Love Everlasting

Wishing everyone a Christmas filled with warmth and joy, and a splendid 2019 ahead.

Precision Reading

Date: November 2018 - January 2019

Client: D.R. Freeze Educational Publications

Job:

Editing:

- Precision Reading Instructors' Sourcebook (Grades 1 to 6)

Details:

It makes sense that this editorial job follows from the Precision Reading Instructors' Handbook project recently completed. An enjoyable one that requires attention to language, tone and style, this will take me to 2019 inspiringly. Visit www.precisionreading.com for more information on the books and the technique they impart.

Status: Completed

Precision Reading

Date: August - September 2018

Client: D.R. Freeze Educational Publications

Job:

Editing:

- Precision Reading Instructors' Handbook

Details:

Following from the prior Precision Writing editorial project, I was approached this time to edit the next edition of the Precision Reading Instructors' Handbook, which I am familiar with.

Like before, this project entails editing of content, language and tone of the text to read better with users of the book, such as educators and caregivers of students who wish to employ the Precision Reading technique with their charges. Looking forward to more projects with purpose such as this.

Status: Completed

Deja Vu Lyrics Translation

Date: April 2018

Client: Self

Job:

Translation:

- Lyrics (Spanish - English)

Why I Wrote What I Wrote:

Chanced upon this song and was smitten by how the lovely bachata music carries through such sad lyrics. While I do not know Spanish, I found the lyrics' English meaning translation, and then converted it into lines that could be sung to the original music, yet remain true to its original meaning as far as possible. Parts that would become awkward in English had complementing elements inserted for aesthetics.

Like a fresh lemon tequila
With a dash of salt you flavour
Same old wounds, the same old song
Well, it’s the same old story
Like the way you would have told me
Déjà vu, an endless song
(Tú me abriste las heridas que ya daba por curadas
Con limón, tequila y sal
Una historia repetida
Solamente un déjà vu que nunca llega a su final)

Oh, I’m better solo
To forget your eyes, your touch and let you go
Oh, I’d dance alone
To forget that we had ever had it all
This bachata, hipocresía total
(Mejor me quedo solo
Y me olvido de tus cosas, de tus ojos
Mejor esquivo el polvo
No quiero caer de nuevo en esa foto
De locura, hipocresía total)

I’ll never love anymore
Leave, turn and tango
One last dance now from me with just a song
I’ll never love anymore
Like our bachata
Just a last dance for me in a song
Don’t say you love me anymore
I won’t speak of love
Won’t speak of love anymore
No, won't speak of your love no more
(¿Quién puede hablar del amor y defenderlo?
Que levante la mano por favor
¿Quién puede hablar del dolor y pagar la fianza?
Pa' que salga de mi corazón
Si alguien va a hablar del amor
Te lo aseguro, esa no voy a ser yo
No, esa no voy a ser yo)

It’s her idea, rewind and then play
To cajole and tease, she then sways
And my mind and soul restir
Well, it’s the same old story
Like the way you would have told me
Déjà vu, an endless song
(Esta idea recurrente
Quiere jugar con mi mente pa' volverme a engatusar
Una historia repetida
Solamente un déjà vu que nunca llega a su final)

And oh, I’d stay alone
To forget your eyes, your touch and let you go
Oh, I’d dance alone
To forget that we had ever had it all
This bachata, de hipocresía total
(Mejor me quedo sola
Y me olvido de tus cosas, de tus ojos
Mejor esquivo el polvo
No quiero caer de nuevo en esa foto
De locura, de hipocresía total)

I’ll never love anymore
Leave, turn and tango
One last dance from me with just a song
I’ll never love anymore
Like our bachata
Just a last dance for me in a song
Don’t say you love me anymore
I won’t speak of love
Won’t speak of love anymore
(¿Quién puede hablar del amor y defenderlo?
Levante la mano por favor
¿Quién puede hablar del dolor y pagar la fianza?
Pa' que salga de mi corazón
Si alguien va a hablar del amor
Te lo aseguro, esa no voy a ser yo)

I’ll never love anymore
Leave, turn and tango
One last dance now from me with just a song
I’ll never love anymore
Like our bachata
Just a last dance for me in a song
Don’t say you love me anymore
I won’t speak of love
Won’t speak of love anymore
Won't speak of your love no more
(¿Quién puede hablar del amor y defenderlo?
Que levante la mano por favor
¿Quién puede hablar del dolor y pagar la fianza?
Pa' que salga de mi corazón
Si alguien va a hablar del amor
Te lo aseguro esa no voy a ser yo
Esa no voy a ser yo)

Status: Completed

Astute Year of the Dog

Wishing everyone a bright-eyed and bushy-tailed Lunar Year of the Dog! :)

Precision Writing

Date: January - February 2018

Client: D.R. Freeze Educational Publications

Job:

Editing:

- Precision Writing Instructors' Handbook
- Precision Writing Instructors' Sourcebook 

Details:

I was approached for this editorial project by a colleague in the teaching field, Dr Rick Freeze from University of Manitoba, Canada.

I had had the prior opportunity to implement his reading remediation programme, Precision Reading, co-presenting my findings with him at the 2014 Asia TEFL Conference in Kuching, Malaysia. The enthusiasm I have for and prior knowledge I had gained about said programme likely prompted his consideration of my services for this current publication.

This project involves the editing of content and language style of both books in the Precision Writing programme: the Instructors’ Handbook, instructing teachers how to implement the programme, and the Instructors’ Sourcebook, a comprehensive collection of learning resources to be used in Precision Writing. A most meaningful and inspiring project to kickstart the year.

Status: Completed