Black Meets White

I was invited by a fellow photography hobbyist in the office whom I met because of Photography Master Aaron Paggabao. I met Diosa Malabanan (aka Ms. D) during the leadership convention and I think I was not as pleasant as I should be when I first met her. It was because I was wondering who she was and why she knew my name. Sorry Ms. D! hehe

Going back, the event was held at One San Miguel's Roof Deck. I agreed to cover their event for experience as well the hope of getting paid for my shots. Our deal was they will order the prints from us. Unfortunately, it was not to be. It was charged to experience plus a chance to shoot the Ortigas skyline at night. :)

Here are some of the photos I took together with Master Rage Tianero.


The early birds


A Flasher distracting the guest for the Thief! :)


Just a few of the beautiful ladies of Voyager taken during the program proper
Master Rage was able to rent a strobe so we were able to setup a "mini-studio". Ü


Some fun shots


The hair flip (courtesy of Master Rage)

AIG-BPSI Family Day

I was invited by Karen to join her office's family day and I happily obliged thinking that it was a good opportunity for a photo-op.Ü

Sadly, it was one hot day and I had a hard time moving around the place. I think almost everyone in their Alabang offices were present that day so I just picked my spots (mostly where there's shade and enough air to keep me cool hehe) and took mostly pictures of kids.Ü





Kiddos


Part of the family


Forced to get married in a marriage booth Ü
It was a fun that and it was nice to meet Karen's office friends.

Tropa Tup's Reunion

Sunday is considered to be family day. This past Sunday was similar to it when Karena and I went out with our friends Dave and Anne with Baby Via, Barry and Kathy with Selle and Resty. All of whom were married. As usual, we were often asked as to when we would be married. We'll get to that soon enough guys. Just sit tight. :)

It's always fun to be with these guys and I hope even with our busy schedules, we can get to see each other more often. Maybe in Bohol? :)

On a side note, Baby Via is getting bigger and I had fun taking photos of her during Hector's (Karen and Ian's baby) 1st birthday. Check out some of the photos I took.

Daveanne Shaniqua's First Birthday

Happy Birthday Vhia!Ü

The birthday girl with her mommy


Vhia with her daddy


Vhia with Ninang Karen

Pizza Fiesta! Woohoo!

Before attending the Simbang Gabi, I went to the office Monday night to distribute my gifts to my bosses, my co-TLs and my team members. I also recalled that it food will be given to the teams in celebration of our recent 85% customer satisfaction rating. The office exchange gift was also scheduled that night. I almost missed the third day of Simbang Gabi because the exchanging of gifts started late. :)


Pizza Stack


TL Ice preparing the exchange gift list (DO NOT DISTURB-ED!Ü)

First Time

Last weekend was the most hectic yet exciting weekend I have ever had! My team had our GA at Gerry’s Grill in Greenhills, San Juan. It was supposed to be a trip to La Luz but they changed the minds a few weeks before December 15 that’s why we ended up having it in the city. For the record, I still wanted to go to La Luz. The reason the others agreed to change the plans was to give the other members a chance to join the GA but I guess they still had other important things to do that day which was why they were not able to attend. (I had a hard time putting that line in and making it sound positive Ü) Thank you Selle (and Resty), Randy, Marion, Lhoi, Kris, Chris, Dan, Tom-Tom and Badette for spending your precious time and have a small celebration with the team. :)


Afterwards, I had another GA to attend. This time, it’s my shift’s GA and even if Karen and I were not able to sleep much the morning of that day, the venue that my boss chose to hold the GA was so tempting because it would be my first time going to such a place! You’ve heard of having team building sessions in a hotel suite, right? How about a team building session in a motel suite? Being in the Philippines, people here have a different idea when spending time in a motel. I hope people do not get into trouble with the pictures I posted. :)


Inside Shhh...


Whoa!Ü


Shen-Shen PG


Is that what I think it is? A flashlight?Ü
Now that I drank beer and been to a motel, what else needs to be done? It’s not really something I needed to do. Rather it is something I’ve wanted to do for a long time. Be able to attend the Simbang Gabi (Christmas evening mass), again. Check out this website to find out more about Simbang Gabi, http://www.rcam.org/library/SIMBANG_GABI.htm. I filed for a week long leave to be able to do it and took advantage of the opportunity to be able to hear mass with my family everyday, for nine days until Christmas. Hopefully, I can save my leaves and have weekends off schedule to be able to continue doing this tradition next year. :)


First night (Jesus the Divine Healer Parish)

The Nth Site Makati Matrix CBG House Warming Party

I think I’ve been in at least 3 house warming parties for Matrix since I’ve been with site Makati. We’ve always been the program of choice when it comes to moving from one floor to another. To accommodate other program’s needs, in terms of workstations, Matrix has been the “lucky one” because of our “flexibility”. Although, it has not been always a nice experience when moving to a different floor (UATs and all) I guess the good thing about it is we have a celebration every time! We had the party last December 11 and to top it off, we were also the first site to reach a program milestone of 85% customer satisfaction! Gidjeb everyone! :)


Big Bosses Mahesh, Joe and Keith


TL GP having a party of his ownÜ


Behind the scenes


TL Ice's fall back career


Whoa! Intimate moment?Ü Keith and Amel


Welcome EldersÜ

Urban Glam

So many things happened this December and allow me to start my series of posts with my company’s Urban Glam Christmas Party held last December 2 (Early isn’t it? Ü). Like what the title suggests, the theme was Hip-Hop and the people were so into the theme that a lot of them really looked glamorous! It was somehow refreshing to see old and new faces looking different. It is during these times that I see one of the reasons a lot of (young) people are considering going into the call center. *wink wink*

We got there late so I was not able to take good photos of the party. My site’s dance group also won the dance competition that night! CONGRATULATIONS GUYS! :)

Happy 1st Birthday Brent!Ü

Cute Baby Brent, Lloyd's youngest kid, just celebrated his 1st Birthday last Sunday. It was refreshing to see a children's party with the balloons and small tables and chairs for the kids. Been used to going to birthday parties with overflowing booze and heart-stopping food (a.k.a. fatty food). Karen was having a blast because there were so many balloons that she didn't really know where she wanted her picture to be taken. There was a clown and trees made of balloons and balloons of different shapes and sizes hanging from the ceiling. Karen was having so much fun with them that she wanted to bring home one of the tree balloons. Had I brought RV instead of Giselle, we might have. (Whew! Buti na lang!Ü) Lloyd and Melissa also had a great idea when they placed a small food stand that served french fries and fish balls for kids (and kids at heart) who might be hungry and just wants a small snack. A good way to keep the kids busy and yet stay in one place so the parents/guardians can eat and mingle for a short while.

Unfortunately, Lucky and Eunice were not able to come with us because they had other things to do. Good thing Mane was there to keep us company since Karen only knew a few of the people there. Pepe, Mane's little boy, was also having fun that Mane had a difficult time asking him to stay put for a few photos. Good thing I already bought a fast lens (I'll talk about this soon. Ü) or else it would have been agonizing for Pepe to stay in one place for more than 10 seconds! hehe


Check out the balloons on the stage! (Wish I could fit in one of these chairs again.Ü)


Brent's Birthday Cake


Kha and her love for balloons Ü


Mane and Kha


Mane and Pepe with Barney


Kha with Barney

HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY BABY BRENT! :)