14 Apr 2009 End of wuhan trip, welcome singapore!

Before the day of flying off, our friend Alex, in the middle.
My team and friends was happy to board the plane.

Our plane to guang zhou.



Up above the sky!! Speed was about 700 plus km/h

taking a big turn for the plane to face the runway.

landing soon in guangzhou for a transit.

Landed at guang zhou

Guess who? Cuaght in the act. Wahaha




Reached at Changi airport!!!

So Sorry but no pictures for the fight from guang zhou to singapore changi airport as it is late and dark nothing could capture in the dark, and i felt tired from the fight.

Alright. it was the last day in wuhan, yes i was happy that i was given the opportunity to have this trip, thanks to ngee ann poly and wuhan science and technology university.Thinking back, half of our class sign up for this trip ended with only 7 of us going. I ended consistent on going as i know that it will benifit me from seeing what is going on on the outside world rather then staying in a small island, singapore.

6 weeks, This trip allow me to know more people and their way of leaving. A good example will be the toilet. Flushing down toilet paper would choke the whole system. Spiting and smoking anywhere is common, remembering the first time when we are having a transit from guangzhou to wuhan. People just split and smoke in the airport or i can say anywhere.

The china to english translation was also funny in china. Many sign are spell or the word meaning are not giving the correct sign. Rules are not being bother in china. Roads are very dangerous, thinking back, our tour bus drive in the opposite direction on the road and making a 3 point turn to the opposite direction on the EXPRESSWAY! when the bus driver miss the petrol station.

Lastly on this trip, i would like to thank my team member, Tan Xin Rong, Chew Jia He and Zhi Hui. I felt that our team is very Zai*!!(steady), Everything went very smoothly and teamwork is always there throughout the trip. We spent about 15- 20min buying and eating our last Macdonald PORK burger at guang zhou airport and check in before time.

Lastly, i would like to thanks all both Mr MA , Mr CHUA and all fellow ECE students. We have created a bonding and teamwork. This allow trip us to know more about one another.

THANK YOU

13 Apr 2009

It was 2nd last day in wuhan, woke up early and set off with jeremy to guang ba lu. The place was recommended by a store attendant from hankou. In order to know the place better, the night before i went to Google Earth and check the exact location.It was located very near the computer city.

We took bus 901 and finally reached the place around 10am. Upon reaching the place we went to buy our breakfast. It was roti prata stuffs with other food ingredients. The place was a street, along it was shops which sells many clothings. After going in every stores, we brought nothing as it was priced more expensive then other places.

In the noon, we make our way to lu xiang. We went there because jeremy wanted to buy a shirt. The price of it was 240, which he though was expensive and did not purchase it, instead he went to buy keychains. As time went by, we need to be back school to buy foods and drinks for the closing ceremony for us and the china students. Rush back to school and went to the nearby supermarket to shop. Along with us are siew bo, Ben, jia hui and cris.

Went back to the hostel to put all the foods and drink, we proceeded to the main gate to take our whole ECE group photos. After taking photos, My team, group 2 with ben and jeremy went back to hostel to take the foods and took the small school shutter bus, it was our first time taking it and it cost 1 yuan. we went there early as help was needed to arrange the place. Balloons were blown, chairs, table and foods were arrange.

Soon, everyone was there including the china students, speech from the Dean, mr ma and the host which was sebast and hwee ping were given. Dance shows, song singing, games were played.
Soon it was 7 .30pm. which was the Firework show!!

The firework show was great and dangerous. The big box of firework was placed in front about only 30 meter from me. I think many people enjoy it as i heard that they seldom play with it.


conclusion:

Places of interest are there for us to find out with our curiosity. Interaction can help you understand and know more about anything in their country.

Oh man, guess what? It was a free and easy day today and i slept till 1pm. Nicky and others were out to buy liquor for tonight drinking sessions. My team did not intend to go out anyway. If you guys know me, i cant stay in the hostel for the whole day, as i have a mindset thinking that staying at home or hostel will not let me spend my time well.

The weather is changing and soon it was raining.Anyway i call nicky group as i wanted my lunch, i do not want to eat fried rice or noodle, told them i wanted macdonald pork burger and macspicy. Went back to slack on my bed using the computer. Soon nicky group call me up and told me that the macdonald was not available, it was due to the fact that they are having a repair service and the whole store is down at that moment. It was so unlucky i thought. I decided not to eat then.

