Ok, so some people might think I’m a bit of a gizmo geek with all these little electronic things I have. To my collection of electronics including a digital camera, iPod and electronic dictionary, I have added a pocket PC (PPC). Yep, that’s it in my hand in the picture! And as the picture suggests, I bought it so I can study Japanese on the go! Why can’t I simply do it at home, you ask? Well, when I start working for ECC in Japan, I will be doing a lot of commuting. I will probably be working at 3 or 4 different schools, and a couple of them might take a while to get to. Now, I’m a bit of of an efficiency nut! I love my efficiency! I especially love to maximise it with technology. As you can see in the picture, the PPC is running Stackz, which is one of the favourite programs I use. I actually use two… Stackz for short term memory and Full Recall for long term retention. I won’t go into the details, but if you happen to be into the details, I’m now taking appointments.
So, I still haven’t gotten to the point yet, have I? Well, it’s probably obvious by now. Time efficiency people! Instead of wasting all that time on the train doing nothing, I can get through my daily Japanese revision! I used to spend most train time listening to Japanese pod casts… lessons and talk shows, but now I’m focusing on flashcards for vocab, as speaking and listening is no longer a problem for me… it’s just my small vocab holding me back. Besides, I will be getting plenty of listening practice once I’m in Japan!
I didn’t really research much about what they can do to be honest, I just researched which to buy. How’s this for cool… if I’m in a wifi hotspot, I can connect to MSN and Skype and have voice chats for free with people from anywhere in the world as if it were a mobile phone 
. Yeah, just like any computer can, but it’s kind of cool to have a little portable device that you can carry around in your pocket! I could even use a Bluetooth headset and really use it like a mobile phone!
Go the tech! I highly support technology as an aid to everything. People who say it’s unnecessary just don’t know how to use it well!
