Nov Lepas

Nov Lepas

Tanpa disadari November berlalu begitu saja... Sibuk sendiri bulan ini... diawali dgn suami yg gak cucok ama kerjaan barunya dan berakhir balik kerjaan lama... then minggu ke 2 balik kampung karna paman suami meninggal trus d next 2 minggu dirumah menanti gaji yg rasanya tak kunjung tiba... udah bokek berat ni laki gw... tiap hari beli lauk aja sejak pertengahan bulan.. mo balik jemput ponakan yg udah mulai libur sekolah aja nunggu gajian tiba... wuiiihh ampe bosen deh maem beli mulu.. hehhee... tapi seruh juga sih.. gak perlu masak dan berasa diuji ma Tuhan gmn klo suatu saat nanti kita mampunya cmn makan seadanya aja... masih tetep sayang gak ama suaminya.. masih bisa berucap syukur gak walau semua diperoleh seadanya... Alhamdulillah.. gw masih hanna masyalaaahh...

habis gajian jemput emak tersayang dan ponakan gw yg baru lulus SD tapi badannya dah tinggi banget kek anak mau masuk SMA ajah... dia ng'habisin 2 minggu liburannya dirumah gw instead of dirumah bokapnya yg dikelantan.. seneng banget gw ada temen ngasuh pasha.. qiqiqi.. jadi 2 minggu kedepan riuh lah rumah gw dgn suara2 anak2 tetangga yg seumuran ponakan gw ini... biasalah ABG macem2 ngrumpinnya.. qiqiqi.. berasa teenagers lagi... weekend ini ada kawinan anak sepupu abang di perak.. so jalan2 laah ketempat baru.. cihuuyyy.. nambah list travelling gw di malaysia ini.. minggu depannya lagi ada satu lagi wedding invitation di lipis.. sekalian nganterin emak dan ponakan pulang.. Insya Allah lebaran haji sama eyang putrinya pasha di shah alam.. desember pun sudah penuh rencana... heboh banget...

Cerita2 tetang Pasha... udah makin gape merangkak.. rajin lompat2an.. makin kenceng jalan di walkernya.. bisa ngebut trus angkat kakinya.. tau aja tuh roda smakin kenceng klo kakinya naik... seminggu terakhir semakin ramah dengan suara sapa "eeehh" dan "aaah" klo manggil orang.. minta perhatian atau liat kamera hp atau klo papanya lagi telpon... suka semangat sendiri liat acara pembukaan mickey mouse di playhouse disney.. apalagi part "ooh tooodleeess..." pasti langsuung cekikikan sendiri... Oooh si pasha yg lucu... udah tau minta gendong dan turun.. suka geli klo pungungnya di gelitikin.. ketawa kekel banget klo udah becanda sama papanya... semakin rewel aja klo mo bobo.. suka bingung dibuatnya kadang2.. gak tau maunya apa klo udah time bobo.. satu lagi dia bobonya malem pisaaann.. gw dah mo pingsan di blm bobo2 jg.. hayaahh.. makin bulet dan bener2 sadar kamera.. waduh2 si pasha ini... modar deh gw.. klo mandi sekarang udah lebih gampang... gw gak wajib mandi bareng lagi.. karna pasha dah bisa duduk sendiri.. jadi cukup dipegangin aja dan gw gak perlu basah... heheheh... gw bisa nikmatin kerjaan bebenah rumah pas pasha bobo.. jadi time management musti bener... pasha rajin bobo walo cuman 30mnt... pertama pagi jam 9-an.. next after lucnh ard 1 or 2 then sore2 sebelum maghrib sambil nungguin papanya pulang.. then jam 8.. baru deh jam 11... lieuuurrr dibuatnya... moment yg paling membahagiakan adalah pas nyusuin pasha... dia rajin banget sayang2 sumber makanannya... gw jadi ngerasa sangat di butuhkan sama pasha... jasi haru biru perasaan gw... serasa nikmat banget punya anak ... qiqiqqi... alhamdulillah banget gw dikasih kesempatan ama Allah ngasuh pasha dgn tangan sendiri ... :)

Watch out for that ...!

Do you remember George of the Jungle? If you do, then you would know its theme song that goes something like this:

George, George
George of the Jungle,
Strong as he can be.
(Ahhhhhhhh)
Watch out for that tree.

Now, at 7 months + old, weighing about 8.8 kg, Pasha is a busy explorer and could never stay still except for when he is in his deep sleep...

Pasha fell off the edge of the mattress and lucky we have the pillows there.

Anyway, in Pasha's case, the part where is says "Watch out for that tree", the "tree" should be replaced with words such as, "edge", "table", "papa", etc...

Just look at the photo above showing one of the many situations that he managed to get himself into. Lucky that we have disassemble the bed and put some pillows at the edge of the mattress.

Pasha coming to Papa! (6 moths old)

Here is a video of Pasha having fun on his new Pashamobile! Soon, we can watch him taking his first step and let see what would happen next.

Have a nice day aunties and uncles out there!

Sheryl Crow Ft. Sting - Always On Your Side

My yesterdays are all boxed up and neatly put away
Every now and then you come to mind
'Cause you were always waiting to be picked to play the game
But when your name was called, you found a place to hide
When you knew that I was always on your side

Well everything was easy then, so sweet and innocent
But my demons and my angels reappeared
Leavin' only traces of the man you thought I'd be
Too afraid to hear the words I'd always feared
Leavin' you with only questions all these years

But is there someplace far away, someplace where all is clear
Easy to start over with the ones you hold so dear
Or are you left to wonder, all alone, eternally
This isn't how it's really meant to be
No it isn't how it's really meant to be

Well they say that love is in the air, never is it clear,
Try to pull it close and make it stay
Butterflies are free to fly, and so they fly away
And I'm left to carry on and wonder why
Even through it all, I'm always on your side

But is there someplace far away, someplace where all is clear
Easy to start over with the ones you hold so dear
Or are you left to wonder, all alone, eternally
When this isn't how it's really meant to be
No it isn't how it's really meant to be

Well they say that love is in the air, never is it clear
How to pull it close and make it stay
Butterflies are free to fly, why do they fly away
Leavin' me to carry on and wonder why
Was it you that kept me wandering through this life
When you know that I was always on your side

Selamat Jalan Dik Guntar

Pasha is on the move

Recently we got Pasha a baby walker since we noticed that he could not sit still for more than 5 seconds. He would always "request" that we do not sit down and keep on moving. We are having problem fulfilling those requests lately as he is already weighing more than 8 Kilogram. Taking that into consideration, we have decided to let him move around by himself.

Here I come...


Watch out! Vrooommmm!


Hello Papa! I have arrived...


But I have to go now, see you later!




Look! No hands!

We are so glad that he loves his new gadget and now he can go around the house and explore things as he wishes. By the time this entry was written, Pasha has taken the walker all the way into the kitchen looking for his Mama!

Back at work.

I am finally back at work after wondering for a while into some dark places at the edge of Kuala Lumpur. Or was it the outer space? I just could not really recall... LOL!

Now I am back to my "Office Sweet Office" in Puchong!

All I need to do now is sit still, do some work, blog a little bit just like this entry and then see how things go from there.

"Hey, this old chair is really comfortable!"

A sad weekend...

On the other side of the world, one of my Uncles passed away during Deepavali and we went back to Kuala Lipis for the funeral. Al-Fatihah to him and May Allah bless his soul!

The weird thing with this one is not many people looked sad on that day... All I can think of is that he has gone in peace...

I wonder...

How many actually read up to this point?

Pasha's latest adventure

Sunday 28/10/2007

Swimming is the latest adventure that Pasha had engaged at 6 months old. To test his reaction to the water at the swimming pool, we started him in the wading pool and he immediately enjoyed himself and did not show any indication of fear of the water. He was very comfortable in his brand new floater and his curiosity got the best of him right from the first contact. He even tried to look below the floater to find out about this new sensation that he felt that day.

Sensing that he was having no problem with the wading pool, we transferred him to the actual pool and as expected he had more fun there as there was more space for him to move around. Even the few splashes of water that landed on his face did not bother him as he was busy enjoying his new found adventure.

Since the weather was quite cold that evening, we decided to take him out of the water after 15 minutes since we saw that he was already shivering. A quick wrap with a dry towel and then the 2 minutes walk home was enough to warn him up.

In conclusion, Pasha is ready for more fun in the swimming pool! Just look at his face in the pictures above and you could feel his elation!

Jurnal Oktober 07

Gak terasa udah akhir Oktober aja yah... banyak yg dah kelewat ni...

Week 1st ( Oct 1-7):

Dari minggu lalu udah dapet kabar baru papa diterima kerja ditempat baru di KL.. jadi senin ini lah si pap masukin surat resign karna per tanggal 29 dia dah harus setor muka di ktr baru... asiiikkk.. alhamdulillah.. akhirnya menemukan jg tepat pegangan yg lebih meyakinkan... happy banget.. pap dapet kerjaan baru.. kita mo cuti lebaran... ribet bebenah rumah sama packing buat hari sabtu malem.. sepanjang hari ribet sama urusan laundry... secara hampir selama bulan puasa gw gak masak.. gak sempet bo.. minta maaf aja deh.. paling bisa ada waktu masak itu weekend itupun klo pap gak ngajakin keluar... hehehe.. heaven banget...

:: Nemenin Bubu Citah beli HP di Ambas sampe Pasha ke bobo-an.. ::

Week 2nd ( Oct 8-14):

::Diah, Iena, Nuke, Wiwied & "Pacarnya Bedul"::
(*satu lagi kasus lupa nama.. maap yah...duh napa sih gw selalu begini.. )

udah dijakarta nih... dari hari minggu bukber smaa temen2 kuliah dulu.. trus berturut2 undangan bukber bareng 3 hari... hal pertama yg gw lakukan di minggu pagi jakarta... adalah nyalooonnn jam 9 pagi ma temen2 di evergreen.. secara dah setahun rambut cmn kesentuh hairdryer salon... sekali pas ke kuantan dulu... pasha dpt byk kado nihhh... dari tante ika makasi ya tan... pas pulang sepupu pasha lagi pada batuk pilek.. kekhawatiran gw terbukti.. pasha batuk pilek jg akhirnya.. dan yg paling parah adalah pas kelar solat ied.. kita harus nongkrong di tria dipa.. pasha berobat... herannya kok treatmentny langsung inhaler yah?? bingung.. apa ok untuk infant sebesar pasha.. trus obatnya dikasih antibiotik lagi?? last last kita gak kasih obat dr dr umum di tria dipa itu... cmn nerusin obat batuk ama pilek dr paed-nya pasha yg disini... kasian si adek..

:: Lebaran Pertama ::
(Om Daffy, te' Ika, Mama Pasha, & Mutty Il)


:: kado dari tante ika.. makacih ya tan... mmmwwaahh... ::

Weekend 3rd(Oct 15-21):

:: Pasha 6 bulan ::

Giliran lebaran di kuala lipis nih... seru juga.. jalan2 kerumah sodara2 si pap... udah sebulan pergelangan tangan kanan gw sakit.. pas pulang ginilah kesempatan gw bisa diurut.. lumayan pas balik udah rada mendingan... kamis kita dah balik KL lagi kali ini pulang gak lewat jalan biasanya... lewatbelakang genting highland seru deh suka gw jalannya lebih jauh tapi pemandangannya lebih asik... jumat papa dah masuk kantor lagi.. weekend kit kerumah haliza.. makan2 gratis disana asiiikkk rame2 kenalan sama temen2 pap dulu waktu kerja di deloitte? :D (*maap deh gak tau spellnya...)



Weekend 4th (Oct 22-29):


:: Hidangan Sederhana ::

pap planned mo bikin rumah terbuka sabtu ini... gw panik.. mo dikasih makan apa tamunya... sapa yg mo masak... gw dgn paha?? apa bisa masak?? duh klo gak enak gimana.. mumet.. sambil ngelaundry sisa travel kemaren nyambil mikir menu... hari kamis kita belanja padahal pap belom gajian tuh.. pd aja lagih... qeqeqe gw masak macaroni ama puding hari jumat.. gara2 pesen kuwe tambahan akhirnya diajakin jalan2 sama tetangga kepusat bekalan bakeri bagus..hebat komplit juga.. ada nihbahan coklat yg gw pwngen jadi deh kita jualan coklat nih kayaknya.. minggu depan target belajar bikin coklat... experiment pertama dirumah sendiri.. heheheh..


:: Ibu OO mangku Pasha sementara Mama kasih mam ::
balik ke acara rumah terbuka.. jadi juga gw masak sendiri dan main tamu2an...starting jam 5 pagi... bikin setup buahnya dulu bikin kaldu ayam, then nyiapin bumbu soto, bikin perkedel dan soto ayam dengan sejuta printilannya.. banyak banget yg blm siap.. mo pingsan rasanya ketambahan pasha dah bangun dan papanya mo pergi beli mangkok untuk makan soto... yg pada akhirnya gak nemu juga... mo nangis deh rasanya.. sambil gendong pasha sambil masak... huhuhu... untunglah kak yanti tetangga ku orang brunai yg super baik hati ini maha pengertian.. mau ngambil pasha dari gw sementara gw bebenah rumah... yg masih kayak kapal pecah padahal udah jam 1.30... masya allah... udah beres semua hidangan baru deh ngambil pasha ke rumah kak yanti di belakang.. then mandi berdua... untung tamunya pada dateng telat.. jadi gw masih sempet istirahat sejenak..

