What am I thinking......?????

Setelah lama diabaikan

2011-12-17T00:07:00.001+08:00

Pelbagai alasan boleh diberi

... Sibuk mengalahkan perdana menteri

... Kekeringan idea bak bekerja sebagai penulis sepenuh masa

... Ketiadaan mood dek kekurangan inspirasi

... Kemalasan menguasai diri

... Disiplin diri yg lemah

Akan tetapi, sebab yg sebenarnya dan tiada yg benar melainkan benar belaka...

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it makes me wonder...

2011-04-11T18:00:00.000+08:00

Recently i noticed a lot of improvement, or should i categorize it as milestone, in Erina. Even though it is only 3months++ we enrolled her in kindergarten, she can now speak simple English sentences. If I am not mistaken, compared to Aiman last year, she speaks more English sentences than her brother at this point of time. She comprehends more difficult topic in English such as 'living things' etc.

For the past few weeks, she was asked to join Aiman in his 'Class One' (class for 6-years old) for Art class. For me (who is very bad in Art), that quite an achievement. I did notice that her coloring is much prettier than Aiman's, but I thought because she is a girl so coloring was done very carefully. As an example, Erina will color the whole apple in red but Aiman will color the apple in different colors depicting some sort of shades (but of different colors). As for other classes, Erina still stays in her 'Class Two' (class for 5-years old).

Started a few days ago, she started reciting Alif - Aswad - Singa, Ba- Baitun - Rumah... I was amazed as Arabic language is not my forte so if she can conquer that at 5-years old how can I help her later??!! Have to open back all my Arabic books hahahha....

All of these progress come from a girl who struggles to wake up early in the morning to go to school (kindergarten) and always put tantrum the night before, "tanak gi sekolah" became her mantra... hehehe within those negative feeling she could gain so much things.

In a way, I am very proud of her progress but in other way I am very concerned of Aiman's progress. It looks like Erina could surpass her brother anytime. Somehow it feels that myself imagining this competitive situation hahaha :)) this is not good.... I just wish and hope that my kids could learn as much as they love and be able to expand their horizon of thinking with all those lessons.

However, these are the moments that I want to treasure for ever. :) I love both of you very much

belajar pasal tsunami...

2011-03-30T21:41:00.003+08:00

baru lepas tgk rancangan yg ntahapantah tajuknya (sbb tgk2 dah separuh jln and sblm bersamamu) kat tv3 nih... citer pasal tsunami, banjir yg penah berlaku kat malaysia sambil2 dikaitkan dgn what happened at japan recently...

so it becomes sort of crash course for tsunami to my kids...tgh terang2kan pasal tsunami kat aiman dgn erina...

me: tsunami tu kiranya ombak yg sgt besar....blablabla

erina: tsunami tu allah ke?

me: bukan...tsunami tu ombak yg paling besar yg mcm tu (sambil tunjuk ada kat tv)

aiman: tapi...aiman tak penah lak dgr nama nabi mcm tu....

( i already puzzled, but erina came to as saviour...)

erina: ish aiman ni... it is not a living thing

(by this time i dah nak gelak besar dah... it came out from a 4-yr old girl yg baru 3 bulan sekolah preschool yg baru nak belajar speaking in english)

aiman: huh? apa living thing?

erina: not a living thing maksudnya benda yg tak hidup

:)) how these day kids getting more advanced....

..:: anecdote 16 - lalalala ::..

2011-03-09T13:35:00.000+08:00

saya sedang sibuk menyiang sayur kat dapur, aiman dgn erina tgh sibuk bermain2 kat depan tv... lama2 dgr aiman dah main sorang2...

tetiba dengar dia menyanyi...."ada yg berkereta, ada yg jln saja, lala nana nana... oh chow kit road chow kit road...."

terus rasa nak tergelak terbahak2 dgr budak 6 thn nyanyi lagu sudirman yg dah evergreen tu... betullah lagu tu sungguh catchy...

so marilah kita enjoy lagu ni...

ishk ishk ishk

2011-01-28T18:00:00.001+08:00

dah berhabuk dah bersawang dah sort of terabai

sian blog ni

hahaha

banyak alasan boleh dibagi

tapi biarlah semua nya jd simpanan diri sendiri

maka inilah simbolik nya

menyapu sawang2 di blog ini

Selamat Hari Cuti Suzuki

2010-12-31T11:25:00.002+08:00

hehehe disebabkan kehebatan team bola Malaysia, maka PM telah declare hari ini sebagai hari cuti...

sungguh syiok spent the morning lazily with the kids and hubby...

so terima kasih kepada team bola (Safee Sali, KFCM and the others) for all your hardwork and let us have a longer weekend :)

I hate getting bad (or not good enough) advice

2010-12-20T21:20:00.004+08:00

3 weeks ago...oh no... 4 weeks ago... erina got stye (ketumbit)

on her right eyelids, at first I thought it was mosquito bite so I just ignore it for a few days.

then after a week, it still did not recede or getting bigger so I brought her to clinic. Due to some logistics issue, we went to a not-so-favored clinic. The GP said "Oh! Ketumbit ni, baru seminggu. Takpe. Kalau dah lebih sebulan still tak hilang lagi then please consult eye specialist". Disebabkan the visit was paid by company's insurance, the clinic was sure to overpaid by prescribe my daughter eye drops

AND PARACETAMOL. WTH!!! Saya yang buta medicine ni pun tau paracetamol is for fever not for ketumbit. But the clinic assistant said "kalau demam". still wth!!!

fast forward to today... the stye still there. I was at my mom's house this morning, still considering which eye specialist that we would like to consult with. Hubby want to go to clinic nearby so we bring Erina for another consultation with GP. This time the GP said "Oh kecik je ketumbitnya ni... you should tuam with tuala suam to reduce it. But I will still write reference letter for you to go to eye specialist." And she did not prescribe anything for Erina. What a vast difference between the two GPs.

We were considering to go either Tun Hussien Onn National Eye Hospital (THONEH) or Damansara Specialist Hospital (since this is the only one private hospital nearby my home that have ophthalmologist and a lot of paedtrician). We were not sure if the NEH is government or private. But it was not in the list of company's insurance as much as I can recall. So off we go to DSH, first time nak pegi situ so have to consult en. Garmin. Senang je rupanya cuma dia tersorok sket dari jalan besar kat TTDI tuh.

After a hassle of getting the GL, we managed to consult with Dr. Noraini. Her advice? The same advice as per Klang's GP!!! In addition, she said we should do the tuam thingy earlier as it is now getting harder. Oh man!! I felt really terrible of getting bad (or not good enough advice) from that lousy GP. Anyway, we will put Erina for tuam activities and eye drops medication for a week. If nothing change, she will have to go for incision to remove the stye.

Tapi saya yang dah start berdebar2. Doa banyak2 semoga stye ni hilang dalam masa seminggu nih.....

..:: anecdote15 - pemadam pensel ::..

2010-12-16T08:36:00.001+08:00

Hubby: Erina.... tolong ambikkan ayah pemadam pensel.

Erina: Okay...

(korek2 dalam beg pensel dia...pastu buka pensel box...pastu kuarkan pensel)

Erina lari2 gi bagi kat hubby, pemadam dan pensel

Hubby: Ayah nak pemadam je lah...

Erina: tadi ayah kata nak pemadam pensel

Saya: hehehe...erina ingat 'pemadam pensel' adalah 2 benda yg berlainan...

what should I do

2010-12-15T20:32:00.002+08:00

should I....

.... follow the pack or

.... just be myself or

.... try to blend in or

.... try to participate or

.... try to shine in

why should I???

anecdote 14 - doa sblm tidur

2010-12-13T17:38:00.004+08:00

malam td, suh anak2 masuk tidur dulu, dan saya pun solat isyak didalam bilik mereka (hehe solat isyak kul 10 mlm) lepas tu sambung baca quran... kira sekali utk anak2 dengar sebelum tidur....

dah beberapa ayat, tengok2 aiman dah tertidur... dia tidur siang pun kejap sgt so mlm cepat sket tidurnya... erina still bermain2 bawah selimut... entah hapa2 dia bercerita sorang2.... saya teruskan pembacaan al-quran lagi... pastu dengar erina dah tukar cerita "A...ba... ta... sa...ja..." (dah macam membaca iqra', dia kira mcm shadow saya yg tgh membaca quran) pastu tetiba "bismillahirahmannirrahim....

allahuma bariklana fima razaktana wakina azabbannar...amin..."

boleh dia baca doa makan sebelum tidur... hehehe nampak sgt dia tak tau nak baca doa lain :P

..:: selamat tahun baru @ salam maal hijrah 1432Hijrah ::..

2010-12-09T08:01:00.001+08:00

ye hari ni dah 3 muharram.... still awal tahun baru lagi kan.... hehehe...

bagaimanakah anda menyambutnya?

saya mulakan dgn membaca doa akhir tahun dan doa awal tahun (as usual) pastu pagi selasa tu tgk kat tv1 perhimpunan maal hijrah tu... so ada lah time persembahan nasyid tu, boleh saya masih ingat lagi lagu2 tu... hehehe rasa dah berzaman tinggalkan waktu sekolah... waktu sekolah agama je pun nyanyi nasyid2 ni... lagu ni

so apakah azam anda di tahun baru 1432H ini?

azam saya... simple je.... nak jd insan yg lebih baik :)

azam yg baik kena lah yg measurable baru lah leh quantified tercapai ke tak kan... so disbb azam yg simple tu susah nak measurable... ni lah azam saya (sbg peringatan kpd diri sendiri)

1- menunaikan solat di awal waktu (hehehe no more combo2)

2- mengganti puasa seawal yg mungkin

3- menambah simpanan tabung haji (owh dah kena aim tahun bila nak gi haji ni)

4- membaca al-quran secara konsisten (kena paksa at least sehari baca +- 20 ayat gak)

errrkkk cukup lah tu kang banyak2 tak tercapai lak...

so enjoylah cara paling mudah utk mengingat bulan2 islam...

..:: hubby's birthday ::..

2010-12-03T15:40:00.000+08:00

this is the starter of events yg akan mengeringkan duit2 didalam akaun bank saya pada hujung2 tahun... hehe... even though that is a fact, but i love spend money for my loved ones. their happiness is much more valuable than the money :)

sebenarnya sejak kahwin, the ritual for his birthday is having dinner yg agak special sket... sebelum2 ni, time keje tmpt lama, saya adalah menjadi miskin bandar (owh saya harus buat satu entry pasal ni... later2 lah ye) maka nya tidak penah memberikan apa2 hadiah benda2 (seingat saya lah kan), so i planned to send him a surprise, i ordered a bouquet of ferrero rocher. i was torn between a bouquet of chocolate or plus a teddy bear. but feels a bit tacky, wacky, weird to give a macho man a teddy bear. haruslah kena pau dgn erina nanti.

he had a conference/seminar for the morning so he will be out from the office. the whole morning i kept checking my order, dah sampai ke belum dah sampai ke belum dah sampai ke belum. hampir2 nak call opismate dia utk tanya.... then... I saw this

the caption is "this is what I received when got back to the office just now.. surprise delivery from my lovely wife.. thank you honey.. love you"

aahhh I feel so loved, so appreciated, so excited macam lah aku yg dapat bouquet tu... hehehe... but the feeling was very good, happy (dan lain2 perkataan yg seangkatan dengannya). betullah kata orang, memberi itu lebih baik dari menerima (tapi kalau terima a bouquet of flowers pun akan rasa teruja gak wink wink to the appropriate person hehehe). ni lah sekali sekala nya nak membagi hadiah begini... oh tahun depan kena cari cara hadiah yg lain lak... ishk...

and we still maintain the ritual of going dinner to a little bit special place.... :) dah tak larat nak cerita so tgk lah lain kali kalau nak sambung... kalau tak, biarlah rahsia ;)

to sayang, please remember, the chocolate is meant to be eaten not as display only at your desk in the office ;)

..:: busy weekends of almost year end - part 2 ::..

2010-12-03T08:45:00.000+08:00

wuuuhhuuu.... we went to MAHA 2010 on Sunday morning...

memula ingat nak took our usual Sunday breakfast kat Pasar Tani Shah Alam, akan tetapi ada fun fair lah kat car park pasar tani so berkuranglah tempat letak kereta... kitorg dah round dekat setengah jam so pegilah je kedai mamak yg berdekatan utk breakfast, lepas breakfast baru terus gi MAHA...

lebih kurang kul 10 sampai sana... tapi dah agak jem gak lah...berjaya mendapatkan parking berdekatan dgn Sua Rasa TV9... then start lah berjln2 di MAHA

mula2 jumpa cik nangka yg BBEESSSAARRR...oh ingatkan omputih je ada tanam labu besar2.... org malaysia pun dah tanam nangka besar...

tgk nenas di Laman Nenas...rasa2 makanan berasaskan nenas, oh ada nenas salai yg sedap tak nampak lak dia jual kat mana.... ishk rasa rugi lak... they also have technology of producing paper from daun nenas, nice and very environmental friendly.

then pegi Laman Padi lak,... boleh lak tunjuk kat anak2 bandar ni (my kids lah kan) pokok padi... dan juga tgk model mesin diorg proses padi sampai jd beras... tapi sbb anak2 bandar ni tak tahan panas, puteri lilin, dah menggelupur kat situ nak cari tempat sejuk so takleh lak nak menelek semua benda yg dipamerkan kat situ...

pastu pegi Fishery Showground lak... gi jugak lah jenguk ada site fish feeding... kena naik mcm pelantar atas tasik..pelantar buoy tu...jenis plastik tu so kalau naik ramai2 mmg seriau sket lah... tp kena tunjuk berani depan anak2 so berani kan lah diri gak jln2 atas platform yg terumbang-ambing tu... sekali time nak turun dari pelantar tu, ada lah perempuan ni yg mcm kurang sabar... tak nak tunggu orang clear dulu dr platform tu, dia nak terus naik gak...sekali...ambik ko... terjunam sebelah kaki dalam tasik tu... habis lah seluar dia bau ikan.... ngehngeh....

ingatkan lepas tu nak gi tgk State Pavillion lak, tapi Aiman dah berzikir "mana binatang?" setiap 2 minit, so naik lah tram (oh... tram dan bas disediakan utk dari satu tmpt ke satu tmpt yg lain) tapi tersilap tram... tram tu patah balik ke start point....

so kitorg sambung je lah kat Livestock Showground, tengok kambing biri2 yang tak berhenti mengembek... lembu penjantan (mmg lembu utk pembiakan) yg mmg gila besar tahap2 mcm bison (mcm lah penah tgk bison live)... yg gambar bawah ni 1 tan beratnya...

yg ni pulak dgn tuannya

lembu2 ni semuanya dlm lingkungan umur 2 tahun tapi dah besar gabak gitu... uuuhhh mmg sedikit takut kalau dia naik angin time tu hehehe...

pastu kitorg dah agak kepenatan (sila baca sbg anak2 dah meragam, ibunya dah tak larat nak layan) so kitorg bergegas je lalu dkt tmpt jual pokok, jual orkid, Sua Rasa tanpa membeli apa2... :( agak terkilan gak lah sbb ingatkan boleh lah nak beli barang 1 atau 2 anak pokok tapi takde rezeki penjual2 tu...

dah balik baru teringat yg Murtabak Mengkassar buka gerai kat situ tapi terlupa nak cari sbb tak cover semua tempat... cheh... pastu tgk bnyk sgt lagi yg termiss... korang boleh check kat sini http://www.mahaexpo2010.com/

hmmm tapi MAHA ni sampai ahad ni je (5hb Disember), tapi weekend mcm dah full, kalau tak boleh pujuk hubby utk gi mengharung jam utk gi lagi....hmmm

oh mmg jam kalau dtg lepas kul 10pg. masa balik tgk org parking adalah dekat 2km dari tapak MAHA tepi lebuhraya, ada yg sanggup lintas lebuhraya tu...ishk bahaya sungguh...

kesimpulannya MAHA best walaupun tak cover habis, kalau tak gi lagi weekend ni...kenalah tunggu lagi 2 tahun utk pegi :)

..:: happy birthday love!!! ::..

2010-11-30T09:15:00.000+08:00

Dear Hubby,

It’s your birthday time again;
It’s true; there’s no denying,
Another year has come and gone;
You know that I’m not lying.

So for you, the birthday person,
Here’s what I want to say:
I hope this birthday’s the best one yet,
In every delightful way.

So happy birthday to you.
Have lots of birthday fun!
May your birthday wishes all come true,
Even if you have a ton.

By Karl Fuchs

p/s: Hope you love my little surprise :)

..:: busy weekends of almost year end - part 1::..

2010-11-29T08:09:00.000+08:00

yeah... it is started the one of the most busiest period in my calendar year.... for this year I started off with begging ... eh not begging... pestering hubby to bring the kids to "Ben 10 Boot Camp" :D

Aiman mmg big fan of Ben 10 sampai kekdg dia kata nama dia "Muhammad Ben 10" ... :D actually kitorg dah terlepas first session kat subang parade so last saturday pegi lah ke OU. sampai kat OU dalam kul 10, kira mcm dah cantik lah ngam2 waktu Boot Camp tu nak start... akan tetapi, 'ter'lalu lak depan McD yg tgh buat opening, so singgah lah jap tengok lion dance, join activity diorg jap. sesudah itu baru lah menyambung perjalanan ke Boot Camp.

fuh sampai2 tgk punyalah ramai fan Ben 10, org dah beratur panjang dah. so beratur lah jugak utk register. rasa2nya dekat sejam gak beratur. antara syarat nye for kids age 5 to 12. tp dah leh agak erina akan nak jugak buat so register for both of them. dah register dapat lah beg Ben 10 and passport for the activities. nombor nya adalah 210 and 211. pastu diorg announce participant 201 onwards sila dtg balik kul 3.45ptg. time tu jam kat tgn baru kul 12. so utk menunggu masa sempat lah kitorg gi DSLR Show (kat Subang Parade) pastu patah balik ke OU.

Sampai balik kat tmpt Boot Camp dlm kul 3.30ptg, Time tu ada sessi photography dgn 'Ben' & 'Gwen' dalam bentuk maskot tu lah... so bila diorg suh beratur kitorg dpt lah antara yg pertama masuk kat kawasan diorg. antara activity nya...

menyusun block utk setinggi 5 tingkat... senang je lah utk budak berdua nih... oh ibu nya tukang tengok je ye... ;)

pastu kena menyodok 3 bola yg ada gambar alien... pastu kena bagitau nama alien2 tu or crew tu akan ajar budak2 ni nama2 alien tu

pastu beraksi mcm 'Ben 10 Malaysia' ni... erina mcm memalu lak... yg si aiman sibuk checking out jacket Ben 10 abang tu...

yg ni patutnya masuk dlm bilik tu pastu ada angin yg terbang2 kan kertas2 tu so bebudak ni kena tangkap 3 kertas berlainan warna... tapi bila dah session ptg tu diorg nak jimatkan masa kot sbb participants ramai... benda yg berangin tu dah takde dah... ishk less excited dah...

pastu dr level 1, kitorg di usher ke level UR (upper roof kot) utk activity2 lain...

yang ni senang je, sambung the dotted line.. dpt lah hadiah topeng... activity2 sblm ni bnyk dpt sticker, ada jugak yg dpt keychain

hahaha.... part ni laju betul erina merangkak... tak sempat nak kejar (kat luar lah) hehe... pastu ada acara pecahkan belon guna kaki...

lepas tu acara tendang bola yg ada tali ke pinggang sampai ke finish line kena baling bola seperti gambar dibawah. erina fail part2 baling bola ni, aiman je yg reti baling ke sasaran

then acara kemuncak.... pukul bola tenis (mcm main baseball).. dgn saya yg memang penakut dgn bola yg terbang2 ni... tapi sbb nak anak main terpaksa lah memberanikan diri jugak... mula2 ingat nak biar erina je buat sendiri tapi bat itu adalah agak berat utk level erina so tolong lah pegang... dapatlah gak pukul 5 ke 6 out 15 ... aiman lagi terer lah, dia pegang sendiri bat tu without hubby's help and managed to pukul 1 bola, 1 lagi with hubby's help

dah habis 10 activity tu, dapatlah sijil yg disign oleh Ben Tennyson ;P dan jugak sebiji bola...

yang penting anak2 seronok cuba benda baru, cuba buat benda2 yg diorang tak penah buat. i really love to expose my kids to new things and experience. i believe the variety of experiences could broaden their mind and horizon. plus this was free, hehehe jimat duit aku. :)

..:: you got a friend in me ::..

