<3 meiyun in China!

Day 41 - Back to Singapore!

2009-04-13T15:19:00.017+08:00

Today is the day we go back to SINGAPORE!!
YAY!
My day started out at 8.30am.
I had breakfast first.
And I headed back to my room and finished up the packing of mostly my toiletries and daily necessities.

After all the packing.
All the MDE students weighed their luggage using the weighing machine at the hostel.
After that we had to move all our luggage up the bus.
Then off we were to the airport...

All finished with the weighing...

All set to go...

At the airport…
We said goodbye to the China local students.
We really thank them for being with us for the past 6 weeks.
They brought us really good memories.

My group leader...

With the local students before we flew off....

Finally we board the plane to Guangzhou first.
Then we had to do a transit so we could go back to Singapore.
Our plane to Guangzhou was delayed a little.
And I was so worried I wouldn’t be able to reach back to Singapore in time!!

On the plane to Guangzhou.

When we reached Guangzhou, we had to rush for our plane to Singapore.
It was a mad rush.
We were walking so fast that I even sweated!
We only had about 10 minutes to get from one point of the airport to the other end of the airport.
It was a very long way to me!
But we managed to make it!
Everybody was so excited to get back to Singapore!

Reaching Singapore soon in a few hours!

Finally at 11pm.
Our aeroplane landed on Singapore grounds.
We unboarded the plane.
And I hurried off to buy perfume for my mum and alcohol for my dad.
After that I hurriedly went to collect my luggage.
And off I go to meet up with my friends who were already waiting to fetch me home.

FINALLY HOME!!

My group and I in Singapore!

Through this OIP, I learnt so much and enjoyed myself a lot.
I have to thank the teachers who were so patient with us especially Mr. Wong.
I want to thank my roommates who were very understanding and for the wonderful times we shared together while living in the same room.
And my friends who came to China too for making this OIP trip so enjoyable.
I enjoyed myself a lot through this trip and gained so much experience too!
This OIP will always remain in my memory!

The ever patience Mr. Wong.

<3 meiyun

Day 40 - Packing Up

2009-04-13T15:19:00.016+08:00

Today was the last day for any shopping we need to do!
My day was spent with Seok Hui and Xiang Yu.
We all wore quite formal which we thought would be a fun idea.
We had lunch first at the back streets.
Then we proceeded to take the bus to the Wal-mart area.
We first went to walk around the shopping mall.
Then we headed to play some arcade.

After that we headed to Starbucks.
We just spent our whole day there.
Sitting there, eating, drinking coffee and laughing away at each other.

At Starbucks.

With Xiang Yu and Seok Hui.

We also had coffee tasting session with one of the staff there, Ellen.
It was a really cool session.
After that me and Seok Hui bought the Starbucks mugs to bring back to Singapore for souvenirs.
And we took a taxi back to the hostel because we were carrying too much stuff.
And we headed off to Ni Nan Restaurant for our last dinner in Wuhan.

After dinner we headed to the nearby shopping centre to get more stuff.
And then to the back alley at the hostel to get more stuff again!
Finally we got some supper and headed back to our hostel.

One of the stall vendors whose stall I often frequent.

At the hostel, the atmosphere was really good.
Everyone was so excited.
Everybody was also packing up their luggage.
I managed to pack mine quickly as I have very little stuff.
My night ended around 4am and I headed off to dreamland.
I can’t wait to get back to Singapore!

<3 meiyun

Day 39 - Celebration!

2009-04-11T09:50:00.004+08:00

This morning I had breakfast with Seok Hui.
We went to McDonald’s.
It was my 1st time having McDonald’s breakfast at a foreign country.
After consuming the food, I felt that I still prefer the ones that Singapore makes.
There’s a difference in the McDonald’s here and back in Singapore.

Breakfast.

You can top up RMB2 to have your harsh brown changed to Egg and Ham Puff.
And the breakfast hours at China is up to 10am.
But in Singapore, it is up till 11am.
So I had to wake up slightly early to reach the McDonald’s here.

After breakfast we went back to the hostel and took a rest.
In the afternoon...
We headed off to KTV first alongside with Winson, Mengzhen, Cimin, Huimiang.
Around 3.30pm, Seok Hui, Xxiang Yu and I left first.
We went to shop around the shopping centre.

At the KTV.

Later on in the evening...
There was a farewell party.
At the same time we celebrated Rocco's birthday.
He is really lucky to have so many of us celebrating his birthday.
And this marks the end of day 39...

The celebration.

<3 meiyun

Day 38 - End of presentation

2009-04-09T23:35:00.013+08:00

Today we had our presentation for assignment 3.
My group was the 4th to present.
I think that compared to the presentation for assignment 2…
We did a much better job.
Our late nights were all worth it!

Hui Miang presenting.

Hajar presenting.

Xin Hui presenting.

Randolph presenting.

Me presenting.

Fran presenting.

Cimin presenting.

Seok listening to the presentations.

With Randolph.

With Clive.

With Seok Hui.

People from Room 117

With Fran

My group shot.

With Winson.

With Benedict.

After the presentation…
We went for lunch at the back streets.
And proceeded to ‘han zhen jie’ for more shopping!
This time round I bought a bit of stuff for myself.
At night I also went to make my spectacles.
Since it is rather cheap to make it here rather than in back in Singapore.

Inside one of the shopping mall...

Our shadows.

Look at those shoes!!!

Reaching the end of the night...

Also.
Alongside with the LSCT students, we started making preparations for the farewell party with the local students that will be held tomorrow.
We ordered cakes and finger food.
After that it was back to the hostel.
And all of us called it a night.

<3 meiyun

Day 37 - Interaction Activity

2009-04-08T23:03:00.009+08:00

Today my groupmates woke up at 10am.
I proceeded on to the classroom block to seek Mr. Wong’s help.
After watching Stephanie’s and Xiang Yu’s group present, Fran and I went to ask questions regarding our Flexism model.
When we came back.
All of us started working on our report and continued to improve our Flexism model.

Stephanie's group.

With Seok Hui in her formal wear.

Winson in his formal wear.

At 6pm, I went to dinner with Fran, Mengzhen, Seok Hui and Xiang Yu.
After dinner, we proceeded to the classroom block for interaction activities with the local students.
Before the interaction begin, we watched hip hop performances, singing session and a gongfu performance.
After that, we started the interaction session where we talked to the local students in English.

The amount of people who turned up.

Before the performace started.

Dancing away.

Great move!

Playing the guitar.

Gongfu!

I felt that the interaction was very good.
We get to ask questions that we were curious about and vice versa.
We were also able to make new friends.
I felt that the interaction activity was successful as the activity went longer than expected.
It only ended at 9pm.

After the interaction, I proceeded back to the hostel to finish up the presentation.
And I can declare that after a few nights of staying up quite late and not blogging diligently….
It is finally completed.
Great work to Room 117!

<3 meiyun

Day 36 - Adventure Day

2009-04-08T15:43:00.012+08:00

Today we had to gather at 7am.
It was considered very early for me and roommates.
Considering that we slept at 3am last night as we were trying to do up our assignment 3.

We headed to some adventure event.
Where we did teambuilding and obstacles as well.
Surprisingly my team, Teamers came in first for the first event we had.
GREAT JOB!!

Teamers - Before start of competition.

Victory photo!

After that we headed off to lunch.
And it was at a restaurant nearby.
Where we had fishball soup.
YUMMY!
Haven’t had fishball soup for quite some time already ever since I was in China.

Fishballs!!!!

After lunch it was back to doing obstacles.
After all the obstacles had ended which included rock climbing…
We headed back to the hostel.
After dinner, me and roommates were back at work on our assignment.
JIA YOU ROOM 117!!!

Waiting for our turns...

Trust is all you need.

My injury...

Seok Hui.

MDE and LSCT students.

Sunset moments.

Seok Hui sunset moments.

My sunset moments.

<3 meiyun

Day 35 - Back from Luling Resort

2009-04-08T15:42:00.004+08:00

Breakfast was at 7.30.
After that we were off to climb some kind of a mountain.
It was quite a walk.
There were so many steps.
We were going up then down then up and down again.
It was non-stop.

Leaving our rooms in the morning.

Our breakfast

Standing on chess pieces

After that…
We had our lunch at the same place once again.
After that.
We were to view a cave.
I felt that the cave was probably the event that I liked the most?!
Because I have never been into a cave before…
It was definitely an interesting tour.

After the cave visit…
We were headed back to our hostel.
And we had our dinner.
And it back to work at assignment 3.
And that marks the end of the last overnight trip of the OIP.

<3 meiyun

Day 34 - LuLing Resort trip

2009-04-08T15:41:00.002+08:00

Gathering time was at 8am.
And we were headed for Luling Resort.
Upon arriving.
We had our lunch first.
After lunch.
We checked in to our hotel.
The interior looked quite nice as compared to the hotel we stayed when travelling to Wudang Mountain.
But there were so many bugs over there.
And even spiders too!

I was initially in a room with Cimin.
But later on in the night.
I switched places with Hui Miang.
As I was too afraid to sleep in the room with such a big spider hanging on the wall!
Thanks Hui Miang!
You saved me again!

After that we went out to do some sightseeing.
And we took many pictures as well.
After that we headed back to have dinner at the same place.
After dinner we had a campfire.
At the campfire, we singed, danced and had lots of fun.

Group photo!

MDE group shot!

Sunset!

After that we then retreated back to our rooms to prepare for the next day…

<3 meiyun

Day 33 - Start of assignment 3

2009-04-04T22:41:00.003+08:00

Today is a free and easy day for us.
So Cimin, Hui Miang, Winson and I decided to head on to ‘Han Zhen Jie’ for some shopping.
And it was still raining when we were shopping.
I guess the difference between here and Singapore is the rain.
In Singapore… it probably only rains for an hour or 2.
But in China.
It can literally rain from morning till afternoon non-stop.
It made me weather more freezing than it can be.

After that we headed back to the hostel around 5pm.
And we went to have dinner at the back street.
After that we went straight to the hostel.
Me and my roommates took a rest and started our assignment 3.
And we stayed up till pretty late to finish some parts of it.
I guess the rest shall be continued when we come back from the resort trip.

My bed! (random shot!)

The umbrella we use for rainy days...

Cimin's shopping gains.

I apologise for the short post.

This is due to the rush of the assignment 3.

<3 meiyun

Day 32 - Cookout Session

2009-04-03T22:21:00.005+08:00

Today was a day to Wal-mart!
We met up at 11.30am and headed off to Wal-mart.
We had our lunch first.
At McDonald’s…
I swear no more McDonald’s for me for the coming weeks.

Headed off to walk around the shopping mall nearby.
And we also went to play at the arcade.
After some time we went to Wal-mart to get all the ingredients.
Mushrooms, vegetables, drinks and so many more…

In th arcade playing games.

At Wal-mart.

Look at the mango!!! So tiny!!!

Me and Fran decided to linger around the place a little while longer.
While Stephanie, Seok Hui and Xiang Yu headed to Mr. Loh’s apartment first.
I reached Mr. Loh’s apartment at 5pm.
And I helped them in whatever way I can.
Washing the dishes, the mushrooms and other stuff…

We started eating around 6pm.
As the others haven’t arrived yet.
We were kind of like the first batch to start eating.
And the food was good as usual!
I loved the curry the most.
Especially when you spread it on top of the white rice!
FABULOUS!

Dinner!

After everyone arrived and had their meal.
We also started watching a movie, Red Cliff 2.
After the movie we also played some karaoke songs to hear and sing along to.
I headed back to the hostel at 10pm alongside with Stephanie, Seok Hui, Winson and Xiang Yu.
And that was how the day ended.
It was a pretty long day.
Not to mention that it rained later in the evening.
Until tomorrow then!
BYE!

PS: Thank you Mr. Loh, Mr. Wong for organizing this successful event. Especially to Xiang Yu for all your hard work.
(:

Chillinng out after dinner.

<3 meiyun

Day 31 - Assignment 2 Presentation

2009-04-02T20:37:00.004+08:00

There is no lessons today...
But we had our presentation for assignment 2 at 3pm.
So todays's post will be slightly short.

Masita presenting...

I love the picture on the screen! great creativity!

Their Ishikawa diagram. Very innovative!

One of my OIS video groupmate, Clive!

And the leader, Hashanah!

Hashanah presenting.

Today's presentation ended at 6pm.

Went to have dinner with some of my friends.

Fran, Seok Hui, Xiang Yu and I went to have the claypot beef noodles again.

It is really yummy.

After dinner we went to buy our supper.

And then it was back to the hostel.

It was quite a short and quick day.

Stalls at the back streets....

That is the streets that I often frequent for supper and at times dinner too...

The food is cheap.

It taste good.

At the same time it is oily too!

And perhaps fattening!

I wish there would be such a street at the back of my block at Singapore.

It would really be very convenient then!

I can always just pop by there for supper.

I guess that will be all for today...

Bye.

<3 meiyun

Day 30 - New campus tour & Test 2

2009-04-01T23:22:00.014+08:00

Time flies...
It is Day 30 already!
Today we had to gather early in the morning at 8am.
We were due to visit the new campus of WUST.
The place was about 1 hour journey.

Upon reaching there..
I felt that the place was rather big and empty in a way.
And it seemed like the school was built in a rather quiet area.
This is because towards the end of the bus journey.
I saw that the surroundings weren't like the current WUST I am residing at.
There is no back street where we can buy a lot of food.
It seems more like a industrial area to me.
With only very few nearby shops which sells snacks and drinks.

Their library...

Unlike the library in Ngee Ann Polytechnic...
We can just enter the place freely as we want.
We do not need to tap our student card at all.
We just walk in when as we want to.
It also applies when we exit.

However in the new campus of WUST.
They have to tap their student card when they enter the library.
I felt that this was rather interesting.
As I have never seen anyone entering a library in this manner.

The machine where they have to tap/swipe their card.

Upon reaching inside.
We were led to a exhibition hall.
And in the exhibition hall.
We were given a tour on how on the history of WUST.

The entrance to the exhibition hall.

The school's philosophy.

One of the exhibits - a report card which reflects their results.

Their awards..

The current campus of WUST I am staying at...

The current hostel I live in currently - look at the arrow...!

The new campus of WUST.

Leaving the library for more tour...

After the tour at the library..

We were led to a teaching block.

I believe it is the Nursing block.

The building we were brought to after the library...

At the front of the exhibition hall.

When we were inside the Nursing building...

We were brought to see some exhibitions...

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Plese exit this blog immediately if you can't afford to look at the raw pictures.

Introduction
Human body is the outcome of years of evolution.

More than 800 specimens were being exhibited that I saw today which was employed using multi-media techniques.

They are witnesses of life in its beauty and struggles against adversities.

The human skull.

The bones of the hand.

The joints of a foot.

The temporalis.

Some information on temporalis.

The temporalis is a muscle extending from the temporal fossa to the coronoid process of the mandible

It acts to raise the mandible and close the jaws.

Endocrine organ

The skull of a newborn human.

Basal surface of the brain.

After that we were brought to another plae.

Where we could see some wards which serve as a learning environment for the local students.

The machines used are actually real.

They are not fake and made of plastic.

They are real and students use it for their learning.

Fake patients lying on the beds.

A close up of the 'patient'

ICU laboratary.

Machines!

After that.

We were brought to another room.

In the room we were due to give our presentation to the local students over there.

As usual...

The presentation was also about the life of a student, our culture beliefs, the food in Singapore, our transport system and the law system.

Local students giving a welcome to us...

Beginning of our presentation.

Presentation going on...

Me with a local student.

After all the presentation.

We played an interactive game with them.

After that we had lunch in their school canteen.

Their canteen was big and had a wider variety as compared to the WUST I am currently residing at.

After lunch we proceeded back to the hostel.

And we took a 1 hour rest.

And then we had our test 2 at 4pm.

The test was really lengthy as usual.

We had to write a lot of words.

And as usual I hope Mr. Wong will be able to understand my very messy handwriting.

After the test we had dinner at McDonald's.

And then some of us went to the optical shop at the back alley to look at spectacles.

After some considerations.... I'm still thinking if I should make my spectacles over here instead of Singapore.

We headed back to the hostel after that and I continued with my assignment 2.

Supper was at 10pm with the usual supper lovers!

HAHA!

And now it's back here at the hostel...

And continuing with assignment 2.

Have an early rest everyone!

<3 meiyun

Day 29 - Hui Miang's Birthday!

2009-03-31T21:40:00.014+08:00

HAPPY 18th BIRTHDAY HUIMIANG!

Her 18th birthday...

Well.

At 11.30 last night.

Some of us were gathered in room 117 - my room!

And we were awaiting for midnight to arrive.

And when it did...

I managed to get Huimiang over to my room by telling her to catch a spider for me in my room.

The hidden birthday cake...

While waiting behind closed doors...

Singing her the birthday song...

Her surprised face!

Making a wish...

With her birthday cake...

Group shot!

With her group members..

The single shots!

The birthday girl and me.

Time to cut cake..

The celebration ended slightly before 1am.
And during the morning...

We had another surprise for her in the morning.'

This time round we were going to celebrate it as a class.

But the surprise was spoilt due to human errors.

Upwrapping her birthday cake for the 2nd time.

With her basketball birthday cake!

Group shot!

Make a wish!

BLOW!!!!!!

Cut cake.

Look at her smiling face!

More single shots!

Look at the cake portion!

CAKE!!!!

Mengzhen with her cake!

Playing with the empty cake box!

Mr. Wong bouncing to the music!

After all the celebration.

We settled down and Mr. Wong returned our test paper to us.

And in an instant everybody's face turned serious...

Mr. Wong going through the answer...

After the lesson.

I didn't have lunch due to the cake portion I was given...!

I headed back to the hostel.

And my group started on assignment 2 immediately.

And we made some progress finally!

Snacking on the go!

Halfway through all the work...

I heard a buzzing sound outside.

I took a peep!

And I saw a man cutting the grass!

It's almost like back in Singapore!

Cutting the grass!

After all the work I did...

My friend decided to webcam with me!

And I talked to eeyore as well!

Just look at my friend's eeyore!

It's seems big to me!

Shy eeyore!

EEYORE!

After that.

I took a rest.

And applied some eye mo.

This was because my eyes were feeling very tired.

And I needed to refresh my eyes!

Eye mo!

Tomorrow will be a rather long day.

We will have a campus tour.

And we need to complete our assignment 2.

And there's a test as well!

Till then...

Bye...

Ohhh!

I hope Hui Miang enjoyed her BIG day we planned!

It is really cool to be celebrating her birthday here in China.

Although she may not be in Singapore to celebrate it with her close family and friends..

I hope she is happy that we had celebrated it for her.

Best wishes to you Hui Miang!

<3 meiyun

Day 28 - Beginning of Week 5

2009-03-30T22:26:00.003+08:00

Today's post won't be very long I think.
As nothing much hasn't been happening.
So I guess today's post shall short and sweet.

In the morning.
Class started at 11am.
And Mr. Wong went through with us what will be going on for the next few days.
After that he went through with us the assignment 2.
And soon after lesson ended.
And we went to have lunch at the school's canteen.

Assignment 2 - something that we have to produce...

Lunch.

After lunch..

Some of us went to walk around the back street.

And when we came back...

The initial plan was to start working on assignment 2.

But all of us took a nap and well.

Let's just say...

We never touched on our assignment 2 at all.

Dinner.

Dinner happened at 6.30pm

And a few of us went to eat at the back street.

And then it was back to the hostel.

I guess my group shall work on the assignment soon later on in the night.

And that'll be all.

Bye.

<3 meiyun

Day 27 - Free and Easy Day.

2009-03-29T22:49:00.008+08:00

Today is free and easy.
In the afternoon a couple of us went to 'Han Zhen Jie'
And we walked around.
But we had to settle our lunch first.
We had our lunch at the 'fake kfc'.

A form of transport for the locals.

Lunch.

Lunch - interesting way in how they eat their chicken.

They covered their hands with a plastic wrapper.

It is a creative idea of not making your hands dirty.

I think Singapore can adopt this idea too!

After walking around 'Han Zhen Jie'

We decided to move on to 'computer city' also known as 'dian nao cheng'

Along the way.
We came across some people selling puppies.

When I saw that sight...

My heart literally ached for the puppies.
They were shivering in the cold.

But I couldn't do anything at all.

I'm glad I do not see such things in Singapore.

Other than the occasional sight of stray cats and dogs.

The poor puppies.

At the same time we also popped by Starbucks.

And Seok Hui went to grab some hot chocolate.

We also went to the toilet inside Starbucks.

And I really loved the toilet there as compared to the one in the hostel.

It is really spacious and clean!!

Starbucks.

Their toilet!

Random people playing basketball outside a shopping mall.

We headed for dinner at a restaurant near our hostel.

And reached the hostel around 9pm.

And I called my mum too!

She says I have a surprise back home!

And there's lesson at 10am tomorrow.

Till tomorrow.

BYE!

<3 meiyun

Day 26 - City Tour

2009-03-28T20:49:00.004+08:00

City Tour!
The gathering time was 8.45am.
And we hopped onto the bus and the destination was 'Bu Xing Jie'
Our tour guide, 'Xiao Liu" talked to us about the people in Wuhan on the journey there.
And well.
Apparantly the people in Wuhan also have some kind of slang too like Singapore.
In Singapore our slang is commonly known as 'Singlish'.
And I felt that both the slangs in Singapore and in Wuhan is quite similar.

Our tour guide, Xiao Liu

Upon arriving...

We had to walk on foot for quite some distance.

The bad thing was that it was raining.

It was a slight drizzle.

A very bad day to go shopping.

Due to the wet weather.

We decided to go shopping first and the visit to the park at a later time before we headed back to WUST.

The tour guide dropped us off at a shopping centre and it was free and wasy till 2pm.

So most of us all went shopping.

Look at Winson's newly bought bear!

Outside the fitting room..

At 1pm.

We headed for lunch at fast food restaurant, Dico's

I have to say I loved my lunch a lot.

It was a set meal ordered alongside with Fran.

I had the curry chicken rice while she had the chilli chicken rice.

The curry wasn't spicy.

But it had a sweet taste to it.

I miss the curry back home in Singapore!

I loved the rice so much at the fast food restaurant I wanted to pack back 10 packets of it.

So I could have it for the next few days for breakfast/lunch/dinner!!

HAHA!

Dico's fast food restaurant!

Fran's and my set lunch!

A lunch affair.

We went to gather at 2pm.

So we could visit the park.

And finally at 3pm.

We boarded the bus and headed back to WUST.

Before the bus took off.

One of the tour guide spoke to us...

Basically it was to say farewell to us.

As for the previous trips to Wudang Mountain and so on etc...

He was the one that has been accompanying us all along.

And we believe that today's trip would be the last time that we're seeing him.

But to them...

They believe in fate.

And one day we'll meet each other soon!

The tour guide.

Upon reaching the hostel.

I headed for a rest as I was having a headache.

But now I feel much better.

As for tommorrow..

It is free and easy.

And the plans for tomorrow aren't confirmed yet.

Until then.

BYE.

<3 meiyun

Day 25 - Yangtze Optical Fibre industrial trip

2009-03-27T22:16:00.010+08:00

Today we went to another industrial visit.
This time round we went to Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable Company.
The journey was rather long.
We also happened to pass by Wuhan University.
It is where you can see the sakura flowers.

Our speakers.

The company...

YOFC - Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable.

A brief introduction on the shareholders.

Core Manufacturing Technology.

Milestones - they were established even before I was born.

Sales Achievements - they have sold their products to more than 50 countries and regions.

ISO certified in the years of 2002, 2004 and 2005.

The 3 different rods - Single-mode Fibre Rod, Quartz Substrate Tube after PCVD and Quartz Substrate Tube.

Perform Production Process

Close up of Optical Cable.

The colourful end products.

Group shot!

After the industrial trip.

Seok Hui, Stephanie, Vivian, Xiang Yu and I went to Wal-Mart.

But before that...

We went to have our lunch at Pizza Hut.

The difference in the Pizza Hut here and the Pizza Hut back home is probably the service.

They will open the doors for you.

And I think that maybe the Pizza Hut here is treated more of a high-end restaurant.

There wasn't much people in the Pizza Hut.

And the toilet is very clean as well.

Pizza Hut.

Table settings - note the difference? They have a mug! And they do not put any soup spoon.

Lunch!

Pizza!

My half-eaten pizza!

After lunch we went to walk around the shopping mall nearby.

After that we popped into Starbucks as well.

And Seok Hui and Stephanie bought some stuff back.

The staff there gave us each a small little cup of free drinks!

They were really very friendly towards us.

And they left me with a very deep and good impression.

The free drink!

Enjoying the drink!

An overview of Starbucks...

After that we headed over to Wal-Mart.

And there was a really big variety of stuff to buy.

There were many fruits, vegetables, meat, fish, dairy products.

It looks like a typical supermarket in Singapore.

Except the size is much more bigger!

After the trip to the Wal-Mart.

We headed back to the hostel and placed our stuff down.

We then left for Mr. Loh's apartment for a trial session of the cooking...

Doing some preparation.

Xiang Yu starting to cook!

My turn to cook!

Cooking in process!

Final products!

Mr. Wong digging in!

Mr. Wong digging in too!

Washing up time!

Let's all dig in.

I felt that the food was really nice!

And great job to those who contributed!

It made me feel much more closer to home.

And the food tasted very good.

As it was not oily or salty!

[[ NE message: No one owes Singapore a living.

We find our own way to survive and prosper, turning challenge into opportunity.

What the message says is very true.

We must all find our own way to survive.

In order to do that.

We must study hard so we can get a good job ion the future.

And any challenges we face in the future or now.

We must use our own thinking and turn it into a opportunity for ourselves so that we'll be able to benefit from it.

I believe that this also applies to the local students here.

That they do not own their own country a living.

They like Singaporean must also work very hard for their future as well as for their survival. ]]

<3 meiyun

Day 24 - Presentation Day

2009-03-26T22:41:00.010+08:00

Today for BPE lesson...
We did our very final quiz.
And I was quite happy about it.

Mr. Wong going through the lecture.

After lesson.
It was time for lunch..
As we were due back in the school theater at 3pm...
Some of us decided to head to the 'fake kfc' for lunch.

Waiting for the food.

Reflection of Winson and me.

At the lunch table.

Everybody!

2nd shot!

My lunch.

About to start eating.

Enjoying my lunch.

Slurpppp!

Twist!

After lunch.

Before leaving the 'fake kfc'

At 3pm it was back to the lecture theater.

And we had to do preparation for the presentation we were going to present for the local students at 4pm.

At the same time...

We also had to practise our dance steps which we were also going to perform.

Preparation.

A view from the back...

Zee Min presenting.

Xiang Yu's group mini act.

During the mini act.

The ERP system...

Deciding which bus to take...

Our MRT map...

Singapore is a fine city.

The fine city of Singapore.

Explaining the different laws in Singapore.

Having Q&A session...

Presentation on Peranakan Culture.

Randolph presenting.

Clive presenting.

Benedict presenting.

Stephanie presenting.

Overall.

I find the presentation quite an enjoyable one.

I especially loved the mini act done up by Xiang Yu's group.

Which consisted of Seok Hui, Vivian, Nadiyah and Xiang Yu.

I thought it was quite innovative way of introducing the different transport system in Singapore.

Which was the MRT, taxi and bus.

Their group performance was very funny.

And I believed everybody enjoyed their performance.

Weiguang's group alongside with Masita, Hajar and Zee Min...

I felt that their performance was very interesting as well.

The video that they came up with was very eye-catching.

But mainly, they were able to get the message sent across.

That when in Singapore, we cannot litter or spit.

And at times even smoking too.

Thumbs-up to both their group.

A good job done.

Not to forget the other presenters which also consisted of the LSCT and MDE students...

Well done on the presentation.

And thank you for all the hard work!

<3 meiyun

Day 23 - Flexsim test!

2009-03-25T22:41:00.005+08:00

Today we had Flexsim test.
Most of us took the first session at 10am.
While some of them took the test 11am.
It was a 1 hour test.
I felt that the test was rather alright.
Not much comments to say anyway.

After the test...
A couple of us went to have lunch.
We had some take-away from the back alley.
And actually had intentions to eat it at the badminton courts.
But after some time...
We retreated back to the hostel rooms to consume our lunch...

Having our lunch outside.

That's me!

In the hostel room eating!

Eat more!

Lecture was then held at 2pm.
And after the lecture...
We had some rehearsel for some dance steps.
Which we were going to perform for the local China students.
And we're going to perform it tomorrow.
Really hope they will enjoy it.

Practising!

After the lessons and the learning of the dance steps...
I headed back to my hostel room and took a rest.
I wasn't feeling very good.
So I decided to just rest.
And I just had my dinner.
And that's how today ended.

Something that I've been noticing...
Everytime we say "thank you" to the locals here.
They seem very happy.
That's probably because they hardly say 'thank you' to each other.
I think it is good manners to practise saying "thank you".
Just a simple action could bring a smile to another person.
So, always remember to say your 'thank you(s)'!!

<3 meiyun

Day 22 - Chinese Herbal Jelly

2009-03-24T22:11:00.007+08:00

Today's lesson was at 1pm.
Lunch was held at 12 noon.
And I had noodles.
I miss the noodles back home in Singapore.

Handmade soup noodles.

After lessons...
A couple of us headed over to the back alley just to get some snacks.
And dinner was held at 6.30pm
This time round..
Mr. Wong brought us to another restaurant nearby the hostel.

Ordering the food.

Dinner spread.

Overall we ordered 6 dishes.

I thought all the food was really yummy.

And it's really worth the money.

Thanks Mr. Wong for the recommendation.

After dinner.

Fran. Seok, Xiang Yu, Mr Wong and I went to have some herbal jelly at the back alley.

I ordered the red bean herbal jelly.

And I felt that the raisin red bean that Xiang Yu ordered was quite nice too!

Some background knowledge of the herbal jelly.

The shop's signboard.

What we ordered...

Xiang Yu's red bean with raisin.

Mine!

Here is some information I found on the internet about the Chinese Herbal Jelly...

Gui Ling Gao is also known as Chinese Herbal Jelly.

It is an old traditional medicine product from China / Hong Kong.

It is made from shells from turtles and Chinese herbal medicine, mainly the Smilaux glabra(China roots).

It is recommended as a popular health food among the young and old.

Accepted widely for its benefits when one is faced with physical and mental fatigue, it is also highly recommended to be consumed on a regular basis as a Chinese dessert.

<3 meiyun

Day 21 - McDonald's Dinner.

2009-03-23T22:33:00.006+08:00

Today's lesson was at 1pm.
And there was a slight drizzle.
It made the weather really cold!

At the start of the lesson.
Mr. Wong went through with us more on the trip we had to Wudang Mountain.
He talked about the history.
The religion - taoist and buddhism.

History being taught by Mr. Wong.

After that Mr. Wong also shared with us the history of Egypt.
He showed us photos of Egypt.
The photos showed the pyramids and many others.
Also he shared with us his experience in Turkey and in Mount Everest.
He also talked about the religion in Turkey.

Egypt...

After all the talking about the different countries.
And the religion.
As well as the Wudang Mountain.
We continued with our usual lessons as well.
And we had the quiz after that.

After lesson.
Me and my group also discussed what we should do for the upcoming presentation on Thursday.
After much discussion.
My group has decided to do Peranakan food and festivals.
And Winson and I will be doing on Peranakan food.
While Clive and Hashanah will be doing on their festivals.

Dinner was at 6.30pm.
And CiMin, Mengzhen, Seok Hui and I headed over to McDonald's for dinner.
I decided to try out the Spicy Terriyaki Chicken.
After dinner we headed over to the shopping mall for some window shopping.
We went back to the hostel around 9pm.
Upon reaching the hostel, Fran and I decided to head out to the back alley for some shopping as well.
And we headed back to the hostel around 10pm+

Dinner!

Winson and I had already started on our project.
And we are almost finished with it.
And that's how my day 21 ended.

<3 meiyun

Day 20 - Final day at Wudang Mountain

2009-03-22T23:15:00.016+08:00

Today is the final day at Wudang Mountain.
And in the evening we will head back to the hostel.
Most of us woke up at 6am today.
And gathered at 6.30am for breakfast at the restaurant again.

I will be missing the room at the hotel.
It was really comfortable.
I had a very good night's rest.
And the staff at the hotel were very helpful.
Good job to them!

Breakfast.

After breakfast we immediately headed over to Wudang Mountain.
And it was either climbing or to take the cable car up.
And I decided to take the cable car alongside with Seok Hui and Stephanie.

Before reaching the start of the cable car point.

Wudang mountain.

The very long queue.

About to board the cable car.

I boarded up the cable car with the LSCT student, Jonathan.

And the ride was approximately 20 minutes.

A peek outside from the cable car.

Flowers...

A view from above.

Jonathan.

Someone walking on the mountains!

After riding the cable car.

We continued to climb on some steps up to the peak.

It was quite a climb!

The steps was quite steep.

But the sight was breath taking when we finally reached the top.

A chain of locks.

At the top.

Before going down the mountain...

Before leaving the mountain to take the cable car down.

While waiting to board the cable car.

Going down!

A cable car passing by.

Pei Jie.

Reaching the end.

A back view...

Inside the cable car.

Seok Hui and Winson.

The tour guide.

Lunch.

After lunch we headed over back to the hostel.

The journey is going to take another 6 hours.

By the time I reached the hostel...

It was around 9pm+

And some of us headed for dinner at the back alley.
That will mark the end of the Wudang trip.

Overall.

I felt that the Wudang trip was quite tedious.

There was a lot of climbing involved.

However the sight will take everyone's breath away.

The thing I loved most about the trip was probably the stay at the hotel.

It made me realized how priviledge most of us were back at Singapore.

And we should treasure what we have back at Singapore.

<3 meiyun

Day 19 - 1st day at Wudang Mountain

2009-03-22T22:26:00.013+08:00

Today is the day where we leave our hostel for the Wudang Mountain.
It is a 2 day 1 night trip.
And I will be back on Sunday night!
We gathered at 7am in the morning.
It is really bright and early...!
The journey was around 6 hours..
Really long too!

Having my breakfast on the journey.

We settled for lunch at a restaurant at around 1pm
Lunch was alright.

The lunch table...

Our 1st destination...

Due to the unpredictable weather...
We visited the tourist spots today.
All the mountains and the temples.
Climbing of the Wudang Mountain will be held tomorrow.

A group shot.

Some paintings in a temple.

Outside the temple grounds, we saw some students.
I believe they are students of the temple/monastery...
And some of them look really young too.

Over there.
We saw them practising their kungfu skills.
It looked like really hard work to me.
They had to do some running as well.
And their teacher had seemed rather strict to me.

I find it quite amazing that these young children are learning these skills at their age.
Because back in Singapore.
I believe most children are having quite a priviledge life.
They are mostly being pampered by their parents.
This is something worth learning from the children in the temple.

The students...

The many steps we had to climb!

Practising their kungfu skills.

The teacher/shifu!

The students doing their rounds of running.

According to what I know...

This place was built by 300 000 people.

Ordered by the emperor in the Ming dynasty.

The emperor liked this place due to the very good fengshui.

The temple with the good fengshui.

Sunset?!

Seok Hui.

Wudang Mountain!

Dinner was served around 7.30pm

And it was also held at the same place where we had our lunch.

After dinner we headed to the hotel where we were going to spend the night.

Dinner!

I found the hotel rooms quite good.

As compared to our hostel rooms.

The water heater was good.

The room heated could be adjusted up to 32 degrees Celsius.

The beds were not as hard as the hostel.

The blankets were CLEAN and FLUFFY!

There was television too!
Overall...

I wished we could stay at the hotel room for our entire trip at China.

Overall view of the toilet.

Toilet bowl!

The toilet's mirror!

An overview of the room I was staying at with Cimin.

Lying on my bed!

Most of us had supper.

And we watched television while having our supper which consisted of instant noodles.

Headed to bed around 12.30am.

And that marks the end of the 1st day at Wudang Mountain.

<3 meiyun

Day 18 - 1st test!

2009-03-20T21:28:00.006+08:00

Early in the morning...
At 9am.
We went to have our very first test!
For the test...
I wrote quite a lot.
Most of it was scribbled...
I hope it is still legible to Mr. Wong.

After the test.
We proceeded to have lunch at the canteen.
And then we went to to "han zheng jie'.
It was supposedly a shopping heaven for people my age.

Overall the place was alright.
It was rather bustling with people.
I guessed most of us were shopping for shoes, clothes and accessories.
Dinner was settled at KFC.

At the shopping mall...

Our dinner.

Winson!

This is my mentor...

Mr. Richard Chia.

I just read his email to me.

And I think he looks very skinny!

And I think he had fun at Tioman.

Mr. Chia.

Reflecting back on the shopping trip today...

I feel that the service industry in Singapre is much more professional too.

They will greet you with a smile.

The salesperson in Singapore knows how to serve a customer better as compared to here in China.

And that comes from personal experience.

After buying some stuff here in China.

Well.

I will be going off to Wudang mountains over the weekend.

And will only be back on Sunday night.

Until then.

Bye.

<3 meiyun

Day 17 - Last IS lesson.

2009-03-19T20:44:00.004+08:00

Today was the last lesson for IS.
And we went through the etiquette as well as how to start a business in China.

In today's IS lesson I learnt how to address the different people in China.
As well as what gifts you should give to people and what not to give.
It was quite an informative lesson for today.

As today was the last lesson for IS.
We decided to present her with a little token of appreciation.
Thanks Xiao Ling lao shi for all your hard work!

Presenting the gift to the teacher...

Mr. Wong. Xiao Ling. Mr. Chong.

MDE group photo! (SPOT ME!!!)

Today...

I heard from my teacher that...

The students here in China...

Get to study in Singapore for 1 year.

Only if they top the 20%.

Then they will get selected to come to Singapore.

They will spend 6 months getting their diploma.

And the remainding 6 months to do their industrial attachement.

So the students in China are studying very hard.

Cause they want to come to Singapore.

[[ NE message:

We have confidence in our future.

United, determined and well-prepared, we have what it takes to build a bright future for ourselves, and to progress together as one nation.

The local students here in China work very hard for their future.

They will study hard so that they can get a brighter future.

In doing so. They will achieve 2 diplomas.

A local certificate. As well as a Ngee Ann certificate.

Just like Singapore.

Singaporeans are united together as a nation.

And we also work very hard so that we are able to secure a more brighter future for ourselves.

In doing so. We are also able to progress as a nation. ]]

<3 meiyun

Day 16 - Presentation

2009-03-18T20:23:00.004+08:00

Today is presentation day.
Actually there usually isn't any morning lesson.
But as we had to do presentation...
We had to be at class at 10am for the presentation.

The first group to go was Hajar, Masita and Zee Min.
Followed by Mengzhen, Seok Hui and Stephanie.
Then Hashanah, Nadiyah and Xin Hui.
And then Benedict, Clive and Randolph.
Then it was my group.
Followed by Hui Miang, Pei Jie and Vivian.
Last of all it was Weiguang, Winson and Xiang Yu.

1st group to present.

Mengzhen's group.

Hashanah's group

Benedict's group.

Mr. Wong looking on the presentation.

Hui Miang's group.

Weiguang's group.

Everybody did a good job.
So...
Well done guys!
HAHA!

After lessons...
We had lunch.
And that it was back to having IS lesson.
Today we went through on the religion in China.
Followed by the political scenes in China.
Lessons ended promptly at 5pm.

Dinner was at 6.30pm
And I had it with CiMin, Fran, Hui Miang, Mengzhen, Seok, Winson and Xiang Yu.
We all ate at different places.
Me, Seok, Winson and Xiang Yu had our dinner at a Malay Halal restaurant.

Dinner was fulfilling.

After dinner we went to walk around the back alleys.
We looked at shoes.
But there wasn't anything that caught my eye.
We reached the hostel around 8pm.

My dinner...

[[ NE message:
We must preserve racial and religious harmony.
We value our diversity and are determined to stay a united people.

In Singapore...
We have many races living together.
We have the Chinese, Malays, Indians and Eurasians.
Although all of us have different beliefs due to the different religions and race.
We must all live in harmony in order for Singapore to be a united nation.
An example of us living harmoniously is the HDB flats we live in back at Singapore.
On every level, you will be able to find a mix of the diiferent race and racial groups.
Despite the difference, and even what we believe in...
We can still live harmoniously under a same block.
Such lifestyle like that should be valued and kept the way it is. ]]

PS: Bananas were bought again today!

<3 meiyun

Day 15 - Trip to Steel Industry

2009-03-17T19:30:00.005+08:00

Day 15...
Everybody had to gather at 8am today.
We had a trip to a steel industry.
Basically we were there to see how it works.
We stayed at the factory for around half to one hour...

On the bus to the steel industry...

Everybody else on the bus...

An outside view...

Standing right outside the factory.

After the tour...

I felt that the place reminds me a lot of my dad's factory....

When I was younger,

my dad used to bring me along with my elder brother to his company's factory.

There were a lot of machines and they made a lot of noises.

Likewise at the steel industry we went to today...

It was quite similar to my dad's factory..

The only exception was that it was much more bigger in size.

And the noise level there was much higher as well.

The workers at the steel industry did not really practice much safety rules.

They only wore helmets.

And they did not wear any ear muffs to protect their ears from the loud noises produced by the machines.

I thought that was quite dangerous considering it might damage the ear drums...

Unlike Singapore...

We value a lot on work safety.

And I strongly believe what I saw today will not be seen in Singapore.

As safety always come first in Singapore.

Group shot after the visit.

Fran... on the bus back to the hostel.

Some people had to stand due to constraint of space.

Winson and Hui Miang. Their happy faces!

After returning back to the hostel...

Some of us went to the street alleys behind the hostel for lunch.

And I had beef noodles for RMB6 which is about SG1++

It is very cheap right!?

At 1pm.

We had our BPE lesson.

And we ended class around 3pm.

For tomorrow...

There will be a presentation on our 1st assignment in the morning.

Followed by IS lesson at 1pm.

Updates will follow tomorrow then.

<3 meiyun

Day 14 - The beginning of the 3rd week...

2009-03-16T21:27:00.006+08:00

It is day 14.
And also the beginning of the 3rd week.
It is back to lessons after the 3 Gorges trip.

Lessons started at 10am as usual.
Lunch was a quiet affair at the school's canteen.
And then back to lessons at 1pm
Lesson ended promptly at 4pm.
And we headed down to collect helmets that are needed for tomorrow's trip.

The helmets collected...

I skipped dinner as I wasn't feeling very hungry...
And I stayed in my room.
Finishing up all the stuff that needs to be done.

Bananas! We need to eat healthy!

My roomates table...

Earlier in the evening...
Hui Miang came into my room and helped me kill a spider!
It was a really huge spider!
And she wasn't one bit afraid at all.
I admire her for her courage/bravery!
MANY THANKS TO HUI MIANG!
If not for her...
I don't think I will be able to have a good night's sleep.

Till tomorrow then.
Bye.

<3 meiyun

Day 13 - Back from 3 Gorges trip.

2009-03-15T17:17:00.068+08:00

It is day 13...
And I'm back from the trip of the 3 Gorges.
It was a very long trip.
And I managed to see many mountains, trees, plants and lakes.
It is something that Singapore doesn't have.
The mountains at 3 Gorges are so tall.
You literally have to lift your head up and take a look.

The journey back to the hostel was very long.
We set off at 7.30am.
And only managed to reach back at WUST at 3pm plus...
It was really long.
We have to thank our tour guides who were with us during the 3 Gorges trip.
It must have been tough on them.
They had to rush us so that we could be on time.
They answered all our questions.
And even went through the history of China with us.
They were very excellent tour guides.

Back at the hostel.
I decided to skip lunch cause I was too tired.
And dinner was at 7pm.
It was at the restaurant that Mr. Loh and Mr. Wong brought us to before.

The service was very good.
Food was served promptly.
They even gave us free milk tea and discount on the final bill.

At the table before dinner.

Fran enjoying her milk tea.

Mengzhen....

After dinner...

Some of us bought bananas.

And then it was back to the hostel.

And finishing up all the blogging and the assignments.

Lessons will resume tomorrow morning at 10am.

What a day it has been.

Some reflections on the 3 Gorges trip.

It has been some time since I boarded a ship.

Perhaps even 10 years.

It was a really nice experience.

I loved the feeling of the boat moving.

I seen things that I have never seen before.

Scenery that Singapore might never have due to the constraint of space.

And the experience on the ship.

Nonetheless, I have learnt so much.

I've learnt about the 3 Gorges.

The hard life of the people who had to paddle boats for a living.

What I won't forget is the beautiful scenery which took my breath away.

And the happy moments I had with my classmates and friends.

<3 meiyun

Day 12 - 3 Gorges trip.

2009-03-15T17:17:00.062+08:00

Day 12!
Many pictures to share!
Enjoy!

We had to have our breakfast early in the morning.
The table was filled with porridge, buns, soya bean milk etc...
After breakfast...
Some of us decided to go to the deck to take some pictures.

The view from the window in my room.

Another view from the same window.

A scene from the deck.

At the corner of the deck of the ship.

Fran. Meiyun. Hui Miang. CiMin. Mengzhen.

Reflection from the common toilet in the ship.

A bridge.

Close up of the bridge.

CiMin's close up face in the morning!

Fran.

Around 10am we had to gather as we were going touring.

We had to board another boat.

For a ride of about 40minutes.

After which we will take another boat for a ride.

However the 2nd boat which we board is being paddled by humans.

It is very hard work.

Some French tourists at the main hall before boarding the 1st boat.

This is our ship that we stayed on for 3 days and 2 nights.

Our ticket to the 2nd boat ride.

While on the 1st boat...

Wind blowing!!!

Group shot.

Threesome!

While we had a boat that goes by engine, some people had to sail the boat manually.

More people paddling the boat themselves...

What a bridge!

A side view!

What a scene!

The place where we took our 2nd boat...

An overall view.

These people seems to have a hard life.

They earn money by paddling and pulling the heavy boats around a lake.

RMB30 for 1 trip.

Singaporeans are indeed priviledge to be having a less harsh labour.

Most of us work in air-conditioned rooms and earn very high pay.

Paddling hard at work.

Look at the paddles row in the water!

The footwear they wear when they work...

Hard at work...

Rowing away....

Holding on to ropes in order to pull the boat.

All in the same boat!

Solo work!

Pulling the boat in the correct direction.

More people pulling the boat...

Close up of the hard work being done!

Wei Guang snapping pictures...

At the other side of the lake!

Our tour guide on the boat.

She was singing some traditional folk songs to us.

Her CD which had more songs.

Getting off the boat.

Coming towards shore!

A little kid looking on!

After the boat trips.

We headed back to the 1st boat that we took.

It eventually sent us back to our ship.

On the journey back...
We had to snack...

There was many snacks going aound!

Pockey!

This is lunch back at our ship!

After lunch...

We were to look at the view at the deck.

And waited for time to pass as the next tour was at 6.30pm

The next tour was to visit a tourist spot at a local town.

Mountains!

There were people on the mountains.

A ship going by...

A view that is supposed to resemble the back of a RMB10.

Sunset!

More sunset!

Mr. Wong. Mengzhen. CiMin. Benedict. Meiyun. Hui Miang.

Getting off the boat for the night tour!

Up the escalator!

Some statues....

Paintings...

Coins in the olden times.

A art piece...

After the tour at the local town...

It was back to the ship.

Dinner was held around 9 plus in the evening.

And that's how day 12 ended.

<3 meiyun

Day 11 - Setting off for Three Gorges!

2009-03-15T17:17:00.022+08:00

It is Day 11 on a Friday.
And we're heading off for the 3 Gorges.
It is a 3 day and 2 night stay on a boat/ship/cruise.

We gathered at 7am in the morning.
And headed off for the trip to 3 Gorges.
It was really early.
And I slept most of the time on the bus trip!

Mr. Wong entertaining us on the bus.

Our tour guide.

A view of the mountains.

More scenery..

Flowers! My favourite cause it's YELLOW!

After we alighted...

We had to board another bus.

Which took us around some places.

Winson and I on the bus.

Cimin!

A bridge that I saw.

Randolph!

A model of the 3 Gorges.

After which...

We went to a tourist spot.

Many of us took lots of photos I guess!

A water fountain?!

There were fishes inside!

Fran!

We had to climb up a flight of stairs.

In order to get a better view of the scenery.

The view was rather breath taking.

The stairs we had to climb.

A close up of an olympic logo?!

From the top view!

Mr. Wong and I.

Group mates at the top!

Hui Miang.

Seok Hui!

A bamboo tree.

Roses!

At another tourist location.

The last stop for the day!

More flowers!

A tractor?!

Me!

What a scene.

Mengzhen. CiMin.

Another scenic view..

Mountains!

After all the touring...

We went to have dinner at the restaurant.

The food was better in terms of taste because it is less oily and salty.

Dinner!

After dinner we headed to our ship.

Where we will be staying for the night.

CiMin and I were room mates.

And well.

A very great experience for me!

The big hall of the ship.

Room number 315

In the room!

In our rooms!

Slacking around in our rooms!

It was definitely an enjoyable time at the ship.

Watching it travel.

Standing at the decks watching the ship sail around.

The sights were mainly mountains and bridges.

Something that is hardly seen back home in Singapore.

<3 meiyun

Day 10 - A wet day.

2009-03-12T22:12:00.008+08:00

It's Day 1o already!
And the temperature here is dropping.
It actually rained.
Just a light rain.
Not those heavy kind.
So much for spring time.

Today there was BPE lesson in the morning.
Before we moved on to the lecture...
Mr. Wong went through with us the itinerary for the coming weeks.

The bus routes printed out for us.

The itinerary for the coming weeks.

The umbrellas used due to the wet weather.

Mr. Wong going through lessons.

Mr. Wong explaining stuff about China.

There was also IS lesson today.

We were given a set of printout to read through...

After the lesson we back to the hostel to take a short rest.

Dinner was held at 6.30pm.

CiMin, Fran, Hui Miang, Winson and I went to this fast food outlet.

It is quite similar to KFC.

And the food there is quite yummy actually.

Winson!

CiMin drinking away...

Our dinner.

Hui Miang eating!

Fran is eating too.

Me drinking away!

After dinner we went to shop for more food supplies for the next few days.

This is because we'll be going to the Three Gorges for 3 days 2 nights.

And it is said to be more cold.

I hope it doesn't though...

Okay.

Updates will only come on Sunday night I think.

Cause I won't be bringing my laptop over there.

Until then.

Bye.

<3 meiyun

Day 9 - Dinner gathering.

2009-03-11T21:52:00.007+08:00

Day 9.
Here I come!
HAHA!

Woke up early this morning to go running with Clive and Mengzhen.
It was a good run although I didn't run many rounds.
I guess it is because I wasn't used to running in the cold.
I prefer to run with the sun shining down on my face.
No more running for me cause I'm simply not used to the weather.
I'll definitely run when I'm back in Singapore.

After lunch with my friends.
We had our IS lesson at 1pm.
This time round we went through the history of China.

Our teacher, Sally.

We were given pens by Sally of we could answer her questions.
An innovative way to get our attention.

Pei Jie excited and all to get a pen!

Mr. Wong receiving his pen.

His moment of happiness.

After IS lesson.

We went back to our hostel and took a rest.

Gathered at 6pm to have dinner with Mr. Loh and Mr. Wong.

They decided to bring us to this really cheap restaurant.

The food there is said to be less oily and salty.

But first Mr. Loh brought us to his place where he stays.

Although the exterior looks quite old...

The interior is actually very nice.

Mr. Loh's living room.

His bedroom.

On our way to the restaurant.

We stopped by a local wet market.

The amazing thing was that it looked pretty much like the wet markets in Singapore.

The only difference is that I think the wet market we went to looked slightly cleaner than the ones in Singapore.

The inside of the wet market.

Vegetable seller!

Can you see the live chickens?!

We went to the restaurant soon after.

And had a very good meal.

The dinner table was filled with vegetables, eggs. meat and soup.

It was rather healthy.

CiMin and Mengzhen

I took a picture of him while he did the same thing!

Sitting at the same table with me.

Winson.

Fran.

Group shot 1.

Group shot 2!

After dinner I went to walk around with Fran.

She managed to buy a pair of shoes.

While I didn't really buy much except for a moisturizer.

After that we headed back to the hostel.

Around 10pm.

I came out again with a few of my friends for supper.

It was a quick supper and we headed back to the hostel by 11pm.

Tomorrow is going to be an even longer day I guess...

Tomorrow then!

<3 meiyun

Day 8 - Dancing!

2009-03-10T22:02:00.006+08:00

Today is Day 8.
It's pretty much the same routine.
Leture, lunch, lab and then its free and easy.
Back in Singapore it's actually pretty much the same I guess...

For lunch...
It was spent with CiMin, Fran, Hui Miang and Mengzhen.
And I had the 'ma po dou fu'
It is poured over white rice.
Quite nice and only a little spicy for me.

My plate of lunch.

Hui Miang's lunch!

Fran and her lunch! It is same same.

The canteen.

A close up of the menu.

After lessons.
It was back to the hostel rooms.
Took a rest and did some random stuff.
Such as washing my clothes.

Back in Singapore I hardly wash my own clothes.
On the other hand it should actually be 'I never wash my own clothes.'
But now that I'm in China...
Without my parents.
I can't just dump my smelly clothes into the laundry basket and walk away.

Right now I have to do everything myself.
Soaking the clothes, washing it, squeezing it dry and finally pegging the clothes up to dry.
It's really a very independent life right now.
It's really a priviledge to have my parents back home that does my laundry for me.

Halfway through the afternoon.
Winson popped by into my room.
And tried on my bedroom slippers.
Those slippers really keep my feet warm!

Winson and my 'cute' bedroom slippers!

At night it was dinner with CiMin, Fran, Hui Miang and Mengzhen.
It was really fulling.
Finally had some noodles for dinner.
I miss having noodles.
Especially the fishball noodles I have every weekend for lunch back at Singapore.

On our way back to the hostel...
I saw a couple of old ladies doing some kind of dance.
I'm guessing it's 'line dancing'.
It's pretty much like Singapore I guess.
Except we do it in the community centre.

The people dancing in the streets.

Now I'm back in the hostel...

In my cosy little room.

Tomorrow is going to be a slightly different day.

I'm going to go running.

I need to keep fit!

But it's going to be cold!

But I'm going to be strong!

I'll try okay!

Goodbye!

Updates soon!

Tomorrow that is!

<3 meiyun

Day 7 - First assignment already!

2009-03-09T21:41:00.010+08:00

It's Day 7!

It's been a week already!

That's really quick!

Well...

5 more weeks to go!

Today lesson was at 10am.

And we were given our 1st assignment today.

The assignment seems okay I guess.

Our assignment one.

After lesson we went to have our lunch at the school's canteen.

This time round I had "Dan Chao Fan (Egg Fried Rice)".

It tasted quite nice.

My fried rice.

Everyone having their lunch...

After lunch some of us went back to the hostel to get our laptops.

Then it was back to lessons.

This time round it is not lecture but lab.

The teacher guiding us out.

Fran figuring out the program...

More students hard at work.

And there are more students.

CiMin sleeping in the middle of the lesson... HAHA.

Halfway through the lesson Mr. Ng came in to take pictures.

And also because the deputy principle came in to our class to talk to us.

It was a pleasure having them here and talking to us.

Mr. Ng taking photos.

One of the important figures who spoke some words to us!

More important people.

Mr. Wong during the lesson.

Evverybody listening hard.

Then as usual we had to do a quiz at the end of the day.

It's MCQ and there are 3o MCQ to finish!

HAHA!

I'm hard at work!

After lesson some of us went back to the hostel to have a rest.

And we came out at 6.30pm to have our dinner.
So CiMin, Fran, Seok, Winson and I went out to have our dinner at a restaurant that we had went before.

Before the dinner.

The utensils all wrapped up!

Our dinner feast!

What a spread!

Dinner was nice.

I was very very very full.

Because Seok Hui did not want the rice.

So me and Winson ended up sharing the big bowl of rice.

It was really fulling!

After dinner.

We passed by McDonald's and I was tempted to try out the red bean pie!

It was DELICIOUS!

2 pies for RMB7

Really cheap you know!

And I wish Singapore could have this in their McDonald's menu.

Cause I think I could have it everyday!

Our pies!

Take one of our shoes! FAIL!

Take 2! PASS!

After dinner, we walked around the streets.

And after that me and Seok Hui decided to get some BANANAS!

We need the healthy lifestyle!
Helps aid in digestion I guess!

Our bananas!

We reached back to our rooms around 9pm.

And I decided to wash the toilet.

Cause it looks dirty.

And I needed to burn off the calories.

So I decided to scrub the floors of the toilet.

My end product!

Looks clean!

Okay.

It's been quite a day for me!

Very tiring!

And I miss home!

Alrights!

Bye!

<3 meiyun

Day 6 - amusement park

2009-03-08T22:55:00.011+08:00

Today is Day 6.
It is free and easy.
No school and nothing.

Early in the morning.
Mengzhen came to ask me to go running.
But I slept kinda late last night so I decided to skip it.
Lunch was then held at 11.30pm at the school canteen.

Our fellow China friends then brought us to the amusement park.
It was a 45 minute bus ride.

At a pavillion waiting for everyone to arrive...

Groupmates.

I got some snapshots while walking over to the amusement park.
It was rather interesting.
There was a skating rink inside.
Just like Singapore.

This is the skating rink.

A bull statue?!

Some of my friends decided to take the roller coaster.
And I didn't take.
Oh well.
I was afraid my heart couldn't take it!
HAHA.
And I might vomit!?!?

The roller coaster! Look at the size.

A close up!

There were some other rides too.

That my friends gamely tried on!

Before the ride!

During the ride!

Up, up and away!

After the ride....

After a long day at the amusement park...

We headed over to dinner.

Guess where?!

At McDonald's.

HAHAHA.

I'm tired of the food already!

I think I'm gaining weight already.

Imagine the amount of oil in my food.

This is when I miss Singapore!

THE FOOD!

After dinner we went to walk around some shopping malls.

Saw some pretty stuff but they were expensive...

Maybe another time...

It was back to hostel after that.

And we took a bus.

It was quite a bumpy ride.

And there was a bus conductor that collected money for the bus ride.

How retro I think?!

And that sort of how day 6 ended.

And it's back to lessons tomorrow.

It'll be a long day I suppose?!

Good night all!

HELLO TO MY MUMMY IF YOU'RE READING THIS!

<3 meiyun

Day 5 - Sight seeing.

2009-03-07T21:55:00.013+08:00

It is Day 5.
It's all about sightseeing.
Museum and lakes and all!

Gathering time was at 7.50am in the morning.
We first went to the 'Dong Hu'
And we had a tour guide that followed us.

I apparantly forgot to bring my battery for my digital camera.
So I used my handphone camera for today.
But Fran had also lent me her camera to take some shots.
Thanks Fran!

Me and my handphone.

The tour guide.

Our 1st destination.

At 'Dong Hu' it was mainly all scenery.

The lake, trees and more trees and water!

CiMin and I pretending to be angry at each other.

The toilet in Chinese is called 'wei shen jian'

My roomates!

In front of a very nice tree!?

The statue, Qu Yuan.

Some lake scenery.

More scenery...

Me on a bridge...

Fran and I on the bridge!

CiMin and I were taking pictures of each other.

More lake scenery.

Standing on the steps...

Walking away....

A solo shot.

After that...

It was a trip to a museum....

So it was back to the bus.

Fran caught me eating my breakfast!

Me with Clive's nerd spectacles!

Fran and the nerd spectacles!

Fran and I

It's Fran's turn for breakfast!?

After the museum...

We went to have lunch.

This time round we also had to get the stored-value card and buy food.
So I'd shared the card with Seok Hui.

Beef noodles.

'Dou Pi'

My favourite 'siew mai'

After lunch it was time to visit the 'Yellow Crane Tower"

There were steps to climb.

Great exercise I guess?!

The ticket to the tower.

Big group shot!

A shot with the soldier.

And that marks the end of Day 5.

I shall update tomorrow then.

<3 meiyun

Day 4 - 1st lesson of BPE

2009-03-06T21:53:00.011+08:00

Today is Day 4.

And it's a Friday.

Which means the weekends are nearing soon!

YAY!

Today we went for lesson at 10am.

The lesson today was fun and alright.

Mr Wong went through with us some briefing on what to expect next week as well as Chapter 1 of the module Business Process Engineering.

An overall of today's classroom.

The beginning of the lesson.

Fran and I at the back row.

Halfway through the lesson...

Mr Wong took out his phone and told us he could watch TV using it.

How cool!

And he passed the phone around the class to let us have a look.

Showing off his phone and its functions.

That's me looking at Mr. Wong's phone.

Mr. Wong's phone.

Seok taking a photo of Mr. Wong's phone.

Xiang Yu taking a photo of Mr. Wong's phone.

Mr. Wong teaching the lesson.

After lesson.

A couple of us went to the streetside stalls to have our lunch.

It was a very good experience as we don't get to see or taste these back in Singapore.

After some time we decided on having dumplings.

Dumplings cooking in process.

A view of the roadside stalls.

Waiting for our dumplings to arrive.

Some others already had bought some other food to devour while some of us were waiting for our dumplings.

They had bought this that looked like prata.

Very interesting.

You can choose to have the spicy or the non-spicy.

Fran munching up her spicy 'prata'!

My bowl of dumplings!

After lunch we went back to our rooms to have a rest.

During that period of time.

My room heater which warms up the room...

Was being fixed!

So HOORAY for me and my room-mates!

Cause at this moment it feels so warm!

We're saying goodbye to cold nights!

And hello warm nights!
Now all of us can have a good night's sleep.

At 6.30pm a couple of us went to have our dinner.

We went to a eatery at a shopping mall.

We had to take the public bus which was about 15 to 20 minutes away.

At there we had to purchase a $20 stored value card.

And using that we can buy our food.

So CiMin, Fran, Winson and I decided to have fried rice.

We had fried rice but different versions of it.

My bowl of fried rice.

CiMin's bowl of "Yangzhou" fried rice.

CiMin and Winson eating happily.

Me and Fran eating happily too!

(Yeah, I was wearing my spectacles cause I was lazy to put on my contact lenses)

Anyway on our way back to our hostel...
We bought some food back for supper!

And bumped into Mr. Wong on the way as well.

And this is how Day 4 ended.

Tomorrow we will be going on a tour.

And we have to gather at 7.50am.

It's really early!

I need more sleep!

HAHAHA!

Okay.

I shall update tomorrow then!

Bye and nights!

<3 meiyun

Day 3 - First IS lesson.

2009-03-05T23:03:00.007+08:00

It's day 3 already!
It's that quick already.

Today there was lesson at 9am.
But then it was cancelled due to miscommunication.
So after that we decided to head to McDonald's!

Located outside a store was a booth.
And they had all these hair cut and body check up stations.
I thought it was quite unique and different from Singapore.

One of the stations.

Outside McDonald's!

The food at McDonald's is cheap and it taste kind of okay!

Inside McDonald's!

CiMin!

Winson!

On the way back to the hostel after our McDonald's.

We also had decided to take some photos.

Also we bump into some of our China friends.

So all of us decided to take some pictures together!

Let's all do the jump.

With our China friends!

And that's me!

Our fellow China friends.

He also decided to do the jump!

After returning to our rooms.

We took a rest.

And soon we went for our IS lesson at 1pm.

The lesson stretched till 5pm.

It was a really long lesson!

Our IS teacher, Sally.

After lesson.

We headed out for dinner.

We went to this nice Chinese restaurant with our China friends.

And the food really taste good!

After that we took a bus down to a shopping centre and did some shopping.

And I saw Starbucks.

Starbucks!

In the shopping mall...

We went to play arcade.

After that we took a taxi back to the hostel.

The taxi ride was really breath-taking.

It was going really fast.

And I had squeezed in the taxi with CiMin, Winson and Fran.

After that we gathered.

And headed back to our own rooms.

So here I am.

Tomorrow's lesson is at 1oam.

As for the weather here...

It is still cold.

But I'm getting used to it.

But this morning...

I managed to feel a little sunshine!

It felt refreshing I guess.

I hope the weather gets warmer soon though!

And I miss home too I guess!

Shall update tomorrow then!

Bye!

<3 meiyun

Day 2 - Orientation

2009-03-04T21:56:00.007+08:00

It is Day 2!
Basically today was orientation day.
We walked around places outside the campus and did some shopping.

In the morning CiMin, Fran and I were disturbed in our beauty sleep by Mengzhen and Seok Hui.
They came into our room at 10am just to get some bread which was placed in our room!
HAHAHA.

After that we showered.
And at 11.30 everyone gathered and we went to have lunch.
Lunch was a quiet affair at the university's canteen.
The food is really cheap.

Everyone having their lunch!

Cimin is happy!

After lunch we headed to look around at our classrooms we were going to use for the coming weeks...
It was a very cold cold walk considering the temperature there!

This is one of the rooms.

Some of the postings on the wall.

More postings!

A view of how it would be like in a classroom.

After the tour it was free and easy till 6.30pm.
So we went to have dinner.
CiMin, Fran, Mengzhen and I decided to head over to one of the street stalls to have our dinner.
The food was alright.
The atmosphere there is really different from Singapore.
It felt like I've transported back to the olden times in Singapore.

Before dinner.

Me and Mengzhen.

After dinner we gathered back at the hostel at 6.30pm.

And we went to one of the lecture theaters to watch a movie.

But due to technical problems..

The movie could not be shown and so we did some other activities.

There was introducing ourselves and some people had sang some songs.

After that we left around 9pm.

We headed back to our rooms.

And my room-mates and I cleaned up the room.

And called back home.

And now we're all doing our personal stuff.

Alright.

Shall update tomorrow then!

<3 meiyun

Day 1 - the goodbyes and hellos!

2009-03-04T00:06:00.014+08:00

Hello!

Its officially day 1 in Wuhan!
We had to start our day bright and early at 5.30am by meeting at Changi Airport Terminal One.

A random photo while waiting for time to pass..

At the airport waiting to check in...

Group photo before we officially leave..

Another group shot.

Before the aeroplane took off.

Our first meal being served to us.

Winson doesn't seem to like the food?!

Seok Hui consuming her food.

The entire journey took about 3 to 4 hours.
Throughout the journey...
It was either sleeping or talking with friends.

After we landed...
We separated for lunch.
A couple of my friends and I settled for 7-11

This is the 7-11. It's quite big!

Mengzhen and CiMin with their food!

I caught Winson and Fran having fun!

On they way to meeting up with the rest to continue the next part of the journey...
I saw the shop guardian.
It's actually called 'mannings'
HAHAHA!

The 'mannings' store!

Winson and me waiting for the rest...

At the Guangzhou!

While waiting for our flight to be called.

Off to another plane ride.

For 2 to 3 hours.

Time flew by quickly this time round.

A peek outside the aeroplane.

More planes that I saw!

Before the plane took off.

Still waiting!

Finally we landed!

Outside the Wuhan airport.

After we landed we headed over to the hostel.

And left our luggages there.

And immediately went for dinner at a Chinese restaurent.

After dinner we went to the supermarket to get some mineral water and other neccessities.

And headed back to the hostel after that.

We got into our rooms and I am sharing my room with CiMin and Fran.

We hurried settled in.

Unpacked our stuff and now we're all busy blogging I guess.

The weather here is extremely cold.

I can't stand the weather.

And it makes me miss the sun back in Singapore.

This is my bed for the next few weeks!

Okay.

I shall update tomorrow.

I wish to go to sleep now!

Bye!

<3 meiyun

Final briefing before China trip.

2009-02-26T23:53:00.005+08:00

Today was the final briefing before the China trip.
It was held at 4pm.
The briefing was more on what to bring.
What weather we should be expecting.
Getting our OIP tee-shirts.
And many others.

And so..
This is my visa on my passport.
Due to security reasons...
I 'black-ed' out some of the information.

My orange OIP tee-shirt.

Group photo!

Take 2!

After the briefing I met up with my groupmates.

Clive

Hashanah and

Winson.

We discussed about what we're going to do over at China.

And I think we have finalised our ideas and all.

We called it a day around 6.30pm.

Just a few more days till we fly off.

And I'm excited.

Okay.

Until then...

BYE!

<3 meiyun

[[...credits to photos

Koh Winson and

Xiang Yu...]]

2nd entry before China trip

2009-02-11T23:24:00.003+08:00

Hello.
Another entry here.

Well.
Time really flies.
In about 2 to 3 more weeks,
I will be off to China.
It's really fast.

Today I went to school for an urgent meeting.
It was held at 12pm.
It was regarding our visa.

We went there and re-wrote our forms.
After that, we had a meeting with our individual groups.
We had discussion on what we should do when we're over at China.
So my group was considering a movie and perhaps even a dance item!
But I shall not reveal much because it's not confirmed and I don't want to spoil any surprises.
:)

This is my mentor, Mr. Richard Chia

A little mini discussion.

And this is us leaving the room.

We called it a day around 1pm.
And next final meeting is next thursday.
Until then.
Bye.

<3 meiyun

1st entry before China trip.

2009-01-28T16:19:00.000+08:00

Greetings all!
My first post here!
HAHAHA!

I'm sure there are many more to come.
I'm done with all the edits for this China blog.

Oh well.
31 more days to the China trip.
Time flies.

I shall end here.
I need to move on to my school work already.

BYE!
Stayed tune for more!

<3 meiyun