The story of my life

goodbye blogspot

2010-07-23T10:17:00.002+08:00

you've been good, really appreciate the good deed.

now i have found a new love for me, so i would like to say my peace.

moved to tumblr is what i seek, goodbye my lovely blogspot space.

check my new obsession: shereens

just do it

2010-07-21T18:14:00.001+08:00

i'm intrigued to try out tumblr! it looks abso-gorgeous.

anyone tried?

any ideas how user friendly this thing is?

or would i get into a lot of trouble trying to figure it all out?

okay too many q's and not enough action.

trying now, okay bye.

decisions, decisions...

2010-07-20T14:47:00.002+08:00

i wish i was still schooling.

i don't have to worry about so many things, nor decide on so many crap!

okay maybe i'm just over reacting! it's not crap, its mi casa. i should relax and learn how to woosa at this point, at most maybe just blast the contractors, for bombarding us with an extremely exorbitant ridiculously high priced crap.

yiesh.

i know, i know, good service and work does not come free these days, but this is day light robery la kawan. grrrr.

GAH!!

2010-07-19T21:50:00.003+08:00

i'm so damn freaking mad right now!

and if i was going to blog about it, it would definitely make me sound like i'm such an ungrateful bitch; or a lunatic one.

but i'm so angry you have no idea.

no this doesn't have anything to do with work!!

GAHHHH!! how can one be so inconsiderate?

*i shall refrain myself from saying anything i might regret* like NOW NOW NOW!!! damn it.

weekend routine

2010-07-19T17:07:00.004+08:00

so its official this is the weekly routine which she really demands of us; an average of 30-45 minutes swim for the whole week that she's been a doll to the both of us.

but this week was a super treat, she had her bff over to swim with her, excuse the photo posted, which did not show the whole swimming experience of aira & yaya, camera man was busy with err... busy smoking and chatting i think!

we had some munchies at the pool too! fried noodles, pancakes, french toast with sardine and coleslaw... hope your weekend was just as fabulous as mine.

totally got on my nerfs

2010-07-16T21:31:00.002+08:00

so yesterdays outing was mainly for me to take baby A for dins and accompany my brother to look for his WATER GUN! yes you read it right, my older brother wanted to look for his toys!

browsed around parkson for those, with very little luck he wasn't keen on any, little did i know he went nuts all over the nerf guns! took it without any hesitation...

walked over to the counter only to feel slight embarrassment with the cashier and made up a little story bout him buying it for a friends' sons' birthday present. smart huh? bet you she's seen and heard all these adults telling their part of white lies.

they started playing before we entered the office. i knew instantly i would get easily irritated with this thing, as it is going to be a HUGE mistake and distraction in the office. i was 100% spot on, however, i caved in and joined the boys. i was laughed at at the start because i was the lousiest. little did they know the hidden talent in me, and i was the highest scoring person to hit it on those targets. sweet. they're still trying to topple my 70 points!

beat that boyyiieesss!! in your face.

tomato sauce

2010-07-16T16:56:00.003+08:00

this got the best of her. she was easily amusing herself for the first time tasting the tomato sauce! she wanted the both of us, well myself and uncle nash to lick it off her finger. very unhygienic, but maybe for her it was; "sharing is caring"! hehe, if you're wondering, none of us had it! so she used the spoon to get us to try it.

no frills

2010-07-16T16:47:00.009+08:00

had a quick bite at this place called kitchen creatures, food was not too shabby, price not too pricey, workers were extremely friendly, but the owner. i guess there's just too much going on for him. we left the shop thanking and smiling at him, instead.

hmm... weird.

little zarya

2010-07-16T16:37:00.004+08:00

visited a dear friend azila who gave birth last thursday to a beautiful baby girl, zarya che wan.

a baby who is 5 days old, eager to leave mommys' tummy a tad bit earlier than expected, to be exact 3 weeks earlier!

but thank goodness mommy + baby are all well, and resting at home.

more little darlings for baby A to mingle around with, happy happy joy joy! congratulations mommy and daddy! your precious gem is super adorable; and look at that tiny feet. overwhelming.

daughters week

2010-07-15T16:02:00.003+08:00

Daughters will hold your hand for a little while, but will hold your heart for a lifetime. It's "Daughters Week." If you have a daughter who makes your life worth living, tell her that every chance you get.

i love my daughter dearly...

college mates

2010-07-15T15:22:00.002+08:00

last weekend, we sneaked some time on saturday to go out for a short neat meet. we finally made it happen, it has been a year ago since i last hung out with these ladies.

auntie lala got married in january, and auntie hani just got her promotion. how great is that?

my daughter is almost 2 this coming september, and i can still remember when we use to meet each other over "teh-o-ais" just cause.

hush and listen

2010-07-15T15:13:00.002+08:00

when one speaks to me about their problems and issues, i think the best thing to do is just to listen. not to get emotionally involved, cause that just takes its toll on you.

what do you think?

the weeping weekend

2010-06-30T11:35:00.004+08:00

last sunday, i cried.

after a gorgeous morning with the family, i put my tot to bed and rested with her... after the swim and the hearty breakfast we took our shower, only to realize the rest of my toiletries and under garments are packed in hubs' bag. him being him, took his sweet time measuring the apartment for some fixtures, and decided to get ready there instead.

we had a 12.30 lunch date with our usual 'kaki' at kavitha's which i have been looking forward to the whole week, "pathetic" i know. while waiting, there had been too many mis comm happening at the same time.

after half an hour i called hubs and he said he was already on the way to kavitha's, and tears flowed down, WITHOUT ME? why-oh-why? was i left behind? plus i felt vulnerable without those briefs. gah. what made it worse, i had lost it all when i was talking to him which was rather uncalled for. ok, there i admit, i was wrong... and i'm sorry; but i was really upset (in my defense)

all said and done, the day ended pretty great, not in the sombre mood. i spent the whole day with the tot, but left her when we met up with another 'kaki makan' peeps for dins! we headed to bukit bintang for some good seafood, well that was the rave reviews we got... honestly, i think the only good stuff there was the FATTY JUICY PRAWNS with chili padi, utter yummness.

so there, that's how the sunday went.

this is whats left from what we ordered, that says a lot about our LOT, NO?

but i felt i was robbed off the weekend, like as though it did not exist! damn..

i'm looking forward to this coming weekend, maybe there would be more time for me to spend with the tiny tot who is actively running and a super chatter box. everyday, i thank god for her presence in my life. blessed, amin.

blegh

2010-06-16T14:29:00.001+08:00

i just miss blogging.

think i have not had the time to do so.

or i was just too lazy, even then i'm too lazy to debate with my self.

obsession?

2010-02-24T23:08:00.005+08:00

ok so now i kenot tahan di, it's been days since we've been back and its ever busy during weekdays and i don't even have time to upload our hol pics. dah lah i feel like the break was super short and so tak memuaskan because just as we were enjoying it, we were on the next plane coming back already.

so yeah i guess for those who's studied in australia would come back and tell you the lifestyle there is way better than kl, ok lah whom am i kidding comparing it to kl? someone compared it to london and still preferred melbourne anytime! we were in brisbane for only 10 days and i feel like moving there already. haha... how gila is that? or maybe i totally enjoyed the company i was with, problem free lovelies with lovely set of friends and family members. i heart them.

baby A became pretty attached to them too. so many things can happen in such little time huh? i'm constantly thinking of our experience there, walking by southbank enjoying the breeze with an extremely to die for view of the city + the ibis walking freely + the lovely friendly people there + the citycat + the man made beach + the eateries + the market (with churros). the list just keeps getting longer and longer.

i'm just thinking of my next trip already, hubs suggested end of the year; but i think i rather stay back cause they're coming back to kl then. so looking forward to that.

oh yeah not forgetting, westend has the best rocking langos - hungarian fried dough with few dolloped of sour cream + mozzarella cheese + drizzled by your choice of sauce, to be enjoyed while sitting at the park with the bestest group of friends. blissful.

i heart you brisbane

embarrassed

2010-01-08T22:45:00.006+08:00

today i felt embarrassed to be apart of malaysia, after reading news that was bombarded in every news paper regarding the arson attacks!

i understand some might believe that they're doing it for the right reasons, lets not even touch the topic on 'doing it for religion' because lets just face it, we may not even be well versed religion wise, 'akidah' is not strong or concrete enough, even if it is... this is not what knowledge is used for.

i believe that 'whomever responsible for this' may not even have family members especially kids! because if they did, then they are extremely selfish! not thinking about their kids, and the repercussions or consequences the kids in that generation would have to face.

all these is done to prove what exactly? are they even able to sleep better at night because of their actions?

i wonder.

thank goodness i've got mika's single 'rain' on repeat, making me blog without profanity.

on a different note, i think he really is a genius!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sknDfB3pJB8

astray

2010-01-04T22:23:00.003+08:00

this is new for me, blogging while munching away at this hour. i was suppose to give up on all these binging issues, but i can't help it... food and me is the epitome of bff.

although today was suppose to be the starting of my working day i had to put it off for the moment, actually i'm not even sure when i'll be able to get back to work. see my dilemma is that i do not want to send baby A to nursery but to be taken care of by her kakak; and here comes the big issue - the agent that was suppose to get her documents sorted out 2 months ago is stupid and a liar! i mean the promises he makes and the dates he sets are all just purely cock and bull stuff.

anyhoo long story short i think she's only arriving on thursday, so yeah lets hope so.

i've been dreading the fact that we've been eating outside for lunches and all, not that i think my food or cooking is any better, but it is nice to eat home cooked food once in a while... so early in the morning, for baby A i managed to whip up 'pancakes' for her. then for lunch made 'sambal ayam' using only 1 fresh red chilli and lots of onions, and 'mackarel with taucu' with a side dish of broccoli & carrots for us both... was worried if she might not like the taste of these dishes but thank goodness she's got the flair for food too! phew.

then i decided, okay i might as well make full use of the time i had in my hands... took her out to o.u. and checked out some outlets for some last minute shopping before the sale ends! found cute little sunnies for her from parkson, absolutely love it; and more clothes, what else?!?

note to self before entering the mall was, only to window shop and head to the supermarket. that was totally what i had in mind, but i went totally astray! eeeeek!?!? what is wrong with me? don't the word 'self control' mean anything to me anymore?

in my defence i bought all these for her... that should count for something right? i didn't splurge on myself...

yada, yada, yada - had baskins and fought with her over my share, then headed home. pretty pleasant day.

before dinner we planned to go the market to pick up some goodies, that didn't go as planned as well... damn it, i've been neglecting my priorities!

hoping for a better planned day tomorrow. g'nite.

paranoia, as cordial can be?

