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(usando verbi riflessivi)
Ci si deve lavare le mani e gargarizzare ogni volta che torniamo a casa dal fuori.
Si è avuto paura di scosse di assestamento dopo del terremoto disastroso il undici marzo.
Non si sono mangiata la carne in Giappone fino all'epoca EDO.
Ieri sera alla karaoke festa si sono cantate proprio forte tante canzone.
Ci si è alzati presto di mattino a causa del'allarme anticendio.

(usando il indicativo prossimo per esprimere supposizioni)
A: Perché la ragazza sta piangendo?
B: Non so ma avrà tagliato troppe cipolle.

A: Chissà come mai a ragazze inglesi piace portare i vestiti più succinti(the skimpiest clothes)?
B: Non ne ho la minima idea. A loro piacerà tirare l'attenzione di altri.

Grazie tanto per aver letto questo.
Il vostro aiuto sarebbe molto gradito! ●^____^●

Posted at Fri Oct 07 23:31:00 UTC 2011
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/69763/journals/1129865 http://www.lang-8.com/69763/journals/1129865 pem1990 Fri Oct 07 23:31:00 UTC 2011
Assaporavo una ciambella con una tazza di tè mentre pensando alla mia vita.
Si fa finta di stare bene quando in effetti siano feriti dentro.
A volte mi sento così coraggiosa e altre volte sono una tale codarda.
Programmi rendono sempre la vita divertente.
Prima di venire qui, avevo il dubbio che io riesca a fare amicizia con nessuno in Inghilterra ma sono stata sbagliata. ^.^
Il concerto di beneficenza ha coinvolto tanti artistici famosi.
Noi due dividiamo sempre belle risate quando chiacchieriamo.
Ho consigliato ad una amica di non preoccuparla e rilassarla.
Nel tempo libero mi piace esplorare il mio quartiere. (una piccola avventura!)

Grazie mille per aver letto tutto questo!
Tutte le vostre correzioni erano gradite. :3

Posted at Wed Oct 05 14:43:32 UTC 2011
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/69763/journals/1126561 http://www.lang-8.com/69763/journals/1126561 pem1990 Wed Oct 05 14:43:32 UTC 2011
Ad un punto della mia vita, adoravo fare collezione di francobolli di qualunque specie.
Ieri sono rimasta a casa tutto il giorno traendo grande diletto dal mio tempo da sola.
Ho chiacchierato in Internet con un buon amico fino all'una del mattino.
Mentre aspettando la prossima lezione, sto spendendo un tempo rilassato studiando un po' del'italiano.
La conoscevo da un paio d'anni quando ha smesso di parlare a me all'improvviso.

Le vostre correzioni sarebbero molto gradite!


Posted at Wed Sep 28 09:46:53 UTC 2011
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/69763/journals/1116591 http://www.lang-8.com/69763/journals/1116591 pem1990 Wed Sep 28 09:46:53 UTC 2011
…to make matters worse, I’ve got two reports to finish, both of which are due tomorrow :<
What on earth has made me this emotional wreck? Seriously something needs to be done about this possessiveness issue of mine. (also there's too many S's in the word possessiveness. but I like it.) It’s driving me off the edge.

And I know I’m such a loner. I don’t have friends to pour out my heart to, nor would I be blessed with a family to offer me unconditional care.

I just needed some place to vent. That’s why I couldn’t resist writing this on a computer in the school library :]


Thanks for reading such a sucky entry.
I’m so painfully aware that writing this sort of blog wouldn’t help much to actually improve my writing skills, but it serves as a great way of distracting myself :3

BYEEEE


Posted at Mon May 09 10:01:54 UTC 2011
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/69763/journals/921769 http://www.lang-8.com/69763/journals/921769 pem1990 Mon May 09 10:01:54 UTC 2011 This trip has been very helpful and even refreshing to me so far in that it's revealed the decisive and irreversible incompatibility among us.

