jiwa kacau...

kat luar hujan, dlm lab sejuk... kasut basah.. kepala nyuuttt nyuuttt... perut lapar.... mata ngantuk.....hati mandom (pms???).... supervisor tadak.... keje (????).....buat depression questionnaire... scored 36.. moderate to severe category... huh??? la la la la......
sekian.

Weekend out...yumm yummm

Went to Chatswood on Sunday. Joined Kak Zurin, Abg Lan, Noor and Fathy. Main agenda: to eat hainan chicken rice! Yummy... It's owned by a Malaysian, and serve halal food. Plenty of food choices but we usually opt for chicken rice or sometimes assam laksa. I was so hungry because I didnt take anything before I went to the lab that morning (very bad habit!! yeah I know).
"number 24...hainan chicken rice!!" shouted the nyonya.

So everybody ordered the chicken rice except for Azd. He wanted chicken chop instead (reason: "I dont want to eat rice today"). But to his 'surprise??' the chicken chop came with rice anyway...hahaha.. punah harapan babah aiman utk tak makan nasi for the day. And then makan time!! (that is after abg lan recited the doa makan of course :P).

Chicken chop vs Hainan chicken rice

Aiman was as usual, ate a little bit here and there. Was more interested to "aliiii ...aliii..." (lari lari, with the hope that somebody might wanna play lari-lari with him but sorry bebeh, semua org sibuk melantak). Oouhhh dan sebelum makanan yg terhidang di meja masuk ke mulut, everybody (saya ngan kak zurin ler) sibuk menangkap gbr makanan. " kena masuk blog ni," kata kak zurin. hahahaha... i like!!

Everybody with their hungry smile.....bila blh start makan ni???

After that, we walked to Westfield Chatswood (just across the road). Once we were there, Aiman made a scene. He didnt want to sit in his stroller nor did he want to wear his harness sling. Azd and I had to struggle to put him in his stroller. Aduuuh sampai bengkok2 badan bergusti ngan budak kecik ni sorang. In the end berjaya, and as a reward (for not crying out loud hehehe) we gave him a westfield balloon (because he saw that aluuuun aluuunn).

Everybody did some window shopping, and then kak zurin asked, "elyn mana kedai churros tu?". ohhhh bestnya, I could taste the churros and the choc dip in my mouth already... "tuuu kat atas tu, nampak tak? jom kita minum2 dulu...."

Hot and cold hot choc

When kak zurin saw the shop she said, "laaa..akak mati2 ingat kedai jual churros tu gerai kecik2 je mcm kat gold coast tu, rupanya kedai sebijik". oh yes kak zurin, kedai sebijik yg jual all sorts of wicked chocolate thingy.

So what is churros??

Quoted from Wikipedia: Churros, sometimes referred to as a Spanish doughnut, are fried-dough pastry-based snacks, sometimes made from potato dough, that originated in Spain. Churros are usually made of a batter which is piped into extremely hot oil. They are certainly not a low-fat snack because of the frying process. Once the churro is fried it is traditionally rolled in hot cinnamon sugar. The ideal churro has a distinct crunch when one bites into it, but the interior should have a slight softness at the center.

Ok that's a little story on churros... sedap dimakan panas2.. even more sedap when you dip it in chocolate sauce. The one that kak zurin ordered came with milk choc dip, dark choc dip, caramel dip and white choc dip. And the drinks of course, cappucino, latte, mocha macarena and hot and cold hot chocolate. Oooohhh laaa laaa.....heaven!! Dan harus la ada adegan klik klik tangkap gambar juga.

I did try to make churros once but sadly I scored zero!! my churros turned out to be like a question mark shape... and a bit soggy (probably the oil wasnt hot enough)....but the major setback was because I didnt have the right star tip to squeeze the dough. Kesian kak zurin & abg lan terpaksa jd food tester to that soggy churros. hahaha... Oh well, better luck next time.

Aiman naik Barney..vrooommm vrroommm

p/s: terima kasih byk2 kpd fathy + noor & kak zurin + abg lan sebab belanja kami nasi ayam ngan churros! semoga sentiasa dimurahkan rezeki.... thanks again!!!! :)

