babywearing me - SNUGGBABY

holaa!! boss xde so nak update blog.

many things going on around me lately. tatau nak share yg mane dulu. tp rasenye bole la nak share pasal my new outing gear. 

kalo before this sorong zapp xtra tu je kehulu kehilir. skrg anak dh dua xkan nak beli satu lg quinny? sudah2 la tu. dian being the 1st owner of the stroller refuse to share it with dani. haaa.. i guess itu la makan die bile dari kecik dh ajar anak dok stroller sampai xbole jejak tanah. skrg pun kalo jalan2 dgn dian, 5 minit je die nk menapak. or less.. lepas tu xpayah diajak2. terus panjat stroller duduk diam2.

so last week, we decided to have a night stay at PNB Darby Park. actually dpt voucher one night complimentary hasil tangkapan lucky draw kat opis ari tu. alhamdulillah.. rezeki bebudak. being to Kuala Lumpur is like being to another state for me n husband. mmg rare la kalo nk jejak kaki kt KL nun. before pgi tu berdoa la supaya dikurangkan jerebu. alhamdulillah, jumaat mase check in the haze was not so bad n mase check out tghari tu je jerebu start menyerang cam onggile.

Since we're in KL harus la tpt yg dituju ialah petronas twin tower. dah sampai tu keras kejung tatau nak buat ape. so kitorg terus ke kampung baru carik nasi lemak for dinner. tapau je la since the hotel mmg spacious + complete + generous and so cosy smpai rase xmo keluar. we like our suite so much smpai rase mcm nak repeat stay. 

night view from our suite *KLCC dicelah2 Troika*

spjg berjalan, i put on my SSC which we just bought at fabulous mom few days before.

meet bitty. SSC from snuggbaby which as to date, i love it very much. beli dekat fabulousmom shah alam with discounted price. berbaloi2. mase pgi beli ni xbawak dani pun. padahal mmg dari rumah. xde nye nak testdrive2. pgi FM, tanye counter n terus nampak kotak2 snuggbaby memanggil2. memule xnampak pun design bitty ni. sanggup alih kan kotak2 semata nk tgk gambar design yg available. my bitty is the last they have in store. yg lain corak katun2 bunga2. nahhh.. aku ni asik terbayang kalau pakai SSC nnt ssh nak nampak hot. inikan corak katun. lg la. mase nak beli snuggbaby ni ade gak la pandang boba n onya. tp xpela. mari sokong local brand. so rezeki kami ade si bitty ni or kalau tidak, msti aku pakai dani dlm SSC corak katun2. 

my verdict : berbaloi gak la berbabywearing ni. sekurang2 nye sorg anak disorong sorg lagi digendong. mase pakai SSC ni gi KLCC pun dani tdo. pgi Avenue K pun tdo lagi. selesa la die tu smpai tetido2. pueh ati bile anak2 dedua tdo mase shopping kat Avenue K itu hari. 

time ni dani tgh tdo

time ni dian baru bgn tdo

so far cume aku je yg berbabywearing. husband xlg. tggu dani besar skit. husband aku ni diameter lebar skit. kesian plak kalo si dani kne kangkang besar2. tggu la dani besar skit lagi. so tugas gendong anak, let me do it. tolak stroller, leave it to hubs. cume ari tu je pinggang cam nk patah skek bile pakai kat SCM. mayb sbb buckle kt waistline tu longgar skit kut. before tu pakai xsakit pun. papehal, posture badan kne btol utk elak sakit2.

for the sake of updating

gahhhh... lame gile xupdate blog.

nak update tp mood tu xmari2. ari tu ingat nk update pasal raya. tp type2 punye type, niat terbantut. pstu nk update pasal sekolah dian, pun same jugak kesah nye. nak update psl dani, pun bantut jugak ditengah jalan. skrg rase nk update psl my study plak. tp mcm xbest nk update sbb yg lain xhabis update lagi.

hahaha.. sib baik xde yg menantikan. tp sian la dani sbb xbyk progress dia termaktub disini. dlm ig pun #daniislam still jauh lg nak kejar #dianmedina. harap dani xkisah.. 

