Survivor
I'm back from survivor. And i don't want to make this sound like i'm back, so i'll start from the very first day. This will be my attempt to type down the longest ever post i've ever posted. Well firstly there's a short introduction to the characters of survivor, or china. Well, my family didn't exactly go alone, we have never for a long long time. In fact, i think the last time we've ever gone alone as a family was to beijing. And so, i'll never be used to it if our family goes overseas as the family, as in flesh and blood family. If not, it'll be the big family, haha. Anyway.. the usual people that go with us are from church, its wei hong's family, to people who don't know, he's the guy on my desktop background, (in a pic with me) and uhhh.. sometimes heng yi's family, but quite seldom nowadays, and uhh.. very rarely jessica's family.. Anyway, i've had most fun going in families, i'm telling everyone going as a family alone is BORING, really.. its just simply the best fun and laughter. I remember last year we went to langkawi, and heng yi's family weren't going, yet they were there to sent us off to the airport.. while we were about to board, they followed us.. haha.. they shocked us like crazy when they told us they were actually going to penang.. But then, in the end they told us they were going along with us to langkawi.. That was the prank of the century.. The biggest surprised ever.. haha.. i never imagined they were so sneaky.
Well that's it, and i was pretty sure i'd be bored to death since wei hong's family was going but he and his brother isn't, and only jess's parents are going.. My goodness, i was quite sad when haiyo.. only their parents were going, means me and my brother are the only kiddies going.. and its China.. the boringest place for kiddies who know nothing. Well i'll start the story already. Its not exactly an exciting story, so don't read it if you're bored.
China Horror Day 1
Well we had to wake up so early in the morning. And rushing here and there, and yes, its a holiday we're going for, so its inevitable to feel happy, or even excited, but i knew i couldn't expect too much.. c'mon! Its china! Its not paris or new zealand or venice or or or russia? Its china! the country richest in culture and history and and and history! But yeah, what am i complaining about, its a trip overseas and not get bored in singapore. But then again, i think i'd rather stay here.
Well yes, time for excitement, took a cab to the airport. And wei hong was there to sent his parents off too.. oh i was so sad they weren't going. But go wee did..And my parting words to him were to enjoy the teddy bear video i filmed the day before. Oh this trip is the only trip i didn't want to go.. i just wasn't in that mood.. I wanted to go to churcchh.. haha. Yes, its the first time i missed the take off.. oh the wonderful takeoff, how could anyone in the world miss it? And so, i slept alot alot, and after 4 hours, we reached kun ming airport.
And after meeting our guide, getting out, the whipping cold, and getting on the bus, i got excited already. I mean, i know China, china's boring, but still, i don't know much of what we'll be doing, i just wanted to get in the bus, and get to the hotel and sleep. If you guys didn't know.. i LOVE hotels. Remember i gave a speech in chinese class last year on how my ambition was to be a hotelier? Yes, i absolutelly love them, and really unfortunately, getting on a tour and letting them send you to the hotel to sleep immediately happens 0% of the time. IT NEVER HAPPENS. Unless you're on free and easy of course, yes, no matter which country i'm in, i'd always long to go back to the hotel. I don't like walking much, shopping much, exploring much, i just love the comfort of the hotel. And thus, while we were on the bus, still going through the introduction part, the guide started telling us about the tons of pickpockets and beggars around the area, that there're ruthless cheats and it just scared me a lot, i really wanted to go home at that time.. Anyway, wei hong's mum told me wei hong smsed me to tell me he really enjoyed the teddy bear video.. haha, yes, I HAVE SEXY VOICE!
We got our own really really short time to eat lunch, and walking through the square of the city, really pained me. We were told to totally ignore all the beggars. And that was really painful, i mean, we walked through, when the pitiful old man asked for money, when the homeless little children begged for coins, when the legless man pleaded for compassion, we had to not even look them in the eye and walk through like snobbish rich people. But sigh.. what to do..
We toured the some spots in kunming after lunch, learning their thousand year old histories, but i was still fine, its the first day! I'm full of energy. Yes, and our first dinner was really fun too. While we were dining, there was this guy looking at some of us, and he started cutting some paper, and my father told us he was cutting people's side profiles and pasting it on the thingys.. So he cut some guy from our tour and sold it to him for 10rmb, which is equivalent to 2 dollars here of course, and then he came over.. haha. And yay, i just knew he would be cutting my profile, although i wasn't sure, so everyone was pretty unsure who's profile he was cutting. And wei hong's mum joked with me, as she was sitting beside me, she wanted to bet with me if he was cutting her profile or mine, and in the end, he cut mine. =D. Everyone said it looked very alike, i didn't think so.. it didn't even look like me.. ahha.. and he said i had special lips.. aww! Maybe cause they were swollen due to the cold..haha. And so after my cut everyone started to ask him to cut too.. ahha, wei hong's mum told him to enhance her looks even.. haha.
