Aaahhh.. The house is peace n quiet now. It's 12.30pm n i've switched off d tv at 12 noon earlier. Luq n Leia are drinking their milk n will be taking their naps after dis. Dat's d normal routine for me n my kids. They are only allowed to watch cartoons from 8am - 12pm n mostly Play House Disney Channel bcoz i find it very educational for Luq. He's learnt a lot from watching PHDC. His english vocab is getting better n he speaks better english too but of course it has to be a two way communication. He's only allowed to watch Cartoon Network for Ben 10 but after dat either change d channel or switch off d tv. Luq already understands dis rule but occasionally he will throw a tantrum when i or Mr A tells him dat it's time to swith off d tv or change d channel. Dat is when we (Mr A & i) hv to be strict. We will not let d kids conquer d tv.
I wouldn't say Mr A n i are strict parents but firm is more like it. Luq needs to know dat there are rules in d house dat he has to follow n we will explain to Luq why we have d rules n why he should obey them + what will happen if he disobey them. Usually when Luq is naughty, we will punish him by telling him to go to his room. If he cries (which is often d case), he can only come out when he stops crying. When Leia is big enough to understand, there will be no exception for her as well.
Sometimes i do let Luq watch cartoons in d evening but if i do, it's only from 5pm - 7pm bcoz this is d time when i usually cook. As parents, we shouldn't be too strict with our children n at d same time not too lenient. No point of not allowing them to watch cartoons at all but letting them play with computer/ video games or PSP all day. Let them have fun but there must be rules to follow. After all, they are juz kids.
My Mak Anjang n her husband uncle Pat, who lives in Australia came to KL last Friday. They're here for 4 days n will be going back dis evening. The last time she came back was in 2008 when my late grandmother was ill. As usual, we will all meet up when they come up to KL.
Last Saturday, myself, Luq, mama n my sis Arie accompanied Mak Njang shopping in Bukit Bintang. Later dat nite, we went to Hartamas Square for dinner cum 'lepak' session with d rest of d Abd Kadir clan. Since Luq was tired after spending d afternoon with me, Mr A volunteered to look after d kids bcoz Hartamas Square was not an appropriate place to bring kids, especially during weekends. 
We had to combine 4 tables. Luckily mama n i arrived early so we got to 'reserve' d tables. I have a very boisterous family so when we meet, we'll talk n laugh like nobody's business. Hehehe. 
Yesterday, we had a potluck lunch at The Tams in Nilai. There were lots of food but i only took a small portion of rice but plenty of 'lauk'. After lunch we juz relaxed while d Abd Kadir sibblings sat together reminiscing their childhood times.
We don't know when we'll meet the Marshallsays again but we do hope we'll be able to come down to Australia one day. 
