Overseas Immersion Programme: Day Thirty-Eight.

The local students came to our room at 1000 but we delayed a little. Then we headed to 堕落街 to grab a bite as the bus ride to SiMenKou-司门口 was 40min. After everyone was ready, we board a double-deck bus which cost 1.50RMB which is 0.50RMB cheaper than the single deck one. This was the first time all of us took a double deck bus. The china students brought us to the food street and the place is really food paradise. We bought a little here and there and tried. And we had a great time trying them because they were really delicious. Also, the food street looks like Taiwan 小吃.

Then, we waited for a friend at a local fast food, 华莱士 before we took the speed boat across the river to 江汉路, at the port which is located at 长江大桥. The ticket for the boat cost only 5RMB. It was definitely much faster compared to taking public bus. Plus, it was really another new experience we had because in Singapore it is not possible for us to reach a place through sea transportation. If you had realized, my cliques have been taking different transportations in China. This is because in China, as long as the transport has wheels on it, able to move, this can be considered as transport.

We then went to happy 站台 for a while, to wait for Cynthia to collect her photos and took Bus 588 to 徐东路 at a restaurant, Golden Hans, for our dinner, barbeque buffet. The food is indeed awesome; it is much nicer than the previous we went and it cost 38RMB and 30RMB if you flashed a student card to them. The nine of us were greatly appreciated for what our five student leaders had done for us and we decided to treat them. The customer service in the restaurant is also good as they will go around, to all the tables with grilled food or fruits and served the customers. There is also a mini stage. Probably they will sing and customers can enjoy while eating. But on that day, half way through we were eating, amazingly there is a beer competition. It’s probably a form of entertainment for customers. After all, the ambience of the restaurant is “two thumbs up” and we must really thank the China students for they sacrificed their time to accompany us to many places which we would not be able to know.