Moruze, Moruze!
27 December 2008
Merii Kurisumasu! I know it's actually been two days since Christmas but it's never too late to wish people a Merry Christmas (unless you're saying it in June). I'm currently at home for the Christmas holidays. It was a hectic last few days at university before I left. I spent so many hours trying to get an essay and portfolio finished before the end of term. I successfully managed to complete the 2,500 word essay and hand it in a whole day before the deadline! Unfortunately, my portfolio wasn't quite so easy to finish. I don't think I'm going to get a very good mark for it but I'm hoping it'll be above 50%. The reason for the tardiness was due to the fact that I'd left it a little bit too late to start recording my speaking task. As a result it turned out a bit crap. Oh well, there's still the second half of the portfolio to come in semester two. Hopefully I'll be able to rescue it by then.
As well as the portfolio, there was an exam in the Background to Japan module. It was only meant to be 30-minutes long but for some reason it ended up being 60-minutes. It was a good job too because I spent the whole hour writing non-stop and only just about managed to get everything down. It was the first time in almost six years that I'd taken an exam but it seemed to go quite well. I spent the previous day revising and luckily, everything that I'd revised came up on the exam. I was very relieved! Therefore, I'm expecting a decent mark when the results come back.
As a reward for my hard work, and to celebrate my twenty-fourth birthday, I bought an Xbox 360 console. It was only £129.99 so it was hard to pass up. I do plan on getting a Playstation 3 too eventually but I'm waiting for the next price drop. It's still too expensive to buy one at the moment. I'm really enjoying the 'next generation' games. I bought Eternal Sonata and Grand Theft Auto IV. The graphics looks amazing, even on my rubbish portable TV. I'm planning on getting a decent 19" LCD TV in the new year when my student loan arrives. I bet it's going to look fantastic when connected via HDMI. I can't wait!
Posted byHocchan at 3:54 pm
