Deaf boleh! Malaysia

DIB Coffees of Hawaii: Get the discount 'Groupon Malaysia' of Premium Hawaiian Gourmet Coffee + Cheesecake OR Pastries - RM 16 for 2 persons and RM 30 for 4 persons!

2012-01-20T01:00:00.000+08:00

Good news for Deaf and Hearing friends! You can get the discount of DIB Coffees of Hawaii from the Groupon Malaysia! Today, left 7 days...Better to buy RM 16 for yourself and your friend (2 persons) or RM 30 for 4 person so quickly! You can visit their website - here.

How to buy the voucher via Groupon Malaysia?

1. You click "Buy Now!" and choose one; RM 16 or RM 30 then click 'Buy'.

2. If you are new, you need to register as member. After you become member, you can choose the payment modes; Credit card and Debit card, or Online Banking or Paypal so you can pay them so easily.

3. You click "Submit Order" then wait until they confirm your order, and they email you the voucher! Then you can print out the voucher with your own printer!

4. You go to DIB Coffees of Hawaii, and meet Deaf staffs to show your voucher only!

And you can read my review about DIB Coffees of Hawaii Cafe by Deaf staffs at:
http://deafboleh.blogspot.com/2012/01/dib-coffees-of-hawaii-cafe-1st-coffee.html

My friend and I went to DIB Coffees of Hawaii Cafe twice. We really love the Hawaiian Cake because it is very delicious! Many people bought this cake! I am proud with Deaf staffs who can do new creation; Hawaiian Cake! And another Deaf staff also make the delicious buns and soup too!

You really want to try one? Find them at DIB Coffees of Hawaii:
No. 11A-1, Ground Floor, Jalan PJU 8/5A, Perdana Business Centre, Damansara Perdana , Petaling Jaya, Selangor 47820

New Straits Times: "Sound her out" about Selina Wing, Deaf Blogger

2012-01-16T22:53:00.000+08:00

First time, my photo to be appeared as a big cover. My story get double pages in the New Straits Times (NST) newspaper on 28 November 2011!! I am shy! :P I am really like thank to Rozana Sani, a reporter of Tech, Life & Times! She is very friendly and nice when I met her at NST office.

I also love to visit around her big office NSTP so cool! Please visit their website at http://www.nstp.com.my/. I learned much from her about the editors need to write alot and find some creative idea to do new story. They also need to know what news will be happen on tomorrow. They are very busy when they cover on their story on everyday!

I am lucky when they found my blogs, Deaf Boleh! Malaysia at http://deafboleh.blogspot.com and Selina Wing at http://www.selinawing.com

My mom and I enjoyed to talk with Rozana Sani. I am really anxious when a photographer took some photo on me in the studio! My mom also joined me to take photo together!

Read my story at Life & Times, Tech -
http://www.nst.com.my/life-times/tech/sound-her-out-1.11436

Please click this image into larger so you can read it

I am happy to see my grandma, dad, aunt and sisters in my story! My story is very long? :P I am excited and informed my relatives and best friends to read this newspaper too!

Thank you to my family and friends who support me for this blogs! My Deaf friends always share alot of information and events with friends in Facebook. I learned many things from Deaf community Malaysia. So, I sure willl write the interesting article for you all because it help to increase Deaf and Hearing's awarnese in Malaysia.

LightOn - Alerting Device by DreamZon

2012-01-11T16:51:00.000+08:00

Wow, Many Deaf Malaysians attracted to this alerting device, LightOn!! My Deaf friends keep to share the youtube link around Facebook already! If we get it, so this make us easier!

I like Integrating with Bed Shaker and Integrating with Flasher! If I have Bed Shaker, it can help me to wake up so early! Hehe. I think this idea is very good and looks as simple. It is useful for Deaf people.

"LightOn is an innovative solution specifically developed for the deaf and hard of hearing. It immediately alerts users when a call or SMS is received on their mobile phones.

As soon as a new voice/video call or SMS comes in, a bright LED light is triggered, which continues to flash until the user notices the missed call and resets the unit. LightOn is designed to work as a standalone device, and can also be connected to external triggering and wireless signaling systems, thus enabling better communications and improving day-to-day quality of life." - Source by Dreamzon

LightOn currently supports connectivity to market-leading wireless signaling systems. Check out http://www.dreamzon.com and http://www.facebook.com/dreamzon

LightOn technology is a special vibration sensors that are responsive only to the vibrations produced by mobile phones. For example, an SMS or voice call or video call is received, or the call rings, LightOn will active and respond to the vibration signals into a brightly flashing LED light that alert you when you get a new message or missed call.

If you interested to buy, please visit their shop at http://www.dreamzon.com/?m_id=7

• Priced at $79.95 USD, for Malaysia, price around RM 250.00
• Portable and easy to operate
• No plugs or installation (powered by 3 AA 1.5v batteries)
• Compatible with all mobile phones with vibrating mode
• Can also connect to external triggering and wireless signaling systems
• 1 year warranty.
• Color: White or Black
• Free Shiping

Great! Thumb up to DreamZon!

DIB Coffees of Hawaii in The Star Newspaper!

2012-01-09T23:55:00.001+08:00

Last week, I wrote a review about DIB Coffees of Hawaii Cafe in my blog, Deaf Boleh! Malaysia.

Still many Deaf and Hearing people coming to DIB Coffees of Hawaii Cafe to eat cheesecake or buns, and enjoyed to drink the Hawaiian Coffee!

Wow, DIB Coffees of Hawaii Cafe be featured in a big cover of Star2 Sunday and got double pages! My Deaf friends also working as DIB staffs, they are lucky to get in the newspaper! They are very happy and proud!

In the addition, Lim Anuar also got his own story to share with all of you! Lim Anuar helped to paint the Mural for DIB Coffees of Hawaii Cafe. Deaf staffs also helped him too. Read Lim Anuar's story - "Much to contribute". He is Deaf artist known by everyone in Deaf Community Malaysia already!

Read The Star Online: "Breaking the sound barrier" at:
http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?file=%2F2012%2F1%2F8%2Flifefocus%2F10218215&sec=lifefocus

DIB Coffees of Hawaii located at 11-A, Jalan PJU 8/5A, Bandar Damansara Perdana 47820, Petaling Jaya. You all can support Deaf Barista and staffs in DIB Coffees of Hawaii Cafe, try to experience new things when you meet Deaf staffs, you can make new friend with them too! :P

Please visit the website at http://www.dibcoffeesofhawaii.org to read more information.

DIB Coffees of Hawaii Cafe, 1st Coffee Outlet by Deaf staffs in Malaysia

2012-01-05T00:02:00.002+08:00

I was invited by Dr Allen Teh to attend the Launch @ DIB Coffees of Hawaii Cafe on 2 January 2012. My daddy and sister want to join me and my deaf friend, Woan Koon to eat the breakfast there. I thought some Deaf come early than us...! When we reached there, I am become 1st Deaf custromer of DIB Coffees of Hawaii Cafe on my first time!! Cool~

DIB Coffees of Hawaii is 1st Deaf Gourmet Hawaiian Coffee in Malaysia. Some Deaf staffs are very hardworking and trained to become Deaf Barista. First time, they are doing the Latte Art on coffee! If you want to taste their coffee, you can order from them, then they will do Latte Art for you!

You better to try different taste of coffees which imported by Hawaii! First time, my friend and I drink Hawaiian Herbal Tea and Cappuccino Coffee. The Sunflower and Cranberry Walnut Buns are very delicious!

If you are hearing, how you order something to a Deaf staff? Do not worry, you will provided the order paper and a pencil, like Papa Rich. You can learn new sign language when you make an order too.

We ordered the breakfast set, RM 6.50 only. You can choose sandwich or bun or pastry with coffee or hawaiian herbal tea. If you want to drink Cappuccino Coffee, add RM 2 only.

The breads and buns always change on every week. So, you can come to taste different bun again. When lunch time, the pumpkin soup and bun will be prepare for you all.

My friend and I explored around DIB Coffees of Hawaii Cafe.Wow, my deaf friend, Lim Anuar also draw a big Mural on the walls! He told me that all Mural are not complete because he are very busy. He is really good at painting. Last time, I did Mural b4 so, it is not easy to draw on a wall...!

You try one of cheesecakes too. There are Passion Fruit Cheesecake, Blue Hawaiian Cheesecake, Kona Coffee Cheesecake, Lemon Cheesecake and others. I don't try one because I don't like to eat cheese. but, next time I will try one when I come to DIB Coffees of Hawaii! If you love cheese, sure the hawaiian cheesecake are very delicious!

Yummy! Deaf staffs are doing a very good job to do service, they gave their best to make everything's okay. They also give a smile to us too! I got a 'Thank you' gift when I pay a bill~ They signed, "Thank you very much!" and "See you again!" to me and my deaf friend.

My Deaf friends and Dr Allen Teh

After a day, I got the star newspaper and read a news about DIB Coffees of Hawaii Cafe! Smile! Please support the Deafs in DIB Coffees of Hawaii Cafe so, you all can give chance them to get more experience to serve until you enjoy to drink and eat food!

Source: Deaf Tours Malaysia, J&K website

Please visit the website at http://www.dibcoffeesofhawaii.org to read more information.

DIB Coffees of Hawaii located at 11-A, Jalan PJU 8/5A, Bandar Damansara Perdana 47820, Petaling Jaya. You can try there!

Read TheStar Online, "Breaking the sound barrier" at
http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?file=%2F2012%2F1%2F8%2Flifefocus%2F10218215&sec=lifefocus

Happy New Year 2012 for Deaf Malaysia!

2011-12-29T17:56:00.002+08:00

After Xmas, I just want to wish you and all Deaf Boleh! Malaysia readers a Happy New Year 2012 again! Do enjoy your break from daily work and spend valuable time with your loved ones.

Many deaf friends wonder about what will be happen to Deaf Malaysia for next year? We believe that something's very great will be happen to you all on next year, 2012! It will become Dragon year which can bring success and luck to Deaf Malaysia!

DIB Coffees of Hawaii

DIB Coffees of Hawaii shop will be launch and open on 1 January 2011! DIB stands for Deaf in Business.

DIB Coffees of Hawaii is 1st Gourmet Coffee Chain in Malaysia, and operated by all Deaf staff! It located at 11-A, Jalan PJU 8/5A, Bandar Damansara Perdana 47820 Petaling Jaya, near Curve, Ikea and Tesco. If you want to eat or drink coffee made by Deaf Barista, you all can go to DIB Coffees of Hawaii Cafe!!

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'Deaf Financial Money' Project

We still work on a project website, Financial Money for Deaf Community, that it help you all learn about how manage money, learn more about insurances, bank loans, retiremement and many....And also do research about what Deaf people want in their lives. It help you all learn about how to manage your money in your life. Then, you can teach your children about the budget too. So, this can developing a sense of power and control over the finances. For example, in control of the decisions about how to spend it, how to save it, and how to use it best.

Be patient! Our website will be COMING SOON!

Again, thanks for all your support throughout this year and hopefully you will continue your support to Deaf Boleh! Malaysia next year! Thank you very much ! :)

p/s: You can join in our group Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/deafmalaysia/ if you want to share the information related with Deaf News and Events. Enjoy ya!

Deaf couple love Proton from QISZAN

2011-12-29T12:03:00.000+08:00

Qiszan's dad interested in PROTON contest http://www.protonvip.com when he watched a TV. He asked Qiszan to help him, then they are willing to sacrifice time to do short video for the competition , "I LOVE PROTON" in the shortest period of time.

Bahasa Malaysia's verison:

Atas permintaan seorang ayah, anaknya sanggup mengorbankan masa dan tenanga untuk membantun dan menterjemahkannya bagi menyertai pertandingan "I LOVE PROTON" dalam tempoh masa yang tersingkat kerana mereka ialah warga OKU pekak dan buta huruf. Jutaan terima kasih diucapkan kepada QISZAN.

Jasa PROTON kami hargai, memberi nafas baru kepada kami.
PANTAS, CANGGIH, dan KUKUH, walaupun sudah berusang.
Kami amat perlukannya, ertilah kami menyayanginya selama 20 tahun.

Ayah Qiszan ceritakan to kita;

"Mengenang peristiwa kembali pada tahun 90an, negara kita telah mengeluarkan kereta buatan Malaysia yang pertama ialah Proton yang hebat dan popular. Pada masa itu, saya amat ghairah kemudian membeli sebuah kereta Proton adalah satu-satunya impian saya untuk menemani dan mengangkut barangan saya ke luar bandar dan bandar dalam melakukan kerja pembinaan dan pengecatan rumah- rumah baru selama lebih kurang 10 tahun seumpananya anak buah saya. Namun kini zaman teknologi, situasi kereta Proton yang telah berusang, saya mengingati jasanya amat nilai dan tiada saingan dengan kereta baru kerana kehebatan dan kelajuannya memang canggih dan berbaloi telah menyelamatkan nyawa isteri saya yang mengalami pendarahan kepala ketika dia terjatuh dengan memandunya ke hospital segera dalam berapa minit sahaja pada tahun lepas. Walau apa pun kereta saya mengalami kegatalan sehingga lubang dan kulit menjadi kulat, namun ianya sanggup bersabar, berkorban dan memahami keadaan dengan saya dan isteri saya sebagai warga emas yang disegani, di samping itu ekonomi saya bekerja sebagai tukang cat yang bebas (freelance) tidak mampu memulihkannya kerana saya amat memerlukannya untuk membawa isteri saya yang menghidapi penyakit darah tinggi, strok dan diabetes selama lebih 10 tahun. Saya berfikir bahawa apakah saya akan memberi hadiah istimewa kepadanya sebagai jasa terbesar dibalas untuk harijadinya ke 20 pada tahun depan tetapi saya tidak mampu memberi rawatan penyakitnya, perkara ini menyedihkan hati saya kerana saya amat menyayangi kereta Proton saya."

Source by Qiszan's blog at http://www.qiszan.com/

Denis Lee Lai, Deaf Malaysian who love baking

2011-12-28T10:39:00.000+08:00

When bakery franchisee Gary Iverson interviewed Denis Lee Lai for a Bakers Delight apprenticeship, he soon discovered the 38-year-old Malaysian had the necessary skills and determination he was looking for.
The fact Lai is deaf was never a barrier.

One of the amazing things I learnt about Denis was that he was a cook in Malaysia and when the restaurant he worked in shut, it became a disco and he became the DJ, which is pretty impressive for a deaf person," Iverson says. "Denis communicates with most people very well. The challenge for us at the start was to make sure the rest of the staff were prepared to slow down the way they communicated with him, which they did.

Lai, who has now completed 18 months of his three-year apprenticeship, says he loves baking, despite the 3am starts. "The first few months were hard," he says. Now it's OK and working early means I can go home early and get to spend more time at home." Lai says he has acquired new skills including dough making, baking, stocktaking, stock control and ordering.

Jason Locke, a baker with 13 years experience, who works with Lai in Melbourne, says only a few changes had to be made. "Our ovens are run on (audible) timers so we've installed lights so he can see when the bread needs to come out. We also use a white board to document procedures and schedules.- Locke says. Sarina Russo Apprenticeship Services helped organise the apprenticeship, including setting up the training contract and accessing Disabled Australian Apprentice Wage Support. Sarina Russo Apprenticeship Services spokesman Robert Thompson says the government allowance is tied to the employee to offset expenses incurred by the employer.

The group continues to monitor Lai's progress, making follow-up visits and calls. Locke says Lee has thrived in the new job. "Denis can lip read so as long as I look at him, its just like communicating with anyone else," he says. Lai says a career as a baker will suit those who like working with food, have good attention to detail, and are willing to learn on the job.

He still in the training under The Bakers Delight at http://www.bakersdelight.com.au/

Source: 'How to get that job' website

You Help Others, You will get Good from Others

2011-12-27T13:40:00.000+08:00

I am really like this youtube because it is very powerful message for everyone! I would like to share it with my readers too~ Do good to others and they will in turn do the same to others too. You noticed a guy with orange cloth who help a kid, then a kid go help aold lady, then go to others.... until a guy with orange cloth get the good help or lucky from a waiters! He is really happy and felt lucky! It's like CYCLE LIFE of helping the others!

"Give because you want to give. Share because you want to share. Help because you want to help. Love because you want to love. You will get thanks from others"

Every time, we can do good to others and light up a smile on their face. So, you will be happy when you see a smile on your friend's or stranger's face. You will get a happy and smile from others, correct?

The world can be a cruel place and it moves fast. Everyday, we always busy to work and focus on your plan until we always forget that the important things like this bring wonders to the world. If you do an act of kindness a day would make world a better place!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

2011-12-23T16:51:00.001+08:00

Deaf Boleh! Malaysia wish u all celebrate Merry Xmas with ur friends and beloved family~

And you can join in our group Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/deafmalaysia/ if you want to share the information related with Deaf News and Events. Enjoy ya!

May this Christmas end the present year
On a cheerful note and make way for a fresh and bright new year
Once again wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

The SilentSHOUT's Sneak Preview - Josephine, Deaf Malaysian actress from Eyefinger

2011-12-21T12:46:00.002+08:00

First time, Josephine experienced her acting in the short film, Eyefinger in 2008. Her director and team invited her to join their project to do shooting. She sure happy to love acting! Eyefinger is a story about a deaf woman who experiences post emotional after son's death.

Eyefinger in International Film Festival Rotterdam
"They speak with their hands and fingers. Also in the case of major sorrow. There is no other way. Not being able to speak is not the greatest loss. Occasionally, fiction is more convincing and real than documentary. And sometimes short is more effective than long. A married couple with a large and unspoken loss. Even if they did have words for it, they still couldn't have spoken. They speak with their hands and fingers. Even in difficult conversations. Because it's all they can do." - Joonloo Studio - Margaret Bong, Director.

This is good story to make Deaf person experienced to see his/her loved one's death... Deaf keep to be silent and never say anything about death?

I miss the silentSHOUT Short Film Festival 2011 because my family and I went on my long-oversea trip so I cannot attend this festival. We got the information about the Sneak Preview - they bring Josephine to share her acting experience in 'Eyefinger', a short film directed by Margaret Bong in 2008. Margaret Bong and Chen Yih Wen (BMW Shorties 2010 winner) were also the forum panelists on that day, moderated by Kareem Koh.

Transcription:
Josephine (actress): (voiced by Lucy Lim)
“The other challenge that I felt was how to translate English sentences into Sign Language. Again like I said, we didn’t want it to be in verbatim and we have a deaf linguist, Koon Wei and she was there to help me to translate many of the sentences so that it makes sense in sign language, and then we taught Walter, a FOD (friend of deaf) guy - the main actor, and then we had a couple of full rehearsals, we had discussion, and we tried different emotions we want to be using in the film; sad, anger…...There were several attempts, but we always be positive, we enjoyed working with Margaret. And asking me to cry was very difficult; how do I become angry, how do I really throw out my emotion, I just cannot. The tears just run out, so I wondered what should I do and then that time I was lucky because, at that time when we were filming, somebody was smoking away the Aedes environment, then I have these tears in my eyes, I was so natural and I am so happy. And I knew the crew were laughing when it happened. That was a very good experience for us and after that it went well."

Margaret (director): “Something to add here, actually it was a surprise shot. When we rolled the camera, before I rolled the camera, that's my first shoot, I told Josephine "don’t blink your eyes", so she opened her eyes wide and big! And that time the government department came at the area, had this Aedes spray, so there was smoke get in the house. Well it was supposed to 'cut'! But I realized there's tears coming out (from Josephine), so I said "roll the camera, don't stop, roll! roll! roll! for few seconds, and we got the shot and used it for the film. And actually it was a surprise during the production. Thank you Josephine.”

Check out at http://silentshoutsilentshout.blogspot.com/2011/12/josephine-at-forum-sneak-preview.html

Welcome to My D' Bakery by Malaysian Federation of the Deaf (MFD)

2011-12-19T13:01:00.001+08:00

"My D'Bakery" officially launched on 14 November 2011. It owned by Malaysian Federation of Deaf (MFD). Their dream finally into reality to get new brand of bakery, they really happy and like to thank the sponsorship of Pfizer (M) Sdn Bhd, an international pharmaceutical company.

If you want to buy their cookies, cupcakes, or bread, please visit "My D'Bakery" at the Menara KLH, Bandar Puchong Jaya. Or you can email them at mydbakery@gmail.com for more information.

Address:
Staircase 3, No. 3A-12, Menara KLH,

Bandar Puchong Jaya,

47100 Puchong.

Tel : 8070 9308 / 8930

Fax : 8076 1090

Read their blog at http://mydbakery.blogspot.com/

You can order the cookies for your Christmas, Chinese New Year, Deepavali and Hari Raya!

Don't forget this ya!

Source photos by Malaysian Federation of Deaf (MFD)

Deaf Film Malaysia: silentSHOUT Short Film Festival 2011 is coming on 17 December 2011!

2011-12-01T00:00:00.000+08:00

Welcome to silentSHOUT! The silentSHOUT is a social enterprise in its infancy, working together with Deaf and Hearing community on empowerment, and bridge the gap between Deaf and Hearing community. Our mission is "to INSPIRE and ENGAGE PEOPLE to CREATE and INNOVATE to GROW"

They provided 1st workshop, Short Film Making for Deaf Malaysians on last 24 and 25 June 2011 and 2nd workshop on 8 and 9 October 2011 before they make new short film competition in July 2011. Many Deaf and Hearing participants joined to learn more from the workshops - Short Film Making! They are enjoyed to work together to make new short film! Good job, silentSHOUT!

Today, silentSHOUT announced 1st Deaf Film Festival 2011 and they make Deaf Malaysian's dream become true on first time! Many Deaf loves to make their own video by themselves! That is why they are very happy!

Want to watch what they do in their short film? Come to grab the tickets! Email them at isilentshout@gmail.com. Or drop a comment at silentSHOUT on Facebook,
https://www.facebook.com/pages/silentSHOUT/191009870950519

silentSHOUT Short Film Festival 2011

This festival is going to showcase the work of Malaysian Deaf & Hearing filmmakers. Hurry up to get your ticket before it sold out!

Festival Filem Pendek silentSHOUT 2011

Festival ini menunjukkan kerja filem orang Pekak dan Dengar di Malaysia. Cepat dapatkan tiket festival sebelum habis!

静响短片电影节2011

此短片电影节将展现马来西亚聋和健听电影人的成品。赶快获取电影节门票！

DC Treasure Hunt Games by Deaf Club, Pusat Majudiri 'Y' for the Deaf, YMCA Kuala Lumpur

2011-11-30T12:29:00.000+08:00

Do you wish to become 'Indiana Jones' or 'Pirate' or 'Detective' when you and your friends are looking new treasure which are hidden in the mystery place which we never know..?

DC Treasure Hunt Games also happened on 20 November 2011, Sunday. There are some Deaf and Hearing participants who joined in this games! Each team need to solve the 'Clues' at the location where the next challenge which they will found.... And a team will often travel all around Brickfields areas which confirmed by Deaf Club, Pusat Majudiri 'Y', YMCA.

5 Deaf members or non-members must join in a team, and required to bring a bring a camera for 'treasure hunt' activities. They given a time to find the challenge clues, make it a race to see who can complete it first! So, it sure be be a lot of fun for each group have 5 members only.

It help to improve your skill 'leadership' and 'teamwork' in your treasure hunting experience. They are hoping for luck. They know where to go, how to get there and who to go with. It takes time to 'test' their patience during their jounery! This make me remembered to play 'treasure hunt' before when I am teenager! This lesson must make your team communicate each other so very well, not "RUSH" to find a clue, maybe make a failure! :P

Credited by Farhan Kamar

This is a video by a Deaf talented of videographer, Farhan Kamar. He captured the interesting hunt of parts which enjoyed by some Deaf and Hearing team in the Pusat Majudiri 'Y'!

Please read the Amir Hamidi's website version Bahasa Malaysia. He invited by the Pusat Majudiri 'Y' for the Deaf, YMCA Kuala Lumpur, he become a judge who collected the markes from each team in the competition.

Wow, they have their own creative name on each team! Cool! Congratulation to a champion, Star Pirates team, Creatively Deafies SaaS who won 2nd, and Suikoden Team, 3rd prizes!

"The first place was won by a team consisting of Star Pirates, Chai Wei Xiong (head), Ashley Lai, Ah Sam Lai, Christopher Chow and Tengku Nur Carmeela.

They received a prize winner in the form of a total of RM 300 cash only.

Creatively Deafies SaaS team satisfied the second place, and consists of Haw Ching Cher (head), Low Chai Yun, Shoba, Sitie Sarah and Suresh.
Third place was occupied by a team comprising Suikoden Team, Yap Yun Siong, Charlie Thin, James Ng, Tom Tan and Jessy Ang." - by Amir Hamidi.

They are very happy, and share experience with the hearing friends too! This game make them excited to hunt some clues which hidden in the sealed places!

Silent Teddies - Deafness Is No Barrier by The Community Service Centre For The Deaf (CSCD)

2011-11-25T15:16:00.000+08:00

“YOUTH In Charge” is a Magnum eCSR Program to empower Malaysian Youths to take charge and to lead projects that will make an improved difference to our community. There are 7 projects have been shortlisted in the "Youth In Charge" Magnum eCSR Program. The two projects under this category which garners the top 2 highest votes will receive the funding up to RM25,000 each.

Silent Teddies (KL) is a Deaf project of Community Service Centre For The Deaf (CSCD) which lead by Deaf Youth members; Tee Ching Shan, Sujithra Chandran, Chong Kar Jing, Tommy Yow Shann Koon, and Sri Krishna Rao. This program was organized to teach young hearing impaired children at the CSCD to be self-sufficient and equip them with entrepreneurial skills. It help them and the Deaf students to learn new skill of baking, such as making the delicious cookies, bread and muffins.

Why they joined in “YOUTH In Charge” is a Magnum eCSR Program? Because their hopes are to equip a kitchen with cooking utensils and some electrical items such as a small oven, blender and stove for skills training in cooking as one of the preparations for the future set up of a café to be run by them.

