Cherating & Awal Muharam


Yes, we went for our FIRST holiday this year at Cherating. I was eager to find a beach which Emir can learn through fun. Beach is an alien word for him. I kept talking to him about beach, described what he gonna do at the beach, but typical toddler, he ignored me like "ntah ape ape lah ibu aku bebel ni".

I was a bit worried since the rain poured heavily on the first day we arrived especially when the local news keeps highlighting on flooded area at East Coast. My MIL even wondering why I chose the place at this monsoon time. Well, risk is everywhere kan. If not 2008 takdak langsung cuti-cuti malaysia apart from ikut hubby pi conference dia. Thats not a holiday to me ok :)

But the second day was awesome, the weather was very promising. The sun shines brightly and of course I make it compulsory for Emir to apply sunblock. hubby on the other hand, enjoy his session - amik gambar.

Of course, we brought Emir to swimming pool then the beach. On the way to the beach, there were two goats, i think the hotel purposely letak situ to attract the kids, and yadadada, Emir was so scared, he run and walked behind me especially one of the goat trying to flirt him. Kah kah kah.

I told Emir, this is the beach that ive been telling him. He looks so blur to see the very wide "water" in front of him. Slowly, I teach him how to tackle the wave. yeah, it just holding his two hands and let him jumped wherever the wave splashed. He was so excited and forced me to repeat it over and over again. ibu dia takut sebab pegang tangan macam tu.

Sandplay is not a new to him. In alternate week, he will have sandplay session and swimming session at his school. So, he was quite familiar with the toys that I bought on our way to Cherating.


But one thing yang sangat baru, bila kaki Emir tenggelam dalam pasir bila jalan. Ahaha, at one time, he get annoyed with it. hahaha. Hubby was busy building sand castle until he forgot to snap Emir's picture toying with the sand.

One question, kalau nak buat sand castle, dekat pasir basah ke pasir yang tak basah? well, sebab hubby has its own statement and i have my own also. Hahaha, Dua dua nak menang.

Emir was very in a good mood during the holiday, well behaved and happy, I bet he also knows this is a family holiday. He has a good sleep, good game and a good company, sape lagi his parents la kan. There was one time, we were in the lobby and he persuaded me to dance with the music, banyak songeh, of cos I tanak buat, but he used his own infamous weapon - menangis!! so, with muke yang menebal, I did IT!! so nanti besar esok, Ibu suruh Emir cium ibu depan orang, I slap u kalau Emir malu buat!! hahaha..

And what i enjoy most, FOOD!! haha, my fave sotong goreng tepung is only cost rm4-rm5, best bangat, i ratah and ratah and ratah and it results on my itchy nose.

Finally, Emir understands what is the beach stands for..Good job ibu :p

Anyway, all pictures courtesy from my hubby's flickr. Others pictures were kept in his computer.

Selamat menyambut awal Muharam, will blog more about my resolution latest by next week. Semoga tahun baru memberi lebih kebahagiaan, keberkatan dan ketakwaan kepada kita semua. Amin..

p/s on our way back to kl, jumpe mama nadhrah, balik cuti from rompin.. memang banyak orang yang tak risau pasal banjir kehkehkeh

Tak salah rasanya kalau saya amat fussy dan teliti dalam nak pilih siapa yang patut jage anak saya selepas ketiadaan maid. Maklumlah anak sorang, semua nye kene tip top. Dalam mase memilih dekat mane patut hantar sekolah, baru saya realize yang banyak tempat yang paginyer tadika dan petangnyer terus sambung as nursery.

Tapi disebabkan kawasan saya tinggal tu tak banyak melayu, nak nak dekat kawasan tempat saya keje dikategorikan class A kat KL ni, nak cari tempat yang sesuai dengan bajet kite dan orang nyer bagus amat lah susah. Tambah2 kami tak kenal sesiape pun dekat kawasan tu samada yang boleh recommend kat mane yang sesuai.

Mase nak cari tempat Emir, kami buat dalam waktu yang kelam kabut, saya tiada mase nak jenguk dari satu sekolah ke satu sekolah, dari satu rumah ke satu rumah tanye siapa yang sudi jage anak saya. jadi Internet plays a very important role mase tu.

Saya cari tempat yang mane Emir boleh belajar banyak bende. Saya memang cari tempat yang mane English bahasa pengantara. bukannya ape, kita kat rumah dah lah cakap Melayu, mulut kami berdua memang mulut melayu, macam mane try cakap orang putih pun, kami selesa cakap bahasa melayu, jadi kalau nak ajar anak cakap mat saleh ni, setakat basic boleh lah.

Dah alang-alang kawasan kami banyak orang asing, saya mula lah cari tempat macam tu. Cari tempat yang sekolah nya banyak anak orang asing. Ya, memang banyak, pilih saja. So checklist yang kedua ni tak susah.