2010-01-03T23:15:00.004+08:00

i feel that paranoia is the devils best friend; its no longer idle hands.

every time you sit not wanting to think about anything, your mind starts wondering and questioning, especially when you have ample of time on your side.

you wonder, why this and that. why did your friend questioned you the way they did earlier, on your absence. why didn't they return your call, or smses. why aren't they making any effort to see you even if its only for 20 minutes. (see where this is going?)

that is why i think it is best to just keep your gap shut and keep your self occupied; at least you wouldn't start being paranoid over the smallest darnest things.

on a different note, even though you're in an extremely uncomfortable situation being surrounded by people you hardly dig, vice versa it's best to be cordial... as cordial can be. if they have no qualms, you shouldn't too. don't over react, they might use it against you. so be cordial. yes cordial, as cordial can be.

signing off - listening to the soulful voice of adele 'hometown glory'

labels

2010-01-03T10:51:00.004+08:00

you are aware that some of your friends might not be friends with your friends, but once they've been introduced and hit it off they might become friends, right?

see here's the thing, i have never been a fan of labelling friends. for instance, i've been hanging out with a group of friends, and a new acquaintance is being introduced to them peeps, and gets along like really well, that would be super awesome! and if i have had an instance of having a fall out, i do not expect you to pick my side and just be friends with me. get me? or is this all too confusing?

it's sad to say that no matter how good of a friend you think you are, things will not go your way all the time and people in general do "talk" or so that's what they'd like to call it... and it gets back to you.

in this case i have been labelled as the "garang one" to some people, even others that of an acquaintance to me... and it got back to me. *sigh* i do admit, i am vicious only if i need to. totally become cougarish like okay not the best of animals to pick (might derive some misunderstanding that i'm some middle age woman prying on young boys! totally not..) tigerish only to protect the best interest of people i love, even myself for that matter.

here's the thing, some people i know likes to take ownership of friends, and they do not like mixing their cup of tea, get me? so they start making excuses for themselves not to introduce or bring their friends into the 'group'. funny how these little life pleasures work for them.

i'm just wishing you the best of luck, hopefully in due time you get what you're looking for - that inner peace, i hope.

listening to: OST the holiday - three musketeers by hans zimmer (an extremely talented man!)

out with the old, in with the new

2010-01-02T15:06:00.003+08:00

it feels like it has been a decade since i last had an entry; yes for 2009 at least. i would like to blame it all on the fact that i have been extremely occupied with work, but that would mean i'd be lying! or the fact that i've been constantly keeping my self busy by cooking/reading/cleaning, or entertaining my baby at all times... *yes i do these things but not excessively more like in moderation*

so 09' is gone, towards the end i think the only thing i've been thinking about is to 'detox everything from it', not that i'm complaining about the the year, some good - some bad - some had holy smokes for an effect but all in all, it came and we conquered it. *amin*

you know, i feel that i have been taking the short way out, instead of writing is what i love doing, i tweet. yes, bored of hearing bout twitter? or fb status updates... i know, i know... but yes i succumbed to the social pressure (smiles sheepishly); but i must justify, it is convenient. 2010 is filled with all sorts of status updates on their new years reso - i somehow feel that it is best to do the walk instead of the talk. it's all about the yip-yapping.

this is refreshing! i do miss writing, even i might not have anyone reading it... it just makes me feel happy.

yes it is the 2nd day into jan, but am already looking forward to the second week of february towards all the action that we've been dying to have and a well deserved one, after all the hard work put into 2009. so long, now.

watching: julie & julia. "you can never have enough butter"

first bday present

2009-09-01T16:40:00.002+08:00

bought baby A, her first anklet! she loves it!

so happy.

then mom gave her additional bracelet & necklace, it's complete... til much later when we pierce her ears.

A beautiful note for all my beautiful ladies

2009-08-28T16:20:00.002+08:00

Buat Para Wanita

Today at 1:53pm

Buat sahabat-sahabat yang sudah berkahwin atau
bertunang serta yang tiada sebarang hubungan, harap
sampaikanlah artikel ini kpd para wanita...... .

1. Seorang wanita solehah adalah lebih baik daripada
70 orang wali.

2. Seorang wanita solehah adalah lebih baik daripada
70 lelaki soleh.

3. Seorang wanita yang jahat adalah lebih buruk
daripada 1,000 lelakiyang jahat.

4. 2 rakaat solat dari wanita yang hamil adalah lebih
baik daripada 80 rakaat solat wanita yang tidak hamil.

5. Wanita yang memberi minum susu kepada anaknya
daripada badannya (susubadan) akan dapat satu pahala
daripada tiap-tiap titik susu yangdiberikannya.

6. Wanita yang melayan dengan baik suami yang pulang
ke rumah di dalam keadaan letih akan mendapat pahala
jihad.

7. Wanita yang habiskan malamnya dengan tidur yang
tidak selesa kerana menjaga anaknya yang sakit akan
mendapat pahala seperti membebaskan 20 orang hamba.

8. Wanita yang melihat suaminya dengan kasih sayang
dan suami yang melihat isterinya dengan kasih sayang
akan dipandang Allah dengan penuh rahmat.

9. Wanita yang menyebabkan suaminya keluar dan
berjuang ke jalan Allah dan kemudian menjaga adab
rumahtangganya akan masuk syurga 500 tahun lebih awal
daripada suaminya, akan menjadi ketua 70,000 maalaikat
dan bidadari dan wanita itu akan dimandikan di dalam
syurga, dan menunggu suaminya dengan menunggang kuda
yang dibuat daripada yakut.

10. Wanita yang tidak cukup tidur pada malam hari
kerana menjaga anak yang sakit akan diampunkan oleh
Allah akan seluruh dosanya dan bila dia hiburkan hati
anaknya Allah memberi 12 tahun pahala ibadat.

11. Wanita yang memerah susu binatang dengan
"bismillah" akan didoakan oleh binatang itu dengan doa
keberkatan.

12. Wanita yang menguli tepung gandum dengan
bismillah", Allah akan berkatkan rezekinya.

13. Wanita yang menyapu lantai dengan berzikir akan
mendapat pahala seperti meyapu lantai di baitullah.

14. Wanita yang menjaga solat, puasa dan taat pada
suami, Allah akan mengizinkannya untuk memasuki syurga
dari mana-mana pintu yang dia suka

15.. Wanita yang hamil akan dapat pahala berpuasa pada
siang hari.

16 Wanita yang hamil akan dapat pahala beribadat pada
malam hari.

17. Wanita yang bersalin akan mendapat pahala 70 tahun
solat dan puasa dan setiap kesakitan pada satu uratnya
Allah mengurniakan satu pahala haji.

18. Sekiranya wanita mati dalam masa 40 hari selepas
bersalin, dia akan dikira sebagai mati syahid.

19. Jika wanita melayan suami tanpa khianat akan
mendapat pahala 12 tahun solat..

20. Jika wanita menyusui anaknya sampai cukup tempoh
(2 1/2 tahun), maka maalaikat-maalaikat di langit akan
khabarkan berita bahawa syurga wajib baginya.

21. Jika wanita memberi susu badannya kepada anaknya
yang menangis, Allah akan memberi pahala satu tahun
solat dan puasa.

22. Jika wanita memicit suami tanpa disuruh akan
mendapat pahala 7tola emas dan jika wanita memicit
suami bila disuruh akan mendapat pahala tola perak.

23. Wanita yang meniggal dunia dengan keredhaan
suaminya akan memasuki syurga.

24. Jika suami mengajarkan isterinya satu masalah akan
mendapat pahala80 tahun ibadat.

Pandangan: Amatlah mudah bagi seorang wanita untuk
menjejak Syurga.

Namun begitu mengapa terlalu ramai yang masih hidup
dalam kejahilan?

Sang suami pula perlu ingat, tidak kamu jejaki syurga
sebelum keluarga kamu menjejak syurga. Jangan ingat
hendak kahwin empat jika yang satu belum terbela.Yang
belum kahwin tu ingat, kamu terdedah kepada
kemungkaran. Iman akan dicabar sehebat-hebatnya ketika
ini. Pilih lah Syurga dan bukannya Neraka.

Siapa tahu, hari ini kita tak sampai ke rumah sebab
dipertengahan jalan kita bertemu Izrail.

Siapa tahu, hari ini hari terakhir kita berjumpa
pasangan kita sebab dipertengahan jalan, dia berjumpa
Izrail. Bagaimana rasanya ketika berjumpa Izrail?
Untuk yang beriman, macam 700 pedang yang tajam
mencucuk kamu dalam semua arah. Yang tak beriman,
bayangkan pisau potong daging kat pasar tu yang
tumpul.

Pisau tu menetak kepala kita macam mana orang
memecahkan tempurung kelapa. Kepala kita di kopak dua,
dipisahkan dengan kasarnya, ketika kita masih hidup.
Lepas tu di kapak-kapak kan kepala kita macam
tembikai. Itu baru bab kepala. Belum masuk tangan,
kaki, badan,etc... .

Dipetik daripada Bayan Masturat Oleh Syed Ahmad Khan;
Januari 1992.

Hadis nabi mengenai wanita.

Doa perempuan lebih makbul daripada lelaki kerana
sifat penyayang yang lebih kuat daripada lelaki.
Ketika ditanya kepada Rasulullah akan hal tersebut,
jawab baginda, "Ibu lebih penyayang daripada bapa dan
doa orang yang penyayang tidak akan sia-sia".

Nilai Seorang wanita solehah

Dibawah ini adalah beberapa petikan hadis yang
menyatakan mengenai kelebihan wanita solehah, mudah -
mudahan dengan membaca dan menghayati hadis ini akan
memberi kekuatan kepada kita untuk mengamalkan Islam
dalam erti kata yang sebenarnya.
Insya - ALLAH.

"Empat jenis, siapa yang diberi akan keempat - empat
jenis ini beerti dia telah memperolehi sebaik - baik
dunia dan akhirat. Iaitu hati yang selalu bersyukur,
lidah yang sentiasa berzikir, jiwa yang selalu sabar
dengan cubaan dan isteri yang tidak melakukan dosa dan
menzalimi suaminya".
Ath-Thabrani.

"Tidak perlu lagi seorang mukmin setelah ianya
bertakwa kepada ALLAH akan sebaik - baik keperluan
baginya selain dari isteri yang solehah. Jika ia
menyuruh isteri mentaatinya. Dan jika dia melihat
kepada isterinya, isterinya menyukakan hatinya. Dan
jika dia menyumpah memarahi isterinya, isterinya tetap
juga berbuat baik kepada suaminya. Dan jika suaminya
tiada dirumah dia menyimpan rahsia dan harta
suaminya".
Ibnu-majah.

"Janganlah kamu mengahwini wanita kerana paras rupa
yang cantik, mungkin paras rupa itu membawa
kehancuran, jangan kamu kahwini wanita kerana hartanya
kerana berkemungkinan harta itu membawa kepada
kezaliman. Tetapi kahwinlah wanita kerana agamanya,
seorang wanita hamba yang hitam yang menghayati agama
sesungguhnya lebih baik"
Ibnu - Majah.

Thanks to Mia Farra for tagging me in this note on FB!

ramadhan al-kareem

2009-08-21T13:20:00.003+08:00

welcoming the beautiful month of Ramadhan Al-Kareem, and wishing all my family and friends a beautiful journey ahead.

*amin*

for a more in depth information regarding fasting/fasting month please visit this website!

and to imagine that during this holy month last year, i gave birth to my little baby A. such a wonderful feeling that is...

thank goodness

2009-08-18T09:52:00.001+08:00

we are fortunate, my sister has been discharged.

but we're still wondering, if she really had H1N1... doctor at assunta said there was a possibility of that, but they could not produce the medical records for it.

dazed.

wth is going on there?!

but aside from all that, alhamdulillah... she's good and resting at home not feeling bored/lonely & depressed, from being stuck and all alone in the hosp.

heart broken

2009-08-13T09:16:00.003+08:00

my sister has been facing this dreaded ordeal for the last 5 days, she was put in ICU for 3 days and now transferred to the wards, as mentioned she was kept for observation for H1N1... under "suspects" and what i was angry about this hospital was that, last night she was all depressed and extremely keen on wanting to go home... only then the doctor informed our family members that she was confirmed a positive patient!

it broke our hearts.

but i'm praying hard that she'll recover and be back at home in no time, looking at things in a positive light. *insyaAllah*

the doctors mentioned that she has surpassed the critical period of this pandemic influenza; which we are trully thankful for.

but i'm still pissed at the fact that they only decided to inform us, when she was in that state of being extremely sad and depressed after being in the hospital for that amount of days!

please do not take things for granted, the first sign of FEVER, COUGH, FLU, & MUSCLE/JOINT ACHES please get yourselves checked!

saddened

2009-08-09T22:42:00.002+08:00

yesterday my sister got admitted to the hospital. she was complaining of headaches and fever. later at night it was difficulty in breathing... we were worried.

but i was put in a worse position when i was about to send my bub for her class, mom called to say that she was going to be admitted to ICU! i think they're taking all measures to make sure its not h1n1. i hate to think of the worse, but i sure hope The Almighty has heard our prayers and grants our doa that we have for her to just get well... *amin*

i really hope so...

i know we have our differences, but we're siblings that's pretty normal... doesn't mean we don't love each other.

she is my dear sister... and i do love her dearly...

anxiously waiting for the results, please recite and pray with us.

high time & all messed up

2009-08-06T10:42:00.006+08:00

i think it's official, my bub feels that she needs her independence from me... 11 months and she decided she'd go full on formula, i no longer am required to breastfeed her. sigh.

as much as i am sad, i knew this day would come. but i thank god that with little supply that i had i still managed to pro-long it to 11 months ;)

on a different note all together, i was going through some of the old blog i loved reading and i felt sick to my stomach as i was reading and going through this blog! the beautiful image i once had and respected its country and the ruler has gone down the drain. thanks to the son of Sheikh Zayed who was found guilty of torturing a man. so inhumane!

then i read another article linked from that blog site too - the dark side of dubai. about immigrants and their series of unfortunate events there. why do we have such cruelty in this world?

we are all only humans after all, we need love - we give love; i know i make it seem so easy... but it is not that difficult. why must it all end up with something so harsh filled with cruelty?

after reading these articles, i realized that we, malaysians do take it for granted on so many levels.

i understand that you can't teach old dogs new tricks; but you can always educate and make the changes on your own, least i think that's how we can start and progress.

seeing green, green and green!

