Kesibukan...

Assalamu'alaikum,

Agak sibuk kebelakangan ni. Banyak perkara yang lebih aula yang perlu diselesaikan. InsyaAllah, ada kesempatan aku tulis lagi

Waa'alaikumussalam wbt...

Koujou Kengaku

Assalamu'alaikum,

First of all, I would like to wish Salam Aidiladha to everyone... let's celebrate it with modesty. May it bring goodnes to all of us.

Last month I had a trip with my classmates to Tokyo. "Koujou kengaku". Literally, it means "factory visit". But that doesn't mean you can only visit factories.... =). We visited;
-JAL(Japan Airline) maitainance department.
- IHI(some sort of heavy industry factory)
- fujikura(fiber optic manufacturer)
-ALSOK(a security firm. ALways Security OKay)
-NHK(Nippon Housou Kyoukai. In English it means Japan Broadcasting Corporation).


Tokyo and Akita

We were permitted to take pictures only at JAL and ALSOK. Can't complain about that. Information management and security is very strict when we come to companies that deal with technology and manufacturing.


robot ALSOK. Boleh meronda, tapi tak boleh tangkap penjenayah..


Inside JAL maintainence hangar


Airplane cockpit model

It's quite hard for me to describe about each visit in detail, but there is one thing I noticed during the visit. Japanese are extreme hardworkers. Wish I could be like them. But of course, I can be like them. Work as you will live forever, and pray as you will die tomorrow. Ha, betul ke aku translate ni? Ilmu yang dah ada perlu diamal. Kalau belajar tinggi, ilmu banyak, tapi tak kerja, rugilah.

Exam dah habis. Alhamdulillah, result setakat ni masih boleh buat aku senyum. Tapi belum dapat menjamin "keselesaan" untuk tahun hadapan.

Bermula minggu depan, fuyu yasumi akan bermula, tapi kadai dah bersepah. Cuti dua minggu je, tapi jadual aku agak padat. Winter gathering IPIJ di Gifu, kemudian gathering rakan sebatch di Niigata, dan akhir sekali lawatan bersama foreign students lain ke ichinoseki. InsyaAllah aku cerita lagi nanti dengan lebih lanjut. Doakan aku sihat dan selamat... (",)

Nota sisi;
koujou-kilang
kengaku-lawatan sambil belajar
kadai-tugasan, assignment

End of first half

Assalamu'alaikum

Its weekend and I am in exam mode, but I think its ok to take some time to update. Finished six papers, and there are still six more to go. Alhamdulillah, so far I managed to answer the papers quite well, not perfect though. Last paper is on Wednesday. Its cold outside, but "yuki"less hehe.

Exam..

Yuki tappuri. I took this pic last Wednesday

Masshiro. Tapi sekarang semua dah cair kembali..

A friend introduced to me a new cookery website. Can check it out at my favourite links. Love to try all those recipe, but I am a lazy guy la. Plus, there are ingreadients I can't get in Japan.

By the way, found this story on my friend's blog. Not sure if it is a fiction, but there is something we can learn from it, regardless whether we are the minority or majority in our place.

"Price Of Imaan"

Several years ago an Imaam moved to London. He often took the bus from his home to the downtown area. Some weeks after he arrived, he had occasion to ride the same bus. When he sat down, he discovered that the driver had accidentally given him twenty pence too much change. As he considered what to do, he thought to himself, you better give the twenty pence back. It would be wrong to keep it. Then he thought, oh forget it, it's only twenty pence. Who would worry about this little amount? Anyway, the bus company already gets too much fare; they will never miss it. Accept it as a gift from Almighty Allah and keep quite.

When his stop came, the Imaam paused momentarily at the door, then he handed the twenty pence back to the driver and said ' Here, you gave me too much change.' The driver with a smile replied ' Aren't you the new Imaam in this area? I have been thinking lately about going to worship at your mosque. I just wanted to see what you would do if I gave you too much change.'

When the Imaam stepped off the bus, his knees became weak and soft. He had to grab the nearest light pole and held for support, and looked up to the heavens and cried 'Oh Allah, I almost sold Islam for twenty pence!'

Remember, we may never see the impact our actions have on people. Sometimes we are the only knowledge of Quran someone will read, or the only Islam a non-Muslim will see. What we need to provide, Insha Allah is an example for others to see. Be careful and be honest everyday, because you never know who is watching your actions and judging you as a Muslim.

I stop here. Doakan saya untuk exam...

nota sisi;
yuki-snow
tappuri-a lot, penuh, banyak, "belungguk"
masshiro-sangat putih

musim sejuk dah mula...

Assalamu'alaikum,

Safely returned from koujou kengaku at Tokyo last friday morning, but things has changed alot. Everything seems whittish and cold. At nighttime tempereture was below freezing point. Ice layers formed on the road, making it slippery. My ears became numb, due to the cold air. Piles of yuki fill the space nearly everywhere. From one point, the scenery was beatiful... subhanAllah, but it was challenging. For the people here, yuki means trouble. In worse cases, transportation comes to a halt, houseroofs collapse.



