lets get this straight and easy to read. On the 25/11/2004, we experience floods, for the first time in our lives. The water was to our waist level, and chilly...
our program for that day was to visit the orphanage and spend time and have fun with them. it went pretty well, i have fun with the kids there, had to carry two or 3 of them with my bare arms, like doing 20 pullups in one go, also had to carry them and run, it was a pretty good experience talking and playing with the kids there. I give up my compass for the kids there too...
After leaving the orphanage for dinner, our bus got stuck in mud, the two front wheels couldnt moved. We finally got out after 1 hour by having a oil tanker dragging the bus out. Thus dinner came.
After dinner, the whole team receive word that our home are flooding, this got the whole team pretty worried and charged up.. along the way we saw floods coming on the roads.. but nothing prepares for the real thing..
We reached the village's entrance, what awaits us are dark water. The guys charged into the cold water, and to the main house. 10 of the guys, including me, went to the guys bunks to salavage the stuffs in our bunk. We manage to reach the bunk unscattered though the dirt road has already been covered with water to our waist. We just took whatever we could, and went back to the bus. Alan and i made the final journey back to the main house, by this time almost all the stuffs have been cleared.. we cleared up and left. The water was getting higher and colder, and we are getting more tensed. One girl, Nurul, keep screaming and crying over her stuffs, unnerving us... luckily, we got into the bus and left for a destination to stay for the night. I applied first aid to some onf our teammates wounds and cuts, but all was alright. We manage to stay in a hotel for the night.. it was heaven, aircon, hot water, tv.. hee, it was a blessing in disguise though.
Next day, we went to orphanage again, half of our bags were gone, still locked in the village. We manage to stay there, and by nite, we salavage all what we could by going to the village. the flood subside, but all over vietnam the floods are getting worst. 2 people have died from it.
Today, we are forced out of the guest house as we are not legal to stayed there, and again our stuffs are not all complete. The gals and some of the guys are upset by the sudden change, but i believe we have to stay strong for a few more days. Wed we will all pull thru, cause its the last day;) before we fly to siagon. Got to go.. time is running out, situation is pretty chaotic now.. will update soon if i have the chance again.
Sunday, November 28, 2004
Wednesday, November 24, 2004
Woah.. feel like writing more;)
hmm.. sorry guys, pardon me if i am too draggy hee.. but just wanna talk on the day previous previous.. went to site and the building/structure's foundation was complete, just empty. So, our job was to fill it up with sand.. sounds easy? nah... we use spades and shovels to fill it up, took us 6 hours taking turns to throw the sand into the foundation. hahaha.. now i know burying someone is not easy too;) will publish the photos when i come back to singapore;) ohh.. forgetten, i demolish 1 of their just made column. I was going to take a pic when i just push a little tiny bit, the whole brick thing collapse in front of me. OOps.. hahaha.. the contractor wasnt very please, but i smile and pose for a photo anyway;) it was a pretty tiring day though, but a worth while.
More about yesterday, as part of my team didnt go to site, we went to the market in a small tiny van. Tell you, its damm impressive, on our way back, we got loads and loads of stuffs(for the village's children and orphanage), and we all thought its impossible to load it in, know what the driver say? No Problem;) OMG.. anyway, we load and it was raining heavily and Off we go.. i was at the driver's seat, and whats funny was that the passenger's seat has no window, so the rain keep splashing in on my face since i was squessing the seat with my lecturer like sardines in the front seat.ya.. after that we dress up like rockstars and Idols to meet the TP students but was disappointed.. haha..
well, i will stop here. laters people;)
More about yesterday, as part of my team didnt go to site, we went to the market in a small tiny van. Tell you, its damm impressive, on our way back, we got loads and loads of stuffs(for the village's children and orphanage), and we all thought its impossible to load it in, know what the driver say? No Problem;) OMG.. anyway, we load and it was raining heavily and Off we go.. i was at the driver's seat, and whats funny was that the passenger's seat has no window, so the rain keep splashing in on my face since i was squessing the seat with my lecturer like sardines in the front seat.ya.. after that we dress up like rockstars and Idols to meet the TP students but was disappointed.. haha..
well, i will stop here. laters people;)
Wed/11/2004
today started with a downpour, which lead to the stand down of our site operation. Our trip to site was cancelled. Which now is so pretty boring.. i am here in a internet cafe typing this thing out.. ahh, nevermind, lets talk about something more interesting..
