sign language

hi all! i think the blog's becoming my personal blog already! =DDD

anyway, josh's taking japanese lessons now, so i was kinda inspired to pick up another language. went to the lib n found "SIGN LANGUAGE FOR DUMMIES". just the right thing for me! =D it's quite interesting leh! =Dthe author went into detail to help us understand the plight of the deaf or hard of hearing ( cannot say hearing impaired, deaf and dumb, or deaf mute! ) excerpt from the "what's it like to be deaf>" section:

" i head towards the door- toward the world of sounds and to the world of ignorance. [...] i drive to the food market. people do not see me as different. as i walk up and down the aisle, sometimes i stop to read the labels on the packages. sometimes people come up behind and say, "excuse me." they might repeat this several times and then become angry when i don't move, thinking i'm being rude. [...] you can't tell i'm deaf just by looking at me! the result? sometimes people become impatienr, annoyed, and verbally or physically abusive."

i shrank up and thought back about the times i had been impatient with ppl who seem to refuse to budge. ahhhh~ guilty! LOL.

that's all!
sk