Wuhan OIP Trip

Wuhan OIP Trip
Kensays WUHAN~~

Thursday, March 26, 2009

26/03/09
Today in the morning we had no APPG lesson, because Mr Ma was not feeling well. Then Mr Chua took over the class if IS instead. During is class, we do our daily journey blogging, as Mr Chua wanted us to post till yesterday journey.
After lunch, we had back our APPG, as Mr Ma was feeling better. We did revision for tomorrow theory test. Mr Ma flashed a past year paper on the projector and write the answers on a piece of blank sheet. Then at 4 pm Mr Ma began going through the answers.
At night after dinner, we went back to our rooms to check our next sem timetable, haha, those who went this trip are in the same class, I was really happy about it. Yeah! Class 2B1 my next sem class.
REFLECTIONS
Today during IS lesson, I realise Mr Chua was very serious towards this module. At one time he walked around the class and noticing us doing APPG, he began to felt irritated. He said to us he can fail your IS module, so you gotto be serious. Well this is my first time seeing Mr Chua getting so serious.

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

25/03/09
Today in the morning we had our usual lesson, APPG, we did Lab 5. Lab 5 was interesting, because you can save your data in the program by using filestreamReader and filestreamWriter. Lab 5 was really challenging.
After classes, we decided to went out of school for dinner. We went to eat Dan Bao ‘Soup Bun’. We ordered 7 sets of Dan Bao, 2 sets of seafood ones, 2 sets of meat ones, 2 sets of vegetables ones and a set of sweet corns one. The Dan Bao were yummy and delicious, especially when u take a bite on the bun and the soup in the bun just ooze out. If you are not careful, you might burned your tongue.
After dinner we are still not full yet, thus we went to the opposite road to get some food. At there, there are many road side stall selling oily food ha-ha. I bought SMELLY TOFU! HAHA! First time trying it. It taste good man, it is so crispy, but very oily. Well in Singapore you rarely could find smelly tofu...
REFLECTIONS
Today I really want to reflect about smelly tofu. It is smelly, definitely, but it is tasty. Some may can’t stand the smell. Well it is simply like durians, some may can’t take the smell, but to some, the smell is like fragrant to them, is like smelly a delicious Cao Kway Tao. Smelly tofu is really worth trying, it is so crispy and delicious. Glad that I try something that I can’t try in Singapore.
Yummy, yummy! Soup Bun.
hello me having soup bun in Wuhan...
YO! YOU SHOULD TRY THIS SHIT! The delicious SMELLY TOFU!
24/03/09
Today is a fresh new day, in the morning before class, i prayed to my god grandfather. Well this is life, can’t be forever sad.
In class we did our Lab Test, it was pretty tricky and quite difficult. Well i managed to run the program without any errors ha-ha. I spent more than a hour doing though. After lunch, we had APPG again and we did Lab 5. We also plan our topic for our mini project.
After classes we went out for basketball, we played for like 2 hours. Then we straight head to the canteen for dinner. After dinner we return to our room and do our own stuff, nothing much today.
REFLECTIONS
Today test i think i did quite well, because i could run the program. Thus i passing this lab shouldn’t be a problem.
23/03/09
Today in the morning we had our usual class, APPG. We did a trial Lab Test for tomorrow Lab test. The trial Lab Test was quite difficult, i spend the whole day doing it, however i managed to run the program. Basically the whole we just did APPG, and revision for tomorrow Lab Test.
At night, after dinner i had a bad news... After we had our meal, we head back to our rooms, then i saw my lap top MSN pop up my brother message, it says ‘Di di(younger brother) please call me back, urgent.’ The moment i saw URGENT this word, cold swear started to roll down my shivering spine. I began to worried, wondering what will happened, i immediately went to Nikkei’s dorm and borrow his hand phone to call back.
The phone rang...”Hello, Kenneth arh? Hello hello you there?” my dad voice. I replied “whats going on, what happen?” Then my dad told me that, my god grandfather has just passed away. Sighed... i kept silence for a moment and asked “How come? ” My dad said, he had cancel and his large intestine was blocked. Then my Mum answered the phone and talked to me. She said, Friday will be the last day of the funeral.
After hearing this bad news, i went back to my room and lied on the bed, thinking of the past that we had together. Then tears started rolling down from my eyes. I can still remember the last time i met him was during Chinese year and he still hold my hands and said i am getting bigger and bigger.
I really missed him very much, rest in peace, my god grandfather.

REFLECTIONS
After knowing my god grandfather has passed away, i started to reflect, what have we did in the past, those good memories. Sighed... i wish i could attend his funeral... I was really sad, however my family told me, this is part and puzzle of life, when is time to go, just let it go...