2010-11-26T08:03:00.000+08:00

baru lepas tgk toy story 2 mlm tadi... entah dah berapa kali tp tak jemu2... suka dgr lagu ni...

enjoy yeh...

You've got a friend in me

When the road looks rough ahead

And you're miles and miles

From your nice warm bed

You just remember what your old pal said

Boy, you've got a friend in me

Yeah, you've got a friend in me

You've got a friend in me

If you've got troubles,I've got 'em too

There isn't anything I wouldn't do for you

We stick together and can see it through

Cause you've got a friend in me

You've got a friend in me

Some other folks might be

A little bit smarter than I am

Bigger and stronger too

Maybe

But none of them will ever love you

The way I do, it's me and you

Boy, and as the years go by

Our friendship will never die

You're gonna see it's our destiny

You've got a friend in me

..:: anecdote 13 - nasi goreng kampung ::..

2010-11-24T08:07:00.000+08:00

this is my hubby's favourite food...dulu2 waktu dating2, bila mkn je order nasi goreng kampung sampai saya yang muak dengar.... owh tp skrg dah tukar2 jugak nasi goreng lain gak...

alkisahnya pada satu hari di kedai makan, saya dah kehabisan idea nak makan apa... so orderlah nasi goreng kampung.... then....

aiman: eh ibu mana leh order nasi goreng kampung

me: apsal pulak?

aiman: yelah... nasi goreng kampung utk atuk dgn nenek je...

me: huh?

aiman: atuk dgn nenek kan duduk kat kampung jd boleh lah makan nasi goreng kampung

..:: blackout ::..

2010-11-22T11:07:00.000+08:00

balik dr my inlaw's house adalah dlm lebih kurang pukul 10.30 mlm.... elok je dah nak sampai rumah tgk2 flat dekat dgn rumah tu dah gelap gelita...ldp yg dekat area rumah pun takde lampu... plaza perabot depan rumah pun gelap gelita walhal situlah yg selalu ada pokok2 lampu tu... tgk kat rumah... bhgn ground mmg ada lampu skali dgn tangga...lampu kecemasan lah kiranya...

bila masuk entrance apartment rumah mmg security check dgn lebih ketat lah sbb dah blackout kan so diorang takut org2 yg tidak berkenaan pun cuba masuk...so sementara on the way ke parking pun nampak blok lainnya lif berfungsi... sbb time tu dah terbayang macam mana nak angkat 2 org budak yg dah tidur dlm kereta ni naik ke rumah di tingkat ke 4.... mmg leh nangis lah kalau nak dukung diorang sampai tingkat 4.... pastu dah terbayang dah "alamak...keje ada tak siap lagi ni... keje yg mmg kena buat time weekend so esok pagi user masuk keje dgn aman" rasa nak nangis gak lah kalau blackout ni berlanjutan terlalu lama... dah rasa macam ni

so bila dah parking, hubby gi check dulu lif okey ke tak... so lif okey barulah hubby mengofferkan diri dia utk membawa barang2 naik dulu... so disebabkan dia lebih gagah perkasa daripada saya, i let him take all three eh four heavy bags...hehehe.... so saya duk je goyang2 kaki jaga anak yg tidur dalam kereta....

rasanya hubby baru naik lif sampai tingkat 2 tetiba....

saya nampak lampu di ldp dah menyala kembali....diikuti dgn lampu jalan di kawasan apartmen pastu baru lampu rumah2 orang2 lain... :) ohh alhamdulillah malam ni masih boleh tidur berkipas...

and owh keje ku pun dah siap...yeyeye...boleh masuk keje lambat sket :p

..:: ceritera train no 5 - oh so swweettt ::..

2010-11-19T08:29:00.000+08:00

guruh berdentum dentam bagaikan gergasi2 sedang berlari2 mengejar satu sama lain... kilat yang sabung menyabung memberi sedikit sinar didalam kegelapan senja dimana awan2 kumolonimbus telah menutup segala sisa2 sinar matahari senja...teduhan yang besar juga tidak menjamin akan tahap kekeringan pakaian anda kerana angin yg bertiup kencang telah mengatasi bumbung2 besar itu...

ketakutan dan keterkejutan oleh guruh2 dan kilat2 itu....kesejukan dek kebasahan dari rintik2 hujan yang bertiupan...

sedang saya tekun menanti ketibaan yang tersayang...tibalah seorang apek yg dlm lingkungan umur 60 tahun menaiki sebuah motor kapcai lengkap dgn helmet biasa full face dan baju hujan beserta seluar hujan... seorang nyonya yg membawa payung terus menghampiri apek itu...

tapi apek suruh nyonya ke dalam sedikit supaya tidak terkena tempias hujan... lalu dia membuka baju hujannya dan menyuruh nyonya memakainya... sementara nyonya sedang memakai baju hujan itu, apek bergegas kembali ke motornya dan mengambil helmet utk nyonya... full face helmet yang kelihatan jauh lebih baru dan hebat, jenis yg mcm ada telinga kucing tu...

setelah nyonya bersiap, maka beredar lah apek dan nyonya meredah hujan yang semakin menggila lebatnya itu....

saya sungguh berasa terharu diatas kesungguhan apek itu utk memastikan nyonya selamat dan selesa walaupun diri dia sendiri kebasahan ...dan pada umur tersebut, keromantikan dia masih terserlah.... and it makes me wonder, will hubby be like that at that age??

..:: selamat hari raya aidiladha ::..

2010-11-18T08:27:00.000+08:00

ye...walaupun cuti umum hanyalah sehari tapi sebenarnya raya nya tiga hari ye...

so dgn ini saya mengucapkan selamat hari raya aidiladha to all of u...

kali ni raya di klang.... di pagi raya konon2 nak gosok baju so keluarkan lah semua baju2 raya... susun lah ikut anak2... hubby then punggah2 beg... eh baju raya sendiri tertinggal... hahaha... gelakkan diri sendiri je lah... so gi surau menolong org masak2 dgn memakai t-shirt dan jeans di pagi raya ... hehe terasa sungguh bengong sbb baju sendiri yg tertinggal...ni lah dah jadi seorang emak... sentiasa dulukan hal anak2... hal sendiri tertinggal....

so sekali lagi....

selamat hari aidiladha...

..:: asmara ::..

2010-11-12T08:14:00.000+08:00

owwhhh itu adalah tajuk drama di tv3 setiap selasa kul 9 malam....

selalu menengok bersama2 keluarga terchenta hehe...

so mlm selasa yg lalu...aiman berbaring di sebelah hubby, then ada satu scene asmara dah berbaik2 dgn zaliya pastu asmara tanya "awak.... boleh saya pegang perut awak?" so hubby terus tanya aiman dgn soalan yg sama... tersipu2 aiman sbb time tu mmg dia tgh fokus habis kat drama tu

then another scene, kakak zaliya datang rumah zaliya bawa teddy bear. aiman terus tanya "kenapa ayah takde bagi hadiah teddy bear ke bunga ke kat ibu??" hubby terkesima gak lah dan jwb "eh adalah" aiman jwb lagi "mana ada bagi teddy bear atau bunga" hubby:"eh ayah dah bagi ibu cincin" aiman: "tu satu je...teddy bear, bunga takde pun?" hehehe i like betullah aiman ni yg ibu sayang sangat aiman ni... concern betul.... hopefully besar nanti pun still as romantic as this lah... hehehehe

..:: cili jeruk ::..

2010-11-11T13:06:00.000+08:00

aiman suka makan mee goreng kicap.... so kalau beli utk dia mmg lah tak pedas tapi utk hubby kenalah ada sedikit pedas so mmg kena beli skali dgn cili jeruk lah kan...tapi kadang2 sungguh tak puas hati dgn kualiti cili jeruk tu...

jadinya masa balik kg hari tu telah memetik lada hijau utk dibuat cili jeruk :) rasa sungguh best guna cili yg fresh dan organik... hehehe...

cubaan pertama membuat cili jeruk...

cara2nya adalah sangat mudah...

potong cili hijau
masukkan dalam botol kaca
panaskan cuka (kuantiti agak2 yg boleh menenggelamkan cili2 tu)
dah mendidih masukkan sedikit garam
garam dah larut terus tutup api nya...
terus tuangkan cuka tu kedalam botol yg berisi cili tu
dah sejuk sket baru tutup ye botol tu

so lepas sehari dah leh guna... simpan di luar peti ais pun okey sahaja :)

mudah kan ;)

..:: my girl ::..

2010-11-11T08:22:00.000+08:00

saya skrg suka pakai tudung lilit2 begini

dan skrg erina adalah suka memakai tudung... kekadang duduk dlm rumah je pun nak pakai tudung.... kekadang pakai skirt pendek pun nak pakai tudung... benda baik tak leh lah nak halang... biar je lah dia nak pakai tudung pun...

tapi pada satu hari dia telah meminta utk pakai tudung begini

sama tak dgn ibu dia? hehehe ;)

..:: kuey tiow ladna ::..

2010-11-10T08:26:00.001+08:00

first time nih masak kuey tiow ladna... kuey tiow bukan lah faveret family saya tapi saja2 nak tukar selera sekali sekala... memula ingat nak buat kuey tiow goreng je... tapi rasa mcm bosan lak so google2 jumpa resepi kuey tiow ladna yg senang dan mudah....

cara2nya...

kuey tiow digoreng dgn kicap pekat (saya bantai pakai kicap biasa je) utk lebih kurang 2 minit atau nampak kuey tiow tu dah lembut pastu diasingkan
tumis bawang putih yg telah ditumbuk
masukkan ayam dan stok daging (saya takde stok daging so masukkan je kiub ayam dgn air kira jadi stok ayam lah kan ;p )
masukkan skali sos tiram
dah agak2 ayam tu dah masak, masukkan lah fishball lak (boleh je nak masukkan udang / sotong)
pastu masukkan sawi (bunga kubis pun boleh)
pastu tomato
pastu bubuh garam sket
akhir sekali masukkan tepung jagung yang telah dibancuh air
sblm hidang tuang je kuah tu kat atas kuey tiow tu

tadddaaaa.... dah siap :)

The Best of Both Worlds : Celcom BlackBerry Torch

2010-11-09T22:37:00.002+08:00

presenting to you...(...drum roll...) the BlackBerry Torch and its two worlds.

What worlds do you ask?

World No 1:

Full 3.2inches touch screen

occay, as most smartphones nowadays, the touch screen did revolutionize the way people using their phones. just use your beautiful finger to tap, slide, move anything on the screen. oh with this BlackBerry you can pinch and zoom. owwwhhh i like this, it is sort of mini screen in the CSI series where they can just move their apps or picture from one screen to another using their fingers. in addition, this big screen, 3.2inches ok, will really make browsing through the 5 mega pixels pictures and video worth. and another owwwhhh, bigger screen for facebook and other social networking sites ;) i like it.

World No 2:

BlackBerry keyboard

Yeah, for those times when the feel of using phone more classic (or is it conventional?), use the QWERTY keyboard. for those who do not know, QWERTY keyboard basically means the keyboard layout as per computer's keyboard, the letters Q-W-E-R-T-Y is at the left uppermost side. So sometimes could be faster typing with this if and only if you use both hands ;)

So with the two sides of using phones in one smartphone, it feels like 2-in-1, who does not want gadget that can have multifunction. you will not get bored, if bored with the touch screen, we can use the keyboard and vice versa.

owwhhh i almost forget, it is a slide phone. it feels lady like but what so feminine about slide phone??!!! erkkk i do not have an answer to that. better leave the question unanswered ;)

but right now, celcom have make BlackBerry Torch affordable as you can see from the plan below

so please raise your hand and go to Celcom if you want to join in the hype of having BlackBerry Torch :)

..:: susahnya perasaan ini ::..

2010-11-09T13:24:00.000+08:00

susahnya nak puaskan hati dia...

ckp begini salah...

ckp begitu salah...

tak cakap pun salah...

kenapakah asyik kena ikut ckp dia...

apakah saya tak boleh buat keputusan sendiri...

apakah keputusan saya salah...

kenapa pulak keputusan saya tak betul...

kenapa nak buat sesuatu kalau hanya utk menayang...

atau hanya untuk tidak kalah dgn orang....

apakah tak boleh utk saya lebih concern abt my financial...

rather than what those people around dia thinks...

itulah yg saya rasa teori kenapa dia tak berpuas hati dgn saya...

habis tu adakah teori2 lain...

kesian seorang itu kena percikan api merajuk dia...

tp adakah saya sanggup berkorban sebegitu...

saya lebih rela berkorban utk kesihatan dia...

kesenangan hidup dia...

tapi bukan utk outdo anyone else for dia...

rasa tak ikhlas jikalau saya berbuat begitu...

sebenarnya belum diputuskan pun lagi...

sdg meng explore option2 yg ada...

kenapakah saya harus fikirkan begini...

oh atau adakah saya harus membuat damage control skrg atau kemudian kah...

oh... hari raya tidak lama lagi pun ;) hehehe

..:: anecdote 12 - baby ::..

2010-11-09T08:04:00.000+08:00

saya sedang syok memangku ini budak

dan aiman pun berkata..."ishk ibu ni...apa lah pegang baby ni lama2... ni bukannya baby ibu pun"

itu adalah anak adik ku... the newest addition to my family :)

..:: official stalker ::..

2010-11-08T08:16:00.000+08:00

hehe.... i have become an official stalker (approved by the 'stalkee')

9:20pm

10:45pm

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the next day ....

4.45pm

the joy of keeping track your loved ones (that are out of our radar) using Google Latitude :p

oh sudah bersawang

2010-11-07T23:12:00.002+08:00

heheh dah lama tak mengpost something kat sini... adakah terlalu bz? bz dgn apakah? kerja? family? kehidupan? hahahaha.... atau adakah stress dgn sesuatu? kerja? family? kehidupan?

heheh ah keje mmg kekdg stress yg unnecessary... tapi still kena dilalui gak... kena diharungi gak sbb itulah punca pendapatan saya hahaha apa punya alasan daa...

skrg ni tgh memakan coklat di waktu mlm sblm tidur... mmg rasa agak heaven menikmati rasa coklat yg enak dan mengasyikkan ni... walaupun hanya coklat murah yg berharga 3 hinggit saja.... tapi sbb ianya adalah coklat sunggu menenangkan walaupun ada sikit suara kecil yg berbunyi didlm kepala saya "habislah diet ko" hahahha... pada waktu ini, saya memerlukan coklat sbb esok adalah ISNIN... monday okay.... monday yg bermakna sila sambung dan selesaikan keje2 yg agak banyak walaupun belum sampai tahap 'maha' banyak lagi tapi sbb ada sebahagian keje tu rasa belum cukup mahir dan 'sifu' saya adalah cuti bersalin di mana rasa sungguh tak best utk call org yg tgh jaga anak dlm pantang lagi... tapi beberapa hari lagi pantang dia akan habis so hooray utk call tanpa rasa bersalah...hahhaha.... oh yeah...

alamak baru teringat belum proses buah jambu air yg dikait ptg tadi.... kena belah siap2 masuk dlm peti ais baru lah senang anak2 mkn (dan hubby gak)...

so semoga saya akan sentiasa rajin mengupdate blog ini :D

..:: kid's milestones - the update ::..

2010-10-19T07:29:00.000+08:00

the update......

hehehe we managed to pull it off by using thread hehehe.....

mission accomplished :)

..:: kid's milestones ::..

2010-10-18T08:00:00.000+08:00

i do not remember the exact date of every and each milestones that my kids have gone through. but i do remember the feelings of going through the milestones...

however, last week i totally missed aiman's major milestones....gigi dia tercabut :D

tengok2 dah rompong je gigi depan dia... i asked him when the teeth goes off tapi dia pun tak tersedar.....

then a few days ago, i noticed gigi kekal dia dah menunjukkan diri... 2 sekali lak tu... and gigi depan dia lagi satu dah start goyang... hubby is scaring him by saying to pull it off... hehe sian budak tu... have to do it without him realize that we are try to cabut the teeth...

maybe i need to feed him things that can make teeth pull off by itself... perhaps this one

or this one

..:: how do you de-stress? ::..

2010-10-14T08:06:00.000+08:00

after a stressful day at work or setelah bengang dgn org2 tertentu....

saya akan memasak for my family... setelah berpenat2 memikir kan nak masak apa, penat okey nak pk masak apa, dah lah kekdg nak masak sesuatu masakan tak cukup bahan2 so mmg penat lah nak pk nak masak apa dgn brg2 yg ada dan dimkn oleh ahli keluarga especially hubby, kalau anak2 tak mkn leh paksa gak tp kalau hubby tak mkn mmg tak leh buat apa lah kan.

pastu penat menyiapkan bhn2 masakan, walaupun dapur ku kecik je tp penat gak berulang alik ke sinki ke troli ke petiais ke dapur... saya bukannya jenis yg time nak masuk dlm kuali time tu lah baru potong, mmg jenis lembap memotong eh bukan lembap cuma tak cukup laju....

pastu memasak nya lagi.... berdiang kat api lama2 pun penat gak, panas ooo... berdiri lama2 pun penat gak..... tapibiasanya semua nya siap dlm masa satu jam.... tapi lepas dah siap semua mmg lega lah walau pun penat...mmg cara de-stress yg bagus :)

..:: what make up your day?? ::..

2010-10-13T08:40:00.000+08:00

being a mother of two kids do have its perk and downside...

one of the downside is bila dah pregnant dua kali, perut dah membesar dua kali dan bila

mengecik dua kali dah tak sekecik sblm kahwin, begitu juga dgn paha, sbb bila perut dah besar paha kena besar jugak, kalau tak tergolek lah orang tu kedepan sbb perut besar paha kecik tak dpt tampung... betul tak? ;) mmg kagum lah dgn sesapa yg boleh dpt perut and paha spt sblm kahwin tanpa pegi slimming or tanpa berusaha langsung....ada sesiapa yg begini???

org kata kalau pregnant anak lelaki perut ke depan so bila dah bersalin mmg agak senang utk kembali ke bentuk badan asal, tapi kalau anak perempuan mmg perut melebar ke sides so mmg membesar dan susah lah nak kurus balik.

dari pengalaman saya sendiri pun mmg betul berlaku mcm tu, lepas anak pertama mmg slim dgn jaya nya, bila second time anak perempuan mmg terpaksa berusaha keras lah nak dpt figure lama balik.... my girl pun dah masuk 4 tahun, ibu nya still tak dpat figure lama balik... punya lah lama berusaha (konon2nya lah) hehehe kebanyakan usaha yg kekadang mcm hangat2 tahi ayam je...usaha2 yg takde lah bersungguh sangat pun kan... takde lah gi join gym ke slimming centre ke... so takde outside factor yg memaksa... bila buat secara sendirian mmg jd hangat2 tahi ayam je lah kan...

sampai banyak lah jugak baju2 faveret yg tak leh nak pakai lagi... nak beli seluar pun takleh nak beli yg strecthable sangat sbb menjadi terlalu seksi hehehe...tapi still tak menguatkan semangat utk bersungguh2 menguruskan badan... yelah makan sentiasa berselera so nak diet kang rasa mcm masuk angin... hahaha mmg bnyk lah alasan...

akan tetapi pada minggu lepas... saya telah boleh pakai semula baju bertunang saya!!!

heheh sungguh menggembirakan :)baju bertuna

ng okey... baju sebelum berkahwin... :) baju nikah tak try lagi... hehehe...

dan pada hari berikutnya telah berjaya memakai skirt seksi faveret ku.... aaahhhh rasa sungguh best sbb sebelum2 ni bila try asyik2 sangkut kat paha....

tau tak begitu susah nak kuruskan paha... kalau perut buncit, tak yah minum ais dan kurang mkn sure flat sket lah walau pun tak banyak kan... tapi paha.... punyalah susah...

jd bila dapat pakai balik skirt tu terasa paha dah kurus yeyeyeye.....pakaian yg di simpan dlm lemari je tak leh membesar kan... hehehe...

jadi itulah peristiwa2 yg telah me'make up' my day..... terasa sungguh gembira sampai tidur pun dgn senyuman :)

jadi bagaimanakah dgn anda? apa yg telah meriangkan hari anda?

..:: anecdote 11 - di dalam kelas ::..

2010-10-12T08:31:00.000+08:00

ini adalah sewaktu aiman dan erina bermain2...

