How's the Weather There?

tabana wrote:I can't take the credit for it. I only understood the hiragana; it was translated on the web site. :ashamed:

qilver Don't worry, my grammar sucks too and I don't know much vocabulary either. As for hiragana, it gets easier at the end, because they are the same, but you just add a little circle or " (Dakuten and handakuten).
‚© = ka, ‚ª = ga or ‚Ó = fu, ‚Ô = bu, ‚Õ = pu. :)

my shietty skills are sooo bad i wish i could go to tokyo and kick it for like 6 months to a 1 year and just sopp up the language like oil in a freshly fried gyoza.

tabana wrote:I can't take the credit for it. I only understood the hiragana; it was translated on the web site. :ashamed:

qilver Don't worry, my grammar sucks too and I don't know much vocabulary either. As for hiragana, it gets easier at the end, because they are the same, but you just add a little circle or " (Dakuten and handakuten).
‚© = ka, ‚ª = ga or ‚Ó = fu, ‚Ô = bu, ‚Õ = pu. :)

cool, thanks for the character info...
i personally think Hiragana is learnable and the easiest, next to Katakana, Kanji is quite difficult with all the extra character strokes. :banghead: :bonk:

Tu_triky wrote:my shietty skills are sooo bad i wish i could go to tokyo and kick it for like 6 months to a 1 year and just sopp up the language like oil in a freshly fried gyoza.

I'd love to do that too. Maybe even work there, but to work there, you must be fluent. :shamefulcry: It's like the chicken and the egg.

qilver wrote:cool, thanks for the character info...
i personally think Hiragana is learnable and the easiest, next to Katakana, Kanji is quite difficult with all the extra character strokes. :banghead: :bonk:

You're welcome. I also think hiragana is the easiest. Kanji is tough. I know a few, mostly the square ones and —ö koi (love/passion). I learn this one from koi ga shitai. :)

I have some learning material with exams somewhere, I'll try to find it and upload it somewhere.

tabana wrote:
I'd love to do that too. Maybe even work there, but to work there, you must be fluent.

yeah i would think so....gosh it's fun 2 be there tho....make l.a. look like fuggin' kentucky.

Tu_triky wrote:

yeah i would think so....gosh it's fun 2 be there tho....make l.a. look like fuggin' kentucky.

was thinking of teaching eng there at one time, but didn't get selected for the teaching prg, so next best thing, a good long vacation back to Japan hopefully in '06 :fingerscrossed:

qilver wrote:was thinking of teaching eng there at one time, but didn't get selected for the teaching prg, ...

That's suck. :puppydog:

Vacation is good too. :)

*edit* It's cold.

I forgot this was the weather thread. :mrgreen:

There must be a virus here: all the threads appear to be mis-named. :beaten: ;)

qilver wrote:

was thinking of teaching eng there at one time, but didn't get selected for the teaching prg, so next best thing, a good long vacation back to Japan hopefully in '06 :fingerscrossed:

what JET?

Tu_triky wrote:

what JET?

not, but i gave it some thought to apply there when the online apps where available in late sept, but since have changed career direction, in a way.

it was AEON that i interviewed with in LA, tough tough interview, and i had two of them on different days, only to get a rejection letter. :shakehead: , hopefully better things are ahead instead of that road. still going to visit japan again maybe next year. :thumbsup:

qilver wrote:

not, but i gave it some thought to apply there when the online apps where available in late sept, but since have changed career direction, in a way.

it was AEON that i interviewed with in LA, tough tough interview, and i had two of them on different days, only to get a rejection letter. :shakehead: , hopefully better things are ahead instead of that road. still going to visit japan again maybe next year. :thumbsup:

s'all good we all get dinged at some point. you'll be aite...you seem like you have a vision and the ability to execute....good luck.

Whoa... They're tough. :bleh:
I always though they took anyone who spoke english.

