Hello there! Okay, lately my school receiving tons of request for visiting from the 'jabatan' about internalization program with Japanese student. For those 'lucky' school that had been approved by my principle, congratulations!🎉 hahaha~
Usually, when they visit our school, we'll prepare some malaysian traditional or culture thingy. Like games or ceremony olok-olok(fake). Commonly we'll be play batu seremban, congkak, capteh, konda-kondi. The ceremony would be chinese tea ceremony. That's the funny one! Some of our students and teavhers will wear cheongsam and act like in old old old Chinese century! Hahaha! Chinese century...... Additional activities like batik painting and some traditional performance like indian dance, zapin dance, dikir barat and maybe there will be couple groups of student that will sing and perform breakdance.. I'm not sure about the sing and breakdance part because they not always free for perform. But, if they're a singing performance from the students, the song called Rasa Sayang will be perform. That song will make the Japanese students even the teacher sing along. All the time!
2016 should be my last year study and 'work' in my school. But it not confirmed yet... I always handling the internationalization in back stage part. Like handling the stations, handling the schedule for the activities or other back stage stuff.. But, sometimes I do participate the program as a chaperone. But not always.
Personally, I'd like being a chaperone rather than a back stage member. Each Japanese student will have a chaperone to accompany he/her for the whole time during the program. Basically, the program will be 3-4 hours only... So, it's a really short time to know your new foreign friend!😂😂😂 If the j.student terribly unlucky or have bad luck on that day, they'll get the bad chaperone. The bad chaperone that I mean is can't speak in english or Japanese. Can't communicate even a word. Ignore the j.student and only talk or chat with other student. I'm saying this based on what I've seen before. Most of them are junior or first time being a chaperone. Seriously I say, that situation just awful to watch.
And here some tips for those Japanese students that will join the school trip to Malaysia and will visit one of Malaysian school ;
1. Please, please, please wear a comfortable clothes on the day that you'll be visit the school. There will be ocean of sweat if you wear thick cloth. There will be bunch of hot dog later if you wear too exposed cloth. Don't wear harajuku style or weird sense of fashion unless you come here for doing cat walk on a fashion show. Wear something simple, that you would wear during summer.
2. On the day you will visit the school, don't bring a big bulk bag. Or else it will be big bulk burden and you'll regret it later.
3. Even I'd like you to expect Malaysia weather will be hot like summer, there will be rain anytime anywhere. Be prepare. Always prepare extra shirt and pant with you. Also a pocket umbrella. Incase the weather spoil your OOTD
4. Be prepare for Malaysian selfie 'culture' of Malaysian. If you doesn't want them to take any picture of your face, just say : "Sorry, I don't want to. Sorry." Yes, always apologize twice. Since you just met the Malaysian for the first time. Unless you already close to them, just curse front of their face!! Hahahaha!!
5. If you want give a gift or merchandise from Japan to your chaperone or Malaysian friend, don't buy it from Daiso. Just don't. Because we have daiso shop here as well. And we can found your gift here too. That will make your chaperone disappointed of you.... And don't simply give foods as gift to your future chaperone. They might be a muslim, which mean they can't eat any product contains animal or alcohol. If still want her/him taste the taste of Japan, try to find a halal food instead.
I think that's it for now...
