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What?Just a troll??

casainee — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:28:43 +0000

The story goes like this. There was a married man with a nick @sangSuami. His wife – @sangIsteri and sorang anak dara dono-who : @anakdara

Si anak dara in her twitter, wrote somthing like this:

@anakdara:
     Baru lepas merisik @lakiorang, lepas ni boleh lah meminang pulak!
So @sangIsteri ada baca and reply:
     @anakdara kenapa nak meminang @lakiorang ?
Then after a while she replied:
      @sangIsteri alamak. Hello akak. Bukan nak meminang betul2, nak interview encik @lakiorang untuk course project. ^^
So si isteri pun replied:
       @anakdara ohh tak tahu pulak i istilah ‘meminang’ sama dgn ‘interview’;) anyway g luck for the interview n your study.
Then minah ni balas lagi:
      @sangIsteri it was just a troll. Nyway thanks.
Lepas tu si isteri RASA nak balas ini: (tapi tak bls)
      @anakdara pungkuk hang!!

Apakah pendapat anda dengan situasi kecil di atas? Ini pendapat saya yang konservatif dan kolot ni:

Setiap orang esp wanita & anak dara perlulah berhati-hati dgn perkataan/sentence yang digunakan seharian kepada org lain. Silap ckp boleh mendatangkan perception yg berbeza pada orang lain. Perkara yg sama juga apabila berkata2 dgn suami org, wpun anda hanya kawan dlm dunia virtual shj. Kerana silap haribulan takut anda kena siat dgn isterinya. Itu kira ok lagi

Berbalik semula pada situasi di atas, memang kecil aje. Pada sang anak dara itu - it was just a troll!! Tapi, cuba para pembaca fikirkan, tak boleh ke sahaja gunakan “interview” instead of “meminang”? Mengapa perlu menarik perhatian orang lain dgn troll anda?? Haruslah isteri itu bertanya kan? I dont think the wife was so stupid to think that the girl is going to meminang his husband for real and aku pun tak rasa si isteri ingat laki dia ada affair with her…but obviously, si isteri ingin menegur anak dara itu ttg penggunaan katanya dlm twitter yg boleh dibaca oleh semua, terutamanya si isteri! Aku harap anak dara itu sedar kesilapan kecil yg dilakukan kerana dia juga akan jadi seorang isteri kelak.

So ingin saya berpesan-pesan kepada semua (termasuk diri saya sendiri) tak kira anda laki orang or isteri orang or org2 bujang, berhati2 lah dengan kata/tulisan anda yang digunakan dalam FB,Twitter - jgn senang2 kata “oh it was just a troll” ! Gunakanlah otak bijak yang Allah beri ini dan juga common sense anda.

Here, I rest my case. Peace!

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10 Benda Mesti Ada Semasa Berpantang

casainee — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 13:56:02 +0000

Semua ibu-ibu akan mengalami proses berpantang selepas melahirkan anak. Biasanya orang Melayu buat selama 44 hari, dan ada juga yang 100 hari. Orang Cina dan India selama 30 hari (best kan?). Aku malas tak sempat nak buat kajian – apa kelebihan berpantang ni, tapi aku percaya ia adalah untuk kebaikan ibu-anak juga walaupun ada yang tak masuk dek akal. Yang pasti, tanyalah semua ibu-ibu, siapalah yang syok and enjoy the confinement period?? Mesti semua tak sabar-sabar nak abiskan 44 hari ni. Kalau ada orang yang seronok sangat masa pantang, meh contact aku, aku nak berguru!

Oleh kerana aku sudah HABIS 44 hari berpantang, aku rasa benda2 ni MESTI ADA untuk mengurangkan kesakitan dan kebosanan semasa berpantang ni. Panduan ini juga sangat berguna untuk ayah-ayah…sebab, kalau isteri2 anda tension, anda juga akan turut tension. Yelah, sure dia akan mengadu tak henti-henti (ini ok lagi) atau melepaskan tensionnya pada anda (ini sgt tak bagus). Heh, lebih-lebih lagi kalau berpantang kat rumah mertua, ye dak?

NO. 1: INTERNET CONNECTION
Wooo ini penting wooooo….kebanyakan ibu-ibu sekarang, are full-time working mothers. Dan biasanya di office sudah disediakan internet 24h untuk berfb berkerja dengan lebih efisyen. Handphone sekarang pun, banyak yang ada 3G. Kedai mamak, cafe-cafe, shopping complex, salon, spa, semua pun dah ada wifi sekarang ni. Abih tu, tiba-tiba masa berpantang, ko nak sekat hak keistimewaan ini?? Kurang2 tak boleh keluar rumah, bolehlah jugak keluar secara maya. Heh, aku yang ada internet kat rumah ni pun ada jugak rasa tempias tensen. Bila penat tu, boleh la jugak berchat-ing ke, berfb ke, dan yang penting sekali ialah MEMBACA untuk mengumpul ilmu yang dah 3 tahun tumpul ni. Bila ada kesangsian tentang baby ke, engorgement, apa-apalah…boleh lah mencari info dengan cepat or membaca petua/tips orang lain yang mengalami masalah yang sama. Ko gogel je apa2, sure dapat jawapannya… anak hidung tersumbat, liang air mata tersumbat, nak b*r*k cepat…semua ada.

