- I signed up for a freelance job translating subtitles for tv shows. Money, got some but most importantly, I think, is that I enjoy it. I'm pretty good at it, too. But don't know how long I can keep this up cos quite time-consuming and deadlines quite tight.
- I started attending a talk in a buddhist association. It's sorta like an intro to the teachings of Confucious, nothing religious about it. It's Confucian teachings on what constitute good behaviours. It's been quite an eye-opener, though I'm not totally unfamiliar with the content. I'll write about them in my coming posts.
- Shopping! Not xmas shopping. Shopping for clothes: cny clothes (children's only, not enough time to shop for self and hubby) and school supplies (for my eldest, who's starting Primary one next year). Not really enjoyable with 3 boisterous kids in tow. Hubby and I took turns as body guard in the toy dept while the other browsed through the piles and racks of clothes. Would really love to park them somewhere but can't as we were shopping for them. Maybe when we shop for ourselves, we'll park them...somewhere.
Since the translation job started, it took up quite a lot of my computer time. The result is that blogging has been demoted (temporarily, I hope) in my priority list. CAOF, remember? Children, husband, translation (since this one got income), housework (this is not important but urgent) and then blogging (since this is not income-generating, yet, and it is not urgent). Me is lost somewhere between husband and translation.
I'm lucky it's still school holidays and I can squeeze in one post in this ungodly hour (hubby will turn hostile if he finds out). Once the school year starts and my eldest gotta wake up early, I have to turn in early to get enough rest. Or my time will fly in a hospital :)
Maybe situation is not that bad. After all, I have the option of sending my little girl to kindy. So heartless of mommy to send baby away at the tender age of 2. Well, heartless mommy better than mommy-less baby. Mommy's gotta keep her sanity, y'know. Got a feeling daddy will ban mommy from translating if mommy can't cope. Sigh... you can't win them all. In the meantime there's CAOF to keep me sane.
3 comments:
Hi Silvery, didn't know that you are into translation. By the way, I'm rather interested in writing and translation. Do you think you can introduce some sites or companies so that I can apply for it? I'd love to start somewhere but have no idea where to begin. Thank you in advance.
Hi! Merry Christmas, though a belated one! ;)
Hope you are coping well with the extra job. You know, I felt bad to send Ian to play school at 2+, but TM's husband talked me into it. He explained to me that he was one that started pre-school very early, and actually it helped kids to socialize with others. Being kept in our own house is actually quite bad, coz the kids only learn to mix with the family.
That's why you see Asian generally not as good as the angmos in terms of mixing with others.
Not sure if he has the right theory or not. But then, I noticed after I sent Ian to school, though he battle to go to school every morning (guess to seek my attention), he tells me school is fun - whenever he comes back from school!
It is also so fun when we know his schoolmates. In our conversation we can use his friends' names... :)
Now, I've got no regret of sending him 2+ year old.
Jo-N,
I recently stopped doing the translation work and haven't got to the payment part yet. I'll see how prompt that is before I recommend it to you :)
Suzette,
Thanks for that insight abt TM's hubby. I'm thinking for sending my little girl after CNY, subject to approval from the paymaster, of course ;-)
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