Concorde Inn KLIA Day 1 & 2.

the alternates.

I just got back from Japan yesterday and it was hell loads of fun. I dint know anyone there before i went, and i cant speak a single Japanese as well, so i was actually afraid i wont be able to cop with the other students there. Plus, most of us come from different states which means, its harder to get along. Thank God, everyone got along just well, we even dint feel like going back during the last day.

Went to Concorde Inn KLIA on the first day for some conference before we went to Japan. It was kinda awkward at first since most of us don't know each other. But after the ice breaking session, we all started to get along, i guess? Yeah, we absolutely did (:

the so called "honeymoon" couple beside me.

Some Hippo family club members came and teach us some basic Japaneses so that we'll be just fine in Japan. Their activities was rather okay, and the little Japanese kids are so cute. Oh, by the way, people actually uses the phrase "kawaii" in Japan. I thought it was just some weird word invented by some weird dude. But, seriously, everyone uses "kawaii" in Japan, and it really means cute. Wtf. I know.

cute Japanese kids.

Early next morning, we woke up for our second day of conference. Everyone was so sleepy i don't think most of us paid any attention to the conference. The only Japanese words i learnt was extremely simple. I only learnt what to say during the first time meeting someone.

Heajemimashite.
Watashi Renee des.
Ogenki deska?
Nihon go wakarimasen.
Arigato gozaimasta.

That was what i said when i met my foster mom. I don't know if i spelt it correctly, but who cares. No one writes Japaneses in alphabets right? Hopefully not. After lunch, we pack our stuff and headed off to KLIA airport.

Concorde inn lobby

Jia Qian. Madelyn.

Yi Shuen.

Fui Wernn. Fiffy!

5 of us got lost in the airport.

cam whoring while waiting to check in.
It took one freaking long hour.

Denice Loo.

usj 12 girls.

Transit plane in Singapore.

Singapore air port looked gorgeous.
4 of us walked so fast so that we get the chance to take more pictures :D

fiffy.

medelyn. Yi Shuen.

View from the plane.

The fight to Japan was so long. I slept the whole way there because i was rather tired. We overnight on the plane and reached Japan on the next day.

After like so many hours, we finally reached Japan. Everyone was so excited about the cold. But when we first step into the airport it was still rather hot. So most of us dint put on our winter jacket. And we actually used the theory on Syed's shirt which said "less is more" But when we step outside of the airport. Wtf. It was freezing cold when the wind blew. We quickly ran up the bus to get shelter and put on our winter jacket.

We were sent to the Hippo office to meet up with our foster parents. I bet i wasn't the only one who was really, terribly afraid. When i met my foster mom, she turned out to be really nice and friendly (: What a relief.

Junko Kumoi. My foster mom (:

After all the introduction, everyone left with their foster parents and the homestay program started. I went to Nagoya Castle with L A M foster family at first. Surprisingly, japanese handwritting is almost the same as our chinese writting, the reading's just different. But at least i get to understand a little.

Our foster mom forced us to take this. Hahaha!

the first thing i feel in love with in Japan was their awesome vending mashines.
Its everywhere!

Nagoya Castle.

The view from the top floor on Nagoya's castle.

The old japanese workers pulling the extremely heavy rock.

Me who failed to pull the extremely heavy rock.

Nagoya's golden fish.

After visting Nagoya castle, Junko sent me back to her home and i met her family. All 4 of her kids were really cute, but since we cant comunicate, everytime they speak in japanese i'll just go "nihon go wakarimasen" hahah. But it was really fun playing with little kids :D