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Akiko Nishio (Managing Director, Principal)
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The best thing about my job is when I see the students here smile and say that “I am lucky that I chose A To Z”.
Learning Japanese is fun because if you know Japanese, you can understand Japanese drama, you can enjoy traveling in Japan and you can make Japanese friends!
My favorite Malaysian dishes are roti canai and bak kut the.
If I were a millionaire, I would provide scholarships through A To Z to Malaysian students who want to study in Japan and to Japanese students who want to study in Malaysia.
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Maiko Chiba (Johor Bahru Branch Manager)
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The best things about being a teacher are that I get to know a lot of people and share our knowledge with each other.
Learning Japanese is fun because we can use it for so many things, for example watching anime, playing video games, traveling etc.
My favorite place in my house is the bathroom. It’s the brightest place in my home. I can take a bath while reading a magazine or a book. It’s so relaxing and it makes me feel so happy~~
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Miki Murashita (Course Coordinator - Japanese Division)
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The best thing about teaching is that I can learn a lot through it.
Learning Japanese is fun because you can understand how Japanese people think through the language.
If I were a millionaire I would like to establish my own school.
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Izumi Yokota (Japanese Tutor)
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I love my job because I get to meet lots of funny people.
Learning Japanese is fun because you can be funny.
My favorite Malaysian dish is bakuteh because it is sooooooooo romantic. The mix of meat and vegetables is perfect!
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Kazue Uemura (Japanese Tutor)
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The best thing about my job is that everyday is different. I never have the same day at work!
Learning Japanese is fun because of ME!
If I were a color I would be red because I can make my friends happy just like the sun.
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Michiyo Goto (Japanese Tutor)
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The best thing about being a teacher is that every class is different from the last.
Learning Japanese is fun because you can discover a whole new world.
If I were a color I’d be pink because I love pink ; )
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Ooyama Masayuki (Japanese Tutor)
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For me, the best thing about being a teacher is getting the students to be motivated.
Learning Japanese is fun because you are not only learning a language, you are also learning about Japanese culture as well.
The most exotic food I’ve ever eaten is ‘balut’. I had this in the Philippines. Balut is fertilized chicken egg. I felt pity eating it for the first time but I got hooked on the taste.
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Yuko Iida (Japanese Tutor)
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What's the best thing about being a teacher? Being told by students that the things they have learnt were useful and applicable in daily life.
Learning Japanese is fun because you can understand Japanese anime.
If I were a millionaire, I wouldn’t work. I’d enjoy life by doing anything I wanted.
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Sakura Otsuka (Japanese & English Tutor)
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My favorite thing about being a teacher is to see the students improving, to give my knowledge and experience and to share their joy.
Learning languages is fun because it broadens our knowledge, we become receptive to many new ideas, we get more possibilities to meet new and many kinds of people and also find something new in ourselves.
The most exotic foods I have eaten are frogs, snakes and crocodiles.
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Kriss Gao Tian Yun (Course Coordinator - Mandarin Division)
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I love being a teacher because I feel very happy when my students are able to speak Mandarin.
Learning Chinese is extremely useful because China’s economy is growing. Therefore, Mandarin can be used in our daily lives and in our business lives.
If I were a millionaire, I would travel all over the world to teach Mandarin for free.
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Lim Yee Von (Course Coordinator - English Division)
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The best thing about being a teacher is getting to know lots of people and being able to play a part in improving their command of the English language.
Learning English is fun because it stretches across various boundaries which means you can go almost anywhere if you speak it well enough.
My favorite place in my house is in my room, in front of my computer because it's where I get the bulk of my entertainment from - I YouTube funny videos.
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Chin Siew Funn (Admin Executive, English Tutor)
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What I like most about teaching is turning minds on.
Learning English at A to Z is fun because I’m here!
My favorite room in my house is my bedroom. I do EVERYTHING there. Hahahahaha..
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Kgia Teo (Asst. Course Coordinator – English Division)
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The best thing about being a teacher is when your student learns something new and is able to utilize what they’ve learnt in their daily conversation. It’s a great feeling~
Learning English is fun because you can discover a whole new you.
My favorite season in Japan was summer because I could go to the beach; wear sandals, sleeveless tops and skirts; see fireworks and eat ice cream all the time!
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David Lim Chin Leong (English & Malay Language Tutor)
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The best thing about being a teacher is that teaching motivates me to motivate others. Being a teacher keeps me highly inspired to better myself.
Learning English is fun because I get to speak the queen’s tongue.
If I were a millionaire, I’d want to be a billionaire.
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Wedy (Designer, Admin Executive)
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What I like most about my job is that I don’t only handle admin related tasks; I also design and create artwork. For example, I designed artwork for Nishio Sensei’s column in the Durian Navi magazine, A To Z’s advertisement in the Panora magazine and posters and brochures. I love it so much!
Learning languages is fun for me because I can communicate with foreigners and make friends with them.
The craziest thing I’ve ever done was spend RM2k on clothes and shoes in one day!
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Regina Tham (Accounting Executive)
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I like my job very much because it is very interesting. Also, trying to cope with Japanese is fun when all the staff is so cheerful and nice. It is very comfortable communicating with them.
Learning English is fun because it helps us improve our sentences and we can find the right words to use for communication and writing.
The craziest thing I have ever done is go in to the gents washroom when I was in a hurry at a cinema.
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