Day 22 - Another Day

Messy-looking table

Test tomorrow~

HELLO!

I found out a few days ago I had done my laundry wrongly. It turns out I did not add in washing powder before I soak my clothes. Therefore they had this peculiar smell. I had to soak and wait for it for another day before I could hang it to dry. Because of that I almost don't have any undergarments to wear; One careless mistake I dare not forget and one good example to show the difference of getting things done and getting things done correctly or not. -.-

toilet/laundry room
toilet/laundry room

Mr Wong told us to attend the 1pm class to practice more on our Flexsims. Mr Wong also gave us some more tips and explained more about the statistical distribution that we would most likely be doing tomorrow:

The above are some notes that I've copied old-school style from the whiteboard (the New-school style would be using MS word or even Paint)

Class ended approximately around 3pm and the BAS/123 grls got ourselves a Strawberry-flavour-chocolate-coated-IceCREAM CONE (Cornetto)!! Its RMB4(S$1) each. o.O jealous, much? =P

Group E members agreed to meet at Group Leader's room to discuss on our Thursday presentation. It turns out I'm pretty much pumped up to do this. Mainly because, XY got the main role (leader mah^^) and Vivian got the Narrator's job (I don't like to talk too much) and Seok and I get to be CALEFARE! haha. small but necessary roles, i like (: 

Dinner at the usual back alley ji dan la mian shop but I ordered Neu ro la mian jia ji dan (Beef soup noodles with egg). Se-dap!

tired

Day 21 - Back Home (Hostel) !

Marks on my hands (left hand)
(right hand)
during class (Mr Wong showing the Wushu shots taken:)

The night before wasnt spent as smoothly as other nights. My whole body itches and I feel like there's something crawling all over me, causing me to be wide awake in the middle of the night just to scratch those few spots. I had to constantly apply moisturizer to relieve my dry and irritable skin.

It wasnt the first time I have these "itch-attacks" due to lack of water and dryness. My lips had begun to swell and was as big and as red as nobody's business. The worst part was that since I'm wearing short sleeve to sleep the sleeve keep rubbing the sore area causing it to be more irritated. It was really painful and the main thing was I could not sleep at all because of all it.

It got to a stage whereby waking up was almost a relief. Since I did not sleep well the night before, my swollen eyes showed and my roomates and I cant help but thought my whole face was swollen. -.- It was that bad.

Lesson (lecture) was at 1pm since Mr Wong wanted us to rest well for the trip as we came back quite late last night (around 9pm). Therefore my roommates and I bought some food and ate in our bunk before heading to class. 

Mr Wong shared with us a website that shows a few countries' brief history and historical event to enhance our understanding from our IS lesson. I thought it was very useful as other countries were mentioned and compared to China as well. He had also kindly shared with us some of his photos from his other trips i.e. in India and Egypt. At one point of time, he described what happen to some of the individual in his group and how they were able to pull through as a team. It reminded me of the 6th NE message:

We have confidence in our future.
United, determined and well-prepared, we have what it takes to build a bright future for ourselves, and to progress together as one nation.

Probably the spirit that he have with his team is similar to the ones some of us felt during the climb especially sticking with each other to give moral support and boost of spirit.

After class did a little bit more laundry and had dinner with JO1s at the Fake KFC. I had 5 chicken (4spicy mcwings-taste-alike and 1 drumstick) with fries and iceCoffee, "damn shiok can.". Went back to blog to polish up the day.

sleepless night

Day 20 - The Climb

Han Xuan: Our Tour Guide and my cable car partner
Cable Car View from the Peak
ARH!
with another one of our Tour Guide
Saying Goodbye...
Cable Car View
Cable Car View
High up... see the locks at the right foreground of the pictures? They are shaped like hearts or even two hearts combined and are said that lovers who locked each other names will stay together. Should they want to go their seperate ways, it was said they have to go and unlock those locks.
Cable Car View
The Golden Peak
Cable Car View
Resting near the peak
It was said they Rub the Bars for Good Luck...
and believers placed coins in between the bars as well.
Approximately 1,612 m from sea level yaw!

 It was cold, cold, cold....
The Golden Peak from below...
As we climbed, there are others who worked to help you get there
So strong...
The narrow steps
Hashanah Jiayou!
At the Peak. ((:

Alot of the temples have roofs shaped like that.

