One surprising news!

The Malaysian Women's Weekly magazine has been promoting WIN A LIFE MAKEOVER! or The Malaysian Women's Weekly Makes It Happen 2012 campaign in their Nov issue. There are 5 categories; Finance, Fashion etc. To enter is very easy, answer few questions - basically to tell them why we need a life makeover and provide them our picture. Since they allow us to participate via electronic mail, no effort to go to post office.. Why not? Click, click, click. SENT.


This morning I received a call from MWW. She said ... bla bla bla workshop on Saturday bla bla bla must come for fashion consultation at Debenhams bla bla bla.. I was a bit blur maybe more to surprise. So I just wait for her email to know the details. While waiting for her email, I browsed information regarding to this campaign. I found their Facebook. I can't recall the whole idea of this makeover because I didn't buy the magazine, I just borrowed from a friend ;p

But when I received her email...... I think have been chosen as the Fashion category winner for The Weekly Makes It Happen 2012 campaign. Ngeeeee. Aiya, not think one... I'm sure this is for real because she said Congratulations!  maaa.. Bold some more!  ;p
Therefore, I have to attend a coaching session/workshop at KL Hilton and a fashion consultation at Debenhams next week.


Never been this lucky. Seriously. Selain menang contest gambar loncat-loncat kat blog, ni first time menang contest kat magazine.


Still ragu-ragu betul ke akan menang hadiah yang berikut?

• HwangDBS cash prize worth RM1,000
• Debenhams fashion apparel worth RM1,000
• Clinique skincare and make-up hamper worth RM1,000
• Rilax product hamper worth RM1,000
• Fitness First personalised training programme worth RM1,000

Tapi dalam email tadi dia ada tanya nak choose Fitness First outlet yang mana. Agaknya betul lah dah menang ni  ;p

Ah, feel good!

Nah, nilai lah sendiri...

I'll try not to make this entry lengthy

Somewhere in 2010, masa mengandung 7-8 bulan. I ada post 1 entry tidak puas hati dengan layanan seorang doctor di klinik kesihatan di lembah klang. Hehehe saja malas bagi details sangat. Isu tidak puas hati dengan service ni I think it's normal, mana-mana..tak kira kerajaan ke swasta mesti ada isu macam ni. Sebab ni semua bergantung pada individu yang memberi layanan tu kan. Dan, bukanlah satu pekara yang tidak normal bagi seseorang yang ada blog untuk share experience be it good or bad at their blog.

Namun begitu, I still ingat apa I tulis sebab I selalu baca especially bila dah setahun lebih ni pun masih ada orang comment. Lepas I post entry tu tahun lepas, majoriti yang comment share thoughts based on their experience. Again, normal lah orang complaint pasal service ni kan. And ada jugak seorang doktor yang mungkin kawan kepada doctor berkenaan (i initially put the doctor's name, few months back i removed her name), bagi pendapat dia. Honestly I welcome his opinion. He is very professional explaining things that may not clear to the patient's view. I thanked him for dropping his comment. So it makes me feel good sharing my experience, mungkin ada salah faham now you have someone to tell you what went wrong.

Beberapa bulan lepas, ada 1 comment dari anonymous, this person put a link that direct us to a photographer website, then ada lah picture doctor ni tengan posing. Fine lah, I takde ape2 judgement pun. Suka hatilah diorang nak buat ape kan. Since then, I removed nama doctor maybe orang google and found her name in my blog. It could be a mistake to put up her name, I admit. I pun bukan nak memburukkan orang so that's why i removed her name.

Last Sunday, I dapat lagi satu comment dari anonymous berbunyi:

I dont want to say much, I do not know who this people are. But as a patient who goes to a goverment clinic, I think it is obvious that you should know there are more than 400 patients per day. And it is a fact that every single patient should know that we cannot expect explanation of A-Z in a government clinic. I think generally people already know that if they want a thorough time explanation they should go to a private hospital and not expect more.
Mr R

Then I replied to Mr R, sebab I rasa banyak dia salah faham. Kalau dibaca balik entry I tu..
1) I mulakan entry dengan some sort of making disclaimer, yang entry itu bukan untuk complaint govt. clinic as a whole cuma rasa tidak puas hati kepada this particular doctor.
2) Ada jugak mentioned, ada sorang lagi doctor at the same clinic, I puas hati dengan cara dia which is better than doktor yang di sebut-sebut.
3) Dan tidak pulak I tulis dalam entry I need the doctor tu explain every single things, tapi doktor tak cakap sepatah haram pun masa tu.
4) Memang saya bersalin dekat private hospital pun.

