Our field trip also required us to observe different towns in Laguna and Quezon. Provincial towns are very different from the bustling cities. Towns are quieter, laid back, and more community based than cities. They have Plazas as their community center. They have lone standing shops and the market to buy and sell products. They also have their church as their center of religion and spirituality. Towns also have a smaller population than cities.
The first town we stopped by was Liliw, Laguna, the tsinelas town. This town is really small. They have small roads, and quaint houses that was converted into stores. The people present were tourists from other towns with the agenda to buy shoes. Vendors were also present in inviting buyers to come into their store. Shoes are not the only commodity being sold, Kesong Puti, belts, wallets, knives, and many more are being produced. The small but bustling town also had restaurants to cater to the travelers.
Most of the people, like us, were busy looking around and buying shoes. The vendors, on the other hand, were busy haggling with their customers for the prices. Other mobile vendors follow tourists and to present their products. Over all, the town is a market place due to the commodities being sold.
The main forms of leisure found in Liliw are shopping, eating, and bonding with friends. I didn’t really see a plaza where people can just sit or children can just play. Most of the children played on the streets.
Very different from Liliw, Luisiana, Laguna is a bigger town. When we arrived, the first thing I saw was the big plaza that was being repainted. They have big road, but there wasn’t that much cars. It wasn’t as bustling at Liliw. Luisiana was a very quiet town. In the plaza, we noticed different types of people enjoying the sun. There were teenage boys and girls who were practicing their skate boards. Children from ages 5-10 were playing with each other, climbing the statues around the plaza, while, old men and women were sitting around the park benches soaking the fresh air and the sun.
Other than these activities, people were also inside the cultural products store buying commodities only found in Luisiana. Vendors were also selling goods that came from other towns. We, also, heard karaoke in the building beside the plaza during the midday. This means that people like to have fun and entertain themselves during siesta time.
Lucban is the most energetic out of the three. It was also much more advanced because they have establishments like our inn, restaurants, and goods stores. Their streets were also filled with cars, busses, jeeps, and tricycles. Different types of people are present, walking around the town. Children were playing at the Jose Rizal Plaza, teenagers were busy talking to their friends or manning their parents’ stores, and the adults were busy running errands for their families. During our stay, we also watched a wedding inside their church. There were also tourists that we saw going around and taking pictures. Most of their activities revolved around either earning or entertaining themselves.
The main form of entertainment were eating out, talking to friends or chatting with family members, and drinking. Similar to Luisiana, we heard karaoke all around. This means that people like to socialize and interact.
The three towns had very different characteristics, ambiance, and people. All of these defined the type of establishments that would exists.
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