Just a fan of lil guys

doodlin things that i love ✨

Yay!!! My guys:3

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always bring your besties with u (yes these are some of my besties)

Day 420

蜥蜴/藍色恐龍與牠的母親一起在夜晚的海中陪伴。

thought id submit some for you! sorry if you already know these ^-^

I found this while searching for a specific toy (the other one in the ask!) its your average water toy with a cute sumikko gurashi twist!

this is a vpet that actually contains some liquid inside next to the screen!

This is called the "sumikko water"! :)

[ photo 1 credit- jel.co on Carousell ]

Ahhh yes, I posted a link to one of those water toys a long while back, definitely one of the cuter ones I’ve seen around!

As for the Summiko Water, this would be the first time I’m seeing it! A whole wall of water in front of the screen? Never seen it done like that, that’s awesome! I love it when virtual pets find a way to blur the lines between their reality and ours, what a simple yet neat way to do so!

These appear to be made by our pals at Tomy, too. Luckily I’ve limited my written research to just their analog water games, but it’s nice to see them still playing around with the idea of water toys nowadays!

Hi! I'm sorry if this is a strange or out of place ask, but you seem very knowledgable, and I was wondering if you had any advice. I am learning Japanese, and I can read quite a lot of it without issue. I don't know what any of it means, though... Like I'm seeing the words, and know how to say them, but not what they mean. I don't know what to do. Did you ever go through this? Sorry for the inconvenience.

Hi! I definitely did go through this and continue to do so. I first had this issue when I was studying N5 level material, because that tends to have mostly hiragana and very little kanji, so I could read the syllables but couldn't differentiate where one word ended and another began. There are so many words/combinations of words that sound similar that my brain really struggled to find meaning.

Now I'm studying things in the N4/N3 range and I still struggle, mostly in cases with grammatical points written in hiragana. Often I can understand the individual words, but can't parse out the overall meaning of the phrase or sentence.

My advice as both a language teacher and language learner is this:

Study vocabulary, and start studying kanji as soon as possible! Kanji is essential to meaning in Japanese. The quicker you learn to associate meaning with kanji, the easier a time you'll have. I've just purchased すみっコぐらしはじめての漢字辞典 (Sumikko Gurashi Hajimete No Kanji Jiten) to help myself review some old kanji and learn new ones.

I love using material that actual Japanese students use, and I find that starting from around 3rd grade material is most helpful because by 3rd grade they've started adding useful kanji to the text, but they still have furigana to help you read it.

If you don't have the funds to buy a Japanese exercise book like this (it runs around $27 on Amazon and I believe it is called "The Secret Dictionary of Summiko Gurashi" in English) you can find all kinds of free printouts and materials by grade on this website:

2. Immerse yourself in the language. Quite a bit of meaning is garnered through context and body language, so without these, it can be difficult to understand what you're reading/listening to. You can immerse yourself in different ways; for example, watching Japanese TV (I like to watch it with both Japanese audio and Japanese subtitles on), chatting with someone in Japanese (I used HelloTalk to find people to chat with when I was first starting out), or playing Japanese videogames. The best thing to do is do something you already like and are very familiar with in your first language, but in your target language. This way, you can add some context to what you're reading/hearing, and this will help your brain associate a concrete meaning to the language.

3. Keep a notebook in which you write down any new words you encounter. Personally, I like to keep my notebook on hand when I'm reading. If I encounter a new word or grammar point, I'll write it down to help cement the meaning in my brain. Don't expect to remember everything the first time you read or hear it! While some people are proven to have an aptitude for language learning and can pick up new words and their meanings almost immediately, most of us can't, and some of us struggle harder than others. That's totally okay! Again, you need to find some way to associate the words you're learning with their meaning. Different methods work for different people.

4. Try putting the new words/grammar you've learned in action! Once you've studied something, practice producing that language yourself. You can do this by writing in a diary, or by recording yourself saying it, or using the word/phrase in a conversation with someone else in the target language. This will also help the meaning to stick in your brain better!

5. Keep going! Don't give up. Language learning is not a linear process. You will have periods of progress and periods of stagnation (these are known as language learning plateaus). It's natural. And just because you feel like you aren't making any progress doesn't mean it's true. Set an attainable goal for yourself ("I am going to read this book about cats" or "I am going to play Mario Kart in Japanese") and keep working towards it a little every day, and you'll find you're improving more than you think.

The summiko gurashi Re-Ments I ordered came right on my birthday ☺️💗

November 3. 2022

- I went home after my advisor meeting!

- I talked with my academic advisor to plan my courses for next semester. I will need at least 3 course substitution forms 😞 I hope it’s not too bad for her.

- So I’m gonna take Parallel Programming, French, Modern Canadian history, health class, and spreadsheets and office apps… as far as I know! I can’t decide if I wanna add on another Gen ed or not?

- My dad was very useless when I asked him this question. He could not process that there’s a difference between major electives and Gen ed electives 😭 I’m not asking him again.

- I popped popcorn for breakfast that day and ate peach yogurt xD and I brought a half eaten bag of popcorn home.

- My mom and I shopped at Kate Spade and Vera Bradley for Christmas gifts. My mom got a purses for my sis and I at Kate Spade :D and then blankets at VB for my cousins and aunt~

- We then met up with my dad and went up to PSUB to meet my sis.

- We ate at a place called..like..Harbor something..but from a chain called You Pick 6. I got a Korean pork belly bowl which was verrrrry good

- Then we went to the Round 1 arcade which was super fun! We won nothing xD but did the point deal where we could get little Summiko Gurashi gifts. Sis got ‘Turkey’/Tokage and I got the little bear keychain haha

- After that we went back to her dorm room and mom organized some of her stuff. We said our goodbyes and headed back home~ it was a good day

I’m gonna get clean but I have discovered Yama from Summiko Gurashi and I feel it

🦕🦖🦋🐛💙

They are related somehow

Reblog this if this makes you feel happy~

I got myself some cute sumikko gurashi stickers and im probably going to put them all over my room (⌒ω⌒) 💗⭐