leaving on the jetplane

Juh kita berlagu leaving on the jetplane.. “ all my bags are packed I’m ready to go…I’m standing here outtt..” ehh..salah.. version lagu kamek kedak tok --> “all my bags are NOT YET packed & I’m NOT ready to go..” aok,siyes lom packing barang2 & lom 100% ready. What bags? Bags mau balek Kuching in 4 days time & my hospital bag as well. Whereby, the ‘items’ pun still not complete yet. The latter one still boleh di packing time d Kuching klak lah. Anyhoo, I better get ready a hospital-bag-checklist so that once I’m in Kuching I just have to refer from my blog. ;)

For Myself

IC & Kad Merah
Handphone / Charger / Camera
Toiletries
Disposable panties
Kain Batik (kain kacak kit sik bleh kah oh?? ;p)
T-shirts
Maternity pads
Nursing Bra
Breast Pads
Slipper
Socks
Towel
Magazines / Books
Sweater

For Baby

Baby first outfit
Baby Diapers
Receiving Blankets
Baby towels
Minyak Telon
Baby Wipes / cotton wool balls
Mittens & booties
Toiletries for baby
Baby binder (barut)
Baby hat
Feeding bottles (standby jak)

Oh ya, mama will be coming to KL this evening & she’ll accompany me balek Kuching klak…whereas, hubby will be backed to Kuching few days later. Perhaps, tomorrow will jalan-jalan with mama & do my final shopping for items yg blom ada seperti baby binder@barut, nappy rash cream, minyak telon. Sik ku tauk mcm ney nak milih nya..so ada org tua senang la skit nak.

Btw, today is my last working day before cuti 2 bulans ;) whoaa!..tang best jak bunyi cuti 2months nak..tapi, yalah tek..40days confinement…am I physically & mentally prepared to face my 40-days-confinement?? What I heard from my friends, so far blom ada gik madah “bestnya berpantang..rasa sik mok abis jak” instead, apa yang slalu di dengar…”boring aih time ya..dudok umah ajak sampey siktauk pa nak polah”…”berlengas rasa badan aih..sikbleh mandik kedak biasa”…”makan nang mcm-mcm sikbleh”…and some even said, “sakit nunggu confinement abis lebih gik dari sakit nak beranak”..yah.sampey gya kah?

Whatever they said, every person have their very own experience,right. Maybe mine will be better (who knows?)..aminnnn! ehhehe.. quite worried la juak since I’m a kaki-jalan person. Somehow, I plan to read as many books as I can during that period. And of course, internet will be my bestest friend; facebooking & blogging lah keja nak =)

baby's stuff

As I said in one of my previous entries…I plan to wash baby clothes sometime last week. Yup, did it on last Saturday. The rompers, sleepsuits, tees, leggings, tights, pants. Captured some pics of the baby’s outfits before and after washing.


first round

second round

There was an entry whereby I mentioned about big-sale in March. By that time I was just entering my final trimester and right timing for me & hubby to start buying baby’s essentials.

Undeniably the price varies according to their quality and brands. Managed to get most of the baby’s stuff at discounted price..like 20%,50%,70% off normal price. Therefore, we managed to buy branded and quality baby stuff at a very good deal! *clap!clap!* =D which also led to mounting baju-bajan for little one. But not all of them are for newborn…size pun varies juak, ada yg 3-6months, ada yg 6-9months. =) I just can’t stop myself from going to each and every baby-related outlets and tengok-tengok baju cute2!

baby bips, hooded-towels, blankets

some of the baju-bajanss

**hint: mun mok brik present ngan baby,brik selain baju k..or mun maok juak brik baju..yg 6mths and above, k..k.. ;p**

pacifiers & baby bottles

booties & mits, rattle-shoes, baby shoes

So far, biggest RM spend was on a baby gear-stroller. Ofkos lah mahal compared to clothes nak. But stroller is a long-term investment. Bukan pakey setahun ajak..up to 4yrs old leh pakey.

