Maaarieeee! @:

Day 1 of China!

I was really upset that we had to leave Singapore. After the briefing on Friday, I realized that everything was going to be in Chinese. I thought I was going to die, lost in translation, but after seeing a few bestfriends, I felt way better. Everyone started to get hyped at the airport. In the plane, I was sitting in the middle of the row, sandwiched between Miss Mardiana and a scary looking chinese man who never failed to stare at me every now and then. After a few aeons, we arrived in Jinan. I was so sleepy I didn't really care for anything but sleep.

Day 2 of China!

Rachelle and I woke up at 6.15 in the morning. We met Daniel and Jasper downstairs for breakfast. We then left for Dong Fang Bilingual School. The welcoming ceremony was really entertaining. It was alot of fun. After that, we went to the Da Ming Lu (I think I spelt it right). Everyone was really captivated with the beauty of the place. We had dinner and went to watch a show at a little theatre. Honestly, I was cold and miserable because everything was in chinese. I missed my mom like crazy and I wanted to go home.

Day 3 of China!

I had alot of fun today. We went back to the school and sat through 2 lessons. The practise mountain climb was  great. Book was really awesome, nice as always. We went back to the school for a couple more lessons. Jasper, Rachelle and I were having alot of fun. Afterwards, we were regrouped for the house visiting activity. I was with Jade, Jody and Jasper. The student whose house we were going to was really excited. It was so cute to see her be so enthusiastic. We found out alot about the Chinese culture from the girl's parents. We were really sad to leave but we had to. All of us were really sleepy in the car ride back to the hotel. I think today was my favourite, but there's still a week more to go.

Day 4 of China!

Woke up really moody and went to breakfast. We all boarded the bus and were off to Qufu. Everyone fell asleep in the bus. We stopped and went for lunch then we went to the Confucius Mansion. It was super hard trying to understand anything because the tour guide was speaking in Chinese. In the end, I found out the dude has a grandson and he was abandoned as a child because his parents thought he was ugly. He was then taken care of by a tiger and an eagle, that's really cool. We headed to the new hotel next. We didn't do much today, but it was really funny. It's nice to be around great people.

Day 5 of China!

Today was fun! Rachelle and I woke up at 6 in the morning. We didn't wait for the teacher's morning call because we were afraid of being late again. We discovered just how scary Mr Ho is. Hell hath no fury like Mr Ho scorned. Anyway, everyone was on time today so we had a good start to the day. We lugged our bags into the bus. It was so amazingly cold that Rachelle, Daniel and I wre breathing in and out to see the mist in the air. It was one hell of an experience. We looked really weird though, the China locals probably thought we were psychotic. We got to the Qufu Experimental School and had 2 lessons. Rachelle, Book and I got lost we went to the wrong class. At the end of the last class, all the guys swarmed us asking for my signature and email and what not.  We felt like superstars, HAHAH. It was really funny. I slept in the bus to Tai An and Jasper and Daniel irritatingly woke me up.

Day 6 of China!

Today was by far one of the toughest days in the history of tough days. We woke up and had breakfast. Everyone ate extra because we all needed energy for the climb up Mount Tai Shan. We got there and took another bus up to the midpoint of the mountain. The scenery had me awestruck. There were no more places in the bus so I had to sit in the front seat next to the bus driver, that was the joke of the day for everyone else. We got to the midpoint and began our climb. It was far from what I expected. It was so tiring, I was dead beat. After around one and a half horrible gruelling hours, we finally got to the top. That was a huge achievement. KFC was at the top waiting for us to celebrate.

Day 7 of China!

We had to wake up really early today to catch the flight to Beijing. I was excited but exhausted and quite agitated that we were moving to a different place or hotel almost everyday. Trust me, the first and second time is great but after that it's just painful. We all made it to Beijing in one piece. I was exhausted but we pressed on. We went to see the Emperor's Palace, but the highlight of the day was going to see the Olympic Stadium at night. Everyone was really hyper in the bus. The lights were so pretty. We had a ball of fun. We got back to hotel, Rachelle and I were freaking out cause the first thing we saw in our room was a computer and one king sized bed. I was kinda scared that she'd kick me off the bed at night. We went to chill at Orathai's room and raided everyone's room to try and find a bottle of coke that was supposedly passed around. We fooled around and got really crazy. Ended up getting to sleep at midnight.

