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About Aranel & Alatariel

Met in 1996..Gotten together in 1997..
Engaged in 2006..Married in 2007..
Basking in marital bliss..
Welcomed Baby Auni into our lives on 150708..
Blessed and in bliss..Alhamdulillah.. :)



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    Web Design: ADIBRAMZALI
    Wednesday, May 04, 2005
    pHeW..wAt an ExHAustIn daY tOdAe..hOw dId mY sUpervIsIOn gO? Lets MovE a LiL BAckWarDs,k?? i'll Get bAck to Tat.. =)

    OotAy..Juz stretcHed MyseLf.. =P lEts bEgin!!

    I caMe to E cEntre By 7 aM..Nisa WanTed tO cOme bY 7..buT sHe sTill SlEepY sO She ArrIvEd @ 7.40.. =P e ThiN is Dat..DaT bLArdY suPervIsOr Of MinE..nOw seRiousLy..i aM vEry VerY PissEd wIt hEr..sHE toLd NisA to teLL mE tAt i aM to CoME @ 9.30aM toDAe..sHE Told Nisa YEsTerDay After KnOwiN tAt I aM No LOnGer ObsErveD fOr BReAkfASt RoutIne..ExCuSe Me..wE r tOgethER MOst of Da tIme, u dUn hAf e DeCency tO cOme uP to Me tO teLL Me..BeIng rebeLLiOus, i sTill CAmE @ 7 aM..

    b4 nIsA CAmE,i Was RoaMIng AroUnd @ e Centre tO fiLL Up Certain thIngs iN mY praCtiCUm hANdoUt..i wAs ConFusEd wIt e cAtErgORisIng Of e Age GrOup OF e KiddIes..wAs stIll fIgURin It Out wHen nISa cAme..bUt e BaRdY sUpervIsOr wHo CaME b4 niSa, wAs ShoCkeD to C nIsA n Me tOgEthEr eaRly in E MOrNing cOS i've bEen coMin @ 7 n NisA bEen CoMin @ 9.30aM..I was DiScUsSIn aBt e ProBleM wiT nIsa wHen tAt iDiOt aPPrOaChed Me..TaKe nOte..bY dEn, oNli 1 ChiLD wAs in E cENtre n BEsiDes mE n Nisa n tAt idIOt, thER was aNother teAcheR..

    sHE caMe to Us, wHiLe DraggIn sHiNa aLong n SAid, ' eH, i tOt only One OF u cOme aT 7? e Other Come @ 9.30?' mE RefuSed tO aNS..nIsa sAid dAt sHe HAs tUitIon In e EvEnIng sO sHe HAd tO cOme EarLy..dEn i sAid, 'i aM uSed tO cOmiN eARly n i WaN to CoME eaRly.' tO mY rePly, shE sAid,' buT u NEva tell me. NExt tiMe, u mUZ tell me.' u nOE..fOr a Few seCs aFter tAt, sHE waiTed..wAiting FoR my ApoLgy, i suPPose..i Juz sAid, 'ok.'..BlardY iDioT..i feEl lIke teLLin HEr, 'eXcuse mE, CAn u Tell mE wHiCh pErsOn IS wiLLin to waKe uP sO earLy n ComE tO UR cENtre n Be OF serVice wiLLingLy As oNli 1 teaCher DOes e OpEnIng.'

    Den She NotiCed tAt i hAd bEen WriTin n Nisa ToOk oUt sOme pAPers tOo..She SAid, 'u Noe, oNce u CLocK in, u Cant wRite anyThin. U r tO keEp wAt haPPenIng in UR head, dEn aFter ur LunCh, u joT it Down.' AlaMak..tAk le aNgkAt sei!! I MEan ShiNa jUz CaMe to E CEntre..dEn u are taGgin HEr alOng wHereVa u gO, n i CAnt eVEn wRite aNythiN?? tHEr r NO Other Kids!!..MAiNTaiNin mY anGer, i RepLied, 'i aM fIllIn Up e PRactiCum HAndbOok AbOut e InfORmatiOn RegArdIn e Centre foR My suPerviSion LAter.' tAts e tRuth..dEN wIt her StuCk up face, sHe aSked wHethER we WEre tAughT tAt we CANt wRIte anYthin OncE we CloCk iN..wAteVA..who r U to COmMEnt oN wat mY brIllIaNt lEcTureRs tAUghT me?? =S

    dEn i aLSo SAid tHAt i Am a lIl coNfused wIt e CaTergoRisatiOn..sHe wAs sHowIn Me n NisA hEr Fed Up Face..i SaiD tAt i was toLd mY KidS wEre 3-4 YeArs Old..bUT wHen i Look At tHEir bIrthDates, dEy r nOt eVen 3 Yet!!! dEy r BorN in 2002..So y isSit Tat u CatErgOriSe dEm unDer 3-4? dEn foR e k2 boy, He shLD be 6 bUt u CAtergORise HiM uNDer 6-7..its CoNFusIng fOr mE as 7 iS PrImay 1 Age..hAIz..lEt me eLaBOrate fURther..

