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Re: The thing I need to practice most is...

jrfiction — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 02:05:25 -0000

There is a saying in the cycling world, "race your strengths and train your
weakness". It's easy sometimes to rest on our laurels :)

I love writing so I was slightly disappointed that many people put it at a
lower priority. I know how valuable it can be as a tool for communicating
and it probably shouldn't be left out, at any stage of learning Japanese. I
credit a text addiction with improving my reading speed and writing ability.
I miss my keitai here in Oz, because it gave me a chance to express myself
conveniently in written Japanese.

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Re: Rainbow Hill

jrfiction — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 02:04:24 -0000

I don't doubt for a moment that others could have done a better job with the
national emblem, and many have attempted yet failed. Look no further than
these pieces from luminaries Alexander
McQueen<http: becomingfearless.typepad.com="" notesonbecomingfearless="" 2009="" 01="" alexander-mcqueen-kimono-jacket.html="">and
Stella
McCartney<http: www.farfetch.com="" shopping="" women="" stella-mccartney="" item10017668.aspx="">as
an example of what passes for kimono in the fashion world. I do think
however that most people have missed the point that beauty pageants and
fashion shows are designed to elicit a response from people, and Yoshiyuki
Ogata has done just that.

You can't blame him for trying either. He was rewarded with 2006 Miss
Universe runner up Kurara
Chibana<http: www.youtube.com="" watch?v="NL-ZPdKeWoc&feature=related">,
who wore a "national costume" that looked like it had come straight from the
set of a Quentin Tarantino gore flick<http: en.wikipedia.org="" wiki="" kill_bill="">
.

Thanks Ku for tipping me off to Mamechiyo, certainly worth a further look.

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Re: The thing I need to practice most is...

jrfiction — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 23:51:24 -0000

There is a saying in the cycling world, "race your strengths and train your
weakness". It's easy sometimes to rest on our laurels :)

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Re: Rainbow Hill

jrfiction — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 23:50:06 -0000

Thanks Ku for tipping me off to Mamechiyo, certainly worth a further look.

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Re: Rainbow Hill

jrfiction — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 16:12:13 -0000

I'm sure he would. The other posters are funny too.

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Re: Demand-Driven Teaching #teach-me #edufire and #i-teach

jrfiction — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 02:40:15 -0000

This is a great idea, and I'll be using it more often. I have picked up on the #teach-me search phrase a couple of times through twitter. I need to do more listening to the needs of students out there.

I'm interested in hearing from others how these ideas spread.

Re: Rainbow Hill

jrfiction — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 00:47:16 -0000

Thanks Peety, you too.

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Re: bitchville's thoughts of theory//big bang

jrfiction — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 07:41:23 -0000

Only take the bag if she promises not to follow you home.

Re: Rainbow Hill

jrfiction — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 15:03:15 -0000

The human body, and mind, is an amazing thing!

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Re: My advice to young entrepreneurs

jrfiction — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 06:24:10 -0000

Thanks for sharing your insights Jon. There has never been a better time than right now, and it's no time to be flat-footed. While others are scratching their heads, and some pulling their hair out, you could be hatching the plan that allows you to walk away with the loot.

Re: Global Intelligence

jrfiction — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:05:22 -0000

Jon, it certainly is an exciting time to be alive. Getting to this tipping point where the vast majority of people know what is going on,and how to tap into it and use it to their advantage is much sooner than most people would care to think.

History has shown that great paradigm shifts come in huge leaps, and not incrementally.

Clay Shirkey talks a lot about how big is different (and faster is different) in his book "Here comes Everybody". There is a part where he talks about how in observing the way that small movements gather pace, there are three main stages; Everybody knows, where people work out for themselves what the new paradigm is. Everybody knows everybody knows, where people recognise that other people know what's going on as well. And finally, the most powerful, and irrepressible stage, Everybody knows that everybody knows everybody knows, where people and the group have a shared awareness of the new reality that enables them to coordinate in ways not possible through organisation alone.

I think we have reached the second stage, where everybody knows that knowledge is at our fingertips. We are just moments away from realising that everybody knows that everybody knows.

Re: Rainbow Hill

jrfiction — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 14:33:07 -0000

I noticed that also, it's a bit strange isn't it. Do you have your shoes on?

