This school trip is very special to me because it's my very first time traveling for 13 days without my parents. I thought I would really be homesick. I was worried that I would not be able to make new friends because I always had the fear of rejection. However, I thank God that I managed to overcome that obstacle and made many many new friends during the trip! Friends that accompanied me and took care of me throughout the 13 days! I no longer feel homesick :)Trip to the Wholesale Market!
During the past 13 days, God opened up my eyes to see what China really is. Mr Wong made a statement before the trip during the workshop. He mentioned that " You should not generalize how u perceive China. When you met with nasty people from this region, it doesn't mean by all the people in China are nasty." I totally agree with that statement. Although we had encountered several problems in the wholesale markets. But through these problems, I see it as an opportunity to learn. For example, in the wholesale market we spent the 1st hour walking and asking around if we could purchase a unit of the product but we failed. After much thinking, we decided to tell the shop owners that we'll be bringing some of their products back for market survey. We tired to show that we're interested in working with them in the near future. Their service was changed from " cannot be bothered with us" to " very interested in working with us". Through this incident, I had learn that when doing business, we have to be professional and always try to connect with the locals at the same level. Do not be boastful.
Overall, I feel that China is a beautiful country with many sceneries.. It is much more industrialized than what I had previously perceived. There were tall commercial buildings in Shen Zhen, Guang Zhou, Fo Shan, Zhu Hai and Zhong Shan. China is catching up with the world at an amazing speed.
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