The Ice Cream Tragedy

School holiday is always wanted by teachers more than students, I guess, for I am a teacher and I do enjoy school holidays more than my students do. Cuti akhir tahun ni yang paling best sebab cuti yang paling panjang sampai kadang-kadang sampai bosan rasa rindu pula pada sekolah.

Oleh sebab terlalu bosan, mulalah minat terhadap pencuci mulut, desserts menguasai diri. So I browsed the net, watched various Youtube videos, and recently I had the itch to make my own ice cream (since I have the machine but never been used). Maka saya pun mencari resepi dan cara-cara nak buat aiskrim di Youtube, until I came across a video.

Nak jadi cerita, sebab punyalah semangat nak buat aiskrim, lepas tgok video tu saya cepat-cepat ke dapur and gather all the ingredients needed. When I have done the first step which is making the custard based, my sis complaint that it was very very sweet. I confidently told her that when it becomes ice-cream, the sweetness will go away. She was convinced, and she watched the video that I watched. Guess what, I had made a very silly mistake-I heard the man wrongly: he said 3/4 cup of sugar, I heard 3 cups of sugar!!

To make the ice-cream less sweet, I decided to make a double batch of ice-cream, without sugar and mix with the earlier, sweet batch. Alhamdulillah, the batches came together nicely.

And now, I have 3 batches of ice-cream of different flavours, to gulped down. Anyone care to join me?

Moral of the story: Listen carefully, research more before you do something!

Mohd Raihan

He is one year old now. ONE YEAR OLD!! Amazing how having a child makes it easier for me to go through a year, without realizing we have managed to go through 12 months.

Raihan, my darling baby boy is really active now. He eats a lot too ( and then he will suffer from constipation). Amazing little boy, he is. Dah pandai sebut bird, bes ( as in habis) and nak. Palaing best bila dia sebut nak. Pantang nampak orang pegang makanan atau cawan, mesti dia pegi kt org tu smpail ckp 'Nak! Nak!'. Comel sungguh.

Now I have to think how to mould his behaviour sbb kdg2, he can be violent! He bites and pinch people! Harap2 perangai ni x berterusan...

Oh, now I am also have started thinking of having a baby girl..Haha ;p

Think before you choose

I have been teaching for only nine months. Now I think I might have regretted my decision. I was naive when I made my decision about six years ago.

Bukan semua orang mampu menjadi guru. Perlu hati yang ikhlas, usaha yang mantap dan berterusan. Me? Sometimes ikhlas, most of the times, MALAS. I think I don't have the most important element to teach which is PASSION. Without passion, you cannot do anything.

Sometimes, life takes its own turns. When it does, we discover more about ourselves. Maybe there is a sliver lining behind all these hurdles. What I am sure right now is that I don't have any passion in teaching. I teach just for the sake of menghalalkan dan memberkati duit gaji. I do what I am supposed to do, I don't push myself far for I don't have the passion.

I realize that in our life, most of us end up doing things that we are most passionate about, regardless what degree or qualifications we have. Thus it is important for us to search for our passion in life so that our life becomes more meaningful and more fulfilling.

Women's Power

Walaupun baru setahun lebih bergelar isteri dan baru 5 bulan bergelar ibu, saya amat kagum dengan kehebatan wanita yang bergelar isteri dan ibu. Hal ini adalah disebabkan oleh beberapa faktor:

1. Walaupun penat bekerja di pejabat atau sekolah, si wanita masih bertenaga untuk memastikan rumah berada dalam keadaan yang teratur. Paling kurang, sinki bersih tanpa pinggan mangkuk yang kotor.

2. Dalam masa yang sama menjaga keperluan anak, si ibu masih mempunyai masa untuk mengemas bilik tidur dan menggosok pakaian suami dan diri sendiri. Begitu juga dengan membasuh, menyidai serta melipat pakaian.

3. Malam-malam tidur si ibu tidak pernah lena kerana perlu bangun untuk menyusukan anak. Si ayah? Tidur enak dibuai mimpi sambil berdengkur.

4. Sebelum keluar rumah untuk bekerja, si isteri mampu menyediakan keperluaan anak untuk dihantar ke rumah pengasuh. Si ibu sempat memandikan anak di samping menyelesaikan pelbagai kerja rumah yang lain.

5.Walaupun banyak perkara yang perlu diuruskan, si wanita ini tahu segala selok belok rumah. Contohnya, dia tahu di mana hendak mencari sesuatu barang, tak perlu tanya suami, "Bang, baju tido anak kt mana?".Well, it is because she is the organiser of the house!

Oleh itu, para suami di luar sana, ringan-ringankan lah tulang bantu si isteri. Berikanlah penghargaan atas segala pengorbanan dan penat lelah isteri. Ingat, bukan anda seorang yang bekerja mencari rezeki! Dengan adanya isteri yang bekerja, kurang beban kewangan anda. For me, dalam menguruskan hal rumahtangga, si suami yang patut lebih penat sebab anda ketua, so ketua memang kene buat lebih!

Hebat bukan, insan yang bergelar isteri & ibu pada masa yang sama?
Saya bukan puji diri sendiri, tapi selepas mengalami sendiri pengalaman ini, saya amat menyanjungi ibu saya sendiri dan para ibu yang bekerja tanpa ada bibik di rumah.
WELL DONE to us!!!