Archive for May 1st, 2009

I’ve read some comments on Swine Flu by people from all over the globe today. Some people take it rather seriously, some people taking it coolly and saying that the way governments, medical experts and the media are publicizing the flu is simply overdone.

For me personally, I believe that they are doing a good thing to let people know what we are facing here. We should stay calm and at the same time take measures in preventing the disease.

Watch the video to learn about the symptoms of Swine Flu. Who knows, knowledge of the symptoms may save lives later.

I am currently still at the beginners level of my Japanese language studies.  I bought myself ‘Let’s Learn Japanese Picture dictionary‘ which is targeted for children but can also be suitable for those learning Japanese and would like to increase their Japanese vocabulary. It comes with romaji, and Kana.

Looking through the book, I find it rather easy to memorize many words especially for those who speaks English. Reason is because there are so many English borrowed words in Japanese language.

Guess what is bed in Japanese? Beddo. Loudspeaker? supiika. Toilet? Toire. Television? terebijon. Night table? Naito teburu. Shower? Shawa. And the list goes on.

I couldn’t help myself but to chuckle at times when I read some words. Well, at least it is somewhat of a compensation for the tough writing system they have. I still haven’t touched Kanji yet. Have to learn at least 2000 commonly used Kanji to be able to read a Japanese newspaper. We need only 26 alphabets to be able to read anything! By the way alphabet in Japanese is arufabetto.

I’m having so much fun going through the book.