A lil note to lil one..

Dear lil one,

Last night the three of us; lil one, daddy and mummy went to see Atok, Nenek & Pak Chu at KLCC right after mummy arrived home from work. It was raining the whole journey back from work and I knew the roads would be jammed en route to KLCC. Mummy’s concern was only for your well being as you’re used to having your dinner by 7pm but we had to extend our dinner time till we reach our venue. Mummy was already cranky when Nenek called up asking where we were when Mummy have jussstt entered the house to change her attire. Nak mandi pun tak sempat, and knowing Mummy the first thing I would do each time I arrive home from work or anywhere is to have a shower. Rimas dear..nanti lil one ikut perangai Mummy eh, jgn ikut perangai Daddy, atuk, nenek, Pak Chu yg bole berilek sakan depan tv berjam2 dgn baju yg sama b4 having their shower

As expected, the journey from our house to KLCC took 1 1/2hrs due to the jam. Dah la Daddy pakai perfume Tommy yg sgt busuk bagi Mummy. Sepanjang masa Mummy kene tutup hidung dgn lengan sweater tu, dahla Mummy dah kena jangkit selsema from Daddy..tu pun xleh filter lagi bau perfume yg harum semerbak tu. Salah Mummy jugak..a few days back Mummy ckp bau tu sedap out of all perfume yg Daddy pakai, so Daddy ingat he is the most handsome guy in d world la last nite but this time round oooh not acceptable dear, not acceptable~! Mummy rasa cam nak suruh Daddy strip himself out from the sweater and throw it out at the Federal Highway je..yes, I was that cranky. Nenek called AGAIN asking where we were..kita baru je melepasi Midvalley masa tu..arghh tension~! Luckily my estimation that we’ll arrive in 30min was correct..tu pun after Mummy ask Daddy to hit the pedals and swerve from left to right hehe. Daddy plak kejenya dok usap perut Mummy je sambil drive and he asked the both of us to be patient..jappp lagi nak sampai katanya.

Atok & nenek ada keje kat KL Convention Centre pasal tu dorang sume ada kat sini sayang..Daddy tau Mummy homesick, dats also why he was so eager to let us go to KLCC when Mummy was already drained out from driving and hidung tersumbat. We all ate at Manhattan Fish Market last night. Bagus la lil one ni..suka makan ikan ye. Mummy yg request nak makan situ. Since Daddy fobia makan ikan dat looks physically like a fish, yes he is DAT weird..hehe, dia sorang je makan Grilled Platter for One..fish tu bentuk nugget, kurang la sket features dia. The rest makan fish & chips je. Dah lama gileeeeeee Mummy tak makan sini. Memula cuak gak coz I cannot stand the smell of food outlets at shopping complex but yesterday both of us could accept it. Alhamdulillah, kenyang kan kita berdua syg

Nenek ajak singgah hotel kejap. Hotel Impiana namanya..while the rest lepak2 in the room, Mummy being typical Mummy said to Nenek yg Mummy nak mandi! hahaha. Bila lagi kita nak mandi air panas kan..kat rumah tade water heater, bila balik umah atok nenek je baru kita dpt rasa air panas..bes gile mandiiiii..at 10pm we said our goodbyes to them, coz we need to head home. Daddy has to work today, Mummy dpt green lite dari bos Mummy utk cuti arini..hehe bukan Mummy nak cuti pon tp dia bagi..oh citenya panjang sket, tp kesimpulannya I’m typing this from home

Oh this is supposed to be a short note kan..ngee tp biasala reputation Mummy dlm my blog ni suke meleret panjang sket..kalo tak panjang tu tak sah kata kawan2 Mummy haha..Daddy pun malas nak cek blog Mummy pasal hal ni la..huwaa wat to do sayang..kenot find a full stop yet la.

Ok nak abeh dah ni…arini result UPSR kuar. Pak Chu yg amik periksa tu..hopefully by the time you’re his age, UPSR tu dah dimansuhkan ye hehehe. Buat saspen Mummy je nanti lil one nak periksa besar. Hiks. Pak Chu ni, kalo lil one nak tau is a 12 year old kid but still acts like a Standard 1 kiddo. Slalue akak, atok and nenek mati akal coz slamber dek dieee je whenever he does things esp on his studies. Dia dapat 78 pun dia bangga coz last time round he got 76. Bole tak camtu? tsk tsk…dulu Mummy masa sekolah rendah, atok slalue pressure Mummy. Result sume kena 90 – 100. Kalo ada yg terkucil dpt 85, terketar-ketar Mummy bila masuk kete nak bagitau result. Tp dgn Pak Chu ni he is soo damn lucky coz he is consistently unpredictable that atok malas nak amik port dah..cit. To prove my point, he got 5As today for UPSR. Haha mcm klakar gila coz everyone’s reaction from atok, nenek, Mummy and even Daddy himself sume ckp HAHHHHHH when we got the news. Nenek went HAH when Pak Chu’s teacher called her up, I went HAH when Pak Chu smsed me and Daddy also went HAHH when I called him hehe..dat is your Pak Chu dear…now we all have to crack our heads what to give him for his surprising achievement..tapi again Pak Chu is one lucky lad, baru bape minggu abeh UPSR, atok & nenek dah bwk dia pegi UK to visit your…your ape eh..well, my cousin hehe. Kira yg pakcik sedare la kan? Kalo Mummy la….tadenya dpt dat luxurious treatment. Pfft..Mummy punya proposal nak beli Honda City for the 3 of us pun dah kene reject 4 kali dah dgn atok..camne ni lil one..nanti lil one kuar pujuk sket atok tu suh lembut ati sket bleh hehe..kita kikis duit dia nanti time raya eh..hik hik hik.

Okla mummy stop here ye. Arini tetibe mummy muntah balik la..nape eh lil one? mummy pun mcm confused, pasal angin and migraine ke pasal 2nd trimester ni? kita kan dah stop puking since 3 weeks back..musykil, musykil. Lil one be a good baby ye…jgn meragam sgt. Mummy tetiap hari migraine sejak sebulan ni..part of the pregnancy process, penat tau huhu. Till next time…

With lots of love,

Mummy.

: all images are from Google :

Terseksa zahir dan batin

I have 30mins left before lunch time and my sweater and working pants are full of cookie debris..comot gila aku makan.

This is basically how I am everyday at work. If my car needs refueling, in the morning when I head to work I’ll buy anything on the counter at the nearest Petronas, walaupun tak sedap mana I know I have to eat either a nasik lemak/nasik goreng/sandwich along with a small bottle of Orange Sunkist/Ribena/Yeos Soya drink. Sometimes when I’ve had enough of Petronas food, I will inform my colleague to buy the most sinful nasik lemak I’ve ever tasted coz nasik dahla menimbun, walaupun I ask for nasik lemak biasa je, but the combination of the sambal and the telur rebus and the nasik yg berlemak tu ooh soooo sinful that 30mins later mata den dah jadi kuyu coz ngantuk hahaa. Before I head to the petrol station, the first think I would do when I wake up is to head straight to the kitchen and eat a bowl of cereal. Tak mandi tak gosok gigi lagi tu, celik mata je terus ngapppppp makan. Hehe then baru mandi. Before I head out, if there is a bun or bread, I will eat a slice spread with butter.  Once i’m at the office, every 2 hours I’ll be munching a cookie, a sandwich, a chewing gum, a Mentos, a small packet of Twisties, a fruit. Basically I will be eating.

Mcm rojak sket kan paragraph atas tu. Huhu sorry.

But the one and only dish that I constantly yearn to eat, tahap dah merengek² dah dgn sang suami complaining to him that it’s SO BLOODY HARD for me to eat is….

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sweet sour fish!

