Polim @ Wuhan-

Oct 12, 2009 - It is time to go home, Wuhan memories will be always be in my heart..

2009-10-14T22:40:00.009+08:00

The long awaited day has finally arrived. It is finally time for us to go back to Singapore. Everybody has a mixed feeling about this. Some of us were sad and some of us were happy. At midnight, we were celebrating CK’s birthday. After the birthday celebration, we went back to our bunk and hang around until the time we were supposed to pack out and leave our bunk. We clean our room and move our luggage out of our bunk. It is really sad for me to leave the bunk where we have called home for 42 days in Wuhan. We boarded our bus to the airport. The trip was around two hours. After the bus ride, we finally reached the airport and check in our luggage. We decided to eat our meal at KFC and finally it is time to board on the plane. As I was not feeling well, I sleep during the whole plane ride.

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CK is making a wish
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CK's birthday group photo
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Time to go home, MDE!
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After we landed at Guang Zhou, we were going to wait for 2 hours transit time. We decided to relax in one place while playing cards and chit chat. As time flies past when we were having fun, it is time for us to go to the designated gate which is A16. We walk to the gate and take some group photos before boarding the plane. Finally, it is time for us to board the plane and went back to Singapore. The plane trip took about 4 hours and we reach Singapore around 10.30 pm. The landing was smooth and it was time for us to alight from the plane. We finally reached Singapore! Time to pass the immigration and bought some stuff at duty free shop. After that, we took our luggage and took some group photos. It is really time for us to go to individual homes. Goodbye Wuhan! The 6 weeks learning experiences has been very meaningful for me. Those memories will always be in my heart..

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Going to gate A16
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All were so happy that finally it is time to go home
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Gate A16
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Group photo at gate A16
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The plane finally land in Singapore
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All can't wait to go home
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Welcome to Singapore!
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MDE group photo
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My group photo!
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Reflection: This 6 week learning experience has finally come to the end. This trip has taught me countless things such as Chinese culture and traditions. This trip makes me more open-minded and able to understand other people much better now. In addition to that, this trip also helps to achieve something extremely important which is new comrades who I can rely on. The 21 guns of MDE, you guys have done well to make this trip fun and lively. If I got a second chance to go another immersion programme, I would not mind giving it a go. In conclusion, this trip makes me reflect on a lot thing in my daily life. I was able to see people’s hardship and become more independent. One thing for sure that I know, even thought the Wuhan’s time is finally over; we still need to keep moving on!

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Oct 11, 2009 - The Last Shopping Spree

2009-10-14T18:30:00.004+08:00

Today is the day before we fly back to Singapore. We are going to Grand Ocean for our final shopping in Wuhan. Most of us bought stuff for our relatives and friends here. After we are done with the shopping, we went to starbucks for some coffee while waiting for the girls to finish shopping. Once they all done, we took the van back and went to eat dinner at the road side stall for the last time. After dinner, we went back to our room to pack our stuff and weight using the weighing machine that mr.loh bring. After that, we went to take a rest for the day.Here are some photos taken today:

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Grand Ocean

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Haunted house difficulties

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Entrance ticket

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The brave warriors that ventured the haunted house

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Night life in Wuhan

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Reflection: As time pass by, I have finally spent 41 days in Wuhan. I remembered my family back in Indonesia. I miss the family warmth and gathering. At the same time, I also can't believe that I going to leave Wuhan soon. I will miss all the moment that I spent here with my friends. One thing for sure that I realize, time sure flies when you are having fun.

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Oct 10, 2009 - Farewell Dinner

2009-10-14T18:25:00.005+08:00

Today, we are going to grandocean again for some shopping and lunch. We went to eat ajisen ramen again! After that we did some minor shopping and grab some coffee at starbuck. After that, we went back to our bunk for farewell dinner. During our dinner, there is a wedding happening at the same time. After our dinner, we take a group photo and head back to our bunk.

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In the van which is going to grand ocean
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Grand Ocean
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Lunch at Ajisen Ramen
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Waiting for the van to fetch us home
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MDE group photo at farewell dinner
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MDE group photo
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Reflection: based on today farewell dinner, I was able to experience the Chinese wedding ceremony. It was joyous moment for the broom, brides and us. The couples look lovely in their dresses. Everyone was having fun and great times together. Hence, this wedding and farewell dinner will always be remembered in my heart and memories. These will be the greatest moment during my Wuhan trips.

