Hubby away for a week

Hi my blog,
For one week hubby, my bestfriend, my partner, my soulmate away far in Europe, yes!!!! His Euro trip with his beloved boss, no laaa...business trip only. Im gonna be so alone, not when the kids n bibik are around n awake making so much noise (i love noisy household).

One thing yang best, yerp I kirum hubby to buy me Longchamp bags, bagssss. Not bag. Hehe, if LV, sik mampu la oi. Mok settle hutang card lok n when Im hutangless (no more giving money to all da banks), then I will go buy expensive bags -cash term only. This part, I dont have to refer to bank negara for advice but, from my own beloved hubby. So, shd I say in my case, the wife is not the Financial Advisor like people use to claim.

Ok. Back to my LC bags. These are what I want:



And this;



Ok, luv my hubby if he successfully bring this home, if not, I still luv him~

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Was advised to start writing again

Hello myself...so far this is my blog, it's actually my diary where I incorporate my dreams & realities.

I went to my Project Management course with this 1 trainer who enjoys so much of reading any books. He loves to write & I will agree with him, reading & writing improves your communication skill in whatever language you prefer. He chose English & it's proven how fluent he is presenting his materials.

Hmmmm....I should write more & read more then.

Well, I want to start with today. I'm not so sure what is happening to me but I'm feeling kind of miserable & sad. Why? I'm not so sure. Should I see the therapist? I might go but still need to seek my other half's permission. Can I hide this from everyone? Is it wrong if I keep it off from my other half? Huh!!!!

Can someone just guide me? So many questions huh. I just need someone to talk to.



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Money

Lamak x post a thing.

Money - people say money is not everything and reality is, nearly all my colleagues claimed the same, however they will add, without money or whenever they are in a very tight financial situation with all the credit cards hutang or loans, they feel pressured leading to stress leading to unhappiness in life and being moody to people surrounding them. To conclude, money is important in life.

I beg to differ. I know, I am lucky not to be in their shoes. My hutang is manageable and the only loan I have to pay is my VIVA car loan. Previously I do think money is something but as I am now, having my own husband and children, I would like to add in my life principle, MONEY DOES NOT BRING HAPPINESS TO ME, LOVE, HEALTHY LIFESTYLE and CARE DO. So, I know when buying stuffs, satisfaction does come but then 'puff', it vanished and somehow I dont know what to do with all my purchased and will ended up on the floor or wardrobe or being tossed all over the place.

Conclusion is, I wont be happy if people that I care does not appreciate me or care for me and willing to at least once put me in their priority list although will be at the most bottom.

Hence the big sum of money I received for being in one of the oil and gas company is nothing. To my friend who did ask me why I was so happy recently is because my family from Kuching was in town and their trip added more happiness in my life.


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Oooo its APRIL 2011

Seindah cuti maternity, its soon to be kissed goodbye....

Yerp, next week m off to work. Good thing, clap clap clap flexi hours!!!! Weehooo as im known to my bosses, she is one who sucks at time management. Well boss, at least im always productive. Bad thing, I dont like my office environment. Pretentious people everywhere & those lurus benduls like me always the mangsa. Since im a mummy of 2 beautiful girls, BIG WATEVA! Go to work, do works, go HOME. Thats gonna be my principle now.

Anyway, I lose 2kg d, 5 kg to go for pre-wed weight. Luck luck kiss me. Yeah, me & hubby enjoy our gym session. We lurrrve the treadmill. So bye bye fattiesour fats k. My BMI is healthy d, but the target is 21. Aminnnnn.

My beautiful princesses








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Last day in Kuching

Ok today is the last day for our balik kampung trip. We had a great dinner last nite as usual at Topspot. Couldnt afford to blanja at hotel yet plus after 44 days pantang, I need seafood. No ice water k, I still pantang & still maintain max 2 mug of milo per day. Still no rice but I cooked spaghetti yesterday. Guilty??? Nope. I loved it! Aisey, lupak tangkap gamba. Very simple.
*boiled the spaghetti with quarter tea spoon of salt (dun wana get buncit k)
*add small can of tomato puree in another belangak
*add half of the small can san remos traditional spaghetti sauce.
*add 30oz skimmed low fat milk. I used Omega Nestle.
*add enough minced beef. I put just enough as Im on diet.

