Tuesday, January 25, 2011
blissful moments
it was muhammad nazhan nasr's bedtime.... i stole some precious moments to be with my heartthrob while kakak and abang was with daddy watching tv!
minor ops...
mummy's boy had to go for a soft tissue removal operation some weeks ago. it wasn't a big deal but a must be done situation.
he cried before putting on the hospital gown... mummy had to put on as well before entering the operation theatre.
little baby is already smilling....
all full of smiles.....
waking up to look like teletubbies, poor baby....
he cried before putting on the hospital gown... mummy had to put on as well before entering the operation theatre.
little baby is already smilling....
all full of smiles.....
waking up to look like teletubbies, poor baby....
middle managers program
the idea of the middle managers program was mooted by our current CEO as part of human resource development and long term succession planning. i was selected to attend the middle managers program and it felt great being among the chosen ones.
we were evaluated based on several criteria and at the end of the program, we had to present to the panel of judges comprising of several vice presidents and senior officers. the evaluation will then be part of our P file for HR future use.
i was the group leader and we worked very hard on our presentation, stressing on thinking out of the box. we proposed a very high level solution to the case study which upset the judges. they questioned and commented on our proposal which we answered as well as defended our stand. many groups got the same kind trashing as well. so much for thinking out of the box!
at the end of the program, i received some nice comments from the peers and facilitators that made me leave with head held up high.
highly motivated people....
deep in discussion...
having butterflies in the stomach, practicing over and over again....
light moments.....
Group 5...
D-moment....
with one of the facilitator...
the end....
we were evaluated based on several criteria and at the end of the program, we had to present to the panel of judges comprising of several vice presidents and senior officers. the evaluation will then be part of our P file for HR future use.
i was the group leader and we worked very hard on our presentation, stressing on thinking out of the box. we proposed a very high level solution to the case study which upset the judges. they questioned and commented on our proposal which we answered as well as defended our stand. many groups got the same kind trashing as well. so much for thinking out of the box!
at the end of the program, i received some nice comments from the peers and facilitators that made me leave with head held up high.
highly motivated people....
deep in discussion...
having butterflies in the stomach, practicing over and over again....
light moments.....
Group 5...
D-moment....with one of the facilitator...
the end.... 
reverse writing
i gave my little girl some writing activity and went on to complete other chores. my little girl was diligently writing and when i returned to check on her progress, this is what i saw. i smiled and praised her for completing the task, took a pic of this page which made her feel so proud and want to write more. Slowly, i corrected her but that was it. i let her be.
however, i needed to understand how her brains had worked in reverse. since i google almost everything under the sky, i found this at...
http://earlyliteracycounts.blogspot.com/2010/03/reverse-backward-and-upside-down-when.html
This is a normal stage in learning to write. Between the ages of three and seven, it is quite common for children to write some or all of their letters and words backwards. Sometimes called mirror writing, research shows that this phenomenon is not only normal, but is likely the result of normal brain development.
What should parents of preschoolers do?- Avoid making a big deal and correcting your child. Over corrections may discourage your child from future attempts at writing.
- Model writing for your child. For example, when he or she asks you to write their name or a sentence on their artwork, start in the upper left corner so children see the direction of print.
- Sometimes (but not always) point to the words books that you are reading so children learn that text is read from left to write and from top to bottom
- Relax and don't worry! This is an awesome stage in your child's development and if they are taking an interest in writing, NURTURE it rather than over-analyzing it!
Good luck children!
however, i needed to understand how her brains had worked in reverse. since i google almost everything under the sky, i found this at...http://earlyliteracycounts.blogspot.com/2010/03/reverse-backward-and-upside-down-when.html
This is a normal stage in learning to write. Between the ages of three and seven, it is quite common for children to write some or all of their letters and words backwards. Sometimes called mirror writing, research shows that this phenomenon is not only normal, but is likely the result of normal brain development.
What should parents of preschoolers do?- Avoid making a big deal and correcting your child. Over corrections may discourage your child from future attempts at writing.
- Model writing for your child. For example, when he or she asks you to write their name or a sentence on their artwork, start in the upper left corner so children see the direction of print.
- Sometimes (but not always) point to the words books that you are reading so children learn that text is read from left to write and from top to bottom
- Relax and don't worry! This is an awesome stage in your child's development and if they are taking an interest in writing, NURTURE it rather than over-analyzing it!
Good luck children!
Monday, January 24, 2011
nadia nashwan nazhan
i look like the both of them, a little bit here and a little bit there, don't i?
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Friday, January 21, 2011
meeting delia
yesterday, we went to a birthday party and met delia, my ex-collegue's daughter who is 1 month younger than nazhan nasr. delia's mummy happily took tons of delia and nazhan nasr's pics...
muhammad nazhan nasr
when my children were born, i used to call them by something i invented... nadia nasira is my gullu... nashwan nasr is my bullu and nazhan nasr is my jija boy. i cannot answer the 5Ws and 1 H questions regarding this.
the names just came along... this is my jija boy 3 and a half month....
nashwan nasr speech development
muhammad nashwan nasr is 2 years and 8 months. his speech development was quite slow though he tries to communicate in all the ways he knows how. he started calling me maa for a long time but other than ball, bola and a few other words, he spoke very little. his verbal communication was limited to single words only and it was back in ipoh during my confinement days when he was 2 years and 4 months did i notice that his speech development accelerated.
i attribute it to his close communication with his playmates, his cousins! well, i guess he had people whom he wanted to communicate with. i could see his eagerness to play with them resulting in him wanting to communicate with them.
there was once when he saw my photograph under the glass cover, he tried to tell that to his ummamma. Knowing that she didn't understand him, he held her hand and took her to where the photograph was. slowly but surely, he picked up words and started talking. he is still so baby at this age now. he would look so cute when he tells you something in his still so baby-talk.
being a mother, i try to be attentive to what he is trying to say. there were times when my patience were running thin, as i am always rushing for time around them, i will upset him either by ignoring what he wants and says or wrongly interpreting the same resulting in him throwing of tantrums. he can express himself quite alright and he is always trying to but we need to be patient around him. his frustration for not being able to make others understand him also contributes to his behaviour.
some of the things he says will make me melt...
the one thing that worries me is that due to the delay in speech development, he has become very physical in expressing himself, more so if there is an audience. he is such a loving boy otherwise. i love to see him concentrate when he is into things. he is some sort of a perfectionist too i suppose. i made this conclusion when i observe him carry out some tasks i give him. he is also very particular about principles. no one should take what belongs to others but he can do it anytime anyday. i am really not happy getting comments about how naughty he is. having read about why he is behaving the way he is, i would blame it on his environment as well as the lack of attention and platform to channel his excess energy.
i cannot treat him the same way i treat my daughter as she is matured, yet a baby in her heart, not just yet but surely he will have his own set of rules to follow. i may be a bit harsh but i am a believer of doing the right thing no matter how distasteful it may seem. i really need help with my routine chores so that i can concentrate on each of my babies. they are sufferring for having a monster of a mum right now since there is so much to do, so little time and an infant!
i am his mother and i see beyond what everyone else sees. i really hope that school will really do him good. i love you babies...
i attribute it to his close communication with his playmates, his cousins! well, i guess he had people whom he wanted to communicate with. i could see his eagerness to play with them resulting in him wanting to communicate with them.
there was once when he saw my photograph under the glass cover, he tried to tell that to his ummamma. Knowing that she didn't understand him, he held her hand and took her to where the photograph was. slowly but surely, he picked up words and started talking. he is still so baby at this age now. he would look so cute when he tells you something in his still so baby-talk.
being a mother, i try to be attentive to what he is trying to say. there were times when my patience were running thin, as i am always rushing for time around them, i will upset him either by ignoring what he wants and says or wrongly interpreting the same resulting in him throwing of tantrums. he can express himself quite alright and he is always trying to but we need to be patient around him. his frustration for not being able to make others understand him also contributes to his behaviour.
some of the things he says will make me melt...
the one thing that worries me is that due to the delay in speech development, he has become very physical in expressing himself, more so if there is an audience. he is such a loving boy otherwise. i love to see him concentrate when he is into things. he is some sort of a perfectionist too i suppose. i made this conclusion when i observe him carry out some tasks i give him. he is also very particular about principles. no one should take what belongs to others but he can do it anytime anyday. i am really not happy getting comments about how naughty he is. having read about why he is behaving the way he is, i would blame it on his environment as well as the lack of attention and platform to channel his excess energy.
i cannot treat him the same way i treat my daughter as she is matured, yet a baby in her heart, not just yet but surely he will have his own set of rules to follow. i may be a bit harsh but i am a believer of doing the right thing no matter how distasteful it may seem. i really need help with my routine chores so that i can concentrate on each of my babies. they are sufferring for having a monster of a mum right now since there is so much to do, so little time and an infant!
i am his mother and i see beyond what everyone else sees. i really hope that school will really do him good. i love you babies...
