THE APCC MISSION PROJECT: PART 2

DAY 2: 

Hari ni hari kedua aktiviti APCC. Aktiviti pada hari ni boleh dikatakan lagi relax and santai drpd semalam sbb x memerlukan banyak pergerakan (ok, cam pelik je bunyi tu..) Maksudnya, hari ni x payah nk berjalan banyak. Kalau semalam, balik rumah macam nk terbakar kaki. hehehhe. So, what happened today??

         Today we have the privilege to go to one of the best school in Ipoh which is SMJK SAM TET. Upon reaching the school, I would say that the welcoming celebration is pretty grand. I'm amazed myself. Kami telah disambut oleh "pink" dragon sekolah Sam Tet, the brass band and tabik hormat oleh PBSM sekolah tersebut.

 

        Selepas itu, macam biasa ada ucapan alu-aluan dari Pengetua Sekolah Sam Tet, ucapan wakil dari konvoi Jepun, which in this case is Mr.Takahide Kuwano (he's not a student but the leader of the group). Then, kami dibawa utk melihat sedikit sesi pengajaran dan pembelajaran Tingkatan 6. hahhaha yang paling lawaknya, ada pula video lagu Maroon 5 Payphone tapi lyrics pasal transition elements. Macam pelik sikitlah time tu. Oh, lupa pula diorang juga ada buat experiment chemistry kecil-kecilan macam experiment vitamin C, neutralisation, experiment pasal Rf value and macam2 lagilah. Biasalah being me, mmg banyk soalan lah yang ditanya. Kesian pulak rasanya kat students2 yg buat experiment tu. Kelam kabut nk jawab :P sorry ye...

           And then ada jamuan ringan. After that, kami dihidangkan dgn persembahan seni mempertahankan diri - taichi, wushu, lions dance, dragon dance and 24 drums. Habis tu persembahan muzik pula - symphony orchestra, chinese orchestra, choir and brass band. Bila semua persembahan dah habis ada sesi penyampaian cenderamata and majlis bersurai.

24 DRUMS....saya sendiri pun x sure nape nama dia 24 drums, nmpk drums tu ada 9 je. Emm, maybe drums lain tgh ambik cuti kot :P

Chinese Orchestra

Dragon Dance

Aktiviti di sekolah Sam Tet mungkin dah habis tapi lepas tu kitaorang pergi....................................................IPOH PARADE!! wuhuuu main BOWLING!! Tapi sebenarnya rasa amat sedih lah time main bowling tu. Sebabnya saya kena main dengan the 3 leaders from Japan - Mr. Takahide Kuwano, Ms. Yuki Nonaka and Ms. Akiko Watanabe. Masa practice tu, Mr. Takahide aka Mr. Surf, asyik masuk longkang je bola dia. Samalah macam saya so rasa cam lega sikitlah sbb ada geng. Rupa2nya bila dah start game....PERGHH PERGHH PERGHH hebat gilerzzz!!! Markah depa semua 100++++, yang saya ni...20++ je. Loser giler but nonetheless they are very supportive and it was a great fun to play bowling with them ^_^ Enjoy sangat!!

Happy Faces during bowling time - from left: Hayato, Yuki, Ami and Akiko. From left at the back: Chisato & Rikako

Yuki, Reina & Akiko...comel je semua

"WE ARE THE WINNERS OF TODAY!!! WEEE"

THE APCC MISSION PROJECT: PART 1

Assalamualaikum w.b.t.// Salam Sejahtera// Yutakana Oiwai (entah betul entah tidak...hehehhe)

Saya rasa amat bertuah sangat pada tahun 2013 ini kerana telah dijemput untuk menghadirkan diri bagi memeriahkan program + melibatkan diri + menyemakkan diri (eh, tipu je tu) dalam program "THE APCC MISSION PROJECT 2013 ITINERARY FOR IPOH, MALAYSIA" oleh pihak Majlis Bandaraya Ipoh (MBI) yang diadakan selama seminggu. Tetapi disebabkan saya ni tak berapa nk free..hahahha perasan je tu, menipu byk ni..haizz..so, saya pun hanya boleh menghadirkan diri utk 3 hari sahaja. Sob sob..oh kejap. Korang tahu x apa bnda APCC tu?? Haaaa....kalau nk tahu, pi cari sendiri. Malas den nk menerangkannya di sini.

         So, basically this programme is about exchanging students from Fukuoka to Ipoh and from Ipoh to Fukuoka. Ha, special x?? Of courselah special sbbnya Ipoh and Fokuoka ni twin cities!!! Weee..ada je programme students dari Malaysia pergi ke Jepun yg dipanggil GENESIS kot kalau x silap. TAPI apa kan daya, disebabkan saya ni x de nk terlibat dgn bnda2 itu, maka tak bolehlah menerangkannya lebih lanjut di sini. The total number of Japanese students that came for this programme is around 15 about the age 12-16!!

DAY 1:

OK. Jadi hari ni hari first saya join activity diorang ni...well, what can I say, AWKWARD!! hahah biasalah saya ni pemalu orangnya (konon). Awkward mula2 jelah, lepas tu apalagi huhahuha lah jawabnya :P Tapi x delah nk segan sangat sbbnya bersama dgn adik2 yang comel-comel belaka. Cuma satu jelah, depa ni semua pemalu sesangat-sangat. Nk ajak sembang pun agak susah..

        Aktiviti pertama, pergi ke GOPENG HOMESTAY. Adik2 comel Jepun + Malaysia kita ni semua kena naik bas yang dah disediakan oleh MBI, yang orang "besar2" semua naik van. Reasonnya, first sebab bas dah x muat (muahahhaa), second sbb bas x boleh masuk dlm perkampungan Gopeng jadi half-way trip, semua budak2 yang naik bas tu kena tukar naik.....LORI!!!!!!!!!!!

Ha, ambik kau. Macam human trafficking dah gaya. JUAL JUAL SATU 15000 yen, yang mana putih2 gebu + pipi gemuk up lagi harga. hahaha Jalan raya ke rumah homestay tu sgt x sekata org putih sebut bumpy road. Kitaorang yang naik van ni pun dah macam apa dah dlm tu, apatah lagi depa yang kat atas lori tu dgn cuaca panas teriknya..hanya tuhan saje yg tahu. Sebelum sampai ke homestay, buat persinggahan dulu kat ladang getah.

Wahhhh...ini ke pokok getah?? Hebat2

You have my full respect uncle!! Hebat giler pak cik ni speaking BI, kalau exam IELTS ni mahunya dpt band 9. CAYALAH PAK CIK ;)

Bila tibanya di homestay Gopeng tu, kami disambut dengan paluan kompang, ada budak2 kecil bawak bunga mangga lagi. Macam nk kahwin dah rasanya..*blushing* and of course x lengkaplah kan upacara menyambut tetamu tanpa pertunjukan silat. Kat homestay ni ada buat macam2 aktiviti eg belajar tarian tradisional Melayu, belajar mcm mana nak buat mini bakul, buat bedak sejuk, and macam2 lagilah.

TARIAN TRADISIONAL MELAYU - adik2 pakai baju pink tu tgh tunjuk macam mana nak menari tarian tradisional melayu...tapi nampak gayanya wanita yg bertudung purple itu aka boss besar saja yg dpt tangkap. Orang2 Jepun especially yg lelaki belah kanan tu aka leader mereka tahu nk menari tapi menari dgn added flavour made in Japan punye lah

CARA2 NAK BUAT BAKUL MINI MENGGUNAKAN SURAT KHABAR

YUKI dari kiri tgh ajar adik2 dari Jepun mcm mana nak menganyam bakul *master tuu*

Lepas habis buat aktiviti kat homestay ni and selepas habis menjamu selera, kami pun bergerak ke GUA TEMPURUNG!!! Yang naik lori still naik lori lagi...muahahha

DARI KIRI: RUI, RIO AND FAIZ ^_^

 Masa masuk dalam Gua Tempurung, terdengar perbualan 2 org budak lelaki (umur 12):
BOY A: Wey, gf tu apa huh?? Girlfriend eh?
BOY B: Ha'ah..gf tu girlfriend.
BOY A: Ooohh, eh kau ada gf x?
BOY B: x de..
BOY A: Tipu ah...aku x caya!! Kau mesti dah ada kan??
BOY B: Mana ada!!! Tp insyaAllah bila aku dah besar nnt aku akan ada..
BOY A: Ye ke?
BOY B: Ha'ah. Yelah sekarang ni kan kita kecik lagi...buat apa nak cinta2 ni. Tu semua CINTA MONYET!! Mana boleh pakai. Mengarut je semua tu
BOY A: Habis tu kau nk ada gf time umur kau berapa?
BOY B: Bila aku dah 20 nnt ah. Time tu baru cinta betul.

*ketawa kecil + terkedu bila terdengar perbualan ni...kids with their imagination n ambition...tibe2 terasa pulak time tu. oppss*

Masa nak keluar dari Gua Tempurung, jln sekali dgn En.Suhaimi. Tiba2...
EN. SUHAIMI: Hah, Awak x nak ke tulis nama boyfriend awak kat dinding gua ni. Ni byk nama ada kat sini
ME: *terkejut* huh?? Nak tulis nama bf?? Buat apa??
EN. SUHAIMI: Eh, x nak ke? Ke tempat ni x standard nak tulis nama bf awak kat sini? hahaha
ME: hahahhaha *hanya mampu tertawa*

Tiba2 terasa Gua Tempurung ni dah jadi Gua Kisah Cinta pula ni. :) 

THE END. Itu je tempat2 yg sempat dilawati hari ni...esok ada lagi so kena tunggu!! ;)

