Today most young children can play games of pc. ( personal computer ). In my case I played outside more than inside the house. Till primary age we lived in a place where there was a river. I could cat
マレーシアから日本にやってきた主婦の日本奮闘記
35年も前に日本にやってきたのですが、いまだに新発見ばっかり、戸惑いつつも、明るさとガッツで生き抜いています。
I was born in Johore Bahru. Our family wasn't so rich. We lived in a row apartments of 12 families. There was a river and a large ground. Our room was the third one and there was a path between the se
The staff working in the restaurant.
My husband and I love going to a noodle restaurant. When we enter a noodle restaurant, first of all the staff said irashaimasei. Dozo aiteru tokoro Suwato kudasai ( welcome, you can sit anywhere you l
I believe all people have stress. Having stress isn't good for our health. If you have stress think of a way to get rid of your stress. I am now.... Till I was mid's 30 I was very healthy. I didn't h
The first time I was asked to cook Malaysian Crusine was years ago. At that time I cooked Pisang Goreng, Nasi Goreng and Kari Ikan. ( Banana Fritter, Fried rice and Fish curry ) Sometimes I was also a
Usually we stayed home but from now on we try to go somewhere. As for me I love going to Kobe. Maybe the culture is the same and I feel I am also one of the same nations there. But I think other membe
We are lucky to be born as humans. Compared with animals, insects, plants and so on. Let's say if we were born as animals, we have to fight in order to survive. We were taught, if we do good things, w
Now raw fish is one of my favorite food among all. My favorite raw fish is salmon. Let me name some which I love. It goes in order, sea bream, cuttlefish, yellow tail, shrimp....... I won't be tired
WARNING. Beware of centipedes. Where do we find centipedes? We usually can see between woods. Yesterday someone in the train screamed out, an insect to a young guy. The woman who screamed out was wi
The final day of visiting the dental clinic.
At last it will be my last day of visiting the dental clinic next week. Why did I start to visit the dental clinic? When I ate cake, the crown stuck to the cake. And moreover two of my teeth filling d
The country where I was born, walking speed was much slower. We enjoyed looking here and there with joy. The people over here headed straight for the place where they wanted to go. The first time whe
What do you think we saw in the train?. Sometimes we find a moth flying or a spider climbing along the window of train. This morning when we were going to work, a woman screamed to a young guy? My hus
Usually when we dine out we have communication. In this society many magazines, newspapers and comic books are displayed on the shelves in restaurants or cafeterias. When I first came here I was very
Tonight in the waiting room of train, an old lady came in and she sat in front of me. She was taking out something in her bag. I was surprised. She took out a tablet and she started to operate. I was
One of my hobbies was singing. Because I had a bad joint of jaw, I couldn't sing. I have other hobbies like fishing but I couldn't drive now I need practicing.. The rest are cooking and traveling. Bec
How do you feel if you are in this situation ? One day my husband felt one of his eye-sight was strange. He tried to search for an eye clinic. Unluckily it was on Thursday, Most doctors were on holid
I have never used a peeler before so to tell the truth I don't know how to use it. When I cook I peel vegetables like carrots,potatoes, sweet potatoes and so on. I peel like sharpening pencils. When p
I have two older sisters. I usually used my sisters used clothes when I was young . I lke buying second hand clothes too. When my children were little, one was a girl and the other was a boy. Children
A couple of years ago. some swindlers pretended to be your sons by telephone calls. The first word he said is ore ore ( me, me) The person who call is a swindler. The swindler pretended to be the eld
There is a different way of cooking between back home and over here. I would like to start the way of cooking here first because I have lived here longer. Talking about seasoning, we use soya sauce or
When I was young, my mother taught me not to kill a moth at night when I saw it. She told me it was our ancestor. On the last day of Bon after sending off our ancestor, on that night when I opened th
In my school days, we only had a picnic. Every year we went to the same park near the Istana garden. Pupils brought along tidbits and drinks together with some teachers. In the park there were only a
Our children went to a public school in Elementary age. The public schools are decided the places where they live. In case of private school, the children have to take and pass the examination of the
What is Bon Festival? It is said all ancestors and animals who were concerned to us could come home from the heaven. Bon festival starts from today 13th to 15th August. We decorate things that our anc
This is our first time to keep a small dog. In the past we had many dogs but medium size. Kojiro understand what we said. Lately I often take him for a walk at night. He likes seeing himself in the mi
I have never thought so in the past but recently I am eager to have a kitchen studio where I can teach how to cook Japanese food. I believe many people would like to learn Japanese food cooking in for
In those days, most rooms's floors of houses were of tatami mats. The walls were made of soil. I love the new room of tatami. The straw of grass has a good fragrance of grass. In Japan we can wear sli
Now what I am going to talk about was 30 years ago. Now old couples maybe acting the same. Our couple might be the type of old style. When it comes to the relation of male and female, in this country,
When taking a bath, Japanese take off the clothes outside of the bathroom. Before entering the tub, the guest has to wash himself or herself once and then enter the tub. After staying for a while in t
If you happen to live with your in laws, when you need them to do something, it is better to use .......sitekudasai than nasai. For example you have children and you need them to take care of them, y
New Year celebration is the biggest ceremony in a year. We were with our in laws from the beginning of our marriage so I learned how to cook Japanese New Year's cuisine called Osechi. We put Osechi fo
Japanese have good manners. When they meet someone on the street, they bow and greet. In the morning they usually greet ohayo gozaimasu or it is a fine day. In the afternoon, konnichiwa or dokomade (
When we make use of toilets, the lid opens automatical by sensor. There are many buttons at one side like no 1 or no 2, stop , wash, music ,and so on. While we are doing number 1 we usually set with m
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Today most young children can play games of pc. ( personal computer ). In my case I played outside more than inside the house. Till primary age we lived in a place where there was a river. I could cat
Ingredients. A pack of steak beef, an egg, breadcrumbs, flour and oil and hand made sauce. (half onion, ketchup and mayonnaise and red wine) Cut the beef into small size. Hit the beef using the blunt
In my hometown JB. we have goreng pisang for breakfast. All you have to prepare is 4 bananas, half cup of flour and one third of sugar. Prepare a bowl. Peel 4 bananas and mash them. Add in flour and s
I once checked in a clinic what causes me, running nose, sneezing and so on. I was said house dust, cedar and pollen caused me and every year between Wnter and Spring I was very careful to get eye dro
April is the best month to start new things in Japan. If I were to be asked, I would answer, I want to write a book of my life. I want to leave it for my decendants to know where I was born, how I was
Buy a pack of dry mushroom. Prepare a medium size saucepan. Open the pack of 10 mushrooms. Fill up the pan with water. Keep boiling until the water becomes one third of the pan. Stop the heat. Drink o
Ingredients, 2 eggplants, 100 gram of minced meat, one tablespoon of cornstarch and seasoning. Wash eggplants. Cut the top of egg plant and cut into half and then cut into 4 long pieces. Prepare a sa
In Japan fiscal year starts on first of April. All new employees of all kinds of jobs start on this day. I believe all new workers are nervous. Hope they get used to their new lives soon.
