ミツル ０２： Catharsis and Epiphany.

[himitsuru]

For my second public entry (and essay, perhaps, if this is still considered as one), this is going to be quite long as it deals with my frustrations as a linguistics and literature student and as an academic researcher. Please bear with me, but if you don't want to read, please feel free to skip it.

Comments

[katrinasacay]

hm, the first time news about shige having a book was posted in arama, someone asked too what's special about shige's work. like asked people to give her a masterpiece of shige so she can judge it. that moment, i immediately gave links to shige's essay coz it's better to let them see it than to describe it myself. LOL
but anyway, shige's essays (even jweb entries) made me think he's not just an idol and that he's really talented when it comes to writing. :)
i've studied literature too back in college and i'd say it's my favorite subject among all~
after taking up literature related courses in those 4 years, my judgment and impression for literary works has become broader, thanks to my professors. LOL so i can somehow relate to you too when you mentioned you also have that feeling when reading shige's work.

anyway, before i go off topic, i'd say you could just finish that course you're in right now and then plan again for the next aim you want. ^^

[himitsuru]

In the short span of time that I've been in this fandom (four months?), I would say that reading Shige's works and relating them to my work and passion have been the most fulfilling bit so far :)

This is what is annoying about living in Cebu. I would have to admit that I wouldn't feel this frustrated if I were studying in Manila. I mean, I know there are a lot of universities offering Japanese studies in the capital based on my traumatic experience with the Nihongo Speech Contest back in 2007. But I know I would still yearn to go to Japan anyway even if I did study in Manila.

There are a lot of complications regarding finishing my grad course (my deadline is by October of this year, and the lang exchange programs that I've seen so far want a currently studying student for their programs. And of course, there is work, family, and finances. It's a good thing to be idealistic, but that's why they're called dreams ^^ It's immensely hard to strike a balance in between your sanity and insanity.

.... Long comment is long. OTL