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I feel like blogging out something but I have no idea what to blog. :(.

It's a very random idea, but I shall blog bout a Japanese dish called Okonomiyaki!

Okonomiyaki (お好み焼き) is a Japanese dish consisting of a pan-fried batter cake and various ingredients. Okonomi means "what you like" or "what you want", and yaki means "grilled" or "cooked" (cf. yakitori and yakisoba); thus, the name of this dish means "what you like, cooked". In Japan, okonomiyaki is mainly associated with Kansai or Hiroshima areas, but is widely available throughout the country. Toppings and batters tend to vary according to region.

from Wikipedia.

I had Okonomiyaki in Hiroshima. Different place have different type of Okonomiyaki.

In Hiroshima, the ingredients are layered rather than mixed together. The layers are typically batter, cabbage, pork, optional items (squid, octopus, cheese, etc.), noodles (yakisoba, udon) topped with a fried egg and a generous dollop of okonomiyaki sauce. The amount of cabbage used is usually 3 - 4 times the amount of Osaka style. It starts out piled very high and is generally pushed down as the cabbage cooks. The order of the layers may vary slightly depending on the chef's style and preference, and ingredients will vary depending on the preference of the customer. People from Hiroshima tend to claim that this is the correct way to make okonomiyaki. This style is also called Hiroshima-yaki or Hiroshima-okonomi.

That's the one I had in Hiroshima.

one word : 美味しいですね！

on the other note, quick update:
Redang Isalnd (1st -> 4th March)
Meet Eishin peeps (5th March)
Results (2nd week of March, date not confirmed)
NS Camp (19th March -> June)

Cool aye? Haha.

p.s It'll be my first time to Redang. Taking a night bus tomorrow @ 2300hrs. Fun!
p.p.s I really hope I can meet them again on 5th March. :(

till then. see ya all! :)

wheeee! :D

国際理解フィールドワーク結団式を行いました

来週より４年生がマレーシアにおいてフィールドワークを行います。楽しく、多くのことを学んで来ます。ブログも近日中に公開される予定です。よろしくお願いいたします。

I hope I get to meet my friends here! Planning with my friend. :)

KUALA LUMPUR: The Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) results will be released in the second week of March.

“Students can obtain the results from their schools towards the end of the second week,” Education director-general Datuk Alimuddin Mohd Dom said.

The SPM results have been released around this time for the past few years.

A total of 442,936 students sat for the examination last year.

wootss! scaryy!!

I received the dictionary!

It took 3 working days. My host dad sent it on Thursday via express mail and traceable.
Since Sunday is a holiday, so I got it today!


The package.
sorry, gotta cover the address. P&C.

open inside and tadaaa!! :D.




It's so small and compact. I love it!

I'm still trying to figure out how to use it. I mean the more advance things.
It's quite easy to use, but it's in Japanese and so does the user guide
Good thing I know Chinese, so I can understand and read Kanji. :D

On the other note, one of my friend in Japan will be coming to Malaysia next week!
Hopefully we get the chance to meet up! I'm looking forward.

Buddy's nearer to me now! yesss! :D. Haven't been talking to you for ages! Miss ya heaps!

お父さん、どうもありがとうございます！

Valkyrie

The movie Valkyrie is really good, go watch! :D
It's bout Adolf Hitler, an attempt assassination of Hitler and all.
If you like those old kind of movie, this movie suits you!
It's not exactly a war movie, more on story! :)

p.s Hitler and I have the same birthday, cept he's wayy older than me! haha.

Hero

haha, the song Hero is stuck in my head after watching American Idol.

わたしはとてもうれしい！

Host parents got me a Japanese-English electronic dictionary!

I'm soo excited, can't wait to get my hands on them! They just posted it today. :)

Thank you soooo much お父さん・お母さん！

:D

Q&A:

1. What do I feel about JENESYS?

I feel that this is once in a lifetime experience for me. I had a great time during my whole two weeks programme. Through this program, I get to open my eyes to the outside world and became a more optimistic person. I also get to expand my networking not only got to make some friends in Japan but also throughout other 6 countries namely New Zealand, Australia, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines and India. I also gained some confidence in my interacting skills.

