Yes 11 times tables are dead easy to start off with. Sure you're good at it and can do it up to say 12 numbers. But can you figure out 11 x 23 in just two seconds? How about 11 x 256 in just six seconds? Or how about 11 x 8762453901288321?
Well I just taught how to solve these in a quick fashion to an ordinary 10 year old kid, who was struggling in his year 4 maths, in just one day.
And guess what, I'm going to show you how.
About Me
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Friday, September 17, 2010
Word of the week
Let's try a new segment on this show, word of the week!
This is where I choose a random word or phrase from the Japanese language and go through the details of what it means, how to use it and what not. Sound fun!? Hell yeah!
一 いち Ichi, meaning one
網 もう Mou, meaning net
打 だ Da, meaning to hit or in this case get a hit (capture)
尽 じん Jin, meaning til the end (capture til the end, capture all in this case)
In a literal sense it means to catch all the fish or all the animals around in one net. It can also be used in situations where you do a certain number of tasks in one fell swoop.
Example sentences:
一網打尽に問題を解決する いちもうだじんにもんだいをかいけつする To solve all problems in one go
君たちは一網打尽だ！ きみたちはいちもうだじんだ I am going to get you all in one go!
So there you go, hopefully you can go away with this and start using it everywhere.
Why did I start with this phrase? I don't know, it was the first thing that popped up to mind :p
This is where I choose a random word or phrase from the Japanese language and go through the details of what it means, how to use it and what not. Sound fun!? Hell yeah!
一網打尽 いちもうだじん ichi-mou-dajin
一 いち Ichi, meaning one
網 もう Mou, meaning net
打 だ Da, meaning to hit or in this case get a hit (capture)
尽 じん Jin, meaning til the end (capture til the end, capture all in this case)
In a literal sense it means to catch all the fish or all the animals around in one net. It can also be used in situations where you do a certain number of tasks in one fell swoop.
Example sentences:
一網打尽に問題を解決する いちもうだじんにもんだいをかいけつする To solve all problems in one go
君たちは一網打尽だ！ きみたちはいちもうだじんだ I am going to get you all in one go!
So there you go, hopefully you can go away with this and start using it everywhere.
Why did I start with this phrase? I don't know, it was the first thing that popped up to mind :p
Mid-September Blues
That's what I thought I would blame my drought of entries on.
Lazyness? Perhaps
Busy-ness? Yes
But a lot went on in those couple of weeks.
I made a personal best record of 216 mouse clicks in 10 seconds, which I guess I'm proud of.
And I had some more ideas for how to expand my blog, yay! (for me and for you)
I'm in the testing phase of stuff, but I want to make something clear.
Does the people tracker on the left sidebar creep you out? Some guy on some blog thought it was a great way to leer people in on the action, but since I'm still a startup, there isn't much action (yet).
So please tell, does that sidebar creep you out?
Lazyness? Perhaps
Busy-ness? Yes
But a lot went on in those couple of weeks.
I made a personal best record of 216 mouse clicks in 10 seconds, which I guess I'm proud of.
And I had some more ideas for how to expand my blog, yay! (for me and for you)
I'm in the testing phase of stuff, but I want to make something clear.
Does the people tracker on the left sidebar creep you out? Some guy on some blog thought it was a great way to leer people in on the action, but since I'm still a startup, there isn't much action (yet).
So please tell, does that sidebar creep you out?
Friday, September 3, 2010
How to do well without studying
For those of you who wanted an easy way out of hard work, let me warn you now, this is not it. This is possibly harder than study, plus the results you get at the end of your exam period may not be better than if you studied in the first place.
Then why do it? And why write an entry about it?
Then why do it? And why write an entry about it?
Monday, August 30, 2010
Tutoring New students
So I got assigned to a new student and today was the first point of contact.
These first day things are a bit of a nervous thing, you have to lay your cards correctly. If you give a bad impression on the first day, it is likely to be one of the last days you tutor that student. You also want to be a friendly tutor, but not one that lazes about and doesn't adhere to any consistency. You have to give yourself as a professional individual, who is easy to talk to and who can be relied on at most times.
To be all that, a sensible guy such as myself, plays the scenario in their minds.
- You knock the door, most likely you will greet the parent, the unforgiving concrete wall blocking your way to the student, that judges you from the moment the door is opened. Give a "Hi, how are you. I'm blah blah" with a nice firm handshake and a warm smile. You're likely to get a "How are you" back so be prepared and say "I'm good thanks".
And the scenario is played out like so.
When I got there...
Rang the doorbell.
.
The dog barks.
.
.
There was no dog in the scenario.
.
What do I do with the dog?
.
.
.
I'm not scared of dogs, I own one!
.
The door opens.
.
"Hi, come on in"
.
"Hi, good thanks"
Wait, did I just say that?
To a "come on in" I replied, "good thanks".
Perhaps sometimes it's a good thing not to rehearse so vividly.
These first day things are a bit of a nervous thing, you have to lay your cards correctly. If you give a bad impression on the first day, it is likely to be one of the last days you tutor that student. You also want to be a friendly tutor, but not one that lazes about and doesn't adhere to any consistency. You have to give yourself as a professional individual, who is easy to talk to and who can be relied on at most times.
To be all that, a sensible guy such as myself, plays the scenario in their minds.
- You knock the door, most likely you will greet the parent, the unforgiving concrete wall blocking your way to the student, that judges you from the moment the door is opened. Give a "Hi, how are you. I'm blah blah" with a nice firm handshake and a warm smile. You're likely to get a "How are you" back so be prepared and say "I'm good thanks".
And the scenario is played out like so.
When I got there...
Rang the doorbell.
.
The dog barks.
.
.
There was no dog in the scenario.
.
What do I do with the dog?
.
.
.
I'm not scared of dogs, I own one!
.
The door opens.
.
"Hi, come on in"
.
"Hi, good thanks"
Wait, did I just say that?
To a "come on in" I replied, "good thanks".
Perhaps sometimes it's a good thing not to rehearse so vividly.
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Telemarketing Laws in Australia
I was looking through the phone book today, looking for the local council number. I needed to call them because there was some road kill that needed some attention.
Anyway, as I was looking through I found a rather interesting page.
It was titled "Telemarketing - know your rights"
Here is the section that caught my attention
Under federal law, telemarketers must:
If that telemarketer was from Australia, he should surely know these federal laws, but there is no guarantee that he was. If he calls from outside of Australia, is he still subject to these federal laws?
May as well give it a try next time some telemarketer gives me a hard time about getting basic information from him.
Anyway, as I was looking through I found a rather interesting page.
It was titled "Telemarketing - know your rights"
Here is the section that caught my attention
Under federal law, telemarketers must:
- Make sure their calling line identification is switched on
- Restrict their calling times to specific days and hours
- Provide information, such as their name, and contact details, when requested
- Terminate a call when requested
If that telemarketer was from Australia, he should surely know these federal laws, but there is no guarantee that he was. If he calls from outside of Australia, is he still subject to these federal laws?
May as well give it a try next time some telemarketer gives me a hard time about getting basic information from him.
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