Showing posts with label Mommy's story. Show all posts
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Malaysian Women's Weekly, Feb Issue 2012

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Selepas workshop dengan The Women's Weekly last December, they arranged a photoshoot session for the winners. At first, excited jugak since dah lama tak ber-photoshoot. Tapi disebabkan aktivity on that day itself dah terlewat habis, photoshoot start lambat, towards the end dah hilang mood sebab teringat Amir kat rumah ;p

Before photoshoot, ada sesi dengan stylist from Debenhams, Hadi. Masa ni lah pilih baju apa nak pakai during photoshoot.

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Then, makeup time!! I love the makeup -- kecuali lipstick ;p so use to nude color.

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And finally .......

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Monday, December 19, 2011

The Malaysian Women's Weekly Makes It Happen 2012: Workshop

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Last Saturday, Women's Weekly magazine has conducted a workshop for the all the winners at Level 7, KL Hilton.


The Winners.

Categoriy: Fitness, Finance, Beauty, Well-being and Fashion



1st session: Clinique
Makeup tips.


Sebaik terpilih jadi model, sebab masa datang tak makeup apa-apa ;p


Clinique products worth 1k.



2nd session: Rilax
Topic: Problem Sleeping?



Products from Rilax yang membantu untuk tidur. This one good for Ami ;p



Rilax products worth 1k.


Next session, money talks with Hwang DBS



I'm entitled to the value of RM1000 in unit trust funds namely, HwangDBS Select Income Fund.



Fitness First Session with Jacqueline Mary, Fitness Manager


Dia kata dulu her weight was 120kg! Fuh.. I nak lengan besau macam dia.. hehehe 
Minah ni is funny too, I really enjoyed this session and very informative. Especially bila dia start this session dengan memberitahu, dengan exercise kita boleh firm dan uplift kan breast, nak up satu cup pun boleh (dia yang kata). Hahahaha. Funny but true. Semua perempuan dalam tu sangat teruja ;p 




I have won a 4-week Fitness First Lose It! Programme and 3-month Fitness First Platinum membership. Yeah!!


Final session with stylist from Debenhams. Basically informed us macam mana nak dress up according to our body shape.



I have won myself RM1000 shopping voucher courtesy of Debenhams Malaysia! Yeah lagiii!! Tapi voucher is ready for collection today (20th) onwards. Ceit. Baru ingat nak shopping last weekend.


Dan session yang paling best ialah ---> Make-up dan Photoshoot.

Lama gila tak dimakeup-kan dan diphotoshoot-kan. Cemas dan kekok di hadapan kamera.


Make-up by David Ooi from Clinique






Gambar sudah sempurna make-up dan berpakaian cantik, kena tunggu Women's Weekly Magazine issue. Sebab nak balik cepat lepas photoshoot, tak kisah dah nak ambil gambar sendiri.


p/s: Thanks Ami, tolong jaga Amir last Saturday :)


Friday, December 16, 2011

The Malaysian Women's Weekly Makes It Happen 2012: Meeting Stylist

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On top of the prizes that I'm entitled to as the winner of Fashion category, Malaysian Women's Weekly magazine is generous enough to offer me a consultation session with a stylist from Debenhams. I went to meet him at Debenhams Lot 10 this morning. I thought the session would be just a discussion, good enough I had the chance to try few dresses and they advise me on how should I dress up. And see what kind of clothing that suits me best.

This is seriously fun. But it's over! ;p


Sorry ye Amir, mommy in the limelight kejap...


I selalu reject idea to wear a skirt, too feminine and I think I don't look good in it..



Vintage shoes. Yang ni mungkin nak beli.



They said in this dress I looked more mature. Na, I want to be forever young ;p




Dress for dinner. Which xtau bila nak pakai kalau beli kan..




But......


 I heart this so much!! Not too fancy neither too plain. Boleh pakai dengan legging.

They asked me to pick the best two for Saturday event. So I chose the first red shirt and vintage skirt and the last one. Ok lah kot ek...


Walaubagaimanapun, tak pasti nak beli dress-dress tu atau tak. Voucher nya RM1000 tapi kalau dress more than RM250, dapat berapa helai je nanti. Being typical me, shirt and pant are fine :)  Sure mamat tu menyesal bagi advice macam-macam he he he. But they're very helpful though.. and I am so thankful  :)



*Wanita berdiri di tengah itulah watak sebenar. Gambar yang kat atas2 tu palsu belaka ;p

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Look who came to mommy's school!

