Thursday, 10 October 2013

Freelance subtitling translator? What's that?

Salam n hye everyone~!!

Thanks so much to those who wished me on my previous post. Yeah, the minion plushie is the new trend for convocation bouquets this year. I guess this has a lot to do with how great the Despicable Me 2 movie was accepted worldwide, hihi~... ^_^

Remember that I told you I got a job as a freelance translator? (click here) Well, let me tell you actually what the job scopes are.


Since I'm recruited as a freelancer, I basically work from home. No need to rush & go through traffic in the mornings, hehe... My boss has asked me to download certain files & software that are needed for the work.

What I do? I translate English subtitles into Malay, usually for American & British shows. My boss will send a new assignment via email and using the software I have downloaded, I will translate the subtitles & put them into the video of the show I'm doing.

Since this is freelance, it's not a permanent job. I get paid for every episode I translate. Just like a normal translator who gets paid for every page translated.

Therefore, although this jobs suits me well and I very much enjoy the privilege of watching the shows before they are aired on TV, it's tiring and requires a lot of attention, focus, skill & time. For 1 episode, I'm only able to finish it in 2-3 days. (but I take a lot of breaks in between, hehe.. :P)

So...I'm still job-hunting for a permanent job. I'd really wish to get something like this, I mean something that has to do wif translation or language, yet...you can't be too picky when it comes to jobs, right? Owh well... Actually my mom prefers me to do a Master's degree & become a lecturer like her, but I insisted on getting work experience first, ngehehe... X3

Thanks for reading & happy blogging~!! ^_^

Tuesday, 8 October 2013

Finally..I've graduated~!! Alhamdulillah...

Salam n hye everyone~!!

Sorry for being absent from the blogosphere & not visiting you back. I've been busy wif work which requires a lot of time & attention.

Back to the main story... Finally, after years of studying, I have graduated from University of Malaya on 4th October 2013. A 3-year course ended up to be 5 years long, as I encountered some problems a long the way (that are personal, huhu~...)

I'm grateful to Allah to be given a chance to finish my studies. And I'm very much thankful to my wonderful parents, family, lecturers & frens who have helped me out greatly, even tough there were times that I thought of stopping my studies. I can never repay them back, although I will try my very best to do so.

Hard work & patience are rewarding in the end. ^_^ Even when the going gets tough, you should never give up. 




Thanks for reading & happy blogging~!!

Wednesday, 4 September 2013

*Drum roll*... Winners, woohoo~~!! ^_^

Salam n hye everyone~!!

Before I go to the main event, I juz wanna deeply thank all of you who have wished for my recent b'day. Honto ni arigatou gozaimasu~!!! *bows*


Although I did mention that it wasn't necessary to write an entry, but surprisingly most of you did. "It makes my heart feel super happy!" (quoted from the cartoon series, Ni Hao Kai Lan)

So, I've got an awesomely great surprise for all of you! If you wanna know, you've got to read until the end of this entry, hihi~... (✿◠‿◠)

OK. Now, let's see who are the winners for my previous giveaway. Omedetou~~!! ♡^▽^♡




To the winners, I'll contact you via the email you gave me. ^_^

For the rest of you, here's the surprise I'm gonna give you. I'll be following your blog & I'll read your posts starting from now on. Woohoo~~!! Honestly, I wish I could give all of you presents, but I've juz started working as a freelance translator. But, I promise you, I'll be hosting a giveaway when I get my 1st paycheck, orait? O(≧∇≦)O

Thanks for reading & happy blogging~!!
 
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