18th, 19th & 20th day… 3 Gorges trip…

Early in the morning around 4 am, I woke up to fresh-up before we depart to 3 Gorges Trip.  But when I took my towel, washed my laundry, SUDDENLY “tick” sound knocks my ear and blackness surrounded me. I was stunned and do not know what to do next. Until Ida, my room mate on her torchlight. So we have to bath “secretly” in the darkness. Well, this is my first time encounter blackout in China.

7am we start our journey to 3 Gorges Trip.

Bishan Convenient Shop??? hehe =)

While waiting the rest having their lunch, Me with Hajar and Ida, went strolling around the restaurant area and we saw this shop. The name of the shop reminds me of Bishan estate. hehe.

3 Gorges Dam

Very Nice & Huge Model

Me posing at the artwork wall with 3 naked man… hehe

Information:

Before we reached at the 3 Gorges Project Model Room, we passed few rows of tunnels along the way.

As the tour guide told us, all the lights in the tunnels were light up by the hydroelectric power from the dam.

And each light cost $2000 RMB. Why so expensive? It is because the lights can heat up the roads so that the roads in the tunnels will not be slippery. =)

This is our Cruise.

The 2nd level on the most left of the ship with the window opened is my room together with Hajar and Ida. =)

This is my cruise pass

Lucky Number??? This is our room number.

Welcome to Baidi Cheng… We had a good time climbing n exploring Baidi Cheng.

Hanging Coffin

The following day, we to a smaller ship to Shennongsi River. Along the way, I saw few hanging coffins.

We shifted to smaller sampan to view Shennongsi River.

Shennongsi River, Very cold water…

TuJia Tribe

It is a great eye opener for me to see them working to earn each cents for their life. From young till they are old, they have been paddling  as their daily routines.

They do not go to school and among their own tribal, they speak their own language.

So my friends and I in the small sampan tried to donate some cash to give them extra money for them to use it for their daily necessities.

The view that our cruise moving into the gate of the Dam.

Me posing at 1 of the gate, HUGE GATE.

I felt like I am a little ant nearby my house gate. Hehe.

The last measurement that I captured. Our cruise is at 65m from the water level. Previously it was measured above 150m above the water level. So after few gate, like 5 gates, it drops more than 85m. How great was that?

17th day… when I start to fall sick again…

My 3rd and 4th bottles of drips

Drip Room

My Left hand for today… Yesterday was Right hand…

I was not feeling well again today as my headache was quite terrible. And when I ate the medicine given, I had very bad toilet visit then yesterday. So Mr Loh bring me to visit the doctor again. But now it really surprised me. Fly Swatter was at the doctor’s room. Hehe…

If it is in Singapore, Confirm plus surely must close hospital already. =)

So after Mr Loh paid the medicine prescription around $70, I have to go for another round of 2 bottles of drips again.

16th day… when I start to fall sick…

I was laying on my bed when my room mate, Ida feel my forehead. She said that I am on fever. And she said she will inform Mr Loh about my fever. While I am resting, Mr Loh called me to get prepared as he will bring me to the hospital. So Mr Loh, my room mates, Ida and Hajar accompanied me to see the doctor. When the doctor trying to get my particulars, I guessed they have problem writing my name in Chinese characters. Hehe. So Mr Loh helped me to write my “little name”, “Siti”. Seems like my name would be the first in the history of medical record. =)

After checking on me, the doctor gave some prescription. Then Mr Loh paid for my medication which cost around $99 in total. I thought everything was done like normally we visit our private doctor.  But then I have to go to the 2nd storey to get my 2 bottles of drips. =(

I was just being injected.

My 1st and 2nd bottles of drips… Glass bottle!!! Vintage…Classic =)

Even the syringe and clinical thermometers are also in glass.

So I have to wait about 2 hours for 2 bottles of drips.

Reflection: When you are away from your own home town, must always adapt to the country, culture, people, language and lastly not forgetting FOOD. So we must learn their famous or local food but eat in a correct and hygienic place. And always see your food is cleaned and properly cooked before you eat. But eat to less also got problem. So must eat in moderate. =)

But as for me, it was a great experience for me to visit the hospital. I got the chance to meet the head of the hospital. Sorry that I do not know her name but she was kind as she offered me a warm green bean drink. Before I leave WUST, I must take a picture with her as a memento.

15th day… orange plucking & barbecue…

Orange Plantation

Me with the oranges…

Me seating quietly at the bridge connected along the pond.

Trying to relax myself as my diarrhea start to attack my tummy again.

Luckily, the toilet is not that bad. Got water pipe. hehe. Had my “big business” done there.

Barbecue!!!

Reflection: Well, I thought that 100% the toilets in China, no water pipes. Or badly maintained.

But I was totally 100% WRONG! Even in the orange plantation has a toilet with water pipe. So next time, I cannot just judge other country badly without seeing it by my own eyes.  And never think badly nor take things for granted.

Later after the barbecue…

My tummy attacks become very bad to worst. Been to toilet frequently till my room mates got very worried.

14th day… normal class…

As Usual… Normal Class again…

Later In the Afternoon…

Reflection: I was felling unwell. So I did not go to class in the afternoon. Neither I took any pictures of interesting things. Nor I thought that my sickness going to be that bad the following days. Had diarrhea, fever and headaches. While laying on bed alone, I started to missed my family whom always been taking care of me when I am sick. But I did not cry and still strong to take care of myself even though being alone together surrounded with friends n lecturers.

12th and 13th day… city touring… [East Lake + Hubei Province Musium + Lunch + Yellow Crane Tower + Shopping]

Me and  Lei Jie (tour guide for city touring)

1st Destination – East Lake

It is very huge and very breezy. Like MacRitchie Reservoir but I guess it is 10x  larter. hehe

Me and Yoke May + Fisherman

I do not know what fish can find in this pond. But the fisherman had a very long poll, not like us in Singapore where we can detachable and portable.

So I do not know how this fisherman carry his fishing poll to this East Lake pond. And the pond is mostly filled with water lotus leaves near the bay or when we just entered the East lake.

And they had this little boat service for local or tourist to ride along the huge lake. And they have different shape and cartoon character to choose from.

MDE girls posing like the flower

Water Lotus Flower

Statue of Qu Yuan… Me & Anyu

Bronze Bells

Hubei Province Museum

Double deck bus like our Singapore Bus Services double deck?

Cable bus

Yellow Crane Tower

Yangtze River

Scenic spot

Playground in the middle of Town???

7-11 ???

My dinner… Beef + Veggy Soup

Reflection: 2 days walking around the city, I realized that some things in China are similar to Singapore. Maybe just the name is different. So far I do not feel  awkward being in China for more than 3 weeks. More likely I felt like I am at Singapore. Like walking at Orchard Road as some shops resembles alike there. And frankly,  I do not miss Singapore neither. Hehe…

11th day… staircases & our 1st IS Module (Welcome to China, Welcome to Hubei, Welcome to Wuhan)

Endless Steps

Total of steps = 135

I climbed the staircases up and down in 1 week = 5 days x 2(up and down)

Total of steps I take for the whole 5 days = 135 x 5 x 2

Answer = 1350 steps

Our Is Lecturer, Miss Anna

Miss Anna’s Chinese name is Thanks

She gave her email address too

We took the chance to pose with her as she is our 1st and last lecturer for today IS lesson.

Very friendly and bubbly. Nice knowing her… =)

Some Information that I got from her.

Country: China

Province: Hubei (Land of the Pheonics)

City: Wuhan (The River City)

* Population: 9 million

* Area: 8, 467 square kilometer ( 13x bigger then Singapore )