Toyohashi  University  of  Technology,  Institute  for  Global  Network  Innovation  in  Technology  Education        News  from  Penang  （Vol.5  2015/3/16）  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 3nReports	 Through the training program in PenangTsutomu Iwashita, National Institute of Technology, Ariake CollegetwoPenang, I have realized that I need to be strongimportant duties, and one is our lectures toin both mind and body to give two-hour lectureMalaysian students as Dr. Mito already wrotetwice one day! Now, I jog two or three times onein News from Penang, Vol.1. All FD membersweek to strengthen my body. As a result, Ihave given their lectures (each lecture takesattackedabout two hours) at three schools such as acolleagues making use of the Chinese New Year.

university and a Politeknik (Polytechnic). InAccording to Wikipedia, Penang Hill is a hilladdition, some members have given those atresort comprising a group of peaks in Penang,other colleges.

Malaysia. Is it a really resort? No! It's a veryHerein

Penang,wehavePenangHill(735m)withmyThe other duty is making an Englishtough hill to run up because it's too steep.

teaching material for classes at NIT, TUT andHowever, the view from the top is very nice.

NUT. We are making the material on the basisActually, I was very tired, but it was a greatof the training program at TUT and Queenstraining not only for my body but also for myCollege, and then we think that the materialmind. Before turning 40, I can realize thatcan help the teachers give their lectures. Wethere is nothing more valuable than goodare divided into three groups, and each grouphealth and physical fitness.

has meetings and works on their part. Ofcourse, we have plenary meetings periodically,and then each group proceeds to work.
We participated in other works offeredby TUT aside from the main two duties. SomeTUT students also have come to Penang andthey have worked on their internship. Theygave their presentations twice in February andwe joined the meetings for the presentations. Iwasimpressedbythestudents'Group meetingEnglishpresentations and their answers for questions.
We were also offered to have a homestay andthat was mentioned by Dr. Kimura in Newsfrom Penang, Vol.4 though. It was my first timeand a good opportunity for me. In addition, wevisited Singapore Aerospace Manufacturingand Motorola as a kind of a plant tour. Also, wesometimes had meetings with TUT professorsand shared each other opinions.
At Penang Hill (Yoshi，Show，Tom and RyuThrough the training program in4W hen You W ish Upon a Star – at Penang Shoichi Furuyama, National Institute of Technology, Toyama CollegeI haven't been able to fix my life style, rhythmnot clean and I am a little bit fussiness aboutand food in Malaysia yet since I came to here. Icleanliness, it is very hard situation for me.

spent very healthy days such as I woke up 4amEspecially foods of streets stall are my mentaland I went to bed by 10pm in New York, but Ianguish. The situation there is no kitchen incan't do them at here because I can't run inaccommodation makes me difficult to control ofmornings. There are mainly three factors.

meals, as a result it is quite stressful for me. IFirstly the late dawn time. It is still dark atusually have breads, cup soup and supplement7am. I am feeling about one hour gap betweenof vitamin as breakfast. I go to a cleanmy body clock and the sunlight. The roadrestaurant for lunch and I have just fruit forcondition is not good for pedestrian, that's whydinner. Fruits are very delicious that's whyit is dangerous to run beside roads. Finally thethey are helpful for me. I have never usedpublic security is not sure at the early morningtap-water not only for drinking but also teethtime. There things make me stressful. I havebrushing.

tried to run at evening, but it is too hot. TheI had a class at Politeknik Seberang Peraifigure shows my running route on Strava in(PSP). Seventy or more students came to thePenang from January to February. The redclass. I enjoyed teaching at that time. Becauseroads are my common running route, but theof I have two classes at the beginning of March;area is restricted like that.

I will do the best about that.

Unfortunately I don't like Malaysian foodsAnyway there is pool in TUT Penang campus.

even if almost of all colleagues like themI usually swim every Friday night. When I seebecause of they are too oily and too salty for me.

the sky on the water, I can watch Orion in theMoreover because of dishes and glasses looksky. It is very hot in Malaysia but asterism iswinter, it makes my feeling strange. By theway I can see Canopus of Carina at here. It issecond brightness star in the sky but it is veryhard to see it in Japan. Because the height isonly 2 degree at Tokyo, the star is calledvisionary star. If you see the star, people saidthat the life time would become longer in China.
I can extend my life time (become healthier)because I could see the star. I will try hardwork with caring body condition.

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