When you read this, just know they have been said by VSO volunteers and these are the 9 signs that we have embraced Filipino culture. One of the Voluntary Service Overseas core values....achieved. Boom. 1. "Could you imagine going to the bathroom, brushing your teeth and spitting on the floor afterwards?" (Filipinos do this either in the bathroom, by the shower or outside. No sink used). 2. "We could get like the h12 bus, squeeze maybe 5 or 6 people in three ...

Since I was told to turn my suggestion into something productive, I wrote a letter that is to be sent to Department of Education in the Philippines (I have copied and pasted it for you to read whether it  gets accepted or not so you can see what I've been up to). THE BUTTERFLY PROJECT: Changing Deaf Filipinos Lives [Note: The Butterfly Project is set up to Change Deaf Filipinos Lives. The Butterfly is reflected as the Deaf individual since butterflies are Dea...

In the last few entries, I mentioned what I had seen whilst I've been here in Cebu but what I hasn't said is the possibilities to why it is the way it is. Deaf Filipinos do not have the same academic achievement as their hearing counterparts and they highly depend on vocational subjects through education. There is also the case of teachers. It is "They don't know how to educate the Deaf" VS attitude. The question is why and how would you change it? (If you have ...

I remember when I was younger, I would play on Sims with a friend on her computer. We would create families, homes, create a whole neighbourhood with a click of a mouse. So, you would go from a blank map, and expand it with the budget you have. Except, we found ways to cheat the game and, the slow development of Simcity was made within an hour. The services in Education, Health and Safety was even included for the imaginary citizens.  If only we hasn't cheated ...

During in-community orientation, I went to a High School in Cebu, one that looked like I went into an English Primary school, with the alphabetical sign language icons across the top of the wall. One, I hasn't seen since maybe, nursery. Before I went in, I had seen Deaf Filipinos sawing away at a tree log and planting. It wasn't clear to me, till I read this website. This website was owned by IDEA. The International Deaf Education Association. They have a mission...