"KUALA LUMPUR: Anticipating a suspenseful evening in front of the big screen, ardent fans of the latest thriller waited for the “murderer in an ice hockey mask” to start slashing and killing partying teenagers.
However, some 15 minutes into the movie, there were sniggers among the audience, which later erupted into guffaws.
The reason?
“Serial killer” was subtitled as “pembunuh bijirin” (cereal killer) in Bahasa Malaysia.
In another cops-and-robbers movie shown on TV, during a shootout scene, “fire” was subtitled “api”. And when a man kissed his daughter and told her, “Goodnight, cutie pie”, the subtitles read, “Selamat malam, kuih manis.”
Such scenarios have placed translators of subtitles in a bad light. "
PS: full story via this link - http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/7/21/nation/18368076&sec=nation
81 comments:
I remembered our very old Biology book (I think in sixth form) translating tissue culture to "Kebudayaan Tisu". Just shows how much progress has been made!
patrickng
ps/ can someone give us some summer shine in london? fed up with the all day rain, especially on weekends :(
Freeze! - BEKU!
Another example was from Oprah. She was having a conversation and ended her line with the word "period" as in full-stop when making a strong statement.
Subtitles read: "...MENSTRUASI"
Szzzueeefeeeiii.... u (or rather the person who did the subtitles) have made my day.... really woken me up on a blue blue Monday morning... hohoho ;-P
Tong Huey
How bout "hantu mak rempit" for Ghost Rider... Fine, that's my version... haha
Was chatting with Dan, Grace & Wins last Sat bout Transformers when we realised they're showing the cartoon series on Astro Ria. Imagine the anticlimax when Prime says, "autobots, transform & rolled-out" in BM! haha
Btw, Transformers was fantastic. What a thrill to watch our toys come to life. Think I'm going for th 3rd time... whoo-hoo! ;p
Alamak! It's "maT rempit"...typing error. Thank goodness I'm not one of them translators, eh? :p
Wohoho...rene din noe u such a die hard Transformers fan! girl leh...i tot only suka Barbie, Strawberry Short Cake etc..haha ;-)
Although I am a fan- I had a few of the smaller toys only- an evil cassette tape that can change to a robot (Lockjaw I think) and another one is one of the evil Constructicons(Mix Master I think).
Anyway I think the movie " Si- Transformasi" is a bit of a let down for me. Can't get over the Ah Beng look of Optimus Prime- what with the pink flames on his side and the fact that he actually has lips!! Megatron also I still like the old version that can transform into a gun- but that would suspend the law of physics la , not that we are all...ahem, all grown up.
Also not enough of the really cool characters in the movie ie. Jazz the Porsche- now of course a Carbriolet (I know Philip use to have the toy) and StarScream the fighter jet.
I still like the lengthy 2 hour animated aka cartoon version that most of us saw in tape form that was circulating around in class when we were in Form 1 or 2 haha..
Alamak, talking about Transformers, super malu-ating man. I actually fell asleep during the movie! Sci-fi is just not for me man.... I can never catch up with all the fast action. But, neither am I into Barbie or SSC too... haha, sounds like I had a deprived childhood ;-P
Tong Huey
Woohooo watched transformers for the 2nd time yesterday!!! Still damn difficult to get tickets i-tell-u.
Strawberry Short Cake?! Oi, is that supposed to be a tall joke for me? >:\
Was into Mask Crusaders & Thundercats as well... hey, they're already in the midst of producing the movie... Wonder who's playing Mummrah & Liono... HOOoooOOOO!
