Friday, October 31, 2008
17th OCT'08really excited when at the airport.Zhiyan told me that everybody was waiting for me and i was the last who reached the airport.And i reached the airport 10mins ealier than the meeting time,so i wasnt late.but,being the last one to reached,its really paiseh.haha.
family and cousins send me to the airport.so sweet.
my cousins
my family
our group photo(面包超人)
GROUP photo with mr tan
dancers
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18th OCT'08reached Beijing airport early in the morning.then take plane to jinan international airport.afetr reaching jinan international airport,we went to 百脉泉.there ia lots of bubbles coming out of the spring water,very interesting.when we stepped on the ground or clapped near the water,more bubbles came out.we tried the spring water and it tastes cool!
me,ms wong and tzy
group photo
group photo with lin laoshi
We also went to 泉城广场 and 泉城书籍(bookstore).the bookstore is really big.ms wong told us if we are interested in any book,she is willing to buy for us.yeah,she is so good.she bought me a book too.thanks so much.
this little boy wear his pants with a hole on it!
this is the 泉城广场
After that,we are very tired.so,after having our dinner at 5pm+,we went to the hotel to sleep le.me and zhiyan are in the same hotel room.our hotel room was very very very quiet de,its just opposite the stairs,at the end of the corridor.the corridor didnt have lights too.its super dark and scary.so,we asked teacher if we could change our room.but,they refused.they said we think too much le.so,afew friends followed us into the room.anyway,the room was quite alright.the only thing that we dont like was the scary corridor.furthermore,we have to stay there for 3 nights.
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19th OCT'08it was JINAN NO.19 MIDDLE SCHOOL's 70th Anniversary.this sch is the school that ytss twin with.we attended their celebration.the speaker spoke for so long till we almost fell asleep,maybe its also because their chinese language was too difficult for us to understand so we fell asleep.
then we toured around their school.their toilets no door de wor.at that time we were so scared coz we would be having lessons at that school for 4 days.and their school lesson starts from 7.30am to 5.30pm.we were sure we couldnt not use the toilet for such a long time...
in JINAN school
After attending the celebration,we went to 黑虎泉.we have to walk a long distance before reaching the heihuquan,we would walk past many many small QUAN.
many locals were collecting pails of spring water.
we also went to furong street.it is just like bugis street that sells food only.we ate the beancurd there and its VERY VERY different from spore,it dont suit our taste.but the chong you bing is quite nice!
the 'cave'
Furong street
the little children are feeding the fish with milk bottle
after that,we went for a tea art appreciation.we tried many different types of tea.i bought rose tea which taste really nice.
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20th & 21st OCT'08lessons in JINAN school.they used chinese to teach,unlike from spore.and i didnt undrestand very well.haha.after every few sessions of lesson,our buddy would bring us to a room(some type of room like meeting room)then we wolud chat with YTSS friends and eat some snacks.Also,go toilets.haha.we didnt use the toilets without doors,instead we used the staff toilets with doors.haha.the china people thought singaporeans only know English and not chinese.when we speak chinese,they were so shock.
their blackboard is really cool.after the end of the lesson,one student will press a button beside the blackboard,the water will flow out from the top of the board to clean it.(the blackboard from my class is spoilt,so this cant be done.i heard this from my ytss friends who were from other class)
they have 10mins break between the lessons.sometimes,they would do EYES EXERCISE.very cool,we followed them to do too...
ny jinan no.19 school classmates
the classroom
my buddy
my jinan classmate
Jinan no.19 students
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22nd & 23rd OCT'08HOMESTAY
my buddy is younger than me by 1 year.she is still in sec 1. i lived with her in these 2 days. her house is a hostel as her mum works in an orphanage.they are living in this hostel maybe because it is easier for her to go to work everyday and she need not have to travel for such a long distance.my ytss friends were more lucky than me,they were able to live in bigger flats or even bangulow with their buddy.but,it's okay.i could experience the life of people in china.this was also the first time staying in hostel.and i was really elated that i had a chance to live there.her parents were really good to me.they cooked dumpings and also chicken,ducks.etc.although they food is rather salty to me(as i often eat food that is quite blend),but i really appreciate their effort.they did not have a heater for bathing.instead,they use solar power.the water could be quite cold when i started to bathe.after i had almost finish bathing,the water than turned warmer. at that time,i was shivering as it was really cold. the outside temperature was only about 12 degrees celcius(?)haha.
at the second day of the homestay,we had our dinner at a restaurant.my buddy's grandparents and an artist(not very sure who is he)came along too.my buddy's grandpa gave me a bag of food and also a 中国书法(chinese calligraphy).if i am not wrong,he told me that he know spore PM,he had once wrote a calligraphy to him and it was now placed in spore museum.wah!lol.(the artist) also gave me a drawing of an eagle.
when reached home,their parents gave me lots of things.i really thank them a lot.
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24th OCT'08We hiked on a 'nameless' mountain.the stairs of the mountain was really steep.at some route,we had to walk on hilly road which was rather unsteady.it was really exhausted to hike that mountain.although the temperature was cold,but when hiking that mountain,we were sweating alot.the tourguide was not tired when hiking the mountain,probably because they were used to it already. We were running out of braethe at that time,we were really very tired.
when we reached the peak of the mountain,we were very happy.as there is temple there,we went there to pray.
reaching the nameless mountain soon...
the mountain opposite the nameless mountain has many many maple tree.saw it?its red.
After that,we walked to the Jinan Agriculture base.we saw many different types of plants there,e.g,cotton tree,winter melon...there is also a small animal farm there.i love that place alot.
the weird looking winter melon
the duck at mini animal farm
hulu
we had our dinner there and than we headed to TAISHAN!!!
btw,we take a bus and cable car to the near peak of taishan.we only have to walk for a few km to reach the peak,so it was not as tiring as i expected.the temperature there was really cold,it is less than 10 degrees celcius.i wore 4 layers of clothes but i still feel cold.haha.maybe i got no fats to protect me against the cold.
zhiyan and me
reaching the peak soon.jiayous
the peak of taishan
lin teacher,me,tzy and yiling
me
temple in Taishan
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25th OCT'08went to Kong fu,Kong Lin and Kong temple.now,i know kongzi is very ugly when young and his parents abandoned him in a forest.but then,he survived even though he lived in forest.his parents were very surprised and they think they should take him back....then...eh...
ermmm...just show u the pictures lah.
the real look of Kongzhi
Konglin
Kongfu
sad...only the clothes was found when he died.the corspe?dunno where is it.
the "no smoking" tomb.cute hor
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26th OCT'08went to the Warring state of Qi.it is a museaum anyway.i learn the lifestyle of people in Qi dynasty and what they used and wore during that period of time.
the life in Qi dynasty
WC
also went to PuSongLin artitiary museum and related placesof interest.
PuSongLin is the writer of LiaoZhai(the ghost story)i thought that place will be scary.but,lucky it was not.we learnt the life of PuSongLin all these la...
pictres...
liaozhai yuan
PuSongLin's Tomb
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27th OCT'08take airplane to beijing
the tourguide not very good.any way,we went to Tiananmen Square,Beijing Hutong,Beijing Olympics Stadium and swimming complex.(did i miss out anything?)
beijing hutong
Tiananmen Square
saw the angmoh?he is very friendly...(at Tiananmen)
Lin laoshi and me(the beijing olmpaid stadium)
the swimming complex
-- credit to: NeoYiJun & TohZhiYan
I love my Kiasu life:P
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