Monday, August 31, 2009

Malaysia's National Independence Day 2009



Today we celebrate the 52nd birthday of our beloved nation.

"Merdeka! Merdeka! Merdeka! Merdeka! Merdeka! Merdeka! Merdeka!"



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Sunday, August 30, 2009

先輩 の 説明会

Our senpais came to enlighten us on the various aspects of education and life in Japan. The MC was Calvin of Nagaoka Kosen. We were given a brief introduction to Monkasho, application to Japanese Universities and other topics. We were then divided into groups based on the course that we would like to study while in Kosen.

We learnt a lot about what it is that we'll be studying, the lifestyle and school life in Kosen. There was also a quiz.

Later, we also had a Bowling Tournament with the senpais. The champion was Khairil's group with members, Ahmad Fadhil and Fierdous. Congrats, guys.

With that done, we and a few of the senpais that had decided to stay at our hostel for the night went to the nearby bazaar Ramadhan. There was also a 'berbuka puasa'(breaking of fast) dinner.

Huge thank yous from all of us, senpais!


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Saturday, August 22, 2009

Ramadhan Upon Us



Today is the start of the fasting month Ramadhan.

A little info :

Ramadan (Arabic: رمضان‎, pronounced: /rɑmɑd̪ˤɑːn/) (also written Ramazan, Ramzan, Ramadhan, Ramdan, Ramadaan) is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. It is the Islamic month of fasting, in which participating Muslims refrain from eating, drinking, smoking, and indulging in anything that is in excess or ill-natured; from dawn until sunset [1]. Fasting is meant to teach the Muslim patience, modesty and spirituality. Ramaḍān is a time for Muslims to fast for the sake of God (Arabic: الله‎, Allāh), and to offer more prayer than usual. During Ramaḍān, Muslims ask forgiveness for past sins, pray for guidance and help in refraining from everyday evils, and try to purify themselves through self-restraint and good deeds. As compared to solar calendar, the dates of Ramadan vary, moving forward about ten days each year as it is a moving festival depending on the moon. Ramadhan was the month in which the first verses of the Qur'an were claimed to have been revealed[Qur'an 2:185] to the Prophet Muhammad.
(extracted from Wiki)

Wishing you all a great month.


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Wednesday, August 19, 2009

KO-PLN Night 2009

Since I don't have pics of other groups during this night, I'll just put up what I've got. If you'd like your group/ your face to be in this post. E-mail me the pic.




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-lyana-

Monday, August 10, 2009

Senpai Sem 3 Final Exams

10 August - 13 August 2009

Good luck, everyone.


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