TOKYO, "Stop air assault on Gaza" T-T

Around 200 people held a rally in Tokyo Tuesday against Israel's deadly attacks on Gaza and urged Japan to use its influence to end the violence.

Carrying flowers and candles, the demonstrators offered a one-minute prayer in front of the Israeli embassy, with a Buddhist monk ringing a bell for the souls of the victims.

They placed a letter of protest in the embassy's mailbox hours after delivering a separate letter to Japan's foreign ministry urging it to put pressure on Israel. Japan is a major donor to the Middle East peace process.

Israel attacked the Gaza Strip Saturday in retaliation for rocket fire from the territory, killing at least 360 Palestinians and wounding 1,690.

The banner say "Don't kill children"

May God help themT-T

I am really sad that the New Year for Palestinians at GAZA started with parents losing their children and children losing their parents, I saw kids on the TV talking about stuff adults can barely understand. They are familiar with seeing dead bodies and blood everywhere, hospitals does not have enough medicine and capacity to receive more victims, I am really sad T-T

The thing that annoy me the most is that I can’t do anything about it , as a middle eastern and a Palestinian girl I feel ashamed , all I can do now is pray for them T-T

May god help people at Gaza , I raise a prayer from the bottom of my heart.

Good byeTaka chan T-T

Finally the day Taka chan must leave Jordan came, I was really sad because Taka chan was one of the nicest people I ever met.

Thursday was a very busy day, I met with A chan , F chan and my sis at Mecca mall to buy a present for Taka chan , thank god that she liked it ^-^
We really had a blast at the mall.

Coming event ^-^

I want to go , but I cant because I have work T-T

minna , you should all go , they will screen anime movies on the first day, you dont wanna miss that^-^

second day , tea ceremony and cultural shows ^-^

I will try to make a report on it , even if I didnt go.

jaa^-^

starting my new job^-^

Hi everyone ^-^

I have started going to my new job , its a great job, although working hours are long *-*,but I really enjoy it, because it is exactly what I like to do the most ^-^

so , minna , work in a job that you really like if you want to be happy ^-^

I start my day with a cup of Ocha ( green tea) , and I listen to Japanese radio stations while working , so time passes fast which is a great thing by the way ^-^

until the next post , I wish you all a a great day ^-^
jaa

CCS...Good bye^-^

I quit working at CCS , it was a good company , but I didn't feel that it was my thing , today is my last day working there.

although I didn't like tasks assigned to me(oracle O-o) but I really enjoyed being there surrounded with a lot of good , caring and funny people ^-^ , It was fun.

In a previous post , I advised you minasan not to work in something that you don't like , and my opinion remains the same however , being in a working environment and communicating with people is a great experience that you shouldn't miss , As I move on , I wish that my life will get better , and I hope that my next career will be better than the one before ^-^

Good bye CCS , thank you for everything...I will always remember you ^-^

Outside CCS

The floor I used to work on , and this picture is
in the same floor , it always says "konnichiwa"to me

It looks like JUST^-^

I hope that next year will be better than the one before ^-^
jaa^-^

Eid…It was fun^-^

Just as I promised, I want to tell you minna what I did in Eid^-^

First day, as usual, I visited other family members along with my family, we kept driving from one house to another, but I really enjoyed it.

Second day, I stayed at home, family members visited us, It was also fun.
Then it was friends time , I decided to do something new , so instead of going out with my friends at night , we went out early in the morning , we agreed to meet at 11 am ,I was sleepy , I phoned h chan to make sure that she is still going , but I was surprised to find out that she was still sleeping O_o

Anyway, we decided to meet at “abu jubara” , a place for “falafel , humus and stuff” , it was really nice , having breakfast with friends is great.
Then we decided to walk to city mall, we decided to see a movie there called “madagascar2”, we talked a lot ^-^in the way (totemo tanoshikatta)

minna you should watch "madagascar2 " , totemo omoshirokatta ^-^

minna , tell me what did you do in Eid?

Happy Eid...\(^o^)/

At the end of the Hajj (annual pilgrimage to Mecca), Muslims throughout the world celebrate the holiday of Eid al-Adha (Festival of Sacrifice). In 2008, Eid al-Adha will begin tomorrow, and will last for three days.^-^

During the celebration of Eid al-Adha, Muslims slaughter an animal such as a sheep, camel, or goat. Allah has given us power over animals and allowed us to eat meat, but only if we pronounce His name at the solemn act of taking life. Muslims slaughter animals in the same way throughout the year. By saying the name of Allah at the time of slaughter, we are reminded that life is sacred.

The meat from the sacrifice of Eid al-Adha is mostly given away to others. One-third is eaten by immediate family and relatives, one-third is given away to friends, and one-third is donated to the poor. The act symbolizes our willingness to give up things that are of benefit to us or close to our hearts, in order to follow Allah's commands. It also symbolizes our willingness to give up some of our own bounties, in order to strengthen ties of friendship and help those who are in need. We recognize that all blessings come from Allah, and we should open our hearts and share with others.

On the first morning of Eid al-Adha, Muslims around the world attend morning prayers at their local mosques. Prayers are followed by visits with family and friends, and the exchange of greetings and gifts. At some point, members of the family will visit a local farm or otherwise will make arrangements for the slaughter of an animal. The meat is distributed during the days of the holiday or shortly thereafter.

People usually bake something called “ma’amool”, and also we make Arabic coffee that goes with "ma'amool" perfectly^o^(oishii)

our own ma'amool^-^

I have drew & designed this card , I hope you will like it minasan

After Eid ,I am going to post what I did during Eid , I want to hear from you minasan what is your plans for Eid?

enjoy this amazing holiday and have a very nice Eid^-^

Venus…what a beautiful scene ^-^

On Monday a lot of people in Jordan noticed something in the sky o_O, something that is considered a rare astronomical event that is not expected to happen only after a thousand years for the whole region.

