so last fridday, i was late for class again.
its weird that nothing ever changes.
anyway, it was the taxi driver's fault.
driving at 60 km/h! even if i go out at 6am, it probably wouldnt make a difference.
my classes are usually at 9am, and it usually cost me 25 bucks to get to school.
imagine that!
so it really pisses me off when i get a tortoise for a taxi driver.
finally, when i did reach sch, it was already 9.05am.
and i had to climb the Batu Caves staircase up to my class.
NIE is full of those. arghhh!!
by the time, i finally reached class, it was 9.15am!!!!
i was catching my breath, panting and gasping for air.
the moment i stepped in, everyone turned and stared at me, the tutor included.
so much for entering discreetly and making special effort to turn the door knob as silently as i possibly could.
" so, miss, are you ready to share your thoughts on what u expect from this module?"
alamak, blum sempat letak bag pun.
I couldnt find my voice.
"errr..errr..."
those around me tried to explain what the tutor was asking.
i understand english perfectly fine, thank u very much.
my only problem was, i didnt even know the title of the module!!!!
it was our first lesson for the module and i had no idea what it was about.
"errr...i dunno wat to say....errr..i want to learn how to assess my programmes?" i finally said.
stupid answer.
coz halfway thru the lesson, i relise the module had absolutely NUTHING to do with that.
great. just great.
later on, the tutor came over to me and said
"u look like u left ure thoughts on the bus just now."
at this point, i was getting irritated and really badly wanted to tell him how i actually took the freaking cab, and not the bus, which cost me 25 bucks and still late sumore
coz the driver was a dying snail!
and how even my grandmother can drive faster than the snail cab driver.
and how my legs shivered and quivered, like jelly when i was climbing up the 120 sumthing steps to class.
and how i would appreciate it if he(the tutor) could just stop talking and leave me alone rite now!
but i didnt.
coz im supposed to be the calm and collected sort.
and creating drama is just not my thing
so i smiled and resorted to cursing him under my breath.
n i vowed to come 15 mins ealy next week.
u think can?
Sunday, January 28, 2007
Friday, January 19, 2007
Irfan was discharged last Tuesday.
Thank God for that.
I think the nurses at KK pun sujud syukur..
one less maniac patient, bulldozing down the hospital corridors
He is home now, back to his usual tak tau diam self.
but im not complaining.
anyway, im here now, sitting at NIE library, finishing up on commenting on the hundreds of threads in the blackboard.
i find the shorter entries more interesting, i dunno whether anyone bother reading the long ones. so im keeping my comments short n sweet.
and sitting here all alone, with the lappie and music, some memories are fast flooding my mind. NIE sure does have some good memories.
i was dating the last time i was here.
and that itself, made the whole world felt so much different; brighter and chirpier.
but of coz, the one memory that stood out starkly from my mind, was being locked up right here in the library with my , back then, boyfriend, but now, husburnt lah.
well it was a pretty long story, but to cut it short, they closed the library without checking if anyone was still around.
apparently, we were not the only two goons inside, two other people later emerged from some corner and together,
we found ourselves face to face with a locked door and shutters.
the empty libary was still brightly lit, thank god.
but it felt like the movies, where we were transported into some other time zone where other people just disappeared from the face of the earth.
so silent. so empty.
come to think of it, i cant remember now, how we got out. yahh..must ask him later.
but we did in the end.
brought to the security room or sumthin and had our matriculation cards checked, blah blah.
the boyfren wasnt even in NIE then, and was found out.
the guard took that as a way to turn the tables and made it an issue,
when we were the ones, who were wrongfully locked up. cheh!
well, it was quite funny
and so, with that memory and a few others, i do have fond memories of this place.
and now that im back here as a student again,
i sometimes forget that im going home to my own place and a son waiting at home.
and that im not meeting the boyfrien after this and going out for a movie, or town or dinner.
coz that's pretty much the memory associated with this place.
well anyway,
till later....
Thank God for that.
I think the nurses at KK pun sujud syukur..
one less maniac patient, bulldozing down the hospital corridors
He is home now, back to his usual tak tau diam self.
but im not complaining.
anyway, im here now, sitting at NIE library, finishing up on commenting on the hundreds of threads in the blackboard.
i find the shorter entries more interesting, i dunno whether anyone bother reading the long ones. so im keeping my comments short n sweet.
and sitting here all alone, with the lappie and music, some memories are fast flooding my mind. NIE sure does have some good memories.
i was dating the last time i was here.
and that itself, made the whole world felt so much different; brighter and chirpier.
but of coz, the one memory that stood out starkly from my mind, was being locked up right here in the library with my , back then, boyfriend, but now, husburnt lah.
well it was a pretty long story, but to cut it short, they closed the library without checking if anyone was still around.
apparently, we were not the only two goons inside, two other people later emerged from some corner and together,
we found ourselves face to face with a locked door and shutters.
the empty libary was still brightly lit, thank god.
but it felt like the movies, where we were transported into some other time zone where other people just disappeared from the face of the earth.
so silent. so empty.
come to think of it, i cant remember now, how we got out. yahh..must ask him later.
but we did in the end.
brought to the security room or sumthin and had our matriculation cards checked, blah blah.
the boyfren wasnt even in NIE then, and was found out.
the guard took that as a way to turn the tables and made it an issue,
when we were the ones, who were wrongfully locked up. cheh!
well, it was quite funny
and so, with that memory and a few others, i do have fond memories of this place.
and now that im back here as a student again,
i sometimes forget that im going home to my own place and a son waiting at home.
and that im not meeting the boyfrien after this and going out for a movie, or town or dinner.
coz that's pretty much the memory associated with this place.
well anyway,
till later....
Monday, January 15, 2007
Grey days
Irfan is in hospital.
Tonite will be our third nite there.
He has bronchiolitis.
We r home to bathe, get changed and grab new clothes.
My parents are taking over the shift for a while.
He isn't as active as usual, but he isnt weak either.
When he is up and about, he'd be doing his rounds, tormenting other patients with his non stop loud chatter.
Other than that, he takes his naps, sits in his cot, fiddling with his toys.
He is not feeding well but his wheezing is not as bad anymore.
He still manages to keep us entertained, in between heavy breathing and wheezing.
We hope he gets better soon.
To come home with us.
So that his toys at home won't look hauntingly still anymore.
Irfan is in hospital.
Tonite will be our third nite there.
He has bronchiolitis.
We r home to bathe, get changed and grab new clothes.
My parents are taking over the shift for a while.
He isn't as active as usual, but he isnt weak either.
When he is up and about, he'd be doing his rounds, tormenting other patients with his non stop loud chatter.
Other than that, he takes his naps, sits in his cot, fiddling with his toys.
He is not feeding well but his wheezing is not as bad anymore.
He still manages to keep us entertained, in between heavy breathing and wheezing.
We hope he gets better soon.
To come home with us.
So that his toys at home won't look hauntingly still anymore.
Saturday, January 13, 2007
Friday, January 12, 2007
Friday, January 05, 2007
Random Thoughts
1) Beginning next week, till may,, I'd be a student again. It's a refreshing change, good to break the routine of being a teacher. I'm looking forward to assignments, discussions and some mind exercise. And more time with irfan, I hope.
2) I have some constant in my life.The ones who r always in my life, no matter which year ends and begins. The ones that has been in my life so long, that they see me as I am and never ask for more. Although sometimes i underestimate the importance of my presence,which makes me absent most of the time, im thankful that they are still around. We don't talk often but when we do meet up, nuthing seemed to have changed. The familiarity is what i find comforting. All of us married, some with kids and looking forward to seeing 'the family' getting bigger.
3)On to another set of constant in my life. they have seen me at my worst and very seldom at my best. and yet, they remained. they forgive and truly forget. and they have always supported me in whatever means they are capable of. I hope I have done the same for them too.
4) and there are others I'm still getting to know. so far, i see them as a blessing. In a short while, they have given me so much. And around them, it's hard for me to be at my worst.
5) and of course, there's my best friend. the one who i turn to for every lil thing that happens in my life, both the good and the bad. someone to speak with, about everything, anything and nothing, without having to worry about being judged or misunderstood. The one who can live with my huge fallacies, laziness and failed attempts to be better. N being in the same profession, makes us even closer than before. For that, i m thankful.