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senario : didalam kelas

erina (cikgu) : bangun semua

aiman (murid) : selamat pagi cikgu (style upin & ipin)

e: ok duduk duduk semua

e: ok hari ni nak belajar apa?

a: apa2lah cikgu

e: ok kita belajar nyanyi lah... ada sapa2 yg tau lagu nobodibutchu ke ultraman ke

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:)) alangkah bagusnya kalau ada cikgu yg mcm ni...heheh belajar nyayi lagu yg mcm ni...

..:: sharing stories - kata kuncinya adalah frugality (berjimat cermat) ::..

2010-10-11T08:35:00.004+08:00

Five Billionaires Who Live Below Their Means

by Katie Adams
Thursday, April 1, 2010

provided by

At least once in your life - maybe even once a week or once a day for that matter - you have fantasized about coming into a lot of money. What would you do if you were worth millions or even billions? Believe it or not there are millionaires and billionaires among us who masquerade as relatively normal, run-of-the-mill people. Take a peek at some of the most frugal wealthy people in the world.

Warren Buffett

Associated Press

Millions of people read Buffett's books and follow his firm, Berkshire Hathaway's, every move. But the real secret to Buffett's personal fortunemay be his penchant for frugality. Buffett, who is worth an estimated $47 billion, eschews opulent homes and luxury items. He and his wife still live in their modest home in Omaha, Nebraska which they purchased for just $31,500 more than 50 years ago.

Although he's dined in the best restaurants around the globe, given the choice he would opt for a good burger and fries accompanied by a coldcherry Coke. When asked why he doesn't own a yacht he responded "Most toys are just a pain in the neck." (Find out how he went from sellingsoft drinks to buying up companies and making billions of dollars.

Associated Press

Carlos Slim

While most of the world is very familiar with Bill Gates, the name Carlos Slim rarely rings a bell. But it's a name worth knowing. Slim, who is a native of Mexico, was just named the world's richest billionaire – that's right, richer than the uber-famous Microsoft founder. Slim is worth more than $53 billion and while he could afford the world's most extravagant luxuries he rarely indulges. He, like Buffett, doesn't own a yacht or plane and he has lived in the same home for over 40 years.

Ingvar Kamprad

Associated Press

The founder of the Swedish furniture phenomenon Ikea struck success with affordable, assemble-it- yourself furniture. For Kamprad, figuring out how to save money isn't just for his customers, it's a high personal value. He's been quoted as saying "Ikea people do not drive flashy cars or stay at luxury hotels." That goes for the founder as well. He flies coach for business and when he needs to get around town locally he either takes the bus or will head out in his 15-year-old Volvo 240 GL.

Growing up in the wake of The Depression as an Irish-American probably has something to do with Feeney's frugality. With a personal motto of "I set out to work hard, not get rich," the co-founder ofDuty Free Shoppers has quietly become a billionaire but even more secretively given almost all of it away through his foundation, Atlantic Philanthropies. In addition to giving more than $600 million to hisalma mater Cornell University, he has given billions to schools, research departments and hospitals.

Chuck Feeney

Loath to spend if he doesn't have to, Feeney beats both Buffett and Kamprad in the donation category, giving out less grants than only Ford and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundations. A frequent user of public transportation, Mr. Feeney flies economy class, buys clothes from retail stores, and does not wast money on an extensive shoes closet, stating "you can only wearone pair of shoes at a time". He raised his children in the same way; making them work the same normal summer jobs as most teens.

Frederik Meijer

If you live in the Midwest chances are good that you shop at Meijer's chain of grocery stores. Meijer is worth more than $5 billion and nearly half of that was amassed when everyone else was watching their net worth drop in 2009. Like Buffett he buys reasonably-priced cars and drives them until they die, and like Kamprad he chooses affordable motels when on travel for work. Also, like Chuck Feeney, rather than carelessly spending his wealth Mr. Meijer is focused on the good that it can provide to the community.

The Bottom Line

The dirty little secret of some of the world's wealthiest people is that they rarely act like it. Instead of over-the-top spending, they're busy figuring out how to save and invest to have that much more in the future. It's a habit you might want to consider in order to build up your own little storehouse of cash.

..:: 10.10.10 ::..

2010-10-10T10:10:00.000+08:00

hehehe saja je nak buat posting time 10.10.10 10:10AM

so just enjoy your sunday people...

..:: no I in the TEAM ::..

2010-10-06T08:03:00.001+08:00

yeah... there is no I in the TEAM..... tak caya? cuba eja T...E...A...M.... see, mana ada huruf I?! hehe...

didalam kumpulan mmg tak leh ada perasaan saya dan saya sahaja... kerja berpasukan memerlukan perasaan bekerjasama... contoh terbaik adalah

(sila nyanyi beramai2.. . apa yg penting? kerja..sama... )

kerja berpasukan memerlukan setiap ahli menyokong setiap ahli yg lain...

akan tetapi baru2 ini saya telah membaca sebuah iklan... ye... kadang2 iklan juga adalah informative... apa eh yg saya baca... jap gi ambik surat khabar malay mail tu... okey.... there is no I in the TEAM but we should celebrate individuality within the team.... mcm tak paham kan.... meh saya tolong taipkan balik iklan tu...

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CELEBRATING INDIVIDUALITY WITHIN THE TEAM

by Tim Fernandez

In the quest of every organization building a vision, so often we get into working the work that we may tend to miss the element of celebration within the team. Celebration is essential to building sustainable teams as we strive to create the vision. One of the elements within any team worth celebrating, is the individuality of each person. At Live & Inspire, our organizational culture builds on the intrinsic nature of every individual. We believe in nurturing the individual, the organization nurtures itself.

How can you celebrate individuality within a team?

1. understand beliefs and the wholeness of every individual

2. acknowledge strength and potential

3. build job functions around strengths

4. create a space for every individual to be contribute

5. understand and support them in their personal aspirations

6. encourage a purposeful participation in any organizational projects

come meet extraordinary people at www.thegatheringofgreatminds.com

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iklan yg pendek tp padat dgn tips yg berguna... saya berasa sungguh berguna sbb sblm ni mmg tau pasal "no I in the TEAM" tp tak fully aware utk menjaya kan satu pasukan, setiap ahli pasukan kena menghargai ahli pasukan yg lain sbg individu yg berbeza dan unik dgn sendirinya... perbezaan dan keunikan setiap orang itu boleh dimanupilasi utk menjayakan pasukan tersebut....

konsep berpasukan ni bukan sahaja time di tempat kerja... seharusnya di praktikkan di dalam kehidupan berumahtangga dan keluarga... suami isteri merupakan satu pasukan utk membimbing anak2.... toleransi terhadap perbezaan antara suami dan isteri merupakan kunci penting bagi menjayakan pasukan ini membina keluarga...contoh paling mudah lah kan...kalau suami yg lebih berjimat cermat, biarlah suami yg menjaga kewangan keluarga, tp kalau isteri yg lebih berjimat kenalah bagi isteri yg jd menteri kewangan...

ye ini adalah peringatan utk diri sendiri juga... supaya saya sentiasa mengingati bahawa setiap individu adalah berbeza... tak semua perbezaan itu adalah salah dan tak semua benda yg saya rasa betul adalah betul pada orang lain.... susah sebenarnya nak menahan diri drpd berckp pd org lain bahawa cara hidup dia salah (sbb bg saya cara hidup saya betul..semua org akan rasa begitu)... jadi saya kena ingat...

celebrate the individuality within the team :)

..:: sharing stories - mukjizat di sebalik bismillah ::..

2010-10-05T13:32:00.000+08:00

BISMILLAH adalah sebutan/nama singkat dari lafaz 'BISMILLAHIR ROHMAANIR ROHIIM' yang bermaksud 'Dengan nama ALLAH Yang Maha Pengasih lagi Maha> Penyayang.'

KELEBIHAN-KELEBIHAN BISMILLAH

1. Yang pertama ditulis Qalam adalah BISMILLAH. Maka apabila kamu menulis sesuatu, maka tulislah BISMILLAH pada awalnya kerana BISMILLAH tertulis pada setiap wahyu yang Allah turunkan kepada Jibrail..

2. ' BISMILLAH untukmu dan umahmu, suruhlah mereka apabila memohon sesuatu dengan BISMILLAH. Aku tidak akan meninggalkannya sekejap mata pun sejak BISMILLAH diturunkan kepada Adam. '(Hadith Qudsi)

3. Tatkala BISMILLAH diturunkan ke dunia, maka semua awan berlari ke arah barat, angin terdiam, air laut bergelora, mendengarkan seluruh binatang dan terlempar semua syaitan.

4. Demi Allah dan keagunganNya, tidaklah BISMILLAH itu dibacakan pada orang sakit melainkan menjadi ubat untuknya dan tidaklah BISMILLAH dibacakan di atas sesuatu melainkan Allah beri berkat ke atasnya.

5. Barangsiapa yang ingin hidup bahagia dan mati syahid, maka bacalah BISMILLAH setiap kali memulakan sesuatu perkara yang baik.

6. Jumlah huruf dalam BSMILLAH ada 19 huruf dan malaikat penjaga neraka ada 19 (QS. AL Muddatsir: 30).Ibnu Masud berkata: ' Sesiapa yang ingin Allah selamatkan

dari 19 malaikat neraka maka bacalah BISMILLAH 19 kali setiap hari. '

7. Tiap huruf BISMILLAH ada JUNNAH (penjaga/khadam) hingga tiap huruf berkata, ' Siapa yang membaca BISMILLAH maka kamilah kekuatannya dan kamilah kehebatannya. '

8. Barangsiapa yang memuliakan tulisan BISMILLAH nescaya Allah akan mengangkat namanya di syurga yang sangat tinggi dan diampunkan segala dosa kedua orang tuanya.

9. Barangsiapa yang membaca BISMILLAH maka akan bertasbihlah segala gunung kepadanya.

10. Barangsiapa yang membaca BISMILLAH sebanyak 21 kali ketika hendak tidur, maka akan terpelihara dari gangguan syaitan, kecurian dan kebakaran, maut mendadak dan bala.

11. Barangsiapa yang membaca BISMILLAH sebanyak 50 kali di hadapan orang yang zalim, hinalah dan masuk ketakutan dalam hati si zalim serta naiklah keberanian dan kehebatan kepada si pembaca..

Anda ada dua pilihan sama ada:

1. biarkan dalam inbox anda tanpa bermanfaat untuk org lain...

2.Anda sebarkan @ forwardkan pada semua kenalan anda. sabda Rasulluah, ' siapa yang menyampaikan satu ilmu dan orang yang mengamalkannya maka dia akan beroleh pahala walaupun sudah tiada.... '

..:: raya 2010 - perut oh perut ::..

2010-10-04T22:53:00.002+08:00

setelah sebulan berpuasa... di samping konon2 diet itu... hehe... raya pun tiba lah....

as usual, bila raya, mkn segala jenis makanan yg dihidangkan... yelah kan org dah hidang kena lah makan... so mkn mcm2...walaupun mkn sket sini sket situ tapi adalah mcm2....terlalu bermcm2 sampai kan skrg dah masuk 3 hari dah ni...makan je pastu within one hour pasti akan melawat dr. tan.... aaaaa penat lah mcm ni... tapi dah bermcm2 yg masuk so bermcm2 jugaklah yg nak kuar... ke boleh kira as detox? heheh sbb mcm2 yg masuk mcm sket je tp mcm2 yg kuar mcm banyak je...

agak mmg bermcm2....

oh ini gambar telah di google juga.... dan menjadi idaman hati hehehe... rasanya semua wanita nak sentiasa perut begini ;)

..:: anecdote 10 - kuruskan badan ::..

2010-10-01T08:13:00.001+08:00

my sister-in-law is heavily pregnant right now, tgh menunggu hari je... as usual aiman with his way of thinking...

aiman: mak usu ni gemuk sgt lah, nanti kuruskan badan

mak usu: heheh yelah (malas nak argue dgn aiman)

aiman: cuba tegak2kan baby tu sket, barulah boleh kurus sket

mcm ada sedikit logik jugak kan, kalau baby dlm perut tu tegak barulah ibunya nampak kurus sedikit...

..:: raya 2010 - open house : part 2 ::..

2010-09-30T13:20:00.002+08:00

sambungan....

the next weekend kat my mom's house lak nak buat open house...my mom's neighbours telah berpakat nak buat sekali open house... so adalah dlm 12 rumah yg join venture skali... setiap rumah buat satu menu... disbbkan rasa nak menyenangkan my mom, makanya telah mengofferkan diri sendiri utk buat laksa sarawak...

sekali tu teringat kat rumah cuma ada 2 bungkus je lagi paste laksa sarawak tu.... nasib baik lah masih ada talian hayat yg masih beraya di sarawak... thanks fina sekeluarga... sian mak fina bersusah payah ke post office.... maka nya paste laksa sarawak saya telah di terbangkan khas dr kuching ke klang... hehehe... pagi rabu post, pagi khamis dah sampai... terus rasa kagum dgn poslaju...

so beberapa hari sblm hari open house tu me and hubby membuat lawatan ke setiap hypermarket di shah alam mencari pasta vermicelli... boleh lak habis time2 tu... nasib baik lah ada backup plan... terpaksa lah membeli di cold storage klcc, angkut balik ke rumah pastu angkut lagi skali ke klang... nasib baik naik keter... hehe...

so pepagi sabtu tu terus tak tdo lepas subuh, kul 7 dah gi pasar tani cari bhn2 basah lak... selalu nya kalau balik rumah my mom selagi tak kul 8 tak bangun lagi... hehehehe... sedap sgt tilam tu nak buat camna kan... :P jd dr kul 7.30 tu dah sarapan semua terus lah memulakan operasi memasak together dgn hubby, my heavily pregnant SIL, my mom nak tolong tp selalu suh dia tgk2 kan yg bwh khemah...buat kongsi2 so dah pasang 3 khemah...

siap semua skali adalah dlm kul 1 lebih... tu pun my mom dah bising sbb org lain nye menu semua dah kuar... hehehe...kaki mmg dah lenguh dah by that time sbb asyik berdiri dan berjln je...

walaupun dlm kul 3 tu hujan, tetamu mmg agak ramai... overall adalah dlm 300 org estimately lah... walaupun rasanya tuan rumah (penghuni yg dr 12 rumah ni) je yg bnyk mkn... hehehe... ada satay, nasi impit, roti perancis + gulai kawah, roti jala, mihun, karamel dll.... dah tak teringat dah apa je yg ada...

yg penting licin dan cukup makanan utk tetamu...by kul 8 mlm, hubby, erina and myself dah tertumbang dah... dah tak larat...ni ingat balik part yg tak larat ni pun dah terasa balik tak larat nya... sampai ke hari ahad satu hari jugak lah tak larat dan melepek je...

overall puas hati lah dgn laksa sarawak yg telah dimasak itu.... sebenarnya belajar mkn laksa sarawak ni dr ellie, the sarawakian girl... boleh tak dah kawan dgn dia lebih 4 thn baru lah dia masakkan kita laksa sarawak hehehe tp terus membuatkan jatuh chenta dgn laksa sarawak tu... dah lama dah rasa yg first tu tp still teringat2 kesedapan dia... tu yg sanggup belajar camna nak masak...hmmm rasa nak buat lagi lak laksa sarawak weekend ni...

tapi... laratkah???

gambar ini telah di google dr sini siap ada resepi lagi... tapi saya tidak buat versi itu... nanti2 kalau rajin saya paste kan resepi laksa sarawak versi saya... tapi takleh janji bila lah ye... bergantung pd tahap kerajinan i lah ... :))

..:: raya 2010 - open house : part 1 ::..

2010-09-30T08:00:00.001+08:00

bulan syawal dah nak sampai penghujung barulah terhegeh2 nak citer pasal raya... hehe nak buat camna... tak larat nak fokus... raya tahun ni mmg agak memenatkan...

okey... mana nak start... hmm... pd raya ke-9 adalah birthday my MIL... so hubby and siblings decided to throw a surprise party in disguise of an open house... patutnya nak ajak adik beradik MIL je tp diorg semua ada hal lain dan berada di luar kawasan pd hari sabtu tu... makanya tetamu kehormat adalah kwn2 MIL @ team marhaban.... so adalah buat doa selamat sket jugak...

menu nya adalah... makaroni sup... nasi impit + lemang berlaukkan rendang ayam dan gulai ayam (ke ungkep)... nasi putih + gulai ayam + sambal ayam penyet + sayur goreng style jawa... main chef adalah kakak ipar saya... tugas i masak nasi impit, lemang (yg segera punya je ok) jd asisstant chef yg memotong2 bhn mentah sampai pijar2 tangan...siap masak2 nye mmg ngam2 semasa tetamu yg mula2 sampai...hehe baik nya timing...

mmg tak putus2 lah tetamu nya sampai dari kul 12 tgh hari sampai lah ke 8mlm... penat kaki eden...then something happen to my SIL which can be summarised as "tulah... tanak ikut ckp mak dgn ayah" hehehe... yelah dlm hidup ni kita kena cari keberkatan... salah satu caranya adalah dgn tidak mengingkari kata mak ayah... yakni minta izin bukannya inform shj, kalau mak ayah dah kata tak boleh jgn lah buat, kalau buat gak mmg sth buruk happened...

dulu2 masa muda remaja mmg lah selalu rasa nak memberontak, rasa nak rebel je... tp saya jenis yg kalau mak kata tak leh saya akan minta izin dgn ayah lak (sbb ayah akan selalu izinkan to try new things) contoh lah nak gi daki gunung tahan... mak tak kasi tp ayah kasi so pegi lah... disbbkan secara total nya keizinan adalah separuh sahaja, maka nya something agak buruk happened iaitu...cermin mata saya pecah pada hari pertama.... bayangkanlah pendakian adalah selama 7 hari so hari pertama dah pecah, hari2 berikut nya dilalui dgn mata yg rabun... giler aa rasanya time tu... jln tepi gaung pun rilek je walau org lain semua cuak... rilek pun sbb tak nampak gaung tu berapa dalam hehehe... itu sbb keizinan separuh, kalau takde keizinan langsung tp belasah buat gak entah hapa bala lak yg menimpa...

eh melalut lak... anyway back to the open house, best nya sbb semua makanan hampir habis kira takde lah membazir... itu yg penting.... tp takde amik2 gambar sgt sbb penat dan terkejar2... yelah cameraman@hubby pun amik bahagian memasak didapur skali...

okey okey... part 2 open house at my mom's house lak..

..:: anecdote 9 - arjuna ::..

2010-09-29T08:57:00.001+08:00

aiman is at the phase of remembering everything he saw or experience and be able to tell it again a few months later down the road... the usual victims are his 'alang' and uncle sab... during raya he was telling both of them about the sabah trip that happens on early july (which was two months ago)... the story was quite details inclusive of the advertisements he saw at kl sentral...

aiman: "aiman pergi kl sentral... pastu nampak arjuna!!"

'alang' & uncle sab: "huh? sapa arjuna tu?" (okey this pair did not watch that much tv)

aiman: "ala... arjuna... kul 9.30 mlm hari isnin di tv3" (ini telah diucapkan dgn nada seperti iklan di tv)

:))

..:: ceritera train no 4 - duit kecik ::..

2010-09-28T13:30:00.003+08:00

semalam hubby puasa sunat... sejak keblkgn ni selalu hujan ptg jd kebarangkalian utk jam adalah tinggi dan kebarangkalian utk hubby sampai di lrt stesen to pick me up pada waktu azan maghrib berkumandang juga adalah tinggi....

maka sbg seorg isteri yg prihatin ( hehe sekali sekala masuk bakul angkat sendiri ), telah teringin membelikan hubby sebotol air lemon tea di kedai di lrt station sbb takut tak sempat sampai kedai waktu berbuka... maka saya pun gi lah kaunter membawa sebotol air lemon tea... si cashier tu pun scan lah botol tu... tetttt... saya pun menghulur sekeping note lima ploh hinggit... si cashier bertanya " takde duit kecik ke kak?" saya menjwb " takde lah dik" dan dan tu si cashier tu mengscan botol tu sekali lagi... tettt... "Payment Cancel"

saya tergamam... eh boleh lak dia suka2 ati nak cancel kan purchase aku.... terkedu sgt sambil kelip2 mata pastu terus kuar... pastu rasa nyesal sket sbb tak sound budak tu.... aaaa... kedai dia bukannya gerai chokia tepi jln tu... kedai hokey.... kedai besar camtu yg bnyk outlet merata2 tu boleh lak takde duit kecik... kalau ye pun tak kasi org nak pecah kan duit pun, at least with manners lah tanya dulu customer still nak proceed ke tak... ni buat keputusan sendiri je... dah lah mmg niat saya bukan nak pecah kan duit.... niat punya baik nak beli air utk hubby berbuka puasa...

lepas ni tanak lah singgah kedai tu dimana2 outlet dia pun.... hampeh tul....

ni lah kedai nye... kalau korang leh teka lah nama dia hahahha... mcm lah cryptic sgt pun...

