Babai 2011

Today is the last of 2011. How time flies. 2011 has treated me and the family so well though there are some hi and low, obviously lah kan. Well, here let me share the highlights of 2011; for the sake of my personal keepsake.

1) 2011 remarked lots of Aidan's achievements. From a baby who only knows to goo gaga and crying, he grows to a one happy and active toddler. He knows how to laugh loudly, to say his 1st word, and remarked his first step. This cheeky boy never stop to amuse us and of course, as his mother, I'm very proud and grateful to have him. ;)

2) For the 1st time in my life, we bumped into an accident. Quite a bad experience. And until now, we are still waiting for the car to be completely fixed. Sigh

3) Bestfriends' weddings. Most of my bestfriends are married now. Paling banyak wedding that I've attended to in a year. Haha. This will continue till 2012. Cant wait for the new babies in 2012;)

4) Hubby is no longer an auditor. This is one of the highlight too for me. Haha. No more stressful days of peak period. Like seriously that was nightmare for me too. Heh.

5) This is the yuckiest drink that I've ever taste. If you happened to go Tony Roma's, please dont get this drink. Heh. Sumpah macam air santan. Aidan pun tak nak minum. Haha.

Ok. That's all. Some have been mentioned earlier during the year. So Happy New Year everyone. Let's rock 2012! ;)

Ombak Rindu

Siapa dah tengok Ombak Rindu, angkat tangan! Mesti dah tengok. Saya dah lega dah segala otak, jiwa raga. At last, dapat jugak tengok. Bukan apa, tengok kat FB semua orang sibuk bagi free review pasal OR since last 2 weeks. Ada yang suka, ada yang benci, ada yang kutuk, tapi semua suka Aaron Aziz (AA). AA kan kacak dan macho. Haruslah digilai gadis-gadis, makcik-makcik dan nenek-nenek. Ya, saya pun sudah mula menyukai AA. Hehehe.

OK berbalik kepada cerita. Saya rasa jalan cerita OR oklah. Masih mengikut jalan cerita novel. Tidak tersasar jauh. Tapi, since filem OR hanya sejam setengah, banyak yang terpaksa dipotong. Terlalu cepat scene-scene yang berlalu. Tak sempat nak feel menangis, tetiba dah tukar scene lain. Ahhh. Potong stim betul! Mari kita list down scene-scene yang mengecewakan:

1) Drama between Haris and Izzah. Patutnya, sebelum Haris jatuh cinta kat Izzah, punyalah berlambak drama or rintangan or watsoeva. Ialah. Dahlah Haris kutip Izzah tepi jalan, pastu tetiba kahwin, of coslah ada macam-macam rintangan sebelum jatuh cinta. Ini bukan Love at the first sight. Tapi dalam filem, lepas saja insiden Haris mengamuk sakan sebab ingatkan Izzah pregnant, tiba-tiba lepas tu terus scene diorang tengah bercinta. Haris sayang Izzah. Adoi. Memang tak feel langsung kat situ. Then lepas diorang bercinta, tiba-tiba Haris nak kahwin dengan Milah pulak. Heh. Wateva it is, terlalu cepat scene tu. Tak sempat nak feel.

2) Scene Maya Karin (MK) dengan tudung buruk. Haih. Kalau iye pun nak bagi Maya nampak macam orang kampung, tapi tak boleh ke pakaikan tudung elok-elok sket. Orang kampung bukannya duduk dalam hutan. Isk tak taulah nak komen macamana bab ni. Tapi sumpah tudung Maya buruk gila. Sekian.

3) Watak lakonan MK agak kaku. Maybe the way she talk adalah janggal. Mana ada orang Melayu cakap bahasa baku. Siap dengan slang lagi. Hello. This is Malaysia and not Singapore. Kalau slang jawa bolehlah terima. Nuff said.

4) Script a bit spoiled bila ada scene yang tetiba guna ayat buku. Sangat skema. Tapi bukan semua scene. Part of it saja.

5) AA kuat nangis. Like, hello Hero Malaya. Takkan nangis depan semua orang kot. Nangis depan Izzah je sudahlah kan. Tapi tak apa. Sebab AA handsome boleh dimaafkan. Aku rasa dia dah macam adik beradik SRK sebab senang nangis. Sebab tu aku suka AA. Hehe.

Overall, aku rasa oklah cerita ni. Bestlah jugak sampai TERfall in love with AA. Kalau nak feeling suweet2 romantik jiwang, boleh lah layan. Kalau kau cengeng, surely nangis. Hehe. Jadi ape lagi. Kalau belum tonton, cepat-cepatlah ke GSC or etc. Nanti hati tak tenang. Haha.

Selamat menonton!

Of weaning off and the BF journey

I never jot down my breastfeeding journey. In fact, now I’m already starting to wean off my baby. My mom keeps on asking, when I’m going to stop bf-ing? Well, I’m not sure yet. Frankly, Aidan and I are yet ready to be fully weaning off. Haha. But, I do understand her concerns lah. She said, nanti makin besar, makin susah nak stop. Betullah tu. Tapi… Ahh. Easier said than do. The longer you bf the baby, the more attach you will feel. What I do know is the feeling and bonding that are built through bf-ing is the most wonderful moment that I ever had. It’s hard for me to let it go.

So readers, let me share with you the-not-so-interesting journey that I have.

Since I got pregnant, I have this strong determination to bf my baby no matter what. I know mummy’s milk is the best milk for the baby so of course I want the best for my baby too. As my mom did not bf us previously, I depended on reading materials and mummy’s experiences to know everything on bf-ing.

The early day of bf-ing was a super bad nightmare. Due to inexperience and lack of skills, I did not sure what is the right position to bf my baby until I had sore nipple. Super sakit, I tell you. Every time, I nursed the baby, surely I cried. Until one day, the baby muntah susu campur darah. Then, only I knew that the nipple got worst and I stopped direct feeding him. I gave him EBM instead. Oh, if you wonder what is the best medicine? Minyak Gamat. It is safe for baby and works wonders!

After a month of fully bf-ing, suddenly, the baby demanded for more. It seemed like the milk was not enough for him. I was super sad. I always wonder why the milk was not enough for him. People surround me, kept on pressuring me by saying that my milk production is low so I am not destined to bf my baby. So sad ok. Since then, I started to feed him the formula, once a day. No more exclusively bf.

Few months later, after a lot of reading on bf-ing, only I knew that breast milk is actually depends on demand & supply. Lagi banyak demand, lagi banyaklah susu. Then, it answers my question above. Afterall, at the first 3 months, the baby's growth is at the peak. So, the demand will increase tremendously each month. That's why he demanded more when he was a month older. As simple as that. Heh.

Another difficulty that I faced was during the Year End closing. I was super busy at that time and surprisingly, stress causes low production. I tried to eat fenugreek to increase the production but failed. Instead, badan dah bau macam kari. Haha. So I stopped. What did I do? Since I believed that milk production is based on supply and demand, whenever he did not bf-ing, I will pump. Memang menyedihkan tengok the milk was not even 1oz when pumping. But, in 3 days, the production back to normal. It was easy than expected.


Times when the baby teething was horrible too. He loves to bite me. Macam nak luka ok. Sakit gile. Sigh. But what to do. Tahan sajalah and of course there were a lot of drama (kena marah & sedih) between me and baby. Haha.

Beware Mama. I'll bite u! ;p

So, that is my journey. It's already 16 months and I still haven’t stop yet. I’m sure, one day, when both of us are ready and agreed, then that’s it. Whatever it is, I’m really thankful for the bestest gift that I ever had. Thank you Allah.

The Beach Boy

Cuti Awal Muharram yang lepas, kami ke Pangkor. Bercuti bersama keluarga Pijoi. It was Aidan's first time to the beach. Jadi, Aidan (read: Mama) was super excited. Excited nak tengok reaksi Aidan pijak pasir pantai dan mandi laut yang masin.



Lihat, budak kecik yang sudah siap sedia dan tidak sabar mahu menerjah ke tepi pantai. Siap tak nak lepas pelampung.



Tapi kemudian..

Aidan: "Err..What is this?"

Aidan: "Uwaaa..Mama help me! I dont like beach!"

Haha. Anak teruna saya tidak suka. Must be unpleasant experience for him. But hey beach boy, tak macholah geli dengan pasir pantai. ;p

When I feel to write..

The description of this blog and the banner photo doesnt really jive now. I said "Ini bukan blog jiwang" but the photo is a note written I LOVE U. Bukankah itu jiwang namanya. Kah Kah. Why on earth I chose Nota Cinta as the blog name, I'm not really sure then. Tapi masa tu, gua memang tengah high on CINTA with hubby of course. So terselitlah sentimental jiwang part in this blog. Oh btw, hubby did change the banner. I am still buta IT as always. Mana mungkin gua mampu nak tukar banner. Jadi, who should be blame now? Kah Kah.

It seems like I'm frequently writing these days with bebelan random. Just because I always inspired by a housewife that can write her simple daily life interestingly. Like seriously. Recently, she just talking about the laundry but it turns out to be a very good quality time with her children. For me, she has a very good parenting skills. Simple yet creative. I really adore her.

I do adore another working mom who I always inspired with her Super Mommy attitude. She is working, she is a part time student but she always actively taking part of her kids' activities. I always wonder how she manage to juggle everything in between. Ahh. She should write on How to be a Super Mommy then. For sure I'll buy one! Simply inspiring.

And my all time favourite blog is a lawyer-mommy blog. I am her silent reader since she hasn't got married. Now she already has an 18months toddler. Simply because I love to read hers. Sometimes inspiring, sometimes informative, sometimes menyentuh jiwa and most of the time, she likes to post beautiful photos. *Love* Oh, she is good in baking diaper cakes as well. A creative mommy indeed.

Ini sudah menjadi blog review pasal blog nampaknya. Anyways, those are my most favourite blogs. What's yours?

The toddler.

I used (read: most of the times)to freak out when my lil boy suddenly change his appetite since he's called a toddler. From an easy eater to a very fussy eater. It was so heart breaking to see my boy refuses to eat most of the time except for his favourite dish which is oats mixed with fruits. Breakfast: Oats. Lunch: Oats. Dinner: Oats. Though I know he was not hungry, but as a mother, I'm too worried whether he gets enough nutritions. Some said, the milk will provide the nutritions. But for me,nutritions from food is better.


But worry not, most toddlers will get into this phase; where playing seems more interesting than eating. Only after 4 months, I know how the pattern actually. Sometimes, he refuses to eat dinner/lunch, but he eats lots of finger foods. Where else, he may eat a lot during lunch/dinner till I worry that he could be too full and vomit. And most of the time, he would like to feed on his own like a big boy. I may be happy looking at him, enjoying the food but will get crazy right after that looking how messy it be.

All my friends that still unmarried or just expecting her first one, wonder why I just let my baby plays with the foods & not really eating it. Why do I let my baby not behave when dining in the restaurant? Well, a toddler has thousands of questions in his head. So I just want him to answer the questions by exploring everything that he wants. As a mother, I just need to watch him exploring and set the boundaries. Iyelah, takkanlah baby nak main air longkang, I will say 'tak apalah, dia nak explore. Kah Kah. For me, as long as it wont harm the baby, it would be fine. I believe that an active baby loves to explore. ;)

Talking about toddler, I sometimes might be upset too of the fussy eating, the messy that he made, the unexpected thing that he might do, etc, but looking how he grows well as one active, happy baby, that is priceless. I wont trade with anything like seriously.

Tips: Let the toddlers explore and mommies, have lots of patience. Haha.

That is my 2 cents on parenting from a young, inexperience mommy. Happy exploring baby and mommy! ;)

Our 2nd Anniversary

"There is only one happiness in life, to love and be loved" - George Sand

Pijoi and I turn 2 today. ;)

And we had a great, short getaway this time to celebrate our 2nd anniversary. Just the three of us. Mari bercerita.

Pada pagi itu...

1. Let's do breakfast @ Mamak 2. The journey begins 3. And I (Aidan) shall re-energize. Kroh Kroh.

Arrived at Melaka as early as 11am. I thought it would be great to visit the Zoo. Unfortunately, the Zoo was flooded with Rombongan Cik Kiah. So, we cancelled and menuju ke Bandar Hilir. It was Aidan's first time to visit Melaka. Jadi, wajiblah ke Bandar Hilir melawat Kota A' Famosa dan bangunan bersejarah yang lain.

1. Pit stop pertama tepi kolam dekat mall-i-dont-remember-the-name 2. Aidan posing. Tapi kepala terpotong. Mama buta IT nak buat collage 3. Depan kapal terbang 4. Bukti Aidan pernah pergi Melaka. ;p

Perut sudah lapar. Saya mengidam (perut berisi lemak. tak mengandung) asam pedas. Kononnya, mahu makan the best Asam Pedas in town. Tapi hampa. Banyak kedai tutup. Tak tahu kenapa. Sigh. Jadi kami drive saja sampailah jumpa satu kedai makan. Saya ambil lauk asam pedas. Hampa lagi. Tak sedap. Asam pedas saya masak lagi sedap. Heh. Lepas ni, jangan harap nak makan asam pedas kat Melaka. Saya keciwa.

Lepas kenyang, haruslah menuju ke hotel. Tak sabar. This is the main reason we chose Melaka. So, we checked in at Philea Resort & Spa. ;)We fall in love with the log cabin room and the waterfall near the pool that they have. It is so kampung-like-resort. Beautiful and peaceful.

I heart the small huts beside the pool. And we love the pool the most! Semestinya, anak teruna kami paling eksaited. Sejam setengah berendam sehari ok. Nasib baik tak demam. Lega mak! Kata orang, kalau pergi Melaka, wajiblah ke Umbai makan seafood. Yes, we did have dinner at Umbai that night. We went to my favourite restaurant, of course. Me & Pijoi enjoyed the food to the max since Aidan tidur kepenatan. Haha. Superblah. And that 4 plates of dishes; ikan pari bakar, siakap bakar, sotong goreng, and kailan ikan masin only for RM56 include nasi lemak & drinks. Murah gila ok. I wish I can go to Umbai right now. Sedap aaahhh!
Second photo: My two cheeky boys. I love this photo toooo bits. ;)

The next day, we went back home at 12pm and back to the reality. Routine. Routine. Sigh.
Happy 2nd Anniversary Sayang. Thank you for the wonderful 2 years. May we grow old together with love and happiness. Amin.

To write & not to write

I tried to write few times, but all are save to draft. Sometimes, I feel like writing, but somehow in the middle I'm stucked. So there goes to the draft folder.

I havent wish Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Adha yet to all muslims. How's your raya? We went back to Taiping but the journey started with an accident. Yes, you read me. Accident at Plus Highway at KM 302, 5km from exit Gopeng. It happened around 3am in the morning. Everything happens in a blink of an eye and I do feel like I am dreaming sometimes. But Alhamdulillah, everyone is safe and sound. Not even a single scratch. For sure, there are some life lessons worth to remember.

And people, do wear your seat belt (front and back passengers) always and please, please, please put your baby in the car seat. Insyaallah, you may not regret. But the most important is to drive safely.

In the middle of the night

It is 1 am in the morning and I'm still wide awake. Tetiba rasa nak baca balik semua entry lama-lama. Seronok juga rupanya. Rasa macam pergi ziarah perasaan peristiwa lampau. Sangat menyenangkan. Bila ada entry stress, teringat balik zaman-zaman kesusahan. Bila ada entry gembira berserta gambar, rasa seronok pula. Paling best, entry yang ada gambar Aidan. Budak-budak kan muka berubah-ubah. Setiap perubahan ada feeling yang berlainan. Tetiba rasa dia sangat montel masa baby. And I guess he is still one. ;p

Tapi sejak Aidan dah besar, saya dah sangat jarang menulis. Hidup memang seindah biasa tapi there are some yang patut saya tulis. Jadi, nanti bila ada period feeling-feeling sentimental, boleh datang ziarah. Haih. But, I am super lazy lah sekarang ini. My time is fully occupied with this one cheeky, active toddler. Heh. Alasan saja. Mengaku sajalah!

Mom is still here for almost a week and she will be leaving us on Saturday. Sobs. Bencilah. Masih tak puas. Seronok sangat bila ada Mama around lama-lama. Sangat jarang dapat macam ni. Seronok bila boleh shopping sama-sama, masak bersama, and the best moment is looking at her playing with Aidan. I can feel that this lil boy is extremely happy when Grandma is around. Like seriously. Hehe. I wish Ayah is here too. Rasa rindu pulak dah lama tak jumpa. :(

Oh well, I should sleep now. Till I write again.

It aint easy bebeh!

If you are following us on FB, you might know that I'm going to Seremban for a 1 day teambuilding. And yeah, it happened yesterday. From the day I knew that I have to go to the teambuilding, which means that I have to leave super early, as early as 7am and reach home at night, me myself cannot stop worrying, how this young dad is going to handle the baby early morning during weekdays. Looks like a bit drama but it really turned out to be a drama of the day. Haha.

To make things more interesting, the night before the actual day, I went back home late around 9pm to finish off some office works. As usual, of course that night, I was already tired to prepare all the baby stuffs for tomorrow and planned to wake up as early as 5.30 am. But we, human can only plan. My alarm clock didnt sound at 5.30am and I only terjaga at 7 am when my friend called me. Huh. Lucky. So, cut things short, I didnt manage to prepare the baby's stuffs at all and just left my boys to survive on their own.

Around 8am, hubby called me for what to bring. Well, this young dad has never packed the baby stuffs all this while. Never! So, dont be surprise lah if he doesnt know how many diapers should he packed, what kind of baju should the baby wear during the day, the bottles, toiletries and what not. And the trickiest part is of course the food lah. Since I didnt manage to prepare the baby food, I asked hubby to buy a large mashed potato at KFC.

Around 8.30am, the phone was ringing again with hubby's high pitch on the line. He was scolding me non-stop for not picking up the phone. My god, I just noticed I had 8 miscalls. Haha. Duduk belakang bas, manalah nak dengar kan. ;p What happened with the 8 miscalls? Hubby was actually stressed enough coz he doesnt know what to buy for Aidan's breakfast and lunch as the KFC lady said no mashed potato in the morning. He was panicked as if there is no other food that Aidan can eat. Haha. So, I asked him to buy McD pancake instead. But then, he's still worried whether the pancake is enough for the day, Aidan nak makan ke tak pancake tu, and so many silly concerns. Serious aku nak gelak dengar suara yang agak gelabah campur nak marah campur stress. Tapi, tahan jelah. Karang confirm lagi ngamuk. Haha. And that was it. I just said, pancake would do. The end. Walaupun the next few hours, hubby was in merajuk + marah mode sampai txt pun tak nak balas. Hik hik hik.

Hah. Drama tak? hahahahhahaha.

But anyway, thank you so much sayang for helping me yesterday. Next time, boleh buat selalu. Practice makes perfect. Hehe. Luv u much!

Happy 1st Birthday Darling Baby.

Semalam Aidan setahun. Mama ingat nak tulis special entry semalam. Tapi macam biasa. Mama busy. Busy layan Aidan. Aidan banyak tenaga sangat sekarang ni sampai kadang-kadang Mama mampu tengok je Aidan main.

Menjelang Aidan setahun, kita balik kampung jumpa Grandma. Saja Mama nak mengimbau kenangan setahun lalu. We went to the same Bazaar Ramadhan just that dulu Mama yang dukung Aidan dalam perut sana sini, tapi tahun ni, Abah sajalah yang mampu dukung Aidan. Bukan Mama tak nak dukung Aidan, tapi Mama bimbang separuh jalan kita dah jatuh terduduk kat tengah jalan.

Sekarang Aidan dah pandai macam-macam. Pandai jalan 2-3 langkah. Pandai ambil hati Mama & Abah. Pandai memilih makanan. Pandai nak manja-manja. Macam-macamlah Aidan pandai. Kadang-kadang bila tengok Aidan dah pandai macam-macam, Mama sebak. Mama tak sedar masa sangat cepat berlalu. For me, you are always my baby.

Happy 1st Birthday Darling Baby. I love you so much! :) Doa Mama, semoga Aidan jadi anak yang soleh, yang sentiasa menggembirakan hati Mama & Abah. Having you in my life is the bestest thing ever;) Alhamdulillah.

Hello!

Suami selalu tanya, bila mahu update? Jawapan saya, "Nantilah. Malaslah. Tak sempatlah." Cukuplah 3 alasan. Memang mahu update. Tapi kadang-kadang rasa tak tahu mahu update apa. Hidup hanya seindah biasa. Tak ada yang extra vagant.

Cuma sejak akhir-akhir ni, hidup di pejabat kurang menyenangkan. Politik semakin hebat. Tak tahu apa yang dia mahu, sampai buat cerita sana-sini. Lantakkan. Rezeki masing-masing, Dia yang tentukan. Bukan orang 'bukit' yang sibuk suruh mengipas. The Company CFO whom previously was my Big Boss once told me, "Kalau itu memang dah tulis untuk kita, you will get it. Cepat atau lambat, kenalah bersabar." Yeah. Saya akan ingat itu.

On the bright side, anak selalu menggembirakan hati. Sudah semakin besar. 7 bulan dan 16 hari. Sudah pandai duduk. Sudah ada gigi comel lote sebiji. Sudah mula belajar merangkak. Sudah pandai menegur orang dalam bahasa sendiri. Sudah pandai mahu berkawan. Suka tengok TV. Kuat makan. Semakin comel dan handsome. Oh! He is so adorable. Puji anak sendiri. Haha.

Suami sudah kurang sikit sibuk. Tapi masih sibuk. Cuma sudah boleh diterima akal. Jadi, hati saya sudah sedikit tenang. Penat juga sudah berkurangan ke tahap munasabah. Jadi tak perlu untuk merungut. Hehe.

Untuk semua kesenangan dan rezeki di atas, terima kasih tuhan.

Apek Kunci

This was happened during Fiza's wedding day. To be exact, the bad incident happened around 6.30pm at Teluk Kecai. Mungkin hubby terlalu kenyang dengan laksa, ABC dan laksam. Maka insiden tertinggal kunci kereta dalam bonet berlaku semasa hendak memasukkan stroller bayi ke dalam bonet. Di tambah dengan kecanggihan kereta zaman moden, untuk membuka bonet, hanya perlukan kunci tanpa perlu menekan butang unlock. Memang bijak sebab boleh buat banyak insiden tertinggal kunci dalam bonet berlaku. Bravo Honda. Heh

Sebab kecanggihan kereta zaman moden juga, tak ada siapa berani nak mencuba buka kereta saya. Jadi idea terbaik, panggil saja locksmith. Lama juga tunggu locksmith datang. Dalam hati, mungkin jauh agaknya. Sekali tengok, yang datang adalah Apek tua with his motor kapcai. Sempoi habis.

Tengok sepintas lalu, memang meragui kehebatan Apek kunci. Lagi cuak bila lama gila dia cuba nak bukak bonet kereta tapi akhirnya terkandas. Apek kunci tetap tak mahu mengalah. Minta izin nak bukak pintu depan. Hati dah cuak abis. Mintak2 tak rosak pintu kereta saya. T_T Bak kata suami, no choice. huhu Jadi, tawakkal sajalah.

Memang lama juga tunggu apek kunci berusaha. Daripada senja sampai gelap. Siap kene guna lampu HP Apek kunci. Maka ramailah orang lalu-lalang yang beramah-mesra, tanya kenapa. Makcik-makcik pon sibuk nak amik tahu. Siap boleh sound "Habislah lingkup". Haih. Sungguh mesra dan bersopan orang kita kan? Baik2 rasa syak wasangka kepada kebolehan apek kunci, terus rasa kasihan. Apalah salah Apek kunci. At least Apek kunci berjaya tunjukkan yang
dia memang hebat. Siap boleh betulkan balik tempat kunci tu ok. Bravo Apek kunci walaupun saya lesap RM120. T_T

Tak apalah. Dah memang rezeki Apek kunci. Yang penting, apek kunci tak menyibuk nak mengata orang. Terima kasih buat kawan-kawan yang bersusah payah menolong dan teman tunggu apek kunci sampai selesai. Lain kali ingat, jangan membazir bayar RM120 kat Apek Kunci, ye darling Hubby?!

Penat!

Dulu masa tengah mengandung, aku selalu tabik kat ibu-ibu yang berjaya ada anak 10. Macamana diorang boleh tahan all the morning sickness, tak lalu makan, sakit pinggang, and all pregnancy sickness setiap tahun, memang satu keajaiban. Aku baru anak satu, tapi sudah mahu berehat panjang. Hati memang rindu nak mengandung lagi sebab aku selalu rasa seksi dengan perut yang besar, tapi bila fikir all the sickness, tak apalah. Mungkin lagi 3 tahun. Haha.

Tapi, tahap kepelikan aku terhadap, perempuan-perempuan yang termengandung tanpa suami, masih di tahap maksima. Macamana mereka boleh go through all the sickness di samping mahu sembunyikan kehamilan dan tanpa suami untuk melayan, masih tak tercapai dek akal.

Sekarang, aku masih lagi tabik kat ibu-ibu yang beranak 10. Macamana mereka boleh bekerja mencari rezeki, sambil mengasuh anak, sambil kemas rumah, sambil melayan suami, sekali lagi memang satu keajaiban. Aku, yang beranak satu, suami sibuk bekerja sampai malam, sudah mengeluh kepenatan. Sumpah penat gila sampai aku rasa aku nak hire maid sekarang jugak.

Setiap hari, sibuk berangan, kalaulah aku ada kuasa dan wang, mahu saja aku berehat seminggu, mahu menggomol Aidan dan melayan suami, tapi tak mahu buat segala kerja ofis dan kerja rumah. Aku mahu, bangun tidur, sudah terhidang sarapan di tepi katil. Siang hari pergi shopping sana-sini, atau pergi spa mencantikkan diri, bukannya pergi kerja mencari rezeki. Malam hari pula, berehat bersama suami dan anak, sambil minum kopi mahal dan kek sedap atau makan di restoren lazat dan mewah, bukan sibuk memasak, lipat baju, kemas dapur, basuh baju, siapkan barang anak untuk esok. Ahh. Indahnya hidup kalau sekali-sekala dapat berehat sebentar. Seronok kan kan kan?

Tapi itu angan-angan. Jadi sekarang, mari angkat bon-bon, siapkan segala kerja sementara anak masih tidur. T_T

Yummy Yummy Food!

Life has been so hectic for us this past few weeks and still suffering. Mummy sibuk, daddy lagi sibuk. Kesian Aidan dapat jumpa daddy for an hour only each day. Tapi kesian lagi kat daddy yang stress sampai rasa nak resign. For this, I wish masa boleh berlari laju sehingga hujung tahun, so that daddy can find a new job with a cool, great company.

Talking about masa, agak laju juga masa berlari. Sekejap je Aidan dah separuh tahun. His milestones is normal like an ordinary baby. Nothing special to shout about. Tapi, benda yang paling mencabar during this 6 months is preparing the baby food and feeding the baby.

Preparing baby food is quite mencabar minda. I need to be creative and at the same time, preparing a good taste food. Bayi pun ada taste ok. Tak sedap takkan nak makan. Heh.

Aidan started his solids with fruits only because I read fruits senang nak hadam. Then, baru nak ajar makan sayur. Maka ada sedikit kesusahan di situ. Mummy tak suka makan sayur = sayur tak sedap. So saya selalu fikir, kasihannya Aidan has to eat sayur tak sedap. But he has to eat sayur untuk nutrition yang sihat. My first attempt is fail. Aidan tak nak makan sayur.

The second attempt, I asked the babysitter to give him carrot campur apple. Nak senang punya pasal. Huhu. So, balik tu, I asked her whether Aidan nak makan tak carrot? She said, mula-mula macam tak nak, tapi lama-lama, habis semangkuk. Wah! Makcik memang hebat! Only then, I just realised that maybe I am not patience enough to feed him nor know the tactics. Now, to make feeding sessions is menarik, I have to nyanyi his Dibo songs, Twinkle Little Stars, or even play with the spoons and make some funny sounds. Mencabar bukan? Hehe

To be creative preparing baby foods juga sangat mencabar. Luckily, I have a friend who can share the recipies. Kalau tak sure Aidan makan benda yang sama setiap hari. Haha. Kasihan.

So here, I would like to share 2 recipies (1 for breakfast, 1 for lunch)

1) Breakfast: Oats with fruits puree

1 1/2 tbs baby oats
3/4 blended banana
2 oz blended apple/pear
1 tbs blended dried appricots and raisins
2-3 tbs breastmilk/formula

1) Soak dried appricots and raisins in hot water for 5 minutes. Rinse with cold water and blend it.
2) Mixed the oats, apple/pear, banana and blended dried appricots and raisins
3) Pour 2-3 tbs breastmilk/formula/water to thin the mixture.

2) Lunch: Mixed Veges and Cheese

4-5 small chunks pumpkins
4-5 florets caulliflower
4-5 chunks carrots
1 potato
cheddar cheese
1 small cup rice

1) Steamed all the veges
2) Blend all the steamed veges, rice and a bit of cheddar cheese.
3) Put a bit of steamed water so that the veges can be blend smoothly.
4) This recipe is for 10-12 oz servings.

Happy trying mommies! ;)

Demotivated

I feel demotivated.

Hubby: Feel demotivated ke awak? hahaha
Me: Awak, I'm stressed. Like soooo stressed. Rasa nak resign!
Hubby: Ala, semua kerja pun stress. Saya lagi stress. Dengan manager nak resign, lepas tangan je, client nak report bulan depan sume.
Me: Sobs T_T

I am stressed, tired, and not feeling well. I need a cleaner to help me with the chores now. Like seriously!

Zaman muda-mudi Remaja

Hubby told me that he misses life as a student. Ya hidup zaman muda-mudi remaja yang sangat menyeronokkan. No stress, no money, but extremely happy. Apalah sangat stress nak exam dibandingkan dengan stress kerja. Stress kerja adalah 10x ganda stressnya. Heh.

Seronok kalau ingat semula zaman muda-mudi remaja. Hidup makan duit kerajaan, cukup-cukup utk makan dan hidup sendiri. Tak mewah tapi seronok. Unagi sushi roll yang $3 pun sudah cukup menggembirakan hati. Tak perlu Sushi Zanmai atau Sakae Sushi yang berpuluh-puluh hengget macam sekarang.

Shopping groceries juga adalah antara aktiviti yang seronok walaupun hampir semua barang groceries yang dibeli cuma jenama 'basic' (brand ala-ala Giant & Tesco). Beras basic, roti basic, fresh milk pun basic. Kata hidup makan duit kerajaan, mana mampu nak hidup mewah. Hehe. Tapi jenama semua tu tak penting, yang penting keseronokkan bershopping groceries bersama kawan-kawan. Sekali lagi, jenama itu tak penting, yang penting semua makanan yang dimasak adalah lazat dan mengenyangkan.

Seronok ingat zaman muda-mudi bila lepas waktu exam. Masing-masing sibuk merancang percutian. Mahu ke sana-sini tapi tak ada wang. Jadi perlu kerja sambilan dan perlu merancang percutian untuk kurangkan pembaziran duit dan masa. Paling seronok bila perlu memandu berjam-jam sambil mengikut peta dan sampai ke destinasi. Rasa macam dalam misi mencari harta karun. Hehe. Penat tapi puas.

Masih ingat keseronokkan waktu lapang. Tulis saja status YM "Jom Starbucks!" atau "Jom mengopi" pasti ramai yang membalas. Tidak perlu buat appointment sebulan sebelum untuk mengopi. Tidak perlu banyak tanya mahu ke mana. Semua pasti tahu di mana dan ke mana.

Paling seronok, bila masing-masing luangkan masa main Unocard, daun terup, tengok movie yang didownload, atau bergosip kosong. Satu hari satu malam bersama pun rasa tak puas. Terlalu seronok untuk ditinggalkan.

Terlalu banyak seronok hidup zaman muda-mudi. Hidup yang tidak berduit tapi ada banyak masa untuk berseronok. Hidup tak ada komitmen, jauh terpelosok di tempat orang, tapi masih terasa kehangatan berkeluarga. Itu zaman muda-mudi saya yang sangat seronok and I'm glad I had the best in my life. :)

Banyaknya perkataan seronok, adakah saya terlalu rindu untuk berseronok?

Random #1

Setiap kali pulang lewat dari ofis, otak dah asyik fikir anak. Mesti anak tengah tunggu sampai tertidur, ntah-ntah anak nangis rindu, anak itu, anak ini, semua pasal anak. Rasa bersalah bukan main. Bila dah boleh pulang, rasa macam nak terbang terus sampai depan pintu rumah pengasuh. Bila dah rasa begitu, mulalah jalan dah macam nak marathon, bawa kereta dah macam kat litar sepang. Siapa lambat, sumpah kena maki. Sungguh tak tahu macamana boleh ada perasaan sayang yang tak terhingga ni, tapi saya bersyukur tuhan bagi saya perasaan sebegini. Sangat membahagiakan.

A friend of mine did ask me, senang tak kawen? Siapa kata kawen tu senang, nak buat anak pun susah ok. Hehe. Saya bagi contohlah. Benda yang agak challenging masa baru kawen ialah tinggal sebumbung. Walaupun dulu, setiap hari jumpa, tak sabar-sabar nak hidup bersama, tapi lain ok bila dah kawen. Ingat senang ke nak sharing tengok tv sama-sama. Contoh, isteri nak tengok hindustan, suami pulak benci sungguh drama melayu dan hindustan, tapi tv ada 1 macamana tu? Lepas tu, katalah suami tak suka sangkut tuala lepas mandi, tapi si isteri pulak pantang tengok tuala basah atas katil, hah, apa nak buat? Susah ke senang? Itu baru sikit, kalau kena suami yang tak suka isteri kemas rumah sebab dia memang suka rumah sepah, lagi lah pening. Tapi itu semua lumrah hiduplah. Bergantung pada diri sendiri, macamana nak belajar terima. Ini belum lagi pasal keluarga, duit dan macam-macam lagilah. Pada saya, semua benda ada cara penyelesaiannya. Selalu bertolak ansur, jangan terlalu berkira, dan selalu berbincang. Oh, jangan fikir saya arif. Saya masih setahun jagung. Saya pun masih lagi belajar. Mungkin tanya orang tua lagi bagus.

Talking about berkira, saya kurang senang dengan orang berkira ni. Tak kisahlah duit ke bukan duit ke. Kalau berkira sangat bab duit, memang haji bakhil lah namanya. Ini bakhil yang setakat 20 sen pon nak bising. Huh. Menyampah ok. Kalau nak mintak tolong pun susah sebab dia kata "aku tak pernah pun susahkan orang". Hello, ingat hidup kau senang je ke sampai mati!! Sekali tuhan nak balas, kaya atau berkeluarga baik-baik pun, kau mesti hidup tak senang. Lagi malang, bila orang dah doa tak baik untuk kau, terus kau menyusahkan semua orang. Hamek! Eh tetiba emo pulak. Insiden berlaku, tak delah kaitan dengan diri saya, tapi biasalah, suka menyibuk nak emo juga.

Sekarang tengah makan donut. Semalam pun makan donut. Donut daripada titik peluh sendiri bukan dari peluh JCO ataupun Big Apple. Puas hati bukan main. Dah lama teringin nak makan donut buatan sendiri dari dulu, tapi malas bukan main, sekarang baru dapat. Nasib terjumpa resepi yang lazat. Betullah kata suami, habislah tetiap hari saya makan donut. Kah Kah. Nasib badan.

Stress tak guna!

Stress memang membawa padah. Bukan saja boleh sakit otak, malah jiwa, hati, perasaan dan fizikal sekaligus. 2 minggu lepas memang stress kerja. 8 hari kerja berturut-turut, hampir 12 jam sehari, memang sangat meletihkan. Mujur dah habis. Boleh bersenang-lenang sehingga minggu depan. Jangan jeles, minggu depan hanya kerja 2 hari saja. Hehe.

Tapi impak stress masih lagi terasa. Semakin hari produktiviti susu semakin berkurangan. Sangat menyedihkan. Kalau 2 minggu lepas saya baru saja berlagak dengan suami dengan bekalan susu yang agak banyak, sekarang, hati sentiasa berdebar-debar samada produktiviti susu hari ini cukup untuk esok. Sobs. Memang menyedihkan. Hati masih mahu menyusukan anak kesayangan lagi. Tak mahu dia minum susu lembu banyak2. Nanti banyak lemak tak sihat. Tak Mahu!!!

Dah beberapa hari giat makan pil Fenugreek smpai suami kata saya berbau kari *sobs*, minum susu Anmum, minum air bergelen-gelen, tapi susu tidak sebanyak dulu. Tengoklah minggu depan macamana. Kalau masih begini, mungkin dah tak ada rezeki.

Jom suami pergi mengopi sambil makan pencuci mulut yang lazat? Mungkin boleh menghilangkan stress dan menambahkan susu. Hihi. Boleh juga mengubat hati yang lara.

Aidan's First Solids

Aidan dah start excited for foods since he is 4 months. Setiap kali kami makan, dia tak jemu-jemu merenung makanan yang kami makan. Jadi sejak 4 bulan, Aidan dah mula merasa sikit-sikit makanan. Aidan dah try rasa fruits, sirap, ice cream, and even mocha. Haha. Tapi dia tak suka mocha, lalu muntah. ;p

Last month, my instinct still said that Aidan is yet ready. But now, saya yakin he is ready for solids. Lagipun, Aidan dah tunjuk most of the signs yang dia sudah ready. Bangun malam 5 kali sebab lapar, adalah sangat obvious. Mummy pun pengsan. @~@

So, last Sunday, I bought rice cereal for him. Since kat rumah ada orange saja, so saya perahkan juice orange in the cereal. Bagi rasa-rasa limau gitu. Hehe. Dan saya baru tahu, memberi makan to your own baby adalah sangat mengujakan. Boleh jadi ibu yang terlebih excited sampai makanan yang pertama tercampur dengan susu ibu basi. Haha. Bad Mummy!;p

Jadi nasihat kepada ibu-ibu, jangan over excited. Kalau over excited, suruh suami rasa dulu makanan bayi yang pertama. Haha.

Sekian.

A Year Older.

Terima kasih tuhan untuk segala nikmat.

Terima kasih untuk semua kebahagian.

One after another

Another kematian in hubby's family. We are going back to Taiping tonight. Pak Lang Pijoi meninggal dunia. Semoga rohnya ditempatkan dikalangan orang-orang yang beriman.

Al-Fatihah.

Another Reminder

When you're kind to someone in trouble, you hope they will remember & are kind to someone else, & it will spread like wildfire - Islamic Thinking from Marliza's Twitter

Sangat benar yang sebenar-benarnya. Orang Melayu pun selalu pesan, "Jangan jadi kacang lupakan kulit." Life is like a wheel. Kadang-kadang kat atas, kadang-kadang kat bawah. Tak kiralah orang kaya harta menggunung ke, keluarga baik-baik berketurunan raja ke, semua mesti ada masalah.

I had quite a hard time during my childhood life. I've seen and met so many people. Ada yang baik selalu tolong orang, ada yang kurang baik, muncul waktu susah, hilang bila dah senang, dan ada yang menjengkelkan, sombong sepanjang masa. Dulu, I always asked my Mom, "Kenapa Ayah perlu tolong orang tu? Bila susah sibuk jual muka, bila dah senang hilang ntah ke mana." Tapi, Mama jawab, "Biarlah. Anak, Bini dia tak salah. Biar tuhan je yang balas." Heh. I wish I have a kind heart like my Mom. But I'm not lah kan.

Tapi, I still believe in Karma. Whatever that we do, mesti tuhan balas. Kalau orang buat jahat kat kita, tak semestinya tuhan balas jahat kat orang jahat tu, tapi kadang-kadang tuhan beri yang lebih baik untuk kita.

Whatever it is, buat baik berpada-pada. Jangan sampai orang pijak kepala. Kalau orang dah berbudi, jangan pulak buat-buat lupa. Hehe