CEC Registration

I've registered my little darling for her first school experience. It was a kindergarten with every subject covered in the syllabus. Below are the details...

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One-time Fees:
Registration Fee = RM 100 (Waived because I went there on open day)
School Fee (Jan 2009) = RM250
Advance Fee (Nov 2009) = RM250
Insurance = RM10
Deposit 2 months for transportation = RM100

Twice-yearly Fees:
Supplementary Fees: Library, snacks, stationery, art & craft materials, concert costumes, field trip, class photos = RM250
Books/Material Fees: Text books, workbooks, stickers, exercise books, progress report book, learning equipment - RM220

Miscellaneous Fees:
CEC R.E.A.L. Readers - a set of 8 books per level (per semester or according to student's speed of learning)= RM64
Uniform (2 suits) = RM70
Sportswear (T-shirt & shorts) RM25

TOTAL before starting her January classes, which I just paid last week = RM 1,239
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Other details are as follows:

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Subjects in the package of RM250 (English Medium):
Malay, English, Maths, Computer, Agama, Mandarin, Swimming, Arts, Music, Reading.
*I think there are more, can't recall right now. I will update on this once I get her timetable.

Monthly school fees: RM250 (without extra mandarin 1/2hour after 12.:30)
* I will start extra Mandarin in year 2010 when she's going to 5 years.

Monthly transportation: RM50 (to and fro nursery)

After school, transit back to her current nursery: RM150 per month

TOTAL per month I have to pay = RM450 (provided I pick her up on time at 6:30pm every day)

Schooling Hours: 8:30am-12:30am

Fasha's guardian in case of emergency: Dr Yusniza Yusoff of GHKL
Fasha's physician in case of emergency: Dr Hardeep Singh of Mediviron Sunway Mas

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Fasha will receive her free school bag when we visit her kiddie around next few weeks, after the timetable is ready. She likes the place already, and I sure hope she can learn well and speak English better.

Piano lesson next at age 6+, have to save up first... and get a piano! Sigh...,
- MommieSha
28 Nov 2008

I asked her, she asked me back...

This morning, I thought I could make it to the car by 7am. Tried my best, and yes, I could make it.

But imagine a mommie running to and fro and to and fro so fast, faster than a speeding bicycle like an animated cartoon; and the kiddie moving in such a slow motion pace, as if time freezed if not buffered.

Carried my laptop backpack, my kid's nursery bag, house-key, car-key, my mobile phone (I had to SMS Fariza in the lift, that I was starting to pick her up, driving her to office for 3 weeks now), and since I'm wearing baju kurung today, my mouth would be more efficient than my hands (can't carry my kid, so I had to keep on babble at her "Quick! Quick! Quick!!!" and so on to keep her moving). I think I sound like my Mom already huu huu...

At the car, I handed over my mug of coffee to Fasha, asked her to put it in the mug-holder near the gear..., since I was busy sorting things at the backseat and I was to hold so many items (because baju kurung has no pocket, duh...). Fasha was at that time holding her milk bottle.

"Fasha, tolong Mommie letak kopi kat depan jap. Thank you..."

When I came to the front seat, she handed over her milk bottle and asked me to hold, so that she could put my coffee mug for me! "Mommie, nah pegang..."

"Amboiiiihhh...! Orang suruh dia, dia surug orang balik, no? Sabo je la!" I babbled at her. Sigh!

Baby with milk bottle, Mommie with coffee mug, some things never changed... ;-)
- MommieSha
28 Nov 2008

Fasha's Weekend with Mommie

Photos of Fasha spending time tagging along Mommie to every spot - Sunday morning woke up at IbuAdam's house after an overnight there, then to the dentist in Rawang, afternoon to One Utama having lunch with AuntieZie.

Fasha woke up at IbuAdam's house, and her interest was straight away on the Disney books.

Fasha and Adam - age difference 1 week, Fasha is younger but Adam is shorter and chubbier. Sorry about the blur photo, they just can't keep quiet, and Mommie's eyes were still blur after waking up.

Bored to death, my dear little angel... waiting for Mommie's dentist to sort out Mommie's case.

"Dah habis ke, Mommie?" She's very chatty and 'kecoh' this time round during the visit to the dentist. And this was her final pose before we left the clinic.

