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| Monday, November 23, 2009 |
After a while, it started to drizzle. We quickly brought some food back into the rooms first. And then, the rain got harder and harder. And then WHOOSH! It was a storm! We all panicked at first, then I saw the people on the opposite, who were also barbecuing, eating under umbrellas. I told everyone to take out umbrellas, and some of them ate under umbrellas, that is, until the rain got harder again! In the end, we brought the food into the rooms to eat. My dad was holding an umbrella, sheltering the pit and still barbecuing. I was still running in and out as I brought the food in. Anyways, it was still a successful barbecue, I guess. After eating, I suddenly remembered that the name stickers us girls ordered hadn't been collected yet! The person had said to collect in half an hour's time or more, and we had ordered at 5+ and it was 7+ by then. We were going to collect our wallets and I went to ask Xuan Xuan if she wanted to come with us. In the end, even her brother and his friend came. We were going to e!hub when on the way Xuan Xuan said that she wanted to use the washroom, so the others went on ahead while I waited for Xuan Xuan. When she came out, we headed for e!hub. When we reached the second floor, I asked her to wait for me while I collected the stickers. I'd expected the name stickers to be collected already but it was still there! Suddenly, after I collected the name stickers, Chris ran from behind me, telling me to go up quickly since ZK and SJ were reaching. I only spotted them, not Chloe, Ili and the others. Me and Xuan Xuan just ran up after Chris, and we charged into Zone X. We played in Zone X for a while and after that, the others joined up with us. After playing for quite a while, Chris and Chloe said that they wanted to explore, so they went off by themselves. After playing enough, me, Xuan Xuan, Ili, Cleo and her brother, ZK and SJ went on to the third floor. Because SJ and ZK were walking really fast, the rest of us were lagging behind. Near the escalator was a Mini Rider 2, which caught our eyes. Cleo and her brother went first, then me and Xuan Xuan. Since both of us liked the Canyon Coaster best, we rode that one. Compared to the one in Causeway Point, this was much better! It moved really fast and there were some different features. The music was a bit rodeo-ish, which made everything better! We later went to the Bowling Alley to meet up with Chris and Chloe. After that, we went back to the chalet. I ran back, so I reached first. Since the others were lagging behind and I was all sweaty, I went to have a shower. When I came out, everyone except the boys were in the room, talking about money. So I asked, "Are you talking about taxis?" Chris replied, "The boys have $16+ and they're planning to take a taxi back to Woodlands! And it takes $20+ or even $30 to go there from here!" We quickly called the boys to come back and Ili called her parents to ask them to fetch her and the boys. While we were waiting, we played Truth or Dare. I was really unlucky, since in the first round, I was the one to be dared! Chris said, Ï dare you to do a pole dance around that lamppost out there!" Since I didn't want to do that, I said that I would quit the game. Then came a turn where it spun to Chris, and she chose dare. So Ili said, "I dare you to do a pole dance around that lamppost!" So Chris went out and we all hid behind the door, seeing her do her 'pole dance'. She held onto the lamppost and just walked a few rounds around it. We all sighed and went back into the room. Chris was laughing away. After a few more rounds, it was ZK's turn and he chose truth. So Cleo asked him a question (I won't say, damn embarassing) and I threw the pillow I was hugging at her. After a while, everyone had to leave. I won't drag about this part.... That night, there were some teenagers outside who were really noisy and were disturbing us. My dad, my mum and me couldn't sleep at all. My dad went out to ask them to be quiet twice until they kept quiet. Even though it was quiet, I only slept for a little while. Anyways, in the morning, we left for ETP. It was my family, Xuan Xuan and her dad who went there. We played the Daytona Go-Karts first. My sis was going to drive me at first, but the person asked my sis how old she was, and my sis said 17, which makes her underage. So my mum drove my sis instead and I went with my bro. We were ahead of my mum and sis, while Xuan Xuan and her dad were ahead of us. When we reached the slope, Xuan Xuan's car was stuck halfway when me and my bro were behind them, so it ended up that even me and my bro were stuck. While we were stuck, my mum and my sis took