Category Archives: Studies

Indeed I verily doth suck.

Posted on February 3, 2010 by Kalle

279 points, i.e. 69.75% i.e. fail. By 1 point = 0.25%. Actually, I knew I’d failed all along. I’m actually surprised I got that high. Next time Kalle will get the opportunity to (with any chance of success) try this … Continue reading →

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It’s that time of year again.

Posted on December 4, 2009 by Kalle

Well, folks, it’s time for my third participation in the JLPT. The score in this epic Kalle-versus-Japan match is currently one-one, and it’s finally time to settle the game once and for all. This time I actually did my homework. … Continue reading →

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Blog in Japanese.

Posted on August 14, 2009 by Kalle

For those of you interested in that sort of thing (read: any of my Japanese speaking friends), I’ve now set up a blog in Japanese here. I understand the folly of my ways, but I feel that there’s so much … Continue reading →

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JLPT exam post-mortem.

Posted on July 5, 2009 by Kalle

Well, the weather was yet again nice. Though even if I get the same results I did when I took JLPT level 2 (aka 2Q) last December (I got 69.75%) I would still fail since JLPT level 1 (aka 1Q) … Continue reading →

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Japanese Language Proficiency Test level 1.

Posted on June 28, 2009 by Kalle

If you’ve been paying attention, you’ll remember that I took (and passed) the level 2 Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT for short) last December, and as of 2009, they are now holding the exam for levels 1-2 twice a year, … Continue reading →

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JLPT results.

Posted on February 16, 2009 by Kalle

I got the results for the JLPT test I took last year in December finally, today. I went from being completely sure I’d failed miserably, to thinking that maybe I didn’t fail after all, and then to simply not having … Continue reading →

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Everything or nothing.

Posted on February 9, 2009 by Kalle

I felt so terribly old when I walked out of the school building on Friday, last week. Old and tired, like a grumpy old fart. Tired and empty, because I had failed. I had failed in a way more distinct … Continue reading →

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2009? Wow, I wasn’t even accustomed to 2008 yet…

Posted on January 1, 2009 by Kalle

2008 was probably the fastest year I’ve ever experienced. I had only just gotten used to it no longer being 2007 when it suddenly was 2009. I started 2008 off getting prepared to come here to Japan in April, so … Continue reading →

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Well, at least the weather was nice…

Posted on December 7, 2008 by Kalle

I’m back home now, after taking that JLPT exam, and I must admit it didn’t go very well. The first part went worse than it usually does, and had lots of things I had to guess the answer to, the … Continue reading →

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So the day (or weekend, rather) has finally come.

Posted on December 5, 2008 by Kalle

It’s midnight between Friday and Saturday now, and on Sunday morning I will be taking that JLPT exam I’ve been going on about all this time. It’s been a slightly bumpy road (starting my kanji studies less than a year … Continue reading →

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