A Mother's Suffering..

I’ve changed the template of my blog. The old one was acting up and I didn’t know how to fix it. My new template looks more...feminine? Heheheh..mengada le ko, long.

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Dina has a cold. Poor girl, dah le susah nak bagi susu botol. Now with a stuffy nose, she’s even fussier. Ani’s been entrusted with the girls alone for the first time. I wish her luck!! Ibu can’t make it due to a sudden cold. It must be the weather. I plan on going home a bit early today, hubby has a meeting in KL. If her cold hasn’t subsided by tonight, I’ll have to take her to the clinic.

I hate it when my kids are sick.

I hate it when they’re scared.

I hate it when they’re feeling bad and can’t keep anything down in their stomach.

I hate it when they have a runny nose and can’t breathe properly.

I hate it when they have sore throats and can’t eat anything but water.

I hate it when they’re suffering and I can’t do anything to ease their pain.

Except hold them, soothe them and kiss their foreheads.

Monday Blues...

Went back to in-laws for the weekend. Came back last night beat. Add to it, Dina refused to sleep the whole trip back. Had to breastfeed her the whole way, even though she wasn’t really suckling. She just likes playing with her ibu’s t***. Ahaks!! I’m trying to be funny coz it’s so damn hard to keep awake after only a few hours sleep.

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I told hubby about my dream winning the NST puzzle contest. However, instead of winning the Peugeot, the damn organizers gave me a Gen2. I was so pissed!!

“Eh, why you give me a Gen2? I want the Peugeotlah, nak trade in..wanna buy me a Honda Stream.”

“Sorry Puan, but the kerajaan told us, from now on all contests cannot give imported car. Must give local car. And you cannot resell, must pakai for at least 2 years.”

WTF??!!!

I can only remember fragments of the dream, but it ended up with me suing the bloody NST and getting not only the Gen2, but ALSO the Peugeot and cash to boot. Ju’s hubby was my lawyer. My family had a big celebration afterwards. And the entire nation was divided, debating on whether I was a true consumer fighting citizen or just a pain-in-the-ass bitch.

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Today is ayah's birthday. Sent him and SMS wish kunon from Dania and Dina. I'm so cheap.

And would you like fries with that, Mr. Trump?

I've been reading Sam Solovey's comments on The Apprentice, 2nd Season. For those of you who don't know, Sam is the wacky, short, eccentric fella from the 1st season. Mad as he was, I rather liked him and was rather disappointed when he was fired after the 3rd task. The show lost a bit of its pizzazz after that.

This guy is hilarious. He's obviously obsessed with The Donald, even though he pokes fun at the Big Man’s hair piece (?) at every chance. I love the way he gives his unpredictable predictions of the following episodes. They’re so damn funny!! This guy is one mental case. But he makes me laugh, so score one for the maniacs of the worlds!!

The Apprentice is a big hit and it’s easy to see why. Put 16 highly qualified, intelligent, smart, good looking men and women against each other and watch them dissolve into 4 year olds battling out whose turn it is to get on the swing. Or whose fault it is the seesaw broke. It’s so hilarious at times and calls out for many a-dramatic boardroom incidents. My favorite would have to be when Sam got fired, his expression was priceless!! You could peel the hairpiece off of Trump’s head with that stare!!

Out of all the reality shows out there, I must say The Apprentice and The Amazing Race are both on top of my list. Further down the line would be, For Love or Money (shoot me, but I’m a sucker for helpless romantics and/or green-eyed, money-grabbing gremlins from hell). Survivor used to be on my list but I hardly follow it anymore. I think it’s like in its 9th season or something. Waaayyyyy past its expiration date. Other reality shows like The Newlyweds a.k.a Barbie and Ken show, The Simple Life a.k.a Dumb and Dumber (I’ll let you figure out who’s who) and The Ashley Simpson show only deems viewing when there’s totally nothing else on TV. Even then, I would rather sit and watch paint dry.

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Going back to Melaka tonight. Kids and maid have been shipped off with M-I-L this morning. Feeling friskey..maybe a quick rendezvous with hubby would do before the drive. Ahaks!!!

What Happened..?

Something's wrong with my blog. Everytime I refresh it, the posts all end up at the bottom of the page, while the left-hand column stays up. Looks freaky.

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Mom called yesterday. Seems dad still wants to go to Bukit Merah as he's already taken his leave. Hubby not so excited about it. Now I'm like 50-50 also.

I Hate....

