Staff Getaway 2006
Today was a long day but a fun one so am not going to complain about it. Part of the year end staff gathering, we usually spend a day or two together to bond and just do anything but work. This year, we spent the morning at East Coast Park (near the Food Village) and ended the day at Pondok Gurame for lunch.
So what did we do at East Coast Park? We got a sandcastle expert to teach us the basics of sandcastle building. But it's not all playing in the sand of course. Lots of learning points but done in a fun way.
We had certain specs to meet and our theme for the morning was Harry Potter castle. It was dizzling but since Alvin (the sandcastle expert) wasn't going to let us off, we got our hands dirty as we played with the sand. Was funny seeing how some of my colleague managed to hold an umbrella in one hand and the other hand digging into the sand. Amazing.
We started building the foundation and this picture has the foundation that the team I was in (SEAHORSE) built. But as we were building the tower and outer wall, we were told to move to another team's sandcastle. We left reluctantly especially after we just built the highest tower and were so proud of that!
Of course we complained and was in total denial. Complained about the new sandcastle we were stuck with. Look at the next picture and see the slanted tower? Well we complained about that *laughs* but after a few minutes, we jumped to the acceptance stage and got busy building the other things we needed. The last team did a nice stadium and we built the magical forest (we plucked some leaves and used that as 'the forest area') and all the other things needed in the forest.
This picture shows the complete castle with two towers. The one that we added to the previous group is the tower further behind (yes, the one that is upright) *grins*
If you are wondering if we did everything by hand, answer is no. Alvin came up with really cool plastic molds and tools for us to use and it's really easy to use. These molds help us come up with all the different things one would need to build a castle...tower, stairs etc. I bought one of the set (S$28) that Alvin came up with. There are 11 different pieces and they look like this:
We invited him to talk to us before this sandcastle building event. And he told us how he gave up a job to pursue a dream he had. He loved building sandcastle and used to spend time with his family on weekends. He tried looking for molds and tools to help but couldn't find any in the markets, here and abroad. So he and his family members spent weekends coming up with prototype of differet molds. The sad bit was that nobody in Singapore believed him and wanted to make those molds. He didn't give up and went to the States with his ideas and dreams. And after a long time, a company finally took up his idea and made these lovely molds for us to use. Though meant for Ages 3 - 10, I am many many (yes many more) years older but loved it and it's really easy to use.
So MBA, we have to try out my Beackworks Set. It's brand new and waiting for us to use it! If you want to purchase it, I am not sure where you can get it in Singapore...maybe Toys R' Us? It's really loads of fun and good for family members and friends to bond.
posted by Me, Myself n I at 4:00 pm
Today was a long day but a fun one so am not going to complain about it. Part of the year end staff gathering, we usually spend a day or two together to bond and just do anything but work. This year, we spent the morning at East Coast Park (near the Food Village) and ended the day at Pondok Gurame for lunch.
So what did we do at East Coast Park? We got a sandcastle expert to teach us the basics of sandcastle building. But it's not all playing in the sand of course. Lots of learning points but done in a fun way.
We had certain specs to meet and our theme for the morning was Harry Potter castle. It was dizzling but since Alvin (the sandcastle expert) wasn't going to let us off, we got our hands dirty as we played with the sand. Was funny seeing how some of my colleague managed to hold an umbrella in one hand and the other hand digging into the sand. Amazing.
We started building the foundation and this picture has the foundation that the team I was in (SEAHORSE) built. But as we were building the tower and outer wall, we were told to move to another team's sandcastle. We left reluctantly especially after we just built the highest tower and were so proud of that!
Of course we complained and was in total denial. Complained about the new sandcastle we were stuck with. Look at the next picture and see the slanted tower? Well we complained about that *laughs* but after a few minutes, we jumped to the acceptance stage and got busy building the other things we needed. The last team did a nice stadium and we built the magical forest (we plucked some leaves and used that as 'the forest area') and all the other things needed in the forest.
