i'm baack!!!! hiyaaa italki!! i'm freakin back!! heheh. i missed this site. it's been what, like 2 years since i last became active here? still, i'm glad with how much i've progressed with my Japanese all throughout this time. i actually bought a few books, only to be wasted lying around the house XD lol. right now, i can already manage to watch an entire anime or drama episode without subtitles. heheh. (smug face) what really helped me is constantly watching Japanese variety shows, animes and dramas. listening to Japanese songs as well. so yeah, right now, i can pretty much understand most of the Japanese songs i listen to, without having to search for the translation. but my understanding is still not thorough. i've still got tons of things to learn. like Kanji, for instance. Kanji, oh Kanji. y u make my life so difficult???? O_o.