Reddam House students use negotiating skills in Borneo

Hey guys,

Today it is A-sigen's birthday, yay!

We started off in the humid heat with an early start and breakfast. We have gained the trust of the Mayalsian locals that work in the restaurant below our hotel and proceeded to eat an excellent breakfast. Afterwards we decided we were going to spend the day at the Sandakan war memorial.

As we proceeded to the bus stop we got directed by a nice bus driver, we were a bit nervous at first but when he agreed with us about the route, and spoke English, then we knew it was alright.

After bargaining with the driver we decided on a 65 Ringet deal and proceeded to the Sandakan memorial.
On the way, we saw a big crocodile statue pointing towards the heavens and some fantastic scenery. Sonya, one of our companions, then began to read out the Dr Suess stories to pass the time until we reached our destination.

The Sandakan memorial was very touching, and it didn't occur to us how shocking the war was. We then got on the bus and went to the Sepilok centre at the feeding times and saw an excellent show. We had lunch at the cafeteria, it was a bit more pricey then the normal shops, but we ordered western and it was cheaper. We then got on the later bus to Sandakan, we could not bargain with the driver because of the flat rate. The bus driver kindly dropped us off at the hotel and our team went to get the place for dinner and a way to get internet to send this very email. This restaurant has very good prices and is run by a local family business.

Until next time, from Jessie.