RAYA CARD 2010 & ZHEN'S ART

23rd August 2010, Monday Afternoon

It's another 2 weeks to Hari Raya Aidilfitri.  Zhen drew a Raya card for her kakak.

This is a drawing by Zhen, when she started nursery, in 2008.

Her colouring at her nursery's colouring competition.

The wall of Zhen's room at the end of 2008.

FLOATING EGG EXERCISE

FLOAT & SINK EXERCISE

"PUASA" (FASTING)

16th August 2010, Monday Afternoon

It is the Ramadan month of the Islamic calendar.  It is the month of fasting, in which Muslims refrain from eating & drinking from dawn until sunset.

Zhen's 6-year old friends in the kindy are also fasting for half a day.  Zhen wants to try fasting too.  She went to kindy today after taking her bottle of milk.  She don't want to bring any food or money for tea break.

While driving her home from kindy, she told me, "Mummy, some of my friends, they are  tipu-ing... because they shared food with other friends... they are not puasa-ing."

BHANTE

14th August 2010, Saturday Afternoon 

As usual, we were at VBG, Temoh (http://www.vbgnet.org/) for dana on a Saturday afternoon. 
 
Zhen:  "Mummy, how to become a bhante?"

Me:  "Well, they go to a monastery for meditation and stay at the monastery."

Zhen:  "I don't want to become a bhante.  You know why?"

Me:  "Why?"

Zhen:  "I don't want to shave... my hair."

(Bhante (Pali) is the polite particle used to refer to Buddhist monks in the Theravada tradition.  Bhante literally means "Venerable Sir.")