here...

i m blogging, because i m super bored...

not back home YET..

stranded in Incheon Airport, for at least 4 hrs....

tired and sleepy...

seriously hope there is a bed for me now....

i m suppose to open my eyes...open big big....to guard my luggage

darn...

lucky here they provide free wi-fi spots and laptops for ppl like me...

seriously bored to death.

they realy have god facilities here, free lounges, wi-fi spots, and even experiencing korean cultural arts for FREE.

too bad.

if you are stranded here for hours like me, you will be bored as well.after the 1st hour.

dying to reach home, or somewhere where you can just close your eyes, and forgot about EVERTHING.

New Year....

For the Japanese, January 1st is their New Year, and it meant a lot to them. I experienced it myself over there with my host family, and am really lucky to have such host parents which are quite tradition, which they still practice their traditions, where most modern family don't.

We had a short tea ceremony before breakfast. Which meant the arrival of New Year, Health and prosperous. Then the breakfast. i dont have much photos, coz, my camera's memory was full..lame of me for not thinking of bringing a pen drive. Which i realize it on the plane later..Anyway, i do have the 'washed-out' ones with me, given by them. I am sooo silly.



the 'bentou' on the table was delivered to the house early in the morning, consist of all kind of weird food, small, and most of it were unrecognizable. Haha...even otousan cant tell.

the 3 sets of bentou is called 'osechi ryouri' -御節料理。well, each layer has their own meaning.
those who are interested to know further details, go wiki!

After the breakfast, japanese will usually dressed in kimono ( for the more traditional ones), and go to their respective temple--jinja,神社.




after saying their prayers, they will go for omikuji,おみくじ。which is the fortune telling process for the new year. where u get a small piece of paper, sort of like those we got in chinese temples after shaking the bundle of sticks in a container. but differently, i just randomly pick the folded piece up from a basket. erm...i forgot what i got though..haha.. and there is also omamori,お守り --u can call it luck charm..


お守り

but trust me, its not cheap.

but almost everybody got themselves one there haha....

erm....i not quite sure after visitin the shrines what usual japanese ppl do, but that day we went straight home, went out for walks, and had curry for dinner--by me!! haha...^^

haha...this year, for year end, i went back to my home town in johor. really relaxing, went to waterfall with brothers and cousins and fool around like kids lol....long time never play till so siao dy....quite a nice way to end a year too...haha...


by the way---

akemashite omedetou !!
あけまして　おめでとう！！

means--HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYBODY!!!

**PS: my posts on youth exchange are not finish yet....er...soon to..will finish it...not for readers, but for my self-record...haha..those who are interested can refer to labels with youth exchange jp, not interested? jump la...

Japan ^-^ Part 4.(Day 5) Bak-kut-teh

Got an as usual breakfast...plus --FISH EGG. just like those orangie thing above the shushi that we can get in jusco supermarket, but TRICE bigger!! taste was almost the same, but sweeter.

After that, okaasan decided to let me have a round in the hospital, walking around and seeing stuff. Made lots of friends!! they were devided into 3 types of staff. The girls in Green uniform are receptionist, taking part in helping and handling phone calls, deskjobs. And those in Pink uniform, are nurse trainees. Last, those in White are qualified nurses. There is also 2 nurseman!

really dedecated nurses they are. It is different when they are at work, sooo serious!!
i am also raelly afraid to kacau them..But they were friendly, just like a BIG family. Some of them stay at the dorm nearby, which belongs to the Tanaka's. Their youngest daughter, Miyo lives there too!.....it is just like an apartment.

There is Yui at the door connecting the house and the hospital..She is sweet!

