Wednesday, September 30, 2009Y
Getting lost in Lost City
We finally managed to fulfill our Lost City craving! After Lilin googled the place and we saw the pictures, we have been trying to find time to go. We actually wanted to go on Monday, but because it started to rain, we stayed in and rotted the day away. Little did we know that here in China, they don't care! You can still play even if there is a thunderstorm or something. So we set off yesterday (Wednesday) although the sky was abit dark. And just our luck when we were about to reach that it started to rain like really heavily. -.-
So we asked the driver, can we still go in and play?? He said yes! No problem! Sure or not... But in the end we really got in and they let us play! Like every single ride also can play! Not like oh its raining, so you can't use this ride. Quite scary, I never stood willingly under the rain for 6 hours before. And never in my swimsuit either. So anyway, it cost us 70Yuan instead of 80 to get in, I think cuz the guard knew our driver. Its about S$14? Cheaper than Wild Wild Wet, and 10 times more fun ok. My fav was the slide with 3 bumps, and you had to slide down head first. Damn thrilling!! I took it twice. Then it rained again. -.-
After we were done, the driver was late cuz of the traffic and all, so we wandered around for abit. We discovered this cool oven on a push cart, like the ice cream man in Singapore, but instead of the freezer, it was a red hot oven! Cool right! They were selling something like roti prata but with onions and meat and egg inside. Its called 'Shao Bing' (burnt biscuit direct translation). Really nice and only 3Yuan! And its really big. We decided to da bao our dinner back as well, from this 'claypot' rice stall just opposite a scary road we had to cross. I had the Salted Fish with Pork Rice, not very nice though. The lady already packed 8 packets nicely for us, then the driver said he won't be there for another 20 mins, so we went back in to eat. Felt so bad! The driver finally came like 7 plus, and can you believe it, it was pitch dark already. I have a feeling that I will be an early riser and sleeper when I get back to Singapore, cuz of the early sun and all that here.
7:28 PM
Monday, September 28, 2009Y
28/9 Monday
A lesson day today, from 9-11 12.30-2. And of all times, it rained like shit today. I didn't bring my umbrella with me today!! -.- Had to walk around in the rain all day, came back and had a hot shower straight away so I won't get a cold. Damn bored now, we had actually planned to cab down to Lost City, which is this water theme park that is one of the must do's in ZhuHai, but we couldn't because of the rain. Somehow I feel no sense of excitement nor anticipation for the enxt 2 weeks plus. I guess its due to the teachers? Inflexible and not understanding at all. 2 quizes (and knowing them, they are so not the type who will let us off on the lenient side and give us easy questions) and a project as well. Shit man. We have to clean the rooms and do our own laundry, and settle our own meals. WHERE GOT TIME TO DO THESE FUCKING SHIT STUFF. I hope they read this and understand man, really I do. There is just simply no time. The least they could do is to mark us really really really leniently on the quizes and the project. Seriously. Sigh. I can't wait to go back to Singapore now that they are here. Without the right type of teachers, everything just seems like such a chore. 2 weeks and 3 days. Please past quickly.
12:48 AM