4 posts tagged “class”

this really made me feel glad that i found this arashi community.. sure we have retards that cause problems.. but that comes with anything in life.. no one or thing is perfect.. and coming to terms with that its a big step in life.. but our community here seems like its so mature and truly accepts them BECAUSE they have faults..

the other day i was going through the magazine scans i have.. and laughing cuz they put lipstick on the boys.. i wonder what they thought of that the very first time... xD.. "do we have to >_>".. just imagine a normal 16-17 yr old boy you know.. he would rather die than put on lipstick right? :D maybe japan is different.. i'm not japanese.. but still.. lol

i love them cuz they never give up.. and even if they do in the end.. i love them for making it that far

btw i'm drowning in papers and midterms.. but i did find some things to translate so i'll do that... soon? T_T

lately i've realized when translating.. and in class too.. when i speak or think in japanese.. its more of a feeling than a translation from english.. i think thats why i have so much trouble remembering the conversations for class.. because its like imitating someone else's feelings/thoughts.. usually the teacher wants us to use a specific pattern in class.. but if i dont know what she wants.. i just answer the question truthfully.. i dont think i get marked off for it.. because its still proper japanese.. but it wasnt what she wanted so i get like half off.. kinda sucks.. but i dont think thats my fault..

they teach by making us memorize conversations and grammar patterns and use them word for word in class.. its really rather ridiculous.. what good is knowing a specific conversation really?.. i doubt i've ever had the same conversation twice in english in my entire life.. i doubt such set conversations would really happen that often.. and i'm not talking about phrases like itadakimasu and itterashai etc.. just very general conversation showing examples of the grammar we're learning.. I really wish i wouldnt have come to this school now.. but i'm almost done.. and i think i can graduate by christmas

i found the JET site the other day.. and i really think i should give it a try.. atm my boyfriend is the only problem with it really.. i'd love the chance at something like that.. even though i say i dont want to.. i want to see how well i'd do at teaching.. i know palmistry isnt very reliable.. but i have this square on my hand that says i'm meant to teach.. what i dont know.. but it means that person is good at relaying information to other people.. so translation definetly seems good.. but i wonder if i could actually teach other people.. i get really nervous sometimes.. >_<.. anyway it seems really nice.. and i definetly need to go to japan.. its like the next step.. we'll see.. the deadline for 2008 is in dec of this year.. so i'll look more into it in the summer i think

rereading my translations lately.. the english sounds so strange.. but i feel if i really put it into common english it just wouldnt be the same.. so i'm kinda stuck at what to do.. thats when i realized its the emotion i translate.. I know what hes saying.. but to put it into english using at least similar words to his is like.. muri muri.. lol.. impossible.. maybe its just my english skills that are lacking or something.. not knowing enough ways to say things.. but really.. lol i guess i just dont have enough experience yet.. it does seem like i'm getting faster.. and i can read the articles a lot easier now.. i had to look up most the kanji before.. but i've learned a lot since i started this just a few weeks ago.. it really feels nice.. like i've actually made some kind of progress.. n_n

it makes me laugh though.. i spent like maybe 1-2 hours on that article about crying.. and thats the one people love haha.. i spent countless days on the longer ones and they feel so neglected.. i know people are appreciative.. and even if one person finds joy out of it i should be fine right? :P..

nyanchan does a lot of translations for jun regularly.. i'm jealous of her ability really.. so i often compare what i thought to what she did.. i'm too shy to talk to her though.. oh well.. i guess shes like my mini-hero atm xD.. also i'm too shy to add people on here.. but maybe i should just do it D:?.. although i kind of like being unnoticed.. its just my style.. i like to watch from the sidelines only noticed by a select few..

oh i started writing out the new H article with like 2937429 pages of love lol.. but so far it doesnt seem very interesting.. i might put it on hold until later.. its talking about when nino was gone what it was like when it was just 4 of them.. etc etc.. then about the movie in the 2nd part.. i might just do the movie part.. i've been meaning to do something about the movie for mj.net forums.. since there really isnt much information o_o;

