Kerenah Anak-anak

I'm pregnant! Alhamdulillah

2010-03-16T07:52:00.000-07:00

I'm in the 14th weeks of my third pregnancy. According to my gynae, my EDD is on 14th September 2010, 3 days before my 32nd birthday. Alhamdulillah. I've been trying to conceive since last year. But, my hubby's hectic schedule didn't give me any luck (Allah belum bagi rezeki). I strongly feel that this happens miraculously on the day we celebrate our 7th anniversary at Victoria Station. (read : Sayang, u should have brought me to VS a long time ago. It has somehow triggered my 'good' hormones. haha )

Wawan doesn't really care about having an adik. He still wants to drink milk from his bottle and play with my hand while doing so. Sometimes, he seemed a little bit upset when I told him that he can't play with my hands anymore after I give birth to a new baby. Pity him.. but, he should play an 'abang's' role a long time ago. He'll be almost 5 years old when he gets a baby. That's old.

Kakak on the other hand is so excited. She has been requesting on a new baby since last year. She even prepared a name to the baby. 'Nabila' she says, if we get a baby girl. I wonder why she didn't even prepare a boy's name? Is she getting too much from her delirious brother, wawan? Hmmm.. maybe.
Oh, since this is my first post in 2010, it's gonna be quite long ya. Here's two pics drawn by my kids .. one obsessed with princess and another is crazy over superheroes. Enjoy Papa!

Notice the ultraman with so-called tanduk, the monster with sharp teeth and the people standing in horror in front of the buildings.

A long-haired princess wearing high-heels. There are some erased parts though. Correction, i guess.

Happy 6th Birthday!!

2009-09-04T15:27:00.000-07:00

Since this is fasting month.. we have to postpone Aisyah's birthday celebration. Well, mine is coming up too.. and my beloved DH is also coming home on my birthday. So, we decide to celebrate hers later. However, she was having a countdown on her birthday. A few days before... or is it one week before? And, since this is her first year fasting... she did make requests on food that she wanted to eat. She's been complaining that she haven't had pizzas for quite some time. So, her Tok Tan promised her that he will treat her pizza on her birthday. So, here goes our mini birthday celebration for dearest Aisyah Najihah who turns 6 today. I love you Aisyah!! Mama really loves you. Do not doubt my love for you dear. (She always complains about me being less attentive to her, and that is actually being jealous to her brother. He's still small sayang. Wait until we get another baby .. then, you know who will get the most attention afterwards) ;)

On the other hand, Syazwan who was bedrested last two days is now up and running. But, he's getting skinnier though. I'm worried sick everytime he got sick because he always ends up in extreme cases. He's been to ER twice this year. This time, I think I'm only minutes away before he gets a fit. I never had this kind of experience with Aisyah. Stressed? I nearly lost my mind. I have loads of work piling up in front of me, and now my son is sick... *sob sob sob.

Lukisan

2009-07-23T14:35:00.000-07:00

Kakak suh lukiskan gambar princess. So, when Wawan heard that kind of request, for sure dia pun mama lukis untuk dia sekali. Maksudnya, I have to draw both la kan.. satu utk kakak and satu utk wawan. Kakak kaler princess dia cantik-cantik. Wawan plak..kaler sendiri, tak tanya org pun nak kaler warna apa.

So, as you can see, the above is Kakak's princess and below is Wawan's otromen. Kakak siap mintak permission untuk bawak lukisan tu ke tadika eeman. So, I did ask her, why does she wan to bring it to school. Her explanation is long... katanya kawannya Lisa tu, suka lukis princess. So, dia nak tunjuk kat kawan dia.. mama dia pun pandai lukis princess yg cantik. Hahaha. Masa aku mintak balik lukisan ni (sebelum dia simpan dlm beg sekolah dia), mukanya berkerut. Ingat aku tak nak bagi la tu. Pastuh, aku ckp nak scan dulu... kasik papa tengok. So, sebelum scan, aku letak atas cabinet. Selagi dia nampak benda tu kat atas tu.. selagi tu dia tanya, mama, bila nak scan? Nak tau kenapa.... sebab dia takut nanti.. aku tak scan2 and pagi besok dia tak sempat amik utk bawak ke school. hishhh.....sabo je la.

Wawan on the other hand.. siap menangis. Huhu. He was holding this otromen's drawing (tgk pada kaler mixture otromen tuh...hahaha, menangis org jepun tgk agaknya. Pink campur biru.). So, I ask him to give it to me first... I want to scan it. Bila aku masukkan lukisan tu dalam scanner, dia dh bising. "Mana otromen wawan?" So, being typical me yg suka mengusik dia.. I told him that gambar otromen tu nak dimasukkan dalam komputer. Then i show the scan preview to him. Apalagi... melalak lah dia. Dia ingat komputer dh amik otromen dia. Mmg la dia boleh tgk kat komputer, tapi, dia ttp nak pegang original drawing tu. Hmm... obses sungguh. So, terpaksa la aku cepat2 siapkan scan n return balik lukisan to him. Barula senyap. Alahaiii...macam-macam betul laa anak-anak kesayanganku ni. ;)

Wawan - Menjadi mangsa sewaktu tido

2009-07-10T05:53:00.000-07:00

2009-07-10T05:28:00.000-07:00

A lot of happenings this week, and most of it reveolves around Wawan. Muhammad Syazwan fell into Eeman's little pond. Hishh... anak jantan sorang ni memang full of surprises. Luckily, he didn't catch any fever. The day before, he feed the cats with rice. OMG! Habis 1 pot beras... maybe he thought that cats also eat rice like chickens. Back in my hometown, he sometimes feeds the chickens with rice. So, kat sini, when he saw those cats clinging at him, he said to Andung " Andung, cat ni lapar la. Bagi la makan Andung". Andung was too busy cooking at that time, so, Andung ignored his request. Tengok2... selamat beras Andung ditaburnya untuk kucing2 tu. Hahaha...sabo je. Kelakar...tapi, pada masa yg sama.. ishh..geramnya!

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Off to Bintulu

2009-01-07T23:54:00.000-08:00

Mom, Sis n her fiance (flying to Kapit on the same day)

My dear sis is flying to Bintulu .... to become a new teacher, adding up to four teachers in my family, oops, five including my mom. I hope she will do well there.

Roller-skate

2008-12-30T17:33:00.000-08:00

And.. after half an hour, they're totally exhausted. Wawan fall asleep right after I bathe him. And that was 7 in the evening. Hmm.. malam berjaga lah jawabnya.

There's a funny cute story of Wawan today. He was telling Emak to buy him the ultraman mask that he saw yesterday (he has asked me already, but, I don't want to buy). So, Emak said that she has no money. Wawan.. being wise at that time, took a card (membership cards of XYZ co.) and gave it to Emak. "Nah.. ini duit nya". When Emak said that the card "tak boleh", he went to get another card and told Emak that "yang ini boleh". Hahaha.. come to think of it, maybe he often sees us swipe our cc instead of cash. I don't think he assumed the card as money because he already knows the real 'money', the notes and the coins as well. Hai.. dah pandai dah.

Engagement Ceremonies

2008-12-30T15:38:00.000-08:00

Achik is showing off her engagement rings.

McNa is someone's fiance now

Ceremonies? Waa...takkanla banyak sangat kan? Well.. towards the end of Dec, there's two engagement ceremonies held in our family. Back to back. Ingatkan LOTR trilogy or six episodes of Starwars are the only ones yang ada back-to-back. The first one is my 'cun' cousin .. Achik .. a.k.a Zainita's which was held on 25th of Dec. And the second one is my own sweet sis .. McNa a.k.a Syalina on the 27th. But I miss my sis' engagement ceremony because of some technicalities (urghhhhh.. I really regret this! ;(. Sorry sis!). But, I've settled certain things for the ceremony before I hop on a train back to Banting. Thankfully, my serba-boleh cousin.. Along.. is around. So, there's nothing to worry. Hehe.. sorry Long for putting the burden on you.. ;).

Cuti-cuti Malaysia

2008-12-21T09:32:00.000-08:00

Smooth sailing journey on a train

2008-12-21T08:58:00.000-08:00

My kids and I have travelled with many kind of transportation to go back to Kelate..my hometown. We've travelled by car (it's obviously common, rite?), by aeroplane, and also by bus. But, travelling in a bus on a 7-hour journey for an adult accompanying TWO kids can be very annoying and tiring. That's why, I only tried it once, and never had the courage to travel by bus in the near future with my kids anymore. It happened early January when DH is already in KB for a short-term assignment, and I have to go back to Kelantan on my own. Since the arrangement was kinda last-minute-arrangement, the flights tickets are way expensive than it should be. So, being a cheapskate, I brought Ecah and Wawan to hop into an afternoon bus from Putrajaya to TM. It turned out that Wawan need to pass his stool in his diapers. So, go figure what happen next. Hahaha...