Then gaul everything until boiling and serve. Nyaman!!

Now back to the main topic. Last day I actually decided to enjoy local delicacies. Mee Jawa, Kolok & laksa. But, my intent to lose weight overcomes my nafsu of eating. Hence I maintain eating Home cooked meals & lots of water.

Well, I decided to tapau terubok for goreng back in KL & maybe some butter cake for Sara. No more kek lapis, igt nak sedekah kat opis but I have another 2 weeks nak masuk opis later x fresh nemore. Orite, better start packing. I bought this cooler box for my milk as well as these ice packs & Autumn cooler bag for working later.



-Cooler Box for RM39



-Autumn Ice packs (3x2 boxes for Rm43)



-Autumn cooler bag enough to fit my Ameda pump and milk bottles. For RM55)

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Breastfeeding Update

My Ameda double pump broke down 2 wks ago & it has been fixed!!! Yippee!! & free of charge some more! Hoho, yeah Im cheapskate ok. Thank you The Baby Loft for great service!! Thank you hubby for sending the pump at the very first place (tho I know you dont support me BF but I still consider you cooperate & I really appreciate it).

However as Im in Kuching at the moment, the pump is still at the shop & we plan to take it this Saturday once me & my babies arrive KL. Hence here in Kuching Im expressing using my Avent manual pump that isnt so efficient. Usually using Ameda I managed to pump 3-4oz after feeding Zeti (yeah for some people not so much but I always bersyukur with what I have), but thru Avent only managed 1-2oz. Hurm, sabar jak la with so much energy I put in order to express as much as I can, manual right??? For Avent, the most effective way is pumping while feeding Zeti. If not, its gonna take double the time just to express half of what I can get thru Ameda. But ok la than no pump at all. Manual expressing wont do for me.

So far in Kuching managed to store 23oz & I promise myself & Zeti I will pump more frequent & do power pumping once we're in KL for more storage & at the same time increasing my milk supply for more supply than demand.

I have lots of friends who has abundant milk supply & one thing I want to say to them, bersyukur Tuhan giving them this rezeki as for some mothers like me who have milk (no milk is ridiculous) just enough to direct feed our babies & require extra effort in expressing, continue to breastfeed & dont let kemalasan or your career affect your BF journey. Dont put career upon your children & family (reminding myself as well).

So happy breastfeeding & never ever give up & always find ways for support. Family dont support, there are others willing to help. I love SI.com as my reference.

Anyhoo, I bought this Tupperware tumbler (1.5L) to encourage me drink at least 2L a day as Im breastfeeding & trying to lose weight as well.



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End of Confinement

Today mark the last day of my 43 days Pantang. Result:
Chest: 37"
Waist: 29"
Hip: 36.5"
Weight: -9kg
Thigh: 21"
Arm: 11.5"
Perut semestinya flat with fat to burn thru sit ups & no stretch mark. Even my doctor puji my perut licin x mcm like dh ada 2 kids. Thank u cocoa butter & Bio Oil.

But I hate the fats on my back. Its hard for me to shed those unless going to the gym. As for my weight, hate to say I only lose 9kg. I need to lose 7kg more for my pre-wed weight before off to work & 3kg more to the weight I wanted. My weight loss plan:
1. No rice
2. Lots of water as breastfeeding
3. Mostly consume steam or grill meals
4. Bfast, lunch, snacks in between and very light dinner
5. Start cooking by learning low calorie meals/fats
6. Treadmill or walking
7. 4 monts post natal, reactivate fitness first

The most important thing is I cut rice (done!!) & drink lots of water (done!!).

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Zeti Amira (Part 2)

Arrival at PCMC emergency section at 5.30ish am on 7/2/2011
PCMC Admin Staff: Yes Puan, how can we help you?
Me: Im in labor (dgn muka seposen).
Staff: Ok. (muka blur-male staff). Can i get your name please and the admission letter from your doctor.
Me: Noorhayati Jemeli but I dont have the letter. Im early.
Staff: Owh ok. Wait a moment. Nurse....
Nurse: Puan dh berapa minggu?
Me: 37 wks plus. I know im in labor coz dah ada brown discharge and (hubby mencelah)..yeah and her contractions are 20mins apart kan bb?
Me: yerp.
Nurse: ok. Ada bawa mothers book?
Me: ada. Here. My doc is Dr Seri.
Nurse: oooo Dr Seri. Ok. We get you a wheel chair.
Me: nak kena wheel chair ke?? Orite, fine.

So then, i was wheeled up to Level 6 (terkenang time Sara dolok) and straight to labor room.

The MW checked my V thru da seluk method and was told I was 3cm dilated. They told me I will masuk bilik biasa first. Ok. Fine. MW insert the ubat poopoop and 5mins later i ran to da toilet to empty my bowel. Put on CTG and started monitoring my contractions. Rasa period pain only, eceh, still managable.

At 6.30, MW informed me dont have to check in bilik, just stay in labor room, Dr Seri suruh. I ok la. And told them to get me bfast as I was so hungry. Lama la jugak waiting to dilate (my first thought). They only monitor my contractions after that. No more seluk. At 8.30, Dr Epi dtg cucuk Epi.
Dr Epi: good morning!!
Me & hubby: Good morning Dr.
Dr Epi: Ok now we are going to do Epi procedure...yada yada yada...ok. Lets get ready.
Me: hold on. Is it painful?
Dr Epi: aik, you went thru this before right? For your 1st baby?
Me: yeah, it was a nightmare (5 times cucuk tarik cucuk tarik da tube kkkkk).
Dr Epi: Not this time. Only a little pain at first but not so painful. Just relax k. Hubby, hold puan hands please.

Cucuk2 begins but it was so cepat, and just perfect only rasa ngilu a bit when the ubat started flowing. Neway, this Epi doctor was different from the prev exp. Last time male doctor, 1st impression mmg kelam kabut looks, this female doctor looks so confident when she entered the room.

Bermulalah kelumpuhan yang temporary from waist down. This time I could still wriggle my toes and move from betis down.

MW checked my contractions, me throwing so many questions to them. My Qs:
1. Estimated how many hours my cervix gona fully dilated?
2. Hows my contractions?
3. Can i eat this, that....
4. Why i can still feel pain with Epidural?
5. What time Dr coming in?
6. Why you dont check how much im dilating?
7. I dont remember how to push. You will direct me right?

Haha. In the end the MW penat menjawab soklan 1st as up till lunch time pun x keluar2 baby.



-me still waiting-

At 12.50pm, i started to feel the pain getting intense. Thats why i asked question no 4. The respond, "oo tu sebab u 2nd child. So sakit sikit & plus ubat tu x rata lagi dia flow". Ok. Whatever. So i asked question no 6. The respond "nanti Dr dtg check pukul 1.30pm". Hmm, since dh pukul 12.50pm, I think I shd be ok. So bermulalah episode me gripping the bed punya besi everytime pain dtg, abt 5 mins apart.

Suddenly ard 1pm, "hai Yatiii! What made you come in today??". Ermm...i nak beranak?? Haha. Whatever doctor. Dr Seri checked my V and menjerit, oooo dah bukak 8 cm. She then tried to break my water bag & again, she cucuk nothing. She asked the MW when my water broke. Non can answer. Me too but I think I did feel like I pooped & did tell hubby abt it but segan to ask the MW to clean me up. The MW siap belek2 da kain lapik & tried to peep, saw no poops, meaning dats when my water broke.

Ard 1.15pm the MW & Dr Seri told me to push whenever feel like pushing. About 10 pushes, finally Zeti Amira was born. No rengek at first coz tali pusat terbelit kat neck. Abt 1-2 mins, she gave 1 good cry.



-Zeti fresh from the oven-

Neway, Dr Seri did entertain us with "Coba teka hidung siapa". Haish. But all were smooth. Thank you Dr Seri!

Thank you to Hubby for always being there with me, accompanied me to all my check ups despite ur busy schedule. Let me conquered the bed while youre sleeping outside or on the floor. Teman me enjoy all the cravings till u gained weight too (sorry baby). Tolong drop & pick me at work. And for being patience enuf with my mood swings and unnecessary shoutings. I love so much baby!! Without you Im not happy. Apa nak ka...

