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Team Outing by Hanaru

Got a permission from Hanaru to post this here ☺This was originally posted on our company's website. The red letters are my side comments hihihihi!

Hi, Hana here! I am so excited to share with you our fantastic and memorable team building/outing happened last August 1, 2016.

The VEHICLE

Native Camp provided us the company’s jeepney as our vehicle to go to the venue. We’re so lucky to have one! 

(L-R Back) Merose, Hanaru, Cristy, The Meeeee. (L-R Front) Annie and Yugi-san 


The DESTINATION 



 HIDDEN VALLEY MOUNTAIN, WAVE POOL and BEACH RESORT 
  When the team were looking for a breathtaking, tranquil and stress-reliever venue which could improve our relationship with one another and create a bond like never before, one of our team members suggested this  place. From the name itself, HIDDEN VALLEY WAVEPOOL RESORT was truly hidden away from the city. (And the way going there is bumpy really bumpy O_o) It nestled in the rugged mountains of Barangay Lamac, Pinamungahan (that’s almost two hours away from the urban). We spent 3 hours though because of the things we had to buy along the way. Truly, the place was a paradise that took our breaths away. (Actually, more than 3 hours but less than 4 hours hahahahaha)


HAPPY TUMMY   

YumYum!

Haaayssss :( Spicy! Not good for me

        Before anything else, we satisfied our stomachs with these sumptuous foods. Apart from sizzling grilled pork, fish, lumpia and fruit salad (I made the salad!!! Me! Me! Me! hihi but actually Mother M helped me Tsk Tsk), we had delicious gimbabs made by Yugi-san. Gimbab is a Korean dish made from steamed white rice (bap) and various other ingredients, rolled in gim (sheets of dried laver seaweed) and served in bite-size slices. We were really touched by her thoughtfulness. Aww~~♥♥♥ (But I wasn't able to eat the gimbabs huhu coz spicy eh not good for meeee)

The GAMES 

  Our activity organizers Mary (My Mother M!) and Marga (The Meee ^_^) prepared 5 games to test and strengthen  our rapport. The team was divided in two ~~Alech-san’s and my group. 

By the  way, I took most of the photos during the games Hahahaha. The candid poses and stolen shots are waaay better. Tsk Tsk. My workmates looked funny Bwahahahaha. But, but, but to me, that's more beautiful. ♥

Guess The Person   -  Each member of the group has to guess the NC-name (Our screen names) of the other member - who says it first, has a point. The more number of points, the more chances of winning. (Hahahahaha)


Pass The Message (my most favorite activity) -  It’s as easy as ABC! It needs a great pair of ears and memory skills. (And a love for tongue twisters hahaha) Correct delivery of speech with proper pronunciation is a must as well. Yugi-san, Toni-san and Love-san, were doing their best to win. Go! Go! Go Campers!


Go Hanaru!

This is just a proof that preposition matters! Hahahaha


Pull The Cups  - The activity requires a strategy and great cooperation. During the game, each member in every group exerted an equal amount of force in pulling the string in order not to spill the water out of the cups. 




Balloon Relay - This seemed silly yet so fun. Alech-san and Marchel-san were all ready to start the game.                  

Sorry Alech hahaha you looked funny here but I must say yer still cute! (duuuhhh hahaha)



 Pass the small ball - Each team concentrated on not letting the ball fell on the ground. Teamwork’s the ultimate goal, campers. 

Hahahahahahahaha Ka funny these girls ooys

Ka naning! hahaha Go! Go! Go!

 ~ After a series of shouts, giggles and run, the decision finally came. Our points were summed up and the team who got the most number of points of all the games was the winner. And guess what? My team brought home the bacon. Yay! On my left (right man gud Hanaru hihihi) are our pretty (ehem ehems) organizers with their striking poses. Hehe

(L-R) Shang, Marchel, Yugi-san, Toni, Hanaru, Mother M, The Meeee 

The WAVE         

The main twist this place offered was the man- made waves. We enjoyed ourselves moving up and down along the waves. It was a perfect relaxation time, not to mention the modern songs that were played while we’re in the water. It gave us relief after our tiring-yet-so-fun games.

Mura mig nibalik pagkabata tungod sa bawod!


The PARADE OF BEAUTIES 

On the upper part of the hill, the nature and its beauty captivated us. We loved it so much we couldn’t resist taking pictures. As shown, the ladies we’re confidently beautiful with a heart (especially me hahahaha)

(L-R) Alech, Annie, Love, Cristy, The Meeee, Mother M, Merose, Hanaru, Yugi-san, Marchel


The WHOLE TEAM 

  Indeed, our team building was very successful.  It was a long day for us but the moments we shared and the smiles shown on our faces as we headed back to the city were priceless. Kudos, team! 

Me is on the leftmost hihi with my fave yellow scarf ♥

A team that works well together is more effective, more productive, and more successful, not to mention happier and more fun to work with!
~Anonymous 

Thank you for reading pals. You may also visit the place if you’d like to experience the beauty of nature. I’m sure you’ll love it. Until next time!


Thank you Hanaru hihi. Now I no longer carry the burden of posting this bwahahahaha!


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