Friday, November 17, 2006
chalet is over! wheee it was fun. i only stayed for half of it though, left on thursday with riane. came home and slept from 3pm to 11am the next day. Wahahhaha was really tired. anyway im leaving for jinan tomorrow. its a morning flight so i cant even go choir. nt bringing computer or ps2 so its 10 days of absolutely nothing to do. ohh well. will update when i get back. hopefully i'll get to see MOKOs or maybe even a HAYATO^^. oh n btw. watching nobuta wo produce. and yamapi isnt THAT bad after all:)))
# posted by jennananana : 2:17 PM
Friday, November 10, 2006
Sunday, November 05, 2006
IM BACK^^. The whole trip totally rocked. Will miss Shanghai and the tour guides alot. Along with nanamama and our teacher KUKUTEA:). ok so now i'll try to recall the whole long trip and post as much as much as i remember. but i'll post pictures another day. I wish i could talk about every little detail. But that would take forever. Basically the trip had a few points to remember.
Mokos.
There are many mokomichis in china. LOL. we met one at a museum on the first day. Some jap student on a tour with his class. he looked ALOT like tsuchiya. so cheryl had the guts to go straight up to his face and take his picture. he just smiled and nodded. poor guy must be shaken:). The second moko was at this ulu disgusting restaurant somewhere between suzhou and hangzhou. It was the most unhygienic of all the restaurants we went too. But just as we were suffering from the stench and taste of the bland food, “打扰一下”. Alas, ANOTHER MOKO^^. he gave us very very nice rice. And the light from the window shone directly behind him. You could almost hear the angels:). So we tried to finish the rice hoping he would replenish them, but some middle aged guy came instead. We didnt see many mokos after that, but there were many fake mokos that we pointed out. Like random china guys, reuben and mr mok, who is infact a mok and not a moko.:) The last moko was in the school in Shanghai, buthe was really tan and had a moustache. Everyone except ame failed him so hes not really counted a moko.
LostForever...
i guess i have to put this very plainly. I LOST MY HANDPHONE IN SUZHOU. and i donteven remember how. It could be in the hotel room or pickpoketed or dropped at some famous temple. Whatever it is, im grateful it disappeared earlier in the trip. If i had lost it on the second last day like ame and yulin lost their stuff, there would probably be more memories in it. So for the time being i get an old phone till January when my bro trades his in and i tag along to get a new one. My camera was lost too but i wasnt really worried cos its a really old one with only 2.3 megapixels. In the end i found it under my seat on the bus.:)
The KuKuKlan
Well we didnt make lots of new friends like Jane and the rest did when they went in May. mainly because our classes stuck together and hardly mixed. But that just got us even more bonded:). I guess the KuKuKlan were the people that i hung with and watched out for me. Although we were already close before this, somehow we're even closer. all our late night meetings and truth or dares, chats and meals and pictures together, all the shopping we did, the LADIES NIGHT on the last night, they were all very enjoyable. These are the things i want to remember many years from now. The trip wouldnt have been fun without the eight of them:).
So thankyou Reuben, Sheena, Kerensa, Yulin, Ame, SCAR(YuinTheng, Cheryl, Riane). I wouldnt have seen the point of going without you guys^^.
Romance in Shanghai
wow theres still been some luvey dovey stuff over there. Like ame's excessive HeartPains due to not seeing aziel for too long^^. Like yulin's beloved JunJie who was willing to wait 20mins outside our dining room to see her:). Like the most exciting part of Nanjing Lu when Cheryl and 香港 meet at last:). And lets not forget Kc's dada who messaged every 5 minutes asking what shes doing^^.
Long Bus rides
a ride to bukit timah seems so long in singapore. But after a bus ride from Hangzhou to Shanghai after drinking 龙井茶, we all know that 30 mins is way short, 1 hour is average, 2 hours is fun, and 3 hours is torture! Which leaves us with a few options. Have a daidi marathon, crap and chat as long as u can, act emo and look out the window, or the best option. SLEEP. Its everyones favourite option too:).
Hotels and Motels
well the difference is that motels are meant to be stayed in for only a night or a few hours. We stayed in a motel for 5 days. It wasnt so bad, but every motel or hotel we stayed in had frosted or clear glass on the walls or doors of the toilet. Which is totally unecessary. Of course we could complain, but they dont understand anything but OK and HELLO in english. Anyone know how to say "freak just give me a room without see through toilet walls" in chinese? i didnt.
