Trip to Forest Adventure - Good and bad thoughts.

Recently The Ongies, along with their friends had brought the kids down for outdoor fun activities at Bedok Reservoir. If you are able to guess the super fun outdoor activities, then you are right.

The area is The Forest Adventure.

Well, this post is not about praising but the review on what the kids had gone through.



 No further instruction



Wifey was told that everyone will get a briefing before the start the of the obstacle course for the age of 6, and there are 3 of them in total.

Apparently, there are a lot of people queuing up, but they seem to neglect the priority customer who had signed up and awaiting to do the payment.

After that, there is no further instruction given, and the kids all went and queued up to put on their safety harness.



What was the let down?


The kids were left to climb up on their own and not knowing where they are supposed to go because there are no instructors on top to help out.

The parents seem helpless on ground after seeing the kids seem to have fear on top.

It's very disappointing not seeing the instructor helping the 6 years old kids. In the end, its the parents who are doing the job to guide the fearful kids to move step by step.

It was about nearly 50% completion of the whole obstacle course, the instructor appeared.

As a parent, all of them felt the relieved because at least someone is at the top advising the kids. (Hubby noticed that the instructor went on helping other group which are older)




Poor advise



Even though the instructor maybe there to advise and helping the kids, but the tone and advising is nearly a turned off.

Kids required more encouraging and as an instructor, they need to have the patience instead of treating them like an upper primary student.

All of the parents on ground rolled their eyes when the instructor spoke up:"Move, what are you waiting for? Until tomorrow is it?"

Instead of finding it funny, most of them were literally felt pissed with the sentences. This is the first time the kids are there for fun, and they love it so much. But the instructor just switched off everything. How will the kids feel?

Hubby felt annoyed because of the instructor trying to be friendly in the wrong way. Those sentences are well suitable for army personnel while doing training.




Whats the result?



Wifey had written the feedback to Forest Adventure regarding the instructor poor attitude and handling the kids. Till date, for a month, nothing come back. Wondering why and why and why...

Any hoo... perhaps instructor should be given a course on how to handle the kids well, or rather, with better communicating skill.

While they can understand that the instructors will be tired after a long working day, but it may be unfair for the kids who are literally new and they are 6 year old only.

The kids even though did not have the assistance on top, but they were strongly encouraged by the parents on ground. Great work for the kids who completed the entire obstacle course!


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