Day 4 - My First Bought Item

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The day started with a 9 am exclamation from Xinhui-

Xh: EH! ITS 9AM ALREADY EH!
Hash: HUH? *quickly grab her things* I go shower first!
I groggily nod and let her occupy the bathroom.

I stared up at my upper deck and close my eyes a little while. LAst night slept quite late, around 12.15 plus plus, because i was videocalling with my mum and sisters. (: So hard to wake up the following day. LOL.

After me and Xh had our turns, we head off outside where the rest had gathered (much earlier) to go class together. On our way to our first BPE lesson, Linda, one of the local students who sang (Jap song) on the Movie Night, caught up with us to say HI. 

A little sidetrack: I think Linda's english is stronger than most of the other local students, besides that she also have that keen and cheerful personality that (according to what I see so far) is quite rare in the local students, especially the ones who are not the representatives of the WUST Student Union.

The Student Union Reps have been very friendly and hospitable towards us so far. I heard they brought breakfast for Hajar and Masita the other day. Too bad, Hash, Xh and me didnt get though? Nevermind that.. Apart from that, the whole Representatives also came down to fetch us when we first landed in Wuhan. I dint talk to the local students much. Maybe, i look TOO malay, unapproachable and... different?

I don't think i'm that different on the inside: I still want to feel belong and welcome, just like how i know most of them feel like. Maybe there's just not enough opportunity* to talk to them yet. Even though we have our communication barriers up high and tall, there's still no reason to stop going just like how they explained in one of the NE messages; 4. No one owes Singapore a living. We find our way to survive and prosper, turning challenge into opportunity.

Mr Wong is very enthusiastic in class. He used alot of hand motions and showed us his TV on his new, made-in-China phone (TEACHER, ACTION SEY! hahaha). He did that to illustrate a point actually. Dont scold my cute teacher ok people? (:

Went to the back gate to hunt for lunch. Mostly because, its already 12pm and the canteen food stall is said to have limited amount of food left :

Had Lunch with the lucky seven? (hahahah!) :

Xh, Wei Guang, Me, Hashanah

Vivian, Zee Min, XY (aiyo, XY shy eh? haha), Pei Jie


Xh told me and Hash there's more variety here.
Hash and I ordered Ji Tan Mian still! hahaha, this time the noodle is "Dao xiao".
Wahh my chinese Pronounciation is F-grade, I tell you! Tsk.

Dont kid yourself~ I know. It looks and tastesss goodddd~~ Dont believe me?

Just look at my almost empty bowl and satisfied smile~








WAHAHHAH!

Then, we walked around and i snapped some scenes; lets summarized my day out with pictures and captions~

Toddlers And Children on the streets of China!

(they turn away before i could get a zoom on their pink cheeks~)

Daddy, I will be a SUMO wrestler when I grow up!

(just kidding :)

(Food and Children~ wahhh :)

I held up the camera and the Aunty on the left automatically smiled.

Very Photogenic (:

Reminded me of when I was that age :)

A most beautiful feeling stirred inside me when I see the above picture.

"Gougou" (:

The Very friendly and patient fruit seller with Pei Jie (left) and Zee Min (right).

The Happy Xh and Mango and the Unhappy Hashanah.

The Happy Hashanah and The Mango.

(Hahahah!)

The Guy who started the Lets-Buy-Fruits-Fever: XY.

(LOL)

The Happy Friends with their Happy Fruits.

(Heh~)

The Ok-Lets-Snap-a-picture-and-Go Look.

Some scenes we wont get to see in SG:

Xh is a dog-lover (:

Syams (Sun :)

The other Muslim Stall and the owner's Daughter (: i think).

Some photos that we took as we walked in and out of the shop (below):

(I felt uneasy when some of them start playing Darts when none of us wanted to buy someting from the shop: Felt abit embarrased towards the shopowner as we had occupied her space and time but didnt add value to her business. Since its just a short while, I hope she didnt mind that much.)

Below are my highlights for the day (:

1) The bracelet cum Coin Purse that I bought for 5 Yuan instead of 8 Yuan.

(Thanks to all who helped me to bargain :)

2) Sausages Paradise?

"Eh, Why are there so many different size and colour of the sausages?" -Me

"Because different brand... " -Xh

Really ah? Not different flavor ehs?

3) The baby whom was obsessed with the cute "Gougou"

baby w his Dad.

aww ( i miss my dad)

Hash, its okay, dont look sad for me.

i know yu miss yurs too.

LOL

4) I talked to a salesperson in one of the stores. I actually communicated to her all by myself! hahaha! It was short though. I was at the socks department and the salesperson w the pink apron uniform approach me and asked me smth in Chinese. I didn't understand, obviously.


Somehow, we managed to get our msg across. Isnt that amazing?
We used a lot of hand signals and I caught afew chinese terms which i am familiar with and just answer her according to what i know (: its hard but i guess it can be done.


The other salesperson came to take her place since she is able to speak in English but by then I changed my mind to buy the socks already... I think i spent alot.


I'll definitely would want to go back there. There's a Chinese-style teacup set that I'm eyeing and thats not the only one I thought of bringing home as well (;

Day 3 - First IS Lesson With Ms Sally

in the morning, the weather wasnt as cold as the days before.. but its still chilly especially when the wind starts blowing. 

we were told class starts at 9am. when we reached there, the IS lecturer (Sally) wasnt there. -.- Mr Wong finally called her and we were told class were pushed to 1-5pm. Zzz~ 

We were going to head back to the hostel when XY told us he's off to the supermarket. Not wanting him to go on his own, most of us went with him. 

Good thing we did, too, i guess? they have free health checkups and haircuts just outside the supermarket. XY provided me the information but i dint take any photos of it. Most of the rest did though. with their camera's flashing and some of them talking to the locals, they were like a bunch of street news reporter la! haha, cute huh? (: it was worth it.

