Naeem mama yang dah besar

Naeem mama yang dah besar. Dah 3 tahun. Cepatnya anak2 kita ni membesar kan. Memang rugi kalau kita tak sempat capture important moments tu. Sebab tu aku ngan husband memang suka amik gambar dan selfie (tu aku) hehe.. walaupun anak2 kitorang ni jenis tak suka amik gambar...memang berperang woihhh kalau nak suruh diorang amik gambar...pastu terpaksa la amik gambar walaupun diorang tak ready... yang penting mama papa ready...hahaha

Sebenarnya nak cerita fasal perkembangan Naeem ni. Naeem ni memang jenis banyak cakap. Suara dia pulak kuat, tak macam abang dia..halus sikit. Rasa ni bila dah sekolah memang jadi pilihan cikgu untuk lead apa2 ni haha... For good purpose, why not kan. Sebab tu aku suka buli suruh dia nyanyi kalau nak apa2... sebab suara dia mahal tu hihihi... sian anak mama kena usik2 manja dengan mama.

Naeem memang sebutan dia jelas dan banyak cakap sampai kadang2 terkeluar air liur sekali bila cakap tu. Suka mama borak2 ngan anak2 mama sekarang ni. Dua2 dah besar. Dua2 kadang2 nak tunjuk siapa lagi pandai. Comel. Mama dan papa rasa macam relax sikit sekarang. Bolehla kot jalan pegang tangan kat shopping mall sekarang ni sambil tengok anak2 lari kat depan ;p

Dan yang paling buat mama happy sekarang ni sejak dua tiga hari ni... Naeem makan banyak sangat walau pun cuma nasi putih dengan telur mata kicap. Semalam siap request lagi nak nasi. Mana mama tak happy... before ni punya la susah nak makan nasi...asyik susu je. Abg Fahri .. Alhamdulillah memang suka makan. Ni buat mama semangat nak masak sedap2 untuk anak2 mama. Thank you Allah swt. Hope anak2 mama sentiasa sihat dan ceria2 sentiasa

Fahri's first stage performance

Assalamualaikum..

Tajuk macam gempak je kan haha... Actually, last Saturday, Fahri was involved in his pre-school, Little Caliphs (Port Klang Branches) annual road show and parents were also invited to the event. The road show was held in Tesco Bukit Tinggi Klang, at the food court area. RM25 was charged for the event. My husband and I were pretty excited about it because this is Fahri's first stage performance in front of a big crowd. We were so eager to watch Fahri on stage because knowing him, he is a shy boy. Would he be able to follow the instruction and memorize the steps? 

Apart of being impatient on Fahri's performance, I was also being asked by Fahri's teacher to deliver a short testimonial. I was like ok.. can you imagine, I thought that I just need to 'whats app' the testimonial to the teacher..maybe they want to print screen my comment about the school, i thought at first. Haha. Then, when the teacher told me that I need to deliver it on stage, I was about to scream! My respond? I agreed to do it. I asked my husband to join me on stage. He refused and he said it is not "his thing". Well, I might have the confidence because my job is to deliver lessons every day in class to my students, but hey this is something new to me as well. And, the audience is totally difference. Nevertheless, I agreed to do it because for me, why not. The teachers have helped my son so much in achieving the skills that he are capable of doing right now (Fahri now can read two-syllables words proficiently, he can write alphabets, praying and memorizing few surahs) after 10 months of pre-schooling. So, why not I gave them a favor. Plus, I am not the only parent who is being asked to be on stage. For every class, two parents were invited to deliver their short testimonial. I did not prepare anything because I have witnessed my son's progression every single day, so I would just do it spontaneously. I would prefer the speech to be delivered naturally, without a script.

 The boys woke up earlier that morning. Abg Fahri slept very early the night before and reminded us that he 'had school' the next morning.

 The situation at the back stage.

 Fahri's shock-face when he got to know that he has to perform in Tesco! haha As usual, there were morning dramas; kids were crying, some were too sleepy

 The teachers at their booth behind the stage

 the stage

 Had to 'bribe' Naeem with these ball candies so that mama and papa could watch Abg Fahri performing on stage hehe

 After 4 groups presented their performance, it's Fahri and his friends' turn! Look at my boy... still figuring out what was happening haha. I guess he did not expect that he would be performing before a quite number of crowd.

