Dah start kja..

Woke up this morning still feeling yucky..

Diskass punya diskas dgn incik hubby, since today is my 1st day on the new ward, dia kata, mai la kja..

So now, I am in the library, saja tunggu nak masuk kja awal lagi..

still feeling crappy, but a tad better. Don't know how long I will last today..

on another note..4 more sleeps till the big move! Excited ada, stress pun ada, sebab bila demam ni, x dak mood nak packing...mula2 plan nak do most of the final packing last weekend, tapi bila dah demam, tergendala la..manusia merancang, tuhan yg menentukan...

Virus power rangers

Hari ni raya..semua org beramai2 pi sembahyang raya kat Hamilton Gardens and agaknya sekarang semua berkumpul kat Morrinsville, upacara melapah lembu

Tapi kami x pi pun,power sungguh la virus yg Aiman kutip ni..

x larat sehh

rasa nak tidoq saza ZZZZZZZzzzzzzz

Gagah jugak masak nasik ayam cincai tadi...demam2 ni makan sup ayam sedap jugak..Aiman makan byk jugak, dia sorang ja nampak dah sihat sikit, dah start makan n main2 dgn beskal dia tadi..ya la, dia yg demam dulu..

Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Adha

Hari Raya di NZ ni jatu pada hari Sabtu 27/12/2009, esok la tu

Tapi x ada mood sgt2 nak raya sebab satu family demam. Start dari Aiman yg demam dari hari Sabtu lepas, bersambung dgn Aliya, pehtu ngn mummy sekali jangkit..rasa lesu badan, hidung dok sok-sek sok-sek, sampai merah2 hidung dek kerana dok hembus selalu, tisu dah nak abis sekotak dah..

nak masak pun malas, sebab x ada selera nak makan, tadi beli pizza 2 pun x abis, selalu abis saja..ni rasa lapar, masak megi, pun rasa x sedap..

tapi x best la pulak kalau x masak apa2, so ni tgh rebus ayam, igt nak masak nasik ayam sikit esok. Dah tu yg simple..

Tapi Alhamdullilah, dugaan kami ni masih amat kecil jika dibandingkan dengan org lain

Esok Noorwan and Aiman saja la kot yg pi semayang Aliya masih x berapa sihat, tgh hari tadi temp dia naik sampai 40C. Kesian pulak kalau bawak dia besok..Besok geng2 melayu buat korband sekor lembu. Kami ambil satu bahagian.. Rina kata nak lapah kat rumah Sham kat Morrinsvile, x pasti plak buat pukul berapa, lepas sembahyang raya la kot

Sembahyang raya, macam biasa buat kat Hamilton Gardens

Curtain pulak..

Terjumpa gambar curtain kak nani, saja paste sini buat my rujukan di masa depan.sebab tingkap master bedroom umah SP shape macam ni, which I hate, sebab rasa waste of space..igt nak ketuk bg sama bila nak extend master bedroom nanti, tapi bila tgk curtain ni, rasa ok pulak..we'll see..tgk budget lah ya..

Kitchen lagii

Cerita kitchen lagi..baru2 ni jalan2 kat board Hobbies and living, terjumpa gambar kitchen onei ni..as my prev post, normally I don't like dry/wet kitchen.but In this case, because the area is separated only by different tone in the cupboard, split level plus tiles colour, it looks very nice and practical.

This is her wet kitchen, kalau perati betul2, sebelah kiri gambar tu, ada open shelving, tuan umah letak jug air, blender etc..practical, terlindung dek peti ais, yet, x payah dok bukak tutup peti almari nak get acess to brg2

Split level antara wet/dry kitchen, ada yg x setuju, kata nanti jatuh terpeleot, tapi menurut tuan umah, supaya senang dia nak basuh/mop lantai, boleh sembur dgn air tanpa basah satu rumah..l like..

Both, dry and wet kitchen, dekat belakang fridge tu la dia buat open shelving, so terlindung dari pandagan from this angle, clever usage of space! Lepas tu atas sink pun ada kabinet, again, maximising the space! Leh tiru untuk umah Bertam ni, since yg tu nak beli umah teres saja..