There, i saw the microscopic thing which goes through a tube down into the patients stomach, colon, to trace and get infected speciment, or growth. It was tough for the patient to roll around and swallow the long tube..later onwards, i also witness a hand operation, the patient has a growth in the joint of his thumb, and Mr. Tanaka, as the attending doctor, just simply slit open after using ball pen to mark the length of slit, and of course applying iodine to prevent infection. my eyes grow really big when i see him stuff a long bandage cloth into the small slit to stop blood flow, and pull it out @_@ !! overall, learn lots today, i m just so glad that i can understand their explanation although with lots of help in chinese wording. Most of the name of sickness are complicated, so Natsuki( the trainee who help me along) jot down kanji in my notebook along the way, and it helps alot!!!

Later, had luch, and met up with Takami san ( she works as a volunteer in the hospital). She is a Newspaper Reporter , and ask lots about Malaysia , Youth Exchange , from me. She did ask permission from me to wirte an article about me....wonder did i came out in the newspaper... After that, Takami san and okaasan brought me to a house just across the hospital. The owner Hideki san was a vegetable, and he recovers slowly, and he can even write now! usually he will sit up and watch TV...He looks great and healthy ! although he is currently under treatment...

Back row: okaasan, Takami san, me //Front row, Mr Hideki and his wife..

After the visit, Uchidasan, 1 of the nurseman, brought me to post office to send New Year greetings to my parents and it cost 90 yen each to Malaysia. Less than RM3.
We went to Tanaka's Old folks home for a visit. Quite same with Yoshino's.. The old folks are really cute. Man grows 1 way physically, from baby to teenage, adult, and older. But the mind set is a CYCLE, for most of us human. The old folks is just like children, and are lovable....


Me and one of the aunty...the aunty behind is carrying a doll, and just cant be separate from it....^_^

When reach home, Tanaka's eldest daughther brought her family around and Hikaru chan, the smallest, shich is around a few months old was super cute and chubby..haha..with saliva all around!

The cute Hika-chan...haha...the two labs behind are as adorable..Love them all!! and are really protective towards little Hika!

At night, i cooked Malaysia's Bak-kut-teh for them. Cant believe i actually can serve it up...haha...not bad.. not bad...without training before i came too! Well, i just bought the spices packet and bought the ingredients written behind the packet there, and just...follow instruction....haha...they said 'ooishii! ooishii!' but dunno real or not..haha..i think is ok lar...Icchan, okaasan's friend, which is a good cook, came to help around! She is cute.. Kana came 2! And we made okonomiyaki together!

delicious okonomiyaki( in round plate) with dango( round thing in sticks). Dango here is alot more delicious than those i got in Malaysia's Bon Odori- half cooked, and rock hard in the middle..this was soft!

my bak-kut-teh( stew with spices, tohu, mushrooms, boiled eggs, vege and others)
i realise that here, they dun have big pots or big kuali, everything is miniature size..i m lucky because i live next to a hospital...and that pot carrying the stew was really old! too bad...that's the biggest. and i m cooking for more than 10 person.

Kana and me:Onigiri making...the shape is out...i m bad...haha...

haha.. i m halfway calling out... from right: sanae, me, nao, Kayo and hika, Hitomi, and Natsuki with Yura( eldest sis' daughther) below.

btw, even when eating, nobody sat cross legged!!!haha...all nice and proper..all eating together...haha...my stew(pot in the middle) went off really fast.. most of the young staff in the hospital came..the elders are quite busy...still working...

Okaasan, Miyo( her second daughter) with Yura , and me with Hika!

After dinner, all of us went to karaoke, i took a drink....but didnt finish it..haha..if not i will be sleepwalking home...

i thought it was all over for today...And heard the girls saying they will need to go to another school later for volley practise! It is like 9 pm to 10...so i went along to watch..but ended up playing badminton with shoukosan( the head nurse), and loose throughout!! wow...they are good in sports!! when they ask me what i m good in,and what i use to represent, i was like...(ya, i can play anything, but talking about representing...that's too far away!! but here, almost everybody is good in one or another sports!ooh..i felt so small o_o) Half of the staffs joined into a team representing Kunitomi Prefecture, anad won 3rd for Girl's Volleyball Chapionship in the national game before this. Even some of the elder nurses are in the game too, and are good in it! They practises almost every night. And the Tanakas own this team. Uchidasan, the nurseman in the hospital, is one of the couch. The other coach (er..i forgot his name) actually coached Malaysia's Volley team in Selangor before coaching their team. He used to stay in Malaysia for yrs, before returning to Japan. really professional!! Their practise was superb! and i never thought they are such professional players!