Both husband and I are not fish lovers. He totally loathe fish, masih saiko lagi dgn alkisah silam zaman kekanak tercekik tulang ikan terus dibannya ikan from his menu for the rest of his life. He only eats sardine and ikan bilis and fish nugget/fillet hehe. I on the other hand, prefers ikan yg berkuah. So, I only eat sweet sour fish and kari ikan besides sardine la. I’m not a fan of ikan goreng, ikan bakar, ikan ape saja la. Soooo…….I dunno why since I got preggy, the need for SSF  (short form for sweet sour fish ye, bukan kedai deco tu tau!) has been increasing like mad. Sesket nak ikan, sesket nak ikan..hubby dah menggaru pale how la to satisfy the wife because :

a) Kedai tomyam like Vicchuda at my housing area sells gigantic siakap masam manis like the pic above. I asked the price, it’s about RM38. Ish tak kuasa aku nak spend sebanyak tu and eat dat huge fish all by myself..

b) I can’t cook. Dah enter 2nd trimester pon I can’t enter the kitchen. I can’t cook, kenot tahan bau, kenot tahan bau nasik tengah masak, so for me to cook the dish on my own is OUT.

c) Hubby still doesn’t have the courage to cook the dish yet.

d) the only kedai that has sweet sour fish in variety of sizes and jenis ikan..could be tenggiri, bawal, kembung cut in small pieces is only at Seri TTDI @ TTDI Jaya which we could only go during the weekend. Imagine my ordeal having to wait for 5-6 days before dapat ngap seciput ikan? Urghh.

There was an instance that he actually drove all the way from his work place on a working day to that place, just to tapau that dish for me hehehe..parents plak kali ni jarang plak balik Shah Alam, if not bole heret dorang mkn siakap..huwaaa!

But everyday my need for food changes. Like now, I want karipap. Yes karipap. Kat mana la nak dpt karipap at 11 in the morning? hehe. And I want cokodok pisang. Gahhh tension gile! And then I specifically wants karipap sold by anyone out there yg berniaga di tepi jalan bwh payung kaler²..tanak dari kedai mkn ke frozen food ke petronas ke..nak dari bwh payung..howwwwwwww laaaaaaaa. Cokodok pisang plak I want my dad’s cokodok yg bulat² itu.

Sigh. I guess i’m really homesick.

Hubby now is doing all the cooking at home, serious kagum dgn dia. Aku ni during the 2mths of marriage, tetiap kali nak masak mesti ada resepi kat tepi. Dia? main campak je..tak refer to anything. Kagum gila. He always ask me what I want to eat so that he can try to cook, but the thing is..I only want SSF, SSF, SSF..huhu so even though dia masak udang ke sotong ke ayam ke daging ke..it’s still not fulfilling to me. Kesian kan..sometimes makan bape suap je pastu tak lalu dah..sian dia. Luckily he understands..tak kecik ati dgn bini dia.

Ok..it’s lunch time now…time to go out to hunt for food walaupun I have no idea wat to eat

p/s : masih lagi berjaya memekakkan telinga bila org sound minum air ais, makan mende yg sweet and salty

Goodbye 1st trimester!

Finally..after 5 1/2 months of marriage, I finally have a Sunday to myself. Those who know my routine is clearly aware that Sunday afternoons are always at my in-laws every, single week so finally having some time away just for myself and for us at our messy crib here is certainly a bliss. I guess that’s why my blogging mood is back after a long hiatus. I just can’t seem to find any ideas to blog, because honestly speaking once you get pregnant single ladies out there, your mood swings is unpredictable that you yourself don’t know how to cope especially when you feel down, mmg tahap ke lubang cacing punya down. Thank you Edward for understanding that your Bella sometimes have to tolerate reading her best fren’s luahan hati yg depress over Gtalk during office hours when you guys are busy preparing for your wedding.  :)

Yesterday was a good day for me. It was my 3rd monthly check up with the gynae, and this time round I had to amik darah..(Cik Dizzyfly : 3 tubes of blood ye heheh..please be prepared!) I was already tired from blood test sebenarnya coz for the last few weeks I’ve been in and out of the clinic for my company’s medical check up. Nama pun keje dgn W*H*O, health freaks like them wants all employee to take a medical check up every 2 years. Tapi yang ngoknya, the first doctor that I went to tak reti amik darah. U know my arms kene poke 6 freaking times utk amik just 1 tube of darah..3 times on my left arm, 3 times on my right..pastu memandai ckp urat aku kecik. Choyy. Akhirnya lebam seminggu. Masa lebam baru nak reda, dpt call balik dari clinic tu, they said my wonderful company has a new regulation that they want ppl to take another blood test for Hepatitis A plak..so another round of poking! Luckily I got a lady doctor dis time round who knows how to take blood, skali amik setel. Skali tup2, monthly check up dgn gynae plak..mmg la skali poke je tp dok amik sampai 3 tube sampai my arm once again is bruised mcm penagih dadah. Dah bosan tgk syringe and blood I just laid my head on the table while the nurse did her job. Tetibe plak dia concern tanya “rasa pitam ke puan?” huhu..I said, “tade la..penat”. SANGAT.

Anyways back to the check up, weighing time is always the dreaded part for me coz I know my weight range now is between 49-50kg. 1st check up – 50.6kg, 2nd check up – 49.8kg, 3rd check up – 50.2kg. Kali ni the nurse tak tgk the scale when I weighed, she just waited at the counter..so I cheated a bit when she asked what my weight was. Dgn muka confident I said “50kg” and she said “tade point ye puan? 0.1 ke 0.2 ke?”. While maintaining a straight face, I shook my head. Huhu..menci aaa tgk weighing scale..rindu itu 46kg.

During the ultrasound, it was such a momentous time for both my husband and I. For the first time, we could see the baby now having its own features. Dah ada kepala, ada back bone, ada cute lil arms and legs and the baby was in a membongkok position. Ingatkan the baby would be static. Rupenye our lil one was very active that morning..cutee sgtt coz dlm keadaan membongkok tu dia sebenarnya mcm tgh dlm position ON YOUR MARK, GET SET, GO! position except d baby is not running la of coz. DUH. Suddenly we saw our lil one’s legs rise high up kicking its way in mid air..pastu dia membongkok balik..and the lil one did d same thing again..and again hehe geli hati tgk..like a floating lil astronaut having a fun time on its own. Gynae pun ckp “aktif ye dia pagi ni..bagus, a good sign”

Because of that, the gynae said this time round it is much clearer to estimate the due date and instead of being at 11 weeks, I’m already approaching 14 weeks. Dah masuk 2nd trimester pun..alhamdulillah and babai to my wedding date, the new revised due date now is 19th MAY 2010. (makin dekat dgn Reena & Amoi’s birthday je ni..hehe jgn anak aku degil mcm korang udah ahaks..!)

I was happy too on that day coz finally I get to see a movie after suchhhh a long wait to see one, slama ni asal reserve tickets je mesti ada some upcoming plans that the movie has to be postponed. This time round, I don’t care I paid online..no more excuse dah from hubby..kene layan jugak movie ni no matter what dah byr dgn credit card ni! We watched 2012..mmg cite ni best if you’re the type who likes movies such as “The Day After Tomorrow “, “Armageddon”. The 2 hours is packed solid with action and very much realistic that kita bole sedikit sebanyak terbayang how Hari Kiamat will be like..bole insaf kejap la hehe. Of coz there are parts yg mcm tak masuk akal sket, but it’s worth the watch

And…also I decided to get creative again like the good old days like what a good old fren said to me a few days back. I decided to do my lil scrapbooking project of my own..tade la gempaq mana pon, beli sketch book, some stickers and ribbons and felt tip pens and start doodling over it huhu. My lil project for my lil one..dari tade pape nak buat kan? dah ada 3 gambar scan lil one..baik kita compile buat scrap book..nanti bila dia dah besar sket bleh tunjuk kat dia Daddy pun dah sumbangkan a few words in the scrap book dgn tulisan comot dia tu huhu asal bole lerr…

What food defines you?

If you’re talking about food, those close to me will know that I’m quite a fussy eater. I’m not an adventurous eater and I do not have the same taste buds like most Malays who likes to eat different varieties of food. Blame it on the genes, I inherit this from my dad since 90% of his traits all fall to me, unfortunately.

He only eats bihun. Same goes to me.

He doesn’t eat kuey teow (hailam ke ladna ke char kuey teow ke) and mee (mee goreng mamak ke, mee kari ke, mee jawa ke, mee bandung ke). Same goes to me.

But oh..he eats mee rojak. Penangan dok Penang lama sangat kut haha. That I don’t follow, I still don’t eat the mee, rojak bole la but not the mee.

He doesn’t eat laksa. Tang ni he has a geng. Hubby also doesn’t eat laksa. I hardly eat laksa, depending on my mood but usually when I eat..it will never finish, mesti mcm 3/4 je, tak reti nak ratah smp kering kuahnya.

He is a nasi eater. Same goes to me. I have to have my nasi. So, it’s really hard for me to find an alternative if I dun have the mood for rice. Mau makan apaa??

He doesn’t eat spaghetti. I do! heheh..Maggi mee of coz la everyone in Malaysia eats!

My relatives dah immune sangat dgn perangai kami anak beranak, so whenever they do open houses or makan² kat kampung ke kat umah makcik pakcik ke, there will be something for the minority to eat hehe..nak buat camne..mmg tekak xleh terima. So, kamu semua kalo nak buat makan² and nak jemput gue, ingat² la selera  gue camne ye huhu.

But, being a simple eater like me..I have quite a number of signature food which for sure ppl will remember me. “Tengok makanan ni, mesti teringatkan Mieza” cam gitu la taglinenya.

Snek Ku Keropok Bantal!

Haha. This is my favourite, favourite snack dari zaman kekanak riang gembira sampai la nak jadi mak budak ni haa. My mum will always remember me whenever she sees this at any store. She will chuckle to herself if she sees the stock of Snek Ku kat umah Shah Alam ni, mesti dia ckp “ko ni dari kecik sampai skang..tak jemu² dgn mende ni la” hik2 mmg pon.

Pisang!

Yup, yup. Ni for sure ramai yang mengangguk kepala. I lurrrrveeeeeeeeee everything about pisang. Kerepek pisang, kek pisang, cokodok pisang, goreng pisang..ape lagi eh pasal pisang? haa sume la pasal pisang I like hehe. I dunno why but there’s always a rush of adrenaline whenever I see anything to do with banana. Everyday at my office, there will be supplies of fruits coming in. Each day different fruit la of coz. Aku ni dok ternanti-nanti laa bila pisang nak landing kat pantry tu. Bila dah ada..wheee, walaupun ada signage beso² tulis PLEASE TAKE ONE ONLY, aku dulik pe. I always take 3 for myself haha. Sangat rakus.

Yang bes nya, umpan plg senang nak make me berselera and my eyes gleaming wide open is for any of you to make me cokodok/ goreng pisang hehe. Ada skali tu raya tahun ni la, I was raya-ing with hubby and my in-laws..my parents remained at my house in Shah Alam..my mum siap smsed me “ni bpk ada buat cokodok pisang ni..tanak balik ke?” hehe. Kalo gue perasan sms tu, dah lama suruh hubby balik cepat, tp malangnya tak perasan. Bila balik umah kul 11pm dgn muka mamai, leteh, comot sume cukup tp bila nampak makanan tu atas meja terus mcm eeeeeeeee cokodok pisang! tak mandi tak ape terus ngaaappppppp cokodok tu dgn hati penuh riang gembira haha. Mcm budak kecik!

Ni pon lagi satu..dari kecik sampai ke besar tak berubah selera. Dulu masa sekolah rendah slalue buat air Ribena as bekal air, dah bebeso ni pon kalo haus tetengah jalan singgah Petronas, mesti Ribena jugak yg dicapai walaupun ada banyak lagi air available. Dah pregnant ni lagi la, kalo tekak tgh kembang semcm tu, slalue carik Ribena.

Actually ada lagi byk…but these top 3 foods mmg define me the most coz dari kecik sampai besar mmg tak pernah jemu dgn makanan/minuman ni hehe.

How about you?

Expect the unexpected

Initially our plan on Saturday was to go to IKEA to buy pendant lamp, survey ceiling fan (ni bukan IKEA la), pastu to go to Amcorp Mall coz I really wanna go to the recommended bookstore by a fren of mine after she read my last entry.