Sleepless Nights
Nights are always the fun part. But we usually reached the hotel at 9pm and had little time after bathing to do anything. On te first night we slept in the attic for fun. On the second we stayed in Dajie and Cheryl's suite room with the guys. On the rest of the nights Reuben tried to get us to discuss our performance at the china school, but it always failed cos i turn up too late. SORRY^^. On the last night we tried our best to stay up and talk. We bought pore masks and tidbits and nail varnish. It was supposed to be ladies night. But in the end KC fell asleep, cheryl couldnt stop buffing, sheena couldnt stop laughing and Reuben came over. LOL. We all woke up feeling drunk, four people squeezed on each bed (of course reuben was gone by then). KC holds the record for being the first to sleep and the last to wake up:).
The Guys
because of the damm stupid "different tour groups" system heok gave us, we hardly got to see the guys. So everytime we saw them we all went hysterical and hugged them and stuff. And for the rest of the day we'd be all smiles:). Sometimes you miss someone only when they're not around. i missed them alot. im sure we all did. It was nice we could spend one night with them in Suzhou. That day was the best^^. I remember how we took a class picture when we met at some slanted tower place. and when we saw them at chenghuangmiao after so long^^. at least we get to spend time with them at the chalet:).
Teachers
well there were less adults than i expected, but thats a good thing. Our favourite teacher was Wang Lao Shi, or KuKuTea. Although she sometimes couldnt hear us calling her, she always helped out and told stories and was real nice:). We had 2 tour guides, XiaoKang took us around for most of the days, but left 3 days before the trip ended. I dont know the other tour guide's name, but she was real nice. She extended our shopping time and spoke to us in english sometimes. There was a woman named Queenie who took care of dajie when she was sick. She had red highlights in her hair^^. There was also Alex's mum who went along. She was super nice to us and was pretty hip for a mum:). She was sporting and played with us too!
高桥-东陆中学
This is the school we visited. i went to this 12yr old class and had a buddy named陈颖. coincidence?:) well reuben was interested in her^^. Shes the activities ic in her class, so she does all party planning, powerpoints, IT stuff, etc. well i didnt know at first so i just thought she was really extra luh, but later on i realised its impossible to be THAT extra so i asked her. LOL:). There are many little cute boys there. There was one that looked like an angmoh derek. no shuai ones luh, just cute small boys. And the people there treated us like famous stars. Wherever we went they stared and smiled and many even asked fo autographs. China students cant expect to get such treatment when they come over:). Sheena even has a fan club there that followed her around and ask us about her.欣怡喜欢吃什么？欣怡最爱玩什么?欣怡有男朋友吗？欣怡是印度人吗? LOL.
So im back with a flu, black toenails, buffed fingernails, a cut on my thumb, lots of stuff for my sops, very little unspent renminbi, friends in china, a lousy scratched 2.3 mega pixel camera,a new pair of boots, a little more experience and a lot more bond with TWOJOHSIX:). BRING ON THE CHALET!
Mokos.
There are many mokomichis in china. LOL. we met one at a museum on the first day. Some jap student on a tour with his class. he looked ALOT like tsuchiya. so cheryl had the guts to go straight up to his face and take his picture. he just smiled and nodded. poor guy must be shaken:). The second moko was at this ulu disgusting restaurant somewhere between suzhou and hangzhou. It was the most unhygienic of all the restaurants we went too. But just as we were suffering from the stench and taste of the bland food, “打扰一下”. Alas, ANOTHER MOKO^^. he gave us very very nice rice. And the light from the window shone directly behind him. You could almost hear the angels:). So we tried to finish the rice hoping he would replenish them, but some middle aged guy came instead. We didnt see many mokos after that, but there were many fake mokos that we pointed out. Like random china guys, reuben and mr mok, who is infact a mok and not a moko.:) The last moko was in the school in Shanghai, buthe was really tan and had a moustache. Everyone except ame failed him so hes not really counted a moko.
LostForever...
i guess i have to put this very plainly. I LOST MY HANDPHONE IN SUZHOU. and i donteven remember how. It could be in the hotel room or pickpoketed or dropped at some famous temple. Whatever it is, im grateful it disappeared earlier in the trip. If i had lost it on the second last day like ame and yulin lost their stuff, there would probably be more memories in it. So for the time being i get an old phone till January when my bro trades his in and i tag along to get a new one. My camera was lost too but i wasnt really worried cos its a really old one with only 2.3 megapixels. In the end i found it under my seat on the bus.:)
The KuKuKlan
Well we didnt make lots of new friends like Jane and the rest did when they went in May. mainly because our classes stuck together and hardly mixed. But that just got us even more bonded:). I guess the KuKuKlan were the people that i hung with and watched out for me. Although we were already close before this, somehow we're even closer. all our late night meetings and truth or dares, chats and meals and pictures together, all the shopping we did, the LADIES NIGHT on the last night, they were all very enjoyable. These are the things i want to remember many years from now. The trip wouldnt have been fun without the eight of them:).
