Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Reading list...

A few entries, insyallah, will be posted in the next few days (or weeks?)...been busy with life and when you earn a living writing, tak sempat nak update...anyway...

I'm currently reading (and rereading) these books :




And I want to read these when I'm done (everytime i go to the bookstore, i tend to forget the books i wanted to buy..heh..) :







and a few books on Nabi & Rasul, Rasullulah & Fathima Az-Zahra..any good books u guys can suggest?

Sunday, December 13, 2009

black or white?



A few weeks ago, my cousin and her husband, who are new parents asked me : "Salah ke if Danya gelap?"

Apparently in their fb page, a couple of their friends dok cakap their daughter is turning gelap...

I smiled and said softly, "Dahlia gelap but she is still my daughter and I love her very much. I'm proud of her...so buat tak layan je those ppl..."

Both my cousin and husband agreed but I think as new parents, they pun sure terasa...

I understand their predicament coz everytime somebody sebut Dahlia gelap or anything (or call her names), i pun marah...

i marah becoz one day Dahlia will see how ppl judge her sebab dia gelap..

I guess the world are turning stereotypical...babies should lahir putih, so tat nampak cantik....even the media and all these cosmetic/skincare company semua bersungguh-sungguh market its whitening range...ishk.

even masa mengandung orang dok sibuk suruh minum soya or makan bird's nest so tat baby nanti lahir putih...

heck, i masa mengandung dok tibai kicap just becoz...so does that made me a bad mother sebab makan?

the rules of genetics definitely tak terlintas la kan? sibuk putih jer...

Asians are not limited to the fairskinned like the ahmois...its like how most american thinks that asians means the orientals je, where in fact asians tu include the malays, indian, arabs.....

Well, eventho my daughter is not fair, but she is a darling..she is smart...and alhamdullilah dia sihat and happy...

kalau putih tapi perangai buruk pun buat apa kan?

For those who judge sebab dia or anyone gelap, i think u should see an optometrist coz the world is definitely not white.

Sunday, October 11, 2009

Addiction.....

I'm currently addicted to this :



I've known about the series years ago, when it first showed in Astro...tapi tak tgk, i think its becoz we didn't subscribe the movie channel masa tu..or i rather watch something else masa tu..

anyway, this time around, came as an accident. Fitri loves war movies, esp. the second world war...it was in the middle of the nite, dahlia dah tidur and i had to fold the laundry...

seperti biasa, fitri will temankan i do my chores and while doing that, he was watching this. suka tak suka, i kena tgk....and terus tertawan ok? tak kisahlah i dah missed beberapa episode pun..

(since i malas nak menaip pepanjang tgh-tgh malam ni, i got this from Wikipedia) : Band of Brothers is a 2001 ten-part television World War II miniseries based on the book of the same title written by historian and biographer Stephen Ambrose.

The narrative centers on the experiences of E Company ("Easy Company") of the 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, from Easy's basic training at Toccoa, Georgia, through the American airborne landings in Normandy, Operation Market Garden, the Battle of Bastogne and on to the end of the war[1].

since that day, i would tgk whenever its repeated over the idiot box until one day, i basically racun fitri to buy the box set..heheheh.

gila tak gila, i even surf the net to find out about the real E company (where the series is based on)...! hehehe....

i seriously think this is one of the best series i've watched. and yes, they d have good looking guys (i could imagine fitri's rolling his eyes when he reads that part..) but thats beside the point.

the series connects you to the characters. it showed how the war effected these ppl, and others around..it showed how the war was...(of course dalam ni semua special effects, i think the real war lagi teruk la kan)

fitri has been patiently educating me about the military e.g ranks, the grouping and the strategy...of course, some of it i still tak berapa nak paham...



anyway, this series actually mengubah my minat towards war movies. i really dig it.

of course, kalau locally made movie i akan tgk bukit kepong...yg u je pun yg i ingat. sarjan hassan tak tgk sampai habis....hmmm...maybe i shoud buka semula my old buku sejarah to read about our own war...

jees & apin (i know u guys are waiting for me to say this), my fave character is doc. eugene roe. cute ooo! :-P oh, leut. spiers pun ensem gak (dia yg berlakon jadi bapa siapa ntah dalam gossip girls)

Thursday, October 8, 2009

My wishlist for no reason....

Currently these things have been playing in my mind...

i would like to think it as something i really-really want, tho tak tau should i buy it now or just wait later-later....anyway, just in case i tak terlupa suatu hari kelak :-




Item
: Hotmama pouch

Justification
: Since Dahlia is getting bigger and suka sangat kena dukung whenever I'm around (and when anyone else nak dukung dia, dia takmo lepas i), i'm contemplating of getting this for myself.

We do have the mothercare's baby carrier yang letak baby kat depan tu, but this pouch is to carry bila nak jalan-jalan around the house.

Lagipun its more comfy for me to dukung hip supported berbanding support tengah. (abit tak betul, but bila pakai the baby carrier, sakit bahulah, i think becoz dia takde the pelvic support, weights should be bourne at the pelvic and not the shoulder..)

And i kinda of like the fabric this lady ada, esp the blue version of the picture....tho, its is a bit pricey....maybe i should get a cheaper version kat mom's care je...same kaedah pun, just material dia samalah dgn orang lain..hehe.

Or, i could just get it from Tiny Tapir, baru terperasan dia ada diskaun for he littlepods pouch. its now only RM45! (gambar below, and yes, i want the green version..hehe)






Item
: Medela Swing Breastpump

Justification : I think i need a new breastpump....sebabnya i think the one i currently pakai tidak mengoptimumkan pemerahan...well either that and mmg my milk supply low...but then, i've always wanted this model, sebabnya dia nampak portable and lebih kecik berbanding the big bag i have to carry to the ofc everyday...i do wonder how good it is, sebab mmg banyaklah positive reviews over the net...

selain kos yang mahal (it is almost rm800 sebelum diskaun), is due to the fact, dahlia now almost 10 months old and dah mixed feed. is it too late for me to buy this? or should i just wait for the next one? *jeng jeng jeng*....

hahah...nolah, belum lagi....if ada, i'll definitely let you know..whateveris it, hopefully dapat lepas dahlia celebrate her 1+ birtday...

a friend said she tested a medela pump dulu (i tak tanya which model) and said its good...i do wonder if their office now allows testing....hmmm....but then again, back to my predicament - should i wait?




Item : Somethin' Urby : How tall are you?

Justification
: Since we'll be moving to our own place soon...(how soon tu tak taulah but we'll be hopefully get our keys tak lama lagi), i was thinking of decorating dahlia's room with this...

i think its cute and i have to admit a few other stickers yg cantik ada lagi kat that site...hmmm...but it is pricey. ntahlah.




Item : Safety 1st : Secure Top Bed Rail

Justification : Dahlia LOVES playing on our bed. its her little playground, her little world where the pillows and our bodies become her obstacle course/or a world filled with adventures. she would roll, panjat, tumble here and there...at times, she moved so fast, u barely sempat tarik her tiny legs...i want this bed rail so that dia tak tumble ke bawah...

apart from that, kalau i terlena while feeding her, and she decides to roll, taklah jatuh kan? at least ada la sikit protection daripada takde langsung..

** All these hanya dalam pemikiran pada masa ini, tetapi i for sure kena beli babygate soon.....since dahlia dah sangat terer merangkak laju...oh, and also her front facing baby chair....that one definitely keperluan dan bukan kemahuan..hehe..

Monday, September 28, 2009

Food, book and such

I've been making babyfood every 3-4 days...usually its chickenstocked bubur with veges and ikan bilis which Dahlia absolutely love it...

if i'm a bit rajin, i would be cooking 2 types of food for her - one for lunch and the other, dinner...i try to bring variety to her food. if i only make bubur, either she'll have it for both meals or one meal bubur and the other farley's with banana or pet*it gem's babyfood (dalam jar)....



at times, i ikut buku recipe above....i suka gila her food! not only its yummy for dahlia, but i love it as well..hehehe....of course for dahlia takdelah the usual salt, pepper, seasonings...but then, if makan as it is for us pun sedap ok?

apart from carrot, banana puree so far i only tried a few recipe which include sweet potato and broccoli, butternut squash, cinderella's pumpkin, sweet potato with spinach and peas (dahlia tak gemar sangat this one, i think she doesn't like peas), chicken with sweet potato and apple, easy on-pot chicken and pasta with butternut squash, tomato and cheese.

some of the food pun i tak pernah makan ok? hehehe...tu yang buat best when i cook for her.... :-)

of course, i also use the chicken stock recipe in this book for most of the food i made...except that ada lah some ingredients yg tak i masukkan sebab takde di rumah or susah nak cari...

this book is really a good book esp when u baru nak start bagi food for the lil' one...it has the info on the importance of nutrition for the baby, what should be avoided and whatnots....i love it sebab dia bahagikan the recipes according to the baby's age...

i will try to post a few recipes in this blog sikit-sikit and i will start with the chicken stock :-). please take note that i tak lah ikut 100% from the book and tend to masukkan more air and masak lama sikit so pekat, tak buang any sediment lemak if ada.

Chicken stock
-------------
Carcass from a roast chicken or about 2 pounds chicken bones, chopped into pieces (i just beli from the kedai, masukkan dalam stockpot terus sekor)
3 large carrots, peeled
1 parsnip (tak pernah letak pun)
2 onions
1 stalk celery, trimmed
small bunch of parsley (i just use dried ones)
sprig of tyme (again, dried ones)
1 bay leaf (dried lagi)
4 black peppercorns (tak pernah letak)
8 cups boiling water

Put the carcass into a large, heavy bottomed saucepan.
Roughly chop all the veges and add to the pan together with the
herbs and peppercorns.
Pour in water, bring to boil and then remove all the surface sediment with a slotted spoon.
Half cover the pan and simmer gently for 1 1/2 hours or until liquid is reduced by half (in my case, sampai ayam hancur)
Allow to cool. (I strain terus at this stage and terus masukkan dalam plastic bag, about 1 to 2 cups each bag and masukkan terus dalam freezer)
Then leave in the fridge overnite.
Remove any congeaqled fat from the top in the morning.
Strain to make stock.

Kindly take note, do read carefully on what kind of food is suitable for your baby as bila u baru intro food, kenalah the basic food dulu sebelum buat bebenda yg lebih complex and jgn lupa on food to avoid and whatnot....

lepas ni i share the chickestocked bubur recipe pula ya? :-) OR any recipes you would like to share with me?

Monday, September 14, 2009

Bfeeding and such

"Dapat berapa?" asked a lady while i was pumping milk in the surau.

"Dapat 2-3 oz jer," i answered with a weak smile....

"Oh, i dapat 5 oz je..sikit kan?" answered the lady...

*smack in the face for me kejap*...aiyoh! i only got 2 oz+ for my precious after like an hour of pumping and she dapat 5 oz in 10 mins...and yet dia kata sikit?

since when does pumping milk became a race on who gets the most?

personally i think breastfeeding is the most wonderful thing you could give to your child if you are able...tho, i have to admit, since 3rd april 2009 dahlia has been mixed fed.....

i would like to think that dahlia is receiving the best of both worlds..rather than cussing myself and thinking that i'm a failure for not able to exclusively bfeed my baby...

i wasn't producing as much milk as i hoped due to time and work constrains...and stress...*sigh*

some might think it as an alasan for me tak dapat susu banyak, but then, try stting in my position and feel for yourself lah...isk.

but doesn't mean i'm not dissapointed when tgk susu sikit or when i was too busy to pump.... :-(

i remembered an online conversation i had with a friend long time ago...when i first introduced formula to dahlia...

"bagi susu formula doesn't mean you are a bad mother....dahlia will still be a smart and healthy baby ok!" said my friend who her name matches with my lil' miss - bee...(something like that la sebab the conversation dah lama dah kan??)...

that short conversation with bee and an sms sent by hubby did help me a lot...it made me feel better....thank you!~

oh, dahlia now pandai kalau nak nenen...she would call me 'mama' (other times tak pun) and sebut 'nenenenenen' or when she's crawling and i tgh dok baring, she would terus pergi ke situ...

i'm so proud of my lil' bunga... :-)

for those yang exclusively bfeeding, keep up the good work...
for those yang dah mixed, well we tried kan?
for those yg dah totally formula, not bfeeding doesnt mean you are a bad mother....everyone has their options...

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to all,

i'm so sorry for not updating for such the longest time....sibuk teramat sangat...more updates soon!

Monday, May 18, 2009

babyfood

i wanted to write more but i'm so exhausted...just got back from penang...our first family trip... :-)

anyway, as requested by iezma and nana, here is the add for wholesomebabyfood.

yes, dahlia sudah makan...actually terawal sikit...3 1/2 months dah makan and i tell you, she is such an eager baby....comot takyah cakap la kan... :-)

will (hopefully update soon)..take care peeps!

Thursday, April 2, 2009

100 days and counting.....


On dahlia's 100 days birthday, she did this!!!! (this picture was taken on her 5th and final attempt on that day)...another baby milestone..

sayangnya both fitri and i missed this...in fact, she did this just a couple of hours after we left for work :-( but i am glad my parents were there to witness it..papa siap called i to tell me the good news...

"Dahlia, mama and abah is very proud of you!"

so far dahlia masih belum managed to free her right arm...selalu bila turn mesti terkepit bawah her body and she would be struggling and then cry out of frustration sebab takle keluarkan...

its soo cute to see how determined she is to keluarkan her arm...tu yg dia marah, bila try-try tak dapat... :-P

she's also adjusting hor to angkat kepala when meniarap...so far, alhamdulilah her neck dah kuat and dia teramat suka dalam sitting position (kita kena support her) and standing position...

and now dah pandai protest kalau takmo duduk dalam car seat...she would straighten her body and slide down the seat sebelum u can strap her in...and even if you do, dia still nak turun bawah juga....

apart frm that, she's now into sucking her fingers, her mitens (kalau pakai), her toys, her car seat strap, her bibs...anything around her :-P oh, and she likes to play with her air liur too.. :-P



alhamdullilah dahlia is growing beautifully, tho her arwah pediatrician did mentioned that dahlia is slightly underweight. normal 3 month year old baby is 5kg, dahlia is only 4.6kg...

note : dahlia's paed, Dr. Haliza Mohd. Shafie died just a coupleof days after we met her in a hiking accident in Ulu Ampang. She went training with pediatric surgeon and also one of the founders of mercy malaysia, arwah Dr. Amin Tai..alfatihah to both excellent Drs...such a huge loss...

i'm not really worried as she is a happy, kenyang and healthy baby...setakat ni dahlia baru sekali minum baby formula sebab due to my working hours, she had too...

i am sad that i tak dapat nak bagi dia exclusively bmikl but then, it is hard when i'm in this line of work...but i shall not give up and try to bfeed her as long as i could, sungguhpun terpaksa minum formula at times...

on a different note, thank you everyone for the birthday wish and also gifts, makcik bee, thank you for the books! i'm itching to read them!! next time datang lagi ya, so dahlia tak takut dengan u...heehe...

abi, thank you for the lovely suprise!!! the roses made my day! semua kat office pun wish ayang..and i so love the shoes~!!

ma, eventho u don't read my blog, but thank you for the shoes~~!!

(tahun ni i dapat 2 pair of crocs - santa cruz frpm fitri and pink malindi from mama)

Friday, February 20, 2009

a big suprise

Got it from KOS*MO! today.

I've always admired Allahyarham and was shocked by the news semalam.... :-(

to tell you the truth, i don't take pictures dengan sesiapa yang i interview kecuali him. seriously. and that picture sepatutnya utk tatapan personal sahaja...tapi photographer masuk dalam system, and now satu Malaya (yg baca kosmo! je-la) tgk sekarang ni...adus! malu ok?

al-fatihah to arwah Datuk Ibrahim Hussein.


RENCANA UTAMA

Makna hidup Ib

Lebih lima dekad menghambakan dirinya dalam bidang seni, Datuk Ibrahim Hussein adalah ikon terbilang.




'HIDUP tiada makna kecuali anda mempunyai jawapan kenapa anda menangis, kenapa anda ketawa.'

Demikian antara petikan ungkapan penuh bermakna yang tertera bersebelahan biografi pelukis agung negara, Datuk Ibrahim Hussein di laman web Muzium dan Yayasan Seni Ibrahim Hussein yang ditubuhkan atas usaha payah jerihnya pada tahun 2000.

Semalam dunia seni halus negara bisu seketika. Karya-karya anak kelahiran Yan, Kedah ini juga kaku. Semuanya tergamam menerima perkhabaran duka pemergian Ibrahim atau lebih sinonim dengan gelaran Ib awal pagi semalam.

Masih gagah pada usia 72 tahun, namun penyakit jantung yang dihidapinya tanpa diketahui ramai orang, menjemput nafas terakhir Allahyarham di Hospital Pantai Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur. Allahyarham meninggalkan seorang balu, Datin Sim Hussein dan anak perempuan, Alia Ibrahim.

Allahyarham juga merupakan adik kepada Sasterawan Negara, Datuk Abdullah Hussein dan Tan Sri Ismail Hussein yang merupakan Ketua Satu Gabungan Persatuan Penulis Nasional Malaysia (GAPENA).

Kehebatan pelukis tersohor ini adalah satu legasi yang tiada tolok bandingannya. Dia adalah anak kampung yang hidup dalam kesusahan dan kepayahan. Dia juga bukanlah anak yang pintar dalam bidang akademik.

Namun, cita-cita, kesungguhan dan bakat semula jadinya akhirnya membolehkan lukisan anak kampung itu menghiasi dinding istana-istana raja dan rumah-rumah perdana menteri Malaysia.


RAJA MUDA PERAK Raja Nazrin Shah antara yang hadir memberi penghormatan terakhir untuk Allahyarham Ibrahim.


Gahnya karya-karya lukisan Ib yang menyorot perspektif dan nafas baru dalam seni tampak bukan sahaja dikagumi peminat dalam negara bahkan menarik minat pencinta seni lukisan dunia.

Lantaran itu, bukanlah menghairankan catatan diari pameran yang pernah diadakan Ib merentas pelbagai negara. Sekadar menyebut beberapa pameran antarabangsa yang meletakkan Ib sebagai pelukis dalam kelas tersendiri, beliau pernah mengadakan pameran hasil karyanya secara solo di Galeri John Wibley,
IBRAHIM bersama isterinya, Sim Hussein.


London pada tahun 1962, Gallerie Internationale New York, Amerika Syarikat (1965), Newsweek Gallery, New York, Amerika Syarikat (1968), Dhait Abdullah Al Salam Galley, Kuwait (1977), Daruma Art Centre Copenhagen, Denmark dan Galerie Bortier, Brussels, Belgium (1983).


WARTAWAN Kosmo!, Johanna yang pernah menemubual Ibrahim pada tahun 2006.


Namun, karya agung Allahyarham tidak lain dan tidak bukan adalah penubuhan Muzium dan Yayasan Seni Ibrahim Hussein atau IHMCF. Beliau menumpahkan seluruh jiwa raganya dalam merealisasikan muzium yang terletak di kawasan seluas 16,000 kaki persegi di kawasan Hutan Gunung Mat Chincang dan berhadapan kehijauan air Laut Andaman di Pantai Pasir Tengkorak, Pulau Langkawi, Kedah itu.


HASIL karya Ibrahim dipamerkan di New York, Kuwait dan Denmark.


Pernah ditemu bual wartawan Kosmo! pada tahun 2006, Allahyarham mengakui IHMCF lahir daripada manifestasi seluruh kehidupannya.

"Untuk memulakan cerita bagaimana idea penubuhan yayasan ini bermula, biarlah saya ceritakan sedikit sebanyak berkenaan kehidupan masa lampau, bagaimana ia telah memberi kesan mendalam dan membentuk diri saya sekarang.

"Saya berasal daripada sebuah keluarga yang susah dan kehidupan kami sekeluarga ketika itu sememangnya amat sukar," kata anak kelima daripada enam beradik itu sewaktu diwawancara wartawan Kosmo! Joha*nna A. Sob*rey.


FIGURA yang dikagumi dalam bidang seni halus kerana kehebatan hasil karya lukisannya.





Cerita Allahyarham, ketika berusia awal 20-an, beliau hanya mahu diberi kebebasan melukis dan meluahkan perasaan dengan cara tersendiri tanpa sebarang harapan daripada sesiapa.

Namun, pelbagai tekanan termasuk masalah kewangan sentiasa membayangi diri beliau dan memaksanya mencari jalan untuk menampung kehidupannya.

"Contohnya, ketika di Sekolah Seni Byam Shaw, London, saya merupakan satu-satunya penuntut dari Asia. Ia adalah waktu yang sememangnya sukar dan penuh dengan kesunyian.

"Suatu ketika dahulu, saya pernah melakukan pelbagai kerja seperti penghantar surat untuk hidup. Ia satu pengalaman tidak akan saya lupakan sampai bila-bila.

"Kemudian, selepas mengecap pelbagai kejayaan daripada jatuh bangun pada usia muda, pada satu hari ketika sedang berenang di kolam renang rumah sambil memikirkan sejarah hidup dan pelbagai halangan serta kesukaran yang pernah dihadapi, timbul ilham untuk mewujudkan IHMCF," cerita Allahyarham. Selepas lapan tahun menumpahkan segala usaha dan berhabisan RM10 juta pada tahun 2000, IHMCF dilancarkan oleh bekas Perdana Menteri, Tun Mahathir Mohamad.

Dalam kesedihan kehilangan sebutir permata berharga dalam bidang seni halus, yang pasti, Ib telah menjalani hidup yang sangat bermakna. Allahyarham pergi dengan mengetahui jawapan kepada setiap tangisan dan ketawanya.

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

High on milk


breastpump - RM368;
bottles - RM44;
nursing cover - RM29;
diapers - RM36;
striliser - RM16 or RM200...
watching your child drink milk and then smile (even masa dah tidur and still dok minum) - priceless.


Dahlia is 4 days away from celebrating her 2 month old birthday and she's growing wonderfully...in fact, she's getting taller and badan pun dah makin sedap-sedap eventho she's still tiny...

a few of her baju esp the sleep jumpers dah tak muat sebab kaki dia panjang. she's a very active and alhamdulilah a very happy baby. yes, she does cry loudly but then again, baby mana yang tak menangis kan?

she loves to smile and kena dukung. she sees the world with amazement tru her big round almond shaped (?) eyes...

and she loves to isap nenen. boy, does she loves to drink her susu..! :-) kalau terlepas je dari mulut, mesti mencari and latch on terus. kalau tak dapat, she would be fussy and mencuba sampai dapat.

and if she does dozed off apabila dah kenyang, she would give this heart-melting smile sambil tutup mata. kinda reminds me when ppl high with something they like.

since day 1, Dahlia has been drinking susu badan directly. only recently she minum expressed breastmilk (ebm) tru botol. itupun sekali sehari and kalau i sempat nak pump.

alhamdulilah she boleh terima botol. i was worried as i will be going back to work tomorrow (argh!). tho, i'm ot sure how much she drinks as i could only get about 2 oz whenever i pump in the afternoon.

it is very frustrating and yes, i do know u need to pump a few times a day. but i don't have the kesempatan and Dahlia drinks almost every 2 hours..anyway,i do it at least once a day.

but if dapat lebih 3 oz, i will keep it in the freezer, jadikan stok for her when i go to work. if tak simpan, habis takde susu utk dia...

i wasn't worried if dia tak minum botol di rumah sebab i'm still at home and dia boleh minum direct. i am very-very extremely worried if stok susu takde while i'm at work.

as most babies, Dahlia juga suka menghisap. but dia tak suka sama sekali pacifier. she would spit it out whenever its in her mouth. and we have changed pacifier, mind u.

i have to admit that masa memula i almost gave up on breastfeeding because it is very hard and tiring...but fitri and my family has been supporting me and alhamdulilah sampai sekarang i'm still bf her...

when i think about it, bf does create this magical bond between the mother and baby. and my heart aches when i think about going back to work and unable to bf my baby....i even cried yesterday sebab sebak nak tinggalkan dahlia at home.

i believe my parents will be great with dahlia, its just that i wont be there to play, feed, bathe her...

i pray that i could get home early, before her bed time to feed and see her...being in this industry, i realise its hard. our waktu kerja is never normal. but i will try my best & lebih rajin agar dapat balik awal...azam baru ni...

anyway, i think bf rawks! just kena tabah, sabar (sangat-sangat bersabar) and buat tak tau when ppl pandang u pakai the nursing cover while bf... :-) ( i so love the nursing cover!! and the pillow...sangat-sangat berguna!)

Thursday, February 12, 2009

popcorns + movie...

I've always loved movies...well, you could call me a movie junkie...unlike my husband who loves old black and white p.ramlee movies, i prefer the usual (good) english-language movies...

don't get me wrong, i do love arwah tan sri's movies...but takdelah sampai sanggup tengok berulang kali. but i have to say that the seniman agung title fits him perfectly. until now, no one in this country could challenge him. he can sing, he can dance, he can write and compose music and boy, he can act - not just comedies but serious roles as well...

anyway, as i mentioned before i've always loved the movies...tho, masa kecil, i don't to go to the panggung often...

for me movies isn't just a way for me to relax, but gives me an insight to the world...how creative some people are...ok, not to mentioned that some actors/actresses are gorgeous... :-P (i still remember how i had the biggest crush on the stars in Mighty Ducks!)

as far as i could remember, among my first wayang yang tengok was Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle The Movie with my Pak Teh Rosli and cousins Dayang and Reza; and Free Willy with my mom, bro and cousins from my mother side..

Free Willy was the movie that made me want to be a marine scientist...hence, the marine science degree i got from Up*M...altho takde rezeki nak jadi saintis, at least i berpuas hati that i learnt something that i really wanted and love....(tetibe teringin nak pergi diving lagi..)

aiyoh! selalu terkeluar topik...ishk..

back to movies....i remembered the long queues everywhere when Jurassic Park first came out....i can't remember if i watched it dekat panggung but i do remember the baris panjang...

since i don't often tengok wayang masa kecil, the family selalu sewa video tape kat this one shop in melawati...macam dvd/vcd "tak sah" masa sekarang, dulu it was video...having the vcr was such a bliss...

almost every week my bro and i would pester papa to visit the video shop...we would spend a long time choosing the movie we wanted to watch...not just that, the shop is sebelah je dengan the clinic yg we all pergi whenever we are sick..so, lepas checkup, mmg tak sah if tak visit that shop.

i would always ask the tauke if movie so and so ada or dah sampai and at times, he would let us know movies terbaru yang ada...bringing home 3-4 tapes each visit makes us happy everytime...

since there's no more vcr players, the video shop has closed down its business as well....

then there was the laser disc...which i had the chance to watch it over my Pak Teh & Mak Teh's place whenever i lepak there...

then came the vcd...so like normal people out there, carilah vcd yang "mampu milik"..masa dulu pakai beli je, tak pikir sama ada nampak kepala orang ke, or boleh dengar orang ketawa or makan ke..nampak je cerita yang macam best, beli...

lama-lama jadi bijak sikit and memilih la juga..nak movies yang clear je...we had tonnes of those vcds...and i kept them in a box which was trown away during spring cleaning the store room just before dahlia was born...

dvd's of course ada banyak di rumah...dulu, sma juga, pakai beli and now....pilih yg dvd 9 je..hahaha...

of course, as we are growing up, the visits to panggung wayang pun bertambah esp bila dah dapat kebenaran nak keluar with friends and u have your own money (or masa zaman sekolah, kumpul duit belanja)...

so far that i remember, i watched cerita seram sekali je kat wayang...itupun sebab nak temankan my friend, apin...truthfully, i didn't even watch the movie..i was too scared, so i tidur dalam panggung. hahah...can't remember what movie it was...ala-ala final destination..(ke mmg f.d..ntah tak ingat).

apart from the usual romantic-comedy, i don;t mind watching cartoons or kiddie movies di panggung... :-P

since i am spending a lot of time at home, the idiot box has been my company this last 2 months...so, selalu la tgk the movie previews yang disiarkan...

and here's some of the movies i really-really want to watch this year...

Friday, January 23, 2009

30 days after..

I know i've been 'gone' for about a month...sorry sangat but i'm still adjusting to motherhood and i have to admit that i barely have time to surf the net...kengkadang nak mandi pun kena postpone sampai lewat so, pepaham je la ya? *wink*

Dahlia is now a month old and boy, each day she's making us love her more and more...cair ok?

sungguhpun most of the time she sleeps, main and look around curiosly with her big round eyes, kena tukar diaper and of course, minum susu often; she really is a darling...

after a month, what we have seen of her :-

* she has gained about a kg since birth

* she would drink milk most of the time during the day and malam, about every 3 hours....

* feisty - gosh, you should see when she wants something i.e milk, dukung


*seorang yang amat pembersih. she would kick up a fuss so that diaper kena change as soon as the deed is done. takmo tunggu lama tu...and even kalau sikit jer pun, kena tukar juga...

* she loves to smile...eventho tgh melawan ngantuk tapi at the same time nak minum susu, Dahlia also loves to smile (i know its involuntary but cair tengok dia senyum or ketawa esp bila tgh tidur).

* she does have a tantrum (a trait my husband cakap macam i)

* gosh, she's so bijak and strong! u should try to hold her tangan or kaki, she would keraskan those limbs kalau tak suka...kena pujuk sikit baru boleh lembut... :-) beside that, tak sampai sebulan dia dah cuba mengangkat kepala bile kita try burp her after feeding...and if terlentngkan dia, she would try to push herself up..

* with her big eyes, she would tengok all over the place and stare, as if trying to absorb what is happening around her...she loves the colour blue and red.

*she loves the sound of cats and birds ouside.
(note : bee, thank you for the cot mobile! ada bunyi burung and we play it all the time to soothe her!)

* she tak takut dengan orang...almost everyone can pangku her easily.

* she doesn't like being swaddle but we still do it coz dia selalu terkejut bila tidur..but now i have to swaddle her after feeding and then pray for the best so that dia tak terjaga...

* if she sedar kena swaddle, she would cuba sedaya upaya sampai berjaya utk keluarkan the tngan...u should hear when she menguit-uit untk keluarkan tangan! (she would also menangis if tak berjaya or until somebody free her)..

* eventho she cries, but she's not really a baby yang kuat sangat nangis..kengkadang la menangis sampai takde suara, itupun sebab dia marah or trying to catch ppl attention or tak suka baring kat the changing table...

* she loves warm water masa mandi. if its the rght tempt, she would be very quiet and enjoying the bath....

* most ppl would cll her banyak akal. :-) she would open up her eyes masa time tidur utk tgk sama ada ada orang sebelah dia or tak...


* kalau tidur, kepala dia berat more on the right side. tangan sebelah kiri lebih aktif berbanding kanan.

* if tak swaddle (0r berjaya melepaskan tangan), she loves to letak her hand di telinga and hidung (just like her Abah) semasa tidur.



i can't believe that one mnth has passed (at tims i still can't believe that i am now a mom)...sekejap je rasa...