..:: anecdote 8 - pomperan ::..

2010-09-28T08:58:00.000+08:00

ni kisah erina pulak time2 raya ni baru perasan sebenarnya... ingatkan aiman je yg suka ckp2 terbalik2 (dulu2 dia ckp bateri tu 'bareti')

skrg ni turn erina lak... perempuan jd 'pomperan'

hehe...

dimekap kan oleh alang nye...siap dgn eyeliner bagai... ibu nye pun tak pakai eyeliner... ehhehe

..:: sharing stories - orang ikhlas itu tertindas? ::..

2010-09-27T13:40:00.000+08:00

Dua minggu lepas saya melihat seorang wanita sedang asyik membaca majalah diruang menunggu LRT. Beliau membaca ruangan "Beduk diketuk" . Tanpa melihat majalahnya saya pasti ianya majalah SOLUSI. Dengan rasa bangga saya pun keluarkan majalah SOLUSI yang saya bawa dan baca ruangan baca ruangan yg sama dan tajuknya ialah "ORANG IKHLAS TERTINDAS". Karikaturnya menarik juga.Kebetulan ada sahabat yg menghantar rencana ini ke email saya, bertambah mudahlah saya memanjangkannya sebagai iktibar. HarAp tidak di dakwa oleh penerbit majalah SOLUSI.

ORANG IKHLAS ITU TERTINDAS?

Jika kita memberi kebaikan kepada seseorang, kebaikan itu akan dibalas walaupun yang membalasnya bukan orang yang kita berikan kebaikan itu. Hakikat ini mengingatkan saya kepada satu perbualan yang berlaku sewaktu saya mengendalikan program latihan beberapa tahun lalu di sebuah organisasi.

“Saya tidak mempunyai apa-apa harapan lagi pada organisasi ini,” kata seorang kakak berterus-terang.

“Mengapa?” balas saya.

“Organisasi ini dipenuhi oleh kaki bodek dan kaki ampu. Saya terseksa bekerja secara ikhlas di sini. Tidak pernah dihargai, tidak ada ganjaran yang wajar. Saya bukannya orang yang bermuka-muka. Tak pandai saya nak ampu-ampu orang atas, Fokus saya kepada kerja sahaja.”

Kakak itu sebenarnya adalah peserta program yang paling senior. Telah berpuluh tahun bekerja dalam organisasi tersebut. Itu adalah kali terakhir dia mengikuti program latihan. Enam bulan lagi dia akan bersara. Kesempatan yang diberikan kepadanya dalam sesi memperkenalkan diri itu telah digunakannya sepenuhnya untuk meluahkan rasa kecewa dan marahnya sepanjang berkhidmat di situ. Sungguh, dia kecewa sekali. Siapa tidak marah, jika bekerja secara ikhlas dan gigih tetapi tidak pernah dinaikkan pangkat atau mendapat kenaikan gaji?

Sewaktu rehat, sambil minum-minum dan berbual santai saya bertanya kepadanya, “kakak punya berapa orang anak?”

Sengaja saya bertanya soal-soal “di luar kotak” agar ketegangan dalam sesi sebelumnya dapat diredakan.

“Oh ramai encik…”

“Bagaimana dengan anak-anak kakak?”

Wah, saya lihat dia begitu ceria apabila mula menceritakan tentang anak-anaknya. Boleh dikatakan semua anak-anaknya berjaya dalam profesion masing-masing. Ada yang menjadi doktor, jurutera, pensyarah dan sebagainya. Malah seorang anaknya telah menjadi hafiz.

“Kakak, boleh saya bertanya?”

“Tanyalah encik…” ujar kakak itu sambil tersenyum. Mendung di wajahnya sudah berlalu. Dia begitu teruja bila bercerita tentang anak-anaknya. Memang, semua anak-anaknya menjadi.

“Jika kakak diberi pilihan, antara anak-anak yang “menjadi” dengan naik gaji, mana yang kakak pilih?”

Belum sempat dia menjawab, saya bertanya lagi, “antara kakak naik pangkat dengan anak-anak berjaya dalam karier mereka, mana yang kakak pilih?”

Dengan cepat kakak itu menjawab, “hati ibu encik… tentulah saya pilih anak-anak saya menjadi walaupun tidak naik gaji atau dapat pangkat. Anak-anak adalah harta kita yang paling berharga!”

Saya tersenyum. Hati ibu, begitulah semestinya.

“Kakak, sebenarnya keikhlasan dan kegigihan kakak bekerja dalam organisasi ini telah mendapat ganjaran…” kata saya perlahan. Hampir berbisik.

“Maksud encik?”

“Allah telah membalas dengan ganjaran yang lebih baik dan lebih kakak lebih sukai. Bila kakak ikhlas bekerja dalam organisasi ini, Allah berikan kepada kakak anak-anak yang menjadi.”

“Tidak pernah saya terfikir begitu encik…”

“Allah Maha Berkuasa. Ada kalanya takdir dan perbuatan-Nya terlalu misteri dan rahsia untuk dijangkau oleh pemikiran kita. Tetapi yakinlah what you give, you get back. Itu hukum sunatullah dalam hubungan sesama manusia. Kebaikan yang kita buat akan kembali kepada kita. Yakinlah.”

“Walaupun bukan daripada seseorang atau sesuatu pihak yang kita berikan kebaikan itu?”

“Maksud kakak?”

“Macam ni, saya buat kebaikan kepada organisasi tempat saya bekerja, tapi Allah berikan kebaikan kepada keluarga. Pembalasan Allah bukan di tempat saya bekerja, sebaliknya diberikan dalam keluarga saya. Begitukah encik?”

“Itulah yang saya katakan tadi, takdir Allah kekadang terlalu misteri. Tetapi ketetapannya mutlak dan muktamad, siapa yang memberi kebaikan akan dibalas dengan kebaikan. Dalam istilah biasa itu dipanggil golden rule!”

Kakak itu termenung. Mungkin memikirkan pertalian dan kaitan antara apa yang berlaku dalam organisasi dengan familinya.

“Metafora atau analoginya begini. Katalah kita sedang memandu di satu jalan yang mempunyai dua atau tiga lorong. Penuh sesak. Tiba-tiba sebuah kereta yang tersalah lorong di sebelah memberi isyarat untuk masuk ke lorong kita. Kerana simpati melihat dia terkial-kial memberi isyarat, kita pun beralah, lalu memberi laluan untuk kereta itu masuk di hadapan kita…”

Saya berhenti seketika mengambil nafas sambil mencari reaksi. Saya lihat kakak itu mendengar penuh minat. Dia meneliti metafora yang saya sampaikan dengan begitu teliti.

“Kemudian kita terus memandu ke hadapan. Mungkin sejam kemudian atau setelah berpuluh-puluh kilometer, tiba-tiba kita pula yang tersalah lorong. Kita pula yang memberi lampu isyarat untuk masuk ke lorong sebelah. Soalnya logikkah kalau kita mengharapkan kereta yang kita bantu sebelumnya memberi laluan untuk kita?”

Kakak itu tersenyum dan berkata, “tak logik encik. Kereta yang kita bantu tadi entah ke mana perginya.”

“Tapi ada tak kereta lain yang simpati dan memberi laluan untuk kita?’

“Pasti ada! Insya-Allah.”

“Ya, begitulah. Padahal kereta itu tidak pernah sekali pun kita tolong. Tetapi Allahlah yang menggerakkan hati pemandunya untuk memberi laluan kepada kita. Orang yang kita beri kebaikan, tidak ada di situ untuk membalas kebaikan kita… Tetapi Allah menggerakkan hati orang lain, yang tidak pernah merasa kebaikan kita untuk membalas kebaikan kita tadi.”

“Subhanallah!”

“Begitu dalam litar di jalan raya dan begitu jualah litar dalam kehidupan manusia. Kita buat baik kepada A, tetapi kerap kali bukan A yang membalas kebaikan kita tetapi B atau C atau D atau lain-lainnya yang membalasnya. Inilah hakikat yang berlaku dalam kehidupan ini.”

“Kita tidak boleh kecewa bila keikhlasan kita dipersiakan?” tanya kakak itu lagi. Lebih kepada satu respons minta diiyakan.

“Kakak, ikhlas sebenar tidak pinta dibalas. Tetapi Allah Maha Kaya dan Maha Pengasih, siapa yang ikhlas akan diberi ganjaran walaupun mereka tidak memintanya kerana setiap kebaikan itu akan dikembalikan kepada orang yang melakukannya. Ia umpama bola yang dibaling ke dinding, akan melantun semula kepada pembalingnya!”

“Selalunya saya dengar, orang ikhlas akan dibalas di akhirat.”

“Itulah balasan yang lebih baik dan kekal. Tetapi saya katakan tadi, Allah Maha kaya, Allah mahu dan mampu membalas keikhlasan hamba-Nya di dunia lagi.”

“Maksud encik?”

“Orang yang ikhlas akan diberi ketenangan dan kebahagiaan dalam hidup. Anak-anak yang soleh dan solehah. Isteri yang taat atau suami yang setia. Dan paling penting… hati yang sejahtera. Inilah kekayaan dan kelebihan yang lebih utama daripada pangkat, gaji dan jawatan.”

“Jadi orang ikhlas akan terus ditindas, tidak dapat kenaikan pangkat atau gaji? Bukan apa, saya terfikir kenapa nasib kaki ampu dan kaki bodek lebih baik dalam organisasi. Mereka dapat naik pangkat!”

Giliran saya pula tersenyum.

“Tidak ada kebaikan yang akan kita dapat melalui jalan yang salah. Percayalah, kalau benar mereka kaki ampu dan bodek sahaja… pangkat yang mereka dapat akan menyebabkan mereka melarat. Gaji naik, tetapi ketenangan hati menurun. Ingat apa yang saya kata tadi, what you give you get back… Golden rule itu bukan untuk kebaikan sahaja, tetapi untuk kejahatan juga. Kalau kita berikan kejahatan, kejahatan itu akan kembali semula kepada kita. Kaki ampu, mungkin akan dapat anak yang pandai bermuka-muka. Kaki bodek mungkin dibalas dengan isteri yang berpura-pura!” terang saya panjang lebar.

“Jadi apa yang harus saya lakukan dengan baki masa perkhidmatan yang tinggal tidak beberapa bulan lagi ni?”

“Bekerjalah dengan gigih. Walaupun mungkin bos tidak melihatnya, tetapi Allah Maha Melihat. Bekerja itu satu ibadah. God is our “ceo”, kata orang sekarang. Insya-Allah, satu hari nanti manusia juga akan diperlihatkan oleh Allah tentang keikhlasan manusia yang lain. Jangan berhenti memberi kebaikan hanya kerana tidak dapat penghargaan…”

“Maksud encik?”

“Jangan mengharap terima kasih daripada manusia atas kebaikan yang kita buat kepadanya.”

“Kenapa?”

“Kita akan sakit jiwa!”

“Kenapa?”

“Kerana umumnya manusia tidak pandai berterima kasih. Lihatlah, kalau kepada Allah yang Maha Memberi pun manusia tidak pandai bersyukur dan berterima kasih, apalagi kepada manusia yang pemberiannya terbatas dan berkala. Sedikit sekali daripada manusia yang bersyukur,” balas saya mengulangi apa yang maktub dalam Al Quran.

“Tetapi Allah tidak berhenti memberi… “ kata kakak itu perlahan.

“Walaupun manusia tidak berterima kasih kepada-Nya. Sekalipun kepada yang derhaka dan kafir, tetapi Allah terus memberi… Justeru siapa kita yang tergamak berhenti memberi hanya kerana tidak mendapat penghargaan dan ucapan terima kasih?”

“Ah, kita terlalu ego…”

Dan itulah kesimpulan perbualan yang saya kira sangat bermakna dan besar impaknya dalam hidup saya. Saya terasa “diperingatkan” semasa memberi peringatan kerana pada hakikatnya saya juga tidak terlepas daripada lintasan hati oleh satu pertanyaan… orang ikhlas tertindas?

..:: erina is reading a book ::..

2010-09-23T21:48:00.003+08:00

erina tgh membaca buku cerita toy story... dia belum pandai membaca lagi... so dia baca ikut suka dia lah ... dia buat jalan cerita sendiri...

dialog nya ada lah seperti berikut "pastu dia gi jln2... pastu hdusdashkdhasdhahda (konon2 ni ckp english lah) i dont know what...pastu dia ikut kawan dia..."

hehe mcm lawak je sbb dia bukannya reti speaking in english lagi... tapi boleh kuar ayat "i dont know what" hehehe

sorry sorry

2010-09-22T22:15:00.002+08:00

sorry bebanyak ye sbb posting yg sblm ini the 10 inspiring points kehilangan gambar2 nye...

ni lah buat posting main copy paste je... pastu dah ngantuk tak double check rupa bentuk nya... pastu scheduled je utk auto publish...

so sila lah maafkan diatas ketidakcekapan saya itu

..:: sharing stories - 10 inspiring points ::..

2010-09-22T08:27:00.002+08:00

TODAY'S INSPIRATION!

HOW TO STAY YOUNG ... ...

1. Throw out non-essential numbers.
This includes age, weight, and height.
Let the doctors worry about them. That is why you pay them.

2. Keep only cheerful friends.
The grouches pull you down.
(Keep this in mind if you are one of those grouches!)

3. Keep learning:
Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever.
Never let the brain get idle. "An idle mind is the devil's workshop."
And the dvil's name is Alzheimer's!

4. Enjoy the simple things

5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.
And if you have a friend who makes you laugh, spend lots and lots of time with her/him !

6. The tears happen:
Endure, grieve, and move on.
The only person who is with us our entire life, is our self.
LIVE while you are alive.

7. Surround yourself with what you love:
Whether it's family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever.
Your home is your refuge.

8. Cherish your health:
If it is good, preserve it.
If it is unstable, improve it.
If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.

9. Don't take guilt trips.
Take a trip to the mall, even to a foreign country, but NOT to where the guilt is.

10. Tell the people you love, that you love them - at every opportunity.

And if you don't send this to at least four people - who cares?

But do share this with someone.

..:: anecdote 7 - raya 2010 ::..

2010-09-21T07:58:00.001+08:00

bila dah berkumpul ramai2 di kala hari raya... maka aiman sperti biasa akan mengeluarkan kata2 yg mmg membuatkan org bergelak beramai2

senario: aiman sdg duduk di riba uncle nye... (aiman adalah agak kurus jd tulang punggung dia mmg akan terasa diatas riba)

uncle: ishk aiman nya bontot ni tajam lah...

hubby: mmg bontot aiman tajam (ni saja nak mengusik aiman lagi)

aiman: ayah lah ni... sapa suh pilih anak ini...

..:: raya:- air gas ::..

2010-09-19T21:47:00.002+08:00

hari tu sblm start bulan puasa dah berazam utk tidak minum air gas sbb baca 'the dark side of soft drink' mmg tercapai lah masa bulan puasa... first day raya okey lagi sbb takde gi memana sgt...

tapi... bila raya kedua... gi balik kg hubby... ambik ko... semua rumah hidang air gas.... wuuaaahhh habis punah azam tanak minum air gas.... anak2 mmg excited lah minum air gas... kasi sket2 je tapi dia nya nak lagi tu ntah berapa kali.....

sampai kan my SIL boleh mengeluarkan soalan yg bernas sekali... "kenapa kat kg, org hidang air gas tp org kat bandar hidang air kordial?"

so ada siapa2 yg leh jawab soalan diatas?

p/s: anda leh click kat gambar utk info yg lebih menarik pasal soft drink (gambar telah digoogle shj)

..:: Don't Quit::..

2010-09-14T13:46:00.000+08:00

- this is a sharing session -

(photo by hubby)

Don't Quit

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,

When the road you're trudging seems all uphill,

When funds are low and the debts are high,

And you want to smile but you have to sigh,

When care is pressing you down a bit,

Rest if you must, but don't you quit.

Life is queer with its twists and turns,

As every one of us sometimes learns,

And many a failure turns about,

When he might have won if he'd stuck it out.

Don't give up, though the pace seems slow -

You may succeed with another blow.

Often the goal is nearer than

It seems to a faint and faltering man;

Often the struggler has given up

When he might have captured the victor's cup,

And he learned too late, when the night slipped down,

How close he was to the golden crown.

Success is failure turned inside out -

The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,

And you never can tell how close you are -

It may be near when it seems afar;

So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit -

It's when things seem worst that you mustn't quit.

Author Unknown

Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri

2010-09-09T08:13:00.004+08:00

maaf zahir batin.

semoga sambutan hari raya kali ini lebih bermakna dgn keluarga tersayang.

berhati2 di jalan raya.

dan owhh... berhati2 juga tatkala makan2, jgn bnyk sgt dan silalah amalkan pemakanan sihat hehehe... reminder utk diri sendiri juga :)

hehe suka dgr lagu ni... sbb 1) ada fara fauzana walaupun tak banyak part dia nyanyi.... 2) sbb lagu ni catchy... hehe..

so Selamat Hari Raya kawan2...

..:: kisah ramadan ini ... part 2 ::..

2010-09-06T23:02:00.004+08:00

lama dah tak meluahkan perasaan kat blog ni... asyik berkongsi cerita2 je...

anyway... ramadan ni mmg rasa agak penat... rasa2nya sbb ambil kesempatan puasa utk berdiet skali.... so bila tak mkn bnyk sgt energy pun kurang lah...pastu angin pun masuk badan...bila dah angin start lah muntah...lg satu rasanya disbbkan ngantuk sgt lepas sahur terus baring tdo so mmg buat badan lemah je... tapi bila time working days mmg hari2 kena berjln hampir 1km kekdg 2,3 trip jugak lah tu yg mmg terasa penat dan tak larat.... tapi gagahkan jugak lah kan sbb bulan ramadhan... hehe kekdg rasa mcm budak2 lak... tapi first week lah yg teruk mcm tu...

by 1st weekend dah cukup bertenaga dah... balik rumah my mom dulu... ari sabtu tu first day aiman berpuasa... nasib baik dia mmg jenis tak bnyk mkn so agak senang nak ajar berpuasa tp dia punya main mcm hari biasa... dr pagi sampai ptg terlari sana terlari sini terjerit sana terjerit sini.... by 6pm dah meraung...haus haus... hehe seronok gak tgk dia first time berpuasa... ptg sabtu tu gi param stadium shah alam... gigih gak merayau time panas2 tu sbb nak beli papa john yg sedap itu... yum yum......

2nd weekend, sabtu berbuka puasa kat ofis hubby... mmg acara tahunan lah... disbbkan rasa agak ridiculous harga2 buffet skrg ni, ofismate hubby beli je makanan dr param dan buka sama2 lagi puas hati sampai naik senak perut mkn...ahad buka puasa ngan my family kat kedai upin ipin sbb kat situ ada set ramadan...bukan buffet tp pilih set je... disebabkan memilih menu time lapar, telah terpilih menu yg bnyk... bila makanan sampai rasa mcm fuuyyyooo banyak nye makanan camna nak habiskan.... tp habis gak :D

3rd weekend giliran balik family hubby lak... sabtu tu gigih gi cari langsir... mula2 gi nagoya kat carrefour wangsa maju, tp langsir ready made yg panjang dah takde... pastu ajak hubby gi rayau kat area carrefour tu cari kedai langsir... tp disebabkan cuaca panas, jd hubby ajak gi jusco je beli groceries... hari ahad tu buat strawberry cheesecake sempena nak celebrate birthday erina with hubby's family... ni lah budak yg gembira birthday cake dia ada banyak strawberry

pastu merdeka day adalah hari yg 'terbaik' lah... memula pepagi paksa anak2 tgk perbarisan(oh tahun ni lebih kurang mcm show je) utk merdeka kat tv... pastu kul 11 lebih baru kuar gi kedai langsir baagus kat shah alam... hampeh tul... boleh dia tutup time merdeka day... so pegi pulak nagoya kat alam sentral... failed gak takde langsir ready made dah.... sib baik sacc mall dekat je boleh jalan kaki je...ada macy tp still rasa tak puas hati dgn pilihan2 yg ada...singgah kk home... dapatlah merembat sepasu bunga yg pertama utk rumah... hehehe dah dekat 4 thn duk rumah ni... ni lah baru ada beli bunga...pastu singgah satu kedai langsir depan stadium shah alam... ntah hapa nama nya... still takde langsir yg betul2 panjang... pastu singgah lagi ssf curtain lak... mmg ada langsir panjang dan mmg ada langsir yg agak berkenan... tp harga nya terbabas jauh dr budget... kiv je lah... disbbkan dah berjanji nak gi warehouse sale mph dgn anak2, kuatkan lagi diri gi membeli buku.... pastu boleh hubby ajak gi ikea lak.... redah lah traffic jam tu... tp takde gak langsir, gi rembat benda lain ada lah...last2 dah tak larat gi buka kat luar je... so balik rumah dah dekat kul 8mlm....mmg penat...

