Group 1 Day 1

So today was the D-day; we were going to Singapore. Our day started with us gathering at the Johannesburg airport at 5.30. Miss Heriati distributed the passports again so we could check in at the immigration counter and arrived at the waiting room without any prolems. We waited for an hour until we got on the plane. The time difference between Surabaya and Singapore is one hour. So we arrived at 10.31 Singapore time. We collected the luggage and get on the bus to go to our next destination.

Now, moving forward to our next activity, lunch We took our luggage from the baggage pick-up center and took the bus to go for lunch. We had lunch in a Chinese restaurant called “Qian Xi Farrel Park Restaurant.” The teachers have already ordered some menus for all of the PEP participants. The waiters served seaweed soups for the appetizer, and they served us some main courses: pepper chicken, ginger chicken, mixed share vegetables with squids, tofu, and rice. At the end of our lunch, the waiters served us slices of oranges as dessert.

We left the airport and went for a city tour around Singapore. After a quick city tour, we arrived at Merlion Park. Our tour guide then started our merlion tour on the Parliament building, and we walked our way to the bay area. We took a lot of pictures and videos of that area. Lastly, we went back to our bus and traveled elsewhere. Even though it was very hot, we had a lot of fun and memorable experiences.

Our next destination was China Town, where we were given some time to explore the place. There were a lot of people there, all from different countries. In Chinatown, which was an amazing plae to visit, there were lots of things are for sale. For example like keychains and chopsticks, not to mention the various kinds of food and drinks that were available.

After we came from Chinatown, we went for dinner. We had dinner at east tower, then we ate at yenney restaurant, this restaurant is a vietnamese restaurant.  When we came, all the food had been prepared. We ate omelets, roasted chicken, pork, soup, mixed vegetables, and butter prawns. All tastes very good; there is a savory taste, and the taste is very unique. We all enjoyed ourselves, and after eating we joked and talked together. After eating, we went to the hotel. When we arrived at the hotel, we waited for a while to check in, and we were assigned roomates. After we arrived at the hotel room, we had a shower and rested.

Today was an overall exhausting day, from the start to the end. We went to explore a lot of amazing places that we may not have explored before. It was the best moment today, as we explored a new place that sparked our interest. This makes us love Singapore even more. 

We would expect more for tomorrow since tomorrow is our “first” day of school at Dun Man Junior High School. We can’t wait to see what experiences might excite us tomorrow!

Group 1
Jesslyn Ang
Warren Purbowo
Keiza Naia Halim
Nicholas Wang
Ethan Joseph Joel
Darlene Abigail Raya