The team..there is otousan at the left corner, and uchidasan at the right. The girl holding the cert is Kumi, which is the leader. And my friends are all in. hahaha...it was a surprise!

Japan ^-^ Part 3.(Day 4) Fluorante Illumination

Went jogging in 6.00 am. the brightness was like 6.45am in Malaysia. I wore t-shirt and long pants, before i can go out, i was told to put on another long pants and another jacket!! and it was really cold!! the plce that we went is more likely a paddy field...Miyazaki is not exactly a big city like tokyo, and this is the part that i love best of all!!

Otousan ,okaasan , Johnny and Arisu

came back around 8.30, had breakfast.Shiroi miso sup( which i get it EVERYDAY, and it taste nice!), umeboshi, rice and strawberry. I was introduce to furikake, a kind of addition to the rice, like adding some salt and seaweed plus your favourite flavor( egg/ seafood/ ika/ salmon) to your rice. it is in dry form, er.. a better and healthier version of seasoning. which, according to them, only kids add that, and i like it alot! The rice and miso sup that we had is prepared by the staff in the hospital, we got a share of the hospital food almost every meal, but it taste real good!

i was introduce to Tezuka Shouko san, the head nurse after that...she is a really nice lady, but very serious when come to work. She and okaasan was sending New year cards.Told me lots of interesting stuff...like 'takyubin' which means 宅急便， courier service. It is widely used there compare to mails. erm...depends, actually.
Okaasan and shoukosan

Later, went with Sanae to do ' toge' --陶艺. before going there, we went to visit Yoshino's old folks home. ( my second host is the manager of 3 old folks home, they were actually affliated to my 1st host's hospital--before i came)
'toge'--陶艺 well, i didn't make it, but just see how he make it, we have it in Malaysia's Sarawak too. I went to there when i was Standard 6.. Instead, me and Sanae each got an opportunity to decorate a mug made of toge. Of course, money matters too. Nothing is free!!

The significant building of the place i 'made' 'toge'.District lion-kawano san's work place.He gave me this opportunity to visit this place! it's like a city, made for visitors, there are wine factory, restaurants, 'toge' centre, hotel, onsen, and lots of traditional features there. gift shops and boutique are also situated in that 'city'-----AYA ( water's origin- written on the building)

The sweet girl --Tamaki , who accompany us troughout the journey, showing us all the place around 'AYA' city. Thanks lot to her, she even made an effort to explain to me the process of wine making, in Japanese.She is really cute!

'Katsu Kare' -- pORK cURRY RICE( direct translation) Although it is named curry, haha...it is far away from Malaysia's spicy level !

At night, we took off to Miyazaki city with Kana, and Sanae. Both of them are receptionist in the hospital. There will be illuination in FLuorante- a place where lights deco are put up for christmas. Erm...i felt a bit weird there actually, Kana paid the bills for my entrance fee to see lights deco, where i can see almost everywhere in Malaysia's street. Anyway, it turn out to be really great---esp for couples. Its hard to get someone to take photos for the 3 of us, cause everyone seemed to be engaged, and BUSY. haha.....

it was really freezing outside.... From left, Sanae, me and Kana.