Akita Eki east entrance... moments after arrival by bus from Tokyo


Frozen road... I should have learned ice skating at sunway pyramid....


The next day... on the way for snowboarding trip..

Wheater forecast said that next week is expected to be warm. Yuki will rapildy melt, except in the mountainous areas. But this is just the beginning of fuyu. Its hard to guess nature. oops.. dah nak exam.. kena pulon.. nanti ada peluang aku cerita sikit tentang koujou kengaku... menarik jugak la... tsutzuku...

nota sisi;
yuki=snow
fuyu=winter
eki=station
koujou kengaku= lawatan sambil belajar ke kilang-kilang
tsutzuku=to be continued

shibarakudeshitane..

Assalamu'alaikum,

I ve been busy since last week, with assignments and preparation for kougyou eiken this Sunday. So much to do that I dont even have time for a walk(of course its a joke). But then, I realise that the mid sem exam is just three weeks from now. Talking about exam, I believe my friends in Malaysia are struggling for the best. Good luck. Mannajah fi kulli imtihan.I m going to Tokyo next Tuesday with my classmates for three days.

Thats all for now. Tu la naim, kan sekarang dah sibuk, tapi belum terlambat. Ganbaranakya naranai...

Nota sisi;
shibarakudeshitane- its been a while
kougyou eiken- technical English Examination
ganbaranakya naranai-must work hard

Hitotsumori Kouen

Assalamu'alaikum,

This morning, I ve done some of my assignment, and then played soccer at Hitotsumori Kouen. Public park and field is a common thing in Japan, especially in the "not so big" areas like Tokyo. In Akita city, there are few, and Hitotsumori Kouen is one of it. But it is not the biggest.


Hitotsumori Kouen

I wish there will be more public amenities like this in Malaysia, so that people can benefits their weekends and free time in a good and healthy way. Just that, its quite hard to maintain public amenities in Malaysia with vandalism, garbage throwing etc. Apepun, kene fikir positif. Tak suka kutuk negara sendiri, walaupun kekurangan dan kelemahan itu memang jelas dan nyata. "Hujan emas di negeri orang, hujan batu di negeri sendiri, baik lagi di negeri sendiri"

Approaching nature is a good thing. And I love watching nihonjin playing with their young kids. Need to stop now. Ada keje lagi skit. Minggu depan ada hari terbuka kolej. Adoi~

nota sisi;
kouen-taman, park, field
nihonjin-orang jepun, japanese

sukkari akini nattekita ne...

I think its not too late for me to wish Salam Aidilfitri.

Today is Saturday, the 8th of Syawal. The new semester enters the 3rd week and I am starting to tune myself to become the old "me". The seven weeks summer holiday somehow has weaken me a little bit. Not because of the fasting. Perhaps I have been playing too much. A week before raya, my school 's "supo-tsu taikai" was held, and my class end up at 3rd. I played soccer as reserve, though we were badly beaten at the 2nd round.

Ish-ish, minda ku penat menulis dalam English. Tak cekap dah, kena usaha balik. Aidilfitri di sini, sederhana. Tapi dah cukup meriah bagi aku. Daripada sambut sorang-sorang. LAgipun tahun ni hari sabtu... tak la sambut dalam kelas. Persiapan untuk jamuan raya, buat sama-sama. Aku tolong sikit je. Raya.... tak salah nak bergembira, berjamuan, berziarah. Cuma, tak boleh lupa maksud sebenar 1 syawal. Hari kemenangan, untuk orang-orang yang menang.


Kad raya...


aki desu...



Ayam bakar mayonis... yang tak berapa jadi

Resipi ayam kat atas ni, aku ambik kat mesra.net. Kepada encik Amir di perancis (kalau anda baca la), kalau dah bosan tak tau nak masak ape, boleh la cuba resipi kat website tu. Ada banyak.

Sejak datang sini, masak bergilir-gilir. Dan masak untuk student lain jugak. Dan bila masak untuk orang lain, baru la terasa nak cuba benda baru. Sebab timbul perasaan, nak menggembirakan orang lain. Berbeza kalau masak untuk diri seorang, tak sedap pun tak apa, hangus pun... tak boleh kata apa, sebab diri sendiri yang rasa. Tapi macam mana kalau nak di jamu untuk orang lain? Mesti terfikirkan perasaan mereka, dan seolah-olah menjadi tanggungjawab untuk masak sedap-sedap. I am sure that our mother or father feel the same when they cook or do something for us. And they ask nothing in return... [|_|] oh... emosional la pulak..

Even now, the leaves are still changing colour... and soon InsyaAllah, winter will give a visit. Suhu sekarang ni, paling sejuk dalam 7 C di waktu malam. Siang paling panas kira-kira 20 C. But its getting colder here...

Sampai di sini dulu. Di mana pun kita berada, gerakkan diri dan isilah masa. Terlalu banyak berseronok dan membiarkan masa lapang berlalu tanpa diisi akan menyebabkan hidup kosong. Dan jangan lupa tujuan kita dijadikan di muka bumi ni...

nota sisi;
supo-tsu taikai= kejohanan sukan
aki=autumn, musim luruh