cat umah baru, renovation in progress :)

ada yg perasan tak..
arini ibu mmprivatekan blog ibu??

ekceli, something bad happen this morning..
where ibu ter'accidently' tersave new template without having any back up..

so, stgh hari ini, mmg ibu menyetelkan layout ibu..
dan dah alang2 nk mengecat.. cat la kaler lain ..
mcm burink jugak kan kaler sama je..

kenapa kombinasi kaler hijau?
ye la kan, biru aritu, sbb tema kaler raya..
sebabnya, something that is on the way ada kombinasi kaler2 blog ibu skang..

*wink*

sedih tau!

today last day on medication. xde fenin2 lagi dah. lega rasa!
thanks for all comments asking if i am expecting, but I am not at the moment. i found it quite hard for now if i do, as en.Z is PJJ and with lit'l big zarif that super-duper demanding, i'm not sure how could i handle the situation...
InsyaAllah, there is some other thing that is on the way that we have to settle first, and hopefully everything will went well.. ye la.. ye la.. i admit, i have my own target date to conceive.. :p.. pls pray for me ya! muahh
oh ya, title sedih. hehe. yes, sedih sbb esok en.Z keja.. wpun half day.. sedih jugak..

Happy Faces at Playground Contest!!

Salam pretty mummies
here we come.. 1st contest for 2010.
Happy Faces at Playground Contest!!
anjuran mama syafi
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Syarat-syarat penyertaan:
Mesti menjadi follower kepada Mama Syafi & Little World Gallery.
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Letakkan link Mama Syafi & Little World Gallery di dalam bloglist anda.
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Letakkan banner “Happy Faces at Playground Contest” Mama Syafi & Little World Gallery beserta link di side bar blog anda.
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Pastu, letakkan gambar kanak-kanak di playground. Pastikan hanya satu gambar sahaja yg dimasukkan.
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*scroll down pls*

Mention nama kanak-kanak, pertalian dgn kanak-kanak, umur dan tarikh lahir di bawah gambar.
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Sila tinggalkan link contest anda di bahagian comment. Link yg ditinggalkan di shoutbox tidak akan dilayan ok.
:: Will Do ::

:: Pesanan dari Mama Syafi ::
:: Gambar mestilah menunjukkan suasana di playground, sama ada di shopping complex, kat playground luar, atau permainan berbayar pun ok :: Permainan mesti yg stand still. So, basikal tak boleh ok :: Umur kanak-kanak yg layak ialah antara 1-4 tahun :: Kanak-kanak itu mestilah ada pertalian saudara tak kisah lah sama ada anak, anak sedara, adik atau cucu pun boleh (kalau ada la kan..). Anak jiran, anak kucing, anak tekak tu sume tak boleh ok :: Calon yg tak memenuhi syarat akan disqualified. So, sila pastikan semua syarat dipenuhi :: Tarikh akhir contest adalah pada tarikh birthday anak aku, Syafi yg ke-2 tahun iaitu 19/2/2010 pukul 10.10pm :: Pemenang akan dipilih berdasarkan gambar yg paling happy di playground :: Keputusan adalah muktamad. Sebarang komplen dan surat menyurat tidak akan dilayan ::
Moment of truth.. presenting..

a happy face


:: Ahmad Zarif Naufal :: Dearest Son :: 18 months + :: 4-July-08

p/s: budak besar ni mmg suka gelak camne..korang perasan tak.. hehehe

Pening

owh, dah 3 ari ibu fenin.
kinda mabuk-thingy.
kepala kembang2 mcm dah 5 mangkuk
*bluwek*
dah 3 ari jugak on medication;
mayb fenin sbb ubat.
smalam pulak EL
thank you to Mr.hubby
for taking me dinner Fish n chip smalam..
kat one6 kopitiam.
hmm.. demam2 makan fish n chip yer.. ??
selera org demam... camtu ler..
ngeh ngeh ngeh..
lunch dah.. ubat pun dah..
so im going for a nap jap..
zzzzz
p/s: -ve k! :p

I was a Georgian!!

as posted here


20 sekolah hebat
Oleh Johari Ibrahim




Kumpulan pertama Sekolah Berprestasi Tinggi diberi autonomi

PUTRAJAYA: Misi mengangkat sekolah negara ini ke taraf dunia bermula semalam dengan pemilihan kumpulan pertama 20 Sekolah Berprestasi Tinggi (SBT) yang menyaksikan pengetua dan guru besar diberi autonomi tambahan dalam pengurusan kurikulum, kewangan dan kakitangan.

