Places visited in Singapore
On date, 27th Jan 2019 students of PGDM batch 2018 went for a week-long international study tour to Malaysia and Singapore
• Land Transport Authority
• Marina Bay
• NEWater
Sentosa Island
Places Visited In Malaysia
Takeaways from the trip
• Royal Selangor
• Batu Caves
Genting Highlands
• Petronas Twin Tower
• Thean Hou Temple
• Putrajaya
• Istana Negara
• River of Life
• War Memorial
• Harriston Boutique
• Time Square
• Beryl’s
• King’s College
• Time Management
• Respecting each others culture and tradition
• Rules and Regulations leads towards better a nation
Understanding the work life balance
• Making new diversifying groups
that the British made in 1921. On the monument the dates are sculpted of the world wars.
DAY 1 DATE: 28 JANUARY 2019 ROYAL PLACE: SELANGOR SUMMARY: This is Malaysian pewter manufacture and retailer, the largest of its type in the world. The company offers a thousand tableware, gift items, tankards, tea sets, photo frames and wine accessories. There they allotted us one guide, he was explaining about the history and products they make but they did not take us to the main factory. We observed the employees making the money tree.
PLACE: HARRISTON BOUTIQUE SUMMARY: There the chocolates we get are handmade and packed very beautifully. The containers are very differently crafted. They have made some new chocolates using the yoghurts and strawberry.
PLACE : ISTANA NEGAR
SUMMARY: The official residence of the monarch of Malaysia. It is all covered with the hills and trees.
PLACE: TIME SQAURE SUMMARY: That mall is having 4 floors with almost 900 shops in that. There was one showroom in which every product is for GRM.
PLACE: WAR MEMORIAL
SUMMARY: We saw the national monument which is a sculpture that commemorates those who died in Malaysia’s struggle for freedom during the world war 2 and then the Kuala Lumpur Cenotaph
LEARNING
chance to interact with the students of that college.
• Packaging is very important for the all the products, it can be the main factor of the purchase.
LEARNINGS
• Managing a large number of employees is very important especially the manufacturing factory.
• Education system is different from country to country but the core subjects are similar.
• Using of proper offers and discounts at the chocolate store.
DAY 2 DATE: 29 JANUARY 2019 PLACE: BERYL’S SUMMARY: Beryl’s is a chocolate boutique, the guide showed us how the chocolates are made from the scratch through a video and after that we were allowed to buy those chocolates and those were actually less expensive.
DAY 3 DATE: 30 JANUARY 2019 PLACE: BATU CAVES SUMMARY: Batu Caves is a limestone hill that has a series of caves and cave temples. There are 272 steps that we have to use to visit the temple. We were asked to wear full clothes otherwise we have to take cloth from the temple and have to roll around us. Over there the coconut water and dosa’s are really famous.
PLACE: KING’S COLLEGE
SUMMARY: That college in on 7th floor. Over there we met the Director of academics and staff members, they told us about the college and the education system of Malaysia and we also got a
PLACE: GENTING HIGHLANDS SUMMARY: This is an ahigh-altitude hill resort situated in the Titiwangsa Mountains northeast. The site comprises hotels, a shopping mall, a theme park, and a Casino. We went to the mall through the cable car which was the most exciting part of the place. It was almost in the clouds.
PLACE: PETRONAS TWIN TOWERS SUMMARY: This is the twin skyscrapers. That was tallest building in the world from 1998 to 2004. There is also a retail center Surya KLCC at the towers and one of the costliest malls in Kuala Lumpur. We clicked a lot of pictures and in the night, it was looking so beautiful.
PLACE: PUTRAJAYA SUMMARY: We entered the city through the Seri Wawasan bridge. This city is the federal administrative Centre of Malaysia. There is also Putrajaya lake, square, wetlands park and botanical gardens. There was a mosque near to that where you can go only if you are wearing full clothes.
LEARNING
• Maintenance of property is important as the resorts are built at such a high altitude.
• Paying tributes towards your country.
LEARNINGS
• As there are so many religions, people respect each other a lot.
• There should be a totally different place for solving all the issue.
DAY 4 DATE: 31$T JANUARY 2019 PLACE: THEAN HOU TEMPLE SUMMARY: This is a 6 – tiered temple of the Chinese sea goddess Mazu. It was officially opened in 1989. At the temple, there was a box in which you can choose your lucky number and then you can pick the paper on which your number is written it will tell about your personality and future. The temple was so decorated because of the Chinese New Year and they were giving the greeting cards for the same also.
DAY 5 DATE: 1ST FEBRUARY 2019 PLACE: LAND TRANSPORT AUTHORITY SUMMARY: There were many big screens where you can check about the transport of Singapore. There was a model of a bus in which there was a proper place for the wheelchairs and there were gaming sections also through which you can learn about how you can control traffic. In the last segment, they showed us the video related to all this.
DAY 6 DATE: 2ND FEBRUARY 2019 PLACE: NEWater SUMMARY: It is the brand name given to reclaimed water produced by Singapore’s Public utilities board. The guide showed us how they treated the waste water through the help of the dual membrane and ultraviolet technologies.
PLACE: MARINA BAY SUMMARY: There we went to the mall which was the costliest one in the Singapore. Then we saw the water light show over there. All the water is used again and again. That was such a nice experience, that show happens after every 30 minutes and it works through the laser lighting also.
There were many students who came from different schools and colleges. In the end they gave the bottles with that new water they purified.
LEARNINGS
• Through the games I played or the model I saw learnt how important is that to manage the traffic for the safety of ourselves as well as for other people.
• Man made things are gaining more share and naturals things are less in number.
PLACE: SENTOSA ISLAND SUMMARY: Firstly, we went to see the aquarium, there we saw dolphins, reef cave, crabs and many more. That place is a home to more than 10000 marine animals. Then we took mono rail to reach
the Sentosa Beach, there we redeemed our coupons which was of 10$ for the food and drinks. We stayed at the beach for almost 1 hour and then we went for the show – Wings of Fire. It was the
show which had both mystery and magic.
LEARNING
• Water is a very important factor so instead of wasting it, we should reuse it. • We should always use the latest technology for new inventions.