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How to Teach Your Child Good Manner

2011-11-07T16:07:00.000-08:00

Good day, everyone.Every parents will try their best to teach their children good manner. Here are some useful tips that you can try. I've tried some, and it's work...even though not all the time ;)

The respectful child: How to teach respect

by Mary VanClay

What to expect at this age

Trying to get respectful behavior out of a preschooler is like trying to get blood from the proverbial stone. That's due, in part, to the fact that her language skills are still developing. So, when told it's bedtime, she's unlikely to say, "Gee, I'm really having fun in the bath. I wonder if I could have five more minutes of playtime?" She's more likely to splash and yell, "No!" with gleeful rebellion glittering in her eyes.

Kids this age are also starting to wonder what kind of power they wield within the family. "They start testing a little bit," says Jane Nelsen, an education specialist and the coauthor of Positive Discipline for Preschoolers. "Frankly, I worry about kids who don't do this. Parents should realize their kids are right on schedule."

Despite the need for preschoolers to feel their oats, you can — and should — start teaching good manners now. So don't wait to begin teaching your child the importance of respect.

What you can do

Demonstrate respectful behavior. "We don't generally give our children the kind of respect that we demand from them," says Jerry Wyckoff, a psychologist and the coauthor of Twenty Teachable Virtues. "We get confused because often, our upbringing makes us equate respect with fear. 'I really respected my father because I knew he'd hit me if ... ' That's not respect — that's fear." Instead, begin by listening. It can be hard to wait patiently for a preschooler to have her say, but it's worth it. Get down on her level, look her in the eye, and let her know you're interested in what she's telling you. It's the best way to teach her to listen to you just as carefully.

Teach polite responses. Your preschooler can show caring and respect for others through good manners. As soon as she can communicate verbally, she can learn to say "please" and "thank you." Explain that you'd rather help her when she's polite to you, and that you don't like it when she orders you around. Again, being respectful yourself works better than lecturing. Say "please" and "thank you" regularly to your preschooler (and others), and she'll learn that these words are part of normal communication, both within your family and in public.

Avoid overreacting. If your preschooler calls you a "stupid-head," try not to get upset (after all, you know you're not a stupid-head). A child who wants to provoke a reaction will endure almost any unpleasantness just to get a rise out of you. Instead, get face to face and say quietly but firmly, "We don't call each other names in our family." Then show her how to get what she wants by being respectful: "When you want me to play with you, just ask me nicely. Say, 'Daddy, I want you to come and have a tea party with me right now.'"

Expect disagreements. Life would be much easier if our kids always happily complied with our requests, but that's not human nature. Try to remember that when your preschooler won't do your bidding, she isn't trying to be disrespectful — she just has a different opinion.

Teach her that she'll fare better if she can learn to stop expressing herself disrespectfully ("You never take me to the park, you bad mommy!") and instead learns to put a positive spin on her requests ("Can we please go to the park after the grocery store?").

Set limits. "One of the best ways to demonstrate respect is to be both kind and firm in your discipline," says Nelsen. "Being kind shows respect for your child, and being firm shows respect for what needs to be done." So if your preschooler throws a fit in the supermarket, and none of your coping tactics work, what do you do? "Kindly but firmly take her out to the car, and sit and read a magazine until she's done," advises Nelsen. Then you can say calmly, "Now you're ready to try again," and return to the store. Gradually she'll learn that a temper tantrum doesn't alter the fact that the food shopping has to get done.

Talk it over later. Sometimes the best way to handle disrespectful behavior is to discuss it with your preschooler later, when you've both had a chance to cool off. You can validate her feelings and make your point by saying, "Honey, I could tell you were very upset. What do you think caused that? What ideas do you have to solve the problem? What would be a more respectful way to tell me how you're feeling?"

"If a child knows you're really curious about her thinking, it's amazing — she'll often come to the same conclusion you would," says Nelsen. "And children can do this from the time they're 4."

Praise respectful behavior. Reinforce your preschooler's impromptu displays of politeness as much as possible. But be specific. "The praise should describe the behavior in detail," Wyckoff emphasizes. "We tend to say, 'good girl,' 'good boy,' 'good job.'" Instead, say, "Thank you for saying please when you asked for a treat," or "Thank you for knocking before you came in." Be explicit, and your child will quickly learn that her efforts are worthwhile and appreciated.

Source: babycenter.com, theIslam.co.uk.

Regards.

Potty Training for Boys

2011-11-04T17:34:00.000-07:00

Being quiet for quite sometime. Too many things to handle. Too many things to write, yet, I have so many other important things to attend. Yeah, that's my life. Trying to be a good Muslim, a good mom, wife, daughter...the list continues on an on...

Despite the 'so many things' that happened in my life, I would say, one of the important thing is I managed to get my son 'pass' his potty training session. Alhamdulillah...he's diaper-free at 3 yr old. All that I need was 1 week training. It's normal i think, for a 3-year old boy.

So, after this, no more diaper-hunting (his mamypoko cost a lot) for mommy. I alway tried to use cloth diapers, yet, not have enough strength :( Pls. dont follow this attitude. It's bad...I knew that...

I just wanna share a few preps that i undergone before I decided to put him into the potty train session. Haha...it's sound like a 'big thing' hah? Yes, for me, it's a big thing because, it's my first experience. It's like I wanna celebrate something, or sitting for an exam..As a trainer, I need to do some research / study on how to start the potty training.

Here is some of the things that I read as my prep:

13 Toilet-Traning Tips to Know Before You Start

1. Toilet-training is a partnership, with proper roles assigned to each person. You can lead a baby to the bathroom, but you can't make him go.

2. You have not failed Parenting 101 if your baby is the last on the block to be dry. As with eating and sleeping, you can't and shouldn't force a baby to be dry or clean, but you can set the conditions that help baby train himself.

3. The bottom line is helping your baby achieve a healthy toilet- training attitude. Approach toilet-training as an exciting interaction rather than a dreaded task; consider this event an initiation into your role as instructor. From baby's viewpoint, toileting is his initiation into "bigness"-a rite of passage from toddlerhood into preschoolerhood. (This explains why the desire to stay little makes some procrastinators resist.)

4. Toilet-training is a complex skill. Before you rush baby to the potty at the first squat, consider what's involved in learning toileting skills. First, baby has to be aware of the pressure sensations of his bowel and bladder. Then he must make the connection between these sensations and what's happening inside his body. Next he learns to respond to these urges by running to the potty, where he must know how to remove his clothes, how to situate himself comfortably on this new kind of seat and how to hold his urges until all systems are go. With all these steps, it's no wonder many babies are still in diapers well into the third year.

5. The muscles surrounding the opening of the bladder and bowel (I call them doughnut muscles when explaining the elimination process to six-year- old bed wetters) need to be controlled to open and close at the proper time. Bowel training usually precedes bladder training, mainly because the doughnut muscles surrounding the bowel are not as impatient as those around the bladder. When a baby senses the urge to defecate, he has more time to respond before soiling his diapers. A solid substance is easier to control than liquid. When the bladder is full, the urge to go is sudden, strong, and hard to control.

6. The usual sequence of gaining bowel and bladder control is (1) nighttime bowel control; (2) daytime bowel control; (3) daytime bladder control; (4) nighttime bladder control.

7. Girls are rumored to be trained earlier than boys. This observation reflects more the sex of the trainer than the trainee. Culturally, toilet-training has been left to mothers; naturally, women feel more comfortable training girls, and baby girls are more likely to imitate their mommies. Picture mommy standing and trying to show baby Bert how to urinate. By imitation, babies learn that girls sit and boys stand, but in the beginning boys can sit, avoiding sprays and dribbles on walls and floor. When your son figures out he can stand just like daddy, he will.

8. The pressure is off parents to toilet train early. Don't equate toilet-training with good mothering. The idea that the earlier baby is eating three squares a day, weaned, toilet trained, and independent, the "better" the mother is nonsense.

9. We do not mean to imply that you lazily leave baby alone until he is old enough to order his own potty-chair. Some training is necessary on the parents' part, and some learning is needed by the baby. Children need parental guidance to get control of their bodies.

10. The temperament of the mother and baby play a role in readiness, too. A down-to-business baby tends to learn quickly and may even "train himself," especially if he has a mother who thinks the same way, but who is wise enough not to pressure. A laid-back baby with a casual mother may still be in diapers at three years and no one worries. With a laid-back baby and a down-to- business, mother toilet-training gets more challenging.

11. Take the pressure off you and baby. Don't cave in to in-law pressure. You know when your infant is ready. Of course, the "diaper-free" policy at your desired preschool looms over you like a due date.

12. Diaper company market research shows that toddlers are being toilet trained later than in the past, and to go along with this trend diaper companies are making bigger and better diapers. Children learn to use the toilet the same way they learn to walk and talk: by imitating their caregivers- and when the appropriate nerves and muscles are mature enough to be coordinated. For these reasons, the time of training will vary from home to home and child to child.

13. Toilet-training is so difficult for parents and a battle for toddlers because:

The infant was encouraged to use the diaper as a toilet, so the toddler has to unlearn what he has previously been taught.
The child has not yet developed body language to make the connection between feeling and going, since prior to toilet-training, parents were not looking for these cues and the baby did not give them.
Toddlers, especially boys, are on the go and the last thing they want to do is "sit still" on the potty.

Thanks to askdrsear.com for this guideline. You can also watch the video on this. Very interesting especially for the first time mom. Hope the relevant readers could get something useful from my post.

Regards.

source:
article: askdrsear.com
pic: pottytrainingpower.com

Fun and Safe Learning – Soft Cloth Book

2011-05-30T23:03:00.000-07:00

Children learn through play. To assist them in the learning process, many different tools are available in the market. As parents, we should be able to choose what is best for our children. Of course, it depends on our budget or the amount that we are willing to spend on child education. Even in the children’s early age, it’s good if the parents can inculcate the baby’s interest towards reading’s attitude. Therefore, the usage of soft cloth book may be appropriate for the tiny hands to work with. I am sure they will be attracted to the colorful pages designed for them, plus a short paragraph for parents to read out loud. After a while, the child himself will imitate our action, reading in his own way. Choo-choo…ahh…isn’t cute?

These ranges of soft cloth book is designed to assist children from birth through age five learn, explore and discover as they play. Two titles in stock:

1. Old MacDonald’s Counting Farm

2. My First Mother Goose Rhymes

RM20 each (excluding delivery)

Interested, SMS: 0107900578

Treasure your child’s creativity: Flowers for Ibu

2011-04-17T23:57:00.001-07:00

I bought him a set of science tool kit as present last year. It’s just a basic set suitable for toddlers. The toolkit came with a mini book that serves as guidance for model building. Irfan loves to play the toolkit with my help of course. He requested me to construct several models that he likes such as ice-cream, bicycle, gun, and etc. (I learned to make them from the guide book).

At each play session, the play area will become a mess, with so many small parts scattered here and there (which I don’t really like…habis sepah rumah). To make him clean the mess is a challenge for me. Not every time I ask he will do it (biasa la…anak dengan ibu…). So, sometime I just refuse to let him play the tool (jahatla ibu…tak patut kan?).

But, one day (23rd March 2011), while he watched his favourite movie (one of his favourite actually…) WALL-E, he asked me to take his toolkit from his room. When I said, “What for? You’re watching WALL-E, right?”. He replied, “I want! I want…!!”. Huh! I really don’t like to hear him screamed and shouted. “OK, I’ll get it”, I said. Once he got the toolkit, he started to play. As usual, I started to make models for him. “I make bus for you?” I asked. He replied, “ No, ibu. Don’t…don’t.” Hmm…start la tu. Malas nak layan la time dia moody. I let him play while I finished my house chores (lipat baju tak habis2).

Suddenly, he came to me, handing over a model. Gently he said, “Ibu, flowers for Ibu. Present from Irfan”. Owh no…my dear…I’m so touched! Terharu sangat-sangat. Terkejut pun iya juga, coz the "flowers" that he constructed were not in the guidance book and I never teach him to do that. I know, he wanted to play pretend/role play with me, conversation between Eve and Wall-E. The scene where Wall-E gave Eve the plant he found on the Earth. Hahaha…so sweet la my dear and Ibu is truly impressed with your efforts. Hilang penat ibu mengemas toolkit kamu. And I’m looking forward to see much creativity from you, Irfan. Keep it up!

To parents out there, never underestimate what our child can do! And our role is to guide him!

BPA Free Bottle: Which one is the best?

2011-03-23T01:10:00.001-07:00

It's a hot issue in Malaysia. BPA Free Bottle. I had been using Avent PES bottle since it was introduced somewhere last year, if I'm not mistaken. Having been a loyal customer to Avent since I had my son. But, what I notice is that, there is a problem of leaking with the bottle. Whenever I shake the bottle and my son suck the teat, the milk will leak. This problem makes me feel bad. Now, after 2 1/2 been a loyal customer to Avent, I shifted to Safety Plus. This is my second week with Safety Plus. So far so good.

From my research, I also noticed several other brands such as bumble bee, mam, nuk, bpa free plus, who did produce BPA free bottle. So, mum out there, be wise in choosing what is best for your child!

Sedetik Lebih Anuar Zain

2011-03-10T18:03:00.000-08:00

Always the best!
Fall in love with the song...

Setiap nafas yang dihembus
Setiap degupan jantung
Aku selalu memikirkanmu
Dalam sedar dibuai angan
Dalam tidur dan khayalan
Aku selalu memikirkanmu

Ternyata ku perlukan cinta
Dari dirimu sayang
Barulah terasa ku bernyawa

Kasihku…ku amat mencintai kamu
Kerna kau beri erti hidup
Ku kan terus mencinta
Sedetik lebih selepas selamanya
Di kala penuh ketakutan dengan badai kehidupan
Ku bersyukur adanya kamu
Biarlah kehilangan semua yang dimiliki di dunia

Asal masih adanya kamu

Interesting fact!

2011-01-06T18:09:00.000-08:00

I found this is interesting! Let's share!

Things Babies Born in 2011 Will Never Know

by Stacy Johnson
Wednesday, January 5, 2011

provided by

Huffington Post recently put up a story called You're Out: 20 Things That Became Obsolete This Decade. It's a great retrospective on the technology leaps we've made since the new century began, and it got me thinking about the difference today's technology will make in the lives of tomorrow's kids.

I've used some of their ideas and added some of my own to make the list below: Do you think kids born in 2011 will recognize any of the following?

Video tape: Starting this year, the news stories we produce here at Money Talks have all been shot, edited, and distributed to TV stations without ever being on any kind of tape. Not only that, the tape-less broadcast camera we use today offers much higher quality than anything that could have been imagined 10 years ago -- and cost less than the lens on the camera we were using previously.

Travel agents: While not dead today, this profession is one of many that's been decimated by the Internet. When it's time for their honeymoon, will those born in 2011 be able to find one?

The separation of work and home: When you're carrying an email-equipped computer in your pocket, it's not just your friends who can find you -- so can your boss. For kids born this year, the wall between office and home will be blurry indeed.

Books, magazines, and newspapers: Like video tape, words written on dead trees are on their way out. Sure, there may be books -- but for those born today, stores that exist solely to sell them will be as numerous as record stores are now.

Movie rental stores: You actually got in your car and drove someplace just to rent a movie?

Watches: Maybe as quaint jewelry, but the correct time is on your smartphone, which is pretty much always in your hand.

Paper maps: At one time these were available free at every gas station. They're practically obsolete today, and the next generation will probably have to visit a museum to find one.

Wired phones: Why would you pay $35 every month to have a phone that plugs into a wall? For those born today, this will be a silly concept.

Long distance: Thanks to the Internet, the days of paying more to talk to somebody in the next city, state, or even country are limited.

Newspaper classifieds: The days are gone when you have to buy a bunch of newsprint just to see what's for sale.

Dial-up Internet: While not everyone is on broadband, it won't be long before dial-up Internet goes the way of the plug-in phone.

Encyclopedias: Imagine a time when you had to buy expensive books that were outdated before the ink was dry. This will be a nonsense term for babies born today.

Forgotten friends: Remember when an old friend would bring up someone you went to high school with, and you'd say, "Oh yeah, I forgot about them!" The next generation will automatically be in touch with everyone they've ever known even slightly via Facebook.

Forgotten anything else: Kids born this year will never know what it was like to stand in a bar and incessantly argue the unknowable. Today the world's collective knowledge is on the computer in your pocket or purse. And since you have it with you at all times, why bother remembering anything?

The evening news: The news is on 24/7. And if you're not home to watch it, that's OK -- it's on the smartphone in your pocket.

CDs: First records, then 8-track, then cassette, then CDs -- replacing your music collection used to be an expensive pastime. Now it's cheap(er) and as close as the nearest Internet connection.

Film cameras: For the purist, perhaps, but for kids born today, the word "film" will mean nothing. In fact, even digital cameras -- both video and still -- are in danger of extinction as our pocket computers take over that function too.

Yellow and White Pages: Why in the world would you need a 10-pound book just to find someone?

Catalogs: There's no need to send me a book in the mail when I can see everything you have for sale anywhere, anytime. If you want to remind me to look at it, send me an email.

Fax machines: Can you say "scan," ".pdf" and "email?"

One picture to a frame: Such a waste of wall/counter/desk space to have a separate frame around each picture. Eight gigabytes of pictures and/or video in a digital frame encompassing every person you've ever met and everything you've ever done -- now, that's efficient. Especially compared to what we used to do: put our friends and relatives together in a room and force them to watch what we called a "slide show" or "home movies."

Wires: Wires connecting phones to walls? Wires connecting computers, TVs, stereos, and other electronics to each other? Wires connecting computers to the Internet? To kids born in 2011, that will make as much sense as an electric car trailing an extension cord.

Hand-written letters: For that matter, hand-written anything. When was the last time you wrote cursive? In fact, do you even know what the word "cursive" means? Kids born in 2011 won't -- but they'll put you to shame on a tiny keyboard.

Talking to one person at a time: Remember when it was rude to be with one person while talking to another on the phone? Kids born today will just assume that you're supposed to use texting to maintain contact with five or six other people while pretending to pay attention to the person you happen to be physically next to.

Retirement plans: Yes, Johnny, there was a time when all you had to do was work at the same place for 20 years and they'd send you a check every month for as long as you lived. In fact, some companies would even pay your medical bills, too!

Mail: What's left when you take the mail you receive today, then subtract the bills you could be paying online, the checks you could be having direct-deposited, and the junk mail you could be receiving as junk email? Answer: A bloated bureaucracy that loses billions of taxpayer dollars annually.

Commercials on TV: They're terrifically expensive, easily avoided with DVRs, and inefficiently target mass audiences. Unless somebody comes up with a way to force you to watch them -- as with video on the Internet -- who's going to pay for them?

Commercial music radio: Smartphones with music-streaming programs like Pandora are a better solution that doesn't include ads screaming between every song.

Hiding: Not long ago, if you didn't answer your home phone, that was that -- nobody knew if you were alive or dead, much less where you might be. Now your phone is not only in your pocket, it can potentially tell everyone -- including advertisers -- exactly where you are.

Source: http://finance.yahoo.com/family-home/article/111745/things-babies-born-in-2011-will-never-know?mod=family-kids_parents

10 Habits of Happy Moms

2010-11-05T19:45:00.000-07:00

Here are 10 things happy moms do--so remember these tips in your day-to-day life!

1. Find time for yourself
Happy moms know they deserve a little time to themselves. When you know you're going to have a little room to breathe later on in the day, it's easier to take on everything that's in front of you. Our formula? Take 2 hours out for yourself every 3 days.

I should try this out. Finding time for myself 2 hours every 3 days. Doing whatever I want. Shopping...relax, spa, facial...hmmm... i like. It will make me happier than now.

2. Don't make a happy baby, happier!
We all do it...you see your baby's head at what you're sure is an unnatural angle snoozing in their car seat. You just know they'll be happier if their head was straight. So you move them. And they wake up. Then they scream. Or, you see them playing happily in the sand. You just know they'll be happier if they played on the slide. So you interrupt them and move them to the slide. And they're angry. And they let you know they're REALLY angry. Here's the thing, they were happy. It can be hard to do, but if your kid's not complaining, leave them be! Happy baby = Happy Mommy.

Agreed. Never...never...never...make them happier....Otherwise, you'll get yourself into trouble.

3. Embrace the mess
So your house doesn’t look like something out of a magazine. That just means it’s cozy! Your children have hands coated in dirt from the playground and faces coated in spaghetti from dinner. It’s not gross—it’s an adorable photo op! Life is about how you look at things. Next time that pile of laundry that’s been sitting on the chair for three days starts to get you down, just remember… it’s probably feng shui.

Yup, always try to embrace the mess. Really need to manage the time.

4. Make time for your friends
Your family can survive without you while you make time to see friends. You are a woman with your own identity and its imperative that you and that identity go out for some margaritas once in awhile!

Ahah! Really failed on this. I rarely have time for my friends. Couldn't find someone to babysit my son. If I bring him along, I will make time for him, not for my friends. I plan to send him to nursery for playtime, and me...making time with friend in near future. Difficult to find a good nursery for him.

5. Stop blowing yourself off
While you may be the one taking care of everyone, it doesn't mean you can't also get what you want. Help your family realize your needs are as important as theirs and when mom is happy, everyone is happy, but when mom is not....

Yes, mom is everything...i like. But in my case, for the first 2 years, time and budget for myself turns to my son. And now, he's 2, I 'm adjusting my time and budget to share with him. I want him to learn about sharing and more independent.

6. Get in the zone
Take 10 minutes to do absolutely nothing but rest. Take a break from your day, close your eyes, breath in slowly and deeply through your nose and exhale through your mouth. Repeat several times. Think about a place you love that is relaxing, spend 10 minutes there in your mind.

Yes, really need to this. Otherwise...stress...stress...One way to do it is to pray. 5 times a day. It's a rest for me.

7. Remember your dreams and goals
Everyday we are encouraging our children to reach their full potential. But sometimes in the midst of being a parent we forget about our own dreams and goals. The best thing you can do to encourage a child is to lead by example –happy moms hold on to their dreams and goals and don’t let go.

Yup. Sometime, i tend to forget that I also have dreams and goals, and I have to become a role model for my son to be followed.

8. Be lighthearted
Don't be the uptight mom. Be silly and dance with your kids to their music or tv show tunes. Be romantic and pull your partner into a waltz. Dance in slippery socks in your kitchen while making dinner.

I like this part. There are time when we dance, laugh, play, do silly things together. But, there are also time, when i have to be strict. Otherwise...watch Anakku Sazali film.

9. Bend the Rules
One of the best parts of making the rules is occasionally breaking them. Maybe it’s taking your child out of school for half a day on their birthday, or waking them up in the middle of the night to see a sky of shooting stars. Happy moms know how to turn the mundane into fun.

Be flexible. Don't be too rigid.

10. Mind your own business
Concentrate on creating your life the way you want it. Take care of you and your family. Don’t get overly concerned with what other people are doing or saying. Don’t get caught up with gossip or name calling. Stop seeking the validation of others and be confident in yourself.

Yes, as always. Be confident in yourself. Don't let others overrule.

So, am I a happy mom? I should answer this. hehehe...There are still plenty of time to be adjusted in life to me even happier than now. Yet, being a mom is the greatest thing happen in my life. I have a friend who are always with me. We eat, play, shop and sleep together, and sometime even fight with each other. That's the bonding between a mom and a son.

The article was taken from: http://shine.yahoo.com/event/momentsofmotherhood/10-habits-of-happy-moms-2401511/

Child Imagination is Amazing

2010-11-03T18:01:00.000-07:00

As a fan of Thomas and Friends series, my son has collected several models of the tank engine’s (train) characters, namely, Thomas (the leader) and his friends, James, Edwards, Henry, Emily, and etc. I know he wanted to have more (from his body gesture when we went to shopping malls), but we have to hold that. Otherwise, we’ll be spending more than a hundred ringgit a month just for his hobby. No…no..no...And I want him to know that, not every time he go to shopping mall (toy shop to be specific), he’ll get something. He’ll be too spoilt then.

Having a limited model in hand, he started to use my stationeries and other things in the house to become part of his toy. For examples, stapler become Diesel 10, batteries, crayon and colour pencils become the jovi lodge (to be carried in the trucks), laptop as bridge, coffee table as hill. Pen can be used to some sort of repairing his trains, acting his to put some oil at the wheels. So creative, boy! Ibu likes it very much.

He even say “shake..shake..shake…make me quick” (excerpt from Thomas The Misty Island Rescue, the new released DVD), when he play his Thomas set on my lappy. “Help…help”, when the train wanna fall from the coffee table. He can even started his role play when he see two box of drink in front of him. One as Thomas, and the other as Stanley, for examples, then the conversation begin. So cute, Irfan! Though the conversation is not very clear and accurate, it really makes me smile…and laugh…release my tension a bit. Thanks dear! You make me cheer.

He also urged me to play with him (this part, sometime can be very interesting, coz you wanna spend time with him. But not all the time, coz I also have tonnes of workloads to do). He’ll also ask his father and me to become part of his role play, taking part as one of the tank engine characters and start to communicate. How imaginative the child is? And it’s really fun to watch it. I’m sure the parents out there have their own experience in this.

Let’s share.

For Irfan, we really love to see your imagination. At your age, there are many things to be explored and we as parents are here to guide you, son. Keep it up!

Healthy Food for Toddler

2010-10-19T20:23:00.001-07:00

My son is very fussing in choosing his meal. The only food that he likes most is MILK, soy milk, to be specific. And that’s why I seldom cook for him. Just a few times in a week I cooked spaghetti bolognaise, omelette, sausage (among his favourite foods). When I was too lazy to cook, I just bought the food, mostly western cuisine. Sometime when he eats very little, it feels like not worth of cooking.

However, recently, when I come across several sources from youtube.com on the effect of soy to the body health, it makes me think of cooking everyday for my son. Just to make sure that he’ll get the nutrition that he requires to boost his immune system and also to generate overall body health. Suddenly, I’m being a mommy, who is searching great recipes for his toddler. I believe if I manage to give him more home made fruit juice, healthy home-cook food, he’ll be less reliance on his soy milk.

So, here is one of the website that may provide you with useful information on healthy food for toddler. It’s really challenging to make the food become colourful, interesting, yet healthy and nutritious. I’m in the process of researching and learning. Wish me luck!

Happy Eid Mubarak

2010-09-12T00:57:00.000-07:00

Ramadhan has ended. Here come Syawal.Happy Eid Mubarak to everyone. Nothing much special in this Syawal, as both my mom and FIL are still in their recovering process. Attending the follow-up, giving them more rest at home. Pray for their recovery.

Salam Aidilfitri & Maaf Zahir Batin.

Good News & Bad News

2010-08-31T17:45:00.001-07:00

The good news is that my mum dah discharged yesterday. But, I understand that there will be follow up from time to time. Tak kisah lah, yang penting dah balik rumah. It's such a relief for all of us.

Right after my mum discharged, I got a phone call from my SIL, told that my FIL pula warded. Aduhai...It's a bad news for us. Ending up the whole day pening memikirkan hal-hal family. Terasa macam nak amik maid masa tu juga. After praying and praying, alhamdulillah, tenang kembali. That's the power of DOA. As for now, still waiting for the updates on my FIL's health.

Biasalah, di bulan ramadhan, warga emas keletihan sedikit dgn schedule harian. Puasa, tarawikh, sahur. Letih and tak cukup rehat, I believe. Whatever it is, I believe there is hikmah di sebalik segala yang berlaku.

Moga Allah permudahkan segala urusan kami sekeluarga.

Amin...

Praying for my mum’s health

2010-08-28T06:45:00.000-07:00

“Oh! Allah, Give me the strength to face another challenge in life…”

Yes, another challenge has to be faced by our family. If last 3 month, my dad had to go for minor operation, this time, it’s my mum’s turn. Tears came out from my eyes, non stop since yesterday. I’m too emotional, is it? This is not a minor operation. Can be considered a major one. The operation took 2 hours to finish. While I smile and laugh entertaining my son, deep inside my heart, I feel very very sad. Smiling with tears…Alhamdulillah, the operation went well, but my mum has to stay at the hospital for at least 3-4 days. With her age of 71 (as august 11 2010), it will take longer time to recover. And all of us have to understand that.

The accident happened at home. It was so sudden. My sister and I helping my mum with the curtain. I can’ really help her in a very efficient way with this active boy with me (but I have no choice. That’s the fact of life that I have to accept without any helper. Should I get one?). And my mum, who is always want things to be finished fast insist to climb a chair to put on the curtain. Suddenly, she felt. She was even don’t know how’s it happened. She’s just ok at first. But, when she stands up, she complained about her hand. There you go…she in pain. I’m a bit panic at that time. With Irfan crying all days (don’t know why. Ragamnya melampau-lampau sangat on that day. Really test my patience). But, I know that I need to be calm. Allah has tested me again…and again…

I asked my sister to wait for my dad went back from bank (don’t want him to panic too), and I drive with the crying Irfan and my mum who are in pain, searching for the nearby clinic with X-ray service. Alhamdullilah, on the way, I met my nephew, who comes to help. We go to clinic together. Then, my brother came to assist. At the clinic, all of us met. How lucky my mum to have a lovely family likes this.

Now, my mum is warded and the three of us take turn to visit. But, most of the time, my dad, brother, sister and nephew will be at the ward to assist my mum. I’m so jealous with them. I can’t stay with my mum all day long, I’ve got this small kid to take care of. Yea, Irfan, now I know how difficult it is… to become a good mom and a good daughter at the same time, without any helper to assist.

Hope Allah will guide me on this. I pray that my mom will be recover soon.

Haven't Met You Yet - Michael Buble

2010-08-21T16:23:00.000-07:00

I just love this song...The music...the lyrics...everything.
And it always makes my son n i dance together.

Irfan...he is so into music. Whenever he listen to music, he will dance.
Still remember when we went to Sunway Pyramid a few week back, he watched Adam AF performed on stage. And he dance dengan selambanya. hehe...and this has made people look at him, clapping their hands, to give support. Penat berkawal takut dia naik stage (takut terpijak oleh Adam and the gang yang menari atas pentas). Irfan...oh Irfan. At last tak sempat kami tgk Adam perform sampai habis. Sangat tak larat untuk berkawal.

The Magic of a Loving Touch

2010-08-11T18:26:00.000-07:00

I found this website is really interesting. To create the bonding between mother and baby through infant massage. I've tried it to my son. Up until now, he still want me to give him a massage (but now as thorough as showed in the guideline, as he's now a toddler). Every morning and night, after his bath time, he'll request for lotion (or u can u baby oil as alternative) to be used for massage. He really enjoy the moments. And I think this is one way of how to keep the bonding between us, hehehe...

"The loving connection between mother and child is truly magical. It’s a bond that can be enhanced through the sense of touch, and that’s something your baby will thrive on – studies have found that infant massage increases a baby’s bone mass by 15%*

This is why we believe infant massage to be the perfect bonding activity for you and your precious one.

Infant massage brings your baby many other benefits, like motor skill development when you massage his arms and legs. Through his interactions with you during massage, your baby will also grow emotionally, and learn to feel more secure, confident and independent. Massaging your baby also has the added benefit of calming him down, which in turn can improve his sleep patterns and aid with his digestion."

(Source: http://www.babycenter.com.my/johnsonsbaby/touch)

Click here for guideline on how to massage your baby.

Hope this link can benefit all mummy out here. Cheers...Sharing is caring...

Ramadhan...Here it comes again...

2010-08-10T18:55:00.000-07:00

As usual, all Muslim are waiting for this month. Ramadhan, the month that full of barakah. Hopefully, we can improve and enhance our ibadah especially during this month, as it offer so many "pahala". So, I'm wishing "Selamat menjalani ibadah puasa" to all Muslims out there.

Here is 1 catchy message that I received from my neighbour yesterday. It makes me smile...How creative ha....

"Salam! Nama saya Syaaban. Saya ingin mengingatkan anda bahawa jiran saya iaitu Ramadhan akan datang mengunjungi anda tidak lama lagi bersama isterinya iaitu rezeki dan kedua-dua anaknya iaitu sahur dan Iftar. Mereka akan ditemani oleh ketiga-tiga cucunya, iaitu Rahmat, Barakat dan keampunan. Mereka akan pulang selepas 30 hari dengan menaiki pesawat Eid airlines. Hargailah mereka and anda akan mendapat berkat. Semoga ramadhan menjadi titik perubahan dan persediaan menghadapi mati dan mahsyar. Insya allah.

Ahlan Wa Sahlan Ya Ramadhan. "

Perbanyakkan amalan, jaga tingkah laku. Insya allah...
Moga Allah permudahkan kita menjalani ibadah pusa kali ini.
Amin...

A Birthday Wish For Irfan

2010-08-04T16:54:00.001-07:00

He's 2 today. 05082010. Alhamdulillah, I'm very thankful to Allah for the opportunity that He give me to raise a child that has always make me happy. Despite several "hard time" that I face in this journey, I feel glad to have a child who always stay with me. This is the time when the bonding between mummy and son can be maximised. To give whatever he deserves. When he grow up later, I'm sure I'll be missing this moments (My husband said, at that time, may be we can think of having another baby...hehe...). But, as for now, you are still "baby" in the family, Irfan. The one who I can still cuddle, kiss, hug and play with. Eventhough this can sometime make me restless, you give me cheers everytime you smile, dear. Thank you for making my days, Irfan.

So...on your birthday, I wanna wish you....a very Happy Birthday. My pray will always be with you, Irfan. A wish from a mom who try to give her best in guiding her son in life. To teach and mould this little khalifah requires lots of efforts and sacrifices. Hope Allah will always guide me in this. Amin...

Cinta Ada by Jaclyn Victor, Karen Kong & Sheila Majid

2010-07-01T20:29:00.000-07:00

Not sure whether it is a new song or not coz I'm not really up-to-date on that. Hehe...But the first time I listen to it...I'm in love...No doubt, their voices are great!

Layan....

Ku Mohon by Sheila Majid

2010-07-01T20:21:00.000-07:00

A beautiful song from Sheila Majid. Hear it on TV recently in Malaysia Hari Ini (segment with IJN Foundation). Really touching…This is an old song of her. But, everytime I listen to it, it makes me cry…huhu…so touching la Kak Sheila.

Now presenting…

Ku Mohon

Setiap hari kumohon
Agar Kau sentiasa
Memberiku ketenangan dalam hati... kekuatan
Menempuh segala dugaan yang mencabar ini
Pasti punya ertinya
Engkau beriku harapan

Menjawab segala persoalan
Hadapi semua dengan tenang

Dengan merasa kesyukuran
Ku doa Kau selalu
Mengawasai gerak-geriku

Berkatilah ku penuh rahmat dari Mu

Oh Tuhan terangkan hati dalam sanubariku
Oh Tuhan ku berserah segalanya kepadamu
Agar jiwaku tenang dengan bimbingan Mu selalu

Ada kalanya ku merasa hidup ini seperti kaca
Jikalau tidak bersabar
Hancur berderailah akhirnya
Tabahkanlah hatiku
Melalui semua itu... Ooh...
Kuatkanlah
Cekalkanlah diriku

Curahkanlah nikmat Mu pada hidupku...

Setahun sudah berlalu

2010-06-25T13:52:00.001-07:00

Ye, dah setahun I jaga my son sendiri. Alhamdulillah, di bawah jagaan sendiri, kurang exposure pada jangkitan penyakit. No more ulang alik ke clinic or hospital. The problem with him when he stayed at nursery is that he prone to get infection. Bukan senang nak raise a “sensitive” baby ni. Dah ada anak sendiri baru tahu. After consultation with several paeds, the same opinion was given. “He’s a sensitive baby. It’s good if he can stay at home, instead of going to nursery”. Have to make sure he lives in a clean environment, no dust, and sufficient liquid consumption, to share the basic. So, after thinking a while and discussing with Mr. Hubby, I decided to stay at home raising Irfan. Nak ambil maid, berfikir 100 kali. Tak sangka dah setahun lebih pun I raised my son by my own.

Now, he is a toddler already. I’m really happy to see Irfan grow and act actively, sampaikan sometime I feel restless pulak. Mana tak nya, aktif sangat. Need to fill his time with activities. Nak tengok dia taking nap pun susah. Maka, haruslah diriku menyediakan aktiviti yang cukup to occupy his time. Watching DVDs, among his favourite, Thomas & Friends, Barney & Friends, Baby Einstein, Brainy Baby, Bob the builder, Cars…banyaknya…Play with his toys, netbook (baru menjinakkan diri).

One thing yang tak bagusnya bila jaga anak sendiri ni, he’s so attached to you. Macam takde orang lain dah dalam dunia ni. Alahai anakku…sikit-sikit je BUI…BUI…bukan ibu ye…he’s confuse between ibu + umi. Ended up calling me BUI. Puas betulkan, but he’s still call me BUI. Whatever lah Irfan. Ibu tetap cayang kamu! Now, Irfan lah peneman ibu yang setia. Mengikut ibu ke mana sahaja ibu pergi. Thanks Allah, for giving me such a wonderful gift! Insya allah, akan ku jaga amanahMu dengan sebaik mungkin.

Feeding Problem: Milk vs Food

2010-05-03T17:44:00.000-07:00

Milk has been my son's favourite food so far. Other food such as rice, bread, cereal, he take it lightly. But, when he started to reject his milk last week, it made me worried. Oh! No...Irfan...what do you want to eat then? Or was there any problem with his throat or mouth? Please...if possible, i don't my son to meet his paed again in the near future...can't stand to see n feed him with medicine. It's difficult.

All he wants for drink is water (fruit juices). Plain water, hardly he drink. So, I started to give him food and fruit. Hmmm, he's not really into the food. Adala...makan sikit pasta, fruits, cereals and biscuits. Alhamdulillah, he managed to survive for about a week. His weight has reduced. But, this has made him even more active. It's easier for him to climb the stairs and chairs (his favourite activity). OH...now I undertand...maybe Irfan want to reduce his weight. That's why he refuse to drink his milk. Or maybe he's bored with milk. Change milk? No...he will not drink cow milk. He likes his isomil and pediasure more than any cow milk. Mommy's milk, dah lama rejected, since he's 8 mth. Until now, I still unhappy about it. Tapi, takpela, as long as he's happy, I'm happy too...tak kiralah susu apa pun Irfan minum.

And this week, he's started to crave for his milk again. Alhamdulillah. You really make me happy, Irfan. Cuma, masih tak sekerap dulu (every 3 hours). Takpe...as long as you want to drink your milk, 2-3 times a day pun cukup la. Ibu worried la if you will not have enough calcium. If Irfan eat other food, ibu tak worry sgt. Ini tidak, mkn pun tak nak sgt, susu pun xnak. hey...anakku sorang ni...macam-macam ragam.

I have learned so many things and challenges in raising my son, especially this "sensitive" child. And I'm sure mommies out there also have experienced so many challenges in raising your own childrens. All we have to do is SABAR...Insya-allah, God will help and guide us.

My Way by Robbie William

2010-04-10T17:12:00.001-07:00

Really love this song. Nak beli the dvd, tak jumpa-jumpa. Bertahun dah pun. Thanks to my friend, zubye, who share this video in facebook. Missed the song so much!

And now, the end is near;
And so I face the final curtain.
My friend, I'll say it clear,
I'll state my case, of which I'm certain.

I've lived a life that's full.
I've traveled each and ev'ry highway;
And more, much more than this,
I did it my way.

Regrets, I've had a few;
But then again, too few to mention.
I did what I had to do
And saw it through without exemption.

I planned each charted course;
Each careful step along the byway,
But more, much more than this,
I did it my way.

Yes, there were times, I'm sure you knew
When I bit off more than I could chew.
But through it all, when there was doubt,
I ate it up and spit it out.
I faced it all and I stood tall;
And did it my way.

I've loved, I've laughed and cried.
I've had my fill; my share of losing.
And now, as tears subside,
I find it all so amusing.

To think I did all that;
And may I say - not in a shy way,
" Oh no, oh no not me,
I did it my way".

For what is a man, what has he got?
If not himself, then he has naught.
To say the things he truly feels;
And not the words of one who kneels.
The record shows I took the blows -
And did it my way!

S.E.P.I

2010-03-14T10:34:00.000-07:00

Blog ini sudah agak lama tidak di update. Bukan penyakit "M" melanda, tetapi, masa yang terhad untuk berblog. Kini, fokus kepada kesihatan anak yang tidak menentu. Maklumlah, belum habis musim flu...dari december...hinggalah march. All inclusive package; fever, sore throat, cough, flu. Need to keep eyes on him. If possible, tak naklah sampai warded lagi. Doakan ye...

When everything's back normal, boleh lah ibunya berblog semula...insya-allah...

November & December in Memory

2010-01-20T06:07:00.000-08:00

The last two months in year 2009 were the most challenging months for me and family. It started with my FIL, warded for more than a week @ Hospital Kangar. My plan to fulfil my Qurban this year x menjadi lagi, when we decided to go back to Perlis for Hari Raya Qurban. Luckily my father was in the Qurban committee. He represented me for the Qurban, Alhamdulillah…he has been my representative for the past three years. Ada je halangan nak pi tgk Qurban. Hope next year dapat tgk sendiri. Insya-allah.

Aidiladha @ Hospital Kangar. Sedih sangat. First time experienced beraya di hospital. Dengan my SIL pun demam teruk kat rumah, FIL at hospital. Luckily, my MIL is a strong person. Really admire her. When we were back in town, my hsb pula diserang demam teruk. 1 whole week MC. I have to be strong. Taking care my lil one n dear hsb. Bila hsb dah ok Irfan pula demam teruk. Warded for the third time (for year 2009) at SDMC. Awal muharam di SDMC la kami.

5 days later was our anniversary. Irfan dibenarkan pulang. Syukur…that’s the best anniversary present for both of us. Nursing Irfan from home wasn’t that easy juga. Cuma ok sikit dr dok hospital. Handling his tantrum, Allah saja yang tahu. Memang mencabar jadi ibu ni. Kesabaran n ketekunan kena tinggi, especially when u have no maid to assist. Even though my mum stay nearby, tak nak susahkan dia. She’s still berubat for her backache. Agak haru biru gak le…kelam kabut je life…penat yang amat…huhu…

On Christmas, Irfan dah ok sikit. Dapat le kami bawa dia jln-jln tgk shopping complex (his favourite!). And the new year came…dah hampir 3 minggu dah…

Moga tahun baru ni memberi seribu sinar buat kami sekeluarga and anda juga. Alhamdulillah, SIL, hsb n Irfan dah ok. FIL and my mum pun bertambah ok. So glad…

Irfan’s Walk

2009-11-11T18:22:00.000-08:00

Itulah hadiah dari Irfan kepada ayahnya, sempena birthday ayah yang ke-XX. Ok tak hadiah tu ayah? Dah lama sangat ayah nak tengok Irfan berjalan kan? Dah puas dengar orang cerita anak orang ni berjalan at the age of 8 month la...9 month la...1 year la...but Irfan walk at the age of 1 year 3 mth. Hahaha...okla tu anak ibu. I never pressure u to walk dear. Memang mula2 dulu ada gak, but bila tengok Irfan macam malas je nak jalan...tak pe la..bila sampai masanya...berjalanlah dia...alhamdulillah...

Sekarang ni Irfan melalui fasa berjalan-jalan jatuh. Macam robot je dia jalan...haha...tak dapat lagi nak capture a video or picture Irfan tengah berjalan...coz ibu sibuk pegang tangan Irfan or jadi bodyguard takut anaknya jatuh. Dalam jaga-jaga tu, jatuh gak. Hehe...

Memang patut pun Irfan lambat berjalan, coz most of the time dia didukung...tak pernah dibiar sendirian lagi, walapun di usia 1 year+. Why this happened? It is becoz we all semua tak sanggup dengar Irfan berdondang lagu rock dia (haha...sounds like heavy metal you know). He’s also a baby yang tak suka dipaksa2. Lagi kita paksa, lagi dia taknak buat. Hehe...that’s my baby..With his weight of 11 kg, okla tu dah berjalan...otherwise...mencabar juga if asyik nak dukung je...

A Very Happy Birthday

2009-11-04T17:12:00.000-08:00

It’s a special day for him, which means a special day for me too. Happy birthday, my love. Boleh le share birthday celebration dengan Irfan sekali. Ayah sambut birthday yang ke **, while Irfan yang ke-15 bulan. Hmm...Irfan tiap-tiap bulan pun potong kek kan...orang lain sambut birthday setahun sekali, Irfan sebulan sekali...Sometime bila potong kuih bakar pun dia nyanyi birthday song (baby’s version le...org x faham pun...heheh).

Alhamdulillah, semalam walaupun hari hujan, dapat juga kami makan malam bertiga beranak. Jalan tak jam sangat nak ke Shah Alam, eventhough hujan..syukur...

Nak bergather2 in a bigger crowd, i plan to wait for all family members are here...Maybe a day before Raya Haji is the best day. Itu pun kalau tak balik kampong...tengok la dulu ye...

Our Syawal Weekends

2009-10-21T20:21:00.000-07:00

Bermula dari Jumaat (first week raya), balik je dari Perlis, kami terus ke Gombak, beraya di rumah kakak (sambil distribute mee udang sg dua yg glamour tu). Dah kenyang dinner at my sis’s house, balik terus ke Shah Alam. On Saturday, we all lak buat makan2 for family members from kl, ampang and penang. Sunday pula, we’d a breakfast invitation from our neighbour. Finished with makan2, it’s time for rehat plak...bawa Irfan jalan2 @ shopping complexes...(his fav routine).

Second week of Syawal, on Saturday, kami memenuhi invitation from neighbours while Sunday bertapa at my bro house for his Open House. Penat menolong for the whole day, tak larat dah nak lari ke open house kawan2. Sorry ye...terlalu byk kerja yang perlu dibuat on that day.

Third week of Raya, our turn untuk jamu jiran2 at our area. Seronok sgt dapat spend masa chat dgn diorang. Masa ni la pun nak beramah mesra dengan jiran tetangga kan...Ahad...rest with family members...ingat nak jemput kwn beraya di rumah. Since tgk pun ramai yg bz, cancel la...At last, bawa my parents jalan2 ke Kuala S’gor...Pantai Remis...just to fill up the time...huhuh...dok rumah pun Irfan bising memanjang...klu jalan, he’s ok...that’s my boy...

4^th week of raya, gi kenduri kawin at Semenyih (Shu), open house at Sepang, Shah Alam and ended with our taman perumahan celebration of Syawal...Kenyang sgt perut ni...on Sunday plak, our jiran buat kenduri...seronokle Irfan tgk org sibuk2 menyenduk makanan kat rumah dia...another happy moment with the rest of neighbour...abis dah raya...pas ni busy dgn kenduri kawin lak kot...

Busy makan2 je..bila dalila nak buat kerja ni...? wake up! Wake up!

Memory ~ End of Ramadhan & Early Syawal

2009-10-16T08:50:00.000-07:00

Bermula dari seminggu nak raya, sehinggalah kini, diriku masih busy dengan urusan-urusan domestic. Bersiap untuk raya di Gombak and Perlis, and sedikit persiapan untuk rumah sendiri di Shah Alam…penat tu…

Ramadhan yang lepas, dapat juga kami adik beradik berkumpul di rumah parents di Gombak for “berbuka puasa”. Bukan senang nak berkumpul ramai-ramai, walaupun kami semuanya stay within Klang Valley je…biasalah…masing2 dah berkeluarga…busy dengan urusan keluarga masing2…

1st raya, kami berada di Gombak sehingga Zohor. Memulakan perjalanan ke Perlis selepas solat, sampai ke destinasi jam 9. Itu pun lepas beberapa kali berhenti rehat dan membeli sedikit barang keperluan. Our 2^nd and 3rd ray,a kami penuhi dengan aktiviti ziarah sanak saudara di sana, dan juga menerima kunjungan tetamu yang datang beraya. Seronok!

Penat beraya, kami berjalan-jalan ke Kuala Perlis. Melihat Jeti Kuala Perlis, kami sekeluarga terpanggil untuk menjejakkan kaki ke Langkawi (tak pasti plak buat kali ke berapa…rasa macam very year je…maklumle…tempat 1^st honeymoon). It’s a first trip for Irfan (masa dalam perut dulu pun dah sampai Langkawi dah). Alhamdulillah, we managed to get a car and hotel there. Kali ini kami memilih Pekan Kuah sebagai lokasi hotel memandangkan musim raya. Susah sikit nak cari tempat makan melayu time2 ni…orang masih sibuk beraya…ada tu memang ada, tapi…ramai sangat orang…highly demand la katakan.

Memangku Irfan di sepanjang perjalanan dari Kuala Perlis ke Langkawi merupakan suatu tugas yang mencabar. Anak kecil yang tidak tahu duduk diam ni terus aktif, ligat bergerak dan cuba bermesra-mesra dengan penumpang yang lain…how peramah he is…not like his mother or father…he’s more like his grand daddy…heheh…

Nak bawa barang and dukung anak…aduh penat le travel by feri bila ada anak ni…hopefully next time leh naik flight je (husband I nak ke?) Stayed a night there, balik semula ke Perlis. Bermalam di kampung for another day, then, we were heading back to KL. On the way, sempat singgah ke Sungai Dua, hunting for Mee Udang le…apa lagi…siap bawa bekalan for the whole family in KL (but I suggest makan kat kedai je la…it taste even better).

Balik KL, maka bermula aktiviti raya di KL pula…(pagi raya sempat beraya di rumah parents je).

Being a fulltime housewife…Can I earn extra pocket money?

2009-09-30T14:08:00.000-07:00

Life will never be the same. Kalau dulu, hantar anak kat nursery, then, I can go to work. Sekarang, bila dah jaga anak sendiri, memang tak de masa nak ke ofis. So, I have to work from home. When I start searching for home based business opportunity, memang banyak. Tak terkira. But, I need to sit down and read further before deciding to choose the right opportunities for me. After a while, I managed to screen several programmes that can really suit me. Maklumlah, being a housewife, especially yang ada baby kecil ni, most of my time is spent for the baby. Nak buat extra job, sometime, dah too exhausted. Handling a very demanding and active baby like mine is really a challenging task for me. Huh! No wonder he can’t stayed at his nursery. Hehehe…

Being at home, I’m still feeling like earning some extra income to support the family, I mean helping my husband, especially to buy Irfan’s toy, our family leisure and entertainment, my own stuff (macam-macam mende nak beli…hehe…), and etc. Thanks to Vemma for providing such facilities (a very good business support system), so that I manage to earn some money for my family.

For me, Vemma is a home based internet business opportunity for all. Walau sesibuk mana pun, we can still handle it, since most of the jobs are done by the system. As the owner, we just have to promote the website. Promote…promote…and promote…

I love the system and also the taste of its mangosteen juice that labelled “ the most power antioxidant in the world”. Vemma provides a powerful liquid formula that makes it easy to get the vitamins, minerals and antioxidants you need to form a solid nutritional foundation. Each refreshing serving is bioavailable (body-ready), delicious and easy to drink! That’s make me really in love with Vemma.

Kalau dulu I have a facial routine every 3 weeks, now can delay. Tak perlu risau tak cukup masa nak ke beauty salon sebab jaga anak dah sebab when I consume Vemma, my skin’s condition still look good eventhough tak dijaga sangat. Best kan? Multi-vitamin pun malas nak telan dah, cukup sekadar minum vemma sekali sehari. I feel energetic to perform my daily routine with my lil one. That’s make me very happy. Thanks for making my days Vemma…

Salam Aidilfitri Buat Semua

2009-09-20T23:05:00.000-07:00

Di kesempatan yang ada ini, kami sekeluarga (dalila, roslan & irfan) ingin menghulurkan tangan memohon kemaafan sekiranya ada silap dan salah sempena Syawal yang mulia ini. Kami sekeluarga akan beraya di Gombak dan Perlis seperti biasa. Penat tu memang penat, tapi bila dah jumpa sanak saudara...hilang rasa penat...bergelak ketawa...bercerita kisah2 keluarga...suatu moment yang cukup bermakna...Kami bercuti hampir seminggu setengah untuk raya kali ini. Hope berbaloi...Berhati2 di jalan raya ye...pandu cermat jiwa selamat...

Gunakanlah masa cuti kita semua dengan aktiviti kekeluargaan yang boleh mengeratkan lagi silaturahim...Insya-allah...

Musim cuti2 ni, tak tahu le ada ke tidak kerajinan nak meng-update blog ni....

“Unplanned” haircut end up with “unexpected” result

2009-08-24T18:02:00.000-07:00

Dah lama Irfan tak potong rambut. Makin lama makin panjang. He need a haircut. Tapi, malas sangat nak pergi bawa dia ke tempat biasa dia gunting rambut (one of kedai at Gombak) without his daddy. Yelah, tempat gunting rambut lelaki kan...but the tukang gunting really a nice person...penyabar dengan pelbagai gelagat anak-anak kecil yang bergunting rambut di kedainya. Props di kedai ni really simple and basic sahaja. But the service is good.

Last night, when we decided to bring Irfan for a night walk, we stop at Tesco. Dah almost 1015 pm at that time. We saw kedai gunting rambut kat Tesco tu kosong. I mean tukang guntingnya tak ramai customer. Bila tengok props di kedai tu...hmmm..may be we should give a try. Di kedainya ada kerusi khas untuk gunting rambut budak. Kerusi with kereta mainan. I knew that Irfan will love to sit in the car. He loves steering a lot. Wheels too...biasa la kan..dah nama pun anak lelaki. Based on the props at that shop, plus the barber, who is free at that time (the other one tengah menggunting), I think I should bring Irfan in for a haircut.

So, I pun masuk ke kedai tu, ask the tukang gunting to do a hair cut for Irfan and his ayah too. For Irfan, i nak rambutnya dipotong pendek. Ok...the result....rambut irfan dah menyerupai rambut Mawi World...almost botak...alahai...sedihnya ibu tengok rambut anak ibu ni...bila nak panjang balik entah le...Hopefully cepatla...

Kesian tengok Irfan meronta-ronta tak nak rambutnya dipotong. Ingat boleh leka duduk atas kerusi kereta mainan tu...rupa-rupanya tidak...When he saw the barber put on the small bib, terus disentapnya lapik tersebut. Bila bergunting, lagilah haru...Menangis sekuat-kuat hatinya...ibu pun sedih tengok keadaan anak ibu ketika itu.

Next time kena pergi kedai yang biasa Irfan bergunting rambut di Gombak. Walaupun Irfan nangis masa bergunting, tapi takle ke havoc ni...He’s more relaxs and sabar. Bila tengok budak nangis, he stop a while. Sesuaile nak potong rambut budak...potongannya pun cantik...Cakap je potong pendek...dia tahu dah hair style yang sesuai for Irfan. Pendek doesn’t mean botak...huhuhu...haru betul...

But,i admit la...the work pendek tu pun is very subjective kan...tapi, kot ye pun potong le sikit-sikit kan...and then tanya le kita whenter it is ok or not. Ni terus je trim ikut suka hati dia...hmmm..sib baik le rambut...leh tumbuh semula...but it takes time...sedinya tengok Irfan with his new haircut. Ni buat serik nak gunting rambut kat tempat lain tu...nampaknya lepas ni, kat Gombak gak le...

Melihat rambut Irfan macam tu, i wonder what will happen to my husband’s hair. Sib baik ok. Cakap potong pendek gak...macamana tu...hmm...tak pasal-pasal Irfan “bertahalul” semalam. Hmmm...tak pe la...nak buat macamana, mende dah jadi... After this, we wanna bring a picture as guidelines for the barber. Kalau tak faham juga tak tau le...Apa-apa pun, rasanya lambat lagi le Irfan nak bergunting rambut, dah kepala pun hampir botak kan...?

Moral of the story, kedai yang cantik, props yang bagus, tidak menjamin kualiti perkhidmatan yang baik...Sometime, kedai and props yang simple pun boleh memberi mutu servis yang memuaskan...One more thing, the benefit of being loyal. Kalau dah biasa dengan sesuatu tu, tak yah le gatal-gatal tukar...(but sometime nak tukar selera gak kan...). Sebab yang baru tu tak semestinya bagus...(but, x semestinya tak bagus)....hish..pening gak tu...tepuk dada...tanya selera...

Even myself pun pernah 2-3 kali try facial at different place that usual, but end up being loyal to the one in Wangsa Maju....(hehe...dekatdengan Gombak juga kan?). Sanggup datang dari Shah Alam ke Gombak for facial, and I think I should do the same thing for my son....

Salam Ramadhan

2009-08-22T21:34:00.000-07:00

Assalamualaikum & Salam Sejahtera,

Rasanya masih belum terlambat untuk ucapkan salam Ramadhan untuk semua rakan-rakan Muslim. Sama-samalah kita berdoa agar Ramadhan kali ini disambut dengan lebih meriah dengan ibadah-ibadah yang mampu dikerjakan. Antaranya, solat tarawih, sedekah dan amal jariah. Jom kumpul merit untuk bekalan masa depan…

Ni dalam mood malas nak menulis. Entahle… hope kemalasan ini akan berakhir cepat. Otherwise, susah gak la…

Untuk panduan diri sendiri dan juga pembaca sekalian:

Fadhilat mengerjakan Solat Tarawih

Malam Pertama
Diampuni dosa orang-orang yg beriman sebagaimana keadaannya baru dilahirkan

Malam Ke-2
Diampunkan dosa orang-orang yg beriman yg mengerjakan Solat Tarawih, serta dosa-dosa kedua ibubapanya

Malam Ke-3
Para malaikat di bwh 'Arasy menyeru kpd manusia yg mengerjakan Solat Tarawih itu agar meneruskan solatnya pd mlm2 yg lain, semoga Allah akan mengampunkan dosa-dosa mereka

Malam Ke-4
Orang-orang yg mengerjakan Solat Tarawih akan memperolehi pahala sebagaimana pahala yg diperolehi oleh orang-orang yg membaca kitab-kitab Taurat, Zabur, Injil dan Al-Quran

Malam Ke-5
Allah SWT akan mengurniakan pahala seumpama pahala orang-orang yg mengerjakan sembahyang di Masjidil Haram, Masjidil Madinah dan Masjidil Aqsa

Malam Ke-6
Allah SWT akan mengurniakan kepadanya pahala seumpama pahala malaikat-malaikat yg bertawaf di Baitul Makmur serta setiap batu dan tanah berdoa untuk keampunan orang-orang yg mengerjakan tarawih mlm itu

Malam Ke-7
Seolah-olah ia dpt bertemu dgn Nabi Musa a.s serta menolong Nabi Musa menentang musuhnya Fir'aun dan Hamman

Malam Ke-8
Allah SWT mengurniakan pahala orang yg bersolat tarawih sebagaimana pahala yg dikurniakan kepada Nabi Ibrahim a.s

Malam Ke-9
Allah SWT akan mengurniakan pahala dan dinaikkan mutu ibadat hamba-Nya seperti Nabi Muhammad s.a.w

Malam Ke-10
Allah SWT mengurnikan kepadanya kebaikan dunia dan akhirat

Malam Ke-11
Ia meninggal dunia dlm keadaan bersih dari dosa seperti baru dilahirkan

Malam Ke-12
Ia akan dibangkitkan pada hari kiamat dgn muka yg bercahaya-cahaya

Malam Ke-13
Ia akan dtg pada hari kiamat di dlm keadaan aman sentosa dari sebarang kejahatan dan keburukan

Malam Ke-14
Malaikat-malaikat akan dtg menyaksikan mereka bersolat tarawih serta Allah SWT tidak
akan menyesatkan mereka

Malam Ke-15
Semua malaikat yg memikul 'Arasy dan Kursi akan berselawat dan mendoakannya supaya Allah mengampunkannya

Malam Ke-16
Allah SWT menuliskan baginya dari kalangan mereka yg terlepas dari api neraka dan dimasukkan ke dlm syurga

Malam Ke-17
Allah SWT menuliskan baginya pahala pada mlm ini sebanyak pahala para Nabi

Malam Ke-18
Malaikat akan menyeru: Wahai hamba Allah sesungguhnya Allah telah redha denganmu dan dengan kedua ibubapamu (yg masih hidup atau yg sudah mati)

Malam Ke-19
Allah SWT akan meninggikan darjatnya di dlm Syurga Firdaus

Malam Ke-20
Allah SWT mengurnikan kepadanya pahala sekalian orang yg mati syahid dan orang-orang yg soleh

Malam Ke-21
Allah SWT akan membina untuknya sebuah mahligai di dalam syurga yg diperbuat dari cahaya

Malam Ke-22
Ia akan dtg pada hari kiamat di dlm keadaan aman dari sebarang huru-hara pada hari tersebut

Malam Ke-23
Allah SWT akan membina untuknya sebuah bandar di dalam syurga daripada cahaya

Malam Ke-24
Allah SWT akan membuka peluang untuk 20 tahun ibadat bagi orang-orang yg mengerjakan solat tarawih pada mlm tersebut

Malam Ke-25
Allah SWT akan mengangkat seksa kubur darinya

Malam Ke-26
Allah SWT akan mengurniakan pahala 40 tahun ibadat bagi orang-orang yg mengerjakan
solat tarawih pada mlm tersebut

Malam Ke-27
Allah SWT akan mengurniakan kepadanya kemudahan untuk melintasi titian sirat sepantas kilat

Malam Ke-28
Allah SWT akan menaikkan kedudukannya seribu darjat di akhirat

Malam Ke-29
Allah SWT akan mengurniakan kepadanya pahala seribu haji yg mabrur

Malam Ke-30
Allah SWT akan memberi penghormatan kepada orang-orang yg bertarawih pada mlm terakhir dgn firman-Nya yg bermaksud: Wahai hambaku! makanlah segala jenis buah-buahan yg engkau ingini untuk dimkn di dlm syurga dan mandilah kamu di dlm sungai yg bernama salsabil serta minumlah air dari telaga yg dikurniakan kepada Nabi Muhammad s.a.w yg bernama Al-Kautsar.

It’s Time to Say Goodbye FS

2009-08-08T00:51:00.000-07:00

Medela Freestyle is the second breast pump that I bought to breastfeed my baby. The first one was Avent ISIS IQ Uno, also an electric pump. Bukannya apa, nakkan kemudahan untuk mengepam susu. But, suddenly, Irfan refuse to direct feeding. I aware that my breastmilk have becoming less and less at that time. Thanks to Medela Freestyle…dapat pam dengan lebih efisyen. After two months, Irfan refuse to drink the breastmilk pula…aduh…pening kepala ibu dengan karenah anak ibu sorang ni…sanggup berlapar tu…

Disebabkan ibu tak sanggup melihat anak ibu kelaparan, terpaksa le bagi gak formula milk. Before this pun memang campur between breastmilk and formula milk…At last, memang dia tak nak langsung susu ibu…huhuh…maka my FS terpaksa lah disimpan…After 3-4 months pam tu terperap kat dalam almari, terfikir pula nak let go…lagi lama tgk, lagi sedih…Mana tak nya, myself dulu 3 years masih BF lagi…my son ni dpt 8 mths je…

Alhamdulillah, kini I’m in the process of posting the FS to the buyer at Kelantan. Really hope that she can fully utilized the FS. Bila mengumpulkan n packing all the accessories, rasa nak menitik gak airmata ni…teringatkan kegagalan nak BF anak sampai 2 years. Tgk ramai kawan2 kat susuibu grad with phd, tapi saya tak dapat…sedih…Hopefully, efa leh successfully grad with FS ni ye?

Just wanna share some info about breastpump. Those who are insterested can browsed the following sites:

http://www.breastpumpcomparisons.com/

http://www.medelafreestyle.com/

http://www.avent.com/

Of course there are so many other websites that offer valuable information on breastfeeding. You justhave to search for it, and to do that, it will require you to spend some time...it's worth it...

Happy pumping to all mommies out there!

Irfan turns 1 today.

2009-08-04T19:20:00.000-07:00

Alhamdulillah...hari ni tepat umur Irfan setahun. Tak sangka dah besar anak ibu ni...Wajah yang ibu tatap setiap hari kian lama kian matang...(Cuma manja nya masih macam tu jugak...ibu tak boleh hilang..hehe...ibu pun rindu bangat kat Irfan kalau Irfan takde depan mata). Maybe that’s the bonding built between mommy (esp. yang jadi homemaker) and child. Sememangnya Irfan dijaga bagai menatang minyak yang penuh...well...semua parents pun mcm tu kan? Siapa tak sayang anak kan?

Kehadiran Irfan in our family memang tak disangka...After 7 years of marriage, penantian dan kesabaran kami suami isteri boleh dikatakan amat berbaloi. Syukur Allah makbulkan doa kami agar dikurniakan zuriat lelaki. Dah lama sangat ibu dan ayah teringin menimang anak lelaki...akhirnya dapat juga...

Masih tak dapat kulupakan saat-saat manis ketika aku disahkan pregnant. Terkejut...terharu..gembira...semuanya ada...Then, bleeding pulak...punyalah risau...I was under Dato’ Dr Siti Zaliha’s supervision at that time. Nasib baik kandungan ok. Cuma kena banyak berehat dan relaxs. Tak boleh tension-tension...Alhamdulillah tempoh 9 bulan pregnant kulalui dengan pelbagai kenangan manis dan pahit...Jalan merata-rata, dengan harapan lepas dapat anak boleh duduk rumah je jaga anak...rupa-rupanya, anak yang keluar pun kaki jalan juga. Tak suka dok rumah...memang le Irfan ni anak ibu dan ayah ye? Memang we all ni family yg suka jalan...nak buat macamana...

At his 1 year age, Irfan dah cekap merangkak...laju je...sampai tak terkejar...cukup aktif...tak kenal erti penat...dia cuma rehat time tidur saja...tu pun sehari sekali je...masih belum berjalan...agak malas berjalan dengan kaki sendiri (unless main bola dengan kawan2nya...laju je bertatih). Mulut cukup petah bercakap bahasa @!2*&^...ibu pun x sure...german ke perancis ke...dah mula faham kata-kata orang...standard la kan...? Peramah..suka berkawan dengan orang yang lebih tua darinya....Hmm..kalau nak listkan semua perkembangan...ibu tak larat le...Suppose ibu buat milestone every month kan? Heheh..milestone for my own work pun tak terbuat...inikan pula for irfan...hehe...

Ibu and ayah doakan Irfan jadi anak yang soleh, bertanggungjawab and be somebody yang berguna dan disegani kelak. Okla..ibu bukan boleh lama2 sgt merapu...bila Irfan dah bangun nanti, sibuk dengan irfan pula...

Happy 1st Birthday Irfan Hadif...

Hope you are happy with all the pressie that we bought for you dear! Insya allah, ada rezeki lain nanti, bolehlah menambah koleksi yang ada.

Geram...Sakit Hati...

2009-08-01T02:12:00.000-07:00

Itulah yang kurasa di saat keretaku dilanggar oleh seorang pemuda yang "kurang ajar". Dah la langgar belakang kereta orang, minta maaf pun x reti. I really don't understand what kind of person he is?...lepas buat salah tak reti minta maaf. Sah sah dia yang salah. Tengah best drive along federal highway last week (29 july, around 6.20 pm), tiba-tiba...bang...terkejut betul.

Memang trafik masa tu sesak, orang semua balik dari ofis...so...semua kereta bergerak perlahan, including mine...suddenly kena sondol dari belakang...My husband and baby pun ada duduk kat belakang. The first thing yang i really concern was my baby. Takut dia terkejut. Then, we all keluar kejap, tengok keadaan kereta, and beralih ke tepi for further discussion.

When i asked this guy, macamana boleh langgar ni? Ingat dia nak minta maaf. Tapi, dia cuma kata dia tertidur. Ya Allah, I was so embarrased...Ada juga melayu & islam yang tak reti minta maaf ye? Sorry to say...I really hate this part. Pastu, bila report kat balai, dia boleh tukar cerita pula. Kata my car yang masuk lane dia, and dia tak sempat brek, itulah berlanggar...Ooo..come on...i rasa nak sepak je muka this guy bila baca report dia...penipu besar...salah ke kalau berterus terang je...Kalau dah bersalah tu...mengaku je la...u yang cuai...tertidur...ni dah le bagi statement salah, pastu reka cerita macam kita pula yang salah...Can u imagine betapa teruknye behaviour lelaki ni...?Kalau ramai yang macam ni...teruk la...Kalau kes ni pun dia boleg tipu, tak tahu la...kes-kes yang lain...x baik tuduh kan?!! Tapi, geram punya pasal...

i though i deal dengan orang yang jujur, rupa-rupanya sangkaanku meleset. I'm actually dealing with a guy yang kurang ajar & penipu...kebetulan my car bumper, dia hit teruk di sebelah kanan, sedap-sedap je tukar statement. Eiii...geram and sakit hati sangat bila orang tak ngaku salah ni...En. J*zm*n, memang u dah susahkan we all sekeluarga this week. Kereta terpkasa masuk workshop...Disebabkan kecuaian u, all of us pun terlibat. Geram betul...Pastu, bagi statement palsu pula pada polis...sabar je la...Well, u boleh tipu statement di balai, but not Allah yang senantiasa melihat...

Hanya Allah sahaja yang tahu apa yang kurasa sekarang...Dialah tempat ku mengadu...Ya allah...tunjukkanlah kebenaran...Engkau berilah keinsafan kepada saudara yang bernama seperti di atas...Amin...

Separation Anxiety

2009-07-28T19:02:00.000-07:00

We are still not settling down with this problem. Irfan is still bergayut je dengan ibu. Ingat dah tak nak breastfeeding, kurangle problem separation anxiety ni, rupa-rupanya semakin menjadi. Kena pulak ibu dah jaga Irfan sendiri, memang 24 jam le si kenit ni melekap je dengan ibu. Banyak gak cara dah cuba nak kurangkan masalah ni, so far lom lg berkesan. Thanks to kak Suria for highlighting this term separation anxiety to me. Hehe...sebelum ni tak tahu pun. Some useful info about this problem is available at babycentre website. I’m still studying on how to reduce this problem. In my case, a bit difficult, coz jaga anak sendiri. So, memang most of the time dia duduk dengan kita kan?...Kalau tinggal pun kejap je...time ngajar tutorial 4 hours a week. Other time, memang mengadap kita je...

But, masa I sent him to nursery pun, problem ni ada. Everytime I left him with the caregiver, melalak...and most of the time dia kat nursery...he cry...tak de keje lain...may be he’s not independent yet. I saw several other baby dah independent sejak kecil lagi...May be silap kami juga...secara tidak langsung memanjakan anak...hehe...susah juga...coz i really love babies...and dapat Irfan pun after 7 years of marriage...of course le irfan manja kan? How to balance this thing out? #%&O*(7%(....

Need to find out more about this matter....

http://www.babycenter.com/0_separation-anxiety_12652.bc

http://www.babycenter.com/0_separation-anxiety_145.bc

Bila Dah Jaga Anak Sendiri

2009-07-21T22:42:00.000-07:00

Lepas warded for pneumonia, Irfan is no longer staying at his nursery. I decided to take care of my own son. Memang satu keputusan yang agar sukar, memandangkan beban kerja yang kian bertambah. Namun, demi kebaikan dan kesihatan anak, haruslah siibu berkorban. Alhamdulillah, dah sebulan lebih Irfan tak ke taska, bershopping pun kurang, dia tak perlu makan apa-apa ubat. Just kena attend follow up with Dr Ali. Penting tu, takut penyakitnya datang balik. Fobia rasanya melihat keadaan Irfan masa dia tak sihat dulu. Memang tak berani nak pergi GP je lepas ni. Apa-apa pun lebih baik terus jumpa pakar. Tak sanggup tengok asyik bertukar-tukar ubat...penyakit tak baik2.

After a month, now badan Irfan pun dah bertambah sihat...montok sikit. Ehem...jangan montok sangat ye, nanti tak larat ibu and ayah nak dukung...My hobby yang suka window shopping pun terpaksa dikurangkan. Hanya bawa Irfan melawat taman-taman...outdoor outing je la....(suka ayahnya....ibu la tension sikit).

Bila dah 24 hrs dok dengan anak ni, dia pun tersangatlah attached nye dengan kita. Sampaikan tak boleh hilang langsung. Nak makan and minum pun kena menyorok...otherwise...kena serang....heheh...Last week pergi ke UM untuk urusan registration jap pun, dia dah ngamuk kena tinggal dengan nenek. Nampaknya, sekarang myself dah kurang sangat masa untuk buat kerja sendiri. Apatah lagi leisure. Just wondering macamana my mum jaga ketiga2 orang anaknya, while ayah pergi kerja. How hard it is...At least i jaga sorang anak je...Itulah pengorbanan ibu. Jasanya perlu dikenang sampai bila-bila. Sebanyak mana pun duit yang kita berikan kepadanya, takkan sama dengan pengorbanan ibu terhadap anaknya...huhu...terharu pulak rasa bila tulis entry ni.

Percutian Terpaksa Ditunda

2009-06-23T16:34:00.000-07:00

Dalam kesibukan kami merancang percutian sekeluarga yang dijadualkan minggu lalu, Irfan diserang demam. Pada kami, biasalah. Dia memang agak kerap demam, berselang seli dengan batuk, selsema dan sakit tekak. Mungkin by the time kami nak bercuti tu, dia akan OK. This is based on our previous experience. Daripada 4 destinasi yang disenarai pendek, kami mengambil keputusan untuk bercuti di salah sebuah pulau di pantai timur. Just to relax and have fun with family members. Mandi manda, snorkelling bersama Irfan. Bestnya... Semua kelengkapan telah pun dibeli. Maklumlah, first time nak fully bercuti di pulau. Sebelum ni hanya ambil 1 day trip je. Tu pun ke Pulau Payar je (Kat Langkawi). So kali ni memang dah get ready dengan baju mandi la, floating seat for Irfan. Cuma snorkelling equipment je tak beli. Plan nak sewa je kat sana.

Tapi, kali ni, demam Irfan tak baik-baik. Dah seminggu lebih. Mesti ada something wrong. Every 3-4 hours terpaksa bagi ubat. Sedih tengok dia asyik makan ubat je. Bila tak sihat, ragam pun menjadi. Masa nilah kesabaran seorang ibu tercabar. Terbayang susah payah ibu kita dulu jaga kita. Dahl ah masa tu takde facilities macam zaman sekarang ni. Hmm..moral of the story, hargai ibu....

Sehari sebelum kami berangkat, demam irfan makin menjadi. Muntah dan cirit birit. Kali pertama jumpa pakar, kami diberi peluang untuk jaga Irfan di rumah under strict monitoring. So, kami tak jadi bercuti. Bercuti kat rumah je la. Jaga Irfan. Bagi irfan makan antibiotic, monitor his temperature. Memang teramatlah tinggi suhu badannya. Selepas 3 hari, tiada perubahan. Maka, terpaksalah masuk wad. Hasil pemerhatian pakar menunjukkan dia diserang pneumonia. Aduh! Takutnya dengar...Now he is on his antibiotic course. Tak tahu le berapa lama...Dr kata after dah discharged nanti pun kena continue with the antibiotic...apa-apa pun ibu dan ayah doakan semoga Irfan cepat sembuh. Doakan sama ye kawan2?

After 1+ months...

2009-06-04T19:27:00.000-07:00

Dah lama tak update blog ni.I'd been too busy lately. Tak sempat nak mengadap blog. Macam-macam hal berlaku during April, May & June. Started with my final exam, assignments and proposal report to be submitted on end of April and early May. Plus Irfan yang on and off demam yang panas sgt (his temp reached 40.2 degree). Hanya fikirkan soal kesihatan Iran je masa tu. Hati ibu mana yang tak risau bila tengok anak sakit kan?

Dalam pada sibuk uruskan hal Irfan, my husband pula demam panas. Tak pernah tengok dia demam seteruk tu. Sampai 4 days MC. Selalu 1 day dah OK. I terpaksa bertahan...otherwise, memang susah. We all dah pernah rasa semua tu last Januari. When semua tak sihat...lagi pening kepala. Masa ni lah baru I rajin nak makan multi-vit la, etc. Terpaksalah hantar report yang kelam-kabut..sedihnya...

When Irfan dah sihat betul, baru hantar dia ke taska. Hantar sehari dua, again..mild fever, selsema and batuk. Tak tahulah sampai bila i boleh sabar dengan dugaan ni semua. May be i need to find alternative. Betul juga kawan2 kata, kalau hantar anak ke taska ni...senang sakit...Should i opt for helper?

Then, my aunty pula meninggal. Terkejut betul. Coz, sebelum ni tak de problem pun. Sempatlah dia duduk rumah baru dia for 2 weeks. Sedih lagi...

Next, our trip to Perlis. Not for holiday this time. But, untuk meraikan my SIL's wedding. Tak dapat nak balik lama coz banyak urusan kat KL yang perlu disiapkan. From Kangar to Jitra, rumah pengantin lelaki..then balik KL.

Badan mula rasa tak sihat coz dah lama tak rehat...huh...but still have to prepare for presentation. Aduh! Ni dah habis present (tak pasti lagi the outcome). Kena betulkan report pula...Bila lah boleh gi bercuti nih?

Ku Sentiasa Merindui Saat Ini…

2009-04-23T01:14:00.000-07:00

Irfan was so happy masa ni. Dapat berdukung dgn his daddy using the carrier. He really enjoy himself in the carrier. But now, when his weight dah mencecah 8.6kg, his daddy start complaining sakit belakang…Bukan ayah je yang complain, ibu pun sama. Kalau malas pakai carrier, we carry him by ourself. Time dukung tu memang tak rasa sakit, tapi…dua hari selepas tu, mulalah badan rasa sakit-sakit nak demam.

Walaupun carrier tu boleh digunakan sehingga baby cecah berat 11 kg, orang yang mendukung la mungki tak larat. Dah la, ayah and ibu ni kaki berjalan…Tak boleh jadi ni…irfan has to learn guna stroller pulak…

Stroller ni dah lama ibu beli…since dalam pantang lagi..One of her favourite stroller la…actually ada dua stroller yang I minat…quinny zapp and peg perego. End up beli peg perego…kalau boleh nak beli dua-dua..sib baik xde duit cukup…heheh… Takpela..maybe kalau next baby nanti, beli quinny pulak…boleh ke? I dah train Irfan naik stroller since habis pantang lagi, but when my hsb refuse nak guna stroller kat shopping complex (yeah! I understand…agak susah nak go to 1 floor to the other klu guna stroller), so end up guna carrier. Bila Irfan dah besar ni, nak start balik guna stroller…susah juga...have to train him…nangis je dia bila naik stroller…

That’s why ibu really merindui saat ini…saat irfan bermanja-manjaan dengan ayah n ibu dalam carrier. While ayah carry Irfan, Ibu pegang tangan irfan…bergurau…boleh peluk…rasa dekat sgt dgn dia..Bila dah naik stroller…rasa intim tu agak kurang…huhu…I really missed this moment…Yeah, whatever it is, masa akan terus berlalu…fikirlah ke hadapan…

Lunch @ Kak Suria's House

2009-04-19T23:45:00.000-07:00

It was last two weeks event. Lambatnya update blog kan? I'm so busy right now. This coming wednesday ada final exam....nak submit assignments and report...tu yang tak update blog. Masa yang ada cuma 6-8 hours a day... lagi 18 hours tu...busy dgn tanggungjawab lain pula...tu belum tolak hal-hal lain...for example, anak tak sihat, diri sendiri tak sihat, etc...But, I believe Allah jadikan 24 hours a day tu...memang cukup untuk kita siapkan tugasan yang ada...think positive...

Back to the topic, memang best on that Sunday. Almost all my collegues from accounting and finance departments were there...enjoy every moment together. Cuma tak dapat stay lama sgt (tapi...quite lama gak...2+ hours). Bila dah bawa anak ni, tak tahan tengok anak bila dia meragam...so...terpaksa berundur...

Macam-macam cerita yang didengar. Semuanya bercita-cita tinggi...bagus la kawan-kawanku ni...Hope i pun begitu....good luck everyone....Hope we can have another gathering...kat mana pula ye? Anyway, thanks for the delicious meal....kak su. memang sedap nasi ayam tu...

Lepas bersuka ria, next day Irfan down for mild fever and sakit mata...then his fever went up and down till this week. Hope he'll get better soon...Bila dah start batuk, sakit tekak and selsema...really need extra care for him...tak sanggup tgk dia warded...try to take care of him at home...

P/S: kak Su, this pic was taken from your blog. Tak sempat nak upload my pic.

Thanks For the Visit

2009-04-07T17:59:00.000-07:00

Last week is another "family time" for us. Mana tak nye, we had guest lagi. Seronok Irfan dapat jumpa mak lang and mak su nya. His cousin, Hazman pun datang. Sambil they all gi shopping and meeting kat KL, dapat gak jenguk Irfan. Thanks for the visit. Walaupun seketika cuma, dapat gak Irfan jumpa family nya. Sebab we all pun dah lama tak balik kg kan? Bila lama-lama tak jumpa family, takut tak kenal pula...hehehe....maklumlah, baby ni cepat lupa. Insya allah, we all pula akan balik ke kg bulan May ni. Yang sedihnya, kali ni tak sempat nak snap gambar. Myself and husband busy jaga Irfan. He is much more active sekarang. Semua benda nak dicapainya. Dah mula nak panjat sana, panjat sini...Tak sempat nak pegang camera la...pegang Irfan je. Letih...letih...But, certainly, it's a wonderful experience for both of us. Ye la, first baby kan...Paling bagus pun ambil gambar guna camera phone je. But, the quality not that good. Should i change my hp? Upgrade ke N96 pulak ke...Hmm...

When Irfan Refuse Direct Feeding

2009-03-29T19:11:00.000-07:00

He’s my only son (so far). Now he’s almost 8 months.What I noticed lately, he prefer to be fed using bottle, as compared to direct feeding. And last week, Irfan dah tak nak langsung direct feeding. What wrong? EBM pun tak suka sangat. Alahai…sedihnya…Does it indicate the end of my breastfeeding for Irfan? Hopefully not. Even though I failed to exclusively breastfeeding him for the first 6 months, I’ve tried as much as possible to pump the breastmilk so that he can still get his susu ibu at his Taska. Everyday I pump the breastmilk, buat stok. It’s my mistake for not spending enough time to do a research on exclusive breastfeeding. End up fail to exclusively breastfeeding my baby for the first 6 months. I really impress tengok some of the moms out there berjaya breastfeed her babies up to 2 years. In my case, tak tahu le…need to do something about this…It’s ok if Irfan tak nak direct feeding sebab dia suka sangat gigit nipple (especially bila dah start tumbuh gigi ni), tapi, takkan le tak nak minum EBM from the bottle…huhuhu….ibu dah semakin bersemangat mengepam, siap upgrade from single to double pump lagi…hope irfan still nak minum EBM ye…kalau boleh, sampai 2 tahun…hehehe…bleh ke agak ye?

What a Lovely Weekends We Had

2009-03-24T19:10:00.000-07:00

Last week, our family from Perlis came to KL. So, dapatlah stay overnight at our house. Seronok betul Irfan dapat main dengan ramai orang. Otherwise, ada ibu and ayah je kat rumah. Walaupun tak dapat layanan yang sempurna dari kami sekeluarga (maklumlah agak sibuk dengan tugasan harian n jaga Irfan lagi), kami cuba apa yang terbaik. Dapat jugalah bawa family jalan-jalan sekitar KL and Shah Alam. Bila Irfan dah besar sikit lagi, bolehlah jalan jauh sikit. Kalau time cuti sem, lagi best. Ni time tengah semester, I still busy with my classes, tu yang kacau tu…huh! Nasib baik hsb dapat cuti...Anyway, thanks for visiting us. Kan best kalau tok and tokwan dapat stay lama sikit dengan Irfan…Tapi, nak buat macamana, banyak kerja-kerja yang tok and tokwan terpaksa tinggalkan bila mereka datang sini…Kami faham…Oklah…actually nak cerita panjang, tapi…tak boleh la. Ada kelas today. Need to make some preparation…To be continued…

Ni ada gambar kenangan Irfan with Tok, Tokwan n Maksu. Boleh lah lepas rindu dendam tok n tokwan bila tgk gambar ni ye? tapi, sorry le...Irfan sexy sikit, saje nak tayang diapernya yang banyak gambar cartoon winnie the pooh tu...hehe...actually dia baru je bangun tidur and change his diapers. Masa tu his grandparent dah nak berangkat balik ke Perlis, end up ambil gambar tanpa seluar...Sorry ye? Insya-allah, May nanti kami pula balik ke Perlis. Dah lama tak jalan-jalan jauh...lagi-lagi sekitar KL je, shopping complex le..mana lagi...hope cuti May ni boleh gi jalan2 sambil makan kenduri....meraikan Maksu...Hehe...boleh lah Irfan dapat kawan tak lama lagi...Boring gak dok kampung sorang...Boleh kan maksu...?

Agaknya, May ni Irfan dah ready ke nak travel ke Langkawi? Ibu pun rindu nak ke sana...maklumlah..tempat honeymoon lagi dikenang...the last time kami ke sana, masa Ibu pregnant 7 months+, pastu tu jalan dekat2 kl je...get ready for Irfan. Sekarang Irfan pun dah besar sikit, boleh bawa ke mana saja....Irfan pun suka jalan kan?...

On My Birthday

2009-03-17T17:59:00.000-07:00

Yeah! It’s my birthday again. As usual, every year memang saat ini akan tiba. Usia akan meningkat lagi. Huhuhu….Setakat ni, Alhamdulillah, segala apa yang diinginkan ada di depan mata. But, of course there are other things yang masih belum dicapai. Apa pun, syukur atas segala rezeki yang Allah berikan. Bagi meraikan hari jadi yang ke 31, kami pun buat family gathering. Sedih sangat sebab one of my niece takde during the event. Yang lain ada…

Balik dari kerja, everyone gather at my mum’s place. At first, my husband plan to have the celebration at our house. But, bila fikirkan kami je yang jauh, ibu and adik beradik yang lain semuanya di Gombak, we decided to have the gathering at my mum’s place. Lagipun, lapang sikit kan…hehe…

Our menu malam tu, nasi beriani dengan lauk ayam madu and ayam goreng berempah. That’s the main dish. Then, my bro bawa makanan versi jawa…mee rebus or jawa, soto and sate. I add on with laksa shack. Actually nak cari kyros kebab, tapi, tak jumpa. End up beli laksa je…Akak, biasa le tauke buah…senak perut kami makan tembikai and honeydew. Along with her secret recipe, choc indulgence…yum..yum...Hmm…irfan nak makan apa? Kesian pulak anak ibu sorang ni. So, ibu buy him cheesy wedges and whipped potato (his favourite) from KFC. Bila irfan tengok makanan kat atas meja, terus nak terkam makanan yang di atas meja…Lupa cheesy wedges and whipped potato nya…Macam-macam gak dia makan…hope tak sakit perut…His favourite, choc indulgence…bab2 ice-cream ni memang irfan suka…Cuba bagi bubur nasi…terus reject…hehehe…

Anyway, thanks everyone…for all the wishes and present. Heheh…dah tua2 pun ada gak dapat hadiah ye? Ingat x dapat dah. Kak Chah, I have used the Tupperware bottle that u gave me. Memang berguna betul. Last weekend juga, I did enjoy the spa / facial / hair treatment at Eurosense. Hmmm…dah hampir 1 month tak pegi, dapat relax sikit. It’s a birthday treat…best sangat…

SMS and email from family, friends and also students. Thank you very much. Really appreciate it. Paling terharu dapat SMS from my ex-students. Walaupun dah lama i tak ngajar diorang, they still remember yang birthday…terharu sangat. Huhu…emosi pulak…

So, after this kita sambut with my in-laws pulak. They are coming from Perlis this week. Yeeeha…seronokla irfan dapat jumpa tok and tok wan nya pula. Selalu jumpa nenek and atuk je…

And also plan nak makan-makan dengan collegues next week, bersempena dengan my birthday…tak tahu le whether can make it or not…Busy schedule sekarang ni…

Congrate Amira!

2009-03-12T18:35:00.000-07:00

SPM result has just released, and I am so excited now! Why? It is becoz one of my nieces, Puteri Amira Johari got 9A 1B for her SPM. Congrate to mira and also my bro and family. I'm sure they are very happy right now. We all yang lain ni pun happy dgn the good news. Last time, it was kak chik (Munirah - she's my niece too, now in UTP) got 10A. I'm really happy happy for them. Last time I bought apa ye from kak chik's present? Dah tak ingat le...This time for mira, need to think pulak nak bagi apa...hmmm...(For along and sham, dah lama sgt ambil SPM, lagi lah lupa).

Whatever it is, next week we are going to celebrate my birthday, together with my bro, my nephew (sham), and my other niece (along). So, it's of course a celebration for mira's success too...Looking forward for the event.

Meanwile, this weekend we are going to attend a few wedding invitations. Biasalah kan, dah mula school holiday...I'm sure the others will have a busy schedule with their family too. Happy holiday jugak le...and not to forget, mummy and daddy kat luar sana yang ada anak ambil SPM, congratulation too for your son or daughter's success. they deserve it, right?!! What's next??

And the miaw-miaw here…and the miaw-miaw there…

2009-03-11T01:52:00.001-07:00

Cuti maulidur rasul yang lalu, pagi-pagi lagi dah hujan. So, we end up duduk rumah je di sebelah pagi. After feed irfan and mandikan dia, main-main sekejap, mulalah nak tidur. Cuaca pun nyaman je pagi tu. Tiba-tiba, kedengaran bunyi anak kucing. Bising betul. Nak pegi tengok, tengah sibuk melayan irfan nak tidur (biasala...bila nak tido tu...kena dengar dia bersyair dulu le...hehe...). So, hubby yang tengok kat luar rumah. Tak nampak pun anak kucing. Rupa-rupanya, bunyi tu datang dari dalam longkang kat rumah kami. Kesian sangat, ibunya tak boleh nak angkat anaknya keluar. Alhamdulillah, ketiga2 ekor anak kucing yang quite come itu berjaya dikeluarkan oleh hubbyku. Sediakan lapik for them. Kesian, hujan-hujan…sure sejuk…Hehe…kiranya, merekalah tetamu kami pada hari tu. Tapi, dah 2 hari berlalu, ibu kucing bersama-sama anaknya itu masih menetap di hadapan rumah kami…hehe…ni nampaknya nak kena jadikan ahli keluarga gak ni. Tak tahu le nak jaga ke tidak kucing ni. Coz, bila dah ada baby ni, takut problem pula. Alah pada bulu kucing. Masa irfan warded dulu pun, dr Tanya, samada anak bela kucing or not kat rumah…Mula la confuse…apa nak buat dengan kucing2 ni? Hmmm…

Our Weekend's Activities

2009-03-03T17:26:00.000-08:00

As usual, bila tiba weekend, macam-macam events ada. Cuma terpulang kepada kita nak attend ke....tidak. Last week, on saturday, we all masih lagi di Gombak, coz i had a replacement class. Huhu....

Cuma on Sunday, we had an invitation to a "grand wedding". Anak bos hsb. Memang besar sungguh majlisnya. I wonder berapa banyak tuan rumah spent for that event. Best juga bila dapat jumpa kawan-kawan. This is the time nak beramah mesra dengan rakan taulan. We met the 2A's (anak "Uncle Zaki"- he's a friend of my hsb) yang makin hari makin comel. Last time we met them was on October last year. Masa tu Amira baru je 45 days rasanya. Sekarang Amira dah hampir sama besar dengan Irfan. Aina, masih lagi maintain comel and sopan...Hmm...x dapat nak letak gambar mereka kat sini, coz "Uncle Zaki" just email "ayah" gambar kami yang dia ambil. But, the 2A's are really cute and adorable...

Balik rumah, irfan dah kepenatan. Yet, still active playing with his "ibu". Aduh! Penatnya...(tapi, seronok...hehe...mcmana tu...). Bila dah penat main, sibuk nak tidur. Punyalah sedap si irfan tidur, end up we all keluar dinner @ 9 pm. Tak sampai hati nak kejutkan dia. And we all memang plan nak bawa dia jalan-jalan on that day. So, we headed to Tesco Shah Alam, and had our dinner at Pizza Hut. Balik tu, memang irfan dah puas hati dapat jalan-jalan, senang je dia tidur. Otherwise, dengarlah anakku bersyair lagu gurindam jiwa bila nak tidur....hehehe...

Dah habis weekend, on Monday, start our normal routine again...rumah bakal menjadi hotel...

Dealing with Taska Matters

2009-02-26T19:33:00.000-08:00

This is the problem when you decide not to take helper in the family. Whether you like it or not, have to send your baby to taska. My baby macam tak suka je stay at taska. Selalu nangis je. But, he learns to be independent here. Kena main sendiri…it’s good for him, actually. Kalau kat rumah, jangan harap le nak berdikari…mesti ada orang yang perlu duduk dengan dia…main dengan dia…otherwise…nangis panjang…tak henti2….Ibu and ayah tak kebal pula tu…terpaksa le surrender…(even kakak2 kat taska pun surrender juga sometime). He’s the only baby yang pengasuh kena dukung and jalan2 kat luar bilik…hehe…Macamana nak bagi anak berhenti menangis sendiri ye? Macam2 cara dah buat, but my baby won’t stop crying unless he gets what he want…susah tu…He love to play with people and berdukung…jalan-jalan….Maybe that’s the problem bila lambat hantar anak ke taska. Irfan dah 5 months masa dia first time dihantar ke taska. Then, datang taska pun on and off, because of his health condition…Memang banyak betul dugaan buat kami sekeluarga di awal tahun ni…Apa2 pun, need to sabar…hehehe…

1 week stay kat taska, irfan diserang demam, selsema, batuk, sampai warded at SJMC for bronchitis. After he recovered from bronchitis, I managed to babysit him by myself for almost 3 weeks. Sebab dia selalu sgt. demam, selsema, batuk…berulang2…so…takut jangkit dengan kawan2 dia yang lain…decided to jaga irfan sendiri di rumah. Banyaklah kerja2 ibu yang pending…bilalah nak siapkan kerja2 yang menimbun ni?

Best sgt dapat stay dengan ibu kot, last week, masa first day hantar taska…the whole day dia nangis…sampai semua pengasuh (5 org) tension dibuatnya. 2-3 kali dapat call dari taska, cakap irfan tak nak nyusu, tak tidur…nangis je…Masa tu…Sedih pun ada…tension pun ada…Rasa macam nak tukar taska pun ada…Takkanlah 5 orang pengasuh, sorang pun tak boleh pujuk irfan sorang….? Seminggu gak le berulang 2-3 kali ke taska, to comfort him…alahai anak ibu sorang ni…Nak cari solution lain…masih belum dapat…As for now, memang taska sahajalah yang menjadi pilihan…Nak tak nak, kena sabar….banyak sungguh pengorbanan jadi ibu ni ye…terharu pulak rasa…

Baru nak settle down kat taska, dapat news yang “ayah” kena outstation lagi…Hmmm...memonteng lagi irfan ke taska…Hope, next week when we send him again to taska, he’ll be ok…It’s time for ibu and irfan kena tinggal lagi…Kali ni, ibu nak train irfan to sit in his car seat, while ibu is driving. Susah le kalau ayah selalu outstation, and irfan taknak duduk dalam car seat. How to drive?....

When “Ayah” not Around…

2009-02-11T08:14:00.000-08:00

Last week my husband kena attend workshop @ Malacca. Alahai, nampaknya tinggal berdua beranak je la ye? Biasa tido bertiga, but, when ayah irfan has to go outstation, tinggallah ibu n irfan sahaja. Since irfan is still not recover from his acute bronchitis and viral infection fully (2 weeks after admitted to SJMC, kena viral infection pulak…), we stayed at nenek’s place (sib baik…). Kebetulan ibu pun kena attend classes…dah lama ibu tak buat kelas sebab jaga irfan sakit. So, berderet gak le make-up kelas yang ibu kena buat. Aduh…letih le…! Time ibu ke kelas, nenek n atuk le yang tengokkan irfan. Nak hantar taska, irfan tak sihat lagi…Malam, saat paling mencabar. Kena bangun every 2 hours untuk buat susu for irfan…Bila sorang je dengan anak, lagi le…Thanks to nenek for the assistance…Memang nenek willing nak jaga irfan, tapi, ibu tak sampai hati nak membiarkan nenek 70 tahun mengasuh cucu. Cukuplah pengorbanan nenek jaga ibu dulu…itu pun dah tak terbalas…biarlah nenek gunakan masa yang ada untuk beramal ibadah pula…Ni baru outstation sekejap, kalau lama…tak tahu le…Ni la akibatnya bila ayah jarang2 outstation. Sekali takde, terasa sangat kehilangan…We missed you so much! But now, ayah has come back…horray!

3 Nights @ Subang Jaya Medical Centre (SJMC)

2009-01-24T19:28:00.000-08:00

This is the 2^nd time I stayed at SJMC. The last time I had to stay here was on last august (delivered by 1^st baby). After that, I stayed at Ampang Putri MC when Irfan diagnosed for jaundice. Now, at his 5+ months, again he admitted to SJMC, for acute bronchitis. Macam-macam penyakit la ni…Sedih sgt tgk dia guna the nebuliser…huhuhu…Bukan main kuat dia nangis…Really sorry Irfan, What ibu is doing now is for your own good, sayang. Hope he will understand.

He admitted to SJMC after his fever going up and down, cough and flu x baik2 for about 1 week. Dah several times went to clinic, jumpa GP, so, decide jmp pead pulak. This time coz we all pegi pun dah petang, tak dpt jumpa Dr. Siti, coz yang ada masa tu Dr Sanjay. Well…he’s good. Alhamdulillah, dgn izin Allah, Irfan feel much more better after 3 nights there. Now, he can sleep well at night. Just bangun every 2 hours for his milk. Not bad huh! Compared to last week, every 30 mins to 1 hour je dia terjaga, and tak nak tido dah. Asyik nangis je….sedih sgt tgk keadaan dia masa tu…Habis ibu and ayah also sakit…Now, we all in the process of recovery…Nasib baik ada cuti panjang this week…relaxs sikit…

Bila anak dah duduk kat ward, ibu and ayah also have to stay there….Aduh! Boringnya terpaksa duduk dalam ward je…Especially when Irfan’s hand is attached to the wire (drip). Biasanya, Irfan akan jalan2 tgk suasana di luar, everyday pun asyik naik turun kereta je…this time, atas katil, kalau dukung pun, kat kawasan berdekatan katil je…kesian sgt…faham…memang rimas…orang dewasa pun rimas, apatah lagi baby.

During the 3 nights stay, Irfan managed to make some friends. Seronok dia dapat berkawan dengan pelbagai kaum kat sana. Macam-macam penyakit dan kes yang kami dapat dengar. Demam panas, paru2 berair, tumour. We really pray for their wellness and health. Sedih sgt dengar citer masing2. Harap babies and their parent tabah menghadapi ujian ini. Tentu ada hikmah disebalik sesuatu yang berlaku…

Dah habis dari ward ni, nasib baik ada cuti panjang…So, happy holiday pada semua. Hope everyone will enjoy this moment with family and friends…enjoy…

Blog on Silent Mode

2009-01-19T19:17:00.000-08:00

Jangan ingat handphone je boleh “silent”, rupa-rupanya blog pun boleh tau! That’s what happened to my blog. Today, when I log in, I realise that it had been quite a long time since my last entry, which was on November.

Alahai, lepas seminar hari tu, there are so many things to be settled, from Raya Haji (where we all headed to Kangar for a week), then busy with the preparation for Irfan’s kenduri kesyukuran. Next…while other people busy with their children (shopping for back to school), myself also busy menyiapkan barang2 my son yang nak masuk taska. Hehe…after almost 5 months baru dapat tempat kat taska (queue panjang sangat).

At the same time, my class at UM has started again. Mengajar and belajar…huh! Terasa jadi superwoman kejap. Kalau dulu hanya jadi anak, isteri, pelajar dan pendidik, now….add to the current list…being a mom to my only son pula, Irfan. Hanya Allah sahaja yang tahu betapa sibuknya rutin harianku sekarang. Feel like masa berlalu begitu pantas. Tau-tau je dah new year…another properity year to come…heheh…Tu yang blog pun terpaksa di”silent”kan sekejap. Hope after this, boleh adapt to the new routine.

If I have ample time, will update about december 2008's activities here. Bukan apa, it's part of my sweet memory gak. Kenangan manis di hari tua....ahaks...Bila dah macam-macam perkara perlu disettlekan, baru rasa....It’s not easy to handle everything intact. Apa-apa pun, perlulah sentiasa berdoa: Ya Allah! Berikanlah hambaMu ini kekuatan dalam menempuh hidup yang kian mencabar ini.

When I was Away…

2008-11-26T17:12:00.000-08:00

Just wonder what will happen to my son when I’m not around. For the last 3 ½ months, I always be with him. Gi shopping kompleks pun bawa gak…Last Monday, I got to attend ‘one day’ seminar. So, no choice, Irfan have to stay with his grandma (nak hantar nursery…xde jumpa lagi yang sesuai…). Still searching for a good one. Meanwhile jaga sendiri…lagipun he’s still a baby…kesian gak…

So, on Monday, he managed to behave from morning till evening. Alhamdulillah…(but, my mum complain x leh buat apa2 kerja. Kena layan Irfan je…). Bila dah senja, tengok ibu n ayah takde depan mata, my mum said, Irfan dah start gelisah. Macam kehilangan sesuatu. Then, meragam…Luckily my hsb and I managed to arrive at my mum’s place at about 7 pm. Otherwise, penatle nenek dukung Irfan (he’s 7kg+ dah). Dapat jumpa ibu n ayah terus diam. The whole night nak melekap je dgn ibu..heheh…Ibu pun rindukan Irfan gak the whole day. Penat 1 day seminar hilang bila menatap wajah anak kecil ini (I guess semua orang yang ada anak mcm tu kan?)

Next day, takut ibunya lari lagi, the whole day nak direct feeding. Huhuh…Dari pagi sampai petang, takleh hilang ibu dari pandangan mata. The whole day I spend time with him. Segala macam mainan kami main bersama. Aduh…penat pulak rasa…hehe…Boleh la rehat kejap or buat keje lain bila dia tidur. But, it seems that dia takut nak tidur, takut ibu menghilang lagi…Tidur dalam his cradle tak nak, nak tidur berpeluk dengan ibu. Aduhai…anak ibu sorang ni…macamana le ibu nak buat kerja2 ibu nih….??

Happy Birthday Sayang!

2008-11-04T17:28:00.001-08:00

A special dedication to my “sayang” – hubby and son. My beloved hubby celebrates his 44^th birthday today. While my son reaches his 3^rd month. How’s this year celebration? We had a great weekend @ Shah Alam. Since our house dah jadi rumah rehat (balik weekend je, weekdays stay at Gombak), so, hubby take a few days off to spend his quality time with Irfan. We had so much fun together. Dapatlah spend masa with Irfan 24 hours. Bawa Irfan pergi jalan-jalan, layan Irfan main kat rumah. Kalau time keje, tau-tau je la…Sampai rumah pun dah malam, then penat pula. So, bila cuti ni, bolehlah melayan anakanda sorang ni lebih sikit. Macam tulah kasih sayang seorang ayah kepada anaknya. Ibu and Irfan, memang stay together almost 24 hours. Hehe…sementara ibunya tak kerja…bolehlah…Sayang nak tinggalkan Irfan ni…

Hadiah for hubby pun tak sempat nak pergi beli. Since Irfan tak mahu “bottle feeding” and duduk dalam car seat, susah sikit Ibu nak keluar sendiri. Kena ada assistant. Tengoklah, time mood Irfan baik sikit, bolehlah I shopping kejap while Irfan stay with nenek & atuk. Nak beli apa ye?...

Happy to Watch Irfan Hadif Grow Up

2008-10-20T18:37:00.000-07:00

He was born on August 5, 2008. His weight at that time was 3.42 kg. After 1 month, his weight increases to 4.9 kg. No injection was given for 1-month old baby nowadays. Huh! Glad to hear that. But, at 2-month old, no choice, he need to take the immunisation. Sedih tengok Irfan nangis masa kena inject tu (biasalah kan…ibu yang lebih beremosi…hehe…). Lepas cucuk tu Irfan demam for 2 days. Tak cukup dengan ubat demam, I bought him “bye-bye fever”. Macam “cool fever” gak la. Tampal kat dahi. Just to reduce the heat. Ibu mana yang sanggup tengok anak dia sakit. Irfan’s weight at his 2-month was 6 kg. No wonder ramai orang cakap badan Irfan “semangat”. Tak macam baby 2 bulan. Ada gak yang tanya petua. Hehe…Sama je like other mums, breastfeeding and selalu give him massage (sebab dia selalu kembung). Maybe, these factors contribute to his weight increase. Other factors, not sure. Sekarang memang best sangat pegang dia. Badan sedap. “Gebu” ayahnya kata. Hope that my son will continue to grow healthy. Really happy to watch him grow. Ahaks…for those yang tertanya-tanya tentang gambar terbaru Irfan, check this out! Enjoy…

P/S: Sibuk seharian dengan Irfan, tak sempat nak ambil gambar dia banyak sangat. Busy menjaga and main dengan dia je. Lagipun si ayah lebih suka mengambil gambar video pulak sekarang ni. So, gambar "still" kurang. Ini sahajalah gambar yang dapat dikongsi bersama.

Ramadhan & Aidilfitri @ Gombak (My Hometown)

2008-10-06T18:05:00.000-07:00

This year both Ramadhan and Syawal were celebrated at Gombak only. Tak balik Kangar this year. Considering Irfan (my only son) as a newborn, we decided not to travel long distance. So, have to wait until Aidiladha, baru plan nak balik Perlis. Luckily Tok and Tok Wan Irfan had visited us last August (on Irfan’s 5th day). Otherwise, they have to wait until Aidiladha to meet their new grandchild.

Not many activities were carried out during this two months since I just completed my confinement on 17th of September (mid Ramadhan). So, hanya dapat dengar orang solat Tarawih and bertadarus di masjid berdekatan rumah mak. Even after the confinement, rasa badan tak sembuh sepenuhnya lagi. Only after 60 days, baru rasa segar. Alhamdulillah.

This year shopping raya pun sikit-sikit je. Yang penting shopping raya cookies (for my mum and MIL) and baju (for Irfan). Mummy and daddy takde baju raya this year. For daddy, tak sempat nak beli, and for mummy, malas nak buat baju besar, hehehe…For my family at Kangar, hanya bungkusan aidilfitri yang dapat dikirimkan. As usual, 3 sets of cookies (for my mum, MIL and me) were brought from Bee Merican @ Ampang Park and Ikhwan Cookies @ Medan Mara. This year tak buat kuih langsung coz dah ada “kuih besar” yang perlu diberi perhatian. Food for 1st day raya pun mostly catered.

Alhamdulillah, raya this year was much more meriah. Tetamu yang datang lebih ramai. Most of them datang nak jenguk Irfan, di samping berhari raya. Penat melayan tetamu, tapi seronok. Masa ni lah kita boleh mengeratkan lagi silaturahim sesama manusia. Mood Irfan pun ok for ½ day. But, petang mula tension tengok orang kerumun dia. Ditambah pula dengan masalah ketidakselesaan perut yang dialaminya, apa lagi…letih ibu melayan karenah puteranya yang satu ni. 2nd day raya, it’s time for us pulak beraya @ relatives’ house. 1 whole day outing, as usual, in the evening Irfan mula letih and buat perangai. On that night, we stayed-up (not for study, but layan karenah Irfan). Hmm…this is one of our new routine, stayed-up for our newborn. Bila tengok keadaan Irfan yang suka meragam bila banyak sangat aktiviti, we decided to stay at home (my mum’s place), waiting for guests. Ada terbaca dalam internet, in order to reduce masalah kembung perut bayi, need to reduce the baby’s activities. Macam-macam petua kami cuba untuk mengatasi masalah ni. Maybe friends out there boleh share your experience about it.

Finally, our family would like to extend our Hari Raya greeting to all friends and readers out there. Happy Eid Mubarak. Maaf Zahir Batin.

Our Little Prince

2008-08-23T06:27:00.000-07:00

Introducing Irfan Hadif Bin Roslan, born on 5 August 2008, 10.58 am, 3.42 kg at Subang Jaya Medical Centre (SJMC). He has made our life more meaningful. Thanks to Allah for the “big bonus” to our family. Waited for almost 7 years, alhamdulillah, at last Allah give us the “amanah”. Insya allah, we will try our best to become a good parent to our litlle prince.

Sorry for being silent for a while. Busy with the newborn baby and confinement rountine (not to follow all the traditional routine, mixed between traditional and modern).

We are also in the process of adjusting our daily routine, having a new life…from two to three members in the family. Mummy and daddy welcome you, Irfan Hadif…Hope that you will become a good son. Insya-allah…

Birthday Wish

2008-07-30T05:38:00.000-07:00

We just had a chat yesterday…I congrated her for the excellent performance in exam at UTP. Now, she’s in second year. Munirah Samsuddin…She’s one of my nieces. A very bright person…who always get good grades in schools and now in college. I always pray and feel happy for her success. Hope she will become a role model in our family.

And today is her birthday…her 20th birthday. Wishing her a very happy birthday…

Today you celebrate another year of lifemay it be filled with lots of happiness with no hint of strifeknow that these are not the least of things I wish for yousuch as a magical day where all of your hearts dreams come trueHave a great Birthday with many more to comefilled with family, friends and much fun”

by: Gail Labostrie

Waited her cousin to be born on the same date…not sure whether can make it or not, since there’s no sign of labor yet. Maybe the baby wants to join the people in August, my mum, SIL or my niece (Nabila).

A very happy birthday also to my friends who are celebrating their birthday on July, Kak Suria (my roommate @ UM) and Nor (my friend @ UMT).

July’s activities - get together activities

2008-07-27T18:30:00.000-07:00

Get together parties…It’s good to join…this is the time where we can meet old and new friends…socialize with people…relax our mind…I had the opportunity to join several get together activities during this month. Pot luck cum meeting at my community, Sunway Alam Suria, majlis cukur jambul one of my neighbours and birthday party ( Kak Chah’s son). It’s really fun and happening. Yet, there were some other invitations that cannot be fulfilled. I felt really sorry for that…may be next time I can join ...Meanwhile, I'm a little bit busy with my schedule…regular check up @ SJMC, plus other responsibilities. At 37-38 weeks, I’ve got problem with my blood pressure (up and down). So, need some rest while monitoring my BP. Hope it will not getting worse. My baby still love to stay in my tummy. Move around and kicking. No sign of early delivery...As Dr Siti said: "You still have time..." and Alhamdulillah, I still managed to attend my tutorials last week eventhough on I was on MC. Really thanks to Allah, for giving me the strength for it. Otherwise I have to replace my classes this week. Another burden for me. Thanks to the students also for understanding my conditions. I’m sure I’m gonna miss them for 2 months after this.

It’s Shopping Time For Mum-to-be & Baby

2008-07-13T21:50:00.001-07:00

Woman… in general…has always being related to the word “Shopping” (dunno why?!!..hehe..). And I had been missed this activity since my early stage of pregnancy. With nausea and dizziness, of course I prefer not to go out for shopping.

I started to shop again at my second trimester. Just to buy some apparels and skincare for maternity as preparation for the second and third trimester. During my third trimester, need to spend for both mum and baby…huh…quite a lot hah..no wonder some people complain about the amount they spent for mother and baby…before and after delivery.

Well… my other friends, who are pregnant don’t have to spend a lot since this is her 3rd, 4th, 6th pregnancy. While mine…first time mum-to-be…There’s tendency for overspending (I hope not..heheh…). But, I really love the experience shopping for our little one (maybe because this is our first experience). So many choices to be chose from. I used to buy clothes for my nieces and newphews (9 of them altogether), but the experience will never be the same like this one…our own baby…insya allah…

Hmm…I am also wondering why there’s so many people who I know, get pregnant this year…From time to time when I meet them…there will always good news that I heard from them. Anyway..congratulation, friends. Maybe because of the year 2008? (According to the Chinese…I dunno) No…for me…it’s all about the “rezeki” from Allah…Alhamdulillah…we should be thankful for that.

Now, at my 35-36th weeks, I almost or have to get ready for my new life… my emergency bag…baby’s apparels and accessories (just buy the important things first) are ready for any emergency. Will continue shopping after my confinement. Insya allah…This is based on the advice from experienced people (my friends la…who else).

As for now, I have to get more rest. So easy to get tired…feel fatigue…Cannot take any subject for this semester, but still have to service the faculty until delivery. How I missed my friends so much…Hope to see you all later….

Dear friends, please pray for the health and safety - both mum and baby. It’s getting harder and tougher…

Sepi The Movie – Watched Already

2008-06-30T04:27:00.000-07:00

Remember last month I wrote about this romantic movie? SEPI is about:

“Three individuals in the city learn the meaning of love, loss and loneliness in this romantic drama. Adam, a successful young chef, creates confectionery masterpieces for weddings, yet has still to find his own bride. Then there is Sufi, who each day runs for miles in an attempt to outrun the memories of his dead wife. Finally, there is Imaan, a young playwright who discovers that theatre is a stage of where her past is finally resolved and her future is unveiled. All three strangers are inevitably linked to a single dramatic moment that transforms their lives forever.”

Source: Official Website Sepi the Movie – http://www.sepithemovie.com/

Got the time to watch this movie with my husband last Saturday. I really interested to watch this movie, after falling in love with Kabir Bhatia’s previous work “CINTA”, which I watched with my two best friends, Kak Mahasuria & Kak Rozaimah. Sepi the Movie, I would rather watch it at the Cinema. Can’t wait until the VCD / DVD come out. Overall, my husband and I really satisfied with the artwork. But, we believe that more could be done in term of the quality of the picture. It’s not as sharp as the English movie. Is it because of the technology? Or what? We also not sure.

Whatever it is, the story is worth to be watched. It is where the happiness and sadness begins and ends. Different people face different kind of problem. Yea…here is where the meaning of LOVE, LOSS and LONELINESS revealed. I don’t wanna tell you more about the movie because I’m afraid that you’ll lose the thrill and excitement of watching this movie. Watch it yourself. Don’t forget to bring your loved one together…Otherwise, you’ll be SEPI…

At Week 32 of Pregnancy

2008-06-24T22:08:00.000-07:00

Sedar tak sedar masa berlalu begitu pantas. Now’ I’m at week 32 (around 8 months). EDD will be somewhere around August (in two months time insyallah). This is my first pregnancy, so it’s quite tough for me. Yelah, takde pengalaman. Alhamdulillah, berjaya juga melalui 1st and 2nd trimester dengan tenang dan tabah. And this is my 3rd trimester, agak mencabar. Pergerakan agak terbatas, kerana berat badan yang kian bertambah. Sentiasa berdoa agar semuanya berjalan lancar dan selamat.

Got some problem in the early stage of pregnancy (bleeding), which required me to do regular check-up at SJMC (every two weeks). Then, in 2nd trimester, just attend for monthly check-up. And now, again I have to see the doctor for every two weeks. Bukan tak suka jumpa doctor. Memang suka sangat, especially the moment she scan the baby. We can see the movement of the baby. Cuma nak menanti giliran untuk bertemu Dr. Siti memerlukan banyak kesabaran. Nak tukar Dr., rasa dah serasi dengan dia. So, kenalah banyak sabar.

Bila dah masuk 3rd trimester ni, banyak nasihat dan peringatan yang diberikan oleh ahli keluarga, sanak saudara dan juga rakan-rakan yang berpengalaman. Terima kasih yang tak terhingga daripada saya dan suami. Macam-macam cerita dan pengalaman dapat didengar. Yang pasti, setiap orang akan melalui pengalaman yang berbeza. It’s good to hear from them, cuma I still tak pasti apa yang bakal dilalui di dalam labour room nanti. Beside cerita dari orang perseorangan, I did some reading on it (menambahkan lagi koleksi bahan bacaan selain journal). Hope that I manage to go through the normal delivery. Doakan ye? Any useful tips for mom-to-be?

HDVphoto.com

2008-06-23T04:41:00.000-07:00

Here you are…http://www.hdvphoto.com. A brand new website from us, dedicated to share the beauty of life in high-definition format. Since everybody has started to look into the high-definition (HD) format for photos and video, we would like to share with others what we have captured using this popular format.

Still in the process of learning on how to capture a good photos and video, editing, etc. It’s not that easy, actually. Since both of us are quite busy with our daily routine, it may take longer time for us to explore our new hobby.

Feel free to visit the website and do comments. Enjoy your time watching the video and photos…

Happy Father’s Day

2008-06-15T07:36:00.001-07:00

Bulan Jun merupakan bulan menyambut Hari Bapa pula. Kalau Mei, Hari Ibu. Hari Anak ada tak? Heheh…So, di kesempatan yang ada, inginku ucapkan Selamat Hari Bapa kepada semua yang bergelar Bapa di luar sana…especially to my dad, Zainal and my FIL, Romli…Thanks for being a great and sporting dad for myself and also my husband. Sesungguhnya segala jasa dan pengorbananmu tidak dapat kami balas dengan apa jua sekali pun. Bersusah payah bekerja mencari nafkah demi membesarkan kami. Kami doakan agar kehidupan mereka senantiasa dirahmati dan diberkati Allah.

Not to forget to the father-to-be, my one and only hubby…He decided not to celebrate the day as the baby is not out yet. So, have to wait until next year. For the bigger family event, we had celebrated it together with ayah's birthday which falled on June (last week). Ucapan to the father-to-be...Sayang…Semoga bersedia menggalas tanggungjawab besar yang bakal menanti kita tidak lama lagi. Makin lama, makin besar tanggungjawab…I hope you’ll be a great dad to our baby. Itulah a new life yang bakal kami tempuhi tidak lama lagi. Insya-allah in 2 months time. Doakan semua berjalan lancar dan selamat. Amin…

Warna Warni Bulan Mei 2008

2008-06-14T03:39:00.000-07:00

Bulan Mei yang telah pun meninggalkan kita dapat saya manfaatkan sepenuhnya dengan aktiviti-aktiviti menarik. Bermula pada awal Mei, saya masih sibuk dengan assignments untuk dihantar as part of courseworks’ evaluation. Seterusnya, menduduki peperiksaan akhir semester 2, sesi 1997/98. Walaupun hanya 2 subjek, sudah cukup untuk memeningkan kepala…

Alhamdulillah, apabila tamatnya peperiksaan, dapat juga meluangkan masa untuk balik ke kampung sendiri (dekat je…gombak) and kangar (dah jadi my second hometown). Sambil tu bolehlah saya dan suami merehatkan minda dan bersantai bersama keluarga tersayang. Bertukar-tukar cerita suka dan duka kehidupan bersama ahli keluarga terdekat. Kami yakin bahawa semua yang berlaku itu pasti ada hikmahnya. Insya-allah…

Akhir Mei, cuti sekolah bermula. Masa untuk bersama anak-anak saudaraku yang kian lama kian meningkat remaja. Pelbagai karenah dapat disaksikan ketika menghabiskan masa bersama mereka. Bermacam cerita didengar dan dikongsi bersama. Yang pasti mereka bukan lagi anak kecil yang dulu lagi. Semuanya meningkat remaja dan dewasa. Masing-masing punya agenda sendiri. Mungkin juga saya akan bergelar nenek tidak lama lagi (Hehehe…maklumlah anak sedara yang sulung dah pun mencecah 27 tahun). Jadi sesekali berpeluang berkumpul bersama keluarga perlulah dimanfaatkan sepenuhnya.

Bulan Mei yang ditinggalkan penuh dengan warna warni kehidupan. Bagaimana pula dengan bulan Jun nanti ye?

Separuh dari bulan jun dah berlalu. Sibuk dengan beberapa agenda penting disertai dengan “pening-pening lalat” penulis blog ini, menyebabkan blog ini statik buat sementara waktu. On and off! Insya-allah, will update it from time to time.

Ladang Teh BOH @ Cameron Highland

2008-06-12T17:40:00.000-07:00

Saya dan suami berkesempatan bercuti di Cameron Highland. Hanya ingin merehatkan diri dan minda buat seketika. Dah sampai ke Cameron Highland, teringin pula merasai teh boh (segar dari ladang). Hehehe…actually, sama je dengan yang dibeli di Kuala Lumpur atau mana-mana pun, Cuma ingin berehat di tea shop sambil menikmati permandangan indah ladang teh dengan suasana nyaman dan segar. Isi perut dengan muffin, cake and sandwich, beserta seteko teh. Tenang je rasa. Cuma harga food and beverage kat tea shop ni agak mahal. Tapi, sekali-sekala okla kan…nama pun melancong.

Disebabkan masa kami ke sana jatuh pada hari cuti (weekends), maka penuh la tea shop @ BOH Plantation ni. Nak duduk minum pun ikut turn. Tapi, tak mengapa. Sementara menunggu meja kosong, bolehlah berehat sambil menikmati udara segar di ladang the BOH. Ingat boleh melawat kilang memproses teh, malangnya, kilang teh boh ditutup pula pada hari tersebut. Nak mendaki bukit untuk melihat pandangan ladang teh dari atas bukit, tak berdaya pula. So, hanya berpeluang melihat keindahan ladang teh dari bawah dan juga dari tea shop. Cukuplah…yang penting nak minum teh panas kat tea shop tu. Lepaskan keinginan. Kebetulan perut pun memang agak lapar pada ketika itu.

Terdapat beberapa ladang teh terkenal di Cameron Highland ni. Ladang the BOH yang kami lawati ini adalah salah satu ladang teh yang letaknya agak jauh dari jalan utama. Kena redah jalan berliku-liku, barulah sampai ke destinasi yang dituju. Satu lagi ladang teh BOH terletak berdekatan Hotel Equatorial, Brinchang (plan to visit the place in next visit).

Sambil makan, sempatlah juga capture beberapa photo and video scene di sekitar ladang teh dan tea shop. Insya-allah, kami akan upload scene yang menarik di dalam website terbaru kami nanti…soon…

Harga Petrol Naik

2008-06-04T17:49:00.001-07:00

Isu hangat terkini. Pengumuman kenaikan harga petrol. Bila harga petrol naik, maka mulalah harga barangan lain pun akan naik juga. Huh! Tidak lama dahulu, cuma harga makanan sahaja yang naik, kini disertai pula dengan kenaikan harga petrol. Hmm…nampaknya makin bertambahlah kos sara diri dan keluarga. How to handle this?

Samada kena tukar gaya hidup ataupun cari pendapatan tambahan untuk menampung kos sara hidup yang kian lama kian meningkat? Terpulanglah kepada kita untuk membuat keputusan. Yang pasti, hidup harus diteruskan…Bagaimana pula pandangan anda terhadap isu ini?

Mee Udang Sungai Dua, Pulau Pinang

2008-05-26T04:33:00.000-07:00

Idea untuk menikmati Mee Udang Sg. Dua Penang datang secara tiba-tiba. Sampai sahaja di The Summit Hotel, Bukit Mertajam, kami solat dan berehat sebentar, kemudian terus terfikir nak cari tempat makan yang best kat Penang. Banyak pilihan makanan yang sedap kat sekitar Penang ni. Samada nak makan rojak pasembor, char kue teow, mee udang, nasi kandar, dlln.

Kali ini, mee udang menjadi pilihan. Sambil menghirup udara segar di sepanjang jalan menuju ke Sg Dua (kami ikut jalan menghala ke bahagian pulau), kami dapat lihat ramai pengunjung berhenti berehat di sepanjang tepi jalan Di Bagan Ajam. This is our first time ikut jalan tu. Sebelum ini, kami selalu mengikut George Town (Jambatan Pulau Pinang). So, ni dikira new exploration for both of us. Jauh juga nak ke Sg. Dua mengikut jalan pulau. Kalau nak dekat, rasanya lebih baik ikut highway menghala ke Alor Star. Tapi, disebabkan kami ingin bersiar-siar di kawasan sekitar Penang, jalan menghala ke pulau lah yang kami pilih.

Di sepanjang jalan Sg Dua, memang banyak juga gerai-gerai yang dikunjungi ramai. Ada gerai char kue teow (paling ramai dikunjungi orang), mee rebus (tutup pula pada hari tersebut) dan mee udang (gerai pilihan kami). Antara menu atau makanan lain yang dijual di sepanjang jalan Sg. Dua termasuklah sate, bihun sup, nasi ayam. Hmm…bila lalu di sepanjang jalan Sg Dua tu, terasa macam nak makan kesemuanya. Tapi, sabar…tak boleh ikut nasfu…hehehe…maka, cukuplah sekadar memesan mee udang special. Cukup menarik bila dihidang dengan udang kertas yang bersaiz besar. Ditambah pula dengan jus buah-buahan dan satay. Menu lain yang ada di gerai yang kami kunjungi, nasi ayam, nasi goreng udang / ketam, dan banyak lagi. Cukup kenyang makan malam di situ. Ingat nak pesan char kue teow untuk di bawa pulang, tapi, akhirnya tak jadi sebab perut dah kenyang. Mee Udang special Sg. Dua ni dijual dengan harga yang agak tinggi disebabkan saiz dan kualiti udang yang digunakan. Tapi, taklah mahal sangat. Dalam RM20+ untuk 2 orang. Kira ok la kan…

Sepi The Movie

2008-05-25T18:36:00.000-07:00

Selepas menonton trailer filem Sepi arahan Kabir Bhatia di kaca tv, hati ini teruja untuk menonton filem ini secepat mungkin. Manakan tidak, teringat pada filem Cinta yang diarahkan oleh beliau pada suatu ketika dahulu. Cukup menyentuh perasaan. Harap filem Sepi kali ini juga mampu menarik perhatian penonton untuk ke panggung. Lamanya lagi nak tunggu…26 Jun depan baru berada di pawagam. Gandingan pelakon-pelakon yang ditampilkan di dalam filem Sepi cukup mantap. Tak sabar rasanya nak menonton filem ini.

Walau bagaimana pun, tak banyak lagi artikel yang ditulis mengenai filem ini. Mungkin kerana ianya masih belum masuk panggung. Serba sedikit maklumat mengenai filem ini boleh didapati di laman web http://www.sepithemovie.com. Trailer filem Sepi juga boleh ditonton di laman web En. Mohd Ismail.

Selamat Menonton...

Selamat Hari Guru

2008-05-16T02:56:00.000-07:00

Inilah ucapan yang sering diberikan kepada insan yang bergelar pendidik pada tanggal 16 Mei setiap tahun. Maka, ingin saya mengambil kesempatan ini untuk mengucapkan selamat hari guru kepada seluruh warga pendidik di Malaysia, terutamanya yang telah mengajar saya samada secara langsung ataupun tidak langsung. Sesungguhnya jasamu akan dikenang sampai bila-bila. A special dedication kepada para pendidik di Sekolah Kebangsaan Gombak Setia, Selangor; Sekolah Sains Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Pekan, Pahang; Universiti Islam Antarabangsa; Universiti Teknologi Mara dan juga Universiti Malaya. Terlalu ramai untuk saya senaraikan nama-nama mereka. Didoakan agar mereka senantiasa dikurniakan kesejahteraan hidup di dunia dan di akhirat. Terima kasih yang tidak terhingga di atas sumbangan mereka semua dalam membangun modal insan Negara. Teruskan usaha murni anda semua…

Terima kasih juga buat para pelajar tersayang diatas ucapan-ucapan anda di hari guru ini. Semoga kalian akan sentiasa beroleh kejayaan dan keberkatan hidup di dunia dan di akhirat kelak. Insya-allah…

Ucapan Takziah

2008-05-12T18:22:00.001-07:00

Takziah dari kami sekeluarga…buat kak su & family di atas pemergian ibu mertua kak su @ ibu abang naha ke rahmatullah pagi tadi. Sesungguhnya Allah lebih menyayangi beliau. Walaupun tidak berkesempatan bertemu allahyarham, saya pasti beliau merupakan ibu kesayangan kepada anak-anak beliau. Ini dapat dilihat menerusi layanan yang diberikan anak-anak beliau ketika beliau sakit di hospital. Semoga Allah mencucuri rahmat ke atas rohnya. Marilah kita sama-sama membacakan Al-Fatihah buat allahyarham.

Happy Mother’s Day

2008-05-11T21:33:00.001-07:00

Last week, everyone was talking about Mother’s Day. Everyday pun, we have to appreciate our mums, right? No need to wait until the Mother’s Day. Spending our time with mums have been always a great moment for me. Kebetulan, last week dah habis exam, so, I can spend more time with my mum on Thursday and Friday. Looking forward to meet my other mum “MIL” somewhere next week. Waiting for my husband to apply his annual leaves.

Buat semua yang bergelar ibu, Selamat Hari Ibu, buat anda semua. Sesungguhnya pengorbanan seorang ibu amatlah besar dan tidak dapat dibalas dengan apa sekali pun. Oleh itu, hargailah ibu kita yang telah melahirkan dan membesarkan kita dengan penuh tangungjawab. Pastikan iringan doa kebahagiaan buat ibu dan ayah setiap kali selesai solat.

A special dedication from my husband (Roslan) and I (Dalilawati) to our beloved mums (Jamiah & Saidah): Terima kasih yang tak terhingga dari kami berdua di atas segala jasa dan penat lelah kalian menjaga kami selama ini. Hanya Allah yang dapat membalas segalanya. Selamat Hari Ibu.

Doa Buat Rakan

2008-05-09T13:30:00.000-07:00

Di awal pagi yang hening ini, terasa jiwa amat tenang. Sebelum memulakan jadual harian di hujung minggu, ingin saya mendedikasikan entry kali ini khas buat rakan saya, Kak Mahasuria, yang kini telahpun menjawat jawatan yang tinggi di salah sebuah syarikat konglomerat besar di Malaysia. Sebelum ini, kami sama-sama mengajar anak didik tersayang di salah sebuah kolej swasta di Selangor. Kemudian, masing-masing meneruskan haluan di bidang berbeza. Namun ikatan persahabatan masih segar, terutamanya dengan adanya “blog” sebagai penguat ikatan persahabatan di kala sibuk dengan tugasan harian.

Saya amat tersentuh membaca kisah hidup beliau yang cukup mencabar. Namun, kagum dengan ketabahan yang ada di dalam jiwa wanita besi ini. Walau diduga pelbagai cabaran, wanita ini sabar dan berjaya mengharungi segalanya dengan tenang, berkat izin dari yang Esa. Di kesempatan yang ada, ingin saya memohon kepada pembaca blog ini agar sama-sama kita mendoakan kesejahteraan dua ahli keluarga beliau yang kini menjalani rawatan kesihatan di hospital di Selangor. Semoga berkat doa dari kita semua akan mengembalikan keceriaan kepada seluruh ahli keluarga beliau. Insya-Allah.

Goreng Pisang Azmi, Seksyen 19, Shah Alam.

2008-05-08T07:11:00.001-07:00

Ini dia satu lagi tarikan di Shah Alam. Hmm..lately, asyik talk about food je kan…well, nak buat macamana…dah mood tu fikir nak makan je. Especially bila time assignment and exam…rasa nak makan je. So, untuk menambahkan keinginan nak makan, perlulah mencari makanan yang special dari biasa..I mean yang popularlah.

Kebetulan hsb cuti, ni lah time nak ronda-ronda dengan hsb. Dari pagi, breakfast makan nasi dagang terengganu kita @ TTDI Jaya, lunch nasi ayam Pak Mal, Seksyen 11, Shah Alam and minum petang makan goreng pisang Azmi @ Seksyen 19, Shah Alam. Simplenya menu kami pada hari ni. Tapi, yang penting semuanya sedap.

Kebetulan kami ada agenda di Seksyen 25, Shah Alam, so, on the way pulang ke rumah, teringin pula merasa goreng pisang Azmi ni. Kesiannya kita ni…orang lain dah bertahun merasa goreng pisang panas ni, kita baru first time…ketinggalan zaman betul. Entahle, sebelum ni memang tak terfikir nak rasa goreng pisang Azmi tu, Cuma petang tu, memang terasa-rasa kat tekak nak menelan goreng pisang Azmi. Heheh…

Untuk kepastian lokasi, bantuan Kak Chah, rakan seperjuangan di Universiti Malaya diperlukan. Maklumlah, beliau warga Seksyen 18, Shah Alam. Alhamdulillah, akhirnya tercapai jua hasrat nak merasa goreng pisang Azmi ni (walaupun kena beratur panjang). Macam-macam jenis pisang juga dijual, tapi, paling laris, goreng pisang awak. Makan ketika panas…rangup…hmm…masing-masing beli bukan main banyak RM20, RM10, tiba-tiba peniaga menerima order tersikit RM4. Puas kami makan goreng pisang Azmi pada petang tu.

Sekarang ni memang kami dok cari tempat-tempat makan menarik, especially di sekitar Lembah Kelang la. Saja nak mengubah selera…

Nasi Dagang Terengganu Kite di Shah Alam, Selangor

2008-05-06T03:34:00.000-07:00

Susah nak cari kedai yang menjual nasi dagang yang sedap di Kuala Lumpur / Selangor ni, melainkan masak sendiri menggunakan resepi asli nasi dagang dari Terengganu. Jika di Kuala Terengganu, saya selalu singgah breakfast nasi dagang di Chendering, boleh dikatakan every morning nak makan di situ (1 reason: sebab tak tahu kot ada tempat lain yang best). Kalau ada yang tahu, let me know ya?! Thanks…

Di Shah Alam pun, kita boleh menikmati Nasi Dagang Terengganu yang sedap. Nasi Dagang Terengganu Kite…kat sekitar TTDI Jaya. Just follow sign board yang diberikan di jalan utama TTDI Jaya. Sometime, gerai ni ada di kawasan masjid TTDI Jaya, others menumpang di salah sebuah restoran berdekatan Jabatan Bomba, TTDI Jaya. Basically, for breakfast le. Tengahari and petang, nasi dagang tak dijual. Mungkin di sebelah malam, Nasi Dagang Terengganu Kite ni boleh didapati di Seksyen 11, Shah Alam, berdekatan stesen minyak. Tapi, tak sure lagi. Let me check first.

