Aku di Jepun Part 2 (Oktober 2008)

Beberapa minit sebelum kapal terbang mendarat, saya sempat tengok skrin di depan – hairan… Garisan haluan kapal terbang berakhir pada kawasan berwarna biru – LAUT.

“Alamak… biar betul, kapal terbang ni nak mendarat dalam laut?”

Lega betul bila kapal terbang mendarat atas landasan… rupa-rupanya Kansai/Osaka International Airport KIX dibina di atas pulau buatan, yang terletak di Teluk Osaka. Kat dalam peta, hanya kelihatan satu titik kecil di tengah laut. Hujan renyai menyambut ketibaan saya...

Di tempat pemeriksaan imigresen, cap jari dan gambar direkod. Sampai je di depan kaunter, saya terus letak ibu jari kiri dan kanan. Pegawai imigresen geleng-geleng kepala sambil tunjuk-tunjuk jari telunjuk pada saya. Saya pandang kedip-kedip mata - tak faham... dua-tiga kali dia tunjuk isyarat tu... rupa-rupanya bukan cap ibu jari yang dia nak... cap jari telunjuk... pakcik tu macam geram je... tak jadi saya nak senyum masa dia ambil gambar saya... kecut perut la jugak... yelah, 1st time sampai kat sini... kelakar pun ada. Saya teringat ada orang kata kalau ditangkap di negara ni, bukan setakat cap jari telunjuk, kesemua cap jari tangan dan kaki akan direkod. Mak ai...

Kami menaiki limosin yang sangat besar (adalah sebuah bas :p hahaha) menuju ke Herbis Osaka. Kami check-in di Hotel Hilton Osaka. Selepas "tidur sekejap" tengah hari tu kami pergi beli tiket Shinkansen (bullet train) untuk ke Hiroshima besoknye.

Dan tengah hari itu juga pertama kali saya menjamah Japanese cuisine... Saya pernah makan sushi Jusco tu, tapi yang kat sini memang tak sama... saya pun tak pasti apa nama menu yang saya pilih, yang pastinya ada nasi yang macam pulut tu (Japanese steamed rice), sashimi, sayur apekebendetah, mee (ramen?), sos (kicap) dan semestinya miso soup... dan guna chopsticks? gosh! (i'm a pure kampung girl). dulu pernah juga belajar guna chopsticks tapi tak juga pandai-pandai...hahaha... sudahnya saya dok termenung tengok makanan tu...

MFB: "Kenapa? Makan la... hang nak makan nasi lemak ka? mana nak pi cari kat sini... hahaha"

Saya: "Emm takpe la, saya dah makan nasi lemak pun tadi...:p (in flight). Dalam hati: masak la aku tiga minggu makan macam ni...

Hari kedua kami bertolak ke Hiroshima dan check-in di Hotel Granvia Hiroshima. Saya dan IS bermalam di situ dua malam sahaja sebelum berpindah ke Hotel Urbain Hiroshima. MFB dan AM bertolak pulang ke Malaysia lebih awal. Sepanjang kat sini kami berulang alik (working days) dari Hiroshima-Tokuyama menaiki Shinkansen dan seterusnya Tokuyama-Hikari menaiki teksi. Plan asal, saya dan IS tinggal di Tokuyama/Hikari, tapi menurut trading agent kami AI,

"It's better if you stay in Hiroshima. It's difficult for you to communicate and find suitable food if you were in Tokuyama/Hikari. It's a very rural area."

Btw, saya sempat jalan-jalan ke Genbaku Dome dan Hiroshima Castle je... selebihnye masa dihabiskan di kilang paip dan Osaka/Hiroshima town (masa makan)...

Jepun? Hmm...

(1) Traffic light

- Pelik sikit. Sebab limo yang saya naik tu tiba-tiba je berhenti di tengah simpang. Tak banyak traffic light yang ada arrow untuk ke kiri/kanan. (tambah-tambah kat Tokuyama/Hikari). Maknanye lampu hijau tu untuk ke depan atau membelok.

(2) Makanan

- Hmm... memang tak berapa sesuai untuk "perut Melayu" saya ni. Masa mula-mula makan sashimi, saya tak boleh nak telan, tersekat kat tekak... hehehe

(3) Convenience store (kedai 24 jam)

- Senang dijumpai. Ada kat mana-mana je...

(4) Vending machine

- Pun ada kat mana-mana je... jual minuman, rokok, aiskrim (Häagen-Dazs lagi tu... yummy)

(5) Bersih

- Hmm... memang bersih... tapi kadang-kadang jumpa juga sampah tepi jalan... hahaha kantoi

(6) Fesyen

- Fesyen orang Jepun ni macam-macam. Memang gila fesyen depa ni... Ada tu sampai membuatkan saya berfikir: ada jugak orang pakai macam ni... tapi yang lelaki majoriti memang smart, pakai sut...

(7) Zebra crossing

- Lebar giler... sangat la ramai orang melintas... orang Jepun ni jalan laju-laju... pastu basikal pun banyak... lalu kat tempat pejalan kaki juga, so saya ni asyik kena hon (loceng) je la...

(8) Parking

- Canggih... orang Jepun ni letak kereta kat atas ala-ala rak gitu... hehehe... parking biasa pun ade gak...

(9) Teksi

- Teksi Toyota Crown hitam kat mana-mana je... jenama/warna lain ada gak...dan boleh bayar guna kad kredit...

