Wednesday, December 16, 2009

My Pregnancy Trivia

Being pregnant is wonderful & awful at the same time...but that awfulness that makes the pregnancy more memorable & treasurable, am i right all mothers out there?? You will always remember the hard times during pregnancy compared to the easy lazy stuffs...

As for me, Alhamdulillah Allah SWT has granted my doa of being a mother..and i will not ever forget the time when i was pregnant as it brings a lot of memories, also new discoveries, that only a pregnant women could endure..

Here are some trivias on my pregnancy that i wanna share & remember for always :

1. I discovered i was pregnant when the pregnancy is 4 1/2 weeks..did the test when period is a day late (punye la tak sabar nak tau)

2. The first sickness that i had to overcome is heartburn!! It came so early..in fact right after i discovered i was pregnant, the solution??...consume that white, sticky medicine every night (macam Gaviscon) yukhhhsss...

3. I had morning sickness starting around week 7 all through until week 14 (3 1/2 months)..the experience was quite traumatizing as it makes u sick all day for about 3 months!!! Just imagine..

4. Did the first ultrasound at week 8 at Subang Permai Maternity Clinic

5. Did regular checkups at Klinik Kesihatan Merbau Sempak, Sg Buloh starting from 3 1/2 months till 8 months pregnancy before later on shifting to DEMC

6. Bad news..i had Gestational Diabetes discovered at 4 months after doing the Glucose Tolerance Test, so had to do the blood test every 2 weeks (4 times a day) called BSP Test (Blood Sugar Profile)...i even bought the bloodcheck device

7. Discovered that i was expecting a girl during 5 months routine checkup

8. Caught fever & bad cough when pregnant at 6 months...admitted 1/2 day at Hosp Sg Buloh due to dehydration & vomitting

9. Put on maternity dress at 5 months pregnancy...kain baju kurung semua dah ketat sendat

10. Shop for baby stuffs during 7 months pregnancy

11. Find baby's name from Muslim Names website & also inspired from a drama show at Astro Prima

12. Am pregnant for 38 weeks (9 1/2 months) before the waterbag broke : )

So what are your trivias??? Feel free to share....

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

The end of my Pantang session

hahaha...akhirnya dah cukup pantang 44 hari...legaaaaa *clap!clap!clap!*

lepas bersalin mesti diikuti dgn adat berpantang selama lebih kurang 40-44 hari, antara benda wajib buat dalam sesi berpantang ni adalah :



-pakai setokin 24-7 (takut masuk angin)

-sapu minyak herba especially kat perut,pinggang, betis dan kaki

-jaga makan (jangan makan benda2 sejuk, gatal, bisa & berangin)

-makanan sangat limited..(paling popular adalah ikan bilis, sayur pulak limited hari2 sup sawi)

-sesi berurut (yang ni syamariz suka..yang tak suka mak bidannya yang suka mengomel itu ini)

-takleh kuar rumah suka hati..takleh kuar malam (agak tensen jugak la terperap kat umah sebulan lebeyy)

-pakai bengkung, berparam, bertangas, berpilis etc (bengkung memang pakai hari2 cuma yang lain2 tu malas nak buat, tersangat leceh)

-mandi air rebusan herba (mula2 rajin lelama dah malas sebab berkejar dengan baby takde masa merebus herba tu)

-bertungku (yang ni pun mula2 hubby rajin tlg buatkan, lelama tersadai ajer besi tungku tu kat dapur hehe)

-makan ubat/jamu (takde masalah sebab amik pil bersalin Amway je bukan jamu)



waktu berpantang nie rupanya leh psiko betul, syamariz sebenarnya tak kisah pun menjalani adat berpantang tapi yang tensennya bila org dok asyik remind kita...



"pakai bengkung tak, kang perut menggeleber, pungkok lebaq (punggung lebar) etc etc"

"eh naper tak pakai setokin nie" (padal baru bukak sekejap cos pegi toilet)

"haaa..yang tu takleh makan, yang ni pun tak boleh jugakk"

"eh naper kuar rumah tu..cepat masuk balik dalam"

"panjat tangga tu pelan2..jangan jalan laju sangat"

"jangan dok main air lama2"



dan lain-lain teguran lagii...nak buat cemana, tahan aje la...untuk kebaikan diri sendiri jugak, cuma tak sedap bila asyik la di'remind'kan..rasa helpless pulakk



so hopefully dah abis sesi pantang ni rasa bebas sikit nak bergerak...apapun makan mesti mau jaga jugak, orang kata nanti effect waktu hari tua nanti...seafood kalau leh elak makan setahun (woww lamanya), macam tu jugak makanan2 yang bisa cam rebung, keladi, pucuk ubi etc



apapun dah habis pantang nie, badan syamariz macam tak berapa nak turun..masalah besar bila nak sarung balik baju2 lama terutamanya seluar jeans...nak tahan makan takut effect breastmilk yang tak seberapa nie dan takut baby kembung bila perut kita kosong, so tiada kompromi nak kena exercise...syamariz kena kuatkan hati berlari balik atas treadmill yang tersadai tepi dinding tu...



apapun syamariz dah abis berpantang dengan jayanya...usah ditanya bila nak mengandung lagi haha, masih trauma woooo ...maybe sebab masih baru, maybe jugak because i had a not so easy pregnancy...maybe akan dipikirkan bila dah setahun nanti. Goodluck to all new mothers yang menjalani adat berpantang!!

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

The Sleeping Beauty Part 2

Another few pics of her getting her usual beauty sleep...









I juz can't get enough of her...ni baru sebulan, dah besar2 esok lagi la menjadi2 mama dia amik gambar haha...mama is crazy..yess....crazy over her little darling daughter








The Sleeping Beauty Part 1

Babies are soooo adorable...especially when they sleep. Macam2 gaya tido dan ekspresi muka ada...here's a few pics of nayra, doing her cute sleep positions & cute facial expressions. Oh yeahh...i have a new hobby right now, that is to snap photos of the little princess whenever she did those cute little things...masa tido, senyum, main, mandi, nangis etc etc .....i'm sure all new mothers are super excited & got carried away snapping photos of thier new born and i'm included










I'm falling in love with her with each single day...

Friday, December 4, 2009

031209 - The day i got older..

3rd December...

Happy besday to me...

Happy besday to me...

Happy besday mama Nayra...

Happy besday to me....


This year i got the loveliest present of all...a baby : ) !!!

syamariz note : thanks to laila, hana & kak shima for the birthday cake above..terharu tau!

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

011209- Nayra's progress @1 month




Nayra dah sebulan on 1st December, so on that day syamariz & Mr B brought our little baby back to DEMC for her 1 month immunization jap (Hepatitis B 2nd dose)..jumpa Dr Roliza.

Here's her progress :
1. Berat dah naik sekilo...masa lahir 3.2kg, sekarang dah 4.2kg

2. Panjang bertambah 4cm...masa lahir 54cm, sekarang dah 58cm


Other infos/progressess:
1. Tali pusat dia jatuh pada hari ke-5

2. Terkena jaundice juga pada hari ke-5 hingga ke-7

3. Sekarang dah kuat minum susu...dari 3oz ke 4oz...kekadang boleh sampai 6 oz dah (patut la makin panjang)

4. Mata dah ada kelopak..tak sepet & sembab lagi dah macam masa mula2 lahir

5. Tengkuk, tangan dan kaki pun makin kuat...boleh tahan sakit jugak kalau dia bagi flying kick
6. Dah pandai senyum kalau ada orang agah dia


On the other note, syamariz pun check sama dgn O&G Dr Norleen on the same day, she scanned my womb and found out that it is perfectly back to normal shape & position, Alhamdulillah...she advised me to do Pap Smear dalam sekali setahun, errrr..the sound of it gave me the creeps, i told her that i would call if i've made the decision lepas abis pantang nih, dunno if i'll ever call...takut laaa


Oh yeahh..syamariz plan nak cukur rambut si kecik Nayra nie, ramai pulak advise suruh cukur sebab banyak kelebihannya tapi tak tau bila...lagi satu tak sampai hati pulak tengok our little princess ni botak hehehehe...i know it won't be long before her hair grows back tapi...still tak sampai hati haha...cemana ha? nak shave ke tidak nihh...




Sunday, November 22, 2009

Photos of my little darling..

