Pirates in Rio

last saturday, june 2, 2012, we had our department summer outing at Maribago Bluewater Resort in mactan, lapu-lapu. oh my, it was the BEST summer ender, as in! the theme for this summer event is "Pirates in Rio". allow me to share a short story... long before the theme was announced, i already had an outfit prepared for this event. may sarili na akong peg! hahha.. thanks to peewee sinening (my fave designer). i didnt know that the committee assigned for this event will come up with a theme. i was nervous coz my outfit might not fit with the theme! hahaha... buti na lang, pasok pa rin ang outfit ko sa peg ng department... here's my previous blog where i had my bermuda shorts made by peewee - click here. these bermuda shorts came in with a sleeveless ruffled polo but i didn't blog about it coz i want it to be a surprise. chos! ako pala ang na-surprise! hahaha... my manager, junrex, out of nowhere, told me and my colleague, aki, that we'll be the representatives of the team for the "rampahan" (fashion show) production, which is part of the event. both aki and myself were so clueless, until the rehearsal night came. we were surprised that its a pageant we're joining, at may Q&A portion pa talaga. kaloka! hahaha... but then, we gamely submitted ourselves... of course, babae ang role ko noh! hahaha!

anyways, on the day of the event itself, we had a lot of games under the sun... mabuti na lang at di gaanong mainit ang sikat ni sunshine cruz! haha... here's our ganap during the day... pearls ang peg ng accessories for the day. gume-gretchen ang peg! haha

the games prepared for this event really put to test my yoga skills, as in! 1st game was the limbo rock! here's the ganap during this game. :)

here's our ganap during the "twister" game... another test of my yoga skills! kung saan2x napupunta ang mga kamay at paa namin! haha :)

the sack race. ang nakakalaglag matres na laro, as in! hahaha

"tug of war" game kung saan nababoy ng husto ang general manager namin na si christophe! hahaha ... feeling ko, pagod na pagod ang mga players ng game na ito. di na talaga maipinta ang mga hitsura nila after the game! hahaha :)

our buffet is catered by Maribago Bluewater Resort itself. There were too many to mention so di ko na iisa-isahin ha... hahaha... the food was ok and there's enough supply for everybody. sa sobra ko nang busog, i can't find space in my stomach para kumain pa ng cake! hahaha... dineadma ko ang mga cake. i wasnt able to taste all the food sa dami ng variety. lol :)

later that night was the "rampahan" pageant event. eto na, preparation and all for the kabugan portion of the night. dito ko na nakilala ang mga a for effort na tao na tulad ko! hahaha... anyways, my outfit is rio mardigras inspired. accessories are backpack na may mga twigs at kung anu2x pa at headdress na may pagka las vegas ang peg. kasi nga mardigras ang gusto ko so ganun ang kinalabasan...take note, skin to skin ang labanan ko, NO make-up, natural oil lang ng face ko! o, diba? kahit lip gloss, wala! ganun ako kaconfident! at hindi din ako nagshave ng legs! im not fond of shaving my legs din kasi talaga... ang paninidigan ko that night, babawiin ko sa rampa at Q&A! o, diba?! chos! hahaha... just a little backgrounder... i've never been on-stage for a competition. this is my first time, as in! kahit na for fun lang ito, but still, i was so nervous! hahaha... also, during my college days, i was a catwalk trainer (not a pro) for aspiring models for an ad agency in davao. basically, i know the basics na in catwalk. now is the time to put it to a test. chos! hahaha :)... also, my partner, aki, is one of the "100 mr. awesome" of cebu, to which he has a catwalk ramp experience! pak! kabog! actually, during the rehearsal, wala kaming queue ni aki... parang, just give us the spots on stage and kami na ang bahala...during the event proper, ganuna din... we dont look at each other but we see each other at  hindsight so we know when one has posed or will turn. we were so in-synch without even discussing it! perfect! hahaha... actually, nakakaloka nag show kasi kanya-kanyang eksena, super! ayaw patalbog ng lahat... lahat wants to win... here's the ganap during that production.

again, this is the BEST summer ender for me. i really had so much fun! super thank you LEO for helping me out with my costume even though we don't belong to the same team. hahaha! thank you, aki! we're such a good tandem! chos! hahaha.. .thank you junrex for the sponsorship and words of encouragement! chos! hahaha... tama pala, my costume and headdress  are all by peewee sinening. thank you, peewee! you're such an angel. :)

tight hugs,
AC