Hi hi! Really good thread here! Was introduced to me by Matt85! Yoroshiku ne!

Agree with twincharger07! Especially for those who are not used to walking, accommodations near the station are the best! (speaking based on experience...sakit kaki wor!)

About the bus, its cheaper but since u guys are travelling and time is limited, I also agree with going by shinkansen! Saves u time but have to splurge a bit la!

This post has been edited by ifana: Sep 23 2011, 08:27 AM

YUpz!! Hihi:p:p

Tokyo

Lol! I thought u were just asking generally...i live in Tama, Tokyo. It takes about 25 mins from Shinjuku.

owh!! U`re coming here!! YAY!! For good means U`re gonna study or work here izzit? Later can lepak makan sushi hehe

You can either get it from JPJ for Rm150 for a one-year duration or you can just take the exam again here in japan and pay an extra 5000-6000yen (the rate last time) but the road test here is pretty hard compared to malaysia and procedure is pretty troublesome...for example they want you to translate everything! Which was quite a pain for me last time...if u`re not planning to stay more than a year in Japan...might as well just get the international license from malaysia...it costs less anyway.,,

Yup its true about left hand side drivers are being excluded from the road test(well, atleast it was like this two years ago when I got my license ) but malaysia is not part of it...too bad...Yup i do carry a converted Japanese license! The part time job I did required me to drive Yup, its true that its very mafan!! troublesome!! but since u`re gonna live here for the next few years...might as well just get it here...but u`re right...its wise to use the int dri license from malaysia first whatever it is...although according to Tanoshii-san it can only be used for abt 6 months, but still easier la unless u don`t mind commuting by train for the first few months...the moment u arrive here get the license done etc etc get a car? (or are u gonna bring ur car here? No la kan? hehe) whatever it is...the procedure here is a bit leceh, not all la but some things...like this license business is mmg leceh sikit All the best to u though...u`re coming in december yah? Hehe I`ll be here...if u need help just ask yah

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Added on October 10, 2011, 8:43 pmAGREE!! Quite hard...some of my friends failed a few times...i passed once without repeating (LUCKY!!) but its probably coz the place where i took the test is pretty much in the suburbs...so it was pretty lenient...apparently where u took the test counts!!! Well atleast, that`s what everyone says! The road test la....HARD but the invigilator was nice so lucky me! Siap borak2 samore haha....

This post has been edited by ifana: Oct 10 2011, 08:43 PM

Omg yeah they do want to see your license record. A paper that states from the year you first attain your license coz it has to be 90 days after you first got your license. I still remember how i had to go to jpj to ask them to "extract license". Yeah thts the term they use. As for the translation part, i did it in JAF a.k.a Japan Automobile (i forgot what F stands for lol)... Yeah i had to pay like 300 for them to translate my MY license. The point is it was quite a long process so be prepared for it... I'll let u know what else you will need from jpj so that u can prepare it before u come to save time.

Wow tanoshi-san! U worked under Tokyo movers eh!? So cool!!

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Added on October 12, 2011, 2:51 pmCool!! Btw do u pay for the parking fee everymonth?


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OWNER?? SAY WHAAAA? KAKKOII!!!! Sorry sorry I didn`t know

No no...300yen. JAF is located in Japan. Yup, will update you on it...I have to remember where I put the file that contains all my driving papers first haha Will pm you later with the details

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Added on October 12, 2011, 5:32 pmowh u`re selling la..not gonna bring it back to Malaysia eh...Ic ic yeah to bring it back pon have to go through a lot of procedures lol

Wahh bestnyer free parking....I was thinking of buying car too but when I think about the monthly parking fee that I have to pay (8500yen/month) I gave up

EH eh??? suda lupa? Meaning we`ve met before izzit? Aiyah where ar? Alamakz Sorry!!

Ahaaa Japan road tax and insurance is definitely a pain to our wallets!!

This post has been edited by ifana: Oct 12 2011, 05:32 PM

Hey Tanoshi its been awhile! How have you been?

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Added on February 16, 2012, 1:26 amHey Nasizwan its been awhile, how's Japan treating you? Btw about the modelling job, Yup boleh kaya hehe...my friend made 50,000 over just by participating in a fashion show. 50,000yen for a one time job, life is sweet...but u gotta find an agent first, I'm sure your wife can help you with that

Btw, I've been here for 5 years, never registered with MSAJ, the Malaysian Students Association Japan and I've been doing just fine...but its good to know some Malaysians though in case of anything. But wouldn't be a problem at all even if you don't register with them, I think.

This post has been edited by ifana: Feb 16 2012, 01:26 AM

Muslim food is actually quite easy to find in Tokyo. Go to Shinokubo (新大久保）and you will find lots of halal shops selling uncooked halal beef, chicken, mutton in case you are thinking of cooking over here. And there are plenty of halal indian restaurants you can go to. Halal Malaysian restaurants too.

you can try reading these :

http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/2034076/+100

http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/2034076/+140

There's a list of food that we can't eat and list of halal restaurants Hope this is useful for you. Enjoy!

Wahh, isogashii ka good luck with that (^-^)...Me, I'm damn Hima! Haha waiting for my mom to come visit me next month YAY!!!!! I miss my mom's cooking! She promised me that she'll cook my fav dishes!! Wahh, you did some modelling here in Japan? Wahhh ENVY! I'm also looking for a baito that suits me, haha preferably something that doesn't really require body strenght like 仕分けバイトwhere I have to carry heavy boxes huhu

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Added on February 20, 2012, 10:37 pmYup, once my friend got more, around 100,000 for 2 days, she was in one of the Sony PSP commercials! Pretty cool eh? I'm glad that you're enjoying Japan life! I actually have a friend who's working in a recruiting agency, he was helping me with job hunting a while ago until I decided to quit and further my studies instead! But he's really nice and helpful! Do you want me to recommend you to him? I'm sure he'll help you with whatever he can! If you want, just let me know, I'll introduce you to him!

Anyway, I'm currently on holiday now, spring break, just lepak kat rumah do nothing, making myself fatter, that's what LOL I have another year left til I grad provided that I pass all my subs! Huhu Scared! Well, being able to speak Japanese might be a plus point to work in Japan, but there are still lots of opportunities even if you can't speak Japanese, I have a few foreign friends who can't speak a word japanese but are here on working visa and working in some international-related companies.

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Added on February 20, 2012, 10:43 pmOwh btw, I need help! I'm writing the itinerary for my mom's Visa application to enter Japan. She'll be here for a month and we might go to Osaka, Kyoto and maybe even Korea since its near to Japan, but then we're still not sure about going yet! We might just stay in Tokyo for the whole month that she's here. So, do I still need to jot it down in the itinerary? Or just write the places in Tokyo we're planning to visit? I'll be really grateful if someone can show me a sample of how to write it? Thanks in advance!

This post has been edited by ifana: Feb 20 2012, 10:43 PM