Just came back from the subdistrict christmas celebration. Was quite a fun event.. I was involved in the skit - acting this guy called Gary, a diligent, well rounded person who knows what he wants in life and goes out to get it.
Realised this role in many ways is different from what I am now.. diligence and discipline, especially in the academic side was never one of my characteristics. Calyn talked to me the other day about this, and I found what she said to me very timely in nature. We should strive to do our best in all areas of our life, not for ourselves, but to glorify God.
A double confirmation that God sent to me these past few days.. first the talk with Calyn, and the skit.
Most people looking at me assume that I'm the studious kind, which is totally untrue (sadly). I'm gonna try doing something that I've never done before in my life - consistent academic work. What will happen, if I put in effort to study right at the start of the semester..? I'm not sure, probably wouldn't be the straight As that I dream about sometimes. But what I know is that it definitely be an improvement over how I'm performing now. =)
Frankly wish I worked harder..
Saturday, December 16, 2006
Monday, December 04, 2006
Thoughts on JLPT4
日本語能力試験４級の思うこと
先週の日曜日に、わたしは「The japanese school]へ日本語能力試験４級しに行きました。それはちょっと難しけど、おもしろかったです。 いくつかの問題はわからない、でも受かったでしょう。
Saw Walker sensei at the testing ground, was pretty surprised to see her there. I wonder whether she's teaching there too. Didn't greet her though, don't think she remembered me.
Comparatively, the JLPT 4 is both harder than and easier than the NUS japanese test. On one hand, the focus of JLPT 4 is heavily on hiragana, yet, the questions they asked, some of them are out of syllabus for me. The most interesting part was the listening test, where I heard many forms that I sorta knew for the first time (～ことが and ～しまります).
The Japanese School itself was pretty interesting, it's situated very near Changi Prison.. maybe that's why the place itself looks pretty forbidding from the inside. It also seemed that the security was a little too excessive. There's a swimming pool as well as other facilities, but there was no canteen. Do all the kids eat bentos there? -_-
There were people of different age groups taking the test, mainly the twenty somethings like me, although there were younger and older people there too. Is amazing to see so many different people interested in learning japanese.
Ashleigh, Kim Wee and Melissa were also taking the test. Ashleigh said the paper was very easy -_-.. for me I'd say that it was challenging but definitely passable. Melissa was running a fever on that day, hope she's feeling better.
All in all, a memorable experience, although I envy the people who could take the JLPT at Bugis test center instead of the more ulu Changi. JLPT 3 next year? Haha, might give it a shot..
先週の日曜日に、わたしは「The japanese school]へ日本語能力試験４級しに行きました。それはちょっと難しけど、おもしろかったです。 いくつかの問題はわからない、でも受かったでしょう。
Saw Walker sensei at the testing ground, was pretty surprised to see her there. I wonder whether she's teaching there too. Didn't greet her though, don't think she remembered me.
Comparatively, the JLPT 4 is both harder than and easier than the NUS japanese test. On one hand, the focus of JLPT 4 is heavily on hiragana, yet, the questions they asked, some of them are out of syllabus for me. The most interesting part was the listening test, where I heard many forms that I sorta knew for the first time (～ことが and ～しまります).
The Japanese School itself was pretty interesting, it's situated very near Changi Prison.. maybe that's why the place itself looks pretty forbidding from the inside. It also seemed that the security was a little too excessive. There's a swimming pool as well as other facilities, but there was no canteen. Do all the kids eat bentos there? -_-
There were people of different age groups taking the test, mainly the twenty somethings like me, although there were younger and older people there too. Is amazing to see so many different people interested in learning japanese.
Ashleigh, Kim Wee and Melissa were also taking the test. Ashleigh said the paper was very easy -_-.. for me I'd say that it was challenging but definitely passable. Melissa was running a fever on that day, hope she's feeling better.
All in all, a memorable experience, although I envy the people who could take the JLPT at Bugis test center instead of the more ulu Changi. JLPT 3 next year? Haha, might give it a shot..
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