Hubby has an idea to revamp our dining area like the pic above..instead of the lampu kalimantan eh org panggey, ala lampu panjang straight kaler putih tuu, he wanted to have a change..nak letak pendant lamp camni but when we arrived at IKEA, it seems that these lamps can only cater up to 75W max. Kalo 75W, jawapnya mcm makan candlelight dinner je huhu. I bet my parents would not be too keen as well, tau² je la old folks prefer things to be bright. But then, setelah berpusing² carik light bulb and design yang paling sesuai, we had to settle for the pic below. Carik kaler putih jugak la yg reasonable sket, kenot fancy² nanti golap dibuatnya.

I on the other hand, is not into something fancy. I just want something to spice up the living room. Lagi pon byk frame gambar yg kitorang dpt masa wedding is still empty, not filled up with pictures. D ones that require drilling, tak drill² lagi coz hubby tak confident nak drill sendiri..pastu I’ve always wanted a shelf mcm gambar bwh ni to be put at the living room, bole letak frame gambar, bleh letak any souveniers ke kan..

Kat IKEA d famous one is LACK shelf, but we bought a different shelf in white as well. Tu pun requires drilling gak..aih beli itu beli ini, ntah bila nak gerak pon tatau. Wiring man will come dis week to pasang the lampu..at least that’s something. Frame gambar? wallahualam huhu.

Dah puas going over the budget buying unnecessary stuff at IKEA, we then headed to Amcorp Mall. Punya la ketinggalan zaman, I never knew there is a bookstore that sells updated books at a much, much cheaper price. If I din write my previous entry, I would never know the existence of that bookstore. I’ve been to Amcorp many times, but mainly for the flea market..now, I have another reason to go there hehehe. As what Sha mentioned, Book Xccess does sell books at a cheap price. Memula tak caye la gak she told me she bought 15 books for RM190. I went there not to look for novels but to look for parenting and pregnancy books which only costs me RM29.90 u knoww..I bought 2 books right away.

And yes Sha, if you’re reading this the pregnancy book that you mentioned to me mmg best. Thank you so much for recommending me of this book store, at least not all the time I have to pay a trip to MPH/Borders kan?

While I was paying the books, hubby messaged me that there is a consumer electronics fair something like dat la nearby the bookstore. So, merely I thought ok dis is gonna be boring, he’s gonna be surveying the ceiling fans and I’ll just wait outside. Tapi naluri hati ni..ewah tergerak nak masuk gak initially to look for my husband amongst the crowd but nun jauh at one corner I saw an Olympus booth. Mula la cam ahaaaaa camera! I took the flyer and continued walking. But then I saw one camera that really caught my eye and it was only RM1499..mcm wahey menarik ni..mcm kena patah balik ni. I found hubby, dragged him to the booth and surveyed the camera. Within 30min, the camera is mine! Hahaha..dah tak pk panjang dh..rembat terus! dpt voucher, dapat tripod, dapat SD card, memcm lagi la..it’s so worth the buy.  Sila la beli Olympus SP-59OUZ.

If u wanna see the spec, just go here. I dun really know how to explain it in words..face to face baru bes ckp pasal ni. http://www.olympusimage.com.my/products/compact/sp_series/sp590uz/spec/

I’m still in the learning stage to learn about my new toy. It’s a semi pro camera, meaning that I don’t need to buy external lens, there’s no need for me to rotate the lens to zoom in or out, it’s just the normal zoom like any other digicam but there are advanced features like any SLR cameras for you to upgrade yourself. Tang tu yg den masih nak blajar ni especially on the shutter. Seems like camera gempaq camni pon kalo amik gambar tetap blur huhu..I’ve asked another Olympus user and he said setting kat shutter tu kene ubah depending on scenario. Gitu la alkisahnya.

I wanted to upload a few pics that I took over the weekend tp mcm biasala laptop buat hal, kenot transfer pics huhu..it is a very user friendly camera except for the shutter part tu la. Those who are used to using digicam for many, many years it is very easy to navigate without looking at the manual. Mende yg advance sket yg terkial² gak hehe.  But overall, I am very, very satisfied with my purchase even though I din expect to buy a camera on that day. It wasn’t on the list hehe. No regrets. Credit card bill dtg, kita byr sajaaa..haha.

Coach beg? tunggu gaji ntah bulan ke berapa baru beli kut. Laptop nak antar service centre plak..kalo nasib sama mcm camera, jawapnya kena beli baru lagi..sighhhh.