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    Thread: Without phys. exercise?
Post: Without phys. exercise?

Karate is fun too!
welldone101 Off topic 152 22,499 2011-04-27, 9:54 am
    Thread: Without phys. exercise?
Post: Without phys. exercise?

zachandhobbes Wrote:I don't think I'm internally very healthy, but I'm pretty thin and athletic on the outside and I rarely go out to do sports or things like that. I mean yeah I walk like 20-30 minu...
welldone101 Off topic 152 22,499 2011-04-19, 5:39 pm
    Thread: Without phys. exercise?
Post: Without phys. exercise?

ファブリス Wrote:I'm doing pushups at home, pretty much. Thankfully summer is coming and I'll go cycling soon. No good Yoga classes here either, since I relocated away from Brussels, which is a big bummer....
welldone101 Off topic 152 22,499 2011-04-18, 3:32 pm
    Thread: Soo... Ipod Touch Question..
Post: Soo... Ipod Touch Question..

I have a 16gb iphone 3gs and have never had memory issues. I usually have a few TV episodes and movies, a couple hundred songs and podcasts, and all my apps. That includes 3 dictionary apps (but app...
welldone101 Learning resources 24 4,013 2011-04-06, 4:43 am
    Thread: Super Heisig anki deck
Post: Super Heisig anki deck

russoae Wrote:I have downloaded the deck and installed all required supports. The story does not display, it reads * onmouseout="this.style.color='white'"> *. Also even though, I have installed t...
welldone101 Learning resources 7 8,536 2011-03-29, 3:26 pm
    Thread: Earthquake in Japan March 11th 2011
Post: Earthquake in Japan March 11th 2011

Video I made using photos from some of the links in this thread. I've been pretty upset by all this, especially with lots of friends and previous students in Aomori-ken. They are all OK, but the tra...
welldone101 Off topic 690 113,309 2011-03-15, 6:53 pm
    Thread: Confessions of a Japanese Learner
Post: Confessions of a Japanese Learner

Great post! Thanks for sharing. It reminds me that there is always learning for the sake of learning, which is where I have been with my Japanese many-a-time. Sometimes it feels like such a useless ...
welldone101 General discussion 26 5,854 2011-03-05, 1:00 pm
    Thread: Using に with いる
Post: Using に with いる

Ni signifies the place where the "aru" or "iru" 'ed thing exists, so in this case it also happens to be the topic. I could be wrong but I think in this case I would translate that to "as for me, I ha...
welldone101 The Japanese language 14 4,347 2011-02-16, 6:20 am
    Thread: Smart.fm closing down
Post: Smart.fm closing down

To be honest I was kind of wondering why it was free in the first place. Especially after they started making money charging for their iphone applications, it seemed to me that would be a wake-up cal...
welldone101 Learning resources 143 43,806 2011-02-08, 5:00 pm
    Thread: What computer(s) do you use?
Post: What computer(s) do you use?

nest0r Wrote:It's not just Macbooks though, every Apple product I've used has had hard drive issues from day 1. I haven't tried the touchscreens devices yet, hoping those are better, though a Google s...
welldone101 Off topic 34 4,441 2010-10-18, 12:31 am
    Thread: What computer(s) do you use?
Post: What computer(s) do you use?

I used an asus gaming laptop from 2005 to 2008 and it did OK. At the end looking back it was an annoying process because the HD died at least once (lots of gaming in bed) and I lost my data at least ...
welldone101 Off topic 34 4,441 2010-10-17, 3:40 pm
    Thread: How to talk, when to talk.
Post: How to talk, when to talk.

Thank you everybody for this great advice. I am not "themage" but it is still similar to what helped me and it has given me new ideas and inspired me to go back to some things I used to practice with...
welldone101 The Japanese language 17 5,280 2010-08-11, 1:56 am
    Thread: Making Japanese Food; Where to Start?
Post: Making Japanese Food; Where to Start?

I think this is a fantastic idea. I'm on my phone now and about to start work, but I will respond longer later. I've got several Japanese cookbooks and spent some time doing what you plan to. Also ...
welldone101 Off topic 53 13,320 2010-02-09, 2:00 pm
    Thread: learning technologies that became obsolete this decade
Post: learning technologies that became obsolete this de...

Weird, I wonder where he teaches. The classes I'm in still use overhead projectors like nobodies business. Edit: On second thought I don't think this guy is in school or teaching and he probably jus...
welldone101 Off topic 33 5,878 2010-01-01, 5:36 pm
    Thread: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - Page 1 Vocabulary (Anki Deck)
Post: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - Page 1 Voc...

He was quite obviously bragging when he said it humbly. If you don't want to read the HP books don't read them.
welldone101 Learning resources 120 31,183 2009-12-28, 12:33 pm
    Thread: Whats best to do 3 months before going to Japan?
Post: Whats best to do 3 months before going to Japan?

