Day 28 31/03/09

Today, Mr Ma go through last chapter 7. As per normal, we were in the lesson trying to understand the topic. But still after the lesson over, I still couldn’t understand it. I wonder why man! Maybe I am a slow learner in the class. After lesson, We head straight to canteen to have lunch. On our way, we saw some university students selling soft toys, notebooks, keychains, dresses etc. It is like the same as our school that want to promote their product. The difference is our school is much better, products will be place on the table unlike the China students put their products on the mat which was on the floor.

In the afternoon, we were struggling to do our lab 7.Quite difficult. Ended up, all of us couldn’t complete. So we planned to do it at night.

Reflection

After I couldn’t understand Lab 7, I did some reflection. And I come to a conclusion. I have to really read through and understand what tutorial 5 6 7 explains about. So I started study at night. Hopefully I Can at least understand something.

Day 27 30/03/09

This morning lesson starts at 10am. I tried canteen 1’s (Jah Jian Mian). It was not as oily as canteen 1. As usual, after having our lunch, we head to foreign language school to have our lesson. We were told to complete Lab 6 by today. At first, I thought well… it should be ok. But I didn’t realize the Lab 6 part B I am struggling in doing it. In the afternoon, we had to complete our tutorial 6 and start doing lab 6. We knew it that we couldn’t finish all at once. So we decided to have dinner first then go back to our bunk and do.
At night, my group gathered in the living room doing the lab together. We were very frustrated as the programming kept appeared to have error. After struggling for 4 hours, I left one error that I still couldn’t solve. So I thought tomorrow I have to ask Mr. Ma regarding that error.

Reflection
Lab 6 was a very difficult programming to do. But still I realize that if at least I do put in an effort to do, I might manage to complete it. At least I did try to do.

Day 26 29/03/09

Today was a free and easy day. We woke up at 9.45 am. I do some exercises, bathed and went out to canteen 2 with friends to have lunch. After our lunch which was around 11.15, we head to Wuhan IT mall. We went there shop around, found out that their local product mp4 not bad, consist of a lot of functions, so we started bargain. Ended up using my technique, walk off and look for a better price. We keep asking for lower price than other shops that we asked. We ended up bought 7 mp4 which cost us each 235rmb. We also bought screen protector again as it is cheap! Ernest bought his tripod stand for camera which cost him 500rmb!!!! He intended to sell it off with a much higher price that cost price. After we are done shopping, we head back to our bunk to rest as there would be bbq in the evening.
In evening, we went to the cultural village park near our school to have bbq. There were 5 pits. We were being separated to different pits. My group took about almost 2hours to start out the charcoal to warm, while others started to barbequing their food. After we set up, we also enjoyed barbequed the food.


Reflection
In IT mall, I can bargain which I feel that the price can be lowered. But in Sim lim, I hardly get to bargain. In the mall, people just smoke inconsiderately though it is prohibited to smoke in the mall. They just feel that other people are none of their concern.
Their way of barbeque is very different from us. They doesn’t use wire net while local use it to barbeque. This will make us a little tiring to barbeque as we have to hold the satay sticks instead of placing it on the wire net. Secondly, the food of barbeque is also very unique, they barbeque bonjour, tofu and cucumber,(man tou) bun. While in local, we mostly cook seafood, satay meat. It was a very different experienced to have and their spice on the satay meat is very unique, they put powder , honey and oil to barbeque it.

Day 25 28/03/09

This morning, we went to wuhan jiang han park to visit the park over the area. But due to the bad climate, which was raining non-stop. We had no choice, but to change it to jiang han pu xing jie to shop. Their shops over that area is quite branded like nike, adidias, their local brands like 361 degrees, semir etc. I ended up bought 1 long sleeve shirt over there. At 3pm, we had to report back to the wuhan jiang han park and head back to school. During half way, some of us suggested to go nearby yellow crane tower to shop as we heard that area sold a lot of counterfeit brands products. I ended up bought a ported bag which normally in Jap they sold (sin 380). And I bought a gucci belt, and a music box.
At night, we went to nearby the road stall food to eat. The soup bun was really delicious compared to our school nearby shop.


Reflection
I realized that China have their very own fast food restaurant like Dicos. Their food prices are about the same compare to Singapore. But I realized that their quantities are not as much as local.
Due to their temperature, it is not very accurate. So I will make a point that I have to wear extra coat or extra windbreaker as Wuhan is a inland country. The temperature is unpredictable.
The tour guide that in general , han kou girl’s will be more talkative as in 70’s as in order to make business, they have to use their voice to shout. For wuchang han yang girls, they are much gentle.

Day 24 27/03/09

This morning, we went to Yangtze Optical fibre and Cable Company. It was China largest industry plant for processing optical fibre and cable. Second in place as first is in United States. They have 3 types of process. First is to clean the glass rod, second is to melt the glass to form glass wire and being coated twice of special chemical. Thirdly, is to have the product inspect session. After our trip, we went back to our bunk to study our test.
In the afternoon, we had our theory lab test. I was a bit blank in my mind as I feel the test paper is a bit different from the last semester. As it was raining, we had no choice but to stay in our bunk and play poker.

Reflection

I had gain a lot of knowledge from the company of Yangtze Optical fibre. Thanks to our interpreter Mr Chua. Without him, I can hardly understand how it process does.

Day 23 26/03/09

This morning we had you tai and dim sum as breakfast, normal routine. We went to lesson after that, then realise Mr Ma hurt his leg, was a bit worried. But we still continue our lesson conducted by Mr Chua. In the afternoon, we do the past year paper on APPG that was issued by Mr Ma. Mr ma go through the paper after we tried our attempt.


Reflection
APPG requires more practice not just by reading through the programmes will do.

Day 22 25/03/09

We had APPG in the morning and we had to submit lab 5 tutorial. And after that, we had to do our Lab 5. At first, we were struggling on how to do, but lastly we manage to do it. On our way back to our bunk, we went to canteen 3 to take a look at their privated CDs. After some of my friends bought some CDs, we tried walk another route back to our bunk. While we were walking, we realised that we were walking uphill. Till the peak of the hill, we saw our bunk. We slowly get down the hill that got to pass through a secondary forest and some construction and finally we reach our bunk! In the evening, we went to a restaurant to eat soup bun etc. Well I finally got to eat soup bun but the taste wasn’t meet up to our standard. At night after having our lunch, we went to the university opposite to get wine, drinks, shampoo etc. Lastly, we went back to bunk and rest.

Reflection
It was a very interesting to try different our stuff like explore different route, though is dangerous but it is worth it to do it.
I realise that some of the international brands in their super mart are quite expensive too.