What has Eeanne learn from Malaysia GE13?

Early this month, we just had our Malaysia 13th general election.  There were many postings about this election in the FB and everyone was full with hope and positive energy looking forward to this GE13. It is a shame that mommy never paid much attention on our own country election all this while, but this GE13 was really different that recorded the highest voters ever in history, which also was mommy's first time going back hometown to vote!!

Pre-election:
As usual, one will see many parties flags hanging on the road side.  This will definitely create lots of quiries from the young kids as I believe.  Eeanne is not exempted.  Thus, explanation was given on the party names and their flag symbols.  Curiously at the age of 6, Eeanne had a lot of doubts on what is politics.  So daddy is always the wise man to explain things in depth especially comes to this topic of discussion.  Therefore, Eeanne was first time exposed to the meaning of government, democracy, opposition parties, human right and voters.

Post-election:

It was a great shock to most of the Malaysians when the GE13 results were finally declared.   Disappointment, frustration, losing hopes, demotivated and all sorts of negative feelings emerged immediately on the next morning.  One thing to be proud of is at least we have seen a group of educated, civilized and united nation.  There are lots of things all Malaysians have learned from this GE13, at least on the awareness of change is not instant, it needs time.      

For mommy, as a first time voter and politic illiterate citizen, I have learn to be more mature in looking at things, less impulsive and to be more patience.  In order to have a good positive change, it needs to start from the root of our education system, which almost is every parent's no. 1 concern and worry.  Mommy will not comment much here on our education system, Eeanne will eventually go through it and self-realise on its change in order to have your own intellectual comparison and comments.

For mommy and daddy, what we think crucially important are Eeanne's personal value, wisdom, EQ, and the ability to enjoy life's achievement and to overcome life's downturn with integrity and positive mindset.   Mommy strongly believes all these values and characteristics are to be mold from a healthy, happy and positive family.  That is the fundamental mission from daddy and mommy to provide a family-oriented platform for you to grow respectfully, self-contentedly and gracefully. 

So that is what mommy has learn from this GE13.  How about Eeanne?

Immediately after coming back from Melaka on the election day, Eeanne set up her own mini polling station.  These are what she has learned:

You need to have an identity as Malaysian to be eligible to vote

You need to know the participating parties, in order to choose one to rule your country.  

Your choice is confidential, only you to know which party that you will elect

This is an invalid vote, as you can't choose more than one party!!

You need to be stamped with indelible ink after voting to avoid  casting your ballot twice

So at least Eeanne also learned something from this GE13, at least the disciplinary concept and the principles of non-fraudulence.;-)

Difficult Question posted....

Every Friday, it is Eeanne's drama and speech class, which is one of her favourite class that she enjoys the most.  As usual mommy will rush back from work, bring Eeanne for a quick dinner and then bring her to the class.

The center is located in a very strategic area which you will hardly get a parking lot.  Sometimes mommy was forced to do illegal parking due to time constraint.

On this particular day, as usual we were rushing for the class.  And it was our lucky day as we were able to get a nice parking lot just immediately opposite the center.  As mommy finally parked the car and almost switch off the engine, sudden Eeanne asked: "mommy...what is ubat kuat lelaki?"

Oh...there was a BIG DIRTY poster pasted just infront of our car written "UBAT KUAT LELAKI"

Mmmm....mommy had a deep thought for a second, figuring on how to explain this to a 5 1/2 yo girl. Then finally mommy gave a lousy direct translation answer to Eeanne.  Mommy said.....
Ubat is medicine
Kuat is strong
Lelaki is man
So it means medication to keep the man stay strong...

So mommy took the opportunity to explain further from the pharmacist's point of view.

All the medication should be taken from your doctors or pharmacists with proper advice and counseling.  You should not simply believe whatever the advertisement shown (like in this poster) and get your medication from sources other than your doctors and pharmacists.  So this is a bad poster advertisement which not supposed to be here.

So Eeanne understand and did not pursue further...phew...

Wisdom words from Eeanne

It is always a Chinese tradition to gamble..I don't know:-/

Perhaps Chinese are so optimistic with their own destined luck.

Today mummy and daddy learn an precious insight from eeanne.  This is what Eeanne has taught us about gambling...don't know where she pick this up:-)

Eeanne: "first time is ok, second time is still ok...but third time and forth times, it is already a habit!" Wow...:-o

Furthermore, she added on....: "if you stop gambling for one year, you can cut out the habit."

This is my girl:-)

Happy 2012!!!

2011 is a history now, with a joyful and anticipating mind we welcome 2012!! Whether the Maya calendar prediction will be a reality or else, life still goes on and we hope for the best to the future and still continue with our responsibilities and duties with an cheerful and positive heart;-)

2011 has been a thunder speed year, everything passed so quickly and rushing. As usual many changes happened, new achievement obtained and unhappy event rises and falls...

So for this 2012, mommy wishes Eeanne filial, intelligent with wisdom and healthy life too. Most importantly Eeanne to be able to control her own emotion intelligently. Mommy hopes that Eeanne will learn more daily skills in her 5 yrs kindy and learn from her own mistake and shortfalls during her 4y.o and get over it.

