A fren of mine forwarded dis email...tot to share it here coz its truly how i felt...
Before I was a Mom,
I never tripped over toys
or forgot words to a lullaby.
I didn't worry whether or not
my plants were poisonous.
I never thought about immunizations.
Before I was a Mom,
I had never been puked on.
Pooped on.
Chewed on.
Peed on.
I had complete control of my mind
and my thoughts.
I slept all night.
Before I was a Mom,
I never held down a screaming child
so doctors could do tests.
Or give shots.
I never looked into teary eyes and cried.
I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.
I never sat up late hours at night
watching a baby sleep.
Before I was a Mom,
I never held a sleeping baby just because
I didn't want to put her down.
I never felt my heart break into a million pieces
when I couldn't stop the hurt.
I never knew that something so small
could affect my life so much.
I never knew that I could love someone so much.
I never knew I would love being a Mom.
Before I was a Mom,
I didn't know the feeling of
having my heart outside my body..
I didn't know how special it could feel
to feed a hungry baby.
I didn't know that bond
between a mother and her child.
I didn't know that something so small
could make me feel so important and happy.
Before I was a Mom,
I had never gotten up in the middle of the night
every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay.
I had never known the warmth,
the joy,
the love,
the heartache,
the wonderment
or the satisfaction of being a Mom.
I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much,
before I was a Mom
Enuf said, Selamat Hari Ibu...
P/s : watching me taking care of Ariana...hubby said, 'Ariana kalo esok besaq melawan ibu, jaga dia...dia xtau mcm mana susah ibu jaga dia..'. So to Ariana dearie, ibu loves u so much....as well as ur future sisters n brothers =D
Saturday, 8 May 2010
When Ariana is sleeping..
Mummy is blogging and surfing, daddy is watching cerekarama...nothing in particular....just came back from visiting a fren who's juz given birth to a handsome little boy, only 3kg...much smaller than ariana when she was born...
For pics of Ariana, pls go to my facebook, so lazy to update here, they are the same photos..it is very important for me to keep my fb updated due to dis 2 person : ariana's ciksu n maktok....ciksu is in japan, so she's never seen ariana face to face yet...well, maktok is quite updated in the internet world so she has a facebook account...basically to look at my sis's latest photos n now to see ariana's photos...
Since i cannot open blogs at work, so im typing my entries from my work email...then send it to my yahoo mail...then copy n paste n blog it...a brilliant way to continue blogging...not dat im not doing my work, juz when i hv a bit of xtra time.....
A week ago i was crazy surfing for articles on how to prepare solid food for ariana...dis week i was crazy wit one other project...hm, cant disclose it yet..need to wait until its confirm then ill start to blog it...dat is if hubby permits it to be written here...anyhow, wish us luck!!!
P/s : cant wait for the new project to start, which is unfortunately not up to us...
For pics of Ariana, pls go to my facebook, so lazy to update here, they are the same photos..it is very important for me to keep my fb updated due to dis 2 person : ariana's ciksu n maktok....ciksu is in japan, so she's never seen ariana face to face yet...well, maktok is quite updated in the internet world so she has a facebook account...basically to look at my sis's latest photos n now to see ariana's photos...
Since i cannot open blogs at work, so im typing my entries from my work email...then send it to my yahoo mail...then copy n paste n blog it...a brilliant way to continue blogging...not dat im not doing my work, juz when i hv a bit of xtra time.....
A week ago i was crazy surfing for articles on how to prepare solid food for ariana...dis week i was crazy wit one other project...hm, cant disclose it yet..need to wait until its confirm then ill start to blog it...dat is if hubby permits it to be written here...anyhow, wish us luck!!!
P/s : cant wait for the new project to start, which is unfortunately not up to us...
Friday, 7 May 2010
Property Millionaire
I was surfing thestaronline and stumbled upon starproperty section...a very interesting site where they share a whole stuff regarding houses, how to decorate and even making money out of it...it was still a honeymoon period for me so i keep on browsing one article after another....hubby and i were also searching for our ideal home, so i got a few good tips there....theres also articles on how to get financial freedom by becoming a property millionaire..here's some hints dat i can catch :
- one of the property millionaire started with only RM5000 as a downpayment for her first apartment/flat...then she buy a few more and grow her properties to even some industrial/office lots....interesting fact...