anyway, dani dh 6 bulan. officially dah makan n according to bibik, he eats alottttt.. well, tgk badan la kan. mamat tu blom merangkak tp dh bole duduk bile diduduk kan. kalo kitorg pgi mkn luar pon just letak je die dlm baby chair. dh senang dh. alhamdulillah.. setakat golek2 tu jgn ckp la. as to date, baru skali jatuh katil. kecederaan : bibir pecah berdarah skek (luka biasa anak jantan)

dian tgh masih dlm sesi potty training. start since sabtu lepas. rasenye semakin hari semakin berjaya maju jaya. n btw, dian dh register school! huhu.. insyallah next year dian 4tahun die dah masuk kindy dah. cepat kan masa berlalu. when ur baby is not so baby anymore. sobs..

mak #diandani plak, after a super loooooooong semester break, this 20th dh kne start masuk kelas semula. n my energy i tell u, siap dh print soalan assignment! im so enthusiast to score in my next semester. #misimencapaianugerahdekan.

hopefully nnt dh start study bole la rajin kan diri update blog lagi. almaklum, mase tu lg byk mase nk ngadap laptop. alang2 buat research n siap kan assignment bole singgah2 blogspot.

so till then ye..

Hospital review : SALAM Specialist Centre Shah Alam

Salam Ramadan!

Alhamdulillah, berjodoh lg kite dgn ramadan thn ni ye.. 5 hari puasa so far has been good. cume maybe sbb cuaca, mata ni ngantuk nye nauzubillah! tekak ni haus, perghhh.. kalo kt surau dgr kuliah tu, stok kepala tersengguk2! lps tu cpt2 tgk kiri kanan. mujur org sebelah2 2 x 5 je. hehehe..

ok la, sebenarnye mmg nak review pasal hospital SALAM ni. last entry pun dh ckp konon nk buat special entry on my experience at SALAM. tp malas nye tuhan je yg tau. ni pon sbb nk buat hilang ngantuk, ku joget2 kan jari jemari diatas papan kekunci.

hospital SALAM located in seksyen 19, shah alam. die kat housing area. rasenye xsusah kut nak carik. its consist of maybe 8-10 of shophouses. hospital SALAM ni je dh take up the whole row so nak kate besar xbesar kecik xkecik. parking wise, hurm.. xtau cemane nak komen yg ni. well, kalau rumah kedai tu kan, nasib2 la kalo dpt parking. mmg parking lot nye belambak tp again, its nasib2. org lain tu xsemestinya nak ke sepital. tah nk beli roti canai ke, nak beli susu anak ke, tah nak pegi ke salon ke, almaklum.. kedai2 banyak.

dari sudut susun atur n dekorasi (aikkk, pasal ni pon nk review?) boleh dikatakan, so so saje. i dnt blame the management tp mmg constraint diorg adalah pada space. hospital ni ade 2 lift tp non of the lift bole muat kan sebijik katil pesakit. so, its either pesakit naik wheelchair or jalan je la sendiri. apart from that, rase nye acceptable. even better dari hospital bersalin terkemuka lain di shah alam (read: bukan demc)

the labor room and ward org bersalin + paed wards diletak kan di tingkat 2. masuk labor room die macam masuk maze. mungkin sbb sempit. but alhamdulillah, my labor room was not so sempit. just nice, lengkap ade tv. so bole bersalin sambil tgk tv. dari segi ward nye pulak, aku suke ward aku. i had my ward at anggerik suite room number xingat. hehehe.. but i had the corner room so de palma hotel is part of my view. room condition, still very cosy. xla semodern looking mcm demc, but yeah.. comfortable jgak. my single bed ward siap ade kerusi ala2 kerusi sofa so muat utk husband tdo. toilet pon lengkap ade air panas. every ward akan diletak kan senaskah al-quran.

