I was born and raised a Filipino. To be honest, I’ve never set foot in any of the countries whose cultures I learned to love but I do love the cultures anyway and because of this, it was inevitable for people to question my love for my own country.

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Being one of the sites I visit on a daily routine to learn Japanese vocabulary, iKnow!’s more-than-a-day-long maintenance wasn’t new to me. I’ve actually missed learning 10 new kanji (five a day) because of it. It took that long for the people behind the amazing flash card site to relaunch it as smart.fm.

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There’s just too much blogs on the internet right now but who said all of them are written by a college student with no relation whatsoever to Japan except the mere love for it?

So desu. If you still haven’t seen the obvious, this blog was made by me (see profile box on the right) for the simple purpose of documenting every effort I make to become closer to the culture I really really really like. Of course, I wouldn’t have done this in blog form if I didn’t have another honest intention of sharing what I learn, think of and like to others… like you! ^^

I’m not expecting everyone to like the Asian culture or the Japanese culture in particular but knowing that I’ve made people see more of it can already make me squeal like a fangirl… KYAAA!!

Okay, that was quite scary but seriously, wouldn’t it be wonderful if people knew more than sushi, Rain or Pokemon? ^^

NIHONGO TANGO:

新しい (atarashii)

adj-i - new. (JLPT 4)