ITD Team Building 2009

Our ITD department had another team building last Saturday, conducted by the Human Resource Department. Unlike the usual team building that we had to dig our wallet for the expenses, this time around its fully sponsored. Nonetheless, there is a small group of people who didnt turn up. Well, they are not to be blamed since its written "strongly encourage" instead of "must" or "compulsory'. Thus the management gives their employees options to choose in the first place... ^^

Comparing to the previous team building at Paradise Hotel, this is quite different. Its located at the Copthorne Orchid Hotel and its a full day session held by Dynamic Resources Training & Consultancy. The programmes, physical activities, are carried out with specific learning outcomes. There's also a debriefing sessions after each activity to relate learning against the actual workplace scenario.

we look so red!

There are several activities that being called into action; Long Rope, Sighted and Unsighted, Trust Fall Series and Trust Free Fall.

Long Rope

team MsLing, with sighted MsKhaw (left) and WongHC (right)
WongHC: hahahaa... TAKE AH!

On the second activity, Sighted and Unsighted, our General was given a much difficult task; to push and pull a cow that reluctantly obeys. Towards the end, our General banged the cow's head on the floor timelessly and all of us laughed non-stop by his actions. Oh, poor cow. *salute General Tan*

And BAD DANN! BAD DANN! regards his colleague as cow. LOL.

the last team to reach in the 2nd half of Sight and Unsighted
the "cow" got bullied by General Tan and YongWC

AhChua being the victim of the spotters

me nearly overshot in the Trust Fall Series

falling PohKooi, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!

our speaker is singing Wilber Pan - Who Took My Microphone

MsSharon with her closing speech...

Throughout the whole 9 hours of team building, we keep singing HAPPY BIRTHDAY to PohKooi. Every opportunity that comes in, we'll sing to our heart content, and i've lost count after 7-8 times.

The team building we had was quite the same as the one i had during LTC (Leadership Training Camp) in my secondary school. 6 days 5 nights, THE BEST EVER CAMP! We also have The Trust Fall Series and Trust Free Fall. But then again, this was another great experience. A lesson to learn, dont ever attend any team building if its your birthday.

Everything ended at 5:15PM. We then sang another birthday song to officially drop the curtain of the team building. Overall, a great time spend.

ITD Team Building 2008

Last Saturday my department had a team building at Paradise Sandy Bay Hotel, Tanjung Bungah. The place where i took my Deakin Uni final exam for degree. This is the 3rd team building i've attended since the first day i stepped into this company. So basically its like once a year.

Being apart of the committee members certainly have a lot of things to do. Research on several hotels, negotiate on the prices and quotations, allocation of the budgets, attendances and groupings, preparation of prizes, door gifts and lucky draws, activities and events. In addition, each group has to come out with a presentation. Work work.

prices and lucky draws

There are plenty of prices to be won. Enough for all, so everyone wont be going home empty handed. Many thanks to our big boss, Ms Sharon Ooi, for sponsoring us mountains of presents and gifts.

We named ourselves WuGui for its calmness in whatever scenario, resilient and never-give-up spirit. Ironically we end up like WuGui. LOL. Here's my group member...

3rd row from left: Koed HK, Tan CS, Lim ML, Ooi WJ
2nd row from left: Jessie Teh, Sharon Ooi, Phoenie Tam (group leader), Siti
1st row: me

Here are the photos during the team building, click to enlarge. Except for the last event where limbo rock wasnt really an ideal game for those who are rather tall and aged. I managed to qualify, but not able to stand out for my team. Oops...

Tangram on human figure

jumping shot of WuGui on dancing queen; you can dance... you can jive...

Snow-not-so-White and 7 Thieves (according to Mr Leow)

we like to move it move it, Viva likes to MOVE IT!!!

PohKooi the DK... Disco King!!!

tooot tooot... chuut chuut chuut chuut...

first line of runners... on your mark, get set... *BANG*

dance like a butterfly, and he leap like a frog

WuGui JIA YOU!!! WuGui JIA YOU!!! WuGui JIA YOU!!!

pour, pour, pour the water

MengLiang is possessed!!! performing his ritual dance...

PohKooi rules again... presenting the Limbo King!!!

our family photo

At the end of the day, our team only managed to grab the third placing out of four. But hey... we got what we want in the prices. In fact, all of us had a great time, and that whats really matters. Hehee. Good job everyone. I salute you...

a well taken photo of team WuGui... =)

Overall the games wasnt exactly nice. Some reason out their ideas; some suggest an alternative games, giving rooms for improvement. However the opinions are, one thing is for sure... each and everyone of us are happy. Bringing us closer to each other, learning to work together, building a team spirit... thats what this event is for, Team Building.

I made this photo myself. Happy moments where everyone is having a good time at the dance floor. Suave to the music, groove to the move. Dancing like there's no tomorrow, free one's soul... I love this picture.

everyone of us are having a great time...