Professional right?
Each destination to different places via the bus took around 20 minutes up, so you can guess how tall the mountain is. From top to bottom is around 19km.
Singapore's bukit timah hill also not that tall. Just take less than an hour can reach to the top already. NO NEED BUS SOMEMORE, just use our legs =.=
How i wish Singapore had this natural mountain so that people can exercise and also enjoy the scenery.
We were also brought to another temple where this time round, we saw many kids around our age and even smaller kids as small as around 5 or 6 years old kungfu-ing infront of the temple.
You may wonder where do these kids come from?
They come from any part of China just to learn Kungfu here due to their willingness.
Or perhaps i THINK that maybe they come from poor families and their parents could not support them so they come all the way here for survival.
I've also noticed that their palms are HUGE. Even the smaller kids like around 5 to 6 years old, their palms are even bigger than mine! With doubt, we asked the tour guide why all of their palms are huge, and she said that because learning kungfu not only requires their legs, they also uses their hands most of the time too like using their legs to hit their palms for some moves and also they had to use their hands to move some heavy stuff etc..
I've seen some people in Singapore learning kungfu at most community centres. But mostly they called it Wushu. Kids as young as 5 years old started learning Wushu and the way they do their moves are so cute! And also in some way fierce because you will never know how much strength they have due to their small sizes.
After touring at some places up the mountain, it was time for us to go back down the mountain for our dinner at around 6plus pm. We were so tired until we even slept in the bus due to the long journey ride of around 40 minutes down the mountain. We then had dinner at the same place again where we had for our lunch.
After dinner, we were brought to one of the hotels there. We thought it may be those kind of "local 4 star" hotel again like we had in the cruise last week where they had no hot water and the toilet's not really working well, BUT! we were wrong! To our amazement, it turned out that it was like the international kind of 4 star hotel!
SEE!!! GOOD RIGHT? Like some place for relax relax one.
There's a huge toilet, WARM water, toilet's flushing, FREE shampoo and stuff...
BUT we only be staying here for one night T.T
We then had a very serious meeting together on deciding whether we should climb the mountain a not because Mr Chong was trying very hard to persuade us days before in taking the cable car instead as he scared that we may overtired or injured ourselves. We came to a decision that we will take the cable car just for the sake for Mr Chong and the other students from other courses because at first we are the only ones who wanted to climb while the other students were persuaded by their teachers not to climb. Before we tell Mr Chong our decision, we asked him seriously of what he really want us to do. To our surprise, he actually said that he DOES want us everybody to climb together for experience. And we quickly changed our idea to climbing the mountain, no matter how difficult it may be, we girls also must try our very best as we all think we may also not be able to make it.
We had an early sleep around 12 plus am(To me is early lah =) ) to get preserve more energy for our climb the very next day.
We woke up as early as 6am and board the bus at 6.30am and off we went for breakfast at the same place restaurant again.
Most of us tried eating more to fill up our stomachs in order to have more energy for the climb. We drank red bull too =)
We then set off and reached to the middle of the mountain at around 9 plus am.
Some MDE students also joined in the climbing too. I guess their teacher is motivated by our LSCT spirit in wanting to climb the mountain and so allows his students to climb too.
From the place where we start to the peak, it is around 4 km and the way up to the peak is all STAIRS. Many stairs UP and stairs DOWN. At a certain point of time, some of us were too tired to climb already but we hang on and continued no matter what. Of cos, we were able to climb with the help of GATORADE!!!!! This isotonic drink helps us alot, without it, we may not even complete the journey.
After around 2 and a half hours, we finally reached the peak!!!!!!
When we came to the peak, we shouted "THE WORLD IS SO BIG" in Chinese,English,Malay,Tamil,Hokkien.
All of us were so excited and relieved as we had reached the peak with our own legs!!!!!!!!
And we were told that a normal fit person would take around minimum 3 hours without stopping to reach the peak. BUT! We took only around 2 and a half hours to reach!!!!! This proves that we are stronger!!!!!
WAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
While climbing, we were also told that those students who are taking the cable car up are still queuing up for the ride even after 1 and a half hour of our journey up the mountain.
And we reached there much earlier than them!
Through this experience climbing the mountain with the whole LSCT gang, we all had improved our bonding together as we encouraged one another to not give up throughout the journey and we all go together as a gang, we do not walk on our own separately like some of the MDE students. We do things and helped one another together. With these, we all had the NEVER-SAY-DIE attitude and spirit that keeps us going.
Upon leaving the peak, we walked down to the cable car there and took a ride downhill and had lunch at around 3plus pm. ALL of us were famished!!!!
After lunch, we then took the bus downhill and most of us were too tired and feel asleep.
When we had reached to the bottom, we took our own bus again and off we went back to Wuhan.
