Tuesday, December 30, 2008
{ 5:09 PM }
China was really fun. Just a bit here and there, but it ok. Gonna make this post short and sweet and there are way too many photos for me to upload. Plus, can't really upload it now because of the stupid network. So be patient :)
Place
We went to many different places of China. It a tour package so yea, we travel around and get to know their culture. We went to places like ShenYang, Changchun, JiLi, Ha'er Bin and ShangHai. Of all places I love Ha er Bin the best. Even though it was seriously very cold there but it is really nice seeing all the ice structures and the lightings. I dun even mind going again, since it will be kinda different every year as they need to bomb off the structures before it melts and kill people. Look at the magical ha er bin...
Have you ever been sooo close to fireworks before? I have, damn close and you can actually see ash falling right at your face.
The first place we visited was a palace. It was quite cool, like seeing all the huang zhu gege show all come true. 
We also visited the deer farm. Quite sad to see the animals getting skinned though...
It snowed during Christmas. It was just a very very mild snow though. But Im glad that I get to see it.
One thing I love about this China trip is that we get to snow ski. I SNOW SKI! SO COOL! Talked about snow ski, my trainer first time see me only then ask me for tip --. I haven earn money for myself yet so 'bie da wo de zhu yi'.
Closer experience with the marine animals...
Went to the Silk Factory to the way they make silk out from the silk worm.
Mini Fashion Show! Silk clothings.
Isn't this nice??? ;)
People
The people there are not very nice actually :P They like to push you when you are in the way, like to anyhow spit, talk very loud. When they do sales, they will pull you and start to talk talk talk, but some are really nice.
Im really impress with the people living in Ha er Bin. Ha er Bin is one of the coldest place in the world other then Alaska, North Pole and South pole, the temperature can be as low as -42 degrees! Plus Summer there is quite short, around a month i guess... So they have been living in cold.
It is kinda cute when you compare yourself with the people dressed there. You were all wrapped up leaving the eyes open only but for them, they just need those nice thick stompy boots and a nice winter jacket. You will seriously feel like a snowman when if you were there.
Our snow boots
The ultimate winter outfit (photo error cnt rotate)
Cover till left with the eyes... lol!
As this is a package tour, I get to know some really nice people from the people who bought the same package.
The Four ah siao girls! :P
Best couple award! :P
Joanna and her family (I was surprised that her mother said that im cute -- )
Food
Everyday, three times a day, chinese food was what we ate all the time. There was only once where we ate western buffet which was really nice! The chinese food was nice it just that they eat a lot of vegetables, and I mean a lot. Plus their food are all saltish and oily. Seems that oil and salt are free to them. Anyway there are meaning to why they add so much though, cause all this helps to make the throat or the body warm which also can mean that they welcome you warmly. It may seem weird but yea... They eat alot of fish which is my favourite food. One thing bad is that their fish have way too many bones. Many people do not want to eeat them because of the bones, so I ate most of it. Suprisingly I didn gain much weight. haha!
Ice creams that never melts! That because it winter season....
Our very first meal, 14 different flavours dumplings!
Even their fast food like Mcddonald and KFC have lots of veggies in their burger. Oh, and they dun have chilli which is quite sad. Oh ya! And I love the hot chocolate from Mcdonalds. Simply delicious!Back to reality...
{ 12:52 PM }
Team Levi Rocks!
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Finally back to Singapore after soooo long. I miss my lappy, my phony, my bed...haha :P I also miss my friends lah, those new made friends and 'old' friends. And yea...Im feeling very hot right now. Sian.
Let's start from Youth Camp.
Our camp this year happens to be a mobile camp. So we will be moving around and this is also based on the book of Exodus where Moses led the Israelite out of Eygpt and into the promised land. All of us were split in to 6 different groups. My team is Levi and Im the leader for the team. My team consist of Sherman, JiaCuen, Marcus, Mothi, Christopher, Grace, Rebecca, Anotonia, Shawn, EnQi and Brandon.
The first stop was at Sentosa. It was a nice sunny hot weather where we experienced the 10 plaugues at the different places of Sentosa. We also had a night walk at the Dragon's Trail which was really good! We dun have to be blindfolded and the place was reeally so dark until I really cant see much. Then at night we slept at the Pavillian which was one of the worst nights i ever had, on the cold hard floor with mosquitos buzzing around you ears and sucking your blood. Nice... The next morning most of us are covered with sands with the games we played. Fun but dirty.
Second stop was Christine CampSite. Played some water games like water bomb where we have to destroy each other's 'lollipop'. we also played human fooseball. Super damn funny and fun, even though I didn play most of the games but yea it was still great. Oh and Amanda told the leaders to make a structure, like our camp' moscot. Then half way through, Weiyong came telling us that 'do you always do what people tells you to do?' Anyway the whole thing is about the making of the golden calf. So after that we did a short skit to the people about the story of the golden calf. Weiyong was damn funny that time. haha!