    AccOrDin to BlArdy SUpervIsor,
    PlAygroup: 1.5-3 years
    N1: 3-4 years
    N2: 4-5 years
    k1: 5-6 years
    k2: 6-7 years

    Dis IS To My UndErstAndIn:
    PlaYgRouP(sHld be CAlled ToddLerS): 1.5-2 years (cOs dey r BoRn In 2003)
    n1( shLd be CAllEd PlayGrOuP): 2-3 years ( cOs dey r BorN In 2002)
    n2 (shLd be Called Nursey): 3-4 years ( cOS dEy r BOrn iN 2001)
    k1: 4-5 years ( cOs dey r BoRn In 2000)
    k2: 5-6 Years (cOs dey r BoRn in 1999)

    lEt me ask u..IS mY undErsTaNdIn logiCAl oR not?? mAti MAti Dat BLardy SUpErvIsoR maIntAiNEd Her sTAnd..kEep SAyIn TAt mY kIds Are 3-4..dEn i AsKed BAck..hOW cOme?? Dey r Nt eVen 3 YEt!! AlamaK..shE PiCkEd a FighT wIT e WrOng PErson..i haF tAUghT in a PlaygroUp Class In JaMiyAh lAst YEar n thEIr aGe GroUp wAs 2-3 eVEn WhEn deY r BoRn in 2001..bInGit SeI..e ReaSon y i AskEd Cos i SimPly Dun UndErsTAnd..i am Nt BEIng RuDe..bUt i leT e mAtter Rest unTil my LeCtUreR cOme n i will Ask her persoNaLLy..

    dEn tAt idiOt Took ShiNA wit HEr tO e InfanT cAre jUz BEsiDe OuR CHiLDcAre (its mAnAged bY e Same COmpAny)..stIll, No Other KId cAmE..

    fROm dEn onwarDs till my sUperviSIon, it wAs rUnnIn smOothly..dEn mY SupErvisIn LectUrEr CAme..Her nAme iS Ms KomAla..i AssUmed She iS oF INdiAn rAce cOS oF her NAme..bUt sHe duN lOOk like iT..HEheheEe..SwEet LAdY.. =)

    She Told e oTher TeacheRs To Be Our ShadOws..sO mE n NisA cOntrOllEd e WHolE lUncH, showEr n NaP routiNeS..i dUNo y But e KidS r Very RowDy tOdAe..SoME dUn waN to Eat..Other ate vEry slOwly..soMe cAnt keeP still..oNe kEpt CryIn till i NEarly gOne MAd..sHe was WailIng n WailIng eVEn though her own hoSt teAcher was righT beside her, feeDin HEr..shower tIme wAs RuShIn..we hAd tO UndrEsS, BaThe n DrEss e KiddIeS by OurSelvEs..aFtEr dat, wE hAf to pAt dEm foR thEir napS..wE BAsiCAlly dO eVeryThin on Our OwN..No ExTra HeLp..wE wEre reLi rusHin..NorMAlly fOR all e RoutInes, all e TeAchErs hElp..

    Ms KomAla is a Very nICe LAdY..sHe GiveS sUggestions nOt CrItIcIzMs..She tAlKEd tO NisA fIRst dEn Me..i wAs rather NErvOus..i nOe i diDnt Do a gOod Job..e MomENt i SaT dOwN, sHe Asked me,' how Do U Feel?' i SaId,' nT goOd cOS i NoE i CAn do BeTter.' ms KoMaLa sAid tHat i Am RelaXed n Calm tOwArds e KidDies which Is a Good ThIng..sHe GaVE sOme sUggesTioNs wHich i reli appreCiaTe..e thIng tAt UpSets me iS DaT i RecEIved lOw MArKs fOr nOt ImpLEmenTin selF help Skills tO e KiddIes..i TOld hEr tAt dEy r Used tO bEing In dIS way..dEy waIt foR e Teacher tO Dry Dem After sHower, PAck foR thEm thEir dIRty Clothes, eTc..Its juz Not FAir..i CAnt ChAnge e HabIts Of e KiddIes wHich r BeIng ImplEmenTed tO dEm sInce dEy eNtered e sKOol..sObs..