:: group deloitte ::

Alhamdulillah.. sukses juga.. 80% undangan dateng... sisanya nyusul sore dan malem.. Trima kasih ya untuk smuanya udah nyempetin dateng ke rumah mungil kami bertiga... mohon maaf untuk segala ketidak nyamanan dan kekurangan pd cita rasa makanan harap maklum yg masak baru belajar.... Trima kasih untuk Nina (Roti dua ) & Ery (Olab) untuk cakes-nya yg super lezaat... Makasih untuk ayang aku yg udah mau bantuin cuci piring dan alat masak sebanyak2 nya yg masih aku tinggalin didapur.. qeqeqeqe.. luv u ayaaang...


:: Nina maaf ya.. jadi harus duduk di lantai.. huhuhuu.. jd gak enak.. :| ::

*Phhheeewww... selesai jg akhirnya.. ;)

I have forgotten

It was raining cats and dogs and maybe some chipmunks as well this morning. What is it with cats and dogs when it rains? Anyway, As usual, under such weather condition, I would turn on my headlights for safety reason even though it was still quite bright despite the downpour.

The rain was reduced to drizzle as I reached the office and not wanting to go through the hassle of taking out the umbrella, I rushed out of the car and dashed to the office. If Diah were there, I am sure that I would find her chasing after me with an umbrella... You know, like one of those scene where someone chasing a cat that just stole her fish... By the way, why do we ask a cat or a person or anything for that matter, to stop when we are doing the chasing with some object that can be used as weapon in our hand? That really beats me... Would you stop?

Anyway, 4 hours later, after lunch, I decided to get something from the car and as usual, while searching for something in the car, I would turn on the engine and the air-conditioning. What do you expect. This is a hot country and to stay a minute in a car under the hot sun would be like taking a sauna with your clothes on...

I put the key in the ignition and twisted it and I could not see the usual red indicators that would normally come up whenever that is done. Then I remembered that I have forgotten to switch of the lights. That's it. The battery was dead as flat as a roti canai from a mamak stall... For those who doesn't know what roti canai and mamak are, just google it up...

Lucky for me that the car accessories shop where I bought the battery was open. I went over there and told them about how good the battery that they sold me but now it's dead because I left the lights on. Accompanied by some cynical laughters, the shop owner agreed to get one of his boys to resuscitate my battery.

For a fee of RM5.00 or less than $2.00, the battery was back to life again...

That was not the first time I did that and I am sure that would not be the last. That was the same reason why I didn't want to take the umbrella out of the car because when the rain stopped, I would forget about the umbrella and left it wherever I was last.

In this case, I was amazed by the rain that had stopped and the morning that was bright and beautiful. How could I remember about some headlights? Sometimes I wonder. What if I were a pilot and I forgot to put the landing gear down when landing the plane. Anyway, the plane would have warned me but my old car just kept quiet and die...

What is your temperature?

Whenever Pasha went under the weather, the first thing that we would check was his temperature. Previously, we only used the traditional thermometer to do that. It's the one with the mercury enclosed in a glass capsule. I have always had problems finding where the mercury stopped at.

Recently when Pasha was not well in Jakarta, we got to use a digital thermometer and it was much easier to use and more accurate as well. However, the only problem with that unit was that the tip was not made flexible and therefore it was hard to keep it in place as Pasha would wriggle a lot once he knew that there was something sticking up his armpit. As a result, we would have to repeat the reading a couple of times before feeling satisfied.

When we got back to Shah Alam, we looked around and finally we got ourself a flexible tip digital thermometer. So, we bought the MT1931 produced by microlife as shown in the picture. We would have bought the ear thermometer but the price, which was almost ten times more expensive, put us off.

However, this unit serves us well enough. We had put it under a few test where all the twisting and contorted motions from Pasha did not affect the position of the tip and therefore, we can easily get his temperature.

By the way, they said the oral and rectal methods are more accurate but if we were to use it orally, chances are Pasha would bite the tip off and rectally is simply a big no-no. No way that we are going to stick that thing up his you know where...