What dreadful hot weather we have! It keeps me in a continual state of inelegance.
--Jane Austen

As in its super hot! Super!

Today's our orientation at the PRRM or Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement where we will be spending the next two weeks for our CWTS2 (some office work and research). Okay, I know the sound of "rural" may seem like areas where there's no electricity or far flung areas talaga. So are we suppose to spend our time there? The answer is no. Although we hoped na sana nga.

Anyway, ayun nga, today's the orientation. Two in the afternoon. I met with Raine sa SM para sabay na pumunta sa office ng PRRM. Okay, so tanghaling tapat di ba?! Sobrang init. As in sa jeep pa lang papuntang Araneta Ave. siksikan na, ang init pa ng hangin. Then we rode another jeepnet na dumadaan sa Quezon Ave. Shucks, ten years yung driver maghintay ng pasahero. Sobrang init pa sa side namin.

Nasa Pantranco pa lang kami when we saw the building with the big CAPITOL MEDICAL CENTER. So dahil excited, bumababa na agad kami. Gosh! the footbridge na dapat bababaan namin was a block away. Walk. Walk. Walk. Walk under the friggin' sun. At last, we reached the building. The "red brick walled building" Kay described.

Of course, our pink uniform (sa hindi sinasadyang pagkakataon ay parehas kaming naka-pink) ay sobrang parang hindi na fresh. Yikes, tama ba ang description ko?! Wakekek... So haggard.

Wow! early birds kami. So we had a tour of the building first. On our own. First sa penthouse. Doon kasi ang cafeteria. Sossy and cafe nila ha, may billiards table ang drums. Then we went sa terrace thing. Si Raine na-excite nang makita ang Amoranto, swimming daw kami. As if marunong ako?! Then bago bumaba, we saw this huge aquarium na may 5 little gold fishes. Proportion di ba?! Well pagbigyan na, it was in memory naman daw fo Ate Rose. Yikes, katakot naman di ba?!

Fourth Floor (pababa ang emote namin, using the stairs na), dito ang pinaka-office ng PRRM. Siyempre after the orientation na lang namin nalaman iyon. Then third floor. Sosyal, may employee's gym. Kaya okay talaga sa mga NGO eh.

Sa second floor nakita na namin sila. Okay, naka-pink din sika Kay and Baj. Saya!!! So we gathered sa isa sa mga Conference Room nila. Wait, naka-pink din si Reg. May uniform talaga kami.

Ayun, we were given some background about the Organization and if what types of work ang gagawin namin. Eto na ang exciting part.

Obvious na sabik kami sa work outside Manila. As in sa rural areas nga. But the sad thing, five lang ang kukunin. So draw lots na lang. Kaya hindi an rin namin tinuloy nila Reg and Raine. We chose the project about HIV/AIDS. We are into some media related work. We will be part of the team that will prapare for a Candle Lighting/Concert Event on May 21. Coolness huh?!

So after the orientation, we got to meet our "bosses." There's still no final plan for the event. But they gave us some ideas of how it was during the previous years. And I hope we'll be able to do those things he said: like inviting media people/bands/artists, doing advisories, promotions, newsletters, etc. Whaaa... I can't wait!!!

So that's it. Although sira talaga ang beauty namin ni Raine sa pagpunta sa PRRM, medyo napalitan naman ng excitement after dahil "parang" sobrang fun talaga ng assignment namin.