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情報修理センターの皆様、有難うございました！

My computer finally can connect to internet \(^^)/

It`s been a few months and I don`t know what went wrong because my cousin checked it for me once and he was sure it wasn`t a virus, but he can`t read Japanese and my pc is all Japanese. He thought it was some configuration error.

Today, after about 3 hours that I thought won`t end, the people from center of information processing finally figured out what`s wrong.

So apparently, the problem is anti-virus softwares people installed in my pc. I had one from the moment I bought the pc which went bad after a while, and then the other one someone else put was not compatible with a japanese version pc. And this two softwares fought and kills literally everything along the way.

The Center people is amazing. The only info I can provide to them was `I can`t connect to the net *frantic*` 

Now I`m still using the communal pcs at my dorm because my pc hasn`t got any anti-virus yet and god I don`t want this to happen again ><

The prospect of having connection in my room is <3

 

The Japanese-Language Proficiency Test Will Be Revised in 2010!

taken from Jasso newsletter :

Those of you who have completed your studies in Japan have probably taken the Japanese-Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) at one time or another. The JLPT is a certification test begun in 1984 with the objective of enabling students of the Japanese language, whether in Japan or overseas, to make an objective evaluation of their proficiency level as compared to others around the world studying Japanese. In December 2008, the JLPT was taken by more than 560,000 people and administered in 173 cities in 52 countries and regions around the world, including Japan. It is the most widely recognized certification test for the Japanese language in the world. While the JLPT has traditionally been administered in December, the JLPT certification test for Levels 1 and 2 will also be carried out in July 2009 in Japan, China, Taiwan and Korea. Outside of Japan, the JLPT is administered by the Japan Foundation (Interchange Association, Japan for tests in Taiwan) with the cooperation of local organizations and in Japan by the Japan Educational Exchanges and Services. The JLPT is going to be revised in 2010 and the outline of changes is as follows. Please refer to the official Japanese-Language Proficiency Test website (http://www.jlpt.jp/e/index.html) if you would like further details. Why not use this as an opportunity to undertake Japanese-language studies again and try to see if you can get a new certification? * Goals of the New Test The goal of the new JLPT is for it to be a test that measures communicative competence in accomplishing tasks. Linguistic knowledge that is the basis for communicative competence is of course also measured. The test aims to reflect real-life situations in which the student of Japanese language will be using Japanese. * Setting Levels (Change from 4 Levels to 5 Levels) There have been requests in the past to address the fact that those who have passed the Level 3 test often have trouble passing the Level 2 test as well as to measure abilities higher than that targeted by the current Level 1 test. Furthermore, advances in Japanese-language education and changes in social circumstances have resulted in a more diverse range of needs among examinees as compared to when the test was first introduced. In order to better respond to such diverse needs, the test will be reorganized into a 5-level format from the current 4-level format. The current test has 4 levels: Level 1, Level 2, Level 3 and Level 4. After the revision, there will be 5 levels: N1, N2, N3, N4 and N5. The "N" stands for both "Nihongo" and "New." N1: This is at about the same passing level as the current Level 1 test. However,        it is designed to measure slightly more advanced abilities as well. N2: This is at about the same passing level as the current Level 2 test. N3: This is at a passing level bridging the current Level 2 and Level 3 tests. N4: This is at about the same passing level as the current Level 3 test. N5: This is at about the same passing level as the current Level 4 test. * Reading and Listening Test Sections Reading Section: This corresponds to both Writing-Vocabulary and Reading-Grammar in the current test. Listening Section: This corresponds to Listening in the current test.

Sheila on 7

Dibilang suka juga, kalo dulu sih paling sampe level 'seandainya pv-nya nongol di tv aku akan lihat dengan senang hati' aja. Nggak pernah tuh pengen beli albumnya ato apa.

Tapi berhubung pingin nyiapin sesuatu biar ga terlalu homesick, tiba2 aja dapet ide untuk nyari album the very best of sheila on 7 yang ampe kemaren aku baru tau ada album kayak gitu, tepat setelah aku ngeluh "kenapa ga ada album the best aja soalnya aku paling pgn denger lagu yang itu2 lagi"

Berhubung itu album keluarnya tahun 2005, dengan suksesnya nggak ketemu dong dimana-mana. Kalo ada yang liat bilang2 ya!

Ato ada yang sudi nge-rip ?? *pleading eyes* (dasar dodol)

PASSED!!!

So, about my "how to passed JLPT...sort of" list (erm, maybe I should've post it before the test...) :

1. Know about the test itself. I heard they're going to change the system to 5 level next year since a lot of people complained how the difficulty level between level 3 and level 2 are too different. But no official news yet. If they're really going to do it, I heard they'll slip one more level between 3 and 2 and increase the difficulty of level 1.

Reviewing the past tests always work. Review excessively if you can, NOT the night before the test, it's language for god's sake, it's about doing it routinely.