Cupboard sebelah oven tu, tuan umah kata untuk letak lauk lebih2 x abis makan, ala2 gobok lauk umah dulu2..good idea..x la meja makan semak dek lauk2 tak abis tu kan..tuan umah pasang cermin gak, nak bg nampak luas



Another angle of her dry kitchen, the colourful wall add a touch of interest and fun, tuan umah buat open shelving



Yang ni divider antara her living room and kitchen kot,she included book shelf kat situ, I like..can pun all my recipe books yg melambak itew..

another angle for the divider

Tuan umah buat kat senihias, tokey tu cousin dia..thanks for the piccas and ideas..

Wet kitchen,dry kitchen

Family area sekali dgn kitchen plus a big huge door opening to the garden

Yang ni kena beli meja kecik sikit la, nak buat family dining saja ,org ni buat formal dining kot

Hmm letak sini la ya..malas nak update blog satu lagi yg sepatutnya my ideas scarpbook tu, x larat nak manage byk2 heheheh...

Terjumpa gambar ni dalam one of the house listed for sale kat Rototuna. Ni typical style rumah modern kat NZ ni, open plan kitchen together with family area. Lepas tu, dining/family area/kitchen, mesti ada pintu besar for direct access to garden/backyard. Depa panggil indoor/outdoor flow. Kat malaysia sekarang, access ke Lanai la kot?? I like this concept, rumah Sg Petani nanti igt nak renovate macam ni la..tapi kena buat satu kitchen saja la..I don't like setengah2 rumah kat malaysia yg buat 2 kitchen, sebab nak sorok the 'messiness' of their wet kitchen,the wet kitchen is small, muat 2 org saja, dry kitchen plak, besar and lawa.. jadi macam display..kalau mampu, tak kisah la kan..masing2 punya style..selalunya org yg ada kitchen macam ni kata they don't spend a lot of time in the kitchen

but it doesn't suit my lifestyle. I love cooking, x mo la nanti masak sorang2 kat kitchen, the rest of the family kat depan dok tgh tv etc..so I want family area sekali dgn kitchen, kiranya, that area will be the hub of the family..anak2 and hubby can lepak2 there doing their stuff/watch tv etc whilst I cook. Then, we can just open up the door, to extend the living area..

Umah SP boleh la buat camni, umah Bertam nak beli yg kecik2 saja, so x leh la buat style ni.. (angan2 saja-umahnya belum ada hahhaha)

Sepagi bersama Aiman and Aliya

Hari ni x kerja, sebab Aiman demam, demam dari Sabtu petang lagi, the whole weekend dok melepek saja, ari ahad Lan ajak pi strawberry picking pun x ikut, pagi tdai mangkit, badan panas lagi..since cuti, x antar la Aliya pi umah makcik dia, kesia pulak kan...dah mummy cuti..tengok2 Aiman macam ok pulak, since I need to entertain the kids, bg depa busy, decided to wash the window yg dah berkurun tak basuh tu, memula plan nak tunggu buat bila dah pindah, dah bagitau my cleaner, kak pah, suh dia mai ari ahad, and I'll pay her for how many hours that she'll work that day..but I told noorwan that I will be there as well ala ala mandur heheh, sebab macam x leh harap sgt la kerja si kak pah ni....tapi even dah basuh tingkap hari ni, lepas ni kena touch up lagi tingkap tu sebab si Aliya dah calit smoothie kat tingkap yg ku basuh itu huhuhuhuh

Petang pulak Aiman ajak pi library dia nak pinjam puzzles and buku baru, since mummy dah pack most of his toys plus all his books hahahha..kijam tak mummy ni? Ni badan dia dah panas balik..huwaa..camna ni esok? Call ward tadi, rupanya Euvgeni my reg tu pun off sick jugak..kelam kabut la si Jimmy my consultant tu dia sorang2 ja ari ni..

