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Yup I do know some exchange students here...but since u said u`re already graduating soon I guess u wont be able to make it for the exchange student program! BUT i guess its possible if you try applying for a 3 or 6-month internship programs here.

I heard from my senior that you still get paid...but how much you will get, that, I dunno I`ll try asking her again hihi hmmm normally exchange students programs are the ones that you goyang kaki coz everything is paid for you but its ok..we`ll find away together...how abt doing masters here?

Cku87-san!!

Wow! They replied...congratz for that! urm just tell them U`re learning japanese in malaysia now and your fairly good at it! I think when they said fair knowledge...it means..basic survival skills...daily conversation skills...u told me u were pretty good right? so just tell them confidently...should be fine! Because the classes will be conducted in english anyway...besides last time my malay seniors all could barely speak japanese hahaha and yet they were still admitted...hmm...how about kyoto daigaku?

This post has been edited by ifana: Oct 10 2011, 08:50 PM

Haha u`re not old...we are all still sweet seventeen hahah...anyway, I`ll try asking around for you...gotta call my working seniors about this! Daijoubu!!

Awesome and special I should say☆*:.｡. o(≧▽≦)o .｡.:*☆Therce are interesting things u do here according to the seasons... For example, hanami or cherry blossom viewing in the spring, obon festival and just hanging out at beaches in the summer, hiking while watching the autumn leaves change to orangy red yellowish color in the autumn and snowboarding or skiing during winter...They take christmas and new years seriously(eventhough they dont belong to any religion LOLZ) so they decorate the streets with lights and if u go to disneyland during christmas, it will look really pretty with christmas decoration(BUT the tix r really expensive!!!) anyway, i really like Spring!!!!! Everything looks so lively and colorful!! Weather is just nice too!!

Hey there cheecken!

Haha lol I just saw the word climate lol and I totally misunderstood u sorry! Hmm if I were to talk about Japanese people`s mindset, it`ll take me a whole day to finish haha but I can say this...it varies according to which prefecture you`re in. People in Tokyo are basically like New Yorkers busy ppl...rushing everywhere not having time to even take a breath really They come off as polite people when you first meet them, which is good but u`ll realize that they build this wall around themselves making it hard to really get to know them...it`ll take months for them to really show you their true colours They are just this kind of people...as how do they socialize with others, well, that too depends on what nationality you are....Ok it is for a fact that Japanese people DIG Americans like hell! They love Americans or anyone WHITE Well, when it comes to us asians, they are well, ok ok only....If u listen to my podcast...u`ll hear me talk about them thoroughly from A to Z about what I think of them haha but to write it here, like I said, it`ll take me a whole day really haha

This post has been edited by ifana: Oct 11 2011, 07:21 PM

Hi hi!!!

Ok, i'll try to explain as clearly as i can...basically like i mentioned before, They are only ok ok with people from other asian countries including people from malaysia. For us who are studying here, we feel like the japanese people, if they're interested to become friends they really will come and talk to u become friends with you etc etc. So sometimes we here, we start to talk to them first... Unlike people from england or america, the japanese will attack them first. Haha, as to how they talk to us is just like normal la.... They can be really friendly if u can speak japanese )

cku-san! Too bad no! I havent been to any of the JE concerts

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Added on October 12, 2011, 5:12 pmYup shouldn`t be a problem As long as you smile, speak japanese and look friendly, you`ll blend in nicely I`d say

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

I'd say sushi is the safest japanese food to eat in japan coz everything is Raw Fish. But I understand why you asked i guess its because malaysian sushi is like fried stuff all the way haha but yeah sushi is safe here. We among malay students nobody ever hesitates to eat sushi coz we know how they prepare it as well and they use vegetable oil so no worries abt pork oil in that sense.

