Friday, April 27, 2007

Taking a break!

I need a few days off to recuperate from my series of illness. Doctor says it's due to the extra hot weather...I hope so too..haven't eaten properly in days...lack of appetite....
(Tapi tak kurus pulak!)

So i'll be off to the paddy fields and kampung houses...

Pray that i'll be better soon...

Friday, April 20, 2007

My unplanned pregnancy

My pregnancy with Adib was never planned. Actually we thought of resting 2-3 years after Afiq, and then came the study leave offer; I had to move to KL, nursery care arrangements and all….
I was also on the pill, but I switched from the common pill to a homeopathic pill. For 10 months I was happy, no side effects whatsoever, so we proceeded with the transfer to KL, I was in my 2nd or 3rd month of study and for a week I had diarrhea, in fact the whole family was having it, after some kenduri…so I was on medication, and I think it must be the mixed up between homeopathic medication and modern medicine that contributes to Adib’s existence hohohohoho!
Agaknya pill homeopati tu tak jln sebab ubat cirit-birit lagi power! In fact I didn’t realize that I was pregnant, I took slimming jamu at the same time, later when I discovered I was ‘late’, I went to the clinic to have a test. It was negative but I had an instinct that I was pregnant, so I bought the pregnancy test kit, it was positive, I went to the same doctor again and then he tested positive.
My first reaction was frustrated, I was on pill, nothing could go wrong…tapi itulah kerja Allah, nak menduga…I realize mungkin masa makan bercampur2 pil tu terlekat zuriatku..
Homeopati pill kan ke selalunya sensitive…
And I prayed silently at night so that apa2 pill yg aku consume before takkan merbahayakan kandungan, supaya tarikh kelahiran baby ni won’t coincide with my exams and all.
I hide my pregnancy from everyone except for family. Sampai ke satu peringkat one of my colleague terserempak aku, masa tu dlm 6 bulan rasanya, dia nampak aku pakai ‘uniform’ and lepas tu as I expected, heboh satu opis…Bengang betul rasa masa tu… ramai yg perli ‘eleh dulu duduk jauh dgn hubby, ni dah dekat!” I cried almost everyday lepas balik kelas, aku tak pernah pun sibuk kalau org nak beranak saban tahun ke, tak nak kawin ke apa ke, kenapa pulak aku pregnant org susahkan…My husband and mom was very worried seeing me crying and one day he burst out..’yg depa sibuk2 tu ngape, bukan budak tu takde bapak!’… Masa tu aku rasa benci nak jumpa org2 kat opis, (segelintir le), and one day I don’t know why bila ada lagi colleague jumpa dan sindir aku, aku jawab selamba je lebih kurang ‘Allah nak bagi, tak mesti you buat hari2 tu dapat, kalau Allah nak bagi sekali buat pun boleh dapat, aku tak pasti masa tu aku kurang ajar ke tidak, tapi lepas tu depa tak sindir dah….
Early pregnancy, masa check-up the doctor discovered that uri aku ke bawah, but ada possibility utk berubah, aduhhhh, risaunya, masa tu Mak dan akak2 aku pi Umrah, so I called them and asked them to pray at Kaabah for both baby and me. Anyhow, I was quite active when I had Adib, turun naik kelas tingkat 3 tu takde hal, sampai my classmates pun tanya, akak ni tak penat ke? Mungkin berkat doa my family juga…
And during the 8th month check-up doctor kata the condition is normal, she was relieved, aku lagi le syukur sgt, takutnya pikir2 operate ni…Time ni jugak we had an accident, on the way back to KL, agaknya dlm 1 km je dari rumah mak masa accident tu, pi pulak check, Alhamdulillah baby ok…So dlm sebulan le jugak aku berulang alik ke kelas naik bas or taxi…Aaarghhh yg bengang naik bas ni, dah le packed macam sardine, depa tak consider pun nak bagi aku tempat duduk padahal dah sah2 nampak perut memboyot tu, and lagi teruk, one day pintu bas tu pulak nak kepit perut aku, masa tu nak turun bas, aarrhh aku jerit le kat driver tu…So much for caring Malaysians!!!! Naik LRT pun depa tak bagi duduk, until my husband told me to put up notice on my belly “Hello! I’m pregnant! Hohohoho…..

