Friday, November 28, 2008

Pregnant Again

No, not me. How can I be pregnant when my husband is not here by my side? It’s one of my best friends. She had just given birth about 6-7 months ago and recently found that she got pregnant again. And guess what? She is so not prepared. With her first daughter, age 2yrs+ and baby less than a year old, she is so depressed with the news.

Hmm.. ‘ accident’ can happen to anybody. Another friend of mine also had an ‘accident’ early this year. Her first baby was 6 months old when she found out she was expecting. It was a really shock because a week before that she called me and asked my opinion on family planning..tup tup.. after that conversation, dia pregnant pulak..So, tak sempat la buat apa-apa plan.

Another friend of mine also got pregnant when her baby was just 3 months old. Yeah, that is so soon. Baru aja abis confinement dah pregnant lagi. There’s nothing to be ashamed about, redha dan bersyukur ajala. Sekurang-nya kita boleh mengandung. Ada juga my friends yang telah bertahun kahwin tapi masih belum dikurniakan rezeki walaupun telah pelbagai usaha dilakukan.

Masa I dulu pun, after 9months kahwin baru pregnant. Cuak juga sebab agak lambat, kawan-kawan yang kahwin a few months after me dah tunjuk tanda-tanda mengandung. Lagila rasa stress. Nasib baikla a friend of mine suggested makan folic acid. If not mistaken, after 2-3 months terus aja pregnant. Bila ingat balik masa tu, memang rasa kelakar sebab bila period lewat sikit terus buat pregnancy test. Memang eager sangat, dan telah beberapa kali kecewa sebab result negative. Folic acid is good bagi sesiapa yang sedang cuba untuk pregnant, its good for the bone especially for early stage of pregnancy.

Anyway, pregnancy is an interesting experience and I really enjoy the moment through out the 9 months. At that time, tak da fikir diet langsung, main bedal aja and guess what? I’ve gained 28kg!Yelah, bukan makan untuk 2 orang but 3 orang..What a lame excuse..But alhamdulillah, now my weight dah almost back to normal. Dah boleh pakai baju-baju lama semula. Thank God! I work really hard you know…Ramai orang impressed because I lost so much weight in a short time. Secret? Well, in other entry k..

To all my friends who are mummy to be, congratulation and take care! I’m so envy. I wish I am pregnant now..hehehe..

Monday, November 24, 2008

The Sexiest Man Alive



Hugh Jackman was voted by People magazine as the Sexiest Man Alive 2008. I somehow agreed that he is very charming. But I still prefer JUDE LAW. Yeah, I think he is very very sexy, especially in Alfie, ahaks…





My list, not in sequence

1. Jude Law
2. Justin Timberlake
3. Ashton Kutcher
4. Daniel Craig
5. Freddie Prince Jr

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Long Silence

OMG! It has been nearly 5 months I didn’t update this blog. Well, so many things happen along the way. My other half now resides in Jeddah since last July, leaving behind me and our twins and I had terminated my maid and sent her back to Indonesia a week before Ramadhan. Don’t ask why, but I am so relief. I am happier when she is not around. If ada pun, bukan buat keje banyak pun.

My twins are 15 months now. We had their birthday celebration twice, before my other half went to Jeddah which is a month earlier than their actual birthday and on the actual day itself, 3rd August.

We celebrated our last Raya at Singapore with my dad’s family. Sadly, my other half tak dapat balik and tak dapat tengok our little twins pakai baju kurung. So, I MMS aje photos of us to him and chat through skype. Itu ajela yang dapat buat..

Speaking of skype, me and husband sometimes had tough time guna skype. Kadang-kadang gambar ok tapi suara takde pulak. Selalunya, my side la yang ade problem. I can see and hear him clearly but he can only see me with no voice. Puas dah jerit and godek2 mic and computer but my voice selalu tak keluar. Dah 2-3 kali, I tukar mic but the same problem still occur. I’m not sure whether myself aje yang face this problem or other skype users pun.

