Monthly Archives: October 2008

Currently watched dorama

Summer left and now it’s already autumn. When the season changed, new dorama in the new season is airing. Very contradictory to Indonesia, where you can watch TV drama called sinetron can be seen in the whole year with such … Continue reading

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do not eat P.O.R.C

Living in Japan is not that easy, especially in finding the daily food. Due to religious reasons, I must avoid pork, and anything related with pig products, including its fat, its oil, etc. Contrast to Indonesia, this kind of meat … Continue reading

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mission impossible (part 4): almost DONE!

Finally I finished translating my research proposal that I need to submit for my entrance application this end of month. I spent about 5 days for translating this translation. So long, huh? Yeah, Since I’m not a Japanese native, so … Continue reading

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have my hair cut

Since the first time I came to Japan, I never visited barbershop to cut my hair. The reasons were due to the high cost I should pay for the service and the time that I have. The cheapest barbershop is … Continue reading

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mission impossible (part 3): small progress

やっぱり、 Translating an english word into a japanese word might be easy, but when it’s a scientific english word to be translated, it might take time. Because it might have specific context that wasn’t that easy to translate. For example, … Continue reading

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mission impossible (part 2): blow up my head!!!

I was so busy recently. After having read 5 papers and written a research proposal in less than 24 hours, then I showed the proposal to my professor to be reviewed. He just said, “it’s okay, but it’s too long. … Continue reading

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