Aliya all dressed up ready to go

Aiman pun dah ready, siap posing squegee lagi

x jelas pulak betapa kotornya tingkap ni, nampak ok plak dlm gambar, pokok lavender ku enterframe..dah nak summer ni, galak berbunga la..yg tgh tu paling wangi, harum saja bau sambil cuci tingkap tu, pindah umah nanti rasa nak pi cari lagi benih ni..best..wangi

buruh kanak2 sedang di kerah bekerja

Clucky cluck cluck...

Gosh..makes me sounds like a chicken..

Sorting out Aliya outgrown clothes and my pregnancy clothes..
Mula2 dulu, igtkan nak ada at least 3 org anak, waktu anak sorang, OK lagi..we thought we were ready for no 2, so Aliya was born..mak oiiiiiiiii..the transition was hard! I knew it was going to be hard, but I didn't know it was going to be this hard :(


We are struggling and failing miserably..what with not having any family to help and both of us sitting for our exams next year.

We kind off decided not to have anymore kids, initially we thought we'd wait till I finished my training, then decide..BUT do we want to start all over again in 5 years time??

We are very lucky to have been blessed with Aliya and Aiman, I kept reminding myself to be grateful that they are healthy. But boy, the responsibilities are enormous, I don't think I can cope with another one at the moment

What do I do with my pregnany clothes?? Sell? Keep? Baju Aliya pulak? Dah email rina tadi, dia baru 11 weeks pregnant, so x tau lagi anak apa, kalau baby girl, maybe nak bagi kat Rina saja la kot..

If we ever decide to have another baby, beli lain la kot...

Deep down, I do want another child..tapi larat ke nak jaga? Are we patience enough?

Gulp.....

Semalam balik keja mention kat hubby, kita ada 3 weekends lagi sebelum pindah..dan la kot nak packing barang, hubby macam x percaya saja, dia kata, betui ka 3?? I said, betui la, tadi dah check calender..

Sekali dia balik kja tadi dia kata, mana ada 3, tinggai 2 weekends la..huwaaaaaaaaaaa

ya ka???

macam mana ni, byk lagi yg belum pack...


ni patutnya packing brg, dok mengadap laptop pulak..

Lost online..

Who's lost?? ME? YOU? US?








Meant to blog about this ages ago but never got around to it..It is always in my mind though everytime I am online..








One of the registrar presented this in our Journal Club (Mental Health)





Basically it is about the new modern society's addiction "INTERNET"





I can say I am one of them. I just love internet. Can't live without internet.





It all started when I was in Dublin, I took a long unpaid leave, before and after Aiman was born. I moved to Dublin from Scotland to be with my husband (we were living apart then). Apart from him, I didn't really have any friends. I stayed at home, so internet was my way to communicate, to ease my boredom. Then I discovered all the forums and what nots..it went downhill from then....After he was born, I was even more isolated, I wanted to go out shopping etc, but since hubby used my car to go to work, I had to use public transports (even if I had the car, I wasn't brave enough to drive in Dublin)





Aiman would cry, typically whilst we're on the bus/tram. So, although I wanted to go out, I avoid public transport as much as I can, I even resorted to walking to town occasionally! So we were trapped at home. Again internet was my way to communicate. Overseas board at CARI then was really lively. There are always someone to chat to. I still missed most of them.





For me, reading parenting forums with other mums posting similar problems/challenges to what I am/was facing, really reassured me that I was not the only one facing the problems. It made me feel normal!!!





Then, both my kids hate sleep!. I would use the laptop whilst feeding them on the bed, putting aliya in her hammock etc etc..I was always online...





My life is not complete without surfing the net..





Things like Facebook, blogs etc are not helping as well. It is nice to read updates from friends all over the world





Back to the journal club, we talked about how some people, americans especially want to formalised the diagnosis, they want "internet addiction" to be on DSM IV criteria. They are especially interested in this beacause American Health Industry is mainly driven by insurance, so if there is a formal diagnsois, then all the 'treatment' costs can be claimed from the insurance company, hence more people will take Cognitive Behavioural Therapy like counselling etc..$ big dollar for the provider! Though if we start to medicalised everything, where do we stop?? How about other addiction? Addiction to coffee? Addiction to hanbags *wink* *wink* etc etc etc..