NO. 2: WATER HEATER
Ada mak-mak tak kasi mandi, lap-lap badan aje – tapi kena pakai air panas (suam la). Tapi Ibu aku kasi mandi, dia cakap untuk segarkan badan, tapi tak boleh lama dan kena pakai air panas. See..kepentingan water heater dalam hal ni kan? Takan la setiap kali nak mandi/lap…ko nak masak air. Ini aku tak berapa kisah lagi…part ni lagi penting. Bila kena episiotomy, pakai air sejuk (bila nak cuci lepas buang air), rasa agak ngilu dan pedih. It is much confortable if we use warm water. Bukan aku je recommend benda ni, aku tahu pun lepas baca satu article kat internet. Masa time Husna dulu, ada nurse yang ajar aku. Aku ingat sebab berpantang, tapi bila dah cuba sendiri baru tahu beza air panas dengan air sejuk.

NO. 3: SEATED TOILET
Uitt takde benda alah ni…aku tak tahu lah camna hidup aku. Terima kasih lah kepada sapa yang mencipta toilet ni. Aku tak sure dari segi perubatan, tapi aku dilarang sama sekali mencangkung oleh makcik urut dan ibu aku – dikhuatiri peranakan ‘jatuh’. Aku tak tahu la betul ke tak, tapi aku memang ngeri nak mencangkung lepas2 bersalin ni…

NO. 4: DISPOSABLE PANTIES
Ini pun sangat berguna. Darah nifas sedikit banyak berbanding darah haid. Sudah pasti, akan ada masa-masa yang terbocor dan ‘terkena’ panties kita. Basuh dalam mesin aje tidak akan hilangkan stain tu, betul tak? So time ni, agak mustahil untuk basuh sendiri (tangan), panties2 kita. Belilah disposable panties, senang kerja. Pakai buang stacy aje! Membazir? Alaaa jangan kedekut sangat..seminggu dua je pakai, lepas tu nifas dah ok. Aku beli yang Guardian punya. Panties dia cotton punya tp still yang disposable. Selesa skit, tak nipis sangat. 1 pack $9.90, ada 5 helai. Jusco pun ada jual…lagi murah tp yang nipis punya. Ikutlah keselesaan masing2.

NO. 5: BREASTPUMP
Ok, no 5 sampai 8 semua berkaitan dengan breast. Yang pertama, perlu ada breastpump. Suka hati mommies semua nak beli jenama apa, yang penting review experience orang dan perlu memenuhi keperluan dan tujuan anda. Aku pakai Avent Isis manual punya. Beli masa time Husna dulu. Masih baik lagi dan berfungsi dengan jayanya. Ok, kenapa kena ada breastpump? Semasa berpantang, kita akan mengalami engorgement atau bengkak susu. Sangat sakit. Sakit yang amat. Baby minum pun tidak akan mengurangkan bengkaknya. Tak perlu sedey, itu rezeki anak. Salah satu cara nak kurangkan bengkak ialah dengan meng’express’ (mengepam) susu anda. Jangan pulak buang susu tu, simpan dalam fridge. Fridge atas – 3 bulan boleh simpan. Bahagian bawah – 2-3 hari. Pasal tempoh simpanan ni boleh baca kat forum susuibu.com or mana2. Kalau aku rajin, nanti aku buat entry khas pasal ni.

NO. 6: NURSING BRA
Oleh kerana breast dah bengkak, mommies semua kenalah pakai bra yang sesuai. Dalam apa jua keadaan sekali pun, aset utama wanita ni kenalah dijaga okey. Jangan la tak pakai bra, nanti saggy pulak. Bra biasa memang tak selesa. Belilah nursing bra. Aku beli selai dulu sblm bersalin sbb nak cuba-try-test material dan saiz. Then lepas bersalin, dah boleh beli 2-3 nursing bra ni. Aku beli online je kat fabulousmom.com. Aku dah try Amber, Angel dan Kelly. Selesa dan harga berpatutan. Paling ok Angel. Lagi satu, kalau ada rezeki lebih, boleh beli Mothercare’s. Itu paling tip-top dan puas hati (korang baca forum mana2 pun mmg rekomen brand ni). Harga pun tip-top lah jugak:) Jusco pun ada jual, brand Scarlet. Murah. Tapi setakat nak pakai je lah (untuk akulah). Tapi ada review yang aku baca, memberi komen yang sangat bagus. Apa-apa pun kena try & error.

