Congratulation Tebby

Remember this entry on 1st January 2009? And, this one in July 2010?

The contract is shorthen and he's back sooner than expected. Well, today is his second first day in T* (the first first was 1st August 1997).

Congratulations Yang.

Of Baby Ariff & Confinement

Went to visit Smah (better known as Sikulat in cyber world). Kami sama pregnant tahun lepas dan sama-sama keguguran after that. She decided to try again while me and Tebby decided not to anymore. She got pregnant again later and just given birth semalam.

Name is Ariff Farhan. Mama Ariff said, it's with 'i' not 'e'. Am not sure if the name has two 'f's or just one. Mandai-mandai aje letak Ariff. Born at 3.12kg, this little bundle sure full of spirit. Time kami visit, kalau dia marah, merah-merah muka and meronta-ronta sampai keluar tangan kecik dia tu dari bedung. Baby Ariff, good boy now okay. Jangan grumpy-grumpy okay.

In my live (i must add, so far), I have been pregnant with 5 babies. Iman had a twin but the foetus never made it even in 1st trimester. Adam almost got a younger sister (my instinct strongly says it was a girl). Among the 3 children I gave birth to, Iman is the smallest and lightest at birth while Adam was the opposite. Giving birth to Iman was the most difficult thing to do (as well as the most painful) while Adam, despite his size, was the easiest. Kakak? All in the middle between the boys. Caring for Iman, well, was the most difficult stage when he was a baby. Menangis. Tak lapar. Tak basah. Cuma menangis. Alhamdulillah, I am blessed with such a wonderful husband yang sanggup melayan kerenah Iman yang didodoi sambil berdiri sampai terlelap semula. Besar sikit, mengamuk pulak. Since communication used to be limited, tak tau kenapa dia mengamuk. Difficult? You bet. With Adam, it was all easy. The kind of baby yang letak kat atas tilam, terus doze of tanpa perlu ditepuk-tepuk or dodoi. Kakak? She's in between the two. Difficult or not, painful or not, I love them all the same.

Anyway, confinement was tough during my 1st and 2nd tho I spent those back at my hometown. Those were emotional and full of tears. My 3rd, albeit being spent here in KL, minding 3 kids without any help (Yes, my husband did help but he has to go to work after paternity ended. He left me and the kids with enough cooked meal tho, thanks Yang). My mom is a strict dietician, the old way. Little water, no fruits, everything must be 'dry'. I can't blame her tho as that was how she was taught how healing process was after child birth. I ended up weak, not hydrated enough and a good case of constipation. During my 3rd confinement, it was mainly due to survival tho, I ate balanced diet. Of course kena jaga-jaga for food that are 'gatal' and 'sejuk'. I took bread, milo, horlick, vege, fruits and loads of plain water. Had soup, singgang, grilled chicken and all. In short, I was well-fed and well-hydrated. And I recovered relatively quicker than I did during my 1st and 2nd confinement. Of course I took all those medications as well as a good dose of jamu. After a week bersalin, I already did the laundry, masak, sapu rumah and all. It was mainly for survival, like I said earlier, but hey,.. I survived!

This is purely based on my experience. How you want to deal with your confinement issues are totally yours to decide. I am not against traditional method and nor am I against modern ones. Have it in anyway as long as you can keep yourself healthly and fit enough to care for your baby (and other children too!!)

I know Smah pon is more or less like me. Janji sihat kan, Smah..

Dan yang penting.. jangan stress!!!

Congratulations Tebby

Actually, I wrote a congratulatory note to Tebby and got it scheduled for publishing on the date he is officially in that position. Somehow it never appeared and I lost it altogether.

Tebby is transferred to our subsidiary, on loan basis and promotion. Of course it comes with extra-zing (as well as extra responsibilities). We hope, with that, I can take an unpaid leave without so much hurting our financial well-being. The first not-so-welcome perk is that, on Friday, he'd leave at 5.30 and not 5.00 as he used to and like I do now.