Met up with AuntieZie for lunch at One Utama. We were are Pandan Leaf and all she could hear is Mommie's voice yappity yap yap yap... and she also started yappity yap yap yap all by herself, and once in a while giving a loud shout for no reason.

Bored to death part 2 - posing from the other booth in Pandan Leaf Restaurant, right before we left the place.

There will be more weekends like this, so don't be bored just yet!

- MommieSha

24 Nov 2008

Fasha in Action at Paddington's Pancake in the Curve

Can't sit quietly for a decent pose.

Wanna wear like Mommie, she just took the cap and wear!

"Chatterbox! Mommie wanna take your photo also you can't keep quiet."

"Merenung masa hadapan..."

"How did Mommie twist the Paddington flag just now, ar?"

Pretending that she wasn't peeping to see the baby behind the seat.

This is the only photo with Mommie (out of 4) that doesn't "shake"... Even that, she wasn't looking at the cam! Sigh!

Fasha feeling tired, after spending the whole afternoon listening to 2 aunties chatting non-stop (MommieSha and AuntiePinky).

Registering Fasha for kiddie very soon,

- MommieSha

20 Nov 2008

Fasha's New Haircut

I picked up Fasha yesterday afternoon from her AbbuMama, and this is how she looks... Check out her new hair:

Mommie's daughter looks like a big girl with this modern look! Aaaaaahhhh... heart melting already.

She even looks cuter when she's sulking, in this hairstyle! Aaaahhh... heart melting again...

See? See? So photogenic, hor? Hehehe... Aaaaahhhh... heart melting part three. B-)

Wanted to get the same haircut, but tot has the cut first, haiyyaa...,
- MommieSha
10 Nov 2008

Fasha's Happy Face

Here are some of Fasha's latest photos, taken at the playground in our apartment.

Sliding down the tunnel slider... Such a happy smile, knowing Mommie was there waiting at the end of the tunnel.

Another happy thought, laughing not because of mere joy, but because Mommie was on the other side playing/bouncing the see-saw as well. :-S

Beautiful girl... (That's all I can think of seeing this picture.)

Waiting patiently in the queue at the counter, after a good lunch at Raju's Banana Leaf, with Mommie and AuntieZie. Fasha was so 'kepoh-chi' that she kept peeping left and right, wondering if the counter lady notice her or not (so that she could get a candy). "Why is the queue so slow?" she might be thinking.

Growing up 'beautiful' years with Fasha...,

- MommieSha

07 Nov 2008

"Pot pet pot pet...," Chatterbox she is!

When I picked her up from the nursery yesterday, the teacher exclaimed, "Fasha dengan geng dia 3 orang tu, tak berenti mulut bersembang! Bila cikgu tanya siapa yang cakap banyak sangat tu, masing-masing dok tuduh sesama sendiri - Dia ni, cikgu! Dia ni, cikgu! Amboi..."

It seems that what I claimed in my previous blog was not a lie. It's true that Fasha becomes very 'chatty' after the previous fever. "Hari tu demam, senyaaaaaap jer. Sekarang, huh! Cakap banyak!" said the teacher again.

Hhmm... I guess she has my genes after all - chatterbox! Hehehe...

Chattery me,
- MommieSha
06 Nov 2008

After the overnight fever

Fasha had a high temperature last 2 nights. It started off with her losing appetite after the afternoon nap, followed by her crankiness to remain naked the whole night...! Sigh...

She did not want to be cover with blanket, she requested the fan to be faster (I had to cheat her by focusing the fan to a higher level), and demanded Mommie to hug her overnight. Hhmm... Body warmth was the only remedy for this case.

Today, after a day of medicine, and having her appetite slightly improved after medicine, Fasha woke up in the morning with such a chatty mode...

She is chatty, yes... but never starts chatty from the time she opens her eyes! This is a drastic change I found on her, after this round of fever.

She becomes very chatty, commenting so much, talking so much on everything, and every time she opens her mouth would bring a different topic or idea. Hhmm...

Fasha also becomes 'slightly' matured. She straight away (and quietly) walked out from her room - no more crankiness of "Mami! Nak shushu!" and crying for milk with her 'jumping bum' - and sat quietly on the couch, waiting patiently for Mommie to switch on TV for her. Hhmm...

That's a relief! At least I will have a better, peaceful mornings from now onwards... Yes!!

