TSL Shares Epic Work Travel Stories (Seeing Our Colleagues Naked?!) - YouTube

This was the trip where I saw my colleagues' naked bodies.

I think it was your boobs and Ra's butt.

[Ambulance siren]

- (PD) Hi guys! - Hi.

Can you share some of your most memorable or epic work travel stories?

It was with them. We went to Mongolia late last year.

One of the most memorable (in a bad way) stories...

was Zhin falling off the horse.

Which - if you watch the travel video, you'd know. But it was actually much worse than what we portrayed.

'Falling off' is putting it mildly. He was kind of thrown off.

We were all on the horses, holding our equipment.

For some of us, the guides will hold the ropes of the horses.

John and I were like, "I think we are quite comfortable. The horses like us, and we can ride solo."

The last memory I had was the moon. It was a full moon.

I was leaning backwards, so my bag hit the horse's butt.

The horse suddenly freaked out and started to gallop. Giribok giribok giribok.

"Oh my God!"

I remember going up towards the mountain. I saw my life flash by before me.

- Fast forward. - At that point in time, you're in a moment where...

you don't know what to do, but you know you might get badly injured or even die.

I fell on my back.

I just lost consciousness.

I could hear Sew screaming, "Zhin! Are you ok?!"

I couldn't move.

I was freaking terrified because I saw the whole thing. I saw the silhouette Zhin and the horse

up the mountain.

At that point in time, I was thinking that we won't be able to find you if the horse wouldn't stop.

There was no light or connection.

After that, it U-Turned and dashed down again!

The next thing I heard was 'BAM!' and then silence.

Then we heard the guides' horses run over.

When we shouted, "Zhin!" he didn't reply.

The first thing that happened after Zhin fell - one of the guides carried Sew down from the horse.

For context, there are 2 guides. One shepherd, one guide.

I was looking for Zhin on my horse. And then, my horse started to run.

I was like, "Oh my gosh! Argh!"

I remembered pulling the reins really hard so that the horse stopped.

But the horse was still really spooked, and it tried to buck me off.

That's when I saw my knight in shining armor.

Justin, if you see this, I'm sorry, at that moment, my heart was for him.

When he rode the horse, his butt could stick up (like a jockey).

So he stood and...

He was so hardcore. He rode really fast, e-braked,

then he dismounted and tried to stop the horse with his body.

Then he brought Amanda down. I was like, "Whoa."

He carried me like I was a feather.

He is 17, by the way.

Let me tell y'all my version.

Because I was at the front of the pack, the moment Sew was helped down,

my horse started to walk on its own. Into the Mongolian darkness.

It didn't panic, but it just kept going at gear one. It went off to the point where I couldn't see you all anymore.

I was like, "Holy shit. If my horse panics now, I will surely die."

It really went on for a while, and I told myself that my survival instincts need to kick in.

- I must try to recognize some of the landmarks... - There are no landmarks... Only the moon.

- Like the shapes of the hills, so that I always face a certain direction. - Oh.

Turns out that my horse was quite smart, and it rode all the way back to the carpark where we started.

Suddenly out of nowhere, there were motorcycle lights.

"Wah!!!"

It was the shepherd's other friend. He was probably quite stunned because there was only one of us.

One non-Mongolian rider. He said something and helped me down. I was like,

- You're alive! - I didn't die.

When you guys appeared, I was like, "Whoa f***, nobody died! Yes!"

Objective achieved!

- I was very amazed that Zhin could walk after he was thrown off that horse. - Yes.

- Ironically, did the gimbal case cushion you from the rocks? - It did.

Which is mad. The thing that spooked the horse was also the thing that protected his back.

I think you couldn't tell, but Zhin was hurting.

- And the trip went very well after that. - That is a travel story that is hard to beat.

Really.

IN 2019, the 4 of us traveled to Darwin together. We traveled the outbacks using a campervan.

While it was very memorable for someone...

