Batam Retreat 7 - 9 Dec 07

Dennis and Dellia's G12 Retreat this year is held at Harris Resort, Batam. I took 300+ photos throughout the whole retreat, filled the whole 1gb xD memory card, haha... I had to pick out about 89 photos and editing them, scale them down from 70+ mb to 11+ mb.

Here we go...

Lunch at Harbourfront Subway

Me, Zach and Aileen on the ferry

Me on the ferry

Zoom and we're away for holidaySea sick?

Me, Zach and Chi Wern giving me a belly rubNoooo.....ZachBatam is over there...Check out my matching spare tyres
On to our short getawayDennis' Guys.
Chi Wern, Daniel, me, Dennis and ZachHe's the man...Penny for your thoughtsWonder what Emmanuel feels about the retreat? Ask him then.Dellia, Chin Ling and Aileen on the ferrySurreal islandDaniel can sleep everywhere, anyhow, any wayWe could see Harris Resort from the ferry there.
It's only a 3 min bus ride from the ferry terminal.We're here finally...Down the AisleHappy FamilyThe Ferry Terminal has a certain charm. The pointy roof reminds us of Lord of the Rings.Candid shot on the minivanWelcomed at the resort with a Christmas Tree. Feel the festive spirit yet?A white church outside the entrance of Harris ResortOur room is super comfortable and spacious. The beds just swallows us.TV has many channels including HBO, Star Movies, MTV, ESPN, Singapore Channels, etc..A sofa in the room seems to make the room feel more comfortable.The view from our room is very nice. Sea view...Looks better when the sun comes out. BBQ bar below.Also a fountain.And a private beach.Sunset from our room.Pool view from Dennis and Dellia's roomHarris ResortView from the pool sideSunken Bar next to the poolChildren's pool with slidesThen after checking in on the first day, we went for dinner, then shopping at their shopping centre which was an hour's bus ride away. There were many interesting shops and things, but nothing much to buy though. Lots of counterfeit things though.

88th Street, what the...Polo King... King of Polo. Maybe a sign from God, that Pastor Khong will be victorious, haha...Child sized power ranger balloons. There's also the black spiderman too.Godiva Coffee. But there isn't any chocolates there though.BFC, Best Fried Chicken. Best indeed.Gior. Think it's cheaper as there are less letters to make.Polo. Seems convincing, but ain't it Polo Ralph?Anker Beer. Cheap Beer though.Heineken is 6,975 Rupiah. About SGD 1.00. Beer here is cheaper than Singapore mineral water.A&W is a must have whenever we go overseas. Curly Fries, Root Beer Float, Ice Cream Waffles... Heavenly...A&W Root Beer Float is only S$1 +The poster model looks like Chi Wern.Snacks that we bought there in our room. Well supplied emergency rations.The next day, we went to play some water games at the pool and outside. Also, we went for wargames.

Green Team.
Joe, Zach, Daniel, SimonOrange Team.
Roger, Wei Loon, Jaqueline, DennisRoger and DennisIs that Zach or me? Take cover...After running around and getting all dirty, we went back to wash up in our rooms.

Sighted an eagle or hawk soaring outside.BBQ Dinner by the pool. Nice Ambience, beautiful place.Lights by the poolThe pool looks as nice in day and as night.Happy Anniversary to Dennis and DelliaLunch on the last day. They finally spelled our organisation correctly.
It was "Faith Community Church" on the first day.Say Cheese-cakeLife is simpleThe spring of lifeMother and ChildLeaving on the bus to home. The bus was super humid on the first day when we took it to the shopping center. Had to endure the damp feeling for a whole hour. Good thing it was only 3 mins to the ferry terminal.Our Ferry back, Sea Raider IIGoodbye BatamSky and wavesWe could see Singapore from Batam.Lots of planes flying over.Pam and Aileen gazing for homeSomewhere beyond the sea...
Heading for the HorizonWe're all awaiting home.If the skipper sees this big ship coming towards him, what will he do.Reflection of cloud on the waterFinally, a rather decent photo of myself.A yatch near SentosaA view of Sentosa from the ferrySentosa on the left and Keppel on the right.
We're in safe waters nowHarbourfront Centre. We're home...