9 months and counting days, here we go!

welcoming my 9th month of pregnancy yesterday, and the clock starts to tick. the baby can pop, anytime from now. 

kalau dulu mase mengandungkan dian, i was so eager to give birth sbb xtertahan rase nak membawa perut. this time around, rase mcm sedikit sabar. mayb sbb masih mampu ulang alik kerja and things are more manageable now. kerja kat office pon seperti paham2 keadaan aku. im blessed to have awesome boss and colleagues who always understand my situation. so xde la aku sibuk sgt nor free (boring) sgt. ade la hari2 yg men-sibuk tp at the end of the day, i felt so productive! *bile dpt berjasa time pregnant rase mcm terel nye*

esok lusa cuti chinese new year. aku dh plan nk buat laundry baju baby bro. alhamdulillah, kelengkapan semua rase mcm dh cukup. ohhh.. cume lampin. dari ari tu berkira2 nk beli. nak kate xpakai langsung tu xla. masih berguna buat lap2 muntah. tp tah la.. susah btol nk membeli lampin ni. selain dr tu, bende2 mustahak utk aku pakai lepas bersalin nnt. mcm set pantang, set urus uri. aku rase bende2 ni penting. makcik urut pon aku dh deal. so should be no problem la nnt, 

untuk pregnancy kali ni aku admit, byk brg aku beli online. gigih haa mencarik kedai online yg jual dgn harga paling murah. pstu kalo dh jumpe xmo beli satu item je (kalau murah). konon nk jimat kt postage. kire mcm kill two birds with one stone la. mak la yg kt rumah kne jadi mangsa amik kan parcel dr poslaju. setiap kali ade parcel sampai msti xsabar nk blk. mcm hari ni. ade beli blanky untuk both baby bro n little kakak (dian). xsabar nk tunjuk kat dian. minah tu kalau aku beli brg utk adik die, jgn la tunjuk dpn dia. abeh die nk sarung seluar newborn. semua pun dian punye. nak marah, xsampai ati. hari tu sampai tilam bear utk adik dian, i know its cute, siap dian nk baring tdo kt situ ok. kite ni tau la kan, bende baru. selagi belum nk gune selagi tu simpan dlm plastik elok2. tp ape kan daya, terpaksa kasi dian main dgn bolster tilam tu. -_-"

kalo ikut checklist, most baby's stuff dh aku beli. barut, bengkung, manual breastpump + feeding bottle, bedding, sabun saban, baju bajan, settled. sbb kan adik dian ni laki, so xbyk brg dian yg aku bole pakai balik (barang dian pon aku tatau dh kt mane). unlike mase expecting baby girl dulu, expecting a boy ni mencabar skit. especially bile nk beli baju newborn. no more frills, no more ribbons, no more laces, sume pon putih , biru, hijau n kne jaga2 takut2 ade elemen2 bunga n etc. hahaha.. maklum la, bile expect anak laki ni aku expect la die jadi gentleman yg gagah.

nama setakat ni dh fixed dh. sama macam dian. aku pilih dian husband pilih medina. so this time aku pilih name dpn n husband pilih name blkg. kami xla particular gile smpai beli buku maksud nama. makna nama anak kami pun xla canggih mane. but insyallah, its still a good name n erti name tu bkn la yg tidak2. so far, only close family n friends je yg tau. syok gak last week main teka2 name dgn my family. its so funny with the names yg diorg boleh fikirkan.

ok la, got to go now.. doa kan yg baik2 utk saya ye. till then!!!

family trip - langkawi 2014

Ok, so done with Bali. kalo ikut kan macam nk selit lagi satu entry to share on the memories and more n more n more of photos. but nahhh.. dah ran out of words dah.

skrg nk share pasal last october trip ke langkawi plak. xsangka, gedebak gedebuk, 2 trip aku n family pgi tahun ni by aeroplane. maklum la.. dh beranak pinak ni bkn senang nk berangkut-angkutan pgi berjalan. byk la arrangement kne buat. byk nk kne fikir. kalo kite solo or dgn husband je senang. but maybe ini lah yg dikata kan rezeki. sebab anak jgak la gigih ushar flight tix kut2 ade offer.

rase nye somewhere around august kut aku beli tix flight to langkawi ni. itu pon sbb impulse purchase bile tgk MAS offer harga yg super cheap. tp mase dh dekat hari nk fly tu, aku diuji dgn kebodohan tahap dewa paling power kat langit. apasal aku bengap sgt aku pon xtau. nk cite detail mcm xkoser. so skip je la eh.. terus cite psl hari kejadian.

we were flown to langkawi by malindo air (via subang airport). first time naik kapatebang yg kipas nye kat luar. lupe plak name kapatebang tu. focker kut. malas plak nk gugel. paham2 la ye. its rather small but rasenye once u're inside the plane, xde ape pon yg membezakan kapatebang tu dgn boeing. more or less the same (except for the size) and alhamdulillah, it was a smooth 1 hour flight and we safely landed at langkawi somewhere around 3pm. mase sampai, bumi langkawi dibasahi hujan rintik2. pihak malindo air ade sedia kan payung utk setiap passenger di tepi tangga.

earlier arrangement has been made on the car rental. i contacted en. mohd which the number was found through my search at mudah.my. criteria kereta yg nk disewa di langkawi; jimat minyak, murah and yg xpernah dinaiki or dipandu. hahaha.. so we rented a mitsubishi mirage for our whole 4days and 3nites stays at langkawi for RM260 (rasenye). cheap kan? ok, so en. mohd dh tggu kitorg kt airport hari tu. touched down je, husband call en. mohd and kitorg deal utk tggu di marry brown. he parked the car somewhere there n bile dpt kereta mmg dlm keadaan bersih and memuaskan hati. husband n i batak sedikit dgn interior kete tu yg sleek. ok, berhenti menjakun n let the journey begin!