Yang susahnya, kami nak cari tempat yang boleh ajar English and agama at the same time. Ini memang tak banyak. Boleh katakan takde. Ada satu Qids Montessori dekat Sri Hartamas, tapi bile kami datang, rumah tu macam dah lame orang tak duduk. Tak nampak macam tadika. Telefon pun tak berjawab. Sebab kami kesuntukan masa, Qids ni ditinggalkan sepi.

yang terkejutnya, saya ada telefon sebuah taman asuhan dekat TTDI, nama nya memang nama Melayu, setiap kali saya telefon saya akan tanye siapa owner nya dan memang terkejutnya saya tadika ni dimiliki oleh orang yang bukan Islam.

Sebenarnya sekolah Emir ni saya telefon antara yang terawal. Tapi saya tolak tepi dulu sebab yurannya teramat lah mahal. Lagi mahal pada saya bayar maid dulu. Tapi lepas dah tambah tolak sane sini, nak nak saya memang cari Orang Melayu supaya makan minum anak saya terjage, saya pun pilih lah di sini. dan hasilnya, Alhamdulillah. Emir banyak perkataan mat saleh keluar dari mulut dia dan dia pun nampak banyak perubahan.

Cuma yang saya terkilan, kenapa kite dekat negara Islam , nak cari tempat yang memang pratikkan dunia dan akhirat sangat susah. Ok, mungkin kawasan saya cari tu banyak orang putih, so business tadika dan taman asuhan mesti selari dengan kehendak. Tapi malangnya, saya tahu, tadika yang mementingkan agama meninggalkan pulak apa yang patut dipinta duniawi.

Memang ya, tadika anak saya memang tiada langsung diberikan didikan agama. Semuanya kene serap dari rumah. Sedih memang lah sedih. Tapi saya tanamkan jugak, kalau kite nak didik anak kita, memang boleh. Sekarang ni saya mula dengan ajar Emir doa-doa basic. Setakat ni cuma terror buat gaya doa dan "Amin" sekuat hati, nak menyebut ayat Doa memang tak reti.

Macam mane pun, saya kene face the fact yang anak kita kalau kita ajar punyer lah susah nak ikut cakap kita. nak nak bende yang tak pernah dengar. tapi orang kata bab bab agama ni kalau dia selalu nampak kita buat, automatik sendiri boleh ikut. Sebab tu, saya buat dengan diri saya dulu depan dia, dan memang nampak kebenaran kate itu. Instead of saya suruh emir angkat tangan dan berdoa. Takmau nyer dia.

Kadang-kadang rase jugak nak panggil ustaz ke ustazah ke ajar Emir. Tapi tak logik jugak nak panggil ustazah ustaz ngajar dia, baru 2 tahun. So the best way now is, mak buat anak ikut. Orang kate sikit sikit lame lame jadi bukit, saya harap macam tu lah nanti Emir. Saya ingat mase kecik dulu, mama saya yang ngajar saya Muqaddam dan seingat saya, umur 4 tahun saya dah boleh bace Muqaddam, umur 8 tahun baru mama saya hantar saya ngaji and dalam tahun yang sama juga saya dah naik Al-Quran. Ok kalau tak dalam tahun yang sama the following year. So memang saya rase, ibu mainkan peranan yang penting dalam soal macam ni.

Tapi paling utama esok, saya nak pastikan anak saya jage solat. Bukan setakat jage solat, tapi menjaga waktu solat juga. Untuk itu, saya kene perbaiki diri saya dulu.

Emir's report card day


Date: 15 November 2008

This is the second time officially we would listen to Emir's progress. I frequently asked the teacher on Emir's development everytime I have a chance to fetch Emir, (most of time, hubby would pick him up). I do called the teacher once a while just to know whether Emir is ok or not. Well, being the only son, I might say that I am over protected him besides eager to hear any good news. Hehe. All mother does right.

So, the appointment should start around 10am but tak tau lah pasal ape the traffic was so bad on Saturday morning until we had to postpone our appointment to 1030am. Emir was ok, now I could see he has shown his love to school. Unlike the early days, he would cry everytime I pass him to his teacher but now he just open his arms.



Emir - while waiting for his turn

We had to wait about 10-15 minutes since we had already interrupted other parents appointment. While waiting, I could see Emir is comfortable with his school. He
played like he is at home, not afraid with any new faces (other parents).



outside the classroom

Here it goes..

The report card is a simple record card. There is no percentage, I mean no figures at all. The development are divided into 3 categories, A,S and N. A for Always, S for Sometimes and N for Never. At first, the principal of the school told me that she is very happy with Emir as he has shown great improvement.

His teacher told me, Emir is not easy to give his trust to them. I dont know laa but I suspect the maid might did something, dunno la.. Forget it.. For the first three months, he wont allow the teacher to touch him or even close to him. He would stare and give u a look or he would turn away. His teacher admit that she was quite disappointed and at the same time mati kutu on how to tackle Emir.