4th weekend balik rumah my mom lagi sbb tahun ni raya kat family hubby dulu...tp my brother yg excited sbb nak main bunga api dgn my kids

2 org budak yg main bunga api yg uncle diorang dah belikan sekotak besar....yg nak main nya cuma 2 org budak ni... hehe...siap nak bawa balik keramat lak...sabtu dan ahad telah dihabiskan dgn berkunjung ke jusco bkt tinggi...hahaha...giler shopping baju raya....bak kata my mom, kalau ada 3 hari cuti mau setiap hari gi jusco... :P pastu rasa banyak nya duit aku habis... dah mode kedekut sampai... tapi puas hati dpat belanja my mom and dad baju raya....

manalah ramadan ini tidak memenatkan kalau time cuti je mcm mengalahkan hari biasa bercuti....hehehe

..:: Sharing stories - Tale of Two Pebbles ::..

2010-09-06T07:04:00.000+08:00

- this is sharing stories session -

Many years ago in a small Indian village, a farmer had the misfortune of owing a large sum of money to a village moneylender. The moneylender, who was old and ugly, fancied the farmer's beautiful daughter. So he proposed a bargain.

He said he would forgo the farmer's debt if he could marry his daughter. Both the farmer and his daughter were horrified by the proposal. So the cunning money-lender suggested that they let providence decide the matter.

He told them that he would put a black pebble and a white pebble into an empty money bag. Then the girl would have to pick one pebble from the bag.

1) If she picked the black pebble, she would become his wife and her father's debt would be forgiven.

2) If she picked the white pebble she need not marry him and her father's debt would still be forgiven.

3) If she refused to pick a pebble, her father would be thrown into jail.

They were standing on a pebble strewn path in the farmer's field. As they talked, the moneylender bent over to pick up two pebbles. As he picked them up, the sharp-eyed girl noticed that he had picked up two black pebbles and put them into the bag. He then asked the girl to pick a pebble from the bag.

Now, imagine that you were standing in the field. What would you have done if you were the girl? If you had to advise her, what would you have told her?

Careful, analysis and would produce three possibilities:

1. The girl should refuse to take a pebble.

2. The girl should show that there were two black pebbles in the bag and expose the money-lender as a cheat.

3. The girl shoul d pick a black pebble and sacrifice herself in order to save her father from his debt and imprisonment.

Take a moment to ponder over the story. The above story is used with the hope that it will make us appreciate the difference between lateral and logical thinking. The girl's dilemma cannot be solved with traditional logical thinking. Think of the consequences if she chooses the above logical answers.

What would you recommend to the Girl to do?

Well, here is what she did ..... The girl put her hand into the moneybag and drew out a pebble. Without looking at it, she fumbled and let it fall onto the pebble-strewn path where it immediately became lost among all the other pebbles.

'Oh, how clumsy of me,' she said. 'But never mind, if you look into the bag for the one that is left, you will be able to tell which pebble I picked.'

Since the remaining pebble is black, it must be assumed that she had picked the white one. And since the money-lender dared not admit his dishonesty, the girl changed what seemed an impossible situation into an extremely advantageous one.

MORAL OF THE STORY?

Most complex problems do have a solution. It is only that we don't attempt to think. Start your day with this thought provoking story and have a fruitful day.

Have a week filled with positive thoughts and sound decisions.

May The Almighty grant us the wisdom to think outside the box. True wisdom comes only from Him, no matter how learned we think we are.

..:: Gula Oh Gula ::..

2010-09-03T16:37:00.000+08:00

-- ini adalah sharing session --

Gula dan Bahayanya

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Apakah sebenarnya gula?

Gula adalah makanan tanpa khasiat yang paling banyak dimakan dan memudaratkan. Gula cuma menambah kalori dan akan disimpan sebagai lemak di dalam tubuh. Ia tidak langsung berzat malah akan menyingkirkan zat yang sedia ada dalam tubuh. Gula juga adalah penyebab utama kegemukkan!

Adakah badan kita perlukan gula?

Tidak perlu langsung! Ini kerana tubuh kita akan menukarkan banyak sumber makanan yang lain kepada glukosa apabila badan perlukan tenaga.

Apakah kesan jika ambil gula berlebihan?

1. Melemahkan sistem imunisasi (melawan penyakit)

2. Menganggu imbangan galian dalam tubuh

3. Menyebabkan kanak-kanak menjadi hiperaktif, gelisah dan nakal.

4. Menyebabkan kanak-kanak rasa mengantuk dan mengurangkan kecergasan

5. Menjejaskan pencapaian kanak-kanak dalam pelajaran

6. Meningkatkan paras trigliserid

7. Melemahkan daya tahan tubuh terhadap jangkitan bakteria

8. Merosakkan buah pinggang

9. Mengurangkan kolesterol yang baik (HDLs)

10. Mengalakkan pertumbuhan kolesterol bahaya (LDLs)

11. Mengurangkan kromium dalam badan

12. Mengurangkan kuprum dalam badan

13. Menganggu serapan kalsium dan magnesium oleh sistem badan

14. Menyebabkan kanser payu dara, kanser ovari, kanser prostat dan kanser dubur

15. Menyebabkan kanser kolon (usus besar) dan wanita amat berisiko tinggi

16. Faktor kepada kanser pundi hempedu

17. Meningkatkan pasar glukosa dalam darah dengan cepat

18, Melemahkan penglihatan

19. Meningkatkan paras serotonin yang menyempitkan pembuluh darah

20. Penyebab hipoglisemia

21. Penyebab perut berasid

22. Meningkatkan paras adrenalin dikalangan kanak-kanak

23. Meningkatkan risiko penyakit jantung koronari

24. Mempercepat proses penuaan, kulit berkedut, uban pada rambut

25. Membawa kepada ketagihan alkohol

26. Merosakkan gigi

27. Penyumbang utama kegemukkan

28. Meningkatkan risiko penyakit Crohn dan kolitis berulser

29. Penyebab bengkak saluran usus dikalangan pesakit gastrik

30. Penyebab artritis

31. Penyebab lelah

32. Pembentukan batu dalam ginjal

33. Penyebab jangkitan yis atau kandidiasis

34. Penyebab pembentukan batu karang hempedu

35. Penyebab sakit jantung iskemik

36. Penyebab sakit apendiks

37. Meransang tanda-tanda multiple sclerosis

38. Penyebab pendarahan

39. Penyebab Vena Varikos

40. Meningkatkan tindak balas glukosa dan insulin kepada pengamal pil cegah hamil

41. Penyebab sakit gusi

42. Penyumbang kepada Osteoporosis

43. Penyebab air liur menjadi berasid

44. Penyebab kemerosotan sensitiviti Insulin

45. Penyebab kemerosotan toleransi Glukosa

46. Mengurangkan hormon tumbesaran

47. Meningkatkan kolesterol dalam badan

48. Meningkatkan tekanan darah sistolik

49. Menyebabkan struktur protein bertukar hingga menganggu serapan protein oleh tubuh

50. Penyebab alergi terhadap makanan

51. Penyumbang kepada sakit kencing manis

52. Penyebab keracunan darah semasa hamil

53. Penyebab ekzema kepada kanak-kanak

54. Penyebab penyakit kardiovaskular

55. Melemahkan struktur DNA

56. Penyebab Katarak

57. Penyebab Emfisema

58. Penyebab arteriosclerosis

59. Penyebab pembentukan radikal bebas dalam aliran darah

60. Merendahkan kemampuan enzim

61. Penyebab kehilangan keanjalan tisu serta fungsinya

62. Penyebab sel hati terbahagi dan ini akan meningkatkan saiz hati

63. Meningkatkan lemak dalam Hati

64. Membesarkan saiz buah pinggang

65. Memberikan tekanan tinggi kepada pankreas dan akan merosakkannya

66. Meningkatkan retensi cecair dalam badan

67. Penyebab sembelit

68. Penyebab rabun jauh

69. Penyebab lapisan rerambut

70. Penyebab hipertensi

71. Penyebab sakit kepala

72. Menganggu kemampuan berfikir

73.. Penyebab kemurungan

74. Meningkatkan tindak balas insulin

75. Penyebab penapaian bakteria dalam usus

76. Penyebab ketidak seimbangan hormon

77. Meningkatkan risiko darah beku dalam badan

78. Meningkatkan risiko sakit Alzheimer

Kenapa sesetengah makanan yang senarai bahan-bahannya tiada ditulis gula tapi masih manis?

Jangan terpedaya! Gula biasanya akan dinamakan dengan nama lain seperti;

>Glukosa

>Fruktosa

>Laktosa

>Maltosa

>Sukrosa

>Sirap Glukosa

>Sirap maple

>Molases

>Sirap hitam

>Sirap kencana

>Dektrosa

>Sorbitol

Berapa banyak gula yang ada dalam makanan dan minuman?

1) Minuman bergas 500ml - 14.4 sudu teh

2) Minuman dalam tin tanpa gas 350ml - 9.6 sudu teh

3) Minuman coklat malt dalam tin 125ml - 5.5 sudu teh

4) Kek buah-buahan 40g - 3.5 sudu teh

5) Bijirin sarapan bersalu madu 220g - 10.1 sudu teh

6) Ubat batuk botol kecil di farmasi - 15.8 sudu teh

7) Aiskrim coklat sepotong saiz biasa - 7.7 sudu teh

8) Sundae restoran makanan segera - 10.3 sudu teh

9) Rempah ayam segera satu pek - 4.7 sudu teh

10) Minuman berkultur satu botol kecil - 2.7 sudu teh

11) Susu pekat manis dalam tin kecil - 35.5 sudu teh!

Kenapa Malaysia diletakkan sebagai pengguna terbanyak gula di dunia?

Ini dikira rekod dunia! Walaupun pasukan bola sepak kita tidak berjaya, namun kita nampaknya masih dikenali di dunia. Negara kita adalah paling gemuk di Asia dan mempunyai pesakit Kencing Manis yang paling ramai di dunia! Bangga? Kita sebenarnya dalam diam diancam. Lihatlah orang yang paling kaya di Malaysia ! Robert Kuok,Taukeh gula! Negara kita seperti darurat apabila gula disorokkan baru-baru ini. Semasa saya di Jepun, gula kilo tiada dijual, amat sukar untuk jumpa gula. Susu pekat manis jauh sekali. Tapi di Malaysia, kita sebenarnya terancam dengan keadaan dan sosio-ekonomi. Minum teh tarik di kedai mamak mesti mau manis punya, disogok pula iklan-iklan makanan segera hingga menyebabkan anak kita merengek meminta untuk dibelikan set yang didatangkan bersama minuman bergas (gula 9 sudu teh!). Berhati-hati.

Untuk kata-kata akhir edisi kali ini, saya ingin menyarankan agar kita semua ambil tahu tentang kesihatan diri sendiri. Jika kita sakit, bukan sahaja diri sendiri susah, tetapi kita akan menyusahkan orang lain yang bergantung kepada kita. Sekurang-kurangnya kita mulakan dengan tidak makan gula! Selangkah demi selangkah! Kurangkan manis dalam minuman dan makanan, tambahkan manis dalam senyuman dan pergaulan...

..:: Sharing Stories - Marriage ::..

2010-08-28T12:26:00.002+08:00

- this is sharing stories session -

To those who are married, .. Not married .. and soon to be married

MARRIAGE

When I got home that night as my wife served dinner, I held her hand and said, I've got something to tell you. She sat down and ate quietly. Again I observed the hurt in her eyes.

Suddenly I didn't know how to open my mouth. But I had to let her know what I was thinking. I want a divorce. I raised the topic calmly. She didn't seem to be annoyed by my words, instead she asked me softly, why? I avoided her question. This made her angry.. She threw away the chopsticks and shouted at me, you are not a man! That night, we didn't talk to each other. She was weeping. I knew she wanted to find out what had happened to our marriage. But I could hardly give her a satisfactory answer; she had lost my heart to Dew. I didn't love her anymore. I just pitied her!

With a deep sense of guilt, I drafted a divorce agreement which stated that she could own our house, our car, and 30% stake of my company.

She glanced at it and then tore it into pieces. The woman who had spent ten years of her life with me had become a stranger. I felt sorry for her wasted time, resources and energy but I could not take back what I had said for I loved Dew so dearly. Finally she cried loudly in front of me, which was what I had expected to see. To me her cry was actually a kind of release. The idea of divorce which had obsessed me for several weeks seemed to be firmer and clearer now.

The next day, I came back home very late and found her writing something at the table. I didn't have supper but went straight to sleep and fell asleep very fast because I was tired after an eventful day with Dew.

When I woke up, she was still there at the table writing. I just did not care so I turned over and was asleep again.

In the morning she presented her divorce conditions: she didn't want anything from me, but needed a month's notice before the divorce. She requested that in that one month we both struggle to live as normal a life as possible. Her reasons were simple: our son had his exams in a month's time and she didn't want to disrupt him with our broken marriage.

This was agreeable to me. But she had something more, she asked me to recall how I had carried her into out bridal room on our wedding day. She requested that everyday for the month's duration I carry her out of our bedroom to the front door ever morning. I thought she was going crazy. Just to make our last days together bearable I accepted her odd request..

I told Dew about my wife's divorce conditions... She laughed loudly and thought it was absurd. No matter what tricks she applies, she has to face the divorce, she said scornfully.

My wife and I hadn't had any body contact since my divorce intention was explicitly expressed. So when I carried her out on the first day, we both appeared clumsy. Our son clapped behind us, daddy is holding mummy in his arms. His words brought me a sense of pain. From the bedroom to the sitting room, then to the door, I walked over ten meters with her in my arms. She closed her eyes and said softly; don't tell our son about the divorce. I nodded, feeling somewhat upset. I put her down outside the door. She went to wait for the bus to work. I drove alone to the office.

On the second day, both of us acted much more easily. She leaned on my chest. I could smell the fragrance of her blouse. I realized that I hadn't looked at this woman carefully for a long time.. I realized she was not young any more. There were fine wrinkles on her face, her hair was graying! Our marriage had taken its toll on her. For a minute I wondered what I had done to her.

On the fourth day, when I lifted her up, I felt a sense of intimacy returning. This was the woman who had given ten years of her life to me. On the fifth and sixth day, I realized that our sense of intimacy was growing again. I didn't tell Dew about this. It became easier to carry her as the month slipped by.

Perhaps the everyday workout made me stronger. She was choosing what to wear one morning. She tried on quite a few dresses but could not find a suitable one. Then she sighed, all my dresses have grown bigger. I suddenly realized that she had grown so thin, that was the reason why I could carry her more easily.

Suddenly it hit me... she had buried so much pain and bitterness in her heart.. Subconsciously I reached out and touched her head. Our son came in at the moment and said, Dad, it's time to carry mum out. To him, seeing his father carrying his mother out had become an essential part of his life. My wife gestured to our son to come closer and hugged him tightly. I turned my face away because I was afraid I might change my mind at this last minute. I then held her in my arms, walking from the bedroom, through the sitting room, to the hallway. Her hand surrounded my neck softly and naturally. I held her body tightly; it was just like our wedding day.

But her much lighter weight made me sad. On the last day, when I held her in my arms I could hardly move a step. Our son had gone to school. I held her tightly and said, I hadn't noticed that our life lacked intimacy.

I drove to office.... jumped out of the car swiftly without locking the door. I was afraid any delay would make me change my mind.... I walked upstairs. Dew opened the door and I said to her, Sorry, Dew, I do not want the divorce anymore.

She looked at me, astonished, and then touched my forehead. Do you have a fever? She said. I moved her hand off my head. Sorry, Dew, I said, I won't divorce. My marriage life was boring probably because she and I didn't value the details of our lives, not because we didn't love each other any more. Now I realize that since I carried her into my home on our wedding day I am supposed to hold her until death do us apart.

Dew seemed to suddenly wake up. She gave me a loud slap and then slammed the door and burst into tears. I walked downstairs and drove away.

At the floral shop on the way, I ordered a bouquet of flowers for my wife. The salesgirl asked me what to write on the card. I smiled and wrote, I'll carry you out every morning until death do us apart.

That evening I arrived home, flowers in my hands, a smile on my face, I run up stairs, only to find my wife in the bed - dead.

The small details of your lives are what really matter in a relationship. It is not the mansion, the car, property, the money in the bank, blah..blah..blah. These create an environment conducive for happiness but cannot give happiness in themselves. So find time to be your spouse's friend and do those little things for each other that build intimacy. Do have a real happy marriage!

..:: Something Beautiful ::..

2010-08-27T13:15:00.000+08:00

A Story of "Unconditional Love" to live by

There was a blind girl who hated herself because she was blind. She Hated everyone, except her loving boyfriend. He was always there for Her.

She told her boyfriend, 'If I could only see the world, I will Marry you.'

One day, someone donated a pair of eyes to her. When the bandages came off, she was able to see everything, including her Boyfriend.

He asked her, 'Now that you can see the world, will you marry me?' The Girl looked at her boyfriend and saw that he was blind. The sight of his closed eyelids shocked her. She hadn't expected that.

The thought of looking at them the rest of her life led her to refuse to marry him.

Her boyfriend left in tears and days later wrote a note to her saying:
'Take good care of your eyes, my dear, for before they were yours, they were mine.'

This is how the human brain often works when our status changes.

Only a very few remember what life was like before, and Who was/is always by their side in the most of life's painful situations

Remember: Life Is a Gift from GOD

Today before you say an unkind word - Think of someone who can't speak.
Before you complain about the taste of your food - Think of someone Who has nothing to eat.
Before you complain about your husband or wife - Think of someone who's crying out to GOD for a companion.
Today before you complain about life - Think of someone who died Too early on this earth.
Before you complain about your children - Think of someone who Desires children but they're barren..
Before you argue about your dirty house someone didn't clean or Sweep - Think of the people who are living in the streets.
Before whining about the distance you drive Think of someone who Walks the same distance with their feet.
And when you are tired and complain about your job - Think of the Unemployed, the disabled, and those who wish they had your Job.
But before you think of pointing the finger or condemning Another - Remember that not one of us is without sin.
And when depressing thoughts seem to get you down - Put a smile on Your face and think: you're alive and still around.

Beautiful thoughts makes beautiful future..

..:: Embracing Imperfection ::..

2010-08-24T07:00:00.000+08:00

Touching story one could use in class...about acceptance, give & take, relationships..

A beautiful story to ponder upon… if everyone in this world learn to accept others’ mistakes and forgive each other… life will move smoothly.This is a nice story......

A story by a girl.

"When I was a little girl, my mom like to make breakfast food for dinner every now and then. And I remember one night in particular when she had made breakfast after a long, hard day at work..

On that evening so long ago, my mom placed a plate of eggs, sausage, and extremely burned toast in front of my dad. I remember waiting to see if anyone noticed!

Yet all my dad did was reach for his toast, smile at my mom, and ask me how my day was at school. I don't remember what I told him that night, but I do remember Watching him smear butter and jelly on that toast and eat every bite!

When I got up from the table that evening, I remember hearing my mom apologize to my dad For burning the toast. And I'll never forget what he said : "Baby, I love burned toast."

Later that night, I went to kiss Daddy good night and I asked him if He really liked his toast burned.. He wrapped me in his arms and said, "Debbie, your Momma put in a hard day at work today and she's real tired. And besides-a little burnt toast never hurt anyone!"

You know, life is full of imperfect things..... and imperfect people. I'm not the best housekeeper or cook.'What I've learned over the years is that learning to accept each other's faults - and choosing to celebrate each other's differences - is one of the most important keys to creating a healthy, growing, and lasting relationship."