Last night frustration and a sense of despair swept over me. I could only resort to sobbing to myself in my bed for a good one hour or so.
It surely had a bit of a cathartic effect on me, leaving me with an expected splitting headache and miserably swollen eyes.

About thirty minutes or so ago they burst into blaming me for incessantly being ill-tempered and screwing up their trip. I'm just not capable of doing anything about it. What are you supposed to do when you find your own family the most despicably obnoxious creature on this planet?
How can I stop feeling like destroying myself?

I wish I had two lives or more so I could experience killing myself and still have a second chance. Not that I'm desperately wanting to die or anything, but I envy a girl we had back in my high school, who created hydrogen sulfide in her bathroom and killed herself. My life could've been ended just like that too.

全部が馬鹿みたい。
I'm everybody's pain in the ass. Apparently I don't even have the right to feel whatever I want to feel.






*DISCLAIMER*
This is just another one of me being desperately emotional and stuff. Never take this seriously. Thank you.

Now ignore the content and help improve my English, please >_<;

Posted at Sat Apr 30 06:12:04 UTC 2011
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/69763/journals/909550 http://www.lang-8.com/69763/journals/909550 pem1990 Sat Apr 30 06:12:04 UTC 2011 Much as I love writing sometimes it seems all daunting, since everytime I write something here I try to experiment with new grammar and vocabulary. It takes quite a bit of time and energy~

And I've got an ominous pain in the stomach at the moment...which is going to ruin my plan to go to a piano concert by students at uni :[ *Hates being a girl*


So one of the things I've being thinking about lately is people's use of language, specifically in terms of vulgarity.

On campus I have not a few opportunities to talk to exchange students from abroad. I like talking to those mostly nice and friendly people, who also seem to have a dearth of decent sophistication in their use of language. (Notice the euphemism :P)
Their lingua franca obviously being English they speak in the language, often with a colourful string of swear words, which always makes me wonder :S
It's not rare that I'm left utterly amazed and speechless as incessant showers of "f**ks" and "s**ts" are exchanged...^^

Last night there was a little party thing after school both for foreign and Japanese students. There was an American guy randomly talking to people like a sheer idiot(pardon the expression), proving no exception to the said popular fashion...I was talking to an Italian guy at that moment and couldn't help pointing out his "astonishing" use of language, to which he replied "You know what, he is a really kind and nice guy. Just because his words may sound vulgar doesn't mean that he's a nasty person."
Then again I had to wonder about the extent of acceptance individuals have for "vulgar" language, and the extent of the commonness of it depending on the culture and/or the character the language itself has.
Since my opinion was that being unmannerly and being a nice person aren't incompatible, the conversation left me with an awkward aftertaste :| grrr

I also couldn't help thinking about the possible difference between the use of coarse language in languages such as Italian and English :S
This is because of one example the Italian guy gave me; according to him, saying e.g. "Can you mix up that shit?" when cooking is nothing uncommon and vulgar in Italy :) Hm.


...what do you guys think...?
Although I personally don't care about how rough my Japanese would sound when speaking, those swear words and (to me) excessively vulgar language...they make me recoil from using myself ._.

Oh well, thanks for reading this shit! ^^
Don't forget to be harsh on my fucking English :D
(Disclaimer: I couldn't resist it.)

Posted at Sat Jan 22 07:14:38 UTC 2011
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/69763/journals/776105 http://www.lang-8.com/69763/journals/776105 pem1990 Sat Jan 22 07:14:38 UTC 2011 And I know I'm rather predisposed to overreact whenever that happens. It just can't help repulsing me to the bone :[
The thing is though my family seem to be the expert of putting into practice such behaviours, and I am no exception admittedly...

Sometimes it feels so right not to be in nothing more than a "casual friendship" with someone, because it sort of assures you the improbability of finding fatal fault with them(lots of efs :D), hence allowing you is to feel comfy in the lukewarm relationship :]
That's also how I often find myself feeling lonely, but hey. It shouldn't really be bad at all.
What I'm trying to say is that, family is a tricky thing.

