In Yantai
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Tuesday, August 29, 2006
11:27 AM
It's a new start.When I first stepped out of the plane into Yantai, I felt a cold wind brushing across my face. Wow.. It's spring over here and the temperature is 20 deg Celcius.The air is rather dry not like the moist air of Singapore. The airport of Yantai cannot be compared to that of Singapore.No wonder Singapore's airport is one of the best in the world
First stop was the guest house- my father's boss' property. The place was beautiful. They even had a dog called meigui. She was soooo cute. The Scenery in the guest house was like that of a garden, ful of flowers, full of live.And the best thing is the majestic mountains just outside the guesthouse and the waves of the sea crashing against the rocks are just a few hundred metres away. My family and I conquered Mount________=)
Second stop was to find our very own apartment. haha.. I really love my house now. It's clean and green. It is also a training apartment. I am currently living on the fifth floor and there are no lifts.I am living in a place called Da Tan
Third stop is to find a school.. Yantai PeiYing School is just 10 minutes walk from my house. Rather convenient. On the outside it looks quite presentable. But their toilets are horrible. No toilet bowl, no cubicles and it stinks. They just have some holes for you to do your business. haha.. I have never used the toilet in the school. It's horrible. I am rather pleased with my final term results as i managed to pass overall.. haha.. I am quite proud of myself as my chinese is horrible in Singapore and I can still understand most of the questions in the examination. The education system over here is a bit higher than Singapore, except for English.. The classmates here are quite nice to me, except the girls in my class. They are not friendly. My class of 23 people consists of a range of age. Most of them are older than me by one to three years. It is quite similar to that of my class in Singapore as there are only 6 girls in the class. I didnt take up any CCA as there is no time. I miss gym and piano lessons.School hours are from 750am to 615pm, with a lunch break in the middle. The teachers are really really nice.. This school educates from kidnergarten to 'junior college". It's a private school. We have lots of homework here. I don't like to go to school.Now it's the SUMMER VACATIONS.
I'm having a long , relaxing but boring holiday. From 10 July to 4 Sept. Ahhh..
My holiday is ending..=(
Fourth stop is the church. We are currently attending an anonymous church. It's a private one. I realize that many of the teenagers in Yantai do not go to churches. Only a few. Christianity is a popular religion here, after Buddhism. My church is rather old. We sing traditional chinese worship songs. They aren't inspiring at all. For example, they are songs about being Good Children etc.. Most of the people who are attending the church are eldery people.Ahh... I really miss NC Youth.. I miss the worship and teachings in NC Youth.
They have wierd food. They have alot of seafood here. Most of the people grow their own crops. The things here are 5 times cheaper than in Singapore LOOK AT THE PRAYING MANTIS
