Scholars in a nutshell

This section serves as a guidance for those who want to apply for scholarships especially for SPM leavers (excluding state-funded scholars like FELDA,YT,YS and MAIK because it is state-specific and not open to students from other states/non-FELDA)

PNB
BNM
Khazanah

Petronas
YTN
YTM
UEM
JCORP
Sime Darby

JPA
MARA
YPPB

If you want to know the amount of allowance of each scholarship, you would have to comment or dm on my post in this blog before I give you the access link to it.

Thursday, December 17, 2015

2015

2015. What a year it had been. As for me, 2015 was the most frustrating and challenging year for me so far. I just could not hold to my maxim of living life to the fullest simply because the opportunities were slowly diminishing from my sight.
However, I keep reminding myself that maybe God has something better than what I had planned previously. But, the question of the day remains, for how long do I need to stay strong holding myself from feeling deeply disappointed for net getting what I have wanted thus far.
So, I presume I need to look around at all opportunities that are available. But, given the current oil price route, declining ringgit, and persistence absence of job intakes in the Government and Private Sector, surely all these factors have so far hit me down towards the bottom of the ocean. Again, I need to stay strong and contain that sad feeling so that I can remain steadfast on this long-winding road as what life calls it.
This study program is just not that giving me the persuasion or the pathways that can lead my future to a better state nor the jobs are easily available during this current situation. Only Allah knows this feeling. Only He that I could express all my regrets and sadness after all these months or years of intermittent challenges.
There are not much things that I want to achieve in life as per career wise. I opted for medicine, pilot/airport management, diplomats/ptd, and central bankers/government investment funds officers (finance-related). All of these options were no longer present as time had left these behind. But I do believe in the power of Him as He can redirect you anywhere that he wants. And so I pray that 2015 would never ever happen again the future.

And even if it happens, I would make sure that I know that I can learn from experience as I grow older day by day.

I do hope 2016 will give me a new hope and faith in life.

Sunday, October 4, 2015

Master UM

Well, it has been 4 weeks already and the works start to get more and more being piled up. This is somehow what I need to expect in the net few months. A not so interesting journey but this is so far the only option apart from applying jobs from time to time.

I need to pray more and pry more opportunities so that I know that I have done my best in this ever-changing and challenging environment.

On another side note, I managed to be among the top 5 of my class. Not bad for an average student like me. I do admit I was not that hardworking during my undergraduate years, especially in the second and third semester.

P/S: All the best for me and my batch.

Thursday, August 20, 2015

My study life 1.0

Assalamualaikum and good day,

This serves as a reminder of what I have been through as an undergraduate student. So I am going to talk about my first year only in this particular post.

As the first semester commenced, I had no idea what was geology all about other than studying about rocks and the planet Earth itself. So, I went to the first class, and lecturer introduced to all of us(the first year student) the courses and options that we are going to face as a geology student.

The subjects are mainly about the introduction to rocks, minerals, fossils and the basic concepts that are classified under various subdivisions of Geology. At first, I did not manage to understand all the subjects quite well, but I took the initiative to raise hand to ask a question if I did not understand something during the lecture session.

However, some modules did offer practical and laboratory time slot and thus, we were able to apply what we have learned during the theory classes. This includes mapping, and basic rocks, minerals and fossils. It was fun overall.

Even if I did not find it easy to comprehend, I started my own initiative to pretend to ask a question that I might already know the answer. This serves some sort like a check list to ensure that I have grasped the right understanding and not from a different school of thoughts. All the basic concepts of geology, classification of rocks,minerals and fossils, basic definition of certain terms and the list goes on and on.

In the end, when the final exam approached, I fully gathered my strength to persuade myself to keep studying to achieve the best result as possible. As a result, I managed to get a CGPA of 3.57. However, I got a "C+" in Basic Rocks because I suddenly lost my thoughts and memory during that exam period. Luckily I did not fail and thus, that was the worst result I ever had for my undergraduate years. In semester 7, I retook the paper and I got an "A" for it. My redemption for that subject had finally been paid with my own effort.

I may not be the best student in my batch, but to be able to emerge as one of the Top 10 STUDENT is already a significant achievement for me. Like seriously, how many Geology students in Malaysia achieve a CGPA higher than 3.60? I am not trying to condemn others but what I am trying to imply is that geology is very difficult, even much more severe than the amiable medicine. I doubt those with straight A+ and 4 flat can even achieve 3.50 for the total CGPA for the geology course, let alone 3.70.

