Yes people, 5 weeks to go! It won't be long left... even the date for the Majlis Doa Selamat has been confirmed- March 20th (all friends welcomed). However, even after all the things that's been done, for my own preparation for Japan, there is one IMPORTANT issue that remains... I don't know when exactly I'll be leaving yet!!
I believe that the Embassy of Japan was supposed to give me a call once they've received confirmation or have already booked for my flight... but even now there's no word of it! The guy from the Ministry of Education - C503, claims that usually the selected students would be sent on April 1st... but then again there's that oral Malay test that I still have to take (though I still don't know when that'll happen) and then there's that thing my friend from the Embassy said- something about the MoE having to give their 'Ok' in order for me to go? (screams) Honestly! I really don't get it!
Well, anyway, besides all that, I've suddenly had a thing for watching NHK nowadays... and I think it really helped me refresh my memory of the Japanese terms I'd learnt in 2003... back when I took night classes at UBD. At first I really didn't get what all those anchors, actors, presenters etc. were saying, and then I woke up one afternoon - after having accidentally slept in front of the tv - hearing an excessively annoying monotonous drone of people saying "tamago"... "tamago"... "tamago"... when it hit me. 'Egg'. Tamago means 'egg'! -yes, you may roll your eyes at me, but I was really happy when I could get the translation of it. Hehe-
Then it was all uphill after that. I watched this tv drama and I could figure out that they were talking about marriage/divorce! And then a junior detective series (probably showcasing middle-school student actors/actresses), and I really really could understand what they were saying! --I feel like dancing on cloud9 ^_^
Well- with all that said... today looks like a good day. Plenty of sunshine and clouds~ ^_^
2005-02-23
2005-02-09
Countdown - 50 days left
Lalalala... I didn't realise that there were still so many things to do! I thought that my preparations were nearly over, and then I found out that I still need to take about 10 passport-size pictures of myself (6 for when I get to Japan, and 4 for MoE - Ministry of Education; I'll be talking about that in just a moment), I haven't got the briefing from the Embassy of Japan yet, I don't know when exactly my flight will be, and I'm not sure when I should be preparing my visa! >.<; It's too much of a headache just thinking of the things that I still have to do in Brunei... and I haven't even started on what I have to do when I get to Japan yet! (I'll save that for another day heheh...)
On Monday, Feb 7th, Hj Isab from the MoE, Scholarship Unit, asked me to come down and get a form to fill in. Of course, I wondered what the purpose of it was, but as usual, meetings with people like these happen in the blink of an eye and there never seems to be enough time for me to recall that I had questions. So I can only suppose that those forms are for the MoE's own record of me, which led my father and myself to realise something else about this scholarship that I've won. Dad mentioned that it was quite possibly a 'G2G' scholarship, aka Govt to Govt, meaning that in my case, it is an exchange program between the Govt of Japan and the local Govt. Though, I'm not particularly sure what the local Govt is offering in exchange for Japan offering the scholarships. Friendship? Nah. That seems too simple. Then Dad mentioned that it could be 'oil'. That made much more sense.
Well, anyway, I got the 4 sheets of paper, yes, FOUR, but they were all identical so I just have to fill in the same things over and over again *rolls eyes upward*, and he asked that I get my passport-size photos attached to it and then to hand the forms back in on Saturday. I'm sure that I could do that, I just need those photos done tomorrow that's all. I suppose I should hand in a copy of my A Level Oct 2004 results slip as well - but Dad will be the one sending the papers in for me, so I'll just go ask him (it's too troublesome for me to leave the house when Dad can handle the transactions himself. In other words, I'm just lazy ^^;).
But wait, that's not all that happened on Monday, Feb 7th. You see, on that same day, I found out that I have to do an ORAL MALAY TEST. Hang me, stab me, run me over, fine... but an ORAL MALAY TEST!!!. All the blood started rushing into my head as I thought of all the destructive consequenses that could happen once they make me sit an ORAL MALAY TEST. I'm doomed. Doomed.