Here is Zeti Amira at 42 days~


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Zeti Amira 7/2/2011 (Part 1)

Friday 28/1/2011
Boss: Shallow Waters, takda sapa cuti CNY??
Shallow Waters: Nope, only this, this and this.
Boss: Ok, 3 only. Yati, u x cuti?
Me said: Tak Boss, Im available, need to complete Belud Tender Plan next week.
Boss: Ok, good2.

Monday 31/1/2011
Me as usual went to work, had a nice bfast with my sweet friend Azfar, talking2 abt our pregnancy, yerp both of us were pregnant with d same EDD: 25/2/2011 except she's having a boy & me, girl. Can be couple eh??? Hee~ After bfast kerja as usual, me still very2 active as my work is part of my passion as well. Being a home maker is d greatest job as u are able to take care of your hubby, kids, pets very extremely well and u have no worry at all plus u can take care of yourself too!!! Im fully aware, but human beings are different, hence to be frank, I cant fit in any home maker shoes as I love being an engineer. Then, balik rumah as usual to see my beloved hubby & Sara & Ming my cat.

Tuesday off as Hari Wilayah. I got the feeling Im delivering this week but simpan dlm hati only.

Wednesday 2/2/2011
Routine as Monday & completed my Tender Plan so next was the final thing to do before off to maternity leave, Cili Padi change order paper. I was so excited for my check up next Saturday plus CNY holidays.

Thursday 3/2/2011
Marah a bit as my maid requested for 4 days leave, thats until Sunday the 6th. Discussed with hubby. Hubby gave her condition, once I beranak, no more leave unless baby dah besar sikit.

Friday 4th till Sunday 6th
Very very penat period as our maid was on leave & I had to do everything at 9 months pregnancy. I cooked for Sara, fed her, showered her, pasang diapers (the most challenging part as she kept running away from me whenever she saw me pegang diaper in hand). Neway bagi makan susah as well as she didnt stay at 1 place. Well, she is a very active 1 year old. We did some last minute shopping as preparation before me going into labor.

On Saturday 5th, felt an excruciating pain around my V area, told hubby about it & explain maybe its my pelvic joints. The pain was still there but I still selamba did all the house chores (dunno why suddenly rajin) & dukung2 my 10kg Sara. During lunchtime, went to pee & saw brown stain on my panty liner. Hmmm...with Sara, brown stain was the indicator I was in early labor. Took it lightly, calming myself reminding, the EDD is still far away. Hubby pun mcm calm when I told him, he just kept on reminding me to inform him whenever I want to go to hospital.

On Sunday 6th we went grocery shopping stocking the fridge. I suddenly remember the McD ad I saw in tv3, it was not the usual prosperity burger BUT "DOUBLE" beef!!! Since I already had the feeling I will deliver early, & me tipping the scale of 75kg, I asked hubby to drive thru McD Gombak & tapau the burger, large ok. Oooo how i like that moment where calories & fat are nothing to stress about.









Me at 75kg-pipi mcm pau

Monday 7/2/2011
Sara the night before had some trouble sleeping ended up falling asleep around 12am & me couldnt sleep due to kepanasan yang x terhingga. Neway after i complain that night, hubby decided to buy aircond for our room that morning, before our 2nd baby born to the world. Yeah right! So in the end i fell asleep at 3am. At 4am, woke up due to stomach ache & I thought it was just my normal gassy tummy because I didnt get my dinner as kekenyangan mkn McD. So went back to sleep. Then, pain dtg lagik. The pain come & goes with 20min freq. Hmm lain mcm jak. So went to the toilet & saw patched of fresh blood stain. Calmly told hubby to bersiap ke hospital, because dah experience with Sara & dont wana put high hope m delivering today as I know at the office I have 1 more change order paper to deal with. We mandi2 & wangi2, me siap with office attire in case false labor went to PCMC at 5ish am.