Good to see kiddo grows up fast, but sending her to school is still a scratch on the pocket :-S,
- MommieSha
04 Nov 2008

Fasha's Third Birthday

Just realised that I haven't uploaded Fasha's 3rd birthday photos and videos.

As how we spent her previous birthdays, we dragged our "main sponsor" (AbbuMama, Fasha's godfather) for a good birthday dinner. So here, finally, I'm disclosing AbbuMama's photo...

Fasha with her beloved AbbuMama, at Italiannies, The Curve. Thanks for the dinner, Abbumama! And thanks for blowing the balloon too! (The balloon is an item from the goodie bag MommieSha provided for every kid in the nursery, in conjuction of Fasha's birthday.)

Click on the video to view Fasha's playful act.

Fasha's playful act - part 2.

A tired looking birthday girl, after all the joy she had playing balloon at The Curve.

Fasha's with her first birthday gift from Mommie - lego. She liked playing with it so much during Raya at TokUmmi's, so I bought her one full bag of lego.

Fasha with her second birthday gift from AbbuMama - (magnetic) doodler with Disney storybook, with guides on how to draw Disney characters. Look at the way she posed and positioned herself in the moving car while playing with the doodler.

Fasha's with another gift, something like a lego too but with odd shape of 'triangular-cylinders' (not quite sure how to explain). This gift was from MommieSha's colleague. Thanks AuntieLiana and AuntieHazrina!

This year, Fasha received most gifts (so far). Other gifts include a running-around MickeyMouse-in-a-car toy from AuntieKasthuri (Mommie's colleague) and her 3 kids, and a Spongebob bolster from 2 of her daycare teachers (which she hugs every night to sleep). Thank you all for the wonderful gifts!

Thankful for the blessed birthday of my kiddo's,
- MommieSha
03 Nov 2008

Cross Language

Fasha loves colouring, and she understands the words for different colours - sometimes in English, sometimes in Malay.

She lost her pencil colours (it must've been in the car, again) so I had to take out the 'secret crayon' I've been hiding from her since she was a baby...

The crayon consists of 6 colours. I was a bit doubtful before this to let her use crayons, due to the stickiness of the material once it got smudged on the couch, wall, or other places. So I kept on reminding her to be careful with the crayons, and not to smudge on the couch as how she did with the colour pencils.

I opened the crayon box for her, counted the number of colours available (easier for me to know if we lose any of them later), and let her used the crayons.

The first colour she took out to use was black. I commented, "Asyik-asyik hitam. Naper suker sangat colour hitam ni?"

I thought she was going to rebut on her choice of colour. Instead, she said, "Black la, Mommie! Black!"

Oh dear! Of all the argument she picked along the sentence was the colour terminology in English??!! Hhmm... :-S

Need to send her to school very soon!
- MommieSha
02 Nov 2008

3-year-old New Skills

Haven't been updating on my baby's new development skills for quite some time now. I only have one to update now, anyway. Time is not permitting me to blog too much nowadays.

Fasha can now button up and unbutton her own clothes...

She came near to me yesterday saying, "Mommie, Fasha butang!" She reached for my unbuttoned T-shirt, and started to show off her new skill. I was slightly surprised that she could manage to button my T-shirt..., at a short time. She could also unbutton my T-shirt.

In the evening, after her last bath of the day (Oh ya! I allowed her to take her own bath starting yesterday, and she's not pampered to make me bathe her anymore), she asked me to unbutton her pajama, so that she could practice buttoning up herself. Hhmm...

Another skill I noticed on Fasha is singing songs following the lyrics - and it's not just English songs, but also Japanese song (Ultraman songs la, what else!) and Malay.

Fasha could also learn a new 'lego-type' toy within a day. Of course, Mommie had to demonstrate to her first on how to play the game. I built a 'cicak' (lizard) with the toy, since she likes 'cicak' cartoon in Kampung Boy so much (of course, she's very afraid of the real lizard, even if she could only hear the 'chak chak chak!').

While disassembling the 'cicak' I made, she learnt to modify it and it became a long 'cicak' (she still thought that it looked like a lizard, after the modification).

Those are the three skills I found out from my three-year-old, starting on her birthday. Oh, did I tell you that she's very chatty now, and not very afraid of new faces (Mommie's friends only, of course)?