2009-07-30T11:09:00.003+08:00

as i have been occupying my self to do more research for our client, all i have been doing is reading up on going green.

how you can contribute to make our mother nature feel more appreciated. there are small things that you can do to play your part as a responsible consumer!

first things first, the WORLD WIDE PLASTIC BAG FREE day will commence on the 12 of September 2009. Just for 1 day you go out shopping without having to take plastic bags from your retail outlets. be responsible enough to use your eco-friendly bags or easier put reuse your recyclable shopping bags! (but you need not to wait til then, do it in your next outing!)

if you are a compulsive shopper @ our local supermarkets i'm sure you have noticed that they have been doing thier part for the environment. this is one of my fav designs for the reusable shopping bag!

GET HIP, GO GREEN!

-reuse, reduce & recycle!-

aqiqah, tahlil and the whole works

2009-07-21T11:22:00.002+08:00

okay so it has been a while since i last blogged. nothing much to catch up on. aside from work, outings, a few new goss, bub and all life is just same ol' same ol'.

however, last weekend took the cake.

we decided to do her jejak tanah on the 18th, as her descendants are from Sumatra and her Rawa lineage; but the whole idea and preparation got shot down. she has to wait til she turns 13 months old, apparently there's some signifance to that, shall abide.

the show must go on... we fulfilled our responsibility as to perform her aqiqah, which was "sempurna" as the malays would put it. alhamdulillah.

since the passing of my opah was last wednesday, we decided to coincide the whole kenduri for that too. so all her cucu gathered.

friends came and feasts with us the little we had to offer - soto ayam, hokkien mee, baked pasta, lamb and kuih bakar, along with the famous cupcakes + cookies from amy!

i'm just glad we were able to complete the kenduri with little hiccup.

can you imagine my baby bub is turning 1 in 49 days time?

how time flies. okay bai.

listening to: hellogoooooodbyeeeee - baby, it's fact! *on repeat* - bani you got me hooked!

hmmph?

2009-06-25T14:12:00.000+08:00

don't anyone blog anymore?

or has twitter become the new blog-like space?

fulfilling feeling

2009-06-15T14:08:00.002+08:00

sat - 13.06

i'm usually extremely careful when i make plans, especially when it comes to taking the little one out. yes, i am one of those mothers - who only wants her baby to sleep on her bed, etc... so at the end of the day... some might say, "i menyusahkan diri sendiri..." what to do?! i'm just made that way.

anyway, hubs and i left for the market pretty early, and bubs decided to go straight to lala-land then. after that i dropped hubs to the gym and made my way home thinking i might have an hour or so to my self. somehow, i think aira sensed i was coming home and she quickly surprised me by waking up earlier than expected. *SurPriSeeEe MaMa!*

... she just wants to play now days, so i thought okay la... better i just take her out. i've been wanting to look for her first baju kurung as we will be celebrating our 2nd raya together but this time round, she's able to fit in it. drove all the way to mega mall, with aira & her kakak... then fed her lunch, she was just enjoying herself... after almost 2 hours made our way back home and she was happily sleeping before we got home.

the day ended with us meeting up with the rest of her aunties and uncles for dins at waroeng penyet, of course our outing is always hectic as there always consists of babies & toddlers! tee-hee; but but we love every minute of it.

sun 14.06

instead of waking aira up early today, it was a total opposite - she woke us up instead. played with her, fed her breakfast and made my way to segambut to send hubs for his charity futsal tournament. "for a friend" - the organizer, decided to organize on behalf of a friend who is currently in China to undergo a kidney transplant. big of him huh? *kudos* to you hafiz, may God bless you with all the good things in life, insya-Allah.

made my way back, to pick the bubs up for her first class at kizsports @ one utama. packed her lunch box, and made our way there. for a mo, i thought i was running late as gila; but i was the first to reach for the class. TEE-HEE. yes that seems to be my trademark huh? one of the first few.

i thought as soon as we registered her for her trial class, only one adult was allowed to accompany her, but even her kakak was allowed in too! which was pretty fantastic for those mommies who has no help from the daddies. parked the stroller, and entered the class.

conductor - friendly

class room - nice and spacious

equipments - well equipped

cleanliness - v v clean

all in all, it was such a pleasant experience for the both of us. aira made friends with 3 boys in her age group: Mikhael, turning 1. Raphael, is 11 months old & errmm... i totally forgot the last boys name. all of them were adorable. i loved it, and my little girls loves it.

for those interested to know more about the class, visit this site!

or call this number: 03-7726 6313

you ought to try it out.

on another note, hubs won the charity tourney and it was a overwhelming experience. made my whole weekend even more fulfilling, as i was able to fulfill my responsibilities as a mother and a wife to witness both of these events.

*blissful*

important info

2009-06-15T14:00:00.002+08:00

a lot of my friends have been calling and asking me for the phone number & address of aira's paeditrician! i should also get commission for promoting him; as i find him to be one of the most thorough and gentlest doctor. Dr. Altaf. tee-hee. much love to you doc.

Klinik Kanak-Kanak Dr. Altaf

42, Jalan Datuk Sulaiman,

Taman Tun Dr. Ismail,

60000 Kuala Lumpur.

T: 03-77223812

try and check him out, he rawks!

i wonder. what you wonder.

2009-06-12T14:49:00.002+08:00

sometimes i ask my self, are you loved just because you're you... or you're loved because you do something nice for someone and they appreciate you?

must you do something nice to be acknowledged? can't you just be loved as is?

just a thought...

... or something i noticed.

i think i did, and it's pretty upsetting.

YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS?

2009-06-09T09:59:00.002+08:00

i don't mean to sound cruel; but our so ever pandai client, yang serba tau everything... just asked regarding the copy we wrote and we explained, it was taken from the internet and it has been PARAPHRASED. then she asked, what you mean? what is paraphrase?!

huahuahua... i thought you so pandai leh... suddenly not so now huh, brown cow?

okay that just made my day.

and yes, if you're wondering i'm such a horrible person, i'd take that as a compliment. just because its her. :P

it's about that time

2009-06-08T15:14:00.003+08:00

i know i'm no longer a frequent blogger, but i thought it would be nice to have the layout changed. something cute, itsy-bitsy cutesy. okay, i'm not meant to speak that way...

the day started off with a BANG! a BANG-ed up argument with our crazy client. where as today was suppose to be a good day, as my baby darl just turned 9months old today, baby Aqil is 8 months and baby Zyhan is 1 month old. all on the same date, the 8th! nice huh?

we're so blessed with beautiful babies in our lives. that and many more to come i hope ;) *insya'Allah in due time, with rezeki and all*

i should keep reminding my self about our little cute ones everyday, everytime before i BLOW out on clients; just in case you're not on our client list, don't be scared please. i don't bite people. i just don't like tolerating imbeciles!

i'm nice. you know, when someone starts their statement with, i'm trust-worthy, i'm nice, i'm cute... and etc... they're only doing this to keep up with their short-comings right?! haha... okay la, bad joke.

okaylah, babai. we is update-update later!

listening to: BOOM BOOM POW - black eyed peas, rawks my world!

so in love

2009-06-03T10:39:00.003+08:00

OMG. i was browsing through iproperty and i'm like fcuking in love with one house at kota damansara, as in i would sell my apartment this very second to place my downpayment for the house. i think i might just. been dying to get a landed property instead.

wish me luck. i hope no one has enquired bout the house... and its still on the market, or else i'd have to congratulate that lucky basket who purchased it. mofo in advance.

all cried out

2009-05-25T14:37:00.003+08:00

thurs

i was frantic. when i saw my baby girls face was bruised and had swollen lips! without asking, i grabbed her into my arms, hugged and teared and cried. i was mad and furious at my maid, not because it had happened, but because she did not inform me right away, had only waited for me to come home to deal with the situation! i was frustrated. i know it happens as this is a learning curve for our little ones. i know that i must learn to accept that accidents do happen... as much as i hate it.

she's pretty active or shall i use the correct term in malay, "LASAK"... for her own good, however it was a heart breaking sight.

i'm glad she's healed well and nicely over the days, alhamdulillah.

even after going through the pain and shock for her, she did not give up... she still went on and on like her little active self - crawling and making it possible for her to stand every opportunity she gets. that's my little bub alright.

work

2009-05-19T16:24:00.003+08:00

first day being at the new space, liking it; but missing my bub like crazy!

*hope it gets better!*

but if you're actually wondering about the workload, there's nothing much to be done at the mo. just getting everything sorted out with the job line-up; for now. tomorrow will be the beginning of a hectic working day.

now, i'm hungry.

over the weekend and today

2009-05-18T13:05:00.005+08:00

moving office today, over the weekend we completed what we needed to do! cleaning and fixing all the furnitures. i know its such a bore! but we had no choice, nak budget kena lah kerja keras :P

so yeah i'm saying my bosses are exploiting their workers!

48 hours over the weekend just wasn't enough. seriously. or i just think weekends should start from thursday til sunday? what say you? nak start petition? hahah... *i wish la!*

was at a good friends wedding on saturday night @ royale chulan. gila grand, and without knowing i managed to go with the theme... black and red roses! beautiful occassion, if you're wondering there was protocols *go figure* and the performances was awesome, especially from Dato' Sheila Majid :)

got home at about 11 p.m. and my bub was fast asleep.

sunday, had to run errands again! well as usual, we had to do some marketing for a weeks provisions. then came home, cooked for my bub. fed her lunch and i was off for a second round of buying stuff at ikea!

i was zombified by the end of the outing. came home and crashed without realizing i was asleep as soon as i lay my head on my pillow.

dinner was at vicchuda, heh... nothing to shout about anymore seriously, either their food standard has gone down, or mine has gone up a notch.

came home and crashed again... heheh... yes indeed this weekend i did not want anything else but to just sleep and recuperate!

okay i guess that's it for now.

packing again. bye.

bosan & sangap!

2009-05-12T15:20:00.002+08:00

bored like gila today. so so sangap you have no idea.

hopefully, in the next few days we'll be busy either with work or sorting out our office! kinda excited, but sad at the same time as we'll be away most of the time, from our little bub; but ones gotta do this for a living. i'm sure given a choice all parents would opt to stay at home and play with their babies and wait for the money to just fall from the sky. ahh, IDEAL.

but heck, i hate to break the news to you fella, that AIN'T gonna happen.

so tomorrow, we're going to go on a shopping spree @ my favorite place ikea... tee hee...

ok babai!

welcoming baby Z!

