Learning journey to Malacca by Ashlyn Hu huanjia(9) ^^

           Differences between Singapore and Malacca are:
           1) Singapore have a clean and beautiful Singapore river.
           2) Malacca have a smelly but a very long Malacca river.
           3) Malacca have alot of short houses.
           4) Singapore have alot of tall building.
           Smilarites between Singapore and Malacca are:
           1)BOTH have a rich history bahind it.
           2)Both have very delicious foods,i love it very much:D

           3- most memorable experience:
     The most memorable parts of the trip was the visit to the Gadek Hot Spring. I have never saw a hot spring before. It is so hot that we are not allow to use our fingers and touch it. We also have a chance to dip our feet into another pool which is not as hot as the Hot Spring. We had a cruised along the Malacca river too! On the way, we saw a big monitor lizard! It looked so scary to me.haha! And last but not least, we had a chance to eat at a Malacca food restaurant;) first time try all this delicious food and i love it! 
            The trip to Malacca was super fun and interesting. I have learnt to be more responsible as i need to take care of my own valuables.This trip also taught me alot of things and i also know how to take care of myself and my friends too. Overall,this learning journey is fun,especially i had my bubble bath in the hotel~ ^^
                 I hope we could go other places and learn new things :D
                                                                                     Done by:
                                                                     (: Ashlyn Hu huanjia(9)

Jun de's Reflection on Malacca trip

The trip to Malacca was very fun and i learn alot things during the trip.The difference between Singapore and Malacca is that Singapore has more urban area than in Malacca but Malacca has more area that is rural.The 
similarities is that Both Singapore and Malacca has a river of their own history.
My first memorable trip at Malacca trip is at the river cruise.I saw house that alot of houses which had the  of how malays live in the past.The river at Malacca is not as clean as what we see at Singapore River.My second memorable expirence is at the Cheng Ho museum.The guide at the museum told us alot about Cheng ho's history which was very interesting.My third memorable expirence is at the A famosa. The wall is make of different types of material which allow wall to cool down easily.I saw performers at A famosa which i saw earlier the last Malacca trip during P6.
During the Malacca trip,, 
I have learnt to care for my classmates.I learnt that I must be cooperative and work well with my friends. I learnt that I must learn to be self-disciplined and know how to take care of myself. I also to take care of my friends and respect the teachers.

Rebecca's reflection on Malacca Trip .

Rebecca (15)

In my opinion , the two similarities between Singapore and Malacca are :
Firstly , the river name is name after a capital or a country . ( For example : Singapore - Singapore river . Malacca - Malacca river .)
Secondly , Singapore and Malacca are both small countries . Even though Malacca is bigger than Singapore .
The two differences between Singapore and Malacca are : Malacca doesn't have transportation of LRT/MRT train there while Singapore has LRT/MRT trains . Singapore is much more advance than Malacca .
The three most memorable experiences are the Hot Spring , river cruise and lastly the Cheng Ho museum . The reasons are because the Hot Spring was cool ! At first when i placed my legs into the hot spring , the water was very damn hot . But i did not give up , i bear with the hotness . After some time , i used to it . Continued , putting my legs into the water while relaxing . Next , i love the river cruise experience , i saw a huge moniter lizard ! First time , i seen it . I could also looked at the beautiful scenery at the side of the river . So relaxing . Lastly for the Cheng Ho museum , the puppet show was cool . I learned lots of Cheng Ho's history . There is lots of interesting Cheng Ho's history behind it .
Firstly , I have learnt how to take a good care of myself . Secondly , i have learnt how to co-operated well with my classmates. Finally , i have learnt to respect and pay full attention when they were talking / teaching .

By Ann Maria (02) ;D

I went to the malacca trip with the sec 1 on 12 to 13 march. There are a few differences between Malacca and Singapore. Malacca is a type of rural environment while Singapore is a type of urban environment. The similarites of Malacca and Singapore is that they have a river that is named after them. The most memorable part of the trip was the visit to the hot spring. I had never been there before and I would like to go to the hot spring again. There were pools which we can soak our legs. I tried most of the pools and the water was very hot. The first time I put my leg in, I immediately pulled it out. It was scalding hot. The next most memorable part of the trip was when we visited the Cheng Ho museum. I liked the place alot as it has a lot of history. I could also learn about what Zheng He did for his country. The most next memorable part of the trip was when we sat for the river cruise. I saw a monitor lizard and wanted to took photo of it but I didn't. It was when I could take pictures of my classmates. I also enjoyed the scenery as we cruised along the river.
I learnt how to take responsibilty of my actions and valuables. I also learnt how to take care of myself when I'm away from my family. I also learnt how to observe the enviornments and objects that I have seen.

Wayne's Koh ( 22 ) 1E3 Zai Kia`s ((:

On 12th-13th march , we went to malacca for our learning jouney trip . The difference between Sngapore and Malaysia is that Singapore [ SG ] have hdb flats everywhere and in Malaysia ,,, They have trees kampong . We first went to the peranakan foos restaurant named ' SeRoNi's ' for our lunch . The food they served were quite healthy . After we had our lunch , We abroad the coach for our trip to river cruise . On the boat that time , many of our friends were taking photo of the scene of the river .The difference between Singapore is that Malaysia river is disgusting and dirty while Singapore river water is clean but smells in disgust too . The trip to river cruise made us know more about the environment around Malaysia .Then we went to the St'Paul's Church and know about the history of the guy . The coach told us that the statue of the guy's hand was struck by lightning and the hand drop off . And this guy sacrifice a lot to save Malacca . We went to Bay View Hotel to eat our dinner [ Buffet ] .Then after dinner we went back to the Legency Hotel and i think its the worst time we have . We were not sleeping and making noise till someone called the security to come up and reprimand us .
   The next day morning , we went down to have our breakfast and just after having breakfast , Ms.Tan our form teacher again reprimand us for our stupid and childish act the last night .We were so frustrated and really regret for our actions . Then , we went to the Cheng Ho musuem for our 2nd day 1st trip . We were first served and listening to the long history movie of Cheng Ho . Then the guide told us more history of Cheng Ho . I felt that Cheng Ho really save and help Malacca a lot . Then , we went to the Galek Hot Spring whivh i think was most of the people like it as it is for us to deep our leg inside the hot spring with the water 40-50 degress celcius . I went to another hot srping and i fell into the hot pool and got myself soaked . I learned that the Malacca Galek Hot Spring is also near the volcanoes , hence , it is around the volcanic area . After that i went on the bus and felt uncomfortable as my whole pants were wet . After that I changed my pants and shirt and went back to the bus . After visiting we straight away went to the malay kampong and we walk a lot learn how to tie a sarong and also a batik . Then they brought us for a long walk till we reach the bus and we went to have mc'donalds for our lunch . After havig our lunch , we went back to Singapore and we i really miss Malacca though its only a 2 day 1 night trip .
   On This trip , i learned a lot of things and this trip have taught me a lot of things , i know the big difference between Singapore and Malaysia and also the history were also different from Singapore . I wished that we could have more trip so that i coukld learned more things ! =D

