9 days without internet and TV, school in Pajam and nursery...

Flashback

 

I would say that we start to speed things up on 31 Dec 2012. (really speed things up like 200km/hour)

 

I was supposed to work that day. I mengemas dan angkat barang/boxes during weekend (the M-day was on 29th Dec's night kan) sampai kaki bengkak. So at that point, I memang dah tak boleh drive as I have pushed myself to the limit.

 

I was on medical leave 31st Dec tu. I remember I told myself over and over again, even though my foot dah cedera, I still have to finish this, so the kids can start school and my parents can stay here comfortably.

 

So dengan keadaan yang begitu, bila the electrician tak datang nak habiskan hacking hari tu, I memang lah menjerit over the phone. esp when he promised me dia nak duit the day before so he will finish all the work by monday. 12pm monday,  still no sign of him, I was so mad and scream to him over the phone and to my relief he came to my place within 1 hour. Nasib baik habis. Lepas tu I gaduh lagi dengan dia, sapa plak nak tampal kopak2 tu, as I do not want to pay extra to any guys to help me conceal just coz he is so bad in coordination. So he agreed to settle it.

 

 

So walaupun he sucks at times, he can still be responsible dan tak berbelit2 macam En H so tahap ketensionan I pada dia tak lah se-max macam I tension dengan En H tu...

 

 

By 1st, all concealed, dah boleh bersihkan rumah. Tu yang kelam kabut on the 1st of January - cat rumah sana, kemas rumah sini.... sampai tak tahu new year.

 

 

Memang tak sempat tengok TV. And I was "disconnected" from my internet connection from 31st Dec onwards....except for FB - I can still check status via my BB.

 

 

Schooling in Pajam

 

In between supervising the contractors/electrician man/delivery man/ and mengemas, we dropped by to the SJKC Kg Baru Pajam to meet up with the headmistress.

 

It is good that we met her. We were able to clear the tension and "assumptions" of her request to interview the parents. We also got to know that she will be transferred to Seremban on 3rd of Jan.

 

Another bonus was, we found out through her that our 6 years old can join the SJKC Tadika there. (cuma kena minta tandatangan pengesahan dari majikan dan ketua kampung - bila i sibuk pasal rumah, memang quite a challenge to get the signature etc)...Anyway, that really solve our problems on tadika arrangement. Jauh juga Smart reader, and transport already a problem in this location. We were like.. so lost at the beginning and to think that we dropped everything to see her, dengan berpakaian ala2 contractor, compang camping dan basah sana sini, ada juga kebaikannya!

 

 

So we begin to like the SJKC school and the tadika. The tadika setup quite new and modern (chairs and tables are new) so our 6 years old have no problems adjusting when we first brought him there. So solve all problems about school! Alhamdulillah....

School Transport in Pajam


Another problem we faced is transport. Dah lega sekolah2 ni semua within 1-2 km from our house, but transport pulak susah nak cari. I did try to ask from the PCH forums but semua senyap saja. So we assume, memang transport problems lah di lokasi ni, sangat menakutkan pada mulanya!


After the first week school over, we still can't find transport. We found one for our daughter to SK Batang Benar and that was it. Seram sangat!

That weekend we went to Singapore. Ahad pagi balik, I went for house painting and house handover in Puchong, while my hubby was assigned to solve the school transport issue.

Alhamdulillah we were able to solve it for all transport arrangement for the 3 school goers. Thanks to my hubby for his perseverence.


KAFA in Pajam

Having been in Selangor for all my life, I was also "culture shock" to know that the sekolah agama was not like what we used to have in Selangor.

 

Kalau nak yang "normal" have to travel all the way to Beranang ikut jalan kampung, which is abt 10 mins drive melalui kebun2 dan sunyi. Transport yang dekat lagikan problems ini kan ke Beranang?

 

I decided to drop the idea of "normal" sekolah agama, and brave myself to follow with the "norms" in Pajam saja. I get to know the class only 3 days in a week (which breaks my heart sebab I doubt it so much apa lah sangat yang mereka dapat belajar, or whether they will get to learn like what I used to have during my SRA days). But since we have little choice (and no better choice), that looks like the best choice ever. Dekat 500 ustazah, dan 500 kali aku tanya ustazah dan ustaz if anak aku boleh apply masuk asrama penuh sekolah ugama dengan peperiksaan UPKK darjah 5 tu saja. hahahaa! like macam real lah aku dah decide to send my daughter to sekolah agama asrama penuh gitu kan! Talk about being a kiasu mum!

 

UPKK is a standardized and recognized "peperiksaan dan sijil" all over the state. While periksa darjah enam tu cuma Selangor jer yang recognize huhuhuhu....

 

So basically we have solved this problems with this choice. Cuma anak2 akan terus ke sekolah petang dari sekolah pagi mereka. tak payah tukar uniform. (kira membazir jer aku beli uniform sekolah agama tu kan...)

Aku juga culture shock bila tau, sekolah disini cuma ada satu session saja. SK Batang Benar juga masuk TV9 new year hari tu sebab dikatakan "sesak" , so aku a bit terkejut dengan "sesak" tu bila dia cuma ada 3 kelas jer.... habis Puchong and cyberjaya kira lagi sesak lah kan? huhu...


Nursery


Lagi satu problems ialah nursery arrangement for our 4th child and "transit" children. Tak nampak plak ada nursery kat kawasan ni, sampai lah we all interview staff Seri Pajam. Baru tahu ada. tapi being the only 1, memang lah "sesak"... but that is the only best choice we have.


Again, we will live with this arrangement until we have a better solution.


The Kid's Comments

1 obvious good thing is, all the kids enjoy their new school. Infact they said it is a better school than their previous school. mungkin sebab environment kampung, sekolah kecik, dan "nilai-nilai murni" yang di terapkan so budak2 tak havoc sangat macam kat Puchong tu.

