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UR NAME
sylvester yeo
xinmin sec sch
201'08
Vacation Highlight
Saturday, January 3, 2009
4:03 AM
It's been long since I posted the next entry. This post will be about my tour from 12 Dec to 28 Dec, going oversea to places in Switzerland, France and China.
During this whole trip, many things happened, which let me learn quite a lot of things.
1. Always look at the bright side, and this may make you even happier
Well, during the whole trip, many things were canceled, mainly due to the weather conditions. For example, too strong wind canceled our trip up Mt titlis because of strong wind. But instead of grumbling that we can't go up, I appreciated the fact that we went up another mountain, Mt Pilatus. This really made my trip much enjoyable.
2. Being more observant
When I went to China, I met a guy who actually marked the price up by a lot. When a group of tourist came, that guy would actually slash the price by a lot, making everyone think that the price is very cheap. But in actual fact, it is still much more expensive compared to other places. For example, a pendant that cause maybe 10 dollars outside, he would originally put the price at 100 dollars. When we come, he will act as if he has made friends with us, and slash the price to 50 dollars. But still, his actions has let some people saw through him, but not many. Thus, I learned that in the society, in order not to be tricked, we have to be more observant and observe this kind of actions that can give themselves away.
3. Making the right choice is important
Like I told you just now, my tour met many problems due to weather conditions. On one time, we were supposed to go Jungfraujoch, the top of Europe, to catch the sunrise. But unfortunately, due to strong wind, it was closed, and the trip up was postponed to afternoon. To make things worst, sledging were to be done on the afternoon. Thus, I had to choose between going up the top of Europe or sledging in another moutai, Bussalp. After taking serious consideration, I decided to go for sledging instead, and I feel that it paid off well. I enjoyed it a lot. Luckily, the trip up Junfraujoch was met with lots of problem including an over-packed restaurant that left many people hungry.
4. Business is not only about making money
We went for a Swiss fondue dinner at a restuarant. And I learned many things from the owner of the restaurant. He entertained us. Told us jokes. He made us feel as if we were at home already. And we really really enjoyed the dinner a lot, although some food's taste didn't suit us at all. This let me understand deeply that when doing business, we cannot keep thinking about making money, lots and lots of money. But rather, a way that can earn money for us and at the same time make both sides happy.