tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-172625770807014052024-03-13T03:49:59.772-07:00Gerald And AdventuresGerald And Adventureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13318312760055962009noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17262577080701405.post-26217286647225009752019-09-30T16:55:00.020-07:002021-06-15T18:48:20.488-07:00The Graduation Day! Yay! <p> It's really an exhilarating experience to be given this opportunity to study here in Japan. Thanks to Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT, 文部科学省奨学金) for their guidance and support on my graduate studies here in Japan. I also would like to thank my Japanese and international friends I met at Ritsumeikan University. They helped me to overcome my fear and learn new things and explore the beauty of Japan. I also would like to thank my Sensei for his undying support to my master's research, I will never forget his kindness throughout my entire research journey at his laboratory. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gO8YlUIcqX0/YMlAFjA7H9I/AAAAAAAAAYc/OQ0-1VofYtAfTraaGFailIJDhREnaG0WACLcBGAsYHQ/s1622/1393.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1622" data-original-width="1009" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gO8YlUIcqX0/YMlAFjA7H9I/AAAAAAAAAYc/OQ0-1VofYtAfTraaGFailIJDhREnaG0WACLcBGAsYHQ/w249-h400/1393.jpg" width="249" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>This is a new start of my chapter here in Japan and I can't wait for more opportunities to come. Let's all do our best. 頑張りましょうね。</p>Gerald And Adventureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13318312760055962009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17262577080701405.post-64499762474843197452018-02-02T04:07:00.001-08:002021-06-15T18:39:24.320-07:00Trick to Solving Differential Calculus<p> Have you ever wondered why our professors teach the very basic idea of differentiating an equation by memorizing the formula below? </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XX1Y83PaxhY/YMlSjuz2ZMI/AAAAAAAAAYo/IySbxp_5-zEUg4WxLfm_MPvl3Zn3l3xqACLcBGAsYHQ/s307/Capture.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="103" data-original-width="307" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XX1Y83PaxhY/YMlSjuz2ZMI/AAAAAAAAAYo/IySbxp_5-zEUg4WxLfm_MPvl3Zn3l3xqACLcBGAsYHQ/s0/Capture.PNG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And, if you are given a task to differentiate d/dx (x^3), the first way we will approach it is like this (by using the formula above):</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CUqyvvQsuPQ/YMlTjPIG-DI/AAAAAAAAAY0/TdfyHafLxu4lO_FiQU8Y1xqXWED3HtOtACLcBGAsYHQ/s1477/1397.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1477" data-original-width="1108" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CUqyvvQsuPQ/YMlTjPIG-DI/AAAAAAAAAY0/TdfyHafLxu4lO_FiQU8Y1xqXWED3HtOtACLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/1397.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And, if we are going to dig deeper and check the proof of this formula, we can deduce that:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-b0EzcUQscvI/YMlVRVL9vwI/AAAAAAAAAY8/aKXC3Z6fSFIl2bDIENl8sGj5oqUCXebdQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1477/1395.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1477" data-original-width="1108" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-b0EzcUQscvI/YMlVRVL9vwI/AAAAAAAAAY8/aKXC3Z6fSFIl2bDIENl8sGj5oqUCXebdQCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/1395.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">With this in mind, we can now use this shortcut way of differentiating a simple equation below:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aB8FVv9Y7r8/YMlV7HThKWI/AAAAAAAAAZE/MDhGmHGvjRsYUBMS-R7Wu6c98a4HO3XvwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1035/1396%2B%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="448" data-original-width="1035" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aB8FVv9Y7r8/YMlV7HThKWI/AAAAAAAAAZE/MDhGmHGvjRsYUBMS-R7Wu6c98a4HO3XvwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/1396%2B%25282%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Voila! Here you go, you can now use the short method for differentiating basic equations such as shown above. :)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p>Gerald And Adventureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13318312760055962009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17262577080701405.post-31669593874283811362017-08-01T19:17:00.000-07:002021-06-15T19:19:37.674-07:00Reception for MEXT Scholars<p> It is a sunny day at Kobe University where Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT, 文部科学省奨学金) held the reception for us MEXT Scholars. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9Fb4Ah-sjSg/YMlcDuYRN-I/AAAAAAAAAZM/-JFgn4GwwS8gdZwTMAH-7U6Vg2Iu3V7FQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1134/Capture.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="714" data-original-width="1134" height="251" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9Fb4Ah-sjSg/YMlcDuYRN-I/AAAAAAAAAZM/-JFgn4GwwS8gdZwTMAH-7U6Vg2Iu3V7FQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h251/Capture.PNG" width="400" /></a></div><p>It was a memorable experience as we got the chance to learn the rich culture of Japan such as Japanese dolls and the Japanese traditional tea ceremony. The kind guy below explained to us how ancient girls used to behave long time ago using a japanese doll which weighed about 12 kilograms! This was the reason why 3 representatives were needed to lift the doll due to its weight. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-h4KEXxPkoqo/YMldt1Hgt6I/AAAAAAAAAZk/WBmV5oq6ocEjleqGHeyeIhnMhdsbkWgvwCLcBGAsYHQ/s751/Capture4.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="751" data-original-width="487" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-h4KEXxPkoqo/YMldt1Hgt6I/AAAAAAAAAZk/WBmV5oq6ocEjleqGHeyeIhnMhdsbkWgvwCLcBGAsYHQ/w416-h640/Capture4.PNG" width="416" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W1vcctcdC9M/YMldBh2SOTI/AAAAAAAAAZU/XwLI49xoWxs2pqxq5E5npGDTytzYsO5UwCLcBGAsYHQ/s778/Capture3.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="778" data-original-width="482" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W1vcctcdC9M/YMldBh2SOTI/AAAAAAAAAZU/XwLI49xoWxs2pqxq5E5npGDTytzYsO5UwCLcBGAsYHQ/w396-h640/Capture3.PNG" width="396" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The event ended with a buffet and I met new friends from across the world. I will never forget this once in a lifetime experience to meet new folks and long-lasting friendships. :)</div><br /><p><br /></p>Gerald And Adventureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13318312760055962009noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17262577080701405.post-36201282848600406522017-06-04T06:00:00.003-07:002017-06-04T06:50:36.138-07:00How I Failed Embassy Recommendation of MEXT<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Okay, okay, okay... So you're now here to know how I failed my application, aren't you? I know it sounds a bit ironic but the reason why I'm doing this now is because I don't wanna let you do the same mistakes I did last year, it's a matter of human intervention or sort of knocking those failures on the head for good. Ha ha ha.<br />
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By the way, what do we really mean by MEXT? <a href="http://www.mext.go.jp/en/">MEXT</a> stands for Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. It is also formerly known as Monbusho or Monbukagakusho for its modern terminology. It was established year 1954 and until now, over 65,000 (and still counting) from over 160 countries internationally are studying in Japan under this Japanese Government Scholarship program.<br />
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I can still reminisce the first time I applied last year for MEXT scholarship for graduate studies. I was fully determined, motivated and prepared that after reading all of the requirements needed for submission, I said to myself, "I am fully ready!". Before starting off, here's what you're gonna get after successfully passing all of the required documents and interviews by your Japanese embassy handling MEXT:<br />
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<li>144,000 yen per month (for Master's Degree applicants) with 2,000-3,000 yen stipend which varies every year depending on MEXT's budget.</li>
<li>A round trip ticket fare after successful completion of the course/program.</li>
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As part of the <a href="http://www.ph.emb-japan.go.jp/culture/scholarship/2017/Research/pacakage.pdf">Embassy-Recommendation</a> application procedures, here's the list of forms or documents to submit to your Japanese embassy by the required date or deadline:<br />
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<li>Application Form</li>
<li>Placement Preference Form</li>
<li>Field of Study and Research Program Plan</li>
<li>Certified grade transcript for each academic year</li>
<li>Graduation certificate or degree certificate of the last university</li>
<li>Recommendation from the president/dean or the adviser of the last university attended</li>
<li>Medical certificate</li>
<li>Abstracts of theses</li>
<li>Recommendation from the present employer (if currently employed)</li>
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1. <b>Handwriting your application</b>: Filling out your application by means of handwriting it is a big NO-NO, especially if you're not given the special talent to write legibly and clearly (like me). Better yet, type it using your desktops or laptops. I'm pretty sure your embassy has prepared an editable copy for you to use like (click this <a href="http://www.ph.emb-japan.go.jp/culture/scholarship/2017/Research/package.docx">link</a> for a sample). Take note that reviewers, may it be a Japanese diplomats or a designated native officials in your country, will not favor your application documents if it's not readable after all. (there are other applicants who will make it easier for them to review their papers).</div>
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6. <b>You thought you've already done your 101% best</b>: I myself thought I did my 101% efforts to my Embassy-recommendation documents but the thing is, after googling all of these requirements (sadly I did google them after submitting to Embassy). I just came to realize that there were things still I could have done better in my application if I just prepped up a bit early (6 months preparation prior the deadline is ideal). Remember, preparation and research are the keys to make it successful, so take advantage of this 6-month time frame.</div>
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These were the things I think ruined my Embassy-recommendation application and I hope you won't be doing the same thing again. I'll be posting the other series of my MEXT adventure, so stick around and stay updated. </div>
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Gerald And Adventureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13318312760055962009noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17262577080701405.post-11785108537719474332017-04-03T03:45:00.003-07:002017-04-03T03:51:05.593-07:00Verifying Your Jinio Account!You've finally created your account from Jinio, but the thing is, it requires you to verify your account. So what to do next? By visiting/logging in to your Jinio account, you'll be able to see this section saying:<br />
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Before you tick the upload buttons, please feel free to follow the below instructions I've prepped up for you folks!<br />
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Step 1) Download the form from this link:<br />
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It really looks stressful at first glance, but don't worry, I'll walk you through for each bullet of this form (kindly focus on the color red texts). 😃<br />
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<u>Bullet 1: Date</u> - <i>Okay, this is pretty straight-forward. You just have to input the date you are filling this out!</i><br />
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<u>Bullet 2: Name in Which Applicant's Mail Will Be Received for Delivery to Agent</u> - <i>This is your name!</i><br />
