When I checked my email this morning, I saw an email from Anie Eshop, informing me that I won the first prize, and would be receiving a TUDUNG EKIN as the prize!!!!! best best...me tak pernah ada tudung Ekin ni...:)
And so delighted to see my comper frens like ZaiKulim, Puan Bunga and Anin (seindahbayu) are also the winners for Anis Eshop contest...best menang together2 :)
Anyway, this whole week, me keep on receiving the prizes that me won from blog-based contest...
here are some that have reached me:
♥♥♥ Prize from Shopperlicious -
me love the Pink Sandal and the Belt...earrings tu me tak pakai (sbb me tak bertindik)...nanti boleh bg part of hadiah my giveaway soon kot :p ada ker org nak?
♥♥♥ DVD Fast & Furious 4 won from FastBlox lucky draw
- dvd ori ni ...berapa yer harga kat Msia sbb kalau kat UK, around 10-12 pound jugak kalau latest movie..so kalau convert dlm RM50-RM60...best dpt DVD free :)
...design/tulisan kat bj tu cute, tp bj ni saiz kecik yg teramat...and long sleeve - my mom kata tak sesuai kalau nak pakaikan utk newborn baby yg sgt2 fragile kan...so mcm mana tu...after all, bj free kan...
♥♥♥ handmade cards (2pcs) from Lin Handmade Greeting Card
...sweet sgt kad2 ni :) me love creative thingy like this :) That's all...still awaiting few items from blog contest that me have just won :) excited tunggu hadiah as usual
Alhamdulillah.. me murah rezeki in April (kebetulan my bday month ) and my Ariff's bday month, and my lil nephew-Eham bday month, <<-- today is Eham bday...
Just now, my younger bro told me that we won this contest - 2 nd runner up...(i used my sis-in-law's name as proxy, as I know i won't be able to attend the prize-giving ceremony..and the best part, the prize that we won is worth RM1k in total!
o yess, i did spent RM200 ++ to buy some Avent products @ Parkson, semata2 to qualify to join this contest, and it is slogan-based!! so berbaloi lah me invest ;)
Can't wait to see how the actual prize look like -->>Avent hamper + Maclaren stroller... ;)
"Bergelar isteri pada usia yang sangat muda iaitu 15 tahun, ibu saya, Hajjah Karimah Yusof ,dikurniakan cahaya mata pertama ketika usianya baru mencecah 18 tahun. Walaupun hanya berbekalkan pendidikan setakat darjah enam di sekolah Melayu, ditambahi lagi dalam usia yang begitu muda, beliau bijak menyusun, menguruskan rumahtangga dan mendidik anak-anak di samping sokongan suami tercinta hingga semua anaknya berjaya melangkah ke menara gading dan menjawat jawatan yang disegani di agensi kerajaan dan swasta.
Dilahirkan dalam keluarga yang serba kekurangan, pemergian ibu kandung ke rahmatullah ketika ibu baru berusia 10 tahun adalah salah satu penyebab pihak keluarga mengambil keputusan untuk mengahwinkan ibu dengan pilihan kelurga, Haji Ismail Awang Besar. Bahtera rumahtangga Ibu dan suami tercinta telah diserikan dengan kehadiran 7 orang cahaya mata pengikat kasih dan 13 orang cucu pengerat cinta. Ibu adalah ‘role model’ saya yang tiada bandingnya sepanjang zaman kerana ibu adalah tukang masak yang hebat, tukang jahit yang berbakat, ‘hair dresser’ rasmi untuk anak-anak perempuannya, teman baik merangkap pakar motivasi untuk semua anaknya.
Ibu menyusukan sepenuhnya setiap anaknya dengan susu badan sehingga kami semua berusia 2 tahun malah dia tidak pernah segan menyuapkan nasi ke mulut anak-anaknya walaupun kami semua sudah mula bersekolah di sekolah rendah, semata-mata untuk memberi berkat daripada tangan ibu. Kini semua anaknya cemerlang dalam hidup dengan kerjaya yang membanggakan. 2 org doctor perubatan, seorang doctor gigi, dua orang pensyarah (bakal doktor falsafah), seorang jurutera petroleum dan seorang guru.
Sememangnya ibu sangat menitikberatkan keseimbangan pembelajaran duniawi dan ukhrawi. Bahkan, ibu yang mempunyai suara dan bakat sebagai seorang qari’ah yang hebat telah mengajar sehingga khatam ketujuh-tujuh orang anaknya mengaji al-Quran. Sehingga kini, ibu adalah teman baik anak-anaknya kerana kami semua tanpa ragu-ragu pasti berkongsi apa-apa jua masalah dan rahsia dengan ibu.
