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Monday, December 06, 2004
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Saturday night was far from a peaceful night. Incredibly strong winds roared and rain lashed down the whole night; so much so that I thought I might not survive till morning, let alone get to an exam. Ah, the exam. Could it be my worst fear? The dream I have about not getting to the exam venue... could it possible come true?
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At 7 a.m. I turned on the TV and checked the internet. The trains that I had to take were apparently not even running - panic time. I left at 7:30 and went to plan B: cycling 50 minutes to the point where I was to take the bus. As I cycled I pondered how it could be so warm and how the sky could be so blue after feeling like I was going to be killed by falling trees the night before.9 y' m' s7 v! N* j# ]3 w
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The special shuttle bus started at 8:15 from the train station to the university where the exam was being held. I got on the first one and it was full. I got to my exam room over an hour early./ u0 w* J3 ~$ P: I
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The first paper was the kanji/words paper. It was even more painful than it should've been. From the moment we sat down I was busting to go to the toilet. They took an age to start the actual exam. Then when it started, the paper was tough right from the first question. It was a nightmare of a test but I was glad when it was over: I have never been as glad to see a toilet in all my life.7 R/ R2 n& O) b5 q9 S' V2 e
9 U/ N* e* C) X3 e. c4 qBack near the exam room I found a couple of familiar faces. The general concensus was that the test was a killer. My headache got worse and I had a couple more 'Eve' (paracetamol). It seems as though my body had been holding back sickness for as long as possible. Man, I felt terrible and today I feel not much better., x9 F# o3 A; n# b' u9 D: u, g2 D
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Anyway, next, the listening exam. Just as I'd expected it was by far my best of the three tests. On a few questions I lost concentration and a couple of questions were tricky, but for the most part it was simple enough. The unthinkable did happen to someone - their phone rang. Instant red card, my friend.
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Lunch. Maybe I dreamed it but outside I think I visited China for an hour before returning for the last test. There were practically no white people; mostly Chinese and some Indian. It was like being back at university, come to think about it. This was totally different from the mix of people at 3 kyu last year.
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2 x: [; s$ Q( C) Y) yThe grammar paper was almost manageable in places but the reading sections were too long for me. After all three tests I am not sure how well I did. Could I have scraped a pass?2 a) P+ ]& B/ h7 a
* n/ Y$ k+ ?. [Three special buses waited outside as everyone flooded out of the campus. No one seemed to be getting on. A normal bus going to the station passed by on the other side of the road. I chanced it and crossed, then walked to the next bus stop. The chance paid off and I got to the station quickly on a bus with only about 4 other people. Tip 2: buy a suica, passnet or the applicable pre-paid card in order to avoid big queues at the station ticket machines.
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No matter what the results of the test, I think it has been worthwhile as I've learnt a lot. Hopefully, I'll be able to prepare myself better for any future exams.1 m; l) V' q/ u+ x4 s' z+ Y
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