Singularity on the Plane

14 Mei 2007. Aku lapar, jadinya kumasak sebungkus mi instan rasa ayam bawang. Nyetel TV, eh… Kebeneran ada Ichi Rittoru no Namida di Indosiar.

Di episode ini, keluarga Aya berdoa di kuil. Di doa tahun baru itu, adik perempuan Aya yang terkecil memohon agar kakaknya cepat sembuh. Kali ini Aya sudah harus menggunakan kursi roda.

Walaupun menemui kesalahan penerjemahan di episode perdana, kali ini aku sama sekali nggak berniat mencari-cari kesalahan. Pokoknya ngisi perut, abis itu balik ke komputer lagi. Tapi…

Penyakit yang diderita Aya, Spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA), adalah penyakit genetik yang mempengaruhi cerebellum (bagian otak yang mengendalikan aktivitas otot). Kata kuncinya adalah ‘penyakit genetik‘, yang berarti bahwa ini penyakit keturunan.

Di episode ini, ada adegan seminar para dokter dan peneliti. Di versi Indosiar, sang pembicara mengatakan yang kurang lebihnya adalah ‘…penelitian lebih lanjut diharapkan dapat mencegah menyebarnya virus penyakit ini’. Aduh! (Penyakit genetik disebabkan oleh (satu atau lebih) gen tertentu, bukannya virus)

Ah, masalah penerjemahan payah memang tidak ada habis-habisnya, mulai dari anak kuliahan yang ogah-ogahan nulis tugas sampai stasiun televisi besar seperti Indosiar… Aku kemarin nyoba ngirim e-mail ke Indosiar tentang kesalahan di episode pertama. Akankah direspon?

PS: Di One Liter of Tears dikatakan bahwa Aya mengidap Spinocerebellar degeneration (SCD). SCD adalah sebutan lama untuk SCA yang disebabkan gen autosom dominan. (kalau nyari ‘Spinocerebellar degeneration‘ di Wikipedia bahasa Inggris, kamu akan dibawa ke artikelnya ‘Spinocerebellar ataxia‘)

There are many random books here in Purwokerto, and some days ago I found two books with absurd titles.

First up is a book on my cousin’s bookcase: Bahasa JEPANG Hanya 1 Hari (Japanese in only 1 day) by Yan Tirtobisono. I was like “Heh!!!” when reading the title. I’ve learned this language on my spare time for around 2 years and still can’t do nothing :)… (well, yeah, probably because I’m not working hard enough)

The book’s 256 pages contain set phrases in roomaji without any grammar explanation. More like a travel pamphlet for me. I know that the Indonesian mentality is wanting results instantly without much effort, but, 1 day?!? Give me a break…

The other one is from my brother’s room: Korea dalam 10 x 365 hari (Korean in 10 x 365 days) by HS. Maru Lis. We all know that 10 x 365 days means 3650 days which means around 10 years!!! I was like “What the?!? This is a complete opposite of the other book!”.

I knew the author must meant something else, so I peeked at the contents. It turned out to be a 365-days lesson, with each lesson teaching 10 words. More like a dictionary for me. Anyway, the title is one of the most serious abuse of mathematical notation that I’ve encountered.

I’m now in Purwokerto. Will be here until an undetermined amount of time because I don’t take any classes this semester. Need to start working on the final project…

The cable modem got struck by lightning so I can’t browse the net from home. Other isteresting stuffs are the existence of a 12-stringed guitar (cousin’s) and a violin (brother’s friend’s). They have the potential to suck time because I enjoy messing around with musical instruments (though no good at any).

I’m tagging this post lavishly. Tagging is an awesome Web 2.0-ish feature that should be used to its full extent. Look, my blog is even featured on http://wordpress.com/tag/Japanese/ (screenshot) because of the sheer number of Japanese-tagged posts :).