A Night at the Movies: MWG Christmas Party @ Skye Lounge

It's only fitting to end a very eventful year for McCann with a big bang. Night after our team's dinner, we had our annual Christmas party with the rest of Worldgroup at Skye Lounge at Fort Bonifacio. This year's theme was all about Hollywood. Being in an advertising agency, I wasn't surprised to see majority of the McCannites wear costumes. Awesome night!

MRM-ers

More pictures after the jump! :)

MRM Christmas Dinner @ Cabalen, Glorietta 3

Horrible traffic. Awesome food. Huge team.

I can still recall last year's Christmas dinner - which we had at Red Crab in Greenbelt 3. We only filled up just one table back then. We were a team of 12-15 people celebrating what was, as most of us would call it, a "transition" year as 80% of the team were hired in that same year (that included myself!).

Fast forward to 2011 and look! We grew enormously - now more than double of the past year. What's great is that we're a well-knit and very tight team. As I've previously stated, we're basically one big barkada hanging out at the McCann office. Cool right?

More than just the growth, the team had so many things to celebrate. 2011 has been a great ride for all of us - old or new. Ibang klase talaga. What's both exciting and nerve-wracking is how we'll move forward to 2012. :)

As always, our team dinner did not lack in bloopers and laughs. Priceless guys, priceless!

Tons of pictures after the jump!

Taga-McCann ako. Taga-McCann.

This video was released during our annual Christmas party at Skye Lounge last December 21, 2011. Awesome song! So awesome I'm actually loving McCann. haha!

Interview with THE Mo Twister

Found a copy of this video - from back in 2008. 

I interviewed Mo for my Komunikasyon 2 term paper about shock jocks. Got a 1.0! Wooty woo!

Another Saturday well spent

Bojo and Carmel's Wedding

@ University of the Philippines

MRM table

very beautiful MRM ladies

the men of MRM

Congrats Bojo and Carmel!!!

Stat-Circle Get Together 

@ Nuesca Mansion

Stat-O + kids

Our attempt to do the dougie

Totally made my weekend! :)

MRM is made of win

The McCann Worldgroup Most Improved Agency
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The MRM team went out for lunch at Bowler in Makati today to celebrate perhaps the biggest win in recent memory - the MWG Quantum Leap award - in other words, the Most Improved Agency in the McCann Worldgroup network. Yes, among all McCann offices/disciplines, MRM Philippines claimed it with flying colors. Our team was the only MRM agency as well as from Southeast Asia, to win an award across all categories. In a span of more than a year, the team went through a major turnaround to finally reach where it is today. Makes me feel so good whenever I remember the time we were barely 10 in the team when I went in. Talk about expansion!

Proud to be MRM!

Just can't stop thinkin' 'bout you

Heard this song a couple of times over the radio this past month. Started humming it without knowing the actual title last week. HAHA! 

Great lyrics. Awesome beats.

Girl I know this might seem strange 
But let me know if I'm out of order 
For stepping to you this way 
I've been watching you for a while 
And I just gotta let you know 
That how i'm really feeling your style 
Cause I have to know your name 
And leave you with my number 
And I hope that you would call me someday 
If you want you can give me yours too 
And if you don't well I ain't mad at'cha 
We can still be cool 

I'm not trying to pressure you 
Just can't stop thinkin' 'bout you 
You ain't even really gotta be my girlfriend 
I just wanna know your name 
And maybe some time 
We can hook up, hang out, just chill 

I'm surprised that you called 
Cause the way you walked away 
I thought I wasn't gon see you no more 
Since you didn't wanna give me your name 
I thought that you were iggin' me 
And wasn't diggin' me 
But anyway what you doing tonight 
I'll probably be with my peeps 
If it's cool with you maybe we'll swing by 
And you can just chill with us 
Or you can just chill with me 
As long as you're comfortable 
And you feel secure when your with me 
I'm not trying to pressure you 
Just can't stop thinkin' 'bout you 
You ain't even really gotta be my girlfriend 
See just wanna know your name 
And maybe some time 
We can hook up, hang out, just chill 

Oh, oh, baby yeah 
Maybe we can oh 
Go and see a movie girl 
Or maybe we can hang out girl 
Whatever you wanna do 
Just let me know 
It's up to you 

I'm not trying to pressure you 
Just can't stop thinkin' 'bout you 
You ain't even really gotta be my girlfriend 
I just wanna know your name 
And maybe some time 
We can hook up, hang out, just chill 

I'm not trying to pressure you 
Just can't stop thinkin' 'bout you 
You ain't even really gotta be my girlfriend 
I just wanna know your name 
And maybe some time 
We can hook up, hang out, just chill
source: http://www.lyricsfreak.com/m/musiq+soulchild/just+friends_20096981.html

TD Kuya Teaser video

My First Ad Congress Experience

Went to Camarines Sur last November 18-20 to crash the 22nd Philippine Ad Congress together with majority of the MRM team as well as the McCann Erickson and Momentum peeps. And boy was it one of the best weekends I've ever had in a long time.

McCann parade @ Araw Awards
I'm one those guys infront.
Guess which one! HAHA

Tons of pictures after the jump! :)

Ad Congress Hang-over

This song was played a couple of times in the two parties I went to in Cam Sur. :) Like I said, I had one heck of a weekend with my MRM peeps. I'm so happy we're basically one big barkada in the office. Young, wild and free!