awake!

awake at 4.30am ... feeling hungry at 5.59am...
found the grobaby print series...hmmm, kinda like the plain ones still... esp blackberry and kiwi...
wan tan mee for breakfast... a bit better after added home-make 'cina-kacang'... fattening, but soooo yummy...
machi getting the flu virus symptoms d...
girl is napping now...1.31pm ntv7 dvd still running... so tired one le playschool...
awaiting the final touch to the name card... still cannot have the corners cut, must be done manually by mieself one... naneee... never mind la, just try out the quality... later when finish the min order 250 pieces, will go to another company for 'improvement'...

early dinner at northam beach cafe...

32 + 2

lil'princess is off to school with machi and yaya... went out for breakfast together...
wanna try to see dr karen again today
sugar in urine 3+...!!! omg...
blaming it on nasi kunyit(which machi bought just a small one for me to sapu all - no sharing) and and the sugar/margerine/bread combo for early breaskfast... lil'tiger is estimated by u/s to be 33 weeks+ and already 2135grams... also can see chubby cheeks like lil'girl, thick lips and big nose... really showing off his balls... otherwise all others are well, tca karen 2 weeks time...before cny...
so thirsty the whole day after the nasi kunyit... all the aji in the curry...arrrghhh...
lil'danzell emailed and adviced against getting all 3 in s size as better to get one size diapers 1st... save me some $$$ moolahs for the time being...need to save as much as i can...must always remember this! will need to meet gladys for bumgenius and the avent pump...then angie for the hemp rar soakers this evening...
wanna send application letter to pmc as well on the way to island...1st need to have it printed out, maybe at james? 50 cent a piece to be printed in town...dr kevin mosinac saw me in the office foyer, adviced to included cv and in multiple copies... but i still send in the single letter in the hands of pak abu to trudy - as she was driving out to lunch already... wanna have the letter out fast...maybe need to call trudy if that's sufficient, otherwise will follow kevin's advice...
kamala called up for evening clinic at 3.30pm... initially said yes, as still blur coming out from the after nap... but later cancel as feeling tired from the clinic's huha's....mentally drained...moreover placenta brain could only process so much i guess... hahhaa...
many had wanted it itti bitti bulk order.... hmmmm... tapi yet to ask linda about her sister yet and no reply from grace about bulk order email...

owe glady some $$$ now.. avent manual bpa-free pump, bumgenius 3.0 in orange and pink, bumgenius aio in light blue... not too many colour choices available...try out 1st...
lau-nua seeing angie's stock pf cd at her place when picked up the rar hemp soakers... so many cd, so many choices... not enough $$...

dinner at kuta bali... lots of choices... lil'princess was cranky and mad, wanna go home...crying...

... closing down!???

hahhaaa...
these ppl...not mie, of course! the clinic's owner.... shake head shake head!
pain...
had a crazy pain suprapubic region after coming home from jalan-jalan... over-ambitious for prolonged outing... cannot really walk once flat at home... sigh... even turning left/right on the bed hurts... huuhuhuu sobsobsob... lucky with lots of rest overnight and this morning, the pain had subsided tremendously... whew...
awake at 3am again!
cannot sleep as lil'tiger prowling inside for hours on end... playing pouncing... daddy pula snoring like mega-train... cannot get a wink, ended up on the sofa bed to rest for the rest of the wee hours till machi saw mie outside the room...
lil'princess...
was cranky and did not go to playschool today... only wanted machi for everything! sigh... tonsillitis still there with a mild cough...
rita...
called as she and kamariah was here in waba for 1 day meeting... talked shortly about nurturingConcept copy to island as a business... penang's mother support training will be on early march pula... aaarrgghhh, in confinement then surely.... hmmmm...
raining very heavily outside...thunder and all!
itti bitti package 3 piece deal is rm270 - free shipping from lil'danzell i..rm 90/piece... will have to put in 50% deposit if wanna size s to be ordered...err.... to order all 3 in s size or 1 each size to try out? hmmm.... again very ambitious, despite being broke now...

crazy clinic!

indeed the in-charge are in war and the little warriors will be in trouble... ego!!! so i'm off today instead of clinic in the morning session... good as well, feeling so tired from their squabbles yesterday... so childish super super... plan for a check-up with karen today then... see lil'tiger...smile!

did i mentioned i had a 'chat' with Prof Amir in PMC!!!!???
trudy called late morning about 11am when still in bed... wowowowowww.... prof wanna see me about the public health thingy...wowowoowoww... had the 'chat' planned for 2.30pm... daddy picked up lil'princess from playschool and headed to pmc straight away... was there by 2pm...saw dr malik on the driveway...hi and bye... ushered in by trudy to see prof at 2pm itself... he had another appointment with prof rashid - new head of department for public health... so chatchatchat...wanna make pmc for postgrad center too for public health with irish college...mie as guinea pig for the masters...sponsored?!!! oh yes plsplsplslss.....
in the end, prof asked to officially write in an application letter for public health lecturer position asap...yippeee... got chance la like this! yes plsplsplslsls....free education... i wanna for sure.... and a job too...SURE!!!

finish 'chat' by 2.30pm and went over to island to see karen... waited for a good 1 hr + and still did not see her... she had a complicated case inside and a few more patients waiting in-line b4 mie... so did not see her/lil'tiger again today.... sigh...
had late lunch shilin at gurney... daddy got tired already and did not do much shopping at all... got lil'girl brown crab summer dress and army shorts from reject shop... lil'tiger also had a army romper and a light blue sleep romper...me had 2 pairs of l-sized shorts for confinement - bright yellow and fuschia pink...
confinement may be a short one this time as PMC may wanna be to go in by april...as the course will start in feb... as long as i have $$$$ and a permanent pay-check...wonder how much junior lecturers in pmc paid?

swap houses!

freia melhorn... had send mie a message in facebook to swap houses with her...only 10 degrees there! how nice to be in cold climate compared to this hothot sweltering penang weather... it did rain in the afternoon yesterday...good enough to cover the grounds wet and brought in some cool air for the evening...ahhh....
early this morning, almost daybreak...lil'tiger was giving mie weird sensations in the tummy...moving about and feel like a bubble had trapped in the birth canal...was so worrisome...but no discharge etc upon awakening...whew!
tired...
only 2.30pm...another 2 hrs to 4pm...
wanna go back to lie down... but likely to be driven back to butterworth to pick up daddy while machi stay back for spring cleaning tomorrow for cny...hmmm... don't feel like going anywhere now...4pm...seeing yellow alternative spots while in the loo! hmmm... don't scare mieself...

chop,chop...cards...

received from daddy 2 chops...
still waiting for steven kang to have the cards ready... worry they're not high-tech enough to do 'overseas' name cards...nanee!!!???

Antsy Pants pull-up cloth diapers...
http://getantsy.com/Antsy-Pants-Trial-Offer.html... rm 83 free shipping. from usa... gonna get one for lil'princess since cannot find xxl happy heinys' cd locally for her nightime in-case accident usage...weight : 20kg or 250g to 20kg...waist : 24 inches...leg rise : ? .... have to wait till she's awake to measure...if less than 39 cm, renee from antsy pants suggest 4T size...
more than 39cm...more than 39cm, its 41cm...thigh/groin : 16 "...so ordered size 5...by paypal...rm 87 as per today's xchange rate...
lil'princess rn started today...
she was feeling miserable... sleeping more than usual, all runny like a comot cat already... sigh, ever since stopped breastmilk it had been so significantly affected her health recoyery rate... hope with lil'tiger coming, she can share the antibodies soon too!

post laju arrived!

yippeee...
jessabella's clothes arrived! not that i will wear them right away... keeping them for cny... now realised that i have some collection going on already for the festive season... hahhaa, so much for no physical shopping... online shopping could be worst... sometime one dont see the quality/the fitting/etc, just purchase...then when the order arrive... yucks! what to do... have to have it, unless can sell it away again...maybe need to spring clean my closet/room for clothes that must be given away or sell off if can...
ok...
no more online shoppping for mieself d....post-delivery nanti cannot wear pula....
going to see karen to day...1 week post spotting from lil'tiger... dunno if to call it spotting/what as it is not exacts fresh bleed... ok gonna have to get ready now, lil'princess is all dressed up to go... machi already in the shower....
do you know....
apparently, grobaby will have new prints in late jan 2010 with the same price in the the market!!! wow...just got to know this from angie - my baby pit stop yesterday over sms...will wanna get a starter set of grobaby to try too... if purchase 2 sets then rm 450 she is offering...getting tang yee into cd share share...2 bumgenius from gladys, 1 hh cows' and one more solid lunatot's... good to start with i reckon? rumparooz wait 1st...try out bg and grobaby as so many good reviews they have....
6am yoga!
managed to do it after 1 week of absence... feel better back already, maybe the general stretch is way good for preggy self lately....as the upper back stitch was making its way back d....so, had to do something about it...found that its umcomfortable to be sitting in the car for some time lately...must the lil'tiger protesting from lack of space....hmmm....
ingolf for lunch...
did not see karen after waited for her for 1 hr plus in island...emergency/complicated op apparently...ended up in lorong selamat... then more cream puff from perak road stashed in fridge...mil very encouraging one...die...but its just so yummy after chilled, like ice cream...really nice cream puff this cake house produce...

found the perfect card shape and colour!!! now how would the real thing turn out from the printers?

sleep...what sleep???

i am awake...bright awake at 3am again!
just can't get another blink... went back to bed at 6am...
sigh...on the net going searching for cloth diapers ...
gone...
little princess had a wee accident overnight... bocor, leaking from the edges mil said and the crotch area is giving her red marks - due to really chubby thighs... sigh! the fleece layer is dry, insert slightly damp only....guess most of her wee leak out from the sides and flooded her bed...but she is one great heavy wetter and she is rather tired from her day out with daddy yesterday to macD and the playground downstairs to wake herself to go big potty in the middle of the night...
got the nursing bra from kitty... she is also from penang, just bukit jambul... the cup is soooo huge...never gonna buy bra online la....was thinking of passing mil the bra as she is larger in size than mie, but mil reassured mie that once the milk comes...i'll be papayas and will be able to fit into the d cup...
received the red gypsy maxi from cucucamber...
nice... really stretchy!!! CNY day 1... done!
took some pictures of the dress and nursing bra... but came out really fuzzy...5.1 pixel can tahan so long and chan looking camera due to little princess handling on/off...ok liao la...
also... gonna have jessabella send 3 pieces of order to be posted... but maybank TAC is not sending the number by sms...waiting waiting waiting....

Nightmare...

poa 31 weeks only...
sigh...
mie must be so worry about lil'tiger...
dreamed that had another episode of per vaginal bleed this morning... this time massive globs of bloody fresh blood! gonna tell myself that its all in mie head only.... will see karen in 2 days for check up again... just stay indoor lots, rest rest rest in bed...
power point presentation done up half way now... looking for pictures to add to the slides online... maybe gonna make it as simple as possible...like Breastfeeding for Dummies workshop! there's a book for that too...
reading lots of other mummies cloth diaper blogs....how interesting... moomookow package deal for 11 pieces rm 599 = rm 53.30/piece only...so cheap...but have no personal experience on each brand of cd...maybe its a better idea to have trial packs on all brands? buy one each to try out? share with other mothers perhaps...
machi cooked family fav today... pasta/mushroom soup!
yumyumyum...
me at clinic again today...
so hot the weather in penang!

Cloth Diapering...

will wanna put the new baby on cloth diapers this time around... not a very cheap affair to start with, but economical on the long run....provided that this mama Wombie can curb herself from buying more designs and prints to satisfy her shopping madness! haha...
so many brands od cd... can be very daunting when i cannot pyhsically see all of them here in penang.... seem like most shops that carry these brands are in kl...
got one Happy Heiny's from local friend Gladys for Cassandra... blue silly monkey...looks as if HH is the one size diaper that can fit her as almost 20kg now... not too tight on the tights, but yaya worry... she had not had any accidents at night this last week... did wake up to go to the big potty herself...
so had 2 MoomooKow's cd and 1 pink camo from Lunatots' ready for lil'tiger... thinking 5 more luna's + 2 bumgenious from gladys.... then should be a good to start with i hope...

lil'tiger do not like mama to sleep on her right side... kicked mie the whole night ler... sigh...
been house-bound for the last 3 days... got clinic later at 2pm... hope i'll be alright for this evening's time out of house...

been a long absence...

ever since preggy with little tiger...suppose to be due in 22 march 2010...all tech and sewing stuffs are chucked aside somewhere...wonder y this baby have this aversion...
hmmmmm... funny huh...
now am 30 weeks plus poa, had a scare 2 days ago with dark brown/mucous per vagina discharge after the morning walk! quickly showered and called to see dr karen island...she had wanted mie to be admitted for 24 hr observation, but after the check-up...os is still closed, bleed is consider 'old' and no sign of contraction and baby active in the tummy.....so allowed to go back with strict R.I.B. order!!!
sigh...now day 3 RIB orders day...
sendiri not dare to go out jalan-jalan so much too....not that anyone will stop me....just dont wanna get another scare...baby will just have to be a tiger, not a cow...so stay inside till pass Chinese New Year plsplspls...

a mess...

mie feel like a mess lately...
kl trip outcome was NO good... having to drag daddy along to neutralize things that may be said... mie am such a bad person...
sigh...
guess this is one of those days...

day out...

short trip to town...
claimed 2 books from the post office... the envelope the books came in were very badly torn at the sides... lucky thing they were not lost on its way to mie...
machi had her 'soul' food... penang road's cendul... yumyumyum...
diapers and fresh milk stock up... back early, shortly b4 4pm... project completed!

kfc for wifi...
i'm torn between chucking the old one for a brand new tech... but old one is working just fine now! dilemma...father is fussing up again regardin the payments... been sooo long, must do something about it...
feeling awful...
maybe coz there's gonna be another resident in the house in near future if problems do not resolve...need a new sofa bed if it is...too bad mie only like Ikea sofa beds...its so far away...when is it gonna come to penang???
also awful...coz, designs from a previous retailer-turned-manufacturer been copied as own...i'm so not happy...shall i say something???
why feeling low on the confidence scale ,mummy?!!!

MMPS Mother's Day event...

turnout for this event yesterday was disppointing...
the news for the H1N1 comfirmed case in penang had very much afffected many mummy's confident to bring their baby out for the event... i think i made a really good decision not to have a booth last minute the night before... sales was bad! at least i get to enjoy a little and kepoh here and there....
machi and little girl was trapped in between the wooden door and the grill gate coming out to see mie at the Masyarakat Complex... with little girl left the house keys inside the house itself....daddy had to come back all the way from butterworth to rescue them... machi bought us all good food from Kashim Mustafa in town... yum... highlight of the day's event...lunch...
i ate like 60% of the whole thing... eh.....
fat...
all the core mothers enjoyed lunch! good job done....
went out to QB mall... machi was gonna look for a pair of shoes, but tired from the event.... no mood to shop... have some matcha ice cream each and headed home!
mie was tired too... flat on the floor asleep once home... did not accompany daddy to his friend's wedding....

where did we go yesterday!?
Pinang Peranakan Mansion...
wow...tourist at our own backyard... hahahaa...it was a good rm 10 spend...
where is this? its at the corner of Ananda Bahwan restaurant in Little India... you see see Machi, little Cassandra and Mother in this picture frame... we had not intended to visit this mansion, but we stumbled pass it while parked rather far away from the restaurant... the tour guide Mr Madi was excellent... gave a very impression explanations to this lost treasure of penang...
plenty of brides and grooms came to have their wedding album pictures taken...
also you can see the advertisement for the Iron Lady series on ntv7 that had just completed the night b4...what a great show! we just had to visit this place after watching that show... and its in penang...i can't believe it...cheers to those that kept this place alive...
what a great place!

in-house till 4pm today...
completed quilting the lower portion of the black yarn... need to get another fat quarter for the sides from elaine...then more quilting...
wanted to start up a basic laptop sleeve for this dell-ie... but the patch bag not completed and dont wanna leave it hanging... lappie can wait i hope...
met up with madame and her daughter for the confinement arrangements... have to think and plan for that!
got a very xpansive mini retractable mouse... yaya got his at pc fair for only rm15...mine was rm 27...duh...wanted a clear skin for the lappie surface...but rm23 for that...hmmmm...
little girl sitting in foront of lappie looking at daddy's farm town game in facebook... loves to see the pig sleep...
mie sleepy now too... cant wait for the 2 books mie ordered from yoonie...

been so long ago since last posting...get to do all the things i love and all the time...
its amazing how time flies when one's having fun...
no boss, no back-stabbers...
pure baby fun...innocent...
ahhhh the good life of a tai-tai... aunty! hahhaaa....
been so happy un-employed too... am now in starbucks gurney, freezing my fingers off with a very full bladder ...what to do cheapo, cannot afford broadband monthly...just have to look for cheap wifi spots while yaya's celcom modem is away ay work during the days...

what's that on the picture here?
my patch and quilting work... had been doing loads of stuffs... love it love it....
been going to elaine's for projects in march... had spend more than 1k just this months alone... die, must remember ...unemployment!

Last day....???

hmmm...was told yesterday, today is the last office day by HER... and to tell everyone else i'm going off for a long leave... what!!! why so hasty??? what's the catch many wonders? to mie...i'm thinking that am i so horribly bad to have this haste retreat??? i just feel shocked...that's all... why does the 2-weeks notice does not come to the very end of the months instead, its a just matter of a few days!!! weird...even RR and JL seem to think so... not that i'm totally shock, as i knew this will be coming, just not this fast!

fact was...i quit!

as i told HER during the assessment... that's what she's been wanting from the last few meetings...i can do what she does anytime, but sure she can't do my work any given time... pls lar, just to console myself k! maybe she could not take it that i had the upper hand, so wanna show 'power'....

what betty's father said to her is just in time... its not the failure that measures successes, its the way one pick up from the fall and walk again that's important...

sigh... my journey had once again just begun...a new chapter...

S.A.H.M.

boleh kah??? hahhaaa... stay at home to study and be a designer lor, do sling business lar... jaga anak lor... wow, can go jalan-jalan anytime i want...hahhahaaa.... but what about the $$$??? yor....

met with dr lee...

yesterday, met him in e-gate's oldtown...business venture in a new clinic in perak lane... pasar malam's place...but do i wanna do gp work nia? dilemma... got time to think about this until end of the week nia...short time right...

8.29am liao...have to go get wantever little milk left in my breast out ...and prepare for last day of work ...to pack up things there... i can increase pumping session again !!!

Family Photo - Our 2008 X'mas Present

it was all such good shoots...the cameraman at Shalom is the greatest!!!

little Cassandra was crying her eyes out trying to get out of the darken room in between shoots...the genius man had all the shoots looking pretty...no downturn lips from little girl! hahahaa...the prop flower and the fuchsia ring sling was not meant to be in there with us...but little one was soooo cranky...these are things that kinda soothe her down just a little...enough for the pictures to be taken...
funny thing is...she is only cranky inside the room where the pictures gonna be taken...outside, she was playing about and with Shalom's staffs like her own house...weird...
check out all the mashimaro eyes...except for little girls!!! hahhaaaa...
fil and mil was all very very happy with this photo session outcome and the quality...highly recommended!

its DECEMBER already!!!

slightly more than 2 months here in WABA now...
enjoying every bits of it...
but the work is very different from doctoring in the clinics...much more tack here than everywhere else...the reporting work from BAP course...all well, in name of progress and learning...taking all in my stride...i can do it! coz i love it! breastfeeding empowers woman...no joke!
IBCLC exams in 2009...just waiting for the registration and the info packet to come in the WABA mail anyday now...
fat now too...from lack of exercise...hahaaa, thought got a new pair of NIke shoes recently...like walking on clouds...so comfy...been wearing it to go shopping too...
MNG sales!!!starts tomorrow...wondering how to get there to sapu more clothes???
breastfeeding matters... i found these wonderful blogs about all things matters in breastfeeding...should read blogs...wow!

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