2 days never felt so long...
1st Day:
It's been 2 days since we have been here. 1st day wasn't much of a fanfare due to the travelling. I was really scared when i left Singapore, not knowing what lies ahead of me for the next 42 days. A little regret and sadness was felt once Singapore was out of my sight. Nevertheless, i still had my friends by my side. Journey to Wuhan was a smooth one, except for the fact that the Airport Officer was staring at me for no reason while checking my passport. Once reached, we were shown to our dormitories, which was not too bad(i can't have high hopes can I?). However, weather here is very cold, which I'm definitely not used to. Layers and layers of clothes is needed just to keep myself warm. This is something which I have never ever experienced in Singapore. On the bright side though, the students here are extremely friendly in every way. Even though i am of different race, they still talked to me, which was heartwarming. After which, it was sleeping time.
2nd Day:
We woke up at 11am and went to have our breakfast. More like lunch actually. It was rice with egg, spicy chicken, green pepper & fish. It's taste was very different from the Chinese food that we usually buy in Singapore. I have to get used to the food here i guess. After that, we were brought outside for some shopping. I realised that the things & food here are EXTREMELY CHEAP compared to that of Singapore(wish i had brought more money). We stocked up on our necessities such as kettle, cups & food items. We also bought our prepaid cards, which was still cheaper than expected. After that, we went for our dinner in a small coffee shop. I had egg noodle, which was nicer than spaghetti. The noodle was so thick that i only managed to eat half the plate. Once dinner was done, we were brought to the lecture theatre for a movie session. However, due to technical problems, we could not watch the movie. Instead, we had a intro-session with the local students here. What really impressed me was the English names they had. Some of it are as follows: Fire, Walter(sounds like water), Ice, Rocco, Journey etc. Still, they were a bunch of friendly people who never failed to answer our queries even though they couldn't understand/speak English that well. One of our student, Yi Sheng, was forced to sing for the local students. Another thing that impressed me was that the students here are very sporty unlike Singaporean students. If we ask them to do something, such as introducing themselves or sing in front of everyone, they do it without hesitation. If the same is asked from a Singaporean student, whining and shouting starts overflowing from all direction actually. Unfortunately, I am one of them.
It's been 2 days since we have been here. 1st day wasn't much of a fanfare due to the travelling. I was really scared when i left Singapore, not knowing what lies ahead of me for the next 42 days. A little regret and sadness was felt once Singapore was out of my sight. Nevertheless, i still had my friends by my side. Journey to Wuhan was a smooth one, except for the fact that the Airport Officer was staring at me for no reason while checking my passport. Once reached, we were shown to our dormitories, which was not too bad(i can't have high hopes can I?). However, weather here is very cold, which I'm definitely not used to. Layers and layers of clothes is needed just to keep myself warm. This is something which I have never ever experienced in Singapore. On the bright side though, the students here are extremely friendly in every way. Even though i am of different race, they still talked to me, which was heartwarming. After which, it was sleeping time.
2nd Day:
We woke up at 11am and went to have our breakfast. More like lunch actually. It was rice with egg, spicy chicken, green pepper & fish. It's taste was very different from the Chinese food that we usually buy in Singapore. I have to get used to the food here i guess. After that, we were brought outside for some shopping. I realised that the things & food here are EXTREMELY CHEAP compared to that of Singapore(wish i had brought more money). We stocked up on our necessities such as kettle, cups & food items. We also bought our prepaid cards, which was still cheaper than expected. After that, we went for our dinner in a small coffee shop. I had egg noodle, which was nicer than spaghetti. The noodle was so thick that i only managed to eat half the plate. Once dinner was done, we were brought to the lecture theatre for a movie session. However, due to technical problems, we could not watch the movie. Instead, we had a intro-session with the local students here. What really impressed me was the English names they had. Some of it are as follows: Fire, Walter(sounds like water), Ice, Rocco, Journey etc. Still, they were a bunch of friendly people who never failed to answer our queries even though they couldn't understand/speak English that well. One of our student, Yi Sheng, was forced to sing for the local students. Another thing that impressed me was that the students here are very sporty unlike Singaporean students. If we ask them to do something, such as introducing themselves or sing in front of everyone, they do it without hesitation. If the same is asked from a Singaporean student, whining and shouting starts overflowing from all direction actually. Unfortunately, I am one of them.
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