I think that in singapore, the culture is different from malacca and everything we do mostly is different. Even the type of food they eat is different fromn singapore . In singapore and malacca, they both have a rich history behind it. Both have a history of the past about World War ll and different places have different histories behind it .

 During the malacca trip, I enjoyed the hot spring as we can dipped our feet into it and experience how it feels like. The water was very hot and I took a long time to dip my feet into it but it is a good advantage because I heard that it can resist many kind of illnesses, alot people when to try the big and the small hot springs that is located around the vacinity. Some people even push one another inside the hot spring and getting themselves wet and they need to changed their clothes. Another thing I like during the trip is the heritage centre about ancient china, I learned alot about the history of ancient china. And there are many artefacts around and the tour guide was very patience with us as she explained each and every history behind it, the heritage centre was very big and we get to see puppet shows too. Another thing I also like is the River Cruise, we can experience and know about how people live near the river and it has a great scenery. I saw that most of the buildings have paintings on it and it is some sort of history in it, during the river cruise, we get to test the pH at different kind of locations and the pH was the same I heard that during the past, the river was very filthy and now that they have cleaned the river, it is tourist attraction there. I even saw a monitor lizard if I'm not wrong, it has a blue tongue and it is quite big. 

 In this trip, I learned about team work and responsibility in taking care of myself in this trip and taking care of one another in this trip. In team work, we need to form groups and work together and it really bonds our relationship together. And for responsibility, malacca is a big place and we need to look out for one another. I hope there are more of this trip in future.

From : Shirlene Ng

Jerald Leong

25/3/2010
 

  The trip to Malacca was very fun and I learn lots of things.The differences between Singapore is that the people in Singapore live in HDB flats but the people in Malacca live in kampong houses.Singapore is very small but Malacca is bigger than Singapore.The similarities is that Singapore and Malacca have history and both have big rivers.

  My first memorable experience is at the river cruise.I saw lots of painting on the houses lots of bridges and a lizard with blue tongue but the water is not as clean as Singapore river water.My second memorable experience is at the Cheng Ho museum.The aunty there told us lots of story about Zheng He.We even watch a show.My third memorable experience is at the Seroni restaurant.The food is very nice especially the fried chicken.      

  I learn to be responsible for taking care of your things,respect other and care for others.I hoped that I  could go to Malacca again.

Malacca Trip

Taufiq(29)


1E3




The learning journey to malacca was a very enjoyable, fruitful and memorable one. When I first heard about this learning journey, I was very excited and eager to uncover the history of Malacca. In my opinion, both Malacca and Singapore have a lot of tourist attractions. Malacca is way bigger then Singapore. But Singapore and Malacca also have their differences. Singapore is more advance in terms of technology. Malacca has more historical places or remains then Singapore. I had three most memorable experience there. Firstly was at the A Famosa, whereby we took a class photo. The texture of the A Famosa was very rough and its walls have holes. I cannot forget whereby we have to take the stairs up to the St. Pauls church. It is very tiring. Second most memorable experience I had was at The Gadek Hot Spring. I have never seen or been to a hot spring before. When I put my leg into the "pool", I felt like my leg was boilling. The water was hot. Despite that, I learned that the water contains substances that can help cure some diseases or sickness. Third most memorable experience was the river cruise, where we get to check out the ph of the water. During the cruise, we saw a water monitor lizard. I learned three things about myself during the trip. First, I cannot pay attention to what the teacher or tour guide is talking for long. Secondly, I found out that I am very hyper. Lastly, I am very eager to learn about the history of Malacca(I don't know why). Overall, this learning journey is a great and fun one. I hope that there is more learning journeys for us in the future. I would like to thank all the teachers that followed 1E3 for the enjoyable trip!

my March holiday

  i never go for the Malacca trip regarding on some reasons and i have enjoyed my holiday at home.I stayed at home for every morning then afternoon sometimes go out slack with friends sometimes go for part-time.hahas it s abit boring right?actually not i also got go sentosa with my friends it s so fun and we also got go punggol end beach it s so windy and it s at night we had a "romantic" night hahas.the time i go for work is also very nice hour for me because i learned how to communicate with different people and it can really improve my English and i know that i need to do something for my mother she is so hard working for me then i already 16 years old this year.So i must help my mother do something that i can do.i also have studied at home,although it s very boring but i know i have to study at that time because i have to catch up a lot of work because i had not come to school for 20 days last month so i need that time to catch up all my work hahas stop here bye!:D

Bryan So

1) The first similaries that Singapore and Malacca is they both have very large river named after the country. 

2) The second similaries is they have river cruise which attract tourist to go to their country.

3) The third similaries is that they have a certain place which is full of history.

Difference !!

1) Malacca is more historic than Singapore , but not as modern as Singapore.

2) Malacca has less Tall buildings than Singapore most of them are only 2 levels high.

3) Malacca Rivers are dirtier than Singapore rivers as Singapore spend a few thousands to clean the river .

When i went to the Malacca is learn that i must be responsible for my actions as i am in a other country and i m wearing our school uniform. The tour guide is very friendly and explained alot of things that i didn't know in the Malacca. I enjoyed the hot spring very much but i fell into the hot spring .......... which i didn't like it ....... I Hope that there would be another trip other countries.

Shannan's Malacca trip reflection

The first similarities between Singapore and Malacca is both singapore and malacca have vegetation present.Second similarities is both have bridges and transportation.The first difference between Singapore and Malacca is Singapore has buildings but Malacca has small houses. The second difference is Malacca is consider a rural enviroment but singapore is consider a urban enviroment.




