The Clark Experience July 2008

July 7-9, 2008
I went to Clark for some work-related stuff. It was work. I was able to visit and stay at Hotel Stotsenberg then visit some duty free shops, which wasn't really exciting, by the way.

The Children
What really made my trip to Clark more significant is the experience of meeting the children selling the bamboo flutes. (I have to make it clear that despite that, I'm not in favor of child labor.)



Life is hard, but these children were still cheerful and very free-spirited. I bought one bamboo flute for only P20.00 (which unfortunately I couldn't play well.) Enthralled by their positive attitude, I asked to take their photo. They were shy at first, but agreed anyway. Very innocent and light-hearted, right? :)

Inside a Duty Free Shop
The rather boring "window shopping" inside duty free shops got interesting when I stumbled upon "SPPIT" inside Puregold. I couldn't resist not taking a shot.

Hotel Stotsenberg
Where I and the rest of the group stayed.

The place was beautiful.

I learned while browsing through Flickr that it was formerly a military barracks. Maybe that explains why I felt so uncomfortable and scared inside the room... Or maybe because the room was just (literally) "dark".

The food was (generally) bad, except for the potato salad, which I really superbly enjoyed. :)

Clark
Hopefully on my third trip to Clark, I would be able to enjoy its beauty more. What's to see in Clark? That's something to find out.