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Oct 9, 2009 - The final lesson of BPE

2009-10-14T17:49:00.005+08:00

It was the day we are going to present our assignment 3 and it also the last lesson of BPE. I woke up pretty late as the lesson is in the afternoon. I packed up my stuff and time to climb up the normal stairs to our usual classroom for the last time. Once reached the classroom, we take turns to present our assignment 3. After presenting, it is time to say goodbye to this classroom where we spent most of our time attending lectures. After our presentation, we went back to our bunk to take rest for the day. Here are some photos that taken today:

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Mr.Loh reminding us on what time to go back and etc

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Anyu's group
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Xanier's group
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Yoke May's group
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Classroom's corner
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Everybody feel down because it is the final lesson ^^
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The table behind me
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Empty classroom
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Reflection: The BPE lesson has finally over however that doesn’t mark the end of our learning. There is still a lot of thing that we need to learn. From this BPE lesson, I have learnt a lot of things such as bottleneck, processes, SILO system and the most important things is the Flexim simulation programme. In conclusion, we can never stop learning things. Learning is a journey not a destination. There is no limit in the amount of knowledge we are able to learn.

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Oct 8, 2009 - Chicony shopping spree!

2009-10-14T17:17:00.003+08:00

Today, we went to a new shopping mall that we never went before. It is called Chicony. We rent two vans for our journey. The journey trip was about one hour ride and in the middle of the journey something unfortunate happened. The other van has a flat tyre and we had no choice but to stop awhile. Luckily, our driver which is the husband of the other driver knows how to change the tyre. After that, we continue our journey and finally reached the Chicony. Over there, we eat our lunch at Ajisen Ramen again! The food was so nice that you will never get bored of it. After our lunch we did shopping and for the first time I bought a shirt and a pant for myself. After all those shopping, it is time for us to go back. We took taxi back and take rest for the day. Here are some photos taken today:

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The Chicony
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Group photos outside the mall
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Scallop with vegetables
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Beef rice set meal
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Ajisen noodle
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Salmon rolls
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Edy and Erwin enjoying their lunch
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Reflection: Seeing the man changing the flat tyre, it makes me realise how important this skills are. These kinds of skills such as changing tyre are not able to be learnt in school. Instead these skills are learned based on experiences such as how long you drive an etc. If such incidents happen in Singapore, most of the Singaporean will contact people for help instead of fixing the flat tyre themselves. In conclusion, these kind of skill might look useless but actually it is helpful in our daily life when unexpected things happens hence it will be wise to learn one of these skill such as first aid or even a basic thing such as changing a flat tyre. It will save you both troubles and time at the same time when unfortunate incidents happen.

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Oct 6 and 7, 2009 - Exercise and Dinner at Grandocean

2009-10-14T16:42:00.006+08:00

Oct 6 - Today, it is another day off for us. Most of us went to shop but I, Jarold and Roy decided to stay at our bunk to take a rest. It was a boring and slow day hence we decided to go down to the track field for some exercise! At the track field, we did some stretch and running. Jarold did 6 rounds of the track and we also played with the rope. After that, we went for dinner and take a rest for the day.

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Track field near our bunk

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Jarold doing some stretch

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Roy taking a rest

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Jarold is jogging around the field

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Roy is climbing up the rope and hanging there

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Oct 7 – Another day off once again, we eat our lunch at the wanton shop and bought a drink at the stall. After that we spend most of the time in our bunk until dinner time. During the dinner time, we decided to go to Grand Ocean for dinner. Over there, we eat at Ajisen Ramen and the food was delicious and cheap compared to the Singapore’s. After our wonderful meal, we did some shopping for some shoes. Well, I did not buy anything as there is nothing that I need. Once, we are done with the shopping, we went to starbucks for some drink and went back to our bunk after that.

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Our favourite drink stall

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Ribena and Lemon - The nicest combination you ever drink!

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Wanton for lunch!

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Dinner at Ajisen!

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Tomato and bacon - never get enought of this!

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The three musketeers of starbucks

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Night view of Wuhan

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Reflection: Exercise is good to train our body and mind. This is important during this time as the weather are slowly changing thus we are easily to get sick. By doing exercise, we are able to remove excess fats and oils in our body. On top of that, the food in china is oilier compared to the food we usually eat in Singapore. By doing simple exercises like running and even playing games, we were able to keep our body fit and refreshed. In conclusion, we should exercise once a while even thought it is tiring as it is better to be safe than sorry.

