Tuesday, November 18, 2008

What's In A Joke Zombie Apocalypse Kit?



I do today, but actually am on my feet for the past few weeks under stress of everything that has to do with university and Japan, to reconcile and that too in time I have this evening, after I've taken care of first again, of course, the bare minimum, decided to make a little relaxation session.
The worst part is actually that I still always complains that I would rather have done more than to relax, but you know that also determines from time to time says the mind / body / whatever always easy: "No," and although it has set itself straight with the firm intention of the PC to do something meaningful, then sweeps you off yet and is concerned with "unimportant" (all what I were to list the same, not unimportant, but only "not important" for university, etc.) things.
So today when I sat down at the PC to work, it came like it had come, I wandered off.
After I checked my emails, I remembered something my friends in Japan and I now had to necessarily read their blogs. As for me, in effect, to animated, but now writing a rather unusual article about the stay in Japan "because has a lot do not arise in the meantime. (All for student loans to collect just takes, especially if one has the feeling ignored by all sides . ... * Sigh * to be, but this one more second time) when I
now, after I read the blogs, free surfing on the internet, I came again on the side of my absolute favorite band right now: ASP. Not only do the guys great music, but there is also an excellent graphic designer at your side who not only realizes its cover and other visual implementation of their music, but also in collaboration with the band leader ASP a totally sweet comic weekly draws.
Although I have already read some comic strips of "7 years with Garg," but today I had the first time all the published found. I could not resist and have them all read and gloriously amused myself. That you will also benefit, here a small example:
Garg

Who after this little strip (I hope you can see everything) still has more fun with nice little stories in the day (or night) to sweeten, here is the link to the page: www.siebenjahremitgarg.de/comic_01.html

If you also want to have a glimpse of the band itself, should be again Myspace: www .myspace.com / thetalesofasp or even your own website by ASP: www.thetalesofasp.com

In order to prove once again Mr Römling the honor, I put the same well as two videos in here:

The first is the Ankünding the latest album (which is already published), which has a "magician brother" ; calls.
Whom the similarity to the movie "Krabat" notice, believe me on that ASP has also taken up the story and random, relatively simultaneously, with the album was finished. Since the filmmakers have all but bought rights to the name "Krabat", the band had to be a new title for her album come up. The interpretation of the Krabat-story is really beautiful and for anyone who likes einwenig Medieval Gothic music, highly recommended. Here is the link to the video: The next is
the video for one of their songs. The song is called "Me" and is from the song concept of "Black Butterfly". The video is not only because of its graphic implementation, but also by the beautiful, unfortunately, sad song, really worth seeing. The music is very different from that of the magician brother. What, for me, an additional ASP Stimulus is, although I do not like to hear all the songs equally. (I suspect that this is the case with any band.)
Here is the video for "Me":
I hope you enjoy it a bit of ASP and Ingo Römling. And the next time it is new hope for my stay in Japan or preparing for a "smooth" (whosoever believes) process.

Friday, November 14, 2008

Area Of Shaded Segment Of A Circle

BAföG and other difficulties

So, now begins the final phase, there are only 4 1 / 2 months until I can break into Japan. ^ _ ^ Except for that fact there are currently only limited cause for celebration. For not only I've found I still need more money here and there as intended and to which, as always, the ignorance (whether deliberate or is honest, sometimes to be seen) is by my sensei. But first things first.
After a rather sickly as a healthy start of the semester I have 2 weeks after the semester begins kindly pointed out that I choose an additional course, since this required the participants of the Japanese Studies program is. The course I would also like to voluntarily withdrawn, but until the beginning of term was everywhere that this 6th until Semester is (I'm 5th), so I did not vote for him and Now of course was unexpectedly in the middle gequätscht in my schedule. * Sigh * I am also

wieß my Sensei at the same time then that I would have not delivered my health check, and it should catch up quickly.
course, since I had already tuned myself thought, but if you are sick, a "health" check does rather little, right? After my recovery I was trying to say within a week (between university and work) to find time to go to the doctor, which I then also opened yet, that such a check is unfortunately not included in the health insurance and the 150 € I unfortunately would have to pay themselves. Oo
Where should I hernehmen because the money at once? Well, yes If nothing helps, what needs to be that way. So good, let me go through everything, including waiting time 5h total (2x doctor, x-1x, 1x optician) and ... Who would have thought ... until now only 15 € poorer.
My very nice doctor has closed his eyes and NEN, saying: "You are a student, and they do indeed learn something, eh learn more, ah, ah, they know already, that's for 15 €! * Wink *
Again, thank you so much, Mr. H. ^ _ ^

first step done! (Where can I find out afterwards that my Sensei is said to have told other students that the health check but was no longer necessary because the forms have been sent off already eh .... what I'm making the stress?? )