We also talked about what attracts people to internet. Content? Communication? Isolation?





Kena batang hidungku sgt2


If the contents are presented similarly in other form ie books/magazine, will I still be interested, me?? Maybe not..

Packing..packing..packing

Moving house is recognised as one of the most stressful event in life..indeed it is!

Our settlement date is 2/12/2009. We are planning to move on Friday, 4/12. Both our leave have been approved.

Our house is sooo messy at the moment, I have started packing bits by bits.Had to empty the store to find boxes for the kids toys etc..So they are boxes everywhere, bits and pieces of toys and clothes that are yet to find their way into the boxes..only if they can magically packed themselves...*sigh*

Initially I want to get the packing service to do it for me, but since we have spent lots of money for the home buying process..rasa sayang la pulak...

Slow and steady wins the race..I will get there..in the meantime..will just ahve to bear with it..

Jalan2 cari makan...

Dek kerana kedai Flambe dah nak tutup, teringat pulak all our favourite kedai makan in places that we have lived before

LONDON

Fried chicken - x igt apa nama kedai ni..tapi mmg sgt glemer lah diantara kami time tu..I went back a few years after I left London, x la sedap mana pun, but time tu student, ayam dia pulak murah, kalau x silap 2 pounds jek..tu yg buat jadi sedapp tu heheh

Kebab Lolita - Ni kat Paddington Station - Again, when I went again, biasa jek..tapi kira antara yg murah kat London, so glemer la di antara students heheheh

ABERDEEN

Tandoori Chicken! Apa ntah nama kedai dekat ngn Hillhead tu, the chicken is the best!! SOoooooooo moist!

GLASGOW

Lemon Tree Chinese Restaurant, susah nak jumpa chimese restaurant yg halal.Masa kerja kat Hairmyres, time tu pregnant kat Aiman, kadang2 lepas balik kerja sanggup pi naik train sorang2 pi kedai tu, tapi tapau la, segan plak nak makan kat situ sorang2

Mixed Grill - Ada satu kedai ni kat Alison St, ohh dia punya mixed grill sgt sedap, kena ngn tekak kitorg

DUBLIN

Nasik Yusop!! Kedai dia sebelah Dublin Mosque. Ohh nasik yusop ni sgt sedap hokay..Apa la si Yusop ni boh lam nasik dia pun tak tau..secret recipe, Noorwan yg pernah kerja dgn dia kata, dia masak sendiri, x bg depa tolong/tgk.Kerka dia? basuh ayam , lap meja etc camtu.. Bulan puasa dia akan contract masak untuk bukak puasa..tapi aku segan nak pi, sebab makan dalam talam, aku x kenal sgt budak2 dublin pompuan, so macam segan la sebab org lain dah ada geng2 talam depa, ada la sekali dua pi bukak posa kat situ..selalu kalau teringin, beli saja la..tandoori dia pun sedap..dulu2 time pregnant kat Aiman, mmg aku katagih gila kat nasik ni..kadang2 saja beli buat bekal bawak balik Glasgow



Kebab Iskanders - Owhh my favourite kebab, 1st time masa mula2 pindah dok NZ, tak layan kebab dekat 2 tahun tau..(beli sekali, tapi x menepati cita-tekak) so sebab put off, x cuba sammmmpai la recently..Kalau pi Iskander, suka beli yg dia buh lamb seketul2, bukan mince..sedappp. Bawak my PIL pi makan, my MIL x mo makan, sebab kata lamb panas,owhh hilang nikmat hidup



Istanbul - Pun suka jugak..nasik dia best, yg lain, biasa2 saja

Zaytoon (Persian) - Kebab sini sedap..last makan 7/12/2006 - pi celebrate Aiman's 1st Birthday kat sini..a few weeks before leaving Dublin for good..