This wonderful union between Venus and the moon was seen clearly with the naked eye in many countries in the region.
0(^-^)O

Sara's pictures (enjoy^-^)

It looks like a drawing ^-^

It was really amazing, minasan, did you notice it? I did ^-^

new banner ^-^

Every month I am going to design a new banner , and this month's banner is inspired from Christmas and Eid Al-adha , I hope you will like it ^-^

Next week, I am gonna post about Eid Al-adha ^-^

Mina san , what do you think? Did you like the new banner?

First time…making J-food ^-^

I really wanted to eat Japanese food and since it is autumn, I searched for autumn recipes, anyway this is what I made ^-^

Matsutake Gohan is an autumn recipe; it looked very easy, so I decided to make it.
The recipe contains :
· 2 1/2 cups Japanese rice
· 2 1/2 cups water
· 1-2 matsutake mushrooms (I put the mushrooms that is available home,sumimasen)
· 1 abura-age (fried tofu) (I didn’t have any so T-T )
· 4 tbsps sake rice wine (I can’t use it because I am Muslim)
· 4 tbsps soy sauce
I ignored a lot of ingredients but the final result was good^-^

Matsutake Gohan ,It is supposed to look like this T-T

I also made potato salad, the recipe is:
· 1/2 cucumber
· 1/2 onion
· 1/2 carrot
· 2 slices ham (I didn’t put it cause I am muslim)
· 2 tsp rice wine vinegar (I didn’t put it for the same reason)
· 1 tsp olive oil
· 1/2 tsp salt
· 3 tbsps mayonnaise
· *2 boiled eggs
It was really good^-^

again the salad potato supposed to look like this

Ok , now introducing my first cooking ever , enjoy the picture , it really was oishii^-^

first dish :Matsutake Gohan , second: ma2doos(not-japanese)

third: potato salad , fourth: ocha (totemo oishikatta)

minasan,Did you ever try making Japanese food ? If you did , share your experiance ^-^

Nice Haiku Evening^-^

The Japan Foundation presented in cooperation with the Greater Amman Municipality a lecture to the public at 6:30 pm on 20 November at Al Hussein Cultural Center in Ras Al Ain.

It was really nice, I knew about Haiku but this is my first time to take a lecture about it in depth, the lecture and the discussion that was held after it was interesting ^-^

People tried to understand haiku by comparing it with arabic poetry which is ,in my opinion is very wrong , because Japanese poetry (haiku) differs from Arabic poetry^-^

So ,minasan,what is haiku?

Haiku is a poetic form and a type of poetry from the Japanese culture. Haiku combines form, content, and language in a meaningful, yet compact form. Haiku poets write about everyday things. Many themes include nature, feelings, or experiences. Usually they use simple words and grammar. The most common form for Haiku is three short lines. The first line usually contains five (5) syllables, the second line seven (7) syllables, and the third line contains five (5) syllables. Haiku doesn't rhyme. A Haiku must "paint" a mental image in the reader's mind. This is the challenge of Haiku - to put the poem's meaning and imagery in the reader's mind in ONLY 17 syllables over just three (3) lines of poetry!

Dr koko kato & T sensei

Basho Matsuo is known as the first great poet in the history of haikai (and haiku).

Do you like Haiku? Do you have a certain Haiku that you like?
Please share it with us^-^

Night out with my brother^-^

きのうはしごとのあとでおにいちゃんといっしょうに“メッカームル”へいきました。ごはんをたべて、ほんのみせやへいって、ゲームをあそびました、とてもたのしかったです。

Yesterday, after work, I went out with my older brother, we really had a blast(although it was not planned 0_O).
We had dinner, checked a book store (prime^-^ I love this store) and we played some games, we really enjoyed our time, it has been a while since I went out with my brother
(おひさしぶりです)

atashi no gohan,totemo oishikatta

J-drama…I am addicted^-^ (part2)

I will continue the list that I made last time ^-^ and of course you can talk and share your opinion on any drama you have watched

I hope you liked this post , I wanna hear more from you minasan ^-^
so , did you watch any of the drama listed above ?
what was the drama that effected you deeply,why ?

jaa^-^

After…work^-^

Ｆちゃんのうちへ行きました、Ｔちゃんも行きました、Ｆちゃんのお母さんの食べ物はおいしかったです^0^

とてもうれしかったです。

I went to F chan house, T chan was there also, F chan mom cooked delicious food that day and we enjoyed eating it^-^

Although the whole thing was not planned, I had a great time^-^

enjoy the pics ^-^

F chan no okaasan no tabemono

JAA ^-^

My first lessen at LEVEL4…^-^

きのうはしごとがおわってから、にほんごのクラスへいきました。
ぜんぶがあたらしかったからとてもたのしかったです。
わたしたちはたくさんわらっていたから、わたしたちのよみかたがへんでした。
かきかたもへんでした。(かんじですから)

ろくじはんにクラスをおわりました。でももっとしたかった。
うれしかった。

I was really excited to start level4, after my work ended at 4:30 pm, I rushed to get there at time, yokatta I made it on time ^-^

The lesson was great, new vocabulary, new grammar, new kanji; I was really happy and eager to study more ^-^

Anyway , the class was great , we laughed a lot because you know, whenever we learn something new , our reading at first is very slow , and yeah it was funny to laugh on ourselves way of reading and writing(kanji )

The class ended at 6:30 but I wanted it to last more ^=^

URESHII ^0^