Abt the ordering halal online part, its true...shops selling halal ingredients in tokyo are located in two main places. In shinokubo and ueno. Not that there are not many halal shops just all of them are located in one same place not scarce around. So its eitjer u go there or order online. If u stay near its fine but if far then ordering online is actually much cheaper..fast and hassle free!! Especially when u wanna buy a big amount of things!! I love ordering them online. I order today and get it the next day AND another of my fav part!! If you order up to a certain amount...shipping is FREE!! and trust me its not like u have to order till 10000yen or nething... Maybe a max of 5000yen and they send it to your door free! I live 30mins from where the halal shops are. Plus it'll cost me 600yen to and fro... Because i'm carrying it myself can't buy too many things samore and obviously tired just by grocery shopping!

If u dont wanna buy so much u can ask other people who wants to buy halal food too...thats what i always do anyway:hyper:

Hello semua!!

Today`s Tips of the day!!

Tada!!! Introduction to Malaysian and halal restaurants in Tokyo!

But this is limited to what I know only hihi :p

Malaysian restaurants :

Malaychan 1:

Location : West Ikebukuro
From JR Ikebukuro train station west exit : 10 mins walk
WEbsite : http://www.malaychan-satu.jp/
Description : This is the best Malaysian restaurant in Tokyo I should say for the taste of the food is really close to Malaysia...If you go during lunch time, they have lunch hour sets meaning you get a drink, salad, main dish and desserts from 800yen~1000yen. I know if you convert to RM it feels like expensive but in Japan this is like spending Rm10 lidat hehe. I used to work here as a waitress in 2009 so I know the owner Mama-san...if you open the link, you`ll see this old lady wearing black baju kurung with blue flower patterns on it, that`s Mama-san. Just tell her you know Farah, maybe she`ll treat you to something haha
Remark : Ok don`t confuse this restaurant with Malaychan Dua. Yup Mama-san owns both Malaychan Satu and Malaychan Dua. Malaychan Dua is NOT HALAL mind you. But for chinese who wants to eat Bak Kut Teh. i`d recommend Malaychan Dua hehe. For Muslims, Stick with Malaychan Satu, its the halal one Another thing I love about this restaurant is that they provide Sejadah (praying mat) and I wonder if its still there, my Telekung (praying clothes). If you want to pray, they have a small office on the second floor of the restaurant so you can pray in private...a lil bit sempit though hehe. And this restaurant has been featured in Magazines and TV and last time EXILE that Japanese band even ate there and promoted the restaurant on some japanese variety show...pretty cool i`d say!
My ratings : 5/5

Jom Makan

Location : Ginza
Address : B1 Ginza Five, 5-1 Saki, Chuo, Tokyo. Located in a shopping centre called Ginza Five B1 floor.
From Ginza station Exit C1 : 1 min walk.
Website : http://www.zabihah.com/d/Chuo+11470+Jom-Makan/
Description : Ok for those who are travelling and happens to be in Ginza, this is the halal restaurant for you. The food is pretty good but to me its altered to suit japanese tongue so do not expect originality in the taste of the food here. But they use halal meet and although it doesnt taste as original but it taste good nonetheless. Pricing is also ok, for Japan standard it is considered normal.
Remark : Ok I used to work here too...even before I worked at Malaychan. It was in early of 2008...I was only 19 then haha how time flies...Yeah the restaurant was then located at Ebisu within the Yamanote Line but before it moved to Ginza I quit and joined Malaychan coz its nearer to my place...After it moved to Ginza I`ve only been there once and the owner was still malay, En Akmal. but after that i`ve never been there...I think its been almost 3 years...so i`ve heard that the owner changed but it is still halal...in that sense nothing`s change....coz I have a senior who worked there for a year so he told me...Owh btw, this restaurant used to be under the malaysian Kitchen program but after the owner changed I heard it became privatized.
My ratings : 3/5

Rasa Malaysia
Location : Shinjuku
From Shinjuku station west exit : 8mins walk
Address : Tokyo, Shinjuku, Kabukicho Hashimoto Building 4th floor next to the Shinjuku Ward Office
Website (Shinjuku) : You can see the map here http://r.tabelog.com/tokyo/A1304/A130401/13022771/

