Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Sending Xuan Xuan to her New Pre-school

Almost end of January, we finally able to create a new routine again. Now we are more or less there...

Since this morning I have to help my boss to collect a cheque from a company that is near my area, this gives me a chance to send Xuan Xuan to school. She is so happy when she got to know that I'm the one who send her to school. She is so proud bringing me into her school, showing me some of the familiar area like pantry, toilet & her classroom.

Although she still shy & hide behind me whenever she sees her teachers, I'm more than happy to learn that she now have no fear to her pre-school. At least she brings me & shows me around. I managed to take some photos in her pre-school. She is so happy & proud that I take photo for her & her buddies. Have a look...

When the bell rang, she asked me to carry her to class. I did so and left her after a goodbye kiss. I managed to snap her in her classroom too!

She didn't cry anymore!! (Although there are still children crying!!)
Phew...What a relief! Hopefully there will not be any worries on Xuan Xuan's pre-school!

Yay! Yay! Yay!

3 Things Tag

Tag 3 things

I got this from Hazel. Thanks.

It’s about 3 of everything. Fun! Fun! Fun!

Three things that scare me
1. Cockroach.
2. Dentist.
3. War.

Three people who make me happy
1. My Sweetie Xuan Xuan.
2. My Angel Wen Wen.
3. My Darling Husband.

Three things I love
1. Eat
2. Drink
3. Laugh

Three things I hate
1. Sick.
2. Dirty places.
3. Hospital.

Three things I don’t understand
1. You always have more time than me.
2. Money only flow to certain people.
3. Why my husband loves me??

Three things on my desk
1. Desktop.
2. Tumbler.
3. Hand phone.

Three things I am doing right now
1. Working.
2. Preparing this tag.
3. Reading your post.

Three things I want to do before I die
1. Say “I love you” to my parents.
2. Setup a heavenly pre-school for all eligible children.
3. Go round the world with my husband when my 2 gals grown up.

Three things I can do
1. Be a sexy wife.
2. Be a patient mother.
3. Be a reliable friend.

Three things I can’t do
1. Cook.
2. Sew.
3. Give birth to a baby boy??

Three things you must listen to
1. Be kind.
2. Be patient.
3. Be happy.

Three things you should never listen to
1. “You grow fat”
2. “You are getting older”
3. “You will get rich without hardwork”

Three shows I watched as a kid
1. Snow White & 7 little dwarfs
2. Superman
3. Do- re- Mon

Love Hate Tag

I’ve just been tagged by Chinnee with the Love Hate Me!

Here it is…
1. Kelly loves to eat: Strawberry
2. Kelly hates to eat: Meats
3. Kelly loves to go: Holiday
4. Kelly hates to go: Public toilet
5. Kelly loves it when: She has nothing to worry
6. Kelly hates it when: She gets mad
7. Kelly loves to see: New baby born
8. Kelly hates to see: Dentist/Doctor
9. Kelly loves to hear: Nice music
10. Kelly hates to hear: Busy Traffic

Not sure whether u will like it or not...but I have decided to tag you!
1. lovelymummy
2.Ellisa & Erika & baby on the way...
3. CutiePrincessMummy
4. Bryan's Mama

Friday, January 25, 2008

Busy Thaipusam

23/1/08 (Wednesday) Hot Sunny Day

We had a busy Thaipusam. No shaving, No piercing, No hooks on the body instead we had spring cleaning in our house! Guess is a good day for spring cleaning as we had an extremely hot sun all day long. Washed lots of bed sheets, sofa covers & curtains until my husband's body ache even until today. I am so grateful to have a good husband who help to wash all the above. (To my husband: Keep up the good work and you shall wash it more often. Thank you & I love you.)

Wait a minute before you scold me… Even though I didn’t wash but I did the other cleaning like vacuuming all those cobwebs, wipe windows, sweeping the floor, mopping & changing the bed sheets, pillow cases and etc but the most difficult job I did was entertaining my 2 ‘talking non-stop’ girls. Wao! Not easy to do the spring cleaning with kids around. Basically lots of shouting! Messy messy ugly ugly! Even there are some hiccups bits here & there, we did achieve what we want to. Great!

After these hard works, I did another hard work which is preparing lunch for my 2 sweeties… Nah… I can cook nothing more that Instant Noodles…pathetic huh!
Look at my instant noodles…

And my 2 sweeties enjoying it much…

Done!


