My Darling Triplets plus One

2009-12-31T17:37:00.002+08:00

We have moved!

2009-07-22T11:18:00.002+08:00

I just came to realise from my Nuffnanng analytic that we still have visitors coming to this blog of mine.

Well, in case u dont notice my previous entry,

here's another shout out

WE HAVE MOVED

do visit us at

WWW.TRIPLETSPLUSONE.COM

see you there =)

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2009-06-29T15:01:00.003+08:00

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2009-06-24T23:37:00.002+08:00

Alright, I think I should settle with my template and stop browsing through other templates...mmg bleh berpinau mata dibuatnye.

A BIG THANK YOU to Mrs Imran for helping me out with my Dot Com.

Oh not only i get my own Dot Com, but as a sign of appreciation...I treated her Tony Romas ( "I" here means syauQi, hihi)

First time,we went for dinner without the elder two. Just uZAir and us. Didnt want to scare Mr Imran with all the noises 3 kids could come out with. Kang panic bapak-to-be.

Kay, enough with my babbles...let me all welcome you to my new Dot Com

WWW.TRIPLETSPLUSONE.COM

Alrite, c u there! =)

The making of D.A.D

2009-06-23T20:00:00.003+08:00

As mentioned in previous post...my kids were assigned to do the wording DAD to be hung for the surprise celebration.

Did it while syauQi was away for his friday prayers. Placed a big paper on the table...took out the water colour and brushes and get all three seated and let them go wild with the colours. It was uZAir very first time with the colours.

However, uZAir did finger painting instead of using the brushes. And while his hand was full of paint he actually scratch his head. The elder 2 were amused with uZAir's head because of the paint and the ended up having fun painting their lil' brother. It was a total mess.

And uZAir was actually happy being painted all over..haha

I had to put a stop to it...uZAir wanted to continue playing with the colours...cried when we wanted to clean him up. In fact, we struggled to stop him...

And as usual...hArith has no problem killing the time with the paints but not athirAh. She was doing it for hardly 3 minutes...(in which 2 mins spent painting uZAir..haha)

With the master piece above...i cut it out into letters of D.A.D =)

Fathers' Day Celebration

2009-06-23T10:50:00.009+08:00

Oh sorry peeps for the hiatus. Was pretty much occupied trying to settle my dot com. (hah, padahal sume mrs imran tlg buatkn, my part cume choose my own template yg smpai skrang rambang lagi berpinau biji mata nk pilih..hihi)
So where do i start now? Should i start from where I stop or start from the latest (Fathers' Day) and back track?

Err, i think i should start off with the FAthers' Day celebration...and i shall warn u guys...its a pretty loooonnnggg story. Banyak giler hokey dugaan tuk buat suprise party ni.

Well, Fathers' Day preparation started off somewhere last week when Jua YM me asking if I was interested to join her together with Lana to do a surprise for the Daddies. I immediately jump into the wagon since at that particular time I had no other plan yet.

So “lied” to En Suami saying that we need to go for a friend's house warming. And to make it less suspicious, I decided to have Fathers' Day celebration earlier by one day since my dad wont be around on the 21st. So off we went for lunch on the 20th. And at night we also bought a cake.
Oh before that, on the morning of the 20th...hArith made breakfast for pApa. Yes, hArith was the chef in the kitchen!!! (this was also part of the plan to make it less suspicious bout the party) The idea was to have it celebrated on the 20th so he would have thought that's the end of Fathers' Day for him.

*will make a different post of hArith the chef

And after lunch with the family...i had a baby shower to attend. Brought along all the little rascal (will also do a post of this baby shower in another entry)

So on the 21st... I had trouble printing tshirt for the kids. My printer was giving me a hard time since the day before..rase nk hempok je printer and throw it outside the window!! Here's the thing. We have 2 printers in the house..satu the one that comes with fax machine., officejet That printer can do mirror image setting (I need mirror image for me to do iron on tshirt) BUT that printer cant take the iron on paper...it would get stuck, I guess the paper is too thick. And the other printer is the HP photosmart. It has no problem with the iron on paper BUT it does not have mirror image setting. Or maybe it has, just that im being ignorant. Each time I click on the mirror image setting....it ended up going back to the default setting. Went to few places to get it done but failed in all attempt. Arggghh. I'm supposed to get it done by mahgrib but there I was screaming at my printer at about 4pm. Oh not to mentioned making syauQi annoyed coz I have been disappearing, leaving the kids disturbing him sleeping.

Menggeleupur okay..that's the only thing im assigned for the surprise party, so it would be ashame if I didnt get it done. Panic Panic!

And suddenly, out of nowhere..a solution pops out from my head... (it took me quite sometime to figure out a solution using the 2 printer I have, y lar i didnt think of it much earlier). And this was what I did. Print it on a normal paper using the printer 1 (has mirror image setting but couldnt take the iron on paper). So with the mirror image picture on the normal paper...i use it to photocopy it using the printer 2 (could take the iron on paper but no mirror image setting). Yup, the printer 2 has the flat top photocopy like features. Lega hokay when I managed to get it done. Rush to get the image iron on the tshirt...and suddenly syauQi came to the ironing area asking what was I doing...alamak, kantoi. Damn!

Nway..here's the design on the tshirt...5 different design. Luvly made by Jua. (this was another reason I would feel terrible bad if I didnt get the tshirt done...after all the effort by Jua)

So that night, after maghrib...off we went to Jua's apartment. Hmm...next was, how to keep the party as a surprise. What do I tell the security. En Suami already knows Jua's unit. So what do I tell to the pak guard??? I cant be mentioning Jua's unit...then it would be pretty obvious. Fuh, good thing I have a friend who has a sister that stays in the same condominium. So I made use of her unit number to inform the pak guard upon getting access in.

And, now...my fren's is at level 5 and Jua is at level 2. How do I get to level 2 instead of level 5? Ape lagi..temberang lah kate nak pass barang to Jua. Made a phone call to Jua...fake a conversation with her saying i'm passing her stuff. In a way that was a signal to Jua that I have arrived. While walking to the lift...saw Jua's husband and Faris...panic wo takut syauQi suspect. Then Jua played along...invited us to drop by to her place.

As we reached Jua's unit...i asked syauQi to have a peek inside...to have a look if he sees anything familiar. The word DAD was hanging on the wall..and yes he could recognize the painting of his children. (errr..but he actually mentioned name hArith specifically)
As for the decoration, we get the kids to do the “ I luv DAD”.

Faris was assigned to do "I"

haiQal did the "l0ve"

and my kids did a letter each for D.A.D

made with luv by the luvly kids =)

syauQi was a bit confused I think (well he look like one..unless he was good at faking it..hahaha),
told him lets enter the (jua's) house...

however, he still look confused..i told him, its a surprise Fathers' Day Celebration...then sempat lagi tanye... “then tingkat 5 tu takde lah?”
“nope..no house warming..the food is for here” I replied. I brought spaghetti in which I told him the housewarming was a pot luck. (fuh...dah brapa byk tipu siut)

Then he asked, selamba kasi unit org lain kt pak guard. Hihi, no worries...i told him whose house it is at level 5.

So there goes the end of hiding the secret from him. It was really difficult I shall say. Dah lar printer buat hal...I was really at a point of telling him about the celebration and made a deal with him to act surprise.

And here's an attempt to get all kids seated with the t's on....failed..hahahah

oh btw not just the kids had t's...the m0mmies too =)

Again, nicely design by Jua

Anyway, here's one thing about men...org buat surprise buat lar muka tekejut kan..but instead of giving us a surprise face...they all gave the same face :CONFUSED. It was as though saying “ape pulak korang cube buat nie???”

here's a pics of them when we all came out from the room with our tshirt. But sorry pics abit blur...i guess shaky hands while snapping the camera coz was jumping saying “SURPRISE, HAPPY FATHER'S DAY”

Ish tak cool lar kaum bapa ni...hihi

tapi bile piki kn balik...of coz lar confused sbb baju bebudak tu kn cinonet..mane lar nk nampak kalau dh mak mak die melompat2 smbil dukung anak2 tu...hihi

and here's muka tekejut when Lana asked them to play along and give us a shocking face...hahaha

and again, Lana demanded for another shocking face for all the effort kami buat...and as for me for all the tipu helah yg tepaksa i came out with.

We spend the rest of the nite eating and also had a flash card session...demo by Jua.
And of coz a photo session with the 3 fathers and the kids.

A Big Thank You to Tuan Rumah and Lana. Ampun ya...anak2 saya lah yg paling byk buat sepah tapi kami angkat buntut pulang paling awal...sbb kids dh grumpy ngantuk.

Again, TERIMA KASIH TUAN RUMAH =)

And to all DADs out there HAPPY FATHERS' DAY!

And to syauQi;
Thanks for everything...yes everything. Working pagi petang siang malam for all of us. For being a great father to my kids. Providing everything for us, waking up at nights to deal with hArith and athirAh, bringing us here and there, each n everyday that you are home with us..and the list goes on. A very big THANK YOU. We LOVE you!

And to Bapak;
Also a BIG THANK YOU to you...it is just impossible to list down the things bapak does for me, coz it is almost everything. Tak caye? Even my undies and bra pun my bapak belikn tau. Hah..sukehati lar korang nk kate I tak malu..but i'm pretty much proud of it coz I think no other father does that for the daughter ;)

* you can also view entry of this celebration at Jua's blog =)

-ha, panjang tak entry ni...qada' brapa hari tak tulis2, hihi

Syukur

2009-06-18T00:05:00.003+08:00

Syukur Alhamdulillah tak jadi ape2. Good thing i was there when it happen.

Wondering what happen?

athirAh tried to get herself out of her cot. Well..she managed to do so in a way. I was fast enough to catch her..or else she would be going head down first...gedebuk jatuh on the floor. Dah tetonggeng kuar, kepala bawah...kaki atas. Me sempat smbut...syukur2.

So its no longer safe to place her in the cot. Where do i put her then for emergency cases like me wanna go toilet or to perform my prayers? Padahal cot tu base dah paling rendah.

Takkan nk tambat dgn tali macam lembu pulak??

Dot Com

2009-06-17T11:31:00.001+08:00

We are moving!!!!

No, not moving into a new home

BUT

moving to

DOT COM

Stay tune for our new domain =)

Sharieq a.k.a The Joker

2009-06-16T00:05:00.007+08:00

Over the weekend, brought the kids for a birthday party. They had a theme for it...Super Heros & Super Villans. Here's the bunting at the party...

And here's the birthday boy with his mom. Sharieq a.k.a The Joker turn 1 year young!

Birthday boy was sleepy though...he didn't join others during the game session....ZzzZZzzZZzz

And here's birthday boy punye abang..Batman!

I managed to take few photos of the kids with costumes while they were playing statue dance..so mostly gmbar sume tak senyum sbb diorang tgh control tak mau gerak

And yg ni...kiddos enjoying themselves during karaoke session...

And guess hArith jadi super hero ape???

Mommy's Little Hero!!! LOL

couldnt get any costume for them...kt Toys R Us no size for them

Aiyoo, pengsan wo dgn little hero ni. Kat party org pun busy nk scoop scoop...

We couldnt stay for long sbb malam tu En Suami kerja...so we have to balik since he need to take his nap

A TuTu for athirAh

2009-06-14T10:59:00.013+08:00

Few months back, i goggle up for "triplets" and came across a blog with their babies' wearing tutu. I felt in luv with it immediately...seeing how beautiful the gals are. Of coz deep inside, i wonder how athirAh will look like wearing a tutu...

pic [via]

she's my only gal...but she sure behave just like my other two boys, she enjoys getting dirty.
here's athirAh busy in her sandpit...

she's also adventurous...who luvs getting her dose of adrenaline rush every now n then...

She's even stronger than some boys...see, she has no problem doing cliff hanging

Climbing like this is just part of her daily norm...

See, didn't i just mentioned about luv getting herself dirty?

And you will find her everywhere, even in bushes...

But of coz, every mom dream to see her girl looking very dainty and pretty...

So i even tried giving her "Mandi Bunga"...hihi

And dresses her up as dainty and girly as possible, so when i saw this outfit...i quickly bought it without any hesitation

coz this was the closest to a tutu that i could find...although i was aiming for a more fluffly one...

Yup, a fluffy one just like this...

And i was even more happier to know, by wearing this kind of tutu...even letting her outdoor in the park...she would still look girly, just like this baby below

pics [via]

I did asked around where can i get those tutu...and wow, wasn't i happy to know that MySuperkids colloborate with TutuWorkshop organising a contest for a tutu giveaway

I SOOOOO WANT IT FOR MY GAL!!!! coz she can still be herself, being where she is comfortable the most...out in the nature, but yet looking very girly just like the above picture

My girl just turn 2 years young..it would be a perfect gift for her....to see her being a girly girl..hihi

My one and only gal...

It would be luvly to see our girl in a tutu...to reveal the true feminine side of her =)
So im really crossing my fingers to win the tutu. And hopefully seeing her in tutu will make her father's heart melt and chang his mind...to have a birthday party for her so she could dance around in her luvly tutu =)

here's a note from athirAh:

"HELP..."

"Dear juries, please pick me as the winner...help my parents turn me into a luvly princess, please pretty please"

-oh im sure not just me wanna see athirAh wearing tutu...other readers pun nk tgk kn kn =). lgpun nanti dh besar takleh nk sexy2 macam ni..so time camni better use the oppotunity. n for those who wish to join this contest..do check out here:

http://mysuperkids.net/win-a-tutu/

White Studio

2009-06-12T20:15:00.011+08:00

Sempena the elder 2 turn 2 years old, we decided to have a family photo shot. Am now planning to do it a yearly event =)

So this time around, we did our family photo at the white studio....enjoy the photos
(byk gak gmbar i upload..sila lah tgk smpai muak...hihi)

Hmm, each time i YM ngan sesapa...sure diorang tanye mane my kids..and my answer will always be "tgh besepah2".

Ha, sape nk tgk keadaan anak i besepah2...camni lah. tp if kt umah lagi dasyat..more space for them to besepah2

Bleh masuk mana2 majalah family tak gmbar ni...haha, perasan sendiri

one, two SWINGGGG!!!

And here's the Proud Grandparents

hah yg gmbar kt bawah ni korang jgn temuntah lak tgk, parents lak berangan muda, amiq gmbar together together...hihi

korang rase...i yg kecik ke syauQi yg besar? sila jawab...hihi

Ni pulak, gmbar the grandparents together2 =)

haa..mesti ade yg tertanya kn where i took this photo?

Took the photos at Wow Photo Studio, by Hafiz Ismail..., ha now mesti ade yg nk book slot time kn, kn? cek out his schedule here for available slots =)

Psstt..the best part is, Wow Photo Studio is now having Jun Promo...cepat2, go book ur slot

Oh and u can also see his blog about this photo session of ours =)

p/s: sape nk tgk kejadian blakang tabir, ade 3 budak..maka perlu lah 3 org terpekik2 memanggil the kids...I think the next time we take another family photo shot we need to bring ear plug for the photographer...hihi

2 Years Young Celebration

2009-06-12T09:53:00.003+08:00

So how did we celebrate the elder 2 birthday?