Location 2 : Ginza
From Ginza station A3 exit : 1 min walk
Address : Ginza Five Building 8th Floor
Website : http://r.gnavi.co.jp/g275501/

Description : Ok Rasa Malaysia I think has the most variety of food not only Malaysian food...they also have Singaporean and Thai food as well...I kinda like the atmosphere and some of the food really taste like original Malaysian food...for example the satay really taste like smoked satay we always eat in Malaysia unlike those fried on a fry pan or something...the kuah kacang is also very nice!! Yum! I also tried some of the Thai food there and love it!
Remark : Ok I`ve only been to this restaurant twice and both times were in Shinjuku...i`m actually not sure if they opened a new branch in Ginza or moved to Ginza instead I think the Shinjuku one is still there but they branched out kot...owh well hihi Food is nice...good atmosphere!
My ratings : 4/5

Moving on we have other halal restaurants I always go to!

Halal restaurants :

Karachi

Type : Pakistan&Indian restaurant
Location : Fuchu and Shinjuku
From Fuchu station north exit : 5 mins walk (Keio Line from Shinjuku 20 mins by train)
Address : Towa Coop Building
Location 2 : Shinjuku
From shinjuku station west exit : 5 mins walk
Address : Nishimura building B1 Floor
WEbsite : http://www.karachi-cafe.com/index.html

Description : I like the restaurant...the all-you-can-eat time is fro 11am-4pm! They serve Saffron rice alongside fresh cooked Naan with 3 types of curry...Also there are salad and different types of salad dressing you can choose from. Fried Chicken Tika and Indian dessert tapioca in yogurt cream...And what i like most about this restaurant is that during the all-you-can-eat hour you can drink as much CHAI and LASSI!!!!!! Love love love!!!
Remark : Good service...very polite people...going there for dinner can be really expensive though so I recommend going during the All-you-can-eat-drink hour
My ratings : 3/5

Shanti

Type : Indian muslim food
Location : Komagome/Sugamo
From Komagome station (online one exit) : 2 mins walk (Yamanote line 15 mins from Shinjuku)
Address : Tokyo, Toshima-ku, Komagome 1-41-15
Website : http://e-shanti.jp/

Description : I just love the Set menus here...its just nice for one person and considerably cheap to me. You can have Naan set with one or two curries plus salad and drinks for only 980yen and if you plus 100yen more you can change the normal Naan to CHEEEEZY CHEESE NAAAN YUMM! I used to live in Komagome when I was commuting to my Japanese language school and this is just my next stop after school!
Remark : The atmosphere in the restaurant is really nice...and I suggest the set menus coz its really worth it...They also sell A lot of indian spices and a lot of other traditional Indian ingredients! Miss this restaurant..since I entered Uni I haven`t been to my Japanese language school to visit or anything at all so I kinda miss this place...
My ratings : 4/5

DENIZ

Type : Turkish muslim Food
Location : Takadanobaba
From Takadanobaba station Waseda exit : 3mins walk from the Sakae Street just walk along the street and you`ll see it on your left!
Address : Tokyo, Shinjuku, Takadanobaba, 3-4-19
WEbsite : http://r.tabelog.com/tokyo/A1305/A130503/13052741/ (more for the map...just scroll down)

DEscription; OMG the kebab here is TO DIE FOR!! Big size, full of meat and the sauce is just SO yummy delicious! And the best part is that its only 500yen!! LOVe LoVE LoVE this restaurant...the food is just YUMMMMMM all the way!!!
Remark : I really feel like having kebab now...ISH!! Will go la this saturday ker...Nom nom nom
My ratings : 4/5

2x2 =8

Type : Indian Pakistani food
Location : Shimokitazawa
From Kitazawa station south exit : 4 mins walk (Inokashira line from Shibuya 8mins)
Address : Setagaya-ku, kitazawa, 2-14-14
Website : http://simokitazawa.blog89.fc2.com/blog-en...9.html#box_main

