This Is My Story

To the one we love,

2009-06-21T00:24:00.009+08:00

We may not have said it often, but you mean everything to us. Thank you for your endless love, patience, and your kindness. Life is beautiful when you are around. We love you with all our hearts....Happy Father's Day.

Shangri La - La La La...

2009-05-31T23:40:00.009+08:00

I was in Kota Kinabalu on 27th – 28th May for the 3rd Sabah Gas Forum, organized by SBO. The forum was very well organized, and the hotel I stayed in – Shangri La Tanjung Aru Resort and Spa, is beyond expectation!

I have been to many hotels but none (so far) can surpass this hotel. The hospitality is superb! The hotel is just 10 minutes away from the KK International Airport, but due to construction works along the road, it took about 20 minutes to reach the hotel. After the 2 ½ hour flight (plus 1 hour drive from office to KLIA), I was weary and exhausted and all I wanted to do just to have a nice warm bath and lie down on a comfy bed.

But when I arrived at the hotel and greeted by a staff even before I step out from my cab, my weariness went away. Instead of being I-am-tired-and-not-interested-to-talk-or-smile-, I became Miss All-Smiling-and-Friendly. But the best part had yet to come. I was ushered not to the reception counter, but to the stylish sofa placed at the reception area. The best thing about this hotel is you don’t have to stand by the counter for the check-in; in fact they come to you! All you have to do is sit back and relax on the sofa and enjoy a glass of limed water, just like I did. Very impressive!

The moment I stepped into my room, I fell in love instantly. The room is spacious, and warmly decorated, and facing a mini golf course and the South China Sea. Unfortunately, I didn’t bring my camera, but I managed to snap few pictures using my camera phone. :)

- inside the room -

And look at the view, it's breathtaking!

-view from the balcony -
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Just when I thought I couldn’t be impressed more, the phone inside my room rang 10 minutes after I entered. And it was the front desk, asking me if the room is satisfactory and whether I need any assistance. Cool eh?

- to be contd, Amer buat perangai lagi. Hmm, nak kena nyanyi "Amer Bobok" ke? -

PETRONAS is at risk?

2009-05-28T09:13:00.006+08:00

Read <here>

I personally don't like this, the "interference" in the running of the company. God knows what their interest is all about.

Rumor has it. Whether it's true or not, I can only hope "these people" know what they are doing.
All these while, Petronas has managed to remain free for any direct or indirect political interference. The formula works perfectly, so why need to "fix the unbroken"?

Please, do not smudge the company's integrity and reputation.
For heaven's sake, think of the poor people in the country, the anak-anak yatim...

I pray to Allah, and let's pray with me.

- work for the company -

Amer Bobok

2009-05-24T00:26:00.010+08:00

Tgh syok dok surf net. Amer buat perangai.
Nangis tiba-tiba. Screaming out of his lung.
Pujuk, dukung, riba, dodoi, bagi susu semua tak jalan.

Until, I sing this to his ear....
"Amer bobok, Amer bobok.. Dududududududu dudu dudu dudu..."

Terus tido.

Aik, takkan nak bibik dia kot. Haaa, sudah.

But wait till you hear the full version of the lullaby.

"Amer bobok, Amer bobok...Kalau tidak bobok, digigit nyamuk.... "
"Nyamuk ape, nyamuk malaria, nyamuk malaria hisap darah Amer........."

Erk.

* Bobok = Tidur in Indonesian language

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Amer is now 6 mths old. Feels like only yesterday i held him in my arms for the first time.
These are the latest pics of him. Look at my boy, isn't he adorable? :)

Main main

2009-05-23T23:17:00.011+08:00

While browsing through my frens' and frens of frens' blogs, I came across this one interesting tagging game - list of questions to gauge how well you know your husband....

Suddenly i feel the urge to tag myself (hehe. aci dok?). So here it goes...

1. He’s sitting in front of the TV, what is on the screen?
Discovery Channel.

2. You’re out to eat; what kind of dressing does he get on his salad?
Just Olive Oil, if he get it himself.

3. What’s one food he doesn’t like?
Nothing in particular, but he doesn't like internal organs like peparu, hati, limpa etc...

4. You go out to eat and have a drink. What does he order?
Teh O Panas, teh tarik. Coffee during breakfast.

5. Where did he go to high school?
MRSM PC, like myself :)

6. What size shoes does he wear?
EIGHT - I remember this because on one Friday noon, after solat jumaat, he asked me to buy him a new pair of sandal because the one he's wearing was stolen. We were at KLCC masa tu.

7. If he was to collect anything, what would it be?
Watches. Jerseys.

8. What is his favorite type of sandwich?
Beef bacon/ salami.

9. What would this person eat every day if he could?
AfterEight.

10. What is his favorite cereal?
CocoCrunch.

11. What would he never wear?
Err, pink?

12. What is his favorite sports team?
Chelsea.

13. Who did he vote for?
Tomok (Hehe, joking). He didn't tell, but i know...hehe. Sshh, can't say it here.

14. Who is his best friend?
Che Din, Amer, Che Zaki...

15. What is something you do that he wishes you wouldn’t do?
Keep quite and refuse to talk when i'm angry.

16. What is his heritage?
Melayu, although sometimes dia perasan he's caucasian.

17. What is his favorite colour?
Black kot, err, ke blue?

18. What is his habit?
Make (strange) noises kalau dia gatal tekak.

19. What is he proud of?
Apart from his (so-called) caucasian look?? Hahaha. I would say his family.

20. Lastly, do you think he will read this?
Yes. In six months time.

So dear, when you finally read this, how did i score?

Spot the differences!

2009-05-16T23:16:00.008+08:00

Well, they are not exactly the same, but they do look alike, isn't it? The left pic is Anis, she was about 5 months old when the pic was taken, and the right one is Amer, flashing his tiny little thing.
Hehe, so damn cute !

ASTRO - macam2 ada?

2009-05-12T21:59:00.005+08:00

Memang la macam-macam ada....charges pun macam2 ada...

1. Reconnection Fee : RM 20.00 for re-activating the suspended/terminated subscription
2. Switching Fee : RM 10.00 for downgrading/changes of package at the same price

Yang no 1 tu memang la dah tau (and I totally disagree!). Yang no 2 tu I just found out when I wanted to add Fun package to my ASTRO subscription. Nak tukar/ add package pun kena charge???? Dah la monthly fees mahal nak mampus. Dah tu, time hujan bukannya ade satellite signal.

