tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037275061245964811.post3203913320100825294..comments2023-11-02T16:01:28.095+08:00Comments on Ibi Benefici Locus Est: Mayhem in Melaka! Accounts of a not-at-all-restful staff retreat~CovertOperations78~http://www.blogger.com/profile/05533605886607468773noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037275061245964811.post-83122074776796729322010-05-15T23:47:22.397+08:002010-05-15T23:47:22.397+08:00Dear Angelina,
Coming right over! Thank you, my p...Dear <b>Angelina</b>,<br /><br />Coming right over! Thank you, my purrrfect friend!~CovertOperations78~https://www.blogger.com/profile/05533605886607468773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037275061245964811.post-60189140096676953722010-05-15T11:13:13.061+08:002010-05-15T11:13:13.061+08:00CO78,
Purrr....we've sumthing cooking for you....CO78,<br />Purrr....we've sumthing cooking for you. Hurry up, come over to my house before Brad demolish it. It's yummyliciously berrylicious I promise. meow....Cat-from-Sydneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04316678270023647758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037275061245964811.post-47468341789645639002010-05-13T02:21:57.299+08:002010-05-13T02:21:57.299+08:00Heya Ili,
It wasn't kewl, man. It sucked quit...Heya <b>Ili</b>,<br /><br />It wasn't kewl, man. It sucked quite a bit. We were pretty bored and in a mutinous mood. LOL.~CovertOperations78~https://www.blogger.com/profile/05533605886607468773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037275061245964811.post-22034093775030515692010-05-12T21:51:30.359+08:002010-05-12T21:51:30.359+08:00thats sooo cool!!!!!! cool!!!thats sooo cool!!!!!! cool!!!mNadeshikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01670602577114126916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037275061245964811.post-48454336270881203852010-05-12T19:02:51.051+08:002010-05-12T19:02:51.051+08:00Dear Keats,
Thank you for your concern! I am stil...Dear <b>Keats</b>,<br /><br />Thank you for your concern! I am still in some pain, but ignoring it. <br /><br />The disturbing literature on the walls were of the fire, brimstone, gates of Hell and tear-down-Stadhuys-and-burn-down-Bukit-Cina variety. I don't think a sensible Supreme Being could condone that.<br /><br />How did you know I let out a Tarzan yell?!?! You could hear me all the way from Alor Gajah?!?!~CovertOperations78~https://www.blogger.com/profile/05533605886607468773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037275061245964811.post-68350688550432187662010-05-12T18:48:31.274+08:002010-05-12T18:48:31.274+08:00? Disturbing literature on walls - God please help...? Disturbing literature on walls - God please help us! <br />Hope you've recovered nicely from your bodily pains. Did you do a Tarzan call and then let let yourself loose???Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17272333503136774741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037275061245964811.post-13527383001822841642010-05-12T16:03:08.288+08:002010-05-12T16:03:08.288+08:00Dear Louis,
Yes, indeed, what horrors we bestow u...Dear <b>Louis</b>,<br /><br />Yes, indeed, what horrors we bestow upon ourselves in the name of organised religion! The Supreme Being would express grave disappointment indeed at such blatant waste of Tyvek, PVC, paper, ink and Ikea picture frames to propagate hatred and destruction in an attempt to glorify Him/Her.<br /><br />As for congealed lumps, you must not have been to any school or office canteens in Malaysia! I have since christened my office canteen operator "Pak Abu Fear Factor". His curries are so greasy that our mouths and stomachs are waterproofed for a month! His rice and rotis sit in one's stomach like a rock! His vegetable soup made me ill for 2 days! <br /><br />Oh and my old school canteen -- we didn't like the "Happy Meals"! We didn't know what surprises would come with our next meal -- a fruit fly? A scarab beetle? A baby roach? A lizard tail? A scrap of foil?~CovertOperations78~https://www.blogger.com/profile/05533605886607468773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037275061245964811.post-36866356827457163152010-05-12T15:47:02.078+08:002010-05-12T15:47:02.078+08:00Your narrative, CO'78, lists many privations i...Your narrative, CO'78, lists many privations inflicted on you and your colleagues that border on the inhumane. But the one that should be classified as a crime against humanity is serving "congealed lumps..." as food in Malaysia, Malaysia, where there's mouth-watering food on every block! incredible and unforgiveable. <br /><br />I will no longer be able to tuck into some marvellous hawkers' food in Malaysia without thinking that somewhere, in some Retreat, some unfortunate souls are being deprived of their birthright.<br /><br />It is regrettable that it is impossible to escape the plague of organized religion. Can anyone seriously believe that a Supreme being of any name would sanction the odious stuff done supposedly in his name?