Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Enriching Vocabulary: motherhood issue

Ok.. let's enriching our vocab today. These are some of the vocab that we might commonly use as a mother. Most of the vocab below are Adjectives.

1. Chivalrous-  (of a man or his behaviour) courteous and gallant, especially towards women.
2. tactless- insensitive
 
3.  Verbal Diarrhea - Used to describe a person who can not control his random thoughts from exploding, which get them into trouble. 
 
4.  privy - aware of, acquainted of, informed of

5. peculiar - unusual

6. snuggle- settle or move into a warm, comfortable position.
 
7.  stoic- a person who can endure pain or hardship without showing their feelings or complaining.
 
8.  notwithstanding-in spite of this
 
9. tactile- the sense of touch
 
10. wrangling-  have a long, complicated dispute or argument.
 
11.  ceaseless- constant and unending.
 
12.  twinge- a sudden, sharp localized pain
 
13.  reticent- reserved

14. relegate- downgrade
relegated

notwithstandingnotwithstanding
notwithstanding

Monday, March 30, 2015

Diet dan berat badan


Antara benda paling penting bila kita dah reach 30's is kesihatan. Memang ada yg dah jaga since muda belia lagi (bagusnya u olls). But untuk orang2 yang sweet tooth memanjang mcm aku ni, 30 is a turning point, of course. Rasa macam oh my... dah tua (have to admit this), dah x remaja, dah tak 20s.. Boleh?
So..mula la rasa sampai bila nk bake choc cake, kek batik pastu diri sendiri yg habiskan 60% of it dalam masa seminggu? Sampai bila nak makan tanpa kira kalorie.. or at least the negative effect of it?

Dah makin berumur, penyakit pun macam2. Alhamdulillah.. so far belum ada penyakit yg serius. Semoga Allah swt terus panjangkan pinjaman yang ini. 

I used to be called as "papan" or "kayu" when I was in school years. Sampai ada my aunt yg stress tiap kali peluk aku "cubala berisi sikit Na...rasa tulang je".. masa tu wpun sedikit tension, tapi tak amik pusing pun sbb I did not do anything wrong. Aku makan macam org lain. Banyak je. Siap bertambah. Sedap gila kot apa je yg mak aku masak. And I have to admit because of my mom la, aku jadi a food lover. I love trying all types of food. And I know which food tastes nice and which is not. Sbb according to my husband, semua food same je pada die hehe. Not for me. If tempat tu first time try x sedap, so I won't come back. Tapi tu la, masa dulu, makan la banyak mana pun, hormon tembam belum mahu muncul. 

Start masuk 20s, hormon tembam muncul. Asal makan 2 pinggan nasi je, bahagialah perut dan pinggul ini. Tapi... yang bestnyer, cepat naik cepat pulak turun. Maksudnya, let say minggu tu busy betul, makan pun terpaksa skip2.. 5 kg terus turun. So, boleh plan diet sesuka hati. But still makan je semua benda. Tak fikir too sugarize ke, fatty ke, belasah.

So, bila dah beranak, hormon tembam memang best friend. BFF sangat dekat perut and pinggul. Agak terkejut sebab ingt ke selamanya boleh plan diet sesuka hati hehe. Pastu reaching 30s.. hormon tembam dah susah nk berpisah pulak. Macam liat betul nak pergi. Kalau diet seminggu baru turun 1 kg. Tapi I blame my eating habit. Anak2 tido lambat so tgh2 mlm tu apa lagi cari la makanan. Aku ni, kalau hari kerja, mmg senang sangat nak diet, tapi kalau weekend or cuti, selamat tinggal la. Can not resist.

So, apa yang aku boleh buat sekarang ni, diet on weekdays (x makan nasi or skip lunch) tapi bila weekend je... good bye la cik diet. 

Before I get married... my weight was 48 kg (158 cm)
After first child ...... 51 kg
After second child .....53 kg
Now..... 52-55 kg

Satu je yg aku perasan kalau kurangkan portion nasi or x makan nasi..memang nampakla penurunan tu. Makan lauk je. Ada la hasil jugak. Lagi satu, I join zumba skrg. Seminggu sekali je mampu sekarang ni. Tapi Alhamdulillah. Aku pn mmg suka dance dari dulu. I really hope I can reduce my weight to 50 kg before getting pregnant again.. InsyaAllah

Thursday, March 26, 2015

Thank you Allah swt for this feeling


Sometimes, I just couldn't believe myself that I am a mother. Raising up two toddlers. I was never predicting myself on what kind of mother I would be when I grow up. How would be the feeling. Because yes, I have no idea what it would be like. I love kids. I love babies. I used to babysit my nephews and other babies/ kids. My dad used to say that kids do love me. They easily attached with me. Hmm.. maybe. Of course sometimes, I loose my temper but I adore kids.

Now, having my own, being a mother of two boys, has made me thinking... I have never thought that I would be this strong. We just do not know how on earth we could be so energetic and over-worried about our kids. Where does this strength come from? I only can say: THANK YOU ALLAH SWT for giving me chance to experience this moment and treasure this motherhood emotion. I feel so small but I am blessed.

I admit that I am over-worried about certain things when it comes to my kids.. and I tend to show it. My friends and family should know this. I will call or text them immediately when I sense something is wrong. I am sure all the mothers do. But I can be really annoying sometimes ;p Hope Fahri's teachers have more patience with me.. heee

These past few weeks, both Fahri and Naeem were down with fever. Tak tentu arah hidup kan? If only I acn take leaves to look after them by myself. Alhamdulillah, I have my MIL. She is truely one of a kind. She really cares about her grandchildren. I am blessed again. Since Wednesday, Naeem was down with fever. Toninght, I ll bring him to a clinic but the clinic that we love most is not operating on Friday. Hmm.. semoga dipermudahkan. Hope demam biasa2 je.

