Cord blood stem cells

1] I watched Nona yesterday and part of the program covers on the discovery of cord blood stem cells, believed to be able to treat certain type of diseases. It is still new in Malaysia, i think less than four private companies are currently offering the cord blood banks services. The blood is taken from the newborn's umbilical cord and placenta right after birth, courier to the blood bank and is stored for future use under certain temperature. I surfed the net just now, the blood can be used to treat a number of blood and immune-system related genetic diseases, cancers, and disorders, and also for diseases usually treated with bone marrow transplants. Some of the true cases featured by one of the private banks in Malaysia revealed the success of treating patient with thalassemia, foot ulcers, and leg been amputated due to diabetic. (Just for info, a stem cell is the one that can develops other blood types in our body, namely the red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets).

The rough cost for subscribing the service, RM800 for collecting the blood and another RM250 p/annum for the storage fee. Not sure whether there's any hidden costs involved. So anyone cares to comment? u're almost welcome. I still havent search on the ethical issues underlying the storage of this cells for transplant/usage of other people....will put up the info once i've done my reading on that.

2] Im about to enter my fifth-month of pregnancy journey, and the baby has starts wriggling here n there, producing soft movements that sometimes very hard to locate. What a nice moment.....

3] Being cheeky at certain times, Idlan will call me 'Ibu' or his abah 'Ayah' followed by his mischievous smile. He'll continue addressing us like that while pleading and asking for something. When 'ibu' does not work i'll turn into 'mummy' the minutes after :p Sangat manja sekarang dan pandai buat2 merajuk :) He eats on his own now, nevertheless i've to be extra patient during n after meal times, picking up the leftovers on the floor.

4] Exam is over, and i've determined to finish up Adam Khoo's book while the time permits. We'll see if im inspired enough as Farra, striving for a financial freedom :) But one thing for sure, we will not switch to a new sofa....definitely not NOW hehe...be frugal ok! And yes tomorrow am gonna queue in for this one blue chip shares i've aiming for since the past few weeks but am just too lazy to go to TH and withdraw the money. But hey if u dont make a move do not expect the money to be rolling over in front of ur eyes like a magic :p You're no way a Copperfield arent u?

.............last but not least, am also determine to stock up the freezer with karipap and popia frozen, my hubby's favourite (off-topic sket :p) while having this 2-week holiday break!

Had a blast fun last week...took off since Thursday to settle our home refinancing thingy with the co, hanging around at jusco nearby to look out for the sales extravaganza, and settled back home with 2 flat sandals (tq abah muah muahss) and some clothes for the anak bujang. Now i can comfortably walk to the office without hearing my officemate scolding for my high heels :p

Friday was spent from morning till evening at Midvalley (obviously we left idlan at nursery :). Continue look around for this and that, even tho i had no specific things to buy in mind actually. Just a personal treat to myself selepas penat bekerja dan belajar (baju sket, kasut sket, baju idlan)....alhamdulillah, thanks to my co for the fat bonus (tho the money hasnt comes in hand yet:). Tapi nama je personal treat, back at home i realized majority of the items bought again goes to the anak teruna. Back to the bonus, i've allocated about 20% of it for my family, that inclusive of jln2 mkn angin to langkawi this coming june. The rest i'll just park to TH since i have no other things to buy at the moment. Penat pk nak beli ape tapi dah takder benda...hmm might as well simpan jela kan...nak beli breast pump terlalu awal sgt plak hehe...nak shop for adik baby pon still too early, nak tukar sofa baru hmm sayang plak sofa lama :p

On saturday the whole family including my MIL, BIL, sis, and idlan' cousins went to Aquaria, Mines and lastly jusco (again!). The trip to Aquaria was fun, kira okla since we managed to catch the feeding show, holds the star fish aka patrick spongebob, watched the giant sharks and stingrays swimming around above our head, etc etc. Tapi yg lawak, idlan takut ngan sumer fish2 yg besar bagak tuh hehe...adoi la anakku! We conclude the night with mkn sate. Balik rumah flat habis.

So that's it. Ahaa adik baby has start kicking, the momentum is very soft and i need to stay still and fully concentrate to feel it. Consider quite early since abg dia dulu start kick time 6-7months++ kots.
I'm gonna have xm this coming saturday, and that marks the end of the first final four paper!

adik baby

1] Pagi tadi monthly check up, spt biasa bila tiba time check up mesti berdebar....fobia kes dulu masih ada dlm hati ni. Bila check tekanan, cek berat..semua tak berubah, sama je. Doc siap ckp, awak ni tak makan ke? Kengkawan dan jiran pon slalu tegur...keciknyer perut, kenape tak nampak perut lagi, dan pelbagai lah komen derang lagi...risau betul aku. Everyday tgk perut kat cermin, belek-belek and wondering kenape perut tak buncit sgt :P Makan dah pulun giler dah rasa, org lain pressure nak kurus, aku pressure nak tambah berat. Tapi malu nak ckp doctor...sebenarnyer saya tgh pulun ganti pose muhehehe

Bila scan, alhamdulillah adik baby bergerak aktif. Kejap aksi gitu, gini, doc kata dia rajin wat sommersault. Sebenarnye aku cuma nampak kepala ngan heartbeat je...lelain kurang jelas, maybe sbb aku tgh baring kot. Walhal doc tunjuk tangan, kaki, soket mata, perut....sekali tu adik baby siap bye bye lagi tangan dia hehe...sweet! EDD patutnyer 16 august, tapi scan tadi EDD berganjak ke 8 august..wah kalo betul kuar time tuh...bestnyer tarikh, senang celebrate besday skali ngan mama dia :)

Umi slalu tanye, ade beza tak pregnant kali ni dgn dulu? Rasanya sama je, except time Idlan dulu kena loya2 yg teruk sampai kes berenti MBA. Kali ni langsung takde loya2, tapi slalu sakit kepala yg cuma bley hilang bila telan ubat. Other than that, sumer ok..mkn sumer benda aku lalu..tak pernah tak lalu hehe. Ops satu lagi, pregnant kali ni tahap kemalasan aku bercambah2 bak dewa....manjang asyik tido je...mmg sgt tak produktif! Klas dah start sebulan, tapi baru sekali bukak buku teks...tu pun baca 1 page...dah tutup and TIDO. Masya Allah tak tahu kenape jadi malas sampai camni skali. Slalu ckp husband, risaula tak blajar lagi...tapi tade inisiatif nak bukak buku. Rasanya spt biasa akan jadi last minute study and apply cuti study 2-3 ari before exam.

2] Weekend lepas kami habiskan masa pegi birthday party...2 anak jiran, 1 lagi anak ofismate husband. Nampak gaya event besday di kawasan rumah kami ni dah jadi cam tradisi plak, bermula dgn besday idlan, berjangkit ke jiran depan rumah, sebelah rumah, etc. Seronok sbb semua budak2 ni lebih kurang sama baya..mak ayah pon lebih kurang baya2 kami and early 30s...so sumer boleh jadi geng yg ngam. Pegi dari satu rumah ke rumah pon segerombolan cam mak kiah. Satu lagi party tu dibuat kat McD Equine Park...siap ade mascot lagi, tapi nak jadikan citer, budak sorang ni takut ngan mascot bird yg besar tuh...so time potong kek mama ngan budak sorang ni terpaksa tgk dari jauh je, dan mama nyer tak dpt merasa kek besday. Budak tuh tak lain tak bukan Idlan! Time main games, ade game musical chair...tapi idlan dgn blur nyer ikut je bebudak lain round the chair, bila music stop..dia terpinga-pinga...hehe sian dia...kecik lagi kot, tak paham rules of the game.

mari membebel

Penat la sehari dua ni. Penat ngan assigment, penat ngan keje, stress dgn customer. Ni excerpt from email customer, dari kelmarin sampai hari ni dia buat saya migrain dan stress....hilang pahala puasa saya dek sumpah seranah yg kuar dari mulutku ini. Email dia membuatkan darah saya menyirap, bila berckp dalam telefon, adus lagi hundred times menyirap...mujur tak kena heart attack. Kalau ade 3 org perangai macam ni, confirm saya kena high blood pressure.

You are trying to tell me some reason on this and that and yes or no, and trying to blame me because of the failed test yesterday.
Please barr in mind the issue we have submitted for 2 weeks and your join test previously no avail too.

I am here not to hear any reason or explanation.
I am here to seek for resolution and solve the case immediate and this is what you suppose to do.
I am here to pay portion of your salary.

We really disappointed after yesterday xxx blame, this morning xxx blame.
I don’t think you feel sad and sorry about the case pending for 2 weeks and the case getting serious and serious.

Cut the words short, the traffic start to re-direct today.
It is not easy to build the business relationship. You have broken it.

Well, apa yg saya dan bos tahu, kami tak salah...we're on the right side. Dia yg tak faham, berlagak pandai, taknak cooperate, hanya tahu memblame company kami, etc etc %$%$%##%#%#%^%^

Yang paling lawak, bila dia kata dia nak route away from company kami a.k.a. nak end kan the business relationship, tiba-tiba tak lama kemudian datang email baru menyuruh kami continue solve kan problem dia....bukankah ke itu sangat tak malu? ohhh tidakkkkk saya tak paham kenapa this kind of customer boleh wujud dalam dunia ini! Ya Allah..kuatkanlah tahap kesabaran saya........saya taknak migrain lagi esok..kes ni masih tak settle...stressnyer rasa :( Saya cume berharap dia tak escalate kes ni ke VP..kalo tidak abisla kami.

Received sms from Ijah last night informing she is scheduled for c-sect this coming Friday 22/2/08 @ Sjmc. Baby in breech condition, senasib ngan Idlan dulu.
To Ijah, gud laks and dont worry too much...insya Allah everything will be fine. Jgn lupa mkn ikan haruan bebyk ok!

more, pls visit http://ijjah-an.blogspot.com

1] Trip to Ikea last weekend, 2 hours stucked in traffic due to Hindraf's gathering, mmg sgt hampeh. But since we'd promised to buy him this cutie table n chair, still proceed with the journey despite abah yg dah naik darah tahan sabar :p We bought 1 red table, 1 blue chair for Idlan, and 1 round stool for adik baby...lucky adik baby, lambat lagi keluar tapi dah ade kerusi comel menanti :)

abang yg happy!


Compartment isi crayon

2] Ni la projek beads tuh...senget bengot dan caca-marba...trial je, buat pon atas baju kebaya yg confem takleh pakai sampai akhir taun ni kots? Mmg enjoy buat nih...tapi requires high patience and concentration :p

Skang dah siap berangan nak jahit beads utk baju raya time confinement nanti muhhehehe. Kalau adik baby girl, waaa sure mama jahitkan beads utk baju kurung raya dia :)

today's lesson

Who creates the sun?
Allah...
Who creates the sky?
Allah..
Who creates the bird?
Allah..
Who creates Idlan?
Allah...

Do you love your mama?
Yesssss
Do you love your abah?
Yesssss

Time dia naughty....
Do you love your mama?
Noooo
Do you love your abah?
Noooo

Alhamdulillah he knows his Creator....even tho im not sure whether he really understands the word "Allah" or not...his answer at least relieves me in some way.

On the other notes, im now utilizing the free time i have during night time sewing beads...yepp beads beads beads! Either i easily got excited to do something new, or easily get influenced by my colleagues upon seeing them indulged with all these tiny bitsy thingy. Doing this job requires extra patience and passion, sakit pinggang and mata woo tunduk jer! It's halfway done now. Tadelah cun pun...i guess the outcome is so-so la for an amateur like me muehehhe..i'll upload the pics later kalo rajin. The last time i touched beads and needle, was about 5 yrs ago kot...jahit beads on my wedding dress. My husband even gave this 'remarkable' remarks when seeing me taking out my colourful beads fresh out of the plastic....."jahit seluar idlan yg koyak pon malas, ni kan pula nak jahit beads!"

hohoho no doubt it's true...saya mmg pemalas...but at times can become soooo rajin tak bertempat!

Lamanya tak masuk ofis. Plan asal nak menyambut CNY di kampung hubby, tapi last skali berkampung kat kl jer....

Bermula Ahad mlm, idlan kena demam panas tiba-tiba. Isnin amik ubat. Aku amik EL jaga idlan di rumah.
Selasa - idlan demam + sesema + batuk. Aku plak dah mula rasa seram2 sejuk dan lemah satu badan. Tapi still think positive..igtkan penat mengandung :p Pegi hospital an nur utk antenatal check up, siap suruh doc amik darah sbb almost everyday aku sakit kepala..risau takut anemia ke ape ker....alhamdulillah dah nampak baby bergerak aktif walaupun aku still takleh rasa. Syukur. Amik ubat baru utk idlan sama.
Rabu- Pruz amik cuti. Aku rasa makin teruk, tak larat nak jaga idlan..tak larat jaga diri sendiri. Pegi an nur lagi skali, kali ni utk amik ubat aku plak. Doc kasi panadol ngan antibiotik yg selamat utk pregnant mom.
Kamis - Idlan still teruk, aku pon teruk gak....pegi an nur, doc suruh wat blood test. Idlan kena viral fever, aku kena viral+bacterial infection. Idlan strong, langsung tak nangis time amik darah.
Jumaat - rehat kat rumah. Idlan ok sket..aku masih tade perubahan. Tetiba kena batuk berkahak yg teruk. Petang abah bwk idlan kluar rumah..kasik berpeluh..naik basikal, gi playground....mlm tu dia dah sihat. Sempat gi Jusco beli hadiah besday jiran depan rumah.
Sabtu - idlan dah ok, tinggal batuk and sesema sket. Ptg gi umah jiran besday anak dia..siap jemput clown dtg tiup belon..meriah sungguh. Aku masih lemah..mkn gitu2 jer...surprisingly pruz beli choc indulgence pon rasa tak bernafsu nak mkn....
Ahad - demamku masih on off..batuk berkahak masih teruk....pagi tu kami dpt berita jiran selang dua rumah baby dia baru meninggal few min lepas lahir...pegila lawat mereka kat hospital.
Isnin - gagahkan diri ke ofis walaupun badan still tak kuat...kesian pruz, dia plak yg demam sampaila sekarang.

Rasanya seumur hidup ni la demam paling teruk penah aku kena, sebelum ni kalau demam setakat selimut badan kasi berpeluh. Kali ni almost seminggu duk umah, keje aku baring, tido, lepak, mkn ubat...sampai tak tertelan rasa panadol tuh. Kadang aku skip jugak mkn ubat, kesian kat baby. Mkn mmg tak lalu, sendi rasa lemah...besar dugaan Dia kali ni. Mujur idlan sihat dulu...dan mujur ada suami di sisi..kalau tidak mmg aku nak mintak doc wardedkan aku ngan idlan terus...idlan sampai hilang suara sian dia. Skarang ni pruz plak yg kena..nampaknyer virus tu masih berlegar-legar dlm rumah kami...dan nampaknya akak2 kaunter kat an nur pon sure dah cam kami anak beranak...almost everyday pegi sana...malu plak rasa huhu

tu la kisah cuti CNY kami...coincidently taun lepas pun plan nak balik kg junjung terpaksa cancel during CNY sbb idlan demam panas...tapi taun lepas dia kena warded...taun ni alhamdulillah tak kena.

payday....

Tertarik dgn tulisan sikulat...saya pon nak share fixed list saya every month yg diprepare beberapa hari sebelum tibanya hari 'payday'.

- makan/minum
- duit minyak
- h/p
- loan keta
- loan rumah
- TH idlan
- Takaful diri sendiri
- TH diri sendiri (ni adalah varies by month according to variation in the variable items listed afterwards)

Other variable items:
- balik kg
- duit buku teks (sangat mahal!)
- service keta (which at times might ends up with me having no savings at all)
- shopping baju, tudung, kasut, bag, baju idlan, etc etc
- hadiah besday pruzz/idlan/umi/papa + kek besday
- shopping brg2 kek kat kedai kek

Walaupun fixed items di atas pendek je listnyer, jgn tertipu kerana semua tu pon dah counted for almost 77% of the net salary. Bila ditambah dgn variable expenses tu, whoohaaa savings tu pon makinla menyusut. I assume the only way i can increase the monthly saving is by opting for smaller car (bak kata azizi ali, sebenarnya majority kita hanya layak pakai kancil jer :). Ini belum ditambah dgn kos sara anak yg lain, kos inflasi, kos persekolahan anak2, kenaikan harga minyak, etc.

Walau bagaimanapun, saya tetap bersyukur sbb despite all this, savings saya masih bertambah even tho berdikit-dikit lelama nanti jadila bukit ekkk hehe. Dan bila difikir-fikirkan, saya masih lagi dpt merasa kenikmatan hidup (bukanla mewah tapi kira OK la)...dpt mkn McD, KFC, Nandos, Pizza...dan segala jenis makanan lain yg best2, dpt beli baju baru, beg baru, kasut. Ada orang yg nak merasa makanan tu pon jarang2 skali, nak beli kasut baru pon susah sgt...baju baru....hmmm....makanyer....kita tersangatla beruntung walaupun salary scale kita masih di tahap rendah berbanding GLCs yg lain (sedapkan hati diri sendiri nih nyeh nyeh). Oh lagi satu, company memberi saya scholar utk membayar kos pembelajaran master dan duit buku dan extra cuti!! hah mewah sgtla tu kan :))

Last but not least, saya sgt berharap bonus taun lepas tinggi nyehnyehnyeh

On Saturday, i felt like eating the super duper extra hot roasted chicken @ Nandos, so off we go to Mines nearing lunch time. As usual, we will not forget to bring bread since Idlan really enjoy going there, just sit there, watch and feed all the the fatty, extra-large fish (mostly ikan keli and kap). Abah got a packet of fish food from the nearby stall, and again we spent for another 20-30 min waiting him to finish up the whole packet.

On Sunday, we just stayed at home since abah needs to prepare for his class and whatnots. I did some spring clean on the kc and found few packets of muffin mix, almost reaching its expiry date. Despite being lazy, i forced myself to do some baking, plus everything is already there, just threw in some eggs, fresh milk and butter...and the batter is ready! Garnish with some chips and blueberry to add to its plain taste...and they turned up lovely as always :)

1] Yep, exam was over..bagaikan 1001 beban diangkat dr bahu dan kepala. Malam bley tido dgn aman, tiada lagi assignment or anything yg perlu difikirkan...at least for the next 2 weeks. Tak payah kunci jam pukul 4 pagi utk bgn study...bley tido dgn lena sampai subuh :) Alhamdulillah soklan senang utk siapa yg dah study, prof siap pos mid term script results kepada semua org...all the way from Sintok tu baik hati betul prof aku.

2] habis xm pegi SR utk beli kek besday umi and papa...terkezut bangat tgk harga kek dah naik ke RM70! isk ish inflasi sungguh, a rise in the overall price level which is not compensated with an increase in salary...at least to us in T* yg tak naik gaji ni...tak adil tak adil huhu. Juice kat kedai mkn ofis aku dulu RM1.50, skang RM2!

3] anak teruna skang ni pepagi buat hal takmo mandi...terpaksa berperang sakan sebelum gi school...aduhai skang ni everyday masuk ofis lambat :(

4] baru pinjam novel Judith Mcnaught dari tini...my ofismate. Skang memlm bole memanjakan diri dgn membaca majalah pa ma, mami baby dan novelssss...syioknyer rasa!

Penatnyer rasa lately...

- semlm meeting dari 930am-215pm...bilik sejuk dingin beku, sampai sakit kepala..otak dah tepu, mujur x muntah dlm meeting room.
- nak kena touch up module training Scicom utk train bebudak baru yg semakin ramai masuk sini. Tapi masalahnyer file training yg tebal tu tah aku campak ke mane. Module ilang taper, tapi dlm file tuh ade certificate worldwide...tulis nama aku...tapi dah ilang!!! penat je score highest...tade maknanyer lagi huhuhu
- assignment dah settle...skarang perah otak utk final ahad ni. Study 1/2 jam dah layu and surrender...parahnyer rasa....tapi still cuba mengawal kadar tekanan diri supaya tidak migrain dan baby tak terasa pressure mamanyer :)
- seluar sekolah idlan hilang sehelai...termasuk dlm beg budak lain kot...tapi tade parents pon yg pulangkan...tak baik kan???
- dah niat utk register kelas fast track dari april-june. 2 subjects at one go dlm masa 2 bulan tanpa henti, klas every weekend. Lepas habis tuh, tinggal satu subject je lagi :) Insya Allah sempat abis mba before baby kuar....
- itu juga bermakna aku tak dpt pegi holiday ke mana-mana dari sekarang sampai bulan June...pressure plak rasa!
- bulan June pruz ade conference kat langkawi.....maknanyer tu jela holiday kami pada taun ni kots?? sedey :(
- niat dari bulan lepas nak buat carrot cake utk besday umi and papa...igt nak celebrate weekend ni..tapi since study final masih terkapai-kapai and tahap self confidence level teramat unsatisfactory, makanyer terpaksa beli kek SR jugak ahad ni huhu
- saya cuti belajar esok dan lusa....harap2 sempat habis blajar..rajin mama rajin...jgn asyik tido!

xm

sabtu lepas after exam mid term ade org gelakkan aku.

"ko lukis graf pakai jusco card ker?"
"yela...ko ade nampak ruler atas meja aku ker...tader kan. Rubber pon cilok anak aku nyer...power rangers hehe"


Makanye kelmarin aku beli ruler baru and liquid paper.....preparation for final xm hohoho.

Tu pun setelah setaun lebih amik MBA baru beli ruler sendiri??? hish teruk giler. Selama ni mmg aku guna jusco card/name card je nak lukis garisan :) Kasut bley bertukar ganti...tapi ruler sebatang 80 sen liat sungguh nak beli :p

After 3-4 consecutive days of intensive training, at 3 years 1 month, Idlan is officially diapers-free! Leganye rasa muehehehe. I'd say it was not that tough to train todds this age but it's quite a challenging one though. Ours (me and hubby) comprises of sweet and nice talking plus marah and cubit-cubitan on few occurrences :p If you dont show your strictness, they wont understand how important the tasks is, and they'll resort to the status quo i.e. 'buang' dlm pampers. Nevertheless night time we're still putting him on diapers because he still takes milk at least once and when it comes to the morning his pampers is almost 85% lencun.
Anyone has the slightest idea how to go about the issue during night time?

His routine at taska running ok. Nothing much difference compared to before due to the same surrounding, teachers and frens. We let him watch power rangers in the morning before going off to taska, night time we spent time together watcing the same power rangers cd and Elmo 123. The elmo 123 is the most valuable one we've ever bought so far, the songs are catchy, and todds can easily learn how to count 1-20 in a fun and enjoyable manner. We sing, we count, and sometimes he (not me definitely) jumps around to follow the characters in the cd. Last night, abah tells bedtime story 4-5 times (cerita lion and samba kots) before he fell asleep.....and mama, still struggling to finish up her assignments yg berlambak dan tak tahu nak buat tuh huhu now i realize my cuakness is mounting as days passed by!

Tag dari cik puan Aini....

5 things found in my bag
- handphone
- wallet
- pen
- vicks inhaler
- car key

5 things found in my wallet
- money
- ATM n credit cart
- Jusco card --> penting nih!
- driving license
- medical card PM care

5 favorite things in my room
- fan remote control
- the pink curtain
- my bedsheet
......uh uh tader dah???

5 things i’ve always wanted to do
- travel oversea
- perform Hajj
- enroll to baking class
- shopping without looking at the price tag :p
- able to do SR cake - 'chocolate indulgence' exactly like SR's taste

5 things i'm currently into
- assignments & preparation for final xm
- potty-train Idlan (85% mission almost accomplish :)
- gaining weight
- practising a balance diet - less cholesterol!
+++

5 people i'm going to tag
++ sesiapa jela yg teringin nak buat hehe

year 2007

Best plak tgk si limau recap kan perjalanan 2007 dia...so let's see what i've done last year....

- officially moved in to our own house @ TS- 18 Jan
- first Idlan's trip to zoo negara - 3 March
- Abah's birthday celebration - 1 May @ Sri Intan PD
- Hot Stove came into live - 10 April
- Confirmed pregnant - 28 May
- Trip Kelantan/Terengganu - 31 May
- Breakfast with DAWO - 6 June
- Confirmed miscarriage and did DNC - 9 July
- Did some house deco n refurbishment (during my confinement) - July
- Abah's Mphil convocation - 11 August
- the series of severe gastrick attack during Raya Puasa - Middle October
- Made a big slack for my legal paper..bubye 4 flat - October
- The finding of gall stones :( - 30 October
- Kuching trip - 1 November
- Bandung trip - 19 November
- The completion of our garden/pergola/pond project- late november
- House warming+Idlan's 3rd besday bash - 1 December
- Confirmed pregnant - 12 December
- Melaka trip - 16 December
- the arrival of baby Huzaifah, idlan's new cousin - 25 December

Well obviously there was ups and downs throughout the whole year. I guess the highlight would be myself getting pregnant twice, and also the gall stones that still remains until now :(
And diam tak diam, am already in my final quarter of the MBA's journey...another 4.5 subjects to go and i'll be all free!

I just hope for a better health, and life this year...may year 2008 brings greater joy, health and happiness to all of us ameen :) anddd....i wish to go to Langkawi this year!

my baby's BIG already!

It was a short and quick decision, yet we believe this is the best for him. We went to his nursery yesterday, asking the teacher about classes for the 4 y-o kids. The teacher informed classes are conducted in a more informal way, they only learn the basic things like abc, 123, alif ba ta, performing solat, flash cards, Qiraati, etc..which i think won't be a major burden to idlan since he already master those few things at home. They must eat on their own (ni mmg masalah ni hehe dia anak manja... mama suap lagi), have most class activities in the morning, and evening will be the solat and free time. Idlan looks very enthusiastic yesterday, he even wore his uniform immediately after we paid for the fees :p Total is RM301 (one-time fee), plus the monthly usual RM250 for kids his age. So overall, i think he should be OK, afterall he already familiar with the surroundings and the environment, teachers, his friends, etc. And the teachers informed idlan mmg suke blajar time duk kat atas dulu, he's quite a fast learner i think, but if we didnt grow and polish him, he might be left out in school when the time comes. Nevertheless we have one big issue remains unsettled, he is still wearing diapers! Blame his parents yg lazy teramat nak potty-train dia....i think we tried 3-4 times, unsuccessful yet we stop :p Pasnih kena bersungguh ajar balik!

Well class starts at 830am, today he woke up at 7am (dgn penuh bersemangat im telling u!), had some light breakfast (3/4 can of mushroom soup, his favourite!) and a cup of milo while watching power rangers (so early in the morning??) and off we sent him...kiut je tgk dia pakai uniform. Now we realize our baby is a big boy already :) Sedey plak rasa huhu

new addition...

Alhamdulillah, my SIL has safely delivered a healthy baby boy yesterday at ampang puteri. My mum said she had an easy delivery, same like her first one...she's one lucky lady i guess...rezeki memasing kan :) As usual, my bro managed to capture a video inside the labor room..cant wait to go and meet them next week. Me and B are having bad cold...and this isnt good for a newborn right...so have to postpone our visit until both of us ok...hopefully it was not flu tho huhuhu..lemah satu badan rasa!

The baby's name is Muhammad Huzaifah...not sure the meaning...but i think it is one of the names of sahabat Nabi. So he is now the 3rd grandchild in our family...after Idlan. Makanye Idlan dah ada geng lelaki sorang!

Congrats Sis and Koboi!!!

Talking about my dear Idlan, he is becoming more attached to both us as time passes by...not sure why, but perangai manja dia makin mennjadi. He climbs, hug, and kiss me and hubby as if he didnt see us for 1 week! He watches tv while sitting on me, he reads his flash cards/books/anything..semuanye sambil beriba :p I told him mak long dah dapat baby boy, kak hana dah dpt adik boy..and he'll reply idlan pon ade adik boy while stroking my belly...aduhai so sweet! I notice he can easily remember things that he reads, or see, but unfortunately me and hubby are too bz to attend to him, or even polish his skills. I just wish i could spend more time with him everyday, reading books with him, do some coloring activities and what nots..instead of now just letting him to watch his power rangers cd over and over again...what a bad parent aren't we? I was impressed when yesterday i showed him his flash card, he can easily utter kuda laut, ulat, hammer, piano, etc....bila tanye abahnye...ohh padanla idlan dah tahu sbb baru pagi tadi blajar ngan abah :) I still remember, dulu masa kecik, we were too eager to teach him this and that, show him cards, books, etc....but now, when he reaches the age of where he should be exposed more to all this education thingy mangy, we were not there for him....adus teruknyer rasa diri sebagai parents. Hope we can improve ourselves, and not just let the tv to over rule my kid's brain :(

I miss my baby..........

specially dedicated to you, B!

THE RIGOROUS PATH TO GETTING A DOCTORATE
Source: New Straits Times, Saturday May 20, 1989

A Newspaper once called a Ph.D. holder a "special doctor". The University of Santa Barbara in America has a sticker for Ph.D. It humorously stands for "Phinally Done." In Malaysia and in most places when you are introduced as Dr So and So, the usual response from a layman is that you are a medical doctor. Few would think you hold a Ph.D.Doing a Ph.D is a test of scholastic endurance. Many less diligent and less determined ones have dropped out along the way. The pace can be very punishing and the direction at times hazy. The mainstay of your PhD i.e. your research must be original and contribute to the pool of certified knowledge, however miniscule it may be.One mortal being looms large in your pursuit of your Ph.D.- your supervisor. He may be your friend, your mentor, your teacher, your critic, your master and your examiner, all rolled up in one. Dealing with him demands PR skills; he is human after all. His role or presence may be sought or assigned. If it is assigned, count your blessings if the two of you can get along well. He cans a world of difference between you getting your Ph.D or not. Many tales of woe have been told of uncaring and unsupportive supervisors. On the other hand, he may be your hero who inspires you to greater heights.The path to a Ph.D. is usually strewn with frustrations. Half of the time things do not seem to work your way, your data may not seem to make any sense, your computer programme does not seem to run. Your morale is low. It is a trying time and you may feel like quitting. If you lack self-discipline, this may indeed be the point of no return. You just pack and go, without even saying goodbye to your supervisor.To those who never say die, they just return to fight another day. Your determination and perseverance begin to pay off; you can see the light at the end of the tunnel. Success then comes in leaps and bounds. Your very first paper with your supervisor has been accepted for publication by the Journal of Reproducible Results. Your research promises more such joint ventures in the pipeline. Your morale is lifted. You can sense that the Ph.D is within reached. You are a changed man, more confident of yourself and know the direction you are heading.With hard work and luck, you eventually succeed. But do not feel big-headed about your newly acquired success. The Ph.D is just a passport certifying that you have undergone rigorous training in research. It is up to you to prove that you are capable of independent research from now on. Years later, when you feel that you are ready to become a Ph.D. supervisor, it is much pride and anxiety that you take in your first student. You can see in him or her your green self years ago. Initially, he (or she) may not be bubbling with enthusiasm, or eager to please. You tell yourself, wait till he/she meets his/her frustrations and see how he/she takes it from there.

Hari Raya Qurban

Yesterday's raya was ok, despite us being in KL. Lucky my parents cancelled their plan of going back to Kelantan (my grandma's house) due to flood n the heavy rain, if not the three of us might just stay at home, eating spaghetti the whole day :p

Mlm raya, we spent at my mum's. Once getting there, beef rendang and nasi himpit was ready. On Raya day, my mum cooked pulut (eat with red coconut), and nasi putih with all sorts of lauk pauk (ayam goreng rempah, sayur campur, msk lemak cili api nangka with ikan kurau, udang masak sambal tumis petai, and pegedil)...not forgetting triffle as dessert. And anak dia? hoho as usual me just cooked spaghetti...idlan's favourite as well as myself! This is the good thing when u have ur mum around during Raya...you and family will not be starved the whole day, u and family will never feel hungry as there are lots of things to eat, and waiting to be eaten :p
Just imagine, i've never cook rendang myself before or after married (seumur hidup to be exact!)...during raya, i'll have either my mum's or my MIL's..poor hubby :(

We didnt go out the whole day...my mum invited her old neighbours and my uncles to our house. Idlan had fun playing with his cousin, Hana..both playing n jumping all over the house...and both didnt sleep until Hana left home. Idlan ate 3 ketul mandarin oranges yesterday...he begged for more but i defused by saying the rest has expired! Harap2 dia tak cirit today :)

And now im in office ...the parking lot is empty, less than 10 space was occupied, office is peaceful, much quiet than usual. Tersangatla sangap rasa huhuhu

1] Terima sms dari Zarid memberitahu ayahanda Fahmy telah kembali ke rahmatullah Jumaat mlm Sabtu yg lepas kerana kemalangan. Al-Fatihah kepada arwah, semoga roh beliau ditempatkan di kalangan org2 yg disayangiNya.

2] 16-18 Dec: We had fun in Melaka. Compared to the last time we were there (somewhere 2 yrs ago I guess), Melaka is a lot different now. There is Dataran Pahlawan, a new shopping mall (with high-end boutiques like klcc) opposite mahkota parade, which I supposed will become the focal point of attraction besides the usual historical places like Famosa, etc. Careffoure building is in progress, next to the dataran and Equatorial hotel. We stayed in Mahkota hotel, opposite MP. Received rm30 Parkson voucher and free tickets to Zoo Melaka. Mahkota hotel is more like a family-friendly hotel, with 1 special pool for kids, Jacuzzi, kiddies playroom, table tennis, mini golf and lots more. We played ping pong and tried the mini golf for 1st time…interesting for kids! Ikan bakar treat is a must, and this time we tried medan ikan bakar kg duyung, which is only 15 min-drive from town. The seafood was fresh, ambience not bad and less crowded compared to Umbai, and what most important, the price is reasonable. Second day, went to Zoo Melaka, which hubby thinks is a lot more interesting, natural and friendly compared to our national zoo. Spent our time there for about 1.5 hour, enough already to ditch out all our energy. But as long as idlan is happy, we’re more than happy to walk him around the whole area. He is now 3, and he can mention and recognize almost all the animals there (except yg susah2 like otter, me also donno it is memerang btw hoho)…sometime he relates the animals to his book…"chimpanzee yg macam dlm buku idlan tu kan kan…”, marmoset like the one featured in cartoon Diego..etc. To B, thanx for the unofficial trip...perhaps next yr you shall attend conference at langkawi or somewhere outside the country ke? both of us will always become your loyal supporter and followers :p

3] Alhamdulillah our prayer was answered. Im now expecting again :) After 4 months of rest, He gives us another hope, which I guess is the most precious anniversary gift this year. This time I hope everything will turn out just fine as what we pray for insya Allah.

Selamat menyambut Hari Raya Qurban to all…may u all have a safe journey to whichever destinations u’re going to!

series of events...

1] We just got back from hubby's hometown yesterday. Immediately rushed back after a phone call from hubby's BIL, saying his baby just passed away (11th Dec @11pm) few hours before delivery. My SIL was diagnosed with a disease called ITP (blood platelet disorder, a case whereby her immune system attacks and destroys its own platelets—for an unknown reason) during her pregnancy, and the gynae believed maybe that was the reason for the baby's death. Al-Fatihah to arwah Nur Yasmin Zulaikha...may she rest well in peace, and becomes one of the angels in heaven. My SIL is one strong lady, i could'nt have met someone as strong and calm as her. Tak setitik pun air mata keluar when we met her..just imagine that. She must be among the chosen ones...like one phrase we always heard..Allah hanya menduga mereka yg mampu menerima dugaan dariNya.

2] Happy 4th Anniversary to us yesterday! Yep four great years, with its own sweet and sour story (tapi byk sweet je kan B kan hehehe) Still didnt have time to go out and celebrate...with the unplanned balik kampung, with B having lots of replacement class at nights, me with the never-ending assignments, etc. Nevertheless we still have half of one whole SR rapsberry cheese cake (idlan's birthday cake actually :p) in fridge..so let's take it as our anniversary cake as well je la :)

3] We're going to Melaka this weekend for hubby's conference. It'll going to be our last cuti-cuti malaysia cum the closing for yr 2007. Zoo melaka, the ever scrumptious ikan bakar, the new shopping mall...hmm am sure there'll be lots of differences in melaka. Walaupun dekat, still nak declare cuti-cuti mesia jugak :p

Happy 3rd Birthday my beloved Muhammad Idlan Farhan!

Semoga membesar dgn sihat, menjadi anak yg soleh, dan

sentiasa dilindungi-Nya selalu.

Luvs,

~Mama & Abah~

testing 456

fully utilize today's lunch time to explore more on this.....:p

testing 123

bersemangat tengok effort sikulat...saye pon nak try sendiri...humm memang leka kalo dah start buat hehehe

the year-end S*L*S

My mind and soul feel itchy...
- pumpkin patch
- Jakel
- parkson
- isetan

Nonetheless im far away in cyberjaya, weekend is full with class...taking leave for THAT purpose only is sooo unreasonable (plus i dont have many left to carry fwd to next yr!).

Looks like i can just 'tumpang' the happiness of those who managed to shop and scout around to all these places huwaaaahhh

cerita house-warming @ 1 Dis

Alhamdulillah...majlis berjln lancar, even tho kekadang tak sempat melayan semua yg hadir. Sepatutnye doa selamat bermula jam 1230, tapi last2 org surau dtg after solat zohor. Mujur ramai tetamu datang in staggered...tadela jam-packed rumah hehe. Food pon mujur masih ada yg lebih...kiranye cukup utk semua yg hadir.

Terima kasih eh kepada semua yg dtg...yg memberi hadiah, duit, angpau..etc. Kehadiran korang semua amatlah kami hargai. And minta maaf bebyk di atas segala kekurangan, atau ketidaklayanan kami kepada semua....bila masak sendiri...tuan rumah takleh la nak duduk relaks2 hoho. Tetamu terhormat kami yg terakhir...mardhiah 12 and family..hehe tq eh sudi dtg memlm ke umah aku beb! Ingatkan lepas Aini sekeluarga dah balik, terus nak kemas umah yg macam tongkang pecah...tapi time tgh tidokan idlan...mama nyer sekali terus terbabas. Semlm baru hempas pulas kemas...:) Sori eh kepada sesiapa yg tak dpt goodie bags tuh...mungkin ade yg kami terlupa...dan paling haru, byk packs yg idlan dah bukak sendiri tanpa aku perasan huhuhu.

Kepada umi ku yg tersayang, terima kasih bebyk kerana menjadi chef utama kami...tanpa pertolongan umi konfem kitorang takkan mampu buat semua ni...terharu sesangat dgn pertolongan mak aku...anak dia bukan reti nak masak bebyk :p Kepada papa ku...terima kasih jugak sbb tolong potong rumput and kemas2 rumah kami...rasa tak mampu nak buat berdua ngan pruzz je semua benda hoho

Terima kasih sekali lagi...insya allah panjang umur murah rezeki taun depan kite jumpa lagi!

p/s: gambar leh tgk fotopages...tapi tak sempat snap gambar tetamu...gambar kitorang berdua pon takder huhu sedey!

Jom Makan-makan!

Assalamualaikum/Salam Sejahtera,

Rakan-rakan, tuan-tuan, puan-puan, cik-cik, encik-encik…..

Saya sekeluarga ingin menjemput semua ke rumah kami pada 1 Disember 2007 untuk makan-makan, minum-minum, borak-borak, etc bersempena majlis house warming + birthday celebration anak kami Idlan Farhan yg ke-3.

Alamat: No 17, Jalan Sutera 2/2, Seksyen 2, Taman Sutera, 43000 Kajang, Selangor
Masa : 1 - 6pm

Semoga kehadiran semua akan memeriahkan lagi majlis. Insyallah.
p/s: Doa selamat bermula jam 12.30 ok.

Rgds,
Yati-Pruzz-Idlan

Bandung 19-21 nov

It was such a great trip, officially becomes the closing for our year-end 2007. Those 3 days escapade leaves immense and sweet memories, in fact my mom kept on telling of going again next year. 3 days was not enough to be honest, u may need at least 4 days to fully cover all the much-talked about places like FOs, Pasar Baru, etc. Lucky I’ve done some research before going there, glanced thru the forumers’ comments in cari.com, jotting down some of the ‘must-go’ places, and we had fun going here and there, no need for pak supir or guide whatsoever....just the 5 of us (plus umi and adik)…adventure sket :p

A week before that, I’ve called some of the popular hotels (3 star je ok tak boleh memahal!) and we were lucky ada satu hotel yg tak penuh..the rest are ALL fully booked. So dptla stay at Hotel Kedaton (superior room Rp405k which equivalents to around RM150/night). Fortunate enough to tell u, hotel tu dekat banget ngan Pasar Baru….best giler.

Day 1
Arrive bandung around 11am local time. Straight away went to hotel for check in. Right after Zohor went out for lunch at food court in pasar baru. Savour ourselves with its local delicacies…nama dah lupa bley refer pics later hehe. Price is almost the same with our nasi goreng…ranging between RM3.50-4.50 per set. Then terus continue with our first round shopping. Mmg rambang mata…here they sell telekung, blouse (yg sulam2 tu byk sgt and murah2 belaka), handbags, shoes, comforters, kain ela, lace, etc..u name it sumer ader…7 storeys altogether so practically u can get everything under one roof! Yg tak bestnyer, dia tutup awal..around 6-6.30pm ramai sellers dah tutup kedai. Kena cepat2 pilih, cepat2 beli hoho. So sempatla beli few blouses, kain lace, baju spiderman, topi spiderman, cadar spiderman, etc. sumernyer spiderman hoho..yg haru lepas beli terus nak pakai lagik tuh sabor jela. Night time, went to their biggest mall i.e Bandung SuperMall. Our initial intention to look out for nasi padang tapi takder..last2 makan KFC je punyerla bosan. We bought nothing over here…price-wise more or less similar with klcc nyer standard. In fact they have more branded stores compared to the one in KL….so tak mampula kitorang nak beli :p. eh silap sempatla beli their infamous local donuts ½ dozen, called J.Co..ala-ala dunkin donuts la. I think I prefer dunkin’ lagi….except their version is more fluffy and lembut. Sampai hotel terus jot down barang2 yg dah dibeli…and our mind starts calculating and planning what to buy on the next day.

Day 2
After having our buffet breakfast, went again to pasar baru, main intention was to change my mom and my blouse size..tak muat beli semlm nyer hoho. This time we split up between the guys and the ladies…and limit ourselves for 2 hours only to cover everything. So belilah blouse lagi, telekung, shoes, brooch, kerepek2, chiffon, kain sulam, etc…drop our things at hotel and then board the cab and heading to FOs in Jalan Riau. FOs ni ala-ala reject shop, but they offer wider varieties of branded items, original and imitate nyer version. Those mak and pak budaks mmg bley pinar2 mata because kids’ clothes mmg byk…brand2 yg tak penah dengar pon byk dijual kat sini. I can get idlan’s clothes merely around RM25-30 for one suit of t shirt n jean…murah giler kan hehe. So sambar la 4 pasang baju idlan…none for me as nothing caught my intention. Took a trishaw and ask the pakcik to bring us to any restaurant offering nasi padang. Mmg heaven dpt pekena masakan depa…re-energize balik after lunch. That time I bet all the muscles and legs macam dah nak tercabut…but still we have to move on else tak sempat nak cover tpt lain :p hm FOs ni ade byk standard, ade yg murah…ade yg mahal…semua nama lain2..all located within walking distance from each other (the best is Heritage pasal byk baju murah). Penat banget nak jln from one to another. Kekadang idlan mintak dukung…mmg faham la kita yg dewasa ni penat apetah lagi budak kan. Dekat nak maghrib we went to FOs along Jln Dago plak….kat sini lagi meriah, but since kaki and badan dah penat…tak byk spent time kat situ…tak larat dah. Sambar 2-3 helai baju idlan…and that’s it. Idlan mmg dah tertido..terpaksa gilir2 dukung with my mom and abahnyer. Mlm pekena nasi padang tepi hotel je. Tido mlm tu mmg tak ingat dunia..penat yg amats!

Day 3
Our flight tentatively was at 1035am….lepas breakfast my mom, brother n myself walked to pasar baru (5 minit je) to do our last minute shopping. Within 1 hour we try to catch up apa2 yg rasa teringin nak beli lagi hehe. Balik hotel, check out, and terus gi airport. The journey from hotel-airport took us only 15 minutes…mmg strategic!

So basically tu jela ceritanyer…for guys I think bandung ni biasa2 jer. B only bought few shirts and jacket for himself. But for women, this is one of the highly-recommended places for u to go and indulge urself. U can easily get nice shoes for less than RM20…of course it did not carry any established brand but to me as long as it is nice to wear, who cares brand aper dia tulis kan :p Telekung, kain and baju sulam…ni mmg best giler..but I didn’t spent much on that since takder size….byk size besar2 je baju dia…ralat sgt rasa L

Itu jela serba sedikit ceritanya..those yg nak pegi, can always call me and I can give u some guides/tips on places to go, things to buy and whatnots. Org bandung mmg best, sumer peramah and mesra, very courteous, polite..tak sombong. Sight-seeing places, hm rasanye tak byk….i’ve been there five years ago, so basically yg popular cuma Tangkuban Perahu (bekas gunung berapi) and hot water spring. Lain tader kot….yg best shopping je ler hehe

The following day after arrived in KL I took an urgent leave, to finish up my take home exam and settle all the laundry. This week is pretty hectic with meetings, ISO, training, and whatnots...lucky dah submit paper exam kalo idak haru biru hidupku. Nothing much awaits in December, except I’ll be following hubby to melaka for his conference…and also preparing and organizing for our house-warming cum idlan’s birthday bash …tunggu email jemputan eh :)

Gambar dah upload..refer fotopages eh!

It was Deepavali day and yet still many of my friends invited for makan-makan sempena Syawal. We managed to go to only one house in Keramat, tu pun sebab nak drop the cake.... Idlan suddenly down for fever the previous night...mujur dia tak merengek kat umah org :p


choc chips cheesecake for my ofismate...Aida

He's getting better today, though the temperature still going up and down, accompanied by thick flu.
He talks a lot nowadays...especially when he meets my mum....antara org yg paling dia sayang besides us :p He make-do his own story-telling, revise few songs that made us laugh...

"tepuk amai-amai belalang pupu-pupu..tepuk biar pandai..idlan upah susu...susu lemak manis, santan kelapa muda, mama jangan nangis..idlan pegi keje.

When asked kenape idlan nak pegi keje...dia ckp nak cari duit beli robot Batman!

Sometimes, back from nursery, he tells us...Aiman jahat, dia buat Idlan. Bila tanye buat ape..dia ckp...Aiman tolak idlan masuk swimming pool.

That's our beloved Idlan...with his own sweet tales :p

Jamuan lagik

We had pot luck Jamuan Hari Raya at my unit today. As usual, lots of varieties as expected in our team....we even emailing each other days before today to book for own's menu.

And i brought this...first time i saw this at my neighbour's open house last weekend...so tempting...so tiru idea dia hehe...



here goes baby banana coated with melted chocolate...insya allah bakal menjadi menu kami time open house nanti...:p





sempoi giler...coat je ngan coklat...siap!

We're back from Kuching for good. Alhamdulillah the trip went well, i was all OK throughout, no pain attack whatsoever. For piccas and story visit our Fotopage (still in uploading progress).

Yesterday went to 3 makan-makan invitations including Semah's....semah upload la gambar2 ok!

Now it's time for books and assignment again!

from one to another

---> Yep unda, endoscopy (using camera) was done indeed...yesterday. Horror jugak eh huhu.

Monday tu, the doc just scanned my stomach, turned out i had the same luck with Aini...ada batu karang :( One stone, measured at 4mm roughly. Since my explanation was a bit weird (ppl had batu karang usually feel the pain at the lower part of perut/pinggang/abdomen eh?) but i did not...mine was more on the ulu hati, so he concludes i need to do further test.

Yesterday, he did the procedure, first spray ubat bius inside anak tekak (pahit giler, lucky i did not vomit in front him :p), then after one jab at my hand, terus pengsan tak sedar. About 15-20 minutes je kot..ntahla...cant remember anything. A camera was inserted, from mouth going to tekak, not sure whether it reached the stomach or not hehe. The result, he said inflammation at my esophagus (called esophagustrities, apology for my spelling ok tak tahu :p), so he just gave 2 types of medicine. As for the stone, he told not to worry or do anything..nothing serious about that, i should be alarm only when i have the symptons like sakit2 kat bwh perut tu. Betul ke unda? what your lecturers/experience/books tell u about this?
Please advise if u/any friends out there know specific foods/drinks to eat so that the stone can hancur by itself and wipe out thru urine. Seriously i was freaked the whole day yesterday but today i guess myself is back to normal kot...alhamdulillah harap2 this is not as serious as i think. Follow-up will be next Tuesday, hope i am all ok as usual.

Today am on mc. But now im in the office, settling some works, attending jamuan hari raya office, and hehe obviously writing this entry. Tomorrow we will be off to kuching until saturday. Sunday got two makan2 invitations...harap2 no gastric attack during these precious wonderful days ahead. As for me, starting from this episode, i should take more precaution on my food intake...do not dare to put my health at risk after this kind of things happening at my age. Kena control makan..jgn belasah je ok!

Salam all...take care!

more on gastric...

Last Friday another attack striked again. I was all ok from morning till 4pm when suddenly i felt the difficulty to breath, loya and vommited thrice (including once in car while driving back home :p). That night again the doc said my sugar level did not improved...it reads at 5.3 (compared to the previous one was 5.2), despite eating lots of foods that day (2 office invitations in a row, with lontong, rendang, nasi impit, lemang, nasi lauk, etc and of course, air manis!)

Felt a bit relieved after series of vommiting, maybe angin dah takde dlm perut. Weekend came, i was all OK with no signs of gastric at all. Lucky for me since we got few invitations on these 2 days, but i made a point to myself not to overeat or else i might go to the toilet again :) Yesterday we went to 2 houses in Bangi and Equine, also to Nilai 3 in between to look for something and ended up bought other things :p This evening i had an appointment with a doc, specialized in gastroenterologist, hope he'll able to give some detail explanation and solution to my stomach problem.

Open house? NO it will not be in this Syawal due to our packed schedule. However i expect we'll be able to 'open' our house for frens and relatives somewhere in December insya allah, right after exam. Cannot play2 anymore since i 'kantoi' a bit in my recent modules...guess i need to be more serious and persevere for the next 6 subjects je lagik nyeh nyehhh

p/s: Aini, jgn malas2 mkn ubat...jgn gi shopping time mc :p

of gastric

Had another attack yesterday near lunch time, caused me to stay in the toilet for about 1/2 hour, vommiting and sitting there hoping the pain will ease and yet it continued...so at last i decided to go back. Went to clinic (my 3rd visit in this Syawal), hope the doc will refer me to specialist since it's already over a week. Mr Doc checked my body pressure, inspect the stomach (malu wooo), and lastly did a sugar test. The result - pressure all OK, lack of sugar (my reading is 5.2, normal level should be above 6 kot?). He concluded - i need to take more sugary drinks and foods to increase my sugar level, so that the body activity can operates as normal to digest foods and reduce the acidity. Of course NO hot n spicy, sour, makanan berangin etc...lega kejap bila pk as nothing serious according to him :) Hope everything will be back to normal. It hurts like he** when it attacked the 'ulu hati' and i can hardly breathe out and rasa macam sakit jantung (tho i dont know how sakit jantung exactly feels like...)

Back home, try to sleep and rest but couldnt...so lepas asar, terus ke garden cewahh...semangat waja gitu! But upon seeing almost all the newly-planted pokok2 macam nak layu, terus rasa pressure huhu...either the plants get shocked because we transferred it to tanah, or it was just merely our hands yg soooo panas dan tak rasi :( Sedey banget rasa huhu. But anyway, guess the project is almost 70% completed, pending to clean the porch and awaiting ppl to install pergola and pond.

Night time, around 940pm, our neighbour next door ajak pegi beraya ke rumah jiran...so lepas beraya, sambung berborak kat luar rumah sampai 11pm....sakan kan :p

Weekend is coming and am fully booked with open house and class....nx week will be going to kuching, cant wait to savour the ever delicious kek lapis cadbury nyeh nyehhh...soon after that Bandung is waiting....wah wah...lepas tu terus exam punyerla tak best :(

Cerita Eid kami - 2007

12 oct- sibuk membuat cheese tart, brownie and blueberry cheesecake utk mkn2 sendiri and bwk balik kg.

13 oct - It's Raya today...kami kat Ampang dari pagi raya hingga ke ptg...umi masak nasi beriyani, nasi impit kuah kacang, rendang daging, lemang beli je...aku? tukang tolong sket2 jer. Sempat berjln ke umah makcik je kat kg pandan...lepas asar, terus bertolak pulang ke Junjung, Kedah. Hujan lebat yg amats...tapi alhamdulillah selamat sampai mlm tuh dlm pukul 9 kot. Lepas rehat kejap terus kuar beraya rumah mak lang bole tak?? hehe mkn mihun sup...balik terus terbongkang keletihan.

14 oct- beraya di Alor Setar umah mak ngah & pak lang...pekena mee kari.

15 oct- Pagi pukul 530am dah kuar ke airport bayan lepas hantar mak ude pulang ke UK...jgn sedey2 unda hohoho. Idlan busuk...mandi kat airport je hoho...lepas tu terus gi beraya umah mak chak kat perak kat mane ntah lupa dah aku huhu...balik lepas zohor kepenatan yg amats...sakit kepala, telan panadol actifast.

15 oct - mlm tu pegi beraya umah pak teh...tetiba aku kena gastric attack yg horror skali..terus pruz antar balik naik motor...mujur dekat je. Lepas tu duk sesorang dlm bilik...mkn ubat ayah Aktel...tak tahan lagi, tgh mlm pegi cari klinik kat kulim..mujur ade klinik bukak....teruk jugak kena kali ni.

16 oct- kali ni duk umah je..perut tak sihat lagi. Ptg tu abang2 ipar+pruz buat BBQ..ikan siakap, sotong, udang, kerang, etc ...+ tomyam campur. Sedap banget...aku mkn tak byk sgt. Lepas mkn terus muntah, gastrik still ade lagi...adusss menahan sakit lagi mlm tuh.

17 oct- balik KL, selamat sampai ptg kol 2 lebey. Mlm tu kena attack lagi, terus pegi Az Zahrah amik injection...lega kejap rasa.

18 oct-pegi Pusat Flora Cheras dan Bangi beli rumput, batu , stones, tanah, etc utk projek laman kami. Sempat order pond skali kat balakong...next friday insya allah sampai la pond ku :P

19 oct- patutnye keje tapi nursery idlan tutup lagi...so aku pon cuti la...gastrik ade sket2...tapi still kuar today...membeli barang2 utk laman lagik. Malam pegi ampang beraya umah abg...mkn lamb chop ngan mihun... :-> Mujur perut ok...tapi mkn taleh byk..nanti dia kuar balik huhu

Sabtu- Family aku (mak, abg, sepupu) datang serbu rumah utk raya. So startla projek memasak dari 930am sampai ke 4pm kot...penat den, sambil masak kunyah biskut raya...takut kena attack lagi kan. Abah bz kat luar menanam rumput...idlan terbiar keseorangan..sampai nak tertido depan pintu anak teruna ku itu...sian dia! So ptg tu alhamdulillah...dptla menjamu mereka dgn mihun sup, soto, spaghetti, roti jala...and not forgetting kek terbaru ku..chocolate chips cheesecake. Since makanan byk, jemputla jiran tetangga sama...asalnye jemput 3 family aku je...last skali membiak jadi 9 family yg serbu rumah sampai ke 12 tgh mlm....sakan giler tak? heheh 1st time beraya sampai tgh mlm! Mlm tu lepas org dtg beraya kami plak bergilir2 raya ke rumah jiran sederet+depan umah....penat sungguh. Idlan sampai tertido kat umah jiran sebelah. Balik umah kemas+basuh pinggan mangkuk sampai kol 1 pagi! Makanan still ade lebih lagi, so bleyla dipanaskan utk wat breakfast esoknyer.

Ahad- pagi tuh ade jiran dtg beraya lagi...then kami kuar beraya ke rumah jiran + sepupu kat Puchong. Pagi tu sempatla abah menyiapkan projek lama kami. Tapi still tak complete...laman belakang masih semak samun. Dan porch comot yg amat...hujan je kan..mmg lecak abis! Petang sempatla tido sejam lebih...cover balik kepenatan weekend yg masih ada. Malam tadi dinner cekodok pisang je sian kan? :P


Photos...sila la jenguk kat Fotopageje..malas nak upload byk kali :p

Biskut Raya #5

Irish Cookies

Sumber : Noorbaya

Bahan A

180g butter

130g gula castor

20g shortening

1 biji kuning telur

1st nescafe

1st esen coffee

Bahan B

1/2st baking powder

200g tepung gandum

100g tepung ubi

40g nestum (kisar kasar)

Hiasan: kuning telur – sapuan, badam flake dihancurkan dan choc. rice

Cara:

Sebatikan semua Bahan A lalu masukkan Bahan B. Canai dan terap. Sapukan dengan kuning telur dan taburkan badam flake dan Choc Rice.

Nota: Nestum kisar boleh diganti dgn cornflakes kisar

Well i guess majority has taken leave starting from today. It feels a bit pressure when u're still typing and sitting in the office, reading emails with lots of ucapan hari raya from friends, thinking what they're doing right now, and u can do nothing except waiting for the clock to tick at 430pm...arghhh tak sukenyerrr!

hm hmm...got this yesterday from a customer, looking at the exterior itself mmg dah kagum, take a peek inside terus teruja :p Thank you my dear customer, and sori for giving you nothing in return, my cost center is lacking of budget when it comes to 'entertainment thingy mangy'.

chocolate with kurma and Amos cookies...sedap!

And this is hari raya cake for Sue...blueberry chocolate delight. Topped cream cheese pagi tadi with non-stop interruption from idlan...menduga sungguh!

To all my dear friends, blogger/non-blogger...Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri, Maaf Zahir Batin yer!

Biskut Raya #4

Butter Cookies - source hanieliza



Ingredients :
135 g butter
60 g castor sugar
150 g flour
30 g cornflour

Method :
1. Cream butter and sugar.
2. Add in sifted flour and cornflour bit by bit.
3. Place the soft dough into the piping bag with a big star nozzle and pipe the dough into papercups.
4. Bake in a pre-heated oven at 170 C for 18 - 20 minutes.
5. Leave to cool and keep in an airtight container.
6. You can also drizzle with melted cooking chocolate and sprinkle some '100's and 1000's' (manik berwarna) on top






Did this after sahur, lucky managed to reach office on time :)
1 batter only yields about 50 pieces...sikit sgt kan huhu

Biskut Raya #3

Biskut Arab - source mamafami

Bahan
250 gm tepung gandum
125 gm gula halus
125 gm minyak sapi
pewarna..merah ..kuning dan hijau

Caranya:
1. Gaulkan semua bahan sehingga sebati.
2. Bahagikan adunan kepada 3 warna dan masukkan warna yg berlainan saperti
merah, kuning dan hijau.
4. Bentukkan adunan spt bebola dan cantumkan 3 warna seperti di dalam
gambar.
5. Masukan adunan dalam paper-cup kecil.
6. Bakar pada suh 180'c selama 20 - 25 minit.

7. Taburkan gula halus bila dah masak.

Sempoi sesangat (tayah guna mixer) and rasa pon sedap..cuma 1 adunan bley dpt dlm 75-78 biji jer...kejap je ngap dah abis :p

resepi resepi

hehe farra...tunggula taun depan kalo nk wat bisness baru upgrade oven..mmg x larat sungguh oven kecilku itu..dah la dapur aku tade fan! cuba bayangkannnn betapa panasnyer kuikuikui




Pegedil - source umi saye!
kentang - 5 biji
daging - agak2 je..blend
daun sup - potong halus
2 sudu besar tepung jagung
bawang goreng

Rebus kentang sampai empuk..dlm 25-30 min..buh garam sket.
Goreng daging sampai masak..buh garam sket.
Then lecekkan kentang sampai hancur.
Gaul kentang, daging, tepung jagung, daun sup, bwg goreng. Bentukkan bulat2.
Celup telur, then goreng...tu saje!
(ade org letak black pepper kalo nk pedas..aku tak letak)



Ni ade satu lagi resepi sempoi tapi sedap sesgt aku rasa...tak muak, dan sgt menyelerakan!



Udang goreng daun kari - source Umi
Udang - perap garam and kunyit
Goreng udang sampai masak...then angkat.
Then tumis bwg dgn daun kari, akhir skali masukkan udang.



Sempoi sesgt kan...tp serius saya suke sbb aroma daun kari tuh best...sila cuba ok!

tiring yet satisfying weekend!

Projek Sabtu
After sahur terus melekat @ dapur buat projek biskut raya #1 : Quaker Oats resepi mak. Biskut favourite since last yr, and taun ni modify sket dgn top kan biskut with chocolate unlike last yr just sprinkle with choc. rice. Hasil dia..mmg menarik! Dah nak masuk lunch time, terus masak mihun sup utk idlan...utk kami berbuka sama. Tapi idlan mkn mee, dia tak brape suke mihun. Lepas zohor sumer, start buat pegedil. Hari jumaat dah siap call umi tanye camner nak wat...1st timer ni hehe. Alhamdulillah projek pegedil menjadi dan pegedil ku comel2 belaka...tingin sesgt mkn tuh bersama2 ngan mihun sup!

Lepas tuh, buat kek batik plak...modify resepi ina, aku bubuh nestum and serbuk koko sket....hasilnyer mmg memuaskan....2 hari loyang dah licin! Lepas tuh, buat plak my favourite cream caramel...ari tuh baru buat tapi x puas mkn hoho...again kali ni habis weekend sumer licin alhamdulillah. Kiranye hari ni mmg produktif sungguh...sampai flat tak igt..lepas terawikh terus surrender :p

Projek Ahad
Pagi kami ke KLIA, jumpe mak, ayah and unda yg baru sampai dari menunaikan umrah. Alhamdulillah semua sihat. Time nak balik ade tunjuk perasaan sket...Idlan jerit nak naik kapal terbang! adus siap ditarik tgn mama tpt nak masuk check in passport tuh..ish ish...sabar eh sayang..next month kite gi jalan2 naik aeroplane okeh!
Balik dr KLIA, singgah ke Jusco...mujur x shopping sgt hehe...balik rumah dah pukul 2 lebih...penat giler rasa, terus tido nyeh nyeh. Before asar bgn, then terus ke dapur buat projek biskut raya #2: Chocolate chips.
Sambil bakar biskut, sambil masak kari ayam utk di makan dgn mihun kelmarin yg terlebih celur dgn byk sekali :p Jadikla 2 hari berturut-turut mkn mihun hoho. Habis wat kuah kari, pukul 6 lebih pegi melawat zarid sat. Mlm pas terawikh sambung bakar choc. chips tadi...adunan mmg byk, so ntah brape kali trip membakar, dgn oven yg kecik tuh...adus penat menunggu. Dlm kol 11 baru siap kot huhu...lotih mama!

Sahur tadi mkn mihun kari lagi....dan disebabkan mihun still byk, terus buat mihun goreng and kasik bebudak nursery idlan...at least tiada pembaziran :)

Ptg ni dapur berehat..mama ada majlis berbuka puasa bersama customer Max** kat klcc...so terpaksala abah berbuka berdua ngan Idlan je.