when mama starts to bebel

I want my Nasi Lemak

2011-04-27T17:36:00.001+08:00

I still remember those canteen operators in CBN be it primary or secondary. Although I didn’t have nasi lemak everyday during schooldays (just because my mom used to prepare my bekal), but the fact that lepaking at canteen sounds good J. Does nasi lemak contributes to obesity? Yes and No. takat makan sekali sehari,I don’t think the effect is obesity. Besides, kids need more energy which majority comes from carbohydrate which eventually comes from rice. Nasi lemak is a soo Malaysian kind-of-breakfast food. No one should take it away from the Malaysian.

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What the government should do it to ban the selling of junk food, sweets, and chocolates in school. Sugar is the main contributor to obesity. Plus these things don’t have any nutrition. Unlike Nasi lemak – u have egg (protein), Cucumber (fiber), rice (carb).

Fast food as well should not be advertised anywhere in school. I do remember back then, bila ada event like Sports Day ke mesti ada KFC etc. See See..baik bagi nasi lemak than KFC rite?

So please don’t take away Nasi Lemak in schools or else the kids will forget the taste of Malaysian Food!

It has been 25 years...n yet we still want to build it

2011-04-26T16:32:00.001+08:00

Today marked the 25th year since the Chernobyl nuclear plant explosion on 26th April 1986. I didn't know much about the Chernobyl nuclear explosion till Japan faced almost-similar nuclear crisis. Googled it and reading the chronology and the after effect saddened me. How can human could possibly think of building nuclear reactor knowing how dangerous it is. The after effect will last thousand of years!

When Japan's nuclear crisis has just began and Malaysia has decided to build nuclear plant. Aduyai..
Sebijak2 orang Jepun pun takleh nk contained the nuclear reaction. Are we ready to build it? Not to look down on our peoples' capabilities, but it is a wise decision? It is really worth it?
Hopefully the government will make a thorough study before firmly deciding on building a nuclear plant.

FREE Coffee..Starbucks plak tuh

2011-04-22T10:38:00.000+08:00

In conjunction to Earth Day 2011, Starbucks is giving FREE coffee. Just bring your tumbler and get a complimentary coffee

AND i already got Mine...the best part, doesn't matter how big your tumbler is, they will fill it in FULL!!!
Love it...

Mari belajar solat

2011-04-21T19:09:00.001+08:00

Everytime my hubby & me solat berjemaah, we always ask d kids to join. But it all depends on their mood. Kekadang tu kejap je bertahan..angkat takbir dah cabut. At times, sampai habis doa pun ikut. But Muqtasaem je yang tahan lama tu. Nadhirah dah sambung loncat atas katil or melekat tgk 613.

My hubby bought the kopiah in Cairo while the mini telekung is frm Mekah given by their wawan. At least for a start they know solat ni mmg kena buat. Hopefully this exercise will make it easier when they are ready to learn solat later.

Bak kata org2 tua - melentur buluh biar dari rebungnya

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Bersawang

2010-12-02T11:20:00.000+08:00

Its been ages since my last update. I will try to make an effort to update this blog soon. Workload is piling up at the moment...

Membawa anak-anak berterawih di masjid

2010-08-23T13:32:00.000+08:00

Sejak Ramadhan starts, we have brought the kids to the mosque during weekends for Terawih. Alhamdulillah the kids behaved as they were supposed to be. It would be a good practise for them to get used to solat and masjid. At first, i takut jugak nak bawak the kids, yelah if they run around and make noise. But Alhamdulillah we could avoid those things :)

A few tips to bring your kids to mosque

Make sure the mosque is comfortable. i.e spacious. Kids would not always be sitting on our side. They tend to run around then sit and then run again. So its best to go to masjid yang selesa, luas and kalau boleh ada air conditioned. Kids get cranky cepat kalau panas.
For diapers wearing kids, make sure you change to a new diaper before u go to masjid. Manalah tau kan, dah penuh ke..then mula la merengek tak selesa.
Since both of kids follow us to the mosque, the brother will follow Mr Hubby and Nadhirah will follow me. So they wont run around. Kalau dah ada geng, memang melilau je mana-mana. So kalau separated, one will sit quietly.
Bring some toys or reading materials. Just in case they get bored waiting for us. Solat terawih je pun dah 8 rakaat. Takut lama sangat, the kids will get bored. Dari dia kacau kita solat, let them play with some toys and read some books.
For me, i'll make sure i'll be on the last row and the last in the row. So that my kids would see me and they can sit beside me. Karang dia confuse, sumer pakai telekong.
Bring water bottle. They may get thirsty, so prepare some water in their bottle. Kalau boleh the type that use straw so takdelah risau air tumpah
Wear comfortable cloth. Kalau boleh cotton. shirt with long pants. Kids will get sweaty, when they sweat they will feel uncomfortable.

So, which mosque next? We've tried Masjid Negara and Masjid Bukit Antarabangsa. Yet to try Masjid Wilayah. Maybe next time.

Things that you should NOT do while driving

2010-08-03T08:21:00.013+08:00

We often hear the slogan

- Don’t Drink & Drive - specifically NOT to drink alcohol
- Don’t use your phone while driving

Actually there are 1001 things that you shouldn’t do while driving. What are those?

1. Do not eat while driving – bayangkan tengah2 mkn sambil drive, ayam KFC yg dimakan terjatuh, mau tak menggelabah nak carik manakah jatuh ayam itu? Saying kan ayam KFC jatuh. Last2 sendiri masuk longkang.

2. Do not drink while driving – this is not for alcohol drinks only. It should be applied to all kinda drinks. Imagining yourself tengah sedap-sedap minum caramel cappuccino yang masih panas..suddenly ada keta honk. You terkejut, zass, your lap rasa panas terkena cappuccino yang tumpah. Terus tak concentrate kat jalan, sebab lap rasa panas je. Akibatnya, terlanggar kereta kat depan.

3. Do not drive when you are not emotionally stable – This is so true, esp ladies. If you just got a fight with your bf/hubby, please do not drive. You may end up accelerating and driving like mad (hahahhaa, macam pernah buat je). Do not let your emotion clouds your driving senses.

4. Do not pump while driving – this is applicable to nursing moms. i understand that you wouldn’t wanna miss any chances of pumping your milk for your baby. Although, you maybe using Madela Freestyler pump, just imagine, suddenly botol terjatuh ke. Dek sayangkan susu yang tumpah, dah tk concentrate driving. Just adjust your schedule properly n don’t do it while driving.

5. Do not makeup while driving – this is totally for women drivers (ke ada lelaki yang makeup? eerrr). Maybe you don’t have enough time to makeup at home. But how can you concentrate doing your makeup while driving. Ok lah, you maybe doing makeup while stuck in the traffic. Tengah-tengah apply mascara, kereta dah start moving.then ur mascara smudged sebab tergelabah kena honk orang belakang. Dari nak masuk gear D termasuk gear R. pastuh tekan minyak….dah buat scene di pagi hari.

Okay, only 5 Don’t for now..the list can go on…

Some may say that you will not get into these troubles. But trust me; it may at least slightly distract your concentration while driving. We are human, humans are prone of doing mistakes. So if you can avoid, please avoid doing other things while driving. The concentration should be on the road. Eyes on the road, baby!

Till then, Drive safely!

Art time with the Kids - Collage

2010-07-27T09:12:00.000+08:00

Last Saturday, we did something different. Instead of using water colors, this time we used scrap paper, scissors, glue and paper plate.

I cut the paper plate into 2 and tore off old magazine pages to small pieces

Muqtasaem working with the glue

Nadhirah looking boring..hhmm

Progressing

Half way done

I let Muqtasaem used the scissors. He was so happy he managed to cut the papers. This is part of motor skill that we can train our kids. More motor skill development can be found here.

Walla this is what we end up with.

But i still think the kids still like to paint.

My Experience delivering Nadhirah at home

2010-07-26T11:00:00.002+08:00

It was Wednesday and I was on medical leave. From my previous experience I would deliver a week in advance. Thus my Gynae gave me a week of medical leave before my EDD. While hubby was at work, i lepak-lepak at my mom’s place. At around 5-6 p.m I started to feel the contraction. However it was not frequent. I got the feeling that I’m gonna deliver that nite. SMSed hubby telling him that I mite deliver that nite.

Hubby picked me up and we went home to get my hospital bag. We left Muqtasaem at my mom’s place. We didn’t go to the hospital directly. We had our Isya’ prayers and dinner. Only then my contractions were frequent. Hubby wanted to get a shower first before leaving. So while waiting, I was lying on the bed sambil menggunakan breathing technique untuk tahan sakit.

Suddenly terdengar bunyi ‘pop’ and my kain basah. And I know my water just broke. I jerit panggil hubby saying that I dah nak beranak and that I can feel the baby’s head. Memang betul la orang cakap, rasa macam nak buang air besar. I asked hubby to call ambulance. That time, I memang cannot tahan the urge to push. I pushed twice and baby dah keluar. That time hubby was on the phone with my mom. My mom punya terkejut dengar suara baby.

Luckily my bro in law was living with us. Hubby asked for his help to call the neighbour. The neighbour’s wife helped me hold the baby. The baby cord was still intact. Hubby had to call a doctor which happened to be my bro in law fiancé at that time. So with her help, hubby cut off the cord. Tapi uri still kat dalam. I breastfed my baby for a while je.. tak tahan sakit sebab uri still kat dalam. When my mom arrived, I told my mom I cudnt tahan the pain. Then she braved herself to pull off the uri. Alhamdulillah, uri tercabut without any complications. Baru I rasa lega. After everything settled, then only the ambulance came. And guess what, 3 ambulances came and they took 45 minutes to arrive!

My baby and I were examined by the midwife before we were brought to the hospital. It was my first experience being pushed in a stretcher and being in an ambulance.I was lucky that my Gynae was on call that nite, and I’m her 7^th patients for the nite.

My nightmare was not over yet. The gynae had to clean up all the blood and I was only allowed to use the gas to ease the pain. Sungguh sakit. I think because I already recover from sakit beranak for a while, then when the gynae nak bersihkan blood inside my womb the pain was excruciating. Nasib baik la, my feet was strapped to the bed. Or else, memang kena tending la gynae tuh. I rasa I sedut gas tu sampai I pengsan.

My baby on the other hand had to go through series of testing. Yelah beranak in a not-sterilized environment. It took few hours before she could be with me.

Alhamdulillah, everything was fine despite the drama that we have gone through.

And that’s when Nadhirah was born to the world on 9^th July 2008.

And because of this incident, we would never sell the house. It’s a reminder of where Nadhirah was born.

Its a BIG NOOOO to dresses

2010-07-23T11:59:00.000+08:00

I am having a problem dressing my girl. Pelik tak? Usually a mother's dream is to have a daughter so she can dress her up. From head to toe - there are a lot of flowery accesories, colourful princess-like dresses and cute shoes.

Pics from gymboree

But my problem is my daughter does not like to wear dresses! Siap menangis melalak everytime i nak pakaikan dress. Drama queen nye melalak, satu kampung leh dengar. She will only stop crying if i pakaikan tshirt and pants! Sebabnya her brother is wearing like that. Parah.. i really need to simpan all the pants and buy more dresses. Is this normal when u have an elder brother?

Art with the Kids - Painting

2010-07-21T15:05:00.000+08:00

Last Saturday, we had another art session. This time we used finger painting set bought at Times Bookstore. It consists of 4 colors, few pieces of shaped-sponge and a plastic apron

u can actually add other shapes

The kids memang suka this kinda activities..Melonjak kegembiraan whenever i open up the art box. Its just that i can only do it on weekends.

Since there is only 1 apron, Muqtasaem got to wear it..sib abik tak gaduh

Muqtasaem yang sangat teliti

Nadhirah yang suka hati

Nadhirah's work

Muqtasaem's work

I like this set since the colors are washable. Even the sponge can be washed without leaving any stains. If i'm not mistaken its only RM34 per set. And if you are Times Bookstore member, you can get discounts.

3 shops - when i entered i wont go out empty handed

2010-07-20T08:19:00.000+08:00

Women always be associated as shopping machine aka shopaholic. We have extra nafsu from men rite? so we do love shopping but not only for cloth, shoes and bags. We do shop for groceries, toiletries, etc. There are 3 shops that if i go inside, i will definitely buy something!! just couldnt help it

1. Bakery

I love bread!! Love the smell of bread, especially yang baru masak. Yummy kann. memang i have a thing with bread. I can live with bread alone. Masuk bakery memang akan beli something walaupun perut dah kenyang.

2. Supermarket

When you are a wife and a mother, automatically you would be the chef in the house. So supermarket is like heaven on earth for women...hehehhe..you can get everything you needed for the household! My favorite section is the wet section where you can find meat, fruits, vegetables. Some people like to go to pasar borong or pasar basah. I love it too because its cheaper, fresher with wider variety. But as a working mother, shopping at supermarket is more convenient for me.

3. Pharmacy

Kalau masuk Guardian or Watson, ada je benda nak beli. I pun pelik tapi its true. Ada la benda yang dah habis. Be it for myself, hubby or the kids. Paling cikai pun i akan beli mineral water..hahahahha. See what a truly shopaholic a woman can be.

Petrol Naik Lagi???

2010-07-16T09:25:00.000+08:00

On my way home, my car's fuel was running low. So i stopped by a gas station. I was shocked, ramai nye orang at this hour. it was about 7ish pm. So i fuelled the car and went off..
And only today that i know the fuel price went up by 5 cents! laaaa...patut la ramai kat petrol pump semalam. Ni laa..dah lama tak tengok Buletin Utama..hahahahaha.

So the government decided to act bold now by just reducing the subsidies for petrol, diesel and sugar. However Malaysian's petrol price is still lower than other coutries in the region.
Now if you think long term, its not the price of the car matters..it will be the cost of maintaining a car does matter most.

So do we have to take the public transport? I don't mind if our public transportation system is like those that Tube in London, Italy. We are not there yet, but i do hope the government should take more serious action about our public transportation.

Kes Ragut

2010-07-15T10:19:00.002+08:00

Yesterday i witnessed snatch thief in action for the second time. It happened in front of my office. This chinese man was walking with his friend. Pakaian sempoi je with paper bag. And suddenly datang this one mamat rempit snatched his handphone. He was not talking on the phone but he was just holding his phone in his palm. This mamat rempit terus merempit and this chinese man tried to kejar him. Luckily the handphone fell off on the road. tergamam kejap tengok the incident. It happened so fast.

