NOVEMBER 2013

“The Team Building activity was great. It also incorporated our company’s new product into the activities. Weather was hot and some of us felt exhausted. Great experience overall though.”
– Willy Tan, Manager, Mobotix AG

“It was a great experience at the Universal Studios. I never thought I would go for such rides, as I have always thought that the rides would be scary. It was surprising to me that Universal Studios had vegetarian food. I enjoyed having vegetarian burger. The rides made me realize that I was much more tougher than I thought I was. Thank you so much.”
– Gunam, Operations Support Officers, Methodist Girls School

“Enjoyable journey that allows team bonding and interaction. Fun and interesting activities that kept us going.”
– Ling Beng Huat, MGS

“Alil was an excellent Facilitator! He was very professional, matured and experienced in handling objections during the activities, high but not overwhelmingly high-energy. It is a very hard balance to strike but he struck it well and all of us were very impressed by his facilitation, professionalism and poise.”
– Vicky Chai, HR Manager, AMEC Global Resources Pte Ltd

“The different challenges at various points were fun and varied.”
– Catherine Choo, Education Officer, Methodist Girls’ School

“I was amazed by the willingness of team members and their 100% participation in the activities although some of the activities were new to us. Overall , we learned to overcome our own fear and trust other team members especially the mouse trap activity. At the end of the activity, we felt good in accomplishing the task and not to be trapped in our own fear. This could be applied to our daily works whereby we learn to trust our counterparts when implementing new initiatives facing new challenges together.”
– Wong Lee Yin, Head, Revenue Tenders, Singapore Land Authority

“Opportunities to bond with my colleagues. On hindsight, more time should have been given for this without being caught up with rushing through the activity requirements.”
– Vincent Ong, Vice President, Methodist Girls’ School

“The environment was fun! Programme was new and innovative. It helped in Team Bonding!”
– Meeta Kalra, Head of Quality, Hewlett Packard Asia Pacific Pte Ltd

“The activity has made me and my colleague to understand each other well… We enjoyed it!”
– Thangam, Methodist Girls’ School

“Nice experience except the duration was too short and rush.”
– Francis Aw Lai Hee, Executive-Customer Service, Cycle & Carriage Industries Pte Ltd

“Thank you… been a pleasure having FOCUS in our team building… You made our company day memorable!”
– Michael Biglaen, Methodist Welfare Services

“Outdoor, nice frame (beach), fun and well organized.”
– Francesca Blasco, Novartis Singapore Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Pte Ltd

“Sure! It was well done and as usual, FOCUS Adventure has a bunch of highly professional Facilitators. Guess our participants have a very good work out too.”
– Carina Chin, Cycle & Carriage Industries Pte Ltd

“The session broke the ice for some team members who have never met each other. People were able to bond and grasp better the character of their fellow team members. They are no longer just a voice on the phone. Overall a tiring but exciting and fun-filled activity! Well Done!”
– Jean Chong, Regional Finance Manager, Leitz Tooling Asia Pte Ltd

“Though The GeoCaching Challenge! was tough and on foreign grounds, we glued together through thick and thin just to get the 20 questions answered. A Challenge that saw the teams working co-operatively and tolerating each other’s different opinion and attitude. A pleasant price to pay to find each other’s real personality. Fun all the way ………… Well Done FOCUS! Without them we would not have enjoyed that much.”
– Sally Yin, Personal Assistant, Leitz Tooling Asia Pte Ltd

“The main objective is to have fun and relax environment and this activity has met the criteria.”
– Lina Hj Kasbae, Transport & Customs, Manager, Volvo East Asia Pte Ltd

“The Facilitators were very engaging and injected a lot of fun into the activities, which were just right for our group. Overall it was a very enjoyable day, thanks FOCUS!”
– Alyn Ho, HR Manager, Emerson Network Power (Singapore) Pte Ltd

“I enjoyed The Incredible Race activity the most! Although the mouse trap activity is not the most pleasant experience, it is a high impact activity which encouraged me to face the challenges and uncertainties in work.”
– Valerie, Singapore Tourism Board

“Activities organised were good as we had not experienced in the past.”
– Suresh Daga, Senior Sales Manager, Borouge Pte Ltd

“The interaction between us as a team and the Facilitator was awesome!”
– Makerita Nafoi, Borouge Pte Ltd

“I enjoyed the activities very much this year compared to last year which was too strenuous rushing all over in the hot sun.”
– Karen Tan, Senior customer Service Officer, Borouge Pte Ltd

“Teamwork and good co-operation within colleagues makes this team building an enjoyable memorable one for most of us..”
– Alice Gui, Senior Executive, SONY

“Element of Surprise. Strive for Self Motivation to aid integrity in a diverse environment.”
– Allen Nandan, Gemalto

“We would like thank the FOCUS Team who has facilitated our programme and also a big “Thank You” for all the support to make our programme a success.”
– Jasmine Koh, Senior Office Administrator, Borouge Pte Ltd

“The Facilitator prepared enough so that he mentioned about our corporate core values, which was very good.”
– Hiroki Kasumi, Mitsui Chemicals Asia Pacific Limited

“To expect the unexpected situation and adapt to the changes that follow.”
– Francis Chang See Tong, Principal Technical Officer, SP PowerGrid Limited

“The positiveness of the Facilitators and Instructors made a difference to the participants experience.”
– Wong Shu Fen Susan, Executive, Integrated Health Information Systems Pte Ltd

“Thanks for the swiftly action!  I have gone around flaunting the big photo to my colleagues and it has brought so much pleasant surprises, laughter and good memories of team building that day. Some of them even can’t wait to watch the video clip to reminisce the fun moments at play.

On behalf of our team, we would like to say a “Big Thank You” for making this activity a fun-filled one for all of us.”
– Diana Tan, SONY

“Ideal venue; team-spirit; despite a mix of young older folks in our group, synergy was good; ample water to keep us hydrated; good food; no pressure to perform. Thanks!”
– Eunice Ong, Research Officer, MINDEF

“The Facilitators were clear in their presentation and instructions. They have also made the whole team building more interesting by making us take part in some activities to chase our sleepiness away.”
– Tan Jing Yi, Assistant Executive, SONY

“It was a pleasant and memorable ones. Despite the place is isolated at least I knew that it has such place for us to enjoy and have fun with the activities provided like the laser light and archery.”
– Zauyah, Senior Executive, SONY

“Facilitator is able to use fun ways to energize the participants to put in their passion and fun for the programme.”
– Edwin Leong, Staff Officer, MINDEF

 

OCTOBER 2013

“ This was at least my fourth experience being in a teamwork activities with FOCUS Adventure since I moved to Singapore – and all of them were excellent! ”
– Adi Prabowo, Director, Johnson & Johnson

“An useful team bonding and testing our ability to face challenges.”
– Irene Wee, Admin Clerk, C.K. Tang Limited

“A great activity that has managed to get people to know each other.”
– Mardiana Bte Madi, Customs Officer, Singapore Customs

“Hi Tessa,

We’d like to say a BIG THANK YOU to FOCUS Adventures for a wonderful programme yesterday. The participants enjoyed themselves and felt that the programme was just right with the morning Geo-caching and afternoon indoor team building activities.

Definitely appreciated the flexibility of the facilitator who switched the morning and afternoon programme according to the weather forecast. The participants enjoyed themselves getting a bit of sun and having the opportunity to “tour” Sentosa as well.

The indoor segments were great as well and the facilitator did a good job in bringing out SPRING’s ENTP core values and linking it back to workplace context.”
– Lim Hui Ying, Manager, SPRING Singapore

“Well organised activity – Jovial and helpful Facilitators and fun cooking programme.”
– Jeffrey Chong, VP Security & Continuity Management, HSBC

“Awesome time spent, fun activities planned. Overall, really amazing experience.”
– Tan Suk Kian, Liver Transplant Coordinator, Singapore General Hospital

“The overall programme was good and well designed. I had real fun with my colleagues. The place however looked very run down.”
– Jahanara, MarCom, Shimadzu

“Good, Professional and Flexible Project Management from FOCUS Adventure right from start to end. Able to accommodate to our changing needs even to the last minute in terms of participation. Facilitator was able to engage and get participant’s interaction and participation and all participants enjoyed themselves.”
– Irene Toh, Senior Manager, Fuji Xerox Asia Pacific Pte Ltd

“The activities conducted were useful for us to have a cohesive team bonding environment, hence colleagues feel much closer after this activity. It was pretty fun!”
– Albert Susanto, Sales Manager, Hella Asia Singapore Pte Ltd

“Fun and Engaging. Point well made without being cheesy.”
– Terry, Director, SingTel

“We enjoyed the programme so much and most important our objectives were met. The programme has made each of us know of each other’s strength and of course teamwork and team bonding. It was just awesome! Thank you so much to your team and our special thanks to John Seah who is wonderful facilitator and of course two thumbs up to his team to make this such a pleasant experience for us.”
– Rohayu Hamdi, University Scholars Programme, NUS

“The Facilitator was excellent. He made us feel at ease through activities and interaction while delivering the training course to us, even though a few of us have never prepared any food before .”
– Roslinda Rasidi, Management Assistant Officer, NUS

“Getting to spend time with my colleagues outside the usual office setting.”
– Cheryl, Manager, NUS

