Number One For Me

Album: Forgive Me
By: Maher Zain

Number One For Me

I was a foolish little child, Crazy things I used to do 

And all the pain I put you through, Mama now I'm here for you 

 For all the times I made you cry, The days I told you lies 

Now it's time for you to rise, For all the things you sacrificed 

 Oooh If I could turn back time rewind, If I could make it undone 

I swear that I would, I would make it up to you 

 Mom I'm all grown up now, It's a brand new day 

I'd like to put a smile on your face everyday

 You know you are the number one for me 

Oh oh number one for me 

 Now I finally understand, That famous line 

About the day I'd face in time, Coz now I've got a child of mine 

 Even though I was so bad, I've learnt so much from you 

Now I'm trying to do it too, Love my kids the way you do 

 Oooh If I could turn back time rewind, If I could make it undone

I swear that I would, I would make it up to you 

 Mom I'm all grown up now, And it's not too late*

I'd like to put a smile on your face everyday 

 You know you are the number one for me

Oh oh number one for me 

There is no one in this world, That can take your place 

Oooh I'm sorry for ever taken you for granted 

 I will use every chance I get, To make you smile 

Whenever I'm around you, Now I will to try to love you
Like you love me, Only God knows how much you mean to me

If you have not bought his latest album, look for it now. Not catchy enough to love it the first time you hear it, but sooner or later, you will love all his tracks! Trust me.

*It's a little too late for me. But it's okay. She taught me all the things she needed to. She was the strict one, she was the one with strong principles. No this, no that. Sometimes a little yes to this and yes to that. During our uni days, my sister and I were given a car, but we had to share it. Our parents could jolly-well afford to buy us one each, but no, we had to share. When the famous red Vitara was with either one of us, the other would take the bus or walk through our campus. Even a computer, no matter how essential it is for us, we shared. A handphone, we shared. We took turns, and we survived. We tried not to complain even though we find it a hassle at times.

And now, I'm so glad we were brought up that way, coz we get to learn a little hardship and most importantly, we learnt to give and take. Kids nowadays, it's scary sometimes. The crazy world has become too materialistic, and current society mostly prefer branded things. Most certainly not a good environment to develop good traits in children. May Allah guide us. 

A little something the teachers made the kids do
for their mothers. Thank you. 

Family Rejoice

There's a Spanish proverb on family that says "an ounce of blood is worth more than a pound of friendship." So wise.

Air terjun Ulu Slim, Perak

The family of Noor and Zaharah (arwah umi's parents) are now busy and buzzing with plans for a family day. I'm like... yaaaaaaaaayyyyy!!! I can't wait! Since Umi passed away, we seldom meet each other except kalau ada kenduri kawin, kematian, or other occasional events. Other than that... nope, we basically just stick to our own immediate family nowadays. Granted, the family has expanded, so to meet everyone up can be impossible sometimes. But this family day trip? Hooray! I can imagine the hiruk-pikuk of the clan already.

The original plan was to have it in Sungkai, but it's fully booked for every weekend up until September. Fuh, aku sendiri tak pernah tau pun pasal tempat tu, tapi punya lah ramai orang nak pegi. Aduhhh... jangan lah sampai tak jadi family day ni. Frust menonggeng nya rasa. 

Then someone suggested Fraser's Hill. Now THAT brought back some fond memories of Ingress Auto's retreat last year in September. I especially will not forget the full excitement of white water rafting, adventure giler! Wait, white water rafting was not on the hills, but we stopped there on our way to Fraser's Hill. The children enjoyed themselves too, only because of the cold weather. Who wouldn't? KL kan selalu panas. 

I'm the one with the sunglasses hehe. Takde gaya sungguh.

He does well with the microphone, ONLY if he doesn't sing, hehe

Everyone had a good laugh during the telematch

Their usual way of closing their event, ramai-ramai nyanyi
"We Are the Champions" by Queen

Kindergarten Field Trip

The packed snacks

It was an amusing morning for us both. We watched Dini cluelessly taking off in a HUGE bus on a field trip to Kidzania along with her kindergarten friends.

We know she's too young for Kidzania, but what the heck, it's always more exciting to go with your school friends, even more inspiring so in school uniforms. I can still recall the same excitement during my time more than 20 years back - to Fraser's Hill, to the National Zoo, colouring contests, and many others. There were more than a few trips where my own parents disallowed them, but I'm glad they gave me the opportunity for the other few. 

This is one of those trips where I'm allowing my own kid to enjoy as a parent myself. Of course Kidzania is just 10 minutes drive from home or our office. So, Dini... we were not too hard on you, if ever that's how you feel about us. We love you, from your Mama and Ayoh. *wink*

A little bit of morning stretch

Baca du'a naik kenderaan

Taklimat daripada Pengetua

While he observed (and prayed) from afar

There they went, the boys

And then the girls

I wonder what five year-olds chit chat about

ALlah please protect all those innocent kids

A  somewhat nervous goodbye wave from the father