2009-05-10T09:01:00.003+08:00

welcoming baby Muhamad Zyhan Che Wan to the world, a tad late off from his birthday; but still just wanted to do a shout out!

8th of May, 7p.m - 3.5kgs, born in Pantai Hospital, Ipoh...

can't wait to see you baby z, mommy liana & daddy zadey - the proud parents.

congratulations love... and happy mothers day, a great way of celebrating!

hope to see you guys next weekend, yeay!

happy-happy!

2009-05-08T17:44:00.004+08:00

"happy birthday dahl darling! hope this year will be filled with much
happiness. happy celebrating! today, tomorrow and the whole weekend."

on another note, my darling baby turned 8 months old today... and liana
is in labour expecting baby 'Z' today too! hope it all goes well.
*amin*

dinner @ cendana apartment

2009-05-07T10:10:00.003+08:00

after months and months of not seeing a friend, we finally met up last sunday... were suppose to meet him and his wife, but she wasn't well; so she sent her representative - her younger brother and husband. i find it amusing everytime i refer him, as someones husband :) and proud nonetheless.

so after catching up and all. we decided to have dinner at his apartment yesterday, he wanted us to introduce him to our little bub and us to his lovely wife.

we arrived at his apartment by 8p.m. and was brought up by one of his colleagues. we were in awe... my jaw was constantly opened. wow! that apartment was extremely beautiful! it had that hotel feel to it. so chic.

finally, they arrived after their studio photo shoot session, and we started eating dins! he greeted and spoke to the little one, and said "uncle sorry ok aira, i was suppose to see you since you were born, but i'll make it up to you ok?" then called his wife, she came over and handed aira her gift. didn't know what it was... she said to put it in my handbag... so i did...

a friend told us they ordered food, but i didn't know they were going to order EVERYTHING off the MENU! we had 2 steam fish, 2 deep fried fish, deep fried squid with salted eggs, black pepper beef, chicken with dried chillies, kangkung belacan, fried asparagus, err... err... i think i'm forgetting a couple of other dishes! seriously... but thank god, dinner was for approximately for the 12 of us! hehe... here we thought it was just going to be the 6 of us; but it was fun though...

then after lepaking, catching up, laughing, eating... and much of eye rubbing from aira, we had no choice but to leave.

finally when we got home, and checked the present...

another jaw dropping moment!

let's just say, we could get aira a ticket to bali and she's able to go on a shopping spree. alhamdulillah.

thank you so much uncle haidar & auntie ameera @ encee!

i would also like to take this opportunity to congratulate the both of you, and may your blessed union be blessed by the Almighty filled with joy and happiness!

shaking my head - tsktsk*tsk

2009-05-05T15:06:00.002+08:00

as the day goes by, i thought i could just shrug it off - yes, i'm referring to my anger! main gila... so geram!! i feel like pulling someone's hair. it's so close yet so far, which i'm glad cause if this person was right next to me... i think this person would be hairless all together.

geram. so geram.

some people are just so dumb. dumb i tell you, no other words to describe it. wait a minute maybe there is, parasite/needy/irritating!

ending my note with something the waiter asked me and aira, "WHATS TO DO?"

blergh. f-off!

split/poof - twitt/twittering

2009-05-04T14:59:00.003+08:00

my goodness its already MAY!

i'm just constantly scratching my head, where have the last few months gone to? it has been extremely fast, i guess when you're busy, by choice or not time goes by so quickly. i'm glad though its the month of MAY!

we've had a lousy APRIL! BOO. too many things were screwed around with in terms of work, it just felt as though we were riding a really BAD roller-coaster with screeching and almost broken wheels. yes, shitty & scary. we decided to release ourselves of our main anchor client, but somehow we're still tangled towards the end... when will it end? i don't know... do i want it to end? i don't know...

all i know is that, i miss my friends. it feels like its been forever since i last saw, had a giggle and gossiped with them. boohoo.

moving office soon, to cova square - but them mofos telephone and internet lines are not avail in that area yet, i mean WTH? just get on with the program already will ya? some of us work using the internet you know?! so yeah, all the excitement of purchasing and renovating office has been put on hold, till this issues are resolved. hopefully asap!

been wanting to go off for hols, but that thought has been put on hold too!! tsk tsk tsk. i think all these putting on hold stuff is getting over-rated! tee hee...

i just need to sit, kick back and relax - with hubby & baby... *ahh... eternal bliss*... for a split second.

now back to reality!

it all goes shitty.

okay, on a different note; i decided to try twitter - so i'm gonna twitt twitt away! (shereenahmad - in case you'd want to stalk/follow me away.... :P)

peace out!

beaba baby cook kicks ass!

2009-04-02T11:02:00.003+08:00

so excited! we collected aira's beaba baby cook! woop-tee-doo-dee!

it's one helluva worth it item, to get from mothercare UK!

you can cook, blend, reheat & defrost - it works like our microwave but it looks like a food processor. gotta thank my dear friend niney for introducing it and feroz for bringing it back :)

*love you guys loads*

i totally recommend this item for you in the future.

just a lil update

2009-03-31T10:47:00.003+08:00

work has been hectic, no not me servicing our clients what so ever... just hectic in the office... suddenly from an account exec i'm currently helping out with the finance and hr paperwork. then i was informed yesterday that i will have to monitor the traffic of work that comes in and out of the office! does that mean i'm up for a promotion? *i sure like to think so!*

it has been a good year since we have started our agency, alhamdulillah. it gets more and more challenging; but i have improved my skills now, not only i'm good at talking (either it makes sense or not it's totally out of the question ok!) i'm learning how to use new design softwares! weee-peeee, so prouddaaa me!

okay aside from all boring stuff bout work, my baby had her first biscuit on her own today! hee... such a nice side, and i think i'll be making her rice porridge real soon. can't wait.

was at the gym yesterday despite having a slight fever and a bad sore throat, i just had to sweat it out and hit rpm! gila i just love the adrenalin rush! so fulfilling... and i just hope i could lose these couple of pounds, haha wtf who am i kidding, these few kgs!! blergh. wish me luck.

uninteresting

2009-03-25T13:30:00.003+08:00

i just had an extremely long post, but i felt it was not worth posting!

bluek!

i'm just looking forward to seeing my friends this weekend, and going to the gym, i guess that's sufficient enough for this time round.

sleepy, koochie bub was awake at 3 and wanted her mommy to entertain her.

over the weekend

2009-03-03T11:24:00.004+08:00

saturday 28.02

a good friend niney invited my fam and i for a photo shoot session, but we'd have to be their "guinea pig" cause these photographers were some sort of newbies. i could not care-less, hehe i jumped at the opportunity when she invited us!

so, at 9 a.m. aira was ready, then hubs and i packed everything and made our way there at 945 a.m. to bangsar that is... the house looked pretty cool, they had set the whole mumbo jumbo before we arrived. there aira was introduced to little sweet maya faith who is 8 months old and isaac who is 7 months old!!

having 3 babies in one house, you can imagine the whole ruckus we had caused!

the main photographer told his little minions that taking pics of babies & toddlers is by far the most challenging tasks for them! and we brought 3!! heheh... i was having a blast though, hubs wasn't feeling too good but he stayed til we had our first family picture taken :) can't wait to see the final product (although i know i'll look like some orang minyak, due to my little dyne-dyne being extremely active behaving like a boy!)

we left by 1215 p.m. and headed to giant kita damansara, yes i'm becoming a bit more kiasu now cause i look for which hypermart is having promotions on them PAMPERS! we can save quite a bit out of my being kiasu and all. hehe. we had lunch, and i was pretty glad to find JCO there! finally, after donkey amount of time they have opened their shop here, that was my first time eating it in KL! loser huh? hehe... i'm just not that keen to line-up and pay, but hey, i guess the craze for them donuts is almost done. lucky me.

sunday 01.03

was looking forward to lunch today, so we headed to BV and met up with my in laws. today, i totally noticed my daughter is extremely 'sombong' seriously!! for that period of time that we were there she just refused to go with anyone of them... except for when my sister in law carried her and i had to entertain her by singing or something! it's tiring dowh!!

i guess she's in that phase now.

hope it gets better, seriously!

monday 02.03

hooray! today i baked sweet potato and mixed it with a little warm water to dilute it a little, then i fed her, without any rejections!! i was so happy, she loved her sweet potato... i guess babies love anything that is sweet.

the challenge will be obvious i guess when i start feeding her the green veggies - broccoli, peas, etc! can't wait.

she'll be 6 months old this friday, and we're taking her to penang for the weekend. she'll be having a lot of her very 'firsts'.

...more to come...

vintage shopping made her sad...

2009-02-26T11:31:00.006+08:00

since last weekend, mom has been coming over to the house to see her cucu... well regardless whether she's asleep, wide awake, screaming, crying, singing or playing, mom will still make it a point to come.

but 2 days ago, she told me something that has been bugging her, and cried.

asked her what's goin on ma? and she told me, she felt bad.

on saturday when she came over with all her shopping bags, prancing, strutting, and showing all her new fancy dresses it was fun, but she felt like she was showing off *in her heart* i didnt't feel anything but i was excited and tried on her clothes too... but told her i wouldn't splurge as much no more... but we kept on trying and giggled away.

next day, as hubs and i had planned to splurge on some vintage clothings at shah alam with dahl n hani... well at least i did, he didn't... i must say its seriously worth it! hhahha... i find it pleasurable to spend that amount and come back with 3 plastic bags! cheaper to shop there than cha-tuk-chak! seriously.

so when mom was around i showed her everything, 'thinking she'd be excited for me' same mumbo jumbo!

that's when she felt bad for showing me all her new clothes and i only managed to shop at the bundle shop for that amount! she felt so guilty!

oh good lord she's so cute! i told her, mama it's the 'in' thing to wear vintage clothes now and what better way to buy these clothes, when it's bundled, we can go all nuts and splash on it...

it's a choice i made, and she felt sad...

i guess mothers will be mothers, so she gave me pocket money to splurge and do some shopping again... '*and so i did* teeeheee, the irony!

lazy and all the 'buts'...

2009-02-24T21:19:00.001+08:00

i've been such a lazy pig. lazy to blog that is, seriously.

but i miss it.

but i'm just lazy...

maybe i'll blog tomorrow, just maybe...

bliss

2009-02-09T10:41:00.000+08:00

the pureness in her eyes, seriously is breath-taking! i'm a bit pathetic when it comes to my little grrrl! as in my outings, i have not gone beyond 3 hours without rushing back home straight after... hehe yes i know, extremely pathetic, but the thought of being away from her just saddens me. hehe... gila talk about being clingy! this is one of her recent pics, daddy calls her *little miss harmonica*

the joy that she brings, is undescribable.

xoxo,
the clingy mommy

my boochie @ 3 months!

2009-02-09T10:29:00.000+08:00

she just turned 5 months old yesterday, just thought i'd slowly update her pics from month 3-5! :) it's been a while since i last updated on my little boochie boo, who is extremely talkative-active-and refuse to sleep everytime she's with me! i somehow think, she thinks im her toy!!

xoxo,
more to come

overrrrrated!

2009-02-06T13:42:00.002+08:00

you know how people just use the term/label 'bff's' as easy as 1-2-3! and to certain extend mean it and some don't? i just seriously think, it's overrrrated!

that has been pissing me off. yes, i know some might think i'm having problems and all, i don't, i just think its overrrrrrated. that's all. you want to get your point across, so do i.

so stop. ok. and stop pretending that you even care. it's annoying. stop using people, taking full advantage of the whole situation and pretending that nothing is wrong. just stop. seriously.

you insignificant fool, pissing me more and more, all day - everyday!

when is enough, enough?

