Hati Tokan....

Bored.. it's 10.50pm, just came back from a truly boring Securities Regulation class *sigh* On a self imposed strike coz I wanted something and SOMEONE refuses to let me get my way *double sigh*

On the bright side I finished writing 2 papers on minority shareholder *yawn* and corporate disclosure *double yawn* coz I'm still fuming and that certain SOMEONE still refuses to bend to my whim and fancy (hahaha) I'm going update my blog with a shortie blog.

Will update more on my little sweetheart soon, Things at work are slowing down a bit so I shall have more breather time in 2-3 days :)

I shall leave you with some pictures from my youngest brother in law Asyraf convocation last Friday...

Asyraf Convocation : 19 October 2009

Penduduk-penduduk Blok 26, Seksyen 7, Shah Alam
Heheheh from left to right: Buncit, Asyraf, Kismis ****face and Yusry (twin Lan versi gelap sikit)

Nothing of substance...

My Girly Wirly Time
Mummy to be needs all the pampering that she can get :) So I had my waxing, massage and scrub done during the weekend. My tense/aching muscle are all kneaded and pampered away.

I miss my girly time. Primping before a date, getting my hair and make up done, trying on 12 dresses, not being able to make up my mind and end up wearing the first top I tried on,walking around the room in 4 inch heels for no reason at all... I love locking myself in my room, playing dress up *sigh*

I still take hours to get ready but it's just not fun having hubby making faces in front of me, going "are you ready? dah siap? dah lawa dah? jom lah etc" Those impatient words are so much easier to ignore in phone calls or SMS messages :p Enclosing pictures from those happy times hahaha

I remembered staying up till 2am, doing my hair because I was bored at home :p

Cam whoring ...

God knows what possesses me to ambik picture belakang pokok bunga...hahahah

Missed Open House

I missed 3 open house invitation this weekend due to family obligation. Sorry sorry sangat but I can't miss the event at home :p Anyway end of next month is going to be very very busy for me. Initially my mum is planning to have a majlis doa selamat for "me" but it's going to be extended to another event in the afternoon. It's not 100% confirmed yet so rather not elaborate :p I'm so excited because I can play party planner and boss people around (I just love getting to dictate theme and colour scheme) and another highlight is getting to tempah baju baru *happiness* going to get the material with hubby later :)

Babymoon and Baby Shower

Nak pergi short holiday with hubby but not allowed to go jauh-jauh :( Since I'm only going to be free starting from 1 November 2009 (after exam) I can only go for my babymoon once I enter 8 month. Genting/Cameron/Bukit Tinggi is totally out. I'm bored of Malacca. Considering Port Dickson but hubby macam not too keen jer. Probally end up booking a hotel in KL haha

Spoke to my cuzzie and we decided against throwing a baby shower for family & friends. I have something else in mind, will confirm if and when I decide to go ahead with the plan.

My biggest problem at the moment is time constraint. I think most of you understand the challenge of baby preparation/work/study/family/friend time.I'm trying to balance everything and not make anything the center of my universe but a part of it. I learn this the hard way a few years back that the only way to make the majority of the people in your life happy is by taking care of your own personal needs first :)

Toodles....

Quick Updates

Updating @ home coz I have no time to blog in the office :p This may be quite a lenghty post..

Mummy/Daddy Update
- I'm entering into my 3rd trimester @ 7 Months (29 weeks) = Managed to gain 3 kg last month :)
- Total pregnancy weight so far whooping 6 kg in 29 weeks
- Feeling great, alhamdullilah it's been an easy ride so far :) Hope the good luck will continue till the end of pregnancy *insyallah*
- Lan and I went for our first pre-natal class last Friday. Good experience and I think we learn a lot from it. 3 more classes to go :) but I think the best take away point is about sharing of responsibilities. No such thing as segregation of daddy/mummy role :)
- We managed to get 70% of the baby stuff. There's a million of stuff to choose from, I can barely make up my mind on the "suitable" types, "right" colour and "appropriate" size etc but the process is so fun esp. since I can combine all my fave activity into one: shopping, spending time with hubby and have fun choosing stuff for baby beanie...
-Anyway I look more preggers now, for the past 2 weeks people have been coming to me exclaiming "OMG you're pregnant??" "7 months? really, can't tell up till this week" etc heheheh