last night we have a rendervous with the TP(Tamesek Poly) students in Da Nang city. we met for a dinner at a very "high class" restaurent. i "high class" cause the food and service is sucky.. there was little food and they keep giving us free drinks when we dont need. Oh.. i drank beer too hee;) Lets talk about the TP students, its like meeting Heaven and Hell, we are heaven, they are hell.. rowdy, punky, no rulzes type. They can go to clubbin whenever they like, eat sleep whatever they want, totally no discipline and rules. Piss me off. Oh.. and the guys are like babies, feel like giving them a punch. We all do the shit work, toil in the blasted sun, while these people just enjoy their time. Yeah, they did their work too, for the blind, they refurnish a building nicely for them.. blah blah.. no big deal. Even our lecturers disagree with what they do.They come in, smoke in front of us, out of 18 members of them, only 4 are non smokers, they others are puffing their lungs away. ha..
Next wed i heard we will be leaving this place.. feel kinda emotional.. after staying 9days here, you feel attached to the place, the lifestyle and people here. oh yeah.. the gals here hee..;) they always seems to capture my attention the most ha... TP gals cant hold a single candle to them simply;) Also, the village's kids... whenever i think of em, it kinda hit somewhere in my heart..
well, gonna have alot of people crying on next wed...
last night we have a rendervous with the TP(Tamesek Poly) students in Da Nang city. we met for a dinner at a very "high class" restaurent. i "high class" cause the food and service is sucky.. there was little food and they keep giving us free drinks when we dont need. Oh.. i drank beer too hee;) Lets talk about the TP students, its like meeting Heaven and Hell, we are heaven, they are hell.. rowdy, punky, no rulzes type. They can go to clubbin whenever they like, eat sleep whatever they want, totally no discipline and rules. Piss me off. Oh.. and the guys are like babies, feel like giving them a punch. We all do the shit work, toil in the blasted sun, while these people just enjoy their time. Yeah, they did their work too, for the blind, they refurnish a building nicely for them.. blah blah.. no big deal. Even our lecturers disagree with what they do.They come in, smoke in front of us, out of 18 members of them, only 4 are non smokers, they others are puffing their lungs away. ha..
Next wed i heard we will be leaving this place.. feel kinda emotional.. after staying 9days here, you feel attached to the place, the lifestyle and people here. oh yeah.. the gals here hee..;) they always seems to capture my attention the most ha... TP gals cant hold a single candle to them simply;) Also, the village's kids... whenever i think of em, it kinda hit somewhere in my heart..
well, gonna have alot of people crying on next wed...
Saturday, November 20, 2004
Ahh...
20/11/2004.. we just came back from the village, and today was man.. the best day yet. Rays of sunshine shone through the horizon when i see the clouds today.. totally no rain, only UV rays and more UV rays.. Thank God! Praise him, for the past 4 days, conditions have been critical and depressing.. the bunk where i have been staying is always damp and wet, i was totally K.O yesterday, feel like shitty shit, as i woke up yesterday to wet clothes dripping at the end of my sleeping area, i woke up having both feets and hands freezing like shit.. all is really shit. Thank God i got thru yesterday.. last nite we got a new hairdryer, thus we dry all our clothes 85%, or more.. god, its fast. ;) And my pal, alan and i move to the bed, no longer sleeping on the damp floor. lets talk about today then..;)
today wake up like a new man, after 4 days of shitty shit rain and cold, and fish and vege. went to do pullups and sit ups, feel much better indeed.;) haha, went to the village to play with the children there, man, all of 26 of us got a new kid, we have good fun there and play with many of them. Even two kids started to snatch my sunglasses from each other.. haha, the children range from 4 to 14, some are really cute, let me remember when i was young hee;) we played games with them, one funny part was that we all cheat to win with them!! the crew and i also made many balloons for them, man.. they were really impressed and happy with Singapore people now hee.. lecturer say we are doing goodwill for Singapore.. nah, i dont really care, what i care is that i do my job, make them happy, and give a lasting impression;)
oh btw, Singapore Poly got upgraded.. we are call (SPU), Singapore Poly Uni;) sounds cool?
today wake up like a new man, after 4 days of shitty shit rain and cold, and fish and vege. went to do pullups and sit ups, feel much better indeed.;) haha, went to the village to play with the children there, man, all of 26 of us got a new kid, we have good fun there and play with many of them. Even two kids started to snatch my sunglasses from each other.. haha, the children range from 4 to 14, some are really cute, let me remember when i was young hee;) we played games with them, one funny part was that we all cheat to win with them!! the crew and i also made many balloons for them, man.. they were really impressed and happy with Singapore people now hee.. lecturer say we are doing goodwill for Singapore.. nah, i dont really care, what i care is that i do my job, make them happy, and give a lasting impression;)
oh btw, Singapore Poly got upgraded.. we are call (SPU), Singapore Poly Uni;) sounds cool?
Thursday, November 18, 2004
The first few days in Vietnam
ahh.. this is the 3rd day in Vietnam, and i am using a comp in the internet cafe to send this home. Let me give you a short peek at the life here.. first day, we got onto the plane, and God, this was the first time i took a plane, weee.. its pretty fun and exciting, and its more exciting when we took the plane to Danang from Ho Chi Minh city, the plane was a small one, we got into a storm and experience turbelance, its was pretty scary? haha.. but we touch down in one piece. We got into our bunks and slept. End of day 1.
The second day? our first trip was to the market, the rain in Vietnam is crazy, it rained non stop from morning till nite. The journey was flooded, we had to cross many streams and rivers to get to the market, aside from it, the traffic was insane as the road was divided into 4 lanes, from different directions.We made to the market in one piece. After that, the site we went.. a boat ride we must take. Its cold, wet and scary for those who cant swim. Bascially the site was empty, and the pri sch needs alot of upgrading, trust me. After that, we went for a party;) its the first exchange we had with the Vietnam Duy Tan Uni students. oh man, i went crazy, i drank almost two big flowerpots of rice wine, and dance to the tune like a party animal with the gals there hee.. oh i didnt say, the gals are pretty pretty ha.. i am not horny;)
after dancing and madness, we went back to the bunk and rested. End of day 2
Day 3.. here i am . went to the market again to buy food and stuffs, there was no rain, which is perfect, i had live experience of a real market. worms, fresh fishs, vege, fruits, whatever you want, you get it. You can never see this in Singapore mind you, i had to get the market with team A as i am the first aider. Everywhere they go , i had to be there.
After coming back, we had full area cleaning of the house, damm.. its dont know how many years never clean liao.. we scrub, wash, scrub, wash, and curse ha.. the lunch cooked by the cooking time was splendid. 5 other members and i are in this internet cafe now.. looks pretty simple, and the keyboard had it keys switch over.. which make typing real "easy"..
got to go.. will update my blog in a couple of days again.. Till then mates;)
The second day? our first trip was to the market, the rain in Vietnam is crazy, it rained non stop from morning till nite. The journey was flooded, we had to cross many streams and rivers to get to the market, aside from it, the traffic was insane as the road was divided into 4 lanes, from different directions.We made to the market in one piece. After that, the site we went.. a boat ride we must take. Its cold, wet and scary for those who cant swim. Bascially the site was empty, and the pri sch needs alot of upgrading, trust me. After that, we went for a party;) its the first exchange we had with the Vietnam Duy Tan Uni students. oh man, i went crazy, i drank almost two big flowerpots of rice wine, and dance to the tune like a party animal with the gals there hee.. oh i didnt say, the gals are pretty pretty ha.. i am not horny;)
after dancing and madness, we went back to the bunk and rested. End of day 2
Day 3.. here i am . went to the market again to buy food and stuffs, there was no rain, which is perfect, i had live experience of a real market. worms, fresh fishs, vege, fruits, whatever you want, you get it. You can never see this in Singapore mind you, i had to get the market with team A as i am the first aider. Everywhere they go , i had to be there.
After coming back, we had full area cleaning of the house, damm.. its dont know how many years never clean liao.. we scrub, wash, scrub, wash, and curse ha.. the lunch cooked by the cooking time was splendid. 5 other members and i are in this internet cafe now.. looks pretty simple, and the keyboard had it keys switch over.. which make typing real "easy"..
got to go.. will update my blog in a couple of days again.. Till then mates;)
Monday, November 15, 2004
T-16h25mins, 50s
15/11/2004, left only 16hours to flight.. feeling stressed and tensed, excited, yet scare too ahahaha.. packed my bag finish already.. gonna repack and repack until i Siong haha;) Bought a new backpack(60L) for 35 dollars!! ahahaa.. its jack wolfskin somemore wor.. can imagine that? hahaha.. the twist is that it is made in Vietnam!! ahaha.. well, heck, its a good bag.. think i am gonna hug it tonight i slept? ahahah.. its gonna accompany me for 18days.. hope it and i will come back in one piece ba.. I pray for everyone's safety.. and everthing will be smooth ba.. but, well, Murphy ugly ass will come in, so haha.. take things easy;)
Tmn is another day, Da Loic Monciha..
