Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Good kindergarden for your kids..Does it really matter???

Pada pendapat akula..kan..kan..Kalu kita ada pilihan..betterla antar anak2 ke good kindy..Walaupon jauh..tak apa2..kalu resultnya mmg berbaloi...However, I should accentuate more to make ur kids excel is not solely depends 100% on kindy SBBnya...Take a simplest example, investla ribu-raban, but then without the parents follow up and the kids enthusiastic to learn at kindy..still duit yg dilaburkan itu hanya skdr pembaziran!

Jadinya, aku takkan paksa Harris cthnya utk amik extra tuition, kalu mati2an dia tak mo...SBB, kalu mmg dia tak mo...Besanya, lambatla nak nampak effect 'KEEXCELLANNYA'..Cthnya waktu mula2 aku masukkan dia dalam SR...Ya Allah, we were battling like hell....Dan lagi satu, pada mereka2 yg berbudget tight, good kindy ni..tak semestinya antar anak ke SR mau pon Q-Dees atau pon Montessori...TETAPI...., carikla school yg bule melengkapkan diri serba-sedikit utk menghadapi pelbagai cabaran di sekolah di masa depan...

Makanya slps2 ini..aku dan my darling sebulat sepakat...tak kisahla kalu slps ni nak antar si Milan ke SR andainya masih lagi berkemampuan..Walaupon pada awalnya aku agak skeptical dgn SR ni ditambah plak omel2an mentua aku...

'Mcm kurang sesuai sekolah atas kedai'

YESSSS, kata2 ibu itu mmg ada betulnya...Rasa kesian jugak sekolah atas kedai..ala2 mcm perkembangan terbantut! Tapi, If we never give a try..how can we know??? Betul tak? Sebenar2nya, aku teruja masukkan Harris ke SR because of..hajat aku yg tak kesampaian nak registerkan Harris ke good school back in UK. So, bila balik Mesia aku buat study and comparison termasuk ricky2 environment di sekolah Harris...Jenuh sampai pening2 lalat aku memikirkan nak masukkan si Harris ni di sekolah mana...Kalu aku dok KL atau SJ, tak kisah je aku campak je Harris kindy ke mana2...coz rasanya takde masalah nak retain him to speak BI.

Seandainya, budgetku ciput...Does it matter kalu bebudak ni tak pi SR???? JAWAPANnya...'TAK PONG!'..sbbnya, bukannya tak bule mengajar sendiri kat rumah, betul tak??? In fact, si Harris getting better in Malay&English pon disebabkan...sapa yg ajor????? Mak dia jugakkan??? Kalu nak harap cikgu and kindy 100%??? Ntah bila2lakan...Mesti sampai skrg masih lagi si Harris tu membaca ditahap kura2...dan si Milan tu plak, impactnya, when she is more at home...she speak more english rather than BM..Malah, hatta ade bibik sekali pon, mmg aku nak bebudak ni sume speak in BI...Biar bibik tak paham...Ha..ha..ha...Kang aku cakap BM sokmo..bibik perasan plak yg aku tiba2 ngata dia sbb tiba2 dok cakap BI...at least, kalu aku cakap BI selalu kurangla bibik nak was2 ngan ketiba2an majikannya ini yg tiba2 cakap BI...kan..kan..kan..

Weight update-55kgs

Susah kalu org dah start praising about how am look like compare to my last pregnancy...mcm..

'u look slim'
'slim skrg'
'u dietke?'


Sometimes, better off people not too say anything..coz when people start to say positively about u..u start to feel like...alahhhhh dah sampai targetla tu..OR...udah2la tu berdiet...OR..lantak ajela makan apa2..tak gemuk pon..

Kalu ikutkan mmg pon aku dah bule pakai sume my old clothes..and for surela, am still not yet slim and skinny..for those who havent met me before mestila dorang akan kata..

'Dah ok dah ni'

Tapi, sebenarnya2 aku masih chubby...Tapi, who cares??? Tambah2, my darling pon skrg dah semakin 'sihat' dan 'subur'..so, lantakla aku nak gemuk pon!!! Update terbaru, my weight now is 55kg..actually, masih jauh lagi perjalanan as aku nak aim 50-51kg..let the fasting month fullfil my dreamla kot...skrg ni, aku just makan je apa yg aku nak...just avoid to eat too much for the dinner...Yg tak bestnya skrg, my darling sering comes back late...tak pasal2 diet pon kkdg terbabas...like smlm, dah lewat malam aku join makan nasi lemak eventhough it still under control portion...

Daniel 1st day nursery..

This morning is my baby 1st day in nursery and its located within walking distance. Actually, am not that keen to send my baby there but seems I've got no option! The principal is not that friendly eventhough she is described by her staff as 'easy to approach' kind of human.

Results of my spot check this afternoon to my baby's nursery- suprisingly, the gate wasnt locked and I was thinking...how can they stop people from kidnapping the kids??? Really nightmare! The cleanliness...Owhhhh, so BADDDDD!!!

Harris Report Card Day..

This morning came to visit Harris SR to discuss with regards to Harris performance at school. On the way to his school, I couldnt stop thinking of Teacher Sukana..The most sensational teacher that Harris likes to talk about when we had chat together. Teacher Sukana as described by Harris is a bold and strict who sometimes using 'harsh' words as for instance "stupid" and "why you are so slow??".

Arrived at Harris school, we were welcome by the headteacher with welcoming smiles and Teacher Sukana was called in the meeting. Owchhh, finally I met Harris favourite teacher..heheheh..

My comment about Teacher Sukana..

'She is just a normal synonym Malaysian Teacher..'

We were discussing Harris overall progress at school and apparently he was doing well in his tests with average mark of 94%. Eventhough, honestly I still dissapointed to see none of the subjects marked as 100%, after wisely think, what he has done so far in all is still SATISFYING considering he just joined SR for only 4 mths as compared to other kids who already in the center for 3 years. Before we leaving, we had a talk in relation to Harris problem at home and at school together with his headteacher to overcome Harris from sleeping late at night. I hope by acknowleding the teachers and with their support too, Harris can go in bed early to make him fresh to start his day at school.

His headteacher described Harris as smart, easy to catch up and matured however can be moody.

Monday, June 29, 2009

Ke rumah si Anu..

Smlm aku ke rumah si Anu..Katanya, si Anu adalah wife kepada kerabat di negeri XXX..Dah namanya kerabat surela mabelessskan...Speaking sokmo ala2 American gitussss...Adaku kisah??? Dek kerana aku diberitahu oleh one of my front neighbours yg si Anu got Philipino's maid contact, aku pon dgn tak malunya waving my hands to si Anu while jalan2 di our housing area.

Anu is very nice lady...soft spoken...sokmo speaking...itu for surela..sampai aku pon terkial2 nak berspeaking..we had very brief chat coz it was late in the evening..we were talking about name of plants and the way how to grow it..

When, my darling back home, I was telling him about my visit to si Anu's house. He was asking me wether was that really true while commenting my clothes when I was visiting si Anu's house..His comment, I was wearing like a maid AKA nanny guarding 3 little kids...I lifted my eyebrow and asking him back..

'Is it wearing just t-shirt n skirt make me looks like a maid???'

I was grumbling too..

'Alaaaa. Si Anu lagila eventhough she is old already, she too just like me wearing t-shirt with short some more! Itu lagi over apa..!'

Dlm hati..mmm mebe tak nampak maidla kot..sbb, mak cik tu menyeksi!

Apa2 ajela..if u think, ur wife really looks like maid..so, what u still waiting for????? Buy me more clothes, hokayyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!

Sunday, June 28, 2009

Lega..

Terasa lega sgt2 sbb rumahku sudah terkemas pada hari ini..Thanks Sis for helping. Originally, sepatutnya si L yang datang kemas umah aku..kalih2 dia cancel last minute. Inilah masalahnya si L, kalu aku cancel dia tau marah..Tapi, kalu dia yg cancel..takde plak aku nak marah2 dia..Kkdg aku pk2, bagus juga aku tak jadi amik dia as my maid before..

Ngis, my future maid is expected to come in another 2-3 weeks time. Ada hiccup dlm pemprosesan coz suddenly Indon's Gomen katanya tak mo nak antar maid Indon dorang ke Mesia lagi..

Lain citer pada ari ini..Milan sudah terkencit atas katil..Tapi, cooolll..aku tak naik angin..Biasanya aku suka marah2..Tapi, this morning I was soooo cooolllll..Lifted up Milan from our bed, bath her and put her back in our bed.

Yg bestnya, bilik maid aku dah terkemas...Bolehla aku lepak situ brg sementara..Almari dan katil pon dah ada..Sis pon dah lap dan kemas termasuk bawah sinki aku yg tonggang langgang. Cuma, Sis tak sempat nak cuci toilet aku..Tapi, dia dah ganti waktu cuci toilet dgn mengosok baju kami berhelai2...So, I wont complaint much! For this time, Sis leaving our house with 35rm money. EVenthough, the house still not completely done..Tapi, Okla than before...

Yg membuatkan aku tambah excited, finally, grassman tu agreed nak planting the grass at our price. Meaning that, we can simply proceed our planning to decorate our ugly garden. Cume aku je yg masih kering idea nak tanam pokok apa..

Monday, June 22, 2009

Wawasan..

My bibik will be coming in another 3 weeks time. Progress bebudak plak stkt ni...alhamdulillah telah serba sedikit tercapai sprt yg diplankan...Cthnya..

