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There is always a conflict between European Esperantists and Asian Esperantists. 

Just love this comment. This is also what I face when I am in my promotion of Esperanto. People tend to know how many people speak Esperanto, the time spend to learn is not a matter of fact, it is the usefulness. Speaking two languages or more in my country, Malaysia is very common. Though some of the languages may not be proficiency, it has the purpose of communication. As my friends said, they never heard Esperanto in Europe on the street eventhough Esperanto was borne in Europe. Care to consider this matter more instead of keep talking how good the language is if the Esperantists or Esperanto speakers are not even using some at home with the family members. Whether or not one can speak a language fluently after only a short period of instruction is not a good test of “workability”. The best test is always to see how many people currently speak a given language and, on that basis, Esperanto falls short. Perhaps after a sustained and coordinated campaign of state-sponsored ed...

Of late, the Esperanto speakers or Esperantists are still talking and even arguing the fact what Esperanto would become. Some said it is for peace. Some said it is for the world communication. Some said it is a part of my life. Some said it is for fun. Some said it is for business. Some said... Well, the list goes on with different ideas. Just as someone said the word esperantistoj and esperantoparolantoj and the in English Esperanto speakers and Esperantists. According to wilki definition, Esperantists are those take Esperanto as seious as their life. But for esperantistoj and esperantoparolantoj en Esperanto, I am not sure how they use it for. It would be that those arguing the Esperanto would be in two camps,one if serious and the other is no. But of all the above, mostly agree it is the function of peace. Well, a question pop up from my friends that, without peace, can we attain peace ? Even those speaking the same language are still fighting among themselves. ...

I think what my friends are worth considering. Though they were jokingly saying it but for me, I felt deep to be ashamed of as a future Esperanto speaker. The Gays and Lesbians in many parts of the world are facing more pressures than the Esperanto movement in today's world. But the Esperanto sports seem a distance name for me. I think also never happen before. As I know Esperanto activities are mainly circled around the art but not sports. Though in politics and economy too as the International Esperanto Comerce is one of the examples. I have twitted many times and again saying it in the Facebook. But, I am saying to the wrong person. My friends asked: 'Are your Esperanto speakers softies? They don't like sports. They just like to sit and read books????' I really cannot answer it. For me, I like sports and I wish I could participate in one of the sports event. Not for trophy though. What would the feeling Esperanto speakers as you are reading this. The GLB...

I was annoyed once upon a time when I read about the comment in the Yahoo answer page. Later, I agreed with the writer.

I was feeling disgusted with some Esperanto speakers. They seem not able to understand the world is made up of many kinds of spices. They are not the only ONE that live on the earth. They were fortunate to learn Esperanto in the schools or universities. But, for us in the ASEAN region, we have to make use of our free time and resources to learn this language called ESPERANTO . I know they love Esperanto much, but you must be tolerant to accept the notices that appear in our mother tongue or local languages. Do you know we have more languages in Asia than the Europe and Latin America ? Just in Indonesia, it is more than 600 languages and in Malaysia is 214 tribes. It is almost a thousand languages in just in two countries. If you want Esperanto to be a part of the day in everyone, welcome to come to ASEAN, bring us the books and textbooks. Don't just come in emptied handed. We need readers here. Languages are not just merely learn in the classrooms, readers are the vital part t...

If your country leaders are wise enough, your country can be a bilingual country in 200 hours.

I am not trained as a translator but I did some translation work. There are many arguments in the Esperanto translation. Some like it to maintain the same name, especially when it is a product. Others prefer to have it translated in sound and in meaning. I certainly going for the meaning translation if it is possible. For example the twitter, one told me that he is not a bird, he does not like to use the word pepi, he prefers tvitero. It is wise to create another word for the Esperanto users to remember the world or rather use the meaning which is equivalent to it in Esperanto. Now take a look of the currently, a very popular social media, one is Facebook and the other is Twitter. Many Esperanto speakers like to use fejsbuko and tvitero. But for me, I beg your pardon, I like to use vizagxolibro and pepilo. Well, in the Facila Vento , I surprisingly realised that they use Vindoso for Windows and Linukso for Linux. I have no complain about the linukso, it is nothing the meaning in i...

There are many different types of people and of course different types of Esperanto speakers. Recently, I came across a few young Esperanto speakers are trying to invent a new language. With the ideas of how Esperanto was created, they start to waste their time to look for a new Zamenholf in the making. Just look at this short film from the youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9SDvuFJFo4&feature=player_embedded These Zamenholf in the making may know and may not know how all the constructed languages failed to achieve the what Esperanto is today. I do not like to pin point to who and what he/she likes to do for his past time, to create a new language just for fun. But I am thinking it is a silly waste of time. I would use my time to learn up Esperanto and write to the Esperanto Magazines as a contributor, perhaps, venture into the publishing of Esperanto gazette. As the late Dr Piron pointed out, there would not be any other constructed languages to be compete with Espera...

How intelligent are the youth of today. Of course, this does not apply to the countries in the West that they do not have to learn a second or foreign language. I merely able to say it from the context from my country, Malaysia, to an extend would be ASEAN countries or perhaps Asia, which we have similar cultures. If the youth in my country are intelligent enough, they would start to learn Esperanto,which is one of the 100 top languages in the world, according to BBC report , to top up their resume when they graduate from the university studies. Esperanto is not only a language to be put in the resume, for the Science students, there is, at the moment which I know of, an Esperanto Science Review which publishes few issues a year. The Teleskopo is a good chance to get the information which are not in the English magazine and at the same time, they can publish their researches in the Teleskopo. After completing the undergraduate courses, they might like to seek for another experience...

In my earlier post , I did mention about the rules and regulations to award the organising right to host the Universala Kongreso (UK). Here, I would like to stress that I do not have any intention to discredit anyone but just like to share my ideas with friends and foes. It is not in the last 50 years but with the internet age, all info can be sent to with a click of the mouse. Thus, we need to be able to submit the info in minutes if not seconds. Looking at the last year event which was held in Denmark, I could not find they were using the facebook and twitter as a part of the promotion. These two social networkings are free of charge.  Now we look at the coming even which will be held in Hanoi, Vietnam. What they have done ? Haven't they already know that they are the host for the even in the 2012 just as the Iceland is the host in the 2013. One of the conditions to be able to host the UK is : The Congress has to be officially invited by an Esperanto body: e.g. national...

This comment caught my eyes and I certainly agreed with Brian Barker. As long as Esperanto speakers remain in their own ghetto, or act as a private sect 0r club, the situation with the mass media will stay the same. Without being evangelical about the language, speakers of Esperanto should contact the mass media, to tell them that - for example - following a short period of 124 years Esperanto is now in the top 100 languages, out of 6,800 worldwide. Also http://www.lernu.net has 125 000 hits per day and Esperanto Wikipedia enjoys 400 000 hits per day. Esperanto Wikipedia has 150,000 entries, ahead of Danish and Arabic. There are two urban myths which need to be exploded. Firstly that “everyone speaks English” and secondly “no-one speaks Esperanto” . Neither of these are true and need to be challenged. http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110814052105AA1uTIT&r=w&show_comments=true&pa=FZB6NWHjDG3N56z6v_2xX5WOoFFjD.LTPPN9nyeVy.XQRgm15hx2MQ--&paid=add_comme...