Hmmmm I've got to find ways to make my days more easy-going and productive~
I know I'm always saying this and keep failing to realise it ._.


Thanks for reading!

Posted at Mon Dec 27 14:04:09 UTC 2010
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/69763/journals/742831 http://www.lang-8.com/69763/journals/742831 pem1990 Mon Dec 27 14:04:09 UTC 2010 My beautiful family members are already freaking me out to death o^-^o
The extent to which how obnoxious they can get is way beyond my comprehension. Everytime they exasperate me I get this desperate urge to rip off all my hair and skin and destroy myself...AND DESTROY THE UNIVERSE (in some way or other. I don't know.) :3
This is how I shorten my life~
The irritation is, seriously, killing me. Someone, help me out of this.

Posted at Sun Dec 26 03:46:46 UTC 2010
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/69763/journals/741329 http://www.lang-8.com/69763/journals/741329 pem1990 Sun Dec 26 03:46:46 UTC 2010 Oh wait, I've got some news to share with you: I'm going on a year abroad at a university in England starting next September :DDD
It was two weeks ago when I found out about whether I could qualify for the programme. That day I went to uni after skipping one class(snugly idling away in my bed for "a while" after waking up...total indolence.). I went to the notice board to see if they'd put up the result of the exam. I found the notice and set about going through the list of successful applicants, when my eyes caught a familiar student number among them x) A huge "PHEW." was my first reaction!
Then I phoned my mum panting from excitement. After that I literally ran to see someone who works at uni (He's from England and is involved in the English learning support thingy for students.) and told him about the result. I was still panting then with somewhat shaky hands :] He seemed very happy for me and said he'd never seen me looking that excited xD

All the elation and over-the-moon sentiment were gone after a couple of hours though. It all became reality and I felt I couldn't waste a moment before being ready for England ;D
I've got to be ever more serious about learning English, and Italian as well >.< (Because I'm secretly planning to stay in Italy for one month or two after England♪ The Italian language has such a magnetic effect on me...)
I've never been good at seriously focusing and working on one thing. I always decide that "Alright, this is my cut-off point." and would never even try to see what's beyond that. Actually I liked calling it "laid-back" but I'm not sure about it anymore.


OK, I think I've rambled enough!
Thank you for reading & be sure to leave harsh corrections on my writing :D

Posted at Fri Dec 24 15:10:04 UTC 2010
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/69763/journals/739976 http://www.lang-8.com/69763/journals/739976 pem1990 Fri Dec 24 15:10:04 UTC 2010 Woo-hooooo! :D

All I've got left to do now is three writing tasks and the vocabulary build-up quiz thingy~
I can't believe how deperate and despondent I was feeling earlier today. Now I can calmly look at things in a positive way :) Honestly, I'm an expert of losing rationality passively dictated by my habitual pessimism xD I'm often bewildered by my own inexplicable range of optimism and pessimism :|


*On a completely irrelevant note*
I've been trying to post entries regularly so hopefully more people get to read and correct them...
I was pondering over the possible reasons as to why my writing doesn't attract very many corrections -.- Here are some of them (including solutions):

- Only a small handful of people read them in the first place.
- I need some sexy/pretty looking profile pictures. (NAH.)
- My writing is just so disatrous they discourage the readers to correct them...(highly probale.)
- Photos of, say, adorable puppies/kittens might work.
- Perhaps more controversial contents need to be included (?)

Hmmm...what do you guys think? (Assuming that there are "you guys" who are reading this...*sigh*)


Anyways, thank you so much for reading this far!
Don't forget to be harsh on my English~

Posted at Mon Dec 13 12:21:35 UTC 2010
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/69763/journals/727265 http://www.lang-8.com/69763/journals/727265 pem1990 Mon Dec 13 12:21:35 UTC 2010 And I've got work tomorrow and on Monday as well...(the hw is due on Wednesday.)

