Hello Ashton, I have read your messag; that was very thoughtful of you to let everyone know how much you are missing mummy. Not long to go now!!**and I will be seeing my baby again. LUV U lots, mummy.

Today is very very very very very very very very special day because it's my Mum's birthday! It's first time I missed her birthday in my life, similar to christmas! ah well! Happy birthday Mum! love you Ash xXx

Hi Steven
This is Andrew Capels aunt Cathy, from Vauxhall here visiting your mum and she has been showing me all your photos. You look great and seem to be having a great time. Hope to see you when you come home.
Love from Cathy

Hi Steven!!

Not long now til you come home is it?!! When exactly are you coming back? We'll ave to meet up sometime so i can hear all about your year abroad!! Long time no see.. Summer's coming, I'm off to Cyprus soon with some of the girls e.g Laurie, Kathy Walker, Becks and a few more girls! Can't wait 4 the sun!
Jessica

hi steven mum here just got the computer fixed so it was graet to get on line and see all your new photos you all look very happy and having fun.
it looks like you and joanna had a great time together trinadad looks like a great place.
sorry to here that you were sick but tara tells me that you are feeling better now.
have you found out when you will be comming home yet? let me now if you do.
everyone over here are fine joseph is in the middle of taking his GCSE poor thing im sure he will do ok.
anyway i will go now hope to speak to you on msn soon love you mum

Hey all! alright? Let you know Rachel and me will fly to Dominica on 27th June till 2 July, it will be great seeing them again since 1998! I have to practice BSL again as Rachel is a strong BSL user!! arrgh! Deafrd about the Galleudet protest? most students and alumni protest against Gally's new president Jane Fernandes (JKF), not related to JFK, I can see why she is too jumbled for presidential job hehe!) check out www.ridorlive.com, you don't need to check it out if you are only interested in British Deaf community and BSL act... take care of yourselves! Ash xXx

Hey there,

It had been a while since i last posted a message! way too long but once again i have been updating the photos and postcards all week. Right now just finished Trinidad part, as u can see on the top right corner saying that i am in Port of Spain atm!! Left there a month ago! lol

Getting back to work now as the schools are opened once again as the Easter is over and i am getting back to do sporting activities as notably did some at East Bank CBR and they had good time playing some ball games and cricket. :D

Will go to David Rose School tmw and Diamond on Thursday, lots of fun coming for me now! :D

Aman, Yeah deffo will do it if we can get some colour powders and a place to do that, maybe i can organise it one day and invite anyone to take part of fun! :D wait and see how i can set it up without causing any trouble for innocent pass by people! :S

Lol

Love always

Steven/xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Good morning... you would sign 'Good night' here!!! Anyway hope you all are alright! Im just chilling at the moment as the Easter nearly gone! Mum, thanks for the takeaway, it was wonderful(!) hehe! Anyway I set up a new website (more attractive than Hotmail!) check out.............. http://ashtondeaf.blogspot.com/ ..................... cheers Ash xXx

Bet it was nice to have a fresh face, Joey around. Even though I'm Indian, I've never celebrated a traditional phwagah day in style and I envy you for having that experience. I'll tell you what though, we'll have our own colourful flour fight back in the U.K when we can. I'm sure in no time that we'll be recieving odd looks from others. You're missing England? A culture shock will definitely be in store when you return back to the U.K, not looking forward to that. Bahasa Melayu sign language is a bit similar to the ASL. Bet you that once I return, I'll have a habit of using one hand for the alphabet that people will be asking me to slow down or to use two hands *shakes head*. Looks boiling over there, sure is in Borneo that I'm forever drinking water 24/7. The kids have an obsession of having like 4 showers a day, that bad! Not gaining a tan though as you have to cover yourself up while being in public and teaching. The Malays would do anything to stay fair as they admire the beauty of white complexion, keep having to tell them that they should be proud of their race, no matter what colour they are. Feel like a giant compared to the Malays as they are generally small, it is in their nature. Anyway, great to see that you are still hanging it in there, stay true as always. Hugs :) x

Hey there,

Thank you for your comment Ashton... *hee hee* Anyway... I just wanna say thank you to Steven for inviting me over to Guyana, and I am glad that we did spend times in Trinidad, which it is lovely island... I am planning to go back there, if anyone is up for it... *grins* To be honest I do miss Guyana, because it is very different... and also I am enjoying the sun over there... My tan is faded away when I got back to England *boo hoo* Hope things are well... and please update what you both have been doing...

