How it Started (Sign Language Classes)
Yesterday, was my fourth sign language lesson. Honestly, I have never thought that I would take up sign language classes or even have a remote interest in this subject. Yet, here I am. How this came to be? I am not too sure myself. But I suppose you could say that there were a few factors that influenced my decision to take up this class. 1. Awareness When Starbucks Malaysia opened their first signing store in Bangsar, dedicated to employing deaf partners, it was something new to me. A signing store? Huh? How does that work? How does one communicate, "One Java Chip, grande size, soy milk, one pump sugar, no whipped cream" by signing? Then the movie, "A Quiet Place" , starring deaf actress Millicent Simmonds was shown in the cinemas. The movie itself was a whole new experience for me, with a majority of the length of the film being played in silence. Even the typical jump scare parts were not really scary as there was no creepy bac...