I stayed there for 2 nights and well, other than the weather with even the rain, is better than most of the things there. It was a business trip, a seminar which I attended with two other colleagues.
We left for Genting Awana on Friday, after lunch, as there were still things to do in the office before we left. We had a GPS device and it’s kind of a cool device which could tell you the shortest route to any destinations. It even reroutes when you take a different route or if you mistakenly went to the wrong route. Now that is a cool device and when I say it tells you I mean it really speaks to you, not you have to look at it and end up hitting someone’s car from behind. The only downside of this device is that throughout the journey it kept telling me to slow down, I mean what the hell, if it was not a device and proof to have some use, I’d just throw it out of the window, and of course it was not mine too.
The whole journey took a little bit more time that usual as there was a heavy downpour last Friday and I was blinded in seconds when water was splashed over my car. We reached our destination about thirty minutes after three, got our room cards, key cards, and checked in. The first disappointment is that there was no broadband, or even wireless access. Now what is a laptop good for when there is no connection, games and movies, what else.
After the short rest, then we went for buffet dinner, oh did I mention it was all expenses paid. Basically all meals are provided but the main disappointment is, the food was bad, plainly said. The food was not heated right or enough, and well, may be it’s just me and my colleague, we just find the food is not up to standard at all. Basically the meals there were just to fill an empty stomach so it does not growl in the middle of the night or during the presentations.
The second day was filled with presentation and tasteless food. I can tell you that its tiring as the presentation starts from nine in the morning till five in the afternoon and gosh, on a Saturday. Then we have some social time with some of the other participants and from there I got to know more people and also knowledge.
The BBQ dinner after the presentations was slightly better but still bad. The BBQ dinner is actually a Hawaiian style cooking called IMU. They cook all the meat like chicken, beef, mutton, potatoes and other food in a bricked place right by the pool. They constructed a pit underground below this bricked place, where charcoal, rocks and banana stems are located. Another point to note is there is no oil used in this cooking style, NO OIL.
After the dinner, we just left for our rooms and everyone was dead tired. We decided not to take breakfast or participate in the treasure hunt while the others go for golf. Just could not bear eating in that place for another meal, starving sounds better at that time.
We also did not have any luck, there were loads of prizes for lucky draw and stuff but the three of us just don’t have the luck. As for me, I don’t have luck for I have never got anything from lucky draws in seminars.
That concludes my weekend in Genting Awana, a business come relaxing trip, well, sort of. I’m not sure if it’s because of the crowd during the weekend or that is the quality they can come up with, but if you want to starve and relax, I guess this is a good place. So ladies, why go to slimming center and sweet while you can stay here for a week in the chilly air and cool environment.
Yeah I know, I’m crazy, so bite me.
