Student Council Weekend Getaway to Port Dickson

When the workload starts piling and exams get closer, we pack our bags and go on an escapade!

The KBU Student Council recently organized a 2 day/1 night trip to Port Dickson to get away from all the mounting stress that comes with college life. We decided that we needed a break from reality and that is exactly what we got out of this trip. The trip not only consisted of Student Council members but also, ex-Student Council members and a number of non-members as well as our advisor, Mr.Ho.

It started off at 6.30am on a Saturday morning when we met up in college and headed to PD in a bus. After the early start, everyone expected to get some sleep on the bus but little did we know that the organisers had planned some surprises for us which turned out to be much more fun than just sleeping.

Organisers giving instructions

We were divided into 3 groups which we would stick to till the end of the trip and our first task was to come up with a group name and cheer. After much thinking, the 3 groups were Y², The ‘Rebel’utions and Rango. Once that was done, we had a singing game where each group had to sing 2 songs, one with all the members, the other a duet.

Everyone into practising

At about 10am, we reached our destination, Port Dickson Marina Resort and although the accommodation was not up to par, we concluded that it’s not the place that is important, but the company that makes a difference.

Our apartment!!

After about an hour of unpacking and resting, some of the members headed downstairs for more fun and games while the kitchen crew began on their lunch shift. We were divided into our 3 groups and played 5 games:

1. Balancing a ping-pong ball with a spoon in your mouth and passing it to each member without dropping the ball;
2. Filling a 1.5 litre bottle with water collected in a sponge, thrown by members on the other side of the room
3. ‘Snowboarding’ across the room while balancing a tray of water-filled cups;
4. Walking in a straight line while balancing a balloon between each team member;
5. Picking up either an orange, an egg or a coin from a basin filled with water using only our mouths!
   

Go Teams!!

Hungry, and tired, we went back upstairs to be greeted by delicious food (Pasta Bolognese) cooked by the kitchen crew and mutton curry cooked by one of the members’ mom.

Yum yum~~

Enjoying a hearty meal ♥

Once lunch was done, all of us headed back downstairs for water games:

1. Swim to the end of the pool and collect RM 2 worth of coins which were submerged under with each member only collecting ONE coin;
2. Pick a scrabble letter from the other end of the pool and form a 7-letter word

Our President!!!!

Only two games were organized by the leaders but after that all of us decided to play ‘monkey’ and it was amazingly fun for everyone!

Monkey~

Next we had the much awaited barbeque session at the barbeque pit/playground of the resort. We had a variety of food including a salad to top it off as a healthy meal. This was a more relaxing session as all members just unwound and bonded with each other.

Food..... *drools......*

Our little furry friend who joined us for dinner~~

With stomachs filled and a jolly heart, we headed off for our next game, ‘Pass the Parcel’. This game included all those who attended the trip and turned out to be a laughter-filled game. We had everyone doing all sorts of ridiculous tasks as they had to follow the instructions given on a piece of paper.

Nervously waiting for the parcel ><

Once the fun part was done, we moved on to a more serious session, the ‘Post Mortem’, where all the members sat in a circle and discussed about the problems faced in the council. We had much constructive criticism from one another as many voiced out their opinions and disagreements in the council. The ‘post mortem’ was a very productive session as all of us realised our mistakes and accepted that it is our responsibility to correct them in order to improve the Student Council. The session lasted a couple of hours but ended with everyone leaving with a light-heart after being able to open up and share our feelings.

Despite the late night, everyone woke up pretty early and enjoyed breakfast of tuna and egg sandwiches prepared by the kitchen crew. After breakfast, we checked-out of the resort and headed to the beach for a relaxing two hours. Nothing like a good stroll at the beach with the wind blowing in your hair and sand under your feet to make you forget all your worries! Some of us even took a dip in the water as it was a really, REALLY hot day.

Kitchen crew @ work =D

That's a whole lot of bread "O.o

Look at what we've found!!

Finally, we headed home on the bus, tired but contented! As points were taken for each game played, the overall winning group was announced and it turned out to be non other than Rango!!! The group leader was presented with a gift box which consisted of sweets which he later offered to everyone because, well, for us, everyone is winner.

That wraps up the fantastic trip that we had and although everyone has 0% energy left in their systems, we cannot deny that the trip was nothing short of fun, where the word ‘fun’ could even be an understatement!!

Cheers!