Ni yang rasa cam nak bukak stesen TV sendiri ni...

Bad Monday!

2009-05-04T21:49:00.003+08:00

Today is the worst traffic jam ever!!!!

I don't know why, but it must've been Monday, and all (by all, i mean ALL) KL people are anxious to go home early. Can't blame them, coz i'm one of them....

Anyways, got out from office at 5.20, only to arrive home 2 hrs later! Note : It took only 20 mins to reach home on any normal days.

So damn tired, I was fighting to stay awake, really!...nasib baik tak langgar keta depan...

Btw, i'm all alone in the house now. My babies are in Ipoh (tsk...tsk..) with their Atuk and Wan. Long story, but to cut it short, my maid was supposed to come back yesterday (Sunday), but there was delay in her permit endorsement etc. Nak ambik cuti pun segan sebab tempat baru, so we had no choice but to send them to my IL.

Hmm..hope they're doing fine now. How i missed them terribly.....

"Sabar ye sayang, Khamis ni Mama and Papa balik ye...."

Next-Favourite Question

2009-04-02T21:02:00.002+08:00

Scene 1
Me : Aku dah kena transfer ke KL ni...
Anonymous : Oh! Ye ke? Bila?
Me : 1st April report duty..
Anonymous : Husband ko?

Scene 2
Anonymous : Dah kena transfer ye? Bila pindah?
Me : 1st April report duty.
Anonymous : Tak lama dah tu. Laki ko?

Scene 3
Anonymous : Eh Nani! Dengar citer ko nak pindah KL?
Me : Aah..dah dapat dah transfer letter.
Anonymous : Habih tu..Azmir camner?

As much as i appreciate those concerns, I have to say that I'm sick and tired of it. I don't have definite answer, and please stop counselling me. So what if I'm going to be a single mother in the hectic city? So what if you think i made a daring move?

We had thought about this. And we both think this is the best for our family. Well, we are not going to be apart for a long period of time. We do believe Allah has a good plan for us. It's just that the time hasn't come yet.

So, please stop asking me that next-favourite question. Coz I don't have the answer.

Income Tax? What income tax?

2009-03-03T00:08:00.002+08:00

Don't wanna say anything much, just click below URL:
http://www.tranungkite.net/v8/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3122

hmm..agak2 kalau tak mao bayar cukai tahun ni okay dak?

Contd...

2009-02-06T12:12:00.006+08:00

I'm not a fan of PR. The thing is I loathe BN so much that I will vote for any party, even a "Parti Cap Ayam" if that (action of mine) could topple the BN government.

I'm not a Perakian either, but these (and the fact that they all happened in less than 2 weeks) are bothering me:

1) 2 PKR ADUNs went missing since 26th Jan. They then appeared and declared themselves as independent state assemblymen and support BN.
2) 1 BN ADUN declared he was leaving Barisan Nasional (BN) and joined PKR, and re-joined BN only 10 days later.
3) Ni aku tak paham : 1 DAP ADUN muncul on the news and said that she's still a DAP member and would not defect the party. A few days later, she declared herself independent and gave her support to BN.

Coincidence?

I don't think so!

Hot & Cold

2009-02-04T22:48:00.006+08:00

"You, change your mind, like a girl, change her clothes"

Lagu ini saya tujukan buat Datuk Nasaruddin Hashim, ADUN Perak yang sibuk bermain "Lompat si Katak Lompat", lompat dari BN dan masuk PKR, dan lompat balik ke BN 10 hari kemudian...What the fish was he thinking??? And to dare to make a statement like "I have made such a decision with respect to my constituents and the principle of democracy after considering the unstable and confusing political situation in Perak, which created a shaky state government."

Err..excuse me, but weren't you the one who created this mess????

It's a political turmoil in Perak now. Memang sejarah, di mana demokrasi diperkotak-katikkan oleh mereka yang gila kuasa, rasuah bermaharajalela, kehendak rakyat langsung tak diendah....

Dah tak tau nak cakap ape. Furious, hatred, sad, all mixed up!

Harga barang naik sape yg tengok? Ekonomi merudum sape yang ambik tau? Sape yang bela nasib orang2 miskin?

Come on la!

To BIJAN, Nasa and the other 3 ADUNs (and whomever is concerned) : YOU ALL DISGUST ME! YOU KILLED THE DEMOCRACY IN THIS COUNTRY! YOU HAD RUINED THE SYSTEM, YOU FILTHY, DIRTY POLITICIANS! THE PEOPLE HATED YOU, WE DESPISE YOU! AND TO BE OUR LEADERS? SHAME ON YOU!

p/s Meanwhile, Sirul, the accused in the murder of that Mongolian woman had finally spoken out. read here

Do you smell a fish?? I do.

Semoga Allah S.W.T. memberi kemenangan kepada pihak yang benar. Amin.

Just a quick one...

2009-01-20T20:55:00.004+08:00

I survived my first day at work today..yeay!

It went okay-la. We had our dept sharing session and it finished at 6.30 PM. My first day at work and I had to leave at 6.30 PM!

But I also received a good news today - my movement to KL had been approved. Effective 1st Feb, so I've been told. Formal letter tak dapat lagi. Kewl... Altho, am abit worried coz Azmir tak dpt job kat KL lagi. Gotta think of a way to manage 2 kids in the hectic metropolitan.

Now, sape mau jadi bibik saya???

Who's laughing now?

2009-01-18T14:38:00.004+08:00

Two years ago, I didn’t even bother to know what's-going-on with the politics in our country. But since the formation of Kerajaan Tiga Beranak by You-Know-Who, I had became a more concerned citizen, still paying my tax but began to wonder where all the money goes….

PAS had won the P-36 Kuala Terengganu by-election yesterday with majority of 2,636.

This had told another, yet the same story….

The people want change! We are no longer the old-Malaysian, we are more mature, we want a strong government, bukan yang cakap tak serupa bikin, and most importantly, we want our money to be spent wisely by a competent government.

Stop with the ego…accept the fact and make the change!

Short Pants Day

2009-01-17T20:55:00.013+08:00

Today is the Short Pants Day.

