moonbeams said...

moonbeams at 09:05 AM JST - 29th July

if you don't want the kids yawning, don't give them so much homework

Posted in Teacher gets pay cut for putting chalk in yawning student’s mouth at 09:05 AM JST - 29th July
moonbeams at 01:55 PM JST - 28th July

I'm sorry, but wearing an opened-collar short-sleeved buttoned-up makes me feel MUCH MUCH cooler than a long-sleeved shirt with a tie and a jacket.

Posted in Wearing shorts and T-shirts might make it bearable but that hardly fits with Japanese office culture. at 01:55 PM JST - 28th July
moonbeams at 01:06 PM JST - 28th July

It is so humiliating to put your kid on a leash. sad.

I don't think so at all. The child is learning valuable motor skills for urban living while not being able to run away, injure himself, cause a traffic accident or get kidnapped.

Posted in Tight leash at 01:06 PM JST - 28th July
moonbeams at 08:27 AM JST - 27th July

nice picture

Posted in Rainbow at 08:27 AM JST - 27th July
moonbeams at 05:08 PM JST - 26th July

I saw some of that. But I mostly watched the big building in front of the fireworks.

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moonbeams at 01:34 PM JST - 24th July

Can't we all just get along?

Sure, Mature adults can, but this is JT.

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moonbeams at 04:58 PM JST - 23rd July

i just threw up in my mouth a bit

Posted in Reach for the Universe at 04:58 PM JST - 23rd July
moonbeams at 08:44 PM JST - 22nd July

Remember the DNA evidence a few weeks ago? She might have done it but being executed without concrete evidence is something for lack of better words I call barbaric

I agree 100%

Posted in Woman on death row seeks retrial over 1998 curry poisoning at 08:44 PM JST - 22nd July
moonbeams at 01:30 PM JST - 22nd July

Do your friends read novels in Japanese? Do they discuss the present political situation in Japanese with their co-workers? Do they know what 皆既日食 means when it suddenly comes up in a conversation? I would be VERY surprized if they did.

I read novels daily, discuss politics and know "solar…

Posted in Unraveling how children become bilingual so easily at 01:30 PM JST - 22nd July
moonbeams at 10:40 AM JST - 22nd July

Not meaning to criticise HD, but the speaking is the easy part. How can you be able to read and write but not speak? Surely if you can write a sentence down you can simply say it? Listening is another matter, and normally requires a lot of exposure.

I can…

Posted in Unraveling how children become bilingual so easily at 10:40 AM JST - 22nd July