It's December again...

1. Here it come's again. December. How time has flies. It's like we had just entered 2011, but now it's the end of the year. All the events that only happens at the end of the year are here again. Year End Sales (YES), PC Fair will be held for the final time, people are off to holidays, airports especially LCCT becoming crowded. And, heavy rain.
2. Talking about weather, it has been an unpredictable year again this year. What I'd learn thru my Geography lessons in secondary school seem irrelevant. I can still remember the MO-NA formula. Raining season from May to October (MO) for West Peninsular and November to April (NA) for East Peninsular. But nowadays, it's still raining here in Selangor. Flood in Kajang? Who can predict that?
   
   BEING PARENTS
3. On a personal level, December will... be a time for me to celebrate my princess birthday. She'll be 2 years old next week. How I miss her when she was a baby, crying, smiling innocently, staring deep into my eyes, but seeing all her actions now, funny faces, laughter, the mischievous smile, will also be a lasting, treasured memory for my queen and me. How I hope she'll always be an innocent toddler.
4. With her growing up, it come's with responsibility. An advice by Saidina Ali RA on how to raise a child will always be my guidance, first 7 years with all the love you can give, play with her, pampered her, then the next 7 years with discipline, taught her about ibadah especially solat, then the next 7 years do raise her like she was your friend.
5. Ain't that relevant? At the age of around 7 to 15 years old, is really the age that children will start to learn more about the world, they will be easily influenced by what they see and hear. The surrounding will definitely shape how the children will be later. Teaching her with discipline will do wonders. Why then did Rasulullah SAW had asked us to cane (with love dear readers, not like hitting them in a wrestling match) them if they don't want to perform solah? Even Rasulullah SAW had taught us how to correctly raise our beloved children. Tell them what they had done wrong to be cane. Don't do it in front of other people because it might embarrass her. And just do it once.
6. It's also the period that they will become mumayyiz. Able to differentiate between bad and good. Well again, bad and good is subjective. So as parents, it's our responsibility to taught them what is good and what is bad according to Islam.
7. It has been a chasten journey for me until now. And how with all the challenges that my daughter will face later in her life? It'll be my queen and my duty to give her all the necessary knowledge. Accepted it with grace. Insya-Allah