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03-13-2011, 01:57 PM
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Thank you for helping!  If you have questions about my post or Japanese customs, don't hesitate to ask. I YamaP 
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03-14-2011, 02:17 AM
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Could someone correct my English?  Three days after the Massive Earthquakes in Japan. Three days have passed. We still have many afterquakes(aftershocks) here. The Prime Minister of Japan announced that they are starting rolling blackout in the northern half of Japan last night, but they didn’t say what time it starts. This morning, many commuters were surprised to learn many trains didn’t run. The people make long lines around stations in the capital region. I checked the internet, and they say this rolling blackout will continue until the end of April, and maybe during summer. I thought I needed a big bucket to flash the toilet because our toilet doesn’t work when blackout happens. So I went to a supermarket nearby. There were so many people around the shop. I haven’t seen this. Too many people were in the supermarket, and so many people were walking there. I think they start buying up food because they had learned many factories had stopped and expected food would be scares. My first priority was not food, but a big bucket, so I changed direction, went to a small local hardware store. Since the shop is small enough, I believed there would not be too many people, and they would not have sold out buckets yet. Bingo! There were only several people buying small tanks. I was able to find a big bucket! Now, one hour later, the blackout will start here. Thank you! Rolling blackout - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia If you have questions about my post or Japanese customs, don't hesitate to ask. I YamaP
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03-14-2011, 02:35 AM
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Keep safe, Yuri! Unfortunately for you, she is not here. "Ride for ruin, and the world ended!"
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03-14-2011, 09:44 AM
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The video is funny. I thought he found something important when he said “Bingo!”, but it was a bingo card! Thank you! If you have questions about my post or Japanese customs, don't hesitate to ask. I YamaP
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03-15-2011, 04:21 AM
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Could someone correct my English? Four days after the Massive Earthquakes in Japan. Four days have passed since the Earthquakes occurred. Japan is the edge of a radioactive accident now. The leaking radioactivity level is increasing. I believe this is more serious than the earthquakes itself. In addition, since most power plants stopped, the Government enforced the planned outrages, and the capital region is in total confusion. Last night, Tokyo Electric Power Company didn’t announce when and where Today’s blackouts would be performed. At about 4 AM this morning, an earthquake happened as I woke up and turned on the TV to check the epicenter and the intensity, and I saw the TV showed the blackout would be from 6:20 AM to 10 AM in this area. I wanted to know it earlier! Many other people and most railroad companies must have thought the same. Many factories and trains stops due to this gross incompetence of Tokyo Electric Power Company. At about 10 AM this morning, I went to a supermarket. There were a long line of shoppers in front of the shop. The line ran around the corner. The numbers of people who enter the market were limited. We had to wait in line. Batteries, flashlights, candles, portable gas stoves, small gas canisters, rice, pot noodles, bottled waters, milk, eggs, bread and some other things had been sold out already. My first priority was cat food today, and I was able to buy three bags of them. I also bought some bacon and rice cakes in passing. I got home, the blackout didn’t start yet, but then, a car of the city office was coming along the road beside my house announcing that the blackout would be from 11 AM to 1 PM. It was only five minutes to 11 AM. I wanted to know it earlier, I thought again. Tohoku Electric Power Company has been saying that there would not be radiation leakage any more, but the situation is getting worse. Are the Electric Power Companies knocking Japan down!? Thank you. If you have questions about my post or Japanese customs, don't hesitate to ask. I YamaP
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03-15-2011, 04:59 AM
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"Japan is at the edge of a radioactive accident now." -- preposition 'at' added to more fully imply the precarious situation in the sentence. Additionally the next two sentences were combined to introduce a concept and the writer's opinion of the concept. "...didn’t announce when and where today’s blackouts would be happening." -- in the time frame of the sentence, the blackouts had not happened yet, so a verb tense that reflects a certain future action is required. "There were a long line of shoppers in front of the shop that went around the corner." -- as before, two sentences sharing the same concept and observation were combined to increase readability. "I also bought some bacon and rice cakes on impulse." -- 'on impulse' is a saying that describes an action done with no previous planning. Opinion: Still seems to be quite unsettled there, Yuri. I share your annoyance and frustration, but I'm also thinking they're doing the best they can under unbelieveable stress and circumstances. Keep safe and warm, Yuri. We're sending all the good wishes we can!  Unfortunately for you, she is not here. "Ride for ruin, and the world ended!"
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03-15-2011, 09:57 AM
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I haven’t been able to study something for four days because of this stress, and I haven’t studied your revisions yet, but I will do it in a few days!!! I can just scrabble now. Please forgive me if I make a lot of same mistakes. Quote:
I will try to be patient.  If you have questions about my post or Japanese customs, don't hesitate to ask. I YamaP
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03-15-2011, 11:19 AM
surely it will take time to organise when the blackouts will be. in this current situation. I heard that russia was boosting supplies. it has been a major catastrophe after all. one cannot expect miracles. lets hope that essential items will get through but it will take much co-ordinated planning etc.
ps i will not interfere with any corrections. you are pretty good anyway. here is hoping things improve.
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03-16-2011, 08:56 AM
One of my tweeters said the blackouts will continue until the end of April.
And Yuri, 'Kiotsukete'  An Cafe, Vidoll, Versailles, Dir En Grey, Deathgaze, the GazettE, alice nine., UVERworld, Kiryu , YUI, AKB48, Buono!, Berryz Koubou, C-ute, S/mileage, Morning Musume, Zoro, Lolita23Q, Visual Kei, Oshare Kei, J-Rock, J-Pop, Idol groups FTW (≧∀≦)
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