men in ladies' coach..?

i must congratulate KTM Berhad for their initiatives of introducing the Ladies' Coach for KTM Komuter services, which started the operation in April last year...to tell you the truth, i have not been using its services for quite some time now, but i'm glad that this effort benefits many ladies out there who use KTM Komuter as their main public transport, to ensure a comfortable and safe journey and reducing the risk of sexual harassment in a congested environment..

unfortunately, many are still unaware about this privilege are for ladies and boys below the age of 12, accompanied by a female guardian/relative...why is this so..?

my dear husband had such experience when he boarded the KTM Komuter some time last year from Bandar Tasik Selatan to KL Sentral for a seminar (after so many years not using it services)... it was at peak hours...the station was sardine-packed with passengers who waited to board the commuter...obviously, you can't even see the area where the ground is painted in pink, stating that's the area where the Ladies' Coach would have stopped...when the commuter arrived, the door opened and everybody rushed to the coach..and my husband just followed the crowd...when he was inside the coach, then he realized that he was in the Ladies' Coach..and all ladies were looking at him and few other foreigner men who was together in that coach...there were voices expressing their dissatisfaction and frustration with these selfish men on board...(they thought my husband was a foreigner as well, by looking at his look...so they thought my husband couldn't understand Malay)... 

yes, my husband felt embarrassed and got off the Ladies' Coach at the next station and hopped on to the adjacent coach, which was the normal coach...the other foreigners remain on the Ladies' Coach..

according to my husband, pity him that he didn't know that that was the Ladies' Coach...he couldn't see the special stickers attached on the door, which was obviously hidden when the door opened to let the passengers in and out..and that particular commuter he boarded did not paint an extraordinary colour for the Ladies' Coach, thus making a "first timer" like him unaware and confused about the special coach...KTM Berhad also claimed they have special pink poles and banners at the designated area at the station, but that was not clearly visible during peak hours...

i agree that some men are just being ignorance and become the opportunists here, enjoying their ride in the Ladies' Coach because it is less packed and more comfortable...hopefully, KTM Berhad will make the Ladies' Coach more significant from afar, to create less confusion among the passengers...and to men out there, please make yourself aware of this special privilege and put them into practical...and my dear hubby, he will never board the commuter again... ; )

the meaning of Aidiladha

1 cow down

on 10th of Zulhijjah month of Islamic calendar, Muslims all over the world celebrate Aidiladha, which is one of the biggest and important events in the annual Muslim calender...similarly on the same day, the pilgrims in the holy city of Mecca are performing the fifth pillar of Islam, the Haj..

during Aidiladha, a ritual known as qurban or sacrifice is carried out after the Aidiladha prayer... animals such as cows, goats and camels that meet certain religious criteria are sacrificed as a symbolic gesture to remember the sacrifice that was instructed upon Prophet Ibrahim a.s...this act of sacrifice is an attribute of the spirit embodied in Islam... Islam encourages its believers to be everwilling to sacrifice in the name of God....While the sacrifice on Aidiladha is specific in nature, sacrifice can come in many forms...

imtiaz makes new friends

it should be realised that sacrifice should not be limited to the day of Aidiladha...instead sacrifice should be part and parcel of a Muslim's character which is practised every day of his life....this form of sacrifice can be tangible or intangible, be they in the form of material, financial, time and/or energy...

besides a whole array of delicacies on the table, we should inculcate the meaning of Qurban in our children...even though they are too small to understand the true meaning of it, it is a good exposure for them to see what is really happening on the day....

my two beautiful kids

as Jihan becomes mature each day, she understands that Muslims go to the holy Mecca to perform Haj..her school principal also went to perform Haj this year, so that put more sense into her...when she saw the photos of Kaabah and Muslims performing the Haj in the TV,  she would say that she one day too would want to go to Mecca...and we always tell her before going to Mecca, she must perform 5 times prayers a day, be a good Muslimah and to start saving money from now on...

and yesterday, dear hubby brought the two kids to see our Jamaah slaughtering cows at the surau...Imtiaz was so excited seeing the cows and Jihan too, being scared at first, later enjoyed herself..it was such an experience for her and i was very proud of her courage..

the kids are so amazed

later in the evening, i read her a story regarding Prophet Ibrahim a.s and his son, Prophet Ismail a.s, how Prophet Ibrahim was commanded to offer his son Ismail up for sacrifice, and though it grieved him greatly, he made ready to perform the task.. however, as he was about to strike his son, God stopped him and revealed that it was a trial... Ismail's life was spared, and a ram was sacrificed in his place...

Jihan was so amazed listening to the story and that taught her to be brave like Prophet Ismail a.s and obey all Allah's commands and also to listen well to the elderly...

insya Allah, as they mature each day, i believe Jihan and Imtiaz will understand more the  wide meaning of sacrifice...

2010 raya preparations

Jihan is so excited, she sleeps in her raya tudung!

alhamdulillah, towards the end of ramadhan, i am very proud of my Jihan who is still fasting fully until today...she is very excited to complete her fasting this ramadhan and very eager to celebrate eid...i am sure that this is the most meaningful ramadhan and idulfitri for her as she reaches the highest achievement in her life....

as for us, similar like years before, the preparation for idulfitri is done in moderation..this year, we are wearing purple and each of us got 1 piece each of baju kurung/baju melayu...for casual wear, the kids got 2 pieces each and a pair of shoes that is also to be used for day to day occasion...

kuih raya..? i managed to make 4 types and 2 cannisters already finished...alhamdulillah, i'm very happy that somebody will eat my kuih raya...

insya allah, we will be going back to Negeri Sembilan and Batu Pahat from 1st raya until Monday..dear hubby starts working and Monday and he'll travel back to work on Monday morning...we weill continue our journey to Muar visiting friends.. and on Malaysia Day holiday, we are going back to Sg Petani to celebrate idulfitri with my parents in-law...

wishing all my readers Eid Mubarak, Maaf Zahir batin...drive carefully and have a safe raya...

Ramadhan Al Mubarak 2010

Ahlan Ya Ramadhan Kareem....alhamdulillah, this year He gives us the opportunity to celebrate Ramadhan again...this is my 2nd year fasting with Imtiaz still fully breastfeeding...alhamdulillah...since Imtiaz is still reverse cycling, there is no worry for me to express enough breastmilk for him during the day time...although i do express them to maintain milk supply, twice a day, 2-3 oz each session....i've blogged about a few tips during ramadhan before to maintain the milk supply, here and here...

insya Allah, this Ramadhan, i'm trying my best to spend more time to do extra good deeds and ibadah (i already missed last night's tarawikh due to tiredness and Imtiaz was a bit cranky and kept on breastfeeding every single hour)...

and this year, Jihan is trying her best to fast for the first time...! she had been very excited before the Ramadhan month and kept telling us that she is 5 year old and must fast...and her Atok's friend told her if she fasts throughout the Ramadhan month, she can get money!

so this morning, it was easy to wake her up for sahur....and she ate a plate of rice and drank her favourite strawberry yogurt drink until he stomach was full....and Imtiaz joined us for sahur as well, enjoying some pasta and soup....

we should encourage our children to start fasting at the early age... there is no harm to give some kind of reward at the end of the day, at the same time educating them that fasting is obligated among healthy Muslims during Ramadhan...

i found this interesting free download fasting chart from ALIM Kids Bookshop.. perhaps this will encourage our children to fast this Ramadhan, insya Allah....

one year older..

one year older (huu..), one year wiser (ehh..?), one year mature (hmm...), hopefully a whole lot richer (aha..!)...oh please, no gray hair nor wrinkles (hahaha!)

pardon me for not updating the blog since god-knows-when...i'm stuck doing some beneficial and non-beneficial stuffs for myself....hmmm...what are the beneficial and important stuffs that i do...? well, i celebrated my birthday, then i was busy counting the calories i take per day and find ways how to burn the extra calories (after i found out that eating good food for the past months means the clothes are tight on me), trying out new recipes that are low-fat, low calories but yummy, studying for my IBLCE...arggghh!!! yes, the IBLCE is just around the corner...and suddenly i realized that there are so much things to read..!!!

gosh, friends, please pray for me and my other colleagues (Dr Nadrah and Jess Wong) who are going to sit for the IBLCE as well...we hope we'll succeed as IBCLC to increase the awareness of breastfeeding in our society and to reach out mums out there in need of our help...

i've also updated my recipe blog with new nutritious recipes..feel free to drop by..

i pray that success will be always on my side in no matter what i do...i am thankful that i'm surrounded with lovely and fantastic people who love me so much and thank you for the support...to my beloved dinosours of my life (including papa dinosaur), you are the best thing that can possibly happen in my life...thank you for everything...

cloth diapering

ya i know i already missed the boat long time ago...! parents had started cloth diapering their babies and toddlers many years ago to save money and protecting the environment but i only started trying just recently...

i have been using disposable diapers since Jihan was born...not really interested in cloth diapering because i thought it was quite expensive for a piece of cloth diaper, but actually in long term run, you will actually save a lot on costs...another aspect that made me a bit reluctant to try it at first was the hassle and fussiness (and laziness) to wash the cloth diapers..although at that time i had maid to do it for me...

anyhow, i really adore the way it looks on baby's bum...they look colourful, cute and nicely snugged the baby's bum...

so, why did i start using cloth diapers recently on Imtiaz..? firstly, out of sudden, Imtiaz had itchiness of his bum...not really sure of what it is...it didn't look like a nappy rash or fungal infection but he kept scratching his bum especially after we took of his disposable diapers to change or for bath...he kept on scratching until it left scratching marks on his bum...we applied all sorts of cream and ointment and it didn't work...

so i discussed the matter with Mr Hubby and a few of my friends who had experiences with cloth diapers and decided to try...so i bought 7 pieces of bamboo type of cloth diapers for a start and started using it on Imtiaz...we roughly know when Imtiaz poo-poos everyday, so at that time we put him on disposable diapers (we still have 3 jumbo packs of disposable diapers)... but accidents happened, a few times he poo-ed in his cloth diapers and now i'm an expert at washing soiled diapers ; )

so, my review after 2 weeks of trial, i'm happy with it and it saves my pocket too...in the mean time we are still trying to finish the stacks of disposable diapers...Imtiaz's bum is already back to normal..no more scratching...plus he looks adorable in his cloth diapers...

we are still going to use disposable diapers especially travelling outstation...so far we are well to do with only 7 pieces of cloth diapers as he only uses 3-4 pieces per day...probably i'm going to buy a few more pieces (make it 10-12 pieces - what do you think..?)...

MILCC scholarship

i have been very busy with my psychiatric posting with challenging events during my daycall that left me feeling down and low mood for a few days...i was totally mentally and physically exhausted and i let my emotion drifted on its own until last Thursday when i received some good news that lifted up my spirit again...

my application for the Monetary Investment for Lactation Consultant Certification (MILCC) was approved and i was awarded with full scholarship for the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examination (IBLCE) 2010...! and to date, i was informed that i am the first recipient from Malaysia to received the scholarship, alhamdulillah...

i will take the exam in Malaysia with a few other candidates in July 2010...there are lots to study and i will make sure that i fulfill my dream to become a Lactation Consultant that is recognized worldwide and to help mothers out there to breastfeed their babies successfully...

insya Allah, i will do my best to make Malaysia proud....

Happy New Year 2010!

yes, it's new year...! meaning that, a more blasting year ahead...! ok, what is going to happen in 2010...?

• Imtiaz will turn 1
• Jihan will turn 5
• our marriage is growing stronger entering its 6th year
• both me and hubby are entering the 3rd decade of life
• i'll be sitting for the IBCLE in July, insya allah
• starting on my research by doing its proposal and stuffs
• planning to have a good vacation with the kids
• probably an intimate holiday with dear hubby
• to improve on myself - be the best Muslim, the best wife, the best Mom, the best of everything
• to save more money
• to shed off a few more kg of my weight and keep myself slim and trim - meaning that cut down on the unnecessary calories and hit the gym more often
• to continue breastfeeding Imtiaz until he is 2 years old

i had a good year in 2009...we were blessed with our gorgeous prince, Ahmad Imtiaz Iman...both of us passed our 1st part exam of our Masters programme, so, it's going to be another 3 years to complete...lots of good memories and events happened in 2009 but there were always some potholes that needed to be improved...

my hope, 2010 is going to be another good year...may Allah bless our good intentions and deeds and reward us with Jannah...

the road isn't always smooth as you want it to be...

today, i feel like blogging about my breastfeeding journey, particularly with my little Imti currently...alhamdulillah, i am still able to fully breastfeed him and i'm proud to say that Imti is exclusively fed with my breastmilk only....so far, i have good supply of breatmilk and i 'm able to produce more than his demand...

i'm going through a hard working life now...i'm doing my attachment in HKL and i travel almost 100km everyday, from home to work...it takes me about 45min - 1 hour to work and the same duration back home, depending on the weather and road condition of the day...i wake up at 5 or 5.30 everyday to express my milk and get ready to work....i have my breakfast in the car in the traffic jam or at the carpark when i arrive in HKL.... i've been doing this routine for the past 2 months + and it's going to end soon...since starting this routine, i always pray that Allah make it easier for me to express my milk at the designated time (every 3-4 hourly) and my prayer has been answered most of the time...

but being an attachment medical officer at a very huge hospital is not easy....i have to struggle to do my job as a pumping and breastfeeding mama....many people think that working in an environment of baby-friendly hospital makes you easier to to carry yourself as a breastfeeding mum, but that's not always true...sometimes i couldn't find the right place to express my milk and people look at me weirdly...the medical staffs seem not to know that you can express the milk and store them in the refrigerator for your baby to feed the next day! and some gave a disgusting look at my face trying to tell me that, "i'm not going to do that when i have kids later.."..some even made fun of me.......sometimes i have to beg the owner of the place to use a corner of the room for me to express my milk...but some of them were really nice, they really gave me the freedom to use their space for 20 minutes for me to do my job...

at one time, my breastpump and its apparatus were purposely locked in a room because they didn't want an intruder messing around with their stuffs inside the room...i was left with engorged breasts for more than 7 hours...when the door is opened, i got my stuffs and ended up expressing in the car on a very hot afternoon...

there were times, somebody (male colleagues/staffs) just stormed into the room while i was expressing, luckily i was wearing the nursing poncho to cover....

i realized that my milk production reduced than the norm these few days but still sufficient for Imti's need.... probably i am a bit stress as well....so i express more at home to stimulate the milk production and it kind of help....

perhaps, there's more can be done to educate the public as well as the medical personnels regarding breastfeeding...it's my dream to do this professionally in the near future...may Allah bless my good intention and make this dream a reality...

now you see it, now you don't...arrgggghhh!!!

NOW YOU SEE IT...

NOW YOU DON'T...

I'm so sad, i lost it on a lovely Sunday morning...

it sounded so scary when it approached my ears...

i thought i'd lost my ears too...

luckily it went away, far, far away...

but then it came again...

nibbling my precious tresses...

now i lost it forever...

will never come back tomorrow and the day after...

that's my soft, shiny, mohican-styled hair...

- Ahmad Imtiaz Iman -

a very happy Monday!

yeay, i won a RM 100 voucher from Jusco in a Mother's day contest that i entered in MumCentre Malaysia...you just have to write about A Very Special Mother's Day that ever happened to you...

here's the email that i got telling me this..

Hi Ezzuramd!

I’m pleased to inform you that your Mother’s Day
contest entry entitled “A very special Mother’s Day” won as one of the best
stories entered. Congratulations!

Please reply to this e-mail with your
complete name and address and we will courier your prizes to your home or office
within a month.

Thanks so much!

isn't that great..?

want to know what i wrote..?

"i first celebrated Mother's Day 3 years ago. I was oncall the day before and returned home the next morning feeling very exhausted, not remembering that it was Mother’s Day. I was surprised to see a spread of scrumptious breakfast on the table. We had a lovely breakfast prepared by my husband and daughter. Later, i switched on the computer and i was surprised to find out that both of them had prepared a very colourful multimedia presentation It was full of memorable photographs about my journey as a mother. I was touched with their efforts to make my Mother's Day a very special one..."

i'm sending more entries for more contests to come...wish me luck!!

YES, I WON!!!

i was surprised to receive this email...

Dear Ezura,

Congratulations! After the judges selection and
decision, you are one of the 10 winners of our Mother’s Day Contest. You have
won RM50.00 gift voucher from KFC. In order for us to send you the voucher,
please email back by providing us the
following:

1. Your full address
with postal code
2. Your contact number
for verification

Thank you for taking the time to vote and stay
tune for our Father’s Day contest.

alhamdulillah, eventhough the prize is not that big, but it's a gift...! and it's free...will be joining more contests soon...

a new me....

a new me..? no, i'm still my old self but with a new hairdo...yes, it was almost 1 year ago i had my hair cut and treated...the i got pregnant and i was lazy to beautify myself... and that's why people said i was pregnant with a baby boy...

and my hair grew so long for the past 1 year...and today i decided to have a new makeover to the hair...so i made my way to hairkunst at The Curve...this is my first time there... and i met Tiara, a lovely Japanese-looking Malay girl, my hairstylist...she brought me to a secluded area for a tudung-wearer like me so that it is more privacy for me to get my hair treated and cut...i opted for their Seah treatment offer and i really like it...it is certainly a value for money...

and i met Siti Sarah Raisudin there too...she gave me her big smile...

i never had this hairstyle before and i like it...something like victoria beckham but slightly longer....dear hubby and Jihan also love it...

a new craze...

i 'm sure you can guess what is my latest craze nowadays......! hahahah...!

yes, freebies and contests!!!

it started during my confinement when i bought a magazine a day...(sometimes 2-3 mags a day)...i found a lot of interesting contests!!! and suddenly i become a pro in writing slogans...i sent out the contest forms and hoping to win them...and the results are not out yet...stay tuned if you want to know if i win one or two or none..sob..sob..

then i found out about a lot of fantastic giveaways on the blogs...some are from the US, Canada but they are open to all...i'm trying my luck in winning great stuffs!!!

hopefully my luck is as bright as the stars at night....

S.A.H.M (stay at home mom)

why do i want to be a S.A.H.M...?

• i want to spend the whole day with my kids


• i'm currently breastfeeding, it is easier to directly breastfeed Imtiaz


• i can always cook for the family (currently i only cook when they want a special menu from me or when i have the time)


• i can manage my own family to my likings


• i can teach my kids a little extra from what they learn at school


• i can become my kids' own driver


• i don't have to crush and squeeze my head to deal with difficult patients who are just non compliance to medications


• i can exercise 7 days a week (now i'm doing it at 3-5 times a week)


• i can indulge in doing everything i love (shopping + window shopping, reading novels/magazines/newspaper, watching TV/movie, baking/cooking)


• i can be my own family's doctor


• i can surf the internet 24/7 (minus the time that needed to attend my kids) finding informations at the tips of my fingers


• i can blog and read other blogs to exchange views and opinions

why i can't be S.A.H.M?

• i have to complete my Master


• i'm bonded 7 years after completing my Master


• i won't have my own pocket money and i can't find ways how to find alternative income to stabilize the family's finances (i'm not a good entrepeneur)


• i tend to munch a lot in between meals, that will make me to balloon up

what i wish to be...?

• i want to complete my Master


• then want to become a lactation specialist


• complete my 7 years contract with my employer


• then i want to promote breastfeeding to the nation and work as a lactation specialist at my own time


• i want to have a flexible working hour so that i can manage my family as well


• i want to coach my kids myself

sometimes, you can't have what you want...make do with what you can...but there's always room to improve your life to the next stage...

back to student's life..

do i miss my student's days..? i spent 7 years to complete my medical degree (2 years of matrics and 5 years of medical degree)..it was a smooth journey though, i passed every single exams...

well, probably not...but now i am one again....but this time as a mature student who needs to work and to study at the same time....i am upgrading my life from a normal doctor to become a specialist in my field, insya Allah in 4 years time...

i need to make a lot of sacrifices...Jihan's and hubby's birthdays are just around the corner and i have not think of any plan yet to celebrate their birthdays!!

i've been doing lots of reading pertaining to my work and i spend abou 2 hours at night to myself doing my own works...

i miss cooking, baking, reading novel and go out to the shopping malls during the weekends (with the increasing price of the petrol, we tend to stay at home more now, and now i have to travel quite far to Hosp K, the expenditure for petrol increases twice as we have to use 2 cars to go to work...)

i miss my old days where i can just relax and do whatever i want...now, i have to read books, do some research reading, do mcq's abd stuffs...

i pray that i'll be able to finish my study in 4 years time...then i can enjoy my old life back....and spend more time with my family...

the madness begins....

after 2 weeks of relaxing and taking my own sweet time doing the things i love, it's back to work again...the different is, it's not just purely work this time, but now i'm back as a student...a postgraduate student in medicine, specializing in family medicine and the course takes 4 years to complete....! a master programme in medicine is different from other programmes....the duration is longer and at the same time we have to work like usual plus the extra courseworks, assignments, researches and of course we have to study to pass the exams....i'm in a tough place now...

i started to feel the burdens already...there are a lots of things to do apart from the normal things that i always do...i need to do a lot of sacrifices in term of family arrangements and my interests...meaning that, i have to cut down my blogging time, the time for cooking and baking experiments in the kitchen, the time for shopping or window shopping and doing unnecessary things that can use up my precious time to revise and do my coursework....

i think Jihan feels that i'm a bit different already....before this, i never seriously read thick medical books at nights, i used to watch TV with her and play with her....weekends are exciting moments for us, we used to go out and do a lot of activities outside, but starting this week, we need to rush to get everything done at once...

and i become a bit hot-tempered...due to the stress...Jihan always disturbed me when i tried to sit down and read, she would take my pen and started asking for book or papers for her to scribble...and she wouldn't sleep early so that i can start reading my materials!....

i'm juggling my life and i hope i'll be able to settle this madness to a better pace and sail through safely throughout these 4 years....

relaxing....

i'm on my 2 weeks leave now before i join Master in Medicine (Family Medicine) in June 2008...i'm planning to relax and do whatever i wish to do before the madness starts again....arghhh!!..

so, what's the plan for these 2 weeks..?

well, i completed my 2-days full cake decorating course with my sifu, Kak Ayuliana...she's the BEST!! i learnt to decorate 8 pieces of cake using different techniques and methods and the results were superb!!! i never dreamt to be be able to make such beautiful cakes...it was never my ambitions before...but now, i've acquired the skills and that is one of the wonderful gift and knowledge given by Allah...i thank HIM for giving me the chance and the opportunity to learn these beautiful techniques from a wonderful friend...

i bought 2 new books earlier, Sundays at Tiffany's (James Patterson) and He Loves Lucy (Susan Donovan)...already finished reading the first on and currently reading the latter one...

i need more workouts!!! and control my foods!!! arghh....! i reached 55kg (from 61-62 kg) in around 4-5 months but during the past week i put up a kg....! (sigh)...i'm feeling happy and good with my new weight and figure...this was my post delivery weight...my aim now is to reduce further to at least 53kg and down to 50kg....!

i just came back from Petrosains...brought Jihan along to give her some scientific exposure...she enjoyed herself there...and now she is fast asleep....

