Entry #8 Random Writings!! I'm trying to write this sentence in different ways: There's an economics book written by Prof.Takashima in the library. 1.) 図書館にある「経済学」のほんが高島先生から書きました。--- I tried using "Library" at the beginning. 2.) 図書館には「経済学」の本があります。高島先生が書かれています。--- Not sure how to write "It is written by Prof.Takashima." Can I use 「高島先生からです。」? 3.) 高島先生で「経済学」の本は図書館にあります。--- Should it be 「高島先生の..」 or 「高島先生で...」?

Entry #7 友達とあいました。 やっと、大学から友達とあいました！みんなはサラリーマンになりました。すばらしいな〜 でもさ、今は自分のことがちょっと知らない。それで、もっとがんばるよ！

To Be Concern With Accurate Translation? In my previous question, I asked about writing in both languages. I would first try write in English, and then proceed with Japanese. One of the peers suggested that I write in Japanese first, THEN in English. While most of my notebook entries are bilingual (except the 5th entry), I do notice something writing habit that developed: 1.) When I first write in English, I tend to want to include all English terms when I write in Japanese. 2.) When I first write in Japanese, I can only write simple sentences, and the English equivalent would be simple as well. Since the Japanese language is rather contextual, should I get out of the habit of trying to write in the same context? For example: Does anyone like food? だれかたべものがすきですか？ --- This is me trying to translate Does anyone like food? 誰か食べ物好きな人はいませんか？---- An example provided by a peer. Should I be concern with the accuracy of the English equivalent?

Entry #6 マレーシア に色々食べ物がある！！ 誰か色々食べ物を好きですか?私は大好きです！マレーシアに、色々食べ物を食べられます。一番好きなのはチキンライス （とりにくとごはん）.

Entry #5 新しい所に住んでいるのはちょっと大変、かも。。。 数年前、別の家にすんでしました。アメリカから帰って来ましたので、新しい家に住んでいます。感じがちょっと違うかな。。。ここでも慣れていません。市の中心部と友達は遠くです。やっぱり、ここは以前の家よりあまり好きじゃないとおもいます。ちょっと寂しいな... Few years ago, I stayed in a different house. After I came back from America, I stayed in a new house. I feel a little different here. I am not very familiar with this place. The city center and my friends are very far apart from where I stay. After all, I don't really like this place as much as the place I used to stay, I think. It's quite lonely here, isn't it...

Entry #4 マレーシアに帰ってなります! (I am back in Malaysia!) いよいよ、帰ちゃった！飛行機に全部で１９時間にいました。本当に疲れた！忙しかったけど、ノートは書きませんでした。ごめんください！ 今回の書き込みはちょっと短いです。暇の時に、もっと書きたい。お楽しみに! Finally, I am back! I was in the plane for a total of 19 hours. It was very tiring! Since I was busy, I did not write my notebook. My apologies! This time, my writing is a little short. When I have more free time, I want to write more. Please look forward to it!

Writing Entries in Two Languages? I'm currently learning Japanese. My native language is English. I have been writing notebook entries using both languages. First, I would write what I want to say in English, and then I would attempt to write them in Japanese. Would this approach be beneficial to my improving Japanese? I do notice at times, I would try to include in my Japanese writings, all the words I used in the English version.

Entry #3 (I Am Leaving America Soon!) --- そろそろアメリカを離れます! It has been 5 years since I came to America. I was here to complete my undergraduate studies. After I graduated, I worked in a food processing plant for almost 2 years. I wanted to gain some work experience. Now that I have learned something new, I am ready to go back to Malaysia. I will be leaving this Friday. I feel a little bit nervous! 私がアメリカに来て以来、５年が経ちます。ここで学部を完了するため。卒業した後が、２年間に食品加工工場に働きました。実務経験を得るためにしたいです。新しいことを勉強になりましたので、MALAYSIAへ帰ることが準備です。私が金曜日に離れます。ちょっと緊張しますよ！ Any tips on trying to write better? I think all I'm doing is translating what I want to say from English to Japanese. Does this method works? Let me know what you think. Thank you!

Random Topic: Drinking Too Much Water I asked my friend to give me a topic for today's writing. He chose "Drinking Water". I think this is a very interesting topic because not everyone writes about this kind of topic. I will try to keep the writing short. I drank a lot of water today. I have been going to the toilet for the past few hours. It was very annoying because I had to go to the toilet during the best part of the drama. I started watching Galileo today. お友達から今日のトピックをもらいました。”ドリンキングウォーター”を選びました。みんなあれについて書きませんが、とても面白かったと思いました。短い書き込みを作ってみたいです。 今日はたくさん水を飲みました。数時間にトイレへいきました。ドラマのベストパートある時にトイレに行く必要だったので、本当に面倒でした。"ガリレオ"も見始めました。