Back from India!

15 days away from home...
12 days in e village of Bukkapatna,
2 days in city of bangalore,
1 day in e air...

days in the village were simple n joyful...
the kids made us feel like superstars...
their conversation starter was always: "wat is ur name?"
which gets abit irritating after a while...
the adults were hospitable and helpful...
esp our caretaker.. who is onli 25 yr old.. but doesn't look his age.. hehe.. =P

the main projects we did:
-painting of pri sch
-teaching english at high sch
-cultural exchange w pharm colleges
-establishing an english language learning centre for e high sch
-health camp n health screening

everyday was enjoyable w new things to learn n experience...
there's so much to write abt tat i dunnoe how to write them all down.. haha..
so i will juz note down some of e more significant stuff ba..

e weather there was cooling but dry...
so it irritated my throat q alot..
in e end i had sore throat.. n by day 5 i developed a fever... =(
luckily i recovered after resting for 1 day... =)

blackouts were rather common in e village...
n if there's blackout.. highly likely there will not be any water supply..
cos e water is pumped up to e water tank which will den flow down to our taps..
so our torches realli came in handy... heez..

the ppl there can realli party n dance...
we transformed 1 cafe into a club like place during 1 of e nites when we were invited to dinner..
n yanling is realli a gd dancer! haha..
i was an em3 dancer.. haha..

our favourite past time when we had nothing to do was to either play uno...
or gossip n try to dig out scandals... hahaz...
super funnie de...
also played w e love tarot cards tat bx brot over...
i got alot of bad cards.. =( boohoohoo...

rode on a motorbike for e 1st time with 3 ppl on e bike...
haha! all thx to jingkai... who even tried to purposely slant e bike to scare us!

realised tat e food e ppl eat r realli just to fill their tummy..
not for taste or anything...
really juz to stop their hunger onli...
rice w sam bar... i dun tink i can survive on this everyday...
realli abit xin suan to tink tat e kids at mutt eat tat everyday...

cooking was done in a little room on e floor..
realli v yuan shi.. haha..
n i noe how to cook rice w/o a rice cooker!
amazing!! =)

the villagers love to take photos...
they will be so happy when u take a photo of them n den show it to them...
simple stuff like tat can make them so happy...
i tink it is something realli worth learning from them...

i saw shooting stars!!
i saw a real sunset!!
as in the sun literally xia shan!
e feeling was indescribable...
got a natural high lo..

the chai (tea) there was fantastic!!
super nice de can...
cant find a nicer tea in spore...

almost cant come bac to sg cos we din confirm our flight..
n we were offloaded from e plane...
sounds scary?
haha.. but strangely.. i din feel a thing when i was told this news...
i din mind staying over there for a longer time.. =P
but in e end it worked out n we were able to come back...

now to introduce e 20 other members of our DAD 07:
bingxun - leader aka gd bf aka vincent (cos his name was always mispronounced in india)
yong qiang - leader who speaks too softly but is v caring towards every member on e team
shu fang - big eyed efficient secretary who is sweet, pretty n nice
xue ting - meticulous treasurer aka loan shark who lends $ to us when we were broke in bangalore
azza - the boss of programme cell n a humourous talented gal
kah mun - leader of my cooking group who like to speak of herself as a third person and always wakes up early!
clara - the most lovable game goddess who is so innocently sweet n who also happens to be my angel
yanling - as i have mentioned, e fantastic dancer who is so ever confident in front of an audience..
wanling - another gd dancer in e grp n also a gd cook!
yao yao - another early waker n gd cook too!
jielin - ex-comb gang member who is a v capable leader of e health camp n health screening
felicia - great singing voice from NJC choir!
choon pei - leader of marketing comm n also a member in my cooking grp who provides life saving ikan bilis!
n now for COT members...
zhi yuan - a realli nice guy who happens to also noe alot of my frens from anderson... tot he looks q dao at 1st impression but realli q a happy go lucky guy..
edwin - typical chinese high guy who is crowned chapteh king by dad 07... haha.. din expect a 183cm guy like him can have such a soft side! his theme song: qing qing he bian cao... haha!
kuang kai - promising village head for bukkapatna...who is realli popular w e indian kids.. a leng mian xiao jiang... my mortal! most memorable line from his kkfc: kuang kai, wat is ur name?
jingkai - oldest n most experienced member of e team, always taking beautiful photos of everything in sight
hooi ching - leader of log cell.. v capable gal who gets high easily n cares alot for e team members.. can be crazy at times but it's e reason she's so lovable
mindy - e strong joyful gal who is always smiling at others.. popular w e indian guys.. esp mr painter who allowed her to be his onli helper... haha!
huilin - my buddy for this trip.. a gal who noes wat she wants n is not afraid to voice out her own opinions.. a fantastic cook! can be forgetful bout where she places her stuff sometimes.. =P

tat's abt it...
photos r up in facebook..
more will be up as i get e photos from e others... =)