4.05 Chill-out

lunch&shopping @ 大洋百货

some interesting signboards

asian lunch resturant

eating curry chicken/at starbucks

downtown night lights




Reflections:
In the later part of the day, some of us went out to 大洋百货 for shopping and chill out. We spent almost the entire day out in there eventhough it's a hot weather. However, it was a very fruitful day by shopping for best valued clothings and electronics, and looking around for some nice stuffs to reserved for the last week's shopping spree. Apart from shopping, we had a nice conversation with one of the shopkeepers at the electronics store. Most of the times, when my mates and myself head down to the electronics store to buy products, we always have a nice conversation with the shopkeeper. Especially when we are foreigners, they are very warm-hearted and one even offered to bring us to tour around and treat us dinner. One of the lady shopkeeper we converse with today, she is very honest when she share with us about the products she sold. She said about the products they sold are cheap is mainly due to the lower grade and non-QCed products, claimed from the host company. In other words, based on her 6 years experience working in Sony, she explained to us that the cheap products they are selling in their store are from the same company, just that it is in a lower grade and they sell it for charity. That is the reason why it is very cheap. Thereby, I felt that the shopkeepers in China focuses more on building relationship with the customer apart from selling their products.

Apart from hearing about the business facts and shopping, we had a in-depth sharing session
with one another in Starbucks before we end the day at 大洋百货. We talked about the first impression we had from each other, getting to know more about each other background and family and sharing some life issues. The main subject of the chill-out was about sharing the impressions we had from each other. We shared and talked about it, and that help us to better understand each other and oneself. However, it was quite too late when I felt and thought that this should be done in the 1st or 2nd week or the OIP. Thus, I felt that it is a very good exercise that every organisation or party should go through at the initial stage of "getting to know each other". By all means, it is still not late and I believe that by the end of the OIP, ICT roommates certainly will get to know more about each other, apart from the academic assessments that we have to accomplished.

Coming to China really challenged myself, and I believe for everyone as well, especially in the areas that we have to fulfilled as part of our achievements. Certain area such as, getting to know more about the foreign country, completing our modules, getting to know the local students and lastly but importantly, which is getting to know the roommates even better, even though some of us don't even know each other from the first place. Thus, I felt that it is a challenge for all of us to be willing to adapt to the changes/ambiguity of the environment around us and the people. Be daring to break "eggshells" and thus getting in-touch with each other.

4.04 Breakaway

For some reasons and a typical human mind I have, I felt that there's some broodwar going through my mind. Anyway, I had a normal day... Here goes:
scenery outside school

//attendence taking for staff I supposed


From the morning till afternoon, we finished 2 of our PM Activities! Now we're left with 3 more activities, a 30% test and that's it for PM! As I get to know my timetable from Cheng Teck, I was happy & sad. Happy that I got loads of free up lesson. Sad that maths lessons is not confirmed yet and it's very scary to be placed at my shortest day! Hopefully it's confirmed at a good day for us! *CT and I hoped for!!!

After a day in classroom, we had our time in the club house playing table tennis (TT)! I felt that TT is fun, especially today Br chu stunt with his nice suave move of curling ping-pong. That is a nice skill, but the speed is low and it is hard to master. Yes, it is something like the Koreans did in the Olympics. Nice and sweet.

Late evening, we had a party night with Liang, Ming and guys. It was fun although it's only 2 games, it lasted us for 2-3 hours with 5 cans of red bull & 500ml rice wine. All the skip and pass with mystery number, "pioy" and "jiak pioy", cow MOO and captain! haha! Boju is drunk-gonner tonight. Anyway, it was a fun night relaxing at their room since they have finished their CT! *which I heard it's a hardcore paper! all the BEST to all who taken it.

lucky guy/daming the pro guy who made his beside to drink

tian shun/desmond (2nd game host)

ah liang (1st game host)/boju the 5 star pig head/xiao hui the sa"bo-ju"

Reflections:

Today during PM Lesson, as the 2nd part of the day's scenario talks about people-oriented case, Hui Ru and Mr. Tan talked about China's culture in giving presentation & feedbacks. Hearing from what Hui Ru said about receiving feedbacks from the Chinese, I've learnt that in any case of a local speaking out of his/her mind in terms of presentation of idea sharing, one as a listener has to give his/her fullest attention and shouldn't interrupt until his/her is done with her presentation. Knowing that even there's some flaws in some areas of his/her idea, keeping harmonious relationship between partners as one of China's culture, the listener has to learn how to feedback to the presenter in a way that doesn't affect the relationship between. Otherwise, the listener could also feedback to the presenter after everything, so to in order to give face to the presenter. This is one of their behaviour I've learnt by listening to Mr. Tan & Hui Ru.

