Archive for May, 2013
On Walking To Playground
Yesterday we walked to the playground to practise throwing and catching ball as suggested by my son’s therapist.
It has been a while since we went out to the playground. Lately I was so busy with daily routine like cooking dinner and completing the craft orders that I neglected my son’s need to go out and play.
I am ashamed of myself as much as I am angry with the whole situation.
As my son hold my hand in his, I realized that this is my true purpose of being a mother, to nurture a soul.
I do the craft work, I sell them to customers, I get money and then I buy some more craft stuffs and then I do more craft to sell. The cycle never ends. I don’t even use the money to pay for bills or to buy food for us to eat. In reality, if I stop doing my craft work now, we can still live.
My son is more important than money to buy more craft materials. That’s what I learned from our walk to the playground.
Wood Graining With Decoupage
This picture of toy bin was taken by my decoupage teacher when I went for the wood graining and distressing class in March. For this particular project I chose decoupage paper from Calambour (imported product from Italy).
Next month I’m going to learn wood staining. For that one, I want to use rice paper.
Will share pictures once I have completed the lesson.
Bukan Sekadar Resepi – Roza Roslan
A friend lend me this book more than a month ago. It’s a great book that brought tears to my eyes, even as I just started to read the introduction written by her husband.
“Roza memasak dengan hati. Beliau merenung apa yang dimasak seolah-olah seluruh jiwa dan perasaannya ke situ. Akhirnya saya mengerti, di hati, beliau menyerahkan masakannya kepada Dia yang satu agar tertunai tanggungjawabnya. Bukan pada suami atau anak-anak, juga bukan kepada keluarga atau rakan. Ia sebagai satu amal ibadat agar ia diterima Allah.
Itulah makna Bukan Sekadar Resepi.”
I am half way through digesting the content. This is not the type of book that you can read in one go and then forget about it on your bookshelf. I think once I’m done reading it and return it to my friend, I’m going to get a copy for my library.
Worth buying and a treasure to keep!