- Not for everyone. But it was a nightmare for someone. - That someone was me.

We were driving to multiple places. There was one night where we drove this specific campsite.

We don't bathe in the campervan itself, because the campsites have toilets.

For some of the places, the ladies didn't really use the toilets there, which is actually better.

The problem is that because it's the wilderness, when you turn on the lights at night, lots of insects will fly to the light.

It was the outbacks, ok. The problem is that because it's the wilderness, when you turn on the lights at night, lots of insects will fly to the light.

It was the outbacks, ok.

It wasn't just 'insects'. It was humongous, giant insects.

- The grasshoppers were this big. - The moths were this big!

[Chiara laughing]

(Sew) Oh my God, I just saw a lizard climb - and there are lots of lizards on top.

Got baby ones and big ones...

- (Chiara) Oh my God... - (Sew) On the ceiling.

(Chiara) I've got enough.

I was the first to shower in this toilet and I was okay with using it because it was the cleanest out of all the toilets we visited in those 9 days.

There were no insects, but there were frogs. And I didn't know...

I was happily showering when I felt something touch my foot.

This is my foot... And something touched it like that.

I looked down...

It was a freaking lime green frog...

with neon orange toes. And it was this big.

I freaked out, man. I'd never been so scared for my life.

Suddenly you could hear a scary movie scream.

I legit thought that someone was murdering her.

I screamed, but I didn't dare to move. I was scared that it would jump on my naked body.

The first thing that Maverick said was, "Please don't step on the frog!"

I was scared for its life.

When people break down, they can do a lot of irrational, stupid things.

- She almost wanted to run out naked. - Yes.

Do you know what she said? "I'm coming out! You guys close your eyes!"

Wah lao eh. At least take a towel lah!

I finally stepped out of the cubicle and I only grabbed my towel. "You guys just turn around! I'm coming out now!"

So I just ran out with a towel around me.

Not only that. Your hair had shampoo and there was soap dripping all over.

Her hair was white and foamy because of the soap...

Orh... You didn't turn around.

[Shrieking]

Maverick!

'White and foamy' huh?

When you go to these kinds of outback areas, don't be the first or the last. When I was the last, more cockroaches crawled in.

- Eeee. - They can feel the heat and the water...

So when you go to these kinds of places, don't be the first or the last.

- Let's start with one of our favorite work trips ever. - To Akita (Japan).

To Akita!

This was the trip where I saw my colleagues' naked bodies.

We went together with Thaddeus and Ra. On the first night, we had to go to a...

Japanese homestay. The homestay was great and the hosts were very friendly.

- But little did we know that after dinner, - They drove us a short drive away...

to this Japanese onsen place. That was our only chance to bathe.

So if you didn't bathe there, you wouldn't be able to bathe (anywhere else).

Thaddeus, who was the only guy, went with the host.

The guys' side (of the onsen). So, good luck to him.

Then it was the 3 of us at the female side. We were only given this small towel.

I think it was a bit smaller. Like that.

When they gave us the toiletries, I was like... "Oh my God."

We stood there like 3 silly idiots, discussing how to get inside the onsen.

At some point, we were like... "F*** it."

So in the end, we did. We started taking our own corners of the changing room.

"Ready? Ready. Go. Go. Go."

We started whining and shit.

Ra and I had to take out our glasses. We started to celebrate a bit. "We can't really see!"

But Adria was like, "But I got contacts on..."

Luckily I shaved everywhere. I was quite ready.

We finally went into the onsen to soak ourselves. Thank god the water had refraction...

and you couldn't see the actual... It's not clear.

We had a towel to cover our bodies. But the towel was so tiny that we'd rather not cover anything.

Might as well don't cover. If you cover your top, you'll let go of your bottom.

Or if you cover your bottom, your top is... !@#$%

- We ran to the outdoor onsen. - Outdoor meant that the top was cold and the bottom was hot.

We already said, "F*** it" and continued our journey.

