Day 11 : Goodbye, Shimen

Today is the day we depart from Shimen to our next destination, Hong Kong. All of us had mixed feelings of excitement and sadness actually. On the one hand, we wanted to go to Disneyland (another highlight of this trip) and be home with our families, on the other hand, we did not want to leave our Shimen buddies and teachers behind. After the majestic Fan Dance (with the whole school performing in the Parade Square) and group photo-taking, we bade farewell to the Principal, Vice Principals, teachers and all in Shimen. The entire experience here was FANTASTIC, giving us lots of beautiful memories... We will miss this place, not forgetting the nutritious canteen food, hostel life, interesting lessons, hosting families, Shimen teachers and friends. Overall, this overseas immersion programme has been very fruitful for students and teachers. Guess what? Our wushu instructors are bringing back the 'Taiji Shan' (Fan dance with taiji strokes, designed by Shimen wushu teacher) to Keming.

Shimen, we will be back next year in 2009! Meanwhile, we look forward to your arrival in July. We are all ready to show you around our beautiful country, Singapore.


We reached Hong Kong in the evening and took a tram up the Victoria Peak after dinner. The night scenery is really beautiful with the numerous lightings in Hong Kong island. Needless to say, we posed for photo-taking, of course!

After that, our tour guide took us to the Ladies Market to shop for souvenirs. Wow! The shopping experience was GREAT! All of us enjoyed 'hopping' from one stall to another (with our teachers helping us to bargain for a good buy in Cantonese, hence stretching our Hong Kong dollars) buying things for our family members and friends. It was a fun-filled day.

Now, we are looking forward to tomorrow's adventures in Hong Kong Disneyland. The short overnight wait seems like eternity...

Hey! Disneyland, wait for us! :)