Thursday, January 31, 2008

Chinese Folk Dance

The students had a Chinese Folk Dance Session and they enjoyed themselves tremendously. We thought that was it, only when the Dance Instructor brought some ethnic costumes to offer our students. Can you recognise our girls and boys? I am sure that it was a very rare experience for them to dress like this.

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Martial Arts

The students spent a morning learning martial arts. We were very impressed when a few students from Li Cheng No. 2 Middle School displayed their skills. I think they could have been easily shortlisted in some Shaolin movie. Some of the students were taught some basic strokes with the pole, but I think only Nigel and Kai Xiang managed to get it, which made me wonder if that has anything to do with being in NPCC...?

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Pottery

We had a chance to try pottery making as Li Cheng No. 2 Middle School had the facilities. For most of us, it was our first time trying it. Naturally, we did not know what to do with the lump of wet clay before us. Some tried to mould it into a vase, bowl, but were unsuccessful as we did not know the right techniques. Things got a little better after an art teacher came to show us how to use the tools.


It was not easy to create some form for the clay. Some who tried to make a bowl ended up making a vase instead (like me). And if one does not have some sort of an idea in mind, there is no goal to guide the pottery- making process, and there would be no end-product. It is so applicable to life, where one must have a goal before taking actions. Otherwise, no matter what we do, we will never know what we are doing, and will end up doing nothing.

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