2009-01-29T08:22:00.000+08:00

You ought to ask yourself this q once in a while. I totally understand that sometimes it’s hard for some to do so… that’s why I’ve had the statement on my msn, ‘selfish aren’t we?’. You might be wondering, what in the whole world am I blabbing about? Or not, could be either one… I’m not speaking metaphorically, I’m just asking frankly, when is enough, enough?

Just wondering how far one would go just to satisfy themselves, their needs, their wants… see where I’m going with this? Its all about fulfilling THEIR needs and wants, but what about those around you? Wouldn’t you be hurting someone along the way, just to fulfill your selfish wishes? Just so that you, don’t feel so lonely then?

These past few weeks people have been asking and wondering what in the hell is going on with me, and my msn status? PEOPLE, it is just a freaking status on MSN! I could be because I was listening to a song, referring to the haps around the world (if you’re not updated with the current issues, I suggest you do, stop living in your bubble!), watching a movie and got hooked on the dialogue… yes, it could be one of those, or I just simply want to put my thoughts down, is that so wrong? Why do you always think it’s about you? Are you being exactly like Meredith Grey? (from Grey’s Anatomy) SERIOUSLY, SERIOUSLY, SERIOUSLY!! EVERYTHING IS NOT ABOUT YOU, OK!

I feel that to a certain extend I’ve been isolating myself from the social scene, not because I must, it’s just a choice I’m making. I guess I know, when to put a stop to things, maybe that’s how I know when I’ve had enough… what about you?

getaway

2009-01-16T10:15:00.003+08:00

i think i'm just going to renew our passport and go for our next getaway trip right after! no planning needed, just let spontaineity do its job!

i need a breakkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk! like serioussssly, need it!!

listening to: embuscade by phoenix

seriously? it's disgusting!

2009-01-14T11:46:00.004+08:00

i've been rather lazy to blog ever since 2009. many have written their resos and what not mine is still just listed in my head. there's no need to advertise it, just baby steps in getting it all done.

there's just too many things happening way before we entered 09; especially the ugly truth on the Gaza war! seriously, it has made me so furious... as i was watching al-jazeera earlier today... it has been 19 days since the unfair war started, and approximately 4,300 Palestinians injured/ 970 casualties etc and only 13 israelis dead? i know i may not be good with numbers but come on?! you do the math.

it was stated by the israeli prime minister ehud olmert., we're not there to harm the civilians but only to retaliate to hamas... you kidding me? i seriously think this twat is a freaking wacko! how can you possibly sleep peacefully at night?

its such a sad thing to hear and read about... i think we're very fortunate not to have to endure this all together!

there is a little difference that we can make, a little contribution do check out the NSTP donation fund for the Palestinians, and stop supporting all products or brands associated to funding the israeli army! think the obvious ones would be coke, mcd's, starbucks and etc... you ought to do your part for this...

what the israeli army is doing is seriously disgusting and making me sick just thinking about it!!

love

2009-01-01T21:32:00.001+08:00

congratulations cik d & loque!

"you look extremely gorgeous on your special day..."

and yeah, happy new year!

greatest gift

2008-12-24T22:40:00.004+08:00

i know we don't celebrate christmas, but we just got the best gift or shall i say gifts for the eve:

we had our scrumptious dinner packed from ss2 (pan mee and kam heong chicken) - sorry if you were expecting - turkey & stuffing with mash potatoes :P
while eating we were watching our fav show - anthony bourdain
fed and played with the little one, sounds ordinary eh? aira was giggling and in her joyful mood for at least 5 minutes. that is seriously priceless!

the best day so far for the month of december....

help!

2008-12-24T15:30:00.001+08:00

in dire need of a good dermatologist! before it gets drier and i start looking like a prune?

any thoughts or suggestions?

almost...

2008-12-18T16:45:00.002+08:00

...doesn't count right?

hubs called me winona/absent minded mommy...

think i was extremely occupied with the little bub - misbehaving while i took her out for lunch at ikea, i had walked earlier while waiting for a girl friend, so i decided, i'd like to buy something for the little one...

but during lunch, i was in for quite a ride with her!

okay to cut the story short, hubs was waiting for me at the entrance and i was totally excited to see him... and then i parked the stroller and he carried aira, he turned and asked me, "hey, what's that you bought for her?" i looked and said... "i didn't buy anything... i only had lunch!"

oh ohhh...

he pointed, "there! below the stroller... the red thing..." jeng jeng jeng! (my heart was racing...)

i panicked. took the stuff and walked to the guard, passed the item and said... "i'm so sorry, i totally forgot to pay for this. could you please hand it to the cashier or something..."

then, i slowly made my way to the car, full of embarassment!

shit. i'm not a kleptomaniac!

her first kaloo

2008-12-17T11:08:00.005+08:00

i forgot to update my post on sunday, we managed to buy the cute kaloo rabbit for the chubster! well, its not love at first sight for her, as it was for me! haha...

i just think that every babies should be given a kaloo bear, its darn adorable. was struggling to buy it for her, wanted to order from amazon, calculated the medium sized bear would cost us approximately RM100 or so, and the large one is close to RM200; but i was just fortunate enough as i was walking around one utama the other day, i stumbled upon it!

totally made my day. you ought to check it out! click here for more info and pics on kaloo. will post up the pic of bunny and aira as soon as my bro remembers to bring the camera back! sigh.

mundane monday

2008-12-15T08:38:00.003+08:00

the little one is feverish today. hope we can kick it before it gets worse! *hope, hope and hope*

quick shout out to a dear friend, nurul! "happy birthday darling... many happy returns! may today be filled with all the joy and happiness one truly deserves... love you"

it's boring monday again, back to square one - more complaints about work. work, work and work! i can't wait for the long hols... seriously.

planning for a trip next year with the little one, when she's about 8 months old! either brisbane or london, or which ever we can afford first. haha. i guess that's all for now.

oh oh oh wait, am loving every scene from the latest gossip girl episode, just so intense. gave me goose bumps. anyone who has songs from this particulare epi, please hollar! thanks.

listening to: satisfaction by john legend - i love his dreamy voice!

the jist

2008-12-14T15:01:00.005+08:00

been meaning to blog, i think i have about 4 saved drafts! but i was just lazy.

anyway, just a brief update on the latest haps.

my little chubster just turned 3 months old on monday, same day as eid al-adha. so of course it was more meaningful for us. we made our way to my parents, had brunch which was abso-scrumptious! then we headed to my in-laws. yes, we're fair like that... that's why i have an undying love for my hubby.

tired, but satisfied at the end of the day.

***

the whole week i've been stressing my self out, (my cold sore was starting to act up! thank goodness, i managed to overcome the whole thing) remember the wedding that we got invited to? yeah, leaving the little one at home with the maid is fine, but i still have my doubts and observations on her! so i asked my parents to come over and monitor the both of them.

so, fri eve... as i was getting ready, the little one seemed suspicious... i asked my mom to carry her and she screamed her head off! hahaa... my maid had to calm her down... it didn't really work, i had to carry to pacify her. yeah, imagine this was going to be my second outing away from her for more than an hour! imagine that!

skipping the whole mumbo-jumbo, mom just told us to leave and enjoy our eve at the wedding.

finally arrived at sime darby convention center, being out without the little one feels weird for me. yes, call me crazy or whatever you want la... i just felt odd.

i don't know if its normal or not, but i was pretty excited about dressing up... you see i've been having doubts and all, coz since i've been preggers, you know there is such thing as excess fats being developed, and after birth, its not that easy to lose it all! hahaha.. so yeah, i was dying to find out if i was still able to fit in my corset! it went well though. hooray.

quick note about the bride, a friend that i've known since we were 10! wow, can you imagine that? crazy eh? but she's still the same person i've known all these years :)

"congratulations tunku putri nur asma & asraf!"

you had an extremely elegant reception, we're sorry we couldn't stay til the end... hope we'll see you next sunday!

came home and it was such an overwhelming feeling for me, the 2 hours away from the little one made me teary when i got home, saw her sleeping, thought she was going to continue but somehow she knew i was back and woke up! *the look on her face, how it lit up was just priceless... i was speechless*

such a great feeling being a mommy, you ought to try it sometime, hihi... ;)

listening to: no other love - john legend f. estelle!

2008-12-07T11:02:00.003+08:00

When you’re surrounded by your loved ones, all your problems just seem to fade away, least for me. We organized a lunch date with our lovelies at spring garden to celebrate amir and malik’s birthday, yesterday. It was the usual group, our best travelling buds. It’s effortless.

Bought their strawberry fruit birthday cake from sun Moulin, a bakery in isetan, must admit the name of the shop is kinda sucky, but the cake was extremely light and refreshing compared to your average chocolate cake! Lunch was as usual, delicious as ever. My favorite restaurant had a major make over, but the food still tasted the same, just as good! As we arrived, the little bub was still wide awake, so I had to carry her in my arms and hummed for 15 minutes and sent her straight to la-la-land. It totally worked; she slept for a good 1 and a half hour! Letting her parents enjoy some quality time with their friends.

We managed to do a little shopping, bought some make up stuff, which I have been delaying! Been using those old almost dried up mascara, you know how it’s like, since the little one has been in my life, I have totally given up on my social life to be with her, but I can’t be looking ugly all the time. So I decided I should at least look pleasant la, for our little outings! Hehe…

We made a pit stop at the Gardens; hubs had to snap a couple of photos of the M&S concourse promotion for Christmas. For crying out loud, miss predator! (Nickname of the client) It’s a freaking weekend, and we’re having our usual family outing… can you please in god’s name just get there yourself and snap the photo on your own? I know it’s difficult for you to understand that we have a family, cause yours seems non-existent! Or maybe you just like these boys company? Which is what?

I think I’m right, my bro just confirmed it with me… when miss predator called, she suggested to my bro she wanted to walk around the Gardens with hubs! Haha… okay woman, good luck on getting him to agree. ;)

Got home, we were figuring out on how to use the little bubs carrier, I guess she looked at her father and I and thought we looked silly, so she decided to let us hear her FIRST GIGGLE! And she did it 3 times, but after hearing us laughing so loudly, she decided to stop. Apalah mommy ni excited for no reason?!

Started the day pretty early, it was such a pleasant one, till my maid came up to me and asked for my permission to go out for 2 hours. I looked at her and asked for what reason? She said to buy baju melayu, hmm… okay when you’re using that sort of an excuse for raya, it’s a bit difficult for me to deny it right? Benefit of the doubt!

*woosa, shereen, woosa*

I said ok, and ignored. Then I went downstairs, and told her reason why I said you could, is because tomorrow is raya. For any other month, or any other reason, you can forget about it! She looked innocently, and nodded. To be honest, I have trust issues with maids now, after hearing my girl friends side of the story! Her maid, who’s been taking care of her toddler at her mother in-laws place, apparently has been sneaking out of the house to go for her raunchy-sex-romp outings! THE NERVE RIGHT? She got herself pregnant, and got it aborted; mind you she wears tudung and is married? (not that I’m trying to be judgmental, bout her appearance and all, but have you got no shame and respect over yourself?) FUCKER! I was mad when I heard about this; the toddler is such a dear baby to us all… scares the living day light out of me.
Sometimes, you need not to ask yourself, why these maids actually get aggressively abused by their employers!

It’s wrong to be cruel, and worse when you’re nicer, with them.

Totally thinking twice about leaving the little bub with mine, I have another wedding to attend to this Friday! Argh! Makes me want to bail out last minute, but that’s pretty mean. I think I would just get my parents to come over and keep an eye on her for a couple of hours.

But what happens when we move out to a new office space? ARGH!