Take care

Joey xxxxx

Ashton, great news, can't wait. Sent an email to explain. Yes!!, the countdown starts here! Have a good Easter, LUV MUM
Stevo, more great picks. Do you both really want to return to UK? Send some of that great looking food via interactive email takeaway! In these days of techno, it should be possible!

Hey everyone! I have been absent from here sometime, sorry!! I would like to send here for you to find out what I have been done! I feel like my English is getting much better than before due to my email-machine!!! Ahem, that's not so me! I will put a brief message,.. I think! Anyway last 2 months was quite madness but worthy!!! Numbers of VSO volunteers seem got lesser and lesser than last year, it was quite spooky! :S. Must be my BO or something!! just kidding (I hope!), their 6-months service here was done! In March, I did add 4 ASL classes for teachers/parents at schools & disabled students at the Open Doors Centre. The Deaf Mission visited for workshops from the USA, 20 include 2 Deaf people. They were so amazing and so lovely! They are great role model to most of Deaf Guyanese through their drama workshop. Julie who is hearing, she is fluent ASL user also qualified interpreter. We got on very well. We talked about comparison of BSL and ASL, attitude, culture etc. We learnt each other for signs like BSL & ASL's own signs. Other people are fantastic too! I think I fell in love with my girlfriend ASL now because of handshape rhythm, I will show you when I get back! The fund-raising for a new Diamond's Deaf youth Club was really successful! It was the St.Patrick house party at Stevo's & mine, there were about less than 20 people attended (included a few gate-crashed which was a good thing!!!) Raised about £50!! My big thanks to them! :) I did buy some games and meals for the opening party from the fund, teachers from Diamond school cooked vary of foods such as chicken curry, roti, sponge cake. Mines chick pea! Also gave away spoilt sweet thing to the children!!! The grand opening of Diamond's DYC was fantastic, I organised everything perfectly except problem with the date and time but we've put it behind us already!!! About 40 people include 5 Deaf children, parents + teachers from Diamond school seemed they enjoyed every moment! :) We played the game like magnet dartboard, cards, dominoes, chess, scrabbles, football!! It was for Deaf children and other who has learning difficulties and behaviour problem. It will boost their confidence and communication between them and parents at home. Great speeches from Stevo and one of teachers who was a birthday girl,... of course and me too! lol! This club will start at 2pm-4pm on 2nd and 4th Saturdays every month. After Trinidad hols, Stevo brought his mate from the UK who I never know... finally met Joanna,... Joey,.... Mojo... or Jo at parent support group! She is really lovely and open-minded, straight-talking, I like that about her! We talked alot and alot and alot and alot and alot (did I say 'alot'?) although I havent been to Esso station for using my hand!!! I found this weird to sign in.................................BSL!!!! Blimey! When we first met, she was bit nervous because of my fluent ASL even without using my lip sometime!!! Funnily, the first thing she said to me 'Im nervous!' Very sweet! She learnt most of ASL and GSL, she is a quick learner! She influenced me infamous sign 'Ftt' as in 'Oh I see'!!! The more she talks about England, the more I'm missing over there... for the first time!!! Only I know she didnt the most about Guyana is her enemy mosquitoes! My great mate Rachel MacDonald will visit here in June for 2 weeks (24th June-8th July), we might fly over to my (almost) rooted Dominica, one of West Indies island for 5 nights!!! I really cant wait to see her! ? There's more coming up, I will set up a Deaf drama group (cant wait!!), another Deaf Youth club in New Amsterdam, more workshops and Deaf Awareness Week in 12th-18th June!!! I promised brief message oops! lol! MARCO, mind you, it's really Stevo's website! :) our ASL class will be back in next Tues! Take care of yourselves Ash xXxXx PS LEEDS DFC, well done for beating Golden Fleece 5-1!!! :)