#like also theres probably so many grammatical errors

[steinburg]

Why can't anarchists be as cool as they used to be? An example of how rad the anarchist movement was in the past was the "International Anarchist Conference of 1898" a meeting of most major European powers dedicated solely to trying the curve the threat brought on by anarchists. Later on, after this conference, William McKinley was assassinated by an anarchist. Where were the modern day anarchists when tremendous Donald was in office?

(this is a dumbass take and a rant post)

(the previous text in the parentheses along with the addition of how disorganized the paragraph is equals out to a bad post which I shouldn't have posted/

[shotmrmiller]

i love reading your all works and absolutely love the pornstar! au. i’ve never sent an ask before but reading all the previous drabbles and asks i could help but think about that fated time when reader and ghost have to film a scene again.

theres really not any plot for the video they are supposed to film. the studio just wants another viral scene with the two of them. so they fly them out to a nice location, rent out a gorgeous house with plans to have the two of them fuck on every surface they can.

everything seems to be going well since the last time actually spoke to one another. ghost trys to playfully apologize for picking up the phone while he was having sex (wether he meant to or not) and the reader just accepts it with a smile. he thinks everything is going great until they actually start filming and the moment he slips into her, he knows some is off.

shes making noises, moaning and whining like she usually does but the pitch is off. she isn’t clenching around him in the way that he remembers, in fact she isn’t clenching at all, even though she looks like shes enjoying it. he’s balls deep in her when it hits him like a ton of bricks, shes faking it.

his brain is tryna keep up with everything thats happening around him. the lights, cameras, and (the lack of) sensations all around him, almost become too much to handle in that moment. that would probably be the first time in a long time that he had to push himself to finish.

sorry if this has to many grammatical errors or anything like that, im on my phone rn. but yeah that was in my mind lmao. again love your work 😘

heheheheh ur evil!!!

i love it!!!

and maybe he asks for a cut, he can't do this.

"what's wrong, Ghost?"

how does he bring up the fact that you're dry? he knows what you feel like in the throes of your pleasure, and this isn't that.

"you're not aroused, love. maybe i can use my mouth?"

your laugh is forced. it makes his skin crawl.

"no, that's alright. maybe some lube?"

it's a blow to his ego. what, is his tongue not good enough anymore? his fingers not doing the trick?

is he getting old?

"nothing personal, yeah?"

no. it's everything personal and he tells you so.

"mmmm, no, no i don't think it is. This is work, see. A job. So take your viagra or whatever, get the warm lube and let's get this done. You can lie back and think of london."

he does. he lets you do all the work, hates that your pussy isn't drooling on him like it usually does, your moans and cries so high-pitched and fake, they grate his ears.

he digs his fingers into the meat if you arse as you bounce on his cock and when he comes, it's with your face behind his eyelids, from the first time he took you.

you also pull out as he comes, painting only his tightened stomach with his spend, warm on his skin.

your coquettish smile sets his teeth on edge.

fake fake fake

so fucking fake.

when the director calls it, youre shooting up off the bed, leaving him to clean himself up.

"i'm gonna order some food, you want some?"

as if he could eat with the nausea that rolls through him.

"no? allllrighty."

when he gets a text of his main squeeze, it clicks.

he can't get his cake and eat it too.

[rinrin-rubble]

Zhongli - Relationship Headcanons [gn reader]

A/n: Zhongli my beloved T°T♡

Not proofread so please excuse some grammatical errors and spelling mistakes. English in not my mother tongue.

Theses type of hcs are probably all I'm gonna write about for the next week hehe, I dont have anything to do so why not spend it doing things I love.

Stay safe, drink water and dont stress! ❁

❁ Zhongli wasnt sure of what to do in the beginning of your relationship, he was just a little too worried doing anything

He doesnt know if youre comfortable with a kiss or a hug, so he always asked. Only then he started ddoing it regularly was when you told it was alright.

He loves giving you flowers on random occasions and always will. He's never gonna get tired of seing you flustered by his sweet gestures.

❁ Now that you've been together for a while, he doesnt feel shy or embarrassed showing pda but prefers not to as many of his acquaintances will annoy the living hell out of him.

Whenever you're out with him, expect hand holding or him holding you by the waist.

Zhongli doesnt feel hesitant giving you a kiss anymore. He knows you like it.

He never forgets to tell you his work schedule, if he has to work late or be out more than usual. Last thing he wants to do is worry you.

❁ Zhongli's love language is most definately quality time and acts of service. He loves spending time with you no matter the place or time. Going put to but groceries? He will tag along. Off to get a book? He'll accompany you. About to do the most mundane thing a mortal can? He wants to do it with you.

Quality time is his main love language because he knows time isnt permanent, and want to be with you as much as possible. He knows that people come and go, he just wishes you'd stay longer than most.

He loves showing off his strength to you and show you he can and will protect you. He does just that by doing simple meaningful gestures. By carrying your bags or opening jars.

Also, if you ask him to reach something from the top shelf, he wont just grab it and give to you oh no. He will grab you and lift you up so you can get the thing you needed.

❁ Takes you on dates regularly, sometimes he takes you out to eat, sometimes to the library or maybe to paint, anything that'll make you happy

He's glad to share his knowledge with you and he be pleased if you show him your hobbies. If your interested in art, he'll most definately want to see you create something.

If youre a painter, he'll take you on nature dates where theres plenty of scenery or a place to find inspiration.

He belives a relationship all about mutualism. Giving and taking, so he always shares his thoughts and opinions and carefully listens to yours.

❁ Please stay away from Childe.

Zhongli doesnt get jealousy or ever really feels it. He trust you alot and knows you well.