Last night, I performed my Isyak around 12 midnight in our room before I put them to bed. I asked Fahri to pray together with me. Usually, he will join me until the half way, or maybe less. But yesterday, he prayed till the last rakaat. And when Naeem seemed to distract me, he will say "Adik, jangan.. nanti mama marah" Haha.. I used to scold them hardly, memang kasi ingat punya marah cause kacau me solat. I guess that really gave impact to Fahri..hihi. And after pray, I raised my hands for doa, I recited Al-Fatihah. Surprisingly, he memorized half of the surah already. I repeated for 5 times. Naeem also joined us. He just raised his hand and trying to imitate, as usual. I just really love the feeling. Syukran Ya Allah. Semoga sentiasa dipanjangkan moment2 begini. Aminnn

Friday, March 20, 2015

Adab seorang Isteri di tempat kerja


It's Friday yooo. I am soo happy. Not only because of Friday means weekend is approaching, but I am so relief because next week is mid-semester break and the mid-term exam on the following week. That means.. no teaching for two weeks. Haha... you know, sometimes we just need a break from your daily routines. So, I really need these 2 weeks. I am not going for vacation though, but I just need a break from teaching. Need to refresh my cerebrum for a while. Wahh cerebrum terus haha..

I went out for a lunch with my soul sisters just now. As usual, we did catch up on stories and updates. So my friend cerita fasal ada student dia macam nak cuba try dia la. Then, how she handled the situation. We shared our stories. We experienced the same circumstances. Because we are educators. It is a normal situation when there are students who are trying to show their feeling for you. Regardless their actual intention. Yes.. it is normal. I am sure most of lecturers/ teachers have met this kind of student, at least once in their teaching career. But, it is a problem when you are not only an educator, but you are also a WIFE. You are married.

When I was a single, non-married lecturer, it was more difficult for me to handle this kind of situation. Because obviously I am not interested at all to have a feeling with my own student. Just.. soo not me. It is difficult because you just do not know what kind of excuses to give to the student that you are not interested in the nicest way. I am the type of person who doesn't like to create negative 'ambiance' between my students and myself. So, I won't be that loud to say "Don't ever text or call me again, or else I will fail you" hahaha.. konon2 nk takut2 kan la. I will just ignore the text, call. Playing ignorance. That was the best thing I could do. At one point, I feel like I wanted to wear a fake 'engagement' or 'wedding' ring. Just to show, I am belong to someone, so please understand, there is a limit between you (a student) and me, a lecturer. Walaupun masa teaching kat UITM dulu, my students semua handsome2 ok. hahahahah. Tapi akak memang tak boleh dik. Akak mmg kena orang yg lagi tua dr akak. 

So, now when I am married with two kids, I feel more secured. I am happy that I have strong reason to avoid this kind of situation. If I notice that there are students who look 'unusual' than ever, haha, I will start show off  my wedding ring, pusing2kan cincin, trying to give the sign "see.. my wedding ring here! Don't even think to cause a mess!!!" kihkih.. 

So, to all wives or future wives out there, these are my advice, adab kita sebagai isteri:

1. Tolongla pakai cincin kahwin tu
Kalau ada cincin tunang, risik pakai je semua. Ia akan lebih menyelamatkan maruah anda sebagai seorang perempuan. So, orang mmg tak berani nk kacau la sebab tahu u adalah isteri orang.

2. Berbual secara serius
Boleh nak melawak2 sometimes, x kisahla dengan colleagues ke students ke.. tapi gunalah intonation suara yg paling macho. Avoid gedik voice. Please la.. Jaga maruah sebagai seorang isteri. I know.. bila bekerja, mmg kita perlu bersosial, berkomunikasi dengan male staff or male students, tapi x payahla ketawa mengekeh2, manja2... jaga maruah u n husband u. Bila u nampak terkawal dalam conversation u, so that orang lelaki x kan mudah tergoda unless u cantik gila la kan. x cakap pun org da teringat kan...

3. Label "saya isteri orang"
Kat my office ni, selain email dan phone, all staff can communicate through lync. Lync ni macam Yahoo Messenger la. Boleh chatting2. I really think it's a cool way to communicate. X payah bangun n pergi ke level2 lain and communicate unless nak hand in document ke apa kan. Sbb tu la lemak makin degil nak berambus hihi. X de exercise hehe. Anyway, tapi bila ada this kind of facility, ada jugak yg ambik kesempatan nak 'borak2 kosong'. I ada jugak received this kind of gangguan masa mula2 kerja dulu. Tapi simple je, jangan melayan. Lantak la die nak kata kita ni sombong ke, perasan bagus ke. Tapi jangan la rude sangat. I punya tips senang je.. Contoh perbualan:

Conversation no 1

Pengacau: Salam.. buat apa tu.. bz ke.. u look like someone yg pernah I kenal (penting ke sampai nk lync???)
Me: Salam.. oh ye ke..sorry jap.. my husband is calling.. (tipu je husband calling..saja nk bgtau I am a wife to someone).
Pengacau (yg x reti bahasa): oh..husband u kejer mana (motif sibuk nak tau)
Me: Oh..he keje biasa je. Ketua Polis kat Bukit Aman. Tapi kami handle business sama2 (sah2 la aku tipu hahahah...tipu sunat demi nk halau pengacau ni).
Pengacau: Ok

Haha.. confirm diam terus. Cubalah cara ni. Lepas tu, I can see that he has more respect on me. Klau jumpa pun cakap fasal kerja n company (dengan intonation yg macho). Kalau u start layan, sebenarnya lelaki ni nak test market je kekadang,  sometimes yg dah berbini tu lagila ..ya Allah..so kita kena firm ok. Tapi x boleh la x reply langsung sbb kita kerja di company yg sama. Just make sure org tahu u ni dah kahwin and proud of it.

Conversation no 2

Si polan yg nak test market (tapi mamat ni aku x boleh kerek sangat sbb mmg satu department.) : Hye Ilyana, my birthday next month. Nanti belanja I birthday cake yg sedap.
Me: Oh sorry.. I dont buy cake for other people except for my husband ;p
Si polan: oh ok

See.. kita kena firm untuk 'patahkan' conversation tu. Kalau colleague itu rapat masukkan emoticon macam ';p' dalam conversation tapi ayat biar tegas.. so he will get the message. Lepas tu he will respect u as a colleague and also as a someone's wife. Trust me.

