8th MYC @ Boracay
What comes first into your mind when you think of Boracay?
Instantly, the words ‘beach’, ‘tourist’, ‘party’, ‘adventure’ and ‘travel’ may
pop out. Never would you associate ‘hiking’ and ‘mountain’ to Boracay. If we
share the same sentiments, then surely you would be amazed and surprised, or
even disappointed, if you were in my shoes the moment we reached our venue for
the 8th Mid Year Convention which was held last October 18-20.
The 8th MYC is held at Zoe Mei Resort which they
say is part of Station 1, unfortunately, it is way too far from the center of
the island. The resort is situated in the mountainous part of Boracay, needless
to say, some refer to it as the back beach, and transportation is pretty hard
to find in that part of the island. If you were to book in Zoe Mei, I say,
prepare enough money for your transportation, especially if you want to go
wandering and partying.
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| Zoe Mei Beach Resort |
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| Area for Quiz Bees |
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| Where the AOG is held |
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| We've got to walk these road on our last day in Boracay for we are too desperate to reach D'Mall. |
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| The only consolation we had from our stay in Zoe Mei is the view of the beach from the balcony. |
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| A closer look of the beach from the balcony. |
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| Zoe Mei Also offers other stuffs for the adventure seekers. Here's one. The Zorb. |
In my opinion, the 8th MYC is not a success. I
personally don’t enjoy it. I thought I would learn something from it, but
turned out, activities were just quiz bees and search for the AOG. I’m not the
only one who has negative thoughts about the convention. Almost everyone
complains about nearly anything regarding the convention: From the food, to the
services of the resort, the activities and the inefficiency of the organizers
and officers. Overall, I am totally disappointed in my stay in Zoe Mei and the
8th MYC.
If there are negative side to the story, surely there would
be a positive side to it. In this case, instead of gaining knowledge relating
to the field of accountancy, I gained friends and learned how to play ‘pusoy
dos’, which happened to be the past time of my roommates. Also, since the
activities are not worthwhile and attendance is not compulsory, we had time to
wander. Donna, Elecza and I made the most out of our stay in Boracay by
strolling in D’ Mall, D’ Talipapa, and the rest of Station 2. Mostly, we just
ate and ate and ate. I will share our food adventures in my next post.
Meanwhile, here are some photos during are stay in Boracay...
With the turn of events, it seems that I came to Boracay not
for the MYC but to wander and have fun!
