Julia’s 1st Bday Celebration

 

My little princess turns one! Days before the party itself we were worried because Julia was really ill as she was suffering from a really bad case of colds and cough; we even had to rush her to the hospital. Fortunately enough, on the day of the celebration she was up and well already.

 

We had a simple Carnival theme, got some cotton candy and sno-cone vendors, hired a magician and of course the usual games for the kids and adults.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The next day we went to Swensen’s ice cream parlor for a sweet afternoon delight. My daughter saw these dancing waiters and waitresses at Johnny Rockets, to the beat of Gangnam Style and little Julia joined them.

 

 

You’re a real bundle of joy Julianna Kassandra. Happy Birthday!!

 

SPi Globalympics 2012

The company is now half way into its annual Globalympics, which showcases athletes from all its sites in Metro Manila including Paranaque and Laguna. One of the reasons for having this event is to scout for home-grown employees who have exceptional skills or talents who can represent the company in the MVP Olympics and Call Center Olympics.

 

 

The event kicked off with it’s first ever Fun Run Marathon. Even though it was raining so hard, we were surprised with the turnout of employees who braved the weather to support this activity. Having a 2k, 4k and 6k category, I tried, and I just literally tried and didn’t even achieve the goal time, in the 4k event.

 

 

 

(Finally! after 38 minutes!)

 

We had the usual opening ceremonies, guest hosts and the parade of site colors, raffle prizes, and what sports event does not have the showcasing of the muses, including divas.

 

(Hosts: Kat Alano, Andy Smith & Eric Tai)

 

 

One of the major highlights of the Globalympics would be the cheer-dance competition. It may not be the UAAP caliber type performance but I was in awe as to how good our regular employees are in this kind of event.

 

 

After that we closed off the day with 2 basketball games, where I was literally holding back my tears while playing the 1^st quarter because the first 30 seconds of the game, I suffered muscle cramps on both legs and the rules state that each quarter will have a different set of players and no substitutions can be made in the 1^st three quarters. So I had to endure the pain for 9 minutes and 30 seconds.

 

 

That’s what happens when you don’t get any exercise for over a month, run for 4k at 6:00AM, remain standing and walking around for next 4 hours assisting in the event, then play a basketball game to cap it off.

 

But it was all worth it. Good Job SPi Global!!