6) and then, there's that lil precious diamond that gives us the added sparkle to our life. the one that lights up our days every single day, the one that we would do anything for. that's about the only big responsibility we r ever so glad to have.
There are so many people I love in my life. I just hope at some point, they do realise that.
Coz i think I'm quite lousy when it comes to showing it.
1) Beginning next week, till may,, I'd be a student again. It's a refreshing change, good to break the routine of being a teacher. I'm looking forward to assignments, discussions and some mind exercise. And more time with irfan, I hope.
2) I have some constant in my life.The ones who r always in my life, no matter which year ends and begins. The ones that has been in my life so long, that they see me as I am and never ask for more. Although sometimes i underestimate the importance of my presence,which makes me absent most of the time, im thankful that they are still around. We don't talk often but when we do meet up, nuthing seemed to have changed. The familiarity is what i find comforting. All of us married, some with kids and looking forward to seeing 'the family' getting bigger.
3)On to another set of constant in my life. they have seen me at my worst and very seldom at my best. and yet, they remained. they forgive and truly forget. and they have always supported me in whatever means they are capable of. I hope I have done the same for them too.
4) and there are others I'm still getting to know. so far, i see them as a blessing. In a short while, they have given me so much. And around them, it's hard for me to be at my worst.
5) and of course, there's my best friend. the one who i turn to for every lil thing that happens in my life, both the good and the bad. someone to speak with, about everything, anything and nothing, without having to worry about being judged or misunderstood. The one who can live with my huge fallacies, laziness and failed attempts to be better. N being in the same profession, makes us even closer than before. For that, i m thankful.
6) and then, there's that lil precious diamond that gives us the added sparkle to our life. the one that lights up our days every single day, the one that we would do anything for. that's about the only big responsibility we r ever so glad to have.
There are so many people I love in my life. I just hope at some point, they do realise that.
Coz i think I'm quite lousy when it comes to showing it.
Tuesday, December 26, 2006
Sunday, December 17, 2006
so this december, we did our visit to jakarta and brought my parents nearby to kl and bukit tinggi and that pretty much wraps up our holidays out of the country. as usual i couldnt get enuf of holidays but i think i shouldnt be complaining.
december has always been the best mth for me. holidays, freedom to spend time with pple that really mattered and the end year bonus of course.
especially now that i have a son, it even gets better. the amount of time i could spend with him without having to compromise anything is just something im really really delighted about and thankful for. so hooray for holidays.
sidetracking a bit, i think there's sumthing really romantic about indonesia which i couldnt really put my finger on. it's probably the rice fields, or the hills of greenery, or the tea plantations and the image of a certain someone and me riding on a scooter through these tea plantations and the wind blowing across our faces. very romantic.
well, or it could just mean i have been watching too much indonesian love movies and listening to too much indonesian bands. yea, i think the latter is the one.
anyway, im rambling here. i better go do something, actually i still do have work to do and complete. im just choosing to delete it from my memory at the moment.
and besides i have 8 CDs of grey's anatomy season 2 to watch. i bought the dvd and im hooked. i could watch 5 series in a day and can still go on, if not for nature's call or the fact that im dead sleepy. or that im needed somewhere else.
life's good. hooray for holidays!
december has always been the best mth for me. holidays, freedom to spend time with pple that really mattered and the end year bonus of course.
especially now that i have a son, it even gets better. the amount of time i could spend with him without having to compromise anything is just something im really really delighted about and thankful for. so hooray for holidays.
sidetracking a bit, i think there's sumthing really romantic about indonesia which i couldnt really put my finger on. it's probably the rice fields, or the hills of greenery, or the tea plantations and the image of a certain someone and me riding on a scooter through these tea plantations and the wind blowing across our faces. very romantic.
well, or it could just mean i have been watching too much indonesian love movies and listening to too much indonesian bands. yea, i think the latter is the one.
anyway, im rambling here. i better go do something, actually i still do have work to do and complete. im just choosing to delete it from my memory at the moment.
and besides i have 8 CDs of grey's anatomy season 2 to watch. i bought the dvd and im hooked. i could watch 5 series in a day and can still go on, if not for nature's call or the fact that im dead sleepy. or that im needed somewhere else.
life's good. hooray for holidays!
