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Inside the Mind Museum
The country’s first world-class science museum is now officially open to the public at Fort Bonifacio in Taguig City.
With over 250 hands-on interactive exhibits spread across 12,500 sqm of space, a visit is almost guaranteed of one mind-ful experience.
Comprising of 5 main galleries:
Atom – the minuscule unseen world of the elemental forces that governs our daily lives.
Life – displays 4.6 billion years of the living things that have walked this planet, including a 40-foot skeletal representation of a T-Rex!
Universe – knowledge of the vast cosmos from planets to stars and man’s quest for space exploration.
Earth – forces that shape our planet’s natural history and its evolution.
Tech – innovations that highlight human achievements and technologies that change our lives.
And finally an outdoor science park that visitors can play and a souvenir shop where fun and curious merchandise can be bring home.
The museum opens from Tuesday to Sunday, 9AM to 9PM. Entrance fee for adults in 600.00, private school students at 450.00, public school students at 150.00 and teachers at 150.00 as well.
Here’s virtual tour of the museum.
VRs taken on March 2011. The author can be reached at: fung@firefly.ph
Virtual Visita Iglesia
The first ever Virtual Visita Iglesia using 360 immersive panoramas was published by Rappler.com during the Holy Week of April 2012.
“…a multimedia tour of 14 Philippine Catholic churches in a virtual Visita Iglesia that brings together visuals, music, and 1-minute Bible readings to give the faithful time to pause in today’s fast-moving, stressful times. The passages are read by Paterno Esmaquel II. The virtual package allows those wishing and willing, but unable to for different reasons…”
“Technology and faith can mix.”
The Ship of Hope
The largest floating library in the world, the Logos Hope, arrived in Manila last February 17; carrying more than 5,000 titles, the ship officially opened its doors to Manila, providing high-quality books at a fraction of the cost.
Having come from Cebu, the crew of the ship, comprising about 56 nationalities is regarded as a genuine expression of international goodwill and understanding. The primary aims of the vessel is to provide quality reading materials at affordable cost, promoting peace in diversity, expressing love to those in need and guiding people towards a purposeful life.
Many of the volunteer crewmembers are in their 20s and 30s, coming from a broad range of disciplines and professions. From the captain down to the newest staff, each one is assigned a job that is essential in keeping the ship running; they normally serve for a period of 2 years.
Good Books for All (GBA Ships e.V.) which runs the Logos Hope is a non-profit organization based in Germany. Since 1970, the organization’s vessels have made over 1400 port visits in over 160 countries and territories and were enjoyed by over 42 million visitors, bringing knowledge, help and hope.
Logos Hope is currently docked at Pier 15 in South Harbor, behind the Manila Hotel until 13th of March. The floating bookstore is open from Tuesday to Saturday (10AM – 9:30PM) and Sunday (1PM to 9:30PM), entrance fee is 20 pesos, children under 12 are free. After Manila, her next port of call will be in Subic.
VRs taken on March 1, 2012. The author can be reached at: fung.yu@gmail.com
Rizal Day 2011
The nation marks today the 115th commemoration of Jose Rizal’s martyrdom at Luneta.
The flag raising ceremony was led by President Benigno S. Aquino III with Vice President Jejomar Binay, Manila Mayor Alfredo S. Lim, NHCP Chairman Dr. Serena Diokno, other government officials, dignitaries, members of the AFP, PNP, and the general public.
After the wreath laying at Rizal’s monument and a 21-gun salute to the National Hero, the President unveiled the new marker for the “Rizal Fountain” at the Noli Me Tangere Garden in Luneta.
Here are the 360 panoramas of today’s event at Rizal Park.
148th Birth Anniversary of Gat Andres Bonifacio
Today the nation marks the 148th birth anniversary of Gat Andres Bonifacio (November 30, 1863 – May 10, 1897), founder and the supreme leader of the Katipunan.
Bonifacio was born to Santiago Bonifacio and Catalina de Castro in Tondo, Manila and was the eldest of five children.
Bonifacio was married twice. His first wife was a certain Monica who died of leprosy. His second wife, Gregoria de Jesús was of Caloocan, whom he married in 1893. They had one son who died in infancy.
On July 7, 1892, the day after Rizal’s deportation was announced, Bonifacio and others founded the Katipunan, or in full, Kataastaasang Kagalanggalangang Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan (“Highest and Most Respected Society of the Children of the Country”). The secret society sought independence from Spain through armed revolt.
When Spanish authority ordered an intensive manhunt, Bonifacio called thousands of Katipunan members to a mass gathering in Caloocan, where they decided to start their revolt. The event, marked by the tearing of cedulas (community tax certificates) was later called the “Cry of Balintawak” or “Cry of Pugad Lawin”.
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