>.<

This is all thanks to nothing but my pure laziness and procrastination. *to those despicable natures of mine* Thank you for always lurking inside me. I literally can't imagine living without you, forever and ever. To tell you guys the truth though, I want you out of my life... You guys make me retch. :[

I've got to go to sleep now...I hope that next time I'll write about something upbeat and fun :D


Thank you for reading!

Posted at Sat Dec 11 16:27:13 UTC 2010
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/69763/journals/725313 http://www.lang-8.com/69763/journals/725313 pem1990 Sat Dec 11 16:27:13 UTC 2010 I wish vice versa as well. (Does this make sense? :D)
Why do I keep wasting my time talking rubbish in uncomfortable conversations? :/ *sigh*

What am I doing with my life... ._.


Aaaanyways I've got no choice but to get down to a daunting lot of homework!
Exciting!! ;)

Wish I had some more persons that would give ear to my insignificant stories.

Posted at Mon Dec 06 13:00:27 UTC 2010
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/69763/journals/719094 http://www.lang-8.com/69763/journals/719094 pem1990 Mon Dec 06 13:00:27 UTC 2010 I'd say that was a... an alright end to the whole thing, albeit a bit of an anticlimax given the unexpected degree of niceness in his response. I sent him a text message saying "STOP YOUR BEHAVIOUR NOW" and he readily accepted my demand with words of apology :D ...which I found even funny to be honest xD

So now...I've taken back a peaceful state of mind. :) yessssss
I totally understand how desperate one can become when you want/need someone so bad. AND whether all it takes to win their heart will pay off in the end, we are helplessly uncertain of it.

After the entire incident, my life seems more colourful and beautiful to live than I reckoned. I'm feeling great right now :P


Thank you for reading!
Please be harsh when correcting my English :D

Posted at Tue Nov 23 04:06:05 UTC 2010
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/69763/journals/703600 http://www.lang-8.com/69763/journals/703600 pem1990 Tue Nov 23 04:06:05 UTC 2010 I absolutely love this place ;3

So tomorrow I'm going to uni to visit one of my favourite professors :D
I've decided to join his seminar starting next school year, and hopefully I'll be exploring my interests in English sociolinguistics studies there!

He has, I have to admit, been nothing less than the object of my admiration. He seems to be blessed with a lovely and amiable character. The way he conducts his classes is so sophisticated I never know how to get bored of them.
What I'm trying to say is, I'm feeling genuinely chuffed I've finally got a chance to meet him in person x)
Also, I think it sort of offsets the grey emotions I was losing myself in :P
Oh well, ups and downs in life, huh!


Thank you for reading!
Please be nicely harsh on my English!

Posted at Fri Nov 19 13:42:55 UTC 2010
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/69763/journals/699509 http://www.lang-8.com/69763/journals/699509 pem1990 Fri Nov 19 13:42:55 UTC 2010 It crept me the hell out. *pardon the expression*
I guess it's time I got around to rectifying the situation...? The thing is though, it all seems like such a load on my shoulders.

I'm hating people's feelings.

Posted at Fri Nov 19 13:19:04 UTC 2010
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/69763/journals/699479 http://www.lang-8.com/69763/journals/699479 pem1990 Fri Nov 19 13:19:04 UTC 2010 Only about 15 seconds later did I figure out what they meant, having difficulty suppressing laughter myself ;D You’d better not try to spell it in the English way XD LOL

Thanks for reading!


Posted at Fri Nov 05 04:05:26 UTC 2010
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/69763/journals/682563 http://www.lang-8.com/69763/journals/682563 pem1990 Fri Nov 05 04:05:26 UTC 2010 So now I'll do! :D (the only and the best solution!)

