A Tip for Cheapskate Mom (like me!)

Being pregnant is the most beautiful experience for me. Apa taknya, masa ngandungkan Yana 7 bulan, kalu sy melintas jln terkedek2 mesti sumer kete akan berhenti dan tunggu sy lalu (masa tu exaggerate la sket, buat2 sakit pinggang ke hehehe!)

Tapi being pregnant also means sy terpaksa beli the whole wardrobe yg sesuai. Maklumlaa keje mcm sy ni kena pakai seluar memanjang..bila da masuk 3 bulan mcm sekrg ni,ketat laa pulok!

Tapi nk pakai pregnant trousers cam longgar lagi. For pre-pregnancy accessories, I have been eyeing this for some time now, tp harganya boleh tahan gak..yelahh..sumer nk kena jimat skrg ni.

BELLA BAND

But being the cheapskate me, I make-up my own Bella Band!What I only need is :

TUBE BRA!(Sy beli yg harga RM19.90 jer..)

Aha!Tak yah le beli memahal dek non!Just sarung it mcm pakai tube bra tp pakai kt perut ok?Yg penting, tiada siapa yg tau u tak kancing itu seluar..kahkahkah! ;-)

Syaitan di Dalam Bilik??

Ni I copy paste dr email. Memang rasa cam 'eerie', tapi it rings a truth in it. Sometimes basic question dari seorang budak kecil mampu membuat kita terfikir sejenak:

Seorang anak saudara saya yang berusia 10 tahun mengemukakan soalan ini dan saya gagal menjawabnya. Dia bertanya kenapa tandas rumah-rumah moden sekarang ini ditempatkan dalam bilik. Biasanya tandas ada dalam bilik utama selain di bahagian belakang (dapur).

Katanya, ustaznya memberitahu setiap kali azan, syaitan akan terkentut-kentut dan cirit birit, melarikan diri ke dalam tandas. Pendeknya syaitan suka duduk di tempat-tempat kotor seperti tandas.

Tetapi kenapa rumah-rumah sekarang ini, tandasnya ada dalam bilik? Takkah itu bermakna kita membela syaitan dalam bilik, katanya membuatkan saya bingung.

Betul juga cakap budak ini. Orang sekarang makin teruk dan degil, mungkin salah satu sebabnya membela syaitan dalam bilik. Anak-anak degil, berkali-kali cakap atau panggil buat tidak tahu sahaja. Suami juga degil, cakap perkara sama berulangkali, buat sakit hati isteri.

Isteri juga sama. Semua degil-degil. Sebab dalam biliknya ada tandas. Punyanya malas orang kita, kalau nak ke bilik air, tak perlu jauh-jauh,di sebelah katilnya sudah ada bilik air.

Nampaknya orang Islam nak ikut stail orang Barat. Mereka nak jadikan rumah mereka macam hotel. Dalam bilik hotel ada tandas, jadi orang Islam yang membina mahligai mereka pun mahu buat macam itu - ada jamban dalam bilik.

Orang dulu, kalau bina tandas, mereka cari tempat jauh-jauh dari rumah.'Bank kecil' ini memang berasingan daripada rumah mereka. Tetapi kini,orang bukan saja membina tandas dalam bilik, malah ada melengkapkan tandas mereka sebegitu hebat seolah-olah macam tempat tidur!

Moral of the story.. SENTIASA LAH TUTUP PINTU BILIK AIR ANDA. (dalam am erti kata lain agar syaitan2 tu tak berkeliaran dalam bilik tidur anda..).Itu adalah yang terbaik.

Err..any comments?

My Dream Nursing Wear..

I' M GAME!!

Tell me if I am choosy but all nursing wears I saw is not to my taste (too choosy perhaps?). If I come across of one, it would be only from overseas and frankly speaking, I am not really secure in buying online for overseas product. I have been thinking to made it myself, even googling around for some tips on clothes design..but due to my lack of seamstress skill, I gave up!

..and I don't know why but the contest have been niggling behind my brain for the past 2 weeks. As I saw this contest, i think that I might have the once in a lifetime chance my own design will be materialised!So I decided to give it a shot even I am a bit late participating compared to others..

My dream nursing wear should fit these criteria:

1. My nursing wear should be 2 in 1 basis (breasfeeding maternity wear), so that I still can breastfeed my little Yana even with a baby on the way! So far it so hard to find these kind of top with two function WITH lovely design!Furthermore, I have a big frame. Most of the tops are designed for petite asians,pity me!It is also my dream also the size should be various from XXS to XXL, so that everybody can enjoy my inspiring product!

