My Wuhan Experience.

Day 42 Bye Wuhan

Friday, April 17, 2009

9:34 AM

Yeah… Today is the day I leaving China island to Singapore my home town. Bye, my China dorm that gave me wonderful moment within this 42 day and a very warm shelter when it’s 10 degree and raining outside.

I grow a lot during this period of time in scene of my more mature, personal skills, manage my time well when to play and when to be serious and self independent. During this trip I had experience for instance, touring and spending over night at cruise and visit the wonderful places at Wuhan. Thanks Mr Ma and Mr Chua for planning and guiding through out the whole trip and also making this trip fun and enjoyable.

Day 41 LAST DAY T.T

Monday, April 13, 2009

10:07 AM

Yeah… last day for shopping, woke up early 7am this morning. Our target today is to go shou yi guang chang the ATM mall to shop for whatever rmb we left. Travel time to shou yi guang chang is around 1hr 30min, slept on the bus and we overshot by 2 stop we suppose to stop. Reach some unknown place, took another bus back to shou yi. We reached at around 9.30am and is too early because the mall open at 10.30am so we went for breakfast at some restaurant. I bought ren gan mian that cost me 2.80rmb=$0.70 only but the taste of the noodle is too spicy for me so overall I gave 3/5 for the taste. After that we went to the mall to buy our stuff, we were like shop in a rush because there a closing ceremony in school at 3pm. Shop until 1pm still had some time so we went to an beefsteak restaurant for lunch. Than after that went back to school for the ceremony, took some group photo and went back to dorm to rest till 5pm for the speech ceremony. Had game session, performed and short speech before we process to the last interactive event of this trip. The performed was enjoyable and funny especially my friend Arvind was sabo to perform on stage with the China students and the expression and action was damn funny. Haha.. Final event of the ceremony is the firework, it’s was fun I enjoy the most because this is the first time I play with firework. The firework was beautiful when they shoot the spark up the sky and it’s colorful. Now than I know every night I heard like gunfire sound is their firework sound. Haha.

Yeah TOMORROW we going back to “SINGAPORE”. Felt like a bit can’t bear to leave this place where I learnt how to stay independent here.

Day 40 shopping

Sunday, April 12, 2009

9:40 AM

Woke up late today, last night slept around 4am. It’s raining outside, went to Lu Xiang shopping mall for last shopping. Spend almost all my assets at one of the shop as left with last two days to shop. The stuff that they sell at there is like Singaporean style clothing. I spend my money very wisely by bargain the price till the store tender scare of us. Left with few hundred rmb went to IT mall spend all my assets at the earpiece as the price is worth it. Borrow 200rmb from my friend and went to our school street market for dinner. Counting down 2 more days…YEAH!!!

Day 39

8:47 AM

Free and easy today, woke up at 12pm did so IS and went to fishball restaurant for lunch. We been eating this restaurant quite a few times even the boss also recognize us. We order small bowl of fishball steamboat soup and the boss upsize for us free. Plan to go gym but the gym was close. haiz. Chill at dorm till 6am, went hu quan night market. My dorm mate wanted to buy some stuff for his friends but price is not we expected as we don’t have much rmb left so here come the hero Marc the bargain king. He bargain until want to fight with the tender haha and he manage to bargain till the price we expected (thanks to hero).

As China market is too competitive the store tender will grab hold of customers as they is lot of store selling the same stuffs and also to survive their living. Counting down 3 more days… Shiok can’t wait to get back HOME.

Day 38 HanKou

Friday, April 10, 2009

10:11 AM

Went to Hankou today for shopping, weather today is good not like the pervious times we came here was raining so we didn’t walk around much. Realize that this place actually full of street stall and shopping mall. Before shopping we went to ate beefsteak at a restaurant. The restaurant surrounding was high class and the main thing is the cost of the beef meal was super cheap. Wanted to order pork chop but the price is expensive that the beef. After that went to ATM mall the place is almost the same as shou yi guang chang we went the last time. Bought 2 short and 1 shirt from there, than we go exploring around the whole Hankou. End our day at 8pm took a van cab back to dorm. Counting down 4 more days.

