Fun time with China students!

On Friday, our school welcomed 20 students from Xian 38th High School, China. They were here for an Immersion Exchange Programme with our school to learn more about our diverse culture and way of life. They were also here to see how we Singaporeans go about doing our daily lives in school and how we study. For some of us who were lucky enough to go to China for the study fieldtrip, we would agree that the education system there is as equally tough as here in Singapore. Though they might be a syllabus lower than us, their school hours are incredibly long. But still, the students there are keen on learning, thus they are not bothered by the long hours of school. In case some of you have no idea on how long their school hours are, I can say school starts at 7.30a.m. (Singapore and China time) to about 4p.m (and this excludes their Co-curricular activities). If we were to study there, I know many of us will sure dread as the time goes by. That's why we should treasure school and take on our studies seriously.. Besides, if they passionate about studying for their future, why not us, as Singaporean sudents?

So, moving on, yesterday, I went out on an outing with Jean and Xiao Min to treat their buddies some local delicacies and buy them some gifts. First, Jean and I head to Westmall to buy some gifts for her buddy while waiting for Xiao Min. After half an hour of shopping, Xiao Min finally arrived. Jean (so-called) lectured Xiao Min for being late, and then we all headed out to Club CSC that was located nearby. There, we played bowling for the very first time. But I gotta say, after ten whole rounds, the winner was none other than, me! Talk about professionalism at first try hehe... Then, we headed back to Westmall to grab some lunch before heading to Bugis. So then we went to a certain place where the street was abuzz with Singaporeans and tourists alike. Apparently, it was a shopping district and none could resists the offer the stalls were giving. So the girls went on screaming like hell and bought anything girls would buy (wallet, handbag, watches, and yup, you name it. Girls...). Amazingly, the China pupils joined in for some fun! Okay, so I just followed them from behind to make sure they don't get lost. After about an hour or two, we finally decided to head back home. But Jean and Xiao Min still had dinner afterwards, so we went on our own ways. Instead, I went home while they had dinner. All in all, the day was fun. Finally get to do something rather than staying at home and die of boredom... And here I have a picture of Xiao Min's buddy. Apparently she's just 13 (or 14) years old. Young huh? Apparently I was too late to take a picture of Jean's buddy...