tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25976622782544915622024-03-22T00:04:57.117+08:00Nick Nacks With NorisNorishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05708880408258844769noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597662278254491562.post-82469496787156566102010-11-13T11:56:00.005+08:002010-11-13T15:25:43.408+08:00Chicken Pox - Day 6Alhamdullilah.. When Naufal woke up this morning, he is looking so much more relaxed. As the day goes on, he shows signs that he is definitely back to his old self again. The temperature is gone and he is no longer itching. However, it is still only the 6th day. Hence, there's no way he is ready to mingle just yet. So that also means that mummy is stuck indoor for another day. Infact, I think the whole weekend!!<br /><br />So how are we keeping ourselves occupied? Again, the coloring books and endless Thomas the tank engine DVDs..<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-e4D_ZSxLrT_6J8B4Tsus7va_o72PCNJONkrU9OP1Eu9PwExcdyjl9UkFtPNsjq9B98RajM5Egm60X5N7_yJSnllfyL_mNq3obWQgR9r58e2nhPCWfQFZ0_VuXKWe7gHcMbdvZEv0GuQ/s1600/Chicken+Pox+1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538879124375152082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-e4D_ZSxLrT_6J8B4Tsus7va_o72PCNJONkrU9OP1Eu9PwExcdyjl9UkFtPNsjq9B98RajM5Egm60X5N7_yJSnllfyL_mNq3obWQgR9r58e2nhPCWfQFZ0_VuXKWe7gHcMbdvZEv0GuQ/s400/Chicken+Pox+1.JPG" /></a> Naufal is really enjoying drawing and coloring. I'm quite impressed that he can color within the lines, will have to buy more coloring books soon. He seems quite content with his drawing pad and some felt tip pens..<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvvBIkbnazWoNTOzHL54Wo1rAnuo4Kdi9_E5rbbsJ387XSL9DJxf7lqlvaIZrw7CVTQMcJ_4fyQswrQhUcxKKRy_vknLHG4j0PTpC4fJCdw-qxsJ4nqAnkJQpkPhhbJVDB4m9_iQBYsQI/s1600/Chicken+Pox+1+%25286%2529.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538879121077246818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvvBIkbnazWoNTOzHL54Wo1rAnuo4Kdi9_E5rbbsJ387XSL9DJxf7lqlvaIZrw7CVTQMcJ_4fyQswrQhUcxKKRy_vknLHG4j0PTpC4fJCdw-qxsJ4nqAnkJQpkPhhbJVDB4m9_iQBYsQI/s400/Chicken+Pox+1+%25286%2529.JPG" /></a> Though I really have to keep an eye on him for fear that he would start drawing on our cream-colored leather couch!!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrLuSxVcSmMOfZbSgV759V2-IFlJprsw3ikwszkYoTTr4Xa0Eh0uUaHR-BapIMLWZfTnUq4-NbyxdphEiC6gDJYKfqnSQ67LgmGCvyuOl7N5XDsgp4a3jPHeS6qPTmfauGr2z8CXhS8lU/s1600/Chicken+Pox+1+%25285%2529.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538879111630873570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrLuSxVcSmMOfZbSgV759V2-IFlJprsw3ikwszkYoTTr4Xa0Eh0uUaHR-BapIMLWZfTnUq4-NbyxdphEiC6gDJYKfqnSQ67LgmGCvyuOl7N5XDsgp4a3jPHeS6qPTmfauGr2z8CXhS8lU/s400/Chicken+Pox+1+%25285%2529.JPG" /></a> Will need to start applying Vitamin E gel/creams to his skin so that he doesn't have any scars from this chicken pox.<br /><div><div><div></div></div></div></div></div>Norishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05708880408258844769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597662278254491562.post-9363712981961877162010-11-12T16:31:00.006+08:002010-11-12T20:09:58.002+08:00No Pain No Gain..<div>I just ran 5.4km and burned 141 calories in 20 minutes... and man, am I exhausted!!! Oh I am so not ready for a marathon..<br /></div><div>Every Tuesday and Thursdays I make it a plan to join the aerobic classes that are being organized in our office gym. It used to be sponsored by the company which came out from the "Healthy Lifestyle" budget. But since the new organization was created, there were not budget to cover this activity any longer, hence a bunch of the regulars decided to chip in to pay for it ourselves. The instructor also helped by lowering his rates, so we continued to exercise twice a week... and it was paying off. Alot of people noticed the slimmer me, and I am so happy that I could fit into my old clothes again. </div><br /><div>Then came ramadhan and the muslims stopped going, my absence continued through the whole of Syawal and even the month after that... My old eating habits are starting to appear and I fear that soon I will loose this waist-line.. I'll go again next week, I promise (that is, if I don't have to go to site)..</div><br /><div>Before when Norman worked nearby, we would go jogging at the KLCC park after work. That was so much fun.. but now that he moved to another office, I couldn't find another consistent running partner, so I just quit..</div><div></div><br /><div>Last month, I had an idea to buy my husband a birthday present... one that I hope I will also benefit from as much as he does.. so I bought him a Reebok Crosstrainer. </div><br /><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538585581499417298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicSlQ6KyLR9dhgDpmbJ2Y-kWvj1hheWo3tMKSGFjC7aRtJulVmMKGJ0K1KuGRDySXnwv_z-HGCqgmwsHL-bcl7c0YBy2mLR4FxKiFMgAu2ZaWWWs6npXcAZl5sH1TiiYHkSRiu_EzBoFU/s400/Crosstrainer1.jpg" /> I guess we all have our excuses for the lack of exercise. Long working hours, lots of travelling, too busy with dealing with family, can't resist good food etc... I hope that having a machine at home will help us get a little exercise on a regular basis. Even if it means a 15 minit workout, it does make a difference.. The guy who sold it to me reminded me before we left the store that the important thing is not just to own a machine, but to make sure it is used. Need to be consistent and motivated.. I hope my husband and I will continue to motivate each other to use this machine. No pain no gain!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjvlBCaatEQKqkK-GgzqG-6BvGzAujhlpnEf5YdXyztKvDugiwM7QGegceTGaFTgC9CHNgUmV5rHOYaEsV7k-wflzlQmLZkuDmLxVtkl7wtLCZXHE7KfNQPOStmeVi-qUO3FPlXyI-VOA/s1600/Crosstrainer2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 306px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538608520121472082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjvlBCaatEQKqkK-GgzqG-6BvGzAujhlpnEf5YdXyztKvDugiwM7QGegceTGaFTgC9CHNgUmV5rHOYaEsV7k-wflzlQmLZkuDmLxVtkl7wtLCZXHE7KfNQPOStmeVi-qUO3FPlXyI-VOA/s400/Crosstrainer2.jpg" /></a> Hopefully we could start the day with some exercise before getting ready for work.. a little effort, goes a long way :)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJVNuc0809JXxQ8aJlPYCKDKZhg7odaKCNq6LWtqWWh-3w8NsZ8s3NPYLXbnHnUxsmRO6r4pTBLGNFQQ7sn2wIfZBMGT2ax0o36aFc9JX_ZrjC86odVPW8ugf25-P2NTyc6INJKs5mJm0/s1600/Crosstrainer4.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 306px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538608527802347010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJVNuc0809JXxQ8aJlPYCKDKZhg7odaKCNq6LWtqWWh-3w8NsZ8s3NPYLXbnHnUxsmRO6r4pTBLGNFQQ7sn2wIfZBMGT2ax0o36aFc9JX_ZrjC86odVPW8ugf25-P2NTyc6INJKs5mJm0/s400/Crosstrainer4.jpg" /></a>Even little Naufal is getting excited.. he thinks it's a toy!! I have to make sure he won't get hurt.. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG6tCDhrl25D78biqlwL0ShejlxrDNcGhH8r-CslmNJ-b6ucB8yuhNUsCcbBgfUzUIBOQaVGjHDKadF1wcXK6sDQ-6GyrPFvVoQJ6goJNJiXf435LzcSRWLr7BOMEbekecS5BZb_2-WNc/s1600/Crosstrainer3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 306px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538608524162396146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG6tCDhrl25D78biqlwL0ShejlxrDNcGhH8r-CslmNJ-b6ucB8yuhNUsCcbBgfUzUIBOQaVGjHDKadF1wcXK6sDQ-6GyrPFvVoQJ6goJNJiXf435LzcSRWLr7BOMEbekecS5BZb_2-WNc/s400/Crosstrainer3.jpg" /></a> So both Norman and I have a target.. hopefully the transformation will be obvious, insyaAllah..<br /></p>Norishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05708880408258844769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597662278254491562.post-60915962129849775962010-11-11T19:38:00.004+08:002010-11-11T20:08:06.713+08:00MEGAMIND.. and a boy's beautiful mind...It has been afew months since we last went to the movies, so last weekend (before the whole chicken pox series bagan), we decided to go out to the movies. It was the long weekend and my sister came home from Kerteh, and for once our whole family is around. Megamind is playing at the Cathay Cineplex at the Curve, for once we wanted to see the 3D version.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMl5Xn_EqqHV-NGoOcQrjGE_uFROfwKszO-pSSzoZqOuKt6mFMf0rOJZ7RV24UiFtJE6mOae57OyBzl73rLRNfAHOwWxf9GhRWY6xOgVNw6lCdboe0F8k2v9b0_3zVWr-PTUDUw3CCwyc/s1600/Megamind4.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538255637008452786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMl5Xn_EqqHV-NGoOcQrjGE_uFROfwKszO-pSSzoZqOuKt6mFMf0rOJZ7RV24UiFtJE6mOae57OyBzl73rLRNfAHOwWxf9GhRWY6xOgVNw6lCdboe0F8k2v9b0_3zVWr-PTUDUw3CCwyc/s400/Megamind4.jpg" /></a> I must say even the adults were excited.. We had no idea what the movie is about but it was the only cartoon playing..<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBebZzNfcmpFrnip9YZDDoaMTlzNtLqbzEdCTqrPgAh7nWnadmUq0ioR0ddIvYYIoKyoVxjGbs8B5w4v_Sm_UB6TsWtBRXnB0IO6uKGQXPD8y9fcSKUBNUAqLDI5DmfsgpPMYG0u5rohI/s1600/Megamind3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538255632937692162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBebZzNfcmpFrnip9YZDDoaMTlzNtLqbzEdCTqrPgAh7nWnadmUq0ioR0ddIvYYIoKyoVxjGbs8B5w4v_Sm_UB6TsWtBRXnB0IO6uKGQXPD8y9fcSKUBNUAqLDI5DmfsgpPMYG0u5rohI/s400/Megamind3.jpg" /></a> Here's Naufal and his aunts after the movie!!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw53KoMZM4Q-VaoK0gKbWIVd2ZIrJxxDFBmwFmHaUXmOWkQTtjIYzBVqWxJ8AaoVCQEOvbLoPvVFZcbDpudEd6eU5gwhYD1yn5SuXI05AzHgSjI2c32mvjxAKSZ663hg3NwK5pO186_qI/s1600/Megamind2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538255632091146914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw53KoMZM4Q-VaoK0gKbWIVd2ZIrJxxDFBmwFmHaUXmOWkQTtjIYzBVqWxJ8AaoVCQEOvbLoPvVFZcbDpudEd6eU5gwhYD1yn5SuXI05AzHgSjI2c32mvjxAKSZ663hg3NwK5pO186_qI/s400/Megamind2.jpg" /></a>I must say, watching in 3D is so much fun.. The movie? well it was great!!! Highly recommended, even Naufal liked it. He was laughing all the time, even when no body else was laughing he was laughing out loud, which subsequently made us laugh at him..<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzjz2KHOEFqVsPnNi32joEkzoHF_UYAtntaN_7m9U_ZvPHwf4iZe7_qgW9LodNg1x_YsXja9PqPoqmZeNmruImzfgb9st9uVCPbQfUee5Xvo10KF6sVgi_zhwClfWZOGbWbFaTnGB44aU/s1600/Megamind1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538255629415897266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzjz2KHOEFqVsPnNi32joEkzoHF_UYAtntaN_7m9U_ZvPHwf4iZe7_qgW9LodNg1x_YsXja9PqPoqmZeNmruImzfgb9st9uVCPbQfUee5Xvo10KF6sVgi_zhwClfWZOGbWbFaTnGB44aU/s400/Megamind1.jpg" /></a>I think he got giddy from all the sugar on the popcorn.. in the last 30 minits he started taking his 3D glasses off, and playing about with it. Overall, I think he behaved well.. he's really enjoying these rare treats to the movies. This is his second one after Toy Story 3, I was reluctant to take him before that for fear that he would be restless in the theatre and start bawling his eyes out and stuff.. infact, to be honest Norman and I have not been to the movies much since he was born..<br /><br />Afterwards we strolled along the street market that connects the Cineplex with The Curve. Once inside we stopped by a couple of stores, then we stopped by at Borders.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPtM48Pnm_dg-2B7Lk1ipb4B5PljGYAEQnmNrBztlRtSBR5HPlqdluIymNKDhtx1YdjkdaTki4J87BgDnW60UfzY33MLN_Ar2kCtt9LtZOwpRl7BmtKvDA3IW8naBzF9tA_5fz4_3zE-4/s1600/Megamind5.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538255639373475074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPtM48Pnm_dg-2B7Lk1ipb4B5PljGYAEQnmNrBztlRtSBR5HPlqdluIymNKDhtx1YdjkdaTki4J87BgDnW60UfzY33MLN_Ar2kCtt9LtZOwpRl7BmtKvDA3IW8naBzF9tA_5fz4_3zE-4/s400/Megamind5.jpg" /></a>Naufal loves books, be it coloring books, story books, activity books, you name it...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoUh3b2r4Yw9e0XWmkHtXcg_vLjk-ArTdbF1Y2yIDlDdZMoZEgaEz7sCoSsXRj-5Q0IOwFaZBVb-K7m6-3bCC7r1kvPAcTzpicVUUDgj4-L0RPIE6uWtqnuWr8RUj-F-w8ylvtvTAZkRU/s1600/Megamind8.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538256556071692498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoUh3b2r4Yw9e0XWmkHtXcg_vLjk-ArTdbF1Y2yIDlDdZMoZEgaEz7sCoSsXRj-5Q0IOwFaZBVb-K7m6-3bCC7r1kvPAcTzpicVUUDgj4-L0RPIE6uWtqnuWr8RUj-F-w8ylvtvTAZkRU/s400/Megamind8.jpg" /></a> And his favourites are surely the books about his favourite characters.. Lightning McQueen (Cars), Thomas and His Friends and anything to do with either trains and cars...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpBdyP__L48MPNrS_o36MmB7NQQEF9eQcl1-_sS3tcuiSrIWlwxV_dnMO8IZv42cfgphxHJSdTIi3PT14YA36GcK8PBUkahn5YUf4WEu4_5wrV3O-Nn4PpzNGxnU4iWQ7iEPRfm51Kesc/s1600/Megamind6.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538256547678377826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpBdyP__L48MPNrS_o36MmB7NQQEF9eQcl1-_sS3tcuiSrIWlwxV_dnMO8IZv42cfgphxHJSdTIi3PT14YA36GcK8PBUkahn5YUf4WEu4_5wrV3O-Nn4PpzNGxnU4iWQ7iEPRfm51Kesc/s400/Megamind6.jpg" /></a> Look at him concentrating on the pictures.. He can recognize letters and its phonics already, both in Roman alphabet and arabic letters. It's really remarkable how fast he learns, he's only just 3 years and 3 months. I think I only started recognizing the alphabet after 5 years old.. maybe I'm slow.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiARkxaO-5bvNIm0kmLHnYPlmSWtoCpH7DQHI3Rg6lJ2GRKTBYhsZ9ij49tUxEJppXp8j5VD1-kn9zuKOxXAa2gwT5yRvN2NpGsMM-4QjzV4g15Jb8a1rvLhSTxYnoVYak-d3UZF-2kZ3E/s1600/Megamind7.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538256552702787234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiARkxaO-5bvNIm0kmLHnYPlmSWtoCpH7DQHI3Rg6lJ2GRKTBYhsZ9ij49tUxEJppXp8j5VD1-kn9zuKOxXAa2gwT5yRvN2NpGsMM-4QjzV4g15Jb8a1rvLhSTxYnoVYak-d3UZF-2kZ3E/s400/Megamind7.jpg" /></a> We bought two books for him.. that night he wouldn't stop making us read it to him repeatedly until he falls asleep...