First Time in the City of Pines, Baguio

I was invited by a friend of mine, Alvin Ismael Ralar Alejandro to attend the seminar of Amway, a networking company in the City of Pines. I don't want actually to join the seminar not because it's a networking rather I'm not much interested to it. I decided to attended because of the seminar's venue, it's Baguio City! I haven't visited Baguio before so it was my first time there.

Ang aming meeting place ay sa Buendia Terminal sa Pasay City. Umalis ang bus sa terminal mga bandang alas 11:00 ng gabi. Ilang lalawigan at siyudad din ang aming dinaanan and finally nakarating kami sa terminal ng Baguio, madaling araw ng Sabado.

Si Alvin is my colleague in Development of Bank of the Philippines. Siya ay isang Iglesia ni Cristo kaya't bago magsimula ang mga gawain sa araw na iyo, he invited me to attend his church.

Nakapasok at nakita ko ang ganda at loob ng kanilang bagong kapilya. Ang laki at ang linis. Nasaksihan ko rin kung paano sila sumampalataya. Humanga ako sa kanilang disiplina.

Sunod naming pinuntahan ang "The Mansion" kung saan ito ang opisyal na tahanan ng pangulo ng Pilipinas sa tuwing magbabakasyon ito sa Baguio.

Dumaan na rin kami sa Botanical Garden.

Kinabukasan, araw ng Linggo, una naming pinuntahan ang property ng Development Bank of the Philippines. Dito naman tumitira ang mga opisyales ng DBP sa tuwing may mga opisyal na gawain sila sa Baguio.

Pagkatapos, umikot ng kaunti, dumalo na kami sa seminar na inorganisa ng Amway. Ito ay isinagawa sa SM Baguio. Natapos ang seminar bago mananghalian. Kaya naman sinulit namin ang pamamasyal.

Nagpunta kami sa may wishing wheel, nakalimutan ko ang eksaktong pangalan ng lugar. Bukod sa personal na dasal, hiniling ko rin na nawa ay maging maayos ang aming pagbalik sa Maynila.

Bago tuluyang iwan ang Summer Capital of the Philippines, bumili muna kami ng pasalubong sa Good Shepherd kung saan lahat ng pagkain ay masasarap pero ang pinakanagustuhan ko ay ang kanilang ube.

Ligtas naman kaming nakabalik ng Maynila.

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Thank you Jeanelle

Thank you Jeanelle for your thoughtfulness and generosity, From you we have learned much of life's philosophy.

Thank you sincerely,

Shiela Ruth Abarca
Jonathan Aguila
Miralyn Angeles
Michelle Arancel
Mary Anne Barasona
Maylene Bitancor
Crista De Lara
Angeli Gidaya
Cyrine Jakosalem
Feliciano Palaroan, Jr.
Ma. Soledad Rapay
Kristine Patio
Apri Cabingao
Abigail Vitan
Cyrus Domiquel
Devie Ambagan

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Accenture Individual Membership SOW Party

Our team celebrated its success for being the "Team Player of the Year". The management decided to let the celebration be held outside the company premises. So we ended up in the gazebo of a condominium in Pasay City.

I was one of the organizers of said activity, in-charge in the food preparation.

That activity concluded as successful.

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Message during open enrollment season in health insurance

“To be, or not to be: that is the question,
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer,
The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,
Or to take arms against a sea of troubles,
And by opposing end them?
... or perchance to dream,
not to sleep, but remain awake to oppose and end our sea of troubles...
-Hamlet's Soliloquy

"Enrollment is Open". These words are often posted on every academic institutions especially during June and September, signifying that the school is in full swing in accepting new students, and making sure that all the record pertaining to enlistment and registration are properly accomplished.

In the year that I spent with this company, particularly with this team that values high performance, I personally have experienced what open enrollment is.

Open Enrollment is the period when the volume of unprocessed applications continues to increase beyond the regular items received each day. Likewise, this is the stage when we render overtime just to trim down hundreds of workloads.

