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    Thread: How you found this site...
Post: How you found this site...

I think it was a crazy post on jlpt study forum, someone saying how bad the method was. I was up to kanji #200something and when I found this place, I thought I'd hit the lottery or something. It was ...
Shibo General discussion 27 4,460 2008-08-03, 1:19 am
    Thread: You baffle me Heisig, with 人
Post: You baffle me Heisig, with 人

For me, failing a few times is part of remembering.. Failing the same kanji 4 or 5 times? That's a serious problem. Often I just need to add a few words to a story to help clarify. I usually fail kanj...
Shibo Remembering the Kanji 35 9,453 2008-07-22, 7:42 pm
    Thread: Other online resources or books similar to RtK ?
Post: Other online resources or books similar to RtK ?

That wiki is the funniest thing ever. I'm sitting here, clicking on links, laughing like an idiot. There are some great/terrible drawings in there.
Shibo Learning resources 23 4,368 2008-07-22, 3:19 pm
    Thread: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me" thread.
Post: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me"...

Woo, way to go Mentat! I knew you could do it! It's been quite the journey for you, thanks for sharing it with us. ^^
Shibo Remembering the Kanji 1,845 424,660 2008-07-22, 9:36 am
    Thread: AJATTsentences forum : launch of a new forum KO2001 and others
Post: AJATTsentences forum : launch of a new forum KO200...

I bought the books after seeing the thread here as well. Heck, I even bought the CD!
Shibo Learning resources 59 25,609 2008-07-18, 8:33 pm
    Thread: anyone else sick of perverted stories?
Post: anyone else sick of perverted stories?

QuackingShoe Wrote:Who's up for mounting an inquisition on the heretics in the Alternate Primitives thread? I didn't expect a kind of Spanish Inquisition..
Shibo General discussion 138 45,397 2008-07-17, 8:23 pm
    Thread: On Reviewing Cards
Post: On Reviewing Cards

I guess it kinda depends on when you'd prefer to have your problems, now or later. For me, failing a card is just the opportunity for additional review. I don't like the idea of reviewing individual s...
Shibo General discussion 9 2,014 2008-07-16, 12:20 pm
    Thread: Why that kanji for your forum avatar?
Post: Why that kanji for your forum avatar?

Ootsuka *Ai* =)
Shibo General discussion 35 5,486 2008-07-16, 10:11 am
    Thread: How do you do your AJATT sentence reviews?
Post: How do you do your AJATT sentence reviews?

Well, hell week at work has finally ended, I hope, and I'm finally ready to dive into life after RTK1. With Anki by my side and Misaki-chan speaking to me via my new flashcards, I'm ready to go!! Or.....
Shibo General discussion 5 8,251 2008-07-13, 11:34 pm
    Thread: More efficient Anki input with Dual-Monitors...
Post: More efficient Anki input with Dual-Monitors...

I like to have my lappy on the arm of my couch, a book in my lap, some sort of mixed drink on the coffee table, and the Red Sox on tv. XD
Shibo General discussion 27 4,151 2008-07-09, 8:54 pm
    Thread: J R&B, Jhip-hop
Post: J R&B, Jhip-hop

You're in the wrong place to be asking for free illegal downloads, bud. Sorry.
Shibo Learning resources 12 3,538 2008-07-08, 8:32 am
    Thread: Help! RTK Done and now the kanji are trying to eat me!
Post: Help! RTK Done and now the kanji are trying to eat...

Nukemarine Wrote:Due to a recent AJATT post, a few of us are using a Text to Speech program to read out kanji sentences into sound files. Then we attach the sound files to our cards in Anki. Works pre...
Shibo General discussion 31 6,953 2008-07-07, 4:26 pm
    Thread: Help! RTK Done and now the kanji are trying to eat me!
Post: Help! RTK Done and now the kanji are trying to eat...

Thanks for all the words of encouragement, folks. JLPT 3 and 4 vocab is pretty much exactly what I need at this point. I mean, I know pretty much all of it in kana. I just need to be able to regognize...
Shibo General discussion 31 6,953 2008-07-06, 2:41 pm
    Thread: Help! RTK Done and now the kanji are trying to eat me!
Post: Help! RTK Done and now the kanji are trying to eat...

Nukemarine Wrote:Instead of doing 15 kanji a day, now you'll do 15 new sentences a day. Hold off on Kanji.Odyssey for now. UBJG should take you a good 3 months to get through. If you need further expl...
Shibo General discussion 31 6,953 2008-07-06, 10:02 am
    Thread: On frame 1531. 3/4 of the way done!
Post: On frame 1531. 3/4 of the way done!

Woo! Go Mentat! Getting there! Congrats to all. ^^
Shibo Remembering the Kanji 462 138,199 2008-07-05, 9:10 pm
    Thread: Help! RTK Done and now the kanji are trying to eat me!
Post: Help! RTK Done and now the kanji are trying to eat...

