Golden week at Tokyo

1/5 Teng and me caught bus to go to Tokyo, happened some funny and unbelievable thing in the night. Eh, a lesson, an experience. Reached Tokyo safely with the guidance of angel^^

2/5 Planned to go to Harajuku but reached there too early so we went to nearby garden and discovered this temple. Look at the first pic, those people were washing(cleansing) their hand with the clear water(written there) before bai bai. Teng did it too. And then inside got beautiful stage. Maybe got activitiy that noon, many people gathered there. There's a xu yuan shu (praying/wishing for dream comes true-tree and many people write their wishes and hang them there.

Then we went to Harajuku, many special things and clothes sold there but we decided to do reservation first buy later coz scare nanti rugi. Haha... Ate crepe, quite special but will be better if it is more crispy.

Then we walked to Shibuya and shopping till night and back to Shinjuku to meet friends. We slept at manga kisaden. It's a place to read manga and watch anime but it offers place to sleep too. Not a room but a square box for each person. Can't imagie it leh, wait for my photo to upload then.

Too many to say...but no time

Well, been busy all these days. Thanks to the MM teacher wants me to yoshu the first 2 charpter of mm. It really kills most of my time.


18/4 It's Tuan's host family but she invites his friends go to her house also so...we go lo. Haha, five international students at a japanese house, aiya, Tuan's not inside the photo...><
Hope he won't mind.

Eh, we ate really delicious self-cooked lunch, got three types of beans there, big red bean, small red bean and black bean. After meal got ichigo too. And then we received pots and arpon from the host. Haha, not need to buy.




25/4 2 days 1 night trip to Kyoto. We live at senpai's house. We... Malaysian gather together for Xiah's house warming party. Yeah! Had lunch(eat till so full), blabbing and then at night we went shopping. Bought sth, a shirt, wei jing, and some small small thing la...

29/4 Holiday and finally I got chance to meet my host family. We went to kakulinji, a temple. There got tea ceremony and the fee is 1000yen per head, for the tea ceremony. It's a good experience, japanese culture. We have to sit properly, cannot move for half and hour....oh, it really kills my legs. My legs were numb after sitting for so long. Took some time to recover.

Inside got many small temple, the oldest one is thousand years old and I bought a 5yen gold coin there with 300yen. Cute thing.

Ah, the small park there is quite beautiful. Especially the flower. The weather is just perfect for the day, not too hot and not too cold. Everything's nice except I had burden on my homework. So many and yet I'm playing here and there.

Happy

I'm so touched right now so times to write jot down my feeling. Embrace my lord.
I have a very very nice tutor. Oh, she really did all she can to help me, teach me, guide me. Although not like a close friend talking nonsense, didn't attempt to approach every time, but she's there when she know I need her, for homework and guidance in school. Give thanks to dear Yuuka and Jesus too for what he'd prepared for me.

And, and, and, I'm so lucky too to know Nozomi. Because of her, I get to know many other friends. She's been helping me all the way since I know her from the first day. At class, in making friends, guides me to the teacher's room, and always treat me sweets. Such a bright person.

Oh, suddenly feel that so many people need to give thanks. やさしいseniors, friends, teachers...
Of course, the one who accompany me the most - Teng lo. Well, can't show on daily days, just in heart. You know, coz is Malaysian. Haha

Takai

9/4 Vincent senpai brought Teng and me to Okubou. Ehmmm...We rode there! For about 15 minutes something. They rode really fast and I kept chasing them at behind. Hmm... luckily didn't get lost and got there safely. I bought a spring coat there and it's 8900yen. Wow, the first time I buy such an expensive clothes. Looking forward to my japan life.

10/4 Today is ano...Dulgunn's belated birthday party. We ate strawberry cake at eki and then went to eat yakuniku. It's buffet style and we all got super full. Nice food though.

11/4 Poor me got class tofay so cannot go far away to shopping. Class with Obashi teacher at 3pm. Unbelievable le, got class on Saturday, sad. At the morning, we went to Judo kengaku. Hmm, not bad, cool, so decided to get in officially. Haha. Then, evening, we just went to walk around, explore the places around uozumi station lo. Hmm, no do much shopping...huh...


12/4 Yeah, we went to church today, Teng and me. It's uenomaru church at akashi. Feel so sweet, for both the church and the people there. Have hometown's feeling. Got 2 easter egg, and ate all in one day. The style is no much different from sibu's methodist one and next sunday I'll go for another nearer church, to have a look first ^^ Ano, and then went to Teng's host family's house. She treated us lunch, bought sushi and cakes at the station and cooked soup too. She's warm, really treat us like her own children, wanting to know us more that she even bought a book about malaysia. TOUCHED! Ato, we even have ichigo and orange after meal and then we talked a lot aand then before we leave, we had our cake and some snacks too. Emm... look like we haven't eat for a few days, she feed us like...pig. Haha! We enjoyed it. Really. The house is small but beautiful, even the toilet is decorated. It's just... wow. Hmm, then Teng and me went to Tarumi wandering till night and got back just in time for tenko. That it, nice day for us.

Hanami...

3/4 Today is the first day I rode my bike to a shop name lamu nearby. Need at least 10 minutes though. Wow, am I incredible? Thanks to God for protecting me, help me ride safely. The horrible fell down experience in PPKTJ was nothing to me now. Heh heh heh.