On that day, En suami keja and and got back home at about 7pm. During the day, brought the kids out to OU...wanted to at least get them a birthday cake. Tapi cam tak terasa nk makan secret receipi...furthermore cam too big for us, nanti sure cake tu betapa dlm fridge and last2 buang. Disebabkn nk cari cake yg confirm abis tak kn membuang...tot of buying Hagen Danz. Unfortunately, flavour bes takde..i dont like vanila based ice cream..wanted chocolate.

Tried Baskin Robbin...but their cake is not 100% ice cream..half sponge cake, takut nanti besemadi gak cake tu dlm peti ais. Last2 went home without a cake. MAybe Allah nk suruh bini ni dgr ckp suami..kn suami kate no celebration, so nk cari cake pun jadi halangan. Nk cari deco pun takde...sume tuk 1st b'day, 2nd bday elek takde langsung. Went home with tangan kosong.

At about 6pm En Suami called and asked me anything at home? I said, "nope". he thought i was kidding. Hmm, cam tak logic kot bini ni tak buat ape2, after all the fuss merayu nk celebration. He then asked "takde pape?" again my reply "takdelah". "alar..ade kn u order cake secret receipi print gmbar diorang on it" . and again my reply "takdee"

After I hang up the phone, piki blk, cam kesian lar my kids...so drag my ent to Plaza Solaris, Mont Kiara. My first time there...seriously didn't know tetiba ade pembangunan gedabak macam itu. Hmm, mungkin sbb dah ade izin suami kn nk beli cake. Yay, jumpe cake Hagen Danz choc cookies flavour and coincidently it is children-like design. Parking pun senang jer jumpe. And sis saw the Party World shop..so she belanja baloon "babibabibabibabi" for small deco.

Here's the cake

Went home did a lil' set up like this...

Sang the birthday song...and gosh their faces....a bunch of happy kids! Smiling away and clapping to the rhythm. uZAir was even more happier...ternganga2 mulut.

It makes my heart melt away seeing their happiness. I guess they might not understand what birthday means but they were sure happy enough being the centre of attention.

After singing, we get them to cut the cake...all by themselves. hArith was happy given the permission to do so. While he cut..athirAh cheered for him. And athirAh had a chance of cutting the cake too.

It was really cute. We didn't prompt her to clap for hArith, she did it all by herself =)

Oh, I miss out on something...we wanted to do some candle blowing trial, guess what athirAh wanted to do...instead of blowing it she wanted to eat up the fire..hiihih. After stopping her from eating the fire, her next attempt was to touch the fire..aiyooo.

So hArith jer lar did the candle blowing..

Overall it was a short 30mins celebration but enough to see their glowy happy faces =) =)

And what else did we do for their birthday? A family photo session in a white studio, stay tuned for that =)

two...tee

2009-06-11T10:41:00.002+08:00

Thanks everyone for all ur lovely wishes for the elder two. And also thanks for ur dua' and prayers. Moga2, hArith n athirAh jadi anak yang beramal soleh, ameen =)

And to SuriaM and Nurul Uyun, hAppy birthday to u too!!

As a mother, am happy to know that there are others out there who been following my miracle babies' progress and development.

Well, here's wat happened when pApa wanted to teach athirAh her age...

pApa: athirAh, how old are you? (pause)... Two

athirAh: tee (three)

pApa: how old are you?

athirAh: *silent*

pApa: two

athirAh: tee (three)

pApa: how old are you? (pause)...two

athirAh: tee

pApa: how old are you? (pause)...one - hoping that athirAh would say two

athirah: (trus bla malas nk layan dah...aiyoo)

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update on the purple dinosour

scenario 1:

mOmmy: athirAh, bar-ney

athirAh: babibabibabibabi babibabibabi (sambil bla)

mesti dlm hati die katekn..ish org tua ni dah lar tu brapa kali nk ajar, org dh terror sebut lah! hahaha

scenario 2:

athirAh: babibabi babi babi(passed me the tv remote)

-dh pandai lar pulak tgk tv budak ni

2 Years Young

2009-06-09T08:47:00.004+08:00

It's 8:18am now. 2 years ago...at this particular time, I was on the hospital bed fighting for my babies' life.

I was already 9cm dilated but doctors were trying to stop me from giving birth as I was only in my 26 weeks gestation, And the main reason they asked me to hold on was because they didn't have enough ventilator.

I could hear they were busy making phone calls. Calls after calls were made. And finally they came to inform me, they dont have enough ventilator, thus only one baby could be with me, Another one would be send to Hospital Selayang and one would be send to Hospital Ampang.

And Alhamdulillah, it was their rezeki to be together. 2 premature babies were discharge...thus they have 2 ventilator available. The minute I heard they have enough ventilator. I alarmed the doctor, "dah tak tahan sgt ni..."

Within seconds the room was full. Doctor after doctor came in, and not to mentioned nurses after nurses. I can still remember the scenario and the conversation " okay, i'll be here with the ultrasound, monitor babies' position...u be there, and u here...u do this, u do that...and u standby here", a doctor was assigning duties.

Nurses were like cheerleaders cheering on the football field. seriously i had more than a dozen of them! "ha..betul tu...lagi lagi lagi lagii" they were full force cheering for me. but i can still remember their faces. their voices and faces were contradicting. i could see their panic faces, i could sense their fear. Yes, i was pushing it right but there were afraird of my babies' life.

At 9:05am, ahmAd hArith was born..at only 760gram.

Me: doctor bile lagi nk push?

doctor: bile awak rasa, push lah

me: dah rasa ni

doctor: okay, push mcm tadi

and at 9:11am arwah alesYa zAra was born (564grm) and again with another 6 mins interval athirAh zAhraa (600grm) was born.

However, unlike other mothers...i didnt hear my babies' cry during labour. it took me almost 3 months to hear hArith's and athirAh's cry.

They sure went through alot.

arwah alesYa pulang ke rahmatullah on the 11th June 2007 at 1:17pm

and despite my reason here, there will still be no party

mayb a makan2 at hArith's skool...

No more Nite Wedding for me....

2009-06-07T23:12:00.002+08:00

One thing i miss most bout being married and having lil' ones....

Dah takleh nak attend friends' wedding =(

I mean those dinner wedding....not appropriate at all to bring babies aight.

Malam ni pun ade kawan kawen...and here I am..putting my 3 lil ones to sleep....

4 Years Ago - The Advise

2009-06-07T01:41:00.005+08:00

Al-hamdulillah...i managed to get the 2nd part done.

I would love to share this beautiful advise of a healthy marriage with all my fellow readers.

p/s: sedapkn suara Prof... and kacak kn, kan! ;)

p/s/s: thanks LadyImran, tlg ajar macam mane nk trim video. Maaflah saya ni Rabun IT

4 Years Ago - The Dua'

2009-06-07T00:47:00.002+08:00

Fuhh, it has been few days i'm trying to get this done...and i'm only half way there...

Nway, 4 years ago...the most memorable moment during my wedding reception was the Dua' and Advise given by Prof Kamal Hassan. I felt so honoured that he was willing to do so upon my parents' request.

He has such a lovely voice and not to mentioned those words he pronounce sounds perfectly beautiful. I still remember that during my UIA days, if he were to be given speech during the Ta'aruf Week...we seriously didn't mind hearing him for hourssss.

I managed to trim down the video, but I devided it into two parts, his Dua' and second part is his Advise..but i'm still struggling to get the second part done.

Mari kite same2 meng-ameen-kn dua ini =)

The purple dinosour...

2009-06-05T23:37:00.002+08:00

pApa: athirAh, bar-ney

athirAh: ba-bi

pApa: bar-ney!

athirAh: ba-bi!

pApa: BAR-NEY!

athirAh: BA-BI!!!

(i reckon athirAh was wondering, "y lar my parents asking me to repeat it again n again, didn't i just pronounce it correctly....?")

i then tried my luck...

mOmmy: athirAh, bar-ney!

athirAh: babibabibabibabibabibabi......babibabibabibabibabi (sambil walk away from us...)

hhehehe, BARNEY lar sayang, bukan babi...

FOUR

2009-06-02T23:06:00.002+08:00

Hmm, this is the thing about being SAHM...I lost track of the dates. I know what day it is but not the date. Just now, while i was checking the time from my handphone...i then realised it's the 2nd of June...

That means....

Tomorrow will be our 4th anniversary!!!

Nope we dont have any plans. In fact the previous years pun mmg tak celebrate pape, but i do have something in mind i wanna do tomorrow...

Guess what?

*En Suami, jgn perasan...bukan pape suprise yer,hihi

A "beach" in the garden

2009-06-02T08:20:00.005+08:00

I always wanted to bring my kids to the beach, for them to play with the sand. And also it is good to expose them to different texture. Somehow rather, we have yet have the oppportunity to do so.

So lately, i've been wanting to have a sandpit in the garden. Thought of making a trip to the beach..in which PD lah nearest to bring back sands. When we were little, my parents brought back sand from Langkawi! I told En Suami, but he said beli jer pasir sungai kat nursery pokok2 tu. But smpai sudah cam tak beli2 pun. The other day we were in The Curve, i went in the Think Toys shop (formerly known as ELC) and to my suprised, they sell pasir...play sand for children. I was delighted tapi agak mahal for just a pasir, sekampit of 15kg was RM39. I bought just one kampit to see quality macam mane.

Next problem was to get a sandpit. I searched high n low for it. Toys r us pun tak jual. After few days of failure cari sandpit, i became frustrated. Ye lah..pasir dah ade, tapi mane nk letak. I was already looking fwd to let hArith play with it.

And then, En Suami came out with the brilliant idea, beli fish pond yg slalu kat garden tu...yg fiber punye bekas tu. So off i went to those Hardware shop..gi check kt Ikano and also OU, tapi skrang trend kayu dah lapuk...ade yg bricks jer. Kecewa lagi!

Next day, went with my mom to those nursery kat area sg buloh. Walaaaa. Found it, tapi harga die lar pulak. If ikutkn i wanted to settle with just those fiber container kosong. Asalkn bleh letak pasir cukup lar kan. Tapi memandangkn it will be parked in my mom's garden, she wouldnt want to settle with just that. She insisted on those proper pond with kayu and all.

So here's our sandpit....

At first, hArith wasn't sure what was it all about? He didn't want to sit on the sand. Instead he sat like above...but after awhile he was then lost in his world of sand =)

scoop, scoop and scoop...

athirAh wasn't that much interested compared to hArith

she spend about 30 mins in it before dissapearing somewhere else

but before dissapearing, she did get a taste of the sand...

meanwhile, hArith were soo occupied with the sand that he simply ignored me and the camera. I called him like a thousand times for him to smile to the camera...

khusyuk tul dgn pasir...

and finally, one shot of him facing the camera

And it was almost maghrib, call it off die mengamuk nak main lain. Even after covering the sandpit..he jump in it again, refused to stop playing. He was in it more than an hour!

Multiwear

2009-05-31T10:26:00.008+08:00

Would u believe that this small piece of cloth can be used in all these different ways

as a skirt...

or top AND skirt, like this

or this...

or just the top like this...

or this...

the backview...

and best of all...for nursing mom, u would luv this!!!

You can wear it like this...

or wear it as a poncho

-backview

to feed ur lil one =)

See, feeding ur lil one in public is no longer a problem! =)

cool kan,
interested?

Gardening

2009-05-28T20:20:00.002+08:00

Last weekend we went to En Suami's parents' home and hArith hAppily did some gardening.

He was busy sweeping the dried leaves but realised he wasn't using the right "tool".

It was really smart of him to change it to penyapu lidi...ha, tersenget2 ni nk angkat penyapu lidi...

And again, everything is about scooping =)

And uZAir on the other hand is sooo much like athirAh (character wise), one of it is...sume mende nk masuk mulut, see...

On hArith n athirAh

2009-05-26T15:28:00.005+08:00

Yesterday was hArith 6th day of skool. There was still crying here and there but the teachers said he showed improvement. I took the opportunity to take photos of hArith when I drop him off yesterday.
These were the things that hArith did...

I stayed for awhile before sneaking out quietly.

Having his morning snack,

Did some colouring...

and what he likes most...scooping and pouring...

Ever since he started doing this activity in school..meal time is all about scooping n pouring too. He will scoop his rice onto athirAh's place...and then transfer it again to his plate, again and again. He can also eat using the spoon now. Scoop it and feed it into his mouth.

He also has pick up few new habit. If anything spill in the house, he will run to get tissue and start wiping it. He will also take tissue to wipe his hand each time after he washes his hand. Or if athirAh cries, he will kelam kabut search for athirAh's fav plush toy and give it to her for comfort. (coz whenever he cries in school..all friends will start giving one toy after another...trying to comfort him)

Hmm, considering..in 6 days he has already pick up those habit..not bad aight?

And athirAh on the other hand...kesian, kecik2 dah dapat surat dari lawyer tau!!! Tak pasal2 kang kena masuk court

Why?

Her outstanding bill from the hospital...yup the first 4 months of her life. Previously they told us we could pay bit by bit...installment, any amount. Then they suggested to take out duit EPF, so we had to pay RM80 for the hospital report as one of the document needed for pengeluaran kwsp. It took more than 6 months for us to get the report, and yg bengong nye kt coloumn “penyakit critical”, they tick “ya” tapi kt column “membolehkn pengeluaran kwsp” they tick “tidak”. Apakah??? They told us to do so, and we had to pay for the report and tunggu punye tunggu report tu..blakang citer report tu takleh pakai. Camane nk kuar kn kwsp camtu??? Kan ke bengong namenye tu..

Nway, to elakkn any further complication and further action from the hospital / lawyer we decided to pay one lump sum. Paid for hArith's outstanding bill too...and the total was a whooping 5 digit figures!

Tu pegi government hospital..if private hospital per head can be up to 6 figures!!! Well, whatever the amount is, we are more than hAppy that they are now healthy and turning 2 next month!
Nope, there won't be any party for them. Besides not getting the approval from the finance minster, now with the amount we just paid yesterday...hence definitely no party. Hmm...perhaps we can have playdate. Anyone wanna join hArith n athirAh to get WET and DIRTY?? Sila angkat tangan, =). Lets set a date for some fun.

But *WARNING...sape2 yg rase tak sanggup mandi dlm kolam yg kecil ade pasir2 sebab hArith n athirah kuar masuk kuar masuk lari2 atas rumput and terjun balik dlm air...disarankn tak perlu angkat tangan..hihi

2009-05-24T20:39:00.002+08:00

Last week, someone asked me am I pregnant?

NO, I am not

And up till today, it still bothers me.

Ok, yes...I am fat / have flabby tummy.

