always.

Sunday, April 19, 2009

10:52 PM

MY SIX NE MESSAGES :

1. Singapore is our homeland. This is where we belong.
Coming to china has made me value and realise how fortunate I am to live in
Singapore. One thing i feel VERY glad about are the rules that are imposed by the
government. We adhere to rules and i feel that this is important as without them,
there would be chaos. An example would be of the traffic lights in china. Despite
the green walking man signal, cars would just pass across as if people there were
invisible.

2. We must preserve racial and religious harmony.
In general say, everyone has to be treated with respect to racial equality to
prevent racial discriminination. It does not only apple to Singapore but to
everywhere we go. Only then will there be harmony and peace amongst us. I have
learnt to mix more with people of other race and can proudly say that I have
abolished the stereotype thinking. Dont judge a book by its cover as they can
surprise you in ways you would never imagine.

3. We must uphold meritocracy and incorruptibility.
For someone to trust you..you first have to be honest not only with him but most
importantly be true to yourself. One thing I have observed is that for a friendship to
work out, you can tell if the other party is genuine or just nice enough to start a
conversation with you. The locals are a great bunch of people and getting to know
them are one of the best things that ever happened in my life.

4. No one owes Singapore a living.
As compared to China's history, Singapore's not even a quarter of it long. I thank
and are grateful to our forefathers which have made into what we are today.
Coming to China has made me more independant and I am able to find my way
around despite not knowing how to speak Chinese. I am glad that I have grabbed
this oppurtunity going to China. It has been an eye opener for me and I shall
impart my knowledge to friends in the days to come.

5. We must ourselves defend Singapore.
Though a small country, we will defend our rights, ourselves and our country. I
feel rather sad as the younger generation lack of love for the country. We take for
granted of what we have and resort to having the easy way out. We whine, we
complain and we stamp our feet when things dont go our way.

6. We have confidence in our future.
If someone were to ask me should they go for an overseas programme trip...my
answer would be a definite YES. I have learnt so much and have gained
experiences i would never have gotten in Singapore.
So if you ask me now...Do you have confidance in your future ?
YES I DO !

10:14 PM

DAY 41 - IS THIS THE END ?

woke up with a knotch in my stomach. it was all too surreal
it felt as if i was in china like the week before
i wasnt my usual self and kept quiet most of the way to the airport

weighing our luggages before moving up the bus
mine was 42kg OMGNESS.
plus hand carry
it was a wonder i could stuff everything into my luggage

buses in china are meant for luggages

NOT PEOPLE

we bid our goodbyes to the restaurant grandma

she teared which made us tear even more

the kids were so adorable we couldnt bear to let them go
without her..i definitely would have lost alot of weight..heee.

i love ci tan cao la mian !

arrival at wuhan airport

i stil remember day one as if it was yesterday

the situation with the locals was so awkward and everyone was with their own cliques

but look at us now !

we've grown up together as one :)

i spy with my little eye

oops i got discovered

even the guys couldnt bear to let one another go

my friends will forever be

you people are the best thing that has ever happened

love love !

changi airport
missing out on steph

she's enjoying in beijing

lucky her !

i will always remember the happy times we shared with one another

god bless

THE END

2:26 AM

DAY 40 - MY WALLET GOT HOLE !!!!

and so today was officially the LAST DAY OF SHOPPING
ta badly needed to find her dad's slippers (which she eventually got) while i just needed to shop summore
call it an addiction ? shopaholic ?
YOU GOTTA EMBRACE CHINAAAA !

pei jie..joey..ta and myself went to han zheng jie..i was surprised joey hasnt gone there before..we knew there was a tinge of excitement deep down inside us as for once we were sure of where we were and instead of being a foreigner..we were showing a local around instead

how much we regretted wearing slippers as it rained

mud was getting to our jeans and feet and nails and..

ohh i wish to stop here.

came back soon after to do some packing before leaving for the back streets to bid our last goodbyes to the people we knew

the shop owner insisted we develop and put our picture in his display rack

on top of that, he gave us figurines depicting

"see no evil..hear no evil..say no evil"

i took see no evil

im a good girl

(i know you guys would be saying ya right, ja....)

had dinner at the usual restaurant before me and pei jie went to have
OUR LAST HAIR TREATMENT

met up with ben and rand at the massage parlour befire heading off to Fa Yuandi

she stayed back despite the end of her working shift

she wasnt her usual self and kept almost quiet most of the time

goodbyes are never easy

the cool doods

OUR hairstylist

he knew what he was doing and it was a pleasure having him around

DEFINITELY.
ben permed his hair btw
he somehow looks a more matured ben now.

the guy on my left washed my hair

and believe it or not he's 2 years younger than me

group shot with the staffs
everyone there anticipated our arrival and we were their last customers
though it was past their closing hours, they were more than happy to chat and mingle with us

the closed ones of fayuandi staff
NE MESSAGE :
We must preserve racial and religious harmony
i enjoy mixing with people of other races and i feel that i learn much more by doing such

there is another world out there waiting for you to discover and explore

People with racist beliefs exhibit stereotype-based prejudices towards individuals and groups of people according to their race

this should not be the case at all

THE END

1:42 AM

DAY 39 - ROCCO'S SWEET 20TH

today was somewhat a celebration cum farewell party
everyone looked at their very best

TO ROCCO....
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY DEAR FRIEND
I HOPE YOU HAD FUN DURING AND AFTER THE PARTY
I WILL MISS YOU ALOT !

you will never see your friends buying a 3 layer cake for your bday in sg

EMBRACE CHINA !

and of course the choco cake was the first to go

you will never see mr wong do this in sg too !

may your wishes come trueeeee...

Mr chong was stressing : careful of the cake guyss

please be careful of the cake

THE CAKE..BECAREFUL !

the locals who made living in china pleasant and enjoyable
NE MESSAGE :
we must preserve racial and religious harmony

despite coming from different family backgrounds and religion, we stay united as one. i enjoy their company very much and i feel sad that the end is drawing near
to end it off...OIP has made us a
ONE BIG FAMILY

THE END

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

5:21 PM

DAY 36 - WHOAAAA !

us MDE went to the ECE campus

strangers became friends

one thing i regret was not knowing them earlier

they are such a hyper bunch of people

happy moments..memorable timess !

the main entrance
it looks like some grand hotel

theres a hill behind it

HUGENESS !

close up view

LSCT + MDE + ECE

we got mixed into 4 groups to play teambuilding games
my group with our spongebob flag
credits to ta for drawing the flag

first game of the day
we had to create a conveyor belt thingy
and fit EVERYONE inside
no scotchtapes, no glue
just newspapers
we got third place though
but i must say that everyone worked and helped one another

i was the first one to go for my group
scared ? NO
excited ? HELL YEAH
and the belayer would like let you go all of a sudden when you jump off
i felt as if my heart fell out too