Friday, December 18, 2009
experienced Dialogue in the Dark today.
it was really really an enriching experience.
i was really scared at first, coz the idea of not being able to see anything simply terrified me.
becoz my eyesight was bad, i know how it was like not being able to see things clearly.
but not being able to see anything at all, its a whole new different story.
after the whole trip, i realised how much we are dependent on our sight on navigation, so much so tt when we lose our sight, we do not know how to navigate anymore. it becomes very confusing, n u're only reassured when u can hear voices directing u.
we went through the forested area, learning to appreciate the sound of birds n the waterfall; went on a boat ride, imagining how singapore river is like in our minds; we went through the modern area, crossing the rd n learning how difficult n dangerous it is when we can't see anything; went to the mkt, learning how to differentiate the items displayed using our sense of touch n smell; n finally, we went to the bar, n learnt how it was like to drink in the dark.
this whole experience can be unimaginable to ppl who've never experienced how being visually impaired is like. my eyes were hurting from staring into the darkness n straining to see, so much so tt i ended up closing them. it was total darkness; there weren't even exit lights there. becoz ur eyesight is not of use, u become very much dependent on ur ears to navigate. tt's one reason why they call the place "Dialogue in the Dark". w/o sound, we wouldn't have been able to move. we wouldn't even know which direction to move.
this place is really highly recommended. it is inside ngee ann poly, n well worth the money spent.
9:25 PM
