Today I went for the first day of the Work Exposure Programme after these 3 days of rest, haha. Im being attached to the Mandarin Oriental Hotel beside Marina Square! It really looks much better inside compared to on the outside. It looks very luxurious and comfortable, haha. Other than myself, Jim, Sean, Shaun, Martin, Matthew, were also working there today, haha. First thing we did was a short briefing then fitting into our uniforms! Lols, quite fun cos the uniforms are really cool... The 4 of us working with the festive desk got all black uniforms while the other 2 with the international buffet got red shirts, which also look good, but ahem...less than ours la. haha. Then we got started with our work, which is mostly wrapping of the hampers and gifts for sale. It was difficult for us at first, cos there is quite a lot to learn and we havent really done this kind of things before, but think we did well today la...haha, i wont say i had a lot of fun, cos its afterall work...but it is an enriching experience, haha. Will be looking forward to more challenges in the days to come...=) Now for OIP...

Day 3- Trip to Temple of Literature and Sword Lake
Today was a really interesting day cos its our first day really going out to visit a place outside school, and it also gave us a chance to interact with our student hosts in a more stress-free environment, haha. We first went to the Temple of Literature, where I followed Hien's group and we went around the temple together. In there, there were turtles, whose heads, if touched, was said to bring you wisdom and intelligence and helped you in your studies, so naturally all of us were like crowding over to touch all of them haha. Then we went to the Sword Lake, or Hoan Kiem Lake, which was really beautiful, because it was a large and green lake with a white pagoda in a small island in the centre...imagine that haha. Really a beautiful place... Then after the visit, and some dangerous roading crossing...haha we went to eat some vietnamese ice cream! haha it was already slightly cold, but no harm...haha. Zhu Jie was also doing some other thing there...was it locking arms with a girl and eating ice cream? Haha, anyway thanks for treating us to ice-cream! Oh yes, and also all the other food, like the egg pudding, the sweets and chewing gum haha.

Next was lesson observation, and ahmad and I played badminton with the vietnamese! It was really fun, especially since I havent gotten a chance to really sweat since I reached, haha. And I also couldnt believe that we were from different countries and couldnt even communicate to each other properly! haha. I guess friendship can transcend over space...lols. We even switched sides to play together with someone from another country, haha, really a good way to make friends. =) So thats about all for today, photos will be up soon! =D And here they are!


Amos and YiFan touching the turtle's head, haha, though they dont really need it...so smart



Us mimicking some kindergarden kids we saw over there haha.=)



Haha everyone is smiling! (in the temple of literature, haha)



Love this photo...most of the good friends I made there are here! Beside Sword Lake...