Baby Update
- My lil sweetie is doing good too :)
- Growing at an incredible rate (Beanie now weigh 1kg)
- I know beanie going to grow up into an incredible football player.. with all the kicking and headbutts
- Smart too :) He refused to go to sleep until all his bed time "rituals" are done (i.e mummy to take all her medication, goodnight wishes from both mummy & daddy and all his 5 surah are read to him + his nightly doa :p)
- Love showers, chocolate (esp kit-kat), Ice hazelnut choc from Starbucks, Vanilla and Strawberry Shakes, story books esp (Harry Pot2 and Kisah Dari Al-quran series) and mummy & daddy's voice :p
- How do I know all this? some people may say it's coincidence, well like what the midwife told us in the class... the mummy instinct will kick in and you'll just know :) i.e I can literally feel Beanie kick in approval :)
- We got the perfect name for Beanie (insyallah) It's easy to remember & pronounce, politically correct, good meaning in Arabic, I've even "research" on the "right" spelling to ensure when translated the meaning in Arabic will stay the same ( I think what some people don't realised is when you change the spelling of a name, when translated into the Arabic letters, the name would have a different meaning)
- The Moo Grobag that I wanted to get for Beanie is sold out :( so susah lah nak carik cool moo items *sigh*

Updates in General
- I've answered a question that some people have been asking me for the past 7 months, if you don't get what I mean... too bad so sad, sape suruh blur :p
-Exam are at the end of this month, so when I'm not busy with work I'm busy with assignments :)I'm doing great so far....
- Last Tuesday was Daddy's birthday. We (Lan, Sis, Mummy and I) got him an E75 handphone. Quite pricey (and I want one myself) but for daddy it's worth it :p Anyway my dad is quite tech savvy so takdelah membazir as I know he will learn to operate 80% of the function by Saturday.

Daddy's new toy!!!

Well no more updates for now, at least nothing positive. There's a million of stuff to write if I choose to bitch about "some people" but I rather not dwell on things that don't benefit me. I have so much to be thankful for so why should I care about some minor bumps on the road :p *insignificant being*

Toodles for now, take care!!!

Selamat Hari Raya

First Raya with Hubby :)

Family Pic :p

Dareen my fave toygirl @ da moment :p

With da in laws...

I've been really horrible with updating my blog lately. Work been crazy (due to crazy people) ;p and when I'm not playing Sorority Life on FB, I'm doing research to finish my assignments. It's a long tiring cycle..hehehe...

Anyway I had a good Hari Raya celebration. Lan and I celebrated Raya in Malacca with my family and we spend the 2nd and 3rd Raya with Lan's family also in Malacca and Perak. Food was awesome (as usual), Me likey my new baju kurung purchased 3 days before Raya in OU at a whim ;p (walaupun tak se-menyerlah seperti baju raya tahun2 yg lepas due to tummy constraint) and best Raya with hubby for the first time this year (insyallah with Beanie next year)

Highlight Raya:-

1.1st Day of Raya:- Melayan my cousins weird/cute antics

Mukaffar (going to his mum asking) "Mummy what's wrong with Kak Ana's tummy? did she eat too much cheeseburger?"

My aunt :"No lah got baby inside"

Kaffar : "dulu tak buncit pun, how did the baby get in there??"

My aunt: "errrr......"

Playing make-up artist to my 10, 8 and 6 year old cousins. Serious semua perasan cantik. Yanni refused to talk at all from 9am to 11am sebab I put on lip gloss on her lips and she takut "tak kilat, lagi" *sigh* (At least that got her QUIET)

2. 2nd Day of Raya

Panic kejap bila Lan's cousin 80 year old father in law went missing. We stop by @ Lan's uncle house, solat kat Surau, the guys took a nap and some of the women pergila rumah uncle. After solat Lan and I was hanging around the lawn, atuk tu pun lalu. Kitaorang buat tak tahu la. Atuk tu pun keluar gate.10 minutes later Lan's cousin came out the house tanya "mana atuk?" So we were like "dia jalan keluar" Panic semua orang. Rupa2nya atuk tu ada Alzheimer. Terjerit2lah everybody "atuk.. atuk" . Nasib baik Abg Malik and Lan found the atuk @ da bus stop (about 2km jauh from the house) Dia dah nak naik bus dah balik Pahang.

Note: Sekarang fikir rasa lawak but at that time takut juga :p

3. 4t Day Raya in Perak:-

Faris: "Kakak, Kakak nak tengok gigi Faris tak?

Me: Ok (looking at his mount)

Faris:Bukan lah, ni ha dalam pocket (yucks)

2 hours later, a few of the kids went beraya kat rumah pak cik sebelah. They came back and lepas 10 seconds I can see Faris running outside.

