http://www.lang-8.com/53733/journals/rss Reginait's latest journal entries Lang-8 Inc. Tue Feb 14 13:21:54 UTC 2012 Tue Feb 14 13:21:54 UTC 2012 Lang-8 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Lang-8
Today I received a file to translate and “BINGO” it was in excel! So one more time I need to transform to a word file. Yes! I need to copy line by line from excel to word! Can you imagine how long it takes?

You might think that I could do it in excel, well it’s not impossible it takes more time than usual.

Another problem is that most of the times when a phrase is translated from Japanese into Portuguese it became really long and I need to format line by line.

There is also some formation that is not possible to do in excel (or sometimes is possible but takes a long time). In Brazil texts should aligned both sides and I didn’t discovered yet how to do it in excel (anybody knows??)

I believe that Japanese use excel because they are used to write in a gridded paper so they feel more comfortable using excel.

Once in a bookstore I found a book called “How to improve your texts in excel!”

Sometimes they also use power point for texts. I can’t understand what the point to use “power point” ! They have to put text boxes and align it phrase by phrase! OMG!

If we can do all the texts in excel with no problem, why Microsoft would develop Word??

Do you use excel for texts? Or I’m the only one complaining here?


Posted at Thu Jul 16 04:36:16 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/53733/journals/193256 http://www.lang-8.com/53733/journals/193256 Reginait Thu Jul 16 04:36:16 UTC 2009
We were planning to go to the beach because we have monday off!

I was checking the forecast for this weekend and unfortunatelly it says that it will be rainning all over the weekend so we had to change our plans.. ;(

Now I'm here trying to find a nice program for this weekend but I couldn't find anything interesting...

Maybe go to the movie or to some festival in Kyoto.


Posted at Wed Jul 15 07:00:50 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/53733/journals/192664 http://www.lang-8.com/53733/journals/192664 Reginait Wed Jul 15 07:00:50 UTC 2009
今朝8時半に家をでた時は31度でした。今日の最高気温は35度と予想されています。

この3年半毎日自転車で仕事に通ってきましたが、今年は本当に辛いです。なんか疲れる～

夏バテになりそう！「年かな？」と思ったりします。


でも、まだ本格的な夏は始まっていないのにもう夏バテ！

皆さんはいい夏バテ予防法ありますか？　教えて頂けますか？

皆さんも夏バテにならないように気をつけてください!!!




Posted at Wed Jul 15 00:58:26 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/53733/journals/192496 http://www.lang-8.com/53733/journals/192496 Reginait Wed Jul 15 00:58:26 UTC 2009 私もその一人でした。

両親も日本人だし、ブラジルで生まれなければ日本人でしたよね？
何となく黙っていれば日本人で通る時もあります。

でも、話し出すと周りの人は「？？」な顔をして見ています。

多分ポルトガル語を聞き分けられないのかも知れない。

沖縄に友達と会話をしながら買い物をしていたら店員さんは「あなた達どこの国から来たの？」聞かれました。

ベトナムに行った時もそうでした。
ハワイもそうでした。（以前はハワイ人ですか？て聞かれた事もあります）
多分外形で判断されているのでしょう。

良くフィリピンの人だと思われることが多いですね。
フィリピンの方にも間違わられた事があります。

私の祖父戦前は15年間フィリピンに滞在していたのその影響があるのかも知れないです。＾＾




Posted at Tue Jul 14 06:03:20 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/53733/journals/191920 http://www.lang-8.com/53733/journals/191920 Reginait Tue Jul 14 06:03:20 UTC 2009
I dag temperatur vil være 34C. (>_<)

Sommeren ikke startet ennå.

Neste mandag vil være ferie. Det er "Sjø dag".
Jeg vil gå på strand med venner.^^


Er det varm i Norge også?


Posted at Tue Jul 14 00:37:43 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/53733/journals/191782 http://www.lang-8.com/53733/journals/191782 Reginait Tue Jul 14 00:37:43 UTC 2009 友達とショッピングを楽しみにいきました！
夜は焼き鳥屋さんに行きましたが、そこである事件が起こりました！

お店は結構混んでいたのでオーダーとかもかなり時間がかかっていた状態でした。

最後にお茶漬けをオーダーしましたが、３０分経っても中々来なかったのでウエイトレスにオーダーの確認を頼みましたが回答は無かった。

さらに２０分経って、オーダーをキャンセルすることに決めてお会計をお願いしました。
でも、伝票には飲み物と「口取り」だけが書いてあってペンで６８００円が書いてありました。
私たちはお茶漬けがキャンセルしているかどうかの確認がしたかったので、オーダー内容がわかるような伝票はないですかと聞いたら、店長のような方が来て、凄く嫌そうな顔で、オーダーの確認をしました。

