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Pertanyaan di atas sering ditanyakan kepada saya oleh banyak orang, bahkan sepertinya lebih banyak ditanyakan oleh orang Jepang, seakan mereka heran kenapa saya mau-maunya datang ke negara mereka. Ada beberapa alasan kenapa saya memilih untuk menempuh master di Jepang, meskipun ada peluang yang lebih menarik di tempat lain. Oke, mari kita jabarkan satu persatu. Saya sudah 'kenalan' sama Jepang sejak kecil Generasi 90an...

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One might wonder why my first post about a city in Japan is about Tsukuba, of all places that I've been. You can say I found inspiration to write about simple things in life that you may only appreciate  when you live in such solitude.  I've been living in Tsukuba for one month now, and will stay here until the next two weeks....

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When I am about to moved to Japan, I had to chose a dormitory as a temporary place for me to live. At that time, I put Satsuki Dormitory as my least preference. My considerations are; Satsuki is quite expensive compared to other dormitory, it is not Kyoto University's dormitory (it is Kyoto Prefecture's), and there are barely pictures or review from the...

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Back then before I'm leaving for Japan, some of my friends asked me about the procedure to get enrolled in university abroad as well as the procedure to obtain the desired scholarship. They also asked about specific personal question regarding my master study. I promise them I will write in my blog, so then they could read and get the information they need....

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Setelah selesai kuliah, seperti kebanyakan mahasiswa baru lulus, saya mengalami dilema kemana saya harus meneruskan jalan hidup. Lanjut S2? Kerja 9 to 5? Proyekan jadi asisten dosen? Pilihan-pilihan yang sulit. Awalnya, di awal tahun terakhir kuliah, saya dengan yakinnya bertekad selepas lulus akan cari kerja supaya bisa membantu pemasukan keluarga. Karena itulah saya tidak memilih untuk ikut program fast track - meskipun ada...

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That day I and Wina were at campus after our class. It was our second or third week in Japan, and we were eager to explore some places in Kyoto. We are in a touristy city, why not acting like a tourist sometimes? Thus, that afternoon, we visited Yoshida Shrinde and Kinkaku-ji. I can't say the first one is a touristy place, but...

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Sebelumnya saya pernah mengikuti tentang tes kepribadian waktu SMA. Saat itu saya berpikir bahwa sepertinya seperti apapun seseorang berubah, pada dasarnya kepribadian mereka akan selalu sama. Nah, enam tahun dari tulisan itu, saya mencoba mengerjakan tes kepribadian yang sama. Ini dia hasilnya. Anissa 2009 Anissa 2015 Wah, berubah! Hahaha. Pada tes sebelumnya, saya termasuk karakter INTP, sementara sekarang saya termasuk karakter INFJ. Ternyata,...

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