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Norishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05708880408258844769noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597662278254491562.post-2418876664230991162010-11-11T18:22:00.007+08:002010-11-11T19:16:56.300+08:00Get well soon Naufal..Woke up this morning and immediately checked on Naufal.. Alhamdullilah, his rashes have gone down.. I hope this means that he is gradually getting better.. Last night his Aunty Fatin came for a visit, today his grandma and Aunty Nora is coming over to cheer him up.. they've both had chicken pox so I hope they are immune to the bug..<br /><br />The redness have toned down, and he seems less itchy.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihfdchmFCpGq8DZzco7bTbWGNYYu7IrdvGjJwjB623fiNChsGfbhFAdCz-QNaGLKrXZNLBdNn5BUj0K7sY6SJdHQYw97qGStGRb9CwjX0FU62xKyh5qUDqX_G-LPjQzod4VgZqOHPZ1rw/s1600/Chicken+pox4.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538235891782285522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihfdchmFCpGq8DZzco7bTbWGNYYu7IrdvGjJwjB623fiNChsGfbhFAdCz-QNaGLKrXZNLBdNn5BUj0K7sY6SJdHQYw97qGStGRb9CwjX0FU62xKyh5qUDqX_G-LPjQzod4VgZqOHPZ1rw/s400/Chicken+pox4.jpg" /></a> His face doesn't look so bad.. I just have to make sure that he doesn't start scratching. Good thing his nails are still short.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHdV3hyvMTX6MvsDCGMC05FMJcFGI4k_Wh4UvoW4B_i-Inp9N9Tt33dnxOYasL3FUfaYTwMzuPs0g9s7pTrhyphenhyphenXSJirNyZldM8-khUlrwghroNNQEoY-GFaWuO_SmE28wS4-U0T8u5KUfg/s1600/Chicken+pox3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538235890174392050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHdV3hyvMTX6MvsDCGMC05FMJcFGI4k_Wh4UvoW4B_i-Inp9N9Tt33dnxOYasL3FUfaYTwMzuPs0g9s7pTrhyphenhyphenXSJirNyZldM8-khUlrwghroNNQEoY-GFaWuO_SmE28wS4-U0T8u5KUfg/s400/Chicken+pox3.jpg" /></a> I noticed that the red spots also appears on his lips and inside his mouth like an ulcer. Fortunately he's not complaining of the pain, and I keep on lathering on the lotion from the clinic to stop him from feeling the itch. </div><div> </div><div></div><div>It must be the chicken pox season, even people from different districts are getting it too. The doctor told us that sometimes even people who have had it could still catch the virus again if their immune system is not strong.. Chicken pox could last as long as two weeks in some cases. </div><div>We were adviced to get the anti-viral vaccination, the clinic we went didn't have any stock of the vaccine. I thought of going to the peaditrician but I didn't want to expose other kids to the virus.. so I haven't taken Naufal to get it. </div><div> </div><div></div><div>When did you have your chicken pox?</div><div> </div><div></div><div>My husband haven't had it yet.. which is why he is being extra careful. He's sleeping in a separate bedroom from me and Naufal for the time being. I don't want him to take the risk. Adult chicken pox could be quite bad.. </div><div> </div><div></div><div>I had my chicken pox when I was 8.. It was quite memorable cause my brother and younger sister also had it simultaneously, while our parents were both out in their pilgrimage!! So say it was "demam rindu".. maybe it is true, we have never been segregated for so long before that.. </div><div>But it wasn't just that for me.. while my parents were away, my grandma and my dad's relatives came over to take care of us.. and instead of taking us to the clinic they gave us traditional medicine.. one of the cures for itchiness was to put mashed up leaves which was made into a paste with mixtures of some cold powder (bedak sejuk)... Unfortunately, I must've scratched one of the red spots, and it was bleeding. Somehow, it got infected and turned bigger and bigger..</div><div></div><div>It was so painful as it turned into a painful wound.. It was on my knee and it was so bad that I couldn't walk. My uncle took me to the clinic and the doctor cleaned my wounds.. soon I was ok.. or so we thought...</div><div> </div><div></div><div>Weeks later my parents returned, and I guess I felt alright. But not long later, my parents realised that something was not right. I'm not exactly sure what it was, as I didn't realise that anything was or felt wrong. One day, after my father returned from the mosque he brought along one of his friends.. who happens to be our neighbour, and a doctor. He examined me there in the living room... and told dad to bring me to the clinic for a check-up.. </div><div></div><div> </div><div>The doctor referred me to the hospital, I remember thinking I was going to die.. I'm not sure if I was in pain, but I was just so scared. My urine is as black as coffee, it's contaminated with blood. My kidneys are not functioning, it is infected...</div><div></div><div> </div><div>When we arrived in the hospital the next day, there were so many needles stuck in my arms. They took so many blood samples. During lunch my mum told me to eat green vegetables, and other things that could generate blood. I never liked greenies, but I remember eating them that day. So much as if my life depended on it.. Nonetheless, it was not enough.. At the end of the day I was still admitted.</div><div></div><div> </div><div>I stayed in the children's ward for almost a month, a bed by the window overlooking the city. It was so strange, I felt so lonely... especially at night. My siblings were not allowed to visit me and I missed them terribly. </div><div><br />Even when I was discharged, I had to bring back my urine sample. We had frequent visits to the hospital to follow-up on my recovery. My veins on my arms and back hand looked like a drug addicts'.. there were marks from the needles where the nurses took my blood samples, not to mention the bruises.<br /></div><div> </div><div>Thankfully, it's all history now. It's over 20 years ago, I'm fortunate that my kidneys have recovered. I'm grateful for modern medicine, grateful for my parents' love and care. Alhamdullilah.. I'm grateful for every day that I am still alive.. Allah is all mighty.. </div>Norishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05708880408258844769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597662278254491562.post-72752765663049495472010-11-10T20:50:00.002+08:002010-11-10T21:04:31.978+08:00Life is full of surprises…Naufal is sleeping on the living room carpet and Grey's Anatomy is playing on the TV. It's the episode where Meredith dies, reruns from the season before the one where Lizzie had cancer, and Danny is already dead. Funny thing about TV series is the main character's is never really dead. The show is, after all, about Grey's anatomy.. So if Meredith Grey is dead then that would mean the rest of the show is out the window.. So despite what we would think the ending is, the show pulls a "one-eighty" and Meredith lives another day. And that's what keeps us glued to the screens, these unlikely twists of the plot.. but how are we suppose to know, when things suddenly turns to it's lows, that life (as we know it) would always turn out alright at the end?<br /><br />The answer is you don't. Nobody gets to read the plots and scripts of their lives before they start the act. You only get to know about it after it is done, after a chapter is lived…<br /><br />And before that, all we have is hope.. the wishes and prayers. All we can do is plan.<br /><p>Like how every weekend I plan to fix the curtain that is 3" too long. It is sitting on the red love-seat on the upstairs living room for the past month.. Every weekend I am always too occupied with other plans that I never really got to it. Never would I have imagined that today, on a week day, would I actually finish the sewing that I started a while ago.<br /></p><br />There were so many things planned this week.. all the documents to review, the pre-production meeting, the site visits and the pre-commissioning audits.. and I am the lead for this package, my next big "baby" and I have made so many plans of things to do for this week. The site team is being created, CV's flying about, people to interview, and the offshore crew from the last campaign is gearing up to start on this onshore fabrication scope..<br /><br />On the other hand, Naufal's first sports day will be this Sunday. We just received his sport's day outfit on Monday. Yellow always looks good on him…<br /><br />Monday was also his last day in school, atleast for this week..<br /><br />When I got home on Monday night, Naufal was already at my mum's place. His body was warm as he greeted me. As if he is starting to get down with a fever.. he was already coughing that morning, but that's normal when he wakes up. His throat is always a little dried. He had his dinner earlier than us, mum always feeds him while she waits for the rest of us to return from work. This is cause he is always so hungry after playschool, despite the 4 o'clock tea time snacks that the teachers gave him.. Nora was complaining about how he has so many mosquito bites on his arms, and I looked while Naufal starts scratching away. Again, I start talking about how we should put insect repellent in his school bag to give a hint to the teachers that there's mosquitos in the bungalow. It is worrying, especially at this time of the year when it rains in the evenings… but it hasn't been raining in Kelana Jaya, right?<br /><br />So I had dinner with the others, Naufal was occupied with his toys and the Thomas cartoons that's being played on the TV. It seems just like any other night, until I took him in the bedroom to change his nappy. I wanted to change him into his pajamas, and so I took his shirt off and there it was.. his whole body is filled with spots, the same mosquito-like bites that were on his arms.. then I searched his body for more, his back, his face, his neck, and his upper legs… it's not rashes, it's CHICKEN POX!!<br /><br />I just can't believe it, just last week our department's secretary's daughter had chicken pox, our prime minister just had chicken pox and now my son has chicken pox!!! I'm positive that the three of them have not been in close contact in the last 7 days, so how…??? I rushed him to our regular clinic to see the GP.. he took one look and confirmed my suspicions.. As I drove home, I realize… I'm gonna have to be home for the next couple of days. Naufal was already scratching in the car, I had to apply chamomile lotion at once.<br /><br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMjULmz8ydTYVijlnJFdM1wYnt-PSqH4ADz1rBkJRMBCCQNjvn-saEw1oUqr4MaXRlAt1iNeILZ94sAxEML5ZK_6hyphenhyphen_OaUL_-bdOkKKjN8VF2HxN6nBvr1XMFwwCecdDDJ2Hdc-CqNTnA/s1600/Chicken+pox2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537903628245583858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMjULmz8ydTYVijlnJFdM1wYnt-PSqH4ADz1rBkJRMBCCQNjvn-saEw1oUqr4MaXRlAt1iNeILZ94sAxEML5ZK_6hyphenhyphen_OaUL_-bdOkKKjN8VF2HxN6nBvr1XMFwwCecdDDJ2Hdc-CqNTnA/s400/Chicken+pox2.jpg" /></a> He just couldn't stop scratching... even his palm was itchy, so we put a plaster on it to stop him from scratching it.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYh2C314hzIH07kal2F_jETeCrlwf9hCj_DGlFzLlup0HgkmDfEYzHFB7yiGZMzbzA1yOFZ6TlvZv0Wv-lcEjDN9Wojq5d0EPOokHXNOn-6RSOEWncqgvBZ1enK_yoQZT5X_Jfzy885mc/s1600/Chicken+pox1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537903626308402818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYh2C314hzIH07kal2F_jETeCrlwf9hCj_DGlFzLlup0HgkmDfEYzHFB7yiGZMzbzA1yOFZ6TlvZv0Wv-lcEjDN9Wojq5d0EPOokHXNOn-6RSOEWncqgvBZ1enK_yoQZT5X_Jfzy885mc/s400/Chicken+pox1.jpg" /></a> We called his school the next day, and indeed there was another child who just had chicken pox the week earlier. I'm guessing this kid is not completely done with the virus when he/she returned back to the playschool and now my son is the next victim. Honestly, some parents are so inconsiderate!!<br /><br />So as it turns out, we will be missing out some of the events that are planned this week. It just shows, we can only plan and pray and hope for the best. But life has its own plot in store. Secret twists that we couldn't have predicted. Just have to adjust and move on.. </p><p>I hope Naufal will get back to his old self again soon. InsyaAllah no complications... Amin.<span xmlns=""></p></span>Norishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05708880408258844769noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597662278254491562.post-61385241317761668192010-09-18T00:56:00.006+08:002010-09-18T01:44:18.937+08:00Riang Ria Berhari Raya..<div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 318px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517928487991364242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS6UEaAdS1WdXtuMON4KL5EiQxF5z7VipnVEYG1xAO44yJgBmjMVKM5WnOfq0sdbpDZq_h2M7GEc2FPSLtb3XirE3OZOvRU0V86Jp-3J074lyTTKcmS7Tr1RLlEVosUj_ynCHmrzJPulw/s400/Selamat+Hari+Raya.jpg" /></div><div> </div><div>First and foremost I want to wish all the muslims in this whole world Eid Mubarak!! Ramadan has surely breezed in a thousand blessings, and has left us with a month of celebration in Syawal :) and what a great month it has started out to be!