Morning.....(bend it like beckham)

And night....(fashion icon in the making?)

Ape2 je lah Anis. Asalkan bahagia.

Tapi kesian la.....

"Uwaaa!!!! Give back my pants!!!!!"

Naa....! Naaa!

2009-01-15T12:05:00.008+08:00

I woke up this morning with a deafening sound in my head, shouting “Naa…!Naa…!”

Others may find it annoying.

But to me, it's the most beautiful sound I've ever heard.

It's the voice of my little Anis, trying to wake me up (her version of "mama").

p/s And of course, that sound come with a smack on my face...but who really cares? :p

Happy New Year!!!

2009-01-15T00:38:00.003+08:00

A very belated New Year wish from me…

Everyone is making their new year’s resolution; I don’t want to be left out.

So, apakah azam tahun baru saya?

A cliché statement would be : “My new year’s resolution is to be a better person, a better daughter to my parents, a better wife to my husband, a better mom to my kids, a better employee to my boss.. bla..bla..bla”. Yelah tu…

Hmm, what do I want to achieve by end of 2009? Let’s see….(not in priority order) :

1) To pass my assessment and gets promoted
I went for the interview last year with other 3 colleagues of mine, they all passed except me. Nak kata I did badly, takde la sangat (I think), although ada one tiny mistake I made during the interview. Hmm, so not fair (sejak bila pulak life ni fair kan?). Anyway, my boss who was also the interviewer tried to pujuk me (kononnya) and told me that for the bad thing that happens to us, there’ll always be a good thing to come. Hmm..sure did! A week later, I found myself pregnant with our second child. How’s that??! And that beautiful thing is lying next to me right now…so adorable…:)

2) Kuruskan badan (sambungan dari azam 2008)
Takde la sampai nak Heidi Klum’s body or Erra Fazira’s, but as a lady who still wears her maternity pants, this had to be put on top of my priority list. Weight is really not the issue; it’s the flabbiness that’s bothering me. I envy Rasha who came back from her maternity leave, wearing kebaya to the office. And Hana, a mother of two who doesn’t look like one. And me? I can’t even squeeze myself into my old jeans! (Perlu ke beli jeans baru???)

3) Upgrade my Kelisa (read : Buy a new car)
Boleh ke masuk ni dalam resolution’s list? Anyway, as a proud owner of a yellow Kelisa for more than 6 years, I think it’s the right time to get a new car, don’t you think? Mr Husband is against this, for now….at least. Perhaps this can wait another year, tengok la macam mana nanti…..:p

4) Update this blog more often (Although rasa cam susah je)

There you go! Whether those will come true or not, we just have to wait until end of 2009 to find out....*wink* wink*...

Announcement #2

2009-01-08T15:49:00.013+08:00

Introducing our little baby boy.....

Amer Luqman B Azmir Hanizam

16 November 2008, 12.51 p.m

Metro Specialist Hospital, Sg Petani

p/s He looks a lot like his father, doesn't he? ......

Macam pernah ku lihat lubang hidung ni..tapi di mana ya???

1,2,3...say BUYATTTTT.....

Anis' Birthday Party

2008-10-21T21:39:00.000+08:00

Put aside the fact that I’m 35 weeks pregnant (and my pelvic area and hips and legs ache so badly lately, plus I get contractions for almost everyday now – hmmm…Braxton Hicks, everyday???), I just had to throw a birthday party for my little girl. It’s her first birthday; and I want to make it special for her, although she doesn’t understand a thing….I would feel bad if I don’t….

So, last Saturday we invited few friends (which turned out to more than 50 guests, hehe) to our house for a little celebration cum Raya Semi-Open House - since we are still in the Raya mood.

Okayla, just some makan2 (all ditempah okay….gila ape nak masak tengah sarat2 ni)…at least we can tell Lil Anis that we did celebrate her first birthday…:)

p/s The next day, I felt terrible pain at my pelvic area, and can barely walk. Gi klinik, dapat 2 days MC. Hehehe…Penangan birthday party Anis.

Birthday Cake for the Birthday Girl

The food - everything ordered

Many faces of Anis, from Day One to One year old...

Saje membebel....

2008-10-20T10:17:00.004+08:00

"Bila Kak Nani nak start cuti ni??? Sarat sangat dah saya tengok"

"Bo (udoh) la tu, bawak2 la bercuti...."

"Bila due ni? Nampak terik (tegang) dah perut tu"

"Besar perut ko kali ni eh? Bila nak cuti?"

"Dah berapa minggu ni? Dok rok (tak larat) dah nampak"

I've been getting those kind of questions for the past few days...Memula tu bagi jugak la polite reply kan...like..

"Insyallah, minggu depan last la, pastu ambik cuti, balik kampung"

Or...."Itu la, dah tak larat gak ni...."

Tapi bila ramai sangat dah tegur...

"Ala, relax la, baru 36 weeks...."

I really do appreciate the concerns. Berat mata memandang, sesungguhnya berat lagi perutku ini...Nak kata baby besar, takde la sangat. Last (2 weeks ago), doc estimate baru 2.4 kg. Tapi perut memang nampak cam dah nak meletup. Allahualam. Asalkan baby ni sihat and selamat, I don't mind carrying this weight for another one month....

Aidilfitri 2008

2008-10-09T20:01:00.004+08:00

We would like to wish "Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri" to all our friends and families. Hope you had a wonderful raya celebration. Kepada yang sudi menghantar sms raya, terima kasih diucapkan. Sori tak sempat nak balas. :)

Some raya pics untuk tatapan semua...

p/s Lil Anis is turning 1 tomorrow...:) Dah besar anak Mama ni....

In her tiny Baju Kurung (Courtesy of her Tok Nyang).

Oh btw, Have I told you that she can walk on her own now? Took her first step just few days before Raya.

Updates

2008-09-13T00:48:00.005+08:00

I’m very happy to get to know that my frens are still checking out my blog for updates…Ingatkan dah jarang update ni takde la orang nk visit :)

They said, this is the only way for them to know my keadaan semasa…Maklumlah, nak ber-email pun jarang dah la ni. Apatah lagi bertelefon. Everyone’s busy in their own kinda way…

So, to please my devoted readers (ecece…), here’re some updates for your reading pleasure….

On myself....
o Hmm… What is there to update? I’m still working here in Kerteh – it’s been 6++ years already (can you believe it???!!!). Dari zaman anak dara, sampaila kawen, anak sorang, la ni dh nak masuk dua…Huh, my life had changed a lot for the past 6 years, heh?

o Work as usual is STRESSFUL! With the current organization structure, I have 4 bosses to report to! Even for a simple report, I have to get approval from 2-3 bosses, and if I’m lucky, I can get it done in one review. If not, kena buat over and over again until all the bosses puas hati. And you know la, each boss pulak ada interest memasing, so nak kena please them all. Most of the time, you can’t lah. My immediate superior always said, when they give me task, they want to see whether I sink or swim. Macam mana la nak swim, kalau ada about 10 tasks in hand, semua high priority pulak tu! Crazy!

o I turned 29 last August. Also in the same month, was our 2nd year anniversary. We did not celebrate extravaganza-ly though, just a nice and quite dinner at *****. Mulanya plan for vacation, tapi with my third trimester pregnancy, plus Little Anis yg semakin lasak, we just had to postpone the trip. Hmm, nampaknya kena tunggu anniversary yg ke-10 baru boleh gi jalan2 kot.

o I’m now 8 months pregnant. But my perut looks like I’m about to meletup anytime soon. My back, hips and legs ache so badly nowadays. Jalan sikit dah mengah. Berdiri tak sampai 10 mins dah semput. But alhamdulillah, puasa boleh lagi. Cuma pagi2 tu budak kecik dalam perut ni tendang tak ingat punya la...Hehehe...lapar la tu. Last year in Ramadhan, I was pregnant (with Lil Anis) as well. Dah 2 tahun takde baju raya (yg glamer). So I told Azmir that nxt year I want to have 9 pasang of baju raya for myself (3 pasang x 3 tahun), so he better starts saving now. But he just laughs.... Cheh! Ingat orang main2 ke?

o Insyallah, my EDD is on mid November, 16th to be exact. But that’s just estimate. Lil Anis dulu keluar lambat, kena induce sebab dah exceed due date. Tolak cuti raya, ada lebih kurang 5 minggu lagi nak kerja. Pastu I’m gonna take MC and balik kampung, and wait for this little baby to pop out. Counting days…

o I’m still driving my yellow Kelisa. I want to upgrade the car actually, but Hubby said takyah lagi. That car can be used utk gi jalan dekat2 or buat gi pasar… But my yellow car tu is manual-driving, dah penat sebenarnya bawak manual ni. Tu yang nak tukar ke auto tu (and dah alang2 nak la beli kereta yg bagus sikit..hehe). Tapi sejak Pak Lah and kroni dia increased the petrol price (not-so) recently, terpaksa la postpone dulu plan tu. What a hurried (and dumb) decision the Abdullah’s government had made. Now the crude oil price had gone down, they reduced the petrol price to win back the people. Nampak sangat masa buat decision dulu tak pikir panjang.

Just a little updates on Lil’ Anis….
o She is now 11 months old! What can I tell? She can tatih now (read: so lasak). Kalau dia nak tatih, dia akan cari kita punya thumb utk hold on to. And sambil tatih, suka nak pegang barang. One time, she tried to carry her beg baju. Beg tu lagi besar dari dia okay…Bercita2 tinggi btui.

o She makes alot of sound, that only she can understand. Sometimes she talks to her self or nyanyi sorang2. Bila dengar lagu, dah pandai goyang buntut.

o Her parut is still very visible. Kadang2 tu Nampak cam crook (Mat Komeng) pulak. Poor little girl. Dah penat taruk ubat, tapi tak nampak cam hilang pun. It’ll take some time I guess…I hope.

o She likes to watch Astro Ceria. Her favourite program? Postman Pat, Jim Jam and Sunny, Roary the racing car….. All because dia selalu bangun awal pagi, and we let her watch the cartoons while we are getting ready to go to work.

o Gigi dah enam batang (4 atas, 2 bawah). Da tumbuh sejak dia umur 8++ bulan. Gigi lain macam takde progress pun nak tumbuh...

o Dah pandai kiss mama and papa dia. Bila cakap ”Kiss mama, Anis..” dia pun datang and letak kepala dia kat muka kita. Kiss in her own way la. Okayla tu...ade la improvement.

o Dah kenal cat (kucing), lampu, kipas, bird, and a lot of other things... Bila suruh “bumbum” dia terus baring. Bila tgh main telefon mainan dia, and kita cakap “hello”, dia pun letak kat telinga dia. Bila pegang sikat, and suruh dia sikat rambut, dia letak sikat kat kepala dia...

o Pantang tengok cermin, mesti dia sengih and gelak2. So perasan, I wonder where she got that from....

o Suka main cak2. Sampai senget2 kepala.

Wait..My God! Dah almost 1 a.m. I better stop now, kang ade yg tak bangun sahur karang. Till later….Selamat berpuasa….:)

Sedih....

2008-08-25T20:16:00.003+08:00

Sedih...Bila isu agama dibicarakan dengan sewenang-wenangnya oleh orang yg bukan arif.

Sedih...Bila sumpah dengan nama Allah diperkotak-katikkan dan dipermain-mainkan oleh masyarakat Islam sendiri.

Sedih...Bila sesama Islam cabar mencabar untuk bersumpah, sedangkan sumpah itu sendiri adalah pekara yang begitu besar, dan berat hukumnya.

Dan sedih...Melihatkan umat Islam berlumba-lumba untuk bersumpah. Seolah-olah sumpah itu adalah "trend" zaman sekarang untuk menegakkan kebenaran masing2.

*sigh*

Ranting....

2008-08-23T21:41:00.000+08:00

I’m so pissed with the political situation right now….

Here I am, watching the news and all they got is politicians “kutuk-ing” each other!

Don’t they realize that they are wasting the people’s money???
We PAID them to serve us and the country lah, not to make fuss about who’s right and who’s wrong, who’s better and who’s not, my way is better than yours and so on…

For God’s sake! Just dok diam2 in your office, buat kerja masing2 and find ways on how you can contribute to the wealth of the people!

Apo la....!

Tragic Saturday

2008-08-18T17:26:00.002+08:00

I always have this crazy-worry feeling about Lil’ Anis’ safety…

What if she falls from the bed, her head knock the bedside and ada internal bleeding….? What if she wakes up in the middle of the night, put something in her mouth and choke to death…? What if someone kidnap her..? What if she falls from the 5th floor of my brother in law’s apartment…? What if…what if…..

