ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE...AND SOME GREAT MUSIC

February 14, Valentine’s Day, was a busy day for me. Aside from the fact that ‘twas a Monday and that I need to report to work, we have an activity in the office dubbed as “It’s Definitely a February-fic February” where the main feature of the evening was an acoustic mini-concert with Aegis PeopleSupport’s talents and ADLIB - a local band in Cebu . I hosted the event from 7pm until 12midnight and ‘twas fun talking to the singers on stage as well as to the gutsy employees who took the challenge of “impromptu” singing like my team mate Aldz. As expected, love songs wrapped the venue while the audience sang with the band when old familiar songs were played.

With Misty on stage

A trainee from Aspire who braved the stage and sang "You are my song"

My team mate Aldz who ate a lot of air time selecting his song. He ended up singing "It might be you."

ADLIB. My favorite song of the night was "Paano"

The event also became a venue for us to promote our Happy World initiative for the month of February called as “Love Notes.” Love Notes is a special edition Happy World V-Day Stationery sold at Php 5.00 per piece. The proceeds of the activity will be donated to the Cancer Institute Foundation, Inc. Also, what’s superb about the activity is that the company will match whatever amount is raised through the sale of the stationeries. Personally, I was very involved in the promotion of this activity because of the intention of it.  For those who have been following my entries, you guys are aware that my father died due to colon cancer. I know very well how difficult the experience is for the person suffering the ailment and the family supporting the patient. So, kudos to us for this worthwhile initiative.

PHANTASMAGORIA: THE AEGIS PEOPLESUPPORT HALLOWEEN CELEBRATION 2010

When I was a kid, I never experienced trick or treating. Growing up in a small suburb, Kalag-kalag is spent watching Magandang Gabi Bayan’s scary documentaries about ghosts, urban legends and horror stories. Hahaha funny how I miss that show. I just realized that we don’t have those kind of shows lately.

But anyway, I usually spend my so-called Halloween at home, with my sister, helping our parents prepare a “feast” for our departed love ones. It has been a tradition in our family to offer prayers (Ampo para sa mga kalag) to the deceased and coupled with that is the extensive meal that we prepared which according to my Mama “the favorite food of our dead family members.” It’s always a delight – we have biko, humba, suman, bibingka, pina-upong manok, and a lot lot more. It’s like Christmas in November minus the parol, Christmas tree and carols.

Fast forward…(to say 10 years J  hehehe)

Now that am in the BPO industry, the Halloween celebration is different. Aside from having kids in the office for some sweet treats, Halloween is about wearing costumes and decorate-your-floor competitions. Speaking about that, the company where am presently working celebrated Halloween 2010 with the theme dubbed as “Phantasmagoria.” The highlight of the activity was the decorate-your-floor contest participated by the different accounts. The employees, on the other hand, gamely joined the competition by wearing their most enchanting and creative costumes.

Am not sure if they're from the movie Avatar or Noah (you know, with Piolo *blush*)



Am not sure about Mike's character hmmm can I just call him as Foundation Boy?



Hey you guys! It's the character from Avatar now endorsing the Nike franchise :)

In fairness, I love the Lion Fish. He/she/whatever looks like the king/queen of the sea. Nag-effort gyud!

Dear readers, please meet, Josie WITHOUT a Pussy Cat



Some stranger with Josie



Wala lang. Group shot.



ALAY LAKAD 2010

Last Sunday, September 26, 2010 we participated in the annual Alay Lakad (Walk for a Cause) in partnership with the Alay Lakad Foundation, Inc. It was my first time to attend a walk for a cause or make that, 'twas my first in that kind of activity and I have Happy World to thank. You see, am the Happy World POC here in Cebu and activities related to CSR and community involvement fall under my turf.

The entire team assembled at Jollibee Sto. Niño at 4am. True enough, the early bird catches the worm because we won the Early Bird Award J

By the way, Alay Lakad is a means wherein the foundation can raise much needed funds to continue its on-going programs such as high-school educational grants. College scholarships, etc.

I would like to thank my super wonderful and overly fantastic team – Comms Cebu for making it happen. Dili flop ang show guys! And most of all, even after the walk, bisan singot, we still look amazing! J

To prove my point, look at the pictures below :-)

At 6am and we were all pumped up to start the walk.

Big thanks to UC for exchanging spots with us or else, where the last contingent to arrive at Abellana Sports Complex.

I like this shot. We all looked happy but the truth was, we were all sleepy! We went partying before the walk :-)

One big happy picture, picture with the Enterprise Partners, Travel and Hospitality, Emerging Markets and Banking Verticals. Yepeydo! 'Twas well attended.

The team who made it happen - Communications Cebu. Our previous manager asked for our team's name. Top of mind, we said, "Team Maldita." Super proud of you team!