Day 15 (28/09 Tue)

DEAR SHEILA IS SICK. GET WELL SOON!

We had our 1^st excursion to Wuhan Iron & Steel Company (WISCO) in the morning today!

We had to arrive early at 8am today to collect our safety helmets that have to be worn at all times while in the factory to keep our head from knocking against the low ceilings.

everyone busy sterilising the helmet that has to be worn at all times later on

It sure was an eye opener seeing how iron was manufactured right before our eyes.

Check out the process below:

Step 1: Scrap pieces of iron are put into the oven to be heated till molten state

Step 2: After melting the iron, they travel to the next station to be cooled down to a desired temperature

Step 3: the cooled down iron is being pressed into thinner sheets



Step 4: After pressing into thinner sheet, the iron




Step 5: the iron sheet is further pressed into thinner sheet and again cooled to a temperature suitable for rolling



Step 6: this machine is in charge of rolling the iron sheet.



Final Product. This picture shows workers cutting the iron sheets into smaller pieces for delivery for usage



Group E!



Well, we will be having our 2^nd excursion tomorrow morning. We will be going to the Coca-Cola Company factory! YES!!! Hopefully we can have a FREE CAN OF COCA-COLA each to drink. Haha! SUPER EXCITED!!

REFLECTION

Well, Miss Hock posted us this question today: Why is Singapore so clean as compared to China?

One of the many reasons could be due to the fact the Singapore’s land area is very small as compared to China’s. Furthermore, we have the monetary resource to hire much needed help to keep our country clean and green. Thus, it is easier for us to control and maintain the cleanliness of our country.

One of the best efforts Singapore has made in cleaning up our country was the Singapore River. In the past due to rapid urbanization and expanding trade, the Singapore River was such a filthy river that no one would ever imagine it to be a pub street today. After the then Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew’s ambitious goal in cleaning up the river, the major project was finally completed and it’s also one of the famous tourist attractions today. Even though it took so long to complete, the project did complete and the continuous effort of the government and especially the much appreciated workers who worked so hard to clean up the river was very commendable.