JP101 Crew and Listeners!

First place! Today I’m sick, I have a cold or flu so please excuse my sneezes ahhhhchu. *coughts* running nose and itchy eyes ahhh.

Good Lower Intermediate Lesson! Yes I have seen so many people change throw of the years specially the people that get premature oldness.

For me I still look the same since I was a child, my face just changed a little. I’m fine with that because I want to look forever young not old. S_R_C

Hey guys, I don’t know. I had a sour reunion with my keitei (cell phone) provider that I’ve been using for the last few years here in Japan. This is just a warning about one of the newest cell phones.

I just upgraded my phone at Softbank (formerly UK owned Vodafone). So I thought I upgraded! I purchased Softbank’s newest and so called greatest phone called the 911t (Toshiba). Well, if you set this phone in all English mode for menus etc, you CAN’T switch back and for from kana to romanji when typing text mails. How inconvenient is that!!! My old phone, like most others, allowed me to switch back and forth, but not my new 911t!

So, bottom line…when you buy a new keitei (cell phone in Japan) ask your rep to make sure that you can go back and forth from kana to romanji when your phone is set in all english mode (i.e. for menus, etc.) Otherwise, you have to set your phone in all japanese which is difficult to navigate around (for newbies and beginners albiet) because there is a lot of advanced kanji. Hope this advice helps. Unfortunately for me, its too late! I bought this phone and can’t return it for a better one.

sindy, you and i are blessed with the young gene…. people never believe my age either!

Dude!
I think やつ refers to ‘dude’ or ‘bloke’ or something like that. It’s a little derogatory actually.

I think akiba-kei (akihabara type) is more polite for referring to geeky people.