Sunday, November 26, 2006
Irfan and his cuzzins
Almost 2 mths after his birthday, and presents are still coming in. Of course, he doesnt mind it one bit. Always delighted to receive wrapped up gifts, especially those that come in boxes coz, really, he is more fascinated by the boxes than the toy itself.
i have no idea why, but i was assured that this is normal behaviour. so next time, it'd probably be a good idea to give him empty boxes as gifts. save money and he would definitely play with it longer than any other toy.
i think it's easy to make babies happy, much easier than we think. :)
The present is not even opened yet and he's already over the moon!
Almost 2 mths after his birthday, and presents are still coming in. Of course, he doesnt mind it one bit. Always delighted to receive wrapped up gifts, especially those that come in boxes coz, really, he is more fascinated by the boxes than the toy itself.
i have no idea why, but i was assured that this is normal behaviour. so next time, it'd probably be a good idea to give him empty boxes as gifts. save money and he would definitely play with it longer than any other toy.
i think it's easy to make babies happy, much easier than we think. :)
The present is not even opened yet and he's already over the moon!
Thursday, November 23, 2006
Friday, November 17, 2006
Yesterday marks the end of the school year for the pupils. And yet another batch has moved on from 'my hands'. It's really fun being kids, there are happy most of the time and harbour no grudges towards anyone for long. I had a lot of fun and pleasant memories with them this year and i will miss them. It's funny but i will always remember the naughty ones more than the rest. Although they really do get on my nerves at that moment but when u think back, u just can't help but to laugh at the silly things they do.
so till next year, when another batch will fall into my hands and be at the mercy of my screams and sacrasm. well,as teachers, we cant do much when they make us angry, can we?
anyway, happy holidays to all teachers out there. we really deserve it, dunt we?
Thursday, November 02, 2006
Ramdhan and hari raya have quickly flown by since i last stepped into blogger. work is pretty hectic at the moment, but i guess that's nuthing new. just when i tot my workload was up to its maximum, i'm always proven wrong time and time again.
i think ill take some blogger space to talk about work , coz i really need to rant about unhappy things. this is not the best place, i noe, but im the only one talking here, so thats gd.
being the exam i/c all on my own was no joke. doing relief planning at the same time was an even greater headache. we all noe, no teacher likes to do relief. and i have to be the bad guy who approaches teachers to do relief early in the morning for the past two weeks. well this is just some minor 'dirty' work that we 2nd floor people have to do. and the pay doenst even cover a tenth of the stress i have to go through, so dunt even try mentioning it.
i got the good luck of being shouted at by an uncooperative teacher first thing in the morning coz i put her down for relief. that really spoiled my whole day. thank god for supportive and understanding colleagues, we had a good time talking unkind things about her behind her back. that was therapeutic.
some were generally helpful and some others were just faking it. they said they dunt mind helping and then tell the rest of the school that they were unhappy with the relief. u can just say in front of my face, really. i was just getting used to being shouted at. sheesh.
two particular days were really bad coz 10 teachers were not around for each day and i was running around like a mad praying mantis. we were also having exams on those two days and being exam i/c, i was desperate for teachers to invigilate. i wished for many things that particular horrible morning; i wished for the school to be on fire, the pSI index to suddenly rise to 200, a flood to break out, just anything that requires everyone to evacuate from school. basically i just wanted to run away!
ok maybe im exaggerating a bit, but the past 2 weeks was really hectic. aside from that, raya was pretty fun and life is good.
so there. i feel better now. tomorrow is the last day im planning relief and wed would be the last of the exams. im sooooo looking forward to that and not to mention, the dec holidays!! CAnnot waaaittttt!!
i think ill take some blogger space to talk about work , coz i really need to rant about unhappy things. this is not the best place, i noe, but im the only one talking here, so thats gd.
