Cebu Days: Final Moments

For the past 4 articles, I shared my first-time experiences in Cebu. I am thankful that I got to experience those because experiences teach you many things and make your life more meaningful.

In my last months of stay in Cebu, I decided to make the most of it.

December 2015 when I spent Christmas working, that's when I realized that I should quit my job and go home. During that time, I was so stressed and homesick. My stats were greatly affected and it's been so low since I became distracted with my thoughts of going home. I get a lot of DSATs, I can't handle the calls properly, I tend to lose my patience easily, and everything was unhealthy and negative.

March 2015 when I decided to file my resignation. My team leader was very sad upon knowing this but as they say, it's normal for BPO companies to receive resignation letters every day and that's why they are always hiring. I need to render 30 days before I get to process my exit clearance.

On my last days in Cebu, I invited my friends to explore the city as much as we can.

IMAX Theatre

I love watching movies most especially if the leading actor or actress is someone I idolize or familiar with. IMAX theatre is still a cinema but has a much wider, high-definition screen. It offers a 3D effect too so we wore 3D glasses at that time as well. It was very exciting and cool at the same time. The movie we watched was Leonardo Dicaprio's "The Revenant".

Food Trips

Our one way of coping up with stress and homesickness is to eat. I mean, food is your all-time comfort, right? One gets a lighter mood when you buy your comfort food. As for us, we like to eat pizzas. Most especially if it's payday. After the shift, we go to our favorite pizza restaurants. We've had Shakey's and Yellow Cab 🤤 Wooo. Heavenly!

First time riding on a plane

I was not able to file a leave on Christmas day because it was already full. Instead, I filed a leave days after New Year just so I can bring with me my gifts to the family. Since we had our Christmas bonus, we confidently booked a flight from CdeO to Cebu, that is going to Cebu. We just rode a ship going home.

When it was time to go back to reality, we travelled and went to the airport. It was exciting to experience my first plane ride. When the plane took off, I felt like my intestines were rolling over my stomach but I didn't had motion sickness. I was very happy to experience it.

Team Buildings

For my entire span of working in Convergys, I managed by two helpful, sincere, and kind team leaders. My first team leader was TL Judith. She was very kind and friendly. Her personality is the outgoing one who likes to interact with many people. She's like the life of the party. As a newbie, she's always there to support me in every way she can. I've had anxious moments but she's there to cheer me up. We had our first team building in Tambuli Resort. The resort was so clean and refreshing. Refer to the photos.

TL Jessa on the other hand is the serious and introverted team leader. That's why I like her because we share the same interests and sentiments like what introverts do. She's good at managing a team and I felt the sincerity when she got my resignation letter.

We've had our team building in Bantayan Island. The beach is breathtaking. They say it's like an alternate beach of Boracay. I have to agree with that, it was phenomenal.

Temple of Leah

Temple of Leah was the most accessible tourist destination from where we stayed. It was just one motorcycle ride for 10 minutes and you'll get there finally. When we visited the place, it was still under construction that's why it was not yet on its fully transformed physique.

Ice Skating

Of all the adventures I have had in Cebu, this is the most memorable ever. I am so glad that we made the right decision of trying it out because it was so much fun!

SM Seaside Cebu just newly opened and people were heading there to witness how big the mall was. It was huge and you'll definitely get lost if it's your first time. We went there probably a month after it opened so we expected that it won't be that crowded compared to its first opening.

We really looked forward to trying out ice skating and I must say it was one of the happiest moments I will never forget. We rented ice skating shoes and began to roll out.

At first, it was very challenging to balance yourself but if you have a history of wearing roller blades, then it won't be that hard for you too. Good thing I have experience of it so I got the hang of it eventually.

Here's a video of me Ice skating:

My stay didn't last long in that city. It was a stressful experience but an unforgettable one. These experiences taught me many things to consider about life and I'm glad I was able to do it there.

This ends my journey in Cebu but I'm looking forward to visiting there one day.

Thanks for reading!

Keep safe everyone ❤