Wondering what my husband’s lunch was???
His lunch was ME! Can you imagine how satisfy he was? Hahahahaha….

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

8 Things I am grateful for...

I got this wonderful tag from Hazel...
This really make me think while I'm doing this tag. I notice that a person who know the word "grateful" is always a happy person... Not sure u agree with me or not...

8 Thinkgs that I am grateful about...

1. A complete family of my own even though without a baby boy.
2. A healthy family even though there are times we are down with flu & fever.
3. An understanding husband even though he might be unreasonable at times.
4. A stress free job with good bosses even though sometimes have to deal with certain brainless people.
5. A house which provide shelther even though it is small.
6. A car which is mobile even though it is old.
7. A bunch of good friends even though we can't meet that frequent.
8. A circle of good mothers around me to guide me on parenting issue even though we might not met before.

Now, I would like to pass on this tag to :
Ellyn
TheBlueRanger
EricFoo
ShernShern's mummy
MsauFong

The Birth Date Tag

I got this tag from LovelyMummy

Rules of the tag:

1. Pick the month of your birth.
2. Bold the 5-10 things that most apply to you.
3. Strike out everything that doesn't apply to you.
4. Place the list of all the months under a cut.
5. Tag 6 people from your friends list to do the same.

JANUARY: Stubborn and hard-hearted. Ambitious and serious. Loves to teach and be taught. Always looking at people’s flaws and weaknesses. Likes to criticize. Hardworking and productive. Smart, neat and organized. Sensitive and has deep thoughts. Knows how to make others happy. Quiet unless excited or tensed. Rather reserved. Highly attentive. Resistant to illnesses but prone to colds. Romantic but has difficulties expressing love. Loves children. Loyal. Has great social abilities yet easily jealous. Very stubborn and money cautious.

FEBRUARY:Abstract thoughts. Loves reality and abstract. Intelligent and clever. Changing personality. Attractive. Sexy. Temperamental. Quiet, shy and humble. Honest and loyal. Determined to reach goals. Loves freedom. Rebellious when restricted. Loves aggressiveness. Too sensitive and easily hurt. Gets angry really easily but does not show it. Dislikes unnecessary things. Loves making friends but rarely shows it. Daring and stubborn. Ambitious. Realizes dreams and hopes. Sharp. Loves entertainment and leisure. Romantic on the inside not outside. Superstitious and ludicrous. Spendthrift. Tries to learn to show emotions.

MARCH:Attractive personality. Sexy. Affectionate. Shy and reserved. Secretive. Naturally honest, generous and sympathetic. Loves peace and serenity. Sensitive to others. Loves to serve others. Easily angered. Trustworthy. Appreciative and returns kindness. Observant and assesses others. Revengeful. Loves to dream and fantasize. Loves traveling. Loves attention. Hasty decisions in choosing partners. Loves home decors. Musically talented. Loves special things. Moody.

APRIL:Active and dynamic. Decisive and hasty but tends to regret. Attractive and affectionate to oneself. Strong mentality. Loves attention. Diplomatic. Consoling, friendly and solves people’s problems. Brave and fearless. Adventurous. Loving and caring. Suave and generous. Emotional. Aggressive. Hasty. Good memory. Moving. Motivates oneself and others. Sickness usually of the head and chest. Sexy in a way that only their lover can see.

MAY:Stubborn and hard-hearted. Strong-willed and highly motivated. Sharp thoughts. Easily angered. Attracts others and loves attention. Deep feelings. Beautiful physically and mentally. Firm Standpoint. Needs no motivation. Easily consoled. Systematic (left brain). Loves to dream. Strong clairvoyance. Understanding. Sickness usually in the ear and neck. Good imagination. Good physical. Weak breathing. Loves literature and the arts. Loves traveling. Dislike being at home. Restless. Not having many children. Hardworking. High spirited. Spendthrift.

JUNE:Thinks far with vision. Easily influenced by kindness. Polite and soft-spoken. Having ideas. Sensitive. Active mind. Hesitating, tends to delay. Choosy and always wants the best. Temperamental. Funny and humorous. Loves to joke. Good debating skills. Talkative. Daydreamer. Friendly. Knows how to make friends. Able to show character. Easily hurt. Prone to getting colds. Loves to dress up. Easily bored. Fussy. Seldom shows emotions. Takes time to recover when hurt. Brand conscious. Executive. Stubborn.