<br /><br />Another of your thoroughly delightful and thought-provoking, finely crafted pieces. Thanks.louishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02724442924909561263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037275061245964811.post-43031129814481168702010-05-12T12:33:58.661+08:002010-05-12T12:33:58.661+08:00Hello Zaharan, long time no hear! Any updates on A...Hello <b>Zaharan</b>, long time no hear! Any updates on Ajai?<br /><br />That 'resort' isn't very different from most of the budget resorts in the rest of the Peninsular. It wasn't bad. We just didn't like the whole evangelistic zeal about the place.~CovertOperations78~https://www.blogger.com/profile/05533605886607468773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037275061245964811.post-89026444125712246652010-05-12T12:08:29.002+08:002010-05-12T12:08:29.002+08:00Overt religious oneupmanship, Pakistani roots, dog...Overt religious oneupmanship, Pakistani roots, dogs, nature (ok, secondary jungle)retreat ... what a mash! Has me intrigued tho ...Zaharan Razakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11689133789755876100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037275061245964811.post-4607783434575562882010-05-12T11:42:38.947+08:002010-05-12T11:42:38.947+08:00Dear Pat,
I am nowhere near as naughty as the res...Dear <b>Pat</b>,<br /><br />I am nowhere near as naughty as the resort dogs! The dogs are little rascals with doe eyes! <br /><br />Yes, it's a good thing my workmates and I enjoy each others' company and are on the same wavelength. <br /><br />My neck pain developed into a fever and sore throat. Not sure how that happened but my colleague told me the sore throat came from shouting and laughing too much and eating too much potato chips. I am collecting the metal World Cup pendants from the chips, so it's been chips for breakfast, lunch, tea and dinner all week.<br /><br />Thanks for checking in on me!~CovertOperations78~https://www.blogger.com/profile/05533605886607468773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037275061245964811.post-13275978483212999562010-05-12T11:38:28.907+08:002010-05-12T11:38:28.907+08:00Dear Kitties-In-Sydney,
*Evil laughs* means you&#...Dear <b>Kitties-In-Sydney</b>,<br /><br />*Evil laughs* means you're Brad, right? It wasn't a Psycho kind of motel, it just had stuff that was offensive to everyone, both to those of other religions and to those who are of the same faith as the resort owners! HR didn't know all this when they approved our budget. And the team who organised it did the best they could, but morale is just a little low at the moment because of the heavy workload and the ambiguities in policy.~CovertOperations78~https://www.blogger.com/profile/05533605886607468773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037275061245964811.post-14136338241579925282010-05-12T11:35:26.023+08:002010-05-12T11:35:26.023+08:00Dear MajorDad64,
I'd like to see the kind of ...Dear <b>MajorDad64</b>,<br /><br />I'd like to see the kind of activities they have at the Pusat Latihan TUDM Ipoh! I'm sure it's a lot more fun than ours! Old Town has nice ice cream toast but all their coffee and tea drinks cause instant diabetes!~CovertOperations78~https://www.blogger.com/profile/05533605886607468773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037275061245964811.post-22836359904769652922010-05-12T09:42:22.687+08:002010-05-12T09:42:22.687+08:00'Staff retreat'! Ooooh how how I hated tho...'Staff retreat'! Ooooh how how I hated those words when I was working!!! And luckily for you, you seem to have had 'nice' colleagues who, at the very least, knew how to laugh! Some of mine ... I don't want to go there! Hahahah!<br /><br />And how is your neck and pains in the head? Oh, my little darling, you are such a naughty girl lah!Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10795820209657289652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037275061245964811.post-32325914667583597062010-05-12T09:15:37.053+08:002010-05-12T09:15:37.053+08:00CO78,
Where in the world is that "resort"...CO78,<br />Where in the world is that "resort"? Sounds so titillating...har har har *evil thoughts* Lucky it wasn't the "you can check-in but can never check-out" type of place. Or else, you won't be able to tell the story. I can think 1,001 ways to "give back" to the HR people who organised the "retreat". har har har *evil laughs*Cat-from-Sydneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04316678270023647758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037275061245964811.post-71506789401162710492010-05-12T07:55:54.739+08:002010-05-12T07:55:54.739+08:00Oh you would sooooo love the "villa" at ...Oh you would sooooo love the "villa" at Pusat Latihan Medan Institut Latihan Tentera Udara Ipoh.<br />Especiallly because you can sneak oout to Old Town Coffee across Medan Gopeng.hobbit1964https://www.blogger.com/profile/04030529322509686268noreply@blogger.com