kwong kai li [kelly] =)

er, since i haven't post my trip to china thing, i will do it now.
but, i think i lost my reflection booklet.
so, I'll try recall what have happened.
if i had miss out anything,
please inform me and I'll edit the post. (:

Day 1
so, we came to school quite early to assemble at the canteen.
we waited for everyone to be here,
marked attendence,
and we settled off to the airport.
Heard some briefings on the bus. [i.e. what thing you can/cannot bring into the plane]
reached airport, everyone seems to be excited.
some parents came to the airport to see them off.
checked into the waiting area, some waved goodbye to their parents.
waited for the plane.
the plane finally arrived !
my friends and I was so excited !
i didnt bring my phone along so i didnt have to off my phone but the others need to.
we took 2 planes, first was from s'pore to Beijing,
then was from Beijing to Jinan.
it tool over 6hours to reach there?
we reached there at night.
it was very very cold outside the airport.
i can't remember the degree but its almost negative.
we were too tired to listen to the tour guide talk history.
i noticed their roads, wide and its like a spiral slide.
There were lights at the side of the roads.
I think its for the drivers to know where their going.
we reached the hotel,
ate our dinner,
although we were all very hungry,
but we all didnt eat much.
Maybe the food is not suitable for us, or maybe we haven't get used to the food.
Or maybe, we were too tired to eat.
went to our respective rooms, bathed and slept.

Day 2
We need to reach at 6.40am if i'm not wrong.
we went for the breakfast,
I think we're not tired to eat now,
but most of the food is still not really accepted by us, YET !
We then went to Dong Fang Bilingual Expermental School.
To see how they learn and how different is their way of studing compared to us.
they are very friendly.
They made their band members to welcome us.
They are so heart warming !
we had our own partners.
They are suppose to lead us and tell us about their school.
They tried real hard to speak in English to us.
Maybe their principal told them they have to 'cause we doesn't understand chinese?
Because when i told them they could speak to us in Chinese they were all like very shock.
At night, we went to watch shuang huang [ a type of performance by two person?]
and a few other comedy with the basketball guys.
Before i came to china, i've heard of shuan huang already.
I really really wished to watch it in real life !
and, coming to China granted my wish !
i was so happy that when i went back to the hotel i tossed and turned and could not sleep.
anyways, i fell asleep somehow. =)

Day 3
We went to the same school again,
listened to their lessons !
i was amazed that their maths is in chinese !
even simple sums i dont understand !
'cause its so different.
or maybe we not taught like this, that's why.
We went for our lunch. I dont like the Tofu, got some weird taste, as if it was burnt !
haha, i like the bun, they make it very pretty, although it was hard, but its still ok. (:
Then we waited for our teachers.
then we go for the climb at Qian Fuo Shan [mt. Qian Fuo] (if i'm not wrong).
Mr ho said it was a warm-up for the climbing of mt. Taishan.
its was ok, i was drench when i reached the top.
Too warm ! not because of the weather.
the weather is cold, but after the excercise we felt warm.
coming down was easier.
then we have to walk back to school again !
Tired!
we were then grouped again for house visiting !
we suppose to go one family only.
But i'm very lucky, a friend of hers live upstairs only !
so we went for 2 family instead.
In my group there's Rachelle, Zephyra, Kai Jun and Me.
we had lots of fun !
they planned lots of performance for us. (:
Her father video taped us.
the food was sumptous !
the table is as long as 3 school tables combine and its full of food !
the food was so nice.
They chatted with us and all.
They said i was the most out-spoken ine compared to them.
actually is because they talked English more than chinese but i'm the other way round. (:
so ya, really had lots of fun.
after that went to upstair, which is the other friend's house.
i found similarity between them.
Their houses are very neat, its painted white. very spacous.
and if there's a guest they will serve them fruits even even they are 'come-and-go' guest.
both of the girl is good at one musical insturment.
one is Piano the other is Liu Qing.
they are so cool !
they had to keep short hair, they say its because the school scared they'll be distracted.
they have to be in the performing art's group to keep long hair.
we were the latest to go back to the hotel and meet the teachers.
we had lots of soveniors from them and i am happy !
I had holded on to my room key, so i went to Hui Tian's room to pick Clara back.
thats all for the day.

