Tuesday, March 26, 2013

How I learn Spanish By Myself

spanish dictionary vocabulary
It's important to list down the words. Keep a dictionary at bay  so you can read it anywhere.


I was interested in learning Spanish after I met a friend who was from Argentina. My first language is Malay, English is my second language. Soon, Spanish will be my third. It doesn't hurt to learn something new. If I had the chance, I'll learn French and German. 

So, I bought myself a Spanish dictionary at Kinokuniya (Refer to my previous post). It's only RM21.90 and the cheapest I could find. The first thing I did when learning a new language was memorizing its vocabulary. There was no Spanish classes here, so I had to do it by myself. If I didn't understand a word, I would refer to my Argentinian friend.

I divided a paper into six columns. I wrote down English nouns such as books, pen and ruler in one column and then wrote its Spanish meaning at the next column. I list down at least five words a day. Slowly, but surely. 

KLCC

This is a shot of the KLCC and KL Tower from afar after I finished scouring Kinokuniya.

klcc

Monday, March 25, 2013

Kinokuniya Bookstore

kinokuniya malaysia
This is the front of the bookstore, located inside the Suria KLCC shopping centre


tomb raider game guide

marriage
 This is just too distracting to ignore XD
figures
 They have figures inside the bookstore.
naruto manga
Mangas

This here is the Japanese section. All of the books are imported from Japan. The prices are a bit expensive


kazuhiro takamura
 I spent about RM140 for this artbook.

 Manga magazines from the land of the Rising Sun. You'll be amazed at how THICK they are.
 Light Novels. Mostly mainstreams. I wanted to read one, but I don't know Japanese :<
 The Light Novel rack from a distance.
light novels
Now, a close-up. I then realized mangas in Japanese shared the same rack as the light novels. Most of them haven't been translated into English. That's a bummer, because all of them look good.

Kinokuniya bookstore will always be my favourite place to hang out. However, given that I live in Melaka and the store is in Kuala Lumpur, I could say that I could go there occasionally.