Sophie Kinsella

I am in love with Sophie Kinsella's Shopaholic series. Simply because they are chick-lit novels and fun-easy-reading ones. Currently am about to finish my first collection of her series; Confessions of a Shopaholic.

I learnt that there is a movie adapted from this novel which make me a little anxious to know how the movie and the book would be related to each other. Of course i won't be watching the movie in any cinemas. Kesian my hubby if i ask him to accompany me to watch it at the cinema. Not his type of movie to watch. hehehe... Hence, I'm eyeing for it's DVD. Mun d Kuching i know where can i get a good pirated DVD. Kenyalang Park! eheheee..

this is the movie version of Confessions of a Shopaholic

I am looking forward to read the other Kinsella's series such as below:

how well i know my husband

*1. He’s sitting in front of the TV, what is on the screen?
- the simpsons!/news/hbo/starmovie and akademi fantasia(sbb kmk mukak this channel)

*2. You’re out to eat; what kind of dressing does he get on his salad?
- same as mine; thousand island, mayo

*3. What’s one food he doesn’t like?
- brinjal ;)

*4. You go out to eat and have a drink. What does he order?
- lamb chop + durian belanda (kg baru!)
or
- seafoods + ice-lemon tea
or
-doublecheese burger mcvalue meal
or
-nasi briyani kurma/kambing

*5. Where did he go to high school?
- SJS

*6. What size shoes does he wear?
- 9 or 10

*7. If he was to collect anything, what would it be?
- he's so into COKE! =)

*8. What is his favorite type of sandwich?
- he likes Subway's

*9. What would this person eat every day if he could?
- cornsoup! ;)

*10. What is his favorite cereal?
- none

*11. What would he never wear?
- baju ala-ala "pesen cina" katanya.ehehee

*12. What is his favorite sports team?
- Manchester United

*13. Who did he vote for?
- belum penah ngundi gik..oh!btw, undi adalah rahsia

*14. Who is his best friend?
- me!i'm his best friend! we love gossiping! hihihi.. Nuzul is his best friend

*15. What is something you do that he wishes you wouldn’t do?
- haaa..he did tell me abt this last week.ehehe..wont reveal it here anyway

*16. What is his heritage?
- omputeh+arab (iyer!alu nak cayak kitakorg eh) kidding! he's malay+chinese

*17. What is his favorite colour?
- red! we LOVE red!

*18. What is his habit?
- ermm..dolok gigit kuku..tp dah sekda dah rasanya

*19. What is he proud of?
- his family (himself+me+baby) =) his big family, his career

*20. Lastly, do you think he will read this?
- i think so..if he has nothing to do in his office,he'll read.ehehe

Gaining weight

Early march, me & hubby went back to Kuching for 3days 3nights. Ya,sikijap saja. Anyhoo,managed to eat yang saya ngidam selamak diam 'oversea' tok. hekhekhek. Laksa swk kat satok, mi kolok bibik, ABC topspot seafood, abc swee kang, butter chic rice tj & butter soft crab. Whoa! fatty-foods! *guilty* (enjoy the sinful pictures below ya!) ;)

2 days after the short holiday in Kuching, i went for my monthly check-up at Klinik Kesihatan Kajang. Hubby accompanied me. My sugar level is fine, hemoglobin level is normal. Same goes to my blood pressure. But, the nurse warned me! Warned on what? My weight,huhuhu. I gained 4kgs in a month. (dolok SANGAT susah mok gain weight,500gram pun susah aie!) The whooping extra kilos worrying me because normally pregnant women will gain about 2kgs each month. 2kgs only, okay! Blame those fatty foods! hihihihihi.. Org tua salu suroh makan byk2, sak baby gemok..hmmm. They should rephrase that to 'eat healthy food' instead of 'eat a lot of foodsss'. ehehehe ;) Misi/nurse ya madah...eat less carbs;eat more protein. Ya, saya consume protein sihat setiap pagi u know. Herbalife! ;D

Despite worrying about my weight, i'm enjoying the moments of my baby's activities inside my womb. Sekejap ke kiri,kejap ke kanan. Punching! Kicking! ;)

3D ultrasound

Yesterday, i had an appointment for 3D ultrasound @ Vision Medical Ctr(VMC). It was exciting to see the little one in action! Eventhough its just from the computer screen. hihikhiks! Hubby drove us to VMC and we arrived quite early so we had our lunch @ McD before headed to VMC. McD ya same block as VMC,dekat jak. ehehehe.

