Monday, April 13, 2009

Day 6, Week 6 in Wuhan, China

Lunch at Restaurent


Look at the Appetizers....




Enjoying a Great Meal...



Mr. Ma and Mr. Chua waiting....




Khoon Fong, Sasireika and Hwee Ping




Ms. Lisa (WUST Coordinater), Mr. Chua,
Mr. Philip An (Dean of Foreign Languages School) and Mr. Ma




Toasting to one another....



Group Picture



More Group Pictures



Even More Group Pictures


Group Picture.
The Student on the left of me is Chrisie. She was the 1st WUST Student whom i met during the Opening Ceremony.



Group Picture


Having Fun with Fireworks


Having Fun with Fireworks

Group Picture
What We Did

In the morning, we woke up at 11am. We initially planned to wake up at 9am to finish up our assignments. We decided to whatever we could do before leaving at around 11.45am for Luxiang to get some last minute shopping done as well.

As it was also, our 2nd Last Day in Wuhan, we decided to go for a Buffet Lunch at Luxiang District. There was also another reason for celebration as well. On this very day, a year ago, Sasireika and Hwee Ping met one another and became good friends in the process as well. Each of us paid 48 Yuan for a Buffet Meal. We could almost anything we wanted. The food was certainly good, with minor exceptions; he fish, mutton and vegetables were great, just to name a few. I certainly felt very bloated after having my lunch.

Following that, we headed down to get our last minute shopping. We managed to get most of our stuff to bring back to Singapore. We had to meet Mr. Chua and Mr. Ma to take our Group Photo. As we were running late, we took a cab back to School.

When we arrived in School, we realized that no one was there yet. We waited for them to come down to take a Group Photo. We decided to take it a day earlier as the next day we were leaving and there would be a lot of rush as well. We were supposed to wear our SoE Shirt, but we didn’t realize that, as we thought we had to wear it the next day to the Airport.

After the Photo taking session, we headed back to our hostel, to continue on our Assignments and get some rest as well. We left at around 4.45pm to the School of Foreign Languages for our Closing Ceremony for the OIP, Wuhan, China. When we arrived there, we waited for the Chinese Students to come down from their lessons. Meanwhile, Hwee Ping and Sebastian were picked as the English Host and Chinese Host for the day and they were rehearsing for it. Mr. Chua and Mr. Ma were also playing table tennis with the Dean as well.

Soon, the closing ceremony got started with a few games to keep the momentum high. After a few games, Mr. Ma and Mr. Philip An gave their closing addresses to the audience and we presented a token to the Students as well. We then had drinks (soft drinks) and interacted with one another. We certainly had a good time and we toasted among one another. We took many pictures together and even shared contacts as well.

After that, we headed out to see the Fireworks Display which was held in the middle between the School of Foreign Language and the School of Business. Initially, when we first started, security officials were not informed of this event and there was some discussion on safety issues to those playing the fireworks and the surrounding infrastructure. After a while, the guard contacted their superiors to consult on the issue and they gave the all clear sign. As a safety precaution, he himself lighted the fireworks due to the explosive nature of the fireworks we bought. It was certainly a spectacular end to a 6 Week Immersion Programme.

After that, we headed out to have our meal with Tom at KFC, before returning back to hostel. At the entrance of the Hostel, we gave Tom all of our contacts for him to contact us when he comes to Singapore. We then headed back to our hostel, to finish up our packing before knocking out for the night.

What We Think

When the Students were given out the fireworks, they were certainly full of joy that they started lighting them and playing them with high levels of ecstasy. I guess they don’t have the chance to play with them. In Singapore, we are not able to play with fireworks due to safety concerns. So, they are not sold in Singapore.


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