Good nite sleep

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

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

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

*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?

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!!

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?

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..