JULY:Fun to be with. Secretive. Difficult to fathom and to be understood. Quiet unless excited or tensed. Takes pride in oneself. Has reputation. Easily consoled. Honest. Concerned about people’s feelings. Tactful. Friendly. Approachable. Emotional temperamental and unpredictable. Moody and easily hurt. Witty and sparkly. Not revengeful. Forgiving but never forgets. Dislikes nonsensical and unnecessary things. Guides others physically and mentally. Sensitive and forms impressions carefully. Caring and loving. Treats others equally. Strong sense of sympathy. Wary and sharp. Judges people through observations. Hardworking. No difficulties in studying. Loves to be alone. Always broods about the past and the old friends. Likes to be quiet. Homely person. Waits for friends. Never looks for friends. Not aggressive unless provoked. Prone to having stomach and dieting problems. Loves to be loved. Easily hurt but takes long to recover.

AUGUST:Loves to joke. Attractive. Suave and caring. Brave and fearless. Firm and has leadership qualities. Knows how to console others. Too generous and egoistic. Takes high pride in oneself. Thirsty for praises. Extraordinary spirit. Easily angered. Angry when provoked. Easily jealous. Observant. Careful and cautious. Thinks quickly. Independent thoughts. Loves to lead and to be led. Loves to dream. Talented in the arts, music and defense. Sensitive but not petty. Poor resistance against illnesses. Learns to relax. Hasty and trusty. Romantic. Loving and caring. Loves to make friends.

SEPTEMBER:Suave and compromising. Careful, cautious and organized. Likes to point out people’s mistakes. Likes to criticize. Stubborn. Quiet but able to talk well. Calm and cool. Kind and sympathetic. Concerned and detailed. Loyal but not always honest. Does work well. Very confident. Sensitive. Good memory. Clever and knowledgeable. Loves to look for information. Must control oneself when criticizing. Able to motivate oneself. Understanding. Fun to be around. Secretive. Loves leisure and traveling. Hardly shows emotions. Tends to bottle up feelings. Very choosy, especially in relationships. Systematic.

OCTOBER: Loves to chat. Loves those who loves them. Loves to take things at the center. Inner and physical beauty. Lies but doesn’t pretend. Gets angry often. Treats friends importantly. Always making friends. Easily hurt but recovers easily. Daydreamer. Opinionated. Does not care of what others think. Emotional. Decisive. Strong clairvoyance. Loves to travel, the arts and literature. Touchy and easily jealous. Concerned. Loves outdoors. Just and fair. Spendthrift. Easily influenced. Easily loses confidence. Loves children.

NOVEMBER:Has a lot of ideas. Difficult to fathom. Thinks forward. Unique and brilliant. Extraordinary ideas. Sharp thinking. Fine and strong clairvoyance. Can become good doctors. Dynamic in personality. Secretive. Inquisitive. Knows how to dig secrets. Always thinking. Less talkative but amiable. Brave and generous. Patient. Stubborn and hard-hearted. If there is a will, there is a way. Determined. Never give up. Hardly becomes angry unless provoked. Loves to be alone. Thinks differently from others. Sharp-minded. Motivates oneself. Does not appreciate praises. High-spirited. Well-built and tough. Deep love and emotions. Romantic. Uncertain in relationships. Homely. Hardworking. High abilities. Trustworthy. Honest and keeps secrets. Not able to control emotions. Unpredictable.

DECEMBER:Loyal and generous. Sexy. Patriotic. Active in games and interactions. Impatient and hasty. Ambitious. Influential in organizations. Fun to be with. Loves to socialize. Loves praises. Loves attention. Loves to be loved. Honest and trustworthy. Not pretending. Short tempered. Changing personality. Not egotistic. Take high pride in oneself. Hates restrictions. Loves to joke. Good sense of humor. Logical.

Tagging time for this 5 ppl:
No Need to tag as I think most of you already done this.

Monday, January 21, 2008

I'm a little settle...

17/1/08 (Thursday) Sunny Day

Phew! Finally I’m a bit settle with Xuan Xuan’s pre-school problem. *Even though is just A BIT settled, I’m happy enough to be able to read your interesting post again.* For my dear friends who tagged me, please do allow me to take longer to do the tag, thanks for tagging me.

Currently I only get the internet access during office hour. We are at the begining of a new year, I'm also busier in my work compare to last year, my life is also a bit disorganised since Xuan Xuan started her not so smooth pre-school. Everything have to be re-adjust again... & we are still exporing & adjusting ourself even until today. Guess it is easier for stay-at-home mum to adjust as they are more flexible, I might be wrong!

