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School Starts Tomorrow!

2012-02-02T13:20:00.000+08:00

My goodness!

Schedule are out! and we received this thick file consists of the syllibus but until end of this year saja. Next year punye schedule belum keluar.

Not sure whether i am able to cope up with this things.
With the new org. chart which involves lots of analysis need to be done. I am in a headache. Pening kepala!

Don't wanna think about the assignments once the class starts.Tomorrow is the first class btw, wish me luck.

Gonna prepare lots of sweets and water to keep me wake up. One thing about me is I can never focus on lectures 9am - 5 pm. During those uni days when we took Principle of management subject, all i can remember was banyak mengelat, banyak ponteng, tiru assignments.

And now i am taking full management course! phew...

Yesterday i asked one of the HR boss, takde option ke whether to accept or not the nomination. Guess what he said?

"No, kecuali berhenti"...

-___-

Sarah is going to school (Part 2)

2012-01-20T14:20:00.001+08:00

Truthfully, susah betul nak cari kindy kat area Kuang.

Our criteria: Bukan shop lot, islamic dan english medium (kalau campur malay pun ok). How we wish kat sini ada Genius Aulad or Little Caliph, tapi since Ar razi kids method mungkin lebih kurang so that's it.

Too early to tell this tadika bagus or tidak, since kalau cari kat google memang takde satu review pun. So, now i am making one lah. From my findings;-

- School compound ok. Tapi since yang dekat Kuang ni kawasan dia dekat dengan hutan jadi kadang2 ada monyet. Hopefully the teachers are aware of that lah.

- Small group as the kids are divided by year so utk kelas 4 tahun so far ada 12 orang je.

- Lantai kindy maybe kena mop selalu since everytime Sarah balik mesti socks hitam gila.

- Class start dari pukul 8.30 pagi - 1 ptg. Ada makan pukul 10 dan before balik dalam pukul 12.30 tgh. This is good sebab some kindy bagi makan sekali and sekeping biskut je.(true story)

- Teachers so far are very friendly and helpful.

- If ada info, teachers akan give memo yang akan di paste dalam buku. Each kids wajib ada satu buku utk memo. Yang lain2 macam buku kerja semua provide by tadika since dah masuk dalam yuran.

- Yuran is divided by 2 semester, 1st sem (Jan-June) dalam 5 ratus lebih, and second sem (July onwards) dalam 4 ratus. Tapi masa registration tu habis dalam 8 ratus lebih jugak lah inclusive of uniforms and what not. Then monthly rm165.

Is Sarah coping well?

Jawabnya tak juga. Since masa first day she dah demam and kena warded, pastu Dr tak bagi pi kindy seminggu which at that time is orientation week. So last monday hantar dia, bergenang air mata (tapi x nangis). Tapi luckily her teacher baik, greet and lead her to the class.

Everyday, mr husband yang akan hantar as saya pi kerja pukul 6.30 pagi, and balik Her mak Ros will fetch her up. In this one week, setiap hari after sending her to kindy, mr husband will call and update me the progress. How dia taknak mandi and wanted me to mandikan and pakaikan baju, and pegang tangan papa tak nak lepas. Tapi dia tak nangis lah.

Everyday mesti tanya dia belaja apa, makan apa, kawan dengan sapa. Tapi dia taknak berkawan sangat. maybe took some time to warm up (like me, hehehehe), and mr husband said, kalau hantar dia pagi2 and when her teacher yg baik tu greet her, pastu dia ikut je cikgu tu and duduk dgn dia. This morning pulak, the teacher dtg lewat so dia takde to greet her and sarah, air mata pun dah bergenang. Sedih and tak mahu mingle with other kids.

How we adapt to this?

Memang penat. since saya sampai rumah selalunya pukul 7, sometimes at that time mr husband tak balik lagi. So mandi ala kadar, masak, sapu sikit, dan sambil melayan the clingy Pia. Tunggu mr husband balik, lepas dia solat suma makan. Pastu check bag sarah, tgk ada homework ke, siap2 kan baju socks, tudung dengan name tag so esok pagi mr husband siap2 kan dia tak kelam kabut. Tau2 je lah nak handle kids pagi2 much harder kan. dengan Pia lagi. So this week kitorang suma tidur pkl 9.30pm. Kalau tak tidur, alamat Sarah pun tak tidur lah then besok bangun pagi payah.

I was wondering, how do we cope up nanti bila the kids are going to real school?

In 2012, I'm Back to School.

2012-01-16T17:13:00.000+08:00

I received a (good or bad, i don't know) news last Thursday. It wasn't a surprised, but i did not expected it either.

A few months before we ended 2011, boss came and tell me that he gonna nominate me for some programs that the company is conducting. A program that meant to groom certain people to be in a managerial line someday, with lots of classes, workshops, presentations, book reviews and what not. I then was asked to sit for a test with lots of questions (IQ,common sense, algebra etc) Then for an evaluation test which was hard. First, evaluating myself. There is 100++ questions. Then two peers (selected by me), two peers (selected by HR which I don't know who), two subordinates, and two bosses are evaluating me. All together 8 people are evaluating me. Just to see the consistency and to know where I am at the eyes of the evaluator. Scary it is.

Total candidates was 40 people and only 20 will be selected. And guess what, I am one of them. If you ever read last saturday's newpaper under the economy section/column. you'll know that The Company has collabarate with MIM for this program.The course is for a duration of 1 1/2 years, classes are on fridays and saturdays (whereas schedule is not yet received).

Mr husband is being supportive, as always. Before took the test we've discussed the pros and cons about it, and tell me to go with the flow and go for it. I foresee lots of challanges awaiting me but hey, this is one of the opportunity. Think positive and happy studying.

Happy Saturday

2012-01-16T12:07:00.000+08:00

{ family + good food + laughter }

happiness

2012 Plans.

2012-01-12T13:58:00.000+08:00

My 2012 plans for the family.

1. Do a little make over to our house. Thinking of changing a new curtain, a colorful pastel and cute prints. The current Damask prints in the house are just too serious and boring. I want to add more colors, i.e cute picture frames, cushions and some knick knacks. Wish to have a cozy home.

Isn't this lovely? -google-

And the cushion covers are cute too. -google-

2. More home cooking than eating/tapau outside. We can't help to dine outside sebab sometimes tak cukup masa nak masak and sometimes is just malas to death. But this year, at least 4-5 days mesti home cook. Nothing else.

-google-

Can't wait for the additional kitchen cabinet to be installed in a two weeks time!

And yeah, that's my resolution for 2012.

Wordless Wednesday:Sarah is going to school.

2012-01-04T14:09:00.002+08:00

Teddy bear Sophia.

2012-01-03T11:25:00.000+08:00

Pia berjaya pow saya to buy this teddy. It cost rm50 after discount. Mahal to me for that tiny thing. But since she dah threw tantrum, I just had to buy. Sedapkan hati saying to myself yang tak pernah beli teddy bear for her then okaylah.

At first rasa mesti kejap je dia main but it turned out differently. We hardly bought toys for the kids so bila they got something from us memang appreciate. Sometimes rasa kesian everytime pi rumah my father, mainan our nephew banyak sangat and dorang main nampak happy betul main.

Anyway, as Pia sayang sangat the bear so berbaloi lah the money.

Random things.

2012-01-02T13:21:00.000+08:00

- we bought the two of my most wanted kitchen gadget, very happy and satisfied!

- husband woke up in a middle of the night, semi concious and suddenly feels that something on top of him. (no, not me :p). it was dark and he was scared thinking that kena tindih or something like that. after a while he checked it was pia, sleeping soundly and salivating to his chest. funny!

- My oh my, Ariani sale was so good, everything is half price And the promo was great. i went mad and bought a lot. like a lot!

- we cant get enough of Daiso! Whether the one at The Curve or Aeon Rawang, we'll buy something. from hats to sticker to origami paper to ramekins and to so many things. so cheap, everything is at rm5.

- i got flu, runny nose, fever and cough and hate that

-sarah gonna start to school in 2 days time and we are one emotional parent.

-and...i have 3 additional uniforms to be ironed every week now.

Decluttering things.

2011-12-26T23:44:00.000+08:00

selesai decluttering my humble wardrobe. baju baju yang dah setahun tak pakai sebab tak muat semua dah nicely packed for my sisters.

yang dah lusuh gila pun dah selamat dibakar.

yang tinggal hanya baju yang confirm pakai dan 3 helai baju yang aku nak pakai bila dah kurus nanti. :p

Kids Say (&Do) The Darndest Things.

2011-12-19T13:31:00.000+08:00

My darling Sarah has always been a lovely little girl, i mean she is really polite like will asked for permission to watch her fav disney channel shows.

" Mama, saya nak tengok ki moush (mickey mouse) boleh lak (tak) ?"

though at times can be harsh at her words. I reckon that she did not even know the meaning i.e the word 'tak guna'. maybe she heard people used it.

We played foot(hand) ball yesterday and when the ball passed over her, she'll scream. "tak guna, bola jauh". amboi-amboi bahasa kau nak...

My husband placed a cute heart shape alas kaki in front of the back door, and suddenly she ran into and kiss it. Mmmuahhh mmmuahhh with all of her heart.

husband: why Sarah kiss alas kaki tu?

Sarah: Look papa, ini ailebiyu. while keep on mmuaahhh mmuahhh that.. and hugged him afterwards.

-__- " Funny right? See how kids see things differently from us.

29 years old.

2011-12-04T01:56:00.001+08:00

1.12.2011 was my 29th birthday. No special celebration except for ambil cuti on that day, sent the kids off to mak ros and we went out together, walking hand in hand.

But!!!

seriously rasa tak seronok without the kids. yes we could ate at peace, and finally watched a movie together after 4 years but something was missing.

we missed how pia threw her tantrum, how sarah drove us nuts, lying about wanting to pee everytime she sees a toilet when actually she only wanted to play with the water tap. we just love the chaos, and it's four times the fun with them.

next year we gonna celebrate every birthdays in foursome. Dating for two is really not my thing, so does mr husband.

Relaxing Sunday

2011-10-30T17:48:00.000+08:00

The rain just stopped, the kids are in a La La Land. Awesome and just perfect!

Having tea and keropok,at our verandah is super nice. Suddenly Pia woke up and join us too.

With a sleepy face. hihihi.

Groupon Redemption.

2011-10-29T21:19:00.000+08:00

Have you ever buy a Groupon? I've bought two dining groupon so far.One of them is from Manhattan fish market's.

We bought the seafood platter set at 50% discount and it was worth it! The servings was huge, consists of rice, prawns, calamari, fish n chips, mushrooms, vegies, seafood chowder and two drinks.That can actually fill up for 4 people.

Can't finish it of course and we tapau-ed for our snack while watching football tonight.

MRI Brain Scan

2011-10-24T14:51:00.000+08:00

Just two weeks ago i did an MRI brain scan at Sime Darby medical centre, it was recommended by the doctor as I always always had very severe headache. Btw, my doctor is Dr Sabri and may Allah bless him because he is so nice and always smiling, helpful and very fatherly.

Ok so in case you are wondering, MRI brain scan is a test to get image of the brain and the surrounding nerve by using a very powerful magnets or waves, and the whole body will be pushed into the machine that looks like a tunnel of donut and it is not funny. Some say it's scary! like being pushed into a coffin or something.

My appointment was at 9 am and i was reminded to come early for registration. Seriously, i was terrified to do this test as not much of good comments i found via google. Most of the people mention how scary the process was, and even my friend's bro ask them to get him out when he did last time.

I was asked to remove any metal objects in my body, fill up a questionaire and changed to the hospital attire. So i was nervous, but mentally prepared for the worst and funny thing was I went to the toilet for 4 times while waiting for my turn.

And then they called my name, i feel like canceling the test but it was too late:-[ first thing i notice at the room was they have a big white screen that display a panaromic image with butterflies and flowers, with a soothing music as the background just to make the patient relax. The radiotherapist brief me about the whole process. I was given an ear plug and a headphone and he asked me to remain closing my eyes. But the stubborn in me made me asked for an eye mask before i was asked to lay down and being pushed into the machine.

It took about 20 minutes and throughout the process i could hear a very loud sound of the machine, and also the soothing music from the headphone. It was a boring process, try to sleep but i cant. Although it was a bit uncomfy but it was NOT a scary process at all. Trust me, and please ask for an eye mask. It did helps a lot!

Report was ready in an-hour and we went for makan at the cafe to kill the time.

*Btw, in case you are wondering the cost of MRI scan at SDMC is RM1.2K. (excluding consultation with preferred Dr.) I'm just lucky to have the company paid for it.

Nasi Briyani Ringkas

2011-10-23T19:25:00.006+08:00

Our lunch and dinner for today.. Nasi briyani with ayam masak briyani and acar rampai.

Enjoy!

My precious

2011-10-22T22:23:00.001+08:00

love them so much!

Superwoman wannabe

2011-10-18T07:20:00.005+08:00

My baby girl, sophia has a weird behaviour that she loves to steal her sister's panty. We dont even know the reason behind that. Maybe she is just curious about those sweet looking design, or maybe she wonders why mama never wear her one. Not that i never wear her a panty but a panty on top of a diaper and at home? Forget it!

Whenever sarah went to the toilet, she will quickly grab the panty on the floor and struggling to wear it, and often cried because she failed. But once she get into it, she will never let the panty go. Even to bed. Hillarious , i know..

Your time will come honey, just be patient a lil while...

The Blackboard Wall Project

2011-10-16T15:20:00.004+08:00

The one that mr husband working for was actually for our girls. It was started when we were about to buy the MALA EASEL from IKEA but heck the price is ridiculous with rm99, and knowing that sarah and pia will fight over that thing, and we cant afford to buy two of that so why not make it?

and since we have a very bare wall, why not transform it into one that meant for the kids to conteng away..

we search for that special paint but apparently very hard to find one. Got it from Ace hardware in a tin spray can which cost rm 7.90 per can and we bought 5. how we wish they have it in a liquid form...

spraying job was a mess. we were lucky because that area was originally empty. lots of mopping were done aftewards.overall, were happy with the end result.

Lovely Greens.

2011-10-12T09:00:00.001+08:00

Just trying my luck, whether I have a 'green fingers' or not. So far, they survived.

Chillies, basil, parsley and mint

Not in the picture is rosemary (i've harvested some of it for my spaghetti sauce) and misai kucing.

Loving them.

He is 29 Years Old.

2011-10-11T13:45:00.002+08:00

Happy birthday to Mr husband,

May your days ahead fill with happiness and laughter.

Thank you for always putting us first than anything else, and never been bored with our moods and tantrums.

Thank you for knowing how to handle or deal with us, demanding girls + lady.

You are our favourite guy ever!

Love ya!

Just A Teaser.

2011-10-09T21:13:00.001+08:00

Mr husband upcoming project. I am so excited and can't wait...

Homemade Pizza.

2011-09-16T06:46:00.002+08:00

I made pizza yesterday for the very first time after googling for the easiest (but have good review) recipe.

The topping was simple (since it was a first time), only capsicums, mushromms and sausages and cheese.

The dough is simple, and the kneading process is not hard to do.

Before,

After,

I would say it was a success as the base is not hardened when its cool. Even after a day the base was still soft.

Recipe for the dough;-

Ingredients

1 1/2 cup of plain flour

1 tablespoon of dry yeast

1 tablespoon of oil. (I used olive oil)

salt to taste.

Prep;

1) Mix all the ingredients.

2) Add in water ( I seriously don't know how much I put). Just add in a little gradually till the dough is soft and not sticky.

3) Knead the dough.

4) Cover the dough with a piece of cloth.

5) Put into rest for about 20 minutes.

Gotta experiment with a different topping more often.

One of the Best Purchase.

2011-09-12T15:00:00.001+08:00

I've been wanting a very nice couch for our living area, and should we buy any it must have the criteria: big and spacious, dark color, fabric ( i seriously don't like leather seatings, feels uncomfy to me), and not too puffy ( i don't like those that makes my butt sinking down).

So the 3 seater KARLSTAD fit the criteria. It's worth every money you invest on! We got it in a SIVIK GREY, although my heart scream for BEIGE color. Light color is not suitable for my home.

Spacious. it could fit 4 average size adult and 7 kids approximately. and fit me from head to toe. ( I am 160 cm)

Sarah could place her friends on it, and still have plenty empty spaces. She is so into Mr Patrick that she even bring him out, get him to sleep everyday.

While Sophia makes this as her 'exercise' equipment. Jumping and climbing up and down. So much for a physical strength. She is so, so lasak.

Definitely one of the best purchase!

Sophia at 15 Months

2011-09-11T12:11:00.000+08:00

I haven't show the latest pic of sophia.

This is during recent raya, all dolled up with baju kurung and a little pony tail (which last

for only 10 minutes).Weighs at 12 kg! and have 8 tooth already.

Current hobby: clinging to myself. I can't be out of her sight at all or she'll be crying like mad.

Though at times i feel so stress for not having to move an inch from her at all, but actually it feel nice like i feel so wanted and never been so important to somebody's live. All moms would feel the same right?

Wishes Are Free.

2011-09-06T13:16:00.006+08:00

I've been wishing for many mumsy thingy. No, i don't watch sales blog anymore simply due to lack of interest and also because I've been very calculative recently on my purchase.

Of late, mumsy things are my interest. Maybe because I own a bigger space now therefore I find that furnishing it is more satisfying.

I have decluttering issue and I am saving to build a kitchen pantry. The kitchen cabinet cannot fill my 'treasures' and i have to squeeze many things in an inappropiate location just to hide them. Not nice (and not good, my OCD is coming)

I am going to plant some herbs. My choice would be coriander (love this to bits but very hard to get except in hypermarket) and basil (currently used dried ones) . Would certainly adding more later to the current small herb garden (which was planted by my late mom and father).

This raya I realized that we don't have enough serving-ware. I want more caserole, I want new pots, I want Vision....

I want to buy the Olympus camera that cost Rm399. It has lots of function that would be sufficient to take formatted photo. Mr husband has it but I want mine because he has to use it for his working purpose and I need to take it all around me. I don't like to carry my DSLR around because it is heaaavvvyyyy....

So many wishes, but the cheapest wish would get its way. Here I come herbies....

Being Mumsy

2011-09-05T11:30:00.002+08:00

The best holiday with the best people around me, Syukur for having kinda-super annoying mr husband, super sensitive Sarah, (yeap, she's more sensitive now and with the fact that people seems to adore Pia than her and as usual she's trying to be cute but being ignored instead!) and my super clingy Sophia (i've to babywear her at home while doing the chores.)

No family raya photo as i forgot where did I put my tripod at?

No new sandal and i have been walking around with my old Bata comfit. (super selesa it is).

Raya dishes and kuih at my house was finished in day 1 due to lots of people coming in.

So much fun during raya.

Of 5th Year Plan.

2011-08-18T07:00:00.002+08:00

It was our 5th year of anniversary in early this month. No celebration or anything whatsoever.

However, we were very thankful and blessed for having our wishes fulfill right on time. To me, life is about planning, and with the help and bless from Allah, Insyallah He will grant our wishes and He will take back anything when He wants to.

I am always a planner, but Mr husband don't. He likes everything that is spontaneous or anything surprise. I planned our 5 years road map of wedding like what we should achieve or what we should have by certain age. He on the other hand is the executor, a good executor. Anything could not been done without him, yes i know i am such a helpless wife without my husband.

This year is our final year as a 20s. We are both 29th. Our 20s are packed and busy with getting married, getting a job and established it, get pregnant and pregnant again, raising babies, saved a lots of cash for the house and the car. I didn't own anything fancy for these years except for the DSLR and Seiko watch (if it can be considered as fancy lah, but to me it is because it cost a few thousands) for the sake of having to fulfill our wishes first. I feel pathetic if donning a branded handbags if my house still not comfortable enough to live in. I feel bad when owning the latest gadget when the kids need to squeeze in my previous small car. My rule of thumb is PRIORITY, always first thing first.

So yes, I have planned. For the next 5 years, we are gonna live our life. Insyaallah.

Upgrade

2011-07-16T21:40:00.003+08:00

Before 30s Wishlist completed.

Tak dapat bulan, dapat bintang pun jadi lah...

Her Little Space

2011-07-03T18:21:00.002+08:00

Sarah has interest in arts. I consider, drawing and paste stickers on the wall are arts though. And of course we support her interest!

This is her little space consists of her favourite cartoon characters.

And she paste it on a bathroom door. Well, that is the best spot as the surface is smooth and the stickers can be easily removed.

She has 'sepan bob'

snow white and cinderella. She is so cute that she is telling me that the cinderella is me, her mom. (>_<)

Upin and ipin pun ada gaks

Mom, we really have to move some space for them. She is only 3 and already conquer a bathroom door. Imagine 10 years later?!

Just Kidding.

Kakak Vs Adik.

2011-06-21T04:00:00.003+08:00

As sekarang Pia dah 1 Year, and Sarah is 3 so we have two toddlers to handle, and it is not an easy job.

Sarah is at a stage where she would ask everything, imitating every single thing that we, the parents done and also has always playing a sister-ly role. You know, that kind of ' saya kakak, awak adik' and 'kakak dah besar, adik kecil lagi' kind of thing.

And Pia on the other hand, seems to see her sister as a role model. She wants everything that her sister has, also wants to do everything that Sarah does even though it is beyond her capability yet like riding a bicycle.

They always into the same thing like wants the same story book, though there's other plenty around or the same exact ball and they will ususally end up with screaming to each other. it turned us headache at most times. (-_-)

Like this picture, I was about to take Pia's picture. and Sarah realize that she should be in the frame too.

then they start squeezing each other, whatever they call it...

Now, both are so ready for the camera but with Pia's unsatisfied face.

Papa would go crazy in handling us kan? and that is including me. Teehee...

Father's Day.

2011-06-18T23:01:00.002+08:00

Eh father's day bila eh? dah lepas ke? But anyway,

Happy father's day to the greatest father for my kids.

With that, I baked a carot cupcake with a generous cream cheese frosting!

My first attempt to bake them. Need to reduce the sugar and raisins as the cake is a little bit too sweet for my liking.

Anyway, Mr husband still likes it. Thank you awak.

Happy Birthday Sunshine.

2011-06-11T23:09:00.001+08:00

My baby turns 1 today!

OMG! she is such an adorable baby. I mean, look at her...

cubby cheeks with the sweetest smile

Here is her funny birthday cake that I baked this afternoon,

I was tired and alone without my husband, just got back from kenduri and after the girls went asleep i thought to myself that I MUST BAKE THAT DAMN TASTY CHOCOLATE CAKE for the birthday girl. Though I was pretty sure that I could not handle it myself. What happen if the kids get up and I haven't finish baking?

So yes, disaster happens. After 20 minutes, sophia woke up and need my attention. Right, just when I wanted to turn on the mixer.

I quickly finished everything and I forgot one important thing. To fix the baking tin and tighten it! After the batter was poured, I saw a few drops coming out at one side. It was too late and I can't adjust it anymore. That's why the cake looks funny with a hole.

Nevertheless,

Despite the bad presentation and clumsy me, the cake is still tasty and my love for her is still so strong.;p

How can a person not to love this kid right?

Al Fatihah (II)

2011-05-27T14:57:00.002+08:00

My MIL passed away yesterday at around 6pm.

Both Sarah & Sophia tak merasa nak 'kenal' nenek.

p/s: Korang dah register dgn khairat kematian kawasan korang? Better start now!

Al Fatihah.

2011-05-07T21:13:00.002+08:00

My SIL passed away on the eve of mother's day. She left my nephews, age 9 and 7.

It was early this year when she was diagnosed with a heart failure, then with ovary cancer, and a brain tumor that left her in coma before she left us this morning.

We managed to say goodbye to her last night, and I saw tears coming from her eyes when we talked to her although she was in coma.

May Allah bless her. Al fatihah for my SIL, Rubianalaila bt Mohd Basri.

Amateur Baker.

2011-05-01T15:17:00.005+08:00

My colleagues are all crazy with baking cakes, pizza, brownies etc. and almost every week we got to taste them. They went to a baking class (very cheap fee), but very unlucky me the class is too far . It's in Hulu Selangor and about 2 hrs drive from my home. :(

So when they shop for baking stuffs, I couldn't resist not to pick a thing or two. (very bad shopping habit in me, easily influenced!)

First is the measuring spoon and jug.

Next, I find myself googling for the easiest recipe.

Then, bought the flour, chocolate powder etc...

And on friday night I baked these cuties...

Please excuse my unstable hand. Got to do some practice. And Sarah helped by sprinkling the chips. She is all excited and ~~messy~~ happy.

The muffin didn't look so nice but seriously, it is sedap.

Mr husband loves it. He wants me to bake more often.

My family like it.

This little helper (what's up with pout?) insist to take photo with 'her' muffin. Everytime she sees a cake/muffin/or even a cake shop, she'll say ABETUYU. (happy birthday to you). cake = birthdays.

And now, I am baking the next muffins for PILs family. We got a gathering this afternoon.

Definitely my new found joy!

She is 3.

2011-04-19T23:44:00.002+08:00

My Sarah turns 3 today. Thank you Allah for a great 3 years of experience in raising her.

Sarah is our sunshine. As I got conceive only a year after marriage, so having her is like the best thing ever happened to us. Like rasa seronok sangat-sangat. The excitement of having your first child is not comparable at all.

Now ni dia dah besar and she is my companion. I love keluar together with her, having our time together, gosh! how I miss that time.

Yang kelakar sebab sekarang dia sudah pandai membebel. There was one time I ask mr husband to increase the tv volume (the remote was with him), and pia was asleep. So bila her papa kuatkan, she said to him “papa, pelan kan sikit. Adik tidur”. That shows how responsible person she is.

Other times when her papa was running late to solat, I said to her “Sarah, papa tak sembahyang lagi” and guess what she scolded him. Sambil cekak pinggang and yelled “Papa, semiyang!” and she keeps repeating the words till her papa got up.

She now started to do things on her own like washing her own cup and plate. I hope you like the dish washing activity dear as I would be very happy if you could take over that task someday. Heh! She is at a phase yg nak buat semua benda. There are times when we are so lazy to move our ass, we just order her to do it like ambil kan pampers adik, letak cawan kat dapur, ambil kan sabun dalam laci. Kekeke.

She has some odd attitude macam nak pakai skirt waktu malam, tiap kali nak minum air dalam cawan mesti pakai straw and sangat suka pakai shirt yang ada caption ‘happy cow’ and also she loves prawns so much. I think it is quite weird for a 3 year old to like udang that much.

Her favourite word sekarang is “ Apa tu?”. She never fails to kiss me first before she went to sleep. Sometimes bila dia dah baring, she’ll get up and kiss me. So sweet!

I think my first child is extra special. Sebab dia adalah peneman waktu suka dan duka. Sometimes terasa macam treat her like a really big sister i.e tolong tengok adik kejap, jangan buat sepah dsbg tapi hakikatnya she is just 3 year old.

Saya pasti, anak sulung saya banyak jasa nya pada kami. And it makes me realized that kenapa orang lain pun mesti sangat sayang kan anak sulung. Because they are special.

Or in my case, Sarah is. Happy 3 year old sayang.

Uzbekistan Trip.

2011-04-14T17:39:00.009+08:00

Assalamualaikum.

I could not believe when I got the chance again to travel for free + allowance. Thanks to the company. 2 years ago it was Korea and now Uzbekistan! Uzbek what??

Yeah baby, It's uzbekistan!

It was an 8 hr torture in flight experience. Uzbekistan Air plane was old. The in flight food was bad and the toilet was a disaster. Despite all that, Alhamdulilah we safely arrive at the land. One thing about this country is everything is so slow and old fashion. Their Tashkent airport, even KB airport is 10 times better in terms of the infratructure. It took us more than an-hour to pass the immigration just because they are so slow. It is just their culture anyway.

This is their money in Uzbek Sum. This 4 bundle is 400,000 Uzbek Sum and it is equavalent to 200 USD or RM620.

The whole gang's money. We feel like a MLM millionaire and immadiately wanna post this picture with caption "Wanna be like us?" on our FB wall. JK ;p

This is like their typical food. Their main staple is bread and sticky rice. We were being served lambs, chickens and fish everyday. The food was very nice. The fruits were really sweet.

We have entertainment almost during every dinner + and lunch. Be it yang sopan2 or even belly dancing yang super hot and sexy.

When it comes to food, they have various selection of desserts like cakes but all of them taste the same and very very sweet.

Uzbek Ice cream. So so sweet.

And I love the places that we went because they have nice architecture. We went to three different city. Tashkent to Bukhara to Samarkand and to Tashkent back.

Imam Al-Bukhary Mosque

Khasti Imam Complex & Mausoleum

Bolo Hauz Complex

The wall and ceiling coverings. Very beautiful kan?

Ark Fortress

Prophet Ayoub Mausoleum

The most beautiful place that we went. The blue dome adalah sangat-sangat cantik.

The buldings, the deco and the gold chandelier.

Chocolates at Samarkand Bazaar.

Silk Carpet Factory at Samarkhand. The carpets were expensive since they were made from pure silks, and some more it gave different color when seeing it from different angle.

We also went to see the oldest quran in the world. But we were prohibited from taking the photo. The place has so many different type of Quran like the oldest, the smallest and yang 'berdarah' with the historical explanations behind that.

What excites us was we got to feel the snow. The whole previous 6 days were scorching hot and Subhanallah during the final day, suddenly the snow was coming down.

Our coach was covered with snow.

Kat background tu mcm dalam poster kan?

I was excited to touch the ice.

Some interesting facts about Uzbekistan

1. 75% of the populations are Muslim, thus finding halal food is easy.

2. Though it is a Muslim country, but the toilets are similar to those in non muslim contries. Takde paip air. Susah ok!

3. Most of the buildings/architecture look the same thus selalu lupa eh apa nama building ni eh? But they have very nice scenery.

4. It is a four season country,obviously.

5. They wore modern clothes. No jubah or abayas sold in there. (mula-mula ingat mahu cari jubah ke apa ke kat sana)

6. Nothing much to shop in there.

7. They have the bestest fruit juice i've tasted so far. I just had to bring back their 2 litre cherry juice sampai excess baggage ku.

8. Uzbekistant is a big country. It took us 8 hours to transfer from one city to another.

9. Oh, they won't let women to pray together with men walaupun in different saf mcm kat sini.

10. They let non muslim people to enter the mosque aka the holy place but they definitely won't let the jewish people from getting in there.

11. The people cantik-canti and hensem-hensem belaka. Baby and toddlers adalah gebu-gebu.

With this 3 year old. So friendly and she loves camera.

But it was great to see the people since they hardly have tourist coming to their country thus they really appreciate tourists.

It is good to see how Uzbekistan has developed since the Soviet Union Days. They got attack during the 90's remember?

With HQ colleagues.

And yes, it is worth going there.

The Crib Project: Total Cost

2011-04-14T15:48:00.003+08:00

I have always wanted to write about the house project as a documentation. Buat kenang-kenang jerit perih buat rumah. But always had no time and since I am on MC for a week, (I have chicken pox btw) there you go! The whole cerita of the house but with a very limited pictures as I just utilize whatever I have in my laptop. Don’t wanna take a new one sebab takut berpeluh (I have hyperhidrosis remember?), nanti the chicken pox kalau kena peluh eeeuwww..so so gatal.

This is our house, masa dia belum siap. You can see that it has no style or very similar to kampong style house. People say that kalau rumah sebiji atas tanah, orang panggil banglo. But we are very ashamed to say that but we are proudly admit that this is our banglo kampong house.

Why build it? Why not buy those stylish designed home? First and foremost, it is because we thought that we could not afford to buy those commercial houses. And the idea of in mortgage for like 30 years was uncool to us. We don’t like big commitment like that, or in other words we thought that kita tak mampu nak bayar thousands per month for 30 years.

Ala, kan ada EPF to support? We reserved the EPF as our retirement plans. Since our insurances retirement plans pun berapa henggit je and we are not a gomen servant yg so lucky to have pension and medical benefits. So, don’t need to touch the EPF.

Our home is located in Kuang, Selangor. We are both Kuang people and we love this place. It is like a hub to everywhere. Just 20 minutes drive to Ikea, 40 minutes drive to Sg Choh, the place I work, 30 minutes to Shah Alam, KL, Klang, Ijok dsbg. It is at the centre like I can choose to work in Shah Alam, or KL or Rawang without having to think much of the distance. And we are so lucky that my father has this 2 acre piece of land for his childrens. And my house located just behind his. My sister soon will build hers beside ours. We like the idea of having the whole family in one place.

We were totally in control of buying the materials. So no mark up there. Now here is the breakdown of the total cost of our 40 ft x 50 ft house:-

1) Upah: RM13 per sq ft + plaster ceiling work + pasang tiles + tembok extension : RM 35,000
2) Simen: At that time, one bag cost us ranging from RM 15/bag till RM17.50 per bag. Simen adalah sgt mahal and price keep increasing from month to month: Total cement price: app RM30,000
3) Tembok Batu gunung + tanah tambak: RM15,000
4) Batu bata: 1 palet RM 115
5) Pasir Kasar and batu konkrit: 1 lori RM330
6) Pasir halus: 1 lori RM 380 Item 4,5,6 in total cost app RM 13,000
7) Atap: RM 6,000.
8) Kayu atas: RM 3,000
9) Casements and sliding door with tinted. We have 2 units of 3 panel windows, 8 units of 2 panel windows, 2 bathroom windows and 1 sliding door : RM 4,700
10) Grills. We got a friend to do it for us. He has the welder set. Others like cutter, grinder and compressor belong to FIL. We bought the besi and only upah him for RM 800. So in total was RM2,200. Seriously this grill business is so profitable!
11) Pintu: 3 external doors: RM 1,000. Pintu bilik for 4: RM 450.
12) Tiles: We bought at Seacera during their warehouse sales: RM5,500
13) Cat: We have Nippon air care for living and tv area, cheap Colorland for kitchen and bedrooms and Colorland Weathershield for the external: RM 2,000
14) Wiring: RM 6,000 plus the accessories (kipas + downlights)
15) Masuk meter air: RM1,300
16) Stove: RM480 from FABER. Hood tak beli pun as I don’t see why I need it.
17) Water heater: Panasonic: RM300
18) Kitchen Cabinet: RM2,100 from Rawang. I love their work.
19) Curtains: For living, tv area and master bedroom are from MACY during sale: RM 1,300. I love their work. Other rooms are ready-made from Home’s Harmony: RM250.
20) Other etc: ???

We calculated and this house cost us app RM135 K. ++

What? You surprise ha with this banglo kampong? You thought it would be cheaper like 70K to 80K like that? No worries, tak terkejut pun because at first we thought that it would be that cheap. Tapi we were so wrong. Raw materials are super expensive and the price keeps increasing day by day i.e cement. And you cannot cheat/decrease the amount as it is for the base and very important.

No wonder houses are expensive. If you have the money, then beli je lah sebab with all the hassles urrgghh! Boleh sakit jiwa. Ye lah kan, we got cheap contractor. RM 13 per sq ft mana nak dpt tapi the hassles seperti di bawah:-

1) Contractor tak nak ikut ckp owner like beli cornice corak bunga zaman purba. Rasa nak nangis tiap kali pandang nya.
2) Sesuka hati tambah tiles kat dinding luar. Nasib baik dia bukak balik sebab aku tempik kat dia.
3) He didn’t fix paip yg bocor underground kat toilet belakang. Mr husband has to fix it.
4) Oh, he painted the bathroom wall in Yellow when the tiles are Blue in color. So much a cool color combination.
5) Atap kitorang bocor and he refused to fix it. Giler ke apa, dh lah plaster ceiling. So Mr husband and his friends fix it. Tampal je dgn aluminium tu. Mmg Nampak buruk ah atap kitorang sebab it was unprofessionally done. But it was better than Nampak corak bulat2 kat siling bila hujan.

At first, we all rasa sedih sangat with the problems like roof and pipe leaking tu, but after thinking again, beli rumah might as well have the same problems. I saw the bungalows at Pinggiran Rahman Putra pun atap dia bertampal-tampal jugak. My brother’s house kat Saujana Utama Sg Buloh pun ada pipe leaking and to this date pun tak fix lagi since last year. So takde yang perfect.

This is the view for the dining area. Boleh nampak cornice zaman purba, table top yang tak kemas langsung, and rumah yang kosong.

At the back is the main door, terus ke living are. Again, still empty.

This is the tv area aka family area. Behind is the langsir MACY yang disukai. Sorry gambar have to blur kan sebab lelaki itu sungguh seksi.

Afterall, we feel sangat bersyukur to have our place done walaupun not in time. Our house is still very empty. We didn’t have the budget to furnish it yet. It is not stylish, it has some defects but we are happy.

4 years plus of marriage, 2 daughters and A house? Thank You Allah.

Good Things Does Not Come in a Package.

2011-03-31T22:12:00.007+08:00

Banyak perkara baik muncul secara tiba-tiba, tapi ia good things that happened after something lah.

Saya baru sedar anak sulung saya begitu bijak, begitu pengasih dan begitu comel. Bukan sebelum ni tak sedar tapi bila saya duduk di rumah, menjaga dia yang sakit, berkepit hanya berdua siang dan malam. Wahhh..how i missed a thing or two. tiba-tiba rasa how nice to be a housewife, jaga laki, jaga anak... Ok ok, stop it. Wake up!

Yang kecik no 2 pun tak mahu kalah. Baru lepas baik demam dan kena chicken pox berjangkit dengan Sarah. konon kuarantin kan Sarah tapi Pia infected juga. Apa boleh buat. Tapi the good thing is mereka kena masa kecik. Mudah nak recover. and oh, gigi Pia yang atas tu nak tumbuh dua-dua. Nampak besar pastu ada gap macam gigi Syarifah Aleya. Tau kan? takpe... embrace it dear!

Me, tengah demam, takde selera makan, batuk-batuk dan sakit tekak. Demam yang sangat panas up to 39 degree. Muka merah, badan menggigil-gigil, tangan kebas and the worst was saya sedang bekerja. Have to work sebab kami husband and wife take turns to take care of our daughters yang kena chicken pox tu. Some more it's end of the month jadi banyaknya nak siapkan report, data and all. Nasib ada Kakak baik hati yang melayan my antiques. She is such a doll!

My husband has been playing papadom for the whole week. He is and will always be our best papa in the world. We Love him so strong. You know whenever I went for an outstation, tak kira berapa lama whether sehari or seminggu, I miss the kids but I miss him even more. And knowing that the kids are in a good hands jadi rasa sangat senang hati.

I received lots of pregnancy news lately. First is a friend of mine who got married in February. Bunting pelamin yo! Next is my BIL's wife. She is my partner in crime because we both are menantu kan. And luckily she is sama sewel and sengal and we can jelled together. And some other uni friends and long relatives.

But things are not all good right? because after all those years I just realized that, that is it. But it's okay because I know it's part of life but the most important thing is I've learnt my lessons!

Chicken Pox: Day 2

2011-03-25T11:01:00.003+08:00

This is it! We were so boring yesterday and started to take picture by using the webcam. See, she had enough drawings, colorings and playing with the blocks and all. And I had enough Playhouse Disney channel to watch. I can even memorize the Dibo the Gift Dragon theme song.

Lots of vain photo of us, trying out the applications;

I was trying to enter-framed.

Big headed!

Look ma, see my hands.

See my eyes, Wink wink

Ok that's a wrap. TQVM.

Sarah.

2011-03-24T00:08:00.002+08:00

Sarah has chicken pox!

She has to be quarantine for 2 weeks, which means Pia has to be away for a while (thanks to Mak Ros) and both of me and Mr husband have to take turns to stay at home.

So I may be boring, and I may update the blog frequently, or I could finish reading A Doctor In The House, or I could wipe the glass windows, or try to bake a cake or I could just catch my sleep.

Peace Out!

Sophia

2011-03-23T22:31:00.002+08:00

Alhamdulillah, pia dah 9 bulan and she's doing great so far. Beliau adalah;-

Sangat lasak

Sangat kuat makan. Makan apa saja.

Sangat kuat nangis. Tak boleh kena tinggal. Amboi masa kecik bukan main sopan je takde ekk, takde uukkk. Dah besar sikit kaaauuuu...

Sudah tumbuh 3 batang gigi.

Sudah start berdiri.

Suka nak tidur dengan mama atas katil tapi mama tak bagi sebab pia sangat lasak, takut jatuh.

Takut belon. tengok boleh, dekat-dekat jangan.

Suka tarik rambut sarah.

Suka kacau sarah tido.

Selalu mengalah dengan sarah bab barang mainan sebab sarah asyik duk ingat semua mainan dia yang punya.

