Tom, his Parents and us.
Our Baggages from Anqing
How are we going to go home with so much stuff?
Ticketing Office at Anqing Station
Waiting Area for Commuters
Waiting for the bus.....Very Tired as well....
The Main Building at its true beauty...
What We Did
We woke up in the morning and went to have breakfast with Tom and his family at his home. We showered and when we entered the Dining Area, Tom’s Father had already went out to buy bread for us, as did not want us to be hungry during the trip back to Anhui. Not only that, he also bought a great deal of items for us to bring back to Singapore, such as Tea and Biscuits. That was very nice of him to go at dawn to the city and get them for us. We wanted to give him a set of 2 Singapore $50 Notes as a gift, but their parents declined us profusely, as he mentioned that we were students and they couldn’t accept such things from them. They finally settled down for $2 Note. After taking a picture with their family, we left for the Ferry Terminal. I really wished we could stay a day or two longer. I really felt at home in the Countryside of Anqing. I would defiantly miss Tom’s Parents and the villagers living in the area as well.
After the boat to the ferry terminal, we boarded a taxi and headed towards the bus terminal. Tom’s Father ensured that all our expenses were taken cared off. When we arrived at the Terminal, we went to board the bus but we were told that the bus had been delayed till 11.45am. Till then, we chatted among one another. While waiting, many beggars as shop sellers kept asking us for money; it was really annoying and pestering. There was even one lady who grabbed me by my hand, persuading me to buy from her some toys. Thankfully, there was a lady who told them not to ask them, as we were merely students.
We boarded the bus and headed for Wuhan. We slept for about 3-4 hours onboard the bus. We managed to reach Wuhan within 5 Hours. During the journey, it was raining very heavily and we also made stops along the way to let passengers alight as well. Once we reached the area surrounding the University, we dropped by the expressway and Tom liaised with two strangers to arrange them to bring us, back to the Campus.
We went to Campus to visit Mr. Ma and went to distribute the souvenirs among one another, before heading out to the Night Market. After having Dinner at the Canteen, Tom and her friend accompanied us to the Night Market. At the night market, we bought some last minute items before heading back to School for briefing.
During the briefing, Mr. Chua and the others were surprised with our new haircuts. He went through the last briefing as well as the flight details for our departure from Wuhan. After finalizing most of our logistics issues, we returned to our rooms to finish up our packing of our luggage’s, before retiring for the night.
What We Think
In the bus terminals and other transportation areas, many people often use children to ask commuters for money as they would be able to obtain more money through such means. They even targeted Sasireika and me as we were clearly foreigners. I find such means very despicable, as the parents are asking their children to do such things which they are not supposed to at all.
Following of rules is certainly not practiced in China. Onboard the bus, people kept on smoking even though it was not allowed at all. This was also seen on board the taxi and the vessel we travelled on as well. We had to bear the brunt of the smoke.
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