Sunday, February 8, 2015
#453:
Guess what happened on Tues less than 5 hours after my NTU Linguistics interview.
When I saw the gmail notification from my phone and read the email subject "NTU application outcome" I was like HAAH?! I even thought that maybe I was so bad that they rejected me right away holy crap.
And then 2 days later:
I actually didn't apply for any scholarship when I submitted my application but then they told me I was eligible so I had to write a short essay (on 'my values and beliefs'...) for it which I suck at gosh.
...I'm sorry but it all just feels too easy. Maybe because NTU's Linguistics department is still pretty new. (its 7th year if I'm not wrong)
According to a friend all departments are allocated the same number of college scholarships hence it's easier to get it in a smaller department...?
No idea if that's really true though I'm quite skeptical...
Anyway. I'm still not 101% sure I really want to do linguistics for university so I'll probably do some exploring till the deadline for accepting.
Still no news from NUS. NTU is like scarily fast compared to NUS LOL.
Tuesday, February 3, 2015
#452
Just went for an interview for NTU's Linguistic course... I guess it went well?The prof interviewing me said I had good grades and I just went "umm okay it's not that good in my school though but yeah" in my head hahaha.
I'm not actually sure if I do really want to do Linguistics in NTU... ><
I'm pretty keen on NTU's Linguistics course, but at the same time I also really want NUS' Jap Studies course e.e
It's like what I really want to do, I can't do very well... (music/visual design)
I can't go without listening to music everyday HAHA.
And then there's also Japanese and psychology which I ALSO want to do :((
I really can't decide. I think I'll end up just choosing the course which is the most difficult to do self-study umm.
Hopefully NUS accepts me so I can do Jap Studies + Psychology... Jap Studies said they have Jap linguistics modules too...
Also, retook the MBTI personality test recently.
I didn't actually look up much on my personality type in the past, but this time I did and omg everything makes more sense now.
I feel like I /finally/ understand myself a little better.
INFJ is apparently the rarest personality type hmm. :O
Also discovered something called the Highly Sensitive Person which I probably am too LOL.
Explains why I always feel overwhelmed :/
INFJ and left-hander... I feel so... special?? HAHA.
Definitely gonna read up more on INFJ.
The other day I had to call up Satamiya Inn in Japan to book rooms IN JAPANESE and another achievement unlocked HAHA.
I haven't been doing Japanese self-study for like 6 months oops.
It's where I stayed during my Nanao exchange program so I sort of know the owner hahaha.
He was all "ohh maybe I'll recognise you if I see your face!" xD
Really can't wait for Japan. And hopefully it goes smoothly lol.
Also planning your own itinerary is such a pain.
Tuesday, December 23, 2014
Layout edit~!
Tweaked the layout a little hehe I like it :3(headached a little over it because I haven't been in touch with CSS/HTML5 lol)
Monday, December 22, 2014
#450
I don't know man.Getting more and more lost as to what to do in uni...
As in I have my handful of courses I'm interested in, but I can't choose between them. Because I don't have confidence that I'll do well in them. (I hate this why can't I study something just because I like it and not because I'm good at it?! Idk man, the pressure to "do well")
And because I have no idea how it'll be like.
Japanese Studies / Psychology / Linguistics / Visual Communication / Audio Production.
I'm definitely staying away from Science.
I'll probably be doing either of the first 2 in NUS, but I also really want to try studying the other areas too... :C (the last one is something I got into pretty recently haha)
But sadly I think I'll only be able to explore these areas on my own as hobbies on the side. :/
(which, I have no idea if I'd be able to, depending on how busy uni is)
I think all my course options are actually my hobbies lol. And hence I can't decide which would best suit me as a career...
Finally submitted my application for NUS, after procrastinating for so, so long.
Course options - There's only really one option for me since all the courses I'm interested in are under FASS >.>
Well, hopefully I'll get into NUS and then I can start exploring my options.
Need to do NTU application soon too...
Nowdays I'm wishing I had my own room complete with a keyboard, guitar, condenser (and also soundproofed). (￣▽￣)
Been trying to learn acoustic guitar but my fingerssss.
Finger pain + super short fingers how to guitar orz. I love my guitar but I feel like it's wasted on someone like me who can't really play LOL.
Also trying my hand at mixing my own covers~ :p
If I didn't had to worry about making a living etc I would totally make music my life sighh.
Seriously too in love with the Nico Nico culture~~
I will forever be amazed at how Vocaloid is making the music (and also art/animation) scene in Japan so full of possibilities. Composers, producers, singers, artists, animators, mixers, and even writers have emerged from it. (like seriously, novels being made from songs man!) Also Ryouran~~ the "Internet talent".
It's probably just because of the difference in culture isn't it
I actually didn't really like Miku's voice, but I came to like it after hearing kz/livetune's and Hachioji-P's works.
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Recent happenings
Getting... really... lazy... to update... this... xD
Well after exams and scriptchecking and whatnot were all over, I was playing Aura Kingdom, marathoning anime and drama and being really frustrated with uni apps i guess...
Still find uni apps wayyy too troublesome.
I'm lazy so I'm only applying for NUS/NTU. Yale-NUS, maayybe but recs orz.
Tbh I'd be happy with NUS because they have Japanese Studies and I can try out different courses :p
Really can't decide between Jap Studies and Psychology. and maybe mass comm or something.
I wanted to get this Japanese Linguistics textbook to read up but it's 65 bucks D: I think NLB has the book at central library or something...
Hmm... the most useful area that I'm interested in is probably Japanese translation or Psychology i guess. Would be really cool if I could get a job in Japanese translation.
I might actually consider being a Japanese language teacher lol. Though I'm not sure if I'm of the teacher caliber, doesn't seem so. (my JCS teacher has been an inspiration, really.)
This week was PEAs, and we just had the full dress rehearsal for next week's convocation.
The only heels I had that resembled court shoes was this pair of pretty high black suede heels orz. I thought I walked pretty fine in it but I was told to practice walking LOL.
My feet hurt less than I expected haha, walking around is less painful than standing still for a long time hmm.
Need to find stockings...
Oh I got new earphones, good ones from Audio Technica. They're over-ear IEMs with memory wire so they take more time to put on lol.
I like the sound though. I think I discovered that I really like Audio Technica's sound?
But even with the smallest eartips the earphones sometimes still doesn't get a good seal and I have to push them in :/
Might try to foam eartips that came along with it sometime, but they apparently don't last long and are expensive :S
Got a few new books from Kino's 2 recent sales, adding to my already large unread collection because my membership card is expiring in the middle of December and I don't plan on renewing it hahaha.
A way to prevent myself from buying books every time Kino has a sale even though I still have sooo many unread books lol.
And also because Kino is pretty expensive for Japanese books :/ Shipping by SAL from honto.jp is cheaper... although the wait is longer.
Other random happenings: Visited the new library@Orchard. The last choir session today was really fun.
I NEED TO GO ICE SKATING. I NEED A CAPO.
(can't wait to try playing and singing KanoUso songs!!)
Oh and I need to get makeup for prom. And somehow get a hair curler.
Planning to cut my hair back to slightly-past-shoulder length after prom haha. Or actually I wanna curl/perm (?) the edges of my hair!
Pretty much just rattling on about random stuff. Don't mind me :D
It's quite scary thinking that I'll stop seeing everyone in school in a week's time actually.
There's only convo and prom left...
...and uni apps. ugh.
Just let me get into NUS FASS would you.