over us but it took us no time to catch up to them. We were going to take over them but my mum was driving in the middle of the road, so we couldn't move up front. When we were going to wake over them in the curve, my mum was turning, and we almost banged into each other! When we went up the slope, Xuan Xuan's car was stuck again, so our cars ended up to be stuck too. For some unknown reason, the person stopped me and my brother in the second round, while the others went on ahead for their third round. My brother went out, while my dad brought me for a second round. This time, we had three rounds and it was smooth and quick too! When we went out, my mum told us that Xuan Xuan's dad and my brother had went into the advanced track, where only one person can drive. Xuan Xuan wanted to go play the Kite Flyer, so we went there together. It was really fun too cos it kept going up and down! After that, we went to the mini roller coaster, which was kinda freaky when it turned at the curves. The ride was two rounds, and me and Xuan Xuan loved it. After that, we went to play Viking, which I regretted later. Me, Xuan Xuan, my siblings and Xuan Xuan's dad went up there. The last time Xuan Xuan played, she had a stomachache later, so her dad was unassured. My siblings sat at the top, while the rest of us sat in the second row. The person told us, that if we couldn't stand it, we could show them a sign. The people opposite us raised the sign as the ship went higher and higher. I almost puked! I'm getting dizzy just writing this..... It went about 180 degrees like that, and when it went high up, I was screaming away. I was really dizzy, like Xuan Xuan, when we got off the ship. My brother wasn't scared while my sis said it was freaky since the securing thing wasn't exactly tight. When we went up, I thought I was gonna fall cos of the loose securing thing. Next, me and Xuan Xuan went to play the mini roller coaster and Kite Flyer again. After that, Xuan Xuan said that she wanted to play Wet and Wild, whereby a loggish boat would fall from a great height and water would drench you. I was reluctant at first, since I didn't bring extra clothes. But after some persuasion, I agreed to go. We went to buy ponchos, which were sold at 1 for $2 and 2 for $3. Me and Xuan Xuan each took one. I wanted to take the blue one, so Xuan Xuan also took the blue one. When it was our turn soon, we put on our raincoats. Xuan Xuan wanted to sit in front, since her dad told us before that sitting in front won't be so sad, so I agreed to sit behind, after all, I was wearing a raincoat. As the boat started to go, we were both really excited. It climbed up some path and then I warned Xuan Xuan that it was best not to look since it was really high and she might vomit. So we both shut our eyes and screamed with joy when it went down. As we went down, the cap of my raincoat loosened, and my whole face and specs became wet! We both laughed. We thought there was only one round but when we saw a sign saying that the next round's slide was 15m high, we quickly pulled back our raincoats. Xuan Xuan tightened her raincoat until there was only a little hole there, while I tightened mine until my face could be seen. Again, we closed our eyes when we went down and this time, the ride down was really long! I almost breathed in the water and I accidentally tasted a bit of it! Yuck! But if I wasn't wrong, it tasted a bit like ocean water. When we went out, it was my dad and my sis' turn. We gave them our raincoats and I told them that there were two rounds. Oh yeah, I forgot to add that after the Viking, me and Xuan Xuan went to play the roller coaster twice. After our turn in Wet and Wild, me and Xuan Xuan went up to the shelter to watch my sis and dad. My dad wasn't wearing his cap and it was really funny seeing them crash into the water. In the second round, my sis had tightened her cap until only her nose could be seen. My dad still wasn't wearing his cap. After they went down the slide, me and Xuan Xuan went to play the Kite Flyer again. Because it was the afternoon then, the seats were really hot and there were people still going in to occupy the empty seats. Me and Xuan Xuan were really annoyed since it was really hot there! Anyways, when we got off and out, my dad showed us that the back of his pants were wet, like he peed on his pants. I asked what happened, and turns out, the raincoat was too short for him and the water went in and 'wet' his pants! We all laughed and went back to the chalet. After having lunch, me and Xuan Xuan went to e!hub to play the eXplorer kids. Just to tell you all first if you ever go there, you need your parents to bring you there and fetch you from there. And your parents must be an