A MOMENT TO

REMEMBER!

About my life in Japan

23 September 2004 to 5 November

2004
 Most
in My Life
 The people who I never forget in my life

 Ma Zin Mar Tun (Zin San)

She is the eldest person in our

group and she was from
Winner Computer Group. She
is so kind to us like the eldest
sister so we call her “Ma Gyi”.
 The people who I never forget in my life
 Ma Khin Suu Yin (Khin San)

Ma Suu is the second eldest in

our group. She is from ACE
Co., Ltd.

She never smile to everyone

so I think she is arrogant
before I make friend with her
but when I have a chat with
her, I gradually knew that she
has a kind heart. And we are
common in most manners,
likes and dislikes.
 The people who I never forget in my life

 Ma Saw Yu Mon (Saw San)

We call her Ma Mee and she is

from KMD Computer Center.
She is the most calm and cool
girl in our group. She is not a
chatty person and she likes to
stay alone most of the time.
But she is warm hearted and
very friendly to us.
 The people who I never forget in my life

 Ma Swe Swe Phyo Aung (Swe

San)

Ma Swe is also from ACE Co., Ltd

and she is 2 years older than
me. She is the sweetest girl in
our group and about the “Tha Na
Khar” that she put on her face is
the most attractive subject in
our class.
 The people who I never forget in my life
 Ma Zin Min Than (Min San)

She is one year older than me

but I call her Zin Min. She is
an innocent girl and she has
no pride. She is an adorable
and a lovely friend for me.
She is from KMD Computer
Center. We are common in
most feelings so we can share
our thoughts and feelings

 I each other.
am the youngest girl in our group so they all are very good to me and
pamper
me like their youngest sister.
Friends
Corner
The Vietnamese Classmate

 Nguyen Thu Huong (Huong

San)
She was the only one girl in
the Vietnam group of ITAC-1.
She is very smart and
competitive girl. She was the
Project Leader from FPT Corp.
and it is one of the biggest
corporations in Vietnam. She
was about 28 years old at that
time and 6 years older than
me. She gave us the very
good challenging and
competition experience
during the training.
The Vietnamese Classmate

 Nguyen Vo Long (Banana Long)

He was the youngest guy in

ITAC-1. He was the Project
Manager of Hi-Tech Distribution
and Development Joint Stock
Corporation. He is the funniest
person in our group. He always
said jokes and laughed at all the
time. He gave the answer very
first all the time when the
teachers ask for something.
The Vietnamese Classmate

 Tran Kim Kha (Kha San)

He was the Manager of

Training Department in Binh
Dinh Center for
Developmental Assistance of
IT. He was very good at
teaching and he could
explain the area where we
didn’t understand very well.
He always shared his ideas
and knowledge in group
presentations and
discussions.
The Vietnamese Classmate

 Tran Duc Toan (Toan San)

He was the Team Manager of

“Le Quy Don” Technical
University.
The Vietnamese Classmate

 Ngo Quang Huy (Huy San)

He was the Project Manager of

Mysoft Co., Ltd. and always
sleepy in the class. We,
myanmar girl called him a
sleepy guy “Phoe Eait Ngite”.
But he was very good at
singing.
The Vietnamese Classmate

 Nguyen Toan Thang (Doraemon

San)

He was the Director of Vietnam

Informatics Company. He was
very friendly and a very good
talker. He was talkative but his
jokes were very funny. He was
also a helpful person. He never
disagreed with others and
always said good to others. We
will never forget that he and ma
zin mar were singing together
the Celine Dion’s song “My Heart
My Vietnamese Best Friend

 Lam Chau (My Little Forest)

She is my very good friend and she is

very sweet and kind. I love her very
much because she is the most
innocent girl who I ever met before. I
won’t never forget about her
struggling life in Vietnam and her
poor family. When she told me about
her family, she cried to me and she
said “You are very good to me like a
sister and you are the one who listen
about me patiently when I am very
lonely. You are very kind to me.”
Our Flight
Schedule
 Flying on the Air

