Journey In WuHan

We took a bus ride all the way to Wuhan’s domestic Airport. The driver made a few rounds around the airport as he is not willing to drop us at the drop off point. So we went to ask the officer of the airport whether can we drop off at the drop off point. When officer said yes, he instantly bought us to the drop off point. We queue up and check in our language and mine weighs 33.7kg which is slightly overweight, luckily it was a group check in. after checking in, we went to kfc to eat and broad the plane heading towards Guang Zhou. At there, jun rou, eshlyn and I went to a café and started blogging. We broad the plane back to Singapore.my brother went to pick me up at the arrival gate. And we went Popeye to eat with his girlfriend. I told both of them my experience in wuhan. Finally, a sense of home.
Reflections
Recalling? This is what I am doing in the plane heading to Singapore. My feeling is sort of weird as on one hand I want to get back my family and friend but another hand I really miss the bond forge between the friends that I made over these 42 days. It is like we have been spending time like 16hours of the day other than sleeping together. Looking back the things we done over these past 6 weeks the only word I can use to describe is amazing as when I reach the hostel for the first time. The only thing is my mind is going home but now when the moment arrives, I felt kind of lost in my emotions. At this moment, eshlyn as if felt that something is wrong with me and use her usual poke to check whether am I alright. I think I will miss her poking and her around buzzing. When I reach the airport, I finally felt this is home truly like one of our our national day songs. Never felt so close to Singapore before. This trip really allows me to make true friends and get to see all the unglamorous sight of one another. When I return home, there are many changes around the house. Feel so weird. I had a new aquarium in my house.

Today Jun Rou, Eshlyn and I went to Great Ocean. Jun Rou told us that Daniel for LSCT will be joining us and we broke into 2 groups and split our way. Eshlyn was determined to look for guy’s clothes but the clothes really don’t suit me so we headed to Me and City. Me and City is like topshop and topman in China. Both of us each found one piece of clothes tat we really like and first time I saw the fitting room of female and male is just side by side. so we keep on shouting whether are we finish wearing our clothes and walk out to comment on each other. I have to say both of us look great in the clothes that we choose but eshlyn’s clothes do not have her size so we decided to go to another outlet later.
After that, we went to haunted house. We called 4 more guys along as I know that eshlyn will be terrified and she will feel safer with more guys along. Starting we tried 2 star scary level but there was no kick in it so we went in the second time and tried 7 star scary level which is the scariest but there’s still no feel. But eshlyn was the only one shaking inside of the haunted house. The rest of the group doesn’t have much feel. In order to calm eshlyn down, I went to bought hot coffee and ice cream for jun rou and eshlyn.
Finally, we reached city and me at Hu Pu Xiang. And its my turn to shop! I spent over 1 thousand 7 hundred over there. We quickly rushed back as we need to weight our language.
Reflections
We wasted quite a lot of time calling people to join us for the haunted house. If we didn’t go for the haunted house, I believe that we will have more time to shop. I have the most horrible experience calling cab on Sunday. Everyone was like bee seeing honey because once the cab stop, everyone will rush over there and trying to get the cab. And I was quite frustrated waiting for the cab and wanted to shout, which ever cab that stop in front of me now I will give the cab extra 20 rmb. I have the wrong concept of money at that point of time. As we got up the cab, the lady say that she only can drop us somewhere near the shopping centre but I told her that I am willing to pay 50rmb more if she is willing to drop us at our destination but she held her stand firmly. It really shows that money doesn’t make wonders but without money, we can’t do anything.

At 9am, Jun Rou and I went to warehouse street but Eshlyn was too busy with her project work so we have to make a painful decision which is to go shopping without her. We followed directions of the tour guide again. This time, the only difference is that I am the one that give the orders of going down the bus which allow both of us to reach the final destination safely and correctly ( Da Jia Jie Fu Shi Pi Fa Shi Chang )
At there, all the shops are very messy and packed together. all the clothes and shops made my head spins. Furthermore, there are many carts and bikes moving around the path which make it very dangerous as they do not care whether the bike or cart bang into you. They just move at their own directions and pace so I held jun rou close to me.if there’s any danger, I will act as her human shield. At there, I don’t even feel like negotiating as the first question they ask is “ how many pierces are you going to buy?” if we buy one pierce only, it will be very expensive and if we buy 10 pierces above then it will be cheap. But for jun rou’s sake, I have to negotiate for her. Even the auntie also praise me that I have good negotiation skills.
After that we head to Bu Xing Jie to shop further more. After shopping at Bu Xing Jie, we went to take ferry to Hu Pu Xiang and eat our dinner at there. We rushed back to our hostel to attend our farewell dinner. When we reached there, we only can see a wedding dinner so we got panic, and called Mr Loh and ask him where is the farewell dinner. He told us it is together with the wedding dinner. When jun Rou and I enter, all of them are shaking hands with us as though we are the groom and bride -.-
Didn’t eat much at there because I and Jun Rou was very full on our previous meal. After our dinner, we went to play fireworks! If the ICT people and Kong Ming Deng too. We manage to shot 6 consecutive fireworks up to the sky which form a very beautiful sight.

