International Students’ CNY Celebrations Dinner & Concert 2010

Published on 25 January 2010 in Events Calendar and General.

Hey all!

Chinese New Year is around the corner and TP International Students has invited us to their Chinese New Year Celebrations Dinner & Concert 2010. These students are proud to present an exciting and interesting program for all of you.

Date: Friday, 29 January 2010
Time: 6.00pm to 9.00pm
Venue: Temasek Convention Centre (TCC)
Admission: $8 from One-Stop Service Centre (OSC)
Guest of Honour: PCEO

Here is a sneak preview at some of the items lined up:

  • Magic show
  • Himalayan song and dance
  • Xiang Shen
  • Dance item by Ling Na
  • Chinese Orchestra
  • And much, much more…

    • SEAL points will be awarded for participation. If you’re interested, please do go down to OSC to purchase your tickets. Alternatively, you may contact Bingo at 91302109 by Thursday, 28 January 2010. So get your friends down and celebrate Chinese New Year with TP’s International Students!

Wagashi Day

Published on 2 January 2010 in Cuisine Events and Events Calendar.

Akemashite omedeto gozaimasu everyone!

Have you ever seen or tasted traditional Japanese deserts or sweets found on television programmes and in shops? Curious to find out how to make these traditional Japanese deserts and sweets that were passed down from generations to generations in Japan?

The wait is over! In the month of January we are organising our yearly event, the “Wagashi Day”, which will bring you the latest cooking techniques to ensure the success of preparing the esteem dishes of both the “Ichigo Daifuku” and “Hanami Dango”.

The word “Wagashi” refers to sweets in Japanese which consist of traditional Japanese sweets and deserts ranging from those fluffy white soft Mocchi containing sweet strawberries to those irresistible colourful round chewy dangos that would slowly melt on your taste buds. After participating in our cooking class “Wagashi Day”, these elusive dishes would finally be added to your collection of Traditional Japanese dish recipes.

Impress your friends by gaining the cooking knowledge of these two exclusive dishes with the guidance of our cheerful, helpful and knowledgeable organisers.

Date: Saturday, 16th January 2010
Time: 10.00am to 12.00pm; 1.00pm to 3.00pm
Venue: IT 5-6-15
Admission: $6 (members); $8 (non-members)

To register, email Shauns at shauns@tpjcg.org with your full name (important), matric number, school, year of study, and contact number (important!). So what are you waiting for? Sign up now by just simply emailing your particulars and we’ll get back to you! Register fast! There are limited slots available!

Please note that registration and payment is to be done latest by Thursday, 14th January 2010.

SEAL points will be awarded for participation. We look forward to seeing you!

Study in Japan Education Fair

Published on 31 December 2009 in Events Calendar and General.

Hey all

Before the New Year, I’ve got some good news for you!

Ever wanted to study at one of the world’s top-ranked universities? Japanese leading universities await you! More and more Japanese universities are increasing courses taught in English in which students can earn degrees. For example, the University of Tokyo will have up to 38 courses within the next 2 years.

This fair is organized by the International Affairs Department of the University of Tokyo, together with 12 other leading Universities in Japan including Tohoku University, Tsukuba University, Keio University.

Date: Thursday, 14th January 2010
Time: 2pm to 6pm
Venue: NUS Hall Auditorium, Level 2
Admission: Free

Look out for their advertisement in The Straits Times and My Paper two days before the fair and inform your friends who may be interested to study in Japan but are not learning the language.

For more information, do look at their website here.

To register in advance, please submit the necessary information here.

Have a wonderful 2010!

Student Exchange with Kobe Gakuin University

Published on 10 December 2009 in General.

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Hey all

Next year in early March, 11 students from Kobe Gakuin University will be coming to Singapore for 3 days to do a project on Singapore’s Racial Harmony.

We have been tasked to help these students in their project. Basically, we have to do correspondence in Facebook with them and probably bring them to some of Singapore sites to show them the different races and cultures in Singapore. This would be a good opportunity for you to experience Singapore Cultures, exchange cultural facts with the Japanese or make new Japanese friends!

Registration is on first-come-first-served basis. So hurry up and register with your friends! (Groups of 3 preferred!)

If you’re interested, please email Kubo-sensei at kuboy@tp.edu.sg with your full name, matric number, school, year of study, and contact number by 22nd December 2009.

SEAL points will be awarded for participation.

Chingay Parade 2010!

Published on 3 December 2009 in Events Calendar and General.

Hi all

It’s almost the new year, and Chingay 2010 is around the corner! Every year, the Japanese Association, Singapore (JAS) performs the bon-dance, a traditional Japanese folk dance and have invited us to join them in this annual event.

Practice sessions will be held on the following dates:

From: 9 January 2010 to 11 February 2010
Every Thursday from 2pm to 4pm at JAS Studio 1
Every Saturday from 2pm to 4pm at JAS Ballroom

Parade rehearsals will be held on the following dates:

Full Dress Rehearsal: 6 February 2010 from 2pm to late
Rehearsal: 18 February 2010 from 3pm to late
Parade Pre-view: 19 February 2010 from 3pm to late
Parade: 20 February 2010 from 2pm to late

All dates are compulsory to take part in the Parade. This requires a lot of commitment, but if you’re free and take an interest in traditional Japanese culture, do take this oppurtunity to join in the festivities as chances like these come only once a year! SEAL points will be awarded for participation.

If you’re interested or have anu enquiries, email us at comm@tpjcg.org with your full name, matric number, school, year of study, contact number, gender, age, nationality, height and T-Shirt size (XS-XXL) by Wednesday, 9 December 2009.

On behalf of all of us, good luck for your tests, Merry Christmas and have a Happy New Year!