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Word-by-word Translation maybe free, but is free always better??

Take a look at the poem written in the Indonesian language below. It has been translated to English using the free Google translation tool. Towards the end of the poem, you will realize you either did not understand a phrase or two and were downright confused or didn’t even have a heartfelt feeling for it. The poem was written …

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Globalization you think its New? Well,its not!! As old as 1914

Globalization a process of interaction and integration amongst people, companies and governments aided by International Trade and Information Technology is surprisingly not a new process! In fact, it’s as old as 1000 years and eminent even before the First World War in 1914! For instance, the renowned Silk Road across Central Asia which connected China and Europe …

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Eggs! The new way of expressing?

It’s funny somehow at different parts of the world, people are protesting by throwing eggs! A few days ago in Indonesia the Islamic group (FPI) protested outside the office of the minister of internal affairs by throwing eggs into the office.. http://www.detiknews.com/read/2012/01/12/130653/1813634/10/demo-perda-miras-massa-fpi-lempari-kemendagri-dengan-batu-telur Another egging episode has occurred in Beijing today over the cancelation in launching the …

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Confusion, Confusion!

A few days ago there was a tweet from @Gilaband which mentioned that lots of Bahasa people Liked their Facebook Page because “Gila” means Crazy in Bahasa. They find it quite peculiar as Gila is a place in New Mexico, USA. (Ref: @Gilaband -twitter) Another Language blunder, should I say?, has been made by Dell with its new Tablet …

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