Day 37 IT mall

8:49 AM

Went to IT mall with my dorm mate to bought gift for my friends. We went to fake KFC for lunch. After that went straight to the mall to buy 5 earpieces. I remember the last time we bought the earpiece for 80rmp each but this time round we bargain to 70rmp each. Next, went to the second level to get razer mouse. At first the price of the mouse is 190rmp but we bargain it to 165rmp. Haha. We went back to gym. We like having funfair at gym haha. Went back to dorm to try out my new mouse and playing CS the whole night…

Today I learn how to bargain with price and make good deal with the stall tender… Counting down more 5 days…

Day 36

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

12:18 PM

Woke up at 8am had APPG project interview at 9.15am. The interview went smoothly I hope I can score will for my project. Went back to dorm and they said they plan to go shou yi guang chang for shopping. Took a cab van which cost us 60rmp to the place. Went to some beefsteak restaurant for lunch, once we walk into restaurant the environment was very high class ever the toilet also very class (is so far I seen the best and clear toilet). I order Club Beefsteak set meal, the taste of the beef was delicious the main ingredient of the meal is their sauce. The best thing of this restaurant is their steak is much cheaper than Singapore. Next we went to a shopping mall call ATM mall, brought some gift for my friend. Waited for more than 30min for CAB think is because we not good at fighting CAB with the China people went back with Arvind, Wenhao and Marc left Jayden, YongXin and PengHoe. We met a “Smart” driver that took us to a lot of unfamiliar places which we don’t know where we are. So overall we ended up paying 57rmp for the cab fare instead of paying 47rmp. Went to the fishball restaurant for dinner than after that went for meeting at 9.30am.
I had learn that take a cab in China is quite risky and the driver here don’t ever know where he going.

Day 35 Activities

10:30 AM

Overslept today woke up at 7.20am and we suppose to meet 8am at the place (omg I’m late) had some outward bound activities. Our group is the first to reach so we play some games while waiting for the other group. The games was funny especially the punishment part when some of them their action was funny. Finally, here they are we can start our activities for today. Now we are split into 4 group and we are given times to think of our group name, logo and group cheer. After that we had to present our group to the rest of the group. Next, we are given 32 pieces of newspapers to create tank’s wheel within 40min and we had to stand on it to move the wheel. We didn’t finish the wheel on time due to we didn’t manage our time properly. The four groups had a competition to see whose wheel is the strongest and the fastest and the most importantly is team work. Our group came in second, quite sad because in the beginning we were leading but coming to the end our wheel joining tear.

It’s 11am we had our lunch time at some restaurant near our school till 2pm than we continues with the next part of the activities. The first game we play is the back trust. Few of pair of people is to catch the person falling from the top which is about 1.5meter. They will tie onto legs and hands so that when we fall our hands and legs will stay in position. When it was my turn I felt scare because I never try it before and when I fall my butt landed first the right way to land is to landed whole body straight. Next, we move on to the high rope element is about 4 story height, each person is to cross over a 1.2inch length gaps and fall from the top. Haha, I manage to finish everything within about 3min I like the most is when you fall from the top the feeling is like kind of scare but kind of fun too. Lastly, is the Rock climbing. This is the part I find it the most enjoyable when you see all of us encouraging each other to climb to the top. I didn’t manage to climb to the top but yet I get experience it. COOL SIA…

Overall I find today activities are very meaningful and get to experience thing that I never try before and never forget team spirit is the key … counting down 7 more days to SINGAPORE.

day 34

Monday, April 6, 2009

8:14 AM

Woke up at 9am this morning for APPG remedial till 12pm. Went to canteen 3 again for lunch eat the same meal again. Went back to dorm to chill another remedial lesson at 2pm but we didn’t go abit lazy to go. Omg test coming the Wednesday… Wanted to go gym today but gym close so we went running around school. The running was tired because the air here is totally different from Singapore but we still manage to finish the run set by our trained Marc. Went to eat fast food near our school. Haha the run was a waste. Back to dorm to chill… counting down 8 more days.

Day 33

7:47 AM

Finally I can have a good long rest till 3pm afternoon than went for lunch at canteen 3. Eat the same food as yesterday mushroom rice but the taste is different from yesterday because they put different ingredient. Went back to dorm to study for this Wednesday test till 7pm plus than went out with my dorm mate for dinner at roadside stall outside our school.

Ordered fried rice and noodle share with them. The fried rice taste the same as Singapore salty fish fried rice(direct translate) because the rice was salty think is some kind of spices they added. I don’t really like the noodle because is too oily they like just fried with oil but the sausage was nice.

After that we went back to dorm, Jit Siong suddenly knocked on the door to inform us to go up to eat cake. I felt full, but still I ate some. After we finished the cake, Marc ask us to go for run and it’s was 12pm marc, arvind, nicholas and peng hoe went for run, I didn’t went for run I felt bad. Counting down 9 days…

