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First day was a long tiring day as we spend most of our time waiting for flight due to delays and as a result we reached chiang rai late :( but after the long wait we reached chiang rai and we went to these antique restaurant called ‘AUIFA’ and the food was good! And after filling our stomachs we went to BigC supermarket and buy some hotel rations. So overall it was tiring but it was fun throughout the journey.

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I have realised that at night is very dark outside. It is quite a cooling place to visit. The food is good but it comes everytime when we are eating a dish. I have a great time.

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My first impression of thailand is that the place looks very natural and the people are friendly too..

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My first impression of Thailand is that I expected the food will be spicy but it wasn't spicy at all when i eat the food. Besides that, the people here are friendly despite my luggage got spoilt while coming here to thailand

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Its my first time going chiang rai but it was tiring because our flight delay and we miss our transit flight.but overall was ok and awesome with good companies!!The food was nice!!

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The first impression of Thailand is that it was not what I expected. It's actually quite similar to other countries out there. Maybe in Thailand is much more cheaper in many ways but other then that it's similar to Malaysia. Also, the thing that might affect me in terms of viewing Thailand in this way was that I was tired as it was a long flight to here as delays after delays causes less time to spent in the first day. Hopefully on the 2nd day I will change my view on Thailand.

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As we reach Chiang Rai , all of us felt exhausted as we had a long journey in the aeroplane . We missed our first flight towards Chiang Rai from Bangkok due to delays . But overall , due to good company , my first day was great . The weather was good . Jetlag happens often so I’m used to it . Me and my roommates ended our first day by eating cup noodles and snacks . Looking forward to more fun !

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The first day was exciting but it was really a tiring journey, because first flight was delayed and when we reached Bangkok, we missed our flight and has to wait for 1 hour in bangkok. And when we reached chiang rai, we we're so exhausted because of jetlag. The weather here is nice though, despite there's sun it feels cold because of the wind. Everything was great except for when it comes to eating, as I thought that they mention about 'local halal restaurant' but when we reached, I was quite surprised when we realised that the restaurant wasn't halal. so me and my roommate end our day eating cup noodles in our room. Overall it was great for the first day!

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Realize some Bangkok Custom is not advanced as Singapore , need to use bus to transport to plane unlike Singapore just go down the custom and walk down the path and will reach the plane

Most of the place we visited are quite advanced unlike my imagination tell me , it an rural area but it so urban feel .

The flight delay make the schedule delay too , which make me felt tired after coming .

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Today was enjoyable as I get to do activities with young kids. It was fun to play around with kids even though it was tiring handling with kids. Overall, it was an enjoyable experience.

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Today we visited the SOS Children village and I felt that the kids were very active and as the program went on I get to learn more about their daily life and the background of the sos children village and overall it was a very pleasant experience. I also learned the purpose of the sos children village

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Today we went to SOS children village I have a lot of fun,at the same it is a bit stressed as all kids there are so hype and some of them fell down while playing games. So we need to take safety precaution. We sing and dance and play games and the kid enjoy it. I have learnt if there is a change in situation we cannot be struggling,we should be staying calm and follow the instructions and cope. I have noticed that when the kids want something they waited patiently instead asking to do faster. We also went to the Long neck village. I have learnt we should respect their culture and not laugh at them

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Souvenir by the SOS children village

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Long neck tribe

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Day 2 was quite a great journey visiting those kids, despite not understanding the kids language, we communicate by using basic hand language . It was a great experience to communicate with them in that way, while having fun at the same time. We also visited the long neck village, seeing them on tv and in person is 100% because u can really see them

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During the visit, I honestly got a lot of fun surrounding myself with the kids from the kindergarten. I believe that they had a lot of fun while we were there as I could see

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It was my second time to experience to have an activity with the childrens.there are all so adorable and enthusiastic!!but i feel pity for the orphanage but im proud of them.they could survive being independent at a young age.they are living an adult life.

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It was a good experience when visiting the children. Although i was taking pictures all the way, but i still enjoyed being there as there were still kids tried to played with me and i carried some of them too. After playing with the childrens, we went to the long neck tribe village and it was the first time i see the woman with long necks with my own eyes as i always see in tv and its a really once in a lifetime experience for me and it was satisfying the people there were friendly too. So overall it was a good experience on visiting the S.O.S children village and the long neck tribe village

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We went to Mae Salong Nay Primary School. We play ice and water,musical chair and sing and dance with me. Luckily we have one teacher to translate for us but we communicate with him by Mandarin. I have a great time at there. I have learnt sometime kid can be mean to one another. For example,there were 3 kids surrounding me. Two of them hold my hand but one want to hold my hand but was being push aside.We also went to the night market and brought a lot stuff.