Noresh has written down the things she loves on her blog. I’ll do the opposite and list down the things I despise, fear and hate. I’m in the mood for complaining. :(

1. Dogs. I’ll elaborate more on this in another blog.
2. Public spitting. GROSS!!
3. People talking in cinemas. So rude!
4. People talking loud on their handphones. Show offs!
5. Transparent lizards. They just freak me out.
6. Rat’s tails. It’s the tail that does it for me. I can stand the nose, even the furry body. But the tail...long and wiggly...urgh!!!
7. Motorcyclists with no tail lights. Terasa nak langgar jer.
8. People who don’t close their mouths with their hands when they yawn. Do you really want to showcase tour tonsils..or in some cases, your leftover breakfast, lunch or dinner.
9. Boredom. *Sigh*
10. Dirty toilets. I always check the toilet when being in a hotel. 6 out of 10 times, I freak out.
11. MCP – male chauvinist pigs. I can recall a few but they shall remain nameless.
12. Corporate red tape.
13. Spam email. I do not..I repeat, do NOT need to enlarge my penis!! Nor do I need Viagra to enhance my sex life!!
14. Fighting with hubby. This just makes me sad and unable to function.
15. Dangdut music. Listening just kills my brain cells one by one.
16. Rap music..except for Eminen.
17. Petai, jering dan yang sewaktu dengannya.
18. The smell of the toilet when hubby has had petai or jering for lunch.
19. Kaki bodeks. Believe me, in my line of work, I’ve seen them all.
20. Being broke.
21. Stupid drivers.
22. Ashley Simpson. Really, what’s all the hype about? She’s not that pretty, she can’t really sing...but yet, she’s claiming to be the next IT girl in the music industry, and she has her own TV show (which I’ve never watched, mind you).
23. Ben Affleck. He’s awful. Matt Damon should know better than to associate himself with the devil.

Again, I could go on and on, but I’ll stop here for now. I’m getting too depressed.

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Waaaaaa!!!! Our family outing to Bukit Merah this Christmas has been cancelled. Apparently Makteh can’t make it coz she has some stupid school thingy. One the bright side, I get to go to Niezan’s wedding and save some money. But still bummed out, was looking forward to having a holiday after 2 months in confinement.

Lawak Bodo

I nearly choke on my own saliva reading this..hilarious!! Enjoy.

Jelingan Ayah

Kisah ini benar-benar terjadi padaku sewaktu aku kanak-kanak dahulu. Ayah aku suka memberi amaran padaku dengan menjeling garang jika akumembuat sesuatu yang tidak disukainya. Contohnya, jika ke kedai, kalau aku mengambil gula-gula, dia akan menjeling padaku bermakna aku disuruh letakkan semula gula-gula itu ke tempatnya semula. Suatu hari,aku mengikut ayah ke surau untuk solat maghrib. Ketika sedangrukuk, aku melihat kain pelikat tok imam tersepit di celah punggungnya. Aku yang 'konon'nya ingin membantu,terus menarik kain yang tersepit itu. Ayahku yang sedang solat terus memberi jelingannya padaku. Aku pun fahammaksudnya itu,lalu terus memasukkan semula kain pelikat tok imam itusemula ke celah punggung tok imam tadi. Apalagi,melatah lah tok imam tadi. Habis satu jemaah batal solat mereka kerana turut terkejut dengan latahan tok imam tadi. Ayahku yang bermuka merah padam menahan malu dan marah mengheret aku balik ke rumah. Malam tu, berbirat punggung aku dirotannya.

Moral : Jangan memandai nak masukkan kain ke celah punggung tok imam.

Back in the social circuit

Which is not that big to start with anyway. Last weekend was open house, open house and more open houses. Sampai rumah org yg tak kenal pun pi. (Hubby!! I will never forgive you for maluing me!!). Saturday, went to the house of hubby's colleague. Tu yang silap pi tu tak tau camne. Already salam2 with the host and hostess, dah nak ambik pinggan makan, then only realised we had the wrong house. Argh...the shame!!!

Sunday drove to Liza's house. Pergh..MMR2 jammed so bad, it took us an hour to get there. Met up with Ijah and her baby and also Kondak. Ijah's baby is so cute!! And big. Ahaks. Liza kept on promoting her Puteri Gunung Ledang VCD. Sudah le Liza, tau lah hang nak berlakon jadi PGL tu..heheh..hajat tak kesampaian.

Today is still an uneventful day at the office. Rather empty for some reason. Had lunch at Maiz's apt. Makan bihun and nuggets. Whatever, at least free.

