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    Thread: Where does you nickname come from?
Post: Where does you nickname come from?

I katakana-ised my surname to ロバーツ
Robatsu Off topic 66 10,374 2010-05-23, 5:15 am
    Thread: World Cup 2010
Post: World Cup 2010

Whilst I'm in Japan I hear England are playing a friendly against Japan on the 30th. Maybe I should pretend I'm from somewhere else if I'm about? :) I miss the golden-goal sudden-death rule from extr...
Robatsu Off topic 63 10,641 2010-05-11, 11:50 am
    Thread: Dreams Linked to Better Memories
Post: Dreams Linked to Better Memories

I dream sometimes where I appear to be speaking and understanding at least what my mind is telling me is Japanese. I wake up and still can't actively produce at speed. Back to the SRS then.... On an...
Robatsu Off topic 24 4,149 2010-04-23, 12:09 pm
    Thread: Itunes-Podcasts
Post: Itunes-Podcasts

If you're into video games, I randomly stumbled across ゲーム脳ばと which is pretty good.
Robatsu Learning resources 13 7,463 2010-04-09, 11:05 am
    Thread: Japanese learners in London, UK - unite!
Post: Japanese learners in London, UK - unite!

<---- Wolverhampton :(
Robatsu Off topic 13 5,007 2010-01-08, 12:09 pm
    Thread: Trying To Get A Start In Japan...
Post: Trying To Get A Start In Japan...

Yeah, just yesterday I thought I saw sa-ge and onion gravy in my kitchen cupboard... =|
Robatsu JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 73 25,528 2009-12-23, 6:28 am
    Thread: Apps for iPod Touch
Post: Apps for iPod Touch

I just have to say thanks to FutureBlues for mentioning Kotoba! I just installed it onto my iPhone, did a little searching and was entirely blown away by it! I think I'll be bookmarking this thread t...
Robatsu Learning resources 128 54,987 2009-12-21, 4:23 am
    Thread: Importance of RTK3
Post: Importance of RTK3

If you have built a solid momentum from Heisig and you feel that you could maintain it for another 1000 kanji, then I think it's an entirely personal choice on your part. I agree with brianobush's poi...
Robatsu Remembering the Kanji 17 3,463 2009-11-17, 12:43 pm
    Thread: All About Particles (Kodansha Book)
Post: All About Particles (Kodansha Book)

Spreadsheet 1 Spreadsheet 2 I think spreadsheet 1 is done. But what of the progress on 2?
Robatsu Learning resources 94 21,104 2009-10-21, 11:49 am
    Thread: So what committments do you have other than your Japanese study?
Post: So what committments do you have other than your J...

I'm in a band. http://www.myspace.com/fearwithoutreason
Robatsu General discussion 67 9,132 2009-10-10, 6:43 pm
    Thread: When did you think "I'm going to see this through"
Post: When did you think "I'm going to see this through"

At around 500 I always told myself "I've come too far to give up now". It may be boresome, but if you finish faster at a rate giving you a reasonable retention percentage, then you can start getting i...
Robatsu General discussion 28 4,784 2009-10-10, 9:13 am
    Thread: Google Wave Invite?
Post: Google Wave Invite?

I'll be keeping my ear to the ground on this one. Can't wait until it's finally released though.
Robatsu Off topic 21 3,483 2009-10-10, 9:02 am
    Thread: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me" thread.
Post: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me"...

Let it be said that I have now entered 2042 into the review cycle, and now time to nail the reviews down on the head. Thanks to everyone who put up their awesome stories. They really are the reason t...
Robatsu Remembering the Kanji 1,845 424,633 2009-09-19, 8:49 am
    Thread: Handwriting research
Post: Handwriting research

Here's my attempt... [Image: http://img48.imageshack.us/img48/6483/image005dy.jpg]
Robatsu General discussion 26 8,037 2009-09-19, 7:24 am
    Thread: Useful Poll: Favorite J-Drama, Anime, Manga, etc. (read first post)
Post: Useful Poll: Favorite J-Drama, Anime, Manga, etc. ...