Just that, he gets irritated whenever Childe's near you. He doesnt know why its just so annoying. Maybe its just his face that annoys Zhongli.

❁ "Long before, I realized people will not be with me forever. So i want you to make an oath; promise me that you'll stay."

Bonus pic because look at him

[soma-prime-incarnon]

Answer all of it, all 99 questions

1: Do you sleep with your closet doors open or closed?

I don't have a closet as in a separate space,but I don't keep my wardrobe open either.

2: Do you take the shampoos and conditioner bottles from hotel?

I haven't slept in a hotel for a long time,but I'm pretty sure my family does have the habit of keeping the toiletries.

3: Do you sleep with your sheets tucked in or out?

I don't sleep under sheets or blankets in this climate.

4: Have you ever stolen a street sign before?

I haven't,but on the year I graduated from secondary school I was attending a New Year's Eve party with some friends and we decided to walk to our school at night for reasons. We didn't remove anything from the school grounds,but I turned off some lights and moved signs around.

Then when we got back to the party I got a call from my mom saying the house we were living in at the time was broken into. So that's ironic.

5: Do you like to use post-it notes?

No,but I do have a reminder on the home screen of my phone.

6: Do you cut out coupons but then never use them?

I don't use physical coupons,but I probably have a few in digital storefronts that have yet to be used.

7: Would you rather be attacked by a big bear or a swarm of a bees?

The swarm of bees seems more manageable and also not carnivorous to humans...usually.

8: Do you have freckles?

I do not,only acne.

9: Do you always smile for pictures?

Often,yes.

10: What is your biggest pet peeve?

When people think that pointing out grammatical/spelling errors is a meaningful response to their social/political opponents like "good" people can't be bad at spelling and grammar too.

11: Do you ever count your steps when you walk?

I don't recall having such a habit.

12: Have you ever peed in the woods?

Probably.

13: What about pooped in the woods?

Probably not.

14: Do you ever dance even if theres no music playing?

A little.

15: Do you chew your pens and pencils?

I do not.

16: How many people have you slept with this week?

None in any definition of the term.

17: What size is your bed?

The bed I currently sleep in is queen-sized.

18: What is your Song of the week?

19: Is it okay for guys to wear pink?

Yes,but it's better for guys to wear nothing at all.

20: Do you still watch cartoons?

I don't watch TV and barely follow any kind of serialized media most of the time.

21: Whats your least favorite movie?

I can't think of any movie that I have watched and particularly dislike to call it my least favourite.

22: Where would you bury hidden treasure if you had some?

I would put it in a safe instead of burying it.

23: If you’re a girl, bra size? If you’re a guy, pants size?

I do not wear a bra. My pants size ranges from 35-38 inches depending on material.

24: What do you dip a chicken nugget in?

I do not often use sauces on food.

25: What is your favorite food?

I often like anything that prominently uses eggs as an ingredient.

26: What movies could you watch over and over and still love?

A.I. Artificial Intelligence makes me cry every time.

27: Last person you kissed/kissed you?

My mom,which is to be expected.

28: Were you ever a boy/girl scout?

When I was much younger,I tried to get into Royal Rangers,which was a church thing for a bit,but never did much with it.

29: Would you ever strip or pose nude in a magazine?

I wouldn't say no,but it'd probably take a lot of practice.

30: When was the last time you wrote a letter to someone on paper?

I don't remember,I don't like writing by hand.

31: Can you change the oil on a car?

Yes,"my" car is falling apart and often requires simple maintenance.

32: Ever gotten a speeding ticket?

Probably not.

33: Ever ran out of gas?

Yes.

34: Favorite kind of sandwich?

What comes to mind is a Subway meatball sub with BBQ,mayonnaise,and thousand island sauce.

35: Best thing to eat for breakfast?

I like fried eggs/bacon/sausage,so on. Cereal is fine too. But most days we just eat bread.

36: What is your usual bedtime?

11-12pm

37: Are you lazy?

Yes.

38: When you were a kid, what did you dress up as for Halloween?

No such thing here.

39: What is your Chinese astrological sign?

I was born in a year of the Pig.

40: Are you horny?

Yes.

41: Do you have any magazine subscriptions?

I haven't for a long time.

42: Which are better legos or lincoln logs?

I'm more familiar with Legos.

43: Are you stubborn?

Some people think I am.

44: Who is better…Leno or Letterman?

All I know about one of them is that Jay Leno once built a car out of a tank's engine,which is pretty great.

45: Ever watch soap operas?

Back when I used to watch TV,I did watch a fair bit of that kind of show.

46: Are you afraid of heights?

A fair bit. It's the falling that is scarier.

47: Do you sing in the car?

Sometimes.

48: Do you sing in the shower?

No.

49: Do you dance in the car?

It's probably ill-advised.

50: Ever used a gun?

Not a live firearm,but something close to it. In any event,I wasn't selected for national service (which was quite poorly managed in this country anyway),so I haven't received that training.

51: Last time you got a portrait taken by a photographer?

Probably several years ago,when I needed an ID to begin attending college.

52: Do you think musicals are cheesy?

Often,and that's a good thing.

53: Is Christmas stressful?

Not particularly,as my nuclear family unit does not celebrate it.

54: Ever eat a pierogi?

It's basically a wantan/dumpling,so yes.

55: Favorite type of fruit pie?

McDonalds' apple pie is fine.

56: Occupations you wanted to be when you were a kid?

The first ambition I had as a kid was to be a doctor,which is fine. When I got a bit older,circumstances in my life gave me an admiration of lawyers? Which I've certainly missed the boat on pursuing.

