memories to hold, InsyaAllah

Servis penghantar Susu Ibu. Memang terbaik!

2012-01-18T19:20:00.000-08:00

Kalau la Malaysia ada servis macam ni, rasanya mat-mat dispatch boleh add on service diorang..takde la busan je hantar surat..hehe

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‘Servis penghantar susu ibu’

2012/01/19
Sumber : Berita Harian

SEORANG pekerja, Lenny Rukiya Tampubolon (kanan) menyerahkan susunya kepada kakitangan penghantaran sebelum diserahkan kepada bayinya di Jakarta, semalam.

Syarikat sedia khidmat penghantaran pastikan bayi dapat khasiat terbaik

JAKARTA: Febby Kemala Dewi kembali bekerja di firma perakaunan Jakarta selepas tiga bulan menghabiskan cuti bersalin tetapi seperti ramai ibu baru, dia terpaksa mengimbangi kehidupan bekerja dan rumah terutama memastikan bayinya terus menyusu badan.

Enggan menghentikan penyusuan badan selain tidak mampu mengepam secukupnya untuk sepanjang hari dari pagi sebelum ke tempat kerja dan sangsi memberikan bayinya selain susu segar, beliau mendapatkan perkhidmatan yang unik di Jakarta, penghantaran susu ibu menggunakan motosikal.

“Saya perlu bekerja tetapi pada masa sama saya perlu menyusukan anak,” kata Dewi ibu kepada Ashalina Putri, lapan bulan.

Perunding teknologi maklumat berusia 29 tahun itu mengepam susu badannya di pejabat di tengah Jakarta dan penghantar mengambil botol susu ketika waktu makan tengahari.

Susu dimasukkan ke dalam beg tahan kedap udara dan diletakkan di dalam beg sandang sebelum penghantar menghantar susu itu dalam tempoh 45 minit hingga sejam melalui kesesakan Jakarta untuk menghantar susu kepada ibu Dewi yang mengasuh bayinya.

Ekonomi Indonesia berkembang pesat di Asia selain China dan India, dengan jumlah wanita bekerja mencecah 40 juta orang pada 2009, menurut Kementerian Pembangunan Wanita.
Ini turut meningkatkan jumlah ibu bekerja. Perkhidmatan itu dilancarkan pada 2010 oleh Fikri Nauval.

Pemilik perniagaan dokumen perkapalan dan kargo yang mendapat ilham daripada isterinya selepas menggunakan khidmat penghantar untuk menghantar susu badan ke rumah selepas kembali bekerja.

Dia mengenakan 30,000 hingga 40,000 rupiah (RM10.25 hingga RM13.70) satu penghantaran, sambil mengesan keadaan kesesakan lalu lintas dan laluan terbaik untuk pemandu motosikal mengguna peta GPS dalam komputer.

“Saya mahu membantu negara ini membina generasi lebih baik dengan membantu ibu bekerja menghantar susu badan untuk bayi di rumah,” kata Nauval, 40, yang percaya khasiat susu ibu tidak dapat digantikan dengan susu tepung.

Jumlah wanita yang berbuat demikian jatuh kepada 38 peratus pada 2007, kata pakar kanak-kanak yang juga perunding susu ibu, Yulianto Santoso Kuniawan.

Kebanyakan ibu menerima maklumat mempromosikan susu formula atau sampel ketika masih berada di hospital selepas bersalin tetapi Kurniawan berkata, hospital perlu mempromosi susu badan terutama bagi meningkatkan daya tahan badan bayi secara semula jadi. – Reuters

Jika seorang isteri menangis di hadapan suami...

2012-01-13T02:10:00.000-08:00

nota tentang seorang isteri ...

* Jika seorang isteri menangis dihadapanmu, itu berarti dia tidak dapat menahannya lagi...

* Jika kau memegang tangannya saat dia menangis, dia akan tinggal bersamamu sepanjang hidupmu..

* Jika kau membiarkannya pergi,dia tidak akan kembali menjadi dirinya yg dulu, selamanya!

* Seorang istri tidak akan menangis dgn mudah, kecuali di depan org yg sangat dia sayangi, dia akan
menjadi lemah!

* Seorang istri tidak akan menangis dng mudah, hanya jika dia sangat menyayangimu, dia akan
menurunkan rasa EGOnya.

* Wahai suami2,jika seorang istri pernah menangis krnmu,tolong pegang tangannya dng penuh
pengertian. Karena dia adalah org yg akan tetap bersamamu sepanjang hidupmu disaat kau
terpuruk terlalu dalam ...

* Wahai suami2, jika seorang istri menangis karenamu, tolong jng menyia nyiakannya.

* Mgkn, krn keputusanmu, kau merusak kehidupannya.

* Saat dia menangis didepanmu, saat dia menangis krnmu. Lihatlah jauh kedlm matanya. Dptkah kau
lihat dan kau rasakan SAKIT yang dirasakannya karenamu ?

Pada hari penciptaan PEREMPUAN. MALAIKAT bertanya kepada TUHAN
" Apakah keistimewaan dari ciptaanMU ini ? "

Lalu TUHAN menjawab
"Ada banyak KEISTIMEWAAN yang dimiliki oleh ciptaanKU ini".. Dibalik KELEMBUTANYA dia memiliki kekuatan yang begitu dahsyat..

* TUTUR katanya merupakan KEBENARAN..

* SENYUMAN'nya adalah SEMANGAT bagi orang yang dicintainya. .

* PELUKAN & CIUMAN’nya bisa memberi KEHANGATAN bagi anak2nya..

* Dia TERSENYUM bila melihat temannya tertawa..

* Dia TERHARU,Dia MENANGIS bila melihat KESENGSARAAN pd org2 yg dikasihinya...

* Dia mampu TERSENYUM dibalik KESEDIHAN'nya. .

* Dia sangat GEMBIRA melihat KELAHIRAN.., Dia begitu sedih melihat KEMATIAN..

* TETESAN air matanya bisa membawa PERDAMAIAN.

Tapi dia sering dilupakan oleh SUAMI krn 1 hal..."...Apa itu Yaa TUHAN ??
Bahwa "Betapa, BERHARGAnya dia"...

Sebarkan ini ke SELURUH ISTRI2 yg soleha dan SUAMI2 yang sahabat semua kenal agar mereka tidak lupa bahwa ISTRI mrk begitu berHARGA...

Semoga bermanfaat..(",)

Sumber : Jom Sayang

Ombak rindu dan Aaron Aziz

2011-12-29T22:14:00.000-08:00

Ombak rindu
tak paham kenapa orang suka sangat
tapi yang pasti, saya tgk sebab Aaron Aziz berlakon
hehe...

tapi, bab bisnes n pelaburan, Pakdi kita juga ada buat kesimpulan simple, tap bernas tentang Aaron..

ai kopipes jelah sini

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Apa Yang Saya Belajar Dari Aaron Aziz Mengenai Bisnes & Pelaburan

Aaron Aziz.

Nama yang semakin ngetop di Malaysia.

Apatah lagi lakonannya bersama Maya Karin dalam filem Ombak Rindu mencecah kutipan RM 10 juta.

Ada kontroversi babak atas ranjang lagi.

Berikut adalah 4 perkara yang saya belajar dari Aaron Aziz mengenai pengurusan kewangan, bisnes dan pelaburan.

1. Guna Kekuatan

Kekuatan beliau bukan pada huruf alif. Tetapi pada muka yang kacak, hensem dan macho. Kalau nama beliau adalah Wak Joko Erwin Anwar sekalipun pengarah filem / drama pasti mahu mengambil beliau berlakon.

Dia tahu dia hensem. Orang (perempuan) suka tengok orang hensem. Cair…

2. Keluar Dari Zon Selesa

Aaron Aziz orang Singapura.

Orang-orang JB kata mereka dah tonton Aaron Aziz ni lama dah dari saluran television Singapura.

Orang professional Malaysia pergi ke Singapura, Dubai, Eropah untuk cari duit. Orang Singapura datang Malaysia nak cari duit. Ironi bukan?

3. Keluarga Penting

Berdasarkan laporan-laporan dari blog hiburan seperti blog Beatifulnara.com, ada gambar Aaron Aziz bersama isteri dan anak-anak. Nampak bahagia.

Semoga kontroversi adegan ranjang Aaron Aziz dan Maya Karin tidak menjejaskan hubungan keluarga mereka. (dush!)

4. Hebat dalam Bidang

Kalian pasti tidak tahu bagaimana watak sebenar beliau.

Garang kah, pelawak kah atau pemalu kah.

Dalam filem Pisau Cukur jadi detektif,
dalam KL Gangster jadi orang jahat,
dalam Ombak Rindu jadi lelaki yang budiman menyelamatkan Izzah dari jadi perempuan murahan.

Dia dapat memuaskan hati klien (pengarah dan penerbit) dengan menjadi hebat dalam bidang lakonan justeru membolehkan dia mendapat pelbagai tawaran berlakon berulang-ulang kali.

Ini lebih utama dari perkara no # 1. Ho ho ho.

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Hebat,,memang hebat...hehe

bukan Aaron aziz yang hebat, tapi kekuatan & persona disebalik nama Aaron aziz tu yang penting.

ingat 4 point penting tu, bukan ingat Aaron Aziz-yang-hensem-tapi-hensem-lagi-suami-saya itu..

(^_^)

Games hina Islam secara halus..Mohon sebarkan.

2011-12-08T20:36:00.000-08:00

Games Hina Islam

Posted by Ustaz Nor Amin Sayani Bin Zainal

Devil May Cry 3

Satu permainan komputer yang digilai remaja negara ini dikhuatiri boleh menjejaskan akidah pemainnya kerana ia mengandungi elemen menghina Islam apabila memaparkan kalimah Allah dan Kaabah.

Pemain permainan itu didakyah kononnya mereka berjihad untuk menentang syaitan kerana dikehendaki menewaskan makhluk itu untuk menembusi 12 pintu sebelum ‘penghulu syaitan’ menanti mereka di pintu terakhir iaitu pintu Kaabah.

Elemen penghinaan ke atas Islam jelas tertera apabila kalimah Allah dipaparkan di setiap pintu yang dikawal syaitan termasuklah di pintu kaabah.

Difahamkan, permintaan tinggi terhadap permainan itu menyebabkan pihak pengeluar kini sudah mengeluarkan empat edisi bagi permainan berkenaan sejak mula memasarkannya pertengahan tahun lalu.

Tokoh agama yang juga penceramah bebas, Hassan Mahmud Al-Hafiz menyifatkan permainan komputer itu satu penghinaan melampau kepada umat Islam kerana kaabah adalah kiblat dan tempat suci, begitu juga dengan kalimah Allah yang tidak boleh dijadikan bahan permainan sesuka hati.

Satu adegan dalam game tersebut dipaparkan pintu kaabah sebagai pintu yang menghubungkan di antara dunia syaitan dan dunia nyata dan yang membukakan pintu tersebut adalah karaker c.g.i. yang telah menyerahkan diri pada kuasa ilmu hitam yang sememangnya Islam melarang amalan itu.

Ayat karaker c.g.i. itu ada membaca ayat, kalau tak silap lebih kurang begini permulaannya.

(Diterjemahkan dalam bahasa Melayu)
"wahai pintu yang menghubungkan dunia kegelapan"

dan karaker itu membaca ayat itu didalam kitab yang dipegangnya. Kalau tak silap kitab bible. Pasal di akhir scene karaker tersebut ada menyebut 7 ayat kemusnahan yg tercatit didalam bible.
"Wrath, Sloth, Lust, Gluttony, Greed, Pride dan akhir sekali Envy".

Clive Barker Undying

Permainan ini mengisahkan tentang perlawanan dengan syaitan. Tetapi ianya menggambarkan dalam istana yang diduduki syaitan itu terdapatnama-nama Allah di dinding istana tersebut. Ini seolah-olah menggambarkan bahawa sesiapa yang menyembah Allah itu adalah sekutu syaitan.

Berita mengenai permainan ini dirampas:
Permainan Undying dirampas kerana hina Islam

PERISIAN permainan komputer Clive Barker, Undying telah dirampas dalam operasi di sebuah pusat beli-belah di Kelang baru-baru ini kerana memaparkan beberapa perkataan dipercayai dipetik daripada al-Quran. Penolong Pengarah Penyelidikan dan Pembangunan, Jabatan Agama Islam Selangor (JAIS), Abdul Malek Ramli, berkata pihaknya merampas 50 keping cakera padat dari tiga premis di pusat beli-belah itu, hasil maklumat orang awam. Permainan itu mengisahkan watak utama, Clive Baker mengunjungi istana yang penuh ukiran artistik bercorak Islam termasuk ayat Al-Quran, yang dikuasai hantu dan syaitan.

Pemain permainan itu, menerusi watak Clive Baker perlu membunuh semua hantu dan syaitan bagi memperolehi sejenis tangkal bagi menghidupkan semula pemilik istana. Dalam laporan eMedia/Berita Harian yang disiarkan baru-baru ini Abdul Malek berkata, perisian cakera padat dipercayai cetak rompak yang dijual dengan harga RM10 itu, menggambarkan seolah-olah Islam berkompromi dengan syaitan.

Jika terbeli, beliau berkata, ibu bapa beragama Islam dinasihati memulangkan cakera padat itu kepada JAIS kerana ia boleh menpengaruhi kanak-kanak, selain menyalahi undang-undang.

Mengikut Seksyen 10 Enakmen Jenayah Syariah Selangor 1995, mana-mana orang Islam yang memiliki, menyimpan atau menjual bahan menghina Islam boleh dipenjara maksimum lima tahun atau denda RM5,000 ataupun kedua-duanya sekali, jika sabit kesalahan. Hukuman bagi orang bukan Islam yang terbukti menyimpan, menjual atau memiliki bahan itu, akan dirujuk kepada Kementerian Dalam Negeri.

Abdul Malek berkata, JAIS juga menerima dakwaan orang awam mengatakan, perkataan Allah dalam abjad jawi, timbul setiap kali Clive membunuh syaitan tertentu. “Jais masih menjalankan siasatan lanjut mengenai perisian itu dan ia mungkin mengambil masa tetapi serbuan terhadap premis lain akan dibuat secepat mungkin,” katanya.
Zack And Wiki

Luahan dari seorang gamer Wii:

Sebagai Avid seorang gamer Wii, saya sedang melihat trailer video game ini dan beberapa gameplay dari Zack and Wiki. Saya dibesarkan dalam sebuah keluarga Muslim dan melawat Pakistan beberapa kali. Oleh kerana itu, saya boleh mengatakan bahawa pada minit ke 0:20 dan 0:44 saat dalam video ini, anda boleh mendengar penghuni pulau sedang berdoa dengan suara panggilan Muslim untuk berdoa, "Allahu Akbar", dan kemudian meniru cara doa. Aneh dan agak mengerikan, saya sangat berharap laungan itu bersifat sementara sebelum diganti ke suara lain. Walaubagaimanapun, mengapa game tersebut dapat tempat pertama di sana?

Tindakan yang dibuat:
The Council of American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has announced that Capcom has removed what CAIR calls a "common Islamic phrase" from Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure on the Wii. The phrase's removal comes following complaints from CAIR and others.

The phrase in question is "Allahu akbar" ("God is most Great"), an Arab phrase frequently used in prayer. The phrase came to CAIR and several complainants' attention after it appeared in a promotional video for the game.

A Capcom representative told CAIR, "We have already contacted the team working on the game, and the phrase has been removed from the game and will not be heard in future videos released to the public."

"We appreciated Capcom's willingness to address Muslim concerns about the use of a religious phrase in an inappropriate context and applaud the company's swift response.
Prince Of Persia

Prince Of Persia Pedang pada watak tu ada tulisan Kaligrafi Arabic Alphabatic yang diatasnya ditulis,

"Sebarkanlah ajaranku walau satu ayat pun"
(Sabda Rasulullah SAW)

"Nescaya Allah memperbaiki bagimu amalan-amalanmu dan mengampuni bagimu dosa-dosamu. Dan barangsiapa mentaati Allah dan Rasul-Nya, maka sesungguhnya ia telah mendapat kemenangan yang besar" (Surah Al- Ahzab:71)

Jika kita main game ini bermaksud kita juga menyokong apa yang mereka cuba sampaikan dan mereka lakukan; jadi semoga dapat disampaikan kepada saudara-saudara kita di luar sana.
Counter Strike Condition Zero Deleted Scenes

Counter Strike Condition Zero Deleted First Stage dia. Kita kena tembak dengan askar-askar yang beragama Islam. Kalau kita sedar, masa kita tembak tu kita boleh dengar askar yang kena tembak menjerit "ALLAHUAKBAR" & "JIHADD".
Stronghold Crusader

Permainan Perang Salib. Pemain memain watak sebagai Crusader dan menentang musuhnya iaitu adalah orang Arab, dan ketika perang Salib, orang Arab semestinya orang Islam.
Guitar Hero 3 Legends Of Rock

Tidak cukup dengan karikatur dan filem pendek Fitna yang menghina kesucian Islam. Datang pula game komputer yang menghina kalimah Allah SWT. Kali ini game Guitar Hero 3 telah menghina kalimah Allah SWT. Guitar Hero 3 adalah permainan komputer yang memainkan lagu-lagu rock klasik.

Lihatlah bagaimana paparan kalimah Allah ini telah dijadikan paparan lantai dan kemudian dipijak-pijak oleh makhluk yang berupa “syaitan” bermain gitar. Sungguh biadap game ini. Game ini dibangunkan oleh syarikat Neversoft dan dikeluarkan oleh Activision dan RedOctane. Neversoft adalah sebuah syarikat pembangunan video game yang berpangkalan di Amerika Syarikat. Dimiliki oleh Joel Jewett (berasal dari Montana, Amerika) bersama dengan Chris Ward dan Mick West. Chris dan Mick kedua-duanya berasal dari Yorkshire, England.

Jika kita tidak teliti, kita tidak akan perasan paparan kalimah Allah SWT ini. Pada sesiapa yang melihat permainan komputer ini sila uninstall game ini. Sungguh halus permainan golongan Yahudi dan Nasara untuk menyesatkan orang Islam. Waspadalah kita sebelum membeli mana-mana permainan komputer.

AZRINIZAM IBRAHIM
Presiden Gabungan Pemimpin Mahasiswa Malaysia

Ada 2 kemungkinan di sini.

a) Penghinaan Senyap
Memang sengaja menyelitkan unsur penghinaan.

b) Zodiak Virgo
Jika zodiak Virgo diterbalikkan 180 darjah, maka jadilah seperti bentuk dalam gambar tadi.

Resident Evil 4

Ni dia lagi 1 game yang menghina Islam iaitu Resident Evil 4. Resident Evil 4 merupakan game berdasarkan bahayanya biologi iaitu virus dan zombie. Ringkasnya, misi game ini adalah untuk menyelamatkan anak presiden Amerika yang diculik oleh kumpulan yang bernama "Los Illuminados".

Los Illuminados bermaksud “The Illuminated!”

Gambar berikutnya adalah lambang illuminati pada game tersebut.

Korang perasan tak apa yang tak kena dengan gambar di atas?. Agak-agak korang macam pernah nampak tak?

Kalau korang nak tahu itulah pintu Omar Bin Khattab, Masjid Nabawi, Madina. Macam mana boleh sesat dalam game ni pulak!!!.

Apa yang lebih teruk lagi ialah pintu tersebut telah di Illuminati kan!!!. Lihat gambar di bawah ini.

Memang melampau lah dorang ni!!!. Game ini turut dikeluarkan oleh CAPCOM sama dengan Devil May Cry. XLAWS pun tak taw la apa orang Jepun ni tak puas hati dengan orang Islam. Macam dah takde benda lain nak letak.

Kepada korang yang telah membaca post ni harap sebarkan pada keluarga, kawan-kawan dan orang Muslim yang lain secepat mungkin!.

Kesimpulannya, semua orang Islam diharamkan main games yang mempunyai unsur menghina agama-agama di dunia. Orang Islam haram main games yang ada unsur menghina agama Islam, hina agama Kristian, hina agama Yahudi, hina agama Buddha,hina agama Hindu, dan lain-lain fahaman dan kepercayaan yang berunsur keagamaan.

Kalau kita main juga, bermakna kita telah menghina agama-agama berkenaan dan bersubahat dengan penghina agama itu. Itu juga bermakna kita telah melanggar perintah Nabi Muhammad SAW.

Nabi kita Muhammad SAW melarang umatnya daripada menghina agama Islam dan semua agama yang ada di muka bumi ini. Orang Islam dilarang dan diharamkan daripada menghina agama lain.

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Mohon kawan-kawan Islam, sebarkanlah perkara ini. Setiap pembinaan games ini, memang secara sengaja dimasukkan unsur-unsur yang Ustaz sebutkan itu, bukan secara sengaja, kerana pembinaan grafic itu perlu perancangan teliti, bukan main belasah je letak, tetiba jadik sendiri...no..no.., memang di buat purposely included those Islamic related things. Sedihnya, Islam diperkotak-katikkan, kita mendiamkan diri. Kalau bab-bab bertentangan Islam. kalau melawan...adalah pulak orang Islam sendiri backing..

Moga Allah melindungi kita yang berusaha menegakkan Islam sebenar, bukan Islam pada I.C sahaja.. (T___T)

Kita berfikir seperti seorang Bos atau Pekerja?

2011-11-16T20:54:00.000-08:00

Saya ada membaca buku Tuan Samsuddin Kadir, dan intipatinya sangat simple, tapi sungguh menusuk kalbu realitinya.Antara yang saya dapat capture, dan kopipes daripada blog beliau

image Googled here

" Terdapat dua cara berfikir utama dalam dunia pekerjaan, iaitu berfikir seperti pekerja dan berfikir seperti bos.

Apabila kita berfikir seperti pekerja, kesannya kita lebih memandang apa yang organisasi ataupun majikan kita dapat berikan kepada kita. Antara tindakan yang kita lakukan adalah seperti berikut :

Bekerja apabila ada gaji
Buat kerja mengikut arahan bos
Menunggu arahan
Memikirkan keperluan diri sendiri
Memikirkan apa yang majikan dapat berikan
Bekerja mengikut waktu pejabat
Memohon maaf apabila melakukan kesilapan
Hanya buat kerja apa yang disuruh oleh majikan
Buat kerja dalam bidang tugasan sahaja
Tidak kisah berkenaan keperluan staf lain yang kita tidak kenal dalam organisasi
Memerlukan pujian
dan lain-lain

Apabila kita berfikir seperti majikan ataupun bos, kita lebih memikirkan apa yang kita dapat sumbangkan kepada organisasi.

Bekerja walaupun tidak dapat gaji
Tidak menunggu arahan
Lebih memikirkan keperluan organisasi dan staf lain
Memikirkan apa kita dapat disumbangkan kepada organisasi
Banyak buat kerja yang akan disuruh oleh bos dan juga kerja yang tidak akan disuruh oleh bos
Buat kerja dalam semua bidang tugasan yang dapat memanfaatkan organisasi ataupun staf lain
Tidak memerlukan pujian, sebaliknya sibuk memberi pujian kepada staf yang layak
Buat kerja sebelum arahan dikeluarkan, iaitu kerja siap sebelum arahan diberikan.

Informasi di atas ada dibicarakan dalam buku Makan Gaji Tetapi Kaya, tulisan Shamsuddin Kadir.

Apabila kita berfikir seperti kerja kita membuat kerja sama ataupun kurang dari gaji yang kita terima, apabila kita berfikir seperti bos, kita membuat kerja lebih dari gaji yang kita terima. Di mana kita membuatnya kerana Ehsan.

‘Kereta tanpa brek, masuk ke gaung, manusia tanpa ehsan masuk ke neraka’ "

Moga dapat mengubah persepsi kita sebagai pekerja. Kalau tiada pemikiran seperti bos, sampai bila-bila nampak gayanya tak layak jadi bos, sebab otak setakat level pekerja sahaja, kan?

Kalau jadi bos, lingkup semua!

Maka, jom kita buat anjakan paradigma dalam gaya berfikir...<--ayat hebat time SPM dulu.. (^_^)

Bak kata Donald Trump , "Think BIG!". Kalau kita fikir kita boleh buat setakat sesuatu level je, sebenarnya kita boleh buat lebih dari itu!, cuma minda kita limitkan kebolehan sendiri.
"You are what you think"

kalau fikir " Aku nie buat bisnes susah la, takut rugi !"...Maka, confirm la tu! Kita sendiri yang confirmkan!

Apa kata cuba kalau berfikir " Aku nie buat bisnes memang susah, tapi insyaAllah boleh berjaya. Kena tahu bagaimana sahaja!"...hah, confirm Allah akan bagi Nur untuk berjaya, InsyaAllah!..

Minta pada Allah la..jangan minta dengan manusia!

Cloth diaper newborn baby yang comel

2011-11-15T08:56:00.000-08:00

Alkisah..sudah masuk anak ke tiga,baru la teringat mahu bercerita pengalaman saya menggunakan cloth diaper ...eh...pengalaman memakaikan anak dengan cloth diaper.

rasanya banyak gambar yang saya snap dari si kakak sampai la ke new baby ni..tapi, biasa la..era digital ni..ntah ke mana-ke-laut hilangnya semua gambar...nanti la saya godek-godek balik pc dan external hard disk, mahupun pendrive dan sewaktu dengannya.

okehlah, cerita pasal baby Najmia or Mia ...

baby Mia mudah je nak jaga, macam kakak and abang beliau jua. Cuma cerewet dan bising mulutnya membebel kalau dah poo-poo. Kakak and abang nya dulu, boleh relax tido golek-golek sampai terbau busyuk-bila-dukung...baru la tahu dah poo-poo...sabo jela..

Untuk Mia, saya suka untuk experience dengan prefold, dan lampin kain..yup, kain lampin putih tu, yang mak-mak kita guna tu... saya ada beli 2 dozen..pasu, mintak pulak koleksi lama makcik-makcik yangopah saya simpan, kot-kot ada sesiapa nak guna lampin...tak sangka, saya sendiri yang akan mintak. Lampin bar-baru lagi wooo...putih melepak lagi ghupenyer...

atas my very first 3 pcs prefold by Econobum,and Thirsties Hemp prefold...eh yeke? ke dah tertukar? hihi... Snappy tu, saya beli jenis BeBe.sebijik macam Snappy cap USA tu, rasanya quality pun sama sebab very stretchable, and material pun bagus. Saya pernah tengok Snappy USA...rasanya quality pun sama. Beli kat Jusco je Snappy cap BeBe tu, RM8.90 je..sama harga dengan Snappy USA.

Sungguh,saya rasa baby sangat selesa berkain lampin /prefold ! kalau basah lenjun prefold tu pn, rilex je gelak-gelak...kalau guna dispo diaper, kalu kembang semangkuk, kejap je gelisah sebab bontot dah rasa berjeli-kristal kembang kot...

ini saya gunakan microfiber insert dalam lipatan lampin kain biasa tu.Boleh tahan dalam 4 jam.Kalau baby poo pun, senang hati je basuh poo-poo dengan jayanya...lepas tu basuh dengan washing machine, takde langsung kesan stain kuning. Oh y, bila berlampin nie, takde la banyak cekadak sangat nak bilas baik-baik-sopan-sopan-gosok-gosok manja...bibik bukan main sedap memberus...sabo jela...mujur lampin sponsored...hehe,

lampin ni saya buat lipatan biasa tu , cuma selit insert. pastikan Microfiber insert tak bersentuh kulit bayi ye, sebab super absorbent effect tu, takut kulit bayi jadi terlampau kering dek serapan terlampau jaya.
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Lampin nie saya gunakan cover thirsties,nie saiz 1, sesuai untuknewborn. tapi elok je 3 bulan,my baby dah tak muat, dek sebab chubby kat peha tu tahap melampau...hehe

Boleh juga kalau tak guna Snappy...saja je feeling omputih sikit...guna pin lampin biasa pun ok jer. atau,kalau malas nak lipat shantek-shantek...lipat je lampin macam lipat tuala, selit insert..senang cerita, asalkan lampin tu dapat tadah pee and poo, sudah..

Oh ye, pastikan fitting kat peha tu muat-muat.lai agus kalaucover tu ada gusset..so, takde la pee meleleh bocor ikut tepi. Tapi so far, jarang la bocor kalau guna kaedah cover + prefold/lampin nie..memang superb!...untuk Malam,guna kaedah ni pun ok...extra insert je..atau, boleh letak Hemp / bamboo insert terus atas lampin / prefold.

Hemp / bamboo adalah natural fibre, maka haruslah beramas-mesra-alam dengan kulit anak-anak kita ye puan-puan..

ini pula bila saya guna prefold...saja feeling omputih juga kekdahnye. kaler kuning sikit prefold nie sebab unbleached type...
maksudnye...fabric cotton prefold nie tak di basuh dengan bleach untuk efek keputihan itu,
tak penting pun,sebab putih-putih sangat pun, duduk kat bontot jua...hehe

Anak mama nie, asal tangkap gambar je melalak...sabo jelah..bosan kot mama asik kliksana,klik sini cari angle bontot, tapi upah tak kasik jugak...hehe

ini Grovia cover...suka velcro kat pinggang u, .lembut tapi kuat...Lunatots All in 2 pun guna velcro macam ini, tak berkesempatan nak test drive lagi...huhu...

Nampak macam terkangkang je kan? tapi sebenarnye tak.
Lampin /prefold tu lembut, so, boleh je anakanda beta ni mengepit peha nyer sopan-sopan...
tengok la lipat-lipat peha tu...geram je kena geget selalu...

Selain dua cover di atas, saya ada koleksi thirsties yang saiz 2 warna biru, Grovia ada lagi satu, print apa tak ingat pulak...Lepas tu tambah Weegro ada sulaman Monkey kat bontot. dah jatuh cinta dengan cover and prefold / lampin nie,nak tambah koleksi lagi la...Saya suka Velcro type..sebab senang nak adjust saiz kat pinggang. kalau button tu ketup-ketap-ketup ketap nak adjust..huhu. Dari kakak sampai ke no 3 ni,Velcro pujaan hatiku...cewah!

macam feeling ibu-ibu zaman dahulu je time tukar lampin..hehe...
Apa da, tukar lampin pun boleh feeling.
teringat time mengasuh adik bongsu, still guna lampin tahun 1990..sebab dispo diapers mahal lagi time tu agaknye..

mana ada cover-cover nie..plastik lampin ikat tu ada la...tapi dasar kakak-kakak pemalas nak bergerak,pakaikan lampin, sudah laa..Eh, silap, kami ada pembantu rumah yang silih berganti time tu...so, pembantu rumah ke pemalas? hhahaha...<--cover line

nak dijadikan cerita best, bila adik poo-poo, tergolek2 poop nyer kecik-kecik-bulat-bulat atas lantai...sabooooo jela...
dah tu menjerit2 la kami adik beradik nak tangkap adik baby dok merangkak, kang kutip and makan poop sendiri, naya je..haha...Bila tiap kali cerita bab ni kat adik, mesti dia marah tak percaya...hehehe...

