Monthly Archives: February 2010

Just Bento: a healthy meal in a box

Posted on February 26, 2010 by roberto

If you are into cooking, you definitely should not miss this one:

Just Bento (justbento.com) is a site that is solely dedicated for bento, a single-portion home-packed meal for lunchbox that is very common in Japan. You can find various practical … Continue reading →

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Forvo: All the words in the world. Pronounced.

Posted on February 20, 2010 by roberto

Ever wondered how a particular word should be pronounced? Try Forvo (www.forvo.com), an online pronouncing dictionary. With around 530 thousand words of around 230 languages*, it claims to be the largest pronunciation guide in the world.
* as of Feb 20, … Continue reading →

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Let’s Learn Toba Batak Language

Posted on February 15, 2010 by roberto

It has almost been a year since I first come to this Toba-Samosir area, to serve as a lecturer of a programming course in a local polytechnic. However, I am still unable to engage even a very basic conversation in … Continue reading →

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