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    Thread: Alarm clock with mp3 or ipod?
Post: Alarm clock with mp3 or ipod?

I use citrus alarm clock -- http://www.ornj.net/citrus/ I think it fits the bill you posted. I use it quite happily myself. お勧めです。 Edit: to add my fav'rit feature, which may or may not be documented....
chully Off topic 26 5,171 2009-08-19, 1:43 am
    Thread: Interesting device: Open Pandora
Post: Interesting device: Open Pandora

I am tempted too, but I worry about shoddy build quality for the first batch. Any opinions on that?
chully Learning resources 47 6,085 2009-08-13, 7:27 pm
    Thread: Reader and Dictionary
Post: Reader and Dictionary

I think you can download a program called stardict, which claims to be the best free dictionary program in linux and windows, according to the first result in google. I am using it with the two JMDict...
chully Learning resources 2 1,137 2009-07-27, 8:12 am
    Thread: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me" thread.
Post: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me"...

Oh, I so so feel you on that one. I went through the same thing, and my outlook on the situation occasionally wavers from the positive. Thanks for writing this: aaronvanvalen Wrote:I enjoy nothing mo...
chully Remembering the Kanji 1,845 424,742 2009-06-14, 4:23 am
    Thread: Learning Japanese with Japanese videogames.
Post: Learning Japanese with Japanese videogames.

Hey, nice thread, wish I had thought to look for it earlier. To those speaking of Chrono Trigger, I would add that in the DS re-release, you can switch J-E with about 4 taps in many dialogues. Rolling...
chully General discussion 110 39,275 2009-06-12, 9:19 am
    Thread: Prereading lessons
Post: Prereading lessons

I do this too. It's goo. Sometimes I feel like I don't have time to do it, and among those sometimes, sometimes making the stories sucks. I can lose attention or fall asleep too. Sometimes I have tim...
chully Remembering the Kanji 6 1,595 2009-06-11, 6:31 pm
    Thread: Japanese cooking!
Post: Japanese cooking!

back before i came to japan I tried to make mochi with a blender, and I wasn't sure, it was okay ... now i know, it was awful compared to the real thing. I hope your mochi attempt involves the crushin...
chully Off topic 6 1,031 2009-05-25, 1:23 am
    Thread: If you had to convince someone Japan is the best place in the world
Post: If you had to convince someone Japan is the best p...

thistime Wrote:Chully, have you lived or worked in Japan before? Just curious. Holding two jobs here now. JET ALT and private eikaiwa. :) Just my day jobs, I hope they don't end up defining me too muc...
chully Off topic 341 43,720 2009-05-24, 7:56 am
    Thread: If you had to convince someone Japan is the best place in the world
Post: If you had to convince someone Japan is the best p...

As to the clarifications of your edit jorgebucaran, there is at least one whole book written about this, which I recommend.
chully Off topic 341 43,720 2009-05-24, 4:52 am
    Thread: If you had to convince someone Japan is the best place in the world
Post: If you had to convince someone Japan is the best p...

jorgebucaran Wrote:Guys I have no experience on the matter and I don't know what to expect. Oh, these are easy ones :) jorgebucaran Wrote:How do I get a work visa if I don't have a job? Does that make...
chully Off topic 341 43,720 2009-05-24, 4:49 am
    Thread: If you had to convince someone Japan is the best place in the world
Post: If you had to convince someone Japan is the best p...

jorgebucaran, let's imagine a person who has set the realistic goal of teaching eikaiwa. This is a fulfilling job if you work for a small company. This is not an ALT position, it is entirely different...
chully Off topic 341 43,720 2009-05-24, 4:08 am
    Thread: If you had to convince someone Japan is the best place in the world
Post: If you had to convince someone Japan is the best p...

jorgebucaran Wrote:1) What about: going to Japan as a tourist, apply for a Job and find help to get a Work Visa. Is that possible? 2) How does it work getting a work Visa in Japan? Do you need to be e...
chully Off topic 341 43,720 2009-05-24, 1:40 am
    Thread: Anyone know of link to an Anti-Heisig review?
Post: Anyone know of link to an Anti-Heisig review?

Here's one that didnt dissuade me: http://www.nihongoperapera.com/reviews/r...kanji.html
chully Remembering the Kanji 8 2,028 2009-04-27, 5:05 pm
    Thread: On frame 1531. 3/4 of the way done!
Post: On frame 1531. 3/4 of the way done!

I made it to 1540 today. The failed or never tested pile is empty. I am 3/4 of the way done! RAWR! I will meet any obstacles in life without changing my pace in the kanji. I will stay in this tank m...
chully Remembering the Kanji 462 138,224 2009-04-25, 11:55 pm
    Thread: finding a job in Japan
Post: finding a job in Japan

Jarvik7 Wrote:activeaero Wrote:And who said having a "career" has to be the primary goal of one's life? I work for the FBI, make excellent pay with excellent benefits, and will be applying for JET a...
chully General discussion 17 1,853 2009-04-24, 7:16 pm
    Thread: Help...How to best use an SRS for data with related parts?
Post: Help...How to best use an SRS for data with relate...