Hmm...what a memory..

haa..gambar-gambar kat atas masa saya dalam pantang lagi, bulan June 2011. Sekarang ni, dah 5 bulan my baby tu ( Nov 2011), kegebuan tahap debab seketul tergolek-golek atas katil...hihi. geram je dengan anak sendiri...

sila geget-geget pipi mahupun tempat-tempat gebu sekalian peha dan tangan... d(^_^)b

Tips penyusuan susu ibu...Kuat semangat!

2011-09-07T03:51:00.000-07:00

saya tertarik dengan tip-tips yang disimpulkan dengan baik sekali oleh mommy lynna di blognya
saya kongsi bersama disini :

image googled, from here

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If you plan to breastfeed, make sure you:

Learn A LOT about breastfeeding, from the right sources. To find the right source ni agak tricky jugak. Sometimes nurse / doktor kat klinik pun taktau apa2 tentang exclusive BF (Sori ya nurse..).
Make good networking with breastfeeding moms. Reading alone won’t help, unless you don’t face many problems to breastfeed during the early days.
Know what to expect when you breastfeed… Sorenipples, engorgement, etc.
Know where to go when you face problem. Definitely not your makcik who never breastfeed her babies. Go to LC (llactation counselor) or any friends who experienced it.
Smart enough to differentiate between ‘excuses’ to not to BF and the true things those make you fail to BF.
It’s from you. Say you want to BF. Not you have to BF. Don’t stressing yourself out just because your friends BF, and you don’t want to be called ‘a lousy mother’. Every mother wants to give the very best to her baby, ain’t it?

Things won’t make you fail to breastfeed:

You don’t produce milk during the first few days. It is perfectly normal.
You undergo c-section. Kak Fid also a c-sec mom tapi dah dekat 4 tahun BF his lovely Akif.
You give birth to a boy (There’s a myth says that a baby boy’s mother can’t breastfeed cos the milk won’t meet the baby’s demand). I BF boys, dua2 orang lagi tau. Serentak OK!
You don’t have ‘urut lancar susu’.
Your baby has jaundice. Breastmilk jaundice is normal, bukan sebab susu tak serasi dengan baby.
You don’t produce milk during pregnancy.
You didn’t do breast and nipple exercise during pregnancy.
You have small breast.
You have inverted, flat or small nipple.
You don’t eat any lactogenic food.
Your mom, sisters, makciks, bini Penghulu Kampung failed to breastfeed.
Your baby cries out his lung.

Breastfeeding is…

Natural BUT needs effort.
The best beat for your baby.
Supply vs demand concept. The more the demand, the more the supply.
A commitment.
FOR YOU! Yes, YOU!

Breastfeeding is not…

Only for this and that type of mothers.
Only for lucky mothers.
Only for mothers who have normal deliveries.
Only for mother who claims she wants to give the best for her baby.
A luck. It’s an effort.
A magic potion that makes your baby a superhuman.

Are you willing to…

Keep on breastfeeding despite your baby cries, wind, gets jaundice, unwell, etc.
Pekakkan telinga, butakan mata on any unsolicited advise.
Lose good night sleep for night feeding.
Sacrifice some of your working hours to pump.
Take a very good care of your food intake to ensure a high quality breastmilk.
Be in deep worry when your milk supply turns haywire.
Labelled as this and that, just because you wanna give the best for your baby.
Fill your freezer EBM stocks.
Telan anything on Earth to boost up your milk supply.
Berkejar ke sana sini cari pertolongan when problem arises.
Perkara yang boleh membawa depresi ialah drop in supply.
Bring all your pumping gears when you go outstation.
Have your blouse wet just because you forget your nursing pads.
Tahan your breast bengkak when the baby is not with you and you don’t bring breastpump and you don’t know how to express by hand!
Face the ouch! of cracked nipple, engorgement, biting babies, etc.
Learn.
Breastfeeding in public.

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Benar!.Susu ibu tidak mudah, dan tidak juga susah...

Carilah ilmu sebanyak-banyaknya,
kemudian praktikkan bila tiba masanya.
Takde internet? beli buku di kedai buku!

Ajak encik suami sponsor buku, sebab nanti susu ibu itu terbaik untuk anaknya, disediakan oleh anda!
Suami harus beri sokongan padu! chaiyok2...
Paling2 tidak, bagitau."save RM abang nanti bila menyusu susu ibu..hehe"..

Sesungguhnya, kemahuan menyusukan bayi dengan susu ibu itu, perlu semangat yang kuat daripada seorang ibu itu sendiri. Memang ada cabaran, yang pada kita hanya kita saja yang mengalami dan memahaminya...

So, janganlah kita cuba untuk menyedapkan hati tatkala orang bertanya
"tak breastfeeding baby ke?"
dengan menjawab
" dah try macam-macam, ...susu tak nak keluar...bla-bla-bla- itu, ini..."
padahal usaha kita hanyalah setakat sehari sahaja...

Kerana kekurangan ilmu lah, saya hanya menyusukan anak pertama setakat setahun sahaja.
Malunya diri ini dengan Allah, usaha saya hanya sedikit,
sudahnya mencari alasan2 lain untuk membenarkan tindakan saya...sedangkan nikmat Allah itu, masyaAllah.....tidak terhitung!
hatta sedetik menghirup nafas, setiap kali berkelip mata..adalah nikmat Allah!...

Maka, sejak itu, saya sentiasa berusaha..berusaha..berusaha...dan berdoa, berserah kepada Allah.
Sejak mengandung anak kedua, saya azamkan dalam diri, saya doakan hasrat hati, saya bisikkan jua pada anak dalam kandungan,
"mama mahu susukan anak mama dengan susu mama, sekurang-kurangnya sehingga 2 tahun, insyaAllah nak..kita sama-sama mohon rezeki daripada Allah"

Lupakah kita Allah itu Maha Pemeberi Rezeki?
Mohonlah padaNya..

Supplemen, petua, makanan, pump, cuaca...segala mak nenek unsur2 usaha luaran dan secara fizikal...jangan lupa Allah diantaranya.
Niatkan menyusu itu kerana Allah,
InsyaAllah berpahala,
insyaAllah tidak sia-sia..

Janganlah dengan kenaifan ilmu kita, kemalasan tulang belulang kita, putus asa kita, maka hak anak itu kita nafikan.
Sudahkah kita sentiasa berdoa memohon kepada Allah dikurniakan rezeki anak itu?
Solat Sunat Tahajjud, solat Hajat?

terpulanglah..
hanya Allah yang tahu setakat mana usaha kita untuk memberikan yang terbaik untuk anak kita..
kalau sedikit masalah dalam menyusu susu ibu pun sudah kita mengalah, bagaimana lah agaknya masalah lain yang lebih besar ya?

saya suka mengingatkan diri ini, firman Allah SWT yang ditafsirkan:

"Allah tidak akan memberatkan hambaNya dengan musibah yang tidak mampu ditanggung oleh hambaNya, kerana Allah jua Maha Mengetahui"

sebagai mana seorang ibu yang melarang seorang anak yang bermain panjat-panjat kerana risau akan jatuh, namun tidak diketahui oleh anaknya (tentang jatuh itu) kerana ibu itu lebih berpengalaman, begitulah Allah Yang Maha Mengetahui. lagi Maha Pengasih dan Penyayang, yang mencipta kita, Wallahu'alam.

Jom kuat semangat! d(^_^)b

Di pam nyer susu ibu dalam tempoh berpantang..

2011-08-16T22:09:00.000-07:00

Susu ibu..oh..susu ibu..
pendapat kaunselor laktasi dan pakar2 penyusuan menyatakan, penyediaan stok EBM (expressed breast milk) sebaik-baiknya disediakan 2 minggu sebelum bekerja.

disebabkan pengalaman menyusukan 2 orang anakanda, memang tidak cukup stok lepas mula bekerja lepas berpantang, saya sudah mula mengepam, seawal minggu kedua selepas melahirkan!
mula-mual, minggu pertama, dalam hari ke 3-4, susu warna putih sudah mula dihasilkan badan (selepas tempoh susu kolestrum yang kekuning-kuningan)...saya masih keletihan, badan masih tidak begitu kuat untuk duduk mengepam, dan menyediakan peralatan mengepam..hehe

Lupa betul nak brief bibik / husband bab2 sediakan gadget2 pam susu nie... bab-bab lain dah brief (wahh..ayat tak hengaat !)..memandangkan malas nak pikir pening2 kepala...saya tunggu sampai minggu kedua, dalam hari ke 9, sebab my first EBM stok dated around 12hb June..maknnanya, 9 hari lepas melahirkan baby Najmia..(^_^)

Selepas hampir 2 bulan, to be exact..1 week before puasa, i manage to kumpul this much..
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EBM tu paling awal dated 12-06-11..maknanya hari ke 9 sudah ku mengepam. tapi semestinya hasil tenusu pump nie tak la meriah, sebab supply nya berkadaran dengan demand, remember?...awal2 nie, baby cuma minum sikit je, tak silap dalam 30-60ml je tak silap. sila refer blog Sue lunatots tentang BF experience dia di hospital sebab baby dalam NICU.

okess, kita zoom out sikit, tengok total storage bag nye..(^_^)
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okeh..tipu -..nie dah kemas sikit..hehe
fresh EBM tu, kalau dari chiller bawah dinaikkan ke freezer atas, masa tengah cair tu, saya landingkan dia flat macam susunan sebelah kanan.Lepas dah beku, baru susun tegak2.make sure tulis date and total oz. or ml besar2...so taklah terkebil-kebil gonyoh mata nak baca tulisan halus mulus nanti lepas dah beku, dengan segala mak nenek frost kat plastic bag tu. (^_^)
pic atas dated 16-07-11..maknanya, dah hari ke13 lepas besalin.
eh. rasa banyak pulak stok nye. saya cuma mengepam bila B* rasa full..or, selepas baby minum dari sebelah, sebelah lagi saya pam.Or..pagi2, bangun nak mandi or bertungku ...pam dulu..hihi..sebab lepas mandi, nak makan,bertungku lagi ke, or nak berbengkung, direct BF baby lagi..oohh..sungguh rugi susu yang tengah engorged dari hormon oksitoksin tengah malam itewww...

saya malas bangun ngepam tengah malam, maka nya...harus rajin ngepam di pagi hari nan hening..(tak hening jugak sebenonye..dah pukul 9am..ngeee)
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10 days later..dated 26-08-11, dah tak muat letak bekas eskrem buat ais ketul tu, makakena pindahkan ke bawah...maka, berbarissssss rapat-rapat la stok EBM anakanda beta ini...sejak hari ini, asal susun EBM je...saya bebel-bebel kat kakanda beta, suruh beli chest freezer. Memang nak beli, tapi dok pikir, nak letak celah mana la chest freezer tu kat rumah kami nan comel nie, sekadar apartment 800sq,ft je..(Alhamdulillah..)..maka, nak beli je peti ais lagi besarrrrr punya, replace peti ais nie.At least,peti ais ni dia 'membesar' ke atas, daripada kena letak chest freezer merata-rata..(cewah.tipu sangat la merata-rata.)..

tapi, problem jugak, sebab freezer biasa nie, cuma tahan 3 bulan ebm nya..huhu..saya mahu stok tahan 6 bulan...ishhkk..kena fikir pasal chest freezer balik..huhu..

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ini pulak, resh EBM yang dapat, stok dua hari selalunya kat bawah nie, before naik ke freezer atas.dah sukat siap-siap, 3oz, je tiap satu, so senang bibik nak susukan baby guna botol MAM. inipun, dok pikir, mana la nak sumbat kat freezer atas, penuh sesak dah dengan EBM beku...huhu

oh ye, my baby Najmia, memula tu gunakan botol Tommee Tippi yang gemuk tu, tapi takmooo, so tukar MAM baru okeh.,Tommee tippi jadik 1st choice sebab kakaknye dulu guna botol bertuah itulah baru mahu minum susu EBM dari botol, setelah hampi belas-belas jenis botol kami try testing sua kat mulut. memang melalak tak hengatt..yela, entah-entah bebudak nie dok pikir " ehem-ehem mama lain pulak rasanya, apahal sumbat benda plastik kat mulut nie?"..haruslah takmooo..

Taqiy, putera lasak no 2 tu pun, okeh je dengan TOmmee Tippee..alih-alih, Najmia takmo pulak..Aduuii...mujur kedai One Baby World dekat je...hihi..

Lepas nie, saya cerita nak kongsi macam mana nak simpan EBM dalam storage bag. Masa anak-anak sebelum nie, saya guna storage botol. Tapi, sekejap sangat sudah penuh freezernya.Sungguh memakan space...huhu..maka, plastik ini jadik pilihan pulak.

Saya dah mula beli sikit demi sikit, sebulan dalam dua kotak, or anytime bila ada offer.So, ada la dalam 6 kotak tak silap..So total dalam 150keping. Memula rasa macam banyak, tapi dah pam EBM ni...macam tak cukup pulak...huhu..baru 1st month..dah habis 2 kotak.Tengah guna kotak ketiga..huhu..ni je tak bukak lagi.

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okeh, lepas pam susu, kita sukat siap-siap susu ibu tu dalam 3oz, tiap satu...kalau sekali pam dapat lebih, maka sediakanlah botol2 lebih ye ibuk-ibuk sekalian..hehe.Sebabnye, sukat guna plastik nie macam tak accurate pulak.sebab dia kembang kat bawah..huhu

Lepas dah sukat, masukkan dalam plastik storage ni (ikut arahan kat kotak,lain plastik, lain caranya)..lepas tu, jgn lupa tolak2 udara dalam tu before gosok ziplock tu .biar tinggal susu ibu je.Ala-ala vacumed plastik jadinya.Maka, letak la flat dalam freezer.supaya senanng and save space nak menyusun kemudian.

Kalau encik suami saya menolong, asyik terlupa nak bagitau suruh letak flat,..haruslah dia main letak tegak he..Aduuuii...dah beku baru perasan, jadik macam plastik gambar atas...Isk..susah betul nak nyusunnya..huhu

Gambar atas, masa 2nd week berpantang, di rumah my beloved opah.Uiissshh..saya nie berpantang berpindah randah.Seminggu kat KL, seminggu kat Tapah, Seminggu kat Perlis. Elok seminggu je kat Perlis, encik suomi ajak balik sambung berpantang kat KL, lepas tengok saya macam dah kuat sikit nak handle baby and anak-anak sekalian.huhu..Cik Nia pun dah misses sekolah seminggu

, kang ketinggalan pulak pelajarannya, cewah.

Saya beli pam Medela Harmony ini, untuk spare, selain Medela Freestyle saya. Saja je test pam guna Harmony ni, macam best je sebab tak berselirat tiub pam.Hehe...jari pun tak la lenguh nak pam. And, dalam dok ngepam sambil nonton tv, alih-alih dah penuh botol, Alhamdulillah..Selesa je..Kalau freestyle, ada time terkuat suction, tersakit kejap...dah kena adjust2 sikit, pastu banyak sikit partnye. Tapi, kalau kat office, haruslah guna Freestyle, sebab ngepam di cubicle je..sambil tangan tangkas bekerja di keyboard and mouse and telefon...hehe..

Ini yang saya amalkan makan. Disamping Kurma, kismis and makanan seimbang dan vitamin-vitamin yang larat ditelan bila teringat (^_^)...saya suka minum hot drink kopi radix,koko radix, soya nutri 99, radix cereal.Pastu air Roselle and asiatica, jus pegaga, dua-dua HPA jugak.Pastu botol kecik tu, Jus Buah delima. Delima kan antara funginya untuk tambah darah, maka haruslah minum..susu ibu kan daripada darah? heehe..oh e, saya pon problem HB low...maka kena la makan makanan penambah darah banyak2 (^_^).organ dalaman? nooo...jarang sangat! Sebab makruh kan?

okes ibuk-ibuk, pastikan persedian before bersalin tu, jangan tumpukan untuk baju, tilam, selimut baby je.Make sure mind setting, gadget and ILMU breasfeeding itu pon kena prepare jugak.WAJIB!. Bukan sekadar sua B* kat baby je perihal susu ibu ini, ia waaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyy more than that.LAgi banyak kita ambil tahu, lagi banyak ilmu kita rasa nak kena cari lagi.membaca lah banyak2, supaya bertambah pandai semasa mengandung..hehe, Nanti baby pun pandai jugak kan? kan?kan?

Jangan Malas mengepam time berpantang.sehari satu or dua pack of 3oz. EBM pun jadilah.Lama-lama jadi banyak, kita akan jadi semangat nak pam lagi-dan lagi dan lagi.Raaaaaammmaaiiii my friends yang dok menyesal tidak buat stok banyak-banyak time berpantang, sebab susu asyik rasa engorged je.Kunun-kunun time kerja nanti, susu maintain engorged sokmo? SALAH!...juta-juta kali saya pesan, buat stok dalam time berpantang!..dah kerja nanti, dengan stress nye, dengan kelam-kelibut kat opisnya..kalau dapat disiplin pam 3 kali sehari pun, cukup bagusss..Huhu..

Ingat ibuk-ibuk! Jom mengepam dalam berpantang!...

dan, tarbiah sikit encik hubby pasal segala mak nenek detail tentang EBM -when,how,who,where bla-bla-bla....biar dia pun tahu.
So, takdela ibuk-ibuk meroyan sorang-sorang bab EBM nie..Support suami itu penting ye ibuk-ibuk!

p.s: Saya selalu membebel a.k.a tarbiah encik hubby bab EBM nie, at anytime i can..hehe..hatta sambil dia drive. (^_^)

Post –natal Blues atau Post- partum depression

2011-06-01T02:46:00.000-07:00

from http://jawimedherb.blogspot.com

Keadaan ini akan dialami oleh setiap ibu selepas melahirkan anak. Simtom seperti kemurungan,letih,lesu,rasa hendak menangis,mudah tersinggung dan marah tidak tentu pasal. Ini disebabkan berlakunya kerana tidak seimbang hormone,kurang darah,kurang zat makanan,kesakitan fizikal,kehaziran orang baru(bayi) dan tidak cukup tidur yang mengakibatkan otak tidak dapat berehat.

Jika ini berpanjangan akan menyebabkan gangguan emosi(meroyan)dan si suami seharusnya dapat memahami situasi isteri dan memberi sedikit perhatian agar rumahtangga sentiasa damai dan bahagia. Dibawah diperturunkan beberapa panduan seperti:-

1. Pengambilan set bersalin HPA

2. Pemakanan yang cukup dan sempurna.

3. Membataskan aktiviti fizikal

4. Kehaziran orang yang paling hampir untuk membantu dan mendengar sebarang keluhan

5. Amalan berpantang

6. Rehat yang mencukupi

7. Urut mengurut dan bertungku

8. Berzikir sepanjang masa dan mohon pelindungan dari gangguan syaitan yang terkutuk.

9. Mendengar alunan ayat- ayat suci Al Quran dll.

Semoga petunjuk ini berguna untuk semua ahli ahli HPA dan semua, InsyaAllah.

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ibuk-ibuk dan bapak-bapak...(^_^)

Mendekatkan diri dengan Allah melalui zikir dan mendengar alunan ayat al-Quran dan selawat ke atas Nabi Muhammad S.A.W itu penting, kerana kita dalam keadaan bernifas itu memudahkan syaitan dan iblis mendekati kita kerana tidak dapat bersolat...

Saya mahu invite lebih ramai orang join contest iPad free dari Mysuperkids

2011-03-03T22:27:00.000-08:00

Kawan-kawan.

aku ada berita best giler nak share, berita tentang dapat benda idaman, benda yang menjadi igauan hampir semua pecinta teknologi bergerak pantas (kalau tak semua pun..hehe).

Sabda Rasulullah s.a.w. maksudnya :

"Sampaikanlah dari aku walaupun satu ayat, ..."
(Hadis Riwayat Bukhari)

di saat ini, aku juga berhajat menunaikan hajat orang lain,
macam orang yang mengharapkan derma barang seringgit dua...tapi tatkala ada hamba Allah yang tertiba sedekah RM1 ribu selambe je kat tapak tangan orang itu, mau melompat cecah siling orang itu..

namun aku pasti , hajat besar yang turut sama menjadi impian aku, sama je dengan hajat orang lain ...

Menunaikan hajat orang menjadi sebab Allah lapangkan rezeki dalam bentuk tertunainya hajat sendiri,
seperti sabda Nabi s.a.w.:

"Siapa yang menunaikan hajat saudaranya maka Allah akan menunaikan hajatnya…"
(Riwayat Muslim)

jika sebelum ini, aku hanya asyik sebut "teringin nyaaa ...", " bestnya kalau...", "isk, kalau la..." dalam nada-nada penuh pengharapan-sampai-lupa-ingatan-sekejap...

namun aku cepat-cepat istighfar.

Astaghfirullahhal'azim...

hebat betul angan-anagn aku itu, sampai termimpi-mimpi dok godek info kat tenet,
terngigau-ngigau taip kat google...
termimpi-mipi ada special ocaasion sempena berjayanya aku dpt hadiah impian aku tu..
melampau betul!

tapi...aku wajib ingat
angan-angan setinggi 7 petala langit, kalau aku jauh dari Allah, aku lupa kepadanya..apakah rezeki itu aku yang men-confirm-kan dalam mendapatkannya?
Teeetttttttt !
for sure not!

Allah jua MAHA MEMBERI..
maka, cepat-cepat aku mohon apa-apa pun melaluinya...
bukan melalui orang tengah,
bukan melalui orang dalam, mahupun kabel kuat yang keje gomen mahupun swasta....,,hehe

tapi, melalui 'orang atasan' - yakni Allah..
melalui 'orang dalam' - yakni rasa kehambaan kepada Allah dalam diri sendiri

Ada hadis yang menganjurkan berselawat jika hajat atau cita-cita tidak tertunai kerana selawat itu dapat menghilangkan kesusahan, kesedihan, dan kesukaran serta meluaskan rezeki dan menyebabkan terlaksananya semua hajat. Wallahu a'lam.

Maka,

aku kena buat kebajikan banyak-banyak..
baru Allah turunkan kebajikan-Nya ke atas aku..

Ibnu Abbas berkata:

"Sesungguhnya kebajikan itu memberi cahaya kepada hati, kemurahan rezeki, kekuatan jasad dan disayangi oleh makhluk yang lain. Manakala kejahatan pula boleh menggelapkan rupa, menggelapkan hati, melemahkan tubuh, sempit rezeki dan makhluk lain mengutuknya."

Maka, dengan ini...

aku berhajat,

aku nak menang Ipad dari MySuperkids.net..

so, aku mahu invite seramai mungkin manusia kat dunia maya ini, untuk join Menang IPad daripada Mysuperkids...

semoga dengan berjuta-juta traffic ,

dan juta-juta contestant yang aku invite masuk melalui entry aku ini,

ke pertandingan menangi iPad daripada mysuperkids..

maka, berjuta-juta jua peluang murah rezeki aku daripada Allah, untuk aku menang satu...

satu jeeeee iPad daripada mysuperkids..

sebab katanya, ada dua ipad...

kalau aku menang satu pun, jadi laaa..

lagi satu..aku kasik peluang kat korang untuk menang...

muahahaha...

so, apa yang aku mahu sebenarnya?

macam pusing-pusing je entry aku nie..

ok la...gini di shortform kan cerita,

korang join lah

contest Menang Ipad dari Mysuperkids nie,

buat entry mudah je..

tak payah blog glemer ribu2 follower, hatta juta-juta subscriber..

mahupun ada juta-juta lemon friends list kat facebook,

mau pun sefofular Fazura, Fasha Sandha..mahupun Aaron Aziz, Nabil atau dato's Siti Nurhaliza...

hehehhe

kalau blog baru create 2-3 minit lepas pun boleh masuk...

janji,ikut syarat super-senang kat bawah..

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"Seperti yang anda pun tahu, saya (Mommy Lynna from Mysuperkids)  nak menghadiahkan Apple iPad Original (bukan China Clone, Jailbreak mahupun terpakai) untuk pembaca bertuah MySuperKids. Bagi memudahkan kerja juri (yang belum dilantik/dipilih lagi), saya bercadang untuk menghadkan jumlah peserta; walaupun tadek la ramai yang daftarkan nama pun, huhu.

Untuk audition ni, peserta hanya perlu tulis artikel berkaitan “Saya Mahu….. Dari Blog…..”. Sebagai contoh,

“Saya Mahu Ilmu Dari Blog SaifulIslam”,
“Saya Mahu Trafik Dari Blog Redmummy” atau
boleh jugak “Saya Mahu iPad Dari Blog MySuperKids”, hehe.

Anda boleh “Mahu” apa saja, hatta bende tak logik pun; ala-ala fantasi gitew. Dan “dari” mana-mana blog, tak semestinya dari blog  MySuperKids nie. Justeru, anda boleh tonjolkan kreativiti anda almost  tanpa sepadan (PERINGATAN: benda2 terlarang di haramkan sama sekali)."

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gitu je?
yee..kalau susah sangat, sape nk join kan?kan? kan?
pastu, paaaaaling penting, hujung entry anda tu..MUSTI...eh..MESTI ada..caption dibwah, siap dgn link2 tu sekali..

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" Last but not least, setiap akhir artikel tolong letakkan ayat (beserta hyperlink yang juga sudah ditetapkan) + (bold & italic) di bawah:

“Artikel ini ditulis sebab saya mengidam iPad percuma MySuperKids. Sertai Bengkel Adsense di laman web buat duit online & mulakan gaya hidup sihat dengan vitamin semulajadi ShakleeTrialPack”

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gitu je? ..
yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee...

pastu, masuk link blog empunya contest tu, DI SINI, tinggal komen kat bawah entry tu,
sebagai syarat submit entry korang...
sila cek ye comment appear or tidek..
kalu tidak, submitt lagi, or...hantar je email direct ke owner blog tu..

Untuk pengetahuan korang..

blog mommy lynna nie, walaopun nick name dia is 'mommy'...
dia punya entry, merangkum pelbagai topic wooo..
mugkinkah disebabkan dia seorang puan engineer di Petr***s...maka...fikirannya bersifat global jugak?

ada entry dia pasal cara buat duit dalam saham, hartanah, emas...bla-bla-bla , semunya bab duit dalam bahasa mudah nak paham oleh kita-kita nie..
ada entry pasal kesihatan,
pasal aktiviti kekeluargaan,
bisnes..
macam-macam la..

tengok la print screen category archive dia..

klik gambar utk ke link page archive dia...

kalau korang dok merungut tak cukup 24 jam sehari..sbb keje kat opis banyak.
korang kira la berapa keje dia buat...
keje engineer..
anak dua, sorang tu pulak OKU-tapi-hensem-lagi cergas-tak-macam-OKU,
pastu nie tgh preggy nak masuk anak ketiga,
without bibik di rumah hokayyyyy...
marbelessss...
fabulous bak kata Kimora Lee Simmons...eheeee..

Sila..sila join...
kalau korang nak menang Ipad free, tak payah susah2 beli ribu riban kat kedai...
free hokayyyyy..
walaopun Apple baru je launch Ipad 2..

mana tau, tetiba mommy lynna ni bagi hadiah Ipad 2 tu..
dia banyak duit, suka hati dia nak beli yang mana pun untuk jadikan hadiah..
yang pasti, dia tak tipu,
nak bagi hadiah ipad..
lagipun, syarat2 dia senang sangatttttt....

yang pasti, ini contest original tau...bukan hype or tipu or scam..
tak caya, boleh kontek personal email mommy lynna tu...

kalau tak caya sangat, pi jumpa dia face to face..
pastu baru korang buat entry contest..huhuh..
ye la...skrang kan banyak scam..kena hati-hati...

Jomm....pakat-pakat try nasib nak menang Ipad from Mysuperkids...
Sesiap yang rasa, invitation i nie menipiskan peluang u all menang hadiah iPad tu,
maaf ye...menang kalah, adat pertandingan..
dan hebat mana pun kita, Allah jua penentu rezeki kita kan?

so, jangan kedekut ilmu / peluang / rezeki..

ajak lagi ramai2 join contest..
kalau dah join, baru bleh berangan ada harapan nak menang..
Macam calon-calon nya pertandingan ABPH tu..hehe..ingat senang nak jadi calon?
macam jadi calon menantu kepada bakal mak-pak mertua super-garang...hihi..
kalau dok diam-diam..
tak payah berangan,
pi beli sendiri je..hehe

“Artikel ini ditulis sebab saya mengidam iPad percuma MySuperKids. Sertai Bengkel Adsense di laman web buat duit online & mulakan gaya hidup sihat dengan vitamin semulajadi ShakleeTrialPack”

Saya mahu rajin renovate rumah sendiri macam depa nie dari Blog Young House Love

2011-02-22T02:13:00.000-08:00

Sape suka barang free? sape ? Sape? Sila angkat jari !...hehe

Sebenonye, ahkak ni malas bebeno nak join online contest nie, sbb pencabar dia memang kebaboom giler, kena pulak diorang2 yang rajin menaip itu ini...maka i serender siap2...
bukan takut kalah, tapi saja je la.. kasik can la kat diorang menang hadiah,
kalau i join, tak no 1, 2,3...koman2 saguhati musti masuk list jugak...
hatta kalau i menang ...nanti sengih jadi 'kembang semangkuk' jadinya...

(^_______________^) Hnss..hnss ..<--aksi 'sengih kembang semangkuk'
maka..biarlah mereka-mereka yang lain menang...hehe

Tapiiiiii.....
memandangkan hadiah yang cik MommyLynna dari MySuperKids nie nak bagi memang hebat-terbaik-super-the best-peringkat- momentum-ke-18 juta, maka...ahkak gigih jua memerah otak menaip entry ala-ala perasan hebat boleh menang ini...

Tapi kannnnn..

