Eid again!

Alhamdulillah, the 11 pariwisata have safely landed at LCCT on Thursday evening. Bandung is fun, seriously! I keep on bugging MrJ to come back to Bandung as soon as we can. It's a great escape from the hectic life, Subhanallah. 

Shopping wise, yes, the man/women/baby branded wear are much more cheaper than here. But most of them are Made In China. (Even if they claimed it's made in Paris) We even found the exact same match of what we bought in China last July @ Bandung. And of course, China is way cheaper. Super Duper Cheap. I'll blog about Bandung in the next entry insya-Allah.

From the 3 of us, Salam Aidiladha and safe journey to all!

To Imah, Happy Birthday!

PakPoi and Nadirah

Nadirah calls this guy - Poi. Pak di pangkal nama sudah hilang. Many people said that Nadirah has a close resemblance of Epoi. And on the other hand they said Epoi look like my dear Arwah Abah. Conclusion: Nadirah looks like Arwah Tok Shaarani, the person that will love Nadirah dearly if he's still around.

As a record, they are still times that I call Nadirah as Epoi. Weird eh? I don't know when it's going to over/stop.

This picture was taken at Tok Pandak's house in Padang Rengas, Perak on Day 2 of Syawal. I really love this picture. It has the essence of love and life. Thank you PakCik Meme for the gorgeous composition and sharing it with us :-)

Kepada PakPoi, selamat menimba ilmu kedoktoran dan keakhiratan di Warsaw. Nantikan kami tiba di sana! Amin.

Memory @ Eiffel Tower

Family shot of Eiffel Tower Paris.

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That's the shorter version of the tower.

Taken at Windows of The World, Shenzhen, China. (July 2010)

I don't dare to wear a straw hat in Paris, anyway. ;-)

Raya 2010 Updates

Raya was great Alhamdulillah! Celebrated 1st 3 days of Syawal at Perak and off to Tanjung, KT on day 3. Day 5 we drove back to Kuantan. Managed to enjoy the sandy beach at Pantai Batu Hitam, cooking meal together w the sisters and visited zoo Teruntum with “No No No!” and family. All in all, priceless! But the best of all is the moment I entered Arwah Tok Pandak’s nostalgic house. The last time I was there was probably 10 years ago! Masya-Allah. Thanks to Tok Mat& Opah Cho for renovating the house and taking care of it. I’m looking forward to go back to kampong again insya-Allah. Mandi air telaga is 2nd to none. Alhamdulillah. Thank you Allah for the wonderful experience. *bliss*

Eik-Mubarak! (@ Perak)

Abis and daughters @ Batu Hitam

@Zoo Teruntum

March 25th

Yesterday was my birthday.

Azra and Rina, thanks for the birthday SMS!

My boss gave 2 'birthday surprises' by asking me to go to 2 different meetings on his behalf. How kewl is that.

And on my birthday, since boss is not around and Sr Engrs were away too for a course, boss 'gave' (read:tiada pilihan) me the 'honour' to sign SSA report, 1st time ever the report has my sign on it. Nothing special really because it's just a daily security assessment report, but since it happened on my birthday, so it's something worth to remember. (at least to me. Hehe)

What else? Oh ya, I received a poem from an unexpected colleague, the PA to ChiefEngr entitled "A Best Friend..". I'm not sure I want to cry or laugh. But I am touched, really.

The heavy tornado+rain in the evening complement my birth-Day and that was the very day my house was half-drowned with the rain.

I ended the night with going to Kautsar w Ibu, Mak and Nadirah and the Ustaz shared a slide- show showing pictures of orang2 teramat miskin in Kedah. Their houses don't look like a house at all, their hardship to bring up the family, their determination to send their children to school etc, make me feel how lucky I am here, at this age, with my career, beautiful hubby and baby, apartment that definitely look like a home even after the heavy rain, good health, etc, thinking all these make feel I should be a very good servant to Allah for the bountiful nikmat He gives me dari lahir sampai sekarang. Alhamdulillah. Alhamdulillah. Alhamdulillah. Thank you Allah. Masukkanlah aku dalam golongan yang bersyukur dengan nikmat Mu. Amin.

2 hours before March 25th ended, Abang arrived :* Thanks for the wishes and prayers. Semoga berkekalan sampai ke syurga Amin..

Anyway, the best part of the day is the morning of my birthday.

Before I went to work, after sending Nadirah to Ibu's, seperti biasa salam Mak. But since it was hari luar biasa, I said to mak and hug her..

"Mak, hari ni birthday akak. Terima kasih mak lahirkan akak dulu. Halalkan segala apa yang mak dah bagi pada akak ye."

Mak replied.."Ha'ah la, birthday kamu. Mak pun dah terlupa.."

She held my hand.

"Mak doakan kamu dapat ramai anak, Ja pindah KL, murah rezeki.." (mcm panjang lg but the first two yang aku sangat ingat..)

The best morning ever!

Source

3 Gen-X II

I'm on leave today! Wuhuuuuu! My very 1st entry of the day and hope many will pour in soon since there are many overdue pictures demanding for their very own entry. Sabar ya pictures, we'll see how Lil Madam behaves today while Mummy is around. Ibu has dental appointment so I have to take a day off, plus my sis, Mak, MakcikTimah and Yan are coming from Perak today. Hoho. See, I haven't update on the story about Mak is in Perak since last week. Insya-Allah. I'll do it.

Away from zombie office is the best thing in the world after CharKueyTeow!

3 GenX

Opah-Mummy-Nadirah

Abi and his girl

Abi and his girl

Nadirah dah besar.. nak jalan sendiri la Abi!

CNY weekend

The CNY weekend was a blast! We enjoyed every minute of it.

Saturday:
>Sent mak to RAOHA, then went to Alip's wedding.

Pics courtesy of Rina :-) Sara, Deera, Bie, Tina - dah lamer giler x jumpe. Since after SPM I think.

They look like twins. Seriously.

Classmates four years @ Bkt Merbah + 6 more years in Soton for Bugs. Bugger.

Me and Rina have to chow early, so this pic was taken right before we left while Alip and her twin were enjoying the Royal Feast.

Sunday
>Cook Nasi Arab.
>Gi Taman yang orang ramai2 main layang2 tu. Ape eh name tpt tu Lana walking GPS ku? Just beside MRR2 on the way from gombak to Damansara tu.
>JJasco makan JCo.

Monday
>Nadirah sunat! Finally. Thank you Ibu selaku Opah-Mudim! Menggigil tangan Mummy tgk Nadirah sunat. Meraung kuat tak ingat punye. Siap marah2 Ibu lepas sunat tu. Haha. Funny funny baby. After sunat terus gi JJasco.
>Malam: Highlight of the weekend, went tu Kuliah Magrib by Ust Zaharuddin Abd Rahman at Masjid Assobirin! He's in KL, just arriving from UK, pitstop at Dubai. He's a cool Ustaz ever. I remember pernah doa to have anak lelaki if not lagi terer, at least as terer as him. Masya-Allah. Penyelamat ummah, insya-Allah.

Tuesday
>Lepaking at home.


Wish we have more long weekends like this. Bliss..

Finale: The Oncologist (III)

...Read this entry first if you haven't before proceed to this one.

The doctor went out for her boss.

5 minutes later, THE ONCOLOGIST stormed inside the room. With the doctor too. Suspend..suspend..
(from what I understood, the 1st doctor we met is not an oncologist, probably MD doing Masters in Oncology, I assume)

SCARY! That's the only word I can described about her.

Why? She's been in and out of our room seeing the nurses/docs and asked them questions in an angry manner. The first time she 'terjah' inside our room and heard her talking to the bunch of docs, I was so relived that we didn't see her.

From what I understood she was stressed because she has to cover an absent Oncologist. Wallahualam.

But that was then. Now she's attending us. She's the boss the previous doctor was looking after.
Erk.

The O (bercakap dengan nada memujuk), "Makcik, kenapa makcik taknak buat chemo? Chemo ok makcik. Makcik mana ada tua lagi, baru 56 tahun. Makcik, 76% peluang untuk hidup lebih 10 tahun kalau buat chemo. Ni bukan paksa ya, tapi saya nak makcik buat chemo dulu, lepas tu radio dan hormon 5 tahun. Lagipun cancer makcik dah Stage 2B, dah merebak kat lymp nodes. Ni (refer to Lab report) kata dah 6 dari 15 lymph nodes makcik buang hari tu dah ada cancer. Kalau tak buat chemo, cancer ni boleh merebak ke tempat lain" (Taktik menakutkan patient telah digunakan dalam seminit pertama consult patient..mcm mana la tak penuh bilik chemo tu aku tengok, semua dah ketakutan, courtesy of their own Oncologist...)

"Kalau makcik umur 80 tahun, ye laa dah tua. Kalau patient umur 80 tahun, kami pun tak bagi chemo. 80 tahun kan, dah lama hidup, ok la tu. (Oh aku sakit hati dengar this part, it's like them who dictate who should live and who should die!) Ni makcik baru 56 tahun. Boleh hidup lama lagi ni. Makcik kerja lagi ke?"

"Haah, cikgu," I said.

"Ha, ok tu. Kami boleh bagi ubat {READ: TOXIC CHEMO DRUGS. Sumpah dia tak mention the word drugs at all. AT ALL ok!} yang lagi bagus untuk makcik."

(Sbb mak buat chemo kerajaan yang bayar, so they can fork out the money from government and give mak more expensive chemo drugs)

"Chances survive lagi tinggi by 4% makcik."

(aku sudah mahu muntah when she said this. 4% increment only?! This is what happened when MDs quoted numbers given by Pharma companies, the % are relative numbers, not absolute numbers, to know more how these companies get the numbers, ask dr-google or read Healing Cancer Inside Out book by Mike Anderson, page-12&13. Ok, ralat: Not all MDs believe the feeble numbers fed by the giant Pharma companies. Thanks to many2 MDs around the world who speak up and educate layman like me by writing books/blogs on frauds that linger in Medical Society)

"Makcik, dalam Oncology ni 4% increase ni be-saaaarrrrr.

(she stressed the word be-saaarrr. I puked.)

"Makcik buat chemo 6 kali je. 3 kali yang pertama government cover, lagi 3 makcik bayar dulu. Takpe nanti boleh claim. Memang sakit sikit la awal2 tu tapi tak pe nanti makcik boleh claim semula."

(Ingat cakap sakit sbb sakit chemo, rupanya sebab kena bayar)

After she finished ‘pungpangpungpang’, I took the podium and said, “Back to what you’ve said earlier; doctor kata bukan paksaan kan? (to do chemo, radio etc)." The O didn't look at me. But she was about to say something but the word stuck at her kerongkong.

Aku sambung, "Ok, saya faham, cadangan doktor for the best interest of the patient," I'm almost lost in my own words.

Suddenly the room were full with people and I don’t know where the came from. All eyes were on me except for the O. The O stared at papers on the table.

"Ok doctor, macam ni..Mak has discussed with her anak-anak. We agreed not to do chemo. What ever the consequences are, kami akan tanggung bersama. At the end of the day, semua org akan mati. Everybody will die. My mom chooses to have a peaceful death. Itu pilihan mak. Hope doctor can consider her choice, patient’s choice. Jadi mak saya tak nak buat chemo, so can you prescribe her Tamoxifen instead?”

The oncologist senyap, and then angguk. “Ok, boleh. Tapi kalau lepas ni berlaku apa2 pada makcik, makcik jangan salahkan hospital pulak ye.."

"Tamoxifen is not as effective as chemo. Less than 50% success rate.” (You think my mom will swallow the Tamoxifen? Come on...Muka dia sungguh tak puas hati but I'm glad she said OK. Alhamdulillah)

“Ok2. Kami tak salahkan hospital,” I was overjoyed hearing her said that. Mak tersenyum lega.

The O, "Ok, saya bagi hormon untuk 3 bulan, lepas 3 bulan datang semula untuk check-up ok."

To cut the story short, mak was given MC for another 3 months.

Soon we left the room, kami anak beranak berpelukan depan pintu. Terharu. Masya-Allah. Alhamdulillah. Allah selamatkan mak from the death sentence from the O. Allah makhbulkan doa mak, doa Yan&KakSu yang baru balik Umrah last Sunday, doa Imah Epoi dan doa semua yang berdoa. Alhamdulillah. Tak terkata perasaan masa tu.

"Akak pun tak tahu dari mana kekuatan datang nak cakap mcm tu mak. Doa mak ni.." I said and we walked out of the Oncology Unit.

That very day, I’ve made my mom really proud.

Alhamdulillah.

*Disclaimer: Aku bukan anti-doctor, medical establishment, medical students, my brother Epoi who is studying medicine, my specialist-SILs, etc. Some medical intervention in curing diseases are crucial, nonetheless, current practices in the lucrative-cancer-industry are truly barbarian. I can't let my mom be a victim. Would you? Wallahualam. Hanya Allah Maha Mengetahui.

Ya Allah Ya Qawiyy, kekuatan ini dari-Mu dan bila2 masa sahaja Engkau boleh ambil dariku. Berilah kekuatan untuk kami menghadapi dugaanMu ini. Berilah kesembuhan kepada emakku, Ya Allah, janganlah Kau uji kami dengan perkara yang tidak sanggup kami hadapi. Amin Ya Rabbal 'Alamin.

Image from: http://www.naturalnews.com

The Oncologist (II)

Was busy at the office these few days. And P1w1max buat hall for many2 days. It's like impossible to get a connection at home these days. Mesti POTONG!

Anyway, the day before was my mom’s first visit to the oncologist. 2 doctors tried to convince my mom to do Chemo + Radio + and finally Tamoxifen (hormone). I was fidgeting like cacing kepanasan.That’s not what she wants. I wasn’t seated in the room coz I know I need to get the strength somewhere to counter back what the oncologist will say. I have the feeling that chemo will be the solution and only solution they will offer.

Ok, the actual scene in the room is like this. Rewind.

We entered the room. The doctor examined the stitches for 30 seconds. 30 seconds later, the doc said, "Ok makcik, rawatan selepas ni makcik buat chemo, radio dan makan hormon ye."

I was like.. WTH? Gugur terus jantung dan paru2ku ke lantai hospital. Result from pathology lab pun x explain, dah nak kill the patient by 'prescribing' {read:torture} the BARBARIC treatment.

My mom was quiet. Mcm malaikat lalu. "The doc asked, nape makcik? Makcik taknak chemo ke?"

Mak, "Taknak."

Doc, "Kenapa makcik..?"

Mak, "Makcik dah tua. Takpayahla buat chemo.."

Doc, "Makcik mana tua lagi. Baru 56 tahun. Muda lagi ni makcik.."

I tried to buy some time {plus xpuas hati why she didn't explain the result from path lab, ingat org kampung tak paham medical term ke?} and ask, "Doc, could you please explain the result from Pathology Lab?"

The Doc explained and probably she finally realized that anak makcik can sopik English, clever ni. Cannot kelentong one.

Me, "Doctor, can we do the other way round. Bagi mak makan hormone (Tamoxifen) . We do blood test first and monitor the CA Marker (after taking the hormone). Boleh?"

Doc, "Hmm..Boleh." Then 0.05 milisecond later menyambung, "Hmm..jap ye. Saya kene tanya boss saya dulu.."

Bersambung...

Allah and His Tests

Monday morning.

Find my peace and serenity at my little corner in the office.

Weekend was super duper hectic and only got time to glimpse at some updates from friends' blogs.

Anyhow, breaking news, Mak has breast cancer. The biopsy result was out last Thursday @ Pusrawi. The surgeon, Dr Razifah suggested to remove the left breast (all) where the tumor is. She is very frank, open and said everything out of her neurons. Same day, we went to see Prof Yip @ UMSC (UM Specialist Centre). Since there are many strong recommendations about her, mak decided to do the op with her and we agreed. 4th January, Monday is the date.

Breast cancer is of course never appears in my dictionary. I never thought that my closest family, my Mak will get it. I always thot - no, it will not happen to me. It's other people's businesses.

How wrong I am!

Breast cancer.

I said it out loud to Mak and myself and whoever was listening at that time: Cancer is just a name, the stage is just a number. It depends on how we perceive and react to it.

Everything is in the brain. Don't let the cancer clouding your mind.

Nauzubillah. I was not tested with the big C and can't imagine myself in her shoes. Nauzubillah. Moga Allah jauhkan. Sangat-sangat jauhkan.

All that she needs is strong support from the family, showers of love and kisses from nadirah and tonnes of duas and prayers to go through this.

So friends, doakan kesembuhan untuk Bondaku yah?




p/s- Many came to me and said, "Itulah hikmah Allah halang sambung belajar oversea. Kalau tak, terus collapse mak kamu - anak semua takde kat Malaysia". (Imah is in Kuching, so kire oversea jugak la)

Perancangan Allah jualah yang terbaik. Alhamdulillah.

Kuching Photolog

Sampai Sarikin, hujan renyai2.. *gambar blur*

Can this photo win a mystery gift from Snuggbaby? :-)
Snuggbaby 1st Anniversary Blog Giveaway is here! Daku mahu SSC satu puhleazzeeee..

Imah and mak sibuk bershopping.

Ala2 Rantau Panjang gitu..

My sporting baby :*

Kek Lapis Dayang Salhah

In the shop..

After shopping kek, Nadirah dah ngantukss

At Waterfront..

Tata Kuching..we'll be coming back insya-Allah


All pics courtesy of Uncle Yasser.

Kuching 10 bulan!

Nadirah is 10 month young already?!

Uwa. How fast time flies eh. Mummy seriously cannot catch up with the speed anymore . Fly fly fly. Then come happy gugugaga Friday and next tup tap the depressing Monday morning starts again. The cycle begins and after 4 times, nadirah grows older by another month!

Anyway, where were we last weekend? KUCHING! yeah, you heard me. Meowwww! We went to Kuching last weekend, went on Saturday morning and came back on Sunday. 2 days 1 night trip. Haha. How kewl is that? Yes and No. Not so kewl coz Penat mak enonnnn! BUT BUT BUT we enjoy the short gateway tremendously!

My sister and hubby are residing there so we stayed at their place for the night. Arrived in Kuching Airport around 10am and Aunty Nen, Uncle Yasir and Aisyah were already there waiting for us. We came in a HUGE group of 6 - Mummy, Abi, Opah, Maryam Nadirah, Maryam Harmoni and Mama Pikok. Alhamdulillah Mummy and Abi didn't have to pay for Maryam Harmony and Mama Pikok. Mummy sorok both of them in large handbag and they were quite troughout the journey. Oh yah, it was Nadirah first journey on a plane! Hiphip Hurrey! She's soo like Mummy, attention-seeker-bebeh. Bising btol dalam flight buat bunyi AAaaaaAAaa..AaaaAAAaaaa..AaaaAAAaaaaa. Alhamdulillah tak nangis and the journey just took about 1hour and 40minutes.

Ok, then we straight away serbu rumah Imah and ate our breakfast. Then we went to Pasar Sarikin/Serikin. Wowweh. It's situated at the Border between Sarawak and Kalimantan. We spent almost 3 hours there + journey to and fro around 2 hours plus plus so total time spent for the trip = close to 7 hours! Mmg sampai kuchingg all of us were flat. We had our dinner at Aunty Nen's house sedap giler maid tu masak seafooodd, menjilat jari kaki. Nadirah ratah ikan terubuk goreng macam orang tuwe and I have to stop her from eating after her long eat-ton marathon! Fresh terubuk, not masin. Mmg sedappppp. Ikan terubuk goreng 4 ekor besar mcm Giant. Cicah air kicap cili padi. Siakap asam pedas. Udang sweet sour. Sambal tempoyak. Ulam. Air ribena. Nenas. ^_^

We lepak there till magrib. Mandi2, refresh ourself and then balik rumah Imah. by 8pm we called it a day already.

Sunday morning, we were still tired and lepak at home till Zohor. Mind you Zohor in Kuching is one hour earlier than us so around 12 plus, zohor dah. After Zohor we went to Dayang Salhah kek lapis shop and borong RM200 worth of kek lapis. Opah la borong banyak. Dapat satu kek free. Hehe. Then had our lunch at ChilliPeppers @ Rubber Road, sponsored by Uncle Yasir and Aunty Nen. TQ so much! Moga murah rezeki selalu! Oh yah, it's Imah's birthday anyway! Happy birthday MakYang dari Nadirah tersayang. :-) Then borong ikan terubuk and finally our final pit-stop is Waterfront and borong some sourveniers.

A brief tour to Kuching but definitely we'll be coming back! So many places to see and so many exciting eating places that we missed, so Kuching: Version Revisited is now park in our diary next year, insya-Allah. A lay back, clean, relaxing city. Great place indeed!

Last but not least, Happy 10th month birthday si sayang comel Mummy! Mummy Abi love you so much!

The snuggMT and I

These days it seems impossible to leave the house without my snugg MT. Especially when I have four, I repeat F-O-U-R bags to carry at the same time when I rush to work every morning. 2 nadirah's and 2 mine. Like Mummy like daughter la. :-)

We have 3 baby carriers; 2 pouches and 1 MT. I'm hoping to try other types of slings, if money in the bank permits ;-)

Abi balik cepat! It's friday..la..la..la..


:-)

Down with German...

MEASLES! Uwaa.. no wonder Nadirah had fever on and off for 4 nights. Thot she got the fever coz missing-her-Abi-sindrom + the infection from her scratching activity. MrJ was away over the weekend and only came back home today and I struggled to keep my sanity in place while looking after an unwell-cranky-fussy dear baby. After 4 sleepless nights in a tongkang pecah house, I decided to call my confinement-lady a.k.a Bugs to came over and cook real food for me and help me with the dishes. My highly trained, soon becoming a PhD-holder maid is the most expensive maid available in town. Haha. Her hubby is also away, longer than mine. Bugs, that's what friends are for kan? Mwahhhsss. I will definitely call you again. ^_^

Anyway, after 2 days of missing from work, today I got on my feet and come to work today. Abi arrived from offshore this morning, alhamdulillah. My strength is now restored, insya-Allah.

Just for your reading pleasure:


Rubella – colloquially known as German measles or the “three-day measles” – is an illness caused by a virus of the same name. Rubella had at one time been all but eradicated since the MMR vaccine was introduced. However, the rise in parents who are declining the vaccination as more people begin to believe the erroneous link between Autism and vaccines is causing Rubella to make a very big come back across the country. Rubella can also still be caught by toddlers and infants who have not yet received their MMR vaccine, or in children who received only one of the shots in the series. If your child is displaying symptoms of the illness, here is how to treat Rubella:

Instructions

1. Step 1

   Confirm the Illness
   
   Since the only way to officially confirm a diagnosis of German measles is by having blood work done at your doctor's office, many parents skip this step and simply look for the most common symptoms. These include a bumpy rash that spreads from head to toe, including the face, along with a fever, achy muscles and joints, and in some children, pink eye may also develop. Your child may be extremely irritable, cry for seemingly no reason from aches and discomfort, and have trouble sleeping. Fever often precipitates the rash, starting as soon as 3 days and disappearing before the rash develops.

2. Step 2

   Dose Motrin or Tylenol
   
   There are no medications available to cure Rubella, only prevention by way of the MMR vaccine. Instead, treatment focuses largely on managing the symptoms. To cure the aches and pains caused by the virus, you can administer Children's Motrin or Tylenol (ibuprofen or acetaminophen, respectively) every 6 hours. Both are available over-the-counter and are also used to treat the low-grade fever your child may develop, as well. If your child does have a fever, some doctors recommend alternating between Motrin and Tylenol every 4 hours. While the effectiveness of this method is contested, at the very least, it will keep a constant level of pain relieving medication in your child to keep the aches at bay and keep their fever low.
   
   If your infant is less than 6 months of age, contact your doctor before giving them either medication. You should also bring young infants directly to the pediatrician once you recognize the signs of Rubella, complications can arise from developing the illness at such a young age, especially in infants with heart problems.

3. Step 3

   Push Fluids to Your Child
   
   Keeping your child hydrated and well-fed will give them the strength they need to fight the illness. Continue to give your child water, or even better, Pedialyte, if they have a high fever and especially if they are suffering from diarrhea. This will help replace any electrolytes their body has lost, and prevent them from dehydrating. If your child is happy to eat normally, then go ahead and feed them what they would typically eat during the day. If they are adverse to food,or vomit, stick to bland foods or supplement with Pediasure to make sure they get the calories and vitamins they need to stay energized while sick.

4. Step 4

   Let Them Rest
   
   Your child will likely have trouble sleeping, especially if they are experiencing a lot of pain or discomfort, so they may be very tired during the day. If they appear listless or mopey, cancel your normal daily activities and let them lay in bed or on the couch. If you can get them to sleep, even better. If your child is not displaying any signs of exhaustion, then it's perfectly okay to let them run around as they normally would. Just keep them inside and away from other children, especially infants, as the disease is contagious and can be spread to other children and babies who haven't been vaccinated.

5. Step 5

   Allow Nature to Take Its Course
   
   Rubella will eventually pass within 3 days of the rash developing, and in some children, can disappear in as soon as 24 hours. There is nothing you can do to speed up the process, other than keep them well-fed and hydrated to make sure their body has the nutrients it needs. Just focus on keeping your child comfortable and pain-free until the virus has passed.
   
   If the rash does not heal within a few days, you may want to contact your doctor to make sure it is, in fact, Rubella. After the illness passes, if your child has not already have their MMR vaccine, you may want to schedule them to receive one as soon as possible. It is important to note that catching the virus, especially while under 2 years of age, does not necessarily cause you to be immune to it, so an MMR vaccine is necessary to prevent the child from catching the virus again.

Get well soon sayanggg! Mummy loves youuuu :*

Raya @ Perak: Revisited

From top to bottom:
Pic 1-5 were taken when we stopped by at UTP from Asr' Prayer, on our way back to Stwn from KK. The new masjid is awesome. It was our 2nd time there. I really like the concept.
Last collage: Morning before going back to KL. Nadirah was fresh from bed.

Down with Heat Rash

Wajah dahulu yang ayu dan licin..

10 days ago, we brought our lil baby to see Dr Anthony @PC because of the sudden outbreak (read:nanah) out of her head.

Yesterday, Ibu was unable to take care of her due to tertelan tulang ikan and was rushed to GH because she cannot remove it manually. The tulang is huge! So Mummy has took EL and guling2 with my baby. Mid-day, I realized that the rashes which have migrated to both her ears have worsen and emitted more fluid (clear liquid + nanah). And her small fingers keeeeep on garu the ears then to her eyes and other part of her face. UWAAA..suddenly her whole face became reddish and it's clear that all the bacteria has found new home, her face! She became very cranky, refuse to take her porridge and only want to nurse. Mummy jadik kalutz and called PC and arranged another appointment with her Paed. Since I've never ever travel with her just the 2 of us together, I'm not quite confident to drive with her strap in car seat. She was so moody and itchy and fussy and all other words synonym with cranky so I decided to take a cab instead. Plus PC isn't that far from home.

Doc Anthony was so shocked to see the new settlement of the bacteria. He said, "Ok, why not we warded her here?" Erk, Doctor, I dont have anymore annual leave (0.5 day left for this year) available plus my hubby is not around. "Jika suami tiada lagi senang bukan duduk ward?" (this doc is from Sabah and very funny, read his line with Sabah-an intonation) Erk, No. Why don't we try other alternative?

From what I understood, if hnyB is warded, she then will be injected with series of antibiotics. I know the nurses are super-competent and they can look after her very well and keep her clean and cool at all the time. Major issue is, our little family is not in favor with antibiotics. If we keep her at home, we are free to make our own decisions. And if there are other ways to kill the bacteria, by all means, we'll go for that first before letting her body contaminated. No offense to doctors and doctors-in-the-making (Epoi :-) eh. I agree with many things in allopathic medicine except for few-I-don't-want-to-list-down things. So we are using the cream suggested by Dr Anthony and give her homeopathy remedy formulated by Ayah. Shafakillah Nadirah. Mummy Abi doakan nadirah cepat sihat. Jangan garu2 sangat tau sayangg..

Get well soon deary..

XOX:
Mummy

Wishing you...

my sweet fiancé

my great buddy and amazing race partner

my humble funny loving hubby

my baby's playmate/Siamese twins *these two ppl are inseparable i tell you*

Happy Birthday sayang!
This is my imaginary cake that I wanna bake for you if I have an oven but since we dont, then *teeheeee*, no luvly cake this year B-)

May Allah showers you with many more years in iman, beautiful family, healthy and happiness. Ameenn.

Love yah always, Mummy and Nadirah

October.

Quick updates: (from the latest to oldest)

1. Today took a day off and went to IDP Ozy Education Fair @ Subang. Applied 3 uni's (Perth, Melbourne and Adelaide) since the application fees are waived if applied @ the fair. Saved at least (the unnecessary cost) aud$400. Going or not is a different story. Looking at the current prospect, if the A is still on throne, chances are as slim as kate moss. But Allah Almighty knows best. Janji xyah bayar application fees adoi mahal gilerrr. Apelah merepek sgt ni nak charge2 org pulak.

2. Even if we're not going to IDP, I'm still taking a day off today celebrating MrJ's bday (tomorrow) @ the backyard of Istana Agong. Oh how Romantic! He wants IkanBakar Bellamy as his birthday treat. Great! That doesn't cost me a bomb so I'm more than happy to belanje! :-) Thanks hubs, you're the greatest!

3. Yesterday, had a short trip to HnyB's paed @ Princ3C. My lil prof has done some damages to her scalp while trying to finish her experimental PhD work in her Lab. I told her don't stress up like Mummy but she refuses to listen and keep on scratching her head. Terus keluar larva dari otak. Adoi. Pening la Mummy ini mcm Baby Einstein ku.

4. Last Sat was her 9mo birthday! Alhamdulillah. Hiphiphoooreehh.

5. We celebrated her birthday earlier (by a week) and brought her to Aquaria. Actually Mummy and Abi yg terlebih excited nak tengok fiissshhhhhh. Best btol. We weew lucky coz it was Sharks' Week (or Abi's week!) and managed to see 2 divers feeding the sharks. Marbelous! Thanks Abi belanje us!

6. Oh last weekend makan at Chengho with my Mom and this coming weekend again with MrJ's whole family except KNa to celebrate the October babies in the family - MrJ and his Bro, Abg Yas.

7. Last Wednesday had another day off and cabut gigi and girls day out with Bugsy at MidValley. Feels like 17 again. (except for the part at the dentist)

8. Abi is having a meeting at Wisma Perak now so I better catch some sleep before both my babies are home. Nites.