Friday, July 14, 2006

If tomorrow never comes..


I thought Hobbes was kidding ‘bout tht being a superstition and so I did not study for the exam tomorrow (Saturday.. today). Now, even if the world does not end tomorrow I m doomed for sure coz I haven’t studied.

Like I had mentioned in an earlier post tht we were being taught basic Japanese in the company to interact with Japanese clients, we (atleast me) never expected tht there would be a test at the end of the course. Exams take away all the fun out of learning. Also they don’t tell in the beginning tht there will be an exam but when they see tht all are attending regularly (for the dearth of work) exam is declared and you just can’t escape frm it now. Moreover its not only a written test but also an oral exam. As for me I had started attending the lectures only coz I believe Japanese are smart ppl for making my name-combo.

The SENSEI (teacher) is frm Mumbai. So, when she had gone on a leave (after declaring the date for test) some of them had started preparing. But, rain gods were benevolent and she got stuck back at her home in Mumbai. So the exams were postponed by a few days. I was very optimistic tht the rains would be continuing the same way but it seems tht lady luck was not on my side this time. So she came back and the new date which was declared is tomorrow. Actually even if I flunk the company won’t be showing me the door out but Zoonie scared me saying tht she might be knowing Sumo wrestling. Now she looks dainty but looks can be deceptive too.. so thts the main reason I m worried about the test. Also, as a self-proclaimed latecomer in company the first question she used to ask me in Japanese when I entered the conference room (our classroom) was “What time is it now?” and the next would be “At what time does our class start?”. I m so used to answering these questions now tht if she asks something different in the viva I m damn sure I will rattle off the usual answers. Rest assured I will definitely get 5 marks for cleanliness in the written paper :D

After spending almost the whole day trying to read n mug up this stuff I have hand-selected a few words esp for all u wonderful readers... why shld I be the only one to be tortured? So read along..
KONNICHIWA – Hello (so all of u who used the name translator in the sidebar before shld now know it was not ur name but a greeting)
ARIGATOO GOZAIMASU – Thank you!
DOOZO IRASSHAI – Welcome!
GOMEN NASAI – Sorry

Instead of wasting half hour writing this post I shld have studied more… Shit! Have a gr8 weekend.. updates of how the test went in next week.

EDIT: Kathy, Anand n Ekta pls enlighten me with some Japanese swear words coz the teacher refused to divulge any.

48 comments:

AnonymousBlogger said...

1st.

AnonymousBlogger said...

now that just isnt fair. calling a test out of nowhere like that.

the delay is a stroke of luck though, and i'm sure you'll use it to your advantage and ace the test.

Also, as a self-proclaimed latecomer in company the first question she used to ask me in Japanese when I entered the conference room (our classroom) was “What time is it now?” and the next would be “At what time does our class start?”. I m so used to answering these questions now tht if she asks something different in the viva I m damn sure I will rattle off the usual answers.
LOL. You'll do fine.

Kathy said...

..Awww why didn't u tell me right away? Goshh! ur running out of time ;( whats the meaning u have friend in Japan named "kathy" lol!hehe...^_^
..i can teach u privately dear haha.. ^_^ hmm..what can i do for u now? do u have any book with u or notes of what u've learned in ur class before?
Maybe ur test will be about basic words and sentences right?

...oops Anand and Ekta speaks Japanese too? that's cool :)

..hey do send mail if u want me to send u japanese words or swears ur talkin hehe..^_^

..Goodluck sweetie, enjoy weekend!

hugss,
-kathy-

Keshi said...

Mushi Mushi...me no ishhspeaking Japanese...:(

but I do know a swear-word thats universal and even Japs woud u'stand that.

PHUCKKK ORF?

Keshi.

~*. D E E P A .* ~ said...

sorry dear ! i dont use swear words except SH!T ... so ....

we had a German training class ... but I never went for it .. wish I had tho .. i didnt want to stay back , and hence never went.

guess , u'll be at the test now ... good luck ! it'll be just fine
dont ya worry

c ya
bye

Pinks said...

hee hee...have a good time with ur teachers..n hey u can use swear words in hindi..i am sure they dont understand hindi..:D

Sudeep said...

@Sean: yeah n tht too when they had meant it for keeping us busy
well the delay was the whole last week which came n went by.. did nothing
she didnt ask those n did answer well :)

@Kathy: he he.. i wasnt aware tht u could teach frm Japan
yeah it was basic.. do mail me the swear words
have a gr8 weekend..

@Keshi: i want japanese swear word na..
u want to learn japanese? Kathy is taking private classes.. we both can enroll for tht.. wht say? lol
have a nice weekend..

Sudeep said...

