On 24 May 2017, the United Nations General Assembly recognized September 30th as International Translation Day (ITD) to be celebrated every year across the entire UN network, and today is 30 September 2018. To commemorate this year's #InternationalTranslationDay (ITD), I will share a story on how I first got into the language industry. It goes way … Continue reading How It All Started…
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Me & Spanish, in the beginning
It's funny how you suddenly find yourself smiling for hours, listening to a song over and over again, remembering and reminiscing a lot of memories from your head. Suddenly you just happen to listen to the right song that successfully triggers all those happy memories back, happy memories that happened in one period of … Continue reading Me & Spanish, in the beginning
Apa sih Bahtera itu?
Kalau menurut kamus, kata "bahtera" itu artinya n (kl) perahu; kapal; dan "bahtera hidup" artinya n (ki) gelombang hidup; kehidupan. Tapi yang saya mau cerita kali ini bukan perahu, kapal, atau gelombang hidup. Yang saya mau cerita kali ini adalah Bahtera yang lain. Bahtera yang saya maksud di sini adalah nama milis komunitas penerjemah di … Continue reading Apa sih Bahtera itu?
Translating, Interpreting, Teaching.. :-)
"Din, hidup loe enak banged sih.. tinggal ngajar gini gitu, sejam dapet sekian... ngoceh-ngoceh ini itu, sejam sekian.. ngetik-ngetik semaleman, dapet sekian.. Gw juga mau donk.. klo ada info ngajar, atau terjemahan gw mau ya.. Biar bisa kayak elo.. kerjanya jalan-jalan melulu.." Ucapan ini seringkali terdengar di telinga saya, dan saya sangat berterima-kasih atas … Continue reading Translating, Interpreting, Teaching.. 🙂
What to do when you are retired – Just For Laughs
Okay... so I found this story from a post on Facebook.. and I just couldn't stop laughing after reading it... I figure I should share this just for good laughs. Enjoy! -------------------- After I retired, my wife insisted that I accompany her on her trips to Walmart. Unfortunately, like most men, I found shopping boring … Continue reading What to do when you are retired – Just For Laughs
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