Me? Yes, I admit I am... if I like a particular brand, then I'll stick to it no matter what people say. I especially hate it when people start dissing what it is that I like, without a valid reason.
Example? Tudungs. I am a Munawwarah fan, I'm proud to declare. If you see me at work, you'll see me in various shades and types of Munawwarah tudungs... is it because I'm a snob? No... I just love the ease & simplicity of the products! They make my mornings so much easier!
Now, the reason why I stick to Munawwarah, and ONLY Munawwarah, for the particular styles that I wear, again, is simple. QUALITY. Of course, with that, comes the price. I mean, you can't get good quality at pasar malam prices can you? Not that I haven't been tempted to buy any of the imitation products... I have, but I just never actually made the purchase, cos I just can't close my eyes to the difference in quality.
Anyway, that's my personal choice, so lantak la kan... and I don't care when I see others wearing the imitation stuff, cos to each his own budget and preferences... but as a loyal customer, it pi$$es me off to no end to see & hear other people promoting their replicas, and at the same time badmouthing the original! I mean, hello! If it weren't for that, where do you think it'd come from??
I absolutely hate it when people start saying 'This one is worth buying... I've bought Munawwarah tudungs before, but this new item is a better buy cos it's the same quality, but cheaper'.... 'I paid so much for the tudung, but the awning patah'... 'It's supposed to be good quality, so I'm surprised it got berbulu even though I only washed it a few times'.... Look people, just because the quality is already good doesn't mean that you can simply plonk it down willy-nilly and not get the awning all bent! It also doesn't mean that you can simply sling bags across your body & chest, rubbing against the tudung till the material is stressed out (aw, you know what I mean kan...), and then claim the price you paid doesn't correspond to the quality. And you know why it's cheaper? Cos you only copied the design! Sometimes it's not even cheaper, if you compare them apple-to-apple...
Forgive my emotional rantings hehehe... but I say, if you wanna hawk your product, don't pour sand into other people's rice bowl la... it's not professional, and it's distasteful. Find other ways to promote your stuff. And to those who've bought the tudungs and made remarks similar to the above, I say take a look at how you handled the stuff first before blaming it on the items... after all, BMW owners don't simply lenjan their expensive wheels even though they're top-notch, right? You gotta give it love & care folks...
Hehehe... anyway, that's just me, and just one brand... don't get me started on any others that I favor :p Lest anyone thinks I'm a fanatic & lazybum who loves the sarung-kepala-aje kind of tudung, I do wear the usual styles as well hehehe, so there is some variety there ok...
Anyone else have strong feelings about this?
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Stressed Out!
Have you ever been in those situations where you are trying to maintain your superiors' face and not show that they didn't do what they're supposed to do, but with the expected result of making yourself look like a stupid idiot?
Well, I've been in that situation many times... is it because I'm a pushover? Am I being too nice? Whatever it is, to me, I should be covering my superior's a*# in front of other people, even if they didn't do what they were supposed to do, ie review & comment on my work, provide guidance & direction on what we're supposed to do, and a bunch of other things a superior is supposed to do... That's my principle - if my subordinate messed up, and it was detected in a public arena (eg. meeting) and it was something that I missed, then I would own up to it and not blame anyone else. Even if I was not involved in it, ie she did it on her own without needing my input, I would still hold myself accountable for it when dealing with others. After the meeting/discussion/whatnot, I can have my own talk with my staff on reviewing things within her own area, but I would not, repeat, NOT, blame her in front of others.
Unfortunately, we seem to have many people who are more than happy to just point out, 'Oh, I mentioned this to her already, but she didn't put that in', or 'I'm sorry, my staff messed up' - to all and sundry!!! No consideration given whatsoever to the person's feelings & face... I wonder, when they say these things, do they think about how it makes them look to the others? They look IRRESPONSIBLE, with no sense of ownership... not to mention being completely poor examples of leaders who cannot maintain their staff's self-esteem, among other things...
Forget about any thanks or even recognition for doing work beyond our own area of accountability (ie of a higher level)... what they see is just the things we didn't do, or did do but not well.... somehow the thought that it's not even ours to begin with no longer comes to mind, because everything is/has been delegated to us in the name of managing work effectively, and thus the accountability is ours, without the reward/recognition.