“Everyone went into this with a co-operative spirit more than competitive, and hence it made for a really fun team-based challenge that everyone loved.”
– Tan Ai Lian, Senior Manager, NUS

“It was quite a fun and relaxing activity, and we learnt through the process.”
– Tan SIn Yee, Executive, NUS

“The programme made each of us know each other’s strength and of course teamwork and team bonding. It was just awesome!”
– Rohayu Hamdi, Secretary, NUS

“Facilitators were organized and controlled the whole course well.”
– Fion, Manager, HSBC

“Touching base with colleagues.”
– Aswin Valiyaveettil, Project controls, Faithful + Gould Pte Ltd

“Good teamwork, co-operation among team members, dependable colleagues.”
– Patricia Chai, Assistant Manager, HSBC

“Good Facilitator and good concept of activities.”
– Husaini, Higher Customs Officer, Singapore Customs

“Very friendly and approachable Facilitators! Keep up the good work!”
– Khatijah, Secretary, HSBC

“Building the roller coaster was fun.”
– Teresa, consultant, NCS Pte Ltd

“The indoor activity was very fun.”
– Sandra Koh, Senior Business Process Specialist, Borouge Pte Ltd

“The Ice-Breaking activity was fun and effectively broke the ice between the participants by revealing their childlike side.”
– Teresa Sia, Manager, Ministry of Manpower

“Everybody have FUN.”
– Vincent Loh, Lead Consiultant, NCS Pte Ltd

“Activities is fun.”
– How soon Poh, Training Coordinator, Ministry of Manpower

“Prompt response from Tessa as I was the main organiser.”
– Brenda Tung, Principal Employability Coach, E2I

“Fun”
– Doreen Yau, Customer Service, Molex Singapore Pte Ltd

“Time and Venue were perfect. Many thanks to all enthusiastic Facilitators!”
– Nicole Cho, Associate Risk Underwriter, Atradius Credit Insurance NV

“The Facilitator and staff from FOCUS are really helpful and humorous to brighten up the atmosphere. :) ”
– Cindia, Senior Employability Coach, E2I

“The Facilitators were very good at breaking the ice and building up team spirit amongst the participants through the energizer activity – and the outdoor activities further developed the teamwork among the team members. Overall, it’s truly an amazing and unique team bonding experience which will leave memorable memories.”
– Jasper Ong, Manager, E2I

“Witty and excellent facilitation by John, impressed that he is able to lead such a large group and unite teams – Fun-filled energizers.”
– Hui Lin, Business Process Executive

“The Police and Thief activity was extremely fun. The facilitation skills of the Facilitators are superb – makes the activities really enjoyable.”
– William Chan, Deputy Director, Singapore Polytechnic

“Teamwork!”
– Jacquelin Chan, Senior System Analyst, Molex Singapore Pte Ltd

“The interaction of the facilitators and the activities planned.”
– Kumar, Halliburton Completion Tools Manufacturing Pte Ltd

“Facilitator was full of energy and approachable. Overall enjoyed the activity. ”
– Janice Lim, Technologist, Infineum Singapore Pte Ltd

“The very positive experience and everyone overcoming the challenges as one team and becoming more bonded.”
– Paul Loh, JF Lennon and Associates Pte Ltd

“This was at least my fourth experience being in a teamwork activities with FOCUS Adventure since I moved to Singapore – and all of them were excellent!”
– Adi Prabowo, Director, Johnson & Johnson

“Safety was always the facilitators concern.”
– David Tan, Senior Lecturer, Singapore Polytechnic

“- Learning from each other and the facilitator – The structured programme – FUN!”
– Lim Lee Yee, Deputy Director, Singapore Polytechnic

“Everything just perfect! I would like to attend another programme!”
– Ferdy Kurniawan, Hansgrohe Pte Ltd

“The green location didn’t feel like Singapore!”
– Michael Spicer, Course Chair, Singapore Polytechnic

“Fantastic facilitators! Well done. ”
– Chang Mei Yee, Senior Lecturer, Singapore Polytechnic

“Good and fun”
– Bruce Royan, Technology Manager, Infineum Singapore Pte Ltd

“The well-thought out activities and the friendly, helpful and professional facilitators.”
– Tham Foong Meng, Senior Lecturer, Singapore Polytechnic

“Just having fun.”
– Tai FW, Senior Lecturer, Singapore Polytechnic

“Excellent!!”
– Evelyn Louis, Senior Lecturer, Singapore Polytechnic

“Fun”
– Jay Han, Infineum Singapore Pte Ltd

“Facilitators were very helpful and enthusiatic and full of energy.”
– Janice Lim, Technologist, Infineum Singapore Pte Ltd

“Thank you so much for all the arrangements and please do send our compliments to your team. They did wonderful job in getting everyone engaged and having fun together.”
– Joey, John Deere Asia (Singapore) Pte Ltd

“Fun and interesting facilitator.”
– Keilen Lim, Administrator Executive, Sumisho Computer Systems (Asia Pacific) Pte Ltd

“Nice activities, good facilitators.”
– Sachin Karwa, Manager, Amdocs Singapore Pte Ltd

“Rafting experience was truly amazing.”
– Sachin Goel, Group Leader, Amdocs Singapore Pte Ltd

“The team building programme went well last week, thanks to John and his team. Thank you for your support and excellent service that you and your team have rendered. Cheers.”
– Alvin Wee, HR Development Manager, Halliburton Completion Tools Manufacturing Pte Ltd

“Hi Hweeli! Weather was great last Friday and the activity went very well. Thank you so much for your help in coordinating the activity! Your promptness in replying to our questions and the flexibility displayed towards our requests are greatly appreciated!”
– Corinne Goh, HR Development, Halliburton Completion Tools Manufacturing Pte Ltd

“Hi John! Thank you so much for the great facilitation! You did well in engaging and managing the employees, especially for such a large crowd of 150 participants. Please help me extend the appreciation to your team of Facilitators and Instructors as well. This activity wouldn’t have been successful without all of you.”
– Corinne Goh, HR Development, Halliburton Completion Tools Manufacturing Pte Ltd

“The chance to allow us to regroup was pleasant and enriching. It allows us to see the contrast of working with other sets of different people. In other words, it chances the whole game play then.”
– Muhammad Al-Muzakkir Bin Kamsani, Associate Technical Professional, Halliburton Completion Tools Manufacturing Pte Ltd

“All the purposes and objectives of having the team building were met. Good Work!”
– Ahmad Al Faruqi Bin Ahmad Dahri, Associate Technical Professional, Halliburton Completion Tools Manufacturing Pte Ltd

“Helpful facilitators like Andre.”
– Chin Huat, Associate Technical Professional, Halliburton Completion Tools Manufacturing Pte Ltd

“The activity was too short due the time constraint and the rain.”
– Sharon Tan, Secretary, Rabobank International

“Good setting, and good company of colleagues outside office.”
– Lim Wan Ching, IT, Rabobank International

“Team collaboration, commitment and fun!”
– Loreta Sabay-Federigan, Data Management Specialist, Halliburton Completion Tools Manufacturing Pte Ltd

“The most important person that impacted the whole journey was the Lead Facilitator, John. He was entertaining, sincere, managed to get the participants up on their feet enjoying themselves! We should applaud him for a job well done because he really made the whole camp fun. He deserves a promotion!”
– Marah Fahmy, Associate Technical Professional, Halliburton Completion Tools Manufacturing Pte Ltd

“As a 23 years old moving out of home 400 kilometers up north into Singapore just three months ago, most of my time was spent on trying to get use to life alone. Independence they say. So, having an opportunity to walk around Chinatown with a bunch of colleagues was a great experience for me.”
– Nicholas Ng, Halliburton Completion Tools Manufacturing Pte Ltd

“Challenging!”
– Ashishkumar Waghumbare, Designer, Halliburton Completion Tools Manufacturing Pte Ltd

“The activity which was done in the morning was refreshing!”
– Aishwarya, Associate Technical Professional, Halliburton Completion Tools Manufacturing Pte Ltd

“It was a fun team building that involved physical and mental exercises. Overall, I was pretty satisfied.”
– Juriani Yo, Associate Technical Professional, Halliburton Completion Tools Manufacturing Pte Ltd

“Thank you very much.”
– Kazuyuki Kuhara, Manager, Sumisho Computer Systems (Asia Pacific) Pte Ltd

“Simply fantastic.”
– Harish, Associate Technical Professional, Halliburton Completion Tools Manufacturing Pte Ltd

“Familiar faces – participants and facilitators”
– Daniel Lee, Associate Technical Professional, Halliburton Completion Tools Manufacturing Pte Ltd

“It was good.”
– Dhanya, Assistant, Halliburton Completion Tools Manufacturing Pte Ltd

“Thanks FOCUS for doing a good job. We enjoyed every moments and had great time of learning. Hope to see all of you soon in next trip.”
– Moe Moe, Assistant Project Manager, Sumisho Computer Systems (Asia Pacific) Pte Ltd

“Everything was effective and I did have fun.”
– Jaijo, Associate Technical Professional, Halliburton Completion Tools Manufacturing Pte Ltd