でも、その「口取り」がよく分らなかったので聞いたら店長はまた嫌な顔で　「これは日本の文化なのよ！！こういうお店に入ると必ず払わないといけない金額なのよ！！」て言われました。

私は日本に住んで４年目になりますがハッキリ言って今まであまり見たことが無かったです。料理の金額に含まれているものだと思っていました。

まぁ。。もう二度とそのお店に行かないことにしました。

皆さんの行き着きのお店は「口取り」は別料金ですか？

これは本当に日本文化ですか？





Posted at Mon Jul 13 08:45:32 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/53733/journals/191308 http://www.lang-8.com/53733/journals/191308 Reginait Mon Jul 13 08:45:32 UTC 2009

Regina is kind of a popular name in Brazil, but I guess not so many people know it meaning.

Regina came from Latin and means queen. In my hometown there’s a church where we can see on the entrance: “Salve Regina Matter Misericordiæ”.

When I went to Hawaii I was really surprised how people knew my name’s meaning. First I went to have a hamburger and the guy ask my name to put on the order, when I said “Regina” he looked me really surprised and said “Oh, what a gorgeous name!”.

Another day when I was applying for tour the attendant looked to me and said: “do you know your name’s meaning? Its means queen, what a beautiful name!!”

It was a surprise for me! I’ve never imagine that people knew my name’s meaning.


Posted at Mon Jul 13 02:55:02 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/53733/journals/191143 http://www.lang-8.com/53733/journals/191143 Reginait Mon Jul 13 02:55:02 UTC 2009
ブラジル国籍の人はヨーロッパへ行く時はビザ取る必要はありません。
でも、入国の際は扱いが凄いです！

最初は入国管理者二人が私の顔を見ながら色々オランダ語で何かを話していて、こう言われました　「あなたはあっちの列へ行ってください！」

あっちの列ていうのは、何か怪しい人の列のようで、他の入国管理者にインタビューを受けるための列だったのです。

女性の方が来てこう聞きはじめました、「英語話せますか？」、「この旅行の目的は？」
「一人旅ですか？」　「何か旅行を証明するものはありますか？」、「往復のチケットありますか？」

私は様々な書類を準備していたので各書類を見せながら質問に答えることができました。

最後に彼女はこう言いました「あなたノルウェーで何をしに行くの??あそこ何にもないよ!!　寒いし田舎だし・・・」

私の幼い頃の夢など話したけれど彼女は余り理解できなかったようでした。

一時間後やっと入国できました！本当疲れましたその時は！！！

ノルウェーに着いてから、旅行中のオランダ人親子と話していたら二人はこう言ってました「オランダはノルウェーから2時間しか離れていないがこんな国だて全然知らなかった！自然が綺麗で、町並みも素敵で、皆人生をエンジョイして！オランダとは全然違う!　素晴らしい国！」

「多分あの入国管理者はまだノルウェーの魅力に気づいて無いだけかも知れないですね」とその時思った!!!





Posted at Fri Jul 10 06:16:48 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/53733/journals/189413 http://www.lang-8.com/53733/journals/189413 Reginait Fri Jul 10 06:16:48 UTC 2009
Last year I went to Norway and spent 8 days there.

My flight was expected to arrive at 11:25pm at Bergen’s airport.

Beforehand I was checked the bus schedule from the airport to the closest stop to the hostel. I need to get off at “bus station” stop. The bus driver announces each stop but I wasn’t worried about that because my stop supposed to be the last one, then I was just trying to enjoy my bus trip.

When the bus arrived to the last stop, I asked the driver just to confirm “this is the bus station stop?”, for my surprise he said “no! The bus station was 2 stops before!”.

And I made a face like “OMG, what am I supposed to do now???”
I knew that Bergen is a safe city but it was dark and I was alone in a bus!

The kind driver look to me and said: “All right!! I’ll drive you until the bus station!”

On the way to my stop driver explained me many things about the city, the hot spots and also he gave me a map! =)

I have no words to say how thankful I was!