I'm not sure why i'm working so hard for that site.. but i think.. it was the first jun thing i found on the internet.. when i first searched for him.. i just typed his name in google and it came up.. they have so many pictures.. i was so happy.. because of that johnny's rule about pictures and shit.. it was really annoying >_<.. so i think because i found them there.. i want to try to give back somehow.. i tried to do japanese lesson things.. but its kinda hard.. i'm not sure where to begin really.. :/.. everyone is at such different levels.. and i dont think i could teach people who dont really want to learn or have the time for it.. i think i would get too frustrated :(.. so i'm going to try hard at this translation thing.. cuz i've noticed its kind of lacking

oh.. and yea nyanchan does a lot of articles.. but i'm trying to do the ones she doesnt do.. somehow lol.. i dunno.. it'd be easier to just talk with her but yea i fail so XD.. but thats the plan for now.. it worked out nicely this time.. cuz i only did jun's spring talk.. and she did the whole thing.. so the people who requested it on the forums can read it there.. i honestly didnt want to do the rest of it.. i really dont have THAT much time for translating so i usually only do the ones that seem kinda interesting at least.. but its nice to at least offer right? ;P

thats all for now.. and go watch oh-chan's hanamaru cafe.. i thought it was really cute how he described all the members of arashi.. and his drunk pictures are so adorable.. even if you arent an oh-chan fan lol..

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yay.. more than half way through the H article.. its so complicated sometimes.. i dunno how good my translation will turn out to be.. but i'm going to try my hardest

today my japanese teacher invited the class to eat lunch under the sakura trees on campus.. and i ran into my friend after class who dragged me back into the building to talk with him.. and by the time he left for class it was almost time for the thing.. so i thought why not.. but its always scary if its just you and the teacher.. cuz shes gonna wanna talk in japanese u_u sigh.. not that i dont need the practice but its still makes me a little nervous :( at first it was just her.. lol i was scared to walk up but i did anyhow.. not long after more people came.. i think we had 4 students and 2 teachers.. it was pretty tho.. the sakura was actually white.. she said its cuz the trees were still young.. but it was really nice.. i took a picture on my phone.. but i cant upload to the internet anymore or i'd show everyone! :(

i kinda wanna ask my teacher if she knows about johnny's and stuff.. but really can you live in japan and not know? it seems like they're everywhere o_O.. ah well didnt get around to it anyhow

and i'm glad jun is smoking in bambino.. it shows a whole new side of him.. i think people need to see him as the person he is not just the characters he portrays.. fluffy's video was so awesome.. it looks like its gonna be a good drama n_n!! cant wait!

So.. one week of intensive japanese down.. i guess it is a lot of work but i kind of like the pace.. i'm anxious to learn so its nice that i can go fast like this.. i think i would get annoyed if it wasnt so fast.. and it really feels like i'm improving lately.. almost like i'm actually in japan kind of.. i spend about 80% of my day dealing with japanese things and ideas.. i wake up and go to class to speak japanese for 2 hrs while still half asleep.. listen to japanese music on my ipod on the walk back then come back and do my assignment for class the next day and then work on translations for this website.. all while listening to japanese music on my computer.. oh and while i translate i basically speak to myself in japanese to get a better feel for what its saying.. then in my free time i watch any japanese drama/varieties i've downloaded @_@.. haha.. I really am trying hard ne lol

i suppose the only time i'm not working/dealing/speaking/reading/thinking in japanese is if my roommate or someone needs me.. lol

lately i've not iced myself daydreaming of talking to jun in japanese lol.. sigh honestly.. but i figure oh well.. at least it helps my japanese right? lol n_n

atm working on H interview with Jun but its SO long UGH.. lol.. and really kinda complicated.. but i'm trying my hardest T_T.. honestly its really rough to translate anything serious that he says.. like if hes not joking around.. he seems like he he's good at wordplay.. which makes it difficult to pick out his actual meaning sometimes.. that and i'm really in no position to translate.. i probably read and re-read the things i'm translating like 20+ times.. then read them again in english lol.. sigh..

altho i did that short myojo one on crying in a very short time.. that was nice :O.. but it was a rather simple story no? ;P I've been thinking maybe i should just focus on smaller articles for now.. and leave the bigger ones for more experienced people.. but the big ones are always so much more interesting.. :( .. we'll see!

I wish i could find someone to give me advice after i finish translations.. but i dont have the guts to ask anyone outright.. and i'm not that close with my teachers so i dont want to ask them.. cuz then you have to explain it all.. oh well.. i'll just keep up what i've been doing and hopefully it'll work out ok, ne!

i like profile shots in general i think.. but heres a nice picture of mr. jun

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