It's been a wonderful year with it's ups and downs that I can't complain about - I'm still here aren't I? Looking forward to making it a great year ahead.
I haven't had the chance to start on Section Two of the book as yet....after my previous post everything was just non-stop - now that Christmas is over I may have more time to sit back, relax and enjoy the book once again....I guess not today, Sami and Friends are going to the movies - to watch Alvin and the Chipmunks. When I told Samantha that we were going to the movies, she was all excited: "Are we going to watch Kamen Rider?" I wonder if I'll ever find Kamen Rider in Toronto. She did see the red Power Ranger at the Disney store, though she could tell it wasn't Kabuto, she said: "Mommy, he looks like Kabuto".
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Kamen Rider Samantha
My studying Nihongo is rubbing off on Samantha. She just happens to love Kabuto and sings along the opening theme - watch......
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
It all began.......
.........with Hana Yori Dango....I think I may have owed my desire to learn Nihonggo to the ever popular F4. I enjoyed this show so much, that through my search for other shows to watch, I was introduced to the world of JDrama and JMusic. As I do not speak Nihongo, I was dependent on watching shows with subtitles. I jokingly said, what if I started to learn Japanese so that I can watch anything I want and actually understand the music that I'm listening to, wouldn't that be a wonderful thing?
It may have started with HYD or the F4, but my interest to learn Japanese was getting stronger to the point that I was getting excited just thinking about. It wasn't just about watching dramas or listening to music anymore. I was interested in learning more about Japan. I researched schools - and finally decided to enroll at AITAS Japanese Language School.
Level 1 Course was a 2 hour 20 minute class each week for 8 weeks. Instruction was in Japanese - and I mean NO English - our notes were also in Japanese. Prior to the course, I didn't really know what to expect, my knowledge of Japanese were limited to sushi and sashimi - fine, I also know yakisoba and udon.....anyway, you get the point. I am happy to say that I survived the eight weeks and actually now have some Nihonggo stored in my pocket. I'm proud to say that I had written a diary and an essay during the course - though a Native Japanese speaker would probably think it was written by a kindergarten, not that a Kindergartener would normally do the things written in the diary - you know like drinking coffee on the way to work and stuff like that - what are you thinking!
I have this thirst to learn that I have this habit now that whenever I go T&T Supermarket - for those who don't know - it's a huge Asian grocery - to read the labels of goods with "Product of Japan" - you'd think that I am obsessed about the Nutrition Information - actually I am trying to decipher the "words". I could make out the Kana - but these critters called Kanji kept on coming between them.
A new objective - learn Kanji. I have researched books on learning Kanji for Beginners, gone to bookstores - what an overwhelming selection they have. Each book would contain different Kanji to learn - so which one should I choose for my level? I finally decided to buy "Read Japanese Today" by Len Walsh. The title of the book appealed to me - it is exactly what I want: to be able to read Japanese! The reviews for this book were great which also helped me in my decision to go with this book - true to the reviews - this book is great! I had just started reading it and never once was I bored - it made my learning Kanji interesting. I just finished Section 1 and looking forward to the rest of the book.
My wish.....one day - soon =) I will actually be able to read a Japanese magazine or newspaper =) not to mention converse properly in Japanese.
My next course starts in January 2010....join me in my journey to learning Nihongo........
It may have started with HYD or the F4, but my interest to learn Japanese was getting stronger to the point that I was getting excited just thinking about. It wasn't just about watching dramas or listening to music anymore. I was interested in learning more about Japan. I researched schools - and finally decided to enroll at AITAS Japanese Language School.
Level 1 Course was a 2 hour 20 minute class each week for 8 weeks. Instruction was in Japanese - and I mean NO English - our notes were also in Japanese. Prior to the course, I didn't really know what to expect, my knowledge of Japanese were limited to sushi and sashimi - fine, I also know yakisoba and udon.....anyway, you get the point. I am happy to say that I survived the eight weeks and actually now have some Nihonggo stored in my pocket. I'm proud to say that I had written a diary and an essay during the course - though a Native Japanese speaker would probably think it was written by a kindergarten, not that a Kindergartener would normally do the things written in the diary - you know like drinking coffee on the way to work and stuff like that - what are you thinking!
I have this thirst to learn that I have this habit now that whenever I go T&T Supermarket - for those who don't know - it's a huge Asian grocery - to read the labels of goods with "Product of Japan" - you'd think that I am obsessed about the Nutrition Information - actually I am trying to decipher the "words". I could make out the Kana - but these critters called Kanji kept on coming between them.
A new objective - learn Kanji. I have researched books on learning Kanji for Beginners, gone to bookstores - what an overwhelming selection they have. Each book would contain different Kanji to learn - so which one should I choose for my level? I finally decided to buy "Read Japanese Today" by Len Walsh. The title of the book appealed to me - it is exactly what I want: to be able to read Japanese! The reviews for this book were great which also helped me in my decision to go with this book - true to the reviews - this book is great! I had just started reading it and never once was I bored - it made my learning Kanji interesting. I just finished Section 1 and looking forward to the rest of the book.
My wish.....one day - soon =) I will actually be able to read a Japanese magazine or newspaper =) not to mention converse properly in Japanese.
My next course starts in January 2010....join me in my journey to learning Nihongo........
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