1st mission isi minyak. read about how we're not suppose to fill full tank of fuel into the rented car. so we did that. isi rm30 je. lepas tu, bergantung harap n nyawa kat waze utk carik hotel.

fyi, kami stay di 2hotel yg berbeza semasa di langkawi. 1st night, kami stay di the Ocean Residence yg terletak di Kuah. the 2nd n 3rd nite kami stay di De Baron yg also terletak di Kuah. motif perpindahan, sbb nk rasa hotel best satu mlm n sbb xnak membazir bayar memahal kt hotel tp end up marayau berjalan2.

my verdict

the ocean residence mmg osem!

walaupun jalan nak ke hotel ni ssh nk jumpe (sbb nak masuk ke hotel ni xde jalan tar pon ok. lalu la semak samun siap bole bertembung dgn biawak melintas) even guna waze pon die bole kate "u've reached ur destination" tp mane wey, xnmpk langsung btg hidung hotel nye, tp kesudahan nya nasib baik memuaskan. since aku xjumpe byk review pasal hotel ni so meh la aku cite skit pasal the ocean residence ni for your further info.

to get to the hotel mmg a little bit tricky. from airport it will takes about 20-30mins drive. just head to pekan kuah and the hotel is somewhere along the way. the landmark : almost bertentangan dgn jabatan imigresen langkawi ke bangunan kerajaan ape tah. jabatan tu will be on ur left hand side kalo dr arah airport nk ke jeti kuah. so kalo rase dh lepas petronas n nmpk ade satu bangunan jabatan kerajaan, bwk la slow down n focus on ur right. nnt akan nampak mcm ade satu bangunan yg dh siap tp kosong n ade sign board hotel kecikkk je kat situ. then masuk la lorong yg disediakan. setakat ni, tu je la yg bole dibantu kalo nk disuruh bagi direction utk sampai ke hotel. selain dr tu, xdapek den nk nolong.

dari jalan besar mmg xkan nampak langsung rupe hotel tu. jalan turap pon xdak. so sape nk sangka jln tu menuju ke hotel kan? aku pon memule ingat lorong utk smpai ke bengkel repair boat ke ape. smpai la ketibaan ke kawasan hotel baru la kitorg impress. hotel ni berkonsep kan resort kut. xde pon bangunan tinggi. but the rooms come in many choices. ade yg jenis bangunan 2tingkat, ade yg jenis cabin n kitorg duduk kat yg jenis longhouse.

from our room's balcony

the longhouse

reason pilih longhouse sbb die ade direct access to the pool. harga still affordable n kepuasan melihat wajah excited anak nk swimming tu mmg priceless. over all, i am satisfied with the room. byk plug points, interior pon cantik cume  little too sempit. kire mcm kalo anak 3 org tu mmg ssh ar. nk tdo lantai pon ssh kut. sbb bilik mmg ngam2 katil n some other furnitures. but to us yg anak satu ni, ok sajork..

lps check in, kitorg keluar carik mkn n nak carik pelampung utk dian kekdahnye. mkn kt kenny rogers yg dekat jetty kuah tu. we made a mistake when we spent too much time on looking out for foods and dian's float. pusing kuah je dh brape lame. pdhal mase tu bole gunakan utk swimming kt pool. to parents yg baru nk carik float utk anak setibanya di langkawi, bare in mind, di kuah xla terdapat byk kedai2 yg menggantung pelampung. bile tanye locals pon dorg kate pelampung kt cenang byk la kak. last2 kitorg jumpe pelampung yg kitorg nak kat kedai runcit. lps dh beli baru nampak kedai lain jual pelampung. hawau gak la rase sbb mase lalu xnmpk. dh beli baru nk sepah2. ok, dh knp nak jd kan pelampung sbg issue nih??? hehehe.. sorry2.

sampai balik ke ocean residence around 6 something. dh dekat nak maghrib. but i told husband to just take dian for a quick dip. kesian. bkn ke tujuan utama stay di ocean residence utk mandi manda sepuas2 nya? so berendam la kjap. mmg puas hati tgk sinar diwajah dian. she was so happy! from our room, bole dgr azan from the nearest mosque.

stay kami di ocean residence xde include breakfast. makanan yg kitorg tapau smlm pon ade lg + jajan2 so we just had that for breakfast. bangun awal pagi ni. xsabar ni swimming. tp hujan rintik2 la plak. haihhh.. syahdu je duduk kat balcony. husband ajak jalan carik kuih2 or nasi lemak. xjauh dari hotel tu mmg ade stall yg jual bende2 tu. husband je beli nasik lemak. aku xberminat nak beli kuih muih die sbb byk lalat. memule ingat mcm nk breakfast kt hotel je sbb tpt breakfast die cool! tp xpela, simpan je duit. perut dh kenyang ade hati nk buang2 duit lagi. so balik dari quick food hunting, kami balik ke bilik utk swimming! (anak aku punye la xsabo dgn baju tdo jgak die gi celup kaki kat tangga swimming pool. *facepalm*)

puas mandi manda kitorg checkout n carik mkn tghari. yg ni aku dh siap2 google dari shah alam lagi. husband n i bkn jenis yg adventurous when it comes to foods. we eat what we familiar with saje. tu yg smpai langkawi pon mkn kenny rogers dgn kfc lg. but kali ni aku dh aim kedai thai food ni. google je wan thai restaurant mesti org akan recommend. so we managed to get to the restaurant with the help of waze. ramai org weyyy.. sib baik kitorg dpt tempat. dh la langkawi mase tu panas melenting2. nk bukak mata lintas jalan pon susah.