2. What effects I gained from this programme?

I begin to be more interested in Japan than before. I also started to learn Japanese language after I came back from Japan. I’ve been reading up on Japanese language. I also want to go back there again to meet up my friends and family again, so that I can spend more time with them again. During the JENESYS program, I only spent 6 days with them and that is too short.

3. How do I keep in contact with everyone?

That will be of course, through email. After I came back, I started adding everyone on Facebook and also created a group on Facebook for my friends in Bus P. The response was good as everyone joined the group and we do keep in contact from there too. I’ve also been chatting with most of my friends on MSN. Besides that, I do keep in touch with my friends and family in Japan via e-mail. I used some Japanese on my email to them and they correct me if I made any mistake. So, I do learn some Japanese from them too.

4. What can I do for AFS after I get back?

I already applied to be a volunteer and I would love to help out AFS anytime. I would also help to promote AFS to everyone that I know to create peace and understanding through intercultural understanding.

5. Any comments?

AFS Malaysia should be more selective on the participants besides only one interview. AFS Malaysia should also have a few days orientation to get participants to get prepared before departing to host country.

Besides that, as for me, I feel that AFS JENESYS 2008 was organized properly even though they had a huge number or participants, but everything was well planned and organized. There weren’t any time conflicts between the groups during study tour. AFS Japan student volunteer were friendly and helpful too.

I would also like to send my deepest appreciation to AFS and JENESYS for this wonderful, memorable experience in Japan. I would love to help out AFS in future. Thank you so much for this opportunity.

Thank you.

Reported by,

Kevin Kan,

SMK St. John

Kuala Lumpur,

JENESYS 2008

hahaa, the last part of my report, Q&A section. =D.

just random. :)

Hahaha, finally done with the report.

I did really simple. Let the photos do the talking.

But still, I miss my friends and everyone there!

buddy's leaving to Aucks soon! :(. (or I should be happier cause she's nearer to me. :D)

missing ya heaps too! you went missing again! :(

JENESYS post-orientation

had the post orientation today. Reached the place around 8.20am. Met up some old peeps.
lost track of time since then...

orientation was okay, we had discussion thingy among the groups.

then they had this part, where everyone closed our eyes and they talked softly (not whisper) and refresh our memory on our trip, from departing KLIA until we arrive back here... He summarized the whole thing to make it short, but it was quite detailed. Each sentence he spoke, it implanted images in my head and so do others....

after that, everyone started leaving back home... then me and other 2 friends went to Mid Valley.. We practically just walked around.. haha.

kay, short update.. I'm lazyy. :(.

p.s I have to write a report on this trip within this 10 days... deadline 25th! bahhh, how to start? Can I just start from the host community period? :D.

First Love.

First Love - Utada Hikaru

Saigo no kisu wa tabako no flavor ga shita
さいごのきすはたばこのFlavorがした　（最後のキスはタバコのFlavorがした）
Nigakute setsunai kaori
にがくてせつないかおり　（苦くて切ない香り）

Ashita no imagoro ni wa
あしたのいまごろには　（明日の今頃には）
Anata wa doko ni irundarou
あなたはどこにいるんだろう
Dare wo omotterundarou
だれをおもってるんだろう　(誰を思ってるんだろう）

You are always gonna be my love
Itsuka darekato mata koi ni ochitemo
いつかだれかとまたこいにおちても　(　いつか誰かとまた恋に落ちても）
I'll remember to love you taught me how
You are always gonna be the one
Ima wa mada kanashii love song
いまはまだかなしい love song (今はまだ悲しい
Atarashi uta utaeru made
あたらしうたうたえるまで　（新しい歌うてるまで）

Tachidomaru jikan ga
たちどまるじかんが　(立ち止まる時間が）
Ugoki dasouto shiteru
うごきだそうとしてる　(動き出そうとしてる
Wasureta kunai kotobakari
わすれたくないことばかり　(忘れたくないことばかり

Ashita no imagoro niwa
あしたのいまごろには　(明日の今頃には）
Watashi wa kitto naiteru
わたしはきっとないてる　(わたしはきっと泣いてる)
Anatawo omotterundarou
あなたをおもってるんだろう　(あなたを思ってるんだろう