So later onwards, I will keep you updated with my memoirs of my study and co-curricular activities during my time in university. I believe life is not just about straight a's and CGPA, but still, it one of the important aspects that most employers look upon as early preliminary selection for jobs or even scholarship application.

Monday, July 27, 2015

Few days into the future

I'll be doing this job for a few more weeks, and hopefully I will manage to continue my study with scholarship. That's all I guess for now.

Tuesday, July 14, 2015

POSTNOTE

INVESTMENT WITHOUT RETURN
by Ng Jung Kian a JPA Scholar at USC
Each and every year, the Public Service Department (PSD) of Malaysia or more commonly known as JPA (Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam) offers thousands of students the opportunity to study abroad fully sponsored by the agency. There is no free lunch in this world. The scholarships are awarded to the bright young minds of Malaysia with one caveat: serve a specified number of years in the civil service.
For decades, many may have noticed, the Public Service Department has not been able to fully require all of its students to join the public service. Skeptics have noticed the shortcomings of the program and strongly criticize the department for its lack of efficiency and determination in offering jobs to these talents upon graduation and their subsequent return. The department has also taken hits for not being able to select the right people for the scholarships. Some claim that this is due to the affirmative action policy that favors a particular ethnic group. Nonetheless, the underlying truth is still the limited number of slots available to the increasing number of high achievers in the nation. While the affirmative action in place does in fact allow the applicants to question the fairness of the process, the department can never fulfill the big dreams of all qualified applicants with its limited budget. This fact, however, is not the main point of this discussion. We’ll save that for another time.
As a final year student studying abroad, I have been asked time and time again what my plans are after graduation. While I’m completely clueless about what I’m about to do next year after I take the mortar board off my head and the gown off my shoulders, I answer one thing with utmost certainty: I’m going home. Many of my peers disagree with my grand plan of returning home. They do not just disagree with me; some even try to dissuade me from doing so. They always provide me with countless sound arguments. The arguments that they think are applicable to them should also be applicable to me. I have had enough. Enough of the saying that the higher pay abroad is certainly a better justification to my soon-to-be multi-million diploma. Enough of the saying that the job market at home is gloomy at the moment. Enough of the saying that I won’t stand an equal chance back home as opposed to my brothers and sisters of a different skin color. I have never really tried to persuade these people otherwise. I never thought of arguing with anyone on this matter. This is mainly because I believe in the saying, to each his own. However, I’m ready to give you my side of the argument. You still retain every right to your future, and you can decide for yourself which is the right thing to do.
A PRIVILEGE, NOT AN ENTITLEMENT
Years after years, loads of parents and students eventually see the scholarships not only as a shortcut to get to the greener grass on the other side of the world, they think they deserve it. But they are all dead wrong. They constantly use the fact that their families pay a lot of taxes and the scholarships are merely one way for the government to give back. They never realize that their tuition dollars paid for by the government can be useful in so many other ways as well. The money could have been used to build more schools in low-income communities so that more children who would not otherwise have education will get the opportunity to climb the social ladder through their hard work. The money could have been used to provide teachers with rigorous training so that the not-so-bright kids who get the least attention from schools will now have great teachers too. The government is not obliged to please a selected number of bright and hardworking students by paying for their fancy degrees from foreign-sounding universities and disappoint the rest who are equally talented and diligent. On the other hand, the students who have pledged to serve the country right after they put down their signatures without coercion on the legal-binding documents have both legal and moral obligations to return home and fulfill their duties.
“Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.”
AN ACT OF THEFT
Many would have refuted with the counter-argument that the tuition dollars are not guaranteed to be put into a better use. One can easily quote the project of building a lavish national palace that has just been completed as yet another way of wasting the taxpayers’ money. The recent Auditor-General’s Report has also shown the incompetence of several governmental departments in managing public funds. Nonetheless, two wrongs do not make a right. Perhaps, they need a reminder that tuition dollars are part of the public fund too. Therefore, the act of escaping the legal responsibility after using the public fund is not a matter of incompetence. It is essentially an act of theft. It is an embezzlement. They deny themselves every single right to complain about the abuse of public fund because when they have the opportunity to do it right, they say no. It is indeed a tough decision as they are probably freer by fleeing instead of returning to comply with the legal requirements.
“Honest error in the face of complex and possibly intractable problems is a far more important source of bad results than are bad motives.”
BEING ELITES
They promise to return when things get better. They expect changes to happen naturally without putting in any effort. They forget the fact that they were chosen because they were the cream of the crop in the country. The people have high hopes on them, thinking that they are the ones who can eventually bring change. And yet, they will abandon the rest of the Malaysian people to strive for their own version of ideal future anywhere but home. The atrocities happening in Malaysia should not be used as an excuse that hinders their return. They should be very well-aware that their leaving will only exacerbate the situation as the country is losing more human capital to grow the economy.
“From those to whom much is given, much is expected.”
TOUGH TIMES
There might not be enough opportunities or in fact any opportunity at all for these highly educated graduates. A great deal of them can easily be over-qualified for many of the job openings in the public sector if there is any available. It is exactly due to this fact that hundreds and thousands of them are released from their legal obligations soon after their graduation. They then use this as yet another justification for their departure. They maintain that it is not because they do not wish to contribute to nation building but their skills and their degrees are not valued. They want us to understand that their feathers are too bright to be locked up in a cage. Nevertheless, this is not a cage, it is a sanctuary. We can be hopeful and go against all odds to build a better home for ourselves. The road ahead is definitely not smooth and straight especially during these trying times. In fact, starting a new stage of life is never easy. But if it is hard for us, it will be harder for the less privileged. While there might not be a legal obligation, the moral obligation is here to stay.
“I know starting your careers in troubled times is a challenge. But it is also a privilege. Because it is moments like these that force us to try harder, to dig deeper, to discover gifts we never knew we had – to find the greatness that lies within each of us. So don’t ever shy away from that endeavor.”
I do not write this to tell my friends to follow my plan for their future. I do not write this to condemn my friends. I write this because I want to go home. And when I return, I wish to see you at the same old place where we used to hang out and talk about our respective plans for our shared future. I call on you to do the right thing. I call on my friends and family to quit telling me to flee in search for a better home. I have a home. I grew up as a Malaysian with pride and dignity and I’ll grow old as such.

