Thoughts from the students......

Mak Yung Ka (Yuen Long Public S S) & Tan Siew Leng (Serangoon Garden Sec Sch)

We ate spicy crab, herbal prawns, yong tou foo soup and some fried fish for dinner, also chocolate cake for desert. We went to the night market after that, and Yung Ka bought 3 pairs of earings for her sister. I bought Otah for Yung Ka and she loved it, but she said that it was too spicy. I also bought a personal key chain for her as a souvenir. And we went home after that, and email you. Aren't we hardworking?



Ho Wan Tung (Belilios Public School)
15/7 Sunday Sunny
The Start of the trip
Today is the day I took aeroplane to Singapore. I have joined this program---the Singapore and Hong Kong Students Exchange Program. Every students in this program has a buddy of Hong Kong or Singapore. My buddy, Jethra, who is a Singaporian, was waiting to me in Singapore. I was getting there today.
I have sent several e-mails with Jethra before the trip, but we hadn't see each other before. I felt very excited to meet a friend who I never met, and was from a different nation with me~!
I had to wake up at 5:30am. It was really early to me, because I had packed my things till 12:30am the night before! I didn't feel sleepy, although I dodn't get enough sleep. I was feeling too exc ited!!!
Students met their buddies at Tampines Sec School, which I will be at for the next two weeks. I met Jethra there. I discovered that she is a friendly girl. She talked a lot with me, and cared much about me, so as her family too. Her interest met mine, and we quickly became good friends.
Jethra's family took me to a Chinese restaurant for dinner, after I settled at their home. I dodn't feel uncomfortable with them. We just liked a family. After the delicious dinner, they took me to the Merlion along the coast. It was very beautiful at night. I took a lot of photos of it.
I felt really happy with Jethra's family. I wanted to give a big thanks to them, as they took me to these places.
Tomorrow will be the open ceremony of the program, and Jethra told me that we have to woke up at six in the morning. I must take a good sleep tonight.

Jethra Chan (Tampines Sec School)
Sunday was a very exciting day! i was antisipating for my Hong Kong buddy in school. i was practically dying of excitement when we had to sit down for so long and wait for the HK students. i was very delighted to receive my new HK friend: wan tung. aka wanita. She is very polite and cheery as well as honest about her feelings on singapore and life in HK. I'm glad that she is my buddy and look forward to the two weeks!


Akmalina Zuhrah (Tampines Sec)
I was so excited to meet her! I’ve been dying to meet her. We have been emailing for a week, and it is really nice to finally meet her. We went for pizza and i think she loved it. She looked so happy. I can’t wait to see what tomorrow will bring.


Tang Yi Ting (Belilios Public School)
Hello, Singapore. I said that when the plane landed. I was so excited to see my buddy, Akmalina. When I first saw her, I think she looks cute, but shorter and thiner than me. At first, we don't have much to talk. How poor it is! And sometime it was difficult to hear what they say. Hope the situation change soon.


Donald Cheung Hok Lai (Queen's College)
I arrived at Singapore Changji Airport at about three. It was pretty hot in Singapore. I kept sweating and have to fan myself. After waiting for other students, we take the bus to Tampines Secondary School. I met my buddy Leonard Teo and his family there. We went back home at four. Leonard's home is much larger than mine. Mr. and Mrs. Teo were very kind to me. Leonard's brother was a bit naughty but I think I can live with him well in the following days.We went to Feng Shan Centre for dinner. We ate some Singapore delicacies. I liked them very much except the chilli sauce. It is very spicy that made me cough.


Situ Jun (Queen's College) & Tan Ming Kwang(Serangoon Garden Sec Sch)
I am the exchange student from Hong Kong.
Today, I met my buddy in Singapore.
We had basic interaction with each other.
He's parents took me to a shopping centre's food court and let me tried specialities in Singapore like chicken rice.
I also learned a lot knowledge of the culture of Singapore people.
I had a great time.

Today is a busy day yet full of excitement and anticipation. I went to tuition earlier today and came back home to prepare to recieve the VIP who will be staying in my house for the next 2 weeks. I tidied up my room and hope that it is presentable to the guest. He is a kind yet cheerful person, something which I had hoped for. After receiving him, my family and I went to a nearby Shopping Centre and took him to try out the delicacies found in Singapore. He ate Hainanese Chicken Rice. After that we took a while to visit some of the shops available there. Though we did not know much about one another, we still had a good time together. Hope we can cherish that moment for another 2 weeks.

Yik Man Ting (South Tuen Mun GSS) & Wong Pei Ting (Serangoon Garden Sec Sch)

I feel very excited today because it's my first day of the trip. All the things are very unforgetable. The students there are all very friendly.After I find peiting,we go to school and we go home. After that ,we go toAng Mo Kio to have our dinner and shopping.[Man Ting]

I feel very excited because it's my first time participating in an exchangeprogramme.We were quite shy when we first met each other. We went out to AngMo Kio to shop. Irene finds that the things sold there are very expensive.So she didn't buy anything. [Pei Ting]