Autonomi itu antara lain memberi kelonggaran memanjangkan waktu persekolahan, menamatkan tempoh persekolahan pelajar cemerlang setahun lebih awal, mengagihkan kewangan mengikut keperluan serta mengambil kakitangan berdasarkan pencapaian dan bukan kekananan.

Timbalan Perdana Menteri, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, berkata SBT dibimbing dan dipantau secara khusus menjamin berlaku lonjakan prestasi secara berterusan.


Muhyiddin yang juga Menteri Pelajaran, berkata penilaian SBT akan dibuat berdasarkan laporan tahunan petunjuk keberhasilan dan pemeriksaan sekolah mengikut Standard Kualiti Pendidikan Malaysia (SKPM) yang diubah suai.


Beliau bagaimanapun menjelaskan SBT bukan sekolah elit untuk sebilangan kecil pelajar, sebaliknya semua sekolah mempunyai peluang sama dan boleh bersaing ‘di padang sama rata’ bagi mendapat pengiktirafan itu.


“Tahun ini kita sasarkan 20 sekolah mengikut sub Bidang Keberhasilan Utama (NKRA) kementerian, manakala 30 pada tahun depan dan 50 lagi pada 2012,” katanya pada sidang media mengumumkan senarai kumpulan pertama SBT yang meliputi 14 sekolah menengah (SM) dan enam sekolah rendah.


SM yang terpilih termasuk empat sekolah harian, iaitu SM Kebangsaan (P) Sri Aman, Petaling Jaya; SMK Sultanah Asma, Alor Setar; SMK Aminuddin Baki, Kuala Lumpur dan SMK (P) St George, Pulau Pinang.


Muhyiddin berkata, 20 sekolah berkenaan dipilih daripada 10,000 sekolah di seluruh negara berdasarkan kriteria tertentu termasuk menunjukkan pencapaian cemerlang dalam akademik dan kokurikulum.


Mengenai nasib sekolah pedalaman, Muhyiddin berkata, mungkin mereka akan menghadapi cabaran kerana kemudahan yang belum setara dengan sekolah bandar, tetapi tetap boleh diiktiraf sebagai SBT jika memenuhi kriteria.


"Ini bukan usaha jangka pendek dan tak mungkin semua 10,000 sekolah naik ke tahap begitu, di mana dunia pun tidak begitu, tetapi tak kira bandar, luar bandar atau pedalaman, kalau prestasi bagus dia akan diiktiraf SBT manakala kemudahan di pedalaman kita akan terus perbaiki," katanya.


Sementara itu, Ketua Pengarah Pelajaran, Tan Sri Alimuddin Mohd Dom, berkata kementerian belum ada mekanisme khusus mengenai langkah autonomi SBT yang membenarkan tempoh persekolahan ditamatkan setahun lebih awal bagi murid cemerlang.


"Panduan kasarnya ialah kerajaan berasakan pelajar cemerlang dibenarkan menamatkan persekolahan setahun lebih awal, tetapi ia akan bergantung kepada cadangan pengetua dan guru besar,” katanya.


SEKOLAH TERPILIH SBT

Sekolah Berasrama Penuh:

  • Sekolah Tun Fatimah (Johor Bahru)
  • Sekolah Dato’ Abdul Razak (Seremban)
  • Kolej Melayu Kuala Kangsar
  • Sekolah Seri Puteri (Cyberjaya)
  • Sekolah Menengah Sultan Abdul Halim (Jitra)
  • Kolej Tunku Kurshiah (Seremban)
  • Kolej Islam Sultan Alam Shah (Klang)
  • Sekolah Menengah Sains (SMS) Tuanku Syed Putra (Perlis)
  • Sekolah Sultan Alam Shah (Putrajaya)
  • SMS Muzaffar Syah (Melaka)


Sekolah Menengah Harian:

  • Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) (P) Sri Aman (Petaling Jaya)
  • SMK Aminuddin Baki (Kuala Lumpur)
  • SMK Sultanah Asma (Alor Setar)
  • SMK (P) St George (Pulau Pinang)


Sekolah Rendah:

  • Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Seri Bintang Utara (KL)
  • SK Taman Tun Dr Ismail 1 (Kuala Lumpur)
  • SK Bukit Damansara (KL)
  • SK Zainab (2) (Kota Bharu)
  • SK Convent Kota (Taiping)
  • SK Bandar Baru Uda 2 (Johor Bahru)


Sekolah diberi autonomi:

  • Fleksibel dalam pengajaran dan pembelajaran serta silibus bagi subjek wajib dan elektif
  • Boleh menggunakan bahasa pengantar bahasa kebangsaan atau pelbagai bahasa lain.
  • Kelonggaran menetapkan waktu pengajaran minimum sesuatu mata pelajaran.
  • Memanjangkan waktu persekolahan.
  • Membenarkan tempoh persekolahan bagi pelajar cemerlang ditamatkan setahun lebih awal (seperti kelas lompat).
  • Fleksibiliti untuk mengagihkan kewangan mengikut keperluan.
  • Pengecualian daripada perolehan secara berpusat.
  • Bajet tambahan antara RM500,000 hingga RM1 juta setahun.
  • Mengambil staf berdasarkan prestasi pencapaian dan bukan kekananan.
  • Boleh menyediakan bayaran kerja lebih masa dan ganjaran berdasarkan prestasi kepada semua staf.
  • Boleh memindahkan staf jika prestasi kurang memuaskan.
  • Pengagihan fungsi berdasarkan akademik dan bukan akademik.


Kriteria pemilihan SBT :

  • Pencapaian akademik yang cemerlang.
  • Melahirkan personaliti unggul.
  • Merangkul anugerah kebangsaan dan antarabangsa.
  • Mewujudkan jalinan dengan institusi pengajian tinggi.
  • Mempunyai permuafakatan jitu dengan masyarakat serta jaringan kukuh dengan sekolah tempatan dan antarabangsa.
  • Menjadi penanda aras kepada sekolah dalam dan luar negara.


Notes: yerp, proudly to announce that i was a Georgian, and there was a lot of fun & xperience for theole my 5 years of study here. :)

Happy Birthday Sayang!

23-January-2010

Happy Birthday Sayang!

May Allah Bless You, Bless US,
Forever..
May all your dream comes true..

You know how much we love you;


Discipline

Salam & Hi Everyone!
I believe this is one of the topic that everyone will think of. And this will be forever to think of! .. Of course.. for yourself – in many aspect : ourself, career, time management.. especially when you’re a parent – your kid(s) discipline.

And it is not too early to think of it then they’re still a baby. When my son was a lit’l baby, I love to see every achievement he did. He almost did everything of whatever that is stated on the mileage achievement – what a lucky me!

Until when he started walking, I found that he so portable until he can reach anything he wants or request anything he wants until he get it. Add up with the environment/situation/new things he get/learn from his school (nursery), i found out sometime he is more than what to expect.
then it come out on my mind with this topic.. hehe.. here some tips i get from parentingtoddlers[dot]com..

Toddler discipline is a very difficult task for parents. As parents, we would need to set limits and provide structure to create an atmosphere in the home that makes these limits easier to respect. One of the developmental tasks that toddlers undergo is looking and testing for boundaries. As such, it is important that they clearly know where these boundaries lie. They must also learn that there is consistency in the way that these behaviors are handled when they cross the boundaries. When you first implement structure, you can expect A LOT of testing, crying and often an increase in misbehaviors as they will be testing your limits.

Discipline is grounded on a healthy relationship between parent and child. To know how to discipline your child you must first know your child. Build and strengthen this connection between you and your child and this will lay the foundation for discipline. Once your child trusts you to meet her needs, she will trust you to set her limits.

The following lists out some ways for toddler discipline:

Time OUT.
This is one of the most common toddler discipline method. Keep the time brief around one minute per year of age. Toddlers don’t usually stay in the corner so it means stopping what you are doing and standing over them with your side or back to them so that they can’t engage your facial/body language. Once time out is over, you can remind them what they did wrong in very simple language and then if they do it again (as most toddlers will immediately do upon being released from time out until they have the concept) they go back into the corner. Discipline must occur at the time of the action and not an hour or longer after. So even if you are out of your home, you must be prepared to discipline them. Be discreet, and remember always NOT to do it in front of others to avoid bringing down his self-esteem. Remind toddlers of the rules frequently when out on an outing or in the house if necessary.

Distract and divert.
The best form of toddler discipline is redirection. First, you have to distract them from their original intention and then, quickly divert them toward a safer alternative. Give them something else to do for example, helping with the household chores and soon they will be enjoying themselves rather than investing a lot of emotional energy into the original plan.

Ignoring temper tantrum.
Ignoring the behavior or making statements such as when you throw a tantrum I can’t hear you or I don’t like watching temper tantrums so let me know when you are finished and we will talk, will both show and tell the child that their display of temper tantrums will not gain them control over the situation or the parent.

Temper tantrums are usually dramatic, intense and full of emotion. With a little practice and persistence, parents can learn how to stop the drama of a temper tantrum and change the situation to a calm, quiet discussion. Keep control and keep the peace.

