Well, today has been most interesting. After our APS (Aircraft
Propulsion Systems) lesson in the morning, my class chairman, Yi Heng,
announced to us that we had to come back to this classroom later at 1.30pm so
that we could make preparations for our performance at tomorrow’s Mid Autumn
Festival Celebrations.
By 3.10pm, we had confirmed a song and had the classroom nicely
decorated with balloons and lanterns.
Bryan hanging up the lanterns
Samuel…er…speeding
things up!
Decorating Done!
Later in the afternoon, we received calls from each other, spreading the
message to meet at the hotel lobby by 6.30pm so that our whole class of T3T5 (as
we were last semester before we joined the students of T3T4 and T3T6 for this
Overseas Immersion Programme), could have dinner together.
We were a bit late in gathering the lobby but once all of us were
present, we walked to the shop that Don and 3 of his friends had tried the
previous night. When we reached the shop, they greeted the female stall owner
happily and she began joining tables together for all 14 of us outside her
stall.
All of a sudden, a shower of water sprayed down on us. I thought someone
had flung water on us until I heard one of my classmates shout “RAIN!”. We
scurried into the stall where we helped to shift the tables together.
What’s so surprising is that the rain came done so suddenly and
continued raining heavily throughout our entire meal in the stall. I feel sorry
for the stall owner and her partner, they had to take down a lot of orders from
all of us. Still, they were very kind and friendly towards us.
Although the food is nice (despite its saltiness), I think the soup was
the best. They sell different kinds of herbal soup and I got the Pig Heart
soup. It was very tasty.
Once all of us had finished eating, we paid our bill and convinced the
stall owners to take photos with us.
The stall owner (in a green apron) and her partner (standing on her right) taking
pictures with us
Then came our concern, how to get back to the hotel without getting
caught in the rain, which was still drizzling outside. I had my poncho with me
so I didn’t worry too much (the stall owner even helped me put it on! How kind
of her.) For the others, she gave them plastic bags, magazines or plasticized
sheets of paper (with floral prints on it) to put over their heads. There were
much hoots of laughter when the boys looked at each other’s funny appearance.
Some found sheets of cardboard to use instead. Now we were (relatively) ready to
go!
Bryan (on left) and Samuel wearing their new… headgear
After much chortling and snapping of photos, we thanked the stall owner
and left the stall. For me, I couldn’t feel much of the rain but the boys did.
They yelled about the rain being cold and tried to avoid walking through any
puddles in their slippers.
We stopped at a mini supermarket to get a few necessities before heading
off again. Some couldn’t stop laughing- probably at the thought of how silly
they looked. Others, who got tired of being laughed at, took off their
“headgear” and continued walking through the drizzle, thus avoiding the “silly”
appearance.
The boys gave relieved sighs once they reached the car park of the hotel
but yelled when a strong cold wind blew past them, making them dash for the
hotel entrance. I couldn’t help laughing when I saw this.
Now that we’re back in our hotel rooms, all warm and dry, we should be
thankful to the kind stall owners back at the food stall.
Nights, dear reader! I hope you stay nice and warm in your bed tonight!
Best regards,
Marianne
Marianne
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