This ought to be common knowledge: the term “Jap” is derogatory. So please, my friends, stop using it, be it to prefix words or to name them in general. Use “Jdrama” or “JPN” instead, or say “Japanese” in full.
If you’re not convinced, perhaps you should read through this forum thread. From what I’ve skimmed of [...]
0If you didn’t go for Natsu Matsuri [夏祭り], here’s what you missed.
176 to 232 to 275
Do I pwn or what?
FYI, the passing mark for JLPT 2 is 240, 60% of the full mark of 400.
I certainly hope everyone has been spending their National Day holiday constructively, unlike myself, who finished My Boss My Hero over the course of today.
Essentially a comedy, My Boss My Hero tells the story of a 27 year old Yakuza member, Sakaki Makio, who is next in line to leading the Yakuza group. However, he [...]
Today saw the finals of the Japanese Speech Contest 2007 held at the Japanese Association, Singapore.
Guess who attended this event?
I attended day 1 of Cosfest 2007, Singapore’s biggest cosplay event. The full name is actually Cosfest VI - The Golden Experience, but it is a rather meaningless, stupid name.
This year’s Cosfest was held at the empty area outside Ngee Ann City under some big tentage. Security was very tight—you’ll find out why later. Other [...]
Sensei gave us a 作文 [sakubun], an essay, to write as homework for the March holidays. The scenario is essentially this:
Person A wants to take the train on his vacation, whereas Person B wants to drive a car. Which of the two modes of transportation would you prefer, and why.
Kinda dumb, but heck. What’s more [...]