Last band practice....

Today April 28th is my final band practice before I leave Malaysia. Feel a bit 'mm seh dak'. Been here for 6 years plus as an active member. I love my band, I love my instrument, I love my music. Going to miss it very much when I am in Japan, definitely.

I entered FeiYang Symphonic Band on 12 December 2004. It was my Lower Six STPM year. A real struggle. Band somehow gave me my life back. I found a passion besides throwing myself endlessly in just my studies. Music became my life. Not my hobby, mind you...but my passion. I hope when I am in Japan, I will be able to pursue my music and further it. I have something I wanted to learn for a long long time. I hope in Japan I will get the chance.

Talking about Japan, there is a lot I wanted to do and need to do. Explains why I am very much looking forward to it really. Although I do feel sad to leave my country, family and great friends here, but a new life awaits and I have a lot of things I wanted to pursue. I need to get a scholarship next year for my Masters, before that need to get my supervisor Professor to accept me as a student and pass the exam to get into the Master program. Hopefully, doing Global Studies. And I am also eying another university, which is the United Nations University located in Shibuya Tokyo. Hoping to get to study a course there, though I am not sure if my university will accept credits from this course. *cross finger*

A lot of people is asking me whether I will come back or not. Well...it is a difficult question to answer. If my Masters went well, I will take up 3 years in Japan, plus my one year language. In between will I be back for holidays? Well, my parents wanted me to come back for the new year, but I need to make sure I settle everything before I return, as that period of time is the time when I need to settle my applications, payments, visa and such. Most probably will return for short holidays during CNY, and after 3 years...err...depends on what I wanted to do by then. I think those who went overseas to study before will understand my feeling...it is not easy to tell now. Although now I would like to say I will return and do my PhD locally, but I do have some other things which if I wanted to do, Malaysia doesn't offer such opportunity. So, hm, lets leave this question after 3 years ok?

I wonder how will be Band be (back to the topic) without me, and how I will be without the band....

It's been a long time

It's been a long time since I updated my blog page. I think in the coming months it will be updated more about my experiences in Japan =)

Will be heading to Hachioji, Tokyo on May 2nd 11am. It is a Malaysia public hols...so my family and some friends can come send me off. Reaching Japan Narita at about 7.10pm. I half thought I am going to find my way to the dormitory alone at night as I have no idea which seniors will be in Japan by then, but lucky me, my guarantor Mr Ozaki and family, will come all the way from Yokohama, Japan to pick me up. If you guys want to know how is the distance like, it's like coming from Seremban (Yokohama) to Kuala Lumpur (Narita Airport) to pick me up, and then driving me to Ipoh (Hachioji)...and later...back to Yokohama. Really indebted to their kindness...else I will be lost in Tokyo at night.

Currently revising back my Japanese. I think my level is now at JLPT 4 (the old one...the new one has 5 levels). Although I have taken JLPT 3 and passed it, most of it has been returned to my Japanese Sensei. Geez...really need to study back as I hope I don't need to start from scratch in Japan. There will be a placement test to determine my level before the university classes start.

There will be plenty of challenges ahead now. I have no scholarship for my first year, and no idea if I will get any for my Masters...so it's really a wait-and-see year. Hopefully, my prayers will be answered and I will be able to fulfill my own dreams of doing peace-related researches.

Fell sick...got to go now...stay tuned!