Having all those thoughts, I’ve been very careful and always put my baby’s safety first. Never let her out of my sight. When she “tatih”, I make sure I always by her side, so I can grab her when she lost her balance. We had stopped sleeping on the katil since she started to crawl; and now my backpain is getting bad, with the pregnancy and all… I didn’t complain though... it is after all for my child’s safety.

However, seems like being very careful is not enough, you have to be EXTRA EXTRA careful when dealing with your child’s safety.

That’s what happened to me on one tragic Saturday. I was feeding her moi (bubur nasi) at my sis Muni’s house. I didn’t bring her usual feeding bowl, and rumah Muni pulak takde mangkuk plastik, so I had to use mangkuk kaca.

Lil’ Anis was standing on my left, and the bowl was on my right. My right hand was holding the spoon, the other hand was holding her when out of a sudden, she fell and smashed her face right into the bowl (I don’t know what had gone wrong because it happened so quickly but I think she was trying to grab the bowl).

When I saw the broken glass, I started to panic. I held her up and much to my surprise, I saw about one inch cut just next to her right eyes. Time tu Allah saje yg tau… Luckily Muni (she’s a doctor) was around and she immediately grabbed Anis and examined her wound. The cut was quite deep so Azmir, Muni and her husband took Anis to HUSM. I was asked to stay home….cause I was a bit hysterical...

So they went to the hospital and the doctor there put a glue to hold the wound together. If after 30 mins the wound open again, they would have to stitch the wound. After one hour, the surgical doctor inspected the wound and suggested we proceed with the stitching. Takut luka tu terbukak and lagi teruk parut nanti kalau kena jahit. We had no choice but to agree. While waiting, a second (more senior) doctor came, examined Anis and told us we don’t need to proceed with the stitching cause the glue seems enough to hold the wound. Nasib baik ada 2nd opinion. Kalau tak memang kami dah proceed ngan stitching. Kesian Anis. Dah la dia traumatic dah masa doctor pasang glue tu….

So now she’s healing perfectly. Dah takde open wound or “keruping”…Cuma ada merah2. However, we noticed that she’s a bit traumatic when we went to a clinic/ hospital for my antenatal check-up. Even when I changed her dressing pun, she cried like crazy...Sian dia. But Hubby said she was really brave on the way from my Sis’ house to the HUSM. Tak nangis sangat and sibuk tengok kereta…Cuma masa doctor treat dia, memang nangis gila la….

Now my next mission is to taruk ubat parut banyak2 kasi hilang itu parut. Right now I’m trying the BioOil, tapi my sis kata BioOil not so good. Mederna is better, tapi is it suitable for baby’s skin? Hmm...Any suggestion anyone?

Look-alike Meter

2008-04-26T09:22:00.002+08:00

We've been wondering who Little Anis resembles more, me or her Papa?
Some says Azmir Junior, some says ikut Mama...
When Jasmin introduced me to this website, I decided to give it a try...

And here's the result...

MyHeritage: Family trees - Genealogy - Celebrities - Collage - Morph

Hehe...Papa tak puas hati, kata meter rosak la, software tu pening la...etc..etc...
Ape2 aje lah...janji Mama menang! :)

Oooopppsss!

2008-04-14T16:38:00.002+08:00

-----Here’s how it started-----

I bought a new sport shoes, cost me about RM 200, saje la ni, for self encouragement kononnya supaya pergi ke aerobic session more religiously…

So I went for 2 aerobic sessions…

Manage to shed few kilos...

But still can’t fit into my old kebaya (although now manage to squeeze myself into my old jeans)

Bought new pair of ESPRIT jeans (as a gift for myself for successfully get rid of that excess weight), that is another RM 200 – nasib baik ada offer….

-----And here’s how it ends-----

Only to find out that..I’m pregnant again!

Don’t get me wrong. We are ABSOLUTELY happy and thankful for this blessed gift from Allah. Insyallah, I will be a mother of two before I turn 30! How cool is that?!

But at the sametime, thinking that I have to go through all the morning sickness (dah start pun skrg, as we speak), swollen feet, monthly antenatal check-up, the cravings, leg cramps bla bla bla…Adoi, penat la jugak. Plus, Little Anis bukan main lasak lagi now ni….

Well, a mother gotta do what a mother gotta do la kan – pass all the household tasks to hubby…. Nasib la kan. Sharing is caring kan Bb kan???

@$#@$#%

2008-02-14T15:45:00.000+08:00

Another outdated entry….

My god! Life’s been pretty hectic these days; I didn’t even have the chance to update this blog.

Anyway, now is another time for the performance appraisal – the time for you to sell your self, step up efforts, send various email to everyone (and cc to the managers) to show that you do your work, take up initiatives, create initiatives (and burden others to do it for you)… I mean, you have like the whole year to do all that, last2 minute ni la nak buat initiative tu, initiative ini….Kalu buat sendiri takpela jugak. Ni menyusahkan orang lain along the way….

It’s pretty shame to know that the performance appraisal (in my company) is still based on popularity. Staffs that are HIGHLY visible easily get a good rating while staffs that are low profile get just an average rating. I mean, being visible doesn’t mean he/she did a good job, and likewise, not being visible does not mean that he/she did not do a good job.

What sadden me the most, during the deliberation session, the management simply rank and decides this people is rating 2, these people is rating 3 without even see their PPA write up! Hello, YOU jugak yang suruh staff tulis a structured PPA, YOU jugak yang suruh tulis in detail segala efforts and initiatives yang staff tu dah buat. And yet, masa PPA review, YOU tak tengok pun PPA orang tu.

Do YOU know how much time was spent to karang all those cerita? The sleepless night…the overtime…. Kalau pun tak nak bagi good rating, baca la sikit PPA write up tu….! Appreciate la sikit!

Akak marah ni…

Hmm.. in the end, I guess that’s just how it goes la kan. Kalau dah kulitif tu kulitif jugak…What to do…The most important thing for me now, get my promotion, pack my bag, and leave Kerteh for good….Akak sudah bosan duduk di sini (not bosan with Kerteh, but bosan with PMO!)…huhuhuhu..

