What things bother you the most?

littlemissfab wrote:
put your books under your pillow.. osmosis in studying helps... :)

buhahaha, when was in the university it was pretty common for me (when reading some boring stuff) to fell asleep over books - doesn't help in exam at all, it even brings more sleeping-over-the-book hours due to supplementary examinations :sleep:

Tu_triky wrote:
does that shiet actually help you? i'm asking objectively :)

It works a little. Sometimes when I listen to it when Ifm awake, I surprisingly know the answer. :) The only problem is, Ifm not sure if my brain associate the English sentence with the Japanese one or I know the actual words. If someone ask me the same question, but differently, will I be able to understand and answer? :confused:

Pimsleur might not be the better way to learn anyway. I suck, but I know that some stuff sounds too much like a foreigner.

You probably can learn a few words and expressions by watching drama too. My Japanese vocabulary skill is limited. I mean, I know complicated words like leukemia, but I have no idea what a chicken is in Japanese. :beaten: :hehe:

tabana wrote:
It works a little. Sometimes when I listen to it when Ifm awake, I surprisingly know the answer. :) The only problem is, Ifm not sure if my brain associate the English sentence with the Japanese one or I know the actual words. If someone ask me the same question, but differently, will I be able to understand and answer? :confused:

Pimsleur might not be the better way to learn anyway. I suck, but I know that some stuff sounds too much like a foreigner.

You probably can learn a few words and expressions by watching drama too. My Japanese vocabulary skill is limited. I mean, I know complicated words like leukemia, but I have no idea what a chicken is in Japanese. :beaten: :hehe:

sounds like you are hobbling along admirably like many others...just go to japan..it'll be a quick fix. :mrgreen:

Tu_triky wrote:
sounds like you are hobbling along admirably like many others...just go to japan..it'll be a quick fix. :mrgreen:

Once I'm done with work I'm gone. :victory: I haven't had vacations for 2 years. :puppydog:

Maybe I'll try to hook up with bmwracer's girlfriend Ryoko when he's sent to jail for beating up everybody at FedEx's HQ. ;) :beaten: :hehe: j/k j/k :sweat:

tabana wrote:

Once I'm done with work I'm gone. :victory: I haven't had vacations for 2 years. :puppydog:

Maybe I'll try to hook up with bmwracer's girlfriend Ryoko when he's sent to jail for beating up everybody at FedEx's HQ. ;) :beaten: :hehe: j/k j/k :sweat:

:lol: :lol: an excellent proposition...have fun wining and dining the gorgeous women of tokyo..... :mrgreen:

Thanks! I will. :hehe:

tabana wrote:Thanks! I will. :hehe:

take scandolous pictures, too :P

tabana wrote:I'm just listening to Japanese learning CDs. :mrgreen:

You just have to be carefull not to strangle yourself with the headphones. :beaten:

i tried that, japanese learning cd's, helped somewhat, they went to fast and it came with no book....I suppose they feel it is better to learn just by listening to their native speakers.

Tu_triky wrote:take scandolous pictures, too :P

I'm not sure about taking scandolous pictures. Unless you didn't mean to take pictures of schoolgirls like those salaryman in the subway. ;) I don't want to get kick out of the country. :mrgreen:

I'm just kidding, I know what you meant. I'm going to take a sh*tload of pictures. With a laptop and a dvd burner, you can take a picture of everything. :thumbsup:


I'll try to go back on topic. What things bother me the most? Now, not being in Japan. :shamefulcry:

qilver wrote:
i tried that, japanese learning cd's, helped somewhat, they went to fast and it came with no book....I suppose they feel it is better to learn just by listening to their native speakers.

I bought one with a book too. It's not bad, but it's not great either. They just speak japanese on the CD though, so you need to read the book at all times. You're basically just listening to a conversation instead of participating in one. :(
The book is fine, but you're still learning sentences useful for a trip, but not vocabulary for a conversation. :puppydog: I should take a class...

tabana wrote:
I'm not sure about taking scandolous pictures. Unless you didn't mean to take pictures of schoolgirls like those salaryman in the subway. ;) I don't want to get kick out of the country. :mrgreen:

I'm just kidding, I know what you meant. I'm going to take a sh*tload of pictures. With a laptop and a dvd burner, you can take a picture of everything. :thumbsup:


I'll try to go back on topic. What things bother me the most? Now, not being in Japan. :shamefulcry:

not being able to go to a depachika, and eat all the good foods in japan, i miss that....
those cool vending machines, with all those good drinks....
yes, not being in Japan.....don't we all miss Japan... :doh:

tabana wrote:Maybe I'll try to hook up with bmwracer's girlfriend Ryoko when he's sent to jail for beating up everybody at FedEx's HQ. ;) :beaten: :hehe: j/k j/k :sweat:

No jury would convict me: it's for duty and humanity. :thumbsup:

:rofl: :rofl:
You're just trying to make the world a better place, ne? :hehe:

tabana wrote::rofl: :rofl:
You're just trying to make the world a better place, ne? :hehe:

Absitively.


For the greater good. Social Darwinism.

bmwracer wrote:
I wish I could too, but Ryoko doesn't talk in her sleep. ;) :beaten: :hehe:


Gomen.

I'm delirious with frustration and anger. :nut:

don't you mean to say with ryoko around i don't get much sleep....
:bonk:

Tu_triky wrote:don't you mean to say with ryoko around i don't get much sleep....
:bonk:

That too. :hehe:

bmwracer wrote:
That too. :hehe:

:yippee:

tabana wrote:
I bought one with a book too. It's not bad, but it's not great either. They just speak japanese on the CD though, so you need to read the book at all times. You're basically just listening to a conversation instead of participating in one. :(
The book is fine, but you're still learning sentences useful for a trip, but not vocabulary for a conversation. :puppydog: I should take a class...

Someone posted the "Subliminal Japanese" audio CD at d-addicts a while back. It has the Japanese word and the English translation in each ear at the same time. No clue if it works.

dochira wrote:
Someone posted the "Subliminal Japanese" audio CD at d-addicts a while back. It has the Japanese word and the English translation in each ear at the same time. No clue if it works.

i tried it once while eating..it made me use some chopsticks on my hamburger.

Tu_triky wrote:

i tried it once while eating..it made me use some chopsticks on my hamburger.

:lol: You were probably playing it in reverse then... :hehe: