Monday, July 18, 2005
Hello (please read in mundane, boring tone)
A gloomy greeting to fit an equally gloomy Monday (blerrrggh!) morning. I wish it was still Sunday, or better still a Friday. I had a great weekend, hence, my reluctance (read: refusal) in starting work.
Ohana came over. Had a blast. Cookie was constantly being smothered with kisses, hugs, smooches, pecks and whatever else that comes with being the first grandchild/niece in the family. I totally enjoyed ohana's company as the last time all of them were here was a month ago when DH was in the hospital. I didn't get a chance to spend some q time with them then so last weekend was a make-up session in a way.
DH, oth, has flown off to M****** last night and will only be back first week of August. Dang! Hate it when he has to go for such long periods. One week I can stand but 3 weeks?? *sigh* Be patient...be patient... Anyway, hope he has a safe flight (he is still airborne) and hoping harder that time will zoom by.
I didn't get a chance to update Cookie's pix tho. Checked my last entry that I promised to do it that weekend. hehehehe.
Okay peeps. Just a short update from me. Got some stuff to clear up. Will try to blog longer soon. Ciao....
Posted at 11:15 am by R.A.
Friday, July 08, 2005
What the hell is happening?
Before I start, I would just like to reiterate the title above....WHAT IS HAPPENING TO THE WORLD? I am reacting to the London blasts. My condolences go out to the victims and their families. I hope DH's cousin is okay over there. Don't know exactly where her place is but I know it's in central London.
Anyway, after quite a hiatus, I'm back folks. Sorry, sorry....been very busy of late. So many events to organise. Nak pecah kepala. Which is what I literally felt on and off this past week. Have been suffering from major headaches. Went to see the doctor. Blood pressure is 130/100. Aiyark! I have high blood pressure??? Takkan la kot :P Doc asked me whether I was having stress at work, home or wherever else? I scrunched up my face and tried to think in vain whether I was having any? Mmmmm...nope, not that I can think of. But Doc gave me some pills to 'calm me down' anyhow and for me to get good sleep at night so alhamdullillah, my headache's gone. Hope my blood pressure is down as well.
Going back to the topic. Have been thinking of what the Doc asked me....am I having any stress? Hhmm...dunno how to tackle that actually. True, my work has been physically and mentally demanding/challenging lately. A typical day in the office would see me rushing from meeting to meeting and from one venue to another which makes me feel like I'm constantly against time (my worst enemy). But ironically, that's what keeps my veins pumping and my adrenaline rushing. That's what keeps me going and constantly pushing myself to do better and better. Maybe the stress comes from there *shrug*
And Cookie is VERY demanding now. She's like the Energizer Bunny! She can run, jump, walk, hop, talk, babble, play and sing non-stop. Cute as hell but PENAT jage die! And I feel like she demands more of my attention than DH's. The moment I step into the house after a long day at work, she will cling to me till she goes to sleep. To hell with Bibik, Mummy's here! Not that I mind it one bit, of course, but when I can't even slip into the shower for 5 seconds without her wailing, now that can be quite harrowing :P And because she takes afternoon naps, she will only go to bed close to 12pm every night. Having seen this trend, DH and me told Bibik that afternoon naps should be before 4pm. After that, jangan bagi die tidur. Try and play with her instead. Tried it last night. It worked! She was asleep by 10:15pm...hehehehe.. But seriously, Cookie can be very lasak and she is definitely like the Energizer Bunny. I even checked her back to make sure that she doesn't have any batteries lodged in there somewhere...heheheh. And yeah, maybe the stress comes from that *shrug*
Whatever it is, I know I have to calm down a notch. I have to start exercising. I have to channel my pent up 'stress' (if that's what it is) elsewhere. Nong, your Diet Chronicles has inspired me! :)
On another note, there's something seriously demented with my new PC. Oh yeah, I got a new PC at the office. 'Black Beauty' I call it coz it's black and it's certainly a beauty :) Very fast compared to the metal junk that these people asked me to live with the past year. Well anyway, despite the speed and the sleek look, it's still kinda stupid. It got infected with a bug recently so when I do certain work on it, it goes crazy. The IT ppl came to fix it but the bug's still there. Setan! And if any of you techy ppl out there can help me....when I click this blog's add (or any add under blogdrive for that matter), these symbols and letters come out and not the site. But it's weird coz I can access my blog through blogdrive.com, hence, this update. It's just that I can't view it. Aaarrgghh!!!! Help! Anyone? And that means that I can't view other mommies blogs who use blogdrive. What the...??
Oh, as some of you know already, I lost my phone about two weeks ago. Let's put it this way...when a group of cackling friends get together at a friend's wedding, throw in good food and decor that blends perfectly with the color of your phone...what do you have? You'd have someone frantically searching for her phone at 12 midnight (an hour after she leaves the wedding venue) and realising that her phone is gone forever and she has to call Maxis to temporarily bar her line. Yes folks....c'est moi. Shucks! But the bright side of it is...I got a new phone. Yipee :) I 'murtad'ed from Nokia so now I am so in lurve with my new Sony Ericsson. The tiring part is to get everyone's phone numbers again. Still in the process :(
Okay peeps. I am foreseeing a somewhat less hectic day today so that's all good. The fact that it's Friday, am watching War of the Worlds tonight with DH and I have two off days ahead is enough to put a very big smile on my face. Have a good wholesome weekend :)
PS: Will put up Cookie's pix this weekend.
Posted at 10:18 am by R.A.
Friday, June 24, 2005
Okay, NOW for a long update
Hello hello hello
Aaaahhhh....am back from a wonderful, glorious, rejuvenating, refreshing, blissful week of leave. Didn't do anything much. Just chilled at home, spending some q time with Cookie and just hit the malls around town.
The past two weeks have been the craziest, eventful, trying and busiest weeks I have experienced in recent months. It really tested my sanity and patience. I'm not exaggerating here coz it really did, I think, on a personal level. To live up to my entry title above, here's the whole schpeel of what happened from 2/6 up to yesterday:
DH + DENGUE
As most of you know, DH was infected (again) with the vicious virus. It's cruel to think that he's been infected TWICE in less than a year. After the fiasco, we laughed about his office hours and the aedes mosquito's are the same. Ha ha ha. Yeah, we can laugh about it now but I tell ya, the first few days he was down, it was bad.
He started developing a fever on 2/6 (Thurs). Fever didn't subside right till 4/6 (Sat) in which he was warded @ APSH. God really worked His magic coz that day itself, Ma, Pa, Lys and Finote arrived. They wanted to spend the rest of the school holidays in KL. A godsent indeed!
Saturday (4/6) - So there I was in the hospital with poor DH. His bloodcount at this time was 160,000. Still okay eventhough the normal blood count is 175,000 above. Fever was still there. Spent the night on the 'comfy' armchair. He woke up several times.
Sunday (5/6) - High fever. Was shivering like hell. Blood count went down to 130,000. Confirmed dengue fever. Oh boy! Didn't get much sleep coz DH was very feverish and was constantly waking up. Not comfortable. Kejap panas, kejap sejuk. Rough night. Managed to go home and grabbed work clothes so I could go straight to the office from the hospital. DH took up a single room so we had the bathroom to ourselves.
Monday (6/6) - Woke up early despite only grabbing a few hours of sleep. Changed DH's clothes, gave him breakfast and tried to make him as comfortable as possible. His fever was still there. Quite high in fact. Face was very flushed. Rushed to the office.
(side track: I couldn't take leave or emergency leave for that matter coz I had a very big dinner that I organised which was happening on Wed (two days away). And nobody in the office was helping me on it so I couldn't possibly pass it to somebody else. Great! SheBoss was kinda understanding but she still expected me to be at meetings and handle the operational issues till the dinner *sigh* So you can just imagine how I was trying to juggle time between visiting DH and dealing with stuff in the office)
Called DH. He told me his blood count was 68,000 and he's still feeling like shit. Oh boy! Called home and asked how're things at the homefront?. Ma said don't worry. Cookie's doing fine. House is under control. Called DH again in the afternoon. Blood count went down further to 30,000. This is not good. Spent the night at the hospital. DH wasn't feeling any better. Very worried at this point.
Tuesday (7/6) - Darn fever was still there! Blood count dropped to 21,000. Yikes! By this time, the doc added albumin (some sort of protein) in DH's drip coz apparently the glucose drip he was on wasn't enough. Doc also said that if blood count went below 20,000, DH has to be transferred to the ICU. Ya Allah! I was close to tears but had to put up a strong front. Told ohana @ home. All were worried. Went back to the office coz there was a major problem at the venue. Bloody hell! When problems come, they truly come in waves/hurricanes/twisters. SheBoss pulak was occupied with the other big event which was happening the next week so she gave me a curt voicemail on the phone to 'Just settle the problem'. Rushed to the venue. Argued and argued with event manager and hotel manager whilst trying to keep a focused mind. Very difficult I tell you. Here I am quarelling with these knuckleheads whilst my husband is on the verge of going into ICU. Thank God Finote, Lys, Ma and Pa took turns looking after DH in my absence. Had to stay in the office till 7:45pm and only went to the hospital close to 9/9:30pm, after rushing home, grabbed a few bites and some work clothes.
Wednesday (8/6) - The day. My make or break event. This is the event that I will be judged on and evaluated for my further tenure here. But, as they say, dugaan datang bila2 masa and this is the time that God wanted to test me on my pre-written dugaan. Slept for only 3 or 4 hours tops but managed to wake up early. Changed DH's clothes, washed him over and fed him breakfast. He was forcing himself to eat yesterday and he did the same thing today to get his blood count up again. He looked a bit better than before so that definitely was a good sign. Rushed to the office. Visited event venue. Everything was shaping up. Alhamdullillah. Oth, just got news that Pa was in an accident enroute to KLIA, going back to JB. Yikes! But he's okay. Just seat belt burns and one sprained finger. Thank God! To cut the story short, Pa arrived safely in JB and event went VERY WELL and the international delegates had nothing but praises. But the thing that really nailed it was the big smiling faces of the company's bosses. Yeah! Finished at 1:30am and decided to go home first before going back to the hospital. But after the wonderful hot shower, I just plonked myself into bed coz I was too too tired to drive to the hospital. I did tell DH that there was a possibility that I would finish late tonight and if I larat, I'd drive to the hospital and spend the night with him. But alas! Too tired man. But DH called me at 2:30am asking me whether I was coming or not. Kesian sangat. But sorry Yang, if I did drive that night, I'd probably crash into a ditch somewhere. Penat!
Thursday (9/6) - Went to the hospital very early in the morning to make up for last night. Stayed with DH till noon (smsed SheBoss that I was gonna come in late). Blood test revealed that his blood count was up to 38,000. ALHAMDULLILLAH!!! Doc said at this point, if he continues eating and drinking lots of fluids, his blood count should be going up up up. So I was this close to forcing food down his throat :) Fever's gone but DH was bleeding from his nose and his legs were covered with red spots pulak. These are signs of Haemorrhagic Dengue. Yikes! But since his blood count is rising so doc said not to worry. Things are looking up. The worst is over. Just concentrate on getting better.
Friday (10/6) - Still in hospital. Getting better tho. Blood count shot up to 81,000. :) :) :)
Saturday (11/6) - Discharged after blood test revealed that his count was 174,000. Yay!
Sunday (12/6) - Ohana went back to JB. Sob sob sob. Spent very little time with them but really appreciate their help in getting me thru this. Ohana was there for me when I needed them the most and as always they didn't let me down. You guys are the best! Next time la ye kite gi jalan ek?
