Culture 'not so' shock

 As usual, I went for my bath in ofuro.
As usual, there were juniors inside and they were like greeting here and there. (Juniors MUST greet whenever wherever they meet any seniors here. I mean for those who lives in the domitory.)
Just when I was enjoying rubbing my body *grins* there came a junior and volunteered himself to rub my back. Yea, RUB MY BACK.
Of course I rejected him. Haha.
I didn't felt anything odd about it at first but just realized it's my first time being asked so.

Juniors treat their seniors like king but not the same towards their teachers. I wonder why.

Japan isn't the place where you won't get any culture shock, but the most I suppose.
No worries but I've already got used to it by now. :)

Future

'I have a future'
is always common among us, but what exactly does your 'future' means?

Future may be refered to a period of time. We don't really get someone who is in their 50s to say 'yea, I've a future' but for youngsters like us we always say so.

Future may also bring the meaning posibility. Having a future is same to having the posibility of that very much something. Believing in future, equals to believing in posibilties which some might be small, yet come true.

So, which future does yours refers to?

"Learned from my class of philosphy　（哲学）, gave by 上野　哲."
He's born as a philospher? :P

The 5th ASEAN Festival 2010

Finally it came... and ended...

I'd just done with the final report for both MSAJ and AYNJ, so obviously I won't be typing once again. Haha. Let's go by photos guys. :)

Preparation the day before.

This got me furious. Haha

Our main stage.

A small birthday celebration for two of the Japanese members before the festival started.

特定非営利活動法人　日本INGO　副会長. He invited me to a ASIA 50 PEOLE event. :)

Japanese model of the day.

Sopha from Cambodia.

Angga from Indonesia.

Arakinbo from SNIE (Japan).

Amy from Brunei.

Michiru. :)

Japanese friends.

Erika-chan.

The whole Japanese team. :)

The organizing team.

We Malaysian! :))

It was probably the greatest day I've ever gone through in Japan. We worked in a team, which includes people from Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Indonesia, Phlippines, Myanmar, Brunei, and of course Japan and Malaysia. They were very helpful volunteers, great people, and I mean really nice friends. Very grateful to know everyone there. You know what, I'm even willing to fail one of my subject to know everyone of you. Yes, I say it I mean it. :)

On that very real day of the festival, there were more new friends I met. :) 

Guess what was the best thing, on the way back from the hall, out to the Komaba International House, until the train station. There were many people who were my friends. 'Otsukaresamadesu!' 'Jya,mata ne' 'Bye-bye'. It felt like home. There weren't once since I came to Japan last year where I get to met someone I know on the road. I mean not that often. :P There were even two Japanese who got onto the same train with me until Shibuya where we spilt to our different path. Chit-chat all the way long was I mean great. Sorry, I realized I said the word 'great' for quite a many times but that's the only word to descibe my feeling. 

Oh ya, many thought I'm a Japanese. Haha. It happened when I was talking with the Indonesian juniors who just arrived Japan last April, when I said I'm Malaysian, they were like HAH? 'USO~' (Don't bluff) Haha. Many Japanese thought so too. It's my browny hair maybe which makes everyone thinks so I guess. :P But everything will be clear when I open my mouth and speak lol. Only lousy Japanese I speak. :)

Without doubt it was the biggest classroom I've ever been in. Thanks to MSAJ and AYNJ for this precious chance. It's just sad that it seems like not many people are interested in organizing events or even participating them. Experiences like these are even valuble than the money we get from JPA every single month I bet. None of them are taught in lectures, none of them can be bought by money and of course none of them can be changed with. 

Nah, but I'm tired of doing recruitment, bla bla bla to anyone as some might think I'm too pushy. Haha. 

Looking forward for the next event where once again the new and old faces get to meet. :)

Just a quick update.

I have a dream, a dream to make an impact in this world.

Finally got to rest after loads of work.
Results weren't as good as before. Things got harder or I get stupider?
Got to brush up on my studies after this. Yea, seriously need to.
World Cup is going on yet I don't even have a damn freaking time to catch up all the matches.
Ok, maybe I should just get the England ones...
Worse, no one speak about it in school! Come on you Japanese, don't you love football . . . ?
Scene during the last Germany World Cup 2006 came back to mind. It was back to secondary 5.
Everyone was discussing about it. Count the girls in yea.
That's what we call world cup 'fever' man.

2 days away from the big event > THE 5TH ASEAN Festival 2010.
Filled up my schedule and most part of my head for the past few weeks.

It ain't easy to be the organizing committee.
Attending meetings...
Making decisions...
Preparing paperworks...
Doing promotions...
Replying mails...

Got to check my hotmail from time to time in case I missed out something urgent...
And also replying mails and text messages from my cellphone (while watching football matches!!) :P
Recieving phone calls when I'm having my evening nap... and worse still from unknown numbers... lol

But what we (I) gain
Experiences...
Friendships...
is more than priceless.

Which kept me going till now.

May our hard work pay off this Sunday.
Till then . . .