Events - GMA News TV Free TIme

Yesterday, November 10, employees and visitors to the Philippine Stock Exchange Center were in for a treat as the GMA News TV mounted its Free Time event. Games, freebies and more awaits within the PSEC auditorium throughout the day.

As my custom during lunch, I left my cellphones on my desk and I don't have anything to take pictures with (not to mention 15 minutes left on my lunch break is not enough to try everything and anything), a scan of the ID we were given will have to do.

Free coffee greets you upon entrance by the wonderful people of Nescafe and Master facial cleanser sachets were handed to the male guests of the events. Ang Pinaka corner had a small contest wherein notebooks or notepads can be won, but I find the Best Men booth featuring a boxing game with the use of Kinect more interesting. And it has to be said that water bottles in colorful see-through blue or red is much more preferable to notebooks at the end of the day. Juander had a snack of sorts buffet, but with its long line, I had to kiss my sweet cravings good bye as the time I have to spare dwindles down. The drink station was behind the Juander booth and its the only one without a line, so its a choice between a cold plastic cup of orange juice or a warm mango juice (you can pretty much guess which one I chose).

Off to the other side is the GMA News TV photo booth, and yes, a line of about 10 people deep ahead of us caused us to wander over to the next booth. How I lament the time constraint as the Fashbook had a nail art booth set-up and I'm dying to get my nails done. But more than the call of vanity, the next booth we came upon by Pop Talk was even more mouth-watering since a long day's work needs some pampering and what can be more relaxing than a massage? Choose between a back massage provided by a professional masseuse or the cushy massage armchair and spend a glorious few minutes in blissful relaxation, and it was definitely unexpected that the armchair was winning 50 - 31 against the masseuse when we had no time left but to rush off upstairs for the start of afternoon toiling behind a work desk.

Other booths not mentioned previously: Optein giving away free information flyers, Pond's giving away their new whitening moisturizer endorsed by Angelica Panganiban, and Honda Scooters with an actual scooter consulting for wanna-be owners.