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Day 9
Wednesday, March 11, 2009


"Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is mystery. Today is a gift; that's why it is called the present."
it is also because of yesterday's history that makes today's gift a beautiful present. (:

China's history is indeed like a painting scroll; a very long history and tradition of 5000 years.
there were many things to be learnt from the rise and fall of each dynasty.
some rulers were respected by many because of his great achievements for the country;
while some were disliked by many because of the cruelty and harsh treatments imposed.

well, there was one outstanding ruler though.
she was Empress Wu Zetian;
 who was the first female emperor of China during the Tang Dynasty.
amazing right?
but she did some ruthless things to get where she was in order to gain power and control.
=X

i feel that at times, power can make humans inhumane.
wanting to gain power is usually the driving force of making people change who they really are.
they are willing to do anything and everything so as to get what they want.
but at the end of the day, is it really worth sacrificing so much for it?
it all depends on whose hands the power is in. (:

but the topic that caught my attention the most was the four great inventions.
compass, gunpowder, paper and block printing.
these were the inventions that were made by the great inventors in China. (:

for answering Ms Sally's questions correctly,
Mr Wong got himself a pen. (:

he was ecstatic. (:


and even more ecstatic. 
hahahaha. (:

after the long day of lecture, some of us went with our dear lecturers for dinner.
Mr Loh actually brought us to have a look at his apartment. (:

don't be deceived by the looks.
hahahaha.


his apartment looked really cosy; just like how it would be like in Singapore.
and there is a toilet bowl in his toilet!


on the way to our dinner place, we went to the market  for a short while just to have a look around.
amazingly, the market is still open although it was already at night. (:


my eyes widened with childish glee as i saw this. hahahaha.
its because this is the first time i see such vending machine before.

i guess the society here is more open towards such things.
it could be one of the ways for them to encourage safe sex. 
it could also be because of the one child policy that is implemented here.

back in Singapore, these type of things are usually regarded as taboo.
but i believe sooner or later, we would have to be more open-minded towards such things as well. (:
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