My usual 40 mins drive back home from work was elongated to 90 minutes yesterday.

At 35 weeks, the drive back home - especially those with complimentary traffic jams - adelah back-breaking and (literally) suffocating. Yea, it's not fun to drive, or should I say, being stuck in the midst of bumper to bumper traffic jam with semi-marshmallowy feet and a huge baby bump (which sometimes make it hard to breathe).

Sore feet + suffocation = bad mood.

More often that not, I'd lost all will to step into the kitchen once I'm home - hence the utter kemalasan untuk memasak.

So yesterday, I gave C*** a call 30 minutes before 8pm, to tell him that we should eat out, since I couldn't see myself getting back home before 8pm due to the bad traffic which equals to

balik after 8pm = I'll be too tired to cook

Not that I'm forced to, C*** wouldn't mind if we were to have cereal for dinner - tapi I take it as a responsibility to at least make something for dinner, nak eat out pon dah tatau apa nak makan.

Anyway,the other half gave a green light to my request - (he'll say yes to most of everything these days, urgh..except for chocolate, ice cream and sweet desserts. Belum ape-ape dah ade tukang menjaga pantang.).

So yea, I reached home 10 minutes past 8pm - opened the door - only to see C*** slaving away in the kitchen, making dinner.

Yes, my darling C**** is awesome. he he. He told me that he thought it would be better for him to cook so we don't have to rush out for dinner once I'm home - kerana it's obvious that saya adelah penat.

Yea, tho he's not much of the romantic kind, tapi kadang-kadang adelah sweet like chocolate juga. he he. Thanks love.

Hmpp..so darling, what's for dinner tonite?

Finally back to work after a looong weekend.

Our short babymoon trip's blissful. Thanks love.

Nice hotel, goood food and an awesome other half to be with - I simply couldn't ask for more. :)

We reached Kuantan around 3 and C*** brought me to this one particular Thai food restaurant with yummylicious food and the best iced lemon tea ever. ha ha. I kid you not, rasa macam sedap semacam.(Okay, maybe it's just me.) :P I was tempted to order for a 2nd glass but I didn't - since I'm watching my sugar intake.

Checked into the hotel, freshen up and off we went to the beach to soak up the sun for a bit. It was windy and the sun was on the mild side - oleh itu boleh lah bercanda di pasiran pantai segala. Had fun chasing the waves and collecting sea shells on the sea shore :P. Ombak adelah sedikit ganas so the hotel put up a red flag to remind the guests of em, tapi obviously dipantang enteng as some of em still bermandi manda dengan gembira.

We got back to our room for Maghrib and later headed to Tanjung Lumpur for seafood dinner. Well, thanks to our ketamakan, we ordered way too much for two tapi somehow adelah habis (tapi rasa macam nak muntah) and this one particular family sitting next to us gave us 'the look'.

Yea, it's just the 2 of us but we ordered a big fish, a big plateful of sotong goreng tepung (as fanatic as I am when it comes to squid, masa ini adelah rasa hendak muntah juga), chili lala and fried kailan - whilst the family of 4 next to us just shared a big fish and a plate of kerabu manga. Okay, we ate a lot, so? T_T

Moving on, C*** brought me to Teluk Chempedak which was a wee bit toooo crowded and boring for my liking, so after a quick jalan-jalan (sebab dah bayar parking, jalan-jalan lah jugak), we went back to the hotel, hang out at the lobby to check on my FB for a bit and balik tido.

The next day, we had a hearty breakfast. I had fun stuffing myself with freshly baked croissant as the kitchen staff was unloading a tray of em from a huge oven at the pastry and bread section. Yea, I have a soft spot for freshly baked stuff. Crispy on the outside and the buttery softness in the inside. Okay, the thought of it is making me hungry.

Right after the breakfast, we went for a morning walk at the beach (which C*** claimed is good for me, banyak berjalan = senang beranak). I know this gonna sound extremely cheesy but having the chance to spend careless time with each other is owh so romantic. he he. Like, seriously, and with a little us on the way, I don't know when is our next romantic trip gonna be.

Agak-agak kalau pegi babymoon lagi sekali sempat ke? ha ha.Dah jalan macam penguin pon still ada hati. :P

We checked out by 12, went for a bit of unexpected shopping spree. C*** got himself a Timberland shoes for work, size 11 okeh? hehehehehe. Besaq sungguh kaki chek. No darling, I'm not teasing, just a bit amazed. :P

Me on the other hand, found the perfect diaper bag. It's not really a diaper bag lah, it's just an oversized Guess handbag which was on sale and since it's not really a gurlish looking bag to begin with - as it's made from the canvas-like material - it won't look awkward if C*** need to help to carry em later on, jadi harus lah beli.

Yea, I'm against male spouse yang berbaek hati membawak handbag their other half for no apparent reason. Dunno lah if they are trying to be the super gentlemen,super bodek or whatnot. On 2nd thought, even if the female handbag is as heavy as lesung batu, it's her own doing, so just let her carry her own load will ya? Kalau takde sebab yang relevan,tak payah lah nak tunjuk baek nak tolong. It's just too gay. :P

Our short trip ended as we reached KL sometime around 6, tapau the yummo yong tau foo
( we waited for almost an hour for it, tsk tsk) for dinner and the rest is history.

Kegumbiraan yang diiringi penat dan mengantuk.

The next day was a different story altogether as we had a kenduri to attend.

