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May 18, 2010

Findings #26: Japanese sentences part 1

Found this sentence on the back of seats on Shinkansen trains.

携帯電話はマナーモードに切り替えてください
Please switch your mobile phone to silent mode.


These are from Twitter user: English_Note
~Greetings~

How's it going?/どうよ?Dou yo?

It's nice to see you again./お久しぶり O-Hisashi buri.

What do you do for living?/仕事は何やってるの?Shigoto wa nani yatte ru no?

What've you been up to?/元気してた?Genki shiteta?

Did you have a great time?/楽しかった?Raku shikatta?

I'm very happy for you./そりゃよかった、私もうれしい。Sorya ya katta watashi mo ureshii.

You're up early./早起きだね。Hayaoki da ne.

The more the merrier./大勢の方が楽しい。Ozei no hoga tanoshi.

It's been over a year./それは1年以上経ってる。Sore wa ichi toshi ijoh tat-tero.

Same as always./相変わらずだよ。Akikawarazu da yo.


~Offer~

What can I getcha?/何にする?Nani nisuru.

Wanna go to the party? Sure./パーティに行かない? いいよ。Patti ni ika nai? ii yo.

I've got you something./お土産がある O-miyage ga aru.

Everything's going to be fine./全てうまくいくよ。Subete umakuiku yo.

You should try it./きみも試すといいよ。Kimimo tamesu toii yo.

There's your tea./はい、あなたのお茶。Hai, anata no o-cha.

Big's in this season./大きめが今シーズンの流行だ。Okime ga ima shizun no hayari da.

It's thanks to you./きみのおかげだ。Kimi no okage da.


~Apologetic~

Is everything all right?/特に問題はない?Tokuni ni mondai wa nai?

Is it something I've done?/僕が何かした?Shimobe ga nani ka shita?

Too much to ask?/高望みしすぎ?Takanozomi shisugi.

Any luck?/うまくいった?Umaku itta.

I had an appointment at 10:30. I'm late./10:30に予約してたのですが、遅れました。Ju pun ni yoyakushite tano desu ga, okuremashita.

It's early days yet./まだ、間もないから。Mata, mamonai kara.

I'm really worried./すごく心配. Sugoku shimpai

I'm in the same boat./僕も同じ境遇だ。Shimobe mo onji kyogu ta

I'm not entirely sure why./なぜかは全然わからない. Naze ka wa zenzen wakaranai

I'm a bit nervous about this./これについて、ちょっと心配があって。Kore ni tsuite, chotto shimpai ga atte

I'd better not./やめときます. yame tokimasu. 


~General Questions~

Is this a new one?/新しいやつ?Atarashii yatsu

Why not?/なんで?Nan de?

So what?/だから?Dakara?

Do you mind if I sit here?/ここ座ってもかまわない?Koko suwatte mo kamawanai.

Why don't you come with me?/一緒に来ない?Isshoni kiranai?

Why is that funny?/何がおかしい?Nani ga okashii?

What have you got?/何を持ってる?Nan wo motte ru?

What's goin' on?/何事だ?Nanigoto da?

How do I look?/私、どう?Watashi, dou?

Hello. Anybody home?/こんちは〜。誰かいる?Konchiwaa. Dare kai ru?

Can I tag along?/ついてっていい?Tsuitette ii?

Do you have a doctor's note?/診断書は持ってますか?Shidansho wa mottemasu ka?

Any thoughts?/何か意見は?Nani iken wa?

Could I borrow that after you?/それ、あとで貸してくれる?Sore, atode kasu kureru?


~Rash Mad Dash~

Better go./いかなきゃ。Ikana kya.

No time for that now./今はそんなことしてる時間がない。Ima hasan na kotoshi teru jikan ga nai.

That's not really important any more./もはやそれはそんなに重要じゃない。
Mohaya sore was son'nani jouyou janai.

That's a bit short notice./ちょっと急だな。Chotto kyuu danai

I don't feel like it./そんな気分じゃない Son'nai kibun janai

Get out!/出てけ!Deru ke

Skip to the end./結末へとんで。Ketsumatsu he tonde

It still hurts./まだ傷が癒えない。Mada kizu ga ire nai.


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When giving an email or website address the conventions are:

@ アット・マーク [atto māku]
. ドット [dotto], dot
/ スラッシュ [surasshu], slash
- ダッシュ [dasshu], dash

Ichi-go ichi-e
一期一會
one chance in a lifetime one time, one meeting by Sen no Rikyu

18がら45. 18 to 45 (of age)

When introducing anyone say:
"Kochira" watashi no tomodachi"


May 05, 2010

May 2010

Most days spent updating my dossier and did my best to find my sister a real job, so far she scored a few job interviews and trial sessions, but nothing with probationary period or lead. Truly disappointing. Anyway, moving on, trying to find her a role in the art industry (paid preferably), as she has being doing volunteering roles.

