Achievement: Urban Elite @ GUIdANCE Benefit Concert

For the first time, the Urban Elite (Alumni Arm of the UPLB Street Jazz Dance Company) was given the chance to perform in front of a dance community. Not just a common dance community but I can say it's a competitive one because of the presence of Jay Mastah, Musiqality, UPM Indayog, Unschooled and a whole lot more.


Upon knowing this, we prepared very well for our routine. Following the Christian song requirement, we had to create a story in the routine to show in the end that what we need is God to rise up from all the hardships. We gave up our weekends and even weekdays (after work of course) for training up to 11 PM at the latest just to perfect the routine.  Our routine is composed of:


Never Ever
You Belong with Me
G is for Girl
Get Buck in Here
Bleeding Love
We Need you (Christian song)


It was a fulfilling night because we received good feedback from the organizers. Although we know that it's not our best (because we only finished the routine the night before), it was glad to know that people appreciated it and understood the story. Haha.


I'm hoping for upcoming gigs for us, since there were audiences from different dance groups. Hope they invite us next time they have concerts or events. 


Some pics from the event:

Urban Elite (minus Ate Charm and Kuya Xan)

Rehearsing inside the dressing room

With the Believe Dance Company

Ciao!

Work and Play go together well: a (super) late post

For the first time I was away from office for 5 days. Yes. 5 days. But of course, it's not a personal leave. It's still work. I was assigned to organize the activities of Caltex during the Hot Air Balloon Fiesta last Feb. 10-13 at Clark, Pampanga.


Though it was extremely hot during the event, I really enjoyed my time there. Here's why:


1. I'm with the funniest people in office. Funny meaning they are capable of making dull moments alive by just simply cracking a joke over our radio. (We had two-way radio units that time for easy monitoring of the different activities in separate areas in the field.) Sometimes their jokes are green but still it's funny and enough to wake us up when there nothing happening in the program.


2. Free slurpee and free coffee c/o 7eleven!! Nuff said. Sugar and caffeine really makes us energetic.


3. This is an event everyone badly wants to attend to. And apparently we are lucky enough to get in and out the place and enjoy the sight of flying balloons and aircrafts. Really refreshing event.


4. Meeting new friends is one big thing. Caltex team is composed of several suppliers: 7eleven, DPP, Canon, Sony, MEC, Xhabit and of course us. Not to mention the very nice clients from Caltex that we can share a laugh with. Very nice people make good combination. :)


5. BEING AWAY FROM OFFICE is the best. Haha! Srsly, yes. Though I still have to accomplish deliverables for my other projects, being out of town is very relaxing and away from stress. 




Even though staying there meant me in a darker complexion, I'd be glad to handle it next year. :)

(taken using my iPod Touch 4. sorry for the low quality)