CrossOver

The Firm sent us to Pangkor Island for a Team Building Session. The theme was ‘Committed To Excellence: Pathway To Success’. Everything is being provided for free :) The whole event was outsourced to this Eco-Sports company that call themselves Play Village.

Day 1

7.45am – Depart from Sentral. To keep us from sleeping, Play Village got us to play Bingo and some deciphering games. Boring…I rather nap :)

9.45am – Tea Break at Tapah.

10.15am – Depart for Lumut via Gopeng.

1.30pm – Arrive at Rose Segar Bakery. Each participant was given a slice of cake and we have to decorate the cake creatively. Mine didn’t turn up that artistically, but it was presentable enough :) Then, it was follow by lunch.

2.30pm – Depart for Lumut Jetty.

3.00pm – Arrive at Lumut Jetty. Depart for Pangkor Island. The wind was strong, the air was fresh, the sea was calm :)

3.30pm – Arrive at Pangkor Island Beach Resort. Followed by Check-In. The place was perfect. It was serene and beautiful. I wish we could stay longer. My room was like a 30 seconds walk to the beach. The view was just breathtaking.

4.00pm – Team Activity 1. We are divided into groups of 10 and we can’t choose our team members. The Bitch and her friends was in the same group as I am :( So my group was definitely the bitches group. I ignore them. Each time a team session ends, I mix back with my own group of people. I love doing my own thing. With nothing to prove. Happy with who I was. Most importantly, avoiding the whole bitchiness and politics of group dynamics and inter-group dynamics. The first team activity was a cross-leg race. Both of our legs are tied and we have to race to the finish in the shortest time possible. It sounds easy but it was hard. It was all about coordination and working together. We tumble down a few times. Our first attempt was 60 seconds but we improved in our second attempt with 43 seconds as we begin to get our steps right.

7.00pm – Dinner. Main course was not that favorable but their cheesecake rocks :)

8.30pm – Team Activity 2. My favorite. It was a rescue mission. I was the hostage, tied up to the chair, with my mouth plaster :) My team members have to guide the ‘Blind Man’ over the obstacles course; find the key that was hidden under the chair to rescue me.

11.00pm – End of Day 1.


Day 2

7.30am – Buffet Breakfast.

8.45am – ExploraQuest Pangkor begins. It was a duplication of the ‘Amazing Race’. We were given clues to a particular location, find the location, look for more clues to our second location. We came in second :) It was so unexpected. Our team was not in the top 5. We were slow in fixing the puzzles, buying 6 items worth RM10.52…but I think we caught up in the later stage where we manage to pull out the longest noodle and fastest in sorting the Ikan Bilis :) It was fun. Not only we have to focus on the game but also paying a little bit more attention to your team members and the town in general. There is so much to experience in this tiny island.

12.30pm – Buffet lunch, followed by Check-Out, Shopping at Pangkor Island Town.

2.00pm – Depart for Lumut.

2.45pm – Depart for Tanjung Malim.

6.00pm – Dinner at Tanjung Malim.

7.00pm – Depart for Kuala Lumpur.

8.45pm – Arrive at Sentral. Tired but happy :)


And now I’m sick again :( It’s twice in a month. My flu has developed into a nasty head cold.

25th July – I said YES! But why do I get the feeling I'm beginning to thread on thin ice? :(