PAFA

Perkara Asas Fardhu Ain - PAFA

Yup...the very same that will be tested on UPSR candidates = Opi!!

Thank God for the beauty of internet, I managed to have a "book" on what will be tested, which ones will be done on amali basis and what to memorise. But as a parent, I am still risau with all these examination's requirement. So he has PAFA....he also has PEKA, ntha apa maksud the acronym la but someting gotta do with some Science projects. This part I tak worry sangat cause (from what I googled), the 'projects' will be given some time to prepare at home. Which directly translated to ..... Mummy will be doing the test/experiment/project. But then again, we cannot be too sure about all these....

Coming back to PAFA...I looked through all the 13 Kod...very basic, the very fundamentals of Islamic knowledge like mengucap, rukun Islam, rukun Iman, sembahyang and so on. Semua orang Islam patut tau, betul tak?

Apparently not.

Case in point - we went to KLCC on Friday 9th January 2009 as Hubby wanted to buy himself a pair of working shoes. His requirement very simple - basic and comfy....nothing fancy, nothing grand. So we went around to a few shops and at around 8:15pm, we stepped into Z*ra for Men kat lower ground floor.

Baru masuk, tengah dok belek2 some stuff, tetiba Hubby came and grabbed my arms "jom, let's get out". Aku pun blur2 lah and then Hubby turned around to one (melayu) male SA and told him off....

"Hey...kenapa letak the sign to say pig's lining tu kat belakang kasut?! You all should letak kat depan so muslims do not have to tersalah pegang"

The SA just smirked, shrugged off and turned around as if nothing happened.

Hah...tu dia...that set off my pissed-off mode lah...aku pun apa lagi, terus pusing balik to the SA and said, "you jangan turn your face away, show some respect to my husband. He's talking to you and oh...stop pulling faces at me!"

I stormed off to the counter, demanding to talk to the manager who conveniently was not around. Don't they all??

The female cashier (also a melayu) listened to my story and tried her damnest to explain.

"Akak pegang dalam ke luar kasut sebab yg pig's lining tu kat dalam aje, kalau pegang luar...takpe...tak salah.."

I was stumped for words.

Are you trying to get technical with me???

Kulit babi hukumnye HARAM. Period.

Peduli apa aku kat luar or kat dalam.

The point is - you guys put the sign at the back. Why??

I give up.

There is a very good reason why PAFA is mandatory..............

When your heart and head collide

Yesterday after school and while I was "working from home", I peeped into Purse Blog and stared (drooled???) at Anya Hindmarch's Cooper.

Tetiba Opi kata "nape mummy tak beli aje....beli lah...then you'll be happy"

Somehow his statement caught me off-guard. Why don't I just save my money and buy the bag. It costs around RM4,500.00.

Can I buy? Yes I can save that much money.

Will I buy? Hell no!!

"Opi...you tak paham. If ever I managed to save up to 4K pun, I would prefer to put that amount in your education funds. Kan you nak pi study overseas? Sekarang ni susah nak dapat scholarship so I need to save up for both you and Isya. Tun Mahathir kata the most important achievement is education".

Opi shrugged off and said "then nape mumy beli PS2 for us? Kan boleh simpan duit tu?"

"Tu lain...iisshshhshh"

Maybe one day when you have kids you'll understand. I hope you do. When the time comes...remember me. If I belum tua sangat lagi nak bawak Cooper....beli kan untuk your mummy.

Another first day @ school

First days are usually chaotic, tiring, upsetting, annoying and simply a test of patience.

My patience.

Not the kids.

Not my hubby.

Just me...

Waking up earlier than usual...preparing toast breads and milo in my half-awake state of mind...ensure the kids are prepared (that is not an easy task especially after 6 weeks of tido lambat/bangun lambat luxury)...

This year, Isya is a..urm...reason for me to tarik nafas panjang . That girl is Ms Perfect. Semua kena cantik. So she took her time mandi, pakai baju, berus gigi (twice), tie her hair up, pakai perfume (yes...perfume).....

Penat.....

By 7am...we were off to school. The another sets of bebenda memenatkan minda...

Fighting for a parking spot proved to be quite a challenge on the first day.

The teachers cukup suka lengthy ucapan. They started from 730am....right up to 930am!! No kidding!!

Penat...

Ngantuk..

And by the by....my boss only bagi half day aje...the other half kena work from home.

So here I am...mengadap my laptop...in the midst of explaining some cost breakdown...

Penat....

Ok....surround myself with all things positive......

Penat babe!!