Last week I signed up to Maxis Broadband as they offer interesting package - only need to pay RM 100 for registration & to commit a 18 months contract with monthly fee of RM 98 for 3Mbps speed. Free wireless moderm & free telephone (which you can just plug it into the moderm and u can start using it).Unfortunately after 2 days of trial only I found out that there isn't any coverage in my area. Immediately I returned the modemn to Maxis Centre. The good thing about this package is they allow customer to have a 7 days trial & can return with full refund within 7 days if customer is not happy with the speed or coverage. I did so last Sunday & is now waiting for my cheque of RM 100 (registration fees) to be send to me. That's the reason why i don't get to visit to your blog as frequent.

We have finally managed to enroll Xuan Xuan this Monday itself to the pre-school that we visited last Saturday. She cried less, much lesser. Even until this morning also she still gave me that kind of 'not willing to go to school face', at least she still go & I don't have to force her to change her uniform. To me that is already a very good sign. I'm happy with the teachers over there, at least they are more gentle, their teaching style are modern as compared to the old pre-school.

Friday, January 18, 2008

Looking for a new pre-school

This was last week’s event! Due to limited internet access, that’s the reason you read this only NOW…

Big Thanks to all your precious 2 cents which I really appreciate it much! Yes, like what all of you have said - this old pre-school really not worth to stay-on…

12/1/2008 (Saturday)

After some discussion with my husband, we have decided to skip today’s playgroup in order to find another pre-school for Xuan Xuan. Apparently we managed to find one. This pre-school’s environment is much better than the current one that we engaged with. The play area is spacious enough for kids to run around. The class is conducive & the whole school is air-conditioned. The whole environment is clean & comfortable. I’m happy with the environment. As I told the principal about my not-so-pleasant experience with the old pre-school, she was quite shock to heard about the ‘sticker’s encounter & also children playing water in the toilet.

The principal is kind enough to offer a trial session for my Xuan Xuan next Monday. Nothing much we can do at the moment, just have to wait & see.

Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Observation - Xuan Xuan's pre-school!

Schools suppose to be a fun place for children to enjoy their childhood. However this doen’t happens to my Xuan Xuan. I couldn’t bring myself to see my Xuan Xuan suffer anymore with schooling! I have made up my mind to take a half day leave today to check out her life in school. I want to know what kind of encounter/experience that she’s having in school that make her so uncomfortable & reluctant to go to school.

Below are my observations:

1. Most of the children are very active & noisy + naughty (Sorry, Im not saying my Xuan Xuan is good but those children can climb up to the table when teacher is teaching, some go under the table, another one always put his feet on the table…there are more than these but these are few that is prevailing to me.)
2. About 40% of the time, teacher is shouting & screaming at the children for disciplinary issue like ‘quiet’, ‘sit down’, ‘don’t play now’, ‘get down from the table’ etc…
3. All teachers are converse in mandarin 95% of the time. I’m not saying that converse in mandarin not good, but I feel that it is so unfair to those children who can’t really comprehend mandarin. In my Xuan Xuan’s class, there is another boy who can’t speak mandarin like Xuan Xuan. When teacher is talking, half of the time he is either not listening or talking to my Xuan Xuan. All teachers know Xuan Xuan & the boy can’t speak mandarin, teachers can at least translate some of the mandarin to English. Very disappointing that they are doing very minimal on this. Teacher only speaks English when she wants to teach English. That also she is speaking very minimal English as she gives instruction in mandarin. I wonder if Xuan Xuan continue in that preschool, is it healthy? Can Xuan Xuan really learn when she can’t comprehend what the teacher has to say?
4. I estimated that there are about 90 students & there are only 4 teachers in charge. Maybe I’m demanding, but teacher to student ratio is at the high side 1:22.5. The situation gets worse when 1 out of the 4 teachers is a new teacher. I saw with my own eyes that this new teacher herself need guidance & I can sense that she really doesn’t have the flair in teaching. Hardly can she control the class. If she can’t control the class, how do I expect her to teach the class?
5. Even though there are only about 13 pupils in Xuan Xuan’s class, but to me that doesn’t mean that the 4 years old children don’t warrant an assistant. Maybe I pamper Xuan Xuan too much, but I strongly feel that 4 years old is still too young to be independent & can hardly take instruction! There are few incidents that when the children in Xuan Xuan’s class been to toilet, there wasn’t anybody guiding them even though the toilet is just besides the class. End up the children are playing water inside the toilet. As usual, the teacher is just screaming & scolding the children. Are the children at fault first?
6. Hygienic issue. Not to say I discriminate about pets but there’s a particular wild dog keep running into the pre-school. Is a wild dog WILD DOD! I don’t think any of teachers in charge to clean up this dog. There are times when the children screaming & running away from this dog only the teacher chase the dog away. Sometimes the teacher just ties this dog under a tree & I don’t see that the teacher washes her hands after handling the dog.
7. Another example of unhygienic scenario.
End of the period, the English teacher was giving out stickers to all children as a token to encourage them to participate during class activity. This is very good I should say. But you won’t believe how disgusting it is on the way she gave out the stickers. She requested saliva from each kid by saying “Give me your saliva.” & she taught each kid to show their tongue then she put the sticker on their tongue in order to get it wet then stick the sticker on the kids’ forehead! OMG! What an old school thought!! What is she trying to do!!! I don’t know when she bought those stickers, from where she bought those stickers & I am also not sure whether the adhesive is eatable. Would you send your kid to this school when you see this happen to your kid?? I doubt so…

There are more negative observations than those listed above… I’m now seriously thinking about changing a pre-school for my Xuan Xuan.

Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Xuan Xuan's 5th Day in Pre-School

9/1/08 (Wednesday)

Same old story. Xuan Xuan told me that she doesn’t want to go to school today. She refused to wake up, refused to change, refused to go to school. This morning’s refusal was stronger than yesterday. However, I’m lucky enough to have an understanding girl. I told her that my boss is going to scold me if I’m late for work, she unwillingly agreed to go to school now as she doesn’t want me to be scolded by my boss.

Even though she had agreed to go to school, she is so afraid that she wanted me to carry her out from the car. The moment she’s out from the car she started to cry as she knew that I’m going to leave her soon. I was sad & was so heavy to leave her in the school but no choice. Xuan Xuan is really a good girl as she still allowed me to hand her over to her teacher. Ok, is done for the day…

When my sister called me about 8.45am, she told me that Xuan Xuan stop crying & is now doing her coloring. What a relief hearing this good news from my sister. I’m now able to focus on my work in view that Xuan Xuan is able to cope with her fear now. This good news didn’t continue long… My sister sms me at about 10.50am, the message said : “Your girl crying now.” Chilled send straight down to my spine. Why is she crying again?? This is already the fifth day of schooling? What went wrong? Where went wrong? What makes her cry?? What should I do now? To quit sending her to school or to continue?? I really really can’t bring myself to see Xuan Xuan with her wet red eyes & nose again. Oh No! Oh No! Oh No!!

When I called her in the afternoon she told me that she got 4 friends now. She told me that she gave 1 of her sweet to a crying boy & teacher praise her. *I gave her few sweets this morning & ask her to share with her friends, that’s the reason she has sweets. I still have not got a chance to verify this with her teacher, so not sure she is telling the truth or not*

When I get back from office, she told me that she doesn’t’ want to go to school again. I explain to her why children need to go to school. I insist that she will have to go to school on Friday. Big No from her. I don’t know what will happen on Friday. I am worry, besides worry is still worry as I don’t know how to deal with it!

I am so helpless & contradicting cause on one hand I want my Xuan Xuan to be stronger & independent (that’s the reason I insist that she will have to go to school even though she might not ready for it) but on the other hand I am extremely worry that if I force her too hard, I might develop an unhealthy perception towards school. How? How? How?

Thursday, January 10, 2008

Xuan Xuan's 4th Day in Pre-School

8/1/08 (Tuesday)

Bad news!! Xuan Xuan refused to wake up & she kept telling me that she doesn’t want to go to school!!! I have no choice but to drag her up from bed. She refused to wear the uniform. Again, I have to be stern in order to put on the uniform for her. Luckily Xuan Xuan is a very gentle girl, she didn’t really fight back except to weep with tears. *I’m very grateful & pleased that Xuan Xuan is so gentle & soft, however, her gentleness & softness makes her a timid & dependent girl. Her good points give us the biggest headache now. Her good points are the biggest drawback now*

After yesterday’s long weep, I have learnt to give her a handkerchief to wipe off her tears. I told her that she must drink a lot of water else there will not be any tears when she cries. How silly me to instill this negative value on her, as I really run out of idea to encourage her to drink more water. *when I checked her tumble in the evening, she almost drank 400ml of water within 3 hours, that’s good news to me* I still manage to send her to school in the morning & rush to work, very easily I hand over her to her teacher. I knew deep inside her, she is scared & still uncomfortable being left alone in school. She cried a little after I left.

