Vibrant Colored Telekung

Thinking of buying one of these telekung. Perhaps can get one for lil Amna too.

http://www.prettytelekung.com/index.html

http://colorfulreben.blogspot.com/2013/08/telekung-lycra.html

http://tooba.com.my/36-telekungs

http://www.nailahiman.blogspot.com/

http://www.miamikhail.com/store/index.php

But I'm gonna have to wait for my paycheck esok. Bulan ni n bulan depan gaji 31/30 hoihh.

Masak

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BAKE CHICKEN PASTA..

Petang semua, assalammualaikum. Hari ni mat tak masak, tapi tiba2 macam nak memasak pulak, sebab apa tak masak?.. Sebab hari ni penduduk rumah pergi ke jemputan perkahwinan sedara mat di Pontian, seawal pagi mereka dah pergi. Pagi tadi mat cuma buatkan cekodok udang untuk bersarapan. Lepas tu buat sikit kerja2 rumah, lepas tu bermalas2 lah....jemu gak masak ni, bosan. Tapi kan mat ada satu gadget baru, tataulah bila nak cuba, tak sabar nihh, apa bendanya tu..kena lah tunggu ok. Petang tadi tiba2 terkebulur, mulalah cari2 apa yang ada dan boleh ditransformkan jadi benda makanan. Ada elbow pasta atau macaroni, pasta sauce, ada baki keju mozarella dan lain2 bahan serba sedikit, terus idea datang. Benda yang mat buat ni kalau anda perasan, blogger masakan Kak Ida 1001 Resipi kerap buat. Jadi ni idea dari blog dia lah, cuma mat guna apa bahan2 yang ada. Untuk resipi ni anda boleh makan 5 - 6 orang rasanya. Tadi mat makan 1/4 bahagian okeh...Ya Allah kebulurnya si mat tu...haha, ok lah kita semak resipi...Jommm..

BAHAN-BAHANNYA :-)
150 gram pasta elbow atau apa2 jenis pilihan anda
100 gram daging ayam kisar*
1/2 camca teh serbuk ketumbar*
2 ulas bawang putih, tumbuk halus*
1/2 inci halia, tumbuk halus*(*digaul rata dan perap sekejap)
1 helai bay leaf
1 biji bawang besar sair sederhana, didadu
2 ulas bawang putih, cincang halus
1 biji cili merah, buang biji dan dadu kecil
1 biji cili merah, buang biji dan dadu kecil
1/2 cawan mix vege (karot, jagung, kacang pis)
1 botol sos pasta "prego" (seperti gambar di bawah)
Lada hitam kisar secukupnya
Minyak zaitun untuk menumis
Gula dan garam secukup rasa
Herba thyme kering, untuk ditabur
Parutan keju mozarella secukupnya

CARA-CARA MEMBUATNYA :-)

1. Rebus pasta elbow dalam air mendidih bergaram hingga lembut atau ikut arahan pada bungkusan pasta. Toskan.
2. Panaskan minyak zaitun dalam kuali, tumis bay leaf, bawang besar dan bawang putih hingga harum. Masukkan daging ayam yang diperap tadi. Kacau rata dan masak hingga daging ayam berubah warna. Masukkan cili merah, cili hijau dan sos pasta tadi. Kacau rata dan biar mendidih.
3. Tambah mix vege dan kacau rata. Masukkan pasta dan gaul rata. Perasakan dengan sedikit garam. gula dan serbuk lada hitam. 
4. Masukkan juga 1/2 camca teh herba thyme kering, kacau dan masak hingga hampir kering, rasa dan jika ok boleh matikan api. Tuang dalam bekas yang telah dilenser dengan mentega (mat guna acuan Pyrex yang tahan panas tu). Tabur parutan keju mozarella rata2 atasnya dan tabur juga sedikit herba thyme dan lada hitam.
5. Bakar pada suhu 190 selama 25 minit atau hingga permukaannya perang sedikit. Hidangkan samada panas atau suam (mat suka masa masih panas, keju yang bertali tu buat lebih teruja)..

