Day 7- OIE lesson and Visit to Medical School

Today, we had our 2nd OIE lesson at 8.30am. And what we learned today was about China politics. It was actually quite interesting to learn how the government works and about China being a communist party but Taiwan, HK, Macau are not. I see....

During the break, many of them fell asleep except for the 3 MDE guys seated right in front asking the teacher qns.

OIE lesson ended at 11.30am and a few of us went to the small canteen to have our lunch. Place was super crowded and so we decided to da bao. Ate rice with veg, potato , meatball and chicken. (All these dishes had already been scooped--no choosing) Food was actually not too bad but just a bit too salty for us.

Next, we gathered together for our visit to the medical school. An extremely long bus ride= sleep. (auto-mode) Finally, we reached the school campus and we stayed on the bus as the bus drives along the road so that we can have a look around the entire school. The school is huge! I thought the hostels looked like condos from the outside but I don't know about the inside. Heard from the China students that each room has 4 people. While looking out of the window, I saw so many basketball courts!! That was the first time I saw so many at one glance. (The basketball courts are like side by side)

After the tour around, we alighted from the bus and the China students started to talk to us. They're really friendly! :) And they brought us all to the room with lots and lots of specimens! And I saw so many real body parts! Some of the skin and hair are still intact, facial features and all that. Was so fascinated by so many different specimens!!!

Shelves of specimens! (there were so many shelves!)



Even the baby's face is still there!
Does he/she have the chinese look? haha

The hair is still on the head!

The Brain.

After looking at the amazing specimens, we (LSCT students) gathered in a room where we get to interact with the China students.

Look! They gave us a mooncake, a bottle of water and banana! (All that I wanted! :D)

Eddy prepared a ppt slides about Singapore and Ngee Ann while Letty presented the slides to the local students (She spoke chinese so fluently! :)

Letty in action!

Then after that, it was the china students turn to present to us.

After the presentation, we broke up into 4 groups and presented a performance for everyone. Quite fun! :) Following that, we played charades! Super fun and exciting! Hehehe :D

After the interaction, we went to the library. It's located at the centre of the whole school. And it's huge! Hahaha...

The library

When we entered, I thought it looked like a hospital. Haha. Anyway, we had a tour around the "school museum" in the library and there was a tour guide to show us around.

The entrance of the school museum

The miniature of the school compound. In the centre is the library.

Refection

For today's OIE lesson, I've learned that the government is very far-sighted as they've already planned a strategy that will be carried till 2050. (sth like that) And like what I've previously mentioned, planning ahead is so essential in a government as the nation is all dependent on how the government plans for the future. I've also learned about the fact that China relies too heavily on foreign investment. And I feel that a country should always base their economy on not only one sector. For if that sector fails, the nation will be in trouble.

For today's medical school visit, I've learned more about the education system here in China and I interacted with students who are studying something similar to what I'm studying. I realised we have more things to talk about and I can better understand how it is like studying in China. This trip had been a great one and I hope I won't forget what I saw and heard today.