Osasiburiiii XD.
Minna saan ketemu lagi. Ima Nihon ni imasu.
Alright, here i am
in JAPAN. I just want to summarize my experience here for few days, 7 days in
exact.
Do you want to know
it? SURE.
First day, i was
landing in NARITA airport. Well the weather here is so nice and kinda cold.
Narita airpor was good and well organized. I think i dont want to describe it
too much. Hahaha XD. Then after arriving in Narita, someone picked me up, i
forgot his name, but i think his name is TAKAO san. He is very kind person,
first time we met, he asked, do you understand japan languange? Then i
spontaniosuly said. Ehm nihon go ga sukoshi dake which means i understand a
little.
He said to me and
Usi (one of my STEP student from IPB) to go to terminal 2, to pick up Quan
(Vietnam) and David (Russia). HAHAHA. First time meeting someone new, awkward. Hihihi.
But because, i knew a little about their country, (thanks for AIESEC), i could
ask something which help me to make a comfortable conversation. David, from Ceko.
He was so friendly, first time we met, he helped me to carry my heavy luggage.
Quan from Vietnam, he was kind too, first time we met, i said XIN CHAO, kind
of greeting from Vietnam, which i got from VU KANH CHI. Thanks chi J
Then we went ahead
to the next station, TAKAO gave us 100 yen. He said, that coin for emergency
call, hihi LOL. So kind hearted person. And i also met Elisya from Brazil, then
she guided us to the station.
We travelled by
densha (train). It was so nice, hihi and that was my first experience too. Then
stop at, i didnt know where, a few people pick us up. Japanese people, who can
speak English. They also helped us to carry our bag.
Before going to
TUAT, we took a pray near station, there was no mosque, hahaha. We just prayed
at open place. Luckily, no one seeing us XD. They just walked quickly, and went
inside the train. After that we arrived at TUAT.
Old campus, strong
building, nice scenery and people. I like the scent of the air here. Then we
met, Kawabata sensei, Noma sensei, Nishimura sensei, and Honda sensei, they
gave us the scholarship, 80.000 yen. They also took care about our insurance,
we just payed it, and averything’s finished.
After signing some
documents, we went to shop, for what? Of course SHOPPING TIME, hahha.
The things here are
so expensive, Tokyo dakara -.-. i bought a bed and the price was around 40.000
yen. Takai desu yo.
Then, Honda san
guided us to Koganei International House, it is near from the super market. I
met Indra san and Mimaa san, two people who just had married recently, and
vowed a solemn promise, ULALALALA. best
couple. Nakatsuchi-san and them helped us knowing the room and the rules that
we had to obey as international students
here. And also for guarantee the building, i mean the room which i stay, i had
to pay 30.000 yen, and around 9800 yen for renting the room. Nakatsuchi san is
nice person, she is old lady, but still pretty, she is cheerful, i just feel
like i am in my house, like she is my second mother here XD.
Since first day of
arriving in Japan was too hectic, I was fallen a sleep after unpacking my
stuff. Then, the bell rang, that was Indra san
coming. He gave us the stuff which will be useful for us, like plate,
blanket, and everything. There are so many things still left, but unfortunately,
those are in the Fuchu. So, for the next STEP Student, dont worry about
everything, you just have to bring necessary things. You also have to bring
snack, because it is really hard for me to find halal snack for the first time,
dont forget to bring RENDANG or DENDENG, because you will really-really miss
Indonesia food. Indonesia food here is so expensive you know, i will tell the
price later. Hahhaha.
Second day in Japan,
yaa i had to call my mom first, i got user id and the password for connecting the wifi here, i
needed to go outside the room, down stair, near Koganei’s campus to get free
wifi. I called my mother about 45
minutes hahaha, i really miss her. Miss her anger XD whihihihi, and also her
best food. Lampung is my home sweet home, even though i am in Japan, with so
many things that i want to see here, i am still missing Lampung, hahahah but i
wasnt crying at that time, strong girl, arent I ?
2nd day, 3 rd day in
Japan, i just went to supermarket (D2, OK, Lawson store (hyaku en shop), nakaya,
gyoumu, inegaya, etc). Mima san and Indra san guided us to there, lucky me XD. But,
i need to remember the ways to get there absolutely. Here the picture of Gyoumu, the vegetable and food here are so cheap, and also there were so many food came from Brazill, Thailand, which are edible for us, as Muslim.
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| Gyoumu Suupaa |
And the 4th day, i went to
SRIT, Sekolah Rakyat Indonesia, for Idul Adha Praying. There were so many
indonesia people, hohoho and also there was bazaaar. Bazaaar for selling
indonesia food, like bakso, fried rice, dendeng, nasi padang, etc. Too bad,
that was heavy rainfall, the weather was so cold, and i forgot to bring my
thick jacket, but luckyly i didnt get sick .