Posted at Fri Jul 10 01:27:46 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/53733/journals/189292 http://www.lang-8.com/53733/journals/189292 Reginait Fri Jul 10 01:27:46 UTC 2009

私は海が大好きです。

以前は、ブラジルの南部にある小さな島に住んでいました。　そこでは毎日のようにビーチに通っていました。

ブラジルは南半球なので夏はちょうどクリスマスと年末年始の休暇と重ならります。その休暇を海で過ごす人も多いです。

大晦日の夜は皆でビーチに行って新年迎えるのを待って、12時を廻ると海に入って７つの波を飛びます。（we need to jump 7 waves) 新年の健康と良い縁（lucky)を祈るためです。

http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%83%AD%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2%E3%83%8E%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9D%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9

現在住んでいる県では海は有りません・・・ちょっと物足りない気がします。

もうそろろ夏なので海に行きたい気持ちが高まっています！！

去年のクリスマスと年末年始はハワイで過ごしました！！最高によかったです！

４月には沖縄に行ってきました!　最高でした！特に波照間島は海はとても綺麗でびっくりしました！

皆さんもチャンスがあれば是非波照間島まで行ってください！！



Posted at Thu Jul 09 02:07:50 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/53733/journals/188601 http://www.lang-8.com/53733/journals/188601 Reginait Thu Jul 09 02:07:50 UTC 2009
This office was doing a research to check the quality of the University’s building and I was in charge to apply these surveys to students, teachers and university’s workers.

In my first day, I went to a classroom and a teacher was finishing his class. After he had finish I came to him and ask:

- I’m doing a survey, would you mind to answer it? It will take only few minutes.

He made a sign with the hand to his ear direction…

Then I thought to myself “maybe he had some audition problem and couldn’t hear me very well”… I repeat very loud this time.

-I’M DOING A SURVEY, WOULD YOU MIND TO ANSWER IT? IT WILL TAKE ONLY FEW MINUTES.

There are still some students laughing in the classroom and one came to me and said:

-You don’t need to speak so loud, he can hear you.

I was really confuse and asked to the student:

-And why did he do the sign to his ear???

- Because he is Russian and can’t understand any Portuguese! hahahah

And the teacher looks at me and said in a very break Portuguese:

- I can’t understand Portuguese!

I was so embarrassed that I couldn’t apply any survey, just want to leave the classroom as soon as possible!








Posted at Wed Jul 08 08:40:16 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/53733/journals/188072 http://www.lang-8.com/53733/journals/188072 Reginait Wed Jul 08 08:40:16 UTC 2009
I dag ankommet jeg tildlig til hjem.

Så beslutte jeg for å gjøre en sjokoladekake!

Dens er meget enkel!

Bare blande alle ingrediensene i blender, satt i en kake panorere og bake i 40 minutter!

hvis du vil gjøre denne kaken de ingredientes er: =)

1 egg
1/2 cup melk
1/2 cup olje
1 cup mel
1/2 cup sukker
1 te skje bakepulver
1/2 kakaopulver

Dette er deilig!! ^^

Posted at Tue Jul 07 10:22:26 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/53733/journals/187508 http://www.lang-8.com/53733/journals/187508 Reginait Tue Jul 07 10:22:26 UTC 2009
When I arrived at my apartment (it was empty with no furniture) I found 5 boxes of tissue paper, the owner of the apartment have bought for me. But I think to myself “what am I supposed to do with 5 boxes of tissue paper in a empty apartment???”.

Later on I realize that Japanese people used to give this kind of “gift” to show thankful or in my case to express their welcomeness. (Other common gifts are soap, washing powder, detergent …)

When I open my bank account also I received one box of tissue paper! Time to time the bank lady come to our office to bring tissue paper boxes.

My friend once rent a car and guesses what did he receive?? BINGO! A tissue paper box!!

Few weeks ago, I went to the bank to withdraw some money, when the doors open a guy come to me and said: “it’s our branch 50th anniversary and this tissue paper box is for you! Thank you so much for choose our bank!”, I didn’t have time to say thank you or anything! and there I was with a new big box of tissue paper on the way to work!

I don’t know how it is in your country… but in Brazil it’s not common give or receives tissue paper boxes. If you open an account you may receive a pen, t-shirts or caps. And the owner never gave me anything! =(

How it is in your country?

Posted at Tue Jul 07 02:04:19 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/53733/journals/187251 http://www.lang-8.com/53733/journals/187251 Reginait Tue Jul 07 02:04:19 UTC 2009
It was a one day event for a whole school! lol

Usually I arrived at school and go stragiht to the Principal's office, this time it was not diferent.

From now on the dialogue is very interesting, hope you can understand!

Principal - Where do you come from Ms Regina?

Me - From Brazil! (I tought to myself, his school invited me and he doesn't know where I am from???)

Principal - Really?? how interesting!!

Me- Yes.... (what else I suposed to say??)

Principal - Which part of Brazil do you come from?

Me- From north side of the country.. close to the Amazon river.. (and took the map from my bag and show him)

Principal- Ohh I can't read this map.. is it in portuguese??