And to friends/relatives who visited/smsed/emailed us - THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND THOUGHTS AND WISHES!
LEAVE
Took a well-deserved (patting myself on the back) week long leave from 16-23 June. Wished it didn't have to end. Me and Cookie had tonnes of fun but I am still reeling from a headache caused by watching too much Barney cds :) I promised myself and DH (who is back at work already) to organize the house bills from yonder months. It took me a while but I got it done. Didn't get a chance to watch Desperate Housewives (Episodes 11-15) tho. Darn it!
COOKIE
Just a few updates on my lil girl:
- can put two or three words together so she is actually spewing out rather comprehensible sentences
ie: Mami akan acik (Mummy makan nasi)
- she saw a pix of herself wearing a tudung and said 'meynye' (comeynye). Perasan tul anak aku :)
- is very alim now. will always 'sembahyang' before me but can finish 4 rakaat in 10 seconds :P
- lurves to talk on the phone
- is showing increasing interest in books
- still suffering from Barneymania :P
GOOD NEWS
The good news that I heard is actually put on KIV. However, me and DH did receive another good news. It happened really fast tho. But however we broach this piece of 'news', the decision will certainly see a change in our lifestyle, a massive change in our living arrangements and we foresee an 'interesting' journey ahead. And for the record, before anyone jumps into any conclusions...I am not pregnant. heheheh. Speaking of which, since the subtitle is 'Good News' would like to give a CONGRATULATIONS shout-out to:
- Nad (my old galpal who I've known since Std 2) on your pregnancy. Welcome to the club girl and if
you want any tips/info, just holler and I'll definitely share my experience. I AM SO SO HAPPY FOR
YOU :) :) :)
- Ola (my pal from uni days) on your wedding. Sorry ler aku tak pi kenduri hang kat Perlis.
Insyaallah I'll be there at the KL reception. I AM SO HAPPY FOR YOU TOO :) :) :)
Okay peeps. Very long entry indeed. It's bloody 6:40pm. Gotta go. Have a nice weekend!
Posted at 06:45 pm by R.A.
Wednesday, June 15, 2005
Hi peeps!
Still no time to update but just want to tell y'all:
1) DH is doing fine. Out of the hospital last sat. Recuperating at home
2) Am on leave tomorrow till next Thurs...YAHOOOOOOO!!!!!!
3) Received good news but will blog about it when it's confirmed
Okay. Gotta rush somewhere. Will blog longer from home. See ya!
Posted at 03:22 pm by R.A.
Thursday, May 26, 2005
I can almost hear this blog of mine saying "Hello stranger" when I logged on. Yup, I acknowledge the fact that it's been quite some time that yours truly updated anything. Abandonment wasn't the issue. It was purely a case of being insanely BUSY.
Work, as usual, consumed/is consuming most of my precious time so blogging, which I love dearly, took/is taking a back seat for a while. As always, the fleeting thought of updating at home is never materialised. Once I see Cookie's face, whoosh!, updating goes right above my head. But I've spared a few minutes of my time today to log what I've been up to. Here goes....
Well anyways, before I ramble on, I'd like to get this out of my system:
BLOODY SHITE! BO BICE IS NOT THE AMERICAN IDOL!!!!!!!!!
I am in mourning :(
I so want that sexy rocker to win. But noooooo! It had to be that country bumpkin. Sheesh. I mean, Carrie's good and all but country music's not my thing y'all. *sigh* So sedey right now. I got the news from a friend who surfed the Net to find the result this morning. I had to admit though, Bo's performance was a bit disappointing last night. His nerves were apparent which is so not Bo. But all's fair I guess. America chose. Ms Underwood won. Whatever it is...to me, Bo Bice IS the American Idol. Like what was written on one of the banners that caught my eye when the camera spanned the audience....BO FOR PRESIDENT Hell Yeah!
