My Dear Anis ^_^

This afternoon, Anis asked for her favorite biscuit, Oreo. Everytime she would just finish the filling and leave the rest for me... huhu... So, yesterday, when she did the same, I refused to give her another. Guess what she did today! She hid the rest of the biscuit in her toy car! At first I was quite shocked that she actually finished the biscuit. That was unusual. But I was proud. But then, when I saw her put the biscuit in her car, I was even shocked! Oh Anis... so clever...

So I told her to take out all the biscuits and finish it. I even had to feed her to make sure of that! huhu... but she was ok, she was even smiling and laughing all the time till she finally felt full and leaving only one piece behind. I took the very last one for her, as a reward for finishing the rest (",)

Kids can be very tricky sometimes. They surely know where to hide things... hehe...

Jan 29, 2010 @ 8:00pm

KCB & KCB 2- The Best Movie Ever

Alhamdulillah semalam dapat jugak tengok filem Ketika Cinta Bertasbih 2 dengan hubby. Masya Allah... betapa hebatnya karya Ustaz Habiburrahman El Shirazy... jalan cerita dia amat menarik dan penuh dengan pengajaran. Secara tak langsung kita dapat belajar adab-adab dalam Islam, especially adab merisik dan berkahwin menurut Islam. Alangkah bagusnya kalau banyak filem Islamik seperti ini yang diterbitkan. Sudah tentu dapat memberi pengaruh yang baik kepada masyarakat, especially kaum remaja yang banyak meniru daripada filem-filem.

Dalam KCB 2 kita dapat lihat betapa mudahnya proses merisik dan berkahwin menurut Islam. Salah satunya melalui babak pernikahan antara Azzam dengan Anna yang sangat simple di mana Azzam hanya berpakaian biasa dan dia menikahi Anna hanya bermaharkan sebentuk cincin. Di situ kita dapat lihat hakikat bahawa perkahwinan itu sebenarnya adalah mudah di sisi Islam. Apa yang penting, cukup syarat SISWA (Suami Isteri Saksi Wali dan Aqad). Tak perlu mas kahwin sampai 5-8 ribu yang sudah tentu menyulitkan pasangan yang ingin berkahwin.

Dalam filem ini juga menunjukkan contoh yang sangat baik kepada kita dalam perihal mencari jodoh dan juga cara yang betul untuk menyunting seorang wanita, iaitu berterus terang dengan si wali seterusnya meminta izin untuk menikahi wanita itu, dan bukannya tackle tuan empunya diri dan bercouple dengannya yang dah pasti salah di sisi agama.

Dan yang paling saya suka tentang KCB dan KCB 2 ni adalah daripada awal hingga akhir cerita, tidak ada persentuhan antara lelaki dan perempuan, walaupun pelakon memegang watak sebagai abang dan adik mahupun sebagai suami dan isteri. Masya Allah.... inilah yang dikatakan sebagai filem Islamik. Dan inilah yang sepatutnya dicontohi oleh pelakon kita. Walaupun berlakon sebagai adik beradik ataupun suami isteri tidak bermakna boleh bersalaman, berpelukan, berpegangan tangan, bertepuk bahu, lebih-lebih lagi melakukan aksi di ranjangan. Astaghfirullahalazim..... mudah-mudahan adegan-adegan seperti ini tidak lagi difilem dan ditayangkan demi mendidik dan melahirkan generasi yang bermoral... insya Allah...

Last but not least, Vote for Islamic Movies!!

Jan 25, 2010 @ 10:00am

Staff Dinner & Recognition Night

For the first time in my whole life (as a wife and mother), I had the opportunity to attend a Dinner & Recognition Night all by myself. Finally, some 'Me' time... aaaaah... ^_^ But trust me, though it sounds like fun to spend some time alone, away from my usual hectic life, it wasn't really that fun. I wish I could bring them along but that was impossible coz the dinner was for staff only... :(

The dinner was held at PJ Hilton. My hubby drove me there with all our kids. Alhamdulillah he didn't have any problem driving home. Aisyah was being very helpful with taking care of Fathi at the back seat.

My hubby had a meeting that night. So he had to bring all our kids. Can't imagine what it was like... ^_^ Our kids are very active, especially Amal and Anis. They easily get bored. As a result, my hubby had to excuse himself from the meeting after a while... huhu

Some pics at the dinner...

main entrance

yum yum...

team performance... R&D team, the Dubidu ^_^

K Lin, same department...

I won a lucky draw... actually all staff got a present that night

with my manager, Mrs Sothy

Got home at midnight. My manager drove me home. Alhamdulillah... Thanks to Mrs Sothy. Otherwise my hubby would have to drag our kids to pick me up.

Jan 13, 2010 @ 2:20pm

Back To School

First day of school, Aisyah wasn't really excited to go. She even asked me, why was the holiday end so soon... err....

Couple of days later, she got excited because my hubby said she can bring her books to school. She even got dressed right after my hubby off to work, hours before she was supposed to... :p

This year, she's in the evening class because the morning class is full. So, my hubby can't drive her to school as last year. At first, she was a bit disappointed, but then we managed to persuade her... ^_^

Aisyah, walking to the van

Pak cik Saad

waving goodbye....

Jan 13, 2010 @ 9:45pm

Merlin - Season 2 Finale

Just finished watching Merlin season 2 finale - The Last Dragonlord. Downloaded it from Youtube coz it's not yet been aired here in Malaysia. But you can watch the episodes here every Sunday night at 9:00pm on TV3, just started few weeks ago. Have to wait quite long for the season finale though.

Previously in episode 12 - The Fires of Idirsholas, Merlin had to free the Great Dragon, Kilgara, due to his oath. And now, driven by its rage, Kilgara attacks Camelot. Arthur and his men are loosing the battle and even Merlin can't defeat him. The only man who can defeat him is the Dragonlord but Uther had them all slaughtered many years ago. Gaius reveals the truth that there might be one of them still alive and hiding. Arthur wants to seek for the Dragonlord and ask for his help, but Uther refuses. Arthur disobeys him.

Right before Merlin and Arthur head out for the quest, Gaius reveals another secret to Merlin. The Dragonlord, Balinor is not only Camelot's last hope, but is his father. Can't bear to watch Merlin's reaction when he finds out that his father is still alive, not dead like what he's been told for years.

When they finally found Balinor, Merlin had a chance to tell him that he is his son. But poor Merlin... he could only spent a night with his father when finally his father dies protecting him. It's so dramatic! Colin plays his character very well. Almost had me in tears. And with his father dies, that leaves Merlin to be the last Dragonlord. And now, only he can defeat Kilgara.

It's so excruciating to finally found his father but only to loose him forever. Poor Merlin.... :(

but on second thought, if his father lives, then he won't be needing Gaius anymore... and that couldn't happen coz this show needs Gaius...

This episode is the best ever! You can see the true Merlin. He finally takes control. So good to see him like that. Most of time, Arthur would treat him like an idiot. Can't wait to watch season 3. It's said that season 3 would be aired Sept 2010. Wow! Can't wait that long! Hope it will be sooner ;)

Dec 21, 2009 @ 1:45pm

Fathi In Action

Dec 20, 2009 @ 1:30pm

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Finished watching the latest episode of Harry Potter. Was quite surprised when Snape turns out to be on the Dark Lord's side. Even surprised when at the end, Prof. Dumbledore dies! Can't wait to see the next episode. I wonder when is this movie going to end, and how is it going to end... hmm...

Written on Dec 19, 2009 @ 1:20pm

@ National Zoo

The kids were so happy that morning. They couldn't wait to get to the Zoo.

Aisyah were so excited to feed the elephant. But we got there too early, the sugarcane is not yet sold.

Anis, pointing at the elephant.

Fathi.... quite heavy now, can't hold him too long...

Take 5, after a long tiring walk.

Bubble time!

Lost deer... poor deer...

For the first time in my whole life, got to hold a real deer... hehe

A shy Puma... :p - @ Reptile House - The kids and the tortoise (",) - The crocodile dundee... hihi

The largest tortoise!

Beautiful

Animals @ the Zoo

Feeding the camel...

Sayonara... adios... tata... we'll be back soon... hehe...

Written on Dec 19, 2009 @ 12:45pm

Supplements And Its Deficiency

Not many knows about supplement, even doctors. If you want to learn about supplement and nutrition, ask Nutritionist. Don't ask doctors, most of them only know about diseases and its cure (medicines and drugs). I too knew nothing about supplement during my first pregnancy. That's why, among my four kids, Aisyah is the most vulnerable one coz when I was carrying her, I took not enough supplement.

I only took multivitamin (Obimin, which was provided by the doctor) and calcium + magnesium, to prevent cramps and backache. And after she was born, every month she would catch a fever (after each monthly injection). And when that happened, she would just lie on the bed, weak. Every month we went through the same thing - monthly injection, fever. We thought it was normal but actually it was due to the deficiency of vitamin C.

"Among vitamin C's many functions is the major role it plays in the Immune System, where, according to growing evidence, it helps increase resistance to a range of diseases, including infections and cancer. " - The Real Vitamin & Mineral Book, page 152.

So, after we knew the fact, every time when I got pregnant, we would make sure that I took enough vitamin C for our baby. It was worth it coz Amal, Anis and Fathi are much stronger than Aisyah. They didn't catch a fever after each monthly injection. In fact, they rarely got sick. And if they do, they would still be running, jumping and playing as usual as if they were not even sick. And they would get better in just a few days....Alhamdulillah....

Another vitamin that is very important is Folic Acid. It helps to prevent birth defects in the child and also to prevent defects of the neural tube, the structure in the embryo that gives rise to the brain, the spinal cord, and other parts of the central nervous system (The Real Vitamin & Mineral Book page 136).

When I first got pregnant, I didn't know about the importance of Folic Acid up until I gave birth of Aisyah. She was flaccid. Her backbone took quite some time to get sturdy, and she weren't able to raise her head well up until she was few months old. Different from her, the others were able to raise their heads within two weeks after birth and some even soon after birth. Their backbone were sturdy right after birth.

Alhamdulillah my hubby likes to read. And because of that, we gain a lot of valuable knowledge. Because of that also, we were able to find out the importance of nutrition and supplement, especially to our baby.

Among the books that my hubby always refer to when necessary (related to Nutrition and Supplement) :

1. The Real Vitamin & Mineral Book by Shari Lieberman (Ph.D, CNS, FACN) and Nancy Bruning - authors of Dare to Lose (ISBN 1-58333-152-2)
2. Family Circle - The Vitamin and Mineral Counter by Jody Vassallo (ISBN 174045052-3)
3. Reader's Digest - The Healing Power of Vitamins, Minerals and Herbs (ISBN 1 876689 00 5)
4. Prescription for Nutritional Healing by Phyllis A. Balch (CNC) and James F. Balch (M.D.) (ISBN 1-58333-077-1)

And there are quite some informations on vitamins in Pa&Ma Catatan Lengkap Sepanjang Kehamilan dan Kelahiran - 40 Minggu Nan Indah (ISSN 1823-3368)

Next, will be sharing about other supplements.

Written on Dec 15 @ 5:25pm