Around RUID Shiki RUID志木の周囲 RUID Shiki No Shuui

I think RUID Shiki is situated on a very strategic spot.. The 2 most visited places near RUID Shiki is Daiei department store and Big A convenience store..

Daiei's supermarket held 2 sales weekly, on Thursday and Sunday.. Chicken eggs will be so cheap during the sale (only 98yen for 10, usual price is 198yen) but it's only limited to 500packs per day. So, in order to buy it, I have to wake up early..

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Next, Big A - Discount Foods. I don't know how they managed to sell things at quite a low price.. For example, 500ml Coke is only 86yen instead of 98yen in Daiei and Skippy's Peanut butter is only 329yen there instead of 399yen in Daiei.. I also buy bread from Big A, priced at only 79yen for 8pieces,

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Okashi No Machioka, name of a shop selling snacks, candies, chocolates, biscuits. Located near Shiki station and in front of a bookshop called Ayumi Books.. Sometimes on the way back to my dorm, I will intentionally pass this shop just the check out what is the promotion of the day.. I will usually buy Bourbon's Alfort Mini Chocolate or Calbee's Usushio Potato Chips there.. :)

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Ayumi Books bookshop,

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I hope I can maintain this trend of updating my blog daily, well, once every 2-3days also sounds good to me.. :D Good night everyone..

RUID Shiki RUID 志木

This entry is the extension or a more detailed entry regarding Rikkyo University International Dormitory (RUID) in Shiki. You can refer to the previous entry here. Since RUID Shiki is quite new, I can still remember the time (before coming here) when I searched the word "RUID Shiki" in Google and it wasn't really helpful, so, I hope this entry will help the students who will be coming here in April or even in September.

RUID Shiki location is quite convenient since it's only 5minutes walk from Shiki station's east exit (志木駅の東口 Shiki eki no higashi guchi) and finding RUID Shiki is easy since you only have to walk straight from the station exit,

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I took the picture above near RUID Shiki, that means, Shiki station's east exit is right at the end of the road..

This is RUID Shiki,

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With 8 floors (please note that Japan uses American flooring system, i.e. there's no Ground floor like in Malaysia).. The 1st floor is the lobby, laundry room, office and dining room. 2nd and 3rd floor is reserved for foreign students and it's a mix floors. 3rd and 4th floor is for boys and the rest is for girls. As I mentioned in the previous post, I'm placed at the 5th floor with Japanese boys.

Ok, now let me show you what you can see when entering RUID Shiki.. First is the mail box,

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You need your key to open the door to the lobby and the first thing you should do before going up to you room is to 'update' your status whether you're in or out by switching the colours on the board, it's quite obvious, white is when you're in and red is when you're out.. The board is located on the left from the main door,

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On the right side is the office and the reading corner,

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Yomiuri Shimbun (読売新聞) is available everyday.

On the same floor, there's the dining room and laundry room.. Breakfast and dinner is available from Monday to Saturday but I didn't apply for the meal package because I can't eat most of the food served, so, I cooked myself everyday. Usually, I will use the dining room when I want to cook my lunch, meet my friends and also to toast my bread for breakfast or supper.. Hehe..

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One of the things I like about the dining room is the tea server (besides the middle sink).. Free flow of green tea! :D

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Finally, the laundry room.. It is separated according to gender.. Washing machine usage is free of charge but if you want to use the dryer, it will cost 100yen for 30minutes. I never used the dryer since I arrived here.. Even now, in winter, I hang my clothes to dry at the balcony even though it will take around 2 days to dry.. hehe..

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If you have any questions regarding RUID Shiki, please write in the comment box below.. :)

Dormitory 寮

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This is my dormitory! In Japanese, the reading is "Rikkyo Daigaku Kokusai Kouryuu Ryou" or simply as RUID Shiki. :) Really like staying here (not the rent though, it cost me 52,000yen very month). It's just 5minutes walk to the East Exit of Shiki station. Very convenient.

Ok, where should I start? Hmm.. My room is on the 5th floor and the location of it has raised many eyebrows because 5,6,7 and 8 floor is occupied by Japanese student. I was once asked by a girl in the elevator, "Are you Japanese?" and I said, "No". "Why are you on the 5th floor?". I replied "I don't know, I'm curious too". Hehe..

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Yeah, that's my name on the plate. Room 517 with the little Malaysian flag.. :) Things like opening the glass door in the lobby and to push my floor button in the elevator requires a key. The key will cost 30,000yen if lost. So, I have to be very careful not to lose it, it's 30,000yen you know.. ;)

Anyway, here's some pics of my room taken when I just arrived on the 2nd Sept.

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The room is small yet complete. You can do everything in here. Still got some function I didn't try on the toilet seat. I heard there's a function to warm the seat. Hmm.. Maybe later.. :)

The view outside is acceptable. I can view the street and the building on the opposite side. Lack of privacy when night comes. Below is the view on the right side of my veranda.

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Another facility that I like here is the Syokudo or Dining Room. It has 2 microwaves, 4 toasters, a hot water dispenser and HD LCD TV. The air con is always on (until closing time, 11pm).

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To Muslim who reads this blog, I wish them "Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri" or "Happy Eid" :D