Encourage cooperation.
Your child is more likely to do what you say if you uses soft approaches like these: – Ask rather than tell. Say “Would you give me the book, please?” instead of demanding “Bring me the book.”

Set Limits.
Much of your toddler discipline depends upon your ability to set limits. Boundaries provide security for the child whose adventurous spirit leads him to explore, but his inexperience may lead him astray. For example, your toddler doesn’t want to hold your hand as you cross a street or parking lot together. You firmly set a limit: street or parking lot crossing is only done while holding hands. There is no option. We need to achieve the right balance between freedom and constraints for our toddlers.

Limit-setting teaches a valuable lesson for life: the world is full of yeses and nos. You decide what behavior you cannot allow and stick to that limit. This will be different for each family and each stage of development. Toddlers want someone to set limits. It makes them feel secure and loved, and helps them to understand boundaries. As a parent you have to ensure that the rules you set are simple, easy to understand, and consistent.

Provide structure.
Set up conditions for toddler discipline that encourage desirable behavior to happen. Structure protects and redirects. You free the child to be a child and provide the opportunity to grow and mature. Structure creates a positive environment for the child. By a bit of preplanning you remove most of the “no’s” so that a generally “yes” environment prevails.
Structure changes as the child grows. At all developmental levels restructuring the child’s environment is one of your most valuable discipline strategies. When your infant reaches the grabby stage, you are careful to set your coffee cup out of his reach. When your toddler discovers the toilet, you start keeping the lid latched or the bathroom door closed. The preschooler who fights going to sleep at night gets a relaxing bedtime routine. The nine-year- old struggling to keep up with her homework gets a quiet, enticing place to work in, as well as firm restrictions on school-night television. Structure sets the stage for desirable behaviors to override undesirable ones.

Positive reinforcement.
Studies show that toddler discipline using positive reinforcement works far better than punishment. Rather than focusing only on those things that irritate us and becoming habitual scolders, “catch your kids doing something right and reward them.”

Remember that toddlers tune out a lot so if you are always saying “No”, “Don’t touch this”, “Don’t go there”, then all they hear is NO. You want to try and give them lots of positive feedback. Examples of positive feedback are to let them know they did a ‘nice job following directions’ or ‘good job playing’, with lots of hugs and kisses. Try using other “No” words like stop. You don’t need to yell but you do need to put firmness ‘don’t mess with me’ tone in your voice.

Always believe in what you do. With some tips, practices & Doa, there will be a way for you.

Friday ;)

Owh, it's friday. i bet everyone love friday huh.. why? besok cuti.. ok ok. that is for those yang esok cuti.. bg yg bkerja, selamat bekerja ye.. bg yg x bekerja, sbb esok hubby x keje, so dpt spent time together.. hehehe..


me? yes, waiting for Friday because mr.hubby will be home..(bunyik mcm hubby homeless pulak..heheh) tp bukan every friday pon. mr.hubby work half day on alternate saturday, so, terima la hakikat itew yer..

itu aje la nak letak kat post kali nih.


My love : Tag from Nana & Eyriqazz

kebetulan, tag yg sama dari Nana & Eyriqazz. maaf la amik masa laaaammaa sgt nak fullfil ur request.. thanks yer..

and here we go..


First time jumpa with your hubby bila dan kat mana?
1990 (could be earlier), SKPTK.

Love at first sight?
..NOPE..
mcm mana nak love at first sight kalau siap ada aksi2 18SG time nih..


Who is he when the first time u met him?
budak skolah rendah, yg belagak best sbb dia ingat komputer kat kelas tu dia sorang je yg punya. :p


How long it takes for him to ask you out for a date?
1.. 2.. 3.. 14 years! :)

we was in different classes during primary school and he was a prefect (which at that time i think he sgt perasan hensem *bluwek*) - I never bother bout him (in fact i hate him because of the action he did near kelas komputer *he admit it*). there was also a rumor flying around gossiping him n my classmate..

i went to sggs, he went to bmhs. only a few accidently-met when i once-a-month balik kpg during my 5 yrs of secondary school.

yg i ingat skalii

i: lepak kat kedai mak my fren and he come with his bicycle.

ii - i was waiting for bus nak balik hostel, again he waited there with his bicycle sampai bas datang.. (sweet la konon? time ni x sweet langsung!)

