KOREAN LANGUAGE & CULTURE TRAINING PROGRAM

Annyeonghaseyo!

With the recent influx of Korean tourists and investors in Subic Bay Freeport, SBMA management launched a Korean Language & Culture Training Program to enhance services rendered to these foreign guests. And i'm one of the lucky employees of SBMA who were given the privilege to attend the course for free!

The program that started on May 14, 2008 was held bi-weekly during Wednesdays and Thursdays at the Admiral's Guest House. Btw, the program focuses on the Korean language and their culture, as well. To tell you honestly, i've gone nuts memorizing their alphabet and writing them into words.

And today, August 28, 2008, marks the closing ceremony for the Korean Language and Culture Training. Everyone was happy (i guess). I'm happy that we "survived" the training and a bit sad 'coz i'm going to miss some classmates from other SBMA departments who are really nice.

I'm going to miss our facilitator too, of course. He is Denny-Kim Myung-Ho, a Korean national, and the Managing Director of Washington International Language Center in Makati City.

What can i say about him.. he is so nice and accommodating to our never-ending questions on his lectures. He always have that smile on his face!

He is a Doctor of Philosophy in Commerce, Economics & International Management at the University of Sto. Tomas Graduate School

Here are some photos taken from the closing ceremony and our class party:

Posing with my seatmates from Public Health & Safety Department

with our classmates from Law Enforcement Department

with Sir Denny-Kim and classmates

our class picture




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We had a small party after the ceremony and Sir Deny-Kim was generous enough to bring on some soju (korean rice wine) for all of us.


and some kimchi.... as expected. =)

Annyeonghitumuseyeo!

(good night)

♥

czel

Subic Bay's San Roque Festival 2008

San Roque Festival is a yearly activity we have in the freeport. It is considered as the (freeport) community's festivity in honor of San Roque-- the Patron Saint.

The theme for this year's celebration is Latin American. (Last year was something ethnic). I wonder why it has to have a "theme" such as this when in fact it is a church activity for the Patron Saint. Anyway, it does make the annual celebration alive, exciting and much awaited for.

Our department participated in the parade/ street dancing and even competed with other departments in the group dance contest.... and it was a mess! please don't ask me why.

What is important is that we really enjoyed this year's fiesta and it was REAL fun.

They say that our group was the loudest, the most alive, the happiest and the most colorful (talk about being "festive") among the groups who participated.....

I hope that the committee have set a criteria to atleast acknowledge the effort to make the parade a happy sight (talk about being "festive" again!).

Oh no... i'm not sourgraping. =X

We won the 2nd prize for BEST COSTUME, btw. ;)