The Waiting Game

Anastassia came back from KYS, confessed to me in the car "Mama, the school is just superb!" I forced her to share what happened the entire 4 days of interview and she did though not all, much to my annoyance but it's good to know that she carried herself well and it was evident that she enjoyed herself tremondously. That day, I also saw a mature Anastassia. A confident child who is just waiting to conquer the world. I saw a glimpse of that during the registration day too.


Results would be out mid December, I told her. Now its the waiting game.


First it will be interesting to know whether she would get an offer. They only want 20 girls and 40 boys. If she didnt, well..... tak da rezeki, the experience was good for her, a once a lifetime experience I would say..... (bila lagi budak sekolah dapat interview intensive macam tu kan)


However, if ada rezeki, although its gonna be a bit tough..... it would be interesting to know if the offer would be with full scholarship, half scholarship or with no scholarship.


Mid December will be a month of nerves. SBP results will also be out around the same time. Would Anastassia get an offer? Susah jugak sebab she's from sekolah bandar.... or should I say from a cluster school.....


Next week I plan to drop off her MRSM application to MARA. Or to the ANSARA office to be exact since I'm a member. I was informed by the ANSARA officer that last year 60 of the 120 Ansara applications got in. However, from previous experience, to me benda ni varies..... ada one year tu, it seems 5 orang aje dapat..... And again, it would also be difficult since Mara mmg go for pelajar luar bandar kan......


So the waiting game is on. Meantime, let me hold tight to her Surat Tawaran from Convent Secondary, which is just next to her primary school........

Anastassia, hey miss you much!

I came to school late that Thursday morning. Selalu UPSR annoucement kat dewan before 10:30am. So I was a bit panicky bila I was still on the road at 10am.




I was chatting with my friends outside the hall when the GB drove into school at 10:40am. Eh.... ingatkan GB dah dalam office.... rupanya baru balik from Jabatan. The moms yang nampak GB semua kecoh.... apa taknya.... GB was grinning ear to ear........




At 11am (lebih kurang la, I lost track of time) parents dipanggil masuk dewan. Dewan riuh with parents and the students, waiting in anticipation.




Then several teachers came in..... they were also grinning..... Lagi riuhla dewan...... Anastassia came to me, i hugged her, cayang Anastassia .....




After GB dan cikgu2 semua masuk, Guru Penyelaras Tahun 6, was given the honour untuk buat pengumuman. Nampak sangat dia happy..... the feeling was infectious. First the percentage. She said the school dah buat satu sejarah! The hall roared! Naik almost 10%!And every one cheered when she announced that a total of 113 students got 5As!


She passed the mike to the GB, who broke down during her short speech. Then to the class teacher of 6A to annouce the results. (Annoucement ikut class). This would always be the time I pat myself on the back for choosing the names for my girls which starts with the alphabet A. Hehe...




Yes, in less than 10 seconds, Anastassia's name was called to receive her slip. I felt numb, just concerntrating on zooming my handcam towards Anastassia. My friends cheered and pat my back..... i just sat there like a zombie. After a minute or two, baru Helena bangun, went to the side of the hall to search for Anastassia.......




The look on her face...... says it all..... all the sacrifices.... all the nagging that she got from me..... was all worth it....

Anastassia masa kat Trengganu.

Last Saturday, the whole family sent Anastassia for a 4 day interview, untuk masuk a private boarding school. Anastassia was really looking forward to it, although she could not prepare much due to her chicken pox.



As she registered herself in the air conditioned dining hall (parents tak boleh ikut) again i had the warm feeling. She looked confident, and nampak that she looks forward to the 4 days 3 nights stay. It also made me realize how grown up she is..... and she's no longer my little girl obsessed with ants...... hehe



She'll be back only tomorrow. And I have to admit....... I missed her....... my dear Anastassia...

Syukur Alhamdullilah

Syukur Anastassia got 5As. Her school is celebrating at the moment because there was a significant improvement. A total of 113 girls got 5As. And yes their school is the best in the state.

I'm rushing at the moment, so gotta go now.

Snippets

1. Anastassia got chicken pox. But mild and sekejap ajer coz dah ada injection chicken pox masa dia kecik. No fever pun. Kecoh jugak sikit bila cikgu tgk dia datang sekolah. Tapi doctor dah confirm that dah kering so tak contagious lagi. Nasib baik kena saturday and sunday......


2. Anastassia won consolation prize for a state level art competition last week.


3. Anastassia and Pu3 ponteng from an art competition today, now tengah ongoing sebab mak dia dah malas. Tapi sayang la sebab its kebangsaan level.