Aqiqah

2007-12-29T22:02:00.000+08:00

And they say a picture speaks a thousand words....

Little Anis' Majlis Aqiqah and Berendoi 22 Dec 2007 Ipoh, Perak

Alhamdulillah, the ceremony went perfectly, thanks to my family in laws, especially Azmir's mom who slept at 4 a.m. to make sure everything is all set and done. I was a bit exhilarated since Kedahans rarely do all these things, selalu they just buat makan2, takde naik buai etc. Thankfully, Little Anis behaved so well through out the ceremony. That’s my girl. :)

The night before the majlis, Azmir's mom asked me to decorate (What???) the buaian using the cloths, flowers and ribbons that she reserved from our wedding last year. Nak cakap tak nak, kang kena cop menantu derhaka pulak.

So i did, and here how it looked like (after much effort and pain)....

Boleh la kan, considering i did that with my mak mertua looking and scrutinizing from afar while she's packing some kuih muih for the guests...

Huh, debar weh!

On one peaceful Friday

2007-12-16T22:14:00.000+08:00

I just love this picture :)

New me

2007-12-13T20:13:00.000+08:00

Little Anis dah tido, so boleh la mama blogging jap...

Yesterday was my first day at work after the loooong leave. I must say, being away from the office for that long period of time (3 months) made me feel a bit obscure. Tengok spreadsheet pun mcm confuse sket, pegang mouse pun dah kekok (okay, yang ni exaggerate sket la). Luckily Neni was not around, so I was not bombarded with urgent-and-i-need-it-today tasks. Tapi awal2 lagi dia dah hantar sms suruh tolong Nirman with something, and she wanna see the result when she come back from her holiday....Well, i owe her this one la, sebab she let me take MC for almost one month masa sebelum bersalin ari tu...

And as expected, I received few uninvited comments on my post natal body. Though most of the comments are +ve, i still feel fat and saggy here and there...
B tried to be supportive, giving me the "tak ape" look everytime I complain.

Owww..How sweet….. Tapi selagi I can't fit into all my kebayas, selagi tu la dia kena dengar me complaining and whining. Sabo je la ye....

On different note, my office had this quarterly “Staff Conversation” event last Wednesday. As usual, one of the agenda was a montage presentation, and this time around the montage includes a snapshot of the staffs’ newborn babies in 2007.

Ern had sent me an sms a week before, requesting a pic of MOM AND BABY (Keep in mind that I read the message 5 times okay). Not to be “indifferent”, I mmsed her the pic (shown below) so she can put into the montage along with the other mom-and-babies pictures.

I didn’t get the chance to see the montage as I was still on my maternity leave. However, on that day I received sms from Azni saying : “dalam montage newborns ni, ko sorang je mak yang enterframe, that’s soooo you, hahaha”

Yeap, you guessed it right. As it turned out, I was the only one who sent pic of MOM AND BABY, orang lain hantar gambar baby diorang je….

Tak pasal2 kena cop gila-glamour.

But surprisingly, I didn’t regret it at all…. Would I do the same if I had known earlier? Well, let’s just put it this way…OF COURSE!:)

Rilek jap

2007-11-10T14:16:00.000+08:00

Today, little Anis genap one month old...phew, how swift time flies...
My whole life turns upside down, hehe, but it's all worth it. All the tiredness melt away just by watching her cute little face.

Now that the baby is out from my tummy, my next mission is to loose some weight and get my old figure back. Damn! jeans lama dah tak muat tu. Kebaya 2 pasang yang belum pakai pun (masa buat kebaya tu tak tau lagi dh ngandung) dah ketat sini sana...Adoi, cammana nk jadi hot mama ni!

Don't panic! there's still plenty of time...(yeah right!)

Well, it's gonna take some time, but as the saying goes..."Usaha Tangga Kejayaan"!

Wish me luck!

Announcement

2007-10-25T04:30:00.000+08:00

Introducing our new little bundle of joy.....

Anis Safiya bt Azmir Hanizam | 10 October 2007 | 3.34 p.m | Metro Specialist Hospital, Sg Petani

Counting days......

2007-09-23T11:41:00.000+08:00

"Well, you are going to deliver very soon.."

"Err..how soon..?"

"Probably in another week or two..."

Hmm, the conversation took place a week ago. If my gynae's prediction is true, I could be delivering this baby next week!

To be honest, I actually don't mind if it happens anytime now. Seriously, the baby's weight is torturing every single inch of my body.

*sigh*

What was I thinking?
Please forgive your mama, Baby. Mama is being selfish....
Do take your time dear, I know that you can't wait to come out to this world. Mama and Papa shall wait for the time to come, patiently.....

The Closure

2007-09-09T21:50:00.000+08:00

Been in hiatus for a while, haven’t I?

This is actually an outdated entry, but what the heck, I just want to tell the world that………

I HAD FINISHED READING THE DEATHLY HALLOWS!

Before the final book came out, I and Ern had some speculations on our own. As it turns out, we got 4 out of 6 correct. Not bad heh!
- Dumbledore is not dead - WRONG, he is soooo dead!
- Snape is not a villain – CORRECT
- The horcrux locket was stolen by Sirius’ brother – CORRECT
- The locket was kept in 12 Grimmauld Place, but then stolen by Mundungus Fletcher – PRECISELY!
- Hermione OR Ron will die in the final book – WRONG
- Snape loves Lily – CORRECT

Hmm…now, what’s next for me? Heard that the Sophie Kinsella new book is out - “Shopaholic and Baby” - Mcm sehati sejiwa je ngan Rebecca Bloomwood…hehehe. The last time I check (when was it? Two months back???), the paperbag version tak keluar lagi. Well, I think I’d better go and check it out again, mana la tau kot2 dah keluar…..

Those were the days

2007-08-21T16:19:00.000+08:00

:)
Bila baca komen kengkawan uni dulu, saya ‘terpanggil’ (chewah) untuk menulis kisah kitorg masa kt UM dulu…

• Dengan Nek Shima, kitorang bergaduh ngan Mak Guard (kitorang panggil Singa b*****) sebab basuh motor kt tepi blok. Memang org perempuan basuh motor kt situ okay. Ntah ape angin dia ari tuh, dia suruh kitorg basuh motor kt depan, dekat ngan blok lelaki. Ada ka????

