Meremehkan (Tarif) Penerjemah
“Malapetaka” macam apa yang harus dialami klien agar tak lagi meremehkan fungsi seorang penerjemah? Contoh yang akan saya sampaikan di sini mungkin tak terlalu parah untuk bisa disebut suatu petaka. […]
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Menerjemahkan Takarir “The Economics of Happiness”
Bagi yang belum terbiasa dengan istilah pada judul, “takarir” adalah subtitle. Dalam Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI), kata ini ditandai sebagai serapan dari bahasa Arab. Maknanya yang terkini dalam bahasa […]
Pelokalan, Lokalisasi, Penguatan Lokal
Saya diminta menerjemahkan satu teks narasi video animasi pendek (dan video itu pun akhirnya saya narasikan juga, dengan suara serak-serak manja… #idih). Dalam prosesnya, saya menemukan satu tantangan. Lagi-lagi ini […]
Twittering Traditional Medicine Recipes
Dalih Sembiring – Latitudes.nu, Jan. 4, 2011 In the past, Indonesians who felt that they suffered from masuk angin — a condition where one feels feverish and keeps letting out gas — […]
Introduction to Bali
Labodalih Sembiring – Latitudes.nu, Feb. 23, 2011 By the 1920s, the “civilized world” began to be intrigued by a beautiful, mysterious island called Bali. The following decade, films, books and […]
A Small Encyclopedia of Indonesia’s Scary Beings
Dalih Sembiring – Latitudes.nu, July 21, 2011 In Indonesia, a long enough chat sometimes entertains the topic of the supernatural. This writing helps you join in the fun and introduces […]
Photography in Indonesia (Part 3: What’s Going On Now)
Dalih Sembiring – Latitudes.nu, October 3, 2011 Between Techniques and Emotions In 2003, hoping to become a graphic designer, Ikbal Hidayat enrolled into Yogyakarta’s Modern School of Design (MSD), where […]
Photography in Indonesia (Part 2: Modern Times)
Dalih Sembiring – Latitudes.nu, September 10, 2011 This is the second installment of our series on photography. In this series, we look at photography in Indonesia, a phenomenon that has […]
Hush, Little Baby… Lullabies from Indonesia
Dalih Sembiring – Latitudes.nu, July 10, 2011 When I was a little boy, before I went to sleep, I would lie on my grandmother’s big belly while she chanted me […]
Childhood Memories Preserved in Pandes
Labodalih Sembiring – Latitudes.nu, Februari 25, 2012 In the 80s, in towns and cities across Indonesia, the most modern toys a kid could find were arcade game machines and battery-powered, […]