A wet Sunday

In the lab right now. And what the heck am I doing in the lab on Sunday?? Beats me!! Got a few stuffs to do, but was not really sure am I supposed to be doing it (after having a 5hrs meeting with my sv last Friday)... adoooiii laaa sampai berasap kepala otak!! Conclusion after the meeting: felt like banging my head against the wall, down sedown-downnya..waaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!
Full stop.
Sent Aiman to his new babysitter yesterday for the so called trial thingy. Arrived at around 9.45am, had a chat with Nunu (the babysitter). Learned a new word as well ie "dot" (the pacifier, or known as "tin tin" to aiman). I bought one of aiman's toy just in case but when we came in maaak aihh Rafa's toy (Nunu's 2 yr old daughter) pun dah banyak dah. So I dont have to worry about bringing any more toys for them to play. She even had this huge toy (like a trampoline but it looked like a small pool and was made from plastic). Aiman confirm suka toy ni sebab dia blh lompat2!
And there were lots of big soft toys too including Iggle Piggle!! Yeayyy... Aiman's fav character from the series "In The Night Garden". After making sure everything was OK, then off we went. And as expected si kecik melalak when he saw us leaving him from the balcony. Kesian anak mama.... but hooyeahhh i didnt shed a tear.. well done to me!! hahaha.
Spent the next few hours in lab (ye saya sgt rajin! or was it terpaksa??), headed back to Lakemba for lunch. Had nasi beriyani and tandoori chicken. nyamm nyamm....But tgh2 melantak berdua dgn AzD of course la teringat kat aiman kan...apa dia tgh buat agaknya?
Then it was time to pick up aiman, yippieeee......
When we came in, aiman just had his bath. tersengih2 and he hugged me. rindu bangat sih sama anak mama! hehehehe....
Nunu said, "nampak mamanya pergi terus nangis, tapi nangisnya sekejap aja. Makan pun OK, uk uk pun udah cuma susunya nggak mau minum. Air putih juga dikit bangat diminum. Dan dia mau main sama Rafa"
At that time Aiman was happily jumping up and down in the big plastic toy. And Nunu continued, "Iyya, dia pinterrr skali nonton Iggle Piggle sama Rafa. Bila lagunya keluar, terus menari2. Dan bagusss, nggak kacau sama org".
She then took her handphone (wah wah nokia baru...cantik bangat...hahah sempat perasan lagi tuh!) and showed me the videoclip of Aiman and Rafa dancing. Kelakar je bebudak ni menari depan tv.
Ouhh pinterrrrr pinterrrr anak-anak ini. Alhamdulillah everything went well!! And it was a good thing that I didnt have that "unhappy" feeling like when I sent Aiman to his previous babysitter. That's a good sign, right??
After that we went back home. On our way back Nunu called, "mba, maaf ya. tadi ribut2 sampai lupa 'dot' aiman tertinggal!".
"nggak apa2 nunu, saya ada lagi satu dot aiman di rumah. nunu simpan aja ya, nanti minggu depan kan aiman dtg lagi. ok daaaa"
Hehehe...end of conversation. dot... dot.... tanpa mu aiman nggak bisa bobok!!!
Ok back to today's story. It's still raining. It's actually has been raining for the past week and the weather forecast says the wet weather will continue throughout the whole next week as well.. oh dear... basah la kasut ku nanti :(
It's summer but it feels like autumn. Autumn in summer. Sometimes you can have all the 4 seasons in one day kat sini. Right now there's flooding in the north Queensland and bushfire in Victoria. They called it the "black saturday" because it was the worse bushfire ever that happened last weekend and about 180 people (i think) were killed and thousands more lost their homes. Donations came pouring from people all across the country within a very short period of time. To date I think they manage to collect millions and millions of dollars to help the bushfire victims. Hopefully the bushfires will be contained soon.
OK la...dah lapar.... daaaaaa!!!

p/s: just received a call from kak zurin ajak gi makan nasik ayam kat chatswood... adakah boifen ku mau???