Oh why am I even bothering to say all this? Because this is the only avenue where I can voice out my feelings. I know it makes no difference to say all this here, but then again, it makes no difference to say it to the powers-that-be at work as well... only my colleagues know (and some, understand) what really takes place in the office...
Anyway, once again, my colleague and I were in a bind - do we answer truthfully, and make our superiors look bad in front of a higher authority, or try to cover as best as we could, but with the definite result that we look like unthinking idiots who don't know how to do their work?
I admit, I'm not the smartest at work, nor am I very good at strategic matters and stuff... but it's one thing to know and admit that I'm not smart, and another thing to feel stupid and small in front of my peers! I don't think any of us will feel good if people in our own department can make remarks like 'I don't see the value-adding activities that you do here'. Just because you don't seem to understand what we do, doesn't mean that what we work on doesn't add value to anything or anyone!
I'M SO STRESSED OUT!!! I NEED A DOSE OF RETAIL THERAPY!!!!
Well, I've been in that situation many times... is it because I'm a pushover? Am I being too nice? Whatever it is, to me, I should be covering my superior's a*# in front of other people, even if they didn't do what they were supposed to do, ie review & comment on my work, provide guidance & direction on what we're supposed to do, and a bunch of other things a superior is supposed to do... That's my principle - if my subordinate messed up, and it was detected in a public arena (eg. meeting) and it was something that I missed, then I would own up to it and not blame anyone else. Even if I was not involved in it, ie she did it on her own without needing my input, I would still hold myself accountable for it when dealing with others. After the meeting/discussion/whatnot, I can have my own talk with my staff on reviewing things within her own area, but I would not, repeat, NOT, blame her in front of others.
Unfortunately, we seem to have many people who are more than happy to just point out, 'Oh, I mentioned this to her already, but she didn't put that in', or 'I'm sorry, my staff messed up' - to all and sundry!!! No consideration given whatsoever to the person's feelings & face... I wonder, when they say these things, do they think about how it makes them look to the others? They look IRRESPONSIBLE, with no sense of ownership... not to mention being completely poor examples of leaders who cannot maintain their staff's self-esteem, among other things...
Forget about any thanks or even recognition for doing work beyond our own area of accountability (ie of a higher level)... what they see is just the things we didn't do, or did do but not well.... somehow the thought that it's not even ours to begin with no longer comes to mind, because everything is/has been delegated to us in the name of managing work effectively, and thus the accountability is ours, without the reward/recognition.
Oh why am I even bothering to say all this? Because this is the only avenue where I can voice out my feelings. I know it makes no difference to say all this here, but then again, it makes no difference to say it to the powers-that-be at work as well... only my colleagues know (and some, understand) what really takes place in the office...
Anyway, once again, my colleague and I were in a bind - do we answer truthfully, and make our superiors look bad in front of a higher authority, or try to cover as best as we could, but with the definite result that we look like unthinking idiots who don't know how to do their work?
I admit, I'm not the smartest at work, nor am I very good at strategic matters and stuff... but it's one thing to know and admit that I'm not smart, and another thing to feel stupid and small in front of my peers! I don't think any of us will feel good if people in our own department can make remarks like 'I don't see the value-adding activities that you do here'. Just because you don't seem to understand what we do, doesn't mean that what we work on doesn't add value to anything or anyone!
I'M SO STRESSED OUT!!! I NEED A DOSE OF RETAIL THERAPY!!!!
Tummy bug strikes again!
I spoke too soon...
Amani came down with the (suspected) same bug... How did we know? She woke up at 5.30am yesterday, and threw up all over Hubby (and our bed... huwaaa!!! The smell of the cod liver oil she ate the night before was so very strong!) Poor thing, she partially threw up while still lying down, so ended up with a lot of the vomit on her face and in her hair, besides the rest being spewed on her poor father. Hubby had to give her a shower so early in the morning, plus shampoo her hair. The clincher that she had the same bug we all did, was the pseudo-diarrhea later on.... had to put her in diapers again (taken from Adik's stash of course) to be on the safe side... Her reaction to the diaper proposal was a surprised 'Eh?' Not a shocker, isn't it, considering she's been fully toilet-trained since she was 3! Hehehe... sian anak mama... the indignity of being a diapered kid again!
