Thursday, March 5, 2009
If anyone ever asks me"where do you want to go if you went oversea?" I would always say "Australia!"With its world-famous sparkling beaches,fabulous food, cute kangaroos,The Great Barrier Reef and top shopping .
It is no wonder that many people like me, fall in love with this place.To me,Australia seems like a place where the scenery meets modernness. There are several world heritage sites, including the Great Barrier Reef and the nearby rain forests.It is ideal for active, family holidays or getaways.
Although during the last Holiday I mentioned going to Australia for my family vacation, I soon found out that the airport tax at Australia's airport was too high therefore we went to Taiwan instead. Even though I was disappointed that we could not go to Australia I am sure one day i will get to go there.
Total Defence and Cross Country
We had our Total Defence and Cross Country in NanyangPolytechnic this year, which by the way,is very near my home therefore I could reach the place easily.National Police Cadet Cops , National Cadet Cops and the Red Cross Cadets explained to us how to respond when hurt or when one of us is hurt.We learnt more about first aid and even how to built a sketcher with two sticks and a piece of cloth. Next we went on to the stadium, and the teachers told us warm up . I soon found out we were to run 2.8km.To me I found running 2.8km straight without a break to be a very difficult thing to do.It was thanks to my friends whom I jogged with kept encouraging me to continue running that I could finally reach the finish line. Although I was sweating like a pig and, perhaps smelling like one too, I was jumping with joy when I finished . next, i went
to the Milo van to have a drink and also refill my bottle as there were water coolers.many of may class 's pupils won prizes as they ran very fast. although i went home smelly and sweaty, I had fun.
school holidays
During the November and December school holidays I went overseas two times, one of them was the nine days eight night trip to China by the school.The other was the eight days trip to Taiwan with my family.
China is a country rich in culture and I feel lucky to have experience some of it, from the tea plantation, Xi Xi Wetland Park, silk factory and even learning a bit of Tai Chi. The Tai chi lesson at Qi Du sec school was very funny because some of us could not keep up with the teacher’s movements and ended up looking comical. What I remember most is The Silk factory. It was very interesting as I have never been to one before, I learnt about various life-cycle stages of the silkworm. Amazingly the silkworm creates its cocoon out of a single silk thread that is continuous and when rolled out is a very long distance. The cocoons are killed in hot water and a machine will unravel the cocoon into silk thread to be combined to become thicker and dyed.
I noticed that the students in Qidu were very serious during lesson time. Their lessons also ended very late, about evening time. The hostel stay In Qidu was not what I expected as the facilities there were not very good but the students there did not seem to notice. We can learn from them, how well they adapt to problems. From the hostel stay it made me move out of my comfort zone and gave me an appreciation for what I have in Singapore that I took for granted.
The trip to Taiwan combined both fun,food and learning as I learnt more about the history of Taiwan and a bit of geography as I visited as amazing sights of places such as Yehliu,Ami aboriginal cultural village,earthquake museum,pahsien cave and many more... One of my favorite places was Yehliu ,a place with natural rock formations and great scenery,thus, I took many pictures there.I also tried and tasted many of Taiwan's mouthwatering local snacks. The trip to Taiwan helped Borden my perspective even more.I really enjoyed the trip.
