Progress 4

This is a long overdue entry.

Hello peeps.

This mummy-mia was MIA (missing in action) since Thursday (not Thursday baru ni, last 2 weeks punya Thursday). Was abducted by a troop of Pak-pak Jurulatih Bi.Ti.En @ U1u S3pr1, N9. It was a very VERY last minute noticed. I knew it from MrJ, 3.30pm on Wednesday whereby they wanted me to lapor diri the very next morning, Thursday 8.30 am. Hoho. Alhamdulillah MrJ tergerak hati nak gi collect the letter @ PO Taman Melawati which was sent by Mara via Pos Laju. They tried to send it on Tuesday but K Zan didn't notice. Else, I'll have to rearrange to another date and honestly I have no more free weekends from now on I guess.

Anyway, the Bi.Ti.En was great. There were 106 bakal2 students whose going to study abroad, sponsored by government agencies. And out of 106, none is going to Edinburgh Uni. Hoho. MARA scholars - 39. The rest mostly are lecturers from IPTAs pursuing PhD and around 10% are Specialist (Doctor Pakar) going to do Sub-Specialist. GempakZ btol, dah jadik specialist nak buat sub-specialist lagik. Adoi.

Prior to going was the ultimate headache of my mummyhood. My concern was mainly with Nadirah's feeding pattern. It has changed dramatically since the last 2 weeks. She drinks around 20-25oz at ibu's and refused to direct feeding from me. She even cried if I tried to nurse her. Mummy terase ok.. Hoho. My wild guess, she's overfed during the day OR nippy confusion. I was lucky to get a consultation in the deep jungle from a doctor (MD) who'll be pursuing PhD in Women's Health at the States. Currently with USM, Kubang Kerian. She's actually very pro-BF and actively promotes it and that's part of what Women's Health is all about. Siap amik video of me telling my experience bf-ing my baby and working at the same time. Hehe.

After telling her 'bout nadirah's refusing direct feeding, she instantly said the later causes this to happen. Hoho. I thought so!

Ok, back to Bi.Ti.En. My MIL and MrJ are so supportive. MIL came all the way from Kuantan by bus to look after her dearest-9th-cucu. MrJ had a meeting at KLCC on Thursday (my 1st day of Bi.Ti.En) and took EL for Friday and next Monday. (final day of Bi.Ti.En) So, our arrangement was MIL and MrJ will look after Nadirah at Sri Msia Seremban and visit Mummy trice a day at the Jungle so that I can bf her. At night, nadirah bottle-feed and tido bwh ketiak Abi.

On Thursday morning, after sending Nadirah to Ibu's house, we then made our way to S3pri. While we were rushing to arrive there on time since MrJ hv to be in KLCC by 10.30, I made several phone calls to hotels around Seremban and guess what, all are fully booked! Some are just available for a day and not the other. Having a (smart) baby around, we thought it's not wise to pindah randah. I asked a friend at my office to google any phone numbers of hotels/rest house available around Tampin/Rembau area and found one, Tampin R3st H0use. We then decided to stay there. [not me of course; MIL, MrJ, nadirah and K zan only]

Arrive S3pri around 845 am. Angkat beg2 to Dorm 4B, tata MrJ and unpack and start pumping. Alhamdulillah I arrived early, I can choose any beds I like and of course, my bed is furthest from the door and facing the locker. Strategic and secure to do my pumping activity. ;-) Next to my bed is Dr Z4rina, pakar bius @ HKL. We instantly become good friend. She's going to Liv3rpool to do sub-specialist in bius for brain (belasah je ni, xpaham sangat medical term..haha) sponsored by KKM.

Around 730pm, MrJ and the rest arrived and welcomed by gigantic mosquitoes of S3pri. Hoho. I tried to nurse nadirah and she refused! Gosh. She's super-hungry i knew but she just rejected. Pujuk punya pujuk, tepuk sana sini, finally after 30 minutes of trying/negotiating/diplomacy-ing, she then gulping mummy's milk but not much. Argh. Grrr. I knew not many agreed with my idea of bringing her to the jungle just to nurse, 2-3 times daily. I have enough stock for a week, but but but, eversince she changed her feeding regime, I am very worried that I can't achieve my two-year-free-from-formula-target! Not even a year I guess if this condition prolongGggGGggGG. Ok, not so much of Mummy's target, dat sounds so selfish, but yes, I am selfish. All mothers are. For the baby's sake, moms just have to be selfish, right?

The first 2 days at S3pri was full with ceramah. Ceramah and more ceramah. My eyes were wide shut especially after lunch punye ceramah. Hoho. Last ceramah session on day-2 was watching movie "Hati Mal4ya". I loike! Siap menangis lagik jgn main2. Hehe. 2nd day, MrJ decided to check out from the dodgy r3st house and booked a room at Sri Msia Sban. Derang rase mcm tido dalam rumah tinggal yg ade dalam cerita Mastika. Siap ade broken windows, nyamuk menyerang without mercy, toilet seat yg menggerunkan, karaoke all night long yg menggangu ketenteraman awam and bangun pagi, nadirah kene gigit nyamuk kiri kanan pipi, simetri mcm artificial dimples. Nice! On the 2nd day, they came twice and as usual Nadirah jual mahal and I had to rock her to sleep and nursed her while she's mamai-ing. Else, crying big time punyeh. Adoila. Alhamdulillah she didn't fuss too much at night with Abi. At all actually. Finally Nadirah berdamai dengan Wan-nyeh. While Mummy was away, Abi and Wan spent the time flashing card to her, read from Little Reader and also YBCR.

3rd day, LDK started. We were divided into 9 groups, according to age range. My group from 27 to 30 yo, 7 girls, 5 boys. 2 TNBs! What a coincidence! During ice-breaking session (with all participants), the facis divided us into 2, short and tall. We then we asked to stand in rows, tall-babes facing short-dwarfs. Then, we had to close our eyes, listen to the music (Kitaro if I'm not mistaken) and act as if we're a conductor. (music not bus, ok) So moi being so expressive pun buat la gaya mcm conductor orchestra at P3tronas philharmonic hall. Layan habis sbb masing2 x nampak orang lain buat ape. Haha. Pejam mata kan. After the song finished, I was selected as the best conductor among the dwarfs! Hahahaha. Kelakar btol. Next, I have to stand in front of the dwarfs and pejam mata, the rest of the dwarfs too while the tall babes watching us acting as a conductor for the next round. I thought we were given the same-slow-mellow song but guessss what. Lagu seterusnya adalahhhh - Waheeeedaa Wassiniiii. Kahkahkah. Nak jatuh jantung aku! Of course la lagu ni lagi 'layan' jadi conductor, haha. Lucky me, I was facing the dwarfs, while the rest mengadap the other group. Hoho. Absolute embarrassment! The tall babes had to rate us, and the conductor (me-lorr) got 100%! Keskes. The group = 70%. Alamak citer dah terlampau panjang, ok, next, me and the conductor of the tall babes had to stand in front of the tall babes while the dwarfs enjoy the scene pulak. Tak aci btol, sudahnya I didn't watch any sbb asik kene perform je. Hoho. After that activity, I was known as "Puan conductor" at S3pri. Hahah.

After ice-breaking, we then started our LDK in small groups. First activity was of course, ta'aruf. Next one, we were given 3 sheets of paper full of questions. One sheet was just about Malaysia and I screwed up big time. Hahah. Dapat markah 4/25. Gilos. Failed. Inilah akibatnya tido time ceramah. I hope they didn't include dat in my overall marks. Else, re-Bi.Ti.En?? HELL*o-moto-No!!

4th day, still LDK and that (final) night we had to sing a patriotic song that was assigned to each group. Alhamdulillah lagu ktrg senang. "..inilah barisan kita, yang ikhlas berjuang.." Some dapat lagu yang aku x penah dengar pon. Hoho. Before singing the song, we did a short coral speaking. Funny2x. Will note down the coral speaking here, later.

Ayosh, nearly 2.30 am already. Till then ~~