</div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 285px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517938087702345346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpTNIfAhGvbgclGiLN4n9UhkhrOpTAYCD2S9yoHcQP_tdYDzHks4iHtbcZIzWbR-fTRN-9xwGLQpVDuM0UM8uZ3gwuyaNTcdVDpaIZms14ngLrvHeQTrh4J__ml6MroTmDtLvYKuSPAg4/s400/Raya+Kuning.jpg" /></div><div>I hope everyone is enjoying it as much as I am over here.. to me this year, Syawal has brought the family closer to each other. We have just returned from a long, and I would also like to add last minute planned, trip "balik kampung", starting from Subang to Kelana Jaya (my parents' place) to Batu Pahat (my hubby's mother's hometown) to Mersing (my dad's hometown) to Kuala Terengganu (my hubby's father's hometown)... all in all we have travelled 1400++km... We travelled both day and night, until I lost track of what day it is!! But it was worth it, getting to see the family again. </div><div><br /></div><div></div><div>For me this is the 4th raya that I am spending with hubby. The first time we celebrated Eid together was right after confinement, and we took our little bundle of joy for the first time back to KT after spending a few hours with my parents on the morning of the first day of Syawal. Back then, I was so anxious of how I would be accepted in the family. It was the first time I would be sleeping over at his granny's, and there was so many people I still need to know. There's so many things that was running in my mind, will they like me? what if I say something wrong? .. and so for most of our time there, my dear husband was always by my side, or atleast in the same room as me. The only time I would let him leave me (and little baby) alone is if I was already asleep. Back then, Naufal was very dependent on me too, and that made me feel like I need my hubby's assistance even more... </div><div><br /></div><div>The 2nd Eid we celebrated, I was still wary of my actions. I'm still in doubt whether I'm part of the crowd yet, and at times I am not sure whether everyone I met remembers who I am... But it was fun getting to meet not only his side of the family but also his friends too. At this time one of his friends whom I met earlier in Dublin, on my visit from the States, was getting engaged. </div><div><br /></div><div>The 3rd Eid was much more relaxed, I am much more comfortable with people and Naufal is starting to mingle with the other kids.</div><div><br /></div><div>This time around, as you can imagine, I am more of myself. Naufal is no longer interested with hanging around with me cause he has other kids to play with. I don't mind Norman leaving me with others anymore. I'm open for discussions and talks, I can say NO if I feel like it, and I really feel like a member of the clan :) Finally, we're on the same wavelength, hooray!!</div><br /><br />To all my friends out there, SELAMAT HARI RAYA, MAAF ZAHIR & BATINNorishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05708880408258844769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597662278254491562.post-32219969006876372762010-08-13T09:59:00.002+08:002010-08-13T10:05:38.974+08:00THE GRAND OLD LADYOther than the start of Ramadhan, the Malaysian Independence month (yes, the flags have already been hung at home, probably the first house in the neighbourhood who has the flags up), there is another memorable celebration for us in the upstream EP (exploration and production) business in the red-yellow pecten oil & gas company. For us lot in KL, the celebration is not as grand as in Miri, where the history all began..<br /><br />I myself started my career in this business in Miri before transferring to KL to venture in the high profile deepwater project, which is the first for Malaysia for this company. So I understand the truth when people say that “in Miri, almost everyone living there is either working for Shell or related to someone working in Shell”.. Some of my friends from Miri are 3rd generation Shell staff whereby their parents and their grandparents used to work for this company. This is not a norm anywhere else in the country, so it is quite unique. Coincidentally even in my immediate family we have 3 members working for this multinational company, there’s colleagues who joke that perhaps one day my son will also be working for this business.<br /><br />If anyone out there is wondering how Malaysia started to venture into oil and gas, well here’s a little history (that I have extracted from the PC Sign-On screen…)<br /><em>It was exactly a century ago, on August 10, 1910, that a group of curious local inhabitants of Miri in Sarawak gathered on top of the hill overlooking the small fishing village. Back then, Miri consisted of 20 scattered houses and a few shops. </em><br /><em></em><br /><em>The villagers were watching a small party of Shell employees and thirty local labourers undertake the slow and laborious task of drilling by the old cable tool method, first used in AD 421 by the Chinese to extract salt. While the occasion was cause for great interest, none of the onlookers could have realised what tremendous consequences the event would have for Sarawak. </em><br /><em></em><br /><em>Four months later oil was struck at a depth of 136 metres and brought into production. The wooden derrick, erected at 79m above sea level, began to produce an initial 83 barrels a day. The well was Miri Well No. 1 – which came to be called the “Grand Old Lady” - on top of Canada Hill. The company was the Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Company, forerunner of Sarawak Shell Berhad and part of the Shell Group of Companies formed in 1907. </em><br /><em></em><br /><em>As the birthplace of the nation’s petroleum industry, Miri would be transformed by the landmark event into one of Sarawak’s most developed towns post-independence. In the course of the last 100 years of upstream business, Shell has recorded remarkable achievements in the development of oil and gas resources in Malaysia. Contributing capital, advanced technology and skilled human resource to the country, these achievements are milestones that the company continues to be proud of today. </em><br /><em></em><br /><em>Today, Shell operates as upstream contractors to Petronas after the national oil company was established to look after the nation's hydrocarbon resources in 1974. Since the signing of the first production sharing contracts in 1976, Shell has continued to achieve firsts in Sarawak, among them the development of E11, the country’s first gas field in 1982. The company also started Shell MDS, the world’s first commercial gas-to-liquids plant of its kind in Bintulu in 1993.</em><br /><em></em><br /><em>The 100-year journey would not have been possible without the support of the community it operates in. In giving back to society, Shell has implemented a diverse range of events, projects and programmes - commencing with the construction of the Miri-Lutong road and the Miri hospital in the early part of the 20th century - which evolved into today’s corporate social responsibility initiatives in human capital development, educational excellence, sustainable development and road safety awareness. Flagship programmes include the Shell Scholarship Awards, Project Link (a coded welder training programme), the Shell Traffic Games, Nature Education Camps and the Shell Kenyalang Press Awards. Through its signature “We Care We Share” programme, the company funds staff volunteerism for community projects in areas of large operations such as Miri and Bintulu.</em><br /><em></em><br /><em>As Shell celebrates the centenary of the “Grand Old Lady” and its first hundred years of upstream operations in Malaysia, it looks forward to the next 100 years of powering progress together with its partners and the community, confident that its second century will be just as memorable, exciting and successful. </em>Norishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05708880408258844769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597662278254491562.post-56028114906262940592010-08-11T10:26:00.002+08:002010-08-11T11:00:22.544+08:00Getting into the spirit of thingsLook at this cheeky little face.. can’t decide whether I want to cut his hair or leave it long and curly…<br /><br /><center><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/103985422062123807804/NickNacksWithNoris?authkey=Gv1sRgCJ_esKryvY60Sw#5503972916061425890"><img style="MARGIN: 5px" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgMIciJn0OQ8_phMKqAG0I-VGnC1rYSWweNoifvsZPr7dxVj-lKsqKA6tYHSxRozCtpNwP0eIqzgGEqdKN65kzpVMZhjn1b6nO6rxcWpkHxDBUDZ8xV87J8WfFhXVmbQM8M71XK2_J_no/s288/iphone_photo.jpg" width="210" border="0" /></a></center><br />naufal's toys are always scattered all over the house, in the car and also at his grannies'.. when I was looking in my handbag today I found his Thomas train in there too. So I put it on my desk, and even my boss was interested with the toy. I guess boys will always be boys!!<br /><br /><center><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/103985422062123807804/NickNacksWithNoris?authkey=Gv1sRgCJ_esKryvY60Sw#5503972922622543138"><img style="MARGIN: 5px" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitHYLbaKA1jQ_AsNnEmCbI5XnS6UxJB9St52WiONy3v8GHgq7wHS_Cza7Nz5lt3ktw3wPDY8lN_bUdFgZadwgjp4E6jmeV9ijk5HwDXYCwEmfvVo4zrZwsKMHKsp32ydmL5VtL8y6sHZk/s288/iphone_photo.jpg" width="281" border="0" /></a></center><br />Anyway, as of hearing the announcement on TV yesterday, it is official that today we will begin the fasting month. Time has changed many things, and now Naufal is big enough to play by himself. So Norman and I decided to pray solat sunat Tarawih together at home. Last year my sisters would look after him if I go to the mosque to pray but now that we are living in different house we need to manage the changes.<br /><br />When it comes to food, I have to prepare the cooking myself again. So I cooked a little bit more for dinner last night and when it is time for sahur I just heated up what was earlier prepared. Tonight I am planning to make bubur kacang hijau for dessert, but I still can’t decide what will be the main dish.. will have to look at recipes online to see what is interesting.<br /><br />Was planning to get to work earlier so that I can get a full 8 hours and still leave early, but I still ended up leaving the doors at 7am. Have to try getting ready faster tomorrow and beat that traffic. Another change that I plan to make is to wear baju kurung everyday throughout this month… haha.. the pants and slacks will get a rest in the wardrobe for a while. I still remember when the world cup started and me and Norman both went to work wearing our football jerseys, then when we arrive at work we realised that we were the only ones in each of our offices who was wearing a jersey. Talk about getting into the spirit of things.. good thing it was casual Friday..Norishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05708880408258844769noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597662278254491562.post-29196772880827651432010-08-10T14:14:00.002+08:002010-08-10T14:22:15.455+08:00Selamat Beribadat di bulan Ramadhan<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2emHLmCkpZOuQezBOAHccu4ouzZSLjDNavfHYpt8iG1CICBeaTh9hqdYrian4b3bXW9TIGdm6QzCzgA7hi2_LPpT7zXTuH_ac34zakxsEYlxOKysgG2CMT9HknYDZ56WFJ8HUjg7YUFY/s1600/Ramadhan.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503662619029981666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 376px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2emHLmCkpZOuQezBOAHccu4ouzZSLjDNavfHYpt8iG1CICBeaTh9hqdYrian4b3bXW9TIGdm6QzCzgA7hi2_LPpT7zXTuH_ac34zakxsEYlxOKysgG2CMT9HknYDZ56WFJ8HUjg7YUFY/s400/Ramadhan.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><em>“Barangsiapa Yang Berpuasa Ramadhan Kerana Keimanan Dan Mengarapkan Rahmat Allah, Maka Diampunkan Dosa-dosanya Yang Terdahulu” – Hadith Riwayat Bukhari</em><br /><br />Rasulullah SAW bersabda bermaksud:<br /><em>"Sesungguhnya di dalam Syurga terdapat satu pintu yang dinamakan pintu 'al-Rayyan' yang hanya dimasuki oleh orang-orang yang berpuasa. Ditanyakan (oleh pintu tersebut): 'Di manakah orang-orang yang berpuasa?' Maka mereka pun masuk dari pintu tersebut. Setelah semua orang yang berpuasa memasukinya, pintu itu pun ditutup dan tak akan ada lagi yang masuk melaluinya." (HR. Muslim, dari Sahl Ibn Sa'd).</em><br /><br />Antara persiapan yang perlu dilakukan menjelang Ramadan ialah :<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>IMAN:</strong><br /></span>1. Bertaubat dengan taubat yang bersungguh-sungguh.</div><br /><div>2. Berazam meninggalkan segala maksiat.</div><br /><div>3. Sentiasa berdoa “Allahumma Ballighna Ramadhan”.</div><br /><div>4. Perbanyakkan puasa di bulan Syaaban.</div><br /><div>5. Membaca Al-Qur’an (meletakkan matlamat satu juz sehari misalnya).</div><br /><div>6. Mujahadah untuk bangun malam (beberapa kali seminggu).</div><br /><div>7. Berzikir setiap masa.</div><br /><div>8. Membaca Al-Ma’thurat pagi dan petang. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>ILMU:</strong></span><br />1. Mempelajari hukum-hukum dan perkara-perkara yang bersangkutan dengan ibadah puasa, agar ibadah puasa itu dapat dijalankan dengan betul dan diterima oleh Allah SWT.</div><br /><div>2. Membaca buku-buku penyucian jiwa.</div><br /><div>3. Mendengar ceramah-ceramah tentang Ramadhan.</div><br /><div>4. Mengulangkaji surah-surah yang telah dihafal, sebagai persediaan solat samada sebagai imam atau makmum di bulan Ramadhan.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>DAKWAH:</strong><br /></span>1. Bersedia untuk memberi tazkirah/ ceramah tentang kelebihan bulan Ramadhan.</div><br /><div>2. Meluangkan masa menghadiri majlis ilmu di masjid-masjid samada sebagai penceramah atau pendengar.</div><br /><div>3. Mengingatkan orang lain tentang kepentingan membuat persediaan untuk Ramadhan.</div><br /><div>4. Menyediakan risalah/ majalah kecil untuk orang ramai tentang persediaan menyambut Ramadhan.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>KEAZAMAN:</strong></span><br />1. Membuka amalan baru yang jauh lebih baik.</div><br /><div>2. Menjadikan hari-hari dalam bulan ini, lebih baik dari hari-hari biasa.</div><br /><div>3. Sentiasa memakmurkan rumah Allah, pada setiap solat fardhu dan iktikaf.</div><br /><div>4. Membersihkan puasa dari perkara yang merosakkannya.</div><br /><div>5. Sentiasa berlapang dada.</div><br /><div>6. Menghadirkan niat untuk amal soleh di bulan puasa.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>JIHAD:</strong></span><br />1. Merealisasikan matlamat “bersungguh-sungguh melawan nafsu”.</div><br /><div>2. Menahan diri dari berlebihan dalam perkara harus (pakaian, tidur).</div><br /><div>3. Menjaga lidah dari berkata keji, mengumpat, dan mencaci.</div><br /><div>4. Menahan syahwat dari perkara yang haram.</div><br /><div>5. Membuat semakan amalan di bulan Ramadhan tentang segala yang dibincangkan di atas.