But Mr R, keep stating the obvious. And by right, I have no problem with time-consuming process in govt clinic because I already know. Kalau I nak pergi, I pergi. Kalau I tak nak, I won't. Ok lah, lepas reply to Mr R, kira dah selesai lah kan.

Pagi-pagi ni bukak blog, ade someone or two left comments kat chatroom, yang berbunyi..

booohooo: **** you 
booohooo: don't mess with people

Ape pulak ni? Sementelah, masih ada yang comment dekat entry tidak puas hati itu, dan seingat saya itu lah entry tidak puas hati yang agak hot stuff, mungkin these people yang tulis macam ni related to that entry kot. Well, memang ini lah dia risk nya bila kita publish. I terima.
Tapi I don't know kalau these people yang tinggalkan comment-comment harsh ni adalah doctor tersebut atau kawan-kawan atau family, siapa lagi yang akan rasa sakit hati untuk kita kan? Agak memalukan lah.

Again, dalam my entry tu tidak I curse the doctor, tapi I ceritakan berapa lama I tunggu, 3.20pm baru dia masuk which patutnya clinic should starts operate 2.45pm on Friday. Bila masa ultrasound, dia takde bercakap apa-apa ambil measurement then pergi camtu je. Ni bukan mintak thorough explanation ye. Ni pasal langsung tidak bercakap apa-apa. Ok sudah sudah lah ye, ni bukan nak prolong. Tapi itulah ceritanya, rasanya memang patut tak puas hati. Honestly, entry tu langsung tidak memaki hamun, but I do agree kalau ade yang kata cynical.

Now, I bukan doktor.. tapi kerja I sendiri banyak liaise with other people. Can I stop them from feel upset or unhappy with me? No. Can I stop them from making joke about me? No. It's totally beyond our control. And kalau ada lah berlaku macam ni, is this how we respond back to them? Curse them?

Anyway, I'm not 100% sure yang tinggalkan comment tu has anything to do with that doctor ke tak. I found her on facebook, so pm her. In case ada apa kemusykilan, confront la, takde masalah dengan itu. Jangan lah membuat onar di blog kan. Kes ni dah lama sangat, I takde berdendam etc. Alah, kelakarnya kalau I berdendam kan. Mungkin jugak 3rd party yang I mistakenly ingat relate dengan this matter. Apa-apa pun, kalau kita tidak suka apa yang ada dalam blog ni, just leave. You takkan boleh control apa orang nak tulis, walaupun hakikatnya mungkin kita sorang aja benci dengan apa yang ditulis. Orang lain, okay je.. ;p

Since ade blog, first time kene ambush ;p I dah removed pun entry tu, her name memang awal-awal dah removed. I tidak sebarkan pulak link studio photoshoot doktor, so I rasa kurang profesional lah untuk bertindak sedemikian.

Senang cerita macam ni, semua orang pun akan ada satu masa dia menjadi annoying kepada seorang yang lain. Seorang yang lain tu, satu masa dia juga annoying kepada orang lain. Kita semua pun pernah jadi annoying kepada sekurang-kurangnya 1 orang yang lain. Bear with it, especially dengan dunia cyber sekarang, fb, twitter, tell me macam mana nak control supaya orang tulis apa yang kita suka sahaja?


Peace. No war.


p/s: Macam mana lah prime minister handle case blog yang mengutuk diorang terang-terangan, memang cool kalau boleh pekak kan telinga, buta kan mata dari ambil tahu apa orang bercakap pasal kita.

Carta ABC Terkini!!

FAQ: Berapa lama nak back into shape lepas bersalin?

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?

Have you got yours? Kim's wedding invitation card.

Kim mana lagu uolls, Kim Kardashian lah! *Feeling Beautifulnara* The wedding is tommorow, noks.