4. Kalau rasa perlu, selalu ceritakan fasal your husband / kids
 I did this in every class I teach. I want the students to respect me as a matured married woman. And a mother, sometimes. Tell good stories about your husband. But not too much la, nnti org menyampah. Bila rasa macam lain je bebudak ni or colleague ni. At the same time, u are teaching them good moral values. Love your family. They will really respect you. Trust me. Pernah ade satu kes, my student text me through uni portal, telling me that I am pretty hahah.. mmg aku x reply.. but the next day pergi class, first 10 mins terus aku cerita fasal husband and kids.. how I am happy.. how I am lucky to have my husband..hahha.. terus merah padam muka student tu.. dia ingat aku nk reply n say thank u n happily ever after... sorry la keh... So kena pandai handle keh...

5. Kalau dapat hadiah
It's normal for the students to give presents to their fav teachers or lecturers kan... Tapi kalau student yg kasi tu lelaki, apa patut buat? I senang je, I will ask him " Why do you give me this gift? Make sure u give to all your teacher.. or else, people will talk about it" Explain to them that it's not a good idea to give a present to a married teacher. But, yes say thank u anyway. Usually, I will just keep the gifts, dah lama2 rasa nk guna baru I guna. What if ada male colleague belanja cake or food (which x pernah la jadi pada aku), tak rasa bersalah ke makan?? Please la.. just x payah makan atau bg je kat org lain.. Firm ok! Tolongla rasa bersalah pada husband u olls.

Ok..so far tu je la tips how to behave as a working wife hehe... sharing is caring keh.

Ingat lah.. syurga kita pada suami kita. Kerja2 jugak. Tapi mana arah kita. Akhirat bukan? Syurga bukan? Iman kena kuat. Bekerjalah dengan maruah. InsyaAllah, dapat jadi isteri solehah.



Friday, March 13, 2015

my OOTD at early 30's

The first two pictures below are not really OOTD pictures but they obviously show the turning point in my fashion sense. Turning 30's really makes me realize that I should stop wearing too many colors at a one time ! I feel better now, coordinating my colors and determining what should I put on before going out =) Never gonna be as classy as Vivi Yusof, but I hope my fashion sense is adapting accordingly to my age. 

Kalau dulu, aku suka pakai shawl bunga2..corak2..but now I am more comfortable with plain shawl, be it any types of shawl. Same goes to the the blouse, top, dress, skirt, abaya that I wear. I will try my best to go the minimal way.

 Last year's Raya. Love this. Grey kurung moden and peach chiffon shawl
 Attending a friend's wedding + a birthday party. My fav color baby blue shawl and skirt, matched with pua kumbu motive top
 Nearby shopping mall outing. Naelofar instant shawl (major love!), simple long sleeve T & jeans (convenient to chase my boys)
 Long journey in a car, I chose to wear a simple top, jeans and jacket shawl.
 One of fav outfits to work. With my fav. Bokkita hijab. Matching my kurung moden top with electric blue skirt.
 When I have more time to get ready, that means more time to style my shawl haha. Creamy top that I bought in Jusco (during sale) with printed pants (also bought in Jusco).
Ready-to-wear outfit. Quick and easy. None needed to be ironed. Electric blue Instant shawl, White Top (Forever 21) & printed pants (also bought in Jusco, couldn't remember the brand).

Wednesday, March 11, 2015

wekend outing: IOI City Mall Putrajaya

Kejadian 2 minggu lepas. Rasa macam lama tak bawak bebudak ni p jalan2 kat shopping mall. So hubby ajak pegi IOI City Mall. Aku memang nak pergi sbb katanya banyak sangat kedai best. I really love discovering new happening places. Kepoci sangat.

 mangsa wefie mama seperti biasa

sampai2... as usual..aku buat perangai nak ootd ngan the boys.. Sabar je Epul layan perangai aku ni. Tapi kali ni die x nak kalah n x nak ketinggalan posing with the boys, so dia cakap die nak pose dulu. Ewawah. Ok la fine.
 so.. inilah hasilnya gambar 3 beranak ni ootd. ok la. nice la. semua berdiri. PEGANG TANGAN PULAK TU. kite tengok turn mama pulak.

 yes
 mmg CANTIK!
 perfect.. memang cantikkk kann ...hwaaaaaaaaa.. x baik buat mama mcm ni (hehe)
ini je la gambar yg buat mama cool down

Memang super huge. Banyak betul kedai. Epul kata lagi besar dari OU kot. Pada aku, design dia macam Setia City Mall tapi lagi besar la. So, mmg kami plan nak lunch kat situ. Tapi ya ampun...ramainya manusia.. Semua restaurant full. Tapi kami mmg nak pegi Chicken Rice Shop sbb the boys akan mkn dgn banyaknya. Beratur jgkla kami.But I think CRS dia agak sempit sampai ada orang terlanggar air kami hmm.. nasib baik kami family yg cool. Eh?

 Papa and Fahri
 Mama with Naeem

After lunch, kami jalan2 pusing2... macam2 ada dalam IOI CIty Mall ni. Ada Icecape Ice Rink, boleh ice-skating..wow.. lagi besar dari sunway pyramid nyer icecape..so kami tengok je la dulu..nnti rasa nak cuba boleh p lagi.

Lagi satu keistimewaan IOI City Mall ni ialah sbb ada District 21 Challenging Theme Park. Aku sempat la jenguk je. Nak buat semua benda memang x sempat. Ada wall climbing, roller glider, trampoline, buggy jumping. Menarik sangat. Nanti bebila nak cuba la.

Pastu, kami nampak ada tasik kat luar...ramai pulak orang.. tetiba I olls jadi tak keruan.. sebab nampak MagnumPutrajaya ! Lols.. Aku lupa pulakMP kat sini... Apa lagi sanggup la aku que yg panjang tu demi nk merasa. 
 Mmg ramai yg beratur. Epul buat muka x paham nape aku sanggup beratur. Sorry ye bang..penyakit sweet tooth tetiba menyerang
 Ni lah Cik M yg aku sanggup beratur lama tu. RM 9.90. Agak2 korang buat2 x paham mcm laki aku ke ape..haha

Sambil makan cik M kat tasik tu, sebelah tasik tu ada Restaurant Johnny Rocket. Aku x perasan mula2 sampai la staff JR ni keluar and dance macam2 lagu. Syok jugak haha..sekali sekala je kan..