Day 8 of China!

The last day in China! The trip had its awesome moments but right now all I want to do is go home. I miss my bed, and my mommy. We went to see the Great Wall of China, it was amazing to see it in real life. I didn't think it was that long and high up. After that, we had some fun. We went shopping at two different places. Finally, the best part of the trip had come. SHOPPING. I was desperate for some retail therapy. At 7.45 we all assembled at the entrance of the Ya Show Complex and boarded the bus to the airport. An hour or two passed and we boarded the plane. Now I'm sleepy in the aircraft. I'm going to miss China. Thanks for the memories.

Awww!

my shandong's reflection(:

Well, I am back to post again. Cause I heard my post was too short:( and I cantget the taishan's tee-shirt.
DAY1:
Had a long whole day flight. Hui Tian was sitting beside me in the plane, she was very nice. Cause I was a bit ill in the plane, she took care of me. Alright, finally after the plane flight. We reach China, Shandong. So we boarded onto a bus to travel to our hotel, our tour guide was so nice and friendly! She told us about some history, I fell asleep but I was still listening. Then we finally reached the hotel and ate our dinner. The food was awful. Then we checked in to our room and slept.
DAY2:
Went to DongFangBilingualExperimentalSchool. The students there were really friendly. We went to their music room for some welcome ceremony thing. Had a little gift from my china partner. Then we went to their art room and made frog with dough. I guess mine was nice. After that, we had lunch in their school. The food was nice, maybe cause I was too hungry. And after that we went to Furong street. Its like our ChinaTown. Then we went to a BIGBIGBIG bookshop to buy books. Chinese book mostly. I brought 2 books. Yes, I am cheena. And surprisingly, I like to be cheena. After that, we went to a so called their science centre but nothing to do with science but history. Get to know some famous great people. Oh, I saw the most beautiful sunset in my life! We went to Da Ming Hu too. And after dinner, we went to watch some performance, its hilarious. Finally back to the hotel and I went to my lala land.
Day3:
We went to the same school again and had lessons. I had their maths and art and design lessons. Its all in Chinese and the students there were all impressed that we could speak Chinese. People there thought that Singaporeans don't know how to speak Chinese. After the lessons, we went to climbed Qian Fuo Shan, preparation for Tai Shan. Wang Lao Shi and Mrs Ang were being crazy with me. We had house visiting that day too, Sharon, Yi Fan, Prischan and I went to Liu Chang Zi's house. She is nice and friendly. Her family members too. They cooked some awesome food for us and gave us a lot of presents. I miss her. Before the whole thing, I thought the house visiting would be boring but guess what, I had fun together with my friends. We sang songs and played around together with Chang Zi, took photos together. Then her Uncle sent us back to the hotel. Really hope that it could last longer.
Day4:
Took a few hours of bus ride to Qufu, Kong Zi's hometown. We went there to know more about his history. We went to his mansion, his temple and forestry. Its a huge place, I felt like I was one of his students when I was in the mansion. Got the timetravel feeling. You guys have to really go there and feel it yourself. So we ended the day and went back to the hotel and rest.
Day5:
Reached the QufuExperimentalSecondarySchool and had lessons. Had music lesson and Chinese lessons. I felt like a celebrity there, the China students went crazy over us. I don't know why, they asked for our signature, e-mail and contact number. And they pushed me around cause they were so excited. Having school its a different experience. Sang songs and interacted with them. Then came the exciting part. BASKETBALL MATCH. Our school won the match, but actually, I wasn't paying attention to the match. I was dancing around with Rachel and playing around with Jerome, Amos and all. The students were all staring at me when I started dancing, I just keep dancing cause its fun dancing in cool weather. We waved goodbye to the students and took the bus to Tai An.
Day6:
Early in the morning, took our tour bus to TAI SHAN and then a small bus up to half of the mountain. Alright, then we started off our mountain climbing journey. Rachel and Jasper were the first to reach the mountain, they climbed together. As for me, I climbed with Jerome, Amos, then met Jody and Mrs Ang half way up the mountain. I had two supportive friends beside me all along, really glad to have them(: I joked a lot while climbing the mountain, then Mrs Ang would always give that funny face. Finally, we reached the mountain top, but still not the summit yet, we stopped there to have our lunch. Had CHINA KFC. Then we started climbing again, I was one of the first to reach the summit, so proud of myself(: Stand on the summit, I felt like a winner, a champion. The scenery was awesome. The sky and the clouds joined together and became a ocean sky. Alright, here comes the exciting part. We took a CABLE CAR down the mountain! After that, we went to Hei Hu Quan. Again, went crazy with Mrs Ang and Miss Wong. Took some jump shots with them. Okay, then had some tea appreciation, then back to the hotel.
Day7:
Had breakfast and rushed to the airport to catch a plane to Bei Jing. Said goodbye to our tour guide, she is such a nice lady. Then reached Bei Jing and met our new tour guide. So took the bus and reached Forbidden City, Zi Jing Cheng. Its huge! I felt like an ancient person when I stepped into the palace. Ohoh! And the STRONG WIND. I almost got blown away by the wind. Then, we left Forbidden City and took the bus to our hotel to check in. The sky turned dark, and we took the bus to a sucky place to have our dinner. We left that sucky place and headed to the Water Cube, Shui Li Fang and the Bird Nest, Niao Cao. These two places made the day awesome.
Day8:
GREAT WALL! CHANG CHENG! WOOHOO! I was damn happy! I jumped around like nobody business. Its really awesome there. LOVE THAT PLACE SO MUCH. Heard that we need to take 2WEEKS to walk the whole GREATWALL. Together with Miss Wong and my group members, the awesome five plus Book. Took a lot of photos. Left GREATWALL and had lunch, then shopping. The shopping place was kind of sucky, but had fun bargaining with those China people. 550 bucks can become 140 bucks. Hilarious. After the shopping, we left the place and rushed to the airport.
Day9:
Reached Singapore and headed back to school, HOME SWEET HOME.Yeah, so that's about it.

MY CHINA TRIP. All the happy moments will always be keep deep inside my heart(:

YUNYI:D

Liyan

Day 1
We took a very long flight from singapore to Beijing.Then from Beijing to
Shangdong Jinan. When we reach there, is very late already,so all of us is very tired. It is freezing cold when we step out of the airport, so we quickly wear our jackets, at night, it is super super cold but lucky, teachers just ley us stay in the hotel never bring us out again, maybe because it is very late. I shared the room with shijia and we had alot of fun, i enjoy it. We also had dinner after going back to the hotel. Before going to Jinan, teachers all say the food is very nice but when i tasted the foods, it is not as delicious as i thought. But no choice, i have to eat it because i am hungry. then shijia keep on saying that she miss the Singapore foods.
Day 2
We went to Dong Fang bilingual experimental school , the students and teacher that was very very very friendly, they are so friendly that i am afraid of them. the teachers used chinese to teach and learn . They welcome us with many perform such as:chinese ochestra, dancing and many other things. Then, we visited the Da Ming Hu. Though they told me about the degree in the Da Ming Hu, but i had forgotten. HaHa...
Day 3
We went to the school again and had some lessons, though, i don't really understand what the teacher is teaching about, for me, its abit complicated. After our lesson, we went to support our basketball team and we won the match! Then, we went to "Qian Fou Shang" and Mr Ho sais that it is to prepare us for "Tai Shang". Ofcourse, all of us made it to the top. After that, we went back to the school again and waiting to go home visit. Shijia, Valerie, Qian Hui and i went to a girl's house and her parents were very nice to us. The funniest thing is that Shijia keep on eating the bananas, soon, the bananas in her house has all gone into Shijia's stomach. The girl also told us alot of jokes, laugh until stomache. About 8pm plus, her father send us back to the hotel.
Day 4
We visited the Confucius Mansion , Confucius Temple and Confucius forestry in QuFu. Although they told us about many confucius story but after i come back to Singapore, i forgot everything. hahas...
Day 5
We went to Qu Fu school and the students there is even more friendly! After the lessons, when the teachers there left the class, the whole class stands up and each and everyone of them hold on to a book and a pencil/pen. They line up waiting for our signature! So funny...
Day 6
Today, we finally get to climb the Mt TaiShang. At first, shijia, valerie, qianhui and me start climbing together. But in the end Valerie and Shijia climb super fast. Left me and qianhui climbing like an snail. Then the teachers behind, climbing together with us, keep on saying"come on,you can do it! we're going to reach." Don't know how many times did they say "we're going to reach." i can make it to the top is actually because there is KFC waiting for us at the top! i keep on saying "Liyan, go! There is KFC waiting for you!" and finally i made it to the top! i am so happy. I took alot of photos in TaiShan.
Day 7
Went to beijing, We went to the Bird stadium at the night. it was very beautiful. Nothing much i to say.
Day 8
We went to the great wall today. As will be flying earlier then them because i am flying back to SiChuan and not Sinagpore. So, i keep on askin Mr Ho to bring us to go shopping Hahas...although he brought us to shop, but it is only 1 hrs and it is not enough for me...sob sob... ...After that i had to say goodbye to my friends and left Shijia without a partner.

shijia DAY1-DAY8

Day 1

We took a very long flight from singapore to china(beijing) .then from china(beijing) to

china(jinan) reach there very very very late, so tiring, then when we step out of the airport

its really cold, @night, the wind so.. pricking, i share room with liyan :D so happy

We went to the hotel straight and had our dinner .

seriously I don't really like the food we had that night . But..but.. teacher say

they used to their food, just like if they come SG then who probably like our local food too :D

Day 2

We went to Dong Fang bilingual experimental school , the teachers and students were very friendly and uses chinese to teach and learn . They welcome us with some performances and i enjoy th performance very much . After that , we visited the Da Ming Hu . The temperature of the lake is 18 degree . After we went to the hibiscus street , there were lots of stores and the street were very long .

Day 3

After our lesson,we went to support our basketball team and we won the match between the two schools . We went on home visit . Her parents were nice and treat us with lots of food, i eat their banana alot :DD

still remembering the china student still ask me whether i wan more banana :PP

their house was BIG! still got underground! :)) and even in their house,

we still feeling very freezing, and they treat us the food very nicE!! the most delicious food

i ate in china :PP other then the last day we had mac and KFC.. wahaha .

you know wad they treat? dunno right :X its 'jiao zi' (dumpling) and BBQ duck!

and alot alot.. :DDD after that , they send us back to our hotel .

Day 4

We visited the Confucius Mansion , Confucius Temple and Confucius forestry in QuFu . Confucius was a very successful educationist , he teaches anyone who wants to learn whether rich or poor .

Day 5

Today , we went QuFu school . The classes they attend were totally different from us . One of the thing that makes me feels kinda strange is they ask for our signature and email .

and we enjoy minutes and minutes of being a 'star' :DD

Day 6

We climbed MT.TAISHAN and i think we spent around 1hr++ hours ? Climb all the way , and 85% of the roads is steps!!, more tiringg .and i almost 'die' halfway but i still make it to the top (:

i keep saying, bu ke yi liao, bu ke yi liao :DD then me and valerie climb together

1 ,2 , 1, 2 :S

then she faster than me! aww, nvm.. but sometimes i wait her she wait me :X

then still remember, forgot which day we offended mr ho, coz valerie morning come my room

pass us something, then the door de sound (e-oh, e-oh) then mr ho saw valerie , hehs

then mr ho say the next shopping trip we cant go by ourself ,must follow him.. :'(

then me and valerie reach top, err, quite fast? :S

then we saw mr ho, then he say good good, then we say

we so good, so determined! can give us back the shopping trip back to us? o.O

then he agreed!! :DDD then me valerie, liyan can go shopping again!then

we reach top waiting for the rest, me and valerie go the restaurant by bananas eat :DD

then saw mdm wan with basketballers, she say wan treatus eat the 'jian bing' (i think)

but forgot which teacher suddenly say need gather :(( no jian bing eat liao

but we gather for our KFC :DD

Day 7

Went to beijing , i love beijing ! We went forbiddent city and its great . There are a lot of stories about forbiddent city . After dinner, we went to the bird nest and water cube stadium . Its so beautiful ! But its a pity that we cant go in . But at least we took pictures and we went there .

Day 8

The Great Wall of china is really great . Although we never walk the whole great wall of china , but we took a lot of pictures . then its last day, :( so sad.. but at china so freezing until i 24hrs wear long sleeves :S

then still remember 5+ reach SG we step out the airport BIG door, suddenly feel so warm, '

on bus immediately remove jacket hahaha

so miss the weather there :((

Day 1- We took a six hour flight from singapore to china..we reach there abt 10 plus at night..ate our dinner at the hotel..many ppl was nt use to the food so there were lots of leftovers. After dinner,we check in the hotel..

Day 2-We went to Dong Fang Bilingual Experimental School to learn chinese language and chinese cultural..the students and teachers there were very friendly..they prepared a performance for all of us..their performance were all very interesting..i admire the boy who played several instruments solo..he knew how to play so many instruments at such a young age..after that, we went tohei hu spring,then to a cross-talk appreaction. i enjoyed the show alot..the ppl were very humorous.when we came out from the place,we had to wait quite a while for the bus.we were all shivering with cold.

Day 3-We went to the sch again and attented some of their lessons.their lessons are all in chinese..very different from our lessons in singapore..after that,we climed a mountain near the sch..it was quite high and we were all very hot and tired when we reach the top..after that, we had dinner with the family we were going to visit from the sch..they were very friendly and ordered lots of dishes for us to try..most of the dishes we did nt try in singapore..after dinner , we went to their house..they didn't take out their shoes so we also did't take out..they offered us lots of fruits and chocolate.we chatted with the students for awhile..

Day4-we went to the dazhong gate.it was first built in the song dynasty.it was the entrance gate of the confucian temple in the northern song dynasty.then,we saw the chenghua tablet.we also saw the dacheng gate.it was first build in the third year under the region of chongning of the song dynasty.then,the well in old mansion.it said to be the well for confucious to take drinking water from..then we went to the confusios mansion.then the stone trough.it was used for the water carrier to pour water into the inner apartment..

Day 5-i think the students are very responsive to the teachers.they are very cooperative and alert in class..when a teacher ask a question,alot of ppl wan to answer.they put up their hand and stand up when being called.they have alot of respect for the teachers..after lesson.we went to watch the basketball match.they all were very gd bt christ church was better..they all were very aggresive and have good sportsmanship..

Day 6-the taishan climb was really exhausting and tiring.on the way up,we had to stop a few times to rest.we were also sweating alot..when i reached the top,i felt a sense of achievement.the view was really beautiful.we have to be really grateful to the ppl who built the steps for us..the mountain was really high ..

Day 1
We took a very long flight from singapore to china . We reach there at night about 10 plus . We went to the hotel straight and had our dinner . I don't really like the food we had that night . But the scenery is beautiful and its cold too .

Day 2
We went to Dong Fang bilingual experimental school , the teachers and students were very friendly and uses chinese to teach and learn . They welcome us with some performances and ii enjoy th performance very much . After that , we visited the Da Ming Hu . The temperature of the lake is 18 degree . After we went to the hibiscus street , there were lots of stores and the street were very long .

