Comments on: December Starts http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/12/03/314/ Deas Richardson is currently living as a JET and teaching English in the middle of the Seto Inland Sea, a gorgeous part of Japan. Mon, 21 Jun 2010 03:24:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Deas http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/12/03/314/comment-page-1/#comment-2619 Deas Mon, 10 Dec 2007 01:17:40 +0000 http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/12/03/314/#comment-2619 Yeah, the JLPT is a royal pain. But I want to pass it just to know that standards-wise I've achieved some level of competency. (Unfortunately, this time around was not a pass. I'm sure.) Even if that doesn't mean all that much in the real world. For me, the best thing would be the ability to pick up a book or magazine and read everything on the cover. Literacy is what I chase. Or more accurately, illiteracy is what I flee. :-P Yeah, the JLPT is a royal pain. But I want to pass it just to know that standards-wise I’ve achieved some level of competency. (Unfortunately, this time around was not a pass. I’m sure.) Even if that doesn’t mean all that much in the real world. For me, the best thing would be the ability to pick up a book or magazine and read everything on the cover. Literacy is what I chase. Or more accurately, illiteracy is what I flee. :-P

]]> By: Bryan http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/12/03/314/comment-page-1/#comment-2617 Bryan Sun, 09 Dec 2007 01:48:38 +0000 http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/12/03/314/#comment-2617 JLPT is a pain! I know people who speak and write Japanese really well but who cannot pass the JLPT exams. And I know people who speak and write Japanese very poorly but complete level one of the JLPT. These are the same type of people who speak no English but get 770 on the GRE verbal reasoning. So don't let the test bother you too much. Enjoy your trip home, I am sure it will be nice to get awhile from things for awhile and refresh. <em>Bryan's last blog post: </em><a href='http://www.sakadosanpo.net/?p=226' rel="nofollow">Tagged</a> JLPT is a pain! I know people who speak and write Japanese really well but who cannot pass the JLPT exams. And I know people who speak and write Japanese very poorly but complete level one of the JLPT. These are the same type of people who speak no English but get 770 on the GRE verbal reasoning. So don’t let the test bother you too much.

Enjoy your trip home, I am sure it will be nice to get awhile from things for awhile and refresh.

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]]> By: Deas http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/12/03/314/comment-page-1/#comment-2560 Deas Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:59:13 +0000 http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/12/03/314/#comment-2560 Miss you too Megan, and it is indeed too bad that you live far away from SC. But such is life. I'll see if I can holler at you when I'm stateside, though. :-) Miss you too Megan, and it is indeed too bad that you live far away from SC. But such is life. I’ll see if I can holler at you when I’m stateside, though. :-)

]]> By: Megan http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/12/03/314/comment-page-1/#comment-2554 Megan Wed, 05 Dec 2007 17:18:19 +0000 http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/12/03/314/#comment-2554 Oh, man. I now wish fervently that I lived closer to SC. It would be awesome to see you. Hopefully you'll be on the computer at least a little, so I might catch you while we're in the same time zone. Miss you! Have fun at home. Oh, man. I now wish fervently that I lived closer to SC. It would be awesome to see you. Hopefully you’ll be on the computer at least a little, so I might catch you while we’re in the same time zone.

Miss you! Have fun at home.

]]> By: Deas http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/12/03/314/comment-page-1/#comment-2536 Deas Tue, 04 Dec 2007 05:33:18 +0000 http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/12/03/314/#comment-2536 Dunno the finalized flight plans yet. Keep getting updates from the airline, myself. Hopefully it'll firm up as the date approaches. Dunno the finalized flight plans yet. Keep getting updates from the airline, myself. Hopefully it’ll firm up as the date approaches.