You will always be inside my heart
Itsumo anata dake no basho ga aru kara
いつもあなただけのばしょがあるから　(いつもあなただけの場所があるから)
I hope that I have a place in your heart too
Now and forever you are still the one
Ima wa mada kanashii love song
いまはまだかなしい love song (今はまだ悲しい）
Atarashii uta utaeru made
あたらしいうたうたえるまで　(新しい歌うたえるまで)

You are always gonna be my love
Itsuka darekato mata koi ni ochitemo
いつかだれかとまたこいにおちても　(いつか誰かとまた恋に落ちても）
I'll remember to love you taught me how
You are always gonna be the one
Mada kanashii love song
まだかなしいlove song (まだ悲しい)
Now and forever

hahaha, just to update a lil bit. :)
I typed those Japanese words btw

私の日本語先生！

Just a very short post and random..

This post is for my friends who is helping me in the process of me learning Japanese! :).

*in no particular order...*
-Misa
- Eri
- Aki
- Natsumi
- ottosan / okaasan (my Japanese host parents)
- Erica (Indonesia)
- Danson Loi (SJI!)
- Pei Wun (CBN)

Thank you so much! ありがとうございました！
あなたにご親切！
かっこいいとすごいですね！

:).
じゃな！！

Isn't this cool or what?

This was held in Eishin Gakuen, my host school! I heart that school alot!

Click here for the English translated version, here for the original page

[中高/生徒会＋ヒューマンライツ部] 『PEACE GAZA /キャンドル・メッセージ』 from EISHIN平和の集い

2月4日（水）、17：45～中学校中庭で「『PEACE GAZA /キャンドル・メッセージ』 from EISHIN平和の集い」を開催しました。約200名の生徒と教職員の前に、「PEACE GAZA」の文字が、キャンドル512個で灯されました。 報道によれば今回のガザ攻撃で、死者は1,330人、負傷者は5,450人だそうです。現在も約6,000人もの人々が家を失い避難生活を送っています。
世界では今も、ガザだけではなく、戦争や紛争、貧困などによって命を奪われたり、傷つき悲しんでいる人々がたくさんいます。紛争などの原因は様々で、対立 する双方に言い分はあるでしょう。しかし、武力による問題解決の選択は間違っているのではないでしょうか。私たちは中高生として常に世界に目を向け、関心 をもちながら、非人道的な手段には反対の意思を表明したいと思います。今回の攻撃は、被爆地ヒロシマに生きる中高生として決して人ごとではありません。私 たちは、亡くなった方々への追悼と傷ついた方々への平和メッセージの意も込めて、この“集い”を開催しました。
“集い”は、1分間の黙祷で始まりました。続いて、中高生14名による「私たちの思い/平和メッセージ」をリレーで読み上げ、その後、参加者を代表して3 名が発言。中学2年生のTさんは、「殺し合いをするのも人間。でも、人の幸せのために平和を作っていくのも人間。自分にできることをしたい」と語っていま した。最後は、一刻も早くGAZAに笑顔が戻るように願って、“しおり”さんの「Smile」を手話で歌いました。
“集い”には、キャンドルだけではなく美術の授業で制作した平和ランプも飾られました。
今後もみなさまといっしょに、中高生として地域や国際社会の平和と人権の輪を広げられるよう、地道に謙虚に活動して参りますので、ご支援のほどよろしくお願いします。

Utada Hikaru - First Love

I'm addicted to this song! hahaha. Try listen to it, it's a good song! :D

The letter arrived it's destination! YAYS!
:D

Eishin Gakuen

Hey guys! My school website is updated on JENESYS 2008. Check it out!

http://www.eishin.ed.jp/education/international/jenesys_2008/index.html
http://www.eishin.ed.jp/education/international/jenesys_2008/01.html
http://www.eishin.ed.jp/education/international/jenesys_2008/02.html

there you go! :).

Man, I miss those moment! AHHH!

I'm bored..

I'm feeling so bored these days. It's totally different than before! :(.

I felt I'm alone these days when I online. Last time, I have something to do when I come online. But now? Non. :(.

You never want to experience this feeling, it sucks! bahhh!

Where are you? Where have you been to? Do you know how much I miss you each day?
Anyhow, I'll wait, waiting patiently, no matter what it takes.

わたしは、あなたにあえなくてさびしい！
わたしは、あなたにまってるです！

p.s I hope the mail that I posted arrive safely! Please pray for me.