-Harris dah bule read BM&BI
-Harris dah pandai mandi sendiri
-Milan dah mulai independent tak pakai diapers...

Jadinya, when the time bibik is arrived, just cun2la for me to pull out Harris&Milan fr transit and nursery. Cumenya, si Harris tu masih liat lagi bangun pagi dan mandi sendiri. Aku pon tak terpk apa list keje yg aku nak kasik kat bibik aku...Sejak akhir2 ni mcm sebel dgn kualiti part time maid/ cleaner yg mcm so-so...dan aku sendiri plak malas nak pk lebih atau nak kemas umah lebih2..

3rd injection..5th injection-August, 15

Just wanted to put a note in this blog that Daniel will be having his 5th month injection on the abovementioned date. For sometimes, I can easily forget of something that we should be doing like as what happened on Daniel 3rd jab. I know and remember from the beginning I should be visiting the doctor with Daniel for the 3rd time for a JAB, BUT..FOR what kind of JAB..I simply cant remember...How can having 3 kids can change someone to be a VERY forgetful mother..

Nothing special to be written more in this entry other than reporting our yesterday's outing to survey suitable grass and spending more money at IKEA. It was sooo exhausting trip..and it also our first time leaving our 3 angles to someone else not from our family nor relatives. The couple was paid for rm70 for caring the kids while cleaning the house.

Speaking about our surveying activities in Sg Buloh for reasonable and affordable grass for our garden..we get to know many kind of grasses there including pearl, philipine and Japanese grass.

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Tak tahu nak tulis apa

Tak tahu nak tulis apa..sesuai untuk tajuk entry kali ni..
Dapat good news dr kawan lama..yg dia fall pregnant accidentally for 4th time. Dia kata malu nak gitau..SBBnya...anaknya yg ke-3 baru je usianya 1 tahun tak puas menyusu badan lagi katanya..nak2 plaknya dia tgh study master...Tak apalah, rezeki tuhan bagi..mungkin ada hikmah disebaliknya..kot2 pasni dikurniakan anak perempuan pula slps kejayaan melahirkan 3 hero2 sblmnya..

Update lain..berat aku masih macam tu statik 56-57kg..Mana taknya, aku skrg tak begitu jaga makan sgt..Kiranya, mcm tak kisah nak makan apa aje yg aku nak makan..smlm pon aku dah terbabas makan twisties..Gasakla! Malas nak pk pasal slim-melim ni...Just let the time flies away..Kang nak susut..dia susutla tu mcm waktu aku pas beranakkan si Milan dulu..Takdela pulak aku rapot nak kurus..Tiba2 je dia jadi kurus..Ha..ha..ha...Kalu ikutkan my target is not far away..5kg to go...It can take 2 mths or perhaps a year..Tak pon, kot2 pas posa bule turun..sape taukan???

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Hari yg memenatkan..

Hari ni mmg hari yg memenatkan..Membereskan keje2 rumah tak berhenti2. Kalula ade robot yg aku bule tekan butang dan terus bereskan sume keje2 rumahkan bagus!

Sunday, June 14, 2009

Jalan2 di Alamanda..

Smlm dgn baik hatinya, daddy gave us a treat..eating out and shopping di Alamanda..Sebenarnya dr semalam mommy was asking daddy to bring her out sbb weekdays mostly mommy is at home...Boring duduk rumah ni tau2 sajelakan...

On the way to Alamnda..Daddy was asking mommy where place to eat. Mommy just didnt mind sbb perut ni bukannya rasa nak makan sgt pon...So, we just followed Harris saying to have our lunch at KFC coz he was longing to eat nuggets there. Jadinya, diet mommy smmgnya fail lagi pada hari smlm...Disaat org makan..mommy pon join makan dan sempatla juga merasa spicy chicken KFC yg baru..My sincere comment..'MMG X SEDAP!'

Lepas habis semua org makan dan kenyang, we headed ourselves to Reject Shop..Saje ngk2 di situ...manala tau kot2 jumpa baju branded2 yg comel2..bule jugak mommy mendonatekan duit di sana...heheh...Tapi, nampaknya tak ada apa2 yg menarik..Sempat jugak dlm jalan2 tu pi singgah kedai emas Habib Jewel yg konon2nya tgh sale tak hengat sampai 50-70%. Saje cuci2 mata tgk koleksi emas putih dan berlian dia...Waktu mommy ngk tu bulela dapat discount dgn rega 7k kalu beli satu set cincin, necklace, earings dan pendant dia..Mmmm, kalula mommy berlebih duit..mmg sah2la set tu mommy dah sambar..

Kiranya our day outing tu mcm2la yg kami dapat..termasuk...

1)find out how elliptical works and looks like. Sambil tu dapat to know my latest weight and body fat..Mmg gue gemuk sey! Body fat jgn cakapla...dah terlebih byk %!

