Because most of us don't work as tour guide, but as book translators instead. And most of the books are published in English.

Btw, for everyone, isn't there any of you freelance translators who live in Solo? I get a college homework to interview an enterprenuer, so I try to make an interview to a freelance translator because that's one of my dreams...

Night everyone,

Sorry to asking. Actually what is the most type of translation given to you? thanks

Hi Ambrosiana,
It's nice to find this thread, I found it very useful
You mentioned something earlier in the thread about HPI. I live in Balikpapan and would like to know if there is other way to become their members without having to travel to their HQ as I don't have much free time to leave my permanent work here.

By the way, keep posting! Sad that I found this thread a little bit late and missing some vacancies the member had posted here.
Will wait for another tips, stories and forwarded vacancies from you and other members.

Cheers,

Add some words from Monox, English is still used by most people in the world whether for popular or scientific publication. So, I can say English translator still offer 'hot chance'. However, the competition is so great too, while in other language mastery, you can find less competitors than English.

Monox, if you haven't found one, you can join:
http://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/36838612269/

Then try to find a translator from Solo there ;)
Although you're not HPI member, you can freely join the group ;)

Novel (literature), articles, and scientific journals are most type of translation I got.
However, if you market yourself to ProZ or TranslatorsCafe, there would be more formal translation project (documents, etc) with higher rate but you need to master CAT Tools, because most job offered there need CAT Tools mastery.


Don't worry myland.
Actually you can propose to be a member via email. Feel free to visit www.hpi.or.id to find the requirements.
You can also join http://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/36838612269/ to enlarge your insight about translation world.
One benefit living in Balikpapan is, there are so many huge companies there, which offer fantastic salaries for translator. One of my friends also said that competition in finding projects for translating article, journal, and scientific materials for undergraduate students there doesn't have too much competitors, and the rate is quite good than in Java ;)

Really inspiring. I'm not a sworn translator, but I've been working for some international organizations in West Sumatra. Cheers...

@Monox: If I am not mistaken Rahmani Astuti (a novel translator) lives around Solo. Unfortunately, I don't have her contact. Maybe you can just googling. Or you can also check UNS because there is a Graduate Program for Translation (S2).

wow,,,it's great thread,, i do like this. b
actually I'm looking for tread like this for long time ago,,
and finally i have found this thread that really help me.
thanks for TS,,,

Hi Alannisa, is there any vacancy at your company as translator or interpreter?
I am a translator by profession

Hello amoeck,
Here's her profile page at Facebook, hope this helps

I am still a newbie translator, gotta learn more from all suhu here

Is that you? Welcome.
Watch out for Ambrosiana. He's the crazy one.
Also, don't bother trying to impress pinkie. You can't compete against loc anyways.

As long as he/she doesn't eat people, I don't mind to compete

i do eat people. and it's 'he', thank you very much.

Now we have one cannibal here at kaskus

Feel free to share your experience here, Sis.
It's our pleasure to welcome you ;)

Aaah... How can I forgot.
yes, Mrs. Rahmani Astuti is in Solo
This is the clue if you want to meet her:



Don't ask who stood beside her...

Thank you Ady. Feel free to contribute










Ah, Tonny was exaggerating.
The crazy one he mentioned is the only one who able to compete loc

OK... Not in English skill... but in winning Sis P1nkie's heart...
loc was not the one who received five novels translated by Sis P1nkie, signed with her original autograph...

As far as I know, Sis Pinkie always rejected when loc asked her to go out, in the opposite, she always received my invitation

Be strong old loc...
Be strong!...

Pinkie? Can anyone tell me who this girl you're talking about is?

I officially introduced:

Sweetest Pinkie

My colleague, my neighbour, my friend, my idol - Great novel translators who have translated many books from many huge publishers in Indonesia.
Walk over my dead body if you want to meet her

Link you provided to her profile page can't be accessed, gan :sorry

I'd be very glad to step over your body, to meet her or not

My goodness, I never know about the conversation above :nohope
But, needless to say, I'm flattered
I wish tonny would join the club of my pursuiters

It's Old Kaskus link, Bro ;)


Actually I want to contact you, but I found that talking about you while you haven't found out was more exciting
Eeeh... text me when you dropped by, I seriously will treat you something. \/
I still kept some of my first book payment to celebrate it
Btw, I already got new book project... But it's a Islamic figure history book from Assalam Publisher ;)

Yes, yes, but I'll miss the excitement
It's good when I eventually find out, but when I don't like in the Lounge for example.
Yes, I will certainly do that bro Never miss a chance to meet my groupie (who the hell I think I am? But no need to treat lah...
Good for you! I also have a new project, if you take a look at my FB profile. But it's another cheesy (if not cheesier) project again