OELP Daily Reflections

   

 
 

OELP Daily Reflection

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- Jessie (2)

CID Reflection with daily reflections

Keefe

Even though the trip to China was merely 7 Days, it has definitely increased my knowledge of it and i have learnt not only about the history and culture of China but also life skills. Before the trip, i thought that ShangHai would have old Chinese buildings but on day 1, we went to the Bund and the european style skyscrapers shocked me.We later learnt that it was due to foreign aggression in the past. The tour guide told us about the history of China and we learnt alot like for example China had gone through lots of wars and developed alot to get this far. From this i finally know what the idiom" Rome wasn't build in a day" means. I should not fly without even learning how to walk. Everything has to be learnt and hard work is needed to be successful.

After our dinner at night time, we visited the Bund again but this time we took the boat that went around it. The night view was amazing but the wind was chilly. While we were going around the Bund, we saw that the skycrapers all had lights and advertisements on them. Some buildings still had laser show and the colour of their lights seem to be planned beforehand. From this, i can tell that the government puts tourism before anything else. The government is more concerned about economical growth than cultural heritage.While in Yangzhou, there wasn't any skyscrapers and there were only few lightings at the Grand Canal at night The people there has a slow paced and relaxed life. They are more concerned about the cultural heritage of Yang Zhou than their economical growth. For example, Shanghai has a airport while YangZhou doesn't. The government of China puts more attention on Shanghai and focuses on earning money from tourism while preserving the culture of China in other areas. In Yangzhou, the people are keen on preserving the cultural of it for example, we went to the block printing museum and interviewed the people working there. They said that they are doing the job so that the culture will not vanish and so to preserve the culture. Even though the pay is less, they still do it so as to preserve the culture of China. Another example is the paper cutting museum that promotes Yangzhou's paper cutting. Yangzhou still has lots of things that they do to preserve their own culture and from this i think Singapore should learn from them. We should put in more effort to preserve our own culture. For example, Singapore can build more museums about our culture like for example there is already the Peranankan Museum. We can also build themed restaurants like the Lushi restaurant which will attract tourists.

For example,  on Day 2, we visitied Hai Di Lao for lunch. When our bus reached the restaurant, there were already two waitresses waiting there to lead us into their restaurant. Furthermore, they provided spectacles cloth for people with spectacles and apologised for trivial matters like forgetting to refill a cup. Their waitresses are all thoughtful and friendly, leaving a good impression after we leave and making us want to return again. This taught me that no only the quality of food decides the reputation of a restaurant or even a small hawker center, but also the attitude of the waiters. With the customers as priority, the restaurant has been successful and from this i learnt that i have to serve people with passion and care when i am serving or leading people. I feel that Singapore waiters should also learn from their attitude and not serve customers with a glum face. With an attitude like this, Singapore restaurants will build up more reputation and will become more famous.

On the 4th day, we went to 杨大附中中学. We learnt from the students that they end school everyday at 6pm and come to school at the same time as us. They have more homework than us and some students even come back to school on weekends.  During classes, they all sit up straight and pay attention even though they have longer curriculum hours. After seeing their hectic school life, i now think that Singapore's education system is quite relaxed and slow-paced unlike in Yangzhou. However, we should learn from their attitude and be more hardworking. Their school doesn't have ccas and i feel lucky that our school has them. CCAs not only helps the person learn about knowledge or train but also build his or her character. I feel that Ccas are important as they help relieve stress and helps the student to relax.

Last but not least, Singapore is facing a threat as many countries are developing even faster than us. For example, in the past, Changi Airport was the top airport in the world but many countries are already catching up . Not only that, Singapore is such a small country , if we don't start improving, we will soon be replaced and forgotten. I feel that Singapore should learn from other countries like for example, people in Yangzhou take the effort to promote their culture and i think Singapore should do it too. The government should start building more museums to promote chinese culture or themed restaurants like lushi mansion. We should also work on what we are famous for like our medical facilities. This will not make Singapore useless and will make Singapore a better place.