When Uncle Sam sneezes, the whole world catches cold

September 26, 2008 in Anything Filipino
Tags: Obama Mccain Filipino effect, Philippines, Uncle Sam sneeze, United States

Let’s deviate momentarily about the deaf issue and tackle a broader one. I recently got hold of this funny yet factual saying,

When the US economy sneezes, the world catches a cold.

The reason for this is that being the biggest economy in the world, the United States most likely have trade and investment relations with [...]

10 Things Filipinos Abroad Can Do To Help Our Country

August 27, 2008 in Anything Filipino
Tags: Filipino, Philippines

I received this forwarded email from my other Yahoogroup which comprises Filipino Persons with Disabilities called This_Able_Phils. The message is very relevant and appropriate so I eagerly posted it in my blog. This one is written by Atty. Alex Lacson suggesting of ways in order for our 8 million great Overseas Filipino Workers (the nurses, [...]

Filipino Deaf from American Deaf’s Eyes

August 15, 2008 in Deaf Experiences
Tags: Filipino, Filipino Sign Language, Philippines, thomas

After posting controversial article regarding Filipino deaf scam, it’s time for me put something positive about my country. Fortunatley, I found a video log of an American Deaf giving his personal warm ASL to deaf Filipino.

On Cochlear Implants and 3rd World Country

July 1, 2008 in Technologies
Tags: cochlear implant, Philippines

Here is a 5-minute video documentary of a very popular TV program in our country that tells a story of a family trying to see if their child can undergo cochlear implant. Hosted by Ms. Sandra Aguinaldo, I-witness is a docu-research shown in GMA-7 last June 2008. The entire program is 30 minutes long so I edited it and shown only the parts related to CI. The language spoken is Tagalog so I added a sub-title in English for the benefit of our foreign viewers.

Interpreting: To mouth or not to mouth?

May 10, 2008 in Interpreting Issues
Tags: Filipino Sign Language, mouth words, Philippines, Sign Language

Using Hamlet’s famous soliloquy, I ask,
To mouth the words or not to mouth? That is the question.
A sign language interpreter oftentimes portray multiple roles depending on the situation, client’s educational background and the overall environment where interpreting takes place. He may be both an interpret and a teacher. This is very true especially in a [...]