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#BRX15 – a new hashtag created just for an exceptionally enriching trip. “Bangkok Rookie Exchange 2015” saw 10 personnels from Singapore, visiting different offices to learn from our respective Thai counterparts. We also had the opportunity to witness an “Assistant Owner” advancement. In addition, the new rookies met up with 2 of the very promising owners in Bangkok – Bomp & Jae. We definitely gained a whole lot of new and powerful insights from these young & uprising owners!

The highlight of the trip will, undoubtedly, be the visit to the residence of newly advanced Vice President, Mr Wong Chee Wai. He showed us around his legendary 2-units-combined-into-1 penthouse. We were dumbfounded! Almost every single part of his house is customised. Chee Wai also possess one the most stunning walk-in wardrobe which we have ever seen in a residence – for a moment, we thought we were in an high-end retail outlet! At the end of the day, we left his house in awe. Not only by the interior design of his unit, more significantly, Chee Wai has shown us why he is the 1st Asian to become a Vice President, simply with his wealth of knowledge & charisma.

No trip is complete without some R&R! The famous landmarks such as Chatuchak, Terminal 21, Platinum Mall were part of the itinerary. Riding on a bike was a 1st time experience for many of us. We took GrabBike once and we got hooked immediately! It is a must-do item when you are there!

To end off the trip, each of us was awarded with a certification, personally signed off by Chee Wai himself! As reluctant as we are to return to Singapore, it was certainly a fruitful trip with plenty of take-aways. Till then – thank you Bangkok!

The venue for R&R was decided to be at Westin at Langkawi. The resort just undergone renovation and it looked really spectacular! This was one of our biggest R&R with the involvement of 10 countries including Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Korea, Japan, Australia and UK. We had a one and a half day workshop hosted by the Vice Presidents and Senior Campaign Owners of the different countries followed by dinner and drinks for the first 2 days.

The key event was day 3 where we had our Gala dinner in Black Tie Theme. Over 100 awards were given out ranging from Senior Team Leader awards to Campaign Owners of the different countries. We spent the last day with a half-day island hopping on jet ski exploring the island and beaches. Seeing the different success and achievements, every one was inspired and looking forward for a bigger and better year!

The Turi Beach Rising Star is a combined event across Singapore, Hong Kong and Thailand. Delegates from the 3 countries flew in to the island and had a 4 days workshop and RnR. We also had the honor of  inviting the Country Manager of HongKong and Vice President from Thailand as special guests to share their tips with the team.

We had 2 days of workshop and gathered a lot of information from the sharing sessions of the different Campaign Owners. Of course the benefit of running the workshop on an island is that you to enjoy the sun, sea and sand too! We allocated time for a dinner BBQ along the beach, water sports and paint ball! It was a good balance of learning, networking and fun experience.

As per normal, Middle East was selected as the venue for this year International Management Meeting. The trip is a session for the top 20 managers across Europe and Asia to network and exchange ideas. This time round the team travelled across Abu Dhabi and Dubai for the 5 days Meeting. Our director Jerry Lim was one of the selected delegates for this most exciting trip for the year.

The trip was extremely fruitful and it was an eye opener to gain the information and exposure with delegates from UK, Ireland, Belgium, Netherlands and other parts of Asia. The event started with a evening cocktail party for the first day, 1 ½ day meeting, limo ride to Dubai for dinner, Ferrari world to experience the world faster roller coaster and ended with a relaxing free and easy day.

Twice a year we have an owners meeting and this year it was done up in our most performing city in Asia, Bangkok. 4 top performers were selected for this trip: Khor Yong Keong (Team Manager), Ke YangZhen (Team Leader), Cheong Wai Leong and Ethan Pang. The team stayed at amazing hotel Millennium Hilton Bangkok by the river. We flew in a day earlier to visit the most performing office in Bangkok learning and gaining experience in the Telco project we run in Thailand. The team also managed to visit a new location that we are setting up in Jan and hang out with our Country head of Thailand to learn from his experience. The very top-performing managers across Asia conducted a 1½ day workshop and the delegates benefited from the sharing. Not to miss out tailoring and shopping in the once of Asian favorite city, we wrapped up the last day with a free and easy day.

Our once a year awaited event – The R&R. The selected venue was Le Meridian. It was a nice resort with a private beach. This event was scheduled for the sole purpose of celebrating our successes and achievements for the year. A total of 8 countries joined the event from Asia, UK, and even Australia.

We had half day workshops ran by Vice Presidents and Country Managers which was absolutely enriching. The award dinner started on the third day with a black-tie theme. We had a sumptuous 6 course dinner alongside with recognizing the awards recipients.

Everyone was dressed to the nines and the night marks our success and also remind us the reward of our hard work. After the award ceremony ended, we transited the ballroom to a dance floor and partied hard throughout the night. It was awesome!

Visiting the pioneering country of our industry, Malaysia. KL was one of the first cities where our Vice president first started and ran his office there. 4 top performers were selected to this KL office visit and get the chance to visit our Regional Head Office and also other Marketing Offices in Malaysia.

The team manages to watch the Malaysian Team in action, experiencing different campaigns and channel. We also had the honor to spend a day with our Vice President who took us to his Chopper and flew our around the city. It was an unforgettable experience and the team benefited a lot from this office visit.