Actually it was not the first time it happened at the same spot. It happened before to couple of my colleagues. That place macam jadi hot spot tempat orang nak meragut.
Some tips for ladies and reminder for myself
- kalau ada kaki lima, jalan kat atas kaki lima. jangan la jalan kat atas jalanraya.
- if jalan kat kaki lima make sure jalan side yang jauh dari jalanraya.
- Kalau pakai handbag, pakai kat tangan yang not facing jalanraya
- avoid talking on the phone kalau tengah jalan.

Nostalgia Menulis Surat

2010-07-14T14:01:00.000+08:00

Today in the HotChat (HotFM), they were talking about Nostalgia Menulis Surat. Hahhahaha...bila ingat balik zaman dulu-dulu mana ada email, facebook, twitter ni. Handphone pun tak secanggih and semurah sekarang. So the main communication media adalah surat. Handwritten ok. Sebab time tu computer pun tak semurah sekarang. Teringat zaman duduk kat boarding school dulu, kalau dapat surat je melonjak kegembiraan. Suka bangat dapat surat. Hati berbunga-bunga, walaupun dari kekawan dari sekolah lama. heehhee..tapi part membalas kekadang malas :). Kalau dulu jarang sangat tulis surat kat parents, sebab lagi suka call or terus je balik rumah. Tapi time University dah ada boifren, kalau dapat surat tu hati memang berbunga-bunga. Time ni rajin skit tulis surat. Seminggu sekali!

But now, mana ada lagi orang tulis surat. Now dah ada facebook. Nak tanya khabar pun thru facebook. Dah kurang dah the feel kan. That's the effect of technology on us. Tulis surat ni feel dia lain skit, kira macam leh luahkan perasaan melalui penulisan (yang secara tak langsung boleh meningkatkan vocabulary, mungkin?). Dan juga dapat meningkat confident menjawab soalan subjektif masa exam. Laju je tulis kannn?

I remember masa amik IELTS, masa tu kira dah keje setahun dua. So kira dah lama tak pegang pen dan mengarang. Yelah keje ngan komputer je, skit2 type. When i took the exam bertulis, berpeluh-peluh tangan nak menulis short essay. Tangan jadi kaku seh, Tulisan jangan cakap la..kalah cakar ayam. Memang mendalam jugak effect teknologi ni. dah biasa menaip, tetiba kena menulis - memang fail!

But its not all bad about the technology. Cuma teringat peredaran zaman yang berlaku terlampau pantas. Kelmarin hanya ada kertas dan pen, Semalam hanya ada monitor dan keyboard, Hari ni sumer dalam handphone..Esok? ntah la apa lagi teknologi baru yang akan diperkenalkan.

World Cup is Over...And Spain Won

2010-07-14T10:00:00.000+08:00

Yeay, Spain is the champion.
And now i need to adjust my sleep time again. I'm not a great fan of football, but when it comes to World Cup i'll make sure i watch it. World Cup is much different from EPL or Euro cup. You cant predict which team would win. Unlike EPL, you are more or less would know who would win. Lagipun World Cup happens once in every 4 years so why not watch it. And i'm so like need to readjust my biological clock. dah tunggang terbalik ni

Art with the Kids - Painting

2010-07-02T08:51:00.021+08:00

It was a sunny bright last Saturday. I decided to do some art activity with the kids. I carved few potatoes into some shapes. Not exactly carve it myself but with the help of cookies molds. Firstly i cut the potato into half. Then i pressed the mold into the potato about half of the mold's depth. I carved along the mold's shape.

some of the shapes that i managed to carve

Now the fun begins. I pour few colors in a container and do a few demo in front of the kids and within seconds the kids started doing on their own

Artist to be

err..mama couldn't see any shapes

Muqtasaem is good at this

walla...the art by the kids

Some precautions
1. It is advisable to do it outdoor
2. If you don't want the kids to get too messy, wear an apron. But without it, much better. that's where the fun is!
3. Prepare a lot of drawing paper. They mite never get enough of it cos it was fun!
4. Please monitor them. Manalah tau, tetiba masuk mulut plak kan.

Overall the kids enjoyed the art activity. Will think up more activities with the kids.

Al Fatihah

2010-07-01T08:25:00.002+08:00

When i was in primary school, my parents would send me to my grandma house for a week during the school holidays, without fail. At that time, i thot my parents were punishing me. I resented but i didn't object. I learnt a lot of living in 'kampung'. In the morning, i would feed the chicken and went to mini pasar to buy some groceries and breakfast. In the evening, i would do some gardening - watering the plants or tanam pokok. And at night, mengaji and massage my grandma. The living-in-kampung routine went on till i was in lower secondary school.

When i went to boarding school, the routine stopped. Yabedabedu. I was happy...but when i went back to kampung on Tuesday, the memory flashed in front of me. But this time, it was different. On 29th June 2010, my beloved grandma passed away. Al Fatihah.

*still in emotional mode

Mothercare Sale

2010-06-26T14:28:00.001+08:00

One of the sale that i would never miss.

Extra discount for VIP card holder, i likee..

I love to buy socks and rompers from Mothercare. The socks are of high quality and usually priced at RM49 for 5 pairs. and that is excluding the discount. I tried other brand but i must say nothing can compare with Mothercare's socks.

So lets go to the sale mamas, coz i will ;)

Vitamin for the kids

2010-06-25T15:50:00.001+08:00

Breastfed babies are normally will have better immune system. Although i breastfed my two babies, i also started giving them vitamin C. Cold and fever are normal for kids. At least in 2 or 3 months they would catch cold.. But i read an article on the internet saying that there are no scientific evidence that Vitamin C could prevent cold. But at least vitamin C makes it a little harder for your body to become infected with an illness. At first i started them with Nutrilite Chewable Vitamin C for Kids.

image googled

When they were small, i crushed the tablet and dissolved it in water or sometimes their milk. And when they can chew, i gave them directly.

But overtime, they didn't want to take in tablet form anymore. So i have to find an alternative and Scott Emulsion is my choice. During my childhood time, i had to take the original cod liver oil. It was yucky. Hanyir. But my mom forced me to.

image googled

So far the kids like the taste. And Alhamdulillah, they didnt get sick too often.

Horaaay No exam!

2010-06-24T15:20:00.000+08:00

When DPM announced that UPSR & PMR may be abolished, i disagree with that. IMHO, the exams act like a measurement for the children. Macam milestone checking. But i do agree that our Education system as a whole is too exam oriented. If we look at today's education system, you will have exams twice a year. Not only that the kids will have to take monthly tests and also weekly quizzes. I would agree on the twice a year exams, but not to the monthly tests. That what makes the system is too exam oriented.

The ministry may want to relook at restructuring the UPSR & PMR exams. Maybe its not 100% exam based. Put some weightage in coursework. Maybe 40% coursework and 60% exams. Macam kat universities kan?

We need some sort of measurement on how our kids are doing. If these exams are abolished what are the other options we would measure our kids performance. If the ministry wants to implement school-based assessment, a thorough study has to be made. If its a public exams, then the questions would be standardized across all. But school-based assessments? I'm not against it, but i dont really agree to the idea.

However i would prefer the PMR exam is not to be used to determine whether our kids go to science or arts stream. Sooo not right. We dont have any indication subjects in PMR syllabus to tell us that we can do science but not arts or vice versa.

May the Education Minister make the right decision for our kids. And maybe after this, they may want to relook our tertiary education system. From my observation we do not produce the right graduates for the working force.

Tips when your car was stolen

2010-06-23T08:20:00.002+08:00

We lost our car in April. Bulan 4 memang takde ONG la. We were getting ready to go to work then suddenly Mr Hubby came rushing to me and say " Sayang, kereta takde". At first i thot he was joking (post April Fool) but apa kes nak joke pasal kereta hilang di pagi hari kan? Memang betul, the car was gone!!! we parked right in front of the house but its outside the gate. Among all the cars parked on the road, ours was the target. I was shocked and furious! It took me several days to accept the fact that the car has gone forever.
So just tips share some tips when you lose your car..

1. Do a police report. It is best if you could go to the nearest police station to the crime scene. the one that covers your area. Not Pondok polis yeee..We were panic up to the point we went to a further police station. We couldn't even think the nearest police station. Last-last after buat police report kena redirect to the nearest balai polis because the investigator needs to be in the same jurisdiction. After meeting with the investigator, then only they open a case. They will ask all sorts of questions la.
When we did the police report, i felt that we just need to report it for the sake of insurance and not so much of hoping that the police would investigate it. formality only. Even though its the police job to help us find the culprit kann..tapi whateva la

2. Call your insurance agent/company. - Tell them that your car has been stolen. They would ask for the police report and insurance policy. So fax it to them.

3. Call your bank (if necessary) - it may not be necessary because you still have to pay the installment even tho car gone already. Sakit hati kann..paying for something yang takde...uhuk uhuk..what to do

4. If you have any documents, ATM cards, bank cards, etc in the car make sure you called all the necessary parties to make cancellation.

5. After few days (depends), your insurance agent will appoint adjuster. Adjuster ni mcm investigator on behalf of insurance agents. They would need copies of your IC, driving license, pictures of your all the keys (including duplicates). They would also come the the crime scene and take some pictures. Police pun tak datang k. Adjuster will then submit a report to the insurance company for further actions

6. Sila harass your insurance agent/company..keep calling them asking for status. Please be annoying. or else memang lambat laaa dapat claim. Usually it would take min 4 months to claim. In our case Alhamdulillah, we already got the offer within 2 months. They offered us a good price laaa. Tetapi......

7. Insurance company would need more documents from you - Letter from your financier, your keys, and final police investigation report. Please bear in mind yaaa...police will only release the investigation report minimum 3 months after the initial report.. so memang takde harapan la nak dapat claim awal dari itu yeee..So we wait...

Moral of the story - please consider installing Captor atau seangkatan dengan nya to avoid these kinds of hassles. Memang sangat sedih bila kereta hilang. It has been with us since we were about to get married. Kira sempat la merasa dating sebelum kahwin ngan kereta tuh.. Too many memories..Plate number yang paling sayang :(. Tapi nak buat macam mana kena redha. Itu adalah satu ujian for me.

Teringat pesanan Ustazah - segala nikmat yang Allah beri itu ada keburukannya. Segala ujian yang dikenakan terhadap kita adalah untuk menguji keimanan kita sebagai seorang Muslim - adakah kita tergolong dalam golongan yang bersyukur atau menderhaka?

Appetite for feverish baby

2010-06-18T11:31:00.000+08:00

Kids will always lose their eating appetite when they fall sick. Muqtasaem is the worst. Memang takmo makan langsung except for water and milk. I tried feeding him with all his favorite food - noodles, nuggets, curry. memang tak jalan. if he eats pun setakat 1 or 2 spoons.

But Nadhirah on the other hand, she can still eat although she's not well. Memang takde masalah. But at the moment she was having fever and she didn't want to eat. That worries me. I tried feeding her favorite food but she would only take a bite. Even milk, she refused formula milk. Only breast milk. Dahla my breast milk pun mcm hidup segan mati tak mau (read: stock makin berkurangan). So i try umpan her with chocolates. Yes she loves chocolate. I didn't encourage it but people surrounding her keep giving her. She only took 1 bite jugak! kalau tidak tak muat tangan pegang chocolate.

Akan tetapi...when i offered her ice cream,

This what happened

yummy mama

Is it good to feed her ice cream? My mom said it will help reduce her temperature. But i doubt it. Tapi i bagi je la, since she wants it.

mama...itu burung apa? itu burung murai....

2010-06-15T08:46:00.001+08:00

Everytime we brought the kids out, mesti masuk mall. so this time around, we planned to go to Bird's Park. We went out quite late. cuaca dah panas, tapi area kat Bird's park is cooling sebab banyak pokok. So not so bad laa..

When we arrived, its nearing to Bird's Show. So we went straight to the Amphitheater. Most of the shows are by parrots or kakaktua. Ada lah burung naik basikal, mengira dan bercakap. Towards the end baru ada show by burung helang. The show ended in half an hour's time.

the Amphitheater

Tapi before the show ended, the kids dah restless. Luckily ada taman permainan just behind the amphitheater, the kids apalagi jumping in joy.

ni jugak yang the kids suka

From the amphitheater, we walked pass flamingo pond and waterfall aviary. It is a breathtaking view..with the birds flying around and waterfall as the background

waterfall aviary

flamingo pond

Then we headed to World's of parrot. Macam-macam jenis parrot. You can also feed the birds in here, just pay RM2 for the food. actually RM2 will be used for the birds' care. The caretaker gave us a small bowl of kuaci. I memang tak berani nak pegang, so Mr Hubby yang pegang. Oh the birds sangat pandai. At first i thot they would terus makan the kuaci with the kulit. tapi tidakkkk, they actually kupas the kulit and makan the isi only! So clever one.

Feeding the bird kuaci

Birds all over Mr Hubby...Nadhirah maintain macho dalam ketakutan

There are also hornbill park. Macam-macam jenis hornbill. Hornbill Gatal pun ada ..hahahhaa

Then there are 1 area for all the flightless birds. So you can see ostrich, peacock, ayam hutan..peacock memang bebas bersepah-sepah.

You can only feed the birds when there are supervision and the food is provided. Otherwise, you can't simply feed the birds. BUT you can feed the fish! there are a number of ponds in the area. Yang ini the kids enjoyed the most. You can buy the fish food at RM1 per packet. But please bring 50cents coins. i think we stopped at 3 different ponds to feed the fish. gi taman burung tapi lagi enjoy tengok fish..hhmmm

The Bird's Park is a big area. Memang penat berjalan. But fret not, there are a lot of pondok-pondok where you can have a rest before continuing exploring the park. There are also small cafes to have your snack in the park. Overall it was an enjoying walk for your kids.

The Entrance fee is RM20 for adults & RM10 for kids (below 12years old). But remember to bring your MyKad & MyKid to get the price. Or else the price for adult is RM42 and RM32 for kids. Kids below 3 years old get free admission.

The Bird's Park is located near to National Mosque. Actually there are other attractions near to the Bird's Park like Butterfly Park, National Islamic Art Museum, Orchid Park, Hibiscus Park, Planetarium, National Monument and Memorial Tun Abdul Razak.

The kids enjoyed the trip and balik rumah terus tidur kepenatan.

I Love U, You Love Me

2010-06-14T17:07:00.001+08:00

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I Love you, you love me,

We're a happy family,

With a great big hug

and a kiss from me to you

Won't you say you love me too

How often do you say I Love You in a day? If nadaaa, then start saying i love you to your Loved ones today! Why i'm in lovey dovey mood?
Because..........
.......................
LittleMama is organizing a contest "I Love U". And I love you laa Little Mama, coz the prizes you offer are hard to resist. Photo Session Package by Little Kids Photography!! I'm sooo in need of a photo session of the kids!!