(10) Sawah?

- Boleh ke panggil sawah? sawah kan sinonim dengan lumpur... padi kat sini tak perlu banyak air. Tapi yang saya nak cerita ni, tengah-tengah banyak bangunan tiba-tiba ade sawah dua-tiga petak...hehehe (kat tempat ala-ala bandar sikit...kalau kat kampung lain la...)

(11) Kampung

- Tak macam kampung pun... (mungkin kat tempat lain nampak gaya kampungnya). Tokuyama/Hikari yang dikata kampung tu besar giler... tak macam kampung langsung. Kampung maju

(12) Construction site

- Canggih... kita lalu kat situ tak perasan pun kat situ tengah ada construction...tengok dari jauh baru tahu bila nampak crane...(kalau construction tengah bandar yang banyak bangunan la...)

Footnote: Dah lama giler entry ni terperuk dalam draft... malas nak update...

130109
1209 Hilton Osaka

80/20 Rule

From my Sensei AZ

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A food for thought!!!!

Bersyukur lah selalu…….

A very valuable lesson to learn ...

Interesting quote from the movie 'Why did I get married?' In most cases, especially in relationships, you will only get 80% of what you NEED and you will hardly get the other 20% that you WANT in your relationship. There is always another person (man or women) that you will meet and that will offer you the other 20% which is lacking in your relationship that you WANT. And believe me, 20% looks really good when you are not getting it at all in your current relationship. But the problem is that you will always be tempted to leave that good 80% that you know you have, thinking that you will get something better with the other 20% that you WANT But as reality has proven, in most cases, you will always end up with having the 20% that you WANT and loosing the 80% that you really NEED and that you already had. Be careful in deciding between what you WANT and NEED in your life.

Adultery happens when you start looking for what you don't have. 'Wow, this girl in my office is a real looker. But it's not her Wynona Rider features that got me. I'm crazy about her because she's also understanding, intelligent, tender - so many things that my spouse is not' Somewhere along the way, you'll find a woman or a man who will be more charming or sensitive. More alluring. More thoughtful. Richer. Have greater sex appeal. And you will find a woman or man who will need you and pursue you and go loco over you more than your spouse ever did. Because no wife or husband is perfect. Because a spouse will only have 80% of what you're looking for. So adultery takes place when a husband or wife looks for the missing 20%. Let's say your wife is melancholic by nature . You may find yourself drawn to the pretty clerk who has a cherry laugh no matter what she says: 'I broke my arm yesterday, Hahahaha . . ..' Or because your wife is a homebody in slippers and pajamas, smelling of garlic and fish oil, you may fall for a fresh-smelling young sales representative that visits your office in a sharp black blazer, high heels, and a red pencil-cut skirt Or because your husband is the quiet type, your heart may skip a beat when you meet an old college flame who has the makings of a talk show host. But wait! That's only 20% of what you don't have. Don't throw away the 80% that you already have! That's not all. Add to your spouse's 80% the 100% that represents all the years that you have been with each other. The storms you have weathered together. The unforgettable moments of sadness and joy as a couple. The many adjustments you have made to love the other. The wealth of memories that you've accumulated as lovers. Adultery happens when you start looking for what you don't have. But faithfulness happens when you start thanking God for what you already have. But I'm not just talking about marriage. I'm talking about life! About your jobs. About your friends. About your children. About your lifestyles. Are you like the economy airline passenger that perennially peeks through the door of the first class cabin, obsessed with what he's missing? 'They have got more leg room! Oh my, their food is served in porcelain! Wow, their seats recline at an 80% angle and they've got personal videos!' I guarantee you'll be miserable for the entire trip! Don't live your life like that. Forget about what the world says is first class. Do you know that there are many first class passengers who are miserable in first class -- because they are not riding in a private Lear Jet? The main message??? If you start appreciating what you have right now, wherever you are, you are first class!

McD @ Labuan

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Telah dibuka dengan rasminya pada 8 Oktober lalu. Maka, sejak hari tersebut, restoran ini sentiasa penuh dengan pelanggan... almaklumlah, first time ever in the island!

Saya juga tidak melepaskan peluang ini... almaklumlah, nanti dah balik semenanjung takdapat nak merasa lagi "McD Labuan" ni... cewahh, berangan macam boleh balik esok je... uwaaaa bila boleh balik semenanjung ni??? hope i'll be here until end of this year only! hmmmphhh

Sebagai bukti, lihatlah gambar-gambar ini... heheh

newest in town...




with zara... tgk tu...nak gak tunjuk giginye yang jarang tuh... heheh


siap tapau lagi... :p

Here Again...

Kembali ke Labuan...

Aduyaiii... tak dapat nak melenakan diri... esok kerja la c'meema...

Tak boleh tidur, mungkin sebab dah agak lama tinggalkan sini... lagipun menumpang bilik kawan. Saya booking bilik pada 15 haribulan depan, tup-tup terawal pula balik sini, so terpaksa la menumpang sehingga dapat bilik sendiri 7 haribulan ni. Hotel kat sini seperti biasa la, full house memanjang. Flite pun penuh je memanjang...

Kepala dah pening-pening ni... tapi degil betul mata ni taknak tido... hish
Makanye... c'meema pun menyebokkan diri menukar template blognye... lagi...

Harap-harap dapat men-tune kepala untuk kembali bekerja di site... heh macam la lama benor dia tu meninggalkan kehidupan normal di sini...tahapehapetah