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For you MataPena....

Ali in his element!

Ali playing peek-a-boo

Ali and his nenek

Ali loved playing with the bubbles

Everything must go in the mouth!

Children grow up so fast, don't they? I took Ali for his weekly playgym class at KizSports yesterday. He is beginning to enjoy the routine and fun. He was laughing so much and is quite good at trying to make friends too. But he is not very gentle lah, he kept on trying to grab his playmate's hair and t-shirt.

These are other pictures of him which I took at my friend Zurni's house recently.

As promised

I am supposed to give you a picture daily of The King. But my spirit has been dampened by a certain friend... so .......

Parenting

It is not that easy being a parent. You never know what you are doing is right or wrong. You never know if your child will grow up to be people of substance and people who can contribute to society.

Of course we all want the best of and from our child. We want them to grow up to be good and kind hearted people, people who are not corrupt, people who are straight and normal (whatever normal is) and people who are succesful in life. And of course we want them to be orang yang soleh dan beriman.

In reaching these targets there are many things that you have to do. Or at least you think they are the things to do. You send them for KAFA classes, music classes, tuition and school and the whole works. And at the same time there is that balance which they need when being a child which is play.

From day one my eldest child was born I worried about being a good parent and mother, worried that what I was doing was wrong or right. Some of my friends think I do things wrong because it is different from them. But who knows these days what is wrong or right.

Each child is different, in temperament, character and attitude. You have to tune yourself to their different styles and rhythm and believe me that ain't an easy job. I have three kids and sometimes I feel like tearing my hairs out.

In the middle of all that organisation and chaos of their life, you have to manage your own life too. Don't you? Hmmmmmm.....I often read about how important it s to make time for yourself and blah blah blah but honestly when you do find the time for yourself, you are probably all worn out. Now I have time to myself so I can write this post :))

Back to parenting skills, you want them to be all rounders so you try to give them a balance of activities. You want them to be smart so you look at all options to send them to the best schools. Sometimes they ned help in their studies because you don't have the patience or expertise to teach them so you send them for tuition. You want them to have a good religious foundation so you send them for the required classes.

But have we ever wondered what the child wants? Or is the child just too young to know what is good for them anyway? They like chocolates so they ask for more and you give it to them. Is that good parenting? They like to watch cartoons so you let them watch. Is that good parenting? They like to drink ice and coke so you give it to them. Is that good parenting?

Honestly, I don't know. Sometimes I really don't know. I go along with the daily routine and flow and just hope and pray that what I am doing is right.

I didn't go for tuition until I was in Form Four and only because I was failing in Maths (yes.....sad but true...) I didn't go for KAFA classes and all these religious guidance classes (ya, well.....) I did take up some co-curricular activities for the fun of it. I skipped school before. I did things I shouldn't have and I ate and drank things that I shouldn't have (by this I mean sweet stuff ok!) But hey! I turned out okay didn't I? My friends turned out okay too rite? We are all somebody too, we all in some way or other contribute to society what...

Everyday I wake up and hope for the best. I pray to God that he will give me strength to do the right things for my little children and for myself and family.

Amen.

BAT MOBILE.....

How was your weekend? Mine was pretty good. Except I was supposed to meet two of my cousins but at the last minute they couldn't come.

My two girls had replacement school on Saturday and after sending them to school, Bob and I attempted to watch The Dark Knight but all tickets for all shows that day was sold out. Which made us even more curious to watch the movie. Then came Sunday and we had some family matters to attend to. And last night we attempted going to the cinema again and Yea! we got to tickets. So we sat there anticipating the best.

While waiting in line for tickets (I tried doing the on-line ticketing thing but I didn't know how to) we were thinking about how good the business is for movies. Hmmmmm....

Anyways, we enjoyed the movie but Bob didn't think the story line was strong enough. I liked it, I think its the best Batman movie so far. And it wasn't as dark as the other movies. I kinda like this Bruce Wayne too, but there is something missing about him. Handsome lah but something missing. I liked the way the movie just uses psychological mind games on each character and I like the good and evil fight througout. I loved the ending...it was so sad! That a hero had to pretend he was evil just to keep people believing in good. Well, that says a lot for our world too.

That no matter how bad a person is sometimes keeping an appearance is a good thing. Hmmm....

Oh ya! And this time around, I like the Bat mobile. When Bob was driving home I was pretending it was Bat mobile. Hahahaha....it seemed to go you know, the empty roads, the late hour and the black camry. Hahahahaha!!!

My children

Children grow up so fast and before you know it you will be attending their graduation, then planning for their weddings and then going to visit your grandchildren! Yikes...will really feel old then huh!

It is very important to cherish every moment that you have because as they great saying goes, that moment will pass very fast and you will never have it again.

From left: Najihah, Ali and Nadiah

My sister took a very nice picture of my three children last week. It is not perfect in the sense they are all looking into the camera smiling but it shows their characters oh so well! You judge for yourself and for those of you who know them, you are bound to agree.

Cherating pictures

Najihah and Ali...

Here are some of the picture we took in Cherating when we were there last weekend. We stayed at the Impiana Hotel which they say has just been refurbished to look brand new. We didn't take any pictures of the hotel because honestly, it didn't really look like it had been refurbished. It was pretty run down. They have so much land there but not utilised completely. The design of the hotel and its layout was very much off.

Najihah couldn't get enough of the pool...

The rooms were pretty decent, sprawling and spacious but something about the decor and finishing didn't give it that added umph hotels or a resort facing the beach should have. The food was, 2 star lah. Better to eat at Hai Peng or any of the food stalls outside. Decent pricing and decent selection. They hotel organised a seafood barbecue for the staff dinner and that was a really nice spread. They mad this honeydew sago for dessert. Must definitelt give it a try at home!

It is very hard to get Nadiah to smile!

The pool was pretty big but Bob said he didn't feel the water was actually that clean. Hmmmmm....

This is me and Ali in the pool...

But the hotel management was really polite and hospitable unlike front line service in KL. They were not haugthy or snotty. And all local so.... (yes, I am championing the local workforce). They organised the games for Bob's staff really well. There was a selection of games and they attended to it from A to Z.

The group eating satar and otak-otak at one of the stalls along the beach.

All in all, it was a good trip.