Date: 10 November 2009 Time: 6pm (please do NOT be late, no buffer time) Venue: City Vibe (near Clementi MRT) Ramen Ten/Shin Tokyo Meeting place: SP FC5
We will be going to Ramen Ten/Shin Tokyo to celebrate our 3rd birthday. Please confirm your attendance with Sheng Yang by this sunday, 8 November 2009, not later than 12 PM because we need to make reservations.
Ramen Ten/Shin Tokyo serves many different types of ramen as well as 99cents sushi.
PS: Please take note that you have to pay for your own expenses at Ramen Ten/Shin Tokyo.
Date: 5th November (Thursday) Time: 11am- 5pm Venue: T19 (Our booth is outside the CASS letterboxes, Level 2)
DMIT,SB and CASS will be having an event entitled "One World Day" tomorrow. Some of us from SPJCC will be involved at the Yokoso! Japan booth where you can play Kingyo Tsukui (no fishes of course) and stand to win Warabe Kokeshi doll crackers as well as gifts from the Embassy of Japan. Other than that, you can also get free snacks from us. So come down to T19 for some fun ;)
There will be other booths for other regional countries too, and you are also highly encouraged to visit them as well.
PS: Sorry for the late update, we've been busy settling admin matters after our Overdrive! campaign last month...
PPS: This event is not organised by the club, hence no CCA points will be given. But then again, who needs CCA points when you can play Kingyo Tsukui and get snacks for free?
If you think the "Even More Updates" post was ridiculously long, you haven't seen this one yet. It's so long that the whole post has to be split and brought to you in installments. October is just plain crazy with us taking on twice two and a half times as many official and unofficial events as compared to a typical month... So, for the month of October, SPJCC IS ON OVERDRIVE!
What!? There's a part 3? Yes! Part 3 of Overdrive! features 3 more events for October, and informational updates pertaining the language survey and the answer to mystery of the missing Ramune.
RPJCIG Gakuensai
Date: Saturday, 24 October Venue: Republic Polytechnic (9 Woodlands Ave 9, Singapore 738964) Buses from interchange: 169, 911 Time: 10am - 4pm FREE ADMISSION Meet at: Woodlands MRT, 10am to mark attendence
As quoted from a RPJCIG rep:
"Hi Everyone!
RP Japanese Culture Interest Group would like to invite you guys to join us in our first ever GAKUENSAI!
Looking for some thrills? We are proud to present you with RP's first ever Haunted House that would send chills down your spine.
Be sure to involve yourselves with the fun and games provided by our booths and indulge yourself in pleasure with our captivating performances!
Thats not all! Cosplayers are welcomed to show off their works of art!
Isetan is having an Okinawa Fair at their basement supermarket as part of their Japan Fair. Members will be able to sample Okinawan foodstuff. For those who remember, this event is related to the Hokkaido Fair conducted at the same venue earlier in June. We will also be going up to level 3 to see Japan Fair products.
Date: Sunday, 25th October Time: 1.30pm Venue: Takashimaya Basement 2 Meet at: Orchard MRT, 1.30pm (If you are tagging along from the Okinawa fair, there is no need to meet up but may have to wait a while if there are people coming for the Hokkaido Fair only)
We are doing this on the same day as the Isetan Okinawa Fair and Japan Festival, so it's potentially a 3 in 1 event :D
Do remember to sign up for the Okinawa Fair above if you intend to go for both, otherwise we will assume that you are going for this only.
Tsubasa sensei has kindly sponsored an extra book as a prize (The Rules Of Living in Japan) which he hopes members will find useful. Remember, survey ends Nov 1st, and a random draw via random.org will be conducted to find the winner who will win BOTH books. So for those who haven't taken part, do fill in the survey now! ;)
As some of you have noticed, the familiar ramune bottle has vanished off shelves since sometime last year, most notably at Natsumatsuri 09. Probing through google and local forums probably didn't give much clues as to what happened, and here at SPJCC, we have finally solved that mystery.
After an email via a government redirection service, we finally received this reply from AVA:
"I refer to your enquiry to PSD and our tele-conversation of 8 Oct 2009.
We wish to inform you that AVA does not allowed the import and sale of "Ramune drink" or similar bottled carbonated drinks containing glass ball since 2008, due to potential risk of choking if the bottle cap is removed as well as the possibility of glass fragments if the glass ball is chipped."