And i was still quite happy, when we went to the hotel, wei hong's mum said something about going to ktv to sing songs, well of course i thought they were joking, but then, after we settled down, my parents told me they'd be going to the hotel's ktv.. And how on earth could i miss that. The tv had NOTHING on except chinese news, so yes! My first ever trip to ktvvv.. wahhaha. And so we got to the 5th floor of the hotel, when the door opened, it was all black, and blinking lights and blaring music, and a lady welcomed us in, haha, i felt like a vip, i don't know, it seemed like some high class night club. A long hallway with doors to the rooms, and the people there guarding the outside of the rooms, and all the doors were gold, as in painted gold haha.. And the red carpets, and more blaring music, it was so high class, i have no idea if its likee this in singapore too.
And wow, when we entered the room it was even more high classed.. okay maybe its just i haven't been to any ktv.. haha, its such a huge cosy room and comfortable funiture and haiya, its just nice la.. And they started singing and singing, and there's the ever so helpful hostess.. And she served DUCK TONGUE.. my goodness, what surprised me more was that i tried it, and i spat the first mouth out.. and everyone was eating it like its uhhh.. its a hamburger or something.. haha, like its the tastiest thing on earth.. And ya.. when the hostess asked if me and my brother could drink the red wine, jessica's mum just said can la can la.. haha.. and i'm glad she did.. So it was a VERY fun night.. though i was just looking at them sing.. but it was REALLY funny. I mean, wei hong's dad was just singing everything offkey.. haha.. it was really really really funny, his singing is so funny la.. i mean, no offense but it was.. haha, everyone laughed when he sings, and he's great because he dared to. Yes, my dad was the only one who can sing, i'm not boasting cause he's my dad but ya la, he can sing la, and i always tell him to teach me, i wish i could sing half as good as me.
So yes, there was red wine and mango juice, and i wanted to get done with just one glass of red wine and be fine for the night. So i gulped down the right wine and the mango juice. But, the hostess refilled, and i'm telling you guys, i dislike to see that glass full, so i drank it too.. But then, however busy the hostess was, she still refilled my CUP! MYYY goodness, its not because i wanted to drink the wine, i didn't want to, not that much, but i had to because its me everytime she refilled it. And so i gulped and gulped and gulped. And i really didn't want to drink anymore, at my 6th glass, i told her not to fill my red wine, she filled others' then came back and gave me a little more.. WHAT'S HER PROBLEM!#?% I guess she doesn't like to see cups empty just as much as how i don't like to see cups full..haha.. But i really stopped at my 8th cup no matter how much my brain told me to continue. And thus, the cup count was: red wine- 8, mango juice- 4. And red wine was just WONDERFUL, i guess, my heart beat so much faster, haha, before long, i could hear my heart throbbing from my head. And having drunk 12 cups, it was a matter of time before i started to visit the loo. The 2nd time i visited the loo, i suddenly felt very very very sick, and i felt like vomitting..
My goodness, i came out wanting to vomit, but i just drank a glass of water and i was just as fine as before, and so, all the adults made me and my brother sing tong hua.. which is a song i don't hear often, but still.. haha, maybe its the influence of red wine? I mean, i drank red wine and sang like john denver at ngee ann poly.. haha.. But i didn't refuse the mike at all, they just asked the young uns to sing, and i just picked up the mike and sang.. haha. it was quite embarrassing though.. everyone was clapping along, and the hostess squatted beside me and clapped along too, singing beside me, and she kept looking at me as if i didn't know how to read the words.. haha.. And so i sang like a drunk girl and everyone applauded after we finished.. haha. That was a great night, i sang another english oldie, but it was a real real pity they didn't have enough english songs, because that, ''unchained melody'' was the ONLY song i knew, and i happened to sing that in ngee ann too.. haha.. And after that, everyone was really glad we sang for them, that we were so game, because maybe i wouldn't if i don't know.. i honestly dont' know why i took up the mike.. I think i was actually looking forward to singing that night. That was why i wanted to go with them to the ktv, i actually wanted to sing! haha..
Anyway, we got back to sleep and my parents were proud of us.. haha, its as if i scored 6 points for my o's but they were glad we sang.
