happy new year everyone

 

hello 2013 :)

to share..

 

thoughts to ponder.

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yegoyand

finally to thee yegoyanddddd! :)

yes, i am the one thrilled beyond all. Ever since i watched the Majalah 3 somewhere early this year or end of last year (if not mistaken), i had made pact to myself, ok must must bring anak bujang there. He'll sure be cheesy happy all over the moon. Alhamdulillah opportunity knocked on my door just recently and was just about in time. A happy mom i am, and seeing the intriguing smile on anak bujang's face was rather priceless :)

I was scheduled for work in JB on Saturday. Thus we decided Sunday for Legoland. Contemplating to further the excitement to USS, but considering am carrying 8 months baby bump, might as well slash that from the initial plan. Well, i do not want to end up giving birth in Singapore would i? tee hee. So next time lah perhaps..

a must have pic when you're here.

isn't it beautiful? soo surreal indeed.

KLIA replication: the plane, the shuttle, the cargo thing all is actually moving and got sound some more! Literally my jaw dropped. Ah-mazing architecture i must say.

See the complexity? Every single lines plays its role in it.

Mini Angkor Wat 

erk, not sure of the place.. the mini boats are captivating!

cute LRT

ok there's just too many pics to share but i guess i'll stop here. The last one before we headed home since anak bujang fallen asleep already. Was 4pm when we departed.

Let me share with you on few measures one should consider upon entering the theme park.

 

Tips 1: Buy lots and i mean really lotsss of drinking water to keep you hydrate during the tour! We brought in 3 bottles of 1.5L drinking. Also was not enough. It's a 5 hours exploration for god sake! Bear in mind it's a bit pricey if you were to buy Mineral Water inside the theme park. Like RM5 per bottle? (the 500ml)

Tips 2: Brought junkies to munch2. And to keep your little one occupied.

Tips 3: Bring strollers (not to worry thou because they have renting at rm20/per buggy if let says you forgot to bring one) and an umbrella of course. Ahaa, put on your sunblock too. Else you'll end up real tan like i did. Face is now 2 tones :p

Tips 4: Go find a friend who worked with Maybank. You can get 50% less for the ticket fees. hihi

Tips 5: For those with babies aged 1 and below, I must say it'll be pretty tough. Babies get cranky since it's hot and humid and plus no rides for babies aged 18months and below.

Till then.

hello december @ 32 weeks

so November bids farewell.. Hello December.. :)

I haven't been very consistent with my updates, have I? At least I'm writing some so BabyII will have a trail of idea on mommy's journey bringing him into the world. 

There's just so much happening in November. Best friends wedding, worktrip to Kelantan and touring the Asia's premier Legoland in Johor. Will later knock on it. 

For now, at 32 weeks, according to the famous What to Expect " Baby's starting to get ready for her big debut, tipping the scales at almost four pounds and topping out at just about 19 inches. In these past few weeks, it's all about practice, practice, practice as she hones the skills she'll need to thrive outside the womb — from swallowing and breathing to kicking and sucking. And speaking of sucking, your little one has been able to suck her thumb for a while now. Something else to note: As more and more fat accumulates under your baby's skin, he's becoming less transparent and more opaque".. 

Whoaa.. I started feeling this tightening sensation on lower part abdomen for quite sometimes. And a strained back too. Perhaps due to the enlarging bump and frequent walking on these past few days. And vividly, it puts me in the state of worries. Had a check done 3 days ago and Alhamdulillah baby seem to be in position already. Weighing at 2kg, he now has less room to swirl around. And wherever I go, I'll often get this remarks "eh, baby nampak dah turun tu.. x lama dah tu".. It further intensify the level of worries I have right now. Man, soo many things in mind to juggle.

Till then, will write again.

hello third trim!

Good Day everyone. The festive week ahead. I bet many of you out there were on year end cum holiday cum festive vibe. Year end has always bring excitement.

It has been a month plus since i last posted something here. Oh time. You sure ain't wait for no man. It has been a whirlwind of events in the past month. Raya, Anniversary, short trip and WORKLOAD of course. The major hinder of my writing mojos. Sobs.

Meantime, hello third trimester! Carrying my 7 months bump is still bearable for now. No major fuss despite a little bit of backache starting to emerge. Gained 7kgs through out the ordeal which I seem to amused. Compared to Adam, by 7months I already gained 11kgs. Hmm. But still, I do look HUGE. Hence not much of a pregnancy photo. During my last check up (3 weeks ago) the baby weighs 1kg. Hoping for a smooth sailing towards the end. InsyaAllah.

As for the recent Raya, the family members gathered here in my aunt's place. Thank God I don't need to travel in given condition of yours truly. Cooking and tummy replenishing were all we did. Haha. Tonnns of meats! No picture, sadly.

Looking forward to 2013, Adam will soon turn 4 (In Decemberrr!) . So I think he is ready to embark some proper schooling environment. Purpose of sending him to school at the age of 4, is absolutely NOT preparing himself to obtain 10 or 15 A's  for his SPM results, but rather purely because I want him to socialize and be independent. Get to know what's life outside. True much. At the age of 2 and a half, Adam mastered ABC, counting to 10, recognised colors & shapes, sing his favourite song, act his favourite can recite dua makan and al-fatihah, also able to pronounce shahadah (pelat of course), can clearly utter his wants, response to situation, and understand simple given instruction. Alhamdulillah. Sufficient enough at his age I think. I will comprehend the importance of education in his life, but least I would do is for him to feel the pressure in attaining success. So I registered him into Brainy Bunch Islamic Montessori.

Familiarizing himself. We attended the Open Day held at Presint Diplomatik, Putrajaya.

On the other note, we made a short escapade to Malacca few weeks backs. Because I wanted Malacca Ikan Bakar! ahahaha.. Satisfaction!

The damage for the night! Happy baby whirling and nudging entire night.

Spent a night at Renaissance.

Continue for Food Hunting the next day. 

Delights and mouth watering local Asam Pedas. 

So, all in all, October was great! Will later do a write up on anniversary. Happy Holidays readers :)

creative foods

ain't them too cute? follow creativefoods on Ig peeps :) 

weekend bits

Made Lempeng cicah sambal bilis on saturday. Sudden drooling attempt. Thank God it's Saturday. Myself had 3 servings! *rub tummy happily*

Later in the evening we went for groceries hunting. This little fella paw Omak not just one bag, but two bags instead! Just daily sandals. Walk out from the store insanely happy.

Sunday: A lil catch up gossips and food nibbling session with the girlfriends. A little special this time, all the three of us, friends since 13 of age, is PREGNANT! so besides the kiss left then kiss right  mundane, we got tummy rub sessions as well. 

Yeayyy to the 17 years of friendship. Congratulations Dena on her doctorate achievements. Proud proud of you.

pink or blue?

jeng..jeng..jeng..

went for my scheduled detailed scan yesterday and heart beats skipping joy in the venture to know on the baby's gender. Well, I was secretly wishing for a girl this time, but did not make an appealing one. Having to go through different rhythm during the first trimester, I was a bit adamant in having to hold a princess. Adam dah ada, so mesti la nak Hawa pula kan? 

But, Allah knows best. Written in his book, Adam II is what I needed. I will need two bodyguards to company when I'm old later on. So I am all drizzling in happiness. As long as the baby's doing fine and I'm coping the journey well, Alhamdulillah. Praise be to Him the almighty. So yes, another prince is making it's way to see the world. :) There's always a reason for the next one :p

Adam ; 6 months young. 

from the weekend

3 days off from office was ecstatic happiness! Totally relieve. Thank You Hari Malaysia. So, here's few pics to summarizes my simple and filled weekend. 

Open House on Saturday. The only food I managed to snap. The Red Velvet are to die for I can say. 

Sunday: Attended Arianna's First  Birthday Party. Also a celebration her mommy's turning 29. See her mommy's Channel Cake? Awesome.! And Adam's acting host there.

Monday: My Oven Baked Honey Chicken for Lunch.

and Chicken Spring Rolls for tea wrap up my weekend. 

Bliss.

of my sept 12th lunch

can you just imagine the countless sin of the whipped cream? oh my. thank god i'm not a believer when it comes to dessert. So I don't go madness and drool over it THAT much! exceptionally this one (Padi's)  is less tooth decaying compared to the one in Serai.

Baked Spaghetti for lunch. A bit bland thou.

Place: Padi House, Galeria PjH, Percint 4.

bmw

anak bujang woke me up 3.30am in the morning..

adam : mommy..mommy.. mana BMW adam? mana mommy? nak BMW..*scrubbing eyes*

so I was searching high and low in the dark for his BMW.. cannot find! got up from the bed, scout under the bed with some sheds of lights from the phone. also cannot find! Gave up, so I woke my husband up. "B, bangun b carik BMW adam. die nak BMW.. "

Husband groaning but his hands are at work, creeping under the duvet for BMW.

Adam waited patiently.

Nah found it! and gave it to him pronto! 

adam : ok.. jom tido mommy. dah jumpe dah BMW adam..

son

Scene almost every morning. I need to get dressed so I switched on the lights so I don't go colour my nose with gloss. And this little man will shield himself like this. Sometimes making groaning sound like in a way he's telling me "mommy lights off please. am sleeping you see" .. And the cars.. He adores cars! Just soo much. Intrestingly he recognises almost all cars on the road. You name it, Audi, BM-Dabeyuu, Mercedez, Wolkswagen, Kia, Honda.. all! You point and he'll name it for you. So he has this wide range of collections at home and bring it to sleep most of the time. So I have pool of cars when I wake up every morning, either it's tucked under my back, or tinggling on my feet. Son..son..

Ireland 2012 - delayed

A little bit of Ireland summary. I have soo many things to share, soo many pictures to be loaded (may take ages to load), soo many feelings  boggling in mind, experiences and recommendations, BUT I have little time to do so. 

Basically we rented a cottage in nearby countryside, a car to mobilize us around north and south. All are properly arranged by dear SIL & BIL. Thank you guys!

So the pictures all summarizes half of the trip if not all. It was a very much needed vacation of the year. Alhamdulillah all went well through our 12 days stays.

bff dena is in the same boat!

yayyyyyyyyyyyy! the shout is out finally! Alhamdulillah. She's breeding the nihon's blood bun inside. I couldn't be any happier for her. We were like 5 weeks apart. *I am now visualizing us baby shopping soon!* 

Dena dear, congratulations once again! 

pregnancy so far

time really went rocket. no more longer flies.. Raya passes, tho still i believe most of us is in much raya mood, munching the leftover ketupat and on the raya cookies. Well I am, no doubt :)

So as of today, my pregnancy has now come to 17 weeks along. Wee. tick tock tick tock.. Will soon carry the title mother of two! Intimidating much? Because honestly it's not an easy task for one to endure. Earlier, with Adam, I experience too little of sickness I can say. As compared to friends on the same boat during the time, I had never once puke when I was carrying Adam and husband must thank me enough for not having any silly cravings out of the moon. It was a smooth sailing journey and explains the weight gain profoundly. Gahh!

However, It's slightly different this time. Entering my 13th weeks, i started having this nausea-feeling like vomiting every morning, every time I wanted to brush my teeth! Absurd I was thinking. It was all fine during the first 12 weeks and suddenly the changes kicking on my nerves. The hormones perhaps. It slowly subside by noon, thank god! I nap everyday without fail during days for one hour plus. I was all drained by 5pm. All I did was lay back and wait patiently for Azan Maghrib. Fatigue! Fasting while being pregnant is no joke. Alhamdulillah tho, I managed myself not missing out fasting. *clap hands* Deliriously I found out myself fancy much for sour & spicy foods (in dire need of cili api when i was in Dublin, no wonder). I lost 3kgs during the last check-up (I'm fasting kan :p). Shall wait for this weekend for my next screening. 

Also, my biggest challenge was the trap winds! Made me feel uneasy through out the day. I somehow found my very own remedy for it. It's 100 PLUS! Omg, it works at that very instance, well for me at least! Husband kept on bugging that I cannot consume it daily, since it's carbonated. Only twice in a week, maybe? But I cheated :p. Felt soooo good having it.

Adam was all nice so far towards the baby in the tummy. Once in a while he'll asked "mommy baby tido ke?".. "mommy, baby dah makan ke?".. hehe.. But one thing I noticed, Adam has become more clingyyyy than ever. Like obviously. Sikit-sikit "mommy jangan tinggal Adam.." haihh.. drama king! So, I guess it's true on what the folks says. Kids can sense when mom's love about to be divided.

Sayang, you'll still be loved equally the same as baby InsyaAllah mommy promise.

Raya 2012

Salam Aidilfitri to all... Maaf Zahir & Batin.

Enjoyable raya much? Well we definitely enjoyed ours stuffing our tummy with mountains of delish servings. Meeting the relatives and being surrounded by loved ones, not thinking of work for once, is a mind serenity. Here i am enjoying the remaining leaves till sunday. Peeps, have a happy raya guys and together we count our blessings bestowed upon.

the little dot in me

a life inside's relying on me..

Alhamdulillah..Alhamdulillah.. So I am now embarking my second trimester, precisely 12 weeks. The husband and I are totally over the moon. EDD will be in January 30th 2013.. Well, with Adam previously, my EDD was January 22nd but little to my concern, he came to see me 3 weeks earlier on December 30th :) So now, i shall wait and see whether adik will or not follow big bother.

The day i found out i'm carrying a little dot in me. 4 weeks ago. I did it twice just confirm i'm not hallucinating. Praise to Allah. I know I couldn't thank you enough.

Will later elaborate further on pregnancy.

July 10th

yes.. today mark 12 years of our companionship. 12 years of tears and laughter, ups and downs.. :) Little did I imagine would've come this far, descending the bitterness and hauling the sweetness of a relationship. It wasn't an easy one for us, somehow it has opened my eyes that for sometimes fairytale do come true.. :) 

Well, Here's the bits and pieces roughly if it's not entirely of the journey I enrolled once upon a time, 12 years ago.. Husband, I love you in my every breath despite all the sulks and making face, I still do madly love you okay :p so please please take care of me even when my wrinkles making it's way..

Cheers for many many more years to come harnessing the future being with you.

pender?

the conversation on our way back home yesterday..


adam : mommy yanti eshok adam nak bakai pender ye. mommy beyi ye. nak ultraman punye mcm daniel (his friend)


me: kenapa adam nak pakai pender? 


adam : kene ya..kakak atin cakap. tak boyeh bakai pampers yaa.. yanti, adam ada pender, mommy ada pender, ayah ada pender..semua shama-shama..


me: *hahaha.. anak bujang you're so grown up..tsskk*

Luxurious

Airbus A380 marks a new milestone in the history of Malaysia Airlines. It carries our nation's pride and heralds the beginning of a new chapter. One that is filled with renewed hope and ambition. An exciting journey is about to begin. 

All pics are google's courtesy. So now let's dream big people.