07 November 2008

There’s so much thing to write, yet so little time I have.

Work has really taken a toll on me. Analysis tu, analysis ni.
Found myself stucked even from the beginning since I don’t have the basic…what more to proceed and complete the whole analysis.I even stunned when looking at the P&L as if that’s my first time having a look at it. Padahal back 6 yrs ago I eat and sleep with the P&L…everything is kacang putih je. Now all looks strange to my eyes. To further elaborate, I couldn’t even remember the meaning of accrual, what more to interpret the figures. The word just doesn’t seem to ever register inside my head. OMG where goes all my accounting knowledge? tahu dek Ms Aliza mati den! (she was my bestest accounting lecturer back in MMU)

Firas is coping well at nursery. He sleeps well, behave well…that’s what being told to us la kan. Nevertheless he doesn’t drink that much as compared to other babies of similar age. On average he only takes 4 bottles/day (around 10-12oz). He’s scheduled for his 3-mth jab this coming weekend, and I hope his weight will increase proportionately, at least within the line. Talking about EBM, as for now I take pn limau’s advice not to invest for a new freezer to store the EBM. Will do clean up occasionally; toss away the old EBM to make way for the recent ones. Our budget is quite tight, further we just splurged ourselves with few house-deco thingy, hence this wont be the right time to spend on something BIG as this.

Si abang is doing ok as well. His attention span in class seems to improve as informed by his teachers, after I’ve allocated more time with him during night time. Yep it’s not that easy to take care of two babies, especially when you arrived late at home, some more having to face bad traffic almost everyday. Exhausted giler, yet I need to persevere. Tak sempat bukak tudung si adik dah bising nak susu, si abang nak susu, nak simpan EBM, basuh botol2…etc etc. Lucky B always stand by my side, if not flat makcik.

Ah my final result is out, alhamdulillah ok, in fact far better than my degree hehe. Dulu sibuk plan nak buat itu ini after habis mba, but as for now, all those plans remained as plan jela nampak gayanyer.

17 October 2008

abang dan adik

Today is the 7th day Firas was sent to nursery. Throwed tantrums on his first day, and as days passed by he’s doing quite well now. He didn’t drink much, the most he can go is 13oz, at certain times he only takes 10oz. Yesterday was worst, he didn’t even finished his 3rd bottle. It took me about 2 weeks to train him using bottles, and now I guess he started to show sign of rejection…or maybe protest? We need to find another NUK orthodontic teat like the one we bought for his pacifier. Dahla susah nak jumpe huhuhu.

Our freezer is already full with ebm, alhamdulillah for He granted my wish to exclusively bf Firas this time. The journey was not that easy as most ppl says – not enough sleep, backache, etc…lucky ppl around me especially B gives his full support and encouragement, hence I’ll try my best to exclusively bf Firas longest possible. It feels good when you’re able to share experience and tips with someone who needs it. After all sharing is caring right :) Another thing, those who feels like finding more info on bf, you may find it worth buying this book written by kumpulan penyokong penyusuan susu ibu..cant remember the title, rasanyer “panduan penyusuan ibu berkerjaya”. Priced at RM10 only, can get it at MLO.

Idlan is more attached to his abah these days. Tido ngan abah, abah bancuh susu, mandi ngan abah..sumer abah. Pity him as most of my time was spent looking after Firas (adik ni extra manja…baru letak sekejap dah berbunyi). I do feel guilty but couldn’t help much to rectify the situation. he once said this to me one night when I lie down next to him…’rindunyer kat mama’. Sedey kan? Padanla ade kuar artikel ‘dilema anak sulung’ kat magz.

Stopla…cam tade mood plak huhu….slamat bermkn-mkn..sure byk jemputan jamuan raya kat opis kan!

15 October 2008

delayed Raya entry

Salam I'dulfitri dari kami sekeluarga...dah 3rd week raya baru nak wish eh :p

Firas tgh tido...
with my bro and SIL


my two angels

abang dan adik...

18 September 2008

Updates tak berapa baru

Maybe citer ni dah basi kot..tapi pruzz suruh update blog jugak, so aku type kat word…dia tlg upload kan sbb umah kami tade streamyx hehe


Khamis, 7/8/2008

Pagi tu drive ke ofis cam biasa. Baru 5 minit drive jalan dah jem giler....bukak radio, barula tahu jem sbb Anwar kena charge kat court pagi ni. Damn sungguh! Sejam duk dlm keta, baru sampai kat Mines..padahal kalo tak jem dlm 7 minit dah bley sampai situ. Pikir nyer pikir, last2 aku wat U-turn, patah balik umah hehe. Kalo drive lagi confirm kaki cramp, perut dahla lapar giler...mahu kol 9 lebey sampai ofis kot. Call pruzz, dia tgh brekfast kat kedai. Aku pon mintak dia tapaukan breakfast tuk aku. Kat umah, brainstorm ngan pruzz, ape nak wat ari tuh...alang2 dah EL kan..baik make use sepenuhnyer cuti tuh :p Ade 3 options, samada gi tgk citer Batman, gi IKEA, or gi check up 39 weeks. Belek paper, batman ade kol 12noon, or ptg. Pruzz kol 3pm ade klas...so confirm tak sempat nak lari gi klas. Nak gi IKEA, confirm jln jem jugak. So last skali pegila check up (yg sepatutnyer esok). Time check up, Dr Kam check ‘bawah’….dia kata dah bukak 1 cm. Dia seluk part situ kasik stimulate sket….and that’s it. Borak2 kejap, then dia kata kalo nak bersalin esok pon boleh nih…Dr boleh induce. Aku gelak2 jela…pastuh ckp kat dia…haa esok birthday saye doctor! Pastuh Dr Kam plak terlebey excited dari aku..dia ckp…haaa okla mama kalau nak sama birthdate ngan baby, kita induce esok. Kitorang cam terpana plak..terkejut pon ade….memacam soklan ditanye. Dr explain insya Allah chance utk bersalin esok tinggi, cervix dah lembut, tade masalah. Aku just takut tak ‘bukak’ je..silap2 kena c-sect. last skali Dr soh pk dulu, and decide kemudian. Dekat sejam kitorang duk kat luar klinik tuh brainstorm…calling2 mak, semah, sue..tanyer opinion depa. Then, masuk balik bilik Dr…tanyer lagi soklan2 lain. Bila dgr Dr explain cam confident je…last skali decide….oklaa pegi jela induce esok! Then pegi metro kajang, lunch Kenny rogers wat kali terakhir hehe…bantai ice chocolate whipped cream dia…waa heaven! Pruzz offer kek SR….tapi cam tade selera plak….otak cam cuak pk ari esok! Malam tu kitorang tido dekat kol 1am kots...kemas beg hospital, pasang katil baby, vacuum rumah..memacam la...