That's what I thought of course, I've calmed down a lot since then, and I believe that with just a little bit more practise, I'm sure I could get it down. Right? o_O;
50 days left... time sure looks pretty tight from where I'm sitting.
On Monday, Feb 7th, Hj Isab from the MoE, Scholarship Unit, asked me to come down and get a form to fill in. Of course, I wondered what the purpose of it was, but as usual, meetings with people like these happen in the blink of an eye and there never seems to be enough time for me to recall that I had questions. So I can only suppose that those forms are for the MoE's own record of me, which led my father and myself to realise something else about this scholarship that I've won. Dad mentioned that it was quite possibly a 'G2G' scholarship, aka Govt to Govt, meaning that in my case, it is an exchange program between the Govt of Japan and the local Govt. Though, I'm not particularly sure what the local Govt is offering in exchange for Japan offering the scholarships. Friendship? Nah. That seems too simple. Then Dad mentioned that it could be 'oil'. That made much more sense.
Well, anyway, I got the 4 sheets of paper, yes, FOUR, but they were all identical so I just have to fill in the same things over and over again *rolls eyes upward*, and he asked that I get my passport-size photos attached to it and then to hand the forms back in on Saturday. I'm sure that I could do that, I just need those photos done tomorrow that's all. I suppose I should hand in a copy of my A Level Oct 2004 results slip as well - but Dad will be the one sending the papers in for me, so I'll just go ask him (it's too troublesome for me to leave the house when Dad can handle the transactions himself. In other words, I'm just lazy ^^;).
But wait, that's not all that happened on Monday, Feb 7th. You see, on that same day, I found out that I have to do an ORAL MALAY TEST. Hang me, stab me, run me over, fine... but an ORAL MALAY TEST!!!. All the blood started rushing into my head as I thought of all the destructive consequenses that could happen once they make me sit an ORAL MALAY TEST. I'm doomed. Doomed.
That's what I thought of course, I've calmed down a lot since then, and I believe that with just a little bit more practise, I'm sure I could get it down. Right? o_O;
50 days left... time sure looks pretty tight from where I'm sitting.
2005-02-03
Countdown - 56 days left
WEEEEEEEEEE~... I did it! I finally got around to reading up on a beginner's manual for HTML! -And I even tweaked some of the things on this site! ^^ You can find the document that I used by clicking here. It's about 24 pages long (printed) and it's actually pretty helpful. I mean to say, helpful in a sense that it is quite easy to understand. Unlike the one other document I found (you can view it by clicking here) which only has compressed information on HTML codes; it would probably be more helpful if one reads the first instruction manual beforehand and then using the second one as a handy guide.
In any case, my preparations are well going on, both physically and mentally. The suitcases are slowly being filled, and nowadays I become less and less anxious thinking of going away. My Learn-it-Yourself 'Japanese' books have been dusted off and I have been reviewing my Japanese, in addition to going through the books Mrs Fields lent me (about Japan, it's territory and culture), as well as some further learning into some kanji. I could actually say, at this point, that everything is going smoothly.
I wonder if I'll trip on something any time soon... The tendencies towards good things is that something bad always follows it. Of course, I could just be a little silly about it. XD
HTML = Hyper Text Mark-up Language
In any case, my preparations are well going on, both physically and mentally. The suitcases are slowly being filled, and nowadays I become less and less anxious thinking of going away. My Learn-it-Yourself 'Japanese' books have been dusted off and I have been reviewing my Japanese, in addition to going through the books Mrs Fields lent me (about Japan, it's territory and culture), as well as some further learning into some kanji. I could actually say, at this point, that everything is going smoothly.
I wonder if I'll trip on something any time soon... The tendencies towards good things is that something bad always follows it. Of course, I could just be a little silly about it. XD
HTML = Hyper Text Mark-up Language
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