Huling Hirit sa 2007

Dinner @ Tiananmen Bar

Videoke @ Platinum KTV

*Pics courtesy of Don

Christmas 2007 Wishlist

Shared Services and Tools Dev Christmas Party

Aside from the Company Christmas Party, we also had our team party held in Astoria Plaza Hotel in Ortigas. After a not-so-busy work on the 14th, Alan, Billy, Toti, Arcy and I went to the Hotel and met the rest of the guys there. The place was cool and spacious, enough for all of us. We ordered our food from Ambers (suki na 'to kahit sa ephil pa ko hehehehe....) and Toti was generous enough to order 2 large pizzas from Yellow Cab. After dinner, Nina, Alan and Rael led the fun games. We were divided into 3 groups and each group composed a cheer that I guess set the mood for the whole night hehehehe.

The games played were Pinoy Henyo, Charades and Paper Danz. Kinabag ako sa katatawa!!! Hahahaha!!!! In the end, Francis' group emerged as the winner. Congrats!!! :)

And here's our team pictures:

*By this time, ePhil is also having their Christmas Party. God knows how I wanted to be with them, if only I could be in two places. I miss you all guys but I'm pretty sure you'd be happy to know that I also had a great time with my new buddies here. You guys are all wonderful!!!! mwaaahhhhh!!!!

And the traditional "Exchange Gift" came next:


I wished for VCDs of Superman I and II and I'm so thankful that my Mommy Tia Pusit granted it, thanks! :) My baby was Zaldy Zschornack (did I spell it correctly?), he asked for a mouse pad with wrist support :). Merry Christmas!!!! :D

And now, it's time for the real party!!!!!

Lawson Christmas Party

"Music Genre" is the theme of this year's Lawson Christmas Party. It was a month ago when the committee announced the groupings and their respective music genres. As for the Shared Services and Tools Development teams, we got the Reggae together with 2 other groups. This means that we will be attending the party in Reggae outfits. Also, there is a music video-making contest wherein the groups have to create a music video based on their genres which will be presented on the night of the party.

Anyways, I wasn't really excited for the party, though I wouldn't want to miss my first Christmas party here. I never planned to wear a Reggae outfit since I didn't have one and I didn't want to buy a clothing that I will only use once. Wasn't really worried about the costume thingy until an officemate of mine asked me what I would wear in the party. I said, maybe I'll just buy a cap/bonnet that has a Reggae touch. Then she gave me this link wherein I could get some ideas for the costume. And when I first saw this top, oh my gawd... I wanted to buy it right then and there. I fell in love with it instantly!!!!



Together with Arcy, I went to Glorietta, SM and Landmark to look for a top similar to this. We found some shops that sell Rasta accessories but unfortunately, no women tops :( A salesman from Landmark told us that there is a Bob Marley shop in Ali Mall Cubao and we might find there what we were looking for. The following night, I went to Cubao to look for that shop. But then again, I did not find such store huhuhuhuhu.... That's when I decided to go for my plan B, just buy a batik top in SM. I went to SM North Edsa and found this batik sleeveless top in the Department Store.

Saturday, December 8. The party was held in The Blue Leaf Pavilion in Mckinley Hill. But before going to the party, I met Toti, Arcy and Grace in the office. Some pictures before the party :)

PARTY TIME!!! :)

best shot of the night :)

It wasn't my lucky night, though. Did not get any prizes from the raffle. Lucky those 30??? who were picked from 600 Lawson peeps. Some of the major prizes were MacBook, PSP, Entertainment Showcase, Kitchen Showcase.

The party ended before 12 midnight but the night wasn't over yet. Some of us decided to continue the fun in Malate.

Off to Malate :)

Billy, Giles, Toti, Arcy, Franz, Frankie, Girlie, Ella, Jule and I went straight to Bedrock, Malate. It was my first gimik night with my Lawson buddies and it was fun indeed!!!! After about 4 hours of drinking, chatting, and of course dancing... we moved to Starbucks just across Bedrock to get some coffee. Mine was Espresso and I promised that I wouldn't drink the same again. Why? Because I did not get enough sleep today despite being awake the whole night, aarggghhh!!!! 2 hours of sleep this morning and another 2 in the afternoon.... at nagawa pang mag-balot ng mga regalo huh!



Guys, ulitin natin 'to! :)

* thanks to toti and franz for the additional pics

From Bantay Bata to Hospicio de San Jose

Disclaimer: My intention of writing this is to encourage everyone to help those in need, specially at this time of the year. It took me sometime to decide whether I should create an entry about this. I don't want to be misinterpreted that I'm doing such deed to gain praises... definitely not. All I wanted is to let everyone know that we can help anyone, at anytime. And I hope after reading my entry, you will find time to reach out for the less fortunate, for those who are not as "lucky" as we are.

Since I started working in 2000, I made a vow to share my blessings with my chosen institution every Christmas season. And because I have this "passion" for kids, I have chosen ABS-CBN's Bantay Bata Foundation. But 2 years ago, I started to think of other ways to fulfill my mission. I have thought of going personally to an orphanage and experience how is it like to be with the kids and elders who were abandoned by their families. But I knew then that I couldn't do it alone and maybe, I wasn't too eager and willing to do it. But now, thanks to the Christmas Decor Contest in Lawson that made this life-long dream come true.

The team decided to decor our working area with a theme, "All I Want for Christmas". Since we all agreed that what we wanted for Christmas is to share our blessings with the orphans, we've come up with an idea to give donations to Hospicio de San Jose. We wrapped our cubicles just like giant gift boxes that symbolize our gifts for Hospicio de San Jose. And in a baul, we put our gifts that will be sent to them before Christmas.





I couldn't hide my excitement in going to Hospicio. Believe it or not, one of my childhood dreams is to visit an orphanage, give gifts to the orphans and spend a day with them. Now, this dream will be coming true in a few days. So, my annual budget for Bantay Bata has been shifted to Hospicio de San Jose. I hope next year, I would have enough resources and more time to share with both charities.

*Pictures courtesy of SHSV and TLDV Team

Tugade for Threeeeeeee!!!! :)

So tiring yet fulfilling weekend for me. My tasks were accomplished according to plans and what a way to end my weekend and start a new week by watching my favorite team, Magnolia Beverage Masters (formerly San Miguel Beermen) winning over Talk 'n Text Phone Pals. It wasn't an ordinary win guys. After being behind by 24 points in the first half, my team managed to bounce back and with the score tied at 93-all with only 2 seconds left, Lordy Tugade made the big shot of the night by hitting a buzzer-beater 3-pt shot with no time left. Tanggal lahat ng pagod ko this weekend :)

Christmas Shopping Part 2

After attending a mass this morning and doing my semi-monthly grocery shopping, time for another gift hunting. Thank God I found this store where I can buy gifts for my male officemates. It's been giving me headache actually. Ang hirap hanapan ng regalo ng mga lalake huh! I mean, gifts that are useful for them, yet affordable. Whew! But the Christmas-related to do's are not yet over, I'm not even half of it. Tomorrow, I need to look for 3 more gifts before I can say that my gift hunting is complete. Also, I need to find stuffs that I can wish for, for our kris kringle. I have ideas in mind but it would be better if I could provide a more detailed description so that it would be easy for my mommy/daddy to look for it. Haaayyy... paskong-pasko na talaga.. :)