Christmas is a special time for children just as it is for the kids-at-heart. On December 13, 2008, Focus Interactive spent Christmas this time around with children (aged between seven and 14) with impairment from less fortunate families in Brgy. Zapatera, Cebu City. Later that day, it was a denim party, indeed, as all of us sported our denim attires in our own creative ways – ot hers simply wore the ever popular t-shirt-jeans ensemble while some opted to go the extra mile by pairing jeans with denim jackets and cowboy boots, or donning an overall denim attire.

The activity on August 16, 2008 was named W.E.T. or Workshop for Effective Team-bonding. The activities were mind blowing.

“Get to Know your Teammates” required the team to look for the right persons who fit the 20 descriptions listed. One found out who actually has athlete's foot!

June 14, 2008

The Focus team got a feel of what it was like to cook three healthful and delicious gourmet foods namely: Shrimp/Fish noodle salad, Vegetable burgers, Banana Lemon Crepe, with the help of Chef Nick Garcia from the Philippine Culinary School. Instead of using meat, Chef Garcia used whole wheat cereal in preparing the recipes. The activity began with a one-hour orientation about health foods and healthy living. Even if the team ate a late lunch, they shared the food they prepared with much relish after cooking the meals themselves. It was an insightful experience.

From an apartment in an interior village in Mandaue, Focus finally moved its office to Cebu City on April 2, 2008. Mr. Rob Rawson (Focus Interactive CEO) and Ms. Loreen Sarmiento (Focus Interactive Managing Director) opened the ceremony with a ribbon-cutting followed by a Holy Mass, blessing and a sumptuous lunch.

For the Sinulog festivities, Focus team went to Abuhan DOS restaurant and had a festive lunch together. The team then proceeded with a face and body painting, got Henna tattoos, and danced to the Sinulog beat. Pit Senyor!

November 17 and 18, 2007

The Survivor Camp moved to Hidden Paradise where the Focus team went through its own version of “The Survivor Series”. There were three groups formed, namely “Pink Panther” led by Bambi Corro, the black team “Tribu LeeSud” led by Lee Judaya and the red team led by Jackie Manlosa. The activities began with “Treasure Hunting” a tribal icon was the treasure). We borrowed Spiderman's web for the next game called “Spider Web” where the team crawled and stretched bones to go through the rubber spider web, making sure no part of the body touches it. After the next game of “Tug-of-War” the group enjoyed the resort (with a bonfire and drinks in the evening).