I was working today so my sister took over my job to check on Xuan Xuan’s condition at around 9.30am. According to my sister, Xuan Xuan still refused to have breakfast in the school. She still weeps with tears. When my sister returned to the pre-school at about 10.45am, she saw Xuan Xuan talking to her classmate with her red eyes & red nose. When teacher asked them to put the book back into their bag, they kept talking until the teacher has to keep the books for them.

I called Xuan Xuan from office, she told me that she now got 3 friends! Wow! Amazing!

When I returned from work, I asked her why she cried. She can’t really tell me the reason. I asked her whether she wants to cry tomorrow, she told me she still want to cry. When I asked her to choose the handkerchief (big or small), she chose the big one & told me that she will cry a lot tomorrow… I prayed hard that she won’t shed as much tears as before…

Xuan Xuan's 3rd Day in Pre-School

7/1/08 (Monday)

I don’t feel good after missing the first 2 days in Xuan Xuan’s schooling experience. Finally I have decided to take leave and send Xuan Xuan to school today. As usual, Xuan Xuan was a little worry at the beginning but after some assurance & sweet talk, she seems ok. I told her that I am going to visit dentist and will come back to fetch her after the bell ring. I passed her over to one of the teacher & she seems ok to let me go. I happily leave the pre-school. I thought I did a good job as is so easy to manage Xuan Xuan. In fact, I made the biggest mistake as the bell will have to ring 6 times before Xuan Xuan can go back home. Each time the bell ring, Xuan Xuan is expecting to see me but I was not there. I can imagine the disappointment.

After an hour, I returned to the pre-school to check out Xuan Xuan’s condition. It was meal time and everyone was enjoying their breakfast except Xuan Xuan. The principal was carrying her on her lap. Xuan Xuan was crying & complaining that why I still not back yet. Why I spend so much time at the dentist there. (This was what the principal told me after the school).

The bell ring again, is time for English lesson. The principal left. Xuan Xuan cried even louder to ask for mommy. This English teacher ignored her at first. Xuan Xuan continue to cry & keep calling ‘teacher…teacher…’. Since the teacher knew that I was around so she has to stop and entertain my Xuan Xuan.

Xuan Xuan: “Teacher…Teacher…Teacher…”
Teacher: “Yes.”
Xuan Xuan: “I want my mommy….” *sob sob*
Teacher: “Your mommy is buying some fishes in the market & will return shortly.”
Xuan Xuan: “Why mommy buy fish one?”
Teacher: “Because mommy wants to cook fish for you today.”
Xuan Xuan: “My mommy don’t know how to cook fish.”
Teacher: “Then who cook fish for you?”
Xuan Xuan: “My popo (grandmother) lor, she cooks chicken also.”
Teacher: “ok.”
Xuan Xuan: “My mommy only cook ‘mien mien’.”
Teacher: “What is ‘mien mien’?”
Xuan Xuan: “ Maggi mien lor.”
Teacher laughing: “Ok. Ok. Now let’s sing.”

I listened to this conversation so clearly as I was at the other side of the wall. I can't stop my laughter… Now the teacher knew that I can’t cook – *malu betul!*

Even though Xuan Xuan was crying for me but I was so proud that she dare to speak to the teacher. This English teacher speaks very loud. I’m sure Xuan Xuan scared of her with her loud voice & true enough she complaint about it to me when I went to pick her up. The whole 45 minutes she was whining as she is expecting to see me as the bell has rang so many timessss!!!

The bell ring again, is time for mandarin! Another teacher came. Xuan Xuan was again crying for me. Teacher ignored her again. Another 15 minutes passed, I can’t bring myself to hear her wail anymore. I showed my face. She kept crying. No choice, I believe she had cried to much this morning. I carried her & we left the class 30 minutes earlier.

I said sorry to her as I told her the wrong info. I try to feed her with the correct info by telling her that the bell will have to ring 6 times before she can leave the school. I believe she was frighten & wasn’t had a pleasant experience on her formal first day in school.

