ooopsss...i "spoilt" your "adik"...!

a memory of "adik"..

yesterday, my Jihan was playing with her "adik"... she was being rather naughty yesterday...she went up the coffee table with her "adik" and was dancing and jumping up there with her "adik".....i feared that she might fall from the table, so i put away the table inside the room...she was upset and threw a tantrum but it subsided after a while...

an hour later, i brought the table back to the living hall...remembered what she did before, she got her "adik" and went up the table again...i took the "adik" from her and suddenly, "psssssssssssssss....." and the "adik" went floppy and flat....

oooh ooo.....her "adik" burst and the air went out...there's no other way to mend it...my Jihan's face showed a little sadness she was startled seeing her "adik" deflated....i was feeling guilty for ruining and spoiling her "adik" and said, "Jihan, mama sorry ok....adik dah rosak...esok kita beli lain..." she seemed to understand and keep her "adik" at a safe place...

today, i went out with my hubby to midvalley...we went to buy a wedding gift and at the same time went looking for Jihan's "adik"..unfortunately, we could't find a new "adik" for Jihan...there were other similar stuffs but they were without hands....so, we decided not to buy any...

pity Jihan...maybe we'll get new, real adik for Jihan soon ; ).....

Roses

more picts at fotopages and blogs... (to welcome home my hubby...yeayyy!!!!)

my little one's update...

Jihan Qaisara is already 2 years and 2 months old....she is getting smarter each day...

her recent achievements are:

• she is able to answer if people ask her, "what is your name..?"...and she will answer, "Jian...", "Jihan what...?", "Jian Sheqara...." HAHAHAHAHA...it's Jihan Qaisara but she twists it to Sheqara


• she loves to follow us when we pray...she will stand beside us and immitate what we do...this is a very good exposure and hopefully she will grow up and become a good muslimah...


• her vocabs keep increasing each day and she can talk quite good now...


• she has been very good when her papa is outstation in Singapore...now, that's mama's girl...but, wait till papa comes home in a little while..she will show her true colours with her papa...

miss you...

my dear hubby is going to Singapore today for the 3rd Asia Autoimmunity Forum...it's only for 3 days and 2 nights but i feel that it's gonna be a long one...i'm already missing him, even though i have yet to send him to the ERL station...and i'm sure my dear Jihan will also miss her papa so much too...she has been clinging to my hubby all day long today...

anyway, i'm going to Cameron Highlands twice next month for work purposes but i'll bringing my 2 hunny bunny along...

our senior in medical school passed away yesterday due to an accident in Kuantan....he was on the way back from sending his wife at Sg Buloh for delivery of their 2nd baby...the car driven by his brother skidded after the tyre exploded...his brother escaped unhurt and their mother suffered from a broken arm...(full news in Berita Harian 26th July 2007)

al Fatihah to Allahyarham Dr Mohd Fairus Hisham and deepest condolences to Dr Maslina Marzuki and their families for the loss....

Allahyarham Dr Mohd Fairus and Dr Maslina and their daughter during the Homecoming Dinner AIDOC 2007 on 14th July 2007 in Kuantan

P/S: i just sent my hubby to ERL station....felt like crying (i was already teary...) i can't wait for him to get home...may Allah bless my hubby's journey and may him be in a good health always....

a new skill...

i'm thankful for being blessed with the skills and creativity (and the time and the will) to create these cute cupcakes...i had the opportunity to learn the techniques from the expert, Ayuliana and it was a very awesome and priceless hands-on experience...currently, i'm able to make beautiful flowers to put on the cute cupcakes...

at first, i learnt to decorate the cupcakes through books and internet...my first experience was a disaster (anyway, the cupcakes finished in 3 days..)..i used the normal sugar instead of icing sugar... it got better when i tried the next time...

my family, particularly my hubby and Jihan are so impress with my skills...and i'm so proud to be able to serve my loved ones with a pleasant food presentation....

more photos at my other blog

a healthy start....

yeah!!! i'm supposed to be energetic and conform to the rule of "exercise on most of the days of the week" to stay healthy and reduce ther risk of morbidity in later life....but it is not always easy to stick that rule...i will always have something to do or just too lazy to change my outfit when i intend to walk or jog in the park or go to my hospital gym that i pay for only RM 20 for my whole life as long as i am still the staff there...

i need to be strong and fight this laziness inside me....i need to show a good example to my patients and my family (especially my daughter) as this is the time to socialize with others and take a good fresh air in the park besides getting the benefits of exercising....



i went to follow my dad to his family day today...managed to follow the aerobic session (eventhough it was already towards the end of it...) my daughter enjoyed herself playing and ruuning around the park....



it's good to exercise on most of the days of the week but if it is not possible, try at least 3 times per week, 30-45 minutes each session....when you briskwalk or jog, it doesn't matter the distance but you need do it continuously for 30-45 minutes...and gradually increase the frequency and intensity over time...



Good Luck!!!!

Transformers....8 random things about my Jihan

oh, i just got back from watching Transformers at TGV with my hubby and my sister (oo, we have to leave Jihan behind..it's too hostile for her to watch Transformers at this age..)..it was a full house, we got to seat at the very front row...! phew...neck pain....! anyway, i would say it was superb movie...worth watching it...

yeah, i was tagged by drNo ...it was supposed to be 8 random things about me but i can't think about it right now...so, instead i'll write about 8 random things about my lovely Jihan:

• when she was born, the first thing that really caught my attention when my obs put her on my belly, was her so big eyes...!!!! (like alien!) hahahaha....


• she was an easy baby....she would sleep throuhout the night, only woke up once to breastfeed....(phew...!)


• she hardly cry when she was a baby....even my neighbours didn't realize that i've given birth because our house was sooooo quite....now, she is so talkative...!!


• i've stopped breastfeeding her when she was 6 months...i did not offer her my breast at all because i was afraid that she might want to breastfeed back whereas at that time my milk supply was almost nil....some time later when i tried to offer her my breast, she would "yucksss" at it.... : (


• we bought her a lot of toys during her younger days but what caught her attention were the toys wrapper, plastic bags and papers....duuuhhhhh....!


• she was smiley baby even up till now...when she wakes up from sleep, the first thing she would do is to throw her beautiful, charming smile....very seldom she would throw her tantrum....


• she is so proud of her smooth, silky hair....she will never let anybody touch her hair...it's a miracle that she'll let us to tie her hair....


• she has a great bond with her papa....she will want her papa to do everything for her....but when papa is not around, then she'll turn to mama.... ; )

well, that's just a bit about my little one...you need to meet her personally then you'll be charmed by her characters...

baking is fun for the loved ones....

there are lots of birthdays and events in the recent June and July....and i'm just so happy to serve my loved ones with the happiness in the cute cupcakes...and i'm glad they simply love them so much...

i'm thankful for being blessed with the talent to bake and cook, alhamdulillah....and i'm glad that i have a family who simply loves to eat....! whatever i cook or bake, they will surely finished, the latest by 2 days...and i should give a pat on my husband's back...he can eat as much, without gaining weight at all! and i'm just jealous of that....


my latest project was baking for my beloved friends during our reunion in Kuantan on 13-15 th July....it's even enough for my lecturers (Dr Nora and Dr Naznin) as well...


as for Jihan, she loves to "help" me while i'm baking....

more pictures and recipes at my recipe blog and fotopages...

still on medical leave...

i'm still down with conjunctivitis..less redness but still always watery and sticky...so, i called my boss telling her that i'll be on MC again today.... :(

alhamdulillah, Jihan is well...no signs and symptoms of conjunctivitis....papa is in Kuala Kangsar for 4 days for PPD camp...(gonna miss u...muahhhhh!!!)

my parents are coming back from umrah today....can't wait for them to come home...miss them so much too...my sister is cooking mee Bandung today....yum..yummmy....

conjunctivitis

i'm on medical leave today...i woke up this morning feeling sticky right eye....with lots of eye discharge and difficult to open my right eye....i looked up in the mirror, oh no..!!a very inflammed conjunctiva...!!!

i called my specialist that i won't be able to work today and infect my patients with conjunctivitis..she gave me a medical leave today and if i'm still not well tomorrow, just inform her for another day of medical leave...

i'm not sure from where i got this infection...as far as i remebered, i haven't seen patients with red eyes for quite some time...none of my immediate families and friends contracted this disease before.....i hope that this disease will only confined to me as i don't want to infect others especially my dear daughter...

what to do when you have red eyes...?

• there are many causes of red eyes. if it is associated with itchiness, eye discharge and causes sticky eyes, most probably it is infective in origin
• beware if you have blurring of vision, headache, nausea or vomiting. these symptoms may indicate that your red eyes are non infective. seek immediate treatment at you doctor.
• always wash your hands after touching your eye and before you touch the other eye. this may prevent the infection to spread to the other eye.
• most of the infective red eyes are caused by virus. it may take about 5-7 days to subside. bacterial conjunctivitis associated with more purulent and copious eye discharge
• treatment is by topical eyedrop antibiotic not by oral medications
• quarantine yourself or your child. abstain your child from school or nursery and yourself from workplace as this condition is infective
• do not rub your eyes if it is itchy. you may ask your doctor for antihistamine

customers are always right...!