The first most memorable experience is to go on a river cruise.We get to see the Malacca river.The second most memorable experience is visiting Cheng Ho museum, as we learn alot of things about Zheng He, the great mariner of China.We learn that Zheng He's hometown is at Yunan in China. He is a eunuch in the Ming army before he became the mariner. We are also given permission to see the past items used by Zheng HeThe third most memorable experience is to have a hot spring experience at Galek Hot spring.I have learnt to be active and coorperative in a group activity or an individual activity. I have also learnt to listen and accept other people's ideas or opinion, so that everyone is active in a group. Lastly, I have learnt to care for my teamates and classmates.I learnt that I am cooperative and work well with my friends. I learnt that I am self-disciplined and know how to take care of myself. I learnt how to take care of my friends and respect them.

Wei Yew(18) 1E3 :D


In my opinion, the similarities between Singapore and Malacca are...


First,they are both small compared to other places though Malacca is MUCH MUCH MUCH bigger than Singapore.
Next, there is a lot of tourist attraction(Singapore still better) and they both have rich history.
As for the differences, Singapore is more ''high-tech'' or ''more advance'' then Malacca which is quite obvious once you enter Malacca. Secondly, there is still a lot of old building in Malacca but in Singapore, there is almost no more old buildings, and if they are still there, they are probably repainted and rebuild till its unrecognisable.

The three most memorable experiences in Malacca I had was going to the A Famosa even though I and the few other people from Punggol Primary been there before. The holes in the walls made the walls look just like cheese.

The Galek Hot springs was the next most memorable experience I had in Malacca because I had never been to or seen a hot spring before, when I put my legs into the water for the first time, it felt like my leg were being boiled in the hot water. Everything went well(for awhile...)till Bryan fell into the water! For me it was a great experience!
The last most memorable experience was going to the Cheng Ho Museum for two reasons, one, the place was air condition though for only a small part, and two, i learnt about there Cheng Ho guy.When we got there, i asked my friend ''who is this guy'',and most replied ''how I know''...After the tour we found out who he was.

The three things i learnt about my self:
1)I cannot concentrate and listen to whoever is speaking on the coach for a long period of time,not surprising for some reason.
2)I have learnt the I can take care of my self.
3)My handwriting is worst out of Singapore(don't ask my why cause i also don't know why...)and it is worst when writing is on the coach.
It was a really nice trip and I would like more of this kind of trips,even though the thing that we did in the hotel corridor may have banded us from other trips...

By Loh Wen Wei 25 1e3

The first similarities between Singapore and Malacca is both singapore and malacca have vegetation present.Second similarities is both have bridges and transportation.The first difference between Singapore and Malacca is Singapore has buildings but Malacca has small houses. The second difference is Malacca is consider a rural enviroment but singapore is consider a urban enviroment.

The first most memorable experience is to go on a river cruise.We get to see the Malacca river.I learn that the reason why Malacca river is so smelly is because that acid rain cause by factory in Malacca pollutes the river. We are fortunate to see a lizard swimming in the water.What a great ride!

The second most memorable experience is visiting Cheng Ho museum, as we learn alot of things about Zheng He, the great mariner of China.We learn that Zheng He's hometown is at Yunan in China. He is a eunuch in the Ming army before he became the mariner. We are also given permission to see the past items used by Zheng He and we enjoyed watching the puppet show in the museum.

  We also go and see the Femosa.

The third most memorable experience is to have a hot spring experience at Galek Hot spring.Me and Hubert challenge each other to see who can withstand the heat of the hot spring.We also learn that soaking into the hot spring can cure kidney,skin,joint and high blood pressure diseases.We found out that the hotspring's water is neutral.

The first thing that I had learn about myself is that I am very cooperative and work well with my friends.Second,I am selfdecipline, I know how to take care of my self.Third, I knw how to repect my friends.

The trip to malacca Bernise ( 3 ) 1e3

To me , the similarities to Malacca and Singapore is almost the same. Malacca and Singapore both have tall buildings. The difference is Singapore has less vegetation than Malacca , compared to Singapore there are more buildings than places like garden, farms and vegetation, with more physical environment in Malacca than Singapore. Malacca has more Kampong than in Singapore is having now. Singapore is more advanced than in Malacca as i did not see much things there. The most memorable thing for me is the Gadek hot spring, at first i did not dare to place my leg inside as it was very hot, i tried longer times for the next few try and in the end i dared to, my whole leg was cramped and could not feel anything underneath after this my leg became a little red probably because of blood circulation. Next memorable thing was the Cheng Ho museum i like the history in it very much i thought it was boring but much more interesting than it is, after listening to this i found out he is a very brave person after all, last but not the least memorable thing is the A Famosa it was a very good history in the christ church after all. I learn that i am not a very concentrating person because i tend to feel sleepy when the guide or teacher is talking. Second, i would try my best to hear what the teacher say and try to be focus. Third, i don't like people to disturb when i am doing things but weird thing is i like to disturb them. I really like this trip as i became more closer to my friends.

By Jasper Tan


The most memorable thing that i had during the Malacca trip was the time we went to the cheng ho museum,Gadek Hot Spring.At the cheng ho museum we learn about cheng ho's history and his 7 voyage to other country.He was a great admiral at his time as he set set sail to other countries he made good relationships with the other countries on behalf on the ming emperor.His expedition team was large,he brought hundreds of ships with him and the valuables of the Ming dynasty to the other country and socialize with them.Cheng Ho is also a person with integrity.

Following the next day we went to the Gadek's hot spring.The water in the hot spring is so hot, it was like burning when i just put my leg in.But after awhile my leg feel nothing.There are a 4 hot springs there there is one there was very hot.

And we also went to the A Famosa,the bricks were like so old the is coming apart.The story of st.Xavier's statue is like fantasy but is real and it.

By Hubert Loh (26) 1E3

In my opinion,


The similarities in Singapore and Malacca are:
Firstly, the hotels in Malacca and Singapore are quite big.
Secondly, Singapore and Malacca both have rivers named after the place or country they are located in.


The differences are:
Firstly,Singapore is an urban environment but Malacca is an rural environment.
Secondly, People in Malacca live in small kampong houses, while Singaporeans live in tall buildings.


