At Nuffnang and ChurpChurp we’re all about work life balance. But rather than just balance with work and play, we try to make sure our Nuffies have time for some exercise. So every month (or alternative month depending on when everyone is free) we have a Sports Day. On that day, everyone leaves work early and we go to play badminton, laser tag, kickboxing or anything that might make you sweat a little.
This recent Sports Day however we had an idea for our office in Malaysia. The theme was nostalgia. We wanted to bring back childhood memories of the sports or the games we used to play as kids back in school. So we organized Hari Sukan Nuffies (Nuffies’ Sports Day). So we booked out a small stadium for the afternoon.
Everyone split into 5 teams: Rumah Hijau, Rumah Biru, Rumah Merah, Rumah Kuning and Rumah Ungu.
We all wore a patch on us to represent the house color we were in. We had games like gunny sack race.
4X100 meter relay on a track.
Or this game where we had one person throw water balloons to a group of other people on the other end and we were supposed to catch as many as we could without bursting any.
Three-legged walk
Or the game where we had to hold an egg with a spoon with our mouth and race to one end one by one.
All this while the rest of our team cheered on.
And of course to add to the theme of nostalgia, we had a surprise. Our friends at Milo had agreed to send over a Milo truck over to give everyone free Milo. I can’t explain why Milo from a Milo truck always tastes nicer than all the Milo we drink anywhere else. It was just THE MOST DELICIOUS MILO I HAD EVER TASTED.
At the end of our Sports Day we had prize giving. My team (green house) came in third and won bronze medals
But we all went home that day with something more than just medals. We went home with a chance to relive our childhood experiences once again.
So that everyone was our Hari Sukan Nuffies.
I am so blessed to work with the most awesome people!
Timothy Tiah – Co-Founder of Colony, Kuala Lumpur Co-Working Space