Nothing prepares you for speaking Japanese. I say just watch dramas or TV if you want to work on your listening or just keep studying academically. You'll pick it up really fast once you arrive as l...
welldone101 General discussion 11 1,868 2009-12-22, 11:30 pm
    Thread: 1800 overdue RTK1 cards – start all over again or ignore RTK1 for now?
Post: 1800 overdue RTK1 cards – start all over again or ...

wow, that's really good advice. Glad I stopped by this thread.
welldone101 The Japanese language 14 2,446 2009-12-21, 10:30 am
    Thread: Japanese keywords
Post: Japanese keywords

wrightak Wrote:久しぶり Sorry for being absent for so long. Lots of things on. The good news is though that I'm at the office all through this week (yes, including Christmas Day - aren't Japanese compan...
welldone101 Remembering the Kanji 410 149,038 2009-12-20, 8:31 pm
    Thread: Trying To Get A Start In Japan...
Post: Trying To Get A Start In Japan...

There are a lot of colleges in the US that have strong relationships with Japanese schools too, or even campuses in Japan. My friend did his first year of school in Georgia then the next 3 in Japan a...
welldone101 JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 73 25,528 2009-12-18, 9:20 pm
    Thread: Responding to Compliments - Semi lame Newbie Q
Post: Responding to Compliments - Semi lame Newbie Q

magamo Wrote:How do I say the emotion shy people often have when they're complimented? It's similar to "embarrassed" but also happy at the same time. It's slightly uncomfortable but is not as strong a...
welldone101 The Japanese language 32 14,774 2009-12-01, 8:59 am
    Thread: do you trick yourself into beleiving you know a language?
Post: do you trick yourself into beleiving you know a la...

It's an interesting theory that I also recently maybe had a bump in with. Studying for the GRE I never realized how many English words I know wrongly or could never define, but only understand as an ...
welldone101 General discussion 36 5,012 2009-11-30, 11:19 am
    Thread: SRS sucks!
Post: SRS sucks!

igordesu Wrote:I know the guy in the following link (that Khatz mentioned once) talks about that: http://tesl-ej.org/ej45/tesl-ej.ej45.fr1.pdf Kato Lomb was a woman, not a guy. I haven't read your ...
welldone101 Learning resources 111 18,162 2009-10-17, 3:22 pm
    Thread: how (not) to snowboard in japanese
Post: how (not) to snowboard in japanese

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH I LOVE YOU!!!!! Edit: this is great, i love snowboarding, gotta go practice my dyna-V now
welldone101 Learning resources 5 2,586 2009-10-15, 9:02 pm
    Thread: Japanese keywords
Post: Japanese keywords

wrightak Wrote:Woelpad also did a lot of work on the google spreadsheet filling in the gaps. As part of my life here in Japan over the years, I've seen the Japanese keywords in action and I've realize...
welldone101 Remembering the Kanji 410 149,038 2009-09-27, 10:02 pm
    Thread: Number One Idiot in Japan
Post: Number One Idiot in Japan

kazelee Wrote:dewick Wrote:Meh. Glad you heart Japan, nonpoint, but my point, nonpoint, had nothing to do with anyone’s ‘path to Japanese fluency’ but rather, exactly, that the condescension was in th...
welldone101 General discussion 14 2,048 2009-07-19, 6:50 pm
    Thread: Sentences before RTK
Post: Sentences before RTK

I can't really recommend a starting point but I do suggest using smart.fm and doing either the core lists or Kanji Odyssey 2001 lists. If you do sentences before doing RTK it's best to have lots and ...
welldone101 Remembering the Kanji 11 1,910 2009-07-18, 10:48 pm
    Thread: This is really killing me.
Post: This is really killing me.

Tornadic_Indignation Wrote:As for warm/hot milk by itself, I tried it twice, and no dice. I'm the same. I'm not sure there's really anything to this. I would be that for most people who this works f...
welldone101 Off topic 22 2,571 2009-07-16, 2:45 am
    Thread: This is really killing me.
Post: This is really killing me.

thermal Wrote:[...]sugar[...]Knocks me out. It's possible that may be unique to you. I sure wouldn't recommend sugar as a way to shut your body down ;)
welldone101 Off topic 22 2,571 2009-07-16, 2:43 am
    Thread: Love in Japan...
Post: Love in Japan...

Is this some sort of record for the longest post Kazelee has ever made? Just looking for some verification.
welldone101 General discussion 578 67,333 2009-07-16, 2:38 am
    Thread: 100 Kanji a day
Post: 100 Kanji a day

blackmacros Wrote:Sorry to hear it didn't work out for you. :( Although it sounds like you use this site to review and not Anki? If you mark a card 'hard' in Anki you see it again in 8 hours, which w...
welldone101 Remembering the Kanji 435 87,010 2009-07-15, 11:20 pm