“It was a wonderful experience for me, the programme was interesting and all of us had a good time during The team building Challenge! All the facililators were fun loving, friendly and humourous, hope in our future company event, we will have FOCUS Adventure as our organizer again. Cheers..”
– Jennifer Hung Yit Hua, Administrator Executive, Sumisho Computer Systems (Asia Pacific) Pte Ltd

“Overall the presenters are very good!”
– Lim Pei Koon, Manager, Sumisho Computer Systems (Asia Pacific) Pte Ltd

“Really very enjoy and know each others..”
– T.Sakthivel, Technical Writer, MODEC Management Services

“The environment was very pleasant, and always great to be at the Zoo.”
– Goh Kay Lin, Manager, A*STAR Industry Development Group

SEPTEMBER 2013

“ The most impressive aspect was the amazing coordination between the facilitators. Despite being spread all over Singapore, everyone remained on the same page. Moreover, I am truly grateful that the project management team kept on adjusting to our ever changing requirements (dates, number of participants etc.). The flexibility and professional attitude at all times was remarkable. ”
– Muhammad Safwan Naqi, Analyst, Barclays Capital Services Limited

“ Brought the team spirit out of everyone, the team stayed: (1) In Unity (2) Remain Humble (3) Respect each other to achieve the objectives with their best ability as a team, no individuality was displaced. I learnt that in order for a team to succeed on the tasks given, all must abandon their ego, maintain a clear mind and be child like (to look at things in a simple manner) it does make a great difference than looking at the task with too many minds of different intellectual. ”
– WenD Chow, Secretary, Eastman Chemical Singapore

“The environment was very pleasant, and always great to be at the Zoo.”
– Goh Kay Lin, Manager, A*STAR Industry Development Group

“Provision of photos were a surprise experience for us.”
– Carol, Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore

“Everyone participated and had fun.”
– Albert Kwok, Chevron International Pte Ltd

“Nice to see colleagues from different teams get together to have some funs, really enjoy it !”
– Kenneth Cheng, Project Manager, Schroder Investment Management Ltd

“Overall it is fun.”
– Bhanu, Schroder Investment Management Ltd

“FOCUS did a great job in facilitating the entire team building activity for ICS. We are very pleased with Terence’s facilitation. All our colleagues are very impressed with what FOCUS have planned out for us.”

“We really appreciate what FOCUS have offered to us (photos, video, CD, etc.). I definitely look forward to have more team building activity with FOCUS Adventure.”
– Guan Xue, Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore

“The challenge to deicpher the puzzle, completed The Amazing Race and the 4 challenges within timeframe.”
– Annie Chua, Office Manager, Schroder Investment Management Ltd

“The activities were fun.”
– Lee Kian Teck, Apps Manager, Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore

“Faciitator (Terence) covers the event well and is able to hold the audience. Prompt response and assistance from Yumi as well on the pre-setup  ”
– Russ, Manager, Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore

“Teamwork – Time Management”
– Jacqueline Lau, HR Business Partner, Schroder Investment Management Ltd

“The challenges were more useful in getting the team to work together than looking for answers to the questions.”
– Nelly Wang, Portfolio Services, Schroder Investment Management Ltd

“Thanks a lot for your support and arrangements!! We really appreciate your programme and we enjoyed the fullest.”
– Ajay Mathew, Machinery Engineer , ExxonMobil Manufacturing Engineering Singapore

“Having fun and doing exercise (activities) during team building in the amazing place is great!”
– Sakri Widyo Saroyo, Nike Indonesia

“The communication between the team mates during the various activities”
– Candice, Training officer, Comfort transportation Pte Ltd

“I would like to thank you again for making our team building such a big success! Everyone had much fun and enjoyed the time a lot. Thanks for your professional support, good organizing!”
– Jessica Liu, Eaton (China) Investments Corporation Limited

“The outdoor activities and the interaction between my group mates.”
– Anna, Training Executive, Comfort Transportation Pte Ltd

“The Rafting Challenge! was simple but fun. Activities allowed us to interact with one another and get to know each another.”
– Tan Chin Hwa, Senior Trade Officer, Singapore Customs

“This is the first time we are having outdoor activities and it is really fun that we run a lot to locate the correct answer to complete the team challenge. Overall it is fun.”
– Serene Lee, SPX Flow Technology Singapore

“We would like to say a Big Thank You to you and your team for the well-organised activity for our Company. We look forward to working with you again next year.”

“Thumbs up to the facilitator (John) who has done a great job! Being very supportive and encouraging towards all the participants during the programme.”
– Angelina Tsien, Finance Manager, Gardner Denver Nash

“Energy of facilitator.”
– Celeste, Senior Manager, Infineon Technologies Asia

“Right place and right environment for team building activities.”
– FH Heng, Director, AAC Technologies

“Well done again!”
– Clarice, Manager, Infineon Technologies Asia

“Fun, Teamwork!”
– May Su Mon, Secretary cum Administrator, Eastman Chemical Singapore

“Natural environment.”
– Kenny Ng, Advanced Store Specialist, Eastman Chemical Singapore

“I have learnt the importance of working as a team.”
– Shu Yun, Systems Specialist, NCS Pte Ltd

“Amazing race could have been longer as it is very much enjoyable. Probably award teams which spend less on the budget. Include a scoring system of 10x amount left from budget to encourage team to be more prudent and to add another dimension to the race.”
– Alex, Barclays Capital Services Limited

“Plenty of interaction between participants. Tasks were well explained and age-appropriate.”
– Noras, Yu Neng Primary School

“Being fully involved in the activities and no time for distractions eg attending to emails etc”
– Chong Pei Li, Program Specialist, Roche Singapore Technical Operations Pte Ltd

“Very friendly staff.”
– Franco Reyes, UBS AG

“When the facilitator brought light to subjects which seemed like team bonding activities, and drew them to real life situations, made the whole activity a very refreshing experience.”
– Denise Wee, Admin Assistant, Starhub

“The chilled soft drink.”
– Manman Yu, Procter & Gamble Asia

“Overall Very Well done.”
– Ravi, Engineering Manager, Procter & Gamble Asia

“Fun activities.”
– Juliani Budiman, Categroy Supply Planner, Procter & Gamble Asia

“Facilitators were very professional, and made all the difference.”
– Eugene, Senior Executive, Ministry of Law

“Team bonding and fun filled activities, memorable!”
– Indrawati Torpi, Procter & Gamble Asia

“The duration of the activities were just right and there was a good mix of activities.”
– Jia Tian, Senior Executive, Ministry of Law

“Enthusiatic facilitators.”
– Lim Melissa, Accounts Executive, Starhub

“Good team bonding with the team.”
– Yan Fang, Officer, People’s Association

“Warm friendly facilitators, understanding approachable.”
– Grace, Consultant, Starhub

“The way where making use of the activities, and inffering out of it to real life examples, helps make it very meaningful.”
– Wesley Wong, Admin Assistant, Starhub

“The good bonding activity and the self discovery process.”
– Ed, Team Officer, Home Team Academy

“Dean is professional and he has brought lots of enjoyments to my employees. Although we did not meet all our objectives, but the team building activities are effective as a whole. We look forward to another one soon.”
– Danny, HR Manager, Ethone Chemistry

“The always jovial and smiling facilitators.”
– Farhana, Home Team Academy

“Great!”
– Loh Pooi Fong, Senior HR/Admin Executive, Ethone Chemistry

“Being able to play and have fun with other colleagues. It’s been wonderful having the opportunity bond closer ties with all.”
– Helen, Finance Manager, Ethone Chemistry

“The activities were very interesting, and I really have a lot of fun in both indoor and outdoor activities.”
– Jenny Loh, Senior Business Consultant, Starhub

“Rustic environment.”
– Liew Joon Vui, Specialist, Eastman Chemical Singapore

“It was a total fun filled, more than the usual Team Building activity.”
– Allen Quiachon, Sales Operations Executive, Starhub

“Learnt key objective of teamwork, communication great bonding through this excellent activity.”
– Jimmy Choo, Provisioning Consultant, Starhub

“Fun and good bonding time with colleagues.”
– Tay Bee Sin, Director, ACRA Singapore

“Keep up the good work guys!”
– Ariel, Senior IT Engineer, Sony

“FUN”
– Gilbert Handoco Tjung, Analytical Chemist, Novartis Singapore

“The facilitator was fantastic.”
– Shirin, Chief of Staff, Microsoft Singapore

“There were many opportunities to interact with other participants and the activities facilitated familiarization and bonding. There were too much food provided though.”
– Lim Kai Lynn, Senior Company Compliance Officer, Singapore customs

“Fun, Food, Great Bonding..”
– Celso Virtucio, IT Engineer, Sony

“The facilitator did a great job incorporating the core values into the days activities!”
– Keith, Senior Officer, Singapore Customs

“Lively facilitators Engaging.”
– Arthur Tay, Vice President, Natsteel Holdings Pte Ltd

“It was a fun activity.”
– Hu Yu Ting, Document and Record Management Executive, Novartis Singapore

“Good communication and facilitation.”
– Jaime, Manager, Singapore Workforce Development Agency

“Fun and interacting!”
– Fion, Chemist, Novartis Singapore

“All activities are fun and interesting. Thanks a lot!”
– Jean, Senior Engineer, Global Foundries Singapore

