I like to travel a lot, either in the country or overseas. And I never missed the opportunity to bring along my children. I think children learn better through experience and I strongly believe that through travelling, my children will become a better man. We get to know each other better, it improves our relationship. For better understanding of the places that we went before including the distance, the significant of each states, the foods and cultures; I decide that we draw a map! A HUGE MAP of MALAYSIA!
We drew it on the mah-jong paper which is big enough for us. Different coloured paper indicated different states. We have the children writing the name of the states and drawing the significant of each states (according to their memory and experience of each trip). I didn't stressed on the amount of the significant things that they can remember. As long as what they can think of, they can just draw it on the map.
When we move on to Sabah, the children seem to have difficulty in remembering any significant of Sabah. All they said is "earthquake"! Okay, so they draw Mount. Kinabalu and that's all! After a few days, out of a sudden, Li Syuen told me, "Mum, Sabah produces lots of tea..it's called Teh Sabah!" Well done, Li Syuen! I guess it is all worthwhile though we spent a day and a night to complete this GIANT map of Malaysia!
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