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EUROPE EXCURSION

19 December 2014, the whole of Bustanu Pahamin residence except for the 9 maids, 5 guards and 4 drivers, left with 30 luggages weighing 270kg in total for a 17 hours flight inc 2 hours transit in Doha on Qatar flight from Kuala Lumpur to London Heathrow. Prepared for the expected coldest winter in Europe, we brought along 5kg rice, three rice cookers and 2 bags of food including sambal belacan, big huge bottle of already fried salted fishes (ikan kering) and anchovies (baso darak kato oghe Kelatae).


Sambal belacan, Ikan kering, all snacks & food, the 270kg of luggages, 22 passengers + 2 infants safely arrived in Heathrow London at 130pm and were greeted by the friendly English Parlo tour guide to a big coach to bring us to Elvedon Forest, Centre parcs in Suffolks. The weather was friendly without any rain but twice colder than the average aircondition room in Malaysia.

After an almost 2 hours of drive, we arrived at Centre Parcs around 5pm and the weather was less friendly.... Colder!! 

We checked into a total of three 3 bedroom cabins and one 4 bedroom cabin and had Anny's hot home cook meal to end the day. Anny, Aaraf and I was in the same cabin with Wawa, Doc Ta, Shazrai & Shazrhy. Wawa, Shazrai & Aaraf went for a walk in the coldest weather to collect our £30 per day rented bicycle which was the primary source of transportation in the 400 acres of resort. They also went and did some grocery while Anny & I retired as early as 7pm.


Jet lagged, we woke up at 3am and cooked fried rice and sausages. By 7am we were ready for our first activity for the day.

We had pre-booked all activities at the Centre Parcs. Each of the activity cost approximately RM180 or £30 exc 20% VAT. 

Our first activity was High Rope, Jacobs Ladder. Secured by a harness, we had to climbed up on team work basis, 7 levels up. Team work means, we had to support each other to climb each step up. The height vary from one step to the next. The heights from the third to the fourth is about 5 feet and the highest step is as high as 9 feet (I think, maybe more).


 
   
 
 
 



Anny Chunraem, Aaraf Armin, Rafel Rhiza, Raina Rhiza, Rees Azhar and I only managed to reach the fourth level and had to abandon when Raina & Aaraf gave up. 

We continued our activity with wall climbing. I had my first taste of wall climbing at Camp 5, One Utama with Rose Emini Pahamin many years back. Being height phobic, I didn't enjoy as much anything to do with height.. Gayat wei!!!! ...but Rees reached the peak twice. Aaraf & Rafel managed to reach mid point and Anny had 2 attempts.

 


It was a great experience climbing in the cold weather and the soonest we completed the two activities, we went back to our cabin for Ibu's homecook hot Nasi lemak!!! That's heaven especially in the cold.

Anny, Aaraf, Rafel, Rees, Leona and I proceeded with our 3rd activity with the Segway adventure. We impatiently cycle to the outdoor activity area but Rees & Leona was declined entry being underweight. All participants must be more than 7 stone in weight. For once, I was grateful with Aaraf's weight. Both Aaraf & Rafel were all smiley.



  

The Segway was a good experience. We should get that for transportation in Bustanu.. 

We rode into the forest but was pre-warned not to speed. Rafel & Aaraf was not pleased. Have it their way, they wanted to rammed the Segway to its maximum speed.

After the Segway, we cycled to the club house of sort, parked our bicycle and walk around enjoying every moment.













I have not cycled for many years since I retire from those dualthon & triathlon activities. Cycling in the forest, brought back those good cycling memories when we used to clock 200km mileage a week. 

This year marked our 10 years anniversary since we cycled our first longest distance from KL to Port Dickson. We were a bunch of crazy gym-goers then whom started out with RPM classes at the Fitness First gym. Everyday, we would attend to 3-4 RPM classes as part of our training before we actually ride outdoor. That Port Dickson cycle was also the period when we were hit by the biggest tsunami. Masya Allah time flies and Allah swt protected us.

 Our day ends looking forward to the next activity!! But of course, after a good food... A man got to do what a man has to do...


After makan... we hang out near the fire to keep us warm.





To be continued..




















SPECIAL SESSION WITH MASTER SARGE COAD, GLOBAL MASTER TRAINER

January 3rd - Special Session with Master Sarge Coad.

UPDATE: To register for the complimentary session with Master Sarge Coad, please email: admin@bootcampmalaysia.com.

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Master Sergeant Coad is the 3rd highest ranking in the world's oldest military-inspired bootcamp, Original Bootcamp, Australia (known as Chief's Original Bootcamp in Malaysia). He was the first man responsible to bring the Original Bootcamp program to Malaysia in 2008 and we took over in 2010. He last visited Malaysia and conducted a session in 2009 and he is coming back to Malaysia for a short transit on 1st January. Rob had agree to conduct a session for Malaysia recruit on Saturday, 3rd January 2014 at Pre-Dawn. The last session we did with Master Sarge had left us with a strong impact till today. This is one special session that no one should missed. Below, is his brief background. 

