Day 7-Goodbye! Shanghai

Today, we are going to "fly"back to Singapore. On one hand, I felt happy but on the other hand, I felt sad too. I felt happy because I can finally see my parents again but I am a bit sad because I like Shanghai as it is cool there.

If Singapore is cool then I would feel happy than ever.


I wish I can go to Shanghai again next year.I wish to see Jessica, Mr Charls and Ms Samantha again. I want to keep in touch with them!!!!


I want to thank Mr Teoh, Ms Teh,all the teachers and my parents for letting me to go on this trip! YOU ROCK!

Shanghai Immersion Programme 2008

Group photo

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Wei Shan's reflections about Shanghai trip

I've learnt how to make a rocket and launching it. I've also made a new friend, Jessica. She is a nice girl.

The 1st position in the rocket launching Competition

Rocket making lesson

When we went to qi bao gu zhen, we were playing with the mist that we exhale. Then, we went to Oriental green boat. If it wasn't raining, we would be playing around.


Then we went to the museum, we saw a lot of ancient stuff, such as coppers and banknotes.


After that, we went to the Oriental Pearl TV Tower. Finally, we went to the bund and looked at the beautiful scenery when all the building light up.


My Favourite part is when we launched the rocket.

Oriental Pearl TV Tower

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Day 6-Bargaining

Shopping AGAIN!


Today, we went shopping again! Ms Yap is a very SUPER good bargainer. I wonder has she ever attended lesson on "How to bargain". She wanted to buy a stamp with her name carved on it. That tiny little thing cost 208 Yuan, it is about $40 in Singapore Currency. It cost a lot, right? Ms Yap dare to bargain to the shopkeeper and got the stamp at only 80 Yuan. That was a good buy!


Kids have good bargaining skill too! From what we have learnt from Ms Yap, Wei Shan and I also applied some bargaining skill. Wei Shan wanted to buy a pair of earrings for her mother. It cost 108 Yuan. That was bargaining time again! I brave up to bargain to the shopkeeper, "we're just kids and my friend wants to buy this pair of earrings for her mother, so could you sell it at 20 Yuan only, please?" The shopkeeper did not hesitate to agree on that. Wow! Bargaining is easy!


From the shopping experience we realised that if we want to get good buy in china, we definitely have to bargin, bargain and bargain!

These are some of the items I bought at a lower price through bargaining

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Day 5-Shopping

It was shopping time! we went to the Super Brand Shopping Mall. The mall is SUPER BIG! I think that is why it's name came from. The items sold there are quite expensive, I could not afford to spend more, luckily I am not a big spender. In the end, I just bought an Astro Boy key chain for my Chinese teacher, Ms Poh. Not forgetting my form teacher, Mdm Samila, I also got two hair bands for her.


In the evening, teachers allowed us to get our own meal. Wei Shan and I pair up with two P5 girls, Shu Yi and Si Min. We decided to have our dinner at McDonald. It was fun figuring out how to place order in Mandarin. How to translate McChicken in English to Chinese? And in the end, we finally got the answer. We bought four McChickens, four cups of coke and one box of medium-size french fries. Guess how much it cost? SEVENTY EIGHT......Yuan only. It was expensive in china yuan but when converted to Singapore dollar, it only cost $15++, What a great different!


Having to go shopping and buy dinner all by myself, I felt like I have grown up. When making decision on buying things, it is not as easy as I have seen my parents doing it.


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Day 4-Good Manner

Today, in the bus on the way to Oriental Green Boat, the tour guide told us a lot of things and information about Pudong, Shanghai. Some pupils talked a lot and did not listen to him. He cleared his throat again and again to attract their attention but they choose to ignore him. They were very noisy. I think they should keep quiet for a while and be attentive to what the tour guide has to say. Out of respect, they should only talk after the tour guide has finished his words. I felt ashamed for my school mates, they totally forgot what was taught in the school. What is RESPECT??!!


We visited an ancient village. The tour guide said that some of the shops have one thousand years-old history. It was shopping time! I went to Two Yuan Shop and bought a blue dolphin key chain. If you press on its body, it will squeak "Du du du du, I love you!" It sounds cute! When two Yuan is converted to Singapore dollar, it is only 40 cents! How cheap!


