Toilet training

Second time peeing in the toilet! Well done, Alisha. We will practice again tomorrow!:)


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It's 12.35 and I can't sleep. My stomach hurts. Luckily the vomitting has stopped. The diarheora is getting less frequent. But I'm still having a sharp pain on my stomach. Been taking medication faithfully. Hopefully tomorrow I will be better. Plenty of markg n work to do!


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Punishment that backfired?

Alisha was being naughty again. So we told her to go in the room and sit on the thinking chair.
She said, "Ok. Bye ayah, I'm sitting on my thinking chair now. See you later!

Another time she was wailing away because of something. Before I could put her at the thinking chair, she cried, " I want my thinking chair! I want my thinking chair!"

Tak pernah nampak pulak budak macam gini.

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Run away thoughts

I think July and august, are the two months when I think a lot about escaping to a foreign land. Sea, mountain, shopping, ancient ruins, museums... Pictures of them clutter my mind.

The end of the year will be excruciatingly hectic. I can't can't wait for everythg to be over.


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Future holds out an unopened box.

In need of change. Looking forward to next year, many changes in store.

All for the better I hope.

For one, irfan will be in p1. I have decided to put him in my sch. Not an automatic, easy decision but finally made up my mind.
So I've decided to teach in the afternoon too, p2. Have never taught lower pri before and that's the main reason I'm doing it. After ten years, I just need to be doing somethg else to keep the spark going.

And the best part is, I won't be in exco anymore, focusing more on the teaching track now and I can't describe how much I'm looking forward to that!:)

Doing my studies, shifting, new addition, spiritual travel?? All in the cards but not sure when. If HE wills, sooner than later I hope.

So I'm just praying for one thing now, good health. It isn't that fantastic now, 3 monthly check up and hopefully no new symptom shows up.

Praying for the best.

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The girl

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The girl in the red hat

Santorini Landscape

The balcony of our room in Oia

We stayed at Armeni Village, Oia (picture on the above right. Our room is right below the sign, with the steps leading down to the Jacuzzi.

The balcony of our room at Fira, the touristy, vibrant part of Santorini

This is the entrance to the rooms. Just got to follow the never ending steps!

The night sky at Santorini

Sunset

Jacuzzi at Fira

Our loft room at Fira

The big crowd gathering to watch what is reputed as the best sunset in the world at Oia.

Can you tell that we didnt do anything much, except relax at balconies, watch sunsets, take pictures, eat ice cream, play in the jacuzzi and just walked around the island? I think the most strenuous thing we did during the trip was take a hike on the volcano island (asleep but still active). Other than that, it's just spending quality time with the kids and Alim amidst a stunning, peaceful backdrop.

The bull is out to play!

Having difficulty sleeping. Been a week now. The room is so silent and I'm still restless, fiddling with my phone.

First 3 days will be away on course and I've got a couple of things to settle before Monday. (which should have been settled like a month ago!)

The lil girl has been having terrible melt downs lately. At least once every other day. Today, twice. It can be over trivial matters and she would start crying and screaming at the top of her lungs non stop. Tried scolding her, cuddling her, psycho talk her but it takes forever for her to calm down.

She used to have these tantrums when she was younger but it got very much better. Now it's back again, much worst than ever. Her sleeping pattern has also changed quite a bit. Abang was a breeze, no tantrums so I'm a bit confused as to how to handle her screaming and wailing which
most of the time sounds like we mishandled her.

I do not want her to think that by throwing a tantrum she can get her way, but my insistence just drive her even crazier. Diverting her attention does not work at this point. Actually she will only calm down when she wants to calm down or when she gets her way, even a lil bit of it.

For example, she didn't want to bathe this morning and started screaming and wailing. We tried to talk to her but we were running late for a wedding. She then agreed to bathe but wanted to wear the same clothes which she wore to sleep, back again. Of coz she couldn't. I struggled to get her out of her clothes. She wailed her lungs out non stop, refused to let go of her clothes. Then after some time she let go of her Tshirt but insisted on bathing while holding on to her panties. I let her coz, I knew she had to have somethg go her way and it's no big deal if her panties get wet. She cooled down when I let her hold on to her panties and she was still holding on to it when I was changing her. After that she had her milk and calmed down.

She is after all a Taurus, it's symbol being a bull. And she was born in the year of the ox! I don't believe in any of this crap but it seems that it probably isn't all bullshit after all. She has got to have a lil bit of her way or else she will never be pacified. It is exhausting for us. The noise of a screaming child, her adamant nature and most of the time pressured by the fact that we are running late for something and have no time to play her "game".

It's still trial and error at the moment. I have a feeling one of the reasons might be she has been too attached to me over the hols. When we came back, I had to go back school( which resulted in one of the worst tantrum ever. I could hear her screaming for me from downstairs on the first day I had to leave her). Hopefully, when her old routine is back on again, things will be better. Insyaallah.

Hmm, or maybe she just wished she was back in santorini? She was so happy there, not a single huge melt down at all. Very manageable.

Hah, If I could, I would probably be wailing too having to go back to work and to the same routine! I would kick a fuss and throw a huge ass tantrum too! But I'm not 2 and I better not behave like one! Hehe.

Alisha, hope the temper throwing phase will end soon and you'll be your sweet self again.


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Greece Part 2- Santorini Drive

Santorini is famous for its blue doors and white washed architecture. But beautiful beaches also outline the lil island. Because it went through massive volcano eruption centuries ago, there's no white sandy beaches, giving it a unique look. We drove to 3 beaches; the Black Beach, the Red Beach and Perissa Beach. Along the way, we spotted some cool views.

The cute lil white car which we rented

Found a great spot with superb view

Typical roads around Santorini, winding around the caldera.

 Santorini is littered with unique, beautiful beaches. Red Beach is one of them. 

Red cliffs lined the shore.

Black Beach- black pebbles and stones covered the shore.
We spent some time here for a swim.

Jumping off cliffs

 Bought the cute, white dress in Fira, Santorini

Perissa Beach
We had early dinner at a cafe by this beach

The cafe by the beach

 Clear waters of Amoudi Bay, Oia

Typical pictures of Santorini coming up soon; the blue domed churches, the white walls, the donkeys and the cobbled streets. :)