The three most memorable experiences are the river cruise, galek hot spring and the Cheng Ho museum.


The river cruise is memorable because we could chat and take pictures, and we saw a monitor lizard. The galek hot spring is the most memorable as we got to soak our feet into the hot spring and I enjoyed myself. Wen Wei and I were competing with each other and wanted to find out who will be the last one sitting. Unfortunately, we had ran out of time and had to get out. I learnt that soaking ourselves in the hot spring can cure kidney and skin diseases ,joint pain and high blood pressure.


Three things about what I had learnt about myself...


Number 1: I learnt that I am cooperative and work well with my friends.

Number 2: I learnt that I am self-disciplined and know how to take care of myself.

Number 3: I learnt how to take care of my friends and respect them.

EDY LEE WEI JIAN 1E3 22/3/10


Thinking back at the sceniaro at Malacca,the three most memorable experiences I had was at the Galek Hot springs,I never have seen and tried being in the Hot Spring before.Although I did not dare to withstand the heat at first,I overcome the heat at the very end and enjoyed myself at the Hot Spring.For me,being at the hot spring,it was a very great experience for me.

When I reached the Cheng Ho museum,I asked my friends,"Who is this guy called Cheng Ho?",some of them said that he is the first guy that found Malaccabut most of them said,"How do I know?"After the talk about Cheng Ho,I found out he was a man that everyone should learn from.He has integrity and never dares disobey the Emperor's commands.

Have you seen walls that are as old as A Famosa.The walls have cracks and holes all over it and the walls simply looks like cheese!

Obviously,there are differences and similarities between Singapore and Malacca.The first obvious reason is that Singapore has no more 15th,16th century buildings anymore .Secondly,Singapore is kind of more ,"high-tech" and modern than Malacca.For the similarities,firstly,Singapore and Malacca has rich history.

After all the teaching and learning,this trip has a morale behind it and that is responsibility.Everyone has responsibilities and you need to be responsible for what you have done.For example,when you lose something important,you need to be responsible it.So,I just one to tell everyone that be responsible for your responsibility.

After this trip,I really enjoyed this trip and I really,really hope there would be another meaningful trip like this being organised again in the future!

Natasha's reflection on malacca trip .

nurul natasha azlin(13) 22.march.2010
1E3

There are of course differences and similarities between Singapore and Malacca . one of the differences , is the cleanliness . Singapore is way way way more cleaner than malacca . second , Singapore is more modern and advanced than Malacca . there were also similarities between Singapore and Malacca . both countries are very rich in history . secondly , boths have rivers and has history in the past .

Cheng Ho Museum , St Paul's Chruch and the A Famosa are my most memorable experiences . its the places that we went with the most historical stories . but my most FAVOURITE experince , is the Cheng Ho museum !

it teaches us valueble lessons too . Cheng Ho should be respect and he deserves to be emperor . i didnt know such building like A Famosa still exsist . after doing research , it was Sir Stamford Raffles that had been to malaysia in 1810 and becauseof his passion for history , the small gate was spared from destruction .

I always visit my relatives in malacca and i find malacca boring as we stayed in the kampong sides . but during the malacca trip i learnt that is actually interesting ! there were so many different types of museums . at first i hated history but thanks to the malacca trip , i grow interest in history :)

and of course , i learnt to be responsible for myself . this can be learnt from the case of room changing and pranks in the hotel . i would also take this time to apologise to my teachers for making soo much noise in the hotel .

i hope despite the dissapointing case in the hotel , we'll be able to enjoy another overseas trip:))

THANK YOU TEACHERS FOR ORGANISING THIS TRIP :)

My Malacca Trip Reflection by Rebecca

Rebecca (15)

In my opinion , the two similarities between Singapore and Malacca are :
Firstly , the river name is name after a capital or a country . ( For example : Singapore - Singapore river . Malacca - Malacca river .)
Secondly , Singapore and Malacca are both small countries . Even though Malacca is bigger than Singapore .
The two differences between Singapore and Malacca are : Malacca doesn't have transportation of LRT/MRT train there while Singapore has LRT/MRT trains . Singapore is much more advance than Malacca .
The three most memorable experiences are the Hot Spring , river cruise and lastly the Cheng Ho museum . The reasons are because the Hot Spring was cool ! At first when i placed my legs into the hot spring , the water was very damn hot . But i did not give up , i bear with the hotness . After some time , i used to it . Continued , putting my legs into the water while relaxing . Next , i love the river cruise experience , i saw a huge moniter lizard ! First time , i seen it . I could also looked at the beautiful scenery at the side of the river . So relaxing . Lastly for the Cheng Ho museum , the puppet show was cool . I learned lots of Cheng Ho's history . There is lots of interesting Cheng Ho's history behind it .
Firstly , I have learnt how to take a good care of myself . Secondly , i have learnt how to co-operated well with my classmates. Finally , i have learnt to respect and pay full attention when they were talking / teaching .

Reflection of Malacca Trip :D {By Allison}

By Allison Choo :D
To me, the Malacca Trip was one of the most memorable camp experiences that I had ever had.



I feel that Malacca has more history than Singapore which is a benefit. But Singapore is more technogically advanced than Malacca.
After the trip, I had learnt to be independent, look after my peers, and respect the teachers and guides by paying and giving my fullest attention to what they were saying.
On the first day of the trip, we went to a Peranakan Food Restaurant called Seroni in Malacca. I was astonished of the fact that the food did looked simple and not tasty at all but when I ate them, I was so surprised by its delicious taste.

We went to The Cheng Ho Mueseum, where we learnt the history of Cheng Ho and ancient China. Although I enjoyed learning the history of ancient china, I realised that my green booklet/handbook was lost. I was very grateful to the teachers that helped me to retrive it from a stall holder. I have leant to be more responsible for my belongings.


We also went to The Stadhuys and A Famosa.

When we went to the Malay kampong, we learnt how the people living there earned a living by herding animals, making rubber etc.

Also, the Gadek Hot spring was very enjoyable to me as I had never seen one before and I was surprised by the fact that the Hot Spring was in a non-volcanic area, and it was natural although its temperature was a bit too high for me. I was also surprised that the Hot Spring could cure certain diseases such as joint pains, muscles pains etc.


