A Conversation With My Hero, Stephen | How my deaf friend learned English

Hello, everyone.

Hello, sa lahat.

My name is Robin Shaw.

Ang pangalan ko ay Robin Shaw.

And I am here today with a very special guest.

At nandito ako ngayon kasama ang isang napakaespesyal na panauhin.

Ang aking mahal na kaibigan, Stephen.

My dear friend, Stephen.

He’s also my personal hero.

Siya rin ang aking personal na bayani.

Hello, Stephen.

Hello, Stephen.

Hey, Robin.

Hey, Robin.

Can you tell us a little bit about yourself?

Maaari mo bang sabihin sa amin ng kaunti tungkol sa iyong sarili?

I am 33.

Ako ay 33.

I am deaf.

Ako ay bingi.

I can communicate with you right now through lip-reading and listening through my hearing aids.

Maaari akong makipag-usap sa iyo ngayon

sa pamamagitan ng pagbabasa ng labi at pakikinig sa pamamagitan ng aking mga hearing aid.

Alright so, yes, he is deaf.

Sige, oo, bingi siya.

And he can understand me because he can hear a little bit through his hearing aids and

At naiintindihan niya ako

dahil nakakarinig siya ng konti sa pamamagitan ng hearing aid niya

at kailangan niyang basahin ang labi ko.

he has to read my lips.

Yes.

Oo.

Where did we meet?

Saan tayo nagkita?

We met in North Korea 5 years ago.

Nagkita kami sa North Korea 5 years ago.

That’s right.

Tama iyan.

I was traveling in North Korea for a few weeks, and we had to stay in the same room for about

Naglalakbay ako sa Hilagang Korea sa loob ng ilang linggo,

at kailangan naming manatili sa iisang silid nang mga isa o dalawang linggo.

a week or two.

At nagkita kami.

And we met each other.

At laking gulat ko

And I was very surprised because he was traveling alone in North Korea.

dahil mag-isa siyang naglalakbay sa North Korea.

And, well, you know, just to be in North Korea, Yes,

At, well, alam mo, para lang mapunta sa North Korea,

… is such an adventure.

Oo, … ay isang pakikipagsapalaran.

Pero mag-isa lang siya doon.

But he was there alone.

He didn’t need anybody’s help.

Hindi niya kailangan ng tulong ng sinuman.

Yeah.

Oo. At siya ay isang malayang tao.

And he’s quite an independent person.

There are a lot of misconceptions about deaf people.

Maraming maling akala tungkol sa mga bingi.

A lot of people believe that deaf people cannot do much.

Maraming tao ang naniniwala na ang mga bingi ay walang magagawa.

But I’m a good example of why that is so wrong.

Ngunit ako ay isang magandang halimbawa kung bakit iyon ay mali.

Why don’t you tell us about your childhood, like, how did you learn English?

Bakit hindi mo sabihin sa amin ang tungkol sa iyong pagkabata,

tulad ng, paano ka natuto ng Ingles?

It started with a deaf school.

Nagsimula ito sa isang bingi na paaralan.

So I’m with other children who are also deaf.

Kaya kasama ko ang ibang bata na bingi din.

Natuto kami ng English sa pamamagitan ng kamay,

We learned English through the hands, so it’s not sign language.

kaya hindi ito sign language.

But a representation of English with the hands.

Ngunit isang representasyon ng Ingles gamit ang mga kamay.

So through that medium, we learn the structure of English.

Kaya sa pamamagitan ng midyum na iyon,

natutunan natin ang istruktura ng Ingles.

And also…

At saka... Naririnig lahat ng pamilya ko.

My family are all hearing.

So I was isolated from the conversation.

Kaya napahiwalay ako sa usapan.

So I spent a lot of time reading.

Kaya gumugol ako ng maraming oras sa pagbabasa.

So I learned more English through books.

Kaya mas marami akong natutunang English sa pamamagitan ng mga libro.

Through books, yes…

Sa pamamagitan ng mga libro, oo...

That is amazing.

Kahanga-hanga iyon.

