Three things

[garran]

Yesterday I went to take the Langara English Test - because, as some of you may not know, I'm planning to take some courses at Langara come the Spring term, which begins in January - and I will get a '0', because, although I finished the essay, I wasn't able to transcribe it in pen onto the 'good copy' side of the page before time ran out. I was pretty grumpy about this at first (if the intent is to test my English comprehension and usage, why is there a time trial aspect at all?), but David's pre-Birthday-party party did a lot to cheer me up, and Cody and Marilee volunteered a bunch of useful advice which essentially boils down to, "Don't be afraid to do your initial composition in pen, even though you're paranoid about media in which there is no backspace equivalent" (Cody also suggests I might buy one of those newfangled white-out sticks). If all else fails, I can always just take some things for which the LET is not a prerequisite; there are certainly enough that I am interested in.

As probably promised, I have some pictures of my Hallowe'en Dread piracy, which wasn't a mighty feat of cosplay, but served me pretty well regardless. There are also some I took the next day, to give a better idea of what I looked like with the moustache (which is no longer extant, though I kind of liked it).

Oh, and one note from this thing that's been going around -

You can tell the difference between Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean and Thai food.

Not only is this true, but I have never thought to consider it unusual. Just how benighted is the rest of the world?

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[kormoc.livejournal.com]

You can tell the difference between Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean and Thai food.

Not only is this true, but I have never thought to consider it unusual. Just how benighted is the rest of the world?

Thinking about this a bit, are you sure you can tell the difference between triditional foods or just the 'americanized' versions?

For example, did you know there's a Chinese form of Sushi? (China actually started making sushi a long time before Japan, but most people feel Japan perfected it) The main difference between the two is Chinese Sushi doesn't have as much sugar in the rice and different types of fish.

Royal Thai food is amazingly hard to tell the difference between then High Vietnamese food, and the main dishes are very similar as well. Thai food tends to be a little more spicy then the rest, but they all use very similar stuff in them. One thing that's rather easy to tell is water chestnuts. Origionally they were only used in Chinese cooking, and you'd be hard pressed to not find them in Thai or Vietnamese food now.

Now the 'Americanized' equivilents are very different, like most the sauses used in chinese restraunts were developed in the 60's and 70's. Deep frying of food is a realtively new processes as well.

Korean food is wonderfully different between them all with the higher class food, which is mostly what's served over here, but their staple traditional foods again are very similar. Koreans would likly throw chopsticks at me for saying that tho :P

Side note, have you ever see how Koreans use chopsticks when they want to eat fast? it's amazing! They hold them really different and like, flick the food off the plate into their mouths. I can't even hold them in that way, yet alone flick the food right :P

I guess I'm saying, like, I likly have a slightly higher then 25% chance to guess right with triditional foods, and a bit more then that with Americanized foods, is that able to tell the difference or is that still not?

[masamage.livejournal.com]

Side note, have you ever see how Koreans use chopsticks when they want to eat fast? it's amazing! They hold them really different and like, flick the food off the plate into their mouths. I can't even hold them in that way, yet alone flick the food right :P

I've never seen that, but I've been told about it by two different missionaries. :D That this phenomenon is widely and independantly recognized amuses me greatly.

Re the photos

[masamage.livejournal.com]

Yay! Well done!

What a cool shirt. ^_^

[codepoetica.livejournal.com]

The piracy g34r looks really good, Garran. I am rather amused by your posing, (pirate02 in particular).

Bummer on the LET, are you going to try again soon? I think we all know you have a significantly significant comprehension of English usage. Two hours is somewhat short...

[tanetris.livejournal.com]

I will note, from my experience in high school social studies with a teacher that would accept neither pencil nor scratch-outs on tests, that there are such things as erasable pens. Check your writing implement supply store of choice..

[meta4mix.livejournal.com]

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For some reason, this error message amuses me mightily.

Hurrah for the costume, it is very amusing.

And good luck on any further testing~. The only thing I can think to add that's not been said already is to take some structural notes on a scrap sheet of paper and then compose directly from that. Erasable pen may be important too, though, for the lines that always come out the right way the second time you think about them. XD

Kick their literary butts~!

[bubbleteagirl.livejournal.com]

i am organizing a winter garden tea party on saturday the 20th of november around 1pm'ish. it will be at QE park. wear warm clothing. bring tea in a thermos and finger food to snack on. bring lots of blankets to sit on and cuddle up with. spread the word! spread the warmth!