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Classes, meetings and get-togethers may be cancelled but not the simple things that sustain us and give us life.
Manage your anxieties with some of these activities, which you can do at home by yourself or with your family.

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Birdwatching 101
by Mr. Roland Dela Cerna

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Philippine Pygmy Woodpecker (Yungipicus maculatus) High School Patio, Xavier School, San Juan
​After a month of ECQ, what else can we do aside from watching Netflix or using our gadgets? There are actually a good number of meaningful activities, which can serve as alternatives to the usual things we do during this quarantine period – one of which is birdwatching. It is a perfect antidote to the nagging boredom we feel in our respective homes. This unfamiliar activity allows us to rediscover the beauty of nature while observing social distancing (physical distancing). All we need to do is simply be attentive to the present moment and listen to the melodic songs and calls of our feathered friends. We have more than 700 different bird species in the country! So be surprised to hear an orchestra performed by these winged creatures! Unfortunately, we don’t notice these sounds most of the time because we’re busy or preoccupied by a lot of things, but since our surroundings are more quiet than usual, it would be impossible not to hear or spot some of these birds.
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Black-naped Oriole (Oriolus chinensis) Sacred Heart Novitiate, Quezon City
Things to prepare prior to birdwatching:
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​1. pen and notebook - to record or log the birds you’ll see. You may take note of their color, the kind of sound you hear and how many of them you’ll see in an area.

2. Quick Guide on Birds from Haribon.org – it’s a handy guide of common birds you can see in our urban landscape. (https://bit.ly/2VS9xxr)

3. binoculars (optional) – this will allow you to see the birds closely without really disturbing them from their natural habitat. It will make you appreciate the bird’s distinct features.

4. camera (optional) - this will help you document the birds that you’ll see. It would be better to use super telephoto zoom lens so as not to disturb bird activity. I suggest that if you get a good shot of any bird and would want help for it to be identified to send me an email @ rolandtdelacerna@xs.edu.ph, and I would gladly assist you. We might even be able to create our very own Xavier School Birdwatching community.
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5. clothing (preferably earth colors so that you don’t scare the birds away)

Take note that birdwatching is not as simple as it looks. This activity will test your patience and observation skills. You might not be successful on your first try, but don’t give up. Patience will actually pay off.

​Birdwatching can also be considered good exercise if you’ll be walking around your backyard or standing for sometime to wait for a good glimpse of our feathered friends. Remember that posture is also very important. You wouldn’t want to end up with a stiff neck. It is best to bend backwards when birdwatching so as not to strain your neck.


Some helpful sites about birdwatching in the Philippines:
• Wild Bird Club of the Philippines 
• Haribon Foundation
• List of Birds in the Philippines 
​Birding Basics

Best time to observe birds:

• Morning (6:00 to 9:00 AM)

• Noon (12:00 NN to 1:00PM) Most of the pictures I took were during this time since the birds are less active and maybe taking their siesta.

• Afternoon (4:00 to 6:00 PM)

Places to observe birds AT HOME:
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• Backyard/Garden
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• Just outside your Window

​• Waterways (creek, river, or bay area)
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Zebra Dove (Geopelia striata) La Mesa Ecopark, Quezon City
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​Blue Rock-Thrush (Monticola solitarius) Soccer field, Xavier School, San Juan
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Eurasian Tree-Sparrow
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Yellow-vented Bulbul
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Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) La Mesa Ecopark, Quezon City

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TULO 2016

Stage at Home
by MS. Nikky Santos

Your theater recommendations while under quarantine

With most everyone stuck at home these days, it has become difficult to watch theater shows. But fret not, theater companies around the country and the globe have been letting the theater come to us at home by streaming shows online.

​Here are some theater shows you can catch while you’re at home during the quarantine! 

Shakespeare’s Plays
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“Parting is such sweet sorrow that I shall say goodnight till it be morrow.”

From April 6 and until June 28, The Globe Theatre will stream six different Shakespeare plays on their Youtube channel. Catch them on these dates:

April 20-May 3: Romeo and Juliet
May 4-17: The Two Noble Kinsmen
May 11 onwards: Macbeth
May 18-31: The Winter’s Tale
June 1-14: The Merry Wives of Windsor
June 15-28: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Shakespeare’s plays are timeless and classic, with lessons on life, love, and history that still apply today. Watching them will surely help you understand them more before you read them for English class.

Shakespeare’s Globe YouTube channel

Legally Blonde
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“Omigod, omigod you guys!”

Based on the novel by Amanda Brown and the 2001 movie starring Reese Witherspoon, “Legally Blonde” revolves around sorority girl Elle Woods and her goal to win her ex-boyfriend back by following him into Harvard Law School. With a spunky lead character who fits but also breaks stereotypes, and musical numbers that make you cheer her on, this upbeat and lighthearted musical is sure to lift your spirits while you’re at home.

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The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals​
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Produced by the famous theatre group, Team Starkid, “The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals” is a horror-comedy following the life of Paul, an ordinary man with a distaste for musical theatre, as his city is slowly overtaken by a musical alien hive mind. “The Guy Who Didn”t Like Musicals” offers a genre-fusion of both musical theatre and zombie thrillers, along with hilarious musical numbers and dance breaks, creating a refreshing and laugh-out-loud experience for both veterans and newcomers to theatre.

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Firebringer
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One of the earlier productions of Team Starkid, “Firebringer” centers around the prehistoric days of humankind, along with our discovery of fire, and the effects that this brought upon our civilization. Firebringer, through use of a stone-agestyle score retells the rise of humanity in the dawn of our kind, and highlights, through its comical story, the importance of friendship and teamwork in uncertain times.

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Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Musicals
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“Say you love me every waking moment, turn my head with talk of summertime…”

The Youtube channel called “The Shows Must Go On” is featuring the classic works of renowned musical composer Andrew Lloyd Webber for the next few weeks. Each show premieres every Friday and lasts only 48 hours. No schedule is set by the channel, but so far it has featured Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ Superstar, and The Phantom of the Opera. Find something you like or discover something new with the different genres and different stories all by one legend.

​Stay tuned for their next premiere at: LINK

Dulaang UP Plays
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If you want to catch some local theater shows, Dulaang UP is also streaming the following shows on their Youtube channel:
• Ang Bagong Cristo by Aurelio Tolentino, a modern and socialist reinterpretation of the story of Jesus Christ
• The Kundiman Party by Floy Quintos, a retired maestra and a young activist challenge the country’s issues using the power of art
• Fathers and Sons by Nick Joaquin, a dying patriarch reminisces his glory days while his sons avoid following in his footsteps
• Ang Nawalang Kapatid by Floy Quintos, an adaptation of the Indian epic Mahabharata about two branches of a family battling for the throne

Let’s be sure to also appreciate our own homegrown Filipino talents!

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​Frankenstein
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What makes a monster and what makes a man?

This stage adaptation of Mary Shelley’s horror novel will be streaming from April 30 to May 8 by the National Theatre in the UK. Two versions will be released starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller alternating the roles of Frankenstein and the monster. Learn of the origins and struggles of one of our favorite Halloween monsters. There’s nothing like a little classic horror to spice up your quarantine.

Cumberbatch as the creature
Miller as the creature

​As said by Miss Medda Larkin in Disney’s Newsies, “Where better to escape trouble than the theater?” So enjoy, stay safe, and stage at home!

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