Day 4
we were late in the morning,
because we were waiting for zephyra.
she's always slow.
after breakfast,
We went to some historal place.
the confusion's mansion and his graveyard.
sorry that we're ignorant about the graveyard and still played and laugh infront of the graveyard.
sorry !

Day 5
We went to QuFu experimental school. [i have no idea why is it experimental, i asked before, but i for got about it. =S ]
we went into a room. that were FRUITs!
there were, mini apples [?] , oranges , Tomatos.
we were having fun with the Piano.
no long, there were a bunch of students rushing in.
they were friendly !
They treat us like stars,
they want our signature and wanted to talked to us.
we almost like going-to extinct animals.
haha.
most of them can really sing very well !
they were so proud of their own country.
they dont care if we are going to critisice their singing anot,
once the olympics song was played, all sang so loudly !
even louder than we singing our National Anthem !
THEY ARE JUST SO UNITED AND SO PROUD OF THEIR COUNTRY !
they are so cute !
we went for PE lessons with them.
the teacher is so cute !
haha. He look like some actor but with braces on. (:
He teaches us Wu shu but before that we did some warm-up, running !
I can still remember the steps of the Wu Shu he taught.
'Cause its very interesting.
the we went to see the basketball match !
we won, yay ! we won !
score was 65 to 50 i think.
Joseph accidentally fell and cannot play basketball anymore.
but he engaging in cycling now. (:

Day 6
Climbed mt. Taishan !
super tiring !
dont have to wear thick clothing also.
it was so warm !
due to excersice.
we climbed for hours and on the very top of the mountain stood a temple.
there's a wishing well,
they say if you can throw the coin into one of the copper thing inside the well,
your wish will come true.
i tried it for 4 times?
it hit the brime and fall outwards !
the copper thing is very small.
by the side of the temple,
there are lots of locks.
all are wishing locks.
Clara and I acutally wanted to buy one.
But it cause a bomb !
so i think there isn't a need,
so we walked off.
came down by cable car.
oh ! did i say we had KFC at NanTian Men?
which is the stop for the cable car.
yupp, we had KFC.
haha.
people walking by was like 'wow, they brought their own food !'
hahahaha. so funny !

Day 7
woke up earlier to prepare to go BeiJing.
I so excited 'cause i could see the place where olympics had occur.
we went there at about night time.
the light-ings were great !
it was awsome !
i love that place !
i went high at there, like, woah ho!
haha.
we took group photos. (:
loveeees !
i want the picture !
who has it??
hahs !
we went fobbiden city before that.
its very windy there !
so windy that we have a problem walking !
and because of that we had so much fun MOONWALKING ! (:

acutually we kinda gotten use to the food there by day 2,
so, food was no big deal to us already. (:

Day 8 [last day]
We had Macdonalds for breakfast.
its was sooo cheap !
that is if you trust my cauculations la.
haha.
we went to the great wall of China.
took lots of pictures there.
so fun so fun so fun !
we took a weird weird ride up to the middle of the walls.
so fun !
we didnt go up all the way cause there isn't a need.
haha, pratically, we were lasy to. (:
we went to the yi he garden also.
so many different river.
i can't differciate !
hahs.
Then we went shopping,
we were late to assemble because
first, the food was damn slow !
second, we can't find the exit that we have to assemble !
because the place is too big !
then mr Ho said that we couldnt go for the second shopping trip.
we were so sad.
Zephyra was about tears, i think.
anyway, we went for the shopping.
only we have lesser time then them.
we didnt eat.
we shopped for soveniors for friends and my parents.
we were not late that time. (:
took plane back to singapore.
made friends on the plane. (:
Ms susanna [did i spell it correctly?]
waited with me for my parents to come and fetch me. (:
so sweet of her !
we chatted while waiting. (:
my parents came and we all went home. (:

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