For the past few days I've been searching high and low for all the possible schools in Japan that offer Japanese Language courses. Perhaps like some websites said, I shld just try to tap on all the possible opportunities in Singapore to learn as much basic Japanese as possible before going abroad to study. Mainly it's because it saves ALOT of money lar. It can cost like 8 times MORE expensive to study the SAME course in Japan than in Singapore. And not forgetting the accomodation and lodging u need to pay urself. O man...tt's like gonna cost a bomb. And so every now and then, I will use my calculator and start tabulating the costs of various needs, until my parents and sis are so curious wat on earth am I calculating.
However, I realised that studying a foreign language in Singapore may not be as "efficient" as compared to studying in the native country. I mean com'on lar, if let's say I study Japanese in Singapore. I only get to practise the language for tt pathetic 2 to 3 hours PER WEEK, and the rest of the time I'll be back to speaking Chinese and SInglish n watever. Like some website put it, it will greatly improve ur learning ability if u study in the native country, because u will be under "pressure" to use the language in your everyday lifestyle, and able to practise it anywhere and anytime u travel. You get to write, listen, speak and read in the native language very often, and I believe this is how one can get to learn a language better. Okay lar, I admit my language learning ability sucks, from the horrendous english n chinese I've been speaking for the past 10++ years, and that makes me worry even more abt my ability to learn Japanese if I study it in SIngapore. So is a choice of whether u wan to save on the time or money. Save time and u go Japan to study intensive course, if not u save money and then stay in Singapore to study.
Hence, after MUCH thinking and consideration, I think I've made up my mind. Perhaps I shld just try to get a minimum JLPT1 or JLPT2 in SIngapore before I even think of going abroad to study. Erm... In case u r wondering wat's JLPT1, it's equivalent to that of AO-level Japanese and JLPT2 is about O-level Japanese, and is one of the pre-requsite to study tertiary education in Japan. However, I know that's gonna take me at least 2 to 3 yrs studying in Singapore before I can reach that level.
Okay, let's look at things this way. Upon graduation from uni at the age of 24, I should just quickly find an accounting Job in one of the Big4 firms and work for min. 2.5 yrs to 3 yrs in order to get the experience to become a certified accountant in Singapore. And at the same time I should make use of this period of time to enrol in part time Japanese courses that shld be able to get me a min. JLPT1 cert. Upon reaching the age of 27, I should have been able to save up enough money and learn enough BASIC Japanese for me to go abroad to continue to study advance Business Japanese in Japan, and at the same time look for a decent Job and settle down in Japan. If I'm lucky enough, I may even get the opportunity to be sent overseas to work, since MNCs usually require lots of travelling. Man... That will be too good to be true if I can ever land myself an overseas posting to go Japan to work.
Piangz. I made my LIFE PLAN sounds so plain-sailing and stuff. I talk until like so fairy-tale story like that. Wah kaoz, WEIYANG!!! WAKE UP LARZ!!! U MUST WORK HARD TO FUIFILL YOUR GOAL!! DON'T JUST SAY AND SAY AND THEN 'NATO'. (NATO = NO ACTION, TALK ONLY) U BLARDY HELL GET REALISTIC AND PRACTICAL IF U WAN ALL THESE TO COME TRUE. DON'T JUST SIT BACK AND BE A 'NUA-STER' AND ROT YOUR LIFE DOING NOTHING!!!!
Okay, the above paragraph serves as a REMINDER for me on wat I've promised myself I will work hard for. Hope that one day down the road, should I ever get swayed and start giving up, may I refer back to this entry to prick my conscience on what I've ever dream and said before on this date.
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