DEscription : Ok!!! Why i love this restaurant...jen jen jen...its All-you-can-eat all day round no time limit..It opens from 11am-11pm so the all you can eat is also from 11am-11pm!!!! Food is good! Love the fried chicken and the Mutton curry! But drinks are separate...but water is free so u don`t have to order drinks if u don`t want to...I like it coz usually the prices goes up when you have dinner at indian restaurants but in this restaurant even if you go at night, its still 980yen so I love it!!
Remark : If only the drinks are also included in the All-you-can-eat course it`ll be awesome...But I love the service here..the people are so friendly and nice...and sometimes for first timers who are muslims..they give you free mango lassis or chai! Nice right???!!
My rating : 3/5

SHALIMAR

Type : Indian Pakistani food
Location : Akihabara
From Akihabara station electric town exit : 10 mins walk
Address : Tokyo, chiyoda, Sotokanda　3－6－5
Website :http://r.tabelog.com/tokyo/A1311/A131101/13009147/dtlblog/　（for the map )

Description : OK! This is by far my most most favourite Indian muslim restaurant and one of the first indian restaurants I was introduced to by my seniors! I ADORE and LOVE this restaurant! I even made a friend there whose name is Salma..but she already went back to India for good...I feel pretty sad huhu ok enough about that ok I dare say that out of all the indian restaurants i listed out above...the food here is THE BEST!! It also have All-you-can-eat fro 11am-4pm but even if you order ala carte it is still on the cheap side and it is worth every penny!! I really have high regards for this restaurant the owner and the workers are all so nice and kind but they keep this Stall serving style which makes me feel like our mamak stall! The mango lassi is also very thick and creamy and sweet!! Super Good! OMG!!!!! THE CHEESE NAANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNn it is the best I`ve had...they really put abundant of cheese in it that it spills out when you eat it...cheese naan and the lovely pure indian Mutton curry is just to die for!! I NEVER miss going there if I drop by Akihabara!
Remark : I MISS SHALIMAR!!! Just thinking about the cheese naan and the mutton curry makes me Drool Owh and you can pray here too! They have a room on the second floor, so praying is no problem too!! Just the best! Owh owh btw, this restaurant was featured in Japan newspapers..so its really popular!
My ratings : 5/5

So there you have it！My list of halal restaurants in Japan and my ratings for them!! Hope this helps! Take care

This post has been edited by ifana: Oct 14 2011, 01:24 AM

Hi there turtles!! Cute nickname btw!

Business computing in Uitm eh ic ic nice! Hmmm may i ask what year are you in...hmmm to me, in your case, exchange student program might be the best answer for you. i have a senior, his nick in lowyat is firedauz...hehe you might know him, he was also from UITM and is currently teaching in UITM after doing his Phd here for 3 years, if you want, I can introduce him to you? He might know something about Uitm program offers that may be of help to you Another way i think is doing masters here after your degree...u can do it in english and there are lots of foundations in Japan that offer 135000yen-175000yen/month kinda scholarship to foreign students...and trust me its easier to get than us undergrad students!! btw, have u checked if uitm offers any japan-exchange or study-in-japan or any programs that are related to japan?

Hi turtlez!! Sent a private msg to u so check yah

Owh you're in your second year! Nice! Then there's still time if u want to come for the eXchange program!!

Ok i'll tell u what i like about both doing masters and exchange program.

Exchange program: one year program where maybe half or all of the expenses paid for. Not to mention, you're being taken care of here by a person in charge who can speak english so if you have problems you can just ask them and its settled. A chance to meet other exchange program students from other countries(america, england, sweden, france, german etc etc).

Masters : you get your masters degree which is a plus normally courses are from 2-3years so you have ample time to hang out here and compared to undergrad students maybe less hectic...courses can be taken in english and although u might not meet other foreign students, you'll meet lots of japanese. You might have to take care of things by yourself but all universities have an international centre where people there speak english so i guess its still ok you can do baito too while you're doing your research or something and scholarships offered to foreign students for masters degree is easier to get but first you might hve to use your own money and apply after you get to Japan.

