I woke up exceptionally early today at 8.30am. This is probably due to early sleep. However, the weather is still too warm to continue sleeping and I have lots to accomplish today.
Before starting my aural revision, I started watching a video at TED.com to get inspired and motivated by great people. I was watching this video about a man who lost his ability of speech due to jaw. He was determined to be able to communicate with the world around him. He uses his Mac and a computer generated Alex voice to talk to people around him. To him that was the best voice design so far which is easily understood by people. The flow of speech using this voice was much smoother too. He is now waiting for a voice design company to recreate his real voice. There are prototypes of it but till then, he will still use the Alex voice to communicate. It is amazing how this man is so determined to make his life as normal as possible.
After watching that video, I started doing my aural skill practise for nearly two hours straight. I want to wash my laundry now but the cleaning lady is washing the bathroom. Hence I took a break to type this. I still have a long day to go.
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