 

 

Itu kami lega.

 

Sebenarnya, aku ingat lagi. Masa aku nak beli rumah di Nilai Impian dulu, the owner said , dia hantar anak-anak dia ke Batang Benar sebab "nilai-nilai murni" yang diterapkan. So dia memang tak nak hantar ke Taman Semarak yang walaupun sedikit bandar dan modern tapi budak2 sangat senang terpengaruh.

 

 

So maybe Allah kasi I jumpa owner tu bukan untuk beli rumah (as the deal was burst) but to give me lessons learnt about the school.

 

 

Memula kitorang phobia dengan nama tu. Sebab sangat kampung dan sedikit "weird" nama dia.. hehehehehheehe... langsung tak glamer. But we learnt to accept the fact that nama tak penting, yang penting akhlak anak2.... dan the surroundings.

 

 

Adjusting to new location

 

The traffic was quite bad approaching to KTM Batang Benar every morning, so we have to leave early. Another challenge is after UPM and towards Sg Besi, dah 2 hari terperangkap dengan jam. Hari ni sampai office 915am. Sebab ada lori rosak di TUDM. Kena make U-Turn and take MEX highway.

Tomorrow is another day. Hopefully we will adjust to this new location a bit faster so everyone can settle down asap.

House Project : Last payment to developer & Kids Outdoor Photography

We recieved a copy of invoice last week. I called the developer again today and they confirmed it - it is the last payment for the house before we get the key.

Yaye and not so yaye.

Yaye because at last we can start something with the house.

Not so yaye because it means full payment of the house will start this very December. That is so so so not yaye. It will be the starting of - no more holidays, no more over spending. Not that I like over spending but naturally we as human "over spent", on food and on anything elselah. Tak berniat tapi selagi namanya duit senang jer lah habis.

And I am worried about the landlord. Should we just be honest with her? Or should we just buy time?

Grrr! Anyway, this is Allah's test to us. For years and years the landlord has never thought about increasing the rental and 2 months before getting the key Allah gave her the thoughts. So the decision to buy the house and move maybe Allah's great decision to us as well. Dia sahaja yang tahu kenapa kita beli rumah ni... rupa2nya, kena bayar rental sampai RM800.. Baiklah bayar untuk rumah sendiri, Freehold asset lagi kan...


Kids Outdoor Photography

Remember that I am aspired to do this frame picture somewhere in the house. I think I will do this project at the family/audio area rather than dining area. Dining area I dah confirm nak letak KUFI arts.

So the plan for the photography was last sunday. Memang a bit kucar kacir hidup I hari jumaat tu sebab dah tahu house dah dapat CF (kena banyak menda nak urus kan!) so walaupun appointment dengan photographer (aka my niece yang sangat berminat jadik professional photographer) dari last week tapi location tak visit lagi, props tak beli dan itinerary tak buat. Huhu! Pressure!

 

Part of our preparation is to do "homework" of what kind of style the kids should "pose". Since I want a black & white, maka kenalah carik yang sesuai juga kan.. macam kat bawah ni....

 

 

Yang macam ni.... Tapi tak mampu la nak pakai seragam cam ni kan... ada tu ada tapi sebab kelam kabut dan hari asyik hujan, baju2 tu tak kering so it adds up to pressure! So my decision is... It will not be perfect but it is the memories that counts! ok tak? ekekkekeek!

 

We wanted the bubble take as well. So bubble maker yang ada battery kitorang beli murah tu hilang plakk... mana sempat nak carik sbb banyakkkk lagi nak kena buat.. akhirnya kena beli yang manual (ni ada citer gelihati masa shooting day ekekeke)

On Friday, I am supposed to have discussion on concept with the photographer..tapi turn out penat sangat kehulu hilir dan bergayut kat phone tanya itu dan ini, terlupaaa nak singgah rumah my sister. Pukul 8pm my sis sms, tapi i dapat checked my sms esok paginya sebab tertidur.. bolehhh???

So esoknya in between jadi supir hantar anak I ke taekwondo and kelas tahfiz part time mereka di Putrajaya, I singgah rumah my sister dan we managed to discuss our concept.

Habis short discussion sambil google2...Teruslah lepas tu aku buat onsite visit to the location on the way to pick up my children. Ada 3 tempat yang aku ada in mind, Pusat Marine ker Maritime near PICC, Wetland dan Taman Putra Perdana. Bila aku singgah ke Taman Putra Perdana (hujan ok.. sangat gigih carik location dengan mengusung anak 4 orang.. my hubby kena buat kerja sebab ada submission client di Singapore) owhhh perfect tempat tu. Near to toilet (u know shooting with kids there is always accident happen), ada vending machine (air kena cukup), and ada playground yang besar dan cantik.. and the greenery is sungguh superb!!!!!! So I settle with Taman Putra Perdana.

Lepas buat onsite visit, singgah ke Giant Taman Equine beli all the props... Tak jumpa props, singgah di Carre Four Puchong Utama pulak... Mak penat nyah! Dapat pun the candies yang I nak and the rest of the props lah!

The shooting day? Hehehehe I will have to write about the experience in another entry. It is good to record it down for memories sake. Nasib baik ada pengalaman shooting iklan years back with the kids (minus the baby) so we know what to expect when doing shooting with kids. Due to lack of adults, and time, I was a bit inorganized. It could be betterlah.....

 

 

My mind was with the house. So today I need to focus on which school my kids should be going next year??? SJKC Mantin for DS?

 

SRK Mantin for DD? My hubby thought the name of SK Batang Benar is too much for him to handle. He can't accept it I guess ekekekeke!