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Availability 3rd march till 12 april 2009.
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Name:Xin Hui =]
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Under skul of life science and chemical technology
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Tuesday, April 14, 2009!
HandWritten on; 3:09 PM
Day 31 to 33 Day 31 Thursday, 02.04.09 (Common test: Environment technology) Weather: 9 degrees
As it was a day for our common test, I woke up at 9am and did some studying. So, I studied till 12.30pm skipping lunch and went to class as examination starts at 1pm. Again, was not very prepared for the test, but I told myself to try my best for it.
The examination then takes place at 1pm sharp. To sum up, the test was doable.
After the test, we were free! Free like a bird being locked up in a cage for very long! We longed to be free! So, after test, lesson takes place as per usual and till 6pm.(Continuation of Chapter 7) END OF LECTURE!
For dinner wise, as to pamper ourselves for our effort put into during the common test period, we decided to dine in a restaurant (as we have been eating back alley for the past few days).Thus, four of us, Felicia, Yisheng, Jerald and I went to a restaurant nearby to eat.
The interior design of the restaurant. Looks like those cowboy design yea? The plates and cups sealed. This means that they are purified already! CLEAN CLEAN!
The dishes we ordered. Tomatoe and egg soup, potatoe and liu liu rou (pork)
The dishes were AWESOME!! See the picture yourself! The best meal, fullest, nicest and afforatable meal that i have in China!! YUMMY!~~
Then, went to my favorite bubble tea shop for tea testing as most of us(17 of us) decided to buy fruit/flower tea from that shop home as a gift. We all each bought a flavour to tried. But however, we did not try rose and cream of tea as we were really not interested in them. Thus, after much decision, we orded 40 boxes(31rmb each) of it!! Which out of the 40, i ordered 3, strawberry, jasmine and peach. To me, Strawberry was the best!
Then, back at dormitory at 10.30pm and did some project discussion for environment technology. After much discussion and blogging, I finally sleep at 5am. Strange to say, when I was about to sleep, I heard birds chipping. Which mean, bird woke up while i was trying to get some sleep
Day 32 Friday, 03.04.09 Weather: Cooling
Initially, class was not scheduled on Friday. However, due to some laid back, class as per normal for Friday as well.
So, went for class at 10.30. had lunch at 11.30 and class resume at 2pm.(Doing tutorial for Chapter 6 & 7) End of tutorial session too! END OF MODULE: ENVIRONMENT TECHNOLOGY!(HUARRY!) After class, we went to a place called 汉正街 to shop. We took bus to go there by looking at the bus directory for directions. No students unions accompanied us all of them have lesson. Thus, we decided to be independent and go by ourselves. The television in the bus. Somewhat similar to Singapore's
See the seats! I preferred Singapore's one. The payment wise for the bus in China(which i usually took) was the puting coin style. They do have what Singapore's have, tapping of ezlin card, but for limted area only. Also, from what i have found out, China bus comes every few minutes! They come at a frequent rate around 5 minutes, not more than that. It very fast as compared to Singapore's as usually, i need to wait for 15-30 minutes for some buses and 10 minutes for usual bus! The reason why the bus comes so fast is because the driver just drive off once the last person has entered kept asking us to be quick! Again, like what i have said previously, this really save a lot of time, unlike Singapore, to wait for us to tap the card and then drives off.
At first, when we reached there, the area was more or like run down and very dirty, it looks like little Indian and Chinatown in Singapore. A lot of us were disappointed as we were told that that area is the best to do shopping! But, when we saw that place, most of us do not even bother to shop. As a result, half of the group (about 11) left and went to 汉江路步行商业街, the one we went at day 26, to shop as that place was more swanky and better to shop in.
Not being in the majority, I decided to shop at 汉正街 to shop together with my roommates, mei yi and Felicia, also with Yisheng, Ian and hardy, which makes up 6 of us only. The reason why I decided to stay was because I wanted to buy children shoe and I saw a lot of it there.
