I can't believe that it has been months since I updated this blog. As it is, my adventure in Japan is over and I'm currently in Brunei. Many things have happened since the beginning of this blog. I've gone through much. And I probably haven't even written enough to give my experiences the justice it deserves.
But, I think I've done alright these... 5 years. And it's time for a change. When one door shuts, a window opens and stuff like that. It's really a new chapter in my life. I'm no longer in between the student world and the adult world. I'm in the adult world. I've made mistakes and learnt from them. I intend to make more, and learn more.
The thing is, when you're a teenager, you just can't believe how life changes for people who have turned adults. How, life changes after you enter University. And you try so hard so that nothing can change, but things change. You change. It's the way of the world. C'est la vie. The best thing you can do is to let your grip on yourself loosen, and then eventually let go. Because change happens to everyone. For the good or for the worse? It's all a matter of your choices.
I'm not afraid of change. Which is why, I'm going to close down this blog, and start anew. I have a new blog - which I started in the wee hours of this morning. I'm not sure how that will end up, if I'm going to continue with my 'writing'-thing, but I'm certainly going to try.
So here is goodbye to one stage of my life. It has been good. It has been bad. But I loved it all anyway! (^__^)
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2010-07-30
2010-02-05
My Defence is overrrr
I can't believe that I've basically finished my undergraduate life (albeit one more report).
My thesis defence didn't go so well I'm a little depressed. My thesis was in English, but my defence was in Japanese so there was a huuuge language barrier. My brain just refused to function. I wasn't able to answer much of the questions clearly because (1) I couldn't understand the question, (2) I couldn't structure my Japanese enough to be able to answer with any level of coherence.
So. One thing I realized is that, even though I'm confident with my day-to-day Japanese, I still need to work on it a LOT to get it up to par on the academic level.
Oh. But there was no particular problem with my thesis itself, so I think it was okay. I think. Anyway, I have to go back into that room and listen to other people defending their own theses.
My thesis defence didn't go so well I'm a little depressed. My thesis was in English, but my defence was in Japanese so there was a huuuge language barrier. My brain just refused to function. I wasn't able to answer much of the questions clearly because (1) I couldn't understand the question, (2) I couldn't structure my Japanese enough to be able to answer with any level of coherence.
So. One thing I realized is that, even though I'm confident with my day-to-day Japanese, I still need to work on it a LOT to get it up to par on the academic level.
Oh. But there was no particular problem with my thesis itself, so I think it was okay. I think. Anyway, I have to go back into that room and listen to other people defending their own theses.
2010-02-01
8 hours clocked in.
I'm trapped in the University computer lab!!!!
No, not really. I self-kidnapped myself to make sure that I would finish at least half of this report by tomorrow. How exactly am I supposed to write a report on Education in the Medieval Era if all I brought with me were my books and not my notes!!!! I can't believe I totally forgot to bring them with me.
What I could have done was go back home this afternoon, picked up my notes and then brought them back up with me, but noooo... I decided to wing it, and now look at where I am! Only 3 paragraphs in and 8 hours on this seat. Okay, so I may not have been sitting the whole 8 hours (that would be insane) but I have been at this a while.
I love the hour I spent reading up on how difficult it is to figure out the exact literacy rate in the medieval ages... I should have just noted down the fact that it was difficult to place a number instead of looking for A Number.
Note to self: Don't try to look for things that aren't there. Use what you have that's within your grasp.
I was finally able to write down some more after this epiphany. I really could have used it a few hours ago.
Anyway. I'm not going to continue this any further - I'm going home like a good student. I'll do some yoga, some cleaning, some cooking, some eating, and then, I'll start on this again.
My eyes are tired.
Note to self: Study smart. Or be creative when doing research.
It's always more profitable (to mind, body and spirit). Nothing good happens for being too persistant in searching for data that isn't there!!
No, not really. I self-kidnapped myself to make sure that I would finish at least half of this report by tomorrow. How exactly am I supposed to write a report on Education in the Medieval Era if all I brought with me were my books and not my notes!!!! I can't believe I totally forgot to bring them with me.
What I could have done was go back home this afternoon, picked up my notes and then brought them back up with me, but noooo... I decided to wing it, and now look at where I am! Only 3 paragraphs in and 8 hours on this seat. Okay, so I may not have been sitting the whole 8 hours (that would be insane) but I have been at this a while.
I love the hour I spent reading up on how difficult it is to figure out the exact literacy rate in the medieval ages... I should have just noted down the fact that it was difficult to place a number instead of looking for A Number.
Note to self: Don't try to look for things that aren't there. Use what you have that's within your grasp.
I was finally able to write down some more after this epiphany. I really could have used it a few hours ago.
Anyway. I'm not going to continue this any further - I'm going home like a good student. I'll do some yoga, some cleaning, some cooking, some eating, and then, I'll start on this again.
My eyes are tired.
Note to self: Study smart. Or be creative when doing research.
It's always more profitable (to mind, body and spirit). Nothing good happens for being too persistant in searching for data that isn't there!!
2010-01-29
Januaryyyyy is overrrrr (almost)
I can't believe that 2010 has begun and the first month, January, is just about over!!
I came to Japan almost exactly 5 years ago, and since then, life has been a very loooooong ride. What is most unbelievable is the fact that I was 17 years old when I left Brunei and I'll be coming back as a 22-year-old! (Okay, I'll be turning 23 soon enough.) OMG. Twenty-THREE. It was weird enough, hitting the two-decade marker. And now I'm 3 years in the game. Haha. I'm living in the third decade of my life. If I live to be a hundred, I'm 23% done with my life. LoL. Okay, 22.7-ish% done. Actually that kind of puts things to a whole new perspective. What exactly have I been doing 22.7% of my life?? ... ... ...
I know I'll be leaving Japan soon, which is partially why I've been going on these cafe trips with friends. You'd be surprised (or not) at how many good places there are to have 'tea' just in Kobe!!
(See picture of macaron above)
I'm going to miss cafe-ing and just hanging out with friends. I'm sure it's the same anywhere in the world. I vaguely recall even lepak-ing with friends the same way in Brunei :p ... but that was so long ago! But I hope to continue this as a hobby perhaps. LoL - going around trying different foods and cakes everywhere.
.... I really want to go to Europe to do a tea&cakes tour hahaha. Naj's Grand Tour in Europe. How about it? Any takers?
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