Not a very nice piece of information to get, but hopefully it puts the matter to rest. Those of you who crave the taste can still resort to it in a metal can version, from Daiso and Yamakawa. On another note, Takashimaya is selling limited edition UCC Eva 2.0 Coffee cans + cooler bag for $20. Do grab them while stocks last...
Hopefully with this, we can finally conclude October's events (a record of 11 official events btw) ^o^
If you think the "Even More Updates" post was ridiculously long, you haven't seen this one yet. It's so long that the whole post has to be split and brought to you in installments. October is just plain crazy with us taking on twice as many official and unofficial events as compared to a typical month... So, for the month of October, SPJCC IS ON OVERDRIVE!
Part 2 of OVERDRIVE! brings with it more interesting events, including the highly anticipated Project Toshokan, Inaba Tea Party, Festival Games Preview, a visit to NUS Japanese Cultural Night 2009 and yet another movie screening. We also have a club survey on Japanese language proficiency, with all participants standing a chance to win a copy of Japanese for Young People Vol 1 (Student Book).
MOVIE SCREENING
Had fun the previous time? Now we are back with even more!
As with the previous movie screening session, we have made arrangements to book classrooms to screen TWO (yes, 2) movies simultaneously. As this is an official event, you will get CCA points too :D
Date: Thursday, 15th October 2009 Time: 6.00pm (Screening will start at 6.30pm sharp) Venue: T1752/T1754 (depends on the title you want to watch)
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo) [T1752]
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (時をかける少女, Toki o Kakeru Shōjo?) is a 2006 Japanese animated science fiction film set twenty years after the events in novel Toki o Kakeru Shōjo by Yasutaka Tsutsui.
Synopsis
When 17-year-old Makoto Konno gains the ability to, quite literally, "leap" backwards through time, she immediately sets about improving her grades and preventing personal mishaps. However, she soon realises that changing the past isn't as simple as it seems, and eventually, will have to rely on her new powers to shape the future of herself and her friends.
Helen the Baby Fox (子ぎつねヘレン, Kogitsune Heren?) is a 2006 Japanese film.
Synopsis
Leaving school for the day, seven-year old Taichi finds a baby fox alongside a road in rural Hokkaido. The two bond, and Taichi decides to leave the fox with the police as a lost item. The policeman on duty takes a reluctant Taichi and the fox to the local Yajima Veterinary Clinic. It turns out that Taichi has begun to live with Ko, the vet, and his teenage daughter Misuzu after his free-spirited mother Ritsuko has gone to Micronesia to work as a photographer. Many people have abandoned animals with Ko, and paying customers are few with most of his income coming from frequently boarding a friendly dog that is almost part of the family. Taichi feels abandoned as well, and clashes with Ko when the vet sees the new arrival as a burden, especially after discovering that the fox is deaf and blind. However, Taichi names it Helen after Helen Keller and attempts to bring her back to full health while teaching her about the world as sort of a young Annie Sullivan. Even though Taichi gets her to eat, Helen suffers increasing fits stemming from her damaged brain.
Date: Friday, 16th October Time: 6.30pm Venue: LT13, FASS, NUS Meeting place: FC5, 5.15pm to mark attendence. Moving off at 5.45pm sharp. If late please go there yourself.
Always interested in Japanese culture but never had the chance to experience it first hand?
Here's your chance to do so in the first ever NUS Japanese Cultural Night showcasing the major elements of Japanese Culture, including Nihon Buyo (Japanese dance), Sado (Japanese tea ceremony), Koto (Japanese musical instrument) and Taiko (Japanese drums).
Date: Wednesday, 21st October Time: 5.30pm-7pm, in slots of 15 mins, 6 pax per slot Venue: JCC Clubroom (FC5224) Fee: $1 per try, subject to game rules.
A mini festival games booth with Yoyo Tsuri (Yoyo balloon fishing) and a modified form of Kingyo Tsukui (Goldfish scooping*) will be set up in the JCC clubroom. Yes, that's right! For the first time, we will be having these games as part of the club's expanding range of activities. This is an exclusive preview session for future larger events, and we welcome you to take part in it ;) Please register for a timeslot at the forum link below if you are interested.
Date: Friday, 23rd October Time: 6pm Venue: FC5213 (Meeting room near clubroom) Fee: $2.50 (for the yuzu bunnies; tea is complimentary)
We are organising a special tea ceremony event. Bunnies fill the theme for this occasion, hence the name and the special limited edition Minamoto Kitchoan yuzu bunnies that we will be serving. Places are capped at 10 persons only, on a first come first serve basis. Tea (Mid-High grade Miyako no Mukashi from Fukujuen) is specially chosen and sponsored by your dear president :P
Do register at the forums if you are interested. Payment to be made on that day itself. Attendees who sign up but fail to turn up for this event may be blacklisted.
Date: Wednesday, 28th October Time: 2pm - 6pm Venue: Kinokuniya Singapore Main Store Meeting venue will only be disclosed to successful applicants.
SPJCC is collaborating with the school library for a trip down to Kinokuniya to purchase books for the library. If you ever had the urge to get a certain book but didn't due to $$ issues etc, now's the opportunity to get whatever you want* and the library will specially reserve it for you when the book goes into circulation. How's that for a deal?
Places for this are very limited, as we are only opening up a few places to members. You will have to fill in an application form. Successful applicants will be notified via email on 22nd Oct.
*Terms and Conditions apply, check the forums for more details.
We are conducting a survey this month to find out the Japanese language proficiency of our members. All participants of this survey will stand a chance to win a copy of Japanese for Young People Vol 1 International Edition (Student Book). Survey ends 1st November.
If you think the "Even More Updates" post was ridiculously long, you haven't seen this one yet. It's so long that the whole post has to be split and brought to you in installments. October is just plain crazy with us taking on twice as many official and unofficial events as compared to a typical month... So, for the month of October, SPJCC IS ON OVERDRIVE!
DIMSUM BUFFET
Some of the club guys are going on a dimsum buffet. As quoted from the forums:
"To all the makan pplz of SPJCC. We are organinzing an outing to Lao Beijing. Meeting time is 2:45 p.m. at Dholby Ghaut MRT station, Plaza Singapura exit. We will leave promptly at 2.55 p.m. Latecomers please make your own way there. The price is $10.20++ so please bring $15-20. Please direct all questions to Billy."
Date: Friday, 2nd October Time: 3pm Venue: Lao Beijing Dining Hall - Plaza Singapura 68 Orchard Road #03-01 Plaza Singapura Singapore 238839 Meeting place: 2:45pm, at Dhoby Ghaut MRT, Plaza Singapura exit Dietary Notes: Non Halal/Non Vegetarian
Date: 5th - 7th October Time: 2pm sharp Venue: Costa Sands Resort (Downtown East) 1 Pasir Ris Close, Singapore 519599. Meet at: Pasir Ris MRT at 2pm sharp. Any later and you have to go there yourself.
Date: Sunday, 11th October Time: 7pm Venue: Raffles Hotel, Jubilee Hall Meet at: City Hall MRT, 6pm
The Japanese Cultural Society (JCS) is holding their 26th Japanese Song Karaoke Contest.
Tickets are complimentary (FOC) and limited
Application deadline for tickets to the event is 6th October, or when our quota is filled, whichever comes first. Alternatively, you may go down to JCS to obtain the tickets yourself and meet us before the event to mark your attendence.
Note: The tickets are for you to WATCH the event, NOT participate in the contest.
Date: Monday, 12th October Time: 1pm Venue: Saizeriya, Liang Court #02-22 Meet at: Clark Quay MRT Station Dietary notes: Non Halal/Non Vegetarian
FCC is conducting a food trip to Saizeriya (a Japanese chain of Italian restaurants, known for affordable Italian food) at Liang Court, and have kindly reserved 10 places for us. Do post in the forums if you are interested.
As quoted from FCC Forums:
"Everyone loves Italian food? Cheap and good for value? Saizeriya is here for you! XD This October, we will be having a food trip to Saizeriya Ristorante E Caffe which advertise themselves as a budget italian restaurant. They serve dishes which ranges from foccacia to escargots that comes with wallet-friendly prices"
You will be required to pay for your own meals there.
This is an official event, with FCC as the CCA point issuing body as with the sushi workshop.