What's interesting with Little Kids Photography? They offer a wide range of packages that are UNIQUE. If i have a newborn, i will definitely choose First Year Package. Capturing the first year of you baby is priceless!! To see the growth and their development during the first year is amazing. Another package that i find it interesting is the Curious Angel. Little Mama will capture your kids in action while doing activities like cooking, modelling, painting or any of their favorite activities. And it can be done at Little Mama's studio or even your own home! There are other packages that are being offered by Little Mama and its suits all your needs. Looking at the packages offered, susah hokay nak buat pilihan IF and only IF i won :) (must pray harder!!)

If you want to get the first hand updates from Little Kids Photography , make sure you

1. Follow Little Kids Photography with Google Friends Connect - Of course i DID!!

2. Like Little Kids Photography on Facebook - Of course i DID!!

And after all the photographer herself is very friendly. So you won't feel kekok to be photographed by her. Trust me! Furthermore, she's a mother herself kan? So she would know best on how to handle kids during photography and the patience of being a mom!

I've been following Little Mama for quite a while now. and i must say she's so rajin! now alone she's managing 5 websites!! And i personally been following these sites with Google Friends Connect
Mom Bloggers Planet
Little Mama’s Diary
Little Kids Photography
Little Mama’s LOVE
Malaysia Online Shopping Guide and feel free to follow in Malaysia Online Shopping Guide in Facebook as well (Of course i DID!! )

Her latest venture is Little Mama's Love. What's interesting with Little Mama's Love? The items are personally made by little mama with lotsa LOVE! The clothing lines are too cute to resist. Little Mama's creativity says it all in her personal collection. Only mother knows what's good for her kids. And little mama know the designs that will make your kids looks adorable.
Of all the items, i personally like the Little Kids Apron. Its reversible and perfect for doing indoor & outdoor activities with your kids. And what's more interesting - it's on SALE!!!. It will only cost you RM35 for the price of '2' aprons - since its reversible kan? :D. Don't we love sale items? :D
If you want to get the first hand updates from Little Mama's Love , make sure you
1. Follow Little Mama's Love with Google Friends Connect - Of course i DID!!
2. Register with Little Mama's Love and start shopping! - I created my account already..so why wait?
3. Join Little Mama’s LOVE Mailing List - Of course i DID!!

So for parents out there, if you are looking for a photographer especially to capture your kids's pictures, you know the drill. Little Kids Photography is your best bet. And to make sure your kids look gorgeous, pick some clothing from Little Mama's Love closet. I bet your kids will look adorable and great in the pictures that you will treaure10 years from now or even earlier!

Resepi Orang Malas : Pasta Olio

2010-06-11T08:59:00.000+08:00

When rice is not an option for lunch/dinner, noodles will be the next option. And for a lazy bum bum like me, i prefer pasta olio :). Plus my kids memang suka makan apa2 yg berkaitan ngan mee..
Kekadang, i dah siap masak nasi & lauk pauk...bley si Muqtasaem cakap, "Mama, nak mee"..Ketuk dahi jap, apa nak buat, terus la masak mee/pasta yg simple ;)

What do you need?

Half pack of Pasta - i prefer fettucine
Olive Oil
Garlic
Capsicum or any other vege like broccoli, preferably something yang crunchy.
Breakfast Strip (Beef) - cut into small pieces
Salt
Parmesan Cheese
Chili flake

How to cook?

Boil the pasta until el dente. Sprinkle a lil bit of oil while boiling. Dah agak2 masak, toss it.
Crush garlic, roughly 4-5 cloves.
Tumiskan garlic with olive oil. Put around 4-5 tablespoon of olive oil
Masukkan beef tadi..masak sampai agak-agak garing.
Then masukkan sliced capsicum. Let it cook about 1/2 minute. Not too long as nanti tak crunchy
Put it a pinch of salt.
Turn off the fire and pour in fettuccine. Gaulkan sampai rata.
If its too dry, pour in more olive oil.
Lastly sprinkle parmesan cheese on top and wallaaa u can now eat :)

Since the kids are eating, so i didn't put in the chili flake. So tambah-tambah sendiri la yee..kalau nak pedas :)

iPhone App Review : iProperty.com

2010-06-10T08:44:00.001+08:00

I've downloaded this application on my iPhone few weeks ago. Reason, saje nak tengok property yang ada potential untuk dibeli :)

At the main menu, there are options to

Find Properties
Show Properties Near Me
Directories
Property News

In Find Properties, you can search various properties according to your needs. There are options of property for sale, rent or new property. You can narrow down your search by state and specific location. Furthermore you can also search based on your expected price range by key in Min & Max Price.

Once the results are displayed, there will be some pictures and details of the properties. There will also be list of nearby transportation, school or any other amenities nearby the property. Some properties do have videos uploaded as well. When you want to view or know more about the property, there are agent contact numbers available. Another function in iProperty, it has embeded housing loan calculator by CIMB Bank. Easy kan? You can roughly estimate the monthly repayment for the property. And if you are still not sure about the property, you can add the property in your short listed list :) Later if you want to view the property again, you don't have to search again, just go to the shortlist.

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In Show Properties Near Me, it will list down the property nearby your location automatically. You can also choose For Sale, For Rent or New Properties. The result will show in Map version. You get directions to the property as well. If you want to know more details on all the properties available near your location, you can view it all in a list format. Isn't easy??

For Directories, currently there are 3 directories available - Agent, Developer and Condominium Directory. You can do your search as well.

With this application, you can now have updated list of available property in the market. Kalau dulu, we have to go through the adverts in the papers but now its all on the go on your iPhone :D

Kerana Amanah, Nyawa Hilang

2010-06-04T11:22:00.000+08:00

I believe ramai yang marah dengan staff BHP Cheras. A woman died because the staff obeyed their boss's instruction. Is it the staff's fault that the woman died? I'm not on any side, but yes I was angry when i first read the news in facebook yesteday. The staff could have shown some mercy and give out the fire extinguisher. And MAYBE, the woman's life could have been saved.

But on the other hand, the staff were given clear instruction not to open the door for anyone after hours. Staff yang mendengar kata dan memegang amanah majikannya. Is it wrong? It is not. However, in that situation, one self has to analyze the situation and provide the best judgement.You can choose to follow your boss's instruction OR disobey the instruction and save a life.

If i were in that situation, I may let the man have the fire extinguisher and at the same time call the police and fire department. Police - in case there will be robbery. Fire - in case the man is right about the fire..

WARNING!!! ITS HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS

2010-06-01T08:00:00.002+08:00

"Once you get it, worry not the whole house will get it" errkkk..

And YES, conjunctivitis is highly contagious. Memang sangat senang untuk dijangkiti.First Muqtasaem, then Nadhirah. Next Mr Hubby and now ME!!! we can call our lil family, Red Eye Family, yehaa!

Its hard to avoid not to be infected but here are some tips that can be applied

1. Do not sleep together with infected person.

How do i score?: FAIL!! how cannot sleep with my babies?

2. Avoid kissing.

How do i score?: FAIL!! how can u not kiss such cuttie lil faces (please refer to the kids only! Adult excluded :P)

3. Wash/sanitize your hands before and after giving them the meds

How do i score?: PASS!! Easy to do

4. Avoid sharing pillows and if possible change the cover everyday.

How do i score?: FAIL!! tak larat mau tukar hari-hari maaa

5. Avoid touching your infected eyes. And if you do, please wash/sanitize your hands

How do i score?: 50-50! kadang ingat kadang tak :)

6. If the more than 1 person got infected, please do not share your meds! Get your own eye drops etc.

How do i score?: PASS!! Giler banyak eye drops and ointments. Poning!

7. After 3 days of medication and the redness have not subsided, please consult your doctor or go to eye specialist cause you maybe have allergy with the meds.

How do i score?: FAIL!! thats what happened to Muqtasaem. It happened that he has an allergy to the eye drops. And we only went to the specialist on the 5th day! After changing to new eye drops, the redness subsided. Alhamdulillah

8. Please rest at home! Do not try to spread it anywhere else.

How do i score? MC!!! NO??? i've got tonnes of work :(.

It goes without saying "Sharing is caring". Not just share the good things, even sakit pun kena share! Hope the Red Eye Family will be back to normal soon. InsyaAllah!

Spiderman

2010-05-30T18:29:00.002+08:00

My eyes are soo red that i wanna be like spiderman..wear a mask ;)
Muqtasaems' eyes r getting better. Having another appointment with Dr Rozita tommorrow. Hopefully everything goes well.
BUT now Mr hubby is having eye infection pulakkkk.. Larikkkkk

Devil's Red Eye

2010-05-26T10:48:00.001+08:00

Muqtasaem is having eye infection since last Friday. But yesterday his eye was sooooo RED!!! And today we are going to see an eye specialist. Hope everything will be okay.

Scary kan??

I'm so sedih bila tgk his eye..wish i'm the one suffering it.

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dua, empat, lapan, seploh??? pick you number

2010-05-25T08:30:00.002+08:00

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When I got married, I never really put a thought on how many children I want to have. Alhamdulillah, I’ve got 2 kids. To get another one now? Not in my mindset at the moment. Does it matter how many kids you produce? Or the quality of the kids you produce? Kalau ikutkan salasilah keluarga Mr Hubby, memang besar – Quantity. And Alhamdulillah it comes with Quality. Tapi itu zaman 60s-70s. But now raising a kid is not cheap. People may debate - anak itu rezeki. But kenalah kita ukur baju di badan sendiri. To give the best to your kids is not cheap anymore. Sending Muqtasaem to kindergarten alone cost me RM200 a month. Ini baru umuq 3 tahun. The cost gets higher as he ages. Itupun I got him to a less expensive kindergarten. There are kindergartens charging up to RM600 a month or maybe more for a 3 years old kid.

As a parent, you would want to give the best to your kids. Best milk, best clothes, best education, best lifestyle..segala mak nenek la nak yang the BEST. anak seorang dua - manageable, but lima, lapan, seploh orang???? Mau mak bapak kena kerja siang malam. For parents living in KL, its not easy to raise a big family. You CAN, but its not easy. It requires a lot of sacrifices. So it comes back to quantity or quality.

Speaking from my own experience, having two kids pun I could not concentrate on them 100%. Monitor their growth and development pun tak terkejar. Imagine having more than 5 kids. I totally respect parents with lots of kids and yet still manage to produce quality ones – educated, high moral values. Berjaya membahagikan kasih saying seadil-adilnya. Susah! So if I were to asked, quality or quantity? I would choose quality. But I still got certain limit on quantity. I may not satisfy with 2 kids but maybe 4 kids, keyword MAYBE.

First Aid Pregnancy Kit

2010-05-19T08:29:00.002+08:00

I'm sure most have heard the news about PLKN Baby. It is a scary thought knowing that a pregnant teenager entered PLKN without anyone noticing that she was pregnant!!! It's even scarier that the parents did not know about it. Who would expect a pregnant teenager would enter PLKN unnoticed. But zaman sekarang ni, apa-apa pun boleh jadi. Maybe kita tak pernah terfikir perkara macam ni akan berlaku sebab zaman dulu kalau pregnant sebelum kahwin mau kena humban dalam gaung. Tapi sekarang budak-budak makin sosial.

So seperti biasa, dah terhantuk baru tergadah. Only now, PLKN akan mewajibkan setiap pelatih perempuan menjalani ujian kehamilan. Who would have thought this thing will happen in the past? But now, anything is possible.

So as mothers, do we need to include pregnancy test as part of the First Aid Kit at home? Nauzubillah! But anything is possible, right?

Nadhirah, nanti mama jadik bodyguard hang bila besar. Hang menggatal skit, siap!

sila jangan buat muka sedih2 hokay

I am my own Doctor

2010-05-18T11:36:00.002+08:00

Do you have temperature indicator for fever in your house?

For a family with kids, it is an essential tools that you MUST have. There are a lot of types that you can purchase from the pharmacy or babies stores.

We had 2 types, but the most used ones are like something this

One day, i saw Nadhirah selongkar my beg and found a piece of paper..and look what she did

mmg adorable

mau jadik Doctor la mama

Thomas sudah dibawa lari & Sibu berciciran

2010-05-17T10:47:00.000+08:00

Seperti sudah maklum, Thomas Cup sudah terbang ke China. Takpe, 2012 make sure we have a strong team. Sila keluarkan 'warga-warga emas' yaa..

Disebabkan Malaysia masuk semi final dan untuk merasakan experience berada di stadium, i went for the Semi Final game with Mr Hubby in Friday evening. Masa sampai, game dah start halfway. Chong Wei dah pun jauh ketinggalan. Tapi tkpe, Malaysia tetap Boleh. Boleh tahan la crowd aritu.

Boleh tahan crowd aritu

First double, sangat hampa hokey

Second single getting ready.. 21 yo vs 33yo..hmmm

Game 2nd single tak habis lagi, ramai dah cabut..kecewakah?

Wondering gak, kalau-kalau ada orang nak Boo Boo bila Malaysia kalah tapi hhmm tkde. Mungkin sebab kita ditewaskan oleh China kot. So kalau kalah takpe. Apakah?? Tapi overall saya tak puas hati dengan persembahan Malaysia yang tak fight langsung! Penat hokey, mengharungi jam di petang Jumaat hanya untuk menyokong Malaysia..hahahaha..kan dah berkira.

Pakcik depan i ni mmg bersemangat

Anyways, Hope we will bring back the Cup in 2012!!

On a different update, Sibu sudah beralih tangan ke PPR dengan majoriti yang kurang significant. Apakah??? Mungkin rakyat sudah maju, tapi politik kita masih ditampuk lama. wahai politicians, sila fikirkan yee.

Malaysia Atau China????

2010-05-14T10:01:00.000+08:00

if you were to ask me if like to watch badminton. No & Yes. NO because saya tak suka menda-menda yang buat saya cepat nervous. Nervous hokay tengok game badminton ni. rasa macam nak luruh jantung bila tengok shuttlecock macam tak boleh diselamatkan. Adrenaline rush.

YES because its one (or is it the ONLY ONE) that Malaysia is good at. Although IMHO, as a team we are still not strong but at least we have 1 or 2 good players.
So malam ni, siapakah akan menang? We will see it LIVE!! yeay..

Who wants a FREE bag???

2010-05-13T08:30:00.000+08:00

ME!

I won Slinging Lucy Swingpack by Gin & Jacqie.

Thanks to Bagskaki for organizing the contest and also thanks to those who clicked on the entry. Because of that I won a bag! Yippie..

A sling bag is very useful when you have 2 active toddlers to handle. You can just sling in across your shoulder and chase your kids around! Hahahhaa..easy kan? Tak leceh-leceh nak pegang handbag sambil berlari. Plus you can shop easily with a sling bag.

I came, I PUMP, I Conquer

2010-05-12T08:11:00.000+08:00

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I love to watch Kimora Life in the Fab Lane. Yesterday, I managed to catch the first episode of the latest season. The arrival of Kenzo – Kimora & Djimo’s son. I was impressed she spares some time to express her milk despite her busy schedule. Every HOUR to be exact!! To express breast milk every hour for a busy woman like her is actually near to impossible. But she manages to do it. Me? I only managed to pump twice a day at the office. I’m way behind her league.

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She expresses her milk while her hair or her makeup is being done. Impressive? Absolutely and I salute her for her determination. She admitted that breasfeeding helps her lose post pregnancy weight

“About how she’s been trying to lose her post-pregnancy weight this time around?

Breastfeeding really helps, and sometimes I hit the treadmill with Djimon, but I’ve only done that four times.”

-Source Celebrities Babies

But there are still mothers who choose not to breastfeed their babies. Busy Schedule? Look at Kimora, she can do it.

I read a short column in the Sun yesterday on Breastfeeding Policy. Many employers especially in the private sector are unsupportive of the government's policy to have mothers breastfeed their babies for the first six months of life. Alhamdulillah, the place i used to work before have converted smoking room to be mother's room. And also my current workplace has a comfortable mother's room. I remember when i have to express my milk everywhere - empty cubicles, surau, filing room. Those were the days. Now its getting more convenient. BUT its all about the choices that the mothers choose.. For mommy-to-be, think wisely and read more about breastfeeding. It WILL change the way you think :)

1SuperKids Family Day

2010-05-11T11:28:00.004+08:00

We had a blast!

1Superkids Family Day was a blast. Tired but we had fun. Penat hokay, turun naik tangga. Kejang rasa kaki ini. But look at the bright side - its a form of an exercise. I didnt got a chance to take a lot pictures..yelah pakai phone je. no canggih manggih camera.

So lets see, what do we had on Sunday

For the Kids

Anak-anakku yang beria mewarna..sampai meniarap, hoverr

Coloring Contest

Felt craft

Clown

For mommies

Babywearing talk

Bengkel memakai tudung

And the hardworking AJKs, the Bling Babes...It was an honor working with you ladies...

For those who missed it, maybe next time yeeerr

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Why you talk like that one?

2010-05-06T09:14:00.000+08:00

I overheard a conversation between two teenagers yesterday. It sounds like a typical conversation. But what really annoyed me is the fact that every sentence that came out from their month contains vulgar or not to nice words. "Eh b*bi la ngko ni". "ko nak makan apa, s**l". "p**t*t mak ngko ahh".

Astaghfirullah. How can they even think to construct such sentences? Mau terasa cikgu Bahasa Melayu kat sekolah. Tak pernah pulak keluar dalam paper SPM ayat-ayat sebegitu. But these conversations are normal among teenagers. Terasa cool kot cakap macam tu. Cool ke? Kalau dah terbiasa cakap macam tu, mau depan mak ayah pun terkeluar ayat-ayat sebegitu. Kalau anak i, mau kena penampar barang dua kerat.

If we were to analyze whats the underlying reasons, it may resulted from the conversations they overheard from the parents. Parents pun cakap macam tu, anak-anak pun ingat biasa la. I always reminded myself not to utter negative words in front of the kids. Kids are like sponge, they absorb but they do not filter.

Influence by the peers and fear of not fitting in, makes these teenagers use those words. It's not u does fit in, its just you chose the wrong friends. So as parents we really need to by Miss Nosy Parker. Know who your kids' friends.

BTW, I sempat sound budak-budak tuh, "Apa la guna ayat-ayat macam tu". Terdiam sekejap. ish ish...budak-budak zaman sekarang!

Lets Plant a Tree

2010-05-05T08:38:00.000+08:00

Muqatsaem got a Gardening set during Plant A Tree Campaign in March. Muqtasaem kept showing me the box but I didn't get the chance to see whats inside it till recently.

So let see whats inside. There are 3 pots with 3 bags of soil and some seeds. So lets plant some trees...err vegetables actually. There are mustard, lettuce and spinach seeds.

So what do we do next? Before you start, please wear gloves ya.The kids were wearing gloves at first but tak sampai 5 minit dah bukak. It's easier to do gardening with bare hands kot. But don't forget to wash your hands once you are done.

First step, pour the soil into the pot.

Then water the soil till its soaked. During the process, use a stick to make sure the soil is totally soaked. Gembur-gemburkan tanah sikit.

Next, flatten the soil and make some holes in the pot, roughly 10 holes. Take some seeds and put it inside those holes.

Close the holes and walla..wait till it grows! We labelled each of the pots. 1 pot mustard, 1 pot lettuce and 1 pot spinach.

Dont forget to water your vegetables or else it will be dead especially in this hot weather!

Apa ada pada nama

2010-05-04T08:30:00.000+08:00

Pemberian nama kepada anak-anak adalah sesuatu yang penting. Nama yang diberikan haruslah membawa maksud yang baik. Bak kata orang "nama itu doa". Kenapa? Sebab orang akan memanggil kita dengan nama kita. Kalau nama kita membawa maksud baik, bermakna orang tu telah mendoakan kita yang baik-baik.

Contohnya, kalau nama kita "syukran" yg membawa maksud "yang bersyukur". Maka setiap kali kawan-kawan memanggil Syukran, mereka telah mendoakan kita - yang bersyukur. Secara tidak langsung membentuk peribadi kita menjadi orang yang sentiasa bersyukur. InsyaAllah.
Tapi jangan pulak disingkatkan nama jadi "Syuk" @ "shark". Yelah nama glamour. Dah bawak maksud lain.

Masa nak pilih nama anak-anak, i bagi requirement:

a. single name - no Ahmad, no Mohd etc
b. 3 suku kata. Not too short n not too long
c. Doesnt start with A or Z. Sebab i dah rasa mcm mana nama start dari A. Nama A yg selalu kena panggil dulu. Mr Hubby plak start with Z. Selalu je last kena panggil.

Maka terhasil lah
1. Muqtasaem yang membawa maksud "pegangan yang teguh". Ni Mr Hubby yang pilih.
2. Nadhirah yang membawa maksud "berseri-seri". Ni i yang pilih.

Simple. Yang penting kena panggil penuh. Kalau ada 2 nama pun, letih mulut nak sebut semua kan? Last-last terus jadi 'nama glamour' yang dah takde maksud.

Bila chicken pox menyerang

2010-05-03T14:53:00.000+08:00

What happened when chicken pox menyerang?
Patient : Gatal-gatal, cannot sleep, less appetite
Mama : Sleepless nites!

Thats the equation when our children is sick. The Moms will always be the one looking like a zombie taking care of our lil ones. Its not that we are complaining, but that the sacrifices that we have to make. Kesian tengok anak-anak bila diaorang sakit. Rasa macam let us feel the pain but not them.
Nadhirah was having fever on Thursday. The fever was quite high but we thought its just a normal fever. Then on Friday nite, as i was changing her diapers then only i realized there are few red spots at her lower body. a few at her hands. But nothing on the upper body or face.

My mom said, its chicken pox. So i lumurkan her body with bedak sejuk for the nite. Before that she kept showing me there is something in her mouth. But everytime i asked her to open her mouth for me to take a look, she bite me! So after seeing red spots on her body, i suspected she had some ulcer in her mouth as well. That explains the lost of appetite. Kesian betul! She could not sleep well. Kept on screaming and crying every 2 3 hours. Mama nya pun sama la terjaga.

When she fall sick, she kept on clinging on me. Tak mau langsung orang lain. Itu yang agak letih.
We gave her some cococunt drink the next day. Petua orang-orang tua supaya the chicken pox keluar habis. But then, no red spots on her upper body.

Alhamdulillah now she is recovering and yesterday she slept quite well and so did her mama. Yeay! If she's still screaming last nite, alamatnya mama kena amik Emergency Leave today.

Get well soon Nadhirah.

Bila Ustazah bertanya

2010-04-30T08:30:00.000+08:00

During my last class, Ustazah asked us a question that made me terkelu and tertunduk

"Kalau orang memuji masakan anda sedap, apa balasan anda?"

A. "tengok kaki laaa"
B. "Saya lah yang masak"
C. "Dengan izin Allah, saya dapat memasaknya"

So which one are you?

Tanpa keizinan dari Allah tidak mungkin kita dapat memotong bawang, memegang sudip dan kuali dan akhirnya terhasillah masakan yang enak. Tetapi kita lupa untuk melafazkannya.

"Renung-renungkan dan selamat beramal"

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Jom Bersukan!

2010-04-28T08:30:00.000+08:00

Sabtu lepas, saya dengan bersungguhnya pergi bersukan? Tak percaya? tak payah percaya sebab Muqtasaem yang pergi bersukan :). It was his FIRST sports day.

the kids tent

The event was held at a futsal court. It started at 9am with march pass by the kids. Comel- comel..kiri kiri..kiri kanan kiri.

bangga sungguh yang pegang bendera tu

There are 3 houses - Purple, Green & Yellow. Muqtasaem is in the Purple house. How come masa i belajar dulu takde pun purple house. Yang ada normal color - Merah, Biru, Hijau & Kuning.
After the march pass, there are pom pom dance by the kids. Ini boleh masuk You Think You Can Dance :).

Then the games begin. Muqtasaem participated in 2 games. And his team won both games!! Yippie..menang jugak anak ku despite menangis-menangis tak mau participate..Oh yes, Muqtasaem cried once he saw me during the march pass. Anak bujang ni manja skit. Once he saw me, he refused to join his friends. Puas la i pujuk, last-last i just leave him with his teacher and sembunyi from his sight.

There were also games for the parents and teachers. Sporting parents and teachers ni.

parents game

teachers game

After all the games, the most awaited time - Prize Giving Ceremony!! And Yeay, Purple house is the CHAMPION, second place goes to Yellow and third to Green.

tengah beratur amik piala

Apa-apa pun, yang penting Muqtaasem is a Champion!

muka tetap maintain macho..takmo pandang camera

When was the last time you ride on a taxi?

2010-04-27T08:30:00.000+08:00

When was the last time you ride on a taxi?
Last week, I was on public transport for a week. I noticed that in (some) taxis, there is a list of rules to be adhered by the taxi drivers.

Some interesting points
1. Driver not to leave driving seat.
-- kalau tengah drive, mmg la cannot leave d seat kan
-- if passengers need help to load luggage, cannot help ka? Hhmmm

2. Shall not carry passenger in excess 5 ppl including driver.
-- huhuhuhu i pernah naik sampai 6 org.. Siap beg pakcik taxi

3. Shall proceed to destination named by hirer by the shortest and most direct route.
-- some taxi drivers will ask, which road to use. My typical answer-- jalan yg tak jam!! Hihihi..kalau ikut jln dekat tapi jam sama je taxi fare ikut jln jauh tp tak jam..betul tak??

4. Touting is prohibited
-- u will always see this happening at klcc. I tell you, taxi drivers at klcc tak pandang langsung locals, tunggu tourist je. Kalau u nak gak naik, they already set d fare upfront. Tak patut betul

So if u happen to meet taxi drivers that do not adhere with these rules, you can lodge complaints.

Tea with the kids

2010-04-26T10:00:00.001+08:00

The other weekend, i decided to try making doughnut for my kids. I'm not so good in baking or making cookies or kuih-muih. I'm more into cooking meals - masak lauk-pauk. reason? senang, sekali masak je. If baking cookies, leceh. kena buat satu-satu, bake it..and the repeat the cycle sampai habis dough. Leceh kan? kalau masak lauk-pauk...sekali masak je, dah settle. u know what i mean? whateverlah

I've never make a doughnut before, so i googled for a recipe that make a soft doughnut. The ones that would not keras after dah sejuk..

So here goes the recipe

200g tepung roti - I used BlueKey Flour..couldn't find bread flour. Oh yes, i used the penimbang :)

20g gula

1/2 sudu kecil garam

1 sudu kecil dry yeast

140ml susu segar - I used full cream, since itu je yang ada dalam fridge :)

20g butter - Ni pun guna buttercup sebab itu je yang ada dalam fridge. Oh sangat malas nak keluar untuk membeli barang, so gunakan je la apa yang ada

minyak masak

First Step: Mix flour and salt.

Step 2: Make a hole and pour in milk with dry yeast. Mix it.

Step 3: Uli dough sampai tak melekat kat tangan. Oh yaa...part-part menguli pun i tak suka..another reason why i do not bake :)

Before

After

Step 4: Cover the dough with a plastic and wait till the dough naik roughly twice the size. Try testing it by popping your finger in the middle of the dough, and it will leave a hole like this.

Step 5: Make a small round shape and deep fry it.

Step 6: To make it lil bit interesting, i coat the doughnut with chocolate.

I thought that the kids would love the chocolate coated doughnut BUT NO!!! they finished off the ones WITHOUT the chocolate in a jiff! The doughnut is soft in the inside and bit crispy on the outside.

I'm hooked!

2010-04-25T08:28:00.006+08:00

Bab-bab games, i memang ketinggalan keretapi. i'm not really a game person. Reason?

1. I'm afraid that i wont do anything, but play the games..

2. I tak suka the adrenaline rush bila main game...nak kejar masa la, nak kejar points laa..tak suka.. (tapi main gak)

I guess most of the people out there, have came across Bejeweled. Ada tak? sila jangan angkat tangan. And yes, i just downloaded the game recently and i'm totally hooked!. ni yg malas k. Siap bergaduh ngan anak-anak, nak main game kat iPhone. Sebelum ni i tak heran pun!

*image googled

So whats with this Bejeweled?

Its a game whereby you have to match the jewel according to the color. You have to match 3,4 or 5 jewels in a row. If you get 4 jewels, u build a power gem. This power gem can be used to clear a larger area. Kira dapat pecah kan lagi banyak jewels. The most powerful, if u managed to match 5 jewels in a row, a Hyper Cube will be created. How to use HyperCube? U have to carefully select the most numbered jewel and try to clear those jewel. And the jewels may not be in a row. If you are lucky, u will be clearing a larger space and gain more points.

