The three day Annual Staff Trip of Tech One Global came to a happy conclusion yesterday evening. This time the destination for this cheerful event was Bay Beach Hotel at Weligama.
The TOG team, together with their families, left Colombo in two luxury busses in the early morning of 6th Friday. Mr. Lars Jeppesen, our CEO, flew all the way from Philippines to take part in the fun and adventure. We had breakfast at the Saffron Hut, Wadduwa and reached the hotel around 11.30. The journey, with all the singing, dancing and merrymaking, was an equally exciting and pleasurable experience as arriving at the exotic destination.
The afternoon of the day was spent at the swimming-pool, playing ball, rollicking and frolicking; kids and grownups alike. Later in the evening there was an excellent Barbeque and a local group provided traditional style music, a “Paduru Partiya”.
It went on very late into the night with our team joining in the singing and music; Wasantha being the most active Thabla and Dholki player; his energetic playing was a sight to see with his hair swinging like a lion’s mane…! Almost everyone joined in the excitement of singing and dancing and Oh, what fun we had…!
The kids had a lot of fun too. They had a wonderful time running around and playing with each other while enjoying the good food and sweet drinks. Mrs. Madhu Weerakoon distributed gifts to all the kids.
The next morning everybody went down to the stretch of grass with coconut and Araliya trees bwetween the beach and the hotel to take part in the Leadership & Teamwork Fellowship Programme conducted by T.G.Mahesh Priyadarshana, Executive Course Director of “SEALS” - Spirit & Eco-Adventure Living Squad and his team of trainers.
The thrilling activities like Making the Longest Line, Prison Escape, Tight Rope Walking and Catamaran Race were sheer fun. At the same time they taught us valuable lessons about teamwork and how to handle difficult situations.
By evening everybody was tired and the music and drinks on the terrace with a cool sea breeze were a welcome change after the strenuous activities in the hot sun. Again we enjoyed the music by the same group and the boys and girls enjoyed singing and dancing till the early hours of the next day…
We headed back home on Sunday after having a great time and on our return journey, in the bus, Wasantha got the boys and girls to sing while he played his Dholki. Though very tired himself after two nearly sleepless nights of singing and dancing, he refused to rest. He gave the ultimate lesson in the leadership when he said, “If the leadership sleeps, the ship sinks.”
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