Comments for Notes To Myself

Comment on Enryakuji Mist by Darren

Darren — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 22:07:22 +0000

Thanks. The reward of this photo makes up a little for the afternoon of freezing wet feet!

Ghosts? =) Yeah, it was a little eerie, that’s for sure.

Comment on Enryakuji Mist by Mark

Mark — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 19:28:54 +0000

Nice photo, very atmospheric! なんか幽霊を探せる気がするんだけど。;)

Comment on Marriage Plans by Darren

Darren — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 13:42:51 +0000

I don’t think they knew my age that point. I’ve often been asked, in fact long before I turned 30.

Comment on Marriage Plans by James

James — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 08:36:20 +0000

Was that asked after they had known about your age? I don’t recall really being asked such a question (much). Maybe hitting thirty (or getting near thirty) makes people curious. By the way, was it the man or the woman that initiated the question?

Comment on Marriage Plans by Darren

Darren — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 08:26:14 +0000

Double standards! Maybe gaijin get asked this kind of thing quite a bit??

Comment on Marriage Plans by Richard

Richard — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 01:48:36 +0000

It’s one of those questions I get asked in Japan all the time, yet when I ask it back I get funny looks like I’m being KY and asking too personal a question!

Comment on iPhone 4 by Darren

Darren — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 07:15:59 +0000

Is Harbour Master the one where you have to guide planes in to land on islands? I had a quick go on Angry Birds (Lite) last night. It’s a very polished little game but I’m not sure whether I could get hooked.

Yes, I’ve got ‘Japanese’ now and it does seem very good indeed. Like you say the vocab lists and flash-card tests are great. Though I haven’t used Kotoba and Japanese enough to really compare them I do like how Kotoba shows kanji stroke order animations without having to go to another screen. Then again, for complex kanji, having a whole screen dedicated to this might be better.

Comment on Marriage Plans by Darren

Darren — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 07:15:35 +0000

True, broken into the thirties and still on the shelf

Comment on Marriage Plans by Yaz

Yaz — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 03:02:10 +0000

just getting old mate

Comment on iPhone 4 by Mark

Mark — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 22:16:00 +0000

I downloaded Harbour Master - the free version with one level - and it is entertaining for a few minutes. One up on Flight Control, the other game I have.

Darren, let me say this. Although I’m not at your level of Japanese ability (I only have 2kyuu) I can honestly tell you that ‘Japanese’ has completely replaced my expensive denshi jisho - I just don’t use it anymore, at all! I have the Casio EX-word XD-GW9600, and it just sits in its case.

Tried Kotoba, but I didn’t like it at all. Looked clumsy, and I didn’t need all the language translations. The custom vocab lists and flash-card testing of said lists are great in ‘Japanese’, as are the kanji combination lists. Best tenner I’ve spent! Can’t recommend it highly enough.