 We took the MAI (Myanmar

Airways International) plane
at 4:30 p.m on 21st September
2004. Then we arrived to Don
Mound International Airport,
Bangkok. We waited there
about 3 hours and we
checked-in to transit to the
Japan. We took the JAL at
10:00 p.m and we had a night
on the jet plane.
 Meeting with a YKC Staff at Bangkok
 This is our first trip to Japan so we had no experience about the
transit procedure. The girl seemed like an agent who is hired by YKC
waited us and she hold the paper which write down our names in her
hands. And she guided us where we have to check-in and she took us
to the restaurant where we have to have our dinner. YKC sponsored
for our dinner at the Bangkok Airport before we took the JAL.
Fortunately, we met one of the YKC staffs at the restaurant. He
noticed the labels “To Yokohama Kenshu Center, Japan” stacked on
our bag gages. And he started introducing himself and he said he will
take care of us until we arrive to YKC. We all were very happy at
that time and we have thanked him from this moment on. And his
name is Mishima San.
 First Time on the JAL
 I have never took the JAL before. Our group got the seats in the
same line so we can talk to each other on the plane. They served
the supper and all the food are Japanese food so most of the
people in our group couldn’t eat anything but I like Japanese food
so I had no problem for the food. But I remembered that Ma Suu
couldn’t eat the Japanese Cold Noodle and she sacked for it. I
ordered the Tomato juice for her and she was fine after she had
the juice. After hading the supper, they gave the towel, pillow and
blanket to every passenger on the plane. I had some red wine and
then I went to sleep. At 5 o’clock in the morning, they served the
Japanese breakfast and Japanese Green Tea. They had no
European Breakfast so our group couldn’t eat anything again! At
6:30 a.m, we safely arrived to the Narital Airport and we all were
so exciting to see the Narita.
 Exciting
Moment at
Narita!
 The Great Narita Airport
 The better experience than I
had in Don Mound
International Airport,
Bangkok. There are 12 floors
in Narita Airport. Many people
were as busy as a bee and
going towards their
destination here and there.
The girl seemed like an agent
who is hired by YKC guided us
where to change the Japanese
Yen and where we took the
Narita Express. We, our group
were waiting for the moment
when the Narita Express will
start his trip to Yokohama.
Then we started our trip to
YKC (Yokohama Kenshu
 Check-in to the YKC
 We took the taxi from the train station, where the Narita Express
stopped, to the YKC, Yokohama. Mishima San kept along with us
from the Bangkok Airport to YKC Training Center. When we arrived
to the YKC, we had checked in to the Training Center and reported
to the YKC reception. The admin staff from the reception
welcomed us and gave the necessary things like our private room
keys and some papers. Then they took along us to each private
room and they told us to drop into the YKC Lobby for the briefing
at 3:00 p.m. in the evening. Our private rooms were at the 9th
floor, the highest floor of the YKC building, of the West Wing. YKC
Building has two wings, East Wing and West Wing. We ate the
Yum Yum boiling noodle for our lunch and we took a nap for a
while as we were very tired along our trip. At 3 o’clock, we went to
the downstairs and watched the video tape showing the
information and Rules & Regulations of the YKC.
 Check-in to the YKC
 At 3:00 p.m., we dropped in
the reception desk to watch
the AOTS reference videos
showing the information of
“Guide to YKC Training
Center”, “Guide to AOTS”,
“Starting Your Life in Japan”
and instructions to follow
during the stay at YKC. After
the showing videos, they gave
“R-Card to have meals and
drinks at the YKC cafeteria on
the 2nd floor, the Medical
Treatment Card and AOTS
Emergency Card for in case of
Emergency.
 YKC Private Room
 Our private room had a telephone, a
television, both air-conditioning and
heating systems, an attached bath room, a
dress container, a table with drawers, a
chair, a table lamp and a book shelve. YKC
have daily housekeeping service and
catering service for all the training
participants.
 YKC Dinning Hall & Cafeteria
 There was the card-reading
machine at the entrance of the
Cafeteria. We had to insert our R-
Card into the machine and it
issued the receipt. We placed the
receipt on our tray so that the
cafeteria staff can see it clearly.
We could select the meals at the
counters. Breakfast is a buffet
style. Lunch included one main
dish, two side dishes and rice or
bread. Dinner set included one
main dish, three side dishes and
rice or bread. If we didn’t want to
eat those dishes, we could have
to eat fried rice and could bring
chips and chocolates.
 YKC Dinning Hall & Cafeteria
 After having the meal, we returned
our
tray with tableware to the dish
washing-
up area by ourselves. We dumped
the
trash into the water flowing sink and
threw the Cans and bottles away
into
 After having the meal, we designated collection boxes for
returned our tray with recycling.
tableware to the dish
washing-up area by ourselves.
We dumped the trash into the
water flowing sink and threw
the Cans and bottles away
into designated collection
 YKC Dinning Hall & Cafeteria
 Free drink service was
available from Monday to
Saturday & National Holiday
(excluding Sunday) in the
business hour. We had to
show our R-Card to the staff
on duty and we could have
coffee, tea, or soft drinks.
 Opening
Ceremony
@
Yokohama
Kenshu Center
(YKC)
 First Day of Our Program
 It was the day I never forget in my
life. We met with the Vietnamese
people who will be our friends later.
They all were interesting about our
traditional dresses and especially
the “Thanaka” on one of our
friends face. As I say true, I was
exciting at that time because self-
introduction was starting from me.
Each introduction was interesting.
Then we, all participants in our
program, went outside and took
the group photo with the Course
Co-coordinator, the director of the
YKC training center and the
President of the YKC. And we also
took the photo with Mishima San
who helped us through the journey
started from BKK to YKC. He is the
helpful and kind person and we are
very appreciate for his help and we
 General
Orientation
Course
 Introduction to Japan, IT in Japan and
the Japanese Language
 We were given general information on daily life in Japan and an
outline of the economic circumstances surrounding IT in Japan. We
also had knowledge about IT in Japan in terms of national policy,
industry and corporate management through lectures and visits.
In parallel with the foregoing introductory lectures and visits, we
took Japanese language classes to assist with our stay in Japan
and to acquire a general grounding in the Japanese language,
which may help us in business relations with Japanese companies
in the future. On the final day of General Orientation Course, we
summarized our findings during the general orientation course
and made a group presentation on that day.
A Guide to
Daily Life in
Japan
Ikebana and Japanese Tea Ceremony