 Naeem just couldn't bother
SEmpoiiii

Tuesday, March 10, 2015

The story of Fahri n Naeem

Assalamualaikum wbt

Two kids. Alhamdulillah. Ada anak ..it doesn't mean your life is perfect. It is not the ending of perfect life but it's a beginning of a challenging life. Ingat, anak itu amanah dari Allah swt. Bukan benda untuk kita menunjuk2 dgn orang lain. Konon2 macam perfect lah life kau. Bukan. Allah swt turunkan rezeki zuriat ini sebab ada tugas baru yg menanti. Ujian baru yg menanti.
 
 Ada orang, anak2 nya memang sangat senang dijaga. Alhamdulillah. 
 
Tapi, ada orang, Allah bagi ujian sikit. Anak2 susah sikit nak dengar cakap. Kena lebihkan bersabar. Pun Alhamdulillah. 
 
Ada orang, Allah bagi ujian sakit pada anak n ujian emosi n spiritual utk parentsnya. Alhamdulillah jugak, Allah nak bagi ganjaran di akhirat nanti. 
 
Ada orang, Allah swt tak bagi n belum bagi rezeki zuriat. Pun Alhamdulillah jugak. Allah swt lebih tahu, mungkin Allah swt tahu kita x mampu dgn ujian mendidik anak.

As for myself, ujian aku n hubby adalah yg no 2 tu. Alhamdulillah. Maknanya Allah swt sayang. Sebab hari2 aku doa padaNya semoga Dia sentiasa mudahkan urusan aku mendidik anak2. Mungkin, kalau anak2 aku super behaved, aku mungkin kurang berdoa padanya. Nauzubillah.

So, this is a story of me, as a mother of two toddlers:

Fahri lahir pada 30 September 2010. Naeem pulak 9 August 2012. Kalau ikut tahun, mereka beza dua tahun. Tapi sebenarnya aku pregnantkan Naeem masa Fahri baru setahun sebulan. Belum boleh berjalan. Eksiden? Tak baik tau guna perkataan tu. Tapi untuk Naeem, memang kami merancang untuk cuba anak no 2 secepat itu. Kami sukakan anak2 yang ramai tanpa mengkaji terlebih dalam bagaimana agaknya kalau ada dua anak ni. Yang kami tahu, bila aku pregnant untuk anak no 2, we were so happy nak bagi Fahri adik. Tapi rezeki Allah swt jangan pernah kita pertikaikan.

Bila mengandungkan Naeem, sejujurnya aku agak sayu bila teringat balik sebab masa tu Fahri sedang sangat perlukan aku untuk bertatih, bermain2, bermanja tapi I was so helpless, entertaining my all-day sickness and nausea. Hanya papa nya, opah dan atok je la tempat Fahri bermanja. Tapi yang pasti Fahri tetap membesar depan mata aku. It just that.. aku rasa sedikit ralat, I was not there spiritually 100% for him. Aku sangat x larat. Rutin aku, muntah makan muntah tido muntah makan muntah. Sampai dah tak de ape nak muntah. Berlarutan sampai aku 5 bulan mengandungkan Naeem. Yang aku ingat, bila aku dah kembali sihat, normal dan tembam ;), Fahri dah makin laju tatihnya. Apalah perasaan Fahri masa tu ;(

Sepanjang aku sihat tu, aku cuba luangkan masa sehabis baik with Fahri sebelum due date aku in August. Hari Naeem selamat dilahirkan, for the first time aku berpisah lama dengan Fahri, first time Fahri x tido sebelah aku. Aku kt hospital ngn naeem n hubby. Fahri tido dgn opahnya. Nangis kot aku. Masa tu first time aku terdetik "kesiannya Fahri". Masih kecil tapi dah dapat adik. Lagi sebulan lebih dah nk bithday dia yang ke 2 tahun. His first birthday was very happening. Bertema berkhemah bagai. 2nd birthday? 

Bila timbul rasa kesian kat Fahri tu, first few days aku start pantang, aku make sure Fahri tak kan kurang sikit pun attention dari aku. Dan I tried my best to make sure ada orang layan Fahri kalau aku dgn Naeem. Sedih pulak teringat fahri yg masih kecil tu harus biasakan diri menjadi abang dan berkongsi sayang mama dan orang lain.

Ketika aku balik berpantang di Kuantan, adalah antara saat2 yang paling emotional dalam hidup aku. Epul dah balik Klang, tinggal la aku, fahri dan naeem, bersama my parents and adik ku Mira yang masih lagi asing buat Fahri. Lebih kurang seminggu jugak Fahri yg dah biasa dijaga oleh opah klang nak 'masuk' dengan nenek, tokwan n suyah kuantan. Penat jugaklah aku seminggu tu. Bayangkan aku yang baru lepas bersalin beberapa hari, masih rasa sakit di bahagian tu, dengan fahri yang tak nak dengan parents aku, nak aku je, semua nak aku buat, mandi, makan, pakai baju, tido..semua nak mama..tak nak orang lain. Fahri mmg clingy sebab dia dijaga oleh opahnya. Tak biasa bercampur dengan orang lain. Aku dengan sakit lagi, dengan naeem lagi, breastfeed, nak pump susu, nak pakai bengkung, nak tukar pad, nak entertain fahri... huhhh memang ujian buat aku. nasib baik thesis master aku dah siap masa tu.

Dalam pantang, aku tengok Fahri macam ragu2 lagi yang naeem tu adik dia. Tapi at times memang die pergi sayang and kiss adik dia. The rest, die banyak main sendiri. fahri ni memang jenis buat hal sendiri dan diam sejak kecik lagi. Alhamdulillah, seminggu berpantang d Kuantan, Fahri mula rapat dengan family aku terutama my mom. Hari2 ikut my mom keluar petang. Lega sikit. Boleh la aku menyusu naeem dengan tenang. Suyah siap buat special birthday cake utk Fahri for his 2nd birthday. Tapi aku mmg da plan ngan hubby akan buat yg grand sikit once aku dan anak2 da balik Klang.


