some impatient people have been asking for pictures. and since it's already 12 am and the mum's sleeping over at the cousin's house, the sis and bro-in-law are already asleep, and yet i'm still wide awake, bored to death, i'll slowly fill you guys in alright. XD
basically, we lived in the same dorm as the local students. you see the spot behind the tree with the kids outside, hanging out?
that's the boys' room. all 10 of them. sharing one small toilet.
next to it are the stairs. climb four stories and you'll reach the girls' room.
'when things like this happens, you cant help but appreciate the wonderful invention of the elevator kan?'
that bench is for you to rest for a while after you actually painstakingly achieve to reach the room. but normally we girls just hang out in the boys' room and only came here at night to sleep.
so when you leave the room in the morning, please be careful not to forget anything behind. it's not fun going up and doing the stairs unnecessarily.
oh have i mentioned that we dont have any mirrors in the room, washing area, or even the toilet? i look like crap everyday, and the weird thing is that, i dont even care. it's actually refreshing. XD
and the lights in the building are all centralised, meaning that the only time at night we can get light is 9.15-9.45. the rest of the time, we depended on a small, yellow bulb light at the back of the room.
'tu ah stepping terer cakap no need to bring torchlight +_+'
6 bunks beds. 10 girls. 0 wardrobe.
result: 4 beds occupied by 2 girls each. top bed - 'wardrobe'
if you actually managed to wash your clothes in the freezing refrigerated-like water, hang it out to dry here and hope that someday, the cold wind will eventually blow away all the water vapours off the clothes.
actually this picture still not bad ah. you should see the mess when all of us go and wash our clothes at the same day. +_+
turn left, and it's the toilet.
don't be fooled by the oh-so-nice-maybe-there's-gonna-be-hot-water-today shower. in some days, it was pretty useless.
and the tap water? that's ice water kay! =P
hee hee no that's not shit. the toilet is just rotting away =D
i kinda forgot how tiring it was to shit on a toilet with no bowls one. *grins*
so0o.. what were you saying again, deeee - who actually get to stay in a hotel at china?? XD
heh okay lar, their living condition is definitely not as good as ours. but after living there for 2 weeks, you kinda get used to it, you know.
the freezing, single-digit-temperature weather.
the too-much-chinese-i-cannot-understand-a-thing.
the kayu bed we lie on everyday. [it is kayu okay! covered by a thin layer of supposedly-selimut.]
the blister-ful feet because everyday i have to wear shoes, unless you want cold feet.... 'cold feet'? XD
and oh how can i forget! every time you walk you must look down and watch out for..
dog shit
chicken shit
duck shit
BUFFALO shit! which is huuuuge that if you actually step on it, you really must get your eyes fixed.
but it's an experience, see.
and despite my last post, i actually had fun.
my team mates were awesome. crazy awesome.
and i even told zapi i got china-sick. hee.
given a chance to, i would definitely go there again. and i'll make sure i have close friends with me because it's more fun that way.
i see the other team mates with their group having a blast, i cant help but envy them. i was kinda late in joining in the fun too, but nevertheless, i still had some. XD
..... maybe again during my university years? hee.