BtVSS Twinning Trip 2007
This blog chronicles Bukit Viewans' journey through the 2 weeks spent at Guangzhou, China from 4-17 November 2007.
12 November 2007
07 November 2007
Hello everyone!
Today we went to Huang Fei Hong Martial Arts School. At first, when we reached there we had to change in their attire because it was part of their schooling there. The attire was exceptionally loose as it is for convenience of the martial arts training. We learn one of their martial arts called Nan Quan. Nan Quan is a type of art created by Huang Fei Hong. It consists of a total of more than 20 steps. Though the instructor was strict with us, at times he helped us to get the steps right and was very patient with us. Step by step, we mastered the skill and technique of how to manage the art right. At times, he even gave us occasional breaks so as to allow us to rest as the training was very tiring.
Today reflection topic is about our basic necessities. The question is "How has my view of what are my basic necessities changed so far?" and "What can I do to cope with what I don't have now?"
Well, to every one of us here is different because everyone's life is different in Singapore. But there is a common opinion between most of us is that is the computer which is also the electronic devices such as handphones. Most of us use the computer daily and mentioned that they couldn't survive without it. Some said that handphones are not with them and wishes to obtain it. But the problem is that we are now in China and we can't use it whenever we have the wish to, except electronic devices that are convenient at certain times. Well, most of us would say that we would not want to think about it as their time will be occupied and will not have the time to do so. That is how they cope with it. Another thing is the hot water given in limited time, which means there is how water is available only from 5 to 7pm daily. This is a school. Thus showering at any time would not be allowed. In Singapore, we have hot water all the time and feels that it is a necessity for us to bathe in hot water because it is much better than showering under cold water. It is quite an okay thing because we were all occupied and only by the evening are we allowed to take our shower. The next thing is the time limit. In Singapore, most of the students wouldn't in living in the school like the students here so they can do whatever they want only after school. But here, we have to follow the school's timetable closely and might think that it is quite a rush for us to do and remember things at a time. Of course, there isn't a choice. That is just some of the things that most reflected to me.
大家好!
今天我们到黄飞鸿武术学校. 起初, 当我们到达的时候, 我们必须换上那里的制服因为那是一样需求. 制服非常松. 那是为了方便我们练拳. 我们在那里学了一套拳法, <<南拳>>. 南拳一共有多过20个步骤. 虽然教练非常严格, 但是他常常帮助我们, 使我们能够把拳法掌握好. 教练也非常有耐心. 一步一步来, 我们也学会去把南拳练好. 有时, 他还会让我们有一些休息, 使我们不会过于疲惫, 因为我们的训练非常辛苦.
今天的回想时断里, 我们的题目是"我对自己的日常生活上的必须的想法有什么改变?" 和 "我应该怎么做去应付我所没有的?"
对我们来说, 在这里的生活和在新加坡的生活非常的不相同. 对我们而言, 我们都有一个相同的看法, 也就是电脑. 我们常常在家里天天用上电脑. 但是, 在此地, 我们却无法那么做. 有些说明了人手无机就很想得到自己的手机. 但是, 却有一个困扰. 这里不是新加坡而是中国. 因此, 我们不能随意应用电脑. 说明想要利用忙碌来压抑自己对电脑的思念可是多数. 那就是克服的方法. 另一件事就是冲凉之事. 在这里, 我们洗澡的时间有限. 学校只在五点至七点提供热水服务. 因这里是一个学校, 所以我们洗澡的时间不能随心所欲. 在新加坡, 我们都冲惯了温水. 到这里, 我们却必须在所限的时间之内洗澡, 否则就得冲冷水. 我们只能在吃晚饭之前洗澡. 在这里, 我们住处在宿舍中. 但是在新加坡, 我们无需住在宿舍里面. 在新加坡, 我们可在放学之后就去拥有属于我们自己的时间. 但是, 在这里, 我们必须遵守我们的课程表. 我们也别无选择. 这是一些同学对此行的看法.
06 November 2007
Ban hua
Hey everybody!Today we discussed about the stuff we learnt about our buddies and their classmates.Most of the responses we got about them were quite positive. Most of them said their classmates were really estatic about knowing more about Singapore and themselves. All of us kinda agreed on the fact that we were kinda feeling akward with the stares coming from the china students.
Today we went to learnt how to do a board drawing/painting. First, we had to do a drawing the Beijing 2008 Olympics mascot. Secondly, we had to carved out the "white" part of our drawing and its outline. Lastly, we had to use a small roller and dip it in a special paint which is used to "print" your picture on a piece of paper. They hung our pictures to dry and we headed for our next activity which was badmintion.
Some of our expectectations for the Wang Fei Hong WuShu schools are to learn defensive skills and some attack moves.