Planning to taken JLPT 3 this year, haven't get the form yet, will get it from ICLS Subang probably this Sat or next.

deadline　まだ　ですね。

皆一緒に頑張ろうね！！

Note: Ganbarou utilizes 命令形 (command form) but it is common usage in this type of sentence.　

The form is available at JLSM. Just go to JLSM and buy from them. RM5 per form. JFKL maybe will have also. But the exact date of accepting form submission will be 24th August IINM.

I bought the form already. Planning to get Level 2 this year. Hope can pass ^^. But it's kinda hard.... the learning materials.. it's really a big jump from level 3.

And have to ask properly the test venue, ya it's at UPM but in which faculty? Last year I nearly late for test because I driving around UPM and can't find the place

Yeah, about the JapanesePod101, it's a good place to learn Japanese and listen to their podcast can improve listening skill.

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Added on August 17, 2009, 12:04 am
Gambarou/ganbarou is from the word gambaru 頑張る
Ganbatte is the short form of -te kudasai form, in full will be ganbatte kudasai (verb ending with ~ru will conjugate as ~tte in te form)
While ganbarou is a more masculine expression, mainly to encourage people and it's stronger than ganbatte. It's volitional form (~ru line change to ~ro line and then add "u" behind).

Hi IEE, how was the test? I just back from level 2 test, wow it is harder than I expected especially the listening part. Hope that I can pass argh!

Hehe...you can do it my way next time.
Before the exam starts, shade ALL FOUR for the ただしくない.
When the CD is playing through and you got your answer, use an eraser to remove the shaded correct answer in the ただしくない and shade the correct answer in ただしい
Saves a lot of time.   

Songs, dramas or movie.
Whichever interests u most.
My GF listens to the songs and tries to write out the lyrics hence learning both vocabulary and listening.

She passed Lvl3 last year and lvl4 the year before.
Both on her first try.
Although I studied longer, she has better vocab than me due to all those anime and song listening.   

Learning via Drama and Anime has it's own benefits, they are more likely to enhance your learning experience if you have a basic understanding of the language.

I had a lot of problems with "受身形　Ukemi-kei" and "使役形　Shieki-kei" during my learning in class, but when I watch this drama "Liar game", the girl keep saying she got cheated : 騙された, so now I keep remembering "された" is something done unto you, like 食べされた (u got eaten?? lol)

It does help you remember better, because u keep hearing them over and over again.

Just my 2 cents, hope it helps~

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Added on March 31, 2010, 12:18 pm

Same here same here, I also pass both lvl 3 and 4 on the first try, although not in the same year.

And my sensei keep commenting about my pronunciation sounds like native japanese, like they're really impressed...