Hellooo everyone, a few of us mentors went for a mini retreat to Vietnam last week. It was damn fun I must say, travelled 3 cities in just 4 days, incredible huh. =) Although tiring, we enjoyed ourselves with all the suan-ing, especially bout wm being too naggy and complaining too much. Haha. We were also very zi high, “Yay yay” and “Ahhh…-ing” everywhere we went. =P
It all began during reading week when we had dis idea of going overseas after our exams. I started to plan the itinerary for the trip immediately after my exams. Took a week for me to get the itinerary done up. The itinerary muz be really interesting coz it attracted Justin kor kor to join us last minute, booking the air tickets just 2 nights before our trip. Haha.. I think I can open a travel agency after dis le.. anyone interested to invest? Lol =P
Day 1 - None of us had been to Vietnam before, so we were quite excited bout getting lost. Haha. When we arrived in Ho Chi Minh Airport, I was surprised to meet a couple of my friends who were there to backpack too. It seemed that we took the same flight but I din notice them till we arrived. Blur me huh. We took a bus together to backpackers area and checked-in to our hotel. Met a really nice lady at the local tour agency who gave us lotsa advise, which we seriously needed. Haha. We rented a car to Cu Chi tunnels. The guide there was a joker. Had fun crawling through dark tunnels with bats and millipedes, really good training for ur thigh and back muscles. Ha. On the way back we dropped by the war museum. Then we travelled at night to Nha Trang. The bus ride was bout 12hrs, with uncomfortable chairs and spoilt aircon. =(
Day 2 – After checking in to our hotel in Nha Trang, we signed up for a boat trip out to the islands. The guide was another joker and thought that I was Korean. Ha.. and so qiao, Grace's TA was on the tour too. We went snorkelling, jet-skiing, and got stung by jellyfishes. So fun hehe. At one point in time, everyone on the boat were dancing around to the music, drinking beer and mulberry wine, getting really high. It was like some yatch party man. When we got back to the hotel, wm broke his glasses. We mended it with price tags from titbits that we bought. Haha, looked damn funny. But he din appreciate our efforts and complained again. Argh! Lol =P
Day 3 – Woke up early to catch sunrise with moo at the beach. But guess what, the sun was already up at 5.45am and the beach was filled with people doing exercise. We headed for Da Lat after breakfast, bout 7hrs of uncomfortable bus ride again. Da Lat is high up in the mountains. It is always wet and damn cold. We were forced to extend our stay there coz it was raining heavily and can’t visit any place. A wasted day. =(
Day 4 – Woke up earlier dis time at 4.30am to explore the place, but the hotel staff locked up the gates. We were forced to climb over the fence and some rocks to get out. Ha, like thieves. We went to explore the lake and many scenic places ourselves. When we got back, we realised we were locked out of our room coz no one took the key. Lol. After breakfast, we went on a tour to various attractions in Da Lat. The tour guide dis time really cannot make it, felt cheated off our money. Went to temples, waterfall, summer palaces and such. A boring tour, should have gone mountain climbing or trekking instead. =P Made our way back to Ho Chi Minh in the evening. At one of the stops, Grace bought a bunch of rambutans with lotsa ants and wanted to bring it on board the bus. Moo, yk, and I were terrified of ants crawling all over us, worse still, she was sitting beside me. =( For our own sake, we were forced to peel the rambutans for her. Come to think of it now, it was quite an amusing sight. Ha.
Day 5 – Woke up at 5am to check out Ho Chi Minh before going to the airport. Rode a motorcycle to various attractions we missed on day 1. Left for the airport at bout 7.30am. We were caught in a jam but still made it in time. Lol, can still remember wm’s worried face in the cab. Haha.
Definitely had a good and fun trip with them. Really enjoyed myself. So where are we going nxt? Haha, hopefully more people can join us. “Yay yay, Ahh….” Haha ;)
~Guangyu~
Yeah! Finally I am here to blog again after a long long time. I know you guys miss me rite.. Hehe =P
Btw, wassup with you guys? Why got nobody blog arh? The blog site got ghost meh? *shrugs*
Anywayz, today marks our last mentoring session before we break for our exams. Haiz... so fast. This new bunch of kids at GMPS are really cute(like me) and fun to be with. Truly enjoy going to every session to play with them. So fun! I even taught my dear mentees how to "cai quan". Oops! Bad influence. Haha.
Today we had a birthday celebration I think?? Haha, I wasn't really sure what was going on though. A bit blur as usual la. Lol. Yup, can check out some of the photos(more of it will be uploaded on the yahoo grps soon, most prob after exams. I can't seem to upload them today. Dunno what is wrong). A little bit of disclaimer here... Chien Chien's "son", Siong Feng took all the pictures. So if they look a bit... haha, you know... it has got nothing to do with my great photo taking skills. =P
The tiny cake. Thanks to WM's super small budget
Ouch! My ear... I'm too nice le. Always kena bullied
Papa wo yao bao bao =P
Chien Chien's thoughts: "Haiz... wo de ming zhen ku"
Siao char bor bullying small kid. Aiyo poor boy. Haha
Alrights everyone... I've started the ball rolling again. Do continue to keep the blog updated yah. Take cares and Jia youz ba!
~Guangyu~
Definitely had a good and fun trip with them. Really enjoyed myself. So where are we going nxt? Haha, hopefully more people can join us. “Yay yay, Ahh….” Haha ;)
the sec 2....with mao being their da ge....
some of the sec 3.......
sun, babe, beach but no hunks!
The tiny cake. Thanks to WM's super small budget
Ouch! My ear... I'm too nice le. Always kena bullied
Papa wo yao bao bao =P
Chien Chien's thoughts: "Haiz... wo de ming zhen ku"
Siao char bor bullying small kid. Aiyo poor boy. Haha