Dah banyak gerai juga saya mencuba nasi dagang, pada pandangan saya nasi dagang di gerai ni lebih sedap dari segi rasanya. Cuma dijual dengan harga yang agak mahal RM4.00. Berbaloilah dengan rasanya. Of course kalau nak makan puas, kenalah masak sendiri, but kalau isi rumah pun 2 orang sahaja, the best way is to buy…

Lama juga menanti nak dapat makan Nasi Dagang Terengganu Kite ni. Dari bulan Disember tahun lepas, April baru muncul kembali. Hope perniagaaan Nasi Dagang Terengganu Kite ni akan terus success.

Satay Hut, Tanjung Karang @ Tanjong Karang, Selangor

2008-05-04T05:31:00.001-07:00

Bila tiba weekend je, mulalah sibuk mencari idea nak makan di luar. Weekdays dah puas makan di rumah or kedai berdekatan rumah, so, weekend, sambil bersiar-siar makan angin, jalan-jalan cari makan (JJCM) le sekali. Dah biasa makan di Pizza Hut, kali ni kami makan di Satay Hut pula. Dah popular juga Satay Hut ni, ramai dah yang tahu, cuma kami belum berkesempatan ke sana. Thanks to my cyberfriend, Syahilwa and husband yang memperkenalkan Satay Hut ni kepada saya n husband. Ingatkan susah nak cari, rupa-rupanya senang je. Tepi jalan je.

Alhamdulillah, kami sampai di Satay Hut tepat pada masanya kedai dibuka. 4.30 petang. Apa lagi, terus order makanan le. Apa yang menarik di Satay Hut ni? Seperti namanya, Satay Hut terkenal dengan sataynya yang bersaiz besar (RM0.90/ piece). Kecil pun ada juga (RM0.45/ piece). Kiranya murahlah berbanding Sate Kajang Hj. Samuri. Buat pertama kali sampai ke Satay Hut, kami teruja mencuba satay yang bersaiz besar le. Hmm…para penggemar satay boleh le datang ke sini untuk mencuba Satay Hut.

Sebelum ni banyak juga restoran yang menjual satay bersaiz besar. Contohnya, Sate King dan Sate Ria. Sate Anika, tak sure pula ada bersaiz besar ke tidak. Dah lupa... Yang pasti kesemua sate tersebut sudah tiada di pasaran. So, kepada sesiapa yang nak mengimbas kembali kenangan makan satay bersaiz besar boleh la ke Satay Hut Tanjong Karang ye? Bukan hanya satay sahaja yang sedap, makanan lain pun tidak kurang hebatnya. Kami juga mencuba mee bandung di sini. Not bad. Sedap juga. Hope next time boleh bawa our families ke sini. Kiranya Satay Hut ni a new favourite place for us le. Lepas la ngidam my husband. Dah sebulan dua juga rasanya dia dok sebut-sebut Satay Hut. Baru hari ni berkesempatan nak rasa. Dia beri laluan kepada selera isterinya dahulu. Thanks for understanding, sayang. Actually, satay pun is one of my favourite food juga. Dah puas 3-4 minggu mencuba satay sekitar Shah Alam, semuanya kurang memberangsangkan, maka cuba Satay Hut pula. Sate Kajang Hj Samuri dah selalu makan, so, nak tukar selera pula…

For those yang ada idea-idea baru jalan-jalan cari cari, let’s share with us. Seronok juga dapat rasa pelbagai jenis makanan…yang sedap-sedap le…Kalau tak sedap tak nak…heheh…Thanks juga kepada rakan-rakan blogger yang share info tentang bab-bab makan ni di blog masing-masing. Boleh juga mencuba sesuatu yang baru…

Student's Life: Assignment & Exam Weeks

2008-05-02T20:09:00.000-07:00

Dah 2-3 minggu spent for assignments, kini masa untuk exam pula. Kali ni subjek yang diambil agak berat…philosophy of science in management and development of accounting thought. But, I really enjoy every class I attended. Banyak perkara yang dapat dipelajari dan dikongsi bersama lecturer. Thanks to my beloved lecturers, Dr Amran & Dr Susela. Hope that I can apply some of it during my journey to get “what I want”. Nampaknya satu lagi semester bakal berakhir. Harapnya berakhir dengan baik. Doakan kejayaanku…Semester depan, tak pasti pula hendak bercuti atau tidak. Wait and see…depends on kesihatan le… Harap boleh carry 1 subject, because mengajar pun 2 hours sahaja.

Semalam baru habis 1 paper. Thanks to my “little one” who really understand his/her mummy. Begitu juga sokongan suami, parents, families and friends yang tak putus-putus. Doa dan semangat yang kalian berikan amat bermakna buat diri ini. Especially for my husband yang telah banyak berkorban macam-macam (kalau nak disenaraikan, takkan habis) demi isteri tercinta. Hanya Allah yang dapat membalas segala jasa-jasa kalian.

Menarik juga exam kali ini. Instead of menulis, kami semua menaip. Exam diadakan di dalam lab. Gara-gara lecturer complain susah nak baca tulisan pelajarnya yang cantik-cantik belaka. Seronok juga exam guna komputer ni. Tak perlu pen or liquid paper. Mudah la lecturer menanda kertas kami. May be it’s a good idea to try…kepada lecturers di luar sana…

Lega rasanya bila satu paper dah habis. Another one will be on next Thursday. Boleh la rehat and gotong-royong gak weekend ni before start kerja semula on Monday. Not to forget I’ve exam invigilation on Saturday, sekali sahaja. Just to distribute exam questions to the students, and collect semula the papers. Tugasan lain ada pembantu yang tolong. Not bad berbanding experience sebagai invigilator yang dilalui sebelum ni…Yelah, lain padang…lain belalang…

Tak sabar nak tunggu next week…Hari Ibu bakal menyusul. Need to plan something…Tapi, bila fikirkan exam next week…ho…biarlah lambat sedikit masa berlalu. Have a nice weekend semua…Dengar cerita ramai yang bercuti panjang…sure seronok…Saya pun bakal bercuti panjang lepas exam ni…Dah ada dah plan sehingga akhir May. What about June? Let me think about it…

Jangan Lupa Tanggungjawab Sebelum Bercuti

2008-04-29T18:43:00.001-07:00

Today…Last day to submit tax assessment…dah 30 April. Kalau pergi ke mana-mana pejabat LHDN sure penuh orang. Even last two weeks pun dah penuh. Dah guna E-filing pun still ramai ke pejabat LHDN untuk menyelesaikan masalah tertangguh. Begitulah…dah menjadi sebahagian daripada tanggungjawab sebagai rakyat Malaysia.

For those yang masih tak hantar borang BE, klik sini: https://e.hasil.org.my/
E-filing je senang. Tak perlu isi borang secara manual. Bayaran secara online pun ada. Kan senang…

Esok pula Labour Day. Selamat bercuti la buat semua yang bergelar pekerja. Yang tak bergelar pekerja pun memang cuti le kan…I’m sure ada yang sambung cuti terus on Friday. Dah alang-alang 1 hari je lagi kerja…Boleh le bercuti-cuti Malaysia bersama yang tersayang. Happy holiday…

MINES Resort City Tour

2008-04-27T18:36:00.000-07:00

My husband and I had great experience yesterday from the MINES Resort City Tour @ Mines Shopping Mall. Dah lama dah kami tak ke sini. Selalu pergi KLCC, MidValley, Sunway Pyramid, One Utama, etc., so yesterday terasa rindu pula nak ke MINES. We went there after our breakfast @ Restoren Lontong Klang, Seksyen 7, Shah Alam (Glamour lontong kat sini, all of you should try it). Dah sampai sana, got the opportunity to enjoy the sightseeing cruise for almost 1 ½ hours. Just pay RM60 for two persons, you’ll be cruising from the MINES Cruise main jetty, to the water lift (new experience for us), and then down to the north lake. Hmm…tenang je tengok permandangan kat sini. Patut le ramai VIP beli tanah and buat rumah kat sini. Dekat dengan golfclub, permandangan pun cantik. Siap ada yang letak private boat dekat rumah. Bilalah nak ada rumah macam mereka ye? Heheh…Palace Beach and Spa Resort pun cantik. Penuh ikan dalam tasik kat situ. Gemuk-gemuk belaka. Mana tidaknya, puas dapat makan dari pelancong yang datang. Lagipun makanan ikan bukannya mahal, so boleh la kalau nak bersedekah kat ikan-ikan kat tasik ni…We had the cruise with another two families. Their children really enjoy the moment. Seronok dengar mereka berceloteh…

After seeing the beautiful scenery from the golfclub, Palace Beach and Spa, several VIPs’ private bungalows, including our our former Prime Minister’s mansion, we headed to The Palace of the Golden Horses. Kami dibawa melihat permandangan dari dekat The Palace of the Golden Horses, the six-star hotel. Menurut kata tour-guide tu, rate for 1 night kat sini mencecah RM600-RM700. Mahalnya…Tapi, takpela, since kami pun memang dok kat KL-Sel, so, rasanya memang tak datang tidur sini la…

Then made a U-turn, to continue our journey to the south lake pula. More VIPs’ mansions and apartments by the lakeside can be seen from the south lake tour. South lake ni kurang menarik berbanding north lake. Tapi dah alang-alang, we decided to take the full package le…

Rasa penat pun ada coz cuaca agak panas (lupa pulak pakai UV-protector), but really enjoy the moment while cruising. After a long weekdays, weekend la masa untuk bersantai dengan famili pulak kan? Relax je rasa. Kalau asyik kerja je pun stress. So, need to have some rest.

My new experience from the tour was the “WATER LIFT”. Before this, I had several times enjoyed the sighseeing cruise, but masa tu murah je. If I’m not mistaken RM5-10 je last 7-10 years kot. During that time, the tour was rather limited. Berbaloi le dengan harganya. But now, dapat rasa turun naik the “WATER LIFT”. Nak tahu lebih lanjut mengenai water lift ni, klik: http://www.minescruise.com/water_lift.htm Malas nak bercerita panjang. Need the energy for my next asignment pulak…

Actually, macam-macam pakej ada for the cruise. Sunset dining cruise sesuai untuk yang nak beromantis dinner dengan yang tersayang, while message cruise is suitable for those yang nak relaxing. Maybe next time, if we come here at night boleh try other package pulak. Kebetulan kami sampai sana awal pagi (cruise service pun tak buka lagi masa tu), so rasanya sightseeing tour la yang sesuai. We started our cruise at about 11.30 am and finish at almost 1 pm. Habis tour terus lunch at the nearest restaurant. Lapar perut 1 ½ dalam cruise. Habis 1 day bersantai and relax, Monday…start to work again…

An Article to be Shared

2008-04-24T03:13:00.000-07:00

Just to share an article written by A. Murad Merican. Thanks to my friend, Syarqawy, who forwarded it to me. Actually, this article was published at Utusan Malaysia.

Any comments...?

Untuk renungan bersama.

"Ada PhD belum tentu cendekiawan"

Rencana Utusan Malaysia (23 April 2008): http://www.utusan. com.my/utusan/ info.asp? y=2008&dt=0423&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Rencana&pg=re_09.htm

31st March 2008 - MSU Graduation Day…A Day to Remember…

2008-04-08T20:15:00.000-07:00

Last day of March, 31 of March, was a memorable moments for several groups of my ex-student from MSU. Congratulation on your convocation! I’m sure that your families feel proud of your achievement. Saya sentiasa doakan yang terbaik buat mereka…Let them enjoy themselves on that day…

Pesanan dari saya…That’s only a beginning. Banyak lagi cabaran yang bakal ditempuhi di masa akan datang. Jangan biarkan masa berlalu begitu sahaja. Tidak salah untuk bergembira seketika, untuk meraikan kejayaan hasil penat lelah belajar selama 4-5 tahun , tetapi, jangan lupa akan masa depan yang lebih mencabar.

Dunia pekerjaan ataupun perniagaan yang diceburi penuh dengan cabaran dan dugaan. Perlukan kebijaksanaan dan kretiviti…Seronok dapat berkongsi pandangan bersama mereka, walaupun di luar kampus. Hubungan pensyarah-pelajar kini bertukar kepada persahabatan.

Selamat Maju Jaya Buat Bekas Pelajarku Semua…

It’s my 30th Birthday

2008-03-17T17:45:00.000-07:00

17 of March, 1978, tarikh keramat buat kedua ibubapaku. Mana tidaknya, aku muncul mewarnai hidup mereka setelah 16 tahun tidak ber-anak kecil. Ketika aku lahir, abangku sudah pun berusia 16 tahun. Kakakku…20 tahun. I’m the youngest in my family. Ketika kelahiranku, ibuku berusia 39 tahun, manakala ayahku 45 tahun.

Menjadi ahli termuda dalam keluarga kecil ini sentiasa membuatku sentiasa muda…hehehe…panggilan “adik” oleh kakak dan abangku dan “anak” oleh kedua ibubapaku membuat diriku merasa sentiasa manja bersama mereka…Padahal dah tua dah! Hehehe…

Sambutan hari jadiku yang ke-30 telah pun diadakan di rumah ibu pada minggu lepas. Sambil mendengar keputusan pilihanraya ke 12, kami sekeluarga makan malam bersama. Terima kasih diatas majlis yang dianjurkan. Sponsor dinner, kek, buah, pulut durian, semuanya best-best belaka. But, I’m not 30 lagi ye?

Semalam, tepat jam 12 malam, barulah secara officialnya 30 thn. Thanks for the 3 pieces of Secret Recipe’s cake yang disediakan oleh suami tercinta. Last week dah makan kek, this week makan lagi…Nasib baik tak cukup 30 jenis kek kat Secret Recipe tu, kalau tak, puas nak makan….3 pieces pun dah cukup (1 for me, 1 for you and another 1 for…? our little one…on the way…). Tengah malam makan kek…pagi ni menari-nari baby dalam perut kegembiraan menyambut birthday ibunya…heheh…

Balik dari kerja pun, we had another great dinner @ Secret Recipe. More and more cakes. Maklumle, that’s the nearest place for us having dinner…Balik kerja pun dah agak lambat. Thanks sayang…

Thanks for all the wishes from friends, students, family members…tak larat nak balas sms panjang-panjang. But, terima kasih di atas ingatan…terharu pulak rasa…heheh…Segala ingatan dan doa dari semua amat dihargai. Semoga Allah merahmati hidup semua. Amin…

Hi-tea bersama Graduating Students

2008-03-16T19:01:00.000-07:00

Last Friday, dapat invitation to join this event. I agreed to sama-sama memeriahkan majlis hi-tea anjuran pelajar MSU yang akan bergraduan pada akhir Mac ini. Sekalung tahniah saya ucapkan kepada semua. Kali ini majlis konvokesyen pasti lebih meriah apabila menyaksikan lebih ramai graduan perakaunan naik pentas menerima skrol masing-masing. Lebih mengembirakan hati saya apabila mendengar berita mereke semua telahpun mendapat kerja di syarikat-syarikat yang tidak kurang hebatnya (TM, MAS, BNM, etc.). Tahniah semua! Akhirnya segala penat lelah kamu semua berbaloi. Teruskan usaha mendalami ilmu di bidang yang diceburi. Saya sentiasa mendoakan kejayaan semua. Insya-allah.

Hi-tea bermula jam 2 ptg dan berakhir jam 5. Bertemu bekas pelajar dan juga rakan-rakan seperjuangan memang merupakan satu memori yang cukup indah. Agenda makan bukanlah menjadi agenda utama, tetapi lebih kepada agenda berbual-bual mengenai career life masing-masing. Ternyata hubungan pensyarah-pelajar kini bertukar kepada persahabatan. Selain makan-makan, chit chatting, ucapan dari penyarah yang akan meninggalkan MSU tidak lama lagi (Dr Shan and Kak Su), sesi fotografi turut diadakan. Sekadar merakamkan sebuah lagi kenangan dalam kehidupan. Lepas ni, tak tahu le bila lagi boleh berjumpa mereka sebegini. Masing-masing akan sibuk dengan life masing-masing.

Thanks for the invitation. Really enjoyed myself there. Walaupun hanya 2-3 jam, quality time spent with all of you…tak ternilai…Wishing you…all the best in your future undertaking.

Pilihanraya Umum ke 12

2008-03-05T19:46:00.001-08:00

Dah hampir hujung minggu. Esok bermula cuti sekolah. Lusa pula mengundi. Tentu ramai yang ingin pulang ke kampung halaman masing-masing demi menunaikan tanggungjawab sebagai rakyat Malaysia.

Pesta bendera, poster sudahpun bermula dari minggu lepas lagi. Hampir dimana-mana, pasti ada deretan poster and bendera pelbagai parti. Meriah sungguh. Apa pun, teruskan pilihanraya kali ini dengan susasana yang aman damai.

Nampaknya jadual kami agak ketat hujung minggu ini. Mengundi di dua tempat berbeza (husband and i), then ada appointment doctor to attend @ SJMC. Hopefully semua urusan berjalan lancar this weekend.

Kepada yang ingin pulang ke kampung, berhati-hati di jalan raya. Selamat mengundi buat semua. Buatlah pilihan terbaik demi masa depan kita bersama….

Gathering with Ex-Office Mate

2008-02-27T19:27:00.001-08:00

This topic is very familiar…coz I regularly meet my ex-officemate even though I was not at the office anymore. Friends still friends…

But, this time, the gathering is for Dr. Shanmugam, Wan Masliza and Kak Mahasuria, who will soon resign from the office for a better offer. It’s normal thing, people want something better…

Ramai gak yang datang on that day (Dr Charles, Sharil, Mazu, Ros, K Su, K As, Dr Shan, Tim, alamak…x ingat le nama semua bila dah ramai ni…). Venue biasa…Kedai Kopi Shah Alam. I wonder why we always get together here…heheh…may be because of the nice environment…next to Taman Tasik Shah Alam.

So much good news I heard from them…Not to be reveal here…of course…Hoping for the best for everyone.

Actually, I’m waiting for my friend cum photographer of the day to email me the pictures taken on the event. Still waiting…Kak Asmarina…

Something 2 Share: Do You Really Need Seven Hours of Sleep?

2008-02-26T16:27:00.000-08:00

By Temma Ehrenfeld Newsweek Web Exclusive
Feb 19, 2008 Updated: 12:25 p.m. ET Feb 19, 2008

Yep, you do. Although people do vary in how much sleep they need, the differences are slight, and the vast majority of us (including seniors) need seven to eight hours. Most people who regularly get less than seven hours of rest are simply unaware of the damage that fatigue and sleepiness is doing to their bodies. Chronic "short-sleepers," as scientists call them, have forgotten what it feels like to be well-rested, says Robert Rosenberg, medical director of the Sleep Disorders Center of Prescott Valley, in Arizona.

The evidence indicates that a person who regularly sleeps less than seven hours a night functions as badly as someone who hasn't slept for one to three days, according to a research review published in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine last year. Furthermore, the largest current longitudinal studies (one involving 21,268 people and another 10,308) showed that sleep-deprivation increased mortality: the chance of dying younger than people of the same age, gender and health-risk factors. In the larger study researchers at the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health assessed the sleep habits of the group in 1975 and 1981 and then checked to see who was still alive on Dec. 31, 2003. After comparing subjects' survival rates to the average for people of the same age (and adjusting for other known death risks, like smoking), the researchers concluded that lack of sleep increased mortality in the study participants by 26 percent for men and 21 percent for women. The cause of death might be accidents, or diseases exacerbated by sleep-deprivation. Other current research indicates that lack of sleep affects the body's hormones, immune system and metabolism; hence, it can be a risk factor for obesity, diabetes and heart disease.

To evaluate the quality of your own sleep—and whether you're getting enough—try these tools offered by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine

Rindu Masakan Ibu

2008-02-24T17:54:00.001-08:00

Dari minggu lepas, aku teringin nak makan masakan ibu. Bukannya menu yang susah pun, nasi lemak sambal ikan bilis dan nasi goreng kampung. Terasa tekak ni nak sangat makan masakan ibu.

Jadi, kebetulan ibubapaku berkunjung ke teratak kami minggu ni, mulalah minta ibu masakkan makanan yang dirindui. Puas hati sungguh bila dapat apa yang dihajati. Lagi best bila ibu Tanya, teringin makan apa lagi? Nanti ibu masakkan? Teringat pula zaman-zaman bujang ketika tinggal bersama ibubapa di Gombak.

Setiap hari, ibu akan tanya anak-anak termasuk cucu-cucunya: Nak makan apa hari ni? Rasa macam kat kedai pun ada. Hampir semua kehendak anak-anak dan cucu-cucunya dipenuhi. Begitulah perhatian yang diberikan oleh beliau kepada kami semua. Sehingga kini, jika kita berkeinginan untuk makan sesuatu, pasti beliau akan masakkan. Itu sudah cukup buat aku terharu. Sudahlah beliau bersusah payah menjaga anak-anak dari kecil sehinggalah besar…hingga ke saat ini, aku masih dapat merasai kasih sayang dan bermanja bersama insan yang amat istimewa dalam hidupku…Ibu…

Aku sentiasa berdoa agar kedua ibubapaku diberikan umur yang panjang, kesihatan yang baik dan rezeki yang diberkati…Semoga mereka memperoleh kebahagiaan di dunia dan di akhirat kelak. Amin…

Terputus hubungan

2008-02-21T17:15:00.000-08:00

Semalam (10 mlm), sedang kami sekeluarga menonton TV, bekalan letrik terputus secara tiba-tiba. Terus kucapai telefon untuk hubungi TNB. Malangnya, talian telefon turut terputus. Eh! Apa dah berlaku ni? Tidak pernah mengalami kejadian seperti ini. Hendak menghubungi abang dan kakak yang berada di Gombak pun tak boleh. Handphone dan talian tetap, kedua-duanya terputus. Ahh! Mulalah terfikir macam-macam….Jiran-jiran semuanya senyap..mungkin mereka sudah pun melelapkan mata. Seluruh kawasan perumahan di sini mengalami masalah yang sama.

Hendak keluar bersiar-siar, bahaya juga sebab talian telefon tiada. Akhirnya, kami duduk menatap bulan dan bintang di langit. Sejuk sedikit walaupun tiada angin yang bertiup. Terasa macam nak balik ke rumah mak di Gombak. Tapi, kat sana ada letrik ke? Kasihan ibu dan ayahku, yang turut berada di rumah kami terpaksa berpanas. Mereka kata duduk di rumah batu ni panas. Memangle…

Setengah hampir 1 jam lebih, aku dapat menghubungi abangku. Rupa-rupanya, di Gombak tiada masalah terputus hubungan. Hmm..nampaknya di kawasan kami sahajalah yang menghadapi masalah tersebut. Ingatkan satu Malaysia. Sebab kedua-dua bekalan letrik dan talian telefon terputus serentak. Mengapa jadi begitu ye?

