"Isa po akong Psychology..." - Marian Rivera

The controversial Marian Rivera video on saying she's a "Psychology" on a Noynoy Aquino campaign. The video, which i think sometimes happen to most of us, is not supposed to be circulated and be made as a target of "pangungutya". Although we speak good English in the Philippines, it's still the second language so i don't think Marian Rivera deserves to be laughed at just because she missed saying "graduate".

There are even some famous people who fluently speaks English sometimes make mistakes. They're not even aware that they just did it. We're not perfect. The people who judge one's flaw sometimes are ten times worse. It just so happen that the incident was Marian's time. Our's hasn't come yet. As they say, there's a time for us. And i think that saying fits for what im trying to say.

Im not Marian Rivera's fan and i don't even support her. I stand for those who who were ridiculed and criticized for the "mistake" they unknowingly did. I hope this explains much.

Some FUNNY Filipino Signs

I wanted waitress (Bring the bio deta)

Entrance only Do not Enter 

Dont Enter Your Slipper

Rules to be Follows

our guest pls do not inter

Dont ever rely on online translators

I'm always amused on how people post newsfeeds on facebook, shoutouts on friendster and more. Some, because they don't want to directly "shout" to the world what they wanted to say, they did it through complicating us by curiosity. They did it by posting words or phrases using the foreign language which needs to use translation. Well, translation online is very helpful but the question is: "Does it really help?"

Some of my friends are also using foreign language on posting their newsfeeds Some even use much complicated means by using Japanese and Chinese characters.

I say, never ever rely on online translator because it's not even accurate. Some, if you're vigilant enough, you'll know the mistakes when already translated. I have here an example of a sentence/phrase which is translated from English to French and then translated back from French to English. Take a look:



English:
there are times when i look above and beyond, there are times when i feel your love around me baby



French:
il y a des périodes quand je regarde au-dessus de et là-bas, là sont des périodes où je sens votre amour autour de moi bébé




There. what seem to be the problem? There seem none. But if you're a fluent and a natural speaker of that language, you'll know the problem. Let's now do it vice versa using the same words.




French:
il y a des périodes quand je regarde au-dessus de et là-bas, là sont des périodes où je sens votre amour autour de moi bébé



English:
periods ago when I look above and over there, there are periods when I feel your love around me baby




See, this is exactly the reason im doubtful in using online translator. But, again, if you're vigilant enough to know the wrong and/or if you know the right website that gives correct translation, you may do so. Not every website gives us that mistake, anyways.


translation sources:http://babelfish.yahoo.com/translate_txt

***this article is taken from my other multiply blog.
http://bananamaninc.multiply.com/journal/item/26/Dont_ever_RELY_on_online_translator_--_blog