After dinner, we join otousan and okaasan at Bon-Bon Tei( a typical Japanese Bar)
had some weird dishes....cnt remember the names..Later, we went to the Game centre which is just down the road. haha....we took 'puricura' --the photo vending machine
( 大头贴 )。 Otousan claims that this is the first time coming to game centres and taking 'puricura' , haha...he doesnt look like a doctor here then...
At Bon-Bon Tei...-the bar counter::u can eat any of the food served on big plates on the table. All are weird to me..

hahaha...cute otousan was like thinking what to do next....

by the way, there are lots of vending machines-'jidouhanbaiki' selling all sorts, ranging from food, drinks, to books and newspaper. i came across a weird one..the soup machine....but didnt got a camera with me!!

Japan ^-^ Part 2.(Day 3)--snowing!!

Woke up with a bad leg ache...
I convinced myself that i m in Japan, by staring around my bedroom...haha...that feeling of waking up in somebody's house...



my room in Tanaka's House..

Had a beautiful breakfast....prepare by Mrs Tanaka.(haha..where got such thing at home wor...my mum will said: 'nothing better to do r??!!'..haha..)
Breakfast~~

After breakfast, went with Mrs Tanaka and her two staffs who are same age with me, erm to accompany me lar...that's very nice of them..--Miyuki and Sanae. Mrs Tanaka drove us to , erm, she mention Coke factory...but halfway through she called the weather forecaster to ask if there is snow on the mountain, and we went up.It was a 2 hours drive and was like going up Genting Highlands. Never Ending. And for once, i really felt like vomitting.. I am so lucky, for the first time in my life, i see snow!!( jakun's comment..) but it felt quite similar.....haha...like ais kacang in Malaysia!! no wonder lar...(i played around with the ice kacang machine before that..) fingers freezing.... Mrs Tanaka even made a snow man!!! haha...it was fun!

Sanae and me....

okaasan's snowman...made by twigs and snow..plus stones.

Then eventually we went to the Coke Factory, according to them, the Coke Factory in Miyazaki can be visited by anyone.it was meant mainly for school kids, but at that time, so coincidently at our session there's only 4 of us. We sat at the big auditorium hall and listen to the emcee about production of coke and watched the slides. when we came out later, there is a big group of visitors which enters after us, which filled more than half of that auditorium...They are really erm...sincere?? dunno wether is it the right word..
spend time to entertain us although there was only the 4 of us..

We went to have Udon mee at a shop after the trip. IT WAS DELICIOUS!! The best i had ever tasted....


Went home after that.
I gave them the -- i call it" well devided" presents to my Tanaka family, where there is only Mrs and Mr Tanaka. I even made coffee for them! er,...it is the well-known Malaysia's Nescafe 3 in 1, --Almond flavor..Haha...
I was told that there will be a Lions meeting of this Prefecture( something like Kuala Lumpur/ Puchong/ etc../) Before i went out, i took a bath. And for the first time in my life, i was told to use the bath tub, and in Japan, EVERYONE uses the same bath tub. No changing of water. Of course, took shower properly before entering la...dun dirty the water..I stepped into the bath tub, and immediately jumped out. The water was really HOT!!!! LOOK at the temperature meter, and found that it was around 40 c ...Still, i went in, jumping around.. it was really relaxing when u got use to the temperature. When i looked up, found that the ceiling was dripping with water, ....vapourised water, then condensed, which drips on me later ....cold...
i learn from them that their ceiling is made of some special material so that the vapour wont damage it.

