THE DAYS.: 2009

Saturday, April 18, 2009

D41 - the goodbyes and hellos!

Group C all ready to head back home (: To bring you through our experiences in wuhan!

Day 41, which was a sunday, which was also the last day that we will be breathing the air in wuhan. All of us had more or less had our stuffs packed and checked before heading to the airport.
I had moved to room 220 for the last few nights and stayed with mengzhen and seok. Thanks mengzhen for all the morning calls, i guess she really had a hard time back then...hahas! Also, thanks to peijie and vivian, both my previous room mates from room 116.

room 220.
my new comfort zone for 3 days 3 nights (:
and that's winson, helping to untie the string and
also to help carry our big luggages.

xiangyu.
he was helping us for weighing the luggages
to ensure that, we are not exceeding the amount
that we are supposed to have..
thanks! (:

At the hostel's corridor..
Some of us waiting to have our luggages
weigh. While some are waiting for the rest..

the luggages on board the bus..
thanks the guys for helping (:

black black waiting to be at the airport.
i miss playing with him ):
cute right? it belongs to cimin!

arrival at wuhan airport!

joey & cherry!
I guess, the both of them are the ones whom I had spoken most with.
I still remember, the first breakfast..Joey treated my room mates and I
all the famous local food. Like, dou pi, re gan mian and an egg wrap.
Thanks so much! (:
They are really nice girls. They were the ones who let me know more
about their lifestyle and even asked me to play badminton with them.
Sadly, we didn't manage to play a game together. Hopefully, when
you girls come over to singapore, we can have a fun game together (:
I've really enjoyed my stay in wuhan!
Till then, takecare of yourselves and jiayou for your studies!

Journey!
A nice name she have got. hahas!
She was the emcee during all the events that they had
organised for us. Her english was really quite good (:
She too, brought some of us to be familiar with the local places.
She's also the one who brought a couple of us to
had a nice view of sakura! thanks! (:
Jiayou for your studies and I hope to see you in Singapore! (:

Journey, Yepp & Charlotte!
Yepp and Charlotte are also nice ladies.
We did not really talk and interact much..However,
they were one of the few locals that had spent their
revising time to bring us around when we were all
unfamiliar with the surroundings!
Hopefully all of us will stay in contact (:
takecare and jiayou!

waiting for our luggages to be check-in.
can't bear to say goodbye...

however, it's time to queue orderly and check-in
our luggages.

We check-in soon after our luggages left us. Many broke down to tears. No matter how much we want to stay, how much we don't want to leave, we still have to say goodbyes with heavy heart and eyes. It was a painful process, but true enough, life's like that. We have got to put these down, and move on. The sense of emptiness and loneliness hit me just like this empty lane, and i'm sure of the others feeling this way too..

while at wuhan airport, waiting to board the plane.
It was really a long wait, even though our flight had been
changed to an earlier one...

the bus to the plane. It was really a nice experience.
the bus was really big and spacious..

the plane with the stairs..It was raining, even
the clouds feels heavy too..

thinking of wust, & home.
Human are greedy. We want everything.
Emos..

this was what I am feeling..
you want to intepret it?
It's not explainable...

and after missing so much.
We landed safely in Guang Zhou,
and then Singapore (:

some of my new found friends! (:

My parent! Thanks for welcoming me back home (:
they are the ones who sent me to wuhan, and
brought me back home! hahas!
a grown up daughter, because i've learnt a lot from this trip :D

the group of friends who went to the airport!
thanks so much people! :D

I'm glad to be home!

During this 41 days in Wuhan. I will like to thank all the WUST students who had been taking good care of us, bringing us around wuhan, and also enrich us more about wuhan and also China. I'm really happy to have come for this trip, and to get to know the friendly people in WUST. Of course not forgetting those OIP peers, we had been together for almost all 41 days, regardless of class, meals, in the dorm, or even shopping.. Seeing each other everyday at any point of time or even all the time, now that we are back at home, the feeling of emptiness set in. But I believe, we will still see each other in school, or even meet up (:

the friendly wust student with group C (:

oip peers and wust students (:

all my new found friends from J02! (:

Group C! All of them are great!
We should all keep in contact :D
i had an enjoyable time taking all the group photos! haas (:
(by now you should know who are they..)
mengzhen, randolph, cimin and huimiang!
the best and most united group I ever had! ((:

MengZhen! :D
groupmate cum jogging cum climb wudang shan cum yoga
cum all time massager cum room mate cum....
there are still more, but it's a long list if I were to go on..
hahas! All in all, I'm glad I had got to know her and become
great buddy! She said we do think alike..hahaha!
She's very cute and funny, also....fierce :P
thanks for lending me a listening ear !
She made my stay in Wuhan an enjoyable one (:
thanks my friend!

Ci Min! Weee!
She accompanied me to talk during 1am..hahs!
Thanks for willing to be there and being a good listener (:
Most of the time
without fail, we will head to the back street together
to get our supper. Her fav. was ji liu and milk teaaa (:
I'm glad to have met her in this trip and be
friends! :D
this is a picture of our fav pose and fav b.b and w.w ((:
she also made my stay in wuhan an enjoyable one!
thanks my friend!

mz and I with Seok! hahas!
my 2 new room mates for the last 3 days.
thanks seok for her kit kat and some snacks :D

Not forgetting Winson and Mr Wong.
Thanks Winson for being my movie mate. hahas!
I had an enjoyable time watching the killing show! :D

Last but not the least.
Thanks Mr Wong for teaching us, coordinating all the outings and trying his best to rush us and had some sense of urgency. With him, our trip was a successful and enjoyable one (:
Together with everyone, including the lecturers, tourguides, friends and everyone else, this trip was a great one! Cheers :D

All in all, I've met my learning plans which I had set for myself before the start of this trip. From independent, to studies, to learning more about the world outside, to culture, to friendship and resulting in a grown up me having spent a meaningful birthday in wuhan. I am really satisfied with this Oversea Immersion Programme (:

Sunday, April 12, 2009

D41 - back to home!