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"Prof, can you change your boring topic to Ball?"



Monday, December 5, 2011

INFO: Contraceptive Injections

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Depo-Provera
It provides contraceptive protection for three months (12 weeks).

Ways of preventing pregnancy
  • stopping the ovaries releasing an egg each month
  • stopping sperm reaching the egg by thickening the mucus from the cervix
  • stopping the egg settling in the womb

Advantages
  • It's highly effective.
  • It doesn't interfere with sex.
  • The injection provides some protection against both cancer of the womb and pelvic inflammatory disease.
  • It can be used by women who are breastfeeding.
  • You don't have to think about contraception for as long as it works.
Disadvantages
  • The injection can cause irregular bleeding or longer periods.
  • BUT Some women find their periods stop completely 
  • While others have frequent, light bleeding. Irregular bleeding can continue for some months after stopping the injections.
  • Some women experience side effects including weight increase, headaches, acne, breast tenderness, mood swings and bloating.
  • The injection cannot be removed from the body. If side effects occur, they'll last as long as the injection does and sometimes longer.
  • Your fertility and periods can take a while to get back to normal after stopping Depo-Provera. 

Contraceptive injections don't suit everyone. Depo-Provera and affects on bone density and growth Women who use Depo-Provera have been shown to have lower bone mineral density than women who don't use it. It is not known if this effect increases the risk of osteoporosis and fractures in later life.



Own experience
I had the first jab end of October, my period came after two weeks. I initially thought that my menstrual cycle will stop. Even worst, my period lasted so long. I was a bit worried in case it caused by something else that I don't know but I found out from my sister one of the side effect is longer periods. She herself has been taking this injection for more than 3 years.
When I consult with gynae, he said to avoid such situation, the 2nd jab can be taken a month after, not 3 months. And we can actually perform our solat after the 14th day. So I took the 2nd jab last Saturday, my period has stopped 1-2 days later. Unlike my cousin, she said her menses stopped ever since taking the 1st injection.
Now I believe the side effects might be vary from one to another. Some people experience all the negative effect while some others have no complication at all. I experienced nothing but the longer period.
And some might argue why people opt for this not other way to prevent pregnancy, well it's really up to your judgment what best for your situation. Of course go for natural way is always the best option but... discipline can be one of the critical issue ;)

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Thursday, October 6, 2011

Fun Activity on Friday!

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Today we had a fun activity in classroom. Since I taught Project Communication Management during lecture last Monday, instead of giving the students a whole set of questions for them to answer, we played Message Relay game. There were 6 groups and each group received the same message to be relayed.

The 1st sender needs to read the message as follows:

We called Bob S. at his residence at 1:39am, but there was no answer. We then tried Bob S. on his mobile phone within the same minute, but got no answer there either. We then paged Bob S. to call us, and waited five minutes for a response. When Bob S. failed to respond, we moved to calling a back-up person (John D.), and we finally reached John on his mobile phone at 1:46am.

So the message has been relayed from one person to another. The last person needs to write down the message on a paper and pass to me. The following are the messages that I read to the whole class:

Group 1:
13:39 call Bobby - he doesn't pick up
-Some minute we call again he doesn't pick up again
-Send him a msg, he doesn't reply
13:46 we reach John's Bobby's friend.

Group 2:
We call Bob on his reseident at 1.39
Bob is not answer
We call his mobile phone
Bob also don't answer
We page bob to call us back
Bob don't reply
We back up the message to Judy
then bob reply us at 1.46

Group 3:
Bob X was called at his resident at 1.39, he didn't pick
And was called again on his mobile and he did not pick
And he was paged and he did not respond
Then we switched to John at 1.49am and he answered his phone.

Group 4:
There was a guy called Bob, he was paged few times to come over. But he did not reply. After few minutes at 1:39pm they page him for the last time, he still didn't reply and come. Later, they page another person called John and he came at 1:46.

Group 5:
Call Borbas home at 1.39, he didn't pick up
call mobile, still didn't pick up
call james, to ask about Borbas, and wait 5 min for James, but did not reply
on 1.46 call Johndy, then he pick up, then we can talk to Borbas

Group 6:
John try to call bob. Bob didn't pick up and also using the mobile phone and didn't pickup. John ask bob friend to call john and he didn't pick up. And John ask another friend to call Bob at 1.40pm and he didn't pick up the phone.


