Wednesday, October 29, 2008
It's my turn to do my reflection!
2 days... 1 night in
malacca... can be boring. Okay, let's put it this way...
2 days 1 night+ Boisterous 6Responsibility = Trouble + Angry Mrs
Chiam!
Okay i was kidding about that. Let's cancel that out.
2 days 1 night+ Boisterous 6Responsibility = Fun + Nostalgic Memories!I ♥ Malacca trip! When I leave
Hong Wen, the probable most unforgettable memory will be Malacca `08! Partly it is our first and probably last outing as a class overseas. On the first day, we went hiking. At the street side stalls, we were super-glued to the various
souvenirs. I learnt that Melaka/ Malacca was under the Malacca Sultanate's control ( 15th century). After which, it was under the Portuguese's Control(24/08/1511). The Dutch took over some time later.( 14th January 1641) British took over the control on 17th March 1824. It was taken over by the Japanese frome the 1942 to the 1946. After much struggle, the malaysians took back what was their's.(1948)
I also learnt that Malacca was formally known as Melaka. Melaka, to me sounds more traditional as compared to Malacca. The historical statues were very
historical unique. The tour guide was indeed approachable!
I still remember vividly what happened at lunch that day. The waitress, wanted to conserve space/make way for the next dish so she attempted to put both the egg and the sweet and sour fish on the same plate. During the attempt, the lettuce below the egg landed on the table. Everyone was like o.O. Yu Xuan's expression was very... unforgettable. He was so shocked that he nearly jumped out of the chair. Not literally though. His mouth was opened so wide. His eyes widened with shock. After a short awkward pause, lixin said" Did you see what I saw?" We replied "yes" before bursting into laughter!
haha. Afterwhich, as mentioned in zhen hui's post, he
offered to eat all the
papaya, prawn,chicken and vegetables. I am not sure whether you have been observing our laughter at the restaurant but I could feel someone glaring at us.
The short yet meaningful tour at kampong indah was interesting. I learnt that the Sarong could be used in many different ways. I related that to their borderless creativity. I also realised that kampong indah's way of life/lifestyle was the exact opposite of singapore's. Let's put it this way. Take Kampong Indah as a snail. Singapore as a cheetah. Kampong Indah's way of life/life style is very slow and serene. Singapore's way of life/ lifestyle is very fast moving. However, no matter at what speed, we will still reach the mark.
Ketupat casing was something interesting about the tour. Although I have yet to master the art of ketupat casing, it was indeed an experience. The rubber tapping is very unexpected. I didn't expect the process of making rubber to be so complicated. Top spinning is a common favourite past time amongst children
The batik painting was fun and messy. Fun because we get to come up with our color schemes. I, for one, not very experienced in mixing colours, had trouble. Messy because the paint itself made me look like a
multi-coloured freak. Luckily, it could be washed away.
The second day was overall great. Despite the late morning call of course! (: Due to the fact that it was raining, the school entertained as. They probably anticipated a rain and prepared a performance. I was disappointed as I could not get a chance to enjoy the activities planned.
Destination Malacca- The historical city, was a fun, tiring, educational and most of all unforgetable trip. Although it is officially over, the enviroment, friendship developed and memories will be unforgetable! (:
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