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How I Got Involved in “@MarcoPolo_Pinocchio a Gedda” Project
In October this year, I was privileged to be invited by Maristella Tagliaferro to participate in the @MarcoPolo_Pinocchio a Gedda Project. I’m elated to be able to use my knowledge of Italian to translate one of my favorite childhood stories: Pinocchio! The whole experience has been gratifying and I love interacting with the group members,… — read more
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Sandokan
My copy of SANDOKAN from the Institut Terjemahan & Buku Malaysia (ITBM) has arrived—I’ve read the book and enjoyed it. I’m usually not fond of pirates but this time I’m seeing things from another point of view and that is from the pirates’. In this story, the fearful Sandokan, known as Harimau Malaysia (Tiger of… — read more
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Pablo Neruda: Nobel Prize-Winning Poet
This wonderful book, Pablo Neruda: Nobel Prize-Winning Poet by David Goodnough, is one of the 13 books I bought from Better World Books as part of my “2014 Annual Book Binge.”I hadn’t plan to read it so soon and certainly not in one sitting, but I did just that today. My cat, Trio, had decided… — read more
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Coursera: The Bilingual Brain (Notes)
This post is about my thoughts in relation to the Coursera course, THE BILINGUAL BRAIN by Arturo E. Hernandez (University of Houston). Language development—according to Professor Arturo—continues to happen until the 40’s. The left temporal lobe of our brain, which is involved in language, seems to show maturation up to that age. One more interesting… — read more
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Sandokan
My heartfelt thanks to a very dear friend, Maristella Tagliaferro, for bringing SANDOKAN to my attention. The legendary author Emilio Salgari never set foot in Malaysia, but he’s written an awesome series about the fictional character Sandokan through sheer research that became very famous in Italy. — read more
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MBA
I’m going back to school! I’m embarking on an MBA journey starting soon in two weeks. Now that my Italian self-study has stabilized, I’m looking for new projects to occupy myself and decided on pursuing a postgraduate degree. I will, of course, continue to reinforce my mastery of Italian and an idea struck me in… — read more
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5 AM
Rise at 5 AM. Spend that first hour on fitness, gratitude and reading. Here is the list of actions what I will be doing between 5 AM and 8 AM: […] — read more
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Insurgent
I started reading INSURGENT (Book 2) by Veronica Roth yesterday the moment I finished DIVERGENT. The second book of the dystopian Divergent series was great and just like the first book, it was hard to put down. I’m glad the book picks up exactly where DIVERGENT ended […] — read more
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Divergent
It has been a while I last read a novel within two days and DIVERGENT by Veronica Roth was hard to put down. I like the vulnerable yet strong Beatrice (Tris) and the intriguing Four of Dauntless. The plot is exciting and in the face of circumstances surrounding the protagonists, the choices one has to… — read more
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Mind-mapping to Improve Vocabulary
I found a very useful article on Italki.com about using mind-mapping to improve one’s vocabulary and I immediately plan to put it to work for my Italian language self-learning. Mind maps are not new to me, but the concept of using it to improve my vocabulary is new and interesting. — read more
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