Posted on July 1st, 2010 by Soniei
Happy Canada Day!
Don’t forget to change your sales tax (if you have an account to charge GST / HST in Canada)!
Here are the changes you have to make today: July 1, 2010
Ontario: 13% HST … Read on »
Posted on March 20th, 2010 by Soniei
If you’re interested in properly hanging your unframed canvas art on your walls, then please go to my other blog post: Tips on How to Hang an Unframed Painting (Stretched Canvas without Wires)
If you don’t live in earthquake city and your art won’t get bumped by kids or drunk people…. then continue reading. … Read on »
Posted on March 7th, 2010 by Soniei
Last December I wrote a blog post called Don’t Lose Your Mind Because of a Bad eBay Buyer. I used to have a talent for soaking up angry people’s energy and turning it into anxiety. Of course, I wouldn’t show these feelings to anyone. I would keep all my feelings pent up inside.
Yeah…I know…such a healthy way of being. … Read on »
Posted on March 4th, 2010 by Soniei
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If you visit Japan, you’ll no doubt see a group of people raising their beer or alcoholic beverages and hear them say, “Kanpai!”. Kanpai is a popular Japanese expression that is equivalent to “Cheers!” and is used before you start drinking.
Please note that kanpai is commonly misspelled as kampai. You can view my blog post on the Japanese alphabet to learn more about the letter n before a p.
Posted on March 4th, 2010 by Soniei
While eating great tasting food, oishii is one of the most popular ways to say delicious in Japanese. Remember to stretch out the “i” sound.
oishii:
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If the food you’re eating is not to your liking, a polite term to use is mā-mā. This means so-so. Remember to stretch out both “a” sounds.
mā-mā:
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To say oishii and mā-mā in a more polite and formal way, you would add desu at the end. If you’re meeting close friends or family, you wouldn’t use desu as it sounds too formal.
oishii desu:
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mā-mā desu:
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