Trip to Kunming from 18nov ~ 25nov 2010.
Day One 18nov 2010
Wake up at 5am in the morning, prepare and went to Changi Airport to gather with the other students and teachers. Finally having this 'nervous' feeling because i didn't have this feeling before... My parents drove me to the airport and accompany me for awhile before they left.
The teachers passed us our boarding tickets from Singapore to Bangkok and from Bangkok to Kunming. Well, we had to change flight and it takes quite alot of time...
We boarded the plane. Quite nervous. Though it was not my first time taking the plane, but I was only primary one since i had last taken a plane.
Oh my... It was so long ago till i had forgotten the feeling of taking a plane okay?
The plane take off and i was sitting with Carissa. She was at the window seat while i'm beside her. Had our breakfast in the plane. The Thai Airway. Heh.
After we reached Bangkok airport, we had to run and rush for our next flight. Sweated, and i believe it will be the last time i will be sweating this much after i reach Kunming.
Taken the second flight, now i'm seating at the window seat with chuhui beside me.
Take a nap after having lunch in the plane and reached Kunming International Airport in a short while. Collected our baggage and the principal and staffs came to welcome us.
They gave roses to each of us. Of course, it's a real one lahs... Stepped out of the airport, and the cold wind blows. Quite cold, like in air-conditioned room.
I still can tahan even though i'm afraid of cold cus it is still not as cold as a few days later...
Went to New Era Hotel and checked in. We leave our baggage all inside and rushed for our next activity where we walked around the streets outside near the hotel to familiarise with the surroundings. Head towards a restaurant for dinner and back to hotel afterwards.
Two person will be allocated to one hotel room and my room mate was chuhui. We take turns to bathe and then that's the end of our day one in Kunming China.
Day Two 19nov 2010
Breakfast at hotel 28th floor (top floor). Buffet type. Choose the food you want.
After breakfast, take the tour bus to Anning Middle School which takes around 1 hour plus to reach due to the poor transportation system in china.
When we got off the bus, it was like damn cold okay? Wore 2 layers of clothing, 1 jacket, 1 windbreaker, beanie and gloves and it was still like freaking cold. Buay ta han ah! I can say most of us are shivering. Of course, that includes me. Went inside to the auditorium and it was quite big siol. Like over 400 students inside welcoming us and alot other staffs and teachers. Oh my...
Then the principal from both schools had their speech. After that, we get to pair up with our buddy, randomly...
Well, I got a guy buddy name Hang Ya Nan. I think that's the pinyin cus i don't know how to write his chinese name ah. There are also performances presented by the Anning middle school students and they gave us sachets.
Actually we have to visit their campus but it was being postponed in the end due to our late arrival because the bus driver slack off uh... So we went straight to learn chinese paintings and chinese calligraphy for like dont know how long then we went to had our lunch which is at the second floor of the library.
Back to the auditorium for a bilingual speech by the students from both schools. The theme is You And Me. Though its bilingual speech, everyone speaks english lehs, where got bilingual?
Then we proceed to the sports hall for Chinese martial arts (chang quan) lesson. We like keep practicing for damn long sia then finally end. Went to a restaurant for dinner then back to the hotel for daily reflections. Another long day~~~
Day Three 20nov 2010
Home visiting~~~ Pair up with Favian and went to Favian's buddy house. His buddy is Yang Yu Juan. I just found her familiar at first, then later know that she had been to East View for the twinning programme before. Walked to her house. Since it was nearby. We played some chess games at her house while waiting for her friends to arrive.
We went out for lunch after 2 of them had arrived and meeting the others at our destination.
We first went to climb the "Feng Shan", a moutain. Well I made alot of friends which includes: Yang Yu Juan, Luo Yu Xi, Yang Lu, Yang Ting Ting, He Yu and Zhou Min/Feng xiao fang(sorry i'm not sure about the name cus different people tell me different name???)
Had our lunch after that and then walk around and joined sabina's and suhang's home visiting buddy at the basketball court. Chat while walking to the toilet nearby, quite fun.
When time's up, take cab back to Anning Middle School to assemble...
After that, went to the Yunnan Cultural Village for scenic tour. Bought some souveniers which was considered damn expensive as they just shout any price which we thought was cheap but was actually ten times more expensive than the normal price. Once bitten, twice shy. Totally agreed with this and will learn from this stupid mistake of mine. Know what? I didn't even bargain lehs. Teacher say those bargain price is still alot times more expensive sia...
Hais, after that, same thing again. Dinner at restaurant then back to hotel and we have a busy time!
Day Four 21nov 2010
Whole day touring. First we went to the Stone Forest followed by Jiu Xiang.
The stones at the Stone Forest are all natural. Real stones of course.
I personally think that JiuXiang is nicer!