China Horror Day 2:
Nono guys, don't be afraid, the first day was fun, that's why its long, the rest will be short, don't worry.. haha. Anyway, woke up so early luh, 630, as if we were going to school, and took a long bus ride to some ancient cave, and yay, there was smoke when we talked.. so cool! haha.. And there was the 336 steps climb, which i must say was tougher than everest. Finally, after so long, we visited 5-star toilets. One of the biggest problems china faces is their toilets.. dirty smelly and totally revolting.. and they've got the best toilets too. Totally amazing, they have televisions to let you watch while peeing, though, no one would actually watch, to me, i'd focus on doing my job, i wouldn't want to watch above, i'd want to know i'm well ambushed, no one can see it, so i'll keep looking down.. haha.. so yeah, they have a spider there, and when i first saw it, i really almost screamed, when i realised its there, i don't know for what, i think it helps aiming.. haha.
Well next was dinner, and we were eating when jessica's mum suddenly called me shuai ge.. haha.. then she asked if people called me that often, i said not so often, then she said i'm skinny and i hunch often and that's a minus point, so i nodded. Then she said i had great complexion =D Then my mum said i have little pimples, then she said i had NONE, then my mum said where got??? She pointed to her some, then she replied saying its okay since she's short-sighted.. hahaha.
China Horror Day 3:
Lol, this post is getting booring.. That's how china is.. On the morning of the third day, there was no cold water, i was really very pissed, i wanted to bathe!!!! So i was really depressed, because its freezing cold, i really wanted to go home at that time, and when i realised we were 5 days away from home, i was really depressed. So we visited a jade store, and the director happened to be a singaporean. Telling us all about the fakes in the business, and telling us alot of nonsense. Then he gave us a really low price on some jades, and the sales promoters gave that stupid dumbfounded face.. haha..
So it was the really really really long 5 hours bus ride to dali. My goodness, i just couldn't take it. One year ago i slipped while playing soccer in school and hurt my butt bone, ever since, it pains my butt when i sit long. For example, i couldn't wait for king kong to finish. It was really killing me. So many hours watching that dumb ape, my butt really really was hurt. And now, its 5 hours, my goodness, luckily i sleep all the time, but i did awake and realised my arse was hurting loads. Sigh.. i wish i can do something about this.
And just as we were about to reach, the guide told us about child beggars, about how children could be taken away and tortured, and told to beg. There was this story, of a plain clothed policeman who saw this girl who had a chunk removed from her thigh and she was bleeding and begging for money. The policeman asked her where she came from, she refused to tell him anything. And thus, he kept giving her money everyday, till one day he asked her again, she replied her uncle and auntie took care of her. He asked her why she was bleeding everyday, she said something like making herself bleed so that the the meat won't grow back and her uncle won't cut that piece off again.. eewww, so that policeman uncovered china's biggest child beggaring scam society.. they earn tens of thousands.. So giving them money is giving their owners.
That story freaked me out, though i was quite old already, but i was still afraid some guy will kidnap me and make me a beggar.. my goodness, all the more i wanted to return home. And so in dali, we were told the winds were freaking strong, that's why the trees are never straight, all bent.
And so, we put the winds to the test, the few of us decided to go out for dinner, and MY GOODNESS. THE WHIPPING WIND WAS TOTALLY WHIPPING. I had 4 layers on, plus a scarf, plus my gloves, but the wind was just cold and stinging, against my face, KFC was a super long walk away and we really almost couldn't make it.. The wind was really really really really stinging cold, and i still remember today, i really couldn't take it, i almost ran to Kfc when i saw the sigh from afar. Wow, the dinner there was great. But all of us sulked when we finished, knowing we had to walk through that blizzard again..And we did, thankfully it wasn't as bad as the first time..
China Horror Day 4:
BLANK. 3 hour butt hurting ride to lijiang (somewhere colder)
China Horror Day 5:
Yes, my brother wanted to go home too, i told him to jia you.. haha.. 3 more days.. And yes, in lijiang it neared the negatives.. it was suppper cold. I almost froze to death standing in the toilet half naked, you see. its really fun. You're in the toilet, you want to bathe, you know it'll be freezing, you prepare all the clothes, towels, stuff, undies, and prepare for the moment to take it all off and quickly jump in before you freeze.. haha, so yes, i almost froze, it was really really cold. And wei hong's dad already turned victim to the cold, or rather, the effect from the differences in altitiude.. As lijiang is much higher..And so it was shopping time, and i was really sad there was nothing to buy, well i bargained for 2 wind chimes and 2 scarves. The scarves were at 65 rmb each, i told her to give me 100 for 2, she said 120, gave me that cute look and called me handsome.. haha, so i bargained for 105, and due to my lousiness in chinese, i think i said 150 in chinese instead.. haha.. she asked me if i was serious, i said yes, but i then said 105 clearly just in case, then she laughed.. haha.. she said i was joking.. so yes, my mum did scold me after that for not barganing enough..
