My 2007 Christmas parties and gathereings

Had several parties and reunions this year amidst our busy schedule. take a look:

1. Our official company Christmas party! We had a SUPERSTAR theme this year so i dressed up as tomb raider~ i didnt win this year because of queen amidala... hehe.. but it was fun.. my friends dressed up as characters fr hairspray, matrix, tears of the sun, star wars, etc. i like!

2. BNB Christmas party! my high school barkada was complete after 2 years! i like! we had it at dyan's house again this year

3. Admin department Christmas party! this was held in our Cavite warehouse with all the admin people. fun! was not the host this time.. a break i really welcomed!

4. Daddy-side Christmas party! we always have it in our house every Christmas eve...

5. Mommy-side Christmas party! this was just a simple merienda in glorieta 4 food choices. but then the great thing is, my grandparents were there from the province. nice!

6. Kidzone Christmas party! we had a party for the kids at church. too bad the giveaways were short.. we did not expect that much kids...

i hope all of you had a great Christmas with your loved ones as well. God bless!!!

Tree-Planting at Arroceros Forest park

joined a group of volunteers from our office to go tree-planting at Arroceros Forest park in Manila (their website is under repair i think..) was surprised to see a small patch of forrest in the middle of Manila! it was a rainy morning in Makati and QC last sat.. as in! but then the activity still pushed thru.. too bad i wasnt feeling well that day so all i did was take some pictures and looked after the stuff of my fellow volunteers in the shed while they do all the hard work.

we planted 20 seedlings all in all. some are nara trees, dao trees, etc. they were about 5 to 6 ft high and each seedling costs PhP 250. here is the patch of land assigned to us. full of weeds! the participants worked really fast and was able to clear the whole spot in an hour and plant the trees! take a look at the before and after shots:

nice! the trees with labels are the ones we planted. it's nice to know that people still care about the environment. i hope every single tree we planted will live over a hundred years!!! some trees in the park are that old.. if you are intersted for any volunteer work, contact our partner organization for our community projects: hands on manila

volunteers listen intently to the head of the WINNER FOUNDATION (in charge of arroceros forest park) as she gives us a brief background and history of the forest.

Community Service + Learnning about your Environment

last july, my colleagues and i had an activty for all the birthday celebrants of Feb, Mar, Apr. It was a morning spent with street children with games, a feeding program and a zoo tour! both kids and volunteers enjoyed the zoo trip! we learned a lot from the the NINOY AQUINO PARKS AND WILDLIFE.. i'm from the south so i dont really visit the qc area. this is my first time to see the zoo.. it's a rescue center for endagered species in the country.. aside from the educational tour, they even had a program where you can pet the turtle, snake, etc. mashado akong takot to do that.. maybe next time.. para naman may pic ako nun! hehe..

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the kids enjoyed the games as well. was touched during the part when they were given a chance to say somethign to the volunteers: a teenage girl said: "pagnasa langsangan kami, pakiramdam namin walang nagmamahal sa amin. pero ngayon nandito kami, naramdaman namin ang pagmamahal mula sa inyo.. kahit may sarili kayong mga pamilya.. " kung hindi ka banaman maiyak nito ewan ko nalang!

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here are some pictures i took.. the ones of the animals are not too clear though.. had a hard time taking shots of them insidet their cages.. =(

the volunteers in pink with the kids.. all learning from caretakers of the zoo..

cockatoo: you can be charged millions if you have one of these but without the legal papers.

iguana. tsk ang liit, hindi mashadong kita

philippine deer: kawawa naman.. na-flash ko.. sorry po..

er.. colorful brids by jansport? hehe

had a great time with the kids, volunteers, and zoo animals! thanks to our partner organization for this acitvity: HANDS ON MANILA

Community Service

i have a really soft spot for lolos... as in when i see them alone, sick, or sad, or begging, etc.. i cry! literally!

so when we needed to visit Golden Acres Home for the aged in QC for our company's community service, i knew i was going to have one of those moments again. during our occular, i tried so hard not to cry when i saw the lolos sitting down in the chapel.. and before we started the activity.. i had to compose myself since i felt tears welling up already and iris and i were in charge of the program.

seeing the elderly sing, dance, and participate in games was really heart warming. especially when they thank you and ask you to come back.. =(.. the lolos and lolas of this institution btw are abandoned.. so no family really visits them except for the volunteers. i pray that when my parents grow old, i will be able to give them a happy and comfortable life..

photo from: pauline

80's girl

We had an 80's christmas party last 22nd of December. waton had several posts about it already! it was really fun!

my friend, iris and i hosted the party. aside from the fact that we were running around for raffles, announcing winners, and intoducing the different presentations, we really had a great time! as for me, i won lots of rustan's g.c. that i used up in a couple of hours last 26 (first day of their year end sale was crazy)!! wuhu! bought them things na i wouldnt dream of buying with hard-earned cash like havianas, 500 peso jell cushion for your foot, etc. the rest i bought jeans na 999 nalang from 3K! and.. hmm.. what else.. black pumps! i gotta have shoes.. PLUS i still have 2k worth of g.c. to spend, thanks to boo's mom!!! woopy! more serious shopping.. i'm hoping to buy a nice black bag kahit tapos na yung sale nila.

mandark, my boss - sue, iris, watson, folen, dessagirl

my outfit won 80's icon of the night for MALE category.. harharhhar! and then my giant ghostbusters coloring book won 1st place for the 80's memorabilia contest. watson couldnt join coz he was organizing this one. hehehe! bet he had loads of entries. he's an 80's guru, you know. i also wanted to enter my 18-inch alf stuffed toy. if you press his belly button, he says all sorts of stuff.. i settled for the coloring book..

i cant wait for next year's party. what would make a nice theme next year? excited ba daw..

Ocular Inspection

watson, fisherpau, and i went to the south for ocular inspection of venues for our business planning. we went to at least 5 different places starting from Lipa, Batangas to Tagaytay. i wasnt THAT tired kasi we ate and then once we get in the car, we sleep (sorry jerry! he was so kind to drive us around even if we couldn't help but fall asleep). panu, 6am palang, i was already in mcdo town center. o well..

here are some highlights of our trip:

the cheesecak from BAG OF BEANS in tagaytay. it's along the main road to your right, coming from the rotonda. my boss took me here early this year during our ocular, too. i ordered strawberry cheesecake and took home the cinamon raisin bread back then... and did the same thing when i brought watson and fisherpau there..

the sound of music altar of claudine barreto (spell check). we went to tagaytay highlands too.. this place is even more famous after the real nice wedding of claudine and raymart (showbizzzz) marami kaming nasagap na stuff about the wedding.. heheheee.. bagay ba??? truly!!!

the first diagonal elevator in the philippines. this is found in tagaytay highlands too, at the bellview hotel. parang escalator na elevator. check out the view. when you look over the balcony, this is what you see.. cool no?

the summit golf club. oooohhh! such a nice piece of construction! take a look! it's relatively new and caters mostly to koreans. they say the golf course is really nice here. mu-ang ko ba sa golf.

so there... watson has some posts regarding our eating adventures too.. click ober here ples.

shoe ishu

ok... need a little help here regarding policies for dresscodes, particularly with shoes. for guys, there is no problem distinguishing corporate shoes from thier rubber shoes. so that's pretty settled.

however, it's a different story for girls. some people think that open-toe should not be allowed. closed shoes should always be worn, with or without heels... this is a bit of a problem since a lot of girls arnt comfy wearing closed shoes. why? it causes corn on your toes and around your foot. if you want to buy really comfy pumps, you have to have a budget of around 4k to buy from marks, naturalizer, rockport, ect.

in my opinion, i think open-toe shoes should be allowed since these looks corporate as well:

similar to these...

on the other hand, these.. although these are closed shoes...i think they do NOT look corporate at all...

(although i like the last one a lot.. and wear something similar to work sometimes).. point is, wats a gud suggestion to distinguish corporate open-toe shoes from non-corporate open-toe shoes? la lang.

picture credits:

http://www.the-shoes-store.com/html/shoes_bridal.html

http://www.comparestoreprices.co.uk/clarks-shoes---ladies.asp

http://www.goodysonline.com/product/07/womens_new_balance_503

http://www.shoeblogs.com/wordpress/2005/06/page/2/

http://www.choiceforyou.co.uk/psnlnet/shop/Choicefy/-c15080/-footwear/category.aspx

sino ba ang hindi busy?

aba, hindi ko alam sa inyo ngunit ako ay nagpapakabusy nitong mga huling sandali bago magpasko. papano namaaaaaaaaaaaaan! bukod sa isang damakmak ang hiring samin ngayon, kailangan kong mag-tali ng boto para sa mga employee of the year awards (thanks nga pala kay harry na nanglibre. lahat ng ibang nanalo sa office namin ay nagpashang gamitin ang mga libolibo nilang premyo sa ibang bagay), at iba pa.. heniway, gaya ng nakararami, mayroon din kaming company CHRISTmas party at ito ay ginanap sa warehouse namin sa cavite. hala.. napakahirap ng trabaho ito!! ang beauty ng mga taga HR, admin and at siymepre marketing ay hindi magkanda-ugaga sa parprepare.. paid off naman ang hirap kasi masaya naman ang mga employees namin...trulyly.. at nanalo din ako debede (dvd) sa admin christmas party! ang mga magulang ko ay tuwang-tuwa kaya binenta nila yung luma naming debede sa isang pastor sa church.

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heniways, ang employee giveaways this year ay groceries na pinack namin sa warehouse. ayayayay!! nakakapagod itich! pero happy kasi FWs (factory workers) ulit kami.