M-I-L at the house. Came by last Saturday, staying for a week. That means ibu gets a week off from having to come over and bathe Dina. Did I hear a sigh of relief, mom?

I need to do more shopping. Bile Bonia nak sale ni?

Back in the Rat Race..

Tomorrow. Argh..2 months of maternity leave is not enough. I see black clouds gathering over me already. Boo hoo...

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Dina has been acting up lately. Last nite, she kept me and hubby up all nite. I dunno if she was just hungry or had a stomach ache or was just moody. Hubby and me took turns with her until Subuh. All in all, I think all 3 of us got around 2-3 hours of sleep. Sigh…let’s hope tonite is a little better.

Kak Long Dania also has been acting below her age recently. Twice she poo-pooed in her pants on purpose. Me thinks it’s the jealousy monster that’s making her act like that. Anyway, it had caused a few major rows between us..usually resulting in me with my eyes terjegil like a gecko and her either chuckling mischievously or sobbing her eyes out.

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Lots of open houses for the following weeks. Liza smsed me, hers is this Sunday. Next week is Nir’s. Yeah…makan, makan, makan.

Still in Raya mode

Friends came a –calling last weekend. Raya visitations and getting to know the baby. Nir and Amoi were suppose to come for lunch, but Nir being her usual blur self..bertolak from her house at 1pm, and reached my house at 3pm!! I was half starved when they got here. Ok, so it was raining heavily..but blame Nir for forgetting to bring my address and to ask for directions earlier. Konon tau sangar jalan.

Anyhow, it was grand seeing the 2 of them. Out of all of my friends from Sains Muar and the SOD group, these 2 are the ones I keep in touch most. Unfortunately, even that is once in a blue moon. You think with all the canggih technology we have around us, communicating and keeping in touch with friends would be much easier and faster. Huh…

Nir brought her two Kamals..hubby Mohd Kamal, and son Adam Kamal. Dania was thoroughly amused by Adam due to the fact he still spoke in German tougues.

“Ibu, Adam tu cakap apa tu? Kak Long tak paham.”

Please, my little girl. It wasn’t a few months back when you spoke that way. Now ever since she’s been speaking in full, understandable sentences, it’s been non-stop yik yakkating from her.

“Ibu, tau tak?”

“Tau apa?”

“Ibu, tau tak?!!!”

“Huh?..Ha’ah..ibu tau.”

“Yeah..Kak long pun tau!!”

After Nir and Amoi went back, Joe and Shu came by. Another Adam for Dania to play with…Adam Hariz. Being better acquainted with this Adam (why so many of my friends named their boys Adam?), Dania had a pleasant time playing.

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Kak Long Dania is now 90% potty trained. Pampers on only at night now. Accidents do still happen, but jarang2 dah. Yeah, some money saved there…

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Talking to Noresh using YM. Long time since I’ve heard from her. Big News…Hamdi’s getting married. Binawe punya budak tak habaq kat aku…cis!!

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Getting sleepy. Sleep for now. Later.

I'm back!!

I have neglected my blog for over a month now. So many things have happened since my last post. A quick summary of my life since Sept 30th.

1. I finally gave birth. Hehe...had to be induced and the doctor had to break my water bag before she wanted to come out. But I consider myself lucky coz the actual labor only lasted 1 ½ hours. Took the gas when the pain became unbearable..was high the entire day. I LOVE GAS!!! Then, just 2 days before her actual due date, DINA YASMIN came into the world. She now nearly 2 months old..how time flies! She weighed in at 3.49kg (!!), a month later, she was already 4.6kg. Pergh!! I’ve been trying to breastfeed her as much as possible, but we give her the bottle once in while so she’ll get used to it. Can’t believe I’m due back in the office next week. 2 months of maternity leave is not enough!!

2. Raya was a doosy becoz I hadn’t finish pantang at the time. But being the considerate person I am, I agreed to go back to Melaka 2 days before raya. Mom and the gang were spending 1st day of raya in Melaka too, so it just made sense. The kids made a lot of cash, collecting duit raya..hehehe. Over RM700 each..fuyo!!

3. My maid hen she got the, she lost one of her bags. Habis somo milo, raya shoes, raya clothes..all gone. Poor thing!!

4. My house now got Streamyx. Hehee..it makes surfing so much more pleasant.

I’m pretty sure a lot more happened, but those are just the major stuff.

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Sheena’s given birth too. Congrats to her and Azlan. Baby girl…Ianna Tan. Nice name.

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