 Kobayashi Sansei taught us the traditional flower arrangement and

the way of making the Japanese Tea Ceremony. The drinking of
powdered green tea is with many rules such as no one can talk
during the Tea Ceremony, the drinking of tea must be at one
straight. Wow! Drinking with very strict rules. The taste was very
strong and bad not like the taste of green tea sold in Super Market.
This was the good experience for us to join the Japanese Tea
Ceremony and participate in the making of Ikebana.
 Kimono
 The various kinds of Japanese Traditional Dress are called by the
general term “Kimono”. Many people wear Kimono on formal
occasions such as weddings or funerals, and many young people
wear them at graduation ceremonies or coming-of-age ceremonies.
At the first day of Japanese Traditional Art Lecture, we were so
exciting as Kobayashi Sansei told us that we, each, have to wear
the Kimono. I didn’t know what pattern shall I choose because all
kimonos are very nice. And I also didn’t know how to wear it.
Kobayashi Sansei taught us how to wear the Kimono. At that time, I
felt very strange feeling that I had never before and imagined that
I’m a Japanese girl.
Ladies with Kimono
Kamakura City
Tour
 Kamakura Trips
 When the first half of the day was over we all were exciting to go to the
Kamakura. We had our lunch very quickly, took a bath and prepared
things to take in a rush. We, our group took bananas and potato chips
for our journey. Those food were given by YKC catering when we missed
our meal. We went to the Kamakura twice. Our first trip was organized
by AOTS and we went there by YKC Tour Bus and second trip was One
Day Sightseeing Tour invited by Kanagawa Systematized Goodwill Guide
Club (KSGG). And KSGG members introduced us historically interesting
places. They took no charge for the tour except transportation
expenses. We received a light meal pack from YKC staff before leaving.
We went to the Kamakura by Shingansan (Bullet Train) together with
KSGG members and AOTS payed all the admission fees of the temples
for all participants. The Kamakura city is a very small city and we visited
the whole city by Bus as well as on foot. There are many temples and
shrines in Kamakura. The temples and shrines we visited are:
1. Hase Kannon Temple
2. Great Buddha
3. Kencho-Ji Temple and
4. Hachiman Shrine
Sightseeing Tour in Kamakura
The Great Buddha
 This is the greatest Buddha statue I
have ever seen before. There is a
tunnel inside the Buddha statue. We
can ride a lift to the top of the
Buddha statue.
 At the Hase Kannon Temple

 Me, in front of the Good

luck Amida Statue.
Parents offer flowers to
the statue and wish for
their child who departed
from them.
 The amazing wish lists
at the Hase Kannon Temple

