On the 24th-27th of February, we had a familiarization trip for our Indonesian Media friends.
The “must-do” for the trip was to enjoy our newly upgraded room. Below are 2 shots of the lovely newly upgraded room.
The key features of the newly redesigned guest rooms are a brand new built-in refreshment unit, a flat-screen television and a range of modern Indonesia designer teak furniture. The bathrooms are in light marbled tones, showcasing Bravat designer bathtubs and sanitary ware and an impressive full-length floor-to-ceiling mirror.
Breakfast was a quick bite at Horizon’s Cafe for me. I love the place as I got to enjoy the lovely scenery of the resort and beach through the windows beside the cafe. This little corner by the lobby allows me to listen to the traditional Indonesian music by the Traditional Indonesia Dance troupe. It was simply relaxing for a glass Ice Lemon Tea and Roasted Chicken Sandwiches breakfast.
There was a wide variety of cakes for me to choose from. From Mango Moose Cheesecake, Chocolate Moose Cake, Apple Pie, Traditional Indonesian Kueh Lapis and lots more. I was spoilt with choices.
Same goes for sandwiches; there was a series of assorted sandwiches to choose from. Salads and pies were also on the offering. Do check out this corner by the lobby the next time you visit our resort if you have not done so.
Next was fun and games for the media group. We started off with laser quest. My all time favourite, which I emerged victorious!
A familiar scenario you might have seen on the movies “The Jurassic Park”. “Beware!” it says to all intruders going into the multi-level maze-like arena filled with ramps and catwalks.
Our media in action at the maze - foggy and with little lighting, it makes everything seems much more exciting.
After laser quest we proceeded to ride on the All-Terrain-Vehicle.
All geared up and ready to go into the woods.
The ride was bumpy but definitely enjoyable. I almost drove into the trees but thankfully my partner saved me by turning the steering wheel at the very last minute to avoid the mishap. It was definitely exciting. Above is a photo of myself on the ATV with a very nice background of the sea and palm trees.
Here is a photo of myself and Mr. Cecep Carnita, my very nice partner from Batam Post.
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After all the activities, our energy was drained and our stomach was groaning. We proceeded to The Haskell’s located at the Golf Club House for our lunch. Lunch was family styled reminiscent of home cooked food. Below are some of the dishes. The dishes starting from top left corner, clockwise: Kambing soup, sweet and sour fish, fruits and ice-cream for dessert, and assorted mixed vegetables.
Our Club Manager, Mr. Mark Isley gave us a small speech after our satisfying lunch.
After lunch were activities again! This time round, our media friends headed to the beach for some sea sports. They tried jet-skiing and kayaking. We have a wide range of sea sports activities to choose from. Some of the activities are banana boat, knee board, snorkeling, wakeboarding and water skiing.
When we have such nice beach, sea and great activities, time passes really fast. It was a short period of time for them to wash up and head for dinner.
The dinner was Lagoon Dining at our 18-hole golf course Jack Nicklaus #12. The weather was great, nice breeze blowing while we enjoy the lovely view of the sea and lots of stars shining on us.
The theme for the day’s Lagoon Dining is Indonesian. Here is the first course, Gado Gado. It is a very famous Indonesian dish, with blanched vegetables salad rolled with rice paper served with boiled egg, crackers and topped with sweet soya sauce and peanut sauce.
The second course was my favourite dish for the night, its Soto Ayam. A Indonesian clear chicken soup in turmeric both served with potato cakes, celery, vermicelli and vegetable. The taste was even better if you add on a little sambal chilli.
The main course was Pidang Iga Kambing (lamp chop). The lamb chop was braised in herbs and spices till it is really tender and served with the lovely gravy made from the herbs and spices, rice and sauté vegetables.
Dessert was assorted Traditional Indonesia Kue. A nice mini surprise for them, we specially printed their respective publication’s logo on milk chocolate served together with the dessert.
Here are some photos taken during the dinner.
Our speaker for the night was Mr. Sapril Sembiring from Bintan Tourism Board. A short and pleasant speech to reinforce our goal to make Bintan Island a preferred tourist destination.
It was a successful familiarisation trip…..definitely.
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