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Monthly Archive for May, 2007

Kare-raisu (Curry Rice) Making Session

Hi all!

Curry roux blocks are always a mystery to us when we see them on the supermarket shelves, sitting there, ready to be brought home and made into delicious curry.

However, not everyone tries it for fear of failing. Don’t worry! We’re having a Japanese curry cooking session this coming June! Come learn to make Japanese curry! Rice provided!

SEAL points awarded! Sign up now!

Date: Saturday, 9 June 2007
Time: 10am to 12 noon
Venue: IT5-5-24
Admission: $5 (members); $8 (non-members)

To register: Please SMS Janet at 96780395 or send an email to janet@tpjcg.org by Thursday, 7 June 2007!

It’s curry simple! Sign up today!

JAS Ikebana Exhibition 2007

Hi all!

Every year, the Flower Arrangement Club of the Japanese Association, Singapore holds an Ikebana (flower arrangement) exhibition. This exhibition will feature fresh flower arrangements from three of the Ikebana schools/styles: Ikenobo, Sougetsu and Manako.

Date: Friday, 25 May 2007 and Saturday, 26 May 2007
Time: 10am to 6pm (Friday); 10am to 5pm (Saturday)
Venue: The Japanese Association, Singapore (120 Adam Road), Ballroom, 2nd floor
Admission: Free (ticket required for admission); $1 each for shuttle bus to/from JAS

We’ll be meeting up for the Saturday exhibition at 12 noon, Orchard MRT. However, if you are unable to make it, you can still email in, collect your tickets on either Thursday or Friday (at designated collection times), and go at your own time.

If you are interested, please send your name, admission number, contact number, school, year of study, and number of tickets to Jaclyn at jaclyn@tpjcg.org. Tickets are given on first-come, first-served basis, so get them while they last!

Drawing Sessions (May)

Hi all,

After all the fun and frenzy that was BANZAI!!, we’re back to our normal programming with our weekly drawing sessions. Anyone who is interested in drawing in the style of Japanese animation is welcome. This is a relaxed get-together for artists of any level, giving anyone an opportunity to come together, draw, share tips, make friends, chill out and have fun.

Day: Mondays (7th, 14th, 21st, 28th March May 2007)
Time: 6pm to 7pm
Venue: 5-6-12 (Applied Science) (Should there be a change in location, signs will be put up to redirect you.)

BANZAI!! PLAYSTATION 3 Gaming Competition

For the first time ever, we’ll be organising our very own gaming competition at BANZAI!! A Japanese Culture Bazaar. But that’s not all - we’ll be starting it off with a bang, with a competition being held on the newly-released PLAYSTATION 3.

We’ll be playing Resistance: Fall of Man, a first-person shooter and one of the most popular titles released on the PS3 to date. Taking place in an alternate post-World War II era, the game features humans driving out a mysterious alien invasion from Britain.

Thanks to Sony Computer Entertainment Hong Kong, you’ll also be able to win exclusive PS3 premiums and games.

Date: Thursday, 10 May 2007 and Friday, 11 May 2007
Time: 5pm to 8pm
Venue: LT 25 (Design school, 1st floor, near the lift)
Admission: Free

A match will be held once every 15 minutes and the winner of the random matchup will walk off with a prize.

From 3pm to 5pm, we’ll be having practice matches and free play for all those interested in checking out the capabilities of the PS3. For those who are unable to make it for our practice sessions and are unfamiliar with playing first-person shooters, rest assured we’ll still explain the game mechanics and controls once again before the match itself.

Great game, great console, and great prizes to be won - it’s something not to be missed. See you there!

BANZAI!! - A Japanese Culture Bazaar

The biggest TPJCG event every year, we’re going to have our main membership intake in our very own bazaar: BANZAI!!

Check out the cosplay and console gaming by our Anime/Manga sub-committee, play Japanese games with our Arts and Entertainment sub-committee, or partake in our Cuisine sub-committee’s very own takoyaki and drinks.

There’ll also be chances to take photos in yukatas - traditional Japanese summer festival wear.

Apart from a wide collection of second-hand items sold at great prices, we’ll also be selling products from companies like Chuang Yi, Odex, and J-Haven at special student prices far below what you can find in stores.

Date: Thursday, 10 May 2007 and Friday, 11 May 2007
Time: 3pm to 8pm
Venue: Outside LT 25 (Design school, 1st floor, near the lift)

Existing members: Please bring your membership card and $5 for renewal.
New members: Please bring $10 for registration.

At our registration booths, we’ll also be taking in new/current members who wish to be a part of the sub-committees. Apart from organising events to earn SEAL (CCA) points and getting to know your fellow members better, you’ll also benefit from experience that would definitely be useful in your lives and careers.

Should you have any enquiries on any of our events or about registration, please email comm@tpjcg.org and we’ll get back to you.

See you there!