Owh, I took tonnes of pics (mainly of moi feet and C***) and C*** took tonnes of pic (mainly of me). he he. Will upload em later, kalau rajin. :P

Have a great week.

o1. I gained another 1kg in a month but half of it goes to the little precious as she's already 2kg at 32 weeks & 5 days. So yea, only 500g weight gain for mummy. Woot! Saya adelah tidaklah segemuk yang disangka. he he.

o2. The other half called to confirm on our previously tentative schedule for babymoon - we're going this week!. He already booked the hotel and all that - his treat, thanks love :x . It has been quite sometime since my last stay at a fancy hotel, oleh itu keterujaan adelah tinggi. Tak dapat duduk Four Seasons again pon takpe lah (reason being, I'm deemed unfit for Langkawi, tsk tsk). Well let's not waste (too much of) precious money lah kan? Now that we need to menabung for the baby, harus lah berjimat. :P

o3. I'm going to be tested for GBS during our next checkup. Ini adelah scary. I know it's just a simple procedure and all that but I'm a chicken at heart, just like that. Hopefully I could take the swab myself kerana saya adelah malu. When I whined about it to C***, he just laughed it off. Ya I know I should be thankful for having the chance to have such a nice motherly doc that would handle my delivery later, be it normal or not - yea, looking at her adelah sungguh kagum, I mean it's like looking at a normal macik yang sebenarnye adelah seorang surgeon.ha ha - oleh itu, I should just relax and not be too embarrassed. Haih, how la?

o4. Got my 1st dose of ATT shot during our checkup last week, it was not a pain in the butt tho I got em on the side of the butt. He he.

o5. I hafta watch my food intake and go easy on the sweet stuff starting today. Had a blood test again yesterday and the glucose level is normal bordering to high. Since I just had my lunch like 15 mins before the test, the doc mentioned that I shouldn't be alarmed. Tapi as usual, saya adelah takot juga. So no more iced lemon tea for lunch, chocolate for tea time and the sort. Haih. Sungguh kesedihan, chocolate saya masih ade 2 kotak. Mungkin I could still take a bar of em each week instead of the normal 2.

o6. Had a semi-successful shopping spree. We didn't manage to get the big stuff, yet. *sighs*

o7. Bought a huge container so we'd be able to store all the baby clothes and whatnot - that are going to be transported and used when I'm in Kedah. Yea, I'm too lazy for luggage, lagi bagus simpan dalam kotak. he he.

o8. We finally joined the macik-macik-yang-sibuk-mengangkut-diapers-during-sale wagon. Whilst in the midst of our jalan-jalan in Midv after a heavy lunch at the Chillis, we couldn't help but noticed the amount of parents who walked around with shopping carts filled with diapers. Long story short, we ended up with 2 packs of Momy Poko. he he.

09. Finally managed to wash the baby clothes in 3 batches - light colors, dark colors & towel/blankets - yes I'm OCD just like that. Owh, I am so in love with Nappikleen - it reminded me of the sweet smelling babies. Sniff sniff.

10. The generous bonus came in right on time, together with the promotion. Alhamdulillah. More money for the baby & us! Rezeki anak, yes? :)

11. C***'s such a sweetheart. He made us awesome fried rice for dinner last night(yer, diet yang gagal) since I was too tired to stand up after a long day at the mall. Yea, his nasik goreng never never fails to impress me.Sodap. he he.

12. We didn't get any printout of the lil precious (again) last week. She was asleep - with the lil hands covering her face as usual - we just got a blurry glimpse of her face and the side of her nose. Yang tak usualnya, we actually saw her kaki somewhere in front of her face. The doc went "Dear, anak you tengah buat senaman acrobatic". We (me & C***) were sorta puzzled at 1st. Like "Normal ke kaki bleh twist2 sampai ke depan muka gitu?" but the doc told us it's normal. Babies in the womb memang suka buat aksi sarkis. So yea, whatever makes you happy baby.

That's about it, I can't wait for Friday to come - a wonderful beach vacation, here we come!

Tata.

Yea, my last post was about being lazy to write and I'm doing it again.

Perhaps it's the hormone. Sungguh malas yang tak dapat ditolong.

So let's be random for a bit.

o1. Our trip up North was a blissful one. Ate a lot. Had a so called exotic food fiesta. Weird looking ketam, siput sedut & quail all in 2 days.(Yes, saya makan semua benda, am not much of a choosy eater). I even got 2 boxes of the craved chocolates - all I need to do now is to refrain myself from munching on em everyday. Yer, kesihatan harus dijaga.

o2. Our KL - Kedah drive actually took us 3 freaking hours and we didn't even realize it, until Dad was like "Eh, awal sampai?" Errr..yea, surprise surprise. he he. (Note to C***, sila drive secara kura-kura next time walaupon your big car adelah tidak bergegar-gegar like mine whilst driving high speed).

o3. I managed to stay awake during those trips and kept C*** company. Sungguh magical - since I'm the ever-so-tired si buncit these days, balik Malacca yang sejam lebih pon terlelap.

o4. We're going for our 32 weeks checkup tomorrow. 8 weeks more to go. ha ha *gelak nervous* Seems like we're going to see the doc twice a month later on ey? Owh giddy.

o5. We're going for another session of baby shopping spree this weekend. MUST.GET.ALL.THE.BIG.STUFF.QUICK.

o6. MIL made 2 sets of bantal kekabu and a cute tilam for the lil precious. Owh so cute and so empuk.

o7. We're going for our babymoon next month.(yey! I've been wanting to go somewhere for a short breakaway and when C*** mentioned about it, haruslah jump at the opportunity. Thanks love. :P ) The idea of staying at a resort with a private beach is simply idyllic tho I won't get to go to the spa as they don't offer pre-natal massage. Haih, lepak-lepak tepi pantai and later makan sotong goreng tepung pon ok lah. :P

08. I need a manicure & pedicure like asap. It's getting hard to clip on those toenails and C*** won't help - kerana dia adelah takot (and I don't wanna risk losing a toe.Cey, macam potong kuku guna parang je. hehe).

o9. We're going to wash all the baby clothes and stuff this weekend. Semoga berjaya dan tidak malas.

10. Yes, I need to pack the hospital bags.

That's about it.

Tata.

I hafta admit that I'm feeling pretty lazy to write these days.

What's new bout that eh?

Well, I'd like to think that we're sorta done with the shopping for the little precious. I mean, everything's covered except for the big stuff - stroller,carseat, baby cot & the Medela FS.