</div><br /><div><br /><em>“Allahumma Ballighna Ramadhan”</em> merupakan doa dan harapan, menunjukkan betapa hamba-hamba yang soleh mengidam dan tamakkan limpahan Allah (Rahmat, Keampunan, Pelepasan dari Neraka) dalam bulan ini. Para ulamak dan solihin terdahulu bersiap menunggu kedatangan Ramadhan bagi tujuan mengharapkan keampunan Allah pada sepanjang Ramadhan. Oleh itu, kita hendaklah menghargai bulan Ramadhan yang bakal tiba beberapa hari lagi ini dan tidak mensia-siakannya dengan membiarkannya berlalu tanpa dimanfaatkan. Semoga Ramadhan tahun ini lebih bermakna dari Ramadhan yang sebelumnya...<br /><br />Oleh itu, dengan persediaan ini kita sematkan azam masing-masing untuk mencantikkan dan sempurnakan amalan fardu yang wajib dan membanyakkan amalan sunat pada Ramadan. Ramadhan Mubarak! </div>Norishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05708880408258844769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597662278254491562.post-31218427741046464102010-08-09T11:38:00.000+08:002010-08-09T11:39:39.843+08:00For the love of it…Through my recent chats on FB and tea breaks with my buddies, a lot of people have been asking when will I update my blog… there is so many things roaming in my mind but just haven’t had the time to actually put it down on paper.. This is just a warm up entry..<br /><br />In particular I want to write about my preparations for this Ramadhan (the first one for me and Norman in our own house, before I have been pampered by my mother’s cookings but this one will be slightly different), our recent holidays (both are early birthday celebrations for Naufal’s 3rd birthday to Universal Studio Singapore, and my dad’s big 60th in Kuantan, in lieu of the fasting month), my virtual encounter with a delusional housewife (you won’t believe this one when you read it).<br /><br />Work itself has been rather busy, there are many packages that I am dealing with that will be starting production/fabrication soon, and we are also busy loading out pipes and components from one yard into another. Being focal point for interfaces between different parties, it takes a lot of my attention to coordinate things. But in the grand scheme of things, these are the things that I do enjoy about my work. It is having to deal with different types of people and giving technical input in order to make sure that compliance to standards and safety regulations are always adhered to.. Other than that we are also reviewing and approving a lot of documents for start of production of some of the components. With all that, I have managed to excuse myself from going on another offshore trip.. hehe.. Naufal will be happy.<br /><br />Family-wise, everything is very much normal.. I can’t believe the speed of Naufal’s developments, he learns so fast… and soon he will be turning 3!! I am beginning to understand what people say about “troublesome three”.. he always wants things done his way, he want to eat only his favourite food, he wants to wear only his favourite shirts and shorts, he wants to watch only his shows.. he also seems to be taking over mine and his aunt’s iPhone, playing games and looking at Thomas videos on youtube.. haha.. the funny thing is that he always asks to go to GIANT because he thinks that we can buy Thomas toys in the supermarket (he probably thinks that giant is ToysRUs)… Naufal is constantly asking for a sibling, Norman and I are again excited at the thought.. we’ve started talking about baby names again.. hehe.. wish us luck :)Norishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05708880408258844769noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597662278254491562.post-5415119409170082022010-07-11T03:23:00.008+08:002010-07-11T05:26:33.671+08:00Love, Life and the World Cup....OMG!!! I can't believe that it has been so long since I blog. It's kinda weird because at the back of my mind I draft what I plan to blog, but with all the things that has been happening the last few weeks, I just didn't get a chance to actually jot it all down on this blog.<br /><br />Not wanting to summarize all the exciting moments of my recent life, I'm just gonna talk about what comes to mind naturally at this time.<br /><br />Well, right now I am actually staying up to watch the World Cup!! It's Uruguay vs. Germany and it is the half time break with the score being 1-1... Oh what a nail-biting game. It's early Sunday morning and I still have the whole day to rest and relax before the finals tomorrow (I'm not sure how I'm gonna survive 8+ hours of work on Monday!!).. Part of the reason that prevents me from blogging this last month is the World Cup itself.. I would be at my mum's for dinner and we would stay there until the game is over. By midnight we would start heading home to rest for the night, and obviously there's nothing else you would want to do as you arrive home other than sleep.. hehe.. My neighbours, who we met at a gathering one of the weekends, actually asked us if we are still living in this house, cause they don't see us at all. The porch lights are only on after midnight, and by morning they have left before we are out of the house.<br /><br /><object style="background-image: url("http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/dzsuE5ugxf4/hqdefault.jpg");" width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/dzsuE5ugxf4&hl=en_US&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/dzsuE5ugxf4&hl=en_US&fs=1" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="295"></embed></object><br />This is definitely the song of the moment.<br /><br />Naufal is having fun too. He loves singing the chorus of this Wakka Wakka song :) Not only that, whenever he sees anyone wearing a jersey, he would ask to change into his. Not just the jersey, but he wants to wear the full kit.. shorts and even shoes. Luckily he had a couple of sets to change into, but we had to buy him a new pair of sports shoes cause he doesn't fit into his old Nikes'.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNUXjNgLC2-Bpb2jf8ju5kOMZAOwcEtQqDcHIv4nX_ewtDFEGcxllr19EmBGbDCP8EMU8JhOEQ0zMaprY3e3hcMu1EFVYsehlvxiM5pjTbM3qn7jEpXR0G0nlfbwXvFtHTGqdhdCh5sTc/s1600/IMG_1315.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNUXjNgLC2-Bpb2jf8ju5kOMZAOwcEtQqDcHIv4nX_ewtDFEGcxllr19EmBGbDCP8EMU8JhOEQ0zMaprY3e3hcMu1EFVYsehlvxiM5pjTbM3qn7jEpXR0G0nlfbwXvFtHTGqdhdCh5sTc/s400/IMG_1315.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492368808752272482" border="0" /></a>One day he woke up and insisted that he change into his football jersey for school. He even had his WC ball with him.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUfhsJ_0oQKlY1I7xTXBYYLIsM4mkmiwd3Qag43WO_lkej2vEHANlZNoDRNjsSpvCI_HXtF9RwSDLOp1KoxWVnCXZF_5YUqQeshk_SLtgftVSjnLPrxOYZf66EyYY-3-cNfRbE4p7OJvs/s1600/IMG_1364.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUfhsJ_0oQKlY1I7xTXBYYLIsM4mkmiwd3Qag43WO_lkej2vEHANlZNoDRNjsSpvCI_HXtF9RwSDLOp1KoxWVnCXZF_5YUqQeshk_SLtgftVSjnLPrxOYZf66EyYY-3-cNfRbE4p7OJvs/s400/IMG_1364.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492370105437877234" border="0" /></a>Even on our morning jogs on the weekend, he wanted to wear his football jersey. Btw, for all you ManU fans out there, you can get the kid's football kit (jersey, shorts and socks) for as low as GBP14.99 (50% off) from the official website right now!! So if you know someone living or visiting the UK right now, get them to get your son one.. hehe.. I'm thinking of getting Naufal the away (black and blue) kit.<br /><br />Anyway, I have recently fulfilled another one of my three new year's resolution recently... Yes, you guessed it right, the new car is here!!! I ordered it on the first weekend after I return from the last offshore campaign in April and because I wanted a white one, I had to wait 2 months to it's arrival..<br /><br />At first I wanted to get a CRV to which Norman was trying to convince me otherwise. After checking it out, I was not quite satisfied. Norman shifted my attention to the Accord, and after a test drive I was convinced. The funny thing is, the CRV and the Accord costs the same, but you get so much more comfort with the Accord.<br /><br />Next, we hesitated on whether we want to pay so much for the number plate.. We had to do a little bit of homework to figure out how much we are willing to spend and where we would find a good deal. We ended up tendering for a number in Penang. It was just the number that we really cared for, the latest one with a KL registration number was on the brink of a 5 figure digit (money-wise) and any other state could go down by almost 50% less. I guess we were lucky, we checked to see if there are older numbers not registered, and there was one in Penang which we immediately took at less than 10% of the latest KL plate number.<br /><br />When we found out that our car has arrived, we started surveying for accessories. We found out the store that the dealer would send new cars to install the free paddle lock, and went there to check out other accessories. We met a guy who was installing something to his new car. Norman was intrigued at the limited edition Honda Civic Type R..<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTj_82TajGVZTHIvtogPNdmmuaWE3qpKTINkMdcgu8oQ1izzX7QDYFICsN0IZ_QY4NNoNKVjCYK5aOn5uNlbh8MSUW1cY1EBj4Q71I-rhnK9lHg-XJiFBv51PHTZCQN4e47W0LDzX5HqQ/s1600/IMG_1261.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTj_82TajGVZTHIvtogPNdmmuaWE3qpKTINkMdcgu8oQ1izzX7QDYFICsN0IZ_QY4NNoNKVjCYK5aOn5uNlbh8MSUW1cY1EBj4Q71I-rhnK9lHg-XJiFBv51PHTZCQN4e47W0LDzX5HqQ/s400/IMG_1261.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492378587496609778" border="0" /></a><br />Interesting interiors.. note the push start button in red under the driver's side aircon..<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijAh2lhyXRI89Q_V15ScofF_SpWruICo_8UNf8XY_doq-8wG1k7Lqm0aFf415QWrGagfqMQfj71f3BfHxNTzvYrZ8eG9L0ky08gf-VgqHVup9n0xmh0PlosjiLm7QGtp1BxY5J7Bo0Xxg/s1600/IMG_1270.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijAh2lhyXRI89Q_V15ScofF_SpWruICo_8UNf8XY_doq-8wG1k7Lqm0aFf415QWrGagfqMQfj71f3BfHxNTzvYrZ8eG9L0ky08gf-VgqHVup9n0xmh0PlosjiLm7QGtp1BxY5J7Bo0Xxg/s400/IMG_1270.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492378577223792674" border="0" /></a>Norman wishing that it's his car!! Manufacturing stops in August 2010, so you still have time to own this limited edition baby...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOp5yJw5eyYvgzZ5Dmz8grRAwa51OKq3a_MQ78pVFfnuLWYVujOWRf8qTSGjm1MGoCbEy0v73LSUDghSVHmp5-8d5KTJ2AgT4qVzfZ3gGbpe24Aj8pH8LU22dAlfL4NO_WsFTtJmgpxOY/s1600/IMG_1263.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOp5yJw5eyYvgzZ5Dmz8grRAwa51OKq3a_MQ78pVFfnuLWYVujOWRf8qTSGjm1MGoCbEy0v73LSUDghSVHmp5-8d5KTJ2AgT4qVzfZ3gGbpe24Aj8pH8LU22dAlfL4NO_WsFTtJmgpxOY/s400/IMG_1263.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492378567710420370" border="0" /></a>Look it matches my handbag...<br /><br />We got our car, the week after this.. and man, we were excited!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiULqWsz9eDP38zpqEPMWazXLl9TBHlPjOsbhsI8ApClPf7zSvJ1NkyCQNNu51-TGxysX7cKpb3i3sVbRPHwLUVLLispyWeUiGXM3BkWCru4nNVL-8gvrhGpV_PLBfePy0s5oDkQn99ysU/s1600/188.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiULqWsz9eDP38zpqEPMWazXLl9TBHlPjOsbhsI8ApClPf7zSvJ1NkyCQNNu51-TGxysX7cKpb3i3sVbRPHwLUVLLispyWeUiGXM3BkWCru4nNVL-8gvrhGpV_PLBfePy0s5oDkQn99ysU/s400/188.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492383821936439362" border="0" /></a><br />First stop at the Honda dealer, to submit the car registration.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK4qOtMLJoqhOlFEBSLSHrMJDqu98z8DcBvYXcnorfqb2RcBS5Kj8SrJGoujw0_c0ZILHjQDr_aZdk052kMeE9mQ9SKtcfhE6J1wdBv1XCjIzeAdUuXOTjWf7AB-b17XeunSXOP9LUTMk/s1600/214.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK4qOtMLJoqhOlFEBSLSHrMJDqu98z8DcBvYXcnorfqb2RcBS5Kj8SrJGoujw0_c0ZILHjQDr_aZdk052kMeE9mQ9SKtcfhE6J1wdBv1XCjIzeAdUuXOTjWf7AB-b17XeunSXOP9LUTMk/s400/214.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492383826858523266" border="0" /></a>Then off to the tint store, we choose WINGARD Royale.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSqJDa9sOIY56TH_n7u7vNceDVohA4WzC_p0WJafKQLwNqDuSGRjV13syQXAPV7ot8vODGpO21k_ZgI44qkzdAlyRXHZtTS04B8NR4KkoiSc5IkFFfg0mCYnEEe945R2W8N6_-AX5TYhM/s1600/233.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSqJDa9sOIY56TH_n7u7vNceDVohA4WzC_p0WJafKQLwNqDuSGRjV13syQXAPV7ot8vODGpO21k_ZgI44qkzdAlyRXHZtTS04B8NR4KkoiSc5IkFFfg0mCYnEEe945R2W8N6_-AX5TYhM/s400/233.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492383841170235090" border="0" /></a>Next to the accesorries store to install our number plate, we paid extra to upgrade the plate.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoolpBMD_Ez9zFNUWcWf3LUZ_VPkxhPvU9O5dAyC5ex0FseEnpqL5ZIoZq3ExkwjXuE0QeTVaOa0DTrIA5sSeIHgPE1W51XOckdL3DxGR-NXtrZZwWXuqZykLQaS8_HbhuAWuiHQ7EmEI/s1600/272.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoolpBMD_Ez9zFNUWcWf3LUZ_VPkxhPvU9O5dAyC5ex0FseEnpqL5ZIoZq3ExkwjXuE0QeTVaOa0DTrIA5sSeIHgPE1W51XOckdL3DxGR-NXtrZZwWXuqZykLQaS8_HbhuAWuiHQ7EmEI/s400/272.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492383846669078578" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-k0BU63mwLX75d8FWqA27TIVE3fBceyeFURv15DxTuDNvyTmdHgaXcZxvGBZNMZXl1bYDhbvpdnf8zQ42OSWEHqEQZeUQ4QOq5x4jq10vwhsFLOIot6DHHjv0HEMws5GtiUglSZhTmKk/s1600/281.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-k0BU63mwLX75d8FWqA27TIVE3fBceyeFURv15DxTuDNvyTmdHgaXcZxvGBZNMZXl1bYDhbvpdnf8zQ42OSWEHqEQZeUQ4QOq5x4jq10vwhsFLOIot6DHHjv0HEMws5GtiUglSZhTmKk/s400/281.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492383852686314658" border="0" /></a>Paddle locks installed for added security..<br /><br />As a plus we also installed front and rear camera to assist in parking. (don't wanna scratch the car)...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicstDaOkF1EuojhkaDPzGnpT0BpUHRXduoiGqiv5eaDKEsUzU6DS3HsKEv7IqxmqAjeMw7dtRcrSTyu3hM6iYFvc_MstzBhSzT-HxszkGFPFn6L9guIgH87Bmjjquwr9ncXodEHVP6O0o/s1600/280.