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    Thread: Is it still really necessary to be able to write out kanji?
Post: Is it still really necessary to be able to write o...

Yeah I think I'll keep writing them out, and skip on occasion to help speed up the review process. I already finished RTK in 2009 and it amazes me how many I remember by starting to write them. So it ...
aaronvanvalen The Japanese language 5 952 2012-11-29, 4:04 am
    Thread: Is it still really necessary to be able to write out kanji?
Post: Is it still really necessary to be able to write o...

I recently took up reviewing a RTK Anki deck that I neglected for the past 1.5 years. As always I am neatly writing out all the kanji. This deck however is only to be the first step in what I hope t...
aaronvanvalen The Japanese language 5 952 2012-11-28, 11:58 pm
    Thread: Smart.fm's new update
Post: Smart.fm's new update

it is indeed utter poo. i am not using the new interface to review, but have since kinda lost my faith in iKnow too. i want the info&audio, but rather use Anki.
aaronvanvalen Learning resources 14 3,192 2009-11-06, 7:19 am
    Thread: Smart.fm Importer Quick Question
Post: Smart.fm Importer Quick Question

mezbup Wrote:aaronvanvalen Wrote:I'm looking to transfer all smart.fm CORE 2000 stuff to Anki cos i feel smart.fm is not suitable for long term plus I just wanna have it all in one SRS system, i.e. An...
aaronvanvalen Learning resources 7 3,358 2009-11-05, 5:24 pm
    Thread: Smart.fm Importer Quick Question
Post: Smart.fm Importer Quick Question

I'm looking to transfer all smart.fm CORE 2000 stuff to Anki cos i feel smart.fm is not suitable for long term plus I just wanna have it all in one SRS system, i.e. Anki. I'd prefer to hear the audio ...
aaronvanvalen Learning resources 7 3,358 2009-11-05, 5:14 am
    Thread: How extraverted is honey.bunny77@hotmail.de?
Post: How extraverted is honey.bunny77@hotmail.de?

Hashiriya Wrote:17? wow! lucky! i wish i was studying Japanese when I was that young... I just turned 26 today, but based on my looks, I could pass for 17 still :) aint that so. but at least youre not...
aaronvanvalen Off topic 13 3,367 2009-10-27, 4:44 pm
    Thread: Number One Idiot in Japan
Post: Number One Idiot in Japan

I wiki'd 'troll' and now am familiar with the definition. Though it makes more sense with his name and all, he's still being a dick in real life as those ppl don't know what's going on and he is still...
aaronvanvalen General discussion 14 2,043 2009-07-19, 8:26 am
    Thread: Number One Idiot in Japan
Post: Number One Idiot in Japan

liosama Wrote:What aspect of it are you arguing is 'fake' or 'real' To me it is all so stupid, and its 4 minutes. Give me back my 20mb + 1 minute of skipping through this shit video Well I supposed I...
aaronvanvalen General discussion 14 2,043 2009-07-19, 7:16 am
    Thread: Number One Idiot in Japan
Post: Number One Idiot in Japan

No doubt about it. It seems too retarded to be real but probably is. [Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48WUgz-jKwM]
aaronvanvalen General discussion 14 2,043 2009-07-19, 3:19 am
    Thread: Share you Japanese Recipes
Post: Share you Japanese Recipes

ゴヤチャンプル: 8 garlic thingies bacon strips diced carrots okinawan goya (which most azn supermarkets have) dubbed 'bitter melon' tofu, 1 blok stir fry that ish, add 1 egg just at the end: delicious.
aaronvanvalen General discussion 14 4,055 2009-07-17, 3:50 pm
    Thread: Kanji Odyssey 2001
Post: Kanji Odyssey 2001

http://www.coscom.co.jp/order/index.html
aaronvanvalen Learning resources 16 4,878 2009-07-17, 3:47 pm
    Thread: Kanji Odyssey 2001
Post: Kanji Odyssey 2001

i got the books but was wonderin how to get my hands on the spreadsheet now, who do i email my photo?
aaronvanvalen Learning resources 16 4,878 2009-07-17, 1:17 pm
    Thread: Love in Japan...
Post: Love in Japan...

dbh2ppa Wrote:hm... this is probably not the crowd to ask but, since we are in the "love in japan" thread... how's the situation for the gay males in japan? i think i read somewhere homosexuality in j...
aaronvanvalen General discussion 578 67,311 2009-07-15, 2:11 am
    Thread: The AJATT Method
Post: The AJATT Method

aphasiac Wrote:blackmacros Wrote:nonpoint Wrote:I masturbate to japanese porn. I just thought I would throw that out there. Always good to know. So if I watch and listen to 10,000 hours of J-porn I wi...
aaronvanvalen General discussion 1,517 595,022 2009-07-14, 11:46 am
    Thread: Love in Japan...
Post: Love in Japan...

