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Sunday, December 20, 2009

I AM BACK !!

Thanks love for updating my blog for me . and plus, i was greeted by 4 extremely sweet drafts from love . awww, thanks dear .

so how did my trip went ? for a start, i was really missing home . yerp, i was homesick during the first 5 days . but the next 5days was fast . and the hotel, urgh . though its the best in the area, i had some bad experience there .

The first day, as said by love, i boarded the plane . it was my first time so i was excited . we were supposed to remain seated during take off . my butt was literally in my seat with my seatbelt on but my body wasnt leaning . i was bouncing and prancing about and i was damn lucky to get the window seat . excited ah theeeennnnn .

landed about 2hours later . went straight to the hotel, had dinner, reflection and lights off .

next day was work, we went to Zabu Oak Shuang Nunnery . The team did some planting, taught english and carried some bricks . yerp, carried bricks . but i had to fell sick on the second day so i was prohibited from doing any work that day . boring siooo .

day 3, i recovered and was ready to work ! i carried bricks, taught english and i watered the plants that the team planted . imagine carrying huge, tin-made watering cans which is extremely heavy to and fro from the well and planting area and plus, one plant is equal to one can of water . thats how much water one plant needed and imagine the amount of work needed . and not to mention, the weather is stinking hot . Singapore is about 27degress . Myanmar 38degrees (!!) work ended at about 3pm, back to hotel, rested for 1 hour, had dinner and reflection, lights off .

day 4 and 5 was a new worksite . Su Htoo Pan Sirimingala Kandaw Parahita Monastric Education School at Ayemyittar Quatter - Alwanswite Villange - Thanlyin Town . Long kapeee name . hahah . we did planting and taught english . but this place was more challenging . since we're planting Mango trees, huge holes are needed . the first day, the holes were already dugged for us . so we just had to fill it up with 2 types of fertilizers; man-made and cowdunk . the second day, we had to dig the holes ourselves . its aout half and arm deep . carrying the heavy baskets of fertilizers and the tin cans of water is extremely tidious . whats worst is that, this resources are really far away from the planting area . i'll estimate about 200metres away . yerp, that far .

6th day, was resting day . the team went to another worksite (Twante Town) which is too far away from the first hotel . so we check in to the 2nd hotel which is in the city, Yangon . the hotel wasnt that bad though the building was quite run-down . we had a tour to the place we're gonna work for the rest of the days . but the thing is, the place is in the rural area . so from the hotel to the new worksite its about 2hours busride .and whats worst is that, the journey is extremely bumpy .

7th, 8th, 9th day, the name of the place we worked at was Paya Ngotto North Primary School . we wad to do a 500feet road repair infront of the school . yerp, road repair . but instead of using tar, we used cement . a mixture of sand, water and cement powder . building the road have a few steps .

first, you clear the area
second, used broken bricks for the base of the road . which means, we have to knock the bricks into small pieces . while breaking the bricks , i thought about those construction worker in Singapore . how lucky they were to have those big drilling machines . we had to use a stinking hammer ok !!
third, stomp the crushed bricks using a huge stomper . Manual Work .
forth, lay sand over the bricks and stomp again .
fifth, mix cement and lay them on top of the sand . (manual work . again the construction workers back in singapore , damn lucky . they have cement mixer while we had to do it using shovels)
sixth, leave it to dry for about 30mins, smoothen the road and draw lines on it for friction . leave it to dry till hard rock .

so the hard work was carrying sand and cement to and fro . back breaking i tell you .

10th day, we went touring around the city, headed for the airport and flew back to homeland .

i'll update pictures soon once i got them .

thats it for today, toodles ((:

i'm smiling

In my heart

Fizah Norazmi This is only half of my life in words
Fizah My thoughts is none of your business Archives August 2009 September 2009 October 2009 November 2009 December 2009 January 2010 February 2010 March 2010 April 2010 May 2010 June 2010 July 2010 August 2010 September 2010 October 2010 November 2010 February 2011 March 2011 August 2011	Sunday, December 20, 2009 I AM BACK !! Thanks love for updating my blog for me . and plus, i was greeted by 4 extremely sweet drafts from love . awww, thanks dear . so how did my trip went ? for a start, i was really missing home . yerp, i was homesick during the first 5 days . but the next 5days was fast . and the hotel, urgh . though its the best in the area, i had some bad experience there . The first day, as said by love, i boarded the plane . it was my first time so i was excited . we were supposed to remain seated during take off . my butt was literally in my seat with my seatbelt on but my body wasnt leaning . i was bouncing and prancing about and i was damn lucky to get the window seat . excited ah theeeennnnn . landed about 2hours later . went straight to the hotel, had dinner, reflection and lights off . next day was work, we went to Zabu Oak Shuang Nunnery . The team did some planting, taught english and carried some bricks . yerp, carried bricks . but i had to fell sick on the second day so i was prohibited from doing any work that day . boring siooo . day 3, i recovered and was ready to work ! i carried bricks, taught english and i watered the plants that the team planted . imagine carrying huge, tin-made watering cans which is extremely heavy to and fro from the well and planting area and plus, one plant is equal to one can of water . thats how much water one plant needed and imagine the amount of work needed . and not to mention, the weather is stinking hot . Singapore is about 27degress . Myanmar 38degrees (!!) work ended at about 3pm, back to hotel, rested for 1 hour, had dinner and reflection, lights off . day 4 and 5 was a new worksite . Su Htoo Pan Sirimingala Kandaw Parahita Monastric Education School at Ayemyittar Quatter - Alwanswite Villange - Thanlyin Town . Long kapeee name . hahah . we did planting and taught english . but this place was more challenging . since we're planting Mango trees, huge holes are needed . the first day, the holes were already dugged for us . so we just had to fill it up with 2 types of fertilizers; man-made and cowdunk . the second day, we had to dig the holes ourselves . its aout half and arm deep . carrying the heavy baskets of fertilizers and the tin cans of water is extremely tidious . whats worst is that, this resources are really far away from the planting area . i'll estimate about 200metres away . yerp, that far . 6th day, was resting day . the team went to another worksite (Twante Town) which is too far away from the first hotel . so we check in to the 2nd hotel which is in the city, Yangon . the hotel wasnt that bad though the building was quite run-down . we had a tour to the place we're gonna work for the rest of the days . but the thing is, the place is in the rural area . so from the hotel to the new worksite its about 2hours busride .and whats worst is that, the journey is extremely bumpy . 7th, 8th, 9th day, the name of the place we worked at was Paya Ngotto North Primary School . we wad to do a 500feet road repair infront of the school . yerp, road repair . but instead of using tar, we used cement . a mixture of sand, water and cement powder . building the road have a few steps . first, you clear the area second, used broken bricks for the base of the road . which means, we have to knock the bricks into small pieces . while breaking the bricks , i thought about those construction worker in Singapore . how lucky they were to have those big drilling machines . we had to use a stinking hammer ok !! third, stomp the crushed bricks using a huge stomper . Manual Work . forth, lay sand over the bricks and stomp again . fifth, mix cement and lay them on top of the sand . (manual work . again the construction workers back in singapore , damn lucky . they have cement mixer while we had to do it using shovels) sixth, leave it to dry for about 30mins, smoothen the road and draw lines on it for friction . leave it to dry till hard rock . so the hard work was carrying sand and cement to and fro . back breaking i tell you . 10th day, we went touring around the city, headed for the airport and flew back to homeland . i'll update pictures soon once i got them . thats it for today, toodles ((:
i'm smiling In my heart