Hello all~ it's jingting here! I'm typing this post in the office now (just like YY did). Right now the whole room is empty and some of the teachers have left for a meeting, even taking their chairs with them! YY isn't with me because she wasn't feeling too well, hence she's resting in bed.

Kat and I went to attend 2 consecutive English classes today, and we realised that a lot of emphasis is placed on the theoratical aspect of learning. There was teaching on the use of passive and active voices too. We actually think that more application (reading, hearing, and speaking) of English would help improve their command of the langauge but the teacher told us that only the better students would do so. In truth, reading was how I managed to get by since plain memorising of those theories was just 'sian'.

So speaking of the teachers, the department that YY and I got assigned to is harmonious indeed! They joke with one another, speculate on drama serials, and kept recommending places to go since they don't have much work for us to do. They'd bring us around if it isn't too far off. We had a teacher who even helped to bargain for the price of a cake!! So sweet right :D

The friends we made at the dorm are definitely a lovely bunch too! They gave us some tiny precious possessions yesterday, and we felt so bad having nothing to give in return. Watching them poke fun at each other is pretty amusing too, and one of them even gave SiHua a nickname! It sure is a joy having them around to add colour to our stay here =D

Lunch time starts at 11.40am here (canteen has its operating hours), and it's almost lunch time soon! Some of us will be heading out later with the teachers and students for a Qing Ming Jie event, sort of like a learning journey. Hopefully YY feels good enough to join us! In the meantime, take care everyone!!!

Love
jingting