 The small wooden pieces

which are hanged on the rack
behind me are the wish lists
of the guests who visited the
Hase Kannon Temple. They
said if you want to fulfill your
wish, you have to write down
what you want to be on that
small wooden piece and then
hang on like that, your wish
will be fulfilled at one day.
My 10-Minute Kohibito
 Kohibito means lover. We met with
him at Kamakura City Tour and he
was from Kanagawa Systematized
Goodwill Guide Club (KSGG). His
name is Satoshi Ehara. The reason
why we named him 10-minute
kohibito was: At that time of when
we visited to the Hase Kannon
Temple, it was raining and we had
no umbrella. Ehara San took the
umbrella and he asked us that who
want to be his Kohibito about 10
minutes until the rain was
stopped. Then I was his 10-mintue
Kohibito because I accepted his
offer to take the umbrella together
 At the Hachiman Shrine
 When I visited to the Hachiman

Shrine, I saw those amazing

tanks. Our goodwill Japanese

Guides told us that the drink

inside the tanks are very

delicious and guess what they

are! They are the Osake` Tanks.

Hummm...Oishi!
 Unlucky Horoscopes Tree
at the Hachiman Shrine
 In the compound of the
Hachiman Shrine, there is a
place for asking your future
(prediction). You have to
shake the bamboo container
and make one prediction to
jump up from the bamboo
container. If the prediction is
unlucky or bad, you have to
hang around your prediction
like that. So your future will
be bright and beautiful. All the
above were explained by our
goodwill Japanese guides.
 The Ancient Bells
at the Kencho-Ji Temple

 There are so many ancient bells in

the Kencho-Ji temple of Kamakura.

 Kamakura Beach

 I Love the beach very much

especially the Kamakura
Beach because that trip was
the unforgettable trip in my
life. In our group, there were
Indian, Vietnamese,
Philippine, Mongolia, Japanese
and we, Myanmar people. See
how we were happy in the
picture.

Freedom of Stress!
Visit to the IT
Companies
 Fujitsu Numazu Complex
 It was my great pleasure to visit
to the one of the giant IT firms in
Japan. Fujitsu has been
developing computers with its
own technologies since the
1950s. In order to meet the
needs of the customers in the
Information era, the Fujitsu
Numazu Complex is constantly
working to promote the perfect
environment for state-of-the-art
IT technology, R&D and the
education and training of the
human resources who can
support the IT industry in a
 It set amidst the natural splendor of the lush greenery of Ashitaka
professional manner.
Mountain
and with a panoramic view of Suruga Bay, this immense complex is
not only an
excellent software development facility, but also a rich environment
 Where we had visited?
 Ikeda Memorial Room
Dr. Toshio Ikeda was a genius computer engineer, whose
achievements range from developing first-generation electro-
magnetic relay computers all the way how to work on today’s
fourth-generation computers. On display are Dr. Ikeda’s first relay
computer, documentation of his designs, papers and manuscripts
– and the way they developed.
 Hardware Display Room
The Hardware Display Room displays some of the most cutting
edge servers and system boards, along with an easy to
understand explanation of the LSI Chip’s composition. We have
seen the FACOM 128B relay-type computer in the Hardware
Display Room. We have also visited to Numazu Training Center
and Fujitsu Banking Software System Development Room.
 Kanaju Corporation
 I never forget that we had visited
to the Kanaju Corporation and
met with the President, Shuzo
Makino. Kanaju Corporation is a
company as a group of general
agents for energy and gas. It was
founded as Tsuruoka Shokai Seya
Office in 1963 and established as
Seya Propane Co., Ltd. In 1965. In
1973, changed the company
name as Kanagawa Jusho Co., Ltd.
and changed the company name
to Kanaju Corporation in 1990.
 At Kanaju Corporation, we had visited to the server room, the call center to see
how they
handle the enquires, the orders and the complaints. And then the President,
Makino San took
us to the city gas main store and explained
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Study Tour @ National
Museum of Emerging
Science and
 National Museum, Odaipa, Tokyo

Robot Show

Museum Entrance

GEO-COSMOS Sphere

Japanese Economy House

 Gateway to the Museum
 The National Museum of
Emerging Science and
Innovation is located in Odaipa
city near the Tokyo. There are 6
floors in the Museum. They
exhibit the scientific things in
Exhibition areas. I’ve never seen
some kind of scientific things
before. We were very eager to
know about the interesting
things and we didn’t want to
leave from the Museum. We took
notes through the visit to
prepare materials for the
Presentation of the Orientation
 A Visit to “Symbol Exhibition”