This is a great topic.
aaronvanvalen General discussion 578 67,311 2009-07-14, 11:39 am
    Thread: Do you know what your dominant ear is?
Post: Do you know what your dominant ear is?

blackmacros Wrote:vosmiura Wrote:Using two ears FTW. You only use two ears? :)
aaronvanvalen Off topic 15 6,340 2009-07-13, 5:35 am
    Thread: shifting into japanese
Post: shifting into japanese

Nii87 Wrote:^Except there ARE people that do it to be cool. I saw it alot when I popped in the anime club at uni. good point :)
aaronvanvalen General discussion 28 6,890 2009-07-13, 5:33 am
    Thread: shifting into japanese
Post: shifting into japanese

the old apologetic awkardness bow is always there waiting to come out. when i just got back from jpn i was doing it like crazy. i still cant (nor really care to) get rid of そっか? or うん and i got my roo...
aaronvanvalen General discussion 28 6,890 2009-07-12, 11:46 pm
    Thread: Anki on jailbroken iPhone
Post: Anki on jailbroken iPhone

150 txt + 150 minutes of call + unlimited internet is 20 euros a month with a 2 year contract here in the NL. don't have it yet but intend to get it.
aaronvanvalen Learning resources 9 5,787 2009-07-07, 3:37 pm
    Thread: Re-examining your SRS workflow
Post: Re-examining your SRS workflow

I'm gonna try this. I just can't cut it anymore, a block of reviews in the morning. It sets me back. You'll be my new hero.
aaronvanvalen General discussion 176 48,537 2009-07-07, 11:36 am
    Thread: Your Japanese Name & 印鑑(seal)
Post: Your Japanese Name & 印鑑(seal)

Wally Wrote:aaronvanvalen Wrote:@Musashi, why would I not use 論 in my name? Especially since the pronunciation is spot on. No, sorry, it is most definitely *not* spot on. It's in the ballpark, but it...
aaronvanvalen General discussion 79 15,248 2009-07-07, 7:03 am
    Thread: Your Japanese Name & 印鑑(seal)
Post: Your Japanese Name & 印鑑(seal)

@musashi but there is nothing wrong with the meaning?
aaronvanvalen General discussion 79 15,248 2009-07-07, 2:48 am
    Thread: Your Japanese Name & 印鑑(seal)
Post: Your Japanese Name & 印鑑(seal)

Tobberoth Wrote:aaronvanvalen Wrote:My name is Aaron, transcribed as アーロン which is how it's pronounced in the Netherlands, but now I usually use 阿論. Does anybody not get the reading immediately? I wou...
aaronvanvalen General discussion 79 15,248 2009-07-06, 4:29 pm
    Thread: Your Japanese Name & 印鑑(seal)
Post: Your Japanese Name & 印鑑(seal)

My name is Aaron, transcribed as アーロン which is how it's pronounced in the Netherlands, but now I usually use 阿論. Does anybody not get the reading immediately? I would be interested to know if this is ...
aaronvanvalen General discussion 79 15,248 2009-07-06, 11:37 am
    Thread: Surprising my friends with plane tickects to Japan. Best time to go?
Post: Surprising my friends with plane tickects to Japan...

You're a good man/woman. My gf about giving me a plane ticket to Japan but I told her not to cos it would be just too heavy on me.
aaronvanvalen General discussion 19 3,047 2009-07-02, 6:34 pm
    Thread: Anki on jailbroken iPhone
Post: Anki on jailbroken iPhone

I wanna be able to do my reviews everywhere and am in need of a new phone. Naturally I thought of the iPhone with its ability to run AnkiMini (http://ichi2.net/anki/ankimini/). I would get the 'older...
aaronvanvalen Learning resources 9 5,787 2009-07-02, 8:19 am
    Thread: Ritalin
Post: Ritalin

I know they're giving their opinion but I'm just saying they seem to be misinformed and or generalizing to a certain degree. We moeten wel, niemand spreekt Nederlands :)
aaronvanvalen Remembering the Kanji 39 6,583 2009-06-30, 4:02 pm
    Thread: Ritalin
Post: Ritalin

Musashi Wrote:Duh, you don't have to dice it up and snort it in order for it to be called doing drugs, you being from the Netherlands should know, jah toch? It is still a 'prescription' and not takin...
aaronvanvalen Remembering the Kanji 39 6,583 2009-06-30, 3:25 pm
    Thread: Ritalin
Post: Ritalin

Burritolingus Wrote:b0ng0 Wrote:drugs are bad mmmkay? Obligatory (AND dubbed in Japanese!) http://www.veoh.com/browse/videos/catego...51C5Rxy9pc Thanks for that. Awesome. I think I wanna start watchin...
aaronvanvalen Remembering the Kanji 39 6,583 2009-06-30, 2:57 pm
    Thread: Ritalin
Post: Ritalin

I appreciate your concerns fellas. Rest assured, this is not a habit, nor can it become one as my supplies are limited. I was merely interested in its effects on studying, and I must admit, these were...
aaronvanvalen Remembering the Kanji 39 6,583 2009-06-30, 9:35 am