And that's my prayer for you today. That you will learn to take the good, the bad, and the ugly parts of your life and "lay them at the feet" of GOD. Because in the end, He's the only One who will be able to give you a relationship where burnt toast isn't a deal-breaker!

We could extend this to any relationship in fact - as understanding is the base of any relationship, be it a husband-wife or parent-child or friendship!! "

"Don't put the key to your happiness in someone else's pocket but into your own."

Have a great day, week, month, year, life… be blessed!!

..:: wuhhuuu ::..

2010-08-23T16:23:00.000+08:00

hehe semalam telah berjaya membuat lawatan ke kedai 'bakeri supplies' huhu... seronok betul rasanya duk dlm kedai tu... hehe... terasa mcm kanak2 didlm kedai mainan lak...

mula2 ingatkan nak beli brg2 utk buat kuih je, baking soda, hiasan2 biskut... sekali ternampak lak... oregano yg berharga singgit, bay leaves pun singgit lebih je... so apalagi segala jenis herb yg ada kat situ kena sapu... hehehe... kira benda yg paling mahal dibeli pun cuma buttercup 1kg harga duabelas ringgit je... hehehe...

so balik2 rumah terus berkobar2 buat biskut kurma bercip coklat... bentuk butterflies.... ni sumber inspirasinya tapi hasilnya takdelah secantik itu hikhik... tapi mixer takde so kenalah kerah tenaga tangan sampai pinggang yg sakit... akhirnya dah siap satu jenis biskut raya... walaupun rupa paras nya takde lah secantik spt yg org jual.. tp rasanya seddapp hihi... puji diri sendiri... oppss mlm td lupa kasi hubby dgn aiman rasa...

disebabkan sakit pinggang memukul bancuhan secara manual... telah memujuk hubby utk gi membeli mixer... yey... akhirnya dpt membeli mixer... walaupun murah tp jenama kenwood sbb kat tesco tu yg lain2 semua jenama mcm cap ayam je... nilah rupa parasnya lebih kurang (oh, gambar google ye..) ngehngeh tercapai gak salah satu angan2ku.

maka dgn ini tgh memikirkan masa utk membuat biskut2 lain.... boleh tak bukannya pk nak buat biskut apa, tapi dah siap pk nak buat biskut bentuk sekian sekian, perasa sesuka ati lah ni.... sbbnya lawatan ke kedai bakeri terbeli skali acuan kuih berbentuk alphabet... rasanya sesuailah utk budak2... diorg nampak biskut bentuk abc je sure mkn nye....

mcm biskut kurma tu, erina tak mkn kurma tp bila nmpk biskut bentuk butterflies dia makan je... so lepas ni saya akan buat biskut2 yg ada perasa sayur je lah... susah gak sebenarnya nak galakkan anak2 mkn sayur ni...

hmmm pk pk masa nak buat... :)

..:: Two choices::..

2010-08-21T08:20:00.001+08:00

What would you do?....you make the choice.

Don't look for a punch line, there isn't one. Read it anyway.

My question is: Would you have made the same choice?

At a fundraising dinner for a school that serves children with learning disabilities, the father of one of the students delivered a speech that would never be forgotten by all who attended.

After extolling the school and its dedicated staff, he offered a question:'When not interfered with by outside influences, everything nature does, is done with perfection.Yet my son, Shay, cannot learn things as other children do. He cannot understand things as other children do.Where is the natural order of things in my son?'

The audience was stilled by the query.The father continued. 'I believe that when a child like Shay, who was mentally and physically disabled comes into the world, an opportunity to realize true human nature presents itself, and it comes in the way other people treat that child.'

Then he told the following story:Shay and I had walked past a park where some boys Shay knew were playing baseball. Shay asked, 'Do you think they'll let me play?' I knew that most of the boys would not want someone like Shay on their team, but as a father I also understood that if my son were allowed to play, it would give him a much-needed sense of belonging and some confidence to be accepted by others in spite of his handicaps.

I approached one of the boys on the field and asked (not expecting much) if Shay could play. The boy looked around for guidance and said, 'We're losing by six runs and the game is in the eighth inning. I guess he can be on our team and we'll try to put him in to bat in the ninth inning.'

Shay struggled over to the team's bench and, with a broad smile, put on a team shirt. I watched with a small tear in my eye and warmth in my heart. The boys saw my joy at my son being accepted.In the bottom of the eighth inning, Shay's team scored a few runs but was still behind by three.In the top of the ninth inning, Shay put on a glove and played in the right field. Even though no hits came his way, he was obviously ecstatic just to be in the game and on the field, grinning from ear to ear as I waved to him from the stands.In the bottom of the ninth inning, Shay's team scored again.

Now, with two outs and the bases loaded, the potential winning run was on base and Shay was scheduled to be next at bat.At this juncture, do they let Shay bat and give away their chance to win the game?Surprisingly, Shay was given the bat. Everyone knew that a hit was all but impossible because Shay didn't even know how to hold the bat properly, much less connect with the ball.

However, as Shay stepped up to theplate, the pitcher, recognizing that the other team was putting winning aside for this moment in Shay's life, moved in a few steps to lob the ball in softly so Shay could at least make contact.The first pitch came and Shay swung clumsily and missed.

The pitcher again took a few steps forward to toss the ball softly towards Shay. As the pitch came in, Shay swung at the ball and hit a slow ground ball right back to the pitcher.The game would now be over.The pitcher picked up the soft grounder and could have easily thrown the ball to the first baseman.Shay would have been out and that would have been the end of the game.

Instead, the pitcher threw the ball right over the first baseman's head, out of reach of all team mates.Everyone from the stands and both teams started yelling, 'Shay, run to first!Run to first!'Never in his life had Shay ever run that far, but he made it to first base.He scampered down the baseline, wide-eyed and startled.

Everyone yelled, 'Run to second, run to second!'Catching his breath, Shay awkwardly ran towards second, gleaming and struggling to make it to the base.By the time Shay rounded towards second base, the right fielder had the ball . the smallest guy on their team who now had his first chance to be the hero for his team.He could have thrown the ball to the second-baseman for the tag, but he understood the pitcher's intentions so he, too, intentionally threw the ball high and far over the third-baseman's head.Shay ran toward third base deliriously as the runners ahead of him circled the bases toward home.

All were screaming, 'Shay, Shay, Shay, all the Way Shay'Shay reached third base because the opposing shortstop ran to help him by turning him in the direction of third base, and shouted, 'Run to third!Shay, run to third!'As Shay rounded third, the boys from both teams, and the spectators, were on their feet screaming, 'Shay, run home! Run home!'Shay ran to home, stepped on the plate, and was cheered as the hero who hit the grand slam and won the game for his team

'That day', said the father softly with tears now rolling down his face, 'the boys from both teams helped bring a piece of true love and humanity into this world'.Shay didn't make it to another summer. He died that winter, having never forgotten being the hero and making me so happy, and coming home and seeing his Mother tearfully embrace her little hero of the day!

AND NOW A LITTLE FOOT NOTE TO THIS STORY:We all send thousands of jokes through the e-mail without a second thought, but when it comes to sending messages about life choices, people hesitate.The crude, vulgar, and often obscene pass freely through cyberspace, but public discussion about decency is too often suppressed in our schools and workplaces.If you're thinking about forwarding this message, chances are that you're probably sorting out the people in your address book who aren't the 'appropriate' ones to receive this type of message Well, the person who sent you this believes that we all can make a difference.We all have thousands of opportunities every single day to help realize the 'natural order of things.'So many seemingly trivial interactions between two people present us with a choice:Do we pass along a little spark of love and humanity or do we pass up those opportunities and leave the world a little bit colder in the process?A wise man once said every society is judged by how it treats it's least fortunate amongst them.

:)

..:: sharing of stories ::..

2010-08-20T07:30:00.000+08:00

start minggu ini.... saya akan berkongsi cerita2 yg saya rasa menyentuh perasaan atau pun ada moral value... biasanya saya dpt cerita2 ni dr email... tapi saya mmg bukan jenis yg akan fwd semua benda ke semua org, sbb tak semua org suka dpt email mcm ni dlm email mereka... jadi cara yg lebih baik adalah berkongsi cerita2 ni di blog ni... sekurang2nya takde lah mcm idle lama sgt blog ni... kang naik lak sawang2 yg tak dikehendaki...

so enjoy reading

..:: The Pencil ::..

2010-08-19T08:16:00.001+08:00

(courtesy gugel)

A boy was watching his grandmother write a letter. At one point he asked:‘Are you writing a story about what we’ve done? Is it a story about me?’His grandmother stopped writing her letter and said to her grandson:I am writing about you, actually, but more important than the words is the pencil I’m using. I hope you will be like this pencil when you grow up.’

Intrigued, the boy looked at the pencil. It didn’t seem very special.‘But it’s just like any other pencil I’ve ever seen!’ ‘That depends on how you look at things. It has five qualities which, if you manage to hang on them, will make you a person who is always at peace with the world.’

‘First quality: you are capable of great things, but you must never forget that there is a hand guiding your steps. We call that hand God, and He always guides us according to His will.’

‘Second quality: now and then, I have to stop writing and use a sharpner. That makes the pencil suffer a little, but afterwards, he’s much sharper. So you, too, must learn to bear certain pains and sorrows, because they will make you a better person.

‘Third quality: the pencil always allows us to use an eraser to rub out any mistakes. This means that correcting something we did is not necessarily a bad thing; it helps to keep us on the road to justice.’

‘Fourth quality: what really matters in a pencil is not its wooden exterior, but the graphite inside. So always pay attention to what is happening inside you.’

‘Finally, the pencil’s fifth quality: it always leaves a mark. in just the same way, you should know that everything you do in life will leave a mark, so try to be conscious of that in your every action’

source: “Like the Flowing River” by Paulo Coelho

..:: the dark side of soft drink ::..

2010-08-18T16:13:00.001+08:00

ye..saya pun suka minum soft drink tp sejak baca ni mcm cuba control nak minum tapi apakah akan berjaya??? ishk dugaan betul eh cobaan betul...

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That soft drink ... See what it does to your body in 1 hour !

Carbonated Drinks: Learn the Truth!

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A study by a Brazilian Professor from Matto Grosso Federal University has revealed the shocking truth about the effects of having a can of carbonated drink.

Learn what happens inside your body in the sixty minutes after you glug down your refreshing sizzling drink…and think carefully!

After just ten minutes, 10 teaspoons of sugar hit your body, 100% of the daily recommended dose. You do not immediately vomit from the overwhelming sweetness because the Phosphoric acid in the drink cuts the taste.

After twenty minutes, the level of sugar in your blood erupts, forcing a rush of insulin. The liver responds by turning all the sugar it receives into fat.

After forty minutes, the caffeine absorption is complete. Your pupils dilate, blood pressure r ises, the liver responds by pumping more sugar into your bloodstream. Adenosine receptors in the brain are now blocked, preventing drowsiness and giving you an energy rush.

After 45 minutes, the body increases dopamine production stimulating the pleasure centers. This same process takes place with the consumption of heroin, for example.

50 minutes. The phosphoric acid binds calcium, magnesium and zinc in the intestine, increasing the metabolism. High doses of sugar and artificial sweeteners also increase Calcium excretion in the urine, or in other words, you are urinating your bones away, one of the causes of Osteoporosis.

60 minutes: One hour after consuming. The caffeine's diuretic properties come into play. You urinate. Now it is guaranteed that will be putting out of your system calcium, magnesium and zinc, which your bones need.

As time goes on, you'll experience a sugar crash. You'll be cranky. You will already have excreted everything that was in the drink, but also essential properties which your body needs.

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Study by Prof. Dr. Carlos Alexandre Fett
"Quando você acaba de beber um refrigerante"

When you have just consumed a carbonated drink
School of Physical Education UFMT

Master of Nutrition UFMT.
Laboratory of Physical Fitness and Metabolism
Consultancy on Human Performance and Aesthetics

Translation: Fátima CHANTRE

http://english.pravda.ru/science/health/15-07-2010/114243-cabonated_drink-0

..:: kisah ramadan ini ::..

2010-08-12T22:04:00.002+08:00

sebelum kedatangan (ishk skema lak...) ramadhan ini... adalah berasa sedikit excited keranaaaaa.... sudah boleh gi terawih kat masjid... dah 5 tahun ke 6 tahun tak pegi...

2004 heavily pregnant so mcm tak pegi (sebenarnya mcm tak ingat pegi ke tak)

2005 have baby aiman

2006 erina is in the house + a 1yr old boy

2007 aiman is 2 yr old and erina is 1 yr old

2008 aiman is 3 yr old and erina baru 2 yr old

2009 yey aiman dah tak pakai pampers tapi erina still in pampers aaaa...

2010 both dah besar, dah leh ikut arahan dan dah tak pakai pampers so so so bawalah 2 org ni bersolat terawih sekali sama2

aiman okeylah no prob, dia dah pandai ikut solat pun

akan tetapi erina.... ishk menguji kesabaran sungguh...

1st nite okeylah dia terkejut ramai org... so dia duk je kat sebelah and ckp pelan2, walaupun ada a few other kids yg asyik merayau2 nak mengacau org solat

2nd nite baru solat isyak dia tak ikut solat tapi bila org tgh sujud dia jerit 'allahuakbar'.. dalam hati dah membara dan dah rasa malu dah tp tgh solat tahan2 lagi... tgh rakaat ke-3 dia dah cakap nak kencing lah pulak... so lepas bagi salam terus bawa dia gi toilet... lepas tu baru nak terawih.. dia nak baring2 lak tanak gerak... dah sampai maksimum dah tahap kesabaran ibu dia ni... so terus tarik dia balik rumah... menangis2 lah dia tak dapat nak solat terawih (mcm lah dia solat sgt kan...)

3rd nite... dia dah pandai gi toilet surau tu sendiri... tapi sementara buat terawih yg 8 rakaat tu dia dah gi toilet 3 kali...dah gi kuar dr bangunan surau... aaa gerrraammmmnya.... kita yg tgh solat ni lah yg jd tak berapa khusyuk sbb sedar dia takde kat blkg kita pastu takde bunyi suara dia langsung.... terpaksa dgr betul2 bunyi tapak kaki dia je...

inilah jd seorang ibu... sentiasa risau keselamatan anak lebih2 lagi anak pompuan....

..:: Selamat Menyambut Ramadan ::..

2010-08-10T11:36:00.002+08:00

bagaimanakah persiapan ramadan anda???

persiapan saya...
* kemas dapur... dah re-arrange, mop, stock taking... hehehe... tahun ni berazam utk bnyk kan masak sendiri dr membeli, nak mknan2 yg sihat je... dan nak buat kuih raya sendiri... eh itu persiapan raya... dah terkeluar tajuk lak...
* telekung... dah siap2 dibasuh, telekung erina tak tercari.... so dah standby kan tudung dia je utk ajak dia skali gi terawih... dah 6 kali ramadan rasanya tak gi terawih.... itu yg mcm excited sket sbb tahun ni dah leh bawak budak2 ni gi terawih skali... yeyeye :)

tetiba dah takde idea lak nak menulis.... hehehe...

maka nya... disini saya ingin mengambil kesempatan utk mengucapkan
'Selamat Menyambut Ramadhan' semoga aktiviti ramadan kali ini mendapat keberkatan... saya juga ingin memohon maaf kpd anda semua diatas segala kesilapan dan kesalahan yg telah saya lakukan...

:)

..:: sessi berangan ::..

2010-08-03T22:21:00.010+08:00

minggu depan dah start puasa... pastu nak raya... hmmm... ni yg berangan skejap ni brg2 utk

dishopping raya... hehe...

1) mixer (kengkonon cukup rajin nak buat biskut sendiri utk raya ni... hihi)

hmmm... yg bowl stainless steel ni cantik gak...tp yg biasa2 pun mcm ok je... mana satu yg lebih praktikal ek..

2) langsir....(hmmm nak ganti ke tak... tp kena budget besar hmmm... hmm...)

3) cover sofa (hmmm ni pun budget besar hmmm lain tahun je lah)

4) sarung kusyen baru (haa... yg ni boleh tahun ni tapi.... susahnya nak cari yg berkenan di hati)

boleh ke dapat yg mcm ni?

ni mcm dah terlebih sudah... hehehe...

5) bookshelf (banyak buku still dalam kotak lagi :( sian buku2 itu...)

eh apsal semua yg diberangan kan adalah barangan rumah.... erk....

okeylah off berangan mode....nak tdo kan 2 org budak yg mcm tak ngantuk lagi...

..:: anecdote 6 ::..

2010-08-03T15:11:00.002+08:00

biasanya kalau gi kenduri kahwin org jawa, ada acara baling gula2 (kdg2 + duit) utk budak2.... so masa ahad lepas aiman and erina join skali merebut gula2... walaupun mula2 aiman mcm tanak join...

agak bnyk gak lah hasil kutipan budak berdua tu...dan diorg berlagak lah dengan my brother and my pregnant sister-in-law...

erina: adik dpt banyak gula2.... (dgn muka berlagak)

my SIL : ala... bagilah mak usu sket...

erina: tak boleh....

my SIL: ala... bagilah mak usu sket je...

erina: mcm tu... mak usu kena jd itik dulu

hehehe....

Thanks sayang ;)

2010-07-31T10:17:00.001+08:00

malam td sakit kepala... a very throbbing headache... bila tunduk rasa anak mata nak terkeluar... lepas solat maghrib dah tumbang...

ckp dgn hubby... "tak larat lah nak masak dinner"

hubby "takpe ... nanti abg masak bubur nasi"

agak ragu2 sket sbb masakan hubby biasanya adalah maggi, burger, nugget...
so bila hubby berjaya masak bubur nasi, rasa sungguh terharu..siap ada ikan bilis goreng + ikan masin

thanks sayang :)

..:: anecdote 5 ::..

2010-07-26T07:50:00.002+08:00

while waiting for dinner at a restaurant, aiman was busy flipping through Discovery magazine and he was 'reading' an article of high tech gadgets for gaming and he said...

aiman: nanti bila aiman dah besar, dah kerja dgn jet, masa anak aiman umur 9 tahun, aiman nak bagi dia main game ni lah...

hubby and me mmg tergelak besar...

hubby: aiman pun belum 9 tahun lagi...

then masa nak balik, dlm kereta...

erina: ayah dah kahwin dgn ibu duduk sebelah2 dlm kereta

aiman: mcm tu aiman kahwin dgn erina lah

me: eh, mana boleh...aiman dgn erina kan adik beradik, tak leh kahwin

hubby: aiman kena cari org lain lah nak kahwin

aiman: ooo macam tu aiman nak cari perempuan yg seksi lah

again, hubby and me dah tergelak

hubby: ishk apsal lak nak cari perempuan seksi... tak yah lah

aiman: okey... macam tu aiman nak kahwin dgn perempuan tudung merah lah

:)) he really make my day :)

..:: Ibu makan jamu antara punca bayi hidap jaundis ::..

2010-07-19T17:37:00.003+08:00

(another info sharing session)

KEINGINAN untuk cepat kurus, cantik, segar dan mengembalikan ‘keperawanan’ membuatkan ibu tidak sabar-sabar mengambil pelbagai jenis jamu sebaik saja bersalin.
Bukan salah, tetapi perlu anda ketahui mengambil jamu dalam tempoh 14 hari selepas bersalin sebenarnya meningkatkan risiko bayi mendapat penyakit kuning. Apatah lagi jika anda memiliki darah jenis O.

Pakar Perunding Pediatrik Pusat Perubatan Apollo TTDI, Dr Sharifah Khatijah Syed Hassan, berkata ada banyak faktor meningkatkan risiko bayi berhadapan dengan penyakit kuning. Walaupun penyakit kuning dialami 60 peratus bayi matang dan 80 peratus bayi pramatang tetapi beberapa faktor termasuk pengambilan jamu dalam tempoh 14 hari selepas kelahiran meningkatkan lagi risiko bayi mendapat penyakit kuning.

“Memang normal untuk bayi yang baru dilahirkan mendapat penyakit kuning. Bagaimanapun kadangkala sakit kuning boleh menjadi tanda kepada masalah kesihatan lebih serius dan jika tidak dirawat boleh membawa kematian. Tetapi secara umumnya ia adalah normal bagi bayi yang baru dilahirkan,” katanya.

