Ooh.

Day Twenty Eight: The art of bargaining.!,

Monday, March 30, 2009

Had class in the morning.

Boring~~~

Only one hour though.

The headed off to computer town again with the Ja and the boys: Clive, Ben and Randolph,

Took a cab this time.

Costs 45 yuan.

All of us are cramped into a small cab for about an hour.

My back ached after that.

The boys wanted computer mouse and headphones.

And so the battle begin.

Clive really likes to bargain and we spent like half an hour at one shop.

And of course he got his way and bought an audio techinca headphones for only 420yuan.

Thats like less than $100.

This is what i call the art of bargaining.

Day Twenty Seven: tireeeed.!,

Due to some unexplicable reason, i cant sleep yesterday.

At bout 11pm, somebody came knocking on the door.

Dang its Clive again!

They wanted to go karaoke-ing, so since i cant sleep anyway i followed them.

The them include CiMin, Mengzhen,Huimiang,Clive and Randolph.

Hajar was too sleepy so she stayed in the room alone since ZeeMin is away.

Took an illegal cab to Shopping Mall for 12 yuan.

As soon as i stepped out of the cab, god! its cold.

Although it was quite late, the place was packed since its the weekend.

We must wait for a while but then since that somebody dont wanna wait.

We had to settled for the party room which is more pricey.

Sang till 5am and headed to McDonalds for breakfast.

Pancakes! Yum!

A taste of home.

The pancakes here are WAY cheaper than Spore and i think it taste nicer too.

Went back and i headed straight to bed.

Suddenly somebody knocked on the door.

Time check: 3PM!

Wow! I thought it was still morning.

Guess who was at the door?

Mr Clive Poh again.

They were going to the computer town and ask us to hurry up.

I was still half asleep, and went out without bathing!

Goodness gracious me.

Turns out, everybody just woke up too and didnt have the time to bathe.

Took bus no.702.

The journey was quite long i must say.

Finally reached there at bout 4 plus and went to eat as everyone was hungry.

Ate at the fake 'KFC' yet again.

It doesnt taste as great as the one near our campus though.

The food was cold and the drink 1/4 empty.

Walked around the place.

I must say, the shop closes at around 6.

Its pretty early!

Overall the place is filled with electronic stuff which im not really interested in.

And it somehow feels like Sim Lim Square.

Since all the shops are closed, we headed back to our dorm.

Day Twenty Six: Hurry up, im freezing!,

Had our city tour today.
Was supposed to go to some street i think but there was a change of plan as the weather was terrible.
I was wearing a thin layer of clothes and i was shivering the whole time.
It didnt help that it was raining plus super strong wind.

See the foot statue.
It means no vechicle allowed in this area.
Its only meant for walking.

Since it was so cold we went into a store called Metersbowne.
Bad idea.
We ended up spending quite a lot.
After that had lunch at Dico's.
Ahhhh rice...
I feel that eversince i reached China, rice is like gold.
Everytime i see rice, its like heaven.
Back at home i dont even want to eat rice.

Look at Clive's pose!

It doesnt look that cold but believe me, you wouldnt want to be standing there.

Saw some nice decoration outside some bar,

Its time to take more pictures!

While we were walking we always find Fran missing.

And so we start searching for her.

And look where she is.....

Under the umbrella!!

Day Twenty-Five: Having Fun!,

Saturday, March 28, 2009

Had our industrial visit to Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable Company today.
A little background information bout the company:
Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable Company Ltd. (YOFC) was established in May, 1988. It's being operated by China Telecommunications Corporation, Wuhan Yangtze Communications Industry Group Co., Ltd. and Draka Comteq of the Netherlands.It is the only specialized company in China which masters preform making, fibre drawing and cabling techniques for mass production.YOFC is a high-tech company dedicated to the manufacturing, research and development of optical fibre and cable products, which is the largest one in China at present...

