Hari anugerah Cemerlang

waiting patiently for her turn to go up the stage for the first time to receive her award for her excellent achievement in her preschool

my baby, .....all grown up and......saving china? Mushu said to Mulan.........

but my baby Batrisyia. all grown up and receiving her first education excellence award and hopefully there will be more

my baby you

you're the reason I can fly

because of you

i don't have to wonder why

my baby you

you're the reason I feel so alive

tiba tiba je lagu Marc Anthony pulak menyelit..love this song....

okay, why don't we pose next to this post with flowers,

okay stand right there, hold your plaque and smile.......

waiting for mama, who was waiting for her friend.....

this is the smile that I am looking for...............

that picture of her going up the stage brought me back to my own sweet childhood memories, way back to Pulai chondong where i went for my primary school for six years. those years were my proudest moment as I went up the stage every year for being the best student for the whole classes from Standard One to Standard Six. Kira dapat nombor satu all the way, number one in my class and number one for all the classes......, and not just that, they also gave prizes ( there were no awards then ) and it was called Hari Penyampaian Hadiah ( Prize Giving Day or Ceremony ) for the best results for each subject and guess who went up the stage for those subjects...yup... yours truly.but of course, not all subjects, most of the subjects.

It's a different story when I was in secondary school. I went up the stage only a couple of times, but for different reasons, mostly for shows, dance competition, singing competition, teleplay and oh yes I did won something for drawing and colouring contest and some of the competitions too. My secondary school was the school for the 'creme de la creme' , cream of all the creams in Malaysia. All the 5As students ( from the Penilaian Darjah Lima exam, now called UPSR ) from all over Malaysia were chosen and selected to go there and I was one of them, not to sound too proud but merely sharing my sweet memories of yesteryears. These are the things that you like to look back on and tell your children and your children's children and their children......and yes I did went up the stage again in my uni years, to receive the scroll for my graduation /convocation day at the Barbican Centre. Another one of my proudest moments,

Batrisyia, with her best buddy, who is a few inches taller and a few years older but she loves to play with her, my friend's daughter who also received the award for her excellent achievement in Year 3 last year.