3 day 2 night sports retreat @ holiday inn batam

boarded the ferry from harbour front at 9.20 a.m. was in batam before 9.30 a.m. (batam's time). had tea with snacks before we went into the seminar room for a session on golf theory. after that it was buffet lunch before we boarded the buses (2) for the 18-min ride to the indah puri golf country club for the practical sessions.

there were about 100 participants including 3 principals. at about 5.15 p.m. we headed back for the resort. bbq dinner was held by the poolside. after dinner, i went to the karaoke room. was joined later by three young men from the group. stayed at the music box room till about 10.30 p.m.

at breakfast the next day, i was among the earliest. the morning programme was a session on video analysis by assoc prof michael koh from spe. quite a fruitful session. lunch was always buffet style. in fact, all the meals at the resort were buffet type.

in the afternoon, there were sharing by 3 groups. they covered topics like assessment for pe excellence and mass participation in sports. dinner that night was japanese food and it included teppanyaki, sashimi, tempura and miso soup.

night time was free and easy time. some made their own way to nagoya town while the majority stayed in the resort either to enjoy the live music, to drink beer and other liquor or to play in the games room. a sizeable group left for home on the 6.30p.m. ferry.

the last day was spent sitting around, waiting for lunch and after that, waiting to catch the 1.30 p.m. ferry for the trip back to singapore. together with bimaljit's husband, i got a lift from thurairaja of fuchun sec.