We visited yet another jade store, and the director once again was singaporean? i mean, when they heard we were from singapore they'd say their director's singaporean too, and they'll specially request him to lead us..That's so wierd.. Except this time, everyone didn't even bother to listen, just giving that bored look, because we felt they were bluffing us..
Well after that it was just our own free time and yeah.. that was it, lol, just that our dinner was tooooo cheap.. i think all 8 of us cost only 8-9 singapore dollars for a really full meal.
China Horror Day 6:
How terribly exhausting, from the start we had to sit long bus rides from kunming to Dali from dali to lijiang, and now, from lijiang back to dali which took us 3 hours.. And once again, my butt called for help, i wish i can do something about it, it really worrys me, i'm afraid my butt will hurt as soon as i sit down in future..Yeah and we visited some silk factory.. And i had to beg my mum to buy a silk blanket but she wouldn't because she doesn't like it to be too cold when sleeping.. aw darn.. the silk's quality and feel is just.. like a cloud.. so smooth and soo.. you'll stick to it when you feel it it's just marvellous.. And yeah, my dad bought some silk shirt and when he was about to pay i asked my mom if i could get 2 silk boxers but when i ran to my dad he already paid and didn't want to pay anymore.. oh darn, for men, our downstairs are pretty hot, i hoped very much getting silk boxers would keep my downstairs cool.. but oh well..
Well yeah, to all Jay Chou fans, he did a live performance there, and all the people thought i'd watch, but i shocked them when i said i listened to oldies.. haha, oldies gain respect, and they do purposely learn stuff we teens do or listen to, like some of them go and make themselves listen to jay chou's songs to try to catch up with kids, but thank goodness i listen to oldies.. haha.
China horror day 7:
It was a really bad night, it was really hot and stuffy, back in kunming.. and i woke up in the middle of the night to watch HBO, we went to some temple, visited a park, where thousands of white gulls were calling me home.
And then again, we went to a place where they promoted bee products.. Oh my goodness, they're geniuses, they gave us a free foot massage to trap us from running away, then some professor attends to everyone of us to tell us where we have problems and asks us to buy this and that..
The Chinese are too much, everyday we visit a place offering some natural products that cure our daily pains, There're decades old puer tea leaves which everyone bought a whole bundle, Jade jewellery that improves blood circulation and this and that, There're bee honey powder that cures this and that..
With all these wonderful products with their ''wonderfull'' abilities to cure so many problems, you'd think the Chinese are immortal, can't we live life as it is.. The ancient people surely did not worry of their future. Like the Bible says do not worry for tomorrow, so why worry. Its definitely not nice to have to drink a cup of puer tea once before every meal and brew ourselves weird concoctions every night and try to ensure we evade the clutches of a terrible disease or illness but then, we do contract it later. If all these work so well we HAVE to be immortal! But yet death knocks on our doors when he wants to. And i see my parents falling victim to their fierce persuasion, we came light, we left so heavy.
In fact, after that, when we left, the professor told us not to drink too much puer tea which is bad for health. We all laughed. The previous day visiting a tea school, we had a whole afternoon's lecture on the GREAT effects of the puer tea which can cure slight diabetes, and improve this and that and the more we drink, the more we can avoid lots of things, really, it seemed like some miracle tea, and here they tell us not to drink too much.. hahahha, it was a big joke.. No wonder we're not immortal, they're all lying..
Oh Joy and Glee Day 8:
This day i had awaited since day 1 had finally arrived, we've been through a lot of stuff. I haven't stated i realised i have a bladder problem. After visiting the toilet, i actually visit it again and again with the time intervals lasting barely 10 mins. I remember embarrassingly how i had to pay this woman 3 times to enter the toilet within 20 minutes.. That was very embarrassing. But thankfully i didn't have that problem on the bus. The cold was great. But the bad thing was that there wasn't much shopping, i returned home pretty empty handed and my wallet still very much fat.
Yes and all you guys cannot imagine how excited i was. On the bus to the airport, i was squirming in my sit, i was restless, i can't wait to get back. And i was still squirming on the plane, and i didn't miss the takeoff this time.. Woohoo! Took my 8 painful days and i'm back finally!
And i was so touched.. haha.. when the guys from church came and welcomed me back, that's just a perfect trip.. haha..and yeah, wei hong was very jealous i didn't sms him while i did to everyone, but i really lost half of my phonebook contacts there.. haha.. which was why i couldn't wish sheryl happy birthday.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHERYL!
Just a pic.
Oh China, i hope we won't meet again so soon.
