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| Ian Tai |
Finally, it has arrived!
The much awaited club outing for Friendship
Club finally happened on 13th October 2012. The program started off
with a gathering at the parking in Bukit
Kiara Equestrian & Country Resort. There were few members who are not morning
persons, some overslept. Despite of the challenge, the late comers finally
arrived, and they accepted their
punishment gracefully (which in turn, to treat us for dinner). Participants were
grouped into three cars respectively.
It took
2-hours’ drive to the Simple Bee Farm in Machap Baru, Melaka. Our drivers had a challenging time locating the farm as signboards
and banners were nowhere to be seen. Upon arrival, we rested and had lunch. The
lunch was simply finger lickin' good. We finished all the food served and even asked
for more.
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| Friendship members in the Bee Farm with all the bee products |
After lunch, an assistant led us to the bee
farm, orang asli settlement and mini zoo. We had a mixture of feeling about the
place. There were bee yards, but not much of bees to be seen, there were Orang
Asli’s huts and settlements, but there were no Orang Asli. What we saw in the mini zoo are chickens, ducks,
gooses, turkeys, goats and a monkey. We thought it was more like a poultry farm
instead of a mini zoo.
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| Few of Friendship members climbed up the huts for better view of the farm |
However, we were able to learn and see how bee
produces raw honey, propolis, pollen and royal jelly; up close and personal. We
had also learned that bee’s products bring a lot of benefit to our health, including
cure for cough and sore throat, boost energy and stamina, enhance mood, reduce
stress, balance and regulate hormones, suppress cravings and an unhealthy
appetite, moderate body weight, cell regeneration and many other.
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| Our Area Governor Chee Hoe was having his face spa with royal jelly
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After the visit to Bee Farm, the following itinerary
became increasingly exciting as we paraded into the Malacca city center for
food, fun and laughter. We determined to
try out all the famous local delicacies including Malaccan Cendol, Laksa, “Special”
Satay and many other local specialty products.
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| Mouth-Watering Durian puffs |
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| Group photo at the entrance of Jonker Street |
We hiked up to St Paul’s Cathedral,
conquered Fort A’ Famosa, passed through Dutch architecture, Stadhuys
Buildings and took many fun photos along the way. Before we leave the city, we
had scrumptiously Nyonya cooking for dinner.
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| "Friendship-Malacca-Style" with Fort A' Famosa |
All in all, it was a fantastic day where I believe
each and every one was extremely satisfied, rejuvenated, and built stronger bond amongst Friendship Club members. We look
forward to organize another outdoor trip like this in the near future. Penang,
perhaps?
Ian Tai
Vice President Public Relations
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