Hat Day

Our company had a Hat Day Celebration just to spice up the work environment. Each of us were asked to wear a hat. We also had a Training Team meeting to keep us updated on events for our department as well as others.

For the Hat day, I wore a black and gold Witch hat to match my golden blouse. Here's some pictures of that fun day!

Clockwise: Febe, Ashley, Rowny, Mark, Acie,
Me, Ralf, Jhery, Jon and Chito

The RCBC Training Team

Team with Dinga (the Cat Pencil holder)

Pose to Boast!

Me and Acie: Senior Training Coordinators

Patricia and Patrick Tolentino's Wedding... A Magical Event

I attended Patricia and Patrick's wedding today. Words cannot express how much I enjoyed their wedding. It's like a union made in heaven... truly a magical event.

Everything was so organized. You could see the efforts in preparation. From the place, to the ceremony, to the reception - the food and all activities, the pictures and giveaways... well-planned. Well, 10 months to conceptualize and coordinate this surely produced great results! I can honestly say that it surpassed even some celebrity weddings.

Patricia is my former Training Manager at ICT Group. She's very dedicated and loved us so much. We managed to become close yet professional with our work. I had lots of wonderful and funny experiences with her and just remembering them all never failed to put a smile on my lips (and sometimes a hearty laugh to go with it).

I witnessed how Patrick's love kept her inspired and always at her best. They are a match made in heaven... no doubt about that. For instance, their names - Patrick James and Patricia Joy... notice the similarities? If you would look at their giveaway - playing cards of which each number or letter represented something about them... gosh, it will give you a tingling sensation! It's DESTINY!!!

I'm so blessed to be part of their lives and to have witnessed them being husband and wife. I'm sure that they will have a very meaningful life together. Congratulations!

Patricia riding a horse-drawn carriage

The bride marching the aisle...

with tears of Joy... and the wind

softly blowing her veil...

The newly weds!

(You know, Patricia looks like Susan Ward, the actress)

Mr. and Mrs. Tolentino

The Face that launched a dozen Flowers ...

Early Birds at Fernwood Gardens

By the Ferns...

The Bride with the Training Team

Girl Power!

Enchanted Kingdom Challenge!

Can you believe it? We were able to file a leave for every trainer to have a Team Building at Enchanted Kingdom?

Today was truly a very tiring yet enjoyable day. We came from a Thursday graveyard shift and once our shift was over, we had a bit of a rest and we're off to Enchanted Kingdom.

The rain didn't stop us from going to E.K. and having a wonderful time. Even if we were all wet, it was fun!!! I never thought that I would enjoy the event when it's raining! The only thing that pissed me off is my asthma attack which prevented me from riding the Space Shuttle Roller Coaster and made me go home early. Sob!

For our transportation, thanks to the members of the team who have cars! I rode with Mark, my Training Director (gosh, his car is so comfortable!) and with me are Jon, Jhery and Lois. Manly, my Training Manager had Chito (who by the way, didn't go with us because he's sick so he was just dropped off somewhere), Hazel and Ashley. Lastly, Acie, my co-senior Training Coordinator had Rowny, Ralf, Febe and Chikki.

I'm sharing some of our pictures (I said "some" because we had lots and lots of pictures!). Looking at them always makes me happy and kept reminding me that I have a team worth cherishing! (sigh...)

After Grand Rapids

Me (with Asthma) and Lois inside Mark's comfortable car

The "Kapote Gang" - Febe, Me, Hazel, Ashley, Jon, Lois

Buying Raincoats

Firing Squad!!!

Inside Green Dinosaur...

The 4 Ninja Turtles with Dino

(we're all wearing Green Raincoats!)

Bump Car Beauties!

Having Lunch Talk

Febe & Me for a "Buying" Ad... (Pagbilan ng Hotdog Manong!)

Arriving at E.K. with Jon and Febe

(Mark is trying to cancel his appointments)

All In a Rainy Day's Work!!!

Anxious

Anxious... You might ask "Anxious of What?" Well, I had always been anxious to be loved... I'm not talking about love of family and friends - I'm quite blessed with that. I'm referring to romantic love... the kind of love that brings a sense of excitement and intimacy.

I will be 31 years old 2 months from now. But still NBSB (No Boyfriend Since Birth). I have a Cyber Boyfriend ... don't know if that's counted. I met him at Friendster... He's Pakistani... a Network Administrator for a large garment company that exports clothes to establishments like Mark's and Spencer's. I enjoyed our special friendship, even if we don't communicate that much. He's like me, quite married to our work.

