Host home in Lytham

Judith Ann Funnell

From Sunday 29th November 2009 to Tuesday January 12th 2010

When Abi and Jamuna took me and Kul to Lytham that where Abi and Jamuna used to live for two weeks before we moved there, we was told Judith was Deaf and full of life.  I was quite pleased for that cos i was same. When we get in the house, Judith were so welcome us, we were so relaxing in the house.  When she start sign langauge, i was so pleased with it cos thats my own language and i can more relax to understand her. Kul was pleased too cos he wanted to understand BSL and keen to learned more.

Whos she?!

• Profoundly Deaf
• BSL
• Happy Gal
• Divorce
• Three Children - David, Sue and Ash
• Tutor - Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3
• Busy Gal
• Helpful
• Hearing dog for Deaf - Storry - Sadly, he died on July, God bless him, He was so lovely boy.
• Chatterbox - Like me! :)
• Vegetarian

Anyway, i asked her about rules, she told me its not rules but wanted us take our shoes off before we get in. Thats funny, cos she was smiler to my parents....her house was so model house which was so lovely. She told us help ourself at the house.

Kul was good at the house....i did teach him how to use the house...very different from Urike's house, just small bit and same before, Kul learned so fast and he know what he doing. So he didnt need me at all. He know how get here from Deafway.

Lytham was so beautful place, it have a lovely lighthouse. and it did have a shoppings there.

Judith took me, Kul and Sobita away for a day...went to have a meal with Judith's friends Ted and Mike in Lytham....Thanks Judith for paying us a meal!

Most of nights, Judith normally come home late, like after 10pm to 11pm cos of her work...she was so busy lady, i keep told her next time, she must cut her hours down cos she seem so tired, i was bit worried about her. She teaching BSL L1,L2, and L3, in diifferent places. She always told me 'i wanted to help people and didnt want let them down' She is so good soul. Im so pleased to met her and have my host home for two months.

She is vegetarian, but told me i can cook a meat if i wanted to, not her. But in the bed, she cooked a meat, a lasagan!! Bless her, I was so late come back home after work and she wanted to cooked for me...bless her...told you she is good soul!

After Christmas, Red and Binaya's host had a bit problem, so Red and Binaya had to leave their house and had no where to stay. Judith, bless her, offerd them to stay at our house. she had gave up her own bed to let me and Red to sleep there so Kul and Binaya sleep at my old room(where Kul and I sleep for two months) so Judith sleeping at Office in single bed.

Judith, i want to say thank you so much for having us stay at your house for two months....we were so gateful for that.

MRP

Friday 27th November to Sunday 29th November 2009

Whats MPR?! Humm good question...i never thought of it....hummm, I'll ask a team about it....oooh I've got it!

Its *Midweek Pre-Review*

Oh of course....i do remember now ;) hee hee! That's mean that's the middiet of term, from Oct to Jan...Pertol 1, see how we felt about our counterparts and host homes etc. And how did we give + and - about them.

It was Cindy, Lottie and Abi's rescpertion for sort out those weekend and also MPR. 

We went to B'ham for the weekend, we were staying a hostel called * * and it was so cool! I had share the room with Kul, Redmond, his counterpart Binyay and Sanu- the Nepal interpreter. Our 'neightbour' was the girls. i was often to drop down at their house and have a chat with them. Much better than talking about footballs! *Yawn* lol! 

 We were told we have to write down how we felt about our counterparts.

So, at first i have to be honest about me and Kul.....we all know we wasn't getting on well with each other at first cos at first i thought he was so quiet and i was loud. I was so chatterbox, and i was hoping he would be too...but nope, he just liked to watch TV which was fair enough as in Nepal he doesn't have one which i understand. But then it would be nice if i getting know him bit more. He was very stubborn, it just his way and i have to accept it. 