2)came to know the price of semi-D&bungalow at Putrajaya facing to the lake..Tak silap aku around 2million for bungalow and 1.5+million for semi-D

3)knows the price of bangle..200++..Kalu gue ni byk duit..mmg gue dah beli...sungguh bernafsu jadi perempuan ni..semua benda pon kalu bule nak dibeli dan dimiliki...

4) Harris got his transformer's colouring and comic books kat MPH dan aku plak dapat beli cooking book at the price of $13+

5) shopping stoking my baby di Mothercare sambil ricky2 rega Quinny Zap di situ..For the stroller itself reganya dah 1.1k..so does the carseat..So, in total kalu nak beli stroller ni adalah dlm range 2k++..gigil tangan nak beli! Baik je aku beli elliptical aku cenggini..huhuhuhu

6) shopping jeans dan baju my baby di PONEY...PONEY ni brand of Malaysia. But, strangely the price is quite competiteve juga comparable to branded items sold kat Mothercare, GAPS and Pumpkin Patch segala. Kiranya price dia sligtly lower dr brand2 yg aku sebutkan tadi..Kkdg macam tak paham, kenapa plak brgn buatan Mesia tetap nak jual mahal2? Apa2pon, aku rembat jugak sbb nak pakai..cume baju dia je aku dapat beli dgn discount 50%...Lagipon, aku sakit ati dgn kualiti jeans Pumpkin Patch yg aku beli sblm2 ni..Keras kejung! Budak pon tak selesa nak pakai...Jadi, kesimpulan aku di sini..It is not about brand, but its matter of comfortability...

7) Seronok dapat beli pewangi pot puri yg selama ni aku dok cari2..Dah 32 tahun hidup baru aku tau nama pewangi tu is "TEDDY BEAR". Mula2 tu cam tak caya..Takkanla bau cam rose tapi namanya TEDDY BEAR plak? Ngk2 bila dah bubuh di rumah...Barula puas hati dapat beli pewangi yg betul...heheheh..

8) Belikan Harris beg Ben 10 sbb beg Spiderman yg aku belikan dia 2 years ago dah putus..Aku pon tak paham cemana bule putus...Agaknya, tersepit in between pintu van pak cik drebar kot gamaknya..Adala jugak belikan dia baju Ultraman yg dia pilih sendiri..termasuk botol air Ben 10..SBBnya, dia selalu kecoh nak bawak air pi sekolah..Dan Milan plak dapat jam barbie..Gara2 jam barbie dia jugakla si Milan tu tak tido2 malam tadi..dok kalut bila jam barbie dia tak dijumpai..

9) Minum kat Starbuck dan beli donut di kedai donut..

Balik rumah..mmg nampak si Harris sungguh2 happy..Mana taknya, kbykan brg yg dishopping adalah brg2 dia..Si Milan??? Kesian..cume dapat beli jam..Nasib baik Milan budak kecik..Kalu dah besar..mesti dia tahu nak compare2..awat dia dapat beli satu brg tapi abg dan adik dia sampai 2-3 brg...

Mlmnya, aku temankan Harris baca komik transformers..Yg kelakarnya, dah tua2 ni barula aku tahu watak2 dlm transformers tu..Autobot, Megatron, Optimus Prime, Ironhide, Sideswipe dan bla..bla..bla..termasuk words english yg aku besa dgr tapi aku tak besa guna...

villian-devil
horizon-skyline
deploy-to organize (troops or resources) into a position ready for immediate and effective action
hurl-throw in great force;To throw down; overthrow
halt-A suspension of movement or progress, especially a temporary one: The car rolled to a halt when it stalled
alleyways-a narroe passage between buildings
sprung-to jump over(mcm springla kot nih)
rippled- To rise and fall gently in tone or volume

Friday, June 12, 2009

Penat!

Ntah kenapa dalam minggu ini kemalasan sungguh melanda dan mehurungi diri aku..malas dr segi segala2nya..Mebe sbb dah fed up dgn keje umah yg tak abis2..atau mungkin juga aku jadik kemalasan sbb badan aku sakit2..

Hari ni saje aku spend masa almost 4 hrs di dapur..Bosan! Penat pon ada! Sejak takde maid ni..aku mmg pemalas tahap gaban nak memasak makanan yg bergoreng2. Hari ni saje habis berkecah dapur gas aku sbb benda yg aku masak tu meletup2...Arghhhhh..tension! Taubat tul aku nak masak benda2 bergoreng lagi! Cukuppppp utk masa ini! Tenaga dan masa aku dah terbuang utk membersih2!! Rasa mcm ishkkkk takde keje lainke dr membabukan diri????