While my brother and I have been playing this MMOPRG game, IMO: World of Magic, as partners in crime. The game has blurry pixel quality compared to Alive4Ever or The Sims3. Lacks Doodle Jump game's speed but possesses similar cuteness factor. The amount of grinding involved feels like HELL, not as cool as Scared1 or Scared2 when it comes to levelling up and unlocking skills, as skills require skill books, skill books are found in the most remote areas in this game. No you cannot exchange one skill book for another like you can with skill runes in Scared game. Therefore those who camp in areas where these skill book drop has the advantage to level up with lethal skill to apply in their attacks. In this case, usually the Lanos players, also their rebirth portal is near the main quests spots and they own two rebirth spots on the 1st beach map.

When it comes to PvP (player versus player) this game FAIL to balance and the owners of the game, has NO plans to ever fix it up, as it would some how make this game boring (only a bozo would say that!). I have 20 years of playing PvP and it is NOT a new concept at all.

Here is an example from my Tweet post.




If anyone has played any of the games mentioned above then you already have being playing PvP game. However, IMO: World of Magic, encourages thug/mobster mentality in this game, you can GANG BANG. One player can be attacked by many in one go, any time, anywhere in this game except Woody-Wordy and Mushroom Mashland. Not quite, you can be KILLED in the village by high players from the opposing side, even NPC gets attacked FOR GOD SAKE! Yet you cannot fight back (same goes for freeze spells by mages). Glitch ahoy! is what I found as we played on and moved onto next level maps. Main quest NPC gets attacked too, mostly the massacre occurs on the beach due to 'weapon enchantment scrolls' tend to be found there and higher level players deem it to be gold. You can be murdered at stores, at rebirth portals, and entrance between maps. The battle arena at the beach is impotent or dead, gathering dust as I am post this blog. Why would you need an arena at the beach when you can murder as much as you like on the beach already. NUTS! The knights aren't capable of defending its rebirth portal or village entrance for Siras on all three server Bigmama, Wadangka, and Devilang. This has been expressed by other players on Touch Arcade forum, GameFaq, Facebook, but oddly not a lot of post on Twitter, except for mine.

It seems Com2Us Korean developers cannot produce code on their game to give players the option to disable PvP or disable it around NPC or block PvP in certain areas of the map or block level 20~30 players from killing and looting from noobies. The official battle arena which is deployed by the server every 2 hours is good but it lags and crashes frequently. Sad really. I wish it every chance to improve and have regular updates like Doodle Jump game, which I find reflects its number one spot on iTunes.

Note: you cannot ask for a refund on a free app in Apple directly in iTunes, but because this game does take your iTunes credit with in-app purchases, you will need to email an complaint to Apple in order to get a refunds of that kind. Same goes for all free apps of this type.

ps. I am defender of truth kind of critic and a full on supportive duel/partner game player.

References:

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  1. ✈ Watching: Prince of Persia: Sands of time [movie]. Ka Pow!
  2. To stay awake is tuff in winter when all U wanna do is hibernate. Dang! Energy zapped off 2 neverland. Thinking about Foursquare app. ♬♪
  3. RT When online gripes are met with a lawsuit -http://nyti.ms/d7C2so @nytimes [Yes to federal law on meritless defamation suit.]
  4. Me likely likey. Wouldn't you? RT @lif_au: Google Maps Improves Timetable Integration http://bit.ly/9AYNaf
  5. Toy Story 3 [movie] in 3D. Oh I cannot wait. Here's Buzz Light Years made out of Lego promo. Wicked! http://twitpic.com/1snrb5
  6. @Com2uS have U even U seen these attacks personally? PvP gang bang oughta be disabled at rebirth points, main quest NPC & stores at beach.
  7. fyi: Single PvP ☻ = Tekken, Street Fighter, etc. Group PvP ☻ = World of War Craft. Gang vs 1 player PvP ☢ = IMO: World of Magic. ☚
  8. @Com2uS OMG I've: North West, knights, portal. 24/7 Lanos attack NPC & our FACTION. Where's switch to block PvP gang bang? U want petition?
  9. More of this is needed - - globally too RT “@mashable: Non-Profit Uses Foursquare to Raise Environmental Awareness -http://bit.ly/arAgkc
  10. That's an idea. Treasure hunting time RT @mashable: Pennsylvania Partners with Foursquare to Inspire State Tourism -http://bit.ly/aSOeek
  11. ☠ PvP NOT, more like gang bang attacks in IMO: World of Magic. Anyways overload. Back to PS3, While waitn 4 Sacred3/StarCraft to officiate.
  12. @Com2Us is it a glitch that Lanos players can get in Siras HQ & attack noobies & NPC? Just whack man! ☠☠☠
  13. @Com2Us Chats w/ players on beach PvP (not in arena) lvl 15 killing lvl <11 or at shops is not OK. Is there a switch? Seehttp://j.mp/aE167Q
  14. ☠ Forget PvP arenas U can murder by the sea side shops.#wowowee #imo:worldofmagic http://twitpic.com/1s1rbxhttp://twitpic.com/1s1rbz
  15. Sure RT @TechCrunch: Come To One Of 150 Meetups Around The World To Celebrate Our Fifth Birthday - http://tcrn.ch/bOTgVXby @erickschonfeld
  16. @Com2uS um, can u create a software limitation where it block lvl 20 player from killing under lvl 10 players? I see ppl upset by it.#PvN=[
  17. @Com2uS oic now. as long as it ain't encouraging ppl to be ☛ a bully in game realm or ☛ glassing in real life, it's okay. Thx 4 reply. ♠
  18. @Com2uS GM as in general manager or just 'GM' in chat will do? Here's a pic of ppl stabbed at beach [evidence].http://twitpic.com/1rqn9m
  19. @Com2uS How come leveled up players can attack noobies in IMO: World of Magic? (Not in battle field event, eg.Woody-Weedy Forest/Beach). ☠
  20. ♚ on my bucket list is to visit this theme park. 'First reviews of Wizarding world of Harry Potter' http://ow.ly/1PYGM via News.com.au
  21. Way better than the smart meter available in Oz RT @mashable: Google’s PowerMeter Comes to Consumer Devices -http://bit.ly/alq2EC
  22. It is looking good but I'll wait for more stability RT @mashable: Flash on Android Is Put to the Test [VIDEO] - http://bit.ly/dd7TJD
  23. ☠ppl need not be negative of delayed project going 'live' compared to delayed trains, as one reoccurs more than the other. ♥
  24. RT @ALIANational: Happy National Library Technicians Day!http://bit.ly/bxoLpS #LIW2010 #fb
  25. @springpad oh, I figured as much. No worries. I will create a new account once I have removed Springpad link to OpenID. Thanks.
  26. Don't go off-road in electric car made of bamboohttp://ow.ly/1OSQX [if every1 had 1, then it is safe, if not imagine crashes = splinters]
  27. Man killed, 2 injured in separate bear attacks in nothern Japan.Http://ow.ly/1OSqD via JapanToday [Note: Bears aren't bad; maybe upset ☮].
  28. Writing: procedure about missing material affecting loose leaf updates of titles into a documented one w/ help of colleagues. ♜
  29. After watching 'pirates of silicon valley' [movie] I'm more thxful 4 Apple & Microsoft R&D team 4 moving the masses fwd in technology. ♛
  30. Watching: Pirates of Silicon Valley [1999]. Starring Noah Wyle and Joey Slotnick. Oldie but a Goldie kind of film. lol. ☮
  31. Testing: Springpad iPhone app. So far can't login with OpenID on app but can do so on website via PC. Emailed @Springpad for info ♪
  32. Wicked ideas. I can't wait for G-Tv 1 day *0* RT @mashable: Five Amazing App and Gadget Demos from Google I/O [VIDEO] -http://bit.ly/anHY8k
