eBlog and iBlog
Been blogging for more than 5 years now, I am still confused whether I should keep on blogging in Indonesian language, or in English.
Being born, raised and educated in Indonesia, with the old school education system, English language don’t come as easy as the younger generation who had better exposure to the English language. Thus blogging in English is a struggle for me.
However, the reason I decided to blog in English is mainly because, along the way, within that last 5 years, I got married (finally!) to an English bloke, who speaks limited Indonesian (Bahasa), and as an expat in the Middle East, very view of my work colleagues are Indonesian (as if they read my blog!). The other reason I keep on blogging in English is also forces me not only able to speak better English – instead of pigeon English; but also think in English and hopefully one day I will be able to count and dream in English.
On the other hand, I think I should have kept blogging in Indonesian, it’s easier and I can blog my heart out. But that made me lazy in practicing my written English.
Thus I design this blog in two languages,
the Blog:
As I mentioned, I’ve been blogging for 5 years, with different platform, addresses and names, as well as different focus of my blog. At first, decided to have several blog address at a time, then move to a self hosted address, and then change the name of the blog, then even change the focus of the blog. But I realize now by keep on changing everything, along the way, I am losing my reader and I think Google also confuse where to track me.
Anyway here I am now, blogging about anything that interest me, but mainly about cultural difference and lifestyle, expatriate, travel and photography. An external link to my other blog: Nin’s WedBlog, only in Indonesian language, dedicated especially mixed marriage that might help Indonesian who might having the same situation like I have.
As most personal blogs do, I also welcome your comments as that could inspire me….
Hi, Nin! You’ve been blogging for 5 years!! Kudos to you! I think you should blog in English. The audience you’ll attract in English is so much bigger although I found out that the most used language on WordPress is Indonesian! I would’ve not been able to read your blog if this was in Indonesian! I speak Bahasa Indonesian enough to get by as I live here, but not to the literal level, so I can’t read and understand a post in Indonesian. I understand what you mean though! English is not my first language either. I’m not good with writing in any language, so it’s about the same for me to blog in Japanese and in English. That’s kind of embarrassing! Keep up your work in English.
If you could keep up with both languages on your blog, I’m sure it’ll keep Indonesian readers happy as well, but it’s so time consuming to keep two blogs!
Thanks for dropping by Kaho… and I try to keep on blogging in two languages as it is very hard….
Apa kabar?!!
Nice to find your blog Nin, Interesting perspective from an Indonesian about world, it may be good for me as well as Indonesian who wants to know about world.
Keep going to share your story!
Terima kasih
HI Sonny, thanks for blog-walking to my blog, and I promise you to keep on posting, thus visit me often…