Welcome to Johor Bahru, Malaysia

I'm trying to write in english, sorry for the bad english, and sorry I can't put some humor since my vocab is limited, hehehe ^^v

This is the second time i went to johor, the first time was at 29 &30 October 2012, I came to met my prof. for inteview. I will study in UTM (universiti teknologi malaysia) for the next year taking study by research.
I went to johor through singapore again (it can be from Batam) because I think it's more cheap, easy n fast. at the first came, I were picked up by my cousin & her family in singapore but before we went to johor we're walk around in Singapore, went to our relation in kembangan, went to the oldest mosque in singapore and to mustafa center, after that we went to johor through bus in queenstreet (fee SGD 2). 
but in the second time I went to johor alone, I arrived in Changi at 10.30 am (SG time) took a bus to johor in Changi airport for SGD 7 (Rp 55.500).  but the next bus arrived at 12.20 pm :(
fortunately there was a big student group which also took the same bus with me (looked like their just traveled from padang) so I just followed them. hahaha...Alhamdulillah
from SG to JB, we should pass 2 immigration for stamp our passport (Cop pasport), the first is SG immigration, mean we are going out from SG, the second is Malaysia immigration mean we are going into Malaysia, going through 2 immigration will be really complicated n make you confuse if you never experienced it. for the second time i'm still confuse but Alhamdulillah I met the group of student. :)
[1.30 pm] finally i came to kota raya (where the bus from singapore stop) but i waited again (it was raning) until my cousin's husband came and picked me up.

Ahok Si 'Ikan Salmon'

          Entah kenapa saya sangat terkesan dengan bapak ini (Ahok aka Ir Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, MM) sejak melihatnya pertama kali kira-kira 3 tahun lalu di salah satu acara TV, dan beliau membuat saya tambah terkesan ketika muncul di kick andy sekitar 1 tahun lalu. 

Apa yg membuat saya terkesan? silahkan liat penampilan beliau di KICK ANDY berikut. 

"Jadilah ikan Salmon, ikan yang hidup dan berani melawan arus, hanya ikan mati saja yang terhanyut oleh arus!" -Ahok-

"Negara harus bisa memberikan keadilan sosial bukan jaminan sosial" -Ahok-

part 1

part 2

Salah satu anak dari negeri laskar pelangi yang patut diperhitungkan...

Semoga semakin banyak pemimpin-pemimpin berjiwa seperti beliau...

credit:ahok.org, kick andy

Worth to Read: Japanese Culture

Did you know about the ethics and good living
culture of Japan. It could be worth reading:
 
 1 - Did you know that Japanese children clean their schools every day for a quarter of an hour with teachers, which led to the emergence of a Japanese generation who is modest and keen on cleanliness.

2 - Did you know that any Japanese citizen who has a dog must carry bag and special bags to pick up dog droppings. Hygiene and their eagerness to address cleanliness is part of Japanese ethics.

3 - Did you know that hygiene worker in Japan is called "health engineer" and can command salary of USD 5000 to 8000 per month, and a cleaner is subjected to written and oral tests!!!

4 - Did you know that Japan does not have any natural resources, and they are exposed to hundreds of earthquakes a year but do not prevent her from becoming the second largest economy in the world?

5 - Did you know that Hiroshima returned to what it was economically vibrant before the fall of the atomic bomb in just ten years?

6 - Did you know that Japan prevents the use of mobile in trains, restaurants and indoor.

7 - Did you know that in Japan students from the first to sixth primary year must learn ethics in dealing with people.

8 - Did you know that the Japanese even though one of the richest people in the world but they do not have servants. The parents are responsible for the house and children.

9 - Did you know that there is no examination from the first to the third primary level; because the goal of education is to instill concepts and character building, not just examination and indoctrination.

10 - Did you know that if you go to a buffet restaurant in Japan you will notice people only eat as much as they need without any waste. No wasteful food.

11 - Did you know that the rate of delayed trains in Japan is about 7 seconds per year!! They appreciate the value of time, very punctual to minutes and seconds.

12 - Did you know that children in schools brush their teeth (sterile) and clean their teeth after a meal at school; They maintain their health from an early age.

13 - Did you know that students take half an hour to finish their meals to ensure right digestion When asked about this concern, they said: These students are the future of Japan.

14 - Did you know that Japanese internet provider offers twice the speed of Google Fiber for less money.

15 - Did you know that in Japan, punctuality is a sign of respect and customer service is paramount. Japanese people view it as a huge disrespect if you are not considerate of their time. If you travel to Japan, you will be shocked by the number of professional greeters and helpers there to assist you in nearly every aspect of your stay. The Japanese philosophy is that superior service should be the norm and an integral part of business relationship. Since such service is part of the deal, gratuities are not expected and often will be politely declined.