Since we have leftover beef curry made the previous night, I made some roti jala for Iftar last night.

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Afiq makan bertambah-tambah. Agaknya dekat 10 keping (gulung?) juga lah yang dia makan. Memang saya pun buat kecil kecil aje saiznya. Besar2 kalu, tak thrill! (Sebenarnya non-stick pan saya yang kecil).

Habis saja makan… “Mama… sedap betul lah mama buat roti jala ni. Good job Mama!”.

(Memang kalau apa2 masakan saya menepati piawaian dia.. pasti saya akan dapat “Good Job, Mama!”. Mama pun kembang setaman lah kan.

Mariessa pulak..rasa segigit…”Mama.. sedapnyaaaaaaaaa….. macam nasik!”

Eh?

Hmm… mungkin sebab dia suka makan nasi (nasi kosong pun jadik!), kesedapan makanan tu kena compare dengan nasi agaknya. Senang la dak, mcm tu?

Just putting up some pictures taken @ Mydin USJ during our routine monthly shopping the weekend before puasa starts.

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Mariessa the pony rider. ;)

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Adreena.. yet another pony rider

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Look Ma.. No hands!!!!

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Agak2 sapa yang paling happy? Anak2 ke.. ayahnya ke? Hehehehe

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Mariessa giving safety instructions before taking off.

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Muka blur.. tak faham kakak cakap apa.

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My little Pooh.

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Not really her thing, but tak nak kalah! :D

 

Last but not least…

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Sejukkkkk hati Mama. :)

Friday: Saw TWO accidents (or what was left) on my way home. Blood stain on the road for the 1st accident, and only 10 minutes later saw  a man lying face down right in the middle of MRR2. Didn’t know what to do. Didn’t know whether to stop or not. Dialed 999 for the first time in my life. Hope the man survives.

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Saturday: Brought Mariessa to see Dr M. He said there’s still about 30% (of the swollen) left. But things are definitely looking better. Was given antibiotics for another week. Will be meeting with him again next Saturday.

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Sunday: When to someone’s new house. I can’t stop thinking about the house for hours and hours after seeing it. In fact, I am still thinking and imagining the house now. All these while I thought the house in my dreams are… unreal, until I saw that house. To see it for real is…. heart-warming to say the least. I was in awe! Still am. Everything is possible. Yes, everything is. ;)

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Monday: Just got out from what must be one of the MOST awkward meetings I’ve ever attended.

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So we spent 4 days at KPMC. Itupun, kalau ikutkan Dr M, mmg dia tak berapa nak bagi balik lagi. Tapi saya minta juga. Kesiankan Mariessa yang keboringan terkurung di dalam bilik. She was not in any pain, Alhamdulillah. The reason why Dr. M wanted to keep us there is because the antibiotics were given via the IV (I believe this is the most efficient way of getting the ubat in?) Akhirnya lewat petang hari Jumaat, Dr M bagi green light untuk balik! Yey!

 

P1020685Boring, jadi main dgn tudung Mama. Remos baikkk punya! :D

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Bila dah boring, nangis!

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Ini budak memang ratu air mata! :D Sekali pejam mata.. 4 jurai air mata keluar.

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Hari yang sama, waktu yang lain. Be assured that she was crying NOT because she was in any pain. She was just bored.

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Betul! She was bored. Mungkin juga agak sedikit sakit hati sebab Mama nya bukan nak pujuk, tapi lagi nak ambil gambar! Isk isk isk…

Yang saya pun… tak tau la kenapa idea lambat betul datang ke otak saya. Pada hari yang ke 3 Mariessa ditahan di KPMC, baru lah saya terfikir nak belikan dia mainan baru yang mungkin dapat menghilangkan sikit kebosanan dia.

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Berseri2 lah mukanya sekejap.. bila dapat mainan baru.

29072010(001) Nasib baik jugak Mariessa ni jenis yang boleh mengadappppppp satu mainan berejam2. Kalau dengan mainan pun cepat boring, mati kutu lah saya nak belikan mainan baru tiap2 3 jam. Uish.

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  Sampaikan tidur pun bawak her new doll. Tapi dah tak mau tidur di atas katil, nak tidur atas riba Mama. Alahaiii anak omak.

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Selingan: Fruit + flower basket from The Co, received on the 2nd day. I thought the arrangement was pretty.

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Ni lah dia pengalaman pahit kalau ditahan di hospital. Saya dah la memang jenis penakut jarum. Tak kira sekecil, sependek mana pun. Jarum tetap jarum. Gambar ni saya ambil sambil kepala saya berpaling ke arah yang lain. Lemah kepala lutut saya mengenangkan anak saya dicucuk. Sungguh saya tak sanggup tengok.

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Tak tau la kenapa boleh bengkok2 benda alah tu. Adoiiiii… Ngeri!

Yang sebenarnya merunsingkan saya about the whole episode, is that Dr. M did not give us any confirmed facts. According to the ultrasound done on her neck, there were a few hmm.. lumps ke nak panggilnya? yang besar ada 2. Dlm report tu tertulis 2x1.5cm, mcm tu lah lebih kurang. Tapi syukur, tak bernanah di dalam tu. After being given 2 types of antibiotics via the IV, baru lah nampak ada susutnya.  Itu pun tak betul2 hilang lagi. Dr M kata mungkin juga ear infection, sebab pada asalnya, saya minta dia check juga telinga Mariessa, sebab kebelakangan ni saya rasa ada masa2 dia tak berapa dengar apa2 yang saya cakap. Risau juga kalau apa yang jadi kat Afiq terjadi pada Mariessa pula.

Deep down, terfikir juga.. entah2 saya yang paranoid pasal telinga ni kot since Afiq hari tu.

Dr. M kata, mmg nampak merah sikit dalam telinga kiri. (Bengkak di leher pun sebelah kiri). Ear infection and swollen glands. Itu kata Dr. M. Saya tak berapa puas hati dengan penjelasan yang saya rasa agak ringkas, tapi nak tanya apa pun, saya dah tak tau.

Esok ada follow-up appointment dgn Dr M. Harap2 semua akan OK. 

There are times when things fell into place on their own by coincidence. When that happen, I cannot even describe how grateful I am to the Almighty for blessing me with it.

Afiq was supposed to see Dr M for his check-up following his operation on Saturday last week. But we had to change it to yesterday (Tuesday) since we had to go see my dad (Atok) who’s not well in Manjung during the weekend. Dr M’s only available on Saturdays and Tuesdays.

Tuesday morning, Mariessa’s babysitter told us that she noticed that Mariessa’s neck was a little swollen on Monday. It wasn’t really obvious and she didn’t complain of any pain, so I thought ok-lah, I’ll just ask Dr M to have a look since we’re meeting with him anyway.

To cut the story short, after examining it.. Dr M insisted that Mariessa be admitted, jugak2.

Sgt2 terkejut actually, as we (Shahril & I) didn’t think it was going to be serious. It may not be serious pun lah actually, but as long as kena admit tu… we have to take it seriously lah kan?

I’ll write about Dr M’s diagnosis later when we know more.

So here we are, at our trusted KPMC once again.

P1020681A few hours before meeting with Dr. M, after a scrumptious dim sum lunch.

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A few hours after admission to the ward.

Took leave on Monday & Tuesday. Thought I’d get connected to my baking side after soooo long abandoning it.

Hasilnya…

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Ok ok.. one more..

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If you think these look good, wait until you taste them!

If you think they don’t look all that good, do NOT let the looks deceive you! Hehe

Either way.. Yumms! ;)

On Tuesday.. still all excited about baking… made these pulak:

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;)

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The miraculous sausage bun that made Edrick.. err.. was it 90% again Ngah? He was not feeling well.. only 10% (well) according to him. ;)

Copied from Ziah’s blog; (I think this turns out really cool,yo!)

1 – Go to “Wikipedia.” Hit “Random Article”
or click http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random
The first random wikipedia article you get is the name of your band.

* I got this: WV24 – Tomb WV24 is an Ancient Egyptian tomb located in the western arm of the Valley of the Kings.

2 – Go to “Random quotations”
or click http://www.quotationspage.com/random.php3
The last four or six words of the very last quote of the page is the title of your first album.

** I got: Toughness doesn't have to come in a pinstriped suit.

3 – Go to flickr and click on “explore the last seven days”
or click http://www.flickr.com/explore/interesting/7days
Third picture, no matter what it is, will be your album cover.

4 – Use Photoshop or similar to put it all together

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I love this!

... feeling very happy

1. There’s just something about going to a kem askar, for me. Tak kira lah darat ke… udara ke… laut ke. To me.. a ‘kem’ is a ‘kem’. :D When I go to one, which I rarely get the opportunity to these days, I would feel so calm & melancholic. They’re always so shady. Lots of big trees. Makes me wish I could just go and sit under one and daydream.

You see.. I was here, earlier today.

P1020620the entrance

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The last time I came here was in 2007. I was probably 3 months pregnant with Mariessa then. A lot of things can happen in 3 years apparently. Like adding yet another child :D, losing someone you love, changing boss, changing jobscope altogether etc.

Oh well.

2. There’s just something about Pokok Semambu. Penang sure has a lot of them. You see, eversince the kiddos caught chicken pox and I read a lot about how pokok semambu could probably help with the gatal2.. I have become somewhat obsessed with the tree. From not knowing how it looks like at all, to now being able to recognize it at a glance. When I do see one, I feel safe. I feel reassured that nothing can go wrong, or something like that. Funny eh?

So, judging from all the pokok semambu I see along the road today, I am definitely safe here. :)

3. There’s just something about an apology. Someone very very unlikely apologizes today, when I least expected it. And I find it…. hmm for lack of a better word… sexy. Somehow. That puzzles me. But yes. Sexy. Definitely sexy. Not in a sexual way of sexy, but sexy.

4. There’s just something about going on a trip. You get to know your colleagues in a whole different manner. Some people are not as serious as you think. Some may not be as nice. Some are not as bad. Some people just light up when they mention their families… and kids. That made them seem more… human. :D , more approachable. Some don’t talk about that at all.  Some are too quiet, it’s awkward. Some can go on and on and on for hours, it’s MORE awkward. You get my drift.

5. There’s just something about this picture

P1020638I’m just putting this here with an intent to make a dear friend goes green with envy. Provided I get the right kedai that is. Is this the one, ber? Heheheh

6. There’s just something about Thursday. – It’s the day I get to go home! Weeeeeeee!!!

There's just something about
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It’s only 24 hours I know, since I left but I honestly think I’m already going nuts. A little.

Couldn’t sleep… til about 3.30 am.

Woke up at 6.30am, a little disoriented. Wondered why Adreena didn’t wake up for her feeds throughout the night. Then it hit me. I am not at home! Huarghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!

This is much much worse than any kid’s separation anxiety, I tell you!

But…..

On the other hand… I finished this at half past midnight…

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And already on page 308 of this (started reading after I woke up this morning)

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Oh well…

Just feel like putting some more pictures of them who conquer my heart, my thoughts.. and apparently my sleep too…

DSCF4900 The charming one…

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The goofy one…

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The cheeky one

 

p/s… of course lah a certain Nogorian too kan. Bubuh gambar dia kang.. dia sogan! ;). Huarghhhhh… I miss you so!