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicstDaOkF1EuojhkaDPzGnpT0BpUHRXduoiGqiv5eaDKEsUzU6DS3HsKEv7IqxmqAjeMw7dtRcrSTyu3hM6iYFvc_MstzBhSzT-HxszkGFPFn6L9guIgH87Bmjjquwr9ncXodEHVP6O0o/s400/280.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492386172598223090" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf8EgH2Hpd1CPBrJBIont7aVCvrIBucVnt0NIelSc8tpi-h_w2CPVnZ3Rwol_whqku8EPQdiJ60ZLyKy4FLozCHov0q29Q3ReNN0ro5QIpZDnQXxVDbGZty3kvlD0FsPgL_R_yPfo8GP0/s1600/278.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf8EgH2Hpd1CPBrJBIont7aVCvrIBucVnt0NIelSc8tpi-h_w2CPVnZ3Rwol_whqku8EPQdiJ60ZLyKy4FLozCHov0q29Q3ReNN0ro5QIpZDnQXxVDbGZty3kvlD0FsPgL_R_yPfo8GP0/s400/278.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492386164869556962" border="0" /></a>With our car dealer, Ms Zizi.. at this point we are minutes away from walking away with our new car, Mr. Nakamura :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6pBN6G1YsoUZ6AdBbgBzKgjMXIAyM3xTotKvpfCZfvYaZTIOiG1Sa_dsKIQQdKyUoZDjXlE6pKjkbbMw2U_RDXYAASjfsnqPc_PZtF4OISUPrzSePOdHN68UCLYKj9B1F-xzWfXeZG7A/s1600/277.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6pBN6G1YsoUZ6AdBbgBzKgjMXIAyM3xTotKvpfCZfvYaZTIOiG1Sa_dsKIQQdKyUoZDjXlE6pKjkbbMw2U_RDXYAASjfsnqPc_PZtF4OISUPrzSePOdHN68UCLYKj9B1F-xzWfXeZG7A/s400/277.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492386176578202082" border="0" />om</a>Norishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05708880408258844769noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597662278254491562.post-19565218326828445522010-05-18T16:38:00.006+08:002010-05-18T16:52:09.430+08:00What's cooking tonight?When it comes to cooking I am so not the right person to talk to.. but tonight I am planning to try out a new simple recipe, so I shall share the recipe for now and the next post will have a picture of the end product.. (if it turns out right!! haha)<br /><br />Recipe : Spaghetti Aglio Olio<br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUvOYipGWmBxlkKDFH7qinOAOXTDlKxO1J99B9Nh3s5RCSkaEWAKPBcR683TT2FhLsiM_ZNXSB5VH7QqgS6oxmkTRRd6TkQzcAMixWGyQMYMhRyVjDGWa31Trh1D0BTxql0rvHxVbHR5Q/s1600/spaghetti.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472528962159711058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 275px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUvOYipGWmBxlkKDFH7qinOAOXTDlKxO1J99B9Nh3s5RCSkaEWAKPBcR683TT2FhLsiM_ZNXSB5VH7QqgS6oxmkTRRd6TkQzcAMixWGyQMYMhRyVjDGWa31Trh1D0BTxql0rvHxVbHR5Q/s400/spaghetti.jpg" border="0" /></a> 1 portion of spaghetti – Cook according to instruction<br /><br />Meanwhile… stir fry a few cloves of chopped garlic and 2 stalks of dried chillies with generous amount of olive oil. You can either break the chillies into flakes or leave it in huge chunks if you don’t fancy chewing into them.<br /><br />Do not let the garlic brown. Add in the cooked spaghetti and flavour with salt, black pepper and herbs (optional).<br /><br />If you have chicken stock, then the taste will be better. Otherwise, just use Maggi chicken cubes.<br /></p><p>You can also add in portobello mushrooms and yellow capsicum plus parmesan cheese in the cooking process. Depending on what's in the fridge.. Don't forget shrimps and squid for seafood style or chicken strips for a little protein. The spaghetti will be a little moist but not soupy.<br /><br /><br />Let's see how well this recipe turns out tonight. I told you it is an easy recipe right? Give it a try..</p>Norishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05708880408258844769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597662278254491562.post-51938159073549391172010-05-13T10:25:00.004+08:002010-05-13T10:55:31.175+08:00THOMAS CUP<div align="left">Wow.. it has been so long since I last updated this blog. Everyday I have (at the back of my mind) plans to update it and ideas of what I wanted to write about, but lately 24 hours in a day is just not enough for me to do all the things in my TO-DO list. Regardless my recent busy schedule I've decided to update it today.. atleast with what I'm thinking at this moment.<br /><br />You cannot be in Malaysia right now and not talk about BADMINTON... Why badminton? Well, the Thomas Cup is what's going on...<br /><br />Even Naufal is excited about it, it seems to him that everyone is also excited about "THOMAS" as he is.. everytime he heard the word "thomas" mentioned on the radio and TV news/game commentator, he would turn to me excitedly and said "dia kata thomas, ibu?"...<br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUzstyWcxPPOoaVFJ7E2g-C7iOADwxJcPMsd3CZjxPD7X7xRDZRLi9f1uMYjLcTz-LOaR_kAyd43b3zJ9hRLlHA9G0gWX1Q0xGgHWiBGxiIp0lwiLbiNtehXBxR9IbYT40MARmCUDmJVQ/s1600/thomas_cup.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470575212328225698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 333px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 260px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUzstyWcxPPOoaVFJ7E2g-C7iOADwxJcPMsd3CZjxPD7X7xRDZRLi9f1uMYjLcTz-LOaR_kAyd43b3zJ9hRLlHA9G0gWX1Q0xGgHWiBGxiIp0lwiLbiNtehXBxR9IbYT40MARmCUDmJVQ/s400/thomas_cup.jpg" border="0" /></a> <blockquote><p align="center"><span style="color:#3333ff;"><strong>Naufal's idea of the THOMAS CUP</strong></span></p></blockquote><p><br />It was very satisfying watching the Thomas Cup quarter final match between Malaysia and Denmark last night. After an unexpected beatings with Japan the night before it is such a refreshing match to see the Malaysian team suddenly raising from defeat..<br /><br /><strong>Malaysia beats Denmark 3-2</strong><br />Lee Chong Wei (MAS) bt Peter Hoeg Gade (DEN) 21-17, 21-17<br />Jan Ø Jørgensen (DEN) bt Wong Choong Han (MAS) 22-20, 16-21, 21-18<br />Mohd Hafiz Hashim (MAS) bt Joachim Persson (DEN) 21-12, 21-10<br />Koo Kean Keat/Tan Boon Heong (MAS) bt Carsten Mogensen/Mathias Boe (DEN) 21-17, 21-19<br />Lars Paaske/Jonas Rasmussen (DEN) bt Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif/Hoon Thien How (MAS) 24-26, 21-12, 21-19<br /><br />Good Luck with the next match with China!!</p>Norishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05708880408258844769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597662278254491562.post-35374695304258397422010-04-30T00:18:00.005+08:002010-04-30T00:42:51.725+08:00May Day.. May Day...<div>Yes, May is approaching fast.. make sure you do your income tax declarations before time runs out. I just did mine yesterday at 5am, on my way out of the house to the airport for my regular day trip to Kuantan.. I'm quite surprised that my "cukai terlebih bayar" is almost equivalent to one month's basic salary!! Can't wait to get the cheque from LHDN. It would feel like getting a bonus :) I'm thinking of buying a new DSLR camera if I get it.. My dream camera is the NIKON D90.. I had a chance to play around with it while I was offshore a few weeks ago.. and I fell in love with it instantly... (I promise I'll do an entry on my offshore trip sometime soon)..</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ZqmcjFi0hVLPgK5LWOS8rI9K5VMUMN5_TC6pJQOwA1ReVqywZHIbrPiDj0-4R1lJ9Waw8VaEzrzq4lGU_7r-lTwkr_xmP0SB6tO1vNXiq6nAjry7HhaP00sk0WX6b81DTBq0nLS9_fk/s1600/IMG_0928.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465600217263985442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ZqmcjFi0hVLPgK5LWOS8rI9K5VMUMN5_TC6pJQOwA1ReVqywZHIbrPiDj0-4R1lJ9Waw8VaEzrzq4lGU_7r-lTwkr_xmP0SB6tO1vNXiq6nAjry7HhaP00sk0WX6b81DTBq0nLS9_fk/s400/IMG_0928.JPG" /></a> <div></div><div>With 1st of May being the famous Labor Day, and a Saturday, my company has given us all Friday off (tomorrow) in lieu of the the public holiday on Saturday. Hooray!!!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>HOMEDEC expo started today at the KL Convention Center but this year gonna give it a miss cause I've been going to too many home expos for the past 2 years. Instead I'm gonna stay home and paint our fence and gate.. Norman started it already on our side fence, but have stopped for some time (enough time to allow our next door neighbour to start and finish off all their fence and gate).. I hope the weather will be good tomorrow.. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>So the plan is to wake up and send Naufal to his playschool, jog afew rounds at the Kelana Jaya park, then come back home to paint the gate, stop by at mum's house for lunch, go to IKEA (buy a table for Naufal cause he loves drawing and coloring nowadays), to SSF (to buy flowers and other indoor decorations), stop by at the car dealer to drop of some documents and then pick up Naufal from playschool... </div><div> </div><div>Big plans for a fine Friday, let's see how much will be accomplished... hahah</div>Norishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05708880408258844769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597662278254491562.post-47696520849866846642010-04-25T19:39:00.006+08:002010-04-29T09:03:22.577+08:00Quarantine No More..What a great feeling :) Naufal is now back to his old cheeky ways and we are no longer under quarantine!! Just in time for a double birthday celebration :)<br /><br />Other than Nora's birthday on the 20th, we also have another April baby in the family. My other sister Husna's birthday is on the 23rd. She drove all the way from Kerteh to enjoy the weekend with us.<br /><br />So on Saturday we all drove to Equatorial Hotel in Bangi for some dim sum at the Golden Phoenix restaurant..<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaoIpR_ayhg3boh-aFTO-1m-6gKIlyQmkqisX0L_ZZXZU341Ug2QEuiQGtvqtlAhc3JB4rl0IKk-DDXDNs17MsN8gRXYGLbcN4eJz4wr82QvDK-CtpqJ83by4C8cwp1idXQhq7n0shQCY/s1600/IMG_5193.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465316660660436034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 225px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaoIpR_ayhg3boh-aFTO-1m-6gKIlyQmkqisX0L_ZZXZU341Ug2QEuiQGtvqtlAhc3JB4rl0IKk-DDXDNs17MsN8gRXYGLbcN4eJz4wr82QvDK-CtpqJ83by4C8cwp1idXQhq7n0shQCY/s400/IMG_5193.JPG" border="0" /></a> Norman and Naufal wearing a matching father and son Manchester United football jersey. Naufal is wearing the full kit, socks and all..<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhByM4GtybVLN3bA121LTzI-WhsYwCW_kVdm8YR79bz7Zafv6i4yDtwS6P4pJhjo-FKo_wGjpFRV7M-O22Bn5H0i0eDTCtrpm24AchFCOJuhR9ErJ4lwG4jFb4jocE7cmNrmEqCp65i494/s1600/IMG_5223.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465316412199435138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 225px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhByM4GtybVLN3bA121LTzI-WhsYwCW_kVdm8YR79bz7Zafv6i4yDtwS6P4pJhjo-FKo_wGjpFRV7M-O22Bn5H0i0eDTCtrpm24AchFCOJuhR9ErJ4lwG4jFb4jocE7cmNrmEqCp65i494/s400/IMG_5223.JPG" border="0" /></a> Norman, me, Aisyah and my mum.. waiting patiently for our lunch.. (we skipped breakfast for this big meal..)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmaOLFUmsPEQZmWA-f679oOBz8XUVMmI-Xb7vGyhqOIoXEdHL7cfvN1JNGv00z5ECpXoAHkr5M8wzE00v5kvwyo_jN6BTWNuOyEjLrKCI9U4xAlNTMgWhS475PclEzjoNJcr8X4buJubo/s1600/IMG_5221.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465316406645951058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 286px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmaOLFUmsPEQZmWA-f679oOBz8XUVMmI-Xb7vGyhqOIoXEdHL7cfvN1JNGv00z5ECpXoAHkr5M8wzE00v5kvwyo_jN6BTWNuOyEjLrKCI9U4xAlNTMgWhS475PclEzjoNJcr8X4buJubo/s400/IMG_5221.JPG" border="0" /></a> Naufal and Sofea reunited again.. these two cousins greatly misses each other as they haven't met each other in almost 2 weeks..<br /><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh99kayEGXPyiHyVdhxlBJ43w9c8FQ8BW21f-AtADuUke0E5QZMNguGWVJSDVsATHy9oSkYO9zN1ECz3sO3-VT-vvtAWs6sH2tbO9VfrzTjqCsCqNrq4kT53PFxGgNLjgCiG9Fb8_OrJ6A/s1600/IMG_5170.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465316396599421682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 287px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh99kayEGXPyiHyVdhxlBJ43w9c8FQ8BW21f-AtADuUke0E5QZMNguGWVJSDVsATHy9oSkYO9zN1ECz3sO3-VT-vvtAWs6sH2tbO9VfrzTjqCsCqNrq4kT53PFxGgNLjgCiG9Fb8_OrJ6A/s400/IMG_5170.JPG" border="0" /></a>Look at how excited Naufal is...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTpiGhB5c8-aYEZvBj_P10JjWu3kjm9CFn-rCveY-6VCEcjOINLRB0JjPQXtkj1RYvcOVegiG1SId8MFjO4GEFfoE4np0EPQrGZ2DtUOMTxGBFdprT2ASCR4m1kulsX5g2cyCnx7j35Fc/s1600/IMG_5217.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465314774069094082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 286px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTpiGhB5c8-aYEZvBj_P10JjWu3kjm9CFn-rCveY-6VCEcjOINLRB0JjPQXtkj1RYvcOVegiG1SId8MFjO4GEFfoE4np0EPQrGZ2DtUOMTxGBFdprT2ASCR4m1kulsX5g2cyCnx7j35Fc/s400/IMG_5217.JPG" border="0" /></a> I really like this picture, reminds me of Beckam and Posh Spice in a candid shot by the papparazis... hahha<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB8vIn_QUDfm2LfQ5OC5vDUoAEYg6x-W3Ehq6WTJ4KIiy4SUXZ1hVgPh3fTTYkYNt0TYZxit54yQe44CI1r-X46N7ccOIPtYy2N0Oi7IM2kql0GJAQqqxeDK5SkzH4S1XBKmNVdlGnBYc/s1600/IMG_5185.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465314763342788178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 225px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB8vIn_QUDfm2LfQ5OC5vDUoAEYg6x-W3Ehq6WTJ4KIiy4SUXZ1hVgPh3fTTYkYNt0TYZxit54yQe44CI1r-X46N7ccOIPtYy2N0Oi7IM2kql0GJAQqqxeDK5SkzH4S1XBKmNVdlGnBYc/s400/IMG_5185.JPG" border="0" /></a> This orange juice is sour mummy... My brother and his family..<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtYjXrxNHzU3DsK9FsNETfNlY1SEnAfs39SVxw3cYh-FZG0QJ7Hpdlip8D19Jgj9VNxyElbn1T2sJpZL6sjTudMNwExFHmih6qG5ZzJuURzOybic1TMJ3E_mkxT9-Sqkwkdu-pc68EY6w/s1600/IMG_5186.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465314754513843154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 225px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtYjXrxNHzU3DsK9FsNETfNlY1SEnAfs39SVxw3cYh-FZG0QJ7Hpdlip8D19Jgj9VNxyElbn1T2sJpZL6sjTudMNwExFHmih6qG5ZzJuURzOybic1TMJ3E_mkxT9-Sqkwkdu-pc68EY6w/s400/IMG_5186.JPG" border="0" /></a> My parents with the two birthday girls.. Husna on the left and Nora on the right.