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Today's visit was fun as the kids were active to play around. I like the way how the kids were actively engaging even though its a simple game for them to play. I learnt that even in the simplest game to play, it can turn to be a fun and enjoyable game

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The visit trip to Mae Salong Nay primary school was fun as the kids are all very active and playful and we were able to made them happy which made us happy and we felt very acomplished helping the kids. The night market is a very exciting trip and a wonderful experience as there is many things to do around there. You can either shop, eat or watch live performance. Overall day 3 is great and fun

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On the third day we went to mae salong nay primary school. It was a long ride and so most of us took it as an opportunity to sleep. Being in the primary school, the environment and the surroundings is a little bit different from going to the s.o.s children village as there were more grown kids in the primary school. As a photographer I observed from a distance with my camera and I witnessed different faces different emotions and i capture it. The night market was crowded but as compared to other places in thailand such as bangkok or pattaya, chiang rai night market is considered very small. But overall it was a good experience for me

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Day 3 we visited the Mae Salong Nay primary school . We did activities like playing Soccer , singing & dancing with the kids . It’s great to see that the kids enjoyed the activities . All of them participated . I myself enjoyed my day at the school . After that we went to the night market . A place where I really wanted to go . They sell alot of beautiful clothes , handicrafts etc . I really shopped alot  . I even see them selling pratas which I really miss eating . The sellers were also polite . Although I didn’t know how to talk in Thailand , they tried their best to understand what I was trying to say . So overall , I enjoyed my 3rd day !

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we went to their primary school and we have some activities with the school kids,they are so cute and cooperative.afterwards we went to the night market for shopping!!and the food are so nicee.

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Day 3 was a great day as, when we get to the primary school we could see that the kids was waiting for our arrival . And they're ann do friendly . As for my group, we took lower primary, which i thought that it might be quite tough, because I'm afraid that when if we play games, the one that lose might cry and also thought that they might misbehave. but i was wrong as i realised that kids there is so clingy, right after we sang 'baby shark' together, one of the girl hugged me. i was shocked at first but, i thought that it was cute . and they left us with great memories, seeing them smile despite getting such prize and presents. if i were to get the chance to come back again, i might bring my old toys (ofcourse the one that's clean and not spoilt)  that hasn't been touch for so long .

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we went white temple.we went to hall of opium to learn and explore about the history in opium.and afterwards we went to the border between myannmar and thailand.after that we had our lunch and after that we went to golden triangle and after that we had our early dinner and we went to nightmarket again.

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Day 4 was a really an exciting journey to opium hall, white temple and golden triangle. I actually didn't expect that the white temple could be so beautiful and very peaceful. The place is so calming despite the entrance was fill with hands. And as for the golden triangle it was such a great tourist attraction place. overall it was a great journey!

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Today we went to the White Temple and Opium Hall . It’s my first time going in a Temple . It was big and alot  of decorations . It was really beautiful . The opium hall really taught me alot . It’s mostly about drugs , wars . It was very big . Bigger than any museums in Singapore . I was amazed by the presentations & pictures etc . I really hope to visit more of the museums so that I can learn more about their history .

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First thing first, the white temple was amazingly beautiful or i can say ‘sway ching ching’ which also means beautiful. I have learned alot about opium on how they were founded and abused. And it is a very interesting thing. We also went to the golden triangle and witnessed a breathtaking scenery . The fact that three countries are so close together and can see from a distance we were fascinated about it. But there are also a back story of it as it is used to be a opium trading port. Its amazing how an opium could cause a war and when theres war theres death and due to opium, many lives have been taken. Overall it was another good day in Chiang Rai and i really enjoy the food here

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We went to the White Temple. It was very beautiful and white in colour. The toliet look like a 10 star toliet. We went to the northern most of thailand where there is a bridge connect from thailand to Myanmar. We went to hall of opium. I have learnt the history of the opium. We went to Golden Triangle. It has a beautiful scenery.

