How true is the comment from a friend here...they burn the trees planted when the Dept of Forestry starts to "lay-off" employees. "Job security?" ...just askin' ps. my friend hails proximus to N.VIZ...
This morning, Sarah, Norman, and I started reading Sara's translation of Jeremiah. (For non-translators: This is called committee checking where the translation team tries to improve a draft by agreement and disagreement, rejecting or accepting, etc. the words, structure, etc, used to express the exegesis (meaning) of the texts. Jeremiah is a difficult book, I just found out! We have a hard time translating the passages where God is very angry. What tone would God use to speak when He is angry or jealous? For a language like Kalanguya, which depends so much on speech intonation and discourse particles for meaning, these are questions that arise when we translate. Committee checking is a difficult process. It calls for humility, presence of mind, attention to detail and sensitivity from all members. If you are the drafter then you have to remove yourself from your work. KEEP DI...
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thanks kadi sa panonood! :) Para kay Boss Ninong ito, kase noon pa nangungulit at gusto daw niyang makita ang kaniyang mga alaga in action!
ps. my friend hails proximus to N.VIZ...