*woosa, shereen, woosa*

I better stop thinking, and writing. Its driving me mad mad mad!

listening to: take it slow by estrella (on repeat like a 1000 times)

today

2008-12-05T14:03:00.001+08:00

i think every couple who is planning to get married, should have a wedding registry! i know its not in our culture, but it makes it so much more convenient, and i think our generation is able to accept it, no?

it sure beats the hours you spend, walking around the shopping mall trying to figure out what in whole wide world would be that 'special gift' for your friends! dang, and what if you think its special and to them its just an ordinary thing?

like the last wedding we attended we asked the bride and groom directly, what they'd actually preferred, gifts or cash? up front they said they preferred cash. easy peasy.

yeap, its that time of the month again, when your schedule is filled with wedding bells! so this weekend, i will be busy walking around the shopping mall, figuring out what to buy. blegh.

seriously, its nice to go get your registry up! i did mine in metrojaya, it was so so fun, all you gotta do is just point out the items you want, and the personal shopper would jot it down in your list.

***

yesterday we brought aira out, i'm so liking the christmas deco at all the malls, filled with beautiful fairy lights, glitters, colorful decos and all... haa... she likes it too!

*oh, just a heads up, to the food lovers! there's a tiny shop in OU (called Molten LAVA - near cold storage), that sells CHURROS, and yes they're delicious and pretty cheap - 4 sticks of cinnamon sugar, is only RM4++ and believe me, you... its scrumptious!*

we'll be attending a post-thanksgiving party this sunday, i think bringing a cheese platter would suffice! i wouldn't know what else to bring... plus i don't have a lot of free time to cook now, let alone bake.

eid adha is on monday, so looking forward to eating my moms food, last raya i was still in confinement, can you imagine i was totally tortured! everyone was enjoying the raya food, while i was drooling, looking at others enjoying it... its payback time! i'm so gonna SPLURGE! slurp, slurp, slurp. chup, i can't slurp the rendang, but i'm hoping i could at least eat the lontong and soto!

aira will be turning 3 months old then, how time flies huh? before you even know it, my daughter will be able to sit down and enjoy her meal with us... i so can't wait for that!!

thank god, today is a better day for me... hoping for a lovely weekend too.

listening to: today by stickboy (ost - gossip girl)

i think at times, you should just 'shut it'!

2008-12-04T09:49:00.003+08:00

you know as you grow older, you're expected to just accept disappointments in life. there will be things that would not just go your way, even though you'd like it to. there are just some things that will go beyond your control, and it sucks!

i'm a creature of habit, i like to feel in control of things and when it doesn't, it pisses me off. i know i sound really spoilt and what not... but hey, this is just me. if you don't like it, then move on... i won't hold it against you.

there are a couple of things that has been bugging me lately, but i'm not the sort to express it out by blogging about it (although i find blogging extremely therapheutic for me!) i just don't go all soapy, emotional and decide to express it all out here, i'm more of a... how shall i say this, prefer expressing it by talking to a friend or just driving around town and cursing at every single 'mofo' to make me feel better, but don't worry i ain't no road bully... if you're wondering!

so yeah, just bare with me yip-yapping! not getting to the point... i'm just looking forward to the weekend, so that we're able to spend some quality time together, and meet up with our friends! i guess that'd cheer me up.

ergh. i really hate this!! shit!

i wonder if you know that feeling, when someone says something to you, and you're so tempted to say something back to them out of spite?! but in this particular situation, i just had to bite my tounge, i guess to the point where i could taste blood! i could not say anything not because i didn't want to, its because i can't cause it will blow our of proportion. fuck.

i know its best that i let it slide. everytime this happens it just drives me crazy. i'm just hoping this phase would be a short one! seriously. i'm at the point of loathing already.

listening to: love is colder than death by the virgins - ms. bani i think you might like this song, check em out ok?

we thought wrong

2008-12-01T09:42:00.003+08:00

my little bub totally proved us all wrong!

she was extremely well behaved when i took her for the wedding reception, yes indeed people! I TOOK HER TO THE WEDDING RECEPTION! you read it right! i know i'm not suppose to bring a BABY! but i couldn't help it, my silly of a maid took off for some cuti or better put raunchy get-away-weekend! and and me moms in penang, can't leave her else where so i decided, take her la! hehe... by the time we got to the hall, she was still wide awake but had her stomach filled. then i totally had to rely on the magical binky! carried her for at least 10 minutes and it sent her to la-la-land, only having to wake up an hour and a half after, and after putting the binky again she slept for another 45 minutes or so!

woo hoo, mission accomplished!

but she missed the FC blonde's performance though... she didn't get to see her daddy and his futsal team mates sang their heart out looking like some teenage boys, dedicating the song 'kau ilhamku' to hafiz and aishah!

the wedding reception too was sweet and elegant! theme was black and white! it was purrrrrrdy!
then met a whole whole lot of me old friends, the food was good, the performances was entertaining, love the wedding favor, and we totally enjoyed each others company.

i didn't get to snap any photos of the wedding and the performance, gotta get my hands on those with the cam yesterday! hmmphh!! anyhoo, shouldn't matter much if memory is good, can always depend on it.

have a good day!

i believe congratulations should be in place...

2008-11-30T10:25:00.005+08:00

i believe i should start my blog with congratulating my friends!

dahl & loque; congratulations on your first step, to eternal happiness that is well deserved by the both of you! (making a LDR work is obviously challenging, but you guys have given hope to those who has lost all hope in that) KUDOS!

a personal note to dahl, "darling i'm just a phone call away, if you need any help at all with wedding prep or to talk to vent out errr whatever else no specific reason needed pun is fine... i got your back ;)" ... i is love you!

hafiz & aishah; congratulations on your akad nikah last night, may your marriage be filled with happiness and your love flourished more and more each day! i must say the wedding favor is absolutely gorgeous!

on a shorter note: we took aira out on friday night to the curve for dins, met up with some friends - rini & rizal, liana & zadey and selly! it felt like it was planned, a reunion... its been a while since we last saw them and hung out! it was cute seeing the 2 preggy ladies up and about! rini is due in feb, while liana is due in april, i so can't wait... aira will have 2 new friends... wee!

then on saturday: my parents came over for breakfast, mom usually get excited in the mornings cause she's able to come over and bathe aira. then at 11 we made our way back to their place, had lunch with my uncle and auntie, who came all the way from rembau to see aira for an hour and a half hour only!

back home, got ready and headed to masjid wilayah for the solemnization ceremony. short, sweet and elegant!

another long day ahead of us today! sigh.

title-less

2008-11-26T12:38:00.000+08:00

just heard a great news from down under! my girl friend gave birth to a baby girl who weights a tiny 2.7kgs at 420a.m. alhamdulillah! happy for her... 'congratulations darling! you have a beautiful journey ahead of you..."

i believe its 1-2 weeks earlier than expected.

had a lovely afternoon yesterday, auntie lala came by and we had our updates and all, then uncle hadi joined for a short period of time too! yes lovelies, soon we'll go to ss2 yeah? or you can always tapau! hihi, as planned.

aira was cranky last night for a short period of time, then she slept at 11p.m. after mommy nagged! hubs was laughing and said, "haaa... finally mommys nagging or shall i say, kena marah ngan mommy..." i wasn't angry, i was sleepy.

as i was feeding her, i feel asleep with my mouth wide open! and hubs laughed at me... haha... yes i should feel all kinds of silly but i was tired and sleepy, can you blame me? :P

i didn't have much to do today, but i had loads on my mind. too many questions remained unanswered. you know the usuals, life, doubts, friends, work and everything else... sometimes thinking too much doesn't get you anywhere, but cloudier/cluttered/messier!

thinking i should be de-cluttering my mind this weekend, suggestions?

progress report

2008-11-25T10:36:00.001+08:00

yesterday we learned few new things from aira, since she just turned 2 months and 3 weeks old, she's able to 'mengereng' all on her own... okay for those who do not understand that word! shame on you! its when an infant lay down on her side without any assistance!

she was not only trying her very best to do that, but today she's been extremely talkative! it was hilarious, we had a good conversation for at least 10 minutes! then i guess she got bored talking to me, because she knew i just pretended i understood her. my maid was having a ball of a time laughing at the both of us.

today she's finally giving in bit by bit, in the morning she let the maid bathe her, then in the eve wipe her before changing her to her jammies, then after feed her milk! good progress huh? alhamdullilah, i hope it'll get better!! as i have been invited to 3 weddings (hafiz/nov, putri/dec, & ayin/dec) and i don't know how in the world am i going for these occassions if the little one does not detach her self from me!

i'm making sure, slowly but surely...

we're suppose to go for our first family trip this saturday to malacca, but we decided to cancel it as hubs might be busy with work, to just pack up our stuff and go? hmm... tempting but can't. so we discussed and thought maybe it'll be good if we stayed in kl, somewhere where we can take aira, then i thought why waste money! plus i don't want her to miss her music class on saturday!

wow, the predicament. tee-hee.

i do have photos of her on my phone doing all these new tricks - the most adorable is her discovering things she could do with her tounge! she likes sticking it out now, simply irresistable. if only i know how to upload it from my phone. well, til then we'll just have to wait til i could snap it with my cam. boo!

last but not least, i totally miss my lovelies! you know who you are, its been a while... i think its about that time that we meet up at the curve for coffee or dins? what say you? missing you guys so so much!

online shopping

2008-11-23T10:51:00.004+08:00

for those interested to purchase baby items/products, be it for mommies, mommies to be or shower gifts check out this website. if your purchase is above RM200 they'll even deliver it for free to you. making your life a lot easier or lazier. you pick! they're having some promos/sales now!

activities

2008-11-22T14:01:00.008+08:00

thurs 20.11.08

decided to have dins @ delicious with hubs and we've been wanting to buy storybooks to read to her before her bedtime. as we arrived at the restaurant, aira was wide awake and i was worried she might be bored and just decides to scream on top of her lungs, *for fun* but after ordering and all, we observed and she seemed pretty fine. hubs decided to take this opportunity to carry and distract her with by showing her the lights! yes, ladies and gents! she is easily fascinated with lights and fans! cheap huh?

cool eh?

we managed to enjoy our dins without gobbling the food down our throats. according to this book that i'm reading, 'what to expect in the first year' everything you eat now becomes fast food, even if its steak, all new parents would have mastered just shoving everything down their throat! then we headed to parkson, and hubs made his way to mph. he bought the usual classics: little red riding hood, the little pigs and goldilocks & the three bears!

then i got a book by gina ford, contented babies & toddlers! apparently, if you'd like to train your little ones to sleep from 7p.m. - 7a.m. this would be the best for you to follow! it's proven, my girl friend has trained both of her daughters since a day old. impressive.

got home, and prepped the little one, hubs managed to read to her and finally fed her! my-oh-my the excitement in his face was totally priceless! i was so happy. we all slept like a baby right after :)

fri 21.11.08

as i was about to put the little one to sleep, hubs stormed into the room and told us about the great news! remember i said we were waiting for the great news regarding our anchor client? YEAY, indeed its been fulfilled! that means we'd have to shift office to hire a couple of new artists! such a great news for us early in the morning.

did a little work here and there and then called it a day! hihi, yes my bosses would be thrilled to know i did that, but i couldn't help it. teehee.

sat 22.11.08

woke up early today, i was excited because we were bringing aira for her first music class! but she was still asleep, then i got a message from my mom saying that they were going to drop by to see aira for a bit. as they walked in they saw aira smiling and laughing to barney's song 'i love you'... hihi, it was so cute.

mom wanted to bathe her, so she quickly took out her watch and rings and everything else! that was even cuter. after she was done, she carried aira for less than a minute til aira screamed! expressing her frustrations!

haha, mom was arguing with her, "hey, i just showered you and cleaned your pampers and all, by the time i'm done, i'm not even allowed to hold you? you just want to go straight to your mommy? why, aira?" .... "okay you go... go now to your mother!"

i could not believe my ears, my daughter and my mother arguing! haha...

then as i was feeding her, my dad was talking to me... even then she expressed that she wasn't happy. she grumbled.

by the time we got to the class she was asleep, had only been asleep for the last 15 minutes or so... we started the class, and we were introduced to the bunny called 'toffee'! furry and cute.

