Trees for Life

Today, the Xl Admin Team joined DENR and other stakeholders in the launching of “Trees for Life: 1.25 Million Seedlings for Planting and Nurturing” under the Green Philippines Program of Her Excellency, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Literally, that was the text written in our streamer.



I woke up as early as 6:00 AM because our assembly would be before 7:30 AM at Badgers, Banilad. I only had less than 5 hours of sleep (as always).

But it was a worthwhile activity. We had a breath of fresh and chilly air. I loved the scenery of lush vegetation and green canopy of trees…a welcome retreat from the polluted city life.



It was also a perfect venue to shoot for ANTM (America’s Next Top Model) fanatics and wannabe’s like Sylvette and me. Ms. O also joined in the craziness and cover girl poses ala-Tyra Banks.





The boys did most of the dirty jobs digging and clearing up the location where we could plant the tree seedlings. We were able to lodge in a total of 40 seedlings. Since BOI (Board of Investments) required us to plant 100 trees as a requirement for our company’s registration, we have to schedule another tree planting to complete the requirement. We’re looking at the mountains of Sibonga as per suggestion from Ms. O.





Though a bit tired, we have to go back to the office after a hearty lunch at Chikaan.

I believe that what we did today was a noble act. Our forest has been receding to make way for what they call --- DEVELOPMENT. It’s a sad fact that our children and grandchildren might not experience the perks of Mother Nature because of our careless and selfish acts today.

Sigh.

Back Online

I'm back after several days of being "off the line". Our PC is now on the road to recovery after a week of being in the ICU. The initial diagnosis was “memory dump”. Then I was advised by Nanding to buy a new mother board and upgrade our PC memory. What the ___? It’s like buying a new PC. Fortunately, our night shift IT dissected our PC further. Literally, he was doing a major operation on the PC and was able to finally fix it. I'm no techie person so I really cannot understand what the damage is but it’s one of those rare and isolated cases as what our IT guys told me. Big thanks to Nanding and Edshel...I owe you guys your quarter-pounder meals.

So, I’m back. There are a lot of things that I miss to do online.

• Like updating this blog
• Like posting at pinoymomsnetwork
• Like posting our pmn photohunt this month
• Like checking my friendster
• Like updating my multiply
• Like checking my emails at yahoo

Lesson learned after what happened to our PC: Just take care of what we have coz it’s the only one we got.

Blog Leave

I never intend to but our PC at home is still on the Intensive Care Unit after it turned blue last week. I had our office IT checked on it and he’s still trying to figure out what’s wrong --- I just hope it’s really nothing serious. He said something about the hardware. God forbids! I don’t think we ever could afford buying a new one at this time.

I miss updating my friendster, checking on my multiply and updating this blog. I’ve got a few stories running around in my head. But for now, I’m just making my blog leave official.

Ciao!

MEME...I've been tagged

I've been TAGGED by Jadee the Cake Artist


Instructions: Each player starts with 7 random habits/facts about themselves. People who are tagged need to write on their own blog about their seven things, as well as these rules. At the end of your blog, you need to choose 7 people to get tagged and list their names. Don't forget to leave them a comment telling them that they have been tagged and to read your blog!

Seven things you may want to know :)

1. i am chocoholic --- i can't resist the smell and taste of a chocolate bar, chocolate cake or even a choc-nut

2. i am NOT an impulsive buyer --- before buying an item, i still have to go around the department store thinking, contemplating and arguing with myself if i really have to buy that item.

3.i started to have crushes at the age of 4 --- and guess who my crushes are? my uncles (father's side)

4.i'm a collector of cosmo magazines --- wala lang ganahan lang ko tan-aw mga models and often fantasize wearing the clothes they wear.

5.reptiles scare me to death (snakes, crocodile, lizards, iguana)

6.i maintain 4 blogs: blogger, cebu connect, multiply and another one i won't tell coz it's for personal viewing only hehehe

7. i may be tough and strict on the outer but deep inside i'm as soft as a cotton and really friendly.


i'm tagging... sylvette,ms. joy,missy,jo-ann,jesefel,jenny and chat

Thank you, Francis Kong

I wanted to write about the stress I’ve been through the past weeks preparing for our regional conference. Having to head the Finance and Solicitation Committee and be in-charged of the conference kits is no joke. You have to coordinate with sponsors with their marketing materials to be placed inside the kits. You have to purchase the prizes and tokens. You have to make sure that your commitment to your sponsors has been met. I did 3 terrible journeys to Cebu Pacific Ticket office just so our speaker from Manila could finally book his flight. I told myself that I’ll never get myself involved ever again next year. It was stressful. I didn’t get enough sleep and my muscles ache. And I still have to go to the office. I’ve seen the best and worst in those involved in the preparation. I know those who are working their butts off and those who are just sitting pretty doing nothing. Technically, I didn’t have a grasp of the entire conference as I was moving in and out of the conference room running around, watching over our kits and prizes, preparing the prizes etc. My feet really hurt so badly since I was no longer accustomed to wearing heels. I even seek the help of my husband, sisters and some colleagues to run errands for me which I felt really guilty about.

Day 2 of the conference was much better. Thank God! There I was seated in the front table and listening intently to the speaker – Mr. Francis Kong, talk about “Making a Difference in Other People’s Lives”. I’ve heard him speak in several occasions in the past and all I can is that “walang kakupas-kupas”. He’s still one of the best speakers and trainers in this country and maybe beyond. He was talking about the types of complainers: Whiners & Groaners, Cynics, Martyr and Perfectionists. He was describing briefly these types of complainers and the wisdom he’s injecting always hits me head on. I guess in one way or another, I belong to the 4 complainers. Like right now, I was complaining about the stress I’ve been through being one of the driving forces of this regional conference. And most of the time, I complain about life in general.

So, I don’t wanna complain anymore. I realized that I am privileged to be able to encounter such challenges as it would make me a better admin professional and a better person. The opportunity to be part of this regional conference is a learning experience for me. I will always remember Mr. Francis Kong saying “Always have an insatiable thirst for learning”. And next year, I decided to take part again and be involved and continue to fuel my thirst for learning. Till next year…



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