GOODBYE WUDANG SHAN!!!!!
When we reached back to WUST, it was already around 9plus pm and we had a last picture with the tour guide.
Thanks to our tour guide for bringing us to the 3 gorges dam last week and also to Wudang Shan this week =) Without she and the other tour guides, we will not had known the places of interests of Hubei and thanks to them for taking care of such a big group of Singaporean students and teachers =)
With this experience up the hill, I've learnt many things throughout the journey like what I've said earlier on, the improved bonding times with the gang and with perseverance to complete the journey no matter how hard it may takes. And also I've finally climbed a mountain!!!!! And it's Wudang Mountain!!!!!!!(although it's only 4 km lah) Those who never climbed a mountain before, you will never know the kind of satisfaction you get when you finally reached to the peak. This journey will forever be etched in my heart =)
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WEEK 3: Day EIGHTEEN (20th March)
Woken up by my mum today calling me about my results. (well, i asked her to help me check cuz i lazy check)
IT'S RESULTS!!!!
I was still in my sleepy mood when she called me.
AND I SUDDENLY FELT SO HIGH BECAUSE OF MY GRADES.
Kind of unexpected because i thought i would get lower grades.
Well, and the time is 8.30am
I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE IN BED SLEEPING!
But everybody was too anxious until they can't sleep anymore...
Supposedly going to Wuhan University to see the Sakura.
But too bad, it was raining..
But anyway some of us were not willing to go see because we've seen it before already and we have to pay 10 RMB just to see those flowers =.=
EXPENSIVE SIA!
We can go see FREE one better right?
Well, never mind about that. We went for breakfast at the back alley.
DUMPLINGS!!!!
Ok lah, not very nice although the shop is well known for it's dumplings >.<
And to our Gui Ling Gao again early in the morning.
After breakfast, we met up with the rest of the group with Mr Chong and we together took a bus to the the shopping malls opposite the amusement park we went 2 weeks ago.
It is regarded like Singapore's Orchard Road.
Things are expensive there and most are abit more expensive than Singapore's one.
So why not go back Singapore shop right?
I must say about their Haagen Dazs that is located inside of one the malls we went.
Good environment, NO people, ONE SINGLE scoop cost 28 RMB.
NEVER MIND LEH,
But their single scoop is really "very single scoop"
SMALL LAH their scoop, cheat my money only.
Oh, and i managed to get my Dad's Cd there.
And i didn't get anything for myself T.T
The next mall we went was SOGO.
Oh Singapore did have this SOGO before but don't know why suddenly don't have already.
Same one loh, nothing much to shop too but FINALLY Kumar bought his jacket after going to billions of Adidas shops around Wuhan.
We then had dinner at the foodcourt below.
IT WAS EMPTY. And the food is expensive.
Most of us ate chicken,duck rice.
And we ordered their Roti Prata.
No sugar.
No curry.
Because it's salted prata.
Funny right they all?

On the way back to school to celebrate Kidd's Birthday.
Before going back to school, we alighted at the nearby shopping mall near school as the guys wanted to buy their shoes and we were almost late for Kidd's birthday.
His birthday party was located at the 6th level of our lecture block with Mr Chong.
Kidd was smashed with a birthday cake but it was somehow smashed to his coat and in return, he smashed some of it on Jin Quan's jacket and hands as he is the stuipd one who only stayed beside him while the rest already fled.
Some of the China students joined us too and it turned out that Xin Hui was teaching us some dance moves from the High School Musical.
And we got Jeremy dancing too which I think is the best performance there.
Sang some songs before some of us headed out to the nearby supermarket to get some food and drinks for our mountain climbing tomorrow.
Thats it for today. Hope our climbing tomorrow be a successful one =)
Say Hello to WuDang Shan!!!!!!
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WEEK 3: Day SEVENTEEN (19th March)
BOO!!!!
Surprising my leg is not that pain today due to my running.
Today's temperature is between around 16 to 31 degrees.
SO, i just wore a T-shirt with jeans out.
The weather's so shiok! And at times i felt like I'm sweating due to the sun.
Finally we had some-kind-like Singapore's raining weather =)
Had lessons at 10.30am for ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY and head for lunch at the back alley.
ATE THE "HAMBURGER" =)
and drank the SI WA NAI CHA with pearls =)
Xiao Ling's lesson was at 1pm and sadly, it's our last lesson today with her =(
Ok lah, although it may be boring during her lessons, but she did put in alot of effort to teach us for 4 hours straight every 2 days per week.
See! Jasper uses a tissue to fold into a nice rose.
The next picture: Jin Quan's one and Jasper's one.
Difference very big right?
Because of the last lesson with Xiao Ling, both LSCT and MDE gave a little present to her =)
And this is Meiyi presenting a little gift to her =)
As well as our group photo.
