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A really delayed post about adventure and team camaraderie.

Fostering team solidarity is one of the objectives of our trip to Phillip’s Sanctuary and is also what the owners are promoting in this eco-recreation park. Of course, we’re also here to have fun and relax our hearts out from the hustle and bustle of city life and the nerve shattering work at the office.

The trip started late afternoon on August 29-30, 2009, a little late because of some delays and the usual city traffic, but when we are already outside the city, the feeling of going out of town is in the air, all are excited and we filled our rented vehicle with laughter and hilarious jokes.

It’s quite late when we arrived at the site, and we are not aware that the place does not have electricity. Well, given the remote location, it is expected. There is an electric generator beside our log cabin that provided just enough light in the lodge and will be off before midnight. We did not waste any time and we started unpacking and set to cook. No gas stove or whatsoever but just grills. Well, no problem because we really intend to grill pork barbeques and fish and have an already packed lunch so the food that we grilled was our “pulutan” for that evening’s main event!

We enjoyed the rest of the night unwinding with a couple of alcoholic drinks and lots of stories and pictures to be reminisced after our teambuilding.

The only downside that evening was the nonstop pouring of rain since we got there. Without electricity before we sleep will be a real hassle for most of us who are not used to staying outdoors, but the rain that night is also a good thing because it kept mosquitoes from pestering us and the cool breeze acts as nature’s air-conditioning.

Come morning, and everyone is anxious what await us. We took a light breakfast and off we go to the real adventure. First, we are introduced with the owner’s grandson Steve who will be our facilitator. He mentioned a brief description of the place and the amenities and activities. We are also grouped into two and we need to cooperate with our own team and compete with the other.

The first thing we do on our adventure package is the zip line. Everyone had their share of screaming and excitement. Lots of pictures were taken already. I actually tried it twice because I could not get enough!

Then, we tried to squeeze ourselves in a series of holes in a web-like rope structure. It really busted our brains and physically challenged us on how we can transfer ourselves to the other end without touching the rope structure.

The other obstacles are net climbing, mud crawl, tight rope walk, river log balance, hanging bridge, and lastly is the tarzan jump. Personally, I like the mud crawl because it brings out the beasts in us! No more hesitation on our female teammates and we all crawl like pigs and bathe in mud like water buffalos!

I will not elaborate more how we managed to do all of these but laughter and lots of photos are not missing on any of these activities!

I will definitely endorse this place. If you are all bored of the usual venue for teambuilding like swimming, videoke and drinking sessions, then this is for all of you!

We are at first uncertain to try, but we are not at all disappointed of what came out because we really enjoyed our short stay at the sanctuary.

You can see the album of our teambuilding at my facebook, multiply and friendster accounts at

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/album.php?aid=100634&id=691877087

http://mlvnz.multiply.com/photos/album/14/Team_Ian_TB_at_Philip039s_Sanctuary_082909#

http://www.friendster.com/viewphotos.php?a=295914535&uid=3201165

For inquiries, you may also visit Philip’s Sanctuary at http://www.phillips-sanctuary.com