hello people i'm back from yunnan! :)

The highlights of the trip would be the school visits, esp the one to Ci Jiu Secondary, the poorer rural school. During the two days we've been there, we sang, cheered, danced and played with them. Prior to the visit, everyone was stressed, all so worried that everything would not turn out as according to our plan, and we'll disappoint the teachers again, that we'll screw it up like how we did at the urban school. But at last, everything was good, we've left a impact on the students there, as what the teachers have said, and yes, they too, created a significant impact on us as well.
Despite their situation they're in, even when they've got little money to themselves, they still brought us gifts. And extra food were cooked especially for us. They were so cooperative during the games, making us feel like family. And they're so much strong than us. Living in a place where 24 ppl slept in a room, where the toliet had no doors and just a hole in the ground, they did not complain a single bit. They're so much more contented with life than us, and so much happier. They held on to our hands like brothers and sisters, even though we've just known them for hours.
When we were leaving them on the second day of the visit, the whole scene was so heartening. Everyone was crying, the china students and us. They were crying out to us, telling us they'll remember us, telling us not to go. Everyone was just so touched that we couldn't control our tears. As Mr Leow said, we've left our hearts with them.

We went up Shang-ri-la. It was the highest point that we've been in the trip. There, we visited the Potaso Park, and everyone got high-altitude sickness, Vomiting and Headache. And i had the chance to see the starry sky there, it was just beyond wonderful, it was more than a million stars up there.
We also went to Lijiang, and went for a shopping trip at the Lijiang Old Town. Joey, Eve and I got our worst experience, and we swear never to be late for anything. It was like hell. But, on a lighter note, we've seen concern from everyone, and the talk with the teachers was a good sharing session. And we've learned the art of bargaining. Thanks to some of the guys who brought the three of us the glass bangle!
The day we're coming back to singapore, we went to the flower market. Some of us shared a huge pink bag to put our things. And Woon Shin was so happy to carry the bag for us, he looked good with it too. :) haha! The flower market was filled with stalls with flowers of every kind, probably the market with the most flowers and coffee. Recieved flowers from Ivan, SongBoon, Siting, Syamil, and some of the guys and girls, thanks so much!

During one of the dinner, coincidentally there was a firework display! :) As for the meals, i think we had fried eggs and rice for everyone. The hotels we stayed in were good, only for one when the toliet bowl in my room, somehow had all the shit flushed up. It was like, omg. Mentioning hotelroom, i was really forunate to share a room with Sheena. :) We're terribly messy with it comes to packing.
Another learning point would be Emcee-ing. Joey and i had the honour of being the Emcee during one of the many bus trip. As expected, we screwed up for the first session. It was like, a cold atmosphere. The second session was slightly better, just slightly, still way away from average. Well, i guess we're just not cut out to be up on the stage, ra-ra-ing the crowd. And a very big thank you to Mr Leow and Mr Tan KG for their encouragement.


A VERY BIG THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO WENT TO THE TRIP,
ESP TO
THE TEACHERS: Mr Tan KG, MR Thomas Tan, Mr Choo, Mr Ng, Ms Ng, Mr Chua, Mr Leow, Ms Wang, Mdm See, Mdm Koh, and Mr Fadzel.
JJ LEADERS: JiaCheng, HuiMui, WoonShin, Shawn, Gina, Joey, Eve, Judith, Sheryl, Sheena, Faizel, Hannisah.
IG1: Ivan, Song Boon, SiTing, HongZheng, ChungSi, Syamil, Nadiah1, Nadiah2, Zulaikha, Haidatul, Sinyi, Sha, Ern, Hafiz
THANK YOU FOR MAKING EVERYTHING SO SPECIAL FOR ME!