Ok, just woke up and I`m in a good mood!

So here comes tips of the day!

This is some important info for muslim readers!

Ok for us muslims, what is our main worry everytime we travel to a non-muslim country? I guess I dare say more than anything else...FOOD!!!
So countries like Japan and Korea where the people love to eat pork, we gotta be extra careful in buying food here...they have pork and alcohol everywhere and they have them in Unexpected places too like lard in drinks(apparently it helps make them taste more creamy and I guess its true! Coz it was Damn sedap until I found out that it was not Halal huhu) and Sake (japanese alcohol to those who don`t know, i doubt it tho) in Udon and Soba which normally don`t have (normally i eat soba and udon but lately according to the season, gotta be careful of alcohol in it!)

So here i have a list of the things u gotta be careful of when reading the ingredients!

Here goes :~ (Brace yourself! Those who are not used to Kanji, their eyes might start rolling hehe pening sket...)

材料 (Zairyou)ーー＞ingredients
豚肉(buta niku)　－－＞　Pork　meat
鶏肉(tori niku)　－－＞　Chicken meat
牛肉(gyuu niku)　－－＞　Beef
酒 (sake)　－－＞Sake/Alcohol
アルコール (Arukooru)　－－＞　Alcohol
乳化剤 (Nyuugazai)　－－＞　Emulsifier (from animal)
レシチン (Reshichin)　ーー＞　Lecithin (from animal)
マーガリン (maagarin)　－－＞　Margerine
チキンエキス (chikin ekisu)　－－＞　Chicken stock
ショートニング（Shootoninggu) ---> Shortening

There are exceptions tho...these u CAN eat。。

鶏卵 (tori tamago)－－＞　Chicken eggs
乳化剤（大豆を含む）(nyuugazai daizu o fukumu)－－＞　Soy Emulsifier
レシチン（大豆を含む）(reshichin daizu o fukumu)　－－＞　Soy Lecithin

I advice u to read the ingredients a few times to be sure...coz its easy to miss out on the words when u`re not used to it! 90% of the things in the convenient store we can`t eat! I might as well just give u pictures of the things we can eat from the convenient store coz its a small list compared to things u can`T eat

If u go to a restaurant and want to be safe...u can try these phrases when u ask the waiter :~

Just print the Words above and show the waiter while saying ーー＞
Koko ni kaite aru no wa zenbu taberenai node, sou shitara nani ga ii desu ka? osusume kudasai!
(We can`t eat things that are written here, what will be good for us? Can u recommend pls?)

Wow I feel like a Japanese language teacher pulak Che wahh Not a bad idea though!
Anyway, hope this helps! This is all i can remember for now...Will update if i come to remember more! Til then! Ciao!

I`m enjoying myself playing with color and font pulak hehe Ok...Ifana out!

This post has been edited by ifana: Sep 25 2011, 12:41 PM

^Excellent info up there, your presentation is so Japan-ish . Definitely useful for current/future Muslim students. Non-Muslims should know too in case we bring along our Muslim friends.

Btw, there are a few Monbusho/other scholars in this forum; would be great if can get them to pool their knowledge in this thread.

Matt!

U have no idea how many times I`ve seen malay tourists here ate non-halal food! But who can blame them...Even I didn`t think that they would put lard in the Milk Teas! So yeah I always feel geram every time I accidently ate something non halal just to find out later that it is not halal! So obviously i don`t want this to happen to other muslims...i really feel oblige to enlighten ppl in that sense

Hmmm I`m sure they are scholars, its just that they don`t know this forum haha So far my friends are all either Petronas, Mara or JPA scholars or else those who get from their unis...never met anyone under Monbusho! Tapi mmg tough the exam

iFana,

How much is the fee for the school.i think that i made mistake convert the money from yen to rm ..if i pass this language school i can enroll to degree at japan right.do they offer scholarship for degree later

Hahahaha yeah Japan's the land of pork, so Muslims need to be really careful with what they eat.

Got a few lowyat forumers here are Monbusho scholars, i got many tips from them too

Hi hi

Ok let me check for u yah....

Ok U have two options...U can either enter in April next year or October next year. The fees are different for different intakes.

Application fee (for them to process ur forms)-->20,000yen
April intake (1 year) --> Entrance fee : 80,000yen
Tuition fee (1year) : 680,000yen
October intake (1.5years) --> Entrance fee : 80,000yen
Tuition fee (1.5years) : 1020,000yen

The application deadline for this year`s October intake, i checked you barely missed the deadline (was over on september 9th that day ). So I recommend you apply for next year`s April intake the deadline is end of this November. Its cheaper too! Samore the school accepts more students in April! But its up to u...whatever it is...u fill in the forms, let me check and I can help register for u from here...cepat sikit kot hehe

If u want, we can find some time where u and i both free to go through all the forms...this way, i can answer ur questions straight away while u are filling in the forms If u want let me know ok?

This post has been edited by ifana: Sep 24 2011, 12:53 AM

Wow! Monbusho scholars..now that`s!....Genius!
Nice!! REspect betul nih! All of them undergrad students or postgrad studs? Bestnyer!!

Ehhhh the ones i know are PhD students. Undergrads are here too, from the other older Japan Ed thread.

On the contrary, it's good to delay applying for Monbusho, for at least this year as i observed that MEXT reduced the amount of scholarship and the monthly stipend (due to earthquake reparation cost kot). Hopefully they don't abolish Monbusho when i'm applying

And oh, Ifana-san, ohayo~

Thank you,thank you,thank you so much..u're a great helper

when i'm finish with the form,i'll immediately send it to u to double check..hihihi

ifana-chan

regarding your post about the halal food there, how is it when it comes to meat?
other than pork, what about the slaughtering part?
chicken and beef also not halal if tidak disembelih cara betul kan?
or you just didn't order for any meat containing food at restaurant?

i know some of my friend's friend at japan got halal slaughtered chicken.
tp daging mentah la...got some halal japanese restaurant there?

Ohayo Matt!

I don`t think they`ll abolish it and the reducing of monthly stipend and scholarship amount might just be temporary only so no need to worry I think

Hey there Farizmon!

No prob! Glad to be of help!! All the best with the forms! When u`Re done, just let me know

Cku87san!

Thank u! u just gave me an idea for my next tips-of-the-day post! Hehe Gonna introduce halal restaurants here in Japan for muslims arigatou!

Ok to answer your question, yes u`re right, we cannot consume any kinds of meat in japanese restaurants because the meat used is not slaughtered the halal way. And u`re correct again, we always ask the waiter to recommend us anything without meat...or lecithin emulsifier etc etc...just tell them u have an allergy to all the above and they`ll normally give u an ingredients chart!

Yup, halal slaughtered chicken or beef or mutton can be bought in the halal shops in Shinokubo. Hehe but yes, Frozen la. As for halal japanese restaurant tu takde but halal restaurants banyak jugak...just not japanese food la. U won`t be able to find Halal certs in Japanese restaurants ufufu well at least I`ve never encountered one la.

There are lots of Malaysian restaurants here that are ofcourse, halal! Used to work at two of the malaysian restaurants here, Jom Makan and Malaychan. Hehe But the price, Walau weyh! One roti canai set is rm40 tau hahaha ur hands will be shaking at the cashier But its quite good la and perfect for muslims who are worried

And then there`s Indian/Pakistani muslim restaurants!! OooH I love these restaurants...they offer all-you-can-eat time! for example from 11am-4pm you pay 1000yen and u can eat as much as u want and drink lassi and Chai as much as u want! OWh Heaven!

I shall gather more info on the restaurants and will post it soon! Ganbarimasu!!!!!

This post has been edited by ifana: Sep 25 2011, 04:41 AM

Yo iFana,

am i suppose to do medical check-up to fill to health certificate?

Yo!!

Yup u gotta bring it to a clinic and do a medical check up!

Don`t forget to read the guide of admission and prepare all the documents needed for example, Spm cert or copy of bank account etc etc.

I just checked(called my school actually lol ) and they said... the completed admission form should be sent in before October 14th so all the best yah!!

Ganbare!!!!!

Wokeyh,tomorrow i'm gonna prepare all documents.Thanks for info

Hey!! Sorry for the late reply!! Been caught up with school and work etc etc! So how's it going with the forms and everything!?



This post has been edited by ifana: Oct 3 2011, 11:30 AM

Hey hey hey all my beautiful people!! Its been awhile since I last posted:p I've been caught up with school stuff and hanging out with friends after so long!

But I'm here although the replies might be a bit late but I'll try to reply s best as I can o(^▽^)o

To cku87san and the rest who requested for the university-course listing, i gotta apologize coz i havent been to the library not my fav place really hihi but i'll find time for it and let u guys knoe!!

I didn't get the jpa loan ufufu but owh well, maybe there are more deserving people out there! Take care guys! Ganbare!!!

I'm interested in a working holiday in Japan to subsidize my holiday for about a year. I'm also interested in exchanging language. Learning a new language is cool. I'd like to bring my wife along too.

How can I do this?

This post has been edited by Wing: Oct 3 2011, 11:45 AM

Hi there Wing!

Good morning!!!!! Ohayo!!! On my way to school now, a lil bit hyper(^-^)

Ok so u want to work while travel here for a year, am I right? Ic ic actually I'm not really sure but I think you can try to apply for sone japanese companies here and see....and yeah japanese language is COOL!!!! a lot of my seniors who are doing masters here brought their family along so its no problem i guess