13th Day In Ningbo, China

Date : 141106
Time : 10:30AM

Woke up to find no one at home, mom had gone out to do her nails so i was with the "Ah Yee", (maid) in the house. Felt damn sucky as my sore throat had gotten worse. Had some breakfast and then popped a few panadols and sucked on a lozenge. Bleargh! It was cold too and so i had developed a slight fever. Mom wasn't gonna be home till 2+. I went online to do some stuff and also listened to some music. The plan was to go to the kids' school in the evening as there was a Parents-Teacher meeting. The kids school is in the Beilun district, about 35 mins drive away. Mom came home with lunch at about 2. After eating lunch, popped a few more panadols and my throat was feeling better. Being sick while on holidays sucks big time. Anyhoos, chatted with my mom for a bit while waiting for the kids to come home.

Time : 4:40PM

Kids got back from school. Ate their late lunch and then played with the dog. Was waiting for my stepdad to come home at 5 30PM and then we would be leaving for the kids' school, AIAN (Access International Academy Ningbo).

Time : 6:00PM

Left for Beilun district, had to pass by a toll station into the main expressway, somewhat like the Singapore-KL Expressway. It was a pretty long journey in which me and Nat played around while Kim slept. Reached Beilun at ard 6:45PM. Parents were gonna bring us to another Singapore restaurant here, called Z BUZZ, run by a friend of theirs. However, they did not know exactly how to get there so we were lost for quite a while until my stepdad called the restaurant asking for directions haha. Anyhoos, finally made it there at about 7:00PM. A huge sign was visible from the road clearly showing Z BUZZ haha. Upon entering, i saw the waiters/waitresses dressed in SIA kinda clothes. A touch of home, ey? The food was pretty good, had a wide range of singapore delicacies like sambal kangkong and others. Here are some pics at Z BUZZzz






Time : 7 30PM

Left Z Buzz to go the the kids' school, on our way to the car from Z Buzz, we were followed by a beggar who kept asking for money. Only till we slammed the car door shut did he stop...man scary beggars and they seem to be everywhere! Never give money to a beggar in China, there are others waiting to prowl, hell, they may even be violent. Anyways, reached the school at about 7 50. Parents went to the meeting at the library, leaving us 3 kids to roam about. I was given a tour of sorts by the kids, takin pictures as we go along. The school was pretty nice overall and the facilities were top notch. Spent about 1-2 hrs? waiting for the parents to finish. During that team, me and the kids even played badminton by the pavement near a building haha. Took some badminton rackets and a shuttlecock near the exit of the main building. Been long since i've played it and it was good fun. The kids were pretty good in badminton, especially Kim. Played quite a few long-ish rallies with her haha. Goofed off with Nat during the last parts of waiting and took more pictures. Here's the pics at taken at AIAN.

The kids showing off their work in front of their respective classes

Kids on the swings

The teachers' board of AIAN

In front of the school logo

Nat The Rat

Time : 9++ish PM

Made our way home after the long ass Parent-teacher meeting. Poofed piglets we were, managed to grab some bites before sleeping though haha. wopie doos