Bila dah habis pantang and balik klang, Alhamdulillah aku rasa hidup kami sangat lengkap. Dah dua anak aku. Dua2 hero pulak tu. Makin naeem membesar, makin lain rupa dia dari fahri. Sebelum aku start kerja and habiskan sisa2 pantang kat umah, memang mencabar sebab aku handle sorang2. Mula2 memang gelabah, mana nak masak, nak pastikan rumah x sepah, nak layan fahri mandi makan pakai baju susu tido, layan naeem, breastfeed naeem, pump susu utk naeem.. mmg multitasking. Tapi lama2 baru aku dapat manage. Yang penting pada aku, kena bangun awal..maybe 2 jam awal sebelum anak2 kita bangun. Siapkan dulu apa yang patut- pump susu, masak breakfast ngan lunch sekali, basuh baju, mandi. Pastu barula senang kita nak layan anak2. Kalau tak..hmmm jawabnya memang x sempat nak masak. Sebenarnya aku pun x percaya sampai hari ni aku boleh jaga dua budak kecil dalam masa serentak. Sebab aku rasa tugas tu mmg susah sgt. Fahri at times ada jugak buat adik dia. So memang kena selalu tengok. Bila marah dia, kesian pulak.


Semakin naeem dan fahri membesar, semakin cekap aku handle mereka. Rupa mmg totally different. Naeem mmg ikut muka mama die ni. Abg Fahri ikut muka papa tapi versi chinese look. Acaner tu haha. Dah muka lain, character pun sangat lain. Abg Fahri suka buat hal sendiri walaupun clingy tapi adik naeem suka berkawan. Pernah satu masa, naeem menangis nak didukung, fahri pulak nangis jugak nak dukung (dia saja x nak kasi mama entertain adik). So mmg kena banyak sabar. Banyak kali jugak lah sbnrnya aku hilang sabar, aku marah fahri. Teruknya aku ni. Nak anak ramai, tapi handle tak pandai. Manusia ok. So aku banyak belajar. Slowly aku cuba tingkatkan sabar dalam handle anak2 ni.

Fahri ni dulu ada satu perangai tak boleh tengok adik dia tido buai (sebab biasanya dia yg conquer buai tu). Mesti dia akan jerit and buat bising sampai adik dia mengamuk. Aku sekali dia buat, boleh sabar lagi tapi kalau banyak kali, mama pulak yg jadi singa. Ya Allah .. ampunkan lah aku. Ntah kenapa aku nak jerit pada anak yang still x tau nak bezakan salah dan betul tu. Kadang2 kita ni terlalu penat. dah x larat nak cakap elok2. Tu yg sampai terjerit tu. Subhanallah.

Bila naeem da besar sikit, naeem pulak buat perangai. Tiap kali fahri nak tido (fahri dah la susah nak tido), dia akan main2 kat buai tu dan kacau fahri. Aku marah lagi. Naeem pulak yg kena marah. Kita ni dulu sentiasa risau x bersebab kan. Anak x nak tido pun kita marah. Kita stress. Sedangkan kita yg x pandai susun masa elok2. Motif guna 'kita'? oklah. aku. aku.

Dan sekarang Fahri dah nk masuk 5 tahun dan naeem tahun ni 3 tahun. Fahri dah masuk kindergarten and naeem still kat umah. Dua2 still opah yg jaga. Cucu opah. Masih gaduh. Adik masih dengan sikapnya yg nak buat apa yg abg Fahri buat, nak main apa yg abg Fahri main. Abg Fahri pulak jenis x suka nk berkawan sgt, jenis cpt rimas. so apa lagi, gaduh je la. kaki tangan semua naik. Papa mama, hmm jadi referee yg stress la. Tapi Alhamdulillah, sejak sekolah ni, aku tengok fahri dah pandai bersabar ngan adik dia, comel je aku tengok camane dia alihkan perhatian naeem setiap kali naeem ngamuk nak main benda yg dia main tu. Contohnya, fahri tengah main blocks, adik pun cepat2 tolak blocks dia yang dah cantik dia susun tu so jatuhla berderai. Instead dia tolak adik dia (still ada lagi kadang2), sekarang dia akan alih perhatian adik dia. Dia akan ambil buku or any toys pastu cakap:

"Kitty  kitty cat... come here.. catch this.." 

So naeem pun.. terus bertukar menjadi seekor kucing lalu cuba menangkap toys tersebut. Fahri akan cuba baling toys beberapa kali. kadang2 jauh betul dia baling so that adik dia pergi catch benda tersebut. walaupun agak kesian naeem kena bertukar menjadi kucing, tapi aku rasa bijak jugak idea fahri ni. Bila adik dia pergi catch benda itu and lupa kejap tentang blocks yg nak dimusnahkan tu, fahri pun boleh la main blocks die balik dengan tenang. Ntah mana dia dapat idea tu. Mungkin dia nampak friend dia buat kat school or he learned from Discney chanel. hmmm .. tapi mmg dah banyak kali aku perasan fahri guna trick ni tiap kali adik dia nak kacau dia. Maybe dia stress pk asyik kena marah ngn mama n papa sbb buat adik dia bila adik dia kacau dia (kami marah both biasanya), so he came up with this trick. Clever Fahri mama..

Naeem pulak.. dah x boleh nak buat apa.. he is only 2.5 yrs old. Kita nak membebel panjang2 pun dia bukannya paham betul pun, memang la dia jawab 'ok mama' pastu besok buat lagi. And sekarang aku dah malas nak berkeras n marah2 sgt sbb he is too young. Mmg kadang2 aku n hubby dah habis pk macam mana nak bgtau naeem yg apa dia buat tu salah. He can not take whatever his brother is holding or playing. He must learn to take turn. He must learn to be patient. He must control his lust. Tapi kau ingat dia paham ke? hahaha

Tapi Fahri tetap ada nakalnya. Yang paling aku geram fahri suka sangat baling adik ngan bantal ngan selimut (konon2 main main la) tapi boleh lemas kalau kita x tengok betul2. Dah puas marah kadang2. Jangan buat adik macam tu. Lemas adik nanti. Walaupun adik tu gelak terkekeh kekeh bila abg dia buat macam tu.

