Skating Icescape ioi City Mall Putrajaya

TThe kids have been here for numerous times and yet, this time around I've decided to share about it. 

I'm actually blogging this while waiting for them skating. 

One of the reason l'm sharing about the girls' skating is because it's Sofea's first time. Yeayyy!!!!! For Sofea!

Normally, she would bring her books and colour pencils & accompany me with my coffee. However, this time around, she wished to skate. 

The girls were so excited that they decided to skip lunch. They had breads earlier so, why not. They took along biscuits so they can nimb on it. 

As some of you might know that, once you are out of the rink, you can't go back. You will have to pay for new entrance. So, pack biscuits or breads along.

At first, I wanted to rent the penguin to help Sofea learn skating. But, luck was not on our side. The penguins were all rented at the moment. Sofea has no choice but to learn it herself. Owh by the way, the penguin is available for rent at RM30 per hour. Pricey yeahh? 

Sofea is indeed a fast learner. With only 2 rounds of skating and holding hands to her sisters, she was brave enough then to skate on her own, in the middle of the rink.

Yeayyyy! Bravo you girl!

Well, these are some information on the fee for the Icescape;

Entrance - RM23

Socks - RM5

Gloves - RM10

All inclusive of GST.

I would suggest you buy the gloves and socks before hand. There's plenty of shops selling of course, in ioi itself. Daiso is also there but from my experience, you hardly find suitable ones. 

Here are some photos for the album....

Holding to each other.....

Sarra went out first. Gotta to treat her at Wondermilk.

Late lunch for the skatters at The Teh Tarik Place.

We were so happy that we refused to take off our icescape bands. Hahahaha 

Teachers are of Low Mentality? Owh really?

I've just finished reading the latest edition of Time magazine.

i am not a regular Time reader nor am I a subscriber but I do read whenever I find the cover intriguing. 

I have a BHsc (Politcal Science) hons from International Islamic University of Malaysia but so do my other friends but I doubt with their work commitment, they read. I'm not trying to brag or something. Don't get me wrong. Not my intention at all. 

I am just a plain bibliophile. By being one, I am truly blessed.

I mean, I don't even have anyone to discuss what I've read in this issue or any other issues but it gives a kind of satisfaction that is beyond explaination.

And why is this?

This person have no right at all to belittling my profession as a teacher. 

Gotta admit,  I am just a plain primary school teacher. And I am so proud that I am destined to be one. Where I see every single child as naive and innocent. I am all responsibled to compliment as much as I could, in any area that their parents are lacked off. 

No matter how low you parents want to perceive us, we certainly have no control over that.

But I can only pray that Allah will open your heart to be thankful to people like us, to open your heart to look at your own offsprings as yours truly. 

Be thankful to every single things in our life as they are only working on God's will. 

If having to care for your own child is a burden, think of those who are dying, praying days and nights so that God give them one. 

Reflect! 

Mothers Day

A mum can't publish a post on Mothers Day as she would be bussied being celebrated by those who dearly love her. 

Anyway, as for my case, the reason why I was not able to post anything is because I was danggg tired managing the kids.

This particular year, I trully feel that it is such a challenge being a mommy. It trully is....

     First, Arissa, my eldest hit puberty. Oopppsssy.... Kids nowadays are not like us when we were kids. We dutifully listened to our parents, we believe in their grace and approvals and all those restu thingy.

In Arissa's case, I feel like it's my resposibilty as well everytime she faces her time of the month. Argghhh!!!!! 

      Then, it's the primary one child phase, where you have to constantly check your child bag. Not only on her homework, but whether she has taken any of her friend's belongins etc. Well, tell you what, earlier this year, Sofea forced her friend to buy her a "Frozen Notebook'" from the school bookshop. Wouldnt some parents consider that bullying already? It was a really like a smack on my face...

     And of course, my OCD Sarra is now in her year 4. Tahap 2, as they are refered to at school. Her OCD got her carried away and is so so obvious that it hinders her Maths. She couldnt finish all her maths test and ended up with the lowest in class for Maths. Her days are also short as she would spend half of it doing her Maths homework which she has it everyday. She has no life now. :p

    Now, those things are really a big deal for me as hubby isn't around most of the time. I guess, if calculated correctly, for the whole one month, he would only be home like for only for 5 or 6 days. He's back today, the next day, he'll be packing his back and off to elswehere. Well, the family rizq is in that way, who are we to question God's will. 

   So, on the special day meant for mothers, I took the initiative to treat myself. It's me who could only make me happy on this day. Husband was in Kelantan. 

My happiness for the day. It costed me RM98. 

Owh and yesss, the girls made me sandwich. That was sweet of them. So, if someone tells you that it is haram to celebrate mothers day, and says that it is actually something Christian, just ignore him. For as long as you could put a smile on your mom's face, make they feel loved, I am sure, Allah has already reward & bless us. Aminnnn

BAD Day

Bad days just happen, don't they? As much as you plan well of your days, when it happens, it happens.

I find these two weeks of school begins thing really tiring although I've been a teacher for more than a decade. (Oh! My! I am that old.... Sigh )

Sofea starts to go to the same school I'm going this year. She's in year 1 now. (am really that old.... Sigh again). I've waking up early than usual, preparing lunch boxes for the girls, and of course to set aside some morning time for any 'surprise' from Sofea. Yesterday, she went into the car without combing her wet hair. The day before, she didn't wear her pinafore belt.

Today, I've decided to stay calm and focus on her. I deliberately woke up later than usual as I plan to just buy them food at the canteen later and not to trounle myself for their lunch boxes.  Boy, I was hoping too much.

All ruined when Sarra screamt in the bathroom. Why? Simply because there was a frog in the washroom the nigt before. You get it? The frog was no longer there, she just sensed that mummy's plan to calm doesn't suit her. Wait! There was another scream. Now it was Sofea in the other washroom because there was a dead cockroach in there. Arghhh!!!!! Now it's mommy turn to scream.

Luckily it lasted very short. As their hours of the day improved, mine was to the opposite. As I was driving into this narrow alley, this orange Nissan did not want to make way for me and scratched my humble Vios hind door. I guess that lady did not stand for her subuh prayer. I really cannot fathom her stubborness.
                     
              


See? You can even see the yellow paint of the Nissan on my grey paint.

What a way to start a day.

But alhamdulillah. These were the minor mishaps of my day. They were so minor that, close my eyes,  there were abundance of good things happened too the same time. It really up to one to see either the glass half full or the glass is half empty. I have to be grateful and thankful that there was so so much good things on my side.

Indeed, those things happened in the morning, was just a test of my gratefulness to life. Think of those in Syiria suffering from the cold weather, those in Manik Urai, Sarawak with the flood....

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