The best days of my life

Friday was the day i climbed the 万里长城 for the 3rd time! haha, it's the first time i climbed it in the winter though! Boy was it cold!!! ><

Satisfied and victorious people near the top of the 长城！

You see the blue water tumblers? Ｔhey actually lugged that all the way just so they could eat cup mee at the top of the 长城！

For those who know me a little better, you'd know that the best parts i love about travelling is not the scenery, nor the shopping, nor the weather. It's the day to day culture, the lifestyle of others living in different parts of the world. It's the history of the country, the culture (not the festivals, but the origin of these festivals) which captures my heart.


The past two days were the best days of my life since my arrival in Beijing. On Saturday, i went cycling with a small group of Batch 4 people. Led by Grace (our friendly and most amazing BiTC friend), the 7 of us took a lazy swing on the streets of Beijing. Beijing's traffic is crazy! Cars sped past us, while cyclists would squeeze past us! haha.. i had a great time :) With Grace around, cycling around felt safe and peaceful - something i doubt i would have felt if i had done the same thing alone!

We had steamboat at a famous restaurant - not 小白杨. Honestly, i've forgotten the name of the restaurant. haha. I'll edit and update when i do get the names. The soup was fantastic, but the companionship was still the best :) Our bill came up to a massive amount of 73 rmb per person! haha.. But it was worth every bit of it - after all, you can only do some things once :)

We visited a 胡同, and roamed the streets where music instruments were really cheap! 毛笔s and tea shophouses lined the street, and it gave me a sense of deja vu as i passed through the 胡同. I got this feeling that i'd seen it before, perhaps when my parents brought me to Beijing many years back.

We cycled to Wal.Mart after that and picked out several local delights (tidbits) to satisfy our curiousity and sweet teeth. Wal.Mart here allows you to sample lots of food! Quote from Grace - 这里可以尝试食物而吃饱的！haha..

Sunday was a half day's work and clean up time. After 2 consecutive days of running around, i decided to stay in the hostel and 'nua' after that. haha. I barely had any breakfast or lunch cos i didn't have the appetite for more fast food or maggi mee, so i decided to skip my meals. I was about to skip dinner when Grace messaged saying she brought food! :D Her dad cooked extra for me, and i had a personal 打包 for dinner, and boy can her father cook!! Homecooked food never tasted so good! It tasted better than any 70 rmb meal i've had so far! Thank you Grace, and Grace's parents - for being wonderful, thoughtful and caring! I'm glad i came to Beijing, and i'm glad i got to know you! :)

It snowed today! We woke up to meet a fantastic view - the school was covered with a thin layer of snow! It was as though someone had taken icing sugar and scattered it everywhere! Beautiful! Just as class was starting, snow started falling again! By lunchtime, we couldn't resist and went out to play in the snow :) i happily swung round and round with my tongue hanging out to catch the snow flakes! haha.. Snow tastes good!

Introducing the Lebrond! haha.. this is Ethan, one of the crazy basketball guys who can REALLY catch onto basketball really fast!

We can never get away from vandalising things.. even if it just lasts till the snow melts/more snow falls!