Damn...

kempis, kuncup dan tercium

2009-05-23T11:25:00.002+08:00

Hmm, saya konpius lar...

kenapa lar some people sanggup lar nk kempis2 kn perut diorang atau kuncup2 kan buntut dan ade juga yg sanggup tercium2 dinding lift tu...

apa kate, org2 tersebut..kuar jap dari lift tu, beri laluan sat kepada saya yg sedang tolak twin stroller gabak dan en suami yg menolak single stoller yg tak berapa gabak dan juga tak terlalu compact itu...pastu korang masuk lar balik lift tu..

kan senang? tak perlu lah smpai kena kempis kn perut, kuncup kn buntut dan tercium dinding lift tu

oh, saya kurang minat if musim sale? sbb time tu sume lorong jadi kecik, diorang letak barang2 promosi kt tengah2..macam mane nak lalu?

tp if kt jusc0 aritu, bukan tgh sale pun...tp kan counter diorang slalu kt tengah2 kawasan baju tu kn...jadi saya tak berjaya nk tolak stroller ke counter. tak cukup ruang. last2 tepaksa letak balik barang2 tu sbb tak bejaya nk bayar. takkan nk biarkn bebudak dua tu sendiri2 sementara saya beratur tuk bayar?

Inflatable Bouncer

2009-05-21T21:36:00.007+08:00

I've been wanting to do a post on this, but didnt have nice photos of it. but somehow i dont know when will i take photos of it again..so we shall just settle with the photos i have in my folders.

Well, it is on the kids' early birthday present from their beloved Pah and Tuk Ki. Even uZAir was curious what was in the box when he first saw it. Of coz lar mOmmy yg lebih excited dpd sume org..hihi

athirAh was being helpful, beria nk tolong... x padan ngan kecik tp nak gak angkat

Even when to check if there's anything more left in the box...

Since the item was bought in US, we had problem with the power supply...tak same voltage with Malaysia punye. Made a phone call to Playlend, asked them for help, and he suggested to go to Jalan Pasar...yes time time tu jugak kami gi Jalan Pasar.

When we first laid the thing..the elder two were clueless what it was,

running around on it,

then, pApa started to switch on the blower...

that made this boy even more curious,

half way there...

Tadaaaaa...

And here's my gal soon to be my climber buddy =)

hArith, " THANK YOU PAH & TUK KI"

and even this boy enjoyed himself =)

Fishes

2009-05-18T12:17:00.006+08:00

Remember bout the lil creature that invaded our garden? This time around, the lil creature invaded our neighbours fish pond....

We were at our neighbour's house, and just when my eyes were just few seconds off them...they were all wet attacking the fishes in the pond. They started splashing the water just like how they did it in Kampung Tanjung Malim.

It all started with dipping their hands in it... i was a few seconds late at stopping them, and they began splashing the water

In fact, both of them were trying to get into the pond...one foot was already in the pond and i put a stop to it...

Tgk hArith kasi muka kerek die

Sukahati diorang jer kacau those fishes, lawan tauke tul sbb anak tuan rumah pun tak main macam tu...

Before returning home, i check on the fishes, glah they were still alive...takut gak mati sbb hArith n athirAh celup kaki. Mane lar tau kaki busuk sgt smpai pengsan ikan2 tu

En Suami balik from work, i showed him the picture..pApa bising "hoi kotor lar main kolam ikan". Hear that kids..no more kolam ikan

2 tier

2009-05-16T18:52:00.004+08:00

Another diaper cake ready to be delivered =)

And this time around it is 2 tier...for a baby boy

Consists of:

46 diapers

1 hooded blanket

1 hooded towel

1 animal squeakies

3 burp towels

And also a mucus suction...this is a heaven sent when your child has flu and block nose.

The best suction ever!!!

2009-05-15T21:50:00.005+08:00

Oh yesterday, a lil' creature invaded our house...suddenly i notice it was riding my kids' little coupe...

here's a lil close up of it...

it went all over the garden.hmm, to whom does this lil creature belongs?

hihi, a hint here...guess sape punye perut buncit tu...

here's a lil' hint...can u guess what is the "lil' creature" doing?... *hint*hint* soil...

Oh of coz lar our little handy man cum gardener...Mr hArith =)

2nd Day

2009-05-15T11:37:00.001+08:00

Today, we didn't intend to send athirAh to skool, just hArith. but we brought her along to let her familiarise with the place. hArith smiled upon reaching his school. =) We stayed for awhile and this time around, we need not sneak out quietly. I told hArith that i'm leaving and will fetch him later. athirAh of coz lar kelam kabut lari kejar we all to the gate, haha

But at about 10:30am, teacher called me saying hArith has started crying. Just as much as I guess, he was sleepy. As usual he woke up 6:30am so by 10 he wanted his milk. When i reached there, I told him he can still have his milk there. He lay down and drank his milk, but after few minutes he began crying again.

So I packed his stuff but the time i wanted to buckle him up in his carseat, he began crying. He was undecided...to go home or not. hmm..."i-am-sleepy-but-i-still-want-to-do-those-activities"... Reached home, gave his milk and off to lala land....

Nevermind, just like mama shmontel said...no pressure on them. Will try again next week =)

Oh, on his first day yesterday...balik muka happy giler. He looks cheekier now. If tanye "hArith macam mane muka school?" he will smile and grin..hihi

here's my cheeky boy =))

How was it?

2009-05-14T15:20:00.003+08:00

How was their first day? As much as we have expected, athirAh had trouble going to school. Yes, although she is the ganas one, and always seems to be in her own world doing her own business, but she's the type that will look out for us, just for assurance that we are around and if she sees us, she'll be back with her own business. hArith on the other hand, have no problem being with other people. He has no problem if we were to leave him at the neighbour's house.

So this morning we left the house few minutes before 9am, we stayed for awhile when we drop them off. All kids were outside playing in the garden while waiting for other kids to arrive. athirAh could sense that we gonna leave her behind. She demanded to be carried while hArith was happily kicking balls in the garden.

When everyone entered the house, my kids were curious to know what was inside, both went in. syauQi n I quietly sneak out. And the moment teacher closed the grill door...wuarrrrghhhhhhhh. athirAh scream and scream. we waited outside, the teacher said athirAh has sat down and join the rest, thus we left the place and told the teacher to call us incase anything. Off we went for breakfast...just the two of us =).

At 10:15am, teacher called saying athirAh has been crying for 15mins non-stop. We decided to pick her up..leaving hArith behind. teacher said hArith has no problem (so far..hehe) Teresak esak anak ku nanges, balik umah pun make sure there's someone around her...worried she will be left alone again, hihi.

School session supposedly to end at 12pm but at 11.15am, teacher called me and said hArith started crying. Off I went to fetch him. But teacher said he was doing fine all the while, he did few activities and even joined the playgroup. I reckon he started crying coz he was sleepy, he usually have his morning nap around 1oam coz he wakes up at 6:30am.

So teacher suggested for us to send hArith up till 11am only for the time being. Will try that tomorrow.

So what did I do with the lil' free time I had? A fren of mine saw i did the diaper cake, and she was in need of a baby gift. She asked if she could place an order of a one tier diaper cake. i was more than happy to do it.

Tadaaaaaa...

consists of :
1 1/2 dozen diapers
1 Russ soft toy
2 pairs of mothercare socks
1 blanket

And i found biscuit cookies that goes well with it...

I have another diaper cake to do, for a baby boy this time. Will upload photos of it when it is done =)

Their 1st day, tomorrow

2009-05-13T23:19:00.003+08:00

Nothing much to say here since nothing much happened these past few days. But I can hardly catch up with my kids' speed. Imagine, all three going different direction...so regardless how fast u may run, u can never chase all three...One word for it. Tired.

But, insyaAllah less running for me tomorrow. The elder two will be starting their first day of school tomorrow!!! Hope things go accordingly, i really cant imagine how it will be tomorrow. It will be more of trial and error. For the time being, they will only go 3 times a week and we will see if they are ok with it and also if the teachers are okay with them.

I really hope they teacher won't turn back at me and say "errr, your kids are running everywhere, perhaps you can try sending them again next year" geezz...hope i wont hear that from the teacher.

Mothers' Day suprise!

2009-05-10T11:58:00.009+08:00

How did we celebrate Mothers' Day? We decided to throw a surprise breakfast for our mom. Every weekend my mom and her two friends will go for morning walk at Lake Garden. So today, we went there to set up breakfast for her and her friend. Earlier that night I already pakat with one of her friend....

Everything went well and YES, my mom was surprised =). We prepared English Breakfast coz tat was the easiest we could think of. Bought various kinds of bread from Delifrance the day before, some scones and few types of Salami. Drinks were, juices, coffee and sparkling grape (non-alcoholic of coz!)

We managed to set up the place on time. Sadly, the net material that I bought to do up the gazebo was left at home...so we couldnt decorate the place in detail.

Here's photo of my brother skodeng tunggu bayang2 my mom and her frens...

And me waiting for signal from my brother...

My brother decided to let hArith free playing all by himself (but of coz with his supervision from a distance). Then my mom's friend notice hArith and told my mom. But at first, she didnt believe its her cucu..and after a close look...it is indeed her grandson. And in the middle of my mom stunned with the situation of "what-is-hArith-doing-here?" All of us came out from our hiding and jump about wishing her "HAPPY MOTHERS' DAY!!!!!"

Here's a picture of my brother running towards my mom, and hArith in her hand.

And here's the three walking buddy =) (me bepakat / bersubahat with Auntie Badil - in white scarf)

We managed to set up the table like this...very much disappointed for not bringing along the netting material to hang at the gazebo...

More photos of the food we prepared....

My kids were happy to be in the park, coz this time around they have their uncle and grandparents to run around with...

athirAh as usual, getting her "rollercoaster ride", weeeeeeeeeeeeee

and weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

uZAir enjoyed himself too =)))

And here are more photos of the suprise...

To all mom's out there, hAppy mothers' day!!!!!

hmm, gerammnye terlupa bawak kain tu. padahal the day before dh bwk masuk dlm keta pastu gi gatal tgn kuarkn. penat jer tersenget2 bawak all 3 gi ikea semata2 tuk beli kain tu. gud thing mase tu my dad sanggup ikut. kurang lar skit tesenget2 tu,hihi.

Baby Wan Aryanna Marissa

2009-05-09T19:10:00.006+08:00

Attended majlis aqiqah today with athirAh alone. Left the other 2 behind coz they were asleep. Although syauQi is not around, i decided to go since the house is just in the neihbouring housing area.

And i brought my camera along so i could use the opportunity to practise my photography. Hmm, but with athirAh around...couldnt really took much photos. She created chaos in the house. She was non-stop on the move. Mujuh lar takde pape yg pecah.

Nway, here are some of the shots that I managed to capture..

To the Tuan Rumah, thanks for the great hospitality. Hope tak serik to have my lil rascal in ur hse again =)

psst...have u ever received words of inspiration that u actually smile ear to ear just like a 5 year old kids getting a sticker on their book? Well, that's what I felt today =)))) - no no, it's nothing about the photographs

A month to 2

2009-05-09T09:21:00.000+08:00

Wow, my elder two turns 23 months young today. Meaning, in just a month time they will be 2 years!!! Gosh, that is soooo amazing. Well, last year we were so hAppy that they turn 1 as they survived they crucial stage of being premie. The biggest milestone of turning one was they started crawling...on their birthday!

And this time around, al-hamdulillah Allah gave them another year to live. And now, they are hAppily walking, runnning and jumping (and of coz falling off too!hihi). We are happy to see them catching up well with their chronological age. Based on their corrected age (actual due date, they are supposed to be 20 months now). Alhamdulillah, they are coping well like any other 23 months old baby instead of 20 months old.

So next month they are turning two. However just like expected the finance minister (the father) would reject any proposal of having a birthday party with reason they are too small to understand. Hmm, but then again, they may be too small to understand the fun they had main air tempayan kat kampung kan but bottom line was THEY DID HAVE FUN. So doesnt it apply the same to birthday celabration. They may be young to understand it but never too young to know what FUN is, isnt it?

From my point of view, birthday celebration is not so much of celabrating that they turn 2 that partically day..but more of the one year that we went through in order for them to turn 2. The fact that we survived another year together without any major incidents (well, that is if we dont consider athirah terjun pool, eye lid berdarah langgar bucu mase jatuh tegolek katil as major accident lah). The fact that I survived with the kids when pApa is not around. The fact that we survived couple of months raising all 3 kids without maid - especially when pApa is away(the period of in between maids). And of coz to also acknowledge all our (yes, syauQi's n mine) sleepless night. Don't all the above deserve a celebration? hihi *hint*hint* (sempat lagi tu)

Oh afterall June is a month full of history and on the other hand...in 2 months time uZAir will turn 1 year young!

Hmm,even without a party would there be anyone out there wanna fullfill the elder two birthday wishlist? or should i rephase it as mommy's wishlist for the elder two? hihi

2009-05-08T13:12:00.002+08:00

Here's a lil update:

When for my first session of physiothrerapy yesterday but leg felt worse after the session.
Father-in-law suggested to go to HKL since they have more specialist there..so off we went today.
From the x-ray, my bone seems to be thicker than usual. Attention need to be given on it.
But a particular specialist in charge of it was handling student's exam, thus i'm scheduled to come again on Monday.

Oh, and i'm blessed with loves one around me. Alhamdulillah. Hubby is working today, hence parents-in-law brought me to the hospital while my parents help took care of my 3 lil' rascals. It's just impossible for my maid to take care of all three. So my parents gave the extra hands needed.

PhotoClinic

2009-05-07T10:05:00.007+08:00

We went to the PhotoMama photoclinic the other day. This time around, En Suami was around to join us. As usual the elder two would roam around everywhere the moment we reached Lake Garden.

Yeah, look at her expression! =)

This fella was also busy crawling everywhere...

Good thing, we drag along Hanah coz we really need the extra pair of eyes to look after the 3 of them. I think hArith gave Hanah a really good workout..chasing around after him. Or shuld I said chasing after the ball ensuring it did not go into the pond. Poor Hanah, kena buli ngan hArith...

Here's Hanah stopping hArith from throwing the ball towards the direction of the pond, while hArith saying "enough picture of me mOmmy...i want to be set free!" haha

Weather was extremely hot. (for syauQi especially- susah gak org dah biasa dgn udara sejuk negara lain) We couldnt take much photos coz of the hot weather. It was just too tiring to chase after them under the hot sun.

However im quite impressed with my kids, they behaved well despite the hot sun. No crankiness nor grumpiness. Infact, athirAh sempat took a break to recharge herself and get back on her feet after drinking her milk.

Back in action after fully recharged...

And hArith drank his water till the last drop...

see, sun was just too hot that athirAh just wasn't bothered to smile at the camera..

hmm, mungkin next time kena propose start awal skit. 9 - 11am cam dah panas sgt. Tp nk ke org bgn awal pagi on a Saturday?...

oouucchh

2009-05-07T08:58:00.003+08:00

It is not just muscle tear...but some other mystery.
I can hardly walk now...it's bloody aching.
I am willing to go another round of labour pain
instead of this...
Coz we all know that no matter how terrible the labour pain is,
it will end once the baby pops out
but not this mystery pain...
Went to see the doctor again yesterday,
get another X-Ray done,
left leg and also spine...
yet it is still mystery
Scheduled for a session of physiotherapy
and MRI scan today
Hoping to solve the mystery...

