Back from an 8 days' trip to Guilin.

A nice contrast from the hustle and bustle of city life.

Lots of unpacking and washing to do...

Didn't expect the temperature to drop below 0 degrees :D Ha! Saw ice and snow :) Pretty

Marvelled at the creations of God, the beautiful mountains and rivers. As I looked down from the mountain top I gasped at how awesome God is.

During the trip, I dreamt that God spoke to me two times. exactly two times He told me about "the gift of love". I wept in my dreams. I woke up with my eyes still wet from crying. I realised that I have strayed away from Him for too long.

One thing about guided tours is that you get trapped in a cycle of sleeping, eating, sleeping in the bus, take a few pictures, go to the washrm, back to sleeping, which probably almost guarantees you getting fat :/

Yes yes china has lots of good food :D

It was a pity I didn't get to shop much :( not as much as I would liked. TOO LITTLE SHOPPING TIME.

The first few days was kinda dampened by the rain yah. It was raining so much that not much pics could be taken with all the fog and what not. Then there was the visting of the minority tribes living in the mountains. Pretty much repetitive. Anw Guilin pretty much reminded me of the times I spent in Fujian last yr for OCIP. Like all the villages, plus Hu Lu Si, fields, weather, and the cute kids :D

One thing that wrenched my heart was the beggers wandering around the tour buses. I don't know if it was for real, but they looked pitiful. I realised how great the gap was between the rich and the poor in China. The salary for the average working class was about 800-2000 RMB per month, which works out to about 160-400 sing dollars or so.

The tour I was in had 30 ppl. Met a few teachers and chatted with them. Ha! Trying to find out more about the teaching profession and what to expect as a teacher intern :) Oh there was a student from hwa chong too, lol what a coincidence.

I thought the weather at fujian last yr was cold enough. Wah guilin's even more chilly than fujian! Didn't bring enough winter wear, had to buy sianz.

I think i need to start exercising. I am getting super unfit! My legs were aching after climbing a few mountains :(

OH YES ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE TRIP WERE THE MASSAGES HAHAHAHAH. Super shiok :)))))))))))))))))))))))

My favourite part is Merryland resort :D The only theme park that i don't have to queue lol. And the rides are even more fun and thrilling than disneyland and gentings LOL. One plus point is the scenery :) When we went on the roller coaster, there were only 3 of us -.- wanted to try bungee jump but mummy didn't allow.

Well 8 days passes really quickly