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...