It became quite clear that we were going to see Dr Altaf that morning... our regular schedule was out the window, what with cleaning up the vomit, Febreze-ing the bed, washing the vomit-stained clothes and blanket - all before taking our own showers! We eventually left our place at 7am. Omigod! The crawl on the Federal Highway was just torture! I just can't understand how a colleague who stays in Shah Alam as well can leave home at 7am and reach KLCC around 8.30. It took us 1 hour just to get from Shah Alam to Taman Tun!
Amani threw up again in the car, and again after her light breakfast... by this time we're pretty sure she'd have to stay home from school. Since Hubby has a big meeting today, and I've got a program taking place tomorrow, our duty roster was decided thus: Hubby would stay with her on Monday, and I'll take my turn on Tuesday if she's still not fully recovered.
So guess where I am today? At home, with my darling daughter!!! Thankfully she's getting better, but we felt it's better to be very sure that she's OK before we send her back to school... She's had her breakfast (2 pieces of chocolate-smeared toast), taken her bath, and is now lying in front of the TV watching 'Animals are Amazing'.
What about work? I've got things that I need to do (don't we always?), but work will never end... Right now my daughter needs me, and I'm gonna be there for her...
Amani came down with the (suspected) same bug... How did we know? She woke up at 5.30am yesterday, and threw up all over Hubby (and our bed... huwaaa!!! The smell of the cod liver oil she ate the night before was so very strong!) Poor thing, she partially threw up while still lying down, so ended up with a lot of the vomit on her face and in her hair, besides the rest being spewed on her poor father. Hubby had to give her a shower so early in the morning, plus shampoo her hair. The clincher that she had the same bug we all did, was the pseudo-diarrhea later on.... had to put her in diapers again (taken from Adik's stash of course) to be on the safe side... Her reaction to the diaper proposal was a surprised 'Eh?' Not a shocker, isn't it, considering she's been fully toilet-trained since she was 3! Hehehe... sian anak mama... the indignity of being a diapered kid again!
It became quite clear that we were going to see Dr Altaf that morning... our regular schedule was out the window, what with cleaning up the vomit, Febreze-ing the bed, washing the vomit-stained clothes and blanket - all before taking our own showers! We eventually left our place at 7am. Omigod! The crawl on the Federal Highway was just torture! I just can't understand how a colleague who stays in Shah Alam as well can leave home at 7am and reach KLCC around 8.30. It took us 1 hour just to get from Shah Alam to Taman Tun!
Amani threw up again in the car, and again after her light breakfast... by this time we're pretty sure she'd have to stay home from school. Since Hubby has a big meeting today, and I've got a program taking place tomorrow, our duty roster was decided thus: Hubby would stay with her on Monday, and I'll take my turn on Tuesday if she's still not fully recovered.
So guess where I am today? At home, with my darling daughter!!! Thankfully she's getting better, but we felt it's better to be very sure that she's OK before we send her back to school... She's had her breakfast (2 pieces of chocolate-smeared toast), taken her bath, and is now lying in front of the TV watching 'Animals are Amazing'.
What about work? I've got things that I need to do (don't we always?), but work will never end... Right now my daughter needs me, and I'm gonna be there for her...
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Servicing required....
Huwaaa... my beloved brand new lappy has to be sent for service!!!
My cute little lappy (well, technically it's a netbook, not a laptop, so should I be calling it lappy?) is just over a month old. Unfortunately, the trackpad (mousepad) is no longer working for some reason... At first I thought it was a software or driver problem, so I downloaded the driver and re-installed it, but to no avail. Got my brother to take a look at it as well, and still no go. As a last resort, I brought it back to Harvey Norman to ask the tech guy to check it out.... his verdict? Yep, it's definitely a hardware issue, since he unsuccessfully tried various means to bring the pad back to life.