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o diba? pati yung boss ko naki-pack ng groceries.. kaya naman well-deserved ang pagkaemployee of the year niyan! congratulations to you ma'am sue!

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maiba naman ako.. meron akong kinakatakutan: ang magpa-braces.. naku po.. sinukatan nako and kinuhaan lahat ng angulo ng mga ipin ko.. ang next visit ko sa dentist, bubunutan lang naman ako ng 2 ngipin tapos lalagyan daw ng molar separator (kung anuman yun, nakakatakot sha panigurado).. kaya ako magpapabrace ay dahil sa overbite ko. and since ang pinsan kong ubod ng ganda ang gagawa nito, malaki ang discount ng lola mo. here's my shot of the before thing. after 3 years pa yung "after" picutre

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o diba ang panget? mwehehe.. gaganda rin ako after this.. aaaaaaaat! papayat daw ako! sana!sana!sana!sana!sanapumayat nako! kung hindi pako natigilan sa kakakain nito.. ewan ko nalang..

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Inventory Part 2, Etc.

I'm super loaded this week and will be even more swamped with work next week. Anyway, here are my thoughts lately: (i'll just try to squeeze everything into one entry):

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THOUGHT NO. 1 I was listening to a Christian radio station last week and i heard from the news that Christians in China and Bangladesh are being persecuted and they don't have the freedom to worship the Lord anymore.. this made me realize how blessed i am to be able to go to Church or cell groups or any other religious gatherings without having to worry of going to jail. I hope all Christians would pray for our brothers and sisters who are suffering right now.. that their faith in the Lord remain especially at these times

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THOUGHT NO. 2 I wonder how it would feel to be married and at the same time be a mom.. my friend, Lisa, is getting married this saturday and again..... i can't help but imagine how it would be for me... idealist kasi ako ko eh.. as much as possible, i wana be a full time mom someday. but then again, with today's economy, both parents usually have to work to be a good provider.

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THOUGHT NO. 3 Last Saturday, we went back to our warehouse in Cavite to do some more inventory.. aysus, i ended up counting these!!!!!!!! ang ganda nga ng kamay ko eh.. very clean ang dating..color gray...

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er.. so far, that's what i have in my mind right now. have to get back to work and avoid missing deadlines. God bless! I missed blogging

Todo-Inventory na 'to!

Last Saturday, my group was assigned to major inventory in our warehouse at cavite. As early as 8:30 AM, people came in and teamed up in pairs to start counting. Watson (who was purely a volunteer--- mwah!) was my partner and we were TEAM 1!!! yeah! go TEAM 1! (nyerk) Our warehouse is huge and i was worried we won't finish by sunday--they planned to work until morning. helr? o diba at lahat yan ay bibilangin namin, bubuksan isa-isa ang kahon, lalagyan ng sticker, ibabalik sa kahon, pagkatapos isisigaw ang serial number. actually,si watson lahat ang gumawa nun. i did all the listing and sometimes placed the green and pink sticker on the box or the equipment itself. Then fisherpau came in the afternoon and teamed up with watson and i. yey! this acitivity was fun coz different people from different deparments joined. it took us the whole day to complete this task and we finished at around 11:00 PM. some people stayed until 12am! (mga bayani ito) we decided to go home since ang bagal na namin magbilang. another good thing about this acitivity is the food!!! foody! ang daming food! here are some things you would hear if you joined our inventory:

1. MAMA-ECHO-SIERRA-FOUR-TWO-CHARLIE-ALPHA (mga serial number)

2. Um, anong page na kayo? kasi kami page 7 na eh (padaminhan ng pages na natapos 'to)

3. tut-tut-tut! (aatrasan ka ng forklift)

4. break time na!

5. PC one burger please!

6. may size 5 pa sa stock 3972 na orange?

o diba? yung iba walang sense talga. feeling mcdo or sm

here is a pic of a fatty me counting away with stickers and making poses sa forklift (ehehehehe) watson is my photographer kaya wala kaming pic parehas. i think he and fisherpau will be blogging this one too, though:

Neat-Freak

When i was a teenager, one could say i was a 'neat-freak'. When i got to college, i even considered myself with OCPD (obsessive compulsive personality disorder) due to this overwhelming urge to keep things organized nad neat. After graduation, i always bragged that being organized was one of my strengths. Argh!

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And theeeeeeeeeeeennnnnnnn... i got busy. too busy to fix my stuff and my table. drat. now i don't have time to be oc-oc anymore. i'm starting to know my mess and be comfortable with a gross-looking table. every time i go home, i just shove everything inside my overhead cabinet and take it out the following day. My desk is really gross.. kulang nalang bad smell, you have a complete picture of a dumpsite. haaaay... when oh, when will i get a chance to fix this? feeling ko tinatamad nako magpakaorganize. mid-year evaluation is coming up and i'm so sure my boss will point this out to me... waaaaaa!

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my office-lungga:

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