57: Do you believe in ghosts?

Maybe there are beings that we can't easily perceive,and maybe some of those beings come from dead people. I don't think a lot about such things however.

58: Ever have a Deja-vu feeling?

Sometimes.

59: Take a vitamin daily?

Used to be a habit for my family,but not recently.

60: Wear slippers?

Not in the house.

61: Wear a bath robe?

I do not.

62: What do you wear to bed?

Usually just my shorts.

63: First concert?

Never been to a large live concert before.

64: Wal-Mart, Target or Kmart?

Aeon.

65: Nike or Adidas?

I've probably seen more Adidas branded things in my life.

66: Cheetos Or Fritos?

Cheetos are okay.

67: Peanuts or Sunflower seeds?

Peanuts are easier to open.

68: Ever hear of the group Tres Bien?

I have not.

69: Ever take dance lessons?

Back when I was in school,a bit.

70: Is there a profession you picture your future spouse doing?

The person I love most hasn't settled on a profession yet.

71: Can you curl your tongue?

Yes,I can.

72: Ever won a spelling bee?

No,but I've won medals for other academic contests before.

In my last year of school,I joined the choral speaking group because they practiced during some classes,and we went on to win second place in a district contest out of a field of like 40 other schools.

73: Have you ever cried because you were so happy?

I don't think I have.

74: Own any record albums?

I do not.

75: Own a record player?

I do not.

76: Regularly burn incense?

Might be nice to make a habit of,but not currently.

77: Ever been in love?

Often and abundantly.

78: Who would you like to see in concert?

I don't particularly care to attend concerts.

79: What was the last concert you saw?

None.

80: Hot tea or cold tea?

Milo.

81: Tea or coffee?

Still Milo.

82: Sugar or snickerdoodles?

Something made with sugar is probably better than plain sugar.

83: Can you swim well?

I cannot.

84: Can you hold your breath without holding your nose?

However,I can.

85: Are you patient?

Most of the time.

86: DJ or band, at a wedding?

Either,it'll be interesting to see their setlist.

87: Ever won a contest?

I don't remember.

88: Ever have plastic surgery?

I have not.

89: Which are better black or green olives?

Both are fine.

90: Can you knit or crochet?

I can sew.

91: Best room for a fireplace?

The room where things may need burning.

92: Do you want to get married?

I might,but it is unlikely that I will be legally allowed to do so in my lifetime.

93: If married, how long have you been married?

I am not married.

94: Who was your HS crush?

I had a few.

95: Do you cry and throw a fit until you get your own way?

I sure hope not. (But sometimes I wish I could.)

96: Do you have kids?

No.

97: Do you want kids?

I do not think I could raise them the way they may need.

98: Whats your favorite color?

Blue,always.

99: Do you miss anyone right now?

No one in particular.

[rigelmejo]

Okay there are some poor fucking translations in modern Glossika japanese :c

Look. The old version, the old cd audio lessons, had less words and their language was more artificial learner textbook format (like Genki). But there was less errors.

At least 20% (one in 5) sentences has a translation that's partly or wholly wrong. Its a good thing Im not a true beginner, and can tell. Stuff that has a literal translation of "what would be a good thing to do?" (Which would help you fogure out the wood GOOD is in the sentence) is translated in the app as "what should i do?" Another sentence thqt they translated as "are you okay" would more literally be "your mood seems bad (warui)" so the learner is going to what... tjink warui means "okay'" if they didnt realize these translations are NOT literal.

I suspect these sentences are from Tatoeba or some mass online sentences database. Theres much less purposeful grammar in the sentences compared to the old course, and the translations are so much fucking worse. So much worse. 1 out of 5 sentences being translated wrong is too fucking many in a paid course! That's 20%! Thats a huge chunk of what you study! The old version had an occasional translation INTO japanese error, but it was more like 1 in 20 so like 5% of the sentences. I realize im complaining a lot, its just WILD how much worse these translations are compared to the old course, making it seem like they for some reason tjought literal translation (which helps word to word matching and grammat understandimg) is no longer worth the effort.

I suspect they took the sentences from tatoeba (or similar sentence banks), and then cut the sentences into smaller bits but didnt edit the source sentence's translations which were probably user submitted wherever the sentences are from. (Maybe glossika made up their own sentences, who knows, but if they made these translations themselves then wowwwww did their own work drop in quality).

So ive used Clozemaster app in the past. It used to be free. Now its monthly fee if you want to more than 20 sentences a day. Anyway, clozemaster intentionally used taboeta sentences and google translate and TTS for their HUGE bank of sentences. Initially, for a few years, these features were free for as many sentences as u want (they only limited sentences for free users around a year ago). The negative was Clozemaster sentences had more errors rhan PROFESSIONAL APPS like Pimsleur, Busuu, Glossika *cough*. The upside was that Clozemaster had SOOOO many words, so much variety of sentences from real reading materials so it was how the language was Actually used. It wasnt artificially easier like many apps, and that meant when you improved understanding in Clozemaster you also saw Noticeable progress in reading skills in your target language of stuff for native speakers. You saw formal and very informal sentences. For japanese, clozemaster was awesome for getring used to verb conjugations and formality in real language use. Clozemaster also improved over time: eventually you could translate word by word, so if google translate's auto generated sentence wasnt literal then you could click word by word to find the Actual literal sentence meaning, you could look up 1 word if you didny know it, you could look up kanji.

