Nihongo Notes

Firefox Fancy Numbered Tabs Extension

4. July 2008

Just a note to let anyone visiting this site looking for information on my Firefox Fancy Numbered Tabs extension know that I have updated it for Firefox 3 and it’s awaiting moderation by the Mozilla team. Unfortunately they seem to be taking quite a while.

8 random facts about me

19. June 2008

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I thought the 8 facts meme, which spread wildly across the blogging community a while ago, would be a good way to introduce myself and for me to get to know others within the Japan-related blog community.

I’m back!

4. June 2008

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I have so much to say about Japan but right now I’m catching up with work and also getting over the jet lag. Going to Japan was partly a holiday and partly a fact finding mission about moving there. I’m now even more enthusiastic to make the move. I think I’d really regret it if I [...]

I’ll be back!

13. May 2008

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With a mix of excitement and nerves I’m off to Japan tomorrow and won’t be back until the 1st June! I’ll have loads of photos and I plan to write a few notes each day to post some sort of travel journal. So expect a lot more action on this site in June!

Diving in head first

8. May 2008

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So I’m sitting planning how to get from place to place within Japan and I suddenly think “What the hell have I got myself into”, and I’m not even there yet! I only started learning Japanese a few months ago and suddenly I’m heading there for 2 weeks. I’m also meeting a penfriend which I’m [...]

Money, Money, Money

28. April 2008

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I finally sorted out the Yen for my trip which should arrive this week. I really wasn’t sure how much to get. I ended up getting it all in cash rather than travellers cheques to save myself a little time whilst I’m there. I don’t expect to get mugged or anything, but just to be [...]

Japan here I come!

22. April 2008

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It’s with great excitement that I’m off to Japan on May 14th! I’ll be going from Tokyo and making my way slowly across Japan to Kyoto and then swiftly back to Tokyo for 2 days and I’m home by 1st June. It’s a guided tour with a group of about 12 other people so it [...]

Update

27. March 2008

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Just a quick post to say I’m still alive and will be posting next week. I managed to get either food poisoning or the latest stomach virus over easter. Either way, it was nasty and really sapped the energy out of me so I’ve not been able to do much. I have a lot of Anki [...]