Interpretation is Not an Easy Job
I have tried interpretation myself, be it simultaneous or consecutive. It feels as if you are a split person, having the left side working quite differently from the right side of your brains! The ears would listen in 1 language, and the mouth would reproduce the words in another language, almost at the same time. A good interpretor does not allow for a lag in the speech. He or she will start almost at the same time as the speaker. It is as if the interpretor is the speaker! It takes a lot of knowledge on the topic as well as understandingof the speaker. If the interpretor has worked with the...
read moreDo you have challenge waking up early?
Have you had mornings where you just can’t seem to get out of your bed? The bed is simply too comfortable that you tell yourself you’ll sleep for another 5 minutes… and the moment you know it, you have overslept. Well, you are not alone. I have this challenge too. So I came across a website that provides tips that can help up wake up early. 21 tips you can use to wake up early AND stay up: 1. Understand your reason for wanting to wake up early. What is it? Is it to have time to do your personal activities? To get more work done? To get a head start in your day?...
read moreLive Each Day As If It Is Your Last Day
Recently, I have been reading Og Mandino’s A Better Way to Live. His books has sold over 50 million copies and has been translated into over 25 different languages. Og remains one of the best-selling inspirational author till now. In this book, the author features 17 simple “Rules to Live By”. What inspires me is that each rule is so simple yet profound. These rules are timeless principles which offer happiness and fulfillment to our life if we practise the principles daily. I guess this is what they mean by “Happiness is always at your doorstep and all you...
read moreHurray to the Translators in the World!
Seeing that translators are now becoming the up and coming industry, this shows how closely knitted our world has become. The need to communicate with our counterparts in other parts of the world has made this industry boom over the past few years. Translation has now become a BIG part of our lives, knowing that with globalisation and migration of people, culture and businesses, it is ever so important to know other languages. I used to learn French, and while I dragged my feet to the language school ever twice a week, I used to wonder whether I would ever need the language, since most people...
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