Singapore

Strolling through the Garden City

It’s the farthest I’ve ever been from China, although still in East Asia. Singapore is a country that lives in chinese before- bed-story. That’s mainly because it’s the other country which mainly consists of chinese people. Beautiful and rich might be another reason by the way. Based on those, Singapore has become a haven for studying abroad. To be honest, such thoughts have also occupied my mind for a long time. Luckily, there was a chance in our school to attend a summer workshop from NUS SoC, which has the best computing lessons in the world. Submitting the application without hesitation, I got the invitation in the next week. Finally, I chose UI/UX Design as my course and ready to go. (However, there was still 3 months before departure then.)

Before departure, I did a lot of research, such as how to hail a taxi locally, where to pay a visit, and skills to understand the Singlish. I even downloaded Duolingo to practice my oral English. Being away from homeland for nearly a month for the first time, I felt excited more than nervous.

Given that our tasks were not that busy, I also planned to explore this city in my available time. For example, Universe Studio, Asia Civilization Museum and Marina Bay Sands are both great site to go. In addition, Night Safari, once appearing in textbooks, also attracts my eyes.

Nothing could be even worse because my last final exam falled on July 6. That meant I only have one day to get enough rest while packing luggage. But excitement still overcame physical exhaustion. Yeah, traveling allowed me to temporarily overcome all difficulties. Come on, it’s travelling to Singapore!

July 7 is the date of departure. I scheduled to transfered in Hong Kong first, then went to Singapore. Staying in Hong Kong for 4 hours, it’s time for me to go aboard formally. A strange feeling aroused during the flight, not helpless, and absolutely not homesick. I just began to think about everything happened to me in my former 19 years. I had been to seldom country I like to. I had got my lovely iPhone Air on my birthday. I even studied in the greatest and the nearest college. I was very, very lucky just like this time I could get this opportunity without any effort. Everything comes to pass in its own time.