Sunday, July 12, 2015

Some flaws

Sebenarnya hari ni lebih baik untuk aku tulis dalam BM sahaja. Aku dah lama bekerja di salah sebuah syarikat ni. Tapi aku rasa something is not right and this kind of rote learning sepatutnya dah lama kena abandoned. Sebabnya, bila seseorang tu berasa lebih tertekan nak belajar, kemungkinan untuk dia menghadap benda tu lebih lama akan jadi lebih tipis. As a result, daripada suka terus benci tak pasal. WHY DID I SAY SO? Sebabnya I have been through the system dan aku tau sistem ini memang tak sesuai pun dengan silibus dan kurikulum di Malaysia. Plus, ayat yang dipakai terlalulah advanced sampai native speaker pun belum tentu boleh faham apa yang setiap ayat tu nak sampaikan. 

So, I would suggest daripada korang menghabiskan duit RM150-180 sebulan yang belum tentu ada keberkesanan tu, you better buy some books for your child sebab the most important factor untuk seseorang anak itu berjaya selalunya dipengaruhi oleh ibubapa. Kalau ibubapa mainkan peranan untuk nurture dan influence diorang untuk belajar, for sure diorang akan get the hang of it once diorang dah lama-lama spend time dengan parents diorang. 

One more thing, mungkin ada certain parents tak berapa reti BI, but it doesn't mean that korang tak boleh practice. Practice makes perfect kan? So, you just have to get out of your inner zone dan initiate yourself untuk practice speaking dengan sekeliling orang, especially anak-anak. Bila cakap pasal practise speaking ni, bukannya suruh construct ayat berjela2 macam Shakespeare ataupun I Native Speaker yang dari dulu cakap BI. Try untuk construct simple sentence macam How do you do? How was yesterday? Where are you going? See, tak perlu guna ayat yang meleret-leret sampai diri sendiri pun tak faham. 

Kesimpulannya, bukan semua orang akan berjaya dengan sistem ni, tapi most importantly, parents lah yang memainkan peranan untuk make sure yang anak2 diorang didedahkan dengan segala subjek ataupun kemahiran yang diorang patut dapat before they reach adulthood. Because, dunia sekarang teramatlah mencabar dan semua orang mahu jadi yang terbaik. So, start investing your children in something yang korang boleh ensure that dia punya potential boleh dimaksimumkan sebanyaknya.

That's all I guess for this post.


p/s: will be leaving by August. Walaupun not much knowledge gained, tapi this is my first time dapat self hard-earned money. Walaupun tak banyak, now I know how hard life is and we cannot just keep complaining and whining, but try to seek solutions that are available to make the most out of it.

