Meeting @ Genting

It's my second meeting with Shell's team and fellow distributors from Peninsular Malaysia (PM) and Singapore  in Genting Highland. The first time was last year around this time also in same venue: First World Hotel, date: 15th - 16th  August 2011. It's a meeting review of first half of the year performance, every channel (B2B, B2C) is doing well as commented by the Shell's GM.

The main point is to grow the business, and there is 'syndicate' session on the second day of meeting.
The first day of meeting touched a few things: HSSE, first half performance review,  distributor national average (DNA), together = trust, logistic, e-learning, marketing, & HR.

The 'syndicate' session is merely discussion in groups for future marketing activities and funding.
Brainstorm session for ideas, upgrades and solutions.
My role as learner and observer most of the time, its a learning ground for me.

The most 'crazy' moment during dinner, where everyone has opportunity to sing karaoke and perform on stage. The performance that I like most is the 'wonder girls performance' by Shell's staffs a.k.a wonder girls.

Besides that, one of the highlight is farewell for Joanna - my company's ICAM, she's leaving to Beijing, China for career development (B2B China).

I stayed in a 2-bed-room, sponsored by my employer (Thank you, boss!). The room include, a TV, toilet with bathtub, 2 beds, 3 seats sofa. I was by my own almost all the time because no one share room with me.
(its both pro & con, pro: I have privacy, con: I am lonely - no one to talk to - however, I did have the so- called-last telephone conversation with my dear friend, Wai Siong who is leaving Malaysia to further her study in New York). I was blessed instead (one of her last word was: I was inspired by you - love you Wai Siong!)

As previous year I didn't have chance to enjoy the theme park games however, I enjoy playing XBOX 360 degree games during break time- in between the meeting. It's cool and good way to exercise! (you really sweat when you play the sports games - without remote, its sense your movements - kinetics). In additional, there were one massage chair and a foot massage machine in each of the meeting room (such a good facilities compared to previous year).

The pros: get to know and understand people especially during dinner, whether they are of other channel, distributors or Shell's staffs (BTW, I did not sit in same table with my employer during dinner - its a good way to get out of comfort zone or have more freedom or even be less introvert).

The cons: venue for lunch is quite far - Coffee Terrace at Genting Hotel - had to use a few escalators to reach there from First World Hotel (total around 15 minutes walk).

Overall, it's good!