yummymummy revisited

After laying low for the last 5 months...i have decided to revisit my abandon blog & keep blogging. To be honest the last 5 months was me being lost in space with things that which i now realize could wait and didn't have to be too stressful...silly me, anyway this year im gonna try to relax a little and not get too worked up with the unnecessary.

Happy New Year Everyone....hope its not to late..

So yes, for 2009 i do have my own resolution..will i live up to it? we shall see insyallah. going back to work after a 5 weeks break will not be easy but work is work and 5 weeks has been generous and wonderful...spending time with the family was great.

However, one day before coming back to Cairo, i got a call from bestie in Sitiawan with the news that 'Mak' has passed away, it was just hours ago that i called her to check on her condition. I know how much she means to you and she will be missed, hang in there babe...insyallah arwah akan di tempatkan di kalangan orang orang yang beriman, al fatihah..

When you least expected....

i love birthdays,but when it comes to mine its just an ordinary day.I guess since im an adult i expect less on birthdays,not like when we were kids. My parents use to give us super birthday parties and we all have alot of fun!...but that was along time ago.

But this year,when i least expected, i had the best birthday in along time,although i wished caveman was here to celebrate it with me, i had my fav frens to celebrate it with. All of them got together threw a suprise party for me......and yes i was super suprise....:).

So touched..i couldnt stop crying...yes it was not very pretty but i was just soo touched. I wished i could have dresses better to my party and slap some make up on my face, i had just come back from work. They had a very good idea of diverting me and the instant phone calls pressuring me to comeback...i really had no idea...When the door open..i just went speechless and u know when u dont want to cry but u cant help it and how your face gets all funny...i can feel my face doing exactly that and all i see what flashed or lights from the camera. Then i knew they got me!!!

Everyone i wanted to see was there...food was great..the cakes...yumms...Samira baked me her famous chocolate cake..( picture above ). Then i call home coz ayah and mama wanted to see and mama,ayah and adek sang to me...told me what i got for my birthday...priceless..:). I miss them more now.

It was a good nite and good birthday.

Too all of you, who was at my birthday party last tuesday and also to tho

se who couldn't come but deeply wanted too :)...Thank YOU sooo much...life in Cairo would not be the same without all of you and your friendship makes living here bearable and enjoyable.I heart you all.....:). Thank you.....

Then 2 days back...a parcel came from Malaysia..,i remembered KakPa sent me something, It was wrap is a plan brown paper...but the inside was full of drawing from my neices on the wrapping paper, very cute and very creative with a very touching card...yes pagi pagi dah buat i nagis...sigh..emo tak tentu pasal...but it was very touching.When i finally open the box...hehhe i got a cupcake stand...what more do i need....!!! probably time to make the cupcakes..:).

Pressie this year...1 cupcake stand,7 palestine potteries,1 gorgeous bag, 2 super cool clutch, a glamourous bracelate and a sexy perfume...like samira said...all i need is a hot date....:).

smiles......

Pictures stolen from tukang photo except from the cake..teehee

here it comes again..

my company wants me to get a promotion, where else me...im quite happy to be where i am rite now, i despite the workload, i cant really complain about the pay infact i am very much thankful.

This, i have be running from since last year..and i guess this time i cant run anymore, it has finally cought up with me and i think i am finally ready for it.Please dont get me wrong, who doesnt want a promotion everyone does..but this one is a different kind if promotion..its take afford, time and support...alot of it. I have to do a project and do like 7 interviews to get the promotion...and we all have to go thru it, caveman did it, samira did it, bassically all of my SLB frens did it..im probbaly the last one to get on the bandwagon.

my boss that has been supporting me since i started work here is moving to KSA (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) and a new guy has arrived to take his place, which makes me abit shaky...alot of things ran thru my head today...and when i finally sat down with them to give an overview of my project and where i stand, i was abit relieve to know that he is keen on supporting me and will work together to help me get this promotion on time...when is on time..they have a target of Oct...the lasted Nov.Sigh..isnt it like 3 months to go..sigh..

So today i've made up my mind...this will be my last week to slack off..and after this week...come sunday i will dedicate myself to getting it done in the next 3 month before i can be a free woman! :)

wish me luck ladies! deep breath.......

Possing with my measles..