Today's short post:
I woke up early and got to church to help out a lot.. And kind kai en bought me a silver pendant to make up for my missing cross. If you guys didn't know i lost my cross while asleep and i've been wearing just a chain all these while till yay, he finally bought me one for my birthday present. I'm so touched.. haha. And it's a real pity i can't stay tonight for his farewell to the army. And yeah, i spent the day helping out for camp, moping the floor, which everyone somehow very amazing, scrubbing the floor, which everyone found very amusing.. And yes, tomorrow's camp.. wonderful camp. Goodbye people. i hope you guys are having as much fun as i am.
Well that's it, and i was pretty sure i'd be bored to death since wei hong's family was going but he and his brother isn't, and only jess's parents are going.. My goodness, i was quite sad when haiyo.. only their parents were going, means me and my brother are the only kiddies going.. and its China.. the boringest place for kiddies who know nothing. Well i'll start the story already. Its not exactly an exciting story, so don't read it if you're bored.
China Horror Day 1
Well we had to wake up so early in the morning. And rushing here and there, and yes, its a holiday we're going for, so its inevitable to feel happy, or even excited, but i knew i couldn't expect too much.. c'mon! Its china! Its not paris or new zealand or venice or or or russia? Its china! the country richest in culture and history and and and history! But yeah, what am i complaining about, its a trip overseas and not get bored in singapore. But then again, i think i'd rather stay here.
Well yes, time for excitement, took a cab to the airport. And wei hong was there to sent his parents off too.. oh i was so sad they weren't going. But go wee did..And my parting words to him were to enjoy the teddy bear video i filmed the day before. Oh this trip is the only trip i didn't want to go.. i just wasn't in that mood.. I wanted to go to churcchh.. haha. Yes, its the first time i missed the take off.. oh the wonderful takeoff, how could anyone in the world miss it? And so, i slept alot alot, and after 4 hours, we reached kun ming airport.
And after meeting our guide, getting out, the whipping cold, and getting on the bus, i got excited already. I mean, i know China, china's boring, but still, i don't know much of what we'll be doing, i just wanted to get in the bus, and get to the hotel and sleep. If you guys didn't know.. i LOVE hotels. Remember i gave a speech in chinese class last year on how my ambition was to be a hotelier? Yes, i absolutelly love them, and really unfortunately, getting on a tour and letting them send you to the hotel to sleep immediately happens 0% of the time. IT NEVER HAPPENS. Unless you're on free and easy of course, yes, no matter which country i'm in, i'd always long to go back to the hotel. I don't like walking much, shopping much, exploring much, i just love the comfort of the hotel. And thus, while we were on the bus, still going through the introduction part, the guide started telling us about the tons of pickpockets and beggars around the area, that there're ruthless cheats and it just scared me a lot, i really wanted to go home at that time.. Anyway, wei hong's mum told me wei hong smsed me to tell me he really enjoyed the teddy bear video.. haha, yes, I HAVE SEXY VOICE!
We got our own really really short time to eat lunch, and walking through the square of the city, really pained me. We were told to totally ignore all the beggars. And that was really painful, i mean, we walked through, when the pitiful old man asked for money, when the homeless little children begged for coins, when the legless man pleaded for compassion, we had to not even look them in the eye and walk through like snobbish rich people. But sigh.. what to do..
We toured the some spots in kunming after lunch, learning their thousand year old histories, but i was still fine, its the first day! I'm full of energy. Yes, and our first dinner was really fun too. While we were dining, there was this guy looking at some of us, and he started cutting some paper, and my father told us he was cutting people's side profiles and pasting it on the thingys.. So he cut some guy from our tour and sold it to him for 10rmb, which is equivalent to 2 dollars here of course, and then he came over.. haha. And yay, i just knew he would be cutting my profile, although i wasn't sure, so everyone was pretty unsure who's profile he was cutting. And wei hong's mum joked with me, as she was sitting beside me, she wanted to bet with me if he was cutting her profile or mine, and in the end, he cut mine. =D. Everyone said it looked very alike, i didn't think so.. it didn't even look like me.. ahha.. and he said i had special lips.. aww! Maybe cause they were swollen due to the cold..haha. And so after my cut everyone started to ask him to cut too.. ahha, wei hong's mum told him to enhance her looks even.. haha.