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOAMDEwEoxcyEUJcf6WS9O1GHl9Yztg1hcyYKUTzsJ1H7uw8GYuUSBufG07u5h3PbKaAKn5rp2os_R_n1Bpts8rAm5Jnk7OLUmlKisw8RbYnwMRHhj1nI4zxXt84BfTyzg9WCRScqH18E/s1600/IMG_5177.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465314749652983650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 225px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOAMDEwEoxcyEUJcf6WS9O1GHl9Yztg1hcyYKUTzsJ1H7uw8GYuUSBufG07u5h3PbKaAKn5rp2os_R_n1Bpts8rAm5Jnk7OLUmlKisw8RbYnwMRHhj1nI4zxXt84BfTyzg9WCRScqH18E/s400/IMG_5177.JPG" border="0" /></a> Me and my family.. the triple N's..<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhsJEMiBmHesSxca7lRt7TAsYjQ9DBj5yzf0NLbRBDl02rnHa0l1ZYNyKkDMVtnM_9Fdy707ZRTa2JmewkOG9NXIN_oTdbU6SoQff0EDkH1J9MsvDn3qJFU30jHHqPgsvK-HQjsQ_Sb3Y/s1600/IMG_5161.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465314745513504386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 225px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhsJEMiBmHesSxca7lRt7TAsYjQ9DBj5yzf0NLbRBDl02rnHa0l1ZYNyKkDMVtnM_9Fdy707ZRTa2JmewkOG9NXIN_oTdbU6SoQff0EDkH1J9MsvDn3qJFU30jHHqPgsvK-HQjsQ_Sb3Y/s400/IMG_5161.JPG" border="0" /></a>The meal was quite good (sorry no pictures of the food, everyone was too hungry and dug in as soon as anything was placed on the table), and the price is not bad too.. Although I'm much more familiar with the dim sum at Mandarine Oriental, which I would rate higher than this place. </div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Norishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05708880408258844769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597662278254491562.post-19952369858825272322010-04-25T15:45:00.006+08:002010-04-25T17:07:04.840+08:00Welcoming a new addition the family..Early last month, my loving husband got a new job. However, the location of his new office has the worst parking system available. Not only is it difficult to get a parking spot, the charges to park your car is horrendously high. Traffic heading to and from his office is as bad as it gets, so he decided to ride a motorbike. He already has one that his brother is borrowing, so on the day before he starts his new job, his brother sent the bike back to him. It is an old bike from his single days and is prone to breakdowns.. so he decided to buy a new bike.<br /><br />After much research, he decided on the model that he liked and he started to tender his number plate. The regular 2 digit number that he was aiming at is much much more expensive for a KL number plate in comparison to the Melaka registration number. He checked with his friends who are working with JPJ, and other states have also become expensive. So he decided to tender for he number below... the motorbike was just made available to us on Thursday. Naufal is also overjoyed at the new addition to our family. So I made sure that Norman gets a SIRIM approved toddler's helmet..<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-UJXBPLvPhiNwI-ITgEja0LwOntEYVO604r1iU8YC_WMePrDJaDBR2DUgHtxnskjdCs25LcvWS-ZiYpzM95jIHtKVo7xFVL8DEtnZF80unBWxiFAQ1KbEW1HOsg5euucQ5r2wOGSODCU/s1600/IMG_0965.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-UJXBPLvPhiNwI-ITgEja0LwOntEYVO604r1iU8YC_WMePrDJaDBR2DUgHtxnskjdCs25LcvWS-ZiYpzM95jIHtKVo7xFVL8DEtnZF80unBWxiFAQ1KbEW1HOsg5euucQ5r2wOGSODCU/s400/IMG_0965.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463980233496744274" border="0" /></a>Just look at how excited he looks.. Me on the other hand is not a motorbike gal. Have limited experience on a bike (I think maybe 3 times only in my whole lifetime, if you ask me all bikes are the same), so I have no plans to get on a bike. Naufal's bike riding is also limited to the Subang Galaxy residential area only.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYvK0WIacsbRcbXxIGHZ0wfkysHPWyKpRFwUPuiXUcMrGpwDewP4TweSlQ33A6ftictfJi-zjcF0bOhsP9BVgSwqF7KfvqonNnHlBYTvNJ4tUk0olP8HbHv_H61T2FoFFB5ed_zESBn6k/s1600/IMG_0966.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYvK0WIacsbRcbXxIGHZ0wfkysHPWyKpRFwUPuiXUcMrGpwDewP4TweSlQ33A6ftictfJi-zjcF0bOhsP9BVgSwqF7KfvqonNnHlBYTvNJ4tUk0olP8HbHv_H61T2FoFFB5ed_zESBn6k/s400/IMG_0966.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463994617133413074" border="0" /></a>Hold on tight.. keep your hands and feet in he vehicle at all time..<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8b3wguwLhc1jfvzGT53FO5FeoaAxe5aow3eP5855orKGyJbLNGJIIPmQuXyf8eGPOkQldv7CJyxPTOhO0pOJZLX2Wk84nzevQtX0msxUh_vtXMjT3ZtVDyvmEOw6y3mYbRzdKcDrmTBU/s1600/IMG_0963.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8b3wguwLhc1jfvzGT53FO5FeoaAxe5aow3eP5855orKGyJbLNGJIIPmQuXyf8eGPOkQldv7CJyxPTOhO0pOJZLX2Wk84nzevQtX0msxUh_vtXMjT3ZtVDyvmEOw6y3mYbRzdKcDrmTBU/s400/IMG_0963.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463980250877490194" border="0" /></a>Bye ibu.. we'll be back in a jiffy :)<br /><br />What is it with men and their machines? My husband refuses to let go of the old motorbike. Sentimental value he says.. what are we going to do with 2 motorbikes? Anybody want to rent a bike?? haha....<br /><br />On the same day that Norman bought his scooter, I also bought a car. We'll talk more about that when the car is in our hands in June. For now, we are in the process of tendering for the number plate. My ideal 2 digit number costs more than 2 months graduate starting basic salary!! What a big NO-NO!!Norishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05708880408258844769noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597662278254491562.post-71137269344934643402010-04-21T11:41:00.005+08:002010-04-25T15:36:20.355+08:00I could get used to thisAs this week I am a stay at home mum, I wanted to do all the things that I haven't had the time to do on a weekend. One of it is to wake up early for no particular reason (usually if it is a weekend we would only wake up early if there is an early appointment). Today I wanted to make a special breakfast, and even top it off with dessert. Since yesterday was Aunty Nora's birthday, Naufal had mentioned cake a couple of times that he wanted to have some cake. Since we can't leave the house, the only way to get cake is bake it!!<br /><br />So I woke up early to bake a cake.. all the ingredients are readily available, so it didn't take long to get started. My initial plan was to bake the cake for Norman to bring to work but as Norman is leaving early to beat the morning traffic and there's so way to speed up the baking process, I had to bring myself back to reality and keep some for dinner's dessert.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEOvQ2R5wQ2XF8UVy96H407dRRKpo2PMARGu-Ydmn76kr1dY4Dk7lhGkb1KbcZ7G4fzO9n3FM0P7mbX7ng-Xmk6TDAddhQ1RJLH6_fOjhomOOuv0IUo-1pOjYFGh7Q4n9BbG2EbgEUhPY/s1600/IMG_0939.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEOvQ2R5wQ2XF8UVy96H407dRRKpo2PMARGu-Ydmn76kr1dY4Dk7lhGkb1KbcZ7G4fzO9n3FM0P7mbX7ng-Xmk6TDAddhQ1RJLH6_fOjhomOOuv0IUo-1pOjYFGh7Q4n9BbG2EbgEUhPY/s400/IMG_0939.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463971996527129874" border="0" /></a>The oven haven't been used in along time. So I decided to bake two cakes, one of which I would send to my mother's house (via Mr. Norman)..<br /><br />By the time Naufal woke up the cakes are ready and just cooling out of the oven on the cooling rack. He could smell the bakery-like smell arising from the kitchen.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ELVHOOSYSjjoqQp91kCQlU3ZjmQobvk42dVn0cKG1P4Yp-qi6cznU6wnR8PP3FtuGtfX57IzR_tVUzRbxNqWiiGFCrgOPfizZdb1qP8krOxWg8fIxvRDuC6BX16dvpr9wBKxIKCfY2w/s1600/IMG_0947.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ELVHOOSYSjjoqQp91kCQlU3ZjmQobvk42dVn0cKG1P4Yp-qi6cznU6wnR8PP3FtuGtfX57IzR_tVUzRbxNqWiiGFCrgOPfizZdb1qP8krOxWg8fIxvRDuC6BX16dvpr9wBKxIKCfY2w/s400/IMG_0947.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463972027744078306" border="0" /></a>He's overjoyed that he will be getting a breakfast dessert today. Lemon cake..<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdF5ocJkNC22bScFiT5Reh4BgyOrLjCIvnUIV2nzdtybigiEkmTGfNVLY7AZY8p8Io7Dmnz3gV19hQstArr5VHz-dRaHCOZXUdBUe9_0VFP0fR1WFCgL-4MWXGnQg8qlWdgv-S7nVA4xM/s1600/IMG_0946.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdF5ocJkNC22bScFiT5Reh4BgyOrLjCIvnUIV2nzdtybigiEkmTGfNVLY7AZY8p8Io7Dmnz3gV19hQstArr5VHz-dRaHCOZXUdBUe9_0VFP0fR1WFCgL-4MWXGnQg8qlWdgv-S7nVA4xM/s400/IMG_0946.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463972019598261874" border="0" /></a>I pretended that it was HIS birthday and sang him a birthday song.. I guess he's expecting presents too..<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Q-7990wqfyTu-TFY-ozYeUarjX_dP0rFgwrnrz4-DiWI8rfEqdjibvgpimech5Xeg1Ca3k1h3tQs47DROLBNXmmWhJv4_0Vg_o0FbxSIOT3LD7jN8edfBcDhYKuXUw9uodu9GSeOTxE/s1600/IMG_0941.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Q-7990wqfyTu-TFY-ozYeUarjX_dP0rFgwrnrz4-DiWI8rfEqdjibvgpimech5Xeg1Ca3k1h3tQs47DROLBNXmmWhJv4_0Vg_o0FbxSIOT3LD7jN8edfBcDhYKuXUw9uodu9GSeOTxE/s400/IMG_0941.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463972012256018994" border="0" /></a>No candles but he's still excited..<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNirqrt7tFmyTZwcvUMvQ8_s7QZQc8k_jPac5g_S6xmQxPTEN7uhptJz4Gc8ZasMnMUv34hyhyphenhyphenxUAONSdO_WZrGMV_YWNwAXbVmRQcwn8VanaVWeEtM40Gy9UKyD756gErxCxeveWoT4Y/s1600/IMG_0940.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNirqrt7tFmyTZwcvUMvQ8_s7QZQc8k_jPac5g_S6xmQxPTEN7uhptJz4Gc8ZasMnMUv34hyhyphenhyphenxUAONSdO_WZrGMV_YWNwAXbVmRQcwn8VanaVWeEtM40Gy9UKyD756gErxCxeveWoT4Y/s400/IMG_0940.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463972002694530162" border="0" /></a>Nyum.. nyum.. let's eat ibu!!<br /><br />Staying home with Naufal is much much more fun now that he's recovering.. After breakfast he would help me with the laundry (well most of what he folds need to be refolded), a quick shower then he would watch Play House Disney while I would sweep/vacuum the floor and prepare a little lunch for the both of us. After the meal and his medicine, I would read a book with him and he would fall asleep for his after lunch nap (maybe due to drowsiness from the cough syrup). This would give me some time to go online or clean up the rest of the house and prepare dinner.<br /><br />It is really rewarding cause I would get hugs and kisses whenever he's feeling happy.. I could really get used to this :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEOvQ2R5wQ2XF8UVy96H407dRRKpo2PMARGu-Ydmn76kr1dY4Dk7lhGkb1KbcZ7G4fzO9n3FM0P7mbX7ng-Xmk6TDAddhQ1RJLH6_fOjhomOOuv0IUo-1pOjYFGh7Q4n9BbG2EbgEUhPY/s1600/IMG_0939.JPG"><br /></a>Norishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05708880408258844769noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597662278254491562.post-30427951965624942062010-04-20T22:50:00.009+08:002010-04-20T23:30:19.507+08:00HAPPY BIRTHDAY NORA..<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrileuKA8d5PQH2ZoH212eCPWJGqfz92mPM9COhPilugag3_vvDkpEp1jKP5rOTUD2RG7ZAP9Ir9VQOVuaa1wy9CEA26eEDBMBPPzdsM5hxwol-ElBTFk-dMxdCSomITpHthD4e0mXhuE/s1600/Nora.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrileuKA8d5PQH2ZoH212eCPWJGqfz92mPM9COhPilugag3_vvDkpEp1jKP5rOTUD2RG7ZAP9Ir9VQOVuaa1wy9CEA26eEDBMBPPzdsM5hxwol-ElBTFk-dMxdCSomITpHthD4e0mXhuE/s400/Nora.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462240464966748514" border="0" /></a><br />Ever since I could remember, my sister Nora has always been there whenever I needed a helping hand.. when Naufal was born she was initially awkward at even the thought of handling a baby, but within a few days of welcoming the baby home, I could see that she warmed up to the idea of it and had since fell in love with the little angel. So whenever I needed someone to take care of Naufal, Nora would definitely jump to the chance and never look back..<br /><br />As you can imagine, she has been a great help to me in many ways. So for this year's birthday present I decided to get her a new handbag from my favourite brand<span style="text-decoration: underline;">... COACH!!</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG7DRKmFKSNYKTL61vgcEMMDaFS6dP3yY3_Gj8n53nsn6cmahMYGoNO0jjEMsM4SUI4hkZGembVARl0JJRBuMtBgbW4sXrLnj1RMw94b-mGvLkOOF_mcB_ZzmCKLaU5BpbKMZCl-diAiE/s1600/Present+Nora1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 385px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG7DRKmFKSNYKTL61vgcEMMDaFS6dP3yY3_Gj8n53nsn6cmahMYGoNO0jjEMsM4SUI4hkZGembVARl0JJRBuMtBgbW4sXrLnj1RMw94b-mGvLkOOF_mcB_ZzmCKLaU5BpbKMZCl-diAiE/s400/Present+Nora1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462235557904027122" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span>One of my friends in Houston is absolutely in love with shopping, so she offers to buy COACH handbags from the outlet and retail stores. Whenever there is a sale, she would snap pictures and ask her friends if they are interested to buy. So I decided to buy this bag for Nora. Before choosing which design is desired, I ask Nora to choose between a couple of designs that I liked best.. but our tastes are very different and she didn't like any of them.. so she looked at the COACH website and choose bags that she liked, the choice in color is much more subtle than what I am used to, but I guess these are the things that make us all different.. so from there I knew what her tastes were. I asked my friend to check it out in Houston and luckily it was on SALE.. I just knew it was meant to be.. I quickly placed an order, and in about 10 days the handbag arrived in my hands..<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 0);">And Voila!! </span><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYcJgC6YxU77CxF2mJ3eEX8XQKTvLuN-77MDBGY3GL3wJJc5pf7WmHOenzrekOWDEoN1kHrSHOfplYAoD5fIvSwFrnrEpgYpD3PpcDi18hA28YdKc8Wch-PSz0QYmPsNrFGgFJFUEFVhY/s1600/Present+Nora.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYcJgC6YxU77CxF2mJ3eEX8XQKTvLuN-77MDBGY3GL3wJJc5pf7WmHOenzrekOWDEoN1kHrSHOfplYAoD5fIvSwFrnrEpgYpD3PpcDi18hA28YdKc8Wch-PSz0QYmPsNrFGgFJFUEFVhY/s400/Present+Nora.