Christmas Saya

I was the first one to arrive for STI's Employees' Christmas party and what caught my attention was the Christmas tree with the pictures of all employees as its hanging decoration. It is beautiful and I commend the creativity of Aileen for coming up with that idea.

At the end of the party, each employees grabbed their photos from the Christmas tree as their souvenir.

It was a very memorable party. As prelude, the early birds enjoyed by dancing with the live accompaniment of songs being sung by our wanna-be singer employees. Playlist includes dancing queen, gold, awitin mo at isasayaw ko among others. It surely burned a lot of our calories which is good before having the calorie-loaded foods.

Employees by group showcased their talents thru dancing and singing.

We had so many games and everybody participated. I am surprised to learn that the committee for this year's Christmas party really go extra mile by buying the request of employees for their giveaways. Some requested the usual ham, spaghetti pack, fruits. Others requested buwad/tuyo ( dried fish) and even whitening lotion. Really?

We ended the party with a group picture. Thanks to Roel who set his camera in multiple shot mode and we enjoyed variety of poses while laughing with each other's candid shots.

Best in Hawaiian attire female goes to Ms. Saluage while Norman was awarded for the male category. Head turner goes to Ms. Anneth and Mr. Photogenic is Mr. Bimbo Eisma while Cybele was awarded for the female category.  For Mr. and Ms. Projection, Frame and Ms. Beverly got the award.

That is one of the happiest Christmas Party I ever had. Thanks to the leadership of Louie and Mae.

Injecting Happiness

Last Monday, November 16, 2015, I accompanied my husband to CEBU for his scheduled check up on his right elbow, which he has been complaining about for the past 1 and ½ months. Part of our itinerary is to visit Ma Chinga, my ever loving and supportive auntie-in-law.

Despite several occasions of downtime and problematic communication lines, I am still thankful to the mobile connection as I got to perform tasks through mobile. Today is the last day of preparation for our BSTM recognition.

You may choose to be productive and accomplish a lot of things while staying for 2 hours on board the fast craft. I bumped one passenger who has a long over due account with our printing press. I had a short talk with him and he promised to pay us within the week( I put it on my calendar ). I reviewed list of our receivables and sent through pm gentle reminder to our clients.

We arrived before noon time at the clinic of Dr. Roland Eullaran and I am impressed with how he managed his queuing system using the power of internet and mobile technology. A week before the scheduled check up, my husband received a message through text about this check up informing him that he is # 17 patient for Nov 16. Upon arrival, we asked his secretary the estimated check up time of my husband and she said that a text message shall be sent informing us of the patient number currently being served. She advised us to be at the clinic when the queue is at patient #12. Dr. Eullaran values the time of his patient ( they may run other errands thus making them more productive) and this also prevents overcrowding of patients at the clinic’s waiting area.

We were called at exactly 2pm. I admire the humor and warm personality of Dr. Eullaran. He performed ultra sound on my husband’s elbow and it reveals muscle inflammation.  He injected med on his right elbow. According to Dr. Roland, possible causes of such inflammation which doctors call tennis elbow injury include: carrying of heavy items or long use of arm muscle which normally happens to woman running household chores. Candidly, my husband  said“ I do the laundry doc” which the doc responded “ same here”. 

I noticed a date mark “ DEC 10, 2015” on the window type aircon of Dr. Eullaran which he said the next cleaning schedule for the said aircon to ensure proper care and maintenance ( pang ISO ). On his clinic wall, you will notice also a collage of his photos taken during his visit to various countries. I also notice two wall paintings of CEBU’s. He is a proud Cebuano. Kudos to you Doc!

You look so adorable dear. Kudos to Ronald, the barber

We went straight to National Bookstore SM to buy another fingerprint biometric NIDEKA for our business. Then, went to Barber’s corner( for Jojo’s much needed haircut), newly opened barber shop in SM where most of their employees are employees from a famous Saloon in CEBU. They left their job where they served for almost 10 years due to better offer and benefits. This made me think, how their previous company reacted on this issue. 10 years for me means loyalty but if your employees leave, maybe it is time tor revisit your HR management to avoid future attrition.  Believe me, these employees are really skilled and very good in what they do.

We visited Uniglo( originated in Japan ) that sells affordable quality apparel: from foot to head. We spent 3500 for 7 pcs of assorted garments ( polo, tshirt, shorts )

From L to R: Anne, myself, my love Jojo, Ma Chinga, Nurse Cheryl and Francis)

Last stop is at the Majestic to celebrate the 82^nd birthday of Ma Chinga. Must try is: Patatim and Snow Ice Halohalo.

Snow Ice Halo halo ( photo credits:liasfoodjourney.blogspot.com)

Majestic, for me, serves the best chicken feet. I discovered that MaChinga loves to take photos with her relatives and friends.

It was a tiring yet enriching day I had.