Date: Tuesday, 13th October Time: 1500h Venue: Outside FC5 Dietary notes: Halal/Non Vegetarian/Contains Beef Fee: $3, payable at the clubroom on 12th October
We will be conducting a Japanese curry workshop to allow members to learn how to cook one of Japan’s most popular dish, the Japanese curry. At the end of the workshop, members will be able to make Japanese curry from curry roux blocks in the comfort of their own homes. Members from the Food Connoisseur’s Club will be invited in addition to club members as a reciprocal gesture for the recently concluded sushi workshop. The nature of this workshop is demonstration only.
Places are extremely limited.
PS: It will be conducted by your beloved president himself :X
The club has received Japanese language and culture books donated by Tsubasa sensei (Those of you who signed up for the free language courses will know him). The following titles will be available at the clubroom for browsing. You can also choose to loan out the books for free, with a $10 deposit.
● Japanese for Busy People 1 Revised 3rd Edition Kana Version (2 copies)
● Japanese for Busy People 2 Revised 3rd Edition
● Self Study Kana Workbook
● The Rules of Living in Japan
● Japan at a Glance Updated
● Recipes of Japanese Cooking
● Berlitz Japanese Pocket Dictionary (2 copies)
Once again, the club would like to thank Tsubasa sensei for his contributions to the club
You asked for more events, weekday club activities and less strain on the wallet. We listened, and thought : Why not?
To round up this month's bumper crop of events and activities, we are slotting in a FREE movie screening session. We have made arrangements to book classrooms to screen TWO (yes, 2) movies simultaneously. As this is an official event, you will get CCA points too :D
Date: 24th September 2009 Time: 6.00pm (Screening will start at 6.30pm sharp) Venue: T1751/T1752 (depends on the title you want to watch)
10 Promises to my dog (T1751)
10 Promises to My Dog (犬と私の10の約束, Inu to Watashi no 10 no Yakusoku) is a 2008 Japanese movie based on the book by Hare Kawaguchi and directed by Katsuhide Motoki.
Overview
A 12-year-old girl named Akari gets a puppy and names it Socks. She loves Socks and spends practically every moment with him. However, as she gets older she's able to spend less and less time with him, due to a busy life and having to move away. She leaves socks with a childhood friend but eventually she's reminded of the promises she made to him as a child.
Hinokio is a 2005 Japanese science fiction film directed by Takahiko Akiyama and starring Masatoshi Nakamura, Kanata Hongo and Mikako Tabe. Its tagline is "Inter Galactic Love".
Overview
A recent accident has left Satoru Iwamoto, an elementary school student, temporarily wheelchair-ridden. In addition, the recent loss of his mother has thrown Satoru into a reclusive state, locking himself from the outside world. However, in an effort to help Satoru recover from his injuries, his father, Kaoru, has designed a remote-controlled robot that will go to school in his place and allow him to interact with people and do normal things.
The robot, "piloted" by Satoru from a large control terminal in his room, is nicknamed 'Hinokio' by his classmates. Hinokio is mostly admired by his fellow students, and they together start a generally normal year of school. But the story soon dwells more on Satoru, himself, as he rediscovers love and friendship through classmate Jun Kudo and also his own father.
Do fill up the above registration forms for the title you would like to watch. Places for each title are limited and are given on a first come first serve basis.
● OMOTESENKE TEA CEREMONY GATHERING (JAS)
19th July [Sun]
● JAZZ ON ELECTONE STAGEA WITH YUDAI SATO
25th July [Sat]
● RICE THAT BINDS, CRANES @ NORTH WEST
26th July [Sun]
AUGUST ● YUKATA WITCHHUNT
1st August [Sat]
● URASENKE TEA GATHERING -LATE SUMMER-
2nd August [Sun]
● JLPT REGISTRATION
3rd August - 4th September
● COSCON @ STGCC
15th - 16th August [Sat-Sun]
● NATSUMATSURI 2009
22nd August [Sat]
● JAPANESE FILM FESTIVAL 2009
25th -30th August
SEPTEMBER ● TOUHOUFEST ~ STRONGEST DAY
9th September [Wed]
● JAS RECYCLE BAZAAR - SEPTEMBER
12th September [Sat]
● URASENKE JAS CHARITY CHADO
13th September [Sun]
● FCC SUSHI WORKSHOP
17th September [Thu]
● SEIRANSAI 19
19th - 20th September [Sat-Sun]
● RAKUGO IN ENGLISH
22nd September [Tue]
● MOVIE SCREENING / FS DAY
24th September [Thu]
● SUBCOMMITTEE INTERVIEWS
29th September - 2nd October [Tue-Fri]
OCTOBER ● NUS COMICS AND ANIMATION SOCIETY BAZAAR
30th September - 2nd October [Wed-Fri]
● DIM SUM BUFFET
2nd October [Fri]
● SPJCC CHALET OUTING
5th - 7th October [Mon-Wed]
● JCS JAPANESE KARAOKE COMPETITION
11th October [Sun]
● FCC SAIZERIYA FOOD TRIP
12th October [Mon]
● JAPANESE CURRY (カレーライス) WORKSHOP
13th October [Tue]
● MOVIE SCREENING / FS DAY
15th October [Thu]
● NUS JAPANESE CULTURAL NIGHT 2009
16th October [Fri]
● FESTIVAL GAMES PREVIEW
21st October [Wed]
● ITP (INABA TEA PARTY)
23rd October [Fri]
● RPJCIG GAKUENSAI
24th October [Sat]
● OKINAWA FAIR
25th October [Sun]
● HOKKAIDO FAIR
25th October [Sun]
● PROJECT TOSHOKAN
28th October [Wed]
NOVEMBER ● DMIT/CASS/SB INTERNATIONAL DAY
5th November [Thu]
● SPJCC ANNIVERSARY
10th November [Tue]
● SP ESCAPADE
14th-15th November [Sat-Sun]
● KITTYLAB
14th-29th November [Sat-Sun]
● JAS OPEN HOUSE AND CHARITY BAZAAR 09
21st November [Sat]
● ANIME FESTIVAL ASIA 09
21st-22nd November [Sat-Sun]
TO BE CONFIRMED DECEMBER
● JLPT EXAMINATIONS
6th December [Sun]
● PROJECT BREAKOUT! VOL.3
12th December [Sat]
○ JAPAN CREATIVE CENTRE OPENING EXHIBITION
~December
● EOY 09
26th December [Sat]
○ OUSOUJI
29th December [Tue]
○ BOUNENKAI
30th December [Wed]
● OUMISOKA
31st December [Thu]
2010 JANUARY
● OSHOGATSU
1st January [Fri]
○ SINGAPORE POLY OPEN HOUSE
~7th - 10th January [Thu-Sun]
○ SOYA 2010
~January
● URASENKE ~ THE FIRST TEA GATHERING
31st January [Sun]
FEBRUARY
MARCH
● URASENKE ~ SEASON TEA GATHERING
14th March [Sun]
○ SHAMISEN CONCERT
~March
○ ANNUAL CLUB BBQ
~March
○ TAKOYAKI WORKSHOP
~March
APRIL
○ COMMITTEE INDUCTION CEREMONY
~April
● URASENKE ~ CHADO LECTURE
17th April [Sat]
MAY
JUNE
● URASENKE ~ SEASON TEA GATHERING
13th June [Sun]
● FRESHMEN ORIENTATION PREP CAMP
14th June [Mon]
● FRESHMEN ORIENTATION CAMP
15th - 17th June [Tue-Thu]
JULY
○ URASENKE ~ CHADO WORKSHOP
~July
AUGUST
○ URASENKE ~ CHADO WORKSHOP
~August
○ NATSUMATSURI 2010
21st August [Sat]
SEPTEMBER
● URASENKE ~ SEASON TEA GATHERING
12th September [Sun]
○ SEIRANSAI 20
18th - 19th September [Sat-Sun]
OCTOBER
○ URASENKE JAS CHARITY CHADO
~October
● URASENKE ~ STUDY OF "WA" (HARMONY)
24th October [Sun]
UNKNOWN
○ FRESHMEN MEET 2010
~
○ OMOTESENKE SADO APPRECIATION WORKSHOP
~
○ KRAFTWERKZ (ORIGAMI WORKSHOP)
~
○ MOVIE SCREENING / FS DAY
~
Event dates listed as ○ are an estimate. Other listed dates marked ● are correct at the time of posting. List is not exhaustive, so do check out our forums for other events.
Please note that the clubroom does not have fixed opening and closing hours.
If you like to visit the clubroom, do check beforehand with our committee
members or you may risk disappointment.
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