let's dance to the music!

Jihan continues her module in the ALIM Kids playgroup session last Saturday...she was so excited to see Teacher Farra (she was a singer once with her hit song Bagaikan Puteri)....

just look at her dancing along with Teacher Farra....Jihan simply loves dancing...she will dance to every tune she hears...and she sings along with it too...

it's good for mother and child to spend their time together doing fun activities like dancing together....it's a good workout for both of you...

Jihan loves following me when i do my salsa or cha cha...she can remember the steps and dance fairly well....she can also hum the rhythm well...both of us will really sweat out by the end of the session....

this is one of the way i spend quality time with my Jihan...

My Little Boy...

oh, don't be surprise by the title of today's entry...i don't have a little boy, not yet...my dear friend delivered a stillborn baby boy last week...she was almost full term but unfortunately his little boy succumbed before he could open his eyes to see his wonderful parents...

i found this wonderful poem from a website, created by parents who delivered a stillborn baby as well... i dedicate this poem to my dear friend....i pray that you will always be strong and may Allah bless you always....

My Little Boy

For the little boy I'll never know,
Born too soon before he could grow,
There's nothing in this world I wouldn't give,
If only my little boy could somehow live,
But you were too precious for this world,
From Earth to Heaven, your place was filled,
I felt so warm, content inside,
My smile for you was hard to hide,
But now you're gone I sit and cry,
Why did my little boy have to die,
One day I know we'll meet again,
My heart will then be freed from pain,
But until that day does arrive,
In my heart you'll stay alive

busy....

i was held up by few things and my days are full with scheduled activities....my hands are itch to cook and bake again but i'm lacking of time at the moment....

my time management is somewhat haywire these few weeks...and there are so many things in my mind that are supposed to get done but i kept procrastinating doing it....i'm losing my weekend again this week as i have a conference to attend to...but i still have time to bring Jihan to her playschool in the morning....



my exercise schedule has also been disturbed...currently i'm doing twice to 3 times a week but i know that my body needs more than that....i'm planning to do wall climbing with few of my friends and that was keep on hold as we have tight schedule right now...



i'm waiting for a good weekend getaway, away from the tight schedule and every hustle and bustle of my usual life... Jihan can't wait for it too...she wants to go swimming (or rather splashing in the pool)...and i'm waiting to bake and cook good stuffs for me and my family too....

Jihan's graduation

Jihan has completed her module 1 of ALIM Kids playgroup session....she received her certificate from her teacher...

after 8 sessions, she enjoyed being surrounded by her peers and can interact and adapt to the new surroundings very fast....she loves singing, dancing, doing arts and crafts and making friends too...

we shall continue with the 2nd module next week...and the excitement continues....

a voting experience

i casted my first vote ever yesterday....it was a good experience...went to the polling centre with my parents early in the morning, and there were already a good crowd at the polling centre...at my polling stream, many of the voters are young and they were about the same age as me...i'm sure this was their first experience too...

the excitement plateud during the afternoon (as we were enjoying ourselves BBQ-ing at home) and it started back when the results started pouring in through the medias....

we were glued to the TV, watching almost all channels interchangebly to get the fast and immediate results...as early as 8pm, shockng news regarding the elections were announced and subsequently more shocking and unpredictable results were aired live from the TV....

the excitements were escalating and the adrenaline kept on pumping even though it was already late...i couldn't believe it that me, hubby and my dad stayed up until 3 am+ eagerly waited for the results...!!!

the comments given by the political analysts were also very good and that also kept our eyes open until most of the results were announced...

and mind you, it was very difficult for me to get up this morning (not until i got sms from my friend in Bangi asking who won at my area..)...and my sister from Australia called to get further news on the election....and the whole day today i got 'pening-pening lalat' due to lack of sleep the night before....

i have no comment about the results but Malaysia has said it all...we voted for our rights and we already chose the persons who will represent our voices....and now, we hope that those representatives will prove it to us that they will contribute for the development of our nation and our country, Malaysia....

for those who did not make it in this elections (especially for those who got a big blow this time). maybe it's time for us to ponder ourselves and make necessary changes and improvement in our lives to become a better person in the future....

Malaysia's 12th General Election

today is the day for Malaysians to come out and vote for their rights....though many knows that general election occurs once in every 5 years time, but they don't make themselves registered as voters...

this is my 1st tme voting...i'm not sure what to expect and what's the feeling of being able to vote...maybe i''ll get excited when i'm at the polling centre in a while...

for those who are already eligible to vote, but has not registered, please do so after this...you only have to bring your identity card and it only takes a few minutes...

so, for you who are voting out today, happy voting and vote wisely....

safety first!

i have seen this situation many times and they happen almost everywhere...and it really made me feel annoyed...

everytime when we were searching for parking spot at shopping complexes or anywhere, we have to be really cautious as some of the children whose their parents were locking the car doors or busy taking out or putting some stuffs in their car, would simply cross the pavement or were pushing each other and they did not notice of the upcoming cars...

some of these parents do not keep hold of their children especially the smaller ones...they just let them run free at the carparks....accidents happen and it can be prevented....parents should pay more attention to their children to prevent these accidents...

some parents tend to leave their children inside their cars while running their errands at the nearby venue....i think that is also not right...with many abduction cases which were still unsolved, please do not become one of the statistics....let's learn from other people's mistakes and keep our children's environment safe from any danger..

i really like the cartoon advertisement about child kidnapping which is currently aired on the TV...the characters cute and the advertisement is very helpful and informative....

change of appetite...??

i've noticed that my dear Jihan does not take her milk that frequent nowadays....usually she'll drink her formula milk once or twice and sometimes 3 times per day....but currently, she did not ask for her milk, sometimes up to 2 days....

her appetite for other foods and drinks are as usual....and she is as active as ever....now, i gave her full cream milk in small packets and i'm sort of "forcing" her to drink....(i had to tell her that if she doesn't take her milk, she'll end up in hospital, just like her papa... )

yesterday, she drank 1/2 packet for breakfast and another 1/2 packet after her bath....then another 1/2 for lunch and another 1/2 for tea....

milk is essential for growing children apart from other prepared food....it contains all the needs for a growing body....at the same time, children need to eat healthy and balance food as well....so, everything has to be balanced up....

P/S: thank you for the get-well-soon wishes for my hubby...alhamdulillah, he's recovering slowly...

the recovery....

my husband was brought back to his room at almost noon.....he was then more alert and conscious than before...i started given him liquid and he was taking it well....

he complained of shoulder tip pain more severe than the operation site pain...this was due to phrenic nerve irritation during the operation and due to some gas residue inside his abdominal cavity....i had to run down to the shop downstairs to get him some pain-relief patch for him to apply on his shoulder....

he was able to walk slowly to the toilet with my assistance and started to take soft diet....i became his private nurse to make sure all his needs were attended to as soon as possible....since we knew the staff nurses who work there very well, they were very happy that i did most of the things myself rather than to call them to do it, even though they offered to do them for me....i even took blood and insert the branula for my husband as he feared the houseman would do harm to him

my husband stayed in a 2-bedded room..the other bed was empty, so i got to sleep there at night...

we stayed at the ward until Tuesday evening (1 day after the operation)...he was feeling a bit better the next day and started to eat and drink quite a lot...(i have to run down the cafeteria twice to but him his favourite pau and cincau!!! )

he is recovering now at home....started ambulating quite often and he told me last night that he'll be perfectly well by Sunday....

an anguish wait...

my dear hubby underwent his laparoscopic cholecystectomy (removal of his gallbladder secondary to symptomatic cholelithiasis) on Monday....

i thought of not seeing him in the operation theatre (OT) but i changed my mind because i wanted to be near him when he wakes up...

he went in at 8 o'clock but i only went in at 8.30 am because i didn't have the access to the changing room, so i had to wait for other staffs pass through the door....i worked there before, so i know my way around...

i went to his OT and saw him already under general anaesthesia (GA)...i did not enter the OT, i just waited outside the induction bay but was able to see him through the window...i didn't want to disturb the people inside the OT, they would probably become anxious if they know that i was there....

the surgeon and his assistants only started the operation at 8.50 am....they made 4 small holes on his abdomen to accomodate the camera port and other accessories to assist in removing the gallbladder....i can hear my hubby's pulse through the anaesthetist monitor...in the middle of the operation, the anaesthetist asked the surgoen to withold the procedure...he needed to change his laryngeal mask airway to endotracheal tube (ET) to ensure better air circulation to his lungs....so he was intubated in the middle of his surgery.....

the operation resumed...i was able to see the procedure through the monitor....his gallbladder was quite embedded to his liver with some adhesions...i wasn't sure about my feelings at that time....i was anxious when it was quite noisy in the OT...

the gallbladder was taken out after 1 hour the operation started....i've worked with the surgeon before, so when he came out i talked to him and he was assuring me that it was a succesful operation...no spillage of bile and not much bleed....

i went into the OT to see the stones; the culprit all this while....to my surprise, they were only tiny stones but many of them.....and they were black in colour....

my husband was stitched and cleaned after the procedure and he had difficulties to wake up from the anaesthesia....he was still unconcious but struggling when they wanted to get his ET tube out...

he was brought to the recovery bay and complained of pain at the operation site and also his shoulder....he was still not fully conscious and kept asking me the same questions about his operation....

affter 1/2 hour at the recovery bay, he was discharged back to the ward....

@ hospital

i'm away for a few days...hubby is currently admitted to the hospital for his operation-laparoscpic cholecystectomy as i mentioned in one of the entries...so i'm staying at the hospital also taking care of him....

take care everyone...

election fever...

this should never happen ...

malaysia's general election is just around the corner...you can see the flags of different colours, of different parties almost on every lamp posts on the street....even my little Jihan noticed that....we told her which flag belongs to which party....

of course, being a small kid at her age, she tends to remember the flag with less details, the green with a white circle (you know what i mean)....and she can pronounce the party's name correctly because it is easy to say it out....oh, don't get me wrong, i don't favour any party at the moment, so no offense of me telling this...

today, when we were sending my husband to the hospital, we saw many motorcyclist carrying many flags of their party at one go, some of them were not wearing any helmets and some were carrying the flags dangerously...not only the motorcyclist but some cars/vans passengers were doing that too....and my Jihan said, "eh, apa tuh...? baik-baik, nanti jatuh.."

they should put their safety a priority and the safety of other road-users as well....this attitude should be emphasized by the political heads....some of the acts for the political campaigns can be hazardous to themselves and others....i just hope the casualty in the hospitals are not due to this unethical attitudes....and let's pray that this coming election will run smoothly....

my 100th post....happy 57th bithday, abah...

this post is full of numbers...it's my 100th post and today is my abah's 57th birthday....yeah, 1 year past his retirement and he's enjoying his retirement days...alhamdulillah he's still fit and healthy....

i used to follow my abah doing his activities when i was small...playing tennis, attending his police cadet activities, met some of his friends while drinking teh tarik, etc....i was the only child then, before my sister was born (we were 5 years apart), so i was quite a daddy's girl....

but when i grew up, we were not that close....but he gave me advices and started talking when he thought that i really need to hear his words....he used to teach me to read quran but i always ended up crying because he was so strict (with his caning stick)...then i learned how to read quran with my neighbour next door...

somehow, with his strict upbringing made me what i am today.....he always know what is best for his 2 daughters and never failed to attend to our needs...he was the one who took care of my mak when she was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma 7 years ago..both me and my sister were at the universisty and school....he was very hardworking and very particular about his work....and with that, he was honoured with the Anugerah Mangku Negara (AMN) by the Yang DiPertuan Agung last year...

for me, he's the BEST abah...he is very proud of his 2 daughters...we are what we are today because of his dedication and determination to bring what is best in us....Thank You, Abah....May Allah bless you always.....

doctor...

dear hubby was on leave today and he spend the rest of the evening with Jihan while i was at work...they picked me up at my clinic at past 5...

as i entered the car, my hubby asked Jihan, "mama kerja apa...?"



Jihan replied, "doctor..."



then hubby asked again, "papa kerja apa...?"



again she said, "doctor..."



then, "Jihan kerja apa..?, hubby asked again....



she replied, "doctor..."



she learns a new word today...i wonder if she ever wants to become a doctor when she grows up...

i'm tagged

got tagged by my friend, Aidazu...whooaaa!!! so many questions aaa..??!!

1. Name one person who made you laugh last night?

.:: Jihan

2. What were you doing at 0800?

.:: i'm already at my clinic

3. What were you doing 30 minutes ago?

.:: surfing the internet

4. What happened to you in 2006?

.:: i quit from Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia and joined the current practice

5. What was the last thing you said out loud?

.:: can't remember

6. How many beverages did you have today?

.:: none, just plain water

7.What color is your hairbrush?

.:: wood colour

8. What was the last thing you paid for?

.:: valentine's dinner @ chilli's last week

9. Where were you last night?

.:: home

10. What color is your front door?

.:: wood colour

11. Where do you keep your change?

.:: In my purse

12. What's the weather like today?

.:: not that jot..just nice

13. What's the best ice-cream flavor?

.:: raspberry ripple

14. What excites you?

.:: when my baking/cooking turns out splendid

15. Do you want to cut your hair?

.:: next haircut scheduled in 2 months time

16. Are you over the age of 25?

.:: yes

17. Do you talk a lot?

.:: very, very talkative

18. Do you watch the O.C ?

.:: No

19. Do you know anyone named Steven?

.:: no

20. Do you make up your own words?

.:: sometimes...

21. Are you a jealous person?

.:: depends on the situation

22. Name a friend whose name starts with the letter ' A '?

.:: Azlina

23. Name a friend whose name starts with the letter ' K '?

.:: Kam

24. Who's the first person on your received call list?

.:: hubby

25. What does the last text message your received say?

.:: baru nak keluar

26. Do you chew on your straw?

.:: No

27. Do you have curly hair?

.:: no

28. Where's the next place you're going to?

.:: taking my bath, bathroom laa....

29. Who's the rudest person in life?

.:: there are a lot out there...

30. What was the last thing you ate?

.:: dinner

31. Will you get married in the future?

.:: I'm already married

32. What's the best movie you've seen in the past 2 weeks?

.:: memoirs of geisha (from HBO)..the last movie from cinema was rattatouille

33. Is there anyone you like right now?

.:: No

34. When was the last time you did the last wishes?

.:: just now

35. Are you currently depressed?

.:: no, but emotionally imbalanced

36. Did you cry today?

.:: No

37. Why did you answer and post ni?

.:: have nothing to do now...thanx aida....

i'm not tagging anyone, but feel free to answer these questions....