Harap2nya adaa la rezeki nak pi makan kat tempat2 ni satu hari nanti..esp nasik yusop tu..berhantu wooo nasik dia..bawak our parents pi, depa pun teringat2 sampai la..

Ohh tidakkkkkkk

Patut la 2-3 hari ni terasa-rasa sungguh nak makan butter chicken Flambe..rupanya inilah kali terakhir daku makan butter chicken iteww..tokey kedai nak tutup kedai ari selasa depan hukk hukk..they're taking a break, nak migrate ke australia


Butter chicken kedai lain x best

huwaaaaaaa..their butter chicken is the best!! Dah la berapa kerat saja kedai halal kat Hamilton ni, yg kami suka, tutup pulak huuhu..sedih2

Jeles dok baca blog org malaysia pi makan sana-sini, tapau makanan sedia..dok sini, x masak, kelaparan lah..

Sampai2 saja kat kedai rupa2nya Lan, Ella, K junn, Gee, Aya n hubby beserta Hanani dok tgh makan kat situ..ella la yg bagitau depa nak tutup dah....rupa2nya Ella n Lan mmg regular customer kat situ, tp kami x pernah pulak terserempak..

Igtkan lepas ni, bila pindah Rototuna, boleh la selalu pi, sebab dah dekat dgn Chartwell..sekali depa nak tutup kedai pulak..

Sedih nyaaaaaaaa..

The best Butter Chicken in Town indeed!

Alhamdullilah

I am soooooooooo happy. I received a welcome email from my 'future' supervisor in South City Medical Centre. Apparently I will be placed under her for my 1st attachment. My 2nd attachment will quite likley be rural, but will deal with that when the time comes.

For the last week I have been talking to Noorwan if I should contact Waikato Region coordinator and asked to be placed near the hospital, but I couldn't think of a practice around this area that involve in registrar teaching plus I have been procrastinating. Little did I know South City is one of them! I haven't got any official letter from the co-ordinator yet..but I presumed my supervisor has!

Why am I soo happy? Because it is just a few mins drive from the hopsital. We will be moving to Rototuna soon, if I work somewhere that is quite far/opposite direction from the hospital, my DH would have to drop both kids to daycare/childminder. On the day that he does long day, I would have to come all the way to pick up the kids. But since my placement is near the hospital as well, we can all come in one car in the morning and drive home together, Alhamdullilah


I have decided to keep Aiman and Aliya where they are now.Aiman is fairly happy with Lollipops and Janifal, Aliya's childminder is very nice. I am hoping to complete my GPEP in one year, sit for the exam in Dec next year. Aiman turns 5 next year and will start Primary School sometime in January the following year, then I am hoping to start part timing from then. I am hoping to do 9-2 or something like that. That way I can drop both of them to school/daycare and finished in time to pick him up from school.

So far evertyhing seem to fall into place rather nicely.

I am so grateful to HIM for his help. I don't know what I have done to deserve this. Alhamdullillah

We've gone unconditional!!

On the house..

I really hope we have made the right decision.

We need to move, have outgrown the house. The kids need the outside space.

After we made the offer. We started the process of obtaining the builder's report, LIM and sorting out the finance.

Finance was approved on Friday . We got the LIM last week. Donna our solicitor said there was no issues with the LIM. However there was a hiccup in the building inspection. The inspector, Terry found a leak on the ensuite. Luckily the house is still under warranty. So the contractor was called in and quickly started to remedy the problem. They had to rip the wall apart and found a leak on the shower mixer tap. We had to ask for extension to ensure that Terry is staisfied with the repair work. He went round again today and said the moisture reading has come down and he is happy with it. So we went unconditional today...

Need to start packing..the hardest bit..But we are looking forward to move. More space for the kids and the other big mega bonus is we dont have to content with our annoying k3ling neighbour again wohooo..Though in the new house, the house at the front of our house is k3ling as well. Hopefully they are not as bad..menyampassss.......