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it lives?

this pudding has gotten back to typing out the translation for Seer. currently about to wrap up ch 11, but new chapters will be added after i’m done with a chapter or two more, just so i could have a posting buffer. i’ve also been slowly editing previous chapters, and i cringe at my clumsy attempts at translation, but nevertheless i think this is quite fun, even if absolutely tiring.

on a more exciting note, i got my hands on a few more black ink titles. i really, really want to translate them in english, but it’s frustrating how slow i read in filipino; hence, the struggle.

cheers!

Seer, Ch 10 (preview)

One thing Leto forgot to ask Samuel was exactly how rich was he. Well, it wasn’t like he was interested in knowing. Even after sleeping with him, he couldn’t be bothered to ask.

And truth be told, Leto was more concerned with the man’s vision than how much the man earns as a fortune teller. He doesn’t think Samuel’s attraction would last anyway. What they have was just a small fling. Leto didn’t plan on taking advantage of the situation just because Samuel was filthy rich.

But then again, he couldn’t help but wonder. Well, if he’d asked you to a grand international buffet for breakfast, you’d wonder too if the man treating you to the meal shits money.

As an honest and diligent police officer, Leto wasn’t used to this kind of treatment. His salary also wasn’t that great, especially if you’re from the Philippines. But they did have other benefits at least. He was fine with it.

That’s why he had zero idea on the spending habits of people like Samuel. He thought it was just a waste of money. 

“Bro, are you serious? We’re getting breakfast here?” He asked as he trailed behind Samuel. They were looking at the available dishes on display.

“Does this seem like a joke?” Samuel answered, picking crab sticks from one of the platters.

“Well, ugh… there’s too many to choose from. It’s killing me.”

“Then just pick out a few.”

“How much are you paying for this anyway?”

“Better if you didn’t know.”

“I wouldn’t be able to stand still if I didn’t. And anyway, I’d be completely fine with just coffee and pandesal*.”

“Then go look for one. There’s coffee there too, unlimited refills.”

“Whoa, sounds great.”

Samuel couldn’t help but chuckle. “You’re really not used to this, are you?”

“Yeah, but thanks anyway. At least I got to experience it once.”

“If you continue to act cute with me, I’m sure we could arrange something.”

“Hah,” Leto sarcastically scoffed. As if. “We’ll see.”

Proofreading and Future Projects

Currently:
– Translating Seer, Chapter 5.
– Setting up the Project Pages for Forbidden Fruit and Forbidden Fruit: Red Pristine.

I’ve started going over the posted chapters of Seer (up to Ch 4, as of writing this) to proofread my shit and god, so many dumb mistakes. I mean, they seem minor enough. I just cringe at some of the awkward sounding phrases I’ve put in here. They may not be grammatically wrong, but god, do they suck. I try not to take too much liberty when translating, but when I feel like I do, I promise, I’m doing it for the story.

 Anyway, yeah, I post the chapters immediately as I finish them. Then I proofread whenever I’m too tired to write something new. At this point, I’m kinda thinking of reading ahead, just so I could have a better grasp of how to translate some stuff. Then again, I might lose interest in translating after finishing the story. So I guess my current set-up is still safer. We’ll see.

Oh yeah, one last thing for Seer, expect at least 2 chapters a week from here on out. With my current work load, it is impossible to update daily. Thanks and please, please don’t forget to support the creators, buy the book here!

In other news, my copies of Jobelle Rivera’s Forbidden Fruit and Forbidden Fruit: Red Pristine finally arrived today, yay! I haven’t decided yet whether to finish Seer first, before starting another project, or to do it simultaneously.