What about homeschool

It's not an easy task to go back online. For some reason. Sometimes I think I was in a mess in some way. There are so many things need to be done and at the same time, I can be so lazy, flexible and hibernate. Possibly weather...possibly age..One thing I know, as kids grow they do more things around. Oh my...I can just sit and give command. How bless to have kids growing up. I use to worries so much thinking how kids going to turn up. I am still worry, like any other mother.

Most of the time now, I do not have to worry much, except my dear dyslexic son, MS. Although the other still behind on their homeschool, if I compare to what they got to learn, it wasn't as bad as my worry for MS at some point. I still teach my self not to worry much about him and keep on working on whatever I can.

Since I left this blog and away from it, I don't know if there is someone coming back to this blog now after it gone private at some point, my kids have grow up. My dear daughter now in college. To cut short the story, she was a it frustrated because she think she is behind and not able to to A level last year when she suppose to do it, bla bla bla...She is kind of person who want to formally follow the standard. She only have 3 IGCSE. Therefore she not able to do A level in college as requirement is for 5 GCSE. She was a bit frustrated at first, but I keep saying to her that the journey we made worth thousand times than the A level.

When we first go for college registration, where she was emailing college back and forth since when we were in Malaysia, college a bit reluctant to take her in as she want to do Art and Design but have got any qualification in art. Well, the story is like this. After many discussion, and as she cannot decide properly yet about way to go, she decided to pursue her Degree in Psychology. In able to to that, she will need A level with 5 GCSE/IGCSE. My suggestion is for her to forget about A level as in UK there are so many way to enter Uni and get Degree. PS is someone who like to be in formal school setting. She like to be in the environment, and having someone she can call teacher. (But after months in college, she was quiet frustrated with the college setting and so called education environment!, that need a different post!).  My suggestion is for her to do one year, Access to Higher Education and that will enable her to apply for Uni. But, she can take it if she is 19 years old and she only 18, as per last year. Therefore, she decided to go for what she love to learn at the same time, while waiting to go for Higher Education course, which is art and design. As she haven't got any qualification in  Art and Design, but as she got passion for it, she have many art work she done on her own time. We went back to college next day with whole bunch of her art profile and after looking at all her work, the lecturer very happy to take her in.

It was her first day into the outside world on her own. At the time, on her first day in college, I am not at home and she have to take bus for her first time from home to college which about 7 miles. That required 2 buses, actually. Alhamdulillah she manage with her worry more than me. She also manage to settle herself and find out that as she was homeschool, it's hard for her at first to fit in, not because she socialization problem but maturity. She was Alhamdulillah way more mature and that drive her a bit crazy with surrounding situation. For the first couple of weeks, I will be on and off having serious chat with her, as although she can handle it, still she need to be guided through. Therefore I will remind her about watching her praying time, where to pray, how she socialize with boys in the class etc. I always believe doesn't matter how good and perfect we teach our kids before, as adult we also have up and down iman. We also need to be remind, so do them. Especially this is her first out and about on her own. Alhamdulillah she manage to keep herself on toe and see reality behind outside world and I am happily work together with her and trust. She also maturely grow, which might surprise at one point. I have less job to do at home to be honest on daily routine. Although she might have late morning on the day she not in college, but she will take over most of the things around the house after. Washing, laundry, cleaning. She set her own task of cleaning bathroom, toilet and hover whole upstairs on weekend. She will wash everything and tidy up kitchen in the night before she go up although on her college day. She was just blossom and grow without needing my shout much anymore, which I found as a bless. I keep thinking how hard it is to get to this stage, I can only dream off before but, Alhamduillah, it works....it works...I was always worry about life skill rather than academic skill and I get through it with lots of hurdle, but manage Alhamdulillah.

At the moment, MS still have not take his GCSE yet. He of course not on the level he suppose to be, but as dyslexic which can be seen more as he grow, I take it easy. I used to concentrate on him so much till I might slightly neglect the others. I do not want him to feel that his younger brother and sister are clever than him. But as he understand his situation, I know that I have further the others as quick as I can.

My plan now is to get all three of them on IGCSE for Maths and English for May 2016 exam. MS actually finish Key stage 3 and 4 for his Maths curriculum with Conquer Maths. But being a dyslexic he can forget easily how to do thing next minute. Therefore I put him back on Conquer Math from Year 6 and going up through the level. He is now finishing Year 7 and he should be able to get the whole curriculum done for his IGCSE exam by next year, Insya Allah. He also into free running/parkour. Once a week he will go with one of his friend to a gym which provide free running exercise about half an hour away drive by his friend grandmother. We still not sure about course he will take in college and although I take it easy but I do put a pressure at one point as there are many successful dyslexic and there are lots of chance for him to move forward.

S and AS grow more maturely. S help around with houesework a lots as PS busy with her college. AS also been given more formal and serious housework task after we came back from Malaysia. AS is a very strict with routine and task. Therefore I can just give command for his chores and school work and he will ensure everything get done, daily. Alhamdulillah....

There are so many hurdle still in the future. I look forward to spend more quality time with kdis despite of my busy ness of business. Also we look forward for more overland journey which we all have now fall in love with...

We back; with many story to tell!

It has been a very long hiatus from us. Well, from me. Since I log into facebook, virtual life seems going around my private facebook only. 

Although, I miss blogging. I find it difficult to spend time to write. Unfortunately at the same time, I think I been talking to myself too much and everything seem and feel like only in my mind. I have to out it in writing. I keep telling my self. 

After years, last night I thought I open a new blog for my own sake. For some reason I found out that I feel refresh, motivated and a need to make change I am desperate to see after a very long journey.

 4 th Ramadhan / 13 July 2013, me and my family has embark into an epic journey across Europe, Central Asia and Asia continent. We drive with purposely bought motorhome from The UK to Malaysia.

It has been an experience and learning curve for all of us. Despite not fully want to commit for the journey, kids throughly enjoy every place we went. It took us 5 month to reach Malaysia over 26 countries and almost 25,500 km.

I have some videos in my new blog;

http://mystoryourjourney2.blogspot.co.uk/

Hope that I can share all story and experience soon. Many are also waiting for me to write and publish book, but I haven't manage yet. 

Insya Allah, soon...

Turkey is one of the country which all my kids love it soo much!