Today started earlier than usual. we met at 8am to collect our helmets for our steel factory visit. the factory is called WISCO (Wuhan iron & steel company). we took a bus to the steel factory and walked through the process of the hot iron being cooled and rolled up for ease of transportation. when the hot iron bar roll pass us, although it is about 100m away, we could still feel the heat of it come pass. that is how hot it is. after the tour, we went back to our hostel and had lunch on our own. after which we went for normal lessons till late afternoon.
Our surprise of the day came at night when we finish our project work, and people came running out of the rooms and announced that there was no water. nicholas who was bathing halfway with soap on his body could not wash off. how funny! haha! so we all panicked since there is no water. cant even do our business in the toilet as the flush is gone also. the girls went up to level 4 to get buckets of water for us because apparently they have water on level 4. how weird right. should it be the upper levels without water since the pump should be pumping water from level one up? but oh well. it was an eventful night but water supply was restored at about 1am. thus being able to bathe!
The factory
The furnance! so hot!
The iron bar. the heat given off was unimaginable.
A-Team!
A-Team!
Reflections:
Today was a very eventful day. from the steel company to the low pressure pipes in our hostel, it made us learn alot of things. in singapore, we are very fortunate that we have hardly any stoppage of water as our pipes are very well maintained, without saying of course the clean water coming out of it. yet many of us take that for granted in singapore and waste water. after coming here, i have realised how fortunate we are back then and we should cherish it. immersing myself in wuhan has allowed me to experience things out of comfort zone, and this should be the challenge that everyone should take to toughen your mental strength. not only that but also to be able to think of others as well. In Singapore is privileged, not a right.
