Daddy's Birthday 1 Aug 2009

Ops! I almost forgot to put in this. Daddy celebrate his 36th birthday on the day after we went to Taman Pertanian Bukit Cahaya Seri Alam. Actually, it is always our family traditions that we celebrate the night before, but due to it was a Saturday and no working day, we celebrate on that day itself.

Mummy bought daddy a small coffee mocha cake from the Bee’s Cake House. Most of our birthday cakes we bought there, and we had tasted most of their birthday cakes. Just four of us together.

Issac always like to share mummy’s works – putting on candles on the cake, and blowing the candles and cutting together…and lastly eat and have fun together.

I am Drowning…

I do not know why I feel like do not want to work after these chained of holidays, one after another. Especially after company given some compulsory KRA to everyone of us to achieve within end of this year, and some more add in some sales elements and eventually a task which have to achieve by a department as a whole just throw onto me individually. Things even made me feel sad and unmotivated when my own Prudential Biz not moving forward as no activities and I can’t find a balance time frame with Daddy. All these things really made me go hair wired and feel nuts.

But of course, both of you babies always my priority. Just hope and pray, things can turns out better the way I plan. I really need to get rid off this!!!

Positive Feelings

Do you ever feel tired enough that you don’t want to get out of bed? Or maybe you feel sad about some aspect of your life. On index cards, write down positive, happy, uplifting thoughts of your own, or quotes by others. Read them when you wake up in the morning. Read them before you go to bed at night. Read them when you feel tired or died. It helps to write down positive affirmations in areas of your life you might be working on. It’s a way of retraining your brain. For example, if you are not a morning person and you dislike getting out of bed in the morning, the affirmation might read, “ I will wake up bright and ready to face the morning with energy and happiness.” It’s possible this could be called brainwashing, but it works!

~ 62 Writing Exercise, 365 Days of Baby Love

Taman Tasik Perdana Kuala Lumpur 27 Sep 2009

After last weekend a break at Taiping, I keep on thinking of an idea that every weekends have a outing with both the children. Let them have the explorations of the nature through their very own sense such as touch it, see it, smell it, hear it and taste it (if possible, :-)

The thoughts came to me when I read my favourite book 365 Days of Baby Love. An activity a weekend. Especially after last weekend, we had spend about RM500 just for a weekend, then, the idea of Jalan-Jalan Kuala Lumpur or Selangor is enough for the temporarily till Chinese New Year next year. We will go back to Kuching for the festival about two weeks. For sure, we will spend and now it is best to travel locally and not spending too much. Then, Taman Tasik Perdana strike my mind. We departed at 7:30 am.

Taman Tasik Perdana or fondly known as the Lake Garden, is the oldest and most popular park in Kuala Lumpur. Its main attraction is the artificial lake surrounded by lush greenery in a 92ha. (227 acres) parkland that provides a refreshing ambiance. We entered through Jalan Cenderamulia entrance. There are many cars parking along the roadside.

The first thing that strike our eyes was the big children playground – Fantasy Planet with some high rise castles, dinosaurs which slides, swings were incorporated. There are peoples jogging on jogging tracks , doing exercises at the exercise stations; while senior people practice their Tai Chi. Take a breath of fresh air, strolling along the carefully planned paths or rowing on the lake.

After both children had their fun enough at the playground, we headed to the Deer Park. Unfortunately for us, it stated at the entrance, it is only open at 10:00 am, it will be too late for us already. Then, we just walked back, passed by a theme park ‘Oasis Park’. We left the park nearly 9:00 am and have our breakfast at Petaling Street. We planned to come back next weekends, until we have visit all the parks…

Attractions in the park include a Bird Park, Butterfly Park, Deer Park and an Orchid Garden, which are all reachable by foot or by car. From the gardens, there are other attractions such as the National Monument, Parliament House and the Planetarium.

Source from http://www.virtualmalaysia.com/ and http://www.cuti.com.my/

Babies & the Swing

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Daddy always like to bring Issac and Annabelle go to the nearest playground. There are a few, such as playground near our house. It is a new playground and not much people or kids go, so can say it is quite clean.

One of the morning I still remember that, we purposely went to the nearest kopitiam bought toasted bread, coffee and fried kway teow took to the playground and as our breakfast.

They loves to play the swings, slide, see-saw and climbing up and down, laugh all the ways. Mummy have not turn to this page when both Daddy and Mummy brings you all to the playground every weekends. What a co-incidents! That is why mummy feels every single page of the book really pearls of the sea, shinning…Really help me a lot all about the parenting.

They love the swings. Issac and Annabelle could swing the whole day through. Simply sitting in the swing and kicking his or her legs is great fun for them. As baby grows and becomes an accomplished baby swinger, you may hear the words, “high, high, high.” That means keep on pushing!

