Solat

Dearest Arwen,

Know the meaning of the bacaan that we read for duduk antara sujud. Its a beautiful doa. I'm 37 and just got to know the meaning. You can do better sweetheart. Know it from young. Know all the meaning of all the bacaan in our solat from young.

Cyberview Lodge Resort & Spa, Cyberjaya

Wow, we just got back from a short weekend getaway. I'm feeling the post-partum holiday blues. I hope you don't feel it. It was a good trip. Not too far but far enough for it to be a 'getaway'. You had the most fun swimming. I wish I could let you swim all the time we were there as I know how bored you can get with 2 tired parents who seems like always wanting to sleep and having no other siblings - you don't really have anybody else to play with. Thank goodness there are the Ipad and the tablet. Even though they don't keep you entertained for long and if they do I'd feel guilty about it. I really pray that will get a sister or a brother soon. Of course you really want a sister only.

Dreamy bed.

It was a special weekend because today was my 37th birthday and it was Father's day as well!! Bak really spoiled us and especially me this weekend. Tidur hotel. Makan sedap. No housework for me! Hmmmm bestnya hahaha...Thank you Bak! He was actually not feeling too well but still he drove us around and had a swim with you on Saturday evening.

Freeze!!

Oh! and today just as time was almost up since we need to check out you - for the first time ever - went underwater!! the whole head and all! By choice! You never ever want to put your head underwater before. That was so amazing! I'd never thought I'd see it. It was unbelievable! Wonderful!

See? Underwater!!

1st Big test

Mama doesn't really love exam but I sure hope you do !

School just reopened on Monday 11 June 2012 and you've been getting your exam results. You had your first big test prior to the 2 weeks holidays. Mama yang stressed. Risau Arwen tak jawab soalan atau tulis slow sangat but you came home every day after the exam saying it was easy. You had the Pendidikan Seni test on a Friday 18 May 2012. Then the following Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. You didn't really have tests at Brainy Bunch and the Linus test (Government's test to see kids' proficiency level for Bahasa and Maths) that you had to take before the start of Primary 1 went downhill because you were crying most of the time. You had a 2nd Linus test in March but parents weren't informed of those results.

Anyway, you did fine. You got the following:- (updated as at 30.6.2012 - after report card day on 29.6.2012)
1) 88% for Bahasa Penulisan A+
2) 80 % for Bahasa Pemahaman A
3) 81% for Bahasa Arab (wow!) A
4) 78.5% for maths mainly because you didn't do the working for the addition and subtraction in the "cara lazim" B
5) 79% (52/70 for Pendidikan Jasmani) The paper was really quite tough. B
6) 94% for English because you missed some questions and did not put the right punctuation. A+
7) 75% for Sains. Paper was quite tough for a 1st test. B
8) 64% Agama Islam B
9) 55% Pendidikan Seni C

Apparently, they only take the 2 BM paper, English, Math & Science as the average. So you got 83.1% and your position in class was no 16. Not bad for a kid who cried every day for the 1st 3 months of this term. We can do better next time, insyaAllah.

Mother's Day 2012

Flowers from Wen and Bai

13 May 2012 - Mother's Day.

You saw on Disney Channel about a kid making her mom breakfast in bed for Mother's Day and that the mother woke up late on that day. You said to me that I have to wake up late on Mother's Day. So when you woke me up early on Sunday - I jokingly said "Eh, I thought I was supposed to wake up late?" You went "Alamak, Arwen lupa!" and you straight away forced me to sleep again, not allowing me to get up or even open my eyes and then you went to wake Bak up so that you can do something for me. Bak said "Tak payahla Wen" and I also said there's no need but then you started to cry!!! Errkkk......So in the end Bak took you to TTDI pasar to get me flowers and bought breakfast too. Thank you so much  love. I'm sorry that you vomited at the Pasar due to the early morning ride. Love you.

Where is Mama going to sleep?

12 June 2012

Hello little miss, conquer satu katil ni. Kat mana Mama nak tidur? :) xoxoxo

 10 June 2012

Ni tidur atas perut Bak pulak...ish..ish..ish  :)

Oh I forgot!

Mama lupa nak tulis pasal ni -

Back when you were crying every day when I left you at school, there was a particularly bad, bad, bad time when you cried for 2 hours, the night before school. It was 1 February, a public holiday on a Wednesday. Bak was away in Cairo so we stayed overnight at Tok Bak's house on Tuesday night. When it was time to go back home on Wednesday evening, you cried all the way home in the car and continued to cry for the next 2 whole hours until you fell asleep!! I was at my wits end. I felt like pulling my hair out! I seriously didn't know what to do. I tried being compassionate, reasoning, bribing, threatening and finally just plain shouting because I was so mad! But nothing worked so I told you that I would go see the Principal tomorrow and ask for permission to let me come during recess.

That didn't work out. The Principal listened to me and said to give it time because if I were to come during recess, other kids who were still on the fence about school might cry and ask for their mom, which is true. The Guru Hal-Ehwal Pelajar, Puan Sri saw me and asked what was going on. When I explained that you were crying on a daily basis, she says that she will get the School Counselor to talk to you. So on Thursday, you went to see the Counselor and miraculously you didn't cry on Friday!! But then the next Monday was a holiday due to Maulud Nabi and the next week there were days that you cried and days that you didn't. The counselor met with you a couple more times after the 1st one.  So for Feb 2012, your record was 3 days ok, 2 days cry. As we go into March, it went down to 2 days ok, 3 days cry. Then there was 1 week school holidays mid March where thereafter, you started crying EVERY day. So for the record, it went from bad to worse. errkkk....I even started giving you air doa ok. I tried about everything that I could think of. I couldn't see any light at the end of this tunnel. I had no idea how to make things better for you.

However, as we move into April - no more tears. Suddenly and just out of the blue. I was still wary because I was just scared that someday you might just start crying again for no reason but I guess you decided that you are ok now. You don't miss me as much as I think you are more comfortable with the school, class and new friends. Alhamdulillah. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

Homework Torture

Aahhh Homework, what a burden eh?

Everyday at 4.30pm our ordeal begins. As much as I hate to do it but we must do it. At least it helps me see where you really are in your schoolwork. Our problem now is actually you take too long to complete a relatively simple task. You are distracted, unfocused and fidgety. As soon as it's time for homework, you want to eat, drink, go to the toilet hmmm macam-2. Tu yang Mama geram tu. I just hope it does you more good than harm to you when I'm always harping on you during homework time. Mama kesian Arwen bila Mama marah Arwen tapi sometimes that's the only way to get through to you. God help us please :)