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Hello! How ‘ve you been for the past 1 month?
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Work is fine. I'm currently involved in helping the orientation for the first year university students. Most of the students I'm working with are Malaysians. Very young ; ) they are starting university next week.3 }2 ]$ p0 K# a. _4 x
. x" `8 u; [! E# eThey are many international students studying in Singapore. I have get to know 1st year students from Bangladesh, Sri Lanka in addition to those from Vietnam and Malaysia. I also met 2 students from Qinghua Da Xue on exchange program. they will be here for a semester. One is doing English Literature. Can't remember which course the second gal is doing.
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Thursday was Singapore 42th birthday.
3 J5 e' \4 Q$ yI went to Qiyuan’s house together with 7 other friends to watch the National Day Parade.! Q! i+ r0 \6 q+ ~
6 of the friends were going to 1st year University. 3 of them were from Vietnam and 3 from Malaysia. We only have a day of public holiday unlike PRCs who have 2 weeks off.
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I really love my country and wish Singapore will be strong politically and economically. In addition, I pray that Singaporeans will be loyal to our motherland and care for one another. ( A6 d( [. L* ~9 n$ w3 F# ?# A7 E
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I love the 'Su shi Yue Bing (mooncakes)' that I bought in Shanghai. They are Yummy!
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; }6 X* r% h; `* o1 r- BI went to Cheng Huan Miao on on the morning before I flew off and tried the 'Tang bao'. Thought there 's meat inside! But there's only soup and the 'bao'... felt a bit cheated paying 10 RMB for only the soup. Tried the Nanxiang Xiao Long bao. they are good but i still prefer the fried buns( what are they called again?) that we tried after the karoke session.4 S6 r) ]; ^1 n% N8 s- ~$ m1 D( y
! Q; c" P! W3 s" \, U1 N' g- xShengchen is also back in Singapore and will be starting school next week. When are u starting school again?2 o {! ]- w9 p5 S- T
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" _) q: V2 |7 `& M$ G$ xWith love,. I& [" e: }9 Y4 y0 f) T: ~8 A5 f
Xuemei, }3 ?9 h: r C) \3 R1 F
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