Back in School

Shout backs:
>Br: fartface! haha! ahh, XML again.. I think it's a long way to go.. you'll have to learn that too! Check your blog real soon*

>Joyce: hey hey!! oh man.. aww... how? don't be sad.. I can make you one bowl if you want ya? hey! I can cook one ok.. haha! Anyway, drop me your blog link also alright? Hmm, haven't yet heard from KL about the photos... why u want those unglam pictures of yours? wahah!

And now it's Back in School...
After a long trip to China, I'm back in Singapore! However, coming back there's quite a number of things/people to catch up and step on it; just like the days before going to China. Maybe I can call it re-adapting? Ah! For the first few days or rather 1st week back, I noticed that I feel tired easily and do things kinda slowly, relaxing! But didn't I know that most of my China buddies also feels the same way! Anyway anyhow, now it's about coming to an end of 2 weeks back in Singapore, everything is getting along quite well and smooth, and for myself, I got to work out real soon otherwise I'll be drained by the tiredness of the day!

The Week Before sch starts: watching...
Big Stan: super hilarious, laugh until your ass out at times, keeps you entertained throughout. Overall: Not bad, worth watching. Storyline is good.
POPCORN!

chern & me swearing at... THEM! *late(r)s* haha!


After church svc. on sat. and off we went to noodle house.. CG changed quite ALOT!!!!!


Day out at Sentosa:

• fun and bonding activities organised
• well planned
• awesome organisers!
• a good day!!
  

my team: "hehe"/a marriage couple in Sentosa!

junius(hoho's TL)/medic Leo!/YOG participant Liangwei - sprinter (soon to be a champion!)

just before everything ends, we had an enriching chocolatey fruit fondue! and some goals sharing over it. great day spent!



Days ago, I went for the prize presentation for our cohort of students. I was glad that my class have 4 candidates receiving prizes from the director! Well, in fact I was quite disappointed with my academic achievements that I've aimed from the start, but I'll do my best this semester!

There are many things that I haven't done yet! Can't wait to have all the deadlines and important events to pass:

• Yahoo Go! Widget Competition Deadline + Presentation (Monday morning)
• O'lv. Eng. Paper (Tues afternoon)

Things on the line and I wanna do:

• Basketball with my buddies
  
• Exercise plans/Gym workout
• Get on the pitch and take down ruggers (especially Az) *waaha*
• Singing with the Chinamen
• Hangout with the China team going beach road for some catch up
  
• Write a resume
• Wed. weekly swimming pool maintenance
  
• Plan activities for my Y08/09
• Learn some basic popping & locking
• Exploring more parts around SG with my Rollei
• Getting appreciation gifts/bro's & yf's birthday
• And also, catching up with my studies constantly (MAD practicals, notes preparation, etc)

A spam of what I can thought up in my big head. I think I should be stopping blogging much for now as I gotta chiong the XML codding.

Some random stuffs:

• Don & Drew are leaving 987fm! I think 987 has good and entertaining crews. And I think D&D are certainly some entertaining crews and it is a pity that they are going away. But anyhow, 987fm's still the best & entertaining station yeah.
• Wah, Wednesday was crazy, helping out in a workshop in Mayflower Sec. Sch., dealing with the delinquents, made me think back.. was I like that in sec. 1? haha!
• Oh yes yes! My bro's freelance career is advancing.. I think there's some updates on his blog and yeah! Soon enough, there'll be a physical shop advertising his stuffs! I'm pretty excited for him. I think also, ORD soon? And yes, he must be over the moon sooon getting his Driving License after passing his TP on 13th Oct. haha! Congrats lah bro!
  

Ok for now. I've to sign off and get on with my work & resting soon.

Friends, viewers and buddies, I wish you all having a good & enjoyable weekends ahead!
- Let me delicate (eh? dedicate or delicate?) a song to all of you: Damien Leith - 22 steps


*hope you're having a good time!

Week 6 Good bye

here am I, back in singapore {found this 10cents in the air plane}

the day we're taking off.. farewell..

the night before we take off {group photo}

thurs we're on the roller coaster..


Summary:
It’s been a good 6 weeks where relationships between local and fellow students are forged. Being apart from Singapore for 6 weeks, we’ve also been adapted with the lifestyle in Wuhan. This final week in China is a little sad for me as I’ll be leaving a place that I’ve been adapted for a period and I like the carefree lifestyle over there.

However, life goes on and I’ve to go back to Singapore in the end of this week. This week has been fruitful for me as I experienced various farewell meals with the locals. On one of the invitations on Wednesday, with some of the others, we went to our module classmate’s house to have dinner. It was quite an eye opening experience for us as the interior design of the apartment looks so elegant, even though the exterior looks very run-down. Upon asking the father of our classmate’s, I get to know that they bought this apartment for 700,000RMB with a 70 year holdings. In their apartment, I noticed that they don’t walk around barefooted. Instead, upon reaching inside their apartment, we’re given a temporary plastic shoe wrap to wear. Dinner was good and amazing. I felt welcomed as there are about 10 plus dishes wiped by our classmate’s mother, on the spot. In addition, we didn’t know that the rice is served after the dishes and we almost couldn’t finish our rice. It was a good dinner when our classmate’s father asked about Singapore’s situation (politics and others) as he’s very concerned about his daughter studying in Singapore.