- start with a low cost flat/house as they are still in demand...then move on to bigger houses...not sure wit the 'engineer' title, will i b entitle to buy a low cost unit...see, the govt control dis things...
- choose the location very wisely, then u dont hv to pay for the housing loan, instead the person who rent ur house pays it for you....so, in northern Peninsular Malaysia, the answer is of coz in Penang island....
- industrial/office property can make a huge amount of money and less tedious to take care of....why? coz we dont hv to renovate anything for them, just leave the lot as empty as it is...the person who rents it will do the construction work to suit their business needs....they will of coz take good care of the building as dis is the place where they make money n its important to attract the customer, so they'll keep the place nice n clean...the downside is the amount of the downpayment will also be huge..huhu...
- lets calculate my dream pension fund (amount u need when u arrive at ur desired retirement age, in order to receive ur desired monthly income) :
DI (Desired Income) = 5000
CA (Current Age) = 25
RA (Retirement Age) = 40
POA (Passing On Age) = 75
Pension Fund : DI x (POA-RA) x 12 months = 5000 x (75-25) x 12
= RM3million....
MUAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHHAAHA.....
- strategies : knowledge (more u know, less mistakes...so do research on the property), leverage on assets (hv u watch leverage on axn? lurveeeeee dat show), joint-loans wit family members (trust is a difficult issue), know ur banker (n ur lawyer n ur developer), look out for discounts and early bird specials from developers (didt know they hv dat...anyhow i dont know much bout properties), find a group of people and negotiate for bulk discounts, invest on books...
- property auction is also a good place to look for cheap houses....but need to be very careful wit the properties found here...need to find out why the property was being auctioned at a cheap price...might get tricked if u dont know the property well....
my parents are one good example of the property 'thousand-aire'....they hv a few property, only the income or value of the houses doesnt reach up to millions.....i dream to be like them..but after trying to secure our very first house, i was puzzled as to how they can buy houses as both are only govt servants (in simple words, kerani only)....do u know the price of the houses of previous generations ? they were merely RM100 thousand and below...our current generation, the prices goes up to RM 200-300 thousand....well, taking into consideration the cost of living back then and now, no wonder the house prices shoot up to double-triple times....hmm, they've also got some financial help from their parents, so cant compare with them (not saying i didnt get any help, i got my share too =D)....
will i be the next property millionaire ?????!!??
- one of the property millionaire started with only RM5000 as a downpayment for her first apartment/flat...then she buy a few more and grow her properties to even some industrial/office lots....interesting fact...
- start with a low cost flat/house as they are still in demand...then move on to bigger houses...not sure wit the 'engineer' title, will i b entitle to buy a low cost unit...see, the govt control dis things...
- choose the location very wisely, then u dont hv to pay for the housing loan, instead the person who rent ur house pays it for you....so, in northern Peninsular Malaysia, the answer is of coz in Penang island....
- industrial/office property can make a huge amount of money and less tedious to take care of....why? coz we dont hv to renovate anything for them, just leave the lot as empty as it is...the person who rents it will do the construction work to suit their business needs....they will of coz take good care of the building as dis is the place where they make money n its important to attract the customer, so they'll keep the place nice n clean...the downside is the amount of the downpayment will also be huge..huhu...
- lets calculate my dream pension fund (amount u need when u arrive at ur desired retirement age, in order to receive ur desired monthly income) :
DI (Desired Income) = 5000
CA (Current Age) = 25
RA (Retirement Age) = 40
POA (Passing On Age) = 75
Pension Fund : DI x (POA-RA) x 12 months = 5000 x (75-25) x 12
= RM3million....
MUAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHHAAHA.....
- strategies : knowledge (more u know, less mistakes...so do research on the property), leverage on assets (hv u watch leverage on axn? lurveeeeee dat show), joint-loans wit family members (trust is a difficult issue), know ur banker (n ur lawyer n ur developer), look out for discounts and early bird specials from developers (didt know they hv dat...anyhow i dont know much bout properties), find a group of people and negotiate for bulk discounts, invest on books...
