Husna : Mama, nanti Mama belikan saya Christmas hat macam Santa Claus tu eh ? (nasib baik bukan beli Santa)
Mama : Ok, kalau Mama jumpa. (Mama memberikan janji palsu;)
Husna : Mama, bila kita nak celebrate Christmas ? (Aahh, sudah! How should I answer this…think think..)
Mama : Kita tak celebrate Christmas…sebab kita Malay. (Jawapan Mama yang tak berkualiti..haha)
Husna : Tapi kan Mama, kita kan can speak English… (hah?)
Mama : (gulp)…… (haha, jawap…jawap…)

Yezzaa…inilah salah satu consequences of watching Disney Channel & Cartoon Network frequently. Inspite of her English is getting better than Papa, she seems to be enjoying, the idea of celebration of Halloween, Masquerade party, Christmas and other stuff. Tapi, aku tak pernah lah pulak menyambut or support ‘hasrat’ dia tu.

At this age, she understands the racial differences since my ‘geng’ here are 1Malaysia..hehe..Melayu ada, Chinese, Indian pun ada. So, not too difficult to explain to her. She ‘knows’ (tak tahu sejauh mana), that she is a Muslim, the idea of solat, puasa, masjid, cannot touch dogs, baca iqra, recite fatihah, doa makan dan selalu berdoa setiap kali nak tido. Tapi aku tak rasa dia faham, ada religions lain dan ada benda yang kita tak boleh buat/sambut.

I guess, it is time to start explaining to her about religions. Where do I start ?

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Let us see the gift here >> Husna at Playground by kuizikel.com. Even though the gift is not a suprise but Husna is really excited, waiting for it!=)

Thank you, Auntiee…

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We reached at Hotel First World’s lobby around 2pm. There were so many ppl, SO crowded..ppl were sitting & lepaking anywhere!! I Q-up and got the ticket. Hah??? Ko tgk ticket ahkak ni….Subhanallah, ni kul berapa aku nak check-in ni?? We had lunch there after ’blank’ sekejap. We ordered Nasi Ayam, AND YOU KNOW HOW MUCH WAS THE NASI AYAM???? RM 14.70. The meal was just like nasi ayam that costs u around RM3.50- paling tinggi la. Giler kan? Tu dia, tengok budak2 tu abiskan nasi-ayam-mahal sampai habis! Bagus2. Lain kali aku nak hangkut dengan pinggan-mangkuk-sudu-garfu sekali. Aku rasa harga dia termasuk benda2 tu semua, kita je tak tahu!!

After asking a few ppl that works there, the best choice was to go ’buying’ the time, in somewhere else. Left our luggage at the luggage counter and it’s FREE:) We went for prayer first. Not so difficult to find a Surau there, not too small and not too big, ada telekung but not many and suprisingly ramai jugak nak solat..alhamdulillah. Then, we went to the indoor games and papa suggested – let’s bowling! Actually, bagus jugak idea tu, semua mcm dah monyok, jadi bila main boling semua ceria kembali. Kelaka la jugak tengok budak2 ni main. Husna pun main jugak!  
 
Once we finished, we went down and found that our number was called already…hehe..but it’s cool since we knew that they got special counters – 7, 8, 9 for servicing numbers that had been called. Hehe.. Alhamdulillah around 7.30pm, we checked-in our rooms. Our room was quite small,no bathtub, no wardrobe but I guessed it was suitable for us. If it is clean, nothing else to be said;) The girls’s room was bigger and there was extra bed since they were 4 of them. Husna had her bath there as their room got bathtub. Harga?? Double!! Time ni, Amran did the ‘gotcha-call’ to his sis, Azyan. Haha, very funny! Read the her story here. That night we just spent time in room, makan marry-brown (suruh budak2 beli) and watching tv. Aku sempat baca doa awal & akhir tahun lepas solat isyak (wpun aku tahu dah lambat..huhu), nasib baik ada iPhone;) (heh, nak meracun ni)

The next day, we woke up early around 6am, get-ready and went for breakfast. First World Cafe – macam dewan makan asrama, the differences are, it is very clean, the service is very fast and the food was variety and boleh-makan type. Impressive!! Then, we straight went to theme-park and bought the tickets. Sempat tanya lady counter tu, better main indoor or outdoor. She said, since that morning the weather looked ok (not raining), better play outdoor first. So we followed the suggestion. BUT, it was so damn cold out there!!! Husna dah macam orang nak pegi main salji je. Bulu mata Husna (in fact semua orang) ada macam air terlekat..huhuhu sejuk betul. Banyak kali dah pegi Genting, ini lah hari dalam sejarah, memang sejuk sangat2, dlm 10-14 celcius. (Azyan’s story part 2)
       
 

  
Apa-apa pun, sangat puas hati sbb budak2 happy. Mana nak cari kakak ipo yang bawak adik-adik ipo pi jalan-jalan (haha, mesti promote diri sendiri). Husna pun seronok sangat sbb dapat main macam2 dan jumpa semua auntie-auntienya serentak!