THINGS THAT I'VE LEARNED TODAY
1) Open your heart to learn new culture and take part to experience it when you have the chance. Because you might not get another one
2) Learn to mingle around with others, broaden your perspective
3) Tersedar something bila naik Gua Tempurung tadi. A new theory and realization. Bila kita naik tangga or let's say climbing up the hill, kita terpaksa menggunakan sepenuh tenaga and kudrat yang ada utk angkat kaki ni dan berjalan menuju ke atas. 5 minit tu terasa macam 30 minit (bagi org normal...saya luar biasa. Steady je..ceehhhh) and journey utk sampai ke puncak tu sangat lah lama. Tapi bila kita turun tangga or climbing down the hill, laju je sampai bawah. Samalah dalam kehidupan kita ni. Kalau nk berjaya tu mcm susah sgt, jalan dia perit, kena study kuat, kena ambil risiko, sometimes kena korbankan masa and tenaga demi mencapai kejayaan aka menuju puncak. Masa nak sampai atas tu pun ambil masa yang lama, it's not a few months of hard work but many many years. Tapi kalau nak fail tu senang je...goyanglah kaki, x yah buat apa2 dah dpt FAIL! Jadi fikir2kanlah

TATA ~.^

7 STEPS TO GREAT RELATIONSHIPS

Hold your horses. Huh, I know the title of the post is "7 Steps To Great Relationships" but come on people, don't only think relationship= couples//special boyfriend//special girlfriend. It could also be relationship with your friends, family members, teachers etc etc. hahaha ok..whatever I'm just rumbling. HIT IT ALREADY @@

1. Respect People

 

Always talk to people with respect; speaking to them like you want to be spoken to. Be kind in your words and actions. Think before you speak, because once the words leave your mouth, they can't ever be taken back. Your words may be forgiven, but they will never be forgotten. When you speak harshly to someone, you put a small crack in that relationship. Too many small cracks and the relationship will crumble.

 

2. Be Loyal and Trustworthy

 

Be the kind of person that can always be counted on to do the right thing. Never do anything to betray that trust. Always be honest, and always temper your honesty with kindness. Let them know that they can always lean on you, and even their deepest secrets are safe. If you don't have trust in a relationship, you don't have anything to build on.

 

"A friend is one who walks in when others walk out" ~~ Walter Winchell

 

3. Put Others First – Be a Friend

 

I know it's not easy, but you need to put the needs of others first. By that very act you show how much you care, and how important that relationship is to you. When you enter a relationship with a heart that puts others first, you are blessed by the fruits that are grown from such an act. By showing a genuine interest in others, you show yourself a friend, and gain loyal, lifelong friends to yourself.

 

As Dale Carnegie said, "You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.

 

"The only reward of virtue is virtue; the only way to have a friend is to be one." ~~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

4. Don't Try and Be Someone You're not

 

Always strive to be your best self, but never try and be someone you're not. Relationships built upon lies and distortions will never stand. Real friends are honest and upfront with each other. If you want to have a real friend, then be a real friend. Part of being a real friend is being yourself. If you want to impress someone, impress them with your kindness and friendship.

 

5. Don't Take People For Granted

 

I think this act probably causes more hurt, resentment, or weakening of friendships than any other. We go from enjoying someone's company, really appreciating all the things they do for us, and thinking about how great they are for the things they do. Then, let a little time go by, and we stop acknowledging the good things about them. We come to expect certain things that we considered special at one time. Don't do it, it's a relationship breaker. No one wants to be taken for granted.

 

6. Be Forgiving

 

What if the one being taken for granted is you? It hurts to feel like you're not appreciated. If we aren't vigilant in caring for our relationships, these things can easily happen. That's why it is important for us to look at others like Christ looks at us, with compassion and forgiveness.

 

Be sure to talk to the person taking you for granted. Don't let it build inside until the relationship is destroyed and irreparable. If they're a true friend they should apologize and be willing to change that.

 

Another trick to great relationships is good communications, and not holding grudges. Be forgiving as Christ is forgiving.

 

7. Be Positive and Encouraging

 

I love being around people who are positive and encouraging. It brings out the best in me and causes me to want to be positive and encourage to others. Can you think of a better emotional boost than to help put a smile on someone's face?

 

Dwelling on and being discouraged over problems will do nothing to make them better. We need to acknowledge the problem, tell that problem it's not going to define us, and then get to working finding a solution.

 

When someone you care about is down and hurting, you getting depressed with them will do nothing to help. What you need to do is show them compassion, be empathetic, and let them know you're there for them.

 

Then you need to lift them up. Help them to see some of the wonderful things about themselves and their life. Sometimes people just need to be reminded that they're special, and we believe in them even when they quit believing in themselves.

 

DISAPPOINTED SALESMAN

A disappointed salesman of Coca-Cola returned from his assignment to Saudi Arabia.

A friend asked,"Why weren't you successful with the Saudis?"

The salesman explained,"When I got posted I was very confident that I would make a good sales pitch. But I had a problem. I didn't know how to speak Arabic. So I planned to convey the message through three posters."