Day 41 - Fireworks & Haunted Mansion

This is last day which we will spend in Wuhan before flying of the following day. Few of us left the hostel at 7am in the morning to play fireworks! After which, my friends and I headed down to Grand Ocean again, to do a bit of shopping and indulge ourselves for the last time!

When we reached Grand Ocean, he rushed to Ajisen Ramen Restaurant once again for lunch. It is our favorite food stall as the food is value for money! After a satisfying lunch, we were invited by the other group of friends to try out their Haunted Mansion.


Lighting of Fireworks
Zhong Rong and Chin Kuang lighting explosive fireworks. It gives you the adrenaline rush when lighting the fireworks as you are afraid it might blow up immediately! It takes great courage to do so. But it can only happen in places like China, where fireworks are legalized. So why not? It's the first time for me!


Rocket Man
Jarold and I held the firing canistor in our hand where the firework is loaded. I love the feel of the recoil and backdraft of the firework!


Mini Van
This is the usual mini van we take when we need transportation to various places. What a cosy van for 8 pax!


Private Contractor
Our trusty driver, who safely transport us around the city. This van is very old, at least over 12 years, and our driver is still capable of racing through narrow pathways, quick changing of lanes, and running red lights.


Haunted Mansion
We dared one another to take a walk through the Haunted Mansion. There is a rating system which customers can choose from, with 1 Star as the lowest degree of scariness, to 5 Stars which is the highest degree of scariness.


Holding Area
The initial part was the scariest, where we didn't know what to expect when we enter. After getting through with it, the rest was a test of bravary. I thought the walk would be EXTREMELY scary, but it didn't turn out that way because we took the one with 2 Stars. We weren't really satisfied with the performance of the ghosts, and therefore we went in the second time, only that this time we took the highest degree of scariness, 5 STARS!

It was much scarier this time, as the lights were offed, and we had to navigate through total darkness. And there were more activities such as ghosts pulling my legs which gave me a shock and made me scared!

REFLECTIONS

The driving style in China is very hectic and reckless. Drivers do not signal when changing lanes, and randomly cut into one another's lane, which kept me on the edge of my seat when seated at the front! When the traffic light is red, drivers will cheat by filtering right, and then turn left again, which brings them back to the same stretch of straight road. To them, petrol is expensive, and it is not worth slowing down at the red light, because accelerating consumes a lot of petrol. They also want to minimize braking to prevent their brake pads from waring out.

Drivers can swerve through lanes during rush hour traffic, avoiding both cars and pedestrians. The most shockingly remarkable part is that, although their driving style is SO RECKLESS, there are no accidents. Unlike Singapore, strict enforcement of proper driving on roads still result in many accident cases.


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-Carolyn Wells