~ Sekeping Serendah ~

Somewhere in august/september last year (2010),I was invited by my bosses from Keation Corporation the sister company to Forefront Studio (FFS) to join in FFS company trip/teambuilding. I was at first kinda shocked yet overwhelmed that i was invited, but soon i was kinda excited for the trip and it was also my first proper introduction to the FFS team.










The company trip/teambuilding (CT/TB) was a 2days 1night trip to "Sekeping serendah retreat" which was situated somewhere in Rawang ,Selangor. It took us about an hour plus to reach the place .The road leading up to serendah was a bit of a 'kampung-ish' as it was also the orang asli territory . The roads were kinda in a bad situation leading to the retreat as it was in the lush full jungle, in the middle of knowhere and near a "Perkampungan Orang Asli". But all 5 cars made it through safely ..=)










Upon reaching there we were all kinda hyped and exited , as the entrance of the place was already indication that it was gonna be an awesome weekend. Driving up the pathway towards the chalets was nice, green, clean and so refreshing and all you can see and was eco-friendly green chalets and tree's everywhere. A sight for sore eyes...=)..










We all made the Mud-house ,our HQ for the trip. We all gathered there and split into groups for the sleeping arrangements. The guys were devided into 2 groups, one staying in the Glasshouse and the other the Mud-house. The girls had the glasshouse all to themselves too. Since this was my first time meeting everyone , i kinda stayed with the few ppl that i know (my bosses from Keation) at the Mud-House...=)..


After everyone had put their bags in their assigned house, everyone took about an hour, exploring each other houses, as each had its unique qualities. And a lot of pictures where taken here and there as well. *Click*Snap*Flash*... hahaha ... Everyone here enjoys Cam-whoring as much as i did..!! Yippee..!!


About an hour after we reached there, we were divided into smaller group for our teambuilding sessions. And like any teambuilding sessions, we had to make, design and come up with group name, flag and cheers to start the group bonding and getting to know each other. I think we had the most fun here , cause we were all scrambling to find ideas, names and even using some natural elements to create the flags...=)...(etc: flowers,twigs and even leaves.. =)..I was definitely proud of my team.!!

The activities that day was such a blur to me as i was having sooo much fun.! =) We had loads of games lined up for us, such as puzzle piecing,treasure hunting and even gravity test. The gravity test was kinda awesome, we were given some pieces of tissue, 5 straws, an egg,  1 rubber band and a polystyrene cup. We were asked to use our imagination to wrapped the egg with all or some of the things given and it will be dropped from a high place. And the group whose egg did not break will be given points !! =)

Later in the evening , everyone had a hour or so to chill out, and some of us decided to hang out at the custom man made pool there. Wow, the water was SOOOO COLD...!!! * shivers*.But it was extremely refreshing, the whole place does not even need air conditioning , the evening and morning breeze was cooling enough that  i was mainly reaching for my blanket the whole night . hehhe... how awesome is that even the water for showering was icy cold.... hahaha ... that really woke up our senses.. REFRESHING!!

As the day comes to an end, the bonding ritual continues...in a form of FOOD!! BBQ dinner was sooo excellent, the bosses had pre-marinated the chicken, prawns, and even grilled sausages... um... its sooo good..!! hehehe ... and then the games began ... We played a few games that when the "Loser" who didnt get it right , they were penalised to eat all the extra food such as chocolate, extra chicken, sausages and even fruits. A nice way to not waste , right ?? The people which kept losing will not agree.. hahaha .. but It was fun..!!

The next day, was a more chilled out day... We woke up early morning, had breakfast... We took our time to venture and explore the place .. We took pictures and just savour our last moments there . Later we gathered and the MC of the event made a personal page for everyone , and we were to write what we thought of the person whose name was on the paper. Since that was the first time they saw me.. Majority of the comments that i got was about my eyes, smile and attitude...I love all the compliments!!! hahahah... With that we ended the trip and took some amazing group photos...=)... An awesome , amazing weekend it was. I wonder whats in store for this year ...?? Checkout some of the videos we made..!!=)

GETTING THERE
From Kuala Lumpur, take the North-South Highway heading north and exit at Rawang. After the Rawang tollgate, turn right and head north via the old trunk road. Pass busy Rawang town and head toward Serendah (10km away).GPS coordinates : N3.368050, E101.631150

Forefront Idol..!!