*image googled

At first, i thought i may not be addicted. Tapi i salah k! i'm totally hooked. Geram je tengok bila markah tak tinggi-tinggi pun. A colleague of mine even managed to gain 1mill in points!!! mana tak rasa tercabar kan?

But well, its just a game. Main pun untuk suka-suka. Sambil-sambil tengah tidurkan anak-anak, dapat lah mengisi masa sekejap ngan main Bejeweled.

So what's my current score? 556, 500 je. If only it can be converted to real jewel kan?

Apa itu Earth Day?

2010-04-22T15:15:00.000+08:00

Bumi yang tiada rimba
Seumpama hamba
Dia dicemar manusia
Yang jahil ketawa

Bumi yang tiada udara
Bagai tiada nyawa
Pasti hilang suatu hari
Tanpa disedari

Bumi tanpa lautan
Akan kehausan
Pasti lambat laun hilang
Duniaku yang malang

Dewasa ini kita saling merayakan
Kejayaan yang akhirnya membinasakan
Apalah gunanya kematangan fikiran
Bila dijiwa kita masih lagi muda dan mentah
Ku lihat hijau

Bumiku yang kian pudar
Siapa yang melihat
Di kala kita tersedar
Mungkinkah terlewat

Today is marked as official Earth Day.
What is Earth Day?
Earth day is like Mother's Day. Mother's day is a day we remember how important our mom is so Earth day is a day to remember how important Earth is to us. But everyday also can be Earth Day, rite?

Why Earth Day is important?
Because it raises awareness on how important for us to save the Earth. Our Earth is dying from all the polutions. We are the ones causing the pulutions thus we are also the ones that need to clean up the mess. If not, what are there left for our future generations? Earth day also remind us to conserve natural resources for future use. If we don't take care of our Earth, then Earth wouldn't exist!

What should we do for our Earth?
"Reuse, Reduce, Recycle". There are a lot of initiatives that we can do. We may start small, but small steps will lead to bigger change. "Sikit-sikit lama-lama jadi bukit"

When was Earth Day was first celebrated?
1970

So what is our actions?

Mata Sepet Ku

2010-04-21T08:53:00.000+08:00

Last weekend Nadhirah woke up with 1 sepet eye. It was not too obvious. At first i thought it may be because of semut. I just sapukan my breast milk to her eyes.

Then next morning, her eye lagi sepet. The bengkak lagi besar. So i decided to take her to the clinic. Doctor checked her eyes and asked a few questions like
- Ada taik mata? No
- Mata dia berair tak? No
- Dia garu-garu mata tak? No

She was perfectly fine. She played as usual and seems couldn't be bothered with her swollen eyes. The doctor didn't find any habuk or anything. So basically, doctor pun tak sure what cause her swollen eye. The doctor gave eye drop to be taken 4 times a day. And Alhamdulillah after 2 drops, her eyes are getting back to normal.
I pun confuse what cause her swollen eye. Any ideas?

Adakah anda 'gersang'?

2010-04-20T11:51:00.000+08:00

It is reported yesterday, the sex crime in Malaysia has risen 50% since 2005. What is happening to our male population? Gersang sangat kah mereka sampai sanggup melakukan jenayah seks? Sorry for the generalization of 'male population' cause i think its fair. Pernah ada ke kes pompuan rogol lelaki..takde kan? so betul la kot statement, male population dah makin gersang?

For a mom with a daughter, i felt insecure to raise my daughter in this situation. We have to monitor our daughters 24 by 7 if this scenario still in place.

Adakah pendidikan agama semakin berkurangan sehingga seseorang itu tidak dapat menahan nafsu serakah mereka? I believe all religions are against sex crime. It is beyond our norm. Yes, sex is vital and its part of human needs. But it has to be controlled in such a way we can only have sex when you are legally married. Even if we are legally married, sex ada tatatertib nya tersendiri.

Maybe orang-orang kita (men especially) dah over-exposed dengan tayangan gambar lucah (terlampau) sehinggakan tak dapat menahan nafsu mereka. Dah tau tak tahan, kenapa tengok kan? Tapi itulah manusia yang kurang/cetek akalnya.

In today's paper, a girl who met with an accident was raped while she was injured with a broken arm. Kejinya lelaki itu!! And to make matter worst, he even sprayed something to the girls' eyes.

As a mom, it is an alerting situation that i MUST monitor my kids from now on. Not only my daughter but also my son. Jenayah sex kat Malaysia ni dah tak mengenal umur.. budak-budak pun jalan gak. Nauzubillah!

March Progress

2010-04-16T16:35:00.000+08:00

GREEN is the theme for March at Muqtasaem's school.

Most of his arts&craft are based on Flowers and plant.

Flower Pencil

Book of leaves

i pun tak sure daun apa ni :)

This month punya arts & crafts kurang, sebab ada one week school holiday

Di mana lokasi perkahwinan anda?

2010-04-15T09:43:00.000+08:00

Couples who are getting married now can add another location options for their wedding. Typical wedding locations are community halls, hotels, Dewan Felda, restaurants, fields or the most famous place - your parents house. So now if you want to be different, you can choose POLICE STATIONS to hold your receptions! You heard it right - police station aka Balai Polis.

This is a part of community policing efforts to break the barrier between local community and police force.

I wonder whether we can have the police to do some demo like martial art for the wedding

So for those getting married soon, book the police stations near you for your wedding reception :D

Kami Prihatin, anda bagaimana?

2010-04-14T11:18:00.000+08:00

Kempen Kami Prihatin telah dilancarkan pada 22 Mac oleh Utusan Malaysia. Kempen ini bertujuan meningkatkan kesedaran orang ramai tentang gejala penderaan kanak-kanak dan pembuangan bayi yang semakin menjadi-jadi sejak kebelakangan ini.

Tapi, sejak dilancarkan masih ada bayi yang dibuang. Sedih kan? Harapnya dengan adanya kempen ini, jumlah pembuangan bayi dapat dikurangkan atau lebih baik tiada langsung kes pembuangan bayi.

Menurut statistik sejak empat tahun lalu, sebanyak 407 kes pembuangan bayi dan 10,758 kes penderaan dilaporkan kepada pihak polis dan Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat (JKM).

Bloggers juga boleh menyatakan sokongan terhadap Kempen Kami Prihatin. Bagaimana? Mari kita pamerkan logo Kami Prihatin di blog masing-masing.

Untuk berita terkini, sila layari Kempen Kami Prihatin di Utusan Malaysia.

InsyaAllah, dengan adanya kempen ini gejala ini dapat dibendung. Sedih tengok bayi-bayi yang dibuang. Comel-comel belaka. Baik la bagi kat orang yang memang nak anak tapi tak dapat.

If I die today...

2010-04-13T08:30:00.000+08:00

Recently i got to know an ex colleague of mine just lost his husband in an accident. And she couldn't see the husband for the last time, as the accident occurred oversea and his remain was buried there. Bergenang airmata bila dengar cerita ni. He left 2 children aged 7 and 2 years old. Bayangkan perasaan anak-anak bila dapat tau, yang ayahnya pergi outstation tapi takkan balik forever. Tak masuk lagi perasaan si isteri. Mau tak bergenang airmata. Itulah dinamakan ajal maut itu pasti cuma masa yang akan menentukannya.

If i were to die today, have i prepare enough for my partner and kids to survive on their own? It may sound materialistic but its the reality. Some of the things that we can prepare ourselves for any unfortunate events

1. Wasiat

Mungkin harta kita tak seberapa, tapi jangan lupa buat wasiat untuk waris-waris kita yang berhak. Kalau takde wasiat, harta akan dibahagikan secara faraid. Senaraikan semua harta and akaun bank yang ada dan wasiatkan la kepada waris. More info from JAKIM.

2. EPF

Jangan lupa buat penamaan waris untuk EPF! Banyak tu EPF kalau dah 10 tahun kerja kan. So sedikit sebanyak duit ni boleh meringankan beban waris kelak. Sesiapa yang tak buat lagi yang ini, sila ke pejabat KWSP. Penamaan waris boleh diubah bila-bila masa. More info on EPF Death Withdrawal.

3. Insurance

If you are the main breadwinner, make sure you have an insurance policy. Generasi sekarang dah makin terbuka minda pasal insurance. Mungkin bulan-bulan bayar premium kita tak nampak hasilnya. Tapi kita tak tau apa yang akan berlaku in the future. So this is a 'saving' for the uncertainties of the future.

4. Education Plan

If you have kids, please take an education policy for them. Some may say, SSPN or ASD is enough. But having education plan for your kids is a better option. Why? because when the depositor died, the insurance company will continue the payment till its maturity. Walla ur kids education fund is already there when he/she needs it.

So have we prepared ourselves, if we were to die today?

Project Alpha Season 2

2010-04-12T11:02:00.000+08:00

Project Alpha Season 2 has just launched. It was held at Cineleisure. It was an honour to meet and mingle with famous bloggers. Who would have thought blogger could be celebrities. Once upon a time, blog is just a medium for normal people to write, give opinion openly on the internet. But now bloggers are becoming like celebrities!

Me & my sister

I was invited to the "Meet the fans" session with the featured bloggers of Project Alpha Season 2. The bloggers for season 2 are KY, Cheesie, Shaolintiger, Azwan Ali, Niki Cheong, Ninie Ahmad and Joe Lee.

Amboi-amboi :)

Redmummy

After the mingling and eating session, we watched the trailer for Project Alpha Season 2 and 'Kiss Ass' movie. At first i thought of leaving early, but the movie turned out quite good! I think it was adapted from a comic. Although i'm not a comic reader, but the movie was good. If u have seen Sin City, i think you would love this movie more.

Ninie Ahmad

KY who was my ex-colleague

So dont forget to catch Project Alpha Season 2 on 19th of April and if you’re on twitter, follow #ProjectAlpha.

Project Alpha season 2 is brought officially by Adidas Action 3 and supported by P1 as well as MAS.

Nadhirah with her new toy!

2010-04-08T08:40:00.001+08:00

We bought this toy at Toys R Us. I think it cost about RM39. It teaches the kids about colors, shapes and counting 1 to 5.

Nadhirah was too occupied with it. And she did it on her own, without us teaching her how to do it. You Go Girl!

Ok let start

hmm..what's next?

Yeay i got it right!

Now its Purple

hmm..where should i put this blue square?

There goes my final square! I'm done mama!

I want an Aviator too

2010-04-07T08:11:00.000+08:00

My blogging mood is yet to recover due to recent incident. So enjoy some pictures of Nadhirah bergaya with her aunt's sunnies. Oh it reminds me i need to get a new sunnies.

how do i look mama?

Can i be a Ray Ban model?

Birthday Celebration

2010-04-06T08:02:00.000+08:00

This year Muqtasaem celebrated his birthday twice. The first one was done at his school. Every month, they will celebrate birthdays for every kids born in the particular month. We ordered cupcakes for his classmates with "Ball" as the theme. I'm running out of ideas for the birthday themes. We've done cars & Thomas previously.

The cakes were ordered from YummyBites. Thanks Intan for accommodating my order in such a short notice!

And last Sunday we had a small birthday celebration at Marche, The Curve. It was just among the families. And we also ordered another cake by YummyBites with Pocoyo as the theme.

Cute kan?

I was too occupied with the kids and eating, sampai lupa nak amik gambar. My Bad! Only managed to take pictures of the cakes :).

After the celebration, we ronda-ronda at The Curve. I like the Curve because its family-friendly. There are not so many shops/boutiques like KLCC or Pavillion. It focuses more on dining. And for me i love the 1st floor, where the kids can play at the play area while i do my shopping at various kids store like Mothercare, Osh Kosh etc.

Nadhirah steady je

Muqtasaem on an elephant

Seronok nye jadi kids!

2 babies = 2 strollers

2010-04-03T19:22:00.002+08:00

We bought Combi stroller when Muqtasaem was born.

A year and a half later, when Nadhirah was born a thought of buying another stroller came into mind. Maybe a double stroller like these

However, we do not need these when, the kids opted a better 'transportation'....
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Tak payah mama beli stroller mahal-mahal :D

Hari bersedih

2010-04-02T16:20:00.000+08:00

Something unexpected happened today. I am still shocked and still trying to believe there is some hope to undo the incident.
There are a lot of memories for all these years. And now its gone. Today's incident made me
1. Realise nothing is truly yours in this world.
2. Think and reassess my past actions
3. Realise there are things that you may think you dont need it but actually you do.
4. No place is safe anymore.
5. Realize to take double extra precautions.

However i am grateful and Alhamdulillah no one was hurt physically (mentally memang ada) in this incident.

Mode : bersedih & berduka

Mama nak duit…Walid nak duit…

2010-04-01T08:23:00.000+08:00

SPM 2009 results are already out. A total of 7897 students achieved straight As (A+, A, A-) in all subjects and out of that, 214 students achieved straight A+ in all subjects. The number of students getting straight As is increasing each year. For the 7897 students, getting a university placement and scholarship may not be a problem. Scholarships from government, private sectors, GLC, banks, multinational companies are already being advertised in newspapers. But can these scholarships accommodate all the students? How about the other good students who got 6,7 or 8As with a or some Bs. How about average students? Do they still have chances to grab the scholarships?

For a mama like me who has small kids in 2010, what is going to happen in the next 15 years when my son sits for his SPM (maybe SPM is called something else)? The world is getting more competitive, so young parents today need to think of their childrens’ future and most importantly their childrens’ education fund.

Here I list some of the ways that we can use to build up our kids education fund

1. Education Plan with Insurance Company

Most of the insurance companies have education plan covering kids starting from 1 month old to 25 years old. The plan is usually divided into two portions; 1 portion is for basic insurance coverage (i.e death, accident) and second portion is for savings. One of the main advantages of having an Education plan is that, if anything happens (i.e death or total permanent disability) to the depositor, the insurance company will continue paying for the monthly installment until the maturity period. You may start as low as RM100 monthly and this amount can be added up on yearly basis. On top of that, you may add additional insurance coverage (i.e medical card) for your kids.

2. SSPN (National Education Savings Scheme)

Starting 2007, anyone who wish to apply for PTPTN loan will need to have SSPN account. We may wonder, why we need to apply PTPTN loan when they charge 1%(currently) on the total loan repayment. The answer would always be because the uncertainties of the future. We may or may not need to apply for PTPTN loan, but who knows. SSPN provides dividens on yearly basis on average of 4%. It may not be a lot, but as the saying goes “ Sikit-sikit, lama- lama jadi bukit”

3. Amanah Saham Didik

Eligibility for ASD starts from 6 months old. Initial investment is at RM100 and so far there is no limit of total investment. Average dividend payout is 7% (so far). ASD is a growth fund which invests in diversified portfolios but mainly in equity. Its an option if you want a long term investment with low-risk profile.

