Day 33 ; Han Zheng Jie Again!
Saturday, April 4, 2009 Honestly, I am left with so little money that I need to exchange S$ to RMB. Hahaha. Therefore, a group of us went to a particular bank to do so and it is quite a distance from our school. This is because not all the banks in our area here are able to exchange with Singapore dollars. Sadly, when we reached the bank, the staff told us that they exchange money on Saturday except for US dollars; they only do so on weekdays. All of us were like "Huh..". Enough said. Hahaha. We then decided to withdraw money from the ATM machine because we desperately needed money. (: The purpose of us exhanging money and not withdrawing from the ATM machine because there are cases whereby the machine is able to detect the password of the card. Therefore, those who implanted the detecting device at the ATM machine would be able to take our money away. So scary~ Thanks to Weiguang that I'm a little bit richer than I was in the morning. (: We then proceeded to Han Zheng Jie again to shop! Hahaha. Shopping makes one go crazy because it burns such a big hole in your pocket that you can no longer store anything there. (: Our stomachs were growling and grumbling because we didn't eat proper meal since morning. Therefore, it was hunting time for Lan Zhou La Mian. On the way, we saw a small mosque. (: The first mosque I saw in China. The voice that fills up the mosque as he recites the Al-Quran. (: We finally found the place to eat with the help of someone from the mosque. (: Xinhui and Weiguang waiting patiently for their food to come. Nadiyah and I were feeling quite hungry since we didn't had anything the whole day. Roasted Beef Noodle. The first time I had it, it tasted nicer. Hahaha. Potatoes and Tofu. They used a metal stick to actually poke the potatoes in. Since our hands were full of plastic bags due to *excessive* shopping, we then decided to take a taxi home. (: This is how the taxi looked like when we were going to Han Zheng Jie. It has metal bars that separates the driver from the passengers sitting at the back and it is quite squeezy. This is another type of taxi that totally separates the drivers from all the passengers, even the one sitting at the front. In my opinion, the purpose of them having the separation is that they have to take precautionary measures in case any passengers have ulterior motive, for example, robbery. I think this is quite a good way to ensure the safety of the taxi drivers. However, on another point of view, it shows that taxi drivers do not really trust the passengers as they do not know what they might be up to. Well, it is still better to be safe than sorry. (: Maybe in Singapore, there are more trust between taxi drivers and passengers and thats why it does not need to be implemented. trust that should be earned. (: |
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