Soon after we arrived @ VMC, we waited for a while at the waiting area with gloomy headlights. Gloomy enough to make me feel sleepy. Tghari,pas makan gik ya. Ney ndak ngantok. Then after filled in a form, a sonographer lead us to the ultrasound room and start scanning little one! It wasn't that hard for the sonographer to capture little one's face. She was moving actively. Saw her kicking, turning, & she even covered her face with her hands too! ;p The whole process took about 40minutes and they gave us a cd with photos and clips. Oh ya, the sonographer said that little one is a girl. It was different from what a doctor predicted last month. For me, i don't mind whether little one is a girl or a boy...asalkan nya sihat & sempurna sifat,alhamdulillah. To date, little one's weight is about 950grams.

hand on forehead?posing indah nya.hiks! her nose follows papa nya kali (mudahan juak) =)

thumb sucking? ;p

angau ngan Crocs

Sebenarnya, dalam hati maok high-heels crocs tok. Tapi, kinektok gik pregnant. Simpan lam ati jak dolok. =

Design tok, kira paling veteran dlm list Crocs. Cute tp sik ngenak ngan kamek sbb kamek tok petite. Mun makey design tok alu macam Ronald McDonalds! I think it suits for org laki than ompuan.

Wedges tok cool juak. Simple jak. Dah try & sgt comfortable. Rasa cam makey flat slippers jak.

Haaa..yg tok nang girly! ehehee.. tapi,cam sik practical ajak eh. Bulu2 ya. Cepat kotor lak ;p

Cute oh..hmm..pikey lok..pikey lok. =)

Tok smart jak rupa. Simple ajak oh. Design baru among all. Dah ada sik kat ctok pun sik sure.

Haaa..tok yang kamek angaukan kinek tok! Kacak & comfy! Dah try ariya selesa mcm k sandal low-heels jak. Sayang, naktok paling d maok kamek ;)

Crocs Sale!

6 March 2009 Onwards
Crocs Grand Prix Sale
Up to 50% Off!!

As i was browsing the net, i saw this advert! Yaaaa! Crocs Sale! Very rare lah! I hope that all their outlets are still having their sales till end of this month. Hopefully still got plenty of nice designs and colours left for me to choose.

ngerepak

Ku nak ngerepak eh. Nang nama urg melaya,urg melaya juak olahan. Sik pandey ngenang urang lain..kakya berkira nak mampus. Aritok tek,mcm biasa ku g keja la. Lakiku anta cam biasa. Aritok,sorang kolik ku cuti(yg nama suzy). So tinggal 4 org jak mekorg dlm blt ya...aku,Neena,Farah & Nani.

Sik lmk pas ku sampey ku dudok2..mukak pc & whatnot,tetiba perut ngan pinggang ku sakit. Ngiluk semacam. So dudok2 japlah urut2 ckit perut ngan pinggang. Pasya tek...dlm kol815 Rocky pun nait. nyatok kira supervise mekorg lah,skali skali nya nait atas ngagak. Alu nya mdh ngan Nani, "Nani lps ni turun amik sticker k. Tak prnh lagi tgk Nani trn lvl 2". Lam atiku,ok juak la nya trn..sik pyh aku & neena nak trn juak. Lagikpun mun ekot sigek peti besi jak. So,sik pelu la org lain neman nya. Then apa jadi...bila nya nait balit lvl 5..igt tek nya mbak peti besi ya(dlm ya ada sticker mekorg semua la).skali nangga nya mbak bundle stiker nya sorang ajak.yahh! bila Neena nanyak kenak sik ngambik peti ya skali nya mdh, "nantila korang amk sendiri ek" ya ampunn..berkira. lamak2 tok, mekorg (aku,neena & suzy) yg tiap-tiap ari trn nait amik & anta sticker ya pagi & petang sekda pun berbunyi gya.