service wise, i like my gynae and the nurses. ini kali, i had the best experience dgn nurse2 yg membantu. semuanya murah senyuman n sgt helpful. unlike the experience i had at demc, one of the senior nurse was so arrogant for having many years of experience as a nurse sampai terbawak2 perangai nurse gomen die tu. sakitttt ati bile fikir2. dh la first time, terus dpt nurse yg xmembantu. but at SALAM, semuanya baik2. buat kite rase selesa n xawkward langsung walaupun baru pertama kali jumpe. food wise, biase2 je. aku mkn time malam lepas bersalin (lapar gile time tu) die serve ikan and sayur air ape tah. pagi as usual roti. n lunch aku dh lupe. kehkeh..

dari segi harga, the 1st info yg aku dapat ialah rm1999 utk pakej bersalin normal. but that was the old rate. rate terbaru ialah rm2699. still cheap kan. compare to demc mmg jauh sekali. harga bil bersalin kan dian 3 years ago was double the figure of having dani. but then, demc have its own reason for that. total bill yg husband kne bayar hari tu, rm3699. thats because i had my induction and dani had to be vacuum n thats the reason behind the extra rm1000 from the publish rate. tp, semua utk mmg kitorg dah expect sbb from the pamphlet mmg dh tulis situ harga induction sekian2 harga vacuum sekian. my personal opinion, SALAM agak transparent bab harga which is good unlike demc yg ade banyakkkkk cas-cas tersembunyi.

what i dont like about SALAM is the pediatrician. rase nye dorg ade sorg je paed and he's not very friendly. tah la.. aku tgk die xmcm suke budak pon. tp tatau la kan kalo dgn org lain die ok. i've seen better paeds and maybe thats why. so, lps bwk dani for check up seminggu (SALAM xde service homecare mcm demc) itu la kali terakhir dani berjumpe dgn doktornye itu. 

ok, hope ini membantu sesape yg nk find out ttg what to expect at SALAM. in case ade pape persoalan bole komen je.

SALAM RAMADAN!

of delivery story 2.0 (part 2)

since skrg tgh free, sambung la cite pengalaman bersalin lagi.. 

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so the day has come. doc suh dtg pukul7, tp kami keluar rumah pukul7. belagak konon rumah dekat dgn sepital so watlekwatpis je.. semua brg yg nak dibawa ke hospital n kerumah mak kami angkut skali. penuh gak la kete dgn brg kitorg mase tu. hantar dian ke rumah mak and kitorg pgi lapor diri kat SALAM.

memule buat registration kat kaunter. bayar deposit and naik ke labour room. walaupun ini 2nd time, kami still terpinga2 sbb mcm xbiase dgn keadaan di SALAM. rupe2 nye husband xboleh masuk LR masa nak masuk kan pil induce tu. i is sad. mase memule masuk LR as usual they put on the CTG band around my belly. check bukaan and tunggu la kut2 ade contraction detected. tp mmg xde la kan. 

supposedly, i can just wait in the ward instead of waiting at the LR. mind you, the occupancy of the LR at SALAM were pretty high (and the wards too). mcm xde nye mase yg xde org yg tgh active labour. but the nurses were all cool and calm. when they did the ctg on me, i cant seat still. mengandung 9bulan dan berbaring terlentang adalah azab ok. dah la mase tu lapar sesgt. everytime when the nurses came in to check on me, i asked them if they can just let me have my breakfast at the nearby mamak just for awhile. promise them i wont run pon dorg tetap xkasi. actually, i just want to see my husband, not so much on having breakfast at mamak.

later, they moved me to another temporary room. kecik je bilik tu. errr, its not even a room i guess. tempat tu mcm tempat org amik blood preasure je. no pintu, just curtain. asked them again if they can let me have my breakfast n they say ok. i can call husband to buy me something but i still cant get out of the LR. immediately i called my husband and made him bought me chicken muffin with egg with hashbrown and iced milo at mcd (dinner mcd, breakfast mcd, im such a mcd ambassador). few mins later, i can hear my husband's voice. asking the nurses where is zafira (awwww.. i can tell how much he loves me masa tu). finally he found me. dia teman kan aku makan sambil aku cerita kat dia about hearing other woman who was in labour. in fact, dia sendiri bole dgr few screams. teheee.. finished my breakfast and he left. not feeling comfortable surrounded by woman who were actively in "pain".