Xuan Xuan's 2nd Day in Pre-School

4/1/08 (Friday)

I didn't accompany my Xuan Xuan to school today. Is still a short day for her as this is the 2nd day of schooling (8.15am-10am). Again, a little cry from my XUan Xuan. However, when one of the parents there told my husband that Xuan Xuan is cold & shivering in the class. I felt like wanna to knock my head on the wall. How can a mother being so careless & unthoughtful to forget put on the sweater for Xuan Xuan! (I deserved a big slap on my face!!-'Big Head Prawn!!!) Arg!!!

Luckily Xuan Xuan is brave enough to tell her teacher that she's cold. The teacher immediately brought her outside to stand under the sun to warm her... wat a pity girl!

From this day onwards, I will never repeat this kinda silly mistake again!

Friday, January 4, 2008

Xuan Xuan's first day in pre-school

3/1/07 (Thursday) Wet morning (drizzling)

Finally here comes the day… We all woke up as early as 6.45am. Started with our morning routine, brush teeth, wash face, comb hair, changing & getting ready to school/work…

Look at my little sweetie with her uniform…

She is still excited to go to school. The last session of brain washing was still on – I told her that school is fun & you will soon have bunch of friends to play with, you will have teachers to ‘sayang’ you, you will have homework to do, you will need to do lots of coloring, so much fun!!!
I showed her what’s in the bag again after instilling good impression about school’s fun in her little brain.

I don’t get to go to school with her as I have to work. My normally generous & understanding bosses are extremely stingy when it comes to Annual Leave. 14 Days Leave minus few compulsory leaves during Chinese New Year & Year End Company Shut Down leave me only pathetic AL for emergency purposes. No choice, really absolutely no choice that I can’t go to school with my sweetie today! I can only looking at her back when daddy brought her to school. My tears rolling in my eyes…*sob sob*

I was worry on my whole journey to office. How long will she cried, can daddy manage or not when she cling to him, can she mixes around, will she afraid of the teacher….lots & tonnes of worries filling my brain.

Hah! U r absolutely right, the moment I reached office, I called my husband. BAD NEWS. Daddy told me that she clinging to him very badly & holding his hand so tight.  More worries!

2nd ring, daddy told me that Xuan Xuan is crying and he had to just leave her in the classroom after consoling/reassuring/calming her failed. *That time school bell rang & all parents are encouraged to leave* ARHHHHH… my blood rushing everywhere, I scolded him, shouted at him that he shouldn’t just left her like that! Just like that! It will develop school phobia! I was jumping, jumping high!! Oh gosh! Tomorrow will be worse! How? How? How?

3rd ring, I asked daddy how’s Xuan Xuan, daddy told me that she’s fine now and teacher reseated her from the back to the front *which is good thing and hopefully sitting in front could gain more attention from teacher. I over heard children’s whining/screaming/crying/bawling. Daddy assured me that was not Xuan Xuan. According to daddy, she was the first one who started the ‘cry’. When she stopped, other children continue… sad…

4th ring, daddy told me the class is almost over & Xuan Xuan is now smiling at him! Phew…What a relief! I’m so much lighter now! That was her first day to school!

I called Xuan Xuan in the afternoon. She was so excited telling me her first day in school. She told me that she had porridge. She told me that she colored ‘Strawberry’. The best thing is – she told me that she cried & when teacher asked her not to cry, she stopped but other children still crying! Wow! Verified! Daddy didn’t lie to me! When I asked her whether she wants to go school, she proudly told me that she wants to go again & she enjoy schooling!


Keeping my fingers crossed!

I'm getting old! Oh! No!

30/12/07 (Sunday)

I am officially 31 years old today! Yes, today is my birthday! Before this birthday, I look forward to every birthday! Because got lots of presents & wishes & kisses from my husband ma… *I only got kisses from my husband during my birthday…pathetic! He is extremely stingy with kisses & hugs…that’s why sometimes have to find unreasonable excuses to mad at him then only get his hugs…even more pathetic huh!* After today, I don’t think I look forward to any birthday! I don’t want to get old, I’m afraid!

On this special day, it makes me think of my mother! I know very well deep inside my heart that no way I can thank her enough for all her sacrifices & loves. Thanks mama, I love you! *I still don’t have the courage to tell her face to face, I must do it before is too late*

Nothing extremely special today but my husband played trick before he handed over this to me.

So sweet of him… According to him, the shop attendant told him that I go well with this blue crystal (the shop attendant use my birth date to analyze) as I’m kinda hot temper & impatient.