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

22/03/09
Yeah! Day 2 of Wu Dang Trip, in the morning we checked out from the hotel and went for breakfast. After breakfast, we entered Wu Dang Mountain again. Today we are going to the peak of the mountain. Mr Chua has plan for us a cable car ride up to the peak.
Just before we could reach the peak of the mountain, we had to queue for two hour. The queue there was fully packs with people and many things happened while queuing for the cable car. One of it was their famous culture, ‘Cutting queue’! We saw two old ladies saying that their tour group was in front of us, and they just jumped into the queue. Mr Chua was just right in front of them; i remembered i saw Mr Chua was dam piss about it. Luckily our tour guide help us out, she really fought all the way. She shouted ‘if everyone said that our tour group is in front, then there won’t be people queuing up!’ Then a guard came in and solve the dispute. Ha-ha, we scolded them too, Dave said ‘You Disgraceful ugly people!’ well that was funny.
Finally after waiting for two hours we finally sat the cable car. Wow in the cable car the view was incredible. As it gets higher my legs started to shake vigorously i never experience such thing before, it was so damm high la...
After a boarding the cable car we went up to the highest peak of Wu Dang Mountain. The view there was indescribable. You can see clouds and below your feet. There is a temple up the hill where the many willing worshipper worship the gods there. They really climbed all the way up the Mountain just for this.
After viewing the beautiful scene of Wu Dang Mountain at its peak, is time to say GOOD-BYE Wu Dang! We sat the cable car again and went down the Mountain. I really enjoyed myself in Wu Dang especially going up to peak of the mountain.
REFLECTIONS
While queuing up for the cable car, this China old lady wanted to cut our queue, luckily our tour guide help us out. She really argues till the guards came in and settle the problems. Well i was expecting this in China, because when i am in Singapore, we attended a brief before we came here. One the lecture mentioned cutting queue in China is very common. Ha-ha jus as what i expected.One more thing i wanted to reflect was the journey back to school. It was a SEVEN HOURS journey to our school. During this long journey we listen to music and sing in the bus too. The worst part of the is bus ride is, the bus entering in a opposite direction single lane. The driver is can drive smoothly i really had nothing to say...
The map of Wudang PEAK.
Cable cars!
YEAH! I AM AT THE PEAK OF Wu Dang.
look at how steep the stairs is...
GOOD-BYE~~WU DANG MOUNTAIN!

Monday, March 23, 2009

21/03/09
Finally we are going to mountain of Wushu martial art, Wu dang Mountain. We woke up at 6am and took a 6 hours bus ride to there. I slept throughout the journey, until we had lunch. The fun part began when we reach Wu dang Mountain. The first thing i saw there was a ‘Pa Gua’ logo. This was the Taoism symbol. I was really excited, when we are queuing up for the bus ride up to the Wu dang Mountain.
Wu dang Mountain have different section, just like our Sentosa got fort siloso, underwaterworld, panglawa beach and many more. We first went to the ‘Tai Zi Po’, the price chamber where the ‘FU LU SHOU’, the god of wealth (FU), the god of Fortune (LU), the god of longevity (SHOU), was worshipped at. The temple was very ancient and unique.
Next we went to another temple call, ‘Jie Yu Fu Di’, sorry i don’t know to convert in English. This is the place where prince had its pet call, ‘Pi Chang’, it has a body of a turtle and has a head of a dragon. On its shell, there is a long wooden plate connected to it, this wooden plate is placed by the prince. This ancient animal was unique and i really like it, ha-ha.
Next we went to the temple of ‘Fu Mo Tian Zhang’, fulfiller temple. In this temple, people worship the heavenly father and the heavenly mother. People who worship these two gods are people that want to give blessing to their parents. I also went in to pray, praying for my parents for blessing.
Lastly before we end our day 1 trip in Wu Dang Mountain, we took the bus up to another temple called, ‘Xuan Ti Dian’ where the biggest god in Taoism was worshipped at. The moment i step in the temple, i finally saw some Wu Dang Martial, i a group of children having their training. The coach is very strict, he is very fierce too. Their training is tough and really requires lots of discipline.
After dinner, we checked to a hotel. The hotel was not bad seriously, it has everything we need and the bed was comfortable too. However, the hotel is spooky and creepy, especially at the corridor. I don’t know why also, just got that feeling. Well after all i had a good night sleep.
REFLECTIONS
One i am really speechless is the bus ride up to the mountain. The driver skill is really impressive, road on the mountain is really narrow and had many bends, some more it is a two way single lane. Just imaging two buses, Not car, are heading head to head in a two way lane at a certain speed, not fast and not SLOW either. Wow i tell you man the experience in the bus was really a speechless one. Their judgement of the distance was really good, and their breaking skill was skilful too. I observe the temple were very ancient and dark, but not creepy. Some of my friends may felt spooky and wired, well to me it is nothing, because in Singapore i often went to temples for prayer, thus from what i know, people thought that temples that are dark are usually more holy, that’s what they believe. Just like in Nepal, their temples are dark as well.
Wu Dang Mountain here i come!


The temple of the biggest GOD in TAOISM.


This is the prince's pet, sooo cute.


Blessing for my parents...


Wu Dang PRO FIGHTERS!(Me and Cris)


Me and Gen at the Grand temple.
Mr Ma SI FU!

Friday, March 20, 2009

20/03/09
Today in the morning we had our usual lesson, we did Lab4, it is really challenge, especially the enhancement part exercise. It really tore me off, seriously. I spent the whole lesson doing just only the enhancement part, however at the end of the day i mange to run the program, ha-ha...
After lesson, we went to our rooms and started to do our IS project. We did a few slides and head for dinner. After dinner, my mum called me. I really happy to hear my mum voice. I really miss my family and home. My mum keeps asking me to drink more water and put on more clothing. Well, all mothers are always caring.
After the phone, we for Mr Chua short briefing, it was about tomorrow Wu Dang mountain trip. Jus right after the briefing, i went to my room and started doing packing, because we are staying there for one night. I am really excited on this trip.

REFLECTIONS
During the briefing, Mr Chua said something that inspired me. He said, do the right thing although others are doing the wrong thing. Well Mr Chua is trying to tell us, do not carry a revengeful heart in this trip, like example, today everyone waited for group 1 then the next day others group purposely takes their own sweet time and wanted group 1 to wait just like how they waited for group 1.Therefore i really think this sentence said by Mr Chua, really teaches us some good character skill and at the same time Mr Chua also wanted us to be united. Ha-ha, well said Mr Chua.