A quick one~

Last Saturday, according to Dr Mary Yang, I was in my 31st+ weeks.

We chatted and asked bout my progress and she found out all these:

• My feet were swollen
• She held on my tummy and was a bit tight as if I have contractions
• The bebe's head was at the position already (bottom of the pelvic); and tt causes the uneasiness for a few weeks and the head might pushes down and I feel tt my cervix is gonna dilate for a few times
  

And so I concluded tt it's the bebe's legs which keep on kicking at my ribcage altho I sit up straight without fail.

Darling, pls don come out too soon. Umi nak raya and nak sashay her baju raya yg dah siap tuh hokay hokay!

Kapuusshh!~

Do u still use CRT monitors? hehehe... I am one of the proud owner of it.(reads: WAS) Coz it's totally free, gotten the monitor which comes with the CPU when I signed up for broadband few yrs back. And this morning, I rcved news tt it died... Rest In Peace Monitor! You've been great all these years~... but we're nt gonna "bury" u as yet. Will ask my bro to take a look at it again while we recce for FREE or perhaps cheap LCD monitors.

And why didnt you inform me tt u're gonna pass coz few mths back, my boss was selling away 19" CRT monitors for $2 each and tt both my 3rd and 4th bro pakaliao 4 of them. Then now, in the office we suffered lack of monitors wahahahaha but of coz, luckily there's a few LCD monitors to the rescue!~~ p/s: Where can I get 19" LCD monitor for cheap price??~~ Anyone...!??

3hrs on a Friday~

...and I am feeling great altho that's the time taken for me to get to the office. That's my 1st obviously!

When I was bout to leave the hse, I wont describe it as rain cats and dogs. It's more to cows and buffalos ngehngehngeh. I was drenched waist down. Pardon me, but my maternity jeans was often been dragged down. The bus ride was twice longer than b4. But thank goodness, I bumped into an old gd fren in the bus. We catched up and was oblivious by the surroundings. Looking at the time, I am sure that I have to take the train to Clementi. She decided to follow suit as she tinks tt it might nt be raining at Bugis, her workplace. We then were shocked by another piece of news. The train at Paya Lebar was faulty so many of us were stranded and we were nt allowed to even enter. So many of us, were at the ctrl stn. (it felt somehow like we were goin to catch a concert) Some have that "oh my god, im gonna be late and my boss gonna kill me" face.. Sheeeesshhh we text to the respective ppl. And she, being a manager for the company she works w/, I called it as her "Bapaknyer company" la, will come and juz be away fr the office at her own free will. Tak ke syiOk! hahaha...

At the platform of Bdk Stn, we saw many ppl tried to take pictures and even record videos using their hps. So tt might be in one of the Stomp section or perhaps to give evidence to their superiors. Since we cant get in2 tt bloody trains, I told my fren tt we take the train back to Pasir Ris so tt we can have a seat till our destination. Great Idea rite?? ahahaha... Luckily it's Ramadhan mth, else both of us will juz grab a breakfast at Bdk like we used to when she's an employee here.

It aint bad afterall, after tt heavily rain, my legs are cold, my maternity jeans are heavily drenched fr waist down (thank goodness, no heavy menses else prolly will head home), both feet area soggy (im drying them now and applied lotion so it's pretty much smells nice), I still feel gd on a wet wet Friday.

Thanx for the company ( I think Allah had written tt), thanx for the safe journey too Allah, thanx to my mum's umbrella (now, where IS my red umbrella?) and lastly thank GOD it's Friday!~ ....

Out on a chill ride~

The husband, me and the babe went out for a chilled ride. Off to Parkway Parade as it's been so long tt we stepped there. I was browsing thru the bags in Isetan after I bought my Large thickshake fr New Zealand Natural, till ellia lost grip of it and dropped it on the floor. My reaction...

".... oh my god .. oh my god... oh my god....."

yeap, dats the words came out fr me. I asked the promoters if they can called up the cleaner but I 4got to apologise .. coz too much Oh My God liaos.. hahaha.. it splattered to her feet and her sandals and her bottom pants. To the washroom and I was a bit pissed coz we drank bout a third of it. But we didnt scold her but tried to make her feel guilty. According to eLms, she held it w/ juz one hand and when eLms was bout to tell her off, it juz dropped! ... ahh too bad... anyways, I kept shutting eLms up when he tried to make his dotter more guilty hahaha.. kesian ellia. A few mins after the whole incident, I told elly tt I still love her. This incident can happen to anyone. Not our rezeki to drink tt devilicious thickshake. Baik tak mak nih!? hahahaha bapaknya asik tersengih² kasi anak dia rasa bersalah...

Nothing interest us there as I thot we can get 1 or 2 bags for myself and a pair of shoes for elly and a polo shirt for eLms. Then we drove back home when eLms detour to Geylang. (It's a Wednesday and Geylang was packed!) We've not stepped in2 Geylang this yr and last yr during Ramadhan coz HE finds it too stuffy. Oh not forgetting singing lagu raya mcm terror gitu~~ Then came in this song which somehow unfamiliar to eLms till I sang it semerdu²NYA so tt he can remember it. It was the song which I once requested for him to sing to me during one of my birthdays but HAMPEEEEH jek~...

oh by the way, this is one of the fave song tt I am and still totally in love with. perhaps the jiwang bawang me again hahahaha.. Oh there was once we bumped in2 Hazrul Nizam at Giant if Im not mistaken and eLms said out,"... ekh ni kan yg u suka tuuh.." something like tt, till Hazrul turned.. hahaah MAK malu Nyah! trus lalu ajer... ohh my he's tt tall.... but w/ receeding hairline plak.. takper.. asalkan suaramu sodap didgr sua... hehehe





I had conversations w/ elly while sitting at the backseat.

"...kakak Elly kalau dah besar nak jadi ape... teacher, doctor or singer...?"
~still tinking hard~ "nak jadi teacher..."
"...wat do u want to teach..? English, Maths or Science or Arts..."
"... Maths..."

Ok, Im nt sure if she has any idea wat Maths is, hahahaha main hentam jek tau ni budak. I'll soon ask her again wats her ambition in a yr's time or so~~ and tt reminds me of one of my nephews who wishes to be a pilot and a police at the same time..

"...kat atas boleh fly aeroplane then dah sampai bawah boleh kejar org jahat tau tau..."

Kids!!

For almost 8 years~

I was and am always sourcing out for more sound effects, music backgrounds and sound loops. Although some were already bought by the company, somehow I often am more prone to source out for more in the net. I love those wacky and zany sound effects that really fits to the animations animated by the graphic designers. Well, all that really keeps me alive in the office. Usually most of them are not royalty free and you have to purchase them online. I try my best to source out the "Download Free" versions. hehehe...

It's not easy yet not that hard to put in all ur ideas into the animations given by individuals designers (all these depends on ur mood for the day too). I am blessed to have bo-chap designers; "...as long as there's sound effects ok liaos." That's wat my former Art Director often told me.

And now, new ppl joined the company as at for now there's 29 of us. Wow! I think we used to have that figure when I join here 5 yrs back? yes... no?? Then the figure decreases and then stagnant and decrease and increase dramatically recently. Yeap! In this line, everyone seems to be swapping places. Even to the CEO! miehehehehe.

Ppl ard me often describe me as very zany and dramatic as in my character that is. I can be so drama-mama and do all sorts of sound effects while talking to them. They will get amused and some of them, well...... juz tink I am crazy! Full Stop! It's hard to entertain to those who have less sense of humour... sheeeeeeeeeeessh. Oh and surprisingly, my zany blood had run into eLLy's. She too can make tonnes of sound effects on her own. Takkan kuah tumpah ke mana nyek!

Aaaanyways, I'd bookmarks lotsa website which provided lots of free sound effects and all. And........ one of the fave will be THIS


I will somehow convince the Boss here to buy some of the music background (zany ones of coz, since we produce children's educational softwares) for the company again! Well wish me lucK ppl.~~

p/s: so u think I am blessed not to do any data entries, payrolls, filings, taking minutes and dictations...? ohhhhhh YOU BETCHA!

Pop goes the weasel (not!)

Oh u noe u noe *btulkan sepek*... while helping making and baking the pineapple tart, I felt uneasy. I had dizzy spells and morning sickness striked; I felt like vomitting. And I didnt even acknowledged to whateva Mak's conversations. Heavy pushes at the pelvic area and I felt that my cervix was tore opened. I can feel it tearing slowly. Wah at that time I can be very imaginative. I chked my contraction; or it felt somewhat like contractions.... comes and goes for a gd half hr den subsided and then comes again.

Well, I am goin to my 31st week, and in my heart I was hoping the baby didnt pop out tt soon. I was thinkin bout my tailor made kebaya(s) and I wanna wear them during Hari Raya. hehehe...and so I talked to the bebe in the tum² silently. Stop playing down there, missy, Umi nak celebrate 1st hari raya ok... u can come out end Oct or early Nov la as what been calculated.. don come out early (while rubbing the tum²). Elms confidently said tt it's the Braxton Hicks tt I've been suffering lately (cheh nt say he's a doctor or wat). Oh do u noe tt, my frequent simpul biawak or muscle-pull is quite regular lately. Im hoping I wont get any when eLms works nite shift.... else matilah MAKKKKKK. A few hard tap on him and eLms' to the RESCUE..... pushes my toes hard in order to get rid of the muscle-pulls.

Now..... since the bakings are all done only left the cleaning of the hse jek ... which I might dread to do. Any helpers???

And by the way, the bebe might have stethoscope and eavesdrop thru my thick tummy skin coz wheneva the eldest sis plays ard actively, she'll follow suit and w/ vigorous movements mind u... pain u noe.... bad bad bebe, wait till u come out la den u can play w/ Elly... aiyoooooooo

On the other hand, my E-bag is still not pack... still ok rite? ngehngehngeh

With Bangs!~

I was on mc on Tues and Wed, all thanks to the itch sore throat and runny nose. Then when I came back to work ydae, I took half day leave as my head throbbed badly. (Sidenote: the cab fare was horrendous! It used to be $13 to $14 but it was $18+, tsk tsk tsk...) Well, the intention to reach Tamp early is to have my hair chopped. Yes u see it correctly, I chopped again the HAIR. I wonder y I love to cut my hair short, it is soo not me. I used to fear short hairs but nt for now. I was imagining my head been massaged b4 the hair kene sembelih (reads: cut off) while on the way back. Im in need of one gd massage and to thin off the hair. A few months back, I had them trimmed but I was dissatisfied with the results, haizzzz~ Sooo....


Bob style it is!... and with BANGS... oh it's been so long tt I have myself fringe... errr but of coz, this model looks great w/ tt hairstyle, whereas I think I look more like an Indonesian helper.. kehkehkeh oops no offfence to those helpers. Or perhaps, I thot I look like org dayak! Ok ok .. it'll take time to readjust myself to this hairstyle. It was once appeared tt I might have a wig on as I have thick hair, but luckily it was thinned for me, thanx for the professional touche....~

Then, while surfing this morning, I saw this...


When my bangs grown a bit longer, I shall have tt front part sharp kakakaka.. very evil like tt one.

And now, I miss my Rihanna's hairstyle or I'd once called it a Victoria Backhand (Beckham) Hairstyle..... haizzzz

Alaahh.. ~

I 4gotten bout these pixies in my SD card. And well, the 4th yr Anniversary was short and sweet. I craved for Mediterranean food and surf the net and found El-Sheikh Restaurant which located beside Amiran's cafe. We parked at Keypoint Building as there's barely a space for us to parked ours.

Aaanyways, the website for the the restaurant is down. So I simply 4got the names of wat we'd ordered heh... don blame the preggy lady yah.

Our verdict :

it tastes grilled chicken, which we thot we often have at home. The best part was we love the sauce!!

Ambience for the 1st level a bit errr ok la.. but I wonder how the ambience for the 2nd level. Might be great but u'll need to sit on the floor and seein' my condition, I'd rather pass hahaha.

Him w/ his chicken (forever!)

Food wise. Not bad. Elms even commented tt it's somewhat like wat my mum and me been cooking for him. Home-cooked food in a restaurant... good? no good? hahahaha

Mine! ... I wanted to eat Beef Steak and I am so picky in eating steak so this was medium raw. Nice!!

Price range = Affordable.

We shud've ordered with fries rather den the yellow rice. A bit too much for us. Too much Ghee perhaps ngehngehngeh

Since the ambience was not ermmm u noe... We quickly went to Suntec CT to buy these for desserts...



And again, totally 4gotten wat we had. I know mine was some chocolate fudge and another choc. Ahhhh if only NZ Natural is still there, we will opt out BJ's for sure....~~~

Western Weekends~

Something drove me to the wall during the weekends. Apart fr the neva-ending bakings, I surprised myself by cooking all these for break-fast. The idea juz flowed freely.

On a Saturday, I and eLLy were the only occupants in the house. Whereas my Mak, had gone back to her abode to give it a scrub b4 Syawal comes. But she had gone for break-fast w/ my 1st bro's family to celebrate my SIL's bdae. Im glad tt she didnt have to break-fast alone.

Ard 6ish evening, I cooked for the family these. Elly had zonked out ard 630 while I was bz preparing everything in the kitchen. Elms' will be back fr work ard 8ish or even 9 at nite. So will left me eating all alone!

Toast bread with salad, sausages and french fries, simple aint it?

Elly had the same as me. Look at the lovely red cherry tomatoes. I began to fall in love with them when I was introduced to them not long ago. Not too sour but juz right. Frankly speaking, ME is the only one who ate the cherry tomatoes. Even the eat-everything eLms backed out coz according to him, he only eats the normal round tomatoes. I am not a big fan of tomatoes but I begin to see myself eating and drinking all sourish stuffs this time round of my pregnancy. Great! hahahaha

Pan-fried fillet w/ salad, sausages and fries

When I had my bath, I didnt realise the husband was back home. He was damn early and I had not prepared his sutchii fillet as yet. Lucky me tt he had oredi had some tuna sandwiches b4 he came back. Reason = Liverpool vs Man U

Earlier on tt Saturday, I had thawed the chicken for the nxt day's break-fast. I love massaging my chix.. ngehngehngeh.... Marinated it with love too and wrapped it up and chilled it overnight.

Elly commented why the chicken was in tt position coz she thought it's in the position as the way she sleeps.

My tertonggeng grilled chicken. Perfectly done! ekh masok lift picit sendiri plak... sorry nyekkk... and this was accompanied by...




I will name this Javanese Lasagna. My Mak had the honour to cook up the Beef Bolognaise. And as a true Javanese, she really whacked in a lot of chilli paste. I knew tt she's gonna do tt as what she'll say over and over again... "nanti muak la.. kalau pedas baru best!"

So, move over chilli sauce, chilli flakes and even tabasco.



Not 4getting my fave salad; butterhead lettuce, tuna in extra virgin olive oil, chicken bacon and cherry tomatoes. At the foreground, was my instant mashed potato with my campak² black pepper sauce.

A hearty break-fast meal we had ydae nite till perut mcm nak meletup. And now, what to cook for the coming weekends.......? As Tigger and Pooh & Friends often said... think think think.....

Burning effect~

Oh shoots! I was nt myself for the past 2 days. To add salt to the wound, the never-ending nausea and gag wheneva Im in the toilet. Imagine tt! I would gag and sometimes feel like vomiting when I step into the toilet or when I want to have my bath. The sound of the water flows really get on my nerve. Then how to bathe... how to brush teeth? gosh... 7 mths and the feeling is still goin on. Very On ek ek ek. And nt forgetting the constant kicking and punching fr the bebe.

Ydae, while doing my work, the bebe kept kicking and punching. U noe the kind tt is very irritating as if someone slightly push ur chair fr behind while u're sitting on a bus. I immediately said, " ekkhh..." frowning bout it then realised tt I was talking to myself. Aduussss. Ydae nite was the worst eva. Elly and eLms wrestled on the bed while I watched the tv, and the bebe wud love to join the fun too. She kicked and punched the tummy real hard. yah yah Join the fun ye Adik!



And this morning, I found out tt my throat is burning hot. I munch ice during sahur thinking tt might help. Yes it did but juz for the 1st half of the day. And now, I wish I can turn the time quickly so tt I can drink some water. Gargling water doesnt help either. I need a fire hose!!!~

Rumah terbakar panggil bomba
Bomba datang berlumba²
A for awak
B for budak
C for cantik
Awak Budak Cantik...

Ok i noe nt related.. miehehehe but when u think bout it.. amciam fr rumah terbakar and calling the bomba jadi awak budak cantik ek.... dah gitu.. wats the word "for" doing there?
Think bout it~ ngehngehngeh ok ok crap kan entry nih...

abu abu... kenapa kau nak ke sana.. kan hutan hutan!!~

If u've read one of my prev posts, u shud remember the Apple Mac computer dat has been sitting by my side in the office nt long ago.

And so I was bz.. yes!! gelak gelak gelak ek... kita bz woman, u noe. While editing the audio(s), I was approached by the boss. He asked me how's the progression on the conversion? (using the Apple Mac) he'eh.. sungguh tak sayang mulut. I juz rcv-ed the soft-copies of the things a couple of hrs ago and he asked me tt? Then w/o looking at him, I replied as I have nt yet touched it. And he suggested I do somewhat like multi-tasking (w/o saying that word) between the pc and the mac. I turned to him and said tt I wont be able to tt as yet coz Im bout to finish my audio editing sooon hor... Rest assured, Boss... everything's gonna b ok lorh.. So I gotta noe tt some ppl had pressurised him and tt, he had to pressurise me. Luckily, I was nt pressurised at all or see it coming as I thot he might a bit kancheong.

He suggested tt the new temp guy to help me out to do the conversions. Well, it was nt necessary in the 1st place (i think). But heck, we have to follow wat the Boss says, rite auda penonton!?? kihkihkih...

Teaching the new temp done and I left him to do his stuffs. Suddenly, a phone call rang and I saw one my koligs waved frantically at me. Aaahh I knew she's calling me for help. So I went over and she said.... HANG! .. orrhh hang only la.. so I asked the temp guy to reboot the system as what I'd been doing. Coz the Apple Mac sudah tua lah and I went back to my place. Then half hr later another shock came. The harddisk cant b found!! Then suddenly after rebooting, the monitor and keyboard and oso the tetikus nt working... wat the fridge!! ok don panic pipol. So asked another kolig to help to give some CPR to the tua Apple Mac. aahh boot up but too bad one of the harddisk mati liao. Sib baik got another heart pumping aka harddisk drive.

Wait till the Boss gets the news 2mr noh. ngehngehngeh. tanpa ku sedari, prolly the Apple Mac might be a male. And he doesnt wanna die while I'm there ngehngehngeh....

p/s: Tu lah, that time I told him bout the problems tt the Mac has been facing. Tak nak dgr kata nurse kan! See seee... to the dead harddisk.. May U Rest In Peace!

Teleport~

And I wish I can teleport myself nowadays to and fro from work.

The idea of taking the public transportation to Bedok in the morning will not b as breeze as it is when the school reopens. And basically, the never-ending single deck buses from Bedok to my place are often packed w/ earthlings, squeezing themselves in it. Where the hell are those double-decks? ....Since I am preggy, I have countless of times taking the cab back home in the evening. Talking bout saving money.. haizz~ terkopak terkopek noh.

So how wow..? And even worst is during fasting mth. I try my best to b home pronto! But yah I know if i cant get in tt bus.. tt's it larh. I can see the cab waving at me, welcoming me w/ open arms. So rite now, I have to discipline myself not to take the cab too frequently.

Nowadays, sitting too long is no fun. Seems tt every Friday IS the official JAM day on the PIE, regardless it rain or not. The butt will b flat out for sittiing bout 1/2 hr or more in the company bus. When ppl in the public bus offer a seat, my mind will go... "aaahh no thank u.." but I have to accept the seat as it might appear "rude" to others since they've seen my bloated tum². I will figid and tried to re-adjust my sitting quite often. Heh ada cacing kat bon² gitu.

And now, how I wish I can be Hiro Nakamura. Save the cheerleader, save the world!.. naaahhhhh~

Officially... ~

My wish was to sit beside elms during the solemnization so that I can witness the whole ceremony. Of coz, I warned him b4hand my presence for tt day. *evil thots* Actually, if he happened to stumble in his words during the solemnization, it's easier and nearer for me to smack the back of his head ngehnghengeh... Alhamdulillah it was done in 1 breath.



The purpose in putting up this pic is to show off how tall and slender our body back then. Even abang photographer said tt it's his 1st having a hard time taking our pictures. Look at us or I mean eLms, his height nearly reached the top of the dais. He had engaged (paid of coz) his friend to be his personal trainer in the gym and me... I had no time in doing workouts.. I hate workouts.. so I just limit myself by doing some dieting. Being the wedding planner myself and with the help of siblings and parents are no joke. Tedious!