It's still cold. :hehe:

Tu_triky wrote:

s'all good we all get dinged at some point. you'll be aite...you seem like you have a vision and the ability to execute....good luck.

yeah, hopefully grad school in SoCal or NorCal, in the teaching/educational field, haven't specifically decided yet, but generally yes. I was only initially disappointed when my dreams of living in japan were dashed....but only to conjure up thoughts of a long vacation for next year, i hope. other parts to visit in Japan....Nikko, Nara, Hiroshima, and of course Tokyo and Kyoto again.... :bonk:

:rofl: i thought i was in the wrong thread before... :rofl:

the weather here isnt as bad as i thought! its around 26 degrees, feels like 18 but the breeze is kinda nice... i was studying in the penthouse and it was getting a lil chilly cuz its like all windows up there... but its pretty nice... nice and clear and pretty. :victory: well if dead trees are pretty :beaten:

but the water is all frozen over... partially anyway.. i thinki :crazy:... anyway its nice. too bad im stuck studying inside! :bleh:

qilver wrote:yeah, hopefully grad school in SoCal or NorCal, in the teaching/educational field, haven't specifically decided yet, but generally yes. I was only initially disappointed when my dreams of living in japan were dashed....but only to conjure up thoughts of a long vacation for next year, i hope. other parts to visit in Japan....Nikko, Nara, Hiroshima, and of course Tokyo and Kyoto again.... :bonk:

wowwwww... thats so cool... ganbatte! :thumbsup:

man, i wanna go to japan... i think im gonna spend january looking for programs over the summer to japan... tho i doubt it.. since i dont know enough japanese :shamefulcry:

sawadasmile wrote::rofl: i thought i was in the wrong thread before... :rofl:

the weather here isnt as bad as i thought! its around 26 degrees, feels like 18 but the breeze is kinda nice... i was studying in the penthouse and it was getting a lil chilly cuz its like all windows up there... but its pretty nice... nice and clear and pretty. :victory: well if dead trees are pretty :beaten:

but the water is all frozen over... partially anyway.. i thinki :crazy:... anyway its nice. too bad im stuck studying inside! :bleh:

the weather was pretty ass here today in l.a. but all things aside we got the best weather in the country...hands down...i've been all over...and l.a. got the best weather.....for sure.

sawadasmile wrote:

wowwwww... thats so cool... ganbatte! :thumbsup:

man, i wanna go to japan... i think im gonna spend january looking for programs over the summer to japan... tho i doubt it.. since i dont know enough japanese :shamefulcry:

you gotta try...a lot of programs don't require japanese fluency as a prerequisite.

Tu_triky wrote:the weather was pretty ass here today in l.a. but all things aside we got the best weather in the country...hands down...i've been all over...and l.a. got the best weather.....for sure.

hehe in cali, i like san fran's weather better... because the air in LA.... eeeeeh. i loooove san francisco. tho i hate the hills. but i love the breeze. i def wanna move to cali after college.. err well maybe... its a tough choice between new york and cali tho...

sawadasmile wrote:

wowwwww... thats so cool... ganbatte! :thumbsup:

man, i wanna go to japan... i think im gonna spend january looking for programs over the summer to japan... tho i doubt it.. since i dont know enough japanese :shamefulcry:

to get back a bit on track, weather has been overcast, and cooler than last week, figuring it is near xmas time and the rest of the country is either freezing with snow, or close to that.

anyways in regards to teaching prgs in japan, if you have questions on AEON, one of the big teaching prgs, besides JET(best in my opinion), and NOVA( :shakehead: ), just let me know, i can point you out some websites, if i can remember or tell you more info on them.
you do not need to know japanese to enter these prgs, infact they probably prefer you don't know any or hardly any japanese, for some reason. ganbatte ne, if you decide to go for it.

Tu_triky wrote:you gotta try...a lot of programs don't require japanese fluency as a prerequisite.

thats true but its hard finding theright program.. thats like credible and stuff. i was searching online and some of the stuff seemed incredibly sketchy... :beaten: but then over break ill have more time to look...

tho i doubt my parents would be very happy with me doing that over the summer... i should proly also look into internships and all that good (*cough*) stuff...

qilver wrote:to get back a bit on track, weather has been overcast, and cooler than last week, figuring it is near xmas time and the rest of the country is either freezing with snow, or close to that.

anyways in regards to teaching prgs in japan, if you have questions on AEON, one of the big teaching prgs, besides JET(best in my opinion), and NOVA( :shakehead: ), just let me know, i can point you out some websites, if i can remember or tell you more info on them.
you do not need to know japanese to enter these prgs, infact they probably prefer you don't know any or hardly any japanese, for some reason. ganbatte ne, if you decide to go for it.

heh yea the river's frozen over where we are for the most part.. looks so pretty!!!

ah hontou ni?? do they have summer programs or are they full time jobs?? i may come and ask you then after my finals... :victory: yay.. thats so exciting! ganbatte to both of us! yay! i get excited just thinking about it :hehe: