The three heroes

Hello..I'm back for few weeks..

2009-05-20T10:29:00.013+08:00

Yeah..I've finished my masters programme and Alhamdulillah everything went on great (I passed my exam! I passed my exam! hehehheee) except for being apart from my family. However, in order for me to be qualified as a public health specialist I need to continue for my PhD or so called DrPH...and that will take another 3 yrs!! Hubby was a bit reluctant to let me be in KL for another 1 and a half yrs (yes..I need to do coursework + research) ...but I guess he finally accepted the fact that I hv to do that for our future...hang on ya dear!

The man who always support me :)

So, how's my holiday? Basically I spend my time with my kids and hubby at home..cooking, sorting out all sort of things in kid's room :) and spending time chatting with my neighbours and here...surfing the Internet!

Here is where I spend my time... a big bungalow.. tapi rumah kerajaan :(

Another view..

Sometimes it is nice being a fulltime housewive I guess..but I think I cannot live with it forever...hehehehe I don't know why but may be it is just not suitable for me. The kids as usual they like it when I'm at home but still sometimes I need to yell at them especially when it comes to asking them to take their bath in the evening...susah betul nak mandi bila dh melekat kat depan TV or bila tgh syok main bola..huh!

Afiq is now 1 yr 8 months old..but has not yet get his booster dose of Tritantrix....hehhehee ok ok I promise to bring him to clinic for a jab coming Sunday ;)
Look how cheeky this boy is...

Danial..so active as usual but less tantrum than before..he is good in playing football even better than Aiman...hehheheee. I noticed that Danial doesn't like eating rice...he prefer eating bread, biscuits and peanut butter! That's why his weight is now just 15kg :( So different from Aiman who looooove rice! Breakfast, lunch, dinner all he want is rice. My helper told me that Aiman even asked him to cook fried rice for tea! LOL! No wonder his weight is about 30kg now. Aiman is going to sit for mid term exam next week...I think everybody's kids in primary school rite? So all the best for them! Bak already set the benchmark...hahahhaaa sian ko Aiman.

My handsome active boy...Danial

Wajah anak sulung ku..

I actually planning for some 'makan2' at home next week...may be 'makan2' for tea..so any suggestions for the menu?hehhehee hubby said no need to cook, we just order from caterer and he doesn't want me to feel very tired because next Thursday we are going to PD. Yeah..but being me, I don't feel very comfortable when entertaining guest without me actually cook the dishes...don't know why..may be because I love to cook :) tak kira la sedap ke tak...hahhahhaaa

Love this pic..walaupun gelap :)

Happy Birthday Mak

2009-05-05T21:14:00.004+08:00

Happy Birthday Honey...
It is unfortunate that the special day falls during your exams. But I hope it brings good luck with it too.
Your kids have made these especially for you. Enjoy sayang....

(erkkk... sorry for the senget video, still dont know bout this IT stuff)

Afiq's Red Little Bike... and Happy Anniversary!!

2009-04-14T22:26:00.003+08:00

Today is Our 8th Anniversary!!
Happy anniversary dear.. I missed you here and the kids too.
Well, today afiq got his first little red bike. The reason for the RED color. Coz, i'm a red scouser. These past few weeks afiq has been playing with his elder brothers old worn out bike. He likes to play outside the house every morning. He still can't cycle and mainly due to the bike has no seat!! hehe.

Afiq with part of the bike

Danial with Afiq. 2 good looking kids i might say.

Later today, while i was waiting for the patient to come to my clinic. I decided to go and buy Afiq's first Tricycle. It's a simple tricycle with a bee as the horn. How cute..

View from the front. Notice the yellow bee?

View from the side

I told my wife that i had bought Afiq a tricycle. She felt a little bit upset coz she felt that she is missing a moment in Afiq's life. She also said that she felt unimportant. I told her that she is always important to us. Its just the circumstances now that she had to be away for her studies. And she wouldn't miss a thing, coz i'll always make them feel as if she was here.
Afiq was ecstatic when i brought back the bike after i have finished my clinic. He would sit on the bike but was making a car sound. LOL. He also doesn't know where to place his hands. He puts his hand on the side mirror, and not on the handle. He he. Danial was also excited and tried to sit on the bike himself if not for my intervention.

Afiq trying on the Tricycle

The hands on the mirrors. LOL

Afiq on the bike making a car sounds. He he.

Afiq posing with his brand new bike.

Once he gets use to the bike, i'm sure in no time i'll be screaming my lungs out as he certainly will take out everything that is on his way. and not forgotting his mother too. LOL...

How Do I Live.....

2009-03-25T00:33:00.015+08:00

At this point, my wife Natrah is struggling in her pursuit of her Masters in HUKM. She previously had asked me to contribute to this blog. I did not promise that i would do it but rather promised that I'll try and do it.

This blog is her pride and joy. As much as her children are to her. She was coerced into or should i say sweet talked into become a blogger by her dear friend Farah in Penang. She officially started blogging in December 2007. Initially we didn't have a broadband internet connection in our house, but after a painful hours spending waiting for the internet to download via the dialup connection we decided to have the streamyx line plugged in. She was very happy as now she can surf and blog without being plugged in as we had put in the wireless router also. She can blog on the bed, while watching tv and sometimes while cooking.

I could say that she is quite obsessed with blogging at that time coz sometimes she would spend time staying up until wee hours in the morning, sometimes until 3 a.m. Which is quite unusual for her. Even when she came back from work in the afternoon, the first thing she would reach for after eating lunch is her laptop. She started blogging while using this old horse the NEC Versa which we bought from Carrefour. Because she was so enthusiastic in blogging, i decided to buy her a brand new Sony Vaio plus a Sony Cybershot Digital Camera. She blogged about it in this entry.

She would blog almost everyday and the thing that got her hooked is that she was able to learn new things like how to do a header using photoshop and other add on stuff. She likes to browse or blogwalking to other bloggers blogs. From there she made quite a number of friends. She would blogwalking to all sorts of blogs and leave messages. She was excited to be able to meet new people and share their interest.

But as they say, all things can't stay the same forever. She applied for Masters in Public Health from UKM. Obviously, she was accepted in the Masters application. She started her study in July 2008 and her masters programme would finish in 4 years time. She was divided at that time whether to further her studies or stay on as Medical and Health Officer in Baling.

By my encouragement, she decided to further her studies. Being a student, and a long distance mother and wife was quite hard for her. The travelling sometimes took a toll on her health. This past 1 year she had numerous occasion of URTI or simple cold. Well, i could also say that it had also affected me in a way.

My responsibilty had increase by being the single father during the weekdays. No more extra time for myself sometimes, my eating habits was also affected too. Sometimes i couldn't careless for my food, as i would prefer to concentrate more in my children's food. I was feeling pretty tired most of the time. My sleep pattern was haywired. I would sleep early with afiq. And then woke up in odd hours. By then it is difficult to sleep again. The most difficult part is the feeling of being lonely. You can say that i have my kids for company, but it's different. Its not the same of having her around the house. I did not tell this to her as i don't want her to feel burdened by this. She has enough on her mind with her studies and all. I thought that it could be more okay after i had adjusted to it. But it seems with the days passing, it wasn't.

I tried to keep myself busy at times. Just to ignore the loneliness. I bought a new laptop, a Dell Studio. I tried to play games (pc games) which i had enjoyed previously, but its just wasnt the same. I tried exercising at night. Its just wasn't the same. Getting hooked to Ebay doesn't work too.

Aiman too felt that i had been different at times. He even commented that I don't eat a lot nowadays. Sometimes he even scold me for not eating. I try to accompany them during dinner as this would make them eat more. Aiman is also i could say a 'schoolaholic' he likes school so much that he even wants to be the first one reaches school. But... when he reaches home, he just forgets everything from school. All he wants is just relaxing and watch tv.

Aiman with the long face... Late to school. Hehe

As for Danial, i think he misses her mum the most out of the 3 despite him being the one who gets scolded more often than everyone. He would point out the things that he would do like able to ride a bicycle with 2 tyres or even able to read and write and complained that mak is not around to see him do that. He also questions why other kids mother is there with them (he only knows our neighbour mother who is not working). There is one time that he cried when all of us sent mak to the airport. He said "Abang ngah tak syok mak tak ada".

Danial with his usual grin

The boys chilling out in the water

Afiq, he doesn't know much. But when my wife comes back during weekends, he would cling to his mother most of the time. And when the next morning when he wakes up, he would call out for her. He also likes to see his mak's pictures. He even confuses himself with 'mak' and 'bak'. Out of the 3, afiq seems to know how to 'pujuk' me when i'm angry or upset he would call out to me and make animal sounds that he likes to make a cat or a goat sound.

Afiq in KLCC Playground

Oh how I wish i could turn back the clock to the time when everything was simple. And do things differently or even feel things differently. But i can't. So many things had happened during this past 9 months and even so in the past 2 months. I am trying my best. But i don't know if that is good enough. I sometimes questions my own ability and ownself. Am i good enough to face this, am i strong enough, did i do things right, or did i do things wrong. Am i bringing them up the right way or not. All i can do is pray and hope.

By Deejay (Natrah's hubbby)

Happy Birthday Aiman

2009-02-13T22:36:00.002+08:00

Aiman turns 7 yesterday. We had a small bday party for him but I'm too tired to update about it even today! Hehehehhee...Anyway, to Aiman..may Allah bless you and you'll grow up to a good boy and happy always :) Lot of love from Mak

weekend getaway..

2009-02-09T12:30:00.001+08:00

We decided to finish up our vacation entitlement for the year 2007 in Cameron Highland, Pahang. The last time I went to Cameron Highland was about 20 years ago! I could not even recall what is was like. Therefore, on Thursday afternoon (after Aiman came back from school), we left to Cameron Highland. We arrived at about 6.30pm, it was drizzling at that time and it was so cold. Although the temperature showed 17 degrees celcius, I felt like it was a freezing temperature! We stayed at Strawberry Park Resort. Since it was an old resort, so I didn't expect too much from it...but hubby said if we come again to Cameron Highland, Strawberry Park Resort definitely not our choice :p It was situated in a bit secluded area, nice for honeymooners I guess ;) and the surroundings were nice and calm.

The lobby entrance

Sejukkkssss...

We didn't do much shopping actually..I just bought few cactuses, roses, strawberries and sweet potatos and sweet corn (yes, they are really sweet!) but the 2 days spent there were nice and relaxing..

We came back on Saturday afternoon and later that day we had guest from Amsterdam! Actually they were on their holiday in Cameron Highland when we met them. To cut the story short, hubby invited them to our house to get the medicine since their son had an ear infection. Their son was so excited playing with my kids and didn't want to leave our house..LOL..I guess another reason they came to our house was to enjoy the countryside scenery here..after they had their tea, they left to Penang for another few days before they go back to Amsterdam. To Carlinda and Raymond..nice meeting you :)

So, now the weekend getaway is over, I have to concentrate to my assignments! At least I have a free and peaceful mind to start back the student life ;) Ops! btw, Aiman's birthday is just around the corner and we had planned a small bday party for him this coming Thursday..ok got to go...Afiq is crying!

The start of my break...

2009-02-02T23:16:00.000+08:00

Today is the first day of my mid semester holiday at home. I'm a bit tired coz last nite I had a late night, accompanied hubby watching the game, finished up a bit of my assignments and watched DVD ;)

Yesterday I drove back from KL alone, yes believe me..that was my 2nd time driving alone for such a long distance journey...luckily nothing serious happened :) and guess what, hubby started to worry because I might driving back every weekend!LOL..

Everybody at home are fine which is a good news because we had planned for a short weekend break somewhere this coming weekend.

The weather over here is quite hot and windy..perfect weather to play kites! but today I planned to play badminton with my kids. Cooking is another agenda during my holiday..and it starts with doughnuts! OK got to go...c ya ;)

Bowling with the boys..

2009-01-24T00:29:00.007+08:00

It's bowling time!! I love to play bowling but I can count how many time I got a strike :p hehhehehe masuk longkang byk tak terkira laa...The last time we went for the game was about 5-6 months ago, so last night hubby and I decided to bring the boys to try the game (previously the just watch us playing). Luckily there were shoes that fit Danial's...or else he cannot play and he must be very difficult to handle when we were playing. We played 2 games.

Aiman quite good at controlling the ball..I mean for it to go straight on the lane..not into the 'longkang'..

But Danial, apart from the ball was quite heavy for him, it was slightly difficult to teach him...so most of his balls went into the longkang.

Afiq was very good, he didn't make any sound even...may be because he was already sleepy when we started to play. We just let him walk around. Bak as usual love the game too...and he even went for a few bowling tournament before. After the 2 games everybody was so tired and sleepy..it was almost 10pm. The two boys were very excited and request to come again tomorrow! Errr...may be next next week when I'm on a long holiday. Pssst: Bak should we all get our own pair of bowling shoes and bowling balls??? :)

Mummy in action!

Before we went back..

Aimandanialafiq updated!

2009-01-10T16:54:00.017+08:00

AFIQ

Before..

After..

But still energetic...

Regaining energy...

Another mission..
Yeah!!..enjoying the scenery outside mummy's appartment...:)
The scene...the drain where Afiq fell into...

I could not remember when was the last time I wrote about Afiq, my little boy. He is almost 1 year 4 months old. He started to walk at the age of 1 year 2 months..quite late compared to his 2 brothers. He is very active...and he loves to go to the bathroom and of course loves to play with the water too...luckily his hand cannot reach the water in the toilet bowl!!! or else...you know he will do it ok. I came home on Friday night and I was surprised looking at him sleeping with 2 bruises over his left eyelid...and even abrasion wound! Oh what happen?? I thought he had it when he was sleeping, but no way that was not a new wound. Then, hubby told me, he fell into the drain! What???? Yes he fell into the drain while my maid (mak lang) went outside to hang the clothes..and of course Mak lang didn't realised he was following her..Oh poor Afiq. Luckily the wound missed his left eye. Today the wound recovered well.

DANIAL

Hahahahaa ni takde mood kena paksa bergambar :P

His happy face..

last raya in JB..

Danial..he is as usual, has a lot of ideas and very difficult to handle sometimes. When Aiman started his first day at school and we have to buy him exercise books from school..Danial want them too..so Bak had to buy few books and colour pencil for him too..although we already paid for him to get them from his kindy. Everytime he is in the car he would say "bak,bukak bumbung" even it is raining!! But I think he is the one who is most affected when I'm not around..he would say "mak balik lama ke?" :)

AIMAN

Nampak mcm muka sakit ..kan?

Aiman down with fever the last day he went to school last week. According to hubby his temperature was very high and he went a bit delirious whenever his temperature was high..saying that he saw something big! Luckily hubby started antibiotic early so by the second day his fever settled. Today he go to school as usual but his appetite still not very good. I'm going to cook his favourite dish today..hopefully his appetite will recover very soon.

Skybridge KLCC during last Christmas.

Why?

2009-01-06T18:32:00.006+08:00

I was on my bed just now trying to sleep but I couldn't fall sleep because my mind keep thinking of my life...I wonder how am I going to face the days ahead. Now I realised that juggling between being a full time student, a mom of 3 heroes and a wife is not an easy task. Physically I feel very tired especially travelling 400km every weekend (and to be frank I'm the type of person who is very difficult to fall asleep while travelling..even at night!)..and emotionally I'm exhausted with all my 'brain torturing' assignments and assignments datelines and missing my other half and my kids :( during weekdays. Initially I'm 100% sure that this is my right decision..to be a full time student, leaving my family, leaving the comfort zone in my working lines and etc..but now I'm not that sure. Sometimes I was forced to make a difficult decision, like absent to class or missing my son's 1st day at primary school (absent means whole day absent,coz I cannot afford to be absent only in the morning and be there in the afternoon coz I am 400km away from my class)...but of course being me and I guess being every mom we will choose the 2nd option right?..and that was what I did on Monday!..hahahahhaa. Aiman 1st day at school!! I don't want to miss that..I planned to blog about it but too tired on that day, so hubby said he will do and he did it here. My first semester went smoothly as I passed all the paper I sat for the exam..Alhamdullillah and now I started to worry about my final exam and that result will determine whether I'm qualify or not to proceed to phd programme. I do feel that I have no time for myself..but I don't bother about it much, but after I watched Desperate Housewives (Oh, should I write here that I bought a complete set of season 1 Desperate Housewives??:p..which I never watch before..) I started to think about it..hahahhaaa...anyway I can't wait to finish it during my next semester break :p . Well, for now I take it as a problem that I have to find my way to solve it.. everybody has their own sets of problems right? Things never go so well that you should have no fear, and never so badly that you should have no hope...:)

pssst: is it because I'm tired and sleepy that makes me feel like this or the other way around??errr..not sure but I surely need a good deep sleep tonight :)

Raya haji..bbq@my parents house

2008-12-11T01:02:00.017+08:00

We went back to my parent's house during Aidil Adha this year.. my eldest brother (Along), my sister and my 3rd brother with their families came back too. It is nice to have sort of family gathering once a while. These 3 pics below are the scenery at the back of my parent's house...paddy field! or known as ' bendang' here at my place.

Close up of 'pokok padi'..
Aiman with his cousins

My sister in law who has a great passion on fishing! and her daughter too...(pssst:Kak Yam if you read this..Yes,I've blog about it! and ppl around the globe can see you fishing!..if they come across my blog lah.. hehehhee)
Cousins...I actually have 14 nephews and nieces at the moment and 11 of them were there at my parent's hse during last raya..
Thinking of having a lot of beef during raya haji..my brother bought a lot of fishes, prawns and squids and Kak Yam (my sister in law) and me planned a bbq night. She went out to buy those essential things like the charcoal grill, chicken franks, the 'satay sticks' and things to make the gravy. Then by 6pm the grilling started...

See..aiman is trying to swallow a hot grilled chicken franks! and another one is in his right hand! and finally the chicken franks finished before the actual eating session started..LOL

And the girls preparing it..dah besar-besar anak sedara Acu ni..hehehehe

After about an hour..tadaaaa...everything is ready to be eaten..

Makan time!..Tok is busy rationing the food...hehehee takut tak cukup :P
The kids had theirs' first..
The girls eat inside the house..

Makan-makan ended at about 9pm..and by 10pm everybody was very tired and slept early that night.

Packing again

2008-12-06T15:58:00.005+08:00

I felt like I was just unpacking my things yesterday (when we came back from Sabah last week) ..and today I'm doing packing things again...LOL.. I'm sure most of muslims in Malaysia would do the same...packing things to go back to celebrate AidilAdha. I'm going back to my parents house in Alor Star Kedah, about 120km from here. During the last Aidilfitri we celebrated at my in laws house, therefore this raya is going to be my turn.. yeay! ;)

Hubby, me and Afiq down with cough and cold..luckily my other 2 heroes are well. I'm a bit tired today due to not getting enough sleep last night...came back from Penang at about midnight and chatted through YM with my good friend until 2am...hehehee but it was nice ;) kan Farah kan?? So this morning woke up at 8am and continue back my sleep at 10am till 12pm..luckily I gave Afiq his medication (Actified)...hehehe he slept well too.

I'm going back to KL this Tuesday..huhuu and coming back home on friday! Yeah..I'll be a weekend traveller again ;) Do you know that my bus ticket which previously cost me RM27.80 now escalates to RM35.90!!

OK Selamat Hari Raya AidilAdha to all...

Holiday in Sabah..

2008-12-01T12:01:00.042+08:00

Do you think a vacation is a must for every family? For me...definitely yes! but it depends on your financial budget :) The most important thing is the quality time spend together and it is a bonus if it is spent at a nice vacation places. My kids love to go for a holiday especially when we stay at a nice hotel..I guess everybody does ;)

I've planned for this year end vacation about 2 months ago after I read someone's blog and saw a very nice pics of a few interesting places in Sabah. Luckily hubby agreed with my suggestion...so we went to Sabah on 26th November 2008. We stayed at Le Meridien Hotel and I think that's the right decision. It is a nice hotel and very convenient because everything is within walking distance..shopping mall, ATM, the famous Filipino market, the jetty to Tunku Abdul rahman Park and seafood restaurant! Yummm.....Oh I should mention here...a staff at concierge counter at Le Meridien Hotel named Ash...he is very helpful and even give us his handphone number for us to contact him if we cannot find a way to Kinabalu Park. Thank you Ash :)

On our first night there, we were recommended a famous seafood restaurant at Bukit Padang...but for me it was a bit expensive. RM280 for a dinner (2 adults and 2 children)is expensive right? Do you think so? Or I'm stingy??hhahahhaaaaa..the food was OK but not up to my expectation :P and we went there by taxi which cost us RM40 return. Whatever it was,we slept that night with a very full stomach :)

The second day in KK we rent a car which cost us RM170 and went to kinabalu Park, Kundasang, Ranau, Poring Hotspring and Sabah Tea Plantation. It is better to rent a car to go there because I was told that if you go by taxi they want RM300 for a day trip!

We were not so lucky because the tip of Kinabalu mountain was covered by mist when we got there :(

We didn't explore much of Kinabalu National Park..just took few pics and went up to Kundasang and Ranau for lunch. Guess what we had for our lunch that day? KFC! As me and Aiman a bit fussy about what and where we eat, hubby suggested to have lunch at KFC. Unfortunately, the water supply to the town of Ranau was cut off at that time and no air condition in KFC, we decided to have our KFC in the car :)

Kundasang is a very nice mountainous small town with a lot of fruits and veggies being sell along the road..when we were there it was covered with dark clouds and very cold air...refreshing! until I forgot to snap a pic of Kundasang :( but i still remember the nice view of it.

After lunch we headed to Poring hot spring not because to take a warm bath but we wanted to try a canopy walk. What I can say is that you have to experience it then you know..hehhehee. I'm not an adventurous person but walking in the jungle with my kids and had the chance to teach them a few things about our nature is one of the best moment in my life. Walking on a canopy walk with one hand carrying my little Afiq was quite a challenge mentally and physically for me..but Alhamdulillah everything went on smoothly. Later that day we headed to Sabah Tea Plantation hoping to get a cheaper Sabah Tea but the shop there was closed already at the time we were there but we were offered a nice view of Sabah Tea Plantation.

The third day in KK, we went to Manukan Island. I love it...a crystal clear water really calming. Hubby and kids had a great time there, me and Afiq just enjoyed a nice view of Manukan Island. I didn't do much shopping in KK, just a few crystal bracelet for souvenirs and salted fish ;)

Ok lets enjoy the pics...

Me and the kids beside the hotel swimming pool..

Le meridien KK

The view in front of the hotel

The famous Filipino Market..

Jetty at Manukan Island

The view at one spot in Manukan Island..

Afiq is so happy enjoying the beach view..

My heroes :)

The boys at the beach..

crystal clear water

At the jetty..

This the view from the jetty..the water is so crystal clear..you can see the fish swimming down there

That is Kinabalu mountain..

Oh did I mention that we had to change the boat right in the middle of the sea???...scary weh..

In the boat to Manukan Island

Ticket counter at Jesselton point..jetty to Tunku Abdul Rahman Park.

The entrance to the jetty

On the way to Kinabalu National Park

Poring Hotspring..

canopy walk..

At the start of canopy walk..

Jungle tracking..

KFC in the car :)

Likas mosque..

Cultural performance at Seafood restaurant in bukit Padang..

Le royal club at Le Meridien KK

Flight to KK

I'm too lazy to reorganize the pics above...hehhehehee

Anyway, Sabah is a very nice place to go for a holiday. I surely will go for the second time :)

It's me..

2008-11-06T19:04:00.002+08:00

This is me..yes me! After another period of hibernation :) Tomorrow is the last day of my exam, another paper...Epidemiology! Hate it..ops! I took this opportunity to update my blog because tomorrow I'll be going back to my hometown and fyi, no internet at home!!! apparently some stupid desperate ba*t**d stole our telephone cable last week (and that's the reason why my hubby also cannot update his blog) and of course no telephone, no streamyx..no internet :(
Anyway, I try to take it positively...may be it's the time for me to spend 24/7 with my kids. and hubby..which I'm looking forward to :) So guys be prepared to hear me shouting in the house..hehehhee
My exam? Well don't want to talk bout it now..wait till the result come out I'll blog about it. This week and next week are the exam week for masters student in HUKM. So everybody is cracking their head..and so sorry to hear that part one surgical exam was real tough. Its OK guys "Winners never quit and quitters never win" :) Whatever it is I've gone through this semester quite well which I hope a good start for me...the only thing is I miss my kids and hubby badly lately..hmm may be because I didn't see them for the past 2 weeks! Yes 2 weeks because I decided not to go back last weeked to prepare for my exam...Anyway, they are coming tonight to fetch me and we are going back together tomorrow right after my paper...hehhehehe tq Bak (susah payah Bak naik bas..).
Oh actually today is aiman's kindy graduation ceremony...I missed it :(
OK have to go...I have so many things to revise tonight...wish me luck :)

While They Were Sleeping

2008-10-30T23:26:00.003+08:00

I love to watch my kids sleep. It is the time when we appreciate them more. (maybe it is due to the fact that they are not running around that drives me nuts!! LOL) Even though sometimes Danial would have nightmares and shouts for no apparent reasons. My kids are just like me. They can sleep anywhere. Which is kinda handy if we were to go to other peoples house or relatives house.

Tonight Aiman and Danial had a quarrel for reasons unknown, they don't need any reason to fight. They just do sometimes, but if one of them are missing the other one will search for the other one.

So tonight, Aiman decided to sleep in front, with Danial sleeping inside their room. While Afiq is sleeping with me in the main bedroom.

Sorry guys, can't help myself to take your pictures....

Aiman with his special pose..hehe

Danial likes to hug another pillow

Afiq that sleeps like his mom...hehe sorry wifey

By Natrah Hubby....

hello mak...

2008-10-28T22:43:00.005+08:00

For all readers and friends of this blog, i would like to apologize due to inactivity of the blog for quite some time. It is unintentional, but my wife is currently struggling with her study as her exam is just around the corner.
Afiq is doing well now and gaining weight as he should. he is very active like his elder brother danial. and also very cheeky. he also knows how to throw a tantrum now. I can't be late to prepare his susu 'milk' or else he would yell his heart out.

he can't walk yet but he can stand without support. he also likes to play with the cordless phone. he would mumbling with the phone and sometimes laugh. As if he is talking with somebody. hehe.

Aiman is also getting bigger due to his big appetite. yesterday i took both aiman and danial for dinner at a local food place. he has been nagging me to take him there to eat ikan bakar 'fish' or other preparation of ikan. we orderer a simple ikan siakap 3 rasa and a sup tulang. i only ordered 2 plates of rice. i shared with danial and aiman got 1 plate for himself. to my amazement, he was able to finish the whole plate. he just said to me 'aiman lapaq..' hehe... i guess he got that type of an appetite from me.

Danial being danial. as active as ever. but one thing that i noticed. he kept asking what day mommy will be back. i told him not too long now. i guess he misses his mommy. :( don't worry danial mak will be back soon after she finishes her exams. then both of you can quarrel again. LOL.

helo mak, bila nak balik?

Afiq posing with his new favourite 'toy'

AFIQ'S 1st BIRTHDAY

2008-09-14T13:52:00.007+08:00

Afiq 1st bday cake...

With his bak..

Look..he is aiming the cake! Bak has to hold his hand...or else,pap! musnah kek tu...LOL

Today is Afiq's birthday!! He is 1 year old today..I still remember this day a year ago...when all muslims in Malaysia were fasting on the 3rd day of Ramadhan, I was in the labour room pushing my baby out to see the world :)...what a memorable experience a mother went through. We had a small bday party for Afiq yesterday(because I'm back here in KL today)..invited few of Aiman and Danial's friends...and I even packed the cakes for those who were fasting. To Afiq, hopefully you will be in a good health and be a good boy ok..Mak Love you very much and miss you and all the guys at home...Mak want to come home....huhu :(

updated..

2008-09-07T07:08:00.008+08:00

This month marks the holy month of Ramadhan. I would like to wish a blessed ramadhan to all muslims who observing it. Today is the 10th day of fasting...huh, time flies! By early next month we will be celebrating Hari Raya..and me this time around, will be celebrating it at my MIL house...in JB. Well it has been quite a long time I didn't post any photo of my kids here...so today I feel like doing it.

During my hubby's bday
Aiman with his 'kontrol' smile..

Danial with his spiderman action...tak habis2

Our little afiq who is going to be 1 year old in a few days

He is cruising along the sliding door holding to my curtain!

It's 6.30am and I have to prepare to go to my class which will be at 8.30..huh student! FYI, I'll be sitting for a few test every 2 weeks starting from next week until early October and my end semester exam will be in early November....TIDAKKKK!!!! OK OK I have about 2 months to get prepared. So guys wish me luck ok? Think thats all for now. Oh before I forget, my hubby also started his own blog..go and check it out ya (at my link list) . He is a nice guy I tell you..feel free to leave him a comment OK..

There goes another weekend..

2008-08-25T04:29:00.006+08:00

It's 4am, I just arrived at my rented house, very tired and sleepy but I need to be awake because I have to sit for a statistics test in the next few days...kena study! Usually I'll sleep after this 6 hours journey (by bus..argh,my neck is so painful :( ) and wake up at 6.30 or 7am for my class at 8.30 am. About my weekend, of course I had a great time with them. I actually brought along the camera to upload some photos about my hubby's bday treat and etc. but I forgot to bring the cable! LOL..anyway, I actually bought a cake and cooked some 'lontong' for them. I did gave my hubby his bday present a G Shock watch...and guess what he said," I've waited 30 years to have a G Shock" hahahahahhahhaha...kesian. So now one of ur wishes come true ya baby :)
Aiman, as usual very occupied with his TV programmes, Danial is active as usually. Oh he did cut his own hair on the middle of his head..so it is like 'half bald' right on the middle.LOL...Afiq, my cute little boy, very active now..not gaining much weight despite good appetite. He can now stand with support and cruises, he also follows some of the instructions like when you ask him to clap his hands..he will do it and he also understand 'NO'.. :)
OK have to start study now...wish me luck for the test :)

My hubby's birthday!

2008-08-19T13:08:00.003+08:00

Today is my hubby's birthday..he turns 30 today!! He has been a great hubby to me and a wonderful dad to my kids and will always do. To my dear hubby a very Happy Birthday and may all your wish come true. Although we can't celebrate it together today, I really hope that today will be one of the happiest day in his life. I will bring home his bday present this weekend. I didn't plan anything yet..may be just a special dinner at home with my small family :) Hope I can upload some photos about that dinner..I just hope but if the internet at my house is still not working nothing can be done :( OK have a nice day..

Hello!!

2008-07-24T11:10:00.003+08:00

HELLO EVERYBODY!!!!! It's me...after about a month silence. I was told by hubby that he had updated my blog yesterday..so this morning I tried my best to get connected and guess where I 'm doing this?? In the department!..During our video session (we are required to watch this video called Minamata..have you ever heard about that?It's actually a documentary on Mercury poisoning in Minamata Bay in Japan..psssst pls google for further info OK). I just want to take this opportunity to thank my hubby for his sacrifice and to tell the world that he is the greatest hubby in the world for me and the best Daddy for my kids. Who will take care of 3 small boys alone especially at night without any help?..and even brought them for a holiday..? You think :)
Well, back to my student life...nothing interesting but I love what I'm doing now except being separated from my family during weekdays and travelling 800km weekly :( but guess what..? I'll have my semester break for 2 weeks starting from 2nd August! Yeayyyy.....(hahhahahaaa really like a student huh...waiting eagerly for the holiday to come). Before I forget..Afiq is now 10 months old and he started to crawl errr not started but he can crawl very fast already and he loves going into the bathroom! I will put up a video of him crawling later when I'm at home. Aiman and Danial still like they used to be..very active and talkative and have lots and lots of ideas. I noticed that Danial frequently kiss my cheek whenever I'm at home...may be he is trying to tell me that he miss me but I guess he just don't know what to say and just give me a kiss. Sedih nyerrr... :((( Oh ya..I really need a suggestion from you my online friends. Actually my hubby's bday is coming in 3 weeks time...what should I get him??I bought him a wallet last month, so wallet is out...so please give me some suggestions OK? Think that's all for now, got to finish my work..because tomorrow is the last day to submit my thesis proposal summary. To all of you take care and have a nice day :)

What's Up?

2008-07-23T17:25:00.005+08:00

Dear readers,

As my wife Natrah is doing her masters right now, she is very busy with her hectic schedule. Mostly she would have classes during the weekdays and would come back to Baling during the weekends as her weekend are free from any classes.

She would travel back by bus most of the time except for last friday when she flew back to Penang from KLIA. I took the opportunity to bring the 3 heroes along to Penang as I had booked a room at Golden Sands Resort in Batu Feringghi. This is the 1st time that I had drove the 3 of them together at the same time outside of Baling.

How did went? I had cramps at my left shoulder and forearm. Initially the little cutie Afiq was very good. He sat on his child seat quitely until we went aboard the ferry. He became restless and started to cry. I had to pat him (tepuk) him with my left hand and drive with my other hand. By the time we reached Golden Sands and checked in, it was about 6p.m. Everybody was tired and hungry, (mind you, we had our lunch very early at about 12.45pm and handn't eaten since). But knowing the fact that we will be picking up our heart and soul at the airport kept our spirits soaring.
We waited patiently at the departure bay (hehe, i didn't want to wait at the arrival due to the heavy traffic) until there she is...... everybody was excited cept for Afiq as he fell asleep waiting. Aiman and Danial kept on talking and talking due to the excitement. We went for our dinner at a place call Marton. We had ikan bakar, kerang bakar, etc...... but the service was so so and the food was late. I don't think that we would go back there again. We rushed back to the hotel as i wanted to go to the infamous pasar malam near the hotel to buy some dvd (shhhh, not original one). We came back dissappointed as they had been rushed by the local authorities a few days back. Never mind, i vowed to come back again to get the dvds.

The next day we let Aiman and Danial enjoy themselves at the swimming pool. Oh, I forgot to mention that the hotel is crawling with Arabs. It seems that it is the peak season for Arabs to come here to Malaysia to escape the hot weather there. But being a local tourist has its disadvantages as the hotel staffs seems to be more helpful and more courtiest to them than to us. When I checked in into the hotel, there was no one offering me to help with the luggage. I was carrying Afiq with one hand, carrying my laptop on my back, and carrying another beg with my other hand. I was dissappointed with that. Its like a Malay proverb "kera di hutan disusukan, anak dikendung mati kelaparan". Maybe the management should look into that.

The next day we went to Gurney Plaza, where we did some shopping. Well, I did most of the shopping. I bought 3 shirts, and a pants at East India. I've been looking to buy for quite some time now and i managed to buy 3 in one shot. I wanted to buy another one from Bonia but I think I'll save some when we're going to KL next month to do a shopping spree.

Then we rushed back to Alor Star to see natrahs' parents. Her father had another episode of mild stroke. This time it is a Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), he had the attack 3 days earlier on Thurday. Luckily its just a mild attack and he improved to normal afterwards. He had been neglecting his health by not taking medicine regularly and i hoped that he would continue to take care of himself. Afterall, he is my father also.

Well, that's just a quick update to you all on what's been happening so far. Don't worry, Natrah will be back soon.

Danial's Birthday

2008-06-29T15:45:00.000+08:00

It has been 2 weeks since I last posted here...hmmm quite busy huh? :). Well, you know being a student right?..with homework and all, plus travelling back home every weekend (never fail up till now!), they keep me busy almost everyday. Oh I should write about Danial's birthday which we celebrated it 2 weeks ago..at Cinta Sayang Sports Cafe. Initially we planned it to be held at home but since I was not around during weekdays and I'm too tired to hold a party at home (with all the preparation and cleaning after that...oh NO!). Finally we just invited my parents and sister and her family and my helper's son. The party started with them had a splashed at The Carnival Sungai Petani. It is not as big as other water theme park but I guess all kids will love it. After we spent about 2 hours there we headed to one of the Cafe in Cinta Sayang Golf and Country Resort. I chose to have a dinner there because the steamboat is quite nice. Aiman and Danial love eating in front of the stove with boiling soup. I guess they like the cooker instead of the food inside :)

My family...waiting to be served :)

Look how he stared at the cooker...

I love steamboat but some places put a lot of other things like fish ball, crab stick and etc. instead of the seafood. I don't like that :(

It was almost 9pm when we started our dinner...and The Birthday Boy almost fell asleep..LOL

Finally Birthday cake is here....HAPPY BIRTHDAY DANIAL...

May all your wish come true and you'll be bless and be a good son :)

A messy bitrhday boy...Danial, hopefully you'll be able to see this pic when you grow up..

Aiman and his cousin...

A few pics at the Carnival..I cannot take many pic as I had to carry Afiq who was sleeping all the way when we were there and hubby was busy supervised Danial and Aiman playing there.

Daddy's boy...

I found this video over at youtube..may be it is a good way to look around without spending RM 28 to actually go in there :)

Day and Night Trip with the 2 elder heroes

2008-06-14T00:10:00.004+08:00

Today is friday, which is the only day that i have for my off day. i decided to do a day and night trip with the elder heroes a.k.a. Aiman and Danial (sory my cutie Afiq, bak will bring u along when you are older).

Where did i decide to go..... well it seems that i have chosen Queensbay Mall partly because i wanted to bring my kids to the cinema to watch the latest movie. Kungfu Panda and THE INCREDIBLE HULK. Mmmm, actually i wanted to see the movies also, hehe.

The day started after i had made them breakfast...not much of a breakfast really as i only manage to goreng them a burger each and scrambled eggs. I had a leftover of the Murtabak Johor which is about 3 weeks old but it is still edible due to it being frozen solid inside the freezer (sorry farah, we'll get u the murtabak the next time we go back to JayBee). Then after sending Afiq to Mak teh's house we were on our way. The traffic was smooth all the way to QB. We reached there at about 10.45 am. I bought the tickets for both the shows. Kungfu Panda at 1145am and Hulk at 445 pm. I let Danial and Aiman run around the place with me following them. They decide to go to the arcade near the Cineplex, where they don't even know how to play.

After that, we made our way to the cineplex to watch the 1st movie. The movie was made by Dreamworks which also made other movies such as Shrek and Madagascar. It is okay, not great but okay. Aiman enjoyed the cinema but Danial doesn't seem to share the enthusiasm. I guess he hasn't reached that level yet as he keeps going on talking all the time. We later had our lunch at Secret Recipe and both of them had Fish and Chips. it is one of Aiman's fav food.

we window shop after that looking for Danial bday present. I wanted to buy him an interactive laptop rather than just toys as it could help him in english and education in general. so i bought one in Jusco. it is not exactly a laptop but more like a desktop. Aiman was heckling me to buy him computer games for him too, but i said no. (He wants a PSP!!!!) We then made a pitstop in Borders where i bought two graphic novels to complete my collection and then off we go again for our 2nd movie THE INCREDIBLE HULK.

I love movies that is adapted from comic books especially Marvel Comics. X-Men, Spiderman, The Fantastic Four,and not forgetting Iron Man. The Hulk is actually the sequel from the 1st one which came out in 2003. but the fellas from marvel said that it is actually a reboot from the 1st movie and technically not a sequel. Let's just move on before i complicate things.... Aiman had a lot of drink prior to the movie and was holding his bladder from the final quarter of the movie. i told him not to drink too much as he had almost bursts his bladder by holding on too long during the last time when we watched Iron Man. Luckily he managed to hold on this time until the end of the movie. Oh ya, what about Danial? He slept through the movie as he did when we watched Iron Man at Midvalley.

After the movie we had some ice-cream at Baskins N Robins. Danial is a 'hantu' when it comes to ice-creams. He simply loves it. We took 3 scoops sundae and i think he ate a lot more than both of me and Aiman combined. I also bought them a pair of new shoes to play with thier football as i couldn't fine an appropriate football boots. Oh, plus 2 CD's of Ultraman Nexus and with it 2 GUTS aeroplane. Before we left for Baling, we stopped by the airport to meet with Farah. Thanks for the stuff Farah.

WOW!!!! What a day. It took a lot from me just to keep up with them. I wonder where they got such energy.... and as usual, i couldn't sleep if i'm too tired (which explains why i am posting these blog at 2 am).

As a conclusion........

MOVIES RM 40

SHOES RM 60

CD'S RM 50

EXPRESSION ON THEIR HAPPY FACES .....PRICELESS

2008-06-09T16:58:00.002+08:00

Finally I'm able to get connected to internet here in my rented house...Yeay! Thanks to my beloved hubby who let me use his laptop which came with Windows XP..so I'm using the modem that I bought last month.(the one which cannot be used with Vista..remember?)So, where should I start? My study? My new life during weekdays? or my family which is 400km away? OK I'll start with my family of course. As you can see at the ticker above this post, Danial's birthday is approaching. Hubby and I have planned something like family gathering to celebrate his 4th birthday. Most probably we have to have it on Saturday even though his birthday is actually on this Thursday (You can guess why right?). Hopefully it will be done as planned. Last night before I went to the bus station, I cannot hold my tears when I kissed them while they were fast asleep...sayunyerrrr!!

About me being a student again..I guess nothing much to tell..just I'm a bit nervous knowing that only 11 students taking the same course as me...and the most important part is that my 1st semester exam will be in early November :P

OK I better open my book now..:)

At home again..for the weekend

2008-06-05T10:48:00.003+08:00

Hello guys...miss my blog and my dear blogging friends a lot..but what can I do??:( The area where I live in KL is not a good 3G area...lol. I'm very disappointed not only because I didn't manage to log in to my blog but because I cannot chat with my hubby through Yahoo Messanger and view my kids through webcam too. I hope I will find a way to get connected soon...

Well, I'm now in my hometown again...hehehhehehhee. Actually after registration ,briefing and etc. the coordinator of my program told us that we were given 2 days leave until this weekend and will start back on Monday! Yeah..I went back to my rented appatment, pack a few things and headed to the bus station...hhehehehhee and here I am..back home to be with my kids. I planned to go for a picnic tomorrow with them...now I'm thinking where should I go?? Ok will update later about it. Last night when I arrived at the bus station, hubby,Aiman and Danial were waiting for me...huh I should take a pic of Danial who run towards me...from their eyes I know that they missed me so much but you know kids...they will only ask where you are, why you are not around,..things like that. I wish I could make them understand that I have to do this for their future and their happiness in the future and I have no choice. I guess I need to concentrate on a quality time with them not the quatity anymore :) (at least for the next few years)

Thomas and Aiman's friend :)

2008-06-01T17:38:00.006+08:00

Aiman and Danial were busy playing with their friends today in their room...and they spent almost 2 hours playing with Thomas the Train.....I hope they will not feeling sad when I left tonight...whatever it is I bought the ticket for me to come home next weekend already..LOL.

Unknown territory

2008-05-29T14:50:00.003+08:00

This morning I asked hubby, why he looked a bit unhappy..and you know what did he replied to me..."I feel like I'm driving into an unknown territory". Oh my...he feels what I feel. We are very close (errr macam lah org lain husband and wife tak close kan...:P) but to the extend that we have breakfast, lunch, tea, dinner and supper together (even on working days!)...in other words, I'm his best friend and vice versa. Thus, to be apart with a person who is very important to you...will make your life miserable. At least I know I'll be facing that the next few weeks..before I can adapt to the situation...but him? I hope he will be strong and take this as a next step in life to a better future. So hubby if you happen to read this...hang on ya :) Mummy will try to be at home every weekend and everything will be fine..OK OK better stop now...or else it will be raining..hehhehehhee

I'm actually packing my things up and will send them to my rented appartment today. I'm trying to get connected via Celcom broadband while I am in KL...however the modem I bought (globesurfer icon by vodafone) cannot support my Windows Vista...arkhhhhh.anybody can help me out? (geram lah to that salesman, tak bagitau yg modem tu tak support vista...nak tukar balik dia tak bagi...hishhh)

Farewell

2008-05-19T22:14:00.006+08:00

I had a very tight schedule for this week and the next few weeks. I had organized 2 farewell party at 2 different places last week and as I said I tried very hard to hold back my tears...I guess that's just a normal feelings in which you'll feel sad and very hard to leave a place where you feel very comfortable with..right? I've been working here since the past 5 years and very comfortable with the environment, workplace, my boss and all my colleagues. However due to my family future I have to sacrifice everything here that I'm comfortable with for a better future. Really hope that I've made the best decision...InsyaAllah. Well, back to the farewell party..nothing much I can write coz I'm a bit busy now with packing things and clothes for me to go to Kuala Lumpur tomorrow(for a briefing by the Health Ministry) and also packing things for the whole family to go back to Johor Bahru on coming Thursday.So I will not be able to update this blog until next Monday :(

These are few of the pics taken during the party...

My boss..Dr Delima Kalsom..want to know what she gave me in that back plastic bag?hehehhee..

OK last but will never be least :)...my kids..ops! Danial is not in a good mood today so he refused me to take a pic of him...so Aiman and Afiq only

Pssssst:Farah, still remember this baju?:) He looks very cute in that..

OK that's all for now...better cont with all the packing things...or else will miss the flight tomorrow.

My last working day here

2008-05-15T05:33:00.003+08:00

The surveillance audit at my office finished yesterday and we got 4 minor non-conformities (NC) and 5 opportunities for improvement (OFI). I was so excited because last year during our compliance audit,we got 10 minor non-conformities and 10 OFIs...Hmmmm looks like we did some improvement right? However my excitement also due to the fact that I'm not the one who is going to answer all the NC to the certification body which is SIRIM..hehehhee the evil me :) but deep inside I really hope my fellow colleagues will settle them easily. Yesterday 14th May 2008 was my last working day at my office..:( Today I'm going to hold a farewell party at my office and clinic. I'm not sure wheather I can hold back my tears too...Uwaaaaaaaaa :((

OK I got to stop now because I need to prepare some dishes for the party...hv a nice day guys!

audit

2008-05-12T18:49:00.002+08:00

12th-14th May 2008...my office is going through an audit by SIRIM. Yup, I'm the one who is very busy (even 15th May is my last day here..lolz). After answering lots and lots of questions from the auditors, I have to follow them to every unit they wanted to audit. The auditor is a very nice man and professional too so do the technical advisor. However I can smell that they are going to give out a few non-conformities already...hahahaaahaa but I don't have to worry, it's not me who is going to reply to them..coz I'm leaving very soon. OK guys see you :)

2008-05-11T20:32:00.002+08:00

I got this award from EMILA. She made it herself..Thanks Emila and a very Happy Mother's day to you too :)

A Song for mama by Boyz II Men..hope all mama out there enjoy this song and a happy mother's day to all of you :)

You taught me everything

And everything youve given me

I always keep it inside

Youre the driving force in my life, yeah

There isnt anything

Or anyone I can beAnd it just wouldnt feel right

If I didnt have you by my side

You were there for me to love and care for me

When skies were grey

Whenever I was down

You were always there to comfort me

And no one else can be what you have been to me

Youll always be you always will be the girl

In my life for all times

Chorus:

Mama, mama you know I love you

Oh you know I love youMama, mama youre the queen of my heart

Your love is like

Tears from the stars

Mama, I just want you to know

Lovin you is like food to my soul

Youre always down for me

Have always been around for me even when I was bad

You showed me right from my wrong

Yes you didAnd you took up for me

When everyone was downin me

You always did understand

You gave me strength to go on

There was so many times

Looking back when I was so afraid

And then you come to meAnd say to me I can face anythingAnd no one else can do

What you have done for me

Youll always be

You will always be the girl in my life

my friday

2008-05-10T18:13:00.007+08:00

First of all I would like to thank my blogging friend who is always there for me when I need her..this morning when I checked my email, I found that LJ sent me a new header for me to try on...she is so sweet. Thanks my dear...you know my taste huh..btw, I really love the new header..so LJ I owe you a lunch :). Guys do you like it??? Lets put our hand together to thank LJ

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On Friday hubby and I went to Penang..we had a lot of things to do there. Here are the list :

1. First of all I wanted to get a new glasses. (ops! I am a myopic you know..but i hate wearing glasses however since the past few months I can't drive at night and also had frequent headache even when I was wearing my old glasses..so I thought I need to get my eye checked again and get a new pair of glasses. Thus, I made up my mind..by hook or by crook I have to wear glasses daily and Farah suggest me to get it from Focus Point Queensbay Mall ..you can get discount vouchers there..lol)

I picked this frame because it comes with another 2 sets of temples..pink and white..and of course because it fits my face perfectly.

2. To pick up the souvenirs for my staff which Farah help me to order them.

40 mugs printed "Thank you for Your Cooperation"...from me..hehhehee. Hope my all staff will like them...and a very Thank you to my helpful and kind hearted friend..no one else..FARAH! who took the hassle to place the order and even pick them up. So I took the mugs from her at her house. Thank you again...

3. To get a souvenir for my bos..:)

The books...I love them. The first one is titled ORCHID written by Pascal Descourvieres. The pictures were great and with its' hard cover it can be a very good coffee table book :). The second book is titled THE PLANETS A JOURNEY THROUGH A SOLAR SYSTEM.
Again I like this book for the pictures and the content. The 3rd book I bought 3 of them! Titled ONWARD &UPWARD Sayings to inspire and motivate. A very good small book and a good way to get inspired and motivated when you are down :)

4. Hubby wanted to get a bday present for me..Yippiiiiii

A SWATCH watch...LOve it LOve it Love it! It is actually a valentine collection for this year..It comes with a nice box and a key chain which you can put pictures in it...Thank you darling..

5. To get a wedding present for my schoolmate..I already passed it over to Farah so she can hand over to Ina Azmi my schoolmate who is going to get married on 24th of May..Congratulations Ina. May it be a happily ever after relationship :) I can't make it to her wedding because at that time I'll be in JB :(

5. I need a pair of black shoes..so I got a decent pair of black shoes from Hush Puppies..again Thanks darling..hehheheee

With all that in my list we went to Penang at around 10am yesterday. Headed straight to Focus point because I need to get it done early so I can pick it up by evening. I really love my new glasses...and hopefully I wear this one daily not like my old one which I wore it whenever I wanted to watch TV only..lol). Then had my lunch at Farah's house..her mum is a great cook. Thank you aunty..the asam pedas ikan pari was super duper delicious! She even packed them for me to bring back home...lol. Now I know from where Farah got her very kind hearted gene...yup! from her mum! and I guess another half from her dad...they are just a great family :)

I stayed at her house till 6.30pm chit chatting..you know when old friends meet..they have a lot to talk about.

Finally at 11pm I arrived home tired and flat.

Socialspark..

2008-05-07T15:58:00.002+08:00

I was browsing the net today when I stumbled upon a site SocialSpark where you can be paid for your post and of course this is another great opportunity for me since I love blogging. It is actually a Social Marketing Network. Oh you don't have any idea about it? Well it is actually a site where advertisers and bloggers are connected through an online advertising marketplace. So be ready to be targeted by advertisers and you'll have lots of opportunities to make money online. Besides, SocialSpark not only give you the opportunity to make money by writing a post but even displays advertisements on your blog! How cool is that...I love it. By doing nothing than displays an ads I will be paid. As the name suggest, SocialSpark is a place where you can find other bloggers and at the same time interact with them at your own page. Oh I surely love this because I will find more blogging friends all over the world. I'm sure you have been to my blogging friend's Ladyjava who is now very active in SocialSpark. I definitely want to be one of her fav 9! LJ don't forget to add me ya? :). Her blog is my must and I go there almost everyday for her latest updates. Do you know that she sometimes has 2-3 new post in a day? and all are very good post. She is also an IT savvy so that is also a reason why I frequently at her place...asking for tips and guides. So i really hope that with this Socialspark I will find more friends like her and of course save something in my paypal..:)

psssst:This is a sponsored post :)

It's my birthday!!!

2008-05-06T14:45:00.006+08:00

Yes, it's my birthday today.Oh you wanna know how I celebrate it? To be frank, like the previous years I don't really celebrate it..lol. It is just a little reminder for me that I'm a year older and to be thankful of what I have and cherish the years ahead. Furthermore I'm a bit busy this week with my work so I guess that goes my birthday. Just want to thank all my friends for their birthday wish especially to Farah and LJ who made a special post for me in remembrance of my bday.Thank you guys..

This is what LJ gave me during my visit to KL last week, she told me that this is an early bday present..Oh, I'm so lucky to have a friend like you. She even remember my bday a week earlier. According to her she planned to give this for my wedding anniversary however since we had to cancelled our meeting the first time (when I was in KL for my wedding anniversary), she kept this for my bday gift..so sweet la you LJ.

Oh I have stop now,got some work to do (psssst:do the laundry..lol). A few pics of Afiq who did his crawling motion on his stomach but on reverse version...hahahhaaa

I laugh my stomach out when I took these pics..hehehehehee. He actually cried for help..but I run to get my camera first..Muahahahhahaa sorry ya Afiq..mummy just wanna capture all these memorable things in your life...Hope you will laugh too when you see these pics later when you grown up.

KL 2 days 2 nights

2008-05-04T16:06:00.005+08:00

Finally I'm able to find some times to on my lappy. You know about things to be done after we went for a holiday? unpacking, doing laundry, organising things back to the normal position and etc. That took me one and a half day! At the end I was so exhausted and again went to bed at 8pm..lol. The trip to KL this time, all I can say it was great and my kids love it.

We stayed at The Legend Hotel KL for 2 nights and its 2 bedroom service apartment was so spacious that Aiman and Danial could play hide and seek (there's one time that Aiman could not even find his brother..coz he hide in one of the 3 bathrooms..lol)

The next day on 1st May we went to Butterfly Park near Taman Tasik Perdana. My kids were very excited and the park not only have butterflies but a pond full of big Koi fish! However I expect the park would be bigger and I was a bit disappointed about it.Psssst: that butterfly on a palm...that's my palm OK :)

Had our lunch at TGi Fridays 1 utama but one thing I hate was traffic jam. Next time I will try not to come on public holiday. The traffic was congested and we spent half hour to find a parking space! Hubby used Touch n Go card at the entrance of the parking area but because of too many cars they channelled us to park at One World hotel parking area which doesn't have Touch n Go exit..lol. So we spent another 20 minutes finding an exit which using Touch n Go card. ALL Bagladeshi working there didn't give any help at all coz they hardly understand our question ..Grrrrrr!!!!!

Oh how should I put this...OK. My first blogging friend that I met....Yeay!!! Ladyjava as I fondly call her LJ. We met at Ampang Point at 8.30pm and the initial plan was the 3 of us,me LJ and Emila but Emila had something came up..she had to cancelled the meeting with us..takpe next time ye Emila :) Btw, LJ is a very bubbly lady and I had a great time chatting with her, just like her blog she is so warm that I don't even feel that was our first meeting..we chatted like old friends! I guess you guys will love her too if you meet her...quick make an appointment to meet her..hehehhehee

Off to KL

2008-04-30T11:31:00.002+08:00

Again I woke up very early today at 4am (heehheee don't ask at what time I slept last night..very early also :). After I did the laundry and tidy the house, I started to pack the clothes and things into our travel bag. Yup, this is going to be my next visit to KL.. again! within 2 weeks! This time around all my heroes are coming with us. We actually wanted to finish off our entitlement holiday for the year 2006. We still left with 5 days but hubby can only leave his clinic for 2 days..lol, then we decided 2 days is enough. After all I have a few things to settle in KL like looking for a house to rent, finding a few books (arghhh..I am going to be a student again?) and also visiting my newly born niece. Oh ya, I planned to meet up with LJ and Emila too. Hopefully this time around the meeting will not be cancelled again. Thus, with all that in the itinerary, I guess my time is very limited especially for shopping :( Never mind may be next time :)

OK with all the laptop robbery nowadays I planned to leave my Blazing Red and with that I have no chance to blog..so to all my blogging friends..expect a silent from me for the next 3 days..heheheee Take Care and Labour Day wish to everyone :)

BUSY :(

2008-04-29T06:09:00.000+08:00

I am going to be very busy the next few weeks until I take my remaining leave may be end of May. The reason..ISO audit is coming (12-14 May), as one of the top management I have to make sure everything is ready before that. Last night we had our dinner outside and after came back from dinner everybody was so tired even me and hubby slept early. So this morning I wake up very early at 4.30 am, doing laundry,mopping the floor and even cooking! (Wah,tu datang mood rajin la tu:) so now at 5.58am I'm here in front of my Blazing Red to bloghop and doing this post.To all my dear friends and readers, I will try to visit you whenever I have the time...hope everything is OK over there.Ops! about my master's, I made up mind and with hubby and my other family members strong support....I WILL GO FOR IT!!! Yes, this is final and I hope that I make a right decision.Thanks for all your comments and encouragement..I appreciate it. Anyway I'm now thinking about this blog...how it is going to be if I go for my master's?Hubby is a bit reluctant to continue maintaining it..I'm sure I cannot blog about my kids anymore coz they are going to be 400km from me and I only have the chance to see them every weekend perhaps...Oh,should I just terminate this blog? but I love it and it is more or less like my diary..and writing about my kids and family makes me feel happy..I will try to persuade hubby to continue this at least I will know what is going on at home...gonna stop writing about this my eyes full of tears already :) OK guys have a nice day!

Master's in Community Medicine??50/50

2008-04-27T20:21:00.006+08:00

How am I suppose to write about this? Well, to be frank I don't know how to start actually. OK let me start with this

Yes I secured a place to further my study..I am happy of course, but at the same time I feel very scared and sad...scared because I don't know whether I'm able to study while my hubby and kids are 400km away from me (they are my other half!! How am I going to study without my other half?)..and sad because I have to leave them..Oh I don't think I can do this :( . Hubby reassure me that he will take a good care of my kids, but as a wife and a mother how could I do this? It is going to be a 4 year course and I'll be in HUKM for at least the first 2 years! Do you think I should go for this?I'm now 50/50 but if I think about it further, this is only for the next 4 years and this is also for a better future for my family. What do you think??

Cheddar cheesecake..

2008-04-22T21:40:00.000+08:00

I don't know what got into me today..after came back from work suddenly I feel like baking a cake..my kids are not a big fan of cakes or cookies but their mum likes baking..lolzz. So what to do? I usually give the cakes to my staff...hehehehee

Today I found a recipe online, baking a cake using slices of cheddar cheese..since there are few slices left in the fridge, I decided to use them for baking a cheese cake. It turn out very well even though this is my first attempt using cheddar slices..

10 Reasons why I blog...

2008-04-22T20:10:00.000+08:00

Again I'm doing a tag and this time I was tagged by Noushy..I guess I've wrote something about this in January..but Ilove to write it again because it also reminds me of...The reasons why I blog:

1. I'm a very busy mum with 3 boys and have to juggle between carrier and family (and I have no maid at home ok?) so most of the time I tend to forget about the small things that happens in my life,for instance..Aiman's first day at kindy, the day Danial started to walk, my family fine dining and etc..but since I started my blog, I become more appreciate things that happened and I have a place where I can write about them and be remembered by my family either now or in the future

2. I started to learn about photo editing, web hosting, html code and etc since I started to blog..so I guess this is the best way for me to learn them

3.Whatever I write in my blog, my parents, siblings and friends can read about it and find out what is going on..so that is a good way to communicate..they usually will give me a call or text me after they read about something in my blog

4.I found a lot of great blogging buddies..really appreciate that and I will continue to blog to make more friends all over the world

5.With a new blazing red Sony Vaio I guess my blogging world is irresistible

6. I can make money online too :) Although it is just a small income but it is enough for me to spend on ebay..hahahhahahhaaa

7.I love to blog hop..reading about others life experiences and thoughts lifted my spirit

8.blogging makes me happy and it is place where I would hide myself from my daily clinical works when I'm feeling down

9.I got my sony cybershot and wireless stremyx when I started to blog which i don't think I'll get them if I don't start to blog..ermmm I'm thinking of what else do I have to get next??(Hubby jeling dah..hahahhhaaa)

10. Blogging has become my hobby :)

Yeay! That's all I can think for now...whatever it is I LOVE BLOGGING :)

psssst: thanks noushy for tagging me with this...I will always refer to this post whenever I feel I have no more mood to blog..hehhehhehehee

Ops! Notice all green?? Yes in conjunction with Earth Day today...GO GREEN GUYS :)

Blazing red

2008-04-21T18:05:00.004+08:00

I was tagged by Aleeya to reveal something in red...Oh I actually have a few red outfit but I don't think they are suitable for general viewing..hahahaahaaa need r rated blog to post a pic of me in those outfit. Even for my kids I seldom buy a red ones for them. Thus, I remember one thing that I bring along to work and spend most of my free time at home with....guess what???

CR VGN-CR23G/R BlAZING RED VAIO

Yes! This has been my companion since the past 4 months. Hubby bought it specially for me because I planned to continue my studies this year and also to make it easier for me to blog! (previously I used his lappy to blog..meaning that I only can blog at night when he come back from work)We don't have desktop at home :(..but now with my Blazing Red I can blog anytime..anywhere. Oh ya I just bought a red wireless mouse to complement my Blazing Red..

Psssst: Aleeya, pegi KL hari tu tak sempat la beli baju merah :( ini pun OK kan?

Afiq is sick..again??

2008-04-18T23:29:00.003+08:00

Yes and this time around he is down with Measles. It was started when I was in KL last week and that was the reason I have to rush back home from KL that day. His fever didn't settle down despite doses of anti pyretics..and finally on Tuesday the rashes started to appear. Today after 3 days, his fever settled and the rashes faded away. Although he had fever and rashes all over his body, he never throws tantrum either during the day or at night..Alhamdulillah..or else mummy also will throw tantrums because of not enough sleep :)

See those tiny rashes over his face and chest? That is called maculopapular rash in medicine.

To know more about Measles you can browse here

My heroes

2008-04-16T17:53:00.004+08:00

Do you know what was Aiman's answer when I ask him on what he is going to be when he grows up..he said that he wanted to be an army!!!! That was the answer a year ago, hubby and I tried our best to convince him that it is not easy to be an army and he needs to be strong and fit. Because of that we bought this look-a-like army uniform for both Aiman and Danial during our visit to KL. They love it and asked whether they can wear it tomorrow to go to kindy.Oh, no dear...your teacher will call mum and dad to school tomorrow if you both wearing that to go to school :)

psssst: but now if you ask aiman what he wants to be..he will answer this "Nak jadi Doktor macam Bak"(want to a doctor like dad) hehehhehee good good :)) Looks like we win hehheheee

Lets join this..

2008-04-16T16:31:00.003+08:00

I remember a tag by Noushy for me (which I have not done yet...later ya Noushy :)hhehehhe )...and it's about the reason why I blog and I think one of the reason is, I have the opportunity to meet new friends in this cyber world. Today guess what I found?..a website join 3gb community www.3gb.biz where you can meet new friends and old friends also you can upload your photos and share it with your friends. Apart from that you can also join groups, blogs and chat with other members and hear last mp3 hits! Isn't it cool?? I found that, by joining things like that I can forget some of the problems at work! I also learn a lot about this cyber world since I started to blog. Even now my hubby is left behind regarding this cyber world you know..Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh don't tell him OK? Haahahahaha sorry dear :)

So what are you waiting for guys? See you there..

Disclosure

2008-04-16T11:20:00.000+08:00

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My 7th Wedding Anniversary

2008-04-14T23:30:00.000+08:00

14th April 2001 was my wedding day..this year hubby and I decided to take a break and have a short visit to KL. Why KL? may be because we both love window shopping :). So yesterday the whole day we spent by venturing in and out of a few shopping malls...from 8.30am to 11pm!! We just love it and got a few things for my kids. Early morning yesterday after we arrived in KL we went to Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (HUKM).Wonder why HUKM? Just to recall back the memories 9 years ago when we were there..studying..and initially I planned to find out the result of my interview but I was told that I should get it from Ministry of Health (training div.)..LOL. So I forget that intention.

The place where I had my medical knowledge and training..

I was here 10 years ago..the first pic on the left used to be my hostel block and the right pic was the condominium where I stayed after I got married..Prisma Perdana Condo just behind HUKM. After spent about 1 hour in HUKM and had the breakfast at our usual cafe that we used to during our student years, we started our shopping trip. Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman (I love the shopping heaven there but I hate the stink smell especially over at Jalan Masjid India..yarksss), Mid Valley Megamall, SOGO, One Utama, The Curve and IKEA to name a few that we had spent some times to visit. However our lunch was rather a disappointing one..we had it at Chillis Grill and Bar. The food was just so so but the service was bad! The waitress didn't even answer our question when we asked her! Luckily the manager came over at our table and of course I vented it out to him..hheehhehe. At 8.30pm I spent some times to meet my ex-schoolmate and had our dinner at Aji-Don-Alley( the Mee Rebus Johor there was nearly like those mee rebus Haji Wahid in JB..yummy!) at Plaza Damas Sri Hartamas area. At 11pm we were both exhausted and headed straight to the bed.

The room and executive lounge

We stayed at Boulevard Hotel Mid Valley at its Studio Suite. A very nice room but the service at the reception was not up to the standard. Most probably because Hubby and I wore jeans and T-shirts during checked in so the receptionist was a bit reluctant to entertain to our questions and he didn't even tell us where we suppose to have our breakfast when it supposed to be at the executive lounge!LOL..(Don't judge a book by its cover OK?). Anyway we had a great time in KL and hope we will bring our kids the next time we are here. May Allah bless our relationship and till death do us part.

2008-04-14T23:00:00.000+08:00

I decided to do 2 tags about love on my wedding anniversary..was tagged by LJ...thanks LJ for tagging me coincidently a few days before my wedding anniversary...

1. What does true love mean to you?

It means when we are ready to spend our life together in good or bad times

2. How do you know you're really in love?

when I can't stop thinking about him

3. How many times in your life have you fallen in love?

Oh..few times actually but not a true love until I met my hubby :)

4. Have you ever fallen out of true love because you were mad at the moment?

Never and will not!

5. Do you feel love and physical attraction are the same thing?

Not at all..you can feel the physical attraction even when you are not in love isn't it?

6. If your true love became ill or disfigured would you continue to love them the same way?

Yes definitely! That is why you have to define clearly what is your true love..when you are ready to spend good and also BAD times together..so bad times can be when your true love fall ill or even disfigured.

7. Should anyone else be able to tell you who to love or not love?

Oh, no one should tell me that at this moment of time, but when I was a young girl my parents can guide me to find my love and yes they never tell me who should I love or not...they only guide me..which I thank them for that.

.8. Do you believe people that ended up divorced were ever truly in love?

Well, maybe yes.

9. Would you give up something you want for someone you love?

Yes I will.

10. If you truly love someone do you feel it should be unconditional?

Yes!
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This is another of those Linky Love game where you only have to tag 10 person in one post but still there is no actual limit (you can tag more if you want!). Once tagged, you have to copy paste the link in this post, and make them grow!

Benny liew, Rambling Moo, Mum and Kids in Wonderland, Judelittle, Our mini Blogspheres, Rooms in my heart, J@n!ce Ng, Cheen Nie, Jo-N, LJ,Strange but true, Mariuca Perfume Gallery, The Three Heroes

I would like to tag:

Shieda,Lizah,Dina and Wen..OK 4 is enough ha??:)

water colours

2008-04-13T07:00:00.000+08:00

One of the presents during Aiman birthday was a set of WATER COLOUR. He never play with it before. So last night hubby bought another set for Danial complete with the brushes. (or else they will fight over the only set..lol). Today early in the morning they asked me to teach them how to use it. They were very excited and eagerly waiting for me to prepare the water colours. ( I didn't let them to pour the water colours themselves...afraid that they will spill them over the floor).They really enjoy it and I think it is one of the best thing to keep them occupied, so I can do other household chores :)

No title by Danial..

A house, a tree, a man and the sun by Aiman..

Pssssst: off to KL tonight and will be staying at The Boulevard Hotel Mid Valley..Oh btw, tomorrow is my wedding anniversary...have any idea where should I have my romantic dinner?..hehhehehhehe

Which hotel?

2008-04-09T14:47:00.007+08:00

I'm going to Kuala Lumpur next Sunday (to find out about my masters programme interview result and also errr...honeymoon!!..hihii). Initially we planned to stay at this hotel because we have its holiday membership..but unfortunately we found out that we cannot use our entitlement only for one night...must be at least 2 nights. Huh they are so clever and we were so 'not particular' about the agreement that we had signed about 2 years ago. It clearly stated that. Thus, not to waste our entitlement (we can book 2 nights and stay a night there but it will waste our entitlement for the year), we planned to stay at other hotels instead of that. The problem now is that we have a lot of hotels to choose from...hehhehehe from the very 'cikai' one to the high class ones...so do you have any suggestions? A hotel where we can stay overnight comfortably, easily accessible and affordable...I'm thinking of a new The boulevard Hotel at mid valley (thinking of retail therapy now..haahahahaa... evil laugh) or Le Meridien or Hilton KL..(hmmm hubby making face already)..so don't dream about Le Meridien or Hilton OK..

Afiq fell from the bed!

2008-04-07T14:04:00.006+08:00

Little Afiq who fell from the bed..

Afiq is sleeping with his beloved pacifier..

That was one of the shocking incidence which was happened this early morning. Afiq fell from our bed! We were all very tired last night after came back from Daryn's birthday. Everybody went to bed right after we arrived home (My kids all fell asleep while we were still on the journey back home).

Afiq made a bit of noise about half hour before he fell down the bed. I guess he wanted his milk but I was so tired and sleepy and I didn't even call hubby to prepare his milk..After that at 5.30am we heard a loud cry from Afiq and I opened my eyes started looking for him. To my surprised he was lying on the floor!! just beside my hubby who slept there. He was lying on his stomach.OMG!..Hubby woke up and grabbed Afiq and hugged him...he cried loudly for few seconds and after given his pacifier he stopped crying. We inspected him but we only found redness area over his cheek..so I guess he fell onto his cheek.Phewww! not onto his head...Alhamdulillah. Lesson learnt today "Natrah..how tired or busy you are your kids need your attention and care..their need comes first not yours"..and I will never put Afiq to sleep on my bed. Afiq will be sleeping on his cot or I might consider buying a new sleeping mattress to put on the floor..

Presents for birthday girls

2008-04-07T08:56:00.009+08:00

Yesterday was Daryn's Birthday (Farah's daughter)..It was celebrated at Berjaya Hotel Penang. My family and I went there too and guess what we got for her and her aunty?? (oh, actually 3rd April was Daryn's aunty, Finaz.. bday)..so we bought 2 presents...

The presents...a teddy bear and The Body Shop gift..

I personally picked the teddy bear..It was a very soft and cute and definitely hugable..I hope that Daryn will like it...To Daryn, don't play with the your bro's aeroplane girl..tak best, play with this teddy OK? :). To be frank, this is the first time I got a teddy bear for a birthday gift..my boys don't even want to hold the soft toys. They usually kick them like a ball or put it as a pillow..lol...so I was so excited when I bought this...hhehehehhe

The gift for Finaz..I got her a Passion fruit bath, passion fruit soap and a lip gloss...Psssst: Finaz, I picked this for the smell and colour, I don't know whether they suit you..hope you enjoy using them anyway..

My kids Aiman and Danial love this...a sea view..

But I hate this....traffic jam!

Actually we arrived there at the party 2 hours late! Thanks to the traffic jam over the Penang bridge!! Huh Geram...but luckily there were still a few other guest...hehhehehe takde la malu sgt sampai lambat. Anyway I would like to thank Farah for inviting me to the party..my kids love it..and they already remember Syabil and Sania! Aiman went "mak ni nak pi birthday adik yang mai rumah kita masa bday Aiman tu"..I smiled and replied "ya, yang cakap english dengan Aiman tu"...hehhehehehe and we both smile.

Rice porridge

2008-04-05T15:14:00.005+08:00

Today is Saturday another day for me to rest (not really rest but mostly a day with my hubby and kids..which I love even though it is a tiring day ..lol) before I start to work on Sunday. Last night hubby requested for me to prepare one of his favourite breakfast dish..a 'bubur nasi' or rice porridge. I learnt this recipe from my MIL. It is basically the same as bubur nasi that you have during a buffet breakfast at a hotel (ops! sorry I don't know what is the real name of this bubur nasi)..but that one the bubur is very light with lots of water, in my version of bubur nasi the bubur has to be a bit solid and sticky :). It has to be garnished with fried anchovies, pickled radish, fried peanut, salted egg and dashed of light soy sauce but my hubby and kids don't like pickled radish and salted egg so usually I don't add that. The most important thing is the red thing on top of it..what should I call it? not really a 'sambal' a sort of garnishing too..very easy to prepare and it add some hot and spicy flavour to the plain bubur nasi. I don't have the recipe too..main agak- agak jer :)

To prepare the hot and spicy garnishing, first I fried some dried shrimp without oil until it cooked. Then put them in the food processor with fresh chillies and blend until it becomes fine mixture and finally chopped some large onion into the mixture..done. It is Aiman's and Danial's fav too..

pssssst: Farah have a try tau...depa ni suka..mana tau kot2 Syabil will like it...:)

Afiq with his new 'Tak nak tak nak'

2008-04-01T22:59:00.004+08:00

He keeps doing this since the past few days...we are not sure whether he imitates our gestures or what...but whenever we say 'tak nak tak nak' and turn our head, he will start doing that..however, imitate gestures normally starts at 12 months...anyway surely we love it..eh, can you hear me laughing there? :)

3 days 2 nights in Langkawi Island

2008-03-31T16:30:00.000+08:00

Our last visit to Langkawi Island was 5 years ago (even before Danial was born!). That was the reason why we chose Langkawi for this short break. I love Langkawi for its beautiful beaches and also homemakers shopping heaven! (You can get a wide variety of kitchen items and tableware at a very affordable price). Apart from that...chocolates are my MUST BUY item. What else you can get there at a very low price?..errr Yes! Imported cars! :) You can get a brand new Honda Civic 2.0 at only RM70000 plus..which I got it here at 128k...LOL . However hubby and me decided not to buy anything except the chocolates during this holiday.

We took a ferry from Kuala Perlis Jetty at 2pm and arrived in Langkawi Island at 3pm. It was a smooth journey because there were not many people as it was not a holiday season.

Quiet jetty with only few people were waiting to board the ferry

My mum and my kids

On board...

We rented a Toyota Serena for only RM 150/day...this price will double up during school holiday..so moral of the story..don't come to Langkawi during a holiday season :)

At the hotel lobby

After checked into Helang Hotel just beside Langkawi International Airport...we took a good 1 hour rest before went out for shopping in Kuah Town...don't ask about what I bought :)...all chocolates, chocolates and chocolates.....hhehehehehhe I spoiled my kids teeth.

Helang Hotel was a nice hotel but poorly maintained swimming pool...LOL (poor Danial cannot play in the pool because there was no appropriate or divided pool for children..so dangerous!). I was told by their staff that the hotel usually use for meetings and courses so they seldom use the swimming pool...errr but still they have to maintain the pool right?

Outside the hotel rooms

However, both rooms were spacious enough for my family and my parents and you'll be surprised looking at the corridor outside the room, so wide as if it was a hall! After spent about 2 hours shopping in Kuah Town..we headed to pantai Chenang to have our dinner..(too hungry and forgot to snap pictures during our dinner..hhehehehhe).

The next morning we went to langkawi Cable Car as Aiman kept asking us to go there. On the way to the Cable Car we stopped at Telaga Harbour to see the yatch and enjoyed the beautiful scenery. I also spent some time checking out The Loaf. Yes, the bakery owned by our ex-PM Che Det (as Kedahans called him).

The Loaf Langkawi

A very nice bakery and Bistro to have your breakfast while enjoying the beautiful picturesque scenery of the marina. I bought a few types of croissants and buns..they were fabulous. All I can say is that, you should come to experience the difference.

Memories at Telaga Harbour..

We continued our journey to Langkawi Cable Car. Aiman was telling us that he is not afraid to try the cable car (Oh! Did I ever mention that he cried his lung out when we took a ride on Eye on Malaysia(the largest ferris wheel) last year?). So, we just said.."OK lets see.."

Hahahahhaahahhahaa look at his face (sampai kembang hidung..trying to calm himself!) at the start of it.

I'm afraid of height too!!! but.. just like Aiman, trying to calm down by my BIG smile...:)

The breathtaking pictures from up there...

My beloved hubby at the entrance

Before went back to the hotel..everybody was tired and hungry!

We took a rest after our lunch that day and went back to Kuah town at 5pm for the second round shopping activities...hhehehheeheh. Later that day we went to my relative's house to have our dinner (I have a few relatives there in langkawi and they were all very warm and friendly even though we met only for a few times before).

The last day in Langkawi...after our breakfast we went to the swimming pool but to our surprised we found out that they didn't provide a separate children pool plus it was not maintain properly..a lot of insects inside the pool!! So despite going to the pool we went to Pantai Chenang..a very beautiful beach. Aiman was very excited and Danial even more because we got him a floating ring with a steering! enjoy the pics guys..

At 11am we were back to the hotel to pack our things before checked out at 12 noon. We took a ferry at 3pm to go back to Kuala Perlis and arrived home at 9.30pm (we did pit stop at my bro's house in Kangar Perlis till 7pm :).

Although everybody was sooo tired but we had a great time there in Langkawi and I'm planning to have my family gathering there next year with my parents and all my bros and sister..

I hope that was the closing of this month..March 2008... so many things happened in my family started from Afiq's admission to the hospital to robbery attempt at my house. Hopefully with this memorable Langkawi holiday everything will go on smoothly in the months ahead.

Phewww...finally I managed to post this. I'm very busy since I have no helper at home and my works also leave me with a big headache right now :) (ISO surveillance audit is coming!!)

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Today I brought Afiq for his 3rd dose of immunisation..the TRITANTRIX vaccine (a combination of Diphtheria, Pertussis and Tetanus vaccine) and also his 3rd Oral Polio vaccine. He is now 6.3kg. Yes gaining another 200g since the last time I weighed him. Alhamdulillah..

A Short break to Langkawi Island

2008-03-26T01:04:00.004+08:00

Today I'm busy packing things to bring along for our short holiday in Langkawi Island. We decided for this holiday a month ago because my kids have not been anywhere since our last holiday in Port Dickson. This time around my parents will join us to Langkawi. I'm glad that they are in a good health and able to join us.We will take a boat from Kuala Perlis Jetty..and I guess I need to stop right now because it is 1am in the morning and I have to wake up early tomorrow. It will take us 2 and half hour drive from my house to Kuala perlis jetty. OK guys I'll be back on Friday and hopefully this holiday will be a wonderful time for me and my family..Bye!

Afiq's first 2 teeth!

2008-03-24T20:30:00.006+08:00

Mummy is too tired tonight..but have to write something about Afiq. He is now 6 months plus..and we noticed that he has developed his two front teeth a few days ago. Mmmmm, it seems with the new teeth he also has a new 'perangai' (emmm a new habit). We can't seem to put him down especially after picking him up. He would cry his lungs out each time we put him down, and stop crying when we are holding him. Maybe it has something to do with the new nanny. I guess the nanny always carry him around the house and in turn afiq always wants to be carried.

Hehhehee I had to make him cry before I could snap this pic of his new teeth..can you see those 2 little teeth over his lower gum?

This one is clearer..2 small short but sharp teeth! He loves bitting our fingers too..ouch!

The greatest wealth is health

2008-03-23T13:26:00.003+08:00

I was running an antenatal clinic this morning when a couple came in. The wife is about 3 weeks postnatal and she is suffering from Hypertension. She was started on antihypertensive medication (by the doc at the hospital) upon discharged from the ward and was ordered to come to her nearest clinic for BP check up and review by the doc after 1 week. However, she came to my clinic after 3 weeks! When I asked her why she didn't come earlier..she replied"takde orang nak hantar pegi klinik"(nobody to bring her to the clinic) so I looked up to her husband. As if he understand that I needed his explanation, he answered " saya sibuk, tak sempat"...LOLzz. The problem now is that her BP shoot up and she needs hospitalization to stabilised her BP.(Ops! Should I tell you that hypertensive disorder in pregnancy (HDP) is one of the commonest cause of maternal death? and maternal mortality rate reflects the standard of our antenatal care too.) You can read further here

So back to that couple, do you think the husband agrees to let the wife to be admitted? If bringing her to the clinic is a quite a task for him, to let her be admitted to the ward is even a tougher job right? and my job is even more difficult...to convince them that admission to the ward is the best option they have.

I wonder why some ppl in our community still put other things as a priority compared to their health..The greatest wealth is health!

I come to a conclusion that awareness and level of education play an integral part to determine your attitude towards health.

Psssst: That lady went back at her own risk! :( I failed to convince them...Hopefully nothing happens to her...but still, I grrrrrrr (geram beb!) at her hubby :p

Picnic with friends..

2008-03-20T15:59:00.003+08:00

Happy celebrating Maulidur Rasul 2008...the birth day of our prophet Muhammad S.A.W and the day to remind us as muslims of our prophet Muhammad S.A.W and His battle to uphold Islam...

Today is a public holiday but my family just spend it at home..because my hubby is working :(

After I did the laundry I started to cook for lunch. Aiman and Danial were playing with their friends. Aiman asked me whether he can invite his friends to have lunch over at my house, so I agreed and I suggested them to have it outside like 'picnic in the garden'. They were all excited and keep asking me when the lunch is supposed to be ready..LOL. I recall when I was a small girl I love to have this kind of picnic...had lunch outside the house under shaddy trees with friends. During my time we used to bring our own food and share with each other...still remember a few girlfriends whom I used to picnic with :)

Look at their faces..very happy and I hope they will remember this picnic when they grow up..like I do.

A new baby-sitter

2008-03-18T23:05:00.001+08:00

Yesterday 17th March 2008, marked Afiq's 1st day at his new baby-sitter's house. We call her Mak Teh. Mak Teh lives with her husband and their 3 daughters age 7-21. Mak Teh has a food stall here and when she go out to her stall, Afiq will be taken care by her 2nd daughter Kak Ngah. Kak Ngah previously worked at a nursery in Penang but she resigned a few weeks back because she had prolonged cough most probably because she is allergic to polluted air over there (near an industrial area). That's a good news for us :). So, yesterday we sent Afiq to Mak Teh's house at 8.15am and as usual he looked very happy and giggled happily when Kak Ngah carrying him. It looks like they have a lot of experiences in taking care of the children because before Mak Teh started her food stall bussiness about 3 years ago, she used to take care of 8 babies at one time! with the help of her daughters. Looking at their house anybody will know that they pay particular attention on cleanliness which is good for Afiq. Hopefully everything will be going on smoothly and Afiq is happy staying there.

Pssst: I guess they love baby boy too because Mak Teh has only 1 son age 20+. Afiq, you are so lucky!

OMG!

2008-03-16T04:10:00.005+08:00

We were in the car on Thursday night when my hubby got a phone call from his staff. She told us that a man was trying to get more info about our house and about us! About when we usually out of the house, when my hubby come back from work..and etc. OMG!!! What the hell is that man wants?

To make it worst, we were told that, that man has a police record and has been in and out of the prison. Oh No! We rushed back home that night and Alhamdulillah nothing had happened that night. The next morning the lady who called us the night before came to our house with his husband. They wanted to warn us to be more careful and we were told that the news about my hubby who just owned a clinic and his clinic is doing well (in other words my hubby got a lot of money??) was known to that man..and can you guess where the hell he got the information? (regarding my hubby got a lot of money which I hope it is true:))...IT IS FROM OUR BABYSITTER!!!!!! OMG!! Why is she doing this to us? I guess she had no intention to do that (being an informer) but she is a very talkative person (even things that you don't ask her, she will tell you...LOLz) and unfortunately that news about my hubby.. got to the wrong person :(

For me I am still angry at her because she is not suppose to tell others about MY FAMILY even though she works for us...

Last night my hubby and I decided to sleep late..because today is a holiday. I slept at 2.30am and hubby went to bed at 4am. We didnt hear anything weird before we slept.

This morning when I woke up and was trying to open my bedroom window..I found THIS!!!!!

The mosquito net was cut open.

Another angle..

A piece of wood which used to stick the mosquito net to the window frame was pulled off and left in the drain

Another piece of that wood

The mosquito net over our bedroom window was cut open! OMG.. that man was trying to get into my bedroom last night..Oh! Very scary...luckily my hubby and I were stayed up late. May be he cancelled his project after found out that we were still awake..
That was the scariest moment in my life..We lodged a police report but to my surprised the police officer said they cannot file an official report yet because that man had not yet enter the house! Is that the procedure????
Anyway, as a precaution we put on a few spot lights over every corner outside my house and also we planned to put up a proper window grill over our bedroom window. The problem is that, this a government quarter and we are not allowed to do whatever we want to the house. We need to get my boss approval before doing anything (like putting up window grill and etc.). OK then, tomorrow I'll talk to my boss..
For my BABYSITTER, she will be FIRED!! the first thing tomorrow morning (she didn't come on weekend)and I'll let her knows everything regarding this incident and I'll make sure that she will be responsible if anything happens to us later..
My Afiq??? Oh tomorrow he will stay at the hospital nursery until I find a new babysitter :(

Doa for my family safety..

Ya Allah ya tuhan ku..lindungilah keluarga ku dari kejahatan manusia di muka bumi ini dan jauhilah kami dari kecelakaan dan keburukan..Amin.

Afiq is gaining weight

2008-03-14T23:49:00.003+08:00

I hope you still remember my previous post about Afiq's weight..so after about a month I weighed him again yesterday morning. The result was..Yeay! He gained 400g despite having pneumonia 2 weeks ago...Alhamdulillah. I'm very thankful to Allah that nothing serious happened to him.

This is his latest pic which was taken yesterday after we came back from the clinic..he looked so happy as if he knows that he is gaining weight.

Hhahahhaaa have a look at his face..'cuak' or errr nervous face...Of course he made that face... because we undressed him and left him naked on that weighing scale! Poor Afiq felt very scared. When you look closer you could see his weight now is 6.1kg. The last weight was 5.7kg.

I think the reason why he didn't gain any weight last month was inadequate feeding by my babysitter :(

Now I am not sure whether to find another babysitter or stay with this one...what do you think?

ULTRAMAN and ULTRABOYS!

2008-03-12T15:42:00.015+08:00

Aiman and Danial are now a big fan of ULTRAMAN..before this I think they knew about the 'existence' of Ultraman but since they watch the series Ultraman Tiga at Astro Ceria they become fanatic about it. You name it...Tiga, Dyna, Gaia, Nexus, Zeus.. Danial will show you how they fight with the monsters and Aiman will tell you the difference between them. Aiman also can sing that Ultraman Tiga theme song!..but nobody in the house understand it..hehehhe because it is in Japanese language. This is Aiman's answer when I ask him on how does he differentiate between each Ultraman..

Me: aiman macamana aiman kata yang ni Tiga?

Aiman: Tiga lampu dia bulat

Me:Dyna?

Aiman:Dyna ada line kuning kat bahu dia.

Me:Nexus?

Aiman:Dia ada tanduk dgn tajam kat tgn dia.

Me: Gaia?

Aiman: Dia ada tanduk dengan lampu dia segitiga

Me:Zeus?

Aiman:Ada tanduk tapi lampu bulat, baju dia merah dengan putih

OMG! You are so observant Aiman! Well done. Since the past few days both of them keep asking us to buy an ultraman toy and the monsters so that they can play with them. Oh! The wind has changed from Thomas and Friends to Ultraman!

A little bit about Ultraman...

I never know that the star of ULTRAMAN TIGA (Daigo) is actually a pop singer!
Do you know that ULTRAMAN has 28 special powers? Yes they do but despite all these amazing powers, Ultraman has one main weakness: Since earth's atmosphere filters out his solar energy, Ultraman can only be on earth for 3 minutes. To signal this, a warning light in Ultraman's chest (called the ColorTimer (カラータイマー, KarāTaimā?) in the Japanese-language version) starts out at blue. At the 1 minute mark it starts to blink, and then turns red and blinks faster at the 2 minute mark. Some sources have given 2:10 as the mark where the timer begins to blink. If the ColorTimer/warning light stops, Ultraman will "never rise again". Obviously, at whatever point the blinking begins, Ultraman typically has only a short amount of time left to defeat his foe and return to his human host.

Thanks to Wikipedia..I learn a lot about Ultraman today..yeay!
OK....lets have a look at my ULTRABOYS..

Aiman and Danial will love to see this...their ULTRAMAN pictures and pic of them in the same page. Aiman is the one who gave me the idea to write this post. Thanks Aiman and Danial, you both make up my day :)

Afiq's hospital stay..

2008-03-10T13:26:00.011+08:00

First of all, my family and I would like to thank all my blogging friends, my silent blog readers and everybody out there who pray and concern about our beloved afiq's health. He was admitted to the hospital on 2nd of March 2008 for pneumonia (Lung infection) and was discharged 4 days later. During his hospital stay, he was treated with intravenous antibiotcs, antipyretics and the most important was intravenous fluids. He was severely dehydrated during the admission and 1 litre of 1/5 dextrose saline solution was given intravenously throughout the admission. Currently he has completed his antibiotics which was switched from IV to oral antibiotics when he was discharged. He still has mild cough but he feeds well. We are very thankful to Allah S.W.T that he is recovering very well.

This is his chest radiograph which was taken before his admission. This is also the pic that we sent to a Paediatrician via MMS. If you can see there were patchy opacities over both sides of his lungs. Ops! Do I have to explain that the centre white thing is his heart and both lungs supposed to be black with whitish line across them which are the ribs? So the patchy opacities between the ribs are the area of infections. Yes, like what my hubby wrote in his post prior to this, to treat someone else's child is easy but when it comes to your own..very difficult even with a clear cut pneumonia..(pssssst:that's why we have to send that MMS to a paediatrician!..I tried to say that it was not pneumonia features but my hubby said most probably it is..but now we realised that it was all because denial that we cannot make the diagnosis of pneumonia even though it was right in front of us!..LOL)

Afiq during his second day in the ward..

Faces of him during the stay...

Can you see that yellow thing over his left hand? That is the stopper to stop the blood from coming out from the site where the branulla (intravenous access line) was inserted...initially it was left just like that with the stopper taken out and connects the branulla tip to the intravenous tubing..but later...

We have to do this..cover his hand with his pampers! because he kept trying to pull the IV tubing off! Hahhhahhaa Afiq.. I really hope that you'll be able to see this when you grown up. Naughty boy huh...Muahahaaaahaa

Most of us prefer to be admitted to private hospital instead of government hospital. I guess that also applies to me...but since my house is just 5 minutes drive from this gov hospital and we personally know most of the staff... besides, they used to work under my hubby and most important was Afiq's condition is not that bad...then we decided to admit him there.Kesian Afiq..hehehhee jimat duit.

Again, to end this posting I would like to thank all of you for the support...THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

TO AFIQ, FROM BAK

2008-03-03T22:45:00.003+08:00

It's twelve midnight. Something woke me up. I'm lying on my bed coughing my night away. It has been like this for the past few days. Beside me are my two eldest sons. On my left is Abang Ngah (Danial) with his light green Popeye pyjamas and on my right is Aiman my eldest son with his current favourite pyjamas Superman.

Abang Ngah is sleeping in his usual unusual position, with a pillow tucked under his stomach and raising his buttock. His eyes are closed shut as is his mouth, whereas Aiman is also sleeping in a similarly unusual position (with both his legs dangling down from the bed) but his eyes are partially closed or partially opened (depends on which way you interpret it) and his mouth opens and occasionally snores.

Something is missing, something is not right. Where's my wife? where's my youngest son Afiq? I suddenly realised that both of them are not where they are supposed to be. I'm trying to fool myself, i knew that both of them were at the Hospital Baling where Afiq was admitted today. This is the second time that Afiq was admitted, with the first one is due to Physiological Jaundice when he was only 3 days old. This time, he was admitted due to bronchopneumonia or in laymens term, a lung infection.

My dear little afiq had been unwell for the past few days prior to his admission when he suddenly developed a fever last Wednesday. His fever gradually progressed into a cold and cough. After 2 days, my wife and I decided to start Afiq on a course of oral antibiotics. His fever seems to be settling but his phlegm is getting worse along with his blocked nose.

Then, the turn of event got worse when suddenly my dear little Afiq refused to feed. His last proper bottle was on Saturday night. I tried to feed him, my wife also tried but to no avail. He just lost interest in feeding. We thought it might be due to the phlegm so we brought him to Baling Hospital Casualty department for a suction to be done to Afiq as a supportive treatment to clear his phlegm. A decision I later regret. We only managed to suck out a small quantity of phlegm as his phlegm is so thick. Afiq later vomited a few more phlegm along with partially digested milk and a lot mucus. It is so easy (as a doctor) when you had to do to someone else's child but when it comes to your own, it is not.

Being a sweet little Afiq, he seems normal. Kept on smiling when he was smiled to, kept on laughing when played to. As if he was trying to tell us not to worry about him. but the long period of semi fasting is getting into him. By Sunday afternoon he looked tired.

When we got back that afternoon, he was looking lethargic. I felt his anterior fontanelle had sunken (an area just above the forehead which is situated in the middle) and his pulse rate is also increasing. Both were the signs of dehydration. I suggested to my wife that we should bring Afiq to see a paediatrician later that evening in Alor Star. My wife insisted that I call my ex-boss. Dr Teh, wether she is available today. I immediately called her and consulted her. She advised me to do a chest xray and then to send the image to her by MMS. We wasted no time as we rushed to Baling Hospital Casualty department to get an xray done. After the xray was done, we were waiting for the film to be ready. when we saw the film, my worse fears were confirmed. I knew that Afiq had pneumonia but I had to be sure. So I sent the images of the film to Dr Teh. She tells me that it is pneumonia and it is best if Afiq is to be admitted for further treatment. Later in the evening, Afiq was admitted again in the space of 5 months. Afiq needs to start on an intravenous antibiotics and intravenous drip (for his dehydration).

This is not a dream, this is real as I thought to myself again that night. I pray to god for Afiq and was thankful that it is not worse than this.

TO AFIQ, BAK PRAY FOR YOU TO GET WELL SOON, AND BAK MISSES YOU TONIGHT AND OF COURSE BAK LOVES YOU VERY MUCH.

Afiq is going to the hospital :(

2008-03-02T14:57:00.004+08:00

To all my blogging friends, I may not be able to update my blog start from tomorrow because our beloved lil Afiq is going to be admitted to the ward...for antibiotic errr he's suspected of having Pneumonia ( a lung infection!). Although it is not that serious but I guess better for him to start on intravenous antibiotics..that's why he needs to be admitted :(

Harap semua dapat doakan Afiq cepat sembuh..tq.

Today's menu

2008-03-01T18:36:00.006+08:00

Today is my day with the three heroes. Luckily everybody is recovering from common cold. My hubby requested for something different for lunch...meaning that not the ordinary..nasi + lauk. He want Lontong!..hmmm quite a tough job to cook that alone with my 3 heroes but for my beloved hubby I did it. Not only that, I baked bread and butter pudding too :)

Lontong..anyone?

Bread and butter pudding..my version hehehheee

Look who's enjoying my pudding?

So guys nothing much to write today, so for those who is still on a weekend holiday tomorrow..enjoy your Sunday! I'll be working tomorrow.

My workstation?..My dream bed.

2008-03-01T17:23:00.004+08:00

The French Belgravia Collection bed...so irresistible!

I was blog hopping this morning when I stumbled upon a blog which showed the owner's workstation and also a place where the owner did the digital work and blog hopping. Then, I thought...where is mine? Oh, do you want to know where usually I do all these blogging things? On my bed! Do you believe me? Of course you have to.. because I have a few reasons why I'm blogging on my bed.

1. I have a small baby (5 month old) who always lie beside me while I'm blogging...so where do you think the best place for me to blog?...Yes! On my bed.

2. I have a wireless internet (Streamyx) connection at home, so why should I sit on a chair when I can lie down on my bed?

3. My bedroom also has a Television set and if I lie on my bed while blogging I could also watch TV at the same time but if I do it somewhere else I cannot watch my fav show..

Well, with the 3 reasons I guess my hubby is willing to get me a new more comfortable bed. So I started browsing for my dream bed and I found this site Guest Beds. Personally I love french style bed with light colours such as white, beige or light brown. I wish I could have their French Belgravia collection. It is chic and fashionable and most importantly it suits my bedroom theme which is country French style. The French Belgravia collection also came with matching furniture. Definitely I would choose their ambience side tables and also ambience dressing table. You should have a look at it...very French looking! Apart from their very wide collection and nice looking beds and furnitures, I guess the other important part is the price right? I found that their range of prices are also reasonable. Oh I can start dreaming of having it now..and my blogging hours will be like heaven..on my dream French Belgravia bed!

More awards..

2008-02-29T16:03:00.011+08:00

Today since I have a little bit of time to spend in front of my laptop (ops!today is a weekend holiday here :) ), I think it is a good idea to collect all the awards given by my blogging friends since the past few weeks..Sorry my dear friends only now I have the time to put the awards up here..but as usual better late than never right? :)

My first award this time around came from my dear blogging Friend...NOUSHY!

Art Prize and Award
"This prize has arisen from the daily visits that I dedicate to many blogs which nourish me and enrich me with creativity. In them I see dedication, creativity, care, comradeship, but mainly, ART, much art. I want to share this prize with all those bloggers that entertain me day to day and to share this prize with those who enrich me every day. Doubtlessly, there are many and it will be hard to pick just a few, the people I will name today deserve this prize, as do the very long serious list of bloggers I also enjoy to read, but I will name the first 10 and will leave the rest of the work to all the bloggers that visit other's blogs and are nourished by them."

Thank you Noushy for a very encouraging award even though I'm quite sure that my blog has nothing to be proud of in terms of art. However, I will make sure that this award will reminds me to beautify and put some art work to it in future :) Again to Noushy..TQ very much!

Ops! It also came with some rules....

The rules of passing on this award are as follows:

1. post award in your own blog

2. indicate its origin and a link to the site: Arte Y Pico from Uruguay.

3. give it to 5 blogs that you enjoy.

OK..I enjoy reading many blogs..but I guess I will pass this award on to the blogs that i think they have not receive this award yet...(I rasa je tau..tak check betul2 pun :) if they already have it..they deserve to be given it the 2nd time)..

To Kak Norz, Dina, Lizah, Kak Long and Shieda...I always enjoy reading your blogs!

The 2nd award..'You'll always have a room in my heart Award' from my dear best friend...FARAH!

Thanks buddy...I will always remember you and your lovable blog!

Now come to my latest award which I received it 2 days ago...from DINA.

Thanks Dina to include me in this '100 top mom blogs award'...

And to all mom out there who read my blog and also have their own...this award is also for you!

I've edited this post at 10pm today after I visited LADYJAVA..She also gave me not one but 2 awards!

Here they are...

'You are my friend Award'...Thanks dearie. Definitely you are my friend too :)
The next is 'Peace Award'...

Yeay LJ...Peace to you and peace to the world!

Thanks to all my blogging friends and thanks for making me feel welcome into this blogging world even though I'm a newcomer.

ISO 9001:2000 surveillance audit is coming!!!

2008-02-28T23:08:00.005+08:00

Huh! That is the last thing I want to know...Surveillance Audit by SIRIM. Oh ya, let me tell you..
My office (District Health Office) and all the clinics under it have ISO 9001:2000 certification. I think most of us know about this quality management system (QMS). I've been involved in this area since 2 years ago when my friend resigned her position as 'Management Representative' a.k.a MR. I was then appointed to replace her. It is a very tough position and needs a lot of sacrifice...money, time, energy, family and etc.
As a MR my job is to coordinate all the quality management system (QMS) related activities such as internal audits, Management Review Meeting (MRM), continual improvement and training. Talking about training, each year I have to organise at least 2 times training for our new staff regarding awareness of ISO 9001:2000 in our department apart from other Management Courses . Usually I will be busy preparing for it at the beginning of the year and this year we will have it once on this coming 24th of March and the next one in July. I found that this course (Awareness of ISO 9001:2000) is very useful for our new staff because in that course we will try to introduce them what is ISO 9001:2000 and how it is done in our department. It will help them to do their job efficiently and also comply to the QMS that we had already developed. As for me, I've gained a lot of experiences through handling this course. Although it is tiring but I found that I'm incline towards this admin job compared to clinical job..hehehe but that doesn't mean that I hate seeing patients :)
To my dear reader wish me luck ya for my next surveillance audit..hopefully there's no non-conformity found.

All down with URTI :(

2008-02-28T17:50:00.004+08:00

I've been quite busy since the start of this week, with clinic sessions and also few paperworks. On Tuesday Aiman started to feel unwell. He had left periorbital swelling (swelling around his eye) most probably due to allergic reaction but we still cannot find the cause. We gave him some antihistamines and he then 'knockout'! and the swelling gradually subsided. Later that day he started having blocked nose and cough. His condition worsen at night with high fever and cough with a lot of phlegm. Yesterday he did not go to the school coz he felt very lethargic..and then, the second victim Afiq started to experience the symptoms. High grade fever, runny nose, poor feeding..Oh dear! I'm worry about his weight too..because in an infant if he/her feeds poorly only for a day you'll see the effect drastically. We just gave him antipyretic to tackle down the fever and we have not yet start him on any antibiotic since his symptoms look like of a virus in origin. Danial also experienced the same symptoms minus the fever (lucky for him).Then, my hubby started to have cough..but not too bad just like mine. A little throat discomfort and mild bodyache. We are all down with URTI ! A very common infection.

Today everybody is in a recovery period...Aiman still having cough, Danial too and Afiq still left with mild runny nose..me and hubby are much better compared to 2 days ago. Hopefully by this Saturday everything will go off..Amin.

Tagged again..and again.

2008-02-27T07:00:00.000+08:00

I was tagged by ladyjava to spread this message about love and peace. Nobody in his/her normal state of mind would want war...but it still happens. In other words...those ppl who create war are INSANE !!

Since this is to spread the love and peace...I would like all my blogging friends to spread this message....come on guys..make love not war !

The rules:
1. If you get tagged or not (and want to play along), take some minutes to meditate about love and peace, pray for countries that are facing troubles, for those people you love and those you don’t.
2. Write a post with links to blogs that you think would like to participate.
3. Link to this post so that people can easily find the exact origin of the meme.

Peace is not a relationship of nations. It is a condition of mind brought about by serenity of soul. Peace is not merely the absence of war. It also a state of mind. Lasting peace can come only to peaceful people-jawaharlal Nehru

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Next, I was tagged by Farah to reveal my wedding photos....

Only these 2 were approved by my hubby to be published... :)

My wedding ceremony was held on 14th April 2001 in Alor Setar Kedah and 21st April 2001 in Johor Bahru Johor..

Monkey attack!

2008-02-24T19:21:00.009+08:00

This is not a scene in the zoo...this is behind my house! At the back of my house there is a thick bushes where the monkeys live. Everyday they will come and sit under that tree and making a lot of noise. My kids love to watch them play among themselves. Sometimes there were 20-30 of them playing there..

Garangnya muka dia..besar daripada Afiq dia ni!

What would you do with if you have 25500 pound?

2008-02-24T14:16:00.005+08:00

Do you think the title for my post today is a bit weird? It is because I found this website Boob Job reported that a couple spent that amount of money for self-improvement surgery! Gosh! With that amount of money, I can renovate my kitchen! How about you? Will you spend that money for self-improvement surgery?

Everybody wants to look beautiful either physically or spiritually. It cannot be denied that beauty can affect your confidence and sometimes your success! Thus, there are people who are willing to spend thousands of dollars just to be beautiful. Most probably for them happiness is when you feel that you are beautiful and look beautiful..so why not doing the surgery to make sure that they are beautiful and bring happiness to them. ..right?
There are people who feel that beauty is not the issue to pay much attention on and it doesn't determine the happiness.
My personal opinion is.. if you are happy with what you are doing even though it means that you have to spend a lot of money..then, do it! me?? Oh If I have that much of course I won't splurge on plastic surgery..errr may be a family holiday? Yes! a nice family holiday will make me and my family happy and definitely we are going for it.

A Lunch at TGI Friday's

2008-02-23T22:17:00.008+08:00

It has been quite some time we didn't bring our kids for a nice lunch out. This weekend we decided to take them to Queensbay Mall Penang for a lunch...it took about 1 hour to reach there. We left home at 11am and at that time everybody felt so sleepy (My kids are always like that..when they got into the car they started to feel sleepy)

Danial with his sleepy face..

Afiq quietly sat in his carseat

This time around we planned to have it at TGI Friday's..enjoy the photos guys!

Luckily there were some kids puzzle to be done...so they won't feel restless before the meals were served..see, aiman is holding a pen.

Peace!!

We were busy attending to the kids and no time to snap a pic..LOL.

Anyway, here is our dessert ..Cookies and cream! Btw, we had barbecued beef ribs, some smoked chicken with brown rice, chicken wings and two kiddies meal..So full!

Before we stepped out of the restaurant, Aiman and Danial were given the balloons by the waitress..2 each! They were very happy and enjoyed their lunch.

After the lunch we went to Borders..because both hubby and me love this bookstore. Danial and Aiman were very excited too because they can pick up any book at children section, sit and browsed through the book..After spending about 1 hour in the bookstore we went back home. Although the lunch trip was quite tiring but everybody was happy :)

How I met my hubby..my next anniversary!

2008-02-23T15:21:00.003+08:00

I was 21 years old when I met my hubby in 1998. (Ops! now you know my age already :) ). We were coursemate at the University. Initially I was not interested in him because he is younger than me, so why we were coursemate then? The answer was.. I did my pre university matriculation for 2 years and he did it for 1 year (he must be that briliant guy huh to be able to do it only for a year :) )
Apart from that I used to have another special friend at that time so I did not really bother about him when he first approched me.Heehhehe don't worry... he knows about this now :).
One day I realised that my special friend at that time was not meant for me...My feelings towards him faded day by day...I don't know why but may be just because we were not meant for each other.
After I broke up with him I found that this guy (my hubby) was still there for me...and we went out few times before we actually fell in love...
He is a very straight forward type of person, a caring guy and loves children very much.
Oh ya..I forgot to mention that our wedding anniversary will be on this coming April! I found that this site is very helpful if you want to find a way to write a love letters . I myself have to find one because I planned to have a holiday with my hubby (mind you..only the two of us..hehehehe) and I may give him this love letter that I write..Isn't it romantic? This site romantic ideas will surely give me the ideas on how to make my anniversary holiday a very romantic and memorable ones. Oh I put the ticker counting for my next anniversary up there...check it out ya if you want to know when exactly my anniversary. I can't wait till that day only the two of us..holiday, shopping..romantic dinner..oh it sounds like heaven right?