Sblm aku terlupa..smlm merupakan our 9th anniversary. Cadangnya my darling nak belanja aku makan di Chorus Hotel..Tapi, plan hanya tinggal plan..Termasuk plan nak bercuti di Pangkor pon terpaksa kami batalkan. My darling kebetulan demam for 3 days, so does the baby...First time rasanya dapat pengalaman baby tak sampai 3 bulan kene serang demam. Kesian si Daniel, berkerut2 muka nak telan ubat. Jadiknya smlm, dek kerana my darling sakit, makanya, aku offer diri masak nasi ayam lagi...Actually, memasak ni bukannya keje susah..Tapi, bab2 nak membersih2 lepas tu yg bikin masalah! Kalu bahan2 sume lengkap...Tak sampai 1/2 to 1hr semua pon bule siap..lagipon, skrg ni, aku dah kurang napsu nak makan kat luar..Mana taknya, ade tu tpt tak hygenic, ade tu plak...makanannya tak sedap...dan antara alasan2 yg lain..makanan kat luar tu byk je yg tak sihat! Mcm2 ajela aku ni..mentang2la dah pandai masak sendiri..Byk plak komplennya ye...

Smlm jugak aku berurut kali yg terakhir slps hampir 3 bulan melahirkan si Daniel. Dan kesannya pada hari ini seluruh badan aku pegal2...Arghhh...sebel!!! Pinggang gue pon jadik sakit nih!

Lain update, si Milan skrg dah pandai cakap..

'comelnya'
'I'm scared'


Nampak dah makin membesar si Milan. Nampak happy je life dia as a kid. Balik rumah je terlonjak2.

Si Harris plak hari ni..dek kerana excited nak main X-Box, sanggup dia ikuti segala omongan daddynya..Cepat2 capai story book sbb nak main game. Hari ni dia spend time membaca buku English. Hahahah..terangkak2 juga..sbbnya byk words yg susah2 di situ..Permulaan mmg budak akan terangkak2 membaca..Tapi, dah biasa nanti...Insya-allah he should be OK. Buktinya..waktu dia mula2 membaca BM mmg tak fluent tapi dah beberapa kali membaca...dia dah mulai improve dr sms ke semasa. In fact, sebenarnya, membaca BM lebih mudah dr BI. Sbb in BI lagi byk sounds yg dia nak kene ingat dan belajar. Pendapat aku, kalu bebudak ni tahu akan concept membaca tak kiralah salah satu sama ada BM, BI atau pon Jawi..He shouldnt have any problem utk pick up membaca dalam ketiga2 bahasa yg aku sebutkan tadi..So, ahkak2 di luar sana..Dont be panic kalu anak2 baru balik obersea tapi tatau membaca lagi in BM..Insya-allah slowly they will pick up! My son sendiri is the living proof! Btw, ini utk case bebudak kecikla..Kalu bebudak beso mcm dah masuk primary school tu...tidakla aku berpengalaman..Cume, aku pernah dgr anak2 kawan aku usianya dalam range 10-14 tahun ade problem dgn BM bila masuk skool di Mesia..Mmmm..pada aku...mula2 tu mmgla problem..lama2 nanti dia okla nanti tu..provided kalu bebudak tu ade minat dan encouragement dr mak pak jugalakan...

Harris oh Harris..

Smlm Harris dok seharian di rumah Budenya. Saje kasik chance Harris to spend his whole day with his cousins there. Before went to bude's house, mmg aku bawakkan dia story books as a condition for him to still stay at home with me. Jadinya, smlm dia praktis membaca di rumah bude dgn yana.

Balik umah as usual he was reporting his day activities to us. He was telling us that he had his reading twice including in Mama Cu's car on their way back home. I just wondering, what really the PURPOSE Harris reading book in my SIL's car? Is it just for showing off or is it because he did that coz he was asked to do so? The most funny part is..Harris was telling all people in the car that he needs to do reading everyday coz ibu asked it and it also as part of the condition for him to be allowed to play game. Bila Harris bagitau cenggitu..Punyala aku dan my darling gelak berdekah2. Mana taknya, kalu kat rumah punyala liat nak membaca. Kkdg tu siap polos main game dulu..dan tiba ke malam hari baru nak terkedek2 nak membaca buku...Tapi, bila jumpa his relatives punyala ye-o dia cakap yg dia kene baca buku dulu baru bule main game...kene kencing ajela dorang ni ngan si Harris! Lawak..lawak...Aku just bagitau dia balik..

'Ko ni buat Mama Cu stress aje ngk ko dah bule baca BM...'

Kalu ikutkan, mmg Harris skrg semakin improve membaca BM&BI. Agaknya dia teruja nak membaca dlm kete tu sbb dia rasa bangga kot dia dah pandai membaca berbanding dgn cousin dia si Faie yg belum lagi bule membaca buku sbb Harris ade bagitau aku yg si Faie dok ikut2 dia membaca buku walaupon dia tak begitu pandai membaca..Biasala bebudak..dorang ni mmg suka compete.