Sunday, June 28, 2015

My Ramadan 2014

It is the time of the year where I share the precious moments that I have over the years. For this year, it was somehow different that the previous year. But first, I would really like to speak in Malay for today's post.

Aku memikirkan untuk menukilkan kenangan Ramadan aku pada tahun lepas kerana tahun lepas lah merupakan ujian ramadan yang sebenar2 kepada diriku. Oleh itu, aku merasakan lebih baik untuk aku menerangkan setiap perkara yang berlaku dalam temoh tersebut.

Tahun lepas, cabarannya amat berbeza. Bayangkan, buat fieldwork FYP di tengah2 panas dan siang waktu bulan puasa. Bukan sehari dua, tapi lebih daripada 5 hari rasanya buat fieldwork masa tu. Mujurlah ada peneman dan rakan taulan di sebalik itu semua. 

Ceritanya bermula lebih kurang macam ni. Aku dan beberapa rakan yang lain memilih untuk melakukan FYP di Semester 2 dan 3, berbanding pelajar-pelajar lain yang buat semasa semester 1 dan semester 2. Pada mulanya, aku dah tau dari awal yang bulan Ramadhan 2014 memang akan jatuh pada bulan Jun dan Julai, tempoh yang sama aku akan berdepan dengan Seminar dan Viva dan juga Report Submission.

Namun, ianya tersasar dari study plan yang asal. Kononya, segala fieldwork akan disiapkan sebelum puasa, namun akhirnya terpaksa meleret ke bulan Ramadan. FYI, tajuk aku adalah Resistivity Survey. Walaupun nampak mudah, namun ia sebenarnya agak sukar untuk Pure Geologi student macam aku ni.

Kenangan melakukan fielwork di Putrajaya dan di Johan Setia akan sentiasa diingati sehingga bila2. Bagi aku, itulah pertama kali membanting tulang di bawah cahaya matahari terik, dan dengan keadaan yang berpuasa, aku berasakan macam mahu saja qada puasa pada hari itu kerana sudah terlalu dahaga dan haus. Yang paling menyedihkan, apabila melakukan fieldword, perkataaan "Error" yang sering terpampang di skrin mesin tersebut menyebabkan aku berasa semakin fed up dan ingin menyerah kalah sahaja. 

Itu belum masuk lagi Reader yang bagi aku "krik"2. Sori Dr Sam, tapi awak agaknya terlalu kasar untuk student lelaki dan awak tak boleh assume semua orang sama dari segi IQ dan knowldege. Bukan berniat nak kurang ajar, tapi saya rasakan Dr Sam ni mcm terlalu bersikap kasar dan sebenarnya tidak langsung membantu keadaan yang sudah keruh. 

Namun begitu, saya percaya Dr Sam mempunyai paternal sidenya yang tersendiri. Mungkin kerana aku jarang ke biliknya untuk bertanyakan sesuatu. Mungkin kaedah mendidik beliau agak unik berbanding yang lain, mungkin juga kerana faktor persekitaran beliau membesar. Kalaulah saya boleh tau segala sejarah hidup Dr Sam, mungkin saya akan lebih memahami kenapa dia bersikap sedemikian.

For my SV, Dr Islami sememangnya melayan segala karenah pelajarnya, dan bagi saya, saya memang banyak berhutang banyak dengannya. Mungkin satu hari nanti, saya berharap sangat dapat makan bersama2 dengan dua Dr ini dan juga Dr aftab, seorang lagi readerku.

Namun begitu, semua ini terbalas apabila aku berjaya mendapatkan A- untuk FYP aku ni. Aku sendiri berasakan aku tidak layak dianugerahkan A-, SEWAJARNYA hanya B+ dan ke bawah kerana banyak benda atau masalah yang aku hadapi dalam FYP ni. Ditambah dengan seminar yang suam-suam kuku dan viva initial dan final yang juga samar2 dan terlalu stress untuk dihadapi kerana ternayata aku tidak layak untuk mengambil FYP sebegini rupa.

Tak lupa juga semasa habis fielwork pada suatu hari, kononya saya dan kawan2 ni ingatkan sempat nak balik ke KL, akan tetapi tak sempat pun. Kenangan yang tak boleh lupa apabila sudah masuk waktu maghrib dan kitaorang masih tercari2 mana vending machine yang ada sediakan air manis. Last2, tuju balik ke tempat aku buat fieldwork. Memang x boleh dilupakan saat tu.

