People's Park · Sky Ranch Tagaytay
People's Park in the Sky was unfinished — and somehow that made it more powerful. An abandoned presidential palace reclaimed by the public. There's something quietly poetic about a structure built for one person becoming a view for everyone.
The 55-meter Sky Ranch Ferris wheel gave us a view of Taal Volcano across the lake. Our whole batch screamed on the ride, laughed at each other, and then went completely silent at the top just taking it in. Some moments don't need words.
Tagaytay's natural 22°C climate reminded me that not everything needs a technological solution. Geography did what air conditioning tries to replicate — and did it better.
After days of company visits and city crowds, Tagaytay felt like the trip exhaling. We needed that. Even the most driven IT student needs a day that isn't about systems and screens.
"Tagaytay was the breath we didn't know we needed. After days of company visits and processing so much new information about what our future could look like, Day 5 just let us be students on a trip. Standing at People's Park — cool wind, ruins all around us, Taal visible in the distance — my batchmates and I didn't talk much. We just stood there. And then Sky Ranch happened and everyone lost their minds on the Ferris wheel 😂. Both things can be true: a place can make you feel small and grateful and alive all at once. Tagaytay did all three."
55 meters tall · Highest in the Philippines