bicult trip/ syf mass display

continued from last post.

在此次的旅程中，我们也有幸去参观上海世博会，见证中国又一门盛事。虽然只有一天的时间参观，时间紧迫，而且大多数时间都花在了排队和等待。但我还是参观了十二个场馆，看到了一些精彩的表演和展览，对很多国家的文化有更深一层的了解。那一天的活动也锻炼了我的体力和耐力，让我觉得自己比以前更健壮更成熟或者说，更能吃苦。

这次的上海之旅让我感到最满意的就是我融入了上海的民间生活。我每天都有和上海的百姓交流，接触，观察他们的生活。我每天都尽量用很标准的华语与身边的朋友和当地的百姓沟通。我也在这个过程中有很深的体会。我们差不多每天都到复旦大学的步行街吃饭，买东西，尝遍那儿的美食。多亏有杨老师这个地头蛇带我们到处吃好的，给我们介绍好门路，帮我们，教我们杀价，以免被诈。你们有没有听过烧的寿司？在这次的旅途之前我可没听说过，但这次我竟然吃到这种寿司。 它是一大条的，够我们吃一顿，里头的米饭量大约等于一碗饭，而里头包的东西任我们选择。寿司里头还有放甜酱和 一点辣椒酱。吃起来美味可口，我们几个中四的同学一连吃了七天都不厌。它的价格少过十块人民币，又省时，能让我们边购物边吃，实在方便。我们还尝了很多上海的街边小吃。以前我根本不敢吃街边小吃，认为他们不卫生,不美味，但经过这次的旅程，我突然发现我喜欢上街边小吃。我发现街边小吃并没有我想象的那么差。因此很多东西我们不能只看表面，而要找它的内在美。此次的旅程，我发现很多便宜，看似简单的东西，能给我们带来很多喜悦。比如一杯两块钱人民币的葡萄粥，还是少过三块钱人民币的扇。这些东西都不怎么昂贵，但却能给我们带来许多欢乐。

我在上海的十四天里头看到了上海温馨，美丽的一面，也看到了上海丑陋的一面。在上海，我亲自体验到当地学生的热情，当我向他们分发调查问卷，请求他们帮忙完成，他们都毫不犹豫地答应了。这使我非常感动。但同时我也看到了上海人很多不文明的举动。比如在世博会时，我看到他们随地扔垃圾，推挤，相骂，插队，大声嚷嚷等等。我也看到一些上海男性光天化日在马路边撒尿，德士司机在酒店外吵架等等。这些事情都反映上海人的文明程度还有待改善。

离开上海的那天，我满载而归，买了很多书和光碟。然而我指的不只是物质方面的满足，在精神上我也感到很充实。从这次的旅程当中，我学到了很多的生活技巧，开阔了视野，也脱离了父母的怀抱，学会独立，在这两个星期里照顾自己的各种需要。在此旅程里头的许多收获都无法从课本里头得到的，这两个星期像一场梦，我过得很轻松很愉快，但也获益匪浅。当真是行万里路，胜读万卷书，我们不能永远做井底之蛙，只待在自己的国家，或只对着课本和书。到外面的世界看看，真的会让一个人更加成熟，懂事。因为，这种感受我深有体会。

在上海机场，我喝下在这次旅程中的最后一口农夫山泉水。我细细品尝了那一口水，我要记住它的味道，我要永远记住在上海的那些美好的回忆。过了那一时刻，我不知何年何月才能又回到上海。过了那一天，我又得开始数没有农夫山泉水的日子了。

因此我期待年底的双文化之旅，也想感谢四位带队的老师，感谢他们的辛苦付出，感谢他们这两个星期对我们的呵护。若不是他们，这次的旅程根本无法圆满结束。

this few days when everybody were busy having lessons in school, we the dancers and the whole year two cohort were busy with our syf mass display rehearsals, preview and the actual performance yesterday.

Overall, I would say it was a success. It was a great and unforgettable experience for everyone.Perhaps its the last time all the year 4 dancers can put up a performance together like this. Haix really can't bear to part with them. Through this performance i also made quite a few cat high friends. They were really polite and friendly. Some of them were quite cute and handsome attracting quite a number of RV girls ;) haha. 天下没有不散的筵席, though we cannot bear to part but life has to go on. Hope we will have a chance to meet again :D

However as we carry on with life, i feel that there are some things, some points that we should ponder through this syf mass display experience.This few days, i have seen a lot, heard a lot. There are some things that keep me thinking.

Firstly, through conversations with my teacher in charge, i discover that just for that few minutes of performance out there, the school has spent large sums of money. The transportation fees this few days cost the school at least 10k plus.The food that the school provide to us also cost around that amount too. The platform that the dancers used cost 6k plus. Each costume that the dancers and sec2s wear cost 100plus dollars.Each head gear the year2s wear cost 40 dollars! When we multiply it by the number of participants that took part in this event, the amount is really huge. This makes me wonder whether it is worth it a not. Though its not my money, i can don really care so much however, i feel that its a little 奢侈. The money spent is just for that FEW MINUTES! For the past few days and just now we were still talking about what will happen to the 6k platform and the hear gears after this event? The head gears are mostly damaged and useless. After the event they are just equal to rubbish! As for the platform,they are so huge, taking up so much space, where can we leave it in the school? Will we still use it in the near future? We all doubt so! They are too huge for the stage, therefore its not possible that we will use it for our future performances. Our teacher in charge was suggesting to throw it, which means throwing away 6 thousand dollars, i mean i am less concern about the money.钱只是一种形式上的东西，它只是一个数据。 Its the resources used to built the platforms and headgears that i am more concerned and worried about.A lot of resources were used just for this event, for that few minutes, and after that most of them become rubbish, causing a lot of harm and pollution to the environment.....Is it worth it?

This few days after every meal, i witness a lot of food being thrown away, a lot of bottles of water that are drank halfway being thrown away, a lot of plastic cutlery being thrown away. We generate A LOT of rubbish after each meal. 看了很令人心酸,teenagers nowadays take things for granted, they throw away food that they dislike, that they are unable to finish.难道他们不知道浪费食物会遭天谴吗？Moreover, they are also harming and polluting the environment with their irresponsible acts.Haix all these just for one event,for that few minutes.Is it worth it?

I really hope that most of the participants learnt some values, gained some impt experiences through the event then it would make all those wasteful acts "more worth it". However, i still feel that its wrong to spend so much resources and money for that few minutes of performance and glory.Its really not environmental friendly.....

Its 2.25am now i better go to sleep. I will post more thoughts of this event within the next few days.

Gd nite guys :D