Penang International Airport in February 2011

Captured from inside an aircraft

Currently under major construction . Noisy, messy.. name it. 

There's lotsa food outlet:

• Kenny Rogers Roaster at Arrival Hall (with free wifi - a fast one, nice and cozy setting)
• Pinang Kopi tiam - just outside the airport. Menu like mamak shop menu when je
• McDonald at Departure Hall - also has free wifi
• Coffee Bean, opposite of McDonald, just beside departure gate
• Dairy Farm(?) -- the one that sells sweet corn in cup, ice kimo and assorted waffle
• Famous Amos - also at Departure Hall
• I think there's something like food court at Arrival Hall (actually they've quite a number of food outlet at Arrival hall as well - I can't recall, there's nothing significant, I think)
• there's a lot more 

All these outlets are outside at the hall - which is quite congested. Once you go inside, there's not much

Free wifi available all around the airport by CAMYD. I tried to get in via my mobile, not so friendly from mobile I guess. I didn't try to get in using laptop coz I decided to use the one at Kenny Rogers. The departure hall was pretty busy this evening (23 Feb 2011). 

Inside the domestic departure where all the gates are located seems pretty narrow. Unfortunately I couldn't capture the moment - it was too crowded. They've many stalls left and right.

Surau - it was at Arrival hall, behind Kenny Rogers. There's telekung available inside the surau with ablution facilities. The washroom would be kind of on the way to the surau. Another small surau would be inside the departure hall/gates? All the way at the end, near Gate 12&13.

School Year - 2011

Aina ... back to Sek Men Tahfiz IQKL - she needs to "khatam" her quran before we can decide where she should go if the school academics has not improve much in preparation for her SPM in 2012.  So far, Aina has been giving positive comments. Probably because now she has made up her mind not to move. 

Anis ... we decided to keep her home... still. Found her a new transport to come home, through Kak Maz, my line dance instructor. It was convenient for mummy but not for Anis as now she comes home late everyday and has to go kind of stay inside the van for almost 1.5 before reaching home. The trips that has to be made up to Port Klang. As usual, she'll just sleep it off. She has indicated her intention to go back to hostel life in Form 3. 

Ahmad .. he asked and asked but was not granted.. to move school. He refused to give his reason but we decided to just let him finish his Year 6 as SRIIMDE.  Just one more year. Its too risky to move him to SRAI, together with Alif at the time when we dont even know the school's performance and programs. He has resigned to the facts that he has to stay on. Lotsa activities for him this year

Alif .. this guy is tricky. Panjang akal. School is no longer fun for him coz it's all studies, not enough time to play. Not like Salsabiila :)  For the last 1.5 months, there'll be one day a week when he comes up with excuse not to go to school. And when he made up his mind, nothing can change it. You can't even force him to do what you want. There'll be hell to pay. Anyway, I don't like to force him either. Just take something away from him if he doesn't go to school, like TV, games,etc... but no effects on him. He doesn't care. Being at home is good enough for him. Homely boy, this one. 

Alif in Year 1

Alif in his new school ...

Orientation day:

Excited .. orientation day 

And then.. 1st day of school in Jan....

He's smiling ... before school 

2nd Day ... in school

I'm sad... I wanna go home... 

Umi asked the HEM to help .. didn't work much though ... 

Getting "counselling" by HEM -- don't think he understands much :)

okay...Umi found out how to help him and ask this boy to please be friend with Alif, and make sure to take Alif with him when its time for break.

This is how I found him after school .. with his new friend.  Problem solved..

And on Friday ... before going home, again... another noodles session . 

But this time .. notice there's no more water bottle from home? He learnt to buy drinks from the stalls instead of carrying his water bottle from class coz Aiman didn't do it either...