International school

Came home...no one was here. AzD and Aiman are still in Wollongong. So took some time to update my blog. Aiman is currently at Mama Azreen's house. He must be having fun coz there are kids the same age as him.
Was planning to send Aiman to a new babysitter today but had to cancel it. It'll be his first time with the new babysitter. I cant just leave him there like that. Kang demam terkejut lak budak tu kena tinggal with someone he has never seen before. Probably on Friday or maybe Saturday, will be the trial day for Aiman. Will drop him off, stay with him for a little while then off I go. And it wont be a whole day thingy, just a few hrs the most.
So Aiman had been to various international schools (that's what my abah called...hehehe). When he was just abt 4 mths ++, we sent him to his very first bbsitter; Jasmin (from Bangladesh). I dropped him in the morning then off to school. Then picked him up in the evening. The first day we sent him, Aiman cried and cried. Sedih kena tinggal kot (ala mama dia pun srooot srroott gak). When we picked him up that day, he didnt want to look at our face when we called his name (kecik2 dah merajuk..ciiit).
After a while we stopped sending Aiman to Jasmin. Then starting from last year till now, whenever Azd goes to wollongong, he'll bring aiman along and drop him off at kak azreen's house. Biasa la first day uhuk uhuk. After a while he got use to it and now I think he has fun staying over there. Good for him!! At least he mingles with other kids as well.
At the same time, we tried to find another babysitter closer to home so that we could send him there if Azd decided to stay at home to do his work. We managed to find one (from an ad in Lakemba). This time it was a Palestinian couple. We sent Aiman there like 2x/week. Since there weren't any kids (except for every thursdays), Aiman was all alone. Kesian anak mama.
I wasn't full heartedly happy everytime Aiman was there, I dunno why. So alas, we stopped sending Aiman to sekolah tok arab (as my abah called it).
Then last week, we met a new babywitter, Nunu (from Indonesia, which part of Indo I forgot). She was introduced to us by Tante Eli. She just came to Australia about a year ago with her hubby and their 2 yr old daughter. Had a little chat with Nunu.... which in the end I got a minor headache trying to communicate with her. Hahahaha... Masing2 tak berapa nak paham. For example she asked me, "Aiman masih diberi asi nggak?".. I was like huh...ape ke bendanya asi nih??? nasi ke??
"asi? apa itu asi? saya nggak ngerti nunu," I asked her, trying my best to immitate her indo dialect. hahahaha.... kelakar giler!!
i think she was trying to explain it to me sampai ketat2 muka dia... nasib baik tante was there and she said "oh asi..... itu Air Susu Ibu"
Hahahaha....ceh ingatkan makanan special apa..rupanya susu ibu dong!! pusing bangat!
There were some other stuffs that Nunu and I had trouble understanding each others word, which I find was quite funny but I cant think of any right now. hehehe.
So there you are.... international schools for Aiman.. starting with IBS (International Bangla School), to Malay, Arabic and latest Indonesian school. ngeh3x.
Hopefully everything will be OK with this new bbsitter, insya allah!!!!

p/s: hah!! these pictures below are totally not related to the story above :p
it was taken during our visit to sydney wildlife park.

Aiman's first encounter with the snake...

aksi ganas.... the wombat strangler!! run wombat run!!

hey...how come this wombat doesnt move??? giddy up!!

a frog prince??? or is it a prince on top of a frog???muahahahahaha....

peekaboo...i see u!!

Disclaimer

Ok so these are the common questions that azd and i got whenever me meet our friends in fb or in person or kat mana2 je la... "bila nak abis?" or "bila nak balik m'sia ni??"
Hmmm it's actually a tough question. To be honest, it's a bugger to us. Yet we can only reply, "tak tahu la bila". Why? because although there is a black and white statement or contract or whatever you called it, saying that we're suppose to complete everything within the 3 years given, but much to our dismay there are things, events that we were unable to avoid or control. Kalau ikutkan hati nak balik m'sia dan dan tu jugak but it's not that easy la bebeh.
We can only plan but the rest is up to the Almighty!
And then sometimes people might say, "amboi ada masa u all update blog?" or "waaa nampak seronoknya u all jln2 dlm gbr ni" or "berjalan aje korang ni ek??" hehehe...
Well dearies, this is just a clarification from us. Bukan apa, we do not want people to think that we have all the time in the world to go berjalan2 aje...
No laaahh. All those pics of us berjalan2 tu biasanya during the weekends, kalau ada masa. Of course we looked happy and enjoying ourselves. Mana ada pegi jln2 tp tak seronok, kan?
So semua pun harus la happy2, senyum2. Kalau bercerita pun kena la cerita yg ceria2....kalau cerita yg sedih2 ... atau asyik whining selalu ke.. nanti blog pun gloomy. Plus I dont want our families in Malaysia to be worried or sad kalau baca entry yg tak best, dok gitu??
Cerita yg tak berapa sedap tu biar la rahsia...cewah! unless if i have to kalau tak tahan sgt, then maybe ada la kot nanti satu dua entry luahan perasaan. hahahaha....
Till then, do pray so that Azd and I and of course including our postgrad friends yg lain will manage to complete this journey and go back to m'sia to be with our loved ones! yeahhhh.....rindu KL! Muaahhhh.....

Creative thinking??? or confused????

Scene One

Was watching Scooby Doo with Aiman the other day. There was this scene where Scooby was in a pirate ship. So I asked Aiman, "Aiman, what's that?".
"Bo", he replied, which meant 'boat'.
"No, it's not a boat sayang, it's a ship", I corrected him.
Aiman looked at me, a bit puzzled. " Shihh (ship)", he repeated.
So I asked him again, "what is that Aiman?" while pointing my finger to the pirate ship showing on the TV.
"Bekkk....bekkk...." Aiman replied.
Alamak..... now he's confused between a ship and a sheep!!


VS

Scene Two

We brought Aiman to visit Sydney Aquarium. It was somewhat like the Aquaria in KLCC but there was no travelator throughout the tunnel. Nevertheless it was fun and the view was splendid.