So thankyou Reuben, Sheena, Kerensa, Yulin, Ame, SCAR(YuinTheng, Cheryl, Riane). I wouldnt have seen the point of going without you guys^^.
Romance in Shanghai
wow theres still been some luvey dovey stuff over there. Like ame's excessive HeartPains due to not seeing aziel for too long^^. Like yulin's beloved JunJie who was willing to wait 20mins outside our dining room to see her:). Like the most exciting part of Nanjing Lu when Cheryl and 香港 meet at last:). And lets not forget Kc's dada who messaged every 5 minutes asking what shes doing^^.
Long Bus rides
a ride to bukit timah seems so long in singapore. But after a bus ride from Hangzhou to Shanghai after drinking 龙井茶, we all know that 30 mins is way short, 1 hour is average, 2 hours is fun, and 3 hours is torture! Which leaves us with a few options. Have a daidi marathon, crap and chat as long as u can, act emo and look out the window, or the best option. SLEEP. Its everyones favourite option too:).
Hotels and Motels
well the difference is that motels are meant to be stayed in for only a night or a few hours. We stayed in a motel for 5 days. It wasnt so bad, but every motel or hotel we stayed in had frosted or clear glass on the walls or doors of the toilet. Which is totally unecessary. Of course we could complain, but they dont understand anything but OK and HELLO in english. Anyone know how to say "freak just give me a room without see through toilet walls" in chinese? i didnt.
Sleepless Nights
Nights are always the fun part. But we usually reached the hotel at 9pm and had little time after bathing to do anything. On te first night we slept in the attic for fun. On the second we stayed in Dajie and Cheryl's suite room with the guys. On the rest of the nights Reuben tried to get us to discuss our performance at the china school, but it always failed cos i turn up too late. SORRY^^. On the last night we tried our best to stay up and talk. We bought pore masks and tidbits and nail varnish. It was supposed to be ladies night. But in the end KC fell asleep, cheryl couldnt stop buffing, sheena couldnt stop laughing and Reuben came over. LOL. We all woke up feeling drunk, four people squeezed on each bed (of course reuben was gone by then). KC holds the record for being the first to sleep and the last to wake up:).
The Guys
because of the damm stupid "different tour groups" system heok gave us, we hardly got to see the guys. So everytime we saw them we all went hysterical and hugged them and stuff. And for the rest of the day we'd be all smiles:). Sometimes you miss someone only when they're not around. i missed them alot. im sure we all did. It was nice we could spend one night with them in Suzhou. That day was the best^^. I remember how we took a class picture when we met at some slanted tower place. and when we saw them at chenghuangmiao after so long^^. at least we get to spend time with them at the chalet:).
Teachers
well there were less adults than i expected, but thats a good thing. Our favourite teacher was Wang Lao Shi, or KuKuTea. Although she sometimes couldnt hear us calling her, she always helped out and told stories and was real nice:). We had 2 tour guides, XiaoKang took us around for most of the days, but left 3 days before the trip ended. I dont know the other tour guide's name, but she was real nice. She extended our shopping time and spoke to us in english sometimes. There was a woman named Queenie who took care of dajie when she was sick. She had red highlights in her hair^^. There was also Alex's mum who went along. She was super nice to us and was pretty hip for a mum:). She was sporting and played with us too!
高桥-东陆中学
This is the school we visited. i went to this 12yr old class and had a buddy named陈颖. coincidence?:) well reuben was interested in her^^. Shes the activities ic in her class, so she does all party planning, powerpoints, IT stuff, etc. well i didnt know at first so i just thought she was really extra luh, but later on i realised its impossible to be THAT extra so i asked her. LOL:). There are many little cute boys there. There was one that looked like an angmoh derek. no shuai ones luh, just cute small boys. And the people there treated us like famous stars. Wherever we went they stared and smiled and many even asked fo autographs. China students cant expect to get such treatment when they come over:). Sheena even has a fan club there that followed her around and ask us about her.欣怡喜欢吃什么？欣怡最爱玩什么?欣怡有男朋友吗？欣怡是印度人吗? LOL.
So im back with a flu, black toenails, buffed fingernails, a cut on my thumb, lots of stuff for my sops, very little unspent renminbi, friends in china, a lousy scratched 2.3 mega pixel camera,a new pair of boots, a little more experience and a lot more bond with TWOJOHSIX:). BRING ON THE CHALET!
# posted by jennananana : 6:42 PM
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