4. Unit Trust

Unit Trust is another form for long term investment. One may ask, can a kid below 18 years old invest in Unit Trust? The answer is literally yes. When you decided to invest in Unit Trust, the primary account holder will be the parent, and the joint account holder shall be named after your kid. There are a number of funds you can choose for investment. IMHO, for education fund its better to choose between low & medium risk funds. After all its your child(ren) education fund.

5. Tabung Haji

As low as RM2, you can open Tabung Haji account. This is open for Muslim and if your account reaches RM1,300 you can register for Hajj. So besides saving for child’s education, you are preparing some funds for them to perform Hajj. Tabung Haji invested in diversified short & long term portfolios which comply with Islamic ruling. Besides that, TH also invested in their own subsidiaries which focusing on services, plantation, construction and properties. Their dividend payout is averaging at 5%.

These are ONLY some of the ways that you can actually invest/save for your child education in the future. But my recommendations are

i. Diversify your investment. Maybe you deposit some in Education Plan, Tabung Haji etc. Maybe duit raya/gift you save up in SSPN or ASD. The choices are yours.

ii. Frequent deposits. To ensure you get the target fund, investment need to be done as frequent as possible. The most would be on monthly basis.

Book Fair 2010

2010-03-31T08:37:00.000+08:00

Marilah kita membentuk budaya membaca :)
We managed to find some time to visit KL International Book Fair last Saturday. We arrived as early as 10a.m hoping that we can avoid the crowd. But to our disapppointment the crowd has already built up when we arrived. But it was not so bad.

Looking at the crowd i wonder whether the study done by Perpustakaan Negara Malaysia is correct. It was mentioned on average, 2 books were read by a person in a year and it was mostly magazines and comics. Maybe PNM should redo their research :).

I can't remember the last time i went to KLIBF, but there were 3-4 halls for this KLIBF. We brought the kids along. The first hour was ok, but slowly the kids becoming restless. Luckily there were a lot of distractions for the kids - ballons, puzzle etc.

There was this one company who rented out a number of spots at KLIBF. I think ada kot dalam 3 spots per hall! I've heard about their product for quite sometime but i kind of skeptical of the products they offer. Macam a set of flash cards (dlm beratus2 flash cards) and it costs like RM1K and above! Maybe its because of the IP or whatever but the pictures on the cards are not attractive at all. Macam dull je. From an adult perspective, its dull apatah lagi the kids. And the salerpersons were like piranha..pantang nampak potential customer..serbu and tak putus asa.

After four hours, these were our hasil tangkapan :)

Maybe this is going to be our annual event. A way to encourage the kids to love reading books. Oh another thing, i think the organizer may want to reevaluate the location. Maybe Convex for next year event.

Date = Tarikh?

2010-03-30T08:30:00.000+08:00

I knew my hubby few days before i left for UK. We were set up in a blind date. Our first date was dinner at Nailis Place at Ampang. I has this nervous feeling of meeting a new person (particularly a guy). I was a shy person back then. However, on this very first date, i was talkative. One of the main reasons was my date is quite a quiet guy. And since i was nervous, i couldn't stop talking! I was blabbing about life, work and everything under the sun. Up to a point i has this feeling "Oh this guy must think i'm a mad woman who couldn't stop talking! and he wouldn't want to see me again". But well what the heck, i was leaving for UK in a couple of days and wont be seeing each other anymore.

After we finished eating our dinner, i wanted to call the night's off. But surprisingly, my date wanted to stay a little bit longer. I thought he was getting bored hearing me talking! But i was wrong..ha ha ha! Eventually we called the night's off and never see each other again for a year.

After a year, we saw each other again and started dating but not for long. We got married 8 months later. Till today we still go out for a date. In my opinion, married couple should go out for a date once in a while without the kids! Just the two of you. And yes we still do movies, dinner and lunches just the two of us! Who said dating can only be done before marriage. So for married couples out there, take this opportunity to rekindle your relationship by going for a date!

And if you are thinking of a movie, don't forget to watch "Date Night"

Monday Blues

2010-03-29T13:34:00.000+08:00

Why Monday Blues?

1. Sat & Sun are not enough to rejuvenate 5 days of working. Tak balance!
2. Because our weekend is spent to do personal things i.e grocery shopping, family outing. These activities are also tiring. So by Monday, pun still penat. So need Monday off as well :D
3. Two days lazing at home doing nothing.Mind stop working. so by Monday nak start engine lambat panas!
4. Its all in the mindset. Sebab dah stamp dalam kepala..Monday mesti bluesssss
5. Sebab dah boring dgn kerja sekarang :D
6. Sebab duduk rumah lagi best! walaupun actually penat melayan anak2
7. Sebab malas bangun pagi utk pergi keje setelah 2 hari bangun lambat
8. dan bermacam2 sebab lagi :D

So lets change to Monday Rocks!!!!

MQ Turns 3!

2010-03-28T01:24:00.001+08:00

"Happy Birthday to you,

Happy Birthday to you,

Happy Birthday to Muqtasaem,

Happy Birthday to you!!!"

3 years ago at this date, Muqtsaem was born to this world. It took me 15 hours to deliver my first born. I felt stomach pain at 2 in the morning and later found out that i started bleeding. But i remained calm, woke Mr Hubby for Isya' prayer. Only then i told Mr Hubby that i need to go to the hospital. Although the hospital is just 5 minutes away, Mr Hubby panicked up to the point we arrived at the hospital in less than a minute :). I managed to call my parents on the way to the hospital. My parents were shocked because we didnt woke them up since we stayed together.

I was 2cm dilated when i was admitted. So i was sent to ward and had to wait for Dr Fauziah in the morning. The pain was unbearable and i couldn't sleep. At around 7 a.m i was hungry and asked Mr Hubby to buy me McDonalds. But we waited for the doctor to check me first. Dr Fauziah came at around 8a.m and told me that i need to be in the labor room. Dah tak dapat McDonalds. I was given 2 slices of bread but then were asked to 'clear' my bowel. hhmmpphhh..

I was sent to the labor room. At that time, my contractions were frequent around 4 minutes apart and i was 3 cm dilated. At the labor room, Dr broke my water bag and induced me. The aftermath of those, was totally unbearable. The pain was excruciating and the contractions were <1 minute apart. I tried to use the breathing technique taught at prenatal classes, but it was not that successful. At around 11 am, the midwife came and check and still i was only 4 cm dilated!!! Masa tu dah sakit sangat but baru 4cm??? Mr Hubby was there beside me trying to calm me. I requested painkillers, since the breathing technique and the gas were not working for me. After i got the jab, i managed to relax a bit. i was so weak since i had nothing since breakfast. Only water. Memang exhausted sangat2.

At 12noon, Dr Fauziah came for a visit and i was still not ready for delivery. Baru 5 cm dilated!! At that point, i couldnt stand the pain and i asked for Epidural. My wish was granted and i tell you, the needle was soooooo huge! Gerun je tengok. But whatever la to ease the pain. After the jab, I managed to sleep for a while. Totally exhausted!

At 3 pm, i was 6 cm dilated. But i didn't mind since i didn't feel a thing. At 5pm, Dr Fauziah came in and check again and i was 7 cm dilated. At that point, she told me that by 6p.m if i didn't deliver, she might need to do a C-sect. Oh no! that was the last thing i wanted to hear. My epidural meds was reduced to prepare me for delivery. And at 5.45pm, i was 10cm dilated! yeay..and i can start pushing but the problem was i couldnt feel a thing! I did feel a pressure to push but i wasnt pushing it right. The baby was in stress. Dr let me try again before she had to suck the baby out. Alhmadulillah, my final push was a success and Muqtasaem was born at approximately 6p.m.

Ayam Kampung Kukus

2010-03-25T08:46:00.001+08:00

Dulu masa kecik2, bila balik kampung atuk saya akan sembelih ayam kampung untuk santapan cucu2ya yang dari bandar. My favorite is ayam kampung goreng berempah..ffuuhh..memang terangkat. Nenek siap bekalkan masa nak balik KL. Daging ayam kampung memang agak liat. not really sure why lah kan. but i prefer ayam kampung from the ayam daging. Isi ayam kampung lagi manis.

seperti biasa, balik dari keje, tugasan untuk memasak dinner sedang menanti. Hari ni agak malas nak masak beria. Ada seekor ayam kampung dalam freezer. Ni kalau masak lemak, mau leceh dan lama nak tunggu masak sebab daging liat. So being a bit pemalas, terus buat ayam kukus! cincang2 apa yang patut, terus kukus..dan sambung buat menda lain.

*image googled - bukan gambar sebenar. tak sempat nk ambik gambar sebenar sebab ayam dah tinggal separuh

Here are the ingredients

1 ekor ayam kampung - tak payah potong2, biar seekor intact

1 bawang besar

5 ulas bawang putih

5 inches halia - lagi best kalau dapat halia muda. I prefer letak halia banyak2, sedap

1 - 2 sudu besar sos tiram - boleh tambah lagi ikut size ayam

1 -2 sudu besar kicap masin/pekat

Garam

Hiris bawang-bawang dan halia. Gaulkan sos tiram & kicap dengan bawang & halia. Tambahkan garam. Ratakan bahan2 tadi atas ayam..n walla kukus for 1 hour or lebih skit. sementara nak tunggu ayam masak, boleh la membersihkan diri :)

Its healthy & easy to prepare. walaupun lambat sikit nak tunggu masak.

Masa pantang, my mom used to prepare me ayam kampung kukus. But at that time she used chinese herbs. And i have to finish kan seekor ayam sehari for 7 days!!! Mau muak makan ayam lepas tuh..

Bagskaki Contest

2010-03-25T00:22:00.001+08:00

Ever since Coach Boutique is launched in Malaysia back few years back, i seldom visit the store. Maybe at that point of time, the bags are expensive to my liking. After a while, Coach has become a hit and its a must bag for most bagaholics. And ever since, there are lots of online store start to sell Coach online. Most of the bags are from USA which is way much cheaper than the boutique itself.

For a person like me, i don't mind having to wait for a while to get the bag i wanted if its way cheaper BUT i will never tolerate the authenticity of the bag. The bag MUST be authentic. As most of you are aware, most of the replica of designer bags are using child labor. Remember we must protect the Children's right?
Online stores selling Coach has been growing like mushroom nowadays. But can the store be trusted in delivering good quality authentic Coach bags? Fret not, now you can safely shop at BagsKaki. They offer wide range of authentic bag focusing on Coach and other designer brands from USA. They also carry local brand gin&Jacqie.

Now they are organizing a contest. And the prizes are hard to resist. Bags from Gin&Jacqie!!

For more info, you can visit MomBloggersPlanet.

Is Sex Education enough?

2010-03-24T09:13:00.000+08:00

Polls have been running to get feedback from the public on whether our education system should include sex education. This is the result of a number of cases reported on babies being dumped. IMHO, sex education is just a component of the whole scenario. Leaders shall not jump into conclusion that sex education will eliminate the problems. This problem should be viewed in a holistic manner.

Prevention is better than cure as the saying goes. We find ways to prevent a problem from happening. But when only a problem occurred then we can find the cure. So in approaching this issue, we need to see in three perspectives:

1. Prevention

Why prevention? Because we already know the consequences of the problem. Ni macam buat root cause analysis. When we find the root cause, we create the barriers to prevent it from happening. So in this case, sex education is a component in prevention category. But this alone is not enough.

At home parents could teach their children moral values and didikan agama. The relationship as a family need to be strengthens so that parents know what their kids are doing. If it means to control the movement of your children, do it.

For government, they can organize more campaigns at schools, introduce sex education at early stage, create more talian Nur or maybe tighten up the law for sexual harassment at early stage. These are some of the prevention method that can be applied.

2. During

The problem has already occurred. Do we ignore those pregnant women? This is where our society has yet to mature. We tend to judge people by their mistake and end up isolate them. Providing moral support is what the women needed in their condition. Yes, they committed a sin, but that’s their problem with God. Who are we to judge? Family, friends and relatives should provide moral support not in a way that we agree of their actions but more on asking them to repent of their sins. Make them realize their actions are wrong and there’s a better way of living. So this could make them realize, not to commit another sin by killing the baby later. Government should set up more shelter for these women. They may feel ashamed to return to their family, so these shelters should be enough for them to hold on to.

3. Cure – Aftermath

We could never find a cure, if the problem did not arise. So when the problem still occur, its time for the law enforcement to take over. Is our law is so lenient that people are not afraid to commit crime? Buang bayi pun bukan orang tau siapa pun kan? No traces at all. Somebody suggested a DNA database, ala2 macam CSI, where we can trace whose DNA it belongs to. Ya why not? Maybe government should take a more drastic approach to reduce the crime rate. Its about time already!

So does sex education alone is enough to reduce the number of people dumping their babies??

Pasar Karat anyone?

2010-03-23T08:35:00.000+08:00

Ever heard of Pasar Karat or Rusty Market? Its a market where the seller will sell antiques, (personal) unused items or some of them are just junks. It is an interesting concept. Like in the western countries where we have car boot sales on weekends. so this is more or less the same. I've been wanting to visit this pasar for quite some time, but not till last weekend i had a chance to browse through the Rusty Market.

It is located at Jalan Bijih Timah. The market starts as early as 6.30 am till noon every Sunday. Some people call it Pasar Karat or pasar loken or now it has been branded as Ipoh Memory Lane. You can find a lot of interesting antiques - bottles, furniture, radio, electrical appliances, glassware, old coins and notes..

Old coins & Notes

Piring Hitam

So cute & antique!

Different shapes, colors of bottles

I was attracted to some of the old glassware. Those that our grandparents used to have. I think my grandma in Johor still have those glassware and still use it till today. For those who loves antiques, this is a place to go. My recommendation is to go as early as possible and try not to bring your kids. :) as for me, i managed to stay for less than 1 hour because the kids started to tunjuk skill melalak. maybe because it was too hot. *sigh.

Maybe better luck next time!

Orang kampung

2010-03-20T23:11:00.001+08:00

Do you notice most of d elderly people who are living in kampung is healthy? Despite of their age, they can still do chores. See this picture

This pic was taken from my bedroom window in Ipoh. An old man tengah menebas rumput. Looking at his appearance, he must be 70s-80s in age.
But look at him, at this age he is still steadily menebas rumput at his backyard.
That's why the older generation are healthy. Lets assess our current lifestyle. How often do we exercise? For those who signed up for gym membership, how often do you really go?
What do we do during our free time? Err gi ukur shopping mall perhaps? Or watch tv?
What will happen to us when we reach the golden age? Something we need to think about :)

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Bonding with Opah & Atuk

2010-03-19T00:05:00.000+08:00

Saya tertarik dengan contest ini.. not really because of the prize but the theme " Bonding with Opah/Atuk".

