Day 7: Saturday, June 4, 2005

Today is an outing day with Takahashi family who lives in a kondominium near Shukugawa Station. Toyonori is a businessman while Aiko was a stewardess. They have 2 lovely daughters. They like traveling so I invited them to visit Malaysia. When I told them I have 6 brothers and sisters, they were so amazed! I remember Hirooki-chan told me that a Japanese family can only afford 2 children.

After a short walk alongside the river nearby their house, we went back home. Aiko then served grilled salmon, sweet potato mashed with raisins and yogurt, rice and steamed broccoli. How delicious!

That late afternoon was another HIPPO Club activities at their neighborhood centre. They asked me a lot about Malaysia. I was surprised they hardly know Malaysia. So I thought, ‘Yes, this is the time!’ I felt like an ambassador promoting Malaysia as much as I can. Perhaps Ministry of Tourism should give me some commission on that! But of course it is my duty as a citizen of this country.