Izzat is turning 9 months old this month (26/9 to be exact). This chubby little boy of mine is becoming more cheeky & funny. Dah pandai macam2, latest talent nenek ajar izzat 'terbang' macam burung. Whenever we say 'izzat, burung macamana? burung kakak tua (in tunes)', he will move his two chubby hands like flying, it was his immediate respons whenever he heard the magic word 'burung kakak tua'...hihihi...so cute...
Ok, back to our trip to the zoo. I was craving to visit the zoo since i was 3 months pregnant. BUt then, the elders advise me not to because they do not want me to 'terkenan' with any of the hideous animals in the zoo. I really thought that is soooo superstitious. But then, i still listen to them takut nanti jadi pape dipersalahkan pulak ye tak?
And now, izzat has turned 8 months plus & he reacted towards a lot of things around him. I decided that it is time to show him the world (chewah, macam la tak pernah tengok dunia anak aku ni). I told my husband on saturday that i wanted to go to the zoo on sunday. lagi pun, dah lama tak jalan2 satu family. My husband said ok! Bestnyer!! When we went to JUSCO equine park (ala...depan rumah je) that evening (to find a hand pump to pump izzat punya pelampung yang i beli kat toys'r'us on friday, excited nak bawak izzat mandi pool sebenarnya, sejak2 duduk apartment tu, sekali pun tak pernah jejak pool, nanti dah nak pindah rugi pulak rasa tak gunakan kemudahan yang disediakan), we saw something interesting going on at the centre stage. Rupa-rupanya, ada promotion Zoo Negara!!! Beli 1 tiket, percuma 1 t-shirt! Memang rezeki kami la agaknya (or maybe more to izzat's rezeki tak?). tanpa membuang masa, kami beli 3 tiket! (as my brother in law is coming to our house, we're going to bring him along).
Seronok nya!!! Off to the zoo we go!!!
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Thursday, January 14, 2010
And the story continued...
Like I promised...here comes the details...
When she threw me the question, I did not immediately answer her...I took a deep breath and started thinking...I know that I could not scold her for asking that kind of question as she is no longer a small kid (even small kids nowadays insist you to answer their questions until the're satisfied with the answer)...I could also not force her to change her mind...the only thing I can do is...tell her the TRUTH...the consequences she might experience later in life...and my answer is :-
'*****, masa kecil2 dulu, seingat kak long, kak long tak pernah fikir nak cuba buat sesuatu yang boleh merosakkan reputasi diri & keluarga...yang kak long fikir, cuma nak dapat 4A for UPSR, 8A for PMR and aggregat below 10 untuk SPM then masuk U pastu boleh kerja elok2...I have a lot of friends who told me that they regretted all the mischieves they did long time ago...it's all about reputation...dulu, masa kat sekolah, diaorang selalu buat hal, tapi, bila dah mature, baru diaorang sedar yang perbuatan diaorang tu sebenarnya sangat2 memalukan...semua ni berlaku bila dia dah berfamili & anak pun dah besar...one day, dia hantar anak pergi sekolah, and she bumped into her old schoolmate, they chit chat a little bit as their children is in the same classroom...then they went back their own way...a few days later, anak dia balik sekolah menangis-nangis...she asked him why...dalam sedu-sedan, the son asked her..."mama, betul ke dulu masa kat sekolah, mama selalu buat jahat?"...masa tu, darah terasa naik ke kepalanya...where did he get the idea of asking that question?...the son asked again as he did not satisfy ..."betul ke mama selalu buli orang? betul ke mama isap rokok? mama pancitkan keta cikgu ke? jawablah ma..."...gelap dunianya seketika...airmata dah bergenang...then she open her mouth..."kenapa adik tanya macam tu?"..."kat sekolah, semua kawan-kawan kelas adik tak nak kawan dengan adik...Aman (bukan nama sebenar) cakap, mama dia bagitau jangan kawan dengan adik sangat, mama adik jahat masa kat sekolah dulu, isap rokok, ponteng sekolah, kawan dengan lelaki la...mama aman tak nak aman jadi jahat jugak sebab kawan dengan adik..kalau mama jahat, adik pun mesti jahat jugak...betul ke mama?"...hmm...what should you answer him?
itu hanyalah sebuah cerita...yang mungkin dialami oleh sesiapa saja di luar sana...moralnya, fikir dulu sebelum kita buat sesuatu...kesannya mungkin bukan serta-merta...mungkin juga bukan pada kita...kesannya mungkin akan mencalar hati dan jiwa seseorang yang kita sayang suatu hari nanti...walau macamana pun, kita semua tak pernah lari dari kekesalan...setiap dari kita pasti ada perkara yang kita sesalkan...sebab kita bukan maksum, yang tak pernah melakukan kesilapan...cuma, kita mampu mengawal keadaan...and as for my dear friend...she just sit in silence...maybe thinking...or maybe just ignoring the story I told her...I'll always pray for her goodness...
When she threw me the question, I did not immediately answer her...I took a deep breath and started thinking...I know that I could not scold her for asking that kind of question as she is no longer a small kid (even small kids nowadays insist you to answer their questions until the're satisfied with the answer)...I could also not force her to change her mind...the only thing I can do is...tell her the TRUTH...the consequences she might experience later in life...and my answer is :-
'*****, masa kecil2 dulu, seingat kak long, kak long tak pernah fikir nak cuba buat sesuatu yang boleh merosakkan reputasi diri & keluarga...yang kak long fikir, cuma nak dapat 4A for UPSR, 8A for PMR and aggregat below 10 untuk SPM then masuk U pastu boleh kerja elok2...I have a lot of friends who told me that they regretted all the mischieves they did long time ago...it's all about reputation...dulu, masa kat sekolah, diaorang selalu buat hal, tapi, bila dah mature, baru diaorang sedar yang perbuatan diaorang tu sebenarnya sangat2 memalukan...semua ni berlaku bila dia dah berfamili & anak pun dah besar...one day, dia hantar anak pergi sekolah, and she bumped into her old schoolmate, they chit chat a little bit as their children is in the same classroom...then they went back their own way...a few days later, anak dia balik sekolah menangis-nangis...she asked him why...dalam sedu-sedan, the son asked her..."mama, betul ke dulu masa kat sekolah, mama selalu buat jahat?"...masa tu, darah terasa naik ke kepalanya...where did he get the idea of asking that question?...the son asked again as he did not satisfy ..."betul ke mama selalu buli orang? betul ke mama isap rokok? mama pancitkan keta cikgu ke? jawablah ma..."...gelap dunianya seketika...airmata dah bergenang...then she open her mouth..."kenapa adik tanya macam tu?"..."kat sekolah, semua kawan-kawan kelas adik tak nak kawan dengan adik...Aman (bukan nama sebenar) cakap, mama dia bagitau jangan kawan dengan adik sangat, mama adik jahat masa kat sekolah dulu, isap rokok, ponteng sekolah, kawan dengan lelaki la...mama aman tak nak aman jadi jahat jugak sebab kawan dengan adik..kalau mama jahat, adik pun mesti jahat jugak...betul ke mama?"...hmm...what should you answer him?
itu hanyalah sebuah cerita...yang mungkin dialami oleh sesiapa saja di luar sana...moralnya, fikir dulu sebelum kita buat sesuatu...kesannya mungkin bukan serta-merta...mungkin juga bukan pada kita...kesannya mungkin akan mencalar hati dan jiwa seseorang yang kita sayang suatu hari nanti...walau macamana pun, kita semua tak pernah lari dari kekesalan...setiap dari kita pasti ada perkara yang kita sesalkan...sebab kita bukan maksum, yang tak pernah melakukan kesilapan...cuma, kita mampu mengawal keadaan...and as for my dear friend...she just sit in silence...maybe thinking...or maybe just ignoring the story I told her...I'll always pray for her goodness...
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
My Very 1st Entry...setelah beberapa lama register blog ni
Seriously, it has been a while after my last post in my previous blog...dulu rajin giler update blog (when I was working in a private company...caya x keje private blh relax?). Sekarang ni, bila dah 'terjerumus' dalam dunia berkeluarga, harus sangatlah takde masa. Tapi, memang rindu sangatlah nak menulis, lebih-lebih lagi bila teringatkan kata-kata seorang teman yang agak membuka mata. Katanya, tulisan kita inilah yang akan menjadi penghubung kepada anak-anak, teman-teman dan kaum keluarga yang bakal bertambah dari hari ke hari kelak apabila kita sudah pergi. Perjalanan hidup kita akan tercatat di sini, perasaan suka, duka, kecewa, gembira dan semua rasa yang ada.
