Monthly Archives: November 2008

Fanta commercials in Japan.

Posted on November 27, 2008 by Kalle

A friend threw this youtube video at me. It’s totally awesome.

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Noh-theatre.

Posted on November 24, 2008 by Kalle

I went to see a Noh play for the first time and was really looking forward to it, meanwhile thinking I probably wouldn’t get much out of it. If you haven’t heard of it ever, you might have seen it … Continue reading →

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John Bird and John Fortune.

Posted on November 23, 2008 by Kalle

Erwin threw this youtube clip at me yesterday as we talked about the little currency exchange predicament. This is a satirical interview about the “inner workings” of the so called subprime crisis. Had never heard of Bird and Fortune before, … Continue reading →

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The yen, part 2.

Posted on November 22, 2008 by Kalle

I whined about mentioned the yen and its happy little adventure up in the clouds in an earlier post roughly a month ago (Oct 28th) and figured I’d post an update. Or rather, today was “a first” — and not … Continue reading →

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Cold…

Posted on November 19, 2008 by Kalle

I’m from Sweden. I’m on the same latitude as the northern tip of North Africa. And I’m freezing cold. Why, you might wonder? Well, the houses here aren’t built for cold. Sure, people will be freezing a lot during the … Continue reading →

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Heroism.

Posted on November 16, 2008 by Kalle

http://www.3news.co.nz/News/NewsDisplay/tabid/209/articleID/18823/Default.aspx Funny! I love this world sometimes.

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Blogs.

Posted on November 15, 2008 by Kalle

When blogs first came around, I didn’t get it. At all. I mean, who other than self-important, self-absorbed people would sit and write about themselves? I made a livejournal blog at some point, which I promptly forgot about, then I … Continue reading →

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Aurgh…

Posted on November 13, 2008 by Kalle

Now that the yen is like the eagle and the swedish currency is like the mole, I’m trying everything I can to not spend money unnecessarily. Today, my school had been gracious enough to arrange for a free medical exam … Continue reading →

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I’m pregnant!

Posted on November 9, 2008 by Kalle

Or it feels like I am, anyway. I ate way too much today. There’s lots to be said about Japanese, but one thing is certain… they sure know how to eat. Or rather, they love to eat. It’s like eating … Continue reading →

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Another go at the JLPT (nikyuu).

Posted on November 8, 2008 by Kalle

Awhile back, I posted about having tried the 2006 Japanese Language Proficiency Test (日本語能力試験) for Nikyuu, i.e. “level 2″. The JLPT is divided into 4 levels, where 1 is the highest, and I am going to take the level 2 … Continue reading →

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