 

2. Don't use too much energy in Moji-Goi (letters-vocab), try not to be distracted by anything in chookai (listening), and give your final sprint in bunpou-dokkai (grammar-reading). Check your time so you can do it slowly for dokkai. My letters-vocab's mark always sucks big time, but doing the last part slowly will balance it fine.

Moji-Goi : don't dwell too much on one number. it's only about whether you remember it or not anyway.

Chookai : if you can watch Kisarazu Cats Eye without text and still understand everything, I guarantee you can do level 1 chookai fine.

Bunpou : it's also a remember-or-not part

Dokkai : I think the key is not rushing. try to answer the question while reading, not after reading since you'll repeat reading over and over again that way. the ideal way is you had answered all questions by the time you finished reading. Slowly but efficient. After that I tend to check the bunpou part again rather than dokkai since you'll have to go through all the reading and usually it's damn boring.

 

3. Have a breakfast first. Bring something sweet to snack between breaks. My friends and I will eat pocky and chat to loosen up before the third part.

 

That's about it...probably.

There's a Lot More Of Nagase to Ship Beside His Voice (I Didn't Know That)

Was it just me or when Ogu-san said "Tokyo Tower", Ohno and Sho were immediately scrambling and thinking which position to make while Jun was scrambling too... or more like waiting for the other two get into position under his feet. He waited them to decide left or right. Ohno and Sho were like "Should I be under? Above?", maybe for one and half second until they realized the third member was JUN and hell he won't be stepped on by anybody alive.

I was all "al;gjlakhgldkj don't step on the plasma tv who fits ladies S-size!"

 

@risu-chan : adoooh, males bgt maw photo ni :p plus kabelnya belum ketemu juga (sebenernya blm mulai cari wakakak)

It's 25th Already in Japan

Happy birthday baby!!!!!!!!

Oh gosh, where should I start...

Thanks always for all the inspirations. I did a lot of things because of you, dream a lot of things because of you and life's just wonderful with your smile. OK I lied, anyone who's seen +Act would start to take your smile for granted, baby, even when we see you in Zero we'll only remember that fucking belt.

*cough*

Thanks for +Act, thanks for Hip Hop Boogie, thanks for every Otonoha entry that always leave me giddy.

I hope it'll be a good year for you (don't worry about the pain it would inflict to my bank account, I'm getting used to it)

I know it'll be a challenging year for me, but with you telling me what one can do, I'll cope somehow.

Love you always, the firstborn of Sakurai family.

 

 

ps : your family rocks

Believe Is...

...Different.

Erm, not exactly my cup of tea... (the first time, I keep thinking 'this is very V6')

Buuut, if the first time didn't get you, the excessive listening afterwards always does the job. Maybe.

I have this sneaking suspicion that I'll have no interest whatsoever in anything related to Yatterman ><

On the contrary, I totally love Kumori Nochi and Oh-chan \(^^)/

Before, I have no idea what's this stupid-costume-dorama is all about, so I felt "whatever, bring it on."

Now that we know it's actually pretty deep, I'm really looking forward to it.

Would it make me blubbers helplessly like Bambino?

Like I Still Have Any Sanity Left When It Comes To You

Fuck Sho-chan, I'm already crazy enough of you!

I'm in miserable state right now.

My sister asked me something but I can't hear her. And now she's sulking.

Am watching the pics with mouth open (dunno how to close it)

Aiba-chan~

Happy birthday baby!!!!!

I watched some clips of Oshareizm and now I can't get out an image of you and Vivian Hsu together off my head.

You are this 'baka'-character with such a simple mind, but we know you're a lot deeper than that.

To say, "Life is fun. Everyday is fun." or "I don't forget unpleasant things. The important thing is to find out why those things happened so that we won't repeat it."

Light my days forever Aiba-chan!!!!

REVELATION(s)

1. Aiba Masaki is as much a tease as Sakurai Sho. I just didn't see that often enough.

2. Learning Korean is doable!!!!!! YES!!!

    I've been wanting to learn it for so so long, I've bought a pair of really good books but never had the chance to cherish it properly. A few months ago I start to read it but overwhelmed with so many letters to remember and the difficult pronounciation. So I left, thinking I'll comeback when my mind isn't so crowded with other thoughts.

    Today I have some spare time and look at them carefully and turns out I think it's possible. I think Korean is the opposite of Japanese. With Korean, if you can master Hangeul, it'll be easier to read the rest, so you have to work hard in the beginning. With Japanese, everything seems easy until you have to remember all those kanji properly, so the hard work come after.

    I've given up Chinese because I don't think I can handle 4 types of tones and even more kanji than Japanese. People should know their limit. Seriously, for any of you who can speak/write Chinese, how in the world can you do that? I need scientific explanation ><

    My favourite of course the ever easy alphabet and Indonesian pronounciation that made me adaptive to other languages's.

    For now, lets see how long can I learn Korean on my own before I get bored.