4/4 Today is hanami no hi with our area's Malaysian. We went to the banboku garden where took us more than 2 hours to reach there, but the scene, the blooming sakura is reallyreally beautiful. We all gather and EAT(Malaysian food mostly,...curry puff, mee goreng, and ichigo too, super nice) and then take group picture and then separate. Meet a lot seniors, good. The most sakit hati one is we don't have the chance to walk around the big garden coz need to go shopping then. Teng and Jet and me bought electrical dictionary at nanba. 24000yen if I'm not mistaken. Quite good so it's ok la. Then I bought shoes and socks and then ate ramen 7pm. The transport here is very complicated. We wasted many time on deciding which train to take back to hostel so at the end when we reached the station nearest our hostel, we ran back. Imagine, about 12 degree out there, running with grabbing some big heavy plastic bag. Even for about 5 minutes, it's like killing me. But luckily, we back to hostel ontime, before ten. It's the rule. Or after ten the bell rings then everybody know you're late. Ah, rain all day today, not a good weather for outing actually.



5/4 Today also a hanami no hi but it's with our host family. We do it at himeji. The weather is so good today that the sun finally shine. Our 'mothers' here are very nice, they brought us a lot of japanese food today, fed us till bao bao, and I learned a plane spinning skill today within 2 hours, haha. Then we climed himeji castel. Senior says it's the 3 beautiful castle in the world. The castle is well protected, expecially it's surrounded by sakura...oh...best. Then evening we went to China Town of japan with our non Malaysian boy seniors. Feel nice too, get the chance to shopping with them.



7/4 Start class already. Well ,the first day so didn't learn anything much. Ah, Teng and I went to judo club today, taught to join them in the practice but the coach let us sit aside watch the other club members do what they usually do first so... Really think much, choosing between shaolin and judo is difficult but somehow, in the end, judo. Hashitsume san taught us one techqunie of how to fall down safely and by doing that within 15 minutes, I got both my elbow and a finger bleed. Not serious but it hurts somehow.



8/4 The MM is not easy oh. The teacher's speed is too fast, so...wakaranakatta. Luckily I got dear Yuuka san to teach me. Went to Judo club today again with Teng. Learned one more falling skill and my whole body hurt. But... Ah, I don't wanna quit, need many courage.

Days at Japan

31/1 Orientation all day, quite boring while attended the talk so end up sleeping. Not all the time, of course. The food were great. There was one afternoon senpai brought us out for lunch and many of us late for the meeting at 2pm. Our first image already.....bad. Sigh. Sakura bloomed today at Tokyo. The morning temperature was 14 degree and the wind was so strong so it's very cold, chilling. But that can't stop us from going out to see sakura ( hanami in japanese) and snapped photos. Haha

1/4 We had our breakfast and then took shinkansen to nishi akashi. The shinkansen's speed is the fastest and everybody envy Teng and me for got the chance to experience it. And it's very expensive too. I thought Akashi is warmer but unbelievably, it's as cold as Tokyo. Plus, it near the sea so the wind blew strongly. You can't tell how chilling it is until u experience it yourself. I nearly want to fly back to Malaysia, staying in the warm country. Our dear, cute senior,
Joyce Chan came and fetched us at the station and we went to do our alien card where the place is about half an hour walking distance. carrying a bag, a laptop bag and a small but heavy luggage, plus the cold weather, oh, it's an unforgettable experience. i was like killing myself. but luckily Joyce kept talking to us so my mind won't be that concentrated on the heave weight put on me. she is cute, really cute, and gentle. then we went to hostel. my one person room is quite big, ok. thankfully got air conditional and heater too.. then we had dinner- sushi with all the foreign students at Akashi. from mongolia, vietnam, laos, and malaysia. yasashi afiq senor treated us sushi. and i got 2 balls from the shop. it's a simple, childish game that every five plate of sushi u eat u can have a chance to draw. if u win , get a small ball. i got one myself, which is a sticker inside and received one from otafu (mongolian) senior. ^^ it's a toy car, and it's cute.

2/4 vincent took out to make namechop and make bank account. cant make the bank account today cos we haven't got the namechop. so, tomorrow then. noon, we had udon nearby our hostel. cheap and delicoius. one thing is we have to give back the plate and mop the table ourselves. cos it's cheap so...ha. cute shop. 2pm we had all the foreign student's meeting with the teachers. and then we went our shopping. bough a lot of stuff. teng and me are really blessed. got 2 bikes given to us by seniors. we just fixed one as it's not in good condition so less than 5000 yen we got 2 bikes. haha, cheap, right? ok, tired already. goodnight.

暴风雨后宁静的一刻 (listening to - things will work out)

这两天帮表弟补习，获益不浅，有了新的人生观。和阿姨一家人在一起时，和阿姨们一起喝茶聊天时，看到了每个家庭的忧愁和烦恼，以第三者的眼关再一次看到了母亲们无怨无悔的牺牲，尽是些还在叛逆期的孩子们看不到的付出。

阿姨问我：我这样辛苦做工是为了谁，为了什么，得到的又是什么？ 相信不止我的阿姨们，大多数的家庭都有过亲子沟通问题吧。父母努力做工赚钱养家，回到家对孩子说要好好念书考好成绩，得到的回应却是：我对念书没兴趣，我现在懒惰，我很忙，在玩电脑。再多问一句：你不念书以后要做什么？ 答案是：船到桥头自然直。有够标准吧!

师欲授，徒拒受，何谓咎由自取？那些当教师又长命的真是佩服。不过不是每一个都是爱读书的，早熟的，这是不可否认的事实。还记得一位朋友对我说过的一句震撼我心，至今难忘的话：难道每个人都像你一样吗？ 每个人都一样的话还有意思吗？ 果真，还是人所不欲，勿施于人的好。孩子百般不愿念书，父母再怎么说都是没用。

要学习当观察者(observer)。用我的眼，我的心去看世界，且不被影响心境。因为替人担心真的很费神，太累了。但我依然相信，就算有再多不好的事，总会有一些好事发生。凡是抱着感恩的心，放大那哪怕是唯一的一件好事，做人也会开心一些，过的每一天也会变得更有意义。