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    Thread: Dealing with Huge Reviews/ Bad Weekends
Post: Dealing with Huge Reviews/ Bad Weekends

I usually only need to review around 50 cards a day. Which takes around 20 minutes, but I actually write out each of them, so its not just a matter of looking and recognizing. Anyway, the general con...
Mayhem Remembering the Kanji 13 4,156 2012-11-06, 4:09 pm
    Thread: Dealing with Huge Reviews/ Bad Weekends
Post: Dealing with Huge Reviews/ Bad Weekends

So I've been at the RTK game for months now, and have managed to be consistent and come on everyday (or so) to hit the reviews, learn new ones and keep the process going, even when travelling. But...
Mayhem Remembering the Kanji 13 4,156 2012-11-05, 11:37 pm
    Thread: MD in Informatics in Japan
Post: MD in Informatics in Japan

To add a few comments: I know a man from Bulgaria who got his undergrad from a Japanese university and was subsequently hired on by a Japanese company. Also to add, I met two of his friends, both fr...
Mayhem JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 6 2,006 2012-09-05, 8:48 am
    Thread: I'm really having trouble with this
Post: I'm really having trouble with this

As a side note about making/collecting stories, I read Heisig, look through the list of popular ones on the site and choose one to my liking and usually alter it slightly to match my own impressions. ...
Mayhem Remembering the Kanji 10 3,475 2012-08-30, 9:17 am
    Thread: Buying a road bike in Japan
Post: Buying a road bike in Japan

I wouldn't be overly concerned about having a bike stolen in Japan. For a few reasons, firstly, the bikes you are looking at may be nice, but they aren't exactly worth an really large sum of money. ...
Mayhem Off topic 26 8,982 2012-08-29, 9:04 pm
    Thread: Buying a road bike in Japan
Post: Buying a road bike in Japan

Sounds like a reasonable compromise, but you could just buy two bikes ! haha
Mayhem Off topic 26 8,982 2012-08-28, 6:27 pm
    Thread: Buying a road bike in Japan
Post: Buying a road bike in Japan

Yeah, umbrellas and bikes don't mix, that's why you can get a little umbrella holder clamp that goes on the handle bars, and with the newly freed hand you can text and eat onigiri even when its rainin...
Mayhem Off topic 26 8,982 2012-08-28, 1:06 pm
    Thread: Buying a road bike in Japan
Post: Buying a road bike in Japan

I'm sure if you've been riding bikes forever, you may have strong opinions about which type of bike is best and how much you need to be spending. As someone who is new, I wouldn't believe the hype and...
Mayhem Off topic 26 8,982 2012-08-28, 12:02 pm
    Thread: Hunger Games - Japanese novel
Post: Hunger Games - Japanese novel

Forget Hunger Games, read the book Battle Royale by Koushun Takami. You can find English translations pretty easy, and when your done you can watch the movie.
Mayhem Off topic 10 4,291 2012-08-28, 9:57 am
    Thread: Buying a road bike in Japan
Post: Buying a road bike in Japan

Yeah, the dropped bar is common on that style of bike, its not gender specific. In Japan they don't bother with gender distinctions for the bikes, just with soft drinks, haha. Anyway, I wouldn't or...
Mayhem Off topic 26 8,982 2012-08-28, 9:39 am
    Thread: Buying a road bike in Japan
Post: Buying a road bike in Japan

I think the speed you can travel on the bike is more dependent on fitness then the weight of the bike. That being said, I used to own a road bike (Felt F95 Team Issue) in Tokyo so I'll call a few thin...
Mayhem Off topic 26 8,982 2012-08-28, 9:02 am
    Thread: Why is Japanese pitch accent almost never taught?
Post: Why is Japanese pitch accent almost never taught?

This is only the second time I've heard a student of Japanese raise the topic of pitch accent, the only other time was a local hyperpolyglot who was raising concern along the same lines. The answer ...
Mayhem General discussion 133 26,587 2012-08-27, 9:32 pm