Children's Park

When we were leaving for New Zealand in 2008, the Children's Park in Burnham was closed for renovation.  The allocated budget was PhP4.48M.  Two years after, let's see what has changed at Children's Park.

The entrance has been relocated to the left of the original, making it more spacious.  A wide, circular space wlecomes you to the redeveloped Children's Park.  My reaction: looks good!

On either side of the entrance are the elephants, one of the main fixtures of the old park.  It's good to see them back.  My reaction: I love it!  Even though these elephants are already relics by design, they still provide much fun to those who rides on its back.

In the distance I saw the swings.  Oh no... I thought these were going to be renovated because they already so old and rusty.  Swings are very basic (and popular!) playground stuff so why didn't they renovate this area?  My reaction: SAD.  And they can also plant more trees at the left side, which looks barren.  Trees are free at the DENR, isn't it?  Perhaps they can even plant fruit trees!

This is an old an rusty obstacle course for kids.  See the bridge connecting the orange and the yellow slide?  It's made of metal and has already corroded.  So it's an accident waiting to happen.  My reaction:  VERY SAD.

This is one of the new play areas.  Very popular of course.  My reaction: HAPPY

Look at these see-saws.  Again, corroded and very old.  Another very basic playground staple.  And yet it was not renovated!  My reaction: AGHAST

These circular swings are also very badly in need of renovation, and yet it was not changed!  My Reaction: WHAT THE...

The major renovation they did was in the pathways and the entrance and the gazebo nearby.  But this is a Children's Park.  The kids are not going to admire the entrance and the gazebo and the nice pathways... they come here to play!  The come here for the slides and the swings and see-saw!  The improvement should have been done in those areas!  My overall reaction: CONFUSED AND SADDENED.

Oh well, at least the trusty elephant is still there!

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