#BBWBOXSALE

A throwback post. Went to the Big Bad Wolf Box Sale for the first time and I am all excited. I don't really favor crowded places so I am not really into book fairs. Not anymore, not like those days when both Mama & Ayah used to bring me to fairs and festivals. So, moving on to my BBW experience, I reached there sharp at 10. Patiently waiting to rush into the mall and grab as many books as I can to fit into the box. RM99.90 box filled with 40 books of different genres, authors, and stories are such a wonderful feeling you could have never explained. It was also amusing to see parents coming with little kids, to see them at the corner, reading!

My aunt managed to fit in 78 children books into her box in which she was extremely happy but I'm totally not. Oh come on does she know what jealousy means? ----  BUT WHATEVER I AM ABSOLUTELY HAPPY WITH MY PURCHASE i gotta thanks Ayah for being there patiently waiting, carried my box all the way and the one who arranged my books nicely till all of em can fit in ah I am so touched

Pedophiles- Help them,Protect Others

Pedophilia. I believe most of us are aware of the term. It is a condition of being sexually attracted to children. In DSM 5, it is listed under paraphilia disorder, an abnormal attraction.

Richard Huckle, a Britain pedophile was handed 22 life sentences after he pleaded guilty to 71 child offenses around Southeast Asia. He confessed to abuse almost 200 children as he published them on dark web. As an English teacher & a volunteer, he gets easy access to children, garnered trust from parents. One of his victims is as young as 6 months of age.

Nur Fitri, a MARA scholar in Imperial College London was arrested for having 30,000 images and photos of child porn. Among them were 601 images and videos belong under Category A, which is a penetrative sexual activity with children. He was also found sitting next to a life-sized mannequin of a boy at the time he was arrested.

A Malaysian engineer, Yap was apprehended in Singapore for the selfsame spot. He was sexually preying on 31 boys aged between 11 to 15. His 'MO' was by befriending the kids on Facebook, chat and persuaded them to meet. He then recorded those disgusting acts on mobile phone and stored the footage on the laptop, cataloged in folders with each boys names, age and the year they met. Police found more than 2,000 clips.

Pedophilia is an abhorrent news. We never know who is the pedophile as it could be anyone around the community. Family members, neighbors, nanny, teachers, police, you name it. Whats vital is that, we must provide deeper attention to children. Stay vigilant on any minor changes on your childs' emotional and physical state. Do not simply render trust on anyone. Listen to your children, verbal and non-verbally.

Nevertheless, I am not putting all the rocks and throwing stones to the pedophiles, alone. They could be suffering psychological issue as to thwart them from behaving ordinarily. They might encounter other possible factors that lead them to being one. But, keep your eyes wide open and stay aware. Educate yourself about paraphilia disorder so that you are well-informed about the symptoms. If you know anyone suffering them, step forward. Help them, to protect others. 

PerhentianXShortEscape

Being a psychology student leads me indirectly to overcome my anxieties&fears. The first move is always satisfying but the hardest. But, in another way, you would never know if you have never tried! As I am reaaaaally not into these kind of deep sea, or boats or everything which is water related thing, I know I should really do something. So I decided to have a short trip to Perhentian Island on my semester break! God, it got me like crazy. AM I DOING THE RIGHT THING SHOULD  I PROBABLY CANCEL THIS TRIP yes I am that pathetic. Bear with me.

So when the day comes, we took a flight to Kota Bahru, hop into a van from the airport to Kuala Besut Jetty, and another half an hour journey on a speedboat to the island. Yes, air, land and water ride all in one day. Well, i thought I am going insane as the boat hops and hops, terrifyingly -- (I could not think about the right words to describe but  and I am not exaggerating lol) I always enjoy getting on speedboat but that was scary. Time balik pun sama teruk *cries*

Nevertheless, Perhentian Island is such a beauty and serene, with my room overlooking the Long Beach itself, it was such a memorable trip. I had a total fun mandi laut pukul 3, sunburn, mengorat Abe tapi Abe dah kahwin, sunburn lagi and... snorkeling! Well! another bucket list, checked! We did the long trip, which include the Corals Garden, Shark point, Turtle point, Lunch at Kampung Nelayan, Lighthouse & Romantic Beach. Not to mention the dramatic scene when the boatman brought me furtherrr away. Agak cedera parah Abe tu aku kerjakan.

But overall, my short escape to Perhentian is a magnificent journey for myself.

Special month of Ramadhan

Oh wow, we are already in the middle-of-the-year. Life is alhamdulillah, good. Just started Summer 2016 Semester and Ramadhan month! Both actually started on the same day. Such a wonderful and bless-ful day it was. Whats not to love about Ramadhan? You would see people competing for implying good deeds, more sadaqah, deeper remembrance to the Almighty and the unfortunates, sharing and giving. I love the food bazaars and when family&friends got together for berbuka where you could enhance the sense of belongings and loves towards one another. It is very amusing.

'May He pours forgiveness and blessings to us all throughout this special month. May He ease our duty in fasting and accepts all the good deeds' 

I hope I could at least pour more commitments on the blog? InsyaAllah. Really love writing but sometimes I just tend to lose myself in my own thoughts. Struggling to find ways in sorting my thoughts into words. Till then.

Big boy dont cry?

I now realized how important observation is in therapy/counseling session. I appreciate the idea of reasoning and thinking along the way of my thoughts that my lecturer merge myself in. I am aware that I am not looking in a wider perspective.

Basically, our minds work by how we have been raised up. We learned from parents, cultures, the do's and dont's throughout years. Guess we all prolly familiar with 'Men didnt seems much expressive as compared to women. They dont have emotions. They dont cry'. We assume that the ego in them builds up wall but the subliminal issues are because they have been raised that way, they have been taught that Youre a big boy, and big boy dont cry. 

All the minor things you say to your children would shape them in the future. You may not see em as a problem, but dont take it for granted.