Interesting kan? Kalau kita perhatikan, Opah & Atuk la yang lebih manjakan our kids than us. Betul kan? I'm not sure about the others but as for me, living with my parents create a closer bond between grandparents and grandkids. There are pros & cons..yelah if we scold the kids, at the end we get scolded back by our parents - you get why i mean kan?

Tapi i rasa, its more of the Pros. When we get older, our kids have grown to be adult. Then u feel there's a void in your life and that's where grandkids fill up the void. Orang2 yang lebih tua, lagi suka layan kerenah budak2..

Back to the contest..

Since, its called bonding with Opah/Atuk..Opah kan org Utara nye panggilan for nenek..so i present the kids pic with their grandparents (my parents in law - Oghang Perak :) ).

Nadhirah manja lentok kat atok &

Muqtasaem gigit jari lepas dapat angpau

Nama anak : Muqtasaem & Nadhirah
DOB anak : 28March 2007 & 9 July 2008
Nama ibu : Aida Manan
Nama opah@atuk : Hjh Zaharah & Hj Abd Majid
Umur ketika gambar diambil: 2thn & 1thn

So jom join contest ni...
The prize is sponsored by syasyacreative.

My safety first?

2010-03-18T08:23:00.001+08:00

Despite all the campaigns by the governement on road safety, they are still ignorant, selfish parents who neglects the safety of their children. As you can see from the pic, ONLY the father is wearing a helmet, while both of his children are not. You may say, "alaaa, the distance is short. only 1KM" but accident could happen and the probability is higher when you are riding a motorcycle.

It happened to me once (i'm not the victim) quite sometime ago. My cousin was driving the car while i'm at the passenger seat. We were waiting at the entrance of a parking lot to get the ticket when we heard a bang from the back of our car. A motorist with a toddler banged to our car and the kid tercampak. and guess what, the kid was not wearing any helmet. Kitaorang siap panik and adalah feel a bit guilty as if we caused the accident. Alhamdulillah the kid was okay with a little bit of scratch. But the father admitted his fault because he was distracted by the crying kid and not concentrating on the road. Luckily he was at a very slow speed. Even at a slow speed, the kid still tercampak. Just imagine, if you are riding and banged into a moving car, what would be the impact?

With all the news about road accident in papers everyday, they are still ignorant parents who jeopardize their kids life. Sungguh ku tak paham

Puzzle me

2010-03-17T09:00:00.002+08:00

During our outing last weekend, we stopped by Toys R Us. The intention was to buy a bicycle for Muqtasaem since he's getting taller day by day and he couldn't fit in his old bicycle. But they were out of stock. So we let the kids choose any toys. This is like a monthly ritual for them. We alternate it between toys and books. So at the end Muqtasaem chose a jigsaw puzzle and Nadhirah a soft hammer.
We bought jigsaw puzzle before, but at that time Muqtasaem has yet to master the skill. So this time, we taught him once and suprisingly he managed to finish the puzzle alone. And he kept on repeating it! hehehehe..tunggulah dah jemu nanti, entah ke mana hilang puzzle pieces tuh

On your mark get set go..

Putting the pieces together

Halfway through

Few more pieces

Working hard

Walla..bravo bravo

KizSports & Gym

2010-03-16T08:30:00.001+08:00

Last Sunday, we woke up a lil bit early. Had Nasi Dagang at Taman Melati and off we go to Great Eastern Mall. Not so much to shop but our main objective was to visit Kizsports & Gym . It was located at Level 2. The entrance fee for below 2 years old is RM10 (weekend per entry) and RM25 (weekend per entry) for kids above 2 years old. Quite expensive though. Luckily I brought socks for the kids. All kids and adults have to wear socks to be in the playland.

Nadhirah, being the adventurous one, directly ran towards the playland. Muqtasaem on the other hand refused to wear socks, thus "sesi pujuk memujuk" by Mr Hubby.

We were there quite early, so there were not so many kids. There were a birthday party held at one of the rooms. There were slides, pool of balls, tunnels. The kids love the ball pool the most.

Kids at the ball pool

Nadhirah the adventurous gal

We stayed there nearly 2 hours. Sampai lenguh-lenguh la kaki running after the kids. But it was worth it. It was a great place to go. We can actually drop the kids and go shopping but the fee would be different. Its a good concept for shopaholic mommies to shop without interruptions :)

We Love Our Earth, Don't We?

2010-03-15T14:44:00.001+08:00

Last Saturday, Muqtasaem's school organised a Plant a Tree campaign. It was held around 4p.m and was officiated by Deputy IGP.

In the campaign, each and every kids were given a tree to plant. I think all the trees were sponsored by Secretani. We were allowed to bring back the product by Secretani. It is a gardening solutions which has vitamins for plants and also act as insect repellent.

Pots & Plants ready for the kids

The kids planting the tree

When we arrived, Muqtasaem cried and refused to go in. But when his teacher took him in, he was ok for a while. Then we proceed to watch the planting ceremony and some performance by the kids. so cute & adorable. The performances theme was about Greener Earth.

When it was Muqtasaem's turn to plant a tree, he looked so scared and wanted to cry. His teacher had to be on his side. However, when he saw both of us, he started to cry. At the end, his teacher planted the tree on his behalf.

Muka nak menangis

Teacher had to stay with him

Parents yang semangat tengok anak masing-masing

We thought that maybe next time, we shouldn't be there. Or else Muqtasaem would not participate in any school events. Maybe can look from far..hhmm..

Blackout

2010-03-12T22:35:00.000+08:00

We often take for granted things we possess, those people that are close to us. We seldom take time to appreciate and be thankful for what we have, for those people who loves us, for the life Allah has planned for us. ONLY when it has disappear, we regret for not having done our best to appreciate more, to love more and to thank more.

And today thanks to the blackout (for nearly 4 hours!!!), i will appreciate more and always be thankful
1. For the invention of electricity that have been part of our life. "panas k takde kipas di musim kemarau ni"
2. For the sun and moon for giving us some shade of light. (blackout dari kul 6 ptg till 9 mlm)
3. For the time we should spent on human communication face to face. "kalau tak blackout, masing2 dah ngadap tv, or pc or hp(bateri habis cannot charge).
4. For the invention of gas cylinder and cooker. Kalau takde ni tak masak la nasi tadi.
5. For the invention of lesung batu. Kalau takde ni tadi, memang tak masak lah asam pedas ku :).

Thank you so much!

Mata Pelajaran " Keganasan

2010-03-12T09:10:00.001+08:00

"Murid-murid harini kita akan belajar cara-cara untuk membelasah orang"

Just imagine if this subject is realy being taught in school. Everyday we will see violence everywhere.
I was driving this morning, and shocked when heard a news about a mother being beaten by a group of school girls. GIRLS???
Mana lah these kids belajar jadi violence. From home? or too much action movies?
What's happening to teenagers nowadays? scary nak raise kids in these environment. As much as we guide and teach our kids with moral values, when they are outside the house friends have greater influence on them. Kalau tak ikut nanti orang cakap tak cool. Macam-macam & its totally scary to think about it!

M.A.R.A.H

2010-03-11T09:15:00.001+08:00

Having 2 kids has really test my patience level. Tambah lagi both are still growing. Fening mamanya. Nak je naik darah everytime both of them buat perangai. Betul la kata orang tua2, darah muda ni panas je selalu. Patutlah nenek&datuk je leh tahan ngan cucu-cucu. Sebab when they were younger mana tahan ngan anak-anak sendiri.ni yang selalu dengar nenek&atuk manjakan cucu.
Last night when we were having dinner, out of the blue these two kids were yelling "No! No! No!" to each other. Entah apa sebab pun i tak tau. I was in the middle between both of them, naik pening dibuatnya. I dah nak bukak mulut nak marah je, but i decided to keep quiet and let them yelled at each other. Lagi dilarang lagi dia buat, so keep quiet je la.
Sometimes you feel like screaming to them but after that u'll know that you'll regret it. So (sometimes) when i was about to scold them, i'll try to remember these points (kalau sempat lah)
1. Imagine that your kids are being scold by other people. Do you like it?
2. Scolding them may have negative impacts on the kids like scared to be adventurous, less vocal, shy, etc
3. The kids may hate you and may not be coming to you for comfort.
4. You will stressed yourself. "jangan marah-marah nanti cepat tua". Tak pasal kena buat treatment tegangkan muka :)

Itu je.. Apa lagi yek?

Big L

2010-03-10T00:12:00.000+08:00

Disebabkan David dah menggondol gelaran 1st Asia Biggest Loser, haruslah mendaftarkan diri untuk season kedua. Usaha menguruskan badan sedang gigih dilaksanakan TETAPI

Motiff ada kuih tart atas meja?

Ok usaha menguruskan badan disambung semula selepas kuih tart habis :)
See the reason why i need to enter d biggest loser????

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Aku menyesal Kahwin!!

2010-03-09T14:00:00.000+08:00

interesting topic at HotFM this morning. "Menyesal kahwin"
There's a husband called and said he regret marrying his wife because his wife decided not to have any babies after 4 years of getting married and they have been married for 8 years! When the AM crew called his wife, she refused to answer their questions and just put down the phone. ada jugak kan org taknak anak. The wife should be grateful that her husband has been faithful and patient. According to the husband, his wife wants to concentrate on her career as well as to maintain her figure. What a lame excuse? kan byk slimming center that you can go after giving birth. siapkan duit je.

I think all woman wants their own children. ada yang to certain extent go for adoption. Naluri seorang wanita tu kan suka kepada kanak-kanak, naluri seorang ibu itu pasti ada! deep down inside a cold hearted woman pun mesti ada perasaan keibuan. sama seperti orang yg buang anak tuh, deep down inside i rasalah they might regret and feel guilty of dumping their child. cuma depa ni tak pikir panjang.

back to the topic, a decision of not having a child in a marriage is ridiculous. kenapa Nabi sarankan kita untuk berkahwin? Untuk menambahkan umat. Besides that, having a child can streghten the relationship between husband and wife. When you get married, you are only tied with your marriage vow. But when you have a child, this child is like a bond that both of you cannot let go. hubungan suami isteri mungkin akan berakhir dengan penceraian. tetapi hubungan anak dengan ibubapa sampai bila-bila.

Mungkin the wife tu kurang pendidikan agama & tak pikir panjang...*sigh*

January Progress

2010-03-09T08:30:00.000+08:00

Every month Muqtasaem's will get a calendar of what he's going to learn. Every week is a different theme.

First week's theme is "Myself"..and taraaa

Second's week theme is "My Body" and he did this

And the third week is about My Family..

Interesting kan..more to come :)

Happy Woman's Day

2010-03-08T09:55:00.002+08:00

8th March has been identified as International Woman's Day. A day, all women around the world should celebrate to mark their existence, their achievements in their life. So for all men out there, appreciate your woman and celebrate this day with the women in your life (limited only to your mother, your LEGAL wife(s), your daughter(s) :) )
More info on International Woman's Day
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Women's_Day

Hak Asasi Kanak-Kanak

2010-03-07T22:06:00.000+08:00

"Hak Setiap Kanak-Kanak:
Untuk dilahirkan
Untuk mempunyai nama dan kewarganegaraan
Untuk mempunyai keluarga yang akan menjaga dan menyayangi
Untuk tinggal di dalam komuniti dan persekitaran yang aman dan damai
Untuk mempunyai makanan yang mencukupi dan tubuh badan yang aktif dan sihat
Untuk mendapatkan pendidikan yang baik dan membentuk potensi diri
Untuk diberi peluang untuk bermain dan beriadah
Untuk dilindungi daripada penderaan,eksploitasi,kecuaian,keganasan dan bahaya
Untuk dipertahankan dan diberi bantuan oleh kerajaan
Untuk berupaya mengekspresi pandangan saya sendiri."

Day after days, we hear babies/kids being abused, killed, burnt to death. Even in today's newspaper, a dead baby was found in a drain. No words can describe how mad & sad i am to the situation.

The 'parents' of d child shouldnt be called human. Their status is lower than animals. We have been given brain to think and thats what makes us better than animals. Tapi bila dah tak guna otak inilah jadinya.
I'm trying to gain a view in d 'parents' perspectives. Dont they feel guilty of killing a tiny baby? Dont they have sympathy of d baby? Tak tercapai dek akal, manusia yang dianugerahkan dgn akal n fikiran tergamak membunuh seorg bayi.

Maybe its a love child but d baby has d right to live. The right to be loved. If its not by d biological parents, maybe by an adopted family. There's a lot of couples waiting to adopt a child. Why kill when u can let them live?
Mungkin malu dgn masyarakat atau keluarga sbb lahirkan anak luar nikah. Sendiri buat sendiri tanggung kan. Maybe d family is angry or ashamed when their daughter is pregnant but as parent, guide her to make d right decision. Or send her to pusat pemulihan akhlak. Getting support from d family is d best remedy. At least they know its not d end of d world n they wont get d idea of killing d baby later.

I was listening to Hot FM this evening and heard an advertisement on Children's Right under UNICEF. This advertisement should have been published long time ago and should be repeated over and over again. Bila dah banyak case, baru nak keluar advertisement and awareness. But at least its a good start.

Under UNICEF, there are 54 articles of the right under the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Article 6 mentioned about a child has the right to live and Government should ensure that child survive and develop healthily. The word Government here shows that how critical and important government's role in ensuring a child is well protected. I do hope that government will take more serious actions in cases involving children.

Another article (32), mentioned about child labor. We see there are a lot of children being 'forced' to mintak derma / sedekah from the public. Yang paling i tak suka, if the child wandering around on a school day. No offense but shouldn't they be at school or be studying. Why the child have to ask donations from the public, when the school administrators should have done that. And for the parents that send their children to those schools, do u want to see your child are asked to seek for donations from the public? How about the child safety when they are wandering around? silap2 kena kidnap, who should be blamed?
Maybe i'm wrong but i chose not to give any donations to these kids. There are ways to provide donations in the right channel. and this is not it.

More on Convention on the Rights of the Child here

Masyarakat yang prihatin

2010-03-03T08:20:00.000+08:00

It was around 6ish yesterday and i was waiting for Mr Hubby in front of Convex. The road is always busy with vehicles as well as people crossing the road. Only recently that a traffic light was installed to allow pedestrian to cross. before this kira gamble la nak lintas jalan.