Suka naik walker laju-laju.

Suka main kemas-kemas tupperware.

Seronok ada baby kecik walaupun penat sentiasa, walau mandi tak boleh lama-lama, walau nak berinternet hanya sekali-sekala, walau payah nak dapat good sleep.

I wish to have another one by the time aku hit 30, which is next year. Mampukah?

Happily Back.

2011-03-17T13:49:00.004+08:00

I'm back from Uzbekistan yesterday. It was an 8 hr torture in flight experience but was all worth the trip. It was awesome! Will update more stories later.

As of now, the girls need to be hugged, kissed and gomol-ed. Miss them much!

Busy, Chaos Week!

2011-03-07T22:35:00.008+08:00

I couldn't believe in what had happened last weekend. Things are bad for us, mainly for me and Sarah.

First, it's Sarah. She got a UTI. Google about it and you'll know. It was a long story but to cut it short, can you imagine that she held her urine for like 24 hrs and the last resort was what else, a tube was inserted into her down and that's where I could not stand and burst into tears, seeing her suffer in pain. Thank goodness, no secondary problems especially the kidney so far not get infected. The next we knew was encouraging her to pee for every 2 hrs and as of today she showed so much progress like 100% recovered except for she still feels itchy down there. It's such a relief.

Next is myself, I was sick since thursday, with fever and diarrhea coming on and off until today. I've lost so much water and dehydrated till losing 4kg in 4 days. People said I looked gaunt and it is not something to be proud of. I hate having puffy and tired eyes, with a wandering mind and I felt so dizzy. I've lost my apetite and this is abnormal. Sometimes I even feel like fainting.

Really don't know what made me sick but I hate it. I miss so many good things like my good friends' akad. Yes the kids woke up late but actually I could not bear myself going back and forth to the washroom, and we even arrived the reception fashionably late. And the worst thing was, I don't even have a picture of me with the bride and groom. Not even my glimpse. Pathetic right? but that was for real. Sedih actually as I was clueless, and having to deal with the kids and the diarrhea at the same time. No the multitasking me at that time.

Maybe I can do some photoshop at the above picture !

But whatever..

BTW, I am going for a company trip this wednesday Insyaallah and I hope for the best of health. I didn't bring much only for these few notes.

Kesian betul kan?

It's So Overrated.

2011-02-18T22:33:00.003+08:00

People raved about it. So I decided to give it a try and it was awful.

It's the overrated red velvet cupcake lah! or maybe it happens to be from Cupcake Chic only.

Yes, the cake looks chic enough with a thick cream cheese and sugar frost sprinkles on top of it. But the taste, the taste... OMG! the cream cheese was just too sweet and I can't even taste the cheesy-ness and the cake was too dry. I can't even finish a quarter of it.

It was so frustrating, but I still wish for a nice RVC. The hunt doesn't end here.

Mi Casa Mi Familia

2011-01-22T22:40:00.004+08:00

I could sense that this year is a good year for us. With the new home for a start, and next would be eliminating the liabilities and discard the unwanteds.

And, Insyallah this year we'll hit the 5th year. Many things happened and with the two kids, i feel so blessed. and God is fair, for granted me with this husband as he's everything. the best husband and father to this little family.

As for Sarah, she shows a fever sign and being cranky all day. and, and...she obsess with skirts and started showing her girly side with make ups and all. Hmm, girls will always be girls.

For Sophia, this little bubbly baby is so tembam. She loves to eat. Feed her with anything and she'll have it yo! and a tiny tooth is peeping through her lower gum. Comel-ness.

Handling two kids is tiresome. I don't even have time to rest. Let alone to read books! with Sarah teasing Sophia and the adik is clingy these days. Extra effort to be given in there and I end up becoming a tarzan. Yelling in this big house and its echo. For sure the neighbours could here my voice and my kid's screaming.

Can't wait for them to grow up!

Monday Blues.

2011-01-03T12:43:00.002+08:00

Sedih + happy + takut + risau = meroyan seorang diri.

Sedih: sebab tinggalkan rumah lama. Banyak kenangan disitu, tak sunyi dan tak pernah ada rasa risau walau sikit pun.

Happy: berhijrah ke rumah baru, Alhamdulillah ada rezeki. Syukur.

Takut: Kat rumah baru kawasan adalah sedikit sunyi dan gelap.

Risau: Sebab jalan kat depan rumah takde lagi, jadi tanah merah jadi lecak dan pendaki bukit adalah sangat licin. Kalau hujan memang kereta tak boleh nak naik.

Meroyan seorang diri: Sebab banyak lagi benda nak kena buat. Yet so little time and so little money.

Hijrah.

2011-01-01T12:52:00.001+08:00

Sedang penat berkemas-kemas.

Some updates.

2010-12-13T17:04:00.005+08:00

I hate shopping alone! because I'll end up buying something else not even in the list.

Went to Ikea this morning to get some stuffs but most of the items were out of stock and will only available on January next year. A bit frustrated but I guess I could utilize the loyalty card at that time. (I've just signed up with them btw).

Since my items were not available, I'll end up buying the kids stool (not one but two, thinking that they are so cheap and Sophia could use it in 8 months from now ;p).

Wasted my time contemplating on which tv bench should I get? Is it the LACK or BESTA? LACK has no stock yet and out of sudden saw a nice coffee table at AS IS area sell for only RM100. Nearly wanna get it but when thinking of the transportation charge, better wait until all of 'my' items will be available soon to save the cost.

I've spent most of my time at Ace Hardware, adoring the things and ended up buying some knick knacks. I love this place because it has everything.

Having lunch at Waroeng penyet alone and bump into celebrities eating there. Those AF girls je pun. I know because I watch AF. hahaha.

Finally manage to open a SSPN account for both of my girls. So long, I know but should take the opportunity before the year ends, to get tax exemption.

So many things in my mind at the moment, whether I should buy the built in wardrobe, the new sofa, planting the grass, build the garage...etc.

Another year approching, another mission accomplised yet another things coming up. It's like a never ending wishlist, missions that we (if not me) are chasing for. Is this what I realy want in life?

Home Wishlist.

2010-12-12T00:57:00.004+08:00

No, not yet moving into the new home! and no, MD hasn't announce the bonus yet but bolehlah berangan-angan as he said that it is not that big (8 months is just too much for the industry), but it gonna be higher than last year's definitely.

1. New tv. 42 inch if bonus adalah vadevass, or else 32" pun okay apa.

2. New Toshiba fully auto washer.

3. Dining set from Macy. I want that Emily chairs as they look evergreen and so retro.

4. Rugs and some furnitures from Ikea. I am gonna sign up for Ikea Loyalty Friends Card as more and more purchase are from this store in future.

5. Some fancy diningware. Am I slowly turn into makcik-makcik who fancies such things?

no 1, 2 and 4 is important and will get them by end of this year. No 3 and 5 can wait hopefully before 2011 raya.

Next, my 2011 wishlist. Yang ini macam banyak....

Membebel Secara Rawak.

2010-12-05T10:47:00.004+08:00

Seminggu ni sungguh saya meroyan. Dengan suasana kerja yang suam-suam kuku, perkara biasa bila dah akhir tahun, orang ramai bercuti dan yang nak kejar target berhempas pulas jadi yang jadi mangsa ini lah dia, saya. Mahu tak mahu ikutkan saja, walau air liur dah habis membahaskan the pros and cons but oh well, the boss wins!

Sungguh saya tak faham kenapa sesetengah makhluk perempuan ni suka sangat bercerita hal-hal sulit dalam kain secara openly. Over lunches, waktu santai and oh pelis, jangan ingat kalau status sudah berkahwin maka saya suka sangat nak cerita hal-hal begitu? Saya malu dan tidak suka serta tidak mahu tahu apa2 yang berkaitan pun pasal itu faham. Better keep to yourself saja. Ngerti?

Tiba-tiba modem went kaput, telefon TM sampai 3 kali sudahnya bila technician TM sampai on friday afternoon tak buat apa pun. Datang sampai 2 orang sekali, tapi part tak ready. Nasib baik datang balik semalam terus fix the problem. Tapi tu lah, sejak hari tu network ni ada limited connectivity pulak, which is tak pernah-pernah jadi gini. Tell you, streamyx line kat sini adalah terbaekkk.... pakej 512Mbps je tapi lajunya Masyaallah!

I curse pakcik ajen masukkan air, indon yang kita upah untuk repaint balik cat luar, sukati korang je lah nak buat korang buat, bila tak nak korang cakap tak nak. Siap main tipu-tipu lagi. Ko ingat aku takde duit nak bayar? Mentang-mentanglah kami ni selekeh je, kereta cabuk so ko ingat rumah tu ehsan mak bapak, apa ko ingat aku ngan laki aku tak berhempas pulas simpan duit, tahan nafsu membeli. Dah berapa lama aku tak membeli belah?Apa ko ingat orang muda tak boleh nak kumpul duit buat rumah sendiri ke? Ko ingat tak sadis ke nak mencukupkan duit nak buat rumah tu, apa ko ingat rumah tu harga rm2.48 je ke.................

Dah beli segala mak nenek pencuci lantai untuk kasi tile kilat. Tolonglah berkilat! Aku dah habis sampai seratus lebih beli scrubber, Mr Muscle sampai 3 jenis, gloves lagi konon-konon nak jaga kulit tangan dan macam-macam lagi khas untuk mencuci lantai. Tolong lah.

Mulai minggu ni kerja aku dah takde lain dah tiap-tiap minggu nak kena pergi rewang kenduri. Penat okay.

Sekarang ni aku takde mood nak masak, jadi pilihan kami mestilah kedai. Sorry lah awak, saya malas.

Ok. Sudah lega!

Love It

2010-11-26T21:44:00.002+08:00

I like it when sometimes he can be so thoughtful even it is just the smallest, simplest thing.

and I am glad that even after a short 4 years, the spark is still there and we are still excited.

Looking forward for the 5th year.

50-50

2010-11-21T21:53:00.003+08:00

So I got to talk to another HH sufferer, R today. R did the surgery so someone thinks it is better for me to talk, get his opinion and experience since he did it last 3 years.

To my shock, he regret doing that and things have been becoming worse since then! We got to talking for a couple of minutes, sharing experiences and humiliations, and he personally thinks the surgery was not worth the 13K he had spent.

But you see, success rate is still 50-50 because every person that undergone a surgery will face with compensatory sweating (CS) thus how severe the CS is depends on the individual.

What if I am among the unlucky ones?

But if I am lucky, it gotta rejuvenate my whole life...

Maybe I should get a second opinion, or to consult with another doctor, or...

Maybe I just have to deal with it for the rest of my life.

There is a Hope.

2010-11-19T00:11:00.003+08:00

I met Dr David at Prince Court Medical Centre this afternoon to consult with him on my condition. He is such a very nice and gentle doctor and the nurses are very good in CR. Basically I knew everything based on my research on the internet and the consultation didn't took long time.

He gave me two option whether to go for botox or a sugery, to each have their own pros and cons but the success rate of the latter one is close to 100%. Oh yeah, he is using clip now so reversal is possible. Medication so far is not effective and has several side effects.

Mr husband and I were deliberating on this matter over a meatballs and baked salmon afterwards. (yay! we were on date) and he prefers me to undergo with the surgery. But i am still thinking though. Not much about the cost but more on the consequences. Am I ready for that?

I hate when people making faces, or gestures or saying that this is just a minor issues because they have the least experience/knowledge on this and yet trying to console me? They gotta be kidding!

If only they knew what had happened to me for the past weeks and what was the factor that made me decided IT'S TIME...

Gymnast In The Making.

2010-11-16T17:31:00.003+08:00

Her favourite pose.

So What's The Problem With Sweaty Palms?

2010-11-12T21:54:00.004+08:00

All pictures credit to http://wethandsclub.com/

Yeap, and I am one of them.

Potty Train Needs Patience.

2010-11-07T12:30:00.003+08:00

To date marked around 10 months ++ we’ve potty trained Sarah and saved about RM800 from her being diaperless.

The idea of to potty trained her came from Mak Ros, the babysitter. She thinks Sarah was ready that time, at the age of 18 months. Sarah has a very limited vocabulary at that moment but she understood a few sentences like what 'o-ok' ( to poo) and 'chiching' (to pee) very well. I thought it was kinda early to start potty trained her but Mak Ros assured me that the earlier, the better.

Like many other toddlers, Sarah did pee on her pants during first 2 days, and Mak Ros was patiently and diligently wiping the 'mess'. You may think I was lucky for having someone else to do this, but it is actually a teamwork between me and the babysitter. Because during the night, she will be with us and I need to continue with the routine. It's like a homework to us because if we didn’t continue then the idea of potty train her would be failing. During the first 3 nights, we asked her to pee before going to sleep and we still wear her a diaper just in case she leaks. To our surprise, it was dry as new on the next day. So during the fourth day, we didn't wear her a diaper anymore but we placed a rubber mat underneath her bedsheet just in case. And everytime she woke up at nights for her milk, we will ask her to pee afterwards.

And to motivate her with the routine, praises were given and she would be smiling and happy all the time with our praises, knowing that she’s doing well. Kids are actually very easy to please.

The only problem at that time was when we took her out to the mall. We still wore her a diaper because we thought it would be hard to run for public toilet and she better pee on diaper but how kesian when she actually holding it back. She doesn't want to do it there and then because she feel so gross to wear something 'watery' underneath her pant. So since then whenever we arrived at mall, toilet is our first pit stop and I will estimate the time for the second toilet visit, so on and so forth.