It's not as bad as I make it out to be.. It's just that I guess I like things that are incredibly linear and this just..isn't. I don't even know if it's possible to make it linear. But, I go through 2...
Shibo General discussion 31 6,953 2008-07-05, 8:56 pm
    Thread: Help! RTK Done and now the kanji are trying to eat me!
Post: Help! RTK Done and now the kanji are trying to eat...

I thought that topic would get some attention, lol. ;) Seriously, though.. I guess I was a little bit sheltered by RTK. I've got 2001.kanji.odyssey and UBJG sitting in front of me as I speak, and a t...
Shibo General discussion 31 6,953 2008-07-05, 8:37 pm
    Thread: Rock and roll
Post: Rock and roll

I think most of the stuff that's easy to find out there is the mainstream pop, rock, etc. The older generation doesn't seem to share their music online as much, or if they do, my Japanese isn't good e...
Shibo Off topic 5 1,723 2008-07-05, 9:33 am
    Thread: Now what?
Post: Now what?

I really appreciate the responses, guys. I've got all the materials that were mentioned written down. I think I'll start with UBJG. I like the fact that there's a bit of a support group for that book ...
Shibo General discussion 7 1,414 2008-06-30, 10:15 pm
    Thread: Now what?
Post: Now what?

Does UBJG Start out with kanji right away? I'm not dissatisfied with busy people's content at all, I'm just not sure how to turn what I've learned into kanji effectively. I have an absolute ton of fla...
Shibo General discussion 7 1,414 2008-06-30, 4:30 pm
    Thread: Now what?
Post: Now what?

Whew. It feels really great to be done adding new cards to RTK1. I don't plan on taking too much of a break, so I'll probably start up the next phase of my studies this week.. That is, if I knew what ...
Shibo General discussion 7 1,414 2008-06-30, 3:55 pm
    Thread: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me" thread.
Post: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me"...

Jonathan Wrote:Congratulations guys, keep up the good work! Shibo - out of curiosity, what do you plan to do regarding your Japanese studies from now on besides RTK3? God, I wish I knew.. I have thing...
Shibo Remembering the Kanji 1,845 424,660 2008-06-30, 3:44 pm
    Thread: J R&B, Jhip-hop
Post: J R&B, Jhip-hop

mullr Wrote:google > jpopsuki. That's my main source. If you have any recommendations on WHAT to listen to, I'm interested... How about Halcali? http://youtube.com/watch?v=5CrosABbERk
Shibo Learning resources 12 3,538 2008-06-29, 8:30 pm
    Thread: Confidence Boosters
Post: Confidence Boosters

Me three, since it's Otsuka Ai's first name and I'm slightly obsessed 0_0 ;)
Shibo Remembering the Kanji 6 1,334 2008-06-29, 5:36 pm
    Thread: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me" thread.
Post: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me"...

Made my first index card flashcard in November.. Found this site in January. Finished adding the last card to the SRS this evening. The feeling of accomplishment that I have at this moment is indescri...
Shibo Remembering the Kanji 1,845 424,660 2008-06-28, 10:59 pm
    Thread: Overpowering 豪
Post: Overpowering 豪

I used someone's story about overpowering just being pavilion with a pig instead of a nail. So from there you can picture a pavilion at a world's fair, or even at EPCOT if you've been there. Perhaps i...
Shibo Remembering the Kanji 15 2,974 2008-06-28, 10:34 am
    Thread: Mistakes in RTK1, 5th edition
Post: Mistakes in RTK1, 5th edition

Back from the dead, an old topic, haha. Frame 1991, captive. Heisig lists the primitives as "tiger" and "male". But, he changed the keyword for that primitive to "man", did he not? Of course, the nex...
Shibo Remembering the Kanji 14 6,646 2008-06-28, 12:15 am
    Thread: So what alternative primitives did you use?
Post: So what alternative primitives did you use?

I think you're safe, cerulean. Heisig doesn't use any yakuza stuff that I can think of.
Shibo Remembering the Kanji 67 22,098 2008-06-26, 11:17 pm
    Thread: So what alternative primitives did you use?
Post: So what alternative primitives did you use?

I used a ton, but my favorites were: Fur trapper for 皮 Pee for the flag primitive (A big P, c'mon now!) Kim Kardashian for Maestro (B for butt, haha) Love Doll for 者 is a classic, and Mr. T is leg...
Shibo Remembering the Kanji 67 22,098 2008-06-26, 8:55 pm
    Thread: Is this the normal way to do it?
Post: Is this the normal way to do it?

I'm having the same issue with my kanji recall rates dropping a bit towards the end of the book. My recall rate was in the 90's for the first 1000 or so, then in the high 80's to 1500, then the mid to...
Shibo General discussion 24 3,297 2008-06-23, 9:23 pm