Day 5....

Day 5 – 31st May 2008 (By Group 5)
YUNGCHEM ZHONGHAKYO HUAITING


(Korean; It means “Keep It Up, Evergreen Secondary”)
last minute shopping at Xiang Yu hotel’s souvenir shop.


Breakfast

Its already the fifth day in china. We are still having breakfast in a buffet style. Although its in a hotel, we still found it a little boring. Especially the muslims.

Road Trip to ChangBaiShan – Counterfeit Notes!!!

We are like sitting in the bus for FOUR hours. Unbearable! Then the tour guides taught us how to differentiate real and fake RMB notes.

Which is the real 20 RMB? (editor's note: There is a saying in China; there's nothing that can't be done without Chairman Mao's help, which means you can bribe your way and get a lot of things done. We don't agree with this, though...)

This can be differentiated by touching the collar of Chairman Mao.

Another Safety Lesson
Always keep your valuables/pouches properly secured and within your sight ☺
Definitely not the best way to hold onto your valuables.

Recommendation: Always keep your valuables close to you.

Environment Protection: ChangBai Pine
China’s most protected plant species. Its really rare. There are both naturally grown and man grown pine tree. It can be differentiated by the smooth and harsh surface of the tree bark

Eye Opener: “Where’s the Door!?
We were treated to a SHOCK for the day: There was no door in the toilets during the break of our journey, the urinas were divided only by a knee-high low wall. The girls suppose going to the toilet without door for boys would be easier.

Lunch
As usual, ate it at the restaurant, this time near the pine forest. I (Nicole) had a perfect view at the pine trees. It’s really great. Food was the usual, full course meal. We all love the Chicken and Mushroom dish, the soup/gravy was especially yummy!

Main Highlight: ChangBaiShan

We continued our trip for about half an hour. And TAA-DAA! We reached Chang Bai Shan! The air was like so refreshing. Heard from Mrs Lim, our Vice-Principal, a few moments ago, she said that we were lucky enough to get to see fresh white snow because it just snowed before we went up, otherwise we won’t be able to see the marvelous sights, eeks. And before that we had to walk quite a distance to reach the main gate of the mountain. On the way, we saw….

Saw the mistake? And the banner is really very big.


ChangBai Waterfall: Our 1st Experience of Snow Together

Words can't really express our excitement....let these pictures tell the story!







Our Lodging for the Night: Erdao Chaoxian Folk Custom Village Hotel
Korean Dinner Mrs Lim: “Japheth, vegetable is good for you”. Japheth: “Alright……”
Old but fun way of getting water from the underground spring. (Some Scientific theory behind the method of retrieving the spring water)
We shall all have a good rest tonight after much mountain-climbing and walking.

To our parents, We are doing fine and enjoying. Don’t worry, be happy!