Dawud Kenji

Don’t know what’s wrong with me. I forgot my husband’s birthday and didn’t prepare anything to celebrate his birthday. Usually, I would order a special cake and buy something for him. Tapi tahun ni terlupa gila2. I tersedar yang birthday dia only a few days before, dah too late kalau nk order cake or buy him present. Sbb I always with him, kalau nk keluar beli hadiah need to arrange time and someone to send me to the mall.

Then, I pon terlupa juga Mother’s Day. Haihhh. Seriously I don’t know what’s wrong with me. Too busy and too many things to remember perhaps. My husband surprised me with a gift last night and wish me Happy Mother’s Day. I was really surprise you know, till I can’t believe that the thing that he gave me was actually a gift. I thought cam apa resit apa la dalam envelope (yup , my husband has a weird habit, he likes to pass to me payment receipt every time after he pays for something) and it turned out that the thing inside in the envelope is a pair of earring. Lagi la haku ingat joke of the year kan.

A pair of earring? You got to me kidding me dear husband! Haha. I totally can’t believe it. Still thought that it was a joke. I mean…earring? I didn’t wear earring for almost a decade already! Haha. Lubang pon dah tk ada lagi.

When I open the case, and belek2. My mouth can’t stop saying…“apa ni?” “apa ni?”…….sbb sumpah mmg tkleh caya that beautiful swarovski thing is an earring. I almost thought that it was a cufflink. Hihi. Then my husband tengok2 my telinga, and tanya ada lagi ke lubang? I said no (at this moment confirm it is an earring..haha) Then I tried to wear it, but as I expected lubang telinga dah terkambus and I need to pierce my earlobe again.  Ahhh hate hate hate.

Anyway, I felt so touched since he remembered and willing to went through the hassle to order the earring from Hong Kong! Yup Hong Kong! Well…that’s another fact that really surprised me. Mungkin sebab dia tk tahu bila boleh beli hadiah tanpa I tahu yg he’s buying something for me, so he ordered the earring online and sent it to his office. I’m so touched ok, now I know la seorang engineering manager ada masa juga nk shopping online kt office eh? Haha.

I dh tahu bila nk pakai earring tu, can’t wait!

One of few photos of me and my little baby Dawud Kenji. Should take more pictures with my precious sons and husband. Mcm dah kurang sgt bergambar, sbb most of the time penampilan diri adalah tidak mesra gambar. Wakakaka. Nk ambil gambar ni , nk kene pakai tudung lah, pakai baju elok2, muka nk kene bedak2 sket. Last2 tk bergambar. Haha.

Oh ok to all mothers out there Happy Mother’s Day! Drop comment and share your mother’s day story with me ok Spread the love!

p/s: and to both of my japanese “celup” sons Ichiro and Kenji, mommy love both of you till infinity . Muahsssss. To my emak and mama, love you both sooooo much too.

My husband and I planned to throw a birthday party and kenduri aqiqah for Kenji and Ichiro. It has been 3 years since our last kenduri & birthday party for Ichiro, so it’s about time to throw another party. Selagi the kids masih suka belon, selagi tu la birthday party masih relevant for them. Hehe. Once they lost interest towards balloon , I guess that would be the time to bid farewell to birthday party and the like.

Ichiro mmg suka birthday, semua birthday utk org2 dalam rumah ni pon, dia la yg paling excited to blow the candles and sing. Itu birthday org lain tu. Kalau birthday dia sendiri? Ha can u imagine? He even add his name in the birthday song…for example if the birthday song is for “daddy”..he will sing like this..

“happy birthday to daddy…ichiroooo”

Mesti ada nama dia kt dalam lagu orang. Hihi. That day I think ada classmate dia celebrate birthday dekat sekolah, balik dari sekolah dok nyanyi…

“happy birthday to sasha…ichiroooo” hahaha. I just geleng kepala jer la.

So, I actually kene fikir semasak2 nya nk buat party ni, sbbnya I don’t know larat ke tak nk do all the preparation. Everything will be DIY since we are on a very tight budget (REALLY tight) due to combining the party with aqiqah ceremony for Kenji so, lots of fund needed. Hope we manage to arrange a fun and cute party with small budget in sha Allah.

At the moment we have already list out things that we need for the party including clown, but one thing telah terkeluar dari budget list. Hahah. So, we are looking for sponsor kalau ada. Hihi. It would be great if there’s a dedicated photographer for the event nnt, but as I said earlier we kinda short on budget for photographer. Kalau ada photographer yang nk offer bargain price or photographer yang baru nk build portfolio, we would be glad to be featured in the portfolio. Ehe.

I know we are not celebrities, but who knows ada rezeki can get good photographer at affordable price (or budget price more like it!)

Oklah, I think wanna continue browsing for party ideas. Till then…daaaaa.

Dulu I rajin juga sekali sekala buat entry utk Ichiro, tapi sejak ada 2 anak, my time…my energy mmg over utilized. My focus in business pon a bit disturbed as when the night comes, I’m always more tired than usual ( more tired compare to when I have only Ichiro) It’s a non-stop chores that I need to do everyday. Wake up in the morning to mandikan my baby, then mandikan Ichiro pula. Sbb if I allow him to bathe all by himself, mmg mcm kene tsunami la bilik air tu nnt and expect more bottles of shampoo habis dikerjakan. Then kasi makan, then tidurkan baby semula, then siapkan Ichiro for school, then Ichiro pergi school time for me to mandi and jawab email or buat kerja2 marketing sket. Then not long after that, baby sure bangun, so dh kene jaga baby pula, then tk lama pastu Ichiro dh balik school. That’s basically what I do everyday and the list is actually not stopping there, it continues sampai malam. So, if ada orang kata jadi stay at home or working at home mom ni senang, I beg to differ. Dia jadi susah sbbnya, since bila u duduk dirumah dan bekerja di rumah, u akan kene jaga anak2 u sendiri tkleh nk harap maid. Sbb what’s the point you stay at home tapi anak2 still maid jaga kan? So, itu yg jadi susah sbb u kene buat kerja juga (yg jenis ada business atau mmg kerja dirumah) and at the same time kene jaga anak juga. It’s such a challenging tasks that I think not everyone can do it.

Kadang-kadang I hilang sabar juga la, sbb dari pagi sampai ke malam, semua org pon nk mommy. Nk tidur semua pon cari mommy. Yg si kecik Kenji ni pon dah tahu memilih. Ada satu malam, I was busy and try to finish my work fast, but I can’t concentrate because little Kenji was crying non-stop. Daddy dah peluk dah nyanyi semua tk jalan. Then I cannot tahan already, I take Kenji put him on my lap, terus senyap and straight tidur in 5 seconds!!

But sometimes when I looked back at what I’ve achieved in terms of my own happiness and raising the kids. I can smile broadly. It’s an experience that I could never get if I’m still working and stuck in the office 8-5 or sometimes 8-8. Right? I also deserve a pat on shoulder because I manage to build my own business from scratch till what you can see now.

Kenji is 8 months old already, dah pandai main dgn Ichiro and one thing I observe anak kedua ni daya tahan dia and tahap toleransi adalah tinggi sbb anak pertama mmg tk makan saman sket. Hahaha. But both of my children cooperate quite well and I can sometimes rely on Ichiro utk jaga adik especially bila suruh tolong tengok adik supaya adik tk jatuh katil. But cannot let him alone with Kenji for long duration la sbb Ichiro tu penggeram so does Kenji. So, bila penggeram jumpa penggeram mmg la bergomol2 nnt.

Kenji kuat senyum, rajin menggoda orang dengan senyuman especially bila nk mintak orang dukung. Hahah. Nk ambil gambar sangat senang, lompat2 sket or buat monkey action jer sikit, senyumlah dia I really treasure every moment with the kids and again I bersyukur that I can be with them 24/7.  Sbb life is short and our children grow very fast, so I nk simpan moment2 indah ni dalam ingatan.

So to baby Kenji and Ichiro, mommy loves both of you, jadi anak yg tinggi akhlak ok. If you guys nk baca and tengok gambar Ichiro masa 9 months old boleh baca di sini.

Selamat berhari minggu!

Ichiro tengah tk berani nk rapat dgn clown. Malu tapi mahu. Huhu.

Due to limited number of events that we can attend in a year, so am quite lucky this year at least ada la satu invitation ni ha yg kiterorg dpt hadir. Hahaha. Not that am picky when it comes to attend event, I mmg always looking forward for parties and kenduri so that my kids can gain more social experience and be able to mingle with new friends andddddd….also because I can wear my dresses and princess skirts. I’m a sucker of dress and skirt, so keep collecting and making them but seldom wear. But kadang-kadang tk dapat pergi sbb ada aral, mcm hari tu my customer cum friend invite me and family to her son party, tapi we can’t make it sbb anak2 tk sihat.

Baby yg baju merah tu mcm sukaaaa sangat dengan Kenji. Sepanjang Kenji main kt situ, dia dok la melekat dgn Kenji. Hehe. Cute pakai shirt ala-ala sama cam Kenji gak. Kenji…kempiskan sket hidung tu please. Hihi.

Masa nk pergi party smlm ada problem, couldn’t find my black skirt, since dah running out of time and thinking we might not able to arrive before the cake cutting session, I just put on my electric blue satin skirt instead. I don’t have blue scarf (that comes in the form of instant shawl – check my Lelasari Collection to purchase instant shawl that is exclusively designed by me!) so I was a bit furious, but since dh lambat and my husband is not around to blame (at that moment la kan…hihi) so, I belasah je pakai tudung hitam and kuning (yes it’s an instant shawl). LOL. I was likeeee apa jadah la warna combination biru hitam kuning ni. But once dah pakai elok2, it looks nice also (i think la…colour blocking gitu..).Haha.

Now mmg I prefer pakai instant shawl, because sangat senang nk pakai satu, but most importantly sangat senang nk jaga bila dh pakai, bila senget, bila kene tarik and so on. Itu yg paling penting la bagi i, i rasa. I sampai tahap dah boleh pakai scarf tu tanpa tengok cermin ok. If in masjid, yg selalu cermin tk cukup, I’ll just pakai dulu siap2, then bila bangun nk blah, jeling cermin sket je. Easy kan? Tu yg bila takder scarf yg bleh matching with my outfit, I rasa tk best dah.

Us! Gambar ni tk berapa clear sbb guna second camera. Ichiro with his signature smile. Setiap kali amik gambar mesti kuar bunyi from him…”smile eeeeee”, yes he needs to say that in order to smile. Tengok rambut Ichiro dah serabai.

Ok back to the party, as expected kiteorg ni para VIP yang datang lambat. Sampai2 tengok ramai dh friend yg dh balik. Tengok orang pon dah tk ramai sangat, if you’ve been to any Rinie’s event before, tk pernah nyer la tk ramai orang. So, bila sampai dh tk ramai orang I cam dh panik, alamak dh nk habis kenduri ke? Hihi.

Sebaik Ichiro sempat get some balloons from the clown. If not confirm merajuk nnt. Huhu. Then my friend Munirah pon ada, she also baru sampai so tkder la feeling alien sangat. The weather was quite hot, tk tahan aku! Lucky tuan rumah kasi the kids main dalam rumah, so Kenji main guling2 atas karpet and Ichiro main bubble with the other kids. Main sampai rambut jadi serabai and berpeluh2.  I don’t know was it because of the weather or sbb Ichiro main tk hengat donia.

Ichiro with his sword balloon. Bila ada kawan jatuh and balloon pecah dia gi inform Clown belon tu, tapi sepatah haram clown tu tk faham apa dia cakap. Haha.

Dah kasi Ichiro main for a while, bila dh start nk mengganas and Kenji dah start nk start enjin nk menagis, I dah kasi signal to my husband to make move. Lagipon husband need to send us to my hometown straight after the party sbb school break ni I nk duduk kampung seminggu.

Cuteness! Kenji serious betul, sbb dia tgh merangka misi nk menerkam balloon and bubble

So, itu sahaja, hope get more invitation this year sbb we love parties! But sometimes mmg tkleh nk attend sbb anak2 / or kami tk sihat atau ada hal lain. Thanks Rinie and husband for having us! Semoga Daim membesar dgn sihat dan jadi anak yg soleh and to the elder 2 as well Dani and Dayyan. Lauk kambing and nasik arab (nasi arab ker briyani eh? I tkleh nk differentiate) adalah sgt sedap! Love the red velvet cuppies also.

Tiba-tiba terasa nk menulis blog malam ni. Mungkin disebabkan bahang panas buatkan saya tk boleh nk tidur. Ichiro plak kt sebelah sibuk tengok you tube , video truck, bising betul lah. Hari-hari pon tengok truck. Imran baru jer terlena, kesian penat kerja, balik rumah layan anak-anak pulak.

Akhir-akhir ni terasa banyak pula dugaan yg mendatang. Rasa collapse tapi …..alhamdullilah still standing. Dari dugaan anak-anak yg tk berapa sihat, sampai la ke dugaan menyelesaikan masalah2 tempahan baju.

Bulan lepas Kenji kene bisul di punggung. So worried dia jenis bisul yg “fistula”, which means kene undergo operation utk remove the abscess thread completely, if not bisul will keep coming and repeat. Masa Kenji kene kali pertama, dan bisul pecah, kami bawa jumpa paed surgeon, and diaorg drain kan nanah yg still remain. The process made me cried like a crazy woman dekat hospital. Tk ada bius, just diaorg letak sejenis cream yg boleh buat the area numb but still…can feel the pain lah kan. The surgeon cam buka sedikit opening dan picit keluar nanah, and lepas tu cuci dgn air. Mmg sedih tgk anak kesakitan. At the moment I wish all the pain transfer to me. Sakit bersalin tk habis lagi, biarlah saya tahan pula sakit bisul anak ni. Sedih sangat. Tapi Kenji quite ok, lepas selesai cuci, dia terus tidur jer. Mungkin penat tanah sakit.

Amik masa seminggu utk luka heal, tapi unfortunately bisul tu mcm develop again. Lagipon area dalam diaper sentiasa lembap jadi agak susah utk heal. Kali kedua bisul keluar tapi tk sebesar yg dulu, agak kecil dan tak begitu meradang. Lepas tu mungkin sbb asyik bergesel, bisul pon pecah. Kali ni, kami kasi antibiotik sekejap jer, sbb I tanak terlalu depend dgn antibiotik, kemudian kami guna antibiotik cream, still mcm so-so jer healing process tu. Doktor kata kalau terpaksa buat operation, try to delay it. Jadinya, I try nk cari natural solution. I did some research and cari petua utk keringkan/kecutkan bisul. Terjumpa org suggest tea tree oil. So, kiterorg pon beli tea tree and sapu. Surprisingly the wound looks better in a matter of few hours. Ni dah beberapa hari guna tea tree, bisul dah jadi very small, tiada nanah dan luka dah tertutup. Sangat2 syukur, alhamdullilah. But kami continue sapu, sbb hope the whole thread yg menyebabkan bisul tu akan clean, sbb tanak nnt datang balik lagi and hope boleh pass the operation.

Ichiro pula, hari tu terkena infection dan demam sangat panas sampai temperature shoot up to cecah 38-39 degree. Dan kali pertama tengok Ichiro demam sampai kejang. Lucky masa tu husband ada di rumah, masa Ichiro kejang tu I was holding my books and drawing kits, bila tengok Ichiro kejang, semua benda in my hands i campak. Kelam kabut suruh husband bawa Ichiro ke klinik terus. But before that kami basahkan Ichiro dengan air. Balik from clinic makan ubat and dia tidur. Kemudian terbangun and kejang again. Aduhhh panik gila. But after few days ok dah, so kalau anak2 demam panas and kejang cepat2 check doctor ok. Dikhuatiri terkena sawan dan merosakkan saraf otak nnt.

Alhamdullilah episode anak2 tk sihat nampaknya dah berlalu buat masa ini. Huhuh. Masa anak-anak sakit ni, saya pula menghadapi masalah dgn tukang jahit dan tukang manik. Tukang jahit ni mmg saya dh biasa tempah dan hasil adalah memuaskan, tapi tiba-tiba entah apasal hasil kerja dia caca marba. Buat saya tk leh tido malam , kemudian dgn tukang manik yg ambil masa terlalu lama utk menyiapkan baju menambah2 lagi kerisauan. Tapi dalam pada semua ni terjadi , saya belajar banyak benda dan insyallah lebih bersedia lain kali.

Cumanya kepada tukang jahit, buat lah kerja betul2. Skill yg ada guna sehabis baik. Kalau belum rasa bersedia utk jahit baju fesyen, belajar dan praktis lah dulu sebelum kata boleh buat, dan kemudian rosakkan fabric orang sbb salah potongan. Kemudian presentation itu penting, jgn lah baju yg dh siap podok2 jer dalam plastik bag. Iron la siap2, tajam2. Ni bila saya tanya kenapa jahitan tepi baju ni berkedut2? …”oh ni nnt kalau iron ok ni” Soalannya skang, kenapa kau tk iron? Bukankah utk mendapatkan kelim jahitan yg cantik dan rapi, kene iron dan press elok2 masa pembikinan baju? Jadi mcm mana baju kau jahit leh berkedut jahitan nya? Ni mesti masa jahit tu mmg tak iron. Nak short cut. Hasilnya caca marba.

Dan satu lagi, kalau buat bisnes ataupon kalau tk bisnes pon, bila org message or call tolonglah reply. Ni mcm nk gila call dan sms, tapi tk reply. Mcm bercakap dgn tunggul. Tak ada respect langsung dgn orang. Kalau di whatsapp lagilah, reply message tu free jer, dan kita boleh tahu bila org tu last check message2 dia di whatsapp, so bila ternyata sengaja tk membalas message mmg saya rasa org mcm ni tk ada rasa tanggungjawab dan respect kepada orang lain, especially org yg saya bayar utk service (dalam kes saya service jahitan lah). Kalau saya boleh tolak ansur bila tailor bagi alasan anak sakit dan itu ini. Jadi tolong jangan pijak kepala. Saya ada anak, dan anak saya sakit juga. Saya tk ada masa nk kesana kemari dan buang masa saya tertunggu2 awak nk balas message/call. Sad to say semua ni tailor melayu. melayu! melayu! melayu!

Kadang-kadang saya malu nk mengaku melayu.

Ok bye.