Day 32 Raining Day

Saturday, April 4, 2009

12:15 PM

Woke up 11am it’s was raining outside, we suppose to visit the valley of beautiful ladies but was cancelled, so we went shopping at shi ji guang chang. Board down at the wrong bus stop, so we went exploring around the place and saw this building look like shopping mall. But it’s was a supermarket, we went in and ask people is there any near by shopping places. It was a few minute rides away from the supermarket. Here we are it’s a long stretch of stall selling garget. Went to cut hair with Wenhao, although the cut is not what I expected but overall their servicing attitude toward customer is excellent and the main thing is their cut is cheap 25rmp =S$5.60, where can you find this price in Singapore saloon. After that we went to Wu Quan for dinner, eat their beef noodle realize that they add sugar to the soup. No wonder the soup so sweet. Counting down 10 days… can’t wait to go back…

Day 31

Friday, April 3, 2009

11:55 AM

Went to APPG got back the first theory test paper and was very disappointed in my result due to careless mistake for my section A MCQ. Quite emo but after awhile felt better join my dorm mate go IT mall to find his earpiece. Brought a mouse and earpiece band sennheiser. I had a exact band earpiece and I brought it in Singapore S$125, the sound quality is the same as my Singapore sennheieser earpiece and I brought it at 80rmp= S$19 omg. Went to “Chicony” shopping mall it’s like Singapore Orchard Road selling all the banded stuff. After that went to luxiang for dinner, went back to dorm to try out the stuff that I brought it. Haha SHIOK. counting down 11 more day...

Day 30

Thursday, April 2, 2009

9:34 AM

Woke up at 7am class started at 8am same as yesterday. Had IS lecture again then went to canteen 3 for lunch ate the Korean style mushroom rice taste abit bland but it’s a healthy meal. Went back to dorm and take a nap than had IS lesson again talking about feng shui. After the presentation I think I need to do something about my house feng shui especially my room. Haha abit superstitious. Went to gym after lesson time table was rather packed nowadays as there is another theory test coming up next week needs to study. Left with 12 days in wuhan hope to get back Singapore soon miss my family so much…-_-

Day 29

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

9:24 AM

Woke up at 7am today IS lesson start at 8am and we going to listen to lecture by the China lecturer. Need to write a summarize report for the presentation. For the next 2 days we be having IS because our teacher want us to finish our IS lecture so we can concentrate on our IS assignment and APPG test and project. During the lecture I try to force myself to listen but still end up doing other thing.

Went to canteen 3 for lunch again, I been eating bland like food stream soup and stream rice this few days because of my sore throat. Sore throat for don’t know how many days still haven recover think is because of the dry air and the food I ate the past few days. Also trying to watch my diet been eating oily food and fast food wherever I felt hungry. So far I only eat at canteen 3, the rest of the canteen the food they selling are fried rice and noodle and is like very unhealthy.

Went to play basketball with classmate saw some student having playing competition. Watch the competition awhile and realize most of them are very tall. After that went gym do some light training. Back to dorm to finish my blog than call it a day.

Day 28 Normal Day

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

7:53 AM

Woke up at 8am lesson start at 9pm. Today APPG lesson our teacher taught us the last charter 7 of the book. When Mr Ma go thought the charter 7 I through was easy because there only one new statement in this charter. But once he finish teaching and go through the tutorial question omg I don’t understand how teacher does the question for the tutorial and next week is the final exam, most of the question came from this charter. During the next APPG lesson encounter a lot of difficultly in my programming. So waited for answer, but once Mr Ma show the answer oh no so chin I think this coming final exam I wouldn’t do well. Haiz..

Day 27

Monday, March 30, 2009

7:22 AM

Woke up at 8am need to do some clean up for yesterday BBQ. Went to bath heard my dorm mate said cleaning cancel lesson start at 10pm. Went to canteen 1 for breakfast. Had a heavy breakfast, ate 8 bao and dumplings. The bao was good because there a lot of meat inside. Today lesson we started on our topic 6 and by this week we need to finish the whole APPG. Need to finish our lab 6 by today. Went back dorm after eating dinner to finish lab6. Haiz work work work…

Day 26 BBQ

Sunday, March 29, 2009

7:50 AM

Woke up at 11.30am don’t know what to do and where to go but later at 5pm got interact BBQ event. Dorm mate ask us want to join them go computer world and Luxing shopping. I rejected them because a bit lazy to go so far so I and Marc went canteen 3 for breakfast plus lunch settle in a meal. After meal went back dorm to do our miniproject till 5pm. Went over to culture village is somewhere near school where the event was held. We had a hard time setting up the BBA pit. They don’t have a thing call fire started so we had to use dry glass, paper, tissue and wooded chopstick to start fire. Saw some of them using plastic to start fire luckily some of our student stop them because burning plastic is very poisonous. And the way they BBQ the food is very unhygienic. But still I eat the food taste nice I think is because of their sauce they marinate on the food. Went over the street to eat a probable meal. Try their fishball, their fishball are very different from Singapore. Their fishball was soft but the taste is same as our country. The best thing of this meal egg fried with seaweed.