Nothing much happened the past 8 days. Took last Friday off so I had a very long, relaxing, blissful, enjoying, fulfilling and eventful holiday. I didn't go anywhere exotic or did anything thrilling. Just spent some quality time with my Cookie and her Daddy. Did the usual....visit ILs, shopping (bought a nice suit at Dorothy Perkins...birthday present from Ma and Pa...tq...tq...I like :) :) :), swimming, rearranging Cookie's room (sampai sakit belakang), slept, did a movie-marathon with DH, same ol' same ol'.
Oh, brought Cookie to GymBoree @ BSV. She was so-so about it. While other kids were jumping up and down on the equipment, Cookie was busy collecting the colorful balls and putting it in one place. Ahaks! Looks like she didn't enjoy the session as much. Oh well! Maybe it's too early to tell as it was her first time. Might try another session, might not. We'll see lah.
*sigh* Had a good holiday. I wish there were more days like that.
Don't see it happening anytime soon. 2 major events are coming my way. Everyone tengah kanchong about them. Hopefully I can take leave after those two are over *crossing my fingers*
Anyway, latest updates on Cookie:
1) Cookie is not eating rice porridge anymore. I noticed it for quite some time now so last week was the when I started her on proper rice intake. She has always shared mine and DH's dinner...you know...just a few mouthfuls here and there so I figured that by her totally refusing her bubur, it was time to start her on 'grown up food'. Successful! She's eating everything under the sun and I am happy with her appettite. I noticed she likes a bit of zest @ spicyness in her meals but I'd only give a taste of it. Not too much coz I now it can be a havoc to her cute lil' tummy and starting her on food yang pedas2 at such an early stage is definitely a no-no.
2) I've been giving her Scott's Emulsion (of course the orange flavoured one) for the past month. Good things I've noticed. Appetite is up, monthly fever is gone and immunity is up a few notches.
3) She's not lactose-intolerant anymore. Yay! So I've tested her on Vitagen. She lurves it!
4) Am training/teaching her to sleep on her own without depending on her nightly dose of nenen. I figured that I'd better start embarking on this as she's getting bigger and I'm getting uncomfortable bfeeding her now. I don't know whether mommies out there are facing the same thing or some might not even have this problem at all but getting Cookie to sleep by 10:30pm...on her own...is quite a task for me and DH.
So what I've done for the past 2 days is to give her a sumptious dinner, top it off with 6oz of milk and tuck her in her cot while saying that Mummy and Daddy are right there beside her if she needs us (Ye laa, the cot is right next to our bed pun..). Tutup lampu, pasang night light and say good night.
By having some light glowing, she can still see that we're there and she's not alone. She won't go to sleep immediately though (huh...wishful thinking on my part) so she'd play with her bears and sing to herself and stuff like that. So when I see her still wide awake, I'd just say in a stern voice "Natalia, tidur sayang" and she'd quickly go silent and pretend to close her eyes. A few rounds of that usually does the trick and about half an hour or 45 mins or so, she'd be sleeping away. It's a bit of a sacrifice for me and DH coz we would have to go to bed by 10pm, eventhough there are a few good programs to watch around this time but this has to be done. Takpe laaa. Once Cookie is familiarised with this routine, I'd think the whole getting-Cookie-to-bed will be a breeze.
5) Barneymania! Only one word can describe it. Cookie is so in love with Barney. Our VCD player is constantly playing Barney CDs and everywhere you go you'd probably see something purple...be it Barney soft toys, Barney vacuum cleaner, bag, etc.....Me and DH know almost all of the songs by heart now. Subconciously we'd be humming Barney's tunes rather than the top 10 hits of today *sigh* Camni la ade anak kan? :) "Oh Mr. Sun, Sun...Mr. Golden Sun...please shine down on me.." Oh brother!
6) She lurves playing with her building blocks.
That's it about now. Oh, one more thing. Am watching Star Wars tomorrow night. A date with DH *all smiles* Till then, see ya!
Posted at 03:34 pm by R.A.
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