Glossika's current japanese course reminds me of Clozemaster. Except they cut out the sentence complexity, so it doesnt have the benefit clozemaster has. Glossika doesnt have a way to show the literal translation, so where Clozemaster gave alternatives when its own sentence translation wasnt useful... glossika just lets you flounder (or worse, learn something quite wrong). Glossikas course reminds me of if you found a random japanese learner sentences deck made by a beginner learner who used google translate and hoped it was right. And i say random deck, because the most common currently floating around japanese anki decks use mostly the Japanese iKnow sentences which were made to be educational and have few errors. Tango decks are also popular, again based on a learning material the Tango textbooks, so they have few errors in the translations.

My conclusion: lmao dont pay for the modern Glossika japanese course. I may keep doing it just to see how far I get in a month, since Ive done a lot with Clozemaster in the past (and it had its errors for a while) and i still made some progtess. Im just particularly bitter because as a professional resource, i really expected less fucking errors. I shouldnt have to be vigilant to catch errors in the first fucking 200 sentences every minute or so.

I guess I'd still recommend: Japaneseaudiolessons.com (free) then Satori Reader app (if you're going paid) or SmartBook Kursx app (free parallel text reader - the full sentence translations are good but the word individual ones are 20% wrong for japanese, which is fairly common with machine translation tools). And of course anki decks if you like anki. I would love to join Nukemarine's patreon, buy his Lets Learn Japanese anki decks, then go back to those since those truly made me progress IMMENSELY in a matter of months! But i cannot focus on something like anki right now, i know i cant. I wish i could get his LLJ decks, and then could figure out how to turn them to audio files with TTS english then the Japanese repeated twice.

If ANYONE is tech savy with converting anki decks to audio files (and adding TTS)? I WILL draw you a picture or something if you would be kind enough to help me make such audio files. Im completely serious. Ill go buy the decks right now if someone can help me make english-japanese sentence audio files with the deck. I have seen some reddit posts about converting an anki deck to audio file, but i didnt understand how to do the "add tts" step for english.

[unreleasedwrites]

𖤐 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐮𝐧𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐬 𖤐

✃ 𝐴𝑙𝑙 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑝𝑎𝑔𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑒𝑥𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑛𝑓𝑜

⌗ 𝗆𝖺𝗌𝗍𝖾𝗋𝗅𝗂𝗌𝗍 ⌗ 𝗐𝖾𝗅𝖼𝗈𝗆𝖾 𝗉𝗈𝗌𝗍 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝗌𝗁𝗈𝗋𝗍𝖾𝗇𝖾𝖽 𝗂𝗇𝖿𝗈𝗋𝗆𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 !̆̈

⚠︎︎ 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐌𝐞

I really don’t write much at all. As seen with my posting habits, I’ll suddenly post 1-2 new works then I’ll disappear for a few months and upload again, and the cycle repeats— Which is why I am so sorry if your request or even questions takes various weeks or months to be done / answered.

It’s due to the fact that I am a student, so I tend to be very busy with my studies.

I do see everything that makes its way into my inbox, it’s just that I have so many drafts due to various ongoing ideas and requests. With that being said, I’m so sorry if you see that I uploaded a new post while the request / question you sent in is still in my drafts / inbox.

It was most likely because what I posted was in my drafts first so it already had progress.

I don’t proofread the entirety of my finished works so along the lines, there may be grammatical / spelling errors that I overlooked, so I apologize in advance.

You can ask for pt.2’s or more of some of my fics if you’d like!!

sorry for the formalities of tone and text

theres probably spoilers in my account so beware

I will no longer be updating this, nor will i keep it as my pinned post but I linked it to my new, shorter version of this post just in case!! ( - 07/05/24 )

✔︎ 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 🍉

Whether you credit me or not, please don’t copy or try to claim any of my works, with or without permission.

I appreciate all the feedback under my works. I'm sorry if I don't reply to them, but I do see them and I am so happy to see that there are people who actually seem to like my writing. I really appreciate all of you, thank you so much!! ❤︎︎

And please do read the cw (content warnings) before you proceed and feel free to comment / send a message in my inbox if you think that there is a particular warning that needs to be placed in a certain post of mine !! I will happily put it and I do apologize for not placing it in the first place.

❣︎ 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠

❥ I only write for lookism characters

I don’t write for any of the girls, except maybe Mary Kim?

Other than that, I write for almost any character. No matter the generation, occupation or situation.

My fav characters are the Baek brothers, Yoojin & Yooseong, Gun & Goo, Seongji & Jaegyon, Jihan, James, Jiho, & Gitae.

❥ I only write the reader as female

I write the reader as a female because I am one, so it’s much easier for me to write and visualize.

But feel free to just alter the pronouns used (she/her) and the descriptions of the reader in your head.

❥ I write fluff, smut, and suggestive fics / drabbles

Check out my ⌗masterlist for the different series’ and types of fics that I write. I can write angst but its bad 😭

➪ Please also be very specific with your request, as there are many possible scenarios and I’d like to be sure of what you are expecting.

➪ Please also have some consideration with the fact that I am a stressed student so I am very busy and can’t just be writing 24/7.

✰ 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

I do apologize for not replying to comments.. I’m very shy and I wish I could like comments instead to acknowledge and show my gratitude without having to embarrass myself with messed up words… But I will try to start replying now but I can’t guarantee that i’m not gonna sound awkward 💔💔

I would also like to say that the age of the character in a fic you’re reading would depend on what yours is!! So let’s say you’re 22, then you could consider that character as 22 as well. But if you don’t care about that, then I would like to justify that all of the characters I write for are aged up to atleast 18 (that is if there isn’t any nsfw / smut)

Now that I’ve started writing smut / nsfw, I would like to justify (because I wasn’t able to put this in the actual posts 😓) that all of the characters featured in those posts, including the reader is aged up to atleast 21 and are fully consenting to whatever is happening in the given scenario of my posts.