Dah dekat final exam, aku takleh concentrate masa revision week, aku takleh concentrate study, asyik teringat aje bebudak berdua tu kat kg…Lantak le aku tak kira masa tu dah 8 months over, aku bantai gak naik flight, masa tu kira nak tgk muka anak je, after spending time with the kids baru le rasa semangat nak pi exam.
Time exam tu my classmates risau dok tgk aku ulang alik pi toilet, ye le exam satu paper 3 jam, bladder aku mana tahan lama2 dlm aircond tu, huhuhu…ada pulak sorang tu ingat aku nak bersalin dah masa tgk lari2 pi toilet.

Habis je exam ptg tu jugak husband hantar aku balik kg…And after 2 weeks I had a baby boy named Adib Akmal….My wish is that this boy will turn into a wonderful young man yg berbakti pada parents, respect the elderly, and beriman serta beramal soleh…
May your life filled with exciting things dear boy, and you’re always in our prayers…..Amin………

Tuesday, April 17, 2007

Croaking voice

Posting ni dah buat beberapa hari lepas, tapi pc aku ntah kenapa crash, boom, bang!

Dah baik sakit mata, sakit tekak dah pulak, maybe due to the hot weather sekarang ni, air masak dah minum banyak tapi still perit tekak, now I sounded macam witch dlm cerita Merlin yg Sam Neil berlakon tu, apa ke nama witch tu….oooo Mab!
Bila jawab telefon org dok tanya berkali2 if it’s really me, huish..ni macam punya kes byk teruk…Dah kena perit tekak masa birthday Adib dah itu hari, tapi dok tahan lagi, last2 tekak aku meragam le…masa bwk Afiq pi klinik semlm sebab dia muntah2, aku mintak doctor cek aku sekali, muahahahah, padahal klinik tu klinik kekanak, emmm gasak le aku dah tak larat nak drive myself to another clinic…dapat le ubat,

Semalam rebus pulak bunga cengkih, minum air dia, ada le nampak kurang batuk, tapi tekak masih perit...

Masa birthday Adib tu memang it was a very small affair, with the hot weather, aku tak larat nak jemput org2 dtg..masing2 kalau boleh tak nak keluar rumah bila cuaca macam ni, buat le tiga biji kek, semua ada letak superman…
Masa icing tu Aliff dah dok tanya, buat kek sapa ni, aku pun cakap ni kek kawan wan, nanti dia dtg ambik…dia dah frust dah, dah 3-4 kali dtg lagi tanya, aku marah le dia, dia duduk at one corner and nangis sedih…huhuhuuh, kalau benda2 lain dia boleh lagi compromise, but when it comes to cake, memang le dia tak kuat iman …
Last2, mak aku suruh dia take a nap, dia pun kata ok le, nanti Aliff bangun kita pergi rumah kawan wan, makan kek….
Bila dia bangun mak aku pun cakap kawan wan tak jadi amik kek, dia kena pi Kolumpo, melompat2 le dia, siap canang kat adik2 lagi, dan faraidkan kek tu sesama diorang…hihihihi, sakit perut aku tgk gaya dia…

Nanti aaa… gambor keknya… ayah dia tak e-mail kat aku lagi gambar2 birthday boy!

Adib tak nak pulak potong kek tu…ish..nampak sgt tak pandai party2 ni…ish, ni nak kena train lagi ni hohohoho..

Semalam satu hari server down, semua kerja tak jalan, tu le masalahnya bila rely on technology..tapi untung gak, aku boleh le buat kerja2 lain, termasuk kemaskini meja, file dll..
Hari ni pulak Dean Dentistry belanja lunch, bos aku tak dpt pergi sebab nak ambik anak dia, so me and my colleague together with the lecturers went for lunch…it was very nice, tempat tu baru jugak, next time nak ajak my family kat situ..Tapi promotion RM5 per dish dah habih…Alamak!, harga biasa dah sekarang…hihihi
Takpe le, yg penting enak dan enjoy!
Dah balik tu dia pi singgah pulak KFC utk bawak balik kat bebudak kat opis, dia bilang your staff dah kerja teruk2, belanja le makan…hohoho, memang style army, kerja, kerja, kerja, bagi makan…Anyway bebudak tu happy je even dpt ayam seketul sorang..

