Four Talent Pool’s students and I took park in the 12th Asia-Pacific Conference on Giftedness cum Children and Youth Summit Dubai International Conventions and Exhibitions Centre. So, we had a briefing in the Polytechnic University on the first of July at two to six o’clock. When we started, the chairman of the Asia-Pacific Conference on Giftedness gave us a pep talk. He was a stout man. He hoped we could make friends with participants from other countries in the camp and push further our comfort zone.
The most special part was we had a lesson learning Survival Arabic prepared and instructed by Mr. Almardi who was an Arabian PolyU grad. He was a tall man and his face looked like Obama. Mr. Almardi said that Arabic is read from right to left, even the punctuation are in reverse. He taught us Arabic words about greetings, daily communication, finding directions, money matters, eating and numbers. However, it was very difficult to read and remember.
At the end of the briefing, everyone needed to introduce themselves and one Hong Kong feature in English in two minutes. When it was my turn, I introduced myself and the Ocean Park very well. So, I got B+ across the all items. I left at about 6 o’clock.