Another dinner invitation on Friday was quite a disappointing one as it wasn’t well planned. Because of the change of date, a few of the shop keepers couldn’t make it due to the unforeseen circumstances. But instead on cancelling the dinner, we’re informed with sincere apologies of one of the shopkeepers and we went ahead for the dinner, even though it is raining. Though it may not seem to be what it is planned, but it was a good interaction as I then learnt about the various internet service providers in Wuhan – China telecom, “Tie” tong and “Wang” tong. Prior to that dinner, I’ve learnt about the sincerity of the Chinese where they really apologized very sincerely even though it’s a small matter.

Lastly, there was a situation on Thursday, caught up with one of the locals when we’re supposed to go home via van transportation from afar back to our school. But it doesn’t turned out to be good. At first, we planned with the driver to meet us at the shopping entrance to fetch up back. Upon reaching, we’re unable to see him even Bingrong communicated with him through the phone, exchanging location details. After searching for 30mins, Bingrong flared up and we flagged a taxi and went back home. While on the way home in a taxi, the driver called us numeral times, asking for petrol fees. We refused to give him but he kept bugging us for it over the phone call. At last upon reaching and while we’re having our dinner, he called again and bugged us continuously. We gave up and Bingrong gave him half of the petrol fees and send him away. I felt that this incident is something that it shouldn’t have happened if we’ve better communication skills and knowledge of the nearby areas. This is something that as a group we’ve learnt I believed.

In summary of these 6 weeks, I believed that I’ve learnt a lot, given in situations varies from small to big. Overall, I felt that we’ve learnt to be independent even though some things aren’t go as planned; embracing the positive side of the situations; always yearn to learn in any ways. Through all these, I think that this OIP ha truly given a student, like me, a big and rewarding opportunity to excel and exercise one’s leadership quality in leading own life independently. Being responsible for one’s own items and taking care of each other. Taking notice of the changes that is around them. Showing initiative by filling in the gaps noticed. Lastly but not least, learning to step out of one’s comfort zone to experience the unknowns in achieving greater heights than before.

6.03

cinema in one of the shopping mall/percussion freaks (she's skillful)

along the street at Simen Kou (one of the narrow alley)

Shout backs

>Br: haha.. sad to say too, your blog is infamous la! or maybe too blue already, people come in and go out straight away. loupok blog of yours.. haha.. I think it should be laopok? fart face!

>KIAHUI: I think I saw your results in your blog.. haha. not bad la, it's moderate eh! I think you can do better one next semester! Anyway, I'm coming home this Oct. 6th... :)

>cyn: yeah yeah.. for once, I thought there's some professional who admire my taste.. in the end, pure shame for him.. haha!

>J Liang: feeling sad that you're flying back to sg soon? haha. anyway tmr we'll be having shopping.. let's have a good time before we go back to our homie.

6.02 Counting Down

Today's Agenda:

• Test in the morning (930-11am)
• Shopping
  

me wearing sk's new jacket, I think it's kinda child-like {I look kinda tired, after test}

riding on the bread van (面包车） and off we go to 群成 Chicony again!

pizza hut again for Brunch {Baked 牛肉饭}/end of the Brunch, I won $20RMB!


Afternoon:
she is a lift attendant

interestingly is that when the lift reached at a level, she would get out and announced the level to customers.

At Night:
making 麦芽糖 of various design!/dinner at this food court: place looks so nice.... food?

look at zw's face, shocked of his life: food {looks alot in menu, actual fact isn't it}

kfc before going back to our school


Reflections:
China's quality of development is a little poor where there isn't any good control over it after developing the areas. Such as the traffic roads that I've noticed today while waiting for our seats in Pizza Hut.

the far middleman blowing a whistler

• Traffic Guard using whistlers to control the flow of traffic to the parking lots
• Taxi and other vehicles are very flexible in their driving technics where they could overtake other vehicles if they want to (but safe to do so), by all means even to cross to the other lane (incoming traffic)
• The road conditions are not well established an maintained as cars could cut up to the pesdestrian's pavement and followed on by going to another route. There is a hard point of differentiating whether the pavement allows vehicles to stopover.
• Pesdestrian's crossing isn't fully pesdestrian-oriented but one has to cut through the cars when there is a peak period involved in the traffic.

Apart from the traffic, I've also noticed the transperancy of shops in China where they disclosed their hiring details clearly, stating the positions and the hierachy of the positions in the shop. It is uncommon to me as when I compare this situation with Singapore, Singapore only would placed an information details on who they are looking for and the brief salary of the interview. However, in China, it is made known to everyone.

this is the employing list {Pizza Hut}


Oh yes, this is something interesting. Today when we bill for our dishes in Pizza Hut, this hardworking and caring employee (whom memorized our individual dishes), splitted and calculated our individual orders when we asked for making individual payment method. Because of that, she take up some time and patience to sum up our orders, without any troublesome looking face. This is something special today.

she is the warm-hearted waitress


Also, I've also noticed that their sequence of delivering the dishes to our table is awfully wrong if one doesn't inform them about the detailed sequence. To that, some of our fellow friends got the ice cream for their first dish and so on. From these situations in Pizza Hut, I assumed that when one is in China's food shop or restaurants, one should inform the waiter/waitress of the appropriate details.