 My shy shy boy. Fahri and classmates recited Surah An-Nas and later, they performed a song entitled 'Allahhu' ( of course they were just singing along and had some choreographic moves).. Anyway.. kids are always adorable no matter what they do. We are happy that Fahri was actually did not have the stage fright. He even could perform in front of a crowd. Well done my boy. Even though the steps were quite simple but my concern was more on the exposure he experienced from the event.

 So, the mamafahri moment! It was just a short 5 minutes testimonial. I complimented the teachers and the methods used in LC....but, to be on stage with my son is definitely a limelight of my 2015, Alhamdulillah. I was happy to share my experience on sending my kid to Little Caliphs with other parents.

 The final performance by all the students

 Terselit anakkku di situ

Fahri and Acu, my SIL

 Naeem got bored towards the mid of event, hence we bought him a pistol toy.. haii lahhh Naeem... Thank you my SILs, Ain and Aina for coming and showing some love!!

 Us, after the event

 We took lunch at the food court before going back

 Kereknya muka minah ni

 Eh husband dia pun sama je ;p

 Mana ada kerek, senyum je...yg penting bagitau kalau nak amik gambar hahaha

 one with papa

and mama... We wish you all the best in gaining more life experience be it in formal class or informal, insyaAllah. Ini baru pre-school haha. Let us just wait for Naeem's turn when he enters pre-school in 2 years time!

Life Updates

Assalamualaikum wbt,

I am really happy that I actually have a blog because there are lots of things have happened in my life. I do not know how to keep them in records without this blog. This is the fastest way to capture my life events and more interestingly when the pictures could tell more than I am ;) 

Well, it's October and woohoo what a life experience that I have had so far. 2015.. you are full with surprises I tell you!

On health:

Alhamdulillah.. I was quite shocked at first to get to know that I am having thyroid problems. Everything was going so quickly, I have done my surgery, total thyrodectomy in August and just completed my follow-up treatment last week. Alhamdulillah now I am feeling better. I feel so grateful that my husband has made everything became easier as I needed to be admitted in the hospital for few times. Thank you so much abg. And people! please please .. get your personal insurance while you are in a good health. Luckily I did and now I am so thankful every medical related expenses are fully covered by my insurance. Thank you to my husband for forcing me to sign up for at least one personal insurance.

On work:

I love my job very much. I mean... I love the place, the colleagues, the surroundings, the students (well, it depends), my superiors.. thank you Allah swt

On neighborhood:

This is something that I am excited about. 2015 has brought more acquaintances to my life as the BandarPuteri Group Chat was created. I am happy to be part of it. Alhamdulillah, so far we managed to strengthen the bond among the neighborhood. Several gatherings have been held and it feels really good to know them better and closer. I am happy to know that my neighbors are very nice people. I hope we can keep this bond stronger coz it definitely will benefit the community.

On parenting:

Fahri just turned 5 and Naeem just turned 3. Husband and I are still in a learning process to become the best parents to our boys. Everyday is a 'try and error' day. We learn and improve. We keep reminding each other if one of us is not being rationale upon our acts toward the kids. Well, luckily there are so many good reads out there about being a good parent. Don't give excuses... Google and read!

Well, that's all for now. So many things to be shared here. Till to the next post.

Fahri turns 5! Alhamdulillah

Assalamualaikum..

Quite a backdated story. My first son has turned 5 on the 30th September 2015. I think my hubby already got used to the way I celebrate special dates. For me, a cake is a must. However, we do not eat the whole cakes (we gave to neighbors, relatives, etc) but taking pictures with cakes is a must. So, he already knows what to do every time we have a celebration on our way. Just for a memory. You know, these kids are growing up and I think it is such a waste if we do not capture the special moments while we can, right? I know this year Fahri would celebrate his birthday with his classmates and teachers but due to a miscommunication, I only got to know that they were going to celebrate on the 30th (Wednesday) itself. Usually, they have the celebration on the last Friday of the month. It's ok. Don't want to talk about it... but the saddest part was I had a limited time to find for the birthday cake because I was being informed at a very last minute. So, this was the only birthday cake that mama thought would be suitable for you my dear Fahri even though it is PINK! But hey, the edible image of Boboiboy saved the day I guess ;D Mama has tried my best darlin.. ok experience for mama la so that InsyaAllah you will have a better cake for school celebration next year.

