The Middle One: Ikhmal Arif (Sempurna & Bijaksana)

This one is a maze in itself - complex and unpredicatable. Sometimes we just can't figure out what he'll do, (or say) next. Many times we are caught off-guard by his cheeky retorts. An anecdote from the past - we were at a playground and one of mummy's pals commented to him, something like this -

Mummy's Pal: Put on your shoes...nanti kaki masuk cacing...

The Middle one: That's good then abah, abang and me can go fishing....

What can I say? I can either be embarassed for having a "smart-mouth" kid or just let it go because it was actually a brilliant respond. Luckily the pal caught on and laughed at the joke. Phew!!!!

My deceased friend & I
Natural History Museum, London, Dec 2007

This is the ambitious one - he wants to do and be everything and has entered from track to choral speaking. This year he was elected Prefect ( following dad's footsteps) but had some problems with completing homework earlier this year. But when warned that he might be "sacked" from being a prefect, he quickly changed for the better. His messy habits and "out-of-this-world" imagination can not be helped. So we let him be there with his imagination and imaginary friends. How do you think Steven Spielberg, George Lucas and Bill Gates became so successful?


This one is a Western food-lover: Italian to be precise. Can eat spaghetti & pasta from sunrise to sundown..but hold the broccoli.


We hope he'll achieve all that he dreams of...insyaallah