To tell you something that never seen in my blog before ---> I'm sort of.. sort of okay, a fan of Keeping Up The Kardashian. Hehe. Well, mesti ramai yang tengok kan.. It was seen by 1.3 million total viewers among women aged 18 to 34, u know! I ler tu salah sorang. And my husband lagi sorang sbb tak boleh nak tukar channel. Season tahun ni pulak, tambah lagi sorang from our family, Amir. Pun kes terpaksa sebab well you can't object your own mom. Lain lah si Khloe yang suka 'menderhaka' tu. But she is really funny in her own way anyway. Jenis rebel. Suka gurau-gurau kasar. Agaknya kebanyakkan budak lahir tahun 1984 ni memang macam ni agaknya  ;p  Macam kene batang hidung sendiri kan bila tengok perangai dia tu.

Family members diorang ni sangat variety. Imagine la before Kris Jenner kahwin dengan Bruce, masing-masing ada 4 orang anak, dah 8. Lepas kahwin they both dapat lagi 2 anak, 10 genap. Cantik nombor tu. Really a big family. Kalau nak buat TV series nak cast 10 orang anak je dah susah, so E! memang bijak ambil ready-made family buat reality TV show. Tadaaa.. dah sampai Season 6.

Owh patutnya cerita pasal Kim sbb tajuk nama dia. Kim, undeniably memang gorgeous sangat. Especially bila dia makeup. And her makeup always stunning. Maybe sebab mata dia besar, so apply apa-apa teknik eyeshadow pun cantik. And of course she has a perfect face shape. And her hair, so thick and wavy. Tapi, benda yang I kurang suka about Kim ialah, girlie sangat hehehe  Dan selalu control cun, memang kan dah cun kan. Kourt and Khloe are more natural and relax. So itu aje   :)

Lovely.

Pasal dia nak kawen ni, takde lah I amek tau sangat. Sebab nak copy wedding dia pun dah terlambat  ;p  So Kris Humphries the lucky guy that is. Bye, Reggie Bush. I rasa Reggie lagi hot dari Kris. Owh, kalau dengan Ami.. Reggie definitely out of the league. [Kang Ami baca, kecik hati pulak]  But then, both Kris and Reggie are 5 years younger than Kim. Ingatkan laki je makin tua makin in demand kan. So u better watch out guys.

Wedding nya esok, so last Monday she screamed about getting nervous in one of her tweet. Tapi kat internet ni mak dia kata die calm aje. Or maybe she's hiding it pretty well.

I excited skit semata nak tengok makeup and her Vera Wang wedding dress of course (alah Marion Counter pun Vera Wang kan?). Hehe.


How she will look like? Hmm.

Kim Kardashian's Best White Dresses from People.com

Best wishes to the proud couple:

Sincerely,

Silent Fan ;p

p/s: Kita ada Kim Malaysia tau?

Hmm.. I think..

Are you ready for another one?

JENG. JENG. JENG.

No one can answer that question but us, is it a tough one. But if you remember, it was even harder when to decide when is the best time to have the first child - because it's not merely on having a child but it's about changing a family. With each new child we have to think about how that baby will affect our lifestyle, finances, work, and relationships. Well, if u ask anyone - friends, family, spouse or doctors, they absolutely have a different opinion on perfect baby timing and the perfect family size. Anyhow, there's no right or wrong to our decision, as a Muslim we believe it's rezeki. Not to mention we need to think rationally and being practical as well. So it's good if we don't rush and take sweet time to weigh the pros and cons.

For my case, Ami and I prefer to have neither a large family nor parents of only children. We both had siblings, and of course we want Amir to has siblings too. It's gonna be fun for the entire family. So for us the decision to have another child is more about when than whether. And plenty wonder if there's an ideal interval between children. At the beginning, we are certain that we should wait until Amir reaches at least 3-4 years old then only start think about having another one. Plus, Amir was so fussy during his babyhood, you think mommy can handle another baby, worst case if she/he also a colicky baby??? :p   It was N to the O, at that moment. Now Amir had become a calmer toddler, is it best to have children one right after the other so they can play together and we get all our childrearing done in the shortest time? Hurm.

So I did a ground study to address this question;

From researchers - While they can't say definitively that every woman should wait two to three years between births, many studies do settle roughly on that time frame. And so do most families: According to the Alan Guttmacher Institute, the average interval between first and second births is about 30 months for American women.