But slowly, he adapts to his new environment. Teacher Sue (his class teacher) said that he is no longer Sendirian Berhad. He now would mix around with other kids, and play together with them. Alhamdulillah. That is the first thing I would lovee to hear. Socialised with other kids. Checked.

Who says your child is not ready to go to kindergarten, I object that personally. Last time I do feel that sending your child to kindergarten in early age kesian, tak patut, kecik lagi and he should enjoy rest and playland at home. But i was wrong. Kalau la maid tak lari, trust me, Emir is still at home and I will stay with my decision. YEah, itulah hikmahnyer.



Emir's teacher

School knows how to teach them, what is the best for them. I believe they would not force your kid to memorize A-Z, 1-20. Buat exam semua. No, definitely no. And of course when you send your child, you would see, ade budak yang lebih cepat progress dia. And please dont feel worry about it. Every child has their own development and progress. Let them do it at their own pace. I always keep in mind, sending Emir to school bukan bermaksud nak bagi dia jadi lagi pandai pade budak lain or same ngan budak lain. I dont want him to be more matured, I just want him to have fun, learn something that I didnt teach him. Tak banyak pun tak pe, tapi ade.

Am I like promoting the kindergarten. Yeah, partly yes especially when I have experienced mase Emir bawah maid and Emir kat tadika. Sangat banyak. Tak terkate banyak nyer. and I boleh nampak based on the list below.

Let say, if one fine day I have a maid pun, insyaAllah kalau ade rezeki adik2 emir, I will send them to kindergarten. As a career woman, sometimes kite tak boleh nak ajar semua bende, and we do have to delegate. care orang dengan care kite tak same. Ape orang tu rase tak same ngan kite rase and therefore with this clash of characters between teacher and mother, our child will learn even more.

And i think, anak kite ni dengan orang lain dia makan saman. But with us, manjenyer terlebih kot and like myself, I always "listen" to Emir.

Sometimes we receieved the unexpected. I never knew that my son knows how to color. Series tak tau. I tak expect dia boleh color. and, another thing. he knows how to differentiate between girl and boy. I dunno he knows.



Teacher Emir kate ni mase Emir in good mood to color..



yang ni pulak, not in a good mood.. teacher sue kate ni mase emir still nak main-main tapi teacher suruh keep the toys and color pulak.. kelaka kan. actually they can understand the instruction

Bawah ni for my own records and Emir's review one fine day. Im comparing with the mid year review. First, let see ape yang emir maintain.. I mean yang dia A jer..

1. Identifies self by first and last name
2. Lifts and drinks from the cup and replaces it on the table.
3. Feeds self
4. Claps with music
5. Walks upstairs alone (both feet on each step or otherwise)
6. Walks downstairs alone (both feet on each step or otherwise)
7. Fills and dumps containers with sand
8. Paints with a large brush
9. Tears paper
10. Uses crayons, pencil to mark or scrible
11. Express a wide range of emotions

Hah tu jer..



Emir's classroom

Emir's development from N or S to A (compared to mid year review)

1. Identifies self in mirror or picture
2. Values own property and values personal belongings
3. Helps to clean up messes
4. Helps put away things
5. Complete tasks
6. Follow simple rules in a game run by an adult
7. Imitates the action of adults
8. Imitates play of other children
9. Works or play within a group
10. Participates in story time
11. Points to pciture in a book
12, Looks at book independently
13. Turns pages from the front to back
14. Pretends to read book
15. Eagerness and willingness to participate in song and movement
16. Shows interest in doing phonics workbook
17. Ability to do phonic workbook
18. Rolls a large ball to a target from 4-6 feet
19. Catches a rolled ball and rolls it forward
20. Walks in tip toe
21. Rides a tricycle
22. Climbs up and down on play equipment
23. Hops on one foot two or more times
24. Colors with a large crayon
25. Holds crayon in fingers that first when coloring
26. Rolls, pounds and squeezes dough
27. Builds a six block tower
28. Verbalizes wants ("want water")
29. Repeat part of songs, rhymes, stories and finger play
30. Uses crayons, pencils to "write"
31. Follow one step directions.
32. Follow two steps directions
33. Follow directions with more than 2 steps
34. Places objects in, on, besides or under
35. Discriminates between hot and cold
36. Discriminates between dry and wet
37. Identifies common sounds

Huh pnajngnyer.. Now let see Emir's development from NEVER to ALWAYS

1. Names familiar people
2. Names at least 6 body parts
3. Show pleasure in dealing with people and things
4. Ask teacher to read a book
5. Recognize Letterland characters's names and sound
6. Throws a ball with accuracy from 4 - 6 feet
7. Jumps with 2 feets
8. Gallops
9. Copies circles
10. Answer simple "what" questions
11. Names familiar toys, people and object



Eh, papa dia ade tau mase ni.. tukang amik video and gambar.. :D

I definitely need a break or at least pls let me know any big empty space for me to shout my hearts out..

P/s first time update Pakai iPhone