I met friends from ITB, Windi and Uli. They are really nice, and we also
together bought Indonesia Food, with Usi, bakso, nasi padang, 3 kinds of food, and shared the food hihihi,
basically the price of the food was 500
yen, yet for nasi padang was 700 yen. Ulalallaal takaaaai (expensive). promise to
myself, if i go back to Lampung, the first food that i want to eat is nasi
padang, and the second is bakso. Indonesia food here is not as the best as food
in Indonesia for real, especially in Lampung. The taste was so differeeeeeent
huhuhu.
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| Tety, Uli, Windi, Kak Mima, Usi |
At that
moment i felt regret not to eat much nasi padang in my house, and bakso
huhuhhu. Bakso and nasi padang in Lampung is so cheap compared with bakso and
nasi padang here. I just
the next day, i was
trying to go to Fuchu, so i asked Nakatsuchi san how to go to TUAT in Fuchu.
The direction is. You need to go to Higashi Koganei by walking
around 7 minutes i think, then recharge your SUICA card (this card is really
important for us to travel everywhere by train, bus, even we can pay the things
that we buy with this card. The price for making this card is 500 yen, you can
make it in every station, and recharge it, you need to recharge it if you
always go everywhere with bus, because the price for travelling by bus is more
expensive than travelling by train). Then i will continue the direction, after
arriving at higashi koganei station, you need to stick your SUICA card, to the
machine, then the machine will take your credit amount 160 yen, you need to go
to terminal 3, and get off at Kokubunji Station, and take bus (93), and get off
at Harumi cho, after that walk for 5 minutes to TUAT Fuchu Campus). I was able
to go there, by asking japanese, with my little capability in speaking japan
language, hahahaha that was so incredible and fantastic experience.
For the 5th and 6th
day, i was just in my dorm, just walking around to the super market,
remembering the ways, ah yaa, i also got lost, when i came back to Koganei
international house from Fuchu. Usi and
i didnt bring the map, ah poor we are. So here i am, i want to inform you guys,
for the next step students, please bring your maaaaap, map is so important for
you here, because it is hard to remember the way in Japan, because the houses here,
the building are the same. Hahaha, i remember Maroon 5’s song, Map. “The map
that leads to you, aint nothing i can do, the map that leads to you, following,
following, following.” hahhahaha. So guys, dont ever forget to bring map, since
you are newbie here.
The sixth day here,
there was a strong typhoon so the class was cancelled, it was not a nice day,
so cold, heavy rain falling. Next day, i needed to go to fuchu campus, for
opening ceremony, tuat introduced their staffs that would teach us for one entire
year here. We all dressed well that day, aa dont forget to bring formal
clothes, the neat one, because for the last ceremony, there would be photo
session among tuat staffs, and step students. Hihihi LOL. After that, Noma
sensei presented us about general guidance. He is nice, but when i see him, i
dont know, why i feel so afraid, probably because of his appearance. He seems
bold, but
Then, we went ahead
to health insurance, we registered ourselves there, because for the students
who stay in Japan for one year or more, they need to make health insurance.
(since, that day was full, i think if you wear high heels, you need to bring
the flat one, because you will walk a lot hahahahah, this is my experience, i
just wore high heels, and my feet was hurt T__T.). Nishimura sensei and Lin san
were responsible for helping us to register health insurance. They both are
nice. Nishimura sensei is pretty, and kind-hearted, she always asks us if we
seem confused. Lin sensei is also nice, and funny person, i thought he was from
Japan, but he said he was Vietnamese. He spoke japan language soooo fluently,
and he said he had been staying in japan for nine years. Lin san is
international staff, he is responsible for helping the students who caught by
the policeman for not bringing residence cards, or bicycle’s accident, etc. He
is good in speaking english and japanese, wowww i really envy him.
The 8th day here, we
were taught by Hongou Sensei and Tasaki Sensei at Koganei Campus. Hongou sensei
was taught us about japanese language class guidance 1, and after that we had
placement test. The test for the people who had japanese background. I took
that placement test, the test was soooo difficult, but for chinese who had
kanji background, that was really easy for them. I dont know which level that i
will get for the next week. After that, guidance for life in Japan, was
presented by Tasaki sensei, she is such a nice women, pretty, slim, and
cheerful. Afterwards, we all were interviewed by Kawabata sensei and Noma
sensei, they asked about our health condition, food that we can eat or not,
because they needed to prepare the things for our field trip tomorrow morning to
mountain Mitake. Yihaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa XD.
