The First Training Session

Today was our first training session as we prepare to head off to Bangalore for our overseas twinning programme.
Firstly, we were introduced to Indian culture by good-humoured parent volunteers who talked to us about the food in South India, which is where Bangalore is. Indian food is seperated into North and South India food. We learned that roti prata in Singapore is called parota there, and also that vegeterian Indian food is not all about vegetables. There are a lot of other varieties too. A lot of South Indian food that we learnt today are made of flour(eg. rice flour) and the food we learnt about today all come with Indian sambar. Chapatti, which looks like Singapore's roti prata, is also called roti in India. So, when you are India, do not say you want roti prata or they will be confused about whether you want roti or parota.


Then we went to Little India to try out the food and expand our dietary dimensions. The food was very delicious and the masala dosa is a definite must-try. The food there had myriad flavours - sour, spicy, sweet, salty in an explosion of taste, but nonetheless, delicious. It is also very colourful as there are a lot of different spices which are all different in colour.



After that, we proceeded back to school for our very first training session. We learnt how to use a tablet pc and also tried to anticipate the problems that will surface there so that we are better prepared for any contingencies. We also decided who will design the trip t-shirt and finished up some preparation for the Singapore Day (a cultural event to showcase Singapore's vibrant and unique mish-mash of cultures)at the orphanage and hosting school before we were able to go home.
All in all, a memorable day as our tastebuds will never be the same again.