Plant Tour 2014 (part 1)

Day 1 - Off to Luzon!

Before Take Off

As agreed before we started the tour, me, my classmates, and my professors had to meet at the airport to check-in as a group. Since our flight's ETD is 6:05 am, we had to be at the airport at around 4 am. We're using Cebu Pacific for this flight and the return flight. 

Flight Info: 5J-962 DVO-MNL, ETD: 06:05, ETA: 07:45

Check-in was uneventful. After check-in, we went on to pay the terminal fee of Php 200. Then, we proceed to gate no. 7. 

Note:

In the Philippines, terminal fees are collected before proceeding to the pre-departure area. They are not included in the purchasing of plane tickets. However, terminal fees are already included in domestic flights originating from Manila and Cebu. Therefore, you don't need to pay the fee directly at the airport.

At around 5:45 am, we boarded the plane. At around 6 am, we took-off. 

Good bye Davao . . . for now.

Arrival

A rainy morning greeted us in Manila. Through  the announcement of the flight attendant, we arrived 10 minutes early (around 7:35 am). The plane parked at the remote stands of NAIA terminal 3. Since it's parked there, we had to be fetched by bus going to the terminal. 

In the bus going to the terminal.

As we got out of the terminal, we were greeted by our tour guide Sir Ricky (I hope I got your name right sir). After that, we put our bags to the mini bus and proceed to our first destination. 

The Tour Begins

We were informed that the first company visit, which was a visit to GRAM Industrial Inc., was cancelled. I don't know why it was cancelled. Because of that, our facilitators had no choice but to let us check-in early in the hotel. By the way, we stayed at El Cielito Hotel, Sta. Rosa, Laguna. It is just along Sta. Rosa-Tagaytay Rd.

After we settled in, it was time for lunch. We had lunch at Shakey's in Paseo de Sta. Rosa. 

 Shakey's Paseo de Sta. Rosa

During this time some of my classmates decided to try Dairy Queen on the other side of Paseo de Sta. Rosa. (Since DQ doesn't have a branch in Davao City yet)

Dairy Queen

By around 1 pm, we headed to Toshiba Information Equpiment (TIP) in Biñan, Laguna. 

Toshiba entrance

Note:

As one of the plant tour rules, we are not allowed to take pictures inside their plants and to share their information about their processes.

We finished the tour around 5:30 pm. According to our tour coordinator, it was by far the longest single plant visit that she had experienced. To give you guys an idea, our plant visits usually were 1 to 1.5 hours long. But in Toshiba, we  were there for almost four and a half hours! 

After a tiring day, we headed to Mang Inasal (located near our hotel) to have dinner. 

This is the end of day 1. Stay tuned for what's next to come. 

See you guys later! 

See other parts of my plant tour:

Part 2 - click here

Part 3 - click here

Part 4 - click here