We, both host parents( i have two hosts-Tanaka and Yoshino::ref: part 1), gather at Sushiya( Sushi house). A traditional restaurant where chairs are not provided, --low tables with flat cushions to seat on--correction>> kneel on. for girls, it is impolite to sit cross legged, so everyone were on their knees, including me. Mens can choose, but those i saw, they kneel at first when meeting each other, and sat cross legged later on.I met with another girl -Chika who is departing for Malaysia, going to Subang Jaya,Selangor the day after tomorrow, and her family.Then more or less 20 ppl came fore the meeting. We had both country's theme song..er..i sang for Negaraku, but was not heard...erm, more correctly, i open my mouth to sing, but was not heard. i m the only Malaysian!! And the radio does the good job..really loud.We knelt through the whole process, around 45 min.. haha...i felt like screaming already.. So glad when time's up, to dine in the other room. i STOOD up actually, without falling over... But my mouth really drop when i saw the dinning room. The same arrangement, no chairs. So, continue kneeling through the dinner. I was praying for it to end soon, so that i can stand up!!! I actually ate raw fish..all sorts. Just try EVERYTHING. That's what i told myself before i came to Japan. But just a bit of everything la...the red chunk of raw fish taste horrible, the white one is ok though..We, me and Chika was served with sushi without wasabi.They actually melt wasabi in the sushi there.

The Japanese ate really fast. And all with chopstick, even when drinking soup. Seldom see spoons there , nor fork. Just plain chopsticks. Otousan(* Mr Tanaka, which i will mention as Otousan( father) fr here onwards) has a large collection of chopsticks, --chopsticks lover. Okaasan( * Mrs Tanaka (mum)) will buy a pair for him everywhere she went. Otousan was really cute when he shows me one of his favourite collection..

my host parents!! - Mr and Mrs Tanaka

By the way, this is only the 2nd day, and i had already experience the famous ground shaking of Japan...--earthquakes....It was around 3am in the morning and i was half asleep..The whole situation around me was shaking ...not vigorously, and i thought i was dreaming...bad dream. so just covered myself with blanket..and tell myself--forget about it...as long as i dun see extra things in front of me, its all right... but the sound of pebbles falling from the rooftop was drilling in my mind...so, thats how i know i m not immagining things. I didnt brought the topic up immediately to my host parents, untill two days later...haha...i wanted to ask so much, but, just....cant remember.

PS:Just finish my trials..so hope to finish posting my homestay in JP as fast as possible before the next exam....my homestay in Japan is around 21 days...haha...i will post day by day...

Japan ^-^ Part 1.(Day 1 and 2)

Last December in 2006, I went on a Youth exchange programme to JAPAN, sponsered by Lions Club. It was really a memorable event that i would not forget in my life...and i would like to thank Lions club for giving me such opportunity.

I went for the interview in mid year of 2006, and got this goden opportunity. I really enjoy throughout the process, the writting test, the interview, the blazar measurement, the minute when i knew i got it, the moment i went to the airport, the moment i met my host family and many many more events that i would like to share....

Haha...but at the 1st day, which is the 16th of Dec, things really went out of my expectation. Arriving 1st at the airport before others, but end up last checking in. All because i m in my cargo pants...and the attire required should be FORMAL. Harsh words by the Lions nevermind...still i had to end up buying a mens long pants at BONIA!! haihz...there is NO ladies boutique in KLIA, and there is no other shops other than BONIA, which is the only 1 which sells formal attire....
GOODNESS ME.....spend more than a hundred.......i will remeber that for my life time to be more careful in attires....haha...worst still, i m the 2nd one who kena, no wonder i got much more scolding than the 1st one..(met her in BONIA too....)

Friends on the same group(some of them) to Fukuoka..at Singapore Airport

Then, after that we depart to Singapore in MAS. From Singapore, we took a transit to Fukuoka, Japan in Singapore Airlines. There were 5 batches to Japan, Nagoya, Kansai, Sapporo, Fukuoka, and Narita. Others took direct flight from KLIA to their destination in MAS except us, who need to take transit with SIA because there are no direct flight from KLIA...it was an enjoyable flight, although it is my first time flying for so long. I get to sit by the window to watch the horizons...haha....it was quite fun actually, to watch the clouds beneath us.....like 'jakun' ....never see before..... Flight is from 0110 (M'sia) till the next 6 hrs.....which is 0815 Japan time. Legs ache like anything, (that's the disadvantage of sitting by the window, u couldnt get out, unless u woke the other two beside u...) So i really sit still, through the flight.... Didn't get enough sleep, cause got flu....it was bad, sniffing all the way ....Overall, i m in BAD condition........
One thing good, the plane food is luxurious!! and it doesnt taste as bad as i thought, itis delicious!! Orange juice pissed me off, 1st cup was refreshing, but the next, and ....like no ending........can feel the layer of my teeth peeling off (after effect of acidic drinks)....i took tea later on..... -_- I got to see the rising sun!! haha...maybe the 2nd time in my life..., i even saw the snow flakes on the window pane!!! looks like the ones u always see in christmas tree decoration *.