Like any other woman, I wanted to be loved - that includes having a hand to hold, a shoulder to cry on, a body to hug, and lips to kiss. Cyber relationship couldn't give me that luxury. But I have almost mastered the art of contentment. Even if we are not physically together, I tried to be satisfied with the thought that somebody out there finds me special... Maybe not with the same intensity as how I would love him but at this point, I don't seem to care.

The realistic side of me still longs for that physical man. But as I wait, I keep myself inspired. Good thing I have God with me... knowing that when things are not happening the way I planned them to be, He is always there to comfort me.

I'm not getting younger but I do hope I'm getting wiser (am I? Hmmm... not so sure). But I try to maintain a child-like spirit (though sometimes childish). I know I will be okay...

WAIT...

WAIT

Desperately, helplessly, longingly, I cried;
Quietly, patiently, lovingly God replied.
I pled and I wept for a clue to my fate,
And the Master so gently said, “Child, you must wait.”

“Wait? You say, wait!” my indignant reply.
“Lord, I need answers, I need to know why!
Is your hand shortened? Or have you not heard?
By faith, I have asked, and am claiming your Word.

My future and all to which I can relate
hangs in the balance, and you tell me to wait?
I’m seeking a ‘yes’, a go-ahead sign,
or even a ‘no’ to which I can resign.

And Lord, You promised that if we believe
we need but to ask, and we shall receive.
And Lord, I’ve been asking, and this is my cry:
I’m weary of asking, I need a reply!”

Then quietly, softly, I learned my fate
as my Master replied once again, “You must wait.”
So, I slumped in my chair, defeated and taut
and grumbled to God, “So, I’m waiting…for what?”

He seemed, then, to kneel, and His eyes wept with mine,
and He tenderly said, “I could give you a sign.
I could shake the heavens, and darken the sun.
I could raise the dead, and cause mountains to run.

All you seek, I could give, and pleased you would be.
You would have what you want; But you wouldn’t know Me.
You’d not know the depth of My love for each saint;
You’d not know the power that I give to the faint;

You’d not learn to see through the clouds of despair;
You’d not learn to trust just by knowing I’m there;
You’d not know the joy of resting in Me
when darkness and silence were all you could see;

You’d never experience that fullness of love
as the peace of My Spirit descends like a dove;
You’d know that I gave and I save…(for a start),
But you’d not know the depth of the beat of My heart,

The glow of My comfort late into the night,
The Faith that I give when you walk without sight,
The depth that’s beyond getting just what you asked
of an infinite God, who makes what you have LAST.

You’d never know, should your pain quickly flee,
what it means that “My grace is sufficient for Thee.”
Yes, your dreams for your loved one overnight could come true,
But, oh, the loss! If I lost what I’m doing in you!

So, be silent, My child, and in time you will see
that the greatest of gifts is to get to know Me.
And though oft’ may My answers seem terribly late,
My most precious answer of all is still, “WAIT.”

1st Joint Training Staff Meeting

We had our 1st Joint Staff Meeting Friday, Sept. 9. This was one of Mark Galutera's project (our new Training Director). He wanted us to have an opportunity to be with the rest of the training team and have some time to chat and learn together.

The meeting was held in RCBC. We were divided into 2 teams and we had a Communication Game - like Charades where you get to act the Movie to the team but you cannot guess it. Only the last person in the line can say it out loud. I'm so frustrated - We LOST!!!

Then we had some Pizza as Mark continued to facilitate the meeting. It was a meaningful meeting.

We are guessing "Lion King" (check out Lois and Acie)


Mark explains the concept of the Communication Game


This is hard...


Everyone's Speechless...

Ice Cream Party

It was almost an hour or two before our shift ends and our Bosses had this sudden craving for Ice Cream. They decided to buy 2 half-gallon ice cream (different flavors) and we had a small "getting to know" activity inside the Hollywood Boardroom.

We had this topic that if you are to be a cartoon character, who will you be and why?

I can't remember most of the "whys" but here's "the who". :)

Mark Galutera - Green Lantern
Manly Japuz - Batman

Elaine - Mystique

Mandy - Gloria (of Madagascar) or Wonder Woman

Acie - Storm
Rowny - Wei fong
Jhery - Wonder Woman
Chikki - Lunamaria
Ashley - Heia and Yusuke
Lois - Rogue
Ralf - Oscar the Grouch