Lengang!!!...

Today is Christmas day... everybody balik kampung kot?!!.. sunyi sepi jer 3rd Avenue... ade la satu dua buses and cars lalu... kedai sume tutuppss... (5th and Madison Avenue yg lagi berlambak shopping outlets tu tak tau la... kitorang dok rumah jer... malas nak kuar...).

This situation reminds me of Chinese New Year kat KL... semua kedai tutup... so nak beli garam sebungkus pun terpaksa drive gi Giant! (sib baik Giant bukak...). But here's even worse... Macy's yg sebesar2 KLCC tu pun tutup jugaks!!.. (dah penat buat $$$ sampai Christmas eve la tu....)

Keadaan jalan yg lengang ni pun reminds me of Hari Raya kat KL... hehehe... best!.. dari Cheras balik kampung Sg. Besi, 5 mins jer bawak kereta... muahahaha... Abaji speeding.... polis cuti (tak pun bz buat speed trap PLUS highway).... so line clear!!..

Aaaaahhh... windu la nak balik M'sia.... uwaawaawaaaaa!!..

NYRO Family Day

Last night was the Families' Night Out for BNM NY Representative Office (NYRO). Ni kira lebih kurang sama la dgn Family Day kalau kat HQ KL. But instead of going to Sunway Lagoon (Family Day @ Sunway Lagoon almost every year kat KL... mana lagi suitable place yg dekat mau pegi...) kitorang pegi tengok Broadway show kat Times Square (Times Square Manhattan ye.. is very much different than Times Square KL). Since this is the time for kids to enjoy, so we all pegi tengok Marry Poppins the Musical la... *nak tengok Mama Mia kang.. mak2 budak pulak yg enjoy!* And luckily, it wasn't snow that night... 3 degree celcius... not to bad la.... naik taxi lagi pun.

Kakak Hanna enjoyed the show very much... tergedik2 on my lap dia berjoget2... but only for the 1st half time... another 2nd half dia dah tertido... pastu terbangun2 and merengek2... Abaji mmg dah dari awal bermuka kelat. *Unlike me... he doesn't appreciates this kind of entertainment at all!* To avoid Hanna membuat onar in the theater perpaksa la kitorang balik before the show ended. Ape la Hanna ni!.. Suh tido siang tak mau... kan dah rugi mak tak dpt tgk show... $86 per head beb!! (dah start nak convert to RM la tu...). Nasib baik free, Bank bayar... tak de la terkilan sgt!

But for me.. citer budak2 tu... I tak kisah sgt la. I enjoyed PGL more!

Broadway...
Depan panggung....
Abaji and Hanna depan rumah...
Mak and Hanna @ our apartment's lobby...
Min's family
Abaji
Full house...
Sejukkk...
Abaji n Hanna waiting for taxi

Ucop's family
Front row... Mahendran's family
Mak, Hanna & Cash... (Mahendran's daughter)
Daniel's excited face
Just berofe the show start... pastu tak bleh amik gambar dah...

*Not in the pics... Mak Ucop, Bibik and Kiki's family.... seat diorang kat row lain.

My Little Star goes Pampersless

Nope... she's wearing Huggies so Hanna is now Huggiesless! Yeayy...!! Mak and Abaji sooo happy (jimat $$$).

It's been quite sometimes Hanna tak pakai diapers during the day... but when it's time to poo... or pee... sure dia merengek tak nak pegi toilet! Kalau dudukkan kat tiolet bowl, sure tak keluar punyer... sampai sakit pinggang membongkok nak pegang dia... memang tak mau keluar!
Instead she wanted to wear diaper dan menunaikan hajatnyer dlm diapers... kencing sekali jer pastu dah nak buang diaper tu... nanti nak kencing lagi satu jam.. nak pakai diaper baru.... haduihh... kopakss... penat dah toilet training... sampai tak laratt... tapi tak jalan jugak... *infact I started her toilet training was a bit too early... i guess... masa umoq sethn setengah :p*

But now... *2 yrs 9 mths* dgn sendirinye dia nak pegi toilet bukak seluar sendiri... but then kencing berdiri dlm bath tub... not in the toilet bowl!! *berdiri??!! suspect ni pengaruh Aiman & Daniel la ini.... isykk... tak baik tau... main tuduh2 jer aku nih!* Nenet la jadi mangsa... kena basuh bath tub banyak kali.... *muahahah... berkilat bath tub gua...*

Sekarang ni siang malam tak nak pakai diaper... kekonon dia dah tido tu nak pakaikan la... takut accident tgh malam... payah pulak nak basuh tilam tu... hhmmm... cannot maa!! abis dia bangun mengamuk tak mau pakai!!... But so far.. *dah 3 mlm dah* nak kencing, dia bangun kejut nenek nak pegi toilet... bagus!!

My 'little star' has grown up... she's no longer a baby...

"Zemam"

Aduiihh... I woke up yesterday and felt my throat sore.... Ya Allah... peritnye... I could hardly swallow my saliva! And today... makin teruk... air hidung dah start meleleh2... mcm paip pecah.... badan dah rasa sejuk lain macam... Sah la mak dah kena jangkitan si Hanna.

But Hanna nampaknye dah ok skit... hope she'll have a better tomorrow.... forever n ever....

Will I have a better tomorrow?... Wallahualam... Tepon clinic, buat appointment!

Hmm... tak leh jadi nih... So, I dating ngan u lain kali jer lah ye my dearest blog....

Telan asprin 2 bijik.... and... krohhh..krohhh... krohhh!!!... tidozzzzz.....

Ni ape ni?

Hmmm... dah lama rasanya tak update blog ni... maklum ler... skarang dah jadi student... pretty occupied with my study. Pastu si kakak Hanna pulak asik demam jer lately... *doctor said bcoz of the weather...* so jarang dah la dapat berfoya2 dgn blog ku inissss.... So.. kalau aku senyap jer... harap korang pepaham jer lah ye...

Anyways..... Cuba teka ape benda ni?... Dah lama dah jeling benda alah ni... feeling of guilt is all over me... It's been 3 month this thing has been leaning against the wall in my bedroom... and yet I buat donno jer.... until last nite.

Taa..daaa... mcm ni la ropenye actually benda ni setelah di unwrapped.

It's an exercise equipment bertajuk "Fit N Fold" Strider. I like this piece of machine... It's cheap (beli kat kedai Smartshop Leisure Mall Cheras), light weight, easy to use, low impact total body workout and it's works for me. Beli dulu masa zaman gemuks lepas beranak and it got fully utilised during nursing the baby era... It kept me fit, maintained my weight and help flatened my tummy. Maklum lerr... akak kan makan banyak walaupun bersaiz XS... my tummy is expendable *perut stokin*.... so buruk bebenor rupeku yg dah la pendek... berperut buncits la pulak *sorry friends.... no offence kalo ade sesape terasa... I'm only talking about me...* I liked it so much and bought another one for my mom.

Ya... ya... I know! I'm well aware there is a sophisticated state-of-art gym down here at level 2 (it's one of the condo apt facilities) . I went there twice only.... but Abaji is a regular visitor *caya lah Yangg...* Gym dia kecik jer tapi sume benda ade... you name it lah... machine canggih2 plak tuh... for stamina, total body workout, stretching, abs crushing, muscle toning, body building etc..etc... siap ngan hula hoop, skipping rope... and Pilates equipment la bagaii....

But I still like 'kuda tunggangan' ku inisss.... sbb takyah nak kuar rumah... takyah pakai sports attire dan susah2 tekan lift nak turun bawah (haiiyaa.. nak tekan lift pun susah ka...? kronik... kronik...). Just wearing my everyday pyjamas, hop up and stride... tapi masalahnyer (masalah lagi...) nak berISTIQOMAH tu la yg payah!!... *most of the time benda ni tersandar jer lah kat dinding*. Dah la skarang jarang gi hantar bekal sbb sejukk.... wa tarak tahan maa! So physical activities agak kurengg la now... *except sessi berjoget bersama Hanna* So bila dah tak braper fit ni... berjoget bersama Hanna cepat la semput!

