September 2, 2009
Day 2 - Shopping spree
It is the second day now in the hostel. We bought our China SIM cards too, prepaid ones. We went to nearby shops to have our lunch. I ordered a plate of beef fried rice and it costs only 8RMB, with more portion you get in Singapore! Next, went on to shop in provision shops along the street. Managed to get some of our daily necessities there such as pails, kettle and hangers.
Headed back to our hostel to put our stuffs, get a break and headed out again. This time, we went to a bigger supermarket to look around for anything we need. But while exploring the area, we went further down the streets to get some groceries instead. For my room, we bought some drinks and food to stock up, in case we need some during the night.
We met up with some other of our OIP mates and headed back to hostel. We saw some night life going on along the streets such as some night market activities with food stalls being set up. On the way, we bought some take-away food as our dinner.
And yes, we finally managed to get our internet connection today! Our room is pretty messy now, with wires and stuffs everywhere.
Reflections
Managed to experience some day-activities today, and the weather is quite warm during the day as compared to night time. You can almost hear drivers sounding their horn every now and then while you are walking along the streets. Their roads are quite complex too should I say. Pedestrians are jay-walking everywhere without having to wait for vehicles to stop. I doubt you can see such stuffs in Singapore as you will be fined definitely by the police if you were to be caught.
The dumping ground(photo below) is also quite bad as compared to Singapore's. Singapore has designated dumping grounds which are maintained neatly, unlike in the photo where the rubbish just accumulates and getting the place messed up.
An outside view from our room's window.
The SIM card that we bought.
The opposite block from our block.
One of the canteens in WUST campus.
Wow, the width betwwen the 2 sides of traffic is so far apart.
This is taken at the pathway. Is this supposed to be a dustbin or just some spot that people take it as a dumping area?
A shop where we got some drinks.
Initially, I thought they are queuing up for toilet. But it is actually a food stall! I was amazed.
The menu for the food stall above.
Aren't the cakes fanciful?
A place where we had our lunch.
Food menu of our eating place.
(From left)Daniel, Chin Kuang, Kai Chung, Edy.
The provision shop where we bought our pails etc.
Some of the stuffs they sell in the shop.
A laundry shop beside our hostel, might be patronizing them soon.
The supermarket that we patronized. Just a typical store like Giant, NTUC.
The shampoo section of the store.
A mototcycle with an irregular-shaped umbrella. Cool and unique!
A rubbish dumping ground.
KFC!
A worker repairing a scooter.
The KFC outlet!
Our take-away food in a... ... washing tub!
... and this is the owner of the tub - Eshlyn! She is walking with this tub all the way back to the hostel!
Our refugee food(at the moment) bought at another supermarket beside the KFC.
My cup!
My take-away dinner! It is a pork-rib with rice. Quite nice.
It is a chair? NOPE!
It is an... ... assisted seated toilet bowl! All hail the best invention of all! It is for those who can't take squatting while doing their business in the toilet.
This is the card that Mr Joseph Loh gave us so that we can have our meals at the campus canteen. It's something like the Kopitiam card you find in Singapore.
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