No sign but planning

Haha.

Not that I am expecting, but yeah we are planning. Samada planning nak dapat atau still family planning biarlah me and husband yang tahu ekeke.

But this baby stuffs below is stuff that I would like to buy next time we have a baby.

1. Ameda Lactaline

So currently I have 3 breastpumps. My first was Medela Swing purchased at RM580, reliable pump, it just that it is a single pumping and tends to backflow. My second pump is Medela Harmony bought around price of RM170++, also reliable but you got tired pumping it manually. Third one is Spectra 3 RM300, been using it for 8 months, double pumping, electric, a superb and  reliable breastpump, it just that it is not durable. I have send the pump for service at Histopoint ant 2 weeks later the pump sounds is soo weird, and it is still weird and as at today I am still using it for pumping at the office.

Medela FS is way out of my budget and an office colleague is using it and I don’t quite like the sound FS produce. It’s noisier than both Swing and Spectra 3.

So yeah, Ameda Lactaline is a dual pumping and electric and can be used with AA battery so I think it is qualified to be my next “THE BREASTPUMP”.

2. COMBI stroller

We have a Maclaren Quest stroller. It can do the job it promised to deliver but I can see many things it lacks of. As a first time mommy when I first purchased the Maclaren Quest, I did not realize certain criteria that is important in a perfect stroller. My must have criteria for a stroller is:
a. Reversible handle. Or reversible seat can do.
I would prefer my babies to be looking at me instead of the crowd especially when they are still very small. Our Maclaren can’t do this. Yikes.
b. Fully recline seat
I need a fully recline seat so that my newborn baby can take a stroll in the stroller. Our Maclaren is not fully recline. Gonna have to wait until the baby turned 4 months before they can take a ride.

3. A rocker

When I was expecting Amna I swore I wouldn’t buy / use rocker as it imposed risk to my baby. Risk of falling and such. But I ended up being a singing rocker myself, so tiring bahaha. So yes to a rocker. It’s either the affordable blue/pink rocker or fisher price rocker or way up to Baby Bjorn’s. That’s depending on my budget haha.

Rindu

Honestly.

Bila dah tiada baru terasa rindu itu mengetuk pintu dada tiap hari.

Rindu teringat dulu arwah ayah selalu belikan aiskrim zaman sekolah.

Coklat. Yoghurt. Dan apa-apa lagi.

Rindu betapa tiap kali arwah mahu ke pekan di tanya anaknya yang dulu bongsu mahu kirim apa-apa tidak?

Rindu zaman cuti universiti setiap pagi arwah akan bertanya anaknya yang bongsu gemuk malas buat sarapan ini, kamu mahu sarapan apa? Nasi lemak? Roti canai? Pau? Nanti ayah belikan.

Kalau difikir balik arwah terlalu baik dengan aku. Tidak pernah menolak apa yang aku minta. Sementelah aku juga tidak pernah meminta yang bukan-bukan.

Rindu. Sangat rindu padamu.

Usai pengebumian arwah tempohari, adik arwah yang bongsu mendekati aku. Katanya dulu arwah pernah berkata, masa aku masih bersekolah bila dia lihat aku sampai rumah dari sekolah awal petang, 'ayem' hatinya. Katanya aku ini anak kesayangan.

Aku kan anak bongsu. Walhal bila keluar bongsu baru arwah selalu kata depan-depan aku, adik nanti jadi macam kakak ya. Adik nanti belajar pandai-pandai macam kakak ya.

Hari tu pergi isi minyak terlihat seorang perempuan muda isi minyak, dalam kereta di tempat duduk penumpang si ayah duduk menunggu. Lantas, rindu.

Beberapa hari lalu terbaca post seorang anak yang bercerita ayahnya membelikannya sesuatu, lantas, rindu.

Kesat air mata. Kita berjauhan tidak lama. Hanya Al-Fatihah buat kiriman untuk ayah ya? Nanti bila ada rezeki lebih, aku hantar bekalan lebih untuk ayah ya.