You know, I've been working on online homework to be finished within this month. It's basically an online English vocabulary quiz that we've been allotted by uni according to each individual's vocabulary level. The scale of the level ranges from one to twelve, and I'm on the ninth :O

What baffles me is how many words there still are that are beyond the reach of my limited vocabulary :S I feel as if I'm still nothing more than a baby awaited by a bazillion words to learn -_-;
It actually is something that excites me about learning languages, but I don't know...I got just a tiny bit demoralised :x

Anyway...I've got to go and eat something while watching Ugly Betty :D (Its third and fourth season have been broadcast on TV here in Japan♪)


Thank you for reading!


Posted at Wed Nov 03 14:00:43 UTC 2010
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/69763/journals/680739 http://www.lang-8.com/69763/journals/680739 pem1990 Wed Nov 03 14:00:43 UTC 2010 It was written back in June or something, and things have changed a lot since!
I love receiving corrections so I'm posting it again.


Here goes the entry:

The other day, I was texting with my friend. I texted him first (which always is the case but whatever...) because we only talked one single time that week. The fact is he is an one-year exchange student and is going back to his country at the end of August. I found it great shame to have that little chance of speaking to him, when our time is steadily ticking away.

First we had some casual and trivial conversation including small talks about what was going on in the Dutch vs. Brazil football match. Then somehow it turned into a talk about us, sort of provoked by me asking him if he started hating me. (yeah, I SORT OF did :P) I said that because I'd been feeling so for about a month. He seemed quite alright with me when we were alone and then he changed his attitude one-eighty when we had other companies. He was as abrupt with me as he could ever be, keeping that utter impassivity of his the whole time.

Then it took an unexpected turn; he started telling me how bored he'd become with being with us (us meaning me and other friends in our company), always conversing about the same thing over and over again. He also said he didn't wish to continue it.
This was such a shock to hear. I found myself at a total loss how I could assimilate what he said. I was just tied up in knots.

After several hours of reclection though, I kind of reached a conclusion that I should never try to be hostile to him and I would keep my doors open for him, for him to come back to me as someone I felt the best spending time with. (which insinuates that he isn't anymore and nor am I to him now...sigh) We've got two months left. Two months.


Well, thank you so much for reading all this!
I hope you will be harsh in correcting my English :D

Posted at Sat Oct 16 07:47:13 UTC 2010
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/69763/journals/658737 http://www.lang-8.com/69763/journals/658737 pem1990 Sat Oct 16 07:47:13 UTC 2010
Yaaaaaaaaaaaaay! 8D


Uni starts tomorrow! I'm so excited to go back into my daily routine of attending classes and complaining about them!!
I haven't had much social life going on in my life lately (due to my typical Japanese devotion to work over the course of the last 16 freaking days!)
I want to meet some nice and lovely people...:)
I've realised that all I need is to just relax and not sweat small stuff. I've got a feeling that it will make my life ten times better to live X)
It's a little past eleven pm now so I've got to get something to eat before I go to bed!


Thanks for reading this!

Posted at Thu Sep 30 14:12:06 UTC 2010
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/69763/journals/640455 http://www.lang-8.com/69763/journals/640455 pem1990 Thu Sep 30 14:12:06 UTC 2010 I just saw on Facebook a message written on his wall by another friend of his, to which he'd promptly replied. It'd been done just about 50 minutes ago.
I don't even know how to react to this, but this queasy feeling has crept over me that I've only slipped out of his mind. It is just sad more than anything.

Oops, I thought I was so adamant about not letting my sentimentality afflict me anymore, and now it certainly does! :D


Thank you for reading this quite depressing entry of mine...
Please be harsh on my English!

