Posts from ‘January, 2008’

Well, last night (Thursday, 1/17), when I got home and pulled my computer out of my bag, I realized that I had left my power cord at my high school. So guess where I went this morning?
Yep, I had to go all the way to my high school, just to get my [...]

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Today (January 14th, 2008) was a National Holiday in Japan. It’s called 「成人の日」(seijin no hi), which literally means, “Adults’ Day,” but is usually translated as, “Coming of Age Day.” In Japan, 20 is the age of adulthood, rather than 21, like in the USA. It is a special day to celebrate the [...]

This isn’t a new link, and even the author admits it is probably an oversimplification, but it is an interesting point. What is the difference between the typical way that Japanese people and Chinese people approach problems?
James Fallows (November 27, 2007) - "The" way vs "a" way (Japan v China dept):
With usual [...]

See? The Internet is more than just a collection of the latest monkey videos!
Dan from The Wrong Advices posted a really useful link to some free lectures that are available online. If you’re like me, you enjoy wasting time on the internet, but sometimes you also want to learn things. [...]

I took these the other day at Takashimaya Department Store, in Shinjuku. Enjoy.

They had a very beautiful display next to the entrance.

A close-up.

I started a new class tonight, teaching at the Tokyo Dome. I didn’t bring my camera, but I will next week. I can’t wait to take pictures. That is an area that I have been meaning to get around to, but never did.
What’s the big deal? Well, maybe nothing. [...]

Since my friend Killdeer posted the results of his Super Villain test, I thought I should take it, too. You may recall that I took took a similar test a year ago.
In both cases, I had to check the results on wikipedia, because I don’t really know much about comic books. [...]

It happens several times a year.
I have been teaching at the same high school now for almost two years, and every few months, they neglect to tell me that I don’t need to come. So I go all the way there, and then have to turn around. I think the last time it [...]

I’ve had the TV on today while I was going through some papers and cleaning up. I go for long periods without Japanese TV, because I am not really a big fan of TV. But really, if you want to learn and improve your fluency in a language, you have to have as [...]