November rain..

Alhamdulillah, akhirnya berjaya menempuh bulan pertama after come back to working life.. tajuk tu takde kaitan pon, cuma teringat kat lagu Nirvana sejuk2 petang2 ni hehe..

1st ~ the new placement.. walaupun pada mulanya agak tidak teruja dan tidak bersemangat utk bekerja di tempat baru atas sebab2 tertentu, i need to cubit myself sbb Alhamdulillah, saya masih punya kerja yg stabil.. tak baik banyak merungut ok.. bagusla kalau org masih perlukan kita walaupun dalam hati dup dap dup dap tiap kali meeting sbb semua perkara yg dibincangkan mcm alien sangat2.. but today, i've learnt a lot & i'm a happy chap! thanks to Allah for the hardworking and brilliant staffs that i have.. :)

2nd ~ the kiddos are coping well at Taska T*, walaupun 2 minggu pertama banyak sungguh drama pagi hari.. sekarang dah takde masalah tinggalkan diorang pagi2, they make friends and enjoy a lot.. Alhamdulillah, hilang pening kepala..

3rd ~ work nature kali ni memungkinkan saya outstation dengan jayanya.. kalau dulu, kerja saya hanyalah di sekitar central & northern, kali ni kena jaga the whole Malaysia.. so far last week dah outstation ke Penang (meeting on Ahad) dan JB (meeting on Khamis).. penat jugalah sbb dari Utara ke Selatan in a week. yang penting hubby sangat2 memahami, dan dia juga faham position ini bukan saya yg mintak.. thanks B!

4th ~ of the slipped disc.. so far i've done the MRI, 2 weeks physiotherapy, and smlm jumpa balik specialist.. yg tak bestnye, i'm still having numbness and weakness.. Doc suggest buat minor surgery (yg cucuk jarum tu jer) or open surgery.. 2-2 pon menggerunkan ok.. so now, i'm planning to go for 2nd opinion at Damansara Specialist or SDMC.. i tak nak jadi statistic, kalau statistic yg success takpela, takut yg sebaliknya je huhu

5th ~ new KPI is set for the family. tiap2 hari akan cuba sampai ofis before 8 agar takde siapa2 yg punch card lewat, and kalau boleh nak parking for free (jimat rm7/day = rm140/month).. and petang plak nak ambik kiddos latest by 6, and sampai rumah by 730.. setakat ni kitorang selalu dinner kat rumah jer, sbb malas nak mkn luar.. budak2 pon dah penat seharian kat school.. food range biasanya nasi & lauk sempoi (masak sendiri), atau tapau nasi lemak/kfc.. tak pun panaskan jer apa yg ada dlm peti.. hehe weekend pula nak balik kampung, lawat sanak sedara & kawan2, or just hang out watch movie dgn anak2.. tak pon jalan2 kat lake garden..

sekarang ni, quality time is our main priority.. pada saya, duit banyak pon tapi kalau hati tak tenang, anak2 tak gembira, family porak peranda, takde maknanya.. so, biarlah berwasatiah sahaja dengan apa yg ada.. yg penting, hati tenang, jiwa damai.. kan kan?

slipped disc

Yes lovelies, i'm currently having a slipped disc, which caused my left leg to experience numbness, weakness, and sometimes pain.

It all happened last week on Tuesday, when I suddenly had a severe back pain when I got up from bed, which limited my physical activity especially rukuk during solat (bleh rukuk 2degree je kot). The back pain run through my buttock muscle, going down my left leg until it reach my left foot. On Monday I'm wearing highheels, but the next day I can only have Crocs. I went to Klinik Menara, attended by a woman doc (I was expecting Dr Rasool), and she prescribed me with pain killer and some kind of muscle cream, in which both were not helping much.

Therefore, after work we headed to Klinik Menara (at Bkt Jelutong) and I was still expecting Dr Rasool. I was not so lucky that day, his shift was on the next day. I managed to get Dr Alan, which is also an experienced doc. After diagnosing me, he suspected me having a slipped disc. 2 days mc given by Dr Alan really helped. The pain slowly go away, however the numbness became more apparent. I went to see him again for follow-up and he referred me to DEMC Orthopedic specialist. The cause of my pain - improper uplifting of boxes on Sunday, but I guess the pain has already developed before but I just ignore it. Being me, I have all strength and time to open the boxes that were shipped 1 month ago from UK (padan muka, sbb tak sabar sesangat :P)

To cut the story short, Dr Chang (DEMC) sent me for x-ray and MRI, and confirmed me for the slipped disc. Currently I'm on daily medication and physiotherapy (twice a week). Another alternative is minor surgery, which involves an injection to the slipped disc. The final solution is to go for open surgery, which really scares me to death. Takut la kan, kang terkena spine ke, kang lumpuh ke, nauzubillah. After a deep talk with hubby, I decided to go for physiotherapy for 2 weeks and monitor the condition. If it gets worse or remain the same, I think I might want to go for the minor surgery as the risk is low. Let's pray to Allah that I will be ok after 2 weeks of physio. I'm missing my heels and since I want to lose weight, I need to exercise. As of now, I can only do minimal activity such as walking and some stretching.

Doakan saya semoga cepat sembuh daripada dugaan kesihatan ini oke?

To read more about slipped disc, you can refer here: http://www.emedicinehealth.com/slipped_disk/article_em.htm

she's a BIG girl now..

**I should have posted this earlier but time is really killing me these days (erghhh!!)**

31st Oct 2010 remarked our beloved Aisya's 6 years of age. Alhamdulillah, with God bless, she's grown up as a healthy and brilliant girl today. She has never-ending questions in her mind which she never stop thinking and searching for answers. Lately she asked me questions like:

"Why Allah make thunder storm and banjir?"

"Why does blood coming out from people?" -> she found 'something' in the public toilet (yucks!)

"Why people get pregnant?"

"How do babies come out from your tummy? Is it from b**tot?"

and the list goes on... so many questions that need a good explanation from me and satisfy her doubts, plus it needsto suit her age too.. :)

She loves role-play and pretend to be anyone from a dancer, singer, presenter, emcee, teacher, doctor, and whatnots. She loves her brother and always allow him to sleep on her lap. She enjoys drawing, colouring and making cards for me, and sometimes love and hate notes too (when she's angry at me :):

"Dear Mama,

I am so cross at you because....blablabla"

"Dear Mama,
I love you because you cook for me..."

I bet next year when she starts her Std 1 schooling, there'll be more and more changes and suprises in the way she talk, think and behave.. I am sooo worried and afraid, but I pray to Allah that she'll grow up as a solehah girl, daughter, and khalifah of Allah.

Happy 6th Birthday my darling Aisya!

Mama and Papa want you to know that we love you sooo much and we will always do.

And we want you to know that you will always have our ears, and hearts and shoulders to cry on. Insyallah, we will always be there whenever you need a helping hand..

And last but not least, please allow me  to read your diary even when you grow older (as you promised :)

Love heart from us,

xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxox

a warm welcome back :)

ini adalah post tertunda.. masuk hari ni, dah 11 hari kami cuti2 balik kampung.. sekarang location di Pengkalan Chepa, Kota Bharu, rumah ayah tersayang.. seronok bersenang lenang kat rumah ni, banyak memori indah nak ditermenungkan, especially memories with my mum :) yg tak syioknyer, lagi berapa hari jer tinggal before masuk kerja.. tsskkkk malasnyeeeeerr... !

ni saja nak tempek gambar2 di KLIA masa we all sampai last 2weeks.. mmg dah bagitahu family hubby and ayah, tak datang pun takpe sbb nanti kitorang nak balik kampung juga.. but they insisted to fetch us at the airport.. terasa mcm jemaah balik haji la pulak.. hehe

with Makcik, my mum's sister. the kids are soooo excited!

mak, hubby, abah, ayah & pakcik 

Faris, Aisya & Yuyu yg tak sabar nak jumpa anak buah!

it feels so great to be back.. despite the heat of the weather, we are so glad we are finally home :) next task before masuk kerja ~ kemas rumah to allocate space for brg2 yg bakal sampai end of the month.. nampak gaya, kena shopping almari ni, otherwise surely rumah akan semak gile dgn kotak2 bertambun later.. huhu (fulus mahu terbang lagi..)

overweight mode :(

i'm now thinking of ways on how to shed those extra weight i gained while i was in UK. at least, i can go back to my previous weight, walaupun itu bukan berat ideal.. semua org ingat dok sana bleh kurus sbb susah makan. but the fact is, food is sooo easily obtained and plus, i cooked everyday.. tahu2 jela kalau sendiri masak and tak mahu membazir.. and bila semua jenis makanan pon rasa nak masak.. huhuhu..

sampai jer kat klia, semua pon tegur badan makin berisi.. teguran yg subtle ada, yg pedas pon ada.. muahahaha.. padan dengan muka siapa suruh tak control makan.. antara sebab kegemukan bertambah selama setahun:

sweet drinks and cola
dairy product ~ cheese, full cream milk, eggs
carbohidrate ~ pasta, roti canai, nasi, pastry, bread
lack of exercise
lack of water intake

nak join slimming center buat masa ni masih belum mampu.. rasanya lebih afdhal kalau join fitness center, but need to find time for that because i will lose some precious time with my kiddos.. yerla kan, for sure nak gi gym tu paling sesuai lepas time kerja, walhal tu jela time nak spend time dgn anak2, tgk homework, dinner sama2, mengajar ngaji dsbgnya.. takut nanti balik jer dari gym, budak2 dah tido.. :(

now, my main mission is to overcome those 5 contributors to my extra weight! plus nak cuba makan phytonatal utk lancarkan sistem badan.. urat2 pon sakit2 sbb badan lama tak service.. stresslah jugak bile try baju2 lama semua sendat2.. risau ni, cemana nak pregnant lagi kalau berat tak turun? adoii.. i need to take this personal issue seriously as nobody else can help me except myself..

wish me luck!

i'm back and i'm lemau

alhamdulillah dah selamat pulang ke tanahair tercinta! tapi sgt malas nak update apa2, sbb badan sgt lemau, penat.. tambah2 perubahan cuaca yg mendadak dari 10-13 degree di UK ke 30 degree di Malaysia.. budak2 mandi 5 kali sehari kot, dah mcm solat pulak.. hehehe

will update on our europe trip very soon.. sgt best dan penat! tapi sgt2 berbaloi! kena gaks buat travelog kat sini, otherwise sure lupa semua benda nanti huhuhu..

chow chin chow! (harumnya gulai lemak ketam yg mak tgh masak hehe)

Medela Freestyle Offer!

Salam Eidulfitri to all!

I am busy berhari raya and packing things to ship back to Malaysia. sangat2 kalut!

But still, siapa2 nak order Medela Freestyle, sila email saya segera (julie.yaacob@gmail.com)!! sbbnya saya pun nak beli 1 untuk future baby (^^) so, boleh order sekaligus!

My offer price = rm1330

(self collect at TM Annexe 1/Denai Alam. other delivery can be arranged at actual delivery cost)

Retail price = rm1500-rm2000+

 Last date to order from me is on Monday, 13 September (midnight)

Will be available in Malaysia = mid November (estimation)

(shipping from UK to Malaysia takes 6-8 weeks)

Don't miss this opportunity ladies!

regards,

Julie

Ramadhan is leaving us.. :(

Alhamdulillah, berpuasa di bumi UK selama 17-18 jam membuat saya rasa betapa besar nikmat Allah beri selama ini. Syukur dapat pengalaman ni. Separuh Ramadhan bertungkus lumus siapkan dissertation. Berkat Ramadhan, Alhamdulillah, berjaya juga yeay! Walaupun tidur tunggang terbalik, sahur dan iftar tak sempat nak fikir pasal food, Alhamdulillah, Allah maha kaya, rezeki tak pernah putus. Insaf kejap mengenang nasib saudara kita di tempat lain yg tiada makanan utk bersahur dan berbuka. Sedang kita semua mewah dgn lauk pauk dan kuih muih :(

Bulan puasa ni, saya suka sampaikan dakwah kecil pada rakan2 bukan Islam. Diorang kagum dgn umat Islam yg mampu menahan lapar, and not even can drink plain water. saya bagitahu "it's all in your mind and faith.. and it's amazing how human body works.. " mcm org Kristian, diorang pon ada puasa jugak, tapi rasanya boleh minum plain water. ni pon saya baru tahu, selama ni ingatkan Hindu jer puasa..

And nak share, kat sini, org2 Arab atau Pakistan yg kaya raya berebut2 nak menaja juadah berbuka di chaplaincy2 atau di masjid. semua nak rebut pahala. walaupun umat Islam minority di sini, tapi ramai Muslim yg zuhud. Masya Allah. sangat2 kagum. sama2 kita renungkan ok.. mungkin sebahagian drpd duit kita, boleh disedekah ke masjid2, or rumah anak yatim.. memberi makan org berbuka pahalanya amatlah besar tau kawan2..

Untuk persiapan raya kami, tiada apa2 yg istimewa. tahun ni raya paling modest, and paling frugal. niat saya satu jer, nak menjamu kawan2 sekelas before masing2 balik ke negara masing2.. ukhuwah it penting! baju raya, pakai je baju dari tahun lepas, tak kisah sgt pon.. saya just tak sabar nak solat hari raya.. it used to be my favourite time spent with Arwah mak.. saya rindu takbir yg mendayu2 tu, menikam2 kalbu gittew (owh, sebakness is coming)

But at the same time, saya sedih Ramadhan dah nak habis.. bak kata Semah, bulan Ramadhan buat kita jadi mode baik and lebih beriman.. itulah rahmat Ramadhan.. maybe sbb syaitan semua kena ikat kot.. hihi.. walaupun tak dapat nak solat terawih di surau sbb menjaga kiddos, azam terawih masih lagi termakbul.. semoga tahun2 akan datang berpeluang terawih kat masjid.. really miss it.. balik Malaysia nanti sure bizi bizi bizi.. azam saya, balik Malaysia nanti nak banyakkan quality time utk diri sendiri and family.. kerja tu sampai mati pon tak habis kan kan?

Nak cerita pasal dissertation, but dah ngantuk.. pen off dulu lah.. chow chin chow!

Salam perantau

saje mencuba nasib.. dah disiar pon. hehe. but terasa nak hantar ke suratkhabar, sbb boleh potong and simpan buat kenangan.. :)

link ke website utusan: http://xtive.utusan.com.my/salam_perantauan/display.php?id=1067

Tazkirah pagi..

Salam lovelies (kalau ada org read la kan.. =)

pagi tadi alhamdulillah masih berjaya bangun sahur..
tdo hanyalah 1 jam sbb smlm iftar berjemaah di rumah jiran - blk pukul 1am..
but since nak rebut pahala sahur, kami tetap bangun..

lepas sahur, sementara tunggu perut agak reda, hubby and saya borak2..
ianya lebih kepada tazkirah pagi sementara menunggu subuh..
hubby ckp semenjak dok sini, banyak perspective dia berubah..
kalau kat Malaysia, being a Muslim is so complacent..
nothing to worry much, we just go with the flow..
bila kat sini, hubby cakap dia mula banyak membaca,
diverse of opinion about things in Islam,
yg sebelum ni kami hanya follow without questioning..
sbb education kat Malaysia, apa yg cikgu ajar semuanya betul..
tapi kat sini, culture berbeza, semua benda kita argue fair and square..

then, we talked about perception pasal mazhab2 lain,
sebelum slalu buat muka heran bila tgk mazhab lain solat..
but kat sini kalau solat dlm 1 saf tu, mcm2 cara org solat..
nothing weird pon, yg penting, kita sembah Allah yang Esa, niat kita sama..

besides that, hubby cakap, pengalaman kat sini mengajar dia utk tidak simply judge org..
me also agree on this.. sgt2 terkesan pengajaran ini..
cthnya, org Islam tapi minum arak.. or tak perform solah..
kat sini ramai org mcm tu, but masih bangga menjadi Islam..
syukur mereka masih Islam, but itulah tugas kita sbg khalifah Allah..
menegur mana yg terang2an salah.. dan mengajak berbuat kebaikan..
mungkin mereka mmg tak diajar mempraktik Islam since nenek moyang..
macam kitalah juga, lahir2 dah Islam.. so, sangat2 complacent..
cumanya kita ni syukur, kat Malaysia Islam dipraktik and diterap sejak di sekolah..
tapi mereka maybe education sekular, so, takde siapa2 yg menunjuk ajar.

so, sama2lah kita syukur, kita lahir dalam Islam..
but perjalanan masih jauh.. masih banyak yg perlu kita belajar..
yang penting, jangan berhenti mencari.. keep on going!

wassalam.. :)