Facilitator at the PP-PPT Induction Course at TLDM Lumut. 21 June'2008

I was appointed as the Facilitator for the PP-PPT Induction Course for the Malaysian Royal Navy (or TLDM) staffs on the 21st.June'2008 at the KD Pelandok Naval Base Auditorium.(*I am always full of passion and looking forward to any events involving TLDM* Know why?Will tell you later...*)
I facilitated the first day while colleague Mr.Halim facilitated the second day.

Lectures. (Top 4 pics)
Group presentation by Team 1.Group presentation by Team 2.
Group Photo.

Pics taken around Lumut town.At the main Naval Base entrance.

Lumut town revisited.
Putting up (again!) at Lumut Country Resort (although I have made my bookings at the nearby hotel,hehehe!). Bro.Z** who came home over the weekend kept me 'company' throughout the 3 hrs.driving.

Telok Batik beach *the must visit spot in Lumut* revisited before heading back to Putrajaya.Brother Lans: A Midshipman before...
*....all those memorable moments at Wisma Kadet :-)

All the Best to the TLDM officers and personnels in the preparation of becoming PP-PPT Assessors.

27 Mar'08. Facilitator for the PPL Induction Course at ILP Sandakan Sabah Land Below The Wind.

With Mr.Sya***, the Sabah regional office director at the admin block's compound


Facilitator for the first day of the PPL Induction course while Mr.Sya**** handled the second day. Some of the participants were vocational training officers from the Sandakan Industrial Training Institute, technical school teachers from various parts of Sabah as well as personel from various accredited centres.

Registration handled by Hj.B**

Welcome note from the Director.

The participants

Facilitator for PP/PPL Course at ILP Sandakan.26 Mar 2008. (Day 1 in Sandakan)

DAY 1.
Episode 1. From KUL to BKI. The arrival...

(KUL stands for Kuala Lumpur while BKI for Kota Kinabalu *grin* ).

Arrival at KKIA (Kota Kinabalu International Airport)

Straight from the Landscape MySkills competition site in UPM Serdang, I rushed to the ERL station to catch the train to KLIA to fly to Sandakan Sabah, to become the facilitator for the PP/PPL induction course at Institut Latihan Perindustrian (ILP) Sandakan. Organized by DSD's Sabah regional office, they needed someone from HQ to facilitate together with them (so since I had never been to Sandakan & there was no one available from HQ,so I volunteered) :-)

(Neighbour Napi sent me to the ERL station and it was 'on the dot' situation when I arrived at the station the train had already stopped to let the passengers alightened the train. Phew! If I had missed this 4.20 train, next will be at 4.50). For the PP/PPL induction course, I decided to facilitate the first day while DSD's Sabah director takes the second day.

On the sky bridge to board the plane to Sandakan with DSD Sabah Director Mr.Syah***

We met at Kota Kinabalu International Airport to board the same plane to Sandakan. However Mr.Syah***'s colleagues such as Hj.B**, Sa** and driver Nu** had hit the road for 6 hours from KK to Sandakan in the office 4 wheel drive. That very first night in Sandakan the five of us went around Sandakan town looking for local food and did some brief sightseeing.

Arrival at Sandakan airport. Lots of Mat Sallehs around...

Are you calling the driver to fetch us?

Episode 2.

"Jalan-Jalan Carik Makan" or "Looking for Food" in Sandakan.

The Sabah office decided to 'play host' to 'this guest' (that's ME!) from Putrajaya. Since Sandakan is famous for its prawns and fish, 'the' host decided to look for sea food (or anything that comes from the sea for dinner when I answered "Sea food" not 'siput' (snails)" to their question "what do you want to eat for dinner Che Lan?"

Nu** the driver was quite familiar with the town & off we went to the night market area somewhere at the outskirts of Sandakan & looked for any 'edible sea creature' to eat. (Actually we ate stingray & the 'ikan jaket'.

I was busy taking pics, see my untouched rice :-)

Mr.Syah*** (in white shirt) probably was thinking "we must feed the guest from Putrajaya!"

Episode 3. Ronda-ronda pekan. ("Look-look and see-see" around town).

Taking pictures of KD Sri Sandakan armada.

The KD Sandakan naval base and dockyard are the must see spots in Sandakan. Sandakan town faces the South China Sea with some distant islands (Philiphine?) as the back scene.

Sandakan, a coastal town, offers scenic views of the South China Sea and producer of salted sea produce such as tiger prawns and salted fish. Throughout our stay in Sandakan, all 5 of us stayed at the ILP's institute guest house.

Thanks you DSD Sabah office and ILP Sandakan for the kind hospitality :-)