Demam

Demam Metallica

I started to listen to Metallica when I was in form 1. But prior to that, my ears were already so used to their song, thanks to my 3 big brothers who are fan of the band.

But of course, my interest for their songs is only limited to the slow tempo songs. Paling ganas yang telinga aku boleh tahan pun Seek and Destroy & Enter Sandman saja. The rest is the slow tempo The Unforgiven i and ii, Low Man's Lyric, Mama Said, and the ever famous Nothing Else Matters.

Demam Amna

Amna showed temperature sikit last night. Hangat je badan. But her babysitter said she is active today so I hope lekas sembuh la si kecik tu. Malam ni sumbat Olivenol lagi.

Now that I am not so keen of giving Amna the modern medication, every time I see my nieces kena sumbat ubat hati macam tak best saja. Baru develop a slight fever and selesema terus kena paksa makan ubat, which I think it is not necessary at all. As from what I learned from the Mommies Group that I joined, paracetamol is only needed when the temperature exceeds certain number which I dont remember now. 39 degree C if I am not mistaken. And I have prohibited any cough / selesema syrup to be given to Amna. Let her body develop her immunisation itself lah to the viruses. Too many med is never good. Kecuali kalau dah teruk sangat.

So I promoted jugak VCO and Olivenol to my SILs. It's up to them to decide the best for my nieces, as I can only recommend.

 After

My father's death made me think a lot of thing. About my current amalan, my clothing, the dosa and pahala. 

I obviously not the religious type. I still wear short sleeve shirt, a little too short shirt, a little too short tudung. Ayah's death made me ask myself whether this is what I should be wearing, this is the thing that I should be continue doing? I don't want him to be punished at the hereafter for my wrongdoings. I don't want to be his burden anymore. I want him to be peaceful. Enjoying the hereafter sipping his favorite cup of coffee. (Ok the coffee is just my imagination.)

But I really want him to be proud of me. Looking from the top of the world smiling. Ok my imagination may be have gone a little too far. But don't you feel curious of the mystery of the afterlife?

I really want to stop hand shaking people who I am not supposed to touch. Male cousin, husband's uncle, brother in laws. I want to wear tudung when these people are around, but old habit die hard. I hope I can do it, I really do.

I want to wear stokings. This one maybe take a little time la. Pakai short sleeve tapi pakai stoking memang nak kena lempang.

Innalillah

Ayah dah berjumpa dengan Maha Pencipta tepat pagi seminggu raya Khamis 15 Ogos 2013 dengan tenang sekali.

Alhamdulillah semuanya dipermudah buat arwah ayah. Urusan pengebumian berjalan lancar.

Jika ada satu perkara yang aku begitu ingin nak beritahu ayah, aku nak berterima kasih kerana membesarkan aku dari kecil smpai besar. Sesuatu yg aku x pernah sempat berterima kasih dgn ayah.

Moga ayah tenang di sana. Sesungguhnya aku redha dengan pemergian ayah.

My step mother

For those who doesnt know, I have a step mother.

I also have a step father but well that's deserves another blog post.

My step mother, she is really something. She married my father when i was in form 3. I loathed her presence. Nothing really personal, but it is more because her attitude and perangai.

I dont want to elaborate her other annoying attitude, but this one particular perangai always drove me to the wall.

She loves to say something that is untrue.

When i was around 19 years old, she said to my sister Kak Ica that ayah loves me so much he would rather scold my sister than be angry at me. I dont know what her purpose of saying such thing.

And when Kak Ica wanted to get married last time, she did not want the whole bersanding thingy but the step mom pandai-pandai told her that ayah dah panggil orang kompang. So my sister pun terpaksalah sewa pelamin, baju and such. In the end masa berarak there was no kompang at all!

