Korea Sparkling Part 1

Wahh lega nye boss dh approved my 2 weeks leave for Korea hols~

Kelegaan yg xdpt nk digambarkan dengan kata2..Abang has been pestering me to send my leave form since last week (coz his has been approved), tp bile tgk muke boss yg mendung hari2 tu ketaq lutut chek..takott..

This hol is very special coz 1stly, we'll be touching down on Incheon ground on our 2nd anniversary on the 15th of February. 2ndly, this shall be Afeef's 1st time flying and it will be a long journey for him in the sky! (which makes me nervous too in ensuring him equalizes everytime there're pressure drops). 3rdly, this is my family's 1st time spending long holiday retreat together since I've been married except that it will be much fun if Adam could join us :(

Anyway, Alhamdulillah..hopefully all will run as planned, insyaAllah..

Afeef 9mths

Hmm anak mama dh 9 months dah now..Afeef dh pandai ape?

1) Kata Babah, kalau Afeef bangun in the morning and saw Mama's sleeping beside him, he won't cry and just main2 sorang keliling/nearby Mama aje. Bak kate Babah, as long as Mama is beside him, needn't to worry about him falling off the bed. :)

2) Afeef dah makin kuat. Selambe je berdiri effortlessly. Merangkak pun makin laju now. Pantang ade tempat berpaut, mesti nk stand up. Even while baring menyusu pun die bole pegang badan Mama and berdiri sambil menyusu, Afeef..Afeef... :)

3) Makin becok, everybody in the house thought Afeef dh pandai mengajuk cakap org. Ibu Ngah die ckp, bile org ckp "Babah" he will echo back "Babababababababahhh..". When people called him "Afeef.." He'll echo back "afefefefefefff..." And yesterday, when I said to him "Tatih..tatih.." He echoed back "Attehhh..Attehhh.." But the most overused word by him is "Abbah..Abbahh..Bah..Bah.." When he's in happy mood, he'll keep on blabbering that. But when he's hungry he'll start saying "Ammaaa...Mommaa.." while looking for me. At first I thought he recognizes me as "Momma" (mother). But just recently, while we were having dinner together with him at the dining table, as I put down a plateful of warm rice, Afeef tgk je the plate and terus his hand reaching out to grab the rice sambil ckp "Mommamamama..". Second scene was at Kak Nor's house. Her youngest son, Yusuf was eating kuih Rose, and upon seeing him enjoying the food, Afeef terus merangkak dgn laju towards Yusuf and terus panjat Yusuf to stand up and reach for the kuih sambil ckp "Mam..mam.mam..mamaa.." So "Mama" actually means "Food!!" not "Mother"! How disappointing.. (T_T)

 

4) Sangat expressive when eating.

5) Never disturb Mama or Babah when performing Solah.

6) Dah ade 'separation anxiety'. When we kiss him goodbye every morning to work, Afeef will open his arm and sometimes berpaut pd leher sbb nk ikut xnak ditinggal. But when we leave him eventually, he didn't cry but just stare, wondering where are we going leaving him behind. And when we are home from work, Afeef punye la excited upon seeing us at the door and open his arm minta diambil. If we don't take him immediately but do something else like putting the mails on the shelf or the EBM in the fridge first, he will cry out of disappointment. When we have just arrived from work, he would just want us to hold and cuddle him and refuse anybody to take him away from us, maybe takut if we ever vanish again from his eyesight. When we are going to work and I was carrying him before going out of the house, usually Mak will take him from me, but he will look away and berpaut kuat pd leher refuse to be away from me, takut kena tinggal perhaps..

7) Kalau dulu bile Mama pakai telekung Afeef still cry for me and only stops bile Mama in 'Toma'ninah' position. But now, Afeef is getting cleverer, everytime Afeef cry outloud pinta Mama ambil mesti mcm volume di'mute' bile Mama start pakai telekung.

8) Pandai nak keluar bersiar-siar and xsuke berkurung at one place. 1st scene was in our room. I was in the room with him yg tengah sitting and playing on the floor while I was busy cleaning up the room. Suddenly he heard riuh rendah outside at the tv lounge, he stopped playing and stared at the door, put down his toy and very quickly crawl towards the door, hold the door and merengek, nk keluar rupenye! 2nd scene was Atok going out of the house, laju je die kejar crawling to the door, and paut the grill to stand up smbil tgk atok kt luar. And whenever we went out an opened door die pun laju je kejar crawling out of the room..hihi..

At 9 months, Afeef is stil on EBM and BM. Mama tegar nk express BM at work smpai la 2nd AHZA is in the making..insyaAllah..semoga dengan usaha Mama ni, anak-anak Mama jadi anak yang bijak dan soleh, Aminn.. :)

Afeef at 8months 3 weeks

1) Makin ligat merangkak, xbole tinggal alone atas katil kejap, baru toleh sesaat dh smpi tebing.

