42 days in China..42 days of learning journey: DAY 15!

Had IS lecture conducted by another Chinese lecturer. I personally felt that the previous lecturer spoke better English. This lecturer had too much slang until we could not understand what was he talking about. Also, his tone was quite monotonous that it could put a person to sleep. After what seemed like an eternity, the lesson ended at around 11P.M. Even though the lesson was boring, I still learned something new. The lesson was about business etiquette. Hence through this lesson, I learnt some basic ways of showing respect to your business partners even during meal times.

Class ended early so that the entire class can go to the IT shopping centre. We were supposed to compare the IT shopping centres over there with those in Singapore ( E.g Sim Lim Square). Our group went with other 4 groups and it was quite funny when the bus stopped at the bus stop and 17 of us ‘chionged’ into the bus. I guessed the passengers must be stunned.

Reached the IT shopping centre at around 4P.M. Took a few group photos and went to shop. Actually wanted to buy a digital camera. However, after much comparisons, it seemed that the price could be lower in Singapore. Most of the international brands products sold there are actually more expensive than in Singapore. Even though the shopping centres were very big, I still could not find a shop to buy my camera at a cheap and reasonable price.

Met up with the other groups at 6P.M. Actually wanted to take mini van back to hostel. It was quite a funny scene actually. All 17 of us surrounded the van driver and started bargaining with him. He wanted to charge us 60 RMB per van and said that it would take around 2 hours to reach school. We surrounded him and bargain with him, hoping to get a cheaper price. However, he would not give way. In the end we took the public bus. It was really squeezy on the bus. Everyone was packed like sardines. Took a few candid photos on the bus and there were camera flashes here and there. I guessed the Chinese passengers must be really pissed with us.

Finally reached WUST after around 30 mins. Went out for dinner before returning to WUST for briefing.

At the IT shopping centre.