Translation Project Day 1

Translation Project Day 1

AIn and I in the car before Subuh

AIn and I in the car before SubuhBefore sunrise, we headed for Penang and did our Subuh prayers at the Jitra Toll plaza

Ain in front of USM's Institute of Postgraduate Studies

Ain in front of USM’s Institute of Postgraduate StudiesWe travelled through the old Federal roads from Gurun to Sg Petani to Butterworth and then to Universiti Sains Malaysia.

The "I AM USM" signage

The “I AM USM” signageIt was a fine morning, so we took selfies on USM grounds.

Ain and Hisham right in front of the USM Chancellery

Ain and Hisham right in front of the USM ChancelleryAfter some more selfies, we thought it was time for breakfast.

Ain and Hisham at Nasi Kandar Subaidah

Ain and Hisham at Nasi Kandar SubaidahThe nasi kandar here is quite delicious too. Not to mention affordable.

Ain and Hisham at the USM Pusat Racun Negara

Ain and Hisham at the USM Pusat Racun NegaraPusat Racun Negara (National Poisons Centre) sounds like a place where Malkite Poisoners come to study.

Ain and Hisham finally at their hotel room

Ain and Hisham finally at their hotel roomThe team booked us a room at the Cititel Hotel in downtown George Town.

The view from the hotel window

The view from the hotel windowWe could see the KOMTAR tower from our window.

The project team members at the hotel cafe.

The project team members at the hotel cafe.We headed down to work on the first day. Lots of translation and editing to do over the next three days.

Day One in Penang in January

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Khairul Hisham J. is a freelance artist, writer, editor, translator, English language teacher and a long time tabletop role-playing game player and gamemaster.