My next step slps ni..to aim Harris to be able to read Jawi. Dah berkali2 dok ulang2 Harris utk kenal huruf Jawi tapi asyik je ada yg terlupa..Karang kalu Harris dah master huruf2 tu sume..barula bule betul2 dok ajar dia membaca Jawi. Mebe lepas tu bule belajar bahasa Arab atau hantar dia ke kelas tambahan KUMON to enhance his calculation skill...KUMON ni skdr tambahan saje..kalu rajin aku antorla..kalu malas rasanya belajarla ikut syllabus tadika dia aje..

Saturday, June 06, 2009

Rancangan yg tergendala..

Rancangan nak pi rewang rumah anak sepupu kawen pada hari ini..nampaknya terpaksa dibatalkan dek kerana milan masih lagi demam panas. Tak kebah2. Nampak smlm mcm ok..tgk2 ni ari jadi tak ok plak..Makanya, stuckla kami semua berada di rumah. Si bapak dgn anak dok hook dgn game X-Box yg baru dorang beli smlm di Metrokajang. Senyum2 simpul si Harris bila daddynya beli X-Box smlm. Siap sanggup siapkan homework bila dan2 balik rumah sbb dah terexcited nak main game baru. Dlm dorang dua beranak tu bershopping, bule plak aku mencelah..

'Mmmm..dr beli X-Box ni..berpaedah lagi belikan Daniel pushchair baru..Sian Daniel dok terlentuk terkena belt Mac Laren tiap kali dok atas stroller'

Sblm2 ni mmg aku ada propose pada my darling tuk beli pushchair baru utk Daniel. Cadangnya nak beli Quinny Zapp..Mmg reganya bule tahan...tapi mmg praktikal..Rasa nyesal plak sbb waktu kat UK my darling mmg dah offer banget2 aku beli Quinny ni..tapi, aku yg refuse sbb alasan aku mahal...Tapi, lepas dok kesian tgk kepala Daniel yg terliuk2 sambil berfikir2 yg Quinny ni bagus utk baby, baru nak rasa agree dgn buah pikiran my darling. Walaubagaimanapon, aku tidakla desperate sgt nak beli Quinny ni..Cume, kalu my darling mmg nak beli...Nyiru tapak tangan, luas padang bola aku tadahkan..

Dlm dua beranak tu dok main X-Box, aku dok pasang telingan si Harris berspeaking. Aikkk?? Bukan main lagi dia speaking..kkdg vocub yg aku tatau pon dia lagi tau...nampak mcm ada perubahan sejak aku pantau dia dr tgk chanel CERIA. Walau dah 6 bulan kami kat Mesia..Still slang England dia tak lari lagi walau cara dia bercakap tu adakalanya ketara masih pelat budak kecik lagi...Kalu ikutkan his time mostly spend kat transit. Kat transit tu mmg sah2 cakap melayu manjang. Mmg ada masa dia komplen...nape org2 kat transit tu cakap melayu? Dan bila aku cakap melayu ngan my darling atau kawan2 aku dia bule datang bisik2 kat aku..

'Speak english pleasee...'

Aku percaya, kalu dia most of the time dok rumah..mesti speaking dia lagi better dr skrg. SBBnya, banyak masa kami berdua mmg speaking. Tambah2 lagi kalu ada bibik...Mmg ikut plan asalnya, aku prefer kami speak English kalu ade bibik duduk dlm rumah. Bukannya apa, biar mudah aku nak communicate dgn anak2 aku dgn bahasa yg bibik tak paham..Kalu aku nak suh anak2 aku depan2 bibik utk report duty bibik buat keje apa ni ari pon tak apa2. Sbbnya, bibik takkan nak paham..hahhahahah...Paling2 mebe bibik bula agak2. Insya-allah bibik innocent aku akan sampai dlm 1 bulan lagi. Janda anak dua dr Bandung.

Kesimpulan aku di sini tetap sama, peranan mak bapak dan surrounding itu penting utk mouldkan personaliti anak2. Padanlan jaman aku sekolah2 dulu..berhabuk dorang2 tu speaking..sampai nganga aku ngk...Dah kalu mak pak dorang speaking...dahtu sampai sekolah rendah dan tadika kat oversea lagi...no wonder english dorang hebat2 belaka..

Update lain, masih mericky2 which hotel nak pi. Mmg ade ricky2 nak duduk di Holiday Villa..Tapi, bila cek2, hotel fully booked till 12hb of June! Aikk?? Hotel ratus2 pon org zaman skrg dah rembat awal2. Mmg kaya2la kot org Mesia zaman skrg nih! Ingatkan kalu namanya dah hotel mahal2 ni..kurengla org nak duduk...sbb pitis pon berkira2...Sememangnya, Mesia kini sudah berubah!

Friday, June 05, 2009

Harris development-membaca BM..

