Contest Senyuman @ Happy Birthday Farisyah

Asrul Irfan Riley

1 year 7 months 12 days

This contest is organised by Anna-Juenna in conjunction with her daughter's 6th birthday. Closing date is on 08.09.10 at 5.32pm (that was when her daughter was born).

Yellow yellow

Today I feel ‘yellow’.Yellow Wednesday, I guess.

To make the long story short, I’m so yellow that many have asked if I have Jaundice and some even think I’ve put kunyit on myself! (I used to get this remark quite often when I was much younger, maybe I was less healthy last time ;p)

In my case of Thalassaemia, when I am tired, do not have enough sleep, I tend to be jaundiced. One of the side effects, in my case only. Not all Thalassaemia patients have this same effect. My eyes are also kinda yellow and definitely my face too. Gosh, and I looked kinda yellow in the photo too…

I guess it boils down to waking up at 4+ am (depending on what time baby wakes up for her feed), otherwise the latest is at 445am when I wake up for sahur. Then I don’t go back to sleep because a 20-30min nap with a full tummy gives me a horrible headache and leaves me drowsy the whole morning. Not what I need when I have to drive for 30-45mins to the nursery and work!

Not sure if changing the food I take would help, but I already take my vitamins.

In any case, another two weeks to go and hope I’ll be back to normal. In the meantime, perhaps some exposure to the evening sun might help? Kekeke run baby, run!

Food during Ramadhan

It's been a lazy Ramadhan for me!

The only thing I've cooked was spagethi and that was only once and ate for 2 sahurs. :) The rest - we've been tapau-ing.

Technically its not exactly being lazy, but everytime I feel like/want to cook, with the tod wanting attention and sometimes disturbing, I find it easier (for now) to not cook. We have very different sahur patterns also :) No 'proper meal' is required. Thank God for that. So saves alot of hassle.

Teringin jugak to cook especially when I see those food many keep posting showing what has/had been cooking in the kitchen, but I guess that, for me perhaps will be next year! Since I managed to do it even when I was preggy with AIR1, not being pregnant also for sure can lah!

So no food pic to show! :)

Happy fasting!

PCK The Movie

After many moons not going to the cinema, I've decided to go catch at least a movie before I get back to work. And the silly me only had this 'urge' of wanting to watch a movie during the last week of my leave. Oh well, otherwise I could've watched more movies free! :)

So to the press preview of PCK The Movie, I went, yesterday. With no other willing partner (hub not a fan of PCK), I went alone to GSC Pavillion. Hah, also my first time at this cinema. So jakun. hehe

Should be screening next week, and if you want to watch end, then read no more. Otherwise I'll just be revealing some parts of it.

Filmed in Malaysia, it captures PCK's childhood and how/why his grandpa says he is a 'sooi kia' (in Hokkien, means a child who brings bad luck) and then he never saw his grandpa again, being told he was already dead, but in fact not. His search for his missing Ma, who upon arrival in KL got 'lost', landed him a renovation job in an old folks home, and having to share this job with his life-long rival, Frankie Foo.

Twists and turns in the story reveals that the boss behind this home is a crook and how it was found out, also revealing that PCK's grandpa is not dead and is actually living in that home. And all this while, his Ma is in the home, staying/visiting his grandpa.

And after a short 'reconciliation' with his grandpa, the short-lived happiness had to end.

Funny in the PCK ways, but touching at the same time, especially the end. Though one or two parts were a bit too long-winded.

For a stingy person like me, to pay RM12 or 13 per person to watch, not too worth it. But since I went for free, no complaints! :) Catch it if you're a PCK fan!

Upin & Ipin

How many of you out there with toddlers who love watching this?

I never actually sat down to watch this before (altho its only like 10-15mins per episode), until someone gave hub one set of VCD of this series to watch. And one day, after chancing upon this on TV9 and realising that AIR seemed mersmerized at it, we decided to play those CDs.

Nice short stories which captures the essentials/morals of what they want to portray. And I think the colours, voice and characters do capture these young tods to stay and view.

And now, every so often, AIR would request that we play it for him, although he will sit still for only about 4 -5 episodes maximum, after that he will walk around or do other things, but still refuse to allow us to switch it off.

Guess it'll be more Upin & Ipin next when we go CD shopping ;)

Sugar cane

Haaa notice that? Know what that is?

I love eating sugar cane 'raw'. It's been eons, perhaps about 20 years since I ate it that way, and suddenly this Ramadhan, seeing the sugar cane water stalls selling sugar cane, I was tempted to ask for one length of it. And yesterday, hubby came back with this. I was thrilled and happy but have yet to chew into it yet...tonight will be the night.

Now, how did I come to have that 'eating habit'? When I was a kid, during the 9th day of the Chinese New Year, the Chinese will pray to the God of Heavens (Tnee Kong) and there will be sugar canes offered. After prayers, my mum used to cut them up into segments (and smaller) and then keep in the fridge. Then, when we felt like it, we'll take it and chew on it. It's really nice, some have alot of juice and some are just hopeless. Not worth the effort.

And I do miss 'eating' sugar cane :) Now, I will re-live this....hehehe

Breaking Fast...

I've been totally lazy lately. My intention to cook for buka puasa always somewhat comes with one reason or another. So it's off to the nearest Ramadhan Bazaar for our daily dose. Suntex, Tmn Alam Jaya or TTDI so far. We've stayed away from Kg. Penchala and have only once went to the one in PKNS Shah Alam, cos we were in the vicinity. Not yet ventured to many places yet. Only eaten out once. But I feel that I'm just bored of eating the same (almost the same) stuff day in, day out...or perhaps its because I'm just not feeling right because I've not done any exercise? I want to RUN! (wait, out of topic already lah!)

AIR now knows the routine when it comes to breaking fast. When he hears the azan and after we have our dates, and when he sees me taking his bowl and spoon out, he'll go to his high-chair, ask for his bib and wait at our dining table. Thank God he's now not disruptive (as he was on the 1st and 2nd day of fasting, causing us to break fast kelam kabut).

Not as easy as before with just 1, now with 2. Though the lil one is still relatively easy to handle, but AIR can get quite difficult when he wants to, especially when he's sleepy/tired and at the same time jealous of his sister.

Sahur is just the same, the 'whole family' wakes up for sahur :) but only two eating, one wanting attention and another needs assistance to feed :)

It's going to be a different routine beginning next week when I start work....oh boy!

BAck to running, I think I'll be able to slot in my runs before iftar when I start work ;p oh I miss that 'drained-out'-feeling!!

Now, what's for buka puasa this weekend? :)