I knew there was a lot of Mallard work this chapter. I even started it sometime this past weekend to make sure that it was done ahead of time. Unfortunately, I didn't get nearly far enough and now I'm worried about getting it all done in time with the grades I want on it. It doesn't help me any that I honestly can't hear a difference between some of the words for the listening portion of writing kanji. That, and from what I've heard from everyone else, Mallard hates everyone uniformly. (At least it's not being personal, right?)
I find that Mallard is probably some of the more challenging things that we do, just because it tests us in different ways. Not only do you have to read characters in slightly different fonts, but they tend to be very small and sometimes run together. And sometimes, Mallard displays kanji that I don't know what it means that we haven't covered thusfar in the book. It's challenging, and I like challenges, but sometimes challenges at the wrong times can be frustrating.
I've also found that my tactic of spending a lot of time on Japanese work and not on other classwork back-fired on me this week. I have a test tomorrow, and, well, I'm still doing Japanese aren't I? It's not like I'm an environmental science major or anything... wait, yes I am. Well, it's not like Geology is a core... wait, yes it is.
I still plan on working on Mallard more. Challenges are not good for my health...
カッパ out!
A Kappa Explanation
I'm sure by now some people are confused as to the images I've chosen and the video clip below. The clip below, in case you can't read the rather blurred kanji, is from the anime Gensomaden Saiyuki by Kazuya Minekura. The opening isn't as full of pretty fluorishes and whatnot like the actual episodes are.
Why am I explaining this, you may ask. Well, it all has to do with the kappa nickname that I tend to use - in case you didn't figure the kappa part out by now from the signature on the left. Kappa was the term incorrectly assigned to the Saiyuki character in the original Journey to the West series, Sha Gojyo. Gojyo was a sand demon in the original Buddhist myth about a Sanzo priest traveling to India to meet the Buddha. A kappa, however, is a water demon whose favorite food is cucmbers and who carry water dishes on their heads. This is not Minekura's Gojyo, either.
Still lost? That's good - I'm not there yet. In Kazuya Minekura's version, which is far more of an action and personal discovery piece where the four main characters (five if you count Hakuryuu the dragon who can turn into a Jeep) are trying to prevent Gyumaoh, the Demon King, from being reborn, than a religious treatise (though there are a lot of philosophical aspects and debates buried within it), Sha Gojyo is actually half kappa. You can tell he's not human or demon from his red hair and red eyes. I bet now you know who he is in the clip below.
I got the nickname Kappa from Minekura-san's Gensomaden Saiyuki series, prescribed by a group of friends that seems to perpetuate it regardless of who I'm around - it's actually migrated with me past highschool. Gojyo's personality has some rugged edges, though he's really a big brother type beyond that. He's also the fair bit of a romantic, once you get past the playboy aspect. While there are plenty of differences between myself and Gojyo (mainly the whole he's a guy and I'm not aspect), the name persists.
So, longer than anyone cares, this is your kappa signing off.
Why am I explaining this, you may ask. Well, it all has to do with the kappa nickname that I tend to use - in case you didn't figure the kappa part out by now from the signature on the left. Kappa was the term incorrectly assigned to the Saiyuki character in the original Journey to the West series, Sha Gojyo. Gojyo was a sand demon in the original Buddhist myth about a Sanzo priest traveling to India to meet the Buddha. A kappa, however, is a water demon whose favorite food is cucmbers and who carry water dishes on their heads. This is not Minekura's Gojyo, either.
Still lost? That's good - I'm not there yet. In Kazuya Minekura's version, which is far more of an action and personal discovery piece where the four main characters (five if you count Hakuryuu the dragon who can turn into a Jeep) are trying to prevent Gyumaoh, the Demon King, from being reborn, than a religious treatise (though there are a lot of philosophical aspects and debates buried within it), Sha Gojyo is actually half kappa. You can tell he's not human or demon from his red hair and red eyes. I bet now you know who he is in the clip below.
I got the nickname Kappa from Minekura-san's Gensomaden Saiyuki series, prescribed by a group of friends that seems to perpetuate it regardless of who I'm around - it's actually migrated with me past highschool. Gojyo's personality has some rugged edges, though he's really a big brother type beyond that. He's also the fair bit of a romantic, once you get past the playboy aspect. While there are plenty of differences between myself and Gojyo (mainly the whole he's a guy and I'm not aspect), the name persists.
So, longer than anyone cares, this is your kappa signing off.
6 件のコメント:
I started just trying to do mallard a little bit each day right after we cover the topic in class. It really makes things a lot easier and often helps you remember it longer as you not only are hearing it orally but seeing it visually and able to practice writing and comprehension.
Mallard is good practice but it's still evil. I put first year university student as an answer and it marked me wrong because I typed university instead of college. It's very picky. I wish someone would reprogram it so that it would allow some leeway. Hopefully, we'll eventually get used to its eccentricities. Also, have fun watching 「AIR」 and 「Kanon」. Watch 「AIR」 first, then 「AIR in Summer」 Special, and then 「Kanon」. Hopefully you'll see why those are two of my favorite anime ever.
Wow, it's like you took the words out of my mouth...
Mallard is frustrating, but I like the way it teaches us. It's not like repetitive workbook activities. ALSO, is it me or did anyone else think the voice that did the Mallard exercises sound EXACTLY like かわいーせんせい！I thought so...
ALSO, I find myself spending sooo much time on Japanese and less on architecture work. "It's not like [architecture] is my major, right...oh wait, yes it it"...same boat....same boat...
I feel your pain. What is it with assignments over the internet in college. I have webassign for calculus and now mallard for japanese. I would much rather write the kanji than type it. The only beneficial aspect of mallard are the listening sections.
Have a great fall break.
Mallard's evil. And it does seem as if we do do a lot of work in Japanese... moreso than any other course. Maybe it'll get better.... or not. At least you're learning something. And in conclusion, Mallard sucks.
Yeah... it seems like everyone's having similar difficulties. I was confused with the spacing on the price questions being different from the spacings on the rest of the questions on one of them.
Repetativeness isn't good, and Mallard definitely challenges that! It is, of course, great for the listening portion.
At least we're not alone.
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