Life is like a jump. You need to make all your efforts to reach on top, yet you still need to go down for it's like a cycle. A cycle of going up and then you have to go down from where you belong (concept of gravity). Going to the top of your destination has lots of thrills, different expectations, smiles and unexpected happiness. Our trip last May 13 will show you why we had so much fun despite of yesterday's urban legend status: Friday the 13th.
It was not really planned at all. We wanted to go to Busay because we wanted to bond with my team mates who became our office close friends in the past 6 months. The main reason was we were already distributed to other teams because our team leader (supervisor) was transferred to a different account (department or line of business) under the same company. In short, we won't be working with the same team anymore having different breaks and all that stuff. We can still bond but not that much unlike before. After all the tears, sadness, and pressure from our daily office responsibilities, it seems that we also deserve to have a break. That's why we indirectly planned to have a team outing to be held in Busay's famous Doce Pares. In a group of 11 including our TL, only 5 were present. HAHA. Me, Empress, Razel, Abbeygayle and Juliet did all our efforts to make this event successful. Thank God, we're not alone because 3 non office people also came to join with us. Akiko (Razel's former Japanese student), Sonny (Empress' special someone) and Jed (an old friend of mine way back in college).
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| Happy faces during Friday the 13th |
We met at 1 in the afternoon, and it was expected that some of us were late. We arrived at Doce Pares at almost 2:30pm. It was such a nice place. We stayed at the 3rd floor overlooking the city. We enjoyed viewing which was which: the great Waterfront hotels, Shang, Hilton, Crown, famous establishments like SM, and the nearby provinces like Camotes, Leyte and Bohol. It was a cool day though the weather was hot, we still managed to get along with it as long as we have fun! We took advantage of availing the services of wire walking. Goodness, it was only Php 20 per trip. We walked at the hanging bridge armed only with harness and the cable we held on. It was like 50 meters wire walking. Most of us shrieked in awe and in fear. I couldn't describe how Abbey shouted for joy or what, and even Empress reacted differently. Haha. Here are some of our photos.
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| Juliet walks the line with awe and glee |
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| Jed poses before the final trip back |
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| You wanna be on top? Lols |
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| Juliet and Abbey in action. |
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| Empress and Sonny: Prenup? |
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| Smart Razel and friendly Akiko: the Philippines and Japan |
Not only we had fun with the walk the line, some of us also tried the bungee jumping. I thought it was easy because Jed who did first jumped with an unnoticed hesitation. Aside from that, it was also not that high if you were on the ground (about 3-4 story house I think). Jed was followed by Sonny who bluntly declared it was FEARFUL. There he goes, he still jumped after like 5 minutes of thinking. I, who was tasked to be the 3rd person couldn't disagree more because everybody clamored for my stint. Well, it was a nice climbed where I even posed for some photos. LOL. I got even injured, just minimal scratch in my right elbow because of modeling stints. When I reached the top, it's like OH MY GOD! shit. It was so scary. I didn't jump until the 15minutes wait was over. Thank God I was convinced that it was safe. I jumped and couldn't shout until I dropped. Jeez. I almost peed in my pants. It was like suicide and to think that I cannot describe my emotions. I was scared and at the same time, I totally enjoyed the moment of being dropped and being swayed back and forth. The wonders of Physics, free fall and air resistance. Just check this video so that you can relate.
We took group, double, individual and jumping photos before we went home. The sky was really good. I will post one its best shot in fb. We rested for a moment, then finally we went home and parted ways at JY Square with happy faces. That's all for now. You'll see more of our pictures in facebook. Next trip will be in Kawasan falls this June 3rd. I'm sure those who didn't join yesterday got super jealous and will really make sure that they will be present next getaway. Happy Thoughts all the time! Long live to everyone.