    After e DiscUsSion, Ms KomAla Asked Me whethEr i HAd anY qns, i aSked Her aBt e CateRgoriSatIon..i wAs haPpy wHen sHe said eXactly wat i wAs tinKin..tat my Class IS a pLAygrOup class.nT nUrserY n TheIr Age Grp IS 2-3, nt 4-5 years old.. =) bUt i still NeeD tO PuT DOwn @ mY lEssOn pLaNs tAT dEy r 3-4 YEArs Old,Out OF RespEct tO e CeNtre's BeLieFs..ITs oK..AT leAsT i Noe tAt waT i FeeL wAs rIgHt..


    e WhoLE ExPeRiEnce wAs cHAllEngIn..e tHing Tat MakEs ME reli reLi UpSet Abt e MArks..i feel As If e CentRe is BrINgiN mE dOwn..e wOrSe pArt IS e WhOle PractIcUm iS upoN 400 MArKs..tOday's vIsIt CoNsIstS Of 60 mArkS, e NExt VisiT wher mS KomAla will ObserVe my TEAchIn n LearNing CorNErs ConsISts 100 maRks..gUess wHo will mArk Me foR e remAiNin 24
    0 Marks wHich Is mOre thAn hAlf To wAt i NeeD to PAss DIs PRactiCum..TAt BlarDy SupervIsOR..hAiz..

    aCtuAlly b4 mY ObservAtiOn sTaRted, One Of e TeAchers Told ME SOmeThIn taT mAde My BloOD Boil..sHe SaiD, e IdiOtIC SuPErvIsoR wAs sUppOSed to HeLp Out @ e InFanT cAre CentRe cOs 1 TeACher reSigNEd..rEmeMber, shE bRougHT shIna aloNg..Ther IS OnLi 1 InfANt CAre TEacHEr tHEr tO taKe OF e Infants..E Teacher AskEd HEr y SHe BrOuGht ShinA aLong Cos theR Are Babies To be TAkEn CAre Of n @ e ChiLDcAre, thER r 1 TeACher n 2 TraIneEs(me n NisA) to TakE care Of shIna..U nOe wat She Say? sHE sAid tat e TrAinEe TeAcHers CAnT HAnDle shiNa..aLaMak..My BloOd ReLi BoIL..wAt NoNSensE!! i've BeeN CoMin EarLIEr tHAn HEr all ThEse while n i enTErtaiNEd ShiNA wIt e rest OF e KiddIes..n NiSa iS sHinA's ClaSs TeACher..u MEan to SAy e 2 oF uS cANt HAnDle 1 LiL giRl?? u NeVA eVen HAnDLe aNy ClaSs Or HeLp Out DurIng aNy RouTinE n SuddEnLy u Say lIke DiS?? aRGGGH!!!!!! e InfANt CAre TeACher eVen ComPLaiN tHAt e IdiOtiC suPerviSOr juz SIt @ 1 CorNEr, hOlDIn oN to ShiNA whiLe shE HaS to HAndLE all E babies oN her OwN..sO MucH fOr hElp..

    b4 i LEft e CenTre, i TolD Nisa thAt i will StiLL cOme @ 7 tomoLow..OnLi Juz Now sHe TolD mE tAt E bOTh oF uS r InsTrUCtEd tO coMe @ 9.30am....................

    Juz FiNisHEd CrYin Now..wAs TAlKIn to DeARie jUz Now..He was rELi UpSet bUt hE sTill Pulled My SpiRitS uP, tAnKie u,SayAng..i Let iT all OuT n BrOke DowN n nOw feeL a LiL BettEr..DeARIe ADvIsEd mE tO tOne DowN..cOS hE dOesn'T wAn my GrAdes To sUFfer..
    tHis reLi pUt a StrAin On Me..i FIrMly beLiEve In E COdE oF eThIcs..BuT i gueSs nOw i haF to KeeP tHiNGs tO MySelf n ConFide iN nisA n DeAriE n u, pEePS onLi..i dUn wAN My GrADes tO sUffEr Juz CoS e SuPErvIsOr HAtes mY guTs and mArk me DowN..hAiz..i HAf 15 More DAys oF prActIcUm..i reli wanT to mAKe a Diff..aNd i am Nt iNteNdiN tO ChAnge E wHoLE Centre's BeLiefS n PhiIoSoPhIes..nOw hoW tO..lAter i KeNA BlAcKLisTeD fOr BeIn rUDe, reBeLLiOUs, eTc.. =(

    i SerIouSly NeeD A hUg..