November 2007

Views of Nepal

Two of my colleagues are from Nepal, so I am learning a lot about their country these days. One of my colleagues introduced me to a Nepali blogger named Rajesh KC, who also happens to be a famous Nepali cartoonist. In his latest blog post, Rajesh captured views of Kathmandu...

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Better Now?

I feel like I owe it to my readers to post something beautiful after forcing you to look at such an ugly site. Here is a nice autumn scene to help you erase that abomination from your visual cortex. Autumn leaves in Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

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My Eyes, My Eyes!

The people who designed this site… …are going to protect us if anything happens to Japan. (Please click on the image so you can go to the site and get the full effect. I can’t really describe all that flashing and animation in words. I am actually tempted to take...

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Dictionaries

Here are some dictionaries that you may find useful. Bilingual (Japanese-English) Dictionaries ALC Bilingual Dictionary: This dictionary is good for looking up idiomatic expressions and checking usage. Excite Japanese/English/Chinese Dictionary Goo Dictionaries: These are good for checking the basic meaning of words and learning the readings of compounds. Infoseek MultiDictionary:...

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