Tak silap i kan, nie baru audition...ala-ala audition Raja Lawak la sementara nak masuk top 10 tu...
Huhuuuuuu...(T__T)

so, harap-harap lepas le stage audition nie...
penat wehh perah otak...
dah ler kering dah zat2 otak nie dok perah kat opis, kat rumah segala...nie perah otak khas untuk cik Mommy Lynna nan berkeyakinan tinggi, berkebolehan lagi berkarisma iteww...<---ayat bodek terang-terangan (^_^)..

okes la..kita sudahi merapu meraban tu..
Sila serius ye cik puan Hanis.. (-___-")

Demam blog hopping memula nyer suka-suki je busan-busan sibuk kepoci tengok-tengok friendster kengkawan zaman sekolah dan universiti, sambil godek2 tu...terklik plak "blog"..
Apakebenda 'blog' niehhhhh?
Sekaliiii........

"Wahhh....." ( @ _____ @ ")

terpegun i dibuatnya, banyak sungguh ilmu - duniawi dan ukhrawi saya boleh grab...ingatkan setakat godek2 encik Google jek cari info2 skema utk assignment zaman universiti...
dan info pecah-kepala-otak-bersepai zaman2 kerja gini...
macam2 ghupenye orang membebel pasal hidup kat dalam blog..
Hebat! Gigih! Kagum! Syabbas inspektor Shahabbb!
Rajin betui depa nie...rajin jugak aku nie dok baca...muahahaha...

Maka, bermulalah, episod lompat-lompat belog, sampai satu tahap, otak dah biul, asyik nampak huruf2 je menari-nari kat kornea mata..Maka aku pon insaf lah kembali ke pangkal jalan alam nyata...
Tinggal beberapa kerat je yang aku maintain bukak dan baca, koman-koman sekali dalam seminggu dua...
yang lelain tu, baca gak...tapi pilih2 entry...biasakla..i kan bizi..betul2 bizi + buat2 bizi..
Ngeh..ngeh..Ngehhh..

tapi kannn...
dalam berjuta-juta blog tu, antara link blog yang paling i suka tahap tak-boleh-blah-nak-klik-pangkah-kat-corner-window-sentiasa-rasa-nak-baca je tu ialah....

Jeng-jeng-jenggggggg...
ini hah!

http://www.younghouselove.com/

DIY interior design tahap dewa i tell you!
walaupun depa nie bukan background interior designer..Huh, hebat!
( 0ooops..untuk mereka2yang tak berapa paham, DIY tu means DO-IT-YOURSELF..)

Pembaca-pembaca budiman,
i kan interior designer,
(yang kekadang jadik lecturer, kekadang jadi business momma, kekadang jadi mama yang garang, kekadang jadik otromen..eh, silap..)
sebagai interior designer haruslah aku tercabar kannnn..
DIY tuuuuuu...interior renovation rumah depa sendiri..
sementelahan pulak aku suka DIY hampir SEMUA benda selagi boleh..(hampir-hampir imejin buat underwear sendiri...haha)
sebabnye, i nie cheapskate hokehh..selagi i nak pegang and nak beli apa-apa barang,
selagi i pikir "isk, buat sendiri pun bolehhhh, senang je nie!"..maka haruslah i DIY je semua benda..
tapiiii......
setakat masa yang sungguh mencemburui beta, maka...benda2 terpilih jelah i boleh buat, specially bab-bab industri kreatif...wah, industri gitew..
ala, bab-bab kita leh design2, kreatif2 kan otak...tak la terkehel sel-sel otak i asyik menghadap benda yang samaaaaaa je...i cepat bosan...
seb baik tak bosan dengan encik suamiku yang hensem macho itu, muahahaha...

*isk, kejap ahkak, kejap i, kejap aku..pening mak budak nie..(*___*)

apa yang best kat blog couple Petersik dari blog http://www.younghouselove.com/ ?

Uishhhh...macam-macammmm...!

hebatnya kerajinan depa nie dok renovate sendiri rumah tahap antique cottage zaman dolu-dolu tu jadik comel, kontemporari lagi versatile tu sebagaimana depa chentai,
sampai reporter2 magazine mai approach depa la nak publish kerja-kerja DIY diorang,
siap ada column sendiri dalam beberapa majalah DIY interior design and deco.....(diulang...BEBERAPA tawwww...bukan sebuah je)...
sampai la depa dah jual rumah lama, beli rumah baru, pastu dok gigih renovate rumah baru nie sendiri pulak...
sampai berhenti kerja laki-bini (tak silap i laaa) untuk fokus bisnes consultation renovate rumah nie..

Pastu,
macam-macam tips depa share,
macam-macam discount coupon (walaupun kat Malaysia tak kena mengena..tapi still boley apply the skill of cari diskaun sana-sini..i looikkeeee..)
macam-macam info step-by step depa snap the picture...
macam-macam ke-sitematik-an depa nie yang buat aku kagum tahap perfectionist depa nie,
dan kekadang ada je ups and downs yang depa tak malu nak mengaku kat blog..
memang aku tabik spring toinnggg-yoiiinngg-yoinggg la kat depa nie..
selambe dan bersahaja pulak tu..
Comel je...heheh
(dok imejin i dengan suami i comel macam tu jugak...hihi...)

korang godek-godek la sendiri blog Petersik couple nie...
contoh keja previous renovation works toilet rumah lama depa..

dari ini..

ke ini..

hensem kan bilik air a.k.a toilet depa?

aku malas nak tepek gambar banyak2..nanti habih semua gambar dia aku tepek sini..
Pesal aku suka sangat bab toilet?
sebab typical Malaysian selalu abaikan toilet mereka...
kesiannnnn encik toilet..

Sekali lagi aku tegaskan,...cewah..

korang godek-godek la sendiri blog Petersik couple nie...
memang sure lepas tu korang akan meroyan-meronta-ronta-jiwa-dan-raga ajak encik suami pi Ikea, pi kedai hardware, pi warehouse Sale untuk beli barang-barang at bargain price,
kepoci bila ada sale barang-barang rumah sebab nak pi serbu beli jamban (a.k.a Water Closet (W.C) as what we interior designer should call it...*..cewahhhh) baru sebab berkenan tengok depa nie renovate toilet-yang-nampak-macam-senang-je 1,2,3 tukarrrrrr!..
Pastu, dah tak meroyan simpan duit nak shopping henbeg,kasut, baju dah...( boleh kerrrrr?) sebab meroyan beli cat rumah, curtain, bedspread, sofa, rak...bla-bla-bla....

tapi AWAS...
baca la betul2 dan hayati,
me-renovate rumah tidak semudah yang anda sangka..
kalau malas nak study cara-cara installation W.C..
biarkan ia menjadi Misteriiiiiii...*Woooossshhhh..<--sound effect tak bleh blah..
Maka, sila panggil encik kontraktor Batman bin Suparman ( bukan nama sebenar...)...untuk pasangkan / renovate untuk anda, dan anda bayar la sesedap rasa lepas nego2 price mintak diskaun upah kerja dia.....

Last but not least, ...entry melampau puji-pujian blog http://www.younghouselove.com/ nie semata-mata i gigih dengan satu tujuan nak dapat iPad free !!!!! sponsored mainly by Mommy Lynna...Muahahahaha..

“Artikel ini ditulis sebab saya mengidam iPad percuma MySuperKids. Sertai Bengkel Adsense di laman web buat duit online & mulakan gaya hidup sihat dengan vitamin semulajadi ShakleeTrialPack”

Jangan lupa, sila AFUNDI saya di...
eh...ada AFUNDI ker? ...hihi...

cara letak 'Linkwithin'

2010-12-17T02:25:00.000-08:00

Kawan-kawan..

Alhamdulillah..ada orang baru bakal tiba..due nya bulan June 2011

disebabkan alahan tahap momentum peringkat ke lapan 18,maka :
pening+loya+muntah+tak lalu makan+bleeding+ bla-bla-bla..

harus la emotion ku swing tahap typhoon speed 300km sejam...disebabkan itu juga bersawang la blog ini...huhu
sekarang dah ok sikit, bleh la berblog, sambil blog-hop..Ngeeeee~

tapi, ini ada blogging tips baik punya, i found out at Puan Sue's blog

pic credit to Puan sue

ini la ghupanya 'Linkwithin' tu, yang kita leh nampak thumbnail, and link to our previous related entry.
aku suka gadget nie, maka tercari2 cara meng'install' nya...

kacang je..

sila jenguk blog Puan Sue tu ye untuk tutorial yang detail...
credit to her..thanks banyak2..

Breast engorgement seorang ibu kehilangan anak

2010-11-01T23:02:00.000-07:00

hari nie, baca paper Kosmo,

ekoran laporan seorang ibu yang kehilangan anak kecil tunggalnya berusia setahun terkorban dalam kemalangan, bersama dengan suami dan 2 orang ipar duai nya, dalam kemalangan ngeri di Jalan Penarik-Permaisuri dekat Kampung Nyatuh, Setiu.

Ibu tersebut mengadu kesakitan, kerana breast engorgement..kesian..kesian...kesian sangat-sangat!
Hilang suami, hilang anak...pastu mesti asyik terkenang je anak tu, susu pulak takde anak kecil yang datang menagih haknya....sedihhhh...

Apakah aku sorang je yang emo terlebih, atau ibu2 lain pun merasa tersentuh dengan kisah ibu malang ini...
Alangkan rindunya moment menyusukan anak ketika nak weaning, apatah lagi tetiba je kehilangan anak macam ini...

Ya Allah, Kau lindungi lah keluarga kami dari akhiran hayat yang sedih sebegini...

Keratan berita ibu malang itu di Kosmo.

saya copy paste kat sini, for future reference, kot Kosmo tukar link nanti.

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Kosmo, 2 November 2010

Isteri mangsa nahas derita sakit

Oleh MANIRAH OTHMAN
manirah.othman@kosmo.com.my

JENAZAH empat mangsa nahas di Kampung Nyatuh dekat Setiu dikebumikan dalam satu liang lahad di Besut semalam.

BESUT – Sudah jatuh ditimpa tangga.

Itulah penderitaan yang terpaksa ditanggung ibu tunggal, Che Marina Awang, 23, yang kehilangan suami dan anak selepas kedua-duanya terlibat dalam kemalangan di Jalan Penarik-Permaisuri dekat Kampung Nyatuh, Setiu dekat sini kelmarin.

Che Marina yang kematian suami, Noorazry Elmy Sidek, 29, dan anak tunggalnya, Noor Amysha Maisarah, berusia setahun, mengakui dia kini terpaksa menanggung kesakitan kerana payu daranya mula membengkak akibat lebihan susu.

Anaknya, Noor Amysha Maisarah sebelum ini bergantung sepenuhnya dengan susu badan.

“Orang kata tanah kubur boleh digunakan untuk kurangkan sakit ini, jadi saya ambil sedikit (tanah kubur) untuk dijadikan ubat,” katanya ketika ditemui pada majlis pengebumian anak, suami dan dua iparnya di Tanah Perkuburan Islam Kampung Padang Bual, Pasir Akar di sini semalam.

Selain dua beranak itu, turut terkorban dalam kemalangan membabitkan sebuah kereta Proton Wira dengan sebuah van itu ialah dua ipar Che Marina iaitu Noorazydyelwy Sidek, 32, dan Noor Afzan Efizalman, 16.

Kejadian pukul 1.30 petang kelmarin itu berlaku apabila kereta Proton Wira yang dinaiki empat sekeluarga dikatakan terbabas lalu merempuh sebuah van yang dinaiki 13 penumpang. Salah seorang penumpang van itu, Mek Wook Yaakob, 76, turut terbunuh.

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(T______T)...sedihhhhhh

alangkan berpisah dengan anak yang fully brestfeeding sekejap pun, resah gelisah je serba tak kena, dok pikir nak menyusu, nak mengepam susu, nak handle EBM...inikan hilang anak tunggal, sekelip mata...

owhh...sungguh tersentuh naluri keibuan ini..

So, selagi ada hayat dikandung badan, berusaha lah sebaiknya melaksanakan tanggungjawab seorang ibu penuh dengan kasih sayang jgn lokek peluk cium manja dengan anak-anak.

Tatkala Allah menarik balik pinjaman sementaraNya itu...patah hati sedih dibuatnya.
Tapi redhalah dengan ketentuan Allah Yang Maha Pengasih dan Maha Penyayang itu..

*nak pi lap ayaq mata sat...huhu

'Tahyul' (mitos/tidak benar) dalam penyusuan susu ibu?

2010-10-20T00:13:00.000-07:00

Selepas anda membaca artikel ini, InsyaALLAH apa yang anda akan dapati ialah hampir MUSTAHIL untuk seorang ibu tidak menyusukan anaknya dengan susuibu.

Semua manusia yang bergelar ibu mampu menyusukan anak mereka dengan susuibu walaupun anda merupakan ibu berkerjaya, yang penting ialah mendapatkan ilmu mengenai penyusuan susuibu.

Stok susuibu yang diperah dan dibekukan untuk bekalan semasa ibu keluar berkerja

Pam susu untuk mengumpul dan menyimpan susuibu.

Pastikan permata hati anda tidak terlepas peluang menikmati kebaikan susuibu kurniaan ALLAH kepada setiap bayi yang dilahirkan di atas muka bumi ini.

Susuibu adalah hak bayi anda.Moga perkongsian artikel ini bermanfaat buat semua golongan ibu/bapa yang membaca.

Article by Dr Jack Newman

Some Breastfeeding Myths, and Still More Myths, and Even More and More Myths!!

1. Many women do not produce enough milk. Not true! The vast majority of women produce more than enough milk. Indeed, an overabundance of milk is common. Most babies that gain too slowly, or lose weight, do so not because the mother does not have enough milk, but because the baby does not get the milk that the mother has. The usual reason that the baby does not get the milk that is available is that he is poorly latched onto the breast. This is why it is so important that the mother be shown, on the first day, how to latch a baby on properly, by someone who knows what they are doing.

2. It is normal for breastfeeding to hurt. Not true! Though some tenderness during the first few days is relatively common, this should be a temporary situation that lasts only a few days and should never be so bad that the mother dreads breastfeeding. Any pain that is more than mild is abnormal and is almost always due to the baby latching on poorly. Any nipple pain that is not getting better by day three or four or lasts beyond five or six days should not be ignored. A new onset of pain when things have been going well for a while may be due to a yeast infection of the nipples. Limiting feeding time does not prevent soreness. Taking the baby off the breast for the nipples to heal should be a last resort only. (See Information Sheet Sore Nipples).

3. There is no (not enough) milk during the first three or four days after birth. Not true! It often seems like that because the baby is not latched on properly and therefore is unable to get the milk that is available. When there is not a lot of milk (as there is not, normally, in the first few days), the baby must be well latched on in order to get the milk. This accounts for "but he's been on the breast for 2 hours and is still hungry when I take him off". By not latching on well, the baby is unable to get the mother's first milk, called colostrum. Anyone who suggests you pump your milk to know how much colostrum there is, does not understand breastfeeding, and should be politely ignored. Once the mother's milk is abundant, a baby can latch on poorly and still may get plenty of milk, though good latching from the beginning, even in if the milk is abundant, prevents problems later on.

4. A baby should be on the breast 20 (10, 15, 7.6) minutes on each side. Not true! However, a distinction needs to be made between "being on the breast" and "breastfeeding". If a baby is actually drinking for most of 15-20 minutes on the first side, he may not want to take the second side at all. If he drinks only a minute on the first side, and then nibbles or sleeps, and does the same on the other, no amount of time will be enough. The baby will breastfeed better and longer if he is latched on properly. He can also be helped to breastfeed better and longer if the mother compresses the breast to keep the flow of milk going, once he no longer drinks on his own (Information Sheet Breast Compression). Thus it is obvious that the rule of thumb that "the baby gets 90% of the milk in the breast in the first 10 minutes" is equally hopelessly wrong. To see how to know a baby is getting milk see the videos at nbci.ca.

5. A breastfeeding baby needs extra water in hot weather. Not true! Breastmilk contains all the water a baby needs.

6. Breastfeeding babies need extra vitamin D. Not true! Everyone needs vitamin D. Formula has it added at the factory. But the baby is born with a liver full of vitamin D, and breastmilk does have some vitamin D. Outside exposure allows the baby to get the rest of his vitamin D requirements from ultraviolet light even in winter. The baby does not need a lot of outside exposure and does not need outside exposure every day. Vitamin D is a fat soluble vitamin and is stored in the body. In some circumstances (for example, if the mother herself was vitamin D deficient during the pregnancy) it may be prudent to supplement the baby with vitamin D. Exposing the baby to sunlight through a closed window does not work to get the baby more vitamin D.

7. A mother should wash her nipples each time before feeding the baby. Not true! Formula feeding requires careful attention to cleanliness because formula not only does not protect the baby against infection, but also is actually a good breeding ground for bacteria and can also be easily contaminated. On the other hand, breastmilk protects the baby against infection. Washing nipples before each feeding makes breastfeeding unnecessarily complicated and washes away protective oils from the nipple.

8. Pumping is a good way of knowing how much milk the mother has. Not true! How much milk can be pumped depends on many factors, including the mother's stress level. The baby who breastfeeds well can get much more milk than his mother can pump. Pumping only tells you have much you can pump.

9. Breastmilk does not contain enough iron for the baby's needs. Not true! Breastmilk contains just enough iron for the baby's needs. If the baby is full term he will get enough iron from breastmilk to last him at least the first six months. Formulas contain too much iron, but this quantity may be necessary to ensure the baby absorbs enough to prevent iron deficiency. The iron in formula is poorly absorbed, and the baby poops out most of it. Generally, there is no need to add other foods to breastmilk before about 6 months of age.

10. It is easier to bottle feed than to breastfeed. Not true! Or, this should not be true. However, breastfeeding is made difficult because women often do not receive the help they should to get started properly. A poor start can indeed make breastfeeding difficult. But a poor start can also be overcome. Breastfeeding is often more difficult at first, due to a poor start, but usually becomes easier later.

11. Breastfeeding ties the mother down. Not true! But it depends how you look at it. A baby can be breastfed anywhere, anytime, and thus breastfeeding is liberating for the mother. No need to drag around bottles or formula. No need to worry about where to warm up the milk. No need to worry about sterility. No need to worry about how your baby is, because he is with you.

12. There is no way to know how much breastmilk the baby is getting. Not true! There is no easy way to measure how much the baby is getting, but this does not mean that you cannot know if the baby is getting enough. The best way to know is that the baby actually drinks at the breast for several minutes at each feeding (open mouth wide—pause—close mouth type of suck). Other ways also help show that the baby is getting plenty (Information Sheet Is my Baby Getting Enough Milk?). Also see the videos at nbci.ca.

13. Modern formulas are almost the same as breastmilk. Not true! The same claim was made in 1900 and before. Modern formulas are only superficially similar to breastmilk. Every correction of a deficiency in formulas is advertised as an advance. Fundamentally, formulas are inexact copies based on outdated and incomplete knowledge of what breastmilk is. Formulas contain no antibodies, no living cells, no enzymes, no hormones. They contain much more aluminum, manganese, cadmium, lead and iron than breastmilk. They contain significantly more protein than breastmilk. The proteins and fats are fundamentally different from those in breastmilk. Formulas do not vary from the beginning of the feed to the end of the feed, or from day 1 to day 7 to day 30, or from woman to woman, or from baby to baby. Your breastmilk is made as required to suit your baby. Formulas are made to suit every baby, and thus no baby. Formulas succeed only at making babies grow well, usually, but there is more to breastfeeding than nutrients.

14. If the mother has an infection she should stop breastfeeding. Not true! With very, very few exceptions, the mother’s continuing to breastfeed will actually protect the baby. By the time the mother has fever (or cough, vomiting, diarrhea, rash, etc) she has already given the baby the infection, since she has been infectious for several days before she even knew she was sick. The baby's best protection against getting the infection is for the mother to continue breastfeeding. If the baby does get sick, he will be less sick if the mother continues breastfeeding. Besides, maybe it was the baby who gave the infection to the mother, but the baby did not show signs of illness because he was breastfeeding. Also, breast infections, including breast abscess, though painful, are not reasons to stop breastfeeding. Indeed, the infection is likely to settle more quickly if the mother continues breastfeeding on the affected side. (Information Sheets Breastfeeding and Medication and Breastfeeding and Illness).

15. If the baby has diarrhea or vomiting, the mother should stop breastfeeding. Not true! The best medicine for a baby's gut infection is breastfeeding. Stop other foods for a short time, but continue breastfeeding. Breastmilk is the only fluid your baby requires when he has diarrhea and/or vomiting, except under exceptional circumstances. The push to use "oral rehydrating solutions" is mainly a push by the formula manufacturers (who also make oral rehydrating solutions) to make even more money. The baby is comforted by the breastfeeding, and the mother is comforted by the baby's breastfeeding. (Information Sheets Breastfeeding and Medication and Breastfeeding and Illness).

16. If the mother is taking medicine she should not breastfeed. Not true! There are very very few medicines that a mother cannot take safely while breastfeeding. A very small amount of most medicines appears in the milk, but usually in such small quantities that there is no concern. If a medicine is truly of concern, there are usually equally effective, alternative medicines that are safe. The risks of artificial feeding for both the mother and the baby must be taken into account when weighing if breastfeeding should be continued (Information Sheets Breastfeeding and Medication and Breastfeeding and Illness).

More Breastfeeding Myths
1. A breastfeeding mother has to be obsessive about what she eats. Not true! A breastfeeding mother should try to eat a balanced diet, but neither needs to eat any special foods nor avoid certain foods. A breastfeeding mother does not need to drink milk in order to make milk. A breastfeeding mother does not need to avoid spicy foods, garlic, cabbage or alcohol. A breastfeeding mother should eat a normal healthful diet. Although there are situations when something the mother eats may affect the baby, this is unusual. Most commonly, "colic", "gassiness" and crying can be improved by changing breastfeeding techniques, rather than changing the mother's diet. (Information Sheet Colic in the Breastfed Baby).

2. A breastfeeding mother has to eat more in order to make enough milk. Not true! Women on even very low calorie diets usually make enough milk, at least until the mother's calorie intake becomes critically low for a prolonged period of time. Generally, the baby will get what he needs. Some women worry that if they eat poorly for a few days this also will affect their milk. There is no need for concern. Such variations will not affect milk supply or quality. It is commonly said that women need to eat 500 extra calories a day in order to breastfeed. This is not true. Some women do eat more when they breastfeed, but others do not, and some even eat less, without any harm done to the mother or baby or the milk supply. The mother should eat a balanced diet dictated by her appetite. Rules about eating just make breastfeeding unnecessarily complicated.

3. A breastfeeding mother has to drink lots of fluids. Not true! The mother should drink according to her thirst. Some mothers feel they are thirsty all the time, but many others do not drink more than usual. The mother's body knows if she needs more fluids, and tells her by making her feel thirsty. Do not believe that you have to drink at least a certain number of glasses a day. Rules about drinking just make breastfeeding unnecessarily complicated.

4. A mother who smokes is better not to breastfeed. Not true! A mother who cannot stop smoking should breastfeed. Breastfeeding has been shown to decrease the negative effects of cigarette smoke on the baby's lungs, for example. Breastfeeding confers great health benefits on both mother and baby. It would be better if the mother not smoke, but if she cannot stop or cut down, then it is better she smoke and breastfeed than smoke and formula feed.

5. A mother should not drink alcohol while breastfeeding. Not true! Reasonable alcohol intake should not be discouraged at all. As is the case with most drugs, very little alcohol comes out in the milk. The mother can take some alcohol and continue breastfeeding as she normally does. Prohibiting alcohol is another way we make life unnecessarily restrictive for breastfeeding mothers.

6. A mother who bleeds from her nipples should not breastfeed. Not true! Though blood makes the baby spit up more, and the blood may even show up in his bowel movements, this is not a reason to stop breastfeeding the baby. Nipples that are painful and bleeding are not worse than nipples that are painful and not bleeding. It is the pain the mother is having that is the problem. This nipple pain can often be helped considerably. Get help. (Information Sheet Sore Nipples and Vasospasm and Raynaud’s Phenomenon). Sometimes mothers have bleeding from the nipples that is obviously coming from inside the breast and is not usually associated with pain. This often occurs in the first few days after birth and settles within a few days. The mother should not stop breastfeeding for this. If bleeding does not stop soon, the source of the problem needs to be investigated, but the mother should keep breastfeeding.

7. A woman who has had breast augmentation surgery cannot breastfeed. Not true! Most do very well. There is no evidence that breastfeeding with silicone implants is harmful to the baby. Occasionally this operation is done through the areola. These women do have often have problems with milk supply, as does any woman who has an incision around the areolar line.

8. A woman who has had breast reduction surgery cannot breastfeed. Not true! Breast reduction surgery does often decrease the mother's capacity to produce milk, but since many mothers produce more than enough milk, some mothers who have had breast reduction surgery sometimes can breastfeed exclusively. In such a situation, the establishment of breastfeeding should be done with special care to the principles mentioned in the Information Sheet Breastfeeding—Starting Out Right. However, if the mother seems not to produce enough, she can still breastfeed, supplementing with a lactation aid (so that artificial nipples do not interfere with breastfeeding). See Information Sheet Lactation Aid.

9. Premature babies need to learn to take bottles before they can start breastfeeding. Not true! Premature babies are less stressed by breastfeeding than by bottle feeding. A baby as small as 1200 grams and even smaller can start at the breast as soon as he is stable, though he may not latch on for several weeks. Still, he is learning and he is being held which is important for his wellbeing and his mother's. Actually, weight or gestational age do not matter as much as the baby's readiness to suck, as determined by his making sucking movements. There is no more reason to give bottles to premature babies than to full term babies. When supplementation is truly required there are ways to supplement without using artificial nipples.

10. Babies with cleft lip and/or palate cannot breastfeed. Not true! Some do very well. Babies with a cleft lip only usually manage fine. But many babies with cleft palate do indeed find it very difficult to latch on. There is no doubt, however, that if breastfeeding is not even tried, for sure the baby won’t breastfeed. The baby's ability to breastfeed does not always seem to depend on the severity of the cleft. Breastfeeding should be started, as much as possible, using the principles of proper establishment of breastfeeding. (Information Sheet Breastfeeding—Starting Out Right). If bottles are given, they will undermine the baby's ability to breastfeed. If the baby needs to be fed, but is not latching on, a cup can and should be used in preference to a bottle. Finger feeding occasionally is successful in babies with cleft lip/palate, but not usually (See Information Sheet Finger and Cup Feeding).

11. Women with small breasts produce less milk than those with large breasts. Nonsense!

12. Breastfeeding does not provide any protection against becoming pregnant. Not true! It is not a foolproof method, but no method is. In fact, breastfeeding is not a bad method of child spacing, and gives reliable protection especially during the first six months after birth. It is almost as good as the Pill if the baby is under six months of age, if breastfeeding is exclusive, and if the mother has not yet had a normal menstrual period after giving birth. After the first six months, the protection is less, but still present, and on average, women breastfeeding into the second year of life will have a baby every two to three years even without any artificial method of contraception.

13. Breastfeeding women cannot take the birth control pill. Not true! The question is not about exposure to female hormones, to which the baby is exposed anyway through breastfeeding. The baby gets only a tiny bit more from the pill. However, some women who take the pill, even the progestin only pill, find that their milk supply decreases. Estrogen-containing pills are more likely to decrease the milk supply. Because so many women produce more than enough, this sometimes does not matter, but sometimes it does even in the presence of an abundant supply, and the baby becomes fussy and is not satisfied by breastfeeding. Babies respond to the rate of flow of milk, not what's "in the breast", so that even a very good milk supply may seem to cause the baby who is used to faster flow to be fussy. Stopping the pill often brings things back to normal. If possible, women who are breastfeeding should avoid the pill, or at least wait until the baby is taking other foods (usually around 6 months of age). Even if the baby is older, the milk supply may decrease significantly. If the pill must be used, it is preferable to use the progestin only pill (without estrogen).

14. Breastfeeding babies need other types of milk after six months. Not true! Breastmilk gives the baby everything there is in other milks and more. Babies older than six months should be started on solids mainly so that they learn how to eat and so that they begin to get another source of iron, which by 7-9 months, is not supplied in sufficient quantities from breastmilk alone. Thus cow's milk or formula will not be necessary as long as the baby is breastfeeding. However, if the mother wishes to give milk after 6 months, there is no reason that the baby cannot get cow's or goat’s milk, as long as the baby is still breastfeeding a few times a day, and is also getting a wide variety of solid foods in more than minimal amounts. Most babies older than six months who have never had formula will not accept it because of the taste.

Still More Breastfeeding Myths

1. Women with flat or inverted nipples cannot breastfeed. Not true! Babies do not breastfeed on nipples, they breastfeed on the breast. Though it may be easier for a baby to latch on to a breast with a prominent nipple, it is not necessary for nipples to stick out. A proper start will usually prevent problems and mothers with any shaped nipples can breastfeed perfectly adequately. In the past, a nipple shield was frequently suggested to get the baby to take the breast. This gadget should not be used, especially in the first two weeks! Though it may seem a solution, its use can result in poor feeding and severe weight loss, and makes it even more difficult to get the baby to take the breast. (See Information Sheet Finger and Cup Feeding). If the baby does not take the breast at first, with proper help, he will often take the breast later. Breasts also change in the first few weeks, and as long as the mother maintains a good milk supply, the baby will usually latch on by 8 weeks of age no matter what, but get help and the baby may latch on before. See Information Sheet When a Baby Does not yet Latch.

2. A woman who becomes pregnant must stop breastfeeding. Not true! If the mother and child desire, breastfeeding can continue. Some continue breastfeeding the older child even after delivery of the new baby. Many women do decide to stop breastfeeding when they become pregnant because their nipples are sore, or for other reasons, but there is no rush or medical necessity to do so. In fact, there are often good reasons to continue. The milk supply will likely decrease during pregnancy, but if the baby is taking other foods, this is not a usually a problem. However, some babies will stop breastfeeding if the milk supply is low.

3. A baby with diarrhea should not breastfeed. Not true! The best treatment for a gut infection (gastroenteritis) is breastfeeding. Furthermore, it is very unusual for the baby to require fluids other than breastmilk. If lactose intolerance is a problem, the baby can receive lactase drops, available without prescription, just before or after the feeding, but this is rarely necessary in breastfeeding babies. Get information on its use from the clinic. In any case, lactose intolerance due to gastroenteritis will disappear with time. Lactose free formula is not better than breastfeeding. Breastfeeding is better than any formula.