So, Mr Cip, despite that 5.30-thingy, a big CONGRATS from me.

Thankful, Indeed I Am

How can I not be thankful.

[1] The news has it that the company will give out the bonus end of this month. The quantum varies from 0 to 5 months. That ties to my no [2].

[2] The performance rating was unofficially out sometime last 2 weeks. I managed to view mine (they closed down the system shortly after). I am praying what I saw will not be changed. It's been quite sometime since I scored above average. Tambah pulak dengan last year MC manjang dek uwek-uwek yang agak teruk.

[3] I got the cheque from IRB. At my standard, it's quite big, fat and juicy (sounds like a piece of steak kan..) with a 4-figure sum. I know.. I know.. it's my money sebenarnya yang terlebih bayar but what a he**. At least I'm getting some extra cash.

[4] And I still have a few thousands to claim from JPA. Same story like IRB, terlebih bayar.

Given [1], [2], [3] and [4] -> Sedap sikit nak shopping for Little Muhammad. Plus to realize some of the plans for the house. InsyaAllah. No major reno, cuma nak refurbish sikit. And to spare some for bersalin nanti. Sat lagi dr keluarkan things like senduk lah, sudip lah, kayu panjang lah. Semua kena charge tu.. Even the mangkuk kacang is not cheap you know. So kalau dah mintak tapi tak guna and the items have been billed, bawak lah balik rumah buat menan anak-anak yekkk..

My congratulatory note: -

[1] To Tebby's friend, Areehan who tied the matrimonial knot last Saturday in Pekan, Pahang.

[2] To my brother and SIL who, insyaAllah, will get their Beemer tak lama lagi. Hasil kerja keras dengan ELKEN.

A Congratulatory Note To Tebby

Congrats Yang.

Almost 9 years ago I married an executive of a Telco and today I am to a newly appointed Chief *** Officer of the giant's subsidiary.

Happy 7th Anniversary!

HAPPY 7th ANNIVERSARY!

Semoga jodoh kita berpanjangan.
Semoga hidup kita sentiasa diberkati Allah.

(Credit goes to Kakak, who drew our wedding potrait!)

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TEBBY GOT ME THESE TWO PAIRS OF SHOES
(i was given 3 options - shoes, facial-care range or an external hard-disk).

I did not ask for 2 okay, he offered.

Afterall, it's also my 33rd Birthday.

thanks darling.




AND I GOT TEBBY THIS

and got these for myself also.. he.. he..

with all due respect to other brands i've used before, this so far, works best for my skin.
stop kejap since my financial was not so good.

now that i still underspent my ESOS money kan.....

Selamat Pengantin Baru Dazira & Adhha

a gift for the newly-weds. hope it comes handy.

when she broke the news of her upcoming wedding in our egroup, i was happy for her. i've known daisy for a long long time. since we were 13, to be precise. that makes 20 years, isn't it. she was my dormate during our secondary schooling in STF. she was smart, she was a nice girl. in fact i bet she still is!

I went to her wedding today. that was my first time to Rawang. a little bit far but easy to locate. it was raining and the area was packed. the food was nice. when we first arrived, the groom was already there so we just proceeded to eat. i only met her after that. dressed in dark-red (or was it deep-mangosteen?), she was all smile. but we did not stay long. we need to give way to other guests that were still coming. plus it was raining. i tought of combing the area in search of other school friends but the idea had to be scrapped off as well.

coincidently, the invitation card was designed by one cyber-friend - safurah. nice job girl. the card came with a matching small-bag for door-gift as well. i like.

to daisy and adhha, Selamat Pengantin Baru. Semoga Berbahagia Ke Akhir Hayat.


the door-gift. in nice paper-bag with mathing design with the invitation card.

a pack of cookies, a small pouch of tapioca-crisp, bunga telur with simple but nice small flower and potpourri in a heart-shaped glass container.
thanks.