the instructor was trying to intoduce these things to see if any of the children had any fear of furry things! it's called "doraphobia" the class was all about singing, listening, hand and eye co-ordination, playing instruments, learning to sign and more. it was even educational for me!

the instructor knows each names of the little ones, and manages to identify their likes and dislikes, and you can even seek for advice from her. how to keep the little one busy or how to train them to sign, or sing, or gain their attention.

totally enjoyed our 45 minutes class! another great way for parents to bond and spend quality time with thier little ones! instead of bringing them to the mall and call it quality time.

for those interested to know more bout the class, click here. it's worth a try!

little prodigy

2008-11-20T15:06:00.008+08:00

visited my girl friend eita and her new born yesterday, aww her little tot is really tiny! she only weights 2.9kgs as compared to aira who is now 5.3-5.4kgs! she is such a cutie pie, none of her new born clothes even fit her! she has to use the pre-mature baby clothes...
anyhoo, her mommy had already lost 14kgs!

hmm... where did i go wrong?

think my appetite was just too good for me then, i only lost 7kgs! in my first month. sheeeeet.

am glad i finally get to see them, thanks to auntie liana for making time to pick me and my little prodigy! as soon as i got home, an old friend fiza came to visit aira... its always nice to see her, all chirpy and dandy... she's great with kids or shall i say babies as she took good care of her newphews and nieces! so i would assume the little one would be comfortable with her.

nope, think again! fat chance mommy!

this time round, aira did not just cry. she showed her temper and screamed for her dear life as though auntie fiza was out to harm her. haha... she felt so bad due to the whole 'mumbo-jumbo'! she also witnessed the little drama aira pulled when i was trying to bottle feed her... so she gave me some suggestions and what not.

there's always a story to tell when it comes to aira huh? according to auntie fiza, aira's too smart for her age. hah!

after she left she sent me a message, regarding the teat and the bottle and etc... the message came like this:

okay i just checked with my sis NUK doesn't fit avent bottle (nasib baik i
tanya!) they have their own bottles, and mothercare punya bottle pun can use NUK
punya puting, but at the moment she looks fine using it, i think? you
can still try and see if she likes it. neways tell the little prodigy,
tunggulah! i will charm her with everything until she heroworship me, u
wait!!

i thought that was just so darn adorable! it totally made my day. anyone seen madagascar 2? do share your reviews, thanks!

hope

2008-11-19T22:23:00.005+08:00

eeek! aira was behaving like an adult, refusing to sleep! she tidur-tidur ayam only today.

still no progress on her letting others carry her, maid managed to carry and sing to her for a good 15 minutes and then it was all shot down! then she made her own music, cried and cried and cried. boo.

not feeling flattered though, i wish she would be an easy one to get along with everyone and be the sweet baby that she is!

*hoping that it's just a phase* crossing my fingers!

wonder

2008-11-18T16:02:00.004+08:00

hubs and bro just told me of a good news! the one that we've been waiting for. *work related of course*

we might, might get our anchor client to sign us up as their main agency!

but it will require our undying devotion, attention, commitment, and anything else that you can think of. we might even have to sacrifice our holidays and such, i wonder if its all worth it.

... i guess it is for now... but once it takes too much of our time away from aira, then its not. til then, we'll just have to wait and see.

wish us luck and pray that we get it yeah?

blardy hell!

2008-11-17T09:05:00.005+08:00

i'm so damn fucken pissed off!

you know la, issues with the maid! see how i've changed my tone and choice of word? from helper - maid.

at 430 a.m. as i was feeding aira, hubs woke up *due to stiff neck* and told me when i was asleep, the maid had called him at 1130 to ask him to open the front door! he was like WTF? okay opened it and questioned her...

how come you were out of the house at this hour?

she looked up with her pale face, i... i... i... was out with a friend we went to centre point. (wow, the nerve!) main gila ok!

kept on bombarding her with questions, she stood there with her sulky face, according to hubs. he then ignored and stormed off.

this morning as i asked her to get aira's hot water all ready, i prepped aira so i could bathe her instead, my maid ask do i do it? or you're doing it? i looked and said, I'LL DO IT! she was about to leave the room, thinking she could get away with murder... i said stop, i want to talk to you.

i did not raise my voice, but made sure i was stern, but in my mind i was actually performing the 'stone-cold-stunner' move on her, bloody hell. i made it VERY clear, all i asked was that, you came here to carik duit halal so you could send to your son, and you're doing this... tsk tsk tsk... and then i said, if you're not interested to work, there's an easy way out, you just have to let me know! she was almost in tears, *don't show me your crocodile tears laaa!* told her the damage has been done... you really betrayed me.

see people, its no point treating the maids nicely in the end they screw you over! i never denied her wants to go on her monthly leave despite me having an infant, i let her be... and there's no gratitude what so ever.

anyway, enough about her. i'm glad aira's colic is slowly being treated by consuming the pro-biotic! seriously love the doctor. he knows his shit.

serves me right

2008-11-16T20:27:00.004+08:00

my lil girl refuses anyone who tries to carry her. a new trick she picked up. *just wondering how can a 2 month old even know this? *scratching my head!

been letting the helper play and bathe her, so that they get acquainted but after all that, she still screams and just simply rejects!

i'm in deep do-do! i guess it serves me right huh? (trynna be over protective summore, it's nicely biting me in the ass)

looking for ways to rectify this problem... help! as there are events that i won't be able to drag her with.

praying to god its just a phase.

tsk tsk tsk

2008-11-13T15:19:00.002+08:00

my downloads are extremely slow. just shoot me already!

my maternity leave is amost up, double the whammy!

a little somethin' somethin'

2008-11-13T10:12:00.003+08:00

forgive me for my absence!

these past few weeks has been madness, for me. been dealing with this horrible thing called 'colic' that has been attacking the little one. poor girl.

explanation for this? well there's not much, her doc did ask me if i've been eating peanuts, any sort for that matter - it could, as in could be the cause... angin la katakan! oh well, no more nuts. not life threatening. oh yeah, they did say 3rd times a charm right? i so believe that, this new pediatrician is heaven sent! dr. altaf! i so so love. god bless him.

aside from colic, aira's already 5.2 kgs in her second month and she is 63 cm tall. well lets just say that when i carry her, placing her head on my shoulder her feet would be at my belly. okay either she's tall or her mommy is just plain short.

on another note;

on the 10th of nov, hubs and i have officially been together for 10 years, yes patting my self on the back, well done! "happy anniversary" been married for 3 years, with the best anniversary gift ever... nadyne aira. alhamdulillah.

i've made progress, i let my helper carry aira yesterday, and i think that is such and achievement for me. you see, i have been feeling a little protective, okay little is an understatement! my mom thinks i'm extremely possesive, which i totally can't help it :( i have been handling aira since day one, my helper only assists by bringing stuff for us, and that's about it. changing of the nappy, bathing, playing, cleaning, you name it its all done by me... dang!

and i'm starting work soon! jeng jeng jeng... thank goodness we work at home or else i would just die.

crazy huh? okay no need to answer me, i know...

i will do my very best to slowly let go, and let others in... its just that i have to really trust you to let you hold and carry her! yes crazy again huh? call me whatever you like, whatever tickles your fancy! :)

a good friend would be coming down from dubai - bella, i can't wait to see her, it has been almost 2 years!! we will be reunited. hooray. but its not the same as being there with her, at least then we'll be able to spend some time with my uncle, whom i've been missing dearly.

i've been thinking so much about going to london, i just want to be there with hubs and aira. it makes me happy thinking about being there, if only...
but i am going to work extremely hard to make it happen, for winter next year. insyallah.

okay that's all folks!

sick

2008-11-03T17:00:00.004+08:00

felt weak yesterday, but even sadder cause i could not do anything to help the little one as she screams cause she was in pain! really i just don't understand colic. the book mentioned that it also had something to do with environment, like smoking in the house and all. wondering.

i'm so sick today, after a year of not being sick at all! had a bad sore throat last night, and i came down with a fever early in the morning! damn it. i so don't want my little girl to get sick aswell... but i guess it might be unavoidable as i'm still breastfeeding her! the thing is, i've been doing loads of research, i think GOD is really great, apparently when you're sick your milk creates antibody for the little one through the milk! *i really hope she takes all the antibody she can get from me!* fantastic isn't it? and your milk tastes different everyday to cater for the bub.

i hope i'll gain my appetite again! this sucks. it just sucks, seriously.

cheered my self up by watching p.s. i love you... i know its not the typical love story you get, but the love they have is what matters!

quote of the day: "you have to stop waiting and start living"

music to my ears & my eye candy!

2008-11-02T21:40:00.004+08:00

i think i'm sick. obsessed. can't get enough of her! i even felt like quitting my job, despite my office being at home, and i work with my hubs and bro!

i mean what the...f, right?

yeah, this is similar to Dear Thelma! think i need help? *be honest!*

damn!

2008-11-02T21:21:00.003+08:00

past few weekends has been great catching up with friends, bringing the little chubster to the malls and what not. however, i noticed something... everytime we take her out in a group, she wakes up in the middle of the outing! but when its just the 3 of us, she manages to give us some quality time!

so peculiar.

also learnt a few new stuff, my poor chubster suffers from this damn colic shit-of-a-thing on the eves now! pity her, wish i could take the pain away from her, but seriously that's not how it works... you gotta do your best to make sure that her stomach would be at ease.

seeing her cry and screaming, the change of her facial expression and color, just breaks my heart! now i understand why my girl friend broke down and cried after her baby girl cried for almost 3 hours with no explanation why!?!

damn you bastard of a colic!

...

2008-10-25T12:47:00.001+08:00

i wonder if i will ever start my bad habit again?

*tempted*strong urge*

but i'm hoping i won't...

happy as a hippo...

2008-10-21T18:15:00.007+08:00

been rather busy over the weekend, and this week... that's why i haven't been as active with updating the blog. so sue me!

saturday we had a long day, hubs, aira and i... poor baby it was one of her first few long outings!

a group of friends decided to meet up after a dear friend who we have not seen for almost 5 months, imagine the amount of stories and gossips had to be shared between all of us! basically we were rushing to talk and chat.

company was good, food was extra delicious cause you were sharing it with the loved ones, weather was good it wasn't hot, everything was just lovely, except for minor glitches here and there... i think dahl would know what i'm referring to!

after the whole hoo-haa @ delicious, we left and headed straight for a friends open house in kota damansara. wow, talk about being done with confinement, there's just no holding back! but i've been good and bored at the same time, can't blame me! seriously.

by the time we got home it was 1030 p.m. i felt so guilty for taking the little one for far too long! felt like i was a terrible mother, but i think there's a blessing in disguise - she quickly adapted to a new cycle, whereby she sleeps at 1 a.m. and wakes up at 6 a.m. allowing me to sleep for 5 hours! whoo-pee-doo-dee! *so so happy, happy as a hippo!*

hope this carries on throughout the next few months! like i said, "one can only hope..."

a treat

2008-10-16T18:34:00.003+08:00

yesterday was a great day for me! mom came over around 11 a.m with the confinement lady, but it was a double treat, not only she's good at massaging and all she also works in a saloon! so they brought all their goodies to groom me up yesterday.

hah, what a treat.

while i was getting my hair and massage done, mom took care of the little chubster! really thankful for that. we spent the whole day together talking and gossiping bout the fam - as in uncles and aunties, updating each other on our daily routines, work, movies, music and etc.

later we met a girl friend of mine to pick up aira's new set of pampers, hehe... we cheated and called the distributor straight by-passing the middle person, therefore its wayyyyy cheaper! she's looking all good after 2 months giving birth, she did not look like she was even pregnant! how fortunate. i also introduced her to my little bub then :) can't wait to meet hers!

today i learned something new of the little one, she loves to talk! (apparently this is only obvious in their 2nd month, but my little one just likes expediting her process of growing up!) we both spoke 'monkey' you know... she pretended like she understood what i was saying and vice versa. i loved hearing her 'manja' voice its so adorable and irresistable! ergh, geram!!

the best part of the day was that when hubs walked into the room, she had the biggest smile, acknowledging her daddy! such a wonderful sight. i love.