Forefront Studio (FFS) march activity was held in Damansara. As we have previously done, dancing, baking and event a concert at MPO. This month they decided to conduct a Forefront Idol. i think its cause of the American Idol fever that is going on.

There are about 22 of us in the company and for every monthly event we have a budget. And the budget would not allow us to held the Idol in any big name karaoke place. However, a few of the awesome teammember's located a place in  Kota Damansara that is an affordable yet simple place to karaoke. 

Its a no hassle, no cover charge, no alcohol and very awesome price range. And with a whole lot of us coming one short, i was worried that it was over the budget. Althought it kinda was, but everyone had an awesome time . About 2-3 weeks before the date of the event we were assigned to a partner.
 It was done by the guys randomly picking a girls name out of the bag that was passed around. That way everyone was equally divided and no one can simply choose their partner. This was done as so we can get to know our colleagues much better.

I was matched with Jack Tan my Senior Art Director, hehehe.. it took us quite sometime to ick the song that we wanted to perform. I like oldies but he prefers an english song that doesnt have much wording in it. And he didnt want a chinese
 song as he wanted to challenge himself to be able to sing an english song. So after much planning,listing and crossing out our list of songs. I decided to go for 'Billionaire' by Bruno Mars and Travie McCoy.

Before this i would have jump at singing Bruno's part only, but since he didnt wanna rap. Well, yours truly had to give it a go. I would say i was never and will be a great singer. But i was ok i guess.. haha ... it was something new to me.. and i kinda enjoyed it. but i dont think i will attempt to sing any other rap songs though..=)

A few of the performances was awesome was it was sooo unpredictable...hehehe... Yensim and Affendi sang 'Melodi' by Sheila Majid and Lim Yu Zhong, Priya and Andy sang "Come Together' by Beatles, Para and Darien sang "You  Raise Me Up" Westlife version ,
Nabil and Michelle " DOnt Go breaking My Heart " (Elton John and Kiki Dee) and some other sang some Chinese songs...=).. We had a mixed culture and it brought up the team spirit with most of the team,.

One of the most memorable one was when Ian and Faranadia decided that rather that singing, they wanna stand out from the crowd. Both of them  performed a great act , with Ian being the "Body" of the show and Fara was "the Hand". hahaha ... its kinda hard to explain to u how it was.. lolz.. although both of them will be soo angry for e putting this video up... But i have to share it... its soo awesome!!..=).. hahaha

All in all it was an awesome night with awesome people performing for the fun of things.. hehehe ... But everyone had made a signage of Likes and Dislikes .. hehehe .. these are some of it... It was awesome...The place allows us to bring outside food. So we had a fun time eating Dominoes Pizza, KFC and not to forget to celebrate the people born in the month of April. We also had cake from Secret Recipe... yeah..!! Awesome company, food and entertainment.. hehe Whats more..?/ Till next awesome activity..!! Ciao!!

I dunno why.. some of the videos cant seem to be attached to this blog.. lolz.. so where are some links .. Enjoy the videos .. lolz... and share em out with u want ...!!=)...

a) Nabil and Michelle = With their version of "Dont go breaking my Heart"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWkSRHMNx1s&feature=g-upl
b) Mervyn and Para  = With their version of  "You raise me up"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T10PJzCXzr0&feature=g-upl

In Malaysia for only a night

Recently, my aunt "Amati Zu" and my cousin Bishr came for a visit. They have been travelling to a few countries.. So lucky kan.. My Amati Zu and Ami Taleb is currently staying and living in Melbourne , Australia. where they raise their 4 sons there, Bishr,Bashar,Bishrullah and Badrul. Such a mouthful to say their names out loud. but thats makes it so awesome..!! lolz, everytime i meet them it will take me a few hours or at least a day to get the pronounced right and the names right..=)