Aku baru je cek entry2 aku yg lepas..baru pasan yg aku registerkan Harris di SR pada 28hb Jan. Kiranya lewat jugala aku registerkan dia ni..Hasilnya, setelah 3 bulan masuk sekolah di Mesia..Dia dah bule baca BM, English tetapi masih lagi terkial2 part Jawi. Aku tak surela sama ada aku nak ratingkan SR tu skool yg bagus atau pon tidak..sbb kalu ikutkan sekolahnya ada atas kedai. Cume, apa yg aku bule komen, peranan parents juga penting dlm membentuk keperibadian dan IQ anak2. Aku rasa, kalu aku ni yg jenis tak peduli ngan study anak...mau si Harris pon tidak akan sampai ke tahap ini. Kalu nak harapkan sekolah saje 100%, aku rasa mmg susah. Nak2 plak anak aku tu manjang cool dan kalu aku tak selalu ingatkan dia...mmg habis kejeblos juga performancenya..

Hasilnya, skrg Harris dah mula di tahap punctuation, comprehension dan re-arrange words for BM&BI..

Sejak kami duduk rumah sendiri pon, aku lebih bebas mengatur family sendiri. Mmg aku pantau si Harris tu dr ngk citer katun melayu yg tak begitu berpaedah..misalnya yg suka cakap words yg tak senonoh cthnya 'bodoh'. Anak sedara aku mmg ada sorang yg amatla chatty...suka cakap sesuka hati...Aku pon tak komen lebih2..sbbnya itu anak dia..dan aku pon tahu, bukan mak pak atau maid dia yg suh dia cakap kasar begitu..Tapi, aku suspect dr TVla dia belajar..

Skrg byk masa anak2 akan nonton Disney Chanel. Kalu kantoi tgk chanel ceria..aku akan bising2. So, now Harris ada masanya suka speak English rather than Malay..Kiranya, skrg ni ala2 seimbang jugala 50-50 Malay&English.

Esok nak pergi kenduri kawen.

Bermula episod bila tiba cuti sekolah..Masing2 mana2 yg nak kawen amik peluang buat majlis kawen..termasukla anak sepupu aku di kg...Nampak gayanya kenala aku pergi rewang disebabkan kami pon agak rapat sewaktu kami berada di UK. Ada sehelai dua baju yg aku dah siap gosok..yang the rest aku panggil si L utk datang bereskan sbb ada baju yg baru ari ni baru aku sempat nak cuci..Sambil baring2, dok berkira2 apa keje nak diberi pada si L esok.

Pada masa yg sama, my darling dah kasik signal utk aku mulai survey hotel atau resort utk cuti2 mesia di Pangkor Laut. Kalu ikut original plan ikutkan nak pi PD je..tapi, bila pk2, PD tu kami dah pernah pi..makna kata...sajela this time tukar angin pi ngk Lumut plak..

Citer lain utk ari ni...sekali lagi budak bertiga suma berada di rumah..Takdela susah mana nak jaga..Most of the time nonton TV aje dorang tu sume...Daniel pon kejap tidur kejap bangun...Si Milan plak..elok dah tak pakai diapers...Tahu nak bagi sign kalu nak terkencing atau nak terpoo-poo..

Makan tengahari pon dorang selesa nak makan roti..ada masa nak request hot dog, nugget dan fries..depends ngan mood dorang..si Harris plak dok berulang2 asik request nak nasi ayam..Seronok tgk bebudak ni sungguh2 makan..mana taknya, sampai bertambah 4 kali si Harris tu bila makan nasi ayam...So, dlm malas2 aku hari ini..sempat jugak aku boilkan ayam utk dijadikan stok nasi ayam.

Thursday, June 04, 2009

Sakit perut

Inilah masalahnya women after confinement..asal buat kerja lebih sket..mulala rasa perut tak selesa. Rasa mcm nak tumbang dan rasa nak sakit tubuh sana sini...Tak surela kalu2 apa yg berlaku pada diri aku ni adalah kes2 terpencil..Tapi, kelihatannya kebiasaannya begitu..

Hari ini, 3 of my kids all at home. Alhamdulillah si Milan tak byk kerenah. Cume ngada2 sket2. Milan&Harris siap piknik kat luar siang ari. Minum air rebina ais ngan nugget, fries n mix veges. Bukan main lagi budak berdua tu..sblm2 ni si Harris siap cakap..

'I wish I could have cold drinks over the beach'

Sebenarnya mmg ada ura2 nak melepak di tepi pantang kami berlima di PD. Cume, kata my honey hatta hotel yg mahal pon sume dah fully booked! Amboiii...taste org2 mesia ni...tahap hotel mahal pon sume org dah habis rembat.

Wednesday, June 03, 2009

Update&56kg..

