read somebody's blog juz now....she was commenting on how she sometimes feel tt she 1s 2 b hearing instead o not.....she wished her hearing friends cld use sign lang in front o her & other deaf pple, instead o juz shooting our mouths away w/o a care 4 them....
i can never know how it feels like 2 b deaf, so i cannot critise them or pretend tt i know how it feels like 2 b deaf....she put on her blog tt 2 experience deafness, we shld put ear-plugs in our ears 4 a week 2 get a feel. i really intend 2 do it, but i'm scared....n so i respect them 4 e courage 2 stay in our cruel hearing s'pore....
ever since i started to learn SEE 2 (Signing Exact English), i've more contact wif deaf pple than i used to. i respect them for who they are and in turn i tink they shld respect us for who we are. it's not tt we dun give a damn when we talk in front of them....signing is not easy & it does not come easily 2 us juz as talking does not come easily 4 them. i know it is rude 2 be talking none stop in front o them, but as human, we always have e tendancy 2 b lazy, talking is easier than signing, so we juz talk....
sign lang is juz like any other lang. u need 2 practise in order 2 b gd at it. i admit i totally suck at sign lang! i know i dun put 100% in it but i'm trying as hard as i can manange now.....
e 1st time tt i met my friend's bf fr UK, i was so used 2 speaking 2 my friend in Chinese tt i totally 4got abt using english in front o him.....but now, as i've more interaction wif him, i do use more english then i used 2 wif my friend. however, sometimes i still revert 2 using chinese. this is similar 2 speaking in front o deaf pple i guess.....i've been so used 2 speaking tt i juz use spoken lang instead o signed lang....n i'm very clumsy wif using signed lang.....
i hope tt if there r any deaf pple who's reading my blog, pls dun get offended when hearing pple talk none stop in front o u. juz as u wld use sign lang among ur deaf friends in front o hearing ppple, we use spoken lang among our hearing friends in front o u....
lastly 2 every1 esp 2 hearing pple, pls do respect e deaf! deaf pple r still human & they can achieve anything & do anything (except hear but some can still hear a little). in our ever short-sighted society, e least tt any1 can do is 2 respect pple 4 who they r. i dun tink i'm perfect, & no1 in e world is, so try 2 exercise tolerance & a little patience. smile no matter how lousy u feel. i 4got which psychology theory tt is, but when u do e physical action o an emotion (eg, emotion=happy, action=smile), u'll actually experience tt emotion! so when u frown, u'll feel sad/angry. so y not juz smile??? it takes less muscle 2 do & u'll b living a longer life then!
dear dear i'm running really late 4 my tkd class!!! got 2 stop....
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hi, I'm surprised that you read my blog. Anyway, I'm truly sorry for that. I only vent my frustrations out when I got xtomic practice with those hearing volunteers. and, I stopped this because of my friends. I have to be careful of what I am saying.
well, no matter how bad or good your sign language, I believe that most of us, deaf people) will be really glad to see you signing slowly for the sake of better communication.
and now, those hearing volunteers in xtomic are getting better. they will automatically sign and talk at the same time, even in the presence of deaf youths.
actually, it's highly understandable that it's not easy to sign and talk at the same. sometimes, signing slows down talking. after all, it takes alot of hard work and time to do so.
hmm, i believe that you can do that since you have confidence to learn sign language. and, you're always ready to help out in every way. in this way, the deaf community will be delighted to have your overwhelming support. :D
i believe tt there's nothing tt u cannot write in a blog....as long as u dun mind pple reading wat u wrote. dun really need 2 censor anything....
i'll try my very best in my sign lang exam & contribute in watever i can 4 e deaf community.
btw great performance at toa payoh!!! i was there 4 my tkd grading & wanted 2 take a look at xtomic's performance. glad tt i stayed 2 look!
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