  33. ☺☻☺Totally wicked to be able to Pac Man on Google search page today. Fun Fun! ♬
  34. RT @mashable: New Satellite Images of Oil Spill Show Its Spread [PICS] - http://bit.ly/auQtlh
  35. RT @mashable: Facebook Privacy Makes The Cover of Time Magazine - http://bit.ly/ducOIK
  36. LOL RT @Pogue: HEY WOW!! After 10 years of toiling on the Missing Manual series, it finally becomes a cultural icon!http://bit.ly/agOjgC
  37. After I've removed Facebook from Trillian iPhone app it still shows Facebook users on contact list. Dang! No info in forum... @trillianastra
  38. AP IMPACT: Wal-Mart pulls jewelry over cadmium ☢http://j.mp/ckeDIE
  39. @twitter icon for Twitter app on iPhone looks like those ppl's Twitter with no pic -- bird icon. Not appealing. Embedded "t" is better. ☠
  40. Un/folded: paper in design, art, architecture and industry. ISBN: 9783034600323 [vivid imagine pp. 84, 89, 96, 129. paper mk gr8 items].
  41. Don't have the same energy 2 build up char created in Inotia2, as I did in Zenonia2. Love the bunny ears but Exp & Gold r slow 2 accumulate.
  42. My favourite winter cure is this tiny bottle. 鷹標德國風油精. 肌肉疼痛外敷良薬 http://twitpic.com/1p9kgu
  43. Liking: 73 Charlotteville wreck (1974) by John Salt, Elegy in an auto graveyard exhibition in The complete works 1969-2006 ISBN: 0856676349.
  44. There has been suggestions that I should ⓦⓞⓡⓚ in JλPλ₦. I dunno. My JLPT isn't gr8. I'm still dependent on dictionary & survival basics. ♞
  45. Rosa has Mariah Carey's looks. Stranger danger on FB RT @mashable Consumer Reports Calls Another Kin Ad Creepy [VIDEO] http://bit.ly/bMd0UR
  46. Facebook is no longer a closed system RT DΩ ΨΩU KΠΩШ IҒ ΨΩUR ҒΔCΣβΩΩK STΔTUS UPDΔTΣS ΔRΣ PUβLIChttp://j.mp/btrFfW via @agentgenius
  47. Words/Sentences that lingers in my mind: "clearly, many of us recognise the problem. so why do we perpetuate it?" [source: NYT]❄
  48. @LentilasAnythng it was a good demonstration that vegetarian dishes can smell yummy & taste delicious. http://twitpic.com/1okmsr
  49. ☠ I want my lake ☛ back in The Sim 3: World Adventures. At least a cool meet up point please ✌ #iPhone
  50. Loving: Griffin Elan Form Chilewich Case for iPhone 3GS - Gravel. [It feels like wick furniture but more smooth].http://twitpic.com/1ob0bj
  51. LEARNT: the type of fish that produces caviar is sturgeon. Source: Iron chef [tv show] ☃
  52. Attending: Buddha day & multicultural festival w/ sis. Also 1 of 'Lentil as anything' chef cook veggie dishes. http://yfrog.com/066kvj
  53. Watched: Web 3.0, The Movie [Video] - http://tcrn.ch/ahwwt9 by @parislemon/via @TechCrunch [Luv cool ideas & learned a new word -- ontology]
  54. LMAO good RT Watch Conan O'Brien make fun of Google for an hour--it's time well spent, promise! http://gizmodo.com/5534204//via @Gizmodo
  55. RT @newscientist: 21 Century carjacking: Modern cars vulnerable to malicious hacks http://bit.ly/cwA7Hr
  56. Question: Has anyone been to a library located within a major train station? ✈
  57. RT @Gizmodo: Seriously, This Is Why You Should Still Quit Facebook http://gizmodo.com/5534736/
  58. Liking this app ✌ RT Live in the US and own an iPhone? Log into the app store and search for "tokidoki me".... via @tokidoki
  59. The city looks different at 6:30am. barely awake & still in slumber bordering on ghost town. I miss busy mornings of Sapporo & Asahikawa. ❤
  60. No matter what I've said or ppl say, "Alive4Ever Returns" two/four players co-op mobile game app is the best ever in the world. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  61. RT @timoreilly: Facebook's Eroding Privacy Policy: A Timelinehttp://bit.ly/a52ZoL
  62. I've downloaded the latest update for ABC news app and it is working splendidly. ☺ ありがとございます @abcnews
  63. RT @ceoSteveJobs: Apple cares a lot about recycling. Only by discontinuing the iBook laptop line could we recycle the trademark for the ...
  64. @kiwiguy72 suggestions aren't necessarily complaints. Any complaints fwd to Public Transport Ombudsman, not Transport Ticketing Authority.
  65. Gr8 article on Smartcard. Outsmarted: Victoria pays price by The Age. Http://ow.ly/1JrUu [Suica will do but at Singapore ticket prices. Ok]
  66. @kiwiguy72 so Early Bird fare is on Myki. Neat. I'm trying to encourage MetroTrains to incl. tram (4 ppl who live in St Kilda, Carlton, etc)