- property auction is also a good place to look for cheap houses....but need to be very careful wit the properties found here...need to find out why the property was being auctioned at a cheap price...might get tricked if u dont know the property well....
my parents are one good example of the property 'thousand-aire'....they hv a few property, only the income or value of the houses doesnt reach up to millions.....i dream to be like them..but after trying to secure our very first house, i was puzzled as to how they can buy houses as both are only govt servants (in simple words, kerani only)....do u know the price of the houses of previous generations ? they were merely RM100 thousand and below...our current generation, the prices goes up to RM 200-300 thousand....well, taking into consideration the cost of living back then and now, no wonder the house prices shoot up to double-triple times....hmm, they've also got some financial help from their parents, so cant compare with them (not saying i didnt get any help, i got my share too =D)....
will i be the next property millionaire ?????!!??
Friday, 30 April 2010
5 months old Ariana
Her achievements :
she's able to see people from far...n recognizing her parents...her head will turn if she sees anybody walk past her or even when mom or dad is going up the staircase...she'll follow wit her eyes...
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she can grip her hands harder now...likes to pull her dad's hair whenever he kisses her stomach....so, I bought her a smaller, lighter toy for her to grip, unfortunately she's still unable to hold it for long, only for a few seconds....need to practice more...
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she likes to stand up...of coz she doesnt know how to stand up on her own yet...we'll hold her fingers n try to pull her up, at the same time she will pull herself as well...shes very proud of herself when doing dis...will b smiling all the way...n she likes stand for quite a long time as well....
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can be distracted using toys or her play gym while her mom or dad is not around...hehehe, can last for 5 mins but dis is quite enuf for me to hv my dinner or prayers....
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some of her clothes wont fit anymore...time for shopping!!!!! =P
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she can 'meniarap' dy.........=D...yippee, after waiting for a long time....finally at the age of 4months and 3 weeks....now shes quite active, she'll turn over and back (meniarap n terlentang) until she fall out of the mattress (in the living room).....once knocked her head on the floor.....but she can only turn in one direction, to her right....cant wait to see her start crawling...
p/s : she got flu n cough now..pls pray for her wellbeing....
she's able to see people from far...n recognizing her parents...her head will turn if she sees anybody walk past her or even when mom or dad is going up the staircase...she'll follow wit her eyes...
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she can grip her hands harder now...likes to pull her dad's hair whenever he kisses her stomach....so, I bought her a smaller, lighter toy for her to grip, unfortunately she's still unable to hold it for long, only for a few seconds....need to practice more...
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she likes to stand up...of coz she doesnt know how to stand up on her own yet...we'll hold her fingers n try to pull her up, at the same time she will pull herself as well...shes very proud of herself when doing dis...will b smiling all the way...n she likes stand for quite a long time as well....
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can be distracted using toys or her play gym while her mom or dad is not around...hehehe, can last for 5 mins but dis is quite enuf for me to hv my dinner or prayers....
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some of her clothes wont fit anymore...time for shopping!!!!! =P
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she can 'meniarap' dy.........=D...yippee, after waiting for a long time....finally at the age of 4months and 3 weeks....now shes quite active, she'll turn over and back (meniarap n terlentang) until she fall out of the mattress (in the living room).....once knocked her head on the floor.....but she can only turn in one direction, to her right....cant wait to see her start crawling...
p/s : she got flu n cough now..pls pray for her wellbeing....
Tuesday, 27 April 2010
Accidents do happen..
one morning i heard over fly fm pagi show on the way to work....the topic was 'have u ever did anything for a hot chick/dude?' while listening to the people calling in...suddenly i remembered hubby told me a story dat quite fit the topic discussed...well, he had hit someone's car from behind...n the driver was soooo mad at him....they agreed to meet somewhere about 3 days later...so, in order to 'umpan' the old man...do u know wat bait he used? his hottie ex-gf(at the time of dis accident happen, she was already an ex)...somehow, when the uncle saw his pretty ex, his heart suddenly melt down n started to court the ex...so, in the end he managed to get away wit only having to pay not much (i dont remember the details)...world is just unfair huh...
