Participants' voices - Farkhanda

I find this learning trip meaningful. It is quite fun to interact with our new friends and to cope with the hostel life. Even though I have never left my parents for more than one week, I have learnt to be independent. The school is very generous. We are well fed with lots and lots of food as if we do not have to eat anymore. :）

Farkhanda

Our learning journey....Miss Ng H L

This is our fourth day here. We would like to apologize for not being able to update the blog immediately due to the network problem here. As the transport in this area is not as convenient as in Singapore, we are not able to get the phone cards ready for pupils until today. We hope for parents' understanding.

I guess most of the pupils are having fun in shimen primary School although some of them are homesick, and some of them are not used to the hostel life (first few days) But this is an expected situation. i believe this is where and when our singapore pupils can and should learn to be independent. They start to realize that they cannot take things for granted. They are also learning how to manage their emotions by themselves. They are growing stronger each day.

We are finally at Shimen by Mr Ho

After more than 5 months of preparation,we are finally here at Shimen. It's summer and the weather is almost similar to what we are experiencing in Singapore. We are all amazed by how big the school is. Everyone is very excited. We are expecting a very fruitful trip. For now, good bye and hear from me soon!

Latest Updates!!

Hi Everybody there in Keming, Singapore. Thanks for your patience but we're sorry for the looo...ong wait as we are having problems with the network here. Give us some time as we are still working on it. We miss you all so much and will post our entries a.s.a.p. when the network restores back to norm.

*keeps fingers crossed*

Meanwhile, just want all of you to know that we (teachers & pupils) are fine here in Shimen and that we are coping pretty well here.

With Cheers and Good Wishes!

出国须知 Notes - Preparation for the trip

兑换率　Currency Exchange
S$1≈RMB 5.07

天气 Weather 初夏 　　 Early Summer
摄氏24-31度　　 24-31degrees Celsius

顾好自己的随身行李，尤其是外出的时候
　Take care of your own belongings.

不要在路上／街上边走边打行动电话
　Do not use mobile phone while walking on the streets.

不要单独外出行动
Always move around in a group, never leave your group without permission or company.

身体保健
－出发前要照顾好自己的身体，多喝水，要有足够的睡眠，可在一星期前服用维他命C以增强免疫力
Take good care of yourself before the trip.
Drink lots of water, have sufficient sleep.
You may want to build up your immune system by taking Vitamin C.


* Preparation of performance item (as a group)

拨打国际电话 Making IDD calls

－买电话卡 (IDD card)

－行动电话须有国际漫游服务
(autoroaming for mobile phones)

－学生可携带手机，不过只能在晚间才能使用 (9p.m 之后)
Students can bring their mobile phones along.
However, calls can only be made after 9pm.