unforgettable maribago

if i'm not mistaken, it was right after sinulog 2000 that the whole gang of the then magnus-des had to fly to cebu for our yearly company outing. i was tasked to organize the whole thing from flight booking to resort accommodation, team building exercises, fun games and events.

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i found maribago blue water up to the standards of our very discriminating bosses aside from the fact that it fits the budget i was given (which, mind you, is not cheap!).

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at the end of the 3 day-2 nights event, i was way beyond exhaustion. but the bright smiles of everyone gave me the most exhilirating reward. i even got a thank you note from one of the husband and wife, a note that i still keep in one of the memory boxes i keep stashed somewhere in my cabinets.

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here's a load of pix from that event. one unforgettable episode of my magnus-des career.

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day 1 - photo op at the reception of the maribago bluewater resort in mactan island

inside the function hall, preparing for the first team building activity with a lot of help from my dear friends petite, hes, ma and ferdie

our ceo bill giving his welcome speech

and that's our cio chris who said something too

pete, our coo couldn't be far behind when it comes to speeches... hehehehe

there's a talent competition among 5 groups and this is hes and petite's grop rehearsing their dance number

but it's dinner first at the restaurant by the beach

the bosses waiting for food too

then it's back to the function hall for the performances

that's our group though you can't see me coz i was the one doing the narration (pang-voice over lang hehehe) of a story that started with an ethnic dance and ended up with a hip-hop! talk about ma's creative genius!

the bosses opted for an american indian number which most of us didn't get... (they came prepared with that costume, kinarir talaga!)

judging the competition was left to the visiting regional directors
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and that's jan handing me the results...

of course our group won!

day 2 and it's mini-olympics by the beach

crossing to the island via this raft

that's one of the races complete with hurdles

there's tug of war too

while ma and i directs the whole thing with a megaphone

day 3 and it's out of the resort

to the city where we had lunch at the waterfront hotel

visited magellan's cross

and the sto nino basilica

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it's one tiring but very enjoyable trip. it will stay forever in our memories as a successful 3-day event where we achieved what we aimed for - a stronger, better magnus-des team.