Ikoma Language School

That's where i study Nihongo (Japanese). It's located conveniently in Shaw House, and offers a pretty nice view of Orchard Rd. While the language classes by Japanese Cultural Society (JCS) may be cheaper and more comprehensive, i picked Ikoma because of their conducive class sizes (approx. 10 ppl), suitable schedules (every Saturday. JCS: twice weekly on weekdays!), plus i missed the JCS enrollment date... heh. The lessons are going at a fairly comfortable rate and they're still quite enjoyable (at least for now). However, it's gonna take half a lifetime before i ever become fluent in Nihongo, so i reckon i'd still be groping my way around Japan when i'm there.

Introductions

Something about myself... I'm planning to leave for Japan for a work stint next April so i'm starting a blog to post interesting views and insights when i'm there. It may be a good seven months before i actually leave, but i thought it'd be good to talk about my experiences with the language first. Do keep checking this page every once in a while ya?

Here's a nice shot (if i should say so myself :P ) taken on my previous trip to Japan. This is in Azumino, Nagano which is a couple of hours west of Tokyo. FYI Nagano is the venue of the 1998 Winter Olympics. The scenery over there is just simply breathtaking...

Blog Milestone

Yes, i admit it has taken forever for me to finally get onto the blog bandwagon. It was a struggle overcoming the monsters of procrastination. Well, i'm here now at last... if anyone is around for this milestone of a posting...