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Pardon the long absence. Been out-of-work really meant that there is not much to talk about since nothing is really happening. So i wait till i have a bunch of things to talk about.

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Last day of November. Preparation of JET is done. In a few hours i will be getting the last piece of the application package that i need: My professor's reference. There was not much communication between him and myself since the last post. I tried not to bother him about it. It was at the midpoint of November that i thought of sending him a reminder, when he asked for some more time due to his own business. Not that i cannot understand, since it is the exam period now.

Tomorrow i will be heading to the Embassy to turn in my application. Then it will be the waiting game.

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The past 7-8 weeks weren't all about the preparation. In fact, it took a way less minute portion of the time than i had liked. Though, ultimately, it wouldn't have mattered if i am done since i still need to wait for my professor to be done with the letter anyways.

Writing the essay was, in a way, easier than I initially thought. Compared to other countries, ours didn't have prompts to comply to so it was pretty much free range for all. I did follow a guide on writing so it wasn't just random words pieced to become an essay. Had a person proofread it, made some edits and now i am feeling good about it.

The application form was a much more complicated thing to fill up. Recommended to use computer typing to fill up but the form was very unfriendly to typing with the format changing after a few words typed. I decided to just handwrite the form after trying to type the first page.

Struggled a bit to fill up my employment status. I am happy now but there's a bit of shame attached to being this free.

Chose my preferred location to teach in. Honestly? Not really a concern of mine whether i get them or not. I had read enough online that our choices are hardly reflective of what we eventually get so i wasn't concerned. I'll be glad to just be over in the country.

Ran around here and there to collect documents. Paid for an additional copy of the transcript. Had copies of my graduation certificate certified by the school. It was nice having the opportunity to go back to school.

The preparation ends tomorrow.

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To prepare for my departure soon is premature since i am not sure if i will be shortlisted to go in the end. However, i thought it would still be nice to clean up my room anyways, just in case i am shortlisted. I have heard that the time given upon notice to departure is shorter than one would like, so if i only started then, it might be too late.

Cleaning up my room is not as simple as throwing things out, although i did started with that. When i did went through my stuff, i discarded most of the game boxes and limited edition stuff that i tried hard in the past to collect. This certainly changed my palette for games.

For the non-boxy, space occupying stuff, the games themselves - I've been trying to sell them. It would be helpful to also get some short-term funds to get through this period of doing nothing (although, my own funds are still sufficient). I find myself a bit surprised at how much unopened stuff i have. I hope to clear them out by the start of next year.

Finally, i have been thinking of discarding my bedframe. That would definitely free up the space in the room a lot more. It's going to be a big move though, so i have been holding off on that.

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I'll leave it as it is above for now.

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