Some more, you can wear it even after the baby arrived!Didn't you think it is worth buying this kind of clothing?(heheh..cheapskate me!)

2. The shirt/blouse/top musn't be too long, as in the environment where I work is not so suitable for long dresses. It should suits perfectly with jeans or slack. Not too short either, so that my bum-bum will not be exposed to public...:P (I have the notion that my bum-bum will tend to expand during pregnancy..hehehehe!)

3. The sleeves must be long but elegant, to suits my tudung image. I have puff sleeves designs in my mind right now!I never find a puff sleeve maternity wear before anywhere in the store or the nettie(ke ada?please enlighten me!)

4. The 'window' or 'opening' must be hassle free, the 'selak-jer' method!Of course when your little one wailed for his/her feed, the least you wouldn't want is to fumble around with buttons in haste(and attracting other curious eyes in the process!)

5. The fabric should be suitable for tropical weather & airy enough.

Well, actually I am inspired by my own blouse with puff-sleeve design(which I bought in Shah Alam). Here it is:

(psst..please ignore the picture quality, tq!)

so after altering it a bit the design should be like this:

(So sorry for the drawing, it is total disaster!..but I do hope you ladies out there have the idea of what it would look like..)

The front top can be lift up for nursing purposes. The sleeve will be puff-sleeve on the end, with the added ribbon at sides for more feminity!

I also love this simple nursing top from Duematernity.com..just lovely!



How could you resist a smocking design on the bust with flowy fabric?I'm drooling now..ok?

So only one design for my side. If you sincerely think my design is worth it, come & vote for me on the top of my blog...:). TQ!

Little Bean Sale @ Little*Whiz

Arghhh!Dalam dilemma, mmg byk beza compare with original price...Should I buy or not? Awal sgt lagi ke?hahahaha..baru 3 bulan preggie nih...:P I have only another 10 days to ponder...

Peeps, give me a piece of your view (or review) please!

The Negative Me...

Amaran:Entry ini mungkin mengganggu emosi..harap maaf!

Semenjak dua menjak ni aku diselubungi cas negatif..sampaikan aku x tergamak nk update blog..takut ada rakan2 blogger yg tereffect cas2 negatif yg x baik ni..

Semenjak ekonomi 'down', salah satu drpd plant kitorang kena tutup buat sementara. Semua high level sumer kena turun plant kitorang ni. So sumer manager level is high level with zero knowledge of the plant whatsoever, mind you..and giving orders macam kilang diorg yg punye. Semua engineering item yg important x nk discuss. Production guys plak bila ada these high level managers with 'otak kosong', they take advantage. Raising craps yg bukan2, trying to hentam engineering along the way..trying to prove they are the hardworking angels sent from heaven!Grrrr....

Now everything falls to my shoulders either electrically and mechanically..to have a nearly retired mechanical colleague with a slow movement doesn't help me in my 'hot soup' situation at all!Can you imagine having a colleague without any input at all?It is totally a partner from hell!

Untuk pengetahuan sumer yer..company aku ni mmg kedekut..no training is provided. Sumer main campak, pepandailaa ko belajar!so the learning curve is quite slow..tp nasib baik my boss is very keen on pressuring me & also guiding me along the way. Tp to pressure me in terms of electrical wise, is acceptable. Tapi to pressure me in terms of mechanical items, it is utterly damndenest to my well-being, some more without trainings!

Last night I came home late at 9pm with grease under my nails, thinking is this what I want to do in another 5 years' time?

Honestly I didn't know what God has planned for me..

Kumpul Award...

Award from Mamaaina yg sedang kerinduan kpd family..TQ dear!





Award dr KNV & Arnie;

Ye ke blog ni amazing??Caca marba adelah!!hehehehe...
(tp tu tandanya masih ada yg sayang..kahkahkah!)

Nyatakan 5 fakta menarik tentang pemberi award nie:
1. KNV merupakan senior satu dorm sy yg plg berpengaruh di sekolah dulu...Ha kak!don't you ever deny that!

2. KNV, despite of her 'weng' state, is a very adorable wifey & possesive towards her family. Ko beranilaa buli anak dia, nahas ko!