1 tier

2009-05-06T21:46:00.002+08:00

Made my first giveaway diaper cake. One tier cake consist of 1 1/2 dozens of diapers...

5 pair of socks...

and one baby cloths (with additional flowers for deco)

And the diaper cake goes to this newborn khalifah =). Our neighbour's cucu...

Ride-on

2009-05-05T07:19:00.004+08:00

Last week, i post up my kids playing with Thomas Train aight? and some of you asked me where did i buy it. Here's the thing...i didn't buy it but i RENT it. Yes, now it is possible for you to rent toys.

Please, dont get me wrong. I'm not bragging around about the toys my kids have. But with three of them in a house, i really need toys to keep them occupied. If not jenuh ah all day long they wanna me to chase them around and race around the house.

So this time around, we rent these for them. The purpose of the motorbike is to teach kids to balance and the coupe teaches them leg coordination. They luv it.

Ni, pApa gune hArith tuk buat stunt, hihi

athirAh, as usual always conquers everything. She took control of all new toys.

See, even pApa not allowed to get near the toy. If anyone else in the coupe, she would climb tru the window and pushes whoever sitting in it out tru the door...mmg sungguh tak sopan anak dara ini.

And even uZAir is never too small to join along. He loves it sooo much. Pusing sterring beria macam betul2 bawak kereta.

And unlike most coupe, this one has a passanger seat at the back.

uZAir even uses it as a "walker", pushing it everywhere around.

hmmm, wondering where I rent these toys? cek this out. http://www.playlend.com/ their services are superb!

Stay-at-home-mom

2009-05-03T12:39:00.003+08:00

Remember some time back, i wrote a post on Dream Big. This time around we spoke on women. On men being the bread-winner of the family while women being t he nurturer.

My brother pointed out that, no doubt that reason being for women to go out and work basically is to help support the family financially but have we ever given this a thought?

""The French Economic Philosopher, Jules Simon said, Women have started to work in Textile factories and printing presses etc... The government is employing them in factories, where they can earn a few francs. But on the other hand, this has totally destroyed the bases of family life. Yes, the husband may benefit from his wife's earnings, but apart from that, his earnings have decreased because now he is competing with her for work." (The Muslim Woman, Dr. Muhammad Ali Al Hashimi, p. 446) The famous English Writer, Anna Ward said, "I wish that our country was like the lands of the Muslims, where modesty, chastity and purity are like a garment...it is a source of shame for England that we make our daughters examples of promiscuity by mixing so much with men. Why do we not try to persue that which makes a girl do work which agrees with her natural temperament, by staying at home, and leaving men's work to men, to keep their honor safe?" (The Muslim Woman, Dr. Muhammad Ali Al Hashimi, p. 447). "

From the above article, it points out that...if women were to stay home, wouldn't that create more work opportunity for men. Men need not compete with millions of women in this world to get a job. And with less work force, a person would hold more responsibilities / job scope in an organisation which wont it automatically means bigger wage? Say, instead of having 20 staff (men and women) in a company, we now only have 13 staff (all men). Work responsibilities for the 13 men would increase and the profit of the company would be devided by 13 instead of 20. Won't that means, the men bringing bigger income home? In a way, the more women working, the higher the competition becomes for men to get a job. It creates competition

Yes, some would not agree with this. I personally not suprised that people disagree with this. Afterall, as a stay-at-home-mom i always get those kind of look "ohh...dok rumah". but the article further elaborate;

On a personal level, while I know that many women will not admit it, but the actions of the Western woman speak volumes. They really do believe that it is better for a woman to stay home than to work. Notice that women with husbands in the upper income level rarely work, especially if she has children. My sister in law and my brother have been married for over ten years. She refuses, to this day, to have children because my brother can not afford to fully support her and her children in the style to which they have become accustomed, unless she also works. She refuses to be a working mother and is constantly pointing out her sister who is more successful because she was able to leave her job when she became pregnant.

All this proves one basic point, that since Islam is the religion of Allah, and No one Knows better than Allah how to safeguard the dignity, honor and success of the woman, the way he has chosen for us is the best, and we have the West to thank for proving this to us.

People look down when I said I'm a stay-at-home-mom, someone even questioned me.."why bother go to university then? might as well save that space for someone else" In a way she saying that, if I did not enroll into uni, someone with lesser qualification could have entered using up my slot. I was of coz offended by this statement. Islam never stop us from gaining knowledge

During the Gulf War, a Western reporter interviewed a Saudi woman. The reporter, trying to make her feel inferior, asked her, "Doesn't it bother you that you are not able to go and get a job as a waitress, if you wanted to?" This woman, may Allah bless her, answered, "Are you joking? I am a woman with maids and servants, why would I want to lower myself to such a task." Think about it, the job of waitress is a glorified servant. No woman actually aspires to it, most are forced to do it because there is nothing better for them. And, many of these waitresses are nothing more than cheap entertainment for men. When questioned about not being able to drive, Saudi women point out that having a driver is a luxury that most Westerners aspire to, why is it a humiliation only for Muslim women? In the same vein, the Western woman hopes for the ability to be a stay-at-home mother. It is a status symbol, yet they try to make us feel inferior for making that choice the most common and preferred one. The West loves to make us feel inferior due to our choices, yet given the same choices, they look to reach what we have. Allah keep us from following their example and make us an example for them. Western society has made the stay at home mother so ashamed of her role in society that a movement was actually needed to make the housewife feel more fulfilled. It became necessary to have a media campaign that educated American women about the fact that being a mother was just as valid a choice for a woman as being a working member of society. Think about it. I have read articles that say that the American woman was fooled into thinking she could have it all. Magazine after magazine talks about the failure of "quality time" with children. Children do not need quality time, they need a physical presence that will guide and mold them, and that presence is not a babysitter who really does not care about the values she instills.

sorry lar if menimbulkn controversi di sini...
those who would like to read further on the article i paste above, u may leave ur email here

*** updated:

Anonymous said...
Not everyone have the opportunity to be a stay at home mummy. My mum was a single mother and this option was never hers. I bet alot of other working mommies goes to work early in the morning with the intention of ensuring their children gets the best of education and life. while youre posting this to give satisfaction to urself as u point out people looking down on SAHM, I think you have offended a lot of working mum. :(

Anonymous:
Yes, i understand well, not everyone has the opportunity. I'm sorry to hear that your mom has to raise u and ur sibling all by herself. And al-hamdulillah she managed to do so. However I think I should have paste the whole article as the article has answer to such situation similar to yours. As in Islam, if we were to follow secara menyeluruh, it has the answer to this. In fact, you can read my post of Kutipan and Agihan Zakat, how much i expressed my dissapointment on it. By right your mom should have benefit from the zakat. I clearly read the statistic from the zakat website that said in Wilayah Perseketuan jer they had remaining of RM48 JUTA not being distributed. That is in year 2007 jer...blum campur kire tahun2 lain.

anyway, to further elaborate...here's the rest of the article:

The role of the woman is balanced but fair. She has been removed from the burden of supporting herself. This responsibility was given to the men in her life, her father and her brothers and even on the government, if the other two are not available. If she does not want to work, she does not have to. She is free to spend her time raising her children and tending to her family, social and religious life. However, if she wants to work, she is not forbidden to do so. She is encouraged to educate herself and to know her Lord, so that she can educate her children. She is discouraged from leaving her children without guidance and example. She is given the most honorable and important job in the universe, she is encouraged to be a mother.

I once had a conversation with some non-Muslims. I gave them an example: Suppose you were an alien visitor. You come to this society and view a family unit. You notice that one of them is completely cared for. The second person goes out every morning bright and early to spend the day working and earning money. This person may have a job that is intellectually stimulating, but often it is a job that requires strong physical labor. This tired worker returns to his home with offerings of food, clothing and shelter for this other mate, who has spent her time in her home, cleaning, cooking, playing with and educating children, maybe taking a break for shopping or going to the park (because her duties give her the time and luxury of doing so). Normally, the full salary of the worker goes towards maintaining this mate who stays home. Now, looking to this, which do you think is the superior one? Which is the queen and which is the servant? While we know that cooking, cleaning and caring for and educating children is a difficult job, in the long run, it is miles easier than working on the outside. We have more leisurely time, and the rewards go beyond monetary compensation. Most women, who have the choice, would never give up staying at home for going out to work.

During the Gulf War, a Western reporter interviewed a Saudi woman. The reporter, trying to make her feel inferior, asked her, "Doesn't it bother you that you are not able to go and get a job as a waitress, if you wanted to?" This woman, may Allah bless her, answered, "Are you joking? I am a woman with maids and servants, why would I want to lower myself to such a task." Think about it, the job of waitress is a glorified servant. No woman actually aspires to it, most are forced to do it because there is nothing better for them. And, many of these waitresses are nothing more than cheap entertainment for men. When questioned about not being able to drive, Saudi women point out that having a driver is a luxury that most Westerners aspire to, why is it a humiliation only for Muslim women? In the same vein, the Western woman hopes for the ability to be a stay-at-home mother. It is a status symbol, yet they try to make us feel inferior for making that choice the most common and preferred one. The West loves to make us feel inferior due to our choices, yet given the same choices, they look to reach what we have. Allah keep us from following their example and make us an example for them.

Western society has made the stay at home mother so ashamed of her role in society that a movement was actually needed to make the housewife feel more fulfilled. It became necessary to have a media campaign that educated American women about the fact that being a mother was just as valid a choice for a woman as being a working member of society. Think about it. I have read articles that say that the American woman was fooled into thinking she could have it all. Magazine after magazine talks about the failure of "quality time" with children. Children do not need quality time, they need a physical presence that will guide and mold them, and that presence is not a babysitter who really does not care about the values she instills.

We are told by Allah to save ourselves and our family from a fire that is fueled by men and stones (66:6). How are we going to do that if we allow someone else to raise them? How are we going to educate our children by giving them to strangers? We have a great responsibility that we will be questioned about. We should not allow the failure of the West to change us from our basic nature. In Feminist literature, the woman's language is defined as nurturing. Feminist philosophers state that a woman's style is nurturing. Allah created us in a fashion that makes us the perfect nurturer, so why do we reject that nature in search of some illusive goal of accomplishment?

While a woman has been granted the right to leave her home for her needs, (Sahih Bukhari, Volume 6, Book 60, Number 318), Rasool Allah told us that the best place for us is at home. There, we are free from fitnah and harassment. Look to the women of the West, the capital of women workers. They are constantly complaining that they are underpaid, overworked, they have the home duties still as well as the duties and demands of their jobs. They are over-worked and over stressed. Their families have suffered as they have. Too many of their children are promiscuous, addicted and morally bankrupt. They have so little respect for each other that many of the parents end up in nursing homes the minute they get old. Those who don't, end up fending for themselves late into their elderly years, years that should be spent enjoying the fruits of their labor, children who love, honor and respect them while caring for their every need. This is Islam. We raise our children with the values of wanting to take care of us later. My teacher once told a lady who came to him for advice that she needs to instill better values in her kids, that they should help her now that they are older. He said, if we are raising children with no sense of responsibility, it is better to raise sheep, at least you can benefit from their meat.

Our children are our responsibility. Our husbands are our leaders as well as our partners. Our parents are our trust. We can not neglect any of these duties in the search for fulfillment. If we follow our fitrah (basic nature) we will find fulfillment in these tasks. The woman can work. The woman can be a doctor or lawyer or engineer. She has the mental capacity to do so and the physical abilities. However, she is better suited to be a mother, a wife, a
daughter. She does not have to go out and sell her services, and if necessity does not force her to, she shouldn't.

Narrated 'Abdullah: Allah's Apostle said, "Everyone of you is a guardian and is responsible for his charges. The ruler who has authority over people, is a guardian and is responsible for them, a man is a guardian of his family and is responsible for them; a woman is a guardian of her husband's house and children and is responsible for them; a slave ('Abu) is a guardian of his master's property and is responsible for it; so all of you are guardians and are responsible for your charges." Volume 3, Book 46, Number 730.

Our responsibility is our husband's home and children, which are also our home and children. The rights of Allah come first. So, we must tend to this responsibility before any other. The man is responsible for us financially, even if he has to work two or more jobs to fulfill this task. If the woman wants to help him, she may, but she can not neglect her duties to do so. Allah will question her about her home and children, she will not be asked about her personal fulfillment or her maintenance of her family (unless there is no one else to do it). The woman must do her best to be a great wife and mother. This is number one. After this, there is permissibility.

No one claims that a woman can not do many jobs, but the reality exists that while a man can be the nurturer in a home, no one is better suited for this than the woman. She has been benefited by hormones which make her more patient, a temperament that makes her more nurturing, and a gentleness that makes her a better mother. There exist the aberrant Susan Smiths of the world who harm their children, but the reality is that when we hear about such horrible crimes, we are shocked because it is not normal. We know how mothers are with their children, from the human to the bird who will peck the hair off anyone who dares to harm her children. Allah gave us an honorable duty and the tools to fulfil it. Alhamdulillah for the blessings of Allah.

May Allah protect the women of Islam. May Allah guide the women of Islam.

May Allah protect our society through the women of Islam. Ameen.

Taken from: http://www.islamicawakening.com/viewarticle.php?articleID=497&

More articles from the author: http://www.islamicawakening.com/authors.php?authorlist=5&

Wallahua'lam

Diaper Cake

2009-05-01T09:20:00.005+08:00

Here's my attempt at doing a diaper cake...did some trial and error here and there and ain't sure which is better...

First attempt was like this, but i felt that the ribbon on the first tier not lebar enough...anyone know where can i get nice baby-ish ribbon? but jgn lar suruh pegi beli kat memory lane yg buy ikut meter tu...cekik darah lar harga die.

Atas skali tu consist of 5 pair of socks, but doing a boy diaper cake can be a lil tricky coz the bunch of "roses" looks weird since its in blue. It will look more like roses if it were bunch of pink socks aight?

Does the socks look like a bouquet of flower to you? hihi

Since I can't find nice broad ribbon, I decided to use a towel blanket for the first tier. Thus having the sail boat pattern could skip me from using ribbon instead.

And oh, I decided to add those "baby on board". Do you think its better with or without it?

And since the bunch of flower doesnt really look like flowers...i decided to put the socks individually in a circle. So which is better?

Comments are highly appreciated =)

nway, the diaper cake consist of:

66 pureen diapers

5 pairs of mothercare socks

Anakku toileteries

Baby On Board sign

Baby cloths

Baby towel blanket

Gardener

2009-04-29T22:50:00.007+08:00

Today, the weekly gardener came in the morning. hArith as usual luv to see the gardener at work. but it was too hot to let him out. So he was only able to see tru the window. And the moment we let him out this evening...he wanted to do just like what the gardener did.

So arini pokok2 sume mmg kenyang nak mampus, hihih

ade gaya kan hArith siram pokok

even, celah2 sume die siram...mmg teliti buat keja

athirAh as usual...just not bothered, hihi

ha, pokok ni paling kenyang skali..water smpai over flow hArith buat

Pastu, not only the trees and flowers die siram...athirAh pun kena siram skali

Ni athirAh melarikn diri sbb kesejukan kena siram, menggigil babe

Oh chop, if kat kampung bebudak main parit kan...so if kat bandar parit takde...nk main ape??