And i was still quite happy, when we went to the hotel, wei hong's mum said something about going to ktv to sing songs, well of course i thought they were joking, but then, after we settled down, my parents told me they'd be going to the hotel's ktv.. And how on earth could i miss that. The tv had NOTHING on except chinese news, so yes! My first ever trip to ktvvv.. wahhaha. And so we got to the 5th floor of the hotel, when the door opened, it was all black, and blinking lights and blaring music, and a lady welcomed us in, haha, i felt like a vip, i don't know, it seemed like some high class night club. A long hallway with doors to the rooms, and the people there guarding the outside of the rooms, and all the doors were gold, as in painted gold haha.. And the red carpets, and more blaring music, it was so high class, i have no idea if its likee this in singapore too.
And wow, when we entered the room it was even more high classed.. okay maybe its just i haven't been to any ktv.. haha, its such a huge cosy room and comfortable funiture and haiya, its just nice la.. And they started singing and singing, and there's the ever so helpful hostess.. And she served DUCK TONGUE.. my goodness, what surprised me more was that i tried it, and i spat the first mouth out.. and everyone was eating it like its uhhh.. its a hamburger or something.. haha, like its the tastiest thing on earth.. And ya.. when the hostess asked if me and my brother could drink the red wine, jessica's mum just said can la can la.. haha.. and i'm glad she did.. So it was a VERY fun night.. though i was just looking at them sing.. but it was REALLY funny. I mean, wei hong's dad was just singing everything offkey.. haha.. it was really really really funny, his singing is so funny la.. i mean, no offense but it was.. haha, everyone laughed when he sings, and he's great because he dared to. Yes, my dad was the only one who can sing, i'm not boasting cause he's my dad but ya la, he can sing la, and i always tell him to teach me, i wish i could sing half as good as me.
So yes, there was red wine and mango juice, and i wanted to get done with just one glass of red wine and be fine for the night. So i gulped down the right wine and the mango juice. But, the hostess refilled, and i'm telling you guys, i dislike to see that glass full, so i drank it too.. But then, however busy the hostess was, she still refilled my CUP! MYYY goodness, its not because i wanted to drink the wine, i didn't want to, not that much, but i had to because its me everytime she refilled it. And so i gulped and gulped and gulped. And i really didn't want to drink anymore, at my 6th glass, i told her not to fill my red wine, she filled others' then came back and gave me a little more.. WHAT'S HER PROBLEM!#?% I guess she doesn't like to see cups empty just as much as how i don't like to see cups full..haha.. But i really stopped at my 8th cup no matter how much my brain told me to continue. And thus, the cup count was: red wine- 8, mango juice- 4. And red wine was just WONDERFUL, i guess, my heart beat so much faster, haha, before long, i could hear my heart throbbing from my head. And having drunk 12 cups, it was a matter of time before i started to visit the loo. The 2nd time i visited the loo, i suddenly felt very very very sick, and i felt like vomitting..
My goodness, i came out wanting to vomit, but i just drank a glass of water and i was just as fine as before, and so, all the adults made me and my brother sing tong hua.. which is a song i don't hear often, but still.. haha, maybe its the influence of red wine? I mean, i drank red wine and sang like john denver at ngee ann poly.. haha.. But i didn't refuse the mike at all, they just asked the young uns to sing, and i just picked up the mike and sang.. haha. it was quite embarrassing though.. everyone was clapping along, and the hostess squatted beside me and clapped along too, singing beside me, and she kept looking at me as if i didn't know how to read the words.. haha.. And so i sang like a drunk girl and everyone applauded after we finished.. haha. That was a great night, i sang another english oldie, but it was a real real pity they didn't have enough english songs, because that, ''unchained melody'' was the ONLY song i knew, and i happened to sing that in ngee ann too.. haha.. And after that, everyone was really glad we sang for them, that we were so game, because maybe i wouldn't if i don't know.. i honestly dont' know why i took up the mike.. I think i was actually looking forward to singing that night. That was why i wanted to go with them to the ktv, i actually wanted to sing! haha..
Anyway, we got back to sleep and my parents were proud of us.. haha, its as if i scored 6 points for my o's but they were glad we sang.
China Horror Day 2:
Nono guys, don't be afraid, the first day was fun, that's why its long, the rest will be short, don't worry.. haha. Anyway, woke up so early luh, 630, as if we were going to school, and took a long bus ride to some ancient cave, and yay, there was smoke when we talked.. so cool! haha.. And there was the 336 steps climb, which i must say was tougher than everest. Finally, after so long, we visited 5-star toilets. One of the biggest problems china faces is their toilets.. dirty smelly and totally revolting.. and they've got the best toilets too. Totally amazing, they have televisions to let you watch while peeing, though, no one would actually watch, to me, i'd focus on doing my job, i wouldn't want to watch above, i'd want to know i'm well ambushed, no one can see it, so i'll keep looking down.. haha.. so yeah, they have a spider there, and when i first saw it, i really almost screamed, when i realised its there, i don't know for what, i think it helps aiming.. haha.
