Japanese - new friend

A few weeks ago, I have been saying to my hubby. Hubby, look at that chinese girl. Riding a bicycle every morning. It's been a long time since I've seen someone riding a bicycle in our community. I said, that's why most chinese are successful, see, this lady is biking in the street. The one and only cyclist that I can see.

    Then, one lucky day, I got to know her. Little that I suspected that she's a japanese because she looks chinese just like most of my chinese friends. Fair and straight haired. She spoke fluent Bahasa Melayu and is very friendly. She did not hesitate when I asked her lots of questions. Well, it's nice to know somebody from other country. I can't afford to go there but at least I can imagine it.

    I got to know her name and origin. She's from Osaka. I'll surf the internet to get some idea of life in Osaka. Meanwhile, I'm not mentioning her name. Not nice, right. If she's reading this, well, it's nice to know you and thanks for entertaining my questionaires. I hope that one day, I'll get to visit Japan.

Welcome

Hi! Kak Nazmah and Azira. Welcome to my blog. Enjoy yourselves.

In great pain

Everyone, I am in pain. My fingers are so painful especially the joints. There are also bumps at the bone. I AM SO SCARED. What could it be? I have taken painkillers prescribed by the doctor but it do me no good. My wrist is painful too.

   How am I to write in comfort. Oh, God, please heal me. My daughter is only 5 years old and I got her only after 9 years of marriage. I finally conceive after years of treatments. I want to give her my best motherhood. Please, if you come across this, pray for me no matter what religion you are.

  

Met my sister

Yesterday, I went off to Kuala Lumpur to meet my sisters. It's been a long time since I last saw her. Not a year though, but it seemed years.

   Kuala Lumpur isn't that busy last Friday because it was Deepavali. A celebration celebrated by Hindus and in Malaysia it is a Public Holiday. So, I guess many citizens chose to stay back home and another half must have been in the hypermarkets busying themselves.

   My sister served lots of food and it was really a temptation for a diabetic me. Fortunately she understands and I managed to stick to my not that strict diet. But mind you. I  will never say no to curry. My favourite food!

   While in Kuala Lumpur, I managed to take some snapshots for your eyes. Hope you'll like it.

  



  

 

Police recruits

Today, I saw some police recruits in the hospital doing medical check - ups. About ten of them. When asked, they are all around 19 to 20 years of age. I feel proud that there are taking the challenge. To have a job in the young age is considered very lucky nowadays. I hope they are counting their blessings and would appreciate their job. Many of their friends might still be pursuing their study and uncertain of their future yet.

  

Joint aches

Uhuh!! My body is aching all over especially my fingers. The joints feel like swelling but when I showed it to hubby he can't see anything wrong with it. But the pain is really unbearable especially at night.

   How can I explain the pain? It sometimes feel like as if my fingers and palm are being continously poked with needle. My joints felt like they have swollen and the skin are so tight. I apply Yoko Yoko for a relief but it is just for a few minutes.

   As an obese I always have problems with my knees and legs but never yet my fingers. This is something new and I am wondering what is wrong with me. Is this some kind of a clue to some other illness? oh! I pray that it is nothing serious. If you out there have any experience whatsoever, please advice me. Thanks.

Cowboy Town - A Famosa Resort Malacca, Malaysia

Hello, everyone out there. I promised to share my holiday to A Famosa Resort Malacca, right. I did remember! Phey, it was such a memorable holiday. I forgot everything back home and put my heart in this resort so that my whole family got to enjoy themselves too.

   We arrived at the resort at 12.00 noon in the rain. Afraid that it might rain tomorrow and the day after, we decided to enter the waterpark as soon as the rain stops. It actually stopped and we entered the waterpark at 4.00pm till 6.00pm. I enjoyed being in the human made sea. My daughter really love it.

  At 8.30pm, we make our way to cowboy town. The carnival had just started. With the red indians playing with fire, big white rats crossing the roads on the rope, galloping horses with cowboys, running away sexy ducks, cowgirls dancing, stilt walking clowns, big breasted clowns, firecrackers show and much more to amaze us all that I can see my daughter actually just opened her mouth, I guess, amazed.

  The next day, we head for the animal safari. The journey in the lorry get us nearer to the wild beasts. I can see clearer how rich their fur are. We also get to watch wild wild west in the animal safari. The shootings and acting once again amazed my daughter.

  Sorry, I don't want to describe everything in detail. You must visit it yourself to enjoy it. All I can say, it's worth it. I will cherish it and may visit this resort again with my mother next time.

A Famosa Resort, Malacca

In 1 week time, I'm going for holiday to A Famosa Resort , Malacca, Malaysia. This will me my first time and I am so anxious about it. I hope that it will meet my expectations of an exciting holiday. This time around we are celebrating my daughter's 5th birthday. I do hope she'll enjoy herself.

Mu hubby had book a 3 days 2 nights package which includes accomondation, tickets to Animal Safari, Waterworld and Cowboy Town. It had been a long time since we've last go for holiday. I wish for my daughter's well being and hope she will be blessed with lots of love and joy.

Infertility - sharing

How long have you been married? 2 years, 5 years or even 10 years? Please, those are just numbers counted to disgrace yourself out of self pity. Did you ever count how many of these years you have survived the marriage with lots of ups and downs?

I was married for 9 years before I ever got pregnant. Not a single abortion or pregnancy in between the years. Always had been infertile with no proper menstrual pattern since teenager. Once I bled a lot, my mother thought I got naughty with a boy. Mmm.. she took me to a private clinic for treatment. I hope the doctor gave the correct diagnosis because I never care to ask. Just a teenager with nothing to hide.

But I had a very interesting life with my hubby. Sometimes we do argue but we never touch the sensitive issue like being infertile or even obese.

I take the initiative to the fertility clinic out of pity of him. Fortunately, the gynaecologist and staffs are very helpful and understanding that I followed every instruction given. All these supported me into getting pregnant. It was not an easy task anyway. It took me nearly a year of treatments with sometimes there are times I can't bear the medication before I got pregnant.

My hubby said, if we were meant to be childless it's already our destiny. When we conceived I felt that it must have been the prayers and hopes of all the people around me.

So, you out there, live your life the fullest. With child or not everyone deserves to be happy and blessed.

Nasi lemak without cucumber

Have you taken nasi lemak before? I have mention nasi lemak before and even have a snapshot of it to show you the full set of it. Just search my blog.

What I want to share with you are about restaurants around town that is even near to a market or even a hypermarket. Can you believe that I once bought a nasi lemak and it actually is without cucumber. When I asked the owner, with a non guilty face, he said, no cucumber today when I can actually see lots of cucumber being sold at a market not far from his restaurant.

What do you think of this restaurant owner and mind you, of course the charge is full as a complete nasi lemak. Is this a non direct robbery or an act of ' who cares ', but I do care. Nasi lemak taste better with a bite of cucumber. Uhuh!

Sugar drink versus milk to baby?

Gosh? I was so surprised! Today, I entered a boutique taken care by a young girl. Then I found out that she's a mother of a 2 year old baby. This I asked because she kept asking me where I place my toddler when I go out to work.

I am quite lucky. I manage to send my daughter to a kindergarden in the morning, and be taken off at the nursery later till 5.00pm at the same venue when I got back from work. The charge is onlyRM 160.00 including daily food. What's most important is that, I know that my toddler is being well taken care of.

Back to the mother just now. I was surprised when she told me, her baby no longer take milk but instead, being given sugar drink. She actually just gave her baby, sugar in water as her baby wouldn't accept milk. I said, that's not right. She can actually change her milk with other flavours, like honey, chocolate or even strawberry. I told her, she's the adult not the baby so she must decide and find answers to her child problem. To me it sounds like a neglegance.

She doesn't look like a person who can't afford a better substitute for her child. Oh! How could she.

Holland boy

Yesterday, I went to a shoes store to buy my hubby a pair of new shoes. I brought my 5 year old daughter along and imagine her voice all over the store. Running here and there. Touching anything she can and you can hear me saying no this and no that. Oh! Then suddenly I said to myself. Well, why not let her be a child and I do my adult stuff.

While looking for the perfect pair, I noticed a white boy trying on a pair of red basketball shoes. I asked him, where he's from. He said Holland. I asked again whether he's with his parents and he said yes. Then I found out that he was only 15. His face does look his age but his body is like an adult in my place.Well that was good enough for me. I like tourists. But I don't want to scare them by asking too much. I actually would want to know how different it is out there compared to my mother land. Maybe next time when I meet an elderly white tourist.

New Born Baby - just an advice to new parents

Well, congratulations! You're now a father or a mother to a tiny human being. Love your baby like you love yourself. See if it's hungry, not so difficult to know. It will lick it's lip or actually just cry out loud. You must remember your baby can't talk yet so, it's the most appropriate way for it to communicate with mummy and daddy.

Most important thing to bear in mind, new parents out there, please. Your baby can't say mummy, I'm chilling cold in the middle of the night but both of you are so fast asleep, you didn't hear me giving small cries out of coldness. So please, give your baby proper wear at night. Always wear them pyjamas, so that, it's not hot in the warm weather and when night comes, it also protect them from cold.

Make sure that your baby get enough milk as suggested. If you're feeding them with bottles always remember to tap slowly at the back of your baby to avoid milk suffocation. If you're not sure how, ask help from your doctor, nurse or the elderly. Ask what you don't know.

How about travelling? Always make sure that your baby is protected from the hot sun. Give your baby the comfort it needs and if you're turning on the air conditioning, make sure your baby wear socks.

But what I want to express most is baby comfort at night. Please protect your baby from cold.

Fruit season and fasting month

M.....m....m........so delicious, soft and tasty. Fruit season is around the corner again and I am so excited over it.

Durians, mangos, langsat, dokong, rambutans, mata kucing, cempedak and many more. Sorry, all in the local language. Durian is the king of all the fruits here. Most people from oversea can't stand the smell or taste of it but to us locals it taste so majestic and delicious. If you're not from Malaysia you should come here. Challenge yourself to have a taste of it. Oh........

Butterfly

Just now I went to the night market at around 9.00pm. Not a usual thing to see lots of butterflies flying around in the market. Looks tame and it didn't make a slight move even if your finger is near to touch it. Lots of them on the ground and everywhere flying freely.

I used to visit the butterfly farm in the National Zoo, Tasik Perdana Butterfly farm and Cameron Highlands but they are all in a net. But this is something different. I did try to take photoshots from my mobile phone but not that obvious ( dark ), so I took two photos of them ' parking ' on a van.

GAWAI DAYAK

HAPPY GAWAI DAYAK ( ENGLISH ) TO ALL THE DAYAKS ( BIDAYUH, IBAN, KENYAH, MURUT, KELABIT, LUN BAWANG AND ECT )

GAYU GURU GERAI NYAMAI ,LANTANG SENANG ( IBAN )

SELAMAT ANDU GAWAI DAYAK ( BIDAYUH )

SELAMAT HARI GAWAI DAYAK ( MALAY )

HOOOOOOOOO, HA ! ( EXCLAIMED )

CELEBRATED ON EVERY 1ST AND 2ND JUNE IN SARAWAK, MALAYSIA.

IT IS A THANKSGIVING FESTIVAL MARKING THE GOOD RICE HARVEST AND FOR A BETTER FARMING SEASON. DAYAKS ARE VERY GOOD TRADITIONAL FARMERS AND YOU SHOULD EXPERIENCE IT YOURSELF. UP AND DOWN THE HILLS BEFORE YOU REACH YOUR FARM. IF YOU'RE NOT STRONG ENOUGH, YOU MIGHT END UP SLEEPING AND RESTING ONCE YOU REACH YOUR FARM. ON YOUR OWN TWO FEET! NO MODERN VEHICHES AND VERY BIG BASKETS CARRIED BEHIND YOUR BACK, UP AND DOWN THE HILLS FOR THE RICE. THE WOMEN ARE VERY STRONG BUT VERY HUMBLE.

NO MATTER HOW MODERN THEY LIVE IN THE CITY, THEY WILL STILL GO BACK TO THE VILLAGE TO FARM IN THE WEEKENDS. THE SAME TO THOSE WHO HAVE RETIRED. BACK TO FARMING.

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Proton Exora - Malaysian Car

Have you viewed anything about this car yet? It is Malaysian made. It's engine is 1.6 Campro CPS. This car is an affordable MPV for the medium waged and those whose family is of more than 5 members.

The white and black ones are really elegant and do look luxurious inspite of the lower price than other MPV within it's range. There are 7 available seats with individual airconditioning. The full spectrum comes with DVD and screen. The rest you should view the official website of Proton cars at http://www.proton.com/. I am afraid that I might give you the wrong idea. In my opinion Proton cars are excellent cars. Please do not compare it with luxurious cars. Put comfort and affordable when you think of Proton cars.I have owned a Proton Wira before which I love so much and then I switch to Proton Waja. Not because it's faulty but Proton Waja is a car for the more matured.

Proton Waja is just right for my family right now, 5 years already. The price range is affordable for me which is most important. I am looking forward to own a more matured car, of course the Proton Exora but need to save a bit more. Maybe in a 1 or 3 years time. I have fallen in love with it. To those who can afford it now, I'm strongly suggesting this car if you want an affordable MPV for the joy of travelling with your whole family member.

As for the singles watch out for Persona Elegance and the new Gen 2. Sporty look inside and out with affordable price too. The back of the car is raised. I guess that the driving feel should be sporty too. But, for me, I prefer Proton Exora. Be patient. These 2 cars are best is you're working outstation and need to travel back home every weekend to see your beloved family, especially if you need to travel at night. It's also stylish enough for lady singles.

Sleeping gowns and pyjamas

Do you wear sleeping gown or pyjamas when sleeping? I think wearing this particular uniform for sleeping is a very good disciplinary act for kids and adults alike. It's really comfortable and a sign that you are assigning yourself off from daylight activities.

No wander nowadays people seemed to be mistaking the day and night. Look at our teenagers and adults. They dressed up at night and wander around looking for fun in the night rather than sleep and rest to be prepared for another tough day tomorrow. If they were taught at childhood to dress properly when the sun goes down, they'll actually prefer to sit down with their family at the living room or just rest themselves in their dream room. That way, they will cope better with the stress in school or at work.

There's nothing wrong if you seek for fun in the weekends but how if it's throughout the week. It must be very tiring and also might disturb neighbours when going home late in the morning. Of course, I'll look through the window if a car pass by at 3.00 in the morning. It could be burglars.

I think fashion icons and designers should look into this. Design more interesting looking sleeping gowns and pyjamas. That way we can save lots of money on medical bills too.

Scared of today's teenagers

It's true. Today's teenagers are really different. Today when I drive home from work, just along my own home, a few big boys playing football wouldn't give way. It took me a few minutes to wait for them to decide to let me go with that kind of look.

Last week, I stopped because a few boys actually intentionally move slowly in front of me on their motorbikes. Not only that, they actually showed me some stunt and a few ugly grins in their face. I was so angry but there's nothing I can do. These boys might came from rich and educated family. They were proud to have motorbikes even though being underaged.

If you were to complain, their parents might actually scold you back. They never thought of the danger their sons brought to other people. Why not? These are the sons they could rely on when they need ketchup or chillis in their cooking. Hey, boy. Here, take this money and the motorbike, buy me a bottle of ketchup.

Thai Food

Have you been to Malaysia? If you have, you must have tasted Thai food. Everywhere in Malaysia, it's very easy to get Thai food. I enjoy Thai food myself because it does taste good and takes a short time to prepare. Even the cook are specially brought from Thailand. You don't have to go to expensive restaurant to savour it here.

About cleanliness, my country's district councils is very particular about it. If you get stomach ache after the food, please consider the hot chilly they used in their recipe. If you're not keen to have hot food, then, ask for suggestions because most of the food I enjoy very much are hot. Hot food is energizing. Ha...ha...

My favourite Thai food served in local restaurants :

1. Seafood Tom Yam
2. Mixed Tom Yam
3. Fried kailan in salted fish paste ( kailan ikan masin )
4. Red Beef ( daging masak merah )
5. Kangkung ( vegetable ) in shrimp paste ( kangkung belacan )
6. Packed egg ( telur bungkus )
7. Steamed fish
8. Som Tam ( unriped papaya salad - special )
9. Ox tail soup
10. Beef bone soup ( hot soup )
11. Sweet Sour Fish
12. Fish with 3 taste
13. Water rice ( porridge - nasi air )

They cook really fast, that's why I prefer the food when I'm hungry during any journey around the country.