Main longkang lah, hahahahaha

Tgk ni, ade gaya macam nk tangkap berudu dlm sungai tak?

Tp dont worry, sebelum kejadian, hArith dah siram longkak gak, hihi

Their first train ride

2009-04-29T08:51:00.005+08:00

No, it is not the KTM, neither it is the LRT nor monorail...but it is Thomas Train in d house =)
While we were fixing the track, athirAh started conquering the train...not allowing others to ride on it.... mujuh lar hArith boleh beralah.

see, even the following day athirAh conquered it...

But because the train is rather slow, she soon get bored with it n let others ride it

uZAir pun x sabar mende ni slow sgt die dok gerak2 badan die ke depan mcm tgh horse riding...trying to make the train go faster.

n then they started to cooprate to make the train move faster....tolak babe, hihi. pastu gembira sbb diorang bejaya make it go faster

athirAh mcm tengah teran nk berak pun ade...hahah

yg ni pulak, pApa kate mcm citer hindustan...main2 kt track keretapi

And I like this the most...sume 3 beradik pakat2 naik sama2 =)

My Saturday

2009-04-28T13:06:00.004+08:00

Last friday, i mentioned to En Suami nk main touch rugby the next day. Coz since he was around, he can tlg tgk kn the kids. initial plan was to bring along the elder two so they can run and go wild all over the field. but hArith was asleep when we wanted to leave the hse. in most cases i tend to leave the elder two behind if one is asleep...coz once one awake he/she will search for the other one. so ended up uZAir cam tagging along.

we were late actually. usually game starts at 4pm, but we left the hse at 5pm... so ni lah die org masuk padang tanpa sempat warm-up langsung. smbil lupe diri die ade muscle tear!

i only played for half an hour coz the sun was terik giler and the others played since 4pm and they could no longer take the heat. so they call it off early..sempat lar me main kejap.

uZAir was happy crawling on the grass,and i think he ended up eating some too. jadi kambing lar pulak anak ku ini jap.

Although matahari tgh terik...good thing there were big trees by the side for En Suami n uZAir. so dpt lar duduk bawah redup.

hopefully i can have another run next week. kesian boot saya, dok bersemadi je kt dlm cupboard tu.

Playdate

2009-04-26T09:02:00.010+08:00

Couple of days back my kids had playdate. Twice.

The first one was with haiQal, we all went over to the park. All kids were busy roaming around, we were busy chasing after them thus I hardly managed to take photos of them. athirAh tetiba hilang and suddenly saw her at the tip of the climbing frame, looking down at us when we called her name. Benti kejap my jantung fearing that she might just jump off it thinking it was fun.Fuhhh...gud thing hQ's father was quick enough to run from the other side while I hold on to this side to prevent her from jumping off. And at the same time i had few parents giving me looks of gosh-why-wasn't-she-taking-care -of-her-daughter.

haiQal, we hope u had a good time running around and a thousand appology coz my kids attack ur food and water bottle. Ampun ya. Hope tak serik tuk join kami lagi

And remember in one of my previous post, i suruh teka the FUN my kids were about to have? Here's the answer to it...

Yup, water balloons!!!

And this time around we had Faris joining us. haiQal were supposed to join us too but they had last minute guest...

Faris was shy in the beginning, so we took out the ball hoping that would warm him up before getting wet...

Unfortunately i think i kind of make my kids loose interest in the water balloon. coz while i was busy filling up the balloon...the elder two came to me and started taking the balloons n throw at each other. Oh of coz they were amazed at the thing. Each time they drop it, water splashes on their faces. But i ended up scolding them. Coz the moment i fill up 1 balloon...3-4 balloons being destroyed. I wanted to fill up the pail to play later when Faris arrived.

And the result, when I gave the green light to play...they are just not bothered anymore. Coz furthermore, they have their mini pool and water sprinkler too.

At first, Faris masih malu...he was playing with the waterballoons alone...

but later he joined along...throwing the balloons into the mini pool where hArith was.

And that day, hArith found something new...playing with the water host.

And budak ni pulak, dah pandai merangkak merayau kuar dari mini pool

Thanks Faris for coming over...datang lagi yer!!!

happy feet

2009-04-24T12:12:00.003+08:00

teka teki...
sape nk teka ni kaki2 sape?

4 nites ONLY

2009-04-23T13:51:00.003+08:00

En Suami just got back from work, but this time around for only 4 nites. Yes, after going through 10 nites without him....the 4 nites felt like a piece of cake, hihi

Petang ni kami ade agenda FUN yang baru...sape nak teka ape? Harap2 nye tak hujan lar petang ni...

If ade dSLR, gambar confirm cun?

2009-04-21T15:15:00.007+08:00

Ramai org kate...if ade dslr mmg lar gmbar cantek. well, in this post..i did write about joining PhotoMama without dSLR.

And this time around..i wanna share with u that tak semestinye once dah ade dSLR gmbar confirm cun. yer..u can read the manual to learn bout the setting. what about other basic photography and art of seeing?

Ingat tak about my trip back to kampung kt Tanjung Malim, yang ni first time pegi. Time tu kami dah miliki camera dSLR...and dah pun paham ape itu aperture, ISO and shutter. tapi camane nk praktikn sume element2 tu ke dalam gambar. angle sume hampeh kami tak reti. background pun ntah ape2.

Then kali kedua balik kampung...ade lah berbekalkn skit ilmu yang saya pelajari online kt PhotoMama, dan hasilnye ade kt pos yg ini.... (yg bebudak gembira jakun main air)

So dua tempat yang sama, camera yang sama...tapi hasil gambar yg berbeza kan....jadi adakah memilik dSLR means everything?

Nway, PhotoMama will be having its 2nd photoclinic. As usual, free for premium members and RM45 fees for non-premium members. So ni lar time tu tanye in person ape2 yg tak paham kt video tu.

Hello Mommies..it's time for Photoclinic Session again.!!! So to all mommies, this is the time for you to get to do the practical with the Sifu around you..Sifu will correct you if you are wrong on the spot!

Here's the detail of the PHOTOCLINIC 2 :

Date : 2nd May 2009

Day : Saturday

Time : 9am till 11am

Venue : Lake Garden

Fees : FREE for all Premium Members ( RM45 for non Premium Members)

Trainer : Saiful Nang

Others : 1 premium members can bring maximum 2 non-premium members (other than husband or wife) but must be registered with TPMC community for FREE. But the priority will be given to the Premium Members.

Activities : You Shoot the Sifu will Correct it..

At the Park

2009-04-20T20:12:00.008+08:00

After 10 days of work, syauQi had 7 days off...and today he is back at work. However while he was packing his bag just now...athirAh stopped him from doing so. He distracted syauQi by demanded to be carried. And each time syauQi open his bag to pack his stuff, athirAh will close it ..preventing her dad from packing. I reckon, in her mind she was saying "nooo, you are not going to work again, coz the last time u went it took u soooo long to come back". And most touching moment was when syauQi finished packing and wanted to bring the bag to the front door, she practically placed her hand on it trying to stop syauQi and soon realised that she doesnt really have the power of stopping...she lift her hand from the bag and softly said "ba bye, ba bye....."

Seriously, it really did make syauQi felt like not going to work....

Nway, here's another activity we did while pApa was around....a trip to the park =)
Main intention was to fly the kite, but it seems that only uZAir was interested....

coz, once hArith gets a ball....nothing else could beat that. so layang2 tak laku...

And athirAh as usual was everywhere...she was practicing 100 meter run, hihi

And there was a group of men doing some exercise, strecthing...in which she joined along. She went close to those men...looking up and down trying to figure out what they were doing. And she managed to imitate them well....

Only uZAir were hAppy to see the kite flying...his mood was all cheerful, so decided to take photos of him.

N also I had a friend who wanted to try out her new camera...so uZAir became the model for the day...thus my friend could try out diiferent setting of her camera. Meanwhile, i took some shots too...coz aritu syauQi pegi keja bawak camera, maka saya pun ade lupe pasal setting2 n mula terkial2 nk buat setting camera....haha

Oh, uZAir pun terror buat One Two Weee tau... =)

Fun Splashing

2009-04-20T08:37:00.009+08:00

**maaf, entri kali ni penuh dgn gambar...

After not having the father for 10 days, we enjoyed our 7 days having him around. Did few activities (besides strolling in the mall for nothing in particular...m'sia siang ari xde tmpat lan tuk pegi...panas sgt). And one of the activities were......this.

What's that? Well, even hArith n athirAh were curious at first...

And the thing gave them a suprise!!! Water is always synonym with FUN =)

They were sooooo hAppy n excited..

To double the fun, we took out their mini pool

pApa pun basah skali, i couldnt get any closer to take photos or i'll get the camera wet. n also case malas nak tukar lense...so xleh nk zoom...

hArith calling out for uZAir who was having his dinner at tat time...

Busy splashing like there's no tomorrow...

Jeritan kegembiraan =0

ni budak kesejukan tp xnk kuar dari air...

yes, uZAir pun join =) sgt2 happy...

budak ni pun xnk benti main...

Let your kids crawl

2009-04-19T07:59:00.004+08:00

Well, my mom always point out to me that it is important for babies to crawl. The more they crawl the better it is. In fact, hArith crawled for 4 months while athirAh crawled for 5 months before they started walking. Some asked, why it took them so long to start walking.. I knew my mom was right, crawling is important, i knew that it is important for their brain development. But I don't have it in black n white to show others.

And thanks to Bilal's mother who found this great website. A write up on why is crawling important.

However, according to childhood educator Glenn Doman, a pioneer in the field of right-brain training, crawling forwards is an essential skill to master. Doman claims that crawling stimulates the brain to develop convergence of vision – and that as a result, children who skipped this phase as babies may find it difficult to learn to read and write. In addition, children who missed out on crawling may suffer from speech problems, he says – because the same part of the brain (the midbrain) controls both functions

You can read more of the article here.

In fact it is alright if your child doesnt start walking up to age 18months!!! The more they crawl...the better it is for their brain. So don't rush into getting a walker for your baby.

Yes, I do have walker in my house. We first bought that basically to place one child in when I have to change the other child's diaper. "Park" them in the walker so he/she doesnt crawl everywhere and climb up the stairs. Tapi skrang, dah bleh kuar masuk walker sendiri dah...haha

My eyes are now glued to this website. It has lots and lots of good articles, even free flashcard for u to download. They even have articles on swinging our babies. Well, my husband and I been swining our babies ever since...tapi ramai yg tgk sure akan kata, wuish tecabut tangan kan. I read up the website, and it says we are doing the right thing =)

Wondering who is Glenn Doman? Click here

Mini Us

2009-04-17T20:52:00.005+08:00

Yesterday, uZAir had playdate. Yes, finally he gets to play with someone of his age. All this while, he has hArith and athirAh around...always being the smaller one. But yesterday, uZAir felt as though he was the hero...being brave enough to grab toys from Bilal. Selalunye die yg jadi mangsa athirAh. I think uZAir was rather amazed that for once he made someone cried instead of him crying....hihi

* a lil' history. Bilal and uZAir's grandmother went to the same secondary school. And up till today they remain friends. Us ( me and Bilal's mother) has also been friends ever since my memory could recall. We went to the same kindergarten but later split to different path and met again in university when both of us were accepted into the same institution. So basically we knew each other not during childhood but babyhood...and that's exactly what Bilal and uZAir are doing now =)

Each time I see Bilal I would say this to his mom "Ayuu...he is mini you!" And now, when I looked at this picture below...it says "Mini Us". Bilal look very much like his mom and uZAir look like me, dont u think?

So it is just like 26 years ago...but of different gender...hihihi

anyway, uZAir's personality trait resemble alot like athirAh...one of it is putting everything in his mouth. See, he found cookies in the garden...

uZAir "wanna try some auntie? ;) "

2009-04-15T10:33:00.002+08:00

Last night and the night before...
I had the best sleep ever!!!
I need not wake up whenever one cries,
All I had to do was cuik En Suami and said "u, budak bgn.."
and continue my sleep
The night felt sooo long
that I actually woke up couple of times
checking the time
and saying to myself
"aik, it's only 3am?"
"aik, blum subuh lagi?"

Fuh, i am indeed thankful and greatful for what I have
=) =) =)

Yay, pApa's home!

2009-04-13T22:56:00.005+08:00

Kids were so hAppy to see pApa came home (oh of coz mOmmy were hAppy too, smpai jiran depan pun dgr kegembiraan kami, hihi)

athirAh became so worried that pApa might "dissapear" for long again, that she basically cried whenver syauQi was out of her sight. she demanded to be carried all the time. nk masuk toilet, solat sume pun payah, she would cry. panic tul die takut pApa keja lame2 lagi. infact tonite, she wanted syauQi to put her to sleep. That's very very rare, it was always ME that had to put her to sleep.

It was raining in the afternoon, but weather was being kind to us. Rain stopped at about 5-ish, so we had fun time outside!

See, athirAh refused to be placed down. Was so very clingy to pApa.

And here's my lil uZAir yg gedebob...hihi

big brother hArith wanted to pushed uZAir around...

Hmm, wondering why was hArith so comot / dirty?

Coz he did a lil' gardening...he had a blast playing with the soil

comot kan? takpe yang penting hAppy =)

Oh, not only we are hAppy coz pApa's home...but also bcoz we got sooo many goodies =) =) =)

And the countdown ends... =)

2009-04-12T22:30:00.002+08:00

Yabedabeduuuuu, En Suami is on his flight home!!!

Looking back, i'm rather amazed that we survived the 10 days, with no major accident happen.
The worst thing that happen was the whining of the kids for no exact reason , merengek2 non-stop...hArith to be specific. (well of coz there were exact reason why that happen = why isn't pApa home YET?, in most cases the father only goes to work up to 4 days.

But i'm very much impressed that for the past 10 nights I managed to put all 3 to sleep before 9:30pm (average being before 9pm). There were two nites they slept right after maghrib. And the latest was by 9:45. Impressive aight? (haha, saje nk puji diri sendiri).

Hmm, and i hv no idea how many times i had to climb up the stairs to bring the elder two down. Gosh they are so fast now climbing up the stairs. Baru angkat satu ke bwh, lagi sorang dh smpai atas. And you might be wondering why don't i put the gate at the stairs. Well, we did put the gate but we find it even more dangerous. There were couple of times we caught athirAh already the other side of the stairs going up. Nobody knows how she managed to cross over the gate. So i think it is even more dangerous to have the gate, she might ended up falling face first while trying to climb and cross over it.

Oh, how I wish to go for a spa..hihi. But i think tat's impossible coz i can't leave uZAir home for long

2 more nights to go

2009-04-11T13:48:00.004+08:00

Last night was impossible. All three woke up crying ad wanted MY attention. uZAir obviously wanted my b**by, athirAh wanted to sleep while hugging on me while hArith wanted to be carried.

