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Monday, May 17, 2010
Hmm trying to recall my past week..
Mon, tue: slacking at home
wed: went out with yiran to bugis and suntec then shaw tower for ice cream at tom's palate! Awesome place to have ice cream with exotic flavors at acceptable price! Its like $2.80 for the smallest cup- quite small but just nice to satisfy one's cravings for ice cream, whats more you get to pick two flavors!
Thur: steamboat with sec school friends- clara, peijun, jasmine and hujuan at jasmine house! haha bought wayy too much cheese toufu and spent the rest of the afternoon with few rounds of dai dee( back in school days we used to play at void decks after school eating instant noodles!), mahjong and bridge.
Fri- Sun: Batam! with Discus cell.
Shopping: Quite some time to relax, but really nothing much to shop. First time in Indonesia, not quite used to using the indo currency. Its like playing monopoly where you pay in hundred thousands. Girls ended up buying lots of chips haha. Its relatively cheap there and bearing in mind i may be slacking at home for these few weeks watching drama, chips will be a good companion(: Guys dint buy chips, instead each of them bought back a box of indo mee (recomended).
Food: Eat "zu char" style for most meals, and indo style meal once. Most memorable food i ate i can say is the A'n'W ice cream waffles- quite anti climax here haha. First time drinking avocado juice. Not really a fan for that as i feel it is too think hence makes me feel thirsty quite quickly. Plus it has a grassy smell which i don't like for a drink, including sugar cane.
Accomodation: Stay at a hotel in Nagora call Prima Asia. Its a budget hotel. Not quite used to it at first as for some reason when i entered my room, it has a smoke smell. Plus me and my roommate yiran were greeted by a dead fly on the toilet mat and the next day, below yiran's pillow. When we bathe, the water flow is inconsistent too with different pressures. However, besides all the not-so-fantastic factors, i can say it is worth for the money. Did have good rest in the room for two nights and will recommend it to others if they want to save money. I have been to much worse hotels and this is considered not bad in comparison.
Activities: Slacking most of the time as it is sort of a cell retreat. On the first night, si kai ge gave a "talk" on retreat and i did learn something from it. Early morning next day, we went to a christian primary school to sort of teach chinese and english. The school have four classrooms and just a stall standing alone outside as their canteen. kids there are really contented with waht they have. After class, there will be a children standing in the middle of the classroom in from. clasping his hands, bow his head and lead the class to say a short prayer in eng. No big words used, but it is really heart warming. Also, when we left the class, the kids will come and say goodbye by holding your fingers and place their foreheads on the back of your hands- really sincere and adorable!
Went to attend youth service on sat night at a church which is just a few steps away from our hotel. Its a different kind of feeling there when they sing songs of worship. Its a v high kind of atmosphere which is simply "contagious". Sat night our cell came together for a time of sharing and singing songs. Personally touched by the song because of you at the sentence " because of you the broken have a song". As memories of my broken life in the past flooded back and how i am transformed now its really amazing.
Before leaving batam on sun evening, went to the church again, helping out their sun service- main aim of coming batam actually. Every sun, different groups of people from our church will go and help out the sun service. Turn up rate is quite small. less then twenty. But all who turned up reached the church 15 minutes earlier or more. Really amazed and they are always with smiles which you can feel is from the bottom of their hearts.
And back to today, civilisation again- unemployed but conteneted with what i have. Just found out that my ex neighbour fang min has a new husky!!!!!! Super handsome! Husky, mountain dog and chow chows are my favourites(: Still missing my frens in ke and if fang min, lin hui, jason, terence if you are reading this right now, plan and outing soon! after lin hui is back- quite spoiler went overseas so fast that cannot have gathering after exams :(