Nyaya sigek cita. Pasya tek,alu Neena mdh, "oklah,pasni Neena ngan Farah trn g amk sticker k" time tok have to trn 2 irg sbb Rocky mdh ada tambahan sticker so sik muat cgek peti besi..hv to pakey 2 peti. Neena tauk ku tgh skt perut so sik la nya nak mintak ku trn juak. Lagikpun si Cik Farah ya pun sik penah juak volunteer nak trn ngambik sticker, apa salah nya trn la tek nak. Kedong lemak byk gilak berkompol bagus nya exercise ckit pagi tok. Tauk apa respon nya bila Neena mdh gya tek.."aaaa...errrr"..ya katanya ngan muka kerin nya. Sekda madah aok ka sik. Diam ajak. Kakya polah bodo ngadap henpon nya. Lebih kurang 10 minit nunggu nyaya tek,alu Neena mdh, "Jomla Farah kita amk sticker,dah nak pkl9.30 dah" alu nya mdh,"alaaaa..akak tlg la amk kan k" kakya nya klua eksen mdh nak g toilet. Slamber..yahhh. Alu aku nangga Neena,Neena nangga aku. Senyum jakla mekduak..wuuuu...

Pemalas mpuan ya nak trn juak. Nang arap urg nak ngambik. Tiap-tiap ari kedak ya..nya ilek jak nggu mekorg ngambik sticker dr dibah. Bknla nak berkira gilak, tp apalah slh aritok nya trn. Mun ku kongan sik pelu d suroh..trn terus ku ngan Neena. Tok dah sekda choice tpaksa juak la ku trn. Sik kan nak nandah Neena ngangkut sorang 2 igek petibesi ya. Bkn nya ringan. Alulaa..mekduak trn lvl 2 terkedek-kedek jak ku berjalan nahan skt perut ngan pinggang. Dah mekduak nait balit, alu si Farah ya madah, "ehh..dah sampai dah sticker"..kakya?nak nunggu kau ngambik alu sik mlh keja sampey tghari kali. Sekpa lah..simpan jak lemak2 ko ya sik pelu ko trn nait koh.

Babymooning

Last weekend, me & hubby went for our second babymoon. We went up to the north; Penang, Kedah & Southern Thai. Last time, for our first babymoon, we went down to Johor & Singapore. Fyi, we haven’t go for our honeymoon just yet. Ehehhee…as the baby arrives soon after we get married ;)

It was only for 2 days. Hubby drove all the way with his co-pilot by his side whom always asked him to stop like every R&R I would say. Why? Because I need to go to the toilet (not because of diarrhea or yang sewaktu dengannya..) It’s because my growing-little-hero is pushing my bladder every now and then. Eheeheee. Okay, soon after we arrived Penang, a fren of hubby took us raon-raon Penang and then we went for dinner at Bukit Genting. I loveeee the tomyam! Teringat ngan tomyam fav kat The Station.


Bukit/Gunung which had been cut & rupa dah mcm cake.

my new pair of Guess? (sempat juak ngeso) ;p

The second day, we were in Kedah and right after we had our breakfast, hubby brought me to a place where he worked before as the Head of Immigration. It’s Bukit Kayu Hitam. Went to the duty free and then we made our way to the Southern Thai (Danork) for lunch & bought beras siam rah sia. For his parents & my parents. We enjoyed our food very much (I enjoyed tomyam the most!) ehehe…After mengenyangkan perut we directly went back to KL and it took about four and half hours drive.

Malaysia-Thai borderMakan tak hengattt! semua licin =)

Btw, i'm now blogging from my room @ Kuching! =) ya,me & hubby are back for weekend and will be going back to KL esok. huhuuuu.. sikijap saja. DekNa, we'll bring u along tomorrow. Kita sama-sama balek KL!! (whoaaaa! as if!!) :c

Comfy shoes

As I go through my pregnancy stages, I found that my feet are not fitting into some of my shoes as easily due to the swelling feet (from size 5 to size 6). I loveee wearing stilettos & high-heels pumps but eventually I have to give up the high heels (I mean those 3 to 5 inch heels) and tuck them away during my pregnancy. It’s not comfortable wearing those killing-heels while carrying extra weight at the same time. Huuu.. But, 1 or 2 inch heels/wedges are considerable. ehhehe.