Tadika Brainchild Sports Day & Mini Carnival 18 Jul 2009

Issac’s school sports day was held on 18 Jul 2009. It was a Saturday. It was splitter into 2 different age group. The 5 and 6 years old children event was held first from 8:00am sharp to 9:30am. After that, it was 3 and 4 years old children turn and events started from 9:30am to 10:30am. And, all the children had to wear the school P.E. T-shirt with socks and sports shoes.

It was a lot of parents and children by the time we reached the tadika. It was really catched our eyes because in front of the school, there were small stalls with foods, drinks, or second hand items to be sell off, or some games, balloons, etc.

Issac joined the game Zig Zag Boom. When we saw him. He was alright. We were sitting at the tent near to the playground. But, eventually the game started and his turn to play, he started to cry. Probably because he saw us there. Daddy was the referee of the game. Then, he was trying his best to ran and ‘crying’ at the same time. Of course, his team lost. But, at the end of the event, every child have a medal. Teacher Tuan said, “Every kid is the winner today, and they deserve the sports medal. They are doing great today!”

Well, as for Daddy being the refree of the game, there are small token for Daddy - it was 2 drinking mugs by Sandra Knuyt. It was an enjoyable day...actually it was approimately 2 hours event for us.

Sharing: 母親給出的答案

母親給出的答案

有個孩子對一個問題一直想不通：為什麼他的同桌的同學想考第一名就考上第一，而自己想考第一卻才考了全班第二十一名？

回家後他問道：「媽媽我是不是比別人笨？我覺得我和他一樣聽老師的話，一樣認真地做作業，可是，為什麼我總是比落後他？」

媽媽聽了兒子的話，感覺到兒子開始有自尊心了，而這種自尊心正在被學校的排名傷害著。

她望著兒子，沒有回答，因為她不知道該怎樣回答。

又一次考試後，孩子考了第十七名，而他的同學還是第一名。

回家後，兒子又問了同樣的問題。

她真想說，人的智力確實有三六九等，考第一的人，腦子就是比一般的人靈活。

然而這樣的回答，難道是孩子真想知道的答案嗎？她慶幸自己沒說出口。

應該怎樣回答兒子的問題呢？

有幾次，她真想重覆那幾句被上萬個父母重覆了上萬次的話--你太貪玩了，你在學習上還不夠勤奮，和別人比起來還不夠努力……以此來搪塞兒子。

然而，像她兒子這樣腦袋不夠聰明，在班上成績不甚突出的孩子，平時活得還不夠辛苦嗎？

所以她沒有那麼做，她想為兒子的問題找到一個完美的答案。

兒子小學畢業了，雖然他比過去更加努力，但依然沒有趕上他的同學，不過與過去相比，他的成績一直在進步。

為了對兒子的進步表示讚賞，她帶他去看了一次大海。

就是在這次旅行中，這位母親回答了兒子的問題。

現在這位兒子再也不擔心自己的名次了，也再沒有人追問他小學時成績排第幾名，因為他已經以全校第一名的成績考上了大學。

放寒假回來時，母校請他給同學及家長們做一段演說。

其中他講小時候的一段經歷：「我和母親坐在沙灘上，她指著前面對我說，你看那些在海邊爭食的鳥兒，當海浪打來的時候，小麻雀總能迅速地起飛，牠們拍打兩三下翅膀就升入天空；而海鷗總顯得非常笨拙，牠們從沙灘飛入天空總要很長時間，然而，真正能飛越大海橫過大洋的還是海鷗。」

這場演說使很多母親流下了眼淚，其中包括他自己的母親。

這位母親從不說一些令孩子洩氣的話，在找不到適當的答案前寧可沉默，以自身之受去支持孩子的一步步成長，孩子在這樣寬容的環境下，最後交出優秀的成績。

教育，是對生命個體的尊重和喚醒，是對人的內在潛能的開發和拓展，讓孩子健康地生長，需要一種平和的心境，一種智慧的胸襟，一種獨特的魅力，這一切必須以寬容為基礎！

What a great mum…sometimes it is really need a lot of patience and empathies to do that, especially they are your love ones.

Baby-Sitting Day...

Today Tadika Brainchild not open, that is why is a baby-sitting day for me. Take care these two kids, sometimes very tiring. Have to take a day off even though start work already, no choice…

Cooked some porridge. Both baby still had a bit of diarrheal. Alvin too, but he is still working. He bought them toys again. Transformers. Megatron for Issac and Leo Prime Beast for Belle. I keep on mumbling: why bought a transformer for Belle? Should buy a dolly or at least soft toys or something else, which what a girl should play with. He just keep on smiling and said:” You talk like you never know your own girl.”

At the same time, I am writing blog too. Feels sad sometimes when thinking of my Prudential Biz that I had left out for a while. Very confusing, thinking of want to quit the current job and start my own biz…not figure out yet… Sooner or later I have to make a decision…