Adele's reflections

Everybody seems to be saying sorry for being the latest to post their reflections, but i think no one will be later than me!! really sorry!!

The activities that i enjoyed the most for the day is the s-l thing and the photo taking session. The trip to ACM was rather an educational one too as i've learnt more about China and Islam.

I chose s-L to represent my attitude towards this trip as i feel that the impact that we will make in the lives of the people in Yunnan will not be as great as the impact that they make in our lives. Being in the village for 10 days will indeed be a great experience for us, city dwellers. As we will be interacting with the villagers in their country, there will be alot for us to learn and also a great exposure for us too. Also, given all the preparation work and learning sessions that we have gone through before the trip, we have learnt much from it already.

Through the s-l activity and the yes, no maybe activity, i've learnt the different people have different perspectives on different issues, and there is no absolute right or wrong answers sometimes. I realised that it is important to be open to other's perspectives as we will gain more insights on the issues discussed. Also, this will allow us to be able to work better with one another after we understand the different attitudes and perspectives that we carry with us. I enjoyed the activities very much!!!

The photo taking session was yet another bonding session for our group, Chengmistry!!! Through this session, i've learnt more about my groupmates. I've also learnt the a picture really says a thousand words... Within a photograph, there is so much to tell. I think that this session is also quite a good practice of our photography skills. This will be really useful when we are in Yunnan too. But there are moments that were rather embarrassing as passers-by were staring at us because we were taking photographs..

The trip to ACM was very educational, but i didn't really enjoy this part of the day's activities as much as the others. Maybe because i've been there before... Nonetheless, choosing an artefact that can bring out the the adjective that we have chosen was quite a challenge to me. By asking questions, i've learnt to think in depth and thus, posing intelligent questions.

All in all, today's activities were fun and involves lots of learning too!(s-L!!) i am feeling more and more attached to the team!!! hahas... Looking forward to the next meeting...