I reckon we'll get everything covered by mid April, InsyaAllah.

Yes, I still love the shopping sprees - but having to go for a wee wee every 30 minutes whilst roaming the mall is excruciating and a bit distracting.

Owh, all thanks to the fact that I've developed the habit to sip on something whilst shopping, tu la pasalnye asyik melawat cik tandas. Jalan sket dah dahaga, minum then wee wee. It's a vicious cycle. Tsk tsk.

Since we went back to Malacca last weekend, this weekend we're heading up North. Probably my last long trip back home before I pop. 2 hours drive balik Malacca pon adelah tak tertahan, I dare not to think how I'll be feeling throughout the 4-5 hours trip this weekend. Perhaps, all gonna be worth it once I got to spend some time with the family and stuff myself silly with mum's cooking. Ape lah yang nak di 'mengidamkan' this weekend? he he.

Apparently whatever that I crave for will be shoved into my face once I voiced it out. Told mum that I feel like having a box of chocolate( the exact one that dad bought for the little brother) , so today dad called to confirm my 'order'. he he.

It's not like I didn't get what I want before, tapi previously bila order chocolate A, there's a possibility that you'll get chocolate B instead. This time around, adelah 99% confirm akan dapat benda yang tepat. hi hi. Owh the joy of pregnancy (minus feeling like a nenek that is).

We're still on light-dinner routine. Last 2 days we had fish soup with toast and salad.(Going back to Malacca = a freezer full of fresh seafood). Last night we had a small portion of fried noodles, homemade chrysanthemum tea and cubed mangoes for dessert. he he. Adelah magical (& kesian) to see your other half makan tak bertambah, tapi no pain no gain, yes?

On a lighter note, nowadays we start our day with healthy breakfast too. he he. So far it's either milk and cereal or fruit jam/honey/ kaya/butter toast. Dunno lah if nanti rajin buat pancake pulak. he he. :D Sungguh bersemangat.

We gonna have a photo session for the new ID card tomorrow. What a perfect timing la kan? Now that I'm looking like a full moon, sekarang jugak la nak kena tukar ID card. (Yer lah,dulu-dulu pon bulan jugak,but not as full.hehe) Bleh.

We have, well, scratch that. C*** has a small mountain of laundry to fold. he he. Bila nak lipat darling? Ya know I don't do folding except for the small stuff - the lingerie, boxer shorts,handkerchief and socks - else it's all youuurs. Terima kasih. Iloveyou.

The PIL is coming over today. Marilah balik dengan pantas.

That's about it. :P

Ciou.

It has been a week since we started our light-dinner routine and I'm loving it. Pertama, saya adelah malas memasak these days, well, not memasak tapi mengemas.

Last night, it was egg & tuna sandwich for C***, sunny side up egg on a toast for me and a bowlful of mixed salad together with a pot of jasmine green tea for both of us to share. he he. Sungguh menjaga kesihatan bukan? Yes, we're getting there, kononnyer lah. :P

Some would think that it's ridiculous for me to be too conscious bout my diet these days - as many would say that being pregnant is like being in an eating-fiesta, makan lah banyak-banyak and nobody gonna blink an eye about it (Just now when I declined my colleague offer of chocolate, he gave me the "You kena makan banyak sikittt" lecture. Say what?).

I beg to differ lah kan, the eating-fiesta part is sorta true. I mean,ye lah, nowadays it's so convenience to go

"Darling, let's go out for chinese food tonight"

and you'll get nothing but a yes. Tapi when the baby's is out later and you're stuck with tonnes of fat & ya hafta keep on wearing the maternity clothes (& not the fancy tops), sila lah jangan emo.

Knowing myself, I wouldn't want that to happen. It's a huge motivation when ya mum is as slim as ever - even after 28 years of marriage jadi bagi yang baru kawen like few months ini, harus lah follow the foot steps.

Tak kira lah if I don't really look like my mum or not (kerana I'm my dad's daughter - with the possibilities of having the kecomelan genes from his side of the family. ha ha).

Be it the genes or whatnot - it doesn't mean that I hafta give up on hope aight? The hope to stick to my normal size that is. he he.

Oihh..don't get me wrong (Budak ni bercakap macam la dia super kurus, menjaga kesihatan, pegi gym 40 kali seminggu kan? :P ). I lovee good food and I crave for all those fatty-licious food like a whole blardy lot but moderation is the key (sebenarnye tak sanggup tengok progress kecomelan diri sendiri).

I want our baby to have one healthy (tho not so kurus) mummy.

Enough of konon-health-concious talk.

Have a great weekend.

Ciou.

Throughout my 31 weeks of pregnancy, I gained a whopping 8kg - which doesn't alarm anybody, not C***(he doesn't think that I'm fat, I'm just pregnant and buncit), moi parents , PIL nor the doc (as she thinks that I'm gaining weight based on the appropriate scale).

Yea, nobody's alarmed. Not even me. At least I don't really look like a donut (if ya meet me, do tell me that I don't look like one), my jeans still fit(well,some of em) and most of my tops are still wearable (whilst the button-down shirts are not) - minus the fact that most of my lovely shoes,flats etc are no longer wearable due to their...hmmpp... sorta-unsafe-for-pregnant-mommies nature.

So ya see, I'm not alarmed.

Okay, fine. I lied. I'm a wee bit alarmed lah. I mean, it's freaking 8kg (so far, showing or not), would I be able to lose that in...say..3 months? - especially those in my butt? ha ha.

I know that I'm not the skinny type to begin with (or should I say that I don't wanna be the skinny type to begin with), it's just that it would be great to be back to my normal-self soon. The small waist, not so small butt and all that.

Sekarang adelah macam, what waist lah? he he.

Well, in our household, it's not just me yang a bit freaked out bout weight, C*** recently boarded the train- all thanks to his barber who went "Abang, abang dah gemuk sikit, muka pon ada kembang". Hahahahaha.

I mean, it's not often for you to hear your other half whines about his weight and whatnot. Guys just don't do that, so when he did, adelah funny juga. he he.

Owh yes, darling. Blame the marriage, all the TLC will do that to you. Kegembiraan dan kadar perkembangan badan yang berganda.
So in the spirit of living a healthier lifestyle, we're trying to put a stop to heavy meals for dinner - which is great. he he. *cue a lazy wife smiling in the background*

Yes, no more balik-rumah-and-masak-nasik-and-lauk for me (unless there's a special request for it). Yes, I cook - as much as I don't look like the cooking type. I still do, berperut buncit or not - tho sometimes adelah malas and I'll drag C*** out for dinner or make us sandwiches instead.

Well, our mission to eat right started last week (on Thursday to be exact), we promised to stop the nasi-and-lauk routine so I prepared egg sandwiches and grilled mushroom sausages for us instead. Yea, not the most healthy dinner, but we're getting there. Tak boleh lah terus stop makan nasi and go for bird food kan? :P

Tonight I gonna make homemade mini pizza (with low fat mozzarella cheese of course) and salad for C***, whilst I'll be stuffing my face with cereals. Yes, cold milk + cereal = cinta.

Wish us luck. :D

Ciou.

I'm lovin it :)

There's a love and hate thing going on with me and moi current project.

It's like when I'm left with nothing to do (since there's no incident log/ change request for me to code), I'm like bored outta my mind (yea, keje makan gaji buta takde lah best sangat,bosan nak mati). Tapiii..when the incident logs finally come in, adelah rasa macam "Whadda, benda macam ni pon ade ke?".

Ya know, fixing ya own code is one thing, but having to fix the codes that are not yours to begin with, is another.It sucks to recode/fix something that's not yours as it's twice as hard - oleh itu sometimes it's better to recode everything compared to fixing. Daripada pening kepala nak analyze others' code and fix em which equals to keserabutan berganda (especially if it's a high priority fix which hafta be done ASAP), marilah buat code sendiri, it will spare you the unnecessary sakit jiwa.

I dunno lah, perhaps it's just me. For others, mungkin boleh fix any kind of codes yang tunggang langgang dengan sekelip mata.


Talking bout work. Well, it's not often for me to be this..hmpp..free. It's all due to my current condition - since the boss think that I should just stick with the existing projects and non of the new one (kerana if I'm dragged into a big project,it would be a hassle to do the handover and whatnot when I'm about to pop later).

Truth is, I'm aching to do something new. Ya know, new project, new system to code - that's exactly what I love about programming - it's all about going nuts figuring out the logic, how to code and whatnot - and at the end of the day adelah berjaya. he he. The satisfaction adelah tidak boleh diexplain dengan kata-kata. Ya, I'm a geek, I know. :P

Owh, we had our 30th week checkup last Tuesday. Everything is great. Alhamdulillah. Did the usual detail scanning (ya, the doc adelah baek hati, every checkup pon adelah buat details scan), we saw the baby's heart beating, the 4 chambers of the heart, the diaphragm, the yet to expend lugs, the stomach etc.

The doc even reconfirmed that our little precious gonna be a girl(yey!Kot tak daddy adelah botak dengan segera kerana hafta go for another round of clothes shopping). he he.

I gained like 2kg in a month. Yea, a total of 8 kg within 7 and a half month.(Okay, I can't complaint). The baby's already 1.5kg at 30th week, please grow nicely for mummy okeh?(Tapi...errr..not too big boleh ke?eheheh)

Owh, the doc did a quick blood test to check my glucose level and I'm doing fine in that department.

We didn't get any printout of her this time. :( Kesedihan. The baby was asleep and her face was covered by her hand and we could only see a blurry image of her face since she's hiding behind the placenta, itu pon nampak hidung jer. Aih, pagi-pagi bukan main tergedik-gedik, tengah scan tido sembunyi-sembunyi pulak. I'm going to give her a good pinch on the cheek once she's out.

I wonder how it feels like to have a mini us. Few weeks more to go, I can't wait (tapi adelah takot.ha ha).

C*** darling, marilah shopping lagi. :D Yes, I'll try to cook something with the new microwave grill oven this weekend. Pizza can ah?

Well, tata.

Sorry for the lack of update, I'm sorta caught up in the malas mode(read: I've been busy with a system demo & debugging). Anyway,it has been a while since the last pregnancy-dedicated post.

So let's be random bout it for a bit.

o1. The fetal movements are sorta shocking sometimes. Perhaps the baby is jumping around whilst doing cartwheels as I'd feel a quick punch or jolt one minute and sorta geli-geli-gatal (which unfortunately you can't scratch..argghhh) movements in your tummy on another - yea I'm not good with words. Susah betui nak explain, but it's sorta absurd and wonderful all at the same time.

o2. The baby is sangat, tres, very active during the day - so much so that most of the time I'll be working in the office with a vibrating tummy.

o3. I'm having bigger everything these days - not much on the upper body, most of the fat went straight to moi butt (urgghh!) - minus the bladder which equals to wee-wee trip every few hours or so. It ain't that excruciating during the day as I'm still awake, tapiiiiii...it's such a hassle at night. Imagine this,

me taking good few minutes to drag myself out of the bed,
walking slowly to the bathroom like a nenek (& C*** would be uttering something like "yang, where are you going?", nak pegi jalan-jalan la kan? Takkan nak pegi wee-wee pulak tengah2 malam ni.) :P
take a leek for a few secs(most of the time rasa macam bladder nak pecah, tapi hasilnya adalah tidak memberangsangkan.haha. Ok that's gross.),
walk back to the bed,
getting back to sleep whilst trying to find my comfortable position.

Yes, repeat all the above once, twice or more (depending on the amount of fluid that I take before bed) throughout the night. Sungguh menggumbirakan bukan? :P

o4. Getting comfortable in bed is such a challenge now. I'm feeling hot like all the time. Okay, not the hot mama hot, it's the I'm feeling restless and annoyed hot walaupon rumah di atas bukit. Tsk tsk. Owh,sleeping on my back is getting more and more uncomfortable now, so most of the time I'll be sleeping on my side with tonnes of pillows. Si bedmate terpaksa lah sabar dengan his other half yang agak restless(kejap ke kiri,ke kanan, kejap under the duvet, kejap tak) before finally tertido. he he.

o5. I could tolerate most of everything when it comes to food. No more no-kari-no-santan-and-oily-stuff(which explains why I didn't gain much during my 1st 4 months). Sekarang semua pon makan but I am still eating for one. No, I'm not dieting. It's just that I can't take much food in a sitting, else akan muntah or sengkak yang teramat which is extremely uncomfortable. Perhaps whilst my uterus is expanding, my stomach is shrinking (Does it means that the baby wants a mummy yang kurus? Well baby, ya don't have a skinny mummy to begin with.). he he.

o6. I had my 1st 'kaki kembang' sometime last weekend. It was funny, really - as I'm well known by my darling C*** as the one with the scrawny long toes (they look hideous in some fancy flip flops), so when moi feet looked as if it has been stung by bees and the toes looked all short and marshmallowy ianya adelah sedikit scary juga. Thank God it only lasted overnight and everything was back to normal the next day.

o7. Ever since I had a hard time to consume fresh milk, I hafta put a halt to my milk-and-cereal routines. Sekarang tidak lagi. I could actually finish 2 boxes of cereal every week. Cold milk + cereals are heavenly ya know?

o8. I thank God for C***. He's my must-have. He'd bring me out to hunt for stuff in my craving list, calmly entertained my mood swings, burp me like baby, massage away my tensed back and feet whilst telling me that I'm buncit (cey!). Owh well, thank you baby. :x

o9. Here comes the big news, he he. Well, takde lah big. Drama lebih. InsyaAllah we're having a mini me = a girl! Hurah! - the doc has been saying that the lil precious gonna be a girl since the past 2 checkups. So yea. Girl it is, insyaAllah. A good friend once said, "if you're having a girl, I hope she gonna have your eyes and dimple".

My eyes? Well, nothing to shout about here since mine is not big nor that sepet, but while I was younger/tudung-less people would usually think that I'm a Chinese(I got it from moi dad). At some point, bila pegi kedai Cina, they would talk to me in Chinese and I'd be like "Err...uncle, I'm not Chinese". he he.

If our lil previous gonna inherit the eyes from me, okay lah kot(he he), but if it's a combination of our eyes, me + C***, I think our baby adelah bermata sepet(Unless little sepet + super sepet = big eyes). he he. Ya, my other half looks nothing like a Chinese, tapi adelah bermata sepet yang dasyat. :P

As for the dimples, it would be a nice addition(It's a dominant trait right?). he he. Owh well, the truth it, I just can't imagine the female version of C***. He has the manly version of everything (perhaps his long fingers are not as manly tapi adelah best berjari panjang), so adelah tak dapat imagine the feminine side of him. Tapi I do hope that she gonna be as smart as her daddy (& me lah of coz :P )


Owh yes, I can't wait to get my hands on those cute little dresses (on 2nd thought, I already did, well, just a bit lah) it drives you nuts just by looking at them. Grrrr..

Now that I'm already in my 29th week, I guess it's the right time to really really start the shopping spree - on another 2nd thought, we started it last weekend - whilst having the lets-get-all-the-stuff-in-safe-colors mental note in mind, kerana di hati adelah sedikit takot-takot if the gender is otherwise, ya know, to be in the safe side - tapi nampaknya gagal.

We came back home with gurlish pink, purple and blue clothes - even the towels,changing mat and feeding bottles are pink - tapi in another attempt to stick to our lets-get-all-the-stuff-in-safe-colors mission, we bought tonnes of white newborn clothes, mitten & booties. At least if tetiba dapat a son instead of a daughter, takde lah dia kena pakai baju pink on his 1st day,that's just too gay. :P

Well, the truth is, most of the baby stuff nowadays are gender specific, so it's sorta hard to ignore all those too cute to resist girly stuff & go for the safe selections. Rasanya cukup lah beli baju sikit-sikit. I think we shall move on to another bunch of stuff pulak lah(read:Just realized that dah ade almost 40 pieces of baby clothing.Err..darling, I hope you're not reading this).

Rasa seperti hoarders, tetiba jer dah banyak. *mode insaf*

Err..I blame the hormones and err..C***? :P

p/s: Malam ni please get me the grill microwave oven pulak yer? The one with the mirror door please. Heeeee...thanks love. Kiss kiss.

There's no better way to kill(not literally) the high-spirited yours truly on a Monday morning - when she's all dressed-up and pumped up for work - other that the fact that the car refused to start up.

Like yea, way to go lah kan? What a day for the car battery to finally die on me. Tsk tsk.

After a quick call to the Kurnia Auto Assist, almost 30 minutes of waiting. The KAA guy finally came to the rescue. He jump-started the car, check the battery and declared its ma'am-ya-better-get-yourself-a-new-battery condition and told me not to turn off the engine else I'm going no where. he he.

Next, I called the engineer-husband for a shoulder to cry on (still not literally,else it would be awesome). He went

"Why don't you take my car to work instead?"

Ya say what? Your car? The one that I hafta navigate down 2 floors before reaching the exit? The one that I hafta drive through the exit driveways( for each floor) yang keciiiiiik? No thank you. I'll manage if it's a normal sedan or moi 4wd, but the idea of driving his car throughout the basement parking adelah scary. Yea, I'm a ruthless driver, tapi driving someone else's car(especially if it's a huge one) with 0.9 possibility that I'll leave a dent on em, adelah a big NO.

So yea, I drove my car to work and the other half promised to come over to moi office later to replace the battery(as once I turn off the engine, haruslah tak dapat nak start balik) and asked me to stop whining and drive my already-lazy butt to work already.he he.

I reached the office an hour late - which is bleh tapi sabar jer lah. Sabar itu,separuh daripada iman, kaaan?

Owh, moi car is doing fine now. A new batt = a poorer owner (or should I say, the other half of the owner). he he.

Thanks love, I love you. Kiss kiss. :x

Yea, it's time to get me that new ride already. White please. Mariiiiii!!

My day in the office usually started off by texting C*** to tell him that I'm already in the office together with a cheesy loving phrase or two( he already did his part 2 hours earlier, he reached his office around 8 and I reached mine sometime before 10). he he.

After checking the office mail and started working on the unfinished codes and whatnot, I'd usually text him again to either tell him what I want for dinner which equals to eating out (thanks to my endless cravings) or ask him what he'd like to have for dinner (otherwise means that I'll have to cook for dinner, ya he loves my cooking that much).

So last night, he requested for curry(again). I thought he was kidding bout his love for curry, tapi nampaknya tidak. We had like an endless array of curries over the weekend - thanks to the kenduri & mummy(her curry is to die for, especially fish curry lah.he he) - and the 1st thing that came out of his head for dinner last night was still curry. So yea,curry it is.

Who would have thought that I'll get a husband yang gila kari kan? he he.

Owh, did ya know that I've never been to the Planetarium? Heehoo. Yea, I am that pathetic. So when we saw a documentary about it I went

Me : " How come you never take me to the Planetarium?"
C*** :"Laa..tak penah pegi lagi ke, I thought you've been there before"
Me : " Mana ada." *pouts*
C*** : " Nanti kita bawak anak kita pegi okie yang."

Errr..hello darling, I was talking about me. It that his way of saying that I'll get there in the next 3-4 years? Or is it possible to take a newborn to a planetarium? Hmpphh..never mind. At least I'm not getting the same answer each time I wanted to go to the malls. he he. Planetarium tak pegi pon tak pa, that's surely something I could live with.

Owh, we used to go to all those corny touristy places whilst we're dating,the museum, art gallery and whatnot. he he. Tempat yang bosan pon kadang-kadang adelah rasa best juga, ya should try to visit those places sometimes.

Bought myself a coupon for red velvet cake online (Impulsive + credit card = bad). Yea, it was a good buy and the cake adelah sungguh tempting. I'm yet to place my order as I still have a wee bit more than a month before the coupon expires and I just don't feel like having it yet. Simpan dulu buat backup, nanti tetiba mengidam, takde lah meroyan nak cari red velvet cake. :P

My baby bump is getting more and more obvious each day and I'm starting to waddle a bit especially in the morning - when all the muscles and joints are yet to warm up. Getting up from the bed each morning is a struggle, I'd usually take a good few minutes to get on my feet. Macam nenek-nenek.

Besides the nenek-nenek part, last night I actually felt like a turtle yang terbalik and tak reti to turn myself over. Hoh. Well, we're watching a movie last night whilst I was lying down on the sofa with my head on C***'s lap (& he was patting my head like I'm a cat) when I had the sudden urge to wee wee,so I tried to lift myself up, tapi apekah tak boleeeh? It sounds so illogical but it's true - so much so that C*** had to help me to sit up. T_T

Haih, anything for you lah baby. Ya better be good for mummy. he he.

Owh later.

Let's be random for a bit.

o1. I had too much oily fattening food over the weekend - we went to moi cousins' wedding and engagement - which left me with an uneasy feeling in moi tummy for the past few days, not good.

o2. The PIL followed us back to Kedah. They were worried that they'd be too much trouble for moi family and we (me & C***) were worried that they'd be bored and whatnot - which ended up to be unnecessary since semua orang had fun dan happy-happy - dad had someone to borak-borak with and mum and MIL even had a masak-masak session. :P

o3. C*** and PIL went to Langkawi on Friday to visit a relative. It was a quick day trip and C*** decided that I should just stay home to avoid all the CNY-Public-Holiday crowd and my unnecessary whining kerana kepenatan. he he.

o4. Brought PIL to visit the grandparents and introduced them to gedung cak. Well, it's not a store(Gedung as in gedung membeli belah, geddit?), it's some kind of kuih. Not my favourite( mine would be a specific kind of lepat liat.ha ha.Lepat liat what? :P) tapi it's interesting to introduce them to a kind of local kuih yang pelik. he he.

o5. Our usual Kedah - KL 4-5 hours trip was elongated to 10 freaking hours. No thanks to the extraordinary traffic + a bunch of stupid drivers who love the emergency lane. Memang bongok.

o6. I think my spine is like temporary crooked from the long trip and my legs hurt, but thank God for the love of my life C*** and his awesome foot rubs. Thanks love. Kiss kiss.

o7. Yet to schedule another test drive. Blurggh..

o8. I need some nice table cloth, seat cushions for the dining table and new curtains! A home decor store will be a nice place to start with.

o9. We are going to start with some serious shopping spree for the little precious like sooon. he he. It does get easier to shop once ya know the gender ey? Owh giddy.

Have a great week.

Tata.

Right now, I'm already back home in Kedah, stuffing my face with mummy's home cooked food. Yes, this is a scheduled post. he he.

Let's blabber something bout the weekend, shall we?

The weekend had been a blissful one for me.

We reached Malacca sometimes after midnite since we stopped by at BIL's place and all of us went to have dinner together - at an eatery which looks promising tapi adelah gagal since I was served with honey dew cordial drink when I ordered for honey dew juice.(& they don't even have the courtesy to highlight the different when we're ordering. Lain kali cakap la siang siang, sape nak bayar 4 bucks for a freaking glass of cordial drink? I'd rather go for sky juice. Sungguh menipu.) T_T

Saya adelah emo seperti biasa (it's the hormone ya see? Plus I could only tolerate sirap, Ribena and sunquick's when it comes to cordial), I pushed it aside whilst saying there's no way on earth anybody could ever drink it kerana ianya adelah sungguh sucky, so I ended up with a glass of hot barley - which was equally sucky. Owh well, nevermind lah.

On Saturday morning, had plates of yummy home made nasi lemak, watched CSI, went for a 'test drive' (it's not really a test drive since the test drive unit is MIA due to something, dang! Tapi...even before the test drive, I'm torn between the one in red or white. he he)

and later went out with C*** and the PIL for a kenduri and a quick shopping spree as MIL wanna get another rice cooker, so we made a quick stop at the mall tapi when both of us, me and MIL (C*** and FIL waited for us in the car) came out of the store, we ended up with a new rice cooker and stainless kettle for MIL and a stainless steel trash can for me! - much to C***'s and FIL's amusement lah kan?

Cakap nak rice cooker, ended up bende lain pon beli sekali. Yes, shopping is fun. Ya should see the look on C***'s face when I told him that I actually spent 50 bucks on a trash can. Ok what? It's stainless steel lah darling, easy to clean, it won't rust plus it was on discount summore. Mak pon cakap it's a good buy. he he.

Our shopping spree didn't end there, we later went to Tesco for some groceries - the crowd was unbelievable. Seperti biasa orang-orang di Malaysia membeli seperti the country is running out of food supply, oleh it harus lah membeli dengan banyak dan tamak. Tsk tsk.

Much later in the evening, we had sukun fritters and cubed mangoes for tea. Yummo! - going back to our hometowns sememangnya tak akan penah kelaparan. Bertambah kecomelan adelah. he he.


After maghrib, after a light dinner, C*** dragged me out to the nearby mall as I need to stock on some stuff. He even got himself a casual pants and after a bit of jalan-jalan, we.. or should I say, I decided to go for ice cream (it was already 10pm and it was raining outside, tapi ya could never say no to a pregnant lady, yes?) To my defend, it's not really ice cream lah, it was frozen yogurt, the heavenly taste of ice cream minus most of the fat - itu pun if the 99% fat free claim is true. he he. :P

On Sunday, a wee bit after subuh, C*** went to the fish market together with the PIL but I was directed to stay at home since it was raining and the already wet wet market gonna be even wetter and slippery. So yea, not really a place for me and my condition I guess, so saya tido. he he. Only to be waken up by the fishy smelly C*** an hour later.(Yes, now I have a well-stocked freezer. Yey!)

The rest of the day was being spent dengan bermalasan as it was raining all day long.

That's about it, now I'm about to have another blissful long weekend.

Have a safe trip balik kampung, Happy CNY.

Tata.

Cooked dinner for C*** last night (ini selepas si chenta hati complained that I rarely cook these days. Ampun darling. Tapi saya masak sedap tak? he he.).

Well, honestly, it's not that I'm having any of those kitchen-nausea or malas-ness. It's just that I'm feeling pretty tired these days - rasa macam jadi buruh ke apa, tho I just sit in front of my work station all day, perhaps I'm mentally tired.

My brain would send me the you-are-freaking-tired signals each time I reach home from work - so much so that I'd feel like skipping dinner and just lay on the bed watching tv with C*** - tapi harus lah tak boleh skip dinner, C***'s pretty strict bout my eating schedule now. Either he loves me to much and couldn't bear to watch me suffer or dia takot anak dia kebuluran. he he.


Well,did ya know that I'm not allowed to eat any sort of fast food(besides pizza, provided it has an array of healthy toppings) nowadays? I swear my 1st (and probably last) fast food that I ate in the span of 7 months (and months to come) was the prosperity burger. he he. I got it after much begging and pleading and endless muka kesian. Owh yea, the burger came together with orange juice instead of coke. he he. I've told ya my darling C*** is ever so loving. :P

On a lighter note, we're going back to Malacca tonight. It has been quite sometime since the last time, jadi marilah balik kg dan bergembira. We even managed to book a test drive tomorrow. So let's see if the current-dream-car-kerana-sedar-diri suits me else we'll have to move on to the next option which is ermm..yet to be figured.

Hmpp... better get back home early today as I need to sort the laundry,iron C***'s uniforms and finish up some house chores.

On a lighter note, we're 3 days past 7 months already! he he. Thanks for being an awesome other half darling. I love you and always will. Kiss kiss. Esok sila belanja saya ice cream okay? :P

Have a great weekend people.

Ciou.

Work has been piling up like ya wouldn't believe these days but life's as blissful as ever.

So let's be random, as usual.

o1. We found the last two must-have furniture for our crib.Like FINALLY! Furniture hunting is tough especially when when you're fussy. Nak solid wood la, dark colored la, ape la. Hoh, thank God we found em before I got too tired to even walk.

o2. We already booked our stroller and car seat. Woot! Yes, quite early for such a big purchase but I think we found what we need (tough and sporty travel system) and both of us decided to go for it after much deliberation (read: After C*** agreed to be in charge of everything, they are freaking heavy I tell ya. Fine, I'm exaggerating. Well, at least heavier compared to the lightweight Graco that I preciously wanted).

The truth is, it's tiring to gawk at every sort of strollers and car seat in the market - it's not helping when we're sorta clueless in this department even after all those endless googling and whatnot.

There are like tonnes of em - it makes your head spins just by thinking of em and as long as you don't fix your mind at something, you'll ended up spending every waking second thinking of it.

So yea, let's just get it over with lah kan, plus I think it would be a good purchase as both could be used until the lil precious is 4 yrs old and it won't cost us an arm or a leg - unless lah the daddy tetiba nak recaro travel system pulak. Sabaq yer daddy, tahun-tahun depan, we'll get it for you..err..the baby I mean. :P

03. Bought 2 pairs of maternity pants over the weekend. Yes, my 1st purchase in the maternity department (after much nagging from C*** and moi mummy, takot baby terhimpit if I keep on wearing my normal jeans, I finally gave in) which is sorta hilarious. I mean, it comes with pouch-like belly bands and no zippers at all - the comfy grip sometimes makes it feels like you are wearing an awfully low-rise pant and boleh londeh anytime. That ain't gonna be pretty. Tsk tsk.

o4. I want a white baby cot to match our bedroom set. Period. he he.

o5. I'm torn between Medela Swing or Medela FS. Hmppp..we'll see how generous or cheapskate I'm feeling later la eh? :P

o6. We're going for another test drive this weekend, but this time around, it's for moi ride!Yey! - tho we're yet to be in the 2nd half of the year, the chenta hati adelah bersemangat to start off the hunt (he loves em cars, so yea, no wonder). Yes, berusahalah (untuk menabung)!

o7. All is well during our 4th checkup. Alhamdulillah. Our lil precious is a wee bit more than 600g now but the doc was like

"Dear, I think you're looking a bit kurus from the last time, semua berat kasi baby yer?"

Owh, kurusss keee? Or is she trying to flatter me? Now that I have a baby bump in the size of a small melon pon kurus lagi ke? he he. I've gained like 2 freaking kilo in a month and approximately 4kg throughout my 6 months of pregnancy. Well, nevermind me - as long as the baby is healthy, we're good.

08. Just sent another list of pictures to be framed and printed for our 2nd wedding album. Yer, selepas 10 kurun baru rajin nak hantar list of pics to the OP. Going through thousands of pics is ain't easy I tell ya. Rasa macam nak muntah 10 kali.

09. The parcel for my recent online shopping spree is MIA. Grrrrrrrreat!

10. Now that Dad is going to work in Langkawi(again), I think I'm going to drag C*** to the island for quick getaway. We could always ask dad to help with the hotel or we'd just stay at dad's place as he's getting a villa to stay soon.Yer darling, mari lah pergiiiiii...mari lah mariii...I wanna see buffalo and learn how to make kerbau's cheeseee.(I always wonder how it feels like to pat a buffalo.Adekah rasa geli-geli?)

11. Yet to find anything nice to wear for my cousins' receptions. If I actually showed up in my normal clothes, adekah akan dipandang keji? :P Fine, let's scratch that. C***, jom shopping (lagi) please.

Well, enough randomness for a day.

Lunch time's over.

Tata.

I had a dream of a good friend last night.

The entire dream is sorta vague for me now but I could somehow remember clearly bout how happy we were back then - back in the good old days.

Owh well, sometimes, something gotta give eh?

On a lighter note, I've wrote a blardy lengthy post yesterday - after coming back from our 4th checkup and whilst waiting for our new furniture to arrive - tapi the connection went crazy on me and blogger only managed to auto-save half of em. Fret not, I got the entire post copied into a notepad - tapi adelah lupa to save em in my thumbdrive - so yea, the lengthy post hafta wait.

On another lighter note, it's funny when someone is struggling to mess with others happiness. I mean, sila lah get a life. I know it sucks being you, tapi refraining yourself from messing with others is the least you could do. Allah is all knowing and fair ya see? You just won't get away from your crazy acts for free(hey, it rhymes!).

It's also funny when you hafta deal with a psychotic, sometimes it doesn't work for you to be all sane and normal with em - kena lah jadi equally psycho and dramatic jugak. Hoh. I don't know bout you but happiness gained from others misery are just plain sick and unworthy. I also think ya need to get your head check, like seriouuuuusly.

Owh,C*** surprised me with one of his jiwang gesture this morning. I mean he's been good in the romantic department since we're married but still, walaupon dah ala-ala biasa tapi adelah terkejut jugak - demam ape la dia pagi ni kan? he he.

Ooo..cek sayang saya macam tu sekali ka? Awat tak habaq awai2? Owh you did? :P

p/s: Got myself another bottle of vitamin to be swallowed - the gigantic fishoil vegecap. Owh yummy.Blurghh.

It's Friday and I'm already in the midst of my long weekend. :)

Let's be random for a bit

o1. Someone is back to haunt us with her so-called explanation(like whaddaheck?). I just can't gauge her real intention but after all that you've done, it would be nice if you could just stay out of our life. I'd be very thankful for that. Like seriously.

o2. I don't know whether it's too early for this, but my 1st purchase for our lil precious are two pairs of cute rompers. he he.Baby stuff are too cute to resist - so much so that I actually spent hundreds on the cute and colorful baby stuff during my 2nd purchase yesterday. :P Owh, I dragged a lil cousin together with me on the shopping spree and not C***(as he was working yesterday). Kot tak mesti dia tak kasi beliiii (especially when the wife actually bought an unnecessary soother just because it's too cute). :P

o3. I got my eyes on a Graco stroller. he he. Hafta drag C*** to have a 'test drive' later.

o4. 2011 has been loaded with career-related good news. Besides the bonus and promotion, we're actually getting a generous salary adjustment. Alhamdulillah. Rezeki anak, yes? he he. :)

o5. Think that I hafta hunt for something decent to wear during the cousins' wedding next month as most my baju kurung telah mengecil. Huuuuu..

o6. Experienced my 2nd leg cramp last night. It was so excruciating that I actually groaned in pain in the middle of my sleep and the groaning actually woke C*** up. he he. - but the chenta hati was as efficient as ever(even tho he's half asleep) as the next thing I know, he was already sitting up with my left foot in his hands - massaging away. Thanks love. Iloveyousoverymuch.

o7. Ermm..err..I actually feel like eating a bowl of shark fin soup with crab meat. Tsk tsk. Apekah craving yang sungguh tak environment friendly???? Gosh, perhaps I'd just go for crab meat soup instead. It's the crab meat that I'm salivating for.

08. Can't wait for our 4th checkup on Tuesday.

o9. Weekend = Shopping spree. (^_^)

That's about it.

Have a great weekend okie?