Bemused ramblings some dude says on the internet
I talked a little about Tuttle Publishing in my Instant Thai review. They have a long history of producing quality materials about and related to Asia and Asian culture, including foreign language materials. While a long history doesn’t necessarily guarantee quality, their Mini Thai Dictionary is great at pretty much everything it claims to be. It’s small, it’s efficient, it works bidirectionally, and it’s cheap.… Read the rest
I love learning new languages. There’s just something about working on a new way to communicate and explore the human condition. I also strive to make my life more efficient so I can do more of what I love. I’ve bought multiple copies of a book to avoid not having access to it on the go, but that’s not even close to as far as I’ll go.… Read the rest
Tuttle Publishing needs no introduction if you’re interested in most Asian languages. They produce works in almost every well-known Asian language as well as content such as martial arts, history, art, etc. Stuart Robson and Prateep Changchit’s Instant Thai occupies a niche most language books don’t. It’s a phrasebook based on you acquiring some actual linguistic knowledge of Thai.
You aren’t getting a traditional phrasebook or a textbook; you’re getting something that will let you actually learn enough Thai to get by.… Read the rest
Like every overachiever in high school, I had always wondered if there was some way to use sleep for something productive. You spend a third of your life asleep, is there some way to get an edge from it? The idea of learning in your sleep via dreams is ancient, but how much of the real world actually bleeds over?
Pretty much everyone has a memory of “learning” something in their sleep and recalling it later.… Read the rest
As the global economy continues to remain volatile, people are getting more and more desperate. This desperation translates into many different forms, good and bad, but seems to be accompanied by falling for multi-level marketing (MLM) companies. It’s definitely alluring; you get to be your own boss, set your own hours, and make money based on how well you do. To top it off, everyone you bring in contributes to your income as well.… Read the rest