Since Aunty Kambing from Planet Kambing tagged me, I will oblige!

10 things that make me happy:

1) Mini-D various sleeping poses ( he has lots)

2) Getting a beauty treament i.e. pedicure, facial, massage, etc.

3)Not having to go into the office for the past 2 months

4) and being paid for it~

5) home-cooked food everyday (staying with parents during maternity)

6) Mini-D waking up with smiles and laughters

7) Taking an afternoon nap next to Mini-D

Shopping online! ( with confinement, this is a real treat! )

9) Alex suprising me with a gift! (yeap, belated birthday gift and probably a ‘birthing’ gift! )

10) Having a super supportive family!

Don’t think will tag anybody, but would like to thank Aunty Kambing for asking me to do this.  It brightens up the day knowing that we are blessed with so many loved ones!

This week’s class was entirely on the subject of feeding your own baby.  A fellow participant commented: Human Milk for the Human Baby. Me likey this very much.

A few things that I’ve learnt which I find very useful: -

1. Proper Latch-On: One of the more frequent excuses I heard among the folks who gave up breastfeeding is “No Milk!” Since I have no prior experience myself, the instructor did enlightened us that the main reason for this is that the baby did not latch on properly thus regardless of how much sucking he/she did, there is no milk coming out. Two problems will occur. Firstly, mother’s nipples will be so sore, she’ll be afraid to let her baby suckle on them. Second, the baby himself/herself will be terrified since this source is not satisfying his/her hunger.

2. Signalling: This part is quite a no-brainer. You demand more from your body, your body will know how to react accordingly to meet the demand and vice-versa.  Although as simple as it sounds, I guess, discipline is a major issue here.

3. Poop Chart: This, Alex and I especially like. Like most concerned friends and relatives, they will go ” You sure ah, your baby getting enough milk from you?  No need formulakah?” The instructor shared with us how to gauge whether your baby is feeding enough. Check the outlet. What comes in, must go out!  lol

Lastly, would like to share a video on the amazing baby’s first journey to getting his/her first meal. I want to do just that when Mini Diong comes!

As promised, this is a pic of me at 28 weeks. Pregnancy glow is a myth! lol

Of late, I have very busy until I almost forgot to renew my road tax. Luckily my insurance agent called up and said that my road tax is due. Apparently everything is now online, upon renewal of the insurance, I can renew my road tax online!

I know it sounds very ‘kampung‘ but the fact is sometimes, memang sudah ketinggalan. I went onto the site and proceeded with the renewal just to find that the JPJ has yet to update my insurance particulars therefore I cannot proceed with the roadtax renewal. Not long after that, I received a call from the site’s helpline, asking me if I need help in renewing my insurance. At this point, I was rather amazed with the efficiency of the website. However, since I was pretty certain that my agent has already renewed the policy, I politely decline stating that I already have that covered.

Upon the confirmation of the insurance policy, I made payment through my credit card. The very next day, the road tax was sent to my doorstep. Talking about super efficient here. Not only they have scored cookies points by assisting me when I had issues with the website but the delivery was super super fast.  Will definitely use their service again next year to renew my roadtax!

Seriously, lately I am terribly worn-out. When I finish work I really just feel like just lazing in the front of the TV and just go to sleep. Not only that, gym has also taken a back seat. Have not been getting the exercise I need thus having lots of body aches everywhere.

Which is why sometimes, when I am at work I keep on dreaming of white, sandy, idlylic beaches or perhaps go on those cruises… hehehe… must cajole Alex into bringing me though…

Just want to apologize for the recent disappearing acts.  Have been extremely busy with work. Out of a sudden, instead of going to work at around 7-ish and going back at 5-ish, I suddenly find myself going home for dinner at around 8:30pm ! Effectively I am at work more than 12 hours!  The only lucky thing is that I am having the summer holidays when it comes to the university. At least I do not have to rush for class in the evening and going back home only 10:30pm!

But other than that, nothing really is happening because all my energy has been wasted at work, so during the weekends, I decided that I should be a vegetable and stay put without doing anything!  Take it as a recuperating session. Hopefully when the project is over I have more time to blog!

That’s right. I’ve been bogged down with so many things happening in such a short period… Slightly overwhelmed. Will update soon.

I know there must be a million blog posts regarding the death of Michael Jackson. Despite all his weirdness, Michael Jackson has touched more lives than I guess he would have thought.Linda sent me an SMS yesterday stating,  ’sorry to hear your idol passed away’. Noticed how she text the message? I’ve always been a fan. His style is unique. Upon seeing and hearing him, one could only say, ” This is Michael Jackson”. I think he is the only artist I bought original!!

But that aside, wheter this man was guilty of all the allegations and the charges against him , his death,  in a lot of ways, can be seen as also a blessing for him. It has made people remember him for his greatness rather than his weaknesses. The saying, ” First impression is always a lasting impression” certainly holds true for this exceptional performer.

This is so long overdue. Due to the busy work schedule as well as the immense stress from the group projects the previous semester, this place was neglected badly! Good news is with yesterday’s exams over, I have almost 1 month of post-grad-free-days! Yippee!!!

Looking back the previous semester, I have learnt one very important lesson, and I quote San @ ” To Hell with Diversification, Stick to Yer Mates! “

The fact was, this semester,  we ‘allowed’ the full timers, foreigners to be our group mates is also due to me wanting to have a more ‘diversified’ outlook on the subject. But nonetheless, the good thing in this whole mess is that I have learnt that friends are great support when you need to vent things out! And of course, having good groupmates (Inbha & Henry in the pic) more than enough make up for the stress the bad ones give you. So the following semester, being ‘kiasu’ we already formed groups! How about that!

Anyway, I am looking forward to just enjoying spending quiet evenings working out at the gym to lose all the late night snack fats and perhaps even go shopping when the sales are back!  I can’t wait!