I gave him + that he is very good cleaning in the house and always helpful people. Like if the Nepalese people didn't understand us and Kul is always be there for them and make sure they understand. He is kind and helpful. I do believed he is very good to help people. I gave him - that he wasn't listen at me what I was trying to explain to him and wont do when he was told. He didn't like to be told. He believed that he is older than me and he should be one who tell me what I do. Its just Nepal culture. That's what he brought up.

In the end, i asked him what did he think of me...like + and -...that's all he told me i was very good helpful and always think of them before me. (To be honest i cant remember more!) and i asked him what about - he told me its nothing about me and i told him i must have but nope. Wow! That's make me realised he was a good man.

On Saturday, we went to Wolves for Deafest, we have to be volunteers at deafest....but to be honest, we didn't do much really as we were so much fun to be with old people and new people. Kul was with some of a hearing person...i cannot remember who....any idea who he was with? 

I do remember that my dear friend Jenna, i knew her though a friend from Bristol, we were just on the fire! I was so pleased to see Jenna and had a so much catch up with our news. She was helping with Rita....Moona's counterpart, Rita does loves Jenna and also did Jenna. Bless them as they trying to understand each other with different languages. I never forget, when Jenna was lost Rita somewhere, Jenna was so upset and was worried about her and keep asking everyone 'Where is Rita?' til she found Rita was with Moona and her sister. Jenna is now uni in Wolves for become the teacher. I do proud of her cos she will never give up her dream. 

And of course see Verity, my darling NDCS friend, she was volunteer as well at Deafest. And other one as well....Sarah!! :) It was Cindy, me and Ola's friend, she came down all the way from Derby for just see us. Bless her! 

Oooo of course Lottie and i had met two famous good-looking guys.....who, where and how?! * *

In the end, i was so drunk and dance all the night, it was bit embarrassed cos Carolyn saw me to doing bit silly but finally she think it was funny! Phew! 
It was so brilliant day and night! I was so glad that Nepali enjoy too and finally met new people. Ooo Of course they had meet their old dear friends from Nepal who had moved here from Nepal a few years ago. It was so great to see them so happy to see some of Nepali girls. 

On Sunday

Ouch....hangover!! I knew i couldn't be drinking really but ah well, i always say 'i'll never drinking again!!' But then always in the end, i stand up drinking, eh! :) hee hee!

We doing some of MPR as well....it was a good day cos we did some of games which was so funny! 'How well do you know your counterpart' WOW! It was silly questions really, stuff like 'What is Kul's fav colour?' 'How many Kul's shoes got?' etc but it was a good game! :)

Finally we get Minibus on the way to back Preston!

Well done, Lottie, Cindy and Abi, you done a brilliant weekend....we would never do that if it were you! So Well done, girls! :)

GCD 3

Amy and Skikha's Human Right

In Africa, the American photographer gone to Africa to take a photo and found a photo of a very sick child naked curled up outside with a crawbird watching as if the bird waiting for a little boy dies, so he can eat it. After he took a photo, he killed himself three months later. Its so sad, isn't it?

Its so awful to see it.... :(

I also learn about women's equel and money. i think women should be same as men, like work and money, the men shouldn't be be unequel to women.
I have a lots of girlfriends who i love very much and im always thought of them, even my wonderful mum and two sisters, i cant stand to think of men think they are better than women which it didnt true. Im a man myself and i would never be equel to them and im always respect them. I hope you agree with me, my friends.

Thats Amy and Skikha's presentation photos....

 

 

 

 

 

GCD 2

Red and Binaya's Culture and Religion

I had learn about their presentation.

Its about *Music *Social *Community *Identity *Religion *Wedding *Language *Behaving *Food *Names *Race *Games * Clothes * Signed/writing *Rules *Fashionals *Family and many more.

I never knew about those culture, so i realised we have a Deaf Culture....i was in Deaf Culture....wel I'm still in Deaf Culture, of course....and i do remember i grew up in hearing culture til i was about 19 years old, i join in Deaf Culture....it was so different from hearing culture, it was shocked me to see that like that, too many deaf poeple i never knew it would have one.