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White temple

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Golden triangle

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Today's visit to Hall of Opium was interesting. I get to know the history of the Opium production and what its being used as back then. Not only that, I get to understand of as to why the people who worked for opium production and how they can earn cash through different ways instead of working for opium. Besides that, we visited the White Temple which is a really beautiful temple. Lastly, we visited the golden triangle which we could see other countries such Laos and Myanmar.

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Day2 Reflection

Visit to SOS Children Village

Demonstrating Teamwork with the others student while conducting the activities

Playing with the children is a challenge as there is language barrier in between us , but we still managed to conduct the activities

by communicating to them through action .

I was also not expecting that the children aged between 1-6 is so active unlike Singapore Children .

I was expecting that they are not that active and that why I suggest

something that is not extremely active which is Happy Baby Exercise ( Yoga ) .

They have both kindergarten & orphanage combine together which make It SOS Children village

Visit to Long Neck Tribe

It is a good experience to observe and visit the Long Neck Tribe Village . They use bamboo and stalk to create their house and stall which is unseen nowadays in Singapore . Leaning that female are the only one need to wear the gold chain , the gold chain is about 5kg and only expert can remove it .

The village have a great view of scenery , mountain and sky which are not seen often in Singapore .

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Day 3 Reflection

Visit to Mae Salong Nay Primary School . We in charged of Primary 1 to 2 children , about 10 of them . I conduct with them an activity "Ice & Water" which required us to overcome language barrier . Though , their principal know to help us translate from Mandarin to Thai , but I try my best to learn the Thai word so I can involve with them in the activity . Nam (N̂ả) & Namchang (N̂ảk̄hæ̆ng) which mean Water and Ice . We then also dance and sing along with them . To bond with each other's . We also let them play musical chair which let the kids had a lot of fun with . After the Programme , we give them each of them present and took a photo together .

Visit to Chiang Rai Night Market

There was a lot of things to look around . I have tried their coconut ice cream , it have a special and unique flavor . I have bought keychains as gift to bring back to Singapore .

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Day 4 Reflection

Visit to White Temple & Hall of Opium

The white temple is so as beautiful as seen from the google Image . I have take lot of photo . I have enter the temple and get to see the inner of the temple . It was beautiful but I was unexpected that there is only little bit to explore which was different from my imagination tell me .

After that we went to hall of opium . I learned that Thailand used to have opium but now it became illegal . The exhibition is very nice and especially they made until like the real scene come back . We watch video of the history of Golden Triangle and learn the whole inner of the Hall of Opium .

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For day 4, we first went to the white temple and I found the architecture very interesting. The story behind each and individual section has a different meaning. For the second place we went to the hall of opium and learned the history of the golden triangle which was very interesting. I have also learned what Thai people were known for in the past and lastly we went to the golden itself which has an amazing view

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The first visit was the White temple. The places was heavily influence by the budist culture and the view was beautifully stunning. The second visit to the hall of opium is great as there is so much history to learn from. I was amaze with it's development from a highly populated opium production city to a free world opium city. The last visit was the golden triangle, it was a real eye opening to the history of golden triangle.

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Overall I have fun and make new friends. The most memorable about this trip is where i have fun with the kids in kindergarden and primary school. I ready to go back home to Singapore and share with my friend and family.

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Overall the trip was very exciting and fun, we also had great teamwork when we were conducting the games for the children and I liked this trip alot. As for out post trip project, we will be conducting a Bazaar held by school students. We plan to use ticket sales as a source of income and use it for charity.

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Its the day we are going back and also its the day of saying goodbye to each other. I would like to thank all the teachers mdm latifah mr yap and mr sam for taking care of us and make it a wonderful journey. It has been a pleasant 5days 4 nights and it is truly a memorable one.

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It was sucha a goood trip to chiang rai!!with good companies and nice places that we visited.its nice to experience playing games with the kids,exploring about the history of thailand.And for now our trip has come to the end but there will be a post-activity in january(?)and more adventures with the blazers🤗

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When i returned to SG, i personally did reflect back on what did i learn during the trip there. I learned that i was fortunate to be leaving in SIngapore as we are so much better off then people in Thailand. When comparing the two countries SIngapore is no doubt better in terms of organisations helping out for the society living as in SIngapore the are more organisation that could reached out as compared to Thailand.