To begin with, we found out that area we are in were mostly doing wholesale. Which mean they are selling in bulk! So, we had a hard time finding stores selling individual stock. But however, I did managed to find those stores and bought a children shoe! So did Ian, as he was looking for them too! Both of us were very satisfied with it! Also, we bought bags too.
Later, around 6pm, we happened to cross this shop which sells accessories. As we roamed around that shop, we found out that all of us were interested of the things inside! But there was a requirement: to shop at least 200rmb. So as to buy them, we all decided to each shop for something to make up that 200rmb. In the end, we got what we want! Happy! And I spent around 300rmb that day!
In the shop, mei yi just happen to ask the assistant (quite young, around our age) over there about us teenagers coming to the wrong place to shop, as all the shops here are mainly wholesale. She then told us that there was a place, also in汉正街 called老鼠街 which sells a lot of teenagers stuff.
Knowing that, the assistant, volunteered to bring us there! Due to her, we found that place which really belongs to us! 老鼠街 was like Bugis in Singapore! Very nice to shop in! However, as it was about 7.30pm already, we did some shopping, ate our dinner and left the place as we need to be back at 9.30pm to decorate the cake for Jasper and Jin Quan as their birthday was on 04.04.09.My dinner! Dan dan mian! It is spicy and sour in the mean time! Nice to eat for those whom love sour food, but not for me!
The cake that we decorated. This is for jasper. Done by Xin Hui and Mei yi
This is for Jin Quan: Done by velverie But however, this two cake is for smashing purpose! Those, they were not able to see it as we just smacked them without them knowing.
At 12am sharp, we invited the birthday boys into Velverie’s room. We sang the birthday song for them and using cupcakes as cake. Then, straight after they have blown the candle, Hardy and Ian went out with that 2 cakes which we decorated and smash them right on their face! They were dam shocked!
So, this was a mini surprise for them for their birthday. So, after that, I slept at 5am again, as I was doing blogging. Again, it was 5am! I heard bird chipping again! So, I shall assume that China birds wake up at 5am in the morning!!
Day 33 (Saturday, 04.04.09) Jin Quan and Jasper Birthday! Birthday smash for them at night!Weather: Cooling (double digit temperature)
Happy birthday to our JASPER & JIN QUAN!!
Today, woke up at 10am. Video called my sister in Singapore telling her what I bought yesterday! Then about 11am, we went out to老鼠街 again as yesterday did not shop at there much! Also, as it was Jasper’s birthday, we invited someone special to tag along: Charoltte
For lunch, we ate at fake KFC.
The set meal i ate Charoltte, felicia and me
See the wires hanging? From what i know after asking charoltte, she said that those were for buses! She said that they were electrical supply for the buses to move once there was a connection! Also, she claims that the bus can only go for the direction where there are wires. Other than this, lets say there is a bus infront stopping, the bus behind also needs to stop as it cannot overtake it. After hearing this, i was quite puzzled that since this system is so troblesome why still implement it. But, later i found out it is to reduce the emission of Carbon Dioxide. But there is a catch. Producing electricty need the use of fossil fuels, so, does it counted saving environment?See the green arrow! The connection of a bus to the wire!
After lunch, back to out shopping! I bought 2 formal shirt, 1 dress, 2 sleeveless shirt, 2 tee shirt, 1 jumper and more! I love that place A LOT! Typically Bugis street and it’s WAY CHEAPER!! Today, I spent around 200rmb! Very satisfied with the shopping!
Around dinner time, I went to eat MacDonald and so after dinner, we went straight back to dormitory to prepare for Jasper and Jin Quan(J&J) birthday party! As usual, we invited charlotte and Yep Yep as our special guest!
Doing some preparation for the birthday partyRed eggs! Beer for them. Singapore need a certain age for purchasing of beer. However, for China, there's not a need to!
Candles~ 20 for jin quan, 18 for jasper!
Strawberry cake for jasper as he LOVES strawberry! Chocolate cake for jin quan as he LOVES chocolate
After singing of birthday song, making wishes, cutting of cakes and distributing them, we presented 1st gift for them. A star shrit, 2 colours, black and white! Actually, they are couple shrit, we just took the male one. hahas. Also, after that, we presented a video clip for them. It's about them and the video was full loads of their pictures
So after that, it's time for them to entertain us. Below were the songs they sang
Jasper and Jin Quan Singing. See their Tee Shirt! THEY HAVE NICE VOCAL!
