wmeddie – Page 9 – Thinking Sands

Manga

Sep 29, 2005

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A couple of days ago Haruna recommended that I check out “One Piece” a manga about Pirates. She said it had pretty easy Japanese. I was unable to read the first page without a dictionary though… Manga is REALLY cheap in Japan! Like $3.50 each, compared to $10 or $15 in the U.S.

Seiza

Sep 26, 2005

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in Japan

Today I went to a tea ceremony performed by a club at Konan University. I sat in Seiza the entire time because I didn’t wan’t to give up before the Computer Engineer. An hour of that isn’t healthy. I was unable to move my entire leg after it was time to go. It was pretty…

iBook G4

Sep 24, 2005

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in General, Japan, Laptop: iBook G4

My Sharp MM20’s HD died again. So I went to the electronics store in Sannomea and bought the cheapest non-sharp laptop I could find. An iBook G4. The thought of how much time and money I’ve poured into that MM20 makes me sad. It’s so damn cool too 🙁

Final Fantasy

Sep 23, 2005

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in General, Japan

I played Final Fantasy I on a DoCo Mo cell phone today. It was awesome.

Counting money

Sep 18, 2005

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in General, Japan

Japanese cashiers count bills in a really cool way that I can’t figure out how to do yet. I can’t even explain it properly… I’ll have to record someone doing it. Someone else who has noticed.

Flash cards

Sep 18, 2005

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in General, Japan

I’m pretty sure this is the first time I’ve ever made flash cards. Hopefully they’ll work out for me.

New Pictures

Sep 18, 2005

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in General, Japan

I uploaded the pictures that were on my Treo to the gallery. They are all small and pretty funny but it’s better than nothing. I’ve wanted to take so many pictures especially of funny engrish things but I feel bad. I’ll take some time to post the pictures on my cell phone next week. My…