To be honest, a plugged in mouse works just fine in its place, but isn't it funny for me to not be able to use the trackpad? Takkan la all the time nak guna external mouse kan? Sometimes it's just more cumbersome to use an external mouse...
Anyway, the nice tech guy (the same guy who sold it to me) said I could just drop off the lappy now, but since it was almost the weekend, I thought I'd just hold on to it first and use it during the weekend, and send it in on Sunday (today!!!) So this evening, I'll be making my way back to the store to repair my pink darling (yep, it's pink, and I'm proud of it! :p), and hopefully they'll get it back to me in 2 weeks' time or less...
Now how am I gonna last a week or more without my lappy? Help!!!!!!!
Update ----> have decided not to send my lappy in for servicing now... am waiting till after the Maulidur Rasul holiday before trying to survive without it... hehehe... it's a long weekend!!! I need my lappy then!
My cute little lappy (well, technically it's a netbook, not a laptop, so should I be calling it lappy?) is just over a month old. Unfortunately, the trackpad (mousepad) is no longer working for some reason... At first I thought it was a software or driver problem, so I downloaded the driver and re-installed it, but to no avail. Got my brother to take a look at it as well, and still no go. As a last resort, I brought it back to Harvey Norman to ask the tech guy to check it out.... his verdict? Yep, it's definitely a hardware issue, since he unsuccessfully tried various means to bring the pad back to life.
To be honest, a plugged in mouse works just fine in its place, but isn't it funny for me to not be able to use the trackpad? Takkan la all the time nak guna external mouse kan? Sometimes it's just more cumbersome to use an external mouse...
Anyway, the nice tech guy (the same guy who sold it to me) said I could just drop off the lappy now, but since it was almost the weekend, I thought I'd just hold on to it first and use it during the weekend, and send it in on Sunday (today!!!) So this evening, I'll be making my way back to the store to repair my pink darling (yep, it's pink, and I'm proud of it! :p), and hopefully they'll get it back to me in 2 weeks' time or less...
Now how am I gonna last a week or more without my lappy? Help!!!!!!!
Update ----> have decided not to send my lappy in for servicing now... am waiting till after the Maulidur Rasul holiday before trying to survive without it... hehehe... it's a long weekend!!! I need my lappy then!
tummy bug
We're all recovering from a suspected tummy bug... myself, Hariz, & Hubby... even my brother's down with something similar. Luckily Amani is OK so far (let's hope it stays that way!), which I suspect is partly due to the fact that she is geli with her brother's saliva, and thus doesn't take too kindly to his slobbery kisses hehehe... as for the rest of us, that could very well be the price that we pay for Hariz's affectionate (and very wet!) kisses - a transfer of whatever virus he's got to us!
It basically started with Adik vomiting a few days ago... when we brought him to the paediatrician, he told us if it's a virus (as he suspects it is), it'll lead to him having diarrhea later on. Since it was probably contagious, we decided to take him out of nursery for the day & just rest at home. Typical of Adik, even though he's technically not very well, he's still running around happily in full steam.
My agony started yesterday... I've never made so many trips to the loo in one day! Dah lama tak kena... I felt weak the whole day, plus my body ached all over! Let's not talk about appetite... I barely ate at all the whole day. The last time this sort of thing hit me was a few years ago, due to food poisoning. Hubby fought off the virus differently - he ran a fever, and his tummy wrestled, but at least he didn't have to stay within 3 feet of the loo heheh...
Now we're all lepakking at my parents' place, and everyone seems to be recovering nicely... I greatly enjoyed this morning's breakfast! I'm so glad my appetite's back hehehe...
It basically started with Adik vomiting a few days ago... when we brought him to the paediatrician, he told us if it's a virus (as he suspects it is), it'll lead to him having diarrhea later on. Since it was probably contagious, we decided to take him out of nursery for the day & just rest at home. Typical of Adik, even though he's technically not very well, he's still running around happily in full steam.
My agony started yesterday... I've never made so many trips to the loo in one day! Dah lama tak kena... I felt weak the whole day, plus my body ached all over! Let's not talk about appetite... I barely ate at all the whole day. The last time this sort of thing hit me was a few years ago, due to food poisoning. Hubby fought off the virus differently - he ran a fever, and his tummy wrestled, but at least he didn't have to stay within 3 feet of the loo heheh...
