Survey Project Reflection

After this survey project, I found that some of the results are quite unexpected. For example, most of the Japanese would like to travel within Japan instead of travelling to other countries. Also, numerous surveying skills are learned. For example, I have learned how to set a good survey.

As I mentioned in my last blog, the results are certainly of our expectation. I didn't expect that the Japanese are not familiar with the ordinance. However, maybe it is normal because I also don't really understand what is going on in Hong Kong.

For this project, I didn't have anything to suggestion since I think it was okay. However, I think I would prefer other group activities because the best way to know the culture is to participate in it. But somehow, I don't know what kind of culture should be involved because there are so many to choose!

The things that I have learnt from the project and the comments (Day 1,31/3)

Last Thursday, three groups have already given their presentation(including my group). And the topics are quite different. Our group's topic is about Perception of the Japanese people towards Tokyo Metropolitan Ordinance Regarding the Healthy Development of Youths(東京都青少年の健全な育成).

I found that conducting a survey is very difficult!!

• Firstly, we have to consider which topic or aspect we want to focus.
• Secondly, we have to be carefully on deciding the questions. It is because if there are too many open-ended questions, people may not want to answer(at least for myself). However, if there are little open-ended questions, people cannot express their opinions fluently.
• Thirdly, from the comments of the respondents, I can see that a proper introduction is very important. A introduction helps people to decide whether to answer this survey or not or it can help people answer some of the questions. Take our group's presentation as an example, some of the questions are related to the Ordinance. For example, we found that actually, not many Japanese knew the details of the Ordinance.

Therefore, what I have learnt from the porject are that:

• We have to be careful when we are creating the questions. We should leave some questions open-ended, but not many. Because if there are too many open-ended questions, people are tired in answering the survey. Also, we have to bare in mind that the length of the survey, i.e. the no. of questions should keep it to minimum. Because if it is too long, people may escape the survey before finishing it.
• We should include a proper introduction. Because it helps in answering the questions.
• If there is any specific terms like ACG(animation, comics and games), we should explain it.

That's all I have learnt from the project. And, here are some comments to the other groups which have presented.

Group 1(アンナさん、ナッツさん、静さん）:
-It's interesting to compare the views of Hong Kong students and native Japanese.
-But more results from the survey should be shown so that we can have a clearer pictures.

Group 3:
-I think they are well-prepared.
-Simple and easy to understand

Japanese personal pronoun project

 Name: hyuuiga kaoru( 日向馨)

Age: around twenty something

Personality: strong, reliable

 Name: Sakura(さくら)

Age: Teenager

Personality: Kind, cheerful

Name: Shaoran(小狼)

Age: Teenager

Personality: Determined, strong, kind

Name: Arisugawa Sorata(有洙川空汰)

Age: Adult, around twenty something to thirty

Personality: Cheerful, like to play tricks on other, able to take good care of other











From the above example, we can see that, what kind of personal pronoun they wish to use is quited based on their personality. Sometimes, even girls may use the boy's personal pronoun. Therefore, there is no strict rule for the use of personal pronoun in daily life.

Japanese Geography Project

I have been to Japan once when it was around 2004. Therefore, if you find that the quality of the photos(as well as me) is poor,please forgive it because the technology at that time was not that advanced. Also, I can't really remember the details exactly, so I can't write down many things here! If you're interested, please just ask me when you meet me!

At that time, I went to Japan with my family by joining the package tour. (I hope next time I can go to Japan myself or with my friends!)


When we arrived at Tokyo, it was at night already so we went to have dinner first before going to hotel.
 <--This was the restaurant we went. They are my mother and my sister!  :P My first impression of Japan: Wow, the food is so expensive!

And the next day, we went to the Tokyo Disneyland!  The Park is so big even we arrived there before it opened, we still couldn't finish walking around the Park!

One of the things that I won't forget in the rest of my life is the toilet! Because it was really new and technological advanced to me at that time (even until now). My brother even played with the toilet bowl( I'm not sure if I call it in this way) And he made the floor wet and I didn't dare to enter the toilet.. = = I should have taken the picture so you can see that how interesting(and disgusting) it was!

Moreover, I won't forget the long escalator in the 浦島酒店 (ホテル浦島) If you have watched the reality of TVB(千奇百趣SUMMER FUN), you may know what I am talking about!

source:http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4137/4868231101_8b3f03941e.jpg

It was really that long! At that time, I was wonder why it took such a long time before I could have the hot spring.

You have a more clear idea from the website http://www.wazzup.com.hk/redirect.php?tid=6384&goto=lastpost #23

These are the things I remember most clearly!  Therefore, I would like share some of the photos I took in Japan!

 Waiting for entering the Disneyland!

The entrance!

 The Mountain Fuji?!( Please correct if I am wrong.. =/////=)

The Osaka Castle (I was just passing by?!)

These photos were taken at the fish market! We had a fresh meal there! Delicious!

 This is another restaurant we went at night.
 Want to eat this big abalone(鮑魚)!

 The scenery here is very beautiful!

Actually, there are still many interest things I want to share! However, at that time, I didn't take photos!

Japanese Writing Projects

1. Name of comic

(Source: http://www.iieye.cc/comicdir/136365/)

This is one of the famous comics in Japan. The name ツバサ. Actually,it can be written as つばさ, it is not a loan word. However, when katakana is used instead of hiragana, it can attract audience because it is usually written in hiragana. When the word is written in a way that is not commonly practised, it can actually bring some attractiveness for the comic.


2. Lyrics of a song (ありがとう～大きくカンシャ！～, )

昨日とはちがう自分に
きっとなれるよ ホップス テップで ジャンプ      <-- These are loan word, hop, step, jump

キミと出会ってから毎日ドタバタなんだ  <-- It is to emphasise the meaning of "you".
笑ったり怒ったりあばれたりタイヘン
キミと出会えたから毎日ワクワクなんだ <--Again, it is for emphasis.
すべったりころんだりそれも楽しい
そういえば今までちゃんと言えなかったコトバがあるんだ

ありがとう 大きくカンシャ！    <-- 感謝 is written as カンシャ so as to emphasise on the meaning of "thank you"
照れくさいけど 心から思ってるよ
ありがとう ぜんぶにカンシャ！
素直に言える それもキミのおかげかな

だれかとくらべてもなんにもならないんだ
胜ったり负けたりとかイミわかんないし
だれにもないものをだれでももってるんだ
それがわかるのにすこし时间がかかる
だけって気がついたのはキミがそばにいてくれたからだね

昨日とはちがう自分に
きっとなれるよ キミといればそう思う
ありがとう 今言いたくて
空に向かって ホップステップでジャンプ

ありがとう 大きくカンシャ！
照れくさいけど 心から思ってるよ
ありがとう ぜんぶにカンシャ！
素直に言える それもキミのおかげかな
昨日とはちがう自分に
きっとなれるよ キミといればそう思う
ありがとう 今言いたくて
空に向かって ホップステップでジャンプ

よろしく！

みんなさん、はじめまして
Peggyです

I am a year 1 student from HKUSPACE.
You may call me Peggy. XD

I love reading Japanese comics and listening to J-POP.
But I'm also interested in many things that are related to Japan. :P

Though I have studied Japanese before,it was a long time ago already.
If later you find that you cannot understand my Japanese,please tell me and I will try my best to correct it!


だから、みんなさん、よろしくお願いします！！