When we were taking the river cruise, we saw a peculiar, strang and huge monitor lizard with a BLUE tongue! I had never seen a lizard as big as that in my whole entire life!


We stayed in a hotel called the Avillion legacy. It was very unique and I truly enjoyed my night there. Although there were only two beds for me, Erica and Chermaine to share, it was a wonderful experience to me.
I indeed enjoyed the Malacca trip fully and hope that the school will organize more trips for us.

Images from the Malacca Trip..         

                                                                   

{ Please dont copy!}

Reflection of malacca trip by carin tang(17) XDD
The trip to Malacca is one of the most fun and meaningful trip i have ever had.
On the first day,We went to the St.Paul's church, Cheng Ho museum and A famosa.
I love the Cheng Ho museum as it makes me feel interested in the history of Cheng Ho museum( i never feel interested in ANY history i known so far sorry Mdm Wee =X)and makes me want to know more about Cheng Ho.
When we went to the A famosa, we had to climb this loooooooooong flight of stairs to reach the St Paul's church. We saw a statue of St Fancis Xavier with his right hand cut of. You know why???.........................................FIND OUT YOURSELF HAHAHAHA it is very interesting so its worth searching for.
At the St.Paul's church, i was surprised by the history of it. The place has many Monumental tombstones and the words are all quite faded so i cannot really see the words written on it.
After that long day, we checked into a hotel and was assigned to our rooms. I shared a room with shirlene.That night, something happened. Though it got us in BIG trouble, i had to admit that that was the funnest event.
On the second day, we went to the Malay kampong and the Gadek hot spring.
I love the hot spring the best because, although it is so hot until the soles of my feet turned red, it is actually quite relaxing and you will get used to the hotness.
At the Malay kampong, we saw hot rubber was made and obtained, saw some people performing 'Silat' and saw the champion of gaseng do some neat tricks for us and lastly we saw a kampong there.
Among all the events, i loved the Cheng Ho museum the most. XDDD
Do visit it sometime!

Experiental learning trip to malacca

By:Po Yi

1 The similarities between singapoe and malacca are:
that both malacca and sungapore are small

both singapore and malacca respect their history.
Differences:It is quite obvious that singapore are more modern than malacca

2 the memorable experiences are galek hot spring ,the buffet,the hotel and the visit of the cheng ho museum,it is first time i go to hot spring,i am very excited but I cannot stand with the heat of the hotspring at first,but i can withstand the heat at very last ten minutes,and enjoy with my friends.cheng ho museum is my most memorable experience during the malacca trip,why i say that? becausei get to know that cheng ho is a eunuch,but he still can complete his mission.the buffet is really really nice,it is palatable,lastly the hotel,me and Darren partner,we had pillow fight,i think not more than five minutes,I defeat Darren and the most important is that the water from the tap is not clean is it yellow in colour.(complain!)



3 I learnt that i will not be irresponsible person and independent at all the timealso learnt that i am not self-disciplined enough,but i know how to take care of my self.Finally,i realise that i am good at pillow fight

Experiental Learning Trip To Malacca


By Darren(36)

In My Opinion, the similarities and differences between Singapore and Malacca are......

NUMBER 1: Singapore and Malacca both have large rivers, named after the place and country they are located in. The rivers also have weird green colours and weird smells.

NUMBER 2: They have similiar wildlife. Example: Monitor Lizards, just like the one seen in one of the crevices, are abundant in the rivers of Southeast Asia. That includes Singapore.

But the differences are.....

NUMBER 1: Malacca is a much more primitive country compared to Singapore, even though it has a much longer and much more interesting history. Read about Singapore then you sleepy in 3 seconds, though the story of Sang Nila Utama was cool.

NUMBER 2: Malacca has very dirty toilets compared to Singapore....And I'm not kidding. But nonetheless, the toilet quality was still decent.

AND NOW....FOR MY THREE MOST MEMORABLE EXPERIENCES...

NUMBER 1: Touching and kissing a Python for the 16th time! I held a python at the Red Square....Though I didn't know why It was named that way. It's more of a rectangle than a square. Anyway, the python was actually very warm even though it was cold blooded. It curled around me, and all my classmates were saying  "Eeeee...... What's that thing?" Or " Aiyo so disgusting! Chairman why you- OH MY GOD YOU JUST KISSED IT!" But I don't mind. It was kind of fun holding it. So next time you visit the Red Square, hold a 22 kilogram python.

NUMBER 2: The buffet at Bayview Hotel was delicious! I didn't expect Malaysians to cook such good western food. I had five servings of food but I couldn't finish the sixth one not because I was full but because I did not have sufficient time.

NUMBER 3: A pillow fight with Po Yi is just the thing to get you bruised. I hurled a pillow at him but he just caught it and threw it back! It flew across the room like a Shuriken! Who is he? The Pillow Ninja? Although Pillow Samurai sounds nicer but Samurais don't throw shurikens. Especially not Pillow Shurikens!

WHAT I HAVE LEARN'T ABOUT ME

Number 1: I am actually very resilient on what I do. Example..... I listen to instructions carefully and put in my best effort when doing work.

Number 2: I have a humongous appetite.....I eat so much that I am a virtual bottomless pit!

Number 3: And finally.... I look weird when I sleep. I only noticed that when Chermaine posted a photo of me on Facebook. I laughed my lungs out when I saw that picture.  I looked like a sleeping zombie! But luckily they did not take a photo of me sleeping in a cat-like pose or else I would be famous among my friends... In a weird way. But how did the photo get on Facebook you may ask.... I was sleeping, dreaming about me being Godzilla when suddenly             -Teehee!-
Allison was giggling! That interrupted my good dream of me killing Gigan! But the next part was worse
-Click!-
Chermaine took a photot of me half awake! Damn It!

For More Info,
Okay now I am going to talk about the visit to the Gadek Hot Spring... The water over there is approximately 40 degrees celsius. It is very hot, and very cooling.....Only when you take your feet out of the water and let the water evaporate. The water was very hot but I thought to myself: "You are not scared of a large python and you are scared of water?" Then, I immediately dropped my feet into the water. My feet felt numb and my legs felt like they were boiling! So, I made and excuse that I wanted to do my Green Booklet, and I got my legs out again and walked briskly towards my shoes. I wore them, and went to the nearby wooden table. So, later, when I took off my shoes, a foul stench stung my nose....it was awful! But going to the Gadek Spring was a very refreshing experience as I have never put my legs into a hot spring before.

