The HR Convention

Hey there, World!

Before I start rambling about my topic, I would like to apologize that I have not been active for over a week. I have been busy lately with schoolwork and such. Also, it's because I can't get more load for mobile data.

A couple of weeks ago, my friend asked me if I would like to come with them at the 6th Annual HR Convention at the Hotel Rembrandt. I didn't want to go at first because of money but my friend convinced me that I should go because it's an international event and the certificate would be worth it. I thought for a second, and then I said, yeah sure, why not? So I asked for our classmate to sign me up for the event.

I was quite worried about the money because the pre-registration payment was on the next day. And so I asked my mother for some money to at least pay it. I am not the kind who asks money from my parents because... well, I dunno... I guess it's because of our financial condition right now that I can't even have more than PHP100 to have as weekly allowance.

Anyway, I got the money and paid the fee. Then, I got a lanyard and an ID card. Since, Hotel Rembrandt is at Quezon City, I had to get more money for the commute (we don't have a service vehicle to take us there). My mother was quite considerate to give me commute money.

Then, the day before the event, we agreed to meet up somewhere at 4:30 AM. Since it was too early, I had to adjust my body clock to sleep earlier because these days, I am always sleeping around 2 AM (and I'm doing it again right now). Since it was too early and too dark to go, my mother told me to go with my father at the meeting place.

I woke up at 2:30 AM and I started preparing myself. Then I went to the meeting place with my father. I was a bit surprised because most of my companions were wearing skirts while there were two of us wearing slacks, and in my mind I was thinking, "Are they going to be comfortable while commuting?" Then again, the guidelines said that to wear our best business attire. Though I did thought of wearing a skirt for that day, but I discarded the thought.

So, we commuted and stuff until we reached to the hotel. We stood in line first before entering. There were other schools who were with us for the event. As we entered, we were greeted with warm smiles of the event organizers in modern Filipiñana dresses and ombre barongs. The event was at the ballroom which is in the fifth floor. We used an elevator to get there. As we went up, we heard that there were some music. When the elevator doors opened, we saw bamboo instrument players playing.

While waiting for the event to start, those bamboo instrument players played for the audience a few songs. The music was fun and we were amazed that these people were making music using bamboo instruments.

When we sat down there was a small black bag sitting on our chairs. Inside it were freebies and fliers from the event's sponsors. It was just mostly fliers, a notebook, a couple of pens, white chocolates, medicine, candies, pieces of paper from the hotel, and those round flexible fans.

The event started and we sat for hours. I started to feel sleepy and my butt was starting to hurt for sitting too long. The first speaker was a HR head froma TV channel. The second one was a CEO of a company from Singapore. The third one, a business man from Thailand, made most of the girls swoon because he was good looking and stuff. The last one was a celebrity from a differnt TV station. His words were funny at the same time motivational.

The food was I thought that our pre-registration fee was for lunch only, but it turns out that merienda was part of the fee too. The lunch was a noodle soup or a sopas (people said it was tastless, but I say otherwise), two pieces of fish fillet, and some chopsuey. The merienda was only palabok and puto, though I didn't enjoy it that much because palabok is my least favorite dishes to eat.

There was a raffle draw during and after the programme but since only one of us got a price, we just went home instead.

After that convention it was tiring but rewarding. I learned quite a lot and I do hope that I would go and use what I learned in the corporate world.

I hope you enjoyed reading, and I'll write again soon. :)