Thursday, April 16, 2009
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Assignment 4: Individual Report1.)Before going to Wuhan, we were told to write out a learning plan, so that we will be able to focus on certain things that we want to learn. I have achieved to find out about the student life in university and the food in china. I also get to know some history and culture of china after going through a few lessons conducted by the lecturers there, which covered the important things and keep us interested to it. To an extent that it’s more than what I expected, it will be a very good experience for me and also help broaden my knowledge.After interacting with the local students, I find out that some of them do not go home often as their school is very far away from their home, and it’s like four times a year. The hostel that they stay in is not so comfortable compare to the dormitory that we stayed. The living standard is a lot lower compare to Singapore, I find out that they are contented to what they have and will not take things for granted. During their free time, many of the local students will spend their time wisely to revise on their work in the library or at other places and they also manage their time well. During some tours and some outings, we get to go to different places and try out many delicious foods that we might not find it in Singapore. The food there are delicious and much cheaper, you do not have to spend a lot to eat in a restaurant. There was a few times when I wanted to take a taxi back to school with my friends at night but some of the taxi drivers were unwilling to drive us, I heard that some of the taxi drivers are afraid that we might robbed them as the way back to our school is quite far and quiet. Hence, it’s hard to get a taxi sometimes if it’s too late. There are some places where we went, I saw rubbish all around the floor, people still litter although there is a dustbin not far away from them. Through interactions with local students and to ask people around, it has helped me to achieve my objectives in this trip. Sometimes when I went out with some friends, there are some places that we are not familiar with or things I’m curious of, I will ask people for direction or even ask the local students so as to clear my doubts.
2.)We went for two industrial visits, one of them is the Wuhan Steel and Iron Corporation and the other is Yangtze Optics and Cable Company. We had a brief introduction of the industries and we were brought to see the how it is being process. There were less manpower, most of the work are done by machines which will be more efficient. However, we were not allowed to take any photos when we enter the process area as it was to keep it confidential. We also went to quite a few attractions in different places and a Museum. We get to take photos of the beautiful scenery and know more about the places we visited. We were brought to the Hubei Provincial Museum, it was very big and were not enough time to go round the whole place. We get to see many antiques and weapons that were used in the past and also explain on the things that we saw.3.) Review of the inquiry questions.Would it be safe living in Wuhan?
I think that it is that very safe in Wuhan, we have to keep a look out to our belongings every time when we go out. There was once I was taking a bus with a friend, the bus was so packed and someone tried to steal my friend wallet from his pocket. So, I always put my valuables in a pouch and place it in front of me so that to prevent my things from stolen.
What is the difference between student life in Singapore and in Wuhan?
The students in china will manage their time well, the library is always so crowded with people doing their self studies during their free time. I also went to the library once with the local students and I find it very conducive to study there.What type of food can I find in China?
The food in China is very salty and also very oily, I only get use to it after few days later. As the weather there is cold, many people in China like food that is very spicy.
How is the cleanliness in China?
When I go outside for dinner, I always see rubbish lying all around the floor. People will still litter although there is a dustbin there, and I find it a very bad habit. There rubbish is left on the ground until the next morning and someone will come and clean it away. However, there are still some places where it is very clean.
How are the people there?
I find most of the people there quite friendly and some are hardworking too. 4.)The three global skills that I would want to improve are communication skills, tolerance and willingness to take initiative. I have improved on my communication skills after this trip, I find that I’m able to communicate well with the local students as we were told to interact with them. Sometimes there are some misunderstandings with my friends, but we will each take a step back and to talk nicely to get things done, I still hope to improve more in my tolerance. Lastly, I did improve on willingness to take initiative. As a group, I find our course united and we cooperate with our teacher in charge well. All of us will take our initiative to help each other.
THE SKYLINE'S LOVELY, THE CITY'S FALLING.
