Virtual Christmas Party At Crop Protection Department

Philippines is known to have the longest celebration of Christmas. Perhaps, Christmas season. When the first month of what we called 'Ber months' arrived which is technically September, Filipinos are now starting to feel the breeze and the spirit of Christmas. Then, it will take to the next month of October and followed by November and finally, December.

In an article of CBC KIDS entitled with 4 Months of Christmas in the Philippines, it was stated that PH always starts to celebrate Christmas three months earlier and starts greeting one another through saying, "Merry Christmas!" In that, the country being mentioned (our country) had earned the title of "The Longest Christmas Season in the World." ❤❣

During this Ber months, Filipinos always make sure to be well-prepared before Christmas came. Putting up some colorful Christmas lights and decorating the house with Christmas balls and all the stuffs for this much awaited Holiday of the year. Of course, Christmas trees won't missed the opportunity to shine bright like a diamond. Hihi~ though, we don't have one coz our house wasn't that spacious for us to have even a small Christmas tree.

Aside from feeling the cold breeze of Hanging Amihan (Northeast monsoon), Christmas songs were also dominating our ears. Which we like, no matter how we get along to hear it so much. Of course, parties are now being planned. D'yah know any parties being held during the Ber months? Well, its none other than Christmas parties.

During the pre-pandemic days, Christmas parties are held in a face-to-face mode. Do you still remember how we assigned one another to bring a certain dish? Oh, I won't forget about it. :) How about the 'exchange gifts'? Of course, this one too is surely unforgettable. I mean, who wouldn't forget the moment when our Monito or Monita gave as a handkerchief, picture frame, or mug? The most famous gifts of all time, :D.

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When I was in Kindergarten to Grade 2, junk foods are also one of the gifts being given in exchange gifts during Christmas. Junk foods like moby, oishi, pillows, name it. Those times, we are already happy with those things. But, nowadays? I don't think so. 😅

Yesterday (December 22), I got a message from our college organization that our department (Crop Protection) will gonna have a virtual Christmas party by December 23, around 10:00AM to 12:00NN via Google Meet. It will be for third and fourth year students along with the department Instructors, Professors, Chairwoman, and our College Dean who is also from our department, specifically the former Chairman of CP Department.

Fast forward ....

December 23 came. And, it's the day of our Virtual Christmas Party ....

Actually, I am almost 30 minutes late to join the party. I was so occupied that I forgotten to check the time, my ex-crushie (ex? Hehez~) just messaged me asking if I already joined in there.

The program was headed by our organization's (Pest Management Society) President, Kuya King and our business manager, Ate Jhamin.

After the opening prayer from our College Dean, they immediately proceeded to the games that they prepared. Here they are:

Game 1: Raffle

Game 2: Name the song

Game 3: Kung ang ...

The games are headed by one of the instructors in Entomology specialization. Now, let's proceed to the games.

Game 1. Raffle

This is the event that I had seen when I joined the meeting. Aside from the chikahan, we are also waiting for the winners of the raffles. Our Dept. Head said what we'll have for the raffle. This are:

5 winners of consolation price of PHP 150.00 ($3).

2 winners of consolation price of PHP 200.00 ($4)

2 winners of grand price, PHP 500.00 ($10)

This was sponsored by the former students who specialized in Plant Pathology that also passed the Agriculturist Licensure Examination last November 2021. They used the Wheel of Names to determine who are the winners. All of the students and department stuffs are included on the rollet and if the student isn't present on the meeting, he/she is automatically removed from the rollet.

In here, the winners for PHP 150.00 was first to know. It took a lot of spins before the 5 winners are known. Daming absent ey, haha. And, of course. I am not included in the winners. We don't have the luck for such raffles. 🤣

After that, we proceeded to the Game 2 which is the "Name The Song." The song choices are for Christmas and they are really a keyboard warriors, they typed so fast ey. Haha! There are 5 song titles to guess and there will be a cash price too. I just don't know how much, hehe~

When Game 2 was all done, time to spin the rollet again for the winners of PHP 200.00 and again, I'm not included. Huhuhu! The truth is that my name was just a display in there. 🤪

Now, time for Game 3, Kung Ang ....

This game was for those who's witty, not the typical witty. We just need to make our minds fast to think. It has four different questions and this are ...

Question 1. Kung ang BOTTLE ay BOTE, ano naman ang BOTTLEGOURD?

Question 2. Kung ang BLACK ay ITIM, ano naman ang BLACKPINK?

Question 3. Kung ang HORSE ay KABAYO, ano naman ang REDHORSE?

Our Professors and Instructors, same as with our Dean was all laughing with the answers for Question 3. In just a second, the chat box was bombarded with the word "alak or beer." Some do answers brand name just to be different from the other answers, haha. Mga halatang manginginom daw eh. 😹

Now, it's time to know who's the lucky winners of PHP 500. 00 or 5 USD. Who's the lucky two kaya? Do you think I am one of those two winners? Hmm, you guess. :D

The funny thing in here is that the participants suddenly increase, maybe there are some who informed those absents about the raffle, hahaha.

So after so many spins ..... the winners are announced. The other one is from fourth year and the last is from our year level which is also one of my friends. But, do you think that's just that?

The Professors and Instructors who was spotted in the spins will sponsor PHP 1,000.00 ($20) for their so-called Great Grand Price. Named on the spot by our Head, haha. Actually, puro kautuan lang 'tong party namin. The Doctors and Lic. Agr. seems like they're not professionals as they jammed and bond with us. 💙

I know that I don't have the luck for raffles coz truthfully? I hadn't win in any raffles, even just for once. I know that I am not the only one in here who's unlucky to win a raffle, taas paa sa mga walang swerte sa raffles jan. 🙈

Guess who's the luckiest winner? My friend who also wins the other PHP 500.00. Overall, she wins PHP 1,500.00 or $30. Maki-sana all na lang tayo, hihi~

Well, I just observed that she's lucky in terms of raffles. There's this one when we attended a webinar organized by UP-Los Banos about Golden Rice in PH, she got one of the legit soil testing kits sponsored by Sen. Kiko Pangilinan. Such a lucky girl she is, hope all.

Ako na umaasa na mananalo be like: 🙄😑😓

As the games was all done, we just had some chikahan and laughing moments then participants were leaving the meeting one-by-one. That's all that we've got for our Virtual Christmas Party. Like our President, all of us we're hoping and looking forward for a face-to-face Christmas party next year 2022. Hoping that pandemic is over that time! <3

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Published by December 23, 2021