*bus stop tu ada lagi.. im thinking of taking picture of us someday there.. *

during matriculation, i tried to call his house. yearp, for no reason, i can remmber his house number.. haha.. no la.. it just different by 1 number from my best fren's house number.. LOL. but that time he was in KL.. so x dapat la nak ckp ngan dia..

reason me calling him? i totally have no idea. saja gatai kot... or i insap n nk berdamai.. hahahah..

and that's it until i received 1 phone call around 11am on 29.03.04 while im driving somewhere.. on my mobile! suprise seh dapat phone call dari dia?? haha.. x surprise pun.. sbb day before tu our fren get married, we both went there, tp x jumpa.. boleh?? and he got my phone number from one of our fren there..

and.. lets remain the rest as my sweet-sour memories..


Ist place dating di..
Nasi kandaq Subaidah, Perda

How he proposed?
owh, i let this remain memory.. ;).

Special date with your hubby?..
29.03.04
he called my hp after soo long lost contact ~ almost 7 yrs!

31.03.04
first date!

03.04.05
engangement

08.12.06
fullfil each other half

04.07.08
lit'l big zarif b'day

23.01.80
his b'day

31.03.80
my b'day

Changes that he asked you to do??..
he has once asked me to control my moody-mood esp during that-once-a-month-untie-visit, and that was before we get married. after that, i dont think he had ask me for more..

What about him that you love so much?..
he perfectly fit my other ME.

What is about him that you wish he would change?
less smoking. it was before, now i never asked for that because i know he know what's best to him n his family.. :D

You will lose your mind n crack your head when he?..
APART. boleh rasa mcm lemah sedikit smangat. esp PJJ nih. tp kena kuatkan jugak semangat kan??

You will smile thru your eyes for the whole day when he?..
on off day

Complete below sentences "my love towards my hubby is as big as.."...
hanya Allah saja yg tahu!

I love to tag these pretty ladies:

Salam semua..

Haish.. dah ari ke 20 ye..

hehe.. am kinda bz lately and doing some re-organizing my unrecognized myself :D
and it is not that i got nothing to share here, i did it on my fb (faster i guess :P) yet evrytime i open blogger.com, i will bloghoping first--> yes, you heard me rite, i do hoping to u-know-who-u-r blog everytime u got new post, then, after a while, my blogging time is up.
so i just close blogger.com with a single x click.. huhu.. pity me kan??
... what's new on me?? hehe.. NOTHING!
still the same ibu to zarif that trying to do some re-org on myself.. still doing same task, but expected to have more tasks in coming months.. Alhamdulillah..
... my little debok?? owh, he gots a lots!
after come back from 1 month balik kg, I really tot its going to be a nitemare for me to sent him to school, but i was totally wrong.. guess what, he didnt cry at all, and in fact, he salam with mama and hug mama.. oh my.. anak ibu rindu school rupanya.. :) mana idaknya, ni kawan2 ramai dok tunggu kat dalam tu..
he no longer stay in babies room eventhough he still below 2yrs. He is so fast adapting with other abang n kakak so teachers let him sit/play with them. few time i did spot check, and he is doing good that way. with teachers observation, i believe this will allow him to have more communication with abang2 n kakak2 which i think will benefit him (wpun skang blom bley becakap2)..

he now do practice to raise hand for doa, the mumbling mouth looks very2 cute to me. that's also happen when we ask if he had did his solat.. hmm..
sometime he will just say NO -->ni kalau xde mood. hahaha..
sometime when we get into the room, he will first take the sejadah and do the action of solat (with the mumbling mouth) --> oh, ibu insap anakku..
there are one time where we were late to school (chuggington punya pasal la), and it almost lunch time, nearly 11.30pm. so we were sitting in front of tv, with a full plate of rice and ayam masak kicap.. as usual, he raise his hand and mumbling. (he will ask everyone to raise hand eventhough u got nothing to do with the meal). and .. when i wanted to feed him, suddenly we heard a sound of budak2 school baca doa.. and u know what this boy did??
he stand up, find and give me my tudung, find a key and stand at the door.. wakakakakakaka.. sian dia.. he was late that day, and cant join abang2/kakak recite doa makan ramai2..
lesson learnt. lepas tu kami x penah lagi lambat.. awal ke? x jugak.. the earliest nowadays is 10am. :D . enuf for us to have a quick bfast together.. :D
he also now understand what we say to him. it just that he can't reply us --> only his action and mumbling. almost to everything that we say. suker sbb anak ibu dengar ckp wpun kadang2 terbabas jugak yer..?? :p he is learning, me also learning... learning to be a good mother!
he kinda delay in communicate, but from my reading, there is no fix age that one baby will have that ability, so it is depends. it could be because all this while we do practise in 2 languages with him... pening2 lalat kot nk absorb all those words sayang??..
so, here we go. my big baby. this is during our breakfast @ USJ --> playground ni depan kedai..