After much discussion, we decided to send the kids for swimming lessons. My boss introduced me to the instructor(s) – there is actually two of them, a male and a female – and the classes run on Sundays from 9.00 till 10.30 at Ipoh’s Public Swimming Pool. I was quite surprised because both of them [...]
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Swimming Lessons
Posted in Raising Children, Uncategorized on May 9, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Sports Day
Posted in Raising Children on February 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It was Sekolah Rendah Al Hidayah’s 21st Sports Day on Saturday. My kids got extremely over-excited for the past few days, especially since the rehearsals and training were conducted for one whole week. I then realized why they got so excited – the Karate Do Club, Silat and Basic Self-Defense groups had performances during the [...]
Who says being a parent is easy?
Posted in Raising Children on January 26, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Someone sent me an email today on raising children. I am not sure who actually wrote the following words, but it had a great impact on me: Children aren’t adults, don’t expect them to behave as though they are, Children learn by doing, don’t expect to approve of everything they do, Children are more [...]
The twins are in Primary School!
Posted in Raising Children on January 13, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Sending the kids to Primary School was an experience I would cherish for the rest of my life. A lot of friends warned me earlier that the parents would usually get more excited (and nervous) compared to the children themselves. I couldn’t agree more. I took four days off from work to be with [...]
Aktiviti Awal Tahun
Posted in Raising Children on January 3, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Welcome, 2010. I celebrated the first day of 2010 at the surau, cooking Bubur Asyura with the members of the newly-established women’s arm of the Society for the Welfare of Halaman Meru Permai Residents. It was interesting how they worked so well in teams, and how they really live up to the ‘gotong [...]