The whole weather was bad. Raining cats and dogs, i end up having both my lunch and dinner at the nearest canteen. The day ended with no activity, just having our own time at the hostel.
In the night, we have our drinking session and i stay till 3am. Went for sleep,i need to wake up early tmr to go out to explore guang ba lu with jeremy.


conclusion:

WASTED 1 DAY in WUHAN!!
Plan your time wisely, set alarm clock and plans so to allow oneself spending their time wisely.

=(

Went to computer city yesterday, took bus 907 which was our first time taking that cause normaly we would take bus 901. The bus journey was longer then 901. When reached we felt tired from all the turns and standing as the bus took the bumpy roads.

Once reached we went to different shopping mall. It was cramp, unorganized and frustrating. Due to most shops are small, whenever we pass by each stores, the sale person would pester or recommend product that they are selling which you dont it at all.

We spent most of our time exploring, In that place, they sell alot of fake electonics goods which the packaging are almost look alike as the authentic ones. In order to buy authentic goods and prevent from any scram, you have to asked if the product is genuine and checked for logos .

Research are encourage to be done in the net to check the current market price and how to checked the differents of the fake and the authentic packaging before heading down to the mall

At the end of the trip, i went back empty handed as i found that i need nothing from there.

Today was a fun and tiring day, We went to the cultural village located at our school nearly. Wake up early at 7 plus and went there. It was an outdoor activities, adventure seeker thingy.
For the morning session before other school ngee ann group came, he had a few ice breaking gamer such as squirrel and tree game. Sound boring isn't it?

As other group of ngee ann student came, he are divided into 4 groups. And were given newpaper to make ourselves into this Tank tire. It was a team bonding game for everyone to use their brains on how it can be made into a tire and allow us to move forward. In order to play this game,everyone in team are suppose to be in the wheel of chain, in order to move forward,
co-ordinate are needed to make sure the newspaper does not tear, once the newpaper are tear, team members are to repair it before they proceed to move forward.

As for the afternoon session, we went to play much more exciting station, first we was to climb up to about 4 story high and we are suppose to jump over to another side , after jumping we are suppose to jump off. It was a challenge to me as i fear of height.

the second station was the thrust fall, team member are to support 1 team member as he/she is falling with the hands and legs being tied. High amount of trust are needed in this game.

Last of all was the rock climbing event. Many guys tried as it was a challenge. It was around 6 story high. I did try but did not succeed in climbing up the top as my back hit the side of the wall. Abrasion on my back at the end of the event. But i was happy as it was my first time climbing up so high.

Conclusion:

I learned new stuffs today, And knowing that bonding and teamwork are needed to carry out in most event.

Yes, it was an free and easy day today again, slept till 12pm and was using the computer till about 2pm when we headed for lunch at canteen 1. I ate the winter melon, pork soup with rice. it was a new found dish and it way nicer then fried rice or fried noodle which are available almost everyway.

We headed back to our hostel, felt bored, we decided to have basketball games. had a few games with the locals, they were good at it. Play till about 6 plus and headed for dinner.

A day ended like this, felt relaxed.

Oh!! Isn't free and easy day suppose to allow me to have a nice good sleep? Alarm rang, roomate asking me to get up at 9.30 AM!!! That was early alright? Was told that my team are going out with jeremy and 2 other china students to shop at Hankou. The weather was not good, it was raining and was cold!!

In the end after much lagging and waiting for others, we left our hostel at 11.30pm. Was wondering why i had to wake up so early, i could have slept for another 1 hour. Oh well!
Anyway, peng hoe join us too, we took bus 901 from our school to Computer town and waited for the china students, they were having lesson earilier on. From computer town, we took another bus, 608 to Hankou. The Bus pass by Yellow crane tower, cross Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge and reached Hankou.

We reached there around 2.30pm and had our lunch cum breakfast at Macdonald. I order a meal and addition burger, guess what? the extra burger is a PORK burger. Shiok feeling and taste. Went for our shopping, many of us brought our stuffs, as well as the two china girl students.

As for dinner, we went for steak house as we request. Cause everyday, it was either fried rice, fried noodles, vegetable rice which was sold in our school and outside the roadside stores. The steak house was very luxurious, look like a high class restaurant. The food they served was good.
After eating, the time was 10.40pm. We took taxi back as the bus service ended at 9.30pm

Reflection: Countries that have different seasons, the people have different kind of clothings. They look very stylish from the way of dress unlike singapore, we wore amostly slippers, berms and tshirt throughout the year. The most we put on a sweater or a hoody if the weather is cold.