Thousands of steps to Enlightenment!

The banner is making these pictures look so old-fashion!

I love how the 8 of us looked!

These jump shots are killing the china residents, they are amused at how we take photographs!

We're finally heading for lunch!

We visited 都江堰 in the morning, it was a nice place to check it out and learn about its history. Though i'm not a history person, i'm still interested to have a general knowledge on it's background. The place has scenic backgrounds for photographs, which we took loads of jump and group pictures there! There's this bridge which shakes when people walks on it, the more vigorous action you make, the more vigorous the bridge shakes. It was fun trying to cross the bridge while trying to balance and photograph at the same time!

Next up was 青城山，it is amazingly scenic when we were up there! The air was so fresh that i could barely stop breathing for a second! However, the only spoiler of the trip was the absence of the cable car! We sweat like pigs though the weather was so chilly, the climb was a good workout for all of us, especially Mr.Tan, when he is asthmatic. Mr.Cheah was the one which i admire the most among the group because he is still physically fit even though at this age!

Never would i expect a full vegetable meal would ever turn out great!~

Here we are jumping for joy, yet again!

-Smile! Happy looks good on you!-

I’ve got slippers floating in my bathroom!

Was the exaggeration needed?!

Our bathroom’s pipe was choked for 2 days and the water could not be drained which resulted in a flood! Emmanuel and I were forced to bathe in our friend’s room while our room remained stinky and flooded. The plumber finally came over this morning and got our pipe fixed, together with our shower head replaced. Now, our toilet is now clean and odorless!

During lunch, we walked pass the fish pond, the fishes swarmed to us as fast as they could. They were all hungry for foods and I felt really bad fooling them by waving my hands at them. They were all jumping out of the water in exchange for being fooled, thus I got a pack of fish food so that we could feed them. Instantly, I realized how cruel it was of us to entertain ourselves at the expense of the fish’s anticipation for food.

The new programme that I learnt in class today was adding on to the frustration. The feeling of not being able to catch up with the work and not being able to use the newly introduced programme suck!

-In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life. It goes on-

Funday instead of Thursday!

Lessons were getting more and more boring, or should I say that I’m not putting my heart in it. Mr Cheah is right; I should re-prioritize my trip, putting the module ahead of all others. Most people seems to be dozing off in classes nowadays, I hope it is not coming from them sleeping too late. We got to buck up and fight this war with stronger determination and confidence.

The trip I “organized” went well, we cycled to San Xing Dui!; those who went definitely enjoyed it! Cycling is one thing, but cycling in China is another. From this, I’ve gained another valuable experience from this trip, cycling in a country where the road condition ain’t better than Singapore, is one hell of a fun thing to do! Mr Cheah was extremely cautious and was very worried for everyone, it was only normal for him to be doing so. Fortunately, he is not a paranoid person whom restricts all adventurous activities, because of his willingness to participate without fail, it adds on to the fun we could have!

Despite the heated situation and breakdown of bikes, we felt more bonded with each other as days goes by. I hope our friendship stays this way even after the trip, and more memorable moments would chance upon us.

-Friends are the siblings God didn’t give-

Brand new room, Brand new start!

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!

Today, the final rehearsal went well, everyone participated actively and co-operated with the organizer! I was very anxious for the group that everything they have prepared so far, might screw up at the very last minute. Fortunately, everything ran through smoothly and the voices were heard loud and clear! They were warmly welcomed by the local students with loud applause and cheering, and also received positive feedbacks after the whole performances. We were all crowded by local students requesting for photographs, and many were extraordinarily popular, especially the darker skin toned students. I am happy for them for they are being more accepted over here in China.

The time left for every individual is very limited, the tutorials and lectures are lacking behind time. We all have to try our best to strive together and achieve a better future, I’ll just not worry about tomorrow and live like there’s no tomorrow.

-Today was the tomorrow we worried yesterday-

It’s Raining Day, Hallelujah!

Finally, the wait was over. The weather changed drastically from hot and humid to thunderous rain, it even caused the blocks power to be down. Our clique was supposed to be cycling to “San Xing Dui” with one of the volunteers to check out the scenic place, but it was all canceled due to the unsupportive weather.

Next up was the final preparation of the performance to be put up by us; it was a “full dress rehearsal” by us with the guitars, everyone’s participation and amplifier. One of the local students came in and aided us with his drum beats; it definitely boosted everyone’s morale and mood! There was a minor conflict while trying to get the things done, but it was all settled in a jiffy without any further conflicts. After everything, we went to these “café” to chill and have a simple meal; the lady boss is very friendly and welcoming!

We evicted Harold and packed our room, it is now in tip top condition! Our room has this very Japanese-style study area, which is very cozy and comfortable! I felt really bad being the bad guy, but that was the only way I could get comfort in exchange for the remaining days here.

-We don’t have to change friends if we understand that friends change-

Touring China!

We had our first lesson on “Insights to China”, it was a rather interesting module I would say. However, it was such a hot and humid day in addition that the lesson was very dry that it was difficult for many to stay awake. The lecturer was very nice to teach his lesson in English and ensuring that his message was carried across, he even discussed with us some of the places of interests which we could visit and get souvenirs!

The lesson ended very soon and we had a class photo taken! We proceeded to prepare for the freshies night performance full dress rehearsal, it was very chaotic, and everything was not exactly under control. When the full dress rehearsal came, the group went up with mixed feelings, both excited and nervousness. The performance was rather screwed up, but however the last song “Home” was well sung! Good job to everyone who gave their all in singing at their top of their lungs!

-Knowing others is wisdom, Knowing yourself is enlightenment-

Lazy Sunday.

Waking up to the door knock, I excitedly jumped out of my bed to welcome the technician to fix up the internet broadband for our room. I can finally surf the net at any point of time of the day in the comfort on the bed, the joy of being able to connect with the people outside of China is beyond my explanation!

The time available for all the things to be completed seemed sufficient but in actual fact, time was running out. We were bombed with the news that we had to attend their dance. It was an amazing experience, being able to see how straight forward and outgoing the local people are. We were forced to do a short performance for the students on the spot without any prior notice; we were all left in shock and could not come up with something great.

Zehao and I skipped the dance at the end after the performance to go crash a student’s “modeling class” and their “skit performance”. The students here have a wide range of co-curriculum activities, other than sports, clubs such as modeling and skit performance group was given as a choice. It would really broaden the students’ skills.

-Born to be wild, Live to outgrow it-