Is there a cause for concern?

I wish I can express or sing the following song to my son, unconditionally. It's just that sometimes, I wonder why he is so energetic and so active. Is it because I drank too much energy drinks especially Lucozade when I was pregnant with him. I don't know.

The person who asked me to send him to the Speech Therapist when he wasn't talking at 2 is the same person who asked me to send him to a specialist for his energetic streaks as it could be symptoms of something else. My husband just told me to ignore it. On the other hand, I did think about it and it did make me cry.

True Colours

You with the sad eyes
Dont be discouraged
Oh I realize
Its hard to take courage
In a world full of people
You can lose sight of it all
And the darkness inside you
Can make you feel so small

But I see your true colors
Shining through
I see your true colors
And thats why I love you
So dont be afraid to let them show
Your true colors
True colors are beautiful,
Like a rainbow

Show me a smile then,
Dont be unhappy, cant remember
When I last saw you laughing
If this world makes you crazy
And youve taken all you can bear
You call me up
Because you know Ill be there

And Ill see your true colors
Shining through
I see your true colors
And thats why I love you
So dont be afraid to let them show
Your true colors
True colors are beautiful,
Like a rainbow

(when I last saw you laughing)
If this world makes you crazy
And youve taken all you can bear
You call me up
Because you know Ill be there

And Ill see your true colors
Shining through
I see your true colors
And thats why I love you
So dont be afraid to let them show

Your true colors
True colors
True colors
Shining through

I see your true colors
And thats why I love you
So dont be afraid to let them show
Your true colors
True colors are beautiful,
Like a rainbow

Why does he refuse to go to school?

It's the third week of school. He was enthusiastic when he started. But now, he even plead not to go to school. Isn't school fun and interesting? I don't know what's happening.

Just now, he almost cried when he put on his school uniform. He even said,`Please, please, please...I don't want to go to school anymore.'

While waiting for the bus, his eyes were already red. I could see he was trying very hard not to cry.

Eventually, when the school bus came, the moment he was seated and I said `Bye!', he started crying. The school bus left.

Abdullah's first day at school on 3 Jan 2007

Suffice to say that I had butterflies in my stomach, couldn't eat and sleep well on the days leading to my son's first day at school.

My heart beats faster than usual these days because I have to ensure he has breakfast, lunch, ample rest and only simple morning activities before going to school. I am more careful about timing lest he misses the school bus. Life is different now that he is about 4.5 hours away from home Monday to Friday.

Some photos on Abdullah's first day at school...

New year. New Challenges.

2007 is a special and important year as there are a few significant milestones in our family life.

1) Abdullah has just started school at KSM Kindergarten.
2) Amalia has officially stopped breast-feeding since she turned two on 29 Dec 2006.
3) Husband's request for a transfer to a new school has been granted.





Each comes with challenges. None is easy but I'm coping.

Resolutions. What's wrong with having resolutions. I've got a few. One of them is to be patient. Not easy. But really what is easy? Even eating can be tough sometimes.

Something to think about :

And vie with one another for forgiveness from your Lord and for a garden as wide as the heavens and the earth, prepared for the Muttaqin - those who spend (of that which Allah has given them) in times of ease and of hardship, those who control their wrath and are forgiving toward the people. And Allah loves the Muhsinin. (Al-Imran 3 :133-134)