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!