Another behaviour I've learnt about China is that if the leader said "one", the followers have no other choice but to obey it. There isn't any opportunity to voice out and change to decision made by the leader. Taking the example what Mr. Tan gave to us during the afternoon: If the lecturer gave his order to the class that tomorrow's class starts at 9am, everybody has no chance to bargain but only to comply to his instructions. However it is very different in Singapore, sometime it is rather flexible and changeable if appropriate, especially when Singaporeans like to complain about any inconveniency environment around.

turning in, everybody please take care and have a healthy sleeping time and eat healthy! Cow~ Mooo...

jac

Shout backs

>Br: bad guy? haha.. why eh? I don't do drugs, womanise or burn houses. I only go crazy.. hahaha! seriously, I think ct, zw, gy and YOURself have a very funny face.. always changing and damn relating to certain subjects at time. Hmm, can you make a fart face?

>joc: yes! the sound is very cute and funny!! especially when it is played through my camera.. hahaha! "piu piu piu". Anyway if you have any chance visting China, do play the fireworks.. it's very different from looking at it and lighting up one yourself! ?!?! Poem... is that a indirect reply that it's too long and wordy? : joking.. yeah, the night was very interesting.. I hope you're having a good time in Singapore as well yeah? with shopping and food sprees ya? ^^ and pa-tor with *ahem eh!? haha.. anyway hope you had good results!

>KoZinE: Heh, zoom out yeah, zoom in "....."! hahaha! Thank you for you compliments. But my SLR isn't the fight with your DSLR for sure! Maybe next year we could go shoot together with Az. ^^ Yeah, this few days is very hot.. feels like I'm in Sentosa... except that my upper clothes are on while walking.. haha! Anyway, how's Neth's big day? Any special treatments for him..... heh.. ya... looking forward in catching up with you real soon back in school for the second sem.! But one thing uncommon, our TIMETABLE! wooo... Yeah, if there's anything, do drop me an email. :) Take care pal!

>KIAHUI: haha! sounds like you got loads to DO after the new sem. starts! Hmm.. I think your grades got loads of maple's mushroom? hahaha... yeah, you can email me ya? Anyway, you should join a CCA soon.. maybe can consider dragon boat! =x have fun for now.. ^^

4.03 Interactive Day

Shout backs

>Br: haha.. that night was nuts.. no more zoom zoom already.. that is so nuts! If not our night is going to be endless! Anyway, it's 745pm now!! let's go eat... growling!!

>J Liang: yeah cool! I'll be looking forward for your blog soon.. ^^ Anyway I'm going to an IT Industry soon. I'm not sure if I could reach back by time to go buy with you guys. Hopefully, see you soon! ^^ Have a good day la! Enjoy studying for your test tmr! woo... i go relax, lepak..

>aziz: thanks! heh. basket sia, I think my lens container got problem. When I zoom in and out, the sound it zoom became coarse! :( hah! I smelled and got a crump of biscuit on your blog! I supposed you're having fun yeah? hahaha! I missed your mum's cookies..... DHL over to me? I give you 10 RMB when I'm back in SG. woah, enjoy your time in the facebook devt., you'll nv know you can be another big guy creating legbook? ^^ Ah, I see.. don't be disappointed man, there's a second sem. soon to come! Let's work hard up up again man. way to GO! until then when I'm back, you have fun! hear from you soon.. ala you, flood my the tagboard sia.. haha =x

>Br: hahaha!! do you know? LZB wanna rap.. haha! anyway today thanks to your initiative in helping out to clear up the crack bits! You're a cracker too! wahaha.. let's continue to crack the hard "nuts" in Wuhan! you get what I mean I suppose? Anyway, you're in my room now laughing like mad la, what a crazy night because of a sexy photo..... !!!! HA

My Day:

• Morning run around the campus
• PM lesson in the morning {second half of the module: getting more in-depth}
• IT Industry Visit, here goes:

Office building (SBI): heading up to lv. 14 => 绿康数码 (Green Cyber Technology) We thought it's Nikon.


A cutting edge company that does developing of photo films or digital photo films, using their own dedicated software and imported equipments to develop any kind of related photo media with a superior quality.


the street along that office building {a little similar like bugis}

after visiting, we went to this school opened by the tour guide. then we had a getting-to-know each other session with the other local students whom have came with us.


hp carried by one of the student ($2,000 RMB in 2004) cool right?

Reflections caught:
If it's possible, I would want to have my intership at overseas if I'd given a chance to. Today, not only getting to know more about Green Cyber technology's background, also they talked about their software that is developed by their own professionals. Due to the limited time constraint, we aren't able to view a full demonstrations of the entire application. However, I've enjoyed the best they have gone, by uploading the picture into it and in it, there's a controller of an array of functions to play around to editfy the picture. It is something like Picasa™ but more in-depth.