It doesn't take long time (around 1 week ++) for her to adapt to the new routine. Sarah has been diaperless since then. To date, she will woke us up at nights if she wants to pee. But occasionally she still peed on her pants and that made us angry because she is so active jumping around here and there and would run for bathroom when she is really about to leak. And as she growing up and has so many things to say, it is actually hard for us to ask her to pee because this girl is so intelligent. Whenever I asked her to do so, she will reply with "Dah". And when I keep asking her to do so, she will even reply with" Dahdahdahdahdahdahdah.................." with her high pitch tarzan-like voice, and run away.

Now I get what Mak Ros meant when she said "the earlier, the better". Because when she was small, she is so good, would obey us and that would be easy to teach her. And now this little girl has so much in mind and knows how to manipulate us, the adults.

So mommies, whatever age you want to start potty train your child the key is 'Patience'. Yes it would be hard for a first few days but eventually they will adapt. You may use whatever method i.e giving reward, the soft way or even the 'hard' way because we mothers know our kids well and by all means do it!

Happy potty train your kids and good luck.

Amanat Buat Saya.

2010-11-07T00:50:00.005+08:00

Hers and hers.

This Bumbo Is Not Only Meant For Babies.

2010-11-06T12:11:00.003+08:00

A couple of weeks ago, I bought a Bumbo seater for Sophia from Little Whiz. It was a steal for RM139 only which the normal price is around RM 2 Hundreds-ish. I wish for lime color but it wasn't available so I chose lilac instead.

Sophia loves it but we keep monitoring her in it because sometimes she looks like 'going' out of the seater.

This is her, adoring her face-towel. But usually, she only gets seated for a couple of minutes because...

her sister Sarah, always has something else in mind. She too, demanded of the seater for her and...

for her toy-dolphin. She loves it so much and she thinks it deserve a special seat. Oh well, this girl is so random. I could even catch her putting it in a baby carrier.

As if the dolphin is her baby. Aren't girls are the cutest?

5 Things To Do Before 2011

2010-11-03T11:00:00.001+08:00

It is less than two months kan? As cliche as it is but how time flew very fast!

Here's the things need to be done before that time according to the priority.

1. Major one: Moving out!

2. Go for a dental check ups for the whole family. Dr, boleh tak Pia nak check gusi??? :p.It is time to get the benefits redeem.

3. Get Mr husband dump all his 'unused' clothes. Baju-baju kebun beliau adalah sangat lusuh dan tidak layak untuk disedekahkan. Still, I don't know why he still wants to keep them. Buat penuh lemari tau.

4. Cut off streamyx. I think it is such a waste for me to pay RM100/month when I hardly use it.

5. Sophia to start with solids. This means, more stay at home than going out. I hate packing for solid food as I despise instant baby food. For breakfast boleh lah but no-no for lunch and dinner.

Cukuplah 5 sampai hujung tahun

A Birthday Dinner

2010-11-02T10:11:00.005+08:00

This is a long overdue post, definitely.

I could not believe myself when I forgot Mr husband's 28th birthday. Luckily I got it set in my phone and when it alarmed, omg how could I forget this. This big boy would sulk all day if I miss it.

So no gifts, in fact no more, which both us fine with it. But a makan-makan is a MUST HAVES during special occasion like this. For the past years, we've been going out for casual dinners or lunches but not this time. He is super busy and I hate that.

So a lovely wife in me **haha **puke**haha** decided to cook a 'nice' dinner and having lamb chops is nicee. So off to Giant to get those marinated lambs, some broccoli, fries and barbeque sause. It's easy peasy, saves time and most importantly he likes it!

Here it is, lamb chops with fries and steamed vege.

Niceee!

For Everything.

2010-11-01T23:50:00.003+08:00

For everything that I own(ed),

For everything that has been loaned to me,

Great husband, gorgeous kids, families, the job, the cars, the house,

Syukur Ya Allah atas apa yang telah dan bakal dipinjamkan.

Weird (II)

2010-10-24T21:38:00.003+08:00

Weird that I feel like 'how I used to feel' when I first fall in love with my husband.

You know, that kind of feeling. Rasa nervous, rasa over-excited, rasa macam nak tersengih je sepanjang masa, rasa macam best lah!

Saya rasa macam angau lah! (>_<) Tsk...

Weird.

2010-10-21T22:57:00.004+08:00

Something is not right with my body and it is weird.

Weird that I lost 2kg in a week without dieting! (No, no this is not a corset or shake thingy).

Seriously, I never never lose weight without having to diet or excercising and it is like a miracle!

Maybe I am too tired juggling between work and children and house chores,

For work, I left my family during last weekend for a conference in KB, and for the first time I slept soundly except for at 4.30 am my eyes were wide open and feeling sad and guilty for leaving the kids at home. I have another round of flying (return on same day) to KB for another system briefing, and driving to Kuantan for a different session of conference in November. Tiring but still fun.

For children, Sophia is 4 months old, made her first turn, has change her sleeping pattern. Sometimes don't wanna sleep through the night and made me look like a zombie the next day. And ah, I bought her a bumbo seat and she likes it. While for her sister, Sarah is getting cheekier day by day. Hmm, couldn't say more but patience is the keyword here. Haha. She likes to take charge in anything/among her peers.

For housechores, not all working mom have maid at home so the housechores are still need to be done. Just a basic one but it is getting harder to do it when time is your enemy. You come home at 7pm and that is when you wanna cook for dinner, entertain the kids, sweep the floor (again), pick up the laundry so on and so forth. But if i'm lucky Mr husband will do it if he comes home early. Sometime I wish I have the ability to transform myself to an octopus just for an hour in a daily basis. Cool huh but dream on.

And then, there is another house to be taken care of. We were supposed to 'basuh rumah' last weekend but I was away so mr husband did it this whole week with his friends. Thank you awak. Macy should call me by tomorrow for confirmation because they are suppose to install the curtains this sunday. I am feeling nervous to see the outcome of that Damask printed curtains. My weekends schedule are full with appointments, kenduri and outstation and constantly have to reschedule my plans. I hate that! I don't even know when we will be moving in.

So a summary of my day for the past weeks. I am exhausted. but I ate a lot for the past weeks. Too many free food in the office, lamb chops for 2 consecutive nights, and a really heavy breakfast i.e nasi lemak, kuey tiaw goreng + telur mata for almost everyday. And will never miss a hearty dinner. Could the fats drained out of my body due to total exhaustion?

If it is yes, I have 2 kg left to my pre-pregnancy weight and I am tired but happy :D

Our Booster!

2010-10-11T12:06:00.004+08:00

Kids are the best booster during this stressful time. As now, we are no loger rely on him (the tukang). Mr husband did the repainting by himself yesterday and he even think to fix the door by himself too (with bantuan rakan-rakan).

As en tukang is giving us a hard time, main-main buat kerja, we (it is actually me) were thinking not to pay him the remaining RM1500 for upah buat rumah. I even cried during last visit because we have spent THAT much for a quality yang blearghh!

Our house is actually sudah siap. Now waiting for the hardware shop to send in the main door. Entah kenapa pintu tu boleh pulak nak kena custom made padahal beli frame pintu kat dia jugak. Tinggal lagi nak cuci rumah, patut this weekend but have to fly to KB for a (saturday & sunday) conference. (kali ni nak claim OT for weekend job, tak kira dah pokai dah ni!)

Poket makin kering, tapi hati masih riang sebab ada dua beradik ni:-

Sarah The Kakak, dengan hobi baru bukak peti ais. Kejap-kejap amik buah, jap lagi kang amik vitagen, pastu main telur ayam pulak. Tahu pulak dia tak nak amik cili!

Sophia, The sleeping princess. Tapi sekali takmo tidur hamik ko dari pukul 2.30 pg sampai 6.30 ajak main.... mama sampai jadi mental dikkk...

P/S: Sudah amik katalog Ikea buat modal berangan..

The Broken Promises.

2010-09-18T14:38:00.005+08:00

I started to hate our en tukang. Months after months, weeks after weeks, promises after another promises and he promised (again) to finish by next week's friday.

Heck we were not even excited, knowing that they'll work even tortoise run faster okay! Off we went to the site and were pretty much expected that A LOT MORE need to be done. And it seems that the 1 week timeline given by him is just plucking from the sky.

A bit more cornice need to be installed.

Lotsa junks inside our home.

Tiles for the balcony has not even finish installed.

Even the wall hung sink and toilet bowl pun tak pasang lagi.

It took them 3 weeks before to start with this kitchen worktop and not even finish yet until today.

and a lot more cosmetics need to be done i.e reseal the hack-ed walls and repainting them and etc, etc, etc.

Even the casement guy are so ready to install the windows and the grills are halfly done.

You *SuckS* en tukang. We hate you.

To date, it's been 4 months since the day they 'pecah tanah'. So slow.

Curtain Survey.

2010-09-16T01:08:00.004+08:00

It's 1.00 am and heck i am still not sleeping yet. Been browsing for curtains online, looking for a good deal and wow I was stunned with this ad from Macy, *jaw dropped*

Ok ok should not over excited in a first place. Must go to the showroom this friday ( am still on leave..yay!) and OMG the dining set is so so nice like I just have to get it later if the budget permits.

I want a nice curtain for the new home because it can 'rejuvenate' your space. and I know doing a curtain job is ain't cheap too. Mr husband gave only 1K budget for this but I won't mind top up on my own just to get a nice one.

We've setteled with grills. Already closed the good deal today. Just a simple and cheap one like this;

pic google

I would love love to have the wrought iron ones but they are so expensive. As we have so many windows consists of ( 8 sets of 2 panel windows, 2 sets of 3 panel windows, 3 panel sliding door, 3 doors and 2 bathroom windows), and after do some maths the cost will be around > 5K. minimum 5K just for this? So no way bye bye wrought iron.

Will update you more on this. Currently in a stress mode due to money shortage!

Weight Issues.

2010-08-21T11:05:00.004+08:00

I haven't lose those baby fat you know, and that's why no updates on the weight progress. *menangis*

I bought a Spanx months before I gave birth to Sophia, and decided to wear it for my post preggy body. Well, I just know that I wont lose much weight.

To me, wearing it is really hard. Sarah saw me struggling in that and said, "Mama, tak muat!". So yeah, you TWO owe me for this! ;p

Spanx is a body shaper, which is good to temporarily smoothen up the 'buldging' here and there but I wouldn't wear it on a daily basis. Wore it to the office once and it took me 10 minutes for each toilet trip. Haha. Susah!

So anyway, though I am a bit upset but that is ok. I find it just another tiny issues to be bothered. Like my friend yanti-who-is-now-oh-so-slimm said, "You can't compare with me because you have a little precious". Owh thank you for made my day.

If I were still in my uni days, I will get ~~stone~~ tease to death for being ahem *fat*

Pictures of The Home.

2010-08-05T22:35:00.008+08:00

So here are the sneak peek of our 70% finished future home.

Hello There!

Front view. Please excuse the cement mixture machine.

Side view.

Front door and sliding door.

The living area. The one with half feet step up is for the tv area.

The left doorway from the living room is to the 3 bedroom and 1 bathroom.

And the right doorway is for this open space, the kitchen, 1 bedroom and another bathroom. I purposely design the bedroom to be at the back just in case, IF one day we might need to have a maid.

See, this is my small kitchen. Solely for tempat masak. No wet or dry kitchen in this home.

View from pintu belakang shows the kitchen and the bathroom. Kalau tengok wire yang berjuntai-juntai kat atas tu it's actually for wiring job.

Mr husband wants to extend the floor. So ni nak buat tambak. Currently they are working on it.

View from the back.

Now this is what makes me angry. See this cornice? It's for the edge for the plaster ceiling. I WANT THE PLAIN ONES. WE'VE TOLD HIM MANY TIMES. But the tukang bought this instead dengan alasan same price, kenapa nak beli yang plain aja not the corak2 one? I sooo hate it. And when my husband explain that we (actually me) wanted the plain sebab nak simple, bukan sebab nak cut cost (though memang tgh berjimat). He claimed that this one is nicer. Well, look nice to you but not to me la hoi..

And how dare he said that I ni banyak songeh? Even if I do that is because this is my home. Grrr..

The 4th Year.

2010-08-05T11:28:00.002+08:00

and with Two Kids. Ahhh so blissful...

I can say it is not a smooth sailing journey.

We've been through many ups and downs,

We've made mistakes and learnt from it,

We've argued ALOT,

We've our KAU-AKU moment,

We are so different but yet so compatible, We've the same dream,

We've kids together.

We have almost achieved what we always wanted and proud of it.

Tiada acara berbelanja pada tahun ini kerana mode sengkek for The Crib Project. For the 5th year tahun depan, mungkin.

This is The Best Time Ever.

2010-08-03T17:57:00.001+08:00

Now that my 60 days confinement days will end up in a few days ahead, i think it's the best time ever.

For having to stay at home, spending time with the kids.

For having my ME time when Sophie (can i call her Sophie instead of Pia? haha gedix) is asleep and when Sarah at the babysitter's.

For having to play housewife, you know that kind of cook and prepare 'bekal' for Mr husband, hantar ke depan pintu and sambut him bila balik kerja?

For having to finish the housechores i.e cooking, cleaning and do laundry plus folding the clothes during the day.

For having to shop without going to the mall. oh I love online shopping, mostly were clothes for Sarah.

For having the tv all day long. Watched everything from DH last season on 711, Wanita Hari ini and mostly Malay drama i.e Misteri Orang Minyak, Duyung Aridinata, Ilusi and ulangan cerita P. Ramlee kat 105.

For having a husband yang nak melayan nafsu makan si isteri, pastu bila timbang bising kat dia plak. Ngeeee...

For having to take charge of myself and my family.

AND i get to do all the above with a salary ON. Hihi, that's Major...

