[YLP ICT: Part 3] Intro to OIC, Naha Main Place and Omiyage Session...

Briefing and Lunch in OIC

Second day in Japan, specifically Okinawa...
According to the schedule we'll be waiting for JICA rep to pick us before going to Okinawa International Centre (OIC)…
OIC is one of JICA centre across all over Japan…
As per discussed via WA, we decide to wait at the lobby…
When we reach the lobby, we do spotted one old man that we can consider here as our “Atuk” was waiting for us…
That “Atuk” is actually our Programme coordinator, Yasumura-san…
After being simply greet by Amin-san (if not mistaken), he immediately start to translate our names to Japanese character which being known as Hiragana and Katakana…
After all the names are being translated after view times of rehearsing our own name in order to avoid mistakes, all set to go to OIC…
The main briefing on the course was held in OIC and it took us around half an hour to get there…
Upon arrival at the OIC, I personally can’t stop smiling as I do know that part of my wish already became true and it do mark our journey for the course…
We’re then usher by another JICA rep to respected discussion room where we’re being brief on the course itself besides with some domestic rules and regulations, do and don’ts as well as our allowance which had managed to keep our eyes awake…

During lunch hour we pay our visit to OIC café…
Alhamdullilah they do serve halal foods so we might get starve while we’re in Okinawa…
We do know about OIC café as our senior for this course, Huda-san (from the 1st batch) do wrote few entries in her blog and it among a good guide for us…
Arigatou Huda-san (you can simply visit her blog at http://hnr318.blogspot.my/)

A Visit to Naha Main Place

Since in the evening there’s no session for us, we decide to return back to Hokke and plan to visit Naha Main Place (shopping complex) that just opposite Hokke besides some close spots nearby…
The guys already visit Naha Main Place on the day we arrived Hokke and a lot of reviews being made…
So here we, the ladies took the empty time by visiting the shopping complex…
We just stroll along the shops and finally do some shopping at the supermarket for some foods…
For myself, I do bought some instant rice together with the seaweed…
I was planning (actually challenge myself) to do either sushi or onigiri… (thanks to Ida-san for the idea)
Over and over again, I do admired their supermarket settings…
All the items were nicely arranged and the most eye catch on their cash register counter…
They were efficient and effortlessly will greet you with their sweet smile…

Omiyage Session

When coming to Japan, it were quite rude if you don’t bring any souvenirs or often call as omiyage…
Since the omiyage were not properly arranged due to many reasons, Bushra-san as Omiyage Leader plan to collect and start listing out each one of it to our various visit sessions at the lobby…
While all the omiyage that we got from various sources, we can’t keep ourselves to give remarks on it…
The best part when we do asked the guys to wrap some of the omiyage as they tend to disturb us the ladies while we’re busy assigning and wrapping the omiyage…
Indeed this omiyage session are among our ice-breakers session back then in Okinawa…


To be continued

P/s: Courtesy pictures to all my YLP-ICT batchmate. Arigatou! (Will update soon)