If there are hints or actual parts that include anything such as implied drugging, kidnapping, or whatever was in the content warnings of my gitae fics, then i would just like to say that I DO NOT condone any of that in real life and i would like to remind that everything I write is COMPLETELY FICTIONAL and for entertainment or enjoyment purposes of those that wish to proceed with reading my works.

I would also like to apologize in advance if I say something that may come off as offensive, I do not mean anything by it and I simply didn’t know so I am very sorry and I will try to do better

This entire “more important information” was pretty rushed.. Very sorry if it’s unclear or it sounds a bit informal 😓

If you do not like one or any of my works, then simply block me or just ignore my whole page. AND i ask that you please do not report me!!

— 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐨 𝐦��𝐜𝐡 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 💝

[livingbutamireally]

AY2022/2023 Y4S1 Module Reviews

I have been putting this off for awhile and have been writing this over the span of a few weeks truthfully maybe even a month. I have no idea what is it in this semester but i get tired just from doing absolutely nothing. We already knew but the transition from work back to school wasnt easy at least for me couldnt remember some of the coding stuff i used to have at my fingertips. But i guess there was enough mods for me to practice them over so it didnt take too long for me to get back on my feet. Feels so surreal that its finally my last modreg season actually....

Without further ado the

Overview

LAJ2201 Japanese 2

GEH1016 Understanding Consumption

BT4103 Business Analytics Capstone Project

BT4212 Search Engine Optimization and Analytics

BT4222 Mining Web Data for Business Insights

LAJ2201 Japanese 2

Lecturer

Kitai S., Amazaki O.

Textbooks

Minna no Nihongo Shokyu 1 Main textbook Second Edition (SGD42.00)   

Minna no Nihongo Shokyu 1 Translation & Grammatical Notes in English Second Edition (SGD33.00)

Minna no Nihongo Shokyu 1 Hyoojun Mondaishuu Second Edition (SGD18.00)

Minna no Nihongo Shokyu 1 Kanji Eigoban Kanji (English Edition) Second Edition (SGD32.00)

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Weightage

Term Test 1 Performance i dont know if im allowed to share this info tbh here goes nothign

                                                             Ave        highest     full mark

Kanji & Vocabulary                       8.3         10             10

Grammar 1 Particles                    5.9         8                8

Grammar 2 True or False             4.4         6                6

Grammar 3 Finding errors           2.5          6                6

Reading                                       7.6         10              10

Listening                                      7.5         11             12

Term Test 2 Components *performance not revealed

Kanji + Katakana Grammar 1 (particle) Grammar 2 (true/false) Grammar 3 (conjugation) *new Grammar 4 (finding error) Reading Listening

Review

honestly LAJ has been very exciting for me personally if not one of the most fun moments ive had in nus. sure 1 sem is barely enough for you to ground yourself in the fundamentals of a language and of course interest far supersedes any kind of effort u put in because it is not the hours u put into it that count, but rather the passive picking up of things as u go along. sounds cheesy as hell that is probably true. anyways laj has been nothign short of enjoyable despite the really tight timeline plus very consistent schedule of always being on the grind for submissions. the workload really IS a lot and its very time consuming so i have to think hard if i really want to take this next sem. honestly as someone whos been into this hellhole for awhile, learning it formally is still really different from anything ive been doing on my own (watchign etc).... like i didnt know i still have so much i dont know??? ok tbf i came in with no grammar knowledge other than the basic の and と that any seasoned otaku would know so i struggled Hard.. but i think the experience of learning with new friends really ive made eased it in so much for me... i love it.. 1000/10 would recommend if ur already into the culture idt u have anything to lose?? idt i did well throughout tbh as in weekly quizes ive got a lot of 6/10s but on days where i studied 30 mins before the class i get 9/10 so do what u got to do ig. my term test perf wasnt very good either so im not getting my hopes up despite me taking this module with the intentions to bring my gpa up. 

for the drill every week theres 1 lecture, 2 tutorials. the lecture goes through one chapter of the minna textbook which includes both a set of vocabulary and some grammar rules. for tut A u got to hand in the kanji homework and theres a vocab quiz too in class that u need to prep before hand. tut A also goes through renshuu C-1 and C-2 dialogues usually. And every sun there are prep quizes for  both vocab and kanji due, this preps u for the in class quiz can retake as many times to perfect ur score. for tut B u got to hand in the hyoujun mondaishuu (physical) for the previous weeks lecture and they go through more speech patterns covered in renshuu C-3 usually. Renshuu C is where u find the dialogues that you will need again for the oral interview basically memory work. Oral interview pairs u with a classmate and u guys take turns to talk, what is tested is the same as renshuu C just under different context/setting. sometimes theres additional hw to submit for shadowing (recording urself repeating the dialogue right after a recorded dialogue), writing (short compo) and reading (comprehension). When its nearing term tests, u will get a listening quiz the week before tt iirc the stuff are said only ONCE so if u zone out then byebye. The term test itself also has a listening component which is basically the same drill again for god knows why. other than that we had this online exchange session pretty fun with other jp uni students zoom n chat kind of thing then a presentation on ur exchange in w13. Pretty fun time passes too fast in laj honestly it made my week go by too fast (spend too much time doing jp).

GEH1016 Understanding Consumption

Professor  Dr. Hendrik M.

Weightage

Content

Introduction - Thinking about Consumption

Geographies of Consumption

Consumption in History

Economics and Consumption

Business and Consumption

Psychology and Consumption 

Society and Consumption

Cultures of Consumption

Politics and Consumption

Ethics of Consumption

Environment and Consumption

Internet and Consumption and Conclusions 

Conclusions

Review

Took this as a ue just for the sake of a ue.. i saw the reviews saying its essay based sparks flew jk i think its like any other ge tbh the lectures go through consumption as viewed from the various disciplines, assumptions et cetera et cetera its like a content kind of mod? i skipped most of the later half of the lectures because my schedule was really so bad i needed more time for my other mods priorities right and i didnt do any of the readings theres just too much and im not that much of a reader i know.. attention span lasts for at msot 5s and these readings are like 30 pages on average long some weeks theres 2 readings i simply cant wiht the reading.. other than that u kind of just need to know what they are covering in the lectures so i should be safe..crossing my fingers.... tutorial wise its kind of seminar style? the tutor is able to talk a lot out of nothing sometimes which amazes me...its very nothing module idh a better word low effort ish? just sometimes we need to present and stuff in our groups for the tutorials and the final presentation on our location of research and findings..class part alright... essay is some reflection paper on what has been taught i think it wsa week 4/5 ish then group project is any location of your choice to study on the different perspectives of consumption and a bit of research u come up with this academic paper (tutor is very niao about the citation style and stuff so please be careful) then the original written finals by some reason i dont rmb became a take home final essay which is better for me since more time (not really for me cause AFA LOL) anyways shitted out the paper a day before submissions and still alive so...

BT4103 Business Analytics Capstone Project

Professor Um S.Y., Hahn J.P.

Weightage

Individual Component Consultation Participation        25% Weekly logs                            10% Group Component Presentations + Project deliverables      50% Client Satisfaction                                   15%

Note: The score for the teamwork component of your grade will be normalised based on your contribution to the team, which will be determined via a peer evaluation process and a client satisfaction survey at the mid/end of the semester

Schedule

Lectures for this mod only happened once during the start of the sem, on nusmods its a 3h long one but dw that only will occur just once. Following weeks will be a 30min consult that is set at the convenience of the group and the prof/TA can be held on another day as well really up to you. So at the start there was about 20 (?) projects on the portal they will brief you during that initial lecture and you can go in to look at the descriptions of the deliverables if it aligns with your groups interest. You bid for them by ranking the 20 projects and the assignment of groups to their projects is on fcfs basis (other than by rank) so please manage the time for bidding well if you want to get the project of your choice. Yeah and then you get to exchange contacts with your company etc to for an introduction of the expected work proper. After that you kind of really just liaise back and forth with your company on the submission, and every week the profs will check in with you on your progress, any doubts/challenges etc etc basically a slot to update on your work. There is a weekly log submission too due Fri 12pm where u outline your contributions in a doc to be submitted. Other than that for the presentations, there is an interim one nearing recess week and a final one in week 13. Interim was online/physical at your choice even though they did not make it very clear and finals is definitely physical with your project sponsors as well. Tip is to make sure u choose projects that you definitely have stuff to talk about.... if its too easy its a bit hard to make your project and value of work delivered look substantial enough.... 

BT4212 Search Engine Optimisation and Analytics

Professor Jin C.

Weightage

Class participation 5%

In-class quiz 5%

Homework assignments and group project 40%

Final exam 50%

Content

Keywords research, Google ranking algorithm updates, on-page/off-page SEO, randomized experiment design, A/B test, ranking algorithm, data mining and ml methods

Review

This actually is still a pretty interesting module even up till now but i especially rmb telling another friend how the content isnt dry like the other modules well till i was proven wrong with the experiment design flashbacks to ger1000 but overall i think its still pretty interesting the prof also is very engaging as in he talks in a way that captures your attention? or at the very least isnt very monotonous and he does put in the effort to come up with very relevant analogies amidst all the inevitably dry content Oh the reason why i was impressed was i actually finally understand?? the source material?? like snaps fingers enlightenment kind of thing???? hes actually really good at conveying the material without making it seem like the daunting insurmountable mountain... the first few weeks are fine though they ease u in wiht all the motivations behind efforts to improve seo ranking and the google ranking updates which are very interesting to learn about.. the ranking algo and ml parts are towards the end after week 7 and things start to get a bit haywire because its suddenly knee dip into matrices (after 3 years) and stuff solving eigenvectors (i thought we moved on from maths) </3 then towards the end the usual ml recap all over again this is good since most bt mods does a ml refresher over the models and stuff again so its a good recap or even does a good job introducing for those who are touchnig these for their first time. 

The quizes kind of didnt happen until after week 7 iirc theres only 2 for our sem its a 5 mcq luminus quiz kind of thing and its all ctrl-f-able open book so try to get 5/5 for these. The homework assignments are also more congregated towards the second half of the sem so just manage your time well and expect these to take up some keyword some of your time. There are 4 of those in total, the first is a simple writeup pretty much no biggie then the remaining 3 are coding assignments but most of it u would have the pseudocode to do the same he explains it in lectures then u just kind of code it out the final one being more ml driven so if you’ve done ml before u wont struggle much anyway. Else can just google the source code its always p much the same plug and pull easy game. The finals though...........

(minute of silence)

its a written paper so u kind of sit down for 2h doing the problems for the final week (w13) the prof will go through finals questions from previous sems if u revised it then ur gtg u can expect about the same. But i didnt plan my time well plus confused by the requirements (choose all that apply for mcqs) and the answer fields being in a table of boxes from q1 to 20  do i really put e.g. a,b,c within one box for one question?? and the option d is a whole ‘all above’ really got me second guessing myself until idk anymore if i rmb correctly the format was 20 MCQs, 4 short answer questions (not really short but compared to the longer ones behind), 1 long ass question with many subparts that tests computation i.e. stats stuff and the matrices stuff

Anyways grades please be nice to me crying i lost too many marks because id dint have the time (for the first time if im being honest) Theres also one group project but no news from the prof until very late into the sem maybe week 8? 9?  they had to finalise some sutff like if our blogs were indexed (most of it was not) so it became a project plan write up kind of thing how u plan to conduct the experiment to test out whether changing up some things affect the seo ranking instead of actually executing it out (profs original intention) might differ next sem tell me about it then

This is a sem 1 only mod and i think u should definitely take this up if the module title intrigues you because out of all the bt mods ive taken most barely even correspond to the module title T_T but this one surprisingly does a good job at it as for workload wise i think its pretty manageable just got to expect a little more than nothing in the later half of the sem

BT4222 Mining Web Data for Business Insights

Professor Wang Q.H.

Weightage

Assignment 1 (10%)

Quiz 1 (10%)

Assignment 2 (10%)

Project proposal submission and presentation (5%)

Assignment 3 (10%)

Quiz 2 (10%)

Project deliverables (40%)

Attendance class participation (5%)

Content

ML intro, web scraping, feature engineering, regularisation, NLP, classification methods, linear/logistic regression, bayesian learning/ svm, decision tree, ensemble learning and random forests, neural nets and deep learning, word embedding, convolutional neural net recurrent neural net and other DNN and explainability

Review

This is one of the more popular pes because it  coincides for a few specs or sth im sure its also why i thought this should be one of the more useful  ones granted it aligns for more than 1 spec.. Anyway what im saying is that most bza students would have taken this mod. And sure enough i think the prof this sem wang qh did a really good job covering this mod cant say the same for zhao yl for last sem.. u all really.. Anyways once again like many bt mods its a very ML focused one so u get to explore the various ML models if you like doing that. The prof also provide source codes so its very helpful when you need to refer in future and stuff. Nothing much to say ba its quite good theres class part so maybe half way through the lecture she will put up the attendance gforms then u fill it in on the spot usually during the break i.e. 1h 10m into the lecture (she sets alarm for this to make sure she doesnt go over v cute) Other than that theres 2 tests (quizzes) held on examplify usually max max 30 mcq but these mcq are tricky as hell sometimes with 5/6 options so really ganbare. For the assignments its coding based and also very structured with guidelines in the ipynb plus u got all the source code so no problem ba mb just 1/2 question will be q hard but other than that no biggie ive always been the last minute so maybe allocate about a week should be enough. Then theres also a project that you can work on throughout the sem, yes as you learn more ml models through the week the problem statement is really up to you and your group and how u want to achieve it also very open ended... (jsut like the BT4221 i took) except u already know theres this project at the start of the sem i.e. more time to work on it unlike bt4221....... just need to submit project proposal at the start of the sem then ur report findings, codes and stuff at the end with a presentation for proposal (cancelled for us due to no time) and a presentation in w13 (can be 1/2 person presenting for the group) there will be a lot fo groups presenting and then we have a gforms to rate their projects as part of the evaluation no finals for this (yay) bc she thinks the doing is more importatn (getting down to prep the data, actual model implementation basically the practical stuff compared to content content stuff (WHICH SHOULD BE THE WAY TO GOOO) very practically speaking all the theory is all google-able whether u can do it is something else entirely

[lcnguor]

THE POSITIVE & NEGATIVE; Mun & Muse - Meme.

fill out & repost ♥ This meme definitely favors canons more, but I hope OC’s still can make it somehow work with their own lore, and lil’ fandom of friends & mutuals. Multi-Muses pick the muse you are the most invested in atm.

My muse is:   canon / oc / au / canon-divergent / fandomless /

Is your character popular in the fandom?  YES / NO.

Is your character considered hot™ in the fandom?  YES / NO / IDK.

Is your character considered strong in the fandom?  YES / NO / IDK.

Are they underrated?  YES / NO.

Were they relevant for the main story?  YES / NO.

Were they relevant for the main character?  YES / NO / THEY’RE THE PROTAG.

Are they widely known in their world?  YES / NO.

How’s their reputation?  GOOD / BAD / NEUTRAL.

How strictly do you follow canon?  — Since she is an OC with her own lore I would say pretty much . Of course there are some heres and theres and she changed a lot from the first time I dragged her out of the void of my head . I originally wanted to make more of a gag character but ended up taking too much of the screen if I’m honest . but of course , since there is many other lores and crossovers are a must , some things change once or twice .

SELL YOUR MUSE! Aka try to list everything, which makes your muse interesting in your opinion to make them spicy for your mutuals.  —  Nora is a mentor character , supportive and most likely to be the ace under the sleeve like a Kisuke Urahara from Bleach or Sinbad from Magi --- you know there’s something fishy but there is a charm that even thought they are slidding in the background for the main character , their relevance is vast . As a mentor characters , she would often help with insight , understanding of complex things , giving moral lessons and giving others a sense of security whilst also making sure to throw hints about a doubious nature . Keeping a character around her to keep their feet on ground while never shooting down their hopes and dreams .