Good news, my weight has decreased to 56kg since last Friday. Feeling very happy and motivating eventhough still 5-6kg to go to reach my target goal..at least now its improving. No gain without pain. So, until now, I maintain controlling my meal portions. eat sensibily, be active as you can, eventhough for sometimes I admit I was cheating by overindulging myself by eating junk and unhealthy forbidden foods. But, again, with controlled portion!

Just coicidently, after knowing I am in my 56kg, I was pigging out by taking beef steak with fries in one of the famous steak restaurant in Kajang... and its not just that I lost in my battle to keep slim..cause its happening again, I was eating KFC and fried mee on the next day and chicken chop for the following day! Lucky enough, up to this point, my weight still maintain despite all the naughty foods that I have eaten almost all my weekend.

Another latest update, finally Harris exam week is over. I feel so lightheaded and so carefree...Harris seems more indepent now...he is begging not to be sent to transit and promise to me to follow whatever I'm saying to allow himself to stay home. Routinely at home, he has to read his BM and English books. This is the only easy he could expose himself inderictly with certain words and suku kata..The rest of his time, he's been hours in front of TV watching his favourite CDs.

As for Milan, she is still under potty trainning. She is quite a fast learner. Normally, she is not on diapers when at nursery and at home. She will on diapers usually at night so that everbody could have their deep sleep without bothering there is someone wee-weeing our comfy bed.

Daniel is getting noisy. Chooing and smiling. I found myself enjoy very much in taking good care of him. He's been a very good baby.

The H-Factor Can Make Dieting Easier

Happiness and emotional well-being are overlooked in many diets, but they have so much to do with curbing your appetite, inspiring you to choose healthier foods, and long-term change. Without happiness or satisfaction, weight loss is a daunting, laborious, often impossible endeavor. To find out how to infuse a diet with the H-factor of happpiness, I got in touch with renowned macrobiotic counselor, author, and speaker, Denny Waxman for tricks to change your body and your life.

DENNY WAXMAN'S STEPS FOR A HAPPY DIET...

Play more, workout less.
Children do not want to eat when they are playing. They want to eat when they are bored or forced to do things they do not want to do. The principles are the same for adults. Satisfying activities enhance your appetite for healthy foods and help you feel satisfied with less. The wrong activities make you want to reward yourself with rich foods and unhealthy sweets.

Have a serving of vegetable soup everyday.
Soup helps condition your digestive system and gets it ready for the meal. Soup also makes you feel more satisfied and naturally helps you eat less.

Plan your meals around grains, vegetables, and other high fiber foods.
Make your metabolism active to maintain your proper weight without effort.
Metabolism is your ability to digest and absorb the nutrition from your food and then eliminate the excess efficiently. There are two ways to activate your metabolism. The first is to plan your meals around grains, vegetables, and other high fiber foods. This combination makes you feel the most satisfied without feeling that you need to restrict the amount of food you eat. The second way to activate your metabolism is to...

Eat at regular times without skipping meals.
Eating between meals has a stagnating effect. The ideal starting times for stimulating your metabolism are between 5:00 & 8:30 am for breakfast, 11:00 am & 1:00 pm for lunch, and 5:00 & 7:00 pm for dinner.

Sit down to eat without reading, watching TV, or working.
Develop a relationship with your food, and you will feel more satisfied, have better digestion, and eat less. Eating with family and friends strengthens communication and creates a strong feeling of connectedness that can also leave you feeling less hungry.

Try to make your daily foods both satisfying and nourishing.
Try to find healthy foods that satisfy your basic needs, instead of eliminating the foods you think are causing your problems. Feeling deprived does not lead to happiness. Restriction in your diet inevitably leads to excess. This is the reason most diets fail.

Eat more high-fiber foods.
Grains, vegetables, fruits, soups and other plant-based foods make your digestive system happy. They pass through your digestive system more easily than animal and dairy foods, and help keep it clean and healthy.

Walk outside for at least a half hour daily.
Walking is not exercise, it is a natural activity that makes your body and mind work better and returns you to a state of harmony and balance. Life-related activities including cleaning, gardening, and dancing are the most satisfying and beneficial to your health and weight.

Give yourself a daily massage.
A daily body rub cleans and renews your skin, making it look and feel younger in just days or weeks. It also activates your blood, lymph, and energy circulation to help keep your metabolism active. Fill your sink with just hot water. Dip in a cotton face cloth, wring it out, and rub your skin lightly. Gentle pressure is more effective than a vigorous scrub. Frequently re-dip the cloth and try to get all your body with a back and forth motion.


Stop eating 3 hours before getting into bed.
Your body wants to clean and repair at night while you are sleeping. When your stomach is empty, you are much more efficient at this process because your liver will not be bogged down storing unused nutrition. This allows it to more easily neutralize acidity and detoxify your body. You will sleep more deeply and wake feeling more refreshed and happy.