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The Business Japanese Test held in 2009 recently delivered their results to my door. Without any further ado, I am happy to announce I got a high J2 (well above the test average). I was a little disappointed about not being in the lofty J1 or J1+ leagues, despite having JLPT 1 bragging rights! However [...]
Today I sat through 120 minutes of furious scribbling, deducing and cursing my momentary lapses in concentration. To most people this strange exercise is known as the Business Japanese Proficiency Test (BJT). I prefer to think of it as the BIG Japanese Test.
As you may have guessed from my other posts, Japanese and Coding are [...]
Watch Out, You Swine!
I have to admit, the only reason I am blogging about Swine Flu is because of the warning diagram published by Japan’s Health and Labour Ministry.
At first glance, it seems to have been re-purposed from the “Don’t get close to drunk guys” warning posters. But on closer inspection, those spewed dots may [...]
Mashables has released a custom iPhone App to view their posts, tweets and events on the go. Despite the title of this post, overall it is a great little app, and potentially much better than browsing through the normal browser. Unfortunately it is still in need of some “polish” to make it really sparkle!
PROS:
The RSS [...]
Having used the iPhone 3G since August 2008, I am definitely a fan (fanboy?) I am currently addicted to Tap Tap Revenge 2, and I probably spend most of my traveling time glued to mobile Safari. However, since the iPhone 2.0 upgrade, I have noticed that only people who don’t ride subways could possibly have [...]
Another rock festival under the belt, and it was definitely worthwhile. As promised the drab, uninspiring Chiba Marines Stadium was hot, massive and filled with some pretty awesome acts.
Starting with MGMT we got into festival mood and worked up a thirst. Later 311 went through their set with ease. Though not my cup of tea [...]