MARK ME PLEASE! says my students' question paper...

I have been dragging myself to mark my English paper since this afternoon. Not that I don't want to .. but I can't seem to focus. When you are distracted by some things, it's just hard. Actually, I haven't finished my grammar notes that I planned to give to my students on Friday. The more notes that I typed, the more notes that I have to add.. The grammar topics seem endless.

I have to mark 7 Questions for the paper and since after zohor.. now it's 11.15pm. 1 class.. I only managed to mark 1 essay. [sigh]. Marking is part of teaching.. it's just too time consuming especially when it comes to essay. You can do impression marking and finish in a flash.. but if you plan to do remedial exercises for the students, you really have to sit and analyse. That's what I planned to do.. if I'm not distracted by my grammar notes.

Last Thursday, I broke down, typing them. It's not that anyone forced me to do it.. I'm battling my own dateline. I could have prioritized my marking which is more important at the moment if the school wants it there and then, but then, my grammar notes is as important as the marks as they need it to study..

Bottom line is.. I like doing things that I love doing.. instead of working on my priority, I tend to stick to doing what I like more.. which normally gets me into trouble hehe.. 

I think.. as much as I wanna type more.. I really have to stop blogging and do the inevitable.. MARKING.. and as soon as I do that.. my 10% grammar notes will be completed.. Just pray that I won't get distracted by something else when I'm typing my grammar notes hehe..

MARK ME PLEASE! says my students' question paper...

Whatsapp Sokmo Sampai Lupa Diri

Risau sejak pakai Whatsapp.. Facebook pun cukup melalaikan. Whatsapp lagilah sebab kita dok sibuk catch up dengan kawan lah, sedara maralah.. Kalau takat 1-2 group tu takpelah jugak.. ni homahaiii macam2 group ada.

Sebelum ni takdelah tangan tu dok pegang handphone je.. Sekarang dah nak  makan pun, sementara anak-anak menghidang, tangan tu laju lagi.

Kenapa ek? Seolah-olah kita lebih nampak orang yang bukan di depan mata. Rasa kena buat ground rules untuk diri sendiri. Sesuai dengan tema hijrah tahun ni (rahsia).

So, insyaallah dengan azam baru, cek nak setkan masa YANG WHATSAPP-FREE..

1. waktu makan
2. antara maghrib dan isyak
3. waktu dgn anak2
4. family outing

okaylah.. rasa cuba waktu2 tu dulu.. lepas tu baru check balik mana yg sesuai utk ber whatsapp. chow bebeh

Whatsapp Sokmo Sampai Lupa Diri

Trapped!

Have you ever felt trapped? 

Sometimes you wanna express yourself but you can't because you're scared people will be offended.

Sometimes you have your own opinion, but you have to give in because yours is different from the rest.

Sometimes you wanna be positive but negative people around you will make you feel trapped in their negativity.

Sometimes you have your own plan, but your plan has to be changed to follow other people's plans.

Sometimes you have your own feelings but you have to put them aside because you don't wanna hurt other people's feelings.

Sometimes you have your own choice but most of the time, you have no choice which leaves you feel trapped.

No matter how trapped you feel, just remember, it's no trap at all.. Just believe that everything happens for a reason and the Creator is behind all these.. Maybe we just don't have to understand, we just believe that He knows you more than you know yourself..
 

Trapped!

Cara Makan Bila Anak Ramai

Bila anak ramai ni makan memang meriah. Berselera bila makan ramai-ramai. Masak apa pun habis. 

Cara masak anak ramai ni memangla kreatif. Kalau tak kreatif boleh mati akal dibuatnya. Roti memang ada spare dalam peti ais. Bahan emergency pun kena ada. Spaghetti, pasta, macaroni, beehon, baked bean tu kira makanan emergency la. Telur sudah tentu beli by the crate.

Kadang-kadang bila dah habis selera, mulalah stir fry apa-apa. Paling tak selera dan malas nak masak, baru makan maggie. Kalau ikutkan  budak.. memangla maggie tu sedap sangat.
Tapi yang paling best, bila barang dapur dah habis, mulalah kreativiti bercambah-cambah. Jadilah resepi cucur celery, sup timun, keledek masak kicap, mangga cicah sambal dengan nasi panas dan macam-macam lah..

Apa yang paling best bila lefyover pun bokeh tukar jadi masakan lain as main dish. Anak ramai ni selalunya anak memang tak pandai komplen la bila makan. Bedal je..