Anyway, in the early evening while resting in the tour guide's shop, we manage to get to know more about each other from other school. Interestingly, I've get to know more about the names of the various sections of China. If I'm not wrong, it's China then broken down into several Provinces (省 shěng) {Total of 33} then District/Prefecture (县 xiàn) {Total of 17} then Township: xiāng (鄉) and zhèn (鎮),where xiāng are less urban and populous. Somehow there are some other doubts still. But end of the day, I felt that today's interaction with the students is very fun and fruitful. Thanks to the hyper tourguide who really initiate us alot.

4.02 Belated Lantern Festival Celebrations

Shout backs

>J(JIN) Liang: Yes Yesss!! I got it in my brain liao.. hahaha! because of all those wrong-ups and made me remember your name liao lah.. ^^ guess what? just now I view the contact number spreadsheet and I saw the author "Jun Liang" and I thought someone edited the spreadsheet using your name but spelt wrong again? But it turned out to be Leon's chinese name. haha! yeah yeah.. gonna have somemore fun on thurs. I hope.. we catch up soon.. ^^ btw, tag me, I wanna go see ur blog leh..

The Day

Hello Everybody! Hope that you're doing well in wherever you are.. >Family & Friends in Singapore: Are you enjoying the Happy Raining Days? heh heh! =D oh ya, I supposed most of you guys got back your results? I hope that it's some number that you'd wished/aimed for! :) If not, I believe you'll do even better real soon, way to GO! Feeling bored? apart from scrolling down, you can also view some of the jokes in LaoZhaBor's blog: http://laozhabor.blogspot.com/ It is kinda lame and hilarious.. ^^

Until then, have fun...

Short preview of my today:

1. Revision for test
2. PM Test (Essay writing, long-winded, felt that my english is failing! *Phrasing problem)
3. Lunch @ WanTonShop with roomies (ZW left his laptop there, until "Let's Moo Moo")
4. Helpout in getting the mooncakes and dinner with the other SLs
5. The Night Is Lighted Up! Here goes...

uppercake is for the scholars in AT; bottom one is for the sept. babies: guanbin & kokleong

amy with the mooncakes/on-going catching up

how small are the cracks/one of the member in the cracker team

some shots by my camera =D {i'm happy that my money spent on my camera isn't wasted, ya?}





Live footage of the fireworks. Woo!

aftermath of the fire cracker/wenkang/guoyuan/bingrong/zhengwei/chengteck


Reflections with the mooncakes & crackers:
In the evening, when I chat with a year 1 lady who is currently undergoing through the compulsory military training, I just get to know that they've to go through it for 1 month! That's the system for every freshmen in WUSTZNB. If I'm not wrong, they have about 1-2 weeks left as they started new semester 1 week after we settled down. Anyway, I feel that it's a good training for the students. Personally was once in a uniform group, Scouts, I think that it has discipline me in many ways. Especially in the area of being more independent, personal character development and some other personal qualities such as punctuality, etc. Thus, I felt that it is a good training for the students to go through.. But hearing from the year 1 business student earlier on, she complaint that she's going through some hardship. I think she's going to miss those moments after she's out to academic & boring days!


jac

4.01 Looking Back

A Special Day

• The day when I didn't take any pictures to blog at all.
• A boring day where we finish and submit our PM Assignment.
• Attending test briefing in the afternoon.
• A day in dorm. playing game after submission.
• My computer is crashing by meeting the BSOD!

Reflections:

It has came down to the end of week 3 and the start of a brand new second half of OIP. Looking back from where I started, I think that I've covered almost 50% of the objectives I've set. Some topics are such as:

• Chinese History
  (I've a rough idea on the warring period and emperor control in China in the past.)
  
• China Cultures & Traditions
  -> Daily lives of people
  -> Entertainment areas
  -> Social & Networking life
  -> Current customs
  (I'm about 50% and still getting on it because I'll be facing the people everyday.)
  
• IT Infrastructure
  (I've know nuts about this for now. But I think that this week we'll be going to one of the IT industry.)

Looking forward:

• Exploring more places around Wuchang area -> Food, Shopping Centers & Entertainment
• Getting to know more people in campus and local students
• Catching up more with my roomies
• Finishing the objectives set in my Individual Learning Plan -> Doing more research online

jac

3.07 Lantern Festival

After coming back from the cruise trip and a long bus ride, we rest in bunk until the night lights are up!

It is the lantern festival today (sunday) and as usual during events, the lights of the admin. building are lighted up in the night! Music band below the grandstand showcase their pieces of music while crowds gather around them, simply to enjoy and celebrate their night of the lantern festival. Along the pavement are decorated by the beautiful lanterns. Looking at the other side of the building, near canteen 2, there's another upbeat event going on. While the night is celebrating itself, the round moon shines, providing the source of the light.







Reflections under the moon:
I felt that time management is a very important issue. Personally for myself, I think I've a very bad time management where I don't usual meet target on time or punctual at all times. Thus, this is a quality I've to buck up and be more discipline in it. Speaking of punctuality, I noticed that the local SLs are very punctual when they make an appointment with the other SLs and myself. This is one of their quality, that I admire in the locals.