Moreover, this is the season wherein our salary and tax goes up. And indeed, this is the phase when we experience the significance of bayanihan and teamwork. Some undergoes cross training, others allotted additional time and all prays that the volume diminish promptly. These extra efforts and initiatives leads us into a more effective and productive processor of every team equipped with multi tasking ability, company oriented dexterity and high performance delivery towards achieving customer satisfaction and client expectation.

Romeo Mataac, Jr,
Individual Membership
Neptune

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Abby's Letter

Sa Lahat ng bumubuo sa Team g-neL..sobrang thank you...saLamat sa regaLo.. (guitar strap.. nadagdagan na naman koLeksyon ko.. :D)uhhmm ano ba.. gusto ko kayong pasaLamatan Lahat, dahiL bawat isa sa atin nagkaron ng maLaking papeL para marating natin kung nasaan man ang team ngayon...medyo nde ako outspoken sa ganyang mga bagay (kce puro LoveLife nakikita nyo sa akin.. hahaha haLata nga sa mga suLat nyo.. tungkoL sa LoveLife ko.. hahaha )bihirang bihira Lang kce ko magsaLita pag dating jan.. ayoko kce makita ng ibang tao na mahina ako.. hehehematibay ako weh..

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Central Folks Christmas Party 2010

It was December 29, 2010 when our team called 'Central' celebrated our Christmas Party. It was actually my first Christmas Party in Accenture, the company where I'm working at.

The celebration was just simple yet unforgettable. There was a short program prepared followed by the dinner.

Everyone were happy and excited as they received the gift from their monito and monita.

Photo by Dave Pobre (c) 2010

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Enjoy Bowling in SM Mall of Asia

Last November 30, 2010, our team decided to unwind and play bowling in SM Mall of Asia in Pasay City.

It was really fun and we enjoyed going around through the area.

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I'm Concerned Because I'm a Filipino

To the Hongkong and PRC People,

You hate the Filipino people for the hostage fiasco that unfortunate incident that went out of control at the end. This was a hostage situation that was under control and which netted 7 Chinese tourists to be released upon the efforts of our policemen.

You appear and sound sanctimonious and have even stepped upon our sovereignty. You have demanded apology, the moon and the heavens. You hate the Filipino people as if we wanted this unfortunate incident to happen. First and foremost, we offer our condolences to the families of the 8 that were killed in this incident. Secondly, we are sorry for the bungled handling of this hostage taking. It was unfortunate, it was an accident, we never planned it that way. Is it fair to blame a whole nation for a situation that was never planned?

Let me ask you this question, "Should we hate you also for the lead poisoning caused by the paint you used in your baby furniture and toys for the children of the world, Should we hate you also for the use of cardboard in the "siopao" that you sell to tourists? Should we hate you also for the melamine contamination wherein not 8, but hundreds, maybe even thousands have suffered and some even died?

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Visiting an Angel in Liliw, Laguna

Ang Bayan ng Liliw sa Laguna ay sinasabing isa sa mataas na bayan sa probinsya ng Laguna sapagkat ito ay matatagpuan sa paanan ng Mt. Banahaw.

Nagkaroon ng pagkakataon ang inyong lingkod na makabisita sa bayan ng Liliw sapagkat siya ay naimbitahan ng kanyang kaibigan noong highschool sa OMPSA, kabarangay sa Buangan, Torrijos na magninong sa anak nito na si Hanna Sofia Marticio.

St. John the Baptist Parish Church, best known simply as Liliw Church, is a lovely destination in the town. Founded in 1605, this Baroque-style church has a red façade whose color came from the bricks it was built of. The church that stands today is a product of several architectural improvements done by the parish priests of yesteryear's.

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Closer Look with Pres. Noynoy Aquino

I was able to see closer, the president of the Republic of the Philippines, Benigno Simeon 'PNoy' C. Aquino III during the ground breaking ceremony of RTU Teacher Building in Rizal Technological University on August 28, 2010.

Photo by Romeo Mataac, Jr. (c) 2010

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