Ah Naa!

Ah Naa (Mak Naa @ Kak Naa) is Dinky Aeisyah's auntie and she is is my sister, the fourth one among my siblings. She was borne normal but due to an accident, she suffered a brain trauma that makes her a special child. She is straightforward, loves shopping, sightseeing and all childish.

Me : Kak Naa, ajak Aeisyah pergi dapur amik roti.
Kak Naa : (Buat donno jer)
Me : Cakap dengan Aeisyah, jom pergi dapur amik roti.
Kak Naa : (No respon)
Dinky Aeisyah : Ah Naa! Jom apur! Oti! (excited tone)

Alahai...

Introducing My New Bundle Of Joy

• DOB : 25th of September 2009
• Time : 0910 am
• Weight : 3.2 kg
• Length : (Will update soon! haven't found my emak's measurement tape!)
• Head Circumference : (Will update soon! haven't found my emak's measurement tape!)

Hi everyone! My full name is Alif Hamzah.

Now I desperately need a new header for this blog...bilalah nak buat nih???

My Best Best Bestest friend!

Dinky Aeisyah has a new best friend! She is her cousin from Mr Vediaz side. They play together, eat together, blow flute together. Before Raya, both of them were not this close. For the past few days we physically need to separate them when it is bed time hours...SIGH...

Seen here, Dinky Aeisyah with her cousin, Adina.

Fooling around under the banquet table! Their play gym!

Selamat hari Raya To All!

Selamat Hari Raya yer! I arrived at Bangi, my MIL's home yesterday. Mr Vediaz, Dinky Aeisyah and I departed early in the morning. We didn't hit the bed right after sahur! Usually, departing early in the morning is something that we don't do :) This year is a record to beat!

By the time of typing, the atmosphere is filling with the sound of illegal firecrackers. Including from our resident! My MIL is finishing her rendang daging, Melaka style. I half way finished my peeling with ground nut while eating pineapple tart! Mr Vediaz had finish boiling his ketupat bawang and ketupat Adabi.

The rendang! I tak masak, I amik gambar jer!

Jangan main-main tau, Mr Vediaz pandai anyam ketupat. I pun tak pandai!

This morning, three of us went to Prince Court Medical Centre. I'm transferring my labour over there because my gynae at Kuantan Specialist Hospital has advised to stay put at Bangi right to my 38 weeks of gestation. So, my cesarean operation is schedule on the sixth day of Raya, this coming 25th. Pray for my delivery kay!

Dinky Aeisyah, slimming down for raya!

Preparation For Raya

Well, most mom bloggers are talking about their Hari Raya preparation alas for me, there is not much on Hari Raya. I definitely don't prepare any baju raya. Mr Vediaz will be wearing his last years' baju melayu except for Dinky Aeisyah, she has few sets of new clothes just for Raya. Same as last year, I don't bake any cookies. I plainly order it but this year from my next neighbour.

Few days back, Mr Vediaz said that we haven't put up any pelita like other houses. I told him, we didn't have the time to search for pelita as we don't have time to shop in weekdays. This is because Mr Vediaz reaches home around 6pm or 6.30pm. Jangan kata nak keluar lepas Terawih, nak pergi bazar pun tak sempat. By Friday we will be going back to Bangi because this year is Mr Vediaz turns. After that I will be operated on the sixth Raya due to my pregnancy complication. Then, I'll be in confinement. Well, soo much for Raya this year. During Raya, my gynae, Dr. Suraya even suggested that I'm not advised to jalan-jalan soo much on Hari Raya, like balik kampung, in case I bleed in the middle of PLUS highway or better yet, kampung road. I better be around Bangi and KL for that matter.

Starting form last Friday, my gynae has given me a 6 days medical leave. So, today I'm at home, blogging and doing some laundry. If it is up to GH, I will be warded from the last two weeks up till 38 weeks of pregnancy. Apalah makcik nak buat? However, I need to go to my school to settle some paperwoks before Raya since I'm not coming back to school up to next year! Ngeng ngeng ngeng! My maternity leave will follow suit with the school holiday. Seronok gak makcik!

For the time being I'm basically preparing for my cesarean, mentally and physically. Praying for the best!

Berbuka...Di Rumah Emak...

I went back to my hometown yesterday and it's been blissful as ever. Yesterday my emak cooked nasi tomato and kuih putat. Today, our menu is soto and roti jala with kuah durian. YUMMY! Mr Vediaz and I had this conversation yersterday when we was on our way back just after I talked with my emak over the phone, informing my whereabouts.

Mr Vediaz: "Apsal mak bersungguh sangat masak nih?"
Me: "Loer! Anak dia nak balik. Mesti lah masak sedap-sedap kan!"
Mr Vediaz: "Tapi bersungguh sangat la plak"
Me: "Itulah namanya 'emak'. Anak nak balik mesti tanya nak makan apa."
Mr Vediaz: "Emak kan. Mesti macam tu. Nanti Ibu mesti macam tu"
Me: "Taklah. Anak-anak nak makan masak sendiri!"
(We both smiled)

That is how we remember our emak. Her cookings, her affections, her attentions to details. Bebelan and ngomelan tak usah cakap lah kan! Hopefully, when our emak is much more older, we can take care of her just like the way she took care of us. Insya-Allah.

My Rootote

Last week, I suddenly remembered that I didn't give my twins sisters, Salwa and Nadia, ANYTHING on their 21st birthday. Kedekut punyer kakak! While thinking very hard, I figured that they need something practical and both of them can exchange that THING whenever they like it since they definitely can't share boyfriends! In the time I was picking the pressies, I was like, I can buy one for myself too! Hehehe...Makcik tamak!

So, I ordered these three things from Tinytapir and it arrived yesterday at a courier company. I had to picked the parcel this evening because when the delivery boy came, I was upstairs and didn't hear his screams!

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It is a Rootote!

Don't mind the blur picture. I'm still using the 'kokak' version of Canon Powershot.

Mine is slightly expensive than the ones that I bought for my sisters! Sorry girls, I'm the one who fork out the money, so I deserved something fancy than both of you! Let me enlighten you of Rootote. It is from Japan and it is all about ecobag. The company, Superplanning, has a big range of bags. The one that I bought is from the Medium size of basic line. The basic line itself has Grande size, Tall size and Plain. Then, they have this Thermo-Keeper that you can use to bring cold items such as soft drinks. There are still much more.

The two pockets are generous in sizing. It even can accomodate my big 'shocking pick' purse. My bag has only two pockets and a magnetic clasp. My sisters' bag has three pockets inside.

It even has a side pocket. I can keep my handphone in this pocket. It easier to take a handphone out rather than rummaging into the tote. This one is a standard feature of a Rootote. The pocket is adapted from a kangaroo pouch which explains their kangaroo logo. The material is laminating non PVC (non toxic when burned, does not emit toxic gasses over time) cotton, and the handles are made from Polyurethane.


Rootote also has a Roo Carriage. It fits my medium size tote. This is to help your tote to be much more organized. Yeah! I can even visualise my new tote having this inside!

To Salwa and Nadia, Happy Belated Birthday! Sorry that the presents are way overdue. I hope you like the tote eventhough they are still with me at Kemaman. At least you both know what you are getting!

Missed Sahur

Alamak! Today Mr Vediaz and I missed our second day of sahur! Last night I had a stomach cramped that led to a visit to the loo :) So I slept at 200am in the morning. As for Mr Vediaz, I'm his human clock for sahur, I terbabas, dia double terbabas! Mr Vediaz warned me that if I do feel lethargic, dehydrated whatsoever, he wants me to break my fast. UMMMM...

Ramadhan Mubarak

Selamat Menyambut bulan Ramadhan kepada semua! Bermulalah episod bangun awal nak masak sahur, buka posa ada bazar kan!

Still remember my fisrt sahur with Mr Vediaz...:) We were not even dating yet at that time. He stayed at my parents' house on that last day of Syaaban. Both of us couldn't remember why he crashed at the house. My emak cooked nasi goreng for that first sahur. Kesian Mr Vediaz sahur sorang2, I pun teman lah dia sahur kat guest room tu. Nostalgic betul! Past forward 5 years later, I'm the one whom get up early and cook something for the sahur. When we first got married, I was terrified a bit because it always my emak whom prepare the sahur. Then, it's my turn plak! Sahlah anak emak ni pemalas!

Tapi confirm lagi rajin than my brothers. My elder bro is building his stomach! My first younger bro is size does matter! My youngest bro is building his wealth. Entah bila lah nak kaya tu? My younger twins sister pun ringan tulang (puji sket!). As usual, I'm the bossy one because I'm the first daughter of the house!

This year of Ramadhan will be the same as last years except that I'm expecting. Mr Vediaz isn't very keen on me trying to fast because he is afraid with my condition right now. But today I'm fasting, hopefully everything will be okay.

I'm At Home

Sekarang saya berada di kampung...melepak-lepak dengan jayanya! My emak has been cooking since afternoon. While, Mr Vediaz is spending his time SLEEPING! Dinky Aeisyah is doing her 'explorace' around her atuk's house. Thank god she hasn't figure out where the stairs are since the stairs is quite hidden. Sorry, no picture yet! Malas nak snap photo today.

Selamat Hari Raya Aidiladha

Our family would like to wish "Selamat Hari Raya Haji" to all. Remember to drive safely. By the time of writing, I have finished packing all the stuffs but Mr Vediaz is still sleeping. He got back from his 12 hours of night shift this morning so he is GROGGY and GRUMPY. As a dutiful wife (Angkat bakul), I let him sleep first. This year we going back to Mr Vediaz hometown, Bangi. Since our journey is 'melawan arus', most people going back to East Coast but we going back to West Coast, hopefully the traffic will be a bearable ones. Kemaman is jam with cars starting from yesterday, thanks to it's single lane bridge :P. My brothers, Along and Atih, got back to Kuala Terengganu yesterday. They used the Jabor road because they wanted to avoid Kemaman and Dungun. However, the Bukit Besi road was blocked due to flood which forced them to exited at Paka and drove to Dungun. The traffic from Paka to Dungun was moving at 10km/h! My Along and his wife slept at Dungun yesterday because their little baby, Mc Dalila, was gone 'amuk'. To my family back at the ever laid back Gong Datok, Selamat Hari Raya Aidiladha to semua. Mak, kalau ada rendang daging hitam, Angah nak sikit :P!

Maplestory

After Mr Vediaz, Dinky Aeisyah and I got back to Kemaman, our house was packed with my family and Mr Vediaz's nephew, Wan Abdullah. Abdullah is staying with us from last week till four of us get back to Mr Vediaz hometown for the upcomin Hari Raya Aidiladha. The main reason Abdullah agreed to go to Kemaman because he wants to play this online game, Maplestory. He plays Maple up to the wee hours. Memang pulun! Mr Vediaz took around two days just to download the newer version of this game. Then, Abdullah had to register his account again since his previous one was deleted due to an upgrade version. Since he is using our laptop to play Maple, I lost my privilege to the Internet...sigh...

Doing Their Things

These pictures were taken when Mr Vediaz, Dinky Aeisyah and I visited Mr Vediaz's elder sister at Shah Alam. The last time we went there when I wasn't yet preggy with Dinky Aeisyah. Fuhhh! That long! My sister in law has 2 muchkins, the talkative Salikin and the mischievious Adina. Salikin is already 4 years old and Adina is almost 10 months.

Ibu, can you get me this Mamut table?

From left: Dinky Aeisyah, Salikin and Adina. Salikin is showing off his wooden gun.

After the three stooges tired themselves from playing, it was time to fill up the tank.

Hensem la plak abang Salikin ni yer!

Raya Pics

I spent my first raya at my parents house without my husband around because Mr Vediaz was working his butt off on that day. On that first raya I stayed at home because I was too lazy to get out from the house. Ate, watched the idiot box, slept, ate again, wandered around the house, annoyed my emak :), bullied my sisters, and the list went on...Aaaah...whenever I'm at my parents house I'm always at cloud nine...can do what I want to do or simply do nothing :). It's more like an escapism theraphy and I sometime need that.

Dinky Aeisyah on the first raya.

The next day; second raya, Dinky Aeisyah and I followed Mr Vediaz back to Kemaman. I dropped him off at work and I went straight home.

Nooooo! Do I have to leave my Tok Ki and Tok Wan?

On the third raya, three of us went off to Penang because Mr Vediaz sf amily had plan a family gateway there.

Posing behind the wheel.

Dinky Aeisyah had a blast on Penang's famous ferry.

Selamat Hari Raya!

Selamat Hari Raya and Maaf Zahir Batin to everyone! To Mr Vediaz, eventhough you're working on 1st and 2nd Raya, you are forgiven! To emak and ayah, thanx for everything. To Along, Atih, Nana, Min, Wawa, and Yaya, Angah tak payah mintak maaf sebab tak pernah buat salah kat korang pun! Acah jer!

My Trip Back To My Hometown

Last June, I finally got some deserve time to go back to my emak's home back at Kuala Terengganu. It's been like 3 months from my last visit. My main reason to go back is to visit my grandmother from my ayah's side who was sick 2 weeks before. Being at home is such a bliss...doing nothing, chit chatting with my emak, ayah and my twins sister and bullying my special sister, Nana :). At morning, My sisters and I rushed to get our dose of nasi kerabu with ayam bakar. Yummy! But sorry guys, no picture to show.

Dinky Aeisyah was having a good time when we were driving around my village.

When you go to Kuala Terengganu, most outsiders won't go home before going to the famous Pasar Payang. Same goes to me! I need to find a new "kain sutera" because as a government staff, we are instructed to wear "batik" on every Thursday. Angel in disguise, now I have a reason to go shopping for "batik sutera"! If you go to the Pasar Payang at the first floor where all the silk shops are, your eyes will be eye-popping just looking at all the "batik sutera". However, a warning to any buyer who are not from Terenggau, all shop have a whooping price tag of RM3++ for a "batik sutera". You can bargain for almost half from their price tag, depending on the material and design. But, If you can speak Terengganu slang like I do, you will definitely get the lowest price :)

Lots of "sutera". Lots of colour spectrum. There are Batik Spa-Q, Crepe, Jacquard and so on. You just name it. But be prepare to be "pokai" after leaving the Pasar Payang!

This is my "batik sutera". Left is green and right is grey. These are jacquards with exclusive design.

A Tribute to My Emak

This is my emak, pictured with Dinky Aeisyah and Mak Su

Here, I would like to wish a Happy Mother's Day to my emak back at Kuala Terengganu. May your workloads are lessen by each day passing (*wink*wink) and your life will be fill with your grandchild(s) laughter :) My emak is a Capricorn, so let see what a Capricorn mother looks like....

Capricorn Mothers
Dec 22-Jan 19

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Capricorn Moms

• Capricorn mothers are very particular and take to parenting very seriously. (I think she is the babbling type)
  
• They always give sacrifices for the sake of their kids, in their own typical ways. (She does this all the time)
  
• They are soft and sentimental by nature.
• You can take her to a food joint or other places like this, which she really wanted to visit, but just could not because it was too pricey. (My emak is homey at heart, so we don't go out just to eat outside)
  
• Your mere realization of her true nature and doing things dear to her will touch her heart.
• Capricorn moms really appreciate being a little extravagance. (Yupp, although she saves a lot, she couldn't resist to buy new cloth for her baju kurung)
  
• They are very hard working ladies. (True!!!)
  

Gifts For Capricorn Mothers

The Mother's Day is the perfect setting to pay rich tributes to her dedication and sacrifices. Her joy knows no bounds when you present her with gifts like:

• A piece of jewellery, (Ala, tak mampu lagi lah mak. Mintak ayah la belikan!)
  
• Flowers and (nanti mak nak letak mana ye bunga-bunga ni)
  
• Books (buku PTK boleh tak?)
  

To Along, Atih, Nana(ha?), Min, Wawa and Yaya, Angah sure that all of you couldn't top my Mother's Day greeting this year!

Presenting...Little Adam Zafran

Adam is soundly sleeping....zzzzz

This is my new nephew from Mr Vediaz side of family. From my family side, Dinky Aeisyah is the first grandchild; so, just imagine all the attention that she has every time my family drops by at Kemaman! Adam was borne on 30th of April. His mom had a show at 10pm and the bundle of joy was finally out to meet his parents at 2am. Adam's birth was a normal one but the gynae had to vacuumed his out. Everything went well and Adam was brought home for the first time on 1st of April. Mr Vediaz and I, want to express our heartiest congratulations to Abang Aidil and Zai on the birth of their first baby boy, may Adam shines your life with all the love.