Curriculum revisal
I feel like I am gradually settling down here in Tokyo. I have met lots of people, including ones I continue to be in touch with, though I haven’t met special ones, ベスト友達とか or ones that I got to share physical acquaintance with. While delaying the new mission to every next week, now it comes a sincere need for a proper daily routine. Recently, I Tim Ferriss’ blog caught my sight, perhaps igniting another of those life value consideration shifting moments. Maybe my ideals had been aligned with his all along, but utilizing his proposed concept of daily diet procedure and language acquisition, I have came to revise my daily schedule and try my best to adhere to it.
First, in regards to my current language curriculum,
* No matter how much you get affluent with a certain language, it means nothing if you are not going to use it, for I am scrutinizing my habits as well as likely conversations I would have in ideal situations.
* Today, I was at 300 bar in Ginza. I ended up talking to few random people, discussing various subjects. Though sometimes it feels like drinking for pleasure end up turning into another Japanese conversation lesson, I am learning(practicing) and enjoying at the same time. How better could it be? So, hoping for a better drinking bar experience the next time, I would concentrate on specific phrases and topics I had experienced tonight. Those are: explaining my long story of how I got here, my upcoming plans, jobs I am looking into. Few other general conversational topics have been touched including: World economy and relative Japanese economic condition, Japanese tourists in Korea, fun things to do around, and the golden week what did you do kinda stuff. Finally, few questions that always comes up are in regards to my relationship status, family whereabouts, et cetera. Just like, preparing for job interviews, I feel it will be more effective to prepare a some sort of script template so that I can concentrate on attaining 95% comprehension while being prepared for 100% expressive abilities.
* One more, the likely situations which I hope for every time I go out, are possibly a chance to chat, even pick up a gorgeous native. So, considering all factors of uncertainty, why not stay prepared with another script set, for any unexpected opportunities that may arise.
Posted on May 8, 2010 | Filed Under iLearn | Leave a Comment |
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