going back to the title of dis post...in my life, i've had 2 accidents so far...hihi, dats quite alot for someone whos just been driving for 7 years...here's the story :
1. Accident in Langkawi : I stayed at Langkawi for one whole week dis time...first 3 days was wit my family, my sis was stil studying there....we rented a Wira under dad's name...the last 3 days was wit my frens, so dad transferred the car to be my name...it was a manual...frens came, we had enjoyed the whole day, parasailing, banana boat, swimming in the sea...then its time to go for dinner,it was raining...i was tired n hungry...so i started the engine, n wanted to do a 3-point-turn, theres a wall here...usually i'll reverse a bit b4 making a full turn....however, i dunno wat happen, i just decided to make a full turn and screeeeecccchhhhh....theres a sound...my frens were already panic...i didnt realize how bad it is until we arrived at the destination n i actually saw the damage...damn, cermin lampu pecah, n i scratch the bumper quite badly...melayang 400ringgit aku....told my dad, he transferred my money to my account....we made dis a secret from my mum (dad asked me to..coz he knows she'll freaked out n never will she let me drive again)...unfortunately we got busted a few years later...due to mum read my sms to dad (somehow evidence was not deleted)...my excuse : i was tired from the parasailing activity during the day, so my mind cannot function properly..plus, i was stil studying n therefore was rich at dis time so i dont care dat much...
2. Accident at Seberang Jaya roundabout : i was on my way home after going to the gym....in my Naza Sutera manual car...i admit dat i was unpatient to let the small lorry to pass by first...hm, dis is abit hard to explain...basically, i wanted to enter the 3rd exit at the roundabout....the lorry wanted to go for the 2nd exit...so i should be in the inner lane n he was supposed to be at the outer lane...but we were the opposite...so, i tot dat the lorry would go for the 3rd exit n i would juz follow him...nooooo, how wrong was i...i crash into him (we were like bersilang) n he hit into my side door (passenger's side door luckily)...n my car was swirled to the middle of the road...another car almost hit me at the front...luckily, he stopped...cost me another 600ringgit...uwaaaa, by dis time i was getting married in like a month or so....i was soooooo careful wit my expenses n yet, accidents do happen..
lesson learn : pls drive carefully guys...
going back to the title of dis post...in my life, i've had 2 accidents so far...hihi, dats quite alot for someone whos just been driving for 7 years...here's the story :
1. Accident in Langkawi : I stayed at Langkawi for one whole week dis time...first 3 days was wit my family, my sis was stil studying there....we rented a Wira under dad's name...the last 3 days was wit my frens, so dad transferred the car to be my name...it was a manual...frens came, we had enjoyed the whole day, parasailing, banana boat, swimming in the sea...then its time to go for dinner,it was raining...i was tired n hungry...so i started the engine, n wanted to do a 3-point-turn, theres a wall here...usually i'll reverse a bit b4 making a full turn....however, i dunno wat happen, i just decided to make a full turn and screeeeecccchhhhh....theres a sound...my frens were already panic...i didnt realize how bad it is until we arrived at the destination n i actually saw the damage...damn, cermin lampu pecah, n i scratch the bumper quite badly...melayang 400ringgit aku....told my dad, he transferred my money to my account....we made dis a secret from my mum (dad asked me to..coz he knows she'll freaked out n never will she let me drive again)...unfortunately we got busted a few years later...due to mum read my sms to dad (somehow evidence was not deleted)...my excuse : i was tired from the parasailing activity during the day, so my mind cannot function properly..plus, i was stil studying n therefore was rich at dis time so i dont care dat much...
2. Accident at Seberang Jaya roundabout : i was on my way home after going to the gym....in my Naza Sutera manual car...i admit dat i was unpatient to let the small lorry to pass by first...hm, dis is abit hard to explain...basically, i wanted to enter the 3rd exit at the roundabout....the lorry wanted to go for the 2nd exit...so i should be in the inner lane n he was supposed to be at the outer lane...but we were the opposite...so, i tot dat the lorry would go for the 3rd exit n i would juz follow him...nooooo, how wrong was i...i crash into him (we were like bersilang) n he hit into my side door (passenger's side door luckily)...n my car was swirled to the middle of the road...another car almost hit me at the front...luckily, he stopped...cost me another 600ringgit...uwaaaa, by dis time i was getting married in like a month or so....i was soooooo careful wit my expenses n yet, accidents do happen..
lesson learn : pls drive carefully guys...
Wednesday, 21 April 2010
Updates
COns:
- Toilets stinks and wet....worst, no tissue provided...
- no pantry or even a water dispenser to fill ur tumbler....so no morning coffee..
- OT until 11pm...u crazy ar??!!??
- esd shoe all the time...hurts my feet alot....
- felt working environment totally downgraded...from ultra luxury to 'kuli'....
