Despicable Me 2 Birthday Present

Aryana's birthday is tomorrow. She celebrated her birthday at Dzuliman today. Mama ordered a Despicable Me cake. Really cute.

What are you doing Adel?

Teka mana Aryana? 

Mama and I will be quite busy tomorrow preparing ourselves mentally for the arrival of our new Dania. If new Dania is born tomorrow, she will have the same birthday as Aryana which I think is pretty cool. So, because of our tight schedule tomorrow, cutting cake ceremony for Aryana has to be done today.

Mama bought her a Despicable Me toy. I don't know what to give. I was thinking about colour pencils, crayons or something like that. I am not sure what she likes at the moment. She has been reading a lot of books but we lots of books AND we have already have lots of toys. Colouring utensils seems nice.

Aryana opening her presents while her sister's watching

Will another Dania be born tomorrow?

I really hope so. We have to be at the hospital around 0700 hrs. Admitted and warded around 0730 hrs. Induced and just wait for a miracle to happen.

I wish that I could witness the birth just like I did when Aryana was born.

We have to move from the house around 6:45am - 7am.

Arissa first time encounter with the dentist

On Tuesday this week, Arissa went to her first trip to the dentist after complaining she has a loose tooth. It seems that this tooth is going to give way to another tooth. Luckily there was a dentist nearby our housing area. We went there for the first time. I am sure that Arissa was very nervous about this trip :-))

The clinic was open. When wanted to register, the nurse said the she was not sure whether the dentist will be in. That is just dandy. How can you keep opening the clinic but simultaneously telling the patients that dentist might or might not be arriving. I think the nurse should just say that the dentist will not be coming and it will save us all the trouble.

But in the end, the dentist came after hearing that there was only two children who needs tooth repair. I think that if there are many adult patients, the dentist will not even bother to come. To cut it short, this dentist is a turn off.

It turns out that the dentist was not that bad after all. She handled Arissa well, which I think is good. Finally, the dentist decided not pull out the loose tooth. It is not troubling Arissa anyway and second of all, Arissa looked a bit terrified. So, there is no need to take out the loose tooth. Arissa looked relief. :-) The dentist said that Arissa's teeth is clean and looks perfectly balance. Aryana's teeth on the other hand, is....not so clean. As we all expected. :-))

Aryana bisul di paha?

Aryana komplen kaki sakit. Sikit sikit adoi...sikit adoi. Kekadang tu jalan pun macam tempang sikit. Tak pasti pula samaada itu hanya melebih lebih atau apa tapi nampak muka memang kesian. Saya rasa macam bisul. Disebabkan nak kepastian, saya Google Image 'bisul' dan ternyata gambar yang di tunjukkan dan juga bonjolan di paha Aryana adalah semua. Nak kena pergi klinik hari ni lepas sekolah. Hari ni masa hantar Aryana ke sekolah, saya beritahu cikgu siap siap yang bahagian dia macam ada bisul.

Baru baru ni Aryana kena ketumbit. Macam macam Aryana ni :-))

Arissa's first day at school today.

Arissa starts her standard 1 at Sek Keb Seri Iskandar today. Well, I can say that she survived her first day and it didn't surprised me at all. She is already used to it and furthermore, from what I have heard, her two best friends were there: Syira and Atikah.

The day before, I went to the school to register her, collected her textbooks and bought her some school stationaries. I also had the opportunity to listen to the briefing by the headmaster about school stuffs. So, I got to know more or less about KSSR curriculum, the role of PIBG, and many others policies in abbreviations that sounds weird. One thing that I am interested with is the fact the SKSI is the only school that offers mandarin class. I really hope that Arissa can join this class. Another option is Arabic but you can get Arabic classes everywhere.

The school also has a blog http://sksiaba8251.blogspot.com/

So, what can I say about Arissa first day at school. To begin with, I was not there :-)) but I have the feeling that she is going to be alright. Furthermore, it happens that Mama was also a teacher (also on her first day at school!). Secondly, I feel that Arissa is an independent girl. She is independent enough to be all on her own and I trust the teachers (I mean we should, right). The headmaster said during the briefing, once you dropped your kids at school, just leave them there. I thought of the same thing. Let them explore and let them experience that moment. I want my kids to be tough despite being girls.

Above all, I think Arissa is going to be okay. Study hard Arissa. You are 7 years old this year. Show examples to your other sisters.

Happy 6th Birthday Arissa

Today is Arissa's 6th birthday. It has been 6 years, this beautiful person come to our life. We are blessed and we thank Allah for allowing Arissa to be part of our life. I pray that I can stay a little longer on this earth to see Arissa grow up.