]]> By: Scott http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/12/03/314/comment-page-1/#comment-2535 Scott Tue, 04 Dec 2007 04:57:26 +0000 http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/12/03/314/#comment-2535 Woohoo! Can't WAIT to see you! Am gonna try to make it to meet you at the airport but I need you to email me or facebook message me specifics about flight time and such (or send them by way of Emily... need to get up with her, haven't in a while) Woohoo! Can’t WAIT to see you! Am gonna try to make it to meet you at the airport but I need you to email me or facebook message me specifics about flight time and such (or send them by way of Emily… need to get up with her, haven’t in a while)

]]> By: Deas http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/12/03/314/comment-page-1/#comment-2528 Deas Tue, 04 Dec 2007 00:49:12 +0000 http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/12/03/314/#comment-2528 Yeah - the whole gold foil on food thing ostentatious opulence thing survived through the 90's and to modern day thanks to the institutions of 料理の鉄人 (Iron Chef) and its gourmet spin-off ilk. I don't get it - it doesn't add flavor...it just adds to the price tag. I suppose it's great news for the people who think that paying more for something makes it better. (I guess I'd feel the need to believe that had I purchased something conspicuously like that, though.) Ha ha. I'll pass if it just means eating gold. (Actually...just recently I saw a show with the S&M Queen comedienne Sumiko - who holds a food prep license, apparently - among other contestants. They broke into teams and competed with the cast of a new food based drama. In the end, the non-drama team put platinum leaf on top of their food, while their opponents put gold leaf on theirs. The judges were not impressed by the extra expenditure, and went with the better food - topped by gold leaf.) Yeah – the whole gold foil on food thing ostentatious opulence thing survived through the 90’s and to modern day thanks to the institutions of 料理の鉄人 (Iron Chef) and its gourmet spin-off ilk. I don’t get it – it doesn’t add flavor…it just adds to the price tag. I suppose it’s great news for the people who think that paying more for something makes it better. (I guess I’d feel the need to believe that had I purchased something conspicuously like that, though.) Ha ha. I’ll pass if it just means eating gold.

(Actually…just recently I saw a show with the S&M Queen comedienne Sumiko – who holds a food prep license, apparently – among other contestants. They broke into teams and competed with the cast of a new food based drama. In the end, the non-drama team put platinum leaf on top of their food, while their opponents put gold leaf on theirs. The judges were not impressed by the extra expenditure, and went with the better food – topped by gold leaf.)

]]> By: Tori http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/12/03/314/comment-page-1/#comment-2525 Tori Mon, 03 Dec 2007 13:31:07 +0000 http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/12/03/314/#comment-2525 "but I’m far more curious about what could possibly make okonomiyaki worth $300." One of my old business school teachers told us that during the bubble economy Japanese businessmen trying to impress their foreign counterparts would sprinkle gold dust on their ramen! So golden okonomiyaki? I'll try it if you buy it :P Have fun back home! Sad to hear that RIH will be silent for awhile though. With the post scheduling features on wordpress I bet if you ganbaru-ed you could leave everyone some snippets or pictures in advance to last through the hiatus. But I imagine you must be spent after JLPT2, so rest up Otsukaresama “but I’m far more curious about what could possibly make okonomiyaki worth $300.”
One of my old business school teachers told us that during the bubble economy Japanese businessmen trying to impress their foreign counterparts would sprinkle gold dust on their ramen!
So golden okonomiyaki? I’ll try it if you buy it :P

Have fun back home! Sad to hear that RIH will be silent for awhile though. With the post scheduling features on wordpress I bet if you ganbaru-ed you could leave everyone some snippets or pictures in advance to last through the hiatus. But I imagine you must be spent after JLPT2, so rest up Otsukaresama

]]> By: Deas http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/12/03/314/comment-page-1/#comment-2523 Deas Mon, 03 Dec 2007 07:49:06 +0000 http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/12/03/314/#comment-2523 Yes, yes, you are. And you're free to buy yourself some $300 shoes. I'm not going for either - but I'm far more curious about what could possibly make okonomiyaki worth $300. Yes, yes, you are. And you’re free to buy yourself some $300 shoes. I’m not going for either – but I’m far more curious about what could possibly make okonomiyaki worth $300.

]]> By: Kathy http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/12/03/314/comment-page-1/#comment-2522 Kathy Mon, 03 Dec 2007 05:53:06 +0000 http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/12/03/314/#comment-2522 I got her joke. =P But I want $300 shoes over $300 okonomiyaki. I'm a favorite person too...... I got her joke. =P But I want $300 shoes over $300 okonomiyaki.

I’m a favorite person too……

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