Unsatisfied Home Owner

2010-08-01T21:07:00.004+08:00

We went to The Crib Project and I am not satisfy with certain things:-

1.My kitchen has turn out to be very very small. And to make thing worse, the electrical plug has been installed at a wrong place. I want to install my gas hob at that area lah dude..

2. We want the ceiling is up at 12ft from the ground, which is quite high but it turn out a long beam at centre of the house was built 10ft from the ground. How are we supposed to do with it? To hide it with a plaster ceiling by lower it down a bit and experienced a low ceiling headache for the rest of our life or to just ignore it?

How now brown cow?

MUST THINK OF A SOLUTION... pening.. (~~pening duit tak cukup tak habis lagi, datang pening yang lain)~~

Hi. I'm Sophia.

2010-07-28T14:12:00.003+08:00

Sophia Raihana, 1 month ++.

She is such a darling, tak nangis banyak dan kuat punnn...

Seingat saya, paling kuat Pia nangis masa Dr Kamal sunatkan Pia semalam, dan masa kakak Sarah threw tantrum Ahad lepas dan baling botol buih sabun kat Pia, kena tepat kat batang hidung. Terus mama tukar jadi **monster** jap.

Setakat ni, kakak Sarah yang nangis banyak dari Pia. Hmmm...

Breaking Up The Confinement Rules!

2010-07-26T13:09:00.003+08:00

It's officially ended today. No more confinement or call it whatsoever as diri sendiri banyak gile melanggar pantang.

I believe the confinement rules were made for the sake of the mother, untuk kesihatan diri sendiri juga but for this second post pregnancy i can't help not to break the rules. So here's are my so called confinement days.

1. Drank pati ikan haruan polleney (Trust me, the taste is not THAT bad at all. Ok tau)

2. Haven't finish the NR confinement set. There's phytonatal, akar herbanika dan uncang herbanika left! It supposed to be finished in 44 days. Oh well...

3. Makan pedas(read: cili besar merah dan instant chilli paste) and Ok tiada masalah. Baby pun ok.

4. Cuba makan cili padi and end up kena ulcer kat bawah lidah sampai tak boleh nak makan langsung. (cili padi sangat panas... enuff said)

5. Hari ke 21 telah keluar sebentar membawa baby ke kilang atap di Rawang.

6. Hari ke 30 telah keluar beli groceries dan makan pizza.

7. Hari ke 43 telah keluar ke Selayang (baby tinggal) ke kilang tiles.

8. Banyak lagi acara berjalan-jalan kesana sini.

9. Masuk minggu ke 3 dah malas pakai stokin.

Tapi, yang betul-betul pantang yang saya jaga:-

1. Mandi air panas pagi petang setiap hari (sebab dah rutin sejak kecik sampai dah besar)

2. Tak minum ais.

3. Berbengkung. Kalau keluar jalan-jalan tu pakai bengkung seluar beli kat Jusco rm49.90. ;p

Dan kepada shila, to date berat aku 63.5 kg. Tapi perut I flat yuuuuuuu....Cuma tang bottom kena surrender... Kena exercise nak lose the extra 5 kg kat bawah..huhuhu

I Hate.

2010-07-22T11:25:00.003+08:00

I hate my neighbour, only the one yang lives next door. They are &$^&^E*&WQ. Those yang pernah came to my HOUSE will know why. They are my nightmare for almost 4 years until today.

Can't wait for THE HOME! and en tukang, it's already 22nd July! You promised us by end of this month dah siap but baru siap plaster dinding je? There's plaster ceiling, tiling and painting job need to be done some more! Please lah, aku dah tak tahan dah ni. Nasib baik tak meroyan dalam pantang. Tetiap hari cakap dalam hati, It is okay... tak lama dah tu... Sabar.

P/s: Nak buat entry pasal The Crib Project 101. Gosh! Barang naik harga gila-gila in 2010. No wonder rumah semakin mahal sebab barang (selain dari nilai hartanah) adalah sangat mahal!

Sophia 1 Bulan.

2010-07-12T17:06:00.002+08:00

For a record, berat Pia adalah 4.2 kg. Alhamdulillah, sihat walafiat.

Duduk rumah hari-hari bukak CIMB clicks dan transfer fund, apakah? Duk ralit browse kids clothings online. Habis duit untuk anak-anak, lebih afdhal. :p

On the other note, tak sabar nak pindah rumah. Walaupun rasanya tak sempat nak siap hujung bulan ni. En tukang, buat lah kerja cepat sikit.

I Can't Wait and I Am Torn.

2010-07-07T11:02:00.004+08:00

I so can't wait for this confinement to end, to set my foot on the crib project and to take pictures. How we missed the week-by-week progress being captured kan?

En tukang and co will finish installing the roof tile by today, and will start to plaster the walls by this week. Mr. electrician friend has started hacking the walls for the wiring job and next thing to do is painting the walls.

I am torn to choose color for the walls, I would love to have feature walls but am afraid if the color went wrong. The save way is to paint all walls in White but it would be boring right??? and I will never like walls in bold color like strong red, bold orange or striking yellow.

Mr husband brought home some paint catalog for me to choose from but my mind change for like every minute. One minute I would love to paint the kids room in purple and another minute my mind changed to blue pulak. and Mr husband is not helping at all when asked for his opinion. He leave it to me to decide as if it is him, dia nak cat the whole wall in white. Senang! habis cerita tak pening kepala.

On another note, we think the money we have for the crib project is just enough for it to complete. Hopefully no more additional costs as boleh pengsan kami. By the time the house is complete, we are 0 and need to do a fresh start like 4 years back.

Sejak Sophia lahir...

2010-07-04T15:46:00.004+08:00

Sarah nak mandi balik dalam baby bath tub yang sekarang digunakan untuk mandikan Pia.

Sarah nak balik bantal dia yang kami bagi Pia pakai sekarang.

dan sekarang ni pulak Sarah nak tidur dalam baby cot balik....

Tu belum lagi berebut nak baring kat riba mama bila mama pangku Pia...

Pendek kata, apa yang dia nampak Pia buat or dapat Sarah mesti nak yang sama...

Berpantang.

2010-07-02T11:42:00.003+08:00

Anak ke 2, saya kena berpantang sendirian. Maklumlah, mak dah takde and MIL pula sakit. Alhamdulillah bersalin kali ini tak banyak kena jahit. In fact dari hari pertama lagi tak rasa sakit kat bawah, jadi mudah nak bergerak kesana sini.

Minggu pertama, Mr husband bercuti dari kerja selama seminggu tapi dia tetap kena running errands here and there, dia lah yang buat semua kerja rumah. Mujur Mak Ros selama seminggu itu juga datang setiap pagi dan petang tolong mandikan Sophia. Oh ya, Sarah tetap dihantar ke rumah Mak Ros untuk bagi ruang pada saya untuk lebih lama dengan baby, dan to ensure Sarah tetap terjaga dari segi makan minum dan perasaannya. She is a jealous sister.

Menu makan macam biasa, sup ikan or ikan goreng or ikan bilis goreng, sup sayur dan makanan biasa yang orang berpantang lain pun makan.

And saya telan pati ikan haruan polleney tu. Seriously, rasanya takdelah seburuk yang disangka! Boleh telan lah jugak.

Minggu kedua, mr husband dah mula kerja balik. Dia bangun seawal pagi siap-siap masak, basuh baju dan kemas rumah, mandikan Pia, hantar Sarah dan baru pergi kerja. Dah tinggal berdua dengan dengan Pia. Pia ni boleh lah dikatakan easy baby if compared to her sister masa saya pantang. Most of the time dia tidur aja. Jadi aktiviti saya seharian adalah tengok tv, pam susu, baca magazine and surfing the net. Bila petang, angkat kain dan lipat pastu mandikan Pia. Masa minggu kedua ni jugak saya kena sakit mata. Like sakit sangat. Hazab rasanya bila Dr tak bagi saya cium Pia takut boleh jangkit. antibiotik dan ubat mata dan juga hand sanitizer jadi BFF.

Minggu ketiga which is this week, dah tak rasa macam orang berpantang dah! macam dah rasa sihat. Haha, tapi makan still pantang, Oh semalam saya cuba makan ayam sikit dan hasilnya terasa gatal di 'situ'. Ngeri tau. and yes saya dah keluar shopping hari tu, shopping untuk roof tile. Mr husband pi order roof tile yang corak tak menepati citarasa saya, terus dia cancel order and petang tu kitorang gi kilang atap kat Rawang untuk re-order semula. Scary ok dapat wife macam ni. Bukan apa, rumah tu nak duduk lama jadi tak boleh saya nak tengok atap dia kalau tak berkenan.

And oh, semalam kami bawak Pia pi jumpa paed sebab dia ada ruam badan. Paed buat thorough check sekali untuk check lung dan mata and Alhamdulillah adalah normal.

Tak sabar nak habis pantang sebab nak pi shopping, bukan untuk saya tapi for the kids. Kesian Sarah seluar dah banyak senteng...(sedih di sini). Tapi bila habis pantang means that nak kena naik office cepat. Takmo...Berat badan saya pulak menunjukkan pernurunan yang sedikit sekarang. **Stress**

Ok sambung cerita Sarah dan Pia later.

Spectra 3 Breast Pump For Sale

2010-06-26T10:45:00.003+08:00

Hi, I seriously would like to let go my spectra 3 BP. It's an electric BP, very efficient for milk pumping. Go google it and find yourself hundreds of good review about it.

Bought at retail price: RM388

~~Selling Price: RM 280 Only. (very cheap because I really want to let it go) or email me for your price :)~~ SOLD TO SARA

Condition: Like NEW since bought it two weeks ago, and only used it TWICE in less than 10 mns. Still under 6 months of warranty.

email me: ash_cool7@yahoo.com

Sedikit Birth Story dan Si Adik.

2010-06-18T14:15:00.006+08:00

Hari ini, Jumaat genap seminggu baby dilahirkan. Birth delivery yang no 2 ni memang lain macam sikit. Semasa last entry di publish, lepas tu saya terus baring sambil menahan kesakitan. Memang makin lama makin kuat contraction tu tapi saya langsung tak fikir nak bersalin lagi sebab pagi tu masa pi check, kat bawah langsung tak bukak lagi. Even midwive kata baby tinggi lagi jadi saya ingat itu mungkin sakit tipu-tipu aja. :p

Tapi makin lama makin sakit, saya cakap dengan Mr husband, lepas maghrib kita gi check lagi. Dalam pukul 5.30 pm, sakit makin memuncak sampai mengalir air mata, Mr husband terus ajak pergi DDMC. Pukul 6 pm kami gerak dari rumah.

Sampai sana, air mata makin banyak keluar sebab menahan sakit sambil baca doa Nabi Yunus. Midwive yang sambut saya terus buat VE, and Masyaallah, rupa-rupanya sudah buka 5cm. padanlah tak rasa apa pun masa dia seluk, sebab dah bukak. Terus dia masukkan ubat untuk keluarkan najis dan cakap boleh get ready utk masuk labor room. Masa ni rasa nervous gila, teringat-ingat masa lahirkan Sarah dulu. Tetiba teringat yang bukan Dr Kamal yang akan sambut baby, tapi Dr Raja Syahrin. Bila fikir midwive yang akan bantu dr adalah midwive yang sama masa Sarah, terus saya lega sebab dia memang bagus dan supportive sangat-sangat.

Apa yang saya ingat, lepas tu midwive pecahkan ketuban, rasa panas-panas macam tu. dan 10 minit lepas tu, tu dia contraction yang paling besar dah datang. Dr Raja pun dah get ready. Kali ni susah sikit nak kuarkan baby sebab dia besar dari Sarah. Tiap kali datang sakit, saya hanya terbayangkan muka Mr husband dan Sarah je untuk bagi semangat. Saya push 4 kali okay. Dia keluar sikit-sikit dari kepala, bahu, tangan dan seluruh badan. Lepas tu, punya lah rasa lega sangat-sangat. Dr terus masukkan tube kat mulut dan hidung baby dan terus dengar tangisan pertama dia. Syukur alhamdulillah, baby sempurna dan selamat.

Sophia Raihana Binti Mohd Shah Rul Naim

(maksudnya: Yang harum menawan)

11 June 2010, Jumaat 7.51 pm

3.3 kg (tu yang sampai 4 kali push)

Delivery kali ni memang 'something'. Kalau lah saya tunggu hingga lepas maghrib, silap-silap terbersalin dalam kereta agaknya. Apapun, sakitnya tak sesakit dulu (induce 20x sakit dari yang ini), and hospital cost pun lower dari yang dulu (sebab tak banyak pakai ubat), and Dr Raja Syahrin is as good as Dr Kamal. Alhamdulillah.

Sekarang saya memang occupied dengan dua beradik ni, si adik dan si cheeky kakak.

Terima kasih Ya Allah atas rezeki yang melimpah ruah.

Itu Hari Memang Sakit Nak Bersalin.

2010-06-15T00:05:00.002+08:00

Rupa-rupanya, sakit tahap gigil tu memang sakit nak bersalin. Saya tak tahu sebab first baby adalah secara induce yang sakitnya berganda-ganda.

Apapun, alhamdulillah baby selamat dilahirkan pada hari Jumaat, 11 June 2010 pada pukul 7.51 pm.

Dah Tak Boleh Tahan Dah!