Antara kenangan paling indah yang kami semua banggakan dan syukuri ialah Ibu telah mendapat tempat kedua semasa Anugerah Penghargaan buat Ibu Karangkraf Tahun 2007 (saya yang beria-ia mencalonkan Ibu). Majlis yang meriah itu dihadiri oleh kami seisi keluarga sebagai meraikan hari teristimewa untuk Ibu, org paling penting dalam hidup kami (kami siap pakai warna merah satu famili sebab merah adalah warna kegemaran Ibu). The best part, hadiahnya yg dimenangi agak banyak (cash, few hampers, voucher spa, percutian, pearl bracelet etc) ->> kami semua sama-sama share hadiahnyer– tp cashprize of course utk Ibulah ;p
Kini ibu berusia 68 tahun. Ibu selalu meluahkan perasaan syukur dan bangganya dengan saya, selaku salah seorang anak perempuan yang paling rapat dengan ibu, bahawa kami semua telah memenuhi, mencapai impian dan aspirasinya, kerana ibu tidak berpeluang belajar dan mempunyai kareer yang hebat macam kami. Yang pastinya, ibu tetap hebat di mata saya kerana saya tidak mungkin dapat menjadi seorang wanita sehebat ibu dalam mendidik anak-anak. Saya ingin sekali membahagiakan ibu dengan menyampaikan hasrat ibu dan arwah ayah (ayah meninggal dunia tahun lepas june 15th) untuk menunaikan umrah – ibu, saya dan 3 orang adik-adik saya. Insya Allah, moga dimurahkan rezeki..Amiin..
Saya selalu berpegang pada bisikan keramat ibu: “Tiada yang lebih membahagiakan seorang ibu melainkan melihat kebahagiaan anak-anaknya”. "
Ni pic kenangan terindah masa hari anugerah penghargaan buat ibu karangkraf 2007
Bday is just once a year, so it would be nice if we could do something special & memorable...
so how did i spent my bday?...
bgn pagi2, dpt suprise a dozen of roses from beloved hubby, cards form hubby & my zharfan, and a mini custard cake (which is super sweet rasanya)..and they sang me happy bday :) sweet yet i got to know about it since last nite, coz my zharfan sibuk bisik2 to me , papa beli bunga :p
and then me was moody, sbb duit elaun/scholarship kpt tak masuk in my account (whereas me desperately need to pay house rent etc)...when I emailed KPT, the officer-in-charge replied saying that she 'terlepas pandang my name'!!! aduss!!! kena tunggu until next week lah nampaknyer..
and then I went to school, coz I got a meetin with my supervisor at 11 am....meeting finished at 11.40...quickly chased hopper bus, then hubby fetch me...pegi byr sewa rumah kat landlord, then pegi amik my bday cupcake specially baked by Kak Anim!!! hepi hepi dpt bday cake!!
Then balik umah, tunggu zharfan balik dari school, then went out for picnic at riverside...beli kfc tapau...amik pics kat riverside tu...
then singgah window shopping kat Next, Boots, Toys R Us..
then balik umah...
the end...
that's how i spent my bday
and happy sgt2 coz i got sooooo many bday wishes from family, frens, relatives, mostly via FB, other than via email + blog!!! overwhelmed :)
o yess, i bought a new hp coz my adik lelaki gave me some bday money :)
emmm...as at 5.44 pm waktu UK, and 12.44 midnite waktu msia...
I'm turning 34 in few hrs time UK time, tp kalau ikut waktu Msia, I'm in club 34 already (my mom told me that I was born past midnite pun, that's why I'm sawo matang :p)
being a lil blogger with lil blog, it's a thril, an achievement in fact for me to have 86 visitors today...usually the average is 30-50 per day...that's fair coz I have less than 60 followers..
and it's equally exciting for me to see my current number of followers...knowing that they voluntarily follow my blog...
i know one of the fastest way to increase followers is by organizing contest, (kind of having rela-paksa followers) but the obstacle is i'm not in msia now, so nanti susah plak nak pos hadiah...but i'm having my first giveaway bila dh nak balik msia nanti...at least as appreciation to my followers..yg sanggup baca my entries...lately 90% on contest :p :p
34 is just a number...and a step closer to death..yet i'm thankful and grateful for all the blessings that have been showered upon me...alhamdulillah..
this entry is specially made for the Contest "Pengalaman Menyusukan Anak" - it's pretty fun to join the contest and at the same time me refreshing my breastfeeding journey...which is truly memorable!!
Me dh ada 2 boys, so dh 2 kali pengalaman - yang sama dan tak sama..
Pengalaman 1 : Menyusukan Zharfan (now dh 5 tahun pun)
Me menyusukan Zharfan selama setahun setengah..
