Day 5 Reflections by Daphne, Ying Qi, Ong Rui, Kira, Alicia and Angela

Today, we had to wake up at 5.30 am in the morning. When I woke up, I realised that I was shivering and freezing cold. I persevered just like what the CHIP values taught me. I felt much stronger inside and went to prepare all that I needed for the day. While I was in the toilet, there was a lack of water. Everyone was really scared but we picked up our courage and pretended like nothing happened. I’ve learnt  to be grateful for the water and electricity that we have as some people in different parts of the world would not have these things. After our scrumptious breakfast made by Aunty Rosa, we continued our journey and went to Belmont Primary School. Belmont Primary School was similar to Harmony Primary School in some ways. I’ve managed to make new friends and have really enjoyed my trip there. I hope that I have made my school proud and would love to go another trip like this. I hope everyone had an enjoyable time.

By Daphne Lee

I awoke to a freezing atmosphere. I shivered madly and my teeth chattered uncontrollably. However, I did not complain as I knew that people in other parts of the world live in very cold places. Instead, I picked up my toothbrush and toothpaste and made my way to the toilet to brush my teeth. However, I found that the water supply had been cut off. Ms Sim gave each of us one cup of water to use. After we had all brushed our teeth and changed, we went outside to see the stars for the last time. They were just tiny flecks of light, dancing in the night sky. After stargazing, we went for a hearty candlelight breakfast. The milk in my cereal was fresh and cold. Perhaps it was from the farm's own cows. We climbed onto the bus and set off for Belmont Primary after waving goodbye to Uncle John and Aunt Rosa. The pupils at Belmont Primary were warm and friendly; they explained to me how to play their game. Looking back, it was a memorable experience to be able to go to Perth.

By Soh Ying Qi

Today is the last day we are in Perth! We can go home at last! It was a very exciting day I had in Perth today. We had to wake up early in the morning at about 5.30 am (that’s what we don’t usually do on a daily basis). Unfortunately for us, the lights went off! Blackout! All of us were shocked and we gasped in horror! In the end, we had to remain calm and use our torches as lights. Our group did it systematically to avoid any accidents from happening. From this we must learn how to solve the problems ourselves as crying and panicking would not stop the problem. Electricity is very important. However, some countries don’t have electricity and we must be grateful that we have it. We settled everything at about 6 am and it was breakfast time! We had a scrumptious meal that Aunty Rosa cooked for us!

After breakfast, we went to Belmont Primary School We had a tour around the school and the facilities in there were very new although the school is 100 years old! We played traditional games with the school kids. They were very fascinated with the games we played and they enjoyed it very much. We played 5 stones, chatek, paper balls and bubbles! After having so much fun, we broke up into different groups and played games with them too! I played the jigsaw puzzles. The game required cooperation, patience and thinking skills from us. I had an enjoyable time playing with them. I hope to come Australia again!

By Ong Rui

Today, I went to Belmont Primary School. In that school, there were both boys and girls. Alyssa, Amanda and I were grouped together to play with the Year 1s and 2s. It was quite fun playing with them as they were cute and smiley! We played ball and “Duck Duck Goose”. I learnt to interact with other people and I enjoyed my time fully. Hope that one day I will be able to come back and play with them again!

By Kira Anne Satwant

Ring! My annoying alarm woke my roommates and me up. Suddenly, I cannot flush the toilet and the tap released so little water. After we knew what had happened, we realised that we have to save water. We then had a breakfast and then headed towards Belmont Primary School. The students there makes friends very easily too. We gave our gifts to them and set off to the airport. I felt that when I am in Perth, we can make many friends, even with the adults!

By Alicia Teo

Today, we got an early start in the morning. We wanted to turn on the lights, but there was no reaction. It dawned on us that there was a blackout. It was freezing cold but we soon solved the problem. This taught us to use electricity when necessary. It was so grateful that Singapore do not usually have blackouts!

We had a great breakfast of fried rice with eggs and mushrooms and then we set off to Belmont Primary School. The pupils there were kind. We did some activities there and we taught the students to play our traditional games. It was really fun!

I was kind of sad to leave. We took a group photo before we boarded the bus to the airport. Uncle Steve gave us a koala souvenir each. How nice!

Then, we were off!!!

By Angela Li