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462232556102571986" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">HAPPY BIRTHDAY NORA!!<br />May there be many more happy moments to live through together.<br /><br />Sorry that we couldn't be there to celebrate your birthday as we are under quarantine, we'll see you this weekend instead. If you're wondering, your little nephew Naufal is getting better, he's definitely enjoying every minute with mummy, and to tell you the truth I'm really enjoying this "stay-at-home-mummy/wife" thing too. Very relaxing, and entertaining. Anyway, good thing your present is already at mama's place, so that you can have it to enjoy on your happy day today.<br /><br />I'm so glad you love your new handbag :)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div>Norishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05708880408258844769noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597662278254491562.post-16111574355030266402010-04-19T06:14:00.014+08:002010-04-19T10:33:15.600+08:00A bad POSITIVE..Wow.. I can't believe it , a month has gone by like a flash of lightning. So many things has happened, new experiences good and bad..<br /><br />Let me give a quick summary of what has happened since my last entry. That same evening, when Naufal woke from his sleep, his temperature was still high and his breathing was irregular, so we took him to the same clinic that he went to the previous week. The doctor was not sure why his temperature went back up and why he was wheezing, so he referred Naufal to the hospital. We waited another 2 hours to see our regular peadritician at Sime Darby Medical Center, Subang Jaya (previously known as SJMC). By the time we met her, she checked Naufal thoroughly. he suspected lung infection, so she prescribed the nebulizer to loosen the phlegm, and warded Naufal for further tests.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggtT_a-Asb7eonsa-4gmm8WwzngO_FA59P8W9tztRhsI33J9b4dGbil-xvBaW5DWOVS1qEH-THSPbz8kfoGl25lioz3vBbfc1N4dFsBk1WZIXEDsyVjFpSLW3QV8yjXzIxRPfjLR6C868/s1600/IMG_0835.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggtT_a-Asb7eonsa-4gmm8WwzngO_FA59P8W9tztRhsI33J9b4dGbil-xvBaW5DWOVS1qEH-THSPbz8kfoGl25lioz3vBbfc1N4dFsBk1WZIXEDsyVjFpSLW3QV8yjXzIxRPfjLR6C868/s400/IMG_0835.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461631109276040562" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><blockquote>Naufal looking extremely exhausted</blockquote></div>It was a horrible feeling for us, not knowing what your only child is suffering from and seeing his small tired body wheezing away. After the nebulizer in the treatment room, Naufal started to feel hungry, which is a good sign cause he has lost his appetite for some time, so we fed him the buns that was packed.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1b7BttkzBCdd1WVg9sB41eJnb2KXNambASfLzksmAYm1pNgpQy4WtkSb-UIilhDlgl9ihzNo0gCk6qDgt39RRBdrc4M09Yonwz-w1SUjU-TMK_90tF3SuPsU0xDDdcYBvvMvM7baKtlU/s1600/IMG_0820.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1b7BttkzBCdd1WVg9sB41eJnb2KXNambASfLzksmAYm1pNgpQy4WtkSb-UIilhDlgl9ihzNo0gCk6qDgt39RRBdrc4M09Yonwz-w1SUjU-TMK_90tF3SuPsU0xDDdcYBvvMvM7baKtlU/s400/IMG_0820.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461614848941665138" border="0" /></a>We had to wait quite sometime for the doctor to come back to us to insert the tubes on Naufal's arms. We were then wheeled to the ward where we spent the next 3 nights.<br /><br />Naufal was on the nebulizers every 3 hours, water dripped through the tubes directly into his blood streams for the next 2 days, X-rays were taken to check for fluid in his lungs, antibiotics were injected into him, and several other medicines were pumped into his system ..<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO_-K436A72TcEaNjhx11kFbgr1W9BS5ygdbeSXkXkc9PJkjLEXOGV-ZEHK-brK0Xv9gJ-C3KHSnDS_Id-U5DL4nUWYa-bI9HIlaDJ9eXxDocvBSwoaIbB4I6lrGLnv0B2F7yL3GKKeVM/s1600/IMG_0829.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO_-K436A72TcEaNjhx11kFbgr1W9BS5ygdbeSXkXkc9PJkjLEXOGV-ZEHK-brK0Xv9gJ-C3KHSnDS_Id-U5DL4nUWYa-bI9HIlaDJ9eXxDocvBSwoaIbB4I6lrGLnv0B2F7yL3GKKeVM/s400/IMG_0829.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461619671696771042" border="0" /></a>Just look at his hands, both of them are taped to a board which restricts his movement so that he doesn't pull the needle from his left hand. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ujHXMjwRcNUW-UKkejP5lbHrWTHQia59ln93HaWuZQ3iki-MwOdKOJn_nzYBogNFodwj8Zd_fSolpXYa91MpbblAGxeJCRxkbP9-XTbAkFwdnauReW86fRyQvmC0ryZeP-DJ6O2oLkw/s1600/IMG_0832.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ujHXMjwRcNUW-UKkejP5lbHrWTHQia59ln93HaWuZQ3iki-MwOdKOJn_nzYBogNFodwj8Zd_fSolpXYa91MpbblAGxeJCRxkbP9-XTbAkFwdnauReW86fRyQvmC0ryZeP-DJ6O2oLkw/s400/IMG_0832.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461631098661978226" border="0" /></a><br />Tok is always around to keep Naufal cheerful. At night his aunts and uncles would also come over for a visit, often with toys, which really put a smile on his face. Thanks all..<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_mQ6xrgaVHAZhOJkvv7B4B6Nwytwkzc-O1BVHrCA98fzgcFmfJJJ84f2NNaRFwjY5Np-97gWS8X_DJjEugePrMzQL3ZelYZwHW7rnyBuWMt5ucZOPtVaqsDBqFg2THStRmumH1M9F3NQ/s1600/IMG_0833.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_mQ6xrgaVHAZhOJkvv7B4B6Nwytwkzc-O1BVHrCA98fzgcFmfJJJ84f2NNaRFwjY5Np-97gWS8X_DJjEugePrMzQL3ZelYZwHW7rnyBuWMt5ucZOPtVaqsDBqFg2THStRmumH1M9F3NQ/s400/IMG_0833.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461631093675517026" border="0" /></a>Two of Naufal's favourite nurses checking up on him periodically. He wouldn't let them leave him sometimes, so the nurses had to make an extended visit and Naufal would chat away.. charming them with his smiles.<br /><br />After all the test results were out the doctor informed us that there was no lung infection, but he had Chronic Bronchitis. I googled it up (like you would at times like this) and here is what I found out about it. Chronic bronchitis is an ongoing inflammation of the airways in the lungs. The inflammation causes mucus to form in the lungs which makes it hard to get air in and out of the lungs. This can seriously affect your ability to breath and can give you a tight feeling in the chest. The main difference between bronchitis and chronic bronchitis is that chronic means it last a long time. Commonly affecting smokers, but in children it can be caused by dusts and other things. The common symptoms for chronic bronchitis are trouble breathing, tightness in the chest and coughing up mucus.<br /><br />When I back to the office, everyone was asking about how my son was doing. Most were surprised when I mentioned chronic bronchitis but a few had their own share of tales to share. One had both of her daughters also suffering from it currently and another friend was a sufferer during her childhood. She mentioned that chronic bronchitis could lead to pneumonia, and she used to get attacks often as a child. In her teens, the symptoms just vanished and she no longer suffered from the illness.<br /><br />Since then, Naufal has been the regular cheerful, healthy boy. Suddenly last Tuesday his school teacher called me at 5.30pm telling me that Naufal started to have fever at about 4.30 that day and they are asking me if I would allow them to start giving him medicine. As I was already 10 minits away from picking him up, I told him that I would take him home. He had some fever medicine left from his last visit to the hospital so I gave it to him and his fever seems to get better.. The next two days his temperature was still quite high and I sent him to his grandma's to recover while I am away at work. It seemed like a normal fever and coughing. But on Friday morning he started vomiting mucus while he was sleeping. So I decided to take him to the children's clinic.<br /><br />It was already his 4th day sick and his temperature has rose to 39.1 degC. The coughing has paired with running nose. The doctor was going to start him on antibiotics, but at the same time he also wrote a referral note to the hospital emergency room to check for the influenza virus. I was already scared at the thought of it, but was sure that I needed to get Naufal checked just in case. So we headed to SDMC SJ again and met with the peaditrician. Naufal's high temperature and his coughing, plus his past medical record suggested possible lung infection. So again we were warded for further tests.<br /><br />That same day, the nurses took a swab from Naufal's nose to test for influenza. The nurses told me that the results would be available within two hours. However after waiting more than 2 hours we still didn't get any results, so I asked the nurses to check and inform me what the outcome was. We were in great shocked to hear that the influenza A test results were POSITIVE!!!<br /><br />We were moved to the quarantine room immediately and once everything was settled, I just cried and cried.. my thoughts were already at the worst case scenario.. I can't imagine life without my son. He is the apple of our eyes, our everything! Later the nurse came in and explained that although Naufal is influenza A positive, he isn't necessarily H1N1 positive. Norman calmed me down too, things might not be as bad as it sounds. We will get through this and Naufal will get better.. That night itself, Naufal's Tamiflu treatment started.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjqTEF-L8KCmZ5CD0jSLJtWjgvbhNALZweKVHiWgj7FrAbyO32ghwjznAPRsVDvm-IMobwQeJvka9saJWUZNdqtxEUU96Sp6j7WjR5Gl2MyJH_cTLuNbEigWdbcYBCQHozWhmEeZ8e3gE/s1600/IMG_0931.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjqTEF-L8KCmZ5CD0jSLJtWjgvbhNALZweKVHiWgj7FrAbyO32ghwjznAPRsVDvm-IMobwQeJvka9saJWUZNdqtxEUU96Sp6j7WjR5Gl2MyJH_cTLuNbEigWdbcYBCQHozWhmEeZ8e3gE/s400/IMG_0931.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461664668386781682" border="0" /></a>The next day, Naufal's temperature had gone down and he seems to be recovering but his cough is still quite bad. We were later told that he had a lung infection (pneumonia) based on his X-ray results. We continued praying for him..<br /><br />All the weekend plans had to be cancelled, we are under quarantine during our stay in the hospital and also another week once we return. Please pray for our little boy :) insyaAllah he will be well..Norishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05708880408258844769noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597662278254491562.post-79071345678383844772010-03-22T11:06:00.000+08:002010-03-22T11:08:11.785+08:00Get well soon my baby..Last Friday afternoon, his kindergarten called to tell me that Naufal's temperature has increased to 38degC. Luckily it was WHPH and I was already on my way home early. However, knowing that Norman is closer I called him to pick up Naufal and take him to the clinic. It's just the common flu but since it is rare for Naufal to get sick, we really had to be careful.<br />He was getting better in Saturday and by Sunday he was back to being the regular Naufal. <br />Then comes Monday morning and he woke up complaining of a tummy ache at 5am. His whole body was boiling hot!! He wanted to go to the toilet so I decided to give him a shower to cool down. Later we gave him his antibiotics and tried to feed him breakfast but he was too sleepy. So we decided to take him to the children's clinic but it was still too early. While waiting we stopped over at Tok & Tokki's house. At first Naufal was sleeping in the car, but he soon woke up when he realized that he was at his granny's. <br />Once inside he had his favourite breakfast, hash brown and orange juice. Afterwards he willingly took the rest of his afrermeal medicine and was soon back to sleep. His temperature has gone down so we decided to let him sleep. Drugged and drowsy...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://picasaweb.google.com/103985422062123807804/NickNacksWithNoris?authkey=Gv1sRgCJ_esKryvY60Sw#5451289090820543874'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLGCEU2C3_FbunP9UjJVQ-PQjscfDMQfb1J9KSbPoXLBQs2jp98GVyuNRyMCKVulNHJ90VH38mbrILVtfQ7lusx6_-G9g1ZECdLABaikulUstSmLRpGHBM-yFs_3d520V-6eBfvzaQtgI/s288/iphone_photo.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br />Norishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05708880408258844769noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597662278254491562.post-65140008016831585492010-03-19T11:43:00.002+08:002010-03-19T11:47:30.105+08:00How much would you pay for a number plate?For the new car that we are planning to purchase, I was planning to have a matching 2 digit number plate like my husband's car. However, I found out that for the 2 digit number on a Wilayah Persekutuan car plate, the number I want is about worth RM5000++... it didn't cost that much in other states... we'll have to check out Selangor next..<br /><br />And guess what, a second hand special plate number is worth more than a newly registered number, particularly in KL... why???Norishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05708880408258844769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597662278254491562.post-19371324011772982742010-03-17T15:46:00.002+08:002010-03-17T15:51:55.601+08:00Naufal's first bleeding nose<div>At about 4 am this morning, Naufal was crying for milk. Due to my non-existence milk supply, I had to wake up to make a fresh batch of milk for him. However before I left the bedroom, I noticed that there were dark stains on Naufal’s face and top. As I turn on the lights, I realized that Naufal’s nose is <span style="color:#cc0000;">bleeding</span>. Blood smudges covered his nose and cheeks and his sleeves are covered in blood. This is the first time that this had happened.