Malaysian Memories by IBAP (10 yrs)

Alhumdulillah IBAP had the opportunity to visit Malaysia with Abbi in October. It was a two day stay, and here are some of the sights IBAP would like to share with you:

Me with a parrot in the Zoo, their were some flies around it and they were bothering me

Abbi said that shark don't fight the fish that clean the shark's skin (at the Aquarium)

SMILE!

under belly of the shark

This shark was swimming above us when we were standing in the glass tunnel

Fish cleaning the skin of the shark by eating the things stuck on it

a fish, stingray and a shark one above the other

sting ray swimming above us

the fish and me

more fish, and me!

diffent types of bees who work in a hive; the queen bee is on top, then drone bees and worker bees at the the bottom

honeycomb on display

"CUTE FISH Massage" : little pools of water with fish which eat away dry skin, its tickles!

Porsche at Dubai Duty Free

about the car

Recycling Paper

This week's science topic (from Classical Science courtesy the Lab of Mr. Q) is the Three Rs: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. IBAP's and MBAP's activity for the week was to recycle newspaper; this involved soaking bits of newspaper, blending it into a pulp with a mixture of cornflour and water, then straining and spreading the mass onto a sieve.

After leaving it to dry for two days, we were able to peel off our home recycled paper from the sieve.

 

Not bad for a first attempt. We hope to try this again sometime Insha'Allah. We also read up about the history of paper making from  http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/literature/paper.htm 

Wedding Showers

Bridal Suite

Karachi has been experiencing very heavy rain the last few days, Alhumdulillah the wedding in the family went through smoothly even though. The elder boys helped guide the guests to the correct rooms (the was a separate hall for each gender) and watch over the waiters. The children also met distant relatives they had never seen and HBAP was in awe to see how a polio afflicted relative moved out of a wheel chair and on to a sofa unaided.
Prior to the wedding HBAP also watched how the ladies of the house transformed the young balechlor's room into a bridal suite with flowers, chocolates, gold coloured gauze, gold paint and shimmering glitter.She marvelled as a beautiacian arrived to give the ladies a hair cut and later all had mehindi applied on their hands...all on the day before the nikah!

But the days of the nikah and those after the Valima saw rain and flooded streets causing schools to stay closed and offices to remain empty. Alhumdulillah at the Pirani's it was studies as usual with science, math, grammar books and pakoras, as well as a viewing 2 cartoons to show how colour comes from light (rainbows) and what is a thunderstorm.

Indoors the kids ran excitedly the balcony to monitor the rain and get wet too. Outdoors things were not as cheery. Here are some pics of the after effects of rain our friends have shared:

outside friend's house in Defence

 

another pic from same friend

PECHS area near Dolmen Mall

At this time we all make dua:

"OAllaah, let the rain fall around us and not upon us, O Allaah, (let it fall) on the pasture, hills, valleys and roots of trees.’

"It Rained So Fast" as narrated by SBAP age 3

It rained so fast and it fell on our head, and we went in the rain. I tell HJay Mamu it rained so fast and IBAP said its raining, it full of drops on me. I watched the rain on the bike  and I took HBAP’s bike in (out of the rain water) HJay Mamu , QBAP and IBAP and MBAP and ABAP they played cricket in the balcony it was still rain. They didn’t let me play. I made a cricket ball ABAP did not let me throw it. The ball hit HJay Mamu when QBAP hit the ball!

The Lab of Mr. Q

"If it stinks, its chemistry,
if it's slimy, its biology,
and if it doesn't work, it's physics!"
Explains Mr. Q, a long time 8th grade science teacher who has a passion for his work and enjoys working with homeschooling families as well. His website ( http://www.eequalsmcq.com/ ) and his blog offer science insights and teaching tips but the most loved link is a free copy of his elementary science book (for ages 6 to 9 ). This download-able eBook is accompanied with a parents' guide which outlines a three day curriculum for each chapter and includes worksheets and activities in addition to those already present in the student's textbook copy. The books can be downloaded as a whole or as separate units.

The books have an informal and humorous style yet introduce big words like "environment", "biotic factors" and "population" with simplified definitions and easy to relate examples. The activities are fun and require easily acquired materials.

We are using this book for MBAP (8yrs) and IBAP (10 yrs), both boys like to read the text out loud and enjoy the activities as well.

Eid-ul-Fitr of the Piranis (from The Pirani Chronicle, vol.2 issue1)By our correspondent Isa (10yrs)

We went to Gulistan-e-Anis for Eid Namaz. We reached there a little late so we prayed outside at the entrance. Then we met Hafidh Mamu and Abbi’s friends.

Nani, Nana and Hafidh Mamu came to our house after Namaz and we waited for Zia Khalu, Yusuf and Khala. When they arrived we waited for Haitham Mamu.Yusuf gave us sweets and cocomo. 

While we were eating, it started to rain. Yusuf, Muadh and I finished eating and then we played in the rain. It started to rain hard. We got wet.

 

Haitham Mamu and his family could not come because Ayesha was ill.

Ummi roasted 2 whole chickens for dinner but I fell asleep so I couldn’t eat it then. I will eat it tonight.

Qasim, Muadh, Sulaiman, Zakariyya and I wore thobes.

Eid Breakfast at the Pirani's (as narrated) by HBAP (6 yrs)

We had chips walla eggs and Yusuf gave us an Eid gifts : 'cocomok' and mints;  lemon and orange for me. Nana gave us Eidi gift money and Nani gave us an Eidi gift money, and Khala gave the big people “gaz”  (Iranian sweets) and Zia Khalu didn’t want any. And Abbi didn’t want any because it was so sticky.

Khala said Zia Khalu should go in the rain because he likes it, but he asked Qasim, and Qasim said it was very fast then he said it didn't matter he did not want to go.

Then we were playing with Yusuf, then we had our breakfast, after the breakfast we were playing. Then Yusuf went home. Then Nani, Nana and Hafidh Mamu were here and then they went home. Then Isa and Muadh went in the room to play alone.