Departure.

It's 10am now..We have all got ready our luggage and moved them up the weighing machine and then to the bus, and going to the airport, boarding the plane at 3plus pm.
Back to Singapore! (:

Saturday, April 11, 2009

D40 - a busy day.

Last day of walking around in Wuhan. We ( mz, cm, winson and I) went to han zheng jie again, because it is so big that, you cannot finish shopping the whole place within one or two days. Thus, we decided to do our last shopping there and get all the things and souvenirs that we had in mind.
Something almost happened, but I'm glad it didn't. I was almost pickpocket by someone, as I placed my small bag behind my back. When I realised that someone touched my bag, it was when the clip and zip were already opened. However, I'm glad the person was not really skillful, or just that, I managed to feel it in time. I saw her hand reaching out, but I just felt lost and couldn't do anything, but to call for my friends in front. I guess, the sentence was really right. "What's behind you, is not yours but others." I have to agree, and take back my words from one of the post previously.
NE message: We must uphold meritocracy and incorruptibility.

So, we came back to Ni Nan for our last dinner in Wuhan, and the drinks were always on the house. Just for information, to anyone who will be coming to Wuhan as the next batches, you can try out this place if you miss homecooked food (:
After which, we headed to get our things from supermarket, then to the back street for supper, also to bid goodbyes to those familiar store owners.
Till then, we will all be flying at around 3pm to guang zhou for transit, and then back to Singapore. I will miss all those days. I will miss Wuhan! )):

the 7 dishes of food.

drinks that are on the house. (:

trying hard to squeeze my luggage...

D39 - farewell party!

Yesterday, we ( the usual few of us) went for a short ktv session ( which will also be the last ktv session in china ) at shopping mall. The ktv here was cheap although the facilities were not really up to standard, still comparable.
Around 8pm, we had a farewell party which was planned a few days ago by both locals and oip students and teachers. It was a gathering at our 701 classroom, with some fingerfood, 5 cakes! ( :/ ) , bottle drinks and also ktv session. It was a night for us to get together as a whole group again, and enjoy each other's accompany. However, all good things come to an end. There's bound to be sad moments. But, I believe everything will be back to normal once we settled down again. Cheer up all! (:

while waiting for the cake to be ready...
cake making in process..

the cakes in boxes.

the whole group of people (:

three layer cake!

the 3layers plus the other 2! :/

ktv session in 701.

We will be heading back to Singapore on the 12th of april. Although I will really miss a lot of things about Wuhan, Singapore is still our homeland - We must not forget where we come from. I will definitely miss Wuhan for the weather ( that I had never experience before), culture, road safety, food, people, places of interest/attractions, friends ( both local and from oip, they are great! ), laughters, lessons learnt, and a lot more..
Wuhan! :D

Friday, April 10, 2009

D38 - last presentation.

We had our 3rd presentation, which was also the last one on the thursday morning. Everyone had successfully presented their assignment, and showed a sign of relief. It was on the simulation of flexsim, for the operation of a process and the objective was to hit the percentage of 70 and above for the original model, and even higher for the improved model. My group which consist of peijie, vivian and myself from room 116 was doing on the first process, axle.
We had tried ways and means on the model in flexsim to improve the efficiency and also to meet the required target. We did struggled from the start as the output efficiency was way too low.. However, after trying for a number of days, we finally managed to hit the target of 70%.
Overall, I think flexsim is a good program as it allows us to visualise and understand the whole process that will be occurring clearer.

mac breakfast!
thanks mz ( cum multiple buddy)!
haahahs! (:

my group while presenting...

After presentation...

eating sugarcane at han zheng jie (:

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

D36 - adventure day!

Early tuesday morning, we went for one day bonding camp with the ECE and LSCT over at the ece's campus area. All of us started off with the breaking down of groups, ice-breaking and the making of flag and cheer. After which, we started with a small competition among the 4 different groups. It was the making of the chain that was rotated with the aid of the wheels when it moved. This had helped to bond us together by thinking hard and making it possible with the team effort. To make us as strong as the chain of the wheels.
After the small competition, we headed for our lunch at the nearby restaurant where the ece friends recommanded. It was famous for their fishball, and thus we tried it together with a few more other dishes.
We headed back to the same place after 2 hours of break. It was more of adventure and trust. Our group (4) together with group 3, had trust fall as our first station. It was the trust we had in our team mates. We had to believe and trust them to hold on to us when we fall. Overall, I think it was great. Next, we had to challenge ourselves to climb 8metres high and jumped over a broken bridge. The trust in oneself to overcome the fear of jumping over. Lastly, it was rock climbing! Yeahhh, I touched the wall again.. The feeling of climbing freely again was great. But sigh, I didn't complete the route. Though not much of expectation, but still.... Although I do not really feel like going for this in the first place, because of multiple reasons. It was an enjoyable day for me, and am glad that I went.
Everything ended at about 5.30pm, and we went to walk around the area outside the school, then headed back to our hostel. All of us was tired out, and am glad that presentation was pushed to thursday.

the place where activities were held.