Perhaps, I have to find other alternative solutions. A friend of mine suggested using ym. Die kate boleh cakap macam guna skype. Belum cuba lagi, Later, I will explore and ask around. Long distance relationship is really a big challenge!

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Living abroad

A few times i try to finish up this post, but it keep on delaying. Whatever written below, was supposed to be post last week.

Last month, my hubby received a job offer based in Saudi. Riyadh to be exact. I dunno how to react when he told me about it. Of course I knew he went for the interview, and I even prayed for his success but, deep down my heart, I feel horrified.

A lot of things came up to my mind. I can’t sleep well that night. Should I stay or should I follow? And the biggest headache is I have to quit my job! Oh no, I love my job. Though I’ve been complaining my jobs sometimes, but I feel so sayang to quit la.

The past 2-3 weeks, I started to compile information on Riyadh, ie: the culture, education, lifestyle, shopping, house etc.

I posted out one question in a forum called expatinsaudi, nasib baik ada yang sudi me- reply. Since then, I and ‘Siti’ selalu la ber emel-emel. Siti dah stay sana for 4 years. Banyak info I dapat from her. Thanks a lot, Siti.

Kat sana, women are not allowed to drive. Most of the places, including Mc Donald pun men and women have to be separated. But, if I’m not mistaken, ada area yang disediakan untuk family.

Since my husband dapat housing allowance, we thinking of getting a stay in a compound. Compound ni just for expats sahaja. Orang Arab tak boleh masuk. Price of compounds, range between SAR 60,000 to SAR 220,000 per year. Mahal, with just a 2 bedroom apartment, kena bayar lebih kurang RM 5,000 sebulan. Dalam compound ni, ada banyak facilities such as laundry, mini mart, nursery, playground, swimming pool and etc. The price depends on the facilities yang ada dalam compound. Ada juga yang sediakan shopping bus. Dalam compound juga, attire kita bebas. You can wear your normal clothes whereas bila keluar from compound, it is a must to wear abaya (jubah hitam).

Attire is not an issue to me. I wouldn’t mind to wear abaya and headscarf. I pernah study kat International Islamic University, so I’m sure the environment are pretty same. I think I can easily adapt to the culture there compared to my husband. With his chinese looking look, sure kena stare aje nanti. Dahla mamat ni jenis yang suka pakai short aja, macam apek. Very the selekeh ! He would have tougher time to adjust himself.

To be continue..

Friday, June 20, 2008

More info on Taiwan

I would like to continue my entry on Taiwan coz susah nak dapat info pasal this country. Berjam-jam jugak la di habiskan kat depan PC surf pasal Taiwan especially on halal food. So, here are some of the info.





Halal Food
Try this
http://www.zabihah.com/ . I only got the chance to try Thai Food House while I was there. They have varieties of Thai Food. The tastes are somewhat like Thai restaurant in Malaysia. Very nice, especially the Tom Yam soup. Memang Kow!

Note: Most of these restaurant are located in Taipei, no halal restaurant in Kaohsiung while only one halal restaurant in Taichung.

Electrical plug
Below is the sample. You can rent it from the hotel and need to pay deposit NT20 (about RM22). You will get back the deposit once you return it.



International Call
First, your handphone mesti ada roaming…Press * 120 6012 xxxxxxx #

Malaysian Representative in Taiwan
Malaysian Friendship and Trade Centre, Taipei

Address :
8th Floor, San Ho Plastic Bldg. 102, Tun Hwa North Road Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
Telephone : 886-2-2713 2626
Fax : 886-2-2514 9864
Email :
mwtaipei@ms34.hinet.net, maltaipei@kln.gov.my
GMT :+8.00


Work day :
Monday - Friday 9.00 a.m - 5.00 p.m
Holiday :
Saturday & Sunday


Friday, June 13, 2008

Life is about beautiful days

Mother’s Day has gone, come Father’s Day. I am one person who appreciates these special days. To me, Father’s Day is a day of commemoration and celebration of the man in the house. It is a day to honour the fathers, be it father in law, stepfathers, uncles, grandfathers and even HUSBANDS. I have three special men in my life, my own father, my father in law and of course my other half.