“Very fun and enjoy the activity !!”
– Raymond Tan Siong Kian, Senior IT Engineer, Sony

“Fresh new ideas.”
– Razlinda, Deployment Coordinater, Shell

“Everything was good!”
– Amdocs Singapore Pte Ltd

AUGUST 2013

“ Facilitators listened to the objectives that the department wished to achieve and worked around and towards it by weaving it well into the programme. Facilitators took efforts to know participants. Wonderful pleasant suprise gifts for EVERYONE! Thank you. ”
– Jesslyn, Customer Relations Manager, Singapore Polytechnic

“I would like to say thank you for a fun, moving, meaningful and most importantly awaken our rapport … You guys are great!”
– Joseph, Sony

“Team Building with members. A great experience.”
– Jerry, Manufacturing Engineer, Becton Dickinson

“Organiser, facilities, programmes, meal, shutter bus service – good but only limited parking lots for some.”
– Lawrence, IT Consultant, Sony

“My utmost appreciation to John for being such a great facilitator who knew how to get the crowd energized and rolling with the flow despite having adjustments to schedule etc. Overall, I am definitely impressed and will certainly consider engaging FOCUS Adventure for future team building activities.”
– Shariffah Shahirah Alqadri, Admin Assistant, Microsoft

“Joey is an excellent facilitator, high energy level and great ability to extract energy from the participants.”
– Jeffrey Lee, Head of Compliance, AIA Singapore

“Hi, I did not attend the adventure as I have prior engagement. I am sure it must have been an enjoyable day for those participated in the activity.”
– Eve Ngu, Warehouse Supervisor, Shell

“As usual, FOCUS Adventure never fails to deliver. Good job.”
– Ahmad Jeffri Saat, Organisation Committee Chairman, Becton Dickinson

“Ability of the facilitators to keep the crowd going and ambience of the location which transports us to a kampung feel especially with the impromtu ball and soccer breaks.”
– Wati, Country Logistics Manager, Shell

“All the facilitators are very experienced in conducting the activity and one plus point about this activity is giving out of the complimentary group photo (and a complimentary photo of our choice)!”
– Zoe Tan, Senior Land Checkpoints Officer, Singapore Customs

“Get to know each other among the section. Had fun and felt stress free.”
– Jennifer Teo, Accounts Assistants, Becton Dickinson

“Engaging and fun.”
– Zaki, Higher Customs Officer, Singapore Customs

“Experiencing teamwork through the activities and challenges.”
– Howard Tan, Becton Dickinson

“Good food provided, group photos provided.”
– James Teo, Senior Buyer, Becton Dickinson

“Facilitators were fun.”
– Fel, Customs Officer, Singapore Customs

“Fun!”
– Phyllis, Admin Assistant, Novartis Singapore

“The facilitators are all very professional, they bring up the high energy of everyone and make it a very fun activity.”
– Huang Wencai, Officer Commanding, Singapore Customs

“Pros: Air condition, friendly staff, sufficient water/rest breaks
Cons: Could crank up intensity level to maintain the excitement
Suggestion: To have a nice and cool place for all participants to lie down/nap/chat, post lunch.”
– Tom Cheah, Senior Engineer, Global Foundries Singapore

“Keep it up!”
– Mun Tat, Engineer, Global Foundries Singapore

“Team building.”
– Vikas Rathi, Regional Head, Novartis Singapore

“All the other facilitators on site were very experienced and were always available to assist when required.”
– Marietta, Marketing Analyst, Novartis Singapore

“Teamwork.”
– Masayuki Takeuchi, The Nielsen Company

“Technology (laser guns) and the activity itself was really engaging and fun.”
– Jacqueline, Director, The Nielsen Company

“Enviroment and facilltator performance.”
– Rajes, Customer Service Executive, Becton Dickinson

“The facilitators were very motivated and succeeded in making the team participate. Tasks were explained clearly.”
– Jens Pientak, Event Planner, Bayer CropScience

“Thank you for the effort to make our Team Building so enjoyable. The facilitators may have intentionally not to express in details to see whether the team able to think out of the box or not and work together.”
– Cynthia Ngow, HR Officer, Becton Dickinson

“Good interaction between the facilitators the participants.”
– Patrick Ong, Regional HR Manager, Holcim Services Asia Ltd

“Yumi, Joey and Sasi, please allow me to thank you for a WONDERFUL session of the programme! GOOD JOB Joey and Sasi together with the other 2 colleagues who were busy taking pictures and videos and putting them together for viewing in a short span of time. We really appreciate the pleasant surprise of mugs for everyone. KUDOS to your team!”
– Jesslyn Tan, Customer Relations Manager, Singapore Polytechnic

“Excellent experience!”
– Marcelo Maia, Seaco Asia Pte Ltd

“It was fun and really enjoyed the afternoon!”
– Levis Strauss & Co.

“Sun visor with the FOCUS logo should be nice for memory.”
– Nicholes Loh, Cubic Defence NZ Ltd

“The 10 cents 5 cents activity was amazing and never seen before.”
– Bayer CropScience

“Facilitators listened to the objectives that the department wished to achieve and worked around and towards it by weaving it well into the programme. Facilitators took efforts to know participants. Wonderful pleasant suprise gifts for EVERYONE! Thank you.”
– Jesslyn, Customer Relations Manager, Singapore Polytechnic

“Hi Priscilla, I would like to say a big thank you to your team for making that day a memorable one for all of us, we had lots of fun!”
– SionMay, Seaco Asia Pte Ltd

“A good bonding in the team.”
– Christopher Lee, Technical Director, Seaco Asia Pte Ltd

“The activities were very enjoyable. I wish it could have last the whole day!”
– Precilia, Marketing Officer, IE Singapore

“I really enjoy every activity, congratulations!”
– Gabriela Mata, Market Officer, IE Singapore

“Great fun!”
– Zhang Na, Senior Market Officer, IE Singapore

“Ability of Facilitator to relate what was learned to the workplace. Takeways from the programme is relevant to our work and make us realize what more can be done to ensure our downstream staff is taken care.”
– Teo Kock Leong, Associate Director, NCS Pte Ltd

“The latest part where we had a chance to talk and discuss about some company issues and planned solutions.”
– Raquel Malonzo, Accounts cum HR Administrator, Aesthetics Marketing Asia

“I like most of the activities. Especially GeoCaching is very challenging!”
– Jani Liu, Senior Trainer, Aesthetics Marketing Asia

“Overall a great experience… Video taping the activities was a great way to recap (and laugh it off!!)”
– Chatur Grandhi, Marketing Manager, INSEAD

“The opportunity to network and mingle with other participants.”
– Neon, Program Manager, INSEAD

“TEAM BUILDING!”
– Ritesh Bhatnagar, General Manager, INSEAD

“More interaction to get to know other team members.”
– LR, Unilever International

“it was a great ice breaker as we were gelling as a team.”
– Ashish Gupta, Assistant General Manager, INSEAD

“The Team Building activity was not only fun, it also gave me a lot of discoveries and realizations with myself and with my teammates.”
– Anna Valerio, Business Partner, Becton Dickinson Holdings Pte Ltd

“Very well faciliated.”
– Radhika, Manager, INSEAD

“Thanks!”
– Nalin Grover, INSEAD

“Good energy being displayed by the facilitators – overall good but maybe, the group size was BIG, anyway that was not decided by FOCUS, hence you guys did very good in the given circumstances.”
– Nalin Grover, INSEAD

“Overcoming the challenges and taking the team together for a success.”
– Gurinder, Chief Engineer, INSEAD

“To achieve more, depend more on teamwork!”
– Vipul Gupta, General Manager, INSEAD

“Acted as a great ICE BREAKER.”
– Aman Gautam, Marketing Manager, Shell Lubricants, INSEAD

“Have never done rafting before.”
– Raj Bhalla, Manager, INSEAD

“The Mexican Wave, Chor Police, Rafting, The Daft Introductions etc. ALL GOOD!!!”
– Rajiv Pillai, INSEAD

“As this is my first time to visit Universal Studio, the program enable me appreciate the venue with the whole team. Indeed it was a great pleasurable experience.”
– Edilyn Castro, Senior Supply Chain Manager, Estee Lauder

“Good facilities, meals and transport”
– Lu Junhong, Management Associate, Singapore Tourism Board

“Rocking!”
– Vivek Singh, INSEAD

“Overall, the programme was fun. It would have been better if we can have indoor laser quest (possible?). Thanks!”
– Serene Chua, Senior Executive, SPRING Singapore

“The activities provided a lot of fun enables interaction between the young and old. The older guys provided the experience while the younger ones provided the strength energy. What a combination of Teamwork.”
– Matthew Goh, Director, Cubic Defence NZ Ltd

“Leon was effective and dynamic. Kudos!”
– Adrienne, Ministry of Defence

“Able to interact with other members of the team. The race required a combination of physical activity, planning, strategizing teamwork, making it both interesting fun.”
– Leow Yung Siew Simone, Vice President, DBS Bank Ltd

“The whole programme was carried out in a light-hearted fun manner. No pressure in learning. Awesome:)”
– Julie Tay, Ministry of Defence

“Facilitator was good and activities tied back to MTIs corporate values.”
– Joan, Assistant Director, Ministry of Trade and Industry