If you have a "One-to-Many" relation, like, say, hand to fingers, you should be able to reverse the problem for One-to-one: Q1: What is on the end of my hand? A1: A thumb, a finger, a long finger, a ...
chully Learning resources 5 1,009 2009-04-22, 9:17 pm
    Thread: what do you use to write the kanji?
Post: what do you use to write the kanji?

I use whatever is on hand; a mitsubishi PIN 水性 FOR PRO (PIN-102) today. I like other pens too, but pencil is fine. For reviews, just something that leaves a mark long enough to make sure I have all th...
chully The Japanese language 46 21,004 2009-04-16, 1:29 am
    Thread: On frame 1531. 3/4 of the way done!
Post: On frame 1531. 3/4 of the way done!

I've got my money on both of you. Good job! 頑張って!!
chully Remembering the Kanji 462 138,224 2009-04-10, 9:41 pm
    Thread: 100 Kanji a day
Post: 100 Kanji a day

KanjiMood asked about the most difficult kanji ... those are probably the ones that arent related to the same primitives that you are learning in that chapter. I've read various techniques on this boa...
chully Remembering the Kanji 435 87,024 2009-04-10, 9:17 pm
    Thread: Please translate my nickname? :-)
Post: Please translate my nickname? :-)

Japanese people love 4-kanji sets. How about dropping the の? 緑飛行機 I wonder if the pronunciation of midori has now changed to リョク or ロク? I imagine 緑色飛行機 or 緑の飛行機 might be more easily understood as an a...
chully The Japanese language 1 833 2009-04-10, 8:38 pm
    Thread: 100 Kanji a day
Post: 100 Kanji a day

I share things in common with some of you. I did the best I could, and got to 1000 kanji by New Years Day. It felt great. I don't remember exactly when I started, so no comparisons vs. you kanjimonste...
chully Remembering the Kanji 435 87,024 2009-04-10, 8:30 pm
    Thread: Japanese online games
Post: Japanese online games

吾 碁o to the cybex/cybac internet cafes 中n kyuushuu occasionally. They try to draw the online gaming crowd for obvious reasons. Here is a list 之f online games they 為o their best to accommodate. http:/...
chully Learning resources 16 4,436 2009-03-31, 7:02 pm
    Thread: Survey: Do you write kanji during your reviews? And what's your goal?
Post: Survey: Do you write kanji during your reviews? A...

I'm going for the non-computery, more-brushy style, myself. I know penji exists, but I haven't taken a single glance at anything related to learning to write in that style. I'll make it through the da...
chully Remembering the Kanji 65 10,893 2009-03-05, 10:22 am
    Thread: Learn kanji via Yo Mama jokes?
Post: Learn kanji via Yo Mama jokes?

stehr Wrote:It's an intellectual turn-off. It seems to be a pretty good place to get stories from, and I like that he mixes readings into his mnemonics. But, I don't like the "just learn enough to g...
chully Learning resources 25 10,285 2009-03-02, 6:05 am
    Thread: Changing the koohii font
Post: Changing the koohii font

Doh. What timing, too. Thanks a bunch! The screenshot there looks like just what I wanted. Now I just gotta figure out what this greasemnkey nonsense is. Thank you!!
chully General discussion 2 677 2009-02-27, 4:48 am
    Thread: JLPT1: How do/did you prepare?
Post: JLPT1: How do/did you prepare?

mentat_kgs Wrote:Isn't it in the 能力試験 flyer, something about 10.000 items of vocabulary? Since I dug it out, yes, that is what it says. "Level 1: The examinee has mastered grammar to a high level, kno...
chully JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 20 8,562 2009-02-27, 12:10 am
    Thread: Changing the koohii font
Post: Changing the koohii font

I love this site, I really do. I've just finished another review. I review by writing the kanji down and comparing my writing with what's on the screen. As I haven't finished the first book of RTK yet...
chully General discussion 2 677 2009-02-26, 9:19 pm
    Thread: New meaning for "taskmaster" radicle 攵
Post: New meaning for "taskmaster" radicle 攵

Well, I did just get into Lesson 28, and I want to go as fast as I can, so I don't see myself finding an eraser and flipping back 80 kanji to rethink all those stories. This is the first time I've had...
chully Remembering the Kanji 18 6,259 2009-02-19, 9:13 am
    Thread: New meaning for "taskmaster" radicle 攵
Post: New meaning for "taskmaster" radicle 攵

I dunno, I have been surprised at how well I did with my choice for the taskmaster. I'm struggling as best I can to get through Lesson 27, all about people, and I followed heisig's advice pretty well,...
chully Remembering the Kanji 18 6,259 2009-02-19, 7:20 am