Greeting for Japan

            Hello, everyone, my name is Mulia Putra, I am from Indonesia, Aceh Province (the place which hit by tsunami in 26^th December 2004) and in Japan people around call me Putra San. Actually, it is a little bit strange for me since in my country they call me with Mul. However, right now it really makes comfortable through the nickname. Thank you, Minna. Before I am going to tell you related to my unique experience when the first time I landed in Japan. In Aceh, I work as Junior mathematics education lecturer in STKIP Bina Bangsa Meulaboh (Private University).  

            Well, it is the first I came to Japan. I arrived in late of March and I am going to pursue my doctoral in here, IDEC focusing on mathematics education. To be honest, when I was landed in Osaka airport, I though the weather would be nice for me since the winter already passed in Japan. In fact, my smartphone which already not too smart showed the degree of the weather, ooooh god! it was 0 degree which made me really shock because I did not prepare for this situation. Fortunately, I did not need to wait for long time to find transportation hence I can feel warmer when I was in the bus. To be honest as well, I did not expect to use the bus to go to Hiroshima beside I would like to use shinkansen (the legendary fastest train in Japan). Unfortunately, I cannot use it because the ticket price is Very Expensive. Hence, we decide to use the bus. However, next time I will take shinkansen to visit Osaka.  

            I came to Japan with my friends. Three of them, IDEC student’s as well. It is around 4 hours more or least to Okayama station and from Okayama station we use general train to Hiroshima and it took about 2 hours until we reached Saijo Eki (station), of course the weather freezing sugoiiily until make my skin senseless. It is truly unforgettable moment for me. Thank you, Japan. You are Sugoiii

            Afterwards, next day I came to IDEC faculty and met some new friends there. Including some alumnus under Prof. Baba’s supervision. They all welcome me warmly and an interesting condition is happening, I can see snow come directly with my own eyes, what a magnificence experience since I just saw the snow in TV or smartphone. What make me more surprise is that the shape of the snow itself and I found out that snow is look like es doger without syrup in my country and I cannot hold my laughing. Well, since it is very hard to describe what es doger look like here I provide you es doger picture with me of course.