From the Teambuilding experience

I just came back from the SPU teambuilding seminar April 18 to 20. I had fun and it was one of those few times that I didn't care about running halfnaked around the beach *lol*

This could take a while so I'll break it down:

April 18... Day 1:
I was feeling nervous since when I stepped into the office before departure I hardly knew anyone there. I had second thoughts of not coming along actually but since Jaja and the rest of the powerpuff girls were there I thought, what the hey.

After 2 hours of bus time we arrived at White Cove beach resort Batangas. Save for the lovely beach, this place had weird building layouts. The pool was half finished so it kinda sucked in a way. Not planning to go back here unfortunately. Honestly, unless you're in a group of 80 plus people, this place will not be fun.

Seeing that BJ and most of the guys I'm close with are facilitators I decided to find a buddy or a companion to be with. Met this guy named Pope (real name Gian) and the guy was pretty cool. Thankfully we got the same room assignment. Strangely tho... the guy reminds me of one of my characters for Assorted Nuts, Jon.

The group I got assigned with was fun. There's Jaja (ever kulit and number 1 talent), Jc (promotor ng ka-jologan sa group), Janice (kala mo tahimik pero tindi humirit), Jam (she's one cool girl), Tasha (very fun, muntik na magtangakang magnakaw ng big umbrella sa resort), Julie (she lead us to salvation!), me (the resident artist) and Charlotta (the group mascot na sobrang kulit). We called ourselves Charlotta's Angels because of our groupmate Charlotta. Haha! She probably hates me for it in a way since I came up with the name. Buti na lang game na game sila.

"Charlotta, Charlotta, Ang Sarap sarap maging angel mo
pwedeng gumiling, pwede magswimming, pwedeng sumisid, pwedeng magmasid"
-- our beloved Cheer composed by JC, sung to the tune of Basketball *lmao*

This proved to be quite outrageous since andaming na LSS dito. :D

Nighttime came and the room we stayed in felt like it was a Christian fellowship thing. I'm not complaining but I didn't expect JM and Renito to be religious people. I'm glad tho since I think God put me there to hear the good word and to give me insights on how to be straight.
Funny tho since Renito and JM was trying to convince BJ to pull down his pride. Honestly, I think he needed it and it's up to him whether he listens or not.

April 19... Day 2:

I started working on our small group yearbook by plotting the outlines and drawing the group portraits. Good thing they loved it. :) Vinci and Sam asked me to do drawings for the Lord of the rings jack and poy game. It was fun tho I didn't know how to draw orcs. Haha. We didn't win there tho but we had a blast especially since Jc gave life to the word "Shield". Another thing that marked a place in the hearts of those in the teambuilding. Hehe.

I didn't enjoy the next activity however with all the bidding. I dunno if I was tired or if I was out of it but I got pissed off with BJ that time since he was acting like a powertripping maniac. Didn't talk to him throughout the entire day except during dinner time when I started using my negative energy towards something constructive like making him the butt of my jokes. Bonded some more with Pope tho. Very nice guy and we had a nice friendly chemistry too. Wish we could get to know each other more. Good candidate for bestfriend. Hehe.

Fortunately, the group kept me busy and kept things fun. We got late for the Series of Unfortunate events so we had to be punished. 15 reps of pushups for the guys.. dunno about the girls but they had to squat tho. We didn't care tho. I had a feeling we were the only group who was the least aware of what's going on. *lol* I loved that game since it was the only time I ran across the beach with out a shirt and with pride. HAHAHAHAHAHA...

I genuinely loved our group. We hardly became serious but we still kicked ass and we laughed a lot giving us great group dynamics. Our skit on Finding Nemo was brilliant and we won best musical score thanks to Jc's choreography, Charlotta's dance and Jaja's singing :D

After that, we retreated to our rooms. Still not talking to BJ since I needed time to cool off. Pope and I bonded some more by not joining the rest of the guys in the common room and just talked on the terrace. That kid has a lot of insight and I like people who start conversations that made sense.

April 20... the last day:

It's the day when everyone relaxed at the beach after Mike Mariano's talk. It was fun and refreshing. I wanted to teach Charlotta how to swim but she wouldn't let me. Too bad. We would have stayed in the beach some more but then jelly fishes came. Grrr... That's oughto do it.

We left at around 1 after a lot of picture taking. I'll post my pics soon once I get them scanned or imported. It was a lot of fun since I made new friends. Weird since their impression of me before was I was this quiet serious introvert. Gulat sila nung temabuilding since I was soooo makulit. Hehe.

I also realized this is my last teambuilding. I hope I can come next year as a facilitator. :)

Listening to: Open your Mind (Ah my Goddess TV Opening theme)

Mood: Tired but Happy