My fake KFC Meal...
A Tamil Show whereby actors and actresses are speaking in Chinese........
When did this happen?
Nicki and Sebastian playing........
Sebastian playing along......
So is Tom.....He is pretty good at the Game as well.....
What We Did
This morning, we woke up at around 9.30am as we slept slightly late last night. We got up, showered and continued with our IS Assignment (Report on Transportation System in Wuhan, China).
At around lunchtime, we met with Tom to have our lunch. After our lunch, we headed down to the ticketing office to get our tickets for the train ride to Anhui, Tom’s Hometown. When we arrived there, we were informed by its staff, that we the train was cancelled since late March. We were told that the Train service was cancelled due to the lack of commuters onboard the particular route. After deciding after a while, Tom suggested we rook the bus instead. It took the same time as the train as well, but the cost of travelling by it is slightly higher. As my finances were running low, I knew I would have to change currency again. However, we had to consult with Mr. Chua regarding the matter first before taking any more steps.
After leaving the agency, we headed to have lunch at the ‘Fake KFC’ nearby. When we entered, it was empty. The meals available were the same with some changes in the dishes. It was definitely much cheaper compared to the real KFC. I ordered a Burrito and Chicken Burger Set and it only cost me 11.30 Yuan. That was considered relatively cheap compared to the real KFC meal which would set me back as it would cost at least 20 Yuan. When we tried it out, I felt that the Burger was the same as KFC standard and Burrito had too much mayonnaise in it. However, according to Sebastian, the Chicken was considered better than the one sold in the real KFC. Sebastian wanted to try out the Popcorn Chicken as well and it certainly fell below expectations.
On the way back, we bought our bread for our breakfast the next day, to save time at night, while Sasireika bought a new umbrella to replace the one she lost at Hankou. While she was buying, Sebastian, Tom and I were trying out the shades. They were not the originals, but they looked exactly liked them and they were also at a low price of 16 Yuan, which is $4 in Singapore Currency. I might probably come back to check it out again.
We returned to our hostel to watch the 4th Quarter of the NBA Games, but we were too late. So, we brought Tom into our Apartment to play a few Computer Games. What started out as a small try in Counterstrike Version 1.6, ended up into a marathon playoff for about 2.5 hours. Nicki, Sebastian, Stefen, Tom and occasionally me played the Computer Game continuously. They were certainly very engrossed in the game. I decided to let them continue playing while I did my washing of clothes and showered as well. I also took down the details of Tom’s residence as well along with other important details to be submitted to Mr. Chua on Monday. When we stopped playing, we realized that Sasireika and Hwee Ping were trying to contact us regarding the Submission of their particular sections for the IS Report on Transportation. We decided not to tell them, about what we did in the afternoon, but they eventually found out about it.
At around 6.30pm, we met up with the girls and went for Dinner along with Tom at Canteen 2. I tried out the Vegetarian Noodles (Which looked like spaghetti) for Dinner. The plate was so full, that it could overflow the next second. To make matters worse, I had not fully mastered the art of using Chopsticks and ended up dropping my noodles whenever I tried to it. I eventually managed to eat up the noodles slowly, without splattering much sauce on my shirt.
We headed out to the night street to get some things, after sending of Tom. We wanted to get our fish pancake, but the lady did not arrive today. We headed further up to get some items from the local supermarket before returning to the hostel. Once, we reached the hostel, we resumes with our work till late night, before retiring for the day.
What We Think
Train Services in China is usually cancelled whenever there are not many commuters on a particular service. In their perspective, it is considered to be a huge saving, as running such a service is not cheap, but this gives a disadvantage to commuters whom want to get back to their hometowns by train. In Singapore, we do not have a train system like those in China, but we have a smaller version of the Transport System in the form a Mass Rapid Transit System (MRT for short). They do not stop service just because there is a dip in commuter travel. This could probably be because Singapore has a small of land and a much smaller population, unlike China.
In Singapore, we hardly find a fake Fast Food centre and an Original Fast Food Centre on the same street. However, in China, it seems perfectly alright of having it. There seems to be no fear of competition from both sides at all. I wonder why?
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