NTUC member. No bags and water bottles allowed in so you'll have to put them in the lockers. You need to pay $1 for the locker and the locker once opened after closed can't be used again. Really troublesome, right? Me and Xuan Xuan played for two hours in there since we had free tickets for two, but I'm telling you, it's really boring in there cos you need to pay money for a lot of games. Me and Xuan Xuan were bored of playing the tunnels and in the ballpit for a long time so we went to play in the Ball Poly, where you have to pay $5.50 for each person in half an hour. Me and Xuan Xuan went in there to play and we filled up a machine with lots of balls and pressed a green button, and the balls all shot out and we all laughed away. After that, we went up with some balls and we filled the guns with a ball and tried to shoot the balls into a big yellow net-like triangular box. Once in a while, the box would tilt and pour out the balls too. When out turn was over, we went out and played the tunnel again. Still, we were bored so I called my mum to come fetch us. ..................................................................................... When we reached the chalet, we barbecued again. We were barbecuing food for dinner (again). But today, there was more food to eat since no one else was here except for our families. Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that the previous day, Ili was barbecuing the food too. I warned the others about it and they all laughed. My dad also said that Ili was a good example for us all, since she wasn't afraid of being the odd one out, the only Malay there. My dad also said, that Chris had good taste. Chris loved the otah and said it was delicious. My dad said that it was because if you ask most people about the otah, they would just say that it was OK or would just say dunno. After having dinner, my family packed up our bags. My dad had work the next day, so we had to leave that day. When we reached home, I took out my dirty clothes to the laundry, quickly showered and fell asleep really quickly on my bed. It was nice to be home! Labels: Trips |
| (Your Name) ♥ 7:11 PM |
| Monday, September 28, 2009 |
This is the singing and dancing of the Wuhan 4B Class. Enjoy! Labels: Trips |
| (Your Name) ♥ 3:23 AM |
  Exciting day yor! But also very noisy..... I thought I was gonna go deaf! Anyway, enjoy! Labels: Trips |
| (Your Name) ♥ 2:50 AM |
| Tuesday, July 29, 2008 |
When we reached the entrance of the stadium, where we had to queue and wait for our goodie bags and a loaf of bread, we were disappointed to find out that the show had already started. It was cramped in the stadium. Terrible! One-quarter of my bread dropped on the floor when we started moving again. The goodie bag was ugly and easily torn as it was made out of cardboard...Too bad it was only a dress-rehearsal or we would have see Hardy Mirza(however the name is spelt). The MCs weren't all that serious at all. Everything was smooth. But tell you what, when you go to the toilet, you'll get the shock of your life! The toilet was of course, mobile. It was so hard to flush! I didn't even know how to on the sink! But at least a few drips of water came out from the tap. The fireworks were gorgeous. You could hear everybody gasping in amazement if you had been there. The MRT was cramped like sardines in a tin. The weird thing was, the MRT stopped at every station even though the MRT was all to us. It stopped but the door never opened. So, our food was terrible from what I've written so far. The only good thing was the fireworks. Our trip back (for me) was fun too. Class Clown Jordan made us laugh. We (Danielle, Rachel and I) showed him some pictures and asked him to mimic them. Of course we were roaring with laughter! How funny he was! So, it wasn't all that bad, you see. You can spice up something horrible into something good. Labels: Trips |
| (Your Name) ♥ 4:07 AM |
| Sunday, July 27, 2008 |
The first day was just tiring. We had to cross from SQ to Guangzhou airport and we got lost in the Guangzhou airport! But soon, we found our way again. The first night, we had a few dishes. They might look great, but some tastes awful...Like they always say, looks can be decieving. Later, we made a trip to the supermarket. The chewing gum is very popular among us Singaporeans. Everyone just couldn't wait to see the hotel and their rooms. My roommate, Christabelle, and I were shocked to see the toilet door spoilt when we arrived. Soon, an assistant came to help fix the door. We quickly showered and went to sleep as we had school the next day. Second day and disaster strikes again! I couldn't sleep much, so I woke up at 5 in the morning. The Sun was in the sky already! Again, the