Selain tu, aku x akan lupa pengalaman naik jeep lama milik kawanku yang meredah pelbagai jalan yang berliku2 dan kadang2 sampai tersekat pun ada. Maaflah tapi kalau aku pakai kereta family aku memang aku x boleh pakai pun. All in all, bulan ramadan pada tahun lepas banyak mengajar aku tentang erti kesyukuran dan menghargai masa kerana dua nikmat itu hanya akan dirasai apabila kita kehilangan kedua2nya. 

Berbuka pun hanya di bilik tesis kerana sudah ketiadaan bilik pada masa itu, namun nikmat itulah yang aku gunakan untuk menghargai segala benda yang ada dalam hidup ini. 

Dan sekaran, Ramadan 2015 sekali lagi menjelma dan sudah setahun peristiwa tersebut berlalu. Semalam aku terfirkir di dalam benak sanubariku. Aku dihadapi dengan pelbagai ujian dari dulu sampailah sekarang. Cukup dengan aspek masa depan dan turning point hidup aku sahaja. Aku ambik time frame 2010-2015. 

Bermula 2010, aku sudah diuji dengan kegagalanku untuk mendapat biasiswa Jpa atau mana2 biasiswa untuk belajar ke luar negara selepas SPM. Salah satu fakornya adalah result spm aku yang terlalu average dan biasa untuk dibandingkan dengan calon-calon lain yang jauh lebih hebat. Pada tahun 2010 juga, aku muntah dan pening semasa peperiksaan Mid Semester 1 di Pasum, sehinggakan aku terlepas satu subjek daripada mendudukinya. 2011, aku diuji sekali lagi apabila aku gagal untuk medapat kursus perubatan yang menjadi impian ramai. Mungkin disebabkan aku gagal mendapat 4 flat. Dan bermula dari 2011-2015, aku gagal untuk mendapat Anugerah Dekan kecuali di semester terakhir. Dan yang terbaru, 2015 juga diiringi dengan kesukaran untuk mendapatkan pekerjaan di sektor Awam dan swasta yang established. 5 tahun sudah cukup mengajarkan erti kekecewaan dan kedukaan yang begitu perit untuk ditelan. 

Namun, aku berpegang pada prinsip hidupku, untuk setiasa berusaha dan tidak pernah menyerah kalah walau apapun yang berlaku kerana aku pasti di sebalik setiap kesedihan pasti ada sinar harapan yang akan mendatang. Untuk itu, aku hanya perlu berusaha dan berdoa sesungguhnya untuk mendapat apa yang terbaik untuk diriku di samping belajar segala kesilapan yang dilakukan pada masa lalu.


Sunday, June 21, 2015

Anugerah SPM 2013 Kebangsaan


MEXT INTERVIEW AND CH2M HILL INTERVIEW


There were 2 interviews last week. I did not know what to expect but I always thought that each interview would be a pretty intimidating one. Asking for my employer for extra leaves, I managed to do so by giving reasonable excuses and plenty of explanations of course.

Arriving in KL, I went to the stipulated area for the exact place a day before, to know its actual location. On the day of the interview, I arrived an hour early to get a parking space. I t was not until 2.00 pm that I started to get into the building. Once I entered the area, the officials requested that all mobile phones and electronic devices should be taken by the personnel. Thus, I could not take any picture and as such.

Then, I proceeded to the designated area before the interview. We had to wait there for about 20 minutes before going to another waiting room for the interview. After going to the waiting room, I met up with some candidates, asking their majors and their past career options and others. I just did that so that I could gather more info on what are the options for my type of major.

FYI, in that day, there were about 18 candidates(Tuesday) that were divided into different time slots. Not to mention the previous day, about 16 candidates(Monday) were called for the interview. I would assume that more candidates are being called upon on Wednesday and Thursday. This would result in an approximate total of 60-70 candidates before the final 20-25 candidates are being offered the scholarships.

Interview wise, it was quite ok although the interviewers were not that much of friendly bunch. There were 5 interviewees in total. (1 MALE from JAPANESE EMBASSY(He was there during the 1st written exam too,sitting in front with Japanese Embassy staffs), 2 MALES FROM UM(I knew them because they are lecturers in Ambang Asuhan Jepun in UM), 1 MALE FROM UPM(Presumably because I could see a business card that stated "UPM" in front of him on the interview table, and 1 FEMALE (from JPA or Malaysia Governement or Universities I guess, because she was the most interviews that asked much about my research thingy). I did state about my topics, my aims and the repercussions that I could use from the study for both Japan and Malaysia. It went for about 10-15 minutes for each candidates, although some might exceed 30 minutes due to interesting researches that caught up the interviewees' attention. After the interview was over, I went home feeling somehow elated that the interview had ended.

