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On day three we went to oracle corporation in silicon valley which is one of the major database company. ORACLE was one of the first companies to make its business applications available through the internet.  our hosts together with two of our lecturer  The speaker give a talk about oracle background and their database. Next we were divided into smaller groups for a tour around the company. Oracle is a company with nice cylinder shape building, scenery and working environment! Oracle also provide many facilities for their employees, and their employees are allow to use it even during working hours!!! Our next stop was one of the apple store to check out their product. Sort of a short stop there.In ORACLE they have never ending supply of their globe chocolate ball, mints and beverage. They provided us with lunch. buffet style.. the food was fab!!!  mint and globe choc balls    After apple was shopping time again. We headed to Great Mall.. Several shops which can be found in great mall are Banana Republic, Burlington Coat Factory, The Gap Outlet, Nike, Abercrombie & Fitch, Bebe, G by Guess, Levi's / Dockers Outlet, Nine West, Victoria Secret, etc... We were given a few hours for us to get our dinner and for us to shop.. Most of us will spend our time shopping!! To some of us shopping is much more important then filling our stomach!! So we have to spend our time wisely and try not to be late!!!   this is a map of great mall  xoxo eve!! Its been more than a month since I came back from the USA trip… it has indeed been an enjoyable trip, am rite peeps?!?! I doubt anyone have regretted coming, not me at least.. nonetheless, beside the peeps.. The tours. The visit… The site… The lecturers [Mr Ken and Mr Sim] … they rox the trip!! They made everything fell in place, for the students.. Thank you !! Hmmmm let me try to recall wad have happened and where have we gone for the full 7 days in USA specifically California.. Day1, We arrived in the San Francisco International Airport at about 10pm SF time.. the sky has turned dark and the weather was fantastic. The cold breeze.. the city light.. and everything. We then hopped onto our coach and headed to one of the supermarket called “LUCKY” for some grocery shopping. After spending about an hr there, we were all quite tired already.. due to jetlag… and stuffs. And guess where we go next? Its none other than our luxurious hotel –Courtyard By Marriott!!! Day 2, We were all told to wake up early in the morning to have our early breakfast, and because we are all very discipline students, we did as what we were told. We got ready and made sure we do not delay anyone (CROSS FINGER) *wink* hahhaha anyway, we hopped into the coach and began to explore the beautiful city of San Francisco.. everyone was frantically shooting.. passing their camera around.. Basically, we were amaze by everything we see. Not forgetting that we were supposed to pick up a city tour guide in San Francisco.. we stopped at union square, though we did not alight. The reason is because we have an extra member joining us for the next few hours. Guess who? Who will be soo dumb to guess wrongly rite? Of cos it’s our lovely huge Caucasian city tour guide! :P hahahha throughout his explanations and introduction to the city… we were practically aslp. HOWEVER, when we arrive at PIER 39 or 29? Lol… we were all ecstatic! Wad a beautiful place , I must say! Opposite this place , we can actually see this tiny little island in the centre of no where. It is actually the Alcatraz, the ancient tighly secured prison that is now open for tourist attraction. Sadly to say, we did not get a chance to go there. Or else, I can proudly tell my fren, “hey, I have been to ALCATRAZ!!!’ hahahhah after that, we went to THE FAMOUS GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE! As much as we wanted to see, the foggy weather actually failed us. Wad a disappointment! And then, we headed to the Chinatown in san Francisco.. and finally, we are back at the Singapore version of Orchard road, The Union Square! Ahhaha we shopped till all our legs numb! Hahahah there are Victoria secret, Chanel, Coach, Dior, Guess, Nike, and the list went on. However, a gentle reminder to the next badges who r coming here, DO NOT SHOP TOOOO MUCH!!! YOU GUYS WILL BE VISITING FACTORY OUTLET WHERE THE SAME ITEM COST HALF THE PRICE THAT U SEE IN UNION SQUARE! Take real good note of this, or u will regret. After a long day of visiting ang exploring and shopping, we eventually dragged our feet to the Oversea NUS Campus. We were given a warm welcome by the students. From half asleep to almost energetic.. can u imagine how beneficial the visit to this place is?? The students there were fantastic too.. they shared with us where to get good cheap stuff.. wad life in like is US.. etc etc.. By now, everyone was painting a fatigue picture on all their faces. And fell deep asleep once I arrived back in the hotel. ,By jessy. when i started typing this post, i didnt know what to type or how to start because there were just so many things i wanted to say. but i realise that some words are better left unsaid because they were meant to be felt in our hearts. living together with 3 of my room-mates made me learn so many life-learnt lessons that i wouldnt have learnt otherwise. how 3 totally different people can reside toegther under one roof can be so fun and enjoyable. of course, it wasnt only these 3 amazing person that made my trip so enjoyable, it was the entire group of US trip-ers; the jacuzzi group that i absolutely love chatting to and the party-animals that made the trip even more fun than it already was. this trip has made me open my eyes to opportunities that i never knew existed, and a whole new path that i never even thought worth considering before. so thank you teachers, for making this trip possible for the all of us. and to my 3 room-mates that i love ever so much, i'll always remember the messy floor and the crowded sink. cheers. _iris.
xoxo eve!!!!
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