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Thursday, May 28, 2009
I have mixed feeling as the date gets nearer, and the numbers I have been counting down gets smaller. On one hand, I really wish to see my love ones again. But on the other hand, I know I am going to miss everything here.
The MTR which we frequent almost every day for beverages, the ‘mei shi-er’(没事儿) which the locals says whenever you thank them, the 3 for 1rmb bread which most of us love to eat, the thrill you get just from simple things like crossing the road, the receptionist who we greet every morning, the room which we have been staying for almost 2 months, the shopping, my buddy and other friends I have made here, etc. The list goes on like never ending.
I have never regretted joining this trip here. I will treasure the last week of my time here and bring back, all the good experiences and memories, home.
Music Addict 10:31 PM
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Today we had our last presentation on the code of education. And we have concluded that to the Chinese here, education is their pride.
The first week, we did interviewed our buddies and found out some basic information of the education system here. When they were young, education is something compulsory for them, and everything was decided by their parents. Hence, it is a process which all the children have to go through.
Second presentation we talked about the amount of stress they undergoes due to the large populations in china. They have to pick a direction for themselves as they grown up, and they have to make sure that they do well and excel in their own decision.
The third week, we quoted key points from all the interviews we have done and we realised that education is all about helping them to prepare for the future, be it getting a job, being able to feed their family or realizing their own dreams.
And finally, for the last presentation, we interviewed and found out what people say about their close one’s achievements after education. They all speak about the good quality of their love ones. They ‘brag’ to others about it as they are proud of their achievements.
From there, we concluded that achievements are results from education. Hence, by having good achievements will bring pride, not just to themselves, but to their family too.
Music Addict 10:22 PM
Monday, May 25, 2009
Finding the respondents for the project was not an easy job. We have to face the fact that anyone may just blast off at us. Most of the shop keepers’ face turned black right away when they know that we were not there to buy their things, but to approach them for help for our project.
Hence, I am really glad to know Mrs Zhang, a pretty young boss.
We went forward to the shop and told her honestly about what was our intension. I was mentally prepared that the worst thing we could have gotten was to get chased out by a broom. However, she was totally understanding and nice to us.
I find her real easy to talk to. She told us many things she knows, be it through experience or from her own observations. She even told us to feel free to look for her for help whenever we want to, regardless of what it is about.
Music Addict 11:05 PM
Friday, May 22, 2009
The one and only street stall I have frequent was the one selling fried banana and chicken fillet. Haha… ‘Welcome to China!’
But still, I don’t really want to take the risk to try the other stalls even though most of my friends did not faced any problems eating those food. (Yes! Most of them, but not all. =X)
Yvonne was the one who introduced the fried banana to me and hence, I took up the courage and went back to the stall one day to buy their food. The stall keepers did realise that I am not local and they started chatting with me.
I told them that I was being introduced by my friend to try out their food. After chatting for quite awhile, as I was about to go, they actually gave me a bigger serving than the usual, telling me to help them advertise. As promised, I have introduced the food to my friends and I’m glad that most of them like it too.
Today I went back to the stall with WeiLun and KokKit. They waved to me even before we stepped forward to the stall. We bought four servings of fried banana and fried chicken fillet each. And the lady actually gave us a rice stick to try out for free!
The Chinese here sure do know the importance of building a good relationship between people.
Just like MTR, the shop selling all kinds of beverages. I guessed they are really earning a lot from us, the Singaporeans.
And I’m sure they will miss us when we get back to Singapore. Haha!
Music Addict 10:13 PM
Thursday, May 21, 2009
We had our 3rd presentation on the code, education.
We did quite a number of interviews, asking the interviewees on their thoughts and definition of education. From their statement, we quoted out the key words and come out with the conclusion that education, to them, are all about responsibility.
Being responsible is not just something to do with the moral. It is about future; a journey, improving oneself, cultivating, realizing ones’ dream, being prepared for challenges, etc. And most importantly, being responsible to they themselves so that he/she will not live with any regrets in life.
Music Addict 9:59 PM
Monday, May 18, 2009
First time visiting the customer whom the company got for us, was quite a pleasant one. When we reached the apartment, I thought it was quite old and dirty. However, as we stepped into her house, I was surprised. Though the interior was not extremely fascinating, but I thought it was quite fairly done up and cosy as well. That goes back to the old sayings, ‘never judge a book by its cover’.
The lady was nice to us. She treated us like her guest instead of people who were there to ‘do work’. We had a nice chat with her. She told us about her daughter and we could tell from her expressions that she is really proud of her. Indeed, her daughter is really very capable! I hope we will be able to meet her in person during the next visit.
Music Addict 9:41 PM
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Recently, there were quite a few incidents which really bring down my mood to the core.
The room flooded with water due to my carelessness, the snapping of strings due to the heavy clothes I hung up after washing and the scolding I got from the reception aunty for throwing tissue into the toilet bowl, causing it to be stuck up.
That makes me wonder, am I really down on luck? Or is it merely because I’m always the pest for causing so many problems?
Guess I really need to be more careful when doing things.
The Discovery Island on friday!
The rides were thrilling and exciting. The place was beautifully built. However, sadly to say that, the service they provides were not up to standard.
But still, we had lots of fun enjoying the rides and scaring ourselves up.
Music Addict 10:41 PM
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