being the exam i/c all on my own was no joke. doing relief planning at the same time was an even greater headache. we all noe, no teacher likes to do relief. and i have to be the bad guy who approaches teachers to do relief early in the morning for the past two weeks. well this is just some minor 'dirty' work that we 2nd floor people have to do. and the pay doenst even cover a tenth of the stress i have to go through, so dunt even try mentioning it.
i got the good luck of being shouted at by an uncooperative teacher first thing in the morning coz i put her down for relief. that really spoiled my whole day. thank god for supportive and understanding colleagues, we had a good time talking unkind things about her behind her back. that was therapeutic.
some were generally helpful and some others were just faking it. they said they dunt mind helping and then tell the rest of the school that they were unhappy with the relief. u can just say in front of my face, really. i was just getting used to being shouted at. sheesh.
two particular days were really bad coz 10 teachers were not around for each day and i was running around like a mad praying mantis. we were also having exams on those two days and being exam i/c, i was desperate for teachers to invigilate. i wished for many things that particular horrible morning; i wished for the school to be on fire, the pSI index to suddenly rise to 200, a flood to break out, just anything that requires everyone to evacuate from school. basically i just wanted to run away!
ok maybe im exaggerating a bit, but the past 2 weeks was really hectic. aside from that, raya was pretty fun and life is good.
so there. i feel better now. tomorrow is the last day im planning relief and wed would be the last of the exams. im sooooo looking forward to that and not to mention, the dec holidays!! CAnnot waaaittttt!!
Thursday, September 28, 2006
First of all, i 'll like to wish this young man, A belated HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!
September does see a lot of birthdays.
my nephew SHEIKh AL HARIS!
I know he will probably be different from how he is now in a few years time. That’s the part I dunt fancy about seeing lil kids growing up.
and speaking of bdays, well i think i kinda got carried away with the birthday gathering at my place last sat. i was so excited over Irfan's and haris's birthday that i dragged the husband to get party stuffs; paper plates, cups, party hats, napkins and even birthday banners and balloons! hehe so unlike me, the always tak kuasa one. people who noe me will noe that im really not much of an organiser.
and i even packed goodie bags for my nieces and nephews comprising of candies, chocolates, party stuffs, like the blowing blowing, noisy thingy (watever u call it), soap bubbles and other funstuffs. so sanggup hor.
actually it wasnt suppose to be a party , more like a small family affair but after putting up the banners and balloons around the house, and after everyone wore the party hats, it DID seem like a party!
of course, irfan is too young to appreciate such things and us adults would like to think that he did enjoy himself. but honestly, i think all the excitement can be quite overwhelming for his lil brain to process. personally i think parties can be a lil too much for any one yr old to take...the noise does get to their heads quite a bit i think.
but he did put on a smile anyway.
the 2 bday boys and their cuzzins. look at the banner! look at the banner!
look at the blowing thingy!
overdosed on chocolate. look at the plates, the plates!
time to open the presents...with a lot of help of coz.
thank u so much everyone for the presents. to me it doesnt matter wat it is, but i really appreciate the effort in actually bothering to go around and taking the time to hunt for the presents. i really liked each and everyone of them and im sure irfan does too.
ok, that wraps up bday celebrations in september!
and lastly, HAPPY CHILDREN'S DAY eryone!
looking forward to the long weekend break. :)
September does see a lot of birthdays.
my nephew SHEIKh AL HARIS!
I know he will probably be different from how he is now in a few years time. That’s the part I dunt fancy about seeing lil kids growing up.
and speaking of bdays, well i think i kinda got carried away with the birthday gathering at my place last sat. i was so excited over Irfan's and haris's birthday that i dragged the husband to get party stuffs; paper plates, cups, party hats, napkins and even birthday banners and balloons! hehe so unlike me, the always tak kuasa one. people who noe me will noe that im really not much of an organiser.
and i even packed goodie bags for my nieces and nephews comprising of candies, chocolates, party stuffs, like the blowing blowing, noisy thingy (watever u call it), soap bubbles and other funstuffs. so sanggup hor.
actually it wasnt suppose to be a party , more like a small family affair but after putting up the banners and balloons around the house, and after everyone wore the party hats, it DID seem like a party!
