Happy Birthday Dad!
Today began with a Japanese lesson, as usual, though today we didn't learn anything new. We just practiced the things we have been learning recently. This includes giving direction, which is useful! Now we can tell someone that to get to the Post Office they must cross the bridge, take the second left, walk about 150m, before finding it on their right. Maybe now I'll dare to leave Cambridge House!
Because of the temporary bus timetable due to exams, we were forced to wait around an extra hour after lunch before going home. During this time I took the opportunity to read "The Essence of Style" by William Strunk, Jr., which discusses the requirements of plain English style and those rules that are most commonly violated. It was quite interesting, and not too long so it's worth reading if this sort of thing interests you.
In the evening I performed the tea ceremony mostly on my own. The first time Kaede-sensei made me drink my own tea to see how I made it: tasty or disgusting. I think I made it a little weak, and it was cold by the time I drank it as I had to eat the little okashi cake beforehand: Tasty, but crumbly. Yuu turned up about an hour in as she had overslept, performed the ceremony, and then left for dinner. I then did the ceremony again, though quicker this time as I managed to string a few movements together without constant help and prompting.
Tomorrow I have a review test as well as a kanji test on these: 練 (knead), 習 (practice), 勉 (endeavour), 強 (force, strong), 研 (grind, sharpen), 究 (to carry to extremity), 留 (stay, detain), 質 (quality, question), 問 (inquire, question), 題 (title, theme), 答 (answer), 宿 (lodging, dwelling). Kanji count: 239.
A strange collection of kanji if one ever did see them. It is only in combination that they become apparent:
Because of the temporary bus timetable due to exams, we were forced to wait around an extra hour after lunch before going home. During this time I took the opportunity to read "The Essence of Style" by William Strunk, Jr., which discusses the requirements of plain English style and those rules that are most commonly violated. It was quite interesting, and not too long so it's worth reading if this sort of thing interests you.
In the evening I performed the tea ceremony mostly on my own. The first time Kaede-sensei made me drink my own tea to see how I made it: tasty or disgusting. I think I made it a little weak, and it was cold by the time I drank it as I had to eat the little okashi cake beforehand: Tasty, but crumbly. Yuu turned up about an hour in as she had overslept, performed the ceremony, and then left for dinner. I then did the ceremony again, though quicker this time as I managed to string a few movements together without constant help and prompting.
Tomorrow I have a review test as well as a kanji test on these: 練 (knead), 習 (practice), 勉 (endeavour), 強 (force, strong), 研 (grind, sharpen), 究 (to carry to extremity), 留 (stay, detain), 質 (quality, question), 問 (inquire, question), 題 (title, theme), 答 (answer), 宿 (lodging, dwelling). Kanji count: 239.
A strange collection of kanji if one ever did see them. It is only in combination that they become apparent:
- 練習 (renshyuu) - practice, lit. to practice kneading (!)
- 勉強 (benkyou) - study, lit. strong endeavour
- 研究 (kenkyuu) - research, lit. to gring to extremity (a skateboarding term?!)
- 質問 (shitsumon) - question
- 宿題 (shyukudai) - homework
posted by Edd @ Tuesday, January 24, 2006
2 Comments:
I think it's the first time I've been a head-line. Thanks for that.
Actually I am at home today - dentist, and on my birthday!!!
Happy Birthday PAPPERONE ....
Couple of Questions for EDD:
1 - Did you ever find out why Tokyo and Kyoto are twisted versions of each other?
and
2 - Why are you returning back to the UK so soon after just returning to the Land of the Rising Sun???
S 'n D. (Off to Washingtonia in a week and a half myself).
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