  67. @abcnews please can you look into why the latest update of your news app for iPhone crashes upon start up. It never was the case months ago.
  68. ☮ Extend EarlyBird ticket to Tram users too as well Myki card holders. C'mon @mykimate @metrotrains U can do it!
  69. Watching: Myself; Yourself マイセルフ;ユアセルフ (Maiserufu ; Yuaserufu) [anime] from CrunchyRoll app. ❤
  70. ♚ TIP: to kill multiple zombies in 1 go use SCAR (AR) in#Alive4EverReturns. Not quite a knockback on bobby head exploding zombie though.
  71. Stop propaganda 'Japan expensive' as its not RT Kyoto, the Imperial City, Grapples With Its Image http://nyti.ms/aol7W4 via @nytimesbusiness
  72. ❀ Took mom to SteakHouse at Pier 35 for Mothers's day. I had entree: seared scallops [19], main: blk angus eye fillet [66], red [8.40].
  73. ☹ Glitch or not glitch: Alive4Ever Returns: U cannot drop vaccine once a zombie has grabbed U. And the verdict is? @MeridianDE
  74. Testing: #SallyHansen, Color Quick fast dry nail color pen, shade 03. [No bottles to hold or dip onto is totally brillant] ❤
  75. ☠ Ŝtůċk at ǝƃɐʇs 35 in Alive4Ever Return game (single/multi player mode). ☹ Help Plz. #MeridianDE
  76. @MeridianDE a glitch: If a call / sms comes through Alive4Ever Return game, it loses sound. Why is that? ♜
  77. RT @internetarchive: OpenLibrary.org redesign is live! Check out some of the new features. http://bit.ly/b3QiqS http://bit.ly/9lJm9N
  78. ☯Hints on how to place a ⓟⓗⓞⓣⓞⓒⓞⓟⓨ order with the State Library of Victoria. Explained in plain terms. Http://ow.ly/1Ic1f
  79. ★ I'm impressed by WIRED post: Ready, Set, Read! The 'One Book, One Twitter Discussion Schedule' http://ow.ly/1HHZd
  80. Most pirates say they'd pay for legal downloads, http://ow.ly/1HHZdFrom www.news.com.au [industry & consumers need to meet half way ☠]
  81. I Luv #GLEE episode tributes 2 Madonna. It tug my heart strings & tears pour. Thx Madonna for decades of inspirational songs.
  82. Alive4Ever Returns has "lost connection" when my gas heater is turned on. LOL. Yet Internet connection via wifi is fast. Is it a glitch?
  83. Wake Up Australia. plz NO BIKES ALLOWED IN SHOPPING CENTRES. Train station need alt entry for bikes.#StopBikesHurtingPedestrians
  84. To print two A4 on 1 page in Adobe Reader > file > print > page scaling > multiple pages per sheet > ok
  85. Playing: Alive4Ever Returns but I hate the head exploding zombies. ☠They take up scrn real estate! ✌Plz reduce their rebirth#Meridian
  86. HOW did "I see a lot of him" sentence end up "I see him a lot"?#ErodingEnglish @Answer @Answerdotcom #Glee #Justin Bieber#TimeSquare
  87. RT @timoreilly: RT @jdlasica: Video of @timoreilly discussing Twitter as a force for good http://bit.ly/a5nu47 w @kateatstate, @anildash ...
  88. ♜ intriguing way of doing real life transaction. See IntoMobile: iPhone In-App payments coming from PayPal http://bit.ly/9WfUFG
  89. contemplate copyright fair use of app RT LISNews: Dear Authors, Your Next Book Should be an App, Not an iBookhttp://lisnews.org/node/36712
  90. Curious read. If ppl byo device more... RT LISNews: If Libraries Remove Computers, Will Anyone Come?http://www.lisnews.org/node/36701
  91. Really? I don't think so. RT LISNews: School Librarians 'A Dying Breed'? Update from Australia http://www.lisnews.org/node/3670
  92. READ: #LibraryJournal: How to reach 20somethings?http://bit.ly/as7CUq Lots of ideas at PLA panel, w/ppthttp://bit.ly/d8ofYb
  93. Gr8 stuff. 已經找到新 Twitterers RT Google Follow Finder helps you find new "tweeps" to follow - now in Labs http://bit.ly/dhV99D/via @google
  94. Warning #Libraries RT Ning's Bubble Bursts: No More Free Networks, Cuts 40% Of Staff- http://tcrn.ch/9MtG9F by @jasonkincaid via @TechCrunch
  95. Drinking: #Preshafruit apple and passionfruit juice. Gr8 for windy hot days like today. What rain? Bad weather perhttp://twitpic.com/1ktiin
  96. #PetPeeve: ppl don't have to accept change, just don't get in the way of my changes. C'mon! Ever heard of individual's choice?!
  97. ppl r obstacles 2 my offpeak Net use, reason: my iPhone/modem 2 bright (LED light hurts, as if). 1 sleeps in lounge. 1 dislike front rm. ☠
  98. Spontaneous day. Alarm clock #FAIL, FHS txt me 4 lunch, we dine at RCHL, 2 items I liked in Richmd on disc't. #MonstersOwnTwitter