• Me and Yusz kena saman (again ngan Singa B*****) sebab bawak motor takde lesen dalam kampus. Makcik singa tu siap perli2 lagi kata kitorang memang jenis melawan cakap. Eh eh…Peristiwa bersejarah ini berakhir ngan tangisan (yup, I cried), dan pujukan dari Pak Guard yg ada kt situ jugak. Siap bagi tissue lagi tu. Hehe...

• Adegan kejar mengejar dekat Seksyen 14 PJ sebab tertinggal helmet dalam teksi. Hmm..i chose not to deliberate on this, malu gila bila ingat balik…

• Teringat zaman masa sem khas kt 4th college masa 1st year. Paling best time tuh. Kitorang berempat (Aidah, Nek Shima, Yus and me) dok “secara haram” dalam satu bilik (check-in 2 orang, lagi 2 menumpang). Semester khas, so kelas pun 2 hari je seminggu, maka banyakla kerja2 gila yang kitorang buat untuk menghilangkan bosan, antaranya :

o Tengok cerita hidustan “Dilwale Duhania Le Jayenge”, sampai boleh hafal lagu dalam cerita tu, pastu berlakon balik buat video klip sendiri.
o Buat pantomime yang melampau2 utk lagu “Janji Manismu”
o Baik ngan brader cyber café, so kitorang boleh chatting sampai kul 2 -3 pagi at a very cheap rate. Siap blind date (shima tukang teman) lagi ngan salah sorang member chat, tapi mamat tu tak hensem mana, so terus tak contact lepas tu. (hehe, tak penah cerita kat Hubby benda nih…jgn marah naaa)
o Main computer game sampai jerit2 tension. Hehe…
o Jerit2 nyanyi lagu Kak Yah (Mariah Carey) dalam kereta.

• Cerita masa kat fakulti pun banyak jugak (Me, Nek Shima and Yus satu course, Aidah pulak course lain.)

o Kitorang dok minat sorang lecturer nih, Hamzah Aroff nama dia. Hensem and putih ya amat. Hehe..masa kelas, kitorang dok menyonteng buku (You jump, I jump la, The boy is mine la…) pastu buku tu pulak dipinjam oleh coursemate lain utk di fotostat. Bila depa baca apa yg kitorang conteng, habih la kena kutuk.
o Penah pegi bilik Hamzah Aroff ngan Shima (Yus marah sebab tak ajak dia skali) kononnya nak tanya soalan. Pastu ternampak “Fair and Lovely” atas meja dia. Huish..patutla putih…hehee
o Baik ngan brader lab, kitorang panggil dia Abang Karan sebab rambut dia macam kena karan.
o Pernah kena halau dari kelas Amir T Al Wazzan. Ceritanya, tengah2 mengajar tu, dia tripped and hampir nk jatuh. Orang lain gelak jugak, tapi kitorang gelak tak berenti2. Terus kena halau. Kitorang buat muka tak tau…Tapi malu la jugak.
o Ada sorang lecturer tu, dia suka sangat sebut « okay ». Satu hari tu kitorang set time, nk tgk berapa kali dia sebut « okay » dalam satu minit….10 - 15 kali okay !
o Minat ngan senior telecommunications (Nek, jgn tak ngaku okay), sampai sanggup drop kad raya dalam motor diorang. Huish..gila betul.

Setakat ni dulu buat masa sekarang. There may be Part 2, there may be not....You'll just have to keep reading my blog to find out...:)

Till next time....

Nek oh nek...

2007-08-16T20:48:00.000+08:00

Last weekend we went to KL to do some shopping plus ***** hunting.

Hmm, shopping…Kalau dulu I can tawaf One Utama and still be able to go to Midvalley for another round of window shopping, I found it’s extremely difficult now that I’m 8 months pregnant. We had to take breaks every 10 mins, so how? Penat gila, 2 hari pun tak habih lenguh tu…

Anyhow, kebetulan pulak Nek Shima buat birthday party anak dia, Ariz. He’s two years already. Can’t believe how swift time flies. Still remember the moment when she first announced her pregnancy. La ni dah besar budak tu.

Thought it was a good opportunity to meet up with my uni buddies (Yusz, Akma, Joeko). But unfortunately, I had to leave the party early for Kerteh. By 3.45 p.m, they hadn’t showed up, and we had to leave already, so tak sempat nak jumpa.

Takpela, got to meet Nek Shima (I’m gonna tell you about this “nenek” thing later), so the trip was worth it. Since we parted ways after uni times, boleh bilang ngan jari berapa kali kitorg jumpa.

*sigh*
Nak buat camner, tanggungjawab kepada agama, bangsa dan negara…..

So, mana datangnya “nenek”?

Hmm, I can’t exactly remember when, but it started sometime during our first year. Kalau ada between us yang terlupa/ ternyanyuk, the other will ejek and panggil “nenek harimau betul” - shima la yg mula ni. Started off as a joke, lelama “nenek harimau” jadi “nenek” and end up both of us get “nek” as our nick name. Lekat sampai sekarang pulak tu.

In the beginning, we were being extra careful not to mention our nicknames in public. Malu la kononnya. But only the first few months though, pastu, sorang hujung sana sorang hujung sini pun selamba je kitorg jerit “nek”.

So, begitulah ceritanya. Not because we are old or ada cucu okay....:)

Yawn....

2007-08-14T16:12:00.000+08:00

It's Tuesday, 2 more days to work before weekend starts. Yawn.

Tgh takde mood nak kerja ni, I had a quick look at my calendar. Kira-kira balik, I have to work (yeay!) just for another 4 weeks before i take MC leave until my delivery.

Wait! That could also mean one thing i.e. my delivery date is getting nearer!

Hmm...now I'm having pre-partum depression (ade ke istilah ni?)

Help me!

No subject

2007-08-09T13:30:00.000+08:00

Test test...
Bloggin from my nokia E65.
I like...

I'm in love

2007-08-07T13:26:00.000+08:00

......with my new Nokia E65 :)

I didn’t realized that my previous phone was so outdated, until I get these remarks from my friends when they saw me with a new one:

“Finally..”
“It’s about time…”
“Nani beli handphone baru??? Nani???”
"Kem salam sama Azmir,and sampaikan rasa terima kasih kerana meng-upgradekan ko.."
“Now we can communicate…”

Yelah yelah, say all you want while i'm enjoying my new gadget... ;)

Lain-Lain Holland Durian Nangka

2007-07-29T14:54:00.000+08:00

I finally get my tax repayment from LHDN. The amount is less than I expected but I didn’t complain. Dapat ni pun dah kira bagus, after waiting for like 4 months.

