Don't we all love a gud vacation!

Me, mak and d gals headed to Shenzhen and Hong Kong, last Monday. The main target was none other than the ever-waited-to-go, Disneyland. Shenzhen is to experience a little bit of China on the way.....

Our flight, Airasia was at 6:50 am in the morning, and reached Shenzhen at around 11am. The weather was cold, with wind blowing breezely. Alhamdulillah, the gals are well prepared with sweaters and jackets, tq to K. Ina who bought them from Melbourne. I love the weather, you know , when the sun is shining bright with cool wind.....it brings back good memories way back when i was a student in San Jose. Hhhmmm...dejavu!!!

I could see excitement in the gals' faces....

The tour guide and bus were already there waiting for us. We left the airport and headed to Shenzhen city. We immediately realized that the roads are huge, with 4 lanes each way and Aqeesh pointed out that there are no tolls here....masyaAllah, she is being observant! The land area are mostly flat. Once entering the city, we could see the office buildings and towers, huge and small. I spotted multinationals companies and of course the telcos; ZTE and HUAWEI. This place is huge!!!

We were brought to lunch first at a restaurant near the park, WINDOWS of THE WORLD. VEgetarian it was for us...It was ok though, with lots of vegie dishes n soup n chinese tea to satisfy our hunger. Then, we were brought to the WINDOWS of THE WORLD park, where they showcase most of the landmark building from all over the world. I began to think that since Shenzhen has no dominant heritage to potray due to it being the industrial type city, they built this park for tourists...how very clever!!! It was entertaining, with miniature size of the famous buildings and towers. You could even find Eifel Tower there....how romantic!!

I shall continue our journey in the next post.....

Besok is "report-card" DAY....3rd Dec 2008

Besok, aku ade tugas yg paling best bagi umi2 dan abah2....ambil report-card anak2 di sekolah. Aku memang menantikan saat ni..excited pun ya juga, walaupun Kakak and Aqeesh tak lah nampak se-excited aku. Yang pasti, aku dapat la mendengar keluhan cikgu2 dan ustazah2 anak2 ku ini, plus keluhan aku sekali lah.....

Bukan saja keluhan , tapi aku juga nak ucapkan terimakasih pada ustazah2 tu yg dah mengajar anak2 ku selama nie. Aku rasa teramatlah berterimakasih, kerana separuh dari pendidikan anak2 telah dilaksanakan oleh pihak sekolah. Kadangtu, banyak juga komen2 about the teachers yg aku kena dengar dari anak2 ku, but deep inside aku percaya yg apa yg diorang buat tu hanyalah tujuan nak baik kan anak2 murid. Yang jadi harunya, bila method yang digunakan tu sedikit keras or negative.. Itu yang anak2 ku selalu complain....

Kakak... selalu excel in school. Since std 1, always first in class. Dia dapat from class, bukan type yang belajar kat rumah. No matter how she complains about the teacher or vice-versa, she maintains her achievements...itu yg aku respek dengan dia nie. Sebab tu juga aku tak push dia sangat....alhamdulillah she develops her learning style already.

Aqeesh pulak... she works hard and makes sure her teachers like her work, meaning no complains. Tapi, tahun nie dia macam blank towards the end of the year... Masa tadika, cikgu dia recommend her to go straight to Std 1 at 6 years, sebab dia dah boleh buat kerja2 budak2 6yrs masa dia 5 yrs, takut dia boring nanti...kira lompat la anak ku yg sorang nie. Dia memang love school and selalu make sure that there are no complaints from the teachers. Tapi, little that i realized, rupanya her Emotional Qoution (EQ) is still not up to the 7 yrs children. Still ala-ala manja la....So this exam, memang result dia drop. Aku dah promise pada diriku sendiri, that i am going to support her, to gain back her confidence. She has done very well, that I must give her credit for it....I want to bring back the fun in learning for her...insyaAllah.

As for Caca my youngest, I'm yet to explore further her learning style... Next year, she's going to be in Std 1., although by age, she will only be 6 yrs on the 20th Dec 08. Hhhmmmm.....will i face another Aqeesh syndrome on EQ?? I hope not.... I think its the December Baby's dilemma...too young in the same year and a waste of a year if moved forward to the next year... This one i have to monitor.....

Aku doakan anak2 ku jadi penyejuk hatiku, sentiasa dalam keredhaan Allah, always with positive outlook on life and istiqamah.. I love you gals....... See ya tomorrow.....

My knee...another surgery??

"It looks like you have a torn ligament..., but we need to confirm with MRI and XRAYS" Dr. C's commented after examining my left knee. My thoughts were rewinding, to the time, almost 11 years ago when I went thru a surgery on the same knee for the same reason. Hhmmm.....not again!

I've had this pain for around 2 years already. I am giving excuses to escape seeing the doctor, coz I know, this is what the doctor will say, thus I'm not ready to be in the operation theater yet again, going thru the physio endlessly and limited mobility. But I guess, this time around, i succumb to the pain, since it limits my movement esp. during solat.

Well...this is all from being active in my younger days, with athletics, games, mountain climbing and of course, window shopping! Then, not continuing with exercising as I mature, which results in weight gain, equals to not being fit anymore.. So, moral of the story is...GET MOVING...EXERCISE!!! And to my gals...no need to be too active in sports, as long as you eat healthy and play outside, you'll be fine, InsyaAllah!

So...i will do the surgery to repair the tear, in January 2009, once the gals are settled in school. InsyaAllah, i will not take too long in getting back on my feet. Until then.....i will continue with the medication by Dr. C and start preparing for our trip to Shenzhen and Hong Kong next week... Alhamdulillah and insyaAllah, we are going for a holiday.........!!!!!