Jin Quan Singing
Us joining the sing along!
After that, it time for them to play present hunt!
Fristly, there were 5 keys(from all of us) put there to ask them to take all and open up the room 1 by 1. They have to find the correct room using the correct key and lets say if they open a wrong room, we will tell them that the room was not correct, and they have to continue unlocking. Soon, they found the correct room! It's jasper room! In that room, they have to find a slip of note to lead them to another room. The piece of note was in Jasper's wallet. So, they clues say that it's in Jin Quan's room where full of locks.
Next at Jin Quan rooms, they found the place where it was full of lock(which was using our own locks with password locking the cuboard). There were 5 of them. So, they were busying unlocking each lock and guessing the numbers with the UNCLEARED clues.
Jin Quan trying to unlock Jasper trying to unlockAt last they unlocked it. But it was about 12am (when their birthday ending) then they unlocked it, cause they cannot figured it out.
Differentiating whose gift is whose.
The gifts from charoltte and Yep Yep. For Jin Quan, Wolf with sheep skin. Jasper, Sheep in Wolf skin.
Lastly, Jasper present from us, wallet!
So after all the commotion, we did settled and took one group photos, but i did not have it(sorry). Around 2.30am, the 2 birthday boy sent charoltte and yep yep back to them. As their dormitory gate closes at 11.30pm, thus, they was worrying about being scolded by the genitor. But, luckly, they were not scolded! Lastly, after bathing, i slept at 3am.
The plates and cups sealed. This means that they are purified already! CLEAN CLEAN!
The dishes we ordered. Tomatoe and egg soup, potatoe and liu liu rou (pork)
The dishes were AWESOME!! See the picture yourself! The best meal, fullest, nicest and afforatable meal that i have in China!! YUMMY!~~
We all each bought a flavour to tried. But however, we did not try rose and cream of tea as we were really not interested in them. Thus, after much decision, we orded 40 boxes(31rmb each) of it!! Which out of the 40, i ordered 3, strawberry, jasmine and peach. To me, Strawberry was the best!
See the seats! I preferred Singapore's one.
My dinner! Dan dan mian! It is spicy and sour in the mean time! Nice to eat for those whom love sour food, but not for me!
The cake that we decorated. This is for jasper. Done by Xin Hui and Mei yi
This is for Jin Quan: Done by velverie
The set meal i ate
See the wires hanging? From what i know after asking charoltte, she said that those were for buses! She said that they were electrical supply for the buses to move once there was a connection! Also, she claims that the bus can only go for the direction where there are wires. Other than this, lets say there is a bus infront stopping, the bus behind also needs to stop as it cannot overtake it. After hearing this, i was quite puzzled that since this system is so troblesome why still implement it. But, later i found out it is to reduce the emission of Carbon Dioxide. But there is a catch. Producing electricty need the use of fossil fuels, so, does it counted saving environment?
See the green arrow! The connection of a bus to the wire!
Red eggs!
Beer for them. Singapore need a certain age for purchasing of beer. However, for China, there's not a need to!
Candles~ 20 for jin quan, 18 for jasper!
Strawberry cake for jasper as he LOVES strawberry!
Chocolate cake for jin quan as he LOVES chocolate
Fristly, there were 5 keys(from all of us) put there to ask them to take all and open up the room 1 by 1. They have to find the correct room using the correct key and lets say if they open a wrong room, we will tell them that the room was not correct, and they have to continue unlocking.
Soon, they found the correct room! It's jasper room! In that room, they have to find a slip of note to lead them to another room.
At last they unlocked it. But it was about 12am (when their birthday ending) then they unlocked it, cause they cannot figured it out.
The gifts from charoltte and Yep Yep. For Jin Quan, Wolf with sheep skin. Jasper, Sheep in Wolf skin.
Lastly, Jasper present from us, wallet!