So there we were in the oceanarium, looking at the stingrays, sharks and other fish as well. Then there was this one big shark hovering on top of us. So I pointed it to Aiman, "Aiman look, a shark!". He was too busy jumping and running here and there and didn't pay much attention.

I called and pointed to him again," Aiman tengok la ni... shark!"

So I managed to get his attention. He watched the shark and shouted, "Lane!! lane!!"

Alamak again..... And now he's confused between a shark and a plane. But you cant blame him for that..hahaha..sebabnya bila shark tu berenang2 kat atas terowong tu, memang nampak mcm one big airplane!!

vs

I'm hungry..what's for dinner??

Didn't have lunch today... so by 5pm, my tummy started grumbling... After azd had his quick nap, we went out to our usual favourite place to dine, The Taste of Thai (TOT). Just about 5 minutes drive from our house. How very convenient to live in Bankstown. Halal food is easy to find, and since there's a Vietnamese town here fresh veges (asian vege) are abundant! Seronok i!!Ok back to our dinner story. So we parked right in front of TOT. Table no.1 is our usual spot but somebody was seating there so we sat some where else. Waiter dia pun dah kenal dah agaknya muka 3 ketul ni, tersengih2 tgk Aiman. We ordered steamed rice with Tom Yum mixed seafood, sizzling beef and Hoy Jor (tatau apa benda ni tp sedaaaap sgt). When the food arrived, Aiman started his temper tantrum. Like always, he didnt want to stay put (u cant expect an almost 2 yr old boy to have proper table manners, can u??). Nasib baik la minah waitress sorang ni dtg amik Aiman, pujuk dia dgn ais-krim. Elok duduk diam pulak budak kecik ni. So he got himself a choc ice-cream. But the rich and luscious choc ice-cream couldnt stop Aiman that very long. Dia start balik mengganas..hehehe. Kesian mama ngan babah terpaksa mkn laju2...
Lepas mkn, off we went to Centro Bankstown. Azd wanted to find some Wii's accessories. Maklum le, skrg tgh Australian Open... teruja la nak main game tennis... hehehehe. Didnt stay long at Centro sebab mcm biasa Aiman tak moh dok diam. Dia nak lepas sebenarnya, tak mau duduk dlm stroller. Mana blh tahan beb!!
So after we found what we were looking for, we went straight back home, rasmikan racquet tennis Wii.... lepak2 tgk Roger Federer main tennis (yeay see u and Nadal in the finals!). And now it's almost 1am...lapar la pulak.......

Muka jejaka yg kelaparan yg sempat menunjukkan simbol 'V' dgn jarinya di hadapan TOT














Muka kebosanan Aiman....















Hoy Jor yg sedaaaap...but this time lettuce dia bg sekeping je..ciiit!!

Cuci-cuci mata...

When is the heatwave going to end??? Panas sangat.... Nothing much you can do when it's hot. I noticed my temper shoots up really fast time2 tgh panas ni (oh really??? now i'm blaming the weather?). When the weather is hot, you cant help but to go out, catch some fresh air (fresh????) and of course cuci-cuci mata as well.
So there we were, driving to Wollongong (I did the driving coz AzD wanted to snap on some pictures). First stop to UoW, dropped Azd kat situ and then headed to the botanical garden. Gave Aiman his own sweet time to run here and there. He had his encounter with the ducks and swans, sea gulls and some other species of birds which all seemed look alike to me. hehehe....
Then Azd came along and off we went to Warrawong because he had to meet someone there. He dropped us at Westfield Warrawong. Spent the time window shopping and trying oh so hard to keep the coin operated toys from Aiman's sight but to no avail. Ye lah, pusing kiri ada menatang tu....lari ke kanan ada menatang tu jugak. Tension betul. So ended up by taking Aiman to play at the westfield's indoor playground. There were some other kids as well, tp Aiman yg kecik sekali.
After Azd had his work done, we went to the North Beach. Initial plan was to go and dip ourselves in the water but it was freaking hot. Tengahari buta..matahari dok tercacak. Confirm berbelang hitam kalu gi mandi gak. Nasib baik Aiman pulak tertido. Tak sampai hati nak kejutkan dia.
So we decided to head back home, but on the way, stopped @ Bald Hill Lookout, such a breathtaking view. Azd had his hands full taking more pics.......

Morning with Aiman....