Need to sign-off now...i have to do the laundry =)

stress monitoring

Okay, 2nd entry for today...ehhehee..look at the pictures below...are they moving slowly or fast? Ya I know, it's a static pictures but try to focus then u'll get what I mean. For ur information those pictures are used as stress monitoring. If they're moving slow...meaning u r good at handling stress and vice-versa. As for me, the objects are moving slow & steady =D

cuci-mata

Morning! Today I’ll have ample of time to blog! Haha! Not much task to be done today..weeeheee. lamak dah sik berpoya-poya kedak tok. So, sebagai mukadimah..marilah kita cuci-mata. ;) Cannot put on chuncky-stilettos at the moment, nangga pun jadillahhh nak? Lets go for shoes online-window-shopping…

Kacakkk nak ohh..wuwu. Those heels are not from ALDO, NineWest or even Charles & Keith. They are from GoJane.com. An ‘online-outlet’. Last week, there was an ALDO sale @ Isetan KLCC, whereby the discount is up to 80%!! Oh,meroyan nangga % ya! & as I was trying on a pair of 4” stilettos, a sales assistant (SA) shockingly asked me..”akak nak pakai ker?ehh,nanti jatuh kak” duh! Tauk la ku pregnant n sekpat makey oh.. ku try jak ba k penyedap ati..eheheh. Raya this year falls in September. By that time I can put on & dress-up in my heels again. Yay! I’ve a pair of black-satin Nine West stilettos yg blom penah dipakey gik. Save it for Raya! ;)

My pregnancy cravings

For the past few months, most of my entries are related to pregnancy. Again, this entry is another pregnancy-related one. I want to share something about my pregnancy cravings…from my first trimester to my 3rd trimester.

The first 3mths of my pregnancy, I love and always craving for spaghetti bolognaise, ice-cream, tom-yam and Maggi!! Hehe. Less appetite to eat anything else especially rice + lauk2. I know Maggi is a very unhealthy food tapii…ya ajak antara yg maok diterimak tekak. If makan nasik pun, the yummiest for me by that trimester was…nasi + butter + kicap Tong Nam + telur. That combination is enough to make me satisfied ;)

Next, in my 2nd trimester. Not much yg pelik-pelik since I can easily swallowed nasi + lauk2 or anything without rasa nak muntah. Seafoods, western foods, & apapajak lah. Berseleraaa bah. Hehe. Besides that, I love fruit juices; esp. orange, watermelon & durian belanda. If in my first trimester, I like to eat Maggi, in this trimester, my not-so-healthy craving was nasi lemak for breakfast. I mean like every morning! I think this was one of the reasons my weight naik 4kgs in my 4th mth. Then, no more everyday-nasilemak-breakfast…switch to HELBALIFE shakes +)

Now, 3rd trimester. I like nasi + lauk2!! Weird oh. Dolok sikmaok diterimak tekak. Nyaman jak rasa nak makan nasik ngan lauk,..daging masak itam, ayam goreng rempah/kampung, telur masin, masak lemak, ikan goreng, ulam sambal belacan! Yah,alu lapar eh. & saya suka jambu..Jambu Pak Cu stall nya d area umah mek sia. Hihi. And…kamek sukaaa shopping + window shopping waima badan dah rasa sik kongan! Shopping or even just window-shopping is therapeutic. =D Makin dekat ari nak deliver baby, makin kuat ati mok berjalan2. Serius. Way different from my first trimester, whereby I don’t even bother to check-out what was the stuff offered on the MNG bi-annual big-sale. Yes. MNG. Kesukaan ku. Dilimpas ajak time ya. Me, myself was surprised too! Just so u know, before this I always look forward to MNG’s bi-annual sales which usually held in December and June. Spending hours in their outlet, trying countless clothes, shoes, handbags. I even gave them my handphone number just to make sure that they will inform me whenever they’re having this crazy-sale! Yup,some of the SA sampey ngenala ngan saya. Hihi. But that was back then when I was still anak dara ;p Now, not that crazy.