a superbrand restaurant with many branches but what happen to this particular branch?

it has been a few hectic days for me and my hubby (and Jihan as well)...so we decided to spend the evening at Alamanda Putrajaya and have our dinner at good restaurant there...

we reached there at around 6.30pm..met maizura, my schoolmate in MRSPC 96/97 with her hubby and chubby baby Nasya...Jihan was a bit shy -shy cat...heheheh....then went to Parkson and my hubby bought 2 new trousers and i bought a few cooking utensils...

while awaiting for his trousers to get mended, we went down to have our dinner...i was craving for good chicken rice...sowe went to this chicken rice shop ( if you are familiar with Alamanda, you know which restaurant i really mean)...

the restaurant quite empty...we waited outside, as stated "please wait to be seated"..a worker was standing in front of us with a poker face....not a smile on his face...he also did not greet us...so we found the seats ourselves and were given the menu...i had to call the waiter twice for a baby chair (even with my deep loud voice!- for those who knows me, you know how loud my voice is even in a normal conversation)....

my dear Jihan was so excited seeing the "chicken" paintings around, while we decided what to order...so, we made up our mind within 3-4 minutes after we were seated...there were a few waiters just standing around (doing nothing or wiping the table that were already cleaned!)...so i called one of them that we were ready to order...this guy called his other poker face's friend to attend us... 1 minute passed-by...i called another person to take our order....my Jihan was already saying it loud' "nak nasik...nak nasik...nak shiken..." (i want rice..i want chicken..)..but still this poker face fella stood still as he wasn't aware that i was waving and yelling to call for attention...!!!!

i was pissed off...the other guy went to the table who came later than us to take their orders!!! so, my husband ushered us out of that restaurant and we decided to eat somewhere else...i even mumbled quite loud, "if you don't want to take my order, fine..! i'll eat somewhere else...!" we put Jihan back at her stroller, still saying, "nak nasik" ...i saw the sillhoutte of the waiter behind me but he said nothing...no apology..not a word....were they just dumb with the customers..??!!!it was so irritating...!!!

we left and went to another chicken rice restaurant in front of it...

we were not being fussy about simple things...but i already called for their attention and they heard me well...it killed our appetite but luckily i still got to eat the chicken rice at other place...we previously went to this particular restaurant at its other branches but their services were acceptable and up to our satisfaction and expectations...!!!!

something has to be done to this particular branch...the manager was there...doing some paperworks...you need to make sure that you select acceptably capable person to work with you...

we need to put the effort to upgrade ourselves to become a better person...and remember that the customers are always right no matter what...Malaysians are lack of sweet smile to greet people pleasantly and are afraid to learn from others...simple everyday use English is important especially for those who work in the tourism industry which includes the shop assistants, waiters, janitors and such....

another story...i had this experience few years ago in Kuantan...we used to buy breads and cake from this cafe...so, there was a Mat Salleh in front of me ordering at the cashier, "1 black coffee please..."...the girl replied, "we don't have black coffee here, we have only white coffee..."

i was puzzled...how come the girl could say that to the customer...then i looked up at the menu board, it stated there white coffee (and i started laughing inside..)...meanwhile, the Mat Salleh was really puzzled and upset as he couldn't get his black coffee....then he said,"Kopi 'O' ada..?"..then the girl said, "ada.." the customer said, " black coffee is kopi O laa..."

at that time, half of me was ashamed of Malaysians attitudes and half of me was really symphatized with the girl ...but it's up to us to decide what is best for ourselves, our nation and our country....

oh, by the way, i also met my long-lost pet sister (kak Azlina) whom i met again in friendster after 10 years...we were surprised to meet again face to face today....and she even gift us a box of chocolate cookies that she managed to grab after we met...Tq.... ( at least that lightened up my mood towards the end of the day...)

another year older....

it's my 27th birthday today...i'm very happy being surrounded by my loved ones...though these few days had been very hectic for all of us, yet there were times for us to stay together and spend our precious time together as family....

i've been through many experiences in life for the past 27 years...those experiences made me what i am today....i owe a lot to both my parents who taught the meaning of life and how to survive in this competitive world...

as an eldest of 2 in my family, i had to set good example to my little sister who is 5 years younger than me...although i admit that i'm not a good big sis...i was the only child for 5 years before my sister was born...so, i was very much pampered by my parents...so when my sister was born, there was a big gap in our age...so, i seldom played with my sister that much... and we often quarrel due to misunderstanding...

i went to the boarding school when i was 16 and my sister much more earlier when she was 13...she's a tough girl and very independent...i spent 2 weeks crying in the boarding schoool when i first stepped my feet there...but my sister was an easy-goer....she was smarter than i am as well...she got 9A1 in her SPM and was a drum major in her band team...sometimes, we quarrelled like cats and dogs...

our family went through a journey that we never thought of...my mum was diagnosed with a Hodgkin's Lymphoma ( a lymphatic channel cancer) when i was in 2nd year medical student...she was a tough lady...i never see her cried even though it was painful dealing with the chemotherapy, hairloss and such...and when my mum was hospitalized for 1 week in every 6 weeks for chemotherapy, my dad stayed at home alone as both of us in campus and hostel....so he took care of himself and my mum very well...

at that time, i broke off with my teenage boyfriend...so, i cried at her hospital bed-side...my mum was the one comforted me and told me "don't worry, let's nature takes it course.." ....she wrote me a letter of encouragement that it's not the end of the world....maybe it's easier for her to write it down than saying it to me....with her prayer, 1 and 1/2 later i fall in love with me husband now...

these are some of my experiences in life that made me strong and how i treasure my family most....i was 25 when i gave birth to my dear Jihan and my mum, dad and my hubby were always there to support me all the way through...it's just the beginning of my journey and there's yet to come...

for me, nothing is more valuable than my family...i'm from a small family so it's more easier to get on hold of everybody...and we support each other well...it's going to be my parents' 28th wedding anniversary on 21st July soon...may Allah bless all of us...

Happy Birthday, Papa...

it's my dear hubby's birthday today...a wonderful husband, friend, soulmate and the lists go on and on...he's a great papa to Jihan too...a dad that every kids would dream of...he's a real superb when dealing with kids...

we've known each other for more than 9 years but started to get close only 4 years ago...to be exact, 10 months before our solemnization...our love deepened and bloomed within that 10 months and we decided to tie the knot during our final year in the medical school...i got pregnant about 4 months later...and he had been great helping with the house chores and we gave support and encourage each other to study and strive in our final exams...

with the birth of our dear daughter, he had been there throughout the delivery and thereafter raising our dear baby together...i admire his determination and charismatic character...and i love him more and more everyday...

i gave him a surprise today...hope he likes it (he was startled when he received it today)...and more surprises to come...just had dinner at chili's midvalley, the two of us...

Happy Birthday, Jihan

yeah, it was Jihan's birthday yesterday...mama was so tired to update it in the blog yesterday...alhamdulillah, the small family and friends gathering yesterday turned out very well...in conjunction with my parents going for umrah this Friday, we held a small prayer as well...

Jihan woke up with a smile and a good mood in the morning...she was so excited playing with her new tricycle ( a birthday gift from atok) and playing with the balloons while waiting for mama and papa to come back from collecting the birthday cake..she was all sweat after playing and running around....at around noon, we had quite a difficult time to get Jihan to bathe as she wanted to play with her 2nd cousins...she threw a tantrum, crying and even vomited! (oo..oooh..such a bad time to do a party because Jihan always had a nap at around noon and she did not have a nap yesterday due to excitement)...

anyway, we managed to calm her down and she managed to put her smile back on her chubby face...

we started off with a little prayer, followed by a cake cutting ceremony by my little princess...she was so excited singing "hepi bedey ta yu" and loved blowing the candles...i bought her a mickey and minnie cake and she just adored it so much...

Jihan was so happy being surrounded by her 2nd cousins and played around with them (especially after opening the presents...before that she only clung to her papa)...despite being sleepy, she forced herself to stay awake until the last guests left home at about 4 o'clock...then, she played with all the toys that she got as birthday presents...

we took her for a ride in the car, then she fall asleep...zzzzzz until 8 o'clock....everybody was tired but feeling satisfied and happy with a successful gathering....

thank you all for coming....more photos and stories at our fotopages...http://ezzuramd.fotopages.com

preparing for the BIG DAY!

it's 2 more days to Jihan's birthday and we are so excited towards D-DAY! we are planning a small family and friends gathering on the day...so, is everything ready...??

well, here's a checklist:

• menu for the day - checked (mama and wan)


• guests invitiation - checked (mama and wan)


• Jihan's presents - checked (mama, papa, wan and atok)


• birthday cake - checked (mama)


• Jihan's birthday gown - checked (mama and papa)


• venue preparations - checked (awaiting cleaning and polishing by all of us)

basically, that's all i think...her 1st birthday last year, we had the similar things as well....so nothing extra special...it's time to meet friends and relatives and chit chat and eat and eat and have fun together....and the most important thing is to make everybody who comes happy and satisfied...

since Jihan is still small, this special event is to help her to socialize and make friends....i just hope that she'll be in her good mood on that day...