Fuuuhh..... just finished presenting for the journal club this morning. Although it is our lab punya jc, dan yg dtg pun muka2 lab mate je but the pressure to stand in front of people and just talk is mounting high and exhausting. Tu tak kira kalau present kat mana2 conference...lagi laaa berdebar2 sampai sakit dada. Skrg ni pun tgh gabra sebab supervisor dah nak mai balik :(
Azd is doing his work at home (ye ke???) accompanied by yours truly si kecik aiman. it's very hard to do your work at home because aiman tends to distract you and demands your full attention. Dia nak ada org dekat2 dgn dia. kalau tak, asyik dok ikut la punggung mama babah dia. Tak tahan laaa kalau dia meraung menangis if he doesnt get what he wants. Tapi tu la, dia kecik lagi... biasa la at this age and stage byk karenahnya. kena banyak sabar dan sabar dan sabar dan sabar.....Alahai anak ku aiman, betapa dikau menguji kesabaran ku.....huhuhuhu.
Skrg ni makin banyak vocab aiman. Dia suka sangat kalau baca buku sama2 dgn dia. And he knows quite a number of animals dah and the sounds that they make... yg latest, kalau tanya dia pig (haha mcm tadak binatang lain daaa) bunyi mcmana dia pun jwb "oin oin".
And he calls himself "maman"..hahaha how sweet.

So this is a typical morning kalau dok kat umah ngan Aiman. If he gets up first, sgt la dengki kalau tgk mama ngan babah dia still asleep. Maka dia akan korek hidung la, pukul muka la sambil dok ngomel2 apa ntah. Bila dah bgn, he'll point to his eye and says "pek..pek" (suh mama dia pakai spek) and ajak "uaaa" (keluar from the room). Then he'll start playing with his toys and skrg he really likes playing with his train "omas"(Thomas and friends). Breakfast with Aiman takes a looong time (rasanya be it having a breakfast or lunch or dinner, memang berkurun nk tunggu dia abis makan sebab dia suka main2). He doesnt really fancy eating breads. Tapi kalau bg dia "eh" (egg) ngan kicap jalan aje. Sebab skrg dah pandai mintak, kdg2 pepagi dah nak makan "akin" (ice cream). So skrg ni ptg2 je sometimes bg aiman "nyam nyam akin".









Aiman tgh mkn "akin" dgn bestnya...


Lately sebab panas agaknya, asal nampak babah dia masuk bathroom nak mandi lajuuuu je ikut sebab dia nak "tim tim" (swim2). But before that dia akan tarik2 baju ngan seluar sambil kata "open" or "kukak".. suh bukak baju dia sebab nak gi "tim tim". Bila dah masuk, he'll ask for his "qua qua" (rubber ducky), "bo" (boat) and "piii" (toy fish).
Budak ni kdg2 senang nak gosok gigi dia, kdg2 susah giler. Tp sejak dah beli berus gigi baru which he calls it "poooo" (sebab ada gbr Winnie the Pooh), nak jugak la dia gosok gigi. Tapi berangan, nak pakai toothpaste org tua. Pastu dok "hot hot" sebab rasa berangin. kui3x....






Aiman tgh brush teeth sampai berpeluh-peluh...(tp mm kata tu bukannya peluh la...tu air liur aiman meleleh-leleh)

Nanti time mandi2 tu Aiman sukaaaaa sgt nyanyi2..agak2 blh la masukkan dia kat Australia Got Talent nanti.. hahahaha. Bila dah siap mandi, Aiman pun pakai "pipi" (nappy) and mintak "aju" (baju) & "uar" (seluar). Kdg2 kalau dia rasa nak nampak lagi smart, he'll ask for his "tok" (socks). Utk lebih bergaya dan kacak lagi, dia will point to his hair and say "kon" (mintak comb la tu nak sikat rambut dia). Ala aiman ni kalu sikat rambut pun tak jadi ape laa.... confirm tercacak balik!! Still standing??? Yesss... still standing!!
Lepas penat bergaya, dia pun mintak la nak "tutu" (susu). Sambil dok buat "tutu" kat dia, Aiman pun bz tolong kira berapa scoop dah tuang...."wan...tuuu...teee... eben...ten" (1,2,3,7,10).
Oh and not forgetting Aiman's best friend, nama dia "tin tin". Biasanya lepas minum "tutu" Aiman cari bestfriend dia. Aiman ni ada byk best friend. Ada kaler biru, hijau, putih, purple...tp lepas satu2 jd penyek & hilang . Tapi patah tumbuh hilang berganti tauuuu.... skrg ni "tin tin" aiman kaler purple.... and of course dah penyek dah (tu yg sedap kot)... as a backup plan, harus ada spare best friend dia ni sebab kalau Aiman tak jumpa best friend dia sibuk la dok cari "tin tin ane??.. tin tin ane???". So who or what is this "tin tin"... jeng jeng jeng: puting Aiman laa...Hmmm aiman.. aiman... bila nak stop bertin-tin ni????
Kdg2 kalau atas katil, Aiman "bum bum" minum "tutu" while playing with his "bibibear" (teddy bear). Sometimes Aiman shares his "tutu" with his "bibibear" (sambil tonyoh2 botol susu ke mulut bibibear dia).. abih la masam bibibear aiman. Bila tangki sudah penuh, start la balik aksi2 tak-duduk-diam-walau-seminit aiman.......
Waaaahhh agak pjg entry kali ni....ok la will be continued later with other version of Aiman's vocab and updates.

A new and fresh looking blog of mine...

yeahhhh bebeh..... sangat suka dgn template baru ni...tepuk tangan..tepuk tangan. selama ni dok tgk blog org seme canteks2... so tergerak hati nak tukar template, bagi ada bunga2 sket.... kalu la buleh bagi wangi, dan dan tu jugak akan ku tepek bau harum semerbak kat blog ni...hahahaha... and yesss... i have been passing my time refreshing my blog instead of doing my work...hohohoho.. tak pe tak pe... u can do it!! iyah iyah!! lalalalala.....

borak kosong

skrg kat umah sorang2, balik awal dari school. hajat dihati nak wat keje kat umah (boleh?? boleh??). sebab kalu dok kat lab, rasa mcm tension tgk org lain wat keje. last month masa tgh uni break 2 weeks, time bebudak tu tak gi lab, rasa lengang sket bila wat keje. sebab sorang2, takde sapa kat lab. ni school dah start balik...adeehhh. jiwa kembali kacau........
azd ngan aiman gi wollongong. rindunya kat aiman. call kak azreen tadi saja tanya aiman apa cer. dia kt aiman tak moh mkn...dia pun naik risau, nasib baik susu dia minum. so i told her la aiman skrg ni ikut mood, time makan, memang dia mkn. dtg mood dia 'nanak' makan, serve la apa2, nehi layan ok.... geram gak kengkadang. kita dok risau dia lapar ke apa ke..tp dia rilek je...active kemain.
*******ishh...bila nak start wat keje nih???********

anyway, time tgh ada selera nak hapdet blog ni, maka haruslah menghapdet mana yg patut. azd pong dok kata, rerajin la update blog tu, nanti bila dah balik mesia and bukak balik entry dolu2..at least ada la kenang-kenangan...can ah like det???
nak citer apa ek??? skrg ni tgh time summer kat sydney... panas giler... minah2 saleh dah start pakai bj tak cukup kain..muahahahaha... depa ni tak takut kot the risk of getting skin cancer walopon kat tv sokmo dok iklan pasal benda tu. kalu time hangat2 mcm ni, berduyun2 manusia gi sun bathing kat bondi beach tu. apa yg best pun tatau la...kat mesia org sibuk nak putihkan kulit, kat sini pulak org sibuk nak tanned kan kulit.
and bercakap pasal panas ni, i wonder if we should cut aiman's hair. dah panjang dah rambut si kecik tu. kesian gak kdg2 tgk dia dok menggaru kepala. ke patut tunggu bila balik mesia nanti?? yeayyy.... bulan 3 ni nak balik mesia!!! tp yg tak bestnya, balik kejap aje. only for 2 weeks. takpe la, at least dpt ticket free (huyeaahh!!). bulehs la gi kenduri bib. tp fenin gak dok pk mcmana nak bwk balik brg2 utk family ni. org kat mesia dah pesan, balik nanti tak yah bawak balik bj..huhahuhahuha.. ada unsur2 keperlian di situ...hehehehehe
********aiikk......tak start2 lagi keje???********

jeng3x... nak upload gbr kat sini.. but sadly semua gbr2 terbaru ada kat komputer azd. dia bwk gi school. so tak dapek la nak tepek gbr kat entry ni..
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2009....

It's day 7 of 2009.... how time really flies... another new year has begun. A new chapter...new hope.
People around the world celebrated new year with fireworks worth gazillion of dollars... singing and shouting and dancing..etc etc...happy faces..no worries..
But in one part of the world...Gaza City...innocent lives are simply worth nothing. Zero... Zilt... Nada... :(
Deadly Israeli raids killing hundred of Palestinian people. As the death toll surged, help and aid are no where to be seen (or unreachable).....not to mention the bias report from the media. WHAT IS ALL THIS CRAP????
We may not be able to help those in need directly but please do whatever we can ie donating etc....pray for our brothers and sisters...pray for the innocent children...
Ameeeen.....

towards the end of 2008......

ish ish ish... lama giler tak update blog.. maka terbuktilah betapa busy nya saya dan keluarga saya yang tiga ketul ni...
since i am currently in the lab, sambil2 menunggu cell yg tengah diincubate, terasa hendak pula di hati utk menghapdet blog yg dah lama bebenor tak diterjah.
makanya apa yg nak di story??? sooooo many things happened sampai tatau mana satu nak cerita..
but to make a long story short, dapatlah disimpulkan bahawa:
1) july-august: boy (my brother) came for a month holiday here.. yippie... bestnya ada kawan. kebetulan memang rezeki dia, azd ada conference kat brisbane, so angkut boy skali ke sana.. so dapat la dia merasa gold coast (mek, jgn jeles ok.. nak wat guane)
2) sept-oct : reena (my sister pulak) came for a holiday.. and again yippie... ada geng utk dibuli..... unfortunately tak la dapat bwk reena jauh2 sgt sebab time tu tgh busy. tp at least brought her to see all the tulips and other flowers during Floriade. And sangat best sebab mek bek ada time pose and raya.. hehehehe.......amacam dik, seronok beraya di perantauan??????

lepas semua dah balik... rasa sunyi sangat.. waaaaaaaaaaaaa....kalu la blh ikut balik skali... tak pun nyorok dlm beg ke apa ke...tp takpe, insya allah...awal tahun depan akan balik jua bercuti walopon cuma 2 minggu aje...
Raya tahun ni... rasa mcm tak semeriah tahun2 lepas... apsal ntah... tp aiman la best, byk betul koleksi bj raya dia especially baju melayu.. ada kaler ijau la, pink la, kuning la.....hmmm.. bila nak start ganti puasa ni???

Ok la, time to update on aiman.... he's already 18 months.... lasak kemain... kdg2 tak larat nak layan especially time dia manja ngendeng2..... I noticed post measle, his appetite dah tak mcm dulu.... sikit2 geleng kepala 'nanak' 'nanak'... rasa sikit dah luah... nasib baik susu ngan fruits dia layan. Currently his vocab makin maju... he can differentiate who's mama and babah..(suka dgr dia panggil 'mama'.. 'babah') and who's aiman of course. He knows how to point to his nose, eyes, tongue, teeth, ears, tummy, hands and his feet when asked. Terbaru, pandai tunjuk and cakap pipi.....hmmm... and he likes to immitate what people are doing.. hehehe... kelakar je. Cuma time dia membebel tu tak paham bijik butir dia kata apa.. :p
Nowadays, whenever I go to school and Azd has work to do, we send Aiman to a Palestinian babysitter in Roseland... nasib baik la tak jauh sgt rumah tok palestine tu... mula2 sedih giler... tapi nak buat mcmana kan... skrg pun sedih jugak. So azd la yg hantar aiman.. Kesian anak mama..... When it's time to pick him up, kdg2 tu nampak dia duduk elok je.. bila nampak mama or babah dia, terus meraung... hehehe... Amni (the babysitter) even said sometimes Aiman sits in front of the door... agaknya mengenang nasib diri kot... sedih kena tinggal.. pastu dok tunggu mama babah to come to his rescue. eceh ceh....
Aiseyyyy... a lot of work to be done... but such little time and little effort from me....come december next week, uni cuti pulak for 2 weeks... ni yg tanduk makin panjang niiiieee....... arrghhh...... bila nak jadi rajin???!!!
new resolution... must have new resolution.... tp resolution yg dolu2 pun jd pekasam.... how???
emmphh... tiba2 rasa tension... ok la.. tata!!

German Measles

Last Wednesday, we noticed there were some faint red spots on Aiman's face. The night before his body was a little bit warm, 'dedaq' kata orang utara. Then the spots appears to be like rashes and it continued to grow.

So yesterday, after 3 days the symptoms appeared, we went to Ashby Medical Centre just to confirm that it was measles, and yes it's German Measles.The doctor said that this type of measles does not make you really sick and it will goes away without anything to be worried. No wonder Aiman was as active as usual, just a little bit cranky and lost his appetite. Nevertheless, he still drinks his milk and likes to eat fruits as usual.
Measles is a very infectious disease. So we decided not to go out and just stay at home until Aiman is totally recover. Today we are going to miss two Raya open houses, and we might be canceling our plan to have an open house at our place too. Just don't want to jeopardize other people, particularly young mothers who might be pregnant and babies.

An excerpt from http://www.medicalonline.com.au/medical/child/german_measles.htm :

"Rubella, or German Measles as it is commonly known is a viral disease transmitted by the inhalation of infected droplets from the air. German Measles can be transmitted by the infected person to others for one week before the onset of the rash. The incubation period is 14 - 21 days with an average of about 6 days before the appearance of symptoms. One atttack usually confers permanent immunity.

The main feature of the disease is the appearance of a fine pink rash often preceded by mild symptoms of a general virus infection, a slight fever, conjunctivitis and a general feeling of not being well. Adults, especially young women, may develop joint pains.

The rash starts on the face and spreads to the trunk and extremities and may only be present for a matter of hours to 3 days. It may also be so faint as to be missed altogether.
The treatment of rubella consists mainly of treating the symptoms which may be very mild indeed.

Aspirin may be all that is required. If you are concerned that you or your child may have caught rubella then your doctor can have you tested for positive signs of the disease and he can also put your mind at rest by establishing the presence of antibodies which guarantees your immunity to complications particularly in pregnancy."

~ abu-aiman.blogspot.com ~

Ramadhan Kareem

Ramadhan Kareem

It is almost a week since the month of Ramadan has started. For Muslims who observe the teaching of Islam, it is the month when they fast during the day, beginning from dawn until sunset. During this time, one should not only prevent oneself from eating and drinking, but also avoid doing things that can cease the fast and stop doing unbeneficial actions. It is the best time to double one’s ibadah and recite the Quran, aiming to conclude reading the entire book in one month.

Nevertheless, Ramadan does not stopping us from doing activities together with family and friends. There are two types of pleasures promised for those people who fast: one in the day of judgement and another is during Iftar, or breaking the fast. And these two ni’mah will only be enjoyed and experienced by true Sa’im. It will be more blissful if we can get together for iftar, prepare food for other people, enjoy different kind of food together and perform Solat Tarawih jointly, which only present during Ramadan.

It is the third Ramadan for me and my wife in Australia. Fasting in a foreign country, where the majority are non-muslim, is an experience not everybody will have. “OH! It is that time again! I’m sure you will lose some weight”, said one of my friends. “I’m sorry. I’ll try to eat slowly in front of you, since you can’t eat” said another thoughtful friend. Meanwhile, some just bite the Pringles hungrily. I keep on telling them to just proceed as usual, nothing different is happening. I am just fasting, I am not starving myself to the point that I can’t control myself when food is around me. In fact, these type of challenges will make us stronger.

So, to celebrate the beginning of this holy month, a few friends around Sydney have gathered for an iftar at Abg Ghazali’s house yesterday, Saturday, in Blacktown. Among the special menus are satays, curry mee, sup kambing (not sure whether lamb or mutton), bubur lambuk and a lot more. There were lots of food that everybody ended up with full tummy, and have some take-away before going back home. We also enjoyed performing solat Maghrib, Isya’ and also Tarawih in jamaah. Another special event, there was also a Fathers’ Day cake, prepared by the mothers, since today is Fathers’ Day celebration here in Australia. Thanks to all mothers who have done a really good job in remembering special events like this, not like us fathers, haha. Hope you guys were not looking forward for the same kind of thing in the coming mothers’ day celebration…

~AzD~

"Aiman bagus skalii!!"

Alhamdulillah, Aiman good boy. Baru balik solat jumaat kat masjid bankstown ni, jalan kaki 6 minit 60 saat sampai la. Nyaris tak pegi sebab earlier aiman ngengada, nangis la, merengek la. Lepas bagi makan, siapkan susu ngan air masak ngan tingting, tolak jugak naik stroller. He was OK all the way, tengok bird. Kat masjid, biasa la, parking kat tikar ujung sekali kat luar, biar aiman ngadap jemaah. Masjid tu kecik aje, so depa hampar tikar kat parking lot. Imam dah baac khutbah suku dah. Dalam hati dok doa aiman tak meragam la, sebab dia sleepy dah tu. Biasanya Jumaat kat school, hari ni second time usung aiman pi masjid. First time dulu ada pakngah dia.

Ramai budak2 muda, hat tua pun ada, dok lepak kat belakang tepi pagar, dok bersembang. Depa ni tak tau kot kalau tak dengaq khutbah takdak padhilat solat jumaat la, dok buat laghaa. Seb baik khutbah lagi kuat dari sora depa ni. Bila solat dah nak mula, kalut la mai dok masuk barisan. Keluar dari kereta yg parking dekat ngan aiman sorang bapak budak dok dukung anak pompuan dia, besaq sikit dari aiman. Dia masuk dok ujung sekali tepi aku, dan letak anak dia sebelah dia. Dok diaam ja budak tu sampai pak dia abih solat. Dalam hati kata, "hmm ada jugak geng bapak2 mcm aku, kena bawak anak pi masjid". Aiman pun good boy, kelik pok kelik pok mata dok tgk orang semayang.

Gambar ataih stroller tu masa dah nak balik, sengih ja. Aku bukan apa, masa kat masjid Penshurst dulu tok imam tu kasi warning, " it is a sin if you bring your children to Jumaah prayer". Mungkin sebab bebudak ni bising kot, pastu masjid tu takdak compound yg luas macam kat bankstown ni. Tapi kan, tak tau la mana mai kata berdosa bawak budak pi masjid. Kadang2 tok2 imam ni cakap tak pikiaq, bila kata lagu tu mola ada orang yang tak pi masjid langsung sebab nak kena jaga anak. Patutnya dia habaq la suruh bapak2 ni kawai anak2 depa, bukan pi habaq kata berdosa mai masjid bawak anak. Bukan ka