Monthly Archives: January 2010

Cultists vs The Other People, Why am I doing this?

Posted on January 31, 2010 by marcusbird

This long post is  in relation to a few forums I was idly browsing through. On the Reviewing the Kanji webiste, there is a forum dedicated to the AJATT method that has well over 50 pages of cross dialogue, flaming … Continue reading →

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500 Kanji Milestone!

Posted on January 26, 2010 by marcusbird

I did it, I hit my first 500 Kanji! But I realized that when I just started this seem so very, very far away that it sometimes made things feel quite difficult. I would say “Egad, 500 Kanji, that will … Continue reading →

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Heisig Trick for Understanding Japanese Groceries

Posted on January 24, 2010 by marcusbird

Shopping in Japanese supermarkets can be daunting because you can’t read Kanji. You won’t know much about what’s in the food, or anything. I personally dont’ eat Pork or Beef, and today I figured out how to read “Ingredients” on … Continue reading →

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Figured out a train Kanji

Posted on January 21, 2010 by marcusbird

The Japanese for “next” is すぎ。yesterday the day before I learned the kanji for it I saw the meaning on a train prompt. Pic below. It says “Sugi wa takatsuka desu” Or “the next stop is takatsuka”. I hear this … Continue reading →

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Live heisig practice

Posted on January 21, 2010 by marcusbird

456 Kanji and counting!

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AJATT modeling: Independence Day DVD!

Posted on January 19, 2010 by marcusbird

I made a deal with myself to get serious about what I’m doing, which means really trying to make things as fun as possible. I went to the mall today and bought one of my favourite all time movies, Independence … Continue reading →

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Refreshed view of learning for 2010

Posted on January 19, 2010 by marcusbird

  Greetings Earthlings. I haven’t posted in a while because I haven’t doing much. My initial approach to learning the Heisig Method was a little too high stress, and I didn’t realize it. I went traveling for a few weeks … Continue reading →

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