The First Part of The Day:
Before we board the bus, all of us were so busy preparing to move our luggage from point A to point B and to the next again that we had not have enough time to be emotional about going.
"Goodbye, Wuhan!"- Randolph, while on our way to the bus thats going to take us to Airport.
The Lady Boss shed some tears according to Zee Min. It made some of us cried as well but I want her to remember me in smiles. NO crying. I'm going to miss her. She reminds me alot of Grandma. I still have my grandma!
Second Part: The First Flight
This was when things got more teary for some. Local students, thanks so much for sending us off. (pictures in wg's camera)
It was Windy.
And we had to take a short bus trip to the plane.
A new friend; Mr Leo Neng Ping
Third part: Second Flight
Transit between the two flights was a mad rush.
I had to leave my brother's present behind. It turns out I had to compress the soccer ball. Since the ball contains air, "there might be a bomb in it", dad said.
One of the things that made me beyond upset was the fact nobody told me earlier that it has to be compressed. Or else I could have done it myself with the pin. I placed the pin at my luggage because I did'nt want it to be confiscated. Now I have the pin with no ball. haa
I was so upset at the thought of upsetting Danial that I really coudn't help myself. Sorry for pushing you away that time, Hashanah. And yeah, I made quite a ruckus when I start crying. I told myself I should stop bawling about the ball and be big girl for my little bro. Things happened and at the particular moment when I've stopped, I realised crying won't reversed time nor will it pause time nor will it bring back the ball back nor will it help to explain to my brother.
Echo: I can't bring the ball back.
Three words: Deal with it.
I must be independant not only with my actions but with my thoughts and reasons as well.
I don't want anyone to remember me as the girl who cried on her flight home because of a ball.
It sounds silly. Hope you're smiling reading this, whoever you are, because I am (:
Future doctors?
"let me poke you with my special stethoscope"
LOL
Too bad I plucked out the courage to talk to her only when we were about to land. So we talked about 14 mins instead of the available 4hrs but its okay, she had her earpiece on and was dozing off most of the time. (:
Fourth: Things Learnt (general)~
Neng Ping and Kisten are both locals in China. Neng Ping travels alot to different parts of China because of his work and he has a child younger than me by 5 years and Kisten travel to and fro from Guangzhou to SIngapore because she's studying in MDIS and she's only two years older than me and she's already travelling alone. Wow, right?
I mentioned in my learning plan that I want to be more at ease with strangers, too. My journey in Wuhan have definitely widen my circle of friends and I've found out I've befriend more strangers than I had imagined I could.
I've endured discomfort of a thin mattress in dorm and had my share of holding breath to pee and also to look away and not look disgusted when others' spit. I feel that I've grown and that I've actually seen another part of the world. Another culture, another lifestyle where there's spitting and slippers are not usually "in". There's so many things that I've learnt (not only a long foreign history) that I can't find the right words to describe this sense of satisfaction and achievement.
If you're a new batch of OIP students wannabes, here's something for you; Go for it!
Fifth: This is Home, truly~
SINGAPORE IS OUR HOME, THIS IS WHERE WE BELONG.
Which NE message is that? (:
Sixth: Last but not least
Thank You Mr Wong for taking care of us all
(even though sometimes I think we all made you quite mad)
Thank You girls of Room 123 for sticking with me
(although at times I know I can drive both of you up the wall)
Thank You to Weiguang who helped us quite alot for the shopping trips here and there
(but I still don't like when you come in our room and being too ______ you-know.lol)
Thank You Groupmates for the pleasant project work-time
(even with a MIA we-know-who and we dont go together always)
and
Thank You All
for the memories, the enriching journey, the friendship, the opportunities
and
even though our Immersion Programme has come to an end,
I hope you know with this end comes a new beginning
(video and self-assignment etc-.-) aha and also because
in life every beginning has an end and every end has a new beginning.
Thank You for Reading.