I'm so happy today cause after 1 month struggling to finish up all the assignments given to me, today I am free to get back to doing everything that I enjoy to do. Besides continuing with Herbalife, I've been waiting for the free time to take care of my pots and plants.
Here is the side of my house where I arranged my pots. Actually my parents helped with the sunshade just to cool my plants from direct sunlight.


A swing for my kids, especially for Afrina, bought from Ikea, hanged by my father.


Ok, this orchid (I don't know the type) is first time blooming in my garden. Actually it was given by my mom-in-law. She is an orchids fan. I've been taking care of some of her orchid collections for nearly a year, and now the flower is starting to come out.


I have some fruits tree also. This mango tree is planted in front of my house. Since it has been raining lately, the tree is growing very well.



We have another mango tree outside our fence, just starting to grow.

We have also a big 'cili padi' tree. Since I'm not so much fan of hot and spicy food, we always give the chillies to friends at work, and bring back to our parents. Actually we have 'kacang botol' trees also at our back fence, but today I took it all down coz the small white bugs are destroying the tree. Hopefully it will grow back later. For the chillies tree, I have to spray some garlic juice everyday to keep the bugs away.

So today I managed to put fertilizer on all my pots and orchids. I enjoy doing this, but stopped spending money on pots and new plants coz I think we have had enough plants for the house. Maybe I should invest to build 'Edible Garden' in my home like what I saw Datin Jeanne did it Putrajaya in the paper today.

Hopefully when we have enough money to renovate the house, we can build pergola at the side for my hanging pots, and build pots rack, and maybe a little pool with fishes...hmmm...better update my wishlist.

My 4th brother got engaged last Sunday, 8 March 2009. We call him Erry, well his real name is Ariff Aswad. His fiance's name is Ina.(Not sure the real name).

I'm actually the eldest from 7 siblings. Me and my younger brother already married and got 2 pairs of kids each. My 3rd brother is still single and available hehe...
So here are some pictures from the engagement ceremony.



So here are some pictures from the ceremony. As usual, I have to control my kids during the discussion part as they were trying to scream and running around. Finally, my husband took them to stay in the car.

The food was very nice and delicious. There were sup tulang, ikan semilang masak cili, telur itik masak lemak, some vegetables, fruits, ulams and kuih bakar. Everybody liked the dishes, and there are a lot of people during the lunch time.

And here are some pictures of me, husband and kids. Not manage to get more pictures, but overall very happy with the ceremony and very happy for my brother.

I've been struggling to finish up a lot of assignments during this month. Not mine, though. I'm helping some people to finish up their degrees, by doing assignments for them. In return, they'll pay me for the number of assignments that I do for them.

I've targeted to finish everything by end of February. It turned out that after I've finish most of it, more people are contacting me for more copies of assignments. It turns out that I have to do more than 10 assignments for this semester. Can you believe it?

No need for me to tell which University and who are the people involved. What pushed me to post here is their attitude with the assignments. Here are some of the reasons why they ask me to do for them.

1. Not enough time
2. Cannot answer the hard questions
3. Malas nak fikir, nak struggle only for exams and finals.


And when I try to reject, guess what are some of the remarks they made:
1. So easy one...Why you don't want to do it? (Why didn' u do it yourself if it is easy?)
2. Please do it for me, got 2 more weeks to finish. Still got a lot of time. I cannot do it myself, not enough time (Duhhh...)

And when i try to put some price to these late comers, this is their comments:
Why so expensive? i can provide paper and binding. (With total less than RM10?- Come on..why you're trying to find me at last minute?)

Then,after I agree to take just one more, someone send me sms.

Mr A :Can I give ur number to my fren? He want u to do assignment for him too.
Me : cannot take anymore
Mr A : What reason i should give to my friend? Kesian dia.
Me : Up to you.
Mr A : I ckp u nak jaga anak ye.
Me : ???!!!! (whatever)

I'm retyring for next semester (hopefully).

I really love this song. Thanks to cloudy for introducing me to Yuna. As I was looking for her songs, I found this song. Enjoy the lyrics!

p/s: To enjoy the song, you can go to her myspace page.

This is the first time I got tagged from a friend's fotopages, Azilah .

Here's what I have to do:-

PERATURANNYA:-



1. Copy badge "2008 Cute's 3logger Award" di atas untuk diletakkan di blog anda.

2. Link/ceritakan kembali siapa yang memberikan award ini kepada anda -

3. Setiap blogger mesti menyatakan 10 fakta/hobi diri sendiri sebelum memilih penerima award seterusnya (anda di-tag).

4. Anda perlu memilih 10 penerima award seterusnya dan menyatakan nama mereka di blog anda )

1. Sangat suka kalau dapat berkumpul dengan semua adik beradik di rumah mak/abah di Bukit Beruntung.
2. Suka bila dapat balik kampung, rumah nenek di Pengkalan Hulu, Perak/
3. Suka sangat cerita Grey's Anatomy, semua Season 5 aku dah download.
4. Suka bawak anak-anak pi jalan2.
5. Makanan kegemaran sekarang ni sup, ikan bakar dan tomyam.
6. Suka sangat sebab dapat turun berat dengan banyak.
7. Lagi suka kalau dapat capai ideal weight 68kg.
8. Suka update blog kalau ada peluang, cuma masa je agak limited.
9. Buat masa ni, suka dengar lagu Yuna, pun dah download semua mp3 dia.
10. Finally, apa lagi ye? Of course, suka shopping! Who doesn't kan?

1. psf6450
2. alinx
3. cloudy
4. fiza
   
5. mia-ina
6. atud
7. zarida
8. BeautifulLife
   
9. suriani
10. zura
    

Since I'm busy with my Herbalife blog , so I will not be updating this blog for a while. Hopefully I will be able to update somewhere in the near future. For now, please read my experience in the other blog.

Since my boss has put my link in his blog (thanks my COO), I think I should update & upgrade my blog. Since he has too many fans, it will be a shame if, someday, out of a blue somebody would click on my name and not seeing a good blog. Actually I started blogging to be anonymous, so I can write whatever I like. So I guess I have to 'filter' my post since a lot of people knows who I am now. :)
So, what I should do is to post more often. Add in some new templates. And find more interesting topics to blog about. It nice to read some blogs which tell about certain interest such as photography, baking, certain product, etc. I should have pick an interesting part of my every life to blog about but I still couldn't stick to 1 topic since a lot of things are going on in my life. I guess I'll write what I have in mind when I'm feel like writing. I guess that's just what blog is all about, right?
Other than that, I'm planning to have another blog just for my kids, Afrina and Afiq. But may be this one in Malay. I see a lot of people do this. They put pictures, videos, dialogues with their kids to public. But there are some people who see this as a security issue. With a lot of kidnapping cases, it will be dangerous to let others know the face of our kids, know where we live, places we always hang out. However blog may be the right place to put all the photos and videos of our kids in our handphones and hard disks as a back up. It can also save all the things in order. We can see how they grow up and be more intelligent day by day. So it's actually our own preference. Facebook is another way to share photos and videos.

Well, I should stop now. Finishing my post and later...find a new and nice template for upgrading.

1. Find good recipes for my kids - both of them are picky eaters
2. Explore decoupage - goo for decorations, recycle and can make money too.
3. Learn cake baking and decorating
4. Learn to sew - at least baju kurung for Afrina
5. Reorganize my pots and plants
6. Redecorate my living hall
7. Start a small business - 1st step, register Company Name
8. Continue for masters Degree

What else? A lot of things to do, to explore and to learn. When will I have enough time and money to explore all of them? Which one should I start first?

My office's ' Things to do list'? Believe me it's a lot longer than this.

From WikiAnwers:

Patience is a virtue because it makes us better people. The definition of the word is to tolerate delay. This implies self control and forebearance as opposed to wanting what we want when we want it. How many times have we jumped the gun and found out it it would have been better to tolerate delay or had self control? What did we miss out on? Did we hurt someone because of lack of patience? Did our lives just change completely just because we couldn't control ourselves? Patience is not only a virtue but a necessity for a happy existence.

To all lovely ladies i know...

BEST ADVICE EVER from an unknown author......

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE...
enough money within her control to move out and rent a place of her own, even if she never wants to or needs to...

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ...
something perfect to wear if the employer, or date of her dreams wants to see her in an hour...

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ..
a youth she's content to leave behind....

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ...
a past juicy enough that she's looking forward to retelling it in her old age....

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ..
a set of screwdrivers, a cordless drill, and a black lace bra...

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ...
one friend who always makes her laugh... and one who lets her cry...

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ....
a good piece of furniture not previously owned by anyone else in her family...

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ...
eight matching plates, wine glasses with stems, and a recipe for a meal, that will make her guests feel honored...

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ...
a feeling of control over her destiny...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
how to fall in love without losing herself..

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
how to quit a job, break up with a lover, and confront a friend without ruining the friendship...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
when to try harder... and WHEN TO WALK AWAY...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
that she can't change the length of her calves, the width of her hips, or the nature of her parents..

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
that her childhood may not have been perfect...but its over...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
what she would and wouldn't do for love or more...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
how to live alone... even if she doesn't like it...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW..
whom she can trust, whom she can't, and why she shouldn't take it personally...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
where to go... be it to her best friend's kitchen table... or a charming inn in the woods... when her soul needs soothing...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
what she can and can't accomplish in a day... a month...and a year...

http://www.celebrity-babies.com/2008/08/breastfeeding-t.html

Today before you think of saying an unkind word, think of someone who can't speak.
Before you complain about the taste of your food, think of someone who has nothing to eat.
Before you complain about your husband or wife, think of someone who's crying out for a companion.
Today before you complain about life, think of someone who went too early to heaven.
Before you complain about your children, think of someone who desires children but they're barren.
Before you argue about your dirty house, someone didn't clean or sweep, think of the people who are living in the streets.
Before whining about the distance you drive, think of someone who walks the same distance with their feet.
And when you are tired and complain about your job, think of the unemployed, the disabled and those who wished they had your job.
But before you think of pointing the finger or condemning another, remember that not one of us are perfect.
And when depressing thoughts seem to get you down, put a smile on your face and be contented that you're alive and still around.


I don't remember where did I get this (poem?) but every time I read it, I feel that there a lot of things to be grateful of in my life. Even though I have to hear and read a lot of wonderful things happened in friends life, especially as i was going through their facebook, I believe that I should always be grateful at where I am now. Syukur, Alhamdulillah.

Actually i should write about this about 2 months ago when I no longer exclusively breastfeed my little boy. The supply for his EBM at the nursery has dropped and I have to top up his feeding with formula. But Alhamdulillah he still breastfeed when we're at home.
Right now I no longer do my 3-times-pumping-sessions in the office. Sometimes I did only once and some other days none. Sometimes I feel like I'm released from attaching to my Spectra 3 pump, but a part of me still regretting that I have to let go the routines this early. My target was to exclusive breastfeed him until he is 2 years old. I guess, next baby then. For the time being, I'll continue to pump at least once in the office just to maintain the supply for him until he decides to stop. Maybe when he's at 3 or 4. But I will not push to stop him at 2. Besides, reading the post at motherwear today that Mothers should breastfeed their babies for the benefits of breastfeeding, not because for themselves. I feel that I've fall into the situation when I feel that since my supply has dropped, I should just let my son learn to drink formula. I feel that I haven't given enough effort to continue giving him only breast milk. Insya-Allah I will try harder for my next child. Even if I do not know when I'll start to be ready for another one.
My pumping days goes a long way. From a small size pump to a bigger one. From a cheap one to a more expensive one. The theory is to invest into a good branded pump and it was worth it. I've used Medela Mini-E and currently using Spectra 3. I'm putting my eyes on Medela PIS for my next project. So better start to include this in my budget for next stork delivery.
A lot of problems also happened during my pumping days where I've to let go a lot of defrost EBM due to the technical fault with my refrigerator. I've been challenged to manage my pumping sessions during my outstation to 2-weeks training sessions in Kelantan schools. At that time I have problems with my Medela pump and has to learn to pump with my hands. Thanks to the supportive people from SusuIbu.com and Ms Rita from momslittleones.com , I've faced my obstacles and challenges effectively.
Now I feel proud when I met mothers pumping in the office's surau. I was the first person to do that before this. With a lot of comments and enquiries I have to answer during my pumping sessions in the surau, somehow I've encouraged a few mothers to reserve their BM by pumping at work. Alhamdulillah.

Ok, this is my new addiction since we moved to our new home. And these pictures really show it. My new hobby is gardening. I'm addicted to buy new pots, plants and soils. Thanks to my family they contributed some of the plants for me; my mother-in-law and my mom in Bukit Beruntung.
The orchids were given by my MIL. Even though I'm still waiting when the flowers going to show up, it is nice to have so many of them. My mom also gave me a pot to put some fish in it. After killing about 6 sets of guppies ad about 3 times trips to the fish shop, I got 3 'ikan kap' from my father recently. I'll show the picture of the fishes later.

 

 

 

 

This morning I was just about to put in this quote in the blog:-

I have found the best way to give advice to your children is to find out what they want and then advise them to do it.

Harry S Truman
33rd president of US (1884 - 1972)

My baby boy has reached 1 year old last week on 26 November. That means I've already fully breastfeed him for a year now. Then, it is only another year to go.
BTW I've ordered a new set of Spectra 3 from Momslittleones (MLO). Can't wait for it to arrive in the next few days. I've been having problem with my Medela Mini adapter. According to Rita of MLO that is common for Medela Mini user. And after a year sometimes the suction will becoming less powerful. I thought I experienced that but I figured that was just my own problem. Hopefully with the new Spectra I can continue to pump more efficiently. *wink*

I really love this shot we got at Pantai Balok, Kuantan. Look at these 3 people I really love. No words can describe how much love I have for them.