Oh! Oh! Another skill, I just remembered! Yesterday, Fasha showed off to me that she can play her little piano with multiple fingers (not only using one finger to play)!! So she could play faster on few notes and she shouted to call me from the living room when I was in the kitchen, just to demonstrate that! Hehehe... my little girl, is just like Mommie... mmmuuuaaahhhh!!!

Hhmm... I ended up updaing 4 to 5 skills in this blog, eh? :-S

Observing for more skills...,
- MommieSha
20 Oct 2008

Fasha's Video - 5th Raya day at Shah Alam

We finally wore TokMama's tailored baju raya, but Fasha insisted of wearing long pants underneath the skirt, with a reason that she's "malu" exposing her legs. Hhmm..., so small can already 'justify' why she needs something more than what's given. :-S

Mommie-rock Kiddo-alim,
- MommieSha
10 Oct 2008

Gambar Raya...

Here are some photos taken during 2008 Aidil Fitri, in Rawang, Selangor (TokUmi's house).

"TokUmi asked me to sit, so I sat... She said there's a 'Tom Tom Bak' going on here, but I don't see any UncleAznil, I'm so lost! What is going on??" Early Raya morning spellbound kiddo!

Fasha's second counsins, from left: Izzie, Chinna, Mimi, Danish.

Fasha and Mommie, both in orange.

Fasha and her long thought - still blur, trying to understand what's going on...

She posed for this photo, but she looked so sleepy. Hhmm...

Mommie's favourite photo of Fasha's ponytail. Fasha in orange, with orange wall background. ;-)

Second day of Hari Raya, and she still wants to wear the unwashed tudung... but she's wearing a short-sleeved and skirt underneath! Err...?

Third day of Raya, and Fasha learnt something new from Mommie - in order to meet the unexpected, we should bring 2 bags and 2 pairs of shoes! Yeah, right! :-S

"Tak nak la gambar...!!" Fasha suddenly felt embarassed for carrying so many things like kiasu kiddo. Hahaha!! Mommie just wanna bring you to office for a while, honey... No need to be so kiasu lah.

Had quite some relaxing time in between Fasha's Raya crankiness,
- MommieSha
10 Oct 2008

Photos taken before the Raya 2008 week

Fasha at her "poo-poo spot". Sshhh... she's "concentrating"..., while watching TV.

Break of fast with AuntieYuyu at Tony Roma's. Fasha enjoying the colouring activity while waiting for AuntieYuyu, who was stuck in the traffic jam.

Mommie did this when she was 6, so can't scold too much her for doing the same. Fasha was feeding herself lunch on the couch in such pose, while watching TV.

Fasha having porridge for brunch with AbbuMama. (Mommie too tired to cook, already in Raya-no-mood.)

Mommie bought her the tudung a few minutes ago, and she already wearing it until 2nd Hari Raya, without washing it (3 days in a row). Sigh...! I heard of "bantal busyuk", but I never heard of "tudung busyuk" before. :-S Luckily she removed it when she slept at night!

More Raya photos coming soon,
- MommieSha
06 Oct 2008

Laughter, the Best Medicine

A short story from our side...

Yesterday, once we passed through the guard upon entering our apartment area, I saw a white cat passing by in front of our car. I told Fasha, "Fasha! Kucing putih!"

Fasha glanced up to look at the cat and said, "Mommie! Kucing putih!" I agreed with her, and she continued, "Putih, macam nasi!"

I was stunned! What?? White like rice?? HAHAHAHAHA!!! I laughed so heavily the whole way back to the house...

Laughter the best medicine, thanks to the little doctor in da house...,
- MommieSha
19 Sep 2008

Big Girl already...

Here are some of Fasha's latest photos. Have fun viewing!

Ultraman Fasha on the phone...

She posed for this capture, enjoying Mini Connetto.

She looks like a big girl with the skirt and ponytail. Even the way she eats, so cautiously not to spill the crumbs... and well balanced, too!

It's McDonald's-in-the-car time! She's enjoying the sauce... HAH!?? THE SAUCE??!! Err...

Such a ladylike..., ensuring all smudges are cleaned every time after a feed.

After fighting over channels with Mommie, after so much of crankiness and kicking and bully, after crying for milk and demand attention, after Mommie went sulking to the kitchen to prepare dinner instead... She was so quiet, and I went to peep. It took only 5 minutes after I left her and she's already slept off 'among the cushions'. "Yes!! Mommie wins!! Mommie gets to watch Animax!! Yehh!!" Ops! Yup, MommieSha fought with BabyShasha for cartoon channels (she wanted Ceria, I wanted Animax), hehehe...