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<u>Bullet 3a,3b, 3c, 3d: Address to be Used for Delivery (Include PMB or #sign)</u> - <i>For this portion, you don't have to input anything because it has its details by default!</i><br />
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<u>Bullet 5</u>: This authorization is extended to include restricted delivery mail for the undersigned(s) - <i>Please include your signature here!</i><br />
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<u>Bullet 6: Name of Applicant</u> - <i>This is your name!</i><br />
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<u>Bullet 7a: Applicant Home Address (No., street, apt./ste. no)</u> - <i>Make sure your address matches the details included in your ID!</i><br />
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<u>Bullet 7b: City</u> - <i>Include your city and county here!</i><br />
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<u>Bullet 7c: State</u> - <i>Include your province here!</i><br />
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<u>Bullet 7d: Postal code </u>-<i> Include your postal code here!</i><br />
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<u>Bullet 7e: Applicant Telephone Number </u>- <i>Don't forget to start with +63 if you are from Philippines!</i><br />
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<u>Bullet 9: Name of Firm or Corporation</u> - <i>I just put N/A here because it is not applicable to me, since it's a personal use.</i><br />
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<u>Bullet 10a, 10b, 10c, 10d, 10e, 11, 12, 13, 14</u>: <i>Since it's a personal use, I don't have to fill these fields out, just put N/A!</i><br />
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<u>Bullet 15</u>: <i>Just leave it blank!</i><br />
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Recently this month they've announced that we Filipinos and/or BPI cardholders, can order from US online stores via Jinio, considering that the cardholder is of good credit standing. Not only that, BPI offered a 15% discount for the shipping charges from Jinio (US) to Xend (Philippines).<br />
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So the question now is, how does it really work? (Well, I'll walk you there through later). But we need to know what is <b>Jinio</b> first?<br />
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<b>Jinio </b>(A Xend Solution) is an online merchant that provides forwarding services allowing customers from the Philippines to shop from U.S. online stores using a personal mailbox (PMB) which will be assigned to your account.<br />
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Okay, then how does <b>Jinio </b>work?<br />
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<u><b>REGISTRATION OR SIGN UP!</b></u><br />
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Step 1) Visit this website: <a href="http://jinio.com.ph/" style="background-color: white; color: red; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">http://jinio.com.ph</a><br />
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Step 2) Click the <b>SIGN UP NOW</b> button.<br />
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Step 3) You will be asked to sign up for three options: <b>Facebook</b>, <b>Google</b>, or <b>Email</b>.<br />
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Step 4) In this example, I chose the <b>Email </b>button. You need to type in your basic information in order to proceed such as <b>First Name, Last Name, Email Address, Password, Mobile Number, Gender, and Interested Categories.</b><br />
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<br />Gerald And Adventureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13318312760055962009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17262577080701405.post-29756178233954159912016-10-01T00:07:00.002-07:002021-06-15T16:55:09.391-07:00My Kick Off Post!Hello everyone! This is my kick off post for my newly created blog (courtesy of blogspot.com). I really want to share with you my very first travel in Japan last year. It was really awesome having the opportunity to visit different places like Nagoya, Kyoto and Osaka together with my Mom!<br />
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For my first day, we dropped by at Nagoya's Sakae, one of the famous places to go shopping for your stuffs.<br />
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Photos from Sakae? Apologies I forgot to take a picture because I was very busy with my window-shopping hobbies! Haha. :) But, do not worry, I took a snapshot picture via Google to let you have a better glance of Sakae.<br />
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For my second day, we went to Kyoto's historical places like Kiyomizu Temple, it is known as an independent Buddhist temple in eastern Kyoto. The temple is part of the Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) UNESCO World Heritage site . (Full info can be viewed at Wikipedia's site: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiyomizu-dera">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiyomizu-dera</a> )<br />
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<span class="goog-text-highlight">After the Kiyomizu invasion, we went to the Golden Pavilion, it is also known as Kinkaku-ji, and is a Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan. It is one of the most popular buildings in Japan, attracting a large number of visitors annually . It is designated as a National Special Historic site and a National Special Landscape, and it is one of 17 locations making up the Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto which are World Heritage sites. (Full info can be viewed at Wikipedia's site: <a href="https://www.blogger.com/%20/%20/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinkaku-ji">https: / /en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinkaku-ji</a> )</span><br /><br />
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<span class="goog-text-highlight">That's all for now folks! I'll post my other pictures from Japan next time. :)</span>
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