Hmm...betul jugak kan statement tu? Kira ni macam diari tak rasmi la...hehehe
Sedar tak sedar, kita dah masuk tahun baru...cepat sangat masa berlalu kan? Rasanya baru je ambil SPM, rupa-rupanya sudah 10 tahun dunia persekolahan ditinggalkan...masih terbayang-bayang dok jalan dengan kawan-kawan pergi kelas, prep, took part dalam minggu bahasa, berjalan kat pasar malam depan maktab...haa...sebut pasal pasar malam ni, teringin sangat nak makan bihun sup special makcik kat situ, burger special (best giler burger ni, tebal, macam2 dia letak, siap letak bawang goreng, tu yang membangkitkan selera tu), nasi ekonomi, kuih-muih yang penuh satu meja panjang, kopok lekor...macam2 lagi la yang ada...hmm...but, I do wonder, do all the hawkers still there? I really hope that I could go back there & experience everything all over again...
Kadang2 memori ni macam flashback balik dalam ingatan...rindu sangat2...teringat perangai2 immature zaman2 sekolah dulu, bila fikir2 balik, malu sorang2...hehehe...tapi, zaman tu semua dah berlalu...cabaran membesar sebagai remaja sekarang rasanya lebih hebat berbanding dulu...seingat saya, dulu, aim saya dalam hidup, nak dapat UPSR 4A (zaman tu 4A paling banyak, xdak subjek sains), PMR 8A, SPM agregat bawah 10, then nak masuk U...to be frank, I never wanted to try something that will destroy my family & my own reputation...I've always thought 10-20 years ahead...what will be the impact of my behaviour to my family & my children later...I do have things that I regretted...but, I'll try my best not to repeat it again and not always thinking of it...
Once, a very dear 'friend' of mine (I'm considering her as my friend though she's blood related to me because I want her to know that there's no restriction between us if she wanted to express her feeling, you know, children nowadays love to talk to their friends more than their own family, because they think that a friend will understand her more than a family as family only wanted to see good things about other family members, so, when you did something bad, you'll only got scolded. I used to be that kind of family member before, but now, I know that kind of approach will no longer make any impact...now, i'm trying my best to become a better family member & think before I say something) was saying :-
F : Kenapa tak boleh smoke? Bukannya berdosa pun?
Hmm...what will you answer a teenage girl who has been secretly smoking since her tender teen age?
I'll tell you my answer in another post...till then...have a good day
Hmm...betul jugak kan statement tu? Kira ni macam diari tak rasmi la...hehehe
Sedar tak sedar, kita dah masuk tahun baru...cepat sangat masa berlalu kan? Rasanya baru je ambil SPM, rupa-rupanya sudah 10 tahun dunia persekolahan ditinggalkan...masih terbayang-bayang dok jalan dengan kawan-kawan pergi kelas, prep, took part dalam minggu bahasa, berjalan kat pasar malam depan maktab...haa...sebut pasal pasar malam ni, teringin sangat nak makan bihun sup special makcik kat situ, burger special (best giler burger ni, tebal, macam2 dia letak, siap letak bawang goreng, tu yang membangkitkan selera tu), nasi ekonomi, kuih-muih yang penuh satu meja panjang, kopok lekor...macam2 lagi la yang ada...hmm...but, I do wonder, do all the hawkers still there? I really hope that I could go back there & experience everything all over again...
Kadang2 memori ni macam flashback balik dalam ingatan...rindu sangat2...teringat perangai2 immature zaman2 sekolah dulu, bila fikir2 balik, malu sorang2...hehehe...tapi, zaman tu semua dah berlalu...cabaran membesar sebagai remaja sekarang rasanya lebih hebat berbanding dulu...seingat saya, dulu, aim saya dalam hidup, nak dapat UPSR 4A (zaman tu 4A paling banyak, xdak subjek sains), PMR 8A, SPM agregat bawah 10, then nak masuk U...to be frank, I never wanted to try something that will destroy my family & my own reputation...I've always thought 10-20 years ahead...what will be the impact of my behaviour to my family & my children later...I do have things that I regretted...but, I'll try my best not to repeat it again and not always thinking of it...
Once, a very dear 'friend' of mine (I'm considering her as my friend though she's blood related to me because I want her to know that there's no restriction between us if she wanted to express her feeling, you know, children nowadays love to talk to their friends more than their own family, because they think that a friend will understand her more than a family as family only wanted to see good things about other family members, so, when you did something bad, you'll only got scolded. I used to be that kind of family member before, but now, I know that kind of approach will no longer make any impact...now, i'm trying my best to become a better family member & think before I say something) was saying :-
F : Kenapa tak boleh smoke? Bukannya berdosa pun?
Hmm...what will you answer a teenage girl who has been secretly smoking since her tender teen age?
I'll tell you my answer in another post...till then...have a good day
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