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Farewell Steve Jobs

On By DanielIn Briefly noted on lifeLeave a comment

Steve Jobs passed away today, October 5, 2011.

I was deeply saddened by the news, it was like a sudden thunder that I couldn’t focus on my homework anymore, I needed to take a day off to grieve. How I wish there were some dark place where I could go and cry out loud; some kind of feeling was too private to express in a house with bright lights. Jobs is the legendary entrepreneur, the American hero to my generation. The world is immeasurably better because of him.

With iPod classic, iPhone and iPad, he made my world immeasurably better too. Thank you Steve, and rest in peace.

We'll be missing you
We’ll be missing you

Language Learning Resources

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As I was 9 years old, I told my mom that I wanted to be a linguist. My mum was very surprised at me, for she can only speak Chinese, and has never heard of any occupations related to linguistic. However I do kept my dream of becoming a linguist until high school. Then I found out that linguists are paid less. So I gave up.

I gave up the idea of becoming a linguist as a professional, but not learning foreign languages.

Here are the resources for language learning that I’ve kept in my bookmark lists, with sites I’ve tried or will try in the future. I will keep updating this page with links such as online courses, podcasts and other supplemental materials here. I have started learning Spanish in June 2011, after I received my Japanese N1 Certificate. My ultimate goal in language learning is to be like Steve Kaufmann, http://thelinguist.blogs.com/, or even get beyond him. Continue reading “Language Learning Resources” →