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Trying to catch up on Hana Yori Dango S1. Just finished ep.7. Ah, too bad no Rui/Tsukushi. I guess that's why in the Taiwanese drama of Mars, they took the guy who played Rui and made him Rei, with the girl who was Tsukushi as Kira. Hm, I still haven't finished watching Mars either... I think I was on ep.9. D=
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After the exam, we went for lunch. Oh yeah... there was this person in the exam that I thought looked familiar. I was pretty sure that I took Comp Lit with her freshman year. Alas, I didn't have a chance to talk to her and ask.
So, yeah, went to Sawtelle for lunch at Phoreign. But before going to lunch, I stopped by Sawtelle Institute of Japanese on Corinth Ave. (aka J-school), since they were just getting out around 12:30pm. It's been a while since I've stopped by there around a time when there are still kids around. I went to the far classroom where the principal's desk and "office" are, to see if Takahashi-Sensei was still there.. and she is! And she's still the principal. I managed to converse with her in half-Japanese, half-English, but at least full Japanese sentences for the half that was in Japanese. XD At least I have more confidence in speaking in Japanese then I did back when I actually went there, LOL! She recognized me right away, too, even though it's been nearly 5 years since I've graduated from there. =O I've been told I can come anytime, and can help out with the little kids. She asked about Alice (malicedogg) and Ian (mooglepower) as well. =)
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I watched an episode of "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" during dinner. Whoa, is this the new season? He's got a BEARD, and her hair's longer. They mellowed out his character so much. What happened to all that up-in-your-face stuff? D= Also, the feel of the episode wasn't as natural as the others in past seasons. =|
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Hello to two more people from that friending meme! XD
meganbmoore and xhiro_xhiro
(familiar with xhiro_xhiro from subarashiki_ds, but... Brave Story fan? ♥♥♥)
I hope I don't bore you too quickly.
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EDIT: I just got an email from the GifuJETs mailing list (yes, that I'm still on, haha) regarding the JLPT and changes that will take place in 2010.
Hey Everyone,
Because a lot of people who use gifujets also take the JLPT test, just thought people might be interested to know they are making some important changes to the JLPT Test. The main changes are;
1) As from next year, levels 1 and 2 can be sat in both July, and in December if you are in Japan. For those whose work contracts finish at the end of July it is a shot to do the exam before leaving the country.
2) As from the year after next the JLPT will have 5 levels as opposed to the current 4 levels. The new level is a level in between 3 kyuu and 2 kyuu, and bridges the large gap between these two. (Test format not announced yet, but it is designed to fall somehwere in between the difficult of 3kyuu and 2kyuu).
3) 1 kyuu will be made harder as of 2010.
http://www.jlptstudy.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=3621
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After the exam, we went for lunch. Oh yeah... there was this person in the exam that I thought looked familiar. I was pretty sure that I took Comp Lit with her freshman year. Alas, I didn't have a chance to talk to her and ask.
So, yeah, went to Sawtelle for lunch at Phoreign. But before going to lunch, I stopped by Sawtelle Institute of Japanese on Corinth Ave. (aka J-school), since they were just getting out around 12:30pm. It's been a while since I've stopped by there around a time when there are still kids around. I went to the far classroom where the principal's desk and "office" are, to see if Takahashi-Sensei was still there.. and she is! And she's still the principal. I managed to converse with her in half-Japanese, half-English, but at least full Japanese sentences for the half that was in Japanese. XD At least I have more confidence in speaking in Japanese then I did back when I actually went there, LOL! She recognized me right away, too, even though it's been nearly 5 years since I've graduated from there. =O I've been told I can come anytime, and can help out with the little kids. She asked about Alice (malicedogg) and Ian (mooglepower) as well. =)
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I watched an episode of "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" during dinner. Whoa, is this the new season? He's got a BEARD, and her hair's longer. They mellowed out his character so much. What happened to all that up-in-your-face stuff? D= Also, the feel of the episode wasn't as natural as the others in past seasons. =|
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Hello to two more people from that friending meme! XD
meganbmoore and xhiro_xhiro
(familiar with xhiro_xhiro from subarashiki_ds, but... Brave Story fan? ♥♥♥)
I hope I don't bore you too quickly.
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EDIT: I just got an email from the GifuJETs mailing list (yes, that I'm still on, haha) regarding the JLPT and changes that will take place in 2010.
Hey Everyone,
Because a lot of people who use gifujets also take the JLPT test, just thought people might be interested to know they are making some important changes to the JLPT Test. The main changes are;
1) As from next year, levels 1 and 2 can be sat in both July, and in December if you are in Japan. For those whose work contracts finish at the end of July it is a shot to do the exam before leaving the country.
2) As from the year after next the JLPT will have 5 levels as opposed to the current 4 levels. The new level is a level in between 3 kyuu and 2 kyuu, and bridges the large gap between these two. (Test format not announced yet, but it is designed to fall somehwere in between the difficult of 3kyuu and 2kyuu).
3) 1 kyuu will be made harder as of 2010.
http://www.jlptstudy.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=3621