 The symbol I like most in

Symbol Exhibition is GEO-
COSMOS Sphere which is
behind me in the picture.
A Visit to “Innovation and the Future
Exhibition”

 We watched the Robot Show

@ Innovation and the Future
Exhibition. The robots can
walk, talk, dance and behave
like the human. The show I
like best is “Robodog”. The
robot dog can dance very
well.
A Visit to “The Earth Environments and
Fronties Exhibition ”

 We saw the Solar System Car and Shinkai 6500 Submarine Vehicle
@ the Earth Environments and Fronties Exhibition.
Specialized
Technical
Training
Lecturers
Corner
 Lecturers for Application Systems Design
& Project Management Subjects
 Mr. Sachio ANDOU (Ando San)
and Mr. Syunsuke
KATSUMATA (Katsumata San)
are from MATSUMOTO
Consulting Co., Ltd. and they
taught us two major subjects
in technical training. They are
old wise man and have fun.
They have much knowledge
and experiences about the
subjects they taught us.
 Lecturers for Networking Server
Installation and Setup Subject
 Mr. Tatsuo KITAKADO
(Kitakado San) and Mr.
Kimihiro ONO (Ono San) are
from CANON System-Solutions
Co., Ltd. and they trained us
about using network
commands and let us to try
good exercises of network
trouble-shooting. We were
very happy to solve the
network problems which
Kitakado San was made.
Lecturers for Database System Design/Building,
UML & Java Oriented Development Subjects
 Mr. David Mann is the only one foreigner lecturer in technical training.
He is a British man and treated all students fair and square. He likes
Pasta and Spaghetti like me. We always sat at the Coffee Corner after
the diner and told to each other about the culture and traditions of
each mother land.
 He had been to
Myanmar once and
loves to make friend
with Myanmar people. I
gave him the elephant
lucky chain as a
souvenir present and he
likes it so much.
 The Only One Lady In Technical Training

 Ms. Koko NAKAHARA (Koko

San) owns Instructional
Design, INC. and she is
working as the part-time
lecturer for JIPDEC. She is so
beautiful and so smart. She
is always smiling like in the
photo beside. She has
creative mind and innovative
ideas. She taught us not only
the lectures but also share
her knowledge and personal
 People from JIPDEC
 Mr. Toshio KANEKO (Kaneko
San) is the Deputy Director of
Research Dept. and he was
presenting about the Japanese
Information Technology
Examination.
 Mr. Makoto UEMATSU is the
Researcher in IT Human
Resource Development Office
and he was the coordinator of
ITAC-1 course. He is very
friendly and kind. He always
says ‘Ta tar’, means goodbye,
 Our ITAC-1 Course Manager

 Mr. Naoharu SHUDO (Shudo San)

is our ITAC-1 training course
manager. He is from Training
Department of YOKOHAMA
KENSHU CENTER (YKC). He is a
friendly and helpful person.
 A Walk to
the Land of Dreams
and Magic
The Happiest Moments in My Life
 Welcome to the Kingdom of
Dreams and Magic
 In this happy place, we found
seven themed lands filled with
fun and fantasy, adventure
and excitement, and quaint
reminders of bygone days.
Everywhere we look, we can
find that magical touch of
Disney: from the exciting
attractions and colorful
entertainment shows to the
taste-tempting menus and
delightful shopping.
 FASTPASS Ticket for your entrance!

 Used our Tokyo Disneyland passport to receive a free FASSPASS

ticket. Spent time as we like and then returned at the indicated
time for a minimal wait to enter the attraction.
 Take a tour to Adventure Land
Pirates of the
Caribbean
 Firstly we took the thrilling
journey back to an age of
adventure when pirates
roamed the seven seas.

Western River
Railroad
 Climbed aboard a real
steam train for a trip
around the wilderness.