Well, considering we survived the night, i guess i shall put it as it was ALMOST impossible. 2 more nights to go!!!

Anyway, i had a big smile drawn on my face after finishing reading this from a magazine:

What does a housewife do all day

A man came home from work one day and found total mayhem.

The three children were outside, still in their pyjamas, playing in the mud. Empty food boxes . and wrappers were strewn across the yard.

When he went inside, the mess were even worse. A lamp had been knocked over, and the throw rug was wadded against the wall. In the front room, the TV was loudly blaring on a cartoon channel, and the family room was strewn with toys and clothing.

In the kitchen, dishes filled the sink, cereal had been spilled on the counter, dog food was spilled on the floor, a broken glass lay under the table, and a small pile of sand was spread by the back door.

He quickly headed up the stairs, stepping over more piles of clothes and toys, to look for his wife.
He was becoming worried that she may be ill, or that something serious had happened.He found her in the bedroom, still curled in the bed in her pyjamas, reading a book.

She looked up at him and smiled and asked how his day went. He looked at her bewildered and asked, "what happened here today."

She smiled and answered, " You know how everyday when you come home from work, you ask me what I do all day.

"Yes", he said baffled.

"Well," she said, "today I didn't do it".

2009-04-10T16:45:00.003+08:00

I'm desparately waiting for Monday. Period.

En Suami,
It is no joke how it is like going through the past 8 days without you! 2 more days to go!!! They really are testing my patience when they cry unnecessarily...u know those nanges merengek2 ngada2 tanpa sebab..aiyoo penin penin.

22

2009-04-09T22:34:00.002+08:00

Oh I just realised that the elder two turn 22 months young today!!!

In 2 months time they will turn 2!

Hmm...does that mean double the trouble for me?

Oh I sure hope not

I think

2009-04-08T21:36:00.002+08:00

someone misses his dad...

this morning, we were chatting via ym n took the opportunity to use the webcam features. hArith were smiling away seeing pApa at my laptop screen. (but the first few minutes he was a lil puzzle why n how pApa appears on the screen)

during the webcam conference pApa did the One Two Weeee at him, happily he did it to. After finished with the YM, he had his milk n doze off...

And he ended up sleeping with the One Two Weeee act....

playskool

2009-04-08T11:19:00.002+08:00

A week back I did write a small note in one of my post, of sending hArith n athirAh for half-day playschool. Although at the time I wrote, it was more of a decision made by my i’m-breathless-tired-looking-after-them state of mind, En Suami however took my words into consideration. Off we went for kindergarten hunting. Buckle the two kids up and started driving around our neighbourhood.

Came across a newly set up Montessori kindergarten. The kids were having their siesta time playing outside. We did a lil’ observation from our car, and decided to “crash” in. By the time I got down, the kids were already in the hse…press the doorbell and the principal came out. “do you take 21months old? I have twins in the car”. Since I’m right infront of the gate, she can’t shove me away, she invited me in. Hubby n I unbuckle the 2 and went it.

I wouldn’t elaborate much but one thing for sure we were very much impressed with the place. Number one reason I love it because it is not class oriented. Not those typical classrooms environment. Afterall they are only 21 months old I woulnd’t want it to be in their head that they are in school. I want them to associate that place with fun.

Some might ask “tak kesian ker anta kecik2 gi sekolah?” And here’s another reason why I felt in love with that place…it is very much similar to the kindergarten I attended. And I luv my kindy very much, not even a day I was reluctant to go. The environment of the place made me feel dejavu. After looking at the teaching tools..it was very much similar to what I had… my mind was already wandering back to the good old days of my kindergarten days. I enjoyed it very much so I’m assuming my kids would enjoy this place too (I hope)

At the moment, we are waiting for the principal to get back to us regarding the enrollment of hArith and athirAh. She’s waiting for a new staff to come in. Once the staff comes in, she’ll accept my kids in. I do hope doesn’t change her mind coz I luv the centre. And even better, syauQi was very much impressed with it too.

So can you imagine these two going to kindergarten? Hihi

If they are accepted in, it means I have more free time in the morning. I’m really interested to venture into sewing but have ZERO knowledge. So where/how do I start?

p/s: My kindergarten teacher passed away few years back, let’s all sedeqah Al-fatihah to her.

2009-04-06T22:28:00.001+08:00

As of today

all three are down with

flu

cough

AND fever

yes, all three

and we have 7 more days to go

9 days to go

2009-04-04T21:44:00.009+08:00

First day without pApa... so how was it? Beguling 2 anak ni kt pagar nak kuar. They acted as though the haven't been out for ages.

Oh, btw..10 days En Suami is not around means 10 days i'm without a camera. So now my old point and shoot camera sedang berkhidmat =)

See, Ashman trying to pujuk athirAh...

After awhile, they realised that guling2 depan pagar will not bring them anywhere, thus they came out with their own activity...guess what?

Gardening...

hArith acted as if he has green fingures, showing off at athirAh the skill in gardening.. chewah, hihi

But ended up getting the soil all over his body

However at the end of the day, he was pleased with his greensss =)

And I ended up bathe him at the garden tap coz wouldnt want the bathroom penuh with soil

They had a BLAST!

2009-04-03T22:07:00.020+08:00

Remember the post of “ A place to call Kampung”? We decided to pay the relatives a visit again. Oh, I’m really loving it. The kids had a blast! The first time we went, we reached there almost noon and it was too hot for the lil ones to play outside. This time around, pApa decided to leave the house after lunch so we can main kejar2 ayam in the evening.

We reached there almost 4pm. It was drizzling, so we killed the time by eating yummy roti canai home cooked by syauQi’s cousin. Or shall I say home-tebar? After done with the meal, weather was being kind to us. So we brought the kids out to see the chicken. But looks like chicken wasn’t that interesting for them (unless it is served on dish for their meal…hihi) Guess what was more interesting???

WATER, air tadahan hujan…

At first they were just dipping their hands and they peek at me to see if I would stop them. Then they started tapping on the water. Still no sign of disapproval from me.

Tgk lar, time ni baru main celup2 tgn, baju masih kering

gelak bedekah2 dpt main air, sure dlm hati diorang confused "aik asal kali ni org tua2 tak cakap NO?

Next, they started splashing at each other. They were testing their limits I guess. Since we didn’t stop them, they happily continue splashing at one another.

uZAir who was standing at a distance from hArith n athirAh also joined them laughing away. He could feel the excitement too although he wasn't even near the water.. So we brought him to the water too.

uZAir excited dapat main splash2 gak

Pastu terus kena celup dalam air...hAppy giler

It was nice to see the joy and excitement from their facial expression.

the hAppy grandauntie seeing the lil' ones having a blast at her home ground, playing in the kampung-style-swimming-pool....

At first syauQi’s auntie and cousin were afraid my lil ones will get dirty, but belakang citer mak budak yg happy tgk the lil’ ones all wet n dirty.

hArith started playing with the mud. He was amazed to see the water changes colour when he put the soil in. Kesian uZAir berendam dlm air keruh… So since the water was already muddy, the kids moved on to basin pulak. They were sooo happy. Splashing n laughing away. Oh gelak tawa diorang masih bermain2 dlm my kepala. It was pure fun for them.

The big bro watching over the younger siblings...

Unfortunately it started to drizzle again, rinse the kids and isi perut lagi., hihi. Kali ni dpt roti jala pulak =)

Makan lagi....

The kids sure did had a great time, which automatically makes me hAppy too =)

Oh, tgk ni athirAh buat karate kid

And uZAir hAppily roam around smbil hidu udara segar kampong.

And sape nk teka hArith tgh pointing to wat?

Hmm..lagi bes balik kampung dpd gi Genting or Bukit Tinggi tau. Kt genting budak2 takde pun gelak bedekah dekah...

Oh btw, syauQi just left tadi for a 10 days trip..so the countdown begins. Oh how i wish i can fast fwd the time, the kids all grown up so we could all tag along pApa.

10 days to go, wish me luck!

One Two Weeeeee

2009-04-02T10:01:00.003+08:00

The other day at Genting, instead of the usual "one, two..smile" pApa was teaching the elder two.."one, two...weeeeeee (with excitement to raise their hand)"

tp athirAh bolayan, it was only hArith happily raising his hand.

yesterday we tried doing it again to hArith..."one two..weeeee". and here are the result..hihi

On athirAh's eye...

2009-03-31T10:34:00.007+08:00

On Sunday, while i was doing my Asar prayer..athirAh had a fall. She was busy rolling on my bed and fell off and knock her eyes at the edge of our chest drawers. She was crying loudly when my sister-in-law picked her up , the moment I finished my prayers i carried her and she stopped crying. So I thought it was just one of those fell in which she stop crying when I carried her. But to my horror...her eyes were bleeding!!!! (but she was no longer crying). I was shocked (and of coz panic). I wasn't sure were the blood came from her eyes or somewhere else. It look terrible coz it was mixture of her blood and tears. It was as though the blood came out from her eyes.

I started screaming, calling my mom to come down and have a look. Dad carried her while I put my head scarf on to go to the clinic. It was still bleeding but she was calm. In fact she was the only person that remain calm at that time. Since she was no longer crying, we managed to detect where the blood came from...just above her eye lid. We put ice on it..which made her started crying all over again. My dad drove us to the clinic...and guess what? My little hero was so selamba...she actually felt asleep!

She cried when the doctor clean up the wound and put some oinment on it. And on the way back she continued her sleep. Upon reaching home, she was still sleeping and woke up bout 30 minutes later. She behaved like nothing had happened, back to her usual active behaviour. Here's a picture of her after taking her evening bath. Kena air mase mandi pun tarahal punye.

And today...her swallon seems to be rather obvious than yesterday...

And here is a close up of her eye... (ade gaya macam kena penumbuk tak? )

On the other hand, my bam bam is buzy crawling EVERYWHERE now. dapur pun ade chance die masuk. tangga pun dah panjat naik...extra eyes needed to control all 3.

And this boy of mine is in the phase where curiosity level is at peak! Sume mende nak digodek. And he knows that at about 11am, my maid is busy cooking..he'll start knocking on the door nonstop coz he wants to see the cooking session. If we allow him in, he'll demand to be carried so he could see what's in the pot. When carried, he'll point to the lid, to uncover it so he could have a better look. Aiyoo jenuh ah sambil masak nk kena dukung die...

Patut lah...

2009-03-30T20:40:00.002+08:00

Patut lah selama ni kaki saya sakit bedenyut2
Patut lah selama ni if duduk smbil dukung anak, susah untuk saya bangun
Patut lah dah berkali kali makcik urut datang, tapi kaki tetap sakit
Patut lah selama ni senget jer bila duduk antara dua sujud dalam solat
Patut lah bila buat blood test sumenye okay (alhamdulillah)
Patut lah tido malam pun terganggu sbb kaki sakit bedenyut
Patut lah bangun pagi sure sakit kaki nk turun katil
Patut lah ade kalanye kaki sangat sakit smpai jalan tehenjut2
Patut lah bila saya cuba2 tuk lari sbb nak main touch rugby tapi tak terlari
Patut lah telan panadol pun kaki tetap sakit
Patut lah bila sapu minyak panas atau deep heat kaki tetap sakit
Patut lah if drive keta manual kaki nak tekan clutch sakitnye memang terasa

Rupe rupenye saya kena muscle tear

Selama ni, tahan je lah sakit tu...tak berani nak merungut sebab takut nanti sure mak akan kata:
" tu lah masa dalam pantang taknak jaga betul2...jalan laju2, suruh makan itu ini taknak"

Jadi sekarang saya dah tau tiada kaitan dengan penjagaan diri ketika pantang...

Lembik...

2009-03-29T08:57:00.003+08:00

Yesterday was one of the days that athirAh choose not to take her nap. She was actively roaming the house the entire day. It was also raining in the evening, which means they are stuck in the house. And yesterday syauQi wasn't home....yes, try imagine how tiring that was.

But on the bright side, she slept straight away after her evening shower...which was about 7pm. Woke up around 3am for a bottle of milk and back to lala land.

uZAir on the other hand, demanded feeding rather frequently last night. Seriously, i don't think i even entered my deep sleep zone at all. You know those feeling where you think you are asleep but you are aware of every single movement happening. So do you considered that as sleeping? My body was aching coz i was on one position too long (coz was breastfeeding).

Good thing, hArith was kind enough to sleep well. Good think i took the step of putting him on my bed. As long he could feel the presence of someone besides him, he's usually okay. Die tido suke ngendel2 kat orang. if die sedar takde orang, siap ah die bgn.

En. Suami punye roster next month is out. I looked at the roster with mouth wide open it coz he'll be away for 10 days straight.

Hmm, away for 10 days means:
1. 10 sleepless night for me
2. 10 days of keeping the kids occupied by myself
3. 10 days tolerating their crankiness
4. 10 days of putting all of them to sleep by myself

Gosh, i can barely imagine how lembik i'll be by the end of the 10 days....
Tapi periuk nasi punye pasal...lets just deal with it.

Hmm..wouldnt it be nice if hArith n athirAh go for playschool for half a day. At least i have some room to breath in the morning...

Malaysia and Maintenece?

2009-03-27T13:15:00.003+08:00

alamak, ramai pulak yg bertanyekn ape jadi to my trip ke bukit tinggi n genting. first let me warn u...tulisan dibawah adalah berdasarkn suara hati yg tidak puas hati, maka logic lah if penulis exxagarate keadaan dan situasi di sane and mayb i dont to proper justice to the place..hahaha. so jgn amiq bulat2 kata2 saya ni.

First of all, kami sampai tempat tu kul 11 and most places baru bukak. Destinasi pertama kami is to the botanical garden....masalah biasa yg kami hadapi, tempat bertangga2 impossible to bring the kids. kami turun just few steps tuk tgk the place but dari jauh tak lar nampak ~~menarik~~ bebaloi untuk kami angkar bebudak tu turun naik anak tangga so kami pun patah balik ke kereta menuju ke colmar.

Dah nk smpai colmar ade lar pakcik guard direct us to the covered carpark. Yer, terima kasih pakcik kerana guide kami ke car park..pastu ke mane kami nak tuju? signboard direction hampeh takde. dah lar tempat parking elok2 dijadikn stor lar pulak, byk lar stok spare part toilet bowl, sinki, bathtub "parking" kat situ skali. Oh kami jumpe lift. then nk tekan butang ape? tingkat mane nk gi. oh takpe, masih bleh gune logic kami tuk tekan lobby lar kn (d-uh). pas menuju colmar tu kami rase lapar nk isi perut dulu sbb en suami tak makan pape lagi. restaurant dah bukak tapi tgh transaction from breakfast ke lunch so no food serve. tak dapat lar kami nk makan.

