dats a pic of me n my classmates..but 1 of us missing
the day started as early as 7.30am, whereby we were supposed to gather n meet up at mc donalds harbourfront..my classmates and i had a quick breakfast there in case we got starved halfway since lunch will only be ard 1pm..anw dis is my first time goin batam so im quite excited abt it..hehe the ferry ride was ok except for some occasional sea sickness which i managed to sleep them away..wen i woke up, we already reached batam island..

now its a complete picture
first stop was to a skolah umum..cant remember the sch name tho..but its kinda cool cos the pri, sec n jc are all near to one another..so we went to see how lessons were conducted there..me n my grp member felicia went to dis sec 3 class where they were having their bahasa indon lesson..both of us felt realli akward cos the students all had their eyes on us..the worst part was wen the teacher asked us to talk abt ourselves in front of the class..we were caught by surprise cos we thot our task was jus to interview the students..i was so nervous, my bahasa indon tunggang terbalik seh..haha but it was cool..i got to talk to dis girl named marshia who looked so sweet..n i love her name..gonna name my future daughter that..haha

n i noticed most of the gerls there are so pretty..nice complexion they've got..they looked like those actresses acting as high sch kids u see on tv..except their uniform are not so tight n sexy la..hehe but it was great visiting the school..the facilities were nt dat up to date as singapore but still, the kids are much smarter i tell u..n my caucasian fren got the most attn everywhere he goes..haha all the girls were going gugu gaga over him..he told me he felt flaterred! im sure u did seaton..hehe

taken outside warong pak chomot, fr left: farizah, julia, me, angeline
well nxt stop was to dis eating place called pak chomot..funny name..luckily the place nt comot..hehe the place is quite nice actually..me n my classmates dah semangat wanna sit as one grp at one corner, but the ibu ask us to join the rest..kacau seh! my classmates were quite connected and united actually..so sampai nak mkn pon, nak stick together as a class..haha but dat makes the whole trip fun u see..the class spirit is great!!

sempat for a snapshot!
after our lunch, we headed to a place in the more rural part of batam..visit a home for poor children..their parents cant afford to take care of them so, they were placed there..its so heart-warming to see all these kids running bare-footed on a hot and bumpy ground..wen we reached there, they were eating their lunch..its so kesian to see their condition..the eatingplace was already poorly ventilated and it smelled a bit uneasy..n these kids have to eat in there..furthermore, they were only served rice with some veg n fried fish..sampai licin they abiskan the food..n there i was thinking abt the times wen i didnt bother to finish up my food or wen im too choosy wif food..haiz kids on the other part of our island are sufferring seh eating with flies buzzing around them..n these kids are jus ard 4-12 years old, they already have to face such hardships..

the kids singing for us..