I joined the Peaceboat programme thingy with Yenny ytd. We were then paired with the Japanese people who were here for a day. YEAP! I could finally put my japanese into use... BUT, I forgot quite alot already.. OPPS.
Fyi, the Peaceboat travels around the world in 100 days, departs from Kobe/Yokohama, Japan, stops at several ports all over the world, carries about 500 people, and attempts to promote peace and the Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution (you should know what this is if you took history in secondary!!).
Because we have no preference for age, while most people chose to be with the younger Japanese students, we got two elder Japanese men - 65 & 70 yrs old. (Yes, yes, there were a few really cute Japanese boys around!)
I was like, WOAH, can't they give us an old Japanese couple???
It sure doesn't look very nice to see two young girls bringing two old men around??
ha ha.
Anyway, they turned out to be really nice people, and very funny too.
As some of you should know, my sis went HK, so the camera's gone too... I could only take pathetic pics with my handphone camera. The 70yr old man used his digicam, and said he would send us the pics via airmail when he returns to Japan, which is around late October. So nice of him!!!
Our two Japanese visitors on the cable car. Kuni-san & Jun-san!
Didn't have pics for the rest of the day...
We went to esplanade to look at the small Merlion (they were really obsessed with the Merlion!!), little india for some fruits and desserts, and chinatown for some shopping, dinner and DURIANS!! ha ha. We bought them Prawn mee for dinner, and they gobbled everything in just FIVE minutes, sipping their noodles like eating ramen. They were also keen on trying the durians, but i guess the taste doesn't suit them?? geez.
Back at Harbourfront at 7pm, and we went on board the Peaceboat! One of the cute Japanese crew thought we were Japanese as well, started blabbering japanese and wanted to keep our passports for us!!!
On the way to Kuni-san's room...
@Kuni-san's room
Going to Jun-san's room...
For relaxing...
AH! Mahjong room!!!
Going up the deck...
The back deck.
The swimming pool + Jacuzzi!
Night view
ME!
At this point of time, we were thinking, these two men were just bringing us around aimlessly, showing us around the ship... BUT! They actually knew what they were doing! They brought us around, and the way led us to the lounge, where EVERYONE were gathered together for the closing of the day. One of the organizers said something, and Jun-san brought us back to the deck, this time the FRONT deck. AH! That's when we realised, they were playing host on the ship, and they were bringing us around like how we brought them around the city in the day! So sweet of them, coz I know they were dying to go back to their rooms and sleep!! Poor old men..
Very nice Red Tea from Jun-san! + Japanese snacks... Ate up alot already...
Tata~ Going home...
OHOH! And kuni-san was so funny! After touring the Peaceboat, they had to send us out all the way to the gates.. (And can you imagine, two old men walking around so much, they must be damn tired!) But kuni-san didn't have his passport with him, and he only realised when he was going down on the escalator, so he said goodbye, turned around, and started climbing the escalator to go back up!!! We couldn't stop laughing, and jun-san laughed so much that he took a minute to ask kuni-san to come down again, and take the ELEVATOR at the other side! Poor kuni-san, he was panting when he came down from the escalator...
At the end of the day, Kuni-san and Jun-san gave us their leftover local currency, which was about 30bucks altogether! And Jun-san even gave us 10 US dollars each! They were really niceeeeeeeee! Was kinda sad when it's time to say GOODBYE...
Can't wait for the next Peaceboat trip! The next time, I'm gonna request to be paired up with young Japanese kids! he he he.