People, I think the best thing living in KL compared to Kuching is...the shopping. Plenty of outlets/malls, ample of brand choices, wide range of price, and frequent SALE! And even more, there are warehouse sales! Never experience any warehouse sales in Kuching. Bak kata Aa, mun jak ada warehouse sales in Kuching alu ruboh dak pagar-pagar kakya alu bersusun sidak semandin dari awal pagi. Hehe. Just so u know, me & aa went to FJ Benjamin warehouse sale yesterday. FJ Benjamin holds brands such as Guess, Gc Watch, Raoul, LaSenza, Banana Republic, Gap, Nautica & some more. Managed to grab few items from LaSenza; a pair ballerina shoes, a pair of beaded sandals & a spaghetti straps and the total damage = less than rm100! That was really a bargain! Nasib bait beg Guess sekda yg kacak2. Mostly beg yg off-season. Hehe. The Guess sale in KLCC offered way better selections. Another thing, ever since my 6th mths of pregnancy in March, I’ve keen on reading books. I mean real books, bukan magazines like I’m used to collect monthly. Bukan Cleo, Female, Eh! or InTrend, Less collections of those magazines nowadays.

Alhamdulillah, till today my cravings are normal ones & sekda ngidam mengada-ngada tgh malam makan pelik-pelik or maok biggie nor expensive items ;) Now…i've a sudden crave for ice-milo..off to Ali Majuuuuu..

i'm officially 26!

Yesterday was my 26th birthday. Nothing fancy. Yet I am very happy coz managed to celebrate my day with my dear hubby. In the morning he accompanied me to my fortnight antenatal check-up & then we went for lunch. I ate full-plate of nasi campur. Lepas geram mok makan nasik menar2 & for dinner I really makan tak hengatt & didn’t control my diet! We went to Kenny Rogers. As usual ordered my fav original quarter chicken set (with 3 side orders) + ice lemon tea + 2 vanilla muffins. Lom puas gik ya…we went to Baskin Robbins. World Class Chocolate dah abis so I ate Gold Medal Ribbons & Aa had his Cookies & Cream. After we enjoyed our ice cream…pun I still lom juak puas makan. Hhihi! Went to Starbucks & had my all-time fav customized Choc Cream Chip with hazelnut syrup. Nang rangkak saya makan semalam! Hari Makan! ;) oh ya, I also ate about 4ulas durians in the afternoon. Nyaman ehh durian ya. Mok makan gik aritok.

Anyhoo, thank you so much for those yg igt ngan birthday kamek. I really appreciate it. Sangat2. However I was rather sad actually because my parents forgot my birthday. Both mama & bapak. Sedih sik. Huhuhuhuuuu. They only wish me today, a day after my birthday. Sik hal lah, sik kecik ati or ambik ati pun. Sedih jak ckit. ;/

weight gain estimator

My estimated due date (edd) is on 27th June 2009. Forty-six days to go!! & I’ll be backed to Kuching end of this month. *mudahan semua2 ok* aminnn.. To date, I still haven’t prepared stuff for myself yet. Maternity pads, nursing pads, nursing br*, disposable undies, front-button shirts, hospital bags, As for baby’s stuff, probably I’ll start washing all the baby’s clothes in these few days and slowly packing baby’s items to be brought to Kuching.

Just now, whilst browsing the net to seek out for “items in hospital bag”, I saw an article related to gaining-weight during pregnancy. Very useful information I would say. Let me share it here.

The table below summarize the recommended weight gain according to pre-pregnancy weight. As for me, my pre-pregnancy weight = 43kg and my height = 153/154cm. My BMI = 18 which means I was underweight. The table explained, an underweight preggy-lady should gain between 28-40 pounds during pregnancy. 28-40 pounds equal to 14-20 kg. Currently, I am about 55.9kg, so I’ve gain 12.9 kg. Normal lah ya nak. I’m about one and half month away from my e.d.d. and hopefully I won’t gain more than the recommended kg eh!

There’s another tool (also from the same source) to calculate weight gain estimator and what my weight gain comprise of. And my result..