Adria went first, followed by Ra, then me.

"3, 2, 1. Go!"

We already said that we made sure that we wouldn't look up. But I'm not sure if you know - I took a few peeks.

Oh my God. What -

- Did you see anything? - Boobs.

Oh my God!

I think it was your boobs and Ra's butt. Oh my God!

I think it was your boobs and Ra's butt.

Oh my God.

Did you see my body, though? Confirm have.

No, not on purpose. So you did see.

I think I saw your midriff. It was quite fair and toned.

In the second part of the trip, we had a private onsen in our room. So the 4 of us - including Thaddeus - we jumped in.

We weren't naked. If not for the first onsen experience, the second one would be a lot more awkward.

I never expected that one day I'd get so comfortable with my colleagues.

Yeah...

Then comes the funny part of the trip. Where I was drunk!

In Mongolia, part of their greeting is to take 3 shots of Mongolian vodka.

By the way, the vodka is over 30%.

For Sew's size, 3 shots is clearly different for me vs. her.

Plus, I don't drink. So my tolerance for alcohol is damn low.

Whenever they offer me 3 shots, I always sneakily offer them to John John or Amanda.

I'd sip a bit and be like, "Here. Here."

I had to be alert to work. But on our very last day,

No more things to film already.

The guide also knew...

The guide also knew that we wrapped up... We met a new village chief.

- He brought out a chandelier of shot glasses. - It was hanging upside down...

They were gold.

- He poured 3 shots each and he watched me drink. - Yeah. He will glare at you.

They all finished their shots.

The thing about the shot, or any shot for that matter, is that you have to down the shot at one go.

She kept doing this.

John, Zhin and I kept saying, "Just down it so that you won't feel the bitterness."

"Ok, I try."

By the second shot, she was sitting there like that.

That's the exact position. And when you catch her attention, the only things that move are her eyeballs.

"Yes?"

(Amanda) 3 and a half shots, and this is it.

(Sew) I can hear my heartbeat.

(Sew) Sssssuper fast.

They just kept giving us shots. And it's pure vodka. They don't mix anything inside.

No ice, no nothing.

After we were done drinking, it was time for us to drive back to the city. I didn't even know how I got into the car.

It was a 13-hour drive, and she slept for the first 7 hours.

I asked her if she wanted to stop for a pee break, because we were going to top up gas. It was a 13-hour drive, and she slept for the first 7 hours.

I asked her if she wanted to stop for a pee break, because we were going to top up gas.

She mumbled, "No, I feel dizzy." And she continued to sleep.

When we drove off, less than half an hour later, she went...

"I NEED TO PEE. I NEED TO PEE!"

"AMANDA! I NEED TO PEE!"

"Oh! Ok, ok..."

I told the guide that she had to pee.

There was no toilet, so we just peed in the... giant wilderness.

She opened the door and RAN. "Oh shit, why is she running so fast?" So I ran behind her with my jacket.

"Help me cover my butt!" And she immediately took off her pants.

When she peed, she had no shame whatsoever.

For 15 minutes, in -5 degrees Celsius weather, I was wearing ONE layer.

- She couldn't get her pee out. - Oh my God.

- You know that feeling when you hold it in for too long... - Until it's stuck?

Yeah. It was stuck.

"Ok, don't talk to me. I'll concentrate."

But the wind was blowing down there and it was so ticklish.

Because it's cold.

She kept saying, "Why ah? Why doesn't my pee want to come out?"

I was like... [Shivering] "I don't know..."

- So in the end, did you pee or not? - I didn't.

I couldn't pee, so when we made the next pit stop, I tried to pee again.

This time, I could. But it wasn't behind any bushes.

It was literally next to a road, but there were cars going by and I didn't care.

Was it a petrol kiosk? Oh my God, I remember that.

I was lowkey a bit worried because it's a strange feeling - needing to pee but you don't have enough water in your body.

Later she pee but you smell vodka.

We were in the outbacks of Australia, and the campsites usually have Wi-Fi.

I was talking to the car in my carpark lot (at that time).

When we had rest time, they were like, "Don't use your phone leh." And I was like, "Ok, ok."

- "Give me 5 minutes." - Oh my God, do you know how long his 5 minutes last?!

Every day he will say '5 minutes' but it will last at least 25 minutes.

He lied to us. At that point in time, he said it was about work.

Hello! Bolin!

Every time we want to move off from one place to another, he will say "Give me 5 minutes."

And because there's Wi-Fi at that site, he couldn't leave that place. Every time we want to move off from one place to another, he will say "Give me 5 minutes."

And because there's Wi-Fi at that site, he couldn't leave that place.

You know what was his catchphrase in Darwin? "Wait. Wait. Wait."

This is not the main story. On the night we were at the place didn't have Wi-Fi,

The 'car' was starting to overheat. "I think that's it. I'm going to drive out of the lot."

The car was driving out of the lot and you're telling me that there's no Wi-Fi?!

The main twist of the story is that they revealed that they have the Wi-Fi password of that place but didn't give it to me.

They worked together to keep the password from me.

"Make Bolin Chen just not use his phone."

For this to work, 3 of us must stick together.

Ok? We... cannot give him that piece of paper.

The best part was when we were having dinner. Sew turned on the camera.

"Bolin, we want to tell you something. Actually, this place has Wi-Fi."

She took out the paper and still taunted me with it.

When she said, "Here got Wi-Fi." I was very desperate. And smart.

I was like, "Wi-Fi?!" And I went into predator mode.

(Bolin) I'm dying...

(Sew) Bolin. See what's this?

(Bolin) What the hell?

(Bolin) Don't touch me! Don't touch me!

I need Internet! I need to connect with... Internet...

I will kick you!

(Sew) How many did you eat?!

You know what was the worst part?

He put it in his mouth, took it out, and the Wi-Fi password was gone.

No, they kept talking, so I left it in my mouth.

They were like, "Ok, let him use it lah."

When I took it out of my mouth, the username was still there but the password was gone!

From that day onwards, I'm a bit wary about whether there's Wi-Fi at a place.

Before I reach, I'll ask if there's Wi-Fi at that place.

I'll go and ask.

In Mongolia, we had a tactic where we collected our shit until we couldn't hold it in anymore.

We wre in the desert, and there was this night where I really needed to shit.

It was developed, fresh and had to go.

It was in the middle of the night and I wanted to be fast.

I went out with my phone's little torchlight. It was pitch dark.

I was trying to find a place to shit, but I couldn't shit behind the hut - it was our host's house.

I saw some hills in the distance so I went there to relieve myself.

I could hear a vibration. I saw some hills in the distance so I went there to relieve myself.

I could hear a vibration.

I was like, why is the hill vibrating?

Something appeared. A little... head.

"OH shit! It's a camel?!"

I was shitting right beside a camel.

If you have no Amanda to help you hold a jacket, you'll just have to find a hill to relieve yourself at.

I thought it was a hill, but actually it was a camel. It was that big.

- It was the best trip. - One of the best.

- There were so many funny moments. - It was truly the trip we laughed the most.

I was quite surprised, because when I knew that I had to go with 3 other colleagues that I'm not very close with,

I was a bit worried about the dynamics and how it was going to work out.

It worked out fine. More than fine.

I tell you, if we go on a trip together next time and we see a frog, you can go ahead and step on it.

- I will eat the frog. - If you do, the next person who'd break down is Maverick.

We couldn't even kill ants, guys.

When we saw ants and wanted to press on it, (Mav) would shout, "Don't kill it!"

Why would you want to press the ant? What did it do to you?

- Mosquitoes? "Don't kill!" - No, you can kill mosquitoes.

- The only thing we can kill are mosquitoes. - Yeah. Screw mosquitoes. Hate them.

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