<br /><br />I woke Norman up and showed him Naufal, who at the moment is still clueless of what had happened to him. His eyes were still shut, and he is still in sleeping mode. At first we thought that Naufal’s body was hot but when we touched his forehead his temperature is just ambient. Other than the bleeding nose, he is normal. I took a baby wipe and started to dab the blood away. Hoping that it would stop, but even after wiping the blood stains from his cheeks, the bleeding has not superceeded. Not knowing what to do we woke Naufal up and gave him a quick shower. At the same time Norman went to make fresh batch of milk and took out Naufal’s diapers and pajamas out from his bedroom wardrobe. Blood was dripping on the bedroom floor as we rushed to get Naufal to the toilet. The bleeding stopped while he was in the shower.<br /><br />Later we got Naufal dressed, and within minutes he was slurping his warm milk and started snoozing again. While everyone was getting back to sleep I couldn’t resist but to read up on bleeding nose in toddlers. So I grabbed my iPhone and went online to read up on the topic. Off course, the site that came to mind is babycenter.com, which has been my main source of reference from pregnancy to birth and subsequently child care.<br /><br />The first paragraph was very assuring as they stated that <em><span style="color:#666666;">“Nosebleeds are very common and are rarely a cause for concern.”</span></em> Here are more learnings from the site that could help both me and you if your child suddenly have a nose bleed.<br /><br /><em><span style="color:#666666;">Nose bleeds could be cause by colds, allergies, and sinus infections; low humidity; and trauma (like nose picking, a foreign object in the nose, or being hit in the nose).</span></em> </div><div> </div><div>As Naufal is not having a cold or anything like that, I am assuming that it is the low humidity in the room. As it is so hot nowadays, it is common to turn on the air conditioner here and there. I usually wake up and turn the air con off cause I don’t like it when it is too cold. The air is so dry when the air con is turned on for long periods, so much that you would get a dry mouth when you wake up in the morning, and it is noticeable that your skin feels tight and dry such that you need to apply lotions to moisten the skin.<br /><br />Anyway here is the recommended way to stop a nose bleed:<br /><br /><em><span style="color:#999999;">Seat your baby in your lap and lean him forward slightly. Using a tissue or a clean, soft washcloth, gently pinch the soft part of his nose shut. Apply gentle, constant pressure for a full ten minutes. (Resist the temptation to peek earlier to see if the bleeding has stopped.)During this time, you might distract your baby by singing to him, looking at a book together, or watching a video (depending on his age).</span></em> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4xJxcUT2M7OAn3VjuhVpg3Aose_WcneE7dyMDPrxvI6vcOdJBEttQGsmhTPjJyhuxpO1wxvDGArNekcFRcF8833VFaBPyi2OQ1mfNJgeIp8pBpNtettzqJvBNtvmy5dXhcxVArV39DRc/s1600-h/Nosebleeds---KHI-RCH.jpg"></div></a><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449506407296360034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 232px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4xJxcUT2M7OAn3VjuhVpg3Aose_WcneE7dyMDPrxvI6vcOdJBEttQGsmhTPjJyhuxpO1wxvDGArNekcFRcF8833VFaBPyi2OQ1mfNJgeIp8pBpNtettzqJvBNtvmy5dXhcxVArV39DRc/s400/Nosebleeds---KHI-RCH.jpg" border="0" /><em><span style="color:#666666;">After ten minutes, release the pressure and see if the bleeding has stopped. If it hasn't, pinch your baby's nose closed for another ten minutes. (If your baby seems distressed when you close his nostrils, you can try plugging just the side that's bleeding, if his nose is only bleeding from one side.) You can also apply a cold compress to the bridge of his nose. If that doesn't do the trick, give your baby's doctor a call.Two important tips:• Don't tilt your baby's head back or let him lie down. Either would allow the blood to run down his throat, which tastes bad and could make him vomit.• Don't pack his nose with cotton during or after a nosebleed. Bleeding can start right back up again when you remove the cotton and disrupt any clots that have formed.</span></em><br /><br /><em><span style="color:#999999;"><strong>How can I prevent nosebleeds?</strong><br />If the air in your home is dry, use a humidifier in your baby's room at night. Discourage your baby from putting anything in his nose, and if he has a habit of putting his fingers in his nose, keep his fingernails trimmed so he's less likely to injure the lining of his nose.</span></em>Norishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05708880408258844769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597662278254491562.post-83960712466312759912010-03-16T14:18:00.001+08:002010-03-16T14:20:04.521+08:00Coffee Goal Zero<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimPdTORQtlkimAM2tRXG0iU-4jLDmbSM2IOe8zychZD3xDNef55E0NCnTkYzTrhpNUUMpAINXM7n_-Fu9-4Ze7BlzIG_KlcKFhK6ogJ2BdvNsfELwfFjdLL8pXfRIeFJw2YqY1auKDtd8/s1600-h/no-coffee.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449112361225655442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimPdTORQtlkimAM2tRXG0iU-4jLDmbSM2IOe8zychZD3xDNef55E0NCnTkYzTrhpNUUMpAINXM7n_-Fu9-4Ze7BlzIG_KlcKFhK6ogJ2BdvNsfELwfFjdLL8pXfRIeFJw2YqY1auKDtd8/s400/no-coffee.jpg" border="0" /></a>It is with sadness and great lament that I announce the infringement of the “Coffee Goal Zero” campaign.<br /><br />The incident took place just moments before midnight on 5th March 2010 in Kimanis Bay, Sabah when a meeting was held to discuss the “Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment” (also known as HIRA) of the beach pull operation for the shore approach of the oil export pipeline. The IP (injured person, name to remain discreet but off course since I am the only person participating you can only guess that it is me) relented to a cup of coffee which happens to be the only thing served on site.<br /><br />Upon further analysis, it is concluded that the IP had no other source of hydration and the IP had to make a choice of coffee or temporary unconciousness due to extreme sleep-deprived condition. The IP made the right decision in order to maintain conciousness and shall be rewarded accordingly.<br /><br />Unfortunately it is made known that since the incident, the IP is finding it hard to resist to coffee and has been succumbed to coffee temptations ever since. The IP shall report to “Coffee Addiction” sessions daily to once again resist coffee and subsequently continue to participate in the “Coffee Goal Zero” campaign.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">Lessons learn:</span> Avoid late night meetings!!!</strong><br /><div></div>Norishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05708880408258844769noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597662278254491562.post-26534271683252062412010-03-15T14:48:00.005+08:002010-03-15T15:31:03.501+08:00Could it be true?I was at the Company preferred clinic this morning to do my offshore medical check up and I could swear that the measuring stick was incorrect. It seems that I have shrunk, I am no longer as tall as I thought I was.. which resulted in a higher BMI than I had anticipated.<br /><br />So before I get my own measuring aparatus out I decided to google whether it is true that we actually get shorter as we age.. and I stumbled upon this article. Reading through it just made me realise that I should start taking care of my bones more seriously nowadays. I should start drinking high calcium drinks, otherwise I may shrink to Naufal's height.<br /><br /><strong><em><span style="color:#666666;">Why Do You Get Shorter with Age?</span></em></strong><em><span style="color:#666666;"><br />Published August 13, 2009 by:</span></em><a class="content_byline" id="byline" onclick="oct(this,'art_byline');" href="http://www.associatedcontent.com/user/16093/kristie_leong_md.html"><em><span style="color:#666666;">Kristie Leong M.D.</span></em></a><br /><br /><em><span style="color:#999999;">Have you had your height measured recently? You may never have been supermodel tall, but if it's been a while, you may be surprised to find that you're a little shorter than you used to be. Don't blame it on the measuring stick. Chances are that height loss is real. What causes height loss with age and is there anything you can do about it?</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#999999;"></span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#999999;">Loss of height with age is a normal phenomenon that can rear its ugly head as early as age thirty. It affects both men and women, with women showing a slightly greater loss of height over the years than men. Getting shorter with age was initially thought to be due to shrinkage of the discs separating each vertebrae, but a study showed the actual cause is compression of the bony vertebrae themselves. How much height do most people lose? The majority of people sacrifice an average of 0.4 inches in height every ten years after the age of forty. </span></em><br /><br /><em><span style="color:#999999;"></span></em><br /><br /><em><span style="color:#999999;">Unfortunately, there's little that can be done to control this type of age related height loss. A more serious reason for loss of height with age is osteoporosis. This is where the vertebrae actually break down due to bone loss. This can lead to bony deformities such as the hunched over appearance seen in older ladies as well as loss of height. Although osteoporosis is more commonly seen in women, it also affects men and some people believe this disease is under diagnosed in the male population. </span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#999999;"></span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#999999;">How do you know whether you're experiencing normal height loss with age or osteoporosis? Osteoporosis can be a silent disease until the first fracture occurs. One way to identify a problem is to keep careful track of height. A height loss of two inches or more during adulthood is a warning sign of potential bone problems and should be followed up with a bone density study to check for osteoporosis. Height should be routinely checked at each doctor's visit and any changes noted from previous measurements. If there's a significant change or there are risk factors for osteoporosis, further evaluation may be needed. </span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#999999;"></span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#999999;">Can hormone therapy such as use of estrogen in women prevent height loss with age? A study published in the journal Menopause showed that estrogen has little or no affect on prevention of age-related loss in height.<br /></span></em><a href="http://ads.associatedcontent.com/www/delivery/ck.php?n=a14de4a9&cb=2020067617" target="_blank"></a><br /><em><span style="color:#999999;">With the potential risks of hormone therapy becoming so apparent this is unlikely to be a safe solution for this problem anyway. The bottom line? Height loss with age is normal but too much loss in height is not. See your doctor regularly and make sure your height is checked at each visit and compared to the last measurement. Be sure to discuss with your doctor any risks for osteoporosis you may have including family history. Then, stand tall!</span></em><br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQjVJFuFfFDQq_KFmfE-1usA63xvRgFxCJcKVkK12DDZAAM_OqdadYlJiuTCAV5yl0O019snEIsmb-evgA4I6gk9Ej2qk7ivCayf8IVZF_sgDHdKstwwfBGKQ7KVmM9WXABoPLcMYYv6A/s1600-h/short.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448755747209699042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 343px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQjVJFuFfFDQq_KFmfE-1usA63xvRgFxCJcKVkK12DDZAAM_OqdadYlJiuTCAV5yl0O019snEIsmb-evgA4I6gk9Ej2qk7ivCayf8IVZF_sgDHdKstwwfBGKQ7KVmM9WXABoPLcMYYv6A/s400/short.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />I feel like going for a bone density check, I think my calcium "malnutrition" is probably due to the 2+ years of breastfeeding Naufal. I guess I need to change my diet too. My calcium intake needs to be in the range of 1000mg per day.<br /><br />Dairy foods are very high in calcium, see the values given in the following table.<br /><strong>Food Calcium, serving size, mg of Calcium per serving.</strong></p><p><strong>Dairy Products</strong><br />Skim Milk, 1 cup, 301<br />Whole Milk, 1 cup, 290<br />Plain Low fat Yogurt, 1 cup, 415<br />Cow Milk Cottage Cheese (Paneer), 1 cup, 208<br />Baffalo Milk Cottage Cheese (Paneer), 1 cup, 480<br /><strong>Calcium in Beans & Grains<br /></strong>White beans, 3/4 cup, 120<br />Navy beans, 3/4 cup, 94<br />Black Turtle beans, 3/4 cup, 75<br />Chickpeas (Chhole), 3/4 cup, 58<br />Tofu, 150g, 350<br />Soy bean curd slab, 150g, 310<br />Cooked Soy bean, 1 cup, 130<br />Instant oats, 1 pkt, 165<br /><strong>Calcium in Nuts</strong><br />Almonds roasted, 1/4 cup, 93<br />Almonds butter, 2 Tbsp, 88<br />Sesame seeds, 1/4 cup, 50<br /><strong>Calcium in Vegetables & Fruits</strong><br />Cabbage/bok choy, 1/2 cup, 190<br />Turnip greens, 1/2 cup, 104<br />Broccoli, 1/2 cup, 33<br />Okra, 1/2 cup, 65<br />Orange, 1/2 cup, 52<br />Orange juice fortified with calcium, 1/2 cup, 165<br /></p><p>Following is a list of foods that give you more than 300 mg of Calcium per 100 gm of that food.<br />Milk and milk products, Cereals and Grains, Vegetables (Green leafy vegetables are an excellent source of calcium), Spices and Fish</p>Norishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05708880408258844769noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597662278254491562.post-3363531930282125042010-03-11T10:32:00.002+08:002010-03-11T10:34:03.353+08:00Just My Luck!!I just realized that the one and only training that I will be attending this year is the week after Raya in Miri!!<br /><br />That means that I will have to return back to KL on the 4th of Syawal itself so that I could fly to Miri the very next day :(<br /><br />My in-laws are not going to be happy..Norishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05708880408258844769noreply@blogger.com3