Eric, can't slot everything into 2 hrs lah. Yup, G1's classic but fact is, Frenzy's supposed to be a cassette as well so I guess they're trying to keep things up to date. Plus, if it ain't for sponsors like Chevy, they'd be spending more millions. Yet, I like Bumblebee as a beetle & isn't Barricade suppose to be a good guy? Hmm,.. Btw, I'm on the waiting list for the limited edition leader class series of Bumblebee... So the mahal yet so many want to buy... :\
KG, 3rd time in Mlk's new cinema? RM5 on Wednesdays. Cheap cheap... or I can introduce you to my regular DVD seller - Ah Hock... ;p
Tong Huey, no worries. You're just what Eric deemed as "a girl leh.." hehe. I'm kind of a tomboy as a kid lah.. But I do like Smurfs... lala la la la la... :p
Ohhh rene, lemme join u.... "lala la la la la" I was just humming this tune a few nights ago.... out of the blue...wahahaha
Tong Huey
Haha.. Dear Smurfette, is Brainy (how appropriate!) still ill? All our "lala la la la la-ing" might really turn him blue... wahaha
Oh yes, the poor dude still isnt in tip top condition yet. The bug must really be something man! Hmm, perhaps we need to lala more to drive away the bug... hahahaha
Tong Huey
Hey Tong Huey, imagine, if that works, it'll be a breakthru & we could open a medical centre called "lala land"... Wait... isn't that a term used for asylum?... Shucks... hahaha.
Anyway, I hope Eric recovers soon & pray you don't get infected with this "Die Hard 4.0" virus, ya... :p
Ok, i may be a lot behind in this post and comments but I just realised that there were 13 comments! KG got me scrutinizing the blog!
Anyway Eric, I don't think Barbie and SSC cartoons existed during ur time leh. Are you re-living your childhood and watching the girlie cartoons now because it was so not cool to watch carebears and smurf last time? :-P
Got la..Barbi(e) has been around the States since the 60s n SSC cartoons also existed...at least from the Singapore tv channels hehe..(which I can receive from my Melaka home).
Anyway, funny how none of the 'girlie' cartoons like the above every made it to the big screens unlike the wham-bham GI Joe, Transformers etc...
Gotta admit though that I DID watch smurfs and carebears last time...even Gummy Bears, Scooby Doo, Thundercats, MASK, Voltron hehehe..
i liked voltron but OSW thinks it is crap!
Ok, which of you guys watched the magical world of gigi? now, common - don't be shy!
voltron is nice in a crappy way... haha. heard of that gigi think before but i think may have yet seen the tooth-fairy rather than see that before
Gigi?! I'd rather watch Doraemon (in cantonese).
Oh Szu Fei, OSW probably doesn't like Voltron cos it ain't violent enough? Did anyone tell you OSW used to wear this combat hat & go around shooting at everything in his way? If he didn't make it as an aircraft engineer, he'd make a heck of a terrorist, I tell ya!!! wahahaha...
Ok, here's one for the road...
I once attended a party where we played "pass the parcel". One of those who ended up with the parcel had to kiss the toilet bowl unless he answered this stupid question correctly, "Who's stronger... Doraemon or Voltron?"
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The answer's of course, Doraemon... who can pull anything out of his pocket... (inc. Voltron). hahaha...
Oh, fyi, the guy who answered that question got accepted into Cambridge! Serious.
Hey guys, admit it lah. You all watched Gigi because it had nudity!!
Wah....revelation.....wait while I go check out wikipedia for "the magical world of gigi"...
SF, didnt OSW tell u dat he is a big GI Joe fan??
i do agree with rene up there that he has the potential to be the next oklahoma bomber. (maybe not in the osama league yet)...
GI GI GI Joe!
Hey, better not mention the "you know who" here man. Nanti kena tangkap.
OSW says: Eric, admit it, you like cheetarah! I know you had a boyhood crush - admit it! ... or was it Lion-O.
OSW says: Rene, admit it - I know you like He-man... or was it Papa smurf?
OSW says: KG, admit it - you wanted to be ultraman right? Ultraman, anda ada tiga minit lagi untuk hidup! Adakah Ultraman akan tewaskan raksasa... blah blah blah
OSW says: I didn't like GI Joe, I liked Capt Caveman, Road Runner, The Red Baron & Muttley, Yogi Bear
oooh.. OSW's on a shooting spree again... & got GI Jane to do the work! hahaha...
OSW, we've known each other since diaper days & you didn't know I'm so NOT into the muscular He-man type? Sad lah you...
Fyi, my favourite cartoon series was Macross. Rick Hunter's so not like He-man.
KG, looks like we're breaking the record for 'number of hits' on this one, huh?