Besides, i saw some interesting things in the supermarket when we were searching a Halal instant maggi cup in the maggi department;

see that long thing taped in the middle of the maggi packet? its sausage! wont find sausage that long in Sg huh? weiguang held it while i snapped btw, the gang suspect it to be chicken but i don want to take any chances with that (:

We separated after that. Hash and me decided to eat in bunk after getting some hot water from Xy and Weiguang's room. Slack around and went to class soon after. Took this on our way to class:

i guess it is getting warmer, more and more people are playing outdoors.

At first the lecture is interesting. Subsequently the lecture seems to take veryyyy long and starting to feel a drag... It could be because of the four hours straight...

Learn some things though the nationalities in China (to name afew there are: Han, Hui, Manchu, Mongoliao etc), the population size and their area square, the "celebrities", some of the beliefs the chinese in China believed, the two famous battlefields. The lecturer gave us afew shopping places to stopby during our stay here...

Some of the things we saw in lecture are taken down in snapshots;

~ the four beauties.. was said each of their beauty was compared to fishes' reactions, birds' reactions, the moon and also the flowers.

the above is like a saying that describes the Hubei people.

The view from where i was sitting~ Lecture ended at 5. I think my butt is cramp from sitting too long. Must get used to it already.

While the rest took off to Singapore Town to walk2 and have their dinner, Hash and I went to walk around the Muslim stall area. We discovered stalls that we could go shopping for and also spotted more red-cheeks toddler and children walking and playing around that area.

We both were quite 'paisey' to go in and sit down. Partly because there were quite alot of people, another part is because we've been there for too many times (it seems). When finally a lady stood up and leave the stall we went in and settle down.

I had been practicing "Ji Tan Mian" (Noodle Soup with Egg) eversince the last hour of lecture but i guessed i failed coz the owner just looks at me. =/ sad~ ohwells atleast, hash knows how to pronounce. LOL

just looking at it again makes me hungry all over! hahah

Tomorrow BPE starts. 10-12 pm!! then i want go eat lunch at the Muslim Canteen stall or else my card later wasted ryte? i think im craving for fried chicken. DOnt know where to get it... anyone knows how to get Halal Fried Chicken in Wuhan, Hubei-province, China????

Day 2 - A Whole New World

Sleeping last night was the most shivery and the most uncomfortble sleep i've ever had (besides the other tyme i had flu and my sister kept the airconditioner longer than we're suppose to).

We were suppose to switch On our room conditioner aircon till 30 degrees celcius to warm up the room but all 3 of us were so Noob in Chinese language that we dint realise we dint put it in the sun logo, which is heater, and it was in the logo of fan, the room was as cold as outside la. -.- i'm so glad we finally have that straightened out :-)

the pictures below may give you a rough idea of what we have to deal with:

blogger sign In, in Chinese Language!

this is actually the menu in the muslim canteen stall campus. most stalls have their menus up like that as well. haha, imagine yure a Malay Muslim, scary or not? yu tell me. =P

Since i find some difficulty in accessing the internet (mostly because i could not get my hands on the cable yet), i tried to chat online w any of my love ones using one of my roommate's laptop, Hashanah. She tried on the cable that we've found in the room to test out. I tuned in early mainly bcos of the cold and also becos of the long day.

Forced myself to wake up when my hp rang. Mind over Matter, I told myself. The hot water was so... I dint want to come out to face the cold again. One thing that kept me going was: FOOOODD~ (mama, thank you for forcing cik Nifa to buy some porridge for me. That was my breakfast this morning, i miss you loads ~)

my first cook faraway from home, not that bad, since its instant~ hahaha.

below are some pictures of the tour (around the dormitory) we had today...

~ everytime i walked past this piece of land, i'm thankful that i live in a more comfortable and clean environment. it makes me feel lucky. i dont think im the only one who feels this way, too. (:
the tour was before the group leaders and Mr Wong went to buy the ppaid card for those who requested. I dint buy one. I think i'd rather email/msn/videocall my love ones than spend some more on calls. Hopefully, there will be no emergencies call needed.

~i think the current scenery is very pretty. in Sg, its hard to find bare trees. When i saw them, i'm very awe-d.

I just found out the McDonalds here is not Halal. I suspected it wasnt when Xinhui (xh), my other roommate, and Wei Guang went to bought McD at the airport during our lunch break. Guess what? Its correct. Thank to Clive and Xinhui again, for informing me about the pork burger promotion. The McD smelled so gooodd thougH~ and its so warm~ and it has Hot Chocolate~ and the weather still freeze my fingers. so yah. sighs.too bad~

had dinner at the same muslim stall. tried the other fried stuff, quite nice, not bad at all. feeding myself with more beef. i hope i dont lose weight and my face and lips are not cracking too badly. oh spring, please come quick. I need warmth. i'm lucky so far laughter and joy are still closeby with xh and hash around.

and its not that i've grown fatter. its the jacket 3 sizes bigger (Thanks anyway, papa. Atleast its keeping me less colder than without, thank you...) and its the glove thats making my fingers look like two fat sausages thats all~ lol!

suppose to go for a movie after our dinner but the locals have some difficulties with their Hi-5. heard them sing and introductions are made. most of them are nice and are friendly. some of them appears to try to be friendly but there's no communication bridge with me and some of the students who arnt very good in speaking or understanding english.. may learn from each other...

class is at 9am tomorrow. hope i can have the strength and the will to wake up as early as today.... =/ breakfast tomorrow is clear: me and xh bought bread and jam for us, 3, during free and easy.

p.s. i think i must start washing my stuff aedy... =/