BEKAL KE SEKOLAH

Dari the girls sekolah rendah lagi, memang diorang bawak bekal ke sekolah. Mula mula tu bawakkan bekal sebab takut diorang tak pandai nak membeli kat kantin. But later, they want bekal sebab malas nak beratur or berebut membeli kat kantin sekolah.

I remembered when they were in standard 5 or 6, they were among a few kids yang masih bawak bekal but they like it that way.

Their bekal ranges from nuggets, mee goreng or just simple roti bakar sapu butter and kaya and air masak.

Now, Ms M school hours are from 7.40 to at least 3.00pm. Kalau ada CCA or ECA, it will stretch to 4 or 5pm. And she still nak bawak bekal.

Mula mula tu I just bekalkan snacks like biscuits untuk the 10 am break. Lunch dia beli kat kantin. Tapi now she prefers to bring bekal for lunch too. Especially now tengah injured kaki ni, dengan crutches and all, lagi lah malas dia nak ke kantin. Memang dia mintak bawak bekal.

These are some of Ms M's lunch and snack boxes.

 

 

Kadang kadang kalau mummy nya rajin, meriah la bekalnya. Kalau mummy nya ala ala nak bukak mata pagi pagi pun payah, simple one saja la.....

 



 

Cerita December 2015. Welcome 2016.

Sekejap saja rasa and school holiday is over. Here comes 2016.

December had been a busy month for me at work. My regional head came from Hong Kong for a visit cum audit in early December. A really stressssssssssful 3 days. On the first day of his visit, tengah tengah sibuk tu, Ms M called from school. She boarded a wrong school bus and dalam kelam kabut nak turun tu, bag dia tersangkut and she fell.... on top of another student!!! She called and said her ankle hurt so much and she cannot walk. I was on my way back from a distributor warehouse in Shah Alam with my boss and I supposed to send him back to One World Hotel in Bandar Utama. Maka nya.... detour pergi sekolah Ms M dulu ambik dia, then baru hantar my boss to the hotel.

 

Lepas tu pergi klinik, x ray and no fracture. Alhamdulilah... just balut kaki tu dengan bandage and doctor suruh rehat saja.

 

But after a week, a blue back bruises started to appear. Pergi klinik balik and the doctor said it takes time to heal. En. ID cakap masuk angin tu sebab tak urut.

 

After 2 weeks, the bruises subsided but the ankle still bengkak. Eh... tak boleh jadi ni. Pergi lagi sekali klinik and this time the doctor referred her to the orthopaedic.

 

Jumpa orthopaedic, he suspected 2nd grade ligament tear. Mungkin 50% tear but to be sure, kena buat MRI.

 

MRI result showed 2 ligaments completely torn. 3 partially torn. Its quite bad actually and I felt guilty as we took it lightly and only went to see the orthopaedic after 2 weeks it happened.

 

But since we're going to Bangkok that weekend, the doctor prescribed an ankle brace and she has to use crutches to support her movement. No splint sebab berat and susah nak move about nanti. He will review the healing progress and hopefully no surgical intervention required.

 

But that's my Fluff. Happy as usual. Asik kena remind her not run, to walk slowly, jangan lompat lompat. Memang tak boleh duduk diam budak sorang tu.

 

So since all has been arranged, we went ahead with the Bangkok trip, crutches and all. But we had a good support from the airlines in arranging wheelchair at the airport here and Bangkok. Dapat lalu special lane all the way and ahamdulillah, all went well during the journey.

 

Now, its been 3 weeks since the physiotherapy started. Last week we went for follow up and the doctor said not much progress but will review again in 2 weeks time.

 

So, itu kisah Ms M.

 

Travel wise, I did not travel anywhere for work this month. We went to Cameron Highland for a short vacation in late November and it was superb!!!! We really enjoyed CH. The last time we went to CH was like 10 years ago!!!

 

Then we went back to Batu Pahat in mid December. Jalan jalan cari makan as usual.

 

And we went to Bangkok a week after that.

 

Ms A enjoyed her holiday to the max. Makan tido, makan tido saja. Baru last weekend nak tengok homework and prep for back to school.

 

Life is still good without bibik. We got the hang of it already I guess.

We welcome 2016 with old resolutions... ahaks...!!!! Nak kurus... nak kurus... nak kurus....

2016 - Ms A will take her SPM.
2016 - Ms M will have her checkpoint exam

We hope 2016 will be as good if not better as 2015. Insya Allah.

Here some pictures from our holiday.

 Jari mot mot in Boh Plantation

 Gaya macam pergi overseas tau!

 

Succulent strawberries

 

 All thing strawberries....

 

 

 The day she fell off the school bus

 

 Nasi bariani gam kambing Batu Pahat

 Mee hailam favourite @ Jengkuan Batu Pahat

 

 Nasi lemak ikan kerapu @ Sri Gading, Batu Pahat.

 

 

 Mee bandung Muor

 Breakfast asam pedas kat Batu Pahat

 Off to Bangkok. Crutches and all.

Food.... glorious food.

 Starwars exhibition @ Siam Paragon

 

 

 Chao Phraya River Cruise

 Usman Halal Restaurant

 Tak reti penat budak dua orang ni tau!

 Coconut and thai milk tea ice cream. Happiness in a tempurung.

 Ms M

 Ms A

 

 

 

28 Ramadhan

Its almost the end of Ramadhan of 2015.

 

How was the Ramadhan this year for us? It was a quiet one. I always love bulan puasa. I feel very peaceful. And I feel this year, it passed by so fast. 2 more days and its Hari Raya already.

 

I think this year, I am more organised. Be it for Ramadhan month and also for Hari Raya celebration. I planned properly what to buy, how much to spend, avoid impulse buying, and avoid last minute shopping so tak membazir.

 

For buka puasa, I cooked most of the day. Small portion. We don't usually eat nasi with lauk. Just simple meal like noodles, soto or cucur udang. Sahur baru makan nasi. Itupun, although with small portion, my fridge is full with left over lauk.

 

For the first time in many years, we did not go to pasar ramadhan Stadium Shah Alam. Dulu, tiap tahun mesti kena pergi sekali pasar ramadhan Stadium Shah Alam, Pasar Ramadhan Taman Tun, Pasar Ramadhan Seksyen 14 and a few other famous pasar ramadhan. But this year, I think we only went to the one near our house twice, once to the one in Kota Damansara and once to pasar ramadhan in Greenwood when buka puasa rumah mama.

 

For Hari Raya, I buy most cookies from the usual suppliers. Only managed to make Krispy Almond / Florentine Biscuit last 2 days. Baju raya awal awal dah tempah. Guna saja kain kain yang dah ada dalam simpanan. I bought a few sarees from my last trip to India. And a few kain cotton bought in Arab Street during my frequent visit to Singapore. Sebelum kain ni semua reput dalam almari, baik la di hantar tempah.

 

Work wise, I did not travel anywhere during fasting month. Alhamdulillah, my boss understand and I can arrange my own travelling schedule. However, I think I'm slacking and so unproductive puasa kali ni. Macam beku otak tak leh nak pikir. Slow sikit lah... haishhhh!!!!!

 

Last Friday was Ms M last day in her current school. We're moving her to a private school which will commence in September. So in the meantime, she is so very happy duduk rumah tak buat apa.

 

As for Ms A, she'll be sitting for her IGSCE this October. Stressful for her and equally stressful for mommy too. Semoga Allah permudahkan semua urusan dia. We support her where we can. At the end, we believe in rezeki dan ketentuanNya.

 

Till then, Selamat Berpuasa ( for hari ni and esok) and Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Fitri. Maaf Zahir dan Batin

12/365 of 2015

Today, hari pertama Ms M ke sekolah menengah. Dah besar anak mummy....!!!!!!!

We sent her to school. All of us, Papa, Mummy and Kakak.

I have mixed feeling. Excited, proud, anxious....

 

 

 

 

Ms M sekolah sesi petang. Lepas hantar dia, terus ke AG hantar Ms A balik asrama.

Sunyi balik dah rumah....

Oh I miss school holidays.

 

OF EXAM AND ACHIEVEMENT

Ms A dapat result PT3 semalam. 9A 1B. B untuk Kemahiran Hidup.

To us, it is an excellent result. To her, it is not good enough. She was expecting a straight A's.

We talked to her and by afternoon ok dah dia.

Kadang kadang, as much as we want our kids to strive for their best, kita kena ingatkan jugak tentang qada dan qadar. Tentang rezeki dan ketentuan Allah.

With Ms A, I can talk to her like an adult. Kami boleh bercerita tentang realiti kehidupan. In life, we sometimes don't get what we want. Sometimes we tried but we still don't succeed. But we must try anyway. Sometimes in our life, people will hurt us, will fail us but be nice always. Life has its ups and downs. Sentiasa ingat, ALLAH ada.

Kadang kadang, achievement buat kita lupa. Buat kita mendabik dada. Jadi, Allah tarik sikit nikmat supaya kita sentiasa ingat. To keep our feet on the ground.

Every children is special in their own way. As parents, kita doakan yang terbaik untuk mereka di dunia dan di akhirat.

To all PT3 babies.... congratulations!!!!!!



 

Aidil Adha Yang Santai

I was away in Hyderabad last week. Sebelum pergi, dah plan nak masak mee udang raya nanti.

Flight balik dari Hyderabad pukul 12.45 pagi which is 3.15 pagi waktu sini. With only 4 hours flight, nak tidur pun tak lena. Sampai KLIA pukul 7.30, dah macam zombi.

Sampai kat passport control, letak passport kat machine tu, letak thumbprint and keluar. Lepas tu singgah kedai kat situ nak beli barang. Nak bayar, cari passport tak de. Eh... mana dia pergi? Rupanya dah ditinggalkan kat machine tu. Memang lah dah separuh sedar tau.

Keluar airport, terus ambik teksi airport and balik. Bila dah masuk rumah, eh..... mana handbag? Ya Allah.... handbag tinggal dalam taxi pulak. Dah la jenuh call KLIA Limo nak trace balik taxi driver tadi. Alhamdulillah... dalam kol 2 petang, taxi driver tu datang hantar bag tu.

So, mana nak sempat mencari udang nak buat mee udang. Call MyMama and cakap tukar menu lah. Beli lemang and bawak serunding daging yang memang ada stock kat rumah.

Malam tu, pergi rumah MyMama. Dia dah masak rendang ayam pencen. Nasi impit segera dah rebus. Dia cakap nak buat Nasi Ambang juga. So, saya volunteer masak ayam kicap, sambal goreng jawa dan mee goreng. MyMama tinggal buat serunding kelapa saja.

So, inilah juadah santai Aidil Adha kami. Nasi Ambang, rendang ayam pencen, serunding daging, nasi impit dan lemang.

 

Lepas makan, semua terlentang. Happy...!!!!!

 

Good Luck Sweetheart... Again

Tomorrow Ms M will sit for English and Science UPSR paper
And Mummy is away....
Dah pesan dengan dia sebelum pergi hari tu
You know mummy will always be with you
In your heart.

Called her just now.
"I'm scared" she said
You don't have to be scared honey. It just another exam.
What's the worst thing that could happen?
"I get an F" she said
But you've tried your best right?
That is what matters.
You're still my daughter
And I will alway love you
And proud of you
Because I know you've tried

Semoga Allah terangkan hati dia
Semoga Allah permudahkan semua urusan dia



 

UPSR AJE KOT......

Semua orang bercakap pasal soalan UPSR yang bocor. And since Ms M ambik UPSR tahun ni, she was one of the affected student.

 

Heran lah saya. UPSR pun nak ada soalan bocor ke? UPSR aje pun. Why so kiasu?

 

Sebab nak naikkan rating sekolah and pusat tuition?

 

Sebab malu kalau anak tak dapat 5A?

 

Sebab nak jugak anak masuk asrama?

 

Alahai.... kita orang dewasa ni, kenapa bagi contoh yang kurang baik pada anak anak?

 

Kepada cikgu cikgu yang "tolong" kasi jawapan pada anak anak murid yang katanya lemah tu.... niat tidak menghalalkan cara yer cikgu.

Memang niatnya tu murni, tapi apa pengajaran yang cuba diberi kepada anak itu?

Tak apa untuk penipu? Nanti kalau dia kata "saya dulu masa ambik upsr, sebelum masuk dewan periksa, cikgu saya suruh hafal jawapan nya" cemane tu?

Nanti cikgu yang akan terima budak ni di sekolah menengah akan heran. Kenapa budak ni upsr bagus tapi satu apa pun dia tak tahu? Berkesan ke UPSR ni?

Banyak implikasi dari satu niat murni yang tidak betul cara perlaksanaannya.

 

Kepada ibu bapa yang berusaha cari soalan bocor ni untuk anak anak sebab nak anak tu dapat 5A..... again... niat tidak menghalalkan cara.

Dan... it just upsr for heavensake.

So what kalau anak tu tak dapat 5A? Exam is to test how much they understand. Exam is not a punishment. Kalau dapat 5A, alhamdulillah. anak tu faham semua yang dia belajar for the last 6 years. Kalau tak dapat, alhamdulillah, sebab kita tahu dimana kelemahan anak anak kita. Jadi belum terlambat untuk diperbaiki. Baru darjah 6 kan?

Kalau selalu disogok dengan "support" yang kurang betul ni setiap kali nak exam, sampai SPM pun masih macam tu jugak nanti macam mana?

 

Nak anak dapat 5A sebab nak masuk asrama? Masuk atau tidak asrama tu rezeki Allah. Tak tentu kalau dapat 5A dapat masuk asrama pun. And kalau dah dapat 5A pas tu tak dapat asrama, cemane? Mak ayah pergi cari kabel pulak ke nak jugak anak masuk asrama?

 

Giving full support for your kids success memang wajib. Semua ibubapa termasuk saya juga akan cuba sedaya upaya, semampunya untuk kejayaan anak anak. Tapi ada batasan dan etikanya.

 

And now, tak guna nak marah marah. Benda dah jadi. Our UPSR babies prepared and race but someone changed the finishing line. They just have to continue to race.

 

Good luck to all UPSR babies. You are already a CHAMPION even before the race end because you brace through it.

 

 

MY SWEET 15

Today is Ms A 15th birthday.

 

 

My sweet Ms A.

My perfectionist, the girl with heart full of love.

She taught me a lot since the day she came to this world.

She taught me about patience and compassion

She transformed me.

From carefree, careless young lady

To who I am today.

Now.....

I'm concern about what happen to the world around me

I'm concern about the environment

I'm concern about the future

Because it all will affect the people I love

My babies.

She made me feel important

She gave me the sense of selfworthy

Because I am a mother

 

I just cannot describe how much I love her.

No word can describe how I feel.

 

Ya Allah... Terima kasih atas kurniaan Mu ini Ya Allah.

 

Ya Allah, kau lindungi lah anak ku ini di dunia dan di akhirat. Kau tetapkanlah imannya, jadikan lah dia anak yang solehah dan hambamu yang taat.

 

To Ms A,

 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DARLING.

MUMMY,PAPA AND ADIK LOVE YOU SO MUCH

 

 

 

 

 

The faces of ratu selfie....!!!!!!

 

Good Luck Sweetheart.

Ms M will sit for UPSR tomorrow. Her first big exam.

Ms M being Ms M.... macam tu jer lah dia. Kalau tanya dah ready ke belum... "Sort of..." katanya. Me and En. ID tak nak pressure dia. We are here to support her. We know her capability and weaknesses. So far, for subjects Maths, Science and English tu alhamdulillah, she can do well. Tapi her weakness is Bahasa Melayu. Setakat ni gred terbaik yang dia dapat is B for both pemahaman dan Penulisan.

Setiap anak tu dilahirkan dengan kelebihan mereka yang tersendiri. We make sure she has all the support she need to do her best. Kami yakin dengan rezeki yang Allah telah rancang untuk dia. Sekarang hanya doa dan tawakal kepada Allah.

To my fluffy Ms M, all the best and good luck sayang!!!!

 

Aidil Fitri 2014

Dah 16 Syawal hari ni baru nak cerita pasal raya. Been busy at work and home, tak sempat nak update pasal raya.

Tahun ni kami beraya di Batu Pahat, rumah En. ID. Tapi My Mama dan My Abah juga asal dari Johor and tahun ni My Mama decided nak balik Muar jadi kami dapatlah beraya bersama juga.

Raya yang paling meriah for the girls sebab dapat rasa beraya di suasana kampung sebenar. Walaupun rumah En ID di Batu Pahat, tapi rumah teres, bukan rumah kampung jadi bukan lah beraya di kampung dalam erti kata sebenar.

Hari Raya pertama, the usual routine, masak, pergi solat sunat di masjid, kemudian makan dan sesi bermaaf maafan. Tengahari, kami bertolak ke Muar untuk beraya di kampung My Mama. Actually, rumah nenek tu dah kosong. Tiada siapa duduk tapi adik My Mama ada rumah di kampung sebelah. Jadi kami semua beraya dirumah Mak Ngah.

The usual hidangan di pagi raya. Ketupat, rendang ayam, rendang daging, kuah kacang dan lodeh.

 

 

 

 

 

Ms A and Ms M di depan rumah moyang nya.

 

 

Excited tengok pokok durian musang king

 

Pengalaman pertama petik buah manggis dari pokok.

Pokok pulasan yang meriah berbuah

 

Kutip hasil dari kebun

 

 
Semua reban itik, reban ayam diredah budak dua orang tu. Excited sangat sangat. Best raya ever katanya.

Hari Raya kedua, kami ke rumah pak cik belah My Abah di Semerah, Batu Pahat where keluarga belah My Abah akan berkumpul setiap tahun pada raya kedua.

Hari Raya ketiga, dalam perjalanan nak beraya di Kluang, singgah ke JPO pulak. My first time there. tak de lah membeli sangat. Saja cuci mata.

Hari Raya ke empat baru balik ke KL balik. Penat but it was a fabulous raya indeed.

SELAMAT HARI RAYA. MAAF ZAHIR DAN BATIN.