4. Babies will stay on the breast for two hours because they like to suck. Not true! Babies need and like to suck, but how much do they need? Most babies who stay at the breast for such a long time are probably hungry, even though they may be gaining well. Being on the breast is not the same as drinking at the breast. Latching the baby better onto the breast allows the baby to breastfeed more effectively, and thus spend more time actually drinking. You can also help the baby to drink more by expressing milk into his mouth when he no longer swallows on his own (See Information Sheet Breast Compression). Babies younger than 5-6 weeks often fall asleep at the breast because the flow of milk is slow, not necessarily because they have had enough to eat. See videos at nbci.ca.

5. Babies need to know how to take a bottle. Therefore a bottle should always be introduced before the baby refuses to take one. Not true! Though many mothers decide to introduce a bottle for various reasons, there is no reason a baby must learn how to use one. Indeed, there is no great advantage in a baby's taking a bottle. Since Canadian women are supposed to receive 52 weeks maternity leave, the baby can start eating solids around 6 months, well before the mother goes back to her outside work. The baby can even take fluids or solids that are quite liquid off a spoon. The baby can start learning how to drink from a cup right from birth or older, and though it may take several weeks for the older baby to learn to use it efficiently, he will learn. If the mother is going to introduce a bottle, it is better she wait until the baby has been breastfeeding well for 4-6 weeks, and then give it only occasionally. Sometimes, however, babies who take the bottle well at 6 weeks, refuse it at 3 or 4 months even if they have been getting bottles regularly (smart babies). Do not worry, and proceed as above with solids and spoon. Giving a bottle when breastfeeding is not going well is not a good idea and usually makes the breastfeeding even more difficult. For your sake and the baby's do not try to "starve the baby into submission". Get help.

6. If a mother has surgery, she has to wait a day before restarting breastfeeding. Not true! The mother can breastfeed immediately after surgery, as soon as she is awake and up to it. Neither the medications used during anaesthesia, nor pain medications nor antibiotics used after surgery require the mother to interrupt breastfeeding, except under exceptional circumstances. Enlightened hospitals will accommodate breastfeeding mothers and babies when either the mother or the baby needs to be admitted to the hospital, so that breastfeeding can continue. Many rules that restrict breastfeeding are more for the convenience of staff than for the benefit of mothers and babies.

7. Breastfeeding twins is too difficult to manage. Not true! Breastfeeding twins is easier than bottle feeding twins, if breastfeeding is going well. This is why it is so important that a special effort should be made to get breastfeeding started right when the mother has had twins (See Information Sheets Breastfeeding—Starting Out Right and The Importance of Skin to Skin Contact). Some women have breastfed triplets exclusively. This obviously takes a lot of work and time, but twins and triplets take a lot of work and time no matter how the infants are fed.

8. Women whose breasts do not enlarge or enlarge only a little during pregnancy, will not produce enough milk. Not true! There are a very few women who cannot produce enough milk (though they can continue to breastfeed by supplementing with a lactation aid). Some of these women say that their breasts did not enlarge during pregnancy. However, the vast majority of women whose breasts do not seem to enlarge during pregnancy produce more than enough milk.

9. A mother whose breasts do not seem full has little milk in the breast. Not true! Breasts do not have to feel full to produce plenty of milk. It is normal that a breastfeeding woman's breasts feel less full as her body adjusts to her baby's milk intake. This can happen suddenly and may occur as early as two weeks after birth or even earlier. The breast is never "empty" and also produces milk as the baby breastfeeds. Is the baby getting milk from the breast? That’s what’s important, not how full the breast feels. Look skeptically upon anyone who squeezes your breasts to make a determination of milk sufficiency or insufficiency. See videos at nbci.ca.

10. Breastfeeding in public is not decent. Not true! It is the humiliation and harassment of mothers who are breastfeeding their babies that is not decent. Women who are trying to do the best for their babies should not be forced by other people's hang-ups or lack of understanding to stay home or feed their babies in public washrooms. Those who are offended need only avert their eyes. Children will not be damaged psychologically by seeing a woman breastfeeding. On the contrary, they might learn something important, beautiful and fascinating. They might even learn that breasts are not only for selling beer. Other women who have left their babies at home to be bottle fed when they went out might be encouraged to bring the baby with them the next time.

11. Breastfeeding a child until 3 or 4 years of age is abnormal and bad for the child, causing an over-dependent relationship between mother and child. Not true! Breastfeeding for 2-4 years was the rule in most cultures since the beginning of human time on this planet. Only in the last 100 years or so has breastfeeding been seen as something to be limited. Children breastfeed into the third year are not overly dependent. On the contrary, they tend to be very secure and thus more independent. They themselves will make the step to stop breastfeeding (with gentle encouragement from the mother), and thus will be secure in their accomplishment.

12. If the baby is off the breast for a few days (weeks), the mother should not restart breastfeeding because the milk sours. Not true! The milk is as good as it ever was. Breastmilk in the breast is not milk or formula in a bottle.

13. After exercise a mother should not breastfeed. Not true! There is absolutely no reason why a mother would not be able to breastfeed after exercising. The study that purported to show that babies were fussy feeding after mother exercising was poorly done and contradicts the everyday experience of millions of mothers.

14. A breastfeeding mother cannot get a permanent or dye her hair. Not true! I have no idea where this comes from.

15. Breastfeeding is blamed for everything. True! Family, health professionals, neighbours, friends and taxi drivers will blame breastfeeding if the mother is tired, nervous, weepy, sick, has pain in her knees, has difficulty sleeping, is always sleepy, feels dizzy, is anemic, has a relapse of her arthritis (migraines, or any chronic problem) complains of hair loss, change of vision, ringing in the ears or itchy skin.

Breastfeeding will be blamed as the cause of marriage problems and the other children acting up. Breastfeeding is to blame when the mortgage rates go up and the economy is faltering. And whenever there is something that does not fit the "picture book" life, the mother will be advised by everyone that it will be better if she stops breastfeeding.

More and More Breastfeeding Myths

1. Breastfeeding mothers cannot breastfeed if they have had X-rays. Not true! Regular X-rays such as a chest X-ray or dental X-rays do not affect the milk or the baby and the mother may breastfeed without concern. Mammograms are harder to read when the mother is lactating, but can be done and the mother should not stop breastfeeding just to get this done.

Furthermore, there are other ways of investigating a breast lump. Newer imaging methods such as CT scan and MRI scans are of no concern, even if contrast is used. And special X-rays using contrast media? As long as no radioactive isotope is used there is no concern and the mother should not stop even for one feed. Herein are included studies such as intravenous pyelogram, lymphangiogram, venogram, arteriogram, myelogram, etc.

What about studies using radioactive nucleotides (bone scans, lung scans, etc.)? The baby will get a little radioactive nucleotide. However, as we often do these very same tests on children, even small babies, and the potential loss of benefits if the mother stops breastfeeding are considerable, the mother should, in my opinion, continue breastfeeding. If you feel you must stop for a period of time, express milk in advance so that the baby can be fed your milk and not formula. After two half lives, 75% of the compound will be out of your body. This is surely waiting long enough (the half life of technetium, which is used in most radioactive scans is only six hours, so that 12 hours after the injection, 75% of it will be out of your body). The exception is the thyroid scan using I131. This test must be avoided in breastfeeding mothers. There are many ways of evaluating the thyroid, and only very occasionally does a thyroid scan truly have to be done. If the scan must be done, doing it with I123 requires the mother to stop breastfeeding for 12 to 24 hours only depending on the dose.

Check first before taking the radioactive iodine—the test can wait until you know for sure. In many cases where the scan must be done, it can be put off for several months. Incidentally, lung scans with radioactive contrast no longer is the best test to rule out a lung clot. CT scan is now the preferred test to prove or disprove the diagnosis. [See also Information Sheet Breastfeeding and Medications)

2. Breastfeeding mothers' milk can "dry up" just like that. Not true! Or if this can occur, it must be a rare occurrence. Aside from day-to-day and morning-to-evening variations, milk production does not change suddenly. There are changes which occur which may make it seem as if milk production is suddenly much less:

* An increase in the needs of the baby, the so-called growth spurt. If this is the reason for the seemingly insufficient milk, a few days of more frequent breastfeeding will bring things back to normal. Try compressing the breast with your hand to help the baby get milk (Information Sheet Breast Compression).
* A change in the baby's behaviour. At about five to six weeks of age, more or less, babies who would fall asleep at the breast when the flow of milk slowed down, tend to start pulling at the breast or crying when the milk flow slows. The milk has not dried up, but the baby has changed. Try using breast compression to help the baby get more milk. See the website nbci.ca for videos on how to latch a baby on, how to know the baby is getting milk, how to use compression.
* The mother's breasts do not seem full or are soft. It is normal after a few weeks for the mother no longer to have engorgement, or even fullness of the breasts. As long as the baby is drinking at the breast, do not be concerned (Information sheet Is My Baby Getting Enough Milk?).
* The baby breastfeeds less well. This is often due to the baby being given bottles or pacifiers and thus learning an inappropriate way of breastfeeding.

The birth control pill may decrease your milk supply. Think about stopping the pill or changing to a progesterone only pill. Or use other methods. Other drugs that can decrease milk supply are pseudoephedrine (Sudafed), some antihistamines, and perhaps diuretics.

If the baby truly seems not to be getting enough, get help, but do not introduce a bottle that may only make things worse. If absolutely necessary, the baby can be supplemented, using a lactation aid that will not interfere with breastfeeding, or by cup if the baby will not take the aid. However, lots can be done before giving supplements. Get help. Try compressing the breast with your hand to help the baby get milk (Information Sheet Breast Compression).

3. Physicians know a lot about breastfeeding. Not true! Obviously, there are exceptions. However, very few physicians trained in North America or Western Europe learned anything at all about breastfeeding in medical school. Even fewer learned about the practical aspects of helping mothers start breastfeeding and helping them maintain breastfeeding. After medical school, most of the information physicians get regarding infant feeding comes from formula company representatives or advertisements.

4. Pediatricians, at least, know a lot about breastfeeding. Not true! Obviously, there are exceptions. However, in their post-medical school training (residency), most pediatricians learned nothing formally about breastfeeding, and what they picked up in passing was often wrong. To many trainees in pediatrics, breastfeeding is seen as an "obstacle to the good medical care" of hospitalized babies.

5. Formula company literature and formula samples do not influence how long a mother breastfeeds. Really? So why do the formula companies work so hard to make sure that new mothers are given these samples, their company's samples? Are these samples and the literature given out to encourage breastfeeding? Do formula companies take on the cost of the samples and booklets so that mothers will be encouraged to breastfeed longer? The companies often argue that, if the mother does give formula, they want the mother to use their brand. But in competing with each other, the formula companies also compete with breastfeeding. Did you believe that argument when the cigarette companies used it?

6. Breastmilk given with formula may cause problems for the baby. Not true! Most breastfeeding mothers do not need to use formula and when problems arise that seem to require artificial milk, often the problems can be resolved without resorting to formula. However, when the baby may require formula, there is no reason that breastmilk and formula cannot be given together.

7. Babies who are breastfed on demand are likely to be "colicky". Not true! "Colicky" breastfed babies often gain weight very quickly and sometimes are feeding frequently. However, many are colicky not because they are feeding frequently, but because they do not take the breastmilk as well as they should.
Typically, the baby drinks very well for the first few minutes, then nibbles or sleeps. When the baby is offered the other side, he will drink well again for a short while and then nibble or sleep. The baby will fill up with relatively low fat milk and thus feed frequently. The taking in of mostly low fat milk may also result in gas, crying and explosive watery bowel movements.
The mother can urge the baby to breastfeed longer on the first side, and thus get more high fat milk, by compressing the breast once the baby sucks but does not drink. (Information Sheets Colic in the Breastfed Baby and Breast Compression). Also see videos at nbci.ca

8. Mothers who receive immunizations (tetanus, rubella, hepatitis B, hepatitis A, etc.) should stop breastfeeding for 24 hours (3 days, 2 weeks). Not true! Why should they? There is no risk for the baby, and he may even benefit. The rare exception is the baby who has an immune deficiency. In that case the mother should not receive an immunization with a weakened live virus (e.g. oral, but not injectable polio, or measles, mumps, rubella) even if the baby is being fed artificially.

9. There is no such thing as nipple confusion. Not true! The baby is not confused, though, the baby knows exactly what he wants. A baby who is getting slow flow from the breast and then gets rapid flow from a bottle will figure that one out pretty quickly. A baby who has had only the breast for three or four months is unlikely to take the bottle. Some babies prefer the right or left breast to the other. Bottle fed babies often prefer one artificial nipple to another.

So there is such a thing as preferring one nipple to another. The only question is how quickly it can occur. Given the right set of circumstances, the preference can occur after one or two bottles. The baby having difficulties latching on may never have had an artificial nipple, but the introduction of an artificial nipple rarely improves the situation, and often makes it much worse.

Note that many who say there is no such thing as nipple confusion also advise the mother to start a bottle early so that the baby will not refuse it.

Bukan semua orang tahu segala-galanya tentang 'breasfeeding'

2010-10-05T06:31:00.000-07:00

Dalam kalangan kawan-kawan sekolah dan universiti, saya antara yang terawal bertemu jodoh...hehe.
Saat baru menjangkau usia 24 tahun pada November 2005, saya sudah mengikat ikatan dengan 'Chenta Hati' saya bulan Disember 2005..

Hujung Oktober tahun 2006, lahirlah 'buah chenta Hati' Srikandi kami yang pertama, cik Nia...
June 2009, lahir pula Putera Pahlawan kami, Taqiy..

Dengan pengalaman tak seberapa membesarkan 2 orang anak,kami suka berkongsi pendapat tentang anak-anak dengan kawan-kawan.Tapi, most of the time, di saat orang lain baru dok sibuk-sibuk nak cari hantaran, nak plan wedding of the year, nak jemput2 datang kenduri kahwin...kami dah kedek-kedek kelek anak kiri kanan pergi majlis kahwin...haha...

So, bila kawan-kawan dapat anak, saya tumpang gembira, teruja macam saya yang dapat new baby, dan saya memang sehabis boleh, akan tolong kawan-kawan bab mencari info 'fully breasfeeding' anak pertama mereka, dan juga bab-bab lain, termasuk macam mana nak jaga anak demam, anak meragam tengah malam sokmo, anak tak mau /memilih makan...isk, macam-macamlah..

Tapi kawan-kawan, saya ikhlas!
walaupun nampak saya macam membebel...(haha..) mengalahkan doktor je gaya bercakapnya,
(walaupun cita-cita asal nak jadi doktor, last-last minit tukar nak jadi Interior Deisgner...^_^..)
tapi saya ikhlas, dan hanya bercakap apa yang saya tahu.
Kalau agak2 saya tak yakin, saya terus redirectkan mereka ke orang-orang sekeliling yang saya kenal, untuk ilmu mereka!

Seperti sabda Nabi S.A.W...
"Sampaikanlah ilmu yang baik, walaupun hanya satu ayat!"

Dalam banyak-banyak hal,bab breasfeeding la saya lihat sudah ada banyak kesedaran untuk ibu-ibu nie fully breasfeeding, specially mereka yang bekerja.Selagi boleh, memang saya akan tolong!

Saya pernah orderkan breastpump,storage EBM, pinjamkan breastpump, demokan how to express BM..segala-gala berkaitan breast pump and expressing skill!
then, bab bercerita pasal skill-skill menyimpan EBM, how to handle EBM from house to nursery, how to encourage more BM while expressing...
pastu, bab-bab menyusu anak selepas baru melahirkan, psychology and physical preparation nye...

Saya ada kawan dari pelbagai latarbelakang dan jawatan, tetapi tidak semuanya ;

-berkesempatan google internet nak cari info, hatta di website Susuibu.com pun belum sempat jengah!
---> bab-bab berfesbuk, banyak pulak masa. ^_^

-tidak semua rajin membaca, walau ilmu 'penyusuan' itu penting.Bagi mereka, alah, sua kan je B, nanti baby hisap!
---> oh, betapa salahnya mereka

- ibu dan ibu mertu mereka tak payah sibuk baca buku, google website, tanya pakar bab susu ibu pun, boleh je survive!...
---> dunia keibuan dulu dan sekarang berbeza! sama lah macam situasi 'Remaja dulu dan sekarang berbeza dunia!" Semunanya sudeh berubah seiring masa, tapi asasnya hanya satu, 'how to breasfeeding your own baby!"

-ada kawan2 saya, dari kalangan doktor pun, bertanya dari saya macam-macam hal BF! Dia ada ilmu dan pengetahuan bab BF, tapi mungkin hanya teori dan terlalu basic!
--->So, jangan pelik kalau Nurse atau Doktor macam blur je bila anda insist bab-bab BF kat hospital!Ada yang siap marah kita, sebab sibuk2 nak susukan anak sendiri...huhu.

macam-macam!
saya bukanlah nak membanggakan diri, cuma sekadar berkongsi...ilmu saya yang sedikit ini, tidak rugi saya kongsikan, malah sangat berbaloi.

Anda pun boleh berkongsi, apa jua ilmu anda, asalkan jangan sombong seolah-solah ilmu itu anda seorang je tahu..hehe..

Saya gembira melihat bayi itu dapat menyusu susu ibu, berada dalam dakapan ibu, berasa selamat dekat dengan ibu, tatkala sudah 9 bulan 10 hari melepak dalam perut ibu dengan tenang hati, tetiba penuh onak ranjau berduri dia nak hadapi dunia luar sendiri...Sedih budak kecik tu..Stress dibuatnya..

Saya pernah terbaca, journal perubatan yang mengatakan,
Saat bayi itu di lahirkan ' proses rahim ibu menolak bayi keluar ada proses yang sangat stress terhadap bayi, menyusahkan bayi, bayi rasa tidak selamat kerana melalui situasi yang lain dari suasan tenang dalam perut ibu,dan, bayi itu sebolehnya tidak mahu keluar melalui cara paksaan itu, pastu kena strive bernafas untuk oksigen!...Kalau lah boleh lepak selamanya dalam perut mommy!..

Samalah macam kita, kalau la hari-hari boleh lepak rumah je, tak payah kelam kabut pagi-pagi nak pergi kerja, tak payah susah-susah nak kemas rumah,suruh je bibik 3-4 orang jaga rumah.Pastu kalau boleh, hari-hari nak pergi bercuti di resort, di hotel, dia tepi pantai, di Spa...iskk...

So, pengalaman 'ngeri' itu, sepatutnya kita hapuskan dengan tunjukkan kasih sayang kita, pelukan kita dan jaminan peluk cium kita terhadap bayi itu yang menghantar message " Tak mengapa sayang, mama sentiasa ada di sisi sayang, memeluk,menghiburkan, menenangkan sayang, sama seperti sayang dalam rahim mama"..
.Sure anak itu tidak meragam, percayalah...Kita tenang, anak pun tenang..
Kita stress, anak lagi la kuat melalak...huhu
Jangan bimbang, kalau anda habiskan masa sebaiknya dan sepenuhnya dengan bayi anda, sekejap je masa berlalu, sebulan, setahun,..tau-tau je anak nak kahwin!...Saya sedih bila fikir nanti anak akan kahwin, dan kami kena rela lepaskan dia di jaga orang lain, walaupun cik Nia saya baru nak masuk 4 tahun...huhu...
Tapi, itu sekurang-kurangnya, mengngatkan saya untuk menyayangi mereka sepuas-puasnya, peluk cium, geletek, gurau-gurau, main-main...isk, saya takmau time kecil mereka berlalu dengan cepat!

Kalau ada pun situasi anak meragam, tabahkanlah hati...
kalau rasa nak geram nak penyet2 je budak kecik tu, pas baby tu kat orang lain sekejap, atau tinggalkan dia buat seminit dua di baby cot nya,
kita keluar untuk tarikh nafas panjang-panjang, tenangkan hati....baru dapatkan anak balik untuk memujuk!

Saya, kalau rasa tension bab-bab anak, memang saya pas kat encik hubby saya.Dia memang superior bab slow talk!
Kalau anak merajuk dengan abah, dia pas kat saya pulak...haha...
Maka, kami sama-sama Supermama and SuperAbah!...

saya sering berdiskusi dengan suami, hubungan suami isteri bukan setakat menghalalkan apa yang haram, ia lebih besar tanggungjawabnya, Bab ZAHIR dan BATIN!

ZAHIR itu semua orang boleh tahu apa definisinya,
tetapi bab BATIN, orang selalu fikir bab seks sahaja! SALAH!
Bab BATIN, ternasuk pengisian rohani kita, terutamanya peringatan antara suami isteri tentang pentingnya saling memahami, bab bantu-membantu membesarkan anak, hatta bab memandi atau basuh berak anak!
Selain itu, bab-bab ilmu agama dunia akhirat yang WAJIB suami sampaikan kepada isteri, dan sebaliknya, agar hidup kita berlandaskan Islam, bukan hanya sebahagian, tetapi sepenuh nya!

Kalau lah keretapi itu, main jalan ikut suka tak ikut landasan, apa yang terjadi? Itu baru keretapi, benda fizikal...apatah lagi bab-bab jiwa dan rohani!

Pastu, saya selalu fikir,
Kalau la anak kecil itu boleh bercakap tiap kali dia menangis, sure dia melalak ;
"Mama, saya nak mama peluk selalu!",
"Ibu, saya rindu bau ibu, dakapan ibu, suara ibu!",
"Mak, bontot saya dah basah nie, dah berak, tolong tukar cepat",
"mommy, saya laparrrrrrrrrrrrrr!",
" Ummi, saya kembung perut,sakit perut, bukan lapar...kenapa asyik sumbat susu formula je nie!".

ish...ish, sure kita rasa macam hamba je, anak suruh itu, suruh ini...ye lah, dia tak tau buat sendiri, kena suruh orang lain la... ^_^
itulah sebabnya barangkalai, Allah hanya izinkan bayi itu menangis, sebab mahu Ibu itu mendekati anaknya, memahami anaknya, menyayangi anaknya sepenuh hati, walaupun itu bermakan ibu kena berkorban siang dan tengah malam, tanpa memahami apa sebenarnya yang diperkatakan tangisan anak kecil itu...Tapi kitakan ibu dan ayah, sure akan faham...it only take a few time of trial and error..

Subhanallah! Say jug suka dengan wujudnya INTERNET!
Internet nie memang sangat membantu! Saya boleh berhubung dengan ibu-ibu seluruh dunia, walau bab tentang 'tandas dan anak-anak ' sekali pun!

So, to sapa-sapa yang sibuk dok fesbuk bab-bab lagho je, baik google info-info bermanfaat, macam " cara memujuk suami", "cara membasuh kain baju dengan cepat"...hehe..

Peringatan untuk diri sendiri jua..

cuci cloth diaper dengan bahan masakan?

2010-10-05T06:15:00.000-07:00

Ibu-ibu bapak-bapak...x
hehe...jangan terkejut, dengan tajuk entry di atas.
Betul, saya tak tipu!
Tapi , bahan masakn yang saya suruh anda bayangkan itu, bukanlah guna beras ke, tepung gandum ke, gula melaka ke...tapi ianya adalah 2 jenis bahan yang sangat murah, dan mudah didapati, iaitu CUKA dan serbuk SODA BIKARBONAT...atau omputih sebut Soda Bicarb...hehe

Sudah beribu-ribu pages saya view, tentang cloth diaper dan natural living...dua bahan ini memang superb!
Even, Martha Stewart pun suggest the same ingredient for multi item cleaning, specially bila mencuci laundry, sebab ia membersihkan kain anda dari radikal bebas yang dibebaskan oleh banyak benda sekitar anda!

" Clean Sweep"

Give everything from the sheets to the curtains a "safe wash" (a combination of baking soda and white vinegar) in an effort to remove some of the volatile organic compounds (VOCs). VOCs are released in gas form by many of the things we use in our homes, from paints and office equipment (such as printers and copiers) to craft materials (like glues and permanent markers) and cleaning products.

Read more at Wholeliving.com: Room-by-Room Tips"

Oh ya..

mencuci menggunakan dua bahan ini, tidak akan meninggalkan bau cuka, atau bau serbuk soda itu..

anda cuma akan bau natural freshness saja....tanpa bau sabun juga!

Bak kata otai-otai cloth diapering mommies,

" if you can smell strong smell of the soap, the laundry is not rinse throughly!"

Termasuk lah pakaian dan kain-kain laian, selagi bau sabun itu masih kuat, that mean basuhan anda tidak bersih sebersihnya...dalam kata lain, masih ada sisa sabun pada pakaian itu..

tapi,

Kalau tak yakin, kot-kot la risau bau cuka masam (which is soooo will not be) , anda boleh campurkan perahan lemon pada bilasan terakhir.Atau, boleh juga setitis dua essential oil seperti sandalwood, mint etc.INGAT!...setitik dua je, bukan sebotol dua...Essential oils adalah pati minuak, but hence, it does not create that oil layer on your cloth surface sebab sikiiiiiit je yang digunakan.

Selain membasuh cloth diaper, specially untuk 'stripping wash', iaitu kaedah mencuci cloth diaper seperti biasa, cuma menambah suku cawan soda bicarb dan suku cawan cuka untuk full loading, dan extra final rinse....anda juga boleh gunakan untuk membasuh cadar, tuala, baju anak-anak yang kotor dengan stain makanan..

Tips nak cuci pakaian anak dengan food stain:

sebeleum campak dalam mesin basuh (or basuh tangan), anda basahkan baju, dan gosok dulu bahagian yang kotor dengan sabun mandi...biar dalam sejam, atau semalaman, then champak je dalam encik mesin basuh...then kalu rajin, boleh tambah soda bicarb dan cuka...

InsyaAllah baju anak-anak bersih balik...tak payah nak tenyeh Dynamo or campur clorox...tapi makesure stain itu masih baru...janagan yang dah bertahun sebati dengan baju itu yang nak tenyeh juga. Mungkin berkesan juga, mungkin tidak...hehe

Satu lagi, dok google2 info nie, ada jumpa pulak function lain untuk cuka...

daripada guna bahan pencuci kimia yang terlamapau di pasaran, guna je cuka...hehe.

Nie bahasa Indonesia..so pandai-pandai la translate...

Manfaat Cuka:

SELAIN untuk menambah rasa asam dan menghilangkan bau amis, cuka juga punya manfaat lain. Cuka atau asam asetat ini dapat mengatasi berbagai masalah kebersihan rumah. Mulai dari shower mampet, lantai kusam, hingga membersihkan kerak botol. Cara menggunakannya pun sangat mudah.

1. Shower Mampet
Air yang mengandung besi, tanah, atau pasir halus bisa menjadi biang keladinya. Untuk mengatasinya, siapkan 1 liter air panas, kemudian tuangkan satu cangkir cuka makan dan aduk. Rendam kepala shower dalam larutan tadi selama 10 menit. Angkat, lalu bersihkan. Teratasi sudah masalah shower mampet.

2. Blender Kotor
Penggunaan blender biasanya meninggalkan noda. Terkadang noda tersebut sulit dihilangkan. Jika itu terjadi, gunakan campuran air, sabun cuci piring, dan cuka. Tuang campuran itu ke dalam blender dan nyalakan blender selama 30 detik. Buang campuran air tadi dan bilas dengan air hangat.

3. Lantai Kusam
Lantai keramik yang berusia lebih dari lima tahun biasanya berubah menjadi kotor dan kusam.
Untuk membersihkannya, tuangkan cuka ke permukaan lantai. Diamkan selama lima menit. Kemudian bersihkan dengan kain pel hingga bersih. Pel sekali lagi dengan air untuk menghilangkan bau cuka.

4. Karat pada Logam
Untuk menghilangkan karat, siapkan satu sendok makan cuka dicampur satu sendok teh garam.
Gosokkan campuran tersebut ke bagian perkakas logam yang berkarat. Setelah karat hilang, bersihkan dengan air dan keringkan.

5. Guci Pecah ( pasu kah? ^_^ )
Guci pecah pun bukan lagi masalah. Buat campuran dari satu bungkus agar-agar, satu sendok cuka, aduk hingga mengental. Gunakan campuran adonan tadi sebagai lem. Rekatkan setiap bagian pecahan guci. Setelah itu jemur hingga adonan lem kering. Guci pun kembali utuh.

6. Sisa Minyak ( panci is dapur? or kuali kah? ^_^ )
Agar noda minyak di panci mudah dibersihkan, tuangkan cuka ke dalam 2 liter air. Celupkan panci berminyak ke dalamnya. Noda minyak akan luntur dan setelah itu bilas dengan air bersih.

7. Kerak Botol
Kerak pada botol bisa dibereskan dengan cuka. Masukkan air sabun ke dalam botol. Tambahkan satu sendok makan abu gosok dan satu sendok makan cuka. Biarkan selama 10 menit. Kemudian
kocok-kocok dan sikat bagian dalam botol. Kerak dalam botol pun hilang.

Source: klik sini

ok, selamat mencuka dan mensoda... ^_^

Rasa "jiwa kacau" dengan urusan dunia?

2010-09-30T17:58:00.000-07:00

Kawan-kawan,

Sama-samalah kita perbaiki diri,menjadi 'hamba' yang sentiasa diberi perhatian oleh 'orang-orang atas'...iaitu Allah dan para Malaikat...

sesungguhnya hidup mati kita, susah senang kita, kaya miskin kita....sakit sihat, lapang dan sibuk, semuanya kerana Allah yang mengkehendaki nya...

Berserah lah kepada Allah, setelah kita berikhtiar dan berusaha..
Namun berserah,biar melalui jalan kita mendekatinya...

Ubat Hati, ada 5 perkara,
andai kita buat salah satu nya sahaja pun, Insya Allah,,,kita akan menjadi hambaNya yang sentiasa dekat denganNya...
bukan hamba yang terbiar,
bukan hamba yang Allah Yang Maha Kaya telah beri rezeki, namun kita semakin lalai, semakin jauh dariNya..

Setiap kelipan mata, setiap nafas, adalah atas rahmat Allah....
Berjuta kali kita menggunakan nikmatnya dalam setiap saat....kita sering lupa..
Namun, kita juga marah bila rasa "duit tak cukup"....itu sentiasa kita ingat..

Tidak malukah kita? mengharap rezeki Nya, namun malas menjadi hambaNya?
Siapakah yang kejam?
Siapa sebenarnya yang menutup rezeki kita sendiri?
Allah? Kita ?

Cukupkah amalan kita kepada Nya?

Sama-samalah kawan, kita perbaiki diri..
Sesungguhnya yang baik itu dari Allah, yang buruk, dari kelemahan saya sendiri..