Now we're all lepakking at my parents' place, and everyone seems to be recovering nicely... I greatly enjoyed this morning's breakfast! I'm so glad my appetite's back hehehe...
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
happiness is...
going for a course!!! hehehe...
I'm on the 2nd day of my 3-day course. Why am I happy? The course itself is something that I've been waiting to attend, so I am obviously happy about that. No 2 - I've got friends attending the same course with me (and sitting at the same table by design heheh), so that's a plus point as well. No 3 - I am away from the office!!! Hooorayyyy!!!!
I feel like I deserve a break from the office, as well as the chance to increase my knowledge. It's been a while since my immediate superior was in the office, and only those in the know understand what it's been like at work for me & my colleague for the past almost 3 months. Malas nak cerita lebih about work, but the experience is enough to drain us physically, emotionally & mentally. Moving forward, we're excited about the future changes in store soon, but for the moment things like training & courses (plus extra co-curricular pursuits like shopping of course :p) are enough to motivate us to continue what we do, where we are.
So here I am today, and my colleague is going for her course next week...
Brought my cute lappy to the course today, cos we get to use the venue's wi-fi connection... so if I have to wait for Hubby again today, I get to surf to my heart's content dulu... muahahahaha (insert evil laugh here)!!!!
Happy days are here again...
I'm on the 2nd day of my 3-day course. Why am I happy? The course itself is something that I've been waiting to attend, so I am obviously happy about that. No 2 - I've got friends attending the same course with me (and sitting at the same table by design heheh), so that's a plus point as well. No 3 - I am away from the office!!! Hooorayyyy!!!!
I feel like I deserve a break from the office, as well as the chance to increase my knowledge. It's been a while since my immediate superior was in the office, and only those in the know understand what it's been like at work for me & my colleague for the past almost 3 months. Malas nak cerita lebih about work, but the experience is enough to drain us physically, emotionally & mentally. Moving forward, we're excited about the future changes in store soon, but for the moment things like training & courses (plus extra co-curricular pursuits like shopping of course :p) are enough to motivate us to continue what we do, where we are.
So here I am today, and my colleague is going for her course next week...
Brought my cute lappy to the course today, cos we get to use the venue's wi-fi connection... so if I have to wait for Hubby again today, I get to surf to my heart's content dulu... muahahahaha (insert evil laugh here)!!!!
Happy days are here again...
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Experiment #1
Invited my parents and brother over for tea yesterday... kononnya since yesterday was a holiday, I wanted to do some baking (try out the new kitchen la lebih kurang... hehehe) Last week I tried out the oven we got as a wedding present (yep, the oven's slightly more than 5 years old already, and I'm just using it now :p), but used a Betty Crocker mix just to test the oven (so I cheated a bit....) The resulting cookies were deliciously chewy and moist, just the way we like 'em, so I know the oven's ok...
So anyway, was feeling ambitious yesterday, so decided to make a banana walnut loaf and pengat pisang. Now, I've baked cakes before, and have had some successes and failures (hehehe... looks don't count right? As long as the taste is still the same...), and I think I'm quite OK at making bubur kacang & bubur pulut hitam, but both items for yesterday's tea were new recipes for me. I could have gone with either bubur, but since they're not really Hubby's cup of tea, and my dad can be pretty picky at times (oh alright, he is picky about food), I can't just bake the cake and whip up a batch of cookies, can I? So, with a lot of prayer, I spent about a quarter of the day slaving away in the kitchen...
The result?
I thought the pengat pisang tasted sweet enough, and even got Hubby to verify the taste. The cake wasn't really to my liking, even though it wasn't too bad... When my family came over, though, the pengat was cool enough for us to realize that it wasn't sweet enough! My dad also compared my banana cake to my mom's (even though he's very often her harshest critic!). My dear mama backed me up, saying that my recipe's different, so you can't expect the result to be the same. Nevertheless, the pengat got eaten, and I heated up the leftovers and added more brown sugar to sweeten it up more.