few mins after had my breakfast n kiss bye2 to dear husband, doc siti poped out. told me its time to insert the induce pill. yikesss.. i think the time was around 8-ish in the morning. she said i should be dilated in 6 hours. if it's fail, more pill will be inserted. if fail again, CZER!

so aku baring je kat atas katil bilik kecik tu. not feeling anything strange. not feeling any pain. just feeling full with the breakfast i just had. tdo kjap. and then, an indian nurse came n told me that i can now move to ward. but unfortunately, its double bed ward. sobsss.. 

so i moved to the ward all by myself (n the nurse). already called husband but he was so confident he waited for me from home.. cheit!!! so sementara tunggu dia, i rest myself at the ward. only based on what i hear, i knew that the lady next to me has just gave birth. bole dgr suara baby dia. but i couldnt see anything since we were apart by the curtain. but due to the newborn was in there too, they switch on the aircond with what, 30degree temperature? n i cant switch on the TV since the TV is hung on the wall but i need to close the curtain for privacy.*sigh*

husband came n i was complaining non-stop only by sign language. nak ckp kuat2 kang org dgr. so hubs keep on asking the nurses if they have any single room ready. pukul12 mcm tu, we got our room ready.

xtau la knp lepas masuk kan induce tu, aku dah xbole mkn dah. xtau nak makan ape. sudahnye, cume mkn few slices of gardenia butterscotch bread je. mase tu dh start rase contraction but it was very mild. husband took turn dgn mak abah teman kan aku. sambil borak, aku baca alquran yg hospital SALAM tu provide. habis jugak la surah maryam sambil layan contraction tu. if u asked me, this 2nd time labour was alot calmer. aku xbuta2 baring menahan sakit. i know what to do to adjust the pain, how to breath right, and so on. alhamdulillah..

about 4 ish, im getting tired. kne baring but the pain has became stronger. kire2, its more than 6hours already. phewww.. a nurse came to check on me. borak punye borak rupenye nurse to our neighbour! dulu die slalu tempah jahit baju kurung dgn my sister in law. hahaha.. kicik nye dunia. she told me that i can enter the LR soon so kne cucuk ubat buntut utk flush isi perut.

entered the LR and sakit makin terasa. up to the level yg susah nak tahan punye. nak dijadikan cerita, the aircond kat LR tu xberfungsi dgn baik. so bile contraction + kepanasan = kemarahan. lucky i have such a wonderful husband who was so gigih to fan me using newspaper. seriously, i turned to hulk when i was in pain. mase tu dah dilate 4cm. i was injected with pethidine n the gas to reduce pain was provided.

on and off the nurses came in to check on me. husband masih setia mengipas. the gas was not working for me. about 630pm the doctor came n told me that i was right on track. she said despite the size of the baby, she believes that i can do this. she mentioned about my flexible pelvic bone. heard another lady who were actively pushing. i wish it was me. cant wait to get the baby out. bile the lady dah selamat bersalin, we can hear her baby crying. n everytime the baby cried, my contraction is getting stronger. sampai mcm nak ckp kat husband pegi suruh baby tu diam! hehehe..

i was told to call the nurse should i feel the urge to poop. so i stick on that. the contraction was so darn strong yet i dont feel like pooping yet. the doctor came in n check on my dilation again. she said i was ready to push. eh, tp xrase mcm nk poop pon. she said nevermind, just push whenever i feel the contraction. serious mcm xpaham. dulu dian xmacam ni pon. tp xpela, sape nak sakit lame2 kan. so everytime the contraction came, i push it out loud. rase mcm push buta2 je sbb rase mcm nothing is coming out. 

