Friday, May 16, 2008

Disability Awareness Workshop......

well,,,it's on wednesday,,9am-1pm,,at BLOCK A---lounge...



sounds meaningful geh workshop is "happening" here......in UCSI,,organised by the BEST BUDDY.............it's the 1st in m'sia wor...^o^ since i was really free that day,,and have this chance of getting to know more about disability people(vision/hearing impaired,,down syndrome,,autism,,etc....) how to approach them,,what to aspect when dealing with them...........



before the talk began,,there's this activity which i think is reallyx3 meaningful lor.....we have this small white paper with a short statement written on it on our forehead>.< (eg: i'm miss world,,i just came out from jail,,i'm blind.....) some were very funny things,,we were not allowed to tell our frens what is it...then they asked us to find partner or group together based on situation like find a partner if u want to set up a company, people u will inveite to a party.....BLAH BLAH BLAH... but u know,,i just couldn't stand it.....so take a PIC of it and then the next moment i remember -->> people saw it and they were in silence and walkaway....too bad,,
now only i know why people treated me like that......FYI,,of coz i'm not such a person,,i dont want to be a loner,,i cant live without fren((once again i write here..)) knowing how a loner feel,,being lonely all the time,,people keep on avoiding u ,,not being invited to any party,,nobody wants to partner with you.....indeed it's very sad geh !!!

so,,now i've change my mind,,to approach any people,,be their friend,,willing to help or talk to them (aiya,,of coz not simply approach a stranger lah...) nobody here,,on this earth born to be a loner !!
therefore,,i choose to --- not to be loner,,and also make sure my friends around me wont be a loner too....hahaha..............^^V




during the workshop,,towards the end,,our VVIP-- 3 disability people just arrived (i think so ),,they were invited to said a few words,,even though they normally speak in mandarin/cantonese,,they tried their best to introduce themselve in english......i really felt so touch,,and we watched the video when they were dancing.....we looked at them having fun,,and we felt happy too ... then,,finally it was over and we had our lunch there (wow,,nice one---nasi lemak was provided) once again,,i'm not a loner although my friend left earlier for her english class......i met wai mun and chuan jie ,,we chit chat for a while,,had our lunch then we made an effort to approach our VVIP..hehe..

it was actually my first encounter,,to approach the down syndrome people....my first question mark in my mind --> are they just like normal people ? what to ask them ? how to start our conversation ? well,,the moment we sat down,,closer to them,,they shoke our hand,,then started to ask us ~~ our names,,our age,,where we live,,all sorts of question.....it was really a great time spending with them,,talked to them....they were very nice and of coz -- friendly.....haha...

SO,,people,,dont treat them differently,,they are actually just like normal people...it's only their appearance are a bit different from ours...does it mean that we should treat them differently ? make them feel like alienated ? being left out in the society ? NO NO NO !!!


WE ALL THE SAME,,WE ALL NEED FRIENDS ...
WE NEED LOVE, SUPPORT, CARE just like they do ....




















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