LOL!

Friday, September 30, 2011

FAQ: Berapa lama nak back into shape lepas bersalin?

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Lain orang, mungkin ambil masa lain-lain. Mana yang ada extra cash, boleh la pergi slimming centre. Macam Sazzy, if u follow her kat twitter.. she ada update yang dia pergi gym and what not. Look at her now.. memang dah kurus sangat. Ada yang tak perlu buat apa-apa sangat pun boleh kurangkan berat badan. Ada yang bersungguh-sungguh kurangkan berat badan tapi still tak kurang-kurang. Memang stress. Diakui. Masa 2-3 bulan lepas bersalin, I pun stress tengok badan tak kurus-kurus lagi walaupun memanglah berat badan dah berkurang. Still tak muat baju2 lama, nak kena beli baju/seluar lain pulak. Sangat stress. Takut suami tak suka. Rasa rendah diri. Macam-macam lagi lah.

Di hari-hari terakhir pantang, confirm takkan kurus lagi. Muka pun masih kembang, lengan.. perut.. peha apetah lagi kan. Masa ni stress tengok kawan dah kurus ;p



Masa 3-4 bulan lepas bersalin, pun masih besar lagi.. huhu


Siap pinjam t-shirt Ami, my old t-shirts are too small while shirts during pregnancy are too big. Cuba cakap macam mane tak stress?


Tapi, masa 5 bulan lepas bersalin baru lah rasa hampir kepada saiz before pregnant. Seluar jeans pun dah muat. Jeans yang beli lepas bersalin pulak dah longgar.


To be honest, tummy masih lagi menjadi masalah. Kalau terlupa tarik nafas masa ambil gambar, habislah!


Bulan puasa yang lepas, Alhamdulillah dapat puasa penuh. Dan bulan puasa kali ni, sedikit berbeza berbanding yang lepas sebab dengan adanya Amir. Masa tu pulak crankiness Amir tengah peak, makan sepinggan je masa buka. Dah takde makan ulang-ulang macam dulu-dulu. Kebanyakkan hari memang bangun sahur, tapi ada hari yang sangat-sangat penat terlepas lah sahur. Macam tulah selama sebulan, purata makanan sehari adalah 2 pinggan.

End of Ramadhan, seluar jeans yang 5 tahun lepas longgar. Serius longgar gile. T-shirt XS dulu pun dah muat. Mungkin petanda dah kurus semula atau extra-kurus semula.

Ini bukan cerita tak bersyukur atau apa2, kebanyakkan masa kita mengharapkan yang ideal. Tulah, bukan senang nak jadi perempuan ni, banyak nak kena jaga. Kalau suami buncit, kita tak kisah pun.. ;p  Kalau kita pulak yang besar sikit, dah rasa low self-esteem. Nak jaga anak lagi, nak jaga rambut.. badan.. makan-minum from a beauty pageant to a maid. Susah tu. Tapi, Insya allah suami kita terima kita seadanya :)

So, menjawab soalan di atas: Hampir setahun kot baru kurus (especially tummy) itu pun dengan bantuan diet masa bulan Ramadhan.

Tapi menjadi seorang wanita selepas bersalin ni, kuruskan badan bukan satu-satunya masalah - badan kurus, tummy flab, then sagging breast, cellulite and strech mark so on and so forth.


Ada apa-apa tips nak share to get rid of apa jua masalah related to ibu selepas bersalin?



Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Menstruation after giving birth

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Generally we know that women who don't breastfeed find that their cycles resume very quickly, and on the other hand women who are fully or nearly fully breastfeeding may find their menstruation cycle does not starts within the first 6 months.

Your chances of ovulating are only about 2% you meet the following three criteria:


•Your menses have not returned

•You are breastfeeding

•Your baby is less than six months old


So mine is not resumed yet, it's been 8+ months. A bit worry though. My sis in law is a breastfeeding mom, she had her menstrual cycle started after 7 months, friend of mine also breastfeeding mom, period came after 3-4 months. But I have another friend, her menses started after a year giving birth.

Hmm.. I think it's normal kot but a still.. a bit worry. By right, I should have done PAP smear after 6 months when I checked with doctor he said wait until I have my period.


So what's your story? This is perfectly normal right? ;)

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