3. Arnie, yg sopan santun & lemah lembut...seorang mak yg rajin 'berkebun'. Bila nk kasik hadiah horse kat akak?:P

4. Arnie juga baru jer pas balik dari jejalan ke Langkawi dan akan merancang destinasi seterusnya dgn rezeki yg dtg bergolek ittew..

err...nak 5 ker?4 jelaa kot..2 for each :)adil kan?

Setiap blogger mestilah menyatakan 10 fakta atau hobi diri sendiri sebelum memilih penerima award yg seterusnya..

1. Saya skrg dlm proses untuk terminate ASB Loan..haruskah?
2. Semenjak pregnant, sy x boleh mkn benda bergoreng dan alergic kepada bau masakan, tp still kena masak gak!*sigh*
3. Sy suka kwn2 blogger sy sbb itu shj kwn sy yg memahami..sedih tak?kwn yg lain yg depan mata semua x sekepala. br nk sekepala, resign plakkkk!!!
4. Sy adalah seorang yg agak lembab dr segi pengurusan kewangan sbb duit sy x penah cukup..uwaaa!Cik Yan..help!
5. Sy idamkan menjadi umi yg perfect, tp after certain time..sy akan jadi monster x tentu psl sbb penat..

Lima jer boleh?heheheh..

Ni last award..
Dari Kak Linda yg kejauhan di Bradford & kawan lamaku Ayu (resting teacher)..ish dengki tau tgk gambo2 korang!Cantik sgt!!Bila la sy boleh ke sana yer?

Okeh akan ku tempek sumer tag di right sidebar utk konang-konangan..Terima kasih daun keladi yer!

Happy Mother' Day (belated!)

Selamat Hari Ibu kepada semua mommies yg cute & vogue yg sudi jengah blog ini!Nak wish jugak walaupun terlambat...

Being a full-time mother is one of the highest salaried jobs... since the payment is pure love.
- Mildred B. Vermont

Ada orang pernah berkata:"The more we become parents, the more we feel we cannot keep up with our parents". Maksudnya, semakin lama kita menjadi ibu bapa, semakin lama kita rasa kita tak mampu menjadi sesempurna ibu bapa kita..agree?More than once, saya akan berfikir apa yang mak akan buat bila berdepan dgn certain situation..contohnya bila anak tantrum or sebagainya.

Teringat masa mak saya keje sebagai jururawat shift dulu..kalu dia shift pagi, kul 5am mak da bgn masak breakfast lauk utk makan tengahari...Abah keje cikgu, so bila blk abah cuma tinggal masak nasi je utk kitorang makan. Masa tu kita mana paham apa2...cuma tau mkn jer..Tapi sekarang ni barulaa rasa siksa nk bgn pagi2 nk sediakan semua untuk keperluan family. (Itu pun ada gk ngelat2..hehe..).Tapi mak buat semua pengorbanan tu x kenal penat, sanggup korbankan tenaga dan tidur demi tanggungjawab dan kasih sayang mak pada keluarga.

Maklah orangnya yg garang gila dalam bab ngajar anak. Dulu, sy sampai kena tulis jawi ikut dalam buku sampai habis 2-3 buku latihan, nk tulisan cantik katanya.

Maklah orangnya yg mengajar mengaji petang2, walaupun penat balik dari bekerja belum hilang. Tapi pantang silap sikit..mesti kena cubit..sy siap pakai seluar tebal&licin tp mak pandai, kena cubit kt lengan lak!mmg nangis2 laa kalu kena ngaji dgn mak. Tp hasilnya sy lancar mengaji dan khatam A-Quran seawal usia 9 tahun, walaupun mengaji x lah sesedap mana..

Tanpa mak, siapalah saya. walaupun kengkadang saya dan mak berlaga angin, tp saya pasti setiap keputusan mak memang ada sebab yg logik. Walau apa pun..

Noni sayang Mak!

Yet another long weekend...

Hari ni saya sgt tidak produktif. byk masa sy dihabiskan dgn main game facebook 'Farm Town', hasil dari hasutan Arnie..

Saya menyalahkan bos saya yg kedua-duanya tidak dtg dan menyebabkan saya dalm keadaan 'malas mode'..

Saya menyalahkan hari Hol Pahang dan hari Wesak yg jatuh dlm minggu yg sama minggu ini, lantas menyebabkan saya terus tune to 'holiday mode' (yeah..Melaka here we come!!)

Eh..eh..patutnya salahkan diri sendiri kan?

p/s:ada sesiapa yg boleh review safari park kat A Famosa?Dgrnya macam best?any recommendation?