Me? GI Jane? I am not sure whether to take that as a compliment or not. Demi Moore right? Hmmm...
Yah boy, OSW is on ritalin now - thats y he is so hyperactive! just main tembak aje..
yah cheetarah is not bad leh...hot bod! not so sure i like the asexual features of lion-o though..looks a bit gayish. maybe some one else's cup of tea
very bold eric
Hmm,... someone's awfully quiet... KG?... KG?!...KKKGGGG!!! Oh no, I think KG's been shot!
wakakakakak~!
"OSW says: I didn't like GI Joe, I liked Capt Caveman, Road Runner, The Red Baron & Muttley, Yogi Bear"
- Not sure whether you'll noticed, but OSW only likes hairy/feathery cartoons!? SF, get rid of the Gillette and leave those armpit hair alone!
I cannot post too many stuffs now just so to keep this pembunuh bijirin article on the main page ;)
Wow, record breaking indeed.... this post has 35 comments including mine. Ahh, the Road Runner and Yogi Bear are some of the characters I like too!
Oops, sorry, that was me Tong Huey making the above comment.
damn, secret is out!
Personally i v much prefer the Looney Tunes series ie. Tweety bird and his/her "Puddy Tat" Slyvester, Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd, Tasmanian Devil and Daffy Duck..
I can still watch thru it on tv if there is really nothing else interesting to watch..
I remember I liked Flinstones, The Jetsons...well cartoons being cartoons, I have no problem watching any of them at that time.
ahhh.. the jetsons! i remember that too.
Huh Jetsons?? I have never heard of that in Sg.... *scratches head*.... time to go do a Google pic search
Tong Huey
Ohhhh, THE JETSONS!! Now I geddit, thanks to Google. Yes yes, I remember the cartoon once I spotted the little antenna head boy. Had been watching it but had forgotten the name. Rather similar to the Flintstones too.
Tong Huey
wah kg, pecah record already leh... so the many comments already... gosh, we can surely go on and on about cartoons eh?
You know how guys would always be little boys inside ;) Started about translation, then Rene decided to talk about Transformers cartoons and the dam burst.
hahaha... yeah yeah... look who's going to the circus! SF & SW are babysitting but KG?... Um,.. quote: "You know how guys would always be little boys inside". Um,...
Anyway for the 20th Anniversary reunion in 2011.....I suggest we have a theme party and everyone go as their favourite cartoon! Now that would be fun!
cartoon character? that would be really fun but i tell you, to get you guys to wear a costume - that would be a million dollar challenge!
i'll go as doogie howser MD (naw...dats not a cartoon). or how abt Dr Who ? (the comic character)
OSW to go as Captain Caveman !!
Agree with SF. Oi, we'd be almost 40 by then lei... That's if KG "survives" after posting that comment... hahaha.
Ok ok,.. I shall not be a party pooper. If OSW goes as Captain Caveman, I'll paint myself blue (since I'm short enough)... kekeke.
Dr Who, Eric? No fun wan... We all know you're Dr who lah... hehe.
Ok, OSW & family will go as Captain Caveman and family.... the Lees can go as The Flintstones. Another will go as The Jetsons. The telematches can be played against each family.... some 'inspiring' suggestion from the "about-to-knock-off" me ;-P
Tong Huey
Oh ya, I just saw the message Eric left in the chatbox and thought of transferring it here since there could be a bigger audience. We will be back in Melaka this Friday evening and returning on Sunday afternoon. Would anyone be free to meet up on Sat night? I would like to relive my long lost memory of satay celup.... anyone one for a meet-up then?
Tong Huey
Rene, you have to dye your hair blond too and get that cute little white dress to go. By 2011 too, you would have found your papa smurf ;)
SW can skip shaving for a month and leave the whiskers on....throw on a rug, bring a club heheheh then on that night, he would have to slug SF on the head and drag her there :)
Eric as fred flinstone?! you've got to be kidding right?! Huiz, you've got a lot to do if you want him to appear as fred flinstones! you have to start feeding him LoADS before 2011 plus, you guys would need to make little pebbles and start looking for a dino.
Wakakaka.. i still can't get it off my head - you guys in costumes! LOL.