Looks like a crack on the window pane from here.....

It was stated that it was -54 c outside...cant immagine.....haha...stupid question---why doesnt the plane froze....that was what i was interested in when i was in the plane.... then the temperature started to rise as it reaches ground. Snow flakes melt into small drops of water later on...


Out of the window, lucky me , sitting just on the wings..

As we reach Fukuoka airport, we got a big supprise!!!Lots of cameras flashing at us....wow....1st time( jakun...again) like star....haha..Blazar, although it is warming, but it did not cover my hands, it was freezing, and who says gloves make you warmer?? it went worse!!!But then, we got a real warm greeting by the Lions of Japan. We went to the conference room in Fukuoka Airport...lots of host families were waiting there, holding banners and all.... All of them seem to look alike to me, can't tell who is who...While seeking 'High and Low' for my host family in the big crowd, i hear lots of my new made friends calling out saying that they found theirs already...Then i end up with nobody......all alone...haha...i was soo depressed at that time, then a Japanese family offer me to sit beside her...( felt like unwanted orphan)...haha...at least i get to know the taste without family, or somebody beside me. But then in the end i was with a group of friends who also dun have their host parents with them. And nearly fainted, when they told us we had to take another flight to eah of our destination!!!! i thought our family was just coming late..didn't even inform us that we are going to take another route...plus plus together, we took the most flights among others---6 rounds, where others who went to other destination only took to and fro --2 rounds!! Serves me right for always saying that the best part in a travel is during flights to destination..but i didnt know i would get so much at once.T_T Still, i think it was the best part..haha...maybe not at that time...........

My destination is to Miyazaki, which heard from the Japan Lions, will need 3 hrs of driving, and the other group, ( there were 2 groups) to Kagoshima, 5 hrs of car ride, so impossible to go by car ...at first we still think going by car, that time really think we 'habis' already ....so tired, still need to sit in car for so long...there are total of 7 ppl that are taking this 2nd transit.including me, among the 40 of the rest of them, so, i m damn "lucky"...probability is 7/40 , and i got it!

Took this at fukuoka Airport, before taking domestic flight to Miyazaki.

First Sight of Miyazaki.....i am still sitting on the wing...couldnt get a better sight..

At last, we (3 of us from the total of 7) arrive after an hour ride with JAL. I met with my host parents. As there is only 3 of us, so 3 host family lo...not yours then mine dy, not much option..haha...my banner was there( er...small cardboard la...), another aunt who was not in the photo surprise me with a hug...wow...i was quite.... (er...i dun know u well enough...) but that was before la...then my main host father and mother..plus another 2 lions which one of them is a manager of "Aya" no Jou's Onsen( it is a place where alot of visitors come to visit, something like disneyland, but nothing to do with disney or mickey mouse, just the city form that looks alike lar.. , which i will visit later on...

The next thing i know is, we are eating in a I-Think-So-Damn-Expensive- French restaurant, btw my main host, although he is a manager of 3 old folks home, he drove a long Benz...I think car quite cheap there ( i think only la...)..cause most of the people i see seem to be driving big cars, no Protons or kancil there...haha... 1st time so embarrased, cant finish the food!!it aws damn expensive and the district Lion who took the bill for us...felt soooo bad...but really CAN'T finish!!!