Just like last year, we had a quiet and peaceful New Year Eve celebration at Subang Jaya Buddhist Association temple, Eeanne enjoyed the session and had our count down together with all the wise people including the 3 monks. We sang together the 3 meaningful songs while welcoming 2012 which are "What a wonderful world", "Imagine" and "The Buddhist Way".

Now to flash back on what Eeanne has done and achieved in 2011:

#1. Eeanne visited the KL Library and loves to visit this place. We went there a few times to borrow a number of books, Eeanne has cultivate her good reading habit.

#2. Eeanne paid her first visit to TTDI Park which is a healthy weekend activity that mommy planned to do for her all this while. We should do this kind of healthy sport and leisure events more often in 2012 instead of shopping and cinema.

#3. Eeanne started joining the Buddhist Gem Fellow Kids in 2011 to learn the Buddha teaching of dhamma. Here Eeanne learns her moral and expose herself in the Buddhism world. This year, mommy will be one of the volunteers in this biweekly dhamma class to learn together with Eeanne:-)

#4. Eeanne made her first Mother's and Father's day gifts which she learned from her kindy!!

#5. Eeanne and mommy planted our first organic plants of lettuce, okra, brinjal and chili. And we even tasted our first own hand planted lettuce and okra. Brinjal and chili are still growing now, we are waiting for the fruit..;-)

#6. Eeanne first drew her imaginative picture with her own created story. She started to correlate the picture with a smooth sequence flow of story line. Her drawing of human is improved with added shirt, skirt and shoes instead of just an initial straight lines to represent hands and legs;-)

#7. Eeanne visited Singapore Universal Studio and enjoyed so much!

#8. Eeanne read her first bedtime story for mommy!! She can read the whole book now!! Our new promise in 2012 is..., mommy and Eeanne will take turn to read each other bedtime stories:-)

#9. Eeanne wrote her first phrase of "I love you mom" and "I love you dad" on her whiteboard, that writing worth a thousand words...^_^

#10. Eeanne loves mommy's homemade sushi for her school lunch box. She learns her generosity by sharing her favourite food with her best friend. Sometimes even requested mommy to prepare lunch box for her...(that means mommy will have more work in 2012:-P )

#11. Eeanne attended her first kindy graduation concert and first time performing on stage, and she danced really well!

Contented is bliss...a precious value for Eeanne to grab in 2012....

As a mommy's priceless diamond, mommy hopes for Eeanne's continuous eternity shine and glow ....;-)

I Love You Eeanne!!!

The Most Touching Word from Eeanne

It is so touched to have Eeanne's first hand writing of "I love you mum" which mommy has never taught Eeanne before. Somehow Eeanne learnt this from her cousins and wrote it out today after the dinner and asked mommy to have a look...oh so sweet of you Eeanne....;-)

Afterward Eeanne also write "I love you dad" and reminded mommy to post it on this blog and get daddy to see it...;-)

Sushi Lunch Box

After the snowman making for Eeanne lunch box, this time mommy tried on making a sushi with Japanese rice (it is really much easier to do it with Japanese rice besides the nicer taste, the previous normal rice was really taking lots of time in molding the snowman..)...It was so successful that Eeanne loves it so much! Eeanne never had good appetite in her morning breakfast, usually she will just had a protein drink or 1 or 2 pieces of biscuit, but today Eeanne had 3 pieces of sushi in a blink of eyes;-) This really makes mommy so happy....

Here are the ingredients....fried egg+crab meat+sliced carrots...

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It is so easy by using this tool which daddy bought from the Daisho.....

Wrapping with the crispy seaweed....

Here is the mommy's first handmade sushi!! yeah...Eeanne is so generous to offer 3 pieces for her best friend Ashley.

Since Eeanne loves mommy sushi so much, the next following day mommy woke up again at 6am to make her sushi lunch box again! (Although it was a bit torturing to wake up at this unusual early hour, the joy of Eeanne eating it pay it off..:-)) This round mommy prepared 8 pieces for Eeanne and she offered 2 for Ashley again and ate 6 pc for herself!! wow...!!She really loves it....

For this 2nd round making, mommy changed the inner ingredient...it was fried crab meat and prawn with sesame oil and chinese cooking liquor, added in egg and sliced carrots too...

Fried crab meat+prawn with sesame oil and chinese cooking liquor...yummy!!

Here is the inner ingredients.....

The rice and ingredients are till sufficient for mommy to make 2 pieces of California rolls....:-))

It has been some time since our last picnic. Today is our family outing day again and we went to Lake Garden anticipating for the boat ride but unfortunately there is no more boat riding activity in Lake Garden...;-( So ended up Eeanne had her football session with daddy at the park.

As usual we prepared our breakfast for picnic....and as usual everyone woke up late and ended to have breakfast at home before going to the park.

After the park, we headed to KLCC Kinokuniya and spent the whole afternoon in the mall. It was really a long whole day outing....until mommy is really exhausted and desperately wishing to go to bed now....zzzzzzz......