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1) Recognize A-Z and 1-10. 
She can recognize A-to-Z (capital letters), and still learning of small letters. She can spell contohnya, ” S-A-M-S-U-N-G, TV!!”. (muahahaha, kewl tak anak aku ngeja=). For numbers, yup she can ‘read’ the numbers but not (yet)count. Katakan ada 5 ekor kucing, dia akan kira sampai 10..opps terlebih sudah!
How: She got this skill from the games in laptop (laptop mainan tu). She always play with it and one day suddenly we realized that she has already recognized the ABC. Since then, we’ve started polishing up this skill, asking her to tell us the letters whenever we see them (tp jangan paksa otey).

2) She can recognize the shapes including diamond, love and star. She even can differentiate the shape of a rectangle and a square.(kelass gitu)
3) She knows the colors, esp Pink otey!
How: I bought a lot of Barney’s CDs. I guess she learns a lot from Barney:). Tapi mestilah consistent bagi dia tengok sampai dia boring! 

4) She holds a pencil as she is 5 years old.
5) She can ‘color’ nicely and follow the pictures/shapes.
How: I bought so many coloring books and color pencils. Then let her explore on her own. Hehe..ni mmg takleh ajar kot. Aku rasa ni peer influences. Aunties & Uncles dia, dah umur 5 tahun ke atas…haruslah kan dia belajar sbb nak mingle with them:) [**UPDATE**: Let's watch here.]

8 ) She is a very IT savvy kid.
Buktinya – “Mama, nanti download heroes kat laptop Husna otey!”..muahahaha…download tu yg tak tahan tu…
How: Heh, ini memang genetic kot…udah siang malam tengok kami asyik menghadap laptop aje!

9) Understand the concept of azan, prayer and doa.
I love to listen to her doa before sleep -”Ya allah, jadikan Husna anak yang baik, not cry, not gaduh2 with mak, eat rice, drink a lot of water, sihat, makwe cepat baik, makwe can talk, can walk” (mm..she always doa for makwe:(
How: Ni memang KENA ajar kot…but how? Teaching by example is the best. I suggest when you want to pray, why not ask the kid(s) to follow. Tak kisah la, tak abis rakaat pun, tak kisah bagaimana rupanya diaorang rukuk dan sujud..hehehe. But dont forget, jangan paksa. And we you recite the doa, recite loudly, let them hear it. . I guess it’s good to let them familiar with the basic. Ni, kalau mak-bapak tak tahu (lupa kot) semayang, pegi belajar balik otey!:p

10) Dah pandai betulkan mama & papa 
Contohnya : ”mama pakai seat belt, nanti kena tangkap polis”, “papa, apa sepah2 ni…”
How: Yelah kan, dah ajar dia, kena lah mak-bapak pratik kan jugak…dush dush..

11) Dah potty trained 
Heh ni mama paling suka, boleh la mama beli banyak baju princess (handbag mama, perfume, baju…)
How: Ni memang kena practice la, tade shortcut. Aku ajar Husna ‘poot-poot’ dulu. Ni ajar ‘wee-wee’ plak. Aku tak ambil masa yang lama sbb I guess she is ready (baca sini: Potty training readiness and Potty Training 101 ). Dalam 2-3 minggu (weekend sahaja) secara berterusan, aku tanggalkan diaper dia (untuk beberapa jam sahaja), and kept asking her ‘nak wee-wee tak’. Ada lah dalam 2-3 kali ‘terbabas’.Then lepas tu, aku dah confident dah dgn dia. Tido? HARUS lah kan pakai… Oh before that, korang haruslah membeli potty-seat yang comel tu, and ajak lah dia tampal2kan sticker2 yang lawa..hehehe..Well done, Husna!

12) Dah pandai pujuk-memujuk
Dia dah pandai guna perkataan “Pleaseeee, Mama”, “Sorry, Mama” , “I luv u, Mama” dan seangkatan dengannya.. TAPI tak boleh lawan  la yang ni. My heart is melting whenever she says – “Thank you Allah for my mother”….huuuu..touching u!
How: Ni sama dgn 9 & 10. Teaching by example:)

So conclusion nya, budak2 sekrg esp anak2 kita memang bijak2…kita, parents yang pemalas class + modern ni, perlu lah lebih bijak menggunakan semua tools and mediums yang ada untuk contribute in their pre-education ni. Kami pun ‘budak’ baru belajar, apa2 tips yang nak di-share amat2 dialukan. Selamat Mencuba!

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Tu dia…amacam? Boleh lawan? (ditujukan khas untuk Mr. Juraimee, Mr. Sulai and Mr. Sen;) Peace!

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