Left-handed

Since Danish was 2 – 3 years old, I realize he will be a lefty. He wrote, hold things and even eat using his left hand. No problem being a left-handed toddler, but as a kid going to school there will be more issues. Writing for example. Normally lefty’s handwriting is more smudgy coz the way we write English and Bahasa is from left to the right. It will be even worst if he is a sweaty person.

 

In our tradition, using right hand is always the right way. Especially when eating. To ask  Danish to use his right hand to eat is very hard. He will use for the first 2 – 3 spoon but after that he will automatically switch to his left hand.

 

courtesy from lefty

While browsing the Internet, I come across to an article saying that there is an NGO for Lefties in Malaysia. They even have their own blog; http://lefthandedmalaysia.blogspot.com. Some of the services are selling the left-handed scissors, pencil sharpener, mugs, etc. Especially design for the lefty.

Some interesting info from the blog:

• Spatial Thinkers - The thought processes of left-hander are dominated by the right hemisphere of their brain, which deals with non-verbal, visual, artistic and musical perceptions, as well as controlling the left side of the body.
• Left-handers are wired into the artistic right hemisphere of the brain which makes them imaginative, creative, witty, obsessive, infuriating, delightful and original but NEVER DULL
• Left-handers are twice as likely to qualify for MENSA, the high IQ society.
• Your sense of humor is in the left-hand brain. It is no accident that so many of the great comics have been left-handed....

..image borrowed from the lefties website..