I think thats a trademark for temple?

Some of us saw how the man carried the door. It looked downright heavy and the man was skinny. Its hard to live, isnt it? We take our good life in Singapore for granted most times.

The Climb to the golden peak was a refreshing exercise. There were alot of steps; Most of them are steep and narrow. The golden peak itself was full of people. Since the Wudang Mountain was believed to be one of the holy mountain for the Taoists, there were alot of people praying and wishing for forever love (locking their name and their partners' in lock) and people rubbing the bars of the "Heaven Palace" Temple and leaving coins in between those bars so that their wish could be granted.

Personally seeing what Taoists believers believe in, helped me to recall the things I'm being taught in my religion. I think I am more able to make better comparisons with my beliefs and theirs. Maybe one of these days, I shall accompany PeiJie on Sunday to Church so that I am able to learn more about the Christians. 

2. NE Message: We must preserve racial and religious harmony.
We value our diversity and are determined to stay a united people. 

I like the cable car ride, even though at some point of the time its abit too steep and scary; its a new experience to ride a cable car. Ms Han Xuan was afraid of height. She keep saying something like "Wa pa"(I'm scared). So I try to calm her by patting her knee and trying to take her mind off the ride by talking but there's a communication barrier. I tried to guess what she's trying to say with sign language and try to reply in broken chinese while she tried to reply me by sign language and broken english. Almost half of the time we tried to communicate we end up laughing at ourselves as we cant understand what each other is saying. Its another new experience. I found out she is 26 and has a brother of 20 years old and I told her about my 2 sisters and brother's age and then we reached our stop... hahaha. Took us 20 mins to just get that through. LOL

Besides that, we also get to see some more of the local attractions and bought afew more souveniors there. The road high up the mountain have quite a few sharp turns. I think the bus rides to and fro from a destination at the mountain to the next itself is an adventure. 

The bus ride home however was exhausting and Ms Han Xuan is really nice. She apologised for rushing us (although we know thats necessary) and she likes us and see us as her little Titi and Meimei. I have a chinese older sister yaw! (;

Day 19 - Wudang Mountain; Climb Cancelled

MDE wushu group shot
looks abit like a scene in horror movies
rub the pot and the higher the water rises up, the better your luck.
Mr Wong disturbing XH? oops 

(heheheh)
Little workers: It was said that there were ordinary Humans who wished to be Higher thanthe Taoist "God" without doing anything. Thus, the Taoist God granted their wishes by tying them on the roof his statue is resting so that they will always be "physically" placed higher than him as a form of punishment.
Wushu Group Shot

Dropped petals
. . .
Fireworks!

Stairs @_@
Solo Wushu Shot?

Climbing Stairs T_T

Uneven Steps

Prince Temple ahead.
The Prince Hall...
Local Attraction
Lunch (after);

Lunch Before

The day started real early. Around 6am for me and the grls in Room 123. Met the rest at the foyer* and went off to meet Mr Wong and the other students from the other division.

We were suppose to climb till the peak today but since it rain... The climb was postponed to the next day. We spent the day by visiting the local attractions located near the Wudang Mountain. There were alot of temples and halls that contains different kinds of Taoist God(s). I had some difficulty in absorbing the fact that they (taoist believers) has alot of God during IS lesson. When I saw the statues, I am able to understand more. However, I do think its alittle confusing but I shall keep my opinion(s) to myself as religion is a sensitive issue.

The first highlights for the day was the Wushu practice we saw. Most of us were inspired to copy some of the moves. We took a group shot and MDE shot with Mr Wong as the 'Shifu'. 

Wushu practice

Wushu Practice

The second highlights was the HOTEL WE SLEPT IN! Whoohoo! 

LUXURIOUS!!!

(luxurious until all 3 woke up late-.-)

grls 123 at room 3302

The beds are much bigger than the hotels in Malaysia. Papa, if we ever go China as a Family, we book a room of two single beds and it will be enough for all six of us. I'm not kidding! Yes sir, we slept leisurely. Arms spread, legs wide, I think I look like a starfish when I slept. The 123 girls shared a room again and boy, we laughed ourselves silly trying to cramp our faces together in a picture. (: 

*foyer is actually our dormitory corridor near the staircase.