On this special day, we are about to get ready to go out and celebrate. This year might not be the best year that we have celebrated Arissa's birthday but it is the get together that counts. I personally enjoy Arissa's presence. Every minute of it. Just looking at her face, listening to all her questions is a blessing. As a father, I do get angry at times with her. I admit that I feel like screaming at the top of my lungs every time she do 'stupid' things but thinking about the cutest things she has done, really suppresses that anger quickly. And I think that is unfair to say 'stupid' things. She is a 6 years old and most of the time, I think, she do it because of she's just being herself i.e a kid. I do admit also that I get angry because of being at the wrong place and at the wrong time. But again, she is just a kid.

But deep down insider me, I love Arissa so much. So much so that words fail to describe my actually feelings towards my eldest. I love being with her, I love hugging her, I love watching her laugh, I love talking nonsense with her :-)) , Well, I love everything about her. I love you Arissa. Happy Birthday.

I guess everyone is waiting for me to get ready. Okay, we bought a birthday ice cream cake at Baskin Robbins. Arissa chose the cake and it was very very nice. Before that, we had dinner at Sushi King. After the cake at Baskin Robbins, we went to Popular and I told Arissa to choose one thing that she wanted the most. It turned out that she want stickers that cost RM9.90 phew! :-)) . Happy Birthday Arissa, again...and I love you..always have and always will.

Tanah Aina Trip

On the 1-2 December, we made a trip to Tanah Aina Farrah Soraya or easily known only as Tanah Aina. Tanah Aina itself has many eco-resorts but Tanah Aina Farrah Soraya is the most famous one. So, when the name Tanah Aina is mentioned, it is actually referring to Tanah Aina Farrah Soraya.

Nineteen of us (the whole clan) made the trip. It was supposed to be a Khairul Shafee's family trip but we thought, why not bring the whole gang. The more the merrier. It was a place or the type of vacation that we rarely go for. We opted for the 2 days 1 night. I regarded this trip as exploratory. If it is good as people say it is, we will go for the second time. Trip was not good, it was EXCELLENT. Creek, camping, jungle, trees, green, great food and to top it all, friendly staff...what more can we say. I think the most that we can opt for is a 3 days 2 night trip if you really want to relax that is. I promised a friend to share my experience in Tanah Aina and this is what I am doing.

Tanah Aina management dah ada itenerary. Check in at 12pm. I suggest that we follow this. We arrived at the car park of Tanah Aina around 12:15pm. A tractor and a jeep carried us and our luggage to the resort. At 12:30 we reach at the resort. Siap ada welcoming drink. We checked in, leave our bags first near the 'lobby' and headed for lunch.The buffet table is just next to the 'lobby'. 1:30pm we put our bags in our tent. 2:30pm is the jungle trekking and leap of faith. It is advisable to wear wet clothing because when you get back from the jungle trekking you are going to get wet indefinitely....at least your pants are going to get wet. If you decided to jump from a 15m platform, then the whole you will get wet.

I brought my whole troop. Arissa, Aryana and Adel. Arissa is 6 years old...no problem. Aryana is 4...she is quiet in the whole jungle trekking. Thanks to the Abang guide who carried her especially at those extreme slopes. Adel is1 year and she is on a strap the whole time. The rule of thumb is that, if you have a toddler age below 4, it is advisable to have an adult to tag along. The guide will help you and I have to say they are a friendly lot. I even saw one guide holding a child who is I think around 2 years old. One guide put my 3 year old nephew on his shoulder. The staffs at Tanah Aina is really good and friendly. I carried Adel on a strap. They were two rivers that you need to crossed. The first river is just at your waist. The second river, which is  at the Leap of Faith area, is deeper. I have been told it is over your head. So, they use tyre tubes to transport you from the river bank to the Leap of Faith area. I, with Adel on me, boarded the tube and the staff push the tube with me on it, to the Leap of Faith area. I need to control my balance there. Risau jugak kalau jatuh but it turned out well. So, I think that you can bring your 1 year old if you have strap. I do not recommend 1 year old and below. Treknya bermacam macam...ada naik...ada turun...ada yang landai. Tapi penat jugaklah. The jungle trekking, pergi balik, took about 1 hour.

Petang is mandi time. The water at the creek was cool and refreshing. The best!. Night time was basically free time. There was a movie that they showed at the hall but we bunked in our tents instead. Penat!.

Day 2 - Morning walk to the peak of paradise. This one you do your own walking. No guide is necessary. However, it is advisable to go up early. Boleh tengok sunrise. Not that high. Tapi penat jugak lah nak berjalan ke atas tu. After morning walk is breakfast. After breakfast, mandi lagi. What else to do.

Overall, it was a good experience. I am impressed by the staff. Very nice always smiling despite most of them are foreigners. Bila nak balik, ada sorang siap minta maaf kalau ada salah silap.