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Day 4
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
The morning was bright, with scorching sun but there was something different from Singapore. It was the cold wind. Nice weather! We slept through the bus journey which brought us to the Bao Dai's Villas.. It's a French colonial architecture. How can we possible miss this since it was one of the last few remaining in Vietnam! Opened our sleepy eyes and walked towards that villa. It was built as a holiday resort for the last Vietnamese King Bao Dai and Queen Nam Phuong. It was built in 1923 but their bedrooms, washrooms, furnitures, comparing with the current ones in that area, it really look majestic. Argh.. I don't have the patience to explain anymore.. Let the pictures describe later on..    So what we experienced? Before we could enter, we had to put on this elastic clothed shoe which allowed us to glide across the rooms. Beware of steps! U may slide of it, and friends surrounding that moster, halt! Stand clear of him! Else u'll all glide like how Tom Chased Jerry. Hehe.. That's exaggerated.  Much of the furnitures were wooden, rooms after rooms, size differs. Everything looked the same despite searching high and low for something interesting. But can you ever imagine that in 1923, a fire extinguisher was already invented? And has not changed at all? Still the same shape, same method of operating, same metal- I suppose. Cool Beans. Then again, it was enclosed in a wooden box. If only tree trunks could photosynthesize, maybe global warming wouldn't be as serious.  Then there was a balcony. Nice scenery with sea breeze all year round as it overlooked the South China Sea. The greeneries were really pleasing. Yes. The grass is greener on the other side.  Vietnam is really FUN! =D After appreciating the villa, we took a long bus ride back to Saigon. No more cold winds! Good Bye Dalat! ^.4 Yay! Ellice enjoyed in Vietnam! DAY 3
day 3 - done by BRIDGET ANG & SIBYL TEO  We were going to visit the Bui Thi Xuan School today! From the outside, the school looked really pleasant and it was a huge space for a school too. We were greeted by students as we entered the school hall. We were also served a fruit similar to oranges and some cream puff which were delicious. After that was the exchange of 'Hello' amongst both schools!  The students dance club also performed for us! After that we performed the chicken dance for them, and they all joined along! :D After that we had an English lesson together with the students. We were taught about various things and the students are really quite good in English despite it being a foreign language! That's their teacher.----------------------------------------------------------- sweet break  We were then brought to a shop that sold several sweets for us to buy back as souvenirs. Yum :D "wine" Orange juice!---------------------------------------------------- strawberry plucking  After that was a short session of plucking strawberries from a farm!  But we were only allowed to pluck them, and not eat them because they had insecticides on them that had to be washed first. The strawberries!--------------------------------------------------------- Lat village  We journeyed to visit a small village nearby the town later for our CIP! The village was very surreal as it looks nothing compared to Singapore and the people even lived in houses built with wood! That's one of their funky inventions! A backpack! That's their leader who was a bit drunk but he was very nice :) He called us his nieces. Oh well. He even sang for us :D  After that when the rain stopped, we headed out to built the fence that would be able to keep the wild animals from straying into their living area. We had to chop the wood to make it have sharp ends so as to be able to push it through the mud. Mr Hazry showing off! (haha) Everyone did their part in everyway. The females mainly just helped to carry the wood or tie the wood together with wire. In the process! We even saw horses on the way back!--------------------------------------------------- All in all, this experience was definitely worth it as it is after all a once in a lifetime experience, to do CIP in Vietnam. Most of the time people would only think of Vietnam as some place where you'll be able to get cheap goods. But I think there's more to it then just a cheap place to have a holiday in. There's villages to explore, lands to travel and so many other things to enjoy other than just the shopping. The people are also really accepting and nice even though we were a bit unfamiliar with their lifestyles. I really thank the school for giving all of us an opportunity to travel to such a place to experience life in a different manner. I will definitely remember this trip and return to Vietnam to visit the other side. Who knows? :) |
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