Back from OBS :D

I recently came back from Outward Bound Malaysia Lumut. Yup, my employers sent us there for, according to them, 'development of personal leadership and building successful relationships and team synergy.' And they forgot to mention the dark tan and the numerous ant and mosquito bites as well.



Leaving the tan and bites aside, it was a really good experience for me. Of course, I had previously been to OBS a long time ago, but this time I was able to do most of the things they threw at us without much problems, unlike last time. (Yes, I was damn unfit a long time ago :P) Things had also changed in OBS; IMHO it had become more commercialised already. They had recently built new cement dorms with corporate sponsorship on each and every dorm, my employers included : /



But I think this was because it was a non-profit organisation, so every donation helps, lol. But I wasn't complaining; the living area was much more comfortable than the wooden dorms by the hills.


The weather was pretty nasty throughout; it was raining most of the time. It even rained while we were doing our orienteering event which made life really difficult cos we can't spot the checkpoints, so we got lost in the jungle. Luckily we found our way out a few hours later, so it wasn't really that bad. And nobody got bitten by leeches :D . The weather was worse while we were doing the whaler expedition. FYI, a whaler is a huge sampan that is powered by 8 people with oars, so rowing coordination is key.



But about a quarter way around Pangkor, the heavens poured its heart out and we had to be towed to the campsite. Many of us got seasick cos of choppy waves but we did mange to make it to the campsite within the 4 1/2 hours targeted :D So it was actually a blessing in disguise haha!! And sugar biscuits and Gardenia bread had never tasted that good before, especially when it was raining heavily and you can't cook anything!! :D

All in all, it was a pretty good experience for our group :P I did manage to achieve the targets that I had set for before the whole thing started, so I was pretty pleased with myself. Of course, I can never forget the group that had stuck with each other through thick and thin, making this a memorable outing for us and letting us get to know each other better. XD