Last few weeks, Hubby offered to buy me a pair of Crocs shoes which have become one of the biggest crazes but somehow at that time I found it’s not as appealing as other cheaper shoes like those in Vincci & Nose’s shelves. Ehhee…because for me,instead of having a pair of Crocs, I’d prefer to have 4 pairs of Vincci/Nose’s. Way cheaper & the quality also not bad at all (but of course, they’re not as comfy as Crocs!) At the end of the day, hubby bought me a ballerina from Nose & a pointed an-inch heels from Vincci.

Somehow, as now I’m entering my 6th months, & my weight is 52kg!...I found that I need shoes which provide better support on the base of the shoes. Sneakers? Ahhaha…definitety, that’s not what I mean. I think I should go back to see the line of Crocs once again. Hihihi. Perhaps, I’ll buy them on my own coz payday is just around the corner. ;)

Newborn essentials

When preparing for a new baby (esp for those first timer like me & hubby), there are so many things we'll need. Some of my friends said it can be overwhelming, but i insist that it should be fun bah! Especially shopping for those cute little clothes. ;p Still, we have to bear in mind that the economy is very shaky nowadays and we're facing global recession. huhuhu. Therefore, I have browse the internet and search for "newborn essentials". So here is the essentials/basics:

Clothing - Necessities:

1. Babysuits/baby Ts/side-snap T-shirts/rompers
2. Pairs of soft, comfy pants
3. Soft pjs.
4. Soft knit caps.
5. Tons of socks and booties
6. Bibs
7. Sweaters

8. Sleeping outfits or one-piece sleepers with attached feet

Nursery:

1. Crib
2. Crib mattress
3. Changing pad.

Baby Gear:
1. Baby carrier/sling
2. Receiving blankets
3. Stroller
4. Baby swing and/or bouncy seat

Bathing:

1. Baby bathtub
2. Hooded towels
3. A dozen or so washcloths
4. Baby soap & shampoo

5. Cotton swaps

6. Mild laundry detergent.

Diapering:
1. Diapers
2. Diaper pail
3. Baby wipes
4. Diaper bag

Breastfeeding:
1. Disposable breast pads
2. Washable breast pads
3. Nursing bras
4. Nipple cream
5. Breastpump, bottles and accessories (if needed)

Bottle Feeding:
1. Baby bottles
2. Newborn nipples
3. Bottle brush and drying rack
4. Bottle sterilizer

5. Pacifiers

Maybe i should start buying some of the essentials for my little hero since there are so many things needed and most outlets are on S.a.l.e this month. With the discounts, then we can save the $$$ for something else. =) Sikit2 lah hoo...

Parents' love

I miss my parents..both bapak & mama. Just now i called them just to say hello and to know whether they're doing good. Then right after i hung up the phone...i bursed into tears. Emo tetiba...blame the hormone. hihiihi..

Mama & Bapak always want to give the best for me (& my siblings). I am very fortunate and proud to be their only daughter ;8) I am so blessed to have them. I always get what i want. They let me decide myself on what i want in my life. They are always there for me. I still remember when i was in form 3, i told my parents that i wanted to transfer to another school. They allowed me. Then, in year 2001 i told them that i wanted to quit Matriculation. They allowed me. In 2004, i was suppose to further my first degree in Arau,Perlis. I refused to and both of them went to the uni to negotiate with them and i managed to stay in Sarawak campus instead of going to Perlis. Last year when i told them i wanted to get married. They allowed me too ( ;p ) & i got what i want for my big day.

Parents love their children unconditionally. No doubt about it. Now, as a pregnant lady who'll be a mommy insyaAllah in June...i do feel the same. I sayang my baby unconditionally. These days I think more of my mother, what she had to go through to have me & my siblings. My baby made me realize how much parents sacrifice for their children. Sometimes, we do not realize the value of anything, in fact, when we have it. I know, that sometimes i take my parents for granted. I do love them but rarely show to them (directly). Marriage & pregnancy made appreciate them more than ever. Thank you hubby. Thank you baby. =)

Hubby told me once,"You don't realize what you're missing until they are gone"

"From a child to an adult, they watched me grow each and every day... And with tears in their eyes, they watched me go on my way... To start my own lives, and to have children of my own... Praying i'd never forget, the road that leads back home..."