Dr Sharifah Khatijah berkata, sakit kuning ditandai dengan warna kuning yang kelihatan pada mata dan kulit. Selain itu najis juga tidak berpigmen (berwarna kuning pucat atau putih).
Katanya, warna kuning yang terjadi pada mata dan kulit disebabkan kenaikan paras bilirubin (sel darah merah lama) dalam sistem darah. Peningkatan itu terjadi kerana ketidakseimbangan antara produksi dan penyingkiran bilirubin.

Bilirubin dikeluarkan dari badan menerusi air kencing dan najis. Ketika hamil, tubuh ibu akan menyingkirkan bilirubin daripada fetus melalui placenta. Selepas lahir, tubuh bayi perlu menyingkirkan bilirubin sendiri.

Tahap bilirubin pada bayi yang baru lahir boleh meningkat kepada terjadinya sakit kuning kerana organ yang belum matang tidak boleh memenuhi keperluan menyingkirkan bilirubin dari tubuh. Kerana itu, bayi baru lahir boleh berhadapan dengan masalah kekurangan air (dehydrated). Kekurangan air memperlahankan tindakan menyingkirkan 'bahan buangan' yang meningkatkan masa yang perlu diambil bilirubin untuk keluar dari tubuh melalui air kencing dan najis. Komponen susu ibu juga boleh menjejaskan cara bilirubin diproses.

“Sakit kuning terbahagi kepada dua - fisiologi (sakit kuning yang normal dan berlaku di kalangan bayi baru lahir) dan patologikal (terjadi terlampau awal iaitu dalam tempoh 24 jam selepas kelahiran). Di Malaysia, kebanyakan bayi berhadapan dengan sakit kuning fasiologikal. Sakit kuning patologikal bukan kes terpencil tetapi tidak kerap berlaku,” katanya.

Sakit kuning patologikal terjadi disebabkan pelbagai faktor seperti darah yang tidak bersesuaian antara ibu dan anak (misalnya ibu berdarah O anak berdarah A), penyakit berkaitan darah, sindrom genetik, penyakit hati, jangkitan, ubat-ubatan yang diambil atau mungkin terjadi disebabkan masalah kurang air, lahir pramatang atau kelahiran yang sukar. Ada juga sakit kuning dikaitkan dengan susu ibu. Ia dikenali sebagai ‘breastfeeding jaundice’ dan ‘breast milk jaundice’.

Dr Sharifah berkata, jika sakit kuning hanya terjadi di muka, biasanya penyakit kuning tidak begitu teruk tetapi jika sudah melampaui hingga ke bahagian tubuh dan paha, ia dianggap serius.
Kebanyakan bayi berhadapan dengan sakit kuning pada minggu pertama kelahirannya, Malah, sakit kuning lebih berisiko bagi bayi yang lahir tidak cukup bulan, berat badan di bawah paras normal dan bayi yang lahir menggunakan vakum.

Sakit kuning selalunya hilang atau berkurangan dengan sendirinya dalam tempoh tujuh hari jika bayi itu sihat, matang dan menyusu. Bagi bayi yang menyusu badan, kes sakit kuning yang ‘mild’ kadangkala kembali antara 10 atau 14 hari selepas lahir tetapi itu tidak bermaksud ibu harus menghentikan penyusuan.

Bagaimana mencegah sakit kuning?
“Lagi cepat beri bayi minum susu mengurangkan kemungkinan mendapat sakit kuning. Misalnya, dua jam pertama selepas kelahiran terus beri bayi minum,”
“Memberi susu badan lebih berisiko untuk bayi mendapat sakit kuning (breast milik jaundice) berbanding memberi bayi susu formula tetapi ia bukan alasan untuk menghentikan pemberian susu ibu. Ini kerana bayi yang menyusu susu ibu akan membuang najis sebanyak lapan ke 10 kali sehari dan ia meningkatkan penyingkiran bilirubin dari tubuh,” katanya.
Katana, perlu diketahui sakit kuning akan bertambah teruk jika bayi kurang minum, bayi lahir dengan tahap hemoglobin yang tinggi (lebih 20gm/dl) atau bayi tidak menyusu dengan jumlah sepatutnya.

Amalan tradisional
Menjemur di bawah cahaya matahari boleh dilakukan tetapi sebelum jam 9.40 pagi. Cahaya matahari yang berwarna biru akan membebaskan bilirubin menjadi larut air.
Tetapi pastikan bayi tidak terdedah terus kepada cahaya matahari sebaliknya letak di tepi tingkap dan dalam tempoh waktu yang singkat.
Jika terlalu lama, bayi mungkin berhadapan dengan masalah lain pula seperti kekurangan air. Rawatan terbaik untuk sakit kuning adalah ‘phototherapy’ tetapi bukan semua bayi yang mengalami masalah kuning memerlukannya. Jika bayi itu sihat, matang dan menyusu, sakit kuning akan hilang dengan sendirinya dalam tempoh tujuh hari, tetapi bayi masih perlu dibawa berjumpa doktor sebaik dikesan mendapat sakit kuning.

Komplikasi sakit kuning
Bilirubin boleh merosakkan otak - alasan utama mengapa ia perlu diubati. Risiko untuk blirubin merosakkan sel otak berlaku dalam tempoh 36 jam terutama pada bayi pramatang, bayi yang lahir dengan berat yang sedikit dan bayi yang sakit. Bilirubin boleh tembus ke otak dan menyebabkan kerosakan dan satu daripada masalah kesihatan yang akan timbul adalah cerebal palsy dan pekak (high frekuensi neuro deafness). Ia boleh membawa maut jika tidak dirawat.

FAKTA

Mengapa ada bayi yang tidak terkena sakit kuning?
1. Mendapat susu ibu seawal dilahirkan
2. Hemoglobin bayi sekitar 15-18 gm/dl
3. Ibu bukan pemilik darah jenis O
4. Jika ibu pernah berhadapan dengan masalah anak kuning sebelum ini terutama jika anak itu lelaki, kemungkinan untuk anak seterusnya berhadapan dengan masalah yang sama agak besar.
INFO
Bilirubin - Produk sel darah merah lama. Mengenalinya cukup mudah, jika bahagian tubuh anda lebam, cuba perhatikan sel darah merah yang rosak itu akan berubah warna sehingga bahagian lebam itu sembuh. Tahap warna kuning dalam perubahan warna itu adalah bilirubin.

..:: nursery vs maid vs babysitter vs jaga sendiri ::..

2010-07-17T01:54:00.003+08:00

baru2 ni ramai diantara kwn2 saya yg tertanya2 atau menjd ragu2 dgn pilihan2 yg ada utk menjaga anak...

of coz lah bila dah jd working mom takleh nak jaga sendiri anak di rumah... then terpaksa lah hidup@redha dgn pilihan yg lain2... kalau tak redha, hati sendiri yg asyik susah terkenang2... kalau laki izinkan boleh lah nak bg notice 24hours utk jg anak... saya sendiri mmg teringin nak jaga anak sendiri... tp saya kena bagi can hubby berbakti pd family dia dan saya juga ingin memberi sedikit kesenangan to my parents... so working mom is not an option anymore, dah jd wajib... hehe... dulu2 ayat penyedap ati (time2 takde mood nak bekerja) saya bekerja utk membayar balik duit kerajaan sbb tanggung saya belajar diasrama bertahun2, mkn 'kfc' di asrama (highlight hari kamis), mkn yg 6 kali sehari yg membuatkan saya agak 'bulat' hehehe ... eh melalut dah... jd nye, bila dah jd working mom, kenalah bg anak dijaga oleh org2 lain...

saya tak ambik maid sbb rasa kurang bossy, kang maid aku lak yg arah aku.... lagipun rumah ku kecik je... kang langsung takde privacy, kang takleh lak nak meleset2 kat hubby time tgk tv... lagipun skrg ni adalah amat amat amat susah utk mendpt maid local... tp kalau ada maid, rumah agak terurus, hari2 bersapu or di mop, kain dilipat,... rasa mcm agak heaven gak lah kan dibandingkan dgn skrg ni ada 3 bakul kain yg belum di lipat kat tepi ni....aaaa... takde org nak cipta mesin lipat kain ke...syoknye... tp maid2 yg ada dimalaysia skrg ni pun kekdg dgr cam mendtgkan kesusahan hati dan kesusahan pikiran yg berlebihan kpd majikan diorg...

ari tu ada terbaca entah kat blog sapa entah pasal tips utk memilih babysitter yg bagus.... antara tips nye adalah lawat rumah org tu, tgk cara dia sambut anak kita, tgk cara dia besarkan anak dia, tgk cara rumah dia dibersihkan... it is better to get a babysitter yg boleh jaga anak kita sahaja... kalau dah jaga ramai2 lebih baiklah gi hantar nursery... my mom babysit one kid at a time.. sampai budak2 tu dah jd mcm adik sendiri..... family dia pun dah jd mcm family sendiri...

nursery is a good place to nurture social skills in kid and also a good place for the kid to improve his or her antibodi...heheh yelah kan... kat nursery ada ramai budak so bila dah ramai2 tu kekdg adalah yg selesema so yg lain pun senang kena jangkit...so apa yg saya buat? sentiasa bg vitamin c so build up sedikit antibodi my kids ...nak pilih nursery pun ada caranya... kena pilih nursery yg asingkan baby from toddler...kena tgk gak ada tak listed dlm jkm (jbtn kebajikan msykt).. rasanya jkm pun ada guidelines utk nursery....

sebenarnya semua ni terpulang pd individu dan pilihan2 yg available... ni saja nak berkongsi my opinion... so till later...

..:: Tips mendapat bayi yg mesra dan tenang ::..

2010-07-12T14:36:00.001+08:00

(another info sharing session)

Bakal ibu yang mahukan anak mereka berjaya dalam menjalin hubungan mesra dengan orang lain dan mudah mendapat rakan perlu menghindarkan tekanan ketika hamil, menurut saintis.
Pakar mendapati hormon yang dikeluarkan wanita hamil mempunyai kesan secara langsung terhadap kemampuan masa depan anak mereka untuk bergaul, berkomunikasi dan membina skil bahasa.

Bakal ibu yang tertekan mengeluarkan lebih banyak hormon lelaki iaitu testosterone yang dikatakan bertanggungjawab ke atas kekurangan skil komunikasi.
Jadi, rahsia untuk mendapat anak yang lebih mudah mesra dan bergaul ialah tenang ketika hamil, kata penyelidik.

Kesan tekanan ke atas bayi di dalam rahim sejak usianya seawal 13 minggu dikatakan begitu hebat sehingga boleh menyebabkan kanak-kanak lambat dalam mengembangkan skil bahasa, sukar menjalin hubungan dan lebih cenderung membangunkan tingkah laku keterlaluan.
Lebih menakutkan, ia menunjukkan gejala autisme, masalah saraf yang digambarkan dengan kesukaran dalam membina hubungan dan fanatik dengan rutin seharian.

Janin menghasilkan testosterone secara semula jadi tetapi turut terjejas oleh tahap hormon di sekitar cecair amnion yang datang daripada ibu.

Pengarah pusat penyelidikan autisme Universiti Cambridge, Profesor Simon Baron-Cohen, mendedahkan penemuannya kelmarin di satu persidangan di London bertujuan menentukan sama ada wanita dapat menjadi ketua yang lebih baik.

Kajiannya membabitkan 100 kanak-kanak, sejak pada peringkat awal dalam rahim ibu sehingga berusia tujuh tahun, untuk melihat bagaimana tahap testosterone menjejaskan perkembangan mereka.

..:: Cara Didikan Warnai Dunia Anak ::..

2010-07-08T17:33:00.001+08:00

(another info sharing session)

Menjadi ibu bapa bukan semudah ABC. Mendidik mereka pula bukan seringkas 123. Didikan yang baik mampu mewarnai kehidupan mereka malah memudahkan anda untuk memerhatikan mereka. 10 tip ini mungkin boleh memandu anda untuk merancang cara didikan kepada anak anda.

1. Kanak-kanak insan naif. Apa sahaja yang anda katakan kepada mereka akan dipercayai bulat-bulat. Berhati-hati dengan setiap tutur kata dan maklumat yang anda berikan kepada mereka. Jangan biarkan mereka percaya kepada sesuatu yang tidak benar kerana keupayaan mereka mengingat lebih jauh dari sangkaan anda.

2. Kanak-kanak gemar cabaran. Jika anda melarang mereka membuat sesuatu maka mereka menganggap itu sebagai cabaran untuk melakukannya dan meloloskan diri dari hukuman. Jangan anggap itu sebagai satu tekanan, tanganinya dengan tenang dan rasional.

3. Jangan gunakan rasuah sebagai ganjaran! Bimbang nanti mereka menganggap rasuah adalah salah satu cara untuk mendapatkan apa yang diingini.

4. Jangan paksa mereka berjanji. Kanak-kanak tidak pandai berjanji, jadi jangan memberi tekanan kepada mereka dengan janji yang dibuat dan kemudian menghukum mereka jika tidak menunaikan janji. Beri mereka peluang untuk melakukan yang terbaik.

5. Permudahkan sesuatu yang sukar. Jangan kelirukan kanak-kanak dengan menyuruh mereka sesuatu yang banyak dalam satu masa.

6. Jangan terlalu memanjakan anak dengan memberi apa yang dimahukan. Mereka akan mula mengharapnya setiap masa.

7. Jika anda mengadakan satu pertandingan bersama anak, jangan menukar aturan pertandingan sesuka hati. Mereka akan fakir aturan boleh ditukar pada bila-bila masa.

8. Jangan biarkan mereka berasa bersalah. Mereka akan membesar dengan memaksa diri membuat keputusan sukar dan menyalahkan diri sendiri di atas kegagalan dialami.

9. Berhati-hati dengan apa yang anda pinta anak anda lakukan. Beri arahan jika benar-benar penting. Jangan memberi arahan sebagai satu jenaka kerana mereka akan mengambil jalan endah tak endah walaupun pada perkara serius.

10. Jangan memberi arahan seperti anda di dalam pasukan tentera, memberi arahan dan mengharapkan tindak balas on the spot. Lebih baik jelaskan apa yang anda mahu dan biarkan mereka belajar membuat mencari sendiri cara untuk menyelesaikannya. Mungkin anda boleh memerhatikan mereka dari jauh.

... anecdote 4 ... waka waka eh eh ...

2010-07-01T17:15:00.000+08:00

hubby boleh lah dikategorikan sbg 'kaki sport'.. sport yg dia layan football (semestinya), f1, badminton, volleyball

dan....
skrg dia sudah mempengaruhi anak2 melayan sport (i have no objection)

hari tu masa piala thomas, mmg kitorg beria2 lah menyokong malaysia depan tv, dan kechiwa dgn malaysia kalah

skrg world cup fever, disbbkan rumah tiada astro jdnya terhad sket lah match yg boleh ditgk... tp setiap kali tgk memula skali aiman akan memilih pasukan mana yg dia nak sokong berdasarkan warna baju je... pastu berlagak kalau pasukan yg dia sokong masukkan goal... "kan aiman dah kata yg merah tu terer, kan dah goal"
pastu rtm pun satu, kalau takde live diorg akan siarkan match tu pukul 5 pagi yg akan habis lebih kurang sebelum kul 7... so bila kitorg bangunkan aiman dlm 6.30 pg, kalau dia liat2 nak bangun... kitorg buka je tv, dia dgr je ada bola terus zzuuuppp bangun gi tengok tv :P
ada sekali tu dia tanya "apsal malaysia tak main utk world cup?" hubby jwb "malaysia tak cukup terer" aiman berpk pastu dia kata "ooo malaysia main badminton je lah" ;)
so bila ada sekali tu korea kalah, dia boleh komen "korea tak terer gi je lah main badminton" ;))

... ceritera train ... no 3....

2010-06-30T16:58:00.003+08:00

pd satu pagi... (mcm cerita kanak2 lak)
saya beratur didepan skali eh tak.. saya beratur then sbb train yg datg tu mcm dah penuh, so ketepi lah tunggu train berikutnya... so saya jd depan sekali (bnyk nya so aku)
line lagi satu adalah sorang chinese lady, umur lewat 30-an ke awal 40-an (tak vogue, tak cantik, tak bergaya, berpakaian sederhana saja)...
tak lama lepas tu dtg lah sorang old lady (umur dlm 60-an keatas lah, rambut curly putih semua, sedikit bongkok, berpakaian sederhana saja) berdiri ditgh2 diantara kami berdua, kira tak berbaris lah...
personally, i tak kisah sbb she is an old lady, she needs the privilege sama lah mcm pregnant lady, they are allowed to potong queue
akan tetapi, the not-so-young lady boleh membahasakan that old lady suh beratur... dia ckp in mandarin (i guess so) dan mmg lah saya tidak paham brg sebutir tp dr intonasi, body language dia mmg dia tgh marahkan that old lady suh beratur jugak kat belakang...
the old lady keep quiet, buat tak tahu je... but i think i saw a little bit of embarassment on her face...
then a lady behind me ckp "biarlah dia kat depan, she is an old lady"
the not-so-young lady boleh balas balik "she is not that old"
kami semua speechless, terkesima....

and terlintas di pemikiran saya "patutlah dia tak cantik, begitu rupanya perangai dia"
;)

... hustle and bustle of kuala lumpur ...

2010-06-23T17:40:00.004+08:00

saya bekerja di area golden triangle of kuala lumpur.... ofis ku yg setinggi 24 tingkat terasa agak kecil di celah2 pencakar langit yg lain...

sepanjang 2 tahun penetapan di sini, ada beberapa perkara yg menarik perhatian saya....

sekali pandang mcm tak luas sgt, tp tanah itu tetap cukup untuk mendirikan sebuah bangunan yg bertingkat2 lebih dari 10 lah...

car park yg besar (yg kapasiti lebih dr 100 kereta) mesti tak akan bertahan lama lah... mesti *ka-ching* bertukar menjadi bangunan

kuala lumpur tidak penah cukup hotel, buat bangunan baru je, hotel, hotel, hotel

tak percaya?? percayalah..... (sila nyanyi ;) ) tak lama lagi klcc akan dikelilingi dgn hotel; existing: mandarin oriental, traders, maya will be: hyatt, four season

bnyk bangunan baru, apa jd dgn bangunan lama? boleh di 'mekap' tmbh sket kosmetik (cermin , new paint) and voila... dah jadi bangunan baru

taknak mekap? takpe... extend je bangunan sedia ada, kembangkan sisi2 yg boleh berkembang

back lane yg tak digunakan pun diubahsuai dan diletak a few structures nak kata kedai makan mcm tak, kedai souvenir pun entahlah, mcm dah siap tapi tak buka2 lagi

apartment or condo di area golden triangle amatlah mewah, ada yg siap ada swimming pool for each unit...alangkah bahagianya kalau dpt satu....hmmm dlm angan2 je lah... hmmm

Kalau berdasarkan point2 diatas mmg terasa kuala lumpur ni sangat pesat membangun (sbb duk tgh2)

tapi.... kalau asyik kl je yg bnyk pembangunan... macam mana dgn tmpt lain? mcm mana dgn sudut environmental kat kuala lumpur ni?

... anecdote 3 ... makan

2010-06-22T07:34:00.001+08:00

Scenario A

Aiman: Ibu masak apa malam ni?
Me: Nasi lah.
Aiman: Alah, tak nak lah. Hari2 makan nasi.
(terpaksa lah ibu nye tukar menu dinner)

Scenario B

At a kedai makan, waiter dtg to get the order...
Aiman: Air ribena satu
Erina: Air oren
(waiter jot down the order, we order and he wrote some more then he went away)
Aiman: Eh! Meja ni tak lap.
(fortunately waiter tu tak dgr, aiman sounds a little bit rude and got scolded by hubby)
Aiman: Aiman order ribena, apsal abang tu tulis O mula2...ribena mana ada O
(actually, by the time he finished said his order, the waiter have finished write ribena in short form and starting to write oren)

Scenario C

Going out for lunch with hubby's mom and granny.
Waiter: Okey ini air kopi nye.. (to hubby's granny)
Aiman: Eh apsal onyang (hubby's granny) tak minum nescafo?
Me and hubby: Huh? Nescafo? Apa tu?
Aiman: nescafo lah... onyang selalu minum kat rumah nenek
Then it struck us... Nescaffe 'O' is nescafo :D

Scenario D

I cook for dinner, I set up the table, I serve hubby and kids.
They start eating but I still going to and fro from kitchen to dining table bawa order yg tetiba ("Ibu... nak guna sudu lah", "Ibu...nak minum lah", "Ibu... nak air lah")/
So...usually I start eating a little bit later. The kids will finish faster since their portion is small.
And.. I also finish up the food, do not like leftovers.
Then suddenly Aiman (who by then have continue watching tv) says "Kenapa ibu lama sangat kat meja tu?"
....... I was speechless .......... (tetiba rasa gemuk :( )

... Ikhlaskah kita??? ...

