Uhuh......Kuala Lumpur.................

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
What is there to say?Last week I went to Kuala Lumpur on Saturday. Pity I forgot to book ourselves a hotel room. I ended up roaming the capital city looking for the perfect and affordable room. All of the hotels are packed. Putra Hotel, Vistana, Plaza, First Business Inn, Grand Continental, Prescott Inn and etc. Finally, at 2.00 pm, we drived out of Kuala Lumpur and ended up shopping in Bentong, Pahang. We stayed in Kristall Inn and have to make up in a big family room, the only room available.

But mind you, if you have a big budget, this might not apply to you. As for me, I am not willing to spend more. The hotel room in Bentong is cheaper compared to Kuala Lumpur. For the same price, the room would be much smaller, but, of course in the heart of a big city with all the amneties you can wish for.

When we arrived in Kuala Lumpur, we were stucked at Chow Kit Road. The shopping complex, Sogo is only around 150 metres away but because of the jammed road, we can only wait. I think we were there around 3 hours before I can actually set my foot on Sogo. People are so packed too like sardines in the can. I  didn't expect this. Been to Kuala Lumpur so many times already. Maybe because it's Kuala Lumpur Festival and shopping fair.

No matter if it's inflation or whatever, Malaysians are still not that poor. If you can't afford shopping in Berjaya Times Square, you can go to Bukit Bintang, if you still can't afford, go to Sogo, still expensive, go to Masjid India. Still expensive, go to Chow Kit. Ha...ha.......Still expensive, go to the RM 2.00 store where everything will cost you the flat price RM 2.00. What I want to express here is, nobody is left out to do their shopping. If you really don't have the money to spend, just go for window shopping. no harm. Totally free.

New school bag

Hi! It's been a long time since my last visit to my own blog. Not being well to write anything. Mind blocked. But, I am still sane, okay. Maybe, just too tired. Hubby working most weekends making me kinda stress a bit. Trapped around this town most of the weeks, makes me really exhausted to work in the weekdays. So, lucky of you out there who still get to enjoy your weekends, I mean both Saturday and Sunday.

Back to talking about my daughter's class. The class is rather intensive and really challenging because my daughter refuse practising at home. Too much activity at home like watching cartoon, playing her nintendo and reading comics, she just can't get enough of everything.

Today, she came back from kindergarden rather sad. Well, troughout yesterday and this morning, she's been talking about her school's drawing competition today. She said she will get a bag as a present. When she entered the car in the evening, her eyes were filled with tears. I wander what was the matter. Ooops! She didn't get the bag she had been talking about. I persuaded her and explained that maybe she didn't colour nice enough to get the present from her teacher. Only two students got the bag and both were her best friends.

I told her it's okay. Mummy can buy you a bag similar to that. So, this evening we had been searching for the particular bag. Fortunately we managed to find one. She became a happy girl all over again. Children. I remember during my school days, I used to sew back my torn old bag, just because I want to help my father save money.

Diabetis Mellitus

Everyone, watchout! I am not prepared to cope with this disease. The moment the Medical Officer informed me, it felt like being hit by a big stone. It also felt like being poked by a sharp knife deep inside my heart. I felt like everything is over for me. I know this disease but when it infected me, I felt like it's nothing familiar. It's like being robbed by a burglar. All those things especially eating agenda became a fearsome activity to me plus my husband's spying eyes trying to protect me from side effects.

Oh! I need someone to hear me out. Taking the medication is a challenge and burden to me. I don't know how to control my diet plus the medication. If I eat less could it effect my glucose level which had been controlled by the tablets? I can't understand how to balance the medication with my food intake.

I had a very bad week last week. I felt so sick which I can't explain how it exactly felt. My eyes felt blotted. My fingers painful and my head felt stupid and confuse, not headache. Today, I feel vey bad, too. My eyeball felt like it's going out and my head feel silly. My body is strengtful but without a steady head I can't think and perform my household tasks. So as at work. I am not sick but without my head working properly, I can't concentrate. I remember that Monday evening at work. The test which I usually finish in only half an hour, actually took me 3 hours because I can't concentrate and need to shut my eyes every few minutes.

I am learning. Maybe I need time to accept the fact because most of my senior family members are diabetic patients as well. What I would really have problem with is the good and delicious food......Ouch......I love food! Enough for today. My eyes are painful.