This is me, 5 days after i was diagnosed with German Measles,my mummy insisted that we take a picture of me and my measles, so that she can cherish them when i grown up or maybe even make fun with it in front of my future BF !! la..la..la...la..
despite of having calamyn lotion on my face i still managed to strike a post for my fans :D......can you see my spots...maybe not becoz they are covered by the lotion my crazy parents covered me with...

my measles was not to bad, the Dr said that it was becoz i had the vaccination when i was a wee baby, if not i will be like a wee lobster...yes mummy showed me the pictures of other babies who had them...red red red. It wasn't pleasent, i have very high fever for 3 days and i was very weak. Thanks to mummy and daddy who nursed me day & nite, i am feeling alot better now, i even ate some pasta today..mummy was very happy!

i have 2 more days to go...missing school...missing my wee frens..wid, mashael, hanna and karam and of course Tisha my partner in crime...i cant wait to go out and play with them and my parents are driving me cookoo...they have been feeding me this pink medicine which they claims to be SWEET...and today mummy also made me eat cod liver oil and claim that SWEET too...hmmm, i am not easily fooled mummy.i know what SWEET taste like...they are yummy...hehehehe...but i know she and my daddy wants me to get better...so to make them happy,ate them happily and i get a thumbs up "Good Job" every time i finish a spoon full without fail from daddy and mummy.

2 more days.....:D

Selamat Hari Jadi Mama

hari nie..56 tahun lalu,seorang wanita yang saya amat sayangi and rindui telah melahirkan seorang anak perempuan yang sempurna. Saya sangat berterima kasih kepada wanita itu yang saya panggil atuk, arwah atok saya dan anak yang dilahirkan itu adalah mama kepada saya and adek saya. We love you mama...i miss you muahsss
so, semalam i pun tepon la mama, sebab semalam adalah ulang tahun perkahwinan mama dan ayah juga, tahun ini adalah tahun ker-30 mereka bersama..ahlamdulilah, which means, i will be 30 next year..wuhaaaaaaa!!! keke..anyway, mama saya boleh terlupa esok bday die as always :). Tapi kali nie die lupa sebab, die sedang risaau memikirkan tentang sepupu safiea yang masuk ker ICU akibat pendarahan dlm otak. Alhamdulilah die sudah sedar sekarang dah boleh bergerak and dah pun di pindahkan semula kere Ipoh and ahdamdulilah die tidak perlu melakukan operation yang high risk itu. Saya harap harap Ilman akan sihat seperti sedia kala...adek Ilham saya nie baru 10 tahun...kesian die. Saya jugak harap mama tak bergitu risau..nanti mama pulak yang sakit..

Pagi tadi, saya call mama lagi...mama saya sedang sibuk memilih hadiah ulang tahun dan hari jadi nie die KLCC...i wonder what she got! hmmmm...tapi she sounds very happy...and saya harap ayah and adek will make today a special day for mama, sebab mama sayang deserve it all..mama kami bukan seorang yang suka meminta..tetapi die suka diingati...who doesntkan? we all do..now i wish i was at home...:(.

kepada mama...

Selamat Hari Jadi Mama...semoga Allah murah kan rezeki and panjangkan umur,insyallah

Hmmm....this makes me wonder...kalau mama punyer birthday hari nie...makne nyer saya punye birthday lagi 10 hari..hehheh...*evil grin*

Part II: Paris Je'taime

im watchin this movie called " Paris Je'taime " and it reminded me about pending entree..Part II...Paris..the city or light...and the city for lovers...:D. Watching the movie made me miss Paris..it is a beautiful city and at nite...Paris is magical..:D

So where to i begin, ok here goes...we advanterously took the bus...Roissy 350 from CDG to Gare du Nord, the trip was..pleasent but was a trip, stopping at almost every stop until we got to the highway, caveman was abit worried coz we had to pass everything single ghetto...from the african quarters to chinatown to french bombay to finally...Gare du nord, and from here...we walked 20 mins to get to out little hotel..Libertel Canal St Martin. The 1st day was great...the 2nd day the lift stop working and Shilme and family had a problem with the room..and from there it was down hill...imagine carrying a 2 yrs old baby, a 5 kg stroller and of course shopping bag up 5 flights of stairs after having walking for hours????..i tell you we build some buns of steel that week..would reccommend it..nope, never..find another hotel please madame.

sampai sampai hotel, letak bags and we are off...i was excited to show my darlings Paris, 1st stop..Champs-Élysées, not the shopping but for Arc de Triomphe, caveman was stunt..having seeing it on telly to see such super monument in front of his eyes...just makes me smiles. I was suprise that i still remember the way to get to Eiffel from thre...and when he finally saw Eiffel Tower..i knew Paris has got him big time!!...we decided to go up to the verry top...and it took us 4 hours from queueing getting upthere and coming down..was it worth it..difinately...will i do it again...phewww maybe not. Once u get up there it was a really chilly nite...cold to be exact but the sight was significant, i wish i had a tripod with me..dang! By the time we got down it was 12:00am...and the last metro was at 12:40am and luckily we got the last train back..