So, this time around, I need to go back on my own again since DH didn't get the leave approval until 17 Dec. Bus tickets were already sold out from 26/11 till 7/12. Do you know why? All because of school holidays and Raya Haji on 8/12. So, I didn't have much choice but to buy train tickets. And the result is ... a tiring journey with longer duration... but somehow .. much better than travelling by bus. ;)

Bullion rose vs Bead flower

2008-12-07T00:56:00.000-08:00

Once upon a time (well... last few months I guess..) I'm so in love with gardening. Now, I have come to another phase of obsession, or craze ... bullion roses. What are bullion roses? How do I grow them? Haha... it's totally off topic from gardening. It's embroidery. Malay call it 'bunga tahi ulat'. My MIL has learned on how to embroider it a long time ago. It was a trend in yesteryear and now it has made a comeback. So, taking some guide from my MIL and the internet (http://www.needlenthread.com/ and http://cheq-sue.com/blog/2008/11/30/teknik-sulaman-benang/), I have started it... and I have fun doing it. This is another way of refurbishing my old tudungs. So, here goes my first attempt ...

Beading on the other hand.. is progressing slowly. Because, I have a hard time to keep it neat. Hmm... so, the easiest solution is, have it made by Kak Z, whose work is extremely neat and creative. Seriously.. I really adores her work. ;)

Photoshoot & Photoshop

2008-11-28T02:01:00.000-08:00

I'm being 'darat' today.. a.k.a 'jakun', or some people say 'peghak'. I just realised that there is a digital macro function in our digital camera. So, today's activity with aisyah is .. shoot some flowers or bugs around our house, and I photoshop them afterwards for more professional-like pics. Well.... not-so professional yet. But, I'm proud with my works, and so do Aisyah ..

The orchids from the pics above and below are from the same plant, but different phase I suppose. It first blooms as a red flower, then, changed to orange (the above colour) ..and soon, turn out to be yellow.

This ladybird is on a Kangkung leaf. I didn't photoshop this one.

This is Honey Dew's flower.

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And the following are Aisyah's work.

And here's the photographer of the day

School Holidays' Activities

2008-11-28T00:25:00.000-08:00

As of today, our family manage to wander around Selangor/Klang Valley areas only because my beloved hubby need to go to work, and Aisyah still need to attend school until 15th of December.. :( ........... I'm wondering, what are other kind of activities that we can do around here?

We start the school holiday by having a splashing moment at Gabai Waterfall, situated in Hulu Langat. We drove from Banting at 8.15 am, made a pit-stop in Putrajaya (that was around 9 am), and arrived at the waterfall at 10.15 am. I believe that this is a nice place to bring your family to. I even spotted another family from Banting there, a Maybank Banting staff. ;). But, if you want to come here, make sure you come early for this place is hunted not only by KLites, but also our Arabian tourists.

Then, Madagascar 2 for our kids.

Next destination --> Zoo Negara. Haha... This is Aisyah's third time here. Whereas for Syazwan, this is his first time. Me? My second time here. Yeah.. I know, I lost to Aisyah. Haha.

BBQ party at home. It was an adhoc party, and Aisyah thought that we're celebrating someone's birthday. It was just a get-together event.

And, then, I got a swollen thumb. Not because of the BBQ party, but because of Wiimote. Ouch!!

Itadakimasu

2008-11-19T04:15:00.000-08:00

Wondering what does it mean by 'Itadakimasu'? Hehe.. it means, let's eat in japanese. We went to Jusco yesterday, and hubby insists to buy sushi starter kit. I believe that I might find the necessary s0-called guide to sushi making in the net, so I agreed with his idea on having our own home made sushi. But, the guide that I got is better than what I'm asking for. The starter kit comes together with a "Fun With Sushi" DVD. Haha, we never realised that until we reached home. And trust me, sushi making is simple and fun. So, without wasting time ... here goes my first sushi project.

And, how does it taste, you say? Japanese would say .. ""GOCHISOOSAMA" (and that means yummy!!! haha).

1 Elit - Class of 2008

2008-11-11T00:54:00.000-08:00

Should old acquaintance be forgot,and never brought to mind ?Should
old acquaintance be forgot,and old lang syne ?

For auld lang
syne, my dear,
for auld lang syne,
we'll take a cup o’ kindness yet,
for auld lang syne.

Enjoy the pics ... ;). I'm wishing you all the best for your future undertaking.

Tinggal memori ...
Ya ampunn.. sapa la jadik cameraman ni?

Kontrol hensem

Year-end Teacher's Meeting

2008-11-08T16:19:00.000-08:00

Our year-end Teacher's Meeting this year was held on Saturday, and this time around, we already got our next year's timetable. I was quite relieved when I found out that my timetable is only 26 periods per week, far lesser than this year's 30 periods per week timetable. Alhamdulillah. Most of the afternoon teachers are grateful for this. 30 periods per week are killing us. Well... killing me..hehe. The difference of 4 periods is translated to 2 hours, or, roughly, one free period per day. And that means a lot. Thank you ....

On another note, I was quite impressed with all the powerpoint presentation by the administrators. It shows that our admins are very good with ICT. Bravo!! (clap3x). SMKTPG Boleh!

And.. the quote of the day is .."Apa yang penting?? KERJASAMA"... Waaa...Wonderpets manage to capture our hearts, regardless of our age. Haha.

Last but not least, I am so impressed with Bangladesh Proverbs highlighted by K. Rahimah, PK Koko , which is as follows :-

"Hanya pokok mangga yang berbuah sahaja yang menerima kayu dan batu"

Isn't that brilliant?

Tips to travellers

2008-11-08T09:28:00.000-08:00

I have been wanting to share this idea for months .. but, most of the time, I forget about it. However, since the school holidays are approaching, I believe that there are a few friends out there who might travel abroad (there's one teacher friend who flew to Paris today..). So, here's a tip on how to make an easy currency converter table like this. (This is actually my MIL's idea). This is especially helpful if you really want to go to the foreign country to shop.

1. Open a blank MS Excel worksheet
2. Type in the title of your table and it's respective column's name (i.e: RM, VND)
3. Type in the value of RM that you want to convert to .. say, RM 1, 3, 5, 10 ..etc in cloumn RM (or column A in the above example)
4. Go to www.oanda.com to get the currency exchange rate. But, bear in mind, sometimes the rates stated in Oanda can be higher than the actual rate. Like last week, my auntie went to Indonesia and she got Rp3,600 for RM1. But, in Oanda, it states RM1 equals to Rp2,800 only. This is because it uses RM to USD first, then, USD to Rp.
5. When you got the rate, let say, for my RM to VND table , RM1 = VND 5152. So, type in both values first in cell 'A4' and 'B4'.
6. Then, in cell 'B5' , type in this formula '=A5*$B$4' . Then, you just have to drag down the formula to the rest of the Rows to get the value for other RM values as well. The '$' sign is to ensure that it always sticks to that particular cell, which is B4, the rate of conversion.

Then, do print it and make sure the size fits your wallet. By doing so, you won't be frowning over the unfamiliar price tags in front of you. It helps me a lot, so, I hope that it will help you too! ;)

Cuci Mata

2008-11-05T05:48:00.000-08:00

This last few days before the school holidays can be very tiring and packed with so many year-end-to-dos. The list seems endless. As a class teacher, I have to settle all those Kad001, Kad Kokurikulum, and Kad Kemajuan Murid stuffs. And, last week, come Anugerah Kokurikulum day, which put me into printing and managing 100++ certificates for students. On top of that, SSQS come into the picture, and now I’m stucked in front of my PC to key-in all the findings from 62 respondents. The briefing was held on Monday, and it has to be settled in 4-days’ time. It has to be ready by 7th oh November. So, that is another 2-days to go. And, ah…there’s a pile of Paper 2 English Final Exam papers, yet to be marked. Due date for the final exam marks is next week, before the school holidays. Oh my!! Then, report for the Kokurikulum’s Club Activity, which is also due next week.

Nonetheless, I still manage to update my blog, huh? So, to ease myself, I’m going to enjoy these cute pictures of my lil’ daughter, Aisyah. She was thrilled looking at these pix.. because.. she feels pretty. Hehe. So perasan one this girl.. ;)

Note: Papa..this one is for you. She really wants you to see these.

English Must Stay

2008-10-27T19:13:00.000-07:00

If you're captivated by the above title, then I would like to suggest you to click HERE. It was an open letter from Datin Freida Datuk Mohd Pilus, the chairman of Cempaka private schools, which was published on The Star yesterday (26/10/08).

Ecah's Art Gallery

2008-10-23T22:23:00.000-07:00

This was last year's drawing. Somewhere in early 2007. That is our family, besides a tree (that looks like an ice-cream) and a swimming pool. Can you identify which one is Papa, Mama, Adik and Kakak?

This drawing was made by us early this year. Wawan is officially an ultraman enthusiast, so, he insist me to draw an Ultraman most of the time. So, Kakak took an effort to draw Birdie Monsters, and then she requested Papa to draw the helicopter. Me? I always have to draw an ultraman.

And, this is her drawing for today. I have a feeling that she did this effortlessly. Drawing dekat skool kan.. so, selalunya dia nak cepat jer.

School enthusiast

2008-10-23T07:54:00.000-07:00

Everyday, this little boy will accompany his sister to school. And he will beg me to drop him at the school too. Pity him, I think that he was quite bored at home. Takde geng nak main. The problem is, I still can't find the time to toilet-train him. If he's not wearing diapers anymore, I would be more than happy to send him to school. Excited sangat. Asyik mengeja aje.. "Pe-A Pa, Papa. Me-A Ma, Mama. Ke-A Ka, Kakak. Sukatila dia laa dia eja cam mana. Confident lak tu ngan ejaan dia. So, a note to myself, since the school holidays are approaching, I'm going to utilise the holiday to toilet-train him. On top of aiming to get him to school next year, I can also save on diaper's budget too, rite? Hehe..

Still on PPSMI

2008-10-21T01:40:00.000-07:00

Posting kali ini akan ditulis di dalam bahasa melayu semata-mata kerana kali ini saya akan menulis sebagai seorang anak jati melayu yang sayangkan bangsanya, tidak ingin melihat bangsanya hanyut di arus globalisasi, mahupun tumbang di buminya sendiri.

Terkejut tatkala dihulurkan majalah Pendidik oleh PK1, Tn Hj Jumiran. Menjawab persoalan saya mengenai PPSMI katanya. Oh… ada pembaca rupanya blog saya yang tak seberapa ini. ;)

Setelah membelek-belek majalah yang sarat dengan pelbagai hujah untuk tidak meneruskan PPSMI, saya tetap tidak berganjak dengan hujah saya agar janganlah PPSMI dimansuhkan. Sebab utama saya adalah, untuk ‘survival melayu’ itu sendiri. Maaf sekiranya posting kali ini berbaur agak perkauman, tapi, saya tidak boleh menidakkan kemelayuan saya. Justeru, saya harus memberi pandangan sekiranya saya rasa sesuatu perkara itu memberi kesan kepada bangsa saya.

PPSMI menyediakan pelajar untuk bersaing dalam arus globalisasi dikatakan sebagai hujah rapuh kerana banyak lagi negara yang tidak mengamalkan PPSMI berjaya berdiri sebagai sebuah negara maju. Betul, banyak negara maju tanpa PPSMI dan contoh yang diberi adalah Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Jerman, Perancis, China, Jepun, Korea, Luxemborg, Itali, Belgium, Norway, Austria, Switzerland, Portugal, Sepanyol dan Rusia. Soalan saya adalah, apakah kelebihan negara-negara maju yang disebutkan itu berbanding Malaysia? Banyak antara mereka sudah mempunyai teknologi yang diiktiraf dunia, dipasarkan keseluruh dunia. Contohnya, Finland (Nokia) , Sweden (Ericsson), Denmark(Lego, Carlsberg), Jerman (Daimler, Volkswagen, Allianze, Siemens,etc) , Perancis (Negara besar yg pernah menjadi penjajah, Alcatel) , China (Hwa Wei, ), Jepun (Sony, Nintendo, Honda, Nissan, etc), Korea (Hyundai, Samsung, Daewoo,etc), Switzerland (Swiss watches,), Portugal, Sepanyol (Negara besar yg pernah menjadi penjajah), dan Rusia (teknologi Aerospace, military equipments, Sukhoi). Jadi, wajarkah Malaysia dibandingkan dengan negara-negara ini yang GDPnya antara yang tertinggi di dunia? Mereka sudah established. Malaysia baru mengecap 51 tahun kemerdekaannya dan masih digolongkan dalam developing country, bukan developed country. Jadi, arus globalisasi yang mengenai negara kita 'lebih bergelora dan mencabar' berbanding dgn negara mereka.

Soalan kedua…..Adakah mereka multi-racial country seperti negara kita? Bangsa melayu berada di dalam ‘comfort zone’ apabila semuanya diajar didalam Bahasa Melayu. Padahalnya, etnik lain seperti orang cina dan India perlua mempelajari sekurang-kurangnya 2 bahasa untuk survive di Malaysia, iaitu bahasa cina & melayu, atau bahasa tamil dan melayu. Itupun, ramai di kalangan bangsa cina dan India di bandar sangat menguasai bahasa inggeris kerana bahasa itu juga turut dijadikan bahasa perantaraan di rumah mereka. And, let me remind you, berapa ramaikah bangsa cina yang menetap di Bandar jika dibandingkan dengan bangsa melayu? Natijah daripada kepenjajahan British yang telah mengamalkan dasar Pecah & Perintah menyebabkan pengasingan kependudukan orang melayu di kampung2 dan orang cina di Bandar-bandar. Jadi, persoalannya, siapakah yang tidak menguasai bahasa inggeris sekarang? Orang kampong bukan? Siapa yang mendominasi populasi di kampong? Orang Melayu, bukan? Jadi, orang melayu seharusnya berterima kasih apabila PPSMI dilaksanakan, kerana sekurang-kurangnya guru-guru, pelajar dan ibubapa mula sedar mengenai kepentingan Bahasa Inggeris sebagai bahasa teknologi. Kalau tidak masakan tadika2 yang menjadikan bahasa inggeris sebagai medium utama menjadi rebutan kepada golongan ibubapa seperti Smart Reader’s Kids, C.E.C, Montessori-based kindergartens, hatta Tadika EEman di Taman Seri Telok Datok sekalipun? Bila tidak dipaksa pembelajaran Sains & Matematik didlm BI, org-org kita menjadi lalai. Selesa dalam comfort zone tersendiri sehingga menafikan yang terdapatnya competition among the races to survive in this developing country of ours. Sebagai anak jati melayu, saya tahu, saya juga harus mempertahankan keunggulan bahasa ibunda saya. Tetapi, bercakap diatas dasar anak jati melayu juga.. saya tidak mahu melihat generasi melayu akan datang dipinggirkan di bumi sendiri kerana tidak fasih berbahasa Inggeris. GLC-GLC seperti TM, Petronas, TNB dll juga memerlukan eksekutif2 yang mampu berbahasa Inggeris, apatah lagi syarikat Multinasional yg beroperasi di dalam negara seperti Shell, ExxonMobil, Ericsson, Alcatel, Nokia, Dell, HSBC, dll? Kerajaan juga senantiasa menguji bahasa inggeris semasa menemuduga pegawai2 kerajaan. Jadi, tidakkah akan terpinggir org-org melayu yang tidak mahir berbahasa inggeris?

Ada cadangan supaya silibus BI dikaji apabila mempelajari BI selama 11 tahunpun, tidak mampu meningkatkan penguasaan BI. Memang betul, kerana, penguasaan bahasa melibatkan penggunaan bahasa tersebut, samada secara oral atau menulis. Pada pendapat saya, apabila sesuatu bahasa diajar dalam matapelajaran tersebut sahaja, ianya tidak holistic. Ia berhenti di dalam kelas itu sahaja. Oleh itu, apabila PPSMI diadakan, sekurang-kurangnya, lebih ‘bahasa inggeris’ di terima oleh pelajar. Sekurang-kurangnya, mereka lebih terbiasa dengan bahasa tersebut. Dek kerana penangan PPSMI jugalah, ramai ibubapa yang mula risau dengan tahap penguasaan BI anak2. Bukankah itu satu perkembangan yang positif?

Pada pendapat saya, adalah terlalu awal untuk melihat keberkesanan PPSMI. Mungkin kerajaan boleh memanjangkan tempoh percubaannya, kerana, tempoh pelaksanaan PPSMI belum pun matang. But then again, this is only my two cents worth. Karangan saya yang panjang ini mungkin tidak memberi kesan langsung kepada keputusan kerajaan. Tapi, tak salah mencuba untuk didengar menerusi blog dizaman ICT ini, bukan? MAKE YOURSELF HEARD. That’s the point.

PPSMI 'membunuh' Bahasa Melayu??

2008-10-17T00:43:00.000-07:00

That is a title of a letter in readers' column (Berita Harian, yesterday's issue). Do you think so? From my humble opinion, PPSMI does not kill Bahasa Melayu, nor B. Cina or B.Tamil. It is inline with globalisation. English is the main language spoken across the globe. We have to be fluent in English to compete with other nation. If we don't expose the students to English in Science n Maths, will they be able to withstand the challenges of globalisation?

Yes, it's true that Japan and Korea don't need English in establishing their countries as the developed countries. But, they are way ahead of us. They built their own technology. We, on the other hand, still depend a lot on foreign countries. Like in Telecommunication industry, the local players like Celcom, Maxis and DiGi need people who can converse in English because all the technologies used are from overseas. The vendors like Ericsson (Sweden), Nokia(Finland), Motorola(US), Lucent(US), Hwa Wei(China), etc, are from foreign countries, so the medium of communication is English. That is an example in engineering industry. In medic, does they teach medical courses in BM? Hmm.. I don't think so. What about IT? I teach ICTL form one and the syllabus is in English because the language used in Microsoft Office and Windows operating system is English. So, need I say more about English being the language of technology?

I have faced the hardship of not being able to speak english fluently, so, I will not let it happen to my kids as well. I still remember my former boss who resist to send his child to a Gred A boarding school because he was afraid that his child won't be able to be good in English. He believes that if his daughter sticks with her normal SMK, she will mix around with other races, hence converse in English better. For him, staying in boarding school with huge population of malay students will weaken his daughter's eagerness to speak in English. And, let me remind you that my former boss graduated from the States. So, maybe (I'm assuming here .. hehe) he faced the difficulties in his tertiary level studies because of English.

Jangan risau. We will remember our roots.Siapa yang akan lupa usul-asal mereka? As for me, I will never forget my roots. I'm always ready to kecek kelate whenever feasible. Saya cuma beriya-iya menulis di dalam bahasa inggeris kerana saya ingin memperbaiki kelemahan bahasa inggeris saya. Bukan menidakkan keindahan dan kepentingan Bahasa Melayu. Di peringkat PMR pun, bukan BM dilupakan terus. Hanya 3 daripada 8 subjek teras diajar dlm BI, iaitu Science, Maths & English. Terkilan rasanya bila ramai yang ingin PPSMI dihentikan. Tidak dinafikan, memang susah mempelajari Sains & Matematik dalam BI. Tetapi, kalau tidak bersusah-susah sekarang, macam mana nak bersenang-senang kemudian? Org jepun pun dah mula mempelajari Bahasa Inggeris. Profesor lama saya, Ryoichi Komiya, sudah berumur lebih 50 tahun, tetapi masih mempelajari Bahasa Inggeris kerana ingin diterima diperingkat global, bukan sekadar di Jepun sahaja. Jadi, adakah kita wajar mengorbankan pelaburan berjuta ringgit (i believe so :- textbooks, laptops, LCDs, coursewares) yang telah dibelanjakan untuk mengendalikan PPSMI kerana menganggap susahnya belajar dlm bahasa inggeris, ataupun kerana menganggap PPSMI membunuh bahasa ibunda, Bahasa Melayu? Think again. Di zaman kolonial inggeris pun, ramai nenek2 dan mak2 kita yang belajar di English Medium Schools, and they survived. Most of them holds various positions in private or government sectors. Masa tu lagi laa.. mana ada cybercafe, astro, loads of books? TV pun hardly seen in their house. Boleh jer survive. Tak hilang melayunya pun. However, this is only my 2 cents worth. So, what say you?

Facebook promo ...

2008-10-16T01:49:00.000-07:00

The old saying says ‘procrastination is the thief of time’. Hmm.. that is true. But, what happens in my own little small world today is .. internet is the thief of time. Really? Yes, really, really. I think that I’ve been spending too much time on the computer. No wonder our electricity bills are always 'high'. One reason is, I need to use Skype to communicate with my dearest hubby. Secondly, I have a blog and fotopage to update. Thirdly, I sometimes need to attend to our school’s Joomla-based portal. Fourthly, I love to read Forum Cari, be it on the Current Issues thread, Gossips, or Home and Gardening thread. Next, I love to shop online. Currently, since hubby is in the states, I should have utilise ebay rite? Then, now.. comes facebook. Ohhh.. this is really a thief of time. I don’t have much time to gather with my friends, especially when I changed job. In my previous job, some of my friends are my uni coursemates, and I even have a friend who has been in the same boat with me since we were in Form One. So, we always manage to share stories about our friends from time to time. But now, I lost track on everyone unless I called my friends, texted them through YM or email them. With facebook, getting connected is so much fun. I never thought that I would be able to communicate with my long-lost highschool friends through facebook. I always feel that I’m too old for myspace and friendster. But facebook .. I love it. You should try it too! :)

Hatiku berbunga ...

2008-10-15T00:26:00.000-07:00

Flowers are blooming everywhere. Wohooo... besnyer. I love looking at those flowers. I have been ignoring them since Raya, but, today ... as I was walking to open the gate, I saw a lot of flowers. Lotsa them, in variety of colours. Yeehaa!!

But.. One of the Japanese Rose plant has been attacked by bug. Bena putih bug. I put it in isolation, far from others, and sprayed it with Ridsect H2O. I'm not sure whether it will survive or not. Let's hope that it will. Sob3x...

Sedutan ... gambar dibawah menunjukkan kakak memaksa adik berposing di pagi raya.

La Tahzan

2008-10-07T05:29:00.000-07:00

It's been almost one week that i felt like my head is going to explode because of a very troubled news. I felt so sad .. and today, i remembered a book given by my mentor, Pn Zaleha Zainul Abidin. A book entitled La Tahzan, an infamous motivation book by Dr Aa'id Abdullah Al Qarnee. You can download the pdf version here.

Don't be sad he said. There are a lot of reasons why you can't be sad. And, this book really is a perfect cure to me right now. There are plenty of reasons why I can't be sad. La Tahzan ... :). Every cloud has a silver lining, rite? So, cheer up!

Salam Aidilfitri

2008-09-27T09:13:00.000-07:00

Me and English

2008-09-20T21:42:00.000-07:00

I always try to find ways to make my students realize how important English is. I am glad that PPMSI is being conducted in our national schools because the students can be exposed to ‘more’ English rather than learning English only in B.Inggeris subject. For me, early exposure is important when we are still young, because at that time, our brains are like sponge. It can easily absorb anything. It’s like, you have to learn muqaddam when you’re still small and learn to solat by the age of 7. Young age is tender age, so, if you want them to absorb more, expose them early.

I learn how important English is the hard way, after getting less favorable result for my degree programme despite being a recipient of TM scholarship. I have my own personal bad experience that give me a hard time learning a 4-year engineering degree programme fully in English. I was born in a small town in Tanah Merah, Kelantan. My old folks are not graduates, but, my father is a government servant and my mom is a teacher. We stayed with my grandma and grandpa, and the whole family speaks in kelantanese dialect. Standard malay language is not spoken, and what more for English! Zilch! I still remember one time when I go to kindergarten and my teacher asked me (also in kelantanese dialect) what did I have for breakfast. My answer is “Make air milo nge roti (makan air milo ngan roti)”. And I still remember my teacher’s smile afterward. She said that, one cannot makan air… you must use minum air instead. Haha .. Ye ker? Seriously, I didn’t know that until my teacher corrected me.

But, I am lucky that I have a smart brother. He has indirectly given me an opportunity to learn English better by teasing me whenever I want to watch ‘cheap’ malay movies. He is into English thriller/action-packed movies, so, he really hated it when I tune the TV to watch cherita chenta. He’s my big brother, so, I gave up and watch his favourite stories instead. As a result, I think my English is quite okay as compared to my other classmates. I remember using the word ‘fantastic’ when I was in standard four, and my English teacher Sir Rozmi was quite surprised to hear that. He did ask me where did I learn the word from, and my answer is … yesterday’s movie on TV. Waaa…. The teacher complimented me in front of my friends. Hihi..suka giler! From that day onwards, I rarely argue with my brother on his selection of movies to be watched.

Then, getting myself into a boarding school has given me some help in improving my English. But, I improve in writing English, not speaking English. I hardly speak in English because I don’t know how to. Plus, I felt inferior since my friends from KB town are way better in English than I am. But thanks to them, they are also the ones who encouraged me to read English novels. I remember Boo-chique, De’ and Mok Nik. They read a lot of English novels and their english are good. I manage to read only one, after my PMR exam, and it took me almost three months to finish it. Itupun.. there are a lot of parts that I have skipped because I don’t understand them. It was Mok Nik's book, on a psycho killer. But at least, reading that novel has widen my vocab. The next English novel that I manage to read is after my SPM exam, a John Grisham’s which belongs to my brother.

Wah..this is gonna be a long story ya? Yes..because I have a long history with English. Then, I got an interview with Telekom after scoring 7 agg. in my SPM. Before entering the interview room, I was very nervous because I CAN”T SPEAK IN ENGLISH. Whoaaa….the interview is in English. Plus, I heard that those interviewers are quite reluctant to interview us, the kelantanese candidates, because our English is bad. And that is so true. They called five candidates into the room, expecting us to compete with each other when attempting their questions. But, it turned out that … almost everyone was in silent mode. Payoh wei nak speaking London nih!
I never thought that I will ever get that scholarship.. tapi, rezeki dah tertulis kan. Alhamdulillah, dapat jugak, but, it was a 2-years diploma programme locally plus 2-years degree programme abroad, not the one which is directly an oversea programme. And lastly, it turns out to be a 4-years degree programme locally (George Soros and Asian economic crisis punya pasal!).

Ok..this is the climax of the story. My degree programme is horrible! Lecturers are from everywhere around the world. So, I need to constantly try to understand everyone’s English and at the same time try to understand all those engineering jargons used in our thick textbooks. Did I score badly because of English? I don’t blame it all on English, but, I think that it did contribute a portion of it. However, that degree programme has helped me a lot with my English. Met a lot of friends who can speak English fluently. Working in an engineering office for 5 years has also improve me, but still, I rarely speak in English. Most of our colleagues are malays, so, why bother speaking in English, rite? Then, getting myself into KPLI and learned Physics in English has truly opened my eyes that I can converse in English. It gives me confidence to speak in English in front of the class. Thank You Miss Tan Mun Wai (our mentor!). Thank You Physics Class of IPTek 2006.

And when I thought that my English is already ‘okay’, I was asked to teach English Form One. Waaa… only then I realize that I still need to improve my English. Grammatically. That is really a blessing in disguise. Even though I didn’t get to teach my option, at least I can prepare myself for better English. All in all.. I am still learning now. Learning to improve my English grammar. So, pardon me if you find ‘broken english’ , manglish (malaysian english) or grammatical errors in my postings. Learning is ….. a lifelong process.

Ok, since I'm talking about English Language here..there’s a story that I always share with my students in my English class. (My dearest hubby told me this, so, I searched for the written version on the net). I rationalized how practice makes perfect with this story. I advise them that they need to practice English more often to make it perfect…

One day during a speaking tour, Albert Einstein’s driver, who often sat at the back of the hall during his lectures, remarked that he could probably give the lecture himself, having heard it so many times. Sure enough, at the next stop on the tour, Einstein and the driver switched places, with Einstein sitting at the back in his driver's uniform.
Having delivered a flawless lecture, the driver was asked a difficult question by a member of the audience. "Well, the answer to that question is quite simple," he casually replied. "I bet my driver, sitting up at the back there, could answer it..."

See? Even a driver can give a lecture like Einstein just because he often heard them. So, can we speak good english if we often heard english?

2008-09-19T00:15:00.000-07:00

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Gardening on my birthday

2008-09-18T00:31:00.000-07:00

I have a special privilege this year. My birthday falls on Selangor's Public Holiday (including some other states as well). 17 September this year comes together with 17 Ramadan. So, we have a Nuzul Quran holiday, in line with my birthday. Hihi..
Thinking of my birthday, in Ramadan, I thought of my late father. I was born in Syawal, 2 weeks after Raya. But, since I was quite big in my mom's womb (still big now..), my father has to take charge in preparing our house for Raya. He even help mom made some biscuits. I was surprised when I heard that from mom because my father is a very strict man. Manly. Veto. Etc .. (bekas askar lah katakan ..) So, to think of him helping mom in kitchen is quite unbelievable for me. And now he is gone .. I really think that I miss him. Very much. Remembering my birthday would also be remembering him. Alfatihah...

Well, life has to go on rite? On the other note, I am still in gardening mode. So, as for today .. these are my calorie burners.

I have to dig those plants from the 'induk' (what's this word in English by the way? parent is it? ) first. Then, fill in the pots with soil before putting them in. It's very tiring .. plus, it is a very hot day. But, I still think that it's worth it. I have plants .. and at the same time, I'm burning some calories. IMHO, it is an enjoyable exercise, rather than running on a treadmill staring straight at a dull-looking wall, rite?

Gardening ... in Ramadhan?

2008-09-16T00:00:00.000-07:00

I'm unable to update this blog for a little while because I have too many things to catch up with. I have a garden to look after, two kids who constantly need my attention, a 'long-distance' hubby who needs to talk to me online thru Skype whenever he's free, and bla, bla, bla.

There are stories that i want to share in this blog. One, on my beloved cute son, Wawan a.k.a Juan. Oh my! He's very naughty and active now. He did many sorts of things that make my blood 'go upstairs'. Some of them are ...
1. running naked here and there after his bath, trying to avoid me whose trying hard to make him wears his diapers. Gerammmmmmmler sesangat!! He won't come near me until I threatened him that I would leave him naked and continue my chores.
2. exploring/touching everything in front of him. When I was at the back to hang the clothes, he would run here and there, and try to find anything that will fancy him. One of the things that he found interesting these days are the detergent bottles arranged near the washing machine. I caught him trying to open the Clorox's lid. Eiii..bahaya betul!
3. asking for more and more bottles of milk because he's unable to sleep. Last few days, he asked for the fifth bottle before drifting to sleep. And that very last bottle was made by sleepy me at 12.15 a.m. Can you imagine that? I was already asleep, and I need to wake up for sahur some more. Urghhh ... sabar jelaa.

All in all .. I think he was just trying to catch my attention. Last night, I had a headache. I was lying down in front of the TV, and there's a glass of cold carbonated drink on the dining table. He brought the drink to me, and said "Mama, minum la sikit. Baru kuat." .... Ohhhhhhhhhh...terharunyaa...

Ecah on the other hand, gave me a letter. She got an A4 paper and fold it to an envelope-like pattern. It says I Love You. I wanted to scan the letter, but, I don't know where she keep it ( She insist to keep it ). How sweet ... At first, I cannot read what was written on the letter because I read it upside down, and I thought she was just kidding. But then, when she showed me what was actually written on it.. I was soo touched. It is her own handwriting, and she wrote them on her own. She didn't even ask me how to spell them. Dah pandai rupanya anak aku. I Love You too Ecah. MMuaahhhhss... I'm speechless ....

My Gardening Activity on the other hand is still in progress. Here are a few updates on my gardening activities ..

Petunias have bloom .. from this

to this

New concrete slab@RM9 each ... yet to be arranged..

His side of the story

2008-08-22T00:03:00.000-07:00

The following is an excerpt from our fotopages. Dia malas nak tulih dlm blog, so, i copy His Story here ...

Trip kali memang horor dalam sejarah....

Hari nak bertolak tuh plak aku demam. Tak lalu makan langsung, pening kepala , badan lemah.

Aku tau memang family aku keberatan nak tinggalkan aku. Tapi sebab semua dah arrange dari flight ticket (2 transit plak tuh), accomodation, car arrangement. Tapi aku gagahkan jugak lah... Kita nak kerja di perantauan memang kena ade survival beb... heheheheheh .

Tapi masa aku nak transit kat Taipei tuh memang rasa mcm nak pitam pun ade, tapi aku gerak slow2 ajer. Ade lah sekali tuh aku duduk tepi coridor sebab seat dia sikit betul.... bodoh punya airport taipei. Tapi aku peduli ape.

Sampai airport kat Los Angeles aku doa2 agar urusan masuk US dipermudahkan (Thanks for my wife for her solat hajat for me... i love you so much). Kawan2 aku semua kena tanya mcm2, atleast kena bukak luggage. Aku dah ler rasa terhuyung hayang aje nih, silap2 kena quarantine plak. Tapi bapak aku pesan buat macho aje, tunjuk kita sihat. Aku tak sure lah pulak muka aku macho ker tak ? hahahahaha

Terperanjat aku, aku lepas custom & imigresen 3 minit ajer... macam buat maggie mee.

Sampai San Francisco plak pukul 2 pagi, turun naik2 cari complimentary bus to hotel. Rupanya malam tak ade, naiklah taxi. Sampai hotel terus tido.

Aku rasa dah 2 hari aku tak makan apa2 nih yang buat lemah badan nih.. teori aku lah.. tapi aku memang tak boleh telan apa2 langsung.

Hari jumaat nih plak aku kena ambik kereta kat Hertz, and drive dari San Francisco to Concord (bukan Concord Hotel). Dah ler left hand drive, aku plak pening2. mampu ker aku bawak nih? Giler punya kerja nih.

Aku ambik lah kereta, sampai kat luar aku ikut direction GPS tuh, nak tau dia bawak aku kat laut!!!! lawak betul, depan aku laut, tapi kat GPS ade jalan. Aku dok godek2 gps nih... kereta memang baru giler... masalahnyer aku dah sesat dah nih. mcm mana nak pergi Hertz balik nih... aduih... Malam nih tido dalam kereta lah aku nih...

Pusing punya pusing, nasib baik jumpa Hertz. Orang tuh tak caya aku cakap GPS dia weng... mungkin sebab yg bawak kereta pun weng kot...

Tukar kereta, o.k GPS confident siket bawak. 1 jam drive sampai Concord, jumpa Boss T-mobile, cakap aku sakit, masalahnyer kat sini bulan macam Malaysia, kena ade insurance beb. Nak pendek kan cerita... "LAWAN TETAP! LAWAN!!" punya pasal aku redah ajer jumpa doktor US kena enjek kat bontot pas tuh bayar USD 200. Rupanya aku ade virus infection kat telinga, tekak & mata.

So masalah aku sekarang, aku susah nak makan, so tak ade tenaga. Jadi aku kunyah sikit2, minum air banyak2 banyak2. Aku nak virus tuh nyah dari badan aku...

Taktik aku berjaya, so hari nih aku pi pasar beli buah banyak2, bagi ade tenaga sikit. Memang a first few week nih sibuk so malas pikir plan nak plan trip. Sekarang rest and kumpul stamina.

I'm Sad ...

2008-08-14T05:00:00.000-07:00

I'm very sad today for hubby has to go to US despite being feverish. What scares me more was, Achik was admitted to ward because of dengue fever a few day earlier. Tawakkal je lah that nothing worst will happen to hubby. Hopefully dia bukan kena denggi, but demam biasa je sbb penat sangat. He has a four hours flight to Taipei, wait for 1 1/2 hours there before proceeding to a 12 hours flight to LAX. Then, wait for another 1 1/2 hours for his 1 hour flight to San Francisco. Fuuhh... That is sooo exhausting! Siyannya. Aku hanya mampu berdoa..*sigh*

Ecah - Flower Girl Part II

2008-08-14T02:50:00.000-07:00

The first time Ecah became the flower girl for a wedding was last year, during Mak Ngah's wedding. And, at that time, she was accompanied by Harish, a.k.a abang susuan dia. So, when Wan Anjang (Pak Anjang Ai's) was about to prepare for her daughter's wedding, that is Mar's, she asked Ecah to be the flower girl too. Ecah nodded almost instantly, grinning from ear to ear. Woohoo.. bab-bab melawa.. anak aku ni memang suka. So, here she is .. in her pink flower girl dress. Mar's wedding was held on 10 August 2008.

Wawan dengan posing 'hantu'nya

Nanti next year - Wawan n Nuha punya turn plak jadik flower girl n boy

This is Ecah the Flowergirl last year

My new craze - Gardening

2008-08-08T23:05:00.000-07:00

I have no idea when did I start to fall in love with gardening. I've been reading a lot about plants lately, especially in Forum Cari' s Home & Gardening. Bes banget. Feels like planting lots and lotsa veggies & fruits. Oh.. and not forgotten, cute flowers. But, I have one weakness that I wish I could throw away once I'm into gardening. Forgetting things. What happen if I forget to water or fertilize my plants? Hmmm... I could risk my plants if i keep forgetting things. I risk my money as well, for I have invest almost 100 bucks yesterday at a nearby nursery. Tak boleh jadi ni... I have to discipline myself!

So, for a start, plants that I've already planted are :
1. Mango (Mempelam epal)
2. Japanese Roses
3. Betik
4. Limau Nipis
5. Limau kasturi (Mak Usu yang buat ni)
6. Semai cili & tomato

Waa.. banyak jugak yer? Hihi... But, most of my time for the last few days (a few hours before going to school), I do some weeding because I want to plant Bunga Bintang. Bunga Bintang ayah dah banyak sebenarnya, tapi, if possible, aku nak dia merebak byk2 lagi.

And, I have bought two "Pokok halau Nyamuk" a.k.a Pokok Jermin, and pokok garuda. I bought Pokok halau Nyamuk because whenever my kids play outside the house, they end up being bitten my mosquitoes. So, I bought two - 1 to be put in front of the house, and another one in our backyard. So far so good. There's no mosquito bites today.

Recap

2008-07-20T08:30:00.000-07:00

Lama tak update blog. Bila baca balik posting lama2, I have a note for myself. I have to update sbb this blog reminds me of a lot of things happening in the past. I am really good in forgetting things, so, I really have to get this blog going before I really forget about everything.

Jan
- Mom n Auntie got back from Mekah. I have to use 2 days of CRK to go back to kelantan. At the same time kami buat tahlil ke-40 abah. I wish I could do more for Abah. But he is a kind of man who rarely request anything. He only wants people to obey his command.

Mac
- Went back to Kelantan during school hols. Tahlil ke-100 abah. Didn't even vote on 08032008 because hubby casts his vote here in Banting, and tickets sume dh abis untuk aku balik anak-beranak. Kalau Arwah masih ada time ni, sure dia letih sangat sbb dia mmg tak boleh duduk diam masa pilihanraya.

Apr
- Satu keluarga Banting pergi ke Hutan Lipur Kanching. It was Tok Tan's idea.

May
- Kuantan Trip : For Majlis Pertunangan Ira. The whole family except my beloved hubby went there. It was an interesting trip.. siap pegi Muzium Sg Lembing and Cherating of course!

- We went to Vietnam, including Tok Tan, Andong and Wan Tam. Hubby went there for two months, so we join him since we manage to get cheap tickets from AirAsia. By the way, accommodation is free rite? Found out that Ho Chi Minh City is quite a shopping heaven for us. Things like embroidered and beaded bags are cheap. Same goes to telekong, baju kurung, girls’ dresses, and etc.

- Balik kampong to Kelantan – Kak We’s Kenduri. Dah kawin dah sepupuku tu. Couldn’t stay long though, coz Hubby has to settle a few things before going to Mexico. We didn’t even go to Johor (the groom’s side) because of that.

Wawan n Cik Na (Asyik nak Cik Na jer..pesal haa?)

Silat Pengantin... lawan bang, jgn tak lawan

Congrats to Jarer & Erma

Fuiyo..laki sapa yang mithali tu? :)

June
- Hubby went to Mexico. He stayed in Malaysia for only two weeks. Itupun, one week is considered gone since we have to rush back to Kelantan for the wedding. I miss him…*sigh*

Ecah & Wan Chu

2008-07-09T06:45:00.000-07:00

Wan Chu (a.k.a Hubby's Mak Usu) is wearing a caftan that belongs to Wan Tam (a.k.a Mak Itam). Ecah stared at Wan Chu .. as if she has commit a sin. So, I asked her what is wrong with Wan Chu?

Ecah : Wan Chu tu nak jadik Wan Tam ke?
Me : Nape Ecah cakap macam tu?
Ecah : Yelaa... Wan Chu pakai baju Wan Tam
Wan Chu : Alaa... Wan Chu pun nak jadik macam Ecah, tukar-tukar baju. Takkan nak pakai baju yang sama je. Wan Chu nak jadik macam Ecah, sekejap pakai seluar, pastuh pakai gaun. Haa...macam-macam baju Ecah pakai.

Dengan muka tak puas hati dengan reason Wan Chu, Ecah terus menjawab ...
"Ecah tukar-tukar baju tu... tu baju Ecah sendirik!"

p.s: Hahahaha... terkedu Wan Chu dia lepas tu. Aku pun terkedu gak... Betul gak tu..kot ye pun nak tukar-tukar baju, baju sendiri je lah kan?

Juan & 'injured gum'

2008-07-05T18:19:00.000-07:00

Juan ni, as if he knows that I am currently 'active' in updating this blog. There's a story about him everyday. And, as for today.. here he is, with his bleeding gum. He was jumping on the bed and suddenly slipped and knocked his gum to the wooden edge of the bed. And he let out a cry afterwards.. I thought it was not serious, but soon enough with blood covering his teeth, i knew he's injured.

A few minutes later .... he is alive and kicking again..

Juan & Ikan Longkang

2008-07-04T20:11:00.000-07:00

Ok.. to those of you out there who wants to learn how to catch longkang fish..here's my "Longkang Fish 101 for Dummies" a.k.a "Beginners Guide to Longkang Fish". First..wait for Wan Chik by the longkang. Show her where's the fish .." Tuuu..tuu... "

Secondly, pick the fish from the net. But you must be very careful. If not, the fish might jump out or die. Then, if Wan Chik insist that it's enough ... reminds her " satu lagi ...satu lagi Wan Chik"

And, as for your sister.. let her mind her own business.

Next, try to carry the pail by yourself. That is... 'try only' .. If you can't, ask your mom or Wan Chik to carry it for you .. "Bawak la kesana .."

And lastly, take a small bowl to put the fish in. The bowl, as compared to the big pail earlier, is wayy better for you to 'manage' your fish. Tok Tan and Andong won't scold you because the bowl is small, and you can reach for the fish easier. To to catch the fish, and if you do, hold it in your hand as long as you want. And lastly, tell your mom this .."Fish dah matila..dia dah mati"

Juan & Onyang's portable toilet seat

2008-07-04T06:54:00.000-07:00

Kakak mintak beli buku kat Kinokuniya. And it has stickers inside. At first, Juan only asked for one sticker. Yes.. one sticker in one night. Then, the next day, he asked for another one. Tengok-tengok, he has sticked all the stickers on Onyang's portable toilet seat. Dari dua.. dah jadik makin banyak dah. Hai.. tak tahulahh..

Juan a.k.a Wawan

2008-07-03T16:09:00.000-07:00

Wawan is being talkative now, but the only snag is, dia cakap pelat. Lepas tu asyik nak orang dengar cakap dia je pulak tu. Last few days, I didn't have the slightest idea of what he was trying to say. He kept holding his toy jet and was mumbling (plus crying) .. uttering words that I don't understand. Sudahnya... lama la melalak. Dah tu.. cemana? I don't understand dear, if I do, I wouldn't have let you cry.

Then, yesterday , he accidentally let his little finger (jari kelingking) went against me and it came with a 'pop' sound. I was so scared because he cried .. I was afraid that his little finger might has been broken. Tapi, soon enough, he starts to play again as if nothing happens. Hmmm... oklah tu kot? But, when I asked him to spread his fingers (both hands) .. it seems like the gap between the fourth and fifth fingers of the 'injured' side is a little bit wider than the other side. Should I consult nenek urut?

Ecah & Her excuse to skip school

2008-06-27T23:37:00.000-07:00

Ecah dah pandai making excuses. Satu yang buat the whole family gelak besar is when she's trying to skip school. Memang last few days dia ada batuk2. So, there's one time that she went out with Achik, and terbatuk-batuk dalam kereta. So, Achik asked her, macam mana nak pegi school ni, Ecah asyik batuk-batuk. Lepas tu, terjadilah conversation di bwaha ni ...

Ecah : Ecah tak payah pegi school la, batuk.
Achik : Eh, Ecah kena cakap kat Mama la. Wan Chik tak tau.
Ecah : Mcm ni la Wan Chik. Wan Chik panggil Mama Ecah Piza kan?
Haa.. Wan Chik cakap macam ni la. "Piza, Ecah batuk tu.
Esok tak payahla hantar dia pegi sekolah"

Wan Chik dia tergelak besar lepas tu. Aku pun tak tahan nak gelak. Papa dia yang kat Mexico pun gelak besar dengar cite tu. Haiii... pandainye nak ngelat pi skolah.

Al-Fatihah untuk ABAH

2007-12-22T05:40:00.000-08:00

Al Fatihah to Arwah Abah

Allahyarham Hj. Shafie Bin Daud

10 Jul 1943 - 17 Dec 2007

7 Rejab 1362 - 7 Zulhijjah 1428

Abah meninggal dunia di Arafah tanggal 17 Dec 2007. Ma bagitau, masa hari nak ke Arafah tu, Abah beriya sangat. Masa dalam bas ke Arafah, Ma pegang tangan Abah dan tanya abah macam-macam, tapi, abah dah tak bercakap banyak dah. Dia angguk and geleng jer. Turun dari bas, Ma suruh Abah duduk so Ma buleh carikan beg. Lepas dah dapat beg, Abah biar je Ma dan Auntie jalan dulu, baru dia jalan sorang-sorang. Abah terduduk depan khemah 66, dimana khemah yang sepatutnya dia pegi adalah khemah 68. Bila ada jemaah pergi dapatkan dia, dia sebenarnya sudah menghembuskan nafas terakhir. Innalillah...

Abah memang dah tak sihat sangat tahun ni. Aku tahu tu. Masa Ayah bawa dia suh check-up kat Banting, Ayah siap hand-deliver result check-up dia ke Kelantan, sbb Ayah tahu his condition was quite serious. From the result, Abah gi follow-up kat HUSM and doktor yang check dia cakap that he was like a 'time-bomb'. Astaghfirullahal A'zim.

Tapi, Abah.. Abah yang aku kenal jarang cakap dia sakit. Even masa aku tepon dia kat Mekah pun, dia asyik cakap dia sihat, padahal suara dia dah serak. Aku sedih dan terkilan sebab tak dapat tengok Abah untuk kali terakhir, tapi, dalam masa yang sama aku bersyukur sebab Abah dipilih Allah untuk meninggal di Arafah. Dikebumikan dalam kain ihram, dalam niat haji.

Aku tahu aku belum balas jasa Abah. Aku akan cuba tunaikan hasrat dia, nak tengok adik-adik yang lagi 3 orang tuh berjaya dalam pelajaran macam abang-kakak yang kat atas ni. Pesanan Abah pada Syafiq (adik bongsu aku), Abah yang sekolah setakat darjah 6 pun mampu 'tawan' daerah, takkan anak abah tak boleh lebih berjaya dari abah? Maksud Abah 'tawan' tu, dia banyak penglibatan dalam masyarakat. Tak payahla aku cerita. Abah mmg menitikberatkan pelajaran sebab dia tahu dia tak ada harta yang banyak untuk ditinggalkan pada anak-anak kecuali ilmu pelajaran.

Ingatan untuk diri aku, hanya 3 perkara yang akan dibawa ke alam kubur nanti, pertamanya amal-soleh, kedua sedekah jariah dan ketiga ialah doa dari anak yang soleh. "Ya Allah, cucuri rahmat ke atas arwah Abahku, ampunkanlah dosa-dosanya, dan tempatkanlah rohnya dikalangan orang-orang yang beriman. Amiinn.."

Juan on YouTube

2007-12-17T01:53:00.000-08:00

It has been a year since I last update this blog. But, since I have something interesting to share, I remember this blog. Watch this...

Rambut rosak

2006-12-08T07:14:00.000-08:00

Just now, Aisyah watched Mawi sang a song on TV. All of a sudden, she came with this statement “Ecah nak pakai baju seksi-seksi, pastuh, pakai rambut rosak, nak nyanyi dengan Mawi” (Gulp! Baju seksi is one thing, but, rambut rosak ??? What is rambut rosak? She put her hand at her back when she describes ‘rambut rosak’. So, I perceive rambut rosak as rambut panjang. But, where the hell did she get that idea? Luckily, none of us at home had ‘rambut rosak’ .

Syazwan on the other hand, is very excited about standing on his own. I am more than excited to see how he tried for a few times to stand on his own, letting go his hands off me. He repeats it for a few times until he is too tired and sleepy. Regardless of falling almost instantly after he let go his hands off me, he would try over and over again. I'm so proud to see his determination. But, at the same time I feel like he grows up so soon...

2006-11-24T08:28:00.000-08:00

I miss you *sigh*

Hantu

2006-11-22T01:48:00.000-08:00

Aisyah : Mama… Bukak laa lampu kecik (read: Lampu tidur)
Me : Tak payah laa bukak .. Baby nak tido ni
Aisyah: Alaa.. Bukak laa Mama, Aisyah takut hantu ni.
Me : Ishh. Mana ada hantu
Aisyah : Ada.. Aisyah penah tengok mcm dalam tv tu
Me : Hmmm… Aisyah pandai baca Bismillah tak? Nanti, kalau Aisyah baca Bismillah, hantu dengar nama Allah, hantu takut..
......Aisyah cepat-cepat baca ‘bismillahirrahmanirrahim..amiinn’
Aisyah : Allah babab hantu ke Mama?
Me : Hantu takut dengar nama Allah
Aisyah : Mana Allah nya? Tak nampak pun?
Me : (Dushh...sukar nihh...) Kalau Mama cubit Aisyah, Aisyah sakit tak?
Aisyah : Sakit..
Me : Aisyah nampak tak sakit tu?
Aisyah : Tak nampak pun..
Me: Haa... Ada benda yang kita tak nampak, tapi dia ada. Allah Maha Tinggi, Maha Besar.. tu yang kita tak nampak Dia tu.
Aisyah : oooooooooooooooo

Toilet training

2006-11-22T01:44:00.000-08:00

Sunday 20/11/06

I had three rounds of mopping the house today. My Aisyah are very talkative when it comes to discussing about horse, barney, songs, ‘olet’ and any other things that she fancy. But, when it comes to notifying us that she wanted to pee, nothing comes out of her mouth until she wet the floor and wanted to be washed. So, eventually, I had to clean up her mess, three rounds in less than 1 hour ; (. I am soo exhausted, and eventually, I almost lost my temper. Well, I’ve lost my temper. I’ve gone mad and scold her for a few moments until I realised that I shouldnt have scold her. This is her first day without her diapers and I’ve lost my temper after just three rounds of mopping. Its unfair to her. For God’s sake, she was just learning capitt! Looking at the sad face, I apologize to Aisyah, and both of us cried. The difference is, I cried silently while Aisyah cried her lungs out, to show that she protested on how I have treat her. Me, I cry because I realised my mistake and I swear to Allah that I’m not going to repeat that again. Siyan Aisyah..

A Year Ago

2006-11-22T01:23:00.000-08:00

Almost a year ago, Aisyah is considered as a very ‘small’ girl. She’s two years old, and as compared to other chubby toddlers and her very own plump mom especially, she appears to be very petite. People always frowned as they see us (the parents) holding Aisyah and gave this question “Is this you daughter?”, as if something is wrong in the picture (read: Parents are ‘big’ while daughter is ‘small’). But, for me, I think it is normal since her birthweight is only 2.45 kg. So, what do you expect? As long as she’s healthy and active, I’m more than thankful.But, after she got her kid brother Syazwan, her size increases rapidly and eventually most of her clothes ends up being too tight or too short for her. Bila balik Kelantan, everyone was like “Besarnya Aisyah, dulu kecik jer”. I think, when she got her baby brother, she spends a lot more time to drink her milk from the bottle whereas, before that she was being breastfed and didn’t really want to drink formula. So, I think she ends up drinking a lot of milk, much more than she required and therefore she turns out to be 'big'. Logik ker? Well, I dont know the exact reason how her size increases rapidly, but, to you people out there who are worried about your kids' size, think again. If they are active and healthy, dont worry, she'll grow up soon. If she is petite while you and ur partner are big, maybe she was meant to inherit that smaller frame from other relatives. So, dont worry. Be happy.

His Tudung

2006-11-17T05:59:00.000-08:00

Comeyy tak I ni? Ini kes kena paksa pakai tudung ni. Harap-harap jangan laa terkenan plak, kan syazwan kan? Dah besar nanti kena jadik macho2 tau.. tak leh dah pakai2 tudung ni.

Rindu Papa Tak?

2006-11-15T06:42:00.000-08:00

Sapa kata we can’t get along with each other? Look.. we are the best buddies on earth. And this pic is especially dedicated to our dearly missed Papa who is thousands of kilometres away from us. “Ecah rindu Papa, Mama rindu Papa tak?” “Mestilah rinduuuu.. ;-)”

Her Hair

2006-11-15T06:39:00.000-08:00

Notice any difference about my hair? Concentrate people! I’m not asking you to notice any difference on the accessories at my hair, but the HAIR itself. No difference, kan? Hihihi… mama kena cari petua orang-orang tua ni, so that my hair will be thicker.

His Teeth

2006-11-15T06:37:00.000-08:00

Papa! You’ve missed this. I had four teeth already. Cute tak? I hope that my teeth will be as big as yours. This is sooo fast because when you left for Australia, my first two teeth at the bottom was still hardly visible. And, within one month, another two “bigger” teeth pops out.
Editors note: Sebab tu la Mama asyik kena gigit je sekarang ni, sbb gigi Syazwan dah banyak. Kalau nak gurau jer, dia terus buat-buat nak gigit orang. Sebab dia tau orang menjerit kalau dia gigit. Pastuh dia plak yang gelak lebih-lebih. Nasib baik kakak belum kena gigit. If not, I’m sure kakak akan ‘babab’ dia.

Hello Papa

2006-11-15T06:31:00.000-08:00

“Hello Papa!”
“Nanti Papa belikan olet (chocolate)..pastuh beli mcm Bawang Putih Bawang Merah (baju pari-pari)”
“Beli satu untuk Ecah, satu untuk Mama, satu untuk Baby”
“Okeh.. baiii..”

Pastuh, si Ecah ni, dia masuk bilik and cakap kat Nanny dia.. “Nanny tak payah..Papa beli untuk Ecah je, pastuh ni, Mama, pastuh ni, Baby. Tu je”

Yay! Exam dah abis

2006-11-08T23:00:00.000-08:00

Yesssss... It's over. Eventho i didnt know whether I have did well enough or not, but still, I feel very contented. This is the end of my almost 1 year strive to be a teacher. My sleepless night should be over right now. So, last night, i fall asleep since 9.00 pm and woke up at almost 7. Supposedly, I had enough rest already, but still I feel so sleepy. Mana taknya, three consecutive sleepless nights. And those sleeping hours that I have sacrificed are not utilised for studying, but taking care of my fussy kids. I dont know what is wrong with them last few nights, maybe, when I sneak out of the bed to study, they can feel that I'm not there with them. So, they take turns to cry. Syazwan is even worst. Not only did he cry, but he also joins me to stay up (read: he plays and I have to look after him, not looking at the notes). So, I didnt expect much from the exams. Tak score pun tak apa, as long as I passed.

Exam?? Apa tu?

2006-11-04T09:01:00.000-08:00

Woohoo.. This is my 5th entry today!
Saja nak lepas tension, tak larat sehh nak study. Otak dh berkarat tahap maksimum dah nih. Dah tua-tua pun kena amik exam. Mana laa larat nak study sambil jaga 2 anak. Tula, dah elok2 keje engineer nk dekat 6 tahun dah, sibuk nak jadik cikgu plak. Tapi, demi suamiku dan anak-anakku yang terchenta, ku gagahkan jua.

So far, I think that my decision to quit my job and join KPLI is not regrettable. Tapi, tak tahulah bila start posting nanti. Takut jugak since the senior teachers that I met has been asking me questions like "Nape berenti keje dik? Kalau akak jadi adik, I wont quit my job". Biar betul... Takut betul masa tu. Bukan takut apa, takut menyesal jer. Tapi, nasib baik laa salah sorang guru pembimbing tu adalah cikgu KPLI yang quit her 7-years job. And, her advise to me is, kerja ni..kat mana-mana pun banyak kerja. Pressure kerja, kat mana-mana kerja pun ada pressure nya. So far, dia tak rasa pressure kerja cikgu lebih dari pressure kerja swasta tu. Yang penting, buat keje seikhlasnya untuk dapat rezeki yang berkat. Memanglaa ramai orang perceive that keje cikgu ni senang, sebab half day. Tapi, sebenarnya, banyak keje cikgu yang orang tak nampak. Bukan setakat mengajar jer.. banyak clerical works. Tapi, insyaAllah, bila tengok kejayaan anak-anak murid, rasa satisfied gile. Pastuh, pengalaman does play a very important role. Whereas, as an engineer, I dont see myself climbing the management tree within 5 years. Nak stay as an engineer yang kena turun site for the next 5 years, rasa mcm tak best jer. Lagipun, as a women/mother, I have a lot of constraint which enables my male competitors to be way ahead of me. Tak pegi commission site tengah-tengah malam, susah nak outstation (anak breastfeed), masa mengandung tak boleh panjat rooftop (eventho, I did panjat rooftop masa mengandungkan Syazwan), and etc.

Eh..melalut la pulak. Entah dapat ke tak jadik cikgu tah.. tak abis study pun lagi ni. Karang kalau kantoi exam karang.. naya jer. Jadik surirumah sepenuh masa plak.

Moon

2006-11-04T08:45:00.000-08:00

Masa on the way balik rumah Andung, Aisyah nampak full moon kat atas. Pastu, the conversation below takes place.

Aisyah : Mama, moon ni nak ikut Aisyah jalan-jalan ye?
Me : Ye laa kot? Tapi, macam mana dia jalan?
Aisyah : Dia tak jalan, dia takde kaki pun.
Me : Abis tu, macam mana dia boleh ikut Aisyah?
Aisyah : Dia ada badan jer.. badan dia bulat-bulat macam tu haa (sambil tunjuk kat bulan)
Me : Kalau dia tak jalan, macam mana dia ikut Aisyah? Dia fly mcm bird ke?
Aisyah : Taklah .. badan dia bulat je. Dia nak ikut Aisyah balik umah Andung.

..Tetiba, bulan tu tak kelihatan sbb terlindung dek awan ...

Aisyah : Mama, Moon tu dah balik umah dia
Me : Mana umah dia?
Aisyah : Tu.. (sambil tunjuk kat awan)

Cerita sambil gentel pusat

2006-11-04T08:09:00.000-08:00

Aisyah : Mama.. jangan la marah Aisyah
Me : Nape plak?
Aisyah : Nanti kalau Mama marah Aisyah, nanti kawan Aisyah ramai-ramai maghi rumah, marah Mama.
Me: Alaa, Mama tak heran.. nanti Mama marah la kawan Aisyah balik..
Aisyah: Tak boleh cam tu, tak baik..
Me: Abis tu, kawan Aisyah marah Mama, baik ke?
Aisyah : mmmmmm
Me : Mana boleh, tak baik tau ..
Aisyah : Alaa.. tak baik laa cakap camtu
Me : Huh?

Future Ustaz

2006-11-04T07:49:00.000-08:00

No specific entry actually, but, i just want to share this cute pic of Syazwan. At first, I want to put a title of "Future YB", but, thinking of the recent controversy of a Selangor YB recently, I change my title. He's very cute, ain't he?

Secret Under Table Meeting

2006-11-04T07:22:00.000-08:00

It is not easy to candid these two kids because as soon as they saw me with the camera, they'll start moving towards me. As for Aisyah, right after I shoot her, she will automatically ask me to show her the display of her photo. Perasan lawa anak aku yang sorang ni. Then, she would giggle to see her face in the display. Syazwan pulak, wanted to explore the gadget, that's all. He is so much into gadgets, sampaikan, when he went to see a Paed a few months back, he chose to play with the stethoscope instead of a nice bright-colored soft toy. That explains why my handphone need to be repaired recently, "handphone masuk air". The chinese guy who repaired my handphone asks me wether its true that my handphone masuk air. I have to say yes, but, the 'air' I'm talking about here is no ordinary 'air', but, 'air liur' (saliva) Syazwan bucuk. Sampai boleh berkarat panel dalam hp tu. Ganas betul.

So, because of the above reasons, you can see in the pics above that they start to move towards me after they notice the camera. And that was all that I manage to shoot on their 'secret under table meeting', before they attack me and seize the camera from me. Aiyaa..tolonnn...

2006-10-30T23:07:00.000-08:00

-Syazwan tunjuk gigi-

Semalam masa breastfeed Syazwan, aku terjerit sbb kena gigit ngan budak kecik ni. Tengah gatal gusi kata org tua-tua. Orang muda kata, tengah nak test power gigi dia tu. Mana taknya, lepas tengok aku jerit sbb kena gigit, dia boleh gelak tgk aku. Mulanya ingat tak nak marah dia, tapi, dah selalu sangat aku jadik mangsa gigi dia ni, sampai berdarah-darah pun ada. So, dengan tekadnya, aku marah Syazwan, dengan harapan dia pun akan sedar kesilapan dia seperti yang aku pernah praktikkan dekat kakak dia dulu. So, apalagi, menangis laa si syazwan ni sbb kena marah ngan aku. Tapi, rupanya ada orang tengah perhatikan scene ni. Aisyah tetiba jer enter frame and cakap dengan muka sedihnya "Mama janganla marah baby. Shian baby kena marah, dahlah Papa dia takde". Mak aii..pandainya makcik ni. Siap buat muka nak nangis tu.. terus aku rasa bersalah gila. Tak pasal2 aku kena pujuk dedua orang lepas tu.

-We miss you Papa....mmuaahhhhhhhhhhhssss-

Raya '06

2006-10-29T08:08:00.000-08:00

Abah kata dia nampak muka anak-anak aku lain sikit the moment we arrive kat rumah abah to celebrate raya. "Takde Papa dia ni, lain sikit laa muka diorang ni. Happy tapi, kurang bercahaya.." Hmm.. Ye ker? I never notice that? Maybe gak? Sedih aku dengar statement abah tu, tapi, nak buat cemana. Nak cari rezeki lebih, kena laa outstation jauh-jauh kan, sayang? Dah laa Aisyah jenis yang 'pendam dalam'. Takde complaint verbally, but, deep down, i think she missed her papa a lot. Kengkadang, she would recall things that she did with her papa. Like recently, she mentioned about feeding monkeys at the Zoo with Papa, and that was on January 05. She was only 1 yr and 3 months old at that time. I never thot that she could memorize things at that age.

Syazwan pulak, ok jer. As long as dia kenyang, he will be fine. Cuma, masa balik kelantan ari tu, dia demam. So, everyone "especially mom" was saying that Syazwan demam because he missed his father. Pastuh, repeatedly cakap "kesian ejul raya sorang-sorang". Aku tak tau nape aku rasa mcm aku dipersalahkan when Ma utter those words? Nape hah? Pastuh, mula lah aku rasa mcm tension sbb rasa dipersalahkan. Padahalnya.... tak de pape pun.

What about me? Hmm... What did I feel about this whole thing? I must be crazy if I didn't feel anything. I MISS HIM A LOT!!! Tapi, sibukkan diri untuk buat persiapan raya, sampaikan, sempat beraya 3 rumah je raya pertama tu. Pastuh, terus tertido sebab demam dan pening kepala ..