Me- No, its in english...

Principal - Do you speak latim in Brazil?

Me - No, we speak portuguese!!! (What a question!!)

Principal - Oh!! yes!!! my mistake! latim is spoken in Mexico, right?? I know because I visited Mexico once!!

Me - No, as far as I know in Mexico they speak Spanish....

Principal - Really?? ohh

Thankfuly the teacher call me to set the computers and I left Principal's office.

I know that Brazil is not a commom country, but if you are a Principal and invited a brazilian to make a presentation to the whole school, it'd be better try to study a little beforehand.

Posted at Sun Jul 05 08:35:16 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/53733/journals/186037 http://www.lang-8.com/53733/journals/186037 Reginait Sun Jul 05 08:35:16 UTC 2009 SKolen rokter spurte meg:

-Snakker du latim i Brazil?

Ja sa: - nei!

Han sa:

-I Mexico de snakker latim!!

##############
Vi snakker portugisisk i Brazil! Vi var Portugal koloni!

Posted at Sat Jul 04 14:26:17 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/53733/journals/185574 http://www.lang-8.com/53733/journals/185574 Reginait Sat Jul 04 14:26:17 UTC 2009
Jeg planlegger reise til der i november fordi august og setember er tyfontid.

Je vil tilbringer 14 dager der.

Lokal mat synes å vært meget bra.

Jeg vil gjerne smaker mange typen matrett, ser også vakre landskapet.

Posted at Fri Jun 19 05:54:34 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/53733/journals/175028 http://www.lang-8.com/53733/journals/175028 Reginait Fri Jun 19 05:54:34 UTC 2009
Travel is the best way to learn about another culture.

Last Christmas I went to Hawaii. Sincerely Hawaii was never the place I really want to go, maybe it's because most of the japaneses go there and it became a common place for me.

For my surprise visiting Hawaii make me undrestood why so many people travel there.

Hawaii is full of energy with a beautiful landscape, exotic culture, magnific cuisine and kind people who makes the place warmer than any other.

Hawaii is also a place if you like water sports! Hanauma bay in Oahu Is. is a very nice spot if you like snorkeling. In Maui during winter time you can see humpback whales with their little babies.

For real hawaiian food a restaurant called "Ono" is the best choice.

The time that spent there was unforgetable! Now I cay say for sure that Hawaii is nice place to visit!

Posted at Wed Jun 17 04:57:34 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/53733/journals/173702 http://www.lang-8.com/53733/journals/173702 Reginait Wed Jun 17 04:57:34 UTC 2009
Har vært mye tiden jeg gjører ikke prakitisere sporten og jeg har smerten i alt kropp.

I helgene vil jeg ta en hvile.

Min mål er gå til sportklubben det minst tre ganger i uken!

I morgen, mondag, vil går på der igjen!

Posted at Sun Jun 14 13:20:24 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/53733/journals/171827 http://www.lang-8.com/53733/journals/171827 Reginait Sun Jun 14 13:20:24 UTC 2009
I mai gikk jeg på Ishigaki øy (sør i Japan) å jobbe som frivilling oversetter i triathlon.

Neste år tenkte jeg deltar å skelling. Det triathlon kan vi delta i bare en modality.

Jeg kan ikke kjøre eller svømme!

Posted at Thu Jun 11 04:13:18 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/53733/journals/169508 http://www.lang-8.com/53733/journals/169508 Reginait Thu Jun 11 04:13:18 UTC 2009
I dag daggry regne, jeg ikke likker regnefull dagen fordi må ta bussen til arbeid.

Jeg vanligvis gå til arbeid sykelling.


Regnetid ferdig på beggynnelsen av Juli.

Posted at Wed Jun 10 01:58:45 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/53733/journals/168709 http://www.lang-8.com/53733/journals/168709 Reginait Wed Jun 10 01:58:45 UTC 2009
Det var en gal mann roping og forstyrre alle.

Han var roping fordi noen var sitte i hans sted. (et sted han vangligvis sitte når han kommer til bibliotek)

Hva en nervøs mann!!

Posted at Tue Jun 09 03:03:40 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/53733/journals/167943 http://www.lang-8.com/53733/journals/167943 Reginait Tue Jun 09 03:03:40 UTC 2009 Det er om konsulenttjenester. Mange folk kommer fra mange by på delta det trening.
Det er andre gang jeg delta på dette trening. Det tol hele dagen, det var anstrengende!

Posted at Wed Jun 03 13:17:29 UTC 2009
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/53733/journals/163597 http://www.lang-8.com/53733/journals/163597 Reginait Wed Jun 03 13:17:29 UTC 2009