Well next was dinner, and we were eating when jessica's mum suddenly called me shuai ge.. haha.. then she asked if people called me that often, i said not so often, then she said i'm skinny and i hunch often and that's a minus point, so i nodded. Then she said i had great complexion =D Then my mum said i have little pimples, then she said i had NONE, then my mum said where got??? She pointed to her some, then she replied saying its okay since she's short-sighted.. hahaha.
China Horror Day 3:
Lol, this post is getting booring.. That's how china is.. On the morning of the third day, there was no cold water, i was really very pissed, i wanted to bathe!!!! So i was really depressed, because its freezing cold, i really wanted to go home at that time, and when i realised we were 5 days away from home, i was really depressed. So we visited a jade store, and the director happened to be a singaporean. Telling us all about the fakes in the business, and telling us alot of nonsense. Then he gave us a really low price on some jades, and the sales promoters gave that stupid dumbfounded face.. haha..
So it was the really really really long 5 hours bus ride to dali. My goodness, i just couldn't take it. One year ago i slipped while playing soccer in school and hurt my butt bone, ever since, it pains my butt when i sit long. For example, i couldn't wait for king kong to finish. It was really killing me. So many hours watching that dumb ape, my butt really really was hurt. And now, its 5 hours, my goodness, luckily i sleep all the time, but i did awake and realised my arse was hurting loads. Sigh.. i wish i can do something about this.
And just as we were about to reach, the guide told us about child beggars, about how children could be taken away and tortured, and told to beg. There was this story, of a plain clothed policeman who saw this girl who had a chunk removed from her thigh and she was bleeding and begging for money. The policeman asked her where she came from, she refused to tell him anything. And thus, he kept giving her money everyday, till one day he asked her again, she replied her uncle and auntie took care of her. He asked her why she was bleeding everyday, she said something like making herself bleed so that the the meat won't grow back and her uncle won't cut that piece off again.. eewww, so that policeman uncovered china's biggest child beggaring scam society.. they earn tens of thousands.. So giving them money is giving their owners.
That story freaked me out, though i was quite old already, but i was still afraid some guy will kidnap me and make me a beggar.. my goodness, all the more i wanted to return home. And so in dali, we were told the winds were freaking strong, that's why the trees are never straight, all bent.
And so, we put the winds to the test, the few of us decided to go out for dinner, and MY GOODNESS. THE WHIPPING WIND WAS TOTALLY WHIPPING. I had 4 layers on, plus a scarf, plus my gloves, but the wind was just cold and stinging, against my face, KFC was a super long walk away and we really almost couldn't make it.. The wind was really really really really stinging cold, and i still remember today, i really couldn't take it, i almost ran to Kfc when i saw the sigh from afar. Wow, the dinner there was great. But all of us sulked when we finished, knowing we had to walk through that blizzard again..And we did, thankfully it wasn't as bad as the first time..
China Horror Day 4:
BLANK. 3 hour butt hurting ride to lijiang (somewhere colder)
China Horror Day 5:
Yes, my brother wanted to go home too, i told him to jia you.. haha.. 3 more days.. And yes, in lijiang it neared the negatives.. it was suppper cold. I almost froze to death standing in the toilet half naked, you see. its really fun. You're in the toilet, you want to bathe, you know it'll be freezing, you prepare all the clothes, towels, stuff, undies, and prepare for the moment to take it all off and quickly jump in before you freeze.. haha, so yes, i almost froze, it was really really cold. And wei hong's dad already turned victim to the cold, or rather, the effect from the differences in altitiude.. As lijiang is much higher..And so it was shopping time, and i was really sad there was nothing to buy, well i bargained for 2 wind chimes and 2 scarves. The scarves were at 65 rmb each, i told her to give me 100 for 2, she said 120, gave me that cute look and called me handsome.. haha, so i bargained for 105, and due to my lousiness in chinese, i think i said 150 in chinese instead.. haha.. she asked me if i was serious, i said yes, but i then said 105 clearly just in case, then she laughed.. haha.. she said i was joking.. so yes, my mum did scold me after that for not barganing enough..
We visited yet another jade store, and the director once again was singaporean? i mean, when they heard we were from singapore they'd say their director's singaporean too, and they'll specially request him to lead us..That's so wierd.. Except this time, everyone didn't even bother to listen, just giving that bored look, because we felt they were bluffing us..
Well after that it was just our own free time and yeah.. that was it, lol, just that our dinner was tooooo cheap.. i think all 8 of us cost only 8-9 singapore dollars for a really full meal.