Sebaik sahaja Zharfan melihat dunia, slps me siap di stitch kat v* tu ( sbb byk jugak koyak), my baby ni telah dibawa oleh nurse utk diletak dlm wad baby/nursery, dgn alasan nak bagi ibu berehat (me bersalin kat Hospital Swasta)…me plak tak de pengalaman dan tak tau apa2…me bersalin pukul 1 pagi, so keesokan hari dlm pukul 6 pagi, barulah me boleh pegang dan cuba menyusukan my baby…yg mengejutkan me, nurse dh pun bagi Zharfan minum susu formula siap2, tak bagi baby lapar, aduss, me sgt geram, rupa2nya Hospital ni bukan Hospital Rakan Bayi…akibatnya, Zharfan tak pandai menyusu direct from me…my breast mula bengkak (sbb susu byk), baby tak pandai latch (melekap), my mom dh ajar dgn segala ilmunya cara2 yg betul (my mom menyusukan all 7 anak selama 2 thn each)…my mom kata my n*..e ni kurang sesuai (big size, compared to my mom punya), tu psl baby susah nak latch…I pun rasa sbb tu lah kot..nak buat mcm mana kan…dh gitu sejak azali ;p
Me menangis sepanjang 2 minggu pertama sbb sakit breast bengkak dan sedih sbb tak dpt menyusukan baby, solution sementara, me perah susu by hands, sampai lebam2 breast + lenguh2 tgn …(tak terpikir plak nak beli breast pump time ni…) oh yer, me letak kobis kat dlm bra utk kurangkan bengkak…berkesan jugak, tp tak hilang pun bengkak tu, just rasa sejuk jer dan kurang berdenyut2/pain.
Finally, sbb me tak putus asa, terus cuba jugak paksa baby menyusu, selepas lebih kurang 2 minggu dlm pantang, my Zharfan akhirnya pandai menyusu!! Tp still ada masalah lagi…baby hanya pandai menyusu breast sebelah kanan ajer, sblh kiri dia tak mahu, sbb n*..e belah tu memang tak mampu di latch by his small mouth…so jdlah my breast bengkak ie besar sebelah…adusss….rasanyer slps sebulan lebih barulah ok ie baby dh boleh latch kedua2 belah…
Me tak de problem dgn supply susu, sbb susu byk…memang leaking ajer memanjang even pakai breast pad pun…me masuk keje balik (lecturing) slps maternity leave 2 bln…and me hantar Zharfan ke nursery…time ni dh mula bekalkan infant formula masa kat nurseru tu, tp masa lunch hour, the whole one hour me akan pegi nursery utk spend time breasffeed Zharfan & play with him…
Kat rumah, memang Zharfan tak suka pun minum infant formula ni…Cuma kat nursery ajer, sbb me tak kuat semangat +tak cukup ilmu utk perah susu utk bekalan semasa kat nursery…me kind of regret…
Masa umur zharfan cecah setahun setengah, me kena attend one week course kat BTN, so terpaksa berpisah dgn baby…abis jer kursus, my zharfan tak mintak nak breastfeed dah…dia dh terbiasa minum susu botol selama seminggu and he’s ok with it…so berakhirlah my breastfeeding journey yg pertama…sedih jugak pikir me tak sempat cukupkan 2 years breastfeeding tu…
Pengalaman 2 : Menyusukan Ariff (baru masuk sethn)
I bersalin di Hosp yg sama (sbb I suka gynae nyer lemah lembut, baik, friendly)…tp this time, I’m fully prepared to breastfeed right after my lil Ariff is born, and memang I mintak utk jaga baby on my own, tak mau di letak kat wad baby/nursery. Ariff memang cuba menyusu few minutes lps dilahirkan…tp masa tu susu I plak tak de lagi…
Tp I still suruh dia nyonyot utk stimulate susu…
Esok, balik rumah, the nightmare recur…Ariff pun gagal latch mcm his elder bro, Zharfan…this time, I’m more prepared, breast dh membengkak mcm nak meletup, I quickly call my bro-in-law (keje kat Metrojaya KL), mintak dia tlg beli and poskan breast pump (brand Avent, yg manual punya). Nak beli yg letrik, tak cukup budget plak…so I pun super semangat memerah susu dgn jayanya, tp manual thingy ni memang tiring, and my milk pulak tak byk…it was a real challenge…I made full use of the breastpump only dlm masa berpantang, coz after that, Ariff dh pandai menyusu direct from my boob…so settle masalah…kiranya less prob compared to my first time masa breastfeed kan Zharfan dulu..and guess what happens to my Avent breast pump that costs me RM220?dh tersimpan elok jer dlm its original box…
And me rasa sungguh bertuah and bersyukur sbb now me on study leave, so me gilir2 jaga Ariff with hubby, which means, Ariff menyusu 90% from me, the rest, masa I pegi skool, his papa bagi jugak infant formula, tp Ariff jrg benar minum..he simply doesn’t like it :p nothing compared to mommy’s milk kan Ariff :p
I memang berazam utk breastfeed Ariff for whole 2 years..insya Allah…and I memang enjoy and treasure every single moment when he’s in my hug on my lap enjoying mommy’s milk…rasa mcm sweet sgt, in fact undescribable feeling…
So this is the pic of my 2 lil heroes...
Nama Ibu : Suzi
Nama Anak : Zharfan &Ariff
Tempoh menyusu:
Zharfan : Setahun setengah ;
Ariff : Masih menyusu (Insya Allah sampai 2 tahun)
And I’d love to share this lovely poem with all breastfeeding mommies…
Breastfeeding is so special to me,
Its just between me and my baby,
It's a skill we have learnt together,
That we can share whatever the weather.
Yes, there have been hard times along the way,
But I could never quit,
Knowing he's getting the very best,
Makes it all worth it.
As I feed my babe from my breast,
I look down at him and smile,
We've been on somewhat of a quest,
But its worth going the extra mile.