If you want to make their team change into better future, you SHOULD VOTE for them! Please go to Youth In Charge to REGISTER and VOTE the B11, Silent Teddies.

HOW to vote B11, Silent Teddies?

Step 1 - Register at http://www.e-csr.magnum.com.my/registration
Step 2 - After click 'Register', the confirmation will go to your email which you registered.
Step 3 - In your email, you click on a link of confirmation, DONE! It lead you to login in
Step 4 - Click 'Vote' then login in, then find B11, Silent Teddies
Step 5 - You go to see the choices - VOTE at B11, Silent Teddies

Hope this tutariol to help you not confuse about how to vote....

PLEASE VOTE DEAF SILENT TEDDIES~!

*p/s: Before this, I also confused when I find where to vote after I register. Finally, I found the vote system at last website?! -_-lll Haha!

Streamyx Packages for the Deaf and Disabled People (OKU)

2011-11-25T09:07:00.000+08:00

TM Streamyx provided the discounts for disability community, include Deaf Malaysians. This OKU packages are only for disabled citizens who registered under the Social Welfare Department, in the Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development.

First, you need to submit a copy of the OKU ID card when you go to TM point which is near your house or workplace. You can choose which package that you can pay on monthly, I just give my suggestion to choose 1.0Mbps is fast as you can pay RM 66 monthly.

Because my experience to using 512kbps, it get to be slow and sometimes go down! So, 1.0 Mbps - 4.0Mbps are better because you want to use Internet so faster, right?

When you are first time user, you will need to pay RM 75 for activation, and RM 88 installation fees required in your 1st bill. For example, use Streamyx 1.0Mbps + Activation + Installation fees to pay 1st. After 1st bill, you willl pay normal as pay RM 66 Streamyx monthly only.

If you are old user, no need activation and installation, just change package only, if you want.

Noted:

Registration is available at TMpoint outlets only.
Applicants must present their OKU ID card issued by the Social Welfare Department, Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development.
Should you send a representative to register on your behalf, please also submit a copy of the OKU ID card.
The first bill will include one month’s subscription fee from the date your service is activated, and an advance charge of the second month’s subscription fee.

Please visit the official website, TM Streamyx at http://www.tm.com.my/ap/personal/internet/broadband/Pages/oku.aspx

Switched at Birth - ABC Family Drama

2011-11-21T14:43:00.001+08:00

About two teenage girls who discover that they were accidentally switched at birth. Bay Kennish grew up in a wealthy family with two parents and a brother, while Daphne Vasquez, who lost her hearing as a child due to a case of meningitis, grew up with a single mother in a poor neighborhood. This come to a dramatic head when both families meet and struggle to learn how to live together for the sake of the girls....

Kennish and Daphne have different personality and grew up in different environment. Daphne is Deaf girl which raised by her struggling single mother, Regina and grandmother. She is very active at athletic, but not like her parents, more to her biological parents. Daphne will move in Bay Kennish's family because her biological parents want to help Daphne and Regina's financal to make Daphne get better life and education, like Bay Kennish.

But, Bay Kennish and Daphne Vasques will become enemies if they stay together at home? They will face more challenges and problem if they stay together with their biological parents? It forces them to understand their family too. Their parents always need to along with them too. That is why this drama is very interesting and make you all curious about how they spend time with their own parents!

You can watch ASTRO - Star World, channel 711- Switched at Birth (Season 1).

If you wonder about who played as Daphne Vasque, she is real Deaf or Hard-Hearing? Katie Lynn Leclerc is Daphne. She become hard of hearing at her age, 20 years old. That she can speak so very well and also learned the sign language. She got discovered her passion of acting so she joined her career to be actress for the television drama.

Not her only, Sean Berdy, Deaf American actor and comedian and Martin Marlee, Deaf actress also joined in this drama, Switched at Birth.

Check out on the official website "Switched at Birth - ABC Family"

If you imagined this, what you will do with your parents or daugther or son? :D

p/s: I asked my mom if we found out to be not her 'real' daugther, how? She said never think of this question, but she STILL want me no matter I am 'real' or not. She told me that our bond of LOVE never be separated la because we always be together until now! Don't worry this~ :D

In Deaf Malaysian's heart, Mr Tan Yap as Father of the Deaf in Malaysia

2011-11-11T12:40:00.000+08:00

Source by Community Service Centre For The Deaf (CSCD)

Everyone sure know about who are him because he sacrifices his job to learn more about Deaf culture and sign language. My mom also work as teacher for a Deaf school before that also knew him too. We, Deaf Malaysia still call him, "Father Tan Yap" until now.

He wanted to help the Deaf people in Malaysia to gain better education. He started his first school for Deaf in Johor Bahru for the Deaf dropouts and students. He also trained some hearing teachers and interpreters to learn the sign language, in order to increase their awarnese for the Deaf community Malaysia.

He also mentioned about the deaf community was hardly noticed at all until 1960s in his past time. Many treated Deaf people as 'stupid' or 'low-status' community and ingnored them. Not deaf only, the disability community also same too. That is why he make Deafs wake up from 'sleeping community' and take first step to be brave to face with the hearing community in Malaysia.