Day 3
After our lesson,we went to support our basketball team and we won the match between the two schools . We went on home visit . Her parents were nice and treat us with lots of china delicacies at a restaurant . I had the most wonderful dinner that night during the trip . After that we went to one of the students house and they gave us alot of gifts and after that send us back to our hotel . It was pretty sad as we will not be seeing each other already as we are moving on to another place the next day , miss them much .

Day 4
We visited the Confucius Mansion , Confucius Temple and Confucius forestry in QuFu . Confucius was a very successful educationist , he teaches anyone who wants to learn whether rich or poor .

Day 5
Today , we went QuFu school . The classes they attend were totally different from us .
One of the thing that makes me feels kinda strange is they ask for our signature and email .

Day 6
We climbed MT.TAISHAN and i think we spent around 2 hours ? Climbing from the mid-way till the top . It was quite tiring and i almost 'die' halfway but i still make it to the top (:


Day 7
Went to beijing , i love beijing ! We went forbiddent city and its great . There are a lot of stories about forbiddent city . After dinner, we went to the bird nest and water cube stadium . Its so beautiful ! But its a pity that we cant go in . But at least we took pictures and we went there .

Day 8
The Great Wall of china is really great . Although we never walk the whole great wall of china , but we took a lot of pictures .

Orathai 1E5 Day 1-8

Day 1, Taking plane whole day so it was bored. Reach ShanDong around... 8 plus? Had dinner at hotel, the hotel is so scary. So i didn't really get any sleep.
Day 2, went to the china school, i saw Xiao Hao. it was bored at the school. At night we went to watch some comedy and that's the end for the day.
Day 3, went to school again. Went to climb moutain. After that we went to Family visit. Me, Rach, Jeremy and Harison was going to the same house. We went to a twins house. I LOVE THEIR MOTHER'S COOKING, it was fabulous. Played games after dinner and saboed Jeremy to dance 'Bleeding Love' HAHAHAHAHA. Oh well... he saboed me back so yup -.-
Day 4, went to confucius mansion and graveyard.
Day 5, Went to QuFu school, I LOVE THAT SCHOOL. I or rather we feel like a star because wherever we go those kids will ask us for our signature, address, h/p no. LOL, cute or whattttttttttttt?!?!?! HAHA. So after few hours of being a star, we went to support the basketballers.
Day 6, went to climb mt. TaiShan. 1 words,TIRING! If it wasn't because of Jeremy i think i would have died half way through. At night went for Tea appreciation.
Day 7, Woke up early as going BeiJing. 40-50mins of flight and we reach BeiJing, went to Forbidden city and Tian an men square. The wind was very strong, it blew away my cap for 3 times.
Day 8, Last day in China. Had macdonald for breakfast and went to great wall, cam whore around great wall and after that we sit trishaw around yi he garden, very fun. After that we went shoppinggggggggggggggggggggg. Brought ear phone(Jade got the white one, i got the black one), Tee shirt and Hoodie that's all. RAN OUT OF MONEY ):. After that went to airport and here i am in Singapore. Had a fun trip, and i made alot of friends :D

Daniel~ Day 8 -3rd November (Sunday)

We went to Great Wall of China, it was 7500km long and we sat "roller coaster" up to the Great Wall Entrance. We view the Great wall for a while only.Today was also the last day for the whole china trip, I was so happy as I can go back Singapore and play basketball with my Singapore friends and chat with them and also "the hot weather". It was also sad as we will be leaving China and I will miss their historical sites and the people that we met! ARGH! hope to come China REAL SOON!

Daniel~ Day 7- 2nd November 2008 (Saturday)

We bid farewell to the tour guide, bus driver and Shangdong. It was a sad thing because i don't even know I can even go there or even see them again! I hope I can, i will definitely miss them .We learned about the history of Tian An Men Square. The palace there was used during 14th by 2 different dynasty,the place was huge and nice!In 1990, China had war and the enemy tried to destroy China's history and they even ruin the "copper vase".At night, we went to olympic stadium , bird nest and water cube, the place was nice and the best part was, it was free to enter but it was only the outside.

