The weather for the past 2 days has been really bad :( it keeps raining non-stop with drizzle and heavy rain at points in time. And I think it's still raining now. (5.04pm) Vision isn't really good as well as the whole of wuhan became really foggy. Thus, instead of a 2.5 hour trip, we took almost 3 hours to get there. (11 plus am) We checked in to our hotel which was really really nice but Shan Hui and I found out that the room which we were staying in has a faulty toilet flush. The shower head wasn't working well too. And the hotel only turns on the heater for their rooms at 8pm.
Hotel aside, we went into the red cliff battlefield area to look around and explore. Because I watched the movie "Red Cliff", I had some rough idea on the whole process of the battle so looking at the various infrastructure and weapons used were interesting. However, my mood was dampened literally by rain. All of us hurried to the lunch area all wet and cold.
Lunch was fairly okay, but there were too many spicy dishes so Jun Li could only eat rice and soup with one or two dishes that isn't spicy or not that spicy. I preferred the meals at Wudang Mountain better.
It was still raining after lunch but we still had more visiting to do, so the tour guide suggested to buy raincoats for 10 yuan. My jacket works well in preventing the rain but I didn't want my bag to get wet thus I bought it. We walked and climbed somemore but all of us were getting uncomfortable and restless. I didn't really pay attention to the red cliff guide's explanation either. I didn't take much pictures as well as I didn't want my phone to get wet.
We finished the tour and returned back to the hotel at around 4.20pm to rest before assembling for dinner at 5.30pm. Shan hui and I decided to watch a Korean drama "Paradise Ranch" starring TVXQ's Changmin!! He looked so young and cute that time when he filmed it. I was spazzing while hiding under the blanket. (It was cold without the heater)
Dinner was about the same as lunch so not much need for elaboration. There was actually an outdoor performance after dinner but because of the rain they cancelled it, so we headed back to the hotel and relax till next morning.
We were supposed to meet at the hotel lobby at 7am but apparently Shan Hui's phone alarm didn't ring, and my phone had not enough battery for it to wake the both of us up, so it was only when Shan Hui picked up Jovin's phone call then I woke up. It was 7am. I frantically rushed to brush and wash up, pack my stuff and rush downstairs. I felt so bad because it was my fault too for not bringing an adapter for my phone.
We had a mini buffet breakfast near our hotel. The food was alright, but I loved the fried banana :):) I miss my longhouse goreng pisang!
After breakfast, we took a 40-minute ride to Lu shui lake to board a boat to visit the islands. The boat was really big that it can carry all 44 of us and it was really stable so it didn't rock here and there like those smaller boats we usually see. The scenery was really beautiful and so serene. I could also see the reflection of the islands on the river surface, as if there is another island below.
However, due to time constraints and the rain, we only managed to visit 2 out of the 5 islands. We went to xing yun dao (good luck island) and some other island which I forgot the name.
After the visit, we had dinner nearby. I assumed that they didn't clean the floor of the restaurant as it was really slippery and there were food debris around. However the food was still edible. We braved the rain and went on the bus which took us back to our hostel.
For the first time, I said "home sweet home".
The two weekend trips I had so far just made me more grateful and appreciative of what I am given and it made me understand more of Chinese culture. Even though our hostel may be lacking in some areas and not as good as those in Japan, I still feel content that we are actually provided with so much as compared to their normal university students.
Anyway, after putting our clothes to wash, I went out for dinner with my usual group of girls and ate Zi char. Thankfully it already stopped raining or else we will be braving raindrops again. We ordered 2 soup dishes, 2 meat dishes and 2 vege dishes. It was heavenly. Partly because we told them to put less oil and no chili. All of us were surprised and amused that the shopkeeper recognized us when we walked into her store by the phrase "shao you" which means less oil.
Now I am back in my warm and cozy dorm. Most probably I'll be resting tonight and studying the whole day tomorrow. We have a free day yay!
My exam will be on Wednesday morning before Dr Sujit and Miss Mikia leave. I was hoping we could have our Tuesday free instead but we have our IS class by the school dean in the morning, bonding session with the students in the uni and BBQ at night if the weather is good.
Have a good rest and sweet dreams!
Xoxo
Zayneeer
PS: My speech and hearing got really bad, and my brain didn't seem to function normally the moment I stepped into Wuhan. I keep saying words wrongly, I couldn't catch what my friends were saying and misinterpret it, and I kept giving my OIP friend the wrong name. His name is called Kenneth. I registered his name in my head but the name that comes out from my mouth is some other person's name. I have no idea why. I have to pause and think carefully before saying out his name or else it is so embarrassing. It can be so amusing and frustrating at the same time.
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