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Rage Live: Benny Liew's Interview

[ 31 October 2009 | 0 comments ]
I received my updated status from "Connecting Deaf Malaysians Facebook" and saw the RAGE LIVE in the youtube.com! I am really happy about this! Because more deaf young better to be active, share experience with others and interested in their education!

Benny Liew is very lucky to get the Youth Exchange and Study Program (YES) scholarship when he joined in AFS Intercultural exchange programme for six months. It is helping him to gain more knowledge of sign language and challenge himself to be independent when he was in United States. :)
Source: One solid sojourn, www.rage.com.my

AFS returnee Liew Tim Choy talks about his experience in the United States, as a hearing-impaired student.



Congratulation to Benny Liew! We are very proud of you! Good Luck for your exam, SPM! ^ ^

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Welcome to Malaysia! Try the J&K Deaf Tour Travel Malaysia!

[ 09 October 2009 | 0 comments ]
I am busy on my project..T-T Suddenly, my facebook status got updated! My friend was spreading the information about the J & K Deaf Tour Travel Malaysia website!

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Wow! It is good idea to open the Deaf Tour Agency in our country, Malaysia on first time ! :D We are Deaf Malaysian who love to welcome everyone come to visit our country, Malaysia! Thank you to Jimmy & Kathy(J&K)! They are created the different website so they are very experienced web designer. They also have their own skills, such as selling the jewerelly, and other stuffs ;) OK, I am doing my review on their website because they need my support and help to promote their website, J & K Deaf Tour Travel Malaysia ^ ^

I visited the J&K website, Deaf Tour Travel Malaysia and there are many packages tour in this website! It let you choose any package code then can contact them through email, deaftours@jimmykathy.com. For example, you decide to choose 'Malacca,Tour Code : DT 1011' which prepared by them in their website then email J&K Deaf Tour Agency. They will reply email to you and arrange the tour timetable for you after this. :)

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It depends on what you like to visit the city, Kuala Lumpur or travel around east malaysia only. Soon, they will have the travel packages; Sarawak, Johor, Kelantan and other states. If you interested in the tour Malaysia, I suggest that you better to check the festivals or public holiday. :) Maybe you will catch the unique events in anywhere! :) You also can try our local foods! It is very delicious! Because Malaysia is rich in culture and a haven for food. It comes as no surprise that our country is well known for its variety of food...Hehe

Georgetown, and Malacca, the historic capitals, is listed by UNESCO in 2008 for its unique architectural and cultural townscape! Check out the Malaysia in UNESCO website. Multiculturalism has not only made Malaysia a gastro- nomical paradise, it has also made Malaysia home to hundreds of colourful festivals. It's no wonder that we love celebrating and socialising. As a people, Malaysians are warm and friendly. For more information, please visit Tourism Malaysia website.

There are any problem about communicate with the hearing community in Malaysia? Don't worry, you can communicate with them through paper & pen or using the simple sign. Some deaf tour guiders from the J & K Deaf Tour Agency that will guide you to visit around Malaysia! They will help to explain some to you and your family! We also know many legends and history of culture in Malaysia! ^ ^ You like to visit our country, Malaysia? then come to
J & K Deaf Tour Travel Malaysia!

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Deaflympic Part 4: Hero Malaysians back to Malaysia and show the 2 medals: Silver and Bronze!

[ 26 September 2009 | 0 comments ]
Congratulation to the Hero Malaysians! ^ ^ We are Deaf Malaysians always happy and proud for them! They are very hardworking! No matter age, they still can do their best!

They already reach at the KLIA! Wow, many deaf fans, family and friends still waiting for them at the KLIA! :D Please visit the Amir Hamid blog for more information and see his pictures!
See the video here!




Jaguh boling Pekak negara, Mohd Zaidi Awang mengutip pingat gangsa dalam acara perseorangan lelaki. Dalam acara master lelaki, beliau hanya menduduki tempat yang keempat, iaitu peningkatan sebanyak satu tangga daripada pencapaian beliau di Sukan Deaflympics Melbourne 2005.

Pemain badminton beregu negara, Teh Cheang Hock dan Yeo Kok Fang terpaksa berpuas hati mencapai pingat perak selepas tewas mengejut kepada beregu muda dari Rusia yang bukan pilihan utama, Karpov Artemy Mikhailovich dan Efremov Mikhail Alexandrovich dengan keputusan 16-21 dan 21-23.

Pingat perak diraih oleh pemain beregu badminton, Teh Cheang Hock (kiri) dan Yeo Kok Fang (keempat) bersama jurulatih Mohamed Iqbal Yusoff.

Harapan untuk menambah satu lagi pingat gangsa musnah apabila Teh Cheang Hock ditewaskan oleh pemain remaja China, Lu Guangyao, 19 tahun (21-15,13-21,19-21) dalam acara perseorangan lelaki untuk merebut tempat ketiga.

Sekiranya beliau tidak bertembung dengan Rajeev Bagga, jaguh badminton Pekak dunia dari Great Britian dalam perlawanan peringkat separuh akhir (keputusan 21-15, 21-19), sudah pasti beliau akan meraih pingat emas atau perak.

Mohd Zaidi Awang, Teh Cheang Hock dan Yeo Kok Fang tetap dikenang sebagai wira Pekak negara yang terhebat dalam sejarah sukan Pekak tanah air kerana mereka telah berjaya menunjukkan daya bertarung yang tinggi sehingga membawa pulang dua butir pingat Deaflympics, pingat tertinggi yang menjadi rebutan atlet Pekak dari seluruh dunia.

Penulis difahamkan bahawa mereka telah menjalani latihan yang singkat selama sebulan sebelum temasya sukan Deaflympics bermula. Mujurlah tumpuan mereka tidak terganggu oleh kesulitan pihak MSFD dalam mencari bantuan kewangan untuk menanggung kos kem latihan dan penghantaran kontinjen negara ke Taiwan.

Walau bagaimanapun mereka merupakan jaguh negara yang telah berumur. Sememangnya faktor usia bukanlah penghalang untuk mencapai kejayaan dalam lapangan sukan seperti yang telah dibuktikan oleh Mohd Zaidi Awang dan Teh Cheang Hock.

Mohd Zaidi Awang pemenang pingat gangsa dalam acara boling tenpin perseorangan lelaki.

Apa yang jelas ialah sikap dan harapan pihak MSFD yang terlalu bergantung pada kekuatan jaguh bermuka lama. Tidak dapat dibayangkan apa yang akan terjadi kepada Malaysia sekiranya mereka memilih persaraan pada masa yang akan datang dan muka baru yang berbakat demikian tidak ditemui.

Pada hemat penulis, pihak MSFD perlu melakukan sesuatu usaha secara proaktif dengan segera untuk mencari bakat yang baru dan setanding dengan wira-wira Pekak tersebut sebagai persiapan awal dalam jangka masa panjang untuk menghadapi Sukan Deaflympics ke-22 di Athens, Greek pada tahun 2013.

Source: Amir Hamidi blog http://www.amir-hamidi.name.my/layar.php?mukasurat=pena_diam&info=sukan&bahasa=my&artikel=2009_mas_pingat


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Peace Corps Kenyan Sign Language Website

[ 17 September 2009 | 0 comments ]
I am working for my project KDU Campus. :( I also find idea to design it while I am surfing the internet until I found the exciting website from Kenya! Wow, it is cute pictures and good idea to make the flash website! In 2006, Adobe choose this website as one of Adobe’s Best of 2006 Site of the Day.


It can help the kids to learn the sign language, and they put the simple pictures, such as vegetables, animals, and what their country, Kenya have.. because it is very easy to make them to see and remember what it is when they show the sign language but, they show the short signs only. :) Maybe it looks like they also use "Home Sign" since no sign language(KSL) existed in the history of the country, Kenya?

This website also have an interactive games that can give some question to the visitors after they learns the Kenyan sign language (KSL). I always like this game so I think that the Malaysian Federation of the Deaf (MFD) can do it like this? :D


The Kenyan Sign Language Minisite was developed to showcase one of the innovative projects Peace Corps volunteers are developing around the world. In Kenya, volunteers working with hearing impaired youth needed a way to help their communities learn sign language. To maximize their efforts—and to make the process more enjoyable—volunteers developed CD-ROMs with games and activities that helped deaf children and their families learn Kenyan Sign Language (KSL). In addition to featuring the original sign language games developed by the volunteers, the KSL website provides an overview of the project and introduces users to the volunteers.
Source: http://www.brianpeppler.com/tag/peace-corps/


Please visit the Kenyan Sign Language Website:
http://www.peacecorps.gov/index.cfm?shell=learn.whatlike.interactivefeatures.ksl


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Deaflympic Part 3: Malaysian Team in the Opening Ceremony!

[ 15 September 2009 | 0 comments ]
Again, I got the episode 2 about the Registration of Deaflympic in Taipei after Deaflympic Part 1. Thanks to Farhan Kamarzaman because everyone can enjoy to watch this! I check the results about Badminton and Bowling. Wow, they won 1 silver and 1 bronze! See the medal lists; http://english.2009deaflympics.org/files/636-1027.php




Deaf Malaysians participate in Deaflympics 2009 in Taipei

Malaysians participated in 2009 Deaflympics in Taipei in bowling and badminton, which begins from 5th September until 15th September 2009.

As a matter of record this is the first time Deaflympics is held outside Europe and the first for Asia. The last Deaflympics Games was held in Melbourne in 2005 and Malaysia got forth placing in badminton.

YBhg. Dato’ Abdullah Mohd Salleh, President of Malaysian Friendship and Trade Centre (MFTC) Taipei and YBhg. Datin Zawiah Ahmad were at the Opening Ceremony of the Deaflympics Games at Taipei Stadium on 5th September 2009.

YBhg Dato’ Abdullah Mohd Salleh, President of MFTC and wife YBhg. Datin Zawiah Ahmad met with the Malaysian contingent together with Malaysian Deaflympics officials to welcome them and gave the morale support to the team. They were told also that Yang Ming High School of Shihlin will be the adopted school to cheer for Malaysian’s team throughout the event.



Source: http://www.kln.gov.my/?m_id=44&id=24989

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