“Team collaboration, have fun together!”
– Lisa Lee, Estee Lauder

JULY 2013

“ The facilitators did a very good wrap up after the Team Challenge Pyramid, with a sharing session, singing If We Hold On as a group, and even having participants present the certificates of achievement and momentoes to each other with a big hug. It ended the course on a meaningful note, and sealed the bonds that had been forged during the 3 days. The pre-activity energizers (particularly pirate ship) were very effective and fun. ”
– Jonathan Chan Chung Ming, Policy Analyst, Monetary Authority of Singapore

“1. Raft building exercise excellent. 2. Volleyball activity well received.”
– David Schaefer, Managing Director, AEW Asia Pte Ltd

“Really like how we incorporate our STB’s nature of work to create an amazing race of sorts for us. We had an enjoyable and fruitful learning experience.”
– Singapore Tourism Board

“Fun activities.”
– Julie Boh, Senior HR Manager, Monetary Authority of Singapore

“Great!”
– Mangesh, Regional Supply Planning Director, Estee Lauder

“Good energetic participants.”
– Jason Chan, Assistant Director, Singapore Tourism Board

“Fun element.”
– Elsie, Ministry of Defence

“Good teamwork, meet the objectives of this retreat.”
– Florence Lim, HR Officer, Monetary Authority of Singapore

“The activities planned.”
– Linda Wai, Ministry of Defence

“Well trained and versatile facilitators.”
– Wong Neng Yang, Associate, Monetary Authority of Singapore

“The Roller Coaster Challenge! and the hoola hoop game remind us to think out of the box. Would have been more interesting if we could participate in The Amazing Race. Overall the programme was enriching.”
– Kimberly, Executive Officer, Ministry of Defence

“Activities were well spaced out hence not too tiring. Location was nice. Good that there were no night activities, so we had free time.”
– Yiliang, Monetary Authority of Singapore

“I like it that all the activities FOCUS on Teamwork, which build up effective communication in a group.”
– Heong Ziyin, Associate, Monetary Authority of Singapore

“The enthusiam and vibes of the facilitators.”
– Henry Goo, HR Officer, Monetary Authority of Singapore

“Hi Hwee Li, I would like to take this time to thank you and your colleagues for organising this wonderful team challenge. It was a fun and good bonding session for the team.”
– Cheryl Chua, Human Resource, Nu Skin Enterprises Singapore

“The facilitator was awesome!”
– Jenkins, Manager, Procter & Gamble Asia

“Time spent in Aquarium, getting to work with other colleagues.”
– Bernice, HR Officer, Monetary Authority of Singapore

“The activities and good co-ordination of the facilitators.”
– Kimmy Lim, HR Manager, Monetary Authority of Singapore

“Friendly facilitators.”
– Elaine, Deputy Manager, Ministry of Law

“Relax.”
– Thinzar Win, Account Executive, ISO Team

“Special thanks to John who seamlessly lifted everybody’s spirits and enthusiasm. It is admirable on the co-ordination, delivery and spontaneity he has under the hot sun! He and his team truly made a difference for our off site event.”
– Tricia, AEW Asia Pte Ltd

“Thank you for the amazing program and hard work. Everybody in the office has nothing but positive glowing remarks for your company. We really appreciate everything that you have done especially organizing last minute requests, coach bus services and the walkabouts we had prior to the event.”
– Tricia, AEW Asia Pte Ltd

“Fun enjoyable.”
– Ng Kwee Mee, Senior Admin Assistant, Monetary Authority of Singapore

“Had a lot of fun and facilitators were engaging, very strong team bonding element. But programme over-ran, pace could have been tighter – eg. Energizers, Loose Change and Pirates Walk The Plank took too long. The Trebuchet challenge! only started around 4pm, while only 2 hours was allocated for Photo Hunt in SEA Aquarium, quite a waste.”
– Monetary Authority of Singapore

“The activities that we had in between, which allowed us to mingle and interact with colleagues whom we dont usually work with. Definitely like the time spent at the aquarium.”
– Sabrina Lee, HR Officer, Monetary Authority of Singapore

“Good balance of fun, exciting activities and relaxing clay moulding. Good learning objectives behind activities such as loose change. Opportunities to be part of different teams in the morning and afternoon, and knowing our colleagues better.”
– Lynna Wong, Senior HR Manager, Monetary Authority of Singapore

“Outdoor activities would be good to let participants to do warm up.”
– Jonathan Chua, Project Manager, ST Electronics (Info-Comm Systems) Pte Ltd

“The facilitators were friendly, helpful and knowledgeable.”
– Elissa, Monetary Authority of Singapore

“Enthusiastic facilitators.”
– Tay Ai Ling, Monetary Authority of Singapore

“We had a great time last Saturday sweating out for our first Team Building Challenge. We had so much fun and excitement… and enjoyed the camaraderie with one another. On behalf of UOB, we would like to thank you and the facilitators for a wonderful job done!”
– Charles Tan, Credit Management Division, United Overseas Bank Ltd

“Overall feedback from the team was that it was a very good session enjoyed by all work levels. The activities which had been arranged linked quite well to our work environment and got many of us thinking and relating back to day to day interactions as a team as well as with stakeholders. Kudos to the facilitators who 2 years in a row have managed to energize a typically quiet finance crowd. Their enthusiasm and energy in guiding the team through each activity was very contagious and got everyone into the same state of mind. All in all a very well organized team building session with good feedback from the rest of the team.

Thanks once again Renee and FOCUS for your flexibility and support in accommodating our many changes in terms of dates and locations for this event.”
– Mindy Wong, Unilever International

“John and his team are awesome! Efficient, Efective and Systematic. I will surely make good recommendations when opportunity strikes.”
– Adrian yang, Associate Director, AEW Asia Pte Ltd

“Facilitators were very approachable and flexible, which was essential to helping us enjoy this course together.”
– Eugene Goh, Associate, Monetary Authority of Singapore

“Relaxing environment enhanced the openness of sharing with one another. Common love for durians . Team challenges with different colleagues. Temporary escape from phone calls and emails.”
– Rani, Secretary, Tiger Export Pte Ltd

“I get to interact more with other colleagues from other departments.”
– Kenny, Teas Lead Events, Nu Skin Enterprises Singapore

“Everything save the mousetraps.”
– Timothy Ng, Trainee Officer, Monetary Authority of Singapore

“Getting to know the rest of the trainee officers in my batch better.”
– Toh Ling Yan, Economists, Monetary Authority of Singapore

“The clients were truly delighted and this was exactly what they quoted “FOCUS was the BEST recommendation. They are professional and know how to meet our needs!”. Thank you for being as always, a cooperative partner to work with. I always feel “Safe” with our clients in your hands.”
– Carole See, Director of Sales, Shangri-La’s Rasa Sentosa Resort & Spa Singapore

“Hi Renee,
Thanks again for everything. Credits to Andre and team for their professionalism in handling the group and indeed we have so much fun! Overall the event is well-organised and well-received by the team.”
– Yip, Shell

“Have activity together learn to know our colleague well.”
– Shirley Tan, Sales Executive, ISO Team

“The facilitators did a very good wrap up after the Team Challenge Pyramid, with a sharing session, singing If We Hold On as a group, and even having participants present the certificates of achievement and momentoes to each other with a big hug. It ended the course on a meaningful note, and sealed the bonds that had been forged during the 3 days. The pre-activity energizers (particularly pirate ship) were very effective and fun.”
– Jonathan Chan Chung Ming, Policy Analyst, Monetary Authority of Singapore

“Extremely fun and enriching experience. Great bonding programme! Really enjoyed it thoroughly. ”
– Lim YunXiao, Associate, Monetary Authority of Singapore

“Happy ,Fun Teamwork.”
– Cherry, Senior beauty consultant, LVMH Fragrances & Cosmetics

“Programmes are fun, facilitators are friendly, stress free.”
– Teo Eng Keong, Trust Executive, Ministry of Law

“The interesting analogies and of course, the company whom I spent my 1.5 days with.”
– Grace, Account Manager, Nu Skin Enterprises Singapore

“Able to mix with other department not all activities are in the same grouping.”
– Serene, Account Manager, Nu Skin Enterprises Singapore

“The environment ambience was a plus. Facilitator was effective in transferring of knowledge key messages to the crowd”
– Lam Wai Yen, CRM Capability Manager, Kimberly-Clark Singapore Pte Ltd

“Everything is just nice with great pace and fun. Thanks for the activity. Its is much enjoyable for me to breaking ice with my company colleague while i still new join in this company.”
– Lee Heng Wai, IT Executive, Nu Skin Enterprises Singapore

“Just a short note of appreciation for the fun filled session at Nirvana, Bintan. We had a fun-filled and engaging team building session facilitated by John Seah.”
– Rani, Tiger Export Pte Ltd

“Very good facilitatior, the activities were very relevant and interesting. Had lot of fun!”
– Radhakrishnan Nair, R&D Manager, Hill-Rom Services Pte Ltd

“I would like to particularly highlight that John is an engaging facilitator who knows how to blend in fun with values.”
– Huang Jirong, Research Analyst, Ministry of Manpower