The cake... well, both loaves got sliced up for Hubby and I to bring to work... passed them around for feedback (hehehe... shameless? I wanna learn beb!) Those who didn't like sweet cakes found it just nice... others thought I should have used a different type of banana (I think so too...), the walnut bits were yum... all in all, not that great a result, but I'm gonna keep trying! I just pray my family members and friends won't get upset tummies from downing my efforts! hehehe...
So anyway, was feeling ambitious yesterday, so decided to make a banana walnut loaf and pengat pisang. Now, I've baked cakes before, and have had some successes and failures (hehehe... looks don't count right? As long as the taste is still the same...), and I think I'm quite OK at making bubur kacang & bubur pulut hitam, but both items for yesterday's tea were new recipes for me. I could have gone with either bubur, but since they're not really Hubby's cup of tea, and my dad can be pretty picky at times (oh alright, he is picky about food), I can't just bake the cake and whip up a batch of cookies, can I? So, with a lot of prayer, I spent about a quarter of the day slaving away in the kitchen...
The result?
I thought the pengat pisang tasted sweet enough, and even got Hubby to verify the taste. The cake wasn't really to my liking, even though it wasn't too bad... When my family came over, though, the pengat was cool enough for us to realize that it wasn't sweet enough! My dad also compared my banana cake to my mom's (even though he's very often her harshest critic!). My dear mama backed me up, saying that my recipe's different, so you can't expect the result to be the same. Nevertheless, the pengat got eaten, and I heated up the leftovers and added more brown sugar to sweeten it up more.
The cake... well, both loaves got sliced up for Hubby and I to bring to work... passed them around for feedback (hehehe... shameless? I wanna learn beb!) Those who didn't like sweet cakes found it just nice... others thought I should have used a different type of banana (I think so too...), the walnut bits were yum... all in all, not that great a result, but I'm gonna keep trying! I just pray my family members and friends won't get upset tummies from downing my efforts! hehehe...
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Off to school...
Amani has safely started her sekolah agama on Monday... Hubby & I spent the morning running errands, cleaning the house & installing streamyx (hehe) among other things. Biasa la kan, time cuti baru la ada masa nak buat memacam benda...
By 2.30pm we were at the Madrasah already, but it turns out the kids are sent to the Madrasah at 3pm, cos the driver had to drop off other kids further away first. So at 3pm, we saw the car drive up to the Madrasah and our darling little girl came out, dressed in her white baju, green kain & white tudung! Alahai anak mama... comelnya!! Macam anak muallaf gitu rupa... 2 other girls from her nursery were with her. Turns out the 2 siblings go to the same Madrasah (I thought they were enrolled at the other KAFA school). And one of them (Sarah) is actually in the same class as Amani, as they put the 5 & 6 year-olds in the same pre-school class. Alhamdulillah! The 2 sisters basically took Amani under their wing, showing her where to put her shoes, finding her a seat in the class.... so sweet kan? Thank you girls, for helping Amani adjust & settle down in a new environment...
I felt excited to see her start 'school', and yet... rasa macam nak nangis pun ada jugak. She's growing up so fast! Since she started her kindy classes this year, she's been asking us, 'Amani five years old ke mama? Amani dah besar? Amani nak besar macam mama...' please don't grow up yet sayang ye...
She's being somewhat extra moody this week though... probably due to the changes (I'll give her the benefit of the doubt anyway)... so memalam ni dok layan la tengok DVD kartun manjang and cuddling up to her father...
Tomorrow is her 4th day there... I really hope that she starts to enjoy being there soon... good girl anak mama...
By 2.30pm we were at the Madrasah already, but it turns out the kids are sent to the Madrasah at 3pm, cos the driver had to drop off other kids further away first. So at 3pm, we saw the car drive up to the Madrasah and our darling little girl came out, dressed in her white baju, green kain & white tudung! Alahai anak mama... comelnya!! Macam anak muallaf gitu rupa... 2 other girls from her nursery were with her. Turns out the 2 siblings go to the same Madrasah (I thought they were enrolled at the other KAFA school). And one of them (Sarah) is actually in the same class as Amani, as they put the 5 & 6 year-olds in the same pre-school class. Alhamdulillah! The 2 sisters basically took Amani under their wing, showing her where to put her shoes, finding her a seat in the class.... so sweet kan? Thank you girls, for helping Amani adjust & settle down in a new environment...
