Hirabari Agriculture Park

Spring is here finally and last Sunday we went to Hirabari Agriculture Park to see Ume in full bloom...they were just beautiful!!! Pink and white flowers are blossoming on every Ume tree there was and the whole park looked fresh and vibrant with colours.

A B'day Greeting card for shayang banyak2 from aby

A Greeting card for shayang banyak2 from aby

Birthday boy with Umair after dinner at Indian Kitchen.

Jibuzaka Highlands & Ski Spot

Last Friday, Nizam took off from work and brought us jalan-jalan to Jib Highlands for a night which is 80km away from Toyota Shi. We've been planning for this for the last 2months actually. There is a ski resort on the mountain, and next to it, there is a log cabin resort owned by Toyota. ..so we get to stay there at a special rate-Thank you Daddy! Right after Subuh prayers, I fried some mee hoon goreng to be taken along...both for breakfast and lunch. On the previous night, I had already prepared all the stuff that needed to be brought. I had also cooked some sambal nasi lemak and fried keropok. We were meant to meet up with Azizan's family somewhere in town, and before that we had to pick up Zul at Oasis...konon nak cepat, jadi lambat jugak...that we ended up departing at 9 o'clock in the morning. (Initially the plan was to leave at 8a.m). When we got to Toyota Shi, Azizan and family was already waiting for us at Starbucks. After setting in the phone number in the navigator, we headed to Jibuzaka. Along the way to Jib... When we got there, first thing we did was off-course, makan-makan. Kak Khadijah, Azizan's wife had prepared some sardine sandwiches and home made doughnuts....sedapnyerrr makan sandwiches sebab dah lama tak makan! Other menu was my mee hoon goreng and keropok, and Zul was kind enough to sponsor some finger licking good yummylicious self made fried chicken...sedaaaaappppppppp!!! Then after that, the guys went snowboarding n skiing, and Umair nak tidur....so i ended up 'skiing' in the restaurant upstairs, with umair sleeping on the table. Anyway, I got to see Nizam from the glass screen, just looking at him having fun pun jadi lah....terkial-kial trying to control the snowboard! Then, when both Zul and Azizan left him alone to go on the chairlift (Nizam was just at the bunny hill), I saw him stranded there alone...lama jugak he was sitting alone in the snow tu, like around 20 minutes ada...rupa-rupanyer I found out later that he didn't know how to open up the boots! hahahahhaha! When Umair woke up, we went to accompany daddy and play rolling on the snow.

At around 4 o'clock in the evening, we headed next door to check in to our log cabin. This is the reception house..
Mula-mula sampai tu, daddy's car got stuck in the snow sebab daddy malas nak pakaikan the tire chain...,sekali tengok, terus tak leh climb up, so kene pakaikan jugak laa.
When we got to our cabin, we were soooooo excited sangat-sangat!!! The house was BEAUTIFULLLL!!!...well, atleast the interior is!
We immediately fell in love with the place and was beginning to feel sorry that we were only staying for one night...macam tak puas jer...dah ler the next morning, we had to check out at 10a.m! We asked for a late check out pun tak dapat!
After a good rest, shower and solat, we headed to Azizan's place for dinner. Nie tengah jalan to Azizan's place, sempat lagi berposing!
We had steamboat that night, courtesy from Azizan and family
....sedap sangat-sangat, but it was too bad that my tummy was already full from left over mee hoon goreng that i had for tea earlier on....macam menyesal plak makan mee hoon tu, but at the time, I was really starving!
Back in our cabin, we watched tv for awhile with Zul before retiring to bed.
Next morning, i cooked nasi lemak (I brought some rice inside the rice cooker, shoga=ginger and coconut milk powder as well). Reheat the sambal that I had cooked at home, boiled eggs, took out the fried anchovies and ground-nuts from the container, and voila! My nasi lemak is ready! punyerlaa bangga nie, because this is my second time masak nasi lemak and it turned out well! The one thing that was missing was the cucumber...betul-betul terlupa to get some! This is us having breakfast...nasi Lemak with Zul's special fried chicken...Anyway, everything was great, and after checking out of the resort at 10.30am, we headed to Asahi highlands for lunch....The road was really spiral, that suddenly, sitting at the back with umair, I was vomitting! I was never like this before! I really don't know what got into me! Initially i felt like i was bloating, and that I was having some acidic reflux..,after that, when I put some minyak panas, the wind started to come out, and i was burping...then whooosh came out the muntah!!! Eeiii, my nasi lemak that I had for breakfast went down the drain...-sigh!-

My Precious Angel-Part 3

Eagle's Lullaby is playing and Mummy's Sweety Pie is sleeping...he is exactly 9 months old today...such a big boy already...and I just can't believe how time flies!!!

It was in the evening of 4th June 2007 when I went for my usual monthly medical check up at Darul Ehsan medical Cetre which is located just down the road from our house. Dr. Norleen who was my gynea told me that I had an opening of 1cm...I was really excited off course! my preganancy was getting really heavy that I had to stop for a rest every 5 minutes! The long awaited time is almost here! Anyway, since I was not in pain, she told me to go home first and come back on the next day at 10am...and so we did. I got most of the things prepared. My little suitcase filled with my clothes and tiny baby wear in the car. So I just had to go home and rest, and wait for the time to come. Patiently. Though my patience were really thinning out, I just had to hang in there!

At 10 o'clock sharp the next morning, we were already at the hospital...my opening was still at 1cm, but I just cannot go home again now...I just didn't have the energy to anymore...,and to come back to the hospital again...was really taxing me...so I opted to check in and waited there. Furthermore, it's not going to be that long now. My baby is coming out today and I just can't wait! I had a mild contraction last night, though it wasn't regular, the sharp squeezing pain was there. Dr. Norleen asked me whether I wanted a little bit of help to increase the dilatation faster and I definitely agreed! She inserted a tablet into my vagina and told me to rest. An hour later, my first real contraction was felt...a constant sharp protruding squeezing pain like if we had a severe stomach upset! I was beginning to cry then. Nizam was sitting next to me...,but I was the one who felt everything. I knew he was trying to reach out to me, as if he wanted to share the pain with me..,but couldn't. At 2pm, my cervical opening was 4cm, and I was already practically exhausted from being in tears! Dr. Norleen came in and hugged me, trying to calm me down. The nurses were less sympathetic..."macamana kamu nak 'push' jap lagi nie, baru 4cm pun dah nangis macam nie...nanti kamu penat..,takder tenaga..bla bla bla..." Ok, like I was making up the pain. Everyone has got their own threshold alright, and mine is not so high...it is not like I had a choice about that!

At 5pm, i was really loosing my patience. "Potong! Potong!" I was screaming! "Now, let's not talk about that ok. Why don't you try and take the epidural and you will feel very comfortable..?" Dr. Norleen was suggesting softly. I thought...,every thing is a risk..,any choice is a risk, so why don't I?! "OK" I agreed. I was wheeled out from the waiting room into the operation theater then. At 6pm, I had my epidural and was smiling after that! The anesthetist was amused looking at me off course! Initially I was asking him, "...would it hurt?" (we are talking about hitting the needle into the my spinal cord ok)...and he replied, "controlling pain is my job, other doctors will give you pain, but I help you to eliminate that." He sounded so confident, so I was rest assured. I sat by the side of the bed, with my legs hanging down and my body leaning forward hugging Nizam as instructed. As soon as the procedure was finished, I lied down to rest. Suddenly it felt like everything was normal...I was not in pain at all..my tears dried, and I was able to smile!

At the same time, a stern looking midwife came in to do the preparation...She got me ready for the delivery, knicked the waterbag, and took the baby's heart beat. Her face didn't look good though. "Why?" I asked. "Jantung baby bunyi tak sedap.." She answered. Great! Such a positive encouragement she's giving! Look! What does she know alright?!!! I tried not to panic, and kept telling myself that I carried my baby with prayers through and through and I am sure that God will not dissappoint me!!! In my heart I was praying non stopping then, hoping that she will be wrong and my baby is alright! The opening was already 6cm by then. When Dr. Norleen came looking fresh from a shower, she locked my legs in position and asked me to start pushing. What is there to push? I couldn't feel anything!!! I tried anyway, but after a while, she decided to help me by vacuuming out Umair...in case he would suffocate staying in there for too long. I was already falling asleep by then, the drug was overtaking me. "Asilah..,fight the drug, jangan tidur...,you tak nak tengok baby keluar ker?"...and Alhamdulillah, a healthy Umair came out at exactly 10pm. He hardly cried. Maybe it was due to the epidural drug as well...Anyhow, he was bouncing and healthy..,that's all it matters..!!!

The date was 5th of June 2007...My dearest baby is finally here with me!!! Nizam, a brand new daddy now just couldn't stop smiling...!He has been taking pictures all these while, and suddenly when Umair came out, he had totally forgotten about the camera! Dr. Norleen put Umair on Mummy's tummy for a while before cleaning you up again. I thought you looked so purple, so slimy, so beautiful and so magical!!! I just couldn't wait to hold you in my arms, but i was absolutely drugged and sleepy...

The day you came

Time stood still

The day you came

I felt my heart fill

Love so pure

I never before felt

Love so warm

It made my heart melt

That little face

So sweet and small

The whole cute package

I loved it all..!