SOROTAN CERITA : The death of a parent can be a terrible blow to any child. This note is
always in my head whenever I am not feeling well. To make it worse my wife is
not well too.
Today 26.5.2012 is my third daughter Nur Hannah Jasmine’s 11th
birthday. Only managed to wake up at 3pm and the kids were worried daddy was
still in bed and not able to go to work. Nothing serious is one of the not so
good days. Can see the kids’ smiles when they saw daddy was up and much better.
Wished Nur Hannah Jasmine happy birthday. Normally birthday wishes is exactly
when they woke up from sleep. I told Nur Hannah Jasmine that we should celebrate
it next week since both mummy and daddy are not well.
After an hour I have
decided to drive to Jusco to get her a birthday cake at least? Reached home I
could see the excitement from Nur Hannah Jasmine…..that was good enough to make
me happy and I know she was thrilled and happy even though it was a simple celebration……….at
least she would say in her heart that both mummy and daddy did not forget her birthday and really love her.
Love is important for kids to grow healthily?
I am very sure that we all want the same things for our kids. We want them to grow up to love and be loved, to follow their dreams, to find success. Mostly, though, we want them to be happy. But just how much control do we have over our children's happiness? My eldest daughter, Nur Hannah Syamimi, now 15, has been a rather quiet child since birth. My second daughter, Nur Hannah Iman, now 13, is basically a duplicate of me, while my 11-year-old Nur Hannah Jasmine the birthday girl is a 'happy go lucky girl'. Abdullah Alim Haq my only son tries very hard to be me and my little Nur Hannah Sahara is a kid with a strong character. Always has, all 5 of them on the other hand, greets every day with a smile almost all the time and I wonder whether this indicates that they are happy?
Be happy in LIFE teaches children to make choices and strengthen their positive attitude to life. They are proof that children are wonderful and successful, no matter how much
they are limited by their academic abilities, social life or family structure
in some cases. They can take full control
and responsibility for their own
happiness and are able to reach their full potential and we as parents could
further help them to achieve their goal?
Parental coaching enhances their confidence and sharpens their leadership skills, creating
a solid foundation for their success and happiness. My
wife and I believe that all children are gifted
and that our role is to activate each
child's gift to enable them to reach their full potential and live a happy life.
We, parents
should teach them the art of setting goals,
the importance of communication and handling
feelings and the
ingredients of positive thinking
for determination, persistence, self
confidence and success. Good relationships
with parents and siblings should ensure acceptance
to things, tolerance, that provide a sense of belonging and subsequently
indicate good understanding of themselves and their feelings which later become
useful elements for managing their emotions. This should help to increase level
of understanding and responsibility and eventually improve focus and academic
achievements .
As I have always said, Ishak'S Kitchen - Cerita + Pantun is not
ONLY about cooking but also about the story of life behind the cooking as a
whole that full of memories good and bad, happy and sad.............most of the
time is full of joy !!!
In every dishes that we cook and eat, there is always some kind of story
that's comes along with it , for example today’s dishes are a story of
something simple but still a happy memories even though mummy and daddy are not
well. The celebration has to take place but in a simpler way. We as a family
still managed to express our LOVE & CARE to Nur Hannah Jasmine whom we love so much.
Even though the head is too heavy I love to be in the kitchen today to
carve happiness for Nur Hannah Jasmine and wish to see the curl from her lips when we sing the unplugged happy
birthday song to her and she did exhibit her happiness. It don't have to be so
serious kind of cooking, a simple menu cooked with love could end with such a
memorable day. Her emotion is very much bloomed today even though it was a
simple get together and without planned her aunty from Melaka dropped by the
house just in time. That boosted up her excitement and she got cash present.
Life is full of surprises and I have to take all the opportunity that I
can to spend as much time with my wife and kids.....at least when I am gone
they will always remember me. InshAllah & Alhamdulillah.
Walau sakit digembirakan juga
Mee digoreng kek dibeli
Hari lahir disambut tidak diduga
Jasmine dimeriahkan sayang ditali
Renungan: Kasih sayang ibubapa tidak bertepi.........






























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