Mr & Mrs Flinstones - we'll be back in Mcca too! Satay celup sounds great. How about Bourne Ultimatum too? After Satay celup? Rene, how about it?
Yabadabadoooo! Count me in & let's have a cartoon of a time.
SF, I'm sure "The Flintstones" will find their dino here in ancient city. There are loads of big biawaks at the back of my house. haha.
Very farnee, KG... Btw, will you be back then?
Shucks, I should have chosen The Jetsons instead! Wakakaka....
Bourne after satay? Err what time would that roughly be? Better not return too late for the sake of the elders....
Tong Huey
bourne ultimatum isn't going to jadi lah... it isn't even out yet!!! ARGH! what lah!
looks like satay celup onlee loh
Ok, SF, on! So where's a good place for the makan? What about the time? Hmm, who shall be there in Melaka then?
Tong Huey
Aiyor....no Bourne then follow the theme of the month lah....go watch the new cartoon Ratatouille-lor....so the next re-union can go as a rat!
Tong Huey, you can still go as the Simpsons family.....and you can have a nice them doing up your hair. Eric has receding hairline, so all he needs now is a beer belly and he's good for Homer :)
WAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAK~!
63 comments liao! - should we try for 100?
just to keep it going - my daughter loves mickey mouse (clubhouse)!
Simpsons sounds like a good idea... at least for me la. Not too sure about the Mister worr.... I would love to have such a nice head of hair like Marge, but of coz a change of style and colour would be better la.... ahahaha!
Tong Huey
TH....remember you have to bring along a Bart, Lisa and Maggie at that time too :)
And you people who's gonna enjoy the satay celup in Melaka, please do take some photos and write a nice short essay ok? ERIC, look at the comments your pembunuh bijirin article has generated.
Err, I think I would prefer to stop at Lisa. Still a staunch supporter of LKY's ancient "stop at 2" policy.... kekeke.
Oh yes, I have my cammie nicely tucked away in my bag now :)
Tong Huey
OK TH, - when I read the word "cammie" - i was like OOohhh.... someone's getting lucky... and is really going to work on getting Bart & Lisa...
then i read again and thought a camisole is really out of context here so you are talking about your camera right? :-P
we'll call you on sat. we'll be there on sat morning.
Hahahaha, yes, cammie = my camera. I cannot imagine myself tucking any of my precious children in travel bags and smuggling them across the customs.... hehehe.
Heh, looking forward to the celup session tonight....
Tong Huey
wah lau tong huey....in malacca already and still checking the blogs....tq tq....now go enjoy the satay celup and tell us all about it. Might as well end it with a durian session as well eh?
Boooo, I am back at work on blue blue Mon :( ckg, I was checking my emails at my ILs' place so I directed myself to the blog. I am an 'ardent' supporter leh.... Anyway, the meet up with Captain and Missus Caveman, Smurfette, Wins and Daniel was good. I think we were the loudest and nosiest bunch there ;-P
Tong Huey
TH, now you need to get Eric to write up about the satay celup outing....with pictures.
Aiya..dunit me to write up la..Anywhere thanks to all the guys who showed up. Too bad u weren't there CKG. We decide to makan at the new satay celup @ Ujong Pasir Post office. Haha. (PosMalaysia has now decided to diversify and jump into the food tourism sector as well )Excellent recommendation from good ol' Daniel.
Eric, c your pembunuh bijirin has already chalked up 73 comments - 74 if you reply to this ;) We're definately waiting for your unique writing style.
74!
Haha, I am contributing to the 75th! I still have the photos in my camera and will see to transferring them to the PC and proceed from there :)
76!
ok i will reply to post no.73 by CKG...... 77 !!
78!
Now, for the 79th comment, mebbe we can start a poll of some good venues for the soon to come (errr... in 4 years' time) 2011 big 20th anniv celebrations? Hehe
Tong Huey
OK....good idea Tong Huey. Do you know of any good (and Free) polling sites that we can link back to this blog?
80...
Ok let me go surf around in search of such good freebies when I start "eating snake" (taking unofficial breaks) later... haha. Anyone has good lobangs (of polling sites and venues)?
Tong Huey
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