How was August?

It was really anticipated for my birthday for 08-08-09 as I turned 27 but it turned out to be one month of pure exhilarating set of activities.

It was the first implementation of my new schedule that it got so close to my part time schedule. I only have 15 minutes interval every TTHS and well I really felt so challenged 'coz it was really a run from RCBC to CEU Legaspi and a quick drop of breakfast at 711 or Starbucks.

Just last week, August 25-29, 2009 I had the pioneering activity (we made another history in CEU: the first expo) CENTREXPO. It was a result of sheer interest in Marketing and a practical execution of Product Management and Retail Management (courses I am handling as a part time teacher). It was intense and trully breathtaking from the moment we opened our booths to the public and got the chance to get their purchasing feedback. I have trully showed to my junior marketing management students the "Mendiola way". We start their class every 7:00 am and we altogether close the Legaspi campus at 8:00 p.m. I was amazed on how they executed their plans, and suddenly I had flashbacks of my college days with the USC and ABSP (which is SAM today). I really miss my pals and was thankful that I had nearby colleagues working in the area and they both managed to drop by (Miss Grace Leabres from SGV and Dr. Nicolas Lagman from Medical City Plaza). The activity was also partnered with PLDT and thanks to my fellow USC officer, Mr. Christian Villar. Supposedly I should have picked the best booth last August 29 (Saturday) as we have concluded the academic activity but during those five days that I have observed my students, each of them has faced tremendous challenges and even executed remarkable outputs that I could trully say was indeed genius! So at the end I have proclaimed all of them best booths of their own right!

I know it's only midterms and we still have another grading period to ascertain our students progress but I think we're all having some fun and fruitful first semester. Also, by next semester my class was also invited to participate in Mendiola and I was even asked if they could adapt my theme which is CENTREXPO! Wow, ganito kai sa Makati!!!

As we unfold the September, as I get close to the reality check with my real job as sales and genres in IHG, I am starting with a new team as my previous team was dissolved due to a more favourable reason which is promotion. My manager Mrs. Ana will now become part of a different department and most of us have to also start anew. I will now become part of Inargizers which intrigues me because it seemed that they would definitely keep me going. It's a new adjustment and I am just trying to become more optimistic. I was told that the team somehow resembles my defunct team - Ana Republic, so I was advised that it will not be much of a problem. Anyway, change is indeed one permanent thing right? Just before we end the month, we went to our team building/wrecking ( I call it the final stand as adapted from Xmen) at the Kuhala Resort at Cardona, Cavite. It was nice and economical as well. It was also accessible since it was an hour of commuting from Makati to that venue (perhaps it was weekend and that's why there was no traffic). Too bad that we haven't had enough time to get to know more each other but anyway we're still in one company so Good luck everyone.

Now how will my September be? I have my enrollment in DLSU-Graduate school and CEU offered me to still teach for 2 major subjects in Marketing and one is my favorite: Advertising!!! Most of all, it's the start of BER month, yippeee. I'm such a Christmas person. So I really have to start shopping for gifts now.