And during my step mother's daughter kenduri aqiqah (she's technically my sister) she said her brother's mother in law who happens to be a mamak would come to our house and cook curry kambing but when the time came and i saw no sign of her i asked her where is her brother's mother in law? Her answer? "Ala acik tak talipon".

Wtf.

And few days ago when i visited ayah at the hospital, ayah asked for a quran. He would like to recite quran so I asked hubster to get a quran.

And this particular woman went all crazy and called my sister Kak Lela that ayah panggil semua adik beradik baca quran.

Can you imagine what message is she trying to send? Imagine kalau dia called my brother who was in Masjid Tanah Melaka and mersing Johor and how would they react to received such a call?? X kelam kabut mereka balik to hear such a request. Request yang x wujud langsung. As i was the one who was there masa ayah request for the quran.

And few days before raya this woman kelam kabut pergi rumah my sister Kak ayu (located sebelah rumah ayah) and said ayah panggil ayah sesak nafas. When in fact ayah panggil sebab nak bagitahu something of which ayah x sesak nafas langsung!!

I feel like slapping someone.

Ujian

My father was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer 10 days before Syawal. He was discharged for raya celebration.

And yesterday we brought him back to hosp even though his appointment is scheduled at 22 August, as he is weak due to not taking any food and very little fluid. He is having hard time to telan food.. even liquid.

And only today doctor found out that he will need an operation at his throat. Ada ketulan daging or ketumbuhan kat tekak. Will be transferred to Klang on Monday.

And i feel blue tonite.. i feel like crying.. i feel like my chest is suffocating..

Resigned

At my current company we have a staff listing that is shared across the Corporation in a shared folder. It has our telephone extension no, and a name with gray background means that the staff has tendered her resignation.

So yeah, I have officially tendered my resignation on 1st August. I have over utilized my leave for a day. In result, I have to pay the Corporation sehari gaji -_-". Fuu

Love of my life

My darling Amna. After almost 3 months we sent her at her babysitter Ros, we noticed she has improved her social/communication skills tremendously. Since there are another 3 elder toddler/kids at babysitter Ros' place.

And she is very cheeky.

I taught her what is 'fan' and 'belly button'. So whenever I said, "Fan? Where's the fan?" she'll look up and look/point at the fan. When I said 'belly button' she would try to raise her shirt to find her belly button- most of the time failed as she would actually tried to raise her pampers. -_-"

And yesterday hubster commented, "Ajar la benda lain nose ke asyik belly button je"

Haha which is quite hard as she couldn't see her own nose. Tak pe lepas ni I would teach her leg pulak lah.

And yesterday I showed her shoes and I said "Shoes". Guess what she replied? "Ssss"

Boleh la nak. dah dekat-dekat dah Shoes dengan Sss.

I said "Sape sape sape?" as in "Siapa siapa siapa?" and much to my delight she could 80% repeat back with "Syape syape syape"

I taught her "Bird" which she pronounced "Berr" - same pronounciation for "Ball". So last time when we were in JPJ Padang Jawa she called the JPJ Logo "Berr". And many other things she'd call "Berr".

At her previous babysitter she learned to call cat with "tsk tsk tsk". So whenever she saw cat / cat picture / or when i said Cat she would go "tsk tsk tsk". Pas tu nampak semut jalan kat lantai pun dia "tsk tsk tsk" jugak.

Dah setahun 2 bulan. Another 10 months before I wean her off the breast. Haih, love her to bits.

The sky is blue

I was oblivious that I have another blogpost with the same 'Hired' title (Refer previous post) last year.

During my free time I'd like to read my blogpost dated same month last year. Like as it's already August now, I love to read 2012 August post.

That is when I found another 'Hired' post, which dated in 19th of July 2012.

So I was supposed to report duty at the GLC on 27th August 2012, but I turned down the offer. And a year later, come another job offer. With a RM50 less than that GLC offer a year ago.

Haha stop being so calculative, Aqilah. 

Yesterday I did the medical check up, and all is well.

Pagi ni tak terbangun sahur. Sedar-sedar dah pukul 6.34am.