Posted at Sun Sep 19 15:35:56 UTC 2010
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/69763/journals/627514 http://www.lang-8.com/69763/journals/627514 pem1990 Sun Sep 19 15:35:56 UTC 2010 A day before yesterday, I sent him a new text message asking him what he's been up to lately. And he hasn't got back to me yet just as I expected. :(

When he was studying at my uni, we used to hang out after school as often as nearly every other day! Now I've come to suspect that that "friendship" was largely based on nothing more than his simple need to have some company, since he hadn't got many people for him to chill out with.
Now I've apparently been forsaken for his bloody precious friends he's got back in his home!! XD hahaha

:(

Posted at Mon Sep 13 12:06:48 UTC 2010
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/69763/journals/620576 http://www.lang-8.com/69763/journals/620576 pem1990 Mon Sep 13 12:06:48 UTC 2010 I think he and I had been quite close for about nine months of his stay here in Japan. The fact is though, my feelings towards him steadily died down, (and inevitably vice versa, truth to be known.) and you know what, today I didn't even bother to go and see him off. Even though I was pretty certain of the fair improbability of us not meeting up ever again.

You know when you go so far as to forget just however the hell you felt about somebody before, because now you don't feel a thing about them, you just can't help it. And you can't help the fact itself that you just can't help it, either. :P
Having said all that, one thing for sure is I would remember meeting and spending some nice time with him unless...unless I'd get a short-time memory loss or something like that. (Wait, should it be a short-term or long-term memory?? Oh well, whichever!)

It was an experience. I can't assest whether it was of a great value or not, but anyways!! ...because nobody can.


Thanks for reading this!
Please be harsh on my English :D

Posted at Tue Aug 31 13:18:07 UTC 2010
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/69763/journals/605873 http://www.lang-8.com/69763/journals/605873 pem1990 Tue Aug 31 13:18:07 UTC 2010
It's been friggin' two days since he went back home, and so far I've literally heard NOTHING from him. I'm certain that at least he ain't DEAD or anything because it looks he manages to spare the bloody time to make his twitter/facebook updates.

What all my precious tears went for!???? Oh now I'm feeling stupid o_O
Stupid stupid stupid.

I don't think I'm contacting him until he contacts me, because this reprehensible audasity(!) has made me all sulky. ;(


Out of sight, out of mind...gosh, what a well-put saying.


Thanks for reading this :D
Help me feel less stupid if possible! XD

Posted at Fri Aug 27 13:45:01 UTC 2010
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/69763/journals/601808 http://www.lang-8.com/69763/journals/601808 pem1990 Fri Aug 27 13:45:01 UTC 2010 I've calculated around what time he would finish his journey aboard good ten times or more since I woke up today...because he said he'd text me when he arrives at the airport.

The last time we met was yesterday; I went to his hall of residence to pick up some of his stuff he didn't need anymore, all of which consisted of tea, coffee, rice and loads and loads of condiment he had bought and didn't use up during his stay. The idea that I couldn't see him anytime soon in the future got me somewhat nervous and clumsy when I spoke to him seeing his face... I didn't become overemotional or anything though, so that was good :P

Later that day I was sitting in my living room, looking at a memo with his address back home written down on by him. All alone I started reading the address aloud, when tears abruptly blurred my vision and I felt sorely heartbroken.
I couldn't help but keep weeping for the next thirteen minutes or so! :O

It was a farewell on a positive note though, since it was a "See-ya-again" kind of farewell. I'm hoping to visit (or even stay in) his country in a year or two, so...yeah ;D
Also we've come to the age where we even speak to each other through a computer screen!! Science and Technology FTW!!
(Btw, I just wanted to try using that well-seen abbrebiation on the Internet :D)


Thank you very much for reading this!
Please be harsh in correcting my English :)
(Also any words of consolation would be greatly appreciated!)

Posted at Wed Aug 25 15:36:52 UTC 2010
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/69763/journals/599906 http://www.lang-8.com/69763/journals/599906 pem1990 Wed Aug 25 15:36:52 UTC 2010
I wrote another report again, which describes the graph I uploaded! It would be great if you could help me improve my writing in letter format X)


The report:

This graph illustrates the top 5 countries that had the most visitors to New Zealand in 2004 and 2005. It also indicates how many percent of visitors they increased in 2005 from the previous year.
Between the years 2004 and 2005, Australia and USA steadily increased their visitors by two percent. The former rose in the ranking by one to achieve the first place, while the latter remained in the third place. South Korea also had a rise by one to reach the forth place, with the growth in the number of its visitors by seven percent. India had about twice as a sharp rise by thirteen percent between the two years, rising to the fifth place in 2005. Japan was the only country in the ranking that experienced a decline if gradual, which was by three percent from the previous year.

