Retreat

Q: Where was the retreat?
A: The department retreat was in Singapore (unlike the division retreat where we went Genting).

Q: What did you do there?
A: Apart from the usual workplaning, we had activities like board games, table tennis, karaoke (yeah!), lucky draw (I won a can of abalone mushroom) and unique rides. Oh ya, breakfast and lunch were provided.

Q: Was it fun?
A: It was quite a fun experience, with some disappointment though...

Q: What was the disappointment?
A: The supposed highlight of the retreat was the duck tour, hippo bus ride and the DHL Ballon flight. I look forward to boarding the sea, land and air transport.
Duck Boat Tour - This was the only ride that we managed to take but it rained heavily just as we waded in the river! All wet and stuffy in the boat and couldn't take any clear pics of the Singapore Flyer and Merlion up front!
Hippo Bus Ride - Didn't take the ride as the seats on the topless bus were wet because of the heavy rain.
DHL Balloon Flight - Was told that we couldn't take it as it was under maintenance but we saw it flying during our discussion session!?! I never get a chance to go up and catch the view from the top...

Q: Any memorable moments?
A: The Karaoke session was memorable. A lot of new songs were available and the projection screen was big. The duo Boss and Ray was funny... haha...
Also, I was "sabo" to present the workplan because I was the last one to sit down on the chair! They had decided to play this musical chair game when I was in the washroom... if only i had known, then I won't go wash my hands then!

Program Highlights:
09:00 am : Opening
09:05 am : Introduction of new staff
09:30 am : Presentation of Achievements for the past year
10:00 am : Team Workplan Discussion (with breakfast on the side)
11:00 am : Team Presentation
11:30 am : Presentation of Workplan for the coming year
01:00 pm : Lunch at Swensens@Suntec
02:00 pm : Games@Clubhouse
03:00 pm : Duck Tour
04:00 pm : Hippo Tour
05:00 pm : DHL Balloon Trip


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