So what are optical fibres?
An optical fiber (or fibre) is a glass or plastic fiber that carries light along its length. Fiber optics is the overlap of applied science and engineering concerned with the design and application of optical fibers. Optical fibers are widely used in fiber-optic communications, which permits transmission over longer distances and at higher bandwidths (data rates) than other forms of communications. Fibers are used instead of metal wires because signals travel along them with less loss, and they are also immune to electromagnetic interference. Fibers are also used for illumination, and are wrapped in bundles so they can be used to carry images, thus allowing viewing in tight spaces. Specially designed fibers are used for a variety of other applications, including sensors and fiber lasers.
Light is kept in the core of the optical fiber by total internal reflection. This causes the fiber to act as a waveguide. Fibers which support many propagation paths or transverse modes are called multi-mode fibers (MMF), while those which can only support a single mode are called single-mode fibers (SMF). Multi-mode fibers generally have a larger core diameter, and are used for short-distance communication links and for applications where high power must be transmitted. Single-mode fibers are used for most communication links longer than 550 meters (600 yards).
Joining lengths of optical fiber is more complex than joining electrical wire or cable. The ends of the fibers must be carefully cleaved, and then spliced together either mechanically or by fusing them together with an electric arc. Special connectors are used to make removable connections.

After the visit, most of us dropped off at the SHOPPING MALL.
Me,Ja and Clive headed off to Starbucks first.
At last my Raspberry Frappucino!
They dont have java chip though.
What a pity. :(

The people who enjoyed their frappucinos.

After that we met the rest and went to the KTV.

Karaoke!!

Woots.

Introducing the people who dunno how to sing Korean songs but want to sing Korean songs.

Dance included.

Randolph with Mirotic by dbsk.

Me with Tell me by Wondergirls.

The people who sang the most.

Lovely voices.

MengZhen.

Clive.

Me,Ja,Clive and Randolph headed off first they wanna have dinner at the street near school.

Cabbed there.

My first cab ride since arriving in China!

Noob!

It cost about 12 yuan.

Taking a bus would have cost us 8 yuan.

Not much difference.

Had dinner at the fake 'KFC' yet again.

They headed off to Mr Loh's apartment.

OMG at last TV!!

Watch so many different sports.

And homecooked food.

It feels like home~

Day Twenty-Four: I miss Singapore!,

Had our presentation/interaction with the China students today.
We mostly talked about Singapore's food which i dearly miss.
When the LSCT students were showing pictures of food,
I swear i was salivating.
I want chicken rice!
I want Laksa!
My group presented about the Fines in Singapore that makes Singapore a fine city.
We even wore our Singapore shirts which we brought.

Xinhui and me.

Group D without Zee Min.

Overall, it went according to plan.

We wanted the audience to laugh when they see the video, with us as the actors,

And they laughed!

After that, Ja wanted to play pool with Clive.

So we went to the street near our hostel.

1 hour is only 4 yuan which is about a dollar.

Thats super cheap compared to Singapore.

Pei Jie who never play pool before.

Ja, the worthy opponent.

Clive,the master.

Me, with little knowledge.

The passionate Clive with the beginner me.

Day Twenty Three: Smile more :)!,

Had our stimulation test today.
No comment about it.
Actually no, i have something to say.
I hate stimulation please!
The questions annoy me cause i dont understand a thing.
Enough bout that.
In the evening Me, Ja, Pei Jie, Clive and Randolph went to the hair saloon again.
Clive die-die wanna dye his hair and and Ja have our free hair treatment.
Randolph bought the 10 treatment package for 180yuan.
Its cheaper than one treatment which costs 50yuan.
You do the maths.
Moreover it can be share among other people.

I absolutely LOVE the service there.
They are so nice to us.
I found its because we are friendly and plus we smile a lot.
Eventhough we have a language barrier, a smile is enough to express what we are trying to say.
The girl,Lee Hui(dunno the spelling) who did my hair is super nice.
She even massage my shoulders eventhough they are not required to do so.
Actually, the hair treatment is only 10 minute, but then because they wanted to talk to us more, it took more that an hour!

After that we had dinner at the fake 'KFC' again.
The food is too nice to resist.

Day Twenty Two: Money not enough.!,

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Had lunch at the fake 'KFC'.
Okay i shall not call it fake 'KFC'.
Its on a league on its own.
Its way way way better than KFC!

This cost 15 yuan.
Only about $4!
Consist of a burger.
2 small chicken drumlet.
1 cup of corn.
1 drink.
It is so worth the money!

The chicken is so juicy,

The marinate is delicious.
You guys should really try it!!

After that, Pei Ji,Ja and me withdrew money as our supply of cash is running out.
DAD!!!
Transfer money to me please!
Right after withdrawing money, we went shopping!
Money gone right after i get it.
When back to the same shop we went to last week.
Got myself a flowery shirt and a cute yellow dress.

I LOVE THAT SHOP!

They even have clothes from bread and butter, diesel and shoes from ZARA.

And its all cheap!