“Being able to complete most of the challenges and having fun at the same time was a great experience. however, wish we had more time in the park for some free and easy.”
– Dorin, Senior Product Manager, Kimberly Clark Singapore

“Fun, great Teamwork and spirit, know more about Sentosa.”
– Lee Choon Moi, Senior Financial Analyst, Hewlett Packard Singapore

“Promote Teamworking.”
– Lau Wen Pin, Mill Manager, Kimberly Clark Singapore

“Each area is a pleasant experience.”
– Liu Yu, Patent Examiner, Ministry of Law

“Team Building!”
– Audrey Low, National Sales Manager, Kimberly Clark

“Good”
– Siew Tek Meng, Application Engineer, Yamazaki Mazak Singapore

“Having fun with colleagues.”
– Teo Eng Cheong, CEO, IE Singapore

“Lead Facilitator John Seah was very engaging and the session was indeed fun!”
– Elmer Khong, Engineering Specialist, Ministry of Manpower

“Interesting activities with useful lessons.”
– Zhihao Chen, Associate, Temasek Holdings Pte Ltd

“The facilitator (John) was very entertaining for the crowd.”
– Vanessa, Ministry of Manpower

“GeoCaching was really a good excercise!”
– Hemang, Project Manager, Loreal

“Activities were well organized.”
– Joyce Teng, Personal Assistant, Loreal

“The facilitators were enthusiastic and effectively motivated the audience.”
– Brian Lim, Director, Infineon Technologies Asia Pacific

“Time management for the programme was excellent. Participants were kept occupied throughout the day. This maintained their energy level throughout the programme.”
– Miguel Longue, HR Manager, TUV SUD PSB

“The trainer is able to break the ice making us more relax and eager for the activity.”
– Sinly Hertanu, Human Resource, Infineon Technologies Asia Pacific

“Swimming pool very nice.”
– Subarao Thatha, Engineer, Raytheon Anschuetz Pte Ltd

“I like the Loose Change activitity – it makes you realise that even the seemingly small things do count as well. It’s a fun and impactful way to get this message across to everyone. The presentation of the photos right after the session was a nice surprise.”
– Venus Tan, Ministry of Education

“i was really enjoy my stay in Bintan Resort.”
– Subba Rao Thatha, Engineer, Raytheon Anschuetz Pte Ltd

“Fun and interesting.”
– Qiu Yan, Human Resource, Infineon Technologies Asia Pacific

“It was just an exciting adventure, I felt like I am in one of the TV shows.”
– Shamma AlTamimi, Student, GLOBALFOUNDRIES Singapore Pte Ltd

“The lead facilitator and his team members have done a great job in delivering things that we might meet in our daily working life to our team activities.”
– Zheng Caihui, Admin Executive, TUV SUD PSB

“Team building !”
– Shashi, Vice President, CapitaMalls Asia Limited

“The constant evolving change of team members.”
– John Zhang, Manager, Singapore Workforce Development Agency

“This is my second experience with FOCUS Adventures and it is always very well organized and relevant and FUN!! Thank you once again.”
– Rohini Srivastava, Finance Manager, Unilever International

“Thank you !!! ”
– Jasim Al Hammadi, GLOBALFOUNDRIES Singapore Pte Ltd

“The fun team bonding activities.”
– Jane Chan, Account Executive, ITS Group

“A good opportunity to interact and have fun among colleagues.”
– Cyndi Chua, Junior Account Executive, Raytheon Anschuetz Pte Ltd

“Its fun, everybody very eager to win, challenging activities.”
– Rosaliind Chay, Ministry of Education

“Working together (collaborate with one and other) to compete and to achieve breakthru against given benchmark. Could be better if can inject some physical activities to build confience teamwork.”
– Chee Hoong Onn, Senior Client Manager, HGST Asia Pte Ptd

“Helps in reconditioning the mindset with a more positive approach in handling problems.”
– Jasmine Lim, Purchaser, Raytheon Anschuetz Pte Ltd

“Overall the programme is fun!”
– Zainab Bebi Bte Abdul Rashid, Admin Support, CapitaMalls Asia Limited

“Building a working trebuchet was fun effective.”
– Leong wern iu, Design Manager, CapitaMalls Asia Limited

“Facilitator is able to have some ice breaking activities prior to main programme. Facilitators are friendly and relax.”
– Adrian Ting, Senior Manager, CapitaMalls Asia Limited

“The Ubin Amazing Race was fun, but to reach Ubin at almost 10.45am and to return to Changi Village Hotel by 12.45pm does appear rather rushed. It could be quite interesting to provide meal allowances/rations to allow the groups to find food (lunch) for themselves – which may allow more time to understand each other/build a stronger bond.”
– Christopher Lim, Executive, CapitaMalls Asia Limited

“The facilitator engaged every one well!”
– Roderick Leong, Senior Commercial Development Executive, Asia Pacific Breweries Limited

“USS is an unique venue, fun and exciting. Each group size is just about right, everyone had good fun.”
– Derek Png, Country Manager, MCC Transport Singapore Pte Ltd

“Fun activities.”
– Alicia Tan, Sales Executive, MCC Transport Singapore Pte Ltd

“Teamwork and all of us are having fun in finding the clues around Singapore shopping paradise, Orchard Road.. ”
– Lyn Yap, Underwriting Executive, Tokio Marine Life Insurance Singapore Limited

“Would appear that there was a change in venue from one zone to another (our team wasted more than half an hour at Dhoby Ghaut station, after several phone calls to the facilitator, was finally told to go over to Somerset stattion – by then, we were one of the last team, if not the last team). Faciliator should have at least return my call after my inital phone call but I had to make at least 3 calls to him before being told to go over to Somerset station. ”
– Ee Chew Poh, Claims Manager, Tokio Marine Life Insurance Singapore Limited

“Strong team bonding and professional conduct of activities.”
– Han LiYing, Singapore Workforce Development Agency

“The program itself is very smooth and the facilitators are very experienced and connects to the participants.”
– Ivson Manuel, Engineer, ITS Group

“Excellent facilitator skills. The program is just too short, same remark as last year!”
– Pierre Radas, Senior financial and controlling analyst, ALSTOM China Limited

“The scores are reflective of my personal opinions about the session.

I brought the group there with three broad objectives:
1. To let them know each other a lot better and build strong bonds and friendships.
2. To make them appreciate our core values.
3. For them to achieve point #1 in a fun way.

And Dean, Shams and Toro made that happened. So we have a pleasant first experience with FOCUS Adventure. Certainly looking forward to more sessions in the future for our new hires.”
– JC, SPRING Singapore

“John was the facilitator and together with his colleagues made the programme very fun and engaging . He is funny and witty and also took care to ensure that we play safely. They are a very fabulous team. Thumbs up! The programmes were also very fun and we enjoyed and learned a lot .”
– Sally, Procurement Associate, Syngenta Asia Pacific Pte Ltd

JUNE 2013

“ All of the activities that we’ve done, teaches us a lot, especially how those things will be interpreted in a way of our daily basis and activities. We thought that it’s just a simple set of activities, but after each one of them, we were able to learn a lot of things, especially on practical applications. As what has been said; Team Building with Team Bonding – It’s GREAT!!! ”
– Paul John L. Gabalfin, Process Unit – EUCREAS, Novartis Manufacturing

“John was the facilitator and together with his colleagues made the programme very fun and engaging . He is funny and witty and also took care to ensure that we play safely. They are a very fabulous team. Thumbs up! The programmes were also very fun and we enjoyed and learned a lot .”
– Sally, Procurement Associate, Syngenta Asia Pacific Pte Ltd

“Team Accomplishment.”
– Mathanagopal, Finance Controller, ALSTOM China Limited

“Be able to know others in short period.”
– RT Liu, Assistant Manager, DHL Singapore

“I like the venture ,and I want to take it next time if I have opportunity.”
– Rain Kang, Star Controls Engineering

“Working as a team and could see the strong and weakness of each individual when it comes to whole team skiping. ”
– Pang Jui Jong, Project Engineer, Aluminium Offshore Pte Ltd

“Teamwork!”
– Muaz, Site Engineer, Aluminium Offshore Pte Ltd

“The activities were relevant for the building of team commaradery.”
– Eugene Lauzon, Design Engineer, Aluminium Offshore Pte Ltd

“The friendly team and the indoor activites. Enjoy it much! Thanks for the fun activities.”
– Norashiken Hashim, Secretary, Bayer Healthcare

“Facilitator had high energy level and helped to make this event a successful one.”
– Chris Cher, Business Development Manager, Aluminium Offshore Pte Ltd

“All of the activities that we’ve done, teaches us a lot, especially how those things will be interpreted in a way of our daily basis and activities. We thought that it’s just a simple set of activities, but after each one of them, we were able to learn a lot of things, especially on practical applications. As what has been said; Team Building with Team Bonding – It’s GREAT!!!”
– Paul John L. Gabalfin, Process Unit – EUCREAS, Novartis Manufacturing

“Teamwork, co-ordination and effective communication. The most important is fun…………….”
– Goh Siew Bee, Assistant Manager, Sony

“Rafting was Fun”
– Zahrin, Regional Manager, KARL STORZ Endoscopy Singapore

“Good messages that apply to teamwork in the office.”
– Neeraj Shaabi, Managing Director, TIBCO Software Singapore

