End of Autumn
It’s coming near to my 3rd month in Japan. I haven’t been to too many places, since I’m a couch potato (not that I have couch here, I’m just too lazy). Furthest point I travel from where I currently live in is Tokyo (where I […]
Hiragana from Scratch
Yes. I arrived at Japan without knowing Japanese language. Am not proud of it, that is just how it is. So when we learn a new language not only by vocabulary and grammar but also the alphabets (if I may say it that way, kana […]
Tsukuba Info for Muslim
Tsukuba city is not as huge as Tokyo and there isn’t a mosque yet in the science city (not that I know of). So this list of halal restaurants and grocery shops, secondhand retail store and bicycle or electronics shops should be able to help […]
Greetings from Tsukuba
Oh wow! What a week. I arrived in Tsukuba-shi (city) last Friday. It was raining and cold. And heavy (due to the luggage). Very tired, very surprised (“This is the room???”), and depressed. But thankfully I got over it after a night’s sleep. And a […]
Sitting on Edge
It’s been 6 months for us, Teacher Training 2015 candidates. From submitting first application until now. We had been through document selection, written test, interview, and the latest one was done by MEXT, Japan government. Then, placement. It is there in our proposed options, or […]
Feeling Naked
There are few objects that we might feel naked without. Or at least we definitely feel missing something. For me, they are mascara, glasses and wristwatch. I used to wear eyeliner everyday. But when my preparing hours has shifted to as early as after dawn prayer, it’s […]
Tips Menaikkan Berat Badan
Sebagai yang tidak teratur berolahraga, malah ogah-ogahan dan angin-anginan, memiliki tubuh ideal adalah impian yang jauh panggang dari api. Ngarep doang, usahanya dilakuin kagak. Yang tampak lebih mudah adalah mulai dari makan. Karena prinsip perbedaan berat badan = kalori masuk – kalori keluar. Kalau berat […]