A pair of earrings, pendant & necklace. A full set of accessories for any dinner occasion. Now I will have to source for some clothing to go with it pulak! More reasons for shopping! Hooray!!

Just to share some of these…kids always enjoy cake, birthday song, candle blowing & mess!!!

Wednesday, January 2, 2008

Cool War No More!

29/12/07 (Saturday)

Morning
My 2 little angels woke up early this Saturday, maybe they knew is a Saturday and is playgroup fun time again! When these 2 girls woke up, I still laying lazily on my cozy bed as I knew there isn’t any playgroup this Saturday. When is almost 9am, daddy came up to our bedroom & told my 2 girls to wake me up else we will be late to the playgroup. *We were still in cool war, so I didn’t inform him that there isn’t any session this Saturday* My 2 little girls started to jumped on the bed & shouting : “Mommy! Mommy! Wake up!” Then lazily, I drag myself to wake up!

When I was brushing my teeth… my husband hugged me so tightly from the back asking me what make me so angry… I quickly gurgle even though I have not completely done. *Because I wanted to avoid his hug, still cool war ma…must act a bit, hehe* He hugged me again, this time is really tight until I was completely wrapped with his arms… No matter how I struggled, I still being wrapped! This time round, I can’t stop my laugher! He then laughs even louder & asking me, am I too free to start a cool war! Then I told him what I was so unhappy about… He said: “Cheh! Like that also you upset, no wonder you age so fast.”
Hehe…thought of it…What he said sound quite true… must control my temper!!! 2008’s resolution!!!

Afternoon
We then proceed with our breakfast! On the way back, we passed by a pre-school saying ‘Montessori’. We stopped our car & just trying our luck. Oh! So lucky! There’s somebody in the pre-school. We then were being invited to visit the pre-school. Very impressive I would say. Clean, Well kept even though this pre-school has been operated for about 10 years, Safe and most of all those Montessori tools (so many of them & all in good condition). Wow! Wow! Kids' heaven! My 2 girls enjoy themself a lots & playing with it while the principal talking to me. Even though is a bit pricey but looking at the pre-school’s condition & the professionalism of their teachers, I think is worth the money, sure our kids will enjoy a lot. Unfortunately I have registered my Xuan Xuan else this will be the best pre-school for her to enjoy at her tender age. Very likely will enroll Wen Wen with this pre-school when she is 2 ½ years old. *No pics, as didn’t bring my camera as we didn’t expect to visit any other pre-school since we already enroll Xuan Xuan, will see whether this evening I have time to snap some photos or not*

Evening
Since me & husband just recover from our cool war, he is generous enough to bring me & the kids to TGIF for dinner. This is the very first time my 2 girls visit to TGIF. They enjoy the fries & strawberry smoothies the most. Currently TGIF is conducting customer satisfactory survey. Meaning, all patrons are invited to take part on the online survey and as a token for participation, TGIF is given a free meal worth RM30 for the next visit. Hmmm… the offer not bad huh! Grab the offer while still available!

Yeah Yeah!! Cool War no more!! 3rd baby is on the way *wink* just kidding!!

Biting Xuan Xuan

28/12/07 (Friday) Evening (Hot)

Guess what! My Wen Wen gave me problem again! She had a great bite on my Xuan Xuan’s arm! Have a look…

When I reached home this evening, Xuan Xuan running towards me with a wet face, complaining that Wen Wen bite her arm. Of course I hugged her & wipe off her tears & kissed her. At the same time, I was blanked. I don’t know how to deal with Wen Wen. I can’t smack, I can’t shout at her, I can’t raise my voice towards her as all those are not proper parenting. How? How? How?

I only use my eye contact to tell Wen Wen that I’m mad at her. Guess this little girl is quite sharp & she sensed that something was not quite right, she came towards me & hugged me. I gently pushed her away & told her that I’m sad & I don’t want to talk to her. As expected, “Waa… Waa…” Wen Wen started to cry. Then I asked her whether she knew why I upset with her. She gave me a blank look. I assume she doesn’t understand. Then I started with my grandmother story…I told her that is not right to bite people. I told her that Xuan Xuan is painful & sad. I even asked her, what is the teeth use for? She told me teeth are for eating. Hah! She got it right! After a while of the grandmother story, I hugged her and asked her whether she will bite anybody or not. She told me that teeth are for eating not biting people. I’m now happy with her answer, however, I don’t know when she will bite again…Hopefully this is the last time she bite her sister, else I really don’t know how to deal with it if it happens again.