@Deepa: i meant Japanese swear word..
i know a few German greetings n ohh yes some swear words too.. :)
have a gr8 weekend..

@Pinks: she is indian.. not a japanese n hey she is frm mumbai.. so if i tell her tht u told me to use hindi swear words then tumhari khair nahi.. he he
happy weekend to u too

~*. D E E P A .* ~ said...

well , u can always invent smthg up .. said w/ the correct facial exp , anything will sund like a swear word ;)

btw , thanx for the CnH

have a great sunday

Keshi said...

lolz!

Keshi.

The Girl Who Sold The World said...

Japanese swear words? :D :D :D Yes, yes, when you learn them, enlighten me too. :P

Actually even if I flunk the company won’t be showing me the door out but Zoonie scared me saying tht she might be knowing Sumo wrestling
Hahahahahahaha. I so hope Z000nie's words come true. :P Imagine newspaper headlines: "Helpless Japanese student beaten up by Sumo wrestler teacher". :P Muhahahahaha.

By the way, Konnichiwa. :P Me's finally back home. :D

Dalicia said...

i only know sexual words..not swear words..hahaha..what do u expect?
i don't think your sensei taught you for the heck of it.....*LOL* she knows sumo wrestling? why is she fat? she can try sumo with me...ahhahahahah

anyways, it seems you don't have to take an oral test. it wouldn't be hard.....but good luck...speaking of japanese. i went to a japanese festival ehehhehe....i'm sure a lot of ppl will be able to help you with the exam. TOO BAD!

Neha said...

lol.. so how did the exam go?
i love thes c n h strips.. keep putting them up :)
they synch perfectly with ur posts..:)

Tarun said...

One thing is for sure Sudeep,
If tommorow never comes .....
then there will be no update of this blog.
Hows that?

Dalicia said...

keshi: i don't think sudeep wants to phuck her....maybe like u r a
beecch....*LOL*

x said...

kon'nichiwa! hehe. that's really nice you're taught japanese. i wanna learn the language because have japanese blood, but i only know very few common phrases =,( anyway, how did the exam go?

Dadoji said...

Sudeep: Ohai Gozaimasu. Trust the test went well. I think I know your teacher. Does her name begin with M and lastname begin with K? If yes, she is my friend's wife. BTW, I too like Calvin & Hobbs.

karmic said...

How did the exam go? You can also look up swear words online. :)

SeePearrl said...

"we (atleast me) never expected tht there would be a test at the end of the course"

....LOLzzzz!

Ekta said...

ooh! I know the pains of learning these languages!!!
Unfortunately I dont know japanese dear!
The local language in HK is Cantonese and Mandarin!
Have studied a bit of Mandarin and I can completely understand how painful these languages are!!
Wish cld help but sorryyyy!
All the best!..
P.s:- Half the time in my classes I used to be laughing hearing all the wierd pronunciations with each studnet having his own accent!

Keshi said...

Sudeeeeeeeeep I hope u and my other Indian fellow-bloggers have not been blocked by the Indian govt's stupidity! awwwwww...I miss u guys!

and lollllllllllz @elaine!!!

Keshi.

Tarun said...

@ Keshi: They can block our blogs (not really though) but they can never block us from blogging. :))
Since there is a solution to every problem we face just in case your's or for that matter someone else's Blog is blocked try loggin on to www.pkblogs.com & continue to blog as before.
A very simple solution.

Sudeep said...

Test comment!
Fuck the govt!

Keshi said...

Thanks Tarun! I got the same solution from someone else. PKBLOGS.

**but they can never block us from blogging.

lol they can neva do that alrite! Do they even know what blogging is. As long as there r hard-core determined blogger smarties like u, blogging will never be stopped :)


lolz Sudeep, way to go!

Keshi.

Aditi said...

hehe finally i get to read this.. such an ordeal
hehe but funny... so how did the test go?

Sudeep said...

@Deepa: u seem to be quite gud at tht :D .. will try acting out like tht next time

@kkalpz: if u had not written their meaning...i swear i wud have thgt they are swear words
ROFL!
i know its not easy thts why i luv making ppl write in marathi :P
party.. aila aani aamhala nahi bolavla :(

@Keshi: tht means u dont want to enroll? :D

Sudeep said...

@Navdeep: yeah.. i have to repay for the Italian n Spanish list ;)
nah tht wont happen i guess.. she is very slim.. wont be able to even lift me
welcome home for 3-4 mths :)

@Elaine: lollzz.. okk then i will hear those ;)
no no i dont want the swear words for the sensei.. just to keep myself updated :)

@Neha: exam was ok..
glad u luv those strips.. will surely keep posting them

Anand said...

hey dude,
Well have just started learning japanese I am way too far from belling the cat...so unfortunately I cant help u with japanese...btw can u help me with mandarin??;-)

Sudeep said...