Now the OPPOSITE, list everything why your muse could not be so interesting (even if you may not agree, what does the fandom perhaps think?).  —  She is not approachable unless you have enough guts to -- perhaps even looks intimidating or hard to come up with something plausible to make the meeting more natural . And honestly , she looks like a mainstream angst character at first glance --- even I myself believe this and start having second thoughts ... :laughs:  

What inspired you to rp your muse?  —  An old project I had archived in my closet of memories (?). She was the main , nameless character of a journal about , well , her and the emotions she had to deal with in the everyday . I will be seriously honest ... it was a self insert :blushes: after all it was like a personal journal I was doing on my darkest days . But after that , she became Sable -- the first character on her own -- who also served as a mentor ( but the story was much more dark , seriously ) and then just came to this . I even used the pre-prototype name lol . The idea was to put the whole story into a RPG pixel game or a short comic series where she ( Sable ) and the protagonist would wander around a city called “Nobody’s Home” , a place were people with “thats” ( what now are called Stalkers ) got dragged into and either confront their emotions and solve / comes in terms with them or get eaten by them ( a metaphor for suicide or dead by mental illness ) . The story was more or less about Sable teaching Nona ( the genderless protagonist ) about different mental states , issues and others and helping people solve them so they can return to the real world . Needless to say , the story ends with Nona returning after coming in terms with their condition ( funnily enough , the protagonist had a bunny shaped emotion ) while on the other hand Sable stayed behind along with her closest friend , who she question why he keeps being around if he could return himself , to what he replies he doesn’t want to leave her alone esp since she can no longer return --- hinting Sable committed suicide but by sheer will power remained there to help others to deal with what she couldn’t . Voez , the friend I mention , is even Victor from her current lore . Haha , I like recycling I guess . When I came with Nora , it was mostly to kill time and altered her base story a bit since the original plot was way to close up to make an interaction .

What keeps your inspiration going?  —  How well received she became , I know it sounds a bit ... uh , bad . But I honestly never expected people to like her . heck I even have my doubts about myself liking her haha . plus I know it’s not easy to deal with a character with a somewhat meta power ... I still struggle from time to time but I’m managing and having the support I have atm is something that keeps me going . I love plot a shit lot . I love to come up with ideas with others . To expand what I already have . besides , there is so much I haven’t write down yet that is about her lore but I’m a bit insecure yet . I guess I’m too used to forums where everyon follows a general plot haha ... old habits die hard .

Some more personal questions for the mun.

Give your mutuals some insight about the way you are in some matters, which could lead them to get more comfortable with you or perhaps not.

Do you think you give your character justice?  YES / NO / EHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Do you frequently write headcanons?  YES / NO / 50-50

Do you sometimes write drabbles?  YES / NO, I HATE DRABBLES.

Do you think a lot about your Muse during the day?  YES/ NO.

Are you confident in your portrayal?   YES / NO / .... UHHHH

Are you confident in your writing?  YES / HAHA NO.

Are you a sensitive person?  YES VERY MUCH A LOT / NO.

Do you accept criticism well about your portrayal?  —  I haven’t got any so far --- which honestly surprises me because well ... there is so much that can bother people . as I said , I received a lot of support and praise , which also surprises me haha ... I won’t deny I would love to hear what people think , even if I later end up riding the anxiety train to the moon but it’s also a way to grow up , I believe . god ... I sound like nora Uu

Do you like questions, which help you explore your character?  —  I absolute love this and need this . It comes easier for me to make a 20 word pages of information about stuff if I’m asking specifically about it . even add explanatory drawings with it lolol since I’m kinda bad with words . besides , showing me interest on a character would just fire the heck out of me to keep going . I mean , everyone likes to get some curiosity and a chance to develop more their characters , canon or not .

If someone disagrees to a headcanon of yours, do you want to know why?  —  I would for sure . I’m not smart and I actually do a shit ton of research --- but even so I can miss a lot of shit people would say <nah that’s not how it works> and that would be helpful as heckie . but of course , needing the why also would tell me if the person disagreeing is doing it with a solid ground or just because they are being a piece of crap . I’m really tired of tumblr mentality and shitty people who aren’t mature enough to act decently .

If someone disagrees with your portrayal, how would you take it?  —  you cannot like everyone or have everyone like you either . I don’t really care much ... esp since nora is an original character . if it constructive critisism , okay -- I will take it , but gimme a solid reason other than “ your character is / is not ... “ and then give a crappy critique because she doesn’t fit your agenda or standards .

If someone really hates your character, how do you take it?  —  you are fucking free to unfollow me and ignore me for the rest of your life . I really don’t get the point of hating on the internet just because and keep promoting your hate just to be a pain in the ass .

Are you okay with people pointing out your grammatical errors?  —  I fucking wrote in my rules that people are even fricking free to fix my grammar and english because holy heck , even to this day I still do some ugly shit . I’m dumb , help ...

Do you think you are easy going as a mun?   —  ehhhhhhhhhhhhh, kinda . I take everything with water . whenever it’s of ideology , people as it is , characters ... I am quite tolerant and try to keep the “okay this person thinks this way , fine .” but as long as nobody crosses the line where they try to spoil it for me or others , I get super bitter . I love OOC , getting to know the one behind the character makes me feel more secure about coming to them and just rambling about plots and hcs and whatever idea got in my mind . but if I see someone and , forgive me god for misjudging , see them as a person that will put me on my nerves -- I won’t even try . as for the friends I have and those who don’t know me as much ... I am obnoxiously sporadic and have a lot of ups and downs very often . one day I could be talking 100 words per second others I will just take a fucking week to respond . honestly , I had mined my social skills for two years plus several other irl stuff previous to that , so I’m always a bit too anxious around people , esp people I REALLY like . I’m insecure as heck , if someone is vague ( just because , idk , it was a lazy day for them ) I think at least 10 different reason why probably that person hates me now . I’m a bit dumb 26 year old baby .......... but I’m very aware that is completely on me . I’m a mess.......  so , what was the question again ??? ... I , yeah ... it’s a kinda . but I try , at least haha.

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