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Hi Piffi,

Thanks for your kind offer, I'm astonished that you chose me among
the myriads of great translators in your database. Probably you're
honestly expecting that I can accept your proposal and be ready to
deliver this 9000 words beast by Monday 10 am (Taipei Time). You'll
send me the Purchase Order later, you still have to create a number
case for this one and bla bla... that's quite alright. I can handle
this, I did it before. But unfortunately I can't handle some other
things and I won't accept your offer, dear Piffi. By the way, I
really wonder which is your real name, I mean, you're Chinese, right?
I don't think "piffi" is a real name in China... I know you adapt
your real Chinese names and give them a Western taste. But why? Is
there a design behind this? And let me ask you something, sweetheart,
what the hell are you doing at work Friday night at 10 pm (Taipei
Time)? You know, it's kinda late and you're not supposed to work
until late, you know, you get tired, stressed, and everythin'. You
start to get addicted to work, it becomes your world, you know how it
goes... Take it easy, it's Friday, for Christ's sake, get out, have a
couple of drinks, go breathe some air. The weekend has come! But do you
work on weekends? No, right? Not even you, little Chinese puppy? Well,
and why am I supposed to work during weekends? Am I special or
somethin'? And why are you asking me, are you used to this, to people
that accept projects so tight?


Don't sell yourself cheap!!! And don't overwork!


Andre Bomboni
(President of the Freelance Translators Internet Union (FTIU))

P.S The FTIU needs you. The more the merrier! United we stand! For more
info, write me an email: andrebomboni@xxxxxxxx

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