And that ends my reflection.....And remember.....



Peace Out!

Experiential learning to malacca..

Eugene Teo 1E3 (35) 22/2/10

In my opinion, the similarities between singapore and malacca are:

1) Both malacca and singapore have big hotels and building in it.

2) Both malacca and singapore have river that are quite smelly.

The differences are:

1) singapore's river is clean while malacca's river is dirty.

2)singapore's river have bigger boat compare to malacca's river.

The 3 most memorable experiences are the river cruise, galek hot spring and the cheng ho museum.

The River Cruise is memorable because there are lots of chatting in it and the wind there is very windy so its is cooling for us to talk under the sun?!

The Galek Hot Spring is memorable because we get to soak our feets in the hot spring for about 30 mins or so. especially that stupid jun de go splash water on my pants...

Cheng Ho museum is memorable because i get to know that cheng ho is a eunuch and i get to know more about the ships taken out by cheng ho..hahs



Three things i have learned about myself from this experiential learning trip is that

1) I am being distracted easily so thats why when the tour guide is introducing some place, i tends to find myself talking to my friends.!

2) I am very playful. when someone is talking about something important, i am either playing with my friend or doing something that is not so important...

3) I am very untidy in handwriting when i don't have a stable place to write on. I either write alien language word or seperated english words...!!

Laugh out loud..!.. hahs

Malacca Reflection

HQ's Reflection (34)

@Question 1:Similarities:Singapore and Malacca are both small countries.

Singapore and Malacca has quite a few of tourist attractions.

Differences:Singaporeans live in flats while the people in Malacca live in kampong houses.

Singapore is a more safer place than Malacca.

@Question 2:My most memorable experiences is at the hot spring,river cruise and the Cheng ho museum.The hot spring was my first most memorable experience because it is my first time going to a hot spring and it was also something new to me.The second memorable experience was the river cruise as I get to tour around Malacca in a boat.I also get to see monitor lizards.The last memorable experience is at the Cheng ho museum as I get to know what has happened hundred years ago.

@Question 3:I learnt that I am able to understand and know what the teachers were saying.

I learnt that I would not be forgetful as I had made a mistake.

I learnt that I have benefited from this trip.

Malacca Trip Experience(10)

The number of similarities between Malacca and Singapore are more than the number of differences between them. For instance , both of the countries treasure their history alot as they have their own rivers to represent the past , museums and statues too. Next , they are both regions with the peranakan populations. Their food are very tasty although i didn't really enjoy some of the dishes. Their restaurants are quite attractive too. For the differences , it is difficult to think of it , since they are quite similar. But , there are some obvious differences if you go the malacca and explore around. For example , Singapore has a lot of tall buildings while Malacca has a lot of low level buildings. Secondly , Singapore is way more rich than Malacca. Malacca has kampongs while Singapore has buildings. And people in the kampong do not have any proper jobs. All they do is take care of farm animals and plant some trees and plants/flowers including rubber trees , hibiscus , etc. to sell them to some factories and companies while Singaporeans have proper jobs like a cashier , an office person , a model , an actor , etc. to earn money to make a living. I really treasure my life as we seldomly have disasters like an erupting volcano , tsunamis , earthquakes , etc. and my family & friends are very caring towards me and our country is quite rich. Next , for my negative most memorable experience , it was during the scolding at the hotel. I had learnt alot from it. I learnt that we should not change rooms and just sleep at the appointed rooms we are supposed to be in as our teachers might need to contact us if something happened to our family in singapore. If the teachers can't find us , they will have to call every single room to check and see where we are. I also learnt that , if you hate one person , don't ignore him/her when she/he is talking to you. You should listen to that person quietly and act friendly towards him/her and you might realise that she/he might be quite a good/friendly person. Even if she/he is ugly , you should try and help her make up a little bit. And if you hate her/his character , just be straight-forward and tell her , she/he might change her/his character and you might like him/her after that. So , after the scolding at the hotel , we had to the reflection for what you did. I regretted changing rooms and not sleeping right after i've bath as i got scolded and the next day i was very tired. Next , my most memorable experience was the Galek Hot Spring and the River Cruise as i had never gone to a hot spring nor a river cruise. The Hot Spring very hot indeed! At first , i didn't dare to put my legs inside the water. But after bearing the heat for awhile , my legs became all numb and it was very relaxing. I even put my hands in it too. I went to three hot springs. Each different temperature. The one i went second was hot , the one i went first was hotter and the one i went last was the hottest. Some of my classmates said it was boiling water! I only put my legs for less than a minute and i couldn't bear with it anymore! It was super hot! But two of my classmates stayed there for around five minutes. I think. (: At the cruise , it was very windy. And it had a nice scenery around the river. The buildings had pictures on it. It must contain the history of malacca , for sure! During the cruise , we saw a monitor lizard below the ground in a hole. And it went into the water and swam beside the wall. All of us were interested and excited. (: The things that i learnt about myself is that my friends love me alot and i love them alot. Secondly , i was depending on my parents sometimes. But after this trip , i became more independent. Thirdly , i learnt to bear and be friendly and kind towards people even if i hate them.By : Jacelyne Wang Jie Jing (10)
-699 words-
Don't believe? Go count yourself. I counted it for 5 minutes. -.-'''
Whao , looks like im typed the longest. 0.o

Trip to Malacca by Ashlyn Hu Huan Jia

The trip to Malacca is one of the rewarding experience to me. Malacca's multicultural heritage is complete with plentiful museums and assorted cultural attractions. Although Malacca has a rich seam of heritage, but it is under the threat from those twin fruits of development: commercialisation and modernisation. The ever-changing landscape of Malacca will soon be that as developed as that of Singapore.

Beside being captivated and thrilled by the amazing seam of Malacca's rich cultural experience, I was also allured by the aromas of distinctive local cooking. The famous Nyonya-Baba cuisine,reflects the multi-cultural nature of Malacca, the fusion of Chinese, Portuguese, Dutch, Indian, British and Malay.