of course, irfan is too young to appreciate such things and us adults would like to think that he did enjoy himself. but honestly, i think all the excitement can be quite overwhelming for his lil brain to process. personally i think parties can be a lil too much for any one yr old to take...the noise does get to their heads quite a bit i think.
but he did put on a smile anyway.
the 2 bday boys and their cuzzins. look at the banner! look at the banner!
look at the blowing thingy!
overdosed on chocolate. look at the plates, the plates!
time to open the presents...with a lot of help of coz.
thank u so much everyone for the presents. to me it doesnt matter wat it is, but i really appreciate the effort in actually bothering to go around and taking the time to hunt for the presents. i really liked each and everyone of them and im sure irfan does too.
ok, that wraps up bday celebrations in september!
and lastly, HAPPY CHILDREN'S DAY eryone!
looking forward to the long weekend break. :)
Thursday, September 21, 2006
! HAPPY BIRTHDAY IRFAN!!!!
IRFAN turned ONE yesterday!!!!! HOORAY!!! *throws confetti*
his dad bought him some balloons and tied them to his cot the nite before. he woke up the next morning and got all EXCITED when he saw the balloons.
and he wouldnt leave those balloons alone eversince...
at nite, we bought him a lil cake, just for fun.
He got very excited.
he got SOO excited that he fell off the chair. Im not kidding. He really did!!!!!
BUT that didnt deter him from posing for more pictures. he wiped his tears quickly and pulled himself back up again. Like a true blue ONE YEAR OLD!! Hehhe
Time to smile sumore!!
He was sooooo happy, I tell you.
And we are glad to see him that way!
Happy 1st Birthday Irfan!!
Im sure you'll have more fun this sat when everyone comes over to celebrate september babies in the family! This time, we'll make sure the cake is closer to the ground orite
IRFAN turned ONE yesterday!!!!! HOORAY!!! *throws confetti*
his dad bought him some balloons and tied them to his cot the nite before. he woke up the next morning and got all EXCITED when he saw the balloons.
and he wouldnt leave those balloons alone eversince...
at nite, we bought him a lil cake, just for fun.
He got very excited.
he got SOO excited that he fell off the chair. Im not kidding. He really did!!!!!
BUT that didnt deter him from posing for more pictures. he wiped his tears quickly and pulled himself back up again. Like a true blue ONE YEAR OLD!! Hehhe
Time to smile sumore!!
He was sooooo happy, I tell you.
And we are glad to see him that way!
Happy 1st Birthday Irfan!!
Im sure you'll have more fun this sat when everyone comes over to celebrate september babies in the family! This time, we'll make sure the cake is closer to the ground orite
Monday, September 18, 2006
as promised, some pics from the jakatta trip...
keeping him occupied was crucial to the sanity of all pasenggers onboard.
good morning jakatta!
irfan and his two faithful helpers, serving him breakfast.
then, nenek and atok brought us to an amusement park, Dunia Fantasi..
where irfan took the carousel
and found an orange Rabbit....
we took some other rides, visited a couple of after places and after the tiring day, all irfan wanted to do was to take a cold, long bath..
the 5 days there felt really short and we left with a somewhat heavy heart. im sure they miss him terribly..
Goodbye, nenek and atok...Thank u for everything..Till we meet again, always BE COOL!
keeping him occupied was crucial to the sanity of all pasenggers onboard.
good morning jakatta!
irfan and his two faithful helpers, serving him breakfast.
then, nenek and atok brought us to an amusement park, Dunia Fantasi..
where irfan took the carousel
and found an orange Rabbit....
we took some other rides, visited a couple of after places and after the tiring day, all irfan wanted to do was to take a cold, long bath..
the 5 days there felt really short and we left with a somewhat heavy heart. im sure they miss him terribly..
Goodbye, nenek and atok...Thank u for everything..Till we meet again, always BE COOL!
