Back from India!

15 days away from home...
12 days in e village of Bukkapatna,
2 days in city of bangalore,
1 day in e air...

days in the village were simple n joyful...
the kids made us feel like superstars...
their conversation starter was always: "wat is ur name?"
which gets abit irritating after a while...
the adults were hospitable and helpful...
esp our caretaker.. who is onli 25 yr old.. but doesn't look his age.. hehe.. =P

the main projects we did:
-painting of pri sch
-teaching english at high sch
-cultural exchange w pharm colleges
-establishing an english language learning centre for e high sch
-health camp n health screening

everyday was enjoyable w new things to learn n experience...
there's so much to write abt tat i dunnoe how to write them all down.. haha..
so i will juz note down some of e more significant stuff ba..

e weather there was cooling but dry...
so it irritated my throat q alot..
in e end i had sore throat.. n by day 5 i developed a fever... =(
luckily i recovered after resting for 1 day... =)

blackouts were rather common in e village...
n if there's blackout.. highly likely there will not be any water supply..
cos e water is pumped up to e water tank which will den flow down to our taps..
so our torches realli came in handy... heez..

the ppl there can realli party n dance...
we transformed 1 cafe into a club like place during 1 of e nites when we were invited to dinner..
n yanling is realli a gd dancer! haha..
i was an em3 dancer.. haha..

our favourite past time when we had nothing to do was to either play uno...
or gossip n try to dig out scandals... hahaz...
super funnie de...
also played w e love tarot cards tat bx brot over...
i got alot of bad cards.. =( boohoohoo...

rode on a motorbike for e 1st time with 3 ppl on e bike...
haha! all thx to jingkai... who even tried to purposely slant e bike to scare us!

realised tat e food e ppl eat r realli just to fill their tummy..
not for taste or anything...
really juz to stop their hunger onli...
rice w sam bar... i dun tink i can survive on this everyday...
realli abit xin suan to tink tat e kids at mutt eat tat everyday...

cooking was done in a little room on e floor..
realli v yuan shi.. haha..
n i noe how to cook rice w/o a rice cooker!
amazing!! =)

the villagers love to take photos...
they will be so happy when u take a photo of them n den show it to them...
simple stuff like tat can make them so happy...
i tink it is something realli worth learning from them...

i saw shooting stars!!
i saw a real sunset!!
as in the sun literally xia shan!
e feeling was indescribable...
got a natural high lo..

the chai (tea) there was fantastic!!
super nice de can...
cant find a nicer tea in spore...

almost cant come bac to sg cos we din confirm our flight..
n we were offloaded from e plane...
sounds scary?
haha.. but strangely.. i din feel a thing when i was told this news...
i din mind staying over there for a longer time.. =P
but in e end it worked out n we were able to come back...

now to introduce e 20 other members of our DAD 07:
bingxun - leader aka gd bf aka vincent (cos his name was always mispronounced in india)
yong qiang - leader who speaks too softly but is v caring towards every member on e team
shu fang - big eyed efficient secretary who is sweet, pretty n nice
xue ting - meticulous treasurer aka loan shark who lends $ to us when we were broke in bangalore
azza - the boss of programme cell n a humourous talented gal
kah mun - leader of my cooking group who like to speak of herself as a third person and always wakes up early!
clara - the most lovable game goddess who is so innocently sweet n who also happens to be my angel
yanling - as i have mentioned, e fantastic dancer who is so ever confident in front of an audience..
wanling - another gd dancer in e grp n also a gd cook!
yao yao - another early waker n gd cook too!
jielin - ex-comb gang member who is a v capable leader of e health camp n health screening
felicia - great singing voice from NJC choir!
choon pei - leader of marketing comm n also a member in my cooking grp who provides life saving ikan bilis!
n now for COT members...
zhi yuan - a realli nice guy who happens to also noe alot of my frens from anderson... tot he looks q dao at 1st impression but realli q a happy go lucky guy..
edwin - typical chinese high guy who is crowned chapteh king by dad 07... haha.. din expect a 183cm guy like him can have such a soft side! his theme song: qing qing he bian cao... haha!
kuang kai - promising village head for bukkapatna...who is realli popular w e indian kids.. a leng mian xiao jiang... my mortal! most memorable line from his kkfc: kuang kai, wat is ur name?
jingkai - oldest n most experienced member of e team, always taking beautiful photos of everything in sight
hooi ching - leader of log cell.. v capable gal who gets high easily n cares alot for e team members.. can be crazy at times but it's e reason she's so lovable
mindy - e strong joyful gal who is always smiling at others.. popular w e indian guys.. esp mr painter who allowed her to be his onli helper... haha!
huilin - my buddy for this trip.. a gal who noes wat she wants n is not afraid to voice out her own opinions.. a fantastic cook! can be forgetful bout where she places her stuff sometimes.. =P

tat's abt it...
photos r up in facebook..
more will be up as i get e photos from e others... =)

Before i leave...

i'm leaving tml morning...
flight's at 750am..
*yawnz*

the past few days were spent at final meetings...
some outings... n alot of packing... =P
realli q busy... so am realli q tired these few days as well..

watched golden compass w sh bert hans pj...
q a nice movie...
thou i still dun get e concept abt dust.. hmmm...
btw.. i guess there'll be a sequel... =)

went to agnes' bday party...
ate like an er gui cos when we reached... we were freaking hungry!!
gd thing there's gd food! =)

v bu hao yi si de went bac to cwp gu*rdi*n to buy some medications n essentials...
saw ms tan.. jiaguo.. meilin.. n er.. chaki also..
ms tan even intro us again...
i felt q paiseh lo.. cos i always ignore his sms.. =P
we onli smile, nod n say hello.. den no more.. =P
i tink he dun care abt me alrdy..
which is a gd thing.. =)
nxt time shld actualli go bac tog w serene...
den i will be less qi guai ba.. haha!

now i dun realli feel prepared for e trip!!
dunnoe how will it be like also...
hope tat everything goes well....
take lots of photos! (i hope)
n come bac happily for christmas!
Merry Christmas in advance!!

Post exams!!!

yeahey!!!!
exams r gone gone gone!!!
no need to mug anymore!
at least for e next whole month... =P

slacked off half e day w sh n wl after e paper..
went to eat n tok rubbish...
hehe.. bu yong du shu zhen hao!!
tml going out too!

some random updates...
i finally ran e stand chart 10k...
slower timing...
but it's my 3rd 10k run this yr!
so proud of myself.. haha..
i used to find 2.4k v tough alrdy...
now.. wahahah..
i can run 10k!!
even thou is v xin ku-ly...
like wanna die alrdy... legs aching like dunnoe wat...
i guess cos it's due to lack of training and stretching ba... =(
but i got e 10k medal!! hehe..
jiejie got 42k medal!! not cos she ran 42k..
but cos she took e wrong medal... hahaha..
my jiefu however, did run e 42k...
so li hai.. i can never imagine myself running 42k in this lifetime.. =P

juz discovered something tremendously sweet...
sweet to e bones wor...
but not wat someone did for me..
haha.. sadly la..
is wat someone did for another someone...
wahseh...
super gan dong de...
e whole heart can melt...

also juz watched kiki's farewell video from bx..
they r talented de lo..
haha.. super funny la...
if they decide not to go into pharm...
they have a hou lu liao.. haha..

loads to get done before i go overseas...
shucks... feel so unprepared for e trip! =P

Pharmacy Respect!!




this is so freaking relevant...
all doctors n nurses n pharmacists shld look at this!!
=)
gd n funny video showed to me by bx...
ppl... enjoy~~