my verdict about the food at wan thai? errr.. bole la. nk kate sedap sgt tu xla. bole la. tomyam pedas. pulut mangga layan. lain2 biase je. dian la sian skit sbb aku order tomyam ingat bole lepas piawaian pedas dia. tp xble. service lambat skit. mayb sbb ramai org. harga utk kitorg 3beranak mkn hari tu cecah RM90 lebih la jgak.

kenyang perut, kami gi hotel seterusnya. de baron resort. sbb amik hotel ni, sbb kononnye bistro die ade chicken chop sedap yg direkemen di gugel. pstu bole seaview n price wise, mmg reasonable. before sampai langkawi lagi aku dh email hotel mintak bilik yg seaview. so they said ok. sampai sana tup2 dpt bilik parking view. ok, since aku ni dh berbadan 2 dan meningkat dewasa, cerewet aku ni jadi len maciam skit. xde nk tolerate2. aku mintak ko kate ok tp ko xbg, aku insist, tuntut! aku tunjuk segala bukti. smpai dpt bilik seaview. by the time, laki aku dgn dian dh flat dh. letih sbb panas + kenyang. sorry ye, xde gambo bilik sbb bilik xsemenggah mane. cume spacious tu ye la. kalo nk menari kuda kepang dgn dian, bole lerr.

View frm our room yg menjadi 'pojaan' sgt tu.

so kitorg rest smpai ptg dlm pukul 5. lps tu kitorg keluar jln + carik mkn. Ptg tu aku plan nk gi underwater world bwk dian. Beli tiket siap2 kt groupon since ade offer mase tu. Alaaa.. dpt la jimat 2-3ringgit. Dian indeed anjoyed watching all the animals inside. Aku n husband as a parent pon seronok la tgk reaction dian. Xkelip mata die tgk fish. Siap introduce 'hi, ni iyan' almost at all fish tanks. Spent abt 1hour kat situ.

Settle at underwater world, aku ajak husband jln2 kt pantai cenang. Gado gak la kitorg laki bini sbb tatau mane nk parking. Niat nk mkn kt pantai cenang pon terbantut sbb husband nk buang air tp tatau kt mane. Hahaha.. xselesa la membuang kt tempat xtau ni. Last2 kitorg parking kt parking lot langkasuka inn kalo xsilap. Kt situ ade yellow cab cafe gak. Ingat nk dok mkn je la kt yellow cab tu. Tp situ mcm ade bar so mcm xsesuai plak rasenye. Last2 kitorg straight blk kuah. Mkn ape mlm tu aku xingat. Hahaha.. but jln2 tepi pantai ptg tu buat kitorg rase xpuas. Adhoc plan kan.

Next day we had breakfast at hotel n terus keluar nk naik cable car. Breakfast at de baron resort was ok. Situ ramai org tp dorg xtop up mknan. Tah pape. Choice pon xbyk tp since its not even a hotel with many stars rating so aku pon mmg tak expect byk. Perjalanan nk ke area cable car (kat gunung mat cincang xsilap) makan masa 45 minit ke 1jam la jgak. Abeh la lintas airport sume. Since kitorg gerak awal pagi so xla ramai org sgt. Kedai kt oriental village tu pon xbyk yg dh bukak. Ingat nk naik cable car je. Tp husband konon nk kasi anak sonok, die suh beli tiket pakej cable car, ape dorm tah dgn duck tour. Harga dlm rm110 utk sorg dewasa. Kanak2, byr utk cable car je. Half price kut. Duck tour, f.o.c.

Letih gak la beratur nk smpai cable car tu. End up kne share satu cable car dgn family anak satu yg lain. Xbole nk gile2 dlm tu. Sib baik org tu keluar kt 1st station. While us, terus jalan straight ke station kedua which yg paling atas skali. Honestly, aku suke experince naik cable car tu. Tinggiiiiii... narrowwwwww... nervous tp syok. Sampai puncak, xde bende sgt. Kitorg duduk mkn sandwich n minum air mahal jap pstu br la tgk permandangan. Aku rase aku dgn husband ni bkn jenis layan permandangan alam sekitar sgt la. Kjap je pstu kitorg boring n nk turun. Hahaha..

ni tgh tunggu turn nak masuk dorm ape tah. kt dalam tu die ade tayang mcm video. mase kitorg masuk die tayang video kengkonon kite naik roller coaster. rase sgt real walaupun kite remain seated sbb srkrin die tu 360 degree. tu yg feel mcm naik roller coaster bebetul. sib baik xmuntah. kalo xmalu sekampung.

Turun bwh jam dh pukul12. Duduk la.mkn eskem jap sbb cuaca panas gile time tu. Pstu tunggu turn nk naik duck tour. Duck tour tu senanye mcm xyah naik pon xpe. Setakat jalan pusing marina je macammm.. err xpela.. at least dian merasa naik boat. By the timw pon dian dh flat sgt. Ngantok. Jgn kan dian, mak ayah dian pon dh letih sgt mase tu. Nk singgah mkn pon xterdaya rasenye. Last2 kitorg tapau n mkn kt bilik hotel je.

time ni dian dah pancit abes dah. sib baik xmeragam.

Ptg, kitorg keluar semula nk ke pantai cenang. Kali ni mmg target nk mandi. Siap bwk towel, baju salin siap. Baju aku xde la. Baju husband dgn dian je. Sbb aku nk tgk dorg dr jauh je. Dok bentang towel main pasir. It was fun seriously. Dian suke sgt main ombak.

Lps sunset, kitorg blk. Ingat kn nk mkn chicken chop kt restaurant de baron yg pemes tu. Tap tap tapiiii.. restaurant nye tutup under construction!!! Dayummmm mennnn.. end up mkn tomyam lg dekat2 hotel tu. Hampehhhh.. kembong perut aku mkn tomyam je. (Ape la mslh aku laki bini. Asal jalan je mslh mkn. Pukul kan satu kali pls..)

ni je pon dh bape hengget. xingat nombor tp mahal la for sure. mkn mcd lg pueh..

