Music Search Engine

Finding specific songs in the Internet to listen to used to take me so long. I had to search countless pages before I could finally find the song that I wanted to listen to. However, I was able to find a website that made it a lot easier. I bet you're interested in finding it out.

Well here it is: MRTZCMP3.net








It is a music search engine that allows users to search for songs based on the name of the song or the artist of the song.

For me, it was easier to find the songs I was searching for in the Internet. A small tip if you happen to visit, be sure to look for the small link (>>>>) when you start using it.

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Constructing a Sentence in Romaji (Part 1)

A simple sentence mainly consists of :

1. Subject
2. Predicate

Example:

I am reading a book.

Subject: I
Predicate: am reading a book

In Romaji:

I = Watakushi / Watashi
Read = Yomu
Book = Hon
Is, Are, Am = desu
Was, Were = deshita
*Wa usually follows the subject of sentence

Watashi wa hon o yonde imasu.

*this example may be quite advanced for beginners but this example will example will give an overview on what you need to learn next.
Take note on how hon (book) is used as a direct object and on how the verb yomu (read) is changed into yonde (reading)

Another example:

This is a book.

This = Kore
That = Sore
That over there = Are

Kore wa hon desu.

That's all for now. I hope you learned something and try to translate these sentences into Romaji:

That is a book.
That over there is a book.
This is a cat. (Cat = Neko)
That is a dog. (Dog = Inu)

Special Days

This is a special day for me. The reason for this, I will keep a secret. For those who have visited my blog, I express my sincere gratitude. Come visit again for the next posts.

Basic Nippongo (Japanese Language)

Niponggo is the name of the Japanese language. Basically the language uses different kinds of characters when writing. The different kinds are:

1. Kanji
2. Katakana
3. Hiragana
4. Romaji


For most words, there is usually an equivalent Kanji character.
There are around 2,000 to 3,000 Kanji characters that are being commonly used.


Example:
English: strong
Kanji: 強




For Katakana characters, these are characterized by short, straight strokes. There are approximately 48 Katakana characters.


Example:
English: read
Katakana: ヨム




For Hiragana characters, a more cursive form of handwriting is used. There are also approximately 48 Hiragana characters.


Example:
English: read
Hiragana: よむ




Romaji is simply the representation of Japanese characters into Latin alphabet characters. Romaji is also used to show how Japanese words are pronounced.

Example:
English: read
Romaji: yomu



To read more about the topic, please visit the sources.

Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanji
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katakana
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiragana
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanization_of_Japanese

Happy New Year

Another year is to begin then
Hopes that were once lost
Dreams that were forgotten
Refreshed anew at a cost
Of one's determination then

Game Development

For the past month, I have been trying to create some games. A lot of programs have already been made to make the process of developing games easy so that even people who have no knowledge or experience can create simple or awesome games.

Here are some programs I have tried:
1. Mugen - for developing fighting games

Title Screen:













Character Selection:













Gameplay:



















Mugen has already been out for a few years now. A lot of tutorials and resources about Mugen have already been made by other users in the Internet so making a game with it has been easy.


2. RPG Maker XP - for developing role-playing games

Game Editor:














Title Screen:
















Gameplay:
















There are various versions for RPG maker and RPG maker is one of them. It can allow the creation of characters, battle styles, maps, and even events.

These are the only programs that I know of that can be used for game development. If i find another program, I'll probably try it.