Residents and staff who live and work on the residential wing of Lakeside at the Ron Smith Care Centre enjoyed their armchair travel trip to China on Thursday, October 15.
They began their journey with some energising Tai Chi
movements, followed by watching several video clips highlighting some of the
main features of this fascinating country.
This group from Lakeside was particularly clever when
it came to learning a few simple words and phrases in Cantonese. They
remembered how to say, ‘Hello’, ‘How are you?’, ‘I’m fine’, ‘Thank you’ and ‘Goodbye’
in Chinese, and their pronunciation was very good! Learning how to use chopsticks
was quite a challenge for both residents and staff, but it was immensely
satisfying when they finally got the hang of it!
Resident Cathy Basterfield was the winner of the
Chopstick Challenge, while Megan Weeks was a close second. Staff members Nellie
and Nomsa were the winners of the second round of the challenge.
Refreshments served were freshly cooked spring rolls
with sweet chili and soya sauce, and a choice of Ceylon or Jasmine tea. The
morning was wrapped up with a slideshow quiz on China – testing the travellers’
new-found knowledge. The end result was that resident Olive Jew was crowned the
Quiz Queen!
A wonderful, fun, interesting and informative morning
was had by all, with both residents and staff excited to know where next they
will be travelling! Suggestions, anyone?
Punching it out!
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