手作り物

Due to popular demand (Heh.xP), will be posting something about the stuff I make:

[taken with my Samsung s8300..]



The octopus is from an earlier batch (was actually the first successful bunch I made):



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The melonpan ring I wore to an anime con:




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More (although have not yet perfected making them-- burger and a bass guitar):



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Have also made some recently which were a fail! >_< Must have lost my touch at clay-making. Haha. Happens when I take a long break from making them....;p

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Photos from previous posts [taken with Canon SX110is..]
(better colour!)...

Like this one: (original post here.)


Or these: (original post here.)



Well, will take some over the weekend again with my Canon and repost.XD

Recently acquired books!

I love thrift stores, I love rare finds, and I love things that are on sale! :O

There is this local bookstore I frequent. Has a very wide selection of books (and also a lot of trashy/nonsense ones..). If you're lucky you can find something nice.>_<

Where I live, it is almost impossible to get your hands on foreign-language materials, let alone books in other languages. >_<" So this bookstore is really a godsend! ^_^

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Bought these two:



The illustrated Larousse one I really like.XD But it's very heavy.=_=

a look at the pages:



I remember studying this for ARTAPRE class back in univ! XD


A bit of something here and there.




Arabic alphabet:


Hebrew:


More illustrated pages.*_*


Phases of the moon!:D


Morse code.:P I used to memorize this.^_^ Now I don't.


The other half of this book, you can search people and places.





Some artsy stuff:




And famous landmarks:

[which reminds me, I need to post photos from my China trip sometime. S'been two years.... so fast.=_=]


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The German at a Glance Book. XD I also have the French at a Glance one of this series.:P

The first page features a map..


Might be useful:


And some other pages:





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Was also given a free book for my purchases. [also bought some other books besides these]



Not familiar with this, not sure if I will read it, since I still have a ton of books lined up..:3

There is a map on the first page:


pretty cool map.

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Language Study

Today's breakfast:



I don't normally have breakfast but since today is a weekend I have more time.:D

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Was going to clean up the huge mess in my room but ended up looking through my French textbook.

I remember having to study this.. The topic was very very boring. So was the professor we had for this level.


Some answers to exercises. I even wrote the date... 2008. That's how long I have neglected this language.T_T



Well, I only studied until Unite3 for this book. (Felt that I wasn't learning much from said professor, and since there were no other professors capable of teaching this level during the weekends, I stopped.)

The more interesting topics are found on the latter half of this book!



It even talks about Cafe de Flore here! Nostalgic.:P



It looked like this then:


But here is a photo I took during my trip:

[More photos later!XD]

Our textbook even has a small map:


It's pretty interesting to read something about somewhere you've been.:P
Funny to have come across this page today!



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Other topics in the book include:





The first page of the book:

[It's the bateau that runs along the Seine.>_< This photo looks old though.]

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I remember making these to help me remember when I was studying for the DELF exam!



I hated subjonctif...XD I still do. And I also have trouble with subjunctives in Spanish.:P


Took two different exam levels on two consecutive days. Something I will never do again! x_X Hahah. Those two days were very tiring and stressful!! [At first I wanted another exam a level higher after those two.. but changed my mind at that time, was thinking I didn't want any more exams anytime soon.T_T]

Used to remember all these, now I don't. T_T SIGH. Is a sign I should be studying again.


You can find this at the back of the book,

Very useful as I could add to my vocabulary some more words in other languages.:D

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I really should find some time to study again.xP
[But I have also picked up a couple of other hobbies which I didn't back then -- watching anime, japanese dramas, and more.]
[And now I also work full time from Mon-Sat which eats up all my time.T_T]
[Ah well, I can only do so much.X_X]