Cara Makan Bila Anak Ramai

Signs of a Good Friend..

I just came back from a friend's party. We only see each other once a year or once a two year. Most of the time I contact her when consulting her during my worst time. And she never judge no matter how terrible it sounds. We never really WA nor would we 'like' each other's post all the time at Facebook. When we meet, I normally end up with wheezing in my chest. Too much laughter somehow trigger my allergy.. Nothing serious if it happens once a year.. hehe

Anyway.. I always think of her and everytime I think of her my heart just beamed and it's like a big warm light filling my heart and I know she feels the same too..

Friendship like this is hard to explain.. but what I know is.. she's a gift from Allah.. I have a few friends like her.. Well.. the obvious sign is you don't have to see each other often.. don't have to contact each other often but somehow.. deep in your heart.. you feel blessed just thinking of them.. alhamdulillah..

May Allah grant these kind of friendship barokah and sincerity till jannah.. amiin..

Signs of a Good Friend..

Tuisyen Anak Sendiri. Boleh ke?

Ada jugaklah, yang bila tahu kita bekas cikgu atau bila attend kelas baking atau English camp yang kita organise, terus mintak buatkan tuisyen untuk anak-anak depa. Ramai jugak jiran yang minta buatkan tuisyen. Saya tolak mentah-mentah. Pernah juga cuba tapi tahan sebulan je. Letih melayan karenah parents sebenarnya kalau nak buat tuisyen. Mestilah parents nak tengok result selepas hantar tuisyen walaupun seminggu. Cikgu kalau terrer macam mana sekali pun.. tak kan boleh nampak result exam naik mendadak dalam masa sebulan.

Alasan (sebab sebenarnya.. bukan alasan) paling popular yang selalu saya bagi ialah takut anak-anak kecil hati. Saya jarang mengajar anak walaupun saya (bekas) guru. Selalunya masa saya mengajar ialah setelah mendapat result exam. Dengar tu! SELEPAS EXAM! terutama sekali bila dapat result teruk. Teruk kan? Tak teruk langsung (sebenarnya)!!!!

Sebenarnya saya memang cengkelat bab ajar anak. Macam orang lain jugak, saya lebih suka anak-anak belajar di sekolah. Cuma saya tak suka hantar anak-anak tuisyen. Alasan saya memang sangat bodoh. Saya kesian kat anak-anak. Kesian kalau anak-anak jadi kelam kabut dan saya lebih suka anak-anak sibuk main pada waktu ini dari sibuk belajar.

Anak-anak saya memang bukan straight A's student. Saya memang bukan super parent. But then again, walaupun ramai yang beranggapan A itu lebih mungkin dapat menjamin masa depan, kami (saya dan suami) tidak merasakan begitu. Bukan defensive sebab anak-anak tak dapat semua A tapi kami rasa ada lebih banyak benda yang lebih penting dari A. Nak tahu apa dan bagaimana kami mula memikirkan apa selain dari bilangan A? Tunggu entrynya nanti. Tungguuuuuu

Tuisyen Anak Sendiri. Boleh ke?

Highlighting Glary Mistakes of 2013 instead of New Resolution!

Note: This was written the 1st day but finished on the 6th March 2014. What a good sign hehe

1st day in 2014! When I look back, a lot of things happened in 2013. 
I think, instead of writing resolutions of the new year, I wanna look back to find out what went terribly wrong as well as my regrets so that I won't do it again this year!

Here are my biggest regrets and some of the reasons. Some things are better left unsaid. 

1) Reducing costs but not increasing income at the same time. 
I think when you're doing budget, it's better increasing income plus reducing costs.

2) Spending too much time on the computer; Facebook specifically.
My office is facebook actually, my virtual bakery is mainly available on facebook but then, I easily got distracted with status updates. So, I have to stop scrolling up and down again and again.

3) Not having a proper schedule for cleaning up my house

4) Too lazy to clean up my mess

5) Creating another mess before cleaning up the mess [sigh]

6) Not solving my photos storage problem and leaving them unorganized

7) Clinging on to some photos in my phone that it eats up my memory


and many more..
insyaallah will update in another entry.

Highlighting Glary Mistakes of 2013 instead of New Resolution!

Jus Detox untuk Gout.

Ha! Hari tu dah janji kan, nak share cerita sayur. Pakai handphone susah sikit nak upload gambar.. bukan susah, mak yang tak reti hehehe.. kena explore lagi. 

Anyway, bila suami check, dah lebih setahun tak check gout attack, sekali check rupanya dah exceed dari normal range. Jadi kita buat remedi untuk detox. Sementara suami tunggu di klinik, kita pun membeli belahlah beli sayur. Perrgh! Tengok resit ni sayur saja dah 17 hengget! Takpe, mak redho, bukan senang orang lelaki nak minum jus-jus sayur ni kannn.. 17 hengget pun bukan untuk sekali minum.. dapat berjag jag sambil buat snacking lagi... berbaloi baloi!

 

 Resepinya:

1 TIMUN
1 LIMAU NIPIS
1/2 CAPSICUM
2 CELERY
1/4 PERIA

bubuhla gula sikit.. kejam sangat kot.. letak peria tak letak gula! (huruf kecil tak la rasa bersalah sangat hahahaha)
 

Masuk je dalam juicer. Nak masuk blender pun boleh tapi mak tak sanggup. Bau dia perghhhh!! Rasa yang bau paling kuat tu capsicum kot.. Silalah letak dalam tupperware yang asli ya. Kami dok simpan dalam jug.. Bukak chiller je.. bau semerbak! Hahahaha.. nanti jual carrot cake perisa peria pulak.. haru tu!

My verdict:

Rasa : Not bad (seriously) sedap jugaklah! 

Kesan : Boleh rasa bila buang air tu bau dia lain macam tak macam biasa

What my doctor said : Pegaga lebih cepat turunkan uric acid.

Komen : Bila ku gugel gugel, timun boleh kurangkan keradangan, sebab itulah selalunya bila suami kena attack gout, kami buat jus timun + limau nipis, insyaallah kurang sikit bengkak.. rupanya cucumber tu boleh kurangkan keradangan. (Baca sini http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=42)

Kalau minum jus timun + limau nipis ni, pergghh.. memang asyik cepat nak ke bilik air. Ini pengalaman sendiri. Rasa macam tak sempat dah. Dah la orang gout nak bergerak bilik air tu mak aii, siksanya. Bila nak buang air, lupa sekejap kaki tu sakit hahaha..
 

Cuba taww.. Bagus lah detox2 ni.. Muaks!

Jus Detox untuk Gout.

Of Superman and Supermom.

I've unnececessarily super sensative and super negative lately. Orang tak kacau pun. Kadang-kadang orang niat nak menolong but somehow sometimes it makes you feel like a bad mom.

In my other negative words, some mommies thought that they are sooo perfect that whatever comes out from their mouth makes you feel imperfect in so many ways..

I bend the rules with my kids to get them do things in the house, I give instant noodles, I scrutinise the way they cook giving them details that they got sick of it, I use lollipop as reward, I give breakfast and lunch combined at one go. Breakfast means digging in the fridge for bread (yes, we keep bread in the fridge) and eat it with whatever available while I still sleep. During meals, I normally eat while they help little brothers to eat and they clean up everything while I drink nescafe with dear hubby.

The bottom line is I have a looong list of things that makes me a monster mom. I know how monstrous I can be but I just hate it when people make me feel that I'm one by making certain remarks, give details on how perfect they are as moms. Maybe they are too busy collecting details to inspire other moms but the truth they do not realize how demoralizing they can be.

I vote that we should let MOMs be perfect in their kids eyes. Every mom is perfect in their own way... Try not to judge because like other monstrous moms out there.. there are also other goods things that we do that our kids idolize us soo much. We just don't shout and tell the rest of the world. PeAcE!

Of Superman and Supermom.

Barang Naik Harga, Hidup Lebih Selesa!

Dah reda dah cerita barang naik. Kalau tak tak habis-habis maki sana, maki sini. Nak komen pun tak berani hahaha.. Anyway.. harga barang naik memang tetap naik. Bayangkan, kedai kami selalu beli barang dapur pun mengeluh, apatah lagi bila dapat sayur naik, dia pun terpaksa naik harga juga.

Our lifestyle changes tremendously. Menu dah kena plan dah sekarang ni. Tak boleh nak main terjah kedai beli ikut suka hati. Portion dah kena kecilkan. Kalau dulu makan 3 kali, sekarang dah jadi 6 kali hehe.. ada snack in between.. Snack pun sesayur hahaha.. Biskut dah kena catu.. Letak bekas kecik dan letak stok di tempat tersorok hahaha..