2010-06-11T13:33:00.003+08:00

Khamis, 10 June 2010, 5.30 pm: Ada air keluar sikit, warna jernih. tapi sikit sangat. Mula dari saat tu, ada mild contraction every 10 mns. Tapi boleh tahan lagi lah. Kalau berterusan, decide nak pi klinik esok pagi (hari ni, jumaat)

Jumaat, 11 June 2010, 3.30 am: sepanjang malam takleh tido. Bangun pi toilet, sekali ada discharge kuar dengan darah. Terus nervous, dan terus contraction yg tadi mild aja jadi makin kuat. Kejutkan mr husband soh hantar pi klinik jugak sebab dah kuar darah.

sampai klinik, nurse pun wat CTG dan check bawah. sangat surprise sebab tak bukak langsung and baby masih tinggi. Tapi contraction dah menggila. Dr kamal pulak takde, dia dah bitau siap2 hari Isnin hari tu yang dia akan bercuti dari Khamis sampai Ahad. Penggantinya ialah Dr Raja. Nurse advise suruh balik dulu and monitor baby movement and air ketuban pecah atau tak, dan kalau contraction nak bersalin gile baru datang. Sebabnya, kalau Dr raja check nanti tak bukak lagi dia akan advise suruh balik jugak later on. Kalau Dr kamal, dah sakit camni, dia akan bagi option nak induce atau tak lah... kalau dia ada, memang saya dah induce pagi tadi.

SO, balik lah kerumah semula pukul 5pg. Nasib baik dekat aja. Cuma memang takleh tahan sebab sakitnya tahap dah menggigil nih..Tapi saya tahu yang ini bukan sakit nak bersalin sangat-sangat. Kalau dah nak bersalin, nak tulis blog tak mampu dah.

Sekarang ni tiap kali rasa sakit, saya tarik nafas panjang-panjang. Please baby, kalau awak betul2 nak keluar, tunggulah sampai Ahad, bila Dr kamal balik..... Takut juga yerlah all this while kita check up dgn Dr kamal, sekali yang tukang sambut dan jahit Dr lain pulak.. Tapi kalau dah takdir takde rezeki di situ, saya redha jer..

BTW, pagi tadi tgk ada 4 baby dekat nursery. Saya tanya nurse, suma tu Dr kamal yg sambut before dia cuti and mak drg yang due date around my time memang minta induce cepat2 sebab takut time nak beranak, Dr kamal dah takde...

Adoiyaii..tolonglah stop wahai contraction.

Huh?

2010-06-07T03:37:00.002+08:00

Tetiba nak masuk 39th weeks ni,I had swollen hand and feet.

Baru tau cemana rasanya bila kaki tangan mengembang dan membengkak. Sakit okay. Dan sekarang rasanya nak pijak lantai pun sakit. Hadoiii...

SO, today is the day. Gonna make a decision. I hope the condition is favorouble, to pop out the baby.

I just can't bear the pain down there. It is terrible!

Saya Nak Sangat Ini.

2010-06-04T23:57:00.002+08:00

Nak sangat-sangat tengok Filem Lagenda Budak Setan.

Teringat yang saya dulu membesar dengan membaca novel2 Ahadiat Akashah, selain Sweet Valley dan RL Stine.

Seawal darjah 6, dah baca Budak Rap, Budak Setan 1, Sepasang Jeans Biru dll. Pinjam dari kakak sepupu yang memang ada baaaanyak sangat koleksi Ahadiat Akashah. Ada a few title yang beli sendiri tapi mostly memang banyak baca kawan-kawan punya. Maklumlah duduk asrama, sharing is caring. :)

Nak sangat tengok cerita ini sebab kisah dia yang memang deep, terkesan dalam hati. (ceh!). Tapi rasa macam tak dapat tengok lah, takde sape nak bawak... :( . Takpe, raya nanti mesti kuar ABO punye.

Dalam terasa kalau tak dapat tengok movie tu, dapat baca novel dia balik pun jadilah. Dulu baca Cik Yatie yang punya. Sekali check out mphonline takde stok daaa... Baru feeling-feeling nak pantang sambil ber- Lagenda Budak Setan.

Apapun, novel ni memang marvellous lagipun it's Ahadiat Akashah's people. Cuma harap-harap movie-nya sebagus penulisan dalam novel tu. Kalau tak, frust!

Update on Pregnancy and The Crib Project

2010-06-03T12:10:00.003+08:00

Semalam pi check up and seperti yang telah dijanjikan, Dr nak check bawah. Benci okay, tapi dah ready mental and fizikal.

Dr kata, kat bawah belum bukak lagi. Tapi I mentioned yang memang dah sakit kat bawah sangat-sangat sampai nak jalan mesti kena kengkang abes. That is the reason apsal tak larat nak pi kerja. (Rasa guilty disini). Then pi buat CTG dan nampaknya ada mild contraction once every 13 minutes.

Dr tanya nak masuk ubat tak? I said oh induce yeah? Been there, done that. Terfikir jugak nak induce as penat okay nak tunggu lama-lama dengan sakit menggila macam kena cucuk. Nak duduk tak boleh, nak baring turn sikit rasa cramp, berjalan apatah lagi...

But since Dr cakap, kat bawah masih tebal jadi kalau induce maybe takes longer time before betul-betul mahu in-labor, Mr husband kata tunggu dulu. So bak sini MC 3 days straight duduk rumah saja sudah. Lantak lah dengan MC berlambak ke apa ka... Thank god I have understanding boss and supportive colleagues. Dah lah last minute the temporary staff during my maternity leave dapat offer lain and the new executive pulak fail the urine test, (pity him). So dedua tak dapat. I hope the back up candidate can make it or else letih dek non nak run another set of interview.

Balik check up, singgah sebentar pi tengok the crib project. Nice, dah tinggi dah batu-bata tukang and team pasang... But wait! suddenly terperasan kat dinding dapur batu semua dah naik. Mana tingkapnya? Ko pasang batu tak tengok pelan eh? Gile eh kat dapur takde tingkap? Nasib baik batu-batu kat dapur tu derang baru ajer pasang dalam an hour past, terus suruh ketuk balik. Nasib baik lah batu2 still boleh guna cuma rugi lah simen sebaldi-dua ( oh yes, berkira okay as setiap waste itu adalah du-it)

And lepas tu, perasan pulak, mana batu angin nya? Yes, macam style lama. kami nak rumah ada batu tu sebab nak air circulate kuar masuk. I know most rumah sekarang tak pasang pun batu angin tu, as dekat window panel boleh design buka kat atas. Tapi, kita dah banyak pi rumah yang macam tu, my goodness panas gila. Nak pasang air cond satu rumah memang kami tak mampu lah. Geram jugak as sudah mention dekat tukang mahu batu angin tu. Mr husband terus jumpa En Tukang, and dia kena buat jugak, tanpa merugikan kami. Nasib baik boleh. And hari ni, dia sudah pi order pun batu angin tu.

Petang semalam juga, dah diskas dengan electrician buat wiring (kawan kami juga). Sebab kena book dia as selalu busy buat wiring job sana sini. Dalam minggu ni siap pasang batu dan nak pasang kayu kat atas and atap. Time buat roof job tu, wiring mesti buat sebelum plaster. Diskas punya diskas, estimated 6K for the wiring job + accessories. Pengsan di sini (-_-)

Gambar progress masih tiada as penat nak mengusung kamera gabak tu. I soo need a compact camera now. Dapat brand cikai harga RM99 pun jadilah.

I Am Still Here.

2010-05-26T22:35:00.002+08:00

A few friends texted me asking whether saya sudah bersalin atau tidak, jawapanya belum lagi. In fact, i am in my 37th weeks, hence semakin letih, mengah, bulat dan maternity uniform pun sudah ketat. sedikit sedih disini.

Went to a check up this morning with my father, as Mr husband has work to be done. Berat saya adalah 76kg (roll eyes) and berat baby is 2.6 kg. But, doc said that air ketuban sudah sikit and he gave me another week saja lagi. As expected, doc nak check bawah but I refused (hehe), takut sakit but he said it's okay tapi next week mesti kena check yeah...

At the same time, tengah demam and selsema pulak in combo. and the flu is getting worse dengan headache sekali. I really need a rest, so I asked for 2 days mc straight and Friday pulak is a public holiday so hopefully boleh full recovery by next week. I need to go to the office to settle things out though part of me rasa lantak lah, tapi hati tak senang lah pulak.

Oh, I've yet to update on The Crib Project, as tak sempat nak ambik gambar pun. But Alhamdulillah, dengan cuaca panas in this 4th week, en tukang sudah start ikat batu and I am happy. Later lah will update with the photo and stories, but seriously it is full of dugaan and kepenatan.

Puas hati

2010-05-19T21:38:00.001+08:00

It was very hot and I can't take it anymore.

and begged mr husband to snip off my hair, no matter what.

The result? senget as expected but puas hati!

The Crib Project: Week 1

2010-05-13T11:43:00.004+08:00

Okay, actually the pics were taken last sunday. So encik tukang and co start buat pecah tanah on Wednesday 5 May 2010. Targeted to finish build it is in 10-12 weeks. Ada orang kata cepatnya? But pada kami biasa aja. It is a standard duration. My SIL lagi buat rumah in 33 days saja dah siap..Believe it!

So let see the progress of week 1.

1. Ukur ikut pelan kami. Tu yang tali-tali tu sebagai tanda.

2. Pehtu korek lubang 2 x 2 sqft, lubang untuk masukkan tiang. Sebelum tu masukkan ceracak besi dulu. En tukang and co amik masa yang lama juga nak korek lubang2 tu (total 26 lubang) sebab katanya tanah keras sangat.

oh yang ni bahan-bahan lain. And rumah hijau tu my future neighbour. Tak sabar nak duduk di kawasan pinggir bandar yang hijau. I love this place.

Shall wait and see week 2 progress pulak.

Insyaallah.

2010-05-05T12:12:00.000+08:00

Remember this post and this ?

Insyaallah, the crib project now begins. For the past weeks kami sibuk sangat on weekends ke sana, ke sini survey barang rumah. And since we build it jadi we get 100% hands on it, maka pemilihan flooring, lightings, celings, kitchen and bathroom materials adalah sepenuhnya atas tangan kami. The contractor just have to execute it! with 100% supervision by Mr husband.

Dan lagi menambah drama since baby going to be delivered soon jadi of course, by the time mahu buy all the items above, i wouldn't be there to choose with my own eyes. (kan tengah pantang masa tu) Maka itu sebab dari sekarang kami sudah survey, pick up the catalogs, choose the right color, so on and so forth. So far Houz depot macam best! Luckily Mr husband is such a handyman and have his own lorry. Senang nak beli barang itu ini. Later, we go shopping for new household pun naik lori aja kut. Save the delivery fees.

I shall keep the diary of The Crib Project updated to track the progress, ups and downs (of course there must be some downs).

I hope everything will go smoothly as planned as this going to be our HUGE thing and investment. Pray for us friends!

False Alarm.

2010-05-05T00:20:00.003+08:00

Sumpah tadi ingat dah nak bersalin dah at 34 weeks. Hati dah risau, jiwa dah kacau. Kerja-kerja belum delegate to other colleague.

We had an interview session, yes finally jumpa executive yang bersesuaian. But most of them are below our expectation. Resume bukan main lagi impressive tapi bila suruh sell themselves, hampeh. Confirm resume copy paste aja. ;p During the session, rasa macam contraction. sekali. and another hour sekali lagi. Terus nervous. Masa had lunch with the bosses, gelak-gelak sambil makan tapi dalam hati duk risau. Di VJJ area pulak makin menyucuk, rasa cramp disitu. Boleh imagine tak?

Lepas solat zuhur, decide mahu ke klinik. Tapi hati runsing fikir pasal kerja. Explain secara roughly dekat subordinate, kat mana file yang berkenaan and that's it! Kalau saya terberanak tadi makanya payah juga lah nak siapkan data untuk certain reports.

Rupanya memang Allah mahu bagi saya masa lagi. Tadi hanya false alarm. Walau bagaimanapun, Dr advise to take a one day rest tomorrow, my VJJ yang sakit tu sebab kepala baby sudah sentuh ke tulang pelvik and at the same time uri ada kat sebelah tepi jadi everytime baby move, memang akan terasa sakit gila. Sakit yang sakit sangat. Bila duduk or baring aje yang tak sakit. Kalau jalan, memang saya kena jalan ala mak limah kangkung.

So hopefully, everything will be fine, Khamis masuk kerja and tekad mesti start delegate task to the subordinate. Baby pun baru 2.1kg. masih sangat kecil.

Esok MC jadi mesti pack hospital bag okay.Selambakodok at 34 weeks masih tak prepare apa-apa. So not good!

Crocs, Pregnancy and Kisah Gaduh di Waroeng Penyet.

2010-05-03T09:50:00.005+08:00

Banyak mahu cerita, tapi tangan malas mahu menaip. How nice lah kan if I get an internet access di office. Nakal lah The Company mahu block staff dari guna internet. Jual kereta banyak-banyak pun masih mahu nakal juga. Heh!

Okay, first and foremost;

"Pregnancy Updates."

Sudah 33 minggu, jadi apa lagi yang mahu cerita melainkan berat badan yang makin kussss semangat. To date, sudah naik 16kg tau. Okay baby, mama hanya allow 4 kg saja lagi lepas tu kamu mesti keluar okay! Oh lagi, paras Hb dalam darah saya makin menurun, below ideal reading btw, saya jadi takut. Ya, with the fact that I am an anemic jadi apa lagi mahu expect bukan. Jadi saya terpaksa consider having hati, limpa, kerang, lala, kekacang, tofu, bayam dan apa lagi makanan yang kaya dengan zat besi didalam menu saya. Well, though hati and limpa tu memang tidak bagus kerana ia adalah organ dalaman tapi untuk beberapa minggu ini apa salahnya?

