New friends, colleagues, and interns have added to the diversity of our team. It never fails to amaze us that our workplace could be such a beautiful container filled with numerous experiences from different backgrounds—representing all the archipelagos of Indonesia.
Everybody is united under the banner of Swarna Hutama Loka and gathered at The Silas Agrotourism facility in Bedugul. We see the faces anticipating new energy for whatever we are about to do.
The surprise was kept secret by the team until the right moment. With our new blue T-shirts shouting “GROW BIG,” we coloured the highland lawn in Bedugul with navy blue, and once the organizer opens the event with a prayer, it become obvious that we are apparently being prepared for a tense game.
We are a group of over 60 people, much like a small army of young talents. On this occasion, how to unleash the energy? It is channelled through the division of each team, challenged with a teamwork game. Now everybody is hyped for the competition, each wanting to be the best team out of the five major teams divided randomly. Some teams excel at card games, others win through physical challenges, and one team accomplished them all. In the spirit of fair play, everybody remains sporting.
Though maybe some wants a rematch.
But..there is one game where all the team must united and forget all the competition. In the last game, the team of Swarna Hutama Loka must unite to face our challenger – The Silas Team. The game is simple yet philosophic: Swarna Hutama Loka is given a candle light and must guard it to the checkpoint. The checkpoint is a pole raising our flag. While the challenger, will attack from all side with water – from behind, upfront, side, and even upper ground. At all cost, we must protect the candle. And we did it. We are successfully to surpassed the ordeal.
We understand, that game is the illustration of how we as a team – if we keep tight and close to each other – we can combine our talents for our common goals.
The games are now over. We change into banquet formal attire, and everyone agrees to use a ‘strikingly colourful’ theme for this occasion. The banquet is where the team presents their latest work in filmography—moving pictures beautifully directed to represent our journey. Not forgetting the bloopers of everybody’s comic moments – there is nothing too shame to share.
Mixed emotions fill the banquet—melancholy and laughter. The next agenda is the proudest one: the nominations of awards to acknowledge hard work, loyalty, and talent. Among the awards, the Gold and Platinum Awards are especially recognized for loyalty of up to 6 or more years being part of the team. Another prestigious award is the Rising Star Award, recognizing outstanding performance that goes beyond expectations in every division. From the banquet table, we can catch the proud faces of those receiving this recognition.
Everyone is proud and joyful. We’ve deepened our connections with one another, all united under the shared goal of UNITE and GROW BIG. The sense of camaraderie and collective purpose is strong, and we’re excited about moving forward together, stronger and more cohesive than ever.
From this event, we come back stronger to welcome new challenges. Until we see each other again next year! –
This event has been supported by our valuable friends, without whom its success would not have been possible. For that, we extend our utmost gratitude to:
