Last day of embracing china. =(

Our trip back to Singapore. Everyone was busy packing their stuffs the night before, trying to stuff their china purchases into the suitcases! Including me. So early in the morning, we have to take our luggage for weighing and also to empty the rooms. Seeing the room, so bare. Reminds me of when we first came to wuhan. Everything feels so weird and unfamiliar. But within those 6 weeks, it became a home and sanctuary for all of us, filled with joy and laughter. I will miss room 117.
The china students, they came early to help us out. To help carry luggage, and to send us off to the airport. Some were already crying before we head for the airport. During the 6 weeks, i can say they have been really taking care of us, bringing us around and i guess, we have formed a special bond. I'll miss them, guy, yellow, fire and the rest.


J02 with our new found friend =)


I'll miss this path.


At wuhan's airport

YELLOW =)

I'm bringing my babies home!

GUY =)

Lost in the sea of luggage!

FIRE =)

Guess whose legs!

Waiting for our plane

Emo mengzhen

My air ticket!

Our yummy food on board the plane!

P.S I WILL MISS CHINA =)

Day 38 of embracing china

Today's presentation was at 9.30am! This time round, room 117 really worked hard for it. As in, we had constructive discussions and even went to Mr wong for help! But the flexism was really hard to do, we started out three days in advance rather than our usual last minute routine. It was the last presentation in china!


We full of energy yo! hahahahha

When the presentation was over, everyone was too happy and started spamming photos

Day 36 of embracing China

Today, was us waking up at 7am to go over to the ece's side for leadership/teambuilding day. It was also a first to visit their campus. The ride was about an hour long. As usual, everyone fell asleep in the bus! We started off having this bonding game whereby, we have to form newspapers into a "belt" and everyone have to go into it and move together with it. It's quite an interesting game i think, considering that i've never come across this in singapore.

We are Teamers!

Next up is lunch! They have this whole row of resturants just outside the campus that sells fishballs. I think, the ece people eats fishballs for breakfast, lunch and dinner? haha. Anyways, we had fishballs for lunch. It's very smooth and soft, almost like tofu. It doesn't have the bouncy feeling that singapore fishballs have. And, i liked it!

After lunch, we continued with the teambuilding games. There was this high element whereby you have to climb up, walk along a plank, jump to the next plank and then to jump down. The next is free fall. It was very scary for me i guess. Im not used to so many hands catching me! I rather, just fall to the ground ? haha. And last one was rock climbing.

Then, we went to tour the surroundings of the campus.

Day 34 and 35 of embracing china

Sunday - Lulin Resort

It was a 4 hours ride to the resort. The journey was a very bumpy one. Best ride ever. The bus driver is crazy. He likes to speed, overtake and honk at every moving object he sees. But i guess, its good? Since he speeds and it took us 4 hours. I can't imagine if he's a slow driver. We'll go crazy over the long journey.

Lunch first, at this restaurant.

Most of the dishes prepared are spicy. See the reds?

Our spacious bedroom.

Rock climbing wall near the resort

Next stop, the waterfalls. On our way there.

These flowers are going to be turned into vegetable oil

journey to the waterfalls

they're catching fishes!

Yup, we reached!

Ain't it pretty?

We take group photo without fail for every outing =)

Overview of the scenery

See the round stones over there, they are dinosaur fossils. Eggs i think.

The village there

They grow mushrooms everywhere

lifestyles of the chickens in china?

The old-fashioned china homes

Then its sunset, and ready to head back for dinner!

Crossing the bridge from the waterfalls to the village.

The night's activity

He's gonna step on GLASS

All of us on stage, singing songs then we headed back for a good night's rest!

Monday

TO BE CONTINUED

Day 32 of embracing china

Today was free and easy again. there wasn't any lessons. Okay, actually its just time for us work on our assignment 3. Which is on the flexism. I think, if you guys knew room 117's history of flexism, you should know, we're gonna be GG. But, but, we'll try our best!
So, mengzhen, huimiang and clive went to run again and i joined them.


Run baby, run!


The four of us. as usual. Guess who didn't run?

Then later on, the two of them pop up!

My usual practice with jay chou.

Yays, running group photo!

The stadium! It's quite clean there. And, fresh air in the morning!

NE message: We must ourselves defend Singapore.

We are proud to defend Singapore ourselves, no one else is responsible for our security

and well-being.

After living for quite some time in china, i've somehow gotten used to the environment here. Be it the throwing of rubbish everywhere, the atrocious traffic conditions or even the high rate of crime. Over here in china, we don't have to get fined for jaywalking or for even throwing litter and there are truckloads of gums. Transport wise, Taking taxi was even faster and better; just cause the driver can beat red lights. Smoking can be done almost everywhere, even in air conditioned places.

However, i'm starting to miss the laws in singapore. Yes, you've heard it, the LAWS that we have in singapore and the very ones that we also resent. I'm missing the clean streets, clean food, clean air, crossing roads at ease and going out without fearing for the safety for my belongings. I miss them all. We've have been resenting the laws and the fines. But, these are the rules that the government imposed to make singapore a better place for living. Without these rules and regulation, singapore wouldn't be what we are today; a clean and green city and being crime-free.

To be continued ....

Day 30 of embracing china

We went to visit the new WUST campus for some interaction program with the local students there. And also, the main highlight is to let us envy the new campus!


The huge library


I love ceiling shots


The library looks so new and cool right?

The entrance of the museum. The museum shows about the history of the university.

The ceiling of the entrance of the museum

The year book during the past

This would be the exercise book! boo for them no laptop.

Equals to no e-learning!

The model of the new campus

Peijie's classic pose. I LIKE

I can sit anywhere, everywhere

Lots of greenery

Then, we went to their labs to look. There were rows and rows of preserved dead human parts. Its part of a learning journey for the science students. I think, its a great eye opener. One that you can't get to see in singapore. Or at least have to pay to look at it!

And these are what they have! like omg. I LOVE

And yes, they are real preserved human parts

Its not for the faint hearted.

THE BRAIN

Yes, babies too.

This is what you get, when you smoke. LUNG CANCER DUDE.

After that, we went to look at the students having their practicals.

Then, it was interaction time between us and the locals. Again, we presented the same slides to them. And yes, they were again shocked about singapore being a FINE city. It was the same WOW reaction like the local students in our campus when we told them how much fines usually are.

On our way to the canteen for lunch.

Ben and mengzhen.


Yongqi and meee.

Mengzhen and meee

The dormitory there. Looks pretty

Lost in CHAIRS

While walking back to the library. Everywhere here is like a never ending park

Look, they even have a pond too!

Lost lonely kids. Waiting to go homee.