Reflections
When I went to the dinner, I felt very bad towards Eshlyn as I have abandon her twice in a row. ( day 39’s dinner and day 40’s shopping ) she told that she had shop alone today which really make me felt very bad as she have been always there for me when I need her but where am I when she needed me the most. Before that, I didn’t know that she have such a hard time and I was enjoying myself with jun rou. And the sweetest thing is she didn’t call me as she know that I had a great time with jun rou. Even in great grief, she still cares a lot about my feelings but I didn’t even care as I assume that she had a great time with the rest of the 21 guns.i then realize that assume make an ass out of yoU and me. And I learn to not to assume anything but clarify and I promise myself that not to abandon anyone of them again in this trip. I have a great time with all of them at the fireworks night as we had tried things that we never tried before like lighting up fireworks and kong ming teng.thanks for the thoughtful thoughts eshlyn and I really enjoy all the times I spend with ICT people and jun rou.

Today is our last presentation for this module (assignment 3 )
Our group presented two different solution as we have different thoughts and mr loh approved. Kind of sad that we are going to leave this room. It held a lot of memories like presenting here for the first time, sitting with Jun Rou in IS lessons, taking photos for her and many many more but sometimes in life, there are moments that we need to be separate apart from things or people that are close to us. Somehow I felt that this is so unreal that we no longer coming here again anymore. I will somehow miss the time spend over at here.

Reflections
The stairs that I climb, the path that I walked to school, the small little things on the pathway I will always remember it in my heart even though I know that one day the memories will fade away but the feelings it gave me will never disappear as I have crave it deeply into my heart forever until the day I die. I can still remember the last day I climb the stairs and down the stairs I try to walk slowly and use my foot to feel the steps even though the steps are not perfectly nice or anything but it’s the time spent together that matters.

Today we went to Qun Kang’s street for shopping for the first time as we heard that there is a guy’s street. So we (guys) are very interested to explore that street. Previous night, Chin Kuang has arranged a mini bus to travel over to Qun Kuang Street.Each person have to pay around 7 – 8 Yuan for the bus trip. It is quite squeeze in the mini bus, not long later, our mini bus tire punctured. ( I think it is because we are getting fatter because of the delicious food in china ) Once we reached, we went to Chicony Shopping Mall but things selling there are branded which equals to expensive.
We went to eat at Ajisen Ramen. Adrain and I shared 3 side dish together and both of us paid 100 rmb in total. The money is worth it.
At the guy’s street, I bought 2 more pairs of shoes. After that we walk to the night market at Lao Shu Jie. At there, I sprained another side of my foot and broke my slippers. Jun Rou was so scared. She helped me over a shoe shop and bought a pair of nike slippers. So we walk back to find Eshlyn and she is making handphone’s stripes for her friends and boyfriend.

Reflections.
I realize that when the shops are going close, it is much easier to bargain the price as they are closing and want to seal the last deal before closing. I managed to cut more than 20rmb for a 40plus cosmetic for Jun Rou. And I bought a monkey soft toy for her as her birthday gift. Eshlyn,Jun Rou and I called it baby Alvin. Sometimes I don’t even know are they calling me or calling the soft toy. They actually speaks to soft toys -.-

Today one whole day i have been stuck in my room doing assignment 3 and blogging. Only until night time, I walk out of my room along with others to buy our dinner back.
We went to eat at the street stall again as the food is tasty and cheap but just a little oily. Actually, its extremely oily. sometimes i wonder whether is the oil free or not in China.
we packed our food back to the hostel and Eshlyn join me for dinner and movie in my room with the door WIDE open. :D

Reflections
I learn my lesson that blogging cannot do at last minute or else it will stack up as high as mountain and once it falls, you CONFIRM will die. so always do the work on time and the movie night its really great but we really wasted alot of food as we bought too much, maybe because the price is too cheap. we just enjoy the moment of buying but didnt consider whether can we finish it or not.

Early in the morning, i need to wake our two dear friends Eshlyn and Jun Rou. We plan to go out at 11, but instead we went out at 11.45, thanks to Yours Truly. ( ESHLYN AND JUN ROU ) :D

we followed the directions the tour guide gave us. Jun Rou saw a hospital and ask us quickly get down from the bus so we alighted at the wrong stop. So end up we took cab over to Hu Pu Xiang. We shop less then 5 minutes and our stomach started to groan. So we headed down to food alley and started eating rice that is in a beggar's bowl. I was very full but the girls are still able to eat. what an appetite they got there. dont under-estimate the girls' power.

after alot of shop,we finally reach the shop that sell nice guys' stuffs. but both of them still can shop at a guy's shop. girls' power really rocks.

i finally can buy some stuff for myself after so many days.the girls also feel bad as after so many days i helping them to carry so many stuffs and i didnt buy any stuff for myself. so at least now i bought two pairs of shoes.

After that we went for dinner, at the same old place as the food there was delicious and we crave for more. we took a cab ride back to the hostel for almost 1 and a half hour which cost 55dollars and 50 cents. which is like singapore 13dollars, counted very cheap. We reach back home at 10.25pm.



Reflections

My final conclusion. I think China is a sexist place as 99percent of the time i saw is all girl's stalls, and only one pathetic percent is guy's clothes. ( just joking ) but the food there is REALLY VERY NICE. i really have to re-emphaesize that point. i feel that my leg muscles are getting bigger and bigger everyday as i need to carry alot of stuff daily but this is what man does.