 The PINK boboboy birthday cake for school celebration

 Ok.. just look.. u're going to enjoy it at school with friends ok

 Berdoa ke tu bang? May Allah swt ease your journey in life and be a pious and excellent person my dear.. InsyaAllah.. Thank you Allah swt

I managed to bake brownies even though I was super tired. This one I actually planned to bake for 2 boxes of brownies to be brought to my office and hubby's office. However, it was not enough so hubby said just brought it to my office. Next time ye hubby hehe

 Ready to be served to my colleagues

 Then, I returned home on the afternoon to buy some goodie bags for Fahri's friends and teachers at school. #mommyissue I ni memang macam ni.. Mesti nak bagi goodie bags jugak walaupun orang tak suruh hehe.. 

 And this... was the second cake.. a better cake for us to capture the memory of Fahri's turning 5 years and of course for us to eat! Well, of course, we couldn't finish it all alone

My grown up boy.. I love u so much

 Picture taken by MIL ... thank u la my MIL hihi

 One for the memory and will be printed out of course!

 Present time!

 Kids just love new toys

Ok.. now mama is not important anymore ;p

Dear AF, mama loves you so much. No one understands you as much as mama does. Of course papa understands and love you as well. I will always pray for your success in life, dunia akhirat. I love you and Naeem so much. Thank you Allah swt

p/s: oh ya.. one thing that I've learned was we should have bought a gift to Naeem as well. He was so mad that he did not get any gifts. Uppsss sorry baby.. mama and papa have learnt our lesson... Nasib baik abg Fahri finally gave in and shared the gift hihi... love you both!

His Test: Thyroid

Assalamualaikum wbt,

9/10/15

Today is my second day of admission, after 20 hours drank the RAI. How do I feel? Well, I am feeling ok. Nothing weird happened so far. Just that I was having diarrhea last night at 4 am. Now I am feeling normal. If you are asking me about the taste of the RAI, then the answer is it’s a bit salty. It was just for 2 gulps. But, mr doctor added mineral fluids after that. Alhamdulillah, the process was easy, so far. There are no side effects so far, and I am praying that there won’t be any. I miss my kids so much. I kept thinking about them yesterday because I sleep with them every night! What do I expect? Every time I was about to cry, I hurriedly recited Al-Quran. Oh it helped a lot. Nothing is more wonderful than being born as a Muslim, right? There are so many ways to heal your miseries. SubhanAllah.

Oh.. well actually for my friends who might not know, I am battling with thyroid disease. How bad? Well, let just me keep it to myself and people who are close to me. It can be not so serious or it can be that serious. Just pray for me, ok? All I can tell is at the time being, I am feeling more than healthier. I am so thankful to Allah swt every single day for testing me with this illness because I know there are so many people out there are battling with more dangerous disease. All, I have to do now, is just following some check-up routines and 1 or 2 treatments. I am more than blessed. Syukur. 

Why I am so thankful to be tested this way?

1.      In my case, there were/ are no serious symptoms so far. Actually, I feel healthy like usual but thankfully, I made the decision to had a detailed check-up about my thyroid lump. (I really hope Allah swt will keep lending me this good condition state)
2.      I am closer to Him, my Almighty. I perform most of the Solat Sunat and I try my best to perform my fardhu solat at the earliest time. InsyaAllah..
3.      My prayers become more meaningful as I feel that my objective in life is clearer. (you see, when you are in illness, you will have a thought of death even though most of us only remember death when we are 40’s and above. Thus, for me, death makes me thinking about heaven. It obviously is making me a better Muslimah, insyaAllah). I cannot be thankful enough to Him for testing me at the age of 31. Alhamdulillah, at this age He gives me a better perspective and direction towards my life.
4.      I become more appreciative with my life. Before this, as a normal human being, I always feel that I want more in life. It’s not that I was not being thankful, but we keep forgetting what we already have in life. Now, I feel that everything is more than enough. I just don’t care anymore about having a bigger car, a better salary or more kids (which as a human we can always keep trying and praying) but I am more focusing on what I already had in my life. I am going to be the best mother to my boys, the best wife to my husband, the best daughter to my parents and the best person to my friends and relatives and of course I wanna be the best servant to Allah swt. I am the stage where I rather have more fortunes on akhirat compared to duniawi. InsyaAllah

After all, I realized that Allah swt gives me all that I have wanted and dreamt in life at the age of 31. Now, tell me, is there any more reasons for not being proud as a Muslim?