Daniel~ Day 6- 1st November 2008 (Friday)

Our main objective was to climb Mount.Taishan, our group managed to climb the mountain within 2 hours and 30 minutes which is earlier than expected. The top view of Mount.Taishan was very beautiful. wWe went to visit "Da Ming Lake" after lunch. This lake is very amazing as there were rocks there to purify the water and make it drinkable, something like NEWater but without the help of machines. Its a rare and uncommon thing for them to purify the water.

Daniel~ Day 5- 30 october 2008 (Thursday)

Today, we went to Qufu Experimental School and i was move back to group 4. We had PE lesson and it was quite foggy. We managed to play some games and some competition. When we were outside their classroom, Many of them smiled and waved at us to say hi, the feeling was like you were a popular person walking and many of your fans waving and smiling at you. In the classroom, the class i was with was their English period. I managed to teach 1 china student English and i even give him my contact. There were like 25 people or more telling me to sign or even give them my contact and name.If i have another chance to go China, I will wish to go to the school again. After that, we spent 2 hours looking at our basketball team playing against Qufu Experimental School Team, they managed to beat them 4 out of 5 matches, later on, we had dinner, and now, I am preparing for the 1.545km tall mountain name Taishan which we will be climbing.

Daniel ~ Day 4- 29 October 2008 (Wednesday)

Today, after 3 hours of bus ride, we finally reached Jinah, we had lunch at there and went to Confucius temple, mansion, forestry. We even learned that the king was jealous of Confucius because there were too many people loving Confucius more than the king. Some people know that the king was jealous during the visit and so, they decided to cover the one line of "wang" which was in chinese and also, it means king. The 1st two son of Confucius were buried near him. Confucius was a wise and righteous person. He got abandoned by his family due to his abnormal condition when he was born. After he got abandoned, a eagle used its wings to cool down Confucius so he would not die due to the heat. A tiger let Confucius drinks its milk due to him having no parents and no milk to drink from. Confucius studied hard for his next generation and other people, to lead a better life. Confucius' job was an official, he did not stay as official for very long time as the higher rank official didn't like him and they were corrupted, thus,Confucius quitted. Later on, we had rest time till 6pm in hotel and we prepared to go to the market at night after dinner.

Daniel ~ Day 3- 28 October 2008 (Tuesday)

Today we had lesson in the same school that we visited during yesterday, we had music lesson and chinese lesson. After that, we had lunch and soon after lunch, i went to play basketball to warm myself up. After that, we were told that we will be going to a 200 metre hill to train for Mt.Taishan which have a height of 1.545km up high. The training was not so though and was quite easy as I had training much tougher for this 200 metre hill as i had climbed Mount.Kinabalu before which had a height of 4km+ up high, 4 times higher than Mt.Taishan.Later on, we went back and we had maths lesson in the school and soon, about 1 or 2 hour later, we went for the family visit, i was separated from group 5 and was made to join group 3 and later on, it was divided into groups of 4. The family that i visited had a big house and their place was quite nice, we exchanged present and had dumplings for dinner there. After dinner, we decided to play chess and after that, we went to exercise and play table tennis near their house.After that, it was time to go home,we bid farewell and thank the family and we went back, the person drove us back to the hotel but the person kinda lost their way as they could not find the hotel . We went rounds and rounds for a 20 to 40 minutes? After that, we arrived and we bid farewell and thank the person who drove us there. I had debrief by Mr tan and I went up to my hotel room and prepare for the next morning.