For CH2M Hill interview, I went to the office in Mont Kiara. I would say it a more relaxed and enjoyable type of interview because the interviewers were so casual and yet full of expertise that takes years of practice. The interviews had 2 interviewees, one local manager, and another one foreign worker. All in all, they just looked at your academics,ko-k, your working experience, life expectations and etc. It went for about 1 hour plus.

It was good to know there are companies that are willing to take you eventhough you are just fresh graduate. Most importantly, you need to have good values within yourself so that you could become a good worker for the organisation that you are working with.

JAPAN EMBASSY KUALA LUMPUR

Saturday, June 13, 2015

the art of choosing

It was not meant to be something that we would thought of in our crossroads of life. But, it does happen occasionally. It is these unlikable moments that teach us the ordeal of life. It should be noted that some people in the past had suffered the difficulties before they become into where they are today.  

Wednesday, June 3, 2015

What have I learned in university for 4.5 years?

This is going to be a very short post. Some things that you and I need to ponder upon. It was quite surprising to note that 4.5 years had gone by just like a lighting bolt of thunder. You could not resist nor dampen it strong enough. That is why people always say, live life to the fullest and never let the time fading away without doing things that you cherish most. As for me, I have lived my life of 23 years with not just academic studies and results, but also a myriad of co-curricular activities, talks, swimming, debating, doing Summer Exchange Program in Taiwan, visiting to many countries, you name it.

But, I still utterly feel that I have not done much yet, most probably of the lack of financial capacity that I have yet to obtain in a quite stable position. There are things that don't require money but most of them do. Thus, I just keep on looking various ways that I can explore so that I will grab the chance whenever it comes. 

Back to the topic, HERE are the 5 THINGS that I have learned from my university years:

  1. Every people is unique and each has different personality
  2. Lecturers can be quite friendly and hostile at the same time
  3. CGPA is not everything, but still, it is very important plus with kok and other stuffs that you want to add to your self-value
  4. You reap what you sow
  5. Grab as many opportunity as you can for any events/program/activities that might interest you
All in all, I could say that my batchmates are extremely pluralistic with different attitudes and characters. Some of them are too conscientious and diligent while others can be very indolent, sluggish and slothful people. Being in a competitive environment previously, I have faced with many chinese counterparts during my Primary and Lower Secondary years, incredibly genius girls during my Upper Secondary and Pre-University Pasum years. Thus, that could explain the reason that I always take things very seriously. I don't blame them for their own sluggishness but I just hope that they can change for the better because I do want to share the success with the people and friends around us.

As far the opportunity is concerned, it is true that you won't have much free time once you are working after your graduation. It is a fact of life. Thus, enjoy your time in you uni just as your school years had been previously. Those moments will never come back for certain. It just occurred to me that I wanted to be involved with many more activities, joining competitions etc, but at least I had been given the opportunity for a summer exchange and a few thousand bucks for winning a music composing competition. Not to mention, the certs and trophies that I have collected so far.

p/s: Hoping for something is not enough, putting an effort in getting what you want will definitely make your hopes few steps closer to the dreams that you always wish for. Plus, with God's blessing and our parents' blessings of course.
My first ever "Umrah". Hoping for a second one if I get my ovc scholarships or ptd offer. Keep on praying and putting self effort towards it

Wednesday, May 27, 2015

MEXT EXAM 2015


It was pretty OK I guess. As a matter of fact, the moment I started to flip over the pages, I quickly scanned the questions and find the keywords. That explained why I answered backwards, scribbling through all the lengthy articles. The feeling changed however when I started to answer Japanese paper. I could not read Japanese, especially the katakana and hiragana part. There were some kanji that appeared to me as coincidentally similar with the chinese characters. So, I could barely answer the Japanese paper until the time was over.

Whatever it is, I just hope and pray that my name will be shortlisted for the interview because I hope to get so. Plus, I was rejected by the Turkish Government for its scholarship this year. I guess no rezeki for me then to go to Turkey.

P/S: The marks for the english test will not be disclosed and the result would be within 2 weeks.