Ok la.. terus ke last day. Settle breakfast kitorg terus keluar carik ceklet. Aktiviti beli ceklet, husband leave it all to me. Siap die drop je aku kt salah satu kedai haji ismail group. Die dgn dian tggu dlm kete. Lantok laaa.. so aku pon turun gi borong ceklet n souvenir utk family. Siap shopping kitorg ke dataran lang n blk semula hotel utk packing. 

Beranak gak la bag kitorg. Aku mmg dh standby bwk bag yg bole lipat2 sbb dh expect bag pegi dgn bag blk xkan sama pnye. Flight pukul2. So kitorg lunch kt airport. Mkn marrybrown.

bye2 langkawi.. bye..!!!

Flight blk kitorg was a little bit bumpy. Sampai dian pon nervous agaknye n mintak2 tolong kt aku sbb takut. Utk balik, dian dpt seat sendiri. Overall kitorg puas hati dgn hospitality MAS. Cuma journey nye saje xbrape smooth. Mayb its not the plane or the pilot. But the weather so tu yg seram skit tu. Yet, we're thankful sbb berjaya land dgn selamat. Sbb selamat la ni yg skrg dpt share experience ke langkawi tu.

Aku harap korg dpt baca entry ni smpai la skrg. Sbb entry ni mcm pjg xhengat punye. Aku malas nk separate2 kan. Langkawi je pon. Stakat nk share mane tempat aku pgi ade gambo sekerat dua. Ini pon aku dh perap entry ni kt draft sejak bile. Phewwww abeh pon akhir nye..

So aftr this, kalo aku update pon mayb psl adik dian. Entering my 31st week now!

Daaaa..

Expecting a Boy!

Its half an hour to mid nite n i cant really sleep. mata dh ngantok tp otak still masih ligat nak memikio kan itu ini. mostly, abt our new member who'll be meeting us insyallah somewhere in march. since pagi td pgi intai skit muka dia mcmane, so i cant stop thinking of him. excited nye same mcm mase expecting dian hari tu. despite the long wait by the ayah, the mak and the kakak, we finally get to see our little baby brother's face even though he was busy sleeping. puas hati dpt tgk coockoo bird die in 4d. its a boy! confirmed! its blue!

alhamdulillah semua nampak mcm sihat2 saje. baby pon membesar bak juara sgt. at 29wks, he is weighing 1.5kg already. phewww.. skrg paham dh kenapa tendangan2 yg diterima adalah sgt2 padu. based on the scan we did this morning, the baby's position seems ok. unlike the previous month where the head masih blom pusing and still di kedudukan atas perut. i was so nervous takut2 baby breech sampai ke sudah. so i pray real real hard supaya baby pusing lagi smpai die ada kat kedudukan yg betul. alhamdulillah, he moved. 

same mcm mase mengandungkan dian, preparing the baby stuff are one of the most exciting things to do. n since we are now expecting a boy, guess we kinda need to buy most of the things new this time. beza nya, we are more wiser on getting what we need instead of what we want. bende2 besar bagak mcm stroller n playpen dh jimat cause dian's are still in good shape and can be inherited to her brother. cume slack playpen kaler pink but worry not, pandai la mak ekau mem-birukan nye nnt. dnt worry.. dnt worry..

speaking of being much wiser, slowly i think i've been getting 70% of the newborn checklist - done. itu pon sbb ade brg dian yg still bole pakai. like her towel, her diaper bag and her bath tub. nasib baik jugak aku ni rajin survey brg online and excited bukan kepalang so whenever i see things relate to this newborn, i'll grab. so skrg, part baju bajan sume dh almost complete. tinggal tambah skit. bnde yg pending mcm set bersalin, bottle, napkin sume tu blom beli lagi. but i know what i want. cume to overcome this over-excited-mak-sickness, i've to calm down a little bit.

funny thing about preparing new stuff for my little baby boy, xbole tau tunjuk dpn dian. alamat xtenang hidup ko. mmg sudah nye sume pon dian punye. huhuhu.. yela, selama ni kan semuanya tentang dian. skrg ade org baru, die blom bole adapt lagi. awww.. kesian dian. but i believe she'll be a good sister, insyallah..

ok la, mission nak kasi ngantok berjaya.. skrg rasenye dh bole tdo dgn nyenyak. tempek skit muke adik dian sebagai penutup bicara. till then!

Dian much?

and this is the recent photo of me with my sisters in-law. at 29wks pregnant. try to maintain my weight and try to look as not pregnant as possible. hahaha.. motif sbb nk nmpk fit n supaya xperlu kerja keras bile dh bersalin nnt. kuikuikui..

family trip - bali 2014 (part4)

Ok, hutang lg satu entry utk lg satu hari utk trip bali jun lepas.

As usual, dlm penat2 berjalan tu pagi tetap bgn awal. Rase rugi plak kalau bgn lewat2 kan. Name pon melancong, so harus la bgn awal pagi feeling2 tourist. Pagi tu no rush utk buat pape activity. So we decided tu took dian for swimming. Aftr breakfast kitorg pgi swimming pool hotel yg xberapa ramai org tu. In fact mase kitorg pgi tu xde org langsung. Unlike the other swimming pool yg dekat dgn restaurant. Situ mat salleh byk bergelimpangan ala2 singa laut yg berhibernasi. Tp pool yg kitorg gi ni senyap sunyi je. Mayb its a little hidden so org xtau sgt (sedangkan yati pon xtau kewujudan pool tu). Lucky us the pool we went ni kt blkg bilik kitorg je. So lg la must go kan. Aku cume tgk dian and husband mandi dr atas ye. Ingat sempat la kut nk gi spa. Tp nan hado. Seronok tgk anak n suami berenang mengatasi segala. So i just skipped my spa session (pstu smpai mesia menyesal xsudah)

Lps swimming, kitorg siap2 utk perjalanan seterusnye n check out. If im not mistaken kitorg check out dlm pkul10. Mase check out windu dh stand by dgn van n dh ready nk angkut luggage2 kitorg skali since aftr jln2, we'll b going straight to the airport. Mase nk check out ni la aku baru sibuk2 nk amik gambo sekeliling hotel.

