After a long long trip....I finally arrived in Tel Aviv.
From the aircraft Israel looks great!
The people are nice :)
So looking forward to tml...
Shall update again!
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Blitzkrieg in Seoul! 首尔攻略！
Blitz thru two areas in Seoul this afternoon...
I almost freeze to death in the gusty cold of Seoul's wee morning.
I was only in a short-sleeved shirt and a light jacket....it was the most torture experience....luckily i was saved by Dunkin Donuts and StarBucks Coffee!
Ooops gtg, laptop batt dying and my flight gonna depart soon!
Will update soon!
I almost freeze to death in the gusty cold of Seoul's wee morning.
I was only in a short-sleeved shirt and a light jacket....it was the most torture experience....luckily i was saved by Dunkin Donuts and StarBucks Coffee!
Ooops gtg, laptop batt dying and my flight gonna depart soon!
Will update soon!
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Teaching in Shantou
First Night at Shantou. The nightview is quite nice!
This is one of the classrooms
The school is dilapitated...
There is no flushing system
This fridge looks more like a museum with the no. of unknown 'artefacts' in it
The seven brave souls for the the third part of the Shantou teaching trip!
Young and Hyein (South Koreans) giving their first lesson of the day!
Me and Ayaka in action in the other classroom
The students!
These young girls are really keen to learn English.
Sumptuous meals in the school
There is a pavilion on top of a hill besides the school
On top of the pavilion!
Rose and Myra!
Snow wolf (the name he gave himself)
School canteen and shop
Last few pictures before we left for the City Tour
Farewell!
We had our lunch and left Shantou with much things to think
The trip to Shantou really left a humbling effect on us. The condition of the school is really bad in any Singapore or Hong Kong standards. However, the students there are not deterred by the environment they are in and I can see that everyone of them are very eager to learn. Yet, a lot fo people with access to better schooling conditions are wasting their time away in school.
When we introduced ourselves and place we come from to the students, I can see that they are very envious of us. Most of them seems to be resigned to their fate that they will not be able to get out of their hometown as they are poor.
There are so many things that they do not have. A multi-function phone is all they have (camera, mp3, phone and QQ- a Chinese version of MSN)
I asked one of the students and they told me that the subscription for the service is around 10 -20 yuan per month but most of them actually spent only 5 per month)
Their monthly allowance is about 400 yuan/ month to cover food expenses.
The students love KTV and every tuesday, they will go to their school hall for a KTV session! However, most, if not all, of the cds they used are pirated one. Somemore, its bad quality ones.
However, they are undeterred by all these and one really see that they enjoy what they have
I tried to encourage them to try and tell them that they have control of their future and must not let 'fate' dictates it for them.
In the future if I am able to, I will surely donate money to rebuild the school !!!
The students deserve something better!
This trip has been a fruitful and memorable one. One has to really take a different perspective of one's situation before complaining about everything and anything.
These students are very 纯真and 单纯. Hope that they will remain uncorrupted in the midst of the rapid changes in China
May God Bless these students in 礐光学校!
Tata for now!
The trip to Shantou really left a humbling effect on us. The condition of the school is really bad in any Singapore or Hong Kong standards. However, the students there are not deterred by the environment they are in and I can see that everyone of them are very eager to learn. Yet, a lot fo people with access to better schooling conditions are wasting their time away in school.
When we introduced ourselves and place we come from to the students, I can see that they are very envious of us. Most of them seems to be resigned to their fate that they will not be able to get out of their hometown as they are poor.
There are so many things that they do not have. A multi-function phone is all they have (camera, mp3, phone and QQ- a Chinese version of MSN)
I asked one of the students and they told me that the subscription for the service is around 10 -20 yuan per month but most of them actually spent only 5 per month)
Their monthly allowance is about 400 yuan/ month to cover food expenses.
The students love KTV and every tuesday, they will go to their school hall for a KTV session! However, most, if not all, of the cds they used are pirated one. Somemore, its bad quality ones.
However, they are undeterred by all these and one really see that they enjoy what they have
I tried to encourage them to try and tell them that they have control of their future and must not let 'fate' dictates it for them.
In the future if I am able to, I will surely donate money to rebuild the school !!!
The students deserve something better!
This trip has been a fruitful and memorable one. One has to really take a different perspective of one's situation before complaining about everything and anything.
These students are very 纯真and 单纯. Hope that they will remain uncorrupted in the midst of the rapid changes in China
May God Bless these students in 礐光学校!
Tata for now!
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Food! Shenzhen! Teaching!
Korean BBQ! Expensive (100HKD plus each) but its really nice! though the potion is not enuff haha
Fieldtrip to Shenzhen! My history lecture brings me to Shenzhen once again. We will be looking at architecture of Shenzhen and how it symbolizes a 'globalized' China!
My suave lecturer!
This is the cultural centre of Shenzhen: Musical concert hall
You can find cheap chinese books here...Good and cheap!
We went to 地王大厦 the tallest building in Shenzhen...at the expense of our lecturer!! haha (60 Yuan) and there are around 15 students hohoho
小肥羊
Teaching in 长洲...I was late cos i took the wrong fastcraft to 坪洲 instead! Shag! wasted hkd 50 and precious time....
But the kids are really funny hahaha
This is their perception of 'camel' hahha
Chance upon a stall selling chips....and the vendor happens to have stayed and worked in Singapore for two years before. ha...he asked me which Uni i am from...and he said whao the 'best' uni in Singapore....i smiled back (with reservations abt the comment) "So what are you study?" I answered him and he looked at me.....erhhh is there politics to talk abt in Singapore?? I was ......... haha i think u know my predicament.
NIce view of 长洲
Back to Hk! Finally...
HSBC and Standard Chatered Bank in the bkground
Decided to take the star ferry again
Street stalls in Mong Kok...I was just walking around
Catched the Second leg of Euro Champ this morning.....MANU ROX!
This is my hostel's lounge.....This is seriously way too cool!!! hahahaI love CUHK hostel.....NUS is def not the best in this aspect...
Ok....Will be going to Shenzhen again tml hahaha. 小肥羊 is really good!!! The 麻辣锅底 is really nice!!!....
Btw will be spending Pre Easter in ISRAEL! and Israeli's PASSOVER celebration there!
with Jiayi and frenz from London!
28th March to 10th April
Taking Korean Air
Excited and eager to go :)
And Israel is safe :) :)
haha
Alrite shall be back soon with more updates!
GOD Bless and tata for now!!
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