Reached PCMC..next post~




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Sara Alvina 28/11/2009

Miss Sara Alvina






My little girl my first princess. Its pretty easy when i delivered her, assisted by 2 midwives and Dr Seri. I remembered it was on Friday during Raya Haji when the contraction started to get stronger and frequent (its been a week i started to feel pain with 3 false labor). A day before i had my check up with me joking with Dr Seri "if u balik kampung beraya, sapa la nak tlg sambut baby i". There i got to know her kampung is in Keramat only. Duh~. So, I checked in on Friday coz felt my baby dropping like batu jatuh, the MW checked my V using her fingers n it was 3cm dilated. So kena tahan terus dekat labor room. From 8.30pm we (me n hubby) waited siap hubby sleeping on the sofa like a "big" baby. At 9.45am next morning, Saturday, i felt a little pain on my right leg, at d same time cursing why i can still feel pain eventhough i told the MW not to reduce my Epi dose. Dr Seri came at 9.50am, n took a white stick (dunno wats the medical term) n started poking my V. "Hmmm, Yati i dont feel anything, your water bag broke already. U felt tak the water coming out?". I said no and added "im not sure how much Epi dose im getting but i only can wriggle my toes on my right leg only, My left leg is totally numb". She just said not to worry n started to seluk her tangan in my V, tengok2 and excitedly announced "Yati!! I nampak ur baby crowning already. Ok MW get her in position". So there started all the pushing and me screaming reminding the MW to tell me when n how to push. Neway i was being a bit noisy during the labor coz the MW were borak2 n laughing ard while me terkangkang confuse when to push. Alhamdulillah, at 10.02am, with 3 push n little pain, Sara Alvina finally arrived in my swollen arms due to water retention.

Now she is a healthy 15months baby. She is like a painkiller to both of us. Hard to describe the goodness n magics she is bringing to us as they just cant be described. She is our precious gem since 28/11/09.

Neway, one thing i geram during the labor period, the stupid Epi Dr that cucuk my back for 5 times just to insert the tube. Thats the worst pain of the whole process.






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Experience delivering my 2 princesses at PCMC

PCMC - Prince Court Medical Center. Yeah, the luxurious hospital located at Jalan Raja Chulan, really near to KLCC - about 5 mins drive la. I'm not so sure whether this hospital can be considered quite luxurious as so far the hospitals that I'd been to do not have nice deco and all the modern design look. All hospitals that I'd been to have this 'ngutik2' aura except for Kuching Specialist (KPJ) very the 'rumah kedai' look but never judge from the building as they do have quite good medical expertise, based on reviews and my dad's experience with his knees. Yeah, he's now a proud owner of two titanium knees (Thank you PETRONAS!).

So back to PCMC. I love this hospital because it's clean (duh~), nice deco/design, the lobby is comfortable as they don't mind my Sara guling2 on their sofas, on their carpet and really comfortable sofas for us to enjoy our brunch. Yeah, they have 1 cafe in the middle, which is convenient for everyone who's waiting for their meds, friends, family members or for those just lazing around. Ooh, I love the lifts with cleas glass wall where sometimes I imagined I was bungee jumping from Level 6 to B1. Haha.

Anyway, I delivered both of my girls here by seeing Dr. Seri, the only female-malay O&G here. Actually I don't mind seeing male doctors or other races doctors, but due to my mum's concern, as she prefers female and malay, hence, I have no other choice. Ya la, anak first ria in 2009, I don't know what to expect from Dr. Seri. Balun jak, ekot nasib. If in Kuching, at least I know the recommended doctor if O&G, Dr. Azizah lah, sapa gik.

So far my experience with her, was great and definitely I want her to deliver all my babies. (haha, konon). One thing about Dr. Seri, she's a very, very cheerful doctor, not grumpy, not snobbish either. A tough woman although sometimes we can't really follow some of her advise because she's a really tough woman. Let's say, for my 1st pregnancy, I was carrying my daughter for 7 months working in a fabrication yard in Teluk Ramunia & Pasir Gudang. Both in Johor. I'm a Project Engineer and my task is to check on the site progress every afternoon. There're lots of things going on at site, blasting, painting, welding, cutting and other construction activites. I did ask Dr. Seri this question, "What if I inhaled the welding fume everytime I'm at site. Will it affect my baby?". Her answer, "Yati, do you feel any pain or bleeding after inhaling those?". I said "No". Her respond, "I'm pretty sure your baby is tough and "lasak" as you. So I don't think that will harm your baby." My hubby was, hmmm....are you really sure doctor? I gave my hubby the "I don't think so" look. Well, in the end, this is my opinion, it's more toward following your instinct and how well are you at taking care of yourself. If you know you are pregnant, just be cautious.

Delivering my 2 princesses will continue...