I'm actually more of an academic. I'm planning to do my masters there, but I don't know if they teach in Japanese or English. Have to find out. So yeah probably after that I should be living there or something. But first have to try to get myself studying there.

Anyway how long do you think should one wait before starting the next writing system? lets say from Hiragana to Katagana?

cos i'm staying/studying here at the moment. tends to open your eyes

it's not a bad impression,it's reality here.often foreigners have the impression that japan is a mystical place with hot chicks,anime and what not but the living standard has been getting worse. poor getting poorer, rich getting richer( but it's a problem in any country as well). toyota-shi and most places in aichi-ken are exceptions.

bullying goes beyond parents, the education system is to be blamed and japanese perception of taking responsibility=suicide. a kid commits suicide because of bullying. the headmaster commits suicide cos he said he's responsible for it. what sorta example is that.

being a foreigner here is another problem. i don't like the term gaijin, almost the same as calling japanese 'japs'. and us aliens ( as started in our alien cards) are hardly accepted into society.

of course it's not all bad here. i do enjoy life here and i do have some japanese friends, albeit not close(friendship takes time , so i cant blame them) traveling is a blast, cost aside. and some japanese are just so friendly(friendly and accepting into society are 2 diff things)

i notice u people wanted topics about japan, there are abundant, the pacifist constitution and mr.abe , declining birth rate, the future of japan? the health minister calling women 'baby making machines' and etc

most unis offer courses in english for masters up. basic japanese is required for communication and stuff like that. u should start hiragana and katakana right away!

yeah, once you get to know them better, you'll find that they're just like us, with their own set of socio-economic problems and unpleasant realities. Every country is like that. "The grass is always greener on the other side" hold true where ever one goes. We are all only human. There are some aspects of their culture (e.g. politeness, culture of service, 相手に対する思いやりの心）which I wished Malaysians had, while there are other times I thank my lucky stars that I'm Malaysian

kenka suru na- demo bokura wa tomo-tomo janai na no ne? iikara, hanase tsuzukero!

↑こいつ、何を言ってるかな？

"So you wanna speak Japanese ?" の　thread　に使ったら。。。

ここで勉強することのトピックだけど。。。

How about keeping this to study help? Chat on the Japanese language thread?

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This post has been edited by oneeleven: Feb 16 2007, 06:26 PM

yea, would agree that this be thread for helping people study while the other one become the real battlefield

How do I wish people in Japanese. Now is Chinese New year and I was wondering how to say "Wish you Good Luck" and "Wish you a prosperous year ahead"/"Wish you a year of prosperity". My main problem is I do not know what verb to use. Should I use ....omedeto gozaimasu or .... o iimashita or somthing else?

shinnen akemashite omedetou would do.

ever since my friends/pals sucked me into the world of animes - its a daily battlefield for me

from understanding the language, incorrect translation to poor dubbing - that sorta battlefield almost rival those hostile chat/voice over in Counter-Strike servers

seriously thinking of taking japanese learning courses

This post has been edited by sp@wn: Feb 18 2007, 05:27 PM

hmm...i am a newbie here...hehe i want to go to japan to study...== so i really need helps and guides from you guys...
well, i finished my SPM last year, still waiting for the result. i have never been to any japanese language class, i manage to speak, write and read a little...just a little.. i learn it from those anime by the way,
still learning though. Hiragana is still not bad but katagana is really killing me. Many of the katagana similiar to some simple chinese words and they are similiar to each other too! ha...it is very confusing...hehe i am not worry too much about kanji as it is almost the same to the old-styled-chinese words (i am chinese educated ^^v but i learn the simple-styled-chinese words)

How is the life there? i mean a normal life of a student..curious bout it.

katakana and hiragana is actually pretty similar, u can actually see the connections

if u wanna do engineering, the easiest way is to apply for jpa's look east prog, if u're chinese, through ppktj in utm kl,malay either ppktj or aaj in um.

studying here is well different and of course the same, u cant run away from going class,study,etc..

That would be wishing someone happy new year. I am trying to find out how to say Kong Hey Fatt Choy, San Lin Fai Lok (Sorry if this is not how you really spell it) in Japanese. (Should mean Wish you good luck and a year of prosperity)

hrm.. i got no idea on this one, it's not sth japanese normally say i guess. if u read the nen ka jou (new yr cards) they sent out, they dont usually say it either. so cant help u there , do share with us if u find out

ha.....may i know what is "ppktj", "utm" , "aaj"?

ahaha .. i forgot myself but to summarize it, apply for jpa is the easiest way as not many chinese wanna go there. u just finish spm right?

yeah....i just finished my SPM
go where?

go japan on jpa scholarship, alot of ppl reject, more than u can imagine so apply for it once your result comes out.

y they are rejected? can i noe? so that i am more prepared for the consequenses.....i am quite scared to b rejected you noe? now i only can think of JPA and MONBUKAGAKUSHO scholarship to realise my dream to the japan...got other ways? (beside going there on private money....i dun have that much...) i need more alternatives in case i could get the scholarships...

This post has been edited by hamburger89: Feb 20 2007, 08:11 PM

jpa would be easier than monkasho. other alternatives would be to look for your own sponsor but those are mostly for ppl wanting to do masters or phd.