2nd May 2007

Today's 2nd May 2007. There are two events today. First and foremost, it's my dad's 50th birthday.

So here, I would like to wish Daddy

A HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY!!

Wishing daddy will stay happy and healthy always :)

And secondly, is it has been a month since I came to Japan. Yea, it's exactly 30 days since I'm here. But I guess in this short period, I have gone through over quite a number of experiences and stuff like that. I know I'm still new here, but I'm still keep on learning new stuff coz we don't stop learning throughout our lives, do we?

I guess I've posted out most of the things I've gone through in Japan so far. But for most of the time, I think we have had quite a number of 歓迎会 among the foreign students, besides some outing as well with our fellow Malaysians as well as with the sensei and our tutors. Talking about outing and stuff like that had made me almost didn't mention anything about study and work. Well, to be honest, we really kinda free and relax in this first month we were here. The assignments have been kept to the minimum level. But I know it's going to increase sooner or later.

Three of us (Yan Kuang, Joann and me) will be going down to Tokyo after lunch tomorrow by train. When we reach there round 7.30pm, there will be senpai waiting for us. But on the way, we got to change the train twice. Hoping everything will be go smoothly though! Since I'll be in Tokyo until this Sunday, I guess I won't be able to update my blog till then. But, I'll send my updates from Tokyo if I got internet access from there. I'll be posting my pictures from Tokyo after I'm back.

お楽しみにしてくださいね。

Touching And Meaningful Story

Education Story of The Day

Old Parents

An 80 year old man was sitting on the sofa in his house along with his 45 years old highly educated son. Suddenly a crow perched on their window. The father asked his son, "What is this?"

The son replied "It is a crow".

After a few minutes, the father asked his son the 2nd time, "What is this?"

The son said "Father, I have just now told you "It's a crow".

After a little while, the old father again asked his son the 3rd time, "What is this?"

At this time some expression of irritation was felt in the son's tone when he said to his father with a rebuff. "It's a crow, a crow, a crow".

A little after, the father again asked his son the 4th time, "What is this?"

This time the son shouted at his father, "Why do you keep asking me the same question again and again, although I have told you so many times 'IT IS A CROW'! Are you not able to understand this?"

A little later the father went to his room and came back with an old tattered diary, which he had maintained since his son was born. On opening a page, he asked his son to read that page. When the son read it, the following words were written in the diary:

"Today my little son aged three was sitting with me on the sofa, when a crow was sitting on the window. My son asked me 23 times what it was, and I replied to him all 23 times that it was a crow. I hugged him lovingly each time he asked me the same question again and again for 23 times. I did not at all feel irritated I rather felt affection for my innocent child".

While the little child asked him 23 times "What is this", the father had felt no irritation in replying to the same question all 23 times and when today the father asked his son the same question just 4 times, the son felt irritated and annoyed.

So, if your parents attain old age, do not repulse them or look at them as a burden, but speak to them a gracious word, be cool, obedient, humble and kind to them. Be considerate to your parents. From today, say this aloud:

"I want to see my parents happy forever. They have cared for me ever since I was a little child. They have always showered their selfless love on me. They crossed all mountains and valleys without seeing the storm and heat to make me a person presentable in the society today".

Say a prayer to God, "I will serve my old parents in the BEST way. I will say all good and kind words to my dear parents, no matter how they behave."