2) Dulu masa kecik2, bile bangun malam nk nyusu Afeef cume merengek 'eh-eh-eh' je or buat 'suara hidung' (snorting), nowadays he's very vocal..haishh..bangun malam terus melalak xde warning dulu dh...

3) Pandai imitate org.

     a) Like, when I dribble a ball, he will make hand gestures as if he's dribbling the ball too. And when I give the ball to him, he'll tepuk2 the ball konon nk dribble ball la kn...hehehe.

     b) And sometimes (when he's not sleepy or hungry) when people waved hands at him bidding goodbye he'll wave back. Pandai kn Afeef Mama ni..

     c) Dah pandai kerut hidung buat gaya busuk. But when he does so, he doesn't mean to express "busuk" but he'll do it when he's excited or happy about something. He learned that from his Babah sbb Babah suke kerut hidung when laughing with Afeef. So Afeef bile sengih je mesti kerut hidung siap terangkat kening...sgt comell!

4) Babah dh turunkn cot die..so now we always put him in his cot whenever we want to leave him by himself. Tapi die pandai menjerit panggil org coz he's bored staying alone.

Dorothy Perkins Member Privilege Card

This spells D.A.N.G.E.R.

Just bought myself 2 Dorothy Perkins supergorgeous long shirts at Parkson KLCC, and they're totally gorgeous!

Hubby will be proud of me, for keeping to my words: PAKAI BAJU LABUH. (><)

Intended to buy just one, but later add another to round my receipt up to RM200 to be entitled to a membership with their chain of fashian retailers, and that includes Miss Selfridge and TopShop!!!!!

Oh no, I'm becoming more and more shopaholic now.

But d good thing bout this privilege card is (cewah, nk jugak sedapkn hati tu), the membership is free for life! Unlike La Senza, GAP and MotherCare, which are valid for only a year, pastu kene renew2, oh rugi2...

Since today coincidentally we get RM10 Parkson voucher for every RM100 spent and it is to be used by 31 December 2009, so I grab a Pumpkin Patch long sleeve t-shirt for my Chebol which was on 50% discount and cost me only RM21.50 after using an RM10 voucher, wow sgt murah!

A big fat pat on my shoulder for the wise spending, muehehe...

Random Updates: Afeef Milestone, Afeef's Food, Babah to Miri

While waiting for Afeef's porridge to be cooked, baik isi masa lpg with updating on Afeef's milestone, makin accelerated progress Afeef day by day, terkontang kanting Mama nk kejar haish si chebol ni...Tonight Mama made Chicken Broccoli Tomato Porridge but this time around, Mama put less broccoli since previously the Broccoli smell was too strong in d porridge. And no more putting in Carrot together in a Broccoli porridge since both has strong taste nnt jadi pelik rs mcm aritu (although afeef suke, but Mama xsuke). Now Mama makin terer masak Porridge Afeef pakai rice cooker. It took me only 1hr dis time around. wow hebat2! itu pn melenggang kangkung sambil2 wat mende lain.

**Wah wah wah Mama, bwk balik laptop konon nk continue officework yg way behind schedule (negative progress!!!) due to ML for 2 weeks straight heheh..**

This morning since Mama was supposed to send Babah to KLIA, we bathe Afeef earlier than usual, 5a.m you...so Afeef yg forever excited when it comes to bathing time tetibe pg ni tersgt2 cranky, smbil mandi mata bole tutup2 groggy..pdhal air dh smpi kepala! Kesian anak Mama, bukan ape, xnk susahkn Nek Ni nnt kene mandikan Afeef, nk suruh Bibik x percaya sgt sbb Afeef is still small. Routinely, after bathing him and while Mama keluar toilet to fetch his towel, Babah will play with Afeef in front of d mirror mcm dukung die and sergah2 muke sendiri dlm mirror and he always enjoy it! Tp pagi ni bile Babah wat mcm tu, meleding2 bdn die menjerit marah hahaha...Lps siap2 pakai diapers and baju (Mama sampai xsempat sapu lotion on Afeef, mata dh tutup dh En Amad tu smbil dressing him on), terus nyusu n tido dgn nyenyak nya..sian si Chebol.

So off we went to KLIA, ingat nk lalu PLUS to work, tetibe nmpk signboard MEX, laaa..why didn't I think of this earlier..ragu2, but after asking direction from budak McD (bought breakfast set to teman me in this long journey to work teheheee..), rase mcm confident sikit and would like to give it a try. Alhamdulillah xsesat and it took me only 45min from KLIA to Wisma Central, how amazing..sekejap sgt2 kn??

Today I went home early, rindu Babah so terus teringat Chebol a.k.a Babah Jr. n jiwa meronta2 nk balik awal. Sampai2 rumah, Bibik baru bwk Afeef & Fayyad keluar kt porch, as I drove the car to park, Afeef eyes were locked to the wheel, digesting the rotating motion of the wheel maybe. Then he stared at me for a while, xperasan who's inside d car maybe. I winded down the window, and after a while of waving at him, he ducked his head a little and seems like squinting his eyes a little (ye la tu Mama and her imaginations hehe..) just to be sure who it was, then baru realize, "Oh Mama ku pulang!" and start to smile his signature smile (mata smiling,mulut sengih senget n kening kiri terangkat sebelah) and kaki sebelah terkitai2 ke depan blkg (his usual gesture when he's pleased..)

