JAD ( Japanese Associate Degree )

Konnichiwa, minna-san~Today, we had a meeting with Director, and he talked about the education achievements for two past semesters on last year. Despite that, he also mentioned about

our college in this shorter time, will be a palace, eh eh, not palace, place, for Japanese Associate Degree, a program under Yayasan Pendidikan MARA.

So, below here is the overview, what is JAD all about.

Two from left is my best friend who took JAD programme

So, how was it? Cool huh? Yeah, we at Rakuten-teki also felt like that. Being in JAD was a bigstep for you to go Japan and further your study at there. We'll leave you the link so you can checkout more about this programme.Ok, thats all from us. Arigatou.

Source: Japanese Associate Degree

Yoshida Brother

The sensational Yoshida Brothers have been making waves all over the world and are finally coming to Kuala Lumpur. Presented by The Actors Studio and The Japan Foundation, Kuala Lumpur, in cooperation with the Embassy of Japan and with the support of JT International Berhad, Yoshida Brothers will be performing at The Actors Studio @ Lot 10 from 21 to 23 January 2011.

Traditional art forms around the world have come to a crossroads. Faced with stiff competition from mainstream popular culture, as well as a decline in audience and general interest in traditional art forms, many are struggling to preserve their cultural heritage. There are some who have taken traditional art forms to a whole new level where today’s audience, particularly the younger generation, can relate to it and appreciate it. After all, it is all about accessibility.

One such group is the Yoshida Brothers, comprising 33-year-old Ryoichiro Yoshida and 31-year-old Kenichi Yoshida. At the age of five, both started learning the shamisen, which is a three-stringed traditional Japanese instrument. After sweeping prizes at national Tsugaru-jamisen conventions, the brothers made their major debut in 1999. Their debut album sold over 100,000 copies, which is an extraordinary figure for a traditional folk music release.

The Yoshida Brothers went on to develop their own unique blend of the Tsugaru-jamisen style fused with Western and other regional music influences. Crowned the ‘new masters of the Shamisen’ by J-Pop World, the duo recently released a “Best of Yoshida Brothers” album, and they continue to tour extensively in Japan and internationally in the USA, Canada, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and Taiwan, gaining legions of fans along the way. Their music was even featured in Nintendo’s Wii TV Commercial.

In 2011, Malaysian audiences will have the chance to experience first-hand the captivating sounds of the Shamisen, and the sensational duo live, only at The Actors Studio @ Lot 10!

Show Details

Date & Time 21 – 22 Jan @ 8.30pm

23 Jan @ 3pm

Venue The Actors Studio @ Lot 10

Ticket Price RM35 / RM25

RM20 (students, disabled, elderly & JFKL members)

Box Office Call / Walk In

03 2142 2009 / 2143 2009 – The Actors Studio @ Lot 10

03 4047 9000 – klpac

Online purchase & map

www.theactorsstudio.com.my

So, sesiapa nak pergi, boleh bagitau kat moderator Rakuten-Teki, dan kami akan uruskan event ni nanti...

Arigatou gozaimashita.

Sumber: Japanese Foundation Kuala Lumpur

Changing blog name

Konnichiwa, minna-san~

Our previous blog's name, Nihon -sakuru now has changed to Rakuten-teki which meant Happy-go-lucky. Yeah, we simply chose it to make it more catchy and easy for people to remember it. By the way, this blog is still under the maintenance. We will try to put some interesting contents inside here as well common information about our college. Finally, we hope, this blog can be as a pit stop for you to find everything related to our college's matter.

Arigatou gozaimashita.

あけましておめでとうございます.

To all students and members of Kolej Kemahiran Tinggi MARA Beranang, Rakuten-teki want to wish you Happy New Year 2011 and hoping that everything you do in your life will come as a great success for you. Ganbatte kudasai~

Week 17

Hello minna-san. Ogenki desu ka? I hope you guys in great health everyday. Ok, now, I want to tell you guys about what are we doing in week 17. There is nothing much we do this time, as not many members are attending the meeting, half of our members just went to MEASAT educational visit in Cyberjaya.

Now, this week, we doing some 5s again, just one class only, LOL.

after that, we came out with beautiful ideas to make closure of this semester co-curiculum a.k.a our last co-K. next semester, we not involve in any activities except who repeat it back :-P

So, the members had proposed that, doing a party/picnic in Sungai Tekala. It is a good idea though, so, we planned up what we need to bring, who in charge for the duty and etc.

So for those who not coming on this week, better find other members to ask what happening on today. OK, till here, later I update with our closure event and tell you guys what we need to do next... k, jaane~

Apit-san with president, rahman-san

Aizat-san became MC of the day.

Doing some 5s before that

Jimmy-san cleaning the floor :-)

Japan-Malaysia Jazz Collaboration Concert

Toshiki Nunokawa & Michael Veerapen Trio

Toshiki Nunokawa

Michael Veerapen

Steve Nanda

Wan Azfarezal

The Japan Foundation, Kuala Lumpur (JFKL) and No Black Tie proudly present “Toshiki Nunokawa & Michael Veerapen Trio”, to be held on 13 – 15 May 2010 at No Black Tie.

It was the riffs of Wes Montgomery that set Toshiki Nunokawa off on his journey of jazz discovery whilst still a social engineering student at the Tokyo Institute of Technology. Today, Nunokawa is more than just Japan’s pre-eminent jazz guitarist. He is also a roving band member, the author of many best-selling instruction books, CDs and DVDs and instructor at the Senzoku Music College in Japan. As a recording artiste, Nunokawa contributed to five full and well-praised albums with the band VALIS, a solo album and several guitar trio albums. He also released three albums for cult TV series, Ultraman.

Lucky for us here in Kuala Lumpur, we’re in for a superb treat. For Nunokawa has signed in to play three shows at No Black Tie with Michael Veerapen, one of Malaysia’s foremost jazz pianists with a career spanning over 25 years.

Veerapen has earned the greatest respect of his colleagues and the popular acclaim of a discerning and growing jazz audience both at home and abroad. He is one of Malaysia’s true musical treasures.

Nunokawa and Veerapen will also conduct a free public workshop for aspiring jazz guitarists and music lovers.

Performances:

13 May (Thursday)

9.30pm, RM30 (students RM20)

14 & 15 May (Friday & Saturday)

10.30pm, RM40 (students RM20)

Workshop:

15 May (Saturday)

4.00pm – 6.00pm (FREE ADMISSION)

Venue & Reservations:

No Black Tie

7 Jalan Mesui, off Jalan Nagasari,

50200 Kuala Lumpur

Reservations: 03-21423737 (after 5pm)

Please contact No Black Tie at 03-21423737 or email to admin@noblacktie.com.my for more details

Tango No Sekku...Now in Malaysia!

On 5^th May, Japan celebrates the national holiday “Children’s Day”, which was originally called “Tango no Sekku 端午の節句” (Boy’s Festival). It celebrates children’s growth and success in life (formally celebrated by boys only, but today children in general).

To enjoy and celebrate this Japanese seasonal event, we will hold a tea ceremony hosted by Ms Takano, an Urasenke instructor.

Date: Saturday, 8 May 2010

Time: 2:00pm, 2:45pm & 3:30pm (3 sessions, 30min per session)

Venue: The Japan Foundation, Kuala Lumpur (JFKL)

Ticket Fee: RM 5

How to get your ticket…

1. Please call JFKL during the following hours for your ticket reservation

Telephone reservation: From 21 to 23 April 2010 (8:30am - 12:30pm & 2:00pm - 4:30pm)

Telephone number: 03-2284 6228 (Ms Wai Yee / Ms. Kugai)

2. Ticket collection by 30 April 2010 (Mon-Fri: 8:30am-6:30pm; Sat: 10:00am-6:00pm)

*On first-come-first-served basis.

**Max 2 tickets per person due to the limited number of seats.

***No walk-in participants are allowed on the day of the event.