After checked out, kitorg ke kuta beach. Walaupun hotel kitorg ni situated at kuta tp haram from day one kitorg jejak kaki kt pasir kuta beach nan pemes itu. Last day br berkesempatan nak pegi. Were impressed with the kuta town. If only aku ni pelancong solo, msti aku gigih jln kaki. Tp mengenang kan anak nk ku angkut, kegigihan ku simpan didalam hati. So windu stop kt area market di kuta tu. Situ dijadikan check point. Pukul12.30 rasenye, sume kne kumpul situ. Sape lambat tinggal. Maka dgn itu bertempiaran la kami berjalan dipersisiran pantai.

1st stop, hrc. Husband je rembat baju. Aku pandang sendu je. Nk membeli duit xbyk. Baik la aku beli tepi2 jln je. Mase ni dian siap tetido dlm stroller. So mak pak nye jalan2 cuci mata.

Lepas hrc kitorg patah blk ke area market tpt windu drop kitorg td. Market tu lebih mengiurkan pada aku kalo nk compare dgn rock cafe kt hrc tu. Otw there, kitorg lalu la tepi pantai lg. Too bad, the weather was so hot!!! Xsanggup rasenye nk dok kt pasir tu lelame. Jln bwh pokok je la kekdah nye. Sampai the market area, husband dh paham beno. Believe it or not aku jalan sendiri je. Rase nye the 1st row je hubs n dian teman. Lps tu die kasi alasan nk beli air. Aku plak lantok situ la nk beli air. Aku nk carik souvenir ni. Kehkehkeh.. gigih aku keluar masuk kedai carik buah tgn nk kasi org. Kemain eksen aku bargain utk dpt kn best price. Siap keluar dialog, eh kamon.. kt krishna jual lg murah. Hehe.. Fyi, market kt kuta ni is a little bit on the high price kalo nk dibanding dgn market diarea tanah lot or tirta empul. Tp brg yg lps jgn dikenang. Menyesal xsudah sbb terlalu memberi harapan tinggi kt krishna. Sudahnye market jgak pojaan hati ku. 

Settle dpt brg yg dihajati, kembali la aku ke pangkal jalan mencarik anak n suami. Errr.. ok, kate beli air tp knp xde berdekatan kedai air? Nasib nampak windu. Tanye die kut2 die nampak suami ku. Die kate die nmpk duduk bwh pokok. So aku carik bawah pokok. Skaliiiiiiii!!!!!!!! Nah ko.. anak n laki aku kne hurung dgn makcik2 bali!!! Sorg dok gentel rambut anak aku, sorg dok tenyeh kuku kaki anak aku, sorg dok acuh rantai gelang kt anak aku. Sib baik xsorg pon gentel, tenyeh or acuh pape kt laki aku. 

Ini pon aku tepis2 makcik bali tu sbb kalo xabeh la dian jd anak org bali. Kalo xsalah buat rambut tu husband aku ckp dlm 300,000rp. Xpe yg tu die bayo. Bole tahan gak die buat rambut dian. Cantik gak. yg quitex kt kaki tu makcik tu demo je buat kt ibu jari kaki. mule2 hubs mcm kesian sbb dh buat skit. tp xpo la.. xsanggup aku nk bayor tah berapar ratus ribu lg utk cat kuku2 anak ku. jenuh plak aku nk menyucinye nnt. so, aku dgn tegar, menepis pujuk rayu makcik bali itu (menepis pujuk rayu adalah pekerjaan paling mencabar jika anda adalah tourist dibali)

Settle di kuta, windu bwk kami lunch di restaurant sunda food. its called pawon pasundan. pemes kut. Tp cam biase la. Aku dgn husband xbiase. Makanan kering mengering. Ayam pon dh la kurus. Iskkk.. seksa btol perot dan tekak kami spjg dibali ni. But alhamdulillah kami dpt mknan yg halal belaka.

dah settle makan, kami menuju ke next and final destination. ingat nk gi pantai lg. tp windu kate pantai terdekat require us to climb on n off tangga2 cliff yg tinggi. jd, terus terbantut hasrat. sedih sbb nk gi tgk laut. tp xpela. memandangkan xkoser, so kami ke uluwatu saje.

awal2 dh diingat kan, uluwatu ni byk hantu monyet. monyet uluwatu ni jahat2 katenye. kemain la beria kitorg simpan bende2 dlm bag. ditakuti kami diraguti. windu teman kami masuk sambil bwk batang kayu sbg senjata melawan monyet kut2 monyet tu tiba2 menjadi ganas. but alhamdulillah, sampai dekat cliff tu dgn selamat. bile difikir2, nahhh.. monyet tu sikit xheran kitorg. kitorg je heran monyet.

the view from the cliff, subhanallah!!!! cantik sgt. Allah ni mmg maha kaya. pandai die cipta laut dan darat. sgt2 magnificent! selepas puas mengagumi permandangan nan indah n amik gambo sekeliling kawasan, kami pon blk semula ke van utk ke destinasi terakhir (eh, td bkn dh final destination ke?) our last stop, was the airport.

sampai je kat airport, perasaan bercampur baur. xsabar nak balik. nak makan. nak berehat sepuas2nya. tp berat jugak rase nye nk tggl kan bali. nak tinggal kan windu. mmg xpuas sgt stay di bali. mane rehatnye? mane yg lepak tepi2 pantai minum air kelapa nya? xsempat. sbb terlalu penat, seronok bole bertukar jd benci. mcm malas nye nk gi bali lg. dh la mkn susah. perasaan cenggitu la aku rase mase awal2 lps balik dr bali tu. rase menyesalnye! knp aku pgi bali. tp skrg, lps hampir stgh tahun berlalu, i think i can handle another bali trip. provided no more sight seeing yg jauh mkn jam di atas jalan semata.

tips travelling to bali?

siapa la aku ni nk kasi tips kat korg. cume tu la, yg mane aku ckp tu korg take note la ye.. like where to shops, who to hire for transport, what to expect if u want to go to the beach. yada yada yada..

tp ade satu ni aku mmg xbole lupe. perasan xaku mention yg menepis jualan org2 dibali ni adalah sgt mencabar? mmg wey,, mencabar gile. smpai skrg aku ingat muke budak pompan yg jual pensel kt entrance farm kopi luwak, aku admit, my mistake aku gi ckp "nnt akak beli ye" mase baru smpai kt farm tu. skali tgk2 budak tu tunggu aku. ahhh sudah.. agak2 kalo nk rase cemane kne hurung dgn paparazi cube la gi tempat aku gi tu. tp ni lebih annoying sbb kne hurung dgn org2 yg jual pensel, jual baju, jual crochet, jual sepit rambut, jual fridge magnet. arghhhh.. 

so ape jd dgn budak jual pensel, die ungkit ape yg aku ckp.. T_T aku dh smpai kehabisan tutur kata nak resist (tp degil gak tu xmo beli). pstu ade plak makcik jual crochet dtg approach suh beli hasil kaitan die. tgn tgh mengait lg tu, suh beli baju. aku ckp la uihhh sexy ni kak, mane bole pakai. budak jual pensel td aku ckp anak aku kecik lg xpandai tulis. eh, mcm2 la aku kne ckp. haaa time ni geng travel aku mane? sume dh tinggal aku masuk van. termasuk anak n somi aku. sweet kan? last2, i made it to the van. pstu tah knp aku gatal gi babai kat budak jual pensel. pstu aku n husband prasan mulut die mcm ckp tolol kat aku. amboiii.. kemain ko tolol2 kan aku. sib baik aku bkn customer ko.

so tu la antara kenangan yg aku berjaya kutip sepanjang percutian di bali. its a nice experience indeed. insyallah ade rezeki bole pgi lg mase dh tua dgn husband. hihihi.. lps ni kalo nk travel dh berempat. nampak gaya kne carik tpt2 yg mmg kids friendly plak. 

dear hasbeng,

next trip kite ke GC, Aussie maybe?

peace no war.

Baju murah- which crazy women do not like?

Haaaa.. gitu skali tajuk aku kali ni.

Nak memberitahu yg ade ke pompan yg xsuke baju murah? Ade ke? Ade ke? Xmungkin ade. Even if u would spend on designer clothes pon, u would be jumping-jack kalo the price offered to u is cheaper than it should be. Its like, rezeki jgn ditolak, maut jgn dicari. Why buy one, if u can actually get 2 or more with the same price. Kalo barang (baju/bag/tudung/kasuttttt) berjenama time sale hujung tahun, lagi la mata terbeliak, jiwa bagai nak gila. Bak kata bidalan, "women n cheap clothes are inseparable", fira - 2014.

Fyi, im a woman who've been in many phases in life. Well, mase jaman muda mudi dulu aku jahiliah, free hair. Suke bersuka ria n time tu cara pemakaian harus la up to date. To be frank, im not the type who dress alot. Cukup la sekadar rilek, sempoi n selesa. So back then when i was a teenager, i would prefer to wear tshirts n jeans. To me, less is more. N when u are comfortable, the inner beauty will prevail naturally (cough2)

If only online shopping back then was as havoc as it is today, i would definitely have millions of clothes to wear. Dulu bkn la xde online shopping tp mase dulu aku mcm takut2 nk pecaya dgn blogshop masa era tu. Well u know, dh la student, duit pon xbyk so kalo dibuat nye kne tipu or brg yg dpt xmemuaskan hati, sape yg rugi? Aku jugakkkk..

So as i was scrolling on this one website, i was mesmerized with the clothes they sell n the prices they offered. If only i could turn back the time, i must've been so stylish n chic with those bajus that only cost me RM19 for a cool boyfriend tshirt.

Ok, stop talking nonsense about the pass. Pass is passed. Now hidup harus diterus kan n masa skrg n masa depan pon perlu pakai baju jgak kan. So, sambung scroll carik baju yg lebih sopan n muslimah friendly. Again, tshirts make it to the top of the list as it is very simple n comfortable to wear (especially when u are a mother). Honestly, i envy the model for being perfectly slim n slender. Pakai ape pon lawa. But i've marked few designs which im confident can fit me well n at the same time fulfilling the syariah compliances that a muslim should obey (cough2, ustazah in the house yaw)

See, cantik kan? Harga die lg la jgn ckp. Thats super cheap! Bole beli semua color kalo mcm ni. Ok, got to set a goal, nnt lps bersalin adik dian, aku kne jd hot mom. Pakai baju mcm kat atas ni kompom bole jd hot mom. Provided, body kne maintain. But no worries, breastfeeding is the number one slimming solution, i believe.

Who says a hijabista (eh, tetibe claim diri sendiri hijabista. Kehkeh.. eskusmi pls) dont wear leggings? Tolong skit eh.. i still wear leggings tau. Xpakai leggings rase xselesa. Especially bile pakai jubah or any dress. Xbole la kalo pengudaraan terlalu direct ni. If bkn sbb nk pakai dlm, i will wear leggings time malam or time duduk kt rumah. Even though xla pakai utk keluar tp i still need leggings quality n nice leggings to complete my day.

