The moment we touched down in Xiamen, we
were all happy. Although I left Singapore with a heavy heart, I knew this trip
would be good for me. As I could learn to be independent and at the same time improve
my Wushu.
Upon arrival we went to the university
hotel that we were going to stay at for the upcoming 8 days. After taking a
short rest in the hotel, we headed for the supermarket. It was a rather long
walk to the supermarket and my legs were very tired. After finishing our
shopping, we headed back to the hotel. On the way back, we were complaining of
aching feet.
The next four and a half days was training.
Every morning, we had to walk a long distance before arriving at the training
area. Thus, we all found out that Jimei University was a rather big University.
During the training days, we learnt a new
routine, the ‘Eagle Claw’. The actions in the routine were supposed to be
imitating the eagle.
Friday had finally arrived, I was elated as
on that day we had only half a day of training and outings started on that day.
The first place we went to was the turtle garden. I was expecting to see
turtles there but it turned out that it was called turtle garden because of a
famous businessman and educator, Mr Tan Kah Kee’s grave was built there in the
shape of a turtle shell, thus its name.
The next day, we visted Hulishan Cannon
Platform. We learnt that the Chinese in China hated the Taiwanese. They thought
of the Taiwanese as traitors who were always supporting Sun Yat Sen.
We also visited a tea house. There, we
tasted 4 different teas. They were all special and unique. We learnt that in
Yunnan, the women did the work, and of course climbing up trees to pick tea
leaves were done by them too.
We then proceeded to Gulang Island. This is
a island that was near Xiamen. We visited the piano museum that was at
Shunzhuang garden. We saw many nice pianos of the past.
Dinner that day was at a five star hotel in
Xiamen. We learnt how to roll popiahs by ourselves. After dinner we went to
Zhongshan road.We went shopping! That was the BEST part of the entire trip. We
were all exhausted and tired after a day of outing but we sure had fun!
We departed the next day. We were all happy
and excited about going back to Singapore, though we would miss everyone we met
here. We would get to see our parents again!
I feel that this trip was a good experience
for me. Training was also a test of perserverance. It has helped my wushu to
improve. Overall it was fun and I hope to go for more of such activities.
我对厦门武术交流节目的感想
今年我们到了厦门做一个武术交流节目。这次到厦门是我第一次和朋友出国，而且没有我的父母跟着去。这也是我第一次去中国，因为这样我对去厦门的事感到非常兴奋。虽然，我很兴奋，但是我心里也有一些害怕。
从到了新加坡的机场到在厦门下飞机之后，我一直期待在厦门到底是个怎样的国家，在那里可以吃什么。到了厦门之后，我们都很开心。因为我们都知道在厦门一定会很好玩的。当然，我们也知道我们来到厦门最主要的目的是把我们的武术练得更好。
在厦门的那八天内，其中有西天半是训练。在训练短短的四天内，我们也学会了一个新套路“鹰抓拳”。这个特别的套路的动作是模仿鹰的动作。我们在那里的教练教我们时时非常有耐心，无论我们做错什么他们严厉的骂我们，他们只会告诉我们我们的错在哪里，让我们把动作改成对的。我们也知道了我们在那里的一个教练是全国冠军。我认为我们应该觉得很荣幸，因为能被一个中国全国冠军教练教是个很难得的事。
在那里我们也去了很旅游景点，比如鼓浪屿和中山路等。我们去的地方都是有名的地方。我们在我们游览的地方吸取了很多新知识。
终于到了回去新加坡的那天。我们都满脸带着微笑。那天我同时也带着依依不舍的心情回家。我们都会想念在那里认识的教练。
我认为这次到厦门的交流节目让我的武术进步了不少。我也认为这次去厦门让我学会了很多新知识、让我学会了要独立的重要性。希望我可以再参加这种活动。