- NO FB or BLOGGING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Pros:
- 5 mins to home
- no traffic jam
- hubby fetch to work every day for dis week...wooohoo...=D
- Toilets stinks and wet....worst, no tissue provided...
- no pantry or even a water dispenser to fill ur tumbler....so no morning coffee..
- OT until 11pm...u crazy ar??!!??
- esd shoe all the time...hurts my feet alot....
- felt working environment totally downgraded...from ultra luxury to 'kuli'....
- NO FB or BLOGGING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Pros:
- 5 mins to home
- no traffic jam
- hubby fetch to work every day for dis week...wooohoo...=D
Friday, 16 April 2010
T.I.M.E.
Do u think u hv the gift of time? In my case, Im not so sure. See, everyday (until today) i will arrive late at work...thanks to the flexible hours, im able to do dat heheh =P....i will also try to go home early, but still i'll arrive later than everyone else....if i was not able to do some house work at night, ill do it after sending my kid to nursery n b4 going to work....
At home, as usual, theres always house work to do....do u know how much time taken to wash, hang and fold ur clothes plus doing the dishes, washing milk bottles? A lot apparently.....i never realized dis until after i got my 1st baby...not dat i didnt help when i was still staying wit my parents...its just i never hv to organize or to think 'oohh, today is a sunny day, lets wash the bedsheet' or 'oohh, the fridge is getting smelly, lets clean it'...only whenever i see dishes pile up, then ill wash them or laundry needs to be folded, then ill do them....rest of the time, i let the queen of the house be in charge aka MY MUM....nor do i hv never lived by my own...ive lived in a boarding school since i was 16yrs old...taking care of myself was not a problem altho once in awhile, i do miss my mum n wanted her to b there juz to take care of me, to cook for me n do laundry (dat will b when i was bz wit exams)....
Now, I AM the queen of my house....so, naturally the house chores fall on my responsibility....for the first 10months, i only do light house works...only washing the clothes once a week....sometimes we'll cook...sometimes its easier to eat outside...i didnt completely move out from my parents', alot of my stuff were still there...now dat ive regain my strength after giving birth, i find dat ill turn ON the washing machine everyday...trying very hard to do the dishes everyday..to cook is a mission impossible (difficult but can be accomplish wit help).....
Basically, to take care of 3 people can be a nightmare...but, alhamdulillah, im still capable to do them altho i'll be 'kelam kabut' all the time....actually enjoy taking care of my own family....ill be restless if i just sit on the sofa watching tv without something else to do (usually ill b breastfeeding or folding clothes or peeling mangoes...eceh mcm slalu bli mempelam ja =P)....juz dat i dont think time is on my side...
At home, as usual, theres always house work to do....do u know how much time taken to wash, hang and fold ur clothes plus doing the dishes, washing milk bottles? A lot apparently.....i never realized dis until after i got my 1st baby...not dat i didnt help when i was still staying wit my parents...its just i never hv to organize or to think 'oohh, today is a sunny day, lets wash the bedsheet' or 'oohh, the fridge is getting smelly, lets clean it'...only whenever i see dishes pile up, then ill wash them or laundry needs to be folded, then ill do them....rest of the time, i let the queen of the house be in charge aka MY MUM....nor do i hv never lived by my own...ive lived in a boarding school since i was 16yrs old...taking care of myself was not a problem altho once in awhile, i do miss my mum n wanted her to b there juz to take care of me, to cook for me n do laundry (dat will b when i was bz wit exams)....
Now, I AM the queen of my house....so, naturally the house chores fall on my responsibility....for the first 10months, i only do light house works...only washing the clothes once a week....sometimes we'll cook...sometimes its easier to eat outside...i didnt completely move out from my parents', alot of my stuff were still there...now dat ive regain my strength after giving birth, i find dat ill turn ON the washing machine everyday...trying very hard to do the dishes everyday..to cook is a mission impossible (difficult but can be accomplish wit help).....
Basically, to take care of 3 people can be a nightmare...but, alhamdulillah, im still capable to do them altho i'll be 'kelam kabut' all the time....actually enjoy taking care of my own family....ill be restless if i just sit on the sofa watching tv without something else to do (usually ill b breastfeeding or folding clothes or peeling mangoes...eceh mcm slalu bli mempelam ja =P)....juz dat i dont think time is on my side...
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