It is the first ever Christmas party of the company I am working for. This company started operating in Davao only on May of 2007 and the number of employees as of Dec 2007 is now nearing the hundred mark. The party was held at Waterworld Beach Resort in Toril. It was originally planned to be held at Mergrande but the place was already fully booked so we had to settle for this resort which is just beside Mergrande.
It was my first time to be in this resort and I was quite disappointed with what I saw. The water in their swimming pool was kinda dirty, but I still saw a lot of people sliding their way to the pool. Maybe it's because the place has lacked maintenance. This resort has been around for several years now but I have not actually taken time to visit this place since I have heard of so many stories of people getting involved in accidents with their large slides. I just hope the owner of the resort takes time to renovate the place and make it more appealing or else they will certainly be at a losing end with the new beautiful resorts opening in this city.
Anyway, back to the party.. the program started late coz we had to wait for those who came in late. We started with a buffet dinner and then we were grouped into 6 groups and made to perform a cheer. Me and my fellow night shift agents were group 6 and we prepared a very short cheer. We won 3rd place.. hehehe! There were also parlor games and some agents showcased their singing talents. There was also a bring me game where Raquel and I won 50 pesos each.. thanks to the gray hair that came from me. Then we had the exchange gifts.
After the party, we decided to be near the beach front. Then Melissa, Mylene, Lyra and me played badminton... Mylene was the first to retire, then followed by Lyra.. then Reymund and Vivienne took over their place... After almost 30 mins of playing we had to stop coz we were already sweating all over! Phew! It has been months since I last played badminton and I was really catching my breath especially that we did not have water to drink and the canteen was closed already.. I had to settle for the softdrinks that we had in the party.
The agents were now in little groups and having fun drinking beer. Some were singing while playing the guitar while some were playing cards, and some were just contented at engaging in talks. Melissa was very quick to lie down a hammock, while i sat at a chair beside her. We just stayed there and started chatting. Then I noticed the silly girl is now starting to close her eyes! I kept shaking her hammock to wake her up.. then she told me she was already getting so sleepy so we agreed to go up to the room that was rented. We decided to stay at the boys room where we found Abby and her BF in one bed, and Jay sleeping on another bed. We had to wake up Jay and make him lie on a horizontal position so we could fit in the bed.
Then Wilmer came in and he was very drunk that he just sat on the floor and murmured that he will just sleep on the floor. We told him no! We made him lie down beside us. So basically the 4 of us were able to fit in a bed good for one person. If there is a will there is a way. Then at around past 5am I was awakened by a text message coming from Mam Neth who was looking for me and was staying at the next room. So I went there and went back to the boys room to wake up Melissa so we could transfer to the girls room since There were 2 other morning agents who were already sleeping on the floor.
The other agents ate breakfast at chowking before going home but Melissa and I were not able to join them since we still have to help Mam Neth bring the gifts of those who went home early and those who were not able to attend the party. I was able to arrive home at past 9 in the morning... and guess what I did? Slept the whole day of course!
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