Siguradong marami kang nabasang libro.

You must’ve read a lot of books.

A lot, yes.

Marami, oo. Maraming libro.

A lot of books.

As I said, or he said, we met in North Korea.

Gaya nga ng sabi ko, o sabi niya, nagkita kami sa North Korea.

He loves to travel.

Mahilig siyang maglakbay.

I do.

Oo.

So, how many countries and territories have you been to?

Kaya, ilang bansa

at teritoryo na ang napuntahan mo?

I have been to, now, over 90.

Nakapunta na ako, ngayon, mahigit 90. Mahigit 90, oo.

Over 90, yes.

I have not traveled that much.

Hindi ako gaanong nakabiyahe.

And I don’t think many of you have traveled that much,

At sa tingin ko, marami sa inyo ang nakabiyahe nang ganoon kalaki,

so he is amazing.

kaya nakakamangha siya.

He can travel the world alone.

Kaya niyang maglakbay sa mundo nang mag-isa.

You know…

Alam mo...

No problem.

Walang problema.

There’s no problem.

Walang problema.

Can you tell us what kind of problems you may have when traveling?

Maaari mo bang sabihin sa amin kung anong uri ng mga problema ang

maaaring mayroon ka kapag naglalakbay?

I have been to a lot of poor countries.

Marami na akong napuntahang mahihirap na bansa.

At sa mahihirap na bansa,

And in poor countries, a lot of people cannot read and write.

maraming tao ang hindi marunong bumasa at sumulat.

Kaya, maraming oras, kapag nakikipag-usap ako,

So, a lot of the time, when I communicate, I have to use pen and paper.

kailangan kong gumamit ng panulat at papel.

So when I go up to someone in a poor country to ask for something,

Kaya kapag umaakyat ako sa isang mahirap na bansa

para humingi ng isang bagay, isinulat ko ito.

I write it down.

But they cannot read it.

Ngunit hindi nila ito mabasa.

So, I’ve had to adapt to that by miming for example, or drawing a picture.

Kaya, kailangan kong umangkop doon sa pamamagitan ng paggaya halimbawa,

o pagguhit ng larawan.

So that’s a good example.

Kaya iyon ay isang magandang halimbawa.

Okay, and what country are planning to travel in the near future?

Okay, at anong bansa ang nagpaplanong maglakbay sa malapit na hinaharap?

There’s so much more of the world that I want to see.

Marami pa sa mundo ang gusto kong makita.

I’m thinking of going to Mongolia.

Iniisip kong pumunta ng Mongolia.

It’s very beautiful.

Napakaganda nito. Oo. Oo, sige.

Yes.

Yes, alright.

You have been.

Ikaw ay naging. Nakapunta na ako sa Mongolia. Napakaganda nito.

I’ve been to Mongolia.

It’s very beautiful.

And, yes, we have traveled...

And, yes, we have traveled...

after we met in North Korea.

after we met in North Korea.

We have traveled to other countries.

Nakarating na kami sa ibang bansa.

We've traveled to Sri Lanka and Maldives together.

Sabay kaming naglakbay sa Sri Lanka at Maldives. Oo.

Yes.

And in the future we will travel to more countries.

At sa hinaharap ay maglalakbay tayo sa mas maraming bansa.

Alright, thank you very much, Stephen.

Sige, maraming salamat, Stephen.

You’re welcome.

I’m very happy you did this.

Walang anuman.

I'm very happy na ginawa mo ito.

And you shared a part of your life with our viewers.

At ibinahagi mo ang isang bahagi ng iyong buhay sa aming mga manonood.

And your struggles traveling around the world.

At ang iyong mga pakikibaka sa paglalakbay sa buong mundo.

And learning and speaking English.

At pag-aaral at pagsasalita ng Ingles.

So thank you very much.

Kaya maraming salamat.

Yeah.

Oo.

Alright, thank you everyone for watching.

Sige, salamat sa lahat ng nanonood.

And I’ll see you next time.

At magkikita pa tayo sa susunod.