Re: Now this SEEMS pretty straight forward...

jrfiction — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 09:47:30 -0000

Are you still by this post? I have this image of you sitting there waiting for someone to give you directions. You are free to go now, and get some sleep, I'm sure the photographer/artist never intended you to think so hard.

Re: Rainbow Hill

jrfiction — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 02:37:59 -0000

Ooh, that's naughty ;-)

Re: Rainbow Hill

jrfiction — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 06:10:59 -0000

Hi Al, I'm just looking at that google map you sent me and wondering how I can import a bunch of geo-tagged photos into it without having to replace them manually. In the meantime, you should check out http://brightkite.com/peopl... there are lots of people, in Brisbane doing much the same thing we are. It's some spatia-temporal fun.

Re: Rainbow Hill

jrfiction — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 19:15:08 -0000

Sure does!

Re: Rainbow Hill

jrfiction — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:58:16 -0000

That may be true, but wouldn't it be great if more people were compelled to read the novel in its entirety? I wasn't sure about it the first time, but by the second and third I was desensitized to the violence enough to recognise the subtlety of the authors critique of a listless post-modern life. Bateman is a cultural drifter, and I'm sure if he were a tumblr he would have japanese 'guro' alongside Hewey Lewis and the News. If he were a tumblr, I would still prompt him to reveal his sources. ;-)

Re: What is this, Blogspot?! Or: My brief lack of brevity, for which I apologize.

jrfiction — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 22:47:15 -0000

Hi there back atcha!

Re: Tåß has a HUMAN FACE

jrfiction — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 11:05:31 -0000

sleepy head

Re: Rainbow Hill

jrfiction — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 08:27:14 -0000

That may be true, but wouldn't it be great if more people were compelled to
read the novel in its entirety? I wasn't sure about it the first time, but
by the second and third I was desensitized to the violence enough to
recognise the subtlety of the authors critique of a listless post-modern
life. Bateman is a cultural drifter, and I'm sure if he were a tumblr he
would have japanese 'guro' alongside Hewey Lewis and the News. If he were a
tumblr, I would still prompt him to reveal his sources. ;-)

Re: Shiritori (しりとり): Japanese Vocab Saturday Timewaster

jrfiction — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 07:00:00 -0000

気分や　⇒ きぶんや　[kibunya] Moody person

Re: Sneak Peak at my current Projects (Free Japanese Lessons!)

jrfiction — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 17:33:44 -0000

It's good that you are maintaining the focus on 'how' to learn and language and culture on tofugu. I hate to see that go missing. Thanks for making that clear. It's important.

Learning by yourself is tough, especially if you're not immersed in Japanese, so it's really important to get as much input as possible. All the input in the world won't help though if you don't have someone to communicate with in Japanese. I'm with Koichi on this, you need to find a "language resource person", some one who can guide your learning and give you the support you need.

I'm looking forward to seeing how eduFire takes off.

Re: Jesus’ Life, Family, and Death (in Japan)

jrfiction — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 09:00:20 -0000

Legend has it that one of the 3 sacred treasures of the Japanese imperial family is a Hebrew mirror thousands of years old. The so-called mirror of Yata (Yata no kagami) is inscribed with "eheyeh asher eheyeh" (I am that I am), the name given to god in Exodus 3:14. No one living has ever seen it, yet every few years the silk cover which protects it from prying eyes is covered in yet another layer of silk.

It is held at the Grand Shrine in Ise, and is considered so sacred not even the emperor himself has seen it.

Remember that large parts of the life of Jesus, if you believe in the man as a historical figure, remain undocumented. It is quite like that in time between his coming of age and his return to Israel in his late twenties he went travelling. Perhaps the true life of Christ is more fantastic than we could ever imagine.

Re: Rainbow Hill

jrfiction — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 23:27:33 -0000

I too think they have made things worse. They've taken what was commonly
understood, and made it open to interpretation.

I can just imagine the enquiries at the counter, "I'm 'right wif thse gov?",
"10 fings in'nt?" and other such gems in the local lexicon.

Context is important too, "turn right at the next corner" is obvious when
the corner is a fair distance away, and less clear when the corner is very
close. Talk about opening a costly can of worms.

Re: Public nuisance announcement

jrfiction — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 00:09:12 -0000

Thanks Ben, I assumed as much too. I think it was just a case of a
misinformed and obviously paranoid driver doing his best to "service" the
community. The card readers are basically dumb terminals, I'm afraid we
can't say the same thing about the drivers.