树 根 Life In Wuhan
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Ngee Ann Poly
Ngee Ann Poly
Sunday, 12 April 2009
Day 27
Activity
Today lesson was delayed till 10am due to yesterday’s BBQ. So we woke up at 830am and wash up. Went for breakfast at 915am and went for lesson after that today. Had lecture on chapter 6 and went for lunch after that. After that we went back to dorm and rest and went to lesson. Mr ma gave us solutions for our tutorial and taught us how to do lab 6 and we are off to go. We went for early dinner and return to our dorm to complete our lab 6 which we need to submit tomorrow. The lab was not as easy as the past few labs. We spent quite a couple of hours to complete it and its enchantment. So we are sleeping early today as the lab murdered most of our brain cells and we need some rest to revive them. So nights!!
Conclusion
Woohoo 10 am lesson is still the best. OkOk! Things are getting more and more difficult for APPG, the new methods are making us headache and we surely need more revision on those last few chapters as the final theory test are coming soon. Gogogo. So nights!!
Day 28
Activity
So lesson was as usual today. Woke up, wash up, breakfast, lesson in the morning. Mr ma went through the last chapter for APPG today and did our last tutorial for APPG. Time really flies~~ Mr ma released us early for lunch as they are having lunch with the staff here. So after that had lunch and went back to dorm to rest. At about 150 we started walking to our classroom and continued with our lab and submit lab 6. Went back to dorm and continue doing lab 7. Played some games and going to sleep after that. As tomorrow we must wake up early for the Chinese lecture. So nights!!
Conclusion
Time really flies super fast. Cannot imagine that it had already finish APPG and we left only 2 weeks in china and we had to submit many things. The deadline is nearing and we are yet to complete our stuff. Feeling the pressure now and need to buck up more and work harder for our final theory paper. After that we can enjoy!! Woohoo~~` Nights guys!!
Day 29
Activity
Woke up at 630am today to prepare for the Chinese lecture at 8am. So we drag our feed to wash up and to eat our breakfast. As we do not want to be late, today we take away our food to the foyer of the foreign school to eat our breakfast. So after breakfast we went into the classroom. Today our lecturer is the director of the foreign school. Today he will be lecturing us on the history of China, I think that this topic interest me a lot as we have seen many movies and television series on the Chinese history. As for the time constraint we have to continue the 2nd part of the slides tomorrow. So lunch after that. And went back to dorm and rest. Having lesson at 2pm. We will summaries the lecture that we are given just now. So after we have finished our summary we continued with our APPG miniproject and our lab 7. The class ended at 4 plus. And after that we went for basketball session, we started playing at 5 and we only manage to play for one hour as the sky darken and we cannot see anything. So after our games we went for our dinner at canteen 2. After that we went out to get some stuff as Kenneth wanted to get his shampoo. After that we went back to our dorm to complete our lab7 and continued with our miniproject. Sleeping soon as we will be having another Chinese lecture tomorrow at 8. So nights!
Conclusion
I think that it is a very amazing thing that we can know the history. I am wondering who keep these historical books and they can preserve until now, letting us know how the live is in the past and also what is their character. Although Kong Zi is consider being a saint but there are still people opposing him and even went to temples and rack the place. I think that if people now have the integrity and the honesty like the past we will have more harmonies. But in every era there will still be bad guys around. So we must do something to leave good impression for the next generation. Sleeping soon class at 8 tomorrow. Nights!
Day 30
Activity
Again we woke up at 630am today to prepare for the Chinese lecture. But we woke up late at 740am. So we quickly wash up and rush to have our breakfast. We took away our breakfast to the foreign school to eat. After eating we went for our lesson. The second part of the Chinese tradition thoughts was not that interesting as compared to the first part of the lecture. So after the lecture we went to have our lunch and as usual we went back to dorm to take a rest. After resting we went to the 4th floor of the foreign language school to have our lecture on the Chinese fengshui. The topic is about those different type of Chinese practicing on the fengshui. These practices depend on the different type of religion that they are in. The slides also mention some do and do not in the Chinese practices. Showed us some videos. The lessoned ended shortly after that. After that nick and I went out to dry wash our jackets. Each piece only cost us 7 yuan. It is like 1 plus SGD. So after that we felt a little bit hungry so went into a china fast food restaurant and grab a bite. The food was not bad and the price was also not bad. It cost us 11 yuan for each meal. So we along the way back school. We went to meet with the rest and have our dinner. So after that went back dorm and did some revision and went to bed after that as I am feeling really tired. So nights!
Conclusion
I think that we Chinese must keep the tradition on for the next generation to know what it’s like being a tradition Chinese. Fengshui is something that we must believe in. As my family believe in fengshui and slowly I tend to believe that if you got the right fengshui you will be prosperous and will be smoother in your life. Nights!
Day 31
Activity
Okay. Today lesson starts at 9am. So we woke up one hour later than the day before. Had more sleep. Really need to replenish my sleep. Feel really tired. As usual we went for our breakfast at canteen 1. And walked to class. Had answers for our theory test one. Mr chua returned us our papers to check our results. I got 71 for the paper. I was satisfied before I went through my paper. After I went through my paper I was not that satisfied as I think I could have scored better. Because of some careless mistakes that I have made. So we were dismissed earlier and so our afternoon were free. We have our lunch before we return to our base and played CS!! Cristofer went for his remedial for APPG as he failed his test. So we waited for him before we have dinner at 6plus. After dinner we continued to play CS with the whole class. It was like 10 v 10 CS. We played until late night before we went to bed.
Conclusion
Almost the whole class passed the test. I think because this was an easy test. Need to buck up for theory test 2. Today had more interaction with our mates and I think we can have more of this session. Ok nights!
Day 32
Activity
Today woke up late at 10. As we do not have any lesson today. So we went for our late breakfast cum lunch. After that we went out to collect our clothes and also get some stuff. Helped my grandmother to get her cream. After that went back to the laundry shop to collect our sweater as went left it there to dry wash. We then decided to get some stuff back for family and friends as we saw shops selling souvenir. After that went to get some herbal tea as I felt heaty. So after that we went back to our dorm to relax and we stay inside our dorm until dinner. After that we went back to our dorm and continue with some revision and games. After that we did our laundry and went to bed as we are going out tomorrow to shop! So good nights.
Conclusion
Got some stuff before we leave wuhan. Got to shop as our money are still not used up and get some clothing here as the clothes are cheaper. So nights!
Day 33
Activity
Woke up at 9am today to prepare for the trip to jianghan to start our shopping spree. So we left our dorm at 10 to have our breakfast. As we do not have much time here, we must fully utilize our free time to get the things we want. So we went out to shop today. We went to the IT mall to change bus. When we are at the school gate we saw 901 which is able to bring us to the IT mall but when we boarded the lady told us that this bus terminate at lu xiang so we got down the bus. But too bad nicki have given her the money and she had already issue the ticket and it is not refundable. So nicki wasted his 2 dollar yuan. After that there comes a bus 907 and ben says this bus can bring us to the IT mall. So we boarded the bus. We intended to change another bus at the IT mall as dave told us that bus 608 can reach our destination, so went we reach there we looked for bus 608 but there isn’t any there. Therefore we decided to take a cab there. So we separate ourselves into 2 groups to board the cab. So we boarded the cab first. When we are halfway there the driver told us that he is not very familiar about the roads there. He wanted us to change another cab and wanted us to pay the full price. So we decided to pay him 25 yuan and just walked off. Shortly after we get down the cab we hailed another cab and went to our destination. So we paid another 8 yuan to reach our destination. So after we have reached we immediately meet up with the rest. We then went to the ATM mall to shop for our stuff. After all our morning shopping we went to have our lunch at pizza hut. We each ordered a pizza. It was much cheaper than the pizza hut in Singapore. Each person only paid about 56 yuan. So after that we continued shopping until evening. Some of them went back first as they are feeling tired. So we continued hovering around there. We had steak for dinner as recommended by dave. Really the food was really nice and cheap. 63 yuan for the set. So it is super worth it. So after our dinner we went back to our hostel. When we are on the way back the driver told us that he is not very familiar about the road to WUST. We are worried. But we told him to go the way that he is most familiar with and finally we reached our destination. Went back to dorm and went up to ernest dorm. He brought a very big cake and invited all of us up to have it. As today is his mother’s birthday. So after eating the cake we went back to our dorm to sleep. Nights!
Conclusion
I think that if you come china you must surely shop and make full use of the time. I have also learnt how to bargain for a lower price. There was once we went into a shop to buy a T-shirt the shop keeper insisted that the price is fixed but we manage to bring down the price. Also even china people themselves are not familiar with their own roads. We need to be aware of the surrounding when we are in another country.
Day 34
Activity
Ok today is Monday. No lesson as we are preparing for our theory test 2. So I woke up at 12 today and went for lunch. After that went for the revision class held by Mr chua, as mr ma is coming back tonight. So after the revision we went for our dinner and back to our dorm to do some more self revision. After that went to bed as we are having an adventure camp tomorrow. So nights!
Conclusion
Today was a short day as I woke up late. Went for the revision and I found out that there are a lot of things that I am not quite familiar with some of the chapters and the test is only 2 days away. So I got to buck up on and have some intensive revision. Tomorrow having adventure camp so nights!
Day 35
Activity
Woke up at 7 today to prepare for the adventure camp. I was feeling a little weak today. I think maybe I am sick. Went to canteen for breakfast, as I didn’t have the appetite to eat anything I ordered a cup of soya milk. We quickly rushed our breakfast and go over to the adventure camp site. We had some ice breaking activity and the instructor divided us into groups. We started designing our group flag by giving ourselves a group name. Our group name is called ZHONG XIN it means combination of China and Singapore. After that we came out with a team song we changed the lyrics of the song to lion and panda instead of tigers. It symbolize Singapore and China. So after that we are suppose to perform and introduce our group name and group song. So after that it was our activity time. We were told to made a tank chain using newspaper and race with our product. So we made our chain. We shortly join the race. As the time is up. Our newspapers tear before it even race.LOL. So we are obviously the last group. After that we were released for lunch early. Mr chua wanted us to bring the MDE students to the famous fish balls. I went back to dorm to rest as I was feeling not well. I was having a fever. So I didn’t join them for the afternoon activity. I slept until night then I took the medicine that Sebestian gave it to me. It was super effective, I felt much better after having it. After that they went for the briefing and after that they told me that the theory test was postponed after the trip. So I was relieved as I have more time for the revision. So after that I continued to sleep. So nights!
Conclusion
Falling sick isn’t good. We must drink more water and eat more fruits. With the sickness we cannot participate well in those activities and I missed a lot of fun time. So we must lead a healthy lifestyle. Exercise and eat more healthy food. I think that China food is too oily for me. So I think Singapore life is still better for me. Nights!
Day 36
Activity
Ok I woke up early today. As I have slept for the whole day and we have no lesson today. Mr ma is starting the interview on the mini project. So I no need to do anything today. So we modified our mini project as I will be interviewed on the mini project on Thursday. So after that we went for our lunch. After lunch we continued with our project and did our IS reports. After that we went for dinner. And went to opposite to get things for souvenirs for our friends. After that we went for briefing. As Mr chua is setting off to Tianjin and he is saying his LAST WORDS. He told us that we will be setting the fireworks on Saturday night. So we need to report to Mr ma daily. After the briefing we went back to our dorm and did some laundry. After all the stuff we did some IS and went to bed. Maybe I just recovered and I felt really tired. So nights!
Conclusion
So we did our last touch up on our mini project as tomorrow is our due date for the submission. Our project needs to be interviewed. Luckily we have started our IS report early, therefore we have more of our own time now. We can travel to other province during these few days. But I think that it is not worth it spending hours on the bus, I rather rest and shop around in wuhan.
Day 37
Activity
Woke up early today as I slept early last night. So woke up checked on my mini project for the last time before I go for the interview. So after I have checked my mini project I waited for the rest to get ready and we went for lunch together. After that we all went to the foreign school for our interviews. To speed up the process we all went into the classroom together. Mr ma told us that we will be given at least a pass for our work. So the marks are ranged from 6 to 9 percent. So after all the waiting it was finally my turn to present my work to Mr ma. So after my presentation I finally relieved, because I only left my report to do. We left 5 more days before we leave wuhan. Whao! Time really flies. So after our interview we went for dinner and went back to dorm for our IS report. Did our report until night and after that we went to bed early as tomorrow we will be going to hankou to shop for our stuff. As our days are numbered in wuhan. So nights!
Conclusion
Even though Mr ma will give us a pass if we submit our project but we must still do our best in the project. Our IS topic I really big so we must spend more time on finding the reliable source for our topic. Finally our day in wuhan have come to a countdown stage. 5 more days!! Nights!
Day 38
Activity
Today woke up at 845 to prepare to go to the jiang han street. We wanted to get more stuff before we go back to Singapore. So after we are ready we went to canteen 2 to have our breakfast, meanwhile we waited for the rest to be ready. We went to the IT mall to get our Ipod, but the Ipod is too lousy so we didn’t buy it. Instead some of them got the local branded mp4. So after we got our mp4 we went our separate ways, as jia hui and ben doesn’t want to follow us to hankou. So we flagged a cab there. After that we continued shopping at hankou. Didn’t have our lunch. We had some small food and we continued shopping. I got 1 shirt. Manage to cut the price by 20 yuan. So I brought the shirt at 40 yuan. We continued shopping around. Some small stuff caught our eye, so we stopped and decided to get it back for our friends. So we shopped until evening before we head back to our base. After we reach WUST we had our dinner and went back to dorm. After that it was some chilling out time for us we played some games and stuff. After that we went to bed as we are going out again tomorrow. We must fully utilize the time we left here. So nights!
Conclusion
The china imitation isn’t that great as we imagined. They have really irritating fault, this made people not to buy them. Maybe is the working attitude of the china people who make it worst. Taxis here are really going at a very fast speed. They only care about getting to their destination in time and fast. The clothes here are really super cheap. Maybe they are locally made, therefore they can sell at such a low price. But they design are nice. So I got to get more clothes here. Night guys!
Day 39
Activity
Ok! We went to yellow crane tower’ street to shop for stuff today. So we woke up at 830am today to prepare ourselves, as we are 3 days away back to Singapore. So we decided to get as much things as possible back to Singapore. Things here are really cheap here, but we must still take note about our luggage space and the weight of our luggage as we as the maximum weight was 30kg. So we took a minivan to the yellow crane tower’ street to shop for our items. Went we are on the way to our destination, our van went into a tunnel that is not meant for cars to pass. But this is china they hardly have any regulation on their traffic. So he took the way, meanwhile there was a car that is coming through on the opposite direction. So the both side doesn’t want to let each other pass through, but our side have more cars and there is only one car in the opposite direction. So drivers in the cars came out to quarrel with him. After all our side won the quarrel, he had no choice but to let us go. So when our van wants to go, we clashed and our van was rubbed by the car. So the both drivers came out and quarrel. The quarrel was vigorous, they fought. Our driver took out a metal bar and hit him. We were all stunned, as we don’t know that he will do this. After that those other drivers came out trying to stop them and after awhile they stopped and called the police. So the driver told us that china police are not very efficient, he told us to get a cab there as we are near to our destination. So we split into 2 and took the cab. We gave the driver 50 yuan as he have brought us quite far. So after we reach our destination we met up with the rest and started shopping. After all the shopping we went to the food street to have our soup bun. IT WAS HEAVENLY. Nice!! So after we had our food we went back WUST as we will be playing fireworks. So when we reach WUST mr ma told us that the fireworks session is cancel due to the rain. I think we can still play as the rain is not that heavy. So we stayed in our dorm and played games. Sleeping already. Nights!
Conclusion
I think that not all china people are bad tempered. As for our driver he is quite friendly and quite patient. As he helped the driver to reverse as the driver have difficulties reversing. From this I can see that he is quite friendly and helpful. He also never anyhow horn people. Those usual china people are not like this, so he is quite a good guy. So the shopping was quite ok seen many interesting stuff. China is a place that is really great to experience and to shop. But after all I still prefer Singapore. Left 2 more days before we are back. Excited! Woohoo~~ nights!
Day 40
Activity
Today we woke up at 9 because we are going to lu xiang to get some stuff for our friends and family. So we decided to have MacDonald for breakfast. When we are walking to the bus stop we saw the minivan driver yesterday and we asked him how it was yesterday. So after we asked him we saw our bus we rush to the bus and head to our destination. When we reach there we ate our breakfast and split our group into 2. This was to make things faster as we need to be back school early for the fireworks. So after we got all our stuff, we waited for Ernest to come as we all wanted to get some stuff. Because we are having some party tonight!! So after we had all got our stuff we rushed back as the rain is getting heavier. When we reached our dorm we were told that the firework session is canceled due to the heavy rain. So after that we went to have our dinner and got some snacks for tonight. As we had some alcohol. When we are at the canteen we saw mr chua he told us that there will be briefing to night. So after getting all our stuff we went back and briefing after that. Mr chua told us that tian jin is a place that has cheaper electronic stuff. He told us some of the experience that he had there. After that he told us about the group report. So tomorrow will be the closing ceremony. He told us not to go far. So after the briefing we tried to finish our report and carried on with our party. Many people came and we were having fun. We played some poker game with our alcohol. After some time some of them were tired and tipsy so they decided to sleep early. After that it left nicki, Kenneth, cristofer, ernest, jit siong, stefen and me we played a game called true or drink. We were given cards and the odd one will be the lucky one. He can choose to be questioned or he can drink. So we were like speaking the truth and talk things that are from our bottom of our heart. After that we had some doubts on the religion and supernatural stuff so we started asking each other and did one experiment on the current that we can transfer to each other. We played until 7 am before we went to sleep.
Conclusion
I think that this kind of activity are good as this can build the bonds in us. We can say our things and also know each other better through this. We left one day before we are going back to Singapore!?!?! So nights guys!!
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Day 27
Activity
Today lesson was delayed till 10am due to yesterday’s BBQ. So we woke up at 830am and wash up. Went for breakfast at 915am and went for lesson after that today. Had lecture on chapter 6 and went for lunch after that. After that we went back to dorm and rest and went to lesson. Mr ma gave us solutions for our tutorial and taught us how to do lab 6 and we are off to go. We went for early dinner and return to our dorm to complete our lab 6 which we need to submit tomorrow. The lab was not as easy as the past few labs. We spent quite a couple of hours to complete it and its enchantment. So we are sleeping early today as the lab murdered most of our brain cells and we need some rest to revive them. So nights!!
Conclusion
Woohoo 10 am lesson is still the best. OkOk! Things are getting more and more difficult for APPG, the new methods are making us headache and we surely need more revision on those last few chapters as the final theory test are coming soon. Gogogo. So nights!!
Day 28
Activity
So lesson was as usual today. Woke up, wash up, breakfast, lesson in the morning. Mr ma went through the last chapter for APPG today and did our last tutorial for APPG. Time really flies~~ Mr ma released us early for lunch as they are having lunch with the staff here. So after that had lunch and went back to dorm to rest. At about 150 we started walking to our classroom and continued with our lab and submit lab 6. Went back to dorm and continue doing lab 7. Played some games and going to sleep after that. As tomorrow we must wake up early for the Chinese lecture. So nights!!
Conclusion
Time really flies super fast. Cannot imagine that it had already finish APPG and we left only 2 weeks in china and we had to submit many things. The deadline is nearing and we are yet to complete our stuff. Feeling the pressure now and need to buck up more and work harder for our final theory paper. After that we can enjoy!! Woohoo~~` Nights guys!!
Day 29
Activity
Woke up at 630am today to prepare for the Chinese lecture at 8am. So we drag our feed to wash up and to eat our breakfast. As we do not want to be late, today we take away our food to the foyer of the foreign school to eat our breakfast. So after breakfast we went into the classroom. Today our lecturer is the director of the foreign school. Today he will be lecturing us on the history of China, I think that this topic interest me a lot as we have seen many movies and television series on the Chinese history. As for the time constraint we have to continue the 2nd part of the slides tomorrow. So lunch after that. And went back to dorm and rest. Having lesson at 2pm. We will summaries the lecture that we are given just now. So after we have finished our summary we continued with our APPG miniproject and our lab 7. The class ended at 4 plus. And after that we went for basketball session, we started playing at 5 and we only manage to play for one hour as the sky darken and we cannot see anything. So after our games we went for our dinner at canteen 2. After that we went out to get some stuff as Kenneth wanted to get his shampoo. After that we went back to our dorm to complete our lab7 and continued with our miniproject. Sleeping soon as we will be having another Chinese lecture tomorrow at 8. So nights!
Conclusion
I think that it is a very amazing thing that we can know the history. I am wondering who keep these historical books and they can preserve until now, letting us know how the live is in the past and also what is their character. Although Kong Zi is consider being a saint but there are still people opposing him and even went to temples and rack the place. I think that if people now have the integrity and the honesty like the past we will have more harmonies. But in every era there will still be bad guys around. So we must do something to leave good impression for the next generation. Sleeping soon class at 8 tomorrow. Nights!
Day 30
Activity
Again we woke up at 630am today to prepare for the Chinese lecture. But we woke up late at 740am. So we quickly wash up and rush to have our breakfast. We took away our breakfast to the foreign school to eat. After eating we went for our lesson. The second part of the Chinese tradition thoughts was not that interesting as compared to the first part of the lecture. So after the lecture we went to have our lunch and as usual we went back to dorm to take a rest. After resting we went to the 4th floor of the foreign language school to have our lecture on the Chinese fengshui. The topic is about those different type of Chinese practicing on the fengshui. These practices depend on the different type of religion that they are in. The slides also mention some do and do not in the Chinese practices. Showed us some videos. The lessoned ended shortly after that. After that nick and I went out to dry wash our jackets. Each piece only cost us 7 yuan. It is like 1 plus SGD. So after that we felt a little bit hungry so went into a china fast food restaurant and grab a bite. The food was not bad and the price was also not bad. It cost us 11 yuan for each meal. So we along the way back school. We went to meet with the rest and have our dinner. So after that went back dorm and did some revision and went to bed after that as I am feeling really tired. So nights!
Conclusion
I think that we Chinese must keep the tradition on for the next generation to know what it’s like being a tradition Chinese. Fengshui is something that we must believe in. As my family believe in fengshui and slowly I tend to believe that if you got the right fengshui you will be prosperous and will be smoother in your life. Nights!
Day 31
Activity
Okay. Today lesson starts at 9am. So we woke up one hour later than the day before. Had more sleep. Really need to replenish my sleep. Feel really tired. As usual we went for our breakfast at canteen 1. And walked to class. Had answers for our theory test one. Mr chua returned us our papers to check our results. I got 71 for the paper. I was satisfied before I went through my paper. After I went through my paper I was not that satisfied as I think I could have scored better. Because of some careless mistakes that I have made. So we were dismissed earlier and so our afternoon were free. We have our lunch before we return to our base and played CS!! Cristofer went for his remedial for APPG as he failed his test. So we waited for him before we have dinner at 6plus. After dinner we continued to play CS with the whole class. It was like 10 v 10 CS. We played until late night before we went to bed.
Conclusion
Almost the whole class passed the test. I think because this was an easy test. Need to buck up for theory test 2. Today had more interaction with our mates and I think we can have more of this session. Ok nights!
Day 32
Activity
Today woke up late at 10. As we do not have any lesson today. So we went for our late breakfast cum lunch. After that we went out to collect our clothes and also get some stuff. Helped my grandmother to get her cream. After that went back to the laundry shop to collect our sweater as went left it there to dry wash. We then decided to get some stuff back for family and friends as we saw shops selling souvenir. After that went to get some herbal tea as I felt heaty. So after that we went back to our dorm to relax and we stay inside our dorm until dinner. After that we went back to our dorm and continue with some revision and games. After that we did our laundry and went to bed as we are going out tomorrow to shop! So good nights.
Conclusion
Got some stuff before we leave wuhan. Got to shop as our money are still not used up and get some clothing here as the clothes are cheaper. So nights!
Day 33
Activity
Woke up at 9am today to prepare for the trip to jianghan to start our shopping spree. So we left our dorm at 10 to have our breakfast. As we do not have much time here, we must fully utilize our free time to get the things we want. So we went out to shop today. We went to the IT mall to change bus. When we are at the school gate we saw 901 which is able to bring us to the IT mall but when we boarded the lady told us that this bus terminate at lu xiang so we got down the bus. But too bad nicki have given her the money and she had already issue the ticket and it is not refundable. So nicki wasted his 2 dollar yuan. After that there comes a bus 907 and ben says this bus can bring us to the IT mall. So we boarded the bus. We intended to change another bus at the IT mall as dave told us that bus 608 can reach our destination, so went we reach there we looked for bus 608 but there isn’t any there. Therefore we decided to take a cab there. So we separate ourselves into 2 groups to board the cab. So we boarded the cab first. When we are halfway there the driver told us that he is not very familiar about the roads there. He wanted us to change another cab and wanted us to pay the full price. So we decided to pay him 25 yuan and just walked off. Shortly after we get down the cab we hailed another cab and went to our destination. So we paid another 8 yuan to reach our destination. So after we have reached we immediately meet up with the rest. We then went to the ATM mall to shop for our stuff. After all our morning shopping we went to have our lunch at pizza hut. We each ordered a pizza. It was much cheaper than the pizza hut in Singapore. Each person only paid about 56 yuan. So after that we continued shopping until evening. Some of them went back first as they are feeling tired. So we continued hovering around there. We had steak for dinner as recommended by dave. Really the food was really nice and cheap. 63 yuan for the set. So it is super worth it. So after our dinner we went back to our hostel. When we are on the way back the driver told us that he is not very familiar about the road to WUST. We are worried. But we told him to go the way that he is most familiar with and finally we reached our destination. Went back to dorm and went up to ernest dorm. He brought a very big cake and invited all of us up to have it. As today is his mother’s birthday. So after eating the cake we went back to our dorm to sleep. Nights!
Conclusion
I think that if you come china you must surely shop and make full use of the time. I have also learnt how to bargain for a lower price. There was once we went into a shop to buy a T-shirt the shop keeper insisted that the price is fixed but we manage to bring down the price. Also even china people themselves are not familiar with their own roads. We need to be aware of the surrounding when we are in another country.
Day 34
Activity
Ok today is Monday. No lesson as we are preparing for our theory test 2. So I woke up at 12 today and went for lunch. After that went for the revision class held by Mr chua, as mr ma is coming back tonight. So after the revision we went for our dinner and back to our dorm to do some more self revision. After that went to bed as we are having an adventure camp tomorrow. So nights!
Conclusion
Today was a short day as I woke up late. Went for the revision and I found out that there are a lot of things that I am not quite familiar with some of the chapters and the test is only 2 days away. So I got to buck up on and have some intensive revision. Tomorrow having adventure camp so nights!
Day 35
Activity
Woke up at 7 today to prepare for the adventure camp. I was feeling a little weak today. I think maybe I am sick. Went to canteen for breakfast, as I didn’t have the appetite to eat anything I ordered a cup of soya milk. We quickly rushed our breakfast and go over to the adventure camp site. We had some ice breaking activity and the instructor divided us into groups. We started designing our group flag by giving ourselves a group name. Our group name is called ZHONG XIN it means combination of China and Singapore. After that we came out with a team song we changed the lyrics of the song to lion and panda instead of tigers. It symbolize Singapore and China. So after that we are suppose to perform and introduce our group name and group song. So after that it was our activity time. We were told to made a tank chain using newspaper and race with our product. So we made our chain. We shortly join the race. As the time is up. Our newspapers tear before it even race.LOL. So we are obviously the last group. After that we were released for lunch early. Mr chua wanted us to bring the MDE students to the famous fish balls. I went back to dorm to rest as I was feeling not well. I was having a fever. So I didn’t join them for the afternoon activity. I slept until night then I took the medicine that Sebestian gave it to me. It was super effective, I felt much better after having it. After that they went for the briefing and after that they told me that the theory test was postponed after the trip. So I was relieved as I have more time for the revision. So after that I continued to sleep. So nights!
Conclusion
Falling sick isn’t good. We must drink more water and eat more fruits. With the sickness we cannot participate well in those activities and I missed a lot of fun time. So we must lead a healthy lifestyle. Exercise and eat more healthy food. I think that China food is too oily for me. So I think Singapore life is still better for me. Nights!
Day 36
Activity
Ok I woke up early today. As I have slept for the whole day and we have no lesson today. Mr ma is starting the interview on the mini project. So I no need to do anything today. So we modified our mini project as I will be interviewed on the mini project on Thursday. So after that we went for our lunch. After lunch we continued with our project and did our IS reports. After that we went for dinner. And went to opposite to get things for souvenirs for our friends. After that we went for briefing. As Mr chua is setting off to Tianjin and he is saying his LAST WORDS. He told us that we will be setting the fireworks on Saturday night. So we need to report to Mr ma daily. After the briefing we went back to our dorm and did some laundry. After all the stuff we did some IS and went to bed. Maybe I just recovered and I felt really tired. So nights!
Conclusion
So we did our last touch up on our mini project as tomorrow is our due date for the submission. Our project needs to be interviewed. Luckily we have started our IS report early, therefore we have more of our own time now. We can travel to other province during these few days. But I think that it is not worth it spending hours on the bus, I rather rest and shop around in wuhan.
Day 37
Activity
Woke up early today as I slept early last night. So woke up checked on my mini project for the last time before I go for the interview. So after I have checked my mini project I waited for the rest to get ready and we went for lunch together. After that we all went to the foreign school for our interviews. To speed up the process we all went into the classroom together. Mr ma told us that we will be given at least a pass for our work. So the marks are ranged from 6 to 9 percent. So after all the waiting it was finally my turn to present my work to Mr ma. So after my presentation I finally relieved, because I only left my report to do. We left 5 more days before we leave wuhan. Whao! Time really flies. So after our interview we went for dinner and went back to dorm for our IS report. Did our report until night and after that we went to bed early as tomorrow we will be going to hankou to shop for our stuff. As our days are numbered in wuhan. So nights!
Conclusion
Even though Mr ma will give us a pass if we submit our project but we must still do our best in the project. Our IS topic I really big so we must spend more time on finding the reliable source for our topic. Finally our day in wuhan have come to a countdown stage. 5 more days!! Nights!
Day 38
Activity
Today woke up at 845 to prepare to go to the jiang han street. We wanted to get more stuff before we go back to Singapore. So after we are ready we went to canteen 2 to have our breakfast, meanwhile we waited for the rest to be ready. We went to the IT mall to get our Ipod, but the Ipod is too lousy so we didn’t buy it. Instead some of them got the local branded mp4. So after we got our mp4 we went our separate ways, as jia hui and ben doesn’t want to follow us to hankou. So we flagged a cab there. After that we continued shopping at hankou. Didn’t have our lunch. We had some small food and we continued shopping. I got 1 shirt. Manage to cut the price by 20 yuan. So I brought the shirt at 40 yuan. We continued shopping around. Some small stuff caught our eye, so we stopped and decided to get it back for our friends. So we shopped until evening before we head back to our base. After we reach WUST we had our dinner and went back to dorm. After that it was some chilling out time for us we played some games and stuff. After that we went to bed as we are going out again tomorrow. We must fully utilize the time we left here. So nights!
Conclusion
The china imitation isn’t that great as we imagined. They have really irritating fault, this made people not to buy them. Maybe is the working attitude of the china people who make it worst. Taxis here are really going at a very fast speed. They only care about getting to their destination in time and fast. The clothes here are really super cheap. Maybe they are locally made, therefore they can sell at such a low price. But they design are nice. So I got to get more clothes here. Night guys!
Day 39
Activity
Ok! We went to yellow crane tower’ street to shop for stuff today. So we woke up at 830am today to prepare ourselves, as we are 3 days away back to Singapore. So we decided to get as much things as possible back to Singapore. Things here are really cheap here, but we must still take note about our luggage space and the weight of our luggage as we as the maximum weight was 30kg. So we took a minivan to the yellow crane tower’ street to shop for our items. Went we are on the way to our destination, our van went into a tunnel that is not meant for cars to pass. But this is china they hardly have any regulation on their traffic. So he took the way, meanwhile there was a car that is coming through on the opposite direction. So the both side doesn’t want to let each other pass through, but our side have more cars and there is only one car in the opposite direction. So drivers in the cars came out to quarrel with him. After all our side won the quarrel, he had no choice but to let us go. So when our van wants to go, we clashed and our van was rubbed by the car. So the both drivers came out and quarrel. The quarrel was vigorous, they fought. Our driver took out a metal bar and hit him. We were all stunned, as we don’t know that he will do this. After that those other drivers came out trying to stop them and after awhile they stopped and called the police. So the driver told us that china police are not very efficient, he told us to get a cab there as we are near to our destination. So we split into 2 and took the cab. We gave the driver 50 yuan as he have brought us quite far. So after we reach our destination we met up with the rest and started shopping. After all the shopping we went to the food street to have our soup bun. IT WAS HEAVENLY. Nice!! So after we had our food we went back WUST as we will be playing fireworks. So when we reach WUST mr ma told us that the fireworks session is cancel due to the rain. I think we can still play as the rain is not that heavy. So we stayed in our dorm and played games. Sleeping already. Nights!
Conclusion
I think that not all china people are bad tempered. As for our driver he is quite friendly and quite patient. As he helped the driver to reverse as the driver have difficulties reversing. From this I can see that he is quite friendly and helpful. He also never anyhow horn people. Those usual china people are not like this, so he is quite a good guy. So the shopping was quite ok seen many interesting stuff. China is a place that is really great to experience and to shop. But after all I still prefer Singapore. Left 2 more days before we are back. Excited! Woohoo~~ nights!
Day 40
Activity
Today we woke up at 9 because we are going to lu xiang to get some stuff for our friends and family. So we decided to have MacDonald for breakfast. When we are walking to the bus stop we saw the minivan driver yesterday and we asked him how it was yesterday. So after we asked him we saw our bus we rush to the bus and head to our destination. When we reach there we ate our breakfast and split our group into 2. This was to make things faster as we need to be back school early for the fireworks. So after we got all our stuff, we waited for Ernest to come as we all wanted to get some stuff. Because we are having some party tonight!! So after we had all got our stuff we rushed back as the rain is getting heavier. When we reached our dorm we were told that the firework session is canceled due to the heavy rain. So after that we went to have our dinner and got some snacks for tonight. As we had some alcohol. When we are at the canteen we saw mr chua he told us that there will be briefing to night. So after getting all our stuff we went back and briefing after that. Mr chua told us that tian jin is a place that has cheaper electronic stuff. He told us some of the experience that he had there. After that he told us about the group report. So tomorrow will be the closing ceremony. He told us not to go far. So after the briefing we tried to finish our report and carried on with our party. Many people came and we were having fun. We played some poker game with our alcohol. After some time some of them were tired and tipsy so they decided to sleep early. After that it left nicki, Kenneth, cristofer, ernest, jit siong, stefen and me we played a game called true or drink. We were given cards and the odd one will be the lucky one. He can choose to be questioned or he can drink. So we were like speaking the truth and talk things that are from our bottom of our heart. After that we had some doubts on the religion and supernatural stuff so we started asking each other and did one experiment on the current that we can transfer to each other. We played until 7 am before we went to sleep.
Conclusion
I think that this kind of activity are good as this can build the bonds in us. We can say our things and also know each other better through this. We left one day before we are going back to Singapore!?!?! So nights guys!!