We are in the middle of Winter Week, a week of holiday themed events hosted by HDA and HIA. Organised between both agencies, the events teams worked together to put together a fun schedule! Diana was generious enough to give me some exclusive details on the events coming up.
Each game has a wintery or holiday twist, Heaven or Hell becomes Naughty or Nice, Higher or Lower becomes North or South pole, Dodgeball becomes Snowball Fight, and so on. However, the parties were not based on a specific holiday, like the Holiday party earlier in the week, in the hopes of including other members of HDA who may not celebrate a holiday this time of year, but still want to participate in something fun, afterall, HDA is an inclusive environment for everyone! Diana has spent a lot of time with HIA's new Events Team leader Maretaem developing this new and exciting event schedule. Since she has walked in Maretaem's shoes as the old Events Team leader she can relate to what Maretaem has to go through and was able to pass on some words of wisdom to the new team leader. I think Diana sums it up nicely, "I can't wait for more parties with HIA in the future and working with my old friends. I think that's what makes these parties more fun for me to plan. I get to catch up with my friends but also plan something really amazing for HDA, and that makes me really happy!" You can view the enitre event schedule here!
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With the current Naughty V Nice event taking place, I spent some time with Cerys, captain of the Nice team, and Dan, captain of the Naughty team to see what makes their teams tick, how they prepare for big games and what their teams strengths and weaknesses are. Use this information wisely, fellow competitiors!
xxceryscecexx So what is your role in the event? I'm the captain of the nice team !!! I have to ensure that my team are ready for the events such as the football match and to keep the good team spirit :) How did you prepare for the football match? I asked various people that I saw around and who I knew were already on the HDA football team as well as some who weren't to give them a chance to play. We then practiced on the pitch a few times before the real thing!! We didn't win but it was good fun!! What are you enjoying most so far in the naughty v nice event? Really just bringing people together. Normally in base people would work or be shy, but in the games in base they can be themselves and play as a team :) What are some characteristics people need to fit into the nice team? Well not really any particular characteristics because everyone is unique and different. In bringing different people I created a diverse team which is wayyy more interesting! The main quality i'd like most to have would be determination and team spirit though If your team was a Hogwarts House, what would it be & why? Definitely Gryffindor because everyone gets on with eachother and is valued!! They also care for others and but still have alot of determination to win and that's what is needed at the end of the day ;) What are the Nice Team's strengths and weaknesses? Well I'd say the strengths are people always chanting for their team members especially in the Football match and other games in base. I wouldn't like to say there is any weaknesses buttttt I do think some members slack a bit and could be more active in our events!! Do you think the Nice team will win? Why? Umm is that even a question? Of course the nice team will win!! If you're in base you'll always hear about nice team and that's because we are determined to win!! We may be losing atm.... but we still believe ;) monkeysbackside So what is your role in the event? My role in the event is to lead Team Naughty to an inevitable victory! By being naughty all the time, never by cheating ofc >:) jks xD. I need to motivate my team what should be easy against people who are not competitive and too nice! How did you prepare your team for the football match? I kept it arrogant, not always the best tactic, but I felt we had it in the bag from the very beginning as soon as I viewed my team on the badge. However, they posed a threat with ruzainiTheHabbo who is on the Football Team and one of the best footballers I’ve ever seen. Nevertheless, we proved victorious!! What are you enjoying most so far in the naughty v nice event? I think it creates a really nice friendly rivalry between HDA, which keeps healthy and it means Events are also more common place now that we have a competition going. I think its similar to a sibling rivalry. What are some characteristics people need to fit into the naughty team? I think to be in the Naughty Team you just need to be yourself and not be afraid of what everyone else will think. Of course, you always need an inner devil >:) to be naughty, but we all have our alter egos. If your team was a Hogwarts House, what would it be & why? I think stereotypically we’d be Slytherinth, because they’re generally seen as a quite a devilish and evil house, however, I think the people we have and the ethic we follow is more along the lines of Gryffindor with the community feeling. What are the Naughty Team's strengths and weaknesses? I think our biggest weakness has got to be making sure our team members show up for the games, you can’t win if nobody turns up to earn you the points, however, I would make the argument despite us having less members we’re still the better team - quality over quantity. Nevertheless, I think our strongest point must be our Football skills, having won it so emphatically and it being a major boost for our points and morale in the team itself. Do you think the Naughty team will win? Why? I think the Naughty Team can certainly win this, we’re leading by about 15 points as I answer this question. 107 - 92 I believe, however, we can’t afford to relax, that will lead to complacency. We’re up against first class opposition in the Nice Team, they’ll be breathing down our necks for the rest of this, but this will only motivate us more to win.