Swiss Family Tree house

 Then we explored the ingenious treetop home built by the Robinson
family
after being marooned by a disastrous shipwreck.
 Take a tour to Fantasy Land
Snow White’s Adventures
 Took the adventure train in the cave. Followed Snow White on
her
adventures with the Seven Dwarfs and the wicked witch.
 Take a tour to Fantasy Land

Snow White’s Wishing

Well
 I made a secret wish @ the
Snow White Wishing Well and
I dropped some coins into the
well to fulfill my wish.
 Take a tour to Fantasy Land

Cinderella Castle Mystery Tour

 Can you conquer the evil forces of the Disney villains in the castle?
Japanese tour narration took us into the real world of mystery. There
are the witch, the princess (sleeping beauty), the prince and other
Western Land

Big Thunder Mountain

 Venture onto a runaway mine
train for the wildest ride in the
West!
 Move Around to the Disney Shops
 We had our lunch in the park and
after having the lunch, we went
around the Disney Shops and Fantasy
Gifts Shops where Disney character
toys, gifts and souvenirs. We also
went to the Pooh Corner where the
biggest selection of Pooh character is
merchandizing in the park.
 Toon Park

 There’s a play area for kids and a

relaxing spot of other visitors.
 We played with the
lovely
monkey and took a
photo
there.
Tomorrow Land
Space Mountain
 We took the Space Mountain
tour by experiencing the
exciting rocket journey
through space.
 Say Goodbye to the Disney

 In the late evening,

we left from the
happy place which
is filled with
adventure,
excitement, funs
and fantasy and
said goodbye to the
Disney, the
kingdom of dreams
and magic.
Tokyo City Tour
 A Visit to Akihabara
 The area of Tokyo known as
Akihabara is famous for its
concentration of shops selling
electrical and electronic goods
at discount prices.

 Since almost anything electrical or

electronic, from refrigerators to televisions
and from complete computers to computer
parts, can be bought more cheaply here
than anywhere else, this area is a popular
shopping stop with tourists from overseas
as well as with the Japanese themselves.
So this is one of the Tokyo’s busiest
 Tempura Dinner at Akihabara

 Tempura is the popular dish in Japan and consists of fish and

vegetables deep fried in a flour-and-water batter. It can be eaten
after dipping it into a soup based on soy sauce. Ma Naw Phaw, a
friend of Saya U Min Lwin, took us to one of the restaurants in
Akihabara and served the Tempura Dinner to us. We had very
delicious dinner there. The lovely child beside me in the above
photo is Ma Phaw’s daughter.
 A
Visit to
Ginza

