Throwback

• Atok passed away on 3rd day of Raya Aidilfitri. Sedih, tapi bersyukur sbb dpt jumpe dia, n semua anak/menantu/cucu n cicit dpt jumpe dia b4 dia pegi....dia pon nmpak happy walaupon 'beraya' kt hospital. sbb tu raya yg lepas, mcm tak raya bg kami
• Nurin started to walk 3 days before she hits 16 months. a lil late, but definitely a positive progress. Frankly I started to worried, but everyone ard me tells me to chill. Alhamdulillah. 
• Went for family outing with my parents, sis n BIL n girl. first nite spent in melaka. went to klebang coconut milkshake, umbai for seafood, jonker street for a walk. next day off to Pullman Putrajaya. nice resort, but its too big that ppl could get lost in it. will write a proper review on this if time permits
• Ya Allah. sgt suke tony roma's...sedap gils please...kenapala JB ni takde TR. tp bagus gak takde. pokai aku kang
• masih breastfeed Nurin Balqis, tapi dh supplement dgn Formula Milk (Sustagen) since 1y6m. tried fresh milk. tapi dia mcm allergic...abes sekeliling mulut merah2...takpelah...semua mak nak yg terbaik utk anak dia. tp tak semua yg kite plan akan menjadi. so go with the flow je la....tak payah bashing2 bagai...rezeki masing2...
• Nurin masih belum clearly cakap...'Mama' pon jarang...yg betol clear is Ateng (atok) and abah
• thinking of getting her to join playgroup. nk kasi dia socialise and build up her confidence to speak up. tp alahai...kt JB ni mana je la yg ade.
• Nurin dh makan adult food....curry, tomyam, masak kicap, nasi lemak...but of coz tak pedas punye version. pun dh pandai demand nk makan sendiri...pakai sudu lak tu!
• started to learn to scribble...smlm g kedai 2 ringgit, beli colourin book and pencil color...she loves it. asik nk mengaler je keje skrg. bagus la...dpt kurgkn iPad session.
• she loves books too...suke bile kite bacakan with different intonations...i suke bile i tgh baring, dia jln terkedek2 to me, n hulur a book. suruh dia bam2 sblh, n we read together. tang baca buku ni, biasanye dia yg initiate the session. i taknak paksa. so far so good. mmg setiap hari mesti baca.
• tetiba pandai mengangguk2 bile dgr lagu...konon mcm feel the beat... mana la dia blaja tu
• pandai jugak konon baca doa...smbil sengih2. 
• kalau tgh nangis, n amuk, n tetibe cam tertendang something smpai bende tu jatuh, dia akan pause nangis and buat muke terkejut sambil say "oo oowww" smbil jari telunjuk goyang. comel...tp pastu resume sesi amukan...hahaha

campur aduk update. tak kisah lah...sbnanye hp tertinggal kt umah...ni kt umah mama...so boring, terbukak blogger, rase cam nk update. ni lah hasil. k thanks bai.

Planning for No. 2

Bismillah


My bestfriend came late last month. Almost 2 weeks late that I started to question myself, am I pregnant? I bought 3 home UPT kits without having any expectations in mind. Unlike when we’re expecting Nurin, I was all hyped and anticipated for the 2 lines (I wasn’t even late that time). Apart of me do wish for the 2 lines, but on the other hand, I kept on chanting ‘are we ready’? I’m nervous.

If you were to ask us whether we are ready, the answer would be Yes, followed by a long list of buts and hesitancies. To be frank, I’ve not get over of the agony of contraction pain, the torturing episiotomy, the sleepless nights, the painful cuts and bruises over breastfeeding, the mind-numbing post-partum depression, so on and so forth. But if I were to wait till I completely get over it, I don’t think that moment will ever come any soon, and I’m not getting any younger. All that has happened. And it happens for a reason. A reason to smile when you witness and experience the wonderful days as your child grows and learns.

Nope. We’re not expecting yet. But we’re officially off any family planning or protection that we’ve been lugging on for the past year. Nope, I wasn’t on any sort of pills coz I don’t trust myself to gobble down pills every single day diligently. Plus I heard that some pills may mess around with your hormones and cause you to put on more weight (which I don’t need because I’ve had my fair share) and plus, when you’re ready to conceive, you’ll need to plan 6 months or so ahead and bla bla bla… So we trust each other, and we turn to…condoms. It may not be the safest way on family planning, but it works for us so far (aside of fully breastfeed). At the end of the day, kun faya kun. It’s all in His hands. So we plan (not so diligently) and the rest, we leave it to Him to decide.

It was hard for us to decide whether we are ready for additional member to our little family. You see, me and hubs are both second child in our family. We both have sisters. And Nurin is the first and one and only (as for now) grandchild for both sides. You get the drill. I wouldn’t want to hurt anyone (if we ever get pregnant again). But as mama said, “Rezeki masing2”..This, is the main reason why I was reluctant to feel ‘happy’ to TTC. Deep down inside, how I wish 3 of us could ‘balloon up’ together. But yeah, who are we to decide.

The more we think about it, the more we thought, SubhanAllah! Allah knows better. He shall know when we are ready. So, goodbye planning, TTC, welcome aboard!

KK Trip - Day 1 (Promenade Service Apartment)

So dari airport, we get a Innova ‘taxi’ utk ke Promenade Service Apartment. Rasenye rate dia sama shj utk any hotels yg kt KK city. Kalau taxi kereta biasa, RM 30. Utk Innova (can fit 5 of us and seat blkg diturunkan utk luggage) is RM 48. Memula bajet kompem kene amik 2 taxi ni. Tp the lady at the counter offer Innova after we explained on our luggage and so on. Lagi murah la kan.. so OK la.

The journey took us 10 minutes je…consider dekat. And masa tu tak byk traffic pon.

Rupenya apartment ni mmg bersebelahan je dgn Marina Court (yg nampak lg cantik) and Centre Point is just across the street. Mmg bebetol seberang jalan.

The taxi drop us dgn lobby apartment. Very basic lobby dia ni. Since nak dkat raya cina, so bile dia gantung deco CNY-like, rasa mcm nk check-in hotel Ah Hong lak…nampak cam cikai. Uhuk.

Sblm ni baca review org, tak bape paham sgt bentuk apartment ni. Dh sampai, baru tau. Sbb bile ckp apartment, I bayangkan apartment yg tinggi. But its not. It’s actually mcm flat 4 tingkat, yg bawahnye ade shop lots. Ade a few kedai mamak, grocery stores, 7 Eleven, Cyber Café, toys shop, a clinic, McD (kami x mkn ye.), sports shop and many more. Mmg very convenient dok sini.

Cut the story short, they recognized us as the one yg called in earlier, and fortunately, our rooms are ready. We booked 2 units of Studio Suite for 4d3n at 70++ per night. Altogether is RM428. The cheapest deal we could find. Infact lg murah dr agoda by RM5 (more or less) per night. Yeah. We’re cheapskate like dat sampai 5 ringgit pon nk berkira. Hahahaha. Oh yes. We booked directly from Promenade Sevice Apartment website http://www.promenadeapartment.com.my/

Our unit (3212 and 3213) is at Blok 3, 3rd floor. Apartment ni ade 4 Blocks. The lobby is at Block 2. Tp boleh je u dok Blok 3, naik lif blok 2…tembus je..Cuma jln jauh skit la dr lif. Unit kitorg tum mg paling dkt dgn lif. So ok la…as mentioned in many reviews, corridor apartment ni mmg tak bersih skit. Takdela sampai tahap kotor. Tp mmg ade bau yg kurg menyenangkan and rusty skit la. But overall is acceptable, sebaik shj weols masuk unit.

Our Studio Suite tu ade King sized bed, tv (basic channels), sofa, full length mirror (Nurin’s fav!), oven, stove (siap kuali sudip bagai), basic kitchenette, kettle, fridge and closet, bantal ade sediakan 2 (on the bed) and another 2 in the closet. Bilik air mmg basic. No bath tub. Ade review org katanya ade bath tub. But our’s don’t. mmg sgt selesa biliknya. We loved it. Luas pon just nice. For the price we paid, mmg berbaloi sesgt.

IN terms of location, consider OK. Mmg tmpt2 yg best is walking distance. Mcm Filipino Market tu. Nk ikutkan, mmg jauh…dlm 15-20 minit walk. Tp sbb sepanjang jln tu, mmg lalu kedai2 yg boleh disinggah, so tak terasa sgt. Especially the warisan square. Mmg mcm2 ade. Kalau yg ter’short’ duit, kt situ ade RHB Bank. Weols yg dok menyorong stroller ni pon boleh handle d distance, apetah lg org yg berlenggang kangkung kan. Hikhik. Tp bile dh penat, mmg bercinta jugak la nk jln balik tu.

Tapi kan, weols ttp jeles dgn org yg dok Le Meridien. IMHO, Le Meridien is the best hotel to stay, Location wise. Kalau yg tak kesah bajet lah. Tp kalau bajet, and nk jugak location yg best tp taki kisah kalau hotel tu mcm Rumah Tumpangan Ah Hong, boleh try AJ Hotel. Sbb these 2 hotels mmg mengadap waterfront and the Filipino Market. Turun naik 10 kali pon no hal. And to me, tak perlu pilih hotel yg dekat dgn Jesselton Point (utk Island hopping) sbb kite pegi situ sekali je. yg penting area Filipino Market. Sbb sederet tu lah pasar ikan masin, pasar jual amplang, Pasar yg mkn best2…huhuhu

Pendek kata, mcm kami yg dok Promenade Apartment ni, sbb kami berjalan kaki, we mostly keluar sekali shj…. Takde la keluar pagi, tghari balik, petang keluar semula. Mmg penat le gitu….

So I guess that’s it on the Apartment, nnt I cite on what we did the first day tu.

KK Trip - Day 1 (Part 1)

Dah lama gak beli flight tiket ke KK ni…somewhere last year…nk kata murah sgt, x jugak…sbb dh ade anak kan…our return tix for 2 campur baggage, dlm 360 tak silap…then for Nurin, kene tambah 100 utk return flight…so consider 500 la…nk cuti punye pasal, redha jee…tapi sbb flight beli awal, so tak terasa sgt duit keluar selepuk…kire ok la ni….

So our flight JHB-BKI initially was at 10.30am, while BKI-JHB at 1.30pm. Tapi about 2 weeks prior to that, AirAsia bg SMS and email on flight reschedule notification. So the flight JHB-BKI departs at 0945 and BKI-JHB at 1230. Alhamdulillah. Xde delay.

 

  

So hari pertama tu, flight pagi kan. Nurin bangun awal! 6am dia dh terjaga and sengih2…nasib mood cantik. So I on kn Barney on laptop, kasi dia tgk while I solat and siap2kan mama. Oh yes. Mlm tu kitorg tido kempas. Wiken kan. Plus lg dekat g Senai dr kempas. And yg penting, ayah hantarkan…huhuhuh.. first cucu’s first flight kan…hahhahah

Lepas bfast, by 8am++, kitorg gerak dr umah...sampai airport ard 8.30am. sama2 dgn akak. Oh ye. Weols gi sana berlima. Dgn my sis n her husband. Kebetulan kitorg nk g holiday tmpt sama, so decide g same time. Dpt save duit mane2 yg patut kn.

Pas tu sampai sana, upenye akak x bfast lg..so g KFC. Then I terigt yg bag kene checkin 45mins before depart. So I terus gi checkin luggage. Beratur sekejap. Yg menggerunkan tu, I beli 15kg je. And guess what??? Our luggage yg 1 bag itu je, dh 14.9kg!!! hahahah…semput eden! Mmg plan nk checkin bag besar tu je..yg backpack tu as hand carry. So selamat la kt situ. Tetibe settle je my turn, org kaunter to announce KK final call….kabut call my sister suruh dia dtg skrg…nasib sempat. Dia pon beli 15kg. her bag 14.3kg..huhuhu…nyaris2 je kitorg nih.



Pas tu, terus masuk departure hall.. Boarding pass dh siap2 print after web check-in a few days b4..so ok je semua..setgh jam gak lepak kat situ tunggu flight. Sume mmg tgh semangat kn…so x terasa sgt menunggu tu.



Ade kejadian masa ni. Nk dijadikan cerita, weols kn bwk stroller. So masa tgh tunggu flight tu, Nurin dok bertatih. So I letak la stroller dia one corner. Bile diorg announce kitorg dh boleh masuk flight, I pon menonong je jln g flight. Smpai dh nk naik tangga flight, my sis teringat kn stroller. Ape lg, terkujat la mak! Terus berlari naik airport semula. Nasib sempat…hahahha…



Dlm flight, belum sempat take-off, Nurin dh tido…fuhhhh..mmg lena sungguh dia tido…masa takeoff tu mmg I biar dia ngempeng..smbil I cuit2 kasi dia mimilk…takut telinga dia berdengung kn…Alhamdulillah ok je..n she slept thru, smpai la kitorg dh collect luggage kt Terminal 2 airport KK…huahuahua..

 

Nurin bgn tido tum mg ceria sesaje. Lega mama…bagus jugak dia tido lena sepanjang 2jam setgh tu. Sbb lpas tu weols byk berjln. So dia tak meragam…



Sampai airport KK, terus call Promenade Service Apartment about our arrival. Unfortunately, they claimed that our room is not ready yet. However, they offered us their luggage room, so that we can go jln2 cari mkn sementara bilik siap.

Ttg hotel, kite cerita next entry k….

Gastric-Like Pain

Balik dari KK, dpt 'souvenir' yg tak diingini. Food Poisoning. Only Hubs and I kena. Akak and BIL ok saje. nnt I'll story in detail ttg kejadian ni

Skrg ni tgh cam konpius. arini dah day 7. husband dh fully recovered. tp I masih lg sakit perut berkala. sakit yg mcm gastric. Abdominal Pain to be precise. dia dtg sekali sekala, mcm contraction nk beranak tu. dtg dlm 5 saat. smpai kene stay still tak bergerak sbb skt. bile x 'datang' I ok je. tp bile 'dia datang' memang terkejung jap.

mkn bole laaa...walau kekadang ade jugak muntah. tp at least i boleh minum. susu pon mmg dh kurang sgt2 ni. hmppph.

last thursday, jumpe in-house doc. dia bg referral letter utk g Regency Specialist utk masuk IV drip. tp I malas nk g. konon dh jadi mama kn kena kuat. lgpon, siapa nk jaga Nurin? Mak dh la gi KL. hmmm...so smpai skrg I bertahan. tp smlm, skt yg tak berkala....skt sepanjang malam! terpaksa meniarap sambil tekan perut ke bantal. tp psycho, mesti bertahan! sbb ptg ni i ade presentation. Alhamdulillah, pagi ni 'dia datang' berkala..so kira ok laaa...

Skrg ni, nk tau...mmg perlu ke IV drip utk org yg kene food posisoning yg kes nya prolong like me? doc tak kasi ubat...sbb dh byk ubat I telan. tp masih skt. how?

A.Come.Back

Assalamualaikum and Hello!

ehem...fuhhhh...where do I start...sgt lama x login BlogSpot...but I do read other blogs...just that, to update my own blog, I've been procrastinating...I just couldn't fin d time to do so...

lately, I have a lot on my plat in terms of my job...ade few projects in hand...and ECD Nye sgtla tight...so xde masa nk mengarang bagai...kalau short update, bole la type kt hp..tp cam leceh..saya ni masih agak oldies....I still prefer to type on a physical keyboard..baru laa feeellll kate org..huhu.. alas an sungguh..

anyhoo, I just bought myself a laptop. lame gile! itu pon nk crite...xde la..ni first laptop bli dgn duit sendiri..laptop sblm ni bli masa nk masuk 1st year in UM..time tu mahal gile..and unfortunately, the clumsy me, stepped on my own laptop and d screen cracked!!! serious! bentuk mcm daun. I can only see like 60% of d screen eversince. I suck it up, n bertahan..Alhamdulillah, Berjaya jugak siap final projek and grad on time dgn screen laptop yg retak 30 tu...huhuhu...and habis belajar, I kinda neglected d lappy.....malas dh nk tenung screen yg retak tu...so I just live with no laptop nor PC...Loser kan? A Programmer, tapi xde PC sendiri...so, this, is kind of a big deal to me...harap2 bertahan lama la yea....

InsyaAllah, I'll update more later....especially on Nurin's progress...
till then....
Assalam...

solid food at 11months

nurin dh start mkn nasi lembik berlauk sejak raya aritu...i can see that skill mengunyah dia makin ok..tu yg berani bg...

n baru seminggu ni jugak, i gave in, n start bg baby biscuits...selama ni i sgt2 pentingkn HOMEMADE food for her, sampai i easily stressed out bile dpt tau sesape bg nurin mknn yg bukn i yg prepare...

i come to realize that stressing out over bnd yg remeh, is such a waste of time n energy. bukanlah 24 jam nurin diberi mkn yg mcm tu kn..so chill2 je la....redha...em.tp so far, non-homemade food yg i berani suap dia is d baby biscuits la. bile org lain dok suap roti/kuih/nasi impit n lodeh etc, i chill je.takde la nk beria2 menegah or halang...cuma i pesan, not too sugary food. yg on our taste pallet pon kompem2 manis. tu mmg no no... tp pendapat masing2 la kn...some may agree, some don't. its a free country ya'll!

btw, sblm ni, masa nurin masih mkn bubur, i akan masak bubur 2 hari sekali....ntah eh...masa tu rase cam leceh lak nk msk bubur hari2...dh la dh few times bubur hangit...kes terlupe tgh masak bubur atas api..dh bau 1 umah baru sedar. ceh!

how i did was masak beras smpai jd nasi, with still ade air, masuk segala ayam/ikan/ciken stok/carrot/bayam or whatever lah...dh masak semua, i blend terus pakai philips handheld blender yg sgt berjasa tu. awal2 dulu mmg blend hancur habis...start 9 mths, i blend kasar je...pakai handheld blender senang skit...sbb snang nk control texture yg kite nk...

dh masuk 11 bulan ni, lain pulak caranye. so far nurin mkn sup2 je...i blom adventurous nk berlauk lemak or kari bagai...so seminggu sekali, i akan sediakan stok bawang+bwg putih+halia yg dh siap diblend. so pagi tu, bile nk msk lauk, heat small non stick pot dgn olive oil, tumis bhn blender, ltak pepper skit, tambah air, masukkn ayam/salmon/daging yg dipotong kecik2, masuk pape sayur mcm carrot/bayam/pumpkin n tunggu smpai semua empuk...mudah je..dlm 5minit biasanye dh siap.cuma kalau pumpkin take time skit. kalau masak salmon, i suke tambah mixed herbs. sedap....n occasionally, kalau nk beri kelainan skit, i akn tambah rempah sup/soto...

oh yes...sblm masak lauk, i akan masak nasi dulu la...amik segenggam beras, basuh, n 2 cawan air panas. masak dlm rice cooker je.senang....by the time i siap mandi, solat semua, nasi pon masak...so timing mmg ok laaa...

hari tu ade gak bekalkn nurin mihun goreng spore...ala...yg kaler putih tu..sedap je dia mkn...dulu pernah try spageti bolognese...x berapa mndpt smbutan...tp rase mcm nk try bg lagi..mungkin skrg dh suke kn?

k la...tu je nk share.
daaaaaa

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