Ingredients, 200grams minced meat( mixed beef and pork) half onion, 5 big sheets of cabbages and one cube of kosome and a little salt. Cut the hard part of cabbages. Boil them for a short time. Put th
The school system over here in Japan is 6 years in Elementary, 3 years in Junior and 3 years in Senior High School. In those days many students would graduate and start working. or entered Junior Col
Last Sunday we had a holiday so we decided to visit our sisters-in-law. My husband has two sisters. They live near each other. Firstly we visited the first sister--in-law. She lives alone and she has
Ingredients, 2 slices of bread. An egg, half cup of milk. Prepare a bowl. Cut the side of bread. Cut into two. Pour the milk in the bowl. Break the egg in the bowl. Beat it up. Add in the bread. Prepa
From there we started to exchange both cultures between Japan and Malaysia. We also exchanged photos. In those days we wrote by hands and letters. Whenever I received the letter from my pen pal I repl
From there we started to exchange both cultures between Japan and Malaysia. We also exchanged photos. In those days we wrote by hands and letters. Whenever I received the letter from my pen pal I repl
One day one of my friends gave me an address of a Japanese guy. He said if you would like to know the culture and customs more you could be a friend of him. I was very happy to get the address from my
My friend had so many friends because she published on a column, she welcomed friends who wanted to correspond with her. She passed me a friend who lived quite near to my hometown. We started to corre
I was very interested in exchanging cultures with foreigners. I belonged to the correspondence club in school days. I requested someone and they introduced a girl who lived in New Zealand. She lived i
When I first came to Japan I had no friends. I tried to make friends because friends are best friends if we are in need. One day when my children started to go to kindergarten I had a good friend. My
What on earth has the world changed? In those days when I was a young child, our family back home usually gathered in the living room and our family always chatted. See today even young kids are busy
Whenever I am free, I would like to visit him. Maybe he was too close to me. Time flies, Kojiro had passed away for nearly a year. Actually he passed away in December. Now I can imagine him when I clo
Today most young children can play games of pc. ( personal computer ). In my case I played outside more than inside the house. Till primary age we lived in a place where there was a river. I could cat
Ingredients. A pack of steak beef, an egg, breadcrumbs, flour and oil and hand made sauce. (half onion, ketchup and mayonnaise and red wine) Cut the beef into small size. Hit the beef using the blunt
In my hometown JB. we have goreng pisang for breakfast. All you have to prepare is 4 bananas, half cup of flour and one third of sugar. Prepare a bowl. Peel 4 bananas and mash them. Add in flour and s
I once checked in a clinic what causes me, running nose, sneezing and so on. I was said house dust, cedar and pollen caused me and every year between Wnter and Spring I was very careful to get eye dro
April is the best month to start new things in Japan. If I were to be asked, I would answer, I want to write a book of my life. I want to leave it for my decendants to know where I was born, how I was
Buy a pack of dry mushroom. Prepare a medium size saucepan. Open the pack of 10 mushrooms. Fill up the pan with water. Keep boiling until the water becomes one third of the pan. Stop the heat. Drink o
Ingredients, 2 eggplants, 100 gram of minced meat, one tablespoon of cornstarch and seasoning. Wash eggplants. Cut the top of egg plant and cut into half and then cut into 4 long pieces. Prepare a sa
In Japan fiscal year starts on first of April. All new employees of all kinds of jobs start on this day. I believe all new workers are nervous. Hope they get used to their new lives soon.
Ingredients, 200grams minced meat( mixed beef and pork) half onion, 5 big sheets of cabbages and one cube of kosome and a little salt. Cut the hard part of cabbages. Boil them for a short time. Put th
The school system over here in Japan is 6 years in Elementary, 3 years in Junior and 3 years in Senior High School. In those days many students would graduate and start working. or entered Junior Col
Last Sunday we had a holiday so we decided to visit our sisters-in-law. My husband has two sisters. They live near each other. Firstly we visited the first sister--in-law. She lives alone and she has
Ingredients, 2 slices of bread. An egg, half cup of milk. Prepare a bowl. Cut the side of bread. Cut into two. Pour the milk in the bowl. Break the egg in the bowl. Beat it up. Add in the bread. Prepa