@Tarun: oye teri yeh statement se toh block nahi ho gaya na blogspot.. lol
but gud one..

@Acey: konnichiwa.. he he
u shld learn then.. it is a nice language
will update soon 'bout the test :)

@Dadoji: Last week there was an article tht Pune is growing hub for Japanese teachers.. so she might be one of those
her last name is K but first is T... will ask if she has a pet name at home. Thnx for stopping by.. c ya around

Sudeep said...

@Karmic_jay: it was ok..
yeah but they dont give pronunciations there..

@White Forest: yeah really.. tht came as an unpleasant surprise.

@Ekta: ohh.. thnx for the info.. was not knowing tht.
yeah the way different ppl speak is funny

Sudeep said...

@Keshi: yeah i couldnt open the blogs yesterday.. but now using a proxy to do so.. glad tht due to the systems blocking net in office i have so many proxies to surf.. lol
God knows wht all will be blocked under tht pretext..

@Tarun: Also http://getaroundfilters.com can be used.

@Aditi: ha ha.. i agree it is an ordeal to surf this way
test was ok kind..

@Anand: i have heard mandarin for the first time.. lol.. sorry! U find out the japanese stuff then i promise i will learn mandarin .. he he

Tarun said...

LOL at the "test comment"

Dadoji said...

sudeep: I wouldn't know her pet name. If she is from Dadar then she is the one. Cheers!

~*. D E E P A .* ~ said...

haaa haaa ok

SeePearrl said...

KONNICHIWA ---> for hello...??
hi is much better wat say ;)

ishipishi said...

oh how did the test go???

i never did try the name translator...hmmmm...i shud now!

u saw "golmaal"? m gonna watch d cd...isliye hurryinnggg thru this. waise bhi it's been a rather exciting and eventful day! hmmm!

g'nite...be back laterzz.....

Keshi said...

**tht means u dont want to enroll? :D


aww I doooo...if ur gonna go classes with me on a daily basis, hell yeah Im enrolling ;-)

Keshi.

Dalicia said...

keshi: enroll a class with me :)
we could practice our tongue. yeah babyyyyyy

sudeep: glad you got your blog back. i mean, i know that you're a good boy. if they really want to track those terrorists. they should hire someone to track the blogs.

Sudeep said...

@Tarun: ;)

@Dadoji: Neither she is frm Dadar n she has only one name
i thought u could help me get gud marks by telling her.. hmmm... tomo is result

@Deepa: :)

@White Forest: yeah.. lol

Sudeep said...

@Keshi: sure.. but i come late so no asking questions on tht :P

@Elaine: u too r coming.. m gonna have a tough time concentrating on the teaching .. he he

Sudeep said...

@Ishita: sorry.. missed urs'
it was ok.. try it then
golmaal was nice only coz of Arshad Warsi.. worth watching once

Keshi said...

Sudeep its ok if ur gonna be late...I will be late too lol!


Elaine

**we could practice our tongue. yeah babyyyyyy

FAINTS! lolz! I mite practice that with some other student in the class, wud u mind tho? ;-)


Keshi.

Dalicia said...

sudeep: no problem!! you better stay concentrated.

keshi: i mean improve our tongue skills but not tonguing at each other..hahaha...okay,
sudeep is my partner! *winks at sudeep*

Dadoji said...

sudeep: A different person then. Sorry for being able to help then. :-)

Sudeep said...

@Keshi: lol. okie
she was saying 'bout pronunciation .. wht were u thinking?.. he he

@Elaine: ha ha..
lollzz.. ;)

@Dadoji: no probs.. result was better than expected :)

Keshi said...

lolz really? no cmon ur trying to make me look like Ms.DirtyMinded Gupta now hahaha!

Keshi.

Neha said...

babe........first of all..muuaahhh....
dint come to ur blog since quite a long time...suddenly gotr busy and all...exam time...which meant all friends pouring in the city, even at ma home...and of course that meant, party time!!!
One thing coolest abt Japan, China, whatever, one of these Chinki countries is the chopsticks..how i love eating wid a pair of those...language doesnt bother me..
but let us know whether u have to undergo those painful classes again or just got spared of the torture by passing the test!!!

Sudeep said...

@Keshi: lollzz.. so weren't thinking dirty.. gosh u r a gud gal huh :D

@Neha: muaaahhh back... no probs.. gud to know tht atleast someone is having a gud time partying
yeah but i luv the way those ppl eat with chosticks sitting down with folded legs.. tht would be tiresome
no more attending classes in company