Tapi banyak moments jugak yg buat kami tersenyum dan ketawa berdekah dekah melihat gelagat abang dan adik. Bila Fahri nk main dgn adik, bila mereka jadi best buddy, ketawa sama2, bila abg fahri geletek adik n sayang adik sampai adik ketawa kegelian haha.. bila mereka berdialog sesama mereka..bila mereka nak main sama.berlakon jadi ultraman..sorang jadi rasaksa sorang jadi ultraman haha memang terhibur hati kami gelakkan gelagat mereka..rasa berbaloi sangat meneran ketika melahirkan naeem hari tu :) mereka ada kawan... boleh la mama n papa berehat sekejap. Alhamdulillah...

Tapi, yang paling buat aku n hubby nervous sampai sekarang adalah...kalau bwk both FN for outing. Anywhere. Rumah orang ke, shopping mall ke, taman ke, kenduri. Anak2 aku ni jenis aktif. Jenis nak laju je. Jenis nak explore je kerjanya. Kami kena sangat mengawasi n make sure mereka sentiasa dekat. Penat jugak aku marah kadang2 bila pegi majlis orang sbb x reti duduk diam tapi aku pk sampai bila aku nk marah2.

Tengok anak org lain behave, kadang2 aku terpk..itu maybe judgement aku saja. Ntah2 itu apa yg aku nampak hari tu. Hari lain? Dan aku selalu positifkan diri aku, ini adalah ujian Allah swt untuk aku. Mungkin Allah mahu aku selalu berdoa kepadaNya supaya lembutkan hati anak2 aku utk mendengar kata. Maybe aku n hubby sendiri belum bagi 100% untuk anak2 kami. Sebenarnya banyak benda lagi yg kami harus belajar sebagai parents ni. Kami yg harus betulkan diri sendiri dulu. 

Maka, selain kuasa Allah swt dan beberapa sebab lain, aku masih rasa belum sedia untuk zuriat yg seterusnya. Aku n hubby dah berbincang. Biar hubby habiskan master dulu sampai akhir tahun ni, dan aku settlekan few things berkaitan kerja n masalah kesihatan, selepas itu baru kami bercadang utk menambah. Tapi kalau Allah swt dah takdirkan yg sebaliknya, kami terima jgk sbb dari segi physical dan mental, insyaAllah kami dah ready. Tapi dari segi masa dan tumpuan 100%, rasanya masih belum. Pengalaman banyak mengajar kami. 

Apa2 pun, mama berharap n sentiasa doakan fahri n naeem sentiasa sayang each other. Walaupun kamu berlainan rupa (jambu jer sama), berlainan karakter, mama sentiasa berdoa pada Allah swt supaya Fahri n Naeem sentiasa sayang - paling sayang antara satu sama lain. Sentiasa support each other. Sentiasa tolong menolong. Sentiasa memahami. Sama2 berjaya dalam hidup di dunia dan akhirat. Semoga mama n papa juga sentiasa memperbaiki diri kami dan menjadi parents yg terbaik buat kesayangan2 kami ni. Amin ya Rabbal Alamin.

Buat Fahri n Naeem, these are mama personal fav pictures of u two ;)










 

Monday, March 9, 2015

Kawan biar seribu

Have I ever mentioned that I count my bless everyday cause I have so many true friends in my life? Alhamdulillah.. maybe not that many but I thank Allah swt I have them when I need them the most. We make time to meet. And InsyaAllah and Alhamdulillah, Allah swt has granted me this feeling, where I will try my best to be there for them too, as soon as possible.

Aku sangat berterima kasih ya Allah kerana mereka2 ini sentiasa ada untuk aku. Banyak sangat meet-up last few weeks so x payah la nak blog satu-satu kan. Kita compile je senang.

Bayne & Sha
Lokasi: Grease, Section 13 Shah Alam
Duration of friendship: 14 years

Masa ni aku sangat perlukan support. Aku ada problem untuk diluahkan. Problem nya sudah hampir diselesaikan tapi kalau tak cerita ngan dua besties aku ni, rasa tak lengkap. So, I wasap them cakap I need u guys, can we meet today? Tanpa banyak soalan, they say yes. I love u gurls sangat. Thank you walaupun sha masa tu kat rumah puncak perdana and bayne dah lambat nk amik anak..but they came for me. Memang tepat. nampak muka sha dan bayne dah buat aku senyum dan happy. 
 Fina
 Lokasi: Mamak Pelita
D.O.F: 5 years

Fina muda setahun dari aku. I love her for her truthness. Kalau dia rasa aku lembab, die cakap. Kalau die rasa aku gemuk, die cakap. Kalau die rasa aku kurus, die cakap. She will not smile just to please you. Dan dia sangat bagus bab parenting. Hari aku ada problem fasal school Fahri tu, she was the first person in mind. Aku tahu, kalau aku nak idea dan pendapat kalau bab anak2 ni, she will give me very good suggestions. Siap bagi skrip "ok..u cakap macam ni macam ni" I know I can count on her. Love u mama fina! Dia ni pun sama.. "mama fina.. I need to talk to u.. can u come over here at bla bla bla?" then she replied "ok..c u".

Ateff, Fia &Kak Lyn
 Lokasi: Tous Les Jours, Empire Subang
D.O.F: 3 years

Ini geng2 PHD. Ateff and Fya already started. I ngn kak Lyn masih tak habis fikir. Ini memang kalau i nak dapat inspiration and motivation buat PHD..memang patut jumpa these guys. Sangat berilmiah discussion kita rasanya. Ditambah gosip2 ala2 diva hahaha. Love u guys!

Fya, Bayne, Aisyah, Nadia
 Lokasi: Macaroni Food Cafe
D.O.F: 4 years

Ini all my colleagues masa kerja MSU dulu. Semua ni selalu jumpa sebab dekat je semua duduk shah alam except for Aisyah (tudung hujau). So last Saturday, I brought Naeem to accompany me ( I can oly handle one son if I were outside). I really love the cafe.. sangat recommended untuk meet-up.. sebelah my office je..It was supposedly to be a potluck session but it turned out to be a usual catch-up since half of the members could not commit to the potluck. Anyway, thank you to Nadia for the cream puff and Fya for the brownies.