:D Done by
Ashlyn hu huanjia(n.n)

HOPEIYI :D 


1e3

index no . : 8


1. that singapore is more morden , & has been changing & updating more than malacca . but malacca has more of history in them . they have very rich history about chinese , south-east asia & india civilisation .


2. the first thing is the river cruise at malacca river . it is because i get to see more interesting like the kampong rivers & the big lizards with blue tongue .& the travelling with my friends . (:



   the second thing : thw walk at the malay kampong . i have know how the rubber is made . the time they wakeup to collect the " rubber liquid " from the rubber tree . how hard they worked from day to night . & thr fruits there can make into so mang types of oil &has so much uses . & the guide has taught us how to use a sarong to make into so many different style of wearing .



   the third thing is the hot spring i went to .i got to learn how hot spring is formed . & also learnt that why the rock produced heat & i've tired soaking my feet into the hot spring . & i also know that the hot springs contains alot of minerals & it is very good for our skin .


3. first thing : i've learnt that i must study hard as this year will be a very stressful year . & i've to cope with alot of subject that i've just started learning . i've to memorise & work hard si that i'll maintain my grades or maybe even do better then before .


   second thing : to cooperate with my classmate . it is because i'll be with them for about one year ormaybe more .  & i have to depend on them if i need their help in the future .
   third thing : to do proud for my parents .





done by : audrey  ho  peiyi (:

Reflection on my Malacca experiential learning

Hong Wei (27) 1E3


The similarities between Singapore and Malacca are the plantation along the roadside and has ferries wheel.The differences between Singapore and Malacca is the clealiness along the road and the amount of high buildings.the most memorable experiences i had there is the nonya food that i had enjoyed there,i could learn lots of thing there and lastly i could touch the sap of the rubber tree there.The reason i chose nonya food is that we could not taste so much nonya food in Singapore,Singapore is not so rich in history,There is no rubber plantation in Singapore.I learn to respect others when the speaker is talking to us,learn to be responsible for all our things we had done,we need to trust our tourguide.We need to respect others so that the speaker does not feel that he or she is talking to the walls.We need to be reponsible so that we does not loss our things easily. We need to trust people so that we can do what he or she wants us to do.

ReFlEcTiOn On ThE mAlAcCa TrIp

Angeline Lee(1)1E3
The two similarities between Singapore and Malacca are that both country/island had attracted many tourists to visit and both of them had a certain place that tourists like to visit.Two of the differences are that the malacca kampong houses can be moved from one place to the another while Singapore houses cannot be moved.Malacca's river are clean,fresh and can be consumed while Singapore's river are clean and cannot be consumed.

Everybody gets to go to malacca so everbody surely would have their own memorable experiences.For me,first,my most memorable experiences that i had was the stay at the hotel,Avillion Legacy Melaka,as this is our first time staying at the hotel.Secondly, we get to go to a place called the 'Galek Hot Spring'.The water in the pool is extremely hot but when i put my feet into the water,i try to bear the heat and after a while,i was comfortable with my feet in the water.This is definitely fun and this is my first time trying this.i hope i can go to that place again!Lastly,is the visit to the 'A Famosa'.When i was at there,i saw a statue without a right hand and i was very anxious to know why.After i heard the explanation from the tour guide,it lost it hand during a thunderstorm when the whole statue drop onto the ground and because of that it loses it's hand but with the whole body attached together,so strange!

After this trip,i learnt three things about myself.Firstly,it is that we need to take care of our own valuables when we are out of the bus as if our valuables are lost during the trip,nobody got to pay for the loses made so we need to be a bit careful.Secondly,is to take care of ourself as our parents had put us in our teacher'scare and if we fall sick,our teachers are responsible for it and we do not want to be a burden to our teachers.Lastly,is to be a respectful student by paying 100% listening to the teacher's instruction so as to show them respect.

(PLEASE DO NOT COPY MY WORK THANKS!)

8D

Reflection on My Malacca Trip
Erica Lee (6)

Throughout the trip, the three most memorable experiences I had were at the Galek Hot Spring, the Cheng Ho Museum and A Famosa. I had never seen and tried being in the Hot Spring before. Although I did not dare to try the heat, I still enjoyed being there. It was a great and new experience. I did not know about Cheng Ho at all, until I went to the Museum. He was a man whom I recognise as a respectable, honourable and great man. He also has integrity and listens to the emperor's commands, I respect that. I also had not seen buildings as old as the ones in A Famosa. I felt as if I was brought back in time when I saw the carvings on the tablets.

There are clear and obvious differences between Malacca and Singapore, but there are also similarities. The differences are firstly, there are no buildings in Singapore that exist in the 15th Century. Secondly, Singapore is more modern and advanced than Malacca, which is rich in history. The similarities are firstly, both have rivers as one of their country's icons. Secondly, Singapore has a historical place and Malacca has a historical place too.

I have learnt to be active and coorperative in a group activity or an individual activity. I have also learnt to listen and accept other people's ideas or opinions, so that everyone is active in a group. Lastly, I have learnt to care for my teamates and classmates. We are one and if one is ill, we have to take the responsibility to take care of them so as to show care for them.

I have enjoyed this trip very much with my classmates and I hope there will be a next one soon this year.


(Please do not copy!)

1E3 BLOG Reflection on My Malacca Experiential Learning

Farah Syahirah (7), 1E3, 16/03/2010
Reflection on My Malacca Experiential Learning

In my opinion, the two similarities that Singapore as well as Malacca has are:
1) Both of them has FERRIS WHEEL
2) Both of them have the river named after the place.
E.G)
Malacca has a Malacca river (which is named after Malacca) while Singapore has the Singapore river (which is named after Singapore)

The two differences that I’ve seen in Singapore and Malacca is:
1) There is no Bay view Hotel in Singapore but there is in Malacca
2) There is no Hotel 81 in Malacca but there is in Singapore

I have five most memorable experiences when I was in Malacca but I am going to explain three of it.

1) Christ Church St Paul’s Church A Famosa
When I lay my first step there, I indeed felt very peace. I just can’t believe myself when I saw those handwritten notes which were written on the cement. They were like so amazing and unbelievable. The side drawings too made me very pleased.

