JLa: March 2011

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

2011 Los Banos Most Outstanding Women awards night

Taga Los Banos just dancing the night away

My mom was nominated and eventually won one of the awards during the first awarding for Most OUtstanding Woman in Los Banos. There were other winners for other categories.

This was part of the mayor's project for women's month and served as the culminating activity.

The mayor

We were surprised when the mayor sat at our table. Just a few observations:
1) he's short pala
2) looks just like how he looks on the billboards around town
3) he was late for the awards night
4) made us wait before the awards proper started
5) he's very politic-iy (if there's such a term)

BUt then, i have to be thankful for my mom's cash prize and the free last anti-rabies shot (which i experienced last year when i got bitten by a dog). I just hope he doesn't turn elbi into a casino city.

Gotta say the awards night seemed like a meeting de avance. hehe.

On other news, i commend and look up to the people in los banos. they love to dance, dress up and just be which got me thinking.. that's them. it may seem jologs or baduy to some but that's fashion.. it's anything and everything! if there's such a thing as "live and let live" then there should also be one that says "fashion and let fashion."

Kung ano trip ko, trip ko yun.

Just look at these women.. they don't care about what other people think. they're just enjoying. and that's what i like about them.

Galing talaga.

Since the theme was hawaiian, of course, there was a special dance number with the song "pearly shells." hehe. nice one..

Just one of the many special numbers from different barangays

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Gayuma ni Maria.. during Christmas time

This is a super late post but i still wanted to share how Gayuma ni Maria looks like during the Holiday seasons.

Located at:

123 V. Luna Extension (Maginhawa st.) Sikatuna Village, Quezon City, Philippines

<< a little tree at the corner

white pasta something

<< they just love cute writings on the wall. the place is full of them

know the top ten aphrodisiacs >>

<< some kind of delicious cordon bleu

merhandise/ kooky nook

veggie food for veggie
lovers >>

Check out their FB account for complete details:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Gayuma-Ni-Maria/148108488537188#!/pages/Gayuma-Ni-Maria/148108488537188?sk=info

*photos by my friend jam and louie

Make me whole, Bohol...

Fresh grilled fish

trip with upd broadcomm friends.

bohol: the island of isolation, tranquility, relaxation and serenity.

panalo ang resort, walang hot shower pero bumawi sa lakas ng wifi! hehe. at masarap ang food. plus, exclusively samin ang buong resort (private party kasi. chos)

dolphins, up close and persona

7up costs P25, chips P50, 1 pc mentos for a whopping P5

1st day: chill, checkin out the place and the beautiful people

dancers during the Loboc river cruis

The inside of the Hinagdaanan cave.. go swimming!

The famous tarsier

only thing constant every night: poker night and drinks!

The Loboc river

green Chocolate hills

2nd day: land tour consisting of the hinagdaanan cave, baclayon church, blood compact site, chocolate hills, wide eyed tarsiers, largest phython in captivity, butterfly farm, loboc river cruise

More dolphins durng the dolphin watching at 5am

awesome photo of the altar inside the Baclayon church

a band of tarsiers.. hehe

3rd day: dolphin watching (super nice! tons of dolphins!), island hopping (virgin island was awesome)


Beach front.. right at our resort

they say 3rd times a charm. so true for me. :)

*photos by my friend jam & louie

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Transformational leadership.. good read

Transformational leadership consists of four constructs: charisma or idealized influence, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation, and individualized consideration (Lim & Ployhart 2004).

These are leaders whose teams always outperform everybody else. These types of leaders are the ones whom everyone wants to be like or to have on their team. How do transformational leaders relate to job satisfaction? Transformational leaders take time to answer the questions of an individual worker. They make the worker feel needed. When team members feel as though they are needed by the team, they are more likely to be satisfied with their job. Transformational leaders act toward other employees like coaches and mentors, and many times are seen more as the person with all the answers then as a higher-ranking employee.

The transformational leader does not have to be the appointed leader either. The transformational leader can be a normal team member with all the traits of a transformational leader, acting to mitigate the diminishing effect that a non-transformational leader has on the team.

Check out this link for more info >> http://www.articlebase.com/team-building-articles/the-importance-of-teamwork-381813.html

the meal: buffalo wings, fresh oysters and shrimp, lumpia

oysters which i did not eat. don't like it

mini burgers

fruit punch

fresh fruit

fireworks at MOA

dessert plate

fireworks at Manila Bay side

wine

mountain of cream puffs

sea of oysters

2nd: hotel breakfast

cold cuts and of course, rice (very pinoy)

bacon, eggs and sausage

french toast, croissant and yoghurt

you can never have too much fresh fruits

lounging at the pool after breakfast

the girl with the tattoo on her wrist reads a random novel

3rd: lunch at dampa (a place where you buy or make palengke of fresh ingredients then a cook cooks it for you depending on how you want to cook it) : less than 6k i think, with take out pa!