Saturday, September 09, 2006
just for your info, my previious entry is unfinished but im just to lazy to post a new one. so i would just leave it at dat.
so...wat have we been up to?
irfan took his first plane ride, to jakatta to pay his grandparents a visit. as expected, he couldnt sit still in the plane, trying his best to squeeze his tiny body pass our legs, to walk along the squeezy aisle.
at some point, he climbed on the seats and started babbling to passengers at the back, some were asleep and were awaken by his screams calling at them,, which were followed by his toothy grin.
at other points, he was standing on the seat, leaning forward and pulling on someone's hair.
i suppose, if it wasnt my kid, id probably be irritated.
anyway, we survived both plane rides. my in laws were thrilled to see him. the last time they saw him, he couldnt walk yet and he didnt have teeth either. so u can imagine their excitement when they saw him.
we went to a couple of places. maybe id put up the pics if i have the time.
irfan and i got our first bday presents from my in-laws too..hhe.
last week was irfan's first lesson at gymboree. read a couple of reviews of the place before signing up. some were good but most were not too positive. but we decided to just give it a go and see if irfan likes it. he enjoyed himself thoroughly. dancing to the music, climbing everywhere and couldnt stop grinning at every new thing he got his hands on. surprisingly, we enjoyed ourselves as well. looking forward to our next lesson morrow.
sigh.....today is sat. tomorrow is sunday. and what comes next? :(((
so...wat have we been up to?
irfan took his first plane ride, to jakatta to pay his grandparents a visit. as expected, he couldnt sit still in the plane, trying his best to squeeze his tiny body pass our legs, to walk along the squeezy aisle.
at some point, he climbed on the seats and started babbling to passengers at the back, some were asleep and were awaken by his screams calling at them,, which were followed by his toothy grin.
at other points, he was standing on the seat, leaning forward and pulling on someone's hair.
i suppose, if it wasnt my kid, id probably be irritated.
anyway, we survived both plane rides. my in laws were thrilled to see him. the last time they saw him, he couldnt walk yet and he didnt have teeth either. so u can imagine their excitement when they saw him.
we went to a couple of places. maybe id put up the pics if i have the time.
irfan and i got our first bday presents from my in-laws too..hhe.
last week was irfan's first lesson at gymboree. read a couple of reviews of the place before signing up. some were good but most were not too positive. but we decided to just give it a go and see if irfan likes it. he enjoyed himself thoroughly. dancing to the music, climbing everywhere and couldnt stop grinning at every new thing he got his hands on. surprisingly, we enjoyed ourselves as well. looking forward to our next lesson morrow.
sigh.....today is sat. tomorrow is sunday. and what comes next? :(((
Friday, September 01, 2006
i never knew how challenging teaching is until i joined the teaching profession. honestly, the prospects of having school holidays was one of the few reasons i joined the teaching profession.
it wasnt coz i had an undying desire to mould the future. or the burning passion to imbibe knowledge into the young minds. neither was it my lifelong ambition. i suppose MOE didnt know all these when they decided to recruit me.
i didnt know what i got myself into until i actually started my career. it was downright difficult, exhausting and very very very demanding. and when put in a situation like this, u either quit or struggle to overcome the challenges. i did the latter and i didnt even have time to think why.
i complain non stop, to everyone around me. and after six years, it made me wonder why im still here. and i realize, somewhere along the line, i have fallen in love with my job without knowing it. i must have loved something about it, if not i would have never been able to withstand the pressures and stress.
like most teachers, i'm here everyday in school for one one reason. the students.
they come to school everyday expecting me to teach them something, waiting to learn with me. they can be downright irritating most times, but u noe they dunt have malicious tots in them like most adults do. they are just innocently being themselves, no pretences.
it wasnt coz i had an undying desire to mould the future. or the burning passion to imbibe knowledge into the young minds. neither was it my lifelong ambition. i suppose MOE didnt know all these when they decided to recruit me.
i didnt know what i got myself into until i actually started my career. it was downright difficult, exhausting and very very very demanding. and when put in a situation like this, u either quit or struggle to overcome the challenges. i did the latter and i didnt even have time to think why.
i complain non stop, to everyone around me. and after six years, it made me wonder why im still here. and i realize, somewhere along the line, i have fallen in love with my job without knowing it. i must have loved something about it, if not i would have never been able to withstand the pressures and stress.
like most teachers, i'm here everyday in school for one one reason. the students.
they come to school everyday expecting me to teach them something, waiting to learn with me. they can be downright irritating most times, but u noe they dunt have malicious tots in them like most adults do. they are just innocently being themselves, no pretences.
