Dear Eliasians,
At the end of the Xi'an Twinning programme, we hope that you would have met the school's expectations in the following areas:
International Awareness
Increase your knowledge of the world beyond Singapore.
Increase your interest in what goes on in other parts of the world.
Cultural Savvy
Be more aware of the way of life of people from other countries.
Be more aware of the values and beliefs of people from other countries.
Rootedness
Be more aware of what it means to be Singaporean.
Increased your sense of belonging to Singapore.
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Dear Mrs Han, Mr Ang, Mrs Ng, Mdm Rashidah, Mdm Xi and all my dear Eliasians,
ReplyDeleteBy the time you read this, you would have already arrived safely in Xi'an. I am sure the long, tiring journey went smoothly and everyone managed to clear immigration without a hitch. Otherwise, I would have heard about it by now!
I hope you all had a good rest last night, otherwise you would not be able to participate and benefit fully from the precious experiences and opportunities only you, the selected few, get to experience in Xi'an.
Remember to keep yourselves warmly clad by layering because the temperatures might change suddenly,you need to be able to peel off layers when it gets warm and pile them on when it gets cold.
Unlike Singapore which has high humidity, Xi'an is quite the opposite. To avoid your skin from getting extremely dry and itchy, you need to constantly moisturise your skin, especially those areas exposed to the elements. To prevent your lips from cracking painfully and bleeding, make it a point to apply lip balm throughout the day.
Most importantly, keep yourselves well hydrated, eat well (but don't overeat!) and sleep well. If you do all the above, you will come back as healthy as when you left. I am sure you do not want to know how the clinics or hospitals in Xi'an look like through your own personal experience!
I better sign off now before you all fall asleep reading such a long blog posting!
Wishing everyone an interesting and enriching day ahead! I can't wait to read about your experiences on the blog =)
Mrs Wong Siew Shan
Yu Rong's parents:
ReplyDeleteWe,and maybe also on behalf of all the Eliasians parents, sincerely wish to thank Mrs Wong,Mrs Han, Mr Ang,Mrs Ng,Mdm Rashidah, Mdm Xi for making this trip possible for our kids. Certainly this trip will help to increase our children knowledge beyond Singapore,their awareness of the values ,beliefs,sense of belonging...
Next,we knew that it must be tough for the teachers to take care of all the kids, to the immigrations,all destinations, and taking care of their well-being...it's not easy..we being parents understand ..Thank you so much to all of you.
Thank you once again ,With Regards..
Yu Rong's parents(17/3/09)