WORKING IN CHINA

[Juggler]

working here now for 18 months and start to wonder if i should think of the future more. in terms of studying mandarin hard core and becoming an interpreter.

has anyone of you dont this?

[George61]

becoming and interpreter.

has anyone of you dont this?

Hmm. I think the studying might be a good thing.

[Raoul Duke]

Couldn't hurt. Main market will be to foreign companies...Chinese places tend to want Chinese interpreters.

[Juggler]

but whose got the control of english?

just need to learn chinese...hahah.what a battle

do you think the market for teaching english will be so strong in 10 years?

[con's fly is open]

I'm in the same boat, Juggler: in it for the long haul. If you're committed to this country (if not any particular gal in it, and who can blame you? Watch out for vicarious-living married Saloonies' advice, tho) then yes, put the effort into learning the language. I plan to hire a teacher come next paycheck.

Be an interpreter? A license to print money, dude, if you put in the time. And remember, Chinese will come in handy anywhere on the globe- especially here.

[Mr Nobody]

Interpreters have very strict standards in Oz. I investigated for Mrs N. She nearly has the needed requirements. We will be investigating the requirements here, too. She has worked as a translator, but the requirements are much higher, apparently. They also have standards here, but not sure what they are.

One thing for sure is that you need to have very fluent Chinese, and a good understanding of the comparative idioms and cultures. I am fairly sure that an ordinary degree in Chinese doesn't qualify you anymore than an ordinary degree in English doesn't qualify the Chinese to interpret English.

Juggler, if you find out the precise requirements post them, I would appreciate it. I will do the same.

[Juggler]

well youll have to stick around for some years i havent even gotten to a class. ive learned some basic stuff but i need to go to school.

and thats what my plan is. come next week(the 18th of oct) my evening classes will end and i want to check into some schools.

as far as interpretation or translation work goes i just want to keep all my options open to me.

[LJ]

I don't want to pour water on your fire, but the speed at which many people learn new languages never carries on at the initial rate.

It's like climbing a mountain, the summit always seems so close, but it's not really there.

Try doing some qualifications after you've been studying Chinese and living here at least five years.

[Juggler]

thats not water. its information. i dont know anything about china and changing jobs here seems to be a difficult challenge but thats my life anyway.

thanks for the feedback

[Mr Nobody]

Mrs N is doing the last of the preliminary requirements this weekend, (although she is first qualifying for international teaching certificate for putonghua, and I am not sure if you absolutely need this for the interpreter's quals). You need to have putonghua level one before you start anything else. Not all educated chinese native speakers have this level of Chinese. Next is a requirement for a certificate for teaching putonghua internationally. 'Round these here parts, means she has to go to guangzhou for the test.

[Ruth]

Best of luck to Mrs. N, then.

[Mr Nobody]

Thanks. Methinks it is a shoo in for the test this Sunday. She thinks it is all very easy (Several written sections) except for one section she is a little concerned with - the oral section!!!!

This is apparently more difficult.

[yijin]

Hi, friends, I am a Chinese, I do believe you native English speakers will be having a bright future, whether you tend to be a English professonal or whatever. the thing is you need really tremendous efforts in aceieving these wonderful goals

[con's fly is open]

Welcome aboard, YiJin! You just named the problem: I've gotta work hard to get what I want. Deep down I was hoping I wouldn't- 37 years in, life hasn't shown me a way to avoid hard work AND have money.

Actually, since my school hasn't paid me yet, I have hard work and avoid having money.

[George61]

Hullo Yijin. Where did you spring from? We are all professionals here...no whatevers, whatsoever. Do you have any good advice for us on how to achieve high status and wealth?

[Ruth]

Hi YiJin. It's great to see you here. Welcome aboard.

[Juggler]

yes, welcome aboard the enterprise.

[Crippler]

Yijin is my private business advisor George so make sure you don't corrupt him!

[Jollyjunklass]

Hi Yijin,

Welcome to Raoul's!! So where do you reside, what do you do? Nice to meet you, I hope you enjoy the place and experience the English culture a touch.

Cheers Jolly

[Mr Nobody]

Someone say wealth creation?

I was a finance consultant in a previous life. Wealth creation isn't really that difficult. It is difficult if you are as lazy and as conservative as me, though, but I am doing it. My project has taken 15 years, from when I was flat busted broke, in debt, badly injured, no house, car, no wife, no cat, no credit, no future. Since surgery fixed the permanent pain I was in, suicide was not an option. I could no longer work - most work insurance wouldn't cover me, and people with spine injuries aren't preferred employees. I recovered well enough that I couldn't get a pension unless I fought for it, but the Doc thought I should.


Fifteen years later- 3 apartments (so far - next trip to Oz, one or perhaps two more I think or a bigger house - I cleared the cash, but decided not to do it until I return, plus in 3 years, another in China) and one business(currently only one, have had others) so far.

In two or three years (maybe 4), won't need to work due to passive income from the apartments, plus stock market is doing fine, more than double value in 4 years.

How, do you ask? By exactly as it sounds. Bit by bit, making sure that each bit is covered before going to the next bit.

However, until then, every cent each investment earns goes towards the investments.

So I am broke all the time. This is how the business works.