ERP gantry UNO! aahhh I didnt realise my 4 brothers stopped him 1st. Ironically, his bestman aka bestfriend was shy and IS still shy. Guess who's doin the talking? The Groom himself~ ngehngehngeh



ERP gantry DOS! Next in line were my SILs and my eldest niece juz infront of the dais. Negotiating and negotiating the price while accompanied by the sound of kompang.



Waited patiently. I cud see thru tt thin fan. Heh.. playcheat. Looking at this picture, I was amazed by the magic of cosmetics. I wonder how thick the powder and concealer my kak andam used till my eyebags were completely gone. 2 colleagues approached me while I was waiting for eLms. Man A : ...ekhhh not hot ah..*giggles*.... he even helped to fan me w/ a paper plate. Man B : ...is tt ur real eyelashes?.....



My family and with the presence of my late dad. His wish to send me off came through. Passed away 3 mths after the ceremony. The nieces and nephews were shorter and younger tt time. But now, they've grown taller and wiser and mostly tanner. Three of my SILs, their height still remains the same... ngehngehngeh~~



eLms family with the presence of his late grandma.




On the right was my very own creation of my wedding card. It was printed in the office (oh I paid for the ink too yah) Initially it was such a mess. But it turned out well. I was proud of myself. Even eLms had the same wedding card but with different colour. Look at the playground in both pictures. They're actually the same place. B4 I head off to work, I snapped some picture of the playground and with the helped of Photoshop... voila!!


Last but not least, I wished ourselves a happy ending in this marriage. Till death do us part, B! Ok ok as usual, say awwwwwwwwwww everywanggg..~~!

3 years old and more~

Curvy wurvy everywhere. Well this time round, I found out tt there's a few gd samaritans who are willing to give up seats for me in the bus ONLY heh....

Last Saturday morning, we went for another mthly visit to the gynae. All went well, except that I complained to Dr Mary Yang that Im having some pains at the bottom area of the tum². She showed us the chart somewhat like the ones shown and explained things.

The baby's head seems to be at the bottom area so tt's the reason why Im having some pains. But it was pretty normal. She commented tt my tummy is kinda.... BIG... errr izit?? She said and showed us not the Asian Chart but the Ang Moh Chart.. which means the size of my baby is as big as an Ang Moh. But I beg to differ, and said,..."let's put it this way..... tt both of us are tall..." ngehngehngeh...

Mak told me something tt both of us are quite amused by her non-stop antics. She drew this and showed to her Nyai Kam then to me when I came back fr work in the evening. As explained earlier to her Nyai Kam, this was wat she explained to me again.



"Ni kan Umi nyer badan and this is baby kat bawah... (so tt explains the eyes) and this is Umi back (showed the straight line)..."then she asked me (pointed to my tum²)... "baby is up here or down here...?" When I answered her qn, then she explained to me, "baby gerak² tapi dia tak besar tau..." I cant stop smiling till now.

Alhamdulillah, my baby is bout 1kg and a very active one. Alhamdulillah again, I managed to fast for these 2 days.



The 1st day of Ramadhan, after maghrib and waiting for Isya', I managed to teach elly some Iqra'. So it began w/ Aa, Ba, Ta. So the 2nd day of Ramadhan, I revised her again Aa, Ba, Ta and continue to Tha. She shocked me out of the sudden coz she told me not to say out and let her do it on her own. Alhamdulillah! I almost wanted to cry. I thot I wont be able to teach her this on my own. I was counting on eLms and Mak to do the task for me. Keberkatan bulan Ramadhan. Here's a short preview of her Iqra'.

How romantic can he be?~

eLms dedicated this song to me in Facebook.




We discussed bout the event tt's gonna happen this Thurs. To my surprised, he wanted to have candlelight dinner (on a Ramadhan!!) hahahaha.. ok dats freaky!! and it's between me and him. We're gonna leave elly in the hands of Mak. Double freaky!! That beloved dotter of his wud not b missed in any event, as he often said. But not this time round! (stares at the sky) Am I dreaming or something?

So I requested tt he will have a bouquet of flowers hand to me on tt day and here is his reply...

"eeeeuuuwww flowers!.. I am not a flower² person..."

Dang!! Talk bout being romantic at one moment! Baru akaq nak setep jiwang retak~