Britzone Goes to Singapore 2012

Half the fun of the travel is the esthetic of lostness.  ~Ray Bradbury


For the first time since Britzone established, this year, Brizone, had an outing program in overseas. This program was an breakthrough idea of the Presiden Britzone in order to strengthen the  friendship among britzoners and practice their English in daily basis.


The idea of having an outing in Singapore was risky since we didnt have any experience before and we needed a lot of preparation. Therefore, we decided to form a team to prepare all of the things. Considering the experiences that they had, we, finally, formed the Britzone Goes to Singapore team which included: Pras, Dhabit, Farhan, Icha, Unda, Rina and Yudha. The team assignment was to arrange the tickets, hotel, itinerary, and collect the payment for the trip. 

After waiting for several months, we finally had 20 confirmed participants. All participants would depart from Soekarno Hatta in early morning and arrived at Changi Airport around 10.00 in Singapore time. After arriving and few minutes exploring the airport, we straightly went to the hostel to put all the luggages. Our hostel was in ABC Hostel near Arab St Area. Our first destination was Asian Civilization Museum (ACM). ACM is the first museum in the region to present a broad yet integrated perspective of pan-Asian cultures and civilizations. The museum is located in near Marina Bay and Singapore's  prominent landmark, Merlion. So, we had tour around the area. First day was an exhausted day but we believed that participants were enjoyed the day.

Day 2 was a very interesting because we would traveled through Singapore in race. The race was called 'The Amazing Race'. We divided the participants into 3 groups. All the three groups should find the certain destination that had decided before. The participants should find Teka Market, Mustafa, Takasimaya, Istana Park, Sri Mariamman Temple and Tian Hock Keng Temple. We started in the Hostel and would finish in the Vivo City. All were so excited. During the race, they got many experiences like asking to local people, reading a map, taking public transportation and knowing the Singaporean culture. Though sometimes, they got lost, tired and confused, they still enjoyed the trip and the game. To cooling down, we ended up the day by watching "Song of the Sea" show in Sentosa Resort Island.

Last day in Singapore was a travel day. Since we had afternoon flight, we still had a chance to go shopping. So, some of us went to grab some souvenirs in Bugis area.

Overall, our first trip to Singapore was a unforgetable moment. For me, personally, it was a great moment to see all the britzoners could enjoy the trip. And hopefully, the trip would bring togetherness among britzoners and would increase the ability to speak English in the daily basis.Finally, we would say  many thanks to all Britzoners to share the moments (laughter, tiredness, madness, and happiness) with us :).


Cheers,

BZGtSC