University Accreditation

When I decided to go to A*P*U in 1999, accreditation never once came across my mind. I decided to go to A*P*U because the university program is totally different from other local universities in Japan. My university courses are conducted in dual language both Japanese & English. I was at that time a Japanese basis student. I also received an honors scholarship due to excellent achievement in high school.

Even after achieving my BBA, accreditation never really matter that much because I worked with a non-governmental agency for a year before going back to Japan for MBA.

A*P*U accreditation problem came across me when I was in my first year of PhD study. A Professor here, that has a triplet son, one of the triplet applied a job at U*N*I*M*A*S. He actually got a job but suddenly got a rejection because our university is not accredited by JPA. Only then, I realized that accreditation is really a big deal. If I want to work in a Malaysian university, A*P*U better be accredited!

So after his son experiencing this difficulty, he made an accrediation committee including me, hubby & his other triplet to make a paperwork to apply for accreditation. Later the money I received from this part time job was transform into a brown Guccissima shoulder bag hehehe ;P

That was in 2007 and its going to be 2011 soon. Still no accreditation!!! An insider informant said that "pakcik" (nama dah kuar dah aritu..) from JPA simply cannot do his job properly and because of that I am in trouble if I want to find a job in the government service.

Its weird right? When almost all the Malaysian grad school students here are government officer? Well, for them its ok because there is this 'pekeliling' saying that Master degree and above do not need accreditation. Only, bachelor degree need accreditation by JPA. What a bummer!!! Always something for u guys!

 

During a festival on campus...  

Going Home Soon...

I have been living in Japan from the age of 14 and now I am 30. At last, next year March we are planning to go home for good. I have a very mix feeling about this. Half of me saying, "Yes! Finally I am leaving this place for good!" But another part of me saying, "How I am going to cope living in Batu Pahat!" Yes. There is where I am going to live soon!! A place very alien to me. I still do not know what I am going to do there... My PhD work is going no where. Hubby said I can apply a lecturer job with my MBA at his university. But the thing is that I dont really want to work at the same place as his. Most probably we will be in the department if I go work at the university.

Plus, I really need my university to be accreditized by JPA as soon as possible. The officer at JPA, En. Ali Jabar (kan dah kuar name!) is not so helping... What else that u want la for that senate meeting? All information we gave already!!! Ckp berabok but when its work time tetiba jer itu xbleh ini xbleh. Sabar jer la dgn mereka2 itu!!!

Or, maybe I can start a business when I go back. Start a Japanese language tuition ker for a start. I can start small and see how it goes....

Aiyo! So much to think & I better stop now!

Gambar hiasan. 

Baby Ryo yg dah ada lesen L utk berjalan!

Can U Spot The Different?

Kat Jepun skrg ni tgh musim luruh, kat mana2 ada byk sgt daun yg berbagai warna.

Since kami pun dah nak blk tahun depan & keter Lepad pun baru sampai maka kami pun tiap2 minggu akan pergi tgk daun momiji di sekitar Oita.

Tahun ni sbb tetiba jer cuaca jd sejuk, maka daun merah pun mcm kurang menjadi sket.

Tak sempat nak properly tukar warna dah gugur...

Ni gambar kami utk thn ini...

 Ni di Futago Temple. Budak sorang ni xbleh kalau xberlari..

 On the way naik Beppu Ropeway. Dlm cable car.

 Ini pula di Kyusuike. Tempat glamor di Kyusu ni.

Ini di Oka Castle, baling2 daun.

Ini Yujaku Park. Can u spot the different???

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Jawapan: Itu reflection pokok di dlm air....

My First Self Made Hiroshima Style Okonomiyaki with Recipe

This is my first self made Hiroshima Style Okomiyaki. I usually make a normal Okonomiyaki. This one is more challenging coz need to have use 2 frying pans and have to flip flop so many times hehehe We even make the sauce too because the normal Otafuku sauce have meat flavor... 

THE RECIPE

Ingredients: (Serves 4)

1/3 Cabbage

1 bag bean sprout

4 bags of yakisoba noodle

1 bag squid tempura (or sliced meat)

5 eggs

1.5 cup water

1 cup flour

1/4teaspoon salt

Green laver (Aonori)

Dried bonito shaving (Katsuo bushi)

Green Onion 

Okonomiyaki Sauce

Salad Oil

Direction:

1. Shred cabbage.
2. Beat 1 egg in a bowl, add water and the flour and mix them well until smooth.
3. Heat oil in frying pan A (you need to use 2 frying pan!) and thinly spread one full ladle of mixing (2). Put one full hand of shredded cabbage, bean sprout and squid tempura or sliced meat. Then drop half ladle of mixing (2) on the top to glue the vegi.
4. When the mixing of the bottom gets brown, turn it over.
5. Heat the oil in frying pan B and cook with okonomiyaki sauce the yakisoba noodle, Put (4) over it.
6. Break an egg on frying pan A, break the yolk using a chopstick and put (5) over it.
7. Turn it over and put it on a plate. Sprinkle okonomiyaki sauce, chopped green onion, green laver and dried bonito shavings.

Sauce:

Kicap ABC + Tomato Sauce or,
Tonkatsu Sauce + Tomato Sauce + Sugar
Combined them until you like how it taste.

The Last Aidil Adha in Beppu

Salam Aidil Adha to all Muslim people out there!!

As always, our family photo after the morning prayer at Tanoura beach.

It was very cold and windy day though the sun was very bright.

Then I had mini open house. This year menu was Nasi Ayam & Sagu Gula Melaka for dessert. 

About 30 to 40 people came. Alhamdulillah!

At night we had tahlil with M*E*B*I friends at the mosque.

Again makan-makan lagi lah :D

This is Ryo bento I made this morning. He have a trip to Mochigahama Park.

I really had to think what to make for his bento. Even bought a bento for babies magazine!!

The very right is sweet potato dessert I bought with a face of Anpanman.

It has been a Very long time...

Almost 10 months I havent been updating. Well, the normal reason would be I was VERY bz doing everything and of course there this FB that making me more bz than ever. Seems like FB is the new necessary thing in my life! Just cant live without it....
So many thing had happen in my life these passed months. Happy things, not so happy things, irritating thing, biasala masalah kehidupan specially dlm community kecik ni.... Benda kecik pun bleh jadik beso...
Anyways, since its autumn and life is getting back to its normal track. I hope to write more here. I really miss writing here though I know I am not so good doing so... Do enjoy my pic below taken last Saturday at Oka Castle Ruin in Taketa City, Oita.

WE ARE FOUR!