Hotel Equatorial Melaka

Recently, the troops from the Adults Camp Committee went up to Malacca again on 3rd March 2007. See the things we have to do for the greater good of all of you? Hehehehe...

And so we assembled early on Saturday morning at 7am outside the Cuppage Plaza entrance, awaiting for our tour guides Defferey and William to drive us up! Ohohoh... Mengchong and Sarah drove some of us up as well in Mengchong's car. After breezing through the causeway checkpoint which was like a ghost town so early in the morning, we arrived at the Hotel Equatorial in sunny Melaka.

We were ushered to the hotel cafe and while we waited for the hotel management, we were invited to order drinks to freshen up after our drive up. So we had our freshly brewed cappuccinos, lattes and Kenya AA fresh roast! (Yes, these are the little perks of being on camp committee- Recruitment starts again next year! hehehe!)

After freshening up, next on our agenda was to discuss logistics and technical details with the hotel management and technical staff. Ideas and suggestions were bantered around the room amidst our hunger pangs. When the dust settled, we moved on to have a little tour of the hotel and its meeting or ballrooms to have a better perspective in mind how we are going to execute our programs and workshops. Here's a sneak peek at the various nooks and corners of the hotel and some of its ballrooms:

We spotted a quaint little Peranakan restaurant that may house one of the workshops.

Think you have time for a swim this camp? Well, sure.. .here's the poolside. Remember to pack those goggles!

Another view of the poolside (Pic courtesy of Hotel Equatorial).

Wooo... looks lovely. (Pic of the deluxe room courtesy of Hotel Equatorial.)

Ok, enough scenic shots. Here's some evidence of us hard at work, checking out the ballrooms.

The main foyer to the Grand ballroom.

Half of the Grand Ballroom as the other half was in use.

One of the conference rooms for workshop (Disclaimer: Actual layout will differ from picture).

Another meeting room for workshop. (Disclaimer: Please see above disclaimer).

A new mall opposite Mahkota Shopping Centre, approximately 7 mins walk from the hotel. Looks a tad like the French Louvre, doesn't it?

Well, that's about it to this recce trip. Hehe. Obviously, we can't show you everything to keep the suspense alive ya? ;) And then it's back to Singapore for the Adults Camp Committee. Check back here for more updates as we countdown to Adults Camp 2007!