4. For the first time this yr the school buat Jamuan Perpisahan for the standard 6 students. Anastassia gave the opening speech and buat Bhangra and Hip Hop performance. Helena ternganga tengok dia menari esp yg hip hop tu. Entah bila dia belajar buat robotic moves and terngeliat sana sini. Foot work dia pun dasyat. Practice 2 hari aje tu. I was really impressed! Her solo act was superb! (I whispered to my friend, teringat zaman dulu2...... hehe..... she really reminded me of my school days) (and I guess I have to admit that the challenges that I have with her.... well, dia sebijik macam Helena dulu..... the challenges tu la.... hehe.... shhhhhh)


5. Just came back from the school's Anugerah Cemerlang. Both Anastassia and Pu3 dapat. Anastassia received several additional anugerahs - Anugerah Nilam Jauhari Emas, Anugerah HEM, Anugerah Murid Cemerlang Persatuan & Kelab and Penghargaan Ketua Pengawas. However, the top anugerah - Anugerah Kualiti, dia tak menang. Her chinese hip hop friend beat her to it. Dia frust jugak sikit..... but okayla......


6. Tomorrow results UPSR keluar. Dengar cerita, results keseluruhan jatuh. Maths jatuh. I'm hoping for the best for Anastassia.... The rumours is that..... opss..... besokla beritahu.....


OKla... roger and out. takda mood la nak tulis...

I finished my puasa enam! yeay!

Finally, I finished my puasa enam...... hubby insist nak masakkan rendang ayam for my buka puasa..... (nak dapat berkat pahala masakkan utk orang berpuasa katanya) even though i told him that i teringin nak makan daging masak merah and nak beli kat luar ajer.


The jeans i wore today rasa macam longgar ajer..... *big grin*


Pu3 kena chicken pox yesterday. Though its mild sebab dia dah ada chicken pox infection. Nasib baik next week cuti panjang so she wont miss school banyak sangat.


I have yet to start jogging. Sebab have yet to buy that sports shoe. Coz have yet to go to Jusco. Lagipun asyik hujan ajer..... (haha.... am i trying to get out of doing my exercising?)


Mia jadi host to a Korean exchange student in school so she wont be coming back for the Deepavali holidays.


Sebenarnya takda mood nak tulis ni..... tu sbb macam point form aje... Pagi2 dah kena lecture dgn my dad, coz i was late 10 minutes in sending Pu3 to him this morning. Arghh..... Yes papa.... I must discipline my self more...... I know you want to service your car, sorry because of me, you are late in sending the car.....

Life can be so relaxing!

Last Thursday was the last day of final exams. Well Anastassia ada Pendidikan Seni on Friday.... but tak ambik potla...... walaupun dia complain tak sempat practice lukis....


That Thursday was the day I've waited for so long. Yup UPSR dah sebulan habis, but Helena tak boleh merdeka sangat masa tu..... maybe merdeka 70% ajer because nak mengadap Pu3 and Zaryff for their finals exam. Dah la Zaryff merosot last Aug as i concerntrated more on Anastassia for her UPSR trials. So my mission is to make sure that their results improve this time round.


So last Thursday memang merdeka 100%! YEAY..... hehe..... although it wont be for long hehe.....



Having said that it does make a big difference with Anastassia finishing her UPSR.....



Hari Khamis tu I was in a confused state. I guess that worrying about the children's (esp Anastassia's) studies nonstop for quite some time made me forget how it felt to be worry-free.... hehe. And also macam rasa lain sebab no need to leter they all suruh buat homework lagi.... hehe....



On Friday... i woke up feeling so free.... light as a feather..... rasa tenang setenang-tenangnya.... with no worries..... and wow.... its been such a while to feel so relaxed and not having anything to worry about..... The feeling was so fantastic.....



So its me-time now..... its fun time as i told Pu3 and Zaryff, more so since their results that they got for the final exams so far shows improvement......


Pu3's request - nak bake cake sendiri with my supervision (dah schedule tomorrow), nak main UNO with mama, nak ikut mama pergi baking class..... (the list continues...)


Zaryff's request - nak main chess with mama sampai dia menang (hehe should i just let him win once?), nak pergi spend time in the IT room kat state library...... (the list continues....)


Anastassia? She's in Trengganu right now for the choral speaking national level..... and her next plan is for a girls outing with her besties...... No problem girl..... just name the day and time and I'll send you there....



Me? I'm just happy with the kids..... plan to buy a new sports shoe so that I can start jogging again (my favourite sports shoe dah hilang 1 kasut..... ni mesti kerja anjing liar ni) And hmmm..... maybe go to the spa kut...... tengok la nanti..... facial....... movies....... and just lepaking i guess......

Happy Birthday Zaryff!!!

Today is Zaryff's Birthday. Since he is crazy with Ben 10, I made a Ben 10 card for him.

Since today is also the last day of final exams..... i decided to bring the kids makan at a hotel in town.... hehe.... dulu lepas UPSR, Helena tak dapat Merdeka betul2..... TODAY baru dapat merdeka betul2..... hehe. So I'm giving myself a treat la kononnya and 2-1 la with Zaryff's birthday....

But I reminded him..... makan kat hotel on your birthday ni.... sebab timing dia kena..... jangan pulak expect every year makan hotel during birthdays.... hehe... pengsan Helena..... and also to make the others understand and tak kecik hati.....

He already received a birthday gift from Anastassia, who bought a Ben 10 watch for him during a recent school excursion to Putrajaya recently....

Happy Birthday sayang..... remember to be a good muslim, study hard when I ask you to and..... jangan makan banyak sangat yer.... you've been putting on weight lately.....