This year, I have additional reasons to celebrate Father’s Day. Why? Because my husband is a first time father, our twins Adrianna & Arissa are 10months old now. When we celebrated Father’s Day last year, I was still expecting them.

I like Father’s Day because it is a day to reflect on how I treat these special fathers in my life. They don’t expect to be given expensive gifts, a simple sms and a nice lunch or dinner will do. To them, the thought that really counts.

Try asking yourself, “Are you grateful for what they have done for you?”

Happy Father’s Day to Ayah, Daddy and my dearest husband, Rizal.

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Taiwan Trip - Part 2

Day 3- Taichung
4 April 2008


After breakfast, we packed our bags and checked out of the hotel. Before we started our journey to Taichung, we stopped at National Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall. This memorial hall is a monument erected in memory of Chiang Kai Shek, former president of the ROC in Taipei. It was later change to National Taiwan Democracy Hall.

Our journey to Taichung was a long one. It takes us about nearly 4 hours to reach Formosa Aboriginal Cultural Village. Tempat ni kira kawasan pendalaman sikit. Before sampai sana, ada satu area ni famous dengan perempuan jual buah pinang. Yang kelakarnya, perempuan yang pinang ni, pakai ala-ala bikini aje! So, bila Cindy inform us yang we all akan lalu di area tu, all my male colleagues dah standby kat tepi tingkap, siap dengan camera and videocam.

Tiba di Formosa Aboriginal Cultural Village lebih kurang pukul 2.30pm. Terus ke restaurant yang terdapat kat situ. From today, tak ada lagi halal food yang di provide oleh tour agent. We were given seafood and vegetables only. But of course, ramai yang ragu-ragu termasuk saya sendiri untuk makan. Walaupun tak ada pork, but the they still use the same utensils to cook that pork kan? Frust betul.

It was a nice place to visit. Throughout my tour to Taiwan, I think this is the most ok place to visit. We took a train ride and pusing-pusing the park.

Lepas tu, we went to the other side. Kat sini ada themepark, indoor and outdoor. Lebih kurang macam kat Genting Highland. We took cable car to uphill and turun jalan kaki. Sambil turun tu, we all ambil gambar dengan Orang Asli di sana. Kat sini, we all dapat lihat mock up rumah orang asli yang represent 13 tribes yang ada kat Taiwan. Tempat ni, lebih kurang macam Mini Malaysia di Melaka. Cuma yang bestnya, di setiap kawasan rumah tu ada real orang asli mingles or buat kerja. So, bolehla ambil gambar with them.

Kat sini we all spent about 2 hours aje. Memang tak cukup. Tak berkesempatan pun nak try roller coaster kat situ.

Then, we moved on Sun Moon Lake. Nothing much here. Cuma ada lake yang besar aje and adalah beberapa tent yang picnic kat tepi lake. Tapi lake ni tak boleh mandi. According to Cindy, Sun Moon Lake is the largest lake in Taiwan.

Later, we proceed to Mao WangYe Memorial Resident. Ini rumah ketua salah satu tribe kat sana. Kat sini ada jual Royal Jelly. Diorang siap bagi demo lagi pasal kegunaan royal jelly. Kat rumah ini juga, ada banyak tergantung gambar-gambar kenangan ketua tribe dengan pembesar negara and famous people including Tun Mahathir.

Disebabkan hari dah gelap dan takut tiba lewat di Taichung, Cindy terus booking dinner kat salah satu restaurant di Sun Moon Lake. Tidak ada apa yang boleh kami makan. So, we all keluarkan lah Maggie dan instant food masing-masing. Ramai juga malays yang lain tak masuk restaurant ni. Bau pork kat sini kuat sangat.