Sigh....just in one day there is alot to write...and to go thru 6 days...i think ill stay up all nite. To cut the story short , the rest of the week was just spent going a round town and we spend one day at Disneyland.With Shilme and family, we had a blast..and i think even bubbles enjoyed it, innit cool for her, to go on holiday with a fren at 2...i think it pretty awesome! theres too much to write about Paris..i could go on and on..but it will never end and it wont be as good as me telling it in person..besides pictures tells a million stories...:D

http://www.flickr.com/photos/reenaribena

Paris Je'taime

bedtime story

sleeping time for bubbles..sometimes can be a peice of cake but sometimes can be a nitemare. With bubbles, i kene tido dgn die until she dooze off sebab she has to fiddle with my ears...her little habits since she was a baby.." mummy...nak ears"..kalau tak dapat the rite place pun marah gak..salah telinger pun salah gak...its always the left ear for me.

i salut my frens that can put their kids in bed by 8pm and they go willingly...although bubbles now goes to bed at 9pm max 10pm, im still struggling. I got this newletter from babycenter. I have tried a few off them...but what i think works the best is sticking to the same bedtime!...even on weekends when its the hardest coz u might be out and about..but its worth the try! bubbles was doing very well with this method until...we went on hols and her timing was haywire...well...can really blame it on her...her crazy parents is to blame...so sekarang nie, i kene start all over again with her timing...

bubbles wakes up happy after a 10 hrs sleep.....dont we all :D

Big Story: The best sleep advice you've never heard

Toddlers and preschoolers: Just when you thought it couldn't get worse

It's hard to believe, but by the time your child celebrates his second birthday, he has spent more time asleep than awake. On average, toddlers need 12 to 14 hours of sleep a day, including naps. (Preschoolers do fine on 11 to 13 hours.) Don't be alarmed if your child vetoes the two-nap routine. At around 18 months, it's not unusual for a child to wean himself from two naps to one. But cutting his siestas in half means nighttime sleep gets promoted to highest priority.

Keep the sleep routine short and sweet
An elaborate, multifaceted variety show — a bath, three books, two songs, and a back rub — can stretch on ad nauseam. "Before you know it, your well-intentioned sleep routine turns from transition time to playtime for your child," says Mary Ann LoFrumento, a pediatrician and author of Simply Parenting: Understanding Your Newborn and Infant. If your child fights bedtime, keep the focus on sleep and don't let your child call all the shots.

LoFrumento suggests that parents of troubled sleepers keep the routine no longer than 15 minutes. (Longer is fine if your child falls asleep easily.) Fifteen minutes should be all it takes to put on pajamas, read two short books, and say goodnight, she says.

Connect the dots
"One of the biggest mistakes parents make is not connecting a child's sleep and his daytime behavior," says Pantley. She attributes many of the behaviors labeled as terrible twos to signs of sleep deprivation. "Fussiness, whininess, fighting with siblings — all have their root in the lack of a good night's sleep." Her advice? Move up bedtime. (See our next tip, "Take back the night.")
(bubbles fav bedtime book)
Take back the night
Exert control and set an early bedtime, preferably between 7 and 8 p.m., Pantley says. "These kids aren't looking at the clock to see what time it is. They're simply waiting for someone to tell them it's time for bed." So pick a time and stick to it.

Practice climate control
Sure, 72 degrees Fahrenheit sounds comfy for a bedroom. And that's true — when you're awake. But the ideal sleeping temperature is between 60 and 70 degrees Fahrenheit. That's because sleep follows on the heels of a sharp drop in body temperature, which is also why a bath before bed helps kids nod off faster. The bath gets your child nice and toasty and then the cool room causes his
So, nudge the thermostat down at least an hour before bedtime. If you're forgetful, install an automatic thermostat. Program it to drop in the evening and rise in the morning, and your child just might follow suit.

Wake kids at the same time every day
A consistent wake-up routine is just as important as a regular bedtime. Children should get up at roughly the same time every day (give or take 30 minutes). Fight the urge to let them sleep in on weekends, says Pantley. "What we are doing is asking our children to live in two different time zones — a weekday zone and a weekend zone," she says. "As a result, they get perpetual jet lag."

Just because kids don't benefit from a little extra shut-eye on the weekends doesn't mean you won't. If weekend mornings are your only time to make up lost sleep, trade morning duty with your partner so that your child stays on track.