Japan Battered By Tsunami

Tsunami again? It happenened in Japan yesterday. The tragedy causes lost of lives and nearly everything was swept away. Cars, houses and anything on the earth battered by it. I pity the people of Japan. I hope they will gain back what they've lost in a short time because they are popular with their strong will power.

Nobody can go against God's rulling upon this earth. Everything that occurs is a reminder to us humans that there's a limit in whatever we do. Our mother earth is getting older and matured. I hope and pray that everything will recover because we are all just humans with love and destiny within us. Fortunately, my new friend, Kana's family in Osaka is not involved.

Yamaha Music School

Hi, how are you? New to my blog? I hope it's friendly enough. Just a simple mum with a big heart.

Quite busy these days as my daughter is growing smarter these days, her activities are of variety that I can't really express how proud I am to be her mum. She's very active and always in need of my attention.

Seeing that she's so active, I made the decision to send her to Yamaha Music School. Not that I want her to be a musician, but just to give her something to enjoy and appreciate. I want her to love music and see life's beautiful colours through music.

It's been 3 months since we've attended the Junior Music Class and I can see how she enjoys it. The only thing is, it took us an hour journey for the class. I finish work at 5.00pm and later pick her from kindergarden. Then straight home to change clothes, take dinner and be prepared for the 7.30pm class every Friday as a routine.

I admit that we are sometimes too tired to open our mouth to sing but we gain strength 15 minutes afterwards when we start to enjoy the class. My daughter sometimes is too shy to sing aloud but teacher David said never mind. The JMC is for them to listen and enjoy music but still she have to practice at home.

I have an acoustic Yamaha guitar but I can't play. I can only stream the simple chords. I hope one day, I can actually play it well. I love music. I can listen to any music as long as it's music. My ears are open to any genre.

Holiday

Hi, I am very sorry for the long silence. Huh.....very hard to get a good connection nowadays. I sometimes needed to wait so long even at late midnight. Can't spend too much time in front of the laptop. House chores waiting and my daughter needed lots of attention. Even swallowing water can be an interesting event for her.

So much too share with you all. Well, yesterday I spent a night in Kuala Lumpur. I asked to stay in Grand Seasons Hotel. My hubby agreed but unfortunately the big hotel is full. There's only suites left. Oh, no. Just to spend a night, we just can't waste money on that.

Later we head for Putra Hotel in front of Institut Jantung Negara ( Malaysia Heart Institute ). Also the same response. Full house. I like this hotel. So quiet and peaceful. So, we then went to Plaza Hotel. We spend the night and slept immediately because we arrived at Kuala Lumpur around 10.00pm plus spending time in search for hotel.

We actually left for Kuala Lumpur at 8.30pm after my daughter's piano lesson. Quite exhausted after a one day work for me and hubby, and one whole day  day kindergarden attendance for my loving daughter.

We woke up  for an early 7.00am breakfast. Then we rest a while before checking out at 10.00am. We planned to watch movies in Midvalley Megamall but again, the big parking lots are full house due to IT Fair and coming Chinese New Year Grand Sale. What a weekend.

Then we decided to go to The Mines. Fortunately, not many people here. We took our lunch before doing some shopping. I got myself two pairs of clothes, that's all. There was a Looney Tune show and it really interest my daughter. We watch the simple appearance of Tweety, Sylvester and Bugs Bunny. Later we caught a photo for rememberance.

Lastly, we went for a boat trip on the lake. The Mines is actually a resort which is build on a previously tin mine. The boat are taken in the middle of the shopping complex. The building of the shopping complex is connected with a bridge and below is the lake water. Come and see for yourself.

We experience the water lift. From 7metres, we were shifted to 2metres of water dept. I don't know how to explain. Come and experience it yourself. Later, we were taken around the big lake and watch the greenery, The Horse of Golden Palace ( not sure ) Hotel, tortoise and fish feeding. The wind breeze is really soothing to my ears and skin. I love the ride so much and must come again. Our boat ride takes around 50 minutes. I will cherish it.

We left The Mines with memories and then headed for Jaya Jusco Wangsa Maju. Want to take my daughter for the children playground park. We also watched the Chinese New Year dancing shows. Dance are by school children. My daughter enjoyed the show.

So exhausted but seeing how happy my daughter is, makes me really happy. I want to give her everything I can afford especially happiness. I love her very much. May she be blessed with lots of love and good fortune in the future.

tortoise and fish of the lake ( The Mines )

The boat- feeding the swan

swan of the lake (The Mines)

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........