Mlm tu aku call umi, inform umi nak induce esok...umi baru sampai kl dari Mekah....umi still penat lagi...dia tak komen byk, tapi dia cam positif je...so aku pon bertambah confident nak serah diri esok hehe


Jumaat, 8/8/2008

kol 8am dah sampai hospital, register dpt 2-bedded room sbb bilik sumer penuh. Aku tgk white board, ramainyer yg Q nak bersalin ari tuh. Time round2 kat nursery tgk baby, terjumpe Dr Arbaiyah. Dia tegur tanye u wat ape kat sini? Aku ckp…saye nak induce jap agi. Dr Ar ckp …ramainyerrrr nak bersalin ari ni eh…sumer nak tarikh cun! Aku pon gelak2…ckp ari ni besday saye doc! Dr Ar terus gelak…dia kata…hooooo ok ok paed tak marah kalo patient nak induce ari ni…asalkan dah cukup term! Kol 930am, Dr Kam dtg masukkan pil ke cervix. Dia kata ubat tu maksimum 6 jam utk ade effect dia. Tunggu nyer tunggu….apesal la langsung tade sakit2 nih. Adela 2-3 kali nurse dtg pasang ECG. Boring yg amat…sempat la bersms ke semah, sue, umi, akak2 opis. Tgh hari, pindah ke single room sbb bilik dah ade kosong. Pruzz abis solat jumaat…aku still tak rasa sakit. Kol 230pm, Dr Kam dtg check…still 1cm. Dr kata macam takde chance nak bersalin ari ni. Alahai sedeynyer rasa….terus ckp Dr aku nak balik bley tak cancel jer induce nih. Dr kata mane leh balik sbb dah masuk ubat! Then dia masukkan 2nd pil. Kol 4 lebey, barula rasa contraction sket2….still leh tahan lagi. Ptg tu umi dtg, then pruzz blk umah amik idlan. Mlm kol 8pm, Dr dtg check..baru bukak 3cm…dia kata dah bley masuk labor room, and masuk drip kasik cepat dilate. Dr suggest soh amik epidural utk kasi cepat dilate. Aku pon agree jer…janji cepat selesai considering dari tadi tunggu punyerla lamat nak bukak. Nurse kasik ubat utk buang air besar, then soh prepare utk turun ke labor room. Time tu contraction cam makin kuat…kali ni attack kat pinggang belakang. Depan langsung tade rasa sakit. Tunggu nyer tunggu, last2 nurse dtg ckp taleh turun lagi pasal labor room penuh...danggg!! habisla aku…dahla sakit giler…taleh masuk drip…taleh epidural…pastuh aku pk kalo 1cm sejam mahu 7 jam lagi aku bertarung. Nurse yg check ECG plak ckp contraction awak ni cam tak kuat sgt jer…adussss habisla aku…rasa macam dah sakit giler tapi takkan ni baru bukak 4-5cm kot??? Kol 9 lebey aku soh umi blk umah dulu bwk idlan. Tinggal la aku menahan sakit dlm ward tu dgn pruzz…bila sakit dtg, aku tendang2 peha pruzz ngan hujung katil…time sakit tak dtg cam nak terlelap pon ade sbb letih. Finally kol 10pm nurse dtg ckp bley turun labor room. Bila Dr Kam check, rupanye dah terbukak 8cm. No wonder sakit giler hehe…igtkan baru 4-5cm….leganyer dgr! Dr siap ckp alhamdulillah mama sempatla bersalin mlm ni! So kali ni tinggal nak push je. Time ni masalah besar pasal aku dah tak brape sakit dah…tetiba cam sakit tu hilang. Dr kata kalo rasa nak ‘bera*’ kena push, masalahnyer aku tak rasa. Mujurla midwife tu ade tlg rasa perut aku..bila dia ckp haa ni contraction cepat push, aku pon push la...siap gelak2 lagi ckp kat Dr saye tak reti push...saye tak rasa sakit dah...punyerla lama push, tah brape kali. Dahla push kuar suara, nafas pendek plak tuh hehe. So Dr sumbatla mulut aku ngan apetah takmo kasik suara aku kuar. Dr siap ckp, mama jgn putus asa...sket lagi sket lagi (time tu dlm hati terdetik gak awatla doktor ni takmo vacuum je baby aku). Pruzz pon bukan main sebut ’pushhh pushhhh’ hehehe...luv u sayang! Finally after push yg ke brape ntah kuarla adik baby kol 1041pm J Dan aku lah org ke-10 dan yg terakhir bersalin ari tuh....9 org induce, sorang c-sect...sumer under Dr Kam. Bila pk balik, baiknyer Dr Kam ni...sure dia penat giler ari tuh tapi dia still senyum...still tunjuk muka ikhlas dia time labour tuh...sape nak bersalin, mmg aku highly recommend amik Dr Kam...serius very motherly J Yang klakar, every now n then dia soh pruzz amik gambar baby..time baby baru kuar nampak rambut sket...after baby fully kuar....siap tlg pegang posingkan baby!


Muhammad Amir Firas

Amir – ketua/pemerintah/pemimpin
Firas – kecerdikan/ketajaman fikiran

Ni la nama adik baby....panggil Firas. Memula igt nak eja Firaz...tapi tak jumpe maksud dia...so jadikla Firas. Berat 3.3kg, tak sangka besar jugak compared ngan perut aku yg kecik nih. Kuat melekap, skali menyusu kadang sampai lebey sejam. Every night ade tantrum dia tersendiri, mengamuk dlm 1-3 jam serba tak kena b4 tido. Slalu bergilir ngan abahnyer utk dodoi dia...sgtla menduga kesabaran aku. Memacam lagu dodoi, position dukung...kadang sampai aku nangis bila penat dodoi dia..stress tau huhu! Pinggang aku dah start sakit balik...aduhai cepatla berubah ye Firas! Time mood tak baik siang pon dia buat tantrum cam malam tuh. Nak letak dlm buai,doctor kata tak elok sbb baby kecik sgt lagi...kasik puting dia reject plak. Perangai Firas lebey kurang cam Idlan time dlm pantang dulu…susah nak tido. Tapi Idlan bila besar…dia la yg paling senang jaga. So Amir Firas, bila besar esok kena good macam abg jugak ok!

Sleeping pattern dia still tak consistent...kadang tido 1/2jam, kadang sejam, kadang straight 2 jam. So nak express milk pon agak payah...time nasib tak baik, elok je lepas pump, dia bgn. Macam mane pon, aku still cuba kumpul stok sket2..hopefully cukupla time nak masuk keje nanti.


Indahnyer pantang.....?

Stress! Huhu no joke…mmg stress especially time dtg tantrum dia. Badan pon penat since pantang sesorang kat umah….bestnyer kalo ade maid hoho. Masak ikut dan…mmg kelam kabut, kadang time masak terpaksa stop 3-4 kali sbb Firas bgn kejap2…tido dia tak lena. Makan mmg laju giler..5 minit dah sudah! Mandi pon express giler…kesimpulannyer sumer keje kena wat laju giler. Mujurlah ade pruzz yg kekadang jadi Mr Mama…tolong masak, basuh baju, sidai baju….kalau harapkan aku sorang…pengsan mak! Tapi ade hikmahnyer…umi kata aku dah kurus hehe….walaupun taknah timbang lagi since lepas bersalin, tapi rasanyer mmg aku dah kurus kots??

Dulu kekonon nak pinjam novel semah, baca time pantang. Surprisingly I don’t have time for that! Time Firas tido, aku pon curik tido…rehatkan badan, qada’ tido malam sama. Rasanya bersalin pon tak penat camni huhu. Time pantang ni aku rajin bersms dgn jiran selang 2 rumah...dia pon bersalin 8/8 gak...induce gak. Dia pon pantang sesorang…so slalula kitorang bersms meluahkan perasaan memasing hehe. Bila pk kepenatan aku ni…sejuk hati bila tingat kat jiran aku ni….kira sesama penat la kitorang nih.


Idlan Farhan

Abang Idlan mmg sayang giler kat adik dia…bila adik cry, dia akan tlg pujuk adik..baca selawat, kadang tu nyanyi lagu Nabi-nabi…lawak pon ader hehe. Kadang kena marah kat aku sbb dia ckp kuat time adik tido…sori yer sayang….bila mama penat, tu la jadiknyer..susah nak control marah nih. Time pantang ni, aku notice dia makin rapat ngan pruzz…yela tido pon ngan abah. Mama sibuk entertain adik jer….kesian dia. Rasa guilty bila difikirkan, hopefully dia faham suatu hari nanti. Habis pantang nanti, kite gi jejalan ok!

Okla…dah panjang banget nih….ni pon tulis byk kali hehe….so next time kalo ade masa lagi aku sambung. Gamba akan menyusul sehari dua lagi. Leh cek kat fotopage nanti....

06 August 2008

PM: latest distribution

I almost forgotten about performance for one of my funds....duk tingat baby je sampai lupa distribution dates utk these funds.
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Public Bank’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Public Mutual declares distributions for four of its funds. The total gross distributions declared for the financial year ended 31 July 2008 are as follows:

Public Growth Fund : 10.00 sen
Public Bond Fund : 5.00 sen
Public Islamic Opportunities Fund : 4.00 sen
Public Islamic Select Bond Fund : 1.50 sen
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Meanwhile, Public Islamic Opportunities Fund which was ranked No. 1 for its three-year returns has generated a return of 59.70% for the same period in its category. Public Islamic Opportunities Fund was launched in 2005 while Public Islamic Select Bond Fund was launched last year.

Source: www.publicmutual.com.my

Alhamdulillah, lega dengar. Despite the up downs on the equity sector due to our country's political instability, my fund is still performing well (partly due to the much-stabled oversea investments).
Local stocks are picking up now, nevertheless I'm still waiting for a right time to go out.
Some took the opportunity to sell to avoid further losses, however i still believe and hope for a good
turnaround in long-term.

Patience is the key :)

Oppss sape nak tambah investment, bley la calling2 saya/Pruzz ok. Honestly now is a good time to pour money for additional investment due to the market's downward trend...harga tgh jatuh, buy now and you'll get more units for the fund.

05 August 2008

counting time

My neighbour next 2 door is supposed to deliver a week later than me. But she requested to gynae to induce her on this coming Friday for she could no longer bear the persistent backache and whatnots.

To be frank, i am so jealous of her.

Her baby is going to share the same birthdate with me.

ohh adik baby....don't u want to come out on that day as well???

I do hope loads of meetings scheduled this week will put some 'trigger' to the cervicks :p

04 August 2008

1] Akibat kelam kabut dgn amendment yg disubmit last minutes, dgn org yg baru dtg install pc, ke hulu hilir ke meja ofismate sbb nak pinjam visio dia…aku terlanggar thumb drive hingga dia kemek, terbelah dua & bengkok. Bila test open file…daaaaaaangggg…file can’t open. Hangin satu badan rasa. Dahla byk benda dicopy dlm tuh sbb all this while bekerja menggunakan laptop ofis. Makanye hari Jumaat lepas diakhiri dgn hati yg sgt tensi. Thumb drive tuh hadiah dr pruzz…zaman dolu2 nyer 128mb harga RM100++…sgt mahal time tuh :p

Mlm tu kat umah, tak puas hati lagi….kucuba godek2 balik dan akhirnya….alhamdulillah berjaya jugak laptopku read file2 dlm tuh. Settle masalah! Tapi still takleh tutup sbb dah pecah…so jadikla begini rupanyer hehehe

after 'direpair'


2] Beg sekolah baru yg sgt besar …ditukar dgn J-card points. Excited benar dia gi school pagi nih :)


3] Dan ni...kes ngidam last minute….semakin dekat nak pop out makin byk plak benda yg teringin nak makan…ish ishhh

28 July 2008

mixed entry

- MBA is officially over after submission of the final xm yesterday :)

- Last antenatal check up, everything is ok alhamdulillah. Gain another kilo in 2 weeks, which i LIKE!
Adik baby weighs at 2.8kg, position-wise ok. My gynae gave a booking form, asked me to bring it around wherever i go. I asked her for the 'tanda2 bersalin', and she smiled n explained in lenghty. This will be my 2nd baby but bear with me, i never had the chance to experience contractions and whatnots during idlan's time...so am truly an amateur in this delivery thingy. Bila difikirkan..takuts!

- Sent umi to KLIA early in the morning yesterday for she'll be performing umrah. She's due to come back on the 7th. Macam biasa, idlan is all excited upon reaching the airport...dia mmg suke gi airport :p Wearing the umrah group's name tag, running here n there, tarik tgn nek umi dia ke situ sini...manja banget! And when the time finally arrived for umi to depart, as expected scene drama swasta berlaku :p Idlan siap tanye kenape mama ngan umi nangis? spontaneous aku jawab..."mama berlakon jela!" Dia pon jwb balik..."hish apela mama ni main berlakon2 pulak!"

- Go grab the latest Pa&Ma...it covers lots of interesting articles, most of them are about breastfeeding. Ada this one mama who stocked up 260 bottles of EBM during her 2-mth confinement period. Adus what an inspiration!

24 July 2008

Jalan jem teruk pagi ni....semua gara-gara warga negara Malaysia yg nak bershopping di J-Card day Midvalley.
Dengar citer pukul 7am dah bukak pintu...hehe dasat sungguh!

Saya bersenang-lenang di ofis...antara sebab2 kukuh saya tak join mereka2 semua itu adalah:
- kerja opis yg banyak
- budget takder (well nak swipe cc bley jer, esok payday bley bayar terus, tapi ahh lupakan!)
- rasanye mungkin tak larat nak bersesak dan berhimpit dgn mereka2 yg gagah dan aggresif,
kalau saye pitam ke pengsan ke, sape nak tolong? tak ke menyusahkan org jer :p
- Pruzz tak bley cuti...maka tade sape nak tolong bwk barang

Cuma 4 jer yg dpt difikirkan, tapi kira kukuh la tu kan!

Walau bagaimanapun sedikit sebanyak terbit perasaan jeles di sudut hati ini...
apetah lagi bila terkenang handbag carlo rino version baru yg indah tersergam di rack itu!

Tapi takpe, J card berdekatan rumah saye bakal menanti bulan Oktober nanti...muehehehe!
Dan sape tahu harga handbag tu akan sedikit jatuh time tu?? :)

15 July 2008

Oct 2006-July 2008

Finally the long awaited misery classes and assignments have come to the end. We’re unofficially an mba grads now! Hehehe
Unofficial’ since we’re yet to submit our final take home exam and assignment by end of this month.
It’ll become 90% official once we submit everything by 27th July.
And 100% official once we walk up on the stage to receive our scroll, scheduled on March next year.

Whatever it is, I’m the happiest person on earth at the moment. I am stress-free, enjoying every bits and moment as time passes by. What’s more, adik baby is growing healthily inside, now weighs approximately 2.54kg, I gained a kilo more since the past 2 weeks, I can jump into bed every weekend to enjoy my afternoon nap like the good old days in MMU, and most important of all, my family gets me back :)

To B, I can never thank you enough for all the support given, be it moral, physical, mental dan sebagainyer :) It will never reach to this far without you being on my side all these time. Nanti mama blanjer buffet eh :p And also to my umi, the very special person in my life who never say NO whenever I asked for her assistance to take care of my 2 babies at certain times. To my beloved Idlan Farhan, though you may not understand it now, mama loves you so much, for being a very good n obedient boy whenever I leave you under abah’s or nek umi’s care. And thank you for your understanding, for the time lost and not spent with you whenever mama was busy with assignments and whatnots. To adik baby, mama guess you also need a special dedication since you’re behaving very good inside my tummy, causing mama no nausea at all throughout the pregnancy. Harap2 bila besar esok jadi pandai tau sbb sama2 join mama dengar lecture dlm klas!

To my 3 special friends, this mark the dissolution of Sapphire (in memory Oct 2006-July 2008), nevertheless friends forever okeh!!!


the 2 chaps in front are pilots :p

the 'baby boomers', yet one of them is top scorer tau!
The 4 stooges - Sapphire (Nee Peng, me, our lawyer fren Lin & Ju)
p/s: Pictures taken after our final class on 13th July @ Old Town Jln Yap Kwan Seng

09 July 2008








4-tier chest drawer





baju adik yg dah siap susun

model tak rasmi utk stroller adik
car seat

fan comel
play gym
Gambar di upload atas permintaan beberapa rakan...tapi warehouse sales ni dah abis, insya Allah kalau ade lagi kitorang akan war2 kan ok!
(drawer tu beli kat kedai 'ah chong' je bukan warehouse sales tuh)

08 July 2008

Ada org tanyer, lama tak update blog bz ker? :p

1] First thing, masuk tpt baru...biasala byk benda kena blajar. Agak blur, dan terasa sgtla lembab otak ni nak terima benda baru. Lucky bos ok and baik hati (kena amik hati bos ni kot2 dia baca hehehe)...kena ajar satu-satu...harap2la otak aku ni cepat pick up

2] It wasnt that bad travelling to Annexe. Surprisingly in terms of km lebih kurang sama ke cyber. Jam pon kurang, masih sempat dpt parking free kalau kluar rumah 745am. But i make it a routine to go out as early as 730am to avoid bad traffic. Yg beza cuma tol jela..tu pon dah kurang 1 tol sbb zarid dah ajar 'jln rahsia' hehe.
So far masih larat drive...takdela cramp ke ape ker, harap2 larat la sampai saat2 terakhir nanti :)

3] Class is nearing towards the end. End of this week will be my final class! It's going to be a take home exam this time, due on 27/7. We already had the paper in hand, unfortunately none of us is able to answer all the Qs...still in the dark, still digging up here n there to find the clues huhuhu.

4] Went to My Dear warehouse sale last week in Puchong. He's still in my tummy, yet a new stroller, car seat, play gym and whatnots already await ahead. Such a lucky baby :) Shopping sakan sampai tercabut sandal pregnant aku...sabor jela. Skang gi opis pakai sandal 'rugged'...nak beli flat sandal baru cam malas, lepas pregnant bukannyer nak pakai balik :p

24 June 2008

We've made our full payment to lawyer today. Received discount for a few hundreds, it might be immaterial to some but to us...huhh dah cukup bagusla tuh :) Rezeki jugak kan!

Adik baby's clothes have been arranged nicely in his drawers, cleaned and folded. I've washed the curtains, my first time indeed ever since we moved in :p Umi has sewn (betul ke ni ape past tense sew?) a new mickey curtain for adik, am yet to see it in the next few weeks. Think of getting a new stroller since we already gave the one used by Idlan to his cousin. And yes a car seat as well, since we never have that before. Perhaps this might justify for another shopping trip next july? j-card day some more jgn marah org CBJ :p

We applied for a fixed line and streamyx, only just now to find out from the 100 operator that "tiada kemudahan servis di tpt anda." Apa kes ni...neighbour depan kami dah ade line. Musnah harapan nak berblogging time pantang :(

23 June 2008

Our home refinancing process is nearly completed, i shall expect the co to start doing deduction from my salary next month. The bank has stopped taking our monthly loan repymt, and we got back our 2-mths installment, leaving us 'kaya' sekejap hehe. Used the money wisely to invest in PM, bought a 4-tier chest drawers for adik baby with 'good bargains', and the rest safely channeled to TH.

With the present gloomy market condition, pressure on increased inflation rates and the rising global CPO price, it's a high time for you to invest now. Go purchase additional units of mutual funds, take the opportunity of their current low price. If you were to invest in stocks, pay attention to companies with good cash flow track, and those who give consistent dividend and high payout ratio (source: Malaysian Business, June). TM stands among the highest in both category :p One word for caution, be sure you know your risk tolerance level, and how long you can be patient and stay persevere in the slow mkt environment.

It'll be less than a week before i move to a new division, kind of scare and cuak when i come to think of it...the new work, new boss, new environment..hope everything's gonna be fine. After 4 yrs in SAC, i'm glad that i'll be leaving the jobs to a group of good ppl. But the not so good part is that the new office is quite far from home, wth the increase petrol price, i definitely need to do some adjustment in my upcoming monthly budget :(

18 June 2008

Bersemangat waja kunci jam pukul 4:15am dgn niat nak buat assignment.
Terlajak ke 5:30am.
Bgn bancuh cucur sempoi...konon nak bwk breakfast gi ofis sempena kempen
berjimat cermat.
Baru goreng satu round, gas padam....habis rupanye gasku!

Hancur niat murni pagi ni.
Cucur bertukar jadi nasi goreng kampung kafe ofis :)

* Ptg ni f/up check up ngan gynae....harap2 berat tak naik 4kg lagi this time :p
Tapi mkn coklat langkawi everyday 'byk' ketul....isk isk isk

17 June 2008

ape citer last week?

Cuti-cuti Mesia seminggu, balik ke Kulim and sambung cuti ke Langkawi. Dah lama tak bercuti sakan...terasa sangat heaven dpt lupakan ofis sekejap!

Lepas 2 mlm tido di kg, kami ke Langkawi...bersama-sama family aku dan MIL. Drive 2 kereta dari Kulim ke jeti Kuala Perlis, memakan masa 2.5 jam.
Naik feri, hujan renyai2 sket, ombak kurang gelora...so tadela mabuk laut :)


Sampai langkawi, kami sewa Van nissan....muatlah utk angkat 6 adults, 1 kid & beg2 baju kami. Nak sewa Innova...terlalu mahal plak...kan skang tgh kempen berjimat-cermat!
Terus pegi shopping di kuah, kuar masuk HIG, Idaman suri dan kedai2 lain....beli set mangkuk corning ware, set glass dan coklat2 yg lazatss. Sangat penat....ptg baru check in sri intan. Sgt cuak bila kuar spotting yg agak byk...inform pruzz, dan dlm keadaan penat tu kami kuar balik ke town kuah mencari klinik. Idlan ditinggalkan bersama umi...meraung dia bila kami tinggal hehe. Mencabar betul cari klinik, dekat 1/2jam, time tu dah nak maghrib, klinik byk tutup...dan klinik kat langkawi mmg tak byk! At last jumpe klinik Dr Naga...naga pon naga la janji dia ade scanner. Alhamdulillah adik baby still moving...semua ok..syukur rasa. Mlm tu rehat jela...jln pon sopan santun je :p Sebenarnya mlm sebelum ke langkawi, ade sedikit air kuar...rasanye air ketuban kot...tapi aku tak ckp kat mak dan umi. Still relaks..sbb igtkan biasa je. Tapi bila kuar spotting, rasa cuak plak....macam tanda2 nak bersalin :p


Hari ke-2 dihabiskan dgn si jejaka2 mandi di swimming pool, then sambung shopping di pdg maksirat dan pekan Kuah lagi. Kali ni membeli blouse2, skirt, kain batik, travel bags besar 2 ketul dan 4 piece square bowl buffet set. Aku dilarang sama sekali mengangkut brg, makanya pruzz dan yg lain2 menjadi mangsa. Thank u B!!!


On the way back sekali lagi kuar spotting di jeti....mlm tu kat rumah MIL pon kuar sket...so cuti dihabiskan dgn berehat je. Tak berani jln byk2 lagi dah. Makcik still ade satu paper lagi beb!!!


Gambar? adela beberapa keping je amik thru phone...kamera bwk tapi sgt bijak, memory card tertinggal kat kl :p

05 June 2008

the price hike

I care less about the sms received yesterday, let alone squeezing and queueing at the petrol pump...knowing how the chaos would be. Dengar berita semlm tensi banget rasa!

Anyway how do i cope with that?
First, to have a simple home-made breakfast for today. We settled for scramble egg, fish fillets and instant red bean pau. This is in response to our PM's call for us to change our lifestyle :p

Second, i turn out to be a very civil woman driver by maintaining speed at 100km/hr this morning... what an achievement hohohoho...considering you're driving in cyberjaya area! I resist my legs from pressing the pedal, stay at the middle lane while looking at others on the right lane, green with envy :(
Dunno whether driving at slower pace will give that much impact on fuel saving, but at least i tried kan!

arghh time tulis ni tetiba rasa tension!

Hah to make things worst, the new electricity tariff will take effect in July dude...sabor jela.
But im hepi since the co shares go up yesterday. And we received the dividend cheque 2 days ago.
Walaupun sket je...tapi duit jugak :)

04 June 2008

sms contest

Lepas baca blog farra, terus saya click link ustaz zaharuddin
untuk tahu dgn lebih lanjut penjelasan beliau tentang latest SMS contest promote by Cel***.
Bayangkan betapa untungnya company jika sorang peserta menghabiskan wang sejumlah RM300, kalau 1000 peserta dah brape?

Mujurlah saya bukan jenis yg suke bersms utk masuk contest :)
So kengkawan yg lain, jgn mudah tertipu dan terpedaya dgn iklan2 menarik yg nampak macam sgtlahhh drooling tapi kite yg rugi!

pump

Elated :)
My Swing has arrived yey! Can't wait to have a look at it since it's still in uk, in a good hands of my SIL....tq unde!!! Price is a bit cheaper than here, and i get free milk freezer bags and bf booklet.

