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    Thread: 873 expired kanji
Post: 873 expired kanji

I'm a slacker and almost dropped learning Japanese. 4 weeks without learning and I have 500 cards to review. Then I bought iBunko (the book reader for the iPad) and regained my faith in the Japanese l...
Shmurk Remembering the Kanji 17 4,619 2011-07-30, 1:30 am
    Thread: Do you GO?
Post: Do you GO?

Go is fun on the internet, you can try http://www.gokgs.com/ or http://www.pandanet.co.jp/English/ . Both are free to play and have programs to download to be able to play. Have fun!
Shmurk General discussion 26 4,623 2011-04-03, 10:30 am
    Thread: Down the mysterious road of... something
Post: Down the mysterious road of... something

I go to work by car every day, and I take the same path every time. Except for today where my life would take drastic turn... There was a huge traffic jam in front of me, and to avoid it I quickly tu...
Shmurk Off topic 0 540 2011-02-09, 3:17 am
    Thread: Help:/ I'm lost!
Post: Help:/ I'm lost!

Can't really help you but here is my experience: I did RTK3 just after RTK1 because it became like some kind of contest (or something... momentum is the word I was looking for but couldn't put in a se...
Shmurk Remembering the Kanji 24 8,246 2011-02-03, 10:12 am
    Thread: Starting Japanese, not sure what to do with the Kana...
Post: Starting Japanese, not sure what to do with the Ka...

2 things that I already said somewhere else: it doesn't matter if you do the kanas before or after the kanjis. Kanas are easy to learn anyway. I learned the kanas the hard way when I was 10: I bought...
Shmurk The Japanese language 35 7,743 2011-02-03, 9:05 am
    Thread: The Encouragement Thread
Post: The Encouragement Thread

"Trying" Heisig's book for the third time. 1200 kanjis right now. Thanks for the encouragement thread :)
Shmurk Remembering the Kanji 908 186,094 2011-02-01, 6:09 am
    Thread: RtK done quick
Post: RtK done quick

It's my third time trying the Heisig method. On the second try, I finished RTK 1&3 but did not keep on SRSing after that. The two things that helped me the most where: * good stories: funny, abs...
Shmurk Remembering the Kanji 64 15,815 2011-01-27, 10:03 am
    Thread: Started French!
Post: Started French!

Listen to Starmania (Tycoon in english) if you liked France Gall. And if you like stupid stuff, look at YouTube videos of Groland and Jean-Yves Lafesse. Bonne chance !
Shmurk General discussion 12 2,694 2011-01-06, 5:43 am
    Thread: Starting over. How?
Post: Starting over. How?

tinonet Wrote:I really do want to continue my study but not quite sure where and how to begin again. Same story here. I read the book 1 & 3, and got bored to death. 3 months later, I just deleted ...
Shmurk Remembering the Kanji 11 2,528 2010-09-09, 8:40 am
    Thread: Japanese TV on Internet
Post: Japanese TV on Internet

I wouldn't mind an invite too, I have never heard of azn.tv before, is it any good? How does it compare to D-addicts? Thanks.
Shmurk Learning resources 182 105,138 2010-08-06, 5:31 am
    Thread: 500 frames and counting! ROOOOARRRR!!!
Post: 500 frames and counting! ROOOOARRRR!!!

I'm so sad, I haven't reached the 500 kanjis milestone yet, I only have 497 today :( More seriously, I don't visualize milestones as a big thing because I feel that it would distract me from my first ...
Shmurk Remembering the Kanji 526 167,143 2008-02-06, 11:12 am
    Thread: Part 1, Part 2, ...
Post: Part 1, Part 2, ...

OK, I get it. I'll try to keep going and do more reviews of my previous lessons while learning new kanjis. Thanks.
Shmurk Remembering the Kanji 4 1,224 2008-01-22, 10:58 am
    Thread: Part 1, Part 2, ...
Post: Part 1, Part 2, ...

Hi, I discovered the book and the site 2 weeks ago and I finished the first part of the book (12 lessons). I didn't had any problems so far, and on the 276 kanjis I've seen, I may have "forgotten" tw...
Shmurk Remembering the Kanji 4 1,224 2008-01-22, 8:11 am
    Thread: Shmurk: The Definite Official Biography
Post: Shmurk: The Definite Official Biography

Thank you for the clarification. The 5th lesson has 24 kanjis and I was able to learn it without real difficulties that's why I decided I would do "1 lesson a day" as long as this lesson has less tha...
Shmurk Off topic 20 3,982 2008-01-14, 5:01 am
    Thread: Shmurk: The Definite Official Biography
Post: Shmurk: The Definite Official Biography

Well... 5 days, 5 lessons, 94 kanjis! I still have the motivation and my brain is tingling. Thank you very much for your answers, this forum is a real boon.
Shmurk Off topic 20 3,982 2008-01-14, 3:20 am
    Thread: Shmurk: The Definite Official Biography
Post: Shmurk: The Definite Official Biography

Hi, I'm new here and I'd like to tell you my story as a japanese language learner. I dedicate this thread to all the "noobs like me" who sometimes lack the willpower to study japanese every day. I be...
Shmurk Off topic 20 3,982 2008-01-10, 3:11 pm