At last, semua orang melayu keluar and we had a discussion with Cindy kat luar. Cindy tak puas hati sebab dia dah banyak seafood and vegetables untuk kami, tapi kenapa kami tak sentuh langsung. Dia kata membazir. Dia masih tak paham yang no pork tak semestinya halal. After much discussion, we told Cindy, “Ok, from tomorrow onwards, you don’t have to order seafood and vegetables for us. Just give us plain rice and boiled egg.” Tercengang Cindy bila mendengarnya. Yelah, takkan makan telur rebus aje. We told her yang we all semua ada bawa instant food. No big deal.

It’s time to shopping again. We went to Fong Jia Night Market in Taichung. We were given only 1 hour. Damn, that’s not enough! Although the things that sell here are same as in Taipei, but the price here are much cheaper. I bought a few tops and shoes.

Later that night, we checked in at DeBao Hotel. I got a corner room and it was really huge. Memang best.

Day 4- Kaohsiung
5 April 2008

Surprisingly, unlike Taipei, Taichung and Kaohsiung were very hot and humid. Day 4 was to be our final day for sightseeing. Upon entering Kaohsiung, we stopped by at the Spring and Autumn pavilion. There’s nothing here, the lake were dried because of lake cleaning and construction works, a little unpleasant to the eyes and nose. I bought some souvenirs like key chain and fridge magnets. It was quite difficult to find those items. Tak banyak souvenirs shop yang jual Taiwan premiums.

After lunch, Cindy asked the malays whether we want to follow them to visit Fo Kuang Shan Buddhist Monastery or go shopping. All of us opted for shopping of course. So, the bus driver dropped us at Sogo. We were given 2 hours but dalam ½ hour dah abis ronda satu mall. So, me and Kak Faudzillah pergi la merayau-rayau kat luar mall cari Pet Shop. Kak Faudzillah ni gila kucing. Ada funny incident happened mase we all jalan-jalan tu. Until now, we cannot forget.

Communication is the barrier here. Most of the salesperson I met, cannot speak English. Susah nak beli barang. Guna sign language je la. Dah penat berjalan, we singgah jap at Starbucks. This was what happens, which I cannot forget until now.

Me: Is there any Pet Shop around here?

Cashier: Pek? Pek?

Me: No, Pet Shop. Whof..whof..whof ..(Siap buat bunyi dog lagi)

Cashier: Meyo, meyo sambil menggeleng kepala. (Meyo maksudnya tak ada)

Susah betul. Kena buat sounds baru la faham. So, I terus la bayar what we ordered. Dah puas lepak minum kat situ, we all jalan. Ada another shopping mall. Besar juga. Tak ingat namanya. Kak Faudzillah pula pergi tanya kat Information counter whether ada tak Pet Shop kat area ni.

Dengan confidentnya, perempuan tu kata, “I’ll draw up the map”. Fuh, lega. At least yang ini faham English. Tempat tu tak jauh sangat. Tak sampai 5 minit dah sampai. Alangkah terkejutnya kiteorang, bile tengok itu bukan Pet Shop, but Pet Clinic. There were a few cats inside tengah check up. Tak boleh tahan, kiteorang ketawa terbahak-bahak.

The bus picked us up, and later we went to check in at Holiday Garden Hotel at 4:30pm. Today, baru ada time nak rest sekejap. If not, everyday, keluar awal pagi and balik hotel tengah malam.

Malam, shopping pulak at XinJue Jiang Night Market. We were given ample time to shop. Disebabkan ini our last nite in Taiwan, everyone semua shopping sakan because nak habiskan our Taiwan dollar.

The trip was very good indeed. Although we have communications and food problem, but I enjoyed shopping . Besides clothing, electrical and IT stuff pun not bad. The price are also cheaper.
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