Yosh! Let's do this!
It's Sunday so it's about time that I write this ****. I soo didn't want to write it since I have exams like tomorrow, but here I am sitting down and writing. It's gonna be a shorter version of a quick post, because I really need to get back to studying (but that doesn't mean it's going to take me less time to do it).
Coming back to school after Christmas holidays should be something you look forward to. Not in my case. And probably not in most cases of any individual. It was great seeing my friends again. But that's about it. Who would want to study only days after New Year, please raise your hand. Nobody? Thank you. Let us go complain to the governments around the world that we need more days off after New Year. Let's make a difference. Lol
2010.01.04
On this day, you could say, there was no school. Why? If you think coming to school to watch two japanese animated films as school work, then yea, you have it bad. But really, coming to school to watch one of the funniest animated film I have ever seen, hardly stands for a school day. You know how we have three groups in practical japanese course? Well, I went to all three of them, for the sole purpose to watch the said films. I even skipped an english class because of it.
The first film I fell in love with. So cute and funny. It's called Tonari no Totoro. It's supposed to be for small children, but my classmates and I had so much fun watching it. I recommend it to everyone. I've seen quite some japanese animated films and I must say that this one is my new favorite.
The other one I don't even remember. The name was something I can't even pronounce and the film itself was very confusing and plot-less (that's what I think). I don't know what Momoko-sensei was thinking when she gave us that film to watch. It was a psychological film. They don't make any sense. I was like WTF?! throughout the whole film. Personal advice: don't ever watch anything psychological, not even an anime (except if it has an exceptionally good plot).
So do you see, why I say that Monday wasn't a school day? It was more like hanging-out-with-friends-watching-japanese-films-together day.
2010.01.05
I mostly remember this day as a study-a-lot day. And yay-I-did-my-homework-for-prof.Eel day. I must say I'm proud of myself. I did all of homework for today. I studied during the free time, mostly kanji, because of the test that's on Wednesday. I even went to the last group in practical japanese course, so that I would have more time for studying. It's just that I find it easier to study at college that at home. There just seems to be more distractions at home than at school. And I take friends distraction over computer distraction any day.
2010.01.06
Japanese writing class is getting harder and harder. We have 140 kanji to remember, which is so hard. Some of them look so alike, some are pronounced the same way. I can't even tell anymore which is which. No more studying a day before test for me. It's going to kill me. And it will affect my grades in the end. It's getting scary and the pace of learning new kanjis seems to be dramatically increasing (which is not, since we take 20 new kanjis every week, no more). That's what we get for trying to learn japanese in three years only. T.T
On the other hand, I started going to Middle-age English Literature. Seriously this time. I even took notes. They were confusing, since the professor was confusing. He just doesn't speak chronically, he jumps from period to period, repeats himself.....and that's exactly how my notes look like. A mess.
Poetry is fun. Because now I have a friend with which we talk about anything BUT poetry. We have so many things in common, we even exchanged mail addresses and now she sends me you-tube links and we use Wednesdays to debate upon the videos. Such fun. But I still listen to the lecture, I write down every possible interpretations of a poem the teacher mentions, so it's ok if I have fun with my friend during class. I am forgiven, right?
2010.01.07
I overslept T.T. I had two alarms set and everything but I still overslept. I didn't miss much but still. We have a different teacher instead of Ben-sensei, and he is so much better at explaining things, but that's not the reason why I'm upset. In the first few months I had it easy, since I had already learned the basics of japanese language in a language school. But now, we are learning something I haven't learned there, so I have to be present to understand. Especially since we have the practical course right after the lecture and if you don't attend the lecture you have no clue later, when we are doing exercises.
I'm still not attending the History thing. Who is? Five, six people? I will, but after the exams. Which is in second semester. :P
2010.01.08
We got the paragraph back. Haven't looked at it yet. We have to improve it till next week and then the teacher will grade it. I don't have time to improve it. I have to study T.T. But I still want to get a good grade. It's a +/- situation. Oh well. It will turn out ok eventually. I just have to many things to think about right now. A week is a long time...or not. Whatever. I'm going to study. This is a waste of time.
Done. And it took longer than it should. So no conclusion. Just bye-bye. Have to study.
I.F.
Coming back to school after Christmas holidays should be something you look forward to. Not in my case. And probably not in most cases of any individual. It was great seeing my friends again. But that's about it. Who would want to study only days after New Year, please raise your hand. Nobody? Thank you. Let us go complain to the governments around the world that we need more days off after New Year. Let's make a difference. Lol
2010.01.04
On this day, you could say, there was no school. Why? If you think coming to school to watch two japanese animated films as school work, then yea, you have it bad. But really, coming to school to watch one of the funniest animated film I have ever seen, hardly stands for a school day. You know how we have three groups in practical japanese course? Well, I went to all three of them, for the sole purpose to watch the said films. I even skipped an english class because of it.
The first film I fell in love with. So cute and funny. It's called Tonari no Totoro. It's supposed to be for small children, but my classmates and I had so much fun watching it. I recommend it to everyone. I've seen quite some japanese animated films and I must say that this one is my new favorite.
The other one I don't even remember. The name was something I can't even pronounce and the film itself was very confusing and plot-less (that's what I think). I don't know what Momoko-sensei was thinking when she gave us that film to watch. It was a psychological film. They don't make any sense. I was like WTF?! throughout the whole film. Personal advice: don't ever watch anything psychological, not even an anime (except if it has an exceptionally good plot).
So do you see, why I say that Monday wasn't a school day? It was more like hanging-out-with-friends-watching-japanese-films-together day.
2010.01.05
I mostly remember this day as a study-a-lot day. And yay-I-did-my-homework-for-prof.Eel day. I must say I'm proud of myself. I did all of homework for today. I studied during the free time, mostly kanji, because of the test that's on Wednesday. I even went to the last group in practical japanese course, so that I would have more time for studying. It's just that I find it easier to study at college that at home. There just seems to be more distractions at home than at school. And I take friends distraction over computer distraction any day.
2010.01.06
Japanese writing class is getting harder and harder. We have 140 kanji to remember, which is so hard. Some of them look so alike, some are pronounced the same way. I can't even tell anymore which is which. No more studying a day before test for me. It's going to kill me. And it will affect my grades in the end. It's getting scary and the pace of learning new kanjis seems to be dramatically increasing (which is not, since we take 20 new kanjis every week, no more). That's what we get for trying to learn japanese in three years only. T.T
On the other hand, I started going to Middle-age English Literature. Seriously this time. I even took notes. They were confusing, since the professor was confusing. He just doesn't speak chronically, he jumps from period to period, repeats himself.....and that's exactly how my notes look like. A mess.
Poetry is fun. Because now I have a friend with which we talk about anything BUT poetry. We have so many things in common, we even exchanged mail addresses and now she sends me you-tube links and we use Wednesdays to debate upon the videos. Such fun. But I still listen to the lecture, I write down every possible interpretations of a poem the teacher mentions, so it's ok if I have fun with my friend during class. I am forgiven, right?
2010.01.07
I overslept T.T. I had two alarms set and everything but I still overslept. I didn't miss much but still. We have a different teacher instead of Ben-sensei, and he is so much better at explaining things, but that's not the reason why I'm upset. In the first few months I had it easy, since I had already learned the basics of japanese language in a language school. But now, we are learning something I haven't learned there, so I have to be present to understand. Especially since we have the practical course right after the lecture and if you don't attend the lecture you have no clue later, when we are doing exercises.
I'm still not attending the History thing. Who is? Five, six people? I will, but after the exams. Which is in second semester. :P
2010.01.08
We got the paragraph back. Haven't looked at it yet. We have to improve it till next week and then the teacher will grade it. I don't have time to improve it. I have to study T.T. But I still want to get a good grade. It's a +/- situation. Oh well. It will turn out ok eventually. I just have to many things to think about right now. A week is a long time...or not. Whatever. I'm going to study. This is a waste of time.
Done. And it took longer than it should. So no conclusion. Just bye-bye. Have to study.
I.F.