 The Ginza is Tokyo’s most fashionable district, and is packed with high
class shops, department stores, clubs and bars. It is one of Japan’s
most important fashion centers along with places such as Shinjuku
and Harajuku.
A Visit to Shinjuku
 Shinjuku is one of Tokyo’s
sub centers. Since the
railway lines to and from the
suburbs met at this sub
center, several million
passengers get on and off the
trains here every day. Me, Ma
Suu and Ma Swe visited to
the Shinjuku Park Tower and
10 Cents ¥ Market with Saya
U Min Lwin.
YKC Friendship Tour
 Fruit Picking & Outlet
 This program is conducted only for AOTS Trainees staying at YKC.
All the participants met at the YKC Lobby in the early morning of
that day of friendship tour. We left YKC at 8:00 a.m. and we went
to the berry fields and enjoyed the fruit picking with our YKC
residents. We tried the dried fruits and the red wine in the wine
shop and then we bought some. After that our tour bus droved to
the Kawaguchi Lakeside and had our lunch at the lakeside
restaurant. We enjoyed walking and sightseeing then took
photographs along the lakeside. In the afternoon, we left from the
Kawaguchi Lake and went to Gotenba Village Outlet, located on
the foot of Fuji San (Mount Fuji), for shopping. We enjoyed
shopping there for 3 hours and we left from Gotenba at 5:00 p.m
in the evening. I won’t forget the friendship tour and and I will also
miss the berry fields and Fuji San that I had never seen before.
Berry Picking Tour
Kawaguchi Lakeside
Fuji
San
Gotenba Village Outlet
A Visit to Shin-
Sugita
Shin-Sugita Shopping Center
 Me, Ma Suu, Ma Swe and Lam San
(my Vietnamese friend) took the
sea-side line train and went to Shin-
sugita. Then we walked along the
Shin-sugita areas and visited to the
Shin-sugita shopping mall.
Party Hosted By
JIPDEC
 Party Hosted by JIPDEC
 We all participants from ITAC-1
were invited to attend a party
hosted by the Japan Information
Processing Development
Corporation (JIPDEC) on the date
of 22 Oct’ 04. The idea of
gathering party was to have
more time for social interaction in
a warm, friendly atmosphere. The
party was held in Social Lounge
at YKC and karaoke set was
ready for the participants. We all
enjoyed the party and the
karaoke. Ma Zin Mar and
Doraemon San had sung the
song “My Heart Will Go On”. We
will never forget that day of
Party Hosted by JIPDEC
Weekdays in YKC
 Our Weekdays in YKC
 We had to wake up early in every morning from Monday to Friday.
Because our class was starting from 9:30. So we woke up at 7:00 a.m.
in the morning, took bath and dressed up to attend the class. Lovely
Zin Min was our alarm clock and she always made the wake up call to
us, especially to me and Ma Zin Mar.
 I went and slept with Ma Zin Mar at every night because she was
afraid to be lonely. We two always got up late so we sometimes
skipped our breakfast. I ate biscuits and cookies with cheese and drink
coffee every morning when I got up late and rush for the class. If I
woke up early, I could join the buffet breakfast.
 At 8:00 a.m. we went downstairs for having our breakfast in the YKC
Dinning Hall & Cafeteria. Ma Mee ate the rice soup every day and she
ate at least 2 bowls of soup. Hahah…she could eat a lot at a time not
seems like her body. After having the breakfast, we went to the
computer room to suffering the Internet and sending mail to family
and friends staying in Myanmar.
 Morning section had started at 9:30 a.m. and 10-minute breaks were
 Our Weekdays in YKC
 After the class, we went upstairs to our private room and took our cloths
to wash. Then we went to the Laundry Room and washed our cloths and
ironed them when they were out from the Dryer Machine. We kept doing
this routine job before the dinner. We had our dinner at 7:00 or 7:30
p.m. and we always had the dinner with Ko Win Htain Win and Saya U
Min Lwin from Myanmar. They were attending the OJT Training in YKC.
They are very friendly and good to us. Sometimes we had our dinner
with Vietnamese friends especially with Lam Chau.
 After the dinner, we always went
to the Computer Room and
suffering the Internet and sending
mail to our loved ones in Yangon.
 About 9:30 or 10:00 p.m., we went
back to our private room and did
our homework while watching the
TV. I went to Ma Zin Mar’s room
and slept with her every night
because she couldn’t withstand
the feeling of loneliness.
Weekends in YKC
 Our Weekends in YKC
 Our training was closed on every
 On every Sunday, We had our
 We all were gathered in one
room, watched TV and talked
about our life stories to each
other.
Saturday and Sunday. On those
weekends, we went shopping to
the JUSCO Super Market and
walked along the YOKOHAMA
bayside every weekends. And we
also visited to the Sea Paradise
near the YOKOHAMA Bay.
dinner with “Laphat Thote”, “Kyar
Zan Hin Kar”, “Nga Pi Kyaw” and
fried meat. We bought the ready
made cooked rice and some
Japanese noodle packets at JUSCO
Super Market. The “Laphat Thote”
which Ma Zin Mar made for us was
the best “Laphat Thote” which I
The Day of Closing
Ceremony
 The Day of Closing Ceremony
 This was the last day of our
technical training and we were
rushing for the closing ceremony
on that day after class.
 We were wearing our traditional
dresses at the closing ceremony.
 First, Mr. Masato Hashiguchi,
General Manager, YKC, was giving
a closing speech to all the ITAC-1
trainees and then he had given the
certificates to all of us.
 After giving the certificates, we
had the grand dinner served by
AOTS and we had the great
moment at the closing ceremony.
 We had taken the photos with our
classmates and trainers and we
had also taken the ITAC-1 group
photo.
 As for me, I felt very happy for I can breath the air of our motherland
in
the next day and half sad for I was going to leave YKC and Japan
where
Lovely YKC People
The Day We Left
YKC & Japan
 Return Back to Mother Land
 We got up in the very early morning and
we made check-out at the YKC reception
and we said goodbye to all YKC staffs and
we went to the Narita Airport by YKC’s
Express Car.
 We took JAL from Japan to Bangkok and we
had transit at Bangkok. Then we straightly
flied to Yangon from Bangkok by Thai
Airways.
 When we arrived back our mother land, we
all were very happy to see our family and
we all also wanted to share our
experiences and happiness with our
family.
 THE END.
 This is the end of my story and I hope all the readers enjoy it and
they can feel like they were in Japan.
 This story is dedicated to my friends from ITAC-1 training,
especially to my 5 lovely sisters from Myanmar, our ITAC-1 course
coordinator, Mr. Naoharu Shudo, our trainers in technical training,
and Mr. Toshinori Mishima who helped us a lot during our journey
to Japan and all YKC staffs who helped us and gave a lot of
happiness during our stay in YKC.