If you're in the midst of planning having another baby sure geram mendegar kata researcher ni kan. Hehe. But ya, here's a rundown of the research on ideal baby spacing:
 

• Waiting 18 to 23 months after the birth of your last child before conceiving another seems best for the new baby's health. Having a gap of less than 17 months is associated with a significantly increased risk of having a baby of prematurely and underweight.
• Mother's body needs time to recover from the stress of giving birth and replenish all the nutrients she lost as a result of the first pregnancy. For example, it may be that increased blood flow to the uterus from the last pregnancy benefits the next baby, but that there is a limited time window of about two years before blood flow returns to pre-pregnancy levels.
• When your first is under one year or over four years is the ideal time in terms of the children's relationships with their parents, sibling rivalry, and their own self-esteem. children under one don't have a sense of their special status yet, and that those over four have had enough time to enjoy attention from Mummy and Daddy, plus they now have a life of their own. 

*The third point sounds encouraging ;p

Those are suggested by experts based on their studies, that's what they can suggest as the best practice. We ourselves may have our very own observation of successful stories from friends or relatives. Again, there's no wrong or right answer. We will eventually cope with overwhelming responsibilities when we have more than one child but when it comes to financial, there's always a big question mark. True, money isn't everything, but we do need some financial stability when we're raising a family. As a parent, we don't mind to spend little extra money for our child from diaper to food - whichever claims that they're the best. So think again, if we can afford do the same to number 2.

To be extra certain of my so called prospect-decision to have another one in anytime soon, I took a quiz this morning. Quiz: Are You Ready for Another Child?

The result suggests:

You may want another child, but it sounds like you also have some issues to think about. Before deciding to have another baby, consider how much it would cost, how your other children might react to a new arrival, and if you can handle any more stresses.If you and your partner can't reach a consensus, consider seeing a family counselor.

Hehehe. A bit of disagreement. But it's just for entertainment and/or educational purposes only. It is not intended to be a substitute for your decision. If you and your partner agree, but the result of the quiz disagree (huh!) then what does the heart say? Hmm, I think I should talk to my mind instead. Ok, dig for some more info.

Took another quiz from babyzone: Are you ready for another baby?  and wish the result oppose the first result's idea ;p

Result:
Well, what are you waiting for? You're clearly ready to add to your family if you've determined you've got the energy, the money, and the patience it takes! Good luck and happy baby-making!


Yeay! HAHAHA. Purposely answered 'Yes' to most of the questions, memang lah kan. Dishonesty. But there's one question make me ponder around..
 
Have you considered outside obstacles you might encounter? A child with a disability, an aging parent? Do you feel comfortable with the "what ifs" life brings?     Yes or No



Here's the result of What's the ideal spacing between children? poll.

Talking about fact still.

Well honestly, the memory of spending my first pregnancy with my head over a toilet bowl was still very fresh. And before I even had a chance to worry about morning sickness, I was turning green - not in the bathroom in the car, Ami had to stopped the car, I quickly opened the door in second then that's it! But now, I think.. just think; the morning sickness was no shocker, but what did take me by surprise was that this time it didn't really faze me. While I holed up during my first pregnancy, now I'm on my feet chasing, carrying, cuddling Amir from sunrise till sunset. I can't wait to go back from work, patientlessly to reach my family. The back aching, the art or what we usually called stretch marks, the non-stop trip to toilet from month 1 to 9, the pain of delivery, the sleepless night, the high-pitch cries, the smelly baby's milk spit up everywhere - most important, I'd learned that the discomfort wouldn't last forever and that it would be repaid a million times over with a perfect, precious little person. 

Auuuuuuwwwww!

Over mak ngko ni Amir, siap pilih color 'Pink' dan botak - satu genetik lah konon ;p

Anyway, joke is a joke. This entry meant to share info about planning your second pregnancy :)  Not much related to what the writer feels. Ecece.

Harimau Malaya! Aaauuuuummm!!

Semalam untuk pertama kali menyaksikan perlawanan bola di Stadium Nasional Bukit Jalil. Mula-mula berat hati nak tinggalkan Amir, tapi dah alang-alang dapat ticket free, rugi pulak kalau tak pergi. Just to have experience. Thanks, Maybank!



Kalau selalu tengok kat TV, penonton tersorak-sorak, meloncat2 - Apekah? Seronok sangatkah?


Memang iye! It's totally a different sphere, spirit, hype - u name it. Ade la part2, Msia membuat cubaan untuk score, mak pun terjerit-jerit nyah! ;p



Tapi masa second half, fikiran dah tak menentu. Bukan sebab takut Msia kalah, tapi asyik teringat kat Amir : (

Kitaorg keluar stadium 15-20 mins earlier. Budget tak nak bersesak-sesak masa naik LRT. Tapi tetap sesak!! Adus, experience paling tak best. Orang-orang yg Q kat belakang push like hell! Takde otak betul. Time ni rasa menyesal pulak pergi tengok bola walaupun at first I think it's a fun experience.