Hepi Bufday Pak Kal...

Happy birthday to you.. happy birthday to you... happy birthday to Pak Kal... happy birthday to you!!!...

Heikal @ Beskal @ Pak Kal.... ko dah tua :)

Selamat hari jadi yg ke 27 (baruu??...). Semoga panjang umur, sihat walafiat, murah rezeki, tercapai segala hajat, dapat anak yg soleh, dan diberkati ALLAH dunia akhirat... aminn...

Kak Nom sayang Hekal.... ni aku rasa sebak.... nak nangis la.... huhuhuhuuu...

Erin.. I love u too... tolong jagakan adik kiter ok... sbb dia nak kena jagakan mak n abah kiter.... may both u have a happy blessing marriage life forever n ever....

Kaki Joget...

I could not stop myself from repeating this video clip over and over again!.. (sampai tak jadi aku nak study...) Usually she made me or nenet... sometime abaji, join her on the floor... dan yg bestnye tu menari lagu nasyid kanak-kanak "Cintai Allah Cintai Islam".... aduii... apela nak jadi anak aku ni. But I myself like singing n dancing very much! *Karaoke tahap gaban!!... hehehee...* Like mother like daugher... muahahaha!

Lagi satu nak gelihati... I was downloading Fergie on "Big Girls Don't Cry", and the next day, masa tengah main-main tu, I heard her humming that song sambil pasang Lego. Tergezutt akakk!!... (padahal masa tgh download tu dia buat tak pot jerr...)

I asked "Hanna nyanyi lagu ape?"... heheheh dia terus tersipu2 *ketengi* menjawab "Lagu mak la...." hahahahaa... sejak bile aku jadi Fergie?! Pastu dia tukar lagu... "To the left... to the left..." lohhh.... Beyonce plak dahh?!!

Nenet Oh! Nenett...

Kesian kat makcik a.k.a nenek.... sakit gigi dah berapa hari dah... went to dentist at Chinatown (murah sket charge dia compared to here...). Doctor found that she had gum infection... quite bad... 3 gigi geraham upper right side were loosen. Another wisdom tooth upper left side also erupted. Patut la sakit sangat dia 2-3 hari ni. What's more, she had tartar all over the teeth need to be professionally cleansed to prevent further damage. Normal scaling won't help! So today, bersihkan tartar, cabut 3 gigi geraham sekali gus dan makan antibiotics for a week... scary jugak tengok dia... siap kena jahit gusi la bagai! Next 3 weeks will be another appointment to extract her other wisdom tooth. And yg podihhnye... she doesn't have insurance... hhmmm *melayang la duit abaji $525 all together.... kwangg..kwang...kwanggg.....*

Doctor said it was mainly due to poor mouth hygiene since childhood. Mana taknye.. 40 tahun tak gosok betul! Dan dia tak pernah jumpa dentist seumur hidup (what do u expect... dok kat pendalaman Indon sana...) kecuali abaji pernah bawak dia sekali masa kat KL dulu! (pi cabut geraham kecik goyang... )

Balik dari clinic aku dengan automatiknye menjadi cikgu darjah satu! Ambik berus gigi... dan demo kat dia cara memberus gigi yg betul... siap dengan floss skali pastu kumur ngan listerine! Ingatkan selama ni supply dia dgn all those hygienic tools dah cukup... rope2nye kena tunjuk ajar jugakk. Hehehe... teringat masa skolah rendah dulu... patut la cikgu ajar berus gigi dlm kelas... ;) Ni kira mcm belajar masak gaks ler... sediakan peralatan memasak and all ingredients jer tak leh jadi... kena buat practical jugak lah kaedahnyer....

Moral of the story: "Prevention is better that cure" *ellehh.. tu dah koman sgt...* "Prevention is the best INVESTMENT!"

Let it Snow...

"Han... Hanna... bangun Hann... tengok itu cantik tu salju... Saljunya dah turun... Ya Allohh... cantik saljunya seperti kapok..." (kapok=kapas). Ape la nenet ni kacau orang nak tido sama Hanna... baru kol 8.00 pagi... (penat travel frm LA tak ilang lagi). I woke up and looked at the window... Masyaallahh!!... cantiknyee... padan la makcik kecoh satu macam. Jakun tengok salji rupanya... (aku pun jakun gaks!!) Maklum la... 1st time... buka tingkap sket... cekut salji tepi tingkap... main ngan Hanna... hehehee.... Rasa mcm nak kuar time tu gak main salji... tapi... ishhhh... sejuknye mintak ampun... now is -4 degree celcius.

Great Breakaway!!

Hmm.. what else can I say except a big THANK YOU to my beloved Hubby (sbb bagi Mak ikut sama...)and the Payden&Rygel management (counterparty or fund manager or business associates... or whatever relationship u hv with BNM... i donch care!...) for the very warm hospitality and 1st class treatment!

The Lakers game was great (mana taknye... tengok live from VIP lounge. Yes!.. we got VIP ticket!). Just imagine the the shortest player in the court was 6'3".... and I thought I've married to a verrryyy tall guy... And with my super duper tiny asian size... aku rasa mcm semut jer lah if standing beside those players.

The dinner before the game was superb!.. We ate at the Palm... (again seafood fine dine) . But the environment and conversation this time was a bit more relax and informal... I like! Hahaha... rasa gelihati bila teringat how I was scrutinizing the menu and asked so many questions on what they pun in the food... (rasa mcm buat audit plak!). Diorang yg dah paham our restriction siap panggil cook lagi to customize the dishes according to our Muslim needs.

And while Abaji was working on the next day, Vera Lin the Portfolio Analyst volunteered to become my chauffeur.... memang terasa mcm mak datin pulak hari tu... siap ade driver lagiks. We went to the Getty Center for architecture and garden tours. Ingatkan boring... rupa2 nye best giler!! The place, the building, the gardens and surroundings were breathtakingly amazing!

On the 3rd day I made a quick tour to the Walt Disney Concert Hall... hhmm a very unique and brilliant architectural design indeed. After our farewell lunch with them... (fine dine again of course...) we went to Pasadena Old Town for shopping. We were looking for some souvenirs for Hanna and Shelly's boys but found nothing suitable. I got myself an LA blue baby-T and Abaji bought himself a very nice black stripe shirt from Guess... apa daa Abaji... Guess berlambak kat NY tanak beli... hmm.. tak tau nak beli ape... banyak outlet sama jer mcm kat NY... end up buying LA T-shirts for those kids kat airport before departure.

Kesimpulannye: I had an awesome breakway in LA's perfect weather!

Reached home by midnite.... omakk aiii.... cuaca in NY sejuk tak hingat!!... kakak Hanna was soundly asleep as we entered the door... and CIFP materials fresh from Malaysia awaited me at my desk!... ok.. esok start jadi budak skolah balik... hahahahaa...

Here I am.. In LA... lalalalaa :)

Haduhh... the journey was terrible... dah la aku tak suke naik kapaltebang... 6 hours in the plane, naik cramp kaki ni... tambang murah economy class plak tuh... what do u expect?.. but much2 better than Air Asia la.. tambang murah Virgin America ni MAS punye standard, ade free refeshment drink and TV screen sorang satu....

Yang paling tak tahan kena turbulence almost 40 minutes... cuak giler... bergegar2 kuat plane tu... mengucap and doa dlm hati banyak2 jgn la jadi ape2.... aku yg dah sedia kala pening ni (from home to JFK airport dah sakit kepala)... ape lagi!! BUEKKK!!.. keluar la segala isi perut... muntah tak hinggat punyer! Pehh.. jakun btul ... dok 23 jam dlm flight from KL to NY takde hal pun... (maybe tu sbb naik business class kot!? ;p) Ngengadaaa...

Omni Hotel California Plaza

Haduihh... sampai LAX airport dah 12 midnite... sekali tu tengok jam kat airport baru 9 mlm daa... lupe... NY ngan LA lag 3 hours. Check-in hotel (1/2 jam gak nak sampai hotel... sib baik hotel best!) ... Abaji dah lapar. I donch care... lapar tak lapar... akak hentam epal sebijik pastu tido!! So Abaji kuar sensorang cari McDonald... nak blasah fries ngan fish fillet la tu... tp keciwa... McD kat downtown ni tak 24 hrs. End up makan biscuit ngan air kopi tak sedap!

Hari ni counterparty blanjer lunch... hehehe... aku ikut menyebuk skali lah... went to fine dine... tah ape ke nama tah restaurant tu... pegi ngan big2 bosses... arghh!!... boring giler conversationnye.... stock market lah.. bond lah... investment lah... recession lah....bla..blaa... once again I donch care! Aku blasah a very big plate of salad dan dory fish yg sangat sedap ituss... nak makan benda lain tak confident. Abaji pun sama... berbual, berbual jugak lah.. tp laju jer tengok dia menyuap! muahahahah...

And mlm ni diorang nak blanjer gi tengok Lakers (basketball)... lagi skali aku akan menyebukss... hahahaha... dah orang ajak... ikut ajer... free beb! Sementara menunggu Abaji balik, ingatkan nak jln2... sini banyak monumens and museums.... hhmm esok jer la... perut kenyang, nak tido japs... lalalalaaa...

Yet Another Frustration!

I've made an entry last month regarding my frustration on Tepung Custard, Jeans and Islamic Preschool... and yet.. this is another frustrating momment I've got to get through today. (Hope it would not be somewhat a monthy event!!!)

Women's FC Flora Ankle Boot Black Smooth

I've been eyeing for this boots for weeks!!.. It's Timberland... maklum la the weather is getting colder (now ni dah reach -2 degree) and my pair of sneakers wouldn't stand in the weather like this. Today Abaji telah bermurah hati menghadiahkan boot ni utk akak menghantar bekal setiap hari ke opesnye. I like it very much!!.. it's so comfortable and trendy, waterproof and can wear all season.... and reganya after discount plus tax $125... tak tau la mahal ke murah (mahal la kot utk aku yg tak bergaji nih...) coz i've never been bothered to look at Timberland shoes back in M'sia.

Masa beli tu mmg dah check abis2an dah... tiada tanda2 ianya diperbuat drp kulit babi. Infact, masa window2 shopping hari tu pun dah tanya kat sales girl tu, dan minah gagak tu cakap "No... there's no pigskin.. it's Timberland... it won't use pigskin..." iyoyo oo jer minah tu.. maklum la dia tau nak menjual ajer....

So hari ni dah beli, sajer la aku menggatal browse Timberland.com. (tak tergerak hati lak nak browse seblum beli...) and... punye la hangennn aku satu badan bila baca dia punye product features...

"Twill lining and pigskin leather lined footbed keep your feet comfortable and dry"

Mmg rasa hampehh giler!!.. susah betul nak dapat kasut yg berkenan and comfortable... not that I'm choosy.. but it's either too expensive... or no size... or color buruk giler... or PIGskin! So tadi pi tukar la... dapatlah yg comfortable tp tak berapa trendy... dan lagi mahal la pulak reganye tadkde discount plus tax $150... tajuk ECCO... balik umah browse Ecco's website... selamat... boleh pakai!

New York Double Gore Bootie

So people out there... kalau nak beli kasut or leather accessories next time, it's good check and find out the product features from manufacturer's website before u buy. Sometimes ape yg kita lihat, hakikatnya tidak seperti ape yg kita fikirkan... Wallahualam....

She's BACK!

Alhamdulillah, setelah 10 hari demam panas dan batuk yg teruk sehingga melepek tidak berdaya... now she's back to NORMAL!!.. She's got her energy back!... dan bermula lah aksi2 stunt seperti sedia kala :) I might say she's 98% recovered, cuma ade batuk sikit2 once in a while. Shelly terkejut tengok dia dah jadi kurus... mmg Hanna susut sikit sejak demam ni tak mau makan... hhmm dah kurang 'kepetakan' mukanya dan 'kebutatan' peyutnyee.... Bukak baju nampak tulang... grengg..grengg... boleh main guitar!

Hehehee... anak mak dah ok, mak happy!!.. yeahhh!! I'm going to HOLLYWOOD!!.. (ahaksss.. mcm American Idol la pulak...)

Regaining her pre-fever weight... dowwan mak suap... nak abaji aje.. heh!! eksen budak ni!

Dilemma seorang Ibu...

Hmmm... just came back from the clinic. Hanna is still not fully recovered although her fever is getting much better. But her cough has been worsen especially at night. She's not able to sleep well and uncomfortably whining in the middle of the night, made me become a very light sleeper these days. The pediatric detected very subtle sound in her lungs that was not detected during our first visit. He has prescribed her with antibiotics and expected her to be better within these few days... and we need to do the follow-up on Thursday next week before she complete her medication.

Aisehhh... rosak program!! Next Thursday I should be bersuka ria in Los Angeles ikut Abaji course for 5 days kat sana... and Hanna should be happily stay at home with nenet and play with Aiman. Flight ticket and hotel suma dah booked 2 weeks ago... Kalau Hanna tak ok gak.. alamat burn la ticket mak sbb naik Virgin Airline, non-refundable.... Huwawaawa :(... $400 lebih tu... boleh dapat sebijik handbag COACH idaman kalbu tuu....

COACH BLEECKER SIGNATURE SHOPPER $498.00

Boleh jer kalau nak pegi, coz I know Hanna's in the good hands. Makcik jaga dia bagai menatang minyak yg penuh, she'd be ok... and can ask Shelly to bring her for follow-up. Tapi sanggupkah aku ?! Bolehkah aku bergumbira, berholiday dengan tenang dan selesa kalau hati tak tenteram ingatkan Hanna nan saorang?!!... Inilah perasaan dilemma seorang emak...

Itulah... kita manusia hanya merancang... tapi semuanya Allah yang menentukan. Kalau ade rezeki dapat lah mak lepak kat LA... kalau tak tak pe lah... asalkan Hanna cepat sembuh, ceria seperti selalu... mak dah cukup happy...

I've decided...

Toksah ler nak pening2 kepala baca menda kat atas tu... dia tulis cenggini:

"Although the Admissions Committee has given careful consideration to your application for admission to Columbia Business School, we are unable to offer you a place in the class. The number of students who apply for admission to the School is many times greater than those we can accept. It is unavoidable that we must disappoint many fine candidates.

It was extremely difficult to make this decision, and we sincerely hope that our inability to accept you will not discourage you from seeking other ways to achieve your goals. If you wish to reapply to a future term, please visit our website at www.gsb.columbia.edu/mba/admissions/reapply.html for a reapplication checklist.

Sincerely,
Linda B. Meehan

Assistant Dean

Executive Director of Admissions and Financial Aid"

In other words... "Ko tak dpt masuk Columbia University... try la mintak kat tempat lain... kalau nak jugak, sila la apply lagi..." cenggitu la maksudnye lebih kurang...

I told mak and atok baah about the bad news... tok baah cried.... kesian dorang... i've let them down, and I really felt bad about it. My GMAT sucks!!.. and nak apply ivy league B-school lak tu... chances are very slim lah. Those who graduated from B-school in US surely know what I mean. Thot of applying again... (ya... i was in the rush that time...)... nak kena amik GMAT balik... duit lagi... hmm.. not now lah. Kalau betul2 nak belajar (niat kena betul.... niat aku dah tak betul nihh)... balik M'sia pun leh wat master... much more cheaper of course, recognized locally for sure... (internationally? hope so...) dan yg penting tak yah GMAT... or GRE... lalalalaa.... :)

So.. takkan la nak dok idle jer tak buat ape... (bak kata mak aku...), takde improvement nanti. I have decided la emak... apart from spending more quality time with Hanna.. I'm gonna do CIFP!!... and the good news is... I just got the offer letter smalam... Yeayy.. happy... alhamdulillah. I'm back to school!!.. virtual school ... ahaksss.... sponsored by hubby ku sayang! I lap u lah Abaji... ;)

Haa.. CIFP tu aper?!.. nak tau sila lah browse kat http://www.inceif.org/

When Fever Strike!!!..

It's been a week Hanna having high fever... fluctuate temperature between 37.6 to 40 oC. I was so worried as she never had a fever for more than 3 days before this. She looked restless and very uncomfortable... may be bcoz she has no appetite and not able to sleep at night (so do I and Makcik berjaga malam melayan karenah dia...). Refused to eat, refused to talk... only cried and nak dukung ajer... gave her fever madicine, bila kurang sikit demam dah start nak main kat playroom... but once the medicine's effect gone.... melepek balik kat bahu mak or nenett... Kesian sgt tegok dia... Hilang ceria dlm rumah ni :(

Brought her to paediatric on the 3rd day. It's viral infection and it would need some times for the body goes back to normal. Got thick phlegm, but the lungs were clear, Alhamdulillah... There were no antibiotics given, just continue with ibuprofen. Pelik gaks... kalo doctor kat Cheras Perdana ni, sure sebotol antibiotic nak kena habiskan (regardless virus or bacteria infection). But in a way, bagus gak... no need to struggle with her with so many medicine to give.

This is the 7th day, and I can see her getting better although her cough is quite bad... she started to ask for rice, wanna play with Aiman dan dah banyak skit bercakap... dah boleh gelak... and suddenly with her innocent look, she said very clearly sambil tadah tangan "YA ALLAH YA TUHAN KU.... SIHATKAN LAH AKU". Me and makcik were speechless for seconds, looked at each other... and laughed out loud and burst into tears!.. Masyaallah... i never expect such words would came out from my 2-and-the-half-years old Hanna. But then I remembered, 2 days ago dia tak nak sama makcik langsung, and I had to pray with her lying on the sejadah, weeping sampai tertido... after pray I held her in my arms, the heat from her body made me so worried and sad. I made doa' and I cried "Ya Allah ya tuhanku... selamatkanlah anak ku... sihatkanlah dia.. sembuhkanlah sakitnya..." agaknye dlm tido tu Hanna dengar kot?!... hehehehh...
I really hope for her speedy recovery and ceria seperti selalu.... aminn...

Muka notty!! (the day before demam)

Muka kesian... dowwan eat medicine...

Kena psycho dulu dgn Abaji, pujuk mkn ubat...

Hidung kembang... grape flavoured medicine... uummpphh...

Asleep...

Haiyyooo... Very the Cold la Outside....

With this transition of cold climate that we're having, I'm not sure on whether to continue to be the 'Si Pembawa Bekal' everyday to hubby at work. What?!... yess... my daily activity is to bring the lunch to hubby ku terchinntaa di opesnya!... How's that sound, huh?... The impressed Shelly told me that I'm the 'Isteri Mithali'... So as hubby's office mates yg impress dgn 'kerajinan' ku ini expecting my arrival at the office every lunch time. Hahaha... me?! no mithali... akak tukang pack and deliver jer... yg masaknye si Makcik a.k.a Nenet berjawatan 'Domestic Manager' of da house.... hahaha... but here are actual facts of the 'so rajin of me' :

• Aku tak bleh la dok dalam rumah ni 'doplohpatjam' sbb asik nak bukak peti ais jer... peti ais = makan!!..makan.. makann = gemuk & buncitss...
• Nak kurangkan tido... dok rumah asik ngantuk tak ingat punyer.... mengadap komputer... ngantuks... tengok tv.... ngantuk.... baca buku.... ngantuks.... main ngan hanna.... ngantuks... buat cooking experiment.... ngantuksss (sbb byk makan kot?!).... ZZzzzzzz....
• Need to do some EXERCISE... asik makan tido jer kat rumah... so the very unhealthy!.. 20 mins brisk walking to hubby's office (pegi balik 40 mins...) really feels good... w/pun tidak berpeluh.
• Lunch 'togeder-geder' and spend some 'quality time' with hubby.... hehehe... ade quality ke?..
• Berjalan sambil cuci mata time balik... hehehe.. ni yg best sebnornye... window shopping!!... window jer... see what's new on fashion and designs... innovate products and stuff for indulgence!!... ohh... kopaks la laki aku kalau nak bersoping betul2!!... sib baik sedar diri...
• To give makcik ruang utk melepaks... coz I noticed if I'm at home, she's so segan nak baring2 or taking a nap eventhough Hanna tgh tido ... dah la rumah kecik, got nothing much of cleaning... takde tanah nak buat her favorite gardening... sian tengok makcik... mati kutu... huhuhuhh...
• To avoid me being bullied by Hanna!!... mengada2 tahap gaban! Asik nak melekat jer bawah ketiak ku yg wangi iniss... hinsss...hinsss... tak pun memaksa ku menemaninya ke playroom atau membuat onar di rumah Aiman setiap hari... isykkss sampai naik segan ngan Shelly....

Since the weather is getting colder (4 - 8 oC standard...) and the wind chill is making me freezing... memang tak berapa best utk saja2 berjalan di luar ituss.... tak tau la dapatkah aku meneruskan kegiatan suci murni ku hingga ke winter kelak. Agak jakun gak la ngan cuaca yg makin sejuk ini... ni baru fall... lum winter lagi yg tah negative beraper darjah celcius!!.. Rasa rindu la pulak the warmth of Malaysia.... huhuhuuh... home sick!!.. Ya Allah... berilah daku kekuatan menempuhi hari2 sejuk ku di sini... ape2 pun Alhamdulillah... thank you Allah! :)

Abaji baru balik keja... Kakak Hanna mcm nak masuk dlm coat jer gayanye...

Visit to Bronx Zoo...

What a lovely sunny day after several days of down pour!!... So our plan to bring Hanna to the Zoo was on!.. Nenet woke up early in the morning prepared Nasi Goreng, Sandwiches, Fries, biscuits and drinks for picnic at the zoo. Makanan dan tikar semua masuk dlm hand luggage... hehehehe... rasa mcm nak balik kampung la pulak! Went to the subway around 9.30am... makk oii... sojukkk... 11 oC. Wind chilled 10 mph...

Hanna and Mak on the train... Mak, Hanna & Makcik a.k.a Nenet si pembawa luggage...
Abaji, Mak & Hanna at the Zoo entrance... Sightseeing on Monorail....
As usual, Hanna was the 'paling kepoh dan jakun' watching the animals. Her excitement was really reflected on her face. The zoo was big and well kept (265 acres with 4,000 animals from all over the world!). I noticed animal yg takde kat Zoo Melawati tp ade kat Bronx Zoo i.e. Gorilla, Polar Bear, walabies, and beberapa binatang lain dah tak ingat namanye... tp kat sini takde OrangUtan!!..

Paling best when visiting the Congo Gorilla Forest, watching the amazing gorilla up close & personal (with the glass barrier la of course...), and Hanna really enjoyed the Children Zoo section watching the alligators, meerkats, ponies and touching the farms animals. Memang best la dtg sini... but very the ffenatt lah!.. we didn't managed to complete the whole zoo.... too tired, tak larat dah nak jalan. Nak naik shuttle, tp Abaji tak mau... Towards the end, Hanna pun dah tertido dlm stroller dan kitorang balik sampai rumah around 5 pm. Malam tu Hanna banyak ngigau dan terbangun malam... I think she saw the 'big golilla' in her dreams... hehehehehhh.....