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Journal-20th Day

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Monday, June 13th 2011. 月曜日、2011年06月13日。 こんにちは、みんあさん。ここは私の先週の活動です。月曜日の午後、生け花と茶道の講義がありました、私たちは生け花の歴史を勉強しました。私たちも生け花を作りました、面白かったです。生け花の講義が終わったら,茶道の講義があります。その講義は地下の1階にありました。私たちは茶道をしました。そのとき私たちお茶を飲んで,お菓子を食べて,しました。面白かったですがお茶の味は苦かったです. Hehehe.. that is my activity on that day on Japanese, just learn to use the japanese language. And what was i'm saying ? Last monday afternoon, we have a lesson about Japan Culture, it was Ikebana (Flower arrangement) and Tea Ceremony. Ikebana is a ceremony for arranging flower, in the past time it was done in Shrine, to honor God. In this ceremony man or woman who had the ceremony have to wear Japan traditional clothes, which is Haori for woman and Hakama for man. We were watching the video of the ceremony. After the class lesson, we also make some ikebana, all of us separated into some group which consist 2 people, each group have to make some ikebana using the flower provided. There's some rule in ikebana : Ikebana should be beautiful in every direc

Journal - 17th Day

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Wed, Jun 9th 2011 水曜日、2011年06月09日 After a wonderful and happy class on Monday, and Tuesday, this day we have an outdoor activity, make the Gaikoku Jin Torokusho (Alien Registration Card - why Alien ???). This card is an identity card for them who willing to stay on Japan more than 3 Months, and because all of us in this program will stay more than 3 months, we make this Alien Registration Card. Before to Toyota Shi Admninistration office, there's something that we have to prepare first : Passport Self portrait photo with size 3,5 x 4,5 cm, 2 pcs. We have to prepare it before we go. The most strange things to prepare is the self portrait photo, the size is uncommon for Indonesian People, usually in Indonesia the size is 3x4cm, but this size is common in Japan, for the photobox machine (machine which we can take our photo inside and get the result instantly) this size included in the option of size. I have bring my 3x4 photo from Indonesia, so I did not need to take a photo again. Be

Journal - 13th Day

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The journey is continue.. Last time i was going to Nagoya City, do a field work finding Higway Bus Center. This is the next day of our activity in Japan. Sun, Jun 5th, 2011 日曜日 2011年06月5日 This is sunday, and it's a holiday day. In this training center, in saturday we have a half day class, but in sunday it's full holiday even the cafetaria also holiday. In sunday, our main activity is find food for eat, hehehe.. This day, my other activity is go to Toyota-Shi. In Japan, Toyota has it's cown city, called Toyota City (Toyota-Shi) in Japanese system. Basicly this city is the center of all Toyota activity, including all of it's supplier, so it's a big city, but not a crowd city. As another city in Japan, it's clean and great arranged. We go to Toyota city using train from Josui Station (Meitetsu Line), the ticket from Josui to Toyota Shi is 390 Yen, and it takes time about 10 minutes, only 3 station after Josui. In Toyota city I was go to the "Hyaku Eng Shop&qu

Journal - 12th Day

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Sat, Jun 4th 2011. (Field Work) 土曜日、2011年、06月 04日 After a week in the class, that day we become a special task force team , yes, by any means we have some task that need to be done, and we done it as a team. Our Class 11-C003 class is combined with class 11-C004, and separated into 5 team, I was in Group 5, consist of 5 men (3 Vietnamese, 2 Indonesian), the largest team of all teams. Basically our task is to go to some place, and there's something that we have to be done there. To go there we required to ask the Japanese people where's the place and how to get there. This is the basic task that have to be done : Ask the Japanese people how to get there (the road name, transportation, etc.) Have a lunch in Japanese restaurant, and request the receipt. Ask the Japanese to get our picture using our camera. Have a call to CKC on 14.00 - 15.00 to inform whether our task has done or not, and also our position. Besides this basic task, each team has special task. My group have to go t

Journal 7th - 10th day

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A week has go after the first time I go to Osu Kannon (大須漢音) this week is a Learning week, we have some Japanese language class, and also Lecture class. Lets start. 7th Day - Mon, May 30th, 2011 月曜日、2011年05月30日。 We have a Japanese language class that day, it was interesting and fun like usual. This is some photo of it. And also some photo of CKC's sports facility. In this day we also have Lecture about the characteristic of Japanese company, and this is the great one. This lecture class starts on 13.00, with speaker from KATSU Consultant, Mr. Eiichi Matsuda. We start by giving any question or impression of Japanese Company. Each of us is requested to give a question or impresion, some of it : Why in Japanese company they have a lot of meetings ? (CHINA) Usually in Japanese company, salary and promotion related with age and how long we have been working in the company, how about young workers who have a great skill ? (INDONESIA) Japanese Company really take an attention on safety. (