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
first day at Genius Aulad
it is time for muhammad nashwan nasr to go to school!
ready to go to school...
kakak has her uniform already and abang is waiting for his...
salam nanni....
Poor baby is going to school at 2 years and 7 months. genius aulad bandar puteri had been relocated to taman tasik prima which is closer to my house but a little further from my mil's. we went for a drive around the school to familiarize him as part of his mental preparation to attend real school. we went to the induction program as well as the orientation days and guess what... first day of school wasn't a memorable day for him. every morning, he kept saying... taknak go school kakak... nak go school i. he was refering to alim kids. the thing is genius aulad had run out of uniform size s and therefore, no sense of belonging to the school.
it was not the case for nadia nasira who started her first day as well. well, she had gone through the separation anxiety last year... did her screaming, crying and hiding, not wanting to go to school. now, her teachers are proud of her. they claim that she is a veteran and seems to know everything they teach. i'm happy that she gets to revise year 1 with other 4 year olds. i noticed that she is able to grasp better what she has been taught compared to last year. good for her.
i pray that the children will have some fun time learning and their journey will be blessed by God ....
i pray that the children will have some fun time learning and their journey will be blessed by God ....
ready to go to school...
kakak has her uniform already and abang is waiting for his...
salam nanni....
daddy is waiting with the children to send them into their classroom..
salam teacher hani and teacher fiza...
still ok...
calming and assuring.... salam mummy...
this was how he looked the last time i saw him before i disappeared....
time to go home... nadia nasira insisted she followed uncle nasrool while nashwan nasr held on to daddy for his life....
my little man followed mummy and daddy home and so confidently walking into nanni's.....i'm sure he thought to himself... home sweet home...
salam teacher hani and teacher fiza...
still ok...
calming and assuring.... salam mummy...
this was how he looked the last time i saw him before i disappeared....
time to go home... nadia nasira insisted she followed uncle nasrool while nashwan nasr held on to daddy for his life....
my little man followed mummy and daddy home and so confidently walking into nanni's.....i'm sure he thought to himself... home sweet home...
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
the first message
i was going through my emails and found one facebook message from my niece. my heart was filled with warmth reading the message... this message is very special as it is the first from her...
Princess AhmadJanuary 10, 2011 at 12:30pm
happy birthday cinema...,hope you live longer and many happy returns to you always.may allah bless you cinema.i love you always
Princess AhmadJanuary 10, 2011 at 12:30pm
happy birthday cinema...,hope you live longer and many happy returns to you always.may allah bless you cinema.i love you always
the machans....
these are my children and their machans... my elder brother's sons... nashwan nasr and aminnuddin, the one in yellow has some resemblance, don't you think so? if you know both of them, my God!!! they are so alike in their attakasam.... they even have the same mischievous smile...
new year 2011
i love the christmas and new year season simply because of the decors at shopping malls. one day before the eve of 2011 new year, i went to mid valley mega mall with my colleague during lunch break to get something special for my birthday as well as to have a feel of the festive season.
i love the white christmas tree...
the purple lights made the tree look so classy...
i ended the new year attending a my cousin's wedding reception... i am so happy to have attended it though it was far, at night and close to the children's bedtime as i got to see so many of my relatives i haven't seen for ages... i met balkis mami, rabiah mami, nabisah mami, halimah mami, chinnata and the children, jaina mami, bashirah machi, samsath mami and the host of course. one of the main reason for going to the function was to meet my cousin, siti who now lives in melbourne... my adik who looks up to me all her life who also followed my footsteps to the same uni as i did. i remember what fun it was to follow her back home during the weekends....
see what i mean....
on the eve of new year, hubs took the family out for dinner...
look at what the monkeys were doing while waited for the order...
their meal... as if they would eat lah....
i love the white christmas tree...the purple lights made the tree look so classy...so loving but in the real sense, they can bite each other literally....
i ended the new year attending a my cousin's wedding reception... i am so happy to have attended it though it was far, at night and close to the children's bedtime as i got to see so many of my relatives i haven't seen for ages... i met balkis mami, rabiah mami, nabisah mami, halimah mami, chinnata and the children, jaina mami, bashirah machi, samsath mami and the host of course. one of the main reason for going to the function was to meet my cousin, siti who now lives in melbourne... my adik who looks up to me all her life who also followed my footsteps to the same uni as i did. i remember what fun it was to follow her back home during the weekends....
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