Bayne, Syaza, Tikah, Nadia & Fya
Lokasi: RnR Seremban (6 am)
D.O.F: 4 years

The picture was taken when we stopped at RnR Seremban to perform Subuh prayer. We were on our way to Kuala Pilah to see our beloved friend (who was also an MSU English lecturer), for the last time. Nur Afifah Rosli, 29 passed away, leaving us with the good memories. I tried my best to arrange the journey to Pilah with my friends. Alhamdulillah everything has been eased by Allah swt. We managed to see arwah and kissed her for the last time. She has a beautiful soul. Dia panggil aku kakak. Aku panggil dia adik. Inside the car, during the journey, we recalled how nice she was to all of us. Semoga arwah ditempatkan di kalangan orang orang yang beriman. Amin. This is the first time I lost a friend who is quite close to me. Al-Fatihah.

Cerita sekolah Fahri

How is my Fahri doing at school? Well, just to keep track onto this blog, Alhamdulillah everything goes ok. Baru lagi. Tunggu mid term exam dia, baru boleh komen lebih2. Actually ada drama sikit first few weeks, involving his teacher and the school itself. Tapi.. biarlah ia menjadi pengalaman for me on how to handle my kids in future.

I do admit. Aku adalah seorang ibu yang terlalu mudah risau. Tapi bagus kan dari tidak mengambil tahu?
Fahri, at 4.6 years old, his speech masih belum lancar sepenuhnya. Added with his introvert behavior, Fahri memang belum nak communicate dengan kami on:

What did he do at school?
What did he eat at school?
Who are his friends?
What did he learn at school today?

He did answer but kita masih ragu2 nak percaya atau he just simply said it. So, apa yang dah jadi baru2 ni has made me realized that I have to listen on both sides (apatah lagi kalau anak aku pun speech nyer belum lancar). 

Sebagai seorang academician who is teaching anak orang lain jugak.. I understand and I can put myself in the teachers' shoes as well. So..puan2 tuan2..kalau ada apa2 jadi pada anak anda.. still.. u have to be professional.. jangan ikut perasaan sangat melainkan dah ada bukti kukuh or mmg tak de respond langsung dari pihak sekolah.

As in my case, Alhamdulillah, after the meeting with principal and other teachers, I am confident that I have made the right choice. InsyaAllah. Semoga Allah swt sentiasa lindungi my kids wherever they are. As a parent, we deserve to ask any questions related to our kids. Jangan faham2 sendiri.

 Abg Fahri with LC uniform.. he looks exactly like his papa here

 One day the teacher said "He answered questions by a production team today, so he got this reward". Wow.. terus mama excited nak tahu apa la yg abg Fahri jawab tu

First parent-teacher meeting

So, last Saturday, I went to the first parent-teacher meeting in LC. Alaaa... 20 minutes only. Since Naeem was not feeling well, so I went alone. I met Fahri's class teacher. So basically, these are Fahri's progression according to his teacher:

1- Fahri loves music and videos. He will be the one who got excited to dance each time they have music related activity. ( x sangka mama.. kat rumah tak de la nampak sangat).
2- His reading is good. Just the attention span is still need to be expanded. (Memang... kalau mama ajar kat rumah pun.. kejap2 nak baca buku ABC..kejap2 buku Iqra)
3- Need to have more exercise on writing and coloring
4- He loves art and craft
5- He is very good in recognizing shapes and colors 
6- He used 70% of English at school
7- He refused to join solat at times but the teacher said they will not force him for now.. give him time
8- Fahri loves active learning (x sangka pulak)

Ok.. and the one yang picture kat atas tu, teacher said Fahri managed to answer questions about shapes and colors very well, that's why he got the reward =)

Got this from LC's FB. Apala yg anak mama jawab tu. Anyway, mama is so proud of u syg. Kita cuba lebih lagi ok!

Thursday, March 5, 2015

Ragam Students

Bismillah..

Rasanya nak kena blog dalam bahasa malaysia sebab macam ada rakan sekerja expatriates yang macam dah terjumpa blog sendu lagi mendu ni. Mana boleh. Haishhh sibuk je hehe

Alhamdulillah...2015 adalah tahun ke 9 aku bergelar pensyarah. Tak pernah u-turn or cuba bidang lain. Mungkin rezeki sentiasa dalam bidang ni. Rugilah tukar kan..pengalaman dah banyak sebagai pensyarah..kalau tukar admin ke...penterjemah ke (bahasa sangat)... jatuhla nilai gaji i olls.

Anyway, sepanjang sembilan tahun ni, sudah 5 institusi pendidikan yang menggunakan khidmat aku (betul ke eja khidmat ni), jadi cuba bayangkan lah dah berapa ribu students yang aku dah ajar and of course dah macam2 jenis students yang aku dapat. Nak nak bila kau ajar subjek English (which all students are required to register regardless which faculties they are from), jadi.. hmm.. tau-tau je lah. Pernah je aku dapat hampir 500 students untuk satu semester. Tak gila tanda essay 500 orang? Silap2 English kau pun jadi broken balik kalau 80% used broken English in their essay.

Marila kita cerita dari mula pengalaman aku mengajar. 4 kali aku jadi lecturer. 1 kali je aku jadi teacher sekolah (sebulan je).. eh pengalaman jugak tu.

1.UiTM Seri Iskandar, Perak.

