Day 26- Journey to Wudang Mountain

Today, we set off for Wudang Mountain! Some of us slept while some did not.. I slept at 2am (because of the online shopping thing) and woke up at 5 plus because we have to gather at 6.45am. The surprising thing is that at 6.40am, when YF, Carol and I opened the door, Kimberley (our neighbour opp) opened her door and said: "We just woke up!" My mouth was wide open. Hahaha.. My gosh! They are going to be fined like pretty badly :( Then, next to Kimberley's room is Rani and Hana's room. Guess what? They opened their door too and said they just woke up too! What's wrong with them today? Hahaha..



So end up, YF and I were the first LSCT students to arrive. Surprised. I thought the others would be earlier than us. Anyway, Melissa, Kimberley and Letty were the last to arrive and we set off at about 7.10am.



Bus ride was about 5 hours long so most of us slept throughout the journey. But on the way, they showed Home Alone 2 on the bus :D Yay! It's been so long since I last watched it because the tape at home has gone mouldy :( The show is still as funny as ever :)



Finally, we reached the place to have our lunch.. and then when we wanted to use the toilet, we found out that the toilet has no door! And, the cubicle walls are so short! So there were 4 of us: YF, Geena, Joanna (MDE girl) and I. So we have to like 1,2,3 up; 1,2,3 down. HAHAHA!! It's such an experience! :)

A big sword just outside the place we had our lunch.

After lunch, we had to visit the temples. Which means that we have to take a bus up the winding road to 3 different stops. I was so worried I would get motion sickness

Whoa! The technology not bad! We have to use our thumbprint to pass through the gantry. The ticket we hold is identified with our thumbprint. How cool is that?


This is inside the bus. Realised that the people seated at the front are facing each other? The journey must had been a roller coaster ride for them. Hehe

Halfway through the journey up, the bus almost crashed into another bus going the opposite direction. The bus drivers were driving so fast and because of the turning, they probably didn't see the other bus. Because the bus came so close to the other bus, almost everyone in the bus screamed for their lives! Haha.. So amusing!

Finally, we reached the first stop and we had to climb up flights of stairs. (this was just a preparation for Wudang Mountain the next day)

Look! It's a praying mantis!

A very long earthworm!

The scenery on the way

After all the stops, it's time to have dinner and after that, we checked into our hotel rooms. Soon after, some of us went to the nearby supermarket with Mr Chia and some of the MDE students.

I know, the wall is pretty cool :) But this is the first hotel room I've been where there's no cupboard. haha

My bed is the one on the left

Yes, the bathroom wall is a frosted glass

I love the shower head. This always reminds me of Big House.

We found gold! (toilet bowl)

Reflection

We visited a lot of temples today and one thing I've learnt is that before you step into a temple, there is always this "extra step" and we have to step over it not on it to show respect. And what I heard from my friends is that we have to step over it because when you do that, your head tends to be facing down because you need to watch your step and hence, when you're looking down, you look like you are bowing to the idols.

The temples we visited today are really old yet it's well kept. And I've learnt about the many different ways people do/use to represent something. For example, the love lock can represent family or a couple always together (you can engrave your name on it), or throwing coins at a drum can represent family love. These are some ways people do which they think can help them. It's interesting to find out more!