Rombongan Sekolah

You have to wake up early tomorrow.

You have to listen to your teacher.

Hold your friend's hand, don't let go. Walk together.

Kalau Eirsa nampak "Oh so cute teddy bear!" and you want to take a look, tell your teacher first. Don't go alone, it's dangerous. 

Mommy put your towel here (show the inside of the bag).

If you need to change your clothes, ni baju (show the inside of the bag). "Ada panties tak?" Yes, ada.

And ada bread, if you are hungry (show the inside of the bag).

And your water bottle.

And ada lagi satu small towel, if you go kencing, use this to wipe.

And Eirsa nanti naik bas and go to Teddy Town! Yeay! (Ya, aku yang berlebih-lebih).

Jumaat lepas.

Yes, she's going for a school trip for the first time ever. Of course we are excited; parents will get excited for every first experience happens to their children. Excited and anxious. Their first experience will usually be the benchmark; akan suka dan nak buat lagi or if they're experiencing it badly in the first place, it'll stop them from doing it until they gain confidence to start all over again. Dan kau ingat mudah nak memberi keyakinan semula kepada kanak-kanak? Boleh, tapi tak mudah. Oleh itu, adalah penting untuk mereka mempunyai pengalaman pertama yang motivating. Tapi jika ditakdirkan Allah berlakunya juga pengalaman pertama anak-anak yang tidak berapa baik, berusalah mak bapak untuk memberikan semangat untuk mencuba lagi.

Mari kita lihat apa yang mak budak Eirsa ni bekalkan :

Air kosong, baju sepersalinan (dan panties, begitu penting ya), roti, tuala kecil, tuala kecil, beg kecil siap dengan tag nama.

Aku nak tunggu sampai bas datang, konon-konon nak berlambai-lambai dengan sambil bergenang air mata, tapi sampai jam 8 tadi bas tak sampai lagi. Lalu terpaksa lah beredar saja dan mendoakan supaya Eirsa selamat and has a good time. Kalau perhati kelakuan dia pagi tadi, tak de la benda yang merunsingkan dia, elok je tersengih-sengih dan terkadang terkinja-kinja. Dah lepas berpeluk-peluk, bercium-cium, berlalulah pergi mak pak budak ni.

Macam ni punya teruja rupa nya, inshaAllah hati tenang nak lepaskan dia pergi.

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Pastinya Eirsa akan mengomel gembira perihal rombongan sekolah kali pertamanya itu.

Sepatutnya.

Tapi tidak terjadi begitu.

Sudah ditanya baru dia bercerita sedikit. Dan kemudian lagi sedikit. Mungkin dah habis diceritakan pada Atuk dan Opah sekonyong-konyong Atuk dan Opah menjemput dia balik dari sekolah. But we knew she had a great time. She recapped how she decorated the teddy bears, got on the bus, held hands all the time with Adam Omar (bukan skandal), slept on the bus next to Adam Omar, ate some bread and kenyang.

Yang tak pergi pun (Eivie), dapat juga,

And. She also drew a map from her school to Teddy Town, Kajang.

Jalan nan berliku liku liku liku.