Friday, December 12, 2008

ClubMed Private Beach

O ur very own private beach.  The  whole 3-4km stretch  for you to explore.  On a given  sunny  day, there is  a  high possibility  for  one  to frolick  around and  get some  great  tan. Not to mention the  water is  irressistable. But  hey if  you're  thinking  of  cashing  in  on the  low  season promos offered by ClubMed during  the  monsoon season..Forget IT..Don't say I didn't  warn you? You  will literally spend 3 days 2 nights in your  room and  the  restaurant. If you  don't  mind  just lazing  around and  eating and  more lazing  around  & more  eating.
W ord is this acclaimed  "Resort of the  Year 2007" has  somehow lost  its  original  lustre. Gone  are the days  where  holiday makers MUST hand-in their  mobiles  upon arriving, Bikini top Hawaiian girls with  garland  of  flowers, strutting  their  hawaiian moves as you walked  in at the entrance.  The  shell  beads  for  currency too is  no longer practised. So my question is , why do people still go there? It is  not cheap, mind  you? The  atmosphere  at the  resort  is somewhat like  any 4 or 5 star resort, minus  the  warmth of the  people.  
C lubMed boasts  of  friendly, people  oriented GO's  but  judging  from  my  short  stint  there, they were very superficial. I believe  the  GO's  have  been  advised to  join their  guests  during  meals and  that  is  exactly what they did.  They  lack communication  skills  as  many  just end  up sitting  there  like  couples  going  through some  rough patch the night before. I was  unfortunate  so to  speak as I had the  liberty of    6  different GO's  asking  to join my table, one  after the other  and  none seem to be  able  to hold  their  own what  more  to  create  interesting topics.  I  do  however appreciate  and  enjoyed Mr Marthen's company and  conversation throughout  dinner on the last day. He  is  Anglo Indonesian by birth  and  again I like  to stress that  caucasians  not  necessarily make  better  conversations  than us  Asians. Why have  representaton from  different  nationalities, some  speaking French,  Japanese, Arabic, Portugese, German, Italian,etc,  only  to  keep  to themselves.  I  for one  know for a fact that  everyone  loves  hearing  stories and  tales  from  different  cultures and  land. The key  word  is share  &  be yourself.   In any  organisation, it  is  the  people  that makes the  difference. In this instance, ClubMed  has 5 star  infrastructure , second to none but  they failed  miserably  in  their  quest  to  make  ones' stay  memorable & unforgetable. 

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