The traffic was quite heavy at that time, mostly going towards Pavillion/Bukit Bintang. I was kinda disappointed to see that motorist ignored the traffic light when it turned red. so org yang nak melintas ni tak boleh melintas when they were supposed to cross!!

When the pedestrian lights went green, they were supposed to cross. BUT these ignorant motorist selamba kodok je jalan. siap speed lagi. But only can speed for like 10m cause it was jam in front. What of waste of fuel je.

The main point is, Malaysia is still lacking of driving ethics. Zebra crossing is just a landscape on the road. No one truly understand its functions. Dah ada zebra crossing, letak lagi traffic light pun orang tak paham. Di mana silapnya? Nak tunggu ada polis dulu baru berhenti?

I remembered when i was in UK, the moment my foot stepped on the road/zebra crossing, the motorist will stop and give way although it was their road. I nearly got myself knocked by a car, when i used the similar method in KL. The moment you set your foot on the zebra crossing, the faster the motorist will accelerate.
Apa sudah jadi to 1Malaysia (relevan ke)?

This kind of drivers add up to the statistics of road accident. Not because of the vehicle or the road or other people BUT the attitude of the drivers themselves.

Terbayang-bayang kalau ada yang melintas tu bawak anak kan? kot2 anak dia terlepas pegang ke..Nauzubillah.

Kempunan

2010-03-02T10:00:00.001+08:00

He waited for me to play it while i was preparing his milk. Terus terlelap n kempunan.

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Color Me Badd

2010-03-01T08:00:00.001+08:00

A long weekend is a valuable time to spend with the kids. We bought them few coloring books & color pencils.

They enjoyed it..tapi biasala bukan kaler tapi more to menconteng.

as usual adik akan mengacau abang

Apa2 je la kan..both of them dah pandai sebut "book". When they saw me holding their books..loncat2 sebut "book".
But i can only watch them color, i'm totally prohibited from coloring. Nak pegang color pencil pun kena marah :( by the kids!!

Fiercy Me

2010-02-28T09:44:00.001+08:00

Compared to Muqtasaem, Nadhirah is more aggressive and fierce. Just look at her face..GGRRRRRRRR

More than words

2010-02-28T09:25:00.000+08:00

No words can describe
• how sad a liltle girl being abused and dead
• how mad a human, a Muslim can be so heartless and mean
• how insensitive d community to ignore a couple living together without getting married
• how afraid a group of footballers to stop and capture d 'animal' from abusing
• how low d moral values instilled in ourself
• how ignorant a grandpa to not report d abuse earlier
• how stupid love is! A mother can be in love with an 'animal'
• how ignorant d authority to let abuse happens repeatedly

No words can describe how sad to look at a dead body of a liltle girl who has so much to explore n learn in this world!!
Al-Fatihah

Kiss Me

2010-02-27T15:41:00.001+08:00

"kiss me
out of the bearded barley
Nightly
beside the green green grass
Swing swing
swing the spinning step
You wear those shoes and I will wear that dress

Oh, kiss me
beneath the milky twilight
Lead me
out on the moonlit floor
Lift your open hand
Strike up the band and make the fireflies dance
Silver moon sparkling
So kiss me"

The best remedy when u come back from a hectic day at the office is....

Kissing..Smooching....your babies, aint it so dis-stressing? Baby's smell is so addictive and you can't get enough of it. How many times do we need to kiss our kids everyday? Uncountable times.

I just love the smell of babies. be it after bath or even if they are sweating after running around.

I hope that they will not avoid my kiss although they have grown up. After all they are my babies :)

Kissing your babies, give them the assurance that you love them. Its human touch that works the most to strengthen the bond between parents and their children. No matter how old your children are, kiss them countlessly.

xoxoxoxoxo

Good nite sleep

2010-02-25T00:45:00.000+08:00

An adult need 6-8 hours of sleep in a day. Me? Less than that. After nearly 3 years of having children, my sleep time become lesser. If i could get at least 3 hours of uninterrupted sleep is enough for me. But it rarely happens.

Nowadays, its been even harder for me to fall asleep before 12midnite. The funny thing is my kids are already in their 'dreamland' but still i couldn't sleep. And by the time i wanted to sleep, Nadhirah wakes up for breastfeeding session :).

Stay late at nite has becoming a habit. No matter how tired i am, i just couldn't sleep early. Tired in d morning? Of course!! But this is becoming a habit..my body clock has been customized in such way.

I think the last time i had a good nite sleep when i was on business trip sometime in June 2009. Oh i tell you, heaven!! But i still wakes up in the middle of d nite for d first two days. Dah biasa, Nadhirah's feeding time :). But to get such a beauty sleep is a reward that i couldn't ask for more.

Some ppl say, drink hot milk or get into hot shower if you couldn't sleep. I dont do milk..but to shower in d middle of d nite, i have to pass. Mau everyday mandi nanti kena radang paru2 kan.

I think too much ke? Naah not really..or my biological clock is ticking? Hhmmm..
I need to sleep..zzzzzzz. But how?

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Top iPhone Apps reviewed by the kids

2010-02-24T08:32:00.001+08:00

My iPhone is celebrating its 1st year anniversary soon. When i bought it last year, its the iPod function that i needed the most. Mainly because while i breastfeed Nadhirah, i can watch my favorite TV series :D. Where got time to watch TV, kan? Thus i never have the intention to download any other applications. Till, my dear friends compared their iPhone applications with mine. "2 page je??" hahahaha...mmg totally suci my iPhone.

After that remark, i started downloading games for the kids. And sometimes i regret doing so, because they will conquer my iPhone :(.

Here are some of the Top Apps they love to play

1. Matching Zoo

In this game, you need to pair the animals. The best part, each animals makes their own unique sound.

2. Shapes

The kids need to tap on the right shapes and they will get a round of applause if they are correct.

3. Traffic Rush

This game, i pun addicted jugak. You need to control the traffic to avoid any accidents. it can be done so by accelerating or stop the vehicles. ada motor, bus. kereta. Muqtasaem likes to collide the vehicles...hmmm

4. Fishing Lite

Fishing lite is Nadhirah's favorite. She loves watching the fish. Bukan dia main pun. In this game, you need to catch as many fish as possible before moving to the next level. But Nadhirah just love to watch the fish. When the game is over, she will ask for a replay :)

5. Cocoto Kart

yang ni mcm devil racing. its a kart race game. you just use the phone to maneuver your car. kira iphone ni jadik steering wheel. Cool kan iphone? :)

6. Jungle Crash

The airplane is running out of fuel so it needs to land in the jungle. So your task is to clear the obstacles (e.g. rock) to make way for landing. Musqtasaem likes to see it crashes..

One thing good is that, i can distract them so i can happily do my own chores. The bad thing, sometimes i pun kena berebut with them. There are a lot of apps available for iPhone, and some of them are actually good for the kids. But i only choose the free ones lah :) Economical not cheapskate. Who doesn't love FREE stuff rite?

Btw i already have 6 pages of applications :)

Hot weather

2010-02-22T11:47:00.001+08:00

The hot weather in Malaysia is expected to end by early April. Panas2 ni ramai yang jatuh sakit. This includes Nadhirah.
At the moment, i'm at APSH waiting to see d paed. Apparently mmg ramai bdk2 yg sakit. Mostly having fever.
Musim2 panas ni, please avoid bringing the kids outside. Even we couldnt stand d heat, apalagi our kids. Give them a lot of water.
The body dehydrates more in hot weather. Furthermore d kids remain active so water is essential to balance d body temperature.
Avoid giving ice drinks to d kids. But that one, i couldnt help myself. Ice water is something i look for in this kinda weather (bad example :) )
Since its hot now, please ensure we take extra precaution in eliminating mosquitos. Makin byk nyamuk musim panas ni. So be extra careful when the kids showing feverish symptom.

- posted while waiting for Dr at APSH..lamanya lagi..waited from 9am :(

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Denggi dan Ketam

2010-02-22T08:55:00.001+08:00

*image googled

selalu je dengar if kena denggi, makan la sup ketam. what's the relevancy? Even the doctor treating my sister recommended her to take sup ketam. i've read testimonials from ex-dengue patients about the wonder of 'sup ketam' in healing dengue. if it is so berkesan, why not making it into pills ke kan?

According to klinikummi, crab is high in protein. This protein will help in building blood platelet which are damaged due to dengue virus.

Since dengue is common in tropical climates like Malaysia. Maybe the Malaysian scientist could initiate a research of treating dengue with crab. or it is has been initiated? if there is, it should be commercialized. boleh bagi bisnes to penternak ketam :)

here are some links to alternative treatment to cure dengue.

http://healthmad.com/alternative/alternative-treatment-food-recipes-to-cure-dengue/
http://www.health-res.com/alternative-dengue-fever-treatment/

High Fever or Dengue?

2010-02-21T14:47:00.001+08:00

Today is the second day Nadhirah is having fever. Only fever. The doctor pun hiran, her tekak looks fine, no coughing but she's having fever. The doctor already prepared us with reference letter to the hospital. However we will wait till tomorrow. If her fever has not subside, we need to do a blood test. Ni pun sebab, my sister was diagnosed with dengue yesterday and now she is hospitalized. She has been having fever off and on for a week. After a blood test yesterday, she was admitted. Thus, we are being cautious if Nadhirah is infected as well. I do pray hard, its just a normal fever.

Some signs and symptoms of dengue.

- High fever (104 F, 40°C)
- Chills
- Headache
- Red eyes, pain in the eyes
- Enlarged lymph nodes
- Deep muscle and joint pains (during first hours of illness)
- Loss of appetite
- Nausea and vomiting
- Low blood pressure and heart rate
- Extreme fatigue

My sis was having some of the symptoms but only yesterday that some rashes appears on her body. Up to now, she's recovering, Alhamdulillah.

Dinner time!!

2010-02-19T16:12:00.002+08:00

The kids are 15 months apart.sometimes they act like twins. When one is not around, the other mcm lost. They play, eat, sleep together. Buat nakal pun together. There was one time i caught them sneaked into bathroom n main air!! Senyap2 je.
During dinner time, both of them must be seated together. Or else they wont eat. We bought 1 high chair when Muqtasaem was born.assuming he wont need it anymore, we opted not to buy for Nadhirah.hhmm we were wrong. Luckily my mom ordered a rattan high chair. so now we have two high chairs at my mom's place.

One thing i noticed for quite a while, Nadhirah likes to bully her brother. See in these pictures, she took his brother's portion of corn! and let her brother cry..ish ish..

Cash or Card?

2010-02-19T11:03:00.001+08:00

you walk to the ATM/deposit machine ,

1. insert your card

2. key in pin number

3. key in amount to withdraw

4. get your cash

5. get your card

6. get your receipt

Do you notice anything wrong? Should you get your card first then your cash? or the other way round? or your receipt first then only your cash..or you dont care? it happened to me once, i wanted to deposit money, i insert the card, deposit the money and receipt come out first..then i left, without noticing that the card came out later. On my part, i agreed i was clumsy.

On the other hand, the machine should be designed in such a way it is more usable and receptive to the users. Normally, when we go to restaurants, we pay the bills and get the receipt. So users are accustomed to the fact receipt will always came later. so in the case of ATM/deposit machine, receipts should always be the last. i'm not saying all banks are like that, but only some.

Between card and cash, cash should come out first. Imagine you are the seller, when someone wants to buy something from you, you get the cash first then only u give out the item to buyer. you would not give the item first before getting paid, rite? so in the atm case, if u tertinggal the card, u can always call the bank to cancel it. But if you leave the cash?? for sure lesap punya. betul tak?

just a thought, since it happened to me..

Are you a juggler?

2010-02-18T11:44:00.000+08:00

Are you a mom, a wife, a worker, a housekeeper and a cook? How do you juggle between these jobs/tasks? Being a FTWM (full time working mom) requires a lot of energy and patience! Kesabaran sgt penting yee.
When you are home after 9-10 hours at d office + getting stuck in d KL traffic, a comfy bed sounds really tempting. But once you reach home, d only "comfort" that you found is d noise of your kids. Do you blame them for getting excited to see you're home? Of course NOt!! But everyday we wish they will behave and leave us alone. Sigh*
This is where patience is important. I do lose my patience once (twice or couple of times?) in a while. kekadang terkeluar jugak temper..but after a while i regret being like that. i tried not to lose my temper but being in tired state made me do so. being at home after work means, you are switched to being a mom, cook and cleaner. Alhamdulillah, i have maid to help out. or else i think i will lose my mind soon enough. After having two kids, i learnt to block out the yelling, noises the kids make. if i attend to each of the yelling, i think i wont survive.

BUT i do love being a mom!

Balik kampung

2010-02-16T16:50:00.002+08:00

On the second day of long weekend, we decided to head back to Tampin to visit my grandma. We stayed overnight and planning to stop by Pedas hot spring on the way back to KL.
Unfortunately the next morning, Muqtasaem is down with fever. So we end up 'lepaking' at 'kampung'.

Nadhirah relaxing

the sick boy
Nadhirah was excited to see chickens and ducks at the backyard. She even waved goodbyes to them when we left kampung. So cute!

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Aquaria

2010-02-13T00:17:00.001+08:00

While most of KLians decided to get out from KL. We decided not to add to d crowd at highways. So where do we go? Aquaria!! Finally. The entrance fee for adult is RM28 for Malaysian. I think it should be cheaper. Luckily d kids are still below 3 so its free entrance for them.
It was not so crowded, so we managed to enjoy most of the exhibits.

Nadhirah was the one who is so excited. She stopped at most of d aquarium n enjoyed watching d fish. She even didn't care if we were not around. Hhmmm..not good.

Muqtasaem on d other hand just took a peek n left. Couldnt been bother to stand n watch too long except for big fish.

At the Amazon area, they have XXXXXXXXL fish. Sooo huge. Ni mau makan sebulan pun tak habis.

Besides fish there are also reptiles n insects area. But its just too many small cages to see. I skipped most of it. Jenuh nak tgk satu2.

The best part was the underwater tunnel. Live sharks!

It was mentioned the size is 30% smaller than the normal size. Pheeww...i thought these could have swallown an adult in a blink. The tunnel is basically the main attraction n also d end of Aquaria.

There are some renovations work still going on during our visit. I hope they will put more aqua animals.maybe penguins like d one in Langkawi. N i think there should be more animal shows. There are piranha feeding time but we missed it..

Overall the kids enjoyed it! Best jugak being in KL while others get out from d town. Traffic is so clear..if n only if it maintains like this forever :)

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