Master Sergeant Rob Coad

A former member of  the Royal Australian Army’s 2nd Calvary Regiment (Armoured Surveillance Troop), Rob is no stranger to the intensity and effectiveness of the military’s discipline based training methods. As the Franchise Owner and Head Trainer of 5 separate ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP licenses in Adelaide, Rob has quickly become one of the countries most respected Bootcamp instructors, and a highly sort after fitness advisor. Rob recently returned from Sydney where he had been representing ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP as Senior Conditioning Coach for the 2009 series of the Gladiators television series.
As if Rob isn’t busy enough heading up some of ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP's most successful Bootcamp programs, he is also the National Coordinator for ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP’s exciting new adventure training program, Spec Ops.

Rob’s Qualifications include:
  • Certificate III in Fitness Instruction
  • Certificate IV in Fitness Instruction
  • International Fitness Master Trainer Certification
  • THUMP Certified Advanced Boxing Specialist
  • Certified Level II Military Fitness Specialist


FROM COUCH POTATOES TO RUNNERS...

Chee Yee Law - Bandar Utama

Yes we hear you... Of course we do. It took longer than expected but the running vest is finally out! With most of the Chief's Original Bootcamp recruits turning from couch potatoes into runners, there are so many requests for a running vest to represent our community. The vest was partially designed by recruit themselves (thanks Fei Fei) and New Balance.

Printed in limited supply for mix sizes and sold at a subsidized price, please contact Admin at 017-3795988 or 012-3145665 to order. Admin Farhanah & Admin Rose will be visiting each location with the vest for cash on delivery. Of course there is some discount for WIP members. There is limited supply for each sizes and it is on a first come first serve basis.

You can also get more details from your instructors or get testimony from the Running Vest models at your location. Who are the running vest models? Beside the 3 recruits displayed here? Stay tuned....

JUNIOR COBRA VERSUS KOLEJ TUANKU JAAFAR


The Combined Old Boys Rugby Association (COBRA) that was founded in 1967 had a friendly match against Kolej Tuanku Jaafar (KTJ) on 23 November 2014. The friendly match was a day after the 3rd leg Autumn series on 22 November at the Sri Bintang against 3 other rugby clubs where Aaraf Armin was in the Under 12 Team. The match was under the guidance and supervision of Coach Felix and Coach Zek. For more information on COBRA, click HERE.
Rugby was Aaraf's own choice. I always encourage Aaraf to participate in any team base games such as Rugby or football. Team work is imperative in future career and must be inculcated from young. To be able to work and communicate as a team is an important asset. 

Listening to Coach Felix motivating, inspiring and guiding the team, I am confident Aaraf is in good hands. Below are a few dozen snapshots at the match against Kolej Tuanku Jaafar.  Click on picture to enlarge. Well done boys and thank you Coaches.


THE GRAND CHAMPIONS FOR 8 WEEK CHALLENGE SPRING 2014


Guest Judges which includes the Editors or Men's Fitness & GQ, the Publisher of UltraFitness & Oxygen, and the Directors of BodyScience had concluded their voting for Men's and Women's overall Grand Champions, Malaysia Champion and home training Champion. Well Done Kok Siew Wong on being voted as the Malaysia Champion for 8 Week Chalenge Spring 2014.


2014 SPRING 8 WEEK CHALLENGE FINALISTS



From the 11 Malaysian that was voted into semi-finals in Australia's most talked about program, 2 made it into the Finals. Congratulation Kok Siew Wong from Ampang platoon and Sundera Siringivi from USJ1 Subang Jaya Pre-Dawn platoon.

This year's 8 Weeks to Wow is the best Wow so far. If you view the list of those semi-finalists at HERE, you will know what I mean. The transformation of most participants in just 8 weeks was jaw dropping. Always be guided by the results when choosing the best program for your health, fitness and physique. Choose the Chief's Original Bootcamp, click www.cobc.biz for more information. 

Results speaks louder than words.


8 Weeks To Wow: Result speaks louder than words at the Chief's Original Bootcamp.

Needless to say, results speaks louder than words. Every year for the past 4 years, the Chief's Original Bootcamp Malaysia, the only licensee for the world's oldest military-inspired bootcamp program in Malaysia, together with its licensor, the ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP AUSTRALIA, organizes the 8 Weeks to Wow challenge twice a year in February and October for 8 weeks. The 8 Week program challenges individuals to get the best and the most optimum result in just 8 weeks.

Below are just some of the 8 weeks result which is self-explanatory. This year, more than 100 recruits from Malaysia participated in the 8 week challenge and while their own grand prize is the new physique, self confidence and new look, there is also a bonus to those that is voted into the finals and overall Grand Champion. Scroll down for the list of Malaysians that was voted into Semi-Finals. Voting was done online by the public. (Click on picture to enlarge)


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