Me: Faris nak pergi mana tu? balik nanti ayah marah

Faris: Kejap orang tertinggal gigi kat rumah pak cik *serious I gelak macam orang gila, hearing that*

Ok that's all the update for now. Will try and update later on more baby news :p

Selamat Hari Raya & Maaf Zahir dan Batin

Stuff Face Marathon & Raya Preparations...

Buka puasa @ Club Shah Alam

@ Orked Thai with the Girls (hubby happy coz dapat makan udang ;p)

with Uda, Iena, Reebok, and Iza

Buka puasa with the "working girl" @ Chilli's OU - Syer brought Cinta along

She's so cute :) in a better mood yesterday, so she's very friendly. No group photo though this time

Of Ramadan coming and ending...

Can't believe there is only 3 more days to Ramadan. All in all, a good month. Did I become a better person? Can't really comment on that but I do hope some good did come out of the fasting month. Better self refrain maybe? hehehe but it's great that I managed to arrange for a few get together to catch up with my close friends. Best :) Quite sad that Ramadan is ending but excited Syawal is looming...

Raya Preparation

First raya with hubby, exciting experience I must say though hubby refused to get a new baju melayu (in consolation he does have one in accordance to the theme colour) We've started cleaning the house, put up some new decorations and made other necessary arrangement. Kuih raya tak banyak though, only got 2 jenis sebab malas nak membazir and tamak, probably going to get more kerepek-ish items as people prefer to munch on that anyway.

Baju raya dah siap. I wouldn't say I'm crazy over my outfit but bolehlah. I just don't want to look like a slob on my first raya as a wife. Just because I'm pregnant that should not be an excuse to look like a drap, hehehe baru 7 months kawin kena lah jaga sikit :p

On open house :) tengoklah ok if I don't have extra class on the weekend. However close friends are invited to come hang out at our place. Just call :)

Rezeki Baby :)

We received some cool stuff for Beanie from my boss who left the department last Friday, which includes A Fisher Price Rain forest Peek-A-Boo Mobile, a Bumbo chair and a 10piece Mothercare baby suit set. *Alhamdullilah* All in all Lan and I save close to RM500 since we were planning on getting the stuff anyway. Cool :)

Dealing with complicated people

Let just say there is someone new in my department who is driving me nuts. She treats everyone like orang bawahan and refused to listen to our views and comments on things.She's also insensitive to things like raya holidays, early release during Ramadan and other stuff. The weird thing is even higher level people like my other managers, HOD's even Executive Directors does not treat us that way. Well, all I can say is what goes around comes around. I hope she's prepared with whatever karma have in store for her...

Anyway I hope I'll have time to update one last time before Raya. Been tied up with work for the past 2 weeks, but what is a job without nothing to do and no challenges right? Have a good day, peeps *muackz*

on Shopping, Raya and Toga party...

with the muchacha @ Curve
good food & greater company

Lan & Cat surrounded by the ladies.
Nia who's just TOO CUTE... the little baby dinosaur..

Heheheh sempat cam whore b4 berbuka with the Toga party organizer Reebok & Farisa

Saturday Activities
Berbuka puasa session with the gals & boys :- Reebok, Najwa, Farisa, Tinie, Nia, Cat, Aimee, Hanis, Shikin, Iza and Lan @ Tony Roma's, Cineleisure. Food was all around ok (though my steak was a bit raw :( ) Company was better. Serious had so much fun talking, sharing each other food, kutuking, cam whoring ( Banyak gambar but of course lambat lah nak tunggu Rajoo and Tinie upload.. Urrghh lupa lak bawak my camera) In summary had tons of fun...

Lan and I came a bit early so that we can start baby shopping. First we went to Anakku for the basic2 stuff (i.e baby sleepwear, rompers for home use etc & napkins) Itupun crazy kejap coz there's too much cute stuff and I'm like "why do I have to follow this stupid list?? 6 jumpers only? how depressing" hahahah yeah I know baby will grow out of it soon blah blah blah but serious have to restraint myself from buying stuff...

Then we move on to Baby First Year ( for swaddle, grooming set etc) , Metrojaya (got the cutest duckie towel) and Debenhams (wooo got sale so managed to get Beanie FIRST pair of cradle shoes, baju jalan2 and tiny mini sweater sets) Actually I wanted to buy 3 pairs of shoes in Debenhams (it's all on 30% sale) but Lan put his foot down, some boring stuff about Beanie can't walk and don't NEED shoes. I hate reasonable logic... hahahah..Geram!!! Ohh and after that we went to Brand Outlet to get some bip's and baby sockz. Adorable...

