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So Papa thinks it’s only apt that he jots down some things that has happened (and he remembered :p) since the most significant last post. Just to let you kids know, Papa may not have written about it, but he remembers… he was aware. So, let’s see what tom foolery you kiddies have been up to
January 2010
The Year started pretty quietly, as two of the Kiddies followed Emma and Aunty Mel for a trip to Hong Kong Disneyland. So it was Alisha’s opportunity to live the “only child experience”. Then school opened and it was back to school for Emily and Haris, who graduated to Primary 4 and 2, respectively. After settling them in, Papa and Mama rushed to Tadika Diyana, as we haven’t registered Alisha for any Kindie yet. Luckily there was 2 final slots for her and her BFF- Dina. So Papa registered them on the spot pronto. As it was already 10 ‘ish by that time, we decided for her to only report in the next day.
January is also a month for double birthday celebrations- Emma and Uncle Mi. And Alisha got her ears pierced for the first time (blogged earlier).
February 2010
February saw Chinese New Year and the traditional Lion Dances. Alisha wasn’t that scared this time round and we stayed to watch the Lion Dance at Plaza Damas. It was for a video shop that we never go to anymore cause Emily used to cry her head out everytime we went in before. We suspected the place had an unseen ‘resident’ at one of the corner walls- it was where she’d stare at whilst bawling.
We were at BSC a whole lot during 2010 for rollerblading. At one time, nearly every weekend. So much so that the people there knew Em and Haris by name. While the 2 siblings were enjoying themselves, Papa would have to baby sit Lisha at Jungle Gym for hours. It’s a serious gym replacement- running around after her. Luckily there were all these ‘distractions’ there… hehe.
Aunty Mel also introduced the Gang to Sunway Lagoon’s Night Park during Feb 2010.
March 2010
2010 saw Papa’s weekday morning routine as dropping Em and Haris at school (usually by 0730hrs), then off to breakfast with Alisha and Dina. We’d discover new places to eat every once in a while. It was hard to find a place that opened before 0800hrs. Most of the time, we’d be at Hiestand Bakers at Mont Kiara. If not it would be a toss up between Puteri and D’Cengkih in TTDI, Little Collins in Solaris, or buy soem kueh from the van outside Lembah Kiara Park and take a stroll inside. Feeding the baby fish, birds and turtles. Imagine a park full of joggers, and suddenly you spot a man in full office attires with two little girls in kindie uniform. That would have been us. We came to know some of the regulars to the park there as well. Of course, there was that Mak Cik who sold Nasi Lemak and kuehs near Presto’s.
2010 also saw Haris and Em in the same Sports House (hehe- Rumah Sukan). Em was also in the Cheerleading team that won Gold! Yeah! Baby. And Rumah Kuning also managed to become Champions for 2010 by a BIIIIG Gap.
Watch this space for a vid of the cheer team performance.
Here are photos that Alisha snapped up. Thank God for digital camera’s. If you see a 5 year old girls with an Canon EOS system (bigger than her face), that’s probably Lisha. As she’s keen to repeat these days- “Canon. Delighting you always.”
Some photos were post-edited by Papa- gotta have my claim to fame, you know.
Yo! Yo! Yo! Listen up. This is a super special shout out for my boy who turns S-E-V-E-N today.
Happy Birthday Haris. May Allah bless and protect you always. May He guide you on this life’s journey and keep you on the Right Path.
We all love you so very much and are all very proud of you
Haris unfortunately is having to go through his term exams right now. One more day to go my boy.
We had a little joint celebration last Sunday, to celebrate his and Emily’s birthday- not forgeting Shafiq and little Lisha’s too. If Papa ever get his hands on a new card reader, he will upload the pics from that day.
Thanks to all friends and family who gave wishes, presents, and/ or graced us with their presence on that day. It made the day extra special for all of us. As an added treat- Opah could join in as she just got back from her long sojourn in the UK last week.
It’s been a while since everyone got together, so we took the opportunity on Sunday to celebrate Aunty Rin’s and Shafiq’s birthdays, as well as a small tahlil arwah for Grand Dad. Mama had cooked out a storm in the kitchen (with Bibik) the night before, so we were all anxious to release our appetite for her Ikan Pari Asam Pedas, Ikan Panggang, Ayam Masak Sambal (and ayam goreng for Uncle Mi), Udang Masak Lemak Cili Padi, Swiss Roll Pudding, etc… yummy!
Aunty Mel even brought her kitty- Dec, on his first house visit. He was sure a nervous cat- keeping put and prowling just the kiddies room; refusing to venture elsewhere.
After tahlil and lunch, we had a small Guitar Hero World Tour try out. Most of them sucked and ended up being booed off the stage… haha- so much for beginner’s luck. Anyway, there were plenty of drama, bruised egos and healthy over-appreciation of one’s own talent- very much like American Idol, I guess. At one time, like AF, the principal (Papa) had to come out with a rotan for crowd control- ganas but it worked No one was whipped, so call off the Social Welfare guardians…
We’d put more pic, but some naughty devil (will remain unnamed) saw fit to delete a whole bunch of them. So what you see, is what was left.
Day 2 saw the continuing theme of the kiddies waking up waaay early despite a late night. Since, we’ve made arrangements to go to the wedding around noon, the morning was so called free and easy.
At the wedding, kids being kids, they disappeared to the playground almost immediately. Only returning now and again for a quick drink. Kakak Siti however, won a prize for answering a teka-teki: -
“Apa benda bila kita baring dia tegak, tapi bila kita duduk dia baring?“What’s straight when you lie down, but lays flat when you sit? Answer- Soles of your feet!”"
Nothing much happened until later that night. Uncle Harrison was entertaining us with the guitar and singing lots of classic english and malay rock songs. For his trouble, we dubbed him “Man Boy” after Man BaiThe footage shown was from the evening before..
We also got our hands on a “reality” ghost hunt video, and nearly everyone was hiding behind a pillow, watching the show in the dark. Shahira as usual (during horror movies) made herself scarce, and sat alone in the kitchen. It was only after she was so tired that she reluctantly agreed to follow Papa to the Living Room and snuggled up to sleep. Alisha of course lodged herself in between Shahira and Papa, and too, fell asleep.
By the end of the show, most of the kiddies had fallen asleep, and had to be woken up for the trip back home to Man Boy’s place. This proved to be a tiring affairs as getting them up was not so easy, especially my big girl. Once in the car, they nodded off again, which necessitated a repeat exercise to wake them up. Shahira was crying to be carried up; but do you know what gets the cake? When Papa returned after parking the car a block away, they were all (except for Alisha) fully awake and bouncing around. Hish!
Papa went straight to bed.