Masak food based on what's available. Ayam sekarang potong tomyam, separuh ayam boleh dapat 3 meal.  Alhamdulillah, anak-anak sangat positif dengan perubahan baru. Snack pun jenis yang berserat tinggi macam celery, carrots, oats. Leftovers, as always, never goes to waste.

Kaylah.. nanti aii share lagi ya! Tiba2 je terberenti hehhhe

Barang Naik Harga, Hidup Lebih Selesa!

Ya Allah, Jaga Hatiku Ya Allah..

Allah mampu bolak balikkan hati kita dan memang hati kita sentiasa berbolak balik. Cuma tinggal lagi, takut nyawa kita Allah tarik semasa hati kita berubah. Na'uzubillah.

Kita tak akan lari dari diuji. Hati kita memang selalu diuji. Kalau kaya.. tentunya itu satu ujian. Kalau tak berapa nak ada pun kira diuji juga. Adakalanya hati berkata2 bila kita nampak org ada apa yang kita tak ada. Bila kita ada sesuatu, kita nampak pula apa yang ada lebih sikit dari kita. Bila kita tengok orang yang kurang dari kita, patutnya kita syukur dengan apa yang ada tapi diuji pulak dengan rasa ujub dan riak.

Pendek kata, hati itu susah. Manusia sangat mudah alpa. Syaitan tidak pernah akan putus asa mencuba menggoda. Sekarang ni memang selalu tengok cerita Charmed di HyppTv. Memang character2 demon tu sememangnya benar. Mereka akan dimarahi dan dihukum jika gagal sesuatu misi menggagalkan kebaikan. Bila misi mereka gagal, mereka takut dengan The Source (of.evil) dan kemudiannya The Source akan hantar demon lain dan menghukum demon yang gagal.

Depa tukaq shift. Kita je sorang2 kena lawan tapi selalunya lupa! hehehe

Ya Allah, bantu kami jaga hati kami, ya Allah. Biarlah hati kami dapat merasai kemanisan iman, ya Alllah. Jangan kau duga hati kami, ya Allah kerana penyakit hati itu perit, ya Allah. Penyakit hati membuat kita rasa perasaan yang penuh dengan keluh kesah ya Allah. Penyakit hati membuat kami tak nampak nikmatMu ya Allah. Amiin amiin ya robb.

Ya Allah, Jaga Hatiku Ya Allah..

So, you can build your reputation?

Well, as the title says.. you CAN build your reputation! After all it's all part of the plan. 

One thing I learnt by being part of numerous facebook groups is YES, YOU CAN BUILD YOUR REPUTATION. In fact, I guess I'd say, sometimes, people know your reputation more that you can know about your own.

I've been in many facebook groups and I left many of them as well. Not that I fought or anything but I just don't think I should be in groups without having anything to say. Sometimes I didn't know who added me and somehow I found myself having notifications about the group. 

Anyway, back to the topic, I do realize by now that reputation can be built. In fact, some choose to 'create' their reputation as experts in certain areas so they can build their reputation; which sometimes work for their businessES. I'm not saying that it isn't right, but different people have different ways of using facebook.

A word of advise though. If you create your facebook account just to do business, I'd strongly suggest that you create a page as well and create as many fans as you can. If you choose to be the 'expert' by commenting only comments relating to your business area, that is quite a strategy. The only thing is, mind your language, manners and just don't get offended if people unfriend you and bear in mind that you CAN be reported as spamming and be restricted from adding friends for a certain period of time. 

Note:
this is just a mere reflection while I unfriend some strangers whom I add because of the number of mutual friends (and it seems that that person is a total stranger) as well as some cyberfriends who I added because I met at networking sessions and found out that they spam as part of their marketing plan.

PeAce yaw!

So, you can build your reputation?

1 less.is.BAD! 2.is worse!

Sebenarnya malas nak komplen sebab sendiri yang hantar anak masuk hostel, kan? Jadinya kenapa nak komplen? Pelik pulak rasa sebab anak mcam dah berkurang 2.

Masa makin cepat berlalu.. Tak dapat bayangkan kalau anak dah keluar semua. Tinggal berdua je.. kalau tinggal berdua, kalau tinggal sorang? Mati terkedu agaknya.

Dalam rumah macam dah gila bayang. Cuma kali ni gila-gila bayang sebab nak adapt seorang lagi tak ada. Pendek kata apa saja aktiviti yang dilakukan bersama, apa saja makanan yang dimakan bersama, apa saja yang ditonton bersama, mana saja tempat yang pergi bersama, semuanya membuatkan ibu sesak nafas.