Thanks to Mr Tan Yap. We, Deaf can get our human rights which supported by the government Malaysia, and education to lead us to get better job. We also get the help of interpreters from Malaysian of Federation Deaf (MFD) and NGO organsations; Community Service Centre For The Deaf (CSCD) , PMY ymca and others . The service interpreting still improving for Deaf community Malaysia until now.

Father Tan Yap showing a book on how sign language can be used to communicate with the deaf at his home in Petaling Jaya Thursday - Source by Thestar.com

Today, he always can hear a loud and clear from Deaf Malaysia in Facebook! He is 96 years old, and also celebrated his special birthday, 11.11.11! Wow, he also is good at using his Facebook to communicate with Deafs! Great! :D

"Tan, who is adviser to The Society of Interpreters For The Deaf in Selangor and Federal Territory, believes age is not a barrier to learning new things, including modern technology. He said his birthday wish on 11.11.11 was to see the deaf being able to lead a normal life" - Source Thestar.com

Happy Birthday to Father Tan Yap 11.11.11 ~!

Deaf can watch YouTube with Subtitles and Closed Captioning

2011-11-04T17:18:00.001+08:00

YouTube can provided the subtitle for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing people around the world so they can enjoy to see the Youtube with English or another language subtitles!

Do you know what is "CC"? It stands for "Closed Caption" where it allows the user to activate the text subtitle options on the video on YouTube with the video provided must have a subtitle that was created by a particular individual.

And YouTube has a new feature called Audio Captions. This means it can automatically identify the voice / audio that can change into the subtitle automatically without having to have people create a subtitle to the video. Below this photo, you can see (( and )) on YouTube, mean "Audio Captions". This service is still in Beta.

When you access the website, YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/, you can search what you like in search YouTube, then you can open it and see "CC" to be available or not on the YouTube. You try to click "CC" to change the language translation of "CC". There are the setting of "CC" - Transcribe Audio, Translate Caption and Turn Captions Off/On inside YouTube. In the Translation of Captions, get language subtitles: Bahasa Melayu, and English, that make you can watch YouTube with your favourite language!

But sometimes, if TV, drama or movie or what don't have CC and Audio Caption in Youtube... For example, you always type "Korean drama with English subtitle" in youtube search. It is normal for you always do this, correct? You don't have to do this because if you have Gmail account.

How get the automatic subtitle (CC) on Youtube on everytime you access Youtube?

If you have Gmail account, you can login in YouTube with your Gmail account at YouTube website.

Step 1 - You click "Setting" on your Youtube website.

Step 2- After that, you click "Playback Setup"

Step 3 - In the Playback Setup, you can tick "Always show captions" and "Always show automatic captions". It mean you can see the automatic "CC" when you search Youtube website so easily!

I hope that my tutorial can help you to make the setting to get English subtitle/ closed captioning on Youtube! Enjoy ya!

Deaf Music Video: White Stripes "We're Going to Be Friends" by D-PAN

2011-11-02T12:51:00.001+08:00

Wow... This is really nice song by the Deaf students in the video! Do you think Deaf students cannot sing the music at Deaf school? No, they can use the unique sign language to do anything! Like they enjoyed to sing, chat-chit, play games, joke, study with Deaf students and many with their sign language. It just like normal students in a school!

Deaf students also delivered good lyrics - music to you all so you get to know it is NOT barrier communication for the music industry. They also love to sing with used their own sign language! It is very amazing! They are very young to learn so quickly, they are also clever! :D Enjoy to watch this youtube below;

White Stripes "We're Going To Be Friends" Produced by D-PAN, the Deaf Professional Arts Network and Lucky Airlines.

Video made possible by Sorenson Communications.

Lyrics:
Fall is here, hear the yell
back to school, ring the bell
brand new shoes, walking blues
climb the fence, books and pens
I can tell that we're going to be friends

Walk with me, Suzy Lee
through the park and by the tree
we will rest upon the ground
and look at all the bugs we found
then safely walk to school
without a sound

Well here we are, no one else
we walked to school all by ourselves
there's dirt on our uniforms
from chasing all the ants and worms
we clean up and now its time to learn

Numbers, letters, learn to spell
nouns, and books, and show and tell
at playtime we will throw the ball
back to class, through the hall
teacher marks our height
against the wall

And we don't notice any time pass
we don't notice anything
we sit side by side in every class
teacher thinks that I sound funny
but she likes the way you sing

Tonight I'll dream while I'm in bed
when silly thoughts go through my head
about the bugs and alphabet
and when I wake tomorrow I'll bet
that you and I will walk together again
cause I can tell that we're going to be friends

Deaf Korean Movie: Silenced Movie

2011-10-31T14:41:00.000+08:00

You all know about "The Crucible" Movie released in the South Korea, Sept 22, 2011? Last time, I wrote the review movie about "The Crucible , Korean movie for Deaf Community" here. Today, we called "Silenced" movie as it's international title. See this youtube with the subtitle "English" below;

Sumarry of story - "Gang In-ho (Gong Yoo), who is working to earn money for his daughter’s surgery, is appointed to a school for hearing-impaired children in Gwangju. But what he discovers there is an ugly truth: the children are being physically and sexually abused by their teachers. When he decides to fight for the children’s rights and expose the crimes being committed at the school, In-ho teams up with human rights activist Seo Yu-jin (Jeong Yu-mi). But he and Yu-jin soon realize the school’s principal and teachers, and even the police, prosecutors and churches in the community are actually trying to cover up the truth."

It's really shocked about this movie, "Silenced" Movie watched by more than 4 million people since it was released on Sept 22. After a week, it become a top of box offices in the South Korea! We, Deaf Malaysia sure know about this story is really truth and real-life incident in which young students at a school for the deaf were sexually assaulted by their teacher and principal in a serious case in South Korea. That is really spreading this news "Silenced" to another countries like UK, USA, Malaysia, Singapore and others via mouth of viewers, social media and Internet! Wow...

That is why this film has outraged and mobilized viewers, who are demanding that justice be served and new laws be passed to protect vulnerable children! The director's group did their best job to do this film to show the public to increase the awareness of sex abuse on the disability community!

"In response, the police authorities assembled a special investigation squad to uncover all the facts of the case. The government also moved to revise the law so that teachers who committed sex crimes and were fined 1 million won (65,000 yen, or $842) or given more serious punishment will be expelled from the profession...Read more about information - here

And read at "The Chosunilbo News: Police to Reinvestigate Sex-Abuse Claim at Deaf School"

If our local cinema get this international movie "Silenced", we sure happy to watch this movie in Malaysia! This movie really make you get the mixed of expression feeling; sad, pain, angry and cry... It's really help to open your eyes and support the disability victims. It's not good to blame the victims because they don't know what's wrong in themselves. Please don't treat the Deaf, and disability people as low-status and mentally community... They should have their rights as you all normal in our world!

Youtube: Business as Usual - Toilet Texting

2011-10-27T13:37:00.000+08:00

I found this video is very funny from Youtube! It reminded me about me getting the message SMS from my bosses when I am not in office! Haha. I always send my work to my boss when I done my job, due deadline. Sometimes, it's urgent then, my boss or colleagues sure sms me only. I never do it in toilet lar. lol

I think that Lance Picket did good job to make a funny video! Enjoy to watch this video below;

Business as Usual - Toilet texting
"We've all done it but rarely realize the risks we're taking when handling business related text messages. Watch how Joel attempts to evade his boss while taking care of business (so to speak)" - Written and Directed by Lance Pickett.

Do you get to SMS your friend or colleague when you are in the Toilet? :D

The Memoirs of Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan

2011-10-25T10:43:00.002+08:00

(Source image by dumblittleman.com)

Hello! As Deaf, you sure know who is Helen Keller. Deaf and Blind community always remembered Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan because they are very hardworking and always face some challenges in their life. She was blind, and deaf and not let her disability make a barrier on her from achieving her dream! Finally, Helen Keller became a world famous author, activist, and speaker. She always stand up to speak the justice, and rights of disability community, as helping the disability people around the world.

Her parent, relatives and Anne Sullivan, her teacher always support Helen Keller no matter she never give up when she was achieveing her dream. You can learn the lessons from her.

Helen Keller, blind and deaf - "There always be a Light in the Darkness. At same time, the silence of darkness always make us fear but, with our heart, we must not give up until get to success".

Impossible is nothing
Be open and flexible
Focus on the Positive
Go After Your Dreams
Must have a Goal
Your Destiny is in Your hands

If you think one door of happiness closes in your life, mean your life is negative and jealous on others' life. Why? Because you not see a door of happniess which opened for yourself. So, you should to use your time and focus to find the new opportunity to continue your adventure, until you get to see a door of happniess! Set your mind on what you want to accomplish, and don’t stop until you get there!

Read Helen Keller's story at http://www.nndb.com/people/074/000046933/

“Life is a succesion of lessons which must be lived to be understood.” - Helen Keller.

The Paralympic Games will coming to London 2012!

2011-10-19T12:51:00.002+08:00

Hello, Disability Community in Malaysia! If you are very active in the sports, you can join in the London 2012 Paralympic Games! Or you can buy the tickets to support the Disability Malaysian team there!

You will know more about Wenlock and Mandeville, the official mascots for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games! Check out at the Official website, http://www.london2012.com/

Their website are very colorful! So cute! It attracted you to play games, discover new sports, explore, and make your own mascot! I also make my own mascot, Wing Wenlock too! You can try to play games and make new mascot!

The Paralympic Games will be start from 29 Aug till 9 Sept 2012. There are 20 sports in the Paralympic programme for the London 2012 Games.

Disability Malaysian team will be ready for next year, Paralympic 2012! Good luck, Disability Malaysia players! :D

First time, Deaf Boleh! Malaysia get 1000 per day!

2011-10-14T18:30:00.001+08:00

Normally, my blog, Deaf Boleh! Malaysia get 300 - 500 traffic viewers per day. When I wrote an article version Bahasa Malaysia - "Bajet 2012 untuk Orang Kurang Upaya (OKU) Malaysia", I let all Deaf Malaysian can read this article so easily. Wow! I never expected about alot visitors attracted to this article in my blog here! So, it jump to high traffic so quickly!!

Why? Because many Deaf Malaysian want to know more about "Bajet 2012 untuk Orang Kurang Upaya (OKU) Malaysia". That is why I wrote for them. :)

Mostly, many Deaf friends also promote this articles to other Deaf friends via Facebook! My official blog, Selina Wing also get same article version English, attracted Deaf Malaysians who can read English, the traffic viewers around 800 per day! Wow!

Thank you very much, Deaf Malaysia for supporting my blog, Deaf Boleh! Malaysia! :D