Lolz, so basically my Amati Zu and Bishr came down to KL for a nights visit before going to the next destination. They travel from Melbourne to Singapore to visit the relatives there, came to visit my family for a night and proceed to Indonesia to do some charity work at the same time for a learning holiday experience...!! How awesome is that..!! um... I guess will be able to see my other 3 cousins and uncle at the end of the year for the family event,..=)..*winkss*

They reach LCCT at about 630pm .My brother and my mom went to pick them up, and we all proceed straight to dinner. Hehehe, we were all having fun and enjoyed the dinner at Murni in USJ. Where you can get everything under one roof and delicious , awesome and affordable!! After Dinner, we all straight back home, and talk about the cousins, family and to catch up for the lost times. Its been almost 2-3 years since i last saw them all..=)..then nighty night..


The next morning, we all woke up quite early and went for breakfast. Since it was kinda like a surprise and last minute visit. I didnt take an offday, which i kinda regret but it was a little bit too late.Um.. mayb next time..=(..But we did had an awesome breakfast, then i had to send them back hoem to my house and went to work. My bother was the one who send then to the LCCT for their flight to Indonesia. Um.. I regret that i couldnt spend much time with them. But i promise myself that one day i will visit them in Melbourne. Who knows mayb for a honeymoon..??.. *winks*.. haha ,,, muahss..Till next time..!!

~ Disco Rollerblading/Skating ~

Wow, seems like more and more awesome and fun activities that can be done these days . The recent craze is the roller-blading or skating with the disco theme.. 

And awesomely enough, one just open nearby where im staying here in Subang Jaya.If everyone is familiar with Subang jaya and im sure anyone would know or have heard of Subang Parade. Well further down you will see Carrefour Subang and beside it a new building called 'Subang Avenue'.

 Here the building is pretty much a ghost town building, new restaurants and merchants are slowly opening their businesses here, So far they have a Gym 'Body express', some restaurants, kopitiam and also some novelty shops open... but do come check the place out.. I think it will definitely be one of the up and coming places to be in a few months time..=).

Back to the activity, what supposed to be a fun outing with a few groups of friends.. turns out to be just a few friends.. Dont you just hate it, that friends keep asking you to plan something and when u finally plan something they all cancel with excuses or reasons..?/ Anyway, whatever.. There'll be next times.. =)... the main thing is, I did it and i feels awesome and it was fun.!!

The place is full of Laser beams, pop , oldies and hit music in the background, definitely a fun place to hang out with a bunch of friends or a place for you to teach your loved one if he/she doesn’t know how to skate..Even the skates are glow
 in the dark kind..=).. how awesome is that ??Another interesting factor that is kinda weird but kinda cute and cool toilet sign, where they have a few different style of ladies antics  in the toilet . Though some r kinda stupid and doesnt make sense . Hahaha, but its cute either ways..!=)


Out of all the friends that i invited , Amly , Stanley, Parames and Anand are the ones who came. Hehehe.. Although  its been years since the ladies rollerblade or skate, however, this was the first for the guys..!! But they were a good sport by trying out something new ..=).. They promise and swear that they would not do it ever again.. lolz.. However i think the girls will definitely come back and enjoy it again!!

The price for the activity is quite reasonable for about RM25 for the whole day and RM15 for 2 hours. And let me just say, 2hours was more than enough, although the place was fully air-conditioned .Everyone was sweating and had a good workout for the hours plus that we were there.Um, the rollers was a big heavy and hard since its still new, yet if u have ur own blades or skates. I wont actually recommend for u to bring your own, it would definitely be lighter and easily to use.=). Till the next awesome and fun activity..!!=)

Interested in trying this activity out ??

The Wheels

Lot S4.01, Subang Avenue Shopping Mall,

Jalan SS16/1, 47500 Subang Jaya,

Selangor, Malaysia.

Tel: 603- 5611 3018