I'm starting a new series of blog posts called Humans of HDA, our first feature is Jasmin, better known in HDA/Habbo as Jasminc088. Read below to get to know her a little better, and next time you see her in base, say hey!
Vibrational: What do you do when your not online?
Jasmin: When I'm not online you can usually find me at work. I work at Starbucks aka heaven on earth lol, playing and taking care of my puppy, or studying for school V: What do you study and why did you choose to study that? J: I'm studying childhood education and minoring in musical theatre V: Why did you choose to study those two things? J: Because I love musicals and musical theatre and I plan on teaching kindergarten after I'm done with school. When I'm older and more experienced I want to move to teaching theatre in high school V: What are the advantages and disadvantages of studying online? J: Advantages: I can work at my own pace, I can spend more time on things I need help with and I can make time for other things cause I'm not stuck in a classroom. Disadvantages: Its harder to communicate with my teacher, I don't get as much 1 on 1 time and I can't interact with my classmates as much I'm discussions V: Do you enjoy working at starbucks? J: Omfg Yaaaaaaaaaaas V: What do you like about working there? J: I love coffee! I love to interact with people and make them happy. I absolutely adore my co workers! I also love that I get all the free drinks I want lol V: What is your favourite drink? J: Hot drink: London Fog tea latte Cold drink: Iced Caramel Macchiato with toffeenut V: I'm not very familiar with the starbucks menu, can you explain what is in them? J: The London Fog has earl grey tea, steamed milk and vanilla, the caramel macchiato has espresso, milk, vanilla, caramel sauce and toffeenut, and little dashes of heaven in each lol V: Is it true that starbucks has a secret menu? J: Yes, I try to get something off of it every day just to spice things up V: What kind of things can you order off the secret menu? J: Literally anything. There are secret lattes, refreshers, teas, and frappuccinos of course Anything awesome our customers create goes on the secret menu website V: Whats the website? J: Starbuckssecretmenu.net V: Are you one of the people that always spells peoples names wrong on their cups? J: AAAAAALWAAAAAAAYS????? V: Have you ever spelt someone’s name wrong on purpose? J: Yes, this customer was being so mean just because we were out of something she wanted. Her name was Lailani and I put linguine??? V: HAHAHHA NO WAY THATS FANTASTIC ? J: Or there was a man that was on the phone while he was taking his order and like getting mad because he was trying to rush me and I was trying to make sure I heard his order correctly. I asked him for his name and he said " Walter can you just hurry up" and that's exactly what his cup said ??? V: Have you have had any nice customers? J: Oh of course all the time. My favorite is this older lady her name is Helene, she comes and brings us freshly baked stuff that she bakes at home every morning. She's a baker so it's always so yummy! And she always has the funniest stories to tell about her grand children that she takes care of. V: What is your dream job? J: Well my biggest dream is to teach English in Italy. I went to spain, Italy and France after my high school graduation and I fell in love with the entire country! I want to travel the world and teach under privileged children who don't get to go to school cause I think education is so important and everyone should get the chance to learn and grow and help change the world❤ I know that sounds cliche lol but it's true |
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