Day 7 - 29 September

Sigh.. Is day 7 and is our last day here in Japan.

We woke up around 7am to get ready for our last breakfast in the college and I must say that I will really missed the hearty breakfast that they served in the canteen.
After breakfast, we went back to our rooms to pack our luggage and yes.. some of our luggage were so full that we had a hard time packing it to fit everything in!

Sensei Kubota presented us with our certificates of completion for the exchange program and we were all very grateful for his hospitality for the past week.

We left the college around 2pm and went to Iwakuni for a sitetour and we had lots of fun there. 

We visited the Iwakuni Castle and the Kintaikyo Bridge.

We took a short cable car ride up the mountain. 

     

                                  

     

Sadly.. is time to head to the airport to catch our flight back to Singapore.. 

We were all quite sad to say good bye to our buddies and we exchanged instagram and social media to keep in contact. 

One last group photo together with our buddies and the Sensei.

We safely touched down at Singapore Changi Airport at 6:40am. See you all back at school when the school term starts! Meanwhile, enjoy the remaining holiday! 

Day 6 - 28 September

Is day 6 and time is really passing very quickly.

We had some free time in the morning and we get to choose what we want to do with the time.
Some of us went for hiking trip, while some went for cooking lesson and some wanted to rest up.

The day was rather relax as we had some sports interaction playing volleyball, basketball and badminton together with our Japanese buddies! Our buddies are pretty good at sports!

After sweating so much, we went to the nearby supermarket called Marukuyu to buy some ice cream and local snacks back for our families to try.

Day 5 - 27 September

Rise and Shine! Day 5 and greetings from Shimonoseki!

After the night at Seinen no le, we packed up and had breakfast before heading back to our rooms to do some room cleaning with our buddies!

After cleaning our rooms and the area, we left the accommodation and headed to Port of Muji! 

At Port of Muji, we went shopping again and brought many souvenirs back for our family! 

It was around lunch time and we head to Port of Shimonoseki and visited their famous wet market and had fresh sushi while enjoying the view! 

Soon, it was time to leave and head back to college. It was an another 2 hour journey back to the college. On the way back to the college, many of us were so tired and slept throughout the way back. 

After reaching back at the college around evening, we had dinner at the dormitory canteen and went back to our rooms to rest after the long travel. 

Day 4 - 26 September

Hello Everyone! Is day 4 of the trip! Time flies pretty fast while we were in Japan.
We were all packed and ready to head to Shimonoseki!

We left college about 0930 after breakfast and we were all very excited about the road trip. It was a 2 hour journey from Oshima.

We stop at the Highway service area and had our lunch there. After the long 2 hours journey, we finally arrived at the MHI Shimonoseki Engineering Co. Ltd where Oshima Maru was docked.

After visiting the shipyard where Oshima Maru was docked, we head to Shimonoseki for a site tour and we went for some shopping at the near by shopping mall called SeaMall! 

Day 3 - 25 September 2019

Hello is Day 3 of our trip!

We turn out at 7am and had breakfast at the school dormitory. I must say, the breakfast here is pretty good!

Sensei Kubota shared with us about KOSEN their education system here in National Institute of Technology, Oshima is practicing. Next, he brought us around the campus for a short tour.

Around 10am, we split up into our course, navigation and engineering for some lesson together with the Japanese students.

We went on a cruise on Subaru wharf and the view was amazing! Many of us got hands on and steered the vessel! and of course, the girls and the boys had a mini photo shoot session out at sea! 

After an amazing time spend on board, we had a tea ceremony session. 

       

Day 2 - 24 September 2019

Hello everyone! Is day 2 and we are looking forward to what we are going to do today!

We met our buddies for the very first time! We were all nervous and excited! However we instantly connect with each other!

We even did some team building games to understand each other better!

Each team had to present and share how we can make the tower better

Next up, we learned basic Japanese with Sensei Kubota and with the Japanese Students! They sure guide us a lot.

During the evening, Oshima college held a welcome dinner for all us! The food was amazing and we did some gift exchange together with our buddies.

Day 1 - 22 September to 23 September

Hello everyone!

Greetings from Oshima, Japan.

We met in Changi Airport T2 around 8pm on 22 September and was ready to take off from Singapore! We are a little sad to say goodbye to our family and friends as we were not going to see them for the next 7 days. However, we were all very excited!

All ready to set off! 

We took off from Singapore around 10:10pm and arrived at Tokyo Haneda around 6:30am for our transit flight. Many of us fell asleep during the flight while some enjoyed the inflight movies and spending time with friends.

Transiting in Tokyo Haneda Airport

  

We finally arrived at Ikuwani, Japan after 2 tiring flights and we are all glad that we have arrived Oshima safely! Doctor Park and some of the Japanese students came to pick us up from the airport and we head to the College for lunch and we settled down in our accommodation. After resting for a while, we head to the local drugstore to do some shopping for our necessities.

Introduction of the SMA Students going Oshima

Hello Everyone! 

Let's introduce the Students going to Oshima this year! We have 5 Deck Cadets and 4 Engine Cadets:) 


First up, let me introduce the Deck cadets.

Hello! I am Charmaine😊

I'm the blogger for this upcoming trip! 

Looking forward to the trip because I know is 

going be an exciting and memorable experience for all of us. 

I love adventures 🚢and doing sports especially martial arts! 

Hello, I'm Okkar😃

On land, I like freedom. Feeling as I'm on my 2 wheels🚲

and at sea, I like the feeling of freedom as the sail in wind!

I want to join this trip to Oshima because the word 'Oshima' 

sounds cool and I heard it's pretty awesome there! 

Hi! I am Hafeez :) 

Currently a year 2 cadet waiting to serve my Sea time. 

Going to Oshima provides me with the exposure such as 

Watch-keeping and shipboard Operation that prepares me for 

Cadet-ship and also to learn a new culture.

Hello, my name is Hizhan😃

I like to go fishing! 

The reason why I  wanted to go Oshima is to learn

about the culture onboard a Japanese ship and a good

getaway before sailing. 

Hi, I'm Orchid. 

I like to explore new things and to

gain new experience everyday. I believe,

the Oshima trip will broaden my knowledge about working on 

board a ship and I would love to get to know the 

Japanese culture.

Next up, let me introduce the Engine Cadets.

Hello! I'm Jiaxin:) 

I love to watch movies and read novel. 

I would love to visit Japan and broaden my horizon of 

how Japan Marine Institute educate their future seafarer. 

Hello, I'm Ashirah! 

I'm all about having fun and I am always 

up for new adventures!😄 I want to join this Oshima trip 

because I get to travel to learn and at the same time explore Oshima. 

Hi, I'm Ryan:) 

My hobbies are simple! Console gaming🎮 and

EATING! 🍟🍔🍕

The reason I'm going the trip is because I heard that

we are going to sleep on board the ship during the trip and I thought

that is going to be cool! 

Hello, I'm Phyllis. 

I like to play the piano and I like to cycle! 

I want to go on the trip because I have not went overseas before. 

Getting Ready for another trip to Oshima

Hello Everyone,

We are getting ready for another adventurous  trip to Oshima College. With Semestral Exams out of the way, we can now start preparing for the voyage.

The trip is already planned from 22 to 30 Sep 2019. Nine SMA students have been selected for the trip. Five from Nautical studies and four from marine engineering. Our travel documents are checked for validity and now waiting for one  student Japanese VISA to be approved.

We will be calling for a briefing soon next month to get to know the students who are going for the trip.

In the meantime  we will keep this blog updated with more news about the journey to Oshima.

Till then bye from SMA,

Capt Mohd Rosdi