Cebu Again in Three Weeks for XLR8's Christmas Party

Date: November 24, 2022
Time: 7:45 AM

My husband's company did it again - a few weeks ago, my husband showed me an announcement message from their boss. It's the date when their annual Christmas party will be held and that's on the 16th of December, around three weeks from today.

The announcement came as well as the information that those who are not in Cebu City are asked to join and they will have a budget for the travel expenses. Since my husband is not in Cebu anymore, he will be part of those who will avail of it.

After a few days of considering the trip, we both agreed that we will go travel to Cebu but will not be bringing a car because that will cost a lot.

With that, we have to consider the place where we will be staying and the things that we will be bringing. It will be our first time to be traveling without our car so I have to think well and decide which things we should bring.

Those who are not from Cebu and will be joining the program were also asked to go to their office just to meet their colleagues personally. My husband said he will go to the office three times during that duration. We will be staying in Cebu for five nights from December 12-17.

In this case, I booked a place already last night. I found an AirBnb, we were supposed to book our stay at Tsai Hotel which is just next to my husband's company building but he considered us saying if we will stay there, we won't have much to see since we were out of the hotel, it's just the normal city scene - traffic, people, vehicles, etc.

So, the Airbnb that I found is just right in the middle of IT Park, next to Ayala IT Block so it also means it is better for Matti and me to roam around the vicinity if we get bored inside the house plus there will be playgrounds too in the mall and in IT Park in general.

I also liked the place because it has a washing machine and since it is located at a higher level of the building, it has a beautiful view of the city. My husband said it is also better for him to walk from this building to their office so he can take photos along the way.

So, I booked it for four nights since that's the minimum number of nights that the owner requires. For our last night on Friday, my husband said their company Christmas party will be held at Radisson Hotel so we both decided to book a one-night stay at Bayfront Hotel just right across from Radisson too.

This is better because we will have free breakfast by Saturday and that's the day for us to go back to Bohol, we won't be thinking much about the food and it's nearer to the port.

The company will be reimbursing our trip expenses, husband's fare, and hotel stay, and they also have a daily food allowance of Php 700.

This year, I hope that my husband will win some of their raffles. It's been a decade but he has never won on any of their company raffles during Christmas parties. Some of their prizes though are curved TV, Macbooks, Refrigerators, etc.

That's it for today. Thanks for reading! Here's my previous article: No Movie For Me But He Got a New Lens!

xoxo,

momentswithmatti