“Teamwork from top to bottom”
– Gabriel Tan, KARL STORZ Endoscopy Singapore

“The enthusiasm of my team as well as the beautiful place.”
– Nurulhidayah Badrulhisham, Tecnical Service Engineer, KARL STORZ Endoscopy Singapore

“The capability of the facilitator to bring in his analysis on the results shown after each activities allows us to know more on the results as well as the person in our team.”
– Lim Wei Liang, Operations Supervisor, KARL STORZ Endoscopy Singapore

“Excellent facilitator, fantastic venue and amazing team.”
– Grace Sun, RA/QA Manager, KARL STORZ Endoscopy Singapore

“The activities were very engaging. ”
– Man, Sales Executive, KARL STORZ Endoscopy Singapore

“Building up a boat with team members using available materials”
– Jane, Senior Project Engineer, Aluminium Offshore Pte Ltd

“The facilitator was able to engage the participants well and did a good job to encourage everyone to participate willingly.”
– Sundaraj, Staff Officer, Star Net Marketing Pte Ltd

“The activities were new to me and all the participants participated very whole-heartedly!”
– chew wan wan, Operations Manager, OCBC

“Done once earlier immediately after activity; Did not get to see photos.”
– Agnes, Secretary, Punggol Coral RC

“Good team building activities that are fun and engaging”
– Shaun Ng, Member, Star Net Marketing Pte Ltd

“The in charge person, Melissa was really nice to help us cater to our different needs. Especially when we request to have a Birthday cake to celebrate my colleagues Birthday. She was very patience in helping to get the cake and get everything done up. Thanks Melissa! We will definitely refer FOCUS Adventure to other groups and next time when we have such activities, FOCUS will be our top choice! Thanks Melissa and Thanks FOCUS! (:”
– Shirly, Admin, AIA Singapore Pte Ltd

“The facilitator knows when to fired up our spirit. Its great. Thanks”
– Rahim Alias, Senior Admin, NTUC

“Hope play hour so long than 2 hours.”
– NTUC

“Able to get to know other colleagues from other department.”
– Calvin Peh Chow Keong, Hitachi Singapore

“The activities were fun.”
– Mirabelle Ang, Lecturer, Singapore Polytechnic

“Enjoyable and Have Fun!”
– Zainah Zainal, Clerical Officer, IE Singapore

“With simple activities (the passing of ball among the team from 4 min ++ to less than 4 seconds, the blind folding) and innovation ideas, FOCUS has inspired and fostered the team relationship and cheers up everyone with a sweet and wonderful memory. ”
– Susan Chong, Group Corporate Affairs Manager, EMS Energy Pte Ltd

“Teamwork, brain storming”
– Joe Tay, Production Manager, EMS Energy Pte Ltd

“The building of raft was fun. Amazing race could have been made more challenging. Other activities like picking lego blocks from floor were easy, should have made it more collaborative and challenging.”
– Aarsh, Siemens

“Great experience!”
– Ashok, Vice President, Barclays Asia

“Good”
– Ashutosh, Vice President, Barclays Asia

“Fun and bond with other team members”
– Wong chee kong, Duty Engineer, Rendezvous Hotel Singapore

“Nice activity”
– Gerry Manares, Technical Development Executive, Shell

“Teamwork; breaking down barriers collectively as a team.”
– Eric Cheong, Financial Controller, EMS Energy

“Thanks again for everything. Credit to Andre and colleagues for their professionalism in handling the group and indeed we have so much fun. Overall the programme is well-organised and great courteous exemplify by the team.”
– Yip, Shell

“Knowing the core values through the various activities”
– Indira Devi, Senior Officer, IE Singapore

“Thank you! I believe the whole team had a great time! I would like to thank you again for your assistance and hope to work with FOCUS Adventure again in the future.”
– Charito Katigbak, Learning & Development Manager, Koastal Industries Pte Ltd

“Beautiful location.”
– Thea Kjellstrom, Siemens

“The lively activities arranged to help us bond.”
– Singapore Polytechnic

“Activities were energetic and fun, but non-threatening Concepts presented were useful reminders. John was great as the lead facilitator: he was patient, enthusiastic and communicated very well.”
– Singapore Polytechnic

“There were bonding with all level of facilitator.”
– Salmah, IE Singapore

“The photo and video compilation was awesome ”
– Karim Nader, Analyst, Standard Chartered Bank

“Enjoy the whole activities. We have lots of fun despite the hot weather during the outdoor acitivity.”
– Fauziah, Secretary, Horizon Singapore

“Yes , I enjoyed, learned send the time creatively …”
– Faisal Paul, Marketing Manager, Hewlett Packard

“The food is good and the natural environment makes me feel less stress.”
– Mark Teo, Assistant Service Manager, Shimadzu

“GPS device help, Facilitators’ behaviour and professionalism. Excellent delegation..”
– Saptarshi Ray, Analytics and Reporting Manager, Hewlett Packard

MAY 2013

“ The photos and videos really spiced up the activities. It gave all an opportunity to see a summary of what they had gone through for the day the interesting moments. In addition, after the activities, the learnings, laughters fun will fade away with time. This video will be evidence for all to ponder again what they had learnt the importance of teamwork. Next, the facilitators were very lively and motivating. They were able to fuse into the group of varying ages and get this group to participate. ”
– Tan Yong Seng, Treasurer, Punggol Coral RC

“Hi Team, thank you very much for the activity on 28th May 2013. It seems it has gone extremely well with everyone being slow to start but enthusiastic to finish. Please thank all your team involved on our behalf. Great job!”
– Ewa Pinkowska, Director, Principal Finance, Standard Chartered Bank

“Yes , I enjoyed, learned to send the time creatively ”
– Faisal Paul, Marketing Manager, Hewlett Packard

“The food is good and the natural enviroment makes me feel less stress.”
– Mark Teo. Assistant Service Manager, Shimadzu

“GPS device help, Facilitators behaviour and proffessionalism. Excellent delegation..”
– Saptarshi Ray, Analytics and Reporting Manager, Hewlett Packard

“We all had fun.”
– Lye Yee, CS Manager, Becton Dickinson

“This should be for 28th May participants. Overall, programme was quite ok except for police and thief (repeat activity from last year). Food portion was plentiful for all, hopfully this did not mean food portion can be cut for the next group.”
– Elaine Lai, HR Executive, Horizon Singapore

“No stress in having to know the answers. Activities are creative and enjoyable motivating high participation. Trainers are very pleasant and not pushy.”
– Connie Ang, Personal Assistant, International Enterprise Singapore

“Facilatator to participants communication effectively carried out. FUN and enjoyable day.”
– Wilbert Wong, General Manager, Hitachi

“The activities were fun. They require us to have creative juice to come up with an ideal solution for the best results.”
– Winston, Service Sales Officer, Hitachi

“The activities are suitable and enjoyable by all.”
– Wilson, Vice-Chairman, Punggol Coral RC

“The photos and videos really spiced up the activities. It gave all an opportunity to see a summary of what they had gone through for the day the interesting moments. In addition, after the activities, the learnings, laughters fun will fade away with time. This video will be evidence for all to ponder again what they had learnt the importance of teamwork. Next, the facilitators were very lively and motivating. They were able to fuse into the group of varying ages and get this group to participate.”
– Tan Yong Seng, Treasurer, Punggol Coral RC

“The interaction activities were very fun.”
– Joseph Lim, Chairman, Punggol Coral RC

“Happy good day!”
– Wujunjie, REC Cells

“It helps identified our weakness and strength. It also helps me to have more confident, facing any obstacle that actually i can do it. This also help me in my preservance. In any task with full completion/ fulfillment and satisfation gain.”
– Caulyn Goh, Sales Executive, SingTel

“The facilitators are great. They were able to engage the entire team.”
– Joel Pilar, Regional Procurement Manager, Holcim Group

“The facilitators had the ability to motivate us to participate wholeheartedly ”
– Michelle Tan, Consultant, Recruit Express

“The facilitators were good, engaging and able to facilitate the programs well.”
– Jeraine Toh , Senior HR Executive, Recruit Express

“Positive attitude and knowledgeable facilitator.”
– Breana, SingTel

“The activities are definitely the highlight of the event, some of them were quite unique and i had not encountered/heard of it before. The Ice Breaking activities were effective to promote interaction between people in our companies; and fun! It was interesting to see how some of the people in the organization who seemed calm and reserved became loose in the heat of the activities.”
– Ardi Agnar Abednego, Programme Executive, PSB Academy

“Activities is fun Facilitators was great.”
– Tan Sin Cheow, Senior Executive, PSB Academy

“The fun elements! Lead facilitator was able to break the ice and maintain the rapport with the participants! Keep it up!”
– Nancy Phua, Manager, PSB Academy

“We get to know our colleagues that we are not use to work with better.”
– Masngut Bin Margimin, Senior Technician

“Learn to communicate better and communicate is necessesity.”
– Renee Yeo, Secretary, Becton Dickinson

“It opens my eyes about doing things in other ways to achieve the objectives”
– Ignatia Aryanti, Document Controller, Kongsberg Maritime

“This helps me to get to know my other colleagues better and also to know that they can also PLAY HARD with their hair down! Thanks for the precious experience.”
– Jasene Ong, Manager, PSB Academy

“Very enthusiastic and engaging facilitators. Fun times during activities that were played as a whole company.”
– Richalynn Leong, Lab Technologist, PSB Academy

” Hi Priscilla,

Thanks for coordinating the Team Building event last Friday. It was a great success and I am sure our staffs have enjoyed it. Please help us extend the appreciation to all the facilitators too.

