Hong Wen School Internationalisation Prog- Taiwan

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Photos @ Siding Elementary School

同学们:

还记得我们与隙顶国小的师生们一起度过的那几天吗?和他们一起爬山,向小小茶博士学茶艺,看扯铃社团的团员们为我们呈现的精彩表演……隙顶国小的老师们已把这些活动照挂上网了。想重温当时的点滴吗?现在就去游览吧!

别忘了你们也可以上网留言哦!我上留言板看了看,除了你们上次的留言外,隙顶国小的几位小朋友也写下了他们对于我们这次到访的感想,你们是不是也有些舍不得呢?别让友情停留于此哦!

活动照连接:
http://www.pixnet.net/home/ict2007

隙顶国小留言板连接:
http://www.pixnet.net/guestbook/ict2007

许老师

Saturday, June 7, 2008

Retaining Sweet Memories

The comments for this entry will capture all 20 children's reflections for the whole trip.

Children,

Think through the journey you had and post how you feel about the whole trip and what you have learnt.


Regards,
Miss Yun, Mdm Irni & Miss Koh

Day 8 @Taipei

It was our last day in Taipei. We woke up later than usual at 7.30am and went for breakfast at 8am. After breakfast, we went back to our rooms to check and also to pack our luggages and met everyone at the lobby at 8.55am. We boarded a different bus to our first destination for the day which was at the National Palace Museum. We went the Exhibition Area 1 (Main Building) to see antique porcelains, jades, antique plates and antique bowls. My favourite jade is the "Jadeite Cabbage" from the Ch’ing Dynasty (1644-1911). The "Jadeite Cabbage" is a piece of jadeite carved into the shape of a cabbage head, and at a closer look, we saw a locust and a katydid, which are traditional metaphors for having numerous children. It was believed that this piece was a dowry gift for Consort Chin to symbolise her purity and offer blessings for bearing many children.

It was then time for lunch. It was at a Mongolian restaurant where we had steamboat and teppanyaki for lunch. It was nice being able to select the type of meat and vegetables we like to eat.
Next, we visited a place where the ashes of Taiwan’s heroes were kept. We saw two soldiers guarding the entrance. We were amazed at how still the guards stood. They rarely moved their bodies and blinked their eyes. At 2pm, it was time for the guards to change shift. We witnessed the changing of guards. The guards marched smartly and performed some impressive stunts with their rifles.
The third and final place we went to was a wholesaler where we bought many snacks and Taiwan’s local delicacies. We bought plenty to bring them back to Singapore for our families and friends.
Finally, it was time to leave. After leaving the bus, we pushed some trolleys and put our luggages on the trolleys. Unfortunately, our tour guide told us that we were taken to the wrong Terminal! Singapore Airlines counter is Terminal 2 but we were at Terminal 1! Our teachers and tour guide helped to carry our luggages back into the bus. We were then brought to the right terminal and made our way in. We were feeling sad to leave so soon but all of us we were very happy that we would be able to see our families whom we missed dearly.
After checking in, our teachers brought us to do some last minute shopping at the duty-free shop in the terminal before making our way to the aeroplane.
On the flight back to Singapore, many of us were very excited as we were able to play games and view movies as well as cartoon programmes on the in-flight entertainment - Krisworld.
I am really glad that I was chosen for this trip. I had the opportunity to learn about Taiwan as well as make new friends whilst visiting Siding Elementary School. It was a fruitful and enjoyable trip. It was an unforgettable experience.
Valencia Yeap
(on behalf of all Taiwan-trippers)

Day 8 photos

Goodbye Taiwan!!!

@T3
Hello Singapore!!!
Home sweet home =)

Thursday, June 5, 2008

第七天--台中、台北

今天,我们的第一站是921地震博物馆。1999年9月21日,台湾发生了一场恐怖的地震,南投受到了最大的影响。这一次到921地震博物馆去,没有经历过地震的我们也感受到了当时的恐惧。地震博物以前是一所学校,幸亏当时发生地震的时间是在凌晨的1点47分,学生没有上课,才不至于造成人命丧亡。不过,看到学校的顺损坏程度,我们还是不禁捏了一把冷汗。我们参观了博物馆后,不只学到了一些防震防灾的知识,也同时通过“地震体验剧场”感受到地震时候的恐怖震动。

离开了921地震博物馆后,我们就前往台北。一到了台北,我们就先在自由广场和台北101附近做短暂的停留,拍照留念。之后,由于一些同学想上台北101去看,我们就分成两组,一组到那里去,一组则到附近的诚品书局逛一逛。诚品书局很大,店里有五个楼层,除了卖书本外,还卖文具、衣服、光碟、玩具和美食等等。我买了一样玩具给我的可爱的表弟;昌德则买了两个皮包(一个是要给妹妹的)和四本《多啦A梦》的漫画书,真是满载而归!可是我们只在那里呆了一个小时半,时间一转眼就过了,我们都还没逛够呢!有机会的话,我们下次还要再来。

吃了晚餐后,我们就去士林夜市“买东西,吃东西”。那里人山人海,我们紧跟着许老师,担心自己一不小心就会走失。我们逛了街后,许老师买了那里有名的珍珠奶茶和“豪大鸡排”给我们吃。士林夜市真热闹!我们还在那里看到了一个特别的情景—由于一些小贩非法摆摊,他们一看到“地牛”,就马上收拾摊位,匆忙跑掉。

今天,我们学到了不少知识,还有机会逛街,感到很开心。下次,我们还要再来台湾!

昌德、乙轩以及参与台湾之旅的同学们上

Day 7 photos