Love Knows No Borders ♥ (T_T) ♥

Yesterday was baby SN's last day at his first ever nursery; Popora Hoikuen. As for today, we have send baby SN to Kinomi Hoikuen, a public nursery nearby to our apartment. We have started sending him to Popora Hoikuen when he was 4 months old (*read:Mommy & Baby SN goes to school*) and it has been almost 6 months period of time that he had spent at Popora Hoikuen.

*4 months old baby SN*

There are few specific reason for me and hubby to stop sending him to private nursery (Popora Hoikuen) and start sending him to a public nursery (Kinomi Hoikuen) :-
• The monthly payment is too expensive ~ *about 35000 ￥= RM 1300 per month*
• The nursery is quite far from our house though it is quite near to my campus
• I am feeling a little tired and worn out carrying a 8.5kg boy in his carrier bag + 2 bags on my shoulder to catch 2 trains everyday ~ *it took me almost 1 hr 30 mins - 2hrs trip everyday*
• Baby SN has becoming so mobile these days that it is so hard to keep him sit still on my lap on the train journey everyday ~ *asyik nak berjalan dalam tren je, kalau tak bagi...meraung tak hengat punyer* hohoho

*posing dalam lif masa last day mengangkut budak kecik dan 2 beg*

I never thought that it would be emotionally tough on his teachers on baby SN's last days at Popora Hoikuen. When I first break the news of changing his nursery, one of his teacher shed some tears but I just thought of her as being namby-pamby sentimental only. Little did I realize that the teacher has build up such a beautiful relationship with baby SN and she find it hard to let go off baby SN.

*baby SN with his teacher and friends*

During his last few minutes at Popora Hoikuen and after I gather all his belongings, his teacher : Ozaki Sensei stare blankly at us and start saying how she'll missed Shafiq-kun. She also crack a joke by saying that she hope Shafiq-kun don't like staying at his new nursery and will come back to Popora Hoikuen anytime soon. I don't know whether to laugh or cry to that joke as I could clearly see that she cry her eyes out and it is definitely not a crocodile tears at all!.

*baby SN jadi big boss ~ with his teacher and friends*

It is obvious to me how much lovingness that she had towards baby SN, how tender her caringness towards baby SN's needs and above all that is how love knows no borders at all. Despite having different language, different religion, different origin country, different customs & cultures, different believe and etc; Ozaki Sensei has proven to me that love knows no borders and love knows no bounds. Her cries has emotionally affect me also and we both cries together *I memang takleh tengok orang nangis, mula la sibuk2 nak nangis gak huhuhu*.

*Ozaki Sensei yang baik hati dan penyayang*

The teachers at Popora Hoikuen presented Shafiq-kun a hand made card where they have wrote nice wishes to baby SN. Their love which is written on paper is just as symbolic as the love that they inscribed on their heart and there it shall remain forever. Baby SN wave his last bye-bye to his teachers and I could see that they were still crying while watching our last steps as we walked out of the Popora Hoikuen. Sigh.... perpisahan itu memang tidak pernah mudah.

*kad perpisahan untuk baby SN*

When I went home, I browse through several pictures of baby SN at Popora Hoikuen. It was unbelievable how fast times flies and how much growth he has achieved together with his teachers and friends at Popora Hoikuen. When I look back at his daily reports, I senyum sorang2 realizing the fact of how much time he had spent in that nursery with his teachers and friends.

*Shafiq-kun with Riku-kun ~ they both share same birthday 26th May 2009~*

*nak kawan dengan orang besar jugak eheh*

From a 4 months old boy who just know to lie down on a bed, he developed his skills to crawling and now he can even stand on his own at the age of 10 months old. He has also learn how to hold a crayon on his own and scrabble it onto a paper. His teachers has occasionally printing his hand print and foot print for several times *chomeyl giler tengok cop tapak tangan dia yang kecik tu*.

*his first attempt using crayon*

I believe baby SN had a really great time at Popora Hoikuen with his friends and teachers. They spent a really memorable moment inside the nursery (*read: Shafiq-kun's last day of school for the year 2009) and sometimes be given a ride out at a park nearby the nursery. Me myself had a great time sending baby SN to Popora Hoikuen as well because most of the children recognize me and keep acknowledging me as "Shafiq-kun no mama" (Shafiq's mum)...so chomeyl hik3x. Tiap2 hari bila I nak jemput baby SN diorang akan berebut2 nak angkat beg baby SN nak bagi kat I....serius chomeyl giler!.

*stroll out at a park nearby the nursery*

Somehow, I also realize that baby SN react so well when people conversed with him in Japanese and will response to it. But if someone conversed in Malay with him, baby SN buat tak layan je...kecuali kalau mommy & daddy cakap je dia dengar huhuhu. I guess this is due to the fact that he spent most of his awake time with Japanese people i.e. his friends & teachers at the nursery.

*making finger print on the cup during Hina Matsuri Festival*

I really hope that baby SN will be fine in his new nursery. One day when he's all grown up, I'll make sure I'll tell him this story of border-less love shown by his teachers and friends at Popora Hoikuen. I hope while growing up, Shafiq Nazhan will understand how love knows no limit to its endurance, no end to its trust, no fading of its hope because it can outlast anything. Love will still stands when all else has fallen.

Pssssttt : Sambil tulis entry ni pun, air mata bergenang lagi...ceh..sentimental tak habis2 huhuhu.