Woke up early in the morning to prepare for our own self organised MDE OUTING to the Theme Park and Shopping at Hankou! Booked the bus ourselves and had our previous tour guide to bring us to those places. Bus ride was about an hour or so and everyone fell asleep as soon as we got up.
At the place where we alighted, we discovered that their KFC does delivery using bicycles. Thus, their delivery perimeters were quite restricted.
As we headed towards the theme park, we passed by their local hospital (something like Changi General Hospital) but honestly, the standard cannot even be compared to our CGH. We saw patients lying on their beds being placed outside of the MRI room which means they were left on the road while waiting for their turn to take MRI. Was quite shocked at the standard of their hospital. And it was no surprise why epidemic diseases such as H1N1 could spread like wild fire across the whole nation. Because they threw their medical waste just at any corner they could find. And pedestrians like us were walking past it.
At the park, we saw how the elderlys over here lead their daily lifestyle. It was quite interesting because you seldom see this in singapore. Some of them were playing chinese chess, some singing songs and playing Tai Ji etc. It was totally like how you would see it in those Hong Kong dramas.
Entrance to the park.
Calligraphy using water.
After a short walk, we finally reached the theme park. Only went for the roller coaster ride and the mirror maze.
Rollercoaster ride!
Random Shot.
Group shot in the theme park.
Next, we took the MRT service to Hankou for our shopping spree! Their ticket was in the form of a coin and we tap the coin instead of using a card.
Coin tapping system.
At Hankou, we went separate ways to shop for our individual stuffs before gathering back at the meeting point at around 6pm.
After meeting up, we took a boat to the other side of Hankou to have our dinner at the food street before boarding our school bus back to campus!
Reached school around 9.30pm and went back to our hostel for a clean up bath before continuing on our assignment 3 again.
Reflection:
After today’s shopping spree, I realised the benefits of bargaining and learnt some negotiating skills. Thanks to Roy who told me to slash the price by half once you start bargaining, I managed to help anyu get her bag at 60 RMB which cost 120 RMB initially. That was how ridiculous the marked up price was. I believe I could get it at an even lower price. But never mind, it was a good try for the first time. Previously, I only dared to bargain by +-5 RMB. But after today, bargaining is no more a challenge for me! And actually I feel a sense of satisfaction when I successfully reduced it to my desired price. So bargaining and negotiating skills is a must have in our future work life especially when working in China. I believe I would feel weird not being able to bargain back in Singapore. And if you were to bargain, they would ask you to find other shops haha! A great difference in culture.