During dinner, each of us had a small steamboat and was also given a plate of uncooked food with lots of vegetables. Then, we put the food into the steamboat. Without our parents around, we had to do the dishes all by ourselves. At last.....TA DA! the food was cooked and mmmmmmm........ it taste wonderful!!! If mum can cook, so can I!

Vege, yummm...

This is not a reunion dinner!

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Day 3-Rocket Launching

Today was a big day! Jin Xin Primary School held a Rocket Launching Friendship Competition. Whose rocket that could fly the highest and stay in the sky the longest, would be the champion.


After all the hard work, each of us finally got our own rocket ready to launch. This was so EXCITING! Launching a rocket is not a piece of cake, there are many steps to learn and remember. Thus, I was worry to be forgetful. Luckily, I was not.


Many pupils and teachers gathered in the school field to watch the rocket launching. The place was really full of excitement. All participants waited quite some time for their turn to launch rocket. What a surprise! Both Wei Shan and I came in the 1st and 2nd position. Hip hip Hooray! Thanks a million to Jessica.


I could not wait to tell my mum all these, she would feel as proud as a peacock.

Waited with patience...

My friend, Megan, launching a rocket

Bravo! Three Cheers for Wei Shan and me!

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Day 2-Rocket Making

Today was very fun! We went to Jin Xin Primary School. The pupils are very polite. They greeted all visitors in a cheerful manner. I feel honour to be their guest.

We were lead to a theatre to watch a short film about the school. Through the film, I realised that the school is specialised in making and launching rocket, that was very impressive!



After that, our pupils were divided into groups to attend lesson with china pupils. About eight of us attended their P.E lesson. We did Wu Shu as warm-up exercise and played Musical Hula Hoop. Through playing games, we overcome our shyness and enjoyed a lot.

Having fun in P.E. lesson

Next, Wei Shan and I we were introduced to the china buddy, Jessica. She accompanied us to attend a lecture on China Rocket Technology.



The whole lecture was conducted by a professor in mandarin . Such a relief, we understood about 90% of the content! Next, we had a rocking making session. Step by step, Jessica explained the details carefully then taught us how to make a rocket.

Jessica and I

Brain storming

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Day 1 (4 Nov 2008)-Goodbye! Singapore

My team and the teacher, Ms Yap

Departure from Singapore

On day 1, I was SO excited that I woke up at 5 a.m. My alarm clock has not even rung yet! I quickly brushed my teeth and got dress in the pair of my favourite jeans and the programme T-shirt."The jeans will bring me good luck."I thought happily. I arrived at the Changi Airport with my parents. I looked around, I blinked my eyes."Mum! Am I late? Why I see none of my classmates here?"I asked. My mum replied with laughter,"we are too early, not late! How silly you are!"


After waiting for a while, some of my schoolmates came. Then, one by one, the teachers came too. From a distance, I saw my room-mate, Wei Shan. "Hi!"we greeted each other with wide smiles. Deep in our heart, we knew that we got to take good care of each other through out the whole trip. Finally, the teachers announced that we are going to check in our luggage and get ready to 'fly' to shanghai. I said goodbye to my parents and the other kids did the same too. I caught sight of a parent wiping away her tears, but that wasn't my mum. Wheeeeew!


Wei shan and I got on the plane and waited excitedly for the plane to take off. This was my first time taking plane. It was like riding the roller coaster when the plane took off, that was fun indeed! During the entire trip on the plane, some of the kids played with their camera to relieve their boredom. They took pictures of their friends without their notice. I joined in the fun and caught a picture of Wei Shan enjoying the music, she was really RELAXING! Besides, I also took some photos of the clear blue sky.


These are some of the pictures......

That's me, Joey

My room-mate, Wei Shan

View from the plane

My Friends, YuNing and Megan

At last, we arrived in Shanghai Pudong International Airport. I was SO tired that I almost collapsed to the ground (but I didn't). We boarded the world's fastest train, the Maglev Train(that cheer me up), all the way to Shanghai Astronautics Hotel. It took less than ten minutes to reach our destination.


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