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.