2) Buffet at the Bay view Hotel.
The food there is quite delicious... I mean very delicious. I can’t believe that the Malaccans may cook that kind of delicious Western food. Those foods are simply extra-ordinary to me. Hope that I might have the chance to eat there again!!!

3) Check-in Avillion Legacy Hotel
At last, I managed to get myself washed-up. I was so tired on that day. I was the second room-mate to get to the washroom and have my bath. I was bathing quite long. That’s my habit. Once I’ve done, I quickly jumped onto my bed.

There are more than three things that I’ve learnt about myself during the trip but as usual I am only going to list the important ones only. The important ones are about moral values.
The three moral values which I’ve learnt were:

1) Patienceness
When I was on my way to the Malacca, I waited in the bus with patient.The journey was quite long so I just seated on my seat and listen to my IPOD.At least, I’ve something to do.

2)Respect
I listen to the speaker at all times.I listen to Ms Tan,Lim ,Goh and the tour guide of course… I fell asleep when the tour guide was talking. I was too tired at that time.Luckily,I managed to ask for apology from her.

3)Responsibility
I had taken care of all of my belongings and luckily,nothing went missing. I was responsibled about my own belongings.This value is the most important value that everyone should learn.

As what Ms Jenny Neo said , ‘Gracious Citizens Come First ‘ . Those values that I’ve learnt are apart of the Gracious Citizans act.

Well , That’s All and Thank You!!!

ALL STARS - Pre trip post

All stars group members :

Shirlene Ng

Rebecca Chan

Edy Lee

Eugene Teo

- How do you feel about going to Malacca on an experiential learning trip ?

EUGENE - I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THE MALACCA TRIP!!!

EDY-I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THE TRIP AND HOPE MORE OF THIS TYPE OF TRIP WILL COME BY AGAIN!!!

REBECCA - I FEEL VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE MALACCA TRIP ~

SHIRLENE - I FEEL VERY HAPPY ABOUT THIS TRIP BUT NOT REALLY EXCITED BECAUSE THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I BEEN TO MALACCA TRIP WITH FRIENDS .

- What do you hope to learn there ?

We hope to learn alot of things there .

I.H.A.A-Pre Trip Post

People involve:
ilyas-very excited and looking forward to the malacca trip
Haqeem-very excited!!!!!!!!
Ann Maria(leader)-feel a bit scare!
Angeline-looking forward to the malacca trip soon!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We hope to learn a lot of things!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Unknown-Pre trip post

Group introduction
Jun de - i feel so excited about the malacca trip.
Jasper -I feel so excited about the malacca trip.
Carin -i feel so excited about the malacca trip.
Bernise - I feel so excited about the malacca trip because its first time going to an overseas trip with my friends
Ms Tan - so how are you preparing for the trip ... e.g. hv u change your $$ yet??
I have not change my money yet.
What do you hope to learn during the malacca trip ?
I hope to learn about the history of malacca as i think that the history there might be interesting and extent my knowledge .
What is our fears and concerns ?
We fear that we might be lost at malacca as there are alot of crowds in malacca.

Team Zinc- Pre trip post

Group members;
1. Darren
2. Nurul Natasha
3. Nur Syafiqah
4. Wayne Koh
5. Hong Wei
~ through thick and thin , we survive together ...
- How do you feel about going to Malacca on an experiential learning trip ?
Darren - I feel very enthusiastic on going to Malacca on this experiental learning journey.

Nurul Natasha - Im looking forward to this learning journey . i KNOW its going to be an EXCITING trip just like the camp :)

Nur Syafiqah- This will be going to be SO MUCH FUN! I can't wait to go there and LEARN LOTS OF NEW THINGS! =)

Wayne Koh- To me , i've already been to malacca a few times accept for some places . I beliece this trip will be a fun one as most of the places we going are thos i've never been to before , so i am excited on going to this trip. (((: (((=

Hong Wei- I feel that going to malacca is fun and enjoying, thus i hope to learn lots of things which are rich in history to gain more knowledge.

what do we hope to learn there ??

We hope to learn more about the hot spring, and the history of Cheng Ho Musuem.

What are your fears or concerns regarding the trip?

We have no fears or concerns as we are too excited!

Lastly we would like to thank teachers for organising this learning journey :)))

SkyBlue - Pre Trip Post

SKYBLUE :)

Our group may not be the best or perfect, but we will try till we reach our goals.

Q: How do you feel about going to Malacca on an experiential learning trip?
Bryan - I felt that the trip would be an enjoyable one.
Chermaine - I felt extremely happy when I heard that we are going to Malacca.
Huan Jia - I felt happy and excited when we are going to Malacca as a whole class.
Hubert - I felt excited when we are going to Malacca.
Q: What do you hope to learn there?
Bryan - I hope to learn more history of Malacca.
Chermaine - I hope to learn geography and history of Malacca there.
Huanjia - I hope to learn the culture of Malacca.
Hubert - I hope to learn the history of Malacca.
Q: What are your fears and concerns regarding the trip?
Bryan -
Chermaine - I am afraid of the safety in Malacca.
Huanjia - I am afraid of the security in Malacca.
Hubert - I am concerned about losing valuables.
Q: How are you preparing for the trip?
Bryan -
Chermaine - I would pack neatly to be ready for the trip.
Huanjia - I would start packing early before the trip and be ready for the trip.
Hubert - I would be ever-ready for the trip.

Lucky Winners - Pre trip post

Hello! We are the Lucky Winners consisting of Allison, Erica, Taufiq and Wei Yew. We are one happy group working together as a team. We are looking forward to the Malacca trip. All of us are very excited and eager about the trip as we want to gain more experience and knowledge about Malacca. We hope to learn about the history of Malacca, how the hot springs are formed and about peranakan history. We cannot wait to try the delicious peranakan food! However, we are afraid that we might get food poisoning, some of our friends might get lost, our valuables being stolen and being bitten by mosquitoes. Each of us are getting ready for the trip by thinking about questions that we are going to ask when we are there.

Brainstomers-Pre Trip Post

1) Po Yi

2) Raj

3) Wen Wei

4) Dolly

Question : How do you feel about going to Malacca on an experiential learning trip ?






-Po yi : I think it will be a exciting and educational trip








-Raj : I feel curious and excited about the trip







- Wen Wei : I feel curious and excited about it!







.


-dolly: I think most of us is very excited