Tmn is another day, Da Loic Monciha..
Sunday, November 14, 2004
350 stars and a very funny ballooonn haha;)
14/11/2004, received my before my birthday, present from a secret someone wahhaha.. no other than princess ba... was kinda shocked actually, well, hee but i like it alot wor.. very creative and unique, especially the stars and balloon lolx.. i was thinking, omg.. reminds me of being a kiddo again hee;) below are a few photos of the presents. check it out;)
haha
14/11/2004, time is 1131, lolx, was chatting with my frens.. and i found out the unbelievable.. In vietnam, Ho Chi Minh city they literally travel by Submarine!! Incredible ya? at first i dont believe, c'mon, they travel by sub? then i got convinced lolx.. they really use Submarine to travel, say its faster than cars lolx.. and the price is pretty cheap.. 10Sing dollars only.. haha, think i will go take it when i am in Ho Chi Minh city on the 2nd of dec.. hee.. hee.. hmm today packing my bag compressed all my contents into a sardine packed bag lolx.. damm small but heavy.. will bring first aid kits there too.. 1 for site and 1 at my bag as backup. haha, studying the whole nite about first aid too.. hope it comes to use. ;)
Thursday, November 11, 2004
Sigh...may the Lord have mercy..
latest happenin ba.. sigh.. someone just commit sucide at my block ba.. just rite below my block.. sigh.. i dont know who it was.. but i just feeling dread now.. i was thinking.. what was the last moments he/she was thinking as he/she falls? why must they end their lives this way? while some people had to fight everyday to stay alive.. and they just choose to end it.. Sigh..
A day in my life2
hmm, what a cool day, 11/11/2004. 1111, should i buy 4d?;) well, today is a hols, doesnt feel like too anyway, morning went to purchase stuffs for my vietnam trip, and afternoon went out with frens.. And, at 3 sumthing i receive a message from "someone".. about i will always cherish and keep you in my heart always.. well, i was kinda shocked ba.. my first thought was that does she just send this as a fren fren message? or well.. she mean it? i dont know really.. but after i receive that message.. haha, i kinda feel high lolx.. and from 3 till now i keep thinking of her ba.. well, i am going away for 18days soon ba.. gonna miss her ba..
Wednesday, November 10, 2004
A day in my life
10/11/2004, its drawing closer to the Vietnam trip.. next tue at 1430 i will be boarding the plane en route to Da Nang and changing flight to Thuy Tu.. the village i will spend my next 18days with the other 27members. Everyone's feeling excited, and tensed up too. Plans and preparations are all taking place at one go.. 4th gear in. Luckily tmn is a hols, we have been planning and training all day long from mon to today now, 9am to 7pm.. These questions keep racing in my mind.. how will i react when the situation turn nasty there? will i panic or stay calm? the safety of my teammates rest on my shoulders.. i feel burdened by it. And, we receive a bad news today, that the contractor refuse to lay the foundation at there, thus it means we need to do it ourselves.. i dont think we have the skills and time for it.. i seriously think we need a miracle ;)
hmm Blogger created
well, find blogging is pretty fun and easy to use ba.. just paste here and there, and change stuffs.. haha, created in 1hour wor, my first blog. well, any comments just post it ya;)
Tuesday, November 09, 2004
First post
hmm well, first time blogging, since princess tell me to blog lolx.. so here i am. Hmm, its 24degress now.. kinda cold.. wearing only a singlet and short PT pants.. haha.. this week been pretty busy, with all sorts of trainings and simulations for the upcoming Vietnam trip.. and damm.. this time next week i will be in vietnam.. maybe sleeping or thinking of someone ba lolx.. everything's in a rush now.. like a overhaul train, stressed and excited at the same time.. haha, hope i can perform well under stress when i am at there..
gonna miss you..
gonna miss you..
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