I was so relieved when the kids sitting for UPSR rushed out from the hall shouting with joy. Felt like joining them myself! I was stressed up for the past 1 week, worried sick about my eldest’s preparation for the exam. Now it’s over. I can freely enjoy attending the Raya open houses!
Anyway, the kids are truly growing up. I can see them slowly becoming independent and slowly developing their skills. I noticed that my eldest is very good in Maths, a subject which he hated very much when he was 7 – 10 years old. Now Maths has become his favourite subject. My second, who is 10 years old, has developed interests in crafting and writing, both require creative thinking. =) And both are my favourites too! I always thought that my second is different from me. Fortunately, I was totally wrong. She mirrors me in every single sense. She loves to eat (I do too), she is grouchy (and I shall admit that I too am grouchy.. ouch!), she loves handbags and nice clothes (well… I love them but my pocket doesn’t), she loves animals, loves paper crafting and her latest interest – writing. My third… hmm…so far, the only thing that I noticed about her is that she’s becoming addicted to Habbo. I guess she’s still too young but I shall monitor her closely on this Habbo thingy! >:|
Well, back to my second. She’s been getting good grades in school for the Bahasa Melayu Penulisan papers. But I didn’t expect that she’ll be so interested to write a piece of story of her own. She even wrote to PTS on Facebook asking if they’ll accept her as one of their Novelis Kecil. Now, we are getting serious! I love to write too. I’ve been writing diaries and personal journals since I was a teenager. Then, there were blogs. I’ve been writing blogs since they were introduced. If I’m not mistaken, this is my third blog after the first two blog providers stopped their services. But my writings were never serious writings. Thus, I am impressed with my daughter. And if she’s into serious writing, I will do my very best to see that her writings are acknowledged.
This is an excerpt from her first chapter of a story titled “Ani, Duyung dan Dongeng”, which she is currently writing:
“Oh ya, baru aku ingat yang kunci pendua yang diberi oleh ibu boleh membuka semua pintu dalam kawasan sekolah ini. Sepatutnya, kunci pendua ini boleh membuka pintu ini. Tak apalah. Biar aku cuba dulu.” kata hati Ani. Apa yang difikirkannya tepat bin betul! Kunci pendua itu membolehkan Ani masuk ke dalamnya. Di dalam bilik itu terdapat pelbagai buku dongeng dan komik lama. Ani berminat untuk membaca buku yang dipilihnya iaitu ‘Duyung vs Pari Pari’. Ani membaca buku cerita itu sehingga terlelap. ”Eh, aku ada di mana ini?” getus hati Ani. Ani melihat sekelilingnya yang baginya amat aneh.”
With an apple in her hand. The faster she eats her apple, the faster she writes... or is it the other way around?
All the best, Adik! Ibu will support you all the way! =)