Sedang sibuk bersms dengan abang (nak telefon tak boleh, talian tersekat-sekat), kedengaran kipas mula berfungsi. Alhamdulillah, barulah kami boleh tidur dengan selesa dan tenteram. Jika tidak, kami dah mula terfikir untuk balik ke Gombak dan bermalam di rumah ibu.

Itulah…betapa pentingnya letrik dan talian telefon kepada kita. Rasa tersentak sekejap apabila bekalan terputus.

Makan-Makan @ MidValley

2008-02-14T23:02:00.000-08:00

Last Wednesday, we were supposed to have class after one week break. Suddenly, received an SMS: “Today’s class is cancelled.” What? Ala…penat je datang awal-awal ke ofis hari ni. Appointment dengan ketua jabatan pun ditunda. Nak balik rumah, macam awal lagi. So, we plan to go to MidValley Megamall. Sambil jalan-jalan…window shopping…boleh juga makan-makan. Selalu makan di UM je. Sesekali makan bersama rakan-rakan sebilik di luar best juga. Tapi, sayangnya lupa nak ambil gambar. Kalau tidak, boleh share saat-saat gembira bersama…

Since one of us ada kelas as 5 pm, so we have to separate. Three of us (Me, K. Ati & K. Ros) went to MidValley first. Then, followed by K. Chah & K. Su after 6 pm. Bestnya sesekali dapat keluar dengan kawan-kawan (girls’ outing). Semua kena call husband masing-masing minta ambil di kolej selepas maghrib.

At first, we planned to watch movie, tapi memandangkan masa yang agak terhad, nak makan-makan…chit-chatting…jalan-jalan lagi…maybe next time le pulak kita pegi cinema sama-sama nye? Walaupun sekejap, namun masa yang diluangkan bersama amat beerti. Most of the time at ofis pun muka-muka kami le juga yang pegi makan bersama…ke kelas bersama…mana tak nye…duduk pun sebilik…happening bilik tu. Harap kita berlima akan kekal bersama sehingga ke akhir perjuangan kita…Insya allah…

Lepas ni banyak lagi plan nak keluar bersama, Cuma sometime ada constrain…tak cukup korum…So, bila plan nak ke Sogo pulak? Rasanya…kalau nak ke Sogo tu kena pegi on Friday kot…masa panjang sikit….

Majlis Sambutan Hari Jadi Abang Yang ke 46

2008-02-12T16:49:00.001-08:00

Masa berlalu begitu pantas. Sedar tak sedar, umur abangku telah mencecah 46 tahun on last 7 Februari. He’s my only brother. Kami tidak mempunyai adik beradik yang ramai. Seorang kakak dan seorang abang. What a small family I have. My sister pula bakal menyambut usianya yang setengah abad, tapi lambat lagi…Oktober nanti. Aku pun apa kurangnya tahun ini dah jadi 30an. All of us…semakin hari semakin meningkat usia…

Biarpun pada kebiasaannya, majlis sambutan hari jadi diadakan di rumah, tetapi pada kali ini ada kelainan sedikit. Ada rezeki lebih bulan ini, maka ianya menjadi rezeki abangku yang menyambut hari lahirnya pada bulan tersebut.

Aku merancang untuk mengajak seluruh ahli keluarga untuk makan malam di luar. Cuma kali ini “birthday boy” didera untuk memilih tempat dan menguruskan “reservation” kerana “party planner”nya yang tak berapa sihat. Last week was my horrible week (Demam, Selsema, Sakit Tekak, Batuk- pakej penuh sakit). Until now, still not fully recovered yet. Tak makan antibiotic, begitulah…

Destinasi pilihan “birthday boy” ialah Sakura Kristal, sebab tak banyak kedai buka on the Chinese New Year Eve. Lagipun, most of Chinese families were busy with their “makan besar” on that night. Our dinner on that night diserikan lagi dengan tetamu dari Indonesia (sepupu ayahku) yang kebetulan berada di Malaysia untuk majlis perkahwinan saudara kami. Apa lagi, bertambah meriahlah suasana. Terima kasih di atas kunjungan mereka ke mari. Nanti, kami pula ke sana, Insya-Allah…

Dinner kali ini, abang memilih Chinese and Thai Cruisine. Not bad…Cuma seleraku yang tak begitu baik sejak 3 bulan yang lepas mengurangkan kesedapan makanan yang masuk ke mulut. Seleraku kini beralih kepada Western.Chinese, Thai and Malay kurang minat buat masa ni. Rindu sangat masakan Melayu, Thai, Cina…Tapi apakan daya…selera tidak boleh dipaksa-paksa. Di Sakura Kristal juga ada disediakan Western Cruisine, tapi aku tetap berdegil nak makan menu yang sama dengan mereka yang lain (taknak tunjukkan kelemahan konon…heheh). Lepas tu, mulalah rasa tak sedap…Dugaan…

Thanks for the happy moment we had on that night. Lepas ni kena tunggu my birthday pulak. Huhuhu…Kepada my big brother…Happy Birthday…Semoga dipanjangkan umur…Dimurahkan rezeki sentiasa…Amin…

Trishaw Ride Around the City of Malacca

2008-02-10T17:51:00.001-08:00

Trishaw Ride? I love it so much!

Suddenly, I feel like I wanna have a ride on a trishaw. So, my husband took me to the City of Malacca on the Chinese New Year Holiday. Wow, there were so many people in town. Most of them are tourists. Our first destination was the Maritim Museum, which I had written about it before. Then, we had a tour on a trishaw. Tour around the City of Malacca. What is so special about the trishaw ride at Malacca? Here, you can see many beautifully decorated trishaw with different theme. Just choose which one you like the most. The tour become more meaningful when the trishaw ride includes a tour guide given by the trishaw’s owner. They were all well-trained by a tourism body to deliver the tour guide to the tourists.

We were brought to the Ethnics Museum, Dataran Pahlawan, Kota A Famosa, etc. What a wonderful moment I had on that day. With the beautiful decorated trishaw, riding with your loved one…you’ll feel really great! I wish I can be there again in the future.

Of course there are many other places of attraction around Malacca, but we straight away go to the city because we want to have our lunch at Umbai after that. As usual, love the “Ikan Bakar @ Umbai” grilled fish together with other seafood such as prawns, crabs and cuttlefish. The sea foods here are fresh…and delicious…and one more thing, the price is also reasonable as compared to seafood in KL.

Due to heavy traffic on that day, we didn’t have enough time to go to Mini Asian, Malacca Zoo, Crocodile Park, etc. Even though I had already been there a few years back, still wanna see if there is a change or new attraction available at those places. Hope we’ll find some other time to go there.

Selamat Pengantin Baru – Ega & Wati

2008-02-09T03:54:00.000-08:00

Walaupun bukan musim persekolahan, masih banyak jemputan kenduri kahwin yang diterima. Nampaknya masyarakat kita sudah tidak perlu tunggu cuti sekolah untuk mengadakan majlis kenduri kahwin.

Terbaru, saya menghadiri majlis perkahwinan anak sepupu ayah di Gombak yang berkahwin dengan orang Melaka. Banyak kali rombongan ke Melaka dalam 1 tahun kebelakangan ni. Maklum lah, banyak majlis yang dihadiri…merisik, bertunang, nikah…sanding…semuanya majlis berasingan.

Kali ini, kenduri di sebelah pihak lelaki diadakan di rumah arwah nenek saya. Sayu pula melihat rumah pusaka tu. Teringat kisah kanak-kanak ketika berada di rumah nenek…banyak kenangan manis dan pahit yang tercalit di rumah tersebut. Setelah nenek meninggal dunia, jarang sekali saya ke sini.

Suasana kampung masih jelas terasa di sini. Warga kampung masih bersatu padu…bergotong royong dalam memastikan perjalanan kenduri kahwin pada hari tersebut berjalan lancar. Rupa-rupanya, masih ada golongan muda mudi yang sanggup bergotong royong bagi menyempurnakan majlis kenduri di kawasan kampung ini. Alhamdulillah…kagum saya melihat semangat gotong royong mereka.

Rombongan menghantar pengantin ke Melaka juga amat meriah apabila menyaksikan 15 kereta dan 3 van berkonvoi dari KL ke Melaka. Hampir 100 orang kesemuanya. Itulah rezeki pengantin…Syukur segalanya telah selesai….Tentu keluarga pengantin gembira dengan sambutan meriah yang diterimanya….

Selamat pengantin baru buat pasangan Ega & Wati. Semoga berbahagia sehingga ke akhir hayat. Insya-Allah…

Pertemuan Singkat yang Penuh Makna

2008-01-23T04:32:00.001-08:00

Cuti Thaipusam kali ini amat memenatkan. Setengah hari duduk di bengkel. Kereta breakdown kat tengah jalan. Sementara menunggu bantuan dari Auto-service provider, datang teman lama menghulurkan bantuan. Alhamdulillah…Kebetulan mereka sekeluarga on way balik ke rumah. Terima kasih buat Ros and family. Dalam dia sarat mengandung 7 bulan, sudi juga membantu rakannya di dalam kesusahan.

Dalam pertemuan singkat itu, dapat juga kami berbual-bual melepas rindu lama tak jumpa. Walaupun tinggal di seksyen yang sama, namun susah nak bertemu kerana masing-masing punya tanggungjawab besar dan sibuk dengan urusan kerja dan keluarga masing-masing. Ada juga saya menghadiri beberapa reunion gathering, tapi tak berkesempatan bertemu dengannya kerana dia tidak dapat hadir ke majlis itu. Aya pun faham…dengan keadaan dia yang berbadan dua sekarang, tentu sering keletihan. Tak sangka pula, di saat begini kami bertemu. Mungkin dah rezeki kami bertemu hari ni.

Bilalah boleh berbual panjang dengan Ros? Mungkin kena tunggu dia dalam pantang dan saya bercuti. Buat masa sekarang, saya dah mula sibuk dengan kelas dan pengajian semula, jadi masa bertemu rakan-rakan lama agak terbatas. Ditambah pula dengan keadaan kesihatan saya sekarang. Baru tahu betapa susahnya nak memikul tanggungjawab baru ni, setelah 6 tahun menunggu…Hanya mampu berdoa agar semuanya selamat. Amin…

The Importance of Time Management

2008-01-20T16:50:00.000-08:00

Berakhirnya 2 Minggu yang memenatkan…Dah penat dua minggu berulang-alik setiap hari ke UM, this week mungkin boleh menarik nafas lega sedikit. Banyak betul cabaran yang dilalui dalam dua minggu lepas. Contohnya, ada hari yang memerlukan kita hadir dari awal pagi hinggalah ke malam. Di sebelah pagi, ada seminar, dan malam menghadiri kelas. Group discussion yang berlarutan hingga ke malam. Tak sabar menunggu hari cuti.

Tidak cukup dengan itu, terdapat beberapa tugasan, perbentangan dan write-up yang diperlu dihantar pada minggu yang sama. Ditambah dengan persediaan untuk lecture dan tutorial bagi pelajar tahun dua kursus perakaunan. Ketika itu, terasa betapa pentingnya “time management”. Teknik mengurus masa memang penting, especially when you have multiple tasks to perform. Mungkin pengalaman bekerja yang lalu dan sedikit pembacaan boleh membantu kita ke arah itu.

Tak sabar rasanya nak menghabiskan 2 minggu tersebut. Lepas ni, tak tahu la cabaran apa pula yang bakal dilalui.

Just to share with readers some tips for Time Management that I got from the internet.

11 Time Management Tips
From Susan Ward,

1) Realize that time management is a myth.

No matter how organized we are, there are always only 24 hours in a day. Time doesn't change. All we can actually manage is ourselves and what we do with the time that we have.

2) Find out where you're wasting time.

Many of us are prey to time-wasters that steal time we could be using much more productively.

What are your time-bandits? Do you spend too much time 'Net surfing, reading email, or making personal calls?

3) Create time management goals.

Remember, the focus of time management is actually changing your behaviors, not changing time. A good place to start is by eliminating your personal time-wasters.

4) Implement a time management plan.

Think of this as an extension of time management tip # 3. The objective is to change your behaviors over time to achieve whatever general goal you've set for yourself, such as increasing your productivity or decreasing your stress. So you need to not only set your specific goals, but track them over time to see whether or not you're accomplishing them.

5) Use time management tools.

Whether it's a Day-Timer or a software program, the first step to physically managing your time is to know where it's going now and planning how you're going to spend your time in the future. A software program such as Outlook, for instance, lets you schedule events easily and can be set to remind you of events in advance, making your time management easier.

6) Prioritize ruthlessly.

You should start each day with a time management session prioritizing the tasks for that day and setting your performance benchmark. If you have 20 tasks for a given day, how many of them do you truly need to accomplish?

7) Learn to delegate and/or outsource.

No matter how small your business is, there's no need for you to be a one-person show. For effective time management, you need to let other people carry some of the load.

8) Establish routines and stick to them as much as possible.

While crises will arise, you'll be much more productive if you can follow routines most of the time.

9) Get in the habit of setting time limits for tasks.

For instance, reading and answering email can consume your whole day if you let it. Instead, set a limit of one hour a day for this task and stick to it.

10) Be sure your systems are organized.

Are you wasting a lot of time looking for files on your computer? Take the time to organize a file management system. Is your filing system slowing you down? Redo it, so it's organized to the point that you can quickly lay your hands on what you need.

11) Don't waste time waiting.

From client meetings to dentist appointments, it's impossible to avoid waiting for someone or something. But you don't need to just sit there and twiddle your thumbs. Always take something to do with you, such as a report you need to read, a checkbook that needs to be balanced, or just a blank pad of paper that you can use to plan your next marketing campaign.

You CAN be in control and accomplish what you want to accomplish - once you've come to grips with the time management myth and taken control of your time.

Meja kemas, semua pantas!

2008-01-15T18:08:00.000-08:00

Setiap pagi melayari internet, tentu ada sahaja perkara yang menarik perhatian saya. Walaupun pun tidak sempat dikongsi semuanya di blog ini, kalau ada “free time” tu… nak juga share some useful tips or info that might be benefits the readers.

Tip in dipetik dari Tip Satu Minit Setiap Hari dari Blog Irfan Khairi:
Sini ada satu tip pengurusan masa. Bunyinya simple, tetapi agak efektif oleh kerana ramai yang telah memanfaat dalam bab pengurusan masa.

Tipnya adalah…

“kemaskan meja dan sekeliling tempat anda kerja. Dengan meja yang kemas dan tidak serabut, fikiran juga menjadi kemas dan tidak serabut.”

Ini memberi produktiviti kepada kita dan boleh mempercepatkan segala urusan kita di tempat kerja tersebut. Bila sekeliling kemas, kerja pun turut kemas. Satu tip pengurusan masa!

It’s a useful tip for me…

Well, life as a student…time management is very important. When we are too busy with studies and works, we tend to leave our materials bersepah di atas meja, tak sempat nak masukkan dalam proper folders. So, it’s good to spend some time to tidy up the messiness around the study area. It’s a good therapy for us…Bila tengok keadaan yang teratur, barulah mood study pun kembali. Kalau tidak, rasa takde mood je nak buat kerja.

Salam Maal Hijrah 1429

2008-01-13T04:43:00.000-08:00

Menjelang Maal Hijrah 1429, doa hujung tahun dibaca selepas Asar. Kemudian, terus berangkat ke kelas. Ketika rehat solat Maghrib, doa awal tahun pula dibaca. Kelas ditamatkan awal pada hari ini. Bestnya! Boleh pulang awal.

Cuti Maal Hijrah, berkunjung ke rumah baru rakan sekerja semasa di KUTPM (MSU). Seronok dapat bertemu geng sejabatan (Kak Su, Kak As, Mazu – tuan rumah, Syu, Fara, Rozelin, Chan…ada lagi nama yang tertinggal ke). Yang lama dan yang baru, semuanya bersua muka. Terima kasih di atas jemputan Mazu ke rumah barunya di Seksyen 7, Shah Alam. Ros, Mas & Kak Linda tak sempat jumpa.

Keesokan harinya….pergi ke kelas seperti biasa. Lebih mencabar, kelas dari pagi ke malam setiap hari Jumaat ( 2 minggu berturut-turut; pagi-petang: sesi colluqium, malam: kelas). Begitulah kehidupan, semakin hari semakin mencabar. Yang pasti segala liku kehidupan yang mencabar dan penuh warna warni inilah yang lebih mematang dan mendewasakan kita dari hari ke hari. Usaha…dan berdoalah kepada Allah agar segala urusan kita dipermudahkan olehNya.

I’ve Been Waiting For A New PC…

2008-01-07T16:23:00.000-08:00

Problem with my PC. Dah almost 2 months, PC meragam je. Kejap ok kejap tak ok…Asyik restart memanjang…It makes me tension sometimes…Nak buat kerja pun xde mood…

Repairing stage started with…change the hard disk…no change…Next, motherboard, fan and casing…Heheh…At last…beli terus new PC le. Baru masalah boleh selesai…So glad to have the new PC. Hidupku kini kembali ceria…

Maybe location PC tu mempengaruhi. If it is too hot, maka meragam le…Before this, I put the PC in PC rack attached to a computer table. So now, I have to relocate my PC to an open-air area. Hopefully, no problem after this. Banyak juga investment for the new computer. Huh! Hope everything will be back to normal. If not letih tunggu PC yang problem: restart memanjang…kejap on-off…memang mengganggu prestasi kerja…

So, start all over again…new year, new PC…”azam” pun mesti new la…

Goodbye 2007…Welcome 2008

2008-01-01T21:12:00.000-08:00

Selamat Menyambut Tahun Baru 2008. Cepatnya masa berlalu…Next week…Awal Muharram. Sama-samalah kita berazam untuk memperbaiki diri ke arah yang lebih baik. Semoga tahun baru ini bakal membawa rezeki yang melimpah ruah, kesihatan yang baik dan kehidupan yang lebih diberkati olehnya. Amin…

Awal-awal Januari ni, fikiran masih teringat bulan December. A Memorable Month Full of Surprises. December... The end of the year. If you are a salesperson, bulan ni le pulun buat “sales” untuk capai “target”. The same things happen to those yang ada azam pada awal tahun. Pasti, this is the month to go all out, try to achieve the target that we’ve put at the beginning of the year.

Well, for me, every year, ada target yang tercapai…dan ada juga yang tidak berjaya dicapai atas sebab-sebab tertentu. Make sure to refine those yang tak berjaya dicapai tu early next year. One thing for sure, every December will become a memorable month for me. This is the month that I celebrated my wedding anniversary (every year December 22 – it has been 6 years honeymoon…) and this is the month that I received my biggest surprise…Jeng…jeng…jeng…+ a video camera. Dah lama mengidam video camera. Last year my husband bought me a digital camera with video camera function. But, the quality of the movie wasn’t that good. This year, he bought me a video camera, delivered from Hong Kong. Jauh tu…Thank you, saying. Hope this “surprise” will capture our family’s memorable moments. But, of course I need to learn the ways to handle it. Quite complicated. Hmm…we’ll see…maybe I will share some of my collection here. Insya-Allah….

More surprise? Dah lulus semester 1…Heheh…takut juga tak lulus courseworks…sebab nak habiskan satu semester amat menyeksakan…

Yang tak tercapai….holiday plan (honeymoon for this year) terpaksa ditunda…full proposal pun masih pending…disebabkan masalah kesihatan yang tidak menentu. Pray to Allah that everything will be on track again next year. Amin….

Travelog Haji Mengubah Sempadan Iman

2007-12-28T17:38:00.000-08:00

Inilah buku yang saya amati ketika cuti raya haji yang lalu. Catatan peribadi perjalanan menunaikan haji seorang insan yang saya segani, Prof Dr Muhd Kamil Ibrahim bersama beberapa orang ahli keluarganya. Kisah yang dipersembahkan cukup menarik dan ditulis dalam bentuk “santai”. Belum pernah melihat buku seumpamanya ditulis dalam bahasa melayu di pasaran. Sesuai dibaca oleh semua golongan.

Mungkin ada di kalangan kita yang kurang yakin untuk mendirikan ibadat haji kerana pelbagai sebab. Contohnya, kurang ilmu di dada, belum bersedia, takut dan sebagainya. Tetapi, setelah membaca buku ini, mungkin persepsi kita boleh berubah. Keyakinan dan seru untuk ke rumah Allah dirasakan semain dekat dengan diri kita. Jika dihayati betul-betul, pasti ada yang boleh menitiskan air mata apabila membaca sebahagian daripada buku ini. Pada pandangan saya, apa yang penulis ceritakan di dalam catatan perjalanan beliau ini datang dari hati, because some of the content is really personal. Banyak perkara yang saya dapat pelajari melalui catatan perjalanan beliau.

Setinggi tahniah dan terima kasih diucapkan di atas sumbangan beliau dalam menghasilkan buku seumpama ini. Semoga beliau akan terus berkarya agar kita semua mendapat manfaat daripada hasil tulisan beliau.

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Aidiladha 2007

2007-12-27T04:29:00.000-08:00

1 day before Eid, family members had been gathered for the preparation of Eid. Baking…Cooking…are among the main activities held on the day. In the evening, all family members gathered for our family dinner. A plenty of dishes had been prepared for the dinner. Yum…yum…yum…

After that, we witness the “takbir raya”, followed by supper: ketupat, lemang, roti jala kuah durian, rending daging & kerang, ayam masak merah…together with “air gas”. Beginilah setiap kali malam raya. Cuma, kadang-kala tidak dapat berkumpul kesemua adik beradik kerana ada yang mengikut “turn” beraya di kampung mertua.

Pagi raya, after solat, sesi bermaaf-maafan bermula awal kerana ayah terlibat dengan upacara “korban”. Niat di hati hendak melihat sendiri lembu yang dikorbankan, tetapi kesihatan tidak mengizinkan. Puteri lilin…tak mampu berpanas buat masa ini….Maka, hanya diwakilkan kepada ayah.

Hajat untuk melihat lembu yang dikorbankan telah ditunaikan oleh abang dan anak sedaraku, Puteri Nabila yang merakamkan detik korban lembu berkenaan. Masih ada di dalam handphonenya. Thanks, Abang n Nabila. Dapat juga kulihat majlis korban walaupun seketika cuma.

Selesai majlis korban, ayah bawa pulang daging dan tulang. Seperti biasa, sebahagiannya dibuat sup tulang (sedapnya…), others we distribute to relatives and neighbours. Alhamdulillah….