I felt excited to see her start 'school', and yet... rasa macam nak nangis pun ada jugak. She's growing up so fast! Since she started her kindy classes this year, she's been asking us, 'Amani five years old ke mama? Amani dah besar? Amani nak besar macam mama...' please don't grow up yet sayang ye...
She's being somewhat extra moody this week though... probably due to the changes (I'll give her the benefit of the doubt anyway)... so memalam ni dok layan la tengok DVD kartun manjang and cuddling up to her father...
Tomorrow is her 4th day there... I really hope that she starts to enjoy being there soon... good girl anak mama...
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
up & running
Yeay, we have wireless streamyx in the house now!! Thanks to the streamyx guy who was very punctual yesterday, and thanks to Hubby for installing the wireless router (hmm, is it called a router? can't quite remember...)
So no more excuses for me... hehehe...
So no more excuses for me... hehehe...
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Kakak's new school
Tomorrow Amani starts her new school... well, not new in the sense that it's replacing her current school, but new cos tomorrow she starts going to Madrasah AnNur for her kelas agama & mengaji...
She's had it easier than most in her transition from daycare to kindy, cos her nursery handles both. As she gradually progressed from year to year, her activities at 'school' (nursery) have started to incorporate more learning. She's also taking extra Mandarin classes there, ever since her Mandarin teached spoke to us about her willingness and interest to learn more, and her ability to pick up the language very well. So this year, she's already doing kindy lessons in the morning, in line with other pre-schools, and her additional Mandarin class takes place twice a week in the afternoons.
Because of that extra Mandarin, we've had some problems trying to source for suitable kelas mengaji. Luckily, when we spoke to the teacher at the Madrasah, they're actually OK with her taking off early on the days she has her Mandarin class... ye la, pre-school kan... exams pun bukan la major, so nothing much to worry about there. At first we only wanted to look for mengaji, but the Madrasah feels it's much better for her to learn the other stuff as well (including amali solat), so that the learning is more comprehensive. We're definitely OK with that... we do want her to pick up things like solat early in life, and expecting her to learn from us yang tak berapa pandai sangat ni pun of course is not enough... and we feel that with her ability to pick up languages easily right now, it gives her an advantage when learning mengaji in a more structured manner... since she gets to maintain the secular while going for the religious, that's great!
We're still finalizing our strategy for tomorrow though... do we pick her up from nursery/kindy & send her to the Madrasah? Or follow discreetly behind the van & meet her there? Do we just drop her off, or linger? Amani tends to cling a little in unfamiliar situations, so I'm not sure how she'll react tomorrow... We've already told her about the new school, and her usual response to new situations: 'Amani nak mama...' I have faith in her adaptability, and she's a very well-behaved student (based on the feedback from her nursery handlers and kindy & Mandarin teachers)... I'm sure she'll be just fine... Whatever it is, we still have to be there to hand over the necessary paperwork, so we'll see how it goes... we still have tonight and tomorrow morning (while waiting for the streamyx guy hehe) to decide how we're gonna do this...
She's had it easier than most in her transition from daycare to kindy, cos her nursery handles both. As she gradually progressed from year to year, her activities at 'school' (nursery) have started to incorporate more learning. She's also taking extra Mandarin classes there, ever since her Mandarin teached spoke to us about her willingness and interest to learn more, and her ability to pick up the language very well. So this year, she's already doing kindy lessons in the morning, in line with other pre-schools, and her additional Mandarin class takes place twice a week in the afternoons.
Because of that extra Mandarin, we've had some problems trying to source for suitable kelas mengaji. Luckily, when we spoke to the teacher at the Madrasah, they're actually OK with her taking off early on the days she has her Mandarin class... ye la, pre-school kan... exams pun bukan la major, so nothing much to worry about there. At first we only wanted to look for mengaji, but the Madrasah feels it's much better for her to learn the other stuff as well (including amali solat), so that the learning is more comprehensive. We're definitely OK with that... we do want her to pick up things like solat early in life, and expecting her to learn from us yang tak berapa pandai sangat ni pun of course is not enough... and we feel that with her ability to pick up languages easily right now, it gives her an advantage when learning mengaji in a more structured manner... since she gets to maintain the secular while going for the religious, that's great!