Tu pun after I sent 2nd email to them with a closing statement like this : “Di harap pihak tuan dapat mengambil tindakan yang segera seperti dijanjikan di dada akhbar”.

Sent the e-maill on 9th, and got a CALL from LHDN two days later telling me that my request is being processed and I will get the cheque in another 14 working days.

So now, makcik kayo! Hehe…

I wonder if I ever gonna get my cheque if I didn’t send email berhantu tu. Hmmm...

Speaking of which, I received this email long time ago. Thought it’s funny until a friend of mine told me that the taxpayer is actually her friend.

--------------------------------------------------------------------

A taxpayer called up the LHDN in Terengganu, and asked for Form B.
The LHDN clerk who answered the call asked for the address to send the form to. The conversation goes:

LHDN CLERK : "Boleh bagi alamat encik?" (Can you give me your address?)
TAXPAYER : "Hantar ke Ranhill Worley." (Send to Ranhill Worley)
LHDN CLERK : "Ranhill... eja macam mana?" (err... How to spell Ranhill?)
TAXPAYER : "R.. for Rumah... A for Ayam.. N for Nangka... H for Holland ... I for itik... L for lain-lain...." (spelling)
LHDN CLERK : "Ok.. nanti kami hantar ke alamat tu" (OK, we will send to that address...)

After waiting for a week, the form arrived - have a look at the address on the envelope!!!

Peace............:)

Face of the winner

2007-07-28T05:25:00.000+08:00

It's 2.10p.m on Friday. Mana la Hubby ni, perut dah berkeroncong nak makan.....
Today i cooked gulai ikan kering with nenas, you know... to satisfy this baby in my belly. Hehehe...Dh lama gila craving...
Tapi hampeh, santan pulak berketul. How they do it eh? Everytime i cook curry, mesti ada yang tak kena....santan berketul la, serbuk kari tak cukup la....

Laparnye....
While waiting, found this old pic...hehe..

This pic was taken when we went for the PMO Family Outing at Port Dickson. There was Mystery Drive Competition and we won! First prize lagi tu!

note : mana tak bangga, dalam mabuk2 tu... - 3 months preggie, hehehe...

Yeay, he's back from Friday's prayer..time to eat! Best!

Breathe in, breathe out….

2007-07-26T05:07:00.000+08:00

Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
The courage to change the things I cannot accept,
And the wisdom to hide the bodies of those people I had to kill today because they pissed me off.

And help me to remember...
When I'm having a really bad day,
And it seems that people are trying to piss me off,
That it takes 42 muscles to frown and
Only 4 to extend my middle finger and tell them to bite me!

Amen.

Have you ever feel like strangling someone???? I do, now!
I just want to throttle his neck and watch he gasps for breath!

You see, there’s this one guy at my office who took over my responsibility as ****. Ever since, everything is a mess. And since I used to be in charge of this matter, people keep referring the subject to me (can’t blame them, dah orang yg in charge tu macam hidup segan mati tak mau).

Our new terminal is scheduled to have its first lifting this end of Jul. Prior to that, banyaklah pending items to be completed, all lifting issues that supposedly to be resolved by his group. Masalahnya, setiap kali meeting and orang tanya update dia akan jawab “Nanti I check balik…” The same answer….over and over again!

Hello brader! Orang buat meeting to know the status, not to remind you to do your work! Last last, mintak tolong assistant dia yg check. Baru la nampak progress. Kalu tak, hampeh….

Dah la orang tengah meeting dia boleh tido. Okay, fine la…maybe dia solat tahajjud and berwirid panjang the night before kot.

Itu baru satu issue, tak masuk issue2 besar yang lain lagi. Semua dia perap buat belacan. Dia ingat kerja ni main2 agaknya….And yet, masa gathering baru2 ni, everyone had to give a short speech about work etc. Nak tau apa dia cakap? “I rasa okay kerja kat sini. Kalau kat department lama dulu sampai malam baru balik, sekarang ni I can manage la. Pukul 5 dah siap2 boleh balik”………..&%$()#@!

What pissed me off more, my boss starts asking me to lead what supposed to be his task…. Well, I can if I want to, but I choose not to. Mana aci. I have million of other important tasks that need my attention. My boss, being diplomatic herself said la “I know that he’s not up to your speed. I hope you as a senior planner can assist him. After all it’s your field, and it’s your responsibility”

What the fish???????

Hubby selalu cakap, sabar….Orang mengandung takleh marah2. Kesian baby dalam perut…. Masalahnya, I just cannot tolerate such attitude. I don’t think anyone can. Can you??? Let me know, perhaps we can switch job....

Tapi seriously, if not for this baby in my tummy, and the fact that Hubby dah cakap tak nak bail me out if anything “bad” happen (seriously?)….dah lama dah aku cekik mamat ni….

Muggles, Knut, Guidditch, Avada Kedavra…What??

2007-07-25T09:00:00.000+08:00

The final book is finally out, and I haven’t got my copy yet!

Problem is, I’m waiting for the scholastic (US) version to come out (usually few days after the released of the UK version).
Why you may ask? Because all my other Harry Potter books are US version... So, kononnya nak complete the whole collection la. Mengada2 sangat nak sama, padan muka…

Padahal ari tu dah pegi TESCO and I almost buy the Bloomsbury version at a very cheap price. Stupid isn’t it?
Le ni dah dok kat Kerteh ni payah la nak cari HP books. Dh la MPH, Popular n Times boikot tak nak jual (what’s with this price war anyway??)

Anyway, semalam Azni went to KL for a meeting, she’ll be back by today. So awal2 lagi dah pesan soh dia tolong belikan. As usual, I will have to remind her few times la, maklumla, we are talking about Azni here…:)

Can’t wait! Should I fetch her at the airport???

An introduction

2007-07-23T14:13:00.001+08:00

Hi all,

This is my 2nd attempt creating my own blog (don't ask what happened to my first one :))
Hope you like it, feel free to drop some comments if you wanna...

Till next entry...bye!