Sorry the photos are not in order folks...just sharing my memories of joy with u all

muka pucat lesi..baru kuar hospital bawak si kecik balik rumah

she definitely has my nose!!!

my little pouty mouth in the nursery


freshly out of the womb heheh..



the happiest day of my life...mama sayang nayra!





Thursday, November 19, 2009

Kelahiran Nayra Qalesya

Sedar tak sedar dah 22 hari baby lahir..rasa dok teringat lagi waktu meloya masa mula2 pregnant, waktu tersiksa sakit sini-sana masa tengah sarat mengandung, waktu baby dok tendang2 dalam perut dan tentunya waktu sakit nak bersalin...



Sesungguhnya catatan ini akan menjadi nostalgia untuk dikenang seumur hidup, catatan kenangan sewaktu melahirkan my first baby..yang menjadikan hidupku lengkap sebagai seorang isteri dan ibu..this is for you my little princess!!



1 November 2009 :



2.45am - Terjaga dari tido...perutku tiba2 mengeras (contraction) dgn jangkawaktu yang lama, around 20 minutes, pelik..selalunya dalam 2-3 minit aje sekali contraction, memang setiap malam pun akan mengalaminya, is this a sign already??? Hmmm..malas nak pikir, baik sambung tido balik. Semalam pun tido lambat, around 12 lebih sebab perut terasa mengeras lain macam, sakit sangat..ditambah dengan tendangan baby yang aktifnya lain macam ajer..macam dah tak sabar2 nak keluar



5.45am - Terjaga dari tido sekali lagi, terasa macam ada air keluar..aikk did i just pee without control?? Takkan kot...dah besar panjang camni tak penah lagi la tershishi dalam tido. Hmm..i tried to calm down and terus jump out of bed. Air tadi terus mengalir keluar....ehh air ketuban dah pecah ker? I went to the bathroom and terus cuci...alamak lupa pulak nak sniff, i read that it is colourless & odourless, terlupa pulak nak check sebab dah panik, hmmm..baring jap tengok ada lagi tak



6.00am - Waktu baring, air tadi terus keluar lagi, syamariz bingkas bangun dan kalini terus check, confirm takde bau, memang sah air ketuban..IT IS TIME!!!! Terus kejutkan Mr B dan bagitau, dia terus cakap ok jom gi hospital, we managed to have a bath first... and i put on some lipstick & bedak..sempat lagi tu hehe



7.15am - Sampai kat DEMC, dalam perjalanan tadi i tried to maintain cool wpun sebenarnya hati berdebar2 Allah saja yang tahu. Sampai kat carpark, waktu keluar dari kereta air ketuban masih tak henti2 mengalir, nasib baik awal pagi ni tak ramai org, kalau tidak malu jugakk..cepat2 kami naik terus ke tingkat 2. Dekat assessment room, air ketuban masih terus mengalir, syamariz pun naik heran..memang macam ni ker?? Tanya kat nurse..dia kata memang air tu akan terus mengalir sampai waktu nak bersalin nanti, kesian kat makcik cleaner, terpaksa mop air ketubanku yang asyik melimpah keluar membasahi lantai hehe...



7.30am - Salin baju hospital, buat ECG scan, check contraction & heartbeat baby..sementara tu Mr B pegi carik breakfast dulu, apa2 hal pun kena makan dulu nanti takut takde tenaga pulak nak push kan...Dr Mazita (my O&G selain Dr Norleen) datang check bukaan, dah 5cm...wowww ye ke, dia tengok air ketuban pun clear so should be ok. Dia estimate sebelum zuhur akan bersalin..Last appmt dgn doc, which was last monday, bukaan 1cm so it took me around a week for it to dilate to another 4cm



8.30am - Mr B bought me nasik lemak & kuih but i can only eat 2 pieces of kuih. Nurse pesan jangan makan heavy sangat nanti muntah kat labour room. Lepas makan, nurse push ubat bagi keluar all my bobo out of the rectum so it won't get in the way in the labour process, then i just waited in the room till further notice



9.30am - I was wheeled to the labour room, well the room didn't look so scary as in the movies ( i was imagining like Operation Theatre ker at that time)..on contrary macam wad biasa ajer, tak kisah la janji i am in good hands! My mom arrived soon after..so Mr B & my mom gilir2 temankan syamariz kat labour room tu. Sambil menunggu tu, i chatted with hubby & mom, baca suratkhabar, termenung, baca surah2 untuk menenangkan fikiran yang agak takut nie etc etc



Nurse pasangkan IV and kept on asking me dah rasa nak meneran ke belum. Hmm..rasa biasa ajer, memang la terasa perut ada mengeras tapi tak la sakit sangat. She asked me to let her know if feel the urge to push



10.30am - Hmmm..lapar la pulak, minta Mr B belikan roti canai banjir kat Pelita sebelah DEMC nih...sempat la makan, baru la terasa lega perut yang berkeroncong nie



11.30am - Nurse (Midwife) check bukaan dah 7cm...sakit dah mula terasa, tapi boleh tahan lagi..



11.45am - Bukaan dah 8cm..ouchhh sakit la asyik kena check bukaan nih!! Waktu nie contraction dah semakin kerap..around 2 minit sekali. Bila datang sakit tu, memang dah tak keruan jadinya, sampai dah tak tau nak bernafas macam mana. Time datang sakit tu, memang menggelupurlah..dah tak tau nak pikir apa, tak tau nak pegang apa dah, my mom kept on bacakan ayat2 suci nak tolong redakan sakit. Last2 agaknya dia pun dah tak tahan tengok syamariz menggelupur, terus tuka shift dgn hubby. Mr B masuk temankan isteri tercintanya nie yang dah berpeluh2



Sakit contraction dah jadi selang seminit, rasa nak meneran pun dah datang, Dr Norleen datang tepat pada masanya. Masa nie rasanya its soooo hard to remain calm or focused. I kept on staring at the ceiling and grip the steel at the bedsite to remain conscious & stable. Dah tak selesa pegang tangan Mr B sebab bergoyang2. Kesian dia..mesti sakit syamariz dok tarik2 tu. At the same time, hubby terus usap kepala & remind me to keep on breathing. Kadang2 nurse bagi oxygen mask to help me breath but i found it harder to breath in that thing!!



I refused to take epidural. Since beginning, i have set my mind not to take any epidurals as long as i could bare with the pain. Teringin rasanya nak melalui saat2 bersalin normal, termasuklah merasai kesakitannya sewaktu nak push baby keluar. Alhamdulillah, wpun sakit yang teramat tapi Allah mengurniakan kesabaran untukku menangani kesakitan itu tanpa bantuan ubat.



12.28noon - Nayra Qalesya lahir ke dunia. Sesungguhnya perasaan lega tak dapat nak dibendung lagi...lega sangat dapat terlepas dari sakit contraction & meneran tadi, serta lega sangat tengok baby sihat & sempurna. Sempat terdetik di fikiran..oooo macam ini rupa anak aku hehe...syamariz sempat merasa baby diletakkan di dada seketika sebelum nurse bawak keluar untuk dibersihkan. Lepas baby selamat dilahirkan, doc teruskan procedure keluarkan uri, stitch everything back to places & clean me up...Dr Norleen was sooo cool & calm while handling me just now. Time dia jahit pun, syamariz dah rasa mcm nak terlelap dah..letihh wooo. Tapi tak lama lepas tu, rahim dah terasa sakit. Berdenyut2 macam period pain, only much worse. Rahim dah start nak mengecut. Bila nurse bawak masuk baby pun tak berdaya nak pegang dah, letih & rahim yang tersangat sakit...



Mr B bawak masuk baby dan sempat mengazan & qamat ke telinganya. Matanya ku lihat sebak & bergenang airmata kesyukuran...Dia sempat berbisik tak sangka katanya aku dapat melahirkan secara normal tanpa bantuan epidural, cuma kena vakum jer sikit...rasa seperti tak percaya syamariz dah bergelar ibu. Inilah saat2 yang ku tunggu selama ini...terasa hidup serba lengkap, syukur Alhamdulillah Allah telah memperkenankan doa hambanya ini dan telah menganugerahkan sesuatu yang tiada tandingan nilainya di dunia ini...Nayra Qalesya!!!

Sunday, November 8, 2009

Wonderful news..at last!