husband is such a hero, he helped me alot this time. he hold my hand n leg n keep telling me not to stop pushing. since aku push buta2 je everytime contraction dtg, i have to tell the doctor and the nurses (and husband) when im going to push and when i want to stop pushing. kadang2 aku push dorg dh bg smgt utk push tp sakit ilang so aku bgtau dorg, ok lek jap.. tgh xsakit. huhu.. at one point, husband siap suruh aku pijak perut die instead of pijak besi katil tu untuk aku push kuat2. aku rase dgn cara tu sgt membantu. Everytime i tried to push, i push my leg real hard on him (bkn slalu bole pijak perut suami. Kuat2 plak tu.. teheee). He's doing his part by pushing my leg back. So mcm sgt kuat disitu. Errr.. paham x? Paham x? n since mase push dagu perlu ke dada, husband also hold my head so that i'll be stronger. phewwww.. i dont know what i'll do without him.

after quite many attempts doc siti cakap dia akan gunakan vacuum. ingat lagi die ckp yg die nampak aku dah try hard enough, so she's going to help. lps dia kate nak tolong guna vacuum tu la baru lps tu berjaya.. alhamdulillah.. leganya rasa bila baby dah berjaya dikeluarkan and diletakkan atas perut.

later, they took the baby out for cleaning. it was around 7o'clock. doc siti start dah nak jahit. time tu seriously aku penat gila. husband dtg tolong suluh spotlight utk doctor. so husband ckp this time, dia bukan stakat husband tp nurse sepanjang proses aku nk bersalin tu. ok husband, ok.. u're the best midwife i have ever had (correction: midhusband). Its about maghrib, and our baby was azan-ed and hampir seluruh LR dapat dgr dia diazan kan. 

weighing healthily at 3.7kg, our little son was 52cm long when he was on board. gambar atas tu mase dia baru dibersihkan and menumpang katil dgn baby org lain yg baru dilahirkan jgak. malam tu, my whole family came, with dian of course. alhamdulillah dian took it very well with her new baby brother. she's happy too i can tell. 

we named our little hero, Muhamad Dani Islam (thats muhamad: our deary prophet SAW, dani : penerima/receiver, islam: sejahtera, kedamaian, taat dan menyerah diri)

Alhamdulillah.. semuanya dh selamat. Dani pon is such a good boy. He sleeps the whole night every night. Sikit xmenyusah kan mak nya. Im so happy that now our family is complete. We have ayah, mak, little kakak n baby brother. Insyallah, this is the family i'll take along with me to jannah. To #diandani, they have complete me.

of delivery story 2.0

happy mothers day!

its been awhile since i last blog.. well, nak pgi mane lagi kalau bukan pgi bersalin. tehehehe.. boss is on leave for a week so i guess it is the right time for me to share on my labour journey before i tend to forget more things here and there. btw, yes, aku dah start kje pon.. so 2months+ from the historical date, i hope i can still remember the main part of it.

husband and I (well actually it was just I) decided to try doing the check up at SALAM specialist. reason : I am so paranoid about the baby being all over the place and more to the heavy-and-big-in-size side. been getting reminders from dr. mazita of DEMC that the delivery this time wont be as smooth. so, i was chickening a bit and cant imagine myself being czer-ed. 

asked few people i knew who just gave birth and asked them to story me about their experience. i had a cousin and even my sister gave birth at SALAM specialist which located right at the same section as my house. cousin told me that her baby was not in position while she did check ups at SALAM too, but the doctor can slightly move the baby to get the baby back to the right position. whoaaa.. ini sudah baik. we once asked doc mazita about going for urut to reposition the baby, tp doc mazita kata bukan xbole.. we just afraid that the cord can belit the baby's head ke, ape ke since we cant see the baby. ok, lagi la aku takut. but knowing that at SALAM, doctor die sendiri yg bole buat mcm tu, i said, why not give it a try. in terms of payment pun, SALAM lebih murah (before i discovered the new rate, i was so happy knowing that the package was only RM1999 for normal delivery)

I was so eager to try on SALAM (read: to see the doctor who can adjust2 baby's position). praying real hard to go for normal delivery again this time. husband was not so happy with the idea. he dont quite like the fact that we need to meet another new doctor since we've been so comfortable with doc mazita all this while. husband redha je mcmane pon kne bersalin nnt but im not so happy with his answer.

so, i need to do things all by myself then. segala effort goggling about the doctor, read reviews, sampai la ke peringkat membuat appointment aku buat sendiri xckp husband pon. tried to make appointment over the phone : failed. dalam hati ni dh ckp, mungkin bukan rezeki SALAM. my fate is at DEMC. while driving home from office, i gave another try to just walk in to SALAM n see if i can still make an appointment. this time, mission accomplished. the appointment was set to be on 3rd March 2015 n i was so relieved. 