i'm planning to try out new recipes...aiyaa, how am i going to curb my appetite then...?nevermind, i can do extra workouts to burn the calories...hahaha...

i bought a new activity books with a lot of colourful stickers inside and i plan to do it with Jihan...she doesn't know about this book..if she is being good, i'll let her have fun with the stickers later...

next week, we are travelling to Kuantan...ooh, i can't wait to taste my favourite ikan bakar, sotong goreng tepung and such!!

at the end of my 2 weeks break, we are going to celebrate mother's day and father's day at Cyberview Lodge again!! i'm longing for spa treatment...must beg dear hubby to treat me!! and not forgetting a hair cut and a hair treatment too....

that's all i think...i'm planning to have all the fun before June 2008!

to touch a mother's heart

mother's day is just around the corner....we are going to celebrate it at Swiss Garden Damai Laut and Spa in Lumut for a 3D2N rendezvouz....

during this year, i've read a few novels by different author that really touch my mother instinct....i've written about My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Piccoult and subsequently after that i read my sister's novel, Olivia's Sister by Claire LaZebnik....it is an interesting story which touches on responsibility....

At 21, Olivia Martin has mastered the art of cynicism. Maybe that's inevitable because of her dysfunctional family - a desperately needy, alcoholic ex-model mother; a rich, ill-tempered father with an imperious new wife; and a spoiled half-sister. Olivia's modus operandi has been to ignore them all and just drift through life, tough and alone. However, just as she is in danger of falling in love - or at least in lust - for the first time, Olivia's familial responsibilities come crashing down about her. Her father and his second wife are killed in a car crash, and she is left to inherit both their considerable fortune and guardianship of her four-year old half-sister. Despite, Olivia's view that 'If I'd wanted to be saddled with a kid at this point in my life, I'd have grown up in Oklahoma,', she has no choice but to do the right thing and try and raise a child she's only met on a handful of times.

currently, i'm reading My Best Friend's Girl by Dorothy Komsoon....similarly, it is a totally enjoyable reading.....

Best friends Kamryn Matika and Adele Brannon thought nothing could come between them - until Adele did the unthinkable and slept with Kamryn's fiance, Nate. Worse still, she got pregnant and had his child. When Kamryn discovered the truth about their betrayal she vowed never to see any of them again. Two years later, Kamryn receives a letter from Adele asking her to visit her in hospital. Adele is dying and begs Kamryn to adopt her daughter, Tegan. With a great job and a hectic social life, the last thing Kamryn needs is a five-year-old to disrupt things. Especially not one who reminds her of Nate. But with no one else to take care of Tegan and Adele fading fast, does she have any other choice? So begins a difficult journey that leads Kamryn towards forgiveness, love, responsibility and, ultimately, a better understanding of herself.

happy anniversary..

it was our 4th anniversary yesterday...and every year will be a public holiday (Labour Day)....nothing much special yesterday, porbably today we are going out to have dinner just the 2 of us...and we can't wait to go to Pulau Kapas for our honeymoon on Monday!!!

i read a novel P/S: I Love You by Cecilia Ahern.....it was so touching and my tears kept falling down my cheek every time i turned over the page...



i haven't finished reading it yet....

Some people wait their whole lives to find their soul mates. But not Holly and Gerry.

Childhood sweethearts, they could finish each other's sentences and even when they fought, they laughed. No one could imagine Holly and Gerry without each other.Until the unthinkable happens. Gerry's death devastates Holly.

But as her 30th birthday looms, Gerry comes back to her. He's left her a bundle of notes, gently guiding Holly into her new life without him, each note signed "P.S. I Love You."

As the notes are gradually opened, and as the year unfolds, Holly is both cheered up and challenged. The man who knows her better than anyone sets out to teach her that life goes on. With some help from her friends, and her noisy and loving family, Holly finds herself laughing, crying, singing, dancing - and being braver than ever before.

Life is for living, she realises - but it always helps if there's an angel watching over you.