Word Cards – The Only Way to Memorize
I’m not sure if any of you have ever used little word cards to help you memorize characters or just vocabulary in general. Some people rave about that method (click here for an article describing pros and cons). At the beginning, I bought stacks of index (flash) cards. But I never once used them. (Maybe…
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I’ve Got Pens
Moving away from a city which has a neighborhood nicknamed “Little Taipei” was both a good and bad thing. Good because I have a love/hate relationship with Los Angeles. Bad because I’ll be far away from the “necessities:” Taiwanese food, places to take sticker photos, good KTV lounges, and all the tiny things that I…
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The *Cutest* Way to Plan Your Week
I have no idea why I’m so obsessed with stationery right now. Maybe it’s because I’m preparing for the bar exam, and I’m always sitting around glaring at the study materials (and office supplies) in my room. This week’s obsession? Calendars. More specifically weekly planners (週計劃本). In my experience (although things are getting better) growing…
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