Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Gonna write about my Yunnan trip. haha. That was like exactly one week ago. The trip was also an eye-opener for me. :)
Day 1
Arrived in Kunming. We visited the Cultural Village of Miniorities in Yunnan. If I'm not wrong, we only saw the Bai, Wa and another group (forgot the name). Then, we saw performances of a miniority group. Man, the guy can really sing even though I felt that the song is kinda old fashioned. =x
After lunch, we visited a school. The school is super big lahh. It looks like flats from afar. haha. The school name is 北京师范大学昆明附属中学. Long name huh. Then, these 3 girls showed me around the school. They have a damn big field. I'll skip about the performance. :) Went to their classroom. Had to converse in Mandarin. Didn't really know what to say. I think their classroom is pretty small compared to our classrooms.
Shopped for our necessities in the night. Bought mineral water and some titbits.
Day 2
Departed Kunming for Shangrila. The plane ride was nicee cos of the clouds and rainbow. hehe. Went to the Lama Temple. Outside the temple, saw a pig scratching its butt against a wooden plank. LOL. Climbed 147 steps. The scenery there is nice. Climbed to the top of the temple. Wrote my wishes. By the way, when we walked into a room, I saw a monk using his handphone while they were doing their prayers. I was like 'WTH' when i saw it. Went back to the hotel to rest.
Day 3
Hi students of Shangrila 3rd Junior High. No offence, but the smell of toilet could be smelt as I entered the school. Their school is big too. But they didn't have the money to build. Also, their school is being surrounded by the mountains and they will have mountain climbing competitions. The fastest record to reach the top of the mountain is 10 minutes. WTF...10 minutes and I'll still be at the foot of the mountain. haha. After touring their school, we were assigned to different classes to have an exchange session with the students. Seriously, my Mandarin was bad. They don't understand what I'm trying to say and I don't understand what they're trying to say too.
The hotel looked really small on the outside but it's not that small actually.
Day 4
Had our english lessons with the students. Had to teach them colours, shapes and fruits. It's quite fun to teach. :D They gave us their full attention despite learning it before. None of the students were sleeping or looking out of the window whatsoever.
In the afternoon, we went back to the hotel to get our stuffs as the teachers said that we will be staying overnight in the school (it was a lie). Had our rehearsal for the performance. Went back to the school to pack the books we brought from Singapore into the school's library. It didn't take a long time.
The campfire was great! The performance by the students were mainly dancing and singing. One performance was making music out of leaves. All of them can really sing too. After the performance, it was the campfire. Unlike our campfire of singing, they dance.
Day 5
Visited Tiger Leaping Gorge. The place looked really nice to me at first. But after awhile, it became boring to me. haha. The stairs are really steep. Plus, it's slippery. Only walked part of the place.
Had our farewell ceremony with Shangrila 3rd Junior High. Boxes of stationery were being given to them. They just take what they were given and they receive it with both hands. They're really down-to-earth.
Bus ride to Lijiang was longgg. Kept laughing on the bus. Laughed for no reason actually. -.-''' The hotel is nice. It used to be a palace. Went shopping at night. Had Lijiang food for dinner. The food is not bad. I like the Lijiang tea. haha. Bought some accessories and a bag. Didn't have much time for shopping.
Day 6
Went shopping at the same place again. Went to make the name chope(?). The toilet there is like a 5-star toilet. lol. There's a 7-inch screen in the cubicle. When it flushes, there's a metal flap which will flap up and down. Everything is auto. lol. Went to buy tea later. I still feel that there wasn't enough time.
Day 7
Back in Kunming. Went to see seagulls at the park near the hotel. Now I know why the hotel has 'Seagull' in its name. lol. The senior citizens there really lead a healthy lifestyle. They're either doing taiji or dancing. While walking back to the hotel, 2 chinese guys asked where we're from and I said 'Xin Jia Po'. They thought I was from China. LOL.
Checked out of the hotel, went shopping. Had lunch in MacDonald. There's a Jay Chou shop. Can't take pictures :( Had ice-cream (very shiok!). Bought a pair of socks for myself and a pair of sandles for my brother out of the whole shopping trip. Dinner was nice. The restaurant has a nice toilet. -.-''' Didn't go to Flower Market. sadded. Headed for the airport.
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