China Horror Day 6:
How terribly exhausting, from the start we had to sit long bus rides from kunming to Dali from dali to lijiang, and now, from lijiang back to dali which took us 3 hours.. And once again, my butt called for help, i wish i can do something about it, it really worrys me, i'm afraid my butt will hurt as soon as i sit down in future..Yeah and we visited some silk factory.. And i had to beg my mum to buy a silk blanket but she wouldn't because she doesn't like it to be too cold when sleeping.. aw darn.. the silk's quality and feel is just.. like a cloud.. so smooth and soo.. you'll stick to it when you feel it it's just marvellous.. And yeah, my dad bought some silk shirt and when he was about to pay i asked my mom if i could get 2 silk boxers but when i ran to my dad he already paid and didn't want to pay anymore.. oh darn, for men, our downstairs are pretty hot, i hoped very much getting silk boxers would keep my downstairs cool.. but oh well..
Well yeah, to all Jay Chou fans, he did a live performance there, and all the people thought i'd watch, but i shocked them when i said i listened to oldies.. haha, oldies gain respect, and they do purposely learn stuff we teens do or listen to, like some of them go and make themselves listen to jay chou's songs to try to catch up with kids, but thank goodness i listen to oldies.. haha.
China horror day 7:
It was a really bad night, it was really hot and stuffy, back in kunming.. and i woke up in the middle of the night to watch HBO, we went to some temple, visited a park, where thousands of white gulls were calling me home.
And then again, we went to a place where they promoted bee products.. Oh my goodness, they're geniuses, they gave us a free foot massage to trap us from running away, then some professor attends to everyone of us to tell us where we have problems and asks us to buy this and that..
The Chinese are too much, everyday we visit a place offering some natural products that cure our daily pains, There're decades old puer tea leaves which everyone bought a whole bundle, Jade jewellery that improves blood circulation and this and that, There're bee honey powder that cures this and that..
With all these wonderful products with their ''wonderfull'' abilities to cure so many problems, you'd think the Chinese are immortal, can't we live life as it is.. The ancient people surely did not worry of their future. Like the Bible says do not worry for tomorrow, so why worry. Its definitely not nice to have to drink a cup of puer tea once before every meal and brew ourselves weird concoctions every night and try to ensure we evade the clutches of a terrible disease or illness but then, we do contract it later. If all these work so well we HAVE to be immortal! But yet death knocks on our doors when he wants to. And i see my parents falling victim to their fierce persuasion, we came light, we left so heavy.
In fact, after that, when we left, the professor told us not to drink too much puer tea which is bad for health. We all laughed. The previous day visiting a tea school, we had a whole afternoon's lecture on the GREAT effects of the puer tea which can cure slight diabetes, and improve this and that and the more we drink, the more we can avoid lots of things, really, it seemed like some miracle tea, and here they tell us not to drink too much.. hahahha, it was a big joke.. No wonder we're not immortal, they're all lying..
Oh Joy and Glee Day 8:
This day i had awaited since day 1 had finally arrived, we've been through a lot of stuff. I haven't stated i realised i have a bladder problem. After visiting the toilet, i actually visit it again and again with the time intervals lasting barely 10 mins. I remember embarrassingly how i had to pay this woman 3 times to enter the toilet within 20 minutes.. That was very embarrassing. But thankfully i didn't have that problem on the bus. The cold was great. But the bad thing was that there wasn't much shopping, i returned home pretty empty handed and my wallet still very much fat.
Yes and all you guys cannot imagine how excited i was. On the bus to the airport, i was squirming in my sit, i was restless, i can't wait to get back. And i was still squirming on the plane, and i didn't miss the takeoff this time.. Woohoo! Took my 8 painful days and i'm back finally!
And i was so touched.. haha.. when the guys from church came and welcomed me back, that's just a perfect trip.. haha..and yeah, wei hong was very jealous i didn't sms him while i did to everyone, but i really lost half of my phonebook contacts there.. haha.. which was why i couldn't wish sheryl happy birthday.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHERYL!
Just a pic.
Oh China, i hope we won't meet again so soon.
Today's short post:
I woke up early and got to church to help out a lot.. And kind kai en bought me a silver pendant to make up for my missing cross. If you guys didn't know i lost my cross while asleep and i've been wearing just a chain all these while till yay, he finally bought me one for my birthday present. I'm so touched.. haha. And it's a real pity i can't stay tonight for his farewell to the army. And yeah, i spent the day helping out for camp, moping the floor, which everyone somehow very amazing, scrubbing the floor, which everyone found very amusing.. And yes, tomorrow's camp.. wonderful camp. Goodbye people. i hope you guys are having as much fun as i am.
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