Feb 1, 2016

how's it been?

Hullo...

As i'm writing now, i can't help but wonder, how much my life has changed since the last time i typed my last post. for starters, i'm no longer living in Selangor. i had moved (again, sigh.. T_T) to Seremban, Negeri Sembilan due to recent transfer order ...(screw you T.O....)...Although some people might say it's for career advancement..i'm getting really sick of moving houses...1-2 and half years..really?it's pretty boring and tiring not to mention costly. Even the claim doesn't cover all the expenses accrued. they shoulda create allowances for inconvenience that include insurance for damaged furniture and electrical equipment. not to mention disassembling and assembling of astro, various equipments and setting up astro disc. you wouldn't believe how slow the service were and it's usually taking us about a week or two to have everything hooked up and ready... 

Another annoying thing is the ever increasing amount of unpacked boxes just waiting to be thrown away or kept for another year or two before the next transfer...

At work is another story...now that I'm being promoted into administrative tasks, it's now fall to my not quite slender shoulder the task of disciplining and administrating the registry. the thing i hate the most in my new job is doing the statistic. not only i found it just a complete waste of time, i also thinks that it takes time away from doing the real work. which is legal work. i really think that they should consider administrative post for somebody with administrative background, say the PTD's officer. i know the bosses really wants officer to be multi tasking, just like our corporate friend's counterparts...but, i mean come on...have you ever take a look at our pay slips?

nuh, enough yakking..i guess this is where i'll be for the next coupla years. just wishing i wont go out of  my mind until my next move is the best i can hope for...till then..sayonara.

Jun 9, 2015

Google Translate Happy

here's an amusing tale..about a guy with a very active social network posts...the thing is...most of his posts were in English...now, i have no intention of being some stuck-up grammar police..but note of caution...YOU JUST CANNOT USE GOOGLE TRANSLATE AND POST COMMENTS WITH DIRECT TRANSLATION FROM MALAY TO ENGLISH... here's why:

1- Malay language is not the same as English Language that can be directly translated without changing it's real meaning.

2- People can get confused as to what is it you're  trying to say or may misconstrues your words.

3- You will be a subject of ridicule with many, many people print screening your text and whatsapp-ing your comments...to receive further derogatory comments and ridicule...

4- Instead of impressing people with your linguistic prowess, people will really know how bad your English is..

5- God forbid if your boss should read your posts....(and if they do, you better hope their English is no better than yours)

what you should do:

1- cease using Google translate for social networking purposes...only use Google translator for short sentences or word search (such as the meaning of insidious or bibulous or malapropism etc)

2- brush up your English.

3- read lotsa book...to familiarise with the use of words in different scenarios..or for short cut, watch lotsa movie so that in addition to being familiar with the sentences used, you can also familiarise with the pronunciation of word as well..