Posted at Mon Aug 23 15:58:04 UTC 2010
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/69763/journals/597666 http://www.lang-8.com/69763/journals/597666 pem1990 Mon Aug 23 15:58:04 UTC 2010
I wrote another report that describes a graph!
It would be much appreciated if you could help me improve my writing in a formal style :D


The report:

This graph indicates the fluctuation in the number of visitors to New Zealand between 2004 and 2005. It shows the numbers recorded every other month over the course of two years.
In 2004 the number of visitors showed a decline between January and March as well as between June and September. Visitors increased from March to June however, by approximately three hundred thousand. January and September had corresponding numbers of visitors, which were also paralleled by the number that January experienced in 2005.
During the period between December 2004 and September 2005, there was a gradual decline from the peak of eight hundred thousand to the lowest of three hundred thousand. The decrease was the sharpest between December and January, whereas in March and June the number remained at a constant of five hundred thousand. The trend of fall in the number was reversed in December, recovering it up to nearly eight hundred thousand. It was an increase by five hundred thousand from September.

Posted at Mon Aug 23 15:13:50 UTC 2010
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/69763/journals/597582 http://www.lang-8.com/69763/journals/597582 pem1990 Mon Aug 23 15:13:50 UTC 2010
I'm taking an English proficiency test in five days! Yay!!
Its writing section includes a task that requires us to describe a graph in letter format, and I suck at writing in a formal style, so I thought I'd practise it as much as I could do within the days left XD
I uploaded the picture of the graph and I would much appreciate it if you corrected my writing referring to it XO
Especially the repetition of words is my weak point, so please help me with it. (oh and also the organisation of the whole report.....)


Here goes what I wrote:

Between the year 1970 and 1980, the sales of both wheat and cotton levelled off, the former remained constant at slightly less than fifty thousand dollars and the latter at twenty thousand. Corn and sugar gradually increased their sales in the meantime. During the next decade, the sales of sugar grew steadily by about twenty thousand dollars. Cotton increased its sales as well, except that it was a rather dramatical rise from twenty thousand to reach a peak of eighty thousand.
From 1980 to 2000, the sales of wheat and corn steadily declined both approximately by ten thousand dollars. In the last decade sugar and cotton showed a decrease in their sales. The former had a gradual decline while the latter experienced a considerably sharp fall from its peak seventy thousand to its lowest twenty.

Posted at Mon Aug 23 06:34:04 UTC 2010
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/69763/journals/597052 http://www.lang-8.com/69763/journals/597052 pem1990 Mon Aug 23 06:34:04 UTC 2010
Here are the goals I wish to fulfill:
To be decently ready for the English proficiency test I'm taking in five days
To be at least "mediocre" at applying eyeliner, because I'm terrible at it
To have more time to play the piano; to indulge myself in playing music
To reconcile myself with the facts that I couldn't ever be authorised to alter

Wish me luck :P

Posted at Sun Aug 22 14:08:56 UTC 2010
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/69763/journals/596372 http://www.lang-8.com/69763/journals/596372 pem1990 Sun Aug 22 14:08:56 UTC 2010 I'd be better off learning not to let things exasperate me as easily as this :S

She's going back home in a day and a half or something, so it's all going be alright anyway.


Anyways, tomorrow I'm meeting a friend of mine who's soon leaving Japan for his country. We'll have some nice curry :9 It's going to be a lovely evening~

Posted at Sat Aug 21 14:15:29 UTC 2010
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_cOPj8rSDo&playnext=1&videos=8x0C_2zn-so

Posted at Fri Jul 30 15:32:20 UTC 2010
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