NO. 7: DISPOSABLE BREAST PAD
Bila breasts dah engorged, sure akan berlaku leaking. Bila menyusukan baby pun, sebelah lagi akan ada leaking juga. So perlulah ada breast pad ni. Aku sangat TIDAK rekomen yang boleh basuh punya tu…leceh sangat. Lagi pun tak selesa + kurang hygiene, lagi pun tade pelekat, nanti dia gerak2. Belilah yang pakai-buang jugak. Aku pernah pakai Pigeon ke, Tollyjoy or Pureen..aku pun lupa, mahal sket. Masalahnya, tak bagus betul! Then aku jumpa satu brand ni nama dia Bebe. Aaa..ini mmg puas hati. Aku beli kat Jusco, Guardian pun ada jual. Aku tak sure tempat lain, nanti nak cari.

NO. 8: MEDELA PureLan 100
Biasanya awal2, ibu dan baby tak pandai/cekap lagi nak menyusu (tak latch dengan betul). Ikut pengalaman aku, minggu pertama penyusuan, my nipples were sore or cracked. So product ni sangat-sangat membantu aku, melegakan dan memulihkan dengan cepat. Benda ni safe for baby. Aku beli online jugak kat littlewhiz.com sebab Amran tak jumpa kat pharmacies or shopping lain. Ohh, product ni aku guna jugak untuk benda lain, dry skin, small/minor cuts. Cepat baik.

NO. 9: BUAH PRUNE
Aku letak buah ni sebab aku ada masalah nak buang air besar selepas bersalin. Aku tak sure lah, aku takut ke, atau memang susah. Tapi mesti 3-4 hari baru nak buang. Rimas aku nurse (klinik desa yang datang melawat) asyik tanya je dari hari ke sehari. So untuk memudahkan/melembutkan, makanlah buah prune. Aku memang phobia kot, tapi bila nak membuang tu smooth aje. Oh pati buah prune boleh tapi aku tak beli.

NO. 10: HUBBY
Hak no 10 ni, hubby bukan sebarang hubby. Hubby yang diperlukan kali ni ialah hubby yang SANGAT sabar, memahami, penyayang, prihatin dan RINGAN TULANG. Kalau sebelum ada anak, sang suami yang tade ciri-ciri ini, takpe..boleh dimaafkan. Tapi, kalau selepas ada anak, nak goyang kaki, tgk tv,laptop..minum2 mapley ke, silalah berubah okey!! Sian tau kami ni. Mengandung 9+ bulan dalam kesakitan, masa bersalin pun sakit, selepas bersalin pun masih dalam kesakitan. Takan lah tak boleh tolong skeet kan? Urut-urutlah skit, kemas rumah ke, lagi terer mandi kan baby, tukar diapers, buat susu baby ke… apa-apa yang boleh ditolong meringankan atau menenangkan hati isteri tersayang;)

Ok, kepada bakal-bakal ibu or ibu yang akan berpantang tak lama lagi, kalau nak 10 benda yang aku rekomen ni, silalah jalankan pujuk rayu terbaeek anda, tade pun nangislah guling-guling. Tak jadi jugak, ckp kat hubby ayat keramat – “MALAM TIDO LUAR”. Hahahaha…

Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Adha…sesungguhnya hidup ini penuh pergorbanan. Semoga beroleh semua kebaikan di dunia dan di akhirat. Amin!

***pesanan khas dari penaja kepada Ina Saidin & Cik Sally (mama Syaza) – selamat berpantang yek;)

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Breastfeeding: 3 Kesilapan Saya

casainee — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 09:01:19 +0000

Husna was exclusively bf from her 6th day till 2 and half years. I’m quite impressed but there were alot of obstacles and problems I faced to bf my baby. Luckily (mmg sangat lucky), my Amran was the most supportive person in the world. Muahh!

Definitely, I am really hoping that I could do the same thing with the 2nd baby. Harap Mama kuat and tabah untuk kali kedua ini! However, I did a few mistakes actually, that I wish I could re-correct them. Ni disebabkan kurangnya info. So I would like to share with you frens:)

1) No milk on the first day
Husna was on formula for the first 5 days. Aku yang jahil ini ingat tiada susu lagi (sbb breast belum membengkak). Sebenarnya, mommies…selepas sahaja uri dikeluarkan, susu ibu telah mula dikeluarkan cuma cecair itu berwarna kekuningan dan sangat pekat, tidak berupa susu langsung. This is called colustrum. Colustrum is very essential for your baby because it’s rich with antibodies. Read this article – Kolustrum: Cecair Bernilai Emas. So mummies, after done everything, you may ask the nurse for your baby to bf her/him (normally in the private hospital, you have to ask).

2) Buy ‘not-so-good-and-cheap’ breastpump
I thought all the breastpumps are just same, the function is only to express your milk. So we just bought the RM 30++ breastpump. Heh, tahu berapa aku dah beli?? Nak dekat2 3-4 biji aku beli. Since I was exclusively on bf, so these so-so breastpumps couldn’t fulfill my needs. Asyik rosak, bocor or tak berfungsi langsung. Then lepas baca2 kat internet esp susuibu.com & amazon.com, baru lah aku faham kenapa orang sanggup berbelanja lebih membeli jenama2 yang bagus spt Avent, Medela, Spectra dll untuk breastpump sahaja. So we decided to buy the Avent Isis manual breastpump. The result? Amazing! And till it is still ok, waiting to be used for the little one soon.

3) Stok susu semasa pantang
Semasa berpantang, susu ibu yang dikeluarkan sangat banyak sebenarnya, dan aku terlepas pandang perkara ini. Aku ralit memberi Husna direct sucking. Aku hanya membuat stok, sebelum 2 minggu nak kerja. Sangat2 rugi. So bila dah start bekerja, aku terpaksa ’berhempas-pulas’ membuat stok mcam ‘kais pagi, mkn pagi’ supaya Husna cukup susu setiap hari. I had to find extra times too to express milk, just to make more stock.

The benefits of breastfeeding you can easily google it…I dont think I need to explain here. The most important things are, get support from your family esp your hubby (sang suami – tolong skit ye;), seek for many and right info about bf (jgn suka dgr ‘org kata’), get support from lactaction support group, and of course DOA, DOA dan DOA!

So mummies, I am a full-time working mum, not a milk-drinker, very ‘lembik-tak-tahan-penat’, a spoiled daughter… If I could do it, so can you!! (Eh, Jennifer Garner pun bf tau;) And I am going to do it again. Insya-allah, Amin!
(Visit these sites : susuibu.com, fabulousmom.com, momlittleones.com to get info and bf accessories)

Selamat mencuba dan berusaha!!

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Kakak Husna In The Making

casainee — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:09:22 +0000

Husna sangat suka dengan baby, so dia sangat happy dengan kehadiran baby dalam perut ni. Alhamdullilah. Jadinya tidak perlulah aku berusaha keras menyediakan dia untuk baby ini. Memandangkan sharing is caring…so aku nak sharelah, apa2 usaha (yang sikit ni) dalam menyediakan dia menjadi Kakak Husna.

1) Talk about the Baby
Kami selalu berbual pasal baby, masa waktu nak tido. Biasanya Husna yang banyak tanya…”Mama, baby dah makan? Dah minum susu, dah mandi…”. Ini ok lagi…kadang2 dia tanya “Mama, dalam perut mama ada bed tak? Baby pakai baju apa? Baby sleep hug mama tak? Macamana baby nak hug mama? Belakang mama tade lubang pun?” Hehe..jawap..jawap..jgn tak jawap;)

Boleh jugak cakap dengan dia pasal selepas baby dah keluar. Bagitau dia, she has to look after the baby, because she is Kakak Husna now. I also always tell her that you have to share toys, books and stuff with the baby. Part ni kadang2 dia tanya -”How baby want to play, she (dia selalu refer baby as she) put my toys in mouth?” Heh, terer anak aku, boleh predict;). Ohh aku cakap jugak…after this she has to sleep with baby in her room, cannot sleep with mama anymore. Ini buat dia terdiam, then dia jawap OK!

2) Ask her to talk to the tummy
Husna rajin juga bercakap dengan baby walaupun tak disuruh…sangat sejuk perut aku bila dia kiss my tummy Antara benda yang dia selalu cakap ialah:
- “Good nite / good morning baby”
- ”I love u baby”
- “Baby, stop kicking.” (ni bila aku ngadu, perut sakit..dia akan terus ckp pada baby)
- “Baby, what are you doing?”
- “Baby, you girl or boy?”
- and sometimes she ‘gives’ toys for baby to ‘play’…hehe comel!

3) Let her be the ‘role-model’ for the baby
Ini memang berkesan. Kalau ada sesuatu yang aku nak dia buat, aku akan cakap, contohnya..”Husna, baby wants to see how Kakak Husna brush her teeth?”, “Husna, baby wants to see how Kakak Husna read Iqra’ “. Immediately and excitedly, she will do that, sambil konon2 menerangkan how to brush her teeth, what letter is this…etc. Bestkan? Next time aku nak try suruh dia lipat baju lak..:))
Satu je problem, dia mesti suruh aku ‘bukak’ perut supaya baby boleh tengok, katanya. Aiyak!