Third stop is at Sembawang park. We had laser quest which is sooooooo fun! It like the CS comes to life! We get to use guns and try to kill other teams. However, it was quite saddening when I actually couldn't survive for a minute, because I was trying to run from one place to another and I was open so i was shot and that is how i died. Sad. Haha! They also provided us with the camo cream. I didn want to apply anything but... some people just have to apply that on me. Sian. Especially that Sherman went to apply on my face -- After that, we had the amazing race. Yet again I didn know I could keep running. Suprised that my stamina is there when I didn run for almost a year? nice! So we ran from Sembawang park all the way to Yishun Town Secondary. We were in the third place out of the six. YAY!
Fourth stop is of course the school. Slept in the sports hall and we played another water game which is the Battleship. Fun, and Kheng Soon sure is a naughty boy because he went to fill the bag with cold water and he started to spray at me. -- thx ah. So we ended the camp with skits from each group. Mine skit is based on the book of Joshua 2. Bascially is about the spies go to spy the land and went to hide in a prostitue house. I think my team did a good job though. Last but not least the prize giving time! My team won second in place. YAY! and to my suprised, I won the best campers award. :p happy!
In camp I was called "aunty" again -- so sad sia! I dun really remember why they called me aunty, if Im not wrong, should be because I called Chris uncle and that is when all the things start. haha:P And and and I really like the messenger for the camp, Fuji! He is a really good speaker. Damn good! :D
It’s all about Jesus
It’s all about the way
He changed our lives
It’s all about Jesus
The power of His blood can’t be denied
It’s all about Jesus
It’s all about the covenant He made
It’s all about Jesus
Victorious
He rose up from the grave
We lift our hearts to Him
He is the reason that we sing
Chorus
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah
We praise Your name
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah
We praise Your name
It's all about Jesus
It's all about the way
he set us free
It's all about Jesus
Bearing all our sins at Calvary
It's all about Jesus
It's all about the gift of love he gave
It's all about Jesus
The precious lamb of God was slain
(Bridge)
Monday, December 15, 2008
{ 5:40 PM }
Saturday have no program so just stayed at home the whole day. Went to put up the Christmas Tree, since Christmas is round the corner. Santa Claus is coming to town~! haha! Anyway Found out that a lot of decoration for the tree was missing so Fifi and I went to make some useing matchsticks box, wrapping paper and strings.
This is one of the box I made. hehe :D
Of course, since its holiday, it is time to do some packing plus I wont be around from 18 december till 30 december... Time pass really fast. Next year I'm gonna be year two and Im going to be 18 in a months time. Woah!
Let's look at what other stuffs I dig out other than my clothes.
This was my ballet costume. I didn't know I kept it so nicely in ziplock bags. Neither can I really imagine myself wearing this to dance before....HEE!
All this are the cards some people gave me for birthday, camp, christmas, chinese dance juniors...u name it. I smiled after reading all of them. Quite funny though. Still remember I was the putao xiao jie in secondary. Last year's youth camp, people called me cheif and the vietnam lady. Haha! those fun days...Shall keep them till they rot :P
Sunday was kinda packed. Dance practice was cancelled because Verena had her own practice. We has a short pre-camp activity. It was quite ok, all the games we played like play before one leh. Then I also suddenly find myself old, because almost everyone of them were younger than me. Had botak jones after that, chill and chat until Darius and Fifi are told to go to music room for singing practice for youth camp. Followed them since Dennis also need to see me for mentor briefing. Talk about it, I wanted to be the leader only, but in the end I was part of the commitee member plus leader PLUS mentor. wow! I got so many roles to play during camp. They told me that I was capable of doing such things and that is why I was being assigned to do such things....
Anyway, went back home bathed, pack some stuff. Went to AMK hub to meet Jasmine and Belle. Bought some food and off we went to Amanda's house! We went to stay overnight plus movie marathons. 
Ordered Pizza plus some sauguages that Amanda's mom has made for us and also grapes for decoration. Our little high-class restaurant. hehe!
After watching some movies, we went to have our desserts which is ICE CREAM! Played pool with Jasmine. Was teaching her but she won me twice. So sad...beginner's luck. The rest were playing pick up sticks.
Played until 4plus am. Then we went to sleep. Woke up around 12pm, ordered KFC. Watched another movie and then it was time to go home. Still feeling kinda tired, and I think i gained weight after eating so much junk food, fried food and whatever food. haha! Camp and overseas trip is coming up so need to start packing bags and also wash hamster's cage. Not gonna use computer for some time, will I survive? Of course I can! haha!Love is actually...all around
Just look on the bright side of life
Closer experience with the marine animals...
Cover till left with the eyes... lol!
As this is a package tour, I get to know some really nice people from the people who bought the same package.
Food
Ice creams that never melts! That because it winter season....
Our very first meal, 14 different flavours dumplings!
Even their fast food like Mcddonald and KFC have lots of veggies in their burger. Oh, and they dun have chilli which is quite sad. Oh ya! And I love the hot chocolate from Mcdonalds. Simply delicious!
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Played until 4plus am. Then we went to sleep. Woke up around 12pm, ordered KFC. Watched another movie and then it was time to go home. Still feeling kinda tired, and I think i gained weight after eating so much junk food, fried food and whatever food. haha! Camp and overseas trip is coming up so need to start packing bags and also wash hamster's cage. Not gonna use computer for some time, will I survive? Of course I can! haha!