Mama terus brought him inside our room, Mama needed a pee sgt2, menahan dr ofis hehe..
Afeef is now sgt2 ligat, dh bole merangkak slowly sgt comel mcm anak gajah learning his first step; tangan kanan angkat tinggi, mcm nk gerak langkah besar but then put down that hand at only 1 tiny step forward, followed by his left leg, mengesot ke depan also a tiny step forward, then tgn kiri angkat tinggi sgt and so on and so forth. Kalau letak atas katil tu, baru pusing nk amik towel je pun tgk die dh smpi tepi dh mengejar Mama takut Mama lari..Since I don't trust him alone on the bed (kalau Babah ade bole tgkkan, miss Babah lagi..), I put him in his pretty white cot instead and berlari2 ke toilet. As he heard the sound of the water running in the toilet, die panjangkn leher die menjenguk toilet and as soon as his eyes met mine, terus Afeef excited and pegang the cot's railing and stand up! He can stand up by himself now! Cepat2 Mama mencecet keluar to rescue Afeef yg badan dh nk menjunam keluar cot, pheww! This cot's height needs some adjustment as soon as Babah arrives home this thursday.

 Hmm...ngantuk dh ni, bubur pn dh siap masak n dh sejukkan to be stored in freezer pulak..Wah this time around I'm truly satisfied with my air tangan, rase bubur yg sgt sedap n very balance between chicken and veggies walaupun without a  bead of  salt! Diulang NO SALT! Wow! Tibe2 rindu sgt2 dkt Babah yg kt Miri now. Biase before going into bed mesti tenung smbil tersenyum sorang muke Babah and Afeef yg style tido sebijik sejabak saling xtumpah, dgn mulut tercopong, mata bukak sikit..hehehe...(according to Babah, muke tido je la, style terbongkang sama mcm Mama) Well right now only Afeef yg tgh terbongkak atas katil...

Allahuakbar!

This is the 3rd time actually, that Afeef stared silently at 'Momma' (his style of calling me) performing Solat. Bijak anak Momma ni..cute sgt! Normally before I pray, he was crying for my attention or because he's hungry. And sebab nak kejar waktu solat, I would ignore him and start praying. Tengah melalak yg x hengat ni, as though ade switch that turn his volume mute for a while, as soon as I stand in praying position he will sit still, unmoved not an inch, like a statue staring at me making no sound at all. Kalau 4 rakaat, 4 rakaat la die mcm tu...senyap and stare je. And after giving my second salam, which I will face him, I will smile at him, and he smiled back and start to merengek balik..haii geram betul Momma dgn budak genius seorang ni, bijak sgt Alhamdulillah..InsyaAllah ye syg, jadi Al-Hafiz mcm arwah Uncle Abang and Doctor macam Alang, Aminn..

Sempatkah kita?

How time flies. Rasenye dah ckp ayat ni 8 kali dh ke? (Sebab Afeef dah 8 months kn..) Kejap nye anak bujang Mama membesar bagai Johan. Sekejap je nanti anak Mama dah masuk sekolah, sempat ke x mama tgk Afeef masuk sekolah, masuk university and kahwin hanya Allah yg Maha Mengetahui and Maha Penentu segala sesuatu. Tugas kite sebagai hambaNya hanyalah berdoa, moga dipanjangkan umur, moga saat itu dapat dikecapi bersama, Aminn..

Genap Afeef 8 bulan genap la jugak sebulan arwah Uncle Abang meninggalkan dunia yang fana ini at a tender age of 18. Genap jugak 3 minggu Nek Mama meninggalkan dunia menyambut seruan Ilahi at the age of 44. Siapa sangka Afeef xsempat kenal Nek Mama yang selalu memeriahkan suasana rumah dgn gurau sendanya dgn Babah yang disambut leraian tawa the rest of the family, yang beri Afeef t-shirt hitam embroidered with Perth Australia the last time she saw you. Siape sangka Afeef xsempat main PSP and belajar mencontohi Uncle Abang yang xputus2 ayat2 suci al-Quran meniti di bibir setiap waktu walaupun kala bermain PS2 dan x lekang dr senyuman yang suke sgt panggil Afeef, "Muhammaaadd..". Semua ni takdir Allah swt. Mama selalu doa moga Allah panjangkan umur Mama and Babah agar dpt membimbing anak-anak kami dan dapat melihat permata2 kami membesar menjadi insan soleh and solehah...kita hanya mampu berdoa, dan berharap Allah swt perkenankan..Aminn..

Al-Fatihah dan ingatan rindu untuk arwah Moksu and arwah Akmal yang sentiasa amat dirindui..insyaAllah syurga buat kalian yang senantiasa penuh keimanan dan al-Quran di dada Aminn~