4) Get her involve with the preparations
Ni aku belum buat, selagi aku belum tahu gender budak kecik ni, aku takde hati lagi nak shopping apa2. Tapi Husna dah prepare, dia dah pilih baju2 dia yang kecik dan nak kasi kat baby…kalau baby girl. Dia kata kalau baby boy, mama kena beli t-short bob the builder or thomas..hehe, dia dah plan dah! (Bukan baju sahaja, kasut2 dia masa baby pun dia dah prepare dah)

She even has selected a few names for the baby. Ni merapu skit la anak aku ni…ada ke nak letak nama Dibo, dengan apa ye satu lagi..emm aku pun lupa, tapi character kartun yang dia suka tengok lah;)

So ini antara tips yang aku boleh share..tak sure berjaya ke tak selepas betul2 dapat baby. Itu lain cerita, yang penting kena ikhtiar. Kat sini pun ada tips from babycenter.com. Read here.

Till then, jaga kesihatan anda semua, jangan pegi tempat ramai2 dengan bawak anak2 kecik anda dan jangan lupa pakai mask, otey. (Alhamdulilah, Husna & Mama are getting better).

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Surah2 Amalan Semasa Mengandung

casainee — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:02:14 +0000

I think everyone knows that we have to stimulate the baby since from the womb. A few activities that we can do – talk or sing to the baby, touch your tummy, listen to music & al-Quran (some parents use the headphone and put on the tummy) and etc. As a muslim, I personally believe that we should recite al-Quran as many as we can. The practice gives us inner strength, calmness for both mother and baby (ohh sudah tentu dapat pahala kan). During my first pregnancy, I had the chance and ’strength’ to recite at least a page of al-Quran everyday (heh, aku tahu skit tp itu yg mampu), but this time, like I wrote before – it is more challenging, and I only can recite a few pages (maybe 1 surah) in 2 or 3 days:( Sedih+Kesal. Tapi masih belum terlambat…Mama akan cuba untuk 3 bulan terakhir ini. Yah yah!

So here, I would like to share (and as reminder for myself too) a few surahs that benefit the baby and the mother.
1) Surah Yassin – memudahkan ibu bersalin, memakbulkan doa
2) Surah Maryam – memudahkan ibu bersalin, untuk anak yang sabar dan taat
3) Surah Luqman – untuk anak cerdas fikiran, bijak
4) Surah Yusuf – untuk anak cantik rupa dan akhlak
5) Surah Hujurat – untuk memperbanyakkan susu ibu dan anak yg berhati-hati
6) Surah An-Nahl – untuk anak yang berdisplin
7) Surah Taubah – untuk membersihkan jiwa
[source : byk blogs & link - malas nk link sini;)]

It is worth trying, Insya Allah, Amin.

Oh sebelum me signing-off, bukan ibu-ibu aje boleh baca, bapak2 pun sila baca juga, otey!

p/s : Ni aku jumpa – doa untuk dpt zuriat. Check here. Frens, tak rugi mencuba;)

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The Top Ten Signs

casainee — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 05:44:18 +0000

Here are the top ten signs that women should aware of:

10. Tender, swollen breasts
YES. Ya, I feel the soreness just like before having period.

9. Fatigue
DEFINITELY!! So demn tired!

8. Implantation bleeding
Oh tade la pulak.

7. Nausea or vomiting
OH YES. 3 to 4 times a day!! Matilah…

6. Increased sensitivity to odors
Aah. Aku sekarang tutup hidung kalau masuk lift. Semua orang busuk!

5. Abdominal bloating
My clothes feel snugger than usual at the waistline…senak!

4. Frequent urination
YUP. Muka aku je kat toilet skrg ni…

3. A missed period
Huhuhu…yup, i missed my period already.

2. Your basal body temperature stays high
Ye kot..

1. The proof: A positive home pregnancy test
FINALLY, YES. I am 6 weeks pregnant! (speechless)

Rupa aku sekarang ini!:(

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Holidays @ Genting during Super Peak Season

casainee — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 08:12:43 +0000

Last long-holidays, we brought the budak2 sekolah to Genting – Aida, Awa, Azyan and Adik (wahh the 4As). According to them, they had never been there before so I guessed my plan and choice was the perfect school holidays’ experience for them. We went for 2D1N (Sun & Mon)..I reserved & paid online, hingatkan sonang la keje akak nanti tapi…….. Aiyak! Let me tell you, camno bercuti masa super-duper peak season at Genting.

We reached at Hotel First World’s lobby around 2pm. There were so many ppl, SO crowded..ppl were sitting & lepaking anywhere!! I Q-up and got the ticket. Hah??? Ko tgk ticket ahkak ni….Subhanallah, ni kul berapa aku nak check-in ni?? We had lunch there after ’blank’ sekejap. We ordered Nasi Ayam, AND YOU KNOW HOW MUCH WAS THE NASI AYAM???? RM 14.70. The meal was just like nasi ayam that costs u around RM3.50- paling tinggi la. Giler kan? Tu dia, tengok budak2 tu abiskan nasi-ayam-mahal sampai habis! Bagus2. Lain kali aku nak hangkut dengan pinggan-mangkuk-sudu-garfu sekali. Aku rasa harga dia termasuk benda2 tu semua, kita je tak tahu!!

After asking a few ppl that works there, the best choice was to go ’buying’ the time, in somewhere else. Left our luggage at the luggage counter and it’s FREE:) We went for prayer first. Not so difficult to find a Surau there, not too small and not too big, ada telekung but not many and suprisingly ramai jugak nak solat..alhamdulillah. Then, we went to the indoor games and papa suggested – let’s bowling! Actually, bagus jugak idea tu, semua mcm dah monyok, jadi bila main boling semua ceria kembali. Kelaka la jugak tengok budak2 ni main. Husna pun main jugak!

Once we finished, we went down and found that our number was called already…hehe..but it’s cool since we knew that they got special counters – 7, 8, 9 for servicing numbers that had been called. Hehe.. Alhamdulillah around 7.30pm, we checked-in our rooms. Our room was quite small,no bathtub, no wardrobe but I guessed it was suitable for us. If it is clean, nothing else to be said;) The girls’s room was bigger and there was extra bed since they were 4 of them. Husna had her bath there as their room got bathtub. Harga?? Double!! Time ni, Amran did the ‘gotcha-call’ to his sis, Azyan. Haha, very funny! Read the her story here. That night we just spent time in room, makan marry-brown (suruh budak2 beli) and watching tv. Aku sempat baca doa awal & akhir tahun lepas solat isyak (wpun aku tahu dah lambat..huhu), nasib baik ada iPhone;) (heh, nak meracun ni)

The next day, we woke up early around 6am, get-ready and went for breakfast. First World Cafe – macam dewan makan asrama, the differences are, it is very clean, the service is very fast and the food was variety and boleh-makan type. Impressive!! Then, we straight went to theme-park and bought the tickets. Sempat tanya lady counter tu, better main indoor or outdoor. She said, since that morning the weather looked ok (not raining), better play outdoor first. So we followed the suggestion. BUT, it was so damn cold out there!!! Husna dah macam orang nak pegi main salji je. Bulu mata Husna (in fact semua orang) ada macam air terlekat..huhuhu sejuk betul. Banyak kali dah pegi Genting, ini lah hari dalam sejarah, memang sejuk sangat2, dlm 10-14 celcius. (Azyan’s story part 2)

Apa-apa pun, sangat puas hati sbb budak2 happy. Mana nak cari kakak ipo yang bawak adik-adik ipo pi jalan-jalan (haha, mesti promote diri sendiri). Husna pun seronok sangat sbb dapat main macam2 dan jumpa semua auntie-auntienya serentak!

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Husna: The Smart Kid with The Smart Parents B-)

casainee — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 08:20:00 +0000

I would like to share with all mama and papa, the progress report of Husna at ‘going-to-3′ years old, and how we contributed to this progress with our hectic life & work. This entry is not trying to show off (ada lite-lite aa) that my daughter is the smartest kid the world but to share my experience how we do it with little helps. As we know, at the age of 1-5 y, it is very crucial time because their brains are like sponges (serap abis), so jom baca…

1) Recognize A-Z and 1-10.
She can recognize A-to-Z (capital letters), and still learning of small letters. She can spell contohnya, ” S-A-M-S-U-N-G, TV!!”. (muahahaha, kewl tak anak aku ngeja=). For numbers, yup she can ‘read’ the numbers but not (yet)count. Katakan ada 5 ekor kucing, dia akan kira sampai 10..opps terlebih sudah!
How: She got this skill from the games in laptop (laptop mainan tu). She always play with it and one day suddenly we realized that she has already recognized the ABC. Since then, we’ve started polishing up this skill, asking her to tell us the letters whenever we see them (tp jangan paksa otey).

2) She can recognize the shapes including diamond, love and star. She even can differentiate the shape of a rectangle and a square.(kelass gitu)
3) She knows the colors, esp Pink otey!
How: I bought a lot of Barney’s CDs. I guess she learns a lot from Barney:). Tapi mestilah consistent bagi dia tengok sampai dia boring!

4) She holds a pencil as she is 5 years old.
5) She can ‘color’ nicely and follow the pictures/shapes.
How: I bought so many coloring books and color pencils. Then let her explore on her own. Hehe..ni mmg takleh ajar kot. Aku rasa ni peer influences. Aunties & Uncles dia, dah umur 5 tahun ke atas…haruslah kan dia belajar sbb nak mingle with them:) [**UPDATE**: Let's watch here.]

6) She can recite Bismillah, Alhamdullilah, Lailahailallah.. and ’selawat’. (sejuk perut aku, heh!)
How: A few years back, I bought this CD Cassette from Mesra Petronas. The title is “I Look, I See” by Yusuf Islam, Friends and Children. I always play it everytime (everyday otey) we are in the car. So senang kerja aku, tak perlu ajar so many times:)

7) She can translate bm-bi, bi-bm to Mak (my grandma) – wah macam kamus pulak!
How: I think this skill she got from the cartoon series (memang influence abis), the books and i think la because we talk almost 60% English (heh, wpun kelam kabut) with her . So dengan Mak, kena cakap melayu dan sekrg dia mengajar Mak ckp omputih plak. Kewl!

8 ) She is a very IT savvy kid.
Buktinya – “Mama, nanti download heroes kat laptop Husna otey!”..muahahaha…download tu yg tak tahan tu…
How: Heh, ini memang genetic kot…udah siang malam tengok kami asyik menghadap laptop aje!

9) Understand the concept of azan, prayer and doa.
I love to listen to her doa before sleep -”Ya allah, jadikan Husna anak yang baik, not cry, not gaduh2 with mak, eat rice, drink a lot of water, sihat, makwe cepat baik, makwe can talk, can walk” (mm..she always doa for makwe:(
How: Ni memang KENA ajar kot…but how? Teaching by example is the best. I suggest when you want to pray, why not ask the kid(s) to follow. Tak kisah la, tak abis rakaat pun, tak kisah bagaimana rupanya diaorang rukuk dan sujud..hehehe. But dont forget, jangan paksa. And we you recite the doa, recite loudly, let them hear it. . I guess it’s good to let them familiar with the basic. Ni, kalau mak-bapak tak tahu (lupa kot) semayang, pegi belajar balik otey!:p

10) Dah pandai betulkan mama & papa
Contohnya : ”mama pakai seat belt, nanti kena tangkap polis”, “papa, apa sepah2 ni…”
How: Yelah kan, dah ajar dia, kena lah mak-bapak pratik kan jugak…dush dush..

11) Dah potty trained
Heh ni mama paling suka, boleh la mama beli banyak baju princess (handbag mama, perfume, baju…)
How: Ni memang kena practice la, tade shortcut. Aku ajar Husna ‘poot-poot’ dulu. Ni ajar ‘wee-wee’ plak. Aku tak ambil masa yang lama sbb I guess she is ready (baca sini: Potty training readiness and Potty Training 101 ). Dalam 2-3 minggu (weekend sahaja) secara berterusan, aku tanggalkan diaper dia (untuk beberapa jam sahaja), and kept asking her ‘nak wee-wee tak’. Ada lah dalam 2-3 kali ‘terbabas’.Then lepas tu, aku dah confident dah dgn dia. Tido? HARUS lah kan pakai… Oh before that, korang haruslah membeli potty-seat yang comel tu, and ajak lah dia tampal2kan sticker2 yang lawa..hehehe..Well done, Husna!

12) Dah pandai pujuk-memujuk
Dia dah pandai guna perkataan “Pleaseeee, Mama”, “Sorry, Mama” , “I luv u, Mama” dan seangkatan dengannya.. TAPI tak boleh lawan la yang ni. My heart is melting whenever she says – “Thank you Allah for my mother”….huuuu..touching u!
How: Ni sama dgn 9 & 10. Teaching by example:)

So conclusion nya, budak2 sekrg esp anak2 kita memang bijak2…kita, parents yang pemalas class + modern ni, perlu lah lebih bijak menggunakan semua tools and mediums yang ada untuk contribute in their pre-education ni. Kami pun ‘budak’ baru belajar, apa2 tips yang nak di-share amat2 dialukan. Selamat Mencuba!

Kakak Husna In The Making Husna sangat suka dengan baby, so dia sangat happy...
Husna and X’mas While driving home yesterday nite… Husna : Mama, nanti Mama...

It is my day! (Part 2)

casainee — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 14:30:00 +0000

[This entry was supposed to be posted on 28th August 2008]

As you know, this year we decided to celebrate our anniversary at spa…saje cari kelainan.;) We managed to book a package from a new spa of the newest hotel in Melaka -Tea Tree Spa @ Holiday Inn Melaka.

