His first paper was on Friday. What a way to celebrate Raya huh. Well, the whole family have decided to go through this with him...to stay by his side and sacrifice our Raya outings. I sure hope he pulls through. Unlike Yanti, I am more worried about this fella. He lacks the self motivation and discipline.

Saturday...a day whereby families would wear their beautiful traditional attire, all dressed up for the occasion and ready to go house visiting. How did I spent it? Well..mostly at home.

Mendaki tuition was better than expected. Although there was nothing much to teach..as most of them have completed their exams, I managed to get them do some fun activities. As normal, my approach to the Express kids is different. With them I was more of the 'less merepek' kind. I gave them maths quizzes in the form of magic. After a few failed attempts on mind reading, I went off to IQ quizzes. The rest of the time was socializing with the kids. You see, I believe in wholesome knowledge. Those that goes beyond that of textbooks and exams. The real test is not within the boundaries of the classroom walls....but what is out there. Raw life. Sadly, the education system is not build to cater for this. CCA's does it bit in a way..but its role is so minor. This kids need some form of knowledge to survive out there. True, education is important. However, it is also subjective.

The Normal class as usual gave me some form of strength and energy. Maybe its because of all those kids camps i've been attending via NTUMS and Mendaki. I applied the group building games I learned during the camps to this kids. Getting their interest as well as making them participate as a whole class...which was an impossible task then. I gave them the all time favourite 'what time is it?' game. It made them think..out of the box. Here, I can sense the smart ones, the clever ones, and the intelligent ones. Its amazing, they enjoyed themselves alot. And yah special thanks to those who offered me 'kueh raya' and also to the girl that offered me cupcakes. YUMMY! (names of minors shall not be mentioned) :D

Once home, I watched a show 'Cinta'. The way the movie was made was wonderful. Its more like a film to me. the camera angles, cinematography, script as well as music was amazing. Its a great show.


Needless to say, its about Love. How different individuals...from different walks of life face this mystery called love. Their lives get somehow intertwined...and the transition from couples is smooth. Certain quotes I love includes