Nk keep the kids occupied, jumpe children playroom...Yayy!! (oh jgn terlalu excited awal2 yer, haha). hArith n athirAh nk naik mesin2 yg kena letak duit tu. Oh perlu gune token ye bukan syiling. mane nk beli token? sila ke next room (game archade room). dah sah sah tau mesin kat children's room tu memerlukn token, letak lar mesin token kt bilik tu jugak..takyah lar susah2 nk ke bilik sebelah. Dah gi bilik sebelah, mesin token tak berfungsi!!! Satu makhluk pun kami tak nmpak tuk bertanye macam mane nk beli token. kesian lar anak gue yg dh excited main dgn stering mesin tu tapi tak gerak 2!

Meanwhile, syauQi gi survey tmpat tuk lunch:

Restaurant pertama:

syauQi: abang, sini lame tak if order makan.

org kedai: pelayan dgn cashier tak masuk lagi lar bang.

syauQi: ?

org kedai: saya tukang masak jer, kang sape nk open bil?

syauQi: kedai dah bukak ke blum?

org kedai: kedai dh bukak tapi diorang tak masuk keja lagi.

kesimpulannye, takleh lah nk makan situ

Restaurant number 2

syauQi: bang, sini lame ke kalau order makan?

org kedai: (dgn jujurnye jawab) lama jugak lar bang, kadang 25 min, kadang 30 min.

syauQi: takde org pun lame ker?

org kedai: lama bang, tgk gak tukang masak yg mane masak.

syauQi: (blankk)

Hmm..mungkin sebab ari selasa, weekday kn so tempat tu mati skit. so sbb kesiankn anak yg dah restless tak dapat buat pape, kami decided tuk naik genting je lah dah alang kt belah sane...

Kejadian di genting pula?

Kt genting nothing much happen cume i feel that the rides takde yg sesuai tuk hArith n athirAh. for their age group actually bleh lar naik mende indoor mcm "boat" sume tu. tapi mende tu cam lembab nk mampus. mau baru seminit duduk anak2 gue sudah restless mau terjun keluar.

Tapi rasenye kt Genting rides tu overpriced ah...baik gi lagoon je kot. Eh chop, dah lame tak gi lagoon...tak tau masih okay tak maintanence die. ade sesapa penah gi lagoon lately? minta tlg kasi feedback skit.

Hmm...tapi mmg Colmar tu i find it shantek, but y lar malaysia ni ade masalah dgn maintanence??? sayang tul mende dah ade tp tak di-maintain.

Can you join photomama without DSLR?

2009-03-26T13:52:00.007+08:00

For the past few post i've been talking bout photomama and there were a number of people asking me what if they don't have dslr? can they benefit from photomama by using compact camera.

Yes, i think it is common for people to ask can they take good photos without dslr. first let me quote what Saiful Nang himself have to say about this matter:

HOW IF I DON’T HAVE A DSLR
DSLR is an advantage, but the arts of photography doesn’t so dependant with the gear we have. Check some of our earliest video, there you can see how a cheap camera can do wonder with a right tune in the basic photogrpahy skill as well as the Arts of Seeing. All that and more is in our weekly video.

In my case, previously i snap all sorts of photos, main snap jer..not considering the right angle, lighting or background etc. All this are refered as Arts of Seeing. I shall give example for angle. From photomama i learned that in a potrait, at least satu anak mata kena ade in the picture. but of coz a good potrait biarlah nampak both anak mata and also bile amiq gmbar anak go down to their eye level. well it is obvious that we are taller than our kids..so go down to their eye level so we can capture their expression better. Hmmm...bile gmbar at their eye level..dont u think tat kind of picture would be better dpd anak kena dongak ke atas tgk kite. Small2 things like this we kind of overlook. But actually it matters alot in producing great photos. That is just one example among the many tips i learned from photomama. Of coz there are more than those basic tips. Thus regardless of what camera u use...i'm sure Photomama would be benificial to you.

However it is not as simple as watching the video and u'll be a good photographer over night. You would need some practise. Take lots of shots with different angles...and see for urself the difference from one photo to another. And do send ur photo for the experts to comment, n u'll learn to improve after reading their comments and tips. You will also learn by looking at others' photos.

Some asked "is the tutorial easy to understand? does saiful uses bombastic jargon that would sound like alien language?" Well, for me i find it simple. And if tak masih tak paham, don't worry sila angkat tangan and tanye soalan (aik mcm kt sekolah lar pulak). I mean, don't hesitate to type in your question and others would be more than happy to guide you.

And do you know the first few tutorials are free for u to watch. Yes u can give it a try and see if u can understand the language used / instruction given. Go to the tutorial and click "read more" and scroll down ke the first few tutorial. see for urself.

Well, to make things easy for u, here's the link...try lar tgk the first few free tutorial:
http://www.thephotomama.com/v2/?p=98
http://www.thephotomama.com/v2/?p=126

n actually ade gak ajar photo editing gune photoshop to enhance our picture tp i takde the photoshop software lagi, so tak dapat lar nk godek2 to enhance my photo =(

http://www.thephotomama.com/v2/?p=154
http://www.thephotomama.com/v2/?p=164

and here's the link to thr trailer for Premium Member
http://www.thephotomama.com/v2/?p=168

psst...this week punye tutorial, ade Saiful Nang gune handphone gak

By the way, here are some photos i took using compact camera, canon ixus. Well, it may not be good but certainly some improvement comparatively to those picture i took before Photomama using this same compact camera.

hArith's master piece

2009-03-26T08:51:00.006+08:00

Remember in this post, it was hArith's first attempt in painting. And in his 2nd attempt...he successfully made himself a master piece and mOmmy proudly frame it =)

:D

2009-03-25T08:11:00.002+08:00

Hmm... a big grin on my face when I saw my photos in Saiful Nang's blog

:D :D :D

Lesson Learned

2009-03-24T23:55:00.005+08:00

Today, we were out since morning till evening. Left the house at almost 10am and reached home at almost 6pm.

And the lesson learned is...tak payah pegi Bukit Tinggi and Genting lagi dah.

Jangan tanye kenapa, ~~xde mood~~ malas nak cerita...

But thanks to En Suami yang tidak jemu membawa kami ke hulu dan ke hilir. Thanks!

Bali - On Transport

2009-03-23T08:24:00.003+08:00

To those yang nak contact number for transport kat Bali:

From Malaysia i emailed Sofiyan:
gambaru_4000@yahoo.com
+6281805322852

Tapi bila kat sane, the driver that was assigned to us was Shahrul:
+6281558840628

So up to you nk contact sape. Nak trus sms pun bleh. When I first email Sofiyan, die trus called me. Efficient kan..takyah nk tunggu lame berbalas email.

Nway, we used Suzuki APV and the daily rate was 350,000rupiah. Comfortable enough for 5 adult and my 3 lil ones.

Athirah taken...?

2009-03-21T20:05:00.002+08:00

Our neighbour was away for 3 Days. They just got back today n my kids dgn tak malunye serang their house. Ashman was asleep when we entered..athirAh terus panjat the sofa and comfortably position herself like this....

Ashman was still half asleep, but his reflect action was to hug athirAh too. See the picture below, tangan athirah actually tgh gerak2 dok tepuk dada Ashman..which then woke him up. He was rather confused seeing athirAh ...hihih =)

Psst, athirAh oh athirAh dah besar kang tak bleh peluk2 mcm ni tau...;)

On BALI

2009-03-21T11:37:00.005+08:00

I just realise i still have another post for Bali but photos are in En Suami's laptop. Meanwhile since ade few people asked about the villa..here's some info.

We stayed at Ulin Villa (Seminyak). I would suggest those interested to do your own booking instead of going tru travel agent. It is much much cheaper. At first we went through the local (Bali) travel agent but came to know it's much cheaper to do it myself. Basically, go through the intenet to choose your preference villa. There are few ways to do it,

(i) you can just google up "Bali Villa" and you'll be given lots and lots of choices smpai rambang mata!

or

(ii) you go to this kind of website, and narrow down the choices of villa you one (i.e. location, number of room(s)). once you found the villa you like. try to google for the villa's official website, and see the rate. compare the rate from the previous website and the rate given in the official website. Don't be afraid to email them and try negotiate for the price. Ask if they have any special rate. Because I emailed them, we saved USD 50 a night. 5 nights means we saved USD250 (RM 900). And by doing all the reservation myself (instead of via the local travel agent), we saved almost RM3k!!!

So, why did I choose Ulin Villa?

1) we wanted a villa near Kuta, but unfortunately private villa in Kuta is rather limited. Kuta has more hotels instead of villa.

2) Seminyak is closest to Kuta. Without traffic, it's approxiately 10 - 15 minutes.

3) I wanted a villa without all those patung2 decoration. When u visit the website u can view the photos of the villa and see for urself...which villa attracts you most.

4) I wanted a lap pool (not a plunge pool)

5) The villa is aware that we muslim need halal food.

6) And best of all, their service is superb. They replied my email almost immediatly (provided it is still working hours on their side). Yup for me, if they reply ur email fast..tat's a good sign of "first impression". n true enuff...their service was excellent. Ape nak, call jer reception mintaq. sure possible..remember i managed to get free flower petals for the tub. tp jgn lar request yg mengarut2

7) Oh do you know that Seminyak has more boutique shops compared to Kuta? Kuta has more surfing shop (i.e Quiksilver, Billabong) but Seminyak has more independent brand clothes boutique. Lots of luvly ladies attire, blouse and dresses.

And how do i move around?

We contacted the driver in advance to arrange for the transport. But since the villa provided airport pick-up and send-off, we didn't take the driver service on the first day. He came to our villa on the 2nd day according to the time that has been arranged. Very punctual! The guy is a muslim so getting halal food is not a problem. And he is not just muslim by name...memang solat and all. so very easy..nak cari surau sume not a problem. There are couple of times that we just want to relax in our villa. So instead of fetching us in the morning, we told him to fetch us at bout noon, but we gave him money the day before and asked him to help get us lunch. Just tell him what time u want the food. Say, you want it at 12pm, he'll send the food at the villa at 12pm...ate our lunch and only then we start moving to places we wanna go. Tapi korang jadi lar byk hati gak..jgn lar order cukup2 tuk korang jer, beli lah satu set extra for him. Boleh lah die makan (dalam keta) sementara tunggu korang menikmati hidangan enak tu tepi pool =)

The price?
350,000rupiah per day, plus minus 10 hours a day. Anywhere u wanna go.

Oh by the way, i didn't go to all those tourist hotspot like Tanah Lot, temple and wat not..just not convinient to go with the kids plus me and En Suami been there once and mmg tak minat

International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta

2009-03-20T14:02:00.006+08:00

This is just a short note of the International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta in Putrajaya:

Public can have the opportunity of getting a ride in the hot air ballon...it doesn't go anywhere far though. It goes up to a certain height and comes down. The hot air balloon kena tambat dgn tali. However, tickets ade quota...so u have to be the first 80 to be able to get the ride.

Tickets can be purchased at the Scretariat Counter (where all the other food stalls / bazaar ) for RM10 per head.

(will write another post bout our trip to the site)

Am I Not Lucky?

2009-03-19T10:27:00.005+08:00

We had some workers over at the house to do some repair work, and hArith was of coz happy to see all the work being done. And suddenly we caught him out in the garden climbing up the stairs, me on the other hand bukan kabut nk gi get him down tapi kabut gi amiq camera..hahha, the few shots yg sempat amiq sblum selamatkn die... hihi

And, he is also into gardening!

And this morning, i caught him in the toilet brushing the toilet bowl!

Am I not lucky? Such a handyman =)

Butter - fly

2009-03-18T09:19:00.002+08:00

Speaking of Butterfly Park, I remembered a story once told by my lecturer about her nephew (bout 4 years old):

While his mom was cooking in the kitchen...this boy confidently open the fridge and took the butter out. He then dengan selambanye tanpa rase bersalah threw the butter out of the window

Mother: Abang! Why did u throw the butter out?!?!?!?!??!

Abang: (calmly he replied) I want to see the butterfly

Mother: (Speechless)

p/s: oh, i miss my lecturer Prof Dr Hariyati Shahrima

Butterfly Park

2009-03-17T08:04:00.003+08:00

We went to the Butterfly Park yesterday, and i have one word for it..ST*PID!!! Don't you think they should know better...obviuosly families with children are the main target for the park yet they dont have ramp for strollers..there were lots of stepssssss. It was plain st*pid. When we wanted to buy the entrance ticket..the lady at the counter pointed out to us that it would be difficult to enter with strollers coz they hv lots of steps. We thought of turning back but En Suami said alang alang dah ade kt situ masuk je lah angkat stroller tu kt tangga. So there we were carrying the strollers each time we approached steps. It was about 30 steps down. We thought that was it. But they had few more steps along the way and the pavement were rather bumpy for the strollers.

Arrggghhhh...it was plain st*pid. macam mane lar nk promote tourism malaysia camni? The least they could do was to help us getting up and down the steps. Lucky thing we brought 3 single strollers or else senget bahu nak angkat twin stroller.

And besides the steps...it wasn't that interesting compared to Bird Park. Seriously, i dont recommend anyone to go, just not worth it. If I knew it was like that, i wouldnt mind going to Bird Park again.

Sorry, no pictures..just couldnt be bothered coz was struggling with the strollers.

Nikmat dunia pertama

2009-03-16T10:36:00.008+08:00

Saya masih ingat, bulan lepas ada suara suara sumbang yg bising kate photomama tu cekik darah? yang mengatakan byk jer cara lain tuk menuntut ilmu photography. Tapi saya pilih untuk tidak terpengaruh dgn kata2 itu dan meng-invest duit tuk blajar. Kalau korang pembaca blog saya dari dulu, pasti korang tau kn camane gmbar2 saya dulu. sume main snap jer...tanpa any emotion in the picture. in fact, saya rase rugi sebab hArith dan athirAh dah 20bulan usia mereka and i wasted 20months of great shots. and uZAir pulak saya sudah rugi 8 months of great pictures. Takpe, yang sudah berlalu tu kite biarkn dan yang akan datang ni kite pastikn tiada lagi penyesalan. Sekarang alhamdulillah, mmg blum di taraf professional hasil gambar saya tapi saya rasa sudah ade banyak improvement..sume sbb blaja online kat photomama. Kepada suara suara sumbang itu, kata lah ape korang nak kate. Yang pasti, saya puas hati melabur RM280. Kadang terpiki gak "kan bagus if Orked dilahirkan lebih awal, sure photomama wujud lebih awal"

Lihat lah perbezaan ni...ni gmbar saya ambil masa uZAir lahir...masa tu main snap jer. amiq camera trus snap. Xpun, korang tgk je lah entry2 tahun lepas dlm blog ni. tgk lah gmbar2 saya time tu...

Gmbar2 bawah ni selepas 1 bulan belaja kat photomama...

Dalam mase sebulan , alhamdullilah gmbar saya dah lebih bermakna. Saya tak perlu bazir masa nk google up cari cari mane nk dapat free tutorial. nk google pun akan memakan mase bukan. jadi saya dapat jimatkn masa dgn hanya type http://www.thephotomama.com/ . hmm, klau dalam mase setahun macam mane pulak gmbar saya ek? hihi

Tapi korang jgn lar ingat, asalkn enroll premium member kt photomama bleh trus jadi handal. of coz lar kena practice, tru trial and error. kan practice makes perfect.

