She's a toddler now!

That was about 2 months ago that my baby managed to seat by her own without needed any back support.. and now at 10months old, she’s taking her first step already yeay!..a few weeks back she was able to stand by herself, she would stand rigid at one point and trembled when she tried to balance herself up. Apparently, day by day she became more courage to take her step by holding to a sofa or table or anything that her arm could reach and walked alongside of it..and 2 days ago exactly on her 10months birthday, she walked without having to hold on any objects and it was not like 1,2 or 3 steps made, she made it quite far! across the living room and made it up towards the kitchen!yeay yeay yeay! I’m so proud of her courage and determination and she never feel afraid of giving an attempt even she felt down..yupp.. a few times of hit and bang on the floor or table, she never give up.
Well, orang selalu ckp "tunggu la bila baby dah dapat kaki, masa tu rasa la penangan yg sebenarnya..” and it’s about time for me and Mr R.A, get ready dear for the extra ‘exercises’ to sweat on; running and chasing our lil gem all over our house, menarikkan?-ok enough saying this, let’s the pics do the words!





tengok tu, macam faham jer apa yg dibaca..last month's pic whereby at this stage i didn't have to standby beside her everytime she sat down and played, boleh duduk sendiri maa..

this pic was taken during new year time, we spent our saturday at friend's house..kat meja tu kaum2 ibu tgh rancak bercerita dan mengumpat, hah tgk muka irina tu nak nangis sbb taknak kena pegang, at this stage dia dah memapah so tak suka dipegang, tu yg muka nangis nak mintak lepas tu, so i freed her..

Caught in action!tgk tu mommy dah lepaskan dia, nak bikin hal kat rumah orang, nasib tak pecah kalau tak bikin malu deh!ni yang bahaya biarkan dia memapah sorang2..

genap umur 10 bulan pd 21hb January 2006, Iman Irina membuka langkah dgn penuh gayanya menuju ke arah mommy yg nak snap gambar dia..after this, if she's invisible from the sight, maybe i could find her inside the wardrobe or under the kitchen's sink.. so get ready mr and mrs R.A, Irina will rock the house!

Aidil Adha di perantauan

I celebrated my aidil adha raya in Cheras with my ni-laws, sedih gak tak dpt blk Muar, meriah if dpt blk sana since my bro pun ada, and selalunya we all akan berkumpul ng cousin2 lain kat umah atuk Sam..takpe lah,not bad gak raya kat KL, after all bukan sorang2 pun, hubby,anak and keluarga mertua kat sini lagi nak kecoh apa daaa..ptg isnin tu miera msg nak ‘pinjam’ Irina..tak berputus asa adik ipar wa sorang ni, semlmnyer dah try nak pinjam tak dpt, esok nyer try lagi heheh..so kitaorg hantar Irina gi cheras mlm tu..so since Irina dah dipinjam, I tukar my menu plan utk raya haji ni..mula2 tu plan nak buat puding jagung jer nak bwk gi cheras..ye laa..ma mmg takde suruh masak pape,tp segan lak nak dtg berlenggang kangkung bwk perut jer..so irina takde ni boleh la tambah menu..terus terpikir nak masak lodeh ngan sambal kacang sbb tu mmg akunye fav-Malam tu gak gi carik bhn2 nak masak kat kedai..ketupat segera tinggal sebungkus je lg, yg lain abis org dah borong, nasib dpt gak sume bhn yg dicarik..so after that gi hantar Irina ke Cheras..lepak sana sampai kul 10 lbh and blk tiba umah kul 11 mlm, terus kuarkan periuk rebus ketupat and sambil tu buat puding..nasib ada org temankan, Mr R.A kebetulan ada kerja nak buat, so sementara isteri mithali ni bersilat kat dapur tgh2 mlm, my dearie boss temankan sambil buat kerja- so kat bawah ni gambar bhn2 nak buat puding ngan kuah dia;

dr kiri ke kanan: susu cair, jagung, tepung kastard and fruit cocktail.

susu cair ngan fruit cocktail tu utk kuah dia, puding nya hanya guna tepung kastard tu campur ng jagung dlm tin and sedikit gula, tu jer. Resipi ni my eldest sis ajar, so first time buat ni,nasib baik jadik!senang je buat dia..bancuhkan tepung kastard satu tin tu dgn 5 tin air and tenggek je la atas dapur sambil kacau dgn api perlahan, kena kacau je kalau tak dia berbijik2 tak smooth and cantik-so bila dah agak likat sikit masukkan jagung satu tin then masuk gula skit (dlm setgh senduk), takyah manis sgt sbb kuah dia dah manis, tp kalu taknak kuah bolehlah lebihkan gula.

camni la rupa dia masa atas dapur. lama2 dia jadik likat..dah agak likat tu bolehlah di tutup api and curahkan puding dlm loyang..siap dah!sejukkan dlm fridge, senang je kan?kuah dia pulak campurkan satu tin susu cair ng air skit, masukkan fruit cocktail satu tin and tambah sikit gula-kalu nak mkn utk jangka masa lama kuah dia ni boleh la dimasak,tp aku budget utk sehari je so tak masak pun takpe..

So siap buat pudding mask sambal kacang lak, leceh gak rupanya buat sambal kacang ni,nak goreng kacang, buang kulit, then hancurkan dia(aku blend je dia tp blend skit2 tak hancur sgt la)..so gedebak gedebuk siap sumer kerja around 1.30am!fuhh…pudding dah siap and tgh sejukkan dlm fridge, sambal kacang dah masak, so esok pagi2 bgn nak masak lodeh and buat kuah utk pudding..
Kunci jam ingat nak bgn kul 7.30 tp terlajak kul 8.30!so terus gi dapur masak lodeh-siap sumer dlm kul 10, sempat lagi kemas2 rumah then buat kuah pudding-lepas mandi bungkus2 lak mana yg patut utk di bawa ke Cheras and rumah Ija (my sis, dia pun tak blk muar and beraya di perantauan gak huhu)-gi cheras kul 1 and makan2 kat sana..ada nasik dagang, rendang ayam, pulut kuning and spaghetti masakan miera-dah melantak sepuas2 gi lak umah my sis dlm kul 3 lbh camtu..Ija masak ketupat, kurma, rendang daging and kari ayam-makan lagi kat situ..punah ranah program diet! Blk rumah pukul 6..end my hari raya haji day..

Basically, ni lah gambar juadah keluarga En R.A di hari raya haji yg mulia ini..taadaaa..

clockwise: lodeh, ketupat, puding jagung (yg kuning tu puding dia, dah tak nampak sbb dah campur ng kuah), sambal kacang..

By the way, selamat hari raya aidil adha utk semua (belated version), semoga segala pengorbanan yg dilakukan membawa hikmah dan kebaikan..amin..

2005 Recap & 2006 Resolution

Say farewell to 2005 and welcome 2006..diharapkan thn baru ni akan menjanjikan yg terbaik utk aku sekeluarga dr segi amalan kebajikan, pengurusan hidup seharian, kewangan, career, perhubungan dan hal ehwal rumahtangga..yer..biarlah semuanya membawa yg terbaik dan memberikan perubahan positif -and semoga kami kuat dan tabah mengharung cabaran di thn 2006 ni..ye la, mana ada hidup takde cabarankan?setidak2nya cabaran yg diuji pd diriku nnti memberikan hikmah dan pengajaran serta pedoman di hari kemudian..

The biggest thing happened to me last year that really caused big changes into my life and me myself personally was the presence of Iman Irina into this world..Giving birth to her and being a mom is a wonderful thing ever happen in my entire life besides being a wife to my dearie lahling..so since March 05 up to Dec 05, there’s a different version of me already, with extra responsibility to care of in our household..bukan jer nak jaga mkn minum husband and jaga diri sendiri, now I have extra ‘entity’ to look after and give the best out of me as a wife and mommy..i could say that half of last year period ran quite messed-up with so much things to adjust and adapt as me and hubby were all new and handicap in parenting job-and one thing obviously missed by us was our luxury time; cuddling and chatting in front of tv and bite on snacks dan bermls2 sampai tertido, or do some ‘outdoor’ activities eg karaoke, cinemas, shopping complex, or melakukan aktiviti ‘mari menambah babat’ spt pergi mamak dan melantak di mlm2 buta atau melakukan ‘lawatan’ ke uptown..those were the days masa hidup berdua tp skang dah bertiga..bukan kata tak boleh nak bersenang lenang bila dah ada baby ni tp ye la masa tu terbatas-nak membelai diri pun susah nak cari time, nak shave pun kdg2 asik tertangguh berminggu2!-BUT it’s ok with both of us, in fact we are happy with our parenthood life..then gradually we used to adapt ourselves and picked up the challenge bit by bit, and sedar tak sedar dlm kesibukan membesarkan Irina skang dah masuk thn baru..and Irina pun dah nak masuk 10bln..Alhamdulillah..cabaran dan dugaan sepanjang menjadik ibu dan bapa dpt kami atasi.

Dugaan2 lain?ada jugak tp kami berjaya tangani..baik masalah kewangan atau perselisihan faham (biase la sdgkan lidah lg tergigit..ni kan pulak aku dan Mr R.A) dpt dihadapi dan ditangani dgn cekal, so far takde masalah besar yg melanda sepjg thn 2005. Kehilangan insan tersyg?yer ada..not really an immediate family member but dekat jugakla dihati kami...Mak (ma’s sister, we used to call her Mak) passed away Oct05 lg berapa hari nak sambut puasa..and Ayah Ngah (ma’s brother) passed away a few weeks ago..both suffered from diabetes and also my mak saudara (Mak Long Tijah) lost her battle fight with colon cancer..Al-Fatihah..

The happiest event happened in my family last year was that we managed to 'breed' and expand the household of Encik O heheh..selain dr kehadiran Iman Irina, my sis pun berjaya melahirkan zuriat penyambung generasi En O..Mohd Aliff Iqbal lahir Sept 05 menjadikkan cucu abah bertambah 4 org; Marwan, Qistina, Irina and now the cutie bam bam Aliff..Alhamdulillah..thank God, bertambah besar and meriah keluarga kami..hah satu lg perkara happy ialah my youngest sis managed to finish her study kat UM after a looong struggle of getting a degree cert! 5thn kot dia kat situ Heheh naik berabuk kat UM!now dah kerja and bergaji sendiri,Alhamdulillah solamat duit den heheh..

So those were some 2005 recap that I could hardly think of, antara perkara2 terpenting ala2 ‘hari ini dlm sejarah’ laa..my new year resolution?beranak..beranak dan beranak!heheh no..no..belum lagi kot..tunggu Irina besar skit..but one thing for sure I really look forward to have a career advancement (dpt jawatan MD pun jadik la citt poorah berangan!), and to further my study is the main thing I would like to do/pursue EVERY year..yer..tiap2 thn ada azam ni..resolution 2 thn lps yg tak terlaksana lagi..mcmana nak terlaksana? 2 thn lps sibuk prepare kawin, tak sempat buat apa dah terberanak, so maybe this year?we’ll see..and of course to be a better wife and mommy to Mr R.A and to my baby..so go mommy go!i know u can do it!

Mommy had enough!

Enough is enough! That’s it, I finally called it a quit.. yeah,a final bye-bye to ‘Ja toot Ka toot’ Nursery..after what u’ve done to my lil innocent babe on Friday, I just cant take it and felt like blowing up!..

Last Thursday I took one day off since Irina’s diarrhea condition was getting worst..i could see a blood stain mixed with her stool (ewww..), sian my baby, mlm sebelum tu dah bwk gi clinic dan pagi khamis tu masa nak siapkan dia gi nursery, dia b***k lagi and masa nilah perasan ada darah kat pampers tu..mmg panic, bwk gi clinic lagi and doctor bg ubat antibiotik and serbuk utk dicampurkan ng susu dia(tujuan utk membaiki usus). According to the doc, maybe usus Irina dpt infection..masyaAllah..speechless..so depressed and frightened over my babe’s condition-doc suruh monitor, if teruk jugak kena refer hospital esoknya..aku tak tau apa puncanya, but maybe cara pemakanan dia, Irina ni suka mkn, apa org nak mkn tu yg dia nak jugak..beehoon sup la, nasik impit la suma sumbat kasik dia, perut dia terkejut agaknya, I blamed myself for this (biase dia ni!bunguk!)..so I spend my most quality time ng Irina that day..i gave the best I could to her, and this time I just bagi plain porridge as what doc advised me to give her, biar perut dia rileks dulu..eh tapikan..even dia mcm sakit serius tapi tak nampak sakit sbb dia still playful and happy bermain dan memanjat sana sini..hmmm..tp part b***k 5-6 kali tu je la tak thn, bukab sbb penat tp kesian tgk dia nangis everytime proses pembersihan..merah kat ‘situ’..merah sgt, melecet2..doc ada bg krim sapu and alhamdulillah..

tghari tu pas mkn ubat and sapu krim dia stop dr bikin ‘kueh’ and part melecet tu pun dah beransur baik..So..mommy rasa sng hati and lega and esoknya tu (Friday) pergi la kerja spt biasa and tinggalkan buah hati pengarang jantung kat nursery tanpa rasa bersalah..Balik ambik Irina ptg tu, dlm kereta merengek2..tak berhenti2 and sudah2nya nangis..tanya nursery seblm tu diaorg kata Irina buang air 2 kali jer..hmm..not so bad..sakit perut lg ke anak aku ni?check ubat..dose level berkurangan, so mmg diorg bg ubat kat dia..so apa yg tak kena ni?bg susu pastu merengek ng nangis lagi..then dia bikin itu ‘bisnes’..mmm..sakit perut agaknya..i check pampers, stool dia mcm dah normal, meaning bukan cirit birit..then only I knew..bukak2 je pampers merah menyala private part Irina dr dpn sampai belakang-Ya Rabbi..aku just menjeruk rasa sambil air mata bergenang tgk Irina menangis kesakitan/kepedihan/kegatalan kat situ..aku basuh dia ng air suam and dia punya menjerit sampai skang aku tak lupa..sampai hati nursery buat anak aku camni, aku hantar elok2 pagi tu dgn merah kat anal region(a proper way to explain it instead of a**hole) dah kering and kalau basuh tak nangis dah..ni apa diaorg dah buat??aku tinggal anak aku kat situ tak sampai sehari, jadik camni dah??aku tak byr yuran ke sampai anak aku deserved sume kesakitan ni??

I’ve made up my mind..carik nursery baru and we managed to find a proper (looks like, penjaga2 pun meyakinkan) nursery tp tak register lg sbb aku ng hubby plan letak Irina kat Cheras dulu utk seminggu..bg dia betul2 sihat baru hantar nursery..hopefully nursery baru tak menghampakan..InsyaAllah…