Daniel ~ Day 2- 27 October 2008 (Monday)

Today, we woke up at 6.30am and had breakfast at 7am.We left the hotel at 8am, we arrive Dong Fang Bilingua Experimental School at 8.30am, we had a warm welcome by their students and Principal, slowly, we went up to their music room. There was a speech given by the principal there and Mr Ho Himself, they exchange their gift and in no time, we had students in the school there to perform for us some interesting performance. Their performance was nice and fantastic! The students there even took the initiative to talk with us and they were kind to give us present! I chatted with them happily and talk about our Singapore lifes, like what we do? what place do we have? what is our school like and the education. They also told me about their education and stuff, like how different it is from Singapore. Later on, we explore the whole school, overall, it was smaller than Christ Church Secondary and their canteen was quite small. We had lunch afterwards, the food was rice,vegetable,1 meat and soup, there is a few more, but i cant remember =x. After lunch, we went to historical sites of China and discussed about what we had learn from the historical sites and soon, we met up with the basketball team and had a very great dinner, later on, we went to watch an opera, it was hilarious and it lasted quite long. After that, we went back to the hotel, we had debrief at the hotel lobby and we went off to our room afterwards. I cant wait for the house visiting tomorrow but yet again. its sad that it is only 1 time during this trip.

Daniel~ Day 1- 26 October 2008 (Sunday)

At Last! Our 6 Hours and 55 minutes of plane ride misery passed! And we are in China! China's temperature is much colder than Singapore temperature by around 2 times? and their day and night difference is faster than 1 hour and 20 minutes but the time its still the same! Great we have reached China and it was the time to adapt to the temperature by getting the warmth from the food we eat! So i started eating a lot during the first day! Ah, after our dinner, it was time for us to sleep as we needed to wake up early for the next day to visit a school called Dong Fang Bilingua Experimental School!

Valerie-Day 4

We visited the Confucius Mansion ,Confucius Temple and Confucius forestry in QuFu.Confucius was a very successful educationist.He teaches anyone who wants to learn whether rich or poor.I think that it is worth to visit and were satisfied because i took alot of photos.

Valerie-Day 3

After our lesson,we went to support our basketball team and we won the match between the two schools.We went to yuan xin ning house.Her parent were nice and treat us with alot of sweets,biscuits and fruits.her father cook lots of great dishes for us to eat during dinner.It was the best dinner i ever had during the days in china.

Valerie-Day 2

We went to Dong Fang bilingual experimental school,the teachers and students were very friendly and uses chinese to teach and learn.After that, we visited the Da Ming Hu.The temperature of the lake is 18 degree.At the hibiscus street,there were lots of stores and the street were very long.

Valerie-Day 1

We took a very long flight from singapore to china.We reach there at night about 10 plus.We went to the hotel straight and had our dinner.I don't really like the food there.But the scenery is beautiful.After that we went to the room and rest.

Yifan

Day 5

Today, we went QuFu school .the classes they attend were totally different from us. LIke; they sing songs during their music lesson. They learnt songs from other country.

One of the thing that makes me feel IS all the student was like surrounding us? and ask for our name, signature and contact number ...

Then we went for literature class. and its interesting. =DD



Day 6

mt. tai shan?? OMG !!! We climbed MT.TAISHAN !!! i think we spent around 2 hours?? climbing from the mid-way till the top.. i am the fifth to climb up? i think i must thanks Jia Qing for these.. causeeeeeee, i nearly 'die' when i climbed up. But he encouraged me and i did it !!


P.s And today's dinner is good =DD


Day 7


OMG !! i love beijing ! We went forbiddent city today. And it great. there are a lot of stories about forbiddent city.

After dinner, we went to the 'bird nest' and 'water cube'. ITs so beautiful. the water cube even change colour every few second. But its a pity that we cant go in. But at least we took pictures and its 'kind of' once in a lifetime?/


Day 8

the GReat Wall of china is really great. although we never walk the whole great wall of china<> but we took a lot of pictures. we took some kind if ' car?' of whatever you call that.. but overall its good =DD

we took a flight back to singapore at around 12?? i am pretty tired .. =)


DAy 9

i am finally back to singapore... i really miss everything in singapore.. the food, the warm weather and my family..

i think i am going to miss china a lot... =) i learnt quite a lot of stuff during this trip.=)