I will probably gain 12.7 kgs - 18.1 kgs during pregnancy.
This is where the weight would go (totals are rounded):

hhmmmm..

Just now i met my superior,Madam Lim. Once she saw my bump she keenly said,"Aina, i think u'll give birth earlier than ur expected due date(e.d.d).Nampak mcam perut u dah turun!". My respond was,"aaaaaaahhhh..eeehhh.ya ka?" terkejut saya nya madah gya bah.

My MIL(mom-in-law) also said the same thing last few days. Seriously, i'm quite worried when they thought so. Though, me myself sometimes also felt that baby has positioned her/himself down there. I wonder, adakah the tremendous amount of walk i did menyebabkan / mempercepatkan baby turun? In fact, i'm fine if baby mok klua earlier than the e.d.d. Mid June perhaps? Asal semuanya selamat nak oh?Apapapun, I really hope hubby will be by side in the labor room(LR) during the whole process.

In a point of fact, me myself dolok pun klua earlier than my e.d.d. ;p I was supposed to be younger than my cousin,Dayana. Skali nangga tek, kamek klua 2 days earlier than her. ;p That's what we called Kejeron!

before and after marriage

Last night me & Aa went to Shangri-la Hotel @ Jln Sultan Ismail to attend Herbalife’s Super HOM. Due to time constrain, I consumed herbalife shake for dinner. About 0720pm headed straight to Shangri-La and we were there at about 0815pm. Crazy traffic la KL! Arrived at the hotel & there were soooo many ppl & quite a number of them tagging around with their mineral water bottle. Hehe. Wasn’t sure on the actual venue of the HOM. & Aa said, “senang jak,kita ekot org2 yg mbak botol air ya,mesti org Herbalife ya” ;) The HOM finished at 1030pm & it was worth going! Mind blowing! The hall was full with semengat membara.

So, that was last night & today is May 8th. Our 9th month as husband & wife. And I’m entering my 8th mth of pregnancy. Cepat jak masa berjalan oh. =) I’d like to share about my life before & after marriange. Fyi, I never lived anywhere-else except for 112-A Laruh Skim, Kuching. Since baby sampey lah 25 years young! That’s where I grew up. Kindergarten-Primary-Secondary school all in Kuching. Pre U-Diploma-Bach Degree pun within Kuching/Samarahan area. Bording school? No. diam di umah. Umahku surgaku bah. Even during Uni years, I didn’t stay in the hostel. Ulang-alik daily from UiTM Samarahan-Laruh Skim. In conclusion, saya sik pernah cerik diam kedirik. Balit umah, tauk-tauk dah ada barang makan kat dapo. After mamam, lepak in front of the tele or surfing the net or lazying in my room with DekNa. Attire for the next day lecture, tauk-tauk dah siap d iron oleh Jue. She did my laundry as well. Having said that, sometimes I did all those errands myself…esp mun Jue cuti balek kampong. Ya pun, her annual 2 weeks leave. Setaun sekali. Hehe.

Ok. That was life as a student. After graduating? Did I leave Laruh Skim and working elsewhere? No. I worked in Kuching. The first company was @ Jalan Padungan. Then I joined a private college at BDC area. After a year, I tied with a private university at Simpang 3. Then, became an educator for a school in Tabuan area which last about 6mths. Still, nothing much changed except for the fact that I was no longer a student..I earned my own money & by that time, no commitments at all (except for PTPTN la!). Even my QAA6461 installments paid by bapak. Whenever I wanted to give him the money, he’ll said, “simpan k ko mli minyak jak”.hehe. I loved to take my family out for lunch/dinner esp on weekends. Usually, there will be me,Mama,Bapak,Akong & Jue. Syafiq always m.i.a & Hafiz kat Malacca laa. Just so u know, I’m very-very close with my grandpa & sometimes when mama bapak busy with something else..me & Akong will jalan-jalan cari makan. I miss those good old times when I used to take him for lunch at Tun Jugah/SCR or having our ABC @ SweeKang or Laksa for breakfast at Satok. J Mun sik makan-makan I took him to any pet shops or fish shops. We share same hobbies bah. Miss him to bits!