Tenangkan hati, dengan menjadi hambaNYa, bukan hamba DUNIA...

Andainya kita mendahulukan Akhirat, InsyaAllah...Dunia akan menunggu kita...
Bukan Allah yang menjadikan keduanya?

kenapa kita takut kita ketinggalan Dunia, tetapi tidak takut ketinggalan akhirat?
Sama-sama kita muhasabah diri...
Peringatan untuk diri ini, dan keluarga kami jua..
dan ANDA jua..

Subhanallah, Walhamdulillah, Allahuakbar...

(^___^)

rasa nak lempang je babysitter tu..

2010-09-01T02:15:00.000-07:00

pagi2 tadi, saya hantar la anak ke nursery macam biasa.lepas peluk cium anak, saya pun pegi la ke kereta.

then masuk kereta (sebelah je dengan dengan taska)..hubby perasan terlupa nak bagi bekal roti anak.
cepat-cepat la saya amik, terus pergi ke taska.
instead of pergi ke pintu masuk saya approache one of the baby sitter dari pintu sliding door je, yang memang terbuka luas.

ada tiga orang babysitter:
yang sorang tu datang ke arah saya, nak amik bekal..
yang sorang lagi, saya nampak tengah siapkan baju anak teruna saya, nak mandikan agaknye, sebab saya memang hantar baby tak mandikan siap2..

yang babysitter ke tiga, tengah suap budak2 ramai2 keliling dia.
ye...satu sudu, dia suap semua sekali harung..dah jenuh komplen, macam tu jugak. dia malas nak kemas sepah2 makanan kot..
tapi.,yang jadi mangsanye..budak2 la..berjangkit tak habis2 batuk and selsema.
(-___-")

tetiba, saya dengar dia terjerit2 marahkan budak yang keliling dia,
pastu "PANG !"

dia tampar muka budak kecik sebelah dia!
pastu siap jerit2.."haaa...tu la, dah lama tak kena kan?Dok main-main pulak orang bagi makan!"

Ya Allah, terkesima saya dibuatnya.
terus mata saya mencari, mujur bukan anak saya.kalau tak, memang aku jerit sumpah seranah kat situ..

Ya Allah, tak tenang hati saya lepas tu.
tengah hari nie, saya terus call the owner.
Report!
Puan tu dah janji nak sound staff dia..

harap-harap, betul la dia bagitahu.

saya cakap, tak kisah la nak marah, or cubit, o tampar sikit-sikit..
tapi biar la kat tangan, or kaki.
JANGAN DI MUKA!
MELAMPAU!

anak saya, or anak orang sekaali pun, saya tak gamak nak lempang di muka!
dah la bayar gaji dia, dapat gaji untuk kebenaran lempang anak orang kah?

tak terpikir kah, kalau lempang muka budak, senang je budak tu jatuh tergolek...
alangkan orang besar kena sepak pun boleh jatuh terduduk..inikan budak kecik.
nasib baik, budak tu duduk..
tapi, nasib tak baik, dia kena lempang...

kesian..
dah banyak yang saya bertolak ansur.
memang kena selalu spot-check macam nie.

say tak kisah berhabis duit, kalau kena charge OT..
tapi agak-agak la kan?
isk...saya emo hari ini...

kisah taska dengan bebudak meninggal sebab jatuh?!
kisah pembantu indonesia yang dera anak?

cukuplah...sesak nafas saya memikirkan kebarangkalian yang negatif!
tak suka berfikiran negatif! tapi bab nie..lemah betul..

saya nie, kalau marah kan anak2...tampar tangan or kaki, lepas tu, mesti peluk diorang...paluk and bagitau, kenapa mama marah..

saya penat bermati-matian melahirkan anak-anak,
nak marah, kejap je...hati saya dah sedih sebab lepas kemarahan dekat anak..

betapa Allah uji hati saya, dengan perangai anak-anak je pun, saya kalah..
Janganlah Ya Allah, kau uji dengan ujian yang berat, Na'uzubillah...
Ya Allah, aku telah berusaha sebaik-baiknya, Kau lindungilah anak-anakku..

perhaps, berhenti keje and jaga anak sendiri lebih bagus..
bisnes oh bisnes.. (-__-")

kisah bukit yang ada 18 billion disposable diapers..or is it more?

2010-08-18T02:17:00.000-07:00

oh oh..kawan-kawan, mommy and daddy semua...

i had search and search and search for info how bad the disposable cloth diaper will be.
recently, hanis terjumpa this marvellous discovery by national geography documentary...discussing how bad we had harm the earth, ony by using disposable diaper...

ia nampak semudah 'pakai dan buang'
tetapi, ia tentang betapa banyak pengorbanan yang bumi perlu hadapi, untuk membuat disposable diaper.
dan lagi, selepas beberapa jam menggunakan disposable diaper itu, bumi juga kena tanggung bebannya.

view the video here
(click kanan, klick in view new tab)

3,796 disposable diaper untuk lebih kurang 2 & 1/2 tahun sepanjang penggunaannya sejak bayi, untuk average 4 keping sehari.
itu 'membukitkan' landfill sehingga 18 billion soiled disposable diaper, in US only! tambah dengan seluruh dunia?

Itu baru sehari, kalau 6? 8? 10 keping?
dan, itu untuk avrage 2 & 1/2 tahun penggunaan...kalau extend lagi tempoh penggunaan, sebab anak belum potty trained sepenuhnya?
(-__-")
oh bumi... tangan manusia ini sendiri yang memusnahkan bumi secara tidak langsung?

lepas tu, it

macam mana kalau kita kira cost pulak..
beribu-riban habis, untuk 'buang' je
the conveniece is there, tapi package dengan 'harmfull' effect too..

oh..oh..
sedihnya encik bumi kita..

image googled at http://webecoist.com/

sungguh, semenjak saya mula ambil tahu pasal alam sekitar, rentetan dari info untuk cloth diaper ini, saya tidak pernah melihat apa-apa dengan konsep 'pakai buang' sama seperti dahulu lagi..

disposable diapers?
now cloth diaper is everywhere, easy to ge `3.
mahal?..buy the affordable one, even a plain square.lampin can be use with cover that use the same material as cloth diaper

saya gunakan kain lampin biasa?
betul!...even me, the cloth diaper reseller still using square lampin too..ada caranya untuk buat ia lebih menyerap lebih banyak basahan, i'll share that later, with pictorial guide..hehe (banyak sungguh hut

Yup, saya akui...its a matter of individual choice.

plastik for shopping groceries?
i opt for reusable bags!
sungguh, leceh nak usung ke sana kumari, kot-kot tershopping..
tapi sekurang-kurangnya. sedikit usaha itu, Allah lebih berkati, daripada tiada langsung ikhtiar...

pinggan, sudu, paper cup pakai buang?
no need.. saya rela beli stok pinggan banyak-banyak..
kena basuh pun, baaaasuh laaaaa... (^^,)

oh ye, saya tiada pembantu rumah,
saya dan encik hubby saling bantu membantu...hehe

ini ada artikel meanrik tentang 'The Disposable Diapers Myths"
antara point yang diperkatakan;
My comment in purple text

1. "...the figures used in this study are somewhat outdated. It is even worse today than when this was written over a decade ago."

Jumlah sebenar disposable diapers dalam landfill adalah jauh lebih mneakutkan sekarang, kerana ketika artikel ini dekaluarkan sedekad lalu, ia telah mencecah 18 billion!

oh...sekarang lebih banyak daripada 18billion? (-___-")

2. "What started out as a marketer's dream of drier, happier, more comfortable babies has become a solid-waste nightmare of squandered material resources, skyrocketing economics, and a growing health hazard, set against the backdrop of dwindling landfill capacity in a country driven by consumption.

hmm...betullah 'package purchase' every time we buy disposable diapers.

the hidden agenda is scary

3. And, as many parents know, a child can run through 8,000 to 10,000 diapers before becoming fully toilet trained.

Huhu..8,000 -10,000 diapers for a child?

the number getting bigger

4. "...use of this product in the U.S. alone wastes nearly 100,000 tons of plastic and 800,000 tons of pulp derived from trees."

the harmfull effect since th beginning of the making of disposable diapers

5. The single-use diaper has gotten a free ride for too long. It is time that parents, health care providers, solid waste managers and public policy makers begin to consider seriously the problems caused by, and the alternatives to, the single-use diaper. It's time for a change!

we have many option now...act before its too late

Hotel dengan Buffet Ramadhan Tidak Halal? dan yang mana Halal?

2010-08-11T02:42:00.000-07:00

Senarai Hotel Buffet Ramadan 2010 Tidak Patuhi Piawaian Halal

PERKEMBANGAN PENSIJILAN HALAL KEPADA HOTEL MELALUI JAKIM SEPANJANG 10 RAMADHAN PERTAMA 1431H

Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia (JAKIM) telah menjalankan pemantauan terhadap 34 buah hotel yang menawarkan sajian “Bufet Ramadan” bermula pada 1 hingga 10 Ramadan 1431 Hijriah di beberapa buah negeri di Malaysia. Kesemua pemeriksaan dan serbuan tersebut telah dilaksanakan di sekitar Kuala Lumpur, Pahang, Selangor dan Kedah. Hotel-hotel tersebut meliputi hotel 5 bintang, 4 bintang dan 3 bintang ke bawah.

Dalam pemeriksaan tersebut, sebanyak 2 buah hotel telah memperolehi sijil halal Jabatan Agama Islam Negeri (JAIN). Penemuan turut mendapati sebanyak 34 buah hotel telah menggunakan istilah Buffet Ramadhan dan 24 buah hotel didapati menggunakan bahan yang diragui halal.

Tujuan pemantauan ini diadakan adalah untuk memastikan premis berkenaan menyediakan makanan halal yang mematuhi hukum syarak. Di samping itu juga, ia bertujuan untuk meningkatkan kesedaran pihak berkenaan terhadap tanggungjawab dalam penyediaan makanan halal kepada pengguna Islam.

Hasil pemantauan tersebut, didapati 70 peratus daripada keseluruhan premis berkenaan tidak memenuhi keperluan piawaian Pensijilan Halal Malaysia. Promosi buffet Ramadan yang ditawarkan adalah jelas tidak menepati Perintah Perihal Dagangan (Penggunaan Perbahasaan ‘Halal’) 1975.

Antara hasil penemuan ialah penggunaan bahan mentah yang berasaskan alkohol, bahan ramuan yang diragui, bahan mentah yang tiada pengesahan halal, ayam daripada sumber yang tidak jelas dan percampuran di antara bahan mentah halal dengan tidak halal di kawasan penerimaan (loading bay) dan stor penyimpanan.

Walau bagaimanapun, kesemua pihak premis memberikan kerjasama dan maklumbalas yang baik di sepanjang proses pemantauan ini dijalankan. Pihak premis juga menyatakan minat dan kesediaan untuk memohon Sijil Pengesahan Halal Malaysia daripada JAKIM dan Jabatan Agama Islam Negeri (JAIN)

JAKIM akan terus melaksanakan pemantauan dan penguatkuasaan bersama KPDNKK kepada hotel-hotel ini pada setiap hari sepanjang Ramadhan. Oleh yang demikian, semua pihak hotel diingatkan agar tidak menyalahguna terma Buffet Ramadhan yang boleh memberi kekeliruan kepada pengguna yang mengunjungi hotel bagi berbuka puasa. Sebagaimana yang kita ketahui, penggunaan istilah Buffet Ramadhan merupakan perbahasaan halal dan ianya boleh diambil tindakan sekiranya terdapat penyalahgunaan.

Sementara itu, sepanjang 10 Ramadhan pertama ini, JAKIM telah menerima sebanyak 16 permohonan daripada hotel-hotel seluruh Malaysia. Daripada jumlah hotel tersebut, sebanyak 9 hotel telah memperlengkap dokumen dan sedang diproses dan sebanyak 7 hotel masih belum melengkapkan dokumen mereka. Manakala sebanyak 2 hotel telah diberikan sijil halal dalam tempoh 10 Ramadhan ini. Hotel-hotel tersebut adalah JB Central, Johor dan Pearl International, Selangor.

Suka JAKIM mengingatkan kepada pemohon yang memohon secara on-line agar segera menghantar dokumen sokongan mereka bagi mengelakkan permohonan mereka ditolak secara automatik oleh sistem e-halal sekiranya melebihi 5 hari permohonan.

Seterusnya, JAKIM ingin memaklumkan bahawa mana-mana permohonan (produk/ premis/ rumah sembelih/ logistik) boleh mengemukakan permohonan kepada JAKIM / JAIN.

JAKIM juga amat menghargai kerjasama pihak Jabatan Agama Islam Negeri (JAIN) yang telah mewar-warkan senarai hotel yang telah diberikan pensijilan halal oleh pihak berkuasa negeri kepada pihak media untuk makluman orang ramai.

Sehubungan dengan itu, JAKIM menasihatkan pengguna Islam supaya berhati-hati memilih makanan halal dan mengelakkan daripada perkara yang was-was seperti sabda Nabi Muhammad SAW yang bermaksud:

“Yang halal itu sudah jelas dan yang haram juga sudah jelas, di antara kedua-duanya ada beberapa perkara yang belum jelas hukumnya (syubhat)”.
HR Muslim dan at-Tirmizi.

Untuk maklumat lanjut berkenaan pensijilan halal JAKIM serta senarai pemegang sijil halal Malaysia yang dikeluarkan oleh JAKIM, orang ramai bolehlah melayari laman web halal JAKIM di www.halal.gov.my.
Atas jasa baik pihak media dalam mewar-warkan perkara ini kepada para pengusaha hotel di Malaysia khususnya dan masyarakat Malaysia amnya amatlah diharapkan dan didahului dengan ucapan terima kasih.

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Orang ramai juga boleh melayari web halal di www.halal.gov.my untuk membuat semakan hotel halal di negeri berkenaan.

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STATISTIK HOTEL YANG MEMPROMOSIKAN BUFFET RAMADHAN YANG TIDAK MEMATUHI PIAWAIAN HALAL MULAI 1 RAMADHAN SEHINGGA 10 RAMADHAN TAHUN 2010

sumber : www.budiey.com

1.
ONE WORLD HOTEL
FIRST AVENUE
Bandar Utama City Center
47800, Petaling Jaya
2.
BISTRO & THEATRE RESTAURANT
139, Pusat Pelancongan Malaysia (MTC)
Jalan Ampang, 50450, Kuala Lumpur
3.
IMPIANA KLCC HOTEL & SPA
No.13 Jalan Pinang
50450 Kuala Lumpur
4.
HOTEL EQUATORIAL (M) SDN BHD
Jalan Sultan Ismail, 50250
Kuala Lumpur
5.
PUTRAJAYA SHANGRI-LA
Jalan Putra Perdana
Taman Putra Perdana
Precinct, 62000 Putrajaya
6.
HOTEL NIKKO KUALA LUMPUR
MTJ Development Sdn. Bhd
165,Jalan Ampang, 50450
Kuala Lumpur
7.
SHAH’S VILLAGE HOTEL
3&5, Lorong Sultan, Peti Surat 115
46719, Petaling Jaya
Selangor Darul Ehsan
8.
PRESCOOT INN KAJANG
Wisma Metro Kajang
Jalan Semenyih
43000 Kajang Selangor
9.
LAGENDA CUISINE SDN BHD
(PRESCOTT INN KAJANG)
10
ORIENTAL CRYSTAL KAJANG
Lot 13, Jln S10/3, Section 10,
Off Jalan Bukit 43000 Kajang Selangor
11.
RESTORAN TUPAI-TUPAI
Lot 1513 Kg. Sg. Tangkas
Bt. 18, JalanBangiKajang, 43000
Selangor
12.
EASTIN HOTEL PETALING JAYA
13, Jalan 6/11
Pusat Dagang Seksyen 16, 46350,
Selangor Darul Ehsan
13.
CONCORDE HOTEL KUALA LUMPUR
2, Jalan Sultan Ismail
50250, Kuala Lumpur
14.
NOVOTEL K.L CITY CENTER
(CONCIERGE-DEPT)
2, Jalan Kia Peng, 50450,
Kuala Lumpur
15.
BANGI GOLF RESTAURANT
Bangi
16.
CITITEL MID VALLEY
Mid Valley City
Lingkaran Syed Putra
59200 Kuala Lumpur
17.
KANPEI RESTAURANT
Eminent Pedestal SdnBhd
Lot L1, Lobby Micasa All Suite Hotel
368-B, Jln 1/68F, Off JalanTunRazak
50400 Kuala Lumpur
18.
THE ZON ALL SUITES RESIDENCES
161-D, JalanAmpang, 50450
Kuala Lumpur
19..
THE ROYALE BINTANG
KUALA LUMPUR
20.
R & B SERVICES
BERJAYA TIMES SQUARE HOTEL
1 JALAN IMBI, 55100, KUALA LUMPUR
21.
THE SAUJANA KUALA LUMPUR
SAUJANA RESORT
Jalan Lapangan Terbang SAAS
40150 Shah Alam, Selangor
22.
HILTON KUALA LUMPUR
3, Jalan Stesen Sentral
50470 Kuala Lumpur
P.O. Box 11815, 50758
Kuala Lumpur
23.
LE MERIDIEN
2,Jalan StesenSentral,Kuala Lumpur
50470 Kuala Lumpur
24.
THE REGENCY HOTEL
No.3, Jalan Raja Alang
50300 Kuala Lumpur

Senarai Restoran Buffet Ramadhan 2010

2010-08-11T01:50:00.000-07:00

Salam Ramadhan Mubarak,

kawan-kawan..
Masuk je bulan puasa, bos mesti suruh search tempat-tempat buffet best.
Best dalam erti kata design feature of the interior design (sebab compnay interior design kannnn )
Best dari segi makanan sedap, tampat tak sesak, parking senang, jalan tak jem, surau yang comfy, boleh bawak kanak-kanak dan murah..hehe..
Kalau murah, bos boleh bawak pergi banyak kali
kalau mahal, tunggu jemputan dari company lain je la..hehe

tapi, pastikan halal ye..
kalu yg non muslim tu, tk kisah la kan..diorang nk memeriahkan majlis berbuka..
sila cek tahap kehalalan dulu, tak sure, ragu2..tak payah pegi.. :)

*update: you may check the hotel / Restaurant with Halal certificate here.
nanti i'll update the list again in my entry.

Pakistani kids preparing iftaar food.Image googled here

Ini ada la list Senarai Restoran yang menyediakan Buffet Ramadhan..

Copy paste from blog-blog, dan restoran / hotel nyer website.

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1. Dewan Perdana Felda / Dewan Merak Kayangan / Restoran Felda Villa
RM50 / RM55 / RM58
Klik here for detail

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Atau, anda boleh search:

1. Restoran Istana Bambu
Amapang, dekat u turn MRR2 exit AU2
http://www.istanabambu.com.my/main.html

2. Restoran Intai-intai, ampang
http://www.intaiintai.com.my/location.htm
klik sini untuk Flyer Promosi Ramadhan

3. Restoran Kunang-kunang
http://kunangkunang.com.my/
Next to Shel Petrol station, tepi MRR2 to Gombak

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Saloma Bistro – An Authentic Ramadhan Buffet

Discover Saloma’s mriad of mouth-watering dishes for buka puasa this coming Ramadan. Saloma culinary team presents the best kampung style dishes from north, south, east and west. Savour ayam panggang ala Saloma, gulai tulung rusuk, sotong pikisan, ikan keli masak cekur, rendang ekor and nasi briyani
Price: RM65 nett / RM75 nett (with cultural show)
Reservation: 03-2161 0122 or 012-2013 136 (Shawn)
Address: Pusat Pelancongan Malaysia (MaTiC), #139, Jalan Ampang, 50450 Kuala Lumpur.

Concorde Hotel Ramadan Buffet

Explore Melting Pot’s myriad of Ramadan specialties. Diners can satisfy their cravings for Chef Abbas Ali signature items.Melting Pot Café’s buffet surroundings will be transformed into a typical kampung scene. Nostalgic atmosphere… and it is just a similar feeling a diner would feel as one feast on whole lamb with briyani rice, ikan merah panggang percik madu, kari kepala ikan with roti Benggali.

diners will be spoilt for choice. For salads, there are kerabu and an assortment of Thai salads like kerabu pucuk ubi, Thai papaya salad, Thai mango salad and paru goreng sambal. Each buffet menu includes two soup choices. Tasty sweet corn and crabmeat soup, flavourful bubur lambok, sup ayam berempah, tom yam talay are served piping hot at one corner. Now for the mains, kampung style dishes include ayam kerisik daun limau, pucuk manis lemak keledek, ayam rendang pucuk ubi, udang sambal petai, siput sedut masak pedas and lots more. Browse through the various live cooking stations right here and see our chefs in action! Fill up your plate with succulent roast leg of lamb, mee soto, laksa Penang, popiah basah and even Malaysian all time ice kacang or popularly known as ABC. The Western, Japanese and Chinese selections are just as delectable. Sample atlantic cod with spicy Thai sauce and green mango, barbecue beef ribs, broccoli with black mushroom and pacific clam, butter prawns, beef masamman and braised Japanese beancurd with vegetable amongst others.

There are four different buffets menus altogether, rotating daily. Come, enjoy a hearty buka puasa meal while enjoying light & easy entertainment performed by resident band, Begema 5 strollers.
Price: RM89++
Reservation: 03-2144 2200 extn 2337 or 03-2149 2783 or 012-2297612 (Ms Julini Mohd Yusof)
Address: 2 Jalan Sultan Ismail, 50250 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Hotel Maya Ramadan Buffet at Maya Brasserie

Restoran Berputar Sri Angkasa – Menara KL Ramadan Buffet

The tastefully decorated restaurant provides ambience where patrons can enjoy an exquisite selection of food complemented by entertaining music from the piano lounge for a unique dining experience. Open daily and specialises in a variety of local as well as continental cuisine.
Price: RM135++ adult RM75++ Kids 3~11
Reservation: 03-2145 1811 / 03-2145 1833 / 03-2020 5055
Address: TH02, Jalan Punchak Off, Jalan P. Ramlee, 50250 Kuala Lumpur

Restoran Sri Melayu – Buffet Ramadhan Ramadan

Enjoy variety of malay foods with live keroncong performance
Price: RM70++ Adult, RM40++ Kids, 15% off for senior citizen
Reservation: 03-2145 1811 / 03-2145 1833 / 03-2020 5055
Address: No1, Jalan Conlay, 50450 Kuala Lumpur

Boulevard Hotel Mid Valley Wild Rice Restaurant (level9) – Aneka Selera Ramadhan

Sup ayam ala mamak, sup kambing mamak, roti bengali, bubur lambuk, ayam percik Kelantan, daging mamak hitam, grilled lamb & many more
Price from 11 ~ 15 Aug 2010: RM70 adult, RM35 Kids 6 ~ 12yrs
Price from 16 Aug ~ 5 Sept 2010: RM85 adult, RM43 Kids 6 ~ 12yrs
Price from 6 ~ 8 Sept 2010: RM70 adult, RM35 Kids 6 ~ 12yrs
Reservation: 03-2295 8124
Address: Mid Valley City, Lingkaran Syed Putra, 59200 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Cititel Mid Valley Ramadhan Buffet

Pamper your taste with variety of favourites, cooked to perfection like rendang daging minang, ikan jelawat masak lemak tempoyak, ayam kerutub, ried garoupa 3rasa, nasi kerabu, nasi dagang, nasi rampai sari, malay & nyoya kuihs and many more.
Price from 11 ~ 17 Aug 2010: RM60 adult, RM30 Kids 6 ~ 12yrs
Price from 18 Aug ~ 2 Sept 2010: RM70 adult, RM35 Kids 6 ~ 12yrs
Price from 6 ~ 8 Sept 2010: RM55 adult, RM27.50 Kids 6 ~ 12yrs
Reservation: 03-2296 1188
Address: Mid Valley City, Lingkaran Syed Putra, 59200 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Dynasty Hotel Selera Kampung Ramadhan Ramadan Buffet

Price: RM68.00++ adult RM34.00++ child *
Reservations: 03-4043 7777 ext. 3301.
Address: 218 Jalan Ipoh, 51200 Kuala Lumpur.
Ramadhan Vouchers on Sale Now
CREDIT CARD OFFER ~ Buy 10, Get 1 FREE !
(All Major Credit Cards)

Hotel Nikko Middle Eastern Treats Ramadhan Ramadan Buffet

Fancy an afternoon treat with a Middle Eastern touch? Come by to the Lobby Lounge and feast on the innumerable assortment of Middle Eastern delicacies such as Fried Beef with Spices and Ground Cinnamon, Grilled Lamb Meat with Middle East Herbs, Stuffed Shredded Chicken with Pita Bread, Pan Fried Shrimp Balls Skewer with Tamarind Sauce, Fried Chickpea Patties and Chickpea and Tahini Dip with Crispy Pita Bread. Throughout this fasting month, Serena Brasserie will be featuring a lavish spread of traditional local specialties from four different Malaysian States and ‘a-la-kampung’ favourites for all to ‘berbuka puasa’, whether with families or friends. Early birds enjoy special rates.
Price : RM90.00++(adult) RM45.00++(children between 6 to 12)
Early Birds Special Rate: 11th to 17th Aug at RM80.00++(adult) RM40.00++(children between 6 to 12)
Reservations: 03-2782 6168
Address: 165, Jalan Ampang, 50450 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

PNB Darby Park The 39 Resaturant Ramadhan ramadan Buffet

Price: RM99++ Adult, RM69++ Child
Reservation: 03-7490 3939
Address: 10 Jalan Binjai, 50450 Kuala Lumpur

PNB Darby Park Cafe Ramadhan ramadan Buffet

Price: RM65++ Adult, RM35++ Child
Reservation: 03-7490 3838
Address: 10 Jalan Binjai, 50450 Kuala Lumpur

Corus Hotel Ramadhan ramadan buffet – Balik Kampung Buka Puasa

‘Berbuka puasa’on the specialities of internationally acclaimed Chef Ismail who is well known for his Malay heritage cuisine. In addition to that, feast on more than 90 authentic ‘Kampung’ favourites from various States. Some must try appetizing dishes from the buffet and live cooking stalls include Ikan Bakar Pak Raja, Ayam Kasturi, Rendang Kambing Serai and Keledek Masak Lemak Pucuk Manis,not forgetting a whole Barbecued Lamb.
Price: RM85++ Adult, RM42.50++ Kids
* 50% discount off the normal buffet price from August, 11 – 15 and September, 6 – 9.
* 20% discount off the normal buffet price from August, 16 – September, 5.
Reservation: 03-2161 8888 ext 123
Address: Jalan Ampang, 50450 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Corus Hotel Ramadhan ramadan buffet – Oriental Buka Puasa Buffet

For an Oriental experience, ‘berbuka puasa’ to Oriental Buffet such as Dim Sums, Yong Tau Foo, Steamed Pomfret, Fried Crab Chilli Sauce and other tantalizing dishes.
Price: RM63++ Adult, RM43++ Kids
Reservation: 03-2161 8888 ext 127
Address: Jalan Ampang, 50450 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

credit to amdtaufik

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Maya Ramadan Buffet at Maya Brasserie

Servings of authentic nasi kandar, soup & bubur lambuk, pineapple prawn curry, kupang goreng kunyit, kari ayam nyoya, ikan patin masak asam tempoyak, daging hiris goreng and many more.
Price: RM80 Adult (Half price for kids between 5 -12years)
Reservation: 03-2711 8866 ext 258
Address: 138, Jalan Ampang, 50450 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Restoran Sri Melayu – Buffet Ramadhan Ramadan

Enjoy variety of malay foods with live keroncong performance
Price: RM70++ Adult, RM40++ Kids, 15% off for senior citizen
Reservation: 03-2145 1811 / 03-2145 1833 / 03-2020 5055
Address: No1, Jalan Conlay, 50450 Kuala Lumpur

Sime Darby Convention Centre

Jalan Bukit Kiara, Kuala Lumpur
22 August 09 – 21 September 09
RM 60++ per pax

Make 2010 a special year for buka puasa by indulging treasures from Halia in Sime Darby Convention Centre. Halia is a restaurant within the convention centre that offers a unique Ramadan buffet featuring Masakan Gulai Kawah Berempah, Churrasco BBQ, Ikan Bakar and Roast Lamb. End your meal with sweet savouries such as Chocolate Banana Mousse with Gateaux, Butter Pudding and many more.

credit to kevinzahri

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IKEA
Feast Big when you Buka Puasa
Buka puasa with a healthy and generous spread from 6.30pm – 9.30pm at the IKEA Restaurant throughout Ramadhan.

Adult RM25*.
Children from 5-12 years old RM12.50*.

*Excludes 5% GST.

Strudel
Great Eastern Mall, Jalan Ampang

Adult RM19.90nett

Children 5-12 yrs.old RM12nett

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i will update more later.Please let me know if you know any..

*Psst : huhu..meleleh air liur baca list of dishes tuh..slurrpppp.. (^_^)

Tips: Si kecil pun boleh kenal warna?

2010-07-08T23:31:00.000-07:00

percaya kah anda, kanak-kanak macam Cik Nia saya tu, seawal setahun setengah sudah kenal warna?Perkara paling awal dia paling laju nak menjawab ialah bila ditanya tentang warna.

Kenapa Nia paling cepat tahu bab warna, instead of ABC,or 123?
Sebab, kami suami isteri Interior Designer hendak turunkan kehebatan seni pada dia..
Ok, tipu.
Sebab sebenar, mama malas nak amik baju Nia dalam laci,suruh je dia amik kaler apa, sure betul..hehe.

tapi, tidak kira lah sebab apa pun, yang pasti, kenal warna pun sepenting kenal ABC dan 123.
tapi sebab lain pun ada juga.

Misalnya, kanak-kanak di suruh mewarna, bukan sebab hendak suruh dia buat kerja berfaedah ~~sambil mama tengok TV lipat kain~~,
Sebenarnya,ia menggalakkan perkembangan motor halus jari jemari, tangan, koordinasi mata, fokus terhadap sesuatu dan banyak lagi.
Ada ke orang mewarna, jari ke lain, mata ke lain, tau-tau je jadi?...hehe
Kadang-kadang, kita pandah remeh anak-anak buat benda simple, tapi kita pula marah kalau dia tak tahu.
Contohnya, masukkan blok dalam lubang..dia asyik salah, or susah kenal bentuk..pastu, nak masuk lubang pun tak betul-betul masuk...
Alah, kita nie, yang dah tua nie, campak sampah dalam tong sampah pun kadang-kadang tak masuk. kan?

Alah, nampak mcam hal kecil saja kan?
tapi, cuba suruh anak anda masukkan gelung mainan bawah kedalam tiang kayu tu...

The Rocky Color Cone: The Classic American Wood Toy Designed In 1938 by Jarvis Rockwell, Brother of Norman Rockwell

Ok, apa kata kita main mainan sama-sama dengan dia, lepas selerakkan secara random, cuba suruh dia susun balik.

Haa...macam mana nak suruh?
takkan nak suruh, camni:

"Nia, mula-mula masukkan yang berdiamater paling besar, pastu yang kecik sikit dari yang paling besar, pastu yang kedua kecik dari yang kecik sikit tu, pastu....."

Hadoiii..pening kepala dia..

Kan senang, kalau suruh macam nie:
"Nia, mula-mula masukkan yang merah /red"
"Pastu oren / orange"
"Pastu kuning / yellow"
"Pastu bla..bla..bla.."
"Pastu Last sekali, purple "

PAstu, tepuk tangan dan puji-puji anak pandai, rajin,sambil peluk gembira...mesti lepas tu dia semangat hendak main lagi benda-benda educational nie..

Isk..melalut pulak, bukan tajuk entri pasal nak ajar anak kenal warna ke?

Ok, straight to the point...*buat muka serius.
kita kena RAJIN..keywordnya ialah RAJIN.
anda rasa malas?
eh, hari-hari pergi kerja, balik kerja...rajin la tu..(^___^)

Setiap masa, kita digalakkan bersembang / bercakap dengan apa saja kan?
so, kalau anda takut anak anda pening sebab kejap ajar itu, sebab ajar nie, anda boleh fokus satu-satu.
Misalanya, anda target, bulan ni, anda nak anak anda belajar kenal warna..
so, hari-hari, pergi mana, selalu lah cakap pasal warna.

Time makan, bagutau dia 'pokok' warna apa, (sayur hijau cik nia panggil pokok...hihi)
baju dia pakai warna apa,baju abah, baju mama,
kalau main dengan toys, tanya part-part warna tu,
kalau tengok TV,kartun- pun boleh tanya warna baju kartun tu, flower,apa-apa jelah.
pastu, kalau naik kereta, tunjuk-tunjuk kenderaan dan benda sekeliling warna apa,

image goggle from here

kalau dekat dengan objek, contohnya mainan,dinding atau apa-apalah yang boleh disentuh, pegang tangan dia dan biar dia sentuh objek tu.Biar dia tahu, warna boleh mempunyai texture atau tidak, berkilat,matte dan lain-lain..

dan, jangan fikir warna tu pekat ke, gelap ke, cerah ke,cair ke,
selagi dalam kategori warna yang sama, just say it simply one color, e.g > biru tua, biru muda,biru gelap - just say it is blue.

Hari-hari sebut and tanya.Lepas tanya, biar dia fikir beberapa saat, then anda pun sama-sama jawab (jangan paksa dia tensen pikir warna apa pulak..migrain dia, "apakehal mama aku nie asyik meroyan warna je ni..." huhu)

Lama-lama,
anak anda akan automatik kenal warna dan sebut dengan betul.

kadang-kadang mungkin salah,
atau confuse tertukar certain warna dengan nama nya, tapi jangan stress...

jangan pulak marah-marah hempas barang, sebab anak salah sebut warna...haha .SABARRRR...
perlahan-lahan betulkan...bagitau yang mana salah, yang mana betul.

percaya atau tak, saya dan suami cuma ambil masa tak sampai sebulan pun,untuk sampi ke tahap Nia kenal warna,boleh sebut dengan betul ,walaupun kadang-kadang ada salah, tapi takpe...she's learning.
Eventhough warna tu e.g merah maroon, merah cair, merah striking, dia boleh kategorikan sebagai MERAH.sama juga warna lain.Senang cerita, warna-warna asas.

Handy Manny..cuba sebut warna apa baju dia?seluar dia? topi dia?

Jangan lupa, puji dia, peluk dia, tunjuk muka happy dan bangga dengan kebolehan dia.
walaupun salah, jangan marah.
sebab kita yang dah tua nie pun, kalau kena marah dengan Bos, muncung sedepa panjangnya..apatah lagi jiwa kanak-kanak....hehe

Anda pun boleh apply dengan benda-benda lain, ikut kategori..
seperti binatang-pet/wild,
barangan rumah - ruang tamu, bilik tidur,dapur,
baju - seluar, t-shirt, dress,underwear

ajar yang basic dulu, yang hari-hari dia nampak,depan mata.
lepas nie, boleh ajar pasal Interior design,architecture,account,engineering...haha, over hokehh..

*baju kurung, nia panggil baju raya.Kalau mama pakai baju 'raya' pagi-pagi nak pergi ofis, memang dia tak percaya mama nak pergi ofis.Dia ingat mama dengan abah nak pergi beraya,dia dan adik kena tinggal kat nursery..haha...

Bayar sekali, main GAMES ONLINE sampai bila-bila!

2010-06-20T22:49:00.000-07:00

Pernah tak, anda buka je switch PC/ laptop, si kecil anda pun sibuka sama nak buat 'kerja'?

Isk..Tak bagi main, mengamuk berguling-guling..

Dah bagi, alamatnya, jadi macam roti canai la keyboard kena ketuk,wrestling,pijak... hihi

Nak marah?

Nak cubit?

No..No..No..

Mesti teringin bagi anak main game, tapi nak beli PSP,Game boy,Nintendo, mesti mahal kan?

Dan, mesti terfikir.."Kalau la ada game simple dan best kat laptop nie.."

Sekarang, ada peluang untuk anda bagi anak anda buat 'kerja' di PC/laptop anda juga!..

So, time free daripada kerja, boleh bagi si kecil main game !

Contoh game on screen

Jom try sekarang...Free trial...or..

Hanya ~~RM50~~ ~~RM40~~ RM30 sahaja seumur hidup!
Tengok wayang kartun atau beli mainan pun mahal dari ni.. (^_^)
Ini untuk seumur hidup! Plus ....ada additional update every month!
Ada game bonus, ada freebonus with purchase dan lain-lain!

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Tunggu kejap...Nak tahu lebih lagi?

Biarkan si kecil bermain games untuknya yang :
1 - Islamik - susah kan nak jumpa game online yang Islamik! Asyik2, game lawan-lawan, perang-perang..
2 - Mendidik - tidak perlu menghadap game ABC je untuk mendidik!
3 - Sentiasa diupgrade - makin lama makin banyak games!
4 - Bayar sekali seumur hidup - anda cuma perlu bayar sekali, tidak perlu renewal! Sekali seumur hidup!
5 - Tidak perlu install - 'open and play'! Mudahnya..
6 - Boleh main dari mana-mana - anda di kampung? di kedai? di rumah? tengah tunggu flight kat airport? d(^___^)b
7 - Tiada "POP-UP" - tiada page yang 'XXX' , page tak berkenaan, iklan, message dan banyak lagi benda-benda tidak perlu di skrin ketika main game

Seronoknya kalau anak bertambah cerdik dengan bermain games, ada ke games yang macam tu?

Ada!!!!

Saya pun dah try, dan memang best!!

Mudah dan memang anak-anak akan ralit bermain, sambil mendidik secara tidak langsung!

Ada sample game anda boleh try sebelum beli..for FREE!

Klik sini atau gambar di bawah untuk cuba!

Best kah game ini?

Oleh sebab anak anda yang nak main, cuba suruh si kecil yang try!

Anak saya ,main game nie, memang khusyuk!

Saya try kacau konsentrasi dia, memang tak layan lah gangguan sekitar...khusyuk betul main!

Ada game mewarna, ada game mengeja,dan ada banyak bonus lain!

Lukisan-lukisan bertemakan kasih sayang, tolong-menolong, pekerti mulia, kesukanan, dan islam. Lukisan-lukisan ini juga terbahagi kepada 4 jenis lukisan :

	Untuk anak bawah 2 tahun (5 gambar yang simple, mudah)
	Untuk anak 2-4 tahun (15 gambar yang lebih sukar)
	Untuk anak 3-6 tahun (15 gambar yang ada tulisan dalam gambar untuk mengenalkan tulisan pada anak)
	Untuk anak atas 6 tahun (15 gambar yang lebih complicated)

Apa keistimewaan game ini?

Selain itu, anda boleh SAVE / SIMPAN, CLEAR/PADAM, PRINT/CETAK (sama ada yang dah siap diwarna atau belum!..boleh mewarna dengan pensel warna!)

Ada juga muzik latarbelakang yang meransang minda, tenang dan tidak serabut!

Paling best, ada "30 days money back guarantee!"

Wow!

Jom try sekarang...

Hanya ~~RM50~~ ~~RM40~~ RM30 sahaja seumur hidup!

Tengok wayang kartun atau beli mainan pun mahal dari ni.. (^_^)

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Boleh kah ibu bapa bekerja gunakan Cloth Diaper?

2010-06-01T03:29:00.000-07:00

Boleh! mesti boleh! dan yakin boleh! v(^___^)v

Saya seorang ibu yang bekerja..gila kerja sebenarnya (padahal , balik umah, membebel+tergolek kepenatan..huhu..)

di ofis sebagai interior consultant, di IPTA sebagai part time lecturer, di rumah sebagai businessmama, sebagai seorang mama dan isteri juga, tapi, saya still boleh manage the cloth diaper.

sebab apa?takde rahsia apa-apa, cloth diaper memang mudah!.

treat it as normal clothes which we wear daily and needed to be wash,at least 3 laundry per week..ishhhh..mudah je..

oh ye..untuk lebih mudahkan anda buat keputusan, kenapa perlus be-cloth diaper,instead of disposable diapers, boleh click2 website nie

biar saya cerita my cloth diaperig experince ikut step ya..

1.Prepare the cloth diaper

malam sebelumnya (atau pagi2 sebelum pergi kerja kalau nak kelam kabut..hehe) siapkan cloth diaper dengan insert dimasukkan didalamnya,beserta 'flushable liner',siap setting size,susun siap2 dalam beg,ikut keperluan sehari (sama seperti dispo), cuma mungkin boleh bagi lebih sikit.contohnya, 6 + 1 extra.Ini kalau anda hantar anak ke nursery.

*image from clothdiaperblog.com

Jika ada pembantu di rumah, sediakan lebih pun takpe, so senang kerja pembantu untuk tukar CD, tidak lah dia tension dan cubit-cubit ~~tampar,sepak~~ anak anda pulak untuk lepas geram.

*image from clothdiaperblog.com

Eh, saya selalu imgine yang pelik2 tau..sebab it happens kat luar sana!
Tapi iyelah, pembantu rumah pun manusia biasa.
Sso...saya sentiasa fikir, kalau kita jaga anak sendiri, kemas rumah sendiri pun penat, for sure dia pun penat..huhu.. (cewah, macam la ada bibik kat rumah...)

2.Balik dari kerja

keluarkan semua cloth diaper dari wetbag (or plastik beg), keluarkan inser dan bilas kesan urine (air kencing) dan campak dalam baldi.

*image from diyaluna.com (Lunatots founder)

Kalau ada poo-poo (jika tak gunakan liner), spray poo-poo dengan air terus masuk dalam lubang tandas.

Jika gunakan flushable liner , kutip the liner,terus campak ke dalam toilet, and flush!.Jika gunakan flushable liner dan anak hanya pee, boleh basuh bersih, jemur dan guna semula (2-3 kali penggunaan).

Jika guna disposable liner (macam jenama Pureen, KIKO etc), buang najis (jika berketul) atau spray najis (jika cair) terus ke lubang tandas.Lepas tu, jangan flush liner itu, terus buang ke dalam tong sampah ye :)

Lepas selesai kerja membilas Cd, boleh perap dalam baldi,tanpa rendaman.Kalau agak-agak takut berbau (mungkin bilas tidak bersih kesan pee /poo), boleh titiskan 2-3 titis essential oil wangi, or cecair dettol, or bilas je lagi CD tu.

3.Hari untuk membasuh

Saya membasuh selang sehari.

Meaning, hari ini, katakan malam Ahad, saya sudah basuh satu baldi soiled CD, hari Isnin, saya takkan membasuh, so hari Selasa, saya akan membasuh, termasuk la CD untuk hari itu.
Katakan sehari 7 CD, so 2 hari bersamaan 14 CD.

Atau, anda boleh selang 2 hari,Ahad dah membasuh, Isnin dan Selasa tidak,Hari Rabu baru membasuh semula.so, sehari 7 CD, 3 hari (Isnin,Selasa,Rabu) ada 21 CD.

So, agak2 la ikut kesesuaian jadual anda.jangan stress bila berCD.Agak2 dah penat membilas, mintak tolong encik hubby anda yang hensem lagi macho itu tolong bawak and tuang ke dalam mesin basuh sebaldi stok CD tu.Jimat tenaga...

Apa yang penting...KERJASAMA!

Hubby saya memang orang yang paling menyokong usaha saya nak cloth diaperkan anak-anak,so..dia tidak lokek untuk membantu, even tengah malam saya baru teringat nak masukkan CD dalam washing machine, dia sudi je bantu..

I love you very much lah..hehe

Boleh masukkan CD dalam washing net, untuk jaga ketahanan material.Insert, tak perlu masuk washing net.Biar lepas bebas bergelimpangan dalam W.M itu.. (^__^)

TIPS : Spin (perah) dulu CD dalam washing machine, sebelum basuh seperti biasa.ini untuk menjimatkan rinse circle kemudian,sebab air bilasan urine dah kering sebelum start membasuh....

Gunakan full load water level dan suku sukatan sabun basuh (jika sabun biasa spt Trojan etc.Kalau sabun seperti Lunacare,Pureen HAD, saya gunakan full scoop-sebab kecik je scoop nya)*.

Pastikan anda bilas 2 kali (rince circle), untuk memastikan sabun /kotoran bersih sepenuhnya.

Lepas sudah basuh, sila cium bau insert/Cd, jika masih ada bau urine or poo, kena bilas sekali lagi.

Jika ada kesan kuning poo baby, tak mengapa.Sekurang-kurang anda telah hilangkan kesan bau dan rasa (fizikal texture).

Kesan kuning akan hilang, jika di jemur bawah matahari terik! Percayalah!
UV ray pada matahari boleh membunuh bakteria, dan peluntur kesan kotor semulajadi.

Kalau dah membasuh 2-3 kali, but still ada kesan lama hitam2 (kesan kuning lama, akan jadi hitam)...next time basuh, jemur bawah matahari terik pun, still boleh hilang!

(*Gunakan Pureen HAD,Lunacare or other suitable detergent, tanpa peluntur, enzim atau pelembut! 3 bahan ini akan memudahkan soap built-up, dan CD mudah bocor)

4.Hari menjemur

Anda boleh sidai je Cd bawah kipas waktu malam, jika emergency stok untuk di gunakan esok dah habis, cuma pastikan ada insert lebih, sebab insert agak tebal, dan susah untuk kering di bawah kipas.

Jika jemur dibawah matahari (atau kipas sekalipun), pastikan bahagian inner CD yang terdedah ke atas.
Kalau insert ada kesan kuning, jemur bahagian ada kesan kotor itu menghadap matahari.jangan telangkup ke bawah pula.

Bawah panas matahari,2-3 jam pun sudah boleh kering.
Bawah kipas? it depends...

Saya suka gunakan penyangkut bulat kipas untuk insert dan CD.tapi, kalau matahari terik la
Kalau matahari malu-malu, saya sidai beratur atas line penyidai,
or, guna hanger, tiap satu hanger, 2 insert atau satu CD sahaja.

Lepas dah angkat dari jemuran, longgok je dalam bakul, or dalam diaper stacker (jika malas or penat sangat..hehe)

or, boleh masukkan insert siap-siap dengan liner sekali, so, nanti akan memudahkan kerja anda dan keluarga anda.

..lepas nie, ulang step 1 balik...

So far, itu rutin saya, dan setakat ini, memang berkesan dan mudah.
alaaaa...mula-mula memang macam leceh.Bila dah biasa, sambil pejam mata pun anda boleh buat...hehe

Paling ramai orang concer, bab kesan kuning, dan "SEMPAT KE NAK BASUH? BAJU KAT RUMAH PUN BERBAKUL TAK BASUH?"

Bab kesan kuning, saya dah explain. Bab tak sempat basuh dan alasan berbakul baju pun jenuh nak ikut turn, itu masalah anda yang MALAS nak membasuh. Jangan marah, sila muhasabah diri sendiri.

Saya dulu menghadapi penyakit M sekejap, konon2 penat kerja dan nak jaga anak.
Tapi, atas kesedaran dan muhasabah diri, that " I MUST CONTROL THE SITUATION"..bukan situation yang kontrol diri saya.Now i did using cloth diaper, then happy to share the benefit.

Kalau malas nak renyah, guna la disposable diapers.tak siapa paksa (^___^)
Cuma saya risau, masa depan anak saya yang akan dikelilingi sampah disposable diapers orang lain... (-_____-!)

Sama je macam perasaan mula-mula dapat anak..
nervous, gelisah,takut,,risau,happy..semua bercampur kan? risau kot2 tak boleh handle anak sendiri.
Tapi, sekarang,siapa ibu dan bapa yang hebat? Anda berdua suami isteri kan?

Mahal? beli sedikit-sedikit, lama-lama banyak la CD, specially jika anak anda baru seorang.Percayalah, you will feel the differnet in cash flow expenditure...
Saya boleh tambah jumlah tabungan bulanan anak saya, sebab saya jimat tang cloth diaper dan BF...anda?

Ok,lepas nie, saya akan bercerita tentang "STRIP washing", "masalah CD berbau lagi", "review tentang CD" dan banyak lagi seringkas mungkin.

saya tau, anda mungkin curi-curi baca time kerja di opis..hehe

p.s: kurang gambar? isk...saya jenuh carik file gambar saya ntah celah mana letaknya.Nanti saya update lain.

ada video, tentang bagaimana saya basuh selepas spray the poo in the toilet.Mudah je..Sila view related video by other mommy too..

Note: Saya bukan penggeli poo-poo anak.So, saya selamba je basuh.sebab nnti saya akan sabun tangan dengan antiseptic hand wash..hehe (kill! kill! all the germs!)

Baby and toddler car seat...WAJIB BELI LAGI NIE!

2010-05-10T22:18:00.000-07:00

Me hopping from video to video in you tube..i stumbled upon these kind of informative video..
sungguh informative...isk.. dan, sungguh membuka mata dan hati kami seluas-luasnyaaaaaa

For sure,.
aku kena pi beli lagi satu untuk my kid, cik Nia yang dah berumur 3 YO ++ tu...instead of only adik dia jer yang using this kind of safety chair..now she will too.

Aku terpikir...kenapa kami susah payah guna safety belt, but not our kids?
Ngeri tau, memikirkan, how dangerous my kids akan tercampak depan belakang, atas bawah bila berlaku emergency case disebabkan kecuaian kami sendiri, apatah lagi orang lain yang memandu wrecklessly..

better save than sorry..

ada satu kome kat video2 tu aku baca,
" A parent can afford to buy a car, but can't afford to buy the baby car seat, they should never be a parent!"

Tettttt...kena sejibik kat kami...cuma, kena tambah sikit..."should be affordable to buy more baby car seat..' hehe..

make sure, your kids are positioned in rear facing position...

sila google sendiri kenapa..

mau melompat Nia suka, kalau beli yang pinky cenggini...iskkk

Jom shopping car seat!
make sure the safety of the selected car seat too..specially the '5 point harness system' - buckle/safety belt tu bentuk 'H' tu..
and,,,ada safety test to that seat..make sure the warantty/manufacturing date/expired date nyer..

tapi, siap je la duit nyer.... (T______T)

*image random from google

Nasi ada mata ker nak nangis?

2010-04-18T01:04:00.000-07:00

Saya sayang anak saya..hehe..
of course la kan, sape tak sayang anak?
eh..adaaaa..orang yang buang anak tu, tak sayang anak namanya..
eh, itu di kira 'orang' ke? bukan kot..maybe 'something' else, bertopengkan 'muka orang'..

Hari tu saya ~~paksa~~ ajak anak makan lunch, duduk makan diam2 kat meja instead of kejap jalan sana, kejap jalan sini, ~~makan main2~~...

Dah makan-makan tu, cik Nia macam dah tak nak makan, nasik ada lagi berbaki dalam pinggan..
Mula lah aku berdialog macam biasa..hehe

Mama:
"Nia, makan la nasi tu sampai habis..Kalau tak habis, nanti malam-malam kakak tidur, kakak dengar nasi tu nangissss je.."
Pastu nasi tu cakap --> "Huuuuhuuu (bunyi nangis..:P) Nia, kenapa taknak makan nasi sampai habis...tengok nasi dah kena buang dalam tong sampah dah.Busukkk..tak baikk..Tuhan marah nanti"..
"Aaa...kakak tak kesian ke nasi tu nangis..baik makan habis cepat.."

Nia:
Muka berkerut2...tengah pikir..

Mama:
ayat nak masuk jarum dah <--dalam hati

Nia:
"Mama, nasi tu mana ada mata...camne dia nak nangis?"

Mama: Errkk..

*Anakkuuu..Penat mama buat dialog tadi, itu rupanya itu yang dia pikir..Kreatif sungguh..Kena la aku kasik ayat korner baring sikit...

Mama : "..Adala...nasi tu kecikkkkk je, mata dia pun kecik, sebab tu kakak tak nampak"

Nia: -->tak layan..terus blah pergi main..

Mama: Adoiii...

Haha..lawak sungguh budak2 zaman sekarang.
Seingat aku la, aku tak pernah jawab camtu kalu orang tua-tua cakap nasi menangis..hehe
Banyak nya aku nak kongsi, tapi masa aku tak cukup banyak untuk meng-HADAP pc untuk kedek2 taip entry..

aku sunggu salute mama-mama lain yang gigih taip entry..

Good lecturer & teacher? Baca sini!

2010-03-09T21:25:00.000-08:00

an article copy paste from one of my idol in teaching,Encik Azizul Azli.

Sorry for the big and unsyncronized font..later i'll re-edit.

1. It's not about you; it's about them.

Some teachers see themselves as the designated expert whose role is to impart their knowledge to students who are empty vessels. That's the wrong metaphor, says William Rando, who has been training college-level teachers for 15 years. The best instructors see themselves as guides. They share what they know, but they understand that they are not the focus. Their students are.
"It's hard for some teachers to understand that teaching is really not about them," says Rando, who runs the Office of Teaching Fellow Preparation and Development at Yale University. "There's something counterintuitive about that. But it doesn't mean that you don't matter. It means that instead of asking, 'What am I going to do today?' you ask, 'What are my students going to do today?' "

2. Study your students.It's not enough to know your material. You need to know the people you're teaching -- their talents, prior experience, and needs. Otherwise, how can you know for certain what they already know and what they need to learn? "I tell my teachers to imagine that someone called and said, 'I'm trying to get to Yale,' " says Rando. "The first question you have to ask is, 'Where are you?' You have to know where the person is starting from before you can help him reach the destination. It may sound obvious, but as teachers, we sometimes begin the journey and forget to ask our students, 'Where are you? Where are you starting from?' "
Yoheved Kaplinsky, chair of the piano department at the Juilliard School, pays attention to her students' self-awareness. "I want to see my students evaluate their own playing," she says. "That gives me an idea of how astute or delusional they are. You can listen between the lines and get a sense of their personality."

3. Students take risks when teachers create a safe environment.Learning requires vulnerability, says Michele Forman, who teaches social studies at Middlebury Union High School in Middlebury, Vermont. Students have to acknowledge what they don't know, take risks, and rethink what they thought they knew. That can be an uncomfortable -- even scary -- situation for anyone.

A little warmth goes a long way, says Forman, the 2001 National Teacher of the Year. Like having a couch and floor pillows in one corner of the classroom. Or decorating the walls with her students' work, because "it's their space." The result is a learning environment that is emotionally, intellectually, and psychologically safe.

"If they aren't feeling well, I make them a cup of peppermint tea. If they're hungry, I feed them," says Forman. "It can be the simplest thing, but it sends an important message." Students need to know that they can trust the instructor. Hence, another Forman rule: No sarcasm in the classroom. "It creates the fear that you're going to make them look bad," she says.

4. Great teachers exude passion as well as purpose.The difference between a good teacher and a great one isn't expertise. It comes down to passion. Passion for the material. Passion for teaching. The desire is infectious, says H. Muir, global marketing training manager at SC Johnson, in Racine, Wisconsin. If the teacher has it, the students will most likely catch it.

"Both of my parents were high-school teachers," Muir says. "My mother taught behaviorally disabled students, and my father taught history and government. The most important thing I learned from them is that you need to have passion, and it has to be genuine. It isn't something you can fake. Students can tell whether you care or not."

5. Students learn when teachers show them how much they need to learn.

Teaching adults has given Tom McCarty, director of consulting services at Motorola University, an appreciation for the old adage, "When the student is ready, the teacher will appear." Some of the people who show up for the Six Sigma continuous-improvement workshop aren't ready, because they don't think they need to improve.

They don't see the gap between where they are and where they need to be. Making them aware of that gap is one of McCarty's first objectives.
"Is your team aligned around customer expectations?" he'll ask. "Of course we are," one of the team leaders will reply. McCarty will then ask each team member to write down the top-four customer priorities and post them on the wall so that everyone can read them. "If there are 15 team members, you'll get 60 different priorities," he says. "Once they see that for themselves, they'll turn to me and ask, 'Can you help us here?' "

6. Keep it clear even if you can't keep it simple.

One of the chief attributes of a great teacher is the ability to break down complex ideas and make them understandable. These days, the same can be said for business leaders, says Gary Grates, executive director of internal communications for General Motors.

In fact, he says that the essence of teaching -- and learning -- is communication. "The biggest issue that leaders face is whether people understand them," says Grates. "Whether you're talking about Wall Street, partners, customers, or employees, people must understand the organization's story -- where it's headed, why you are making these changes, how you work, and how you think. Otherwise, you're going to lose valuation, sales, new opportunities, or employees. That's why teaching is important."

7. Practice vulnerability without sacrificing credibility.

To some people, being a teacher -- or a leader -- means appearing as though you have all the answers. Any sign of vulnerability or ignorance is seen as a sign of weakness. Those people can make the worst teachers, says Parker Palmer, a longtime instructor and author of The Courage to Teach: Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher's Life (Jossey-Bass, 1997).

Sometimes the best answer a teacher can give is, "I don't know." Instead of losing credibility, she gains students' trust, and that trust is the basis of a productive relationship. "We all know that perfection is a mask," says Palmer. "So we don't trust the people behind know-it-all masks. They're not being honest with us. The people with whom we have the deepest connection are those who acknowledge their struggles to us."

Acknowledging what you don't know shows that you're still learning, that the teacher is, in fact, still a student. For the leader of an organization, this is a delicate balancing act, says Mike Leven, former president of Holiday Inn Worldwide and now chairman and CEO of U.S. Franchise Systems Inc. "While it's okay not to know a lot of things, people do depend on you to know the answers to certain questions. You don't want people asking, 'Why is he running the company?' "

8. Teach from the heart.

The best teaching isn't formulaic; it's personal. Different people teach Shakespeare in different ways because of who they are and how they see the world. Or, as Palmer says, "We teach who we are." The act of teaching requires the courage to explore one's sense of identity. If you don't fully know yourself, Palmer says, you can't fully know your students, and therefore, you can't connect with them. People compensate by using clever technique until they figure this out. Maybe, he says, the jazz musician Charlie Parker put it best: "If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn."

9. Repeat the important points.

If you want your employees to remember that new mission statement or market strategy, you need to give it to them more than once. "The first time you say something, it's heard," says William H. Rastetter, who taught at MIT and Harvard before becoming CEO of Idec Pharmaceuticals Corp. "The second time, it's recognized, and the third time, it's learned."

The challenge, then, is to be consistent without becoming predictable or boring. The best teachers keep it fresh by finding new ways to express the same points. For Craig E. Weatherup, chairman and CEO of the Pepsi Bottling Group, the message that he is constantly pushing is that bottled water -- not cola -- represents the biggest future growth potential for the company.

The 25-member operating council has heard him expound on this strategy repeatedly -- but he hasn't repeated himself too much. "You have to cheat a little bit and disguise the themes so that people think, 'I haven't heard this before,' " he says. "I always try to find a new slant on the water category, but the underlying message doesn't change: It's important to the success of this company."

10. Good teachers ask good questions.

Effective teachers understand that learning is about exploring the unknown and that such exploration begins with questions. Not questions that are simply lectures in disguise. Not yes-or-no questions that don't spark lively discussion. But questions that open a door to deeper understanding, such as, "How does that work?" and "What does that mean?" And GM's Grates's personal favorite, "Why?" "If you want to get to the heart of something, ask why five times," he says.

David Garvin, who teaches at Harvard Business School, interviewed a number of teaching executives for his book Learning in Action: A Guide to Putting the Learning Organization to Work (Harvard Business School Press, 2000). He found that one way they teach sound decision making is by playing devil's advocate. Teaching executives ask colleagues, "What if we did the opposite of what you're suggesting?" The idea is not to undermine a decision but to bolster it through a thorough examination of the options -- even the outlandish ones. "Although you get promoted by having the right answer," he says, "it's more important to ask the right questions as you climb higher."

11. You're not passing out information.

You're teaching people how to think. The last thing you want to do is stand up and tell people what to do. Or give them the answers that you want to hear. The best instructors are less interested in the answers than in the thinking behind them.

What leaders have to offer is a "teachable point of view," says Noel Tichy, a professor at the University of Michigan Business School and author of The Leadership Engine: How Winning Companies Build Leaders at Every Level (HarperBusiness, 1997). It's how they look at the world, interpret information, and think through problems. The best teaching leaders help people learn how to think on their own rather than telling them what to think.

"You want a forceful group of people who know what you want but at the same time feel free enough to make the day-to-day judgments themselves," says Gene Roberts, a longtime editor at the Philadelphia Inquirer and the New York Times who now teaches journalism at the University of Maryland at College Park.

(During his 18 years at the Inquirer, the paper won 17 Pulitzer Prizes.) "You have to know when to let go so that people don't become dependent on you. In the newspaper business, speed is everything, and if you have people waiting to hear what you have to say before they will react, you'll get beat."