3rd March 2015 has arrived. mase tu aku dah 38weeks. siap amik cuti nak pegi check up. sampai SALAM and we were asked to wait since the doctor pgi sambut baby kat atas. husband being husband yg xberapa suka dgn idea tuka doctor ajak balik. errrr.. aku 50/50. xpe, tunggu lagi skit. we tried to kill some times by having cendol, goreng pisang and what not at the nearby stall. around 5, baru doctor masuk and kitorg tunggu turn balik. will review about the hospital later.

the check up procedure kat SALAM and DEMC mmg totally different. oh, btw.. kat SALAM aku jumpe doctor siti mariam. her assistant aku dah lupa nama but also very friendly. honestly, friendly di SALAM bukan mcm friendly di DEMC. at DEMC, the staff were all friendly as trained. but at SALAM, the staff were all friendly like we've known each other for so long like that. like makcik2 neighbour kind of friendly. but im ok with that. its fun. 

so the moment we've been waiting for, entering the doc's room. doc siti mariam ni mmg nampak so islamic. mcm doc mazita but doc siti mariam was more motherly. she checked my check up book from DEMC and asked me;

"knp kau lari dr sana?"

tak sempat aku nak jawap die dah ckp dulu, 

"laaa.. merata anak kau ye. besar pulak tu. diorg nak potong kau ye?"

eh2, manede doc mazita cakap nak potong. she's very nice and sweet, excuse me.. hehehe.. tu ckp dlm hati je la. so, smile was all i did mase tu. with a little head shook to deny what she said. the conversation went on like a makcik and a niece kinda conversation. something i didnt get at DEMC as doc mazita,= even addressed me as puan which i think she is more puan than me. then, we straight went to scan to check on the baby.

before dia start pointing alat scanner to kat perut aku, dia pegang2, urut2 dulu perut aku. die kate kepala mmg dh kat bawah tp blom engage lagi. aku rasa mcm die slowly pegang kepala baby tu and brought it to the right position. as tho as, ok.. now he's engaged. hehehe.. mase tu rase mcm sakit jgak. mau xsakit, tp sekejap je. lps tu baru start scan. yayyy!!!!

sambil scan sambil borak. ape yg kami borak pon aku dh lupe. tibe2 doc mentioned yg the baby dah estimated 3.7kg. i cant believe my ears and made her repeat the number. as i remembered, the last time we checked on the baby's weight was 2.7kg. that was just like 2weeks ago n now he's 1kg heavier?!!! without further a do, doc siti mentioned some scientific words i cant remember and that means: ESOK DATANG LAGI AND KITA INDUCE.

husband and i was shocked to death. but we didnt do any crazy face like very the terkejut beruk. we managed to control, alhamdulillah. the conversation went on like nothing happened until i asked the doctor;

"so maknanya esok kne bersalin la?"

"yes"

"btol ni, esok bersalin?"

"btol, nanti saya inform labour room semua and please come at 7am"

we ended up leaving the doc's room puzzled. senyap je masing2 tatau nak ckp ape. i climbed on my husband's car, duduk, bersandar, n tarik nafas panjang2. shock mode masih aktif. husband asked me if im ok. told him that i wasnt prepare. my hospital bag was not even packed. i just dealt with the set pantang seller and tak close deal pon lagi.

sampai rumah my mom to fetch dian, told mak the whole thing. mak said i should keep calm, so keep calm is all i did for that night. 

husband and dian sleep early. so i did all the packing by myself as the way i want it. i didnt just packed for my hospital bag, tp kena pack jugak barang pantang as im going to be on pantang at mom's and dian's clothes as she'll stay with me. arranged with the set pantang seller to deliver the set right in front of my house malam tu jgak and have my desired dinner fixed alone.

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..