Viral video of ‘Cikgu Pekak’ sparks joy and curiosity on the internet
A silly and sweet moment captured between a special needs teacher and one of his students is warming the hearts of Malaysians online.
In a short video posted on Twitter, @fakrufaiz shares a glimpse into the interesting life he has as a ‘Cikgu Pekak’.
*Cabaran cikgu pekak*
Murid terjatuh pensil atas meja.
1. Cikgu panggil murid tak dengar
2. Cikgu tepuk meja murid tak dengar
3. Cikgu jerit pun tak dengar
4. Last2 cikgu sendiri kena bangun kejar murid. HAHAHA pic.twitter.com/ZPzy8aZ1kX— fakrufaiz (@fakrufaiz8) July 2, 2019
The 20-second clip shows the teacher and student having a brief exchange in sign language, with the caption reading ‘Challenges of being a Cikgu Pekak’.
Translation:
*Challenges of being a Cikgu Pekak*
Student drops a pencil on the table
Teacher calls the pupil, but the student couldn’t hear
Teacher knocks on the desk, the student couldn’t hear
Teacher shouts, still couldn’t be heard.
Finally, teacher chases after pupil. Hahaha.
via Twitter
And nooo, before you get any wrong ideas… ‘Cikgu Pekak’ does not mean that the teacher himself is deaf…
The way fakrufaiz explains it, it’s more of a lingo used among those in the Special Needs Education business.
Maybe korang semua tak biasa dengan gelaran ‘cikgu pekak’. Biasa kami panggil cikgu yang mengajar murid pekak@masalah pendengaran tu ‘cikgu pekak’. Minta maaf kalau ada yang kurang faham. Hehe😊👍
— fakrufaiz (@fakrufaiz8) July 3, 2019
“You might not be familiar with the term ‘Cikgu Pekak’. Usually, we call teachers for the deaf and hearing-impaired ‘Cikgu Pekak’. Sorry for the confusion.”
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The teacher also took time to translate the conversation that the two had.
Maksud penggunaan bahasa isyarat antara guru dan murid :
Murid : Terima kasih cikgu.
“Salamâ€
Cikgu : Pandai.. Sekarang boleh rehat makan di kantin.
— fakrufaiz (@fakrufaiz8) July 3, 2019
Translation:
Student: Thank you, teacher
Teacher: Good… Now go to the canteen for recess.
via Twitter
The video which came out on July 3 had since gained over 16,000 likes and 21,000 retweets.
Check out what Malaysians have to say about it;
This is too cute 😂
— Didi (@Mashaddi_Mastor) July 3, 2019
That kid is adorable
— neva (@Aishtea) July 4, 2019
Dua perkara buat saya terharu:
1- Melihat kesungguhan anak kelainan upaya itu hadir ke sekolah untuk belajar.
2- Melihat kesabaran guru itu mengajar anak-anak istimewa.Syabas dan TAHNIAH! pic.twitter.com/zfwX4dkd2X
— Adam (@ATMology) July 3, 2019
Translation:
Two things that touched me:
1. Seeing the disabled child’s spirit to attend school and learn.
2. The teacher’s patience to educate those children
Congratulations!
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Some were even intrigued enough by the charming video to note their own interest to learn sign language.
Cute! Nak belajar sign language jugakk
— ฅ’ω’ฅ (@Anis2379) July 3, 2019
Susah ke bahasa isyarat? Rasa macam nak belajar. Cause kadang2 tengah kerja and berurusan dengan customer bisu. After that rasa serba salah sebab tak dapat reply to them (but they bring their son or daughter to translate to everyone).
— dinda (@raffleszcha) July 3, 2019
“Is it hard to learn sign language? Always wanted to learn, because sometimes I have to interact with customers who are mute. I feel guilty not being able to communicate with them.”
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X de kelas sign language yg i can sign up to ke?
— Malyshka (@queenFaira) July 3, 2019
And it appears that they’re in luck!
Apparently, due to such popular requests, fakrufaiz is now giving a few short lessons on how to sign, starting with the basics…
Assalamualaikum dan selamat pagi semua. Hari ini saya akan kongsikan satu video bahasa isyarat tentang huruf-huruf asas dalam bahasa isyarat ( huruf a – z ) Semoga bermanfaat untuk kita semua😊 pic.twitter.com/6755k9j3ro
— fakrufaiz (@fakrufaiz8) July 4, 2019
Huruf-huruf dalam bahasa isyarat ( a-z ) pic.twitter.com/U1QIVL4yOs
— fakrufaiz (@fakrufaiz8) July 4, 2019
So what do you say guys, shall we sign our ABCs’ today..
