Lessons resume!

17^th September

 Splashing sounds could be heard from room 1136 as the daily washing began. Since the trip to Lushan Mountain there was a lot of laundry that had to be done. The day was to begin with a quick breakfast, chores than IS lessons. In IS lesson we learned the basics of Chinese paper cutting. The lecturer was engaging and we got our creative juices working as we produced work with all our own personal designs. I initially struggled with mine, but Deepan aided me in my hour of need and it became a breeze after a few practices of folding and cutting.

 Time passed quickly and IS lessons ended. Mr Tan said that the next IS lesson would be traditional Chinese knot making!

 Lunch was a cup of Korean cup noodles and some chips washed down with clear water. TCC lesson began near the fountain of the school. Miss Anita gave a quick demonstration of the mixing of colour and usage of tone. I still find myself struggling with composition as I am still unsure of what would make the composition look more interesting.  Miss Anita was encouraging and said it takes time to refine these skills and assured me that I just need to be resilient and diligent in my work and later on, these skills would naturally be refined. Not to worry too much she said. The 3 hours past quickly and soon we had to present our work. Once again I had added too many details and instead of doing a basic wash, I had jumped into the details. My work required a bit more water as I had put to many layers, giving it a poster colour effect.  I find myself exhausted after the 3 hour painting. There were 2 things that I thought off as we walked back t o the hostel and it was the bed and dinner. Living on cup noodles is not all that pleasant and we decided to treat ourselves with a good meal of Hawaiian pizza. The pizza here has more bell peppers that were a lot spicier than Singapore’s, which was suited to my taste. However Jin Wei didn’t seem to like the vegetables overly much, I ate the vegetables and she ate the meat.   My exhaustion ebbed away as we sat in that little shop eating and chatting.  It was a homey feeling and I savored it as long as I could.  Work never seems to be done and reality soon caught after me. It was back to the hostel to finish work and chores… after a quick look at Millie (the cat) of course.  The little furball was having the time of her life as she played hide and seek with Mimi (cat owned by a waiter working at the pub).  It’s funny how such a little kitten could lift my gloom. It is hard to think that a few days ago it was a wailing kitten covered in paint. It gives me comfort to know that Millie has found a family. What else does Wuhan have in store for me I wonder?