12. Stop talking -- and start listening.

When it comes to teaching, what you do is nearly as important as what you say. After all, your students are watching you. One way to show that you care about them and that you're interested in them is by listening. Effective learning is a two-way street: It's a dialogue, not a monologue. After asking a question, bad teachers fill in the silence rather than wait for a response. Instead, says Muir, the training manager at SC Johnson, try this: Wait 10 seconds. "If you want to be a good teacher, you need to get comfortable with silence," he says. It's in those quiet, perhaps awkward, moments that some of the most productive thinking occurs. Don't interrupt it.

13. Learn what to listen for.

Levi Watkins teaches heart surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, where the residents learn by working side by side with attending and faculty surgeons. Before surgery, Watkins asks a resident to walk him through the diagnosis and procedure, as if the tables were turned and he were assisting the trainee. "I'm listening for how the resident assembles all of this information, how well she organizes her thoughts," says Watkins. "Choosing to operate on someone's heart is a very complex decision. You may have a difference of opinion among doctors, but the buck stops there. We're the ones who decide which vessels are worthy or not worthy of a bypass procedure."

When Pepsi's Weatherup visits general managers at one of the company's 300 sites, he pays particular attention to the language he hears. In a manager's analysis of the local market, for example, Weatherup listens for references to the company's overall mission statement or to a new strategy that he has laid out.

He's not interested in mimicry. He wants a sense that the manager is thinking about her piece of the business in the right framework. "If I hear the language of the company coming back to me, I know that I'm reaching people," Weatherup says.
He was forced to become a good listener while working in Japan, his first assignment with Pepsi. Because English was a second language to his colleagues, he became sensitive to the emotion behind people's words. He still listens for it today. "I'm interested in people's feelings, not just the latest volume and pricing numbers. I want to know what frustrates them and what they feel good about."

14. Let your students teach each other.

You're not the only one your students learn from. They also learn on their own and from their peers. "That's how the triangle of learning works," says Marilyn Whirry, who teaches 12th-grade AP English at Mira Costa High School in Manhattan Beach, California. She's a big believer in small groups.

She'll give the groups a question that is based on the book the students are reading, and they have to respond to the previous comment before making a new point. "They listen to each other," says Whirry, the 2000 National Teacher of the Year. "Maybe their friend has an insight that they hadn't thought of. Maybe it's something that they can build on. It's exciting to watch."

Yale's Rando has taken the idea one step further. He has designated small groups to become experts on different topics and then intermingled students in new groups so that they have to teach another person what they've learned. "This method replicates how problems occur in life," he says. "Everybody has a piece of relevant information, making everyone a teacher and a learner."

15. Avoid using the same approach for everyone.

Good teachers believe that every student can learn, but they understand that students learn differently. Some are visual. Some grasp the abstract. Some learn best by reading. So the instructor might adopt a multidimensional approach, something along these lines: Lecture for 20 minutes, then pose a multiple-choice question to the class, which is displayed on the board or on a slide. Next, ask everyone to write down an answer to the question, and then have people take turns explaining it to someone else in class. After several minutes, poll the class to find out who chose which answer. Then ask someone from each of those groups to explain their answer. Rando calls this "active lecturing."

16. Never stop teaching.

Effective teaching is about the quality of the relationship between the teacher and the student. It doesn't end when the class or the workday is over. "I try to stay away from a 9-to-5 attitude, which means that for the hour you're here, I care about you, but don't bother me afterwards," says Kaplinsky, the Juilliard professor. "One of the most important ingredients of teaching is loving it. I come from Israel, where we have a saying: 'More than the calf wants to suck its mother's milk, the mother wants to impart the milk to the calf.' "

Siri Cerita panjang, kenapa mesti guna cloth diaper..

2010-03-07T08:08:00.000-08:00

Terdapat banyak perbincangan tentang kenapa perlu kita gunakan lampin kain dan berhenti menggunakan lampin pakai buang. Pada masa ini, terdapat banyak artikel di internet tentang isu ini, berikut dihuraikan serba sedikit kenapa kita perlu memilih menggunakan lampin kain. Tapi, fikirkanlah... adakah anda mahu memakai kertas dan plastik, atau memakai kain yang lembut?

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ISU PERTAMA

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Isu Kesihatan Lampin Pakai Buang : mengandungi bahan kimia sintetik di dalamnya.

* Dioxin - bahan yan terhasil dari proses pelunturan. Kertas yang digunakan bagi menghasilkan lampin pakai buang perlu dilunturkan supaya nampak putih dan bersih.

Dioksin merupakan toksin bersifat karsinogen (menyebabkan kanser) Penggunaannya telah dilarang dibanyak negara.

*Maklumat lanjut tentang kesan dioxin di sini dan kesan lain ke atas manusia dan Environmental toxicology

* Sodium polyacrylate - Bahan ini dimasukkan ke dalam lampin pakai buang untuk membuatnya menyerap dengan banyak. Ia akan bertukar kepada gel apabila basah. Ia boleh menyebabkan kulit bayi menjadi kemerah-merahan sekiranya lampin lambat ditukar. Dalam kes alahan kronik, ia boleh menyebabkan muntah-muntah, demam serta jangkitan kuman.
Gel ini tidak lagi digunakan dalam pembuatan tampon wanita sejak 1995 kerana dikaitkan dengan Toxic Shock Syndrome.Untuk orang dewasa pun berbahaya,apatah lagi kanak-kanak dan bayi!
Pernah dengar tagline Dispo-diapers: "Bayi lebih kering semalaman ~~dengan lebih bahan kimia berbahaya di dalamnya!~~ "

* TRIBUTYL TIN (TBT) - Di label sebagai environmental pollutant dan sangat toksik. Ia boleh menganggu sistem hormon dan imunisasi badan.
Kita hairan kenapa bayi sekarang tidak menentu emosi & fizikal ( sebab terganggu hormonnya) , dan semakin mudah sakit (lemah sistem imun- daya tahan penyakit), tetapi tidak mencari sebabnya..

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ISU KEDUA

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Kes ruam lampin yang kian meningkat - Menurut Journal of Pediatrics, 54% dari bayi berumur 1 bulan
yang menggunakan lampin pakai buang mendapat ruam lampin. Kajian perubatan lain pula telah mendapati bahawa kes ruam lampin telah meningkat dari 7% ke 78% dari tahun 1955 ke 1991.

Ini dikatakan selari dengan peningkatan penggunaan lampin pakai buang.

Sebab-sebab yang menyebabkan ruam lampin adalah :

1. Alahan -alahan kepada bahan kimia? Mestilah! bahan kimia mungkin tidak berbahaya jika sedikit, seperti juga dadah dalam bidang perubatan.Tetapi, kalau dah hari-hari 24 jam exposed to DANGEROUS CHEMICAL, sendiri mau ingat laa..

2. Kekurangan pengudaraan di dalam lampin & kepanasan - pernah tak anda buka dispo diapers anak anda dan anda tengok punggung dan belakangnya berpeluh? Agak-agak, sejuk macam aircond kah dispo diapers itu,hari-hari pulak tu..isk...saya rimas & kesian..

3.Bayi tidak ditukar lampinnya dengan kerap kerana bayi tidak merasai kebasahan sebagaimana memakai lampin kain. Ia adalah bahaya kerana membiarkan bayi memakai lampin yang sama sehingga berjam-jam akan menyebabkan bakteria bertindakbalas dengan ammonia dalam air kencing, dan menyebabkan ruam lampin.
~ Pernah pakai baju basah peluh,atau baju terkena busuk hancing kencing anak anda berjam-jam?Tak suka? Bagaimana lah anak anda yang kecil itu nak beritahu anda yang dia tidak suka?..anda perlu lebih memahami dia..

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ISU KETIGA

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Lampin Pakai Buang juga dikaitkan dengan Asma (lelah) & Mandul.

Satu kajian yang dijalankan di Jerman pada tahun 2000 telah mendapati bahawa lampin pakai buang menaikkan suhu sekitar skrotum (buah zakar bayi lelaki anda!) dan boleh menjadi punca rosaknya mekanisma penyejukan yang semulajadi. Ia boleh memberi kesan kepada kesuburan pada masa akan datang!.

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ISU KEEMPAT

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Image by Daryl

Isu Alam Sekitar

Lebih dari 27 juta lampin pakai buang sampai ke tempat longgokan sampah di serata dunia. Sehelai lampin pakai buang mengambil masa sehingga 500 tahun untuk mereput dengan sendirinya. Di rumah yang mempunyai anak kecil, lampin pakai buang menyumbang 50% dari keseluruhan sampah yang dikeluarkan dari rumah itu.Pernah tak buang sampah 3 hari? sampah apa paling banyak?

Lampin pakai buang akan mencemarkan air dan menyebabkan penyakit apabila terkumpul dengan banyaknya di tempat longgokan sampah. Lampin pakai buang menggunakan banyak bahan mentah bagi menghasilkannya, termasuk pokok yang menghasilkan kertas, serta bahan kimia bagi menghasilkan plastik.

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Lampin Kain ternyata lebih mesra alam dan mesra bayi (juga mesra wang dalam poket anda). Kos Wang adalah faktor penting yang perlu diambilkira semasa memilih sistem bagi menggunakan lampin kain. Penggunaan lampin pakai buang merupakan kos berterusan dan sangat mahal apabila dicongak balik, lebih-lebih lagi bagi keluarga yang mempunyai lebih dari seorang anak kecil yang memakai lampin.

Penjimatan kos dengan menggunakan lampin kain dapat dilihat dalam perbandingan di bawah:

Kos bagi lampin pakai buang

Anak anda menggunakan 7 lampin pakai-buang sehari pada kos RM0.60 setiap satu
RM0.60 X 7=RM4.20 sehari
RM4.20 X 365 hari=RM1533 setahun
RM1533 X 3 =RM4599 untuk 3 tahun

Kos menggunakan lampin kain

Sehelai lampin : RM49 Beli 10 helai: 10 X RM 49 =RM490
Beli 12 helai: 12 X RM49 =RM588
(lebih banyak lampin, lebih tahan lama kerana lambat lusuh)
Kos kekal sepanjang 3 tahun & boleh menggunakan lampin yang sama sekiranya ingin menambah ahli keluarga.

Fikir-fikirkanlah semua fakta ini, tatkala menyarungkan disposable diaper kepada anak anda...

"Fun" with mommy, then killed the daughter...Ciss!!!

2010-03-02T23:47:00.000-08:00

Dear anak kecil ini..Syafia Humairah Sahari...,kami bersedih di atas kematianmu yang tidak diduga begitu sedih caranya..Innalillahi Wainnailaihiraji'un

Al-Fatihah

Aku sungguh terkedu..
Sungguh aku sebak tengok front page paper last few days..

Sebelum itu, aku ada terdengar sekilas berita tentang anak kecil itu di TV, terus aku tertanya-tanya and rasa nak amik tahu itu sangat kuat!

Rupanya..Allah lebih menyayangi anak kecil itu..anak yang sebaya dengan anak aku itu, telah di bunuh dengan cara yang K.E.J.A.M !.. MasyaAllah...Laknat Allah ke atas mereka...Bertaubatlah wahai insan..

Saya kesal, sedih, marah dan macam2 lagi persaan tidak setuju dengan ibu, dan so called 'teman lelaki' aka boypren ibu kepada anak kecil itu..

Barangkali, banyak perkara tersirat Allah cuba sampaikan pada kita:
1. Terlalu banyak perkara maksiat berlaku, orang sekeliling tidak ambik peduli. Bila jadi macam nie, terbuka semua aib mereka, bukankah lebih malu? Tapi, aku juga terasa tempias nya sebagai muslim, dan Melayu...Na'uzubillah

2. Kanak-kanak tidek berdosa, selalu menjadi mangsa nafsu amarah, kejam,hasutan syaitan sang 'manusia' (yang tak layak jadi manusia) kerana hasutan dan kawalan syaitan ke atasnya..

3. Antara tanda kiamat kecil...terlalu dekatkah HARI KIAMAT dengan kita? Subhanallah...
Ya Allah, peliharalah kami dari kemurkaan-Mu Ya Allah..

4. Ibu itu, tidak bercerai dengan suami, ada boypren,ada anak,boypren tolong jaga, kena dera sejak lama dahulu, tidak perasanlebam-lebam di badan anak...Isk..Apakah? Sudah ditarik barangkali, perasaan kasih sayang dan kemuliaan seorang ibu dari dirinya..Sehingga begini, baru dia menangis bersedih, marahkan boypren " Dia tak layak hidup di muka bumi"..isk..kenapa baru kini ya? Na'uzubillah..

5.'Jantan' pembunuh itu..Isk..Saya tak sanggup nak ulas..sama kejam pembunuh dalam kejadian anak2 kecil kita yang meninggal dunia dengan cara kejam sebelum ini, seperti adik Nurul Huda, Nurin, dan yang lain-lain termasuk yang bukan muslim..Moga Allah buka pintu hati mereka untuk bertaubat,keran pintu taubat Allah sentiasa terbuka.

** 'Bersuka-suka' dengan ibu..bila marah & tension,bunuh anak nya pula?
Memang...................<--tak sanggup nak komen..

aku sedih, sebak...
Aku terpandang anak-anak aku, moga Allah jauhkan kejadian seumpama itu dari kami,keluarga, sanak saudara, dan umat ISalam yang lain...

Al-FAtihah untuk anak-anak kecil kita yang menjadi korban mereka yang tidak berperikemanusiaan ini..

Mereka menjadi bidadari Syurga di sana..Subhanallah..

"Nak kencing cakap tau !"

2010-02-23T21:25:00.000-08:00

google random image

Interested dengan entry little mama , aku nak share sikit my expereince ngajar anak ke toilet, or bahasa omputihnyer "potty training'

Aku ajar macam nie,

mula2, ajar dia pee..kena keep tnya la,dalam every one hour ke, or dia nampak mcm tak selesa kepit2 nak pee ke..terus ajak pegi toilet.Bila dia dah berjaya..puji2 dia sebab dah besar, dah pandai..give her a hug..

tapi, kadang2 ada gak terlepas banjir..tapi, jaaaaaangan marah..
just advise and slow talk…nanti lagi cepat dia faham.

i realize, my friedns nak potty training anak mereka, tapi asyik marah2 anak..memang lagi lambat la nak pandai..kena sabarrr…sekejap je nie..dalam seminggu dua sebelum dia biasa..

image of Kaitlyn by Jennifer

Pastu, untuk poo-poo..hanis belikan toilet cover for kids untuk letak kat toilet seat..
so, bila nak poo-poo, siap ajar panjat non slip stool letak tepi toilet tu, then tunggu dia poo-poo, flush the toilet,ajar sabun tangan etc laa..complet sampai lap tangan kat tuala lepas keluar bilik air..huhu.Hanis tak suka orang keluar toilet tak sabun tangan..geli!

Now, kalu nak poo-poo or pee..dia boleh pegi sendiri je…cuma kena tengok2 time nak panjat toilet tu..
siap suruh “mama jangan tengok,pegi jauh, tutup pintu sikit”….haha

And malam2, lampu toilet mmg tak pernah tutup, so senang dia nak pergi sendiri, or nak kejut dia ajak pi toilet, sebab kalu nampak gelap, confirm tanak pergi..huhu..

Kan best toilet ada bidet for kids mcm nie..haha..Image from here

oh ye..stool ikea pon ok..as long as tak licin

chaiyok2 to all mama and papa...Potty training is easyyyyyy..…

KEHEBATAN SURAH AL-IKHLAS

2010-02-14T12:38:00.000-08:00

"A'u zubillah himinashsyaitannirr ajim...bismillah irrahmannirrahim "
Tafsirannya:
Aku berlindung dengan Allah daripada syaitan yang direjam,
Allah yang Maha Pemurah lagi MahaMengasihani.

Bacalah ayat ini sebelum anda memulakan apa-apa saja kerja kerana
dengan bacaan ini akan keluarlah iblis dan syaitan yang berada di dalam
tubuh kita dan juga di sekeliling kita, mereka akan berlari keluar umpama
cacing kepanasan. Sebelum anda masuk rumah, bacalah ayat di atas,
kemudian bacalah surah Al-Ikhlas (iaitu ayat: Qulhuwallahu ahad.
Allahussamad.. . Lamyalid walam yu-lad. Walamyakul lahu kufuwan
ahad.) sebanyak 3 kali.

Masuklah rumah dengan kaki kanan dan denganmembacabismillah.
Berilah salam kepada anggota rumah dan sekiranya tiada orang di rumah
berilah salam kerana malaikat rumah akan menyahut. Amalkanlah bersolat
kerana salam pertama (ianya wajib) yang diucapkan pada akhir solat akan
membantu kita menjawab persoalan kubur.
Apabila malaikat memberi salam, seorang yang jarang bersolat akan sukar
menjawab salam tersebut. Tetapi bagi mereka yang kerap bersolat, amalan
daripada salam yang diucap di akhir solat akan menolongnya menjawab
salam malaikat itu.

Diriwayatkan oleh Iman Bukhari sabda Nabi Muhammads.a.w:
"Barang siapa membaca Qul huwa"llahu ahad 100,000 kalimaka sesungguhnya
ia telah menebus dirinya dari Allah, maka menyeru yang menyeru dari pihak
Allah di langit dan di bumi. Ku saksikan bahwa sifulan itu telah menjadi pemendekaan
Allah sesungguhnya ia adalah pemerdekaan dari sisi Allah, Sesungguhnya ia adalah
pemerdekaan dari neraka". Inilah yang dinamakan membaca Qulhua"llahahad
satu hatam yaitu 100,000 kali dengan diwiridkan seberapa ribu kesanggupan kita
sehari.

Sabda Rasulullah S.A.W yang bermaksud:
Barangsiapa membaca surah Al-Ikhlas sewaktu sakit sehingga dia meninggal dunia, maka dia tidak akan membusuk di dalam kuburnya, akan selamat dia dari kesempitan kuburnya dan para malaikatakan membawanya dengan sayap mereka melintasi titiansiratul mustaqim lalu menuju ke syurga. (Demikian diterangkan dalam Tadzikaratul Qurthuby).

Rasulullah SAW pernah bertanya sebuah teka-teki kepada umatnya

"Siapakah antara Kamu yang dapat khatam Qur'an dalam jangka masa dua-tiga minit?"

Tiada seorang dari sahabatnya yang menjawab. Malah Saiyidina Ummar telah mengatakan bahawa ianya mustahil untuk mengatam Qur'an dalam begitu cepat.

Kemudiannya Saiyyidina Ali mengangkat tangannya. Saiyidina Ummar bersuara kepadaSaiyidina Ali bahawa Saiyidina Ali (yang sedang kecil pada waktu itu)tidak tahu apa yang dikatakannya itu.

Lantas Saiyidina Ali membaca surah Al-Ikhlas tiga kali. Rasulullah SAW menjawab dengan mengatakan bahawa Saiyidina Ali betul. Membaca surah Al-Ikhlas sekali ganjarannya sama dengan membaca 10 jus kitab Al-Quran. Lalu dengan membaca surah Al-Ikhlas sebanyak tiga kali qatamlah Quran keranaianya sama dengan membaca 30 jus Al-Quran.

Berkata Ibnu Abbas r.a. bahawa Rasulullah SAW telah bersabda:
Ketika saya (Rasulullah SAW) israk ke langit, maka sayatelah melihat Arasy di atas 360,000 sendi dan jarak jauh antara satu sendi ke satu sendi ialah 300,000 tahun perjalanan.

Pada tiap-tiap sendi itu terdapat padang sahara sebanyak 12,000 dan luasnya setiap satu padang sahara itu seluas dari timur hingga ke barat. Pada setiap padang sahara itu terdapat 80,000 malaikat yang mana kesemuanya membaca surah Al-Ikhlas.

Setelah mereka selesai membaca surah tersebut maka berkata mereka: Wahai Tuhan kami, sesungguhnya pahala dari bacaan kami ini kami berikan kepada orang yang membaca surah Al-Ikhlas baik ianya lelaki mahupun perempuan.

Sabda Rasulullah SAW lagi:
Demi Allah yang jiwaku ditanganNya, sesungguhnya QulHuwallahu Ahadu itu tertulis di sayap malaikat Jibrail a..s,

AllahhusSomad itu tertulis di sayap malaikat Mikail a.s,

Lamyalid walam yuulad tertulis pada sayap malaikat Izrail a.s,

Walam yakullahu kufuwan ahadu tertulis pada sayap malaikat Israfil a.s.

Siapa membaca surah Fatihah, al-ikhlas, al-falaq, dan an-annas setiap satu sebanyak 7 kali selepas solat jumaat, nescaya terpelihara dari perkara keji dan segala bala hinggalah ke jumaat yang berikiutnya.

Jika dibaca 3 surah ini al-ikhlas, al-falaq and an-nass pagi dan petang nescaya tidak mengalami apa-apa kesusahan.

Nota:
Jika sekiranya kawan-kawan ingin mengumpul saham akhirat, sampaikanlah ilmu ini kepada kawan2 yang lain. Sepertimana sabda Rasulullah SAW 'Sampaikanlah pesananku walaupun satu ayat'. Sesungguhnya apabila matinya seseorang anak Adam itu, hanya
3 perkara yang akan dibawanya bersama :
1) Sedekah/amal jariahnya
2) Doa anak-anaknya yang soleh
3) Ilmu yang bermanfaat yang disampaikannya kepada orang lain

Entry emo ; penat laaa...

2010-02-14T12:27:00.000-08:00

Aku suka cuti..
sape yang tak suka cuti? ok..memang biul la manusia itu..hehe
Tapi kan, bila cuti nie. lagi banyak benda nak di settle, dan lagi banyak jugak benda tak settle..
Fahamkah ?
Misalnya, anda ada banyak masa waktu cuti nie, so plan nak deco rumah anda yang kecik itu..
lagi banyak plan aku and hubby dok plan, lagi banyak pulak benda nak buat..haha

endingnya...hanya seciput jua yang settle..selebihnya, time kami lebih ke pada spend time dengan anak-anak yang terlepas time bizi keje -siang-malam...

So, biar rumah bersepah, sebab hal rumah boleh tunggu..
tapi nak biar anak membesar tanpa perhatian?..Isk..anak berusia sehari,sebulan,setahun hanya sekali seumur hidup..kami tak nak bila dah tua nanti..kami tertnya-tanya, apakah kenangan kami dengan anak-anak semasa mereka masih kecil,masih minta dipeluk cium, di manja-manja, merengek-rengek minta perhatian,rindukan bau wangi mereka ketika bayi..rindukan semuanya tentang mereka..
I don't want to missed even one precious moment in their life..because they are my life,my breath, my soul..

Banyak sungguh kerja bila aku listkan utnuk di buat..bila filtered by priority, haruslah anak-anak no 1..

Anak-anak... (-__-")

bila kami try to push over the limit..meaning, menjangkaui batasan "8 jam keje-8 jam rehat-8 jam ibadah"... memang kucar kacir jadinya hidup ini..huhu..sian anak-anak..

Bila time keje dah curi time rehat, apatah lagi time ibadah..memang macam kejar duniawi je..
Tapikan..camne yer nak didik minda sekalian orang sekeliling kita bahawa,
"Bila kita mendahului akhirat, tatkala urusan dunia dan akhirat serentak minta di setelkan...berapa ramai yang pilih akhirat daripada urusan dunia?"...

aku jua push minda aku untuk sentiasa ke arah itu, tapi memang janji syaitan nak menyesatkan manusia..
kadang-kadang, urusan dunia jua jadi priority..
tatkala itu, aku menyesal buat kesekian kalinya..huhu

Tatkala anak-anak rindukan belaian mama and abah mereka, kami yang 'penat' keje nie bagaikan 'tensen' dengan kehadiran mereka sebab marah-marah bila ada benda tak kena?
Bukan mereka minta dilahirkan,,,kita yang minta mereka hadir dalam hidup kita...

maafkan kami sayang...

sebab itu, mama tidak pernah lokek peluk cium dan pujian sayang untuk anak-anak mama..
sebab nanti, tidak lama je lagi..anak-anak mama yang sudah besar nanti, barangkali malu hendak berpeluk cium dengan mama,seperti kalian masih kecil seperti sekarang..

i'm still in between two junction of biggest decision in our life...
Ya Allah, bantu hamba-Mu ini..

Nak duit RM 2,000 ?..

2010-02-08T20:40:00.000-08:00

ibukauthar @ Salwa, dan segerombolan team AGEL kami organize contest..
contest apa..sila baca details dia lebih lanjut kat blog dia..

senang je..
tak semestinya anda ahli AGEL..

cuma, anda kena share experience anda..atau orang terdekat anda..macam anak ke, mak ke..pakcik,makcik,ketua kampung ke..siapa-siapa jelah...

share tu, lagi hebat dan gigih kalau ada gambar..baru la gempak kan?
orang kita ni, kalau ada gambar..cepat je nak caya, nak tengok..~~siap zoom in gambar lagi macam aku.~~
kalau setakat sembang berbuih mulut, jenuh imejin pulak...hehe

AGEL ni maybe new. about 5 years.tapi kan, dah patented tau as AGELCEUTICAL..macam pharmaceutical nyer ubat..cuma ada its own category...so, first in the world, and orang lain tak bleh tiru..Pioner in the world....

tapi AGEL BUKAN UBAT , its supplement, from fruit and plants..so, insyaAllah takde allergic.
and..percaya atau tidak, AGEL takde healing crisis macam supplement2 lain.maybe ada, tapi tak teruk, depends to body juga..sebab dia very natural, even body cannot resist untuk serap..
plus, ada HALAL certificate..no doubt la untuk orang Islam.....

Pernah tengok cerita kartun WALL-e?
pastu cerita2 hollywood yang concept futuristik..
perasan tak, one of the future technology tu, yang nampak hebat dalam cerita tu, diorang makan @ minum GEL like food, tak payah nak makan steak ke, nasi lemak ke, hape ke..
Ha..macam tu la concept AGEL ni...
aku ni cukup teruja dengan cerita-cerita futuristik macam Minority report, Wall-e tu..so, harus la aku kagum lebih2 kan...hehe

kebaikan AGEL nie..tengok kat blog Salwa,
dia memang graduate bio-informatics tau..
so, senang cerita la kan... dia really know what she's talking about...bukan main copy paste dari cerita2 hebat by company je....she did so many enormous research by herself to confirm the data..

korang nak tau, dia almost hari-hari search on internet the medical journals,then baca satu-satu, to topup her info daily dose?..huhu...aku berani jamin, doctor yang sebetul doctor pon ada tak rajin buat camtu..

So, AGEL company, and beberapa sponsor yang bermurah hati nak sponsor hadiah kat korang...
nanti dia reveal the sponsor and details of hadiah, selain cash money RM2k tu...

(T____T)..kalau aku menang, best betul...huhu

pict by Shaza

tengok agel ni, senang nak makan..
koyak sikit bahagian atas dia, terus picit and telan..
boleh rembat and simpan je dalam beg untuk travel...
tak payah nak bancuh, shake,simpan freezer, nak carik sudu,nak sukat2....tak payah..

tapi, kalau simpan kat freezer bagi sejuk, laaagi sedapppp..haha..
~~bengkrap aku,~~ jenuh sembunyi dari Nia, dia dok curik2 makan...seb baik tak bahaya...supplement je kan..

so, korang..jom join...
aku pun dok karang nih...huhu

Suami ku kena denggi..dan AGEL come to rescue

2010-01-30T10:32:00.000-08:00

Kawan-kawan..saya ada cerita mau di kongsi, tapi...saya ada banayk preparation and proof nak scan and detail out untuk tunjukkan how AGEL really amazed me to heal my hubby's demam denggi tu, within a few days sahaja..betul!..start dari hari Sabtu makan AGEL, by Selasa..my hubby sudah discharge, sampai doctor pun pelik, she even repeat the blood test TWICE !..yup..twice!..

Nanti saya story mori...kasik saspen sikit...hehe

Oh ye..my AGEL baby, si Taqiy tu pun..ada kisah mau kami story..about his cough and kahak yang sudah melarat lebih 4 minggu, then on 2 types of antibiotic, then x-ray some more..Isk, i could'nt wait to let it become worst anymore...

the next thing in Doc's mind is, it may be penumonia..
Noooooooo.... (-___-!)
then only AGEL come to rescue...

Then, ada juga myself experience with AGEL...then my little princess cik Nia pun ada story mau dikongsi...

Tungguuuuuuu... d(^____^)b

Malaysia real estate is soooo cheap in Asia?

2010-01-30T10:18:00.000-08:00

Debunking the myth - Malaysia’s real estate and what drives it

The Cost of Living (COL) survey by ECA International is carried out twice a year, comparing a basket of 128 consumer goods and services commonly purchased by expatriates in over 300 locations worldwide. Multinational companies use the results to help compensate their internationally mobile staff. Living costs for expatriates are affected by inflation, availability of goods and exchange rates, all of which can have a significant impact on expatriate remuneration packages. They concluded the following on Asian cities:

“In Asia, Seoul maintains its position as the most expensive city in Asia for expatriates, moving from 8th to 7th in the global ranking over the past 12 months. During the same period, Tokyo, Asia's second most costly city, dropped out of the top ten for the first time moving from 10th to 13th.
A 6% overall rise in the cost of goods and services typically purchased by expatriates has meant that despite the weakening Hong Kong dollar, Hong Kong's position in the ranking has remained steady and is still the fifth most expensive location in the region and ranked 79th worldwide.
The recent rise in GST in Singapore from 5% to 7% has contributed to pushing up living costs in Singapore, which has risen 10 places in the ranking since 2006. This, together with no change in Hong Kong's position, means that the gap is closing between the two locations.”

Where does Malaysia stand?
Asia's Most Expensive Cities (Global Ranking)

1 (7) Seoul
2 (13) Tokyo
5 (79) HK
6 (94) Taipei
7 (95) Beijing
8 (100) Shanghai
9 (122) Singapore
11 (153) Jakarta
18 (168) Bangkok
24 (177) Mumbai
25 (178) New Delhi
29 (191) Manila
32 (195) Hanoi
33 (197) Kuala Lumpur
35 (203) Karachi
36 (204) Ho Chi Minh City

Should we be happy or sad that Malaysia is “cheap”?