Hmm..mesti ade yg confused kan asal saya beria ria nk promote photomama ni. coz i have wasted 20months of great moments of my children and i wouldn't want others to waste those great moments with your kids too.

Kalau korang tanye kawan2 universiti saya, apa nikmat dunia pertama saya, sure diorang akan jawab "tido"...ye dulu saya selalu kate, nikmat dunia pertama ialah tido. tapi skrang saya akan jawab "nikmat dunia pertama ialah bila dapat snap nice photo of my children". ya, itulah nikmat dunia pertama saya =)

Mak bapak korang ade tak amiq gmbar korang mase kecik. Mama bapak saya ade, dan bile tgk balik gmbar2 mase kecik, mesti kami adik beradik gelak...dgn rambut takdenye, comotnye, baju skema giler...macam2 ragam ade. Skrang turn saya pulak nk amiq gmbar2 anak saya.

Jadi, tepuk dada..tanye diri. Bazirkah RM280 jika di-investkn untuk capture gmbar anak sendiri?

Rain Rain Go Away...

2009-03-15T15:38:00.002+08:00

I don't quite like it if it rains in the evening coz my kids would be restless when they are stuck in the house. Usually at about 5pm, they will start pointing outside wanting to play in the garden. On rainy days they become grumpy and cranky coz they are restricted from having outdoor fun.

=)

2009-03-12T20:13:00.003+08:00

It makes my heart melts whenever i see the 2 of them playing and giggle together... tgk tu smpai tertonggeng tunggang tebalik jatuh. org2 tua kate if gelak byk2 sure ade yg nangis..but kali ni takde sape pun yg nangis...

They were attacking each other with athirAh's soft toy...

Bali - On Avacado

2009-03-10T15:55:00.004+08:00

While we were in Bali, all anak beranak (xcept En Suami) jadi hantu alpukat. We had avacado juice in every meal.

Believe it or not, hArith drank in one shot...sedut taknk lepas smpai habis. tgk lar pipi die tu...

And this lil boy enjoyed the juice too! He had it non-stop. Lambat suap jer die melalak.

Gosh...its so yummy. There was once we got our driver to belikn the juice for us. Die gie area pasar and we told him we want really think, no water added. And he came back with such a yummy-licious juice...and best part of all that was the cheapest of all. Other places average of 10,000rupiah. some places even charged 20,000 rupiah. but our driver belikan yg palin kaw kaw pekat sedap nk mampus at only 5,000 rupiah...yummy!

Magazine Survey

2009-03-10T07:38:00.000+08:00

Mom's out there, I would like to do survey on parental magazine.

1) What parental magazine do you usually read?
(i.e. Pa&Ma , Young Parenthood etc.)

2) Why do you choose that magazine?

3) Other than parental magazine, what magazine do you read

Hope dear readers would leave the answer at the comment section. Please please please

I thank you in advance

Sophea Dania

2009-03-08T22:18:00.005+08:00

Went over to syauQi's friend's house today to welcome baby Sophea Dania to the world. The couple sure look happy entering the new world of parenthood. We took the opportunity to turn 6 days old Dania into our "guine pig" ...hihi. But we dare not experiment too much coz we wouldnt want to make the anxious parents worry too much. Hopefully with the few shots we made would gain the confidence of these parents to allow us tonggeng tonggang tebalik kn Dania in our next visit.

I luv the tiny toes =)

And more pictures of the proud parents with their bundle of joy

Ni gmbar sekadar hiasan, we brought uZAir along with us

To Ezuan & Fiza, CONGRATULATIONS =)

PhotoClinic - Lake Garden

2009-03-08T07:09:00.011+08:00

Yesterday brought all 3 to Lake Garden for photoclinic by ThePhotoMama. (yup, who said it's juz online tutorial...we do hv physical lesson from time to time). Unfortunately on Friday syauQi was called up for a flight coz he was on standby. It sure was a struggle to bring all 3. Lucky thing I had extra help frm my sis and SIL. However having ratio one kid to one adult makes it difficult to take photos. The moment we let hArith n athirAh off the stroller, they were everywhere. Mmg tak dpt nk snap gmbar sbb kena monitor takut ade yg jatuh tegolek from the playground. athirAh was very close to jatuh tegolek.

I let uZAir roam around on the grass. At first he was okay with it...curious with the new texture. Pastu dh boring, mula lah nangis minta diangkat. Sedihnye, not much of beautiful shots were taken...again reason being sbb tak cukup tangan. Gambar2 kat bawah ni hanya sekadar mewarna warni kn post kali ini...

Taking hArith and athirAh's photo were almost impossible. The were running around constantly. Then finally athirAh stood still sbb dapat bubble cum wisel from another boy. Excited dpt tiup wisel...

Ni, muka dah tak larat, nak balik. Even my sister pun dah tak larat chasing after them

Anak teruna ni dah teduduk keletihan...

and uZAir pun ajak balik....

we then smbung kat kopitiam for breakfast...

p/s: PhotoMama having promotion frm now till the 11th, subscribe at a reduced price of RM230. I have two coupons to let go if ade yg berminat

**updated: only one coupon left

Unconditional Love

2009-03-03T21:53:00.002+08:00

photo taken by pApa. yup even fathers can benefit from photomama =)

On Rainy Days...

2009-03-02T23:50:00.007+08:00

It has been raining almost every evening for the past few days. Well, each time it rains it means I’ll have hard time putting the lil ones to sleep since they have the excess energy course no outdoors activities. Besides that, I also have a hard time dealing with their crankiness for not being allowed to go out. hArith and athirAh now demands to go out after 5pm. Somehow they have their on way to know it’s past 5pm, let me out! hArith will point out non-stop while athirAh will look out the window towards the neighbour’s house and start calling “di-jaaaa”. And somehow when the clock strike 5pm, all their toys dah tak laku sbb kepala dh kt luar.

So I was desperately in need of idea to keep them occupied on rainy days (especially since pApa was not around). So I went to Ikea with uZAir, having “easel” in mind…wanna let them do some paintings. But it was RM99 each…and I need to get two, coz I’m sure both would want to do painting at the same time. I was looking around to see if I could save some money…and the idea of getting a table for them pops out. A table and a chair each for them. And 30meters of papers for them to scribble, paint and what not.

And true enough, it rain yesterday. athirAh was having her nap, thus hArith had a head start with the painting. The first time I introduced them to painting was when they were 1 year 4 months, to do pApa’s bday card…but they ended up licking their fingures. This time around…hArith was happily playing with the brushes and most of the time buzy dipping the brush in the water.

10 minutes later, athirAh joined hArith. However, athirAh is not really into details. She loves exploring…climbing here and there. Whereas hArith can really sit down and belek mende lame gilerr. She was very happy at first, seeing something new...and she loves the part where my sister help her with the painting while doing "sweesh sweesh" sound, macam dalam movie StepMom tu, hihi

See, less than 10 mins she’s already bored. Padahal baru je bgn tido…bleh lak yawn lagi.

Sempat lagi tu korek hidung...ish sungguh tak senonoh ini anak dara...

She left the table with paints all over the table and chair, while hArith continued playing with flour and water...

Oh, have I told you hArith loves being in the kitchen while someone is cooking. The minute he hears ppl cooking in the kitchen he'll be banging the door asking us to open it. And once he is in the kitchen he insists of being carried so he could see what's in the pot.

He was smiling happily when I poured some flour in the bowl and let him mix it with water... it sure was a mess.

Tangan uZAir yang dobot dan beketak2....

2009-03-02T12:31:00.004+08:00

I broke down...and cried

2009-02-26T12:07:00.002+08:00

and yelled at my kids.

hArith slept with us last nite coz pAh was not around. He woke up middle of the night crying out loud (not to mentioned putting him to sleep was also a chaos) which woke the other two up. uZAir was pacifiying the whole nite..so obviously b**by ku kering kontang when he wanted milk to put him back to sleep! Thus he joined hArith screaming and crying their lung out which of course woke athirAh up and joined the "choir" group.

All 3 were awake and wanted me to put them to sleep. so melekat mengendel to me. uZAir obviously wanted me bcoz of my b**rby, by having him on my side i can't put the other two to sleep. But bcoz my b**by was empty, that made uZAir screamed even louder. I failed to soothe any of them...which ended me me joining them crying....YES i cried coz i failed.

Lucky thing syauQi was around. He took uZAir away while i continue trying to put hArith to sleep. He was being fickle minded, one minute he pointed up wanting to sleep upstairs in my parents room. But the moment I brought him up, he get off the bed and pointed to go down. So We ended up going up and down like 4 times and he finally sleep in my mom's room with my sister accompany him. Then I had another 2 "mission" to be completed..to put athirAh and uZAir to sleep. I let uZAir pacify on me again while athirAh slept next to me hugging on my hand. Bout 5 mins later, Hanah came down to inform hArith awake and started crying again. I was with the other two so I left syauQi to handle him....

From what had happened last nite, it made me ponder...is it true wat grown up (i mean those yg dah jadi grandparents) been telling me, that once ur child sleepss with grandparents...forever they want to sleep with their grandparents. On top of tat my dad kept telling me don't blame them if my son doesn't want to move with us when we decided to move to our own house....

Bali - On Bubbles and Flowers

2009-02-25T10:08:00.012+08:00

Since the bathroom was rather big and spacious enough for the kids to to roam around, thus we hv to take their bath in the buthtub everyday. If we were to bathe them under the shower, jenuh lar diorang bermaharaja lela bejalan rata2, kang ade yg tegolek jatuh sbb licin. pApa had the idea of trying the bubble bath...oh the kids sure did like it! In fact we had to take the bubble bath from my sis and parents' bathroom...and on top of that we had to call the housekeeping to request for more bubble bath lliquid since we use it in almost every bath time.

And this lil boy was simply curious of the bubble's taste....

testing testing...

oh wow, yum yum...taste good!

Oh, the villa gave complimentary cake to all rooms on the 14th, Valentine Day. Althought we don't celebrate it but i took the opportunity to ask for free stuff...hihi

I asked the lady that send us the cake if it's possible to get flower petal for the bathtub since it's Valentine, and she said it's possible...i just have to ring the reception. Thus, i called the reception and asked "hari ini Valentine, kok bisa diberi flower petal nye gratis?" (it's valentine today, could it be possible for me to get free flower petal?) Ye yang penting perkataan gratis tu yer...takut lak kang sedar2 dlm bil diorang charge.

the cake

So who enjoyed the flower bath the most? Of coz the kids =)

Tapi hArith boy, so die tak heran sgt with the flower petals...

Tapi anak dara ni mmg amiq the petals and sental kaw kaw kat badan die...hihi

And budak kecik ni pun tak ketinggalan yer "mandi bunga"...hihi

Delay in Speech?

2009-02-21T22:39:00.004+08:00

Initially my main intention of having this blog was to share my experience of triplets’ pregnancy; it then continued to share our experience of ups and downs in raising our miracle babies. Their journey and battle to live. Months and months of hospital stay, enough to make us suspend every now and then. Al-hamdulillah they are doing well now. They are almost there catching up with their chronological age.

Now that we are blessed with a full term baby; uZAir, we can see the difference of a full term and premie baby. It was a good thing that the premie came first then uZAir or else we would be so worried of hArith n athirAh’s progress coz we have a benchmark to compare (uZAir)
I’ve been wanting to write up on the difference of premie and full term from what that I have observe so far. When times permit me to do so, I will.

So far, I’m glad that we have taken the action of sending hArith n athirAh to the playgym class. Based on the last check up, their progress in term of physical development is at par. Of cause I can’t say for sure that the playgym helps them but I’m sure in a way or another, it does help. And of coz the toys we bought were being helpful too. Especially the mini climbing frame.
hArith and athirAh started crawling when they were around 9 – 10 months old (corrected age would be 6 – 7 months). And they stared walking when they were 16 – 17 months ( corrected age; 13 – 14 months). That’s consider good progress coz articles I read, there are premie who only started sitting at 14 months. Al-hamdulillah their playgym has helped them with their agility.

Them when they were 9 months

see, others could already sit but hArith n athirAh couldn't at the time they started the class

However, my concern now is their speech capability. The few words they can say is pApa, pah, baby and a-ti-yaaahhhh. Lately athirAh been calling out for Dija, she will look out the window towards the neighbours’ hse and say di-jaaaa. im not so sure if that were coincidence or she really means it. Other than that hArith would just point to what he wants. They are now 1 year 8 months…do u consider this as delay in their speech? However they have no problem in understanding instructions.

Dija; The Neighbour

I know some premie still cant talk a word at age 3 and some ended up needing to send their children for speech therapy. Yes, no doubt it’s even usual for some full-term baby to talk later but the thing with my kids…they have 2 reason for talking late (based on articles tat I read)

1. Being premature
2. Multiple babies; yes it is said that multiple babies tend to talk later because they can understand between them (baby talk) so they don’t see reason for them to learn to communicate with adults. Coz they already have their companion.

So the question now is, are my kids not talking just because they are among other full term kids who lambat cakap or because of the above two short coming? How do I know?

If it is because of the above two I do think it is important to counter the issue now to enable them to catch up with their chronological age vocabulary. Just like what we did for their physical development. Well, at the moment I have daily ‘playschool’ in my mind. That would allow them to socialize with others, hoping it could help their speech. When I was working in Cosmotot I could really see improvement in those yg ckp pelat nk mampus smpai kena teka2 ape lar budak ni tgh ckp jadi clear, terang n jelas in a month or two. But syauQi thinks there’s nothing to be worried about. I mean they fall under same cam other full term yg happen to cakap lmbat

Oh tapi kenapa fees playschool mostly sume cekik darah! And most of it nk kena bayar by semester, 3 bulan skaligus, not to mentioned starting kena bayar annual fees ah, deposit lah…jenuh lar kami nak bayar lump sum tuk 2 kepala. Ya Allah ya tuhan kami, murah kn lah rezeki kami. Ameen

Back to Square One

2009-02-21T00:11:00.005+08:00

Today is the end of En. Suami leave...it sure nice to have him around for the past 12 days, and of coz bringing all of us for the Bali vacation. Thank you, thank you and thank you. Yes, although he didn't really consider it as a holiday (cause of the tiredness with the kids) I enjoyed every single day of those 6 days. Being in my shoes...regardless of in Bali or home, my routine with the kids are still the same, thus i surely prefer once in a while having that same routine else where.

Some might say that a perfect holiday is just the two of you - husband and wife. But for me, a perfect holiday is with the whole family. Yes, with all the excess baggage (the kids). Coz the moment I decided to have kids, I have already instill in my mind that there will no longer be just the two of us. It comes in a package now...hArith, athirAh and uZAir.

There were times that pApa felt so tired till he finds it impossible to actually have a vacation with lil' ones. Thus he kept repeating couple of times, no more such holiday till the kids bigger. Hmm i sure do hope he didn't mean it, kang tak pasal2 Allah tarik rezeki holiday kami...

Well, En Suami left for work after Maghrib just now, so it's back to square one for mOmmy.