

Program in Translation for Education and Business, School of Applied Arts, King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok
Bachata is a popular guitar music from the Dominican Republic. It was said that the early Bachata music was created using items commonly found on one’s backyard such as garbage cans, pots, pans, and fences. But many Thai people think that it was from India because of the sound of music that sound like India style. There is Bachata dancing too. Even though Bachata is from Latin but Bachata dancing is difference from Salsa dancing. It is danced by couples usually in a romantic and sensual story-telling style also depicts women overpowering men too. For me I think Bachata dancing is sexier than Salsa dancing and the rhythm of Bachata is slower than Salsa.
I like this kind of music because Bachata is new for me, I like its rhythm and I enjoy watching Bachata dancing VDO. If somebody wants to know how Bachata is? I have some VDO links for you. (I try to put a VDO but it doesn't work) Enjoy Bachata ^^To be honest, I never wanted to be a TV presenter or a Dj; as I don’t think I have the most fascinating voice in the world..hehe J But this was my boss’s idea to give us the opportunity to practice how to speak and pronounce proper Thai words, which are useful in everyday life.
Recently I have just read a feature in Bloomberg Businessweek about hi-tech device called ‘Word Lens’ application. It is very interesting because this device can translate from one language to another by pointing iPhone’s camera at words or phrases you look up to. The advent of this app for iPhone stems from difficulties during vacation in Germany of the inventor named Otavic Good. He said that it would not be easy to understand traffic signs or restaurant menus when traveled overseas. Despite dictionaries and electronic translation tools on hand, he pointed out that it was too slow. He has thereby developed the app ‘Word Lens’ and applied a technology in common used for in document scanner whose function processes by means of matching words from source language to its database of translation and displaying output to target language. Furthermore, no internet or Wi-Fi access is required for this app. In last December, Good launched ‘Word Lens’ in Spanish version which fees $10 per language. Also, he hopes that more languages will be available for this app this year, coming up with French. I look forward to seeing this app in Thai version soon.
I can’t tell you how is very funny. You must watch by your own.