Kalau 2 tahun lepas, tak boleh nak masak.beberapa bulan, hampir setiap masakan mengalirkan air mata, tahun ni tekad untuk mencuba menu-menu baharu sebab tak sanggup nak masak makanan kegemaran mereka.

Insyaallah.. setiap kerinduan ada ganjarannya. Rindu itu satu petanda baik; tanda kami rapat sekeluarga walaupun selalunya dengan anak menyinga. Tak dapat bayangkan kalau anak pergi selama-lamanya..
I have to stop writing now.. It's too painful to continue.. Ibu rindu.. :(

1 less.is.BAD! 2.is worse!

10 Orang yang Wajar di'unfriend' di Facebook

Sejak akhir-akhir ni, macam dah macam meluat guna facebook. Apatah lagi bila negative vibes penuh kat otak. Mula la macam-macam rasa. Ini pun dah start hide and unfriend kawan-kawan yang tak berapa nak kawan. Fikir-fikir balik, kalau setakat nak add friend je, tapi tak bertegur sapa, tak reply our comment, ignore us completely macam kita tak wujud, buat apanya nak still friends. 

Dulu-dulu tak perasan. Tapi ada jugak yang jenis bila jumpa kat gathering tak pulak tegur atau beramah mesra tapi alih-alih macam dia tahu je perkembangan kita. Maknanya dia follow la kita kan tapi bila jumpa buat donno.. Macam mana boleh tahu, bila orang yang takde facebook kata dia tahu pasal kita dari sekian2..

Agak-agaknya ada kot yang add friend sebab nak sekodeng je kot. Pelik tapi benar.

Antara orang-orang yang patut kita unfriend:

1. orang yang status dia memaki tak habis-habis. Bukan takat kat wall, kat komen orang, kat wall orang pun dia siap maki hamun jugak. Memang ada tauuu.. Unfriend.

2. orang yang comment / respond pada orang lain but kita.. 
kalau sekali dua kali tu mestilah terlepas pandang, tapi kalau tiap kali kita invisible je.. maknanya tak sekufu la tu.. Unfriend..

3. Selfie banyak sangat.. Tiap hari kerjanya asyik selfie tak habis-habis. Memang takde status lain, selfie je. Daripada kita naik meluat dan mengumpat (dalam hati). Unfriend.

4. orang yang suka sentap.
Kadang-kadang kita tulis tu general je pun. Kita tulis sebab kita tengok drama ke, tengok surat khabar ke, refleksi sendiri ke, alih-alih dia melenting dan marah-marah macam kita perli dia. Toksah cari penyakit. Dia ketandusan kasih sayang tu. Unfriend.

5. Business account
akaun Facebook dia memang khas untuk meniaga. Dia akan tag sesuka hati, pm sesuka hati, add kita ke group yang tak tau pun ada kewujudannya. Kita accept request dia sebab ramai mutual friends, rupanya dengan friends friends kita pun dia add jugak. Unfriend.

6. Orang yang isterinya jenis cemburu
enough said. Unfriend.

7. Orang yang dia cakap je betul.
Orang lain punya pendapat semuanya salah. Status meroyan minta pendapat tapi semua pendapat kena tendang. Kadang-kadang, tak cukup kat wall sendiri, siap betulkan wall orang. Unfriend.

8. Orang yang suka perli
Perli.. perli.. perli.. tak habis-habis status perli.. Orang share hal kebajikan pun dia buat komen tak suka orang letak status bla bla bla. Orang share status suruh doa untuk orang syria, dia kata rimas letak violent punya status. Pendek kata, the nickname is MOCKING.. Yolah.. ekau sorang yo yang betol.. Unfriend. 

9. Orang yang sedih je memanjang
Statusnya berbungi gini..
Isnin : Sakit Kepala
Selasa : My life sucks.. kenapalah hidup aku gini
Rabu : :(
Khamis : Sakit hati orang buat macam ni tau. 
Jumaat : Panadol 2 biji.. dan ubat selsema
Sabtu : Orang lain semua jalan-jalan, aku je dok kat rumah
Ahad : Alaaa esok dah kerja..
UNFRIEND. 

10. Orang yang komplen je
Macam aku la ni sekarang masa buat entry ni. Unfriend. ;D

10 Orang yang Wajar di'unfriend' di Facebook