Advice Column: Ask Away~ ^^

[Airi]

Here is the advice column, you can ask about anything, love, family, friendship, homework XD, anything! or if you have a problem, feel free to share about ^^ Because we're a big family and we're all here to be with you! *Big Hug*

[Sya0ran]

Oooh, most definitely!  Were all a big happy, happy family~!  [hugs you all 'til your blue]  <3 

[Ruby Chan]

Neat....ok here goes

There was a Korean exchnage student I really liked, but he left last eyar to go back. We exchanged email, gifts etc...

Should I keep in contact, and try to keep up the relationship? Or just let us drift apart?

[Tune]

its great to have a penpal...i dont see y you should not keep up the relationship~ having a friend is a nice thing

i sure hope my penpal was like yours...coz there was once my school had this exchange of email addresses with a school in japan, but so many of the japanese students dont reply back after 3-4 times *sad*, i was very eager then too...

i'd like some advice, my new school has cultural programmes , of which 2 i'm very interested in: japanese traditional culture, japanese teen culture. coz i'm taking japanese when school starts, i thought either of these 2 will help better understand the japanese language. i was juz wondering which i should pick....

[Ruby Chan]

Ummm....it depends on what u plan to do...

Traditional would be good if u want to understand Japan's history, and it's influence...

But Teen would be good for a more up to date look. I'd go for traditional - modern Japan is increasingly becoming westernised, so the teen culture may turn out to be western culture!

[Ruby Chan]

Well, the movies and film will prob focus on Japanese motion pics, like

The Grudge
The Ring etc.

[Sya0ran]

Ruby-chan, I think you should keep in contact if you really like this guy.  He obviously means something to you so pursue and go on with the relationship. If he doesn't reply then I guess you should move on.  There's no point in getting pissed off at a guy that lives thousands of miles away.  ^^;

Tune, not all japanese students are like that where they leave you hangin'.  They probably have something going on like school, relationships, friends, relatives dying etc.  Either that or they just don't have the time to sit down and write a long letter to you.  Everybody has busy lives but if they wanna be that way then let them.

If you are interested in the japanese culture then it all depends on what you decide to want to learn.  Do you wanna learn about the myths and times of the people in Japan back then or do you wanna focus directly on Japanese teens.  What do the courses offer first of all?  Which of them interest you the most?  Whichever does appeal to you, I say you pick them!

[Ruby Chan]

Thanx, Sya0ran....I'll email him tonight : )

[Tune]

the program of interacting wif the japanese students lasted 2 yrs...thats the prob, and its 3 yrs ago now~

[Ruby Chan]

Don't worry about penpals not replying...I was in a programme with french students, and they stopped replying. We kept sending letters,  but they didn't send back....

Any more clues about which to study?

[Tune]

nopez....the sessions are 30 min per lesson, once a week for 1 semester (3 mths) only, its pretty short. so i can take traditional culture for my 1st then teen culture 2nd....i'm hoping to take french culture 3rd~

[Ruby Chan]

Cool! That sounds like a good plan....not sure about the french culture though....

[Sya0ran]

Anytime.     My middle school had a japanese student exchange too and its been what, 2 years now and I still talk to my best friend Kimiko. =)  It just shows that not all exchange student programs leave you hanging without a new friend.  ^^;

Lmao.  Seriously, Ruby-chan?  Well, try introducing yourself again and asking him how he's holding up.  Ahh...Tune that's awesome.  Short but a wonderful learninng experience!   

[Tune]

too true, its my 1st student exchange program anyway~

but i think that french culture beats chinese business studies *ooo...headaches* the french culture has quite a vague description....films, traditions, culture, fashion...i'm more interested in the bakery portion of french though~~

[Tune]

they might have to make it a full-time course~~YAY~~~!!!, then i'll have to spend over 1000 for that course like all the others (the government subsidises 9000+), but i wont mind~

[cblossom]

Well, the movies and film will prob focus on Japanese motion pics, like

The Grudge
The Ring
House Of Flying Daggers etc.

I dont like the Grudge there is a attic in my closet just like the movie.

[Tune]

those....come to think of it...are ghost stories arent they?? *AHHH* fake, i'm not really borthered by ghost stories so i dont bother seeing them...but i dont like them what so ever...*shivers* juz sent the application form *hope i get the traditional culture course*

[D.J.P]

Topic cleaned up a little due to a off-topicness

[lika-chi]

ok this is an advice column thing right??

well i have a problem.. although i'm the advice giver out of all my friends, i'm out of advice and don't know what to do..

my friend likes this guy but something really bad happened that made her change her mind on him.. what should she do?? i mean like should she still give the guy a chance or say no?? and believe me the thing he did was bad..

[Sya0ran]

ok this is an advice column thing right??

well i have a problem.. although i'm the advice giver out of all my friends, i'm out of advice and don't know what to do..

my friend likes this guy but something really bad happened that made her change her mind on him.. what should she do?? i mean like should she still give the guy a chance or say no?? and believe me the thing he did was bad..

Well, it really depends on what he did.  Mind telling me what he did so I can further my analysis and try my best to give you the right advice to give your friend.