Tuesday, August 08, 2006
Baby steps
1,2,3, PLOPPPP!!!!!
I think it's not bad for someone who just turned 10 mths. In fact I think it's pretty good!!
but then again, Im biased of coz! hhehe:)
Take your time, Irfan. We are in no hurry. We'll cheer u on, support your fall (if we r fast enuf) and give you plenty of time n space to learn.
1,2,3, PLOPPPP!!!!!
I think it's not bad for someone who just turned 10 mths. In fact I think it's pretty good!!
but then again, Im biased of coz! hhehe:)
Take your time, Irfan. We are in no hurry. We'll cheer u on, support your fall (if we r fast enuf) and give you plenty of time n space to learn.
Saturday, August 05, 2006
as u can see, he's back in business.
the pathetic face and prayers did work after all.
but he didnt keep his promise. not even a teeny, weeny bit.
not only is he tearing magazines and chewing newspaper, he's more active than ever. he's just anywhere n everywhere! according to my very the wise mother 'irfan bayar balik hutang sakit'. he's covering up for the number of hours he has missed playing and making a mess when he was sick last 2 weeks.
and he has also found a new hobby now: CLIMBING!
i couldnt believe my ears when i was told by my mum that he could climb up the dining table on his own until i saw it with my very own eyes. i couldnt believe her too when she told me he got into and out of his walker by himself. UNTIL i saw it with my VERY OWN eyes! i've got it in video somehere. will put it up when i have the time coz i really dunt have the time rite now to wait for the video to be uploaded. poor mak has to keep up with him and stand by his side, guarding him almost all of his waking hours during the weekday. i dunno if all 10mth olds climb as much as he does. and here i was thinking that i could wait for him to turn one year old before i have to worry about him climbing. but i guess im wrong.
they grow up so fast, dunt they?
Saturday, July 22, 2006
things aren't so peachy for me these couple of days. nope, i didnt bump my head big time and hence the size L handyplast. it's actually a fevr plaster which ayah said i should use so that my fever would go away. that's what i have; a fevr. im feeling just horrible. sometimes i feel very hot and other times, im just freezing cold. and i feel like i have something gooey stuck in my throat and i have a whopping cough that sounds very strange. and water keeps oozing out of my tiny nostrils. so uncomfortable. overall, it's just terrible!
Ayo yo, banyak sakit loh!!
oh god! im really burning up!!!. ibu takes my temp every few hours and so far it hasnt been good news. my highest temp was 39.5 and it has been going up n down. oh my, oh my, ibu looks worried and im just having a big fat headache.
And the heat; it just wouldnt go away. feels like a huge fire burning inside of me.
i dunt mean to be a whiny cry baby and make ibu n ayah carry me all the time, but sometimes i just cant control myself. i was thinking, maybe if i shout real loud and hit my head a couple of times, all the heat in me would just escape from each and every tiny pore in my body. i wish i wish.
but i soon learnt that didnt work out too well. the fever just wouldn't go away. so i resorted to saying a prayer.
Dear Allah, pls make my fever go away, I said. I promise to be a good boy and stop pulling ibu's hair and pulling ayah's specs away and chewing on them. I promise not to tear away all of ibu's magazines and albums. but i guess, my request is still pending. just like ibu's request to be a full time housewife and yet have lots n lots of money. that is also still pending.
so for now, i guess, this is the kind of face i can afford to put up. they said i have to take my medicine and be patient about the fever going away. nenek said, i have fever coz, im going to walk soon and grow all my teeth. but how come, kakak qistina has so many teeth, can walk so well and yet had fever a few mths ago. nenek always say strange things.
n by the way, i think ibu forgot to tell you that i have grown two teeth below. refer to the pic of me screaming above.
oh well, i've tried everything and the fever hasnt disappear yet. think im just going to sit here and be quiet for a while.
wait for ibu to take my temp again and wait for the verdict. meanwhile, i'll say a lil prayer again in a couple of mins.
think this pathetic face will speed up my request?
hope so. (sigh)
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