Ten Reasons Why We Blog in English
Posted on August 19, 2007
Filed Under Blogger Indonesia, Fatih Syuhud
1. My English writing skill is not good. I’d like to improve it by writing regularly in a medium where editorial barrier is non-existent.
2. English is undoubtedly understood –though not necessarily spoken or written–by many, if not by most, influential people in the world. Hence larger audience, more visibility and influence of some sort.
3. Most internet-literate Indonesians understand English. Using English in my blog, therefore, does not hinder Indonesian readers to appreciate what I’d intend to convey to them, my primary audience.
4. Indonesian voices very much under-represented in the outside world simply because hardly any books, academic publication and conventional media are written in English. Indonesia — a country with more than 200 million population– has only one English newspaper, the Jakarta Post, and none of existing Indonesian magazines are in English. And hardly any best seller Indonesian books written by prominent intellectuals are written in or translated into English.
5. Among 10 percent of Indonesian internet users, only about 0.4 percent of them are blogging which means if you blog in Bahasa Indonesia you have to be satisfied with that of 0.4 percent readers who does not necessarily read your blog. Less potential readers will lead to less blogging courages.
6. It gives non-Indonesian a chance to know you and Indonesia: the mindset, culture, faith, etc. And it gives you more chance to interact with them. Hence, more understanding of multi-polar world and broaden your vista and horizon of thinking.
7. Depending on your blogging influence, but at the least it’ll give you more self-esteem by making more friends from various cultures accross the continents.
8. There are many people outthere with good intention to make an interfaith and intercultural dialogue; every now and then they need a person from particular country, say Indonesia, to talk to. Let them know that you are the person they want.
9. If your blog content is good, the possibility of being published and then reviewed by prominent international book reviewer is not far away.
10. Blogging in English, like blogging in any other languages including Bahasa Indonesia, is basically history in the making. The difference is by blogging in English you are making history in front of many faces and backgrounds from many countries and therefore it adds more to your credibility.
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I support you to using more language for your blog. We have take the intenational tie with every body around the world. Plese go head!
But Indonesian language still using too.
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The Jakarta Post is the only English newspaper in Indo? Umm… Halooo! I don’t think you’re aware of the publication of another English paper: The Post (if I ain’t wrong, I forgot the exact name).
Pay a visit to Gramedia once in a while and you’ll see that paper in the news stand.
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Berbanggalah dengan berbahasa Indonesia,
karena bahasa mencerminkan bangsa…
Aku dulu pernah sedih juga malah,
pas ikutan forum berbahasa Inggris,
dimana ada thread tentang posting website/blog pribadi.
Eh, pas aku nunjukin blog aku (yang lama)..
mereka komennya aneh…. “Bahasa apakah itu?”
wah.. rupanya sedikitpun kata-kata bahasa Indonesia tidak ada yang mereka kenal…
Mungkin ada baiknya kalo di kombinasi dengan bahasa indonesia juga mas.
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Dear Fatih ..
I can’t speak English fluently. So I want to follow your way to improve my skill in writing English. Let me to write again your writing in my blog. Thanks.
It’s really inspiring reason. I was challenged to the upside-right note in this blog. sometime we feel uncomfortable to express our idea in English because so many consideration of something. Thanks for inspiring.
Makmum aja sama Cak Fatih…:-D
Eh,boso Jowonya, I totally agree lah with Cak Fatih
Dan buat @namakamu;Ya bikin aja dua blog, okeh Bos? Yg satu Endonesa satunya buat iseng pake boso manca, adil kan..:-D
Ten Reasons Why We Blog in English
1. My English writing skill is not good. I’d like to improve it by writing regularly in a medium where editorial barrier is non-existent.
2. English is undoubtedly understood –though not necessarily spoken or written–by many, if not b…
I`m proud with my nationality language but with english we can develop our country with more proud.
Even we love indonesian language but its important to learn english for knowing the world and use your knowledge for Indonesian Development.
Here it is, why in English, said Mr Fatih Syuhud http://www.fatihsyuhud.com/
taken from http://fatihsyuhud.com/2007/08/19/ten-reasons-why-we-blog-in-english/
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Gading (http://gadingblogs.blogspot.com)