Baby's wardrobe is about 85% complete just need some of those "holey tops" for home use and we're all set...

Beanie's Playroom...
Work in progress, we finally got a new wardrobe for my extra clothes and am planning to get some cheerful wall sticker to decorate the room. Nothing fancy...

Baju Raya
*sigh* I got a new jubah (from First Lady) + a cute kurung kedah-ish (from Noor Arfah) I'm not in LOVE with it but it will do, coz I don't want to spend so much on a big baju kurung that I might not wear again after the pregnancy and am still waiting for my 2 baju from the tailor... I know I should have pinjam mummy's baju but I find it too big and despite the pregnancy I'm still the vain old me who still love to dress up and pimp around in new clothes...hahaha

Preggers Update
After 2 weeks of puasa penuh, I've decided to puasa alternately. Went for Beanie's 6 months check up last Friday.Mummy and baby is fine physically (baby growing accordingly and I'm not malnourished, dehydrated, sick etc) but I only gained 0.9 kg after 1 month (all in all pregnancy weight gained is 2.6 kg) So doctor mentioned eventhough I'm up and running happily she's more comfortable if I can gain at least 2 kg by the next visit. I think she's just afraid Beanie is getting the nutrients from me and thus making me prone to infection (esp with the whole H1N1 thing going on) Anyway just need to ganti about 2 weeks or less. Not that much anyway.

Reminder
I'm told despite the lack of report of H1N1 casualties, people are still dying and getting infected. So even if you refused to wear the mask, do practise good hygiene ok (wash hand every hour or carry sanitizer) etc. Better be safe than sorry.

I know the post is kinda long, so gonna sign off... take care *muackz*

The way to MY MAN's heart....

My hubby likes to eat. Like is an understatement actually. He LOVES to eat. So the best way to ambik his hati is by cooking. I won't say that I'm an EXCELLENT cook, that credit goes to my sister ;p but I'm not bad-lah. Throughout Ramadhan I rarely prepare food for breaking fast due to classes/time/plain malas & penat :p

I'll cook simpler dishes for sahur like spaghetti or nasi goreng even french toast (all depending on the degree of kerajinan) coz tak berbaloi nak masak dishes banyak2 for 2 people. Yelah takkan nak masak nasi ngan telur goreng je kan...

Semalam due to the goodness of my heart, I made one of hubby fave dishes. For some reason kat rumah tu banyak fresh fish. He wanted me to goreng it all off, "eeeee, serious tak best langsung" So I masak lah "ikan cencaru sambal cili api belah belakang" Itz a bit leceh coz you got to cook the fish and the sambal separately and I really tak pandai goreng ikan (mesti kena minyak) but becoz I'm NICE and sayang punya pasal buatlah jugak (hahahah tapi mengungkit, kan!)

My yummy fish sambal, rendang daging (courtesy of MIL) & sayur kangkung goreng yang di beli di pasar ramadhan :)

Close up of my yummy fishy... serious best...

Hahahhah from 4 ekor tinggal 1 je :) bak kata my grandma (one of her MAIN ADVICE when she found out I was getting married) "bila dah kawin nanti rajin2 pergi dapur, bagi suami rasa air tangan, biar dia sentiasa ingat, masak air pun jadilah" hahahahah nampak sangat my grams tau cucu dia malas nak masak...

So hubby are you thinking of me? *smirk*roll eyes* foot tapping on the floor*

Note: Can't wait to see my cinta hati no 2 on Friday :) Lan got competition.....

Isn't it Ironic...

I've never been fat and at one point of time when I was 17-20 I was bordering skinny... The rest is history. There are times when I know I whined about putting on weight and wanting to be more toned (which usually have nothing to do with weight but more with the lack of exercise) and so on...

However, this is getting borderline ridiculous... I went on the scale this morning and found out that I lost all the Kg's I gained last month. Geramnya. So I'm going to the panel doctor in a bit to ask for her opinion on the weight loss. Next week is Beanie's next appointment so am praying everything will be A-ok.. anyway walaupun weight turun, I know for a fact that my belly is expanding so hope Beanie is getting all the needed nutrients. Gotto go :) Shall update later...

Poppy, Bing, Tama & Online Shopping :)

I can't believe how fast time flew...

Today is my 6 months wedding anniversary to Lan. Seems just like yesterday when we were fighting in the car and he somehow blurted out that he wanted to marry me (huhu such a romantic story, I know :p)

Anyway managed to squeeze some time to have berbuka puasa session with Messy @ Secret Recipe, SACC :) Had so much fun gossiping, stuffing our face and walking around. While I was spending some quality time with Jessie, Lan joined his friends in Hakim (tempat fave dia forever and ever ;p). Too bad I can't joined them coz I really wanted to see his friend's 3 months old baby in person. Sungguh la comel in the picture, maybe next time...