After that, we we part with the district Lion, and went off with my host family.(* i will announce them as family from now). The aunt still with us, and i m damn curious why is she sticking with us, she look around her 40s, looks very typical Japanese, and really delicate and proper look.. They took me off shopping. Which was the last thing i want to do at that moment....Still i said hai hai, and went with them. The shopping they meant turn out to be at a supermarket, lots smaller than Tesco or Giant, maybe u can say it is a minimarket..but the price is no minimarket. haha...i went round and found Mentos!!! er it is more than RM3 by conversion...The aunt seem to be more like my host parents, was really warm, and i felt weird... she stuff lots of things which she bought under the name of 'us' into my room..

The first shop i went into in Jp.. the expensive 'minimarket'

My eyes nearly drop when the aunt said 'next' when we abroad the car..( i understand most of what they spoke, guessing game also play big roles in understanding) they turn to the BAKERY... remember...is Bakery!! and there is a wedding going on next door. They immediately said ikimassho! and pull me out of the car into the wedding hall. The wedding ended, but there were still some ppl( relatives i think..), drunk, for that old man.i remember him most. Went in and talk so much to the people there, took pics with the bride and bridegroom ( the bride was real prety, bridegroom also not bad..er..more to the preety side), introduce each other to me. They even gave me a small wedding gift which they distribute around...AND, which i found out later, that... they totally dun know each other, although living in the same place(sumthing like within Petaling Jaya)!! i thought they were relatives or what...neighbours>>??? hah...and they talk like they know each other for yrs....

the couple.....---haha....^^Just Married^^

THEN, ANOTHER SURPRISE. I seem to get lots of unexpected on that day...
I am not staying with my host parents, but with the aunt. Actually quite near from the aunt's house(* will name her Tanaka fr now) so, which means that those presents that i brought from Malysia , everthing has to split into two. Not enough to distribute!! when i arrived, another surprise. She is a nurse, her husband is a doc. They own a hospital just beside their house, and some pharmacies further down in the same road. Hospital connected..to house.
The 'genkan'(maindoor) beside on the right is the Hospital

the view of the hospital...half view from side.

1st time see.(definitely not from jakun's prospective now. i never seen any in Malaysia) They even provide a room just for me. And Mrs Tanaka got her staffs to decorate for me, thank her alot...and the staffs too, which means i made lots of friends.The room,plus a TV. I NEVER get personal TV in my life before le.. Then later, i learn that i will be staying in the aunts house for a longer period than my main host family. Called my parents, just to inform that i arrive.i really dunno how to explain the whole story of where i ended up when they ask me how was it. They didnt quite get what i mean actually, which i learn from them after i returm home. haha...they said, as long as they hear that i got a house to stay, got food, got ppl around, then OK!, Told me to take care , then say bye bye....(sweat....) I was so scared of being sold off le...cause goes into different hands mar...haha...

During night time, my main host came to Tanaka's house to pick me up, to introduce my self to their family members. (* they will be the Yoshino-s) actually they was asking me to walk over, but as they saw my dumbstruck face....haha...no joke walking alone in streets of Malaysia at 8.30 pm...

By the time i reach home(Tanaka), it was late. and then only i saw Mr. Tanaka. the doctor from next door's hospital.

I had a really exhausting first and 2nd day....no more surprise during bed time then, the whole day was full of unexpectations.At last get to sleep...
but my legs ache like anything!!!! ( due to the long sitting in plane, no leg stretching for such long hours...)and i felt like dying... tired and pain as well...

The temperature is around 6c, although with warmers ( hot-cond---hot air conditional) on in my room, i felt icy cold in hands and legs. Got up during midnight to wear LongJohns ('siao' dy...after the 1st 2 days, i wore night cloths that i wear in Malaysia to sleep), gloves, and socks(wool), but felt no better, still soo cold...

haha...it was exhausting.....even when i come to think of it...never had such days before . real time experience.

PS: Different country different smell, and i like the smell of Miyazaki.....