Sunday, April 19, 2015
#453: Japan etc
After 2 months of a boring data entry job, I finally went to Japan for my grad trip~~~!!First time overseas without any adults accompanying and it was really fun hahaha.
All the pretty sakura~~~
I just realised, the first time was in autumn, the second in summer and this time I went in spring~~ xD
I wanna go in winter someday too~
If it's Japan then I can find my way around without much help xD
Well, with the help of signs and the train app xD
Raided the giant Kino in Shinjuku and I think I have more than enough books to read now xD
My Japanese reading stamina and speed still isn't that good too orz.
It's tough to continue my Japanese self-study when I can already communicate with Japanese people pretty well orz. Haven't done proper studying ever since I passed N2 last July :/
This trip really made my yearning for Japan much, much worse goodness. Sigh.
It'll be nice to travel there on my own~
Also made me really wish I could do university there... though idk if that's really the best choice.
Definitely gonna try for post-graduate in Japan which was what my JCS teacher suggested anw...
Air ticket + Accomodation (Airbnb) + Insurance + JR Pass (transport) + Wifi cost about $2000 for 2 weeks... but that's bc we went to quite a few places using the shinkansen...
Probably $2000 including food if you stay in one area.
Haah I really want to go regularly T_T
I want to go again in June already ahhh. There's 2 lives I wanna watch too :((
If I stayed in Japan I can't imagine how much I'll be spending on lives omg I wanna go to all the lives :(((
Also karaoke hahahaha.
In year 5 my mentor once asked me, "Do you like Japan to the point that you wish you were born there?", and my answer was no at that time.
Now, it's inching towards yes :/
My interests are so completely Japanese that a lot of my friends are Japanese and you see what that leads to irl ._.
Haah but if I go in June, I have only like 1.5 months to earn $$ for the trip, and there's a lot of uni stuff going on in July so in the end I'm gonna end up working for only ~4 months during this 8 month break lol. I expected to be working for most of the break lol.
Also received quite a bit of uni stuff from NUS recently... uni is so complicated ugh.
Srsly what is up with the course bidding system.
I'm actually excited for uni, like I can finally study what I'm really interested in lol. Though it's also worrying with the completely new environment.
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.