toilet door was spoilt! We had no choice but to shower with the door slightly opened, not entirely. We tried not to get near the door as it was cold. We quickly got dressed and hurried down for breakfast, in fear that we were late. The breakfast was truly delicious. There were eggs, veggies and everything else! As soon as everyone filled up their tummies, we headed to the Wuchang Experimental School. In the school, we learnt about their history. I wasn't really listening as I was taking pictures busily and I'm not into History. In their library, I met my two buddies, who were going to guide me around the school. My buddies were Sarah and Libby. Sarah's the talkative one. She's always cheerful and as brave as a lion. Libby's a shy and gentle girl. She barely talked and is the class monitress of her class. After half day in the lesson, we had lunch outside of school and went back to the school again. We learnt paper cutting and a few Wushu steps. It was scary. We had to hold long sticks and hit on the ground hard..... Dinner soon arrived. Everyone was tired. We went back to sleep immediately when we reached our hotel rooms. As soon as I lied on my bed, I was asleep. Third day and I'm late! I didn't turn on my handphone alarm, that's why. We were supposed to wake up at 5.45, but I woke up at 6.45. But it was still fine, after all, the wake-up call was at 7. but we still rushed. Same breakfast, so nothing to say. In school, we did their school exercise: Wushu. I wa totally rubbish at that 'cos I hate Wushu. Imagine your pants splitting and there's a big hole there... We had Maths lesson on angles. I was familiar with angles when explaining in English bu t not in Chinese! Seriously, I could have screamed for help. We were given yoghurt by the school. It was very sour..... We then had computer lessons, which was not all that fun 'cos their computers were as slow as snails and they were all Chinese, so I couldn't read anything. Thankfully, we were then sent to lunch. Our tour guide brought us to a restaurant where a marriage was held. We were not really distracted by the food but by the about-to-be-married couple! LOLS! Our eyes were peeled! We went to the East Lake (whatever it's called). There wasn't much to see. We walked a long way for nothing. Maybe not nothing, but ice-cream! Then, we went to a bookstore. I bought two books: one about a little girl and how she spent her time with her relatives without her Mum and Dad; the other about the mascots of the Beijing Olympics. I love the black panda one and the glorious green one! Then, dinner. Then, zzzzzz........ Fourth day, I can't remember much. I only remembered the Music lessons, where we watched the pupils dance and all. Then, (I forgot to say we were all split into different classes. I was with Christabelle, Rachel, Felicia, Zhi Kang and Alvin. We were grouped with the 4B class) we took a reunion picture with 4B. The tour guide helped me took the picture under the Sun. Everyone was all smiles. What happened next? I can't remember. Sorry..... Fifth day, our last day in school. We couldn't bear to part with our buddies. A few days earlier, some photographers took pictures of us and our buddies one to one, if you know what I mean. At least we still had the pictures as a souvenir. We were also given a pencil case each with the five mascots of Beijing Olympics. You know, of all the people who went to Wuhan, I had the most presents(P.S. I'm not boasting, just want to add something). I couldn't keep track of the number of presents and who had given me the present. Everyone just piled the presents on my table and half of the class was asking me for my email! Talk about popularity! I had to carry two bulgy plastic bags and a big stuffed panda. Help.....! Then, we went to the School for Deaf and Mute. We had a few lessons then performed for them. We told them places of interest in Singapore and taught them the Indian Martial Arts we learnt. It was my best day in Wuhan! SIxth day, we visited the Yellow Crane Tower. We learnt about its history and everything. It was gigantic! We went for a little shopping in the Yellow Crane Tower. It was a symbol of Wuhan, if I'm not wrong. Dinner: not so satisfying. Our last dinner was one that our tour guide wanted us to enjoy. But some complained the rice was cold and sticky. In the bus, the tour guide couldn't bear to part us and apologised for a not-so-great dinner in tears. Some pupils, being emotional, cried too. Last day in Wuhan and we were to wake up bright and early. Again, some cried. We spent most of the time in the airports, waiting for our allocated planes. At the airport, we rejoined with our families. It was home sweet home! Labels: Trips |
| (Your Name) ♥ 1:42 AM |