Briefing at Changi Airport Our Group Photo
< Me and my partner Petrina- at Changi Airport
Ready for Our Journey ....
Our hotel room!
Me and Pet on the Maglev Train.... 431km/h --wow!
Petrina!!!!!!!!!!!
Cheeze!!!!!!!!!!
Petrina's thoughts:
4th November 2008 is a day that we would never forget in our lives! On that day, 40 students from Unity Pri Sch were to embark on an immersion programme to Shanghai. My buddy, May and I were among the lucky 40 students. We believe this is the first time, almost if not all of us leave our ever-doting parents behind to have a fun-filled 7 days trip without them.
On the day of departure, both of us woke up at the crack of dawn to get to the airport. The air was chilly, and as the sun rose from the horizon, the streets were awakened by the hubbub of traffic. On our way to the airport, our hearts pounded at an amazing speed and adrenaline rushed within us. We could hardly wait!
When we arrived at the airport, a few students were there already. Soon most of the pupils had arrived, and the teachers distributed our nametags and booklets. We then took a group photo before dispersing to take our group photo, but we were so excited that we could hardly eat!
At around 9.30, we assembled at the departure gate and bade farewell to our parents. We were rather afraid that we would get homesick without our parents, but excitement rolled over me in waves, and we were soon boarding our plane. The journey on the airplane was rather long, but we managed to make friends with the student around us. Could you believe it? The temperature outside was actually minus 54 degrees Celsius!
After a few hours, we reached Shanghai’s Pudong Airport! Our heart palpitated at an amazing speed as we collected our luggage and headed to the Shanghai Maglev Train Transfer where we took the world’s first Magnetic Levitation Train. We boarded the train, and WOW! The train traveled at an amazing speed of 431km/h! The train then started slanting and the whole world seemed slanting too!
Within a few mere minutes, we reached our destination, and took a bus to our hotel-the Shanghai Astronautics Hotel.
We went to our hotel rooms and left our luggage there and went to the restaurant in the hotel for dinner. Then, we assembled for our briefing before we got back to our rooms and prepared our things for the next day. It was a really exhausting day, and fell asleep soon! :0zzz
Petrina♥♥
May's thoughts:
I can't belive I'm really going to Shanghai on my own! But I'm pretty sure I'm gonna get home sick... 'sighs' My sis was still sleeping so I just gave her a kiss and here we go...
My dad drove me there, we had lunch with our parents after we cheked in our luggages then gathered again. I bade farewell to my parents... 7 days without my family would be quite sad... I would REALLY REALLY miss my family...
When we arrived at Shanghai Pudong International Airport, we took the Maglev Train to the City... The Maglev Train Travelled at the speed of 431 km/h WOW!!!! So many times faster than Singapore's SMRT train... When we stepped out of the Maglev Train, it was chilling....
When we arrrived at the Astronautics Hotel,
we got our room keys... Me and Petrina's room was 1601, our room was at the end of the corridor whereby there is a opened transparent door located on the right side of our room (looking from the view when you step out of the room) so it was kinda spooky...
The silence was creepy so we on the TV loudly so that it would not be so scary... We had to gather in the conference room so we stepped out of the room and were too scared to close the door... we ran and screamed like hooligans... we went down and asked Ms Yap for help to close the door... too bad for us we forgot to take the key out when Ms Yap an us step out of the room.
Thats all for now... ;)
May♥♥
4th November 2008 is a day that we would never forget in our lives! On that day, 40 students from Unity Pri Sch were to embark on an immersion programme to Shanghai. My buddy, May and I were among the lucky 40 students. We believe this is the first time, almost if not all of us leave our ever-doting parents behind to have a fun-filled 7 days trip without them.
On the day of departure, both of us woke up at the crack of dawn to get to the airport. The air was chilly, and as the sun rose from the horizon, the streets were awakened by the hubbub of traffic. On our way to the airport, our hearts pounded at an amazing speed and adrenaline rushed within us. We could hardly wait!
When we arrived at the airport, a few students were there already. Soon most of the pupils had arrived, and the teachers distributed our nametags and booklets. We then took a group photo before dispersing to take our group photo, but we were so excited that we could hardly eat!
At around 9.30, we assembled at the departure gate and bade farewell to our parents. We were rather afraid that we would get homesick without our parents, but excitement rolled over me in waves, and we were soon boarding our plane. The journey on the airplane was rather long, but we managed to make friends with the student around us. Could you believe it? The temperature outside was actually minus 54 degrees Celsius!
After a few hours, we reached Shanghai’s Pudong Airport! Our heart palpitated at an amazing speed as we collected our luggage and headed to the Shanghai Maglev Train Transfer where we took the world’s first Magnetic Levitation Train. We boarded the train, and WOW! The train traveled at an amazing speed of 431km/h! The train then started slanting and the whole world seemed slanting too!
Within a few mere minutes, we reached our destination, and took a bus to our hotel-the Shanghai Astronautics Hotel.
We went to our hotel rooms and left our luggage there and went to the restaurant in the hotel for dinner. Then, we assembled for our briefing before we got back to our rooms and prepared our things for the next day. It was a really exhausting day, and fell asleep soon! :0zzz
Petrina♥♥
May's thoughts:
I can't belive I'm really going to Shanghai on my own! But I'm pretty sure I'm gonna get home sick... 'sighs' My sis was still sleeping so I just gave her a kiss and here we go...
My dad drove me there, we had lunch with our parents after we cheked in our luggages then gathered again. I bade farewell to my parents... 7 days without my family would be quite sad... I would REALLY REALLY miss my family...
When we arrived at Shanghai Pudong International Airport, we took the Maglev Train to the City... The Maglev Train Travelled at the speed of 431 km/h WOW!!!! So many times faster than Singapore's SMRT train... When we stepped out of the Maglev Train, it was chilling....
When we arrrived at the Astronautics Hotel,
we got our room keys... Me and Petrina's room was 1601, our room was at the end of the corridor whereby there is a opened transparent door located on the right side of our room (looking from the view when you step out of the room) so it was kinda spooky...
The silence was creepy so we on the TV loudly so that it would not be so scary... We had to gather in the conference room so we stepped out of the room and were too scared to close the door... we ran and screamed like hooligans... we went down and asked Ms Yap for help to close the door... too bad for us we forgot to take the key out when Ms Yap an us step out of the room.
Thats all for now... ;)
May♥♥
