Moalboal Trip

April 24, 2008

The garden of eden is not that far. A two-hour drive was all it took for us to reach it, and it was amazingly serenic – a marvelous treasure of the Philippines – Moalboal.

Team Building Activity

moalboal, cebu

It’s always nice to get that chance to go out as a team or company and enjoy the beach during a hot summer month full of deadlines – like now. As if reading my thoughts, our Client recently approved a check for our spending pleasure, officially known as “team building activity”.

Moalboal – Cebu’s diving capital was our team’s target destination.

After three weeks of waiting and working hard to deliver all deadlines, our Team and guests (family) finally drove off to Moalboal, Cebu on Saturday, April 21, 2008.

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Cottage

Moalboal is just simply beautiful! We arrived early so the beach was still silent and peaceful. We were able to get two cottages at only 150 pesos each – very inexpensive for the rewards you get in a-day picnic. We settled at an area or portion of the beach for locals. Some foreigners were walking along the shore. They were obviously staying at some nearby high class resorts. Along the same shore, there were other accommodation options for those who want to stay overnight. Since our Team was only there for a whole-day event, the cottage was the best choice.

Activities

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Games were conducted to promote camaraderie, bonding and sportsmanship within the Team. We played “Simon Says”, a “Fill-The-Bottle-Relay” game, “Tinnie Winnie” and another pair game for members who brought their significant other along (my dhad and I were one of those). While this was happening, another group was preparing three huge fish and some marinated chicken to fill our grill table.

Boating and snorkeling was the best part. If only anybody among us thought of bringing an underwater camera, I could show you now just how beautiful is beneath the clear water. Before any of you reacts, I’m going to admit that I did not stay that long underwater because I don’t know how to swim, but i did check under, and the scene was amazing – all those colorful fishes and majestic corals that stand a long way down with their long bodies.

We watched the sunset as we prepared to leave the place. Everybody was exhausted when we left but the experience was truly something to keep forever.

2 Responses to “Moalboal Trip”

  1. vicky Says:

    Hi Coleen. Wonder if you could help us out. I’ve been looking everywhere for info on how to take a daytrip to Moalboal. Everything online seems to refer to overnight accommodation. Would appreciate if you could let me know about your experience including the specifics of how you got there and where exactly you stayed and were able to rent cottages for just the daytime. :) We’ll be going by taking our own car from Cebu City. Plan to get there early before lunch and then leave in the afternoon. Any useful info like directions and place to go as well as whether we can or should bring our own food would be great. Please email me back at yeahruh@gmail.com. Thanks! :)

  2. coleen Says:

    Hello Vicky, thanks for visiting! I dropped you an email to answer your questions. Hope it helps. Please feel free to post your experience later at coleen.wordpress.com. Enjoy! :)


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