Of Air ticket

Japan awaits! My dream of furthering my studies has been fulfilled. Arigatou gozaimasu MEXT!

Of MEXT official letter & JLPT

I've finally received my confirmation letter from the Embassy yesterday! ^^ I will be in Handai for research + Japanese language course.

Ah, I've even passed my JLPT 4. Kekekeke... Trying cram in Minna no nihongo 1-2 into my head within a month is a huge feat for me! Kanji is easy but I find grammar a little tough... just a little.

Ps: Pictures are up! Sorry for the crappy quality. I was taking it under bad lighting conditions. XD

Happy Chinese New Year!!!!

*burp!* I mean... *roarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr* ^_^ My belly is going to explode - I'm being fed like a baby elephant. Happy Valentine's day as well! How many 'ang pau' have you collected? Care to share some with me? Hehe...

Wow, it is almost mid-Feb. I have only about 1.5 months left in M'sia. Time flies... time flies... You know, I've just realised that I've been blogging for almost 7 years! Whoa~ I feel so old now.

I'm looking for a place to upload my pictures in a some sort of online photo album. I keep loosing photos from my memory card because of my clumsiness. Ahaha... Any suggestions? Flikr?


Ps: I want to watch C.N. Blue perform live when I'm in Japan! Aaaaaaahhhhhh.....
Pps: I received my "love letter" from Osaka U on Friday (12 Feb)! I'll be studying there! =)

Of Result of Nomination (MEXT)

Wheeeeeeeeeeeee!!! I passed! I've been tentatively selected (oh yes, it was written in bold in the letter) to study under the MEXT Scholarship. Those two letters in bold are indeed a bit worrying BUT I have a good feeling that we will get our university placement by the mid of next month. A Chinese New Year present perhaps? MEXT is always giving us vague responses eh? *grins* My efforts in the past few months has proven to be fruitful. Gee... I can't wait to take pictures of Japan! I'll harass my friends on Facebook with my pictures again. Ohohoho...

I'm alive!

Dear readers,

I know I haven't been blogging lately as I am a little busy preparing for my graduation (this October, yay!) and am busy attending Japanese Language classes. :) I realised that quite a number of you out there are looking for information on the MEXT scholarship and I have to disappoint you that I will not be revealing anything on the interviews, etc. There will be a second selection soon, and good luck to everyone! Meanwhile, I will try to keep everyone updated via Twitter: @ekoy711

Bye!

Of Yippie-ness!

Yosh! I found a potential supervisor!! Finally... This week was really nerve-wrecking, nail-biting and... uhm... whatelse? Lost my appetite to eat or even do anything. I think that watching Harry Potter yesterday proved to be of a good luck charm, eh? Ahahahaha... I'm glad that I can finally have a slightly more relaxed weekend. Next up, I will be going back to my current uni to get my certificates certified! Gah... Malaysian uni makes my blood boil sometimes. Can't you upgrade your services a little? I hate the management. However, the lecturers and professors in my uni are kind and helpful. Ah, I'm dreading that I have to take a 2 hour bus ride to uni to get my documents certified. *cries*

Of MEXT 2010 Interviews

Had my interview yesterday. This is my first time going into an embassy. The security was tight, we were not allowed to bring out handphones in and our bags were checked.

Let's see... the interviewers were friendly and they had asked alot on my research proposal. Well, I don't know if that is a good sign at all but I stood firm on my proposal, refusing to let myself waver and propose something else.

Here are a few things that you should do prior to the interview:
1) Make sure that your documents are arranged in order.
2) Be there early so that you can ask questions regarding your forms.
3) Relax, the interviewers are not going to bite you but do not let your guard down even if you think that they are friendly.
4) Dress appropriately. I was made to understand that, we are to wear covered shoes (for the ladies) for interviews. No open toes shoes and stilettos are definitely a no-no.

Hence, smile and go nail that interview!

Of Last Minute Plans

Hah! The hotel that I was planning to stay at in KL is fully booked. Tough luck, eh? But I will be going down to KL tomorrow! What should I do? Sigh...

Well, another last minute thing that I am doing now (while typing this) is my study plan for the interview. Wait... before you start scolding me, listen to what I've got to say. I am doing a last minute revision of the study plan and a great idea struck me like a lightning! So, I ended up writing an extra attachment for the study plan. I do great things with coffee!

Should I be afraid of the interview? Non. I am confident that I can nail this. No, I'm not bragging. This is the power of the mind. Look, I've presented in front of a class of 140 people and I did manage to finish my presentation without much problem. The key here is... be prepared. Everybody makes mistakes and nobody is expected to be perfect in an interview. Even politicians are imperfect. Ahaha....

So, MEXT here I come with a fresh perspective and determination!


~Wish me luck!