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Oct 5, 2009 - MDE group outing, Theme park madness!

2009-10-14T16:08:00.006+08:00

Today is the MDE outing day. We all decided to go to theme park. At the theme park, we played some of the rides. The tickets here cost per ride instead of per entrances. There are a lot of ride types such as rollercoaster, Viking ship and many other rides. After spending some times in the theme park, we took the China’s MRT to the shopping district. We did more shopping again as usual. I didn’t buy anything as there is nothing catches my eyes. As the time flies, it was night time already. Hence, we decided to take a boat to the vicinity where we eat our dinner. The boat rides was around 15-20 minutes. Once we reached, it was a street full of snacks and food. After filling up our hungry stomach, it was time for us to go back home. Here are some photos take during the day:

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KFC delivery via bicycle

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A man doing caligraphy using water on the floor

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Caligraphy writing

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The map of the Theme park

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Rollercoaster ride

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MDE enjoying the rides

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The viking ship

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The glass maze

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MDE group photo

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The MRT ticket - It is in a coin form

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The MRT

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The ferry station

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Group photo

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Reflection: During the trip, I realised that there is a lot of transportation in china. We can go different places in china via land and even river. There is a lot of bus, taxi, MRT and even a jetty to help us travel around the China. On top of that, the transportation fee is way cheaper compared to Singapore public transport. In conclusion, a good and ease transportation will make the people in the country easier to travel around and with a lot of transportation choices, people able to choose the way they travel comfortably.

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Oct 3 and 4, 2009 - Haircut and Resting day

2009-10-14T03:10:00.010+08:00

Oct 3 - Today, it is time for shopping! We decided to go to grand ocean since it is near to our school. We went there by renting a van and it was cheap as one ride cost us about 30 rmb. Once we reach there we eat lunch at a steak house. The steak here was delicious and you get free flow of salad. After the our lunch, we decided to go for a hair cut while some of us went to arcade. The haircut last quiet long and took almost the whole day. After the haircut, we did minor shopping and eat our dinner at pizza hut. After our dinner, we went back to our bunk for some rest. Here are some photos taken on that day:

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The van ride
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Yummy steak
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Jarold and the rest can't wait to eat their steak
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Watermelon and orange juice
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Hair cut in progress
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After the haircut
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Mingyu playing in arcade
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I am enjoying the spaghetti in pizza hut
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Night life in Wuhan
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Oct 4 - There is nothing much happening today. We are doing our assignment 2 report and spent most of our time in the bunk. We were charging up our energy for theme park outing tomorrow. Headed the fish ball restaurant near our university for our lunch and then we take a rest for the day in our bunk.

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Tomato and egg - I can't get enough of this
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100% pure fishball soup
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Vegetables
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Reflection: I realised that having a rest day once a while is not a bad idea. We tend to exhaust ourselves doing a lot of things and fall sick. Hence by doing a relaxing thing such as shopping or relaxing at home, we are able to refresh our mind and body. In conclusion, we can play a lot and study hard as long we have enough rest. After all, health body and mind come first compared to money or some other thing.

Oct 1 and 2, 2009 - China's national day and Written Test 2

2009-10-13T23:59:00.009+08:00

Oct 1 - Today is China's national day. Hence. the whole vicinity is quite empty and isolated as it is holidays.We went for lunch at the wanton stall and at the same time watch the national day parade from the television. After that, we went back to our bunk for some rest. At night,we have dinner to celebrate the China's national day. Here are some photos of today's event:

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Edy enjoying his dinner
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The dishes that we ordered
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China's national flag
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Oct 2 - Today, we have our final written test for our BPE module. It consist of chapter 6 to 10. Compared to the last test, I am more prepared and able to finish all the questions given. After the test, we had a free time and some of us decided to go shopping while some of us decided to take a rest. Those who went shopping decided to go to Grand ocean shopping mall and had a haircut there. Here are some photos taken during that day:

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Written test - Answer script
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Question and Answer
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Group photos @ Grand Ocean

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Daniel - Cutting hair in progress

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Reflection: From the national day celebration, I realised that their celebration is spectacular and amazing. They put so much effort to celebrate their country birthday and their coordination is unbelievable. By watching this national day parade, makes me miss my homeland, Indonesia. The whole parade reminds me of how important is my own country and why we must protect it. In conclusion, No matter where you go or no matter how far you travel, you still have a homeland to go back.
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