Kekadang aku pikir betul gak, makanan ni memang boleh merapatkan hubungan, nak ikat hati suami melalui perut, nak buat gathering kena ada makan2, mesyuarat pun makan, conference ke seminar ke lagi le byk makan! Kalau takde topic perbualan sgt, pasal makanan pun boleh jadi a good conversation starter…hihihi. Masalahnya, kalau terlebih makan, macam aku le ni, bila le nak shed these extra kg??? Nampak gaya baju kebaya purple aku tu tinggal kenangan aje le dlm almari. Ok le, I was never thin….but the kebaya fitted me well…hohohohoo…maybe it’s time to start changing my bad eating habits…..

Eh panjang lak posting aku ni, actually nak tulis pasal my experience with Adib, pregnancy and all….ha..takpe, next posting le pulak!

Thursday, April 12, 2007

Sakit mata la pulak!!

Hari ni baru le mula kerja semula, Dah dekat 3 hari kat rumah on medical leavesebabnya sakit mata, aku rasa dah berpuluh tahun aku tak sakit mata, tetiba last weekend start berair mata, ingatkan masuk habuk rupanya tanda2 awal nak sakit mata. Pagi Ahad tu memang le tak nampak dunia sebelah, macam kena gam biji mata aku!
Pergi klinik dapat le cuti isnin coz datang ari Ahad, Isnin doctor suruh dtg lagi, isnin tu sebelah kiri pulak gatal, dapat la lagi 2 hari cuti.

Hari ni pi kerja pun masih rasa gatal2 tapi aku tahan aje le, kesian lak colleague aku sorang2 handle training semlm. Dia le kena layan rep dari S’pore tu, (Cik Rosma sori aaa, kita baru baca your message, if you yg dtg I attend personally hohohoho, pi makan ikan bakar lagi!)

Ni sorang lagi caterer buat hal katanya minum jam 3.30pm dekat jam 4 pm baru terhegeh2, ish, ni dah 2 caterer kami blacklist, lain kali baik aku beli kuih2 frozen je, dah tu panaskan kat pantry muahahahahha, atau aku suruh mak aku je supply kuih, hmmm bagus gak tu, dibuat dgn penuh kasih saying lagi..Cuma mak aku je le, larat atau tidak…

This Saturday is Adib’s 2nd birthday. Hmmm aku Cuma ingat nak buat makan sikit2 le, just our family, tengok le pulak kot2 ayah dia ada plan lain masa dia balik nanti!

Tuesday, April 03, 2007

geram & bengang

Aku geram betul ari ni, ada le sorang staff tu, dia ingat dia besar sgt, selalu nak perlekeh-lekehkan org, aku mintak le dia tlg solve satu perkara since it falls under her dept's jurisdiction...aku dah e-mail dari tahun lepas lagi ttg hal ni, senyap je...dah tu masa meeting baru2 ni aku pointed out kat dia ttg hal ni, dia kata takpe, she will take action, dlm masa beberapa hari lagi representative from Singapore nak dtg utk demo kat kami, aku e-mail lagi kat dia, kali ni aku e-mail dan cc kat boss dia sekali, last2 dia jawab lak kata maklumat yg aku mintak dulu tak aku penuhi...kalau boleh aku cekik aku dah cekik makcik tu!
Aku korek2 e-mail yg lama2, luckily ada (Moral: Bersabar dan berusaha! hohoho), aku forwardkan semua e-mail tu kat dia...
Aku pi mengadap boss dan tunjukkan bukti2 communication ttg hal ni, boss aku paham, siap gelak2 lagi, dia kata ramai dah tahu ttg 'kebolehan' dia ni. Cakap tak serupa bikin..
Aku memang tak suka benda2 macam ni, kalau tak buat jgn le cari salah org lain, bila dok mintak2, dia tak suka pulak...bila dapat nama, dia yg dulu ke depan, yg apply naik pangkat pun dia le orgnya walhal, ramai lagi yg lebih layak!.
Aku memang sedih, as if aku ni tak reti buat kerja je dibuatnya, padahal ni le antara kerja2 aku...aaarggghhhhh benci.........!!!!!!!!
Moga2 aku tak tergolong di kalangan org2 sebegini...AMIN...............