XIAO LING LAO SHI!!! TAKE CARE OKAYS =)
After lessons...
After much mingling around, we've decided to go Jian She Qi Lu which is around 10mins of bus ride from our school.
When we reached there, we saw many shops like Adidas, Nike, etc along the roadside and we went to the street market for some shopping.
It looks like our Singapore's Pasar Malam =)
Except there isn't any food selling there, only along the roadside outside the "Pasar Malam"
Mostly the shops there sells clothes which I don't fancy, socks, undergarments, toys, etc...
In the end didn't manage to get something.
SO SAD =(
And along the way we saw...
DOG MEAT RESTAURANT!!!
The guys initially wanted to go eat, but some of us like ME and Li Ying refused to eat.
EH!
DOG MEAT LEH!
ALthough it's the same like the CHICKEN or FISH we eat, but since young we don't eat DOG only chicken,fish,pork...
SO DON'T EVER FORCE ME TO EAT DOG,CAT,DEER,SHEEP,or some animal which looks pitiful and cute.
OR I PUKE INFRONT OF YOU, OKAY?
After walking, we went to eat chicken drumstick.
NICE OKAY!!!
DELICIOUS!!!
After which, we settled down at a small sort of coffee shop for dinner.
AND BEER =)
brand: SNOW 3.1%
Too little that Li Ying like drinking it.
BAD GIRL AH!
After that, we went off to Adidas shop and bought a bag for one of the China student, Kidd. It's his birthday on Sunday, but then we will be back late from Wudang Mountain so we decided to celebrate his birthday tomorrow.
And then, we are back to our dormitory!!!
So glad we were at "Jian She Qi Lu" today because we knew there's another place for us to shop for some last minute shopping during the last week =)
We're going to the Wuhan University near the East Lake there to see the Cherry Blossoms.
10 YUAN per person leh!!!!
And after that heading to "THE SHOPPING MALL" for some shopping!!!!
WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
OH NO!
Tomorrow is our EXAMINATION RELEASE!!!!
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!
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WEEK 3: Day SIXTEEN (18th March)
It's another NORMAl day today so shall keep this post short and sweet.
Woke up at 11am (SO SHIOK LAH! SLEEP UNTIL SHUANG SHUANG)
Had dinner at canteen and ate the egg mian again.
We then went for lessons at 1pm for Xiao Ling's lesson on history.
We were told that by this week she will change her teaching pattern.
But it seems like the same to me =.=
Ok lah, but this time round i didn't fall asleep leh!!
After her lessons at 5pm, me,Liying and Vel went for jogging again.
I SO DAMN PROUD OF MYSELF!!!!!!!!!!
CUZ I RAN 8 ROUNDS AROUND THE SCHOOL.
IT"S THE WHOLE SCHOOL!!!! Not that time i ran just half the school =DDDDDDD
During the first 2 rounds were exhausting, but then the more i jog the more i feel so high enough to keep on running =DD
Not bad uh?
After the jog, the rest joined us to the fastfood resturant we ate yesterday there and walked all the way there despite my "sour" leg. >.<
That it for today.
SHORT RIGHT?
HaHa goodnights =D
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WEEK 3: Day FIFTEEN (17th March)
Trip to WuGang steel factory wasn't a fabulous one.
Woke up at 7am and board the bus at 8am.
We still have to bring the school's helmet there which is smelly and dirty... EWWW!!!
We are not allowed to take pictures inside so no choice!!!!
We just walk one round inside for around 15 to 20 mins and thats it!
And we heard that right in the front there's a person-in-charge talking and introducing about the steel factory.
!@#$%^&*
But it was a good experience in the sense that we saw hot the steels are moulded in their flat shapes and in the end rolled up.
And the inside was very WARM due to the heat generators inside.
After which we head back school around 10am and head outside school for lunch.
We came across this fastfood restaurant and ordered burgers,fries,etc.
Head back school again for our ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY.
LOL.
I was so tired until i fell asleep for awhile.
OPPS!!! =XxX
And then after lessons Mr Chong showed us a movie called "Never Back Down".
It is about some kungfu show and there are good values to learn in the show.
NOT THE FIGHTING AH!!!
He showed us because we are going to the wudang mountain this weekend so ya =.=
Had dinner at the back alley AGAIN =.=
Oh!
I just found out today that if we call a woman here in China who can be anybody like stall holder or some passerby etc as "Xiao Jie", it is used to call women who are prostitutes @.@
And i found out that I have been calling those woman stall holders as Xiao Jie. OPPS =XxX
Well, we are so used to calling anonymous woman as Xiao Jie already and turns out that it meant some other things here in China.
So, don't ever any-o-how call Xiao Jie in China unless you really met a prostitute lah.
GOODNIGHTS!!!!!
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