cukur rambut -
we shaved our daughter's hair bila dia 3 bulan kat kedai nyonya near my block. cost us $4. sebelum tu, kita bilang nyonya tu kita nak simpan rambut dia jadi nyonya tu collect rambut our girl and bungkus dalam kertas suratkhabar.
bila balik, kita timbang rambut dia. even with the suratkhabar, 1g pun tak sampai. the practice is, donate an amount equivalent (in gold) to your child's hair. so, we just donated a bit more than the price of 1g of gold to a mosque. time my husband pergi friday prayers, he just dropped the money into the donation box.
just fyi -
aqiqah is sunat. if you have a son, you should sacrifice 2 sheep. anak perempuan, 1 kambing. it can be done anytime until the child is 7 years old. kalau tak buat, takpe.
what my family often do is to do this time hari raya haji. just go to any mosque when they are taking orders for korban and say that you want to perform aqiqah. lepas diorang slaughter the sheep, you can either collect the daging to make a feast or to distribute on your own. but, we always look for short cuts. the aqiqah will be done the day before hari raya haji and we'll serahkan the entire thing to the masjid. jadi masjid masak kammbing tu sama briyani and bagi orang ramai makan.
mamaliz - u pakai roti apa untuk buat your burger. cantik sekali roti tu. you made the patty yourself? camne you buat? kalau i buat patty sendiri, it just doesnt stick and the patty berderai.
nora - i pun baca that article. sedih seh. i think the children are a bit slower in picking up things bcos they are underexposed. if the mother rajin baca buku on child devt etc etc, mungkin she'll be able to expose her children to a lot more things. kesiyan lah all the kids dalam sana..