2010-06-21T13:15:00.001+08:00

Sejauh mana kah keikhlasan kita dlm melakukan satu2 perkara? Be it either for our personal life, work or etc.

erkk... ini bukan lah tazkirah sbb saya tidaklah alim sangat... cuma sbg peringatan kepada diri sendiri (terutamanya) dan juga sesapa yg membaca...

i believe in doing everything sincerely, kena ikhlas barulah berkat...
a simple example, memasak utk family. being a working mom, balik keje baru lah kelam kabut nak masak, kekdg sampai rumah dekat kul 7 mlm, anak2 dah kelaparan (budak2 besar 4,5 tahun mana paham suh tunggu or tahan perut). mmg saya seboleh2nya tak nak bagi junk food to my kids especially at night time, takut diorg hyperactive memlm. so mmg nak masak proper dinner cepat2. dah lah saya jenis yg bukan boleh masak time nak masuk dlm kuali time tu baru potong bhn2...mmg kena sediakan semua ingredients dulu pastu lebur dan lebur (=masak). jadi... bila memasak dlm keadaan yg agak huru hara itu, ditmbh dgn anak2 yg bergaduh sesama sendiri, saya akan memasak dlm keadaan emosi yg tegang (marah+ penat), dah tak ikhlas masak utk family, dah rasa memasak itu satu tugas yg susah,.... hasilnya.... pasti dan selalu terjadi.... ada lauk yg terlebih pedas, terlebih garam, :( pastu masa mkn rasa sedih sbb semua org tak enjoy makan lauk yg tak sedap :( see... thats the direct effect of not being ikhlas enough...

so skrg ni kalau buat apa2 pun, i need to keep reminding myself, to do it whole heartedly and sincerely... :)

... ceritera train ... no 2

2010-06-19T12:06:00.000+08:00

disbbkan stesen kegemaran saya adalah klcc, dimana ianya juga adalah stesen kegemaran lebih ramai orang terutamanya time cuti sekolah... normal lah kan namanya pun public transport... hehe...

akan tetapi satu benda yg tak suka time ramai2 waktu cuti sekolah ialah pengguna2 yg tidak biasa menggunakan lrt (newbies).... org lain semua dah beratur dgn cantiknya single line tepi pintu, satu line belah kanan satu line belah kiri, dah agak panjang dah line ni (> 2 org), boleh lak newbies ni terjah je buat line lain kat tgh2 area pintu.... takkan lah tak nampak line2 yg cantik tu... takkan lah tak leh berpk kalau diorg duk tgh2 situ camna dgn org yg nak turun... itu pemikiran secara logik shj...

one more thing... cuti sekolah... so ramai2 lah budak2 sekolah yg kuar2... sbb sblm ni takde bersekolah di kl, jd rasa mcm pelik tgk dressing budak2 ni...mmg mcm up to date... tp mostly mcm over, maksud saya mcm over age, tak dressing appropriately for their age... muka mcm 13 or 14 thn je, tp dressing mcm 18++.... kelakar pun ada, kesian pun ada (sbb nampak tak cantik), mcm mana lah mak bapak diaorang boleh kasi pakai mcm tu.... ishk...

itu sajalah dr pemerhatian saya sempena cuti sekolah yg hampir berakhir ni... :)

... Counting My Blessings ...

2010-06-18T17:19:00.001+08:00

Thanks to Allah

... for letting me into this world safely 31 years ago

... for making me an able-bodied person

... for always make my heart stays true to Your way

... for bestow upon me the best parents (best in their own special way) to brought me up

... for giving me a great family and extended families

... for making me knowing so many friends throughout my life

Thanks to Ayah

... for being such an open-minded dad

... for being understanding and supportive of whatever decision I had taken

... for all your hardship to brought me up

... for being a loving grandfather to my kids

Thanks to Emak

... for instilling the values of life, love and money ;)

... for your unconditional love

... for your strong will in keeping us together as a family

... for being a loving grandmother to my kids

Thanks to my only Brother

... for being my sparring partner

... for being my brother (hehehe)

Thanks to hubby

... for all what you have done for me ( I really appreciate it)

... for the love that we shared and I know it is still growing

... for all the humility and life lessons

... for the great 2 kids ;) (for now hihihi)

Thanks to my parents in-law

... for 'restu' your son to marry me :)

... for accepting me as one of your daughters

... for being a loving grandparents for my kids

Thanks to my sisters in-law ( & a brother in-law)

... for letting me be one of your sisters

Thanks to all of my FRIENDS

... for being a friend to me (even if it is for 'once upon a time' or 'now u see, now u don't' or 'will be there when u need' or 'forever there')

... for all the happy moments that we ever had together (it really make up my life)

... for all the not-so-happy, sad, fighting moments that we ever had together (it really enrich my life)

Thanks to all of you, in a way or some ways you have make some imprint in my life. May Allah bless you all for the goodness that have been shared. I love all of you in a way. :)

Thanks to Allah. Alhamdulillah.

...dlm hati ada taman...

2010-06-18T17:15:00.000+08:00

yey it's friday evening already!..

I am going to my mom's house to pick up my son.... dah 5 hari dia tinggal dgn atuk & nenek... i have to call him twice a day sbb miss him hehe...

erina also missed him a lot, last two nights she asked to see her brother's pictures so together we go through a lot of pictures since he is baby until now. how he have grown up to be a boy, tak lama lagi dah nak masuk sekolah :>

sepanjang 5 hari dia duk dgn atuk & nenek, entah berapa bnyk lah dia 'pow' atuk nye menambahkan koleksi mainan... hmmm... dr cerita dia mcm banyak.... hmmm..sian bapak aku, sure pokai... hehehe...

dan sepanjang 5 hari tu, entah berapa bnyk episod ultraman lah dia dah tgk.....ishk he is too attached to ultraman sampaikan nak gi sekolah kat jepun sbb ada ultraman.... ;>

so... dalam hati ada taman sbb nak jumpa my son, Amir Zafarul Aiman :)

ceritera in the train... no 1...

2010-06-16T13:45:00.000+08:00

a very serene morning....

many sleepy heads....

then from nowhere, a moving radio....

actually, it is a guy who wearing headphone hearing some loud musics but i who sat more than 2 metres from him can also hear his musics. :D

very very annoying for sleepy head like me who take the morning trip as a place to take a nap.

but, i do wonder, if i was 2 metres away could hear the song clearly, how on earth is his ears taking it? rasa boleh pecah gegendang telinga....

hmmmm...

public transportation

2010-06-15T22:12:00.002+08:00

Do you use public transportation? I use it every working days.

For some people, it is very difficult since have to 'bersesak-sesak'. Have to wait. Out of their way. And many other reasons that applicable to those who do not want to use it. I am not being judgmental. Just laying out all the possible reasons that I can think of.

As for me, I always live nearby public transportation hub or station. If something happen to our own vehicle, public transportation is always there to be as a backup. Despite the irregularities of the arrival schedule, I think is enough as backup plan.

I do not drive yet and thats became the main reason for me to use public transportation. Plus the parking fee at my office area is ridiculously expensive. Parking fee for a month could buy me a pair of Primavera shoes :)

Another reason is because I find using public transportation is greener. Less carbon foot print. Just another small contribution to save the world. :)

There are always enough "entertainment" on board that keep me amuse and amaze. I would share it with you later.

However, I do not like travel by bus because the accident risk is quite high :). Enough bus ride during my school days :)

Yeah, I do agree the level of public transportation is not at par with other developed countries. But please bear in mind that most citizens of Malaysia is still not at the level of developed countries personality. As for now, it is sufficient to serve the Malaysians.

So, what is your preference of public transportation?

tadi berhati walang.... skrg tidak lagi :)

2010-06-14T17:14:00.001+08:00

....smbgn kisah "Cycle 2"...

walaupun Aiman dah kebah dr demam, chicken pox nya (atau dlm bahasa aiman "chicken pop" ) dah kering.... akan tetapi disbb kan masih nampak kesan2 yg sungguh tak cantik itu (bak kata alang nye "eee aiman monster"), maka aiman telah kuhantar pulang ke rumah ibunda terchenta...

sblm kena tinggal, kejap2 aiman kata nak ikut balik ke kj, kejap2 dia suh ibu & ayah nye cepat gi balik and tinggalkan dia.... bila kami betul2 nak balik, dia bye2 kejap je pastu terus lari masuk rumah smbg tgk tv, bak kata hubby, mungkin dia tak nak menangis depan kitorg...

but i did cry a little bit, of coz lah kan, sepanjang umur dia dah 5 tahun 5 bulan ni, cuma 1 mlm je dia tdo without me in the same house....for now it will be 4 nights....

i called him at noon, he seemed happy so good :)

aiman with his various expressions, ni tgh posing sorang2

Note: walang = bersedih hati, berdukacita

template's excitement

2010-06-11T12:06:00.000+08:00

I was excited that now blogspot have new features "The Template Designer".

That's why I changed this blog's layout. It is very easy.. just a few clicks and voila! Your blog have changed its skin.

This is very good since I am not that good in designing for blog so with this feature I could change my blog look as frequent as I like.

So please bear with the constant changes that will be upcoming :)

( i am in happy mood coz i feel that my blog is pretty hihihi )

Cartoon Attractions

2010-06-10T21:57:00.003+08:00

Last Tuesday I read an article in The Sun titled "Cartoon Attractions". In short the author, Anna Tham, told about the benefits of children watching cartoon. One way to spend quality time with our kids is through watching cartoon together, hence we as parents could point out the moral behind the cartoon's storyline. Some of the cartoons are also educational which I found are very beneficial for pre-school children.

However there are some guidelines on providing this comfort activity to the kids. The children must be supervised during watching the cartoon. The cartoon must not contain any sexual, violence or bad manners. So that said, anime is really out of the equation. Anime should be labelled as 18SX or 18SG. :)

I really believe in the right cartoon as an educational tool. When I was in Standard One, my then English Teacher gave us a lesson by let us watch an episode of Alvin and the Chipmunks. I still remember in that episode, the chipmunks was learning of how to spell Mississippi. It is M - I - double S - I - double S - I - double P - I. hahaha ... Since then, I really love watch cartoon until now and for now I watch it with my kids.

And nowadays, during my kids generation, they have more varieties of cartoons to choose from. Some that I really approve are Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Word World and Upin & Ipin. :)

So, which cartoon program that you let your children watch? and what are your favorite?

My Water Moments

2010-06-08T22:17:00.005+08:00

An outing in a big group of family or friends will be more memorable if somehow it involves water activities. For the past few months, my family have gone to two waterfalls nearby Klang Valley.

The first one was a picnic with my officemate at Sg. Chongkak.The kids really enjoy themselves with the perfect spot of the river, a lot of friends and delicious meals.

Splashing water is a great activity to make new friends. But with Sony TX5 special features of BIONZ imaging process and high sensitivity of "Exmor R" CMOS sensor, I guess the picture above could capture the water droplet more clearly and also the happy expression of the kids.

Aiman at his utmost playfulness mood. This shot could be more creative taken with half shot underwater with water proof Sony TX5.

My hubby latest craze of his nature shot - waterfall. Sony TX5 ability to capture a single optimized image by superimposing six visual frames could produce a more dramatic and natural image of this small waterfall.

Then a week later on a fine Sunday morning, we went to Templer Park with my in-laws.
This is one of my favorite picture of me and my little girl. This serene moment could be captured more realistically with The Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar Lens of Sony TX5.
As I mentioned before, the addition from Templer Park for my hubby's nature photos collection. Sony TX5's anti-motion blur mode can give a more sharp image of the waterfall above by reducing 50% of the noise and the subject blur.

What else do I like about Sony TX5?

It comes in 5 fantastic color: Red, Pink, Green, Silver, Black (I heart Black, it is so sleek)

It is shock proof from 1.5m (I have a photographer junior in the house and kids do drop things once in a while ;) )
It is very slim and only weight 128g (ahhh it is a bliss to bring it in my handbag)
Its power and precision are proven in its ability to capture panaromic photos effortlessly (this could be the favorite features for hubby's craze of nature photos)

In summary, this Sony TX5 is really great for the whole family usage. My current Water Moments could be greater quality memento with Sony TX5.

For more information, please click this http://www.sony.com.my/product/dsc-tx5

Cycle 2

2010-06-05T20:02:00.000+08:00

Penat lelah dari Cycle 1 belum betul2 habis lagi... then on last Thursday evening, Aiman slept early, by 9 dia dah lelap. But then on 10++ dia dah bangun gi toilet tapi lepas tu dah tak leh lelap. So I try to pujuk dia tdo balik tapi rasa badan dia teramat lah panas. Panic jap. Then buka baju dia nampak lah pulak.....chicken pox.

There goes the start of Cycle 2 of interrupted beauty sleep. :|

Anyway, hubby is taking the day off this Monday to tend to Aiman. Woohooo selamat cuti aku... hehe...

So tak tau lah lagi bila the end of this Cycle 2.

Cycle 1

2010-06-05T12:34:00.004+08:00

Chicken pox

"Chickenpox or chicken pox is a highly contagious illness caused by primary infection with varicella zoster virus (VZV).^[1] It usually starts with vesicular skin rash mainly on the body and head rather than at the periphery and become itchy, raw pockmarks, which mostly heal without scarring.

Chicken pox is spread easily through coughs or sneezes of ill individuals or through direct contact with secretions from the rash. Following primary infection there is usually lifelong protective immunity from further episodes of chickenpox.

Chickenpox is rarely fatal, although it is generally more severe in adult males than in adult females or children. Pregnant women and those with a suppressed immune system are at highest risk of serious complications. Chicken pox is now believed to be the cause of one third of stroke cases in children.^[2] The most common late complication of chicken pox is shingles, caused by reactivation of the varicella zoster virus decades after the initial episode of chickenpox."

Erina got this on last two weeks. I have to take two days of EL and then have to 'import' two of SIL as babysitter. Thanks to them that I can go to work peacefully knowing my daughter in good hands.

But still I spend most of the time at night tending to her. Yes, she is the more 'manja' especially time dia rasa sakit. There goes my 'beauty sleep' and after 1 week plus without enough sleep, I was flatten last Sunday.

Then I started to send her to nursery on last Monday. But on Wednesday night, her nursery owner asked to quarantine her again since some of other kids are suspected to be infected. There again I took 2 days EL. Habislah cuti tahunan aku. But then for my girl, I would sacrifice anything.

One funny thing though, she keep saying the chicken pox as 'sakit ketiak' sbb one of the mark is at her ketiak. hehe..

anecdote2

2010-06-03T16:06:00.002+08:00

Aiman baru belajar or should I say hafal (hmm... ) surah al-fatihah. It sounds okay for a 5-year old boy. Then yesterday, he recited surah al-ikhlas according to his way

"qul hu allah hu ahad

allah hu samad

yam yam yam yam yalid yulad"

by then both me and hubby have been trying very hard not to laugh for the 'yam yam' part.

:) but we feel very proud of him to be able to recite those surahs.

and he recited it again during jamaah with hubby during solat maghrib :) hehe

anecdote

2010-04-18T21:06:00.002+08:00

aiman has started his pre-school this year. he has grow up socially and academically, together with a few interesting point of views such as below.

anecdote 1:

baby duck is called duckling.

baby bird is called birdling.

12/12

2009-12-17T23:04:00.002+08:00

6 years ago on 12/12 i was officially changed title to Puan. :)

why 12/12? because single (1) becomes couple/ husband & wife (2) hehehe.... no lah... actually it was Sultan Selangor's birthday on the 13/12/03 ( so cuti leh lah buat kenduri hahaha) anyway senang nak ingat...

throughout the past 6 years, both of us have gone through a lot of life experiences. i gave birth to two kids (2005 & 2006), we bought a house (which is our home now)... that are some of the happy things... there were unhappy moments also but have gone through all of it, we should only remember the lessons of it.

sayang,
a lot of thanks for

all the moments that we have gone through as husband & wife
your patience, understanding handling all my not-so-good habits & side ;)
your perseverance in dealing with my not-easy-to-please mother hihihi (you did impressed her a few times unexpectedly:) )
lastly, your continuous love to me and our kids always make my day brighter
and oh last of the last, thousands thanks for the new 'bling-bling' ;)

a looooooonnnnngggg quiet time

2009-07-22T13:07:00.001+08:00

due to

.... busy

.... busy work...

.... busy family - my sis-in-law getting married in 2 more weeks

- my brother getting married in november

.... busy work...

New Bed...continues... (behind the scene)

2009-04-08T09:25:00.002+08:00

(quite lazy to translate)

Me: Aiman, kenapa dah tak bangun gi tidur kat bilik ibu?
Aiman: Yelah, Aiman kena jaga adik tidur.
Me: Jaga adik?
Aiman: Yelah, nanti kalau hantu datang sapa nak jaga adik.
Me: ???

New bed.... continues...part 2

2009-03-25T09:28:00.001+08:00

-- a little update ---

At last, last night Aiman did not move from his room. Hopefully this will maintain for ever... hehehe....

New Bed...continues...

2009-03-23T09:27:00.002+08:00

The new bed arrived last Thursday. Aiman and Erina were very excited. Both of them keep climbing the stairs even nafter several stern warnings from hubby and me.

That night, as usual, Aiman fall asleep in front of tv. So hubby lifted him to the new bed. Erina fall asleep on her new bed because she still excited with the new dinosaur sheet. Oh by the way, we managed to get three bed sheets of Studio One at 70% discount. Very worth purchase. hehehe at times like this, the economy is not quite bullish, purchase at a very good discounted prices is very welcomed.

Then later at night, I think around 3 to 4 am, I felt something at my leg, I opened up my eyes and there I saw Aiman sleeping under my leg. So I moved him to lie beside me but then when I woke up at 6 am, he already moved to his usual place, on the mattress on the floor.

Last night, it happened again. He moved back to my room in the middle of the night to his usual place of the mattress on the floor. I guess we have to keep trying to keep him on his bed all night long.

This will be quite a long journey to train him to sleep on his bed. ;)

New Bed

2009-03-13T11:04:00.001+08:00

When I got married, my husband and I lived at my parents house for almost 3 years. When we got Aiman, we share the bed with him. Aiman slept in the middle. Then when Erina arrived, Aiman slept on the mattress on the floor and Erina slept in between hubby and myself. I always pity Aiman for have to slept on the floor, he did not mind but as a mother, I only want the best for him. When we moved to our house, the arrangement stays as that.

Last night, hubby make a surprise by buying Aiman a bed. A double decker bed with extra mattress.

At first Aiman was excited choosing the bed, but when the decision time, he seem a bit down. At home, I tried to coax him to be happy with the new bed. But he still look sad. After a few questions, he explained his misery that he will sleep alone and hubby and me will still sleep with Erina. At 4 years old he is able to feel being alone or left out. He make me feel sad and 'terharu' because he has grown up emotionally.

Upin & Ipin

2009-02-23T13:15:00.001+08:00

The first movie that I brought my kids to cinema.

A very good movie, good animation, cheerful characters and enjoyable story line. I feel like to see it the second time but...mmmm this year have to be a litlle bit more prudent because economy is not that promising. hehehe We went to see the movie because we love Upin & Ipin (my kids + me) and we have to support Malaysia's product. hehehe a very good reason indeed.

So Aiman enjoyed the whole time of the movie while Erina lost some focus during the middle and start to shifting places between me, hubby and my dad. hehehe...

So guys, go see Upin & Ipin and enjoy yourselves.

How Healthy You Are??!!! part 2

2009-02-04T08:53:00.001+08:00

Oh man... last week I was down again, unfortunately my sore throat was on Friday, so no chance to get MC hehehe... I could not talk as usual, I talked very softly since it hurts my throat, I could not gulp anything because it hurts thus that was a very bland and hungry friday.

I went straight to see the doctor after office hours but have to wait for almost 1 hour to see him. he suspected infection but since it was started the week before ( the bump at neck) he gave me until monday, if still persists he wants me to see ENT specialist. he gave extra strong antibiotic and other medicines and voila by sunday I can talk and scream as usual hehehe...

so have to take a little bit extra care of myself or is it because this new office ?? hmmmmm