Once again, would like to thank you for coordinating the programme and accommodating to our requests and demands! It has been great knowing and working with you! :) ”
– Tan Lee Leng, HR Executive

“Teamwork and FOCUS are important. Very practical but too short.”
– Ronald Lam, Manager, Hitachi

“The Team Building activities selected were engaging, fun and most importantly have met the objectives. The lead facilitator, Fabian Ng, was able to engage everyone in the Team Building activities and he had made it a fun-filled session for all.”
– Kris Seow Wan Leng, HR Executive, Far East Organization

“It was a great experience to participate with colleagues of other departments which I usually do not directly work with during the programme. Would prefer programme where more individuals can take part and interact over a longer duration (2-3 days). Personally, my mobile rang several times throughout the programme as I need to work with external customers for my job scope, would prefer the programme to be conducted overseas than local where i am still obligated to attend these customers.”
– Zheng Weiqiang, Engineering Executive, Hitachi

“Fabian was able to draw good lessons from the activities and made the team laughed throughout the activities the whole morning! Excellent facilitation skills!”
– Jean Hau, Head of Learning & Organization Development, Far East Organization

“It was a day with great team building activities and it was enjoyable as we were kept occupied.”
– Lim Wen Sheng, Committee Member, Young NTUC

“Capturing of special moments and playback during mealtime.”
– Chia Ding Shan, Member, Young NTUC

“Thanks for the great fun and experiential learning you provided. It was a fantastic outcome with many lessons drawn from the activities. Great facilitation by Fabian and team!”
– Kevin, Far East Organization

“It didn’t seems as scary as I imagined.”
– Ministry of Manpower

“Activities were interesting and inspiring.”
– Natalie Sun, Senior AMS consultant, SKF Asia Pacific

“Fun learning experience.”
– Chia Choon Huat, Engineer, Hitachi

“Made participants think out of the box..that’s very practical in any ad-hoc situation faced by each individuals.”
– Lim BH, Assistant Manager, Hitachi

“Although the Facilitators come from different background, they are friendly. The activities allow every individual in the group to participate and interact with each other, promoting sense of ownership and teamwork. The video montage of us having fun serves as a beautiful memory.”
– Pow Choon Wee, Assistant Engineering Executive, Hitachi

“Teamwork and stay FOCUS in whatever you do are important.”
– Ronald Lam, Manager, Hitachi

“Facilitator made it fun…”
– Paul Knock, Manager, SKF Asia Pacific

“Thanks and keep up the good work!”
– Ron, Finance Executive, Spectra Innovations

“Our Team, we laughed and enjoyed the entire activity, thank you”
– Preeti Joshi, CS Manager, SKF Asia Pacific

“The weather held up and participants were cooperative!”
– Alvin Tay, Social Worker, Ang Mo Kio Family Service Centres

APRIL 2013

“ The new friends I’ve made really made this a pleasant experience. Coming back to FOCUS adventure after 10 years  was really memorable. Thanks to all the Facilitators which made this a wonderful part of my life. ”
– Michelle Kuah, Executive Life Planner, GE Healthcare

“The Facilitator Dean and his team made the programme a very easy going one with lots of humor injected. Participants were not made to feel bored during the course.”
– Ken Lin, Design Engineer, Jamco Aero Design & Engineering

“Discovering myself and our team. Learning how to listen, act and just try is critical to the individual and team. I know now how to build a raft and how to row in the right direction. We made it. The saying shared by the Facilitator Andre quoting Confucios – “What you hear, you will forget; what you see, you won’t remember, but what you do, you’ll understand.” Something like that sticks in my mind. Great!”
– Wenifredo Mabitad, Manager, SKF Asia Pacific

“The whole experience was good and the Facilitator was good and able to blend in with the group and not insisting on his style but adapting to the group and effectively deliver the program. Thumbs up!”
– Shirley, Vice President, CBRE Realty

“Both indoor and outdoor activities were interesting. The Facilitator was effective, he tied in the activities with the learning objectives nicely in each debrief session.”
– Alvin, GE Healthcare

“I enjoyed the debrief sessions from the Facilitators most of all. A simple activity can become so much more meaningful when explained clearly. It was an extremely enriching experience for me.”
– Zachary Young Dan Feng, Executive Financial Consultant, GE Healthcare

“The activities were very fun and the Facilitators were very friendly! Keep up the good FOCUS!!!”
– Izhar Wahid, Individual Insolvency Executive, Ministry of Law

“All Facilitators and GO are very friendly and helpful to us. A very pleasant experience in Bintan.”
– Lin Shi Ting (Stella), ITO Tender Administrator, GE Healthcare

“The activities were fun and the videography/photos were great!!!”
– Jason, Ministry of Trade & Industry

“The unity of every participant and that we put our profession aside to build a family called DDI.”
– Jerry M Lara, Senior Radiographer, National University Hospital

“An excellent way for us to bond. Thanks!”
– Mohamed Yusoff B Sharif Mohd, Public Information Officer, Land Transport Authority

“Thank you very much. It was a very well run event and would definitely consider your company for our future team building events.”
– Ken Lin, Design Engineer, Jamco Aero Design & Engineering

MARCH 2013

“ It was really fun.For the geo-caching,we learn how to use the GPS detector to track our nearest location and thus find the answer.Realise something so true in life,often we may have missed out the little thing which are so close and near to us.I like the roller coaster best and never imagine we can build one out of the simple newspapers and balloon sticks.Indeed proud of my team effort,creativity, never give up spirit.Learn to appreciate things better after this session and enjoy life better. ”
-Ying Kit, NTUC Club

The logistic arrangement and coordination pre and during the trip was flawless.
– Ong Hui Chin, SAD Training & Development Executive, Home Team Academy

The outdoor activity which highlighted the team bonding and interaction with one another.
– Magdalene Tan, Finance Executive Assistant, Accounting & Corporate Regulatory Authority

The Facilitators were very clear with their instructions and made the learning journey interesting.
– Shamila d/o N K Rishnasamy, Accounting & Corporate Regulatory Authority

It was a fun session in which officers from different divisions came together to achieve a common goal outside the office premise.
– Jane Ng, Assistant Director, Accounting & Corporate Regulatory Authority

The activities allowed us to apply it back to our work place.
– Susanna, Personal Assistant

The Lead Facilitator was effective and quick. He was able to lead the team to enjoy the activities and take on the learning. Our team was also cohesive and participated fully in the activities. We enjoyed the Team Building activity even though it was very hot that afternoon. Thanks to our great team and the great Facilitators!
– Elaine Chua, Senior Administrator, Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore

New settings for teamwork goals: All for one one for all!

The Energizer International Handshake is interesting! Compared to those normal self introduction method used in many places.
– Tan Mui Mui, Executive, Agency for Integrated Care

I didn’t intend to participate in this team building as it was held on a Saturday. However after participating in the programme anyway, I didn’t regret it as it was fun, enjoyable, relaxing and met my company’s expectation.
– Elaine Chng, Logistics Officer, DENSO International Asia

I think we did 4 Activities and I especially liked the 3D model where a member of the team has to pass through it without touching the sticks. The learning points for this Activity are that members have learned to after look out for each other back”, it showed the importance of teamwork and having the right person for the right job.
– Doreen Thia, Management Assistant Officer, National University of Singapore

The programme was well orgainized and interesting. I enjoyed the Activities and the sharing of the video show.
– Jaime Ching, Quality Management Manager, Accounting & Corporate Regulatory Authority

FEBRUARY 2013

“ All the 3 facilitators were wonderful and carried themselves very well. The aim of the course was delivered across to the participants very well and each and everyone of us enjoyed the programme. ”
– Vasantha Devi, Senior Executive Service Officer, Land Transport Authority

Our team had the most wonderful time in Bintan and we certainly look forward to more interactions with you!

– Gladies, Cisco Systems India

The venue was so amazing. We should be given more days as such courses are fun.
– Hamidah Bte Hassan, Land Transport Authority

The greetings getting to know each other better. The balancing game outdoor
– Chin Soh Mun, Dover Park Hospice

The food is good
– Tang Yoke Cheong, Land Transport Authority

We worked together as a team to finish the race.
– Noorhayati Tahir Wah loon

All the 3 faciliators were wonderful and carried themselves very well. The aim of the course was delivered across to the participants very well and each and everyone of us enjoyed the programme.
– Vasantha Devi, Land Transport Authority

All the activities are fun.
– Jenny Chan, Singapore Prison Service

The team building is fun. Love the coins games- brought across the point very well and its enjoyable.
– JJolynn Lim, Technolas Singapore

The Food was Awesome!
– Roshan, Land Transport Authority

Thanks, Everyone was enjoyed the Adventure Learning programme with FOCUS Adventure especially we had a good facilitator Mr. Fabian
– Eve Tan, GBS Singapore