It's been 5 years plus since my last update. I forgot about this blog most of the time ... I really do. But today, I googled for Headcount forms, and it brought me to a blog owned by a HC teacher. And, that reminded me of this blog 😜
Feels like writing today because a lot has happened in the past 5 years. To recap everything is impossible but here are some of the important updates that I want to keep.
2019
After searching high and low, I've decided to buy a house belonging to my GKMP, K.Kelly. Prices of houses in Banting had actually skyrocketed in Banting these last few years because of a new highway, SKVE. Hence, I'm left with very few options. I surveyed a house in Banting Baru priced at 280k, but, it was a bit small and the neighbourhood is not to my liking. Then, I also went to a new housing area near CikNa's house, in Sg Lang. It was geran reserve melayu but the price was so expensive. It was a semiD but very small built area, priced at more than 400K. I thought that would be it until I talked to Cg Ajim and he suggested that I visit K.Kelly's house in Taman Mulia. He said that from what he heard, K.Kelly is selling maybe below 300k. I went there and saw the house. It was an end lot, located next to a small river. K.Kelly had renovated it, adding a kitchen and a room and demolished an existing room to make the living hall bigger. I love it! I love the fact that there are JPS reserve next to the river that can be utilised as parking, or a small garden. So, I approached K.Kelly and she's selling it for 300K. So, I accepted the offer and applied for a loan of 320K as per my lawyer's suggestion and it was approved. Then, we used the remaining balance from the loan to add a kitchen cabinet and also the fence. So here it is ... our 2nd house. But, we are not allowed to move to Taman Mulia and Mak even cried when MDH told her the idea of moving. So, Taman Mulia becomes our weekend house.
This is taken in 2019
2020
Covid19, MSSM, SPM - early March 2020, we're supposed to go to Baling Kedah for Ecah's last MSSM (she's in form five), but everything halted due to Covid19. So, there's no MSSM Tournament for Ecah so we used the chance to go back to Kelantan for a holiday. Then, when we came home, MCO started. It was a struggle to learn during MCO for the kids, and I felt guilty for letting Wawan solely on his own using his phone for online learning. Yaya n Shakir .... eventho with extra devices, they missed lots of classes 😅
Ecah on the other hand had a blessing in disguise. Due to MCO (Movement Control Order), her SPM was postponed and she got to be home instead of staying in the hostel. Hence, PTTI came into picture and alhamdulillah, she got 7As in her SPM.
2021
Ecah enrolled in USIM's Tamhidi Perubatan dan Pergigian. Alhamdulillah.
Wawan was put in 4ST2 in SMKTD, and his electives were Sains Pertanian, Ekonomi and Perdagangan. I was shocked the moment I received his textbooks because I thought he would be in pure science stream, so, I checked his F3 PAT results and he was in the 15th place, out of 60 students. Curious, I texted my friend who previously taught in SMKBB, and showed her Wawan's F3 PAT results. It seemed that for F4 streaming, the school used F2 PAT results because it was more valid as compared to 2020's online exam. Wawan was at 31st place, hence, he was listed in 4ST2. So, I plead, and Wawan got in 4ST1. And deep inside, I'm thankful that this is part of Allah's plan for him because he promised to do his best in 4ST1 so that he can prove the teachers that he deserved to be in that class.
Yaya's having her UPKK this year and she's a matured girl now. I did not need to struggle anymore, and no more dramas for Sek Agama. I'm thankful and I don't care about UPKK results at all as long as she attended her afternoon school.
Shakir's learned his tricks of skipping afternoon school from Yaya. So, to make sure he went to Sek Agama, I bribed him with food of his likings during lunch. Thankfully it worked. And since he was also in DLP class like Yaya, he was taught by the same Maths teacher. This annoyed Yaya so much because everytime the teacher was angry at Shakir over missing stationeries, missing books, or incomplete homework, Yaya would be the one who got stern remarks from the teacher. The teacher complained that it was useless to scold Shakir since he would sleep while the teacher was giving him an earful.
2022
Ecah called us one day about her choices for the degree program. She already got her Tamhidi (Asasi) results and it was somewhere between 3.75-3.8 (hihi..mind my forgetfulness). I always told her that she had to get 4 flat if she wanted to pursue medic so, with the results, and seeing her strength was in Math and Physics instead of Bio and Chem, she became uncertain. She even asked if she could proceed her studies in engineering, but, since both of us were engineering students, we were against the idea. She had always wanted to be a doctor without borders, so, we thought that she would survive learning the things she's passionate about even though her strength was other subjects. Thankfully, alhamdulillah .. she got what she wanted. She's officially a medic 1st year in USIM with TESP allowances. Alhamdulillah.
As for Wawan, I was thankful that he was made a class monitor by his teacher. The first thing he asked me after being elected was , "Mama, apa Wawan perlu buat untuk menjadi seorang Ketua Kelas yang baik?". Do not frowned ... those were his exact words. He speaks standard Bahasa okeh! hihi. By becoming the class monitor, he learned lots of soft skills and even carried out his task dutifully. His ustazah even complimented him, saying that he changed a lot as compared to when he was in form 3.
Yaya's in standard 6 and is even more matured. It's easier to manage Yaya n Shakir now that they are quite easy to be woken up from sleep. I even memorised Ayat 44, Surah Ghafir so that Allah ease everything for me, and alhamdulillah .... everything feels smooth and easy. For Yaya, I had to fill in her entrance form for MRSM and SBP and made sure she read the Contoh Karangan. I believe she had no trouble with english, but, her penulisan karangan ability is not as good as english. So, polishing her penulisan is a must since PKSK and UKKM requires them to write a karangan.
Pit stop before going back to Banting after Yaya's UKKM
Shakir couldnt be happier because he got his first Kumon medal which means he's already doing a standard 6's syllabus instead of standard 4. And it was actually a nice surprise for us. We didnt really expect him to get that since he was not serious at all about Kumon. Perkuburan Kumon is everywhere in our house. There's kubur Kumon Ecah, Kubur Kumon Wawan, Kubur Kumon Yaya ... and the worst of all.. Kubur Kumon Shakir. His was the worst because he would tear his worksheet to lessen the number of pages. And not only that, he would carelessly put his finished worksheet here and there, and it ended up not being sent to Kumon Center. And to make it worse, when he found the unsent worksheet, he would change the date so that it matched the current date. Banyak cerita betul.
And, last but not least, Kiki came to our house in the end of February 2022, when we were quarantined for Covid19. She's a really nice cat, a lost kitty which is already toilet-trained by the time she made way to our home. Manja betul...skrg je sombong sikit. Haha!
Fuuh...this is too much for an entry. I'll continue 2023 on the next post because there's a lot to tell about lots and lots for happiness Allah has gifted us throughout the year.