Tea Tree Spa offers so many packages for couple from RM415++ to RM 675++. We chose one of the couple packages [baca: yang paling murah & lengkap;)], at about RM555 + 15% tax (150 minutes), special one called Wedding package (lebih kurang mcm tulah bunyinya – aku lupa:D). This package is including body scrubing (lulur), aromatherapy massage, rose milk bath (in a jacuzzi), manicure & pedicure. That was why I said, this is the cheapest and the perfect one after dihitung those individual treatments=)

We were a little bit late from our original appointment (our fault), so we had to wait around 15min for the room preparation – luckily it was not holiday yet. While waiting, we’re served with the welcome tea. (CAS POINT: 3/5)

We were brought to a wooden bali-like treatment room, but actually it is a ‘Peranakan’ inspired design of pitched roof (according to their brochure). There were two Indonesian ladies waiting for us. The room is designed for couple treatment, completed with 2 showers, a toilet, a jacuzzi tub, a verandah and the most facinated is, it’s facing over the Straits of Melaka…and you know what, it was really suprised me that it was a really beautiful view, and all this while I’ve been in Melaka and I didn’t realised that Melaka has her own beauty;) (CAS POINT: 5/5)

[Note: Atas sbb2 keselamatan, beberapa gambar model terpaksa digunakan;)]
Firstly, they gave us the ‘aromatheraphy-welcome-massage’ for our foot. Aku rasa lebih kepada membersihkan kaki la actually nya;) Then baru the body scrubing. You can choose the scrub – ‘kunyit’ or green tea scrub. I chose green tea scrub while Amran’s choice is the kunyit lulur. Bestnya…dah lama aku tak scrub badan aku. Tapi aku dapat rasa Amran lagi suka…sbb badan Amran yang tak pernah ber’scrub’:p Second part, was the body moisturizing with tomatoes! Just Perfect! (CAS POINT: 5/5)

Third part (after taking shower to clean the tomatoes), it was time for Rose Milk Bath in a jacuzzi. I love this session…the smell of the roses, the serenity environment, the warm water and the most important thing was the present of my beloved husband:) (CAS POINT: 5.5/5)

The fourth session was the aromatherapy body massage. Masya-Allah, sedap sangat. Sukar aku nak gambarkan betapa sedapnya. Oh in fact I could, ada orang tu sampai tertido + berdengkur;) – kesian lady yang urut Amran, yelah urut badan orang lelaki..tp aku silap, kesian Amran sampai terjerit sakit..haha, rupanya orang tu lagi kuat! (CAS POINT: 5/5)

Then the final session was the manicure & pedicure treatment. I thought I would get both, rupanya man will get the pedicure and lady will get the manicure, cis! Kalau aku tau, aku mintak 2-2 untuk aku..hehe. Takpe next time, bagi chance kat Amran rasa mcmana orang belek kuku kaki;) However, I was not 100% satisfied with the manicure treatment, setakat bersih gitu2 and kilatkan, and I could say not a session that I was expected coz I had done a manicure treatment before. I guessed she must be tired – I forgot to mention that the same person will serve us from the beginning (or else aku kena tipu!) . Takpe, aku maafkan [baca: aku tak kan beli manicure session from this spa again:p] (CAS POINT: 2/5)

Overall Point : 4.25 / 5.00

So mamas & papas out there, why not try different celebration for your anniversary/birthday like having a spa treament together, and I bet you wont regret it:) [Selamat anniversary juga untuk Anid and Peah]

And for my dearest Amran, no words can describe my love and my thank-not only for this year but for all the years we’ve been through together. Of course, I would like to spend another 40 years with you, insya-allah. Semoga Allah memberkati rumahtangga kami, Amin!

Oh ye frens, I thought my day would end here, but it was NOT! Heh, wait for my ‘It is my day! -Part 3′
entry soon!

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While the mama was away…

casainee — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 08:37:00 +0000

The situation:
>> The mama had to attend a retreat in PD from Friday morning till Sunday afternoon (3d 2n).
>> Could not bring along the child as the schedule was full till 10.30pm.
>> The papa could not get the room for that weekend (cuti sekolah da)

>> The child never sleep without her mama.

>> The household chores will be left undone.

The result :

1) The papa has passed with flying colors. Bravo! Good job! He was not only taking care of the child, but doing the chores too..suprise!=)muahh!
2) And of course, the mama had a lot of fun with her frens!=)

The papa’s tricks:
1) Sleep til noon.

2) Go to McDonald’s, Pizza dan sewaktu dengannya, for lunch and dinner.
3) Bring the child to the park or mall’s playground…main sampai penat.
4) If step 3 you do with your full heart, the child will fall asleep easily.

Ok..Selamat mencuba & all the best, frens!

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