thanks for the advice

i think learning Japanese for me is something like a soul-searching journey... haven't had any single concrete answer to it, it just clicked. it started off as a mild hobby and now with significant time and effort invested into it, I'd like to see how far can i go in the long run..

speaking of language learning sites, is taking JLPT test worth it? those who've taken it sometimes say that since it's mostly textbook-based, it's ways of getting people to study Japanese seemed too "dry" and mundane...