Rafting of The Champions

Rafting of The Champions" That's today's headline on blog ^^
Well it actually happens yesterday (20/5/2008), but I posted it today.

Now, before I go on, this is called Rafting of The Champions, because the people that join this event are only those, whose team won the sales team at Financial Revolution (4-6 April) and Life Revolution (25-27 April) at the Financial Revolution my team (Team4) was on the second place, bu then at the Life Revolution we got the first place hehe. Then the TDW Resources Staff and of course Mr Tung Desem Waringin and his family also join this activity.

This is really cool, since I'm quite familiar with the people there haha and some familiar faces, which I've known for years were also there, Ko Fredy, Ko Dickson, Ko Hendro and Kak Mega. Then there are also some great friends of mine there such as, Mona, Pak Andy, Edy, Cia, Kuncoro, Ryan and many more. The rafting took place at Citarik, Sukabumi and it takes about 3hour something to get there.

But first we went to a orphanage to give some donation first and so as we're nearing the rafting place, we had to stop at the Police Station and ask for permision, since we actually can't enter with a bus, then the police accompany us there until suddenly we arrived at a point where we have no other option, but to walk, since our bus was too big and it's risk to move on with it, so all of us went down and walk and the truth is... It's still a VERY long way ahead, but luckily hey got a car to pick us up. The view around this place was very good that it's full of kelapa sawit and some other plants, but I have no idea what they are. Actually it's still kinda risky since it's a container car and we're sitting on the back, so it seems like as if we're on a roller coaster since the road is also up and down wkwk

As we arrived there we ate our lunch and prepared for the best part rafting!! In this case we're divided into 8 groups and since 1 boat can only carry 4 people + the guide and I'm in the same boat with Ko Fredy, Mona and Pak Andy (Team 7 yeah). Before we went to out boats we have to wear the helm, vest and take our oar and of course all of us took some pictures first haha (I'll put them here as I get them). Then the guide also tough us some commands such as, forward, backwards, bum, and stop, so that we know what to do. At first we're at the back, but then we asked the guide to speed up and go for the others, well then we went all around and attacked the other boats wkwk and I also saw some people falling down from their boat.

Team 7: Ko Fredy, Mona, Pak Andy and Me

During this trip we saw some species of surroundings, which are two biawak and water spiders(many of them), well luckily nobody from my boat fall, even though some of us almost fall, but we managed to survive the trip hehe. In fact the trip was fun and entertaining, even though all of us were wet, but I would like to do that again it was fun ^^

In the end, we drank some fresh kelapa/coconut and they tasted quite good. The trip was about 1hour, but then I think it's not too long, then Ko Dickson also said that there is a longer one and they also said so. I heard that it would be more entertaining if we go rafting as it was raining. After we changed our cloth, we went back to the bus and most of us slept until most of us are dying from hunger and the willing to pee wkwk then we finally stopped at a Gas Station and ate KFC for our dinner. Since we all use the same black t-shirt as uniform, some of us might thought that we're gangster or something like that haha

As the result we arrived at Jakarta about 9 something PM and we all said goodbye each other. Then I went home with Pak Andy, Mona and Rudy Lim. Rudy Lim is a young trainer around 26/27 years old and we had some conversation and I think he's quite good then he also invited me to us to his seminar this saturday, well I think I'll come, since I haven't got any orders from my bos haha, well I shall see... Special thanks for Pak Andy and Mona that drove me home, Thank you so much ^^

What I learned today is that sometimes, we need to follow Nike's advice and "Just Do It" well you should know that most of us never went rafting before and some of us even can't swim, but then they Just do it anyway and they feel good, well one last thing to remember... there's an old saying said "Do what you Fear, Watch it Disappear" So no matter what happens or what's in front of you, just face it, well there's always the first time right? So like Nike says "Just Do It"