My big boy is getting manja than ever these days...at certain times becomes so cheeky when he called us kejap ayah, then ibu, the next minute i become mommy, umi......etc. Loves to sing lagu nabi-nabi, rasul, nama2 Allah...though some of the pronounciation still pelat2 gitu. His appetite is improving, eats rice obediently despite kena paksa dan bebel :p Last night he gobbled 6 cucuk of sate while ourselves settled for mee bandung muar :) Suke buat2 merajuk tundukkan muka...even at public, and we got no choice but to console him sbb nnt dia buat2 menangis sampai kuar air mata. Dramatis sungguh! Whatever he is, i really thankful for His precious gift, he is one gud boy that's very easy to take care of, dengar kata, sgt behave, cepat blajar....hilang rasa susah payah menjaga time dlm pantang dulu :p And yes, he follows our trait...kaki shopping complex! Every weekend demand pegi 'jalan-jalan'.

2 years ago.....how time flies :)

02 June 2008

Fetuccine Alfredo

It supposed to be a long overdue post...requested by few friends of mine. Enjoys!

Fetuccine/Spaghetti Alfredo

Ingredients:
spaghetti/fetuccine - cook until tender
whipped cream
button mushroom - slice
chicken - slice
a bit of butter
olive oil/cooking oil
garlic, onion - slice
shredded cheese - i use Romano
oregano

the actions:
1. Heat the olive oil. Sautee garlic and onion.
2. Add chicken, cook until tender. Add button mushroom and let it cooked as well.
3. Add whipped cream (kotak kecik around 250ml kots). Let it boil for few minutes, then add a bit of butter.
You may add water if the gravy is too thick.
4. Lastly, add shredded cheese to your desire, let it melt, and put a dash of oregano for garnishing. You may also add black pepper to balance the cheesy taste of the gravy.

Ready to serve......sempoi je kan!
Sesuai utk mak pak and kanak2 :)

This is one of idlan's favourite (and of course myself la :p)..used to cook this since he was 1++ y-o apart from the normal bolognese sauce.
Idlan is a bit choosy when it comes to eating rice, so we normally resort to pasta for his lunch/dinner time (recently time malas mama just dial 1300882525 jerrr).
At least he still get the same amount of carbo for his daily intake.
Cumanyer the recipe doesn't include any vege...but u may always alter to your preference, add brocolli/mix vege/carrot or any vege of your choice.

29 May 2008

my 7 facts

Sempat lagi makcik limaunipis ni men tag org...jelesnyer terkenangkan dia tgh shopping mopping kat Bandung skang ni :p

anyway here goes my 7 facts:

1. Hobi senang berubah-ubah. Kejap suke bakar kek, kejap giler jahit beads, kejap giler buat pastry.....mood mmg tak menentu sungguh.
2. Sgt suka makan :) Slalu terbayang nak beli kek sebiji yg besar and habiskan sesorang...tapi taknah buat lagik la :p
3. Cukup lazy pegi klas. Dlm klas slalu mengantuk. Tapi bila lecturer kasik assignment, aku antara yg terawal siap. Sbb akan pressure selagi assgmt tak siap...mesti terpk2 sampai time tido. Kualiti comes second, janji siap cepat!
4. Agak berkira kalau nak kluar duit beli brg sendiri (baju, kasut, etc). Tapi kalau brg idlan and adik baby...waa laju je duit tu kluar :p Kalau pegi shopping complex, tpt pertama pegi mesti kids department.
5. Malas baca suratkhabar and other reading materials....kecuali Pa&Ma and magazine related to financial matters...dan juga buku teks time nak xm hoho. Eh tapi kalau novel cinta tu konfem laju baca!
6. Antara angan2 yg belum jadi kenyataan: nak ada fridge dlm bilik yg dipenuhi dgn air kotak, coklat, aiskrim, kek, dan segala macam junks lain :p
7. Suke tido.

Tadi pegi 1st check up dgn pakar...alhamdulillah semuanye ok...yg tak ok kena tunggu dekat 2 jam before sampai turn... bosan yg amats. Oh berat mmg naik 4kg bulan ni...tapi doc kata takpe sbb blood pressure sumer ok :) Walaupun sumer org kata perut aku kecik comei, kaki dah start rasa lenguh2...jln baru sejam kat shopping complex tapi satu badan rasa lenguh macam panjat gunung ledang :p

26 May 2008

1] Alhamdulillah, baru habis xm utk 2 subjects selepas berhempas pulas selama 2 bulan tanpa henti. Maka secara rasminyer saye cuma tinggal 1 lagi subject sebelum merdeka :))) So kepada kengkawan yg nak order kek, order anda sgt dialu-alukan sementara saye masih free 2 minggu ni hehe...bley visit Hot Stove utk updated price list ok. Bermula 7 Jun kami sekeluarga akan pulang ke Junjung, then sambung bercuti ke langkawi...adusss tak sabar sungguh!

2] Washing machine kami buat hal. Umur baru 5 tahun, sama usia ngan usia perkahwinan kami. Button dia kejap on kejap off..macam hantu main tekan2...terpaksa restart byk kali time basuh. Kadang tu 1 trip basuh makan masa lebih 5 jam...terpaksa sabar bebyk. Tanye org kedai, dia kata kena tukar the whole computer...kos RM300. Tensi sungguh. Last2 kami amik machine lama ayah...automatic tapi tader la button digital ni...usia dia dah 9 thn tapi still ok :) Brand Sanyo...machine kami tu Samsung...isk pasni takmo beli samsung dah :p

3] Berlaku tragedi masa husband angkat washing machine ayah tu masuk ke rumah. Of course dia angkat sorang sbb saye tak larat nak tolong. Machine selamat di angkat dan diletak di tptnyer. Tetiba time husband nak tunduk amik pipe dlm machine tuh, tersalah tarik otot ke muscle ke kat pinggang dia...terus dia collapse. Muscle strain ke ape ntah..tapi langsung tak boleh bgn & jln. Cuak kami. 1st time husband kena teruk camtuh...b4 this kalo kena pon setakat minor2 time main badminton. Aku & idlan pegi klinik amik ubat husband...lepas makan ubat muscle and pain killer, pon tak kurang. Mujur ari ni dia dah boley jln and ok sket....syukur padamu ya Allah.

4] Sabtu lepas ke jln tar beli kain baju raya. Giler awal ke? hehe sementara masih larat berjln ni bole la lagi...skang pon badan dah start lenguh2. Semlm timbang berat naik 4kg bulan ni...terkejut tgk mesin penimbang tu biar benar. Selama ni aku mengomel berat x naik...sekali dia naik tu dia.....huhuh jgn doktor bising sudah ler :p

16 May 2008

it's a boy again!

hehe well the title says it all :) Sori mak ude, no gowns and pinky2 stuffs from uk ok!
Idlan la yg paling hepi bila dengar berita tu semlm.
Anyway alhamdulillah...boy ke girl ke yg penting sumernye slamat.
Buat detailed scan dekat Az-Zahrah semlm...syukur adik baby grows well, so as his development..nothing abnormal was observed so far. Jantung complete 4 chambers, liver, kidney, tangan, kaki, mulut...semuanya ok...sempat tgk dia menguap lagi tuh semlm hehe kiut sungguh! Even his weight is ok despite myself yg relatively shrinking :p

So pasnih bley start carik nama..start beli ape yg patut...surprisingly we havent bought anything yet this time.
Bukan tak excited, tapi masa tak mengizinkan. This week until next week is the time to crash my head to finish up all the case study, assgnment, term paper and whatnots. By 24 May i'll be ALL FREE!
Dah set ngan umi nak pegi Jakel cari kain langsir utk bilik adik baby :)) Ade org dah volunteer nak tlg jahit...so kite beli kain je la hehe

B4 terlupa......HAPPY TEACHER'S DAY to all the teachers, lecturers, cikgu2 tadika/nursery and whomever called as 'pendidik'. Jasa kalian semua mmg tak terbalas di dunia ini...semoga terus cemerlang dlm mendidik anak2 bangsa kita....:)

12 May 2008

Mother's Day



Simple celebration on the mother's day....
the hot mamas from left: my SIL-Umi-me
Lepas potong kek gi mkn sate and mee bandung muar nyum nyum :)



New from Hot Stove:

Fresh fruit clan
(a choice of peach/blueberry topping)

It's my first time using peach and surprisingly the whole family loves it :)
My husband remarked...it was something different and tak muak macam choc cake hehe

09 May 2008

Mother's Day

Delivered these to my ofismate Sue for his son's birthday and a funky cake for her mom.
Thanx a bunch for being a loyal customer of HotStove :)
'Super moist choc cake with choc ganache'
'Blueberry choc delight- cream cheese frosting'
To all dearest moms in the world, Happy Mother's Day in advance from me!
May Allah grants us patient and passion in enduring the journey towards becoming a great mom
for our family :) We may be far from being superwomen, nevertheless we can always strive
giving the best for our loved ones insya Allah.
Will be having my big final presentation this week before the final xm, wish me luck!

05 May 2008

"Selamat Harijadi Sayang!"
Semoga panjang umur, dikurniakan kesihatan yg baik, dimurahkan rezeki dan diberkati segala amal dan perbuatan yg dilakukan di dunia ini. Dan semoga segala cita-cita awak akan menjadi kenyataan :) Kite sayang awak slalu!




- We had a pre-celebration at Paddington on the labor day, and spent about 5-7 minutes just to decide on what to order...like the twins said, they're offering nearly 138 different dishes for selection...pening pala den nak pk!
- The oven finally gets the chance to back into action after 4-5 months of hibernation period...lama tuh :p
- I still owe him a card and present....tak sempat nak beli kad, hadiah plak tak tahu nak beli ape!
- The birthday boy requested for a special dish, so i made spaghetti alfredo...our favourite! But i ended up spending RM5.50 at mamak stall for lunch since i was already late for our group discussion huhuhu


30 April 2008

adik baby

Rasa happy sgt pagi ni, time check up tadi berat berjaya bertambah 1.5kg! Akhirnye setelah penat mkn dan berusaha hohoho. Alhamdulillah adik baby sihat...berat skarang dlm 800++gram, aktif pusing dan gerak2 spt biasa. Jantina masih menjadi tanda tanyer..main sorok2 plak dia eh! Mother's instinct rasa macam boy jugak...tapi kalau dpt girl kira bonus la :) Bila tanye idlan...dia nak sorang adik boy, sorang adik girl! Adik boy boley main mainan power rangers dia, kalau girl..."mama kena beli patung Barbie, idlan nak pinjam".

Mother's Day dah dekat...dah plan nak kasi hadiah ape pada mak anda? beli kad...blanjer makan? Sometimes mak2 kite bukan mengharapkan hadiah..cukuplah dgn ucapan kasih sayang dan doa yg berpanjangan dari kite, anak2 mereka. Aku blom beli hadiah ape lagi...cuma dlm hati dah niat nak bakar kek utk umi....niat pasang dah lama, harap2 masa dan kudrat mengizinkan :)

Borak panjang dgn umi minggu lepas, tiba2 masuk citer bab rezeki. Umi slalu pesan, jgnla ukur rezeki tu berdasarkan monetary values sahaja. Think in broader scope, rezeki dari Dia diberi dlm pelbagai bentuk. Macam umiku, dia kata sgt bersyukur sbb dpt suami yg baik, anak2 yg bijak, menantu yg baik (kembang semangkuk pruz kalo dgr nih :p), cucu yg bijak dan comel dan pendapatan yg tetap. Dulu hidup dia susah, tapi rezeki dari Allah...kini hidup dia lebih senang, walaupun belum sampai kategori 'orang kaya'...tapi dia rasa tenang dan bahagia. Cukuplah ape yg ada skarang ni.

So kengkawan, sentiasalah bersyukur dgn ape yg kite ada...bila kite susah, ingatla yg ramai lagi org di luar sana lebih susah dari kite...diberi dugaan yg lebih kuat dari kite. Bila kite rasa putus asa dan sedih dgn sesuatu, cuba yakinkan diri yg pasti ade jln penyelesaian, pasti ade sinar yg menanti di hari muka :)

29 April 2008

The power of compounding

Let’s go back to our financial mgmt class and refresh the formula for calculating our future value of money…..

FV = PV (1+k) to the power of n

Eg: How much your RM1000 will worth in 2 years with rate of return of 4.5%?
FV = 1000 (1+0.045) to the power of 2
= RM1092.03

If we take the average rate of return for unit trust fund, for instance 10%, let’s see how much you’ll be getting….
FV = 1000 (1+0.10) to the power of 2
= RM1210

See the power of compounding? Shocking but true :)

Most of the financial gurus place emphasis on instilling discipline when it comes to savings and investment. Hence do not make excuse to yourself by saying…. “i cannot invest now because I do not have enough money”….or “I think I need to wait until my income reaches xxx before I can start saving and investing”.

Always remember the Malay phrase, “sikit-sikit lama-lama jadi bukit”.
If you can’t afford to invest RM1000, you may start small by putting aside RM100 per month. After all, what matters is to start early than never. And the good thing about unit trust, you’ll have the opportunity to invest in big and well-diversified stocks portfolios instead of just dumping your big money in one big stock, and experience the risk of losing during market downfall.


(* I've been given the greenlight to attend the "Save ur Future II: Financial Planning training" by my dearest bos :) So kengkawan...see u all there!)

28 April 2008

The Rule of 72

Good news, Public Mutual will declare distributions (i.e. dividend) for two of its existing fund, Public Ittikal and Public Islamic Equity Fund (PIEF) on 31 May 08. So for those who invests before 31 May, you'll be automatically eligible to receive such income distributions. Last year distribution for these funds was 10 cents and 5 cents/unit respectively. So let's not wait and start invest now :) But remember, past performance is not an indication of future performance. Knowledge is still the KEY.

I'd like to share something for today.....

The Rule of 72
Divide 72 by the rate of return of any investment and the answer you get is the approximate number of years it takes for that investment to DOUBLE in value.
72 / Rate of Return = No. of years to DOUBLE money

For example, how many years you need to take to DOUBLE your RM100k if the interest rate is 10%?
72/10%=7.2 years

So, the answer is 7 years. That means you need to take 7 years to DOUBLE your RM100k to become RM200k if the interest rate is 10%.

You may replace 10% with the Tabung Haji/ASB/fixed deposit/etc rate accordingly into the formula.


24 April 2008

bila dah tepu....

Humm the blog has been left unattended for a while. Due to the office works plus tonnes of 'tough' assignments, cases n watnots...i easily became worn out at the end of the day...brain drain poor me huhuhu tepu sungguh help!!! How i wish to swing my magic wand and turn the day into the lovely June....yeahh the month of June where i can foresee myself goyang kaki at kampung and munching loads of chocolates bought in Langkawi muhehehhe. Oppsss a slap in my face again..wake up dear berangan je dang!

May is coming....we have B's besday and mother's day to celebrate. Deep inside i wish i could bake cakes for them...chocolate cake topped with rich blueberry and yummylicious cold whipped cream...or maybe carrot cake topped with cream cheese, my mom's favourite! Needless to say, i have class every weekend....and those special days happen to fall on weekend as well. Now don't you think i have all the concrete reason on earth to snatch one at SR? :p Sorry friends...i'm fasting today...and when fasting i couldn't help myself to stop thinking about foods and foods....plus Aini has mentioned in her blog about Paddington in MV and am start wandering on the wide array of foods offered at that place. Adui am so pathetic :(

Those investing in unit trust, you better catch the Personal Money mag this month. And i'll share my personal take on the unit trust investment later when i'm free....

And for those prefer to dump some money in stocks, you may ought to aim at plantation stocks due to its promising future and the global rising of CPO prices, plus the limited production and increase demands for crude oil. I've fared quite well in one of my selections so far alhamdulillah. But bear in mind, do your research first before investing in any investment tools. Never put your 100% trust on the agents/consultants/broker because it's your hard-earned money that we're talking, not them.

Knowledge is key :)

16 April 2008

Save Your Future II : Financial Planning Program for TMexScholars

Salam kengkawan,

Referred email from En Zainal kita, jomla reramai pegi!
________________________________________________________________________________
A. GENERAL MODULE - 13th May 2008

FULL DAY SESSION - (8.45 AM - 5.00 PM)

Venue : Seminar Hall, 50th Floor, Menara TM, Jln Pantai Baharu
Synopsis : Explanation about Current Economic Situation and Financial Planning Tips for TM Executive.


B. SPECIFIC MODULES (Workshop/Practical) - 27th - 28th May 2008

FULL DAY SESSION (8.45 AM - 5.00 PM)

Venue : Training room 1,2,3 & 4, at 50th Floor, Menara TM

Module 1 : Managing Your Expenses, Credit Management, Saving, Tax Planning & Retirement Planning
Module 2 : Various Types of Invesment & Portfolio, Education, Property Investment, etcs.


argghh i need a break...with the assignment workloads, presentation n whatnots...need to gasp some fresh air and ideas. And my colleague is now 'holidaying' in Japan for 2 weeks, leaving me and a new leasing staff alone to handle those demanding n fussy customers.

*Ina awak balik nanti kite plak cuti 2 minggu muahahhaa

15 April 2008

Announcement

Assalamualaikum!

Just to inform that all stuffs for sales have been relocated to http://nisastore.blogspot.com

So for those interested to get new muslimah t-shirts, telekung, tudung and kain, you may always visit our store for the latest collection.

10 April 2008

kain samarinda

Assalamualaikum...

Latest item for sale, kain samarinda from Indonesia..purple+black in colour.
Suitable for both male (jadi kain pelekat) and ladies (to be matched with plain baju).
Kain samarinda ade byk jenis....yang ni kain dia lembut dan sejuk...tak perlu lining.
Sale price: RM25


I'll relocate all these 'for-sale items' at a new blog soon...to be announced later.

01 April 2008

1] Azam nak buat popia and karipap frozen tercapai. Tapi hanya mampu bertahan selama 3-4 hari jer...sehari goreng 8-10 ketul...3 hari dah hampir zappppp! Tu pon mkn 2 org jer :p





2] Semlm check up, baby in breech position gulpp! Harap2 jgnla si adik ni mengikut jejak langkah si abang :)
Patutla skarang asyik terasa nak pegi toilet, kaki dia duk menendang2 bhgn bwh jer huhu.
Oh berat badan saya masih tak berubah....maintain at 5xkg..should i be worry or not? Ni dah masuk 5 bulan...pelik kenape berat tak naik. First pregnancy berat saya shot up to 69kg before masuk operation theatre :) Lucky urine test clear, saya risau jugak takut tetiba detect kencing manis sbb semenjak dua menjak ni almost everyday tibai eskrem and minum apple juice....hmm lazats!

3] Dah abis khatam buku adam khoo (less than 10 days hehe), dan saya masih blajar lagi cara2 nak mendiversifykan duit lebih utk investment. Salah satu pesanan basic adam, kurangkan expenses, and increasekan income. Tapi nampak gaya habit mkn di luar saya susah nak dihapuskan :p

4] Tak sia2 kami bertukar dari pediasure ke enfakid...masalah buang air besar idlan suddenly resolved alhamdulillah! Sebelum ni kerap tukar susu, kerap jumpe paed, mkn oren 3 biji sehari pon payah dia nak membuang. Tapi last 2 weeks consultant mead johnson kat careffoure sarankan kami beli enfakid sbb pediasure tu susu soya rupanyer (kami tak tahu!), dia claim enfa kaya dgn fiber, khasiat pon lebih dari pediasure. Skarang consistent minum susu tuh, almost everyday dia membuang....syukurnyer rasa:)
Idlan pon happy je borak2 time duduk atas potty dlm toilet tuh hehe

24 March 2008

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!

17 March 2008

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!

03 March 2008

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.