From being lost to shopping frenzy... and finally to the Summit

The ZamPen ICT Summit was organized by the DOST - ICT, DTI,
RITECC-9, CCIF and the Local Government of Zamboanga,
which is now popularly called Asia's Latin City

I did not receive the memorandum about a summit on ICT in Zamboanga. But our principal sent me a text message, advising me to attend the event. Earlier, a co-teacher informed me that the summit's schedule was September 25 - 26. Despite being unsure about the schedule, I still went to the city on the 25th and took the 4:30 am bus. I went straight to Astoria Hotel and I saw that the DOST was holding a workshop, which was about Tsunami Preparedness. I immediately informed Mr. Alavaren, our principal and he advised me to just find a lodging house since the summit would be on the 26th. "I was so lost," I told myself. 

After I checked-in in a hotel, I decided to go on shopping. I bought a wallet (Hicock), a travelling bag (Champ), and 2 collared shirts (A&F and Bobson) and some toiletries. I also treated myself with a nice Greenwich pasta with a slice of pizza and some spicy fries. I took my dinner at D' Twins Fried Chicken. 

Yummy lasagna with garlic bread and spicy fries! 

Came the summit day, I checked out from Mag V Hotel and went back to Astoria. There, I saw Mr. Alavaren. I also met Ma'am Cielo, who used to be our head in ICT-iSchools Project. The iSchools project closed last year (December 5). There were many attendees to the summit, mostly from the business sector in the region. The summit was graced by ICT officials from Manila and by the speakers, who were the successful individuals in the BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) industry. The summit tried to present to the region the possibility of operating BPO. The summit was an eye-opener for me. I realized that my younger sister Dyan, has been in the business. She is doing medical transcription in Cebu. As soon as I got back to the school, I shared to my students what I learned from the ICT Exhibit.