Syamariz has safely delivered a healthy baby girl on 1st November 2009 @ DEMC Shah Alam , baby is 3.2 kg & 54cm in length..both mama & baby are okay (eventhough baby are re-admitted on the 5th day due to jaundice).

Thanks to all who had prayed for both mama & baby's safety & health....

syamariz note : dah seminggu baby lahir baru dapat buat announcement, life is so hectic & 'kelam-kabut' right now i'm sure all new mothers face the same situation..

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Getting impatient!

Bila dah masuk 38 weeks nie, perasaan TAK SABAR tu semakin ketara....how can u help urself when ur getting clumsier than usual, pegang itu jatuh ini jatuh, perut asyik berlanggar dgn objek, jalan terhoyong-hayang tak stabil, sakit sana-sini especially pinggang, urat paha dan TERUTAMANYA di bahagian ari-ari...

Tido malam toksah cakap la...statik takleh nak pusing kiri-kanan, tido ala2 separa duduk sebab baby tak bagi mama dia tido mengiring hehe..nanti dia memberontak, alahai rindunyaa nak tido mengiring, meniarap, kuak lentang etc..baru terasa nikmat rupanya tido camtu

Tapi di sebalik kegelisahan, ketidakselesaan & ketidaksabaran itu, sebenarnya terselit rasa syukur & nikmat atas pemberianNya, kadang tu bila tengok cermin rasa tak sangka yang syamariz nie mengandung, sesuatu yang sangat2 diidamkan sejak dari perkahwinan pertama lagi, namun hanya di perkahwinan kedua, baru diizinkan Allah, syukur Amin!! Satu lagi bila baby kicking & buat aksi "ong bak" dia dalam perut huhu..wpun kadang tu sakit & ngilu tapi bibir pasti menguntum senyuman melihat kenakalan & keaktifan dia dalam perut...sekarang nie mesti baby mama dah rasa sendat dalam perut yang semakin sempit, kadang tu terasa dia menekan pundi kencing (eiiii ngilu sangat) & menekan tulang rusuk dada sampai mama semput nak bernafas..

Perkembangan terkini lepas checkup kat DEMC semalam, berat mama baby dah 72.5 kg (kenaikan 12.5 kg dah), berat baby 3.1kg (fuhhh kenaikan 400gm dalam seminggu jer), kepala baby dah engaged so kemungkinan untuk dia lahir songsang (breech) tu takde la sebab dah standby mode dah...bukaan cervics pun dah 1 cm....sekarang nie cuma menunggu masa jer, mild contraction tu dah ada macam perut menegang & mengeras once in a while, sakit pinggang pun dah terasa...cuma nak tunggu contraction yang kerap/"show" (mukus bercampur darah) atau pun pecah air ketuban...so doc dah bagi MC seminggu suh rehat (alhamdulillah), keje kat opis pun dah beres, sekarang menanti dengan penuh ketidaksabaran..doakan syamariz ya kengkawan sumer...

Just wanna share....

Some of the books that i've read during pregnancy (termasuklah majalah PA & MA tapi gambar tidak disertakan). Paling informatif ialah buku "Penjagaan Ibu & Anak" & "What to expect when ur expecting"...i learned a lot through those books, dari zero knowledge on pregnancy sampai ok la...

Mama & baby's bag untuk ke hospital yang disediakan since mengandung 7 1/2 bulan lagi...dah selamat dok dalam kereta, tak tau bila nak pakai jer..

Some of baby's stuffs yang dah tersedia menunggu si kecil...set tilam bantal semua, playpan/baby cot yang masih kemas dalam beg, breast pump, diapers, baby's bag etc...


And lastly for mama....set penjagaan bersalin Tropical Herbs dari Amway & Pati Ikan Haruan Polleney (strongly recommended by Yas nak bagi luka dalam baik cepat). Actually dia suruh makan pati ayam sama tapi syamariz try yang nie dulu...tu pun ntah lalu ke tidak, nak cepat baik punya pasal (serta nak slim cepat), daku kan telan apa saja...eiiii tak sabar nak kurus balik, rindu dah tengok baju2 lama serta nak aktif macam dulu balik haha...hopefully tercapai la cita2 ku Amin!
syamariz note :
sekarang tengah pening kepala pasal bidan & pengasuh baby bila naik keje nanti...mak bidan yang nak dok sekali tu hanya free 8 nov nie, what if syamariz bersalin awal...ishhh kena ada back-up nihh, pengasuh pun masih tercari2 lagi dekat2 area umah, senang nak hantar...



Sunday, October 25, 2009

My Pregnancy Pics

I am now entering my 38th week of pregnancy already...still no signs of labor yet, sabar! sabar! So before the journey ends, i would like to remind myself of how i look like throughout my 3rd trimester of pregnancy, just as a sweet reminder of this amazing experience called pregnancy...

My "mak buyong" pictures..











So far i've gained around 10-11 kilos, and the baby now weighs around 2.7 kilos (as at 37 weeks)..tomorrow i'm gonna have another checkup routine @DEMC and we'll see how it goes from there...perasaan setakat nie adalah sangat tidak sabar ok!! Tak sabar nak tengok baby dan tak sabar rasanya nak bergerak pantas macam dulu hehe..terasa diri ini tersangatlah berat & asyik sakit sana-sini-sinun....doakan ya!













Monday, September 21, 2009

Me @ 33 weeks....

Minggu nie dah 33weeks of my pregnancy...how do i feel????

Semakin berat!!!!! Semakin tak sabar nak tengok baby!!!!

Jalan pun dah terhoyong-hayang...sebijik macam penguin hehe. Kalau dah duduk tu, nak bangun MasyaAllah...capai apa yang ada kat sekitar tu untuk support. Kalau duduk lama tu, sure akan sakit 'down there', maybe sebab nak support uterus yang semakin membesar & baby yang semakin berat. Bab tido toksah cakap la....serba tak kena, tido terlentang kadang tu semput nafas sebab rahim dah menekan diafragma. Tido mengiring pulak kadang tu crammed urat perut, baby pulak kadang tak selesa..dia tendang2 kat area buah pinggang, ngilunyaaaa.....huhh dugaan betul. Lepas tu, sekarang nie asyik dok berulang ke toilet untuk sheeshee. Bukan banyak pun...sikit ajer kuarnya tapi bladder dah tak boleh menampung isipadu air yang banyak dalam satu masa. Stretchmark pun dah semakin muncul..dia buat penampilan di saat akhir @ 8mnths. Penat syamariz dok sapu Bio-oil + baby lotion tapi nakkkkk jugak dia muncul tau! All in all i can say is...pengalaman mengandung ni perit tapi at the same time cukup mengujakan hehe...

Masa gi check-up @ 32 weeks di DEMC, Dr Norleen scan baby dah 1.6 kg Alhamdulillah..mama dia pulak dah 68kg (pertambahan 8kg dari sebelum pregnant). Kepala baby dah di bawah, plasenta is in the right location,baby pun sekarang kemain aktif lagi...kicking, kickboxing, somersault, mexican wave, gymrama...u name it! Kekadang tu rasa tak sabar sangat nak tengok orang yang suka sangat usik mama dari dalam perut tu...abah dia nak cubit pungkok (punggung) dia cos selalu sangat kacau mama hehe...next check-up will be this friday (raya ke-6), tak sabar nak tengok ultrasound...tengok baby tengah buat apa.

syamariz note : lately dah selalu mimpi pasal baby...give birth la, breastfeeding la..shows that i'm getting more excited each day. Well..50 more days to go!

Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri 1430H (20th Oct 2009)

Alhamdulillah setelah sebulan berpuasa, umat Islam berjihad melawan lapar dahaga nafsu serakah & memperbanyakkan ibadat, akhirnya tibalah hari kemenangan...hari riang ria...Hari Raya yea! yea!

Syamariz rasa bersyukur sangat, dalam keadaan terboyot-boyot (7-8 bulan), dapat berpuasa (almost) penuh...almost sebab tertinggal sehari ajer huhu, tu pun sebab gi klinik desa, hari yang teramat ramai orang...kena injection lagi..kepala dah pening, stamina dah ilang = terpaksa bukak pose hehe...so dapat la 29 hari tahun 2009 nie, Alhamdulillah...

Tahun ni kami balik raya kat Tg Malim, kpg Mr B! Nasib baik sejam ajer dah sampai. Syamariz dah tak larat dok setempat dalam jangkamasa yang lama..sakiiiiitttt sangat kat bawah tu dgn area pinggang (tongkeng). Minggu raya nie dah 32 minggu lebih......Raya ke-2 syamariz dah selamat balik umah sendiri balik...aikkkk kejapnya...why??? Mr B dgn anak2 akan balik raya ke kedah pulak, syamariz tak dapat ikut...bukan taknak tapi badan dah tak larat so daku merelakan, sebagai alternatif balik la umah mama kat SJ sebab semua orang risau syamariz dok sorang2 kat umah...macam tu je la sambutan Hari Raya tahun nie, simple & straight to the point hehe....

Corat-coret Aidilfitri 2009 :
  • Dalam keadaan sarat pun, syamariz sempat masak lontong kat umah mentua untuk juadah hari raya...hehe vangga2!! plus exercise bagi senang bersalin hehe
  • Kami takde 'theme' raya tahun nie...pakai suka ati ajer cos baju raya pun syamariz tak beli, pakai ajer baju gi opis...dah takde mood cos perut dah membesar, lagipun tak lama lagi nak meletup dah
  • Yang paling spesel...raya tahun nie jatuh pada hari jadi Rashid (my son), sebab tak sempat beli kek (plus kedai kek tutup hari raya), kami sambut in-advance kat Secret Recipe sehari sebelum untuk bukak pose...hadiah dah bagi in-advance gak...jam sporty Adidas!
  • Untuk kuih raya/kekacang/kerepek ajer tahun nie berabis dalam RM400 lebih huhu....

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

What did i do on 090909?

Woww..bukan senang nak dapat tarikh cantik macam nie, only occurs once in a millenium, so siapa yang kahwin harini, or being born today, senang ajer nk ingat tarikhnye...i still remember last year's beautiful date (080808), it was supposed to be my wedding (akad nikah) date, but then it turned out that many of my relatives weren't free on that day, and so it was postponed to 150808...hmmm oh yeah i just celebrated my 1st year wedding anniversary last month by the way...

So what did i do on this beautiful date??? Pegi check-up kat klinik desa!!!! huarghhh..yawnnn

My appointment for tummy check, BSP (Blood Sugar Profile) review & 2nd tetanus injection is due today, it really is a longgggg tiring waiting day...bayangkan syamariz dah sampai kat klinik around 8.15am, and already the waiting number is 44!!!! Bayangkan la 44 org...adoiii pukul berapa la nak abis ni. Tunggu punya tunggu around 11ish am baru no giliran dipanggil, itu pun setelah berpeluh2 menunggu & dah cramp2 perut & pinggang. Kul 12 baru settle everything...memandangkan dah lambat sangat dah nak berkejar ke opis, terus apply cuti jer..stamina dah zero, kepala pun dah berdenyut2..

And so here are the results for today's check-up :

Berat : 67.8 kg (dah turun..last 2 weeks it was 68.4kg)
Hb : 9.7 (whattt..rendahnya! Normally its around 11 something)
BP : 90/52 (Kenapa semua angka menurun nie...rendahnya tekanan darah, patut la kepala berdenyut2)

Penurunan angka2 di atas mungkin disebabkan oleh puasa di bulan Ramadhan Al-Mubarak nie...setakat nie (puasa di hari ke 19) syamariz tak penah tinggal pose lagi, Alhamdulillah dikurniakan kesihatan yang berpanjangan, harap2 dapat pose full. Emmm...results yang lain2 normal including the size of uterus (is according to pregnancy weeks), baby's heartbeat & yang penting BSP reading tak payah cucuk insulin (eeee ngerinya), next appmt is after raya (30.09.09)

syamariz note : sekarang nie entry asyik pasal pregnancy ajer kan..nak buat cemana, that's the main story now, and i want to cherish the memories forever..

Saturday, September 5, 2009

30 weeks dah...

Hahaha...sedar tak sedar kandunganku dah mencapai angka 3....30 minggu dan trimester ke-3!!!
Tinggal lagi 10 minggu (atau kurang)..erkkkk bila fikir camtu rasa nervous pulak but at the same time tak sabar nak tengok baby...

Oh yeah..talk bout baby, setakat nie 2x scan nampak macam **tuttt** (elemen surprise sikit) heheh...bukan apa nak tunggu scan kali ke-3 untuk meng"confirm" sahihkan lagi bukti yg ada..tapi biasanya 1st baby nie tak kisah la jantinanya apa kan, janji sihat sempurna gitu...wpun ada sikit2 kncing manisnye simptom

Perkembangan terkini @30 weeks:
1. Berat dah naik 8 kg (starting at 60 kg now ballooned to 68 kg)

2. Selalu gak mengah..especially bila banyak jalan, banyak cakap or panjat tangga

3. Baby dah gerak since 5 months..memula ingatkan angin dalam perut, tapi bila dah kerap sangat rasa, dah boleh agak dah mesti si kecik nie dah start exercise dalam rahim hehe

4. Dah pegi antenatal class anjuran DEMC kat Hotel Concorde Shah Alam 9 ogos lepas (@ 6 1/2 months pregnant). Paling best...syamariz dapat anugerah "Most Cute & Sporting Mom" at the end of the event hehehe..must highlight nih, hadiahnya beg serbaguna dari penaja utama Wyeth, jadiklaaaa...in case ur wondering, anugerah lain ialah Most Stylo Mom & Most Caring Father.

5. Yang tak berapa best sekarang ialah...I'm having such difficult time sleeping!!! Sebabnya..bila perut dah membesar nie, dia akan menekan bahagian ari2, yg akan menjadikannya "cramp", tegang, senak, sengal etc.....nak berjalan pun susah (sampai kena pegang kat situ) , nak tido apatah lagi. Pinggang pun toksah cakap la..duduk lama skit mulalah lenguh. Tido kena posisi setengah duduk, letak bantak banyak2 kat belakang for extra support...mana la mata nak lelap sangat, tak lama jadik mata panda la nie..

6. Makan pun tak boleh banyak sangat dah, ruang perut dah sempit kena tindih dgn rahim, kalau overdose makan boleh mengah dibuatnya

7. Baru paham apa maksud "simpul biawak" di kalangan pregnant women...aduhhhhh sakitnyaaaaa otot betis, very undescribable...esp menyerang di waktu malam, bila tengah2 tido and nak ubah posisi kaki, tup tup muscle cramp kat area betis tu...nak menjerit pun tak kuar suara, tapi nasib baikla bukan tiap2 malam dia menyerang...ni selalu berlaku esp kalau siangnya banyak berjalan serta kes kurang kalsium dalam badan

8. Baby gerak tak mengira waktu..kalau ikutkan dia paling aktif lepas kita makan, excited kot dapat merasa sekali, and oh yesss...di waktu malam bila kita baru nak carik mood nak tido, dia dok bergendang dalam perut. Another reason why i'm having difficulties sleeping. Kadang tu sampai senget-menget perut dibuatnya, mama dia pun tergelak sendiri. Kalau dia tak gerak lagi risau weiiiii...so takpe la...nak sommersault ker, gymrama ker, as long as the baby is moving, it is good sign!

9. I'm now taking Obimin & NeuroGain PB for supplements..pil kalsium ada beli gak tapi malas nak makan sebab tablet dia besar2 sgt..

10. Masih check-up kat Klinik Desa (in fact i have appmt 2moro), doc masih bising dgn sugar level dalam blood, rasa nak stop ajer...as i'm planning to deliver at DEMC, might as well buat check-up kat situ ajer (sekurang2nya kena 2x), tengoklah cemana...

11. Setakat nie Alhamdulillah takde tanda heartburn, sembelit, bengkak kaki or strechmarks

12. My skin is of better quality while pregnant..less oily & nampak berseri sikit, echewahhh..ni ramai la kata tau, rambut pun kurang gugur & nampak shiny skit, hormon kot...tak tau la masa dalam pantang nanti cemana, jangan reverse effect udah ler..

13. Dah tempah mak bidan dari perlis yang boleh dok sekali masa pantang (ehsan my gud friend Shaz), maybe nak suruh dia tinggal for 2 weeks kot, bayar gaji hari beb! Tapi lega la cos dia boleh buat semua....urut, tungku, mandi baby, masak lauk pantang etc

14. Dah beli barang baby masa usia kandungan dekat2 7 bulan....lokasi utama adalah Sogo & Jusco, nak2 pulak tengah Mega Sale....Beg Mama & Baby pun dah siap, tinggal nak masuk dalam kereta ajer...

15. Lastly, sebagai peminum Nescafe tegar....diriku dah kembali meneguk minuman kegemaran tu right after kesan mabuk2, loya, pening semua tu dah hilang hehehe....(@14 weeks), tapi dun worry sekali sehari ajer, mesti la risau kat baby gak tapi mama dia nie takleh hidup tak dapat Nescafe, abih cemana.....dalam pantang nanti, promise tak minum (waaaa tersiksanya)!


** Sekali dah buat coretan ni panjang lebar la pulak, kalau dah malas tu berbulan tak update**

Kemalasan yang melanda..

Kemalasan yang melanda diriku untuk meng'update' blog dah sampai ke tahap dewata dah. Kadang tu rasa macam nak stop ajer blog nie..tapi pikir2 balik mana la tau tiba2 ada mood nak update, nanti blog dah gone with the wind pulak, so boleh la anggap macam blog "Hidup Segan Mati tak mau" hehehe...

Antara sebab-sebab perasaan malas tu muncul :
1. Takleh nak update blog kat opis sedangkan banyak masa dok kat opis, sampai rumah banyak pulak citer lain...penat la, keje umah lagi, masak lagi (kalau rajin), laundry session, takpun....ingat katil ajerr

2. Being pregnant makes me feel so lazy to sit in front of the laptop...takde mood nak beralam maya...

3. Kabel kamera ntah hilang kemana, manyak susah nak upload gegambor..lagi la takde mood nak update blog dgn tulisan ajer

Haaa...rasanya itu ajer la point2 utamanya...ubat penyakit nie setakat nie adalah pil motivasi yang tak dapat dicari di mana2 farmasi kat dunia ni, dia kena produce sendiri dalam badan hahaha....

***Menaip nie pun rasa macam takde mood dah...

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

25 weeks dah...

My oh My...perasaan malas yang tersangat besar melanda diriku untuk mengupdate blog

Tumpang dah terajin bukak ni kan..hmmm let's see where shall i start

Oh ya..minggu ni dah nak masuk 25 weeks (setiap hari rabu actually peningkatannya), and so far..nak kata i had an easy pregnancy tak jugak..tapi nak kata full of complications pun takkk...hmmm biasa2 aje la..

Masa pemeriksaan kat Klinik Desa (around 4 months), syamariz kena buat pemeriksaan gula dalam darah (sebab umur > 35), caranya malam sebelum check-up dah start puasa since 10pm, esoknya check darah at 8am pastu minum segelas tinggi air gula..huk huk nak muntah dibuatnya, naik pening minum tapi gagahkan jugak, lepas tu check darah lagi.....daripada 2 bacaan tersebut, terus diorg diagnose syamariz kena kencing manis masa mengandung (gestational diabetes) sebab bacaan yang tinggi (> 6) uwaaaa..

Akibatnya, setiap 2 minggu kena berulang ke klinik desa buat check darah 4x sehari (8am,10am, 3pm & 9.30pm)untuk tengok bacaan gula dalam darah, pastu kena jumpa doc untuk analisis bacaan tu. Adoiii...penatnya....doktor pulak kata kena buat macam ni sampai la bersalin, whattttt....dah la opis & rumah jauh gak dgn klinik desa tu, pulak tu syamariz kena kawal makan...kurangkan makan nasik, roti putih, benda2 manis (termasuk buah yang manis) etc....memang dugaan sungguh waktu mengandung yang senantiasa laparrr nie...

Bila dah penat asyik kena berulang ke klinik, syamariz beli ajer alat check darah tu, buat sendiri pastu jumpa doc..hahhh lagi senang, dah tak kuasa nak takut check darah sendiri hehe...esok baru nak jumpa doc, lepas dah kawal2 makan nie bacaan gula macam dah ok jer..we'll see

note : takut la kalau gestational diabetes ni uncontrollable...side-effectnya off course kat baby...baby akan jadi besar so akan mengakibatkan pre-term labour/ kena buat c-sect, masalah jantung pada baby, baby with low-blood sugar level at birth, baby will develop diabetes in the future etc etc...

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

18 weeks and counting...

Today marks my 18th week of pregnancy...syukur Alhamdulillah! And now only i have the determination to finally update my blog hehe...that is after the nausea & dizziness phase have calmed down..

So far i think i'm doing ok, aside from my ballooning weight gain (i progressed a bit too fast in the weight area!)...i also had done checkups at both private & government clinics, bukak kad merah, ultrasounds, beli baju pregnant, eating my supplements, read maternity books.... and still are doing what pregnant mothers normally do during pregnancies.

Just to remind myself, here are the chronologies so far :

4 1/2 weeks : I discovered my pregnancy using self-test pregnancy kit given by Ujie. As my period is almost always punctual, sehari lewat jer syamariz dah meraban buat test, and the result brought me down to tears, what are u kidding..nooo, i was grinning like Mc Donald's the clown folks....terus inform hubby hehe

5-6 weeks : Serangan dimulai dengan heartburn (pedih ulu hati) yang sangat menyakitkan, i have to take that white medicine to ease the pain. Tak boleh perut kosong langsung, mesti kena pedih ulu hati, akibatnya bermulalah fasa asyik mengunyah ajer. Sometimes its not because of hunger, i just need to constantly munch on something in order to avoid the pain, tapi tetap kena jugak....malam2 nak tido punya la susah

7-14 weeks : Morning sickness strikes!!! At first i felt light headed sort of pening lalat....than my throat began to have a weird funny taste around it. Tekak rasa pahit & payau menyebabkan perasaan loya & mual mula berkembang. Pada tahap ini, sebarang bau-bauan yang ekstrim akan mengembangkan lagi tekak anda seperti bau masakan, bau dapur, bau bilik air, bau perfume termasuklah bau suami hehe...

Muntah pulak dimulai bila gosok gigi, whenever i brushes my teeth the result would be..i would throw up after a few seconds my throat received the taste of that toothpaste. Naik fobia gosok gigi pun ada jugak, tapi terpaksa la kan...nanti orang lari pulak. Selepas itu, muntah lagi bila terbau benda2 ekstrim dan juga bila perut kosong masuk angin. Maka badan pun mancanak2 la naik sebab asyik kena makan.

Among the food/drinks yang syamariz tak lalu time mabuk nie....teh, kopi/nescafe, susu anmum, susu lembu dan telur. Kalau makan pun tak lalu banyak2...takut mual. So kena makan sikit2 tapi sangat kerap..around once in 2-3 hours. Yang terkejutnya, i hate nescafe at this phase. Mind you..that is my favourite drink in the world. Sebabnya...kalau minum sure mabuk lagi teruk. Selain loya, muntah & sakit kepala...badan pun asyik rasa lemah dan takde tenaga.

Saat2 ini sangat menduga kesabaran. Banyak masa dihabiskan terbaring. Nasib baik Mr B boleh diharap buat kerja2 rumah, if not tongkang pecah la jawabnya. Bila dah tak tahan sangat, ada satu hari tu muntah sampai 3 kali, naik lembik dibuatnya sampai nak bercakap pun boleh loya, pegi private klinik, doktor bagi injection tahan muntah baru la rasa ok...after that kalau loya, makan ubat tahan muntah yang doc bagi ajer...

Oh ya, at 8 weeks of pregnancy i did my first ever ultrasound to have a look at what's growing inside my tummy. Saat bila tengok ajer my little baby kat monitor tu, perasaannya tak tau nak cakap. Macam tak percaya ajer, happy, terharu, excited...hilang sekejap sengsara morning sickness tu!

14-18 weeks : Makin lama perasaan loya & pening makin hilang. Gosok gigi pun dah kurang sikit nak muntah tu...i started doing checkups kat klinik desa at week 14 (3 1/2 bulan). Belum decide nak bersalin kat mana so to be safe better buat checkups at both clinics. Kat private cuma buat ultrasound ajer, wherelse kat klinik desa, checkupnya lebih thorough siap amik darah semua...

As my body is so rapidly growing (including my assets)..i have to change my wardrobe sooner than expected. At 3 months plus...i can no longer wear my jeans/trousers/skirts/kain baju kurung without the help of a belly belt (dipinjamkan oleh Ujie...again!). Then at 4 months....hanya kain baju kurung yang muat, i have to start wearing maternity skirts & pants to replace my dear jeans. So u can imagine how "makcik" i look like right now. Forget the high heels that i'm so used wearing, now only selipar & flat shoes (loafers) can be worn, if not muscle cramp la jawabnya especially at the calf (betis) area.

Beyond all that sufferings & traumatic feelings, there is an undescribable wonderful joy that i could barely hold. There is a human being growing inside me ! My flesh & blood! The miracle i have been waiting for all this while. That keeps me motivated, ecstatic and strong. Syamariz cuma berdoa diberikan kekuatan & kesihatan yang baik. Hope everything goes smooth sailing. This year, November would never be the same again. It would be the month that my little pride of joy would be born. Till then...i would always be counting the weeks like nobody's business hehe...

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

The First 3 Things that I bought....

Hehe..as soon as i found out that i was preggers, i quickly grab these 3 items that i've been eyeing on for such a long time..ye la, kalau tak preg takkan nak sajer2 pakai kan...so around 5 weeks dah start dah dgn begitu anxious sekali...





syamariz note :
At week 6-7, when morning sickness started to rule my body, i can't brush my teeth properly without having the urge to vommit. Rasa ubat gigi dalam tekak sangatlah memualkan. Akibatnya sangat fobia untuk memberus gigi ok..can somebody help me? And i stop drinking Anmum for a while...ewwwwww tak lalu la pulak, tekak kembang semacam je bila nak telan..so i just loyally stay on my consumption of folic acid.















Saturday, March 28, 2009

We're having a baby!!

Syukur Alhamdulillah.......setelah sekian lama menanti (err 7 months to be exact) akhirnya Allah SWT telah memakmulkan doa dari hambaNya ini....

Mr B & syamariz are delighted to inform that we are indeed pregnant!! Well technically its suppose to be the wife who's pregnant, but hey the baby is ours and both play equal roles in expecting the baby kan...whatever it is syukur sangat2, kalau takde apa2 halangan my EDD would be in November 2009

I'm in the phase where sometimes u feel lightheaded, the world is spinning like a gasing punye pening, nausea but not followed with vomitting thank god, no appetite eventhough ur constantly hungry, sore breast, sakit pinggang, angin and minor heartburn

Tapi apa-apa pun, i'm not complaining...will try my very best to take care of myself & the pregnancy, i may not have the mood or willpower to post my entry at times, but will surely update important/memorable things during this precious time, as this (blog) is the best time capsule ever invented by human beings & its free hehe..

Doakan syamariz ya....

Sunday, March 15, 2009

Hangin' out with old friends

My old friends & me...see how chubby i have become now (*#@!)
Sometimes it feels real good catchin' up with old friends that u knew way from ur student days. Kawan2 yang telah mengenali kita sejak dari zaman enjoys sampai la zaman dah mid 30's nihh..

This is me with Along & Ujie hangin out the other day at Coffee Bean, Subg Parade...biasalah kalau jumpa mesti lepak kat cafes, sembang berjam2...bukak balik citer nostalgia dulu then beralih pulak citer semasa.

Actually, memasing dok KL jer tapi payah bebenor nak jumpa...yelah Ujie tengah sarat mengusung perut 1st child (InsyaAllah a daughter due in May 09) meanwhile Along pulak usahawan nak berjaya heheh...bila sesekali jumpa macam nie, kitorang bertukar2 belated birthday presents from 2008 heheh..

Setakat nie, without fail lagilah our exchanging birthday presents routine since wayback from our graduation days. This is to ensure the friendship will keep on remaining till..who knows when. Eventhough memasing dah dgn hal memasing...kawan2 lama lain pun once in a while ada jugak jumpa, but not as frequent as among the 3 of us

So to keep the story short, i got a L'occitane body lotion in cherry blossom, ujie..2 set of tudungs & bracelet, lastly Along...a white jeans & a dinner clutch.

syamariz note:
i met up with anne & phida the other day too over coffee but without the pictures sob! sob!

Jus Diet Mate 5

After i got married, i've ballooned up to 4-5 kilos..the weight had gradually increased to 60 kg as at Feb 2009, mind u i've never reach 60 kg before..my normal weight is around 55-56kg, so as compared to my height of 154cm, 60kg would definitely make me look "terlebih berisi" di sana sini...yang nyata kain baju kurung sudah terketat di bahagian perut huhuhu...

And so, i quickly make my way to find the solution...hasilnya Jus Diet Mate 5 (JDM5) seperti gambar di atas. Actually, memula nak try Herbalife tetapi memandangkan harganya RM3++ satu set (gulpp!!) so bertukar pulak ke JDM5 yang berharga RM200 sekotak (2o sachets). Kalau beli 3 kotak sekali gus, dapat harga RM150 sekotak. Memula nak try ni, syamariz try la yang murah dulu kan...

Rasanya sedap macam air oren Tangs dulu (saper ingat?) cuma kena letak banyak sikit air cos the taste is a little too sweet for my taste bud. Caranya minum sekali sehari. Nak minum tu kena 2 jam selepas makan. Lepas minum JDM5 pulak, tak boleh makan selama 3 jam. Ada 20 sachets sekotak so it can lasts for 20 days.

Pagi & tengahari makan macam biasa (kalau boleh cut half of the normal portion) then boleh minum JDM5 waktu petang (around 6-7pm)...mula2 minum memang rasa pedih2 perut sikit waktu malam, boleh makan light snack to ease the hunger pangs eg: biscuits.

Selain boleh menguruskan badan, JDM5 nie juga menggalakkan kesuburan & aspek2 kesihatan lain tau. I have extra confident over this product cos it was developed by an O&G doctor who are also an expert in obesity treatment, Dr. Che Rozmey (CEO Jitra Specialist Centre). Advertorial dia juga selalu appear dalam Harian Metro. Selain jus pelangsing nie, dia juga keluarkan jus untuk kecantikan kulit/dalaman serta kopi espresso untuk lelaki.

Sesiapa berminat nak tau lebih lanjut, boleh la melayari laman web www.herbaprima.com.my

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

More on Wardah's wedding

sambung lagi citer on my cousin's wedding...



Hari bersanding (27 Disember 2008)



Eh eh..syamariz & Mr B 'enterframe' pulakk..gambor kat arch depan umah, actually ramai yang berebut2 gambar bawah arch masa nie termasuk la mak & bapak sedara yang nak gmbr romantis berdua-duaan bawah arch, kelakau hehe...


With daughter, Nabila...amacam ada npk diriku awets muda tak kikiki..



Special dish of the kenduri..yummilicious ulam-ulaman sedulang besar pelbagai jenis...saje nak bagi kecur air liur sikit pada mereka yang 'herbivor' heheh..




Orang lumut...tak sah kalau tak dak ikan masin/kering....setalam besar ikan kering fuhh i like!!!! Lauk-pauk pun banyak lauk kampung...memang besh, sampai ketat kebayaku ahaks


That's all....






Wedding Wardah

Sebenarnya wedding my cousin, Wardah ni dah lama..lepas hari krismas tahun lepas (akad nikah 26/12/2009) tapi baru sekarang la baru dan (sempat) nak tempek gambar2 huhuhu...so just scroll down & layan je la gambar okey (kes malas nak citer panjang arini) :


Ni la my cousin, Wardah Arina Mohd. Nasir...anak Mak Tam i kat Manjung, Perak nunn..tapi now she's working in Petronas KLCC, tomeiii kan..mata dia bulat sangat hehe

Akad nikah 26 Disember 2009 kat surau Taman Sri Manjung fasa 1D (dekat2 umah)...errr lupa pulak nama hubby dia, tema serba putih

Eiiii..geram tengok pelamin dia, comeii sangat...ni pelamin kat umah dgn tema ala2 garden wedding


Family besar syamariz gambar reramai masa hari bersanding di rumah pihak pompuan (27 Disember 2008) dgn temanya gold...eh eh sama tema dgn wedding syamariz last year haha termengimbau nostalgia sendiri laks



My mom, hubby, daughter & youngest sis photographed together with the bride & groom




Sunday, February 22, 2009

25 random things about me..

I was going to put entries with pictures that i have kept for months , but then the camera's AA battery went dead & unchargeable anymore, i move on to the cardreader i borrowed from my brother, also tak function ke haper...after much thinking (2 seconds to be exact), i decided to expose myself a bit in this post, perhaps you would know me better after reading this..thanks breinda for giving me the inspiration on what to ramble today :



25 RANDOM THINGS ABOUT SYAMARIZ



1. My favourite colour is pink & purple



2. I never dream of owning luxurious cars, to me cars are just vehicles that bring u to places, owning a Myvi is enough to make my day (as for now still driving my gud ol' kancil)



3. I have a soft spot for animals particularly cats, that furry little thing always makes me laugh and they are the best remedy whenever you are feeling down & lonely



4. If i am not what i am today, i would probably become a zoologist, a vet, a museum curator, beautician/mak andam or somebody in the entertainment business haha....(cita2 tak menjadi)



5. I like to keep myself updated with "dunia hiburan" hehe...dah besar panjang ni pun dok beli majalah hiburan lagi



6. I love trying out new food & eateries..so far have tried korean, japanese, spanish, italian, middle east etc..will keep on hunting for good food (my fav now is korean)



7. I have difficulties maintaining my weight. I am not those blessed with high metabolic rates plus i love eating (refer no. 6), and so i got heavier with age...(i try to control what i eat though whenever i feel i went to far)



8. I'm such a coffeeholic...must have nescafe tarik kurang manis every single day! And i would switch to nescafe ais, white coffee, ice blended mocha, ice mocha latte or ice caramel macchiato once in a while...pendek kata my day is not complete without my dose of caffeine



9. I bring 2 liters of plain water to the office cos i can't live without my plain water, air masak, air kosong dan sewaktu dengannya....in fact i'm a bit traumatized without plain water in hand, it helps to hydrate the body and wash off the caffeine effects..



10. I like reading magazines and novels, pampering myself at spas, going to kopitiams & buying toiletries/make-ups/handbags



11. Penah masuk TV & menang rancangan Popkuiz sewaktu berusia 23 tahun (1997), this happened right after i graduated from UUM (tengah takde koje). I emerged as the episode's winner (winning over 2 other groups) and the prizes were RM2k cash, vacation for 2 to a resort in Terengganu, t-shirts, jeans, handbags, watch, CDs and some other that i can't remember. But the downside of it was....most of the goodies are old stocks chitttt!!!

12. I can't ride a bicycle..

13. I'm scared of blood (haemophobia), heights (acrophobia) & "lipas terbang" ewwww...

14. I like everything korean...thier language, food(yang halal le), country, places, culture, people, dramas, music (the list is endless)...i even watch channel 303 KBS World, hope i could visit it someday

15. I can't swim (without life jacket) eventhough penah amik Ko-k swimming masa kat U dulu..

16. I can be considered as "kaki bangku"...terribly bad at sports to the extend if people throw a ball at me i would run away instead of catching it hehe..

17. Eventhough i am bad at sports, but i love recreational activities such as canoeing, rafting and such...was once a canoe club member in varsity

18. I treasure nature...lets keep our earth green!

19. Tak suka orang yang menyombong or perasan bagus, menzalimi haiwan & buang sampah merata tempat

20. Sometimes i could be very sensitive and timid..i hate myself when that happens

21. I don't like political issues nor discussing about that...

22. I have a habit of plucking out unwanted hair on hubby's face...must have the tweezer ready at all times (a bizzare latest addiction right now)

23. I was once a die hard fan of New Kids On The Block (NKOTB) **blushing**

24. If i were to venture into business...i would like to own a spa or kopitiam

25. If i have a million dollars i would settle off my debts, perform hajj then travel around the world, buy branded make-ups, shoes, clothes & handbags and maybe open up a small business

There u go folks...my rambling for today cos i don't have the idea on what to blog at the moment, am still searching for the camera's batteries in order to upload a few pictures in My Kopitiam, till then the entry would be pictureless..

Have a nice day my dear friends and silent readers....

Friday, February 20, 2009

Urinary Track Infection experience

Tak sangka ada yang nak tau my experience of having UTI (Urinary Track Infection/ Jangkitan Saluran Kencing) ......Ed, this is especially 4u hehe

Erkkkkkk....tak nak dah, tobatttttt......(mukadimah horror la konon)

It was a very traumatic experience i tell u...semenjak kawin nie dah 2x syamariz kena, latest awal bulan feb nie, ingatkan bila dah minum bergelen2 air kosong setiap hari ni, the chances are rare..rupanya tidak jugak

It all started with the tingling feeling around your bladder area and also at the calf area....rasa senak sangat kat area ari2 tu, sampaikan betis pun terasa lenguh...ni berlaku pada malam hari then macam dah stop sendiri..legaaaa (but not for long)

Tup!tup! esoknya after bfast kat opis, gi toilet dah rasa semacam dah...buang air tapi rasa tak puas, 10 minutes after that terasa lagi tapi nothing came out...bahagian ari2 tu dah mula rasa sakit macam menyucuk2, betis dah terasa sengal sangat2..duduk dah serba tak kena, kalau orang tengok muka syamariz time tu sure ingat sembelit ke hapa hehe...macam orang nak demam pun ada

Disebabkan dah tak tertahan lagi menjeruk rasa kat opis tu, syamariz terus cabuttt gi klinik...dalam tempoh masa nak sampai klinik tu rasa macam nak melayang keta dibuatnya, nasib baik takdak polis trafik, sampai kat klinik pun masih terasa nak **sheeshee** lagi..but it got worse..kalini rasa macam nak terbakar, pijarnya Tuhan saje yang tahu...nak menjerit dah kat toilet klinik tu, tapi kang orang ingat apa pulak kan...Ditakdirkan ada la 2 org lagi nak jumpa tuan doktor tu, terpaksa la syamariz menjeruk rasa lagi kat tempat menunggu ...duduk pun dah macam takde tulang belakang dah, kejap terbongkok ke kiri kejap ke kanan...airmata pun rasa murah ajer nak mengalir...

Ok..dah jumpa doktor, senang ajer dia jawab "errr..perkara ni memang biasa berlaku kat pompuan yang dah kawin" laaa...tu jer?? hmmmm i wonder why some married woman have never experience this kind of pain, as far as i know la.....Nasihatnya, dia suh minum air banyak2, air barli pun bagus cos boleh melawaskan kenc***, dan makan ubat..dia bagi 3 jenis ubat :

1. Antibiotic
2. Ubat Tahan Sakit
3. Ubat Lawas Kenc***

Lepas makan ubat, baring...badan rasa macam nak demam dan area ari2 masih terasa sakit, bergelen2 air diteguk nak bagi cepat2 baik, tapi bila dah banyak minum semakin kerap ler ke toilet, adoiiiiiiiii hua hua hua....kalini bukan rasa pijar dah, rasa macam nak meletup pundi kenc*** kat dalam tu, 3 jam lepas tu baru terasa kembali normal...aduhhh terasa syukur sangat dengan nikmat kesihatan yang diberikan olehNya...esoknya terus syamariz MC, rehat puas2 hehe..err ada saper2 yang nak share tak UTI experience nie, sangatlah dialu2kan..

Moralnya :

1. Minum banyak air untuk kesihatan (esp cuaca tengah panas giler skrg)
2. Jangan tahan kenc*** sebab akan berlaku pengumpulan toksin
3. Minum air barli sangat bagus untuk pelawasan kenc***
4. Walaupun dah buat itu semua, tapi masih terkena jugak UTI, redhalah dengan ujian dariNya haha..

syamariz note :
kenc*** = sheeshee = buang air kecil

Monday, February 16, 2009

Apa nak jadi..

Haiiii...(said in a weak tone like Ross did in Friends)...

I'm now trying as hard as i could to update My Kopitiam but to my dissapointment, time is (as always) an obstacle to my pure intention, now add that with workload as well...i know, lame excuses ain't it??

Masa sedikit yang ada kat ofis tu sometimes i went bz checking my emails, my fb & sibuk checking out other people's blog...huhu akibatnya blog sendiri terabai

Masa yang terlebih kat opis well, as i'm teaching of course most of the time will be spent in the classroom and doing things related to it...., in addition to that, i was appointed as the person in charge in dealing with "office maintenance", hari2 ada jer aduan kerosakan yang pelbagai jenis, on top of that...my never-ending work in co's annual report yang tak siap2 lagi, and also other catching-up-on-the-dateline that need to be prioritized....erghhh bila la buat entry yang best2 camni...

At home, please don't expect me to open up my laptop..balik rumah cuma ingat katil ajer (oppss jangan ingat bukan2 hehe), usually i will catch up on my reading at home, atas katil..comfy!!! That is after i took care of hubby's and the kids' meal.......After a tiring day, what could be more cozier than that? Stuffing my nose into my novels and magazines until the eyes decided to retreat into another world...zzzzzzzz. TV pun dah jarang tengok....i dunno what's hot on tv right now..usually the kids will conquer that area.

Hmmm what else had happened to me during my absence??? Let's see...haritu terkena urinary track infection, sangat sakit & tersangat fobia jadinya ok....must drink lot more water after this!

After my cats died, i feel kinda lonely without the furry fella's acts & antiques...rindu dgn aksi diorang yang macam2 tu..tapi bila pikir2 balik, i'm soooo not ready for another grief over a dead pet..so nanti dulu laaaa

Huarghhhh...boring kan, i'm still on the transition mode ok so till then..hope i could update My Kopitiam with much more interesting stories after the transition mode is over..stay tune my dear friends!

Byeeeee...(still on a weak note like Ross's)

Friday, January 23, 2009

Happy Chinese New Year..Year of the Ox!

Been quite a while huhh...sori la dear readers (ada ker??) sekarang nie memang as busy as a bee, sampai nak update blog pun ala sempat tak sempat gitu

Dah la permulaan tahun agak kurang bermaya kan, starting tahun ni gaks..syamariz dah bertukar balik ke department lama (2000-2007) yang memang jauh lebih banyak workloadnya dari department semasa (2007-2008), so amik masa sikit la nak warming-up & panaskan balik skill2 lama...it would take sometime nak stabilkan balik timing so My Kopitiam would have to wait...

Apa2 pun, just wanna wish all Malaysian particularly the chinese, A VERY HAPPY & PROSPEROUS CHINESE NEW YEAR...this year is the year of the Ox, selamat ber"Yee Sang" okehh...rasanya now everybody can have a taste of Yee Sang during Chinese New Year promotions at the hotels but then, ada ke yang nak terjah hotel semata2 nak makan Yee Sang..baik amik resepi pastu buat sendiri kat umah heheh..

syamariz note : My mom, sister & brother is going "jalan2" to Penang during CNY while my other sister is going to Bandung....me????? Stranded in KL huhuhu...

Friday, January 9, 2009

Tabung NSTP untuk bantuan Palestin

Tahun 2009 dah bermula, permulaan tahun ni rasanya kurang bermotivasi sikit..pertamanya bermula tahun ni, syamariz & geng2 sekerja (IPTA P & KK) dah start dgn pelaksanaan cuti 30 hati setahun yang mana sebelum ini, kami turut bercuti bersama pelajar. Pulak tu ada pulak opsyen cuti 25 hari setahun (bagi kakitangan awam yang baru takde choice)...mereka yang memilih opsyen cuti lebih pendek ni dgrnya diberikan ganjaran kewangan yang lebih bila pencen nanti (aduhaiiii lamanya nak tunggu pencen tu baru dapat merasa..tu pun kalo umur panjang)...so syamariz tetap la dgn cuti 30 hari tu....dgn paksarelanya

Mungkin bagi mereka yang dah biasa dgn isu cuti 30 hari (atau kurang/lebih) ni takde apa masalah...syamariz macam tak bersyukur pulak dah diberikan cuti kira cukup elok la tu...permasalahannya, kami ni sejak azali dah terbiasa bercuti ikut sistem semester (macam cikgu jugak ikut cuti penggal) yang memang sah2 lebih la dari 30 hari setahun tetiba kemudahan tu ditarik..cuba kalau geng cikgu2 yang tetiba pun kena ikut sistem cuti 30 hari ni..mesti melenting gaks, datang keje tapi pengisiannya kosong...students takde...setakat keje2 opis tu time student tak cuti pun leh buat

Pulak tu, nak amik cuti punye la susah, takleh nak amik sesuka hati..waktu kuliah berlangsung tak boleh nak amik cuti (kecuali emergency), cuma boleh amik bila students cuti..bayangkan kena berebut cuti dgn staff lain waktu tu nanti...so???? apa yang best sgt cuti kalau dah gitu gayanya? kalau waktu kuliah serentak dgn cuti sekolah for sure ramai parents nak cuti sekali, tapi tak boleh la cos ada kuliah...abis tu??? nak emergency? mc? lagi satu takkan nak amik straight seminggu dua macam waktu cuti semester..sapa nak bagi??? pro-rata pulak tu...

macam2 kekangan....tapi tetap "Saya yang menurut perintah" : (

permulaan tahun yang sangat tidak memotivasikan......

Yang kedua, kucing kesayanganku Michiko yang sakit macam Saiful aritu dah passed away on 6th January...hmmm...i've tried my very best this time (tukar food yang lebih nutritious, bagi vaccin, boarding kat vet bila blk kpg, tak bg kuar rumah sgt etc) tapi Tuhan lebih menyayanginya....pasrah la jawabnya, i'm gonna take a break for a while from adopting cats lepas ni, serik & sedih...

Dan yang ketiga....Syamariz pasti ketika ini umat Islam seluruh dunia turut merasai penderitaan yang dialami oleh saudara kita di Palestin, betapa hebatnya penyiksaan yang dilakukan oleh tentera Israel ke atas mereka, hancur luluh hati melihat anak2 kecil tidak berdosa bergelimpangan mayatnya ibarat nyawa tidak berharga..serta penduduk di sana yang ibarat menghitung waktu untuk meneruskan kehidupan

GERAMMMMMM..REGIM ZIONIS LAYAKNYA KE NERAKA..SEMOGA MEREKA & SEKUTU MEREKA DIBERIKAN BALASAN BERAT OLEH ALLAH SWT!!!!

Bagi yang prihatin dan ingin menderma, boleh la memberi sumbangan terus ke Tabung Palestin NSTP di no akaun Maybank : 514105320501 (seperti yang terpapar di kaca TV)

Menderma untuk membantu rakyat islam Palestin diiringi dengan doa untuk kesejahteraan mereka, itulah yang mampu dilakukan ketika ini...Anda juga boleh memboikot jenama barang2an yang bersekongkol dengan Israel (The Brands??? will blog in my next entry)

Hmmmm....permulaan 2009 yang agak mendung kan? Semoga ada sinar yang menanti di hadapan..maafkan syamariz atas coretan kali ini yang agak 'kurang bermaya'..

Monday, January 5, 2009

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2009!!


Lama pulak tak update blogku ini..aritu sibuk balik kampung kenduri-kendara bagai, pastu my beautiful Michiko (my adorable cat) pulak sakit, kat ofis sibuk pulak nak pindah department so asyik tertangguh jer sebab macam2 nak pikir....


bukan apa..sajer nak wish "HAPPY NEW YEAR 2009 (1430 HIJRAH)" to all, especially my dear family members & close friends
2008 has been a memorable year for me..who would've known that i would meet the love of my life when all i could think about was to move on with my solo life in a new house that year...
Here's a list of my nostalgic moments/accomplishments etc in the year 2008 :
  • Met my future husband
  • Got married
  • Became an instant mother of two teenagers
  • Move to my own house
  • Became an official blogger in blogspot (previously blogger kecil2an kat friendster)
  • Other things that shall be kept to myself

As for 2009, here's what i'm hoping for :

  • Become a better muslim, wife, daughter, mother, teacher & employee..
  • Get pregnant & have baby/babies
  • Upgrade my house with new accessories
  • Change my car
  • Keep up in my reading...hoping to get a complete Sophie Kinsella's novels
  • To finally buy the things that i've-always-wanted-but-don't-have-the-heart-to-buy-it such as Annick Goutal's perfumes, L'occitane stuffs & designer lippies
  • Hoping my daughter would get GOOD SPM results & placed in GOOD higher institution college

So there goes the list..hope you have yours too, share it with me now won't cha...

Sincerely Syamariz!