Day 41 and 42

Day 41:

Woke up to realise that it's the second last day that I would be spending in Wuhan. Did nothing much until the late afternoon.

Went to the Foreign Language School at around 4P.M with Ben, Jeremy, Jia He, Dave and Zhi Hui to help decorate the lobby for the closing ceremony. At around 5.40P.M, our Chinese counterparts arrived and the lecturers from Singapore and hosts from China began giving their speech. After that, we had the last interaction session with the Chinese students.

Photo with the Chinese students.

After that, we went out of the building to play fireworks. However, before we could really start to set off the fireworks, the school guard came and stop us. Understandable as afterall, we are playing fireworks IN the school compound and it would therefore pose some risks to the other students. In addition, there are dormitories nearby as well.

However, our lecturers told the guard that we had already seeked approval from the school authorities and the guard finally let us carry on with our fireworks session.

One box of fireworks soon to light up the night sky.

Fireworks in action!!

Mesmerising view, I will definitely remember this moment forever.

After the firework display, took a few photos with my Chinese friends. This would most probably be the last time I would be seeing them... It's quite saddening actually, to come here, adapt to this place, get to know the locals but we got to leave so soon.

Me and WenQian =)

Group with WenQian =)

Me and Sally =)

After that, went to Hua Tai Jie with Alex for our last dinner together. Ordered lots of food as we would not be able to eat them again. Tang yuans are definitely on the list. Bought BBQ cuttlefish too. I will definitely miss Hua Tai Jie, the place where we usually settle our dinner without having to consider the prices of the food =x Seriously, I will miss the experience of eating there.

After that, went back to dorm. Alex tagged along as he wanted to see our rooms. We took our last photo with him before he bid us farewell...

Photo with Alex.

After Alex left, began packing luggage. Went up to 4th level to have a couple of drinks before returning to own room to sleep. My last night in my room, with my pillow, blanket and BED.

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Day42:

Woke up. Did some last minute packing. Went to canteen 2 for our last Wuhan breakfast. Returned to dorm to weigh luggage. To my surprise my 2 luggages meant to be check-in weighed only 20kg.

After that, there was a surprise visit by Alex! He specially skipped class to come bid us farewell. Chatted with him until we were told to exit the building and head for the bus. Took a last look at the service apartment where I had spent my 6 weeks in, before dragging my luggages to the bus. Alex helped by carrying some of my luggages. Boarded the bus and we drove away. Bid the last and final farewell to Alex and we exited the school gate.

Went to the airport in Wuhan and waited for the time to check in. Our flight is a 1515 flight and hence we had a bit of time to grab lunch. After that, we made our way to the departure gate.

Our plane. China Southern Airlines

Boarding the plane.
The last few final moments in Wuhan.

Where's our seats ?

Ready for take-off.

XR says Goodbye to Wuhan...

Reached GuangZhou airport at around 5plus. Waited for our time to check in again for our final flight to Singapore. While waiting, we ate our last and final PORK BURGER bought from the Macdonalds in the airport. I will miss the pork burger for real..

After the usual security checks and clearence, we boarded another China Southern Airlines plane and we soon began our journey back to Singapore. The trip took around 4 hours and we landed at Changi International Airport at 2250 hours, 15minutes earlier than the scheduled time.

Reached Changi Airport.

Our last group photo...

Went to the duty-free shop to grab a couple of liquor before collecting our luggages. After that, we exited the arrival hall. And with that, my 6 week-journey had come to an end. These 6 weeks had been very eventful and fruitful. I had learnt alot of things, learnt to be independent make new friends and most importantly, see the outside world. No doubt it hurts to leave China, especially after I had spent 6 weeks staying there, but no where else is better than home, which is Singapore. I will definitely miss the food there, people, the school campus and even the toilet which chokes frequently. If I can turn time back, I would still sign up for this trip =)