Sunday, 9 March 2008

Melaka Trip

LOL. The Melaka trip was FUN! (sort of)


7th Marh 2008


I woke up at 5:30 a.m. I must reach before 6:20a.m. The bus is going at 6:40a.m. Soon, all the pupils who were going in our class arrived. We were the first class to get into the bus and go. We first took a Singapore bus. A few minutes later, we arrived at the Tuas checkpoint. We checked our passports and after that, we went for a toilet break. Then, we headed for the Malaysia checkpoint. I have a Malaysian passport so I did not need a stamp on my passport. After everybodys' passport were checked, we waited for a Malaysia bus. After standing for very long, the bus arrived. We then took the bus all the way to Yong Peng for breakfast.
(The picture on the further side is the Singapore bus. The picture nearer here is the Malaysia bus.)


After we arrived at the station, we went buying stuff. I ate a double scoop peppermint ice-cream for breakfast. LOL. After that, many people went buying chewing or bubble gums. I bought a packet of chewing gums. After that, we headed for Melaka. (Picture of us playing card games on the left.)





After a long bus ride, we arrived at OGCC. (I wonder what it stands for.) We had our lunch there. The food was yummy! After that, we went to a shop which was famous and name was 'Tan Kim Hock'(most probably named after the person who founded it). I bought a lollipop and some marshmallows. Then, we went to Yok Bin Primary School. Most of the pupils there don't speak English. They speak Chinese. After asking the pupils a few questions, we toured round the school. The facilities of the school was not as good as ours, so try to treasure schooling days in Singapore. After that, we went to visit a Chinese temple. The street itself had 3 temples, 1 Chinese temple, 1 Malay temple and 1 Hindu temple. The street was called 'Harmony Street' because all three different races' temples were there. After that, we went to A Famosa. There were many historical structures which were built hundreds of years ago. On the way there, there were many road side stalls. Many of the girls paid RM5 for a necklace with their names on it. I made one too. After that, we were very, very, very tired. But, we cannot go to the hotel yet, we need to have our dinner first. After deciding very long, I bought noodles and a glass of apple jucie too. After that, all the boys went to the playground. After that, we finally reached the Legacy Hotel. I shared room with Shamini and Moneshaa. Our room number was 816. I was in charge of the room keys. YAY! We were OVER EXICITED. We put our stuff down. Our room was near the lift lobby, so we heard people going in and out of the lift. Then, we heard familiar noises. It was Zhi Yong and Yun Yu. 3 of us rushed out to welcome them----- WITHOUT THE ROOM KEYS. "BANG" the door went. That's it. We were stuck outside our room. 3 of us started panicking. "Oh no, oh no..." we went. "The keys are all inside! We are stuck!"I said. "Stop joking, quickly open up the door," Zhi Yong said. We conviced him that we really did not have the key. Upon looking on our worried expressions, he belived us. He and Yun Yu went down to get help for us. Mo and Shamini were mumbling and shouting, like chaos. I kept calm, as there surely would be a spare key for every room. After that, Zhi Yong and Yun Yu came back. They said that we needed to go down to claim the spare key. I guarded the door, while Mo and Shamini went down. Soon, they came back with the key. We went in and heaved a sigh of relief. Shamini went down to return the key while we started to get ready for our bath. Shamini came back and she wanted to take her bath first. So, we agreed. Suddenly we saw a person's face showing on the window. One glance and I could recognise this person.(this person's identity would be protected) Mo thought it was a crazy person.


After our bath, we went to the conference room. I was in the same group as Shamini, Jia Jun, Jun Meng and Brandon. After the group work and presentations, we were told about what we could do and what we could not do. As for the person who climbed out of the emergency window, the person was scolded by the principal because some girls reported to the teachers. After the 'meeting' we went back to our room to sleep. Mo set her handphone alarm at 6:45 a.m, which I thought was too early, since breakfast was at 8:30a.m. I slept at about 12:30 a.m. Please don't be surprised by the time I slept.


8th March 2008

*Yawn* So tired. After realsing that I have not brush my teeth last night, I scrambled to the toilet to brush them. After we packed our things and got ready, we went down for breakfast at The Coffee House. Wah, so many nice food...


After breakfast, Mrs Leong checked our rooms before we leave the wonderful hotel. Off we went on the same bus as yesterday. We went to Lucky Garden restaurant, at the same place we stopped in Yong Peng. The lunch was great and I was eating happily. Many of us, including me, bought ice cream after lunch. Then, we headed to Zen Xin Organic Farm. We called it Zheng Xin's farm because the name sounded like his. LOL.
(Picture on the right is the table where we ate our lunch.)









It was burning hot in the farm. Our hair was black, so it conducts a lot of heat. I bet we can fry eggs on our own heads.
After the farm visit, we headed for home. I call this trip too short! Can we have a longer one?

Soon, we reached the Tuas checkpoint. So sad, reaching home already. After the checking of passports, we went back to Keming.


*Sian* I have to walk home alone. There was no one at home too. Fortunately, after a while, my parents and siblings came home to extinguish my boredom.


I enjoyed the Melaka Trip though, and hope that there would be more trip like that in future.