FRIM Jungle classroom on 12 June 2010

Jungle classroom organised by Tatana roots

8.00am

Today was a very special day. We were joining jungle classroom for the first time and daddy with us. Thank you daddy showing us the newspaper cutting from The Star. Chloe and Jonathan never in the forest or jungle before. For the first time in their life, they stepped in the forest. They only know that animals and witch living in the jungle. hahaha..........

A group consists of 39 children and a lot of parents. Ms Suzane divided us into 2 groups since they were so many peoples. The first group will go into the jungle first and the second group will finished the paper making art and craft first before going in the jungle.

Part 1 Paper making using recycle newspaper

Tear newspaper into pieces and put it into a bucket of water for a day. Then, put it into blender and blended it into a paper pulp.

Part 2 Get to know some plants and insects in the forest

Giant forest ant that mommy catch and we share with everybody


We saw cocoa tree, peeling tree and some mushroom on the way into the forest!

Part 3 Stepping in the tropical forest, tough for us as well as children

My godness, the path was so slippery, a father in front of us felt down twice. Jonathan was holding tight on daddy hand while my daughter enjoyed walking alone. Before going in the jungle, we saw some group having treasure hunt activities were going on.

While walking in the slippery path, Jonathan started refusing to continue the journey since he had been attempt to fall down many many times if not holding daddy hand. The crocs shoes was so slippery. Don't think will wear it in to the junle next time. We continue cheer him up and he was able to do it! Hooray for Jonathan!

Part 4 Playing in the creek (fun and time to get wet)

Finally, we felt such a relief after we went through all the slippery path. We finally reached the creek. Now, we were enjoying the cool water. We were able to see water spider, worm, small fishes, prawns, water bugs and a lots more.....Daddy, you were good at catching fishes and especially prawns....Bravo!

Part 5 On the way back to NEC (Nature Education Center)

It was felt good to see and felt the warm sun again after a half day in the forest. We were all exhausted!

Jonathan told me: Mommy, Next time, we will go again!

Raining on 5th June 2010

Senses stimulation

Are we allow children running under the rain? Most of the parent will said that I was crazy! I was thinking for a long long time to let them experiencing under the rainny day. How they feel if they were just small plant or a hugh tree facing with rainny day.

Chloe and Jonathan were looking blank at me when I agreed to let them running and chasing under the rain for 5 minutes.

Uncle in front of our house start yelling....don't play under the rainny day!

1st homeschoolers gathering to make banana cakes on 9th June 2010

Today, we finally able to attend Cheras-Kajang homeschoolers gathering. It was consist of a group of 11 children with 5 mommies.Thank you aunty Hoi Yan for organising such meaningful activity for children. Today were Chloe and Jonathan first time baking in their life.


Wow.......These were our group photos! hihi....

Chloe was making tortilla cheese ........Yummy Yummy!

Aunty Laura guiding children to do an origami hats..........but it was too small to wear

Jonathan enjoying his time to play with new friends

Baking time for Banana cake start!

Recipe for children!

Chloe and Jonathan were excited when they start making Banana cake!

Smashed the banana add an egg when it's ready follow by pouring the oil and stir, stir, stir....

Add in Baking soda + salt follow by flour

The dough had done, time to decorate the banana dough and put it inside the oven for an hour!

Let's see what happened in the oven, aunty Fiona said that "Our banana cake becane double decker." haha.........

Ho...ho...ho.....hot from oven! Wow.....we felt great on the cake!

Thank you everyone for inviting us..........We had a great day!

Eyelid infection on 27 May 2010

My bad day finally gone! I had the eye infection due to cooking oil accidentally spill out and hit my eyelid while cooking vegetables. After taking antibiotic, doctor decided to clean the infection area. I taught it was just a simple procedure which can be done at the specialist clinic.

Haha.........thinking too simple, I was admited for a day care. Guess, how much was the medical bill? Almost RM1,800.00. Wow.....how come the medical become so so expensive for a simple surgery.

I had been admited in the early morning after the consultation at the clinic and discharged around 4pm. Three of them came to fetch me up since I had been waiting in the front door. Once they saw me, Jonathan felt worries and start crying out loud. He taught that my eye had been taken out by doctor. Hahaha...........

How about my girl? My girl keep silent and worry in her heart. How would I know? Hahaha....sure, she told me after that!

Now, you noticed that when children growing up they had more secrets keeping in their mind.
Fortunately, they share their feeling with me! I hope this will continue in the future.


My son said that I'm look like "Ultraman".

Giza Pyramid Art on 26 May 2010

This Giza Pyramid that we had bought from the Toy R Us warehouse sales worth RM5.00. Now, time to explore what is inside the pyramid!


First of all, we decided to take to Mummy out. However, the pyramid shape plaster cement keep falling. That why, we decided to enjoy colour the pyramid first.


Both of them enjoy colouring! Chloe decided to use rainbow colour........while Jonathan decided to do on his own way.

See, what we had done! Chloe (Right) and Jonathan (Left)

We still find time to dig what is inside the pyramid!

Day 3 Langkawi Makam Mahsuri on 3rd June 2010

This was my second time visit Makam Mahsuri. The first time was around 18 years ago. I don't even remember what happened to Mahsuri. However, there were change a lots over Makam Mahsuri. Now, It was really become a tourist attraction.

The entrance fees was RM5/Adult and RM1/children from 4-6 years old. It was cost us RM17.00. When we walk inside, first we will saw the makam Mahsuri. Then, we are thinking of there were a lots of rumah papan which one was Mahsuri's house. So curious, there was no story about Mahsuri and we finally found where Mahsuri stayed. Unfortunately, it was closed for no reason. Aiyo.........

Chloe and Jonathan heard some story from my sister word of mouth. They were asking who was stayed inside the makam. I answered "Maybe somebody or Maybe nobody". The makam Mahsuri built after Mahsuri was death.



Picture took at Makam Mahsuri

Since Jonathan had been very curious why Mahsuri death, mommy try to find some story books on Mahsuri at the Airport while we were waiting the flight. Fortunately, mommy found one think book with all about Langkawi. Finally, Jonathan heard about the story of Mahsuri and why she death. He wish to bought that book but that book cost us around RM200.00.

He continue asking about Mahsuri after we reached home and continue again asking about Mahsuri for the whole the half month of June. He felt sad about Mahsuri story and said we shouldn't punish Mahsuri without any prove. The incident cause a baby without a mommy and parents lost her daughter.

Beryl's Chocolate factory on 30 May 2010

Free chocolate to eat! It was free chocolate buffet time! Eat how much you can eat but no take away service!

After the Sepang F1 visit, we had visited the New Beryl's chocolate factory opening in Bangi. 10 minutes from my house. According to the worker there, there will be Chocolate museum and factory visit in the future beside the Seri Kembangan factory.

Chloe was dark and bitter chocolate lover! Jonathan and me prefer little sweet chocholate. I am that kind of eating chocolate in the festive season. Hhaha...........


Yummy, yummy! Why both of them facial emotion like this? Hehe....they just wake up in the car after the Sepang F1 visit.

You may refill many round as your wish after finish the chocolate on hand.

Willy wodka.....we are on the way to visit your Chocolate Kingdom!