Monthly Archives: November, 2009
Consistent Action Leads to Extraordinary Results
There are many sayings and most have some “truth” to them, but none, to me, are as powerful as this one.
Consistent action over a long period of time leads to amazing results.
I am not sure I am even saying it completely or where I heard it. However, that is the saying I remember. What it [...]
Guest Post over at Wide Island Review – Building Japanese Vocabulary
Learning words through context has the benefit of showing you when and how to use the word from the beginning, but it can take a lot of time to learn the words this way since you are learning more than one thing at a time.
Flash cards are a quick way to gain a lot of [...]
10 Tips for a Successful Japanese Language Panel
Doing a panel at a con can be a bit stressful if it is your first one, heck anywhere if it is your first. So here are a few tips to help with doing a panel on Japanese language if you have never done one before or just want to improve.
1) Plan – This is [...]
It is ALL about Passion
I tend to have a bout of introspection at the oddest times. Today it just so happened while I was on the elliptical reading an interesting history book. The word Passion was used to describe early followers of Buddhism in Japan. Their Passion led to people going to great lengths to accomplish their ideals. This [...]
Japanese Verb Conjugation tai We have Hopes and Dreams
Everyone constantly wants something. Whether they want a hamburger or a new car, maybe even a pencil. In English we have the word want. We want things from objects or dreams to come true, and you probably want to know how to say in Japanese. Well fortunately this is super easy. Just add たい to [...]
Read or Die
Plot
Three girls named Anita, Michelle and Maggie are hired to protect Japanese author Nenene Sumiregawa during her stay in Hong Kong. In an incident where the “Paper Sisters” save Nenene from a disgruntled author, Nenene discovers that the sisters have the capability to control paper at their own will – an ability once used by [...]