**Top Movie*** Battle Royale ***Top Anime (series)*** One Piece RahXephon Neon Genesis Evangelion Cowboy Bebop ***Top Anime (movie)*** Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (does CG animation count)? ...
Robatsu General discussion 60 24,311 2009-09-14, 1:20 pm
    Thread: Hexagon.cc
Post: Hexagon.cc

http://revtk-share.hexagon.cc/invitations/dvjmVTuZu6
Robatsu General discussion 43 9,890 2009-09-04, 10:10 am
    Thread: New but probably old discovery. (TV)
Post: New but probably old discovery. (TV)

I have seen this channel. I caught some documentary about the terracotta army or something, it was subtitled so it would be easy just to put cardboard in the way or something. For a large part though ...
Robatsu General discussion 18 2,581 2009-07-25, 7:22 am
    Thread: How many reviews before completion? (on this site)
Post: How many reviews before completion? (on this site)

I haven't finished RtK 1 yet, I'm at frame 1615 but with 10278 reviews so far, but this is largely due to my pedestrian pace as I started RtK back in January '09.
Robatsu Remembering the Kanji 11 1,612 2009-07-09, 11:26 am
    Thread: Half way!
Post: Half way!

I know exactly what you mean about restaurant signs! I've come across two now where I look at the Kanji before the English name. One sign had *hundred* and *year*, oddly enough it was called the "Cent...
Robatsu Remembering the Kanji 616 180,458 2009-07-05, 7:09 am
    Thread: Bad memory days
Post: Bad memory days

I find if I happen to be really annoyed about something and it's eating at me for a while I lose around 25-30% retention as I just don't focus, I guess I have trouble letting things go tbh... One thi...
Robatsu Remembering the Kanji 15 3,713 2009-07-04, 7:12 pm
    Thread: Post Your Recent Milestone Achievement Here
Post: Post Your Recent Milestone Achievement Here

Frame 1616! YEAH! 2 weeks remaining I reckon, give or take.... I'll be further along later tonight I hope by another lesson.
Robatsu General discussion 1,389 294,527 2009-07-01, 12:02 pm
    Thread: Ritalin
Post: Ritalin

I prefer good old fashioned "effort", much higher in abundance and doesn't require storage space. Conveinent!
Robatsu Remembering the Kanji 39 6,591 2009-06-30, 2:57 pm
    Thread: General Music Recommendation Thread (Japanese, of course)
Post: General Music Recommendation Thread (Japanese, of ...

I am quite liking "Maximum the Hormone" at the moment, some catchy stuff there. http://[Video: http://www.youtube...9s]
Robatsu Learning resources 106 32,705 2009-06-28, 4:11 pm
    Thread: DVD to Ipod Rip
Post: DVD to Ipod Rip

I like handbrake, straightforward options like 'iPod' which sort all the details for you instead of experimenting old skool style. The only thing is that I still can't defeat the copy protection on m...
Robatsu Learning resources 12 1,741 2009-06-28, 4:05 pm
    Thread: What are effective stories?
Post: What are effective stories?

I guess I prefer to see an image of the characters within the stories acting out a scene in my mind, my stories tend to be written within the order each primitive is written, although if there is a pr...
Robatsu Remembering the Kanji 33 6,534 2009-06-28, 8:52 am
    Thread: On frame 1531. 3/4 of the way done!
Post: On frame 1531. 3/4 of the way done!

Hell yeah, I'm onto 1531 and moving on up to the last stretch! Now it's just starting to sink in as to what I've done so far. Stick with it, all it takes now is the will to repeat the process over and...
Robatsu Remembering the Kanji 462 138,194 2009-06-28, 8:28 am
    Thread: Post Your Recent Milestone Achievement Here
Post: Post Your Recent Milestone Achievement Here

1085 cards in four reviews+ stack(s) and 1483 cards total in circulation. I'm soo close to the 3/4 mark and the final push to the end, I can't wait to finally start progressing in the stuff I've wante...
Robatsu General discussion 1,389 294,527 2009-06-24, 12:39 pm
    Thread: Subs2srs deck downloads
Post: Subs2srs deck downloads

Took me a while, but finally got the final fantasy deck working in Anki. I have a quick question to settle a suspicion of mine. I downloaded the three parts and stuffit expander (I'm a Mac user btw) c...
Robatsu Group study 183 78,531 2009-06-16, 8:31 am
    Thread: The Discouragement Thread
Post: The Discouragement Thread

Here's one I heard the other week: "Wow you have weekly jump! I'm probably the only other person who appreciates this!" (Flicks through). "Errm, you DO know they publish this in English, right?" :...
Robatsu Off topic 311 69,115 2009-05-26, 12:19 pm
    Thread: I LOVE THIS SITE! DON'T EVER LEAVE ME AGAIN!
Post: I LOVE THIS SITE! DON'T EVER LEAVE ME AGAIN!

Yeah, top job on sorting it out mate!! Although my head hurts as i missed 2 days of reviews.... 149 in all :( I ploughed through it though at least. I hope the malicious people behind the evildoing g...
Robatsu General discussion 14 1,958 2009-05-16, 3:43 pm