Still at the same site, saje la konon nk tgk2 seluar. Sekali nmpk leggings warna warni yg sgt menarik n yg plg penting, cheap!!!! Haih la zalora, thanks for feasting my eyes with such colorful options. Lps ni dh bole pakai matching leggings with dress or jubah. Hehehe..

Last but not least, sementara mata ni masih segar merewang, window shop online, i try to look for cardis as aku ni mmg kurang pakai cardigan. Ntah la knp dulu rase xselesa pakai cardigan. Rasa macam panas. Mayb sbb dulu free hair so kesedaran tu kurang. Kehkehkeh.. skrg ni rase nye mcm perlu beli cardi byk2. Senang nk mix n match. Modest pon modest. Well, skrg kan dh bertudung. Kne la lebih sopan. So wearing cardi will nvr go wrong. Since zalora ni ade mcm2 jenis baju, aku xyah ssh2 carik kt website lain. Just tukar je keyword search, nahhhh.. terpampang pilihan cardi yg lawo2.

Sudah terang lg kan bersuluh. Semua yg dibebel kan ade kt zalora malaysia. Love the fact that they has this policy of cash on delivery, return policy n byk lg policy2 lain yg bg privilege kt kite. Method of payment pon pelbagai. Ikut selesa kite mcmane. Agak2 ade sindrom mcm aku yg takut brg xsmpai, bole opt for c.o.d method. Agak2 mcm ketaq sgt xsabar nk tggu gaji nk beli, bole gune cc or xpyh ssh2, online transfer je. brg yg dijual insyallah, memuaskan hati. well, they must have set their own standard before posting it to their web kan.

to those of you who share the same interest of mine (suke online window shopping lepas tu berangan), bole la try jenguk cheap clothes. mane tau terbeli sehelai dua. hihihi.. selamat menjamu mata!

my two years old kakak dian medina

Last week, on 5th november 2014 marks another history in our life n specifically to our one n only daughter (as to date) as she is turning two years old (dah seminggu br nk update). unlike the previous year, the celebration this year was rather simple. but as long as dian is happy we are happy. she's not really hard to pleased. she lovessss being around her cousins. playing, making jokes.. haihhh.. seronoknye jadi budak 2tahun. stress free!!!

so xmo membebel lebih2 pasal the celebration, i just want to share dian's milestone so far.

being a 2 years old toddler, dian ni mmg byk kerenah nye. tuittt.. its not kerenah. its akal. byk akal budak ni. dh pandai macam2. pandai amik ati, pandai buat lawak, pandai gelak on funny things even on tv, pandai marah, pandai merajuk n the list goes on n on n on n on..

kalo pasal ckp, dian currently speaks in her language. pelat, so u can hardly understand. funny things about her language are like : o-pen (it can be upin ipin or aeroplane), bad (it can be bird or boat) and byk lg la yg xbrape nk faham. but as a parent tah mcmane kitorg buat2 paham la dgn bahasa anak tu. end up we managed to understand her points (or sometimes we dont). xpela, no hurry to hear her speak. let her learn through experience. let her have fun mumbling. No einstein baby is required here.

kalo part menyusu plak, im hapy to say that dian as at today dah wean off. nk kate totally wean off aku masih xberani jamin. but im trying my best to distract her from direct feeding. alhamdulillah, its not that very hard. no minyak, asam jawa, sos, sirap, crying n yelling involved so far. errrr.. ade la skit pertempuran during the beginning, but it was under control. skrg dian can sleep without having to 'nenen' n she will sleep through the night. dulu kitorg beli kan dian susu cap dugro flavor coklat n strawberry. n then we found out that she keeps on pooping. ade la satu hari almost 5 kali. kesian bontot die. nk cebok pon fobia. so we decided to change her susu. we tried dutch lady 123 chocolate flavor jgak (since dian will reject white milk). alhamdulillah so far so good.

in terms of eating, dian is not really a picky eater. mak dian je picky. sampai kadang2 mak dian yg pick kan food for dian (poor dian). she loves rice. kalau ade sup, lagi la laju bak magic die makan. actually its not just soup, she likes it with gravy, so be it, soup ke, masak lemak ke n even curry, slurrp slurrp dian makan. btw, forgot to mention that dian ni kuat pedas skit. kudos dian! bole geng ayah. pape gi makan dgn ayah ye. mak lebih prefer kentang.

dian's favorite..... sadly i dont think she has any. if cartoon, she definitely likes to watch upin ipin (tell me which baby/kid dont), timmy time, sometimes sopia the pes n well of course, frozen. hahaha..  dian suke swimming. she has no fear with water. die redah je smpai aku yg naik takut. favorite toy ke baju ke budak ni xde. die tibai je pape. one thing about dian, she is soooo manageable. alhamdulillah die ikut ape je ape yg aku suruh die pakai. suruh die melaram pon die redha. mane la aku xnaik gile menggaya kan die. hihihi.. thanks dian.

dian is totally a bff type. just do good to her n she will be your best friend forever. or at least, my best friend forever.

so since she is my bff, guess she have got to help me with handling her adik later. i know i can count on her. look forward for that. its really really nice having you, dian. love u, eternity! Happy birthday!!!!

family trip - bali 2014 (part 3)

Hi everyone..

Happy weekend n happy november. Pejam celik pejam celik dh nk habis tahun 2014. Its been an amazing year kan. Ok la, nak sambung psl bali yg xberkesudahan tu. Here we go.....

On my previous post, i stopped at day 2 when we were in bali. So now let me continue with what had happened and places we went on day 3.

