SAMS daikazoku (big family)… ugh… an overexaggeration really. Well, maybe in terms of numbers, but in terms of ‘family’-ness, hell that is way true, we’re one big SAMS family - albeit our relational issues. So what does a big happy family do?

Make dangos of course.

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Too bad it isn’t summer yet… it was actually raining when we had the soumen. SAMS seems to be having out of season Japanese activities this few weeks^^ Nagashi soumen, as the Japanese like to do in summer, involves flowing white noodles down a shoot of bamboo in ice cold water. You try to catch the flowing noodles with a pair of chopsticks, and what you catch is dunked into a fish-soy-mirin based sauce and eaten.

Before I continue, here’s a webpage on how to have your own nagashi soumen: http://toyohara.com/inaka/somen-e.htm. The effort of cutting the bamboo was… well, a LOT. Thanks to everyone who took time to help and prepare!

Edit: Due to requests, I’ll put up the steps to have your own nagashi soumen party.

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Swinburne Anime and Manga Society (SAMS) celebrated our 1st year anniversary on the 21st of September. And to top it of, we celebrated our anniversary by having a grand dinner at Rakutei Japanese Restaurant, Crown Square, Pending, Kuching!

The almighty Russian Empress! (Upgraded from Princess)

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