(mommys precious - little chubster 1 month 1 week old)

(the new hair color! and yes i have been deprived these past few months, boohoo!) excuse me for being so self involved right now...

happy parents!

2008-10-13T09:31:00.002+08:00

yesterday alhamdulillah, the small kenduri doa selamat + cukur jambul was successfully fulfilled by us for baby aira! even though there was so many glitch in the matrix, i shall abstain from saying anything as i have mentioned to some there's always a blessing in disguise and we still managed to proceed with it. if you'd like to know slightly more, you can read aira's blog.

hubs and i were extremely pleased yesterday, many people turned up and there was plenty of food and we got to spend time with the loved ones... also the little one was able to see *more like her aunties and uncles managed to see her, cause she was just a happy little sleeper!

they all surrounded her, talked loudly, laughed, screamed, sat on the bed and made it all wobbly and all, still didn't matter to her... she just kept on sleeping and sleeping... which we were really pleased with!

last night, after a long day for all of us, i managed to get 2 hours sleep from 11-1 a.m. and managed to deal with my night shift from 1-2 a.m then she woke up again at 230-530 a.m then straight til 8 a.m so i managed to slot in a couple of hours of sleep here and there, which wasn't so bad!

happy me!

quick updates

2008-10-08T13:03:00.003+08:00

my little girl is a month old today, aside from that there's nothing much to update.

however, this news really somewhat broke my heart! boo.

my fav dance actor channing tatum (he-is-just-oh-so-smokin'-hot) is to be married to his girl friend jenna dewan. damn it. there goes my chance to woo him. hee.

i know, i know, fat chance. but like i always say, one can always hope. never mind, i still have my jude law in mind!

*love guys with that sultry look!*

almost up!

2008-10-06T18:18:00.003+08:00

yeay! it's almost a month since we've had the little chubster! to be exact the 30th day would be on wednesday. mom told me she wanted to drop by on wednesday and bring my masseuse lady with her! hooray, such a treat. not forgetting she wants us to change the air con to 2Hp cause she's worried the little one might be feeling too warm in our room.

mom's also been planning for the kenduri doa selamat + tahlil + cukur jambul, which i'm totally clueless about. really don't know what to expect and all.

i just can't wait for my confinement to be over, but i would have about 2 weeks more to go, mom wants me to complete 44 days! erghhhh... first things first, i'm going to have a whole big gulp of coke for my self as soon as its OVAH!! wee, can't wait.

oh yeah another new thing, decided to create aira's own blog. for those interested click here. however, i'm not really happy with the template - its a little scary for a little girls background, will have to look for more! til then...

eid mubarak 08

2008-10-02T11:08:00.003+08:00

did i tell you that i was totally in love?

well, you see one is with the man who is holding my beautiful daughter and the other is the one in his arm! am totally in love with my family, couldn't ask for any better. alhamdulillah, i'm blessed to celebrate my eid with them... amin.

our first quiet raya together as a family. as i was at my parents place, i was just thinking to myself, good lord i usually take it for granted that i could always have the special food on raya at anytime! little did i know i was going to miss it like crazy. padan muka, usually i'm the one who always jual mahal when it comes to rendang, now that i can't have it and its right in front of me, its frustrating. ah well... such is life.

i would like to take this opportunity to ask for forgiveness from the bottom of my heart if i have offended you in anyway possible. not my intentions to. sometimes i over look things. forgive me from all my sins.

many came to visit the little bubs today, how fortunate of her. but we were extremely exhausted! hehe.. especially when we got home, i felt like i haven't slept in days! haha... which is tiny bit true.

anyway, the second day of raya is good for me too. as i'm blogging i heard my cat and her little kittens miewing! yeay! she finally delivered :) hmm.. wonder if that makes me a young grandma? tee hee. doesn't matter i'm still happy!

time flies

2008-09-30T11:44:00.002+08:00

as of yesterday nadyne aira is officially 3 weeks old!

wow, time flies. seriously. i still can't get over the fact that i actually gave birth! hah.

this years preparation for raya is non-existent. as i am still in confinement. boo hoo! i wonder if i could curi-curi and eat all those yummy rendang, hopefully its not spicy, or else it would be such a waste.

can't go to my favorite flower shop at central market/petaling street to beautify the house with fresh flowers this year, but i might just might do it for our open house. still haven't decided on the date yet.

okay i'm sleepy, going to nap now. ahh.. the beauty of being on maternity leave!

no words needed...

2008-09-28T11:33:00.001+08:00

last two days

2008-09-28T11:13:00.004+08:00

friday night.

told my parents i was leaving back for home tomorrow after the doctors appointment. my mom left for penang after buka, bout 9 p.m. she was devastated, and so were we. she left crying, because she was going to miss the little one. right after she left, i felt so selfish for wanting to leave before my confinement is due... i cried because i felt sad leaving, our house would be quiet-er than my parents but its not home.

saturday.

finally after going to the docs, we found out that aira's officially 4kgs as of today. my my has she grown compared to the last check up a week ago, by half a kg! yeap all those screams at night demanding for milk did pay off!

got home everything was the same except for my cat! she is the preggers! haha... one after the other, oh well... i'm happy.

hubs fixed the changing table and the cotbed and aira was comfortably placed at home... am glad we stayed at my parents' everything was taken care of, we are really grateful and thankful that it was extremely pleasant. wouldn't be able to thank them for the things that they've done to accomodate us there. love you guys to bits!

since we're already at home, aira decided to test her vocal skills, she screamed and screamed to see how loud or louder she could go! hehe... yes last night was one of those, am hoping for a better night today! wish me luck.

*this is by far the best feeling everrrrr!*

been good

2008-09-24T14:36:00.000+08:00

22.09

its been two weeks since i've been in my confinement. the outcome is suppose to be good cause you've been taking good care of your body after labor. but for the last 2 weeks, i haven't had any COLD WATER, my goodness... i feel like everyone is just slowly tormenting me, drinking those good juices for buka! geram k! i was just so tempted. damn it!

but i've been good, i abide every single thing mom asks me to eat, or do. but she's been pretty cool about it, i even had 'jemput-jemput udang' by accident the other day, which i'm not suppose to (no seafood all together), cause its suppose to be extremely itchy for the scar. thank goodness i did not experience any discomfort. the confinement food usually consists of black pepper and ginger for the heat they provide for the human body. i'm seriously sick of the taste already. bluek!

i'm going through the bazaar magazine, and boy-oh-boy, how i wish i could just point out my favorite items and 'poof' it magically appears in front of me. since we paid for the hospital bill and all, i will have to lay low and restrain my self from shopping. period.

not that i'm complaining, we did get good service, but boohoo for me! now i got to start saving for hubs' birthday present since its about a month from now... i'll be scratching my head again trying to figure out what to get for him. got him a watch last year, was thinking of getting him a full suit from dutti which he adores. if they still have it, that is. hehe... think it was last seasons collection or something, oh well.. gotta start cracking my head then!

my little grrl is grunting, i should go check on her! ok she decided to just sleep through what ever that was making her feel uncomfortable :) phew!

potluck

2008-09-24T14:34:00.000+08:00

19.09

"happy birthday abang/uncle nash!"

Okay since I’m in confinement I’d like to think that my brother was nice enough to want to celebrate his birthday with a couple of his close friends at home, during buka – potluck. *yes, I usually like to think that, ‘I ni special la sikit!’ teehee. I think I’m entitled to, I’m his sister.

Anyway, most of our friends arrived just before buka, some of them brought cupcakes, chicken rice, murtabak and etc. it was a pleasant eve spent at home… I was glad, at least I had some social life outside my room! Haha. Been rather cooped up at home, a bit the membosankan ok!

You try it and tell me about it.

Even Aira was enjoying herself, she wanted to participate as Ranya was present as well. So they were talking in their own language, which was gibberish to all of us, but it was extremely adorable. When one screams, the other one will join. You know the saying, can’t beat em’ join em’!

But because of the long night she slept pretty well, throughout the whole night til 530 a.m. we managed to catch some sleep then, which we were very pleased with.

an emotional turmoil

2008-09-24T14:32:00.000+08:00

18.09

out of all the days i've been going through my confinement, today is the day that i actually felt emotional. not that i'm not thankful to my wonderful parents! they've been extremely helpful and nice, i'm just homesick. like really homesick.

i even told my masseuse, think she must have mentioned something to mom about me being in this condition. i even cried, or shall i say teared to hubs saying that i would be really nice if i could go through my confinement back at home. however, mom is just worried that my maid won't be able to handle the whole workload, and i first time mother would not be able to get all the help that i need.

i understand her point in this matter, but she's been really supportive either way. am so thankful for that.

my emotional rollercoaster ride was also getting out of hand when i was put in a middle of a conversation today and suddenly became a bit paranoid and over protective over my baby and shed a tear! wow, kenapalah saya ke-emo-an tak terhingga ni? can't be, because i miss my home too much now, can it? a bit the dramatic today, maybe i'm just a little tired? or i was feeling a little sick. could be all these mixed emotions blended together.

i needed to snap out of it. seriously.

thank goodness i did. after a couple of hours at least.

exactly a week!

2008-09-24T14:31:00.002+08:00

15.09

exactly a week ago, i delivered baby aira!

wow time passes by so fast eh?

before you know it, it'll be a month up and i'm ready to go home... 'can't wait!'
actually i'm leaving back for home this coming weekend to continue my confinement there... i am missing my bed like crazy!

fortunate

2008-09-24T14:30:00.001+08:00

14.09

baby aira received her first gold necklace!

moms' friend - thinks girls should always wear gold.

how nice!

long freakin' day!

2008-09-24T14:29:00.000+08:00

13.09

today seemed like there was more than 24 hours in a day!

goodness me, i had a lot of visitors today, not that i don't appreciate it... i think i was too exhausted to handle it. from 1 p.m til 5 p.m had people coming in and out, and here i'm feeling extremely uncomfortable to inform them that i wanted to feed the baby and all.
blergh.

my cousin came over and brought her two extremely active boys. i thought my nephews were just ordinary kids, you know those who actually likes to run around and thats it. however, to my surprise these boys were pretty different! they kept on jumping on the bed while i was holding my little girl in my arms, i was so afraid that they might hit her, accidently. i was furious.

my cousin on the other hand acted like nothing was happening. that pissed me off even further. but i did not say anything because i did not want to offend them nor my dad. mom was out when all these happened. when she got back of course i complained to her.

she too was furious and angry, but she didn't stop there... she told my dad about it. thank goodness dad wasn't upset or offended.

oh well... nothing much i can do about it. thank god they left after 45 mins or so... but honestly it felt like they were in the room for more than 5 hours! yes yes, i know berdosa that i'm writing or saying all this, you would too, had it been your child in that situation.

neways, hubs' futsal team got offered to play semi-pro! i was happy for him, but sad at the same time, if they do take this opportunity, they'd be playing futsal from oct-feb every weekend to different states. hmm... that means he'll be away from the both of us. i guess we have to sacrifice a little in order to fulfill bits and pieces of our dreams huh?

many of her firsts...

2008-09-24T14:27:00.000+08:00

today baby aira had her first zakat paid by her tok wan. we were surprised as we thought it should be done by her daddy, however my dad said it could be done, if di wakilkan or something like that.

another milestone, her cord dropped after the fourth day she was born. according to many, this shows that the baby will not be a difficult one. well according to orang-orang tua la. i wouldn't know, but i'm hoping that its true :)

my girl friend came over today bearing an extremely good news! she's pregnant. woopeee!! aira's got another friend.