Imagine life without my tot, soooooo quiet ler :-S,
- MommieSha
11 Sep 2008

Fasha's favourite pic

Fasha's teacher took this photo on TokMama's birthday, 12th August 2008. She likes this photo so much, and always asks for it and ensures that it's always in her nursery bag. She doesn't want Mommie to keep the photo, it seems, huu huu... :-(

Such innocent face...,
- MommieSha
11 Sep 2008

"Tak payah la Mami..."

I have a habit of kissing my kid every time I could. Well, actually I have the habit of 'asking for kissy' from my kid every time I could.

When Fasha asks me to get up from bed, I would ask for a hug and a kiss before I fulfill her wish. When we head towards the car or returned from "shopping"/"jalan-jalan", I would ask Fasha to kiss me too as a reward for bringing her out. Sometimes, she asks me to bow down or turn my cheek towards her so that she can kiss me (probably because she's thankful that I bring her out of the house too). She would say, "Nak kiss!" and I would never say no to that.

This morning, after a hurry burry case of getting ourselves ready to get out of the house, I felt like kissing her once we were save in the slow-moving lift. I bent down and kissed her face, and to my surprise she said, "Tak payah la, Mami..." in such a sweet voice.

"Tak payah?? Ohhh... big girl la kononnya, ek? Tak padan ngan pakai pampers, nak berlagak big girl tak nak kissy, ek? Mana boleh!" I purposely babble at her. "Selagi Fasha pakai papu/pampers, selagi tu kena kissy!"

"Tak nak laa...," she replied.

Anyway, she can't run away from my kisses... because once we reach the daycare, like it or not, she has to let me kiss her on the left cheek, right cheek and forehead, after salam (shake hand)... in front of all her friends who would be watching! Hahaha...!!!

I think my kid grows up too fast,
- MommieSha
27 Aug 2008

S for Grapes?

I taught Fasha the trick to identify the alphabets and match them with the right picture, for her block game. It also helps me in a way that when she matches the blocks, it would fit in the container and making it easy to be stored away. No more mess!

After many days of understanding the matching tips, Fasha could enjoy playing with the blocks. So she knows that the first letter shown in the picture is the alphabet to look for to match. She also learns to speak out the words and letters.


So there goes... E for Elephant, A for Apply, F for Fish, O for Orange, and so on... Until last few days, she started arguing with me when her blocks didn't fit! You know why?

Fasha argued that "s" in "Grapes" is the same as the block stating "S" alphabet! ... Oh dear! Insead of reading the first letter, she read the last letter, and thus the blocks couldn't fit in. (Refer to the pic for better understanding.)


"Mami, tak boleh...., " she whined. "Ni sama dengan ni..., tapi tak boleh...," she argued. It took me a few times to explain and convince her to read only the first letter, at the same time indicating to her that she's not wrong for saying the last letter is "S".


So that was phase one of learning the letter blocks.


Phase two was when she argued that the apple picture is orange. So I took the block with orange picture and showed her the comparison - orange is much more rounder than apple, so it's different.


Phase three is more interesting...


Two days down the road, she started her debate again. "Mami, ni sama!" She showed letter "I" and letter "J" indicating that they are the same. So I said, "Ha ah! Sama! Tapi J ada ekor, I tak ada ekor."

The next day when playing the blocks, she showed to me the "Y" and the "V", saying that they are the same. I told her that "Lain la. Y ada ekor, V tak ada ekor. Kepala saja yang sama..."

The case went on and on about such arguments, day by day. She really learns a lot from the blocks. Good!

I also taught her and guided her on writing simple alphabets, such as Y, I and S. She wanted me to write for her, like how she bullied me to copy draw for her ALL the pictures on the block onto paper! Yes, ALL! I had to draw apple, orange, pencil, balloon, and even elephant, zebra, tree, duck, hen, yacht! Argh! Luckily, I'm an artist (wahahaha!!).


So I also taught her to draw an egg (oval shape). So she drew an egg on her own (refer to picture below).

Then she went beyond the egg... she drew a van. Huh? Van? Yes..., van... the 2 circles of the van's tyres! HAHAHA!!! So cute! :-*

Mommie learning new perspectives of alphabets too!
- MommieSha
25 Aug 2008