" Crocs Warehouse Sale"

Okay semalam kami ke Ikano. Sudah expect ramai orang jadi sebenarnya tidaklah menaruh harapan dapat membeli sebab sudah baca review dulu. My god! panjangnya nak queue... Tapi queue pun sekejap aja and saya hanya aim kasut untuk Sarah saja. Managed to get two crocs for her itu pun limited design sebab kaki Sarah ni couldn't fit in certain design and if we get one size up pulak, terlampau besar. Happy lah dapat beli for RM35 each. Okaylah kan. Untuk saya pulak, langsung saya tak tengok sebab tak kuasa. Mr husband pun sama.Tapi sebenarnya, pergi ke Ikano sebab nak ke Ikea cuci mata sambil survey barang-barang. Heh!

"Waroeng Penyet"

Lepas habis sesi tawaf menawaf mall, perut pun lapar tetiba perut nak makan Ayam penyet maka mana lagi kan arah tujuan kalau tak Waroeng Penyet. Tengah kami menjamu selera boleh pulak the staff (all Indonesian staff kan kat situ) bergaduh depan orang yang tengah ramai gila tu. Sangat teruk. Ingat lagi apa yang one of the guy said " Apa yang kau nggak puas hati sama aku. Kabarin sini". Nasib baik ada yang meleraikan and instruct them to go private.

"Sarah"

Tak tahulah kan dia ni makin buat perangai sebab nak dapat adik or what? I hope sebab nak dapat adik kerana kalau dia berterusan being cranky memang kami tak kuar rumah lepas ni. I mean really, sudah pandai mahu hempas barang, duduk kat lantai throw tantrum kalau tak dapat apa yang dikehendaki sambil menangis sekuat hati. Saya rasa mahu cubit pipi dia. Geram gile! Macam semalam, dia asyik nak masuk toilet saja sebab nak main air. Sikit-sikit, "mama...ching...ching.."sambil buat muka tahan kencing dan mata berair... Jadi tahulah kalau toilet Ikea on weekends macam mana dia punye pack. Ok fine, saya bawak dia masuk. ok dia pun pee tapi sikit gile. Then sebenarnya nak main air dekat sink. Dia rasa happy gila bila dapat lift the tap and air keluar dan cuci tangan sambil tengok cermin (sebab ada kids punyer basin kan)... Bila ajak keluar, tak nak. Saya paksa sebab Mr husband sudah tunggu mahu take turn masuk toilet. Bila papanya nak masuk gents, dia sibuk nak ikut. Heh! Budak ini.... geram aje.

Tak tahulah kan esok ada anak dua tah macam mana kami ni. Rasanya mahu kami tak ke mall langsung! Kalau mahu shopping ambil cuti lah the best solution.

Cuma kami harap, tantrum Sarah tu is just for temporary. Tapi yelah, dia bukan selalu begitu. Sebab nak main air aje. Kalau kat rumah pun sama juga. sikit-sikit nak masuk bathroom. Geram. Nak marah. Rasa nak pukul. Tapi bila pandang balik muka dia, jadi sejuk. I think itu sebab mom is the best person kan?

Another Year Wiser.

2010-04-19T11:46:00.000+08:00

Dear my daughter, Sarah.

Happy 2nd birthday sayang. Thank you for coming to my life. You are such a darling and I love you very much. In fact, Mama is very glad to have you around. In fact sehingga hari ini, mama akan teringat pada Sarah bila sampai pejabat. Setiap pagi! Itu yang kadang-kadang mama masuk toilet lama sangat bukan buat apa pun tapi duduk atas toilet seat and browsing through all your pictures. ;p

Mama is very proud of having you, a fast learner and outstanding among your peers. cheh, I mean among toddlers surround you. and yang paling seronok when you are completely diaperless during the day and NOW night too. You really help with the diaper budget for your sister do you know that.

Tahun ni, kami tak bawa Sarah bercuti sempena your birthday macam tahun lepas. Bukan apa, mama sudah tak larat nak kemana-mana. Even nak pergi ke Toy' R Us to get you a birthday present pun rasa mengah. Lagipun, kita kena simpan duit banyak sekarang, tak boleh sesuka hati mahu indulge in things and vacation. Just so you know, mama and papa are planning to have something big this year, and since your baby sister is on her way I guess it is just better for us to duduk diam-diam at home aje kan? But we promised to get you something this weekend okay!

Well, actually kita plan untuk buat family birthday celebration last weekend, but Mak Teh delivered Adam so our plan has to be canceled. Speaking of Adam, mama sangat glad yang Sarah faham baby kecik needs attention and you don't simply be jealous over him as mama banyak spent time dengan Adam. Hopefully when your sister pops out, you could behave too.

Mama knows that we gonna miss your cheekiness when you grow up. We gonna miss you big time baby.

Love,

Mama.

Mengah Dan Penat.

2010-04-17T11:44:00.002+08:00

I am entering the 32 weeks of pregnancy...Hence mengah dan penat. Sangat sebenarnya! Dengan running errands here and there, kerja lagi dan house chores. Syukur Mr husband banyak membantu. Sarah pun sama, tapi 'pe'el' dia makin bertambah.

Sebenarnya, I have a feeling yang akan bersalin awal kali ini. Entah kenapa terasa sedemikian, Vaginal area makin rasa menyucuk seolah-olah kepala baby sudah engage di bawah. Tolong baby, sabar kalau mahu keluar pun tunggu hingga 36 minggu ya! Saya rasa 'seriau' mahu pegang baby kalau halus sangat... ;p

Oleh sebab terasa seperti nak bersalin awal, all the necessities sudah sedia. semuanya. Dari baju baby ke saya punya post natal confinement set. Kali in saya mahu cuba produk Nona Roguy. Kalau dulu guna Leesa Formula, okay sebab ada tablet haruan jadi jahitan di bawah cepat kering dan berjaya turun berat bedan sebanyak 12kg (aje)... Kali ini kita tengok macam mana pulak!

Cakap pasal berat badan, okay saya sudah 73kg. Haruuu beb mahu kurus ~~bergaya~~ untuk kembali ke pejabat. Ramai colleagues kata saya nampak begitu 'semangat' hahahahaha... Kalau di pejabat, asyik ke toilet saja terasa penat. Haaaiiii... kalau lah the company ada policy kerja dari rumah untuk ibu mengandung kan bagus. Lagipun kerja saya banyak guna PC saja, guna web based system, Nak ber'gemba' pun takda lah tengah sarat begini. Oh kan bagus kalau staff baru sudah ada. Speaking of this, entah saya sempat atau tak untuk interview the new person. Kalau tidak, I have a colleague and boss yang memang can be trusted. Tak boleh silap pilih, once in sangat susah to get him out. Ya, saya mahu cari Male executive ~~yang boleh tahan to have superior pompuan yang fussy dan mahu buat kerja mesti cepat ini~~ with strong automotive background. Kamu ada calon? Buzz me okay.

Oh, btw both my sister and SIL sudah delivered a baby boy last week. Maka itu yang buat saya lagi mengah kesana-sini tapi happy to know that my own has a good experience bersalin di hospital gomen. Alhamdulillah. Tapi kesian my SIL, she had the worst experience and muka dia tensen aja. Ini bahagian mereka kan? Saya sendiri nervous nak fikir macam mana dengan nasib saya pula nanti?

Spankin' Spanx

2010-04-05T16:39:00.003+08:00

Sudah selamat mengorder "Higher Power" sebagai persediaan untuk kembali bekerja. (sambil mengerling ke sidebar, pregnancy weight)

Review akan diperolehi 4 -5 bulan dari sekarang. :)

P/S: Deal tetap deal Shila.

Kisah Potty Train Sarah.

2010-03-27T13:31:00.005+08:00

Sarah sudah 1 tahun 11 bulan!

And she has been progressing and developing her own skill very well... i'm a proud momma!

- vocabulary sudah expand, maka jadi lah the chatterbox of the house.

- she knows that she gonna have a sister soon. Always kiss my tummy and says "baby" or "adik"

- she only likes plain water. Tak suka langsung air manis.

- but she likes chocolates, but kami kasi dia makan half bar at one time aje.

- the only veggie yang Sarah makan is carrot!

- and the proudest part (for me) is sarah sudah diaper-less during the day! Yeay...

Well i never giving a thought of potty trained her until she reached 2yo++ but her babysitter did. TQVM to her.

So we taught her to tell us, If she wants to pee, she'll say "maaa, nak cing-cing" atau kalau nak poo pulak, we knew it from her facial expression. So that's easy for us...

Tapi during the night kami stil wear her diaper starts at 9.30 pm before she go to sleep. But sometimes she wakes up at night and demand to go to the toilet....

Kalau we went for outing pun, pakai diaper juga but she still demand to go to the toilet and refuse to pee kat diaper.

heh! ada sedikit kesian disini sebab she will cry and mengepit nak tahan kencing... so kena cepat2 bawa ke toilet and that's my job la to lead her to the female loo...

So bulan 4 papa don't need to buy diapers anymore. That saves him! balance diapers bulan ini cukup untuk di carry forward for night usage for 3 months kut...

I'm Pregnant, Not Simply Adding A Fat.

2010-03-16T22:32:00.005+08:00

I managed to do 'buku merah' at governnment clinic today. Hurray!

Despite the long queue and the big crowd, (not that I care, biasalah! even at SDMC pun sama ja crowd nya) the staff nurses were all nice and friendly. I'm amazed. The best part was tak kena marah pun though I came at 27 weeks of pregnancy. They just asked nicely and accepted my excuses. However the girl who in charge of the lab was quite snobbish. I feel like throwing my urine bottle to her face. Macam lah kerja pembantu makmal tu besar sangat, (not that kerja pangkat besar or kecik, but plis put some respect ler) semua orang nak ditengking-tengkingnya...Hishhhh...

Oh btw, I gained A LOT from the previous month and that make me weigh 70 kg now. Adding 4 kg is not funny and am start dieting for this month, No no, not that kind of diet but I will cut my sugary intake. Sebab for the past month banyak sangat minum air manis like cendol, McD shakes, anything icy blended lah. Will reduce it. My gynae said (and everyone knows that) it is not healthy at all!

If not considering that the FACT that I am pregnant, 70kg makes me fall under the 'overweight' range in the BMI chart. Bohohohooh... Not an achievement at all...

There's a few colleagues didn't notice that I am pregnant until I wore the maternity uniform 3 weeks ago. All this while they were thinking that I've been putting some weight. Yeah right!

Need to do A LOT during the confinement period.

Weekend's Recycle Activity.

2010-03-14T12:33:00.003+08:00

This weekend was full of chores. Duhh, like any other weekends tak buat kerja pulak. BTW, we dig up Sarah's box of treasure to find stuff that still can be used for the second one. No, no baby. we don't mean to recycle everything from your sister's tapi Sarah punya stuff banyak sangat yang elok and some of it masih baru lagi fresh from the gift boxes so tak perlu membazir. Some more same gender lagi. So the budget could go to the hospital billing as the cost now has increase.

But first thing first, get a drawer to put the baby stuff. So we got ourselves the 3 chest of drawers from Ikea last week (it's on sale). We love this thing as it is so spacious.... tapi rumah kami jadi tak spacious lah pulak!

Then today is such a very sunnY and agaknya all the kains cepat kering kat luar tu....

Napkins and barut for baby no 2 recycle from baby no 1

Baju-baju yang masih cantik lagi dan nampak baru!

Am in progress of making baby + mommy lists and rasanya nothing much to buy. Kalo dulu banyak sangat membeli yang bukan-bukan and end up we all tak guna pun. That's a lesson learnt!

Other things yang kami dah beli is the Avent bottle set. Itu pun coincidently as we found a very good deal during baby fair at Jusco. The set only cost us RM99. I bought the anti colic bottles too.

Speaking of feeding, I wish, I hope, I WANT to bf my baby for a longer time. Moga impian saya ni dipermudahkan oleh Nya. I plan to give the baby direct feeding (and also pumping untuk buat stock) for the first month and start giving her through bottles in the 2nd month to make a routine. Will use the same Avent manual pump during the confinement period and see how it goes. Maybe later will upgrade to better electric pump if we have the budget.

Will come out with a list later.

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2010-02-26T15:10:00.002+08:00

Phew!

What a tiring week, and a public holiday on Friday is just what I need and It's awesome!.

Flying back and forth from KL-KB-KL on the very same (Mon)day was tiring. The waiting time to be specific,

and I am dragging my husband and Sarah to Kuantan last Wednesday and drove back here just yesterday. At first we thought of extending to a couple of day but I couldn't find anything fun for us there. So here I am, gladly that my work is done (laundry, cooking etc) and will go out shopping for groceries and for some stuff tonight. My husband is too tired he needs a time off... (well he did most of the driving there...)

Ok bye.

Sarah @ Playground.

2010-02-20T22:17:00.007+08:00

Sarah dah lama mengidam nak naik swing. Everytime we passed by playground area near the pasar malam nearby, mata dan kaki dia macam melekat aje kat swing. But since the timing was never right, sebab usually we went there during late evening nak dekat Maghrib so takdelah entertain her intrigueness tu.

During long public holiday recently, we made an effort to go to Taman Metropolitan Kepong. It was damn hot and we decided to berteduh jap kat bawah pokok.

Tapi this girl is so eager to see the playground area, tak hirau panas terik kat situ.

Bila kami guided her to the swing, terus excited!

See, the happy face!

Naik slide pulak,

Bila di ajak balik menangis sebab tak puas main boleh? Ni actually kami pura-pura tinggalkan dia kat belakang sebab dia demand nak main lagi.

Tapi kejap je dia nangis, then dia behave balik and tengok kites yang banyak kat langit.

Macam sama je expression dua beranak nih!

Bila dahaga minum air, tapak tangan papa sama besar dengan muka Sarah! ;p

Sebelum balik pergi lepak kat tepi tasik, perghh..angin sepoi-sepoi bahasa, menampar-nampar muka rasa syiok woh...

Tu diaaa....landing port baik punya sambil minum susu ;p