Satu tahun. My first official job ever. Tak sangka langsung rezeki aku ada sebagai pensyarah bahasa ABP. Masa tu untuk kami yang baru grad dari ijazah ni digelar Pensyarah Part Time / Full Time. Dengan perasaan gamble dan blur ayam betul ke apa aku buat ni, ditemani umi, wan dan adik aku, Myra.. ke Seri Iskandar lah kami. Sangat cepat keputusan dibuat. Excited pun ada. Confuse pun ada. Betul ke aku ni nak jadi lecturer UiTM? Layak ke kak ton? Tapi Kak Ton yakin.. Kak Ton boleh buat. Allah swt dah nak bagi rezeki, buat apa nak tolak. This was the farthest place ever I went to in my life. Nak nangis pun ada. So kat sini, aku ajar students diploma, ajar subjek BEL.. sempatla kutip pengalaman untuk 2 semester. Dah nama uitm, mestila students Bumiputera u olls. Boleh kata semua students aku Melayu lah. Memang sangat best. Walaupun mula2 aku agak segan nak masuk kelas sebab tengok2 anak murid, lebih kurang sebaya je.. Tapi best jugak merasa jadi lecturer muda yang single dan hot (eh????? sory terperasan jap) sampai most of my students memandang aku dengan kekaguman (kahkah). "Miss, mudanya miss jadi lecturer.. Miss... pandainya miss" (Sedangkan UiTM desperate nk lecturer masa tu U olls) hihi..Memang sangat best pengalaman mengajar students diploma uitm dari pelbagai background. The best students ever I had. Rindunyaaaaaa

2. Sri Bestari School, Sri Damansara

Satu bulan. Masa ni sebab tak de kerja sangat. Ok sebelum u olls pk bukan2.. the reason I left uitm perak was because I furthered my master in UM, KL. And lagi satu sebab I homesick gila. Kalau dok KL takdelah jauh sangat balik Kuantan. And yes. Sebab i x rasa i nak jadi orang perak. Too far from my family. Ok..so pindah KL, desperate gila nak kerja, so aku apply la segala kerja and tergerak hati nak walk in hantar CV kat SBS ni sbb depan rumah je alahai...jalan kaki pun boleh. Cantik sangat sekolah ni. It is an international private school. Alhamdulillah.. x sampai seminggu hantar CV, terus dia call I was accepted, tapi start dengan part time dulu, meaning, the pay is based on how many days you work. 100 per day. Ok sangat la kan masa tu? So my students adalah budak2 form 1 and form 2! Ok.. sebenarnya.. aku memang tak yakin nak ajar budak2 sekolah sebab aku ni tak pandai nak garang2, jerit2, suara pun ayu2 gitu hahah sebab tu la aku tak pernah apply kerja kat sekolah. Kalau ada pun sbb no choice. My students juga mostly Chinese. Chinese yang bapak2 diorang bawak Merce or BMW tu..haa yang tu la. Indians ada jugak. Malay pun ada sikit. Fuhhh... English budak2 ni fluent ok! Nervous pulak teacher ni. Takpe. teacher tetap akan control cun dan berlagak pandai..haha. Jadi memang mencabar la ajar bebudak ni.. paling aku frust, lesson yg sepatutnya 40 minit tu kadang2 apa pun tak dapat! yang dapat hanyalah jerit2 marah2 diorang suruh duduk and buat kerja! Adalah satu dua class yang ok tapi aku x rasa adil untuk the students, the school and most importantly untuk the parents. They deserve a better teacher. I can not control their kids in class :( Tapi memang ada students yang baik.. yang suka borak2 ngan aku.. Rindu jugak

3. Unity College International, PJ

Almost a year. Mula2 dapat offer part time je kat sini. Lepas dua minggu they alls contact offered me for a full-time lecturer. Kak Ton apa lagi.. seronok la. Dapat ajar budak besar balik... tak yah jerit2 da dalam kelas. Boleh berlagak macho and control cun balik kihkih. N yang paling best UCI ni sangat dekat dgn UM. Lepas kerja, terus pergi class master. Senang idup. It was a new college so memang banyak lagi yang perlu diimprove masa tu. Kat sini, aku ajar 2 jenis students. First, Nursing students (60) and secondly, international students untuk Intensive Class (10 students). Nursing Students walaupun ramai tapi best sangat ajar bebudak ni. I hope they still remember me and aku enjoy sebab lecturer2 nursing yang lain semua baik2 ngan aku. Nursing students kebanyakannya Melayu, so it reminded me of my uitm student. Lepas rindu. International students pulak ada dari China, Middle Esat, Turky, Korea. Level English diorang sangat low. Memang macam kena pk interesting approach hari2. But, something happened that made me resigning....

4. MSU, Shah Alam

4 tahun. Paling lama setakat ni. Syabas Yana. Sebenarnya, frankly speaking, aku rindukan students MSU aku. Lebih kurang macam students UiTM. Just mereka lebih open dan hmmm daring? hihihi. Manja. yes. manja. Biasalah.. private uni. We serve the students. It's ok. Kak Ton paham. Cakap fasal student Msu, paling banyak Melayu, then Indians, Bumiputeras from Sabah Sarawak and few Chinese. Oh pernah jugak ajar 70 students of Kuwaitis. Students Msu ni tak de la ragam sangat just my advice, whatever it is, try your best to limitkan your relationship with your students. Maksud kak ton...make sure they still consider u as their lecturer.. not a friend. Sebab students MSU mmg sangat friendly.. itulah budaya MSU. That's why diorang ada mentor-mentee program. Tapi aku pulak tak boleh masuk dgn budaya macam tu. Maybe aku ni lebih kepada class-centered lecturer je.. academically.. so..hmmm..tapi 4 tahu u olls! Whatever it is, I do miss my MSU students

5. Current (nama dirahsiakan, kalau pandai cuba teka), Shah Alam

Dah nak masuk 2 tahun. Everything is ok.. super ok except for ... students! haha.. teaching Africans memang kena banyak sabar. Ada jugak from Middle East country. Budaya mereka sangat kasar. Suka berebut. Pergi kelas boleh tak bawak apa2. And for them, attendance tu sangat penting.. tapi tak datang kelas. Bila attendance kosong, marah marah marah and suruh tukar. Tapi dah almost 2 years aku kat sini, aku rasa Alhamdulillah aku masih boleh handle. Kena sangat tenang dan professional. Tapi yang pali aku suka... kebanyakannya very religious. 

Kadang2 aku rindu anak ajar students local, aku akan amik part-time teaching kat uni2 lain. Macam Unisel. Pun best jugak students dia =)

Jadi, kat mana pun tempat kita mengajar, macam mana pun ragam students kita, kita kena kuat and be professional! Itulah satu2 nya kepuasan untuk insan bergelar pengajar.