 Fear of falling down stairs in public places because you can no longer see them.

 Always looking at your feet when walking rather than holding your head up.
 When you can no longer read street signs.
 If you are limiting your activities simply because you are afraid to leave your home
unaccompanied.
 If you cannot locate items in a store and need help reading price tags. People are more likely to
assist you if they understand why you are asking for help.
 Before entering the dark room, we were seated in a lighted room and given some starters
while reviewing the drinks menu (to pre-order any drinks we would like to accompany our
dinner in the dark).

 Soon afters, we were introduced to our waiter who was visually impaired. He was
responsible for guiding us up to the second floor of the restaurant (the dark room) and
bringing us to our table. There were 2 other couples with us and we were requested to form
a single line and rest our hands on the shoulders of the person in front of us as the waiter
guide all of us up to the room.

 My initial response to stepping into a completely dark room was PURE fear and panic. When
I mean dark room, I mean it’s completely pitched black - you can't see a hint of shadow or
outline. This totally shocked me (although I know I shouldn't be because I was suppose to
know what was coming) and I felt quite helpless. I mean I have been in a room with no light,
but this was entirely different. I blinked a few times to try and see something (which usually
works when my eyes are adjusting to a darker place). But I only saw black.

 Our waiter explained that this was a 3 course dinner and every course will be served using a
serving tray with 4 diamond shaped bowls on it, each with a different food item (we weren't
told what the menu would be - the restaurant just asked if we had any food restrictions). We
were supposed to eat in a clockwise direction, starting with the bowl on our left.

 He informed us that our utensils are on the table and there is a jug of water and two cups at
the center of the table (which we could help ourselves to). A question immediately came to
mind - how do I pour the water without over spilling?

 As if he read my mind, the waiter informed us that to prevent over spilling, we could put our
thumbs at the edge of the glass and stop pouring the water when the water touches our
thumbs.

My experience losing my sight sense for 30minutes is quite experience where I can experience how
important sight sense in our daily life. The minutes my friends close my eyes my initial response is totally
shocked me (although I know I shouldn’t be because I was suppose to know what was coming) and I felt
quite helpless. The plan is my friend get to chooce what food for me to try while I was sitting in the
middle of the food court. There was chinesse food that I can choose from to Japanese food, or Italian
restaurant or regular burger restaurant. My friend choose burger restaurant and order me burger and
fries including soda. When my friend presented the food in front of I get very nervous and currios about
the what kind of im going to taste from the food court. Anxious about the food I start locating where my
food, using my touching feeling I can identify my fries and my drink but I couldn’t tell whether I get
burger or sandwich. Using my taste sense I can not tell the different between chicken or beef on my
sandwich. At 1st I thought I was eating beef sandwich but my friend corrected me that was chicken not
beef.