finally

did i say i want to go to duty free? ☻ well, particulary royal and freeport hehe. i wasn't really excited to be in puregold duty free since it's almost the same with SNR. i believe that most of the sales and best buys are in royal and freeport duty free hehe and FINALLY, before we went home, we all agreed to drop by there for last minute shopping and dinner. ☺

so here's me and ate thea  pretending to be cool and not excited ☻

but the truth was we're very much anticipating this hehe

did you see all those nerds and pistachios and chips ahoy? ☺

i really love duty free ♥ ♥ ♥

but i suggest that when you buy chips ahoy, make sure it's from nabisco and there's ORIGINAL in the packaging, it's the best!

hehe, sorry to Kraft, just being honest

 and after our "short" shopping trip, it's time to go home

look at our faces? do we seemed really happy? hehe

mission accomplished!

we attended and enjoyed the team building

but most of all,

we went SHOPPING! hehe  

(watch out Becky Bloomwood :p)

♣ 

06.12.2011

Royal Duty Free

independence day

it's our 2nd and apparently, last day of team building in subic.  and this time, outdoor activities! yep! most people think that i'm such a "girlie-girlie" girl but the truth is, this is really my kind of thing.  i remember when i was a kid and during my teen years, i used to go to the river near our home and pretend that i was hiking or climbing a mountain ☺  i'm such a nature lover and it just overwhelms me how Father God created things in a very unique way.  do you know that the cure for poison ivy is also poison ivy? cool huh? ☺  well, i just learned that from our guide alfred hehe...

enweis, being in treetop adventure was liberating.  you'll be able to do things you thought you're not capable of doing.  so i guess, since it was june 12 and the country's celebrating our nation's independence day or freedom day, i must say that we're also freed from our fears during our activities in treetop adventure ☺

 the whole brent team at treetop adventure after briefing

we were divided in 3 groups and i was part of the GRAY team.  we were tasked to do the cheer (and i was laughing nonstop the whole time hehe).  our first task was to walk in a 30-feet high treetop blindfolded.

after successfully completing the first task, we proceeded to the superman ride ☺  we're all thrilled with this activity.  at first, it was like you're riding the anchor's away of EK because you'll be pulled backwards.  kinda scary though because you can't see what's on your back but going back to the station was really exciting and you'll get to see the whole forest below ☺

next stop, TREEDROP! ☺  i was excited for this activity.  surely, i'm afraid of heights but come on! you'll get to fly once right? okay, okay... not really fly because you're wearing a harness and someone's controlling your big fall but at least, you can pretend right? hehe ☺  everyone, at least almost, somehow wanted to be like superman, and in this activity, you can do it for at least 5 seconds.  don't you think it's cool? ☺

all three activities were exhausting.  as a result, we're all famish and thirsty.  so for lunch, 

BOODLE FIGHT! ☺

after an hour break, it's hiking time!  first, we were taught how to survive in the jungle and how to make fire from scratch.  it was a great experience for all of us and like what i've said earlier, this is really my kind of thing ☺

i had the chance to taste the water from a bamboo and it's good :D

then our team was tasked to do the dragonfly dance the way our brother aetas does and it was really fun doing it

after that, it was time to go back for the announcement of winners.  but going back, of course, we can't miss the opportunity for some picture taking hehe

guess who won?

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our team! GRAY TEAM! hehe ☺

here are our group pictures after the whole activities

and finally, since they said i'm "one of the boys", here' are our pictures ☺

these activities made us realized our boundaries and capabilities.  in my earlier years, i might have doubted myself if i can do all the things i've done in treetop but now, 
i can proudly say 

"YES, I CAN DO IT!"

☺ ☻ ☺

06.12.2011

Treetop Adventure

SBMA

 

c-d-e-d-c-b-a-a-b-c-d-e ☺

first day of our team building.  we did so many activities. more on teamwork, focus, walking your talk and everything.  how can i ever forget the "forming, storming, norming & performing" and the famous C-D-E-D-C-B-A-A-B-C-D-E hehehe ☺ but what i appreciated most was when we were divided into 3 groups and i got to know more about my colleagues.

to be honest, i was not that excited to attend the team building. first, it's not my first time in subic and i can always go there anytime.  the only motivating factor why i joined the team building primarily because it was the first time that they included the accounting department in this kind of activity.  and second, this is my chance to really bond with my colleagues from the other departments and brent campuses.... okay fine! the real reason was i want to go to duty free! satisfied? ☺ 

but surprisingly, i did enjoy and appreciate our activities.  i got to know my colleagues in a deeper level and felt we really got bonded.  i learned a lot from them and understand where they're coming from. 

it's true that never judge a book by it's cover because if you did, you won't be able to read how beautiful the story is.  same with other people, they may seem shallow at the facade but once you got to know them, you'll realize how beautiful people they really are. ☺

06.11.2011

Brent International School Subic

"mid-plus"

it's our team building the following day so we left brent around 4:30 p.m.  along the way, being "crazy people" that we are, we did almost nothing but laugh ☺

when we reached subic, we stopped by at Meat Plus Cafe in Freeport for dinner.  actually, we're all expecting it to be a small hotel because we thought it was "mid-plus" that's why when we got there, we're all like, "ah... MEAT PLUS..." ☺ enweis, that became our private joke hehe ☺

06.10.2011

Meat Plus Cafe, SBMA, Freeport Zone 

u.b.e.

ultimate bonding experience

everything was spontaneous and we really had a great time!

in my list of happiest memories, this is one of my top 10!

☺ 

 duck, balotski, she, memey and yen

 picture, picture! 

☺

 w/ our bonfire! 

love it!

 it was very cold...brrr...!

good laugh, perfect setting...

 

 good friends...

 it was really just the BEST! 

☺

 picture taking at the fish pond :D

 our room!

so many revelations in this room

hahaha!

 our demure smiles 

☺

 beauty queens 

(????? and it goes on and on and on... hahaha!)

Friends are the sunshine of life.

John Hay

☼ 

Villa Monica

Munting-Ilog, Silang, Cavite

03.19.2011 

wish granted

When Yen asked us to go on a road trip, we're all willing to go but the problem was Ate Memey might not be able to join us because she's still recuperating from her surgery.  So we settled for an overnight bonding with Yen's special request, there should be a BONFIRE!

So Duck tried his best to find the perfect place and luckily, he found one. ☺

The Perfect Place

Yen's Requests

 Nanay Luz's Menudo

(inubusan kami nung isang doggie, wah!)

 My Very Own Rosemary Chicken

 Singkamas (from Muder Ü)

 Bonfire!!!

Yen's ultimate request ☺

 may bonus pang super moon 

☺

you'll do anything for a sister-friend right?

we love you so much sis yen!

♥

Villa Monica

Munting-Ilog, Silang, Cavite

03.19.2011

backpackers

it just popped in our heads

"let's go to subic!"

so being crazy that we really are,

bru and i put on our backpacks and went to subic!

it was pure fun and enjoyment! ☺

the backpackers in subic

 bru

we've been friends even before our kindergarten days ☺

balot

it's nice to be like a kid sometimes :D

let's all have a child-like heart ♥

balot and bru

10 blogs in one day?

well, that only shows how much i enjoyed our adventure trip.

☺ ☺ ☺

have a great weekend everyone! ♥ ☺ ♥

Subic

01.15.2011