Next step: BAföG
Yes, I know ... too late for abroad, but ego can Jezter not change anyway ... So: First of all
through this whole mountain of documents by digging (and then also want to know is what do they know ...), then see all of what I enclose copies must not, and to top it all off the certificate that I completed the undergraduate level.
But as my Sensei understandably did not want to complete the entire form with all of my own courses, I should simply attach a copy of my notes. At home, looking through the documents: "o.o'''where are my notes from the first two terms ... * Terrible * ... not here! "
also had me say that I also need another assessment of my language skills.
ie so that I must be back on Monday to my Sensei to ask for help. * Sigh *

I simply do not understand why this is the BAföG all so complicated. Why can not everyone just get BAföG for the normal period? But that would take too long now.

Next week will arrive that much of the following: make BAFöG completed application to open an account in Japan and learn, especially for the university. (I have never had as much homework on how this semester ...)

Thursday, November 13, 2008

Community Service Letter Court Not Completed

thoughts at a late hour

My first entry probably the wirrste of all, I write, I collect all the experiences and thoughts I had up to that date as foreign "half" year in Japan, wants to finally make a start. For I do wonder for half a year, which is important, interesting, helpful or just everyday, and I want to write anything in this blog is to deal with the said year abroad. Although now all thoughts assail me, I will try everything so clear and understandable as possible.

times I start with the application for the year abroad, which may be offered at our university under the name of Mr. M. Japanese Studies program. Apply
we had already last year (2007) in November, what we, as a last resort, only 1 week before the announced deadline. Last resort because we are actually a year early for the study program, but there had been advertised enough, has been extended the offer on our terms.
For general information about the person should have a one-sided research projects will be prepared, but what I found very difficult, because there are actually my efforts in Japan in the Japanese research in learning, not about anything else. Still fell me a topic with which I was happy though, which was, my Sensei but skeptical. I'll let's see how far I can deal with it at all in Japan. After the application had
we still take a placement test, but thankfully not too difficult to weight a lot, because we had just enough candidates. Thus, the test only the length of stay and study has been set.
For me: Kobe - 1 / 2 year (! Later turned out that I will fly over for the 2nd half, ie from April 2009 - October 2009)

Now we had to all Documents for the university and complete by March 2008 issue. For those students who already fly the same in October 2008, this became necessary for me far too early, because the photographs and the medical report (which I now only in October late filing must ) may be up to 6 months old. * Sigh * What can you do? The

have my fellow students and I have often wondered since we signed the Japan study program. For though one might think that our Sensei, who has already done several times but the experience, and has information for us was, but the only thing he could tell us definitively: "I do not know ..." and "harassing the partner universities do not ...". Oh great ...
My fellow students, who are already in Japan, have already had to "painful" experience, which can have this attitude towards the unknown consequences for ...
If interested: http://akemi1.livejournal.com/ is the address to a blog one of my fellow students in Tokyo. Back to my little

Report
So after my "preliminary" complete document was released, I'll wait until at least December for a response from the university with more information.

Now in October I have to order the medical advice, vaccinations and what else do medical care arises. Probably I will also book the flight so I have to pay € 1000 not on it.

The money is anyway a matter of how and when and how much, because a student has to give, unfortunately, does not have to much money without debt. Nevertheless, I will
"apply" probably in the student loan office for a foreign student loans to my ~ 400 € per month increase to secure or because I do not know how and if I can work in Japan.

In general I have great fear to find myself in Japan can not handle, and I hear from all sides on the one hand, "You sort it out" and from the other side: "I'll help" . So what I'm afraid?
Well ... I'm not as confident ebebe and other fall unwillingly to the load.
I hope to overcome these fears anyway, but when you consider it right, I still have half a year to learn and prepare myself. ^ ^

think I pity that a friend of mine who wanted to come with me to Kobe, decided in June, the study and thus also to cancel the stay abroad. So I fly up to now "alone" to Japan. Although the spot is a student of our university, but unfortunately I did not have much contact with him, also I just prefer my girlfriend, which does not mean I do not like him ^^'''.

Yes, I think it was only once so far. When something new comes, I write again.