We're still finalizing our strategy for tomorrow though... do we pick her up from nursery/kindy & send her to the Madrasah? Or follow discreetly behind the van & meet her there? Do we just drop her off, or linger? Amani tends to cling a little in unfamiliar situations, so I'm not sure how she'll react tomorrow... We've already told her about the new school, and her usual response to new situations: 'Amani nak mama...' I have faith in her adaptability, and she's a very well-behaved student (based on the feedback from her nursery handlers and kindy & Mandarin teachers)... I'm sure she'll be just fine... Whatever it is, we still have to be there to hand over the necessary paperwork, so we'll see how it goes... we still have tonight and tomorrow morning (while waiting for the streamyx guy hehe) to decide how we're gonna do this...
visit to the zoo (revisited)
The pics from the zoo trip are already with us... yeay! Thanks to KC for the fast & excellent service :) When my brother gets married, I'm gonna push for him to get KC to do the pics hehehe...
I feel like doing a family photo session every year...
In 2007, this was it... Taman Bukit Jalil
Last year, the zoo... National Zoo
Once I learn how to post photos on the blog, I'll put more up! :)
I feel like doing a family photo session every year...
In 2007, this was it... Taman Bukit Jalil
Last year, the zoo... National Zoo
Once I learn how to post photos on the blog, I'll put more up! :)
bitten by the bug
I used to just read other people's blogs, and admire them for having (or making) the time & effort to put their thoughts in writing. I've always wanted to do the same, simply for the sake of writing, but gave myself lots of excuses hehehe (no time la, penat la, have to share laptop with hubby la, etc) But once I got started with my own, I have to say, it's addictive! After my last post, there were so many things that I wanted to write... not that I'm writing for other people (if others are reading, that's cool! :), but I wanted to capture my thoughts and experiences while they were still fresh, and later have the opportunity to revisit/relive those moments...
Unfortunately, since my last post almost 2 weeks ago, I have had to lie low for a while... reasons being:
1 - Office internet access doesn't allow blogger access (I can view blogs, and sometimes post comments (when the network's ok, but can't access my own! Go figure... hehe)
2 - We try not to leave my parents' home too late at night, so usually after dinner (and clearing up), we make our move... so no lingering there to go online (ada streamyx, wireless modem lagi hehehe), so no blogging
3 - Our own place has no internet access (yet), but that will change tomorrow... (yeay!!) We're having the installer come tomorrow, before lunch, so hopefully after this I can squeeze in some time at night after work :)
Right now we're at my parents' place for the night, so curi-curi time from the kids (who are happily and noisily playing downstairs near their Atuk) to write...
So unlike ScribblingMom, I'm not jammed for material at the moment hehehe... perhaps reading your blog gives me ideas :)
I can't wait for our streamyx to be up and running! I'm definitely bitten by the blogging bug! hehehe...
Unfortunately, since my last post almost 2 weeks ago, I have had to lie low for a while... reasons being:
1 - Office internet access doesn't allow blogger access (I can view blogs, and sometimes post comments (when the network's ok, but can't access my own! Go figure... hehe)
2 - We try not to leave my parents' home too late at night, so usually after dinner (and clearing up), we make our move... so no lingering there to go online (ada streamyx, wireless modem lagi hehehe), so no blogging
3 - Our own place has no internet access (yet), but that will change tomorrow... (yeay!!) We're having the installer come tomorrow, before lunch, so hopefully after this I can squeeze in some time at night after work :)
Right now we're at my parents' place for the night, so curi-curi time from the kids (who are happily and noisily playing downstairs near their Atuk) to write...
So unlike ScribblingMom, I'm not jammed for material at the moment hehehe... perhaps reading your blog gives me ideas :)
I can't wait for our streamyx to be up and running! I'm definitely bitten by the blogging bug! hehehe...
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