We had a good week 1 on the project. Our clients are very good to deal with and we have had a chance to review most of their processes as part of our discovery. If anything, the social aspects of the job seem to sometimes overshadow the work but that is hard to complain about. The people in the Social welfare office could not be nicer and more welcoming to us.
We hope to review and synthesize some of the data that we have gathered so we can present some recommendations as to how we will be spending our remaining time here. Next week will definitely be a challenge to get meetings. Tuesday will be a Government Holiday, Thursday is the mayor's birthday (events and food will overshadow anything else; there will be lechon which the Philippines is famous for). Then on Friday our key government staff will be attending a weekend getaway event.
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| Lechon Roasted whole pig. A Philippine specialty and always part of major events |
We wind down the week by a night of karaoke and pizza in the work room the hotel has set up for us.
It's hilarious because the karaoke program has videos in the background with the "sing along" words, so no matter which song you are singing the background video flips from Wrestling, to nature scenes to some girl "twerking" in the background. It is bizarre!
Karaoke is not really my thing but eventually I join in if there are others singing....not ready for a solo. My buddy Brian, noticing I have joined in(and probably my up-tightness about it) makes a silent signal for the other singing to abruptly stop so my voice can be heard....I stop but a moment too late and one solo note slips out. Hey I sound like Julio Inglesias!! :-)
We don't keep it going too late as we have several day trips planned over the weekend to see some of the country. Should be fun.
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