malaysiatojapan

The story of my childhood.

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

2022/08/31 16:44

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

2022/08/31 11:06

Don’t be stressful.

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

2022/08/30 08:46

Cultural Crusine.

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

2022/08/29 13:44

On weekends.

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

2022/08/28 23:54

Life of Humans.

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

2022/08/27 16:24

Raw Fish

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

2022/08/27 05:37

A Centipede.

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

2022/08/26 11:51

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

2022/08/26 01:01

The speed of walking.

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

2022/08/25 03:49

A scary species.

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

2022/08/24 10:53

Why do we dine out?

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

2022/08/24 01:05

Silence is golden.

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

2022/08/24 00:37

Hobbies

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

2022/08/23 09:34

Emergency case!

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

2022/08/22 06:06

The way of peeling.

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

2022/08/21 21:40

Second hand clothes.

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

2022/08/20 13:06

Be careful of swindlers.

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

2022/08/19 15:14

The way of cooking.

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

2022/08/18 15:47

Was it our ancestor?

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

2022/08/17 13:21

School trips.

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

2022/08/16 12:31

The rule of schools

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

2022/08/15 16:57

Bon Festival.

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

2022/08/13 12:48

Our dog Kojiro.

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

2022/08/12 04:55

My dream.

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

2022/08/10 19:28

Learn some customs final.

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

2022/08/09 13:30

Learn some customs 7

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,

2022/08/08 12:24

Learn some customs 6

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

2022/08/05 15:26

Learn some customs 5.

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

2022/08/04 11:33

Learn some customs 4

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

2022/08/03 15:33

Learn some customs .3

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 (

2022/08/02 14:37

Learn some customs 2.

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

2022/08/01 12:32