38 Weeks.....Counting the Days...

        I went for my antenatal TCA yesterday evening. Alhamdulillah, my baby is growing well, just that my weight reduced about 350g...haha. Dr. Hamidah, my obstetrician said my baby is not engaged yet, seems like she does not want to come into the world yet. However, that is normal in a gravida 2 para 1 like me, where the baby will only be engaged during labour. I thought I felt my baby has come down as I feel pressure at my pelvic bone and started to get leg swelling.

        All things for my admission to hospital in case I go into labour are ready. 1 bag for my items, 1 bag for the newborn baby stuff and another 1 bag for my daughter's items. I felt relieved as our house finally looks and feel like a home now without boxes and things not sorted out yet...still got few boxes at the back room though which contained not so important stuff :) Also few things that I felt needed to be changed anew...don't know if they can be done before my delivery or not...hmm, what say you, mr. hubby?

       My husband and I are in the process of looking for a maid to take care of this baby (plus my daughter and the household chores). I really feel I need a maid now because my husband frequently goes outstation. At least, I have someone with me that I can get help from in case anything happens. If anyone knows or would like to work with us, don't be shy to contact me. We prefer to get maid originated from Malaysia, but I know that would be quite impossible..huhu.

       I hope my decision to deliver my child at Hospital Putrajaya under the Full Paying Patient scheme (like private wing) is the right choice. Quite a number of private medical centres and maternity centres we surveyed, but I just felt a bit unsafe to go to a private hospital. I have more trust in government hospital...because I know the management in private hospital is different than in the government hospital...private hospital also do not have the basic and important facilities eg blood bank and enough doctors. As I am working at MOH, I received lots of maternal mortality cases from private hospitals that are actually preventable.....very scaryy!! Some of the cases, the management is totally different from what us doctors learnt in medical school and it's very frightening how they (specialists) can get their certificate to practice like that. Moreover, I think the treatment charges at FPP Hospital Putrajaya is reasonable, unlike other private centres. What is important, I want my delivery to be conducted by a Muslim female doctor safely....amin.

New Year Outing

      How do you celebrate your new year? Did you go to a celebration countdown? Or just stay home with your family, like me? 

      A day before new year, I got an unexpected phone call from a staff at Hospital Seri Manjung, saying I've got the promotion letter from UD44 to UD48. Alhamdulillah....a great start for a new year and a special gift for my family :) So, to celebrate my promotion (even though I didn't get the backdated money or the supposed salary yet..hehe) I treat my family and my brother (too bad my mom and dad are at Perak) with a meal at Madam Lim's Kitchen Restaurant at AEON AU2 Setiawangsa...I want to go shopping also, of course..hihi.

 My lovely daughter is a big girl already, and like to pose for pictures! Heheh....

With her uncle....aka my brother...she's excited to see him...........

OK....let's EATTT!!! It's my first time eating at the restaurant and I found the food is delicious! We ate white rice, mix vegetable soup, Grouper fish fried with sambal (very, very nice) and prawns sambal petai.....yummy!

     After our hearty meal, I went shopping...a therapy for me during this second pregnancy :P I bought a handbag, maternity clothes and nursing attire...spent RM few hundreds at Jusco while my husband entertain my daughter at Funland as usual :)

Landlord? :)

        Alhamdulillah...I officially got a new title...a 'Landlord' :) I have posted in this blog few months ago that I have a house in Manjung, Perak that we didn't get to stay in yet (home sweet home manjung). The house now has got its tenant. I didn't advertise or anything, not even hang a signage in front of the house...but somehow houses at that area is like hot selling pisang goreng panas as Malays would say :) Hmm, not bad I can say the demand for houses at Manjung. Now, I only need to pay RM114 every month to top up for the payment of the house loan. I feel relieved as I don't have on-call claims anymore since I'm working at MOH :)

         I really hope that the tenant will take good care of the house. He seems ok, I guess....going to get married in few months time so he will be staying there with his future wife. At least, I don't have to be worried about kids doodling at the wall of the house..hehe. What is more convenient, his company is going to pay for the house rent. Therefore, should be no problem for me to get the pay rent on time or not getting the rent money at all....hopefully. After I deliver my second child, I hope I can go to Seri Manjung to see the house.

 

Home Sweet Home Manjung...

 

           What a busy weekend we had...went back to Manjung after work last Friday.The n ext day,we went to buy lights and lamps for my new house there. The installation for the whole house took all evening till night and I don't know it's quite costly!huhu..I thought it's just an easy job but apparently it's not ;-)

           Finally, I got to see the new grill...I love the design but thought they could do it better. The paint is not so nice, appeared 'untidy' at some places if you look up close. It looks fine from afar, though...

 
          Alhamdulillah, I manage to own  a property at Manjung. Seeing this new house without us not being able to live here first, kind of feel sad and 'sayangnya...'. Yeah la, wanna rent your new house to someone else..will the tenant take care of ur house like he will take care of his own house? If I didn't rent out also can but I will not get extra money to ease my loan payment.

         
         I hope this house will be ready for rent by mid October. A few touch ups for the grill and a leak at the kitchen wall need to be done first. Hopefully it will get a good tenant :) I will update more with pics inside the house soon, anyone interested can contact me :)

Melaka on long weekend

It's a long weekend holiday as 1 Malaysia day falls on Sunday.How do u spend ur hols?Well,I cannot spend with my family as I have to attend 'Kursus Pembacaan Akta' at Hang Tuah World Heritage Hotel.Sounds boring right the course,but I have to face it now as this is going to be part of my work.Since I'm only on my 2nd week of working at MOH, and had no idea about the act,hopefully my sacrifice for the weekend will benefit me if not many,some important parts about the 586 Act..

Selamat Hari Raya!

Our family pic on the morning of 1st Syawal

     Out of a sudden, I felt like want to post some pics taken from Hari Raya. Still not too late right, we're still in Syawal month. I'm sure there are many open houses to attend to, not to mention 'jamuan Hari Raya' at our workplace. This year, it's my hometown' turn. When you're married, you have to rotate with your spouse where to celebrate your Hari Raya first, right. So, this time we celebrate at Bota Kiri, Perak...yahoo! We were there till 3rd day of Hari Raya...

BFF

Org sibuk makan kuih raya, si kecil ni sibuk makan gula2 Sugus :)

Jom jalan2 kutip duit raya

So happy this 2 little girl playing swing at neighbour's house

My little brother, Asyraf just graduated from University of Reading, UK with a law degree. He came back Malaysia during Ramadhan month and we are able to celebrate Hari Raya together. Make sure you get your CLP soon, bro! :)

Here we come...Putrajaya!

         Such a long time since I wrote the last entry. Actually, I have many things to talk about, great pictures to share and have been to great places but just didn't have the time and desire to sit in front of my laptop and typing....busy with work, housework and of course my daughter :) Adding to the whole lazy attitude is my P1wimax connection is very very lousy in Manjung! So slow and most of the time cannot browse the internet. BUT, now that we've moved to Putrajaya, P1wmax coverage is excellent at my new home....always 3 full bars :) oohh yess readers, I've finally got my transfer to Putrajaya after 2 months of long-distance relationship with my husband..

Finally! I got my transfer...

             This is only my 2nd week at Putrajaya. At the last minute, my husband came across an ad in mudah.com.my and bought a flat at Presint 11...affordable, sold with fully furnished (3 airconds in all 3 bedrooms, kitchen cabinet, and basic furniture u usually put in a house). Now, our house is still not fully settled, got many stuff not unpacked yet because seriously, I have no idea where to put them all in the small house. You can imagine how you want to cram all your belongings and furniture from a semi-d double storey house to an apartment of ??? sq feet.....quite a challenge. Have to go to IKEA to find suitable household furniture/racks for limited space. 

Our soon to be home sweet home...hopefully. Still lots of work to do...many boxes to unpack