Day 3 was very tiring for us. Most of us were exhausted yg xdpt dibendung. On the day before, kami pulang ke hotel lebih kurang pkul 9/10 mlm kut. Bare in mind that malaysian time n bali's are not much different cume beza nya timing matahari terbit n terbenam di bali lebih cpt. Contoh, waktu subuh di bali lebih kurang pkul 5. The early 5am. Maghrib pulak dlm pkul 6. The early 6pm. Tu la jgak sbb knp kami missed sunset di jimbaran. Sudah la travel jauh, macet sane sini. Amat menduga jiwa.

So, on the 3rd day masing2 lemau. Xcukup tdo. Xcukup mkn pon ye. Alhamdulillah the kids were both being very nice n manageable. Kalo ade yg buat prangai cranky mmg ade yg kne tggl duduk dgn patung gajah kt hotel.

Since the excitement were mostly gone due to the tiredness and body ache, what happened on day 3 aku mcm lupe2 ayam sikit. Lps belek2 gallery br ingat. On day 3 ni kami byk pgi tempat2 iconic bali. Antara nya tasik di bedugul n tanah lot.

Distance dr kuta ke bedugul rase nye mcm 2-3jam perjalanan. Penat bak anggg.. mayb sbb location bedugul yg terletak ditanah tinggi so of course la tempat tu the very the sejuk (but not la very sgt). Basically bedugul has just got that temple on the lake. Nothing much. So cume sightseeing,  bergambor n just "enjoy" the scenery. Its a nice place, cuma aku je bkn jenis org yg menikmati keindahan sgt. Cume sudahnye keras xtau nk buat ape je. Luckily mase kitorg jln2 di taman kt area temple tu kitorg nmpk ade tempat org bela haiwan2 exotic. Bayar skit pstu bole amik gambo dgn haiwan2 die. Memandangkan kami pelancong, guessed why not give it a shot. Dian pon seronok tgk mcm2 haiwan ade. Ade burung helang, burung hantu, kelawar, iguana, ular, burung kakak tua, haaa.. haiwan2 mcm tu.

Lps sightseeing, windu bwk kitorg mkn. Of all the bali restaurant we went, rase nye restaurant kt bedugul makanan die plg acceptable skali. So aku bantai pulun mkn satay ikan dgn goreng pisang die. Goreng pisang bali mmg sedap. Tu je yg layak dipuji. Yg lain, xyah heran pon xpe. Err thats what i think abt the food la. Later, windu bwk kitorg pgi ladang strawberry plak. Neither i or azam gile kan strawberry. So acara memetik strawberry hanya la sekadar mengisi masa lapang. Ohhh btw, aftr lunch td, windu ade drop by kt satu masjid besar di bedugul (they said bedugul is where most muslim in bali live) tp nk naik ke masjid kne panjat tangga semacam di batu caves. So kami batal kan hasrat. Utk trip kali ni, kami allergic tangga skit. So places with crazy numbers of anak tangga was a major no no.

Next, kami menuju ke arah bandar semula (bedugul was a bit to the ceruk2 bali), this time kitorg nk try catch sunset di tanah lot. Tanah lot was a fun place to be. Got to admit, i looove the market area. Tp aku xshopping byk pon. Konon2 nk shopping "sakan" kt krishna. So kami straight saje ke pinggir pantai. That evening, air laut surut. Aku dgn azam sgt gigih angkut stroller meredah batu-batuan tanpa hala tuju. Hasil di tanah lot cume gambo2 sbg kenang kenangan.

Aftr tanah lot, its dinner time. Kali ni mkn mknan yg familiar skit kt tekak masing2. Windu bwk kitorg ke wong solo as promised. Xpayah order pape sbb sume windu dh arranged as it was part of our package, remember? So kami mkn ayam bakar with some sotong goreng tepung and sayur. I enjoyed the food. Kenyang jgak la. But azam mmg bkn fan wong solo. Its too dry to his liking so die masih bersedih. Dian siap melabur2 di wong solo. So semua aktiviti cucian dibuat di wong solo. Wong solo bali yg terletak dikuta ni convenient skit. Its the very the muslim friendly. Ade mussola.

Lps wong solo, kami ke krishna. Kemain krishna siap ade bas2 lagi dtg bwk rombongan agaknye. Tp rupenye shopping di krishna xbest sgt!!!! Waaaa.. menyesal xbeli brg kt tirta empul or tanah lot td. Kt sana market dorg lg byk brg artsy fartsy yg lawa n harga bole tawar. Kalo krishna harga dh fixed n aku rase pilihan pon xbyk. Eh btw lupe nk ckp. Kt tanah lot td, aku sempat rembat telekung bali utk mak n mak mertua aku. Telekung bali fancy2. Printed kauuu.. mcm menyesal xbeli yg tie die utk diri sndiri. Harga nya aku lupe tp xla mahal. So sbb kn agak duka cita dgn hasil penemuan di krishna, aku xbeli brg byk. Sedih sgt. Esok dh la dh nk blk. Ole2 utk keluarga pon xbrape beli lg. Sobssss..

Selesai di krishna kami pulang semula ke hotel. Masing2 dh kepenatan. N husband of course kelaparan. So kitorg order mknan through the room service. Aku pon xmo kalah nk order gak mknan kasi puas perut. Azam konon rindu mknan mesia so he ordered nasi lemak. Tp as i expected, bkn bole same pon nasi lemak mesia dgn nasi lemak bali. So husband masih hampa. End up burger aku jgak yg sedap die mkn.

That night aku mule packing ape2 yg patut. Esok nk blk dh. Tp jln xabis ni. Betapa punye besar daaa bali ni. Mcm2 tempat kne pgi. Tu po we've skipped a few. So the last part of this trip akan menyusul kemudian. Insyallah bile free n in mood, aku sambung celoteh psl trip to bali ni ye.. tata..