The trip to Bahvest, Silam was organized by the very hospitable Mdm. President Datin Grace, she picked the right time, the right date and without hesitation, invited all the members who wished to join the fun. Even though some of them could not go, those who went would bring back vivid description, heartfelt joy and picturesque photos of the place.
The day started off as a sunny bright morning and even though we departed later than we had scheduled, the journey was all in good hands. When we arrived at Lahad Datu, we were served the most delicious chicken rice and fish balls in the town at a restaurant named Do Vist. Yeah, the name said it all, do visit the restaurant if you are going to Lahad Datu. Following by the lunch was the journey to a place where i would describe it as a "Hidden Eden".
Once we set foot at the rest house, we were welcomed by the cooling sea breeze, then when we looked around, the only thing we saw was the magnificent view overseeing the vast ocean with turquoise blue water, i think everyone was amazed by the beauty of the place despite there was no swaying coconut trees nor powdery white sand. Soon, we were led by the friendly staff to tour the fish sanctuary. After the educational tour and with curiosity kills the cat type of mindset, we ended up knowing a little bit more about different type of fishes.
After touring the entire fish sanctuary, we proceeded with our training meeting. Albeit it was an outdoor meeting, the meeting was conducted properly with a proper agenda just like our ordinary twice in a month training meeting. The table topic session was conducted by ACB Luna Chua, with the acronym BAHVEST (Borneo Aqua Harvest) where the speakers were allowed to boast about their power of imagination and wide range of knowledge. Nevertheless, CC Melissa presented 2 CL projects in a row where she gained her CL successfully from this trip.
After the meeting, everyone wanted to relax and enjoy the surrounding better. Therefore, some chose to chit chat with each other while enjoying their daily dose of caffeine and others were all geared up and wanted to dip into the turquoise blue water with countless live corals and sea urchin underneath.
It was getting dark and it could only mean one thing - dinner's time! Thanks to the generosity of the host and hostess, we were served a variety of sumptuous BBQ dishes and seafood. The staffs were being very helpful in preparing the food, from marinating to grilling and served us. Not only that, we enjoyed the raisin cake baked by Dora as dessert and drinks after the dinner.
After a day of joy and fun, everyone fell into slumber land and prepared for an early morning "round-the-island" trip on the next day. The kind host brought us for a boat ride to witness for ourselves what's hidden at the opposite islands. To our amazement, it was truly an eye opener moment where there were countless colorful corals underneath us, reflected more vibrantly by the blue sky and sunny day light.
Happy moments passed by quickly, soon after the boat ride, we had to leave for Sandakan. However, everyone left the place feeling recharged, contented and grateful for what we had indulged in over the weekend.
This trip does Make A Difference to us. Thanks to Mdm. President, Datin Grace!
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