Go Green! Go for the Real Thing
06/02/2009 14:00
Etc/GMT+8
June 6
Let’s “Go Green! Go for the Real Thing” as we celebrate World Environment Day together with the Boy Scouts of the Philippines. Eighteen plants all over the country will be simultaneously planting trees on June 6 as we aim to place in the ground a total of 10,000 seedlings in all. Open to all Coca-Cola employees. Total volunteer hours: 6 including travel time.
Barkada is a group of friends – but not just ''a group of friends''. As with many Filipino words, it is difficult to translate barkada to a single English word - ''clique'' and ''gang'' come close, but do not quite capture the essence of barkada. Clique connotes exclusivity and snobbishness. Gang, in the informal sense, mimics barkada but lacks the lifelong bond that differentiates barkada from a mere social group. The best definition of barkada is probably ''family'', minus the pre-requisite blood relationship. Barkada is the group of peers that one is always comfortable with, knowing that he will be accepted no matter what.
