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ganbatene, baka inu
Dear Tan Meng Chuan,
It is my great pleasure to inform you that you have been chosen as JCCI's
13th scholar to Waseda University. You are cordially invited to be present
for the scholarship presentation ceremony on Dec 10 (Mon), 2007 (2:15pm for
briefing, 3pm-5pm for the actual ceremony). On that day, you will receive
a certificate from Mr Yamanaka, Ambassador from Japan to Singapore. Also,
would appreciate if you could make a short speech (2-3min) upon receiving
the certificate.
I will be dropping you an email soon in regards to a short excerpt of you to
be published in the programme booklet to be distributed on Dec 10. Would
greatly appreciate if you could help confirm the contents before we proceed
to print. Meanwhile, would like to trouble you to send me a copy of your CV
(with photo attached) for our records. (Please send it me by next Monday
on 12th Nov and try to keep it at most 2-page long.).
In regards to application to Waseda University, the necessary documentation
will take place in March 2008. Shall follow up again nearer the date.
Congratulations and looking forward to see you again on Dec 10!
Have a nice weekend!
Thank you.
Sincerely yours,
Daijiro Goto
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OH MY GOD!!!! *screamz*
I am going to study in Japan for a year from next Sept!
I was not placing much hope in getting this scholarship but I got it!!! I actually got it!
Cos i was telling my friends this story:
"so i was outside the interview room, and i asked the guy on my left, 'so how long have you studied Jap?' 'oh 2 years.' and i asked the lady to my right, 'and you?' 'also about 2, 3 years.' then they asked me. and i replied with a little bit of embarassment, 'erm, since August."
*screams!!!*
*faintz*
ganbatene, baka inu
Classy insult of the day:
“He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his friends.”
–Oscar Wilde
Do my friends dislike me? wait, do I have friends?
its weird, cos today, my scholarship interviewer asked me, "how many friends do i have?" I think he was trying to test my socialibility or unsociability. haha!!! i almost wanted to launch into a debate by asking back, "how do you define friends?" well, the never-ending perennial question.
On hindsight, I should have just said at least a hundred. if my handphone list is of any gauge. it might have upped my chances. ah well.
ganbatene, baka inu
woolgathering \WOOL-gath-(uh)-ring\, noun:
Indulgence in idle daydreaming.
It would be easy to slip off into woolgathering and miss a deadline.
-- Jeraldine Saunders, Washington Post, March 4, 2004
I've gathered enough wool to weave a jacket.
ganbatene, baka inu
Classy insult of the day:
“He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.”
–Winston Churchill
ganbatene, baka inu
Hey Peepz!
Regatta is officially over. This race will always have like special fond memories for me personally. It my first race when i was in year one. its the race when SMU collided with PQ's forehead. its the race that marked the start of a long emotional journey personally. And its four years. and im here, marking another milestone in my history. though we got third, i guess we have alot to learn. heh.
Still, here are the best pics taken with my camera. not all of them are of my work. though most are. keke. enjoy!
Here are the "back series" Not my works, but i like it when i arrange the three photos this way. symmetry.
This is the "supporters" series. Here are some of the group shots of the supporters for the mixed team!
This is the "emotions" series. I tried to do some artistic shots and really just wanted to capture some sort of raw emotions when the guys are cheering their hearts and lungs out.
This is the "gray series." Am trying to put my good camera to use by playing with the colour changes. this is pong!
Bennet.
Two of my more favourite pics. there's kevin covering his head with his towel to shield himself from the blazing sun. then three is yaohui squinting with intense attention, at the chio bu on the opposite shore. or someone.
This has GOT to be my favourite work of the day! It Sidney with the UOB building in the background. like stamford raffles! haha!
I like this sepia pic of Nick and Miq.
Here is the "family" series. Three men and a baby! then bennet and choon guang decides to adopt it finally. awww...
This pic gets my honour of best dry run! Here are our paces Darren on the inside and Alvin. then they are supported by Vincent. its like perfect synchrony. shant say much about synchrony for the rest of us behind... :-x
This pic gets the dubious honour of being the most possibly-wrong-picture. wonder what is Choon Guang checking out of Shifa's...
This is the "shi2 lian2 pai1" sequence! its Yihan, Gwendoline and Yingbei. They were very to try to do 10 consecutive poses. in the end, only Gwen was left standing as the other two ladies collapses in giggling fits. Then again Gwen only lasted till 4.
this is the "funny faces" series! there is Xiangyi doing the "whatever!", Mervyn doing the "Huh? Herm. Yes im Caveman" look. and finally Xiangyi again giving the death stare.
This the "chio gers" series! Raine, Rahayu, Wenya and Amanda! Super cute!
Some of the juniors decided to get a little rowdy... i think some wanted to up the intimacy level in the team. wahaha!! there is Qiaozhi at the bottom, Miq getting jiggy with him, Choon Guang trying to pull a fast one, and Ben and Dickson just giving them the extra hands. Wee Yang looks amused but declined to join in the fun.
Lastly! there is of course yours truly! I was all pouty cos someone *ahem ahem. you yes you* was not sending me my smses. haha! then i getting all blur and ready for the next race.
I want to end this entry, with a little tribute to the team i have been in for the last 3 and a half years le. I just want to end it with a bang. :)
