"Love makes the world go round? Not at all. Whiskey makes it go round twice as fast."

I have been out-of-town for two weekends now. Man....that was fun. Last weekend we went to Batangas together with our Tax Department.  We stayed overnight. During the day we went swimming and played poker. I won almost 400bucks! kaching! kaching! haha. I never thought I'm gonna be good in gambling, though that's not a skill I should be proud of.

After dinner, everyone gathered around the videoke machine, singing while drinking beer, Chivas Regal and Black Label....Wow! those are the names I shall never forget as long as I live. I got drunk as hell! Our evening activities include: singing, dancing, throwing bottles in the air, bathing in beer, cursing, sleeping on the floor, throwing-up, and others I dare not mention (and can't remember either). Everyone got drunk! Even the most behaved lawyer of the Tax Dept. got drunk and started cursing.... Haaaaaaaaaaaay...... these are the moments that made me thankful I joined the outing. haha.

This weekend we went to Club Manila East and had our Admin Teambuilding. That was so exhausting. Unlike the weekend before that, where we just got lazy under the sun, this time, we have an itinerary to follow and lectures to listen to. The day was full of activities. It was fun and I think everyone got to know each other a little better after that tiring day.

In the evening of course, the tradition of singing karaokes and getting drunk were strictly observed by the Admin Dept. haha. Again, people started dancing to whatever song they hear and everybody was singing though there was only one mic.  The  top pick song for the evening was "Alimango" (Crabs) by Parokya ni Edgar which was a very senseless song about "big crabs".....as to where, why and how...we don't know and that will remain a big mystery to us. Eventually, people gave in to exhaustion and all went to bed with smile on their faces some even talking....haha.

Some started early and did some kayaking and swimming. As for me, I woke up late and almost stayed in bed the whole day if not for an officemate who dragged me out of the room to join them swimming. I got bruises because people kept dragging me to join them in their water games eventhough I told them I can't swim. I was practically clinging arms and feet on the railways but these people just won't give up..

Overall, those are two of my most enjoyable summer weekends.

Nuff said....back to work!