Wanna swap culture and make penpals ? ( penpals pairing up!!! first post!! )

[jazlyn87]

hey, i was just thinking that maybe we jcnetters can swap cultures..
i mean ,we come from different countries all around the world ..

so why not we pack a little bit of our countries stuff, pack it up and send it to another jcnetter in another country while they do the same for you!
it's like this site :- http://gimmeyourstuff.blogspot.com/

except this will be our one jcnetter version ..
do you think this might work??

edit : -
these are the people who are in for this swapping thing

julie_chou - philipines
YeQu - london
yukiko - indonesia
FSUTan - USA
jay~fire - singapore
jazlyn87 - malaysia
ricepaddies - USA
centong - indonesia
iceer


i will be assisted by julie_chou and yequ and FSUTan too!
at the moment, i was thinking of maybe we should make a penpal kind of thing. those who submitted their names would be then randomly be paired up with each other
don't worry, we won't pair you up with someone from your own country

purpose of this swapping thing :- to get to know people better, to learn more about others
so whatever it is that the pair of you want to do ie :- call, email, letter etc etc is up to you!

call - oh well this is up to you .. if you willing to call your pen pal from another country

email - maybe you can talk about the things in your country, attach photos etc etc

letter - by snail mail, you can send hand written letters and packages if you like.. things about your country ie :- key chain, postcards, photos etc etc

phone number, email and address of your pen pal should be asked in private through PM .. i repeat in PRIVATE ..
or if you don't want just ONE pal, we can somehow mix and match ..

and best of all, there's no time limit.. you can take however long you want to send stuff to your pen pal.. it's up to you kids to discuss

one condition though, whatever you send like letters or packages, emails and such, MUST have something of Jay .. because then it would be special .. we're from JCNET .. that's the common bond we have between us right? so be it a small Jay sticker or a gif banner .. or for emails ... just sign it off with "diao bu diao?" or " jie lun fanatic going off"

anything to signify Jay ..

p/s: your safety is your own risk .. so please be careful ..

for questions, you can post it here in this thread or if you're shy, you can pm
me, julie_chou or yequ or FSUTan .. we will try to get back to you as soon as possible

** pairing will start soon! those on sign up list, plz list your country

we shall do the pairing once again! ... sorry for the inconvenience

and for those out there .. you can STILL sign up!!

[chineseguyjl]

ive done this before. but it was class to class, pen pals.

but how is it going to be organized? like who sends who.

[icetears-]

Why not someone from Taiwan pack me Jay Chou?

I'll be eternally grateful

The only thing I wanna send from Singapore is like, Chicken Rice LOL.

[jazlyn87]

hmm if you guys want, then i think i need someone to help me ..

i think it will be nice to get a package once in a while

so why not swap cultures.. as for swapping maybe list those who are interested in swapping then further more will be informed

[julie_chou]

jaz
im willing to help... just tell me what you need me to do...

icetears
can i be your swapping partner?! i would love to have those chicken rice!

[Jie_Lun_Rox]

Hey I can send some chicken rice over!

but wouldn't it turn smelly ?

[jazlyn87]

haha i was hoping people would be able to send dry food .. not chicken rice and burgers ..

[jay~fire]

Originally Posted by jazlyn87

hey, i was just thinking that maybe we jcnetters can swap cultures..
i mean ,we come from different countries all around the world ..
so why not we pack a little bit of our countries stuff, pack it up and send it to another jcnetter in another country while they do the same for you!
it's like this site :- http://gimmeyourstuff.blogspot.com/
except this will be our one jcnetter version ..
do you think this might work??

wow~! good idea~!
I'm interested... but I might take some time to get started...
lemme recover a bit ($$$-wise) from JAY-fever first...

Originally Posted by Jie_Lun_Rox

Hey I can send some chicken rice over!
but wouldn't it turn smelly ?

haha... you can get the Prima Taste packs from the supermarket~ I always buy them when I visit my Jap friends...
- laksa
- chicken rice
- chilli crab
- .....
http://www.primataste.com.sg/home/home.asp

[yukiko]

or we can do like this, we have to list at least 2 members from each country, and we need to give a report/paper about our culture at least once a month.

the report must include :
- pictures
- official link (or at least trust-able information)
- a small paragraph writing about the culture (i prefer a enjoyable reading stuff)
(we may also make it as an collage if possible)

how about my idea? it would be easier instead of sending it through mail

[jay~fire]

Originally Posted by yukiko

how about my idea? it would be easier instead of sending it through mail

hmm.. agree that e-formats are easier...

but.. somehow.. I fondly remember... ripping the packaging off parcels with much excitement and anticipation~~

guess we can see the response and maybe even carry out both types...
"hard copy" and "soft copy"... hahaha...