This picture shows the complete castle with two towers. The one that we added to the previous group is the tower further behind (yes, the one that is upright) *grins*
If you are wondering if we did everything by hand, answer is no. Alvin came up with really cool plastic molds and tools for us to use and it's really easy to use. These molds help us come up with all the different things one would need to build a castle...tower, stairs etc. I bought one of the set (S$28) that Alvin came up with. There are 11 different pieces and they look like this:
We invited him to talk to us before this sandcastle building event. And he told us how he gave up a job to pursue a dream he had. He loved building sandcastle and used to spend time with his family on weekends. He tried looking for molds and tools to help but couldn't find any in the markets, here and abroad. So he and his family members spent weekends coming up with prototype of differet molds. The sad bit was that nobody in Singapore believed him and wanted to make those molds. He didn't give up and went to the States with his ideas and dreams. And after a long time, a company finally took up his idea and made these lovely molds for us to use. Though meant for Ages 3 - 10, I am many many (yes many more) years older but loved it and it's really easy to use.
So MBA, we have to try out my Beackworks Set. It's brand new and waiting for us to use it! If you want to purchase it, I am not sure where you can get it in Singapore...maybe Toys R' Us? It's really loads of fun and good for family members and friends to bond.
So what did we do at East Coast Park? We got a sandcastle expert to teach us the basics of sandcastle building. But it's not all playing in the sand of course. Lots of learning points but done in a fun way.
We had certain specs to meet and our theme for the morning was Harry Potter castle. It was dizzling but since Alvin (the sandcastle expert) wasn't going to let us off, we got our hands dirty as we played with the sand. Was funny seeing how some of my colleague managed to hold an umbrella in one hand and the other hand digging into the sand. Amazing.
We started building the foundation and this picture has the foundation that the team I was in (SEAHORSE) built. But as we were building the tower and outer wall, we were told to move to another team's sandcastle. We left reluctantly especially after we just built the highest tower and were so proud of that!
Of course we complained and was in total denial. Complained about the new sandcastle we were stuck with. Look at the next picture and see the slanted tower? Well we complained about that *laughs* but after a few minutes, we jumped to the acceptance stage and got busy building the other things we needed. The last team did a nice stadium and we built the magical forest (we plucked some leaves and used that as 'the forest area') and all the other things needed in the forest.
This picture shows the complete castle with two towers. The one that we added to the previous group is the tower further behind (yes, the one that is upright) *grins*
If you are wondering if we did everything by hand, answer is no. Alvin came up with really cool plastic molds and tools for us to use and it's really easy to use. These molds help us come up with all the different things one would need to build a castle...tower, stairs etc. I bought one of the set (S$28) that Alvin came up with. There are 11 different pieces and they look like this:
We invited him to talk to us before this sandcastle building event. And he told us how he gave up a job to pursue a dream he had. He loved building sandcastle and used to spend time with his family on weekends. He tried looking for molds and tools to help but couldn't find any in the markets, here and abroad. So he and his family members spent weekends coming up with prototype of differet molds. The sad bit was that nobody in Singapore believed him and wanted to make those molds. He didn't give up and went to the States with his ideas and dreams. And after a long time, a company finally took up his idea and made these lovely molds for us to use. Though meant for Ages 3 - 10, I am many many (yes many more) years older but loved it and it's really easy to use.So MBA, we have to try out my Beackworks Set. It's brand new and waiting for us to use it! If you want to purchase it, I am not sure where you can get it in Singapore...maybe Toys R' Us? It's really loads of fun and good for family members and friends to bond.
posted by Me, Myself n I at 4:00 pm
3 Comments:
Argh!
Yes yes yes, please!
I am thinking of buying an el-cheapo tentthat we can all huddle in as well!
hey!! i just had the sandcastle thingie today... never knew it would be fun! was searching for pictures of sandcastle and came across yours.. hope u dont mind... i am creating a post bout today and wanted to post a picture of an example of the sandcastle we made... as i did not bring my camera along, i had taken the picture from ur site... if u mind.. i will have it deleted straight away... anyway, feel free to visit my blog... take care.. cheers!
Yes Fi, let's go for it! Sandcastle building kit all ready and I am sure MBA can do a gorgeous sandcastle!
Hi Zul, no worries, go ahead use the pictures! Am glad you had fun. Despite the drizzle and getting all icky and sandy at the end of the day, it was just good fun! :o)
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