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Monthly Archives: July 2011
The Problem of Progress vs Process
Last night I got a bit frustrated trying to optimize my system for using Anki to start attacking sentences using one deck. Anki is relatively technical to use, but not impossible to setup. As I fiddled more and more with … Continue reading
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JLJ 6: Tackling big Kanji (part 3 of 3 for transitioning from Heisig)
This is the last part of my videos on transitioning from Heisig (unless I figure out some other cool observations). Here I chat about tackling large groups of Kanji, and how using Heisig can help to break them up, and … Continue reading
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The Horizon Ahead
What’s on the horizon now? I took this picture in Hakone, on top of a mountain that faces the majestic mount Fuji, which I have climbed. When I looked on Fuji from Hakone, it felt very strange to me that … Continue reading
JLJ: Transitioning from Heisig to reading Part 2 of 3
Here I talk about learning multiple meanings for the same Kanji with two examples. Many people often wonder how these meanings are learned in context after doing the Heisig method, and I give two examples illustrating how a person will … Continue reading
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Seeing the light in the Monster
One thing many students of Japanese greatly desire to do is be able to play Japanese video games. Today I felt like I took a step closer towards that goal. When I was living in Tokyo, I would go to … Continue reading
Anime Nation in Jamaica!
I exhibited a few items at the second annual Anime Nation in Jamaica and I got to snap a few pictures! I didn’t have a cosplay outfit, but I wore a Jinbei, a traditional Japanese summer outfit. me and the … Continue reading
My Japanese interview on Masa Radio
I did my first language exchange with a cool guy named Masa yesterday. I was pretty tired but agreed to have a small 5 minute chit-chat/interview with him via Skype. I already posted about his methods, but here is the … Continue reading
Reference Arsenal
Had to write this post before laying down on my 枕 pillow（まくら）and going to sleep. I’ve been figuring out ways to link people online to practice chatting Japanese, and i was chatting to an interesting fellow named Masa, who does a … Continue reading
Remember Heisig with Art!
What I love about language learning, or any kind of learning, is that you always find people doing similar things to you. I stumbled upon a cool video (at the bottom of this post) of a young lady explaining the … Continue reading
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