I see three main reasons why Malaysia is cheap:

a) Subsidised products – The country provides substantial subsidies in many essential necessities, but more importantly the government subsidises a lot in oil and gas products. This helps to translate into a lower COL for all, albeit unnecessarily subsidising the profits of many manufacturers and MNCs.
Naturally, when these products' prices surge (like they have been doing for the past 2 years), the subsidy budget will become unmanageable.
The government has to look deeper into the opportunity cost of such deep subsidy plans. We also need to put in place a timeline to trim the subsidy for all companies operating in Malaysia – they must be forced to compete with fuel at normalised prices.

b) Foreign workforce – Malaysia enjoys near full employment. However the country has some 2 million official foreign workers and probably another 2 million in the country working illegally.
The foreign work force is a significant factor in depressing wages and keeping prices in check. They also free up a sizable percentage of the local workforce to other areas of employment.

c) Its in real estate (the biggest reason for low COL figure) – Malaysia has one of the cheapest real estate markets in Asia. Real estate is a huge component of overall cost structure for any businesses.
Translate that down the line for all products and services, you get an effectively lower COL for Malaysia.
Let's examine the real estate issue further. As prices of high-end properties zoomed to stratosphere in Singapore, there was some spill over into KL and Penang as well.

Below, data compiled by JLW (Jones Lang Wootton) and OSK on regional comparisons of the average price per sq ft of luxury condos:

Kuala Lumpur - RM560 (US$164)
Singapore - RM4,616 (US$1,357)
Bangkok - RM714 (US$210)
Jakarta - RM425 (US$125)
Hong Kong - RM5,563 (US$1,636)
Shanghai - RM1,225 (US$360)
Beijing - RM646 (US$190)

It would be useful to view that, against the GDP per capita figures which provides a gauge on income per person:

Malaysia - US$10,400
Singapore - US$29,700
Thailand - US$8,300
Indonesia - US$3,700
HK - US$36,800
China - US$6,200

Now let's look at GDP per capita/PSF in US$ to get some interesting ratios:

KL - 63.4x
Singapore - 21.9x
Thailand - 39.5x
Indonesia - 29.6x
HK - 22.5x
Shanghai - 17.2x
Beijing - 32.6x

The lower the ratio, the more unaffordable it would be. Obviously, KL sticks out like a sore thumb, its “cheap” and “affordable” no matter how you cut it.
What's interesting is how expensive and unaffordable the luxury condos are in “poorer nations”. It may be safe to assume then that in these poorer nations, the bulk of purchases involved foreign buying and/or speculation.

Still, why is Malaysia so cheap?

Is this the best buy story for the decade? Well the short answer is NO. The long answer is also NO.

And here's why:
KL's real estate is one of the cheapest in Asia. This also explains why 5 star hotels in Malaysia are among the cheapest in the world. It is easy to understand the fact that Malaysia's real estate values lag those of more developed nations such as Singapore, Hong Kong, Seoul or Tokyo.
We can also understand why Shanghai or Beijing is more expensive too, compared to KL and that's largely because of population, out-sourcing and investments.

But KL's real estate value also lags Indian cities, Bangkok and certain places in Jakarta.
A “poor” country can have high city real estate values. A big factor is city population. You need to cram a lot of people into a tiny space, then real estate values will soar – for example, New York, Tokyo, HK, Singapore, Bangkok, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Jakarta, Karachi and Mumbai. Many of these have a 10 to 30 million city population.

KL has about 5 million but it is also quite spread out.

Another factor is that it has to be CRAMPED – or rather business activity CBD has to be cramped.
If you want KL prices or Penang prices to shoot higher, ask the politicians to double the population of KL or Penang.

We have to have people bumping into each other all the time while walking on sidewalks, then our property prices will surge.
We have to double the time we spend travelling to work, then our property prices will surge. Good trade off?

Another factor for high real estate values is whether you are a financial centre. Is your city a crucial outpost to doing business in the region like HK, Shanghai, Singapore, Tokyo or New York? KL seems to be neither here nor there. What about Bangkok?
It certainly is not financial centre although it has a super duper population (have you seen the weekend exodus from Bangkok every Friday).

Even though it is not a financial centre, it is the centre for a country with a decent population size.
If your capital city is the centre of a country with a decent population, you can be assured of good commercial real estate values – e.g. Thailand, Taiwan, India and South Korea.

Decent population size means critical mass achieved in many areas, especially domestic demand. We need Malaysia to move quickly from 26 million to at least 60 million.
If you are not a financial centre, you can still command high rates if high-value services businesses are aplenty.

Hence Singapore's commercial real estate will have a very strong long-term uptrend as it does not depend on its reputation as a financial centre/port/MICE like HK but moves higher up the value-added curve by encouraging designers/inventors in animation, biotech, education, etc.

Does KL look like a city with good high value added industries? I can think of Islamic Finance as the one area where we could adopt the “blue ocean strategy”.

Our MSC really only achieved about 10% of what we set out to do – its a decent place for outsourcing.

Our main revenue comes from oil and gas, plantations and other soft commodities – they are not high value add industries with the exception of maybe oil and gas.

Widening the city

Good amenities and public infrastructure would not be a bad thing, look at Tokyo, HK, Singapore or even New York – but infra is not that crucial in giving higher real estate values.
If you look at the capital cities of the high GDP per capita countries such as Oslo, Stockholm, Helsinki...etc, you will find that good infra is a good thing but does not necessarily translate to stratospheric real estate prices.

Infra wise, KL is better than Bangkok, Jakarta, Mumbai ... but we still lag their real estate prices.
Lack of good quality commercial space will also spruce up real estate values. Just look at Indian cities, cities in Vietnam or even Jakarta.

We in KL, unfortunately build good buildings cheaply as land is cheap and plentiful. I mean, KL commercial just keeps getting drawn wider and wider.
First the CBD (commercial business district), then the city kind of move wider to include PJ, then it moves out to Shah Alam ... don't forget, Putrajaya.
There's too much cheap flat land. Now, we are extending into IDR as well.

The picture is so clear

Commercial real estate value in Malaysia will lag the rest of Asia, even some cities in Vietnam and it will not change until the fundamentals change.
Foreign investors and/or foreign speculation can drive real estate values up. Just consider the factors cited, Malaysia does not look like having good upside or remotely standing a chance of catching up to their neighbours, so why would foreign property investors dive in for the long haul?

Speculators have driven up prices in Macau, thanks to their success in gaming and the money kinda followed to Singapore with its brilliantly planned Integrated Resorts.
We have been seeing some spillover effect into KL and Penang high end, and that's basically that, a spillover not a dramatic shift in fundamentals.

At the end of the day, cheap real estate is not a bad thing. It improves our affordability. It helps to attract FDI in particularly for industries where land is a big cost factor, and its a big plus for tourism.
There is NO Asia average median real estate pricing where we all gravitate to. We will stay where we are in the pricing curve unless one or more of the factors above changes significantly for Malaysia.
Despite the overall low COL for Malaysia, there is one big exception. Malaysia and Singapore are probably the two most expensive places on earth to buy cars. I wonder why!

By The Star (by S Dali)

S Dali is a pseudonym. He is an ex-analyst and active blogger (Malaysiafinance.blogspot.com)

COMPARISON OF HUMAN MILK AND FORMULA

2010-01-20T22:54:00.000-08:00

untuk perbandingan human milk and formula milk...saya ada terbaca di blog Puan Jiji ini.

Please read carefully ya!

NUTRIENT FACTOR	BREAST MILK CONTAINS	FORMULA CONTAINS	COMMENT
Fats	Rich in brain-building omega 3s, namely DHA and AA -Automatically adjusts to infant’s needs; levels decline as baby gets older -Rich in cholesterol -Nearly completely absorbed -Contains fat-digesting enzyme, lipase	-No DHA -Doesn’t adjust to infant’s needs -No cholesterol -Not completely absorbed -No lipase	Fat is the most important nutrient in breastmilk; the absence of cholesterol and DHA, vital nutrients for growing brains and bodies, may predispose a child to adult heart and central nervous system diseases. Leftover, unabsorbed fat accounts for unpleasant smelling stools in formula-fed babies.
Protein	-Soft, easily-digestible whey -More completely absorbed; higher in the milk of mothers who deliver preterm -Lactoferrin for intestinal health -Lysozyme, an antimicrobial -Rich in brain-and-body- building protein components -Rich in growth factors -Contains sleep-inducing proteins	-Harder-to-digest casein curds -Not completely absorbed, more waste, harder on kidneys -No lactoferrin, or only a trace -No lysozyme -Deficient or low in some brain-and body-building proteins -Deficient in growth factors -Does not contain as many sleep-inducing proteins.	Infants aren’t allergic to human milk protein.
Carbohdrates	-Rich in lactose -Rich in oligosaccharides, which promote intestinal health	-No lactose in some formulas -Deficient in oligosaccharides	Lactose is considered an important carbohydrate for brain development. Studies show the level of lactose in the milk of a species correlates with the size of the brain of that species.
Immune Boosters	-Rich in living white blood cells, millions per feeding -Rich in immunoglobulins	-No live white blood cells-or any other cells. Dead food has less immunological benefit. -Few immunoglobulins and most are the wrong kind	When mother is exposed to a germ, she makes antibodies to that germ and gives these antibodies to her infant via her milk.
Vitamins and Minerals	-Better absorbed, especially iron, zinc, and calcium -Iron is 50 to 75 percent absorbed. -Contains more selenium (an antioxidant)	-Not absorbed as well -Iron is 5 to 10 percent absorbed -Contains less selenium (an antioxidant)	Vitamins and minerals in breast milk enjoy a higher bioavailability-that is, a greater percentage is absorbed. To compensate, more is added to formula, which makes it harder to digest.
Enzymes and Hormones	-Rich in digestive enzymes, such as lipase and amylase -Rich in many hormones: thyroid, prolactin, oxytocin, and more than fifteen others -Varies with mother’s diet	-Processing kills digestive enzymes -Processing kills hormones, which are not human to begin with -Always tastes the same	Digestive enzymes promote intestinal health. Hormones contribute to the overall biochemical balance and well- being of baby. By taking on the flavor of mother’s diet, breastmilk shapes the tastes of the child to family foods.
Cost	-Around $600 a year in extra food for mother	-Around $1,200 a year -Up to $2,500 a year for hypoallergenic formulas -Cost for bottles and other supplies -Lost income when baby is ill

Luahan hati saya dan Cloth diapers

2010-01-20T22:03:00.000-08:00

Saya ada chat dengan seseorang..
saya suka bile boleh share my world view pasal cloth diaper..
Sebab utama ber-CD, maybe pasal 'save duit' bagi sesetengah parents..

Saya kisah juga bab duit..tapi kalau ada anak, memang kena spend duit kan?
Cuma, selagi boleh jimat, saya akan jimat..so that duit itu boleh saya simpan dalam saving account anak-anak, dan invest anywhere appropriate..mcm koperasi HPA yang bagi dividen 14% tahun lepas..kalah ASB, bagi 7 % je...

Tapi tidak lah se-kisah saya pasal kesihatan anak saya dan alam sekitar saya dan anak-anak saya..

Saya sedih memikirkan masa depan anak-anak saya bila terlihat lori sampah, iklan pasal sampah di tv, mahupun tengok sampah berlonggok-longgok kat tepi tong besar tempat buang sampah...

Ada banyak chat saya dengan 'peminat' saya..ahaha <--per rah san
Ini yang sempat saya copy paste..

Kisah mommy-to-be yang bakal dapat 1st baby , and berminat pasal CD, tapi takut nak try..
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Hanis: ooo...nervous la ni yee
Hanis: ehe..takpe..
Hanis: kalau tk gheti..(org utara kah? )..leh try2 dulu alternate dgr pampers
Hanis: saya pun, anak 1st dh besar, dekat 2 thun baru pakai cd
Hanis: yg new baby ni, dr dlm pantang, sy dh pakaikan cd, tukar2 dgn pampers
Hanis: now dh fully cd...kecuali jalan jauh,baru pakai dispo..jarang2 la
***** : ooo
*****: tu lah
*****: awk keje ke?
Hanis: keje dear...
Hanis: sy ada baaaanyaaak keje
Hanis: saya interior designer + part time lecturer + businesswoman...cewah
Hanis: but still, boleh guna CD utk baby
Hanis: sbb tk susah, n yg penting, boleh basuh dgn washing machine..hehe, save duit..pastu, tkde la saya rasa bersalah nk buang sampah dispo baaaaaaaanyaaak hari2..
Hanis: dulu, sblm pakai cd, hari2 smpah penuh, busuk poo-poo
Hanis: balik kg, campur plak pampers anak2 kakak2 and adik ...iskk..menimbun
Hanis: pastu, bila lalu tmpat pembuangan sampah, sy pelik kenapa sampah banyak...last2, baru sy sedar, dispo tu, mudahkan keje saya sekejap je..tp bad effectnye seumur hidup utk baby dan beratus tahun utk alam sekitar...
*****: alaaaa
*****: excitednye bace cite awk
*****: makin bersemangat rasenya nak pakaikan bb CD
*****: hehehe

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saya sangat suka bila ibu-ibu suka dengar my celoteh pasal CD..
Bukan..bukan sebab saya akan dapat customer..
in fact, saya tak kisah kalau dia dapat beli dari seller lain ~~yang jual lebih murah..~~
saya pentingkan ibu-ibu itu puas hati dengan penerangan, dan mahu gunakan cloth diapers..itu sudah cukup..
Sebab, alam sekitar ibu itu dan anak dia, adalah alam sekitar anak saya juga..
mana tau esok2 dia jadi jiran sebelah rumah saya nanti..bila sembang-sembang, rupanya dia pernah beli CD dari saya..hehe <--Ok..ayat berangan..

Dan, saya bangga, jika saya berjaya pengaruhi ibu itu buat keputusan yang baik demi kesihatan dan masa depan anak-anaknya, sebab saya berjaya explain dengan baik..
Semoga Allah merahmati usaha saya sebegini... Ameen <---sila amin kan ramai2...hehe

Bab kesihatan nie, saya sebak tiap kali lihat anak-anak kecil yang sakit..tak kira demam saja, apatah lagi sebab peperangan seperti di Palestin.. (T_____________T)

Anak sekecil itu sudah di uji dengan kesakitan..saya sendiri tidak tahan, apatah lagi anak-anak itu...
Isk...

Saya kesian..sangat-sangat kesian..
Dan setiap kali itu juga, saya rindu dan terbayang-bayang anak-anak saya...
Jika sebegitu pada anak-anak saya, bagaimana kah...? Iskk..

Oleh itu ibu-ibu...gunakanlah Cloth diapers..
tak mengapa kita susah sedikit..sebab kena basuh je, itupun guna washing machine..
Pastu, kena tukar tiap 3 jam...itupun sekejap je masanya...

Saya jamin..
Allah akan balas jasa kita besarkan anak-anak kita dengan cara yang sedikit susah ini, dengan lebih besar ganjarannya..
Dan, anak-anak akan lebih dekat dengan kita..lebih ingat dengan kita..

Bukankah pemenang-pemenang Anugerah Ibu Mithali itu semuanya anak ramai?
Dan...mereka semuanya orang susah..
Dan..dulu-dulu tidak ada disposable diapers..
Dan..kalau ada, sangat mahal, baik beli susu & makanan anak, daraipada beli 'benda' untuk 'buang'
Dan..saya berani jamin, ibu2 itu guna lampin biasa je..bayangkan lah..

Dan, apakah hasilnya?
Anak-anak mereka sangat berjaya..berjaya semuanya..

Dan, sesungguhnya Janji Allah itu benar..

P.S: Hubby saya dan saya sentiasa saling mengingatkan..

"takpe lah kita susah-susah basuh lampin anak-anak kita, susah2 layan anak kita itu ini, harap-harap esok nanti diorang dah besar, diorang tak rasa susah basuh najis kita bila kita sakit dah tua, layan kita bila kita lagi banyak kerenah daripada budak kecil"

Selepas itu, saya lagi gigih jadi mama yang mithali....(^___^)

Dari saya yang skema & emo hari ini,
Mama Hanis Kieyut Miut <--per rah san lagi..

1st time pi Ganu wehh..

2010-01-11T22:47:00.000-08:00

Kalians,
agak jakun tajuk entry aku.

Ye kawan-kawan, seumur hidup aku yang nak masuk 28 tahun ini, baru nie ler kami merasa bercuti di terengganu, itu pun sebab ada wedding my best girlfriend, cik..eh..cik puan Ernie Nadia dgn encik mat bond @ Khusyri..

Ada la seciput dua gambar kami empat beranak, yang lebihnya makan + berjalan + tido sebab penattttt weh..anak-anak meragam nak tido. dengan mama and abah join sekali..muahaha.Plus, kami tak shopping batik whatsoever barang produk terengganu, selain kopok losong..sebab aku bukan kaki shopping ~~and tak pakai pon batik beralun-alun tu,~~ kain batik ye aku pakai..hehe.

Jauh jugak perjalan pergi tu..Ernie cakap, alaa..dalam 5-6 jam. Setelah masuk je highway, signboard tulis "Kuala Terengganu 408 km" (tak silap aku)...weh, macam balik kampung kat Perlis je jauhnya..boleh ke 5-6 jam ni?..campur berhenti berak+makan+makan+makan+solat apa kebenda..huhu
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Sah!..dari pukul 4 kami masuk highway, kul 12 tgh malam baru sampai Kuala Terengganu..hadoii..lotih mak..eh, letih Encik hubby men-drive.

Aaku pon gigih penat jugak sebab temankan dia, tahan mata tanak tido.kekadang terlelap jugak ~~sesaat dua~~ okeh, tipu, ada lah terlelap kejap, tapi tak lama la..compare dengan balik kampung, sure banyak terlelap dari jaga..haha

Sampai je, terus roger Ern (singkatan ERNIE )..
"kitorang mau terus tido, baik cepat bagitau mana homestay!'..haha
Sampai je homestay, lepak + borak dengan Osy, Erin,Fira & Mandy <--amoi nie member opis ern, boleh join kami gossip..cayalah Mandy..hehe

Kami berborak update gossip sampai 4 pagi tau..abis anak2 kena stay up.Hubby erin pon sporting bagi anak stay up..hehe

Anak Erin, Alika @ Chika sangat petah bercakap, ~~ala-ala~~ sebijik macam Mummy dia..Dia pon join Nia stay up, dengan hand bag pink dia yang macam-macam ada..hehe..comel je..tengah malam pon maintain bawak henbeg tau..

Esoknya, kunun nak bagun awal pi makan bekfes nasi dagang, tapi lepas solat subuh, sumer pengsan balik. Sedar je jam dah 9.30, mandi anak2 and abah..(eh, abah mandi sendiri..ahaks)..tungu itu ini, last2 pi makan kenduri terus, pukul 12 tgh hari dah.

Punya la lama bersiap. Pelik betul...Aku rasa, aku ni pukul 10 dah siap ..

Lepas makan nasi kenduri kawen Ern ~~+ meratah lauk nasi dagang sesat kat meja kami makan~~ and berposing ~~dan kacau pengantin posing,~~, kami keluar rumah untuk misi habiskan dadih comel yang sedap, bubur kacang, kek muffin, kek cupcake,air sirap (duduk betul2 depan meja dessert..isk..buruk lantak betul.) ~~berkali-kali round makan~~ disertai Osy (member makan tegar..haha) dengan abah and NiaTaqiy baik je tengok mama and abah makan.

Oh ye,sian Taqiy, walaupun dia baru belajar makan solid food a few days recently, so kami rasa, takpe la kalau dia tak makan, just BF je.So, aku tak bawak la slow cooker dia.tapi kami silap.Kesian dia, mujur aku kuat iman tak suap nasi beriyani kat dia.aku just keep BF dia at any time, biar tengah ruang tamu ~~orang ramai tengah posing dengan pengantin~~ sebab aku taknak dia haus / lapar.

Periuk kat homestay tu ada, tapi aku tanak masak guna periuk tu, aku ~~malas and~~ takut ada kesan2 minyak or daki2 makanan basi basuh tak bersih. Aku skeptikal bab orang basuh tak bersih ~~ala-ala malas~~. Kat rumah pon, aku asingkan periuk untuk masak bubur anak-anak..So far, Alhamdulillah..adik tak meragam langsung sepanjang hari.walaupun dia drooling samapi basah baju abah + tudung ~~senget~~ mama...Takpe, mama pasrah ~~bau masyam sikit~~ demi anak-anak mama. ~~Tunggu korang besar sikit, mama mau melaram meletop punya..ahaha~~ <--bajet dah slim time tu..hihi

Lepas perut dah kekenyangan (burpp..Alhamdulillah,,,murah rezeki tuan rumah ..hehe) kami pon berangkat balik homestay untuk solat dan siap-siap mau pi jenjalan.Last2, tertido lagi..lepas BF kan Taqiy.Bila aku bangun, rupanya sumer join tido..sabo jela..Last-last, kul 4 lebih baru gerak, kami lepak kat tepi Pantai Batu buruk, makan seafood goreng celup tepung..tapi tak fresh sangat rasanya, agaknya sebab dah lama tergoreng siap-siap..huhu.Aku tak kira, nak kopok losong gak..

Posing-posing kat pantai, sambil main wau Nia ..mama and auntie kakak Osy yang lebih2 main, sebab ~~mama tak puas hati Nia tak tau main and~~ risau terbelit tali tangsi wau tu..haha.
Tengok2 balik gambar and video, buruk benar rupa mak orang main wau...isk..

Mujur kami dah jamak Solat Asar + Zohor, so niat solat jamak Maghrib + isya'. kami pon mau jalan2 lagi ~~habiskan duit~~ .Isk, Sebenarnya dah penat sangat dah main kat pantai tu, tapi kami gigih jugak pergi Mydin Mall. Best jugak, besar ala-ala carref***.

Tapi, malangnya dalam meluap-luap semangat mau shopping, kami cuma larat untuk tolak troli beli barang untuk breakfast esok (~~sila imejin kami tolak sambil mata terpejam-pejam ngantuk~~) , sambil Osy tengok henbeg yang dia nak beli bila start posting mengajar nanti..

Osy bajet mau jadik cikgu lady like habis.Dan tukar identiti jadi cikgu Lily...Boleh ker?..haha..
Mata masing-masing merah tak boleh blah dah...Nia tido tak sedar hape dalam stroller, adik pon terleleh tido kat bahu abah..Siannn..

Sampai homestay, mandi+solat..terus Zzzzz...

Esoknya, lepas subuh, pengsan balik sumer..Sah2 la nasi dagang kat kedai dah habis. Tak sampai hati nak mintak Ma ernie masak untuk kitorang, penat wooo kenduri kawen anak...So, melepas lagi nasi dagnag feveret aku..Waaaa..Tak sah la pi Ganu tak makan nasi dagang nih..isk..Kena mai lagi nih..(sambil jeling encik hubby)

Ern dan suami barunya (cewah) bawa kami meround pi Losong, pi stsen bas antar osy and pas kiss-kiss pipi + salam kat stesen minyak Shel**, kami pon babai mau pulang, sebab dah pukul 3 pm...sian hubby ku mau drive sampai lewat nanti..

Lastly, alhamdulillah, sampai jua kami kat umah, pukul 12 tengah malam jugak..
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Esok , aku pi ngajar pulak..penatttt tak habis lagi..hadoi,, demi anak bagsa, aku gigih jua...

*nanti upload gambar..

Happy 4th Anniversary dear encik hubby! Saya chenta awak..i love you very strong lah!

2009-12-17T01:21:00.000-08:00

Abang,
It had been the 4th year we had been sharing the same life, the same soul, the same pillow..haha

I'm never been happier than when i'm having you right by my side, each time i need you.
And there's never at any time, i don't need you...

Terima kasih sebab tolong buat air untuk hanis...
terima kasih sebab tolong urut hanis..
terima kasih sebab susah payah kerja siang malam untuk kami...
terima kasih sebab tolong dukung Taqiy and pegang Nia bila kita shopping..
terima kasih sebab tolong basuh baju and sidai baju...
terima kasih sebab abang sentiasa maintain macho tatkala hanis membebel tak tentu arah...hehe..
terima kasih sebab sudi hidup sederhana dengan hanis demi anak-anak, tatkala abang ada banyak keinginan yang hendak dipenuhi semenjak kecil..contohnya..beli kereta kontrol besar...hehe
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terima kasih untuk segalanya yang tak terucap oleh hanis...
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terima kasih sebab sudi terima Hanis seadanya sebagai teman seumur hidup abang...
terima kasih sebab abang hadir dalam hidup Hanis

Love each time we'd been together, even with all those our lovely little creatures,the junior version of us!.. haha..Nia and Taqiy, really made our days and nite..

Happy our 4th Anniversary..

malam nie, abang belanja kek secret recipe ekk?

hehe..Hugs....

My breast feeding story

2009-12-16T23:21:00.000-08:00

Kalians..hari ni aku nak membebel pasal my gadget of breastfeeding, and hasil-hasil tenusu aku...cewah

Selepas aku frust and regreted berhentikan menyusu my first baby, Cik Nia tu..only until Nia setahun camtu disebabkan kekurangan ilmu and lack of self dicipline, si samping bergelumang dengan final semester of bachelor studies kat Uni..

Hence, aku dah tekad nak nyusukan my 2nd baby, right before i am pregnant again. Betul!!..aku dah korek ilmu kaw-kaw punya pasal breasfeeding ni..even till now, bila dah lahirkan 2nd baby nie, i keep searching and surfing the info tawwww..

gigih mak nie..

Therefore, bila je aku tau aku +ve pregnant my 2nd baby...hah!..confirm! aku siap-siaga nak 'berperang' dgn search mission nak beli segala gadget untuk breastfeeding ni.Until i enroll for KUTU team to buy this ;

*image cilok from aja at mybreastpumpshop ~ i bought mine from her!
service baeeekkk punyaa..recommended (^_^)b

Harga kat luar RM2000k yer kawan-kawan..aku baikkk nyer search..thanks to 'internet~semuanya di hujung jari anda'..aku jumpa blog aja ni.So,ada plak geng tgh cari member KUTU GROUP..bayar sepuluh kali, untuk pum ni at Aja's special price at Rm1730 bulanan,termasuk post.so bulanan dlm rm170 x 10 kali.

Tapi aku yg gigih lagi taat.takmau utang lama-lama..aku manage to pay within 5 months je.Tiap bulan tahan jek nafsu nak shopping tawwww..

Takpeee..demi anak-anak...(T__________T)
Esok,kalu anak2 buat benda tak baik..siap korang!..hehe

*Breastmilk pre-sterile storage bags

Ni plak my breastmilk storage..aku beli cap Youhaveababy je..Rm29 je for 100pcs...sila beli kat mana2 kedai online.Kedai brg baby pon ada kot ..haaa..ada..ada..aku beli kat kedai kat luar tepi Tesco ampang je nih,twins baby kot nama dia.

Ada cap Playtex, nnti aku nk try yg tu plak..mahal sikit RM38 camtu for 100pcs..sikit je..Yelah,aku beli time beli selambak sumer sekali, haruslah pilih murah2 sikit..Nanti aku borong yg mahal plak..keke..

* Bumble Bee breastmilk storage..BPA free & cheap! i likeeee.. (^__^)b

Pastu, aku guna EBM warmer cap Snow bear baby..quite ok the performance..baru berapa bulan je pakai..so far no prob.kena isi air before panaskan susu if guna botol kecik. Kalau botol gemok ..letak air sikit je, so that the bottle not directly touch the steel inner part.

Then,ada pulak bottle sterilizer cap Snow Bear .Oleh sebab kami pergi shopping sekali harung, (kes malas nak pi shopping dua tiga kali kedai baby sana sini)...aku boleh beli ini je untuk sterilize the baby bottles.boleh letak up to 6 bottles.and kalau pandai susun-susun (gunakan skill multi tasking anda..ahhaaa)..bole muat sampai sepuluh botol..hihi.

Sterilize in 15 minutes.letak air sikit in the bottom part.pastu susun sumer botol n puting and segala gadget yang nak di steril, tutup kedap-kedap and tekan de button.Tadaaa...15 minit siap! Kalau nak steam muka pun boleh, tapi aku tak pernah try la..muahaha..

Nia sibuk nak pose jugak tepi hasil tenusu ku, yang ku setel siap-siap masuk freezer bila sampai rumah.First thing first !

Gambar bawah ni, hasil tenusu lepas dalam sebulan aku mula bekerja lepas habis pantang.Tak termasuk yang frozen EBM kat kg, yang aku belum bawak balik lagi.Kalau bahagian bawah freezer tu, yang freshly expressed BM..kalau dah frozen tu, yang extra EBM untuk guna the next day.So far, my collection dah achieved 50's + bottles / pack of 3.5 oz.My next traget is 100's pulak.Harap-harap, my BM maintain meriah, plus aku rajin tahap dewa mau pump sehari 3 kali kat opis..hehe.

Hepp..mama,wajib jadi rajin, kalau tidak, camne adik mau minum susu?.. (U___u)

oh ye..ini gambar lama.Gambar baru yang freezer penuh sesak dengan susu tak snap pulak.Ada harapan kena beli Chest freezer nih..huhu.Sudah berkali-kali aku pergi survey sana sin.Around RM700-800 jugak harga sebijik..Mana better ya? upgrade to bigger double door freezer, or tambah new chest feezer je? But, kena bare in mind yang frozen EBM in chest freezer, boleh tahan hingga 6 bulan, suhu bawa 0 degree.

Tapi mau sumbat mana chest freezer itu? hadoiii...

Ini hasil kerajinan mama yang lepas subuh, terus pump susu yang tengah meriah.Thanks to high prolaktin hormone yang menderu-deru time aku tido..huhu..harus perah.Kalau tidak, mau sakit B aku...huhu

Now adik Taqiy dah 5 bulan..kejap je lagi sudah mau setahun..isk..
Nia pulak, aku try BF dia, kunun-kunun nak tanderm nursing..mula-mula nak.Tapi dah minum susu..dia nak muntah pulak..muahaha..apakahhh?Dulu, dalam pantang, bagi dalam botol, dia nak pulak..huhu.Tak feel la bagi dalam botol, aku mau the bonding itu..bukan sekadar susu je..

Taqiy hisap susu, relax je?..hehe

Sekian aku bersiaran bab EBM aku.Anda, mau sharing?

* most images are googgled using google search.Please click to the image to know the sources.

Zara Alisya..anak arwah Afida Arif..comel mcm mummy dia..

2009-12-07T02:49:00.000-08:00

Inilah wajah anak comel, yang kehilanagn ibunya, sewaktu bertarung melahirkan nya..
Zara Sayang, be strong..as strong as your mommy...

(T____T).. i'm speechless..

thanks Qiss for sharing..