My room in 2010

Back in April 2010

When I first come Japan

reached Narita Airport

alone with 2 luggage

My lovely senior from my scholarship association 

fetch me from airport to the Japanese school

where my dorm will be

★★★★★

The room is so small

is only 7.45 meter square!!!!

and there is no toilet or bath room in the room

There are common toilet and bathroom 

that can be used among the dorm students

★★★★★

First night in my room

nothing but only bed, bedding set with blankets and pillow

April in Japan is Spring

So the weather is quite cold

alone in a empty room

Frankly is very lonely

In the dorm Me and my Senior only are the Malaysian

Others are main from China (55%)

Taiwan (25%) Indonesian (10%)

Others (10% - England, France, Singapore, Vietnam, Myanmar..etc)

★★★★★

After that

My lovely seniors helped me get some second hand goods

like fridge, electrical pots, toaster, frying pan.....etc...

Then I got myself some daily goods from the 100yen shop

day by day

Everyday searching for daily supply

seriously is very tiring

as in Japan everywhere is on foot and train

I reduce 3-4kg after I reached japan in the first month

I will share my experience in Japan later

Here I will introduce my room

★★★★★

first when I open my door

I will see my small kitchen on my right

I need to save money

cos I am all on my own with my scholarship living expenses

My family cannot afford my living expenses in Japan though

So I cook almost everyday

So glad my mom force me to learn cooking when I was 14

I am so glad now that I have the cooking skill to survive

Here I use almost everything from 100yen 

and from my lovely seniors

So next to my small kitchen is straight away my table and bed

you can see that I do not have space to walk!!!!

The chair occupied the whole corridor!!

Well this room is quite cheap though

compare to rental

it is 27,000yen (RM1026) per month include gas and water

I use 2 types of shower curtain to cover the wall

as the wall is full of stickers and marks

that looks very dirty

I put all my shoes under the bed

So above my pillow

straight away is the wardrobe

so small!!!!

How can this small wardrobe can fit all my

winter, autumn, spring and summer wear!!!!

I dunno how I survive at that time

But I really survived!!

with this little small room

for 1 year

There is my bath robe and towel

Where I need it

to walk to the common shower room

even in the winter

Just imagine how cold it is!!!!

When the big earth quake in March 11, 2011

I was still in this little small room

In Kita-shinjuku

near Okubo

My thing was all in good condition

really thank god

I moved away straight away after the earth quake

as my contract in this dorm is only for 1 year

So

You all can see most of the Japanese room is very small
(although paid for almost Rm1k!!)

wan tumpang stay also dunno where to sleep

Sleep floor also no place LOL

well

It was really a good experience for me