” Bertekol” in October 2007 & since then I kept reminding myself that I’ll be getting married soon & my life will be different. Life-changing; in a major way. One of the biggest change is…I’ll be leaving the house which I’ve been staying for two and half decades. Plus the responsibility..huge responsibility. Yalah, lom kawen sukati kedirik. Dah kawen ofkos byk berubah & responsibilities pun bertambah double triple. House chores will take place in my daily routine…doing the laundry,ironing,cooking & lain2. =) Besides that, I’ll be sharing a room with a man & we’ll share a lot of stuff for the rest of our life. I was tremendously nervous at first when I thought of those things. But, that feeling was just temporary. ;) Nervous tek konon. Hehe. Deep in my heart of course I’m very happy & blissful that I’ll be married to a man I love so much. For those yg blom kawen & plan nak kawen…don’t worry too much. Just enjoy those moments even the mushi-mushi parts! ;p

Just so u know, for my wedding preparation…I had about 8 months planning before the Big Day. From know-nothing about wedding stuff to know-a-lot-of-things. I love the preparation parts! Who was my wedding planner?? Myself! =) my source of info; bridal magazines (bought wedding-related magazines monthly without failed),the internet to update myself with the ‘in-thing’ linked to wedding matters & friends. I did it all own my own (with guidance & parents approval). From searching for wedding theme-material/fabric for wedding outfits-the tailors –the ring-the wedding shoes-the dias-the venue-the mak andam-the wedding cakes-the doorgifts-the traditional “mandik pengantin/mandi lulur”-the facial-the hantarans-the bed set-the bedroom concept-the photographer-the videoman. Only for the caterer, Bapak chose it for me. Everything it takes need to be taken care properly and I chose to do it all by myself because I wanted my wedding to be as what I want la hoo. Not what other people wanted. & am gladly said that my parents agreed with me. =) Another thing is that, I used different people for different services. Meaning I didn’t took the “wedding package all-in-one”. For example, for the dias I used As’s service. For the make-ups, Roha’s. The outfits,tailored by Mandy & Fancy. Photographer, Fisheye. Deco Hantaran, my own creativity ;) Why so? Because of their expertise. Macam si As ya nya expert molah pelamin..so amik service ya jak la. Despite the fact that nya pun ada package tailoring-hantaran-make up. Same goes to Roha. Only did my make-ups though I knew that he also offered other services. So kawan-kawan & sepupu-sepapat yg tgh plan-plan…go survey sepuas hati before u decide whose service nak d pakey.

That was the preparation and wedding parts. The next part is the most interesting part; marriage life! Wohooo! ;D Get married in August 8th but only managed to stay together-gether as laki bini in November. The first 2 months I was still residing with my parent s in Kuching. Sungguh sik sabar mok transfer diam ngan hasben aih (walaupun beraattt mena ati mok ninggal umah di Kuching & family & DekNa!) Datang embak 2 beg besar yg mana cgek drnya adalah super besar. Beg mama g Haji. Heheh. I am fortunate enough because saya masok pindah diam ngan Aa dengan hanya mencuci kaki. Went shopping for house furnitures & electrical appliances with him and he paid them all. Hati mana tidak berbunga-bunga. Plus I was 2mths preggy by that time. Lagik la bunga-bunga. ;) First time away from home,mixed feeling lah time ya. Homesick sekejap. Then, gradually everything goes well. House chores pun so far so good. Though since dah keja & sarat preggy I rarely cook. Maybe once or twice a week. Compared to the first 2 months (I was full-time hsewife.hihi), everyday drove myself to Kajang’s Tesco mli brg k masak. Routine on weekdays, keja-balit keja-makan-tv-lepak-tdo. Whereas on weekends, ngando-brunch-tv-ptg outing till mlm. I love every moments with my hubby. & I always looking forward for weekends to jalan-jalan raon-raon & I’m pretty sure that my baby will be a kaki jalan like both of us too. =D

saya rindu si ngegeh tok eh!