More buka puasa plans coming with various parties/people. Can't wait :) This weekend is going to be quite busy with classes, dinner plans, house improvement plans etc. Have to divide my time properly. It's tiring I admit but going through the same boring routine over and over again is so boring.

Can't wait to start Raya shopping (puasa pun tak habis lagi :p) Neways hubby gave me his "permission" to get a new bag. I'm torn between the Poppy Spotlight and Citybag *sigh* maybe I should use it to get a KS Diaper bag instead (though the appeal is much much less, coz I want something exclusively for MYSELF)

Anyway did a bit of online shopping for Beanie (thought a bit sad that my order to Macy's can't go through as they don't accept Malaysia CC :( ) Comelkan these zoobies???

Bing da Bumblebee

Tama da Tortoise

Ellelee da Elephant (you can convert it to a toy/blanket/pillow)

Lan and I are also planning to get some other cool stuff from the site after raya. Good budgeting is the key here.. hahahah anyway baby stuff is just too cute. Can't wait to get my own house that I can really go all out on the decorating department :) Gtg I wanna finish my report. Been real busy lately and some people are making the situation *ehem* challenging :p Malas nak kutuk tak dapat apa pun... heheheh.Selamat berpuasa everyone and have a good day *muackz*

My Ramblings : A week worth of nonsensical happenings...

I have so much to write about but don't know where to start, so I didn't bother starting... hehehe

Happy Ramadan

Been able to fast so far *alhamdullilah* The first day was a snap but yesterday (Sunday) was a challenge. I was going to class (yeah @ 9.30am on a Sunday) when I suddenly feel clammy and started sweating for no reason. I recognised it as a sign of low blood sugar but I continued fasting as the symptoms didn't persist during class (I think it was due to the ridiculously cold room)

Anyway I am carefully monitoring my weight. As I did not gain the normal 3-5kg during the first 20 weeks, I have to make sure that I won't lose any kg's during Ramadhan. My mum's doctor suggested that I fast on alternate days if the situation persist as :-

• To maintain + improve my weight gain (eventhough Beanie can get enough nutrients from me, I may not have enough for myself) and supplements does not equal to real food calories


• No point if I get to "puasa penuh" but may cause future complications to myself (macamlah tak boleh qada' later) If need arises I can do what I did last year to prepare for the wedding puasa on Mondays and Thursday twice a month. 15 days or so is not that much (the key is not to ganti last minute :p) As advised by my mummy :p

We'll see how thing goes, for all I know I might be able to fast 30days non-stop. I know some people may say that it's mengada2 and memanjakan diri to consider not fasting but I believe it's better to look at my body needs. No point in playing hero especially if the harm outweigh the benefit.

Every individual is different so as every pregnancy. I've been lucky so far *alhamdullilah* I have very minimal morning sickness, I'm still able to shop from every end of One Utama non-stop for 2 hours, I can still wear 3/4 of my normal clothes. I'm able to go to work, go to class (which ends at 10pm, mind you twice a week) and am still able to help around the house. Ni bukan riak ok but I'm just showing I've been bless with a great pregnancy so far, so if this is the price that I got to pay in return, I accept in graciously.

Baju Raya

My baju raya should be ready next week. I can't wait. I'm making a normal baju kurung + an empire waist jubah (of a sort). For first day of raya I've decided to get one that is ready made (malas nak buat baju banyak2) I may be preggers but that does not mean I have to wear boring clothing, right?? :p

Beanie's Wardrobe Collection

We've started getting a few bits and pieces for Beanie. I try not to go overboard (and been good so far) and have been religiously sticking to my Cosmopolitan Pregnancy Baby List :) Lepas raya nie can start do some real damage.

My mummy is the one yang overly excited. She already gotten Beanie some cute t-shirt from Mothercare and an adorable Pj. Pastu sibuk nak pergi beli those 3 in 1 cots for our house in Klang. We were like "relax ah mama, lambat lagi belilah lepas raya... "Thank god she actually listen :p

Need to finish my research. Bestnye boleh balik awal this whole month....

Selamat Menyambut Ramadhan, everyone. Hope we're able to spend it wisely and with the blessings from ALLAH S.W.T. Exercise patience and avoid wastefulness (esp kat Bazaar Ramadhan,ok) Take care *muackz*