My dream gadgets

2008-02-22T21:09:00.005+08:00

I was tagged by Ladyjava about my dream gadgets...(sorry I'm a bit late in posting this LJ..but better late than never right?:

I dream of these 2 gadgets....

It is a Kenwood Chef KM010-Titanium ! I love cooking and this gadget will really help me..I found one during my visit to Harvey Norman last year but may be I 'll get it after I have my postgraduate degree...errr that is 4 years from now! At that time may be they have a much better one. OK then..I'll try to get one next year..hehhehe

Technical Details about Kenwood Chef Food Mixer KM 010

Powerful 1400w motor
4.6litre bowl capacity
Matt silver titamium finish
Includes kbeater, balloon whisk, dough hook and flex beater
Comes with 1.5l glass Liquidiser, Food processor and Splashguard
3 different speed power outlets
Tools are dishwasher safe
Famous planetary mixing action

That is great....how I wish I could have it now..Emmmm.

Now my 2nd gadget...a Sony Handycam HCR-HC7

Specs:

3.2 Megapixel (Gross) ClearVid™ CMOS Sensor
Switchable HD/DV Format Recording
Real-Time HD Codec Engine
x.v. Color
10X Optical / 20XDigital Zoom
Professional Quality Carl Zeiss® Vario-Sonnar® T Lens
and 10 more...I'm tired of copy/paste, you can have it here

OK for now only hese 2 gadgets that I have in mind..may be tomorrow it will be 3 or 4..who knows :)

I signed up for PPP..

2008-02-20T22:55:00.007+08:00

My blogging history started 3 months back in December 2007 when my friend told me about it.Initially I was not that interested and to be frank I used to be very 'allergic' to computers and internet before as I wrote in one of my previous post, I was sort of envious to my hubby who is always in front of his laptop whenever I woke up at around midnight (hubby usually plays his games, CHAMPIONSHIP MANAGER and SIM CITY). That was 3 months ago. Now I have changed! My perception towards computers and internet had changed drastically. Previously I would be in front of the computer only for preparing my powerpoint presentation and searching for something medical related..and of course it took me mostly about 2 hours, but now I can spend hours and hours here and I even got my new Sony Vaio!
The fact that my post is mostly about my kids makes me more eager to write day by day and observe closely how my kids grow and picking up new things everyday in their life. Frankly I have no writer's blood in me and I don't usually describe things in detail but after I started my blog, I became more observant and will try to remember all the details of the things, which I think is very good for me.
Recently I was told by my beloved blogging friend Ladyjava that I can make extra money by blogging...I was stunned! That is really good..I can spend my time here writing about my kids and me, making cyber friends, gaining new knowledge and get paid!! Even hubby encourages me to do that...(so that he can 'steal' some of the money to pay our streamyx and electricity bills..hehehhehehe). I am now learning about paid post and everything...and you know...I signed up for PPP here drive traffic err.. about a few days ago...and my blog has been approved! Oh by now I should start dreaming what to do with the money..hep! Hubby said it is to pay the bills..:( but it's OK I can divide the money into 2..half for me half and half for the bill..OK my dear?
I really hope that that this is the best decision I made in my blogging history and I guess I'll create more blogs after this and of course gain more money...Yeay! So guys out there why wait? Go and sign up now (hehhehehe I guess PPP should pay me more huh?...really promoting them.)
To all my cyber friends do give me your opinion ya??

Go...talk to your boss!

2008-02-20T15:19:00.004+08:00

Every job in this world has its own stress but working for over demanding or unfair boss is almost unbearable working environment. Yes, you don't have to like your boss but you need to be able to communicate and co-operate with your boss in order to perform an effective and efficient job.

I've been working at my current position and workplace since the past 5 years..not to say that I don't like my boss ( but sometimes I do...Muahahahaha).. but I heard some of my colleagues and staff talking about how they were treated unfairly by my boss..which at the end when I think back..I found that my boss has her own reasons for her actions and my other colleagues also have their's.

Human is still human.. right.?They can never be perfect..and of course sometimes you make mistakes. Most of the time you didn't realise that you have hurt other's feelings..or created an uncomfortable feelings.What we need sometimes is just a better communications between the two. If you don't like his/her actions..just go ahead and discuss about your opinion and try to find a better solution which satisfies both sides.

Failure to thrive???

2008-02-17T18:37:00.006+08:00

I went home for lunch today..and whenever I picked up Afiq..I felt that he was slightly lighter than before...I couldn't find what was wrong at that moment. After my lunch I asked hubby to bring us to the clinic so that I could weigh Afiq.
At 1.45pm we were already at the clinic, I weighed him myself...and I was shocked to see his weight! He was 5.7kg the last 3 weeks and today again it was 5.7kg! OMG.. what had happened to my Afiq...he was not gaining any weight since the past 3 weeks!
My instinct said that it might be due to his inadequate feeding given by my helper...(arghhh you are going to get it..).

I just want to share something about this condition called "Failure to thrive"(FTT) in this post.
Growth failure, or failure to thrive (FTT), is actually a descriptive term and not a specific diagnosis. In other words, it is not a disease but a condition that you may see in a child with certain disease.
On average, infants gain 1 kg/mth for the first 3 months, 0.5 kg/mth from age 3-6 months, 0.33 kg/mth from age 6-9 months, and 0.25 kg/mth from age 9-12 months. Term infants double their birth weight by age 4 months and triple their weight by age 12 months. (In my case, Afiq should gain at least 0.5kg/mth..which he failed.).
However to confirm a child is having FTT a growth chart must be plotted and serial measurement should be done. At this point I don't consider Afiq as having FTT...but if there's no action taken, then later he might go into that condition.

Causes of FTT is divided into 3 categories
1.Nonorganic FTT
2.Organic FTT
3. Combination of both nonorganic and organic
To make it clearer I shall list down some of the causes in each categories which I got it from emedicine

Nonorganic causes
Poor feeding or feeding-skills disorder
Dysfunctional family interactions
Difficult parent-child interactions
Lack of support (eg, no friends, no extended family)
Lack of preparation for parenting
Family dysfunction (eg, divorce, spouse abuse, chaotic family style)
Difficult child
Child neglect
Emotional deprivation syndrome
Feeding disorders (eg, anorexia, bulimia)

Organic cuses
Prenatal causes
Prematurity with complications
Maternal malnutrition
Toxic exposure in uteroAlcohol,
smoking,
medications,
infections
IUGR
Chromosomal abnormalities
Postnatal causes
Inadequate intake
Lack of appetite (eg, iron deficiency anemia, CNS pathology, chronic infection)
Inability to suck or swallow: CNS or muscular
Vomiting (eg, CNS, metabolic, obstruction, renal)
Gastroesophageal reflux and esophagitis
Poor absorption and/or use of nutrients
GI disorder (eg, CF, celiac disease, Schwachman-Diamond syndrome, chronic diarrhea)
Renal: renal failure, renal tubular acidosis
Endocrine: hypothyroidism, diabetes mellitus, growth hormone deficiency
Inborn error of metabolism
Chronic infection (eg, HIV, tuberculosis, parasites)Increased metabolic demand
Hyperthyroidism
Chronic disease (eg, heart failure, BPD)
Chronic inflammatory conditions (eg, inflammatory bowel disease, lupus erythematosus)
Renal failure
Malignancy
(bare with all the medical terms guys..copy paste je the causes ni..anything you don't understand just ask me..hehhehhe if I knows the answer lah!)
Finally I came to a conclusion that Afiq is actually had not been given enough feeding by my helper...(nonorganic cause)
I am very frustrated because I've told her many times on how to prepare the milk, how many mililitre of milk for each feeding, how many times per day should he be given the milk..and bla bla bla....At this point of time I still have no resolution for the problem...but I will monitor her closely on how she feeds my baby tomorrow...Afiq please gain some weight....or he just want to be like her mother...heehheheh

What Chinese animal am I ?

2008-02-16T21:52:00.002+08:00

I found this interesting blog quiz here .I guess it is more or less describes ME!..OMG..what a coincidence ! ..Try it yourself..have fun!

Aiman's birthday party...

2008-02-15T22:35:00.012+08:00

Aiman's birthday is actually on 12th February...however this year we have to make it on 14th February..the reason is simple, 14th February 2008 falls on Thursday and the next day is Friday..so hubby and me can get some times to rest on friday before we (hubby) start to work on Saturday...

Thursday 14th February 2008

Morning :

-I went to the market to buy chickens, prawns and vegetables..sent the chickens to my helper's house to be marinated.

-Went home and prepared dessert for the party (Lychee Puddings)

Afternoon:

-Took back the chickens

-went to the bakery to pick up birthday cake

-last minute shopping for snacks

3.30pm:

-Started to grill the chicken, prawns and squids.

-Fried the noodles and rice (fried noodles and fried rice)

-Started to arrange the tables and chairs

5.30pm

The party started..ops before I forget..we actually forgot to take pictures during the party because we were very busy entertaining our guest!..until the time Aiman blowed the candles..LOL...

Aiman was very excited because he knew that his friends will come to his house..and when his first guest arrived, he ran inside! (malu konon..LOLz).We could see happiness in his eyes and it is priceless.

The birthday cake..

Make your wish my dear

birthday boy with his presents

The musical chair game

Finally a birthday boy "collapsed" on a sofa...very tired!

....and his parents too...

The preparation...

2008-02-13T21:05:00.008+08:00

Nothing much to write because I'm quite busy with the preparation for Aiman's birthday party tomorrow..just to share some of these pictures taken during the preparation...

The invitation cards

Snacks

Balloon blowing session

The balloons

Goody bags

I guess that's all for today..I'm tired, sleepy and will be very busy tomorrow...and to all my blogging friends..you are invited to Aiman's Birthday party tomorrow at 5.30pm...

Aiman's Birth Day...

2008-02-12T15:14:00.000+08:00

11 February 6 years ago....

I started to feel the pain at around noon..what is that pain..is he coming? I was at home in Cheras, to be exact Condominium Prisma Perdana just beside HUKM (We rent the house there after we got married). I was in my final year doing medicine and again to be exact, a month before my final professional exam! Luckily it was my study leave. Hubby advised me to go and have a check...but I don't think that was the pain. However few hours later the pain became regular and more painful. We went to admission centre at O&G Dept. HUKM..and yes the doctor said I'm in early labour, so I was admitted to antenatal ward first. At that moment mixed feelings and thoughts came to me..will it be very-very painful? will it be going smoothly..And the thoughts were disturbed by regular contraction pain..
I couldn't even close my eyes that night...due to pain and yet it only opens 2cm..arghhhh..I could not imagine what will it be if it is fully dilated then....
At 3am I felt an intense pain...I called the nurse, and after a checked, they said that I'll be sent to labour room. At 4 am I was wheeled in to Labour room. Then the rest are history......

I gave birth to a Aiman at 9.54am on 12 february 2002..a cute 2.78kg boy...I still keep some of the memorabillias..like his bracelets and even his umbilical cord clamp! It was a Chinesse New Year Holiday..so most of my relatives came to visit at the hospital..I am very blessed to have him in my life and just about a month before my final exam...(went to clinical exam with my socks!)

To Aiman, when you are old enough to read this...I just want you to know that we all love you and a very happy birthday my dear son.

My blogging Mentor

2008-02-11T11:21:00.000+08:00

Today, for a cheerful and kind hearted friend FARAH who guide me all the way into this blogging world..I honour you as my BLOGGING MENTOR....yeay Farah...Clap your hands...

This poem I got it for u..

~~ Your Kind of Friendship ~~
It takes more than caring

To be a real friend;

The nature of friendship;

Requires a blend Of warmest compassion

And love deep and true

To reach and to comfort

The way that you do.

Because I can see

That your kind of friendship

Is priceless to me.

Oh then come to this tagging part..was tagged by her..(don't think too much, just enjoy reading it)

Four Jobs I've Had

A salesgirl at a supermarket (after my SPM exam)..I like it,but tiring..have to stand all the way during the my shift..that's all before my current job.

Four Places I've Lived

My hometown Alor Star, my secondary school hostel for 5 years!, another school hostel during pre-U in Terengganu and Kuala Pilah and my Uni Hostel for another 5 years in KL.

Four Movies I've Watched Over & Over

I never have that chance..but I did watched all Spiderman movies few times..(I know u can guess why..but I like it too)

Four Shows I Watch

Party planner with David Tutera (everyday! except wkend)

Nigella Feast

Wanita Hari Ini (good informative show..but rarely I can watch that..it was aired during office hours)

Tom Tom Bak (Yes you are right..that show at Astro Ceria..Aiman is the one who repeatedly watch that show..me kinda like that little kids show their talent..fun sometimes)

Four People who Email Me Regularly

Nobody

Four Places I'd Rather Be

My parents house..that's it.

Four Things I Look Forward to this New Year

Continue my studies

Live a healthy life

Travel to the other parts of the world

Spend more times with my kids and hubby.

OK that's all for today, I'm a bit tired...got to continue my work..(lunchtime finished..already 2pm)

A Lovable blogging friend ...Noushy.

2008-02-10T15:59:00.000+08:00

I was surprised when I found out that NOUSHY gave me another award that makes 2 awards within a week! Thank you Noushy..and as I said before,it needs a lovable person to make others feel lovable..I feels like knowing you for a long time even though we knew each other (through Blogging) only for a month I guess...That is the miracle of friendship..I dedicate this quote for Noushy and all my blogging friends...have a great day guys and make all people around you feel lovable..

A good friend is someone we can count on, as well as being so much more.

A friend is someone with whom we can relax and just hang out, have fun and share our innermost thoughts--deep dark secrets, lofty and noble goals, our hopes, joys, and fears.

A good friend allows you a safe space to share your deepest thoughts and needs--without worry of being judged, criticized or made to feel silly for feeling the way you do.

Friends cheer each other on, laugh and cry together, and just plain commiserate and listen to each other.

That's why friends are friends....by Bettie and Jennifer Leigh Youngs.

p.s: Today a bit bz..went out looking for things to put in Aiman's bday party goody bag!..and also invitation cards...will post here when everything ready...

Planning for Aiman's Birthday Party

2008-02-09T11:38:00.000+08:00

I'm following the step by step instruction given in planning a dinner party for 50...

1. Step One
Choose a date for your event. If you plan to honor any special guests - or there are guests on your list whose presence you particularly desire - make sure the date is convenient for them.
Aiman's birthday is on 12th February 2002..but this year we are going to hold a party on 14th of February...because it is easier for our guest to come since the next day is a holiday here. After all my hubby and me also can have a rest the next day..or else we have to take our annual leave. I don't think we have a particularly desired guest...all our guest are desired.

2. Step Two
Evaluate your space. Be sure you have enough table space and chairs in your home or reserve a space for the party elsewhere. If you have the party somewhere else, decide how you will provide the food (catered, picnic-style, using a rented hall's kitchen, and so on).
We are going to have it at home..specifically at the car porch but the guest are free to choose whether to sit outside or inside the house..About the table and chairs...we already have it(because the last Hari Raya we had an open house done and the the owner of those tables and chairs has not taken it back yet..LOL so we are going to use it for the 2nd time..

3. Step Three
Decide on your budget. Large dinner parties needn't be expensive: with a little ingenuity you can make a meal for very little money. Make your own decorations instead of ordering expensive flowers. Consider a potluck, a picnic, or other alternatives to a sit-down dinner.
This time it is not going to be a large party..total guest is around 50..last raya open house almost 200 guest!

4 . Step Four
Choose a theme or plan table centerpieces and a color scheme.
We have no specific theme..

5 . Step Five
Make sure you have enough place settings, serving bowls and platters, serving utensils and other needed items. Borrow or rent these items if necessary.
We are going to buy paper plates only...

6. Step Six
Extend invitations, either by phone or written invitation. Give clear RSVP instructions.
Up till now I've invited few people already, Aiman's friends and their family will be invited by invitation card which I haven't buy yet...hehheehh

7 . Step Seven
Finalize your guest list by following up on guests who do not RSVP
I cannot do this until I've invited all of them...

8 .Step Eight
Make all the arrangements for any space rental, entertainment (such as a band or DJ), catering, other hired help (such as cleanup staff), photographer, flowers, or other large expenses and commitments at least two weeks before the event.
I think this step ..catering is the only thing applicable...anyway I'm going to settle it by Tuesday coz a few dish I need somebody to help me in the cooking process..not really a caterer.

9. Step Nine
Prepare a timetable for all other tasks, leaving as little as possible for the day of the event. Include space in your timetable for things that might go wrong.
I have my own timetable and I hope everything will be following that smoothly.

10. Step Ten
If you're cooking, plan each dish and make an appropriate shopping list.
This is the most important step I guess because I'm going to cook 95% of the dish...and I'm going for a shopping on Tuesday at Tesco.

After I did this, I realise that a few things need urgent attention...like finding an invitation cards and meeting with my caterer (helper actually)..ok I'll try my best to do it tomorrow..and settle everything according to timetable...like what David Tutera said...To organise a party..95% of the time should be spent on planning and only 5% on the day itself....Hmmmmmm

How to lose your weight...

2008-02-07T11:16:00.000+08:00

Are you trying to lose some pounds?..If so you should read this entry because I'll try to highlight some of the key points which you should pay more attention on while you are in the journey to have a lean and trim shape.
First of all how do you know you are overweight or obese? BMI should be used to know where you stand and it also use to estimate relative risk for disease compared to normal weight. Anyway,do you know how to calculate your BMI? Well I guess most of us know..and for those who still unsure how to do that now take your pen please..Metric BMI Formula.

weight in kilograms
BMI = ————————————
height in meters²

Classification BMI Risk of co morbidity/disease

Underweight <18.5>

Normal range 18.5-22.9 increasing

Overweight: >23 increased

Pre-obese 23-27.4 high

Obese I 27.5-34.9 very high
Obese II 35.0-39.9 extremely high
Obese III >40.0 " "

The global burden of overweight (Body Mass Index (BMI) ≥23.0 kg/m2) and obesity (BMI ≥ 27.0kg/m2) is estimated at more than 1.1 billion! Obesity has so many complications such as this list:
Type 2 diabetes mellitus
Hepatobiliary disease(Gallstone and Fatty Liver )
Dyslipidaemia
Metabolic syndrome
Breathlessness
Sleep apnoea
Coronary heart disease
Cerebrovascular Disease
Cardiac failure
Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
Hypertension
Osteoarthritis (knees and hips)
Hyperuricaemia and Gout
Cancer (breast endometrial colorectal,liver, prostate, gallbladder)
Reproductive hormone abnormalities
Polycystic ovarian syndrome
Impaired fertility (Anovulation,reduced testosterone levels)
Low back pain
Increased anaesthetic risk
Foetal defects associated with maternal obesity

So this is the right time to lose some extra pounds!

I know somebody may say that it is not easy to lose weight...yes you are absolutely right. In management of obesity, the general goals are:-
• Achieve weight loss
• Maintain lower body weight
• Prevent further weight gain
• Treat comorbidities / underlying causes

..and it should be an overall approach which includes lifestyle changes (Diet, Physical activity, Behaviour therapy), Anti-Obesity Drug,Very-Low-Calorie-Diet.

I can give you a good example...My beloved husband! He lost 6 kg in 6 month..It is not easy for him to lose such weight..it needs determination, courage and hard work! and of course some money...Talking about anti-obesity drug..he took a few types. However he didn't take it on a daily basis..for example Xenical, he only take it when he plans to eat oily food. A carbo blocker which I have a pic here, he take it only if he take large amount of carb. What am I trying to highlight here is that...please don't be dependent too much on medication. The large bulk should be on physical activity, diet and eating behaviour..Hubby has his skipping rope, dumbell, ankle weights and etc...he is also very particular about what he eats..he also didn't take large meal after 7pm..and what I can say is that...hard work pays! So guys out there if you plan to lose some kilos...you can read here..a Clinical Practice Guidelines on Management of Obesity. Good Luck...and remember.. to lose weight is not only for cosmetic reason but also health.

Aiman's guest list

2008-02-05T21:12:00.000+08:00

I had a very busy and hectic day today...woke up very early today...around 2.30 am..feeding Afiq and later I found out myself in front of this laptop..LOL..cannot continue my sleep. At 5.30am again Afiq had his milk, after that I decided to prepare myself for work. At 8.30am I already started my clinic...and it went on until 1pm..non stop! During lunch break I did a part time locum at LPPKN Clinic (hehehe for my xtra income!). At 2.30pm again I had a presentation to do..finished at 5pm.Huh...feels so tired but when I came back and looked at my kids face..I felt relief...

As you can see my countdown up there...Aiman's birthday is 7 days away...I planned to have a small birthday party for him...so tonight I gave him a task.....

To write down his guest list!

He is writing in full concentration!

So does his brother...no need to ask him to write...usually he'll do whatever his big brother does.(but I don't know what he wrote...when I asked him,he said"Bang ngah tulis robot"...LOLz)

After writing the list Aiman asked me to snap a picture of him to put in the invitation card...(coz I told him that I'll use the guest list that he wrote to send an invitation card to his friends) Amboi..bergaya sakan! can you see the scar over his left eyebrow? that was the scar left after he had stitches for a deep cut..(fall at the nursery!) at the age of 3 yrs plus...hahahaha saham turun. but also it means that he could claim to be harry potter..... (if he ever knows who is harry potter)

Danial also want his picture to be taken..but can you see his eyes..sleepy eyes! Usually they already go to bed at this time (9pm)

Finally..Aiman's guest list

In case you cannot read what he wrote...

1. Firdaus

2.Afiq najmi

3.Amzar fitri

4.Faiz

5. shakirin

6. Ima sharil

7.Harif

8.Sarah

9.Auni izati

10.Aina shafika

11.Aulia

I am proud of him...he is only becoming 6 in 7 days but he managed to write this list...well done Aiman!

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Today I got an award from my blogging friend Noushy...So sweet of you Noushy...I appreciate this so much...I am very happy to one of your blogging friend..and hopefully this friendship last forever.

My Favourite Link

2008-02-03T20:17:00.000+08:00

Again I was tagged by farah...(farah...u seems to know that I hv no idea what to write in the n3 today...phew). This time around it is about your favourite link..

The Rules:
1. MUST be clean. No X-rated sites.

2. Only FIVE links.

3. MUST tell 5 people.

4. A link back to the person who tagged you ;)

5. An active link plz.

Yeah...lets see what is my fav since the past few months...

1.http://www.emedicine.com/

I 've been to this site since my student years..and it never disappoint me. Nowadays it heps me a lot while I'm doing my research in medicine.

2.http://tips-for-new-bloggers.blogspot.com/

This site also help me alot since 'm very new to this blogging world.I like it for very practical and detail instruction given...I learn a lot from this site apart from my good teacher..Farah.

3.http://www.maybank2u.com.my/

Yeah...my online banking is a must...

4.http://www.gettyimages.com/Home.aspx

I frequently visit this site to find Images/photo/pictures to help me enhancing my power point presentation and also to update my blog...haahahhaha

5.My blogging friend's blogs...as stated in my blogroll..

They make my day and usually I spend 2-3 hours a day on this!

It is nice to know others favourite link right?...So I would like to know these people fav...

Kak Norz

Hannan

Uncle J

Kak Long

alamak only four bloggers that I can tagged for now...ok guys let us know your favourite please..

A Retail Therapy and tales about high heels

2008-02-02T15:04:00.000+08:00

My weekend started on Friday...my hubby and I planned for a treat to ourselves...yeay! We went for a retail therapy ! Not because we are in a doom mood or what, but we just love shopping..Yes both of us!..huh Thank God.

I didn't plan to buy anything initially but ended up buying 2 pairs of shoes...emm comfort buys? Anyway it has been a long time since I got my new pair of shoes...almost 6 months ago ...Although these are not designer shoes but they look pretty and feminine..especially the one with the back strap. According to high fashion shoe websites like Jimmy Choo and Gucci, a "low heels" is considered less than 6 cm (2.5 inches), while 6 centimeters to 8.5 centimeters (3.5 inches) heels are considered "mid heels," and anything over 8.5 centimeters is considered a "high heel"
So I think mine considered as "mid heels"...heheheh hopefully I didn't get backache after wearing them.

So Ladies out there here are some reasons for you to wear and not to wear high heels:

Reasons for wearing high heels, which are almost exclusively aesthetic, include:

-they change the angle of the foot with respect to the lower leg, which accentuates the appearance of calves
-they change the wearer's posture, requiring a more upright carriage and altering the gait in what is often considered a seductive fashion.
-they make the wearer appear taller
-they cause the wearer's legs to look longer
-they make the foot appear smaller
-they make the wearer's glutial muscles more defined while wearing tight pants

Reasons for not wearing high heels include:

-they can cause foot pain
-they can create foot deformities, including hammertoes and bunions
-they can cause an unsteady gait
-they can shorten the wearer's stride
-they can render the wearer unable to run

-The altered forces at the knee caused by walking in high heels, may predispose to degenerative changes in the knee joint.

So make you own judgement...heheheh for me I'll still go for high heel if I feel like to look feminine and confident...but most of the time I have to opt for low heels because of my job and my kids need me to rush here and there

Back to my retail therapy...hubby also got him a few shirts, T-shirt and pants. He likes those from East India because the quality of the material and quite a reasonable price. Psst...I chosed that shirt (the one with yellow and green pastle colour..from Bonia)..isn't it nice? After 4 hours at the shopping mall we went to meet up with my dear friend cum my blogging guru...Farah! having some ice cream and chit chat. Oh ya...my kids?? hehehhe I left them with my helper. Kesian but if I bring them along...it won't be a retail therapy. Never mind we'll bring them for a holiday next month...

Today I had a meeting in the morning..luckily it finished early and I still have half day to spend with my kids before I start my working days tomorrow.

Positive and negative

2008-01-31T10:20:00.000+08:00

Friendly site award from Farah B..Thank you my dear friend..You always encourage me to go on blogging...and that means shortened my night sleep! I used to be very "allergic" to computers before..coz at that time I was quite envy to my hubby who always sit in front of his laptop....not blogging but playing games! Almost every night when I wake up at around midnight (I used to sleep very early at around 9pm with my kids) I saw hubby hooked up to his NEC Versa either being a town planner in"SIMS CITY 4" or a manager in "Championship Manager"..but Farah has changed me!!! I see a lot of positive things in this transformation...some of them are:

1. I'm more appreciate small -small things that happen in my family e.g when Afiq started to roll over, Danial first day at kindy, our family outings and etc., in which before this I didn't bother to snap a picture or record what had happened on that particular day.

2. I'm more computer literate! - I used to use the computer only for searching something educational and about medicine, prepare my presentation using power point and typing letters. Thats all...but now I'm proud to say that I can teach my staff on how you edit your picture using Adobe Photoshop! (of course my staff pun jenis yg tak tau apa like me before)...hahaaahhaah

3. My relatives (brother, sister,in-laws) call me more frequent - when they read something in the entry about my kids usually they will call..I just don't introduce my mother to blog yet...or else everyday she will call...heehehehe.

4. I got a new flying Blazing Red Vaio and his companion a lime green Cyber-shot DSC-T2 ! - if I'm not blogging then, I don't think hubby will buy these for me...unless I nag and nag him to buy lah :) Thank you babe..

5. I now have wireless streamyx at home...yeah..when I first started blogging I used a dial up connection...boleh tertidur kat depan laptop!

6. My hubby and I have more time to communicate to each other - before this I slept at 9pm but now I can stay up blogging and the same time accompany him while he plays his computer game.

But it also comes with a few negative things :( like :

1. My electricity bill escalated from RM 90 plus to RM120 and plus another bill came in...Streamyx!

2. I have to cut up my sleeping time...hua hua...the bills I can pay but tido....arkgh very difficult to negotiate...

Well I guess everybody will say ...keep on blogging! Only hubby will tell me ..."I think you should limit your time for blogging let say from 10 pm to 12pm only"..Muahahahaha Baik Tuan !

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure

2008-01-29T21:01:00.000+08:00

Today I had quite a busy clinic...I saw 35 patients in 4 hours (kira busy la tu for a rural clinic like where I'm working right now).Most of them are suffering from Diabetis and Hypertension. Talking about that..do you know that numbers of Malaysian suffered from Diabetes are increasing.? If I'm not mistaken 8% in 1996 and came up 12% in 2006 (National Health and Morbidity Survey a.k.a NHMS). Even for me breaking bad news (which is telling patients that they are diagnosed with chronic diseases ) is a regular thing to do at everyday clinic. I strongly believe in prevention, however there are condition that you may get the disease no matter how you try to prevent it..it lies in your gene (inherited disorder) but that is a very small portion of it. The rest....you get it from your food, lifestyle and etc...so guys watch out. For me Diabetes is a silent killer.You may get stroke, heart attack, kidney failure, blindness and the list go on and on..

and the treatment for those complications are very expensive...one more thing I would like to share here is that more than 50% of those who underwent haemodialysis in Malaysia are Diabetics ! So watch out what you eat, exercise, lose that extra kilos, stop smoking and live a healthy lifestyle..good luck !

Afiq starting to roll over ??.....

2008-01-26T17:42:00.000+08:00

Our cute little Afiq

Today is Saturday meaning that I'm at home taking care of my three heroes..my helper is not around today (bos bagi cuti..hehehhe). Afiq is now 4 months plus..apart from having good head control...he also started to roll over..and today I managed to get pictures of him trying to flip over from his back to his tummy..very difficult task from what I can see...

Yeah he is starting now....

Well I'm already rolled 90 degrees..

Arghh...almost there...come on..come on...you can do it..AFIQ! AFIQ! AFIQ!

Ahhhhhh.......finally I got there...Thank you for your support Mak!

Hi Mak...I'm started to fell tired, my tummy hurts...urkh...

Mak ! I can't breath...help me....

Then I come to the rescue...he managed to be in that position for about 1 minute...yes,well done Afiq...you can try it again, don't worry.

Cream Puff

2008-01-25T16:16:00.000+08:00

My family favourite cream puff

This entry is specially dedicated to the celebrity chef...Chef Norzailina..a.k.a kak Norz....

My family love cream puff especially my hubby...about 2 month ago was my first attempted to make a cream puff. I followed every detail instruction written in a cookbook,however it turned out very bad...I can't even put the dough in a piping bag (coz it didn't turned out to be a dough actually...the mixture became a liquid!!).I didn't know what was wrong at that time...and I guess it might be due to my weighing scale which given me incorrect amount of flour to be put inside the mixture...so about 150gm of flour,4 eggs,and 70gm or butter were gone..

My second attempted was 2 weeks later...(because i am the kind of person who never give up) ...I followed a recipe from another cookbook but with more or less the same amount of ingredients.. Again it disappointed me (and of course my hubby too who eagerly waited to look at the final result), it turned out to be a liquid mixture it...at that juncture...I thought there must be something wrong with the cooking steps not the ingredients...but I don't know which step...

Luckily I found Kak Norz blog...and I asked her for the recipe...She described a lengthy tips on how to make a cream puff in one of her n3 last year...and guess what? I found where I was wrong during my 1st and 2nd attempt...Both cookbook said that heat the butter until it melts...and then add the flour in and later add water and egg....but in Kak Norz explanation...the butter should be melt in water until it boils...then add the flour later add the eggs....Yeah Kak Norz you are the best!!!!! I take this opportunity to thank Chef Norz for her help....so guys enjoy my cream puff.....kalau nak rasa datang lah rumah...hehehehehh again kak norz...Thank you!

Viral meningoencephalitis

2008-01-23T11:46:00.000+08:00

Intensive Care Unit or better known as ICU is a ward where everybody doesn't like to be admitted...but who likes to be admitted to any ward anyway.. if you have to choose...then, I guess ICU will be your last choice right?I was there yesterday...in one of the private hospital in Penang...My staff 's hubby was admitted there due to viral meningoencephalitis. It is an acute inflammation of the brain and the meninges (meninges is a system of membrane which envelope the central nervous system) due to viral infection. He used to be a healthy man in his late 30's.However a week ago he had a high grade fever and started being delirious and after 5 days of fever despite on a strong dose of antibiotics (for your info viral fever does not respond to antibiotic treatment anyway..that was the reason why his fever still shooting up despite the antibiotics)..he collapsed,self-paralysed (err..lay man term Coma kot) and need a ventilator to support his life...so pity to him.I could not even imagine what would it be if I were in his wife's shoes..(most probably I'll need a ventilator too..:) )How do you feel when your healthy spouse whom you dependent on suddenly collapse and you have to take care of him/her while he/she is being managed in ICU? That is what happened to my staff..She has 3 children and the youngest is 10 year old. One thing that I noticed during my visit yesterday, she is a very strong lady and accept the fact that her hubby may not ever be awake again. She kept smiling but deep in her eyes I could see the sadness..On they way back from the hospital I kept thinking of her and how would I cope with such a great test given by Allah if it happens to me...I 'm afraid that I'm not as strong as her..Whatever it is I hope a miracle will happens and he will wake up again..To Kak Siti...I hope Allah will give her strength to face the situation...Amin.

Faces of Afiq

2008-01-21T22:32:00.000+08:00

My cute little Afiq

Sleep Danial sleep......

2008-01-21T21:14:00.000+08:00

Everynight my 3 heroes sleep early at around 8.30pm (except for weekend..they (Aiman and Danial) are allowed to sleep late). It is quite a tough task to put them to sleep..they need me or my hubby to read a storybook or sometimes I just tell them a story (whatever story...from animal story to toys story and sometimes I just tell them what I saw while I was driving that day).After the story telling session ended they want us to lie down beside them...and after about 5 minutes, then they fall asleep.However, tonight hubby tried his best to put them to sleep but Danial is still force his eyes to open...Finally hubby give up..Danial joint us watching TV... We kept saying that we don't like him to behave like that...and tomorrow he will follow his Tok Wan back to Tok Wan's house (my parents came to our house 2 days ago and will go back to their house tomorrow). He started making face like you see in the pic....unsatisfied..tired and sleepy face.

Danial you better wake up easily tomorrow...coz mummy is going to have a very busy clinic tomorrow and need to go early to work.

p.s :Farah do you recognise that pyjamas?Hehehee...he still fit in at the age of 4!

You cheer me up

2008-01-19T23:21:00.000+08:00

Yea..my 1st blogging award...You Cheer Me Up Award came from Farah...thanks buddy.I didn't
realised when I cheer you up coz most of the time I feel like I put a burden on
you with my 'so technical' questions...thanks again..

Have you ever feel like satisfaction when you make somebody laugh or smile or at least satisfy...I remember an incident which happened about 5 years ago.I was attending to an emergency case with my senior colleague in a ward (a patient suddenly collapsed).Everybody was busy doing their job..doctors trying to intubate him(put breathing tube through the mouth straight to the trachea),nurses were busy putting all sorts of monitoring devices to the patient (blood pressure monitoring,cardiac monitoring..and etc.), hospital attendant are ready to send some blood to
the lab for investigations...and one thing we forgot at that time was to explain to his relatives what was happened to him although they were beside
him before he collapsed.The relatives tried to came near to the bed but was not allowed by the nurses...they were very upset and I heard one of them said that they will complaint the thing to the
hospital director...Upon hearing that I quickly went to see them..I told them what had happened and what we were trying to do to save his life...Immediately I could see their faces changed from angry,tension and unsatisfied to relief and thankful..I felt so happy that day even though that patient passed away...I did my job to make his relatives satisfied.(sometimes when we are in that situation which is life and death...we tend to forget the the feelings of those who wait behind the curtain)