Cempaka Culture and Tourism: Japan Foundation spreads career advice, culture

"The Recalibration of Awareness – Apr 20/21, 2012 (Kryon channeled by Lee Carroll) (Subjects: Old Energy, Recalibration Lectures, God / Creator, Religions/Spiritual systems (Catholic Church, Priests/Nun’s, Worship, John Paul Pope, Women in the Church otherwise church will go, Current Pope won’t do it), Middle East, Jews, Governments will change (Internet, Media, Democracies, Dictators, North Korea, Nations voted at once), Integrity (Businesses, Tobacco Companies, Bankers/ Financial Institutes, Pharmaceutical company to collapse), Illuminati (Started in Greece, with Shipping, Financial markets, Stock markets, Pharmaceutical money (fund to build Africa, to develop)), Shift of Human Consciousness, (Old) Souls, Women, Masters to/already come back, Global Unity.... etc.) - (Text version)

“… The Shift in Human Nature

You're starting to see integrity change. Awareness recalibrates integrity, and the Human Being who would sit there and take advantage of another Human Being in an old energy would never do it in a new energy. The reason? It will become intuitive, so this is a shift in Human Nature as well, for in the past you have assumed that people take advantage of people first and integrity comes later. That's just ordinary Human nature.

In the past, Human nature expressed within governments worked like this: If you were stronger than the other one, you simply conquered them. If you were strong, it was an invitation to conquer. If you were weak, it was an invitation to be conquered. No one even thought about it. It was the way of things. The bigger you could have your armies, the better they would do when you sent them out to conquer. That's not how you think today. Did you notice?

Any country that thinks this way today will not survive, for humanity has discovered that the world goes far better by putting things together instead of tearing them apart. The new energy puts the weak and strong together in ways that make sense and that have integrity. Take a look at what happened to some of the businesses in this great land (USA). Up to 30 years ago, when you started realizing some of them didn't have integrity, you eliminated them. What happened to the tobacco companies when you realized they were knowingly addicting your children? Today, they still sell their products to less-aware countries, but that will also change.

What did you do a few years ago when you realized that your bankers were actually selling you homes that they knew you couldn't pay for later? They were walking away, smiling greedily, not thinking about the heartbreak that was to follow when a life's dream would be lost. Dear American, you are in a recession. However, this is like when you prune a tree and cut back the branches. When the tree grows back, you've got control and the branches will grow bigger and stronger than they were before, without the greed factor. Then, if you don't like the way it grows back, you'll prune it again! I tell you this because awareness is now in control of big money. It's right before your eyes, what you're doing. But fear often rules. …”

Sunday, February 24, 2008

Japan Foundation spreads career advice, culture

Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

More than 100 students from several vocational schools in Greater Jakarta listened attentively when Arzanela, a senior employee with the Sari Pan Pacific Hotel, spoke about the hotel, its management and how to be a good employee. The students burst into laughter when, once in a while, Arzanela cracked jokes.

Arzanela, who has been working at the same hotel for the past 20 years, gave students tips on working at a hotel.

"Hotel is a business of service. So we have to give a good impression to guests. As a hotel employee, you have to appear neat and attractive, and to smell good," Arzanela said on Feb. 21 during a discussion organized by The Japan Foundation in Jakarta.

The annual discussion, held since 2003, is designed to provide high school students with a forum to exchange ideas, to share information and to transfer knowledge.

This year, the event was held on two days. The first day, on Feb. 19, was dedicated to students of senior high schools while the second day, Feb. 21, was allocated to students from vocational schools.

Each school sent four students and a teacher to the event, making a total of around 200 participants.

On the first day, participants learned about Japanese culture and art, including manga (comics) and taiko (traditional drum). They also had a chance to obtain information about institutions and schools in Jakarta that run Japanese language classes.

For vocational school students, the event had a different focus.

Unlike high school students, who will most likely go on to advanced studies, vocational school students will likely apply for a job as soon as they graduate.

Given this consideration, vocational school students were introduced to businesses, employment opportunities in Japan and the work culture in Japan.

They also learned how to prepare Japanese foods.

Several students and teachers expressed their satisfaction and appreciation of this event.

Sari, a student at Paramitha Tourism high school (SMIP) in East Jakarta, said the discussion broadened her knowledge, especially regarding the tourism industry.

"Now I know the work environment at hotels and how I should prepare for it," she said.

Titik, a teacher at Santa Maria vocational school in Central Jakarta, said the event helped students to obtain information and to interact with students from other schools.

"I have to remind my students that they have to share the information to their peers at school," she said.

Program officer Ita Tundjung of The Japan Foundation said the schools invited to the event were those that had Japanese language classes.

"The students already have basic information about Japan. We have organized this event to stimulate students to be more curious about Japan and its culture," Ita told The Jakarta Post.

According to her, at least 800 elementary and high schools in Indonesia have Japanese language classes for their students, with a total of about 1,300 Japanese language teachers.

"We didn't invite them all to this event because our space is limited. So we focused on schools in Jakarta," she added.

Apart from the discussion, The Japan Foundation also organizes a Cinema Caravan, in which the foundation visits schools and screens documentaries on Japan for students.

"Basically, we want to introduce the Japanese culture to students in Indonesia," she said.