All and all, our team has shown a good performance. Goalkeeper banyak saved, otherwise Chelsea score could have been 6-7 ;p  Tapi Drogba memang teror ambil free kick, so itulah akibatnya.. Chelsea dapat score 1.


I'll continue supporting our football team!! At home!! Because the crowd in the train was crazier than those in stadium. Dem yuh!

*Gambar adelah ihsan daripada kamera 'berkuasa tinggi'. Huh!

Hukum Penyusuan Ibu

Source: Pa & Ma (page 123) keluaran Disember 2010



Soalan:
Adakah memberi susu ibu kepada bayi hukumnya wajib dan adakah berdosa jika ibu memberi susu formula kepada anaknya?


Jawapan:
Hukum memberi susu ibu tidak wajib, ia hanya satu keutamaan. Ibu bapa yang yang memberikan susu ibu kepada bayi mereka bererti telah memanfaatkan anugerah yang Allah cipta dan kurniakan kepada ibu. Pemanfaat ini secara tidak langsung merupakan satu kesyukuran dan Allah akan menggandakan kurniaan-Nya kepada para hamba yang bersyukur. Susu ibu juga adalah yang terbaik dari sudut perubatan kepada bayi berbanding mana- mana susu formula.
Namun diulangi bahawa hukumnya tidak wajib, maka tidaklah berdosa jika memberikan selain susu ibu kepada bayi.


p/s: So tak patutlah ibu-ibu yang bagi susu formula pada anak dipandang serong bukan?



Dan ini kelebihan untuk ibu-ibu yang masih memberi susu badan kepada anaknya;


"Wanita yang memberi minum susu kepada anaknya daripada badannya (susu badan) akan dapat satu pahala daripada tiap-tiap titik susu yang diberikannya."



"Jika wanita menyusui anaknya sampai cukup tempoh (2 1/2 tahun), maka maalaikat-maalaikat di langit akan khabarkan berita bahawa syurga wajib baginya."



"Jika wanita memberi susu badannya kepada anaknya yang menangis, Allah akan memberi pahala satu tahun solat dan puasa."





Besar pengorbanan ibu-ibu. Namun bagi sesetengah orang ini samada susu badan sepenuhnya atau tidak bukanlah satu pilihan. Ada yang tidak begitu bertuah seperti anda. Say No to judgemental.

Belasungkawa

Lebih kurang pukul 10 tadi, dapat panggilan from my sister, Kakteh



"Kau kenal tak Nurul Huda Jamaluddin.. budak sekolah TKS"

"Hmm..tak ingat lah sape"


"Dia kata dia kenal kau.. pernah ponteng sekolah sama-sama"

"Ohh... nurul!"




"Dia dah meninggal pagi tadi, accident dekat Karak"



Innalillahiwainnailaihirojiun. Al-fatihah.


Lebih menyayat hati bila ada one of my friend found a link pasal accident. Nauzubillah min zalik.


Last jumpa arwah, setahun lepas, masa baru sampai LCCT from Bali. Itu pun tak borak panjang.


Tengah hari tadi arwah masih di Hospital Selayang, some of my friends dah pergi ziarah. Her bestfriend, Nadia - since sekolah menengah dapat mandikan arwah. I'm so touched when Sari told me this. True friendship.

Sama-sama sedekahkan Al-fatihah. Arwah memang nice orangnya, semua suka. Banyak pulak berjasa pada Puteri UMNO cawangan Kuala Pilah.

En Bruno Mars yang awesome!

Masa muda remaja dulu, iaitu 14 tahun yang lepas.. Mesti anda dan rakan kelas anda ade lagu kegemaran bukan? Seperti I Miss U Like Crazy by The Moffats, ala..yang adik-beradik tu. Sure kalau dengar lagu tu rasa seperti si Bob (paling cute sekali (saya rasa) dalam boy band tu) tengah nyanyi sambil berlutut di hadapan saya. Honestly tak tau camana nak describe camana rasa masa tu tapi seingat saya rasa dia menyeronokkan dan terawang-awang, tapi bila tengok budak-budak sekarang suka gila kat Justin Bieber – saya seperti ‘Apehal ko dik?!!’ -- Macam tak pernah rasa kan.

Kalau masa kat Uni pulak, lagu Elliott Yamin – Wait For You. Ada ke dia sanggup nak wait for me lagi padahal I dah bagitau hati ini telah dimilikki. Iye, lepas 2 bulan masuk Uni I dah start bercinta dah ;p

So kiranya dah lama gila tak rasa sangat suka dengan any song nowadays yang boleh membuatkan rasa macam terawang-awang terus terasa diri ini seperti perempuan video klip.


Sehinggalah beberapa bulan lepas I heard this song…

When I see your face
There's not a thing that I would change
Cause you're amazing
Just the way you are
And when you smile,
The whole world stops and stares for awhile
Cause girl you're amazing
Just the way you are

Suwitnyeee.. Alamak, kenapa perasaan 14 tahun yang lepas datang kembali?? Dah lama tak buat perangai dengar lagu kuat-kuat dalam kereta, tapi lagu ni mana boleh dengar perlahan.. Pastu berangan-angan lah macam2. Bukan sahaja rambut, senyuman, mata dan rupa yang dipuja-puja, kuku pun dia puji jugak. Alangkah seronoknya!
Dapat tahu singer dia Bruno Mars, tapi tak tau lah mana datang penyanyi ni sebab first time dengar.

Then, not so long after, I terdengar lagu ni pulak...

I’d catch a grenade for ya
Throw my hand on a blade for ya
I’d jump in front of a train for ya
You know I'd do anything for ya

I would go through all this pain,
Take a bullet straight through my brain,
Yes, I would die for ya baby;
But you won't do the same

Dasyat okeh. Kalau kebanyakkan lagu asyik nak merenangi lautan api je, lagu ni lebih trendy la.. bom tangan la, nak lompat depan train la.. Suke! Entah macamane lagu ini jugak berjaya menaluki jiwa-14-tahun saya. Siapalah gerangan yang menyanyikan lagu ini untuk beta?



Aik, Bruno Mars jugak! Patutlah mak suka..

Dan semalam I dah dengar semua lagu in his first album. Semuanya saya suka! I really think most of his songs are awesome! Taklah jiwang sangat especially the lyrics tapi tetap berjaya buat saya berangan dan terawang.

Mula-mula tadi lagu memuji-muji I, lepas tu lagu sanggup buat apa saja untuk saya.. bullet masuk otak pun takpe, lagu ke-6 je dah ajak kawen! Auwww

Cause it’s a beautiful night,
We’re looking for something dumb to do.
Hey baby,
I think I wanna marry you.

Is it the look in your eyes,
Or is it this dancing juice?
Who cares baby,
I think I wanna marry you.

Tapi kan I dah kawen. Sorry!!

Dah I tolak cinta dia, meroyan pulak... Merayu-rayu nyanyi lagu ni dekat I suruh I come back ...

I know you're somewhere out there
Somewhere far away
I want you back
I want you back

My neighbors think
I'm crazy
But they don't understand
You're all I have
You're all I have

 

Talking to the Moon
Try to get to You
In hopes you're on
the other side
Talking to me too
Or am I a fool
who sits alone
Talking to the moon

Heh, mana boleh. Sampaikan neighbors dia ingat dia crazy.. Tak ke gila namanya.

Tapi, bukannya semua lagu cintan-cintun yang si Bruno Mars ni nyanyi.. Ada lagu yang sesuai for someone that you can count on... like your friends. I'm loving this song! Serius lagu ni best nak buat jadi ringtone. Haha.

If you ever find yourself stuck in the middle of the sea
I'll sail the world to find you
If you ever find yourself lost in the dark and you can't see
I'll be the light to guide you

You can count on me like one, two, three
I'll be there and I know when I need it
I can count on you like four, three, two
And you'll be there 'cause that's what friends
Are supposed to do

Teringat kawan-kawan dari masa sekolah sampailah ke Uni.. Hmmm time flies fast.


Oleh itu, lagu Bruno Mars jelah yang akan berkumandang dalam kereta buat beberapa minggu. So, bear with me husband! Hehe. Lagipun idak le saye terbayang Bruno Mars, haruslah terbayang abang seorang. Oh jap, dengan Amir sekali..

He looks like late MJ... I think.

Does the entry sounds cheesy? Yes, but a little 'cheese' in a story is fine :)



Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad memoirs: A doctor in the House

An autobiography book of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. I just bought a copy from Borders, The Curve. My so-called first autobiography book, buku yang lain-lain seperti Project Management, Database, ASP.Net, Untuk Awak Teja Aulia, Baby's First Year etc. Hehe.

Semalam was the launching day, I got to know from tweeter. Rasa berminat to buy and read. Then, this morning baca from The Sun - Oh, mesti dapatkan harini!

I believe this book can inspire many people, especially Malay.


(vocab saya pun dah makin ketandusan) Marilah membaca!!

World Thinking Day

Eh, apa tu? I just got to know it today while listening to JJ & Ean.

Fact:
Each year on 22 February, Girl Guides and Girl Scouts all over the world celebrate World Thinking Day (WTD). This year's theme is Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 3: gender equality and empowering women.

You can follow them on Twitter and Facebook.


Gamaknye diorang ni nak urge kita supaya menggunakan hari ini untuk lebih banyak berfikir. Maka bila dah tau pasal WTD ni pekara pertama yang saya fikirkan ialah: Hmmm.. nak fikir pasal apa ni?

No 1 mestilah terfikir pasal anak, especially on education and saving for Amir. Alhamdulillah baru-baru ni dah dapat bukak account for Amir. Sementelah bapak bekerja di Maybank default bukak Yippie Savings Account.

A savings account for children aged below 18 years, offering high interest rates up to 2.75% p.a.

Effective rate:

1.20 - 2.76% p.a.

Minimum deposit : RM1

Benefits

•Free coin box when you open a Yippie account with a RM250 deposit

•Cash rewards for Yippie Club members who excel in their PMR, SPM, STPM and Tertiary level exams

•Free Personal Accident Insurance coverage of up to RM70,000 for you and your child

•The chance to win fantastic prizes in various contests (if any)

And we already started with early education for Amir. Baby Einsten DVDs and flash card;

• encourage baby's discovery of the world
• fill lives with beautiful music & move you with new ways to experience art, nature and language
• to inspire baby to sing, clap, laugh and discover the world together

Hope it helps Amir in his learning process. Of course as a parent I hope Amir be a bright person. We try to expose Amir with variety experience then let he choose what interest him more (walaupun dalam hati harap2 Amir suka sports like both emak dan bapak - Typical!)

Bila fikir2 balik so-like-syndrome anak pertama!! Semuanya dia.. haha Kalau rasa nak beli baju sendiri, tangguh-tangguh.. Kalau barang Amir yang tidak penting pun Tak Ape! Bak kata Ustaz kat Darussyifa' haritu..

Anak pertama ye?
Biasalah.. anak pertama ni kejap-kejap karang bawak pergi klinik..

Bukan sebab anak pertama selalu sakit, tapi pantang lain macam sikit je terus nak tanya doktor. Risau lah katakan.

Hai la Amir....... (rindu pulak)

Oh ye, selepas luahan hati pasal Amir kuat menangis tu. Now rasa sangat lega, Amir dah tak menangis macam dulu especially dengan babysitter. Sekarang dah senang senyum, cakap sikit-sikit tak payah agah pun senyum. Alhamdulillah.

Ok mari fikir pasal emak Amir pulak.. Career wise - ni bila Amir dah nak besar rase nak expand my career pulak. Bermakna more responsibility at office, maybe tak dapatlah nak balik on time. I plan to pursue my study jugak - Slowly but Sure! Haha. Mencabar betul. Nak siapkan proposal pun makan berbulan-bulan.

Kan best ada kaunter cam gitu. Tsk. Tsk.

Dan terfikir bilalah nak mula excercise nak kasi sama kurus dengan kawan-kawan emak Amir dalam entry yang lepas. Walaupun berat dah menurun tapi kurang proportionate, kena lah adjust-adjust sikit.

Lepas tu terfikir pulak.....

I wanna be a billionaire so fricking bad
Buy all of the things I never had
Uh, I wanna be on the cover of Forbes magazine
Smiling next to Oprah and the Queen

Bilalah gamaknya tu? Sampai la ni si Travie Mccoy tu takde pun keluar Forbes magazine dgn Oprah & the Queen.. takkan le saya pulak dapat dulu kan.

Masa kecik-kecik dulu berangan nak beli Cagiva Mito. Tapi confirm lah tak payah beli sebab kaki pun tak sampai.. Kan dah kata masa saya kecik ingatkan bila dah besar semua jadi tinggi. Mana tau memang genetik rendang.

So sebab tak berapa tinggi, bajet nak beli kereta rendah-rendah la... seperti ...

Akhirnya daaaaa.....pat jugak..... Ambil gambar.




Ok, jap... Hari ni Thinking Day ke Berangan Day?! Off-topic!


I'm off now.

p/s: best kan berangan... yang tak bestnya bila sedar dah kena berhenti berangan. sob. sob.

You after the birth - Be a Hot Mom or a Grand Mom?

Asyik entry pasal anak je, mari bercerita pasal perkembangan emak setelah 5 bulan melahirkan. Bukan ke sepatutnya dah ‘tak kembang’ lagi sekarang?


Honestly, masa pregnant and nearly deliver.. I started to think about how can I re-shape anything yang dah out-of-shape nih. Kahwin baru setahun jagung, takkan nak bagi excuse ada anak seorang takleh nak maintain appearance kan. Plus, you know your husband ‘preference’ walaupun dia selalunya kata ‘ala, tak pe.. I understand’ ;p

So, dah pasang angan-angan nak jaga badan after delivery and husband sila jaga anak. And based on sembang-sembang dengan kawan-kawan berpengalaman, breastfeed could help too! Lagi la bersemangat, tak payah berlari 10 kali padang pun boleh kurus? With blink of an eye, terus kurus nokss!

But the real thing is, memanglah berat berkurang after deliver.. Definitely! Bila baby dah keluar – dah reduce 3-4kg tu. Bila perut dah tak menggunung, pergerakan lebih banyak, calories.. fat burnt.. ha, turun lagi berat badan tu. But, my concern now is SHAPE. And how to get your body back?

I noticed now body is not proportionate. Pinggang Ok, peha tak berapa nak ok and so on. Nak buat exercise (konon-konon) now tak boleh lagi, Amir still requires much of attention. There are times I feel down sangat bila kadang-kadang lalu dekat cermin – ala selekehnya. Especially now masa kat depan dressing table dah berkurang. Kadang-kadang dah elok-elok dressed-up, bila dalam kereta sibuk susukan amir.. Time nak keluar baju kusut la (kadang2 terangkat. Demn!). Rambut pun serabai dok kena tarik. Alahai….

Camana nak maintain appearance nih gamaknya? Lets take a look piccas some of my 'friends' -- they look FAB & GEORG after delivery.

Bila lah turn saya pulak nak looking as fabolous as them nih?

On other note, sapa yang interested on Premium Beautiful visit my sis-in-law's blog. Click here.

(poster pembakar semangat ala-Obama)

27 killed in tour bus crash on Cameron Highlands road

Read here


Bila dengar berita ni petang semalam dekat radio, berdebar-debar rasa.. Kami pun baru balik dari Cameron.

Alhamdullillah, Allah jauhkan dari sebarang kecelakaan.

Jalan ke cameron tu memang very narrow. Tapi, bus and lorry CONFIRM bawak laju and sampai makan jalan orang. Kadang-kadang sampai nak bertembung dengan kereta dari opposite direction. Maybe diorang rasa dah biasa sangat dengan jalan tu, so bawak laju-laju.

Tapi kita yang takut and hati-hati.


So, to those yang nak jalan-jalan tu, berhati-hati di jalan raya.


Regrads,
Pesanan penaja.

The Curve

Dari zaman muda belia, single-mingle.. Inilah tempat melepak-masa-besar (big time). Sebab a) tak begitu crowded, b) tidak ramai pelancong asing tanpa izin di sini, c) parking senang dan yang paling penting bukan kerjasama tapi it's just 5 minutes away from home. Jadi kenapa nak berbelanja lebih?

Pantang ada occasion dan saya diminta beri suggestion maka The Curve lah tempat paling selalu disuggest.

Birthday kawan2 dan diri sendiri..

Birthday family

Buka puasa pun pilih je restaurant2 yang ada kat Curve ni

Hang out dengan kawan2 sambil layan acoustic. I heart the music so much!

Bermadu asmara di The Curve

Dan baru-baru ini saya membawa Amir jalan-jalan kat The Curve. Mak die nak feeling muda kembali

The fact is, mak die masih lagi kembang semangkuk.