YAY!! Please do so, thank you! There are a lot really, halal restaurants...but I only listed my favourites haha OMG I still feel like eating KEBAB!!!! Owh KEBAB, I WANT U!!!

Cku87san!!
Oops i dont know much about research students... I used to think they were the same as masters student apparently different ka.. anyway i'll ask my seniors will let u know if i found out about something.

This post has been edited by ifana: Oct 17 2011, 01:49 PM

hey there Cku87-san!!

Sorry for the late reply ... I`ve been sick huhu but I`m ok now and I`ve been doing some research about your question and the answer is YES , the fee for research students is far more cheaper than postgrad students...but the thing is, you wont get any certification at the end of the course unlike masters or phd. Minimum duration is 1 year and maximum duration is 2 years. Its actually easier to get in compared to masters or phd coz u`ll be there for only your research, u wont even have classes or anything which is pretty relaxing from what I heard. But apparently u still need to find a lecturer that would let u into his research lab.

After checking, I found that your choice, kobe daigaku and hiroshima daigaku offers the best tuition fee price compared to others. Not to mention, its easier to get in too! And for Hiroshima dai, after checking out their website, I found that they are quite english friendly hehe meaning they are plenty of ppl who can speak english there so shouldn`t be a problem for you if you have any problems...But if i were to compare these two unis..I`d say Kobe is cheaper as in not only tuition fees but also cost of living. the rent etc etc.

U can try checking with these two unis while I go get that Uni listing book, my uni takde the book, can u believe it haha but it makes sense thou...why uni students wanna have a look at courses at other unis...well, I`m trying to borrow it from my japanese senpai. he was the one who helped me with this info anyway.

Kobe dai : http://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/international-s...ctive/index.htm
Hiroshima dai : http://www.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/index.html

Hopefully this helped even if a lil

This post has been edited by ifana: Oct 22 2011, 10:46 PM

Yup yup u`re right, I`ve heard of its reputation too recently...well actually after I talked to my senpai haha

Hokudai hmmm I dunno much about hokudai but owh well, nantoka naru hehe or translated : things will work out, somehow.

Hihi

This post has been edited by ifana: Oct 23 2011, 06:46 AM

Hey cku87san!!

No no, I didnt do anything. I was just lucky that my japanese senior had knowledge about it!! Hehe yay lucky!!!! Btw, all the best to you and if you need any help, just holla me ait? Hihi(⌒▽⌒)

Hiyo Jidesu!!! First of all, congratz on finding Japan on the exchange program list! You are one step closer to Japan ne♪───Ｏ（≧∇≦）Ｏ────♪YAY!! Dont worry, Japan is actually expanding in the sense that English is being look upon as important so many universities have started offering course in English so should be true

Yup! I'm friends with some of the exchange students from my university and one of my malaysian friends
just came to Tokyo 2 months ago and looks like she's having loads of fun!! So far I barely hear them complain about Japan plus To me 1 year is the best duration to be in Japan!!!!!!not too long that u'll start missing home but long enough to ENJOY!!(*^◯^*)

Hmm about the radioactive issue, hmmm nobody talks about it anymore basically coz we're already living here so there's no point worrying I guess hihi As for me, i trust Japan government if something's wrong they'll definitely say it and so far nothing on that nemore so should be fine!!

Hope this helped clear some of your doubts hehe o(^▽^)o sorry it took me awhile to answer hihi Ganbare!!

This post has been edited by ifana: Oct 26 2011, 02:05 PM

Hey hey hey!! Been awhile yall!! I'm terribly sorry for not posting in such a long time! I've just been busy with school and work! So, the replies might be a bit slow but I'll try my best to answer everything a.s.a.p! And I know that I dont know a lot things that people are expecting me to know like about loans and stuff so many might find this thread useless. But my feeling of wanting to help doesnt change so ask away!! : hyper: