Friday, January 28, 2011
Thank you...
I just wanted to say I love you Wen and I thank Allah everyday for giving me you. Thank you Allah for giving me Bai, my family, my health & my happiness. Thank you. Syukur. Alhamdulillah.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Dream Come True & Angry like Plastic Bag
I just remembered something today. Last year, the day before your 5th birthday you told me "Ma, tomorrow is my dream come true." I was kind of surprised to hear that and so I asked "Why?" Your answer was..."Because its my Birthday!!!"
hmmm.....so cute and so clever. :) You sure love your birthdays. Just warms my heart.
Oh and then there was a time last year too when you were playing Cooking Mama and when cooking mama was angry because level failed, you said to me "Mama is angry like the plastic bag." This was hilarious!! because the plastic bag was Billy from Astro TVIQ which was an educational clip on teaching children to reduce plastic usage. Billy was the name they used for the plastic bag who got angry because he got thrown away after only being used for 5 minutes. So that is why you said "angry like the plastic bag".
hmmm.....so cute and so clever. :) You sure love your birthdays. Just warms my heart.
Oh and then there was a time last year too when you were playing Cooking Mama and when cooking mama was angry because level failed, you said to me "Mama is angry like the plastic bag." This was hilarious!! because the plastic bag was Billy from Astro TVIQ which was an educational clip on teaching children to reduce plastic usage. Billy was the name they used for the plastic bag who got angry because he got thrown away after only being used for 5 minutes. So that is why you said "angry like the plastic bag".
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
I live at home
I just remembered some time last year, just before you turned 5 maybe I was trying to teach you about Malaysia. Well, we were at A&W One Utama and I said to you "Arwen, we live in Malaysia." and you replied in all honesty and seriousness, "No Ma, we live at home."
Hahahahahahhahahahahahahahaha...Mama & Bak ketawa besar. So cute! So clever!
All you knew of Malaysia then was Pos Malaysia because I always take you to the post office and you were able to read "Pos Malaysia".
Hahahahahahhahahahahahahahaha...Mama & Bak ketawa besar. So cute! So clever!
All you knew of Malaysia then was Pos Malaysia because I always take you to the post office and you were able to read "Pos Malaysia".
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Arwen's Poses
Here are some samples of your poses darling Arwen! Gorgeous!
The last 2 photos were taken by Abang Alif. These were taken on 15 Jan 2011 at Abang Dan's engagement do. Abang Alif takes beautiful pictures of you for which I'm very grateful.
Friday, January 21, 2011
My National Washing Machine
Hmmm..I'm trying my best not to get attached to things but yet I still get sentimental over things. Like today I let go my washing machine (brand National) which your Bak & I bought 8 years ago after we got married; we used the gift money we got from the wedding. I gave the washing machine to Mak Lin whose washing machine just so happened to be broken. The reason why I let it go is because we got a good deal on a new, bigger & fully automatic washing machine which I hope will make my laundry chores even easier! But still I feel sad for my old washing machine as its still working fine & it has served us well. I hope it will serve Mak Lin for a good long time too.
Daniel Cook & Emily Yeung
Right now we love to watch "This is Daniel Cook" on TVIQ and then we found "This is Emily Yeung" on Youtube. We love the songs too!
Here are the links to to hear the songs. Hopefully it will remain in Youtube until forever!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DH1iPshD368
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XZdbrxQtw8
Here are the links to to hear the songs. Hopefully it will remain in Youtube until forever!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DH1iPshD368
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XZdbrxQtw8
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
1000 Awesome Things
Currently, I'm reading/following this blog http://1000awesomethings.com/
It's a pretty cool blog. Something easy, uplifting & positive! It won a Webby Award and got published into a book. The Book of Awesome. That is pretty cool.
No matter what race you are or what nationality, we can relate to most of the things in the blogwhich is really AWESOME!!
It's a pretty cool blog. Something easy, uplifting & positive! It won a Webby Award and got published into a book. The Book of Awesome. That is pretty cool.
No matter what race you are or what nationality, we can relate to most of the things in the blogwhich is really AWESOME!!
Sunday, January 16, 2011
For Knowledge
I got this off the net. Good reminder for us all.
“Wahai saudara ! Apa agama kamu?”. “Aku agama Tauhid”, jawab pemuda itu iaitu agama Islam. “Habis, mengapa kamu membela babi? Kita tidak boleh berbuat begitu.” Kata Nabi Musa.
“Wahai tuan hamba”, kata pemuda itu. “Sebenarnya kedua babi itu adalah ibu bapa kandungku. Oleh kerana mereka telah melakukan dosa yang besar, Allah telah menukarkan rupa mereka menjadi babi yang hodoh rupanya. Soal dosa mereka dengan Allah itu soal lain. Itu urusannya dengan Allah. Aku sebagai anaknya tetap melaksanakan kewajipanku sebagai anak. Hari-hari aku berbakti kepada kedua ibu bapaku sepertimana yang tuan hamba lihat tadi. Walaupun rupa mereka sudah menjadi babi, aku tetap melaksanakan tugasku.”, sambungnya.
“Setiap hari aku berdoa kepada Allah agar mereka diampunkan. Aku bermohon supaya Allah menukarkan wajah mereka menjadi manusia yang sebenar, tetapi Allah masih belum memakbulkan lagi.”, tambah pemuda itu lagi.
Maka ketika itu juga Allah menurunkan wahyu kepada Nabi Musa a.s. ‘Wahai Musa, inilah orang yang akan berjiran dengan kamu di Syurga nanti, hasil baktinya yang sangat tinggi kepada kedua ibu bapanya. Ibu bapanya yang sudah buruk dengan rupa babi pun dia berbakti juga. Oleh itu Kami naikkan maqamnya sebagai anak soleh disisi Kami.”
Allah juga berfirman lagi yang bermaksud : “Oleh kerana dia telah berada di maqam anak yang soleh disisi Kami, maka Kami angkat doanya. Tempat kedua ibu bapanya yang Kami sediakan di dalam neraka telah Kami pindahkan ke dalam syurga.”
Itulah berkat anak yang soleh. Doa anak yang soleh dapat menebus dosa ibu bapa yang akan masuk ke dalam neraka pindah ke syurga. Ini juga hendaklah dengan syarat dia berbakti kepada ibu bapanya. Walaupun hingga ke peringkat rupa ayah dan ibunya seperti babi. Mudah-mudahan ibu bapa kita mendapat tempat yang baik di akhirat kelak.
Walau bagaimana buruk sekali pun perangai kedua ibu bapa kita itu bukan urusan kita, urusan kita ialah menjaga mereka dengan penuh kasih sayang sebagaimana mereka menjaga kita sewaktu kecil hingga dewasa.
Walau banyak mana sekali pun dosa yang mereka lakukan, itu juga bukan urusan kita, urusan kita ialah meminta ampun kepada Allah S.W.T supaya kedua ibu bapa kita diampuni Allah S.W.T.
Doa anak yang soleh akan membantu kedua ibu bapanya mendapat tempat yang baik di akhirat, inilah yang dinanti-nantikan oleh para ibu bapa di alam kubur.
Erti sayang seorang anak kepada ibu dan bapanya bukan melalui hantaran wang ringgit, tetapi sayang seorang anak pada kedua ibu bapanya ialah dengan doanya supaya kedua ibu bapanya mendapat tempat yang terbaik di sisi Allah.
“Wahai saudara ! Apa agama kamu?”. “Aku agama Tauhid”, jawab pemuda itu iaitu agama Islam. “Habis, mengapa kamu membela babi? Kita tidak boleh berbuat begitu.” Kata Nabi Musa.
“Wahai tuan hamba”, kata pemuda itu. “Sebenarnya kedua babi itu adalah ibu bapa kandungku. Oleh kerana mereka telah melakukan dosa yang besar, Allah telah menukarkan rupa mereka menjadi babi yang hodoh rupanya. Soal dosa mereka dengan Allah itu soal lain. Itu urusannya dengan Allah. Aku sebagai anaknya tetap melaksanakan kewajipanku sebagai anak. Hari-hari aku berbakti kepada kedua ibu bapaku sepertimana yang tuan hamba lihat tadi. Walaupun rupa mereka sudah menjadi babi, aku tetap melaksanakan tugasku.”, sambungnya.
“Setiap hari aku berdoa kepada Allah agar mereka diampunkan. Aku bermohon supaya Allah menukarkan wajah mereka menjadi manusia yang sebenar, tetapi Allah masih belum memakbulkan lagi.”, tambah pemuda itu lagi.
Maka ketika itu juga Allah menurunkan wahyu kepada Nabi Musa a.s. ‘Wahai Musa, inilah orang yang akan berjiran dengan kamu di Syurga nanti, hasil baktinya yang sangat tinggi kepada kedua ibu bapanya. Ibu bapanya yang sudah buruk dengan rupa babi pun dia berbakti juga. Oleh itu Kami naikkan maqamnya sebagai anak soleh disisi Kami.”
Allah juga berfirman lagi yang bermaksud : “Oleh kerana dia telah berada di maqam anak yang soleh disisi Kami, maka Kami angkat doanya. Tempat kedua ibu bapanya yang Kami sediakan di dalam neraka telah Kami pindahkan ke dalam syurga.”
Itulah berkat anak yang soleh. Doa anak yang soleh dapat menebus dosa ibu bapa yang akan masuk ke dalam neraka pindah ke syurga. Ini juga hendaklah dengan syarat dia berbakti kepada ibu bapanya. Walaupun hingga ke peringkat rupa ayah dan ibunya seperti babi. Mudah-mudahan ibu bapa kita mendapat tempat yang baik di akhirat kelak.
Walau bagaimana buruk sekali pun perangai kedua ibu bapa kita itu bukan urusan kita, urusan kita ialah menjaga mereka dengan penuh kasih sayang sebagaimana mereka menjaga kita sewaktu kecil hingga dewasa.
Walau banyak mana sekali pun dosa yang mereka lakukan, itu juga bukan urusan kita, urusan kita ialah meminta ampun kepada Allah S.W.T supaya kedua ibu bapa kita diampuni Allah S.W.T.
Doa anak yang soleh akan membantu kedua ibu bapanya mendapat tempat yang baik di akhirat, inilah yang dinanti-nantikan oleh para ibu bapa di alam kubur.
Erti sayang seorang anak kepada ibu dan bapanya bukan melalui hantaran wang ringgit, tetapi sayang seorang anak pada kedua ibu bapanya ialah dengan doanya supaya kedua ibu bapanya mendapat tempat yang terbaik di sisi Allah.
School
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| 6 Jan 2011 4th day of school with the new school bag. |
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| It was raining. |
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| 7 Jan 2011 Fifth day of school - wore the sports attire. |
First week of school in pictures. After you got the shoes on Tuesday, we had to teach & make you to wear your own shoes. You take so long to wear by yourself. Nowadays, the school does not allow parents to come into the school compound so the first time I had to watch you wear your own shoes at school from outside the gate was so poignant for me because I know I have to "let you go" more now so that you can learn to be independent. It's a new learning process for me too.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
When I grow up
Today you are not well so no school for you. However, we ended up at the Curve for a few hours because I needed to get your medicine from the pharmacy. We were having breakfast at McDonald's and you asked me, "When I grow up, how am I going to fit my clothes?" Alalalala, siannye dia. As I suspected you were worried that you will outgrow your ballerina tutu because you asked me "So I can get a big tutu because I want to be a ballerina.
Actually, you've always been saying that you want to be a ballerina, a golfer & an astronaut! hahahaha..whatever makes you happy baby!
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| 28 August 2010; Your very first tutu, reward for not crying when going to school last year. |
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| 18 August 2010; Arwen the golfer at the Driving Range |
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| 29 December 2010; Arwen the Astronaut At Petrosains |
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Appreciation
I didn't write this story. It was forwarded to me in an email today. It's a good story. Showing and giving appreciation is very high in my list of important things. So have a read.
The Story of Appreciation
One young academically excellent person went to apply for a managerial position in a big company.
He passed the first interview, the director did the last interview, made the last decision.
The director discovered from the CV that the youth's academic
achievements were excellent all the way, from the secondary school until the postgraduate research, never had a year when he did not score.
The director asked, "Did you obtain any scholarships in school?" the
youth answered "none".
The director asked, " Was it your father who paid for your school fees?" The youth answered, "My father passed away when I was one year old, it was my mother who paid for my school fees.
The director asked, " Where did your mother work?" The youth answered, "My mother worked as clothes cleaner. The director requested the youth to show his hands. The youth showed a pair of hands that were smooth and perfect.
The director asked, " Have you ever helped your mother wash the clothes before?" The youth answered, "Never, my mother always wanted me to study and read more books. Furthermore, my mother can wash clothes faster than me.
The director said, "I have a request. When you go back today, go and clean your mother's hands, and then see me tomorrow morning.*
The youth felt that his chance of landing the job was high. When he went back, he happily requested his mother to let him clean her hands. His mother felt strange, happy but with mixed feelings, she showed her hands to the kid.
The youth cleaned his mother's hands slowly. His tear fell as he did that. It was the first time he noticed that his mother's hands were so wrinkled, and there were so many bruises in her hands. Some bruises were so painful that his mother shivered when they were cleaned with water.
This was the first time the youth realized that it was this pair of hands that washed the clothes everyday to enable him to pay the school fee. The bruises in the mother's hands were the price that the mother had to pay for his graduation, academic excellence and his future.
After finishing the cleaning of his mother hands, the youth quietly washed all the remaining clothes for his mother.
That night, mother and son talked for a very long time.
Next morning, the youth went to the director's office.
The Director noticed the tears in the youth's eyes, asked: " Can you tell me what have you done and learned yesterday in your house?"
The youth answered, " I cleaned my mother's hand, and also finished cleaning all the remaining clothes'
The Director asked, " please tell me your feelings."
The youth said, Number 1, I know now what is appreciation. Without my mother, there would not the successful me today. Number 2, by working together and helping my mother, only I now realize how difficult and tough it is to get something done. Number 3, I have come to appreciate the importance and value of family relationship.
The director said, " This is what I am looking for to be my manager. I want to recruit a person who can appreciate the help of others, a person who knows the sufferings of others to get things done, and a person who would not put money as his only goal in life. You are hired.”
Later on, this young person worked very hard, and received the respect of his subordinates. Every employee worked diligently and as a team. The company's performance improved tremendously.
A child, who has been protected and habitually given whatever he wanted, would develop "entitlement mentality" and would always put himself first. He would be ignorant of his parent's efforts. When he starts work, he assumes that every person must listen to him, and when he becomes a manager, he would never know the sufferings of his employees and would always blame others. For this kind of people, who may be good academically, may be successful for a while, but eventually would not feel sense of achievement. He will grumble and be full of hatred and fight for more. If we are this kind of protective parents, are we really showing love or are we destroying the kid instead?*
You can let your kid live in a big house, eat a good meal, learn piano, watch a big screen TV. But when you are cutting grass, please let them experience it. After a meal, let them wash their plates and bowls together with their brothers and sisters. It is not because you do not have money to hire a maid, but it is because you want to love them in a right way. You want them to understand, no matter how rich their parents are, one day their hair will grow gray, same as the mother of that young person. The most important thing is your kid learns how to appreciate the effort and experience the difficulty and learns the ability to work with others to get things done.
You would have forwarded many mails to many and many of them would have back mailed you too...but try and forward this story to as many as possible...this may change somebody's fate!
He passed the first interview, the director did the last interview, made the last decision.
The director discovered from the CV that the youth's academic
achievements were excellent all the way, from the secondary school until the postgraduate research, never had a year when he did not score.
The director asked, "Did you obtain any scholarships in school?" the
youth answered "none".
The director asked, " Was it your father who paid for your school fees?" The youth answered, "My father passed away when I was one year old, it was my mother who paid for my school fees.
The director asked, " Where did your mother work?" The youth answered, "My mother worked as clothes cleaner. The director requested the youth to show his hands. The youth showed a pair of hands that were smooth and perfect.
The director asked, " Have you ever helped your mother wash the clothes before?" The youth answered, "Never, my mother always wanted me to study and read more books. Furthermore, my mother can wash clothes faster than me.
The director said, "I have a request. When you go back today, go and clean your mother's hands, and then see me tomorrow morning.*
The youth felt that his chance of landing the job was high. When he went back, he happily requested his mother to let him clean her hands. His mother felt strange, happy but with mixed feelings, she showed her hands to the kid.
The youth cleaned his mother's hands slowly. His tear fell as he did that. It was the first time he noticed that his mother's hands were so wrinkled, and there were so many bruises in her hands. Some bruises were so painful that his mother shivered when they were cleaned with water.
This was the first time the youth realized that it was this pair of hands that washed the clothes everyday to enable him to pay the school fee. The bruises in the mother's hands were the price that the mother had to pay for his graduation, academic excellence and his future.
After finishing the cleaning of his mother hands, the youth quietly washed all the remaining clothes for his mother.
That night, mother and son talked for a very long time.
Next morning, the youth went to the director's office.
The Director noticed the tears in the youth's eyes, asked: " Can you tell me what have you done and learned yesterday in your house?"
The youth answered, " I cleaned my mother's hand, and also finished cleaning all the remaining clothes'
The Director asked, " please tell me your feelings."
The youth said, Number 1, I know now what is appreciation. Without my mother, there would not the successful me today. Number 2, by working together and helping my mother, only I now realize how difficult and tough it is to get something done. Number 3, I have come to appreciate the importance and value of family relationship.
The director said, " This is what I am looking for to be my manager. I want to recruit a person who can appreciate the help of others, a person who knows the sufferings of others to get things done, and a person who would not put money as his only goal in life. You are hired.”
Later on, this young person worked very hard, and received the respect of his subordinates. Every employee worked diligently and as a team. The company's performance improved tremendously.
A child, who has been protected and habitually given whatever he wanted, would develop "entitlement mentality" and would always put himself first. He would be ignorant of his parent's efforts. When he starts work, he assumes that every person must listen to him, and when he becomes a manager, he would never know the sufferings of his employees and would always blame others. For this kind of people, who may be good academically, may be successful for a while, but eventually would not feel sense of achievement. He will grumble and be full of hatred and fight for more. If we are this kind of protective parents, are we really showing love or are we destroying the kid instead?*
You can let your kid live in a big house, eat a good meal, learn piano, watch a big screen TV. But when you are cutting grass, please let them experience it. After a meal, let them wash their plates and bowls together with their brothers and sisters. It is not because you do not have money to hire a maid, but it is because you want to love them in a right way. You want them to understand, no matter how rich their parents are, one day their hair will grow gray, same as the mother of that young person. The most important thing is your kid learns how to appreciate the effort and experience the difficulty and learns the ability to work with others to get things done.
You would have forwarded many mails to many and many of them would have back mailed you too...but try and forward this story to as many as possible...this may change somebody's fate!
Talk
Sometime late last year while we were watching Yo Gabba Gabba, you asked me "Ma, what's your talent?" since the segment in Yo Gabba Gabba was talking about talents. I went "hmmm......." and then you went "I know Ma! Your talent is cooking!"
I gulped and with wide shocked eyes (because sweetie, your mom can't really cook) said "Really? What am I good at cooking?". You gave it a little thought and then shouted out "Roti canai!"
Hahahahahaha...little did you know that the roti canai was bought frozen from the supermarket. All I did was heat it up in the pan. :) No matter, for the time being I shall enjoy this moment when my daughter thinks that my talent is cooking!!
I gulped and with wide shocked eyes (because sweetie, your mom can't really cook) said "Really? What am I good at cooking?". You gave it a little thought and then shouted out "Roti canai!"
Hahahahahaha...little did you know that the roti canai was bought frozen from the supermarket. All I did was heat it up in the pan. :) No matter, for the time being I shall enjoy this moment when my daughter thinks that my talent is cooking!!
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Arwen's First day at Kindy 2011
The real kindy! Next year you will be in Standard One! My how time suddenly flies by. I still remember when you were just a little baby. Ok, ok...I shall leave the mushy stuff for another blog entry.
This is your school. Brainy Bunch International Islamic Montessori. Well here are some pictures from your first day at school. Sorry that I didn't have more pictures of you in school but there were so many people around that I was kind of surprised. Its a first time for me too dear. :)
Well, one good thing was that 3 Jan 2011 was just any other day at kindy for you (because you've been going to school for the whole of December 2010 give or take a few days off) except that you now have to wear a uniform and that there will be more kids at school. I was so relieved that you agreed to wear the uniform and seemed to be excited by it. (You didn't want to wear it on the 2nd day though. Did Mama forget to tell you that you have to wear this every day!!??) Thankfully you agreed to wear it as on the 2nd day of school you had new sports shoes. (Mama forgot to buy school shoes for you because we were so used to you wearing whatever you want last year). There were so many parents hanging around on the first day that I thank God that we sent you middle of last year. I can't imagine how you would handle it being left for the first time with so many adult people around.
Mama & Bak walked you to school but Bak picked you up from school. He said that there was a traffic jam and long que to pick you up because of the other parents. Thank goodness I don't need to drive to pick you up. Well, I am especially thankful for that now because come next year we will have to brave the traffic to your Taman Tun school. Means waking up earlier darling!!
This is your school. Brainy Bunch International Islamic Montessori. Well here are some pictures from your first day at school. Sorry that I didn't have more pictures of you in school but there were so many people around that I was kind of surprised. Its a first time for me too dear. :)
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| Arwen wearing the school uniform. |
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| Arwen & Bak has the same smile! |
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| Arwen & Mama. |
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| Arwen at school. |
Mama & Bak walked you to school but Bak picked you up from school. He said that there was a traffic jam and long que to pick you up because of the other parents. Thank goodness I don't need to drive to pick you up. Well, I am especially thankful for that now because come next year we will have to brave the traffic to your Taman Tun school. Means waking up earlier darling!!
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| Arwen walking to school. |
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| 2nd day of school - ta da! my new shoes :) |
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Petrosains 29 December 2011
We went to Petrosains in KLCC with Aunty Linda & Shireen. It was a Wednesday and during December school holidays. So many people and we had to que for quite some time to enter & exit using the black tunnel ride. You were ecstatic! You were like "Jom! Jom!" and "Let's go! Let's go, I want to see something else. "
I went on this slide but you couldn't because of the minimum height requirement.
We went on the Helicopter simulator ride which was fun.
Then we went into the hurricane chamber which you didn't really like and so no pictures of that one. We also saw a 3D dinosaur movie which was fun.
Then before we went home we made the following 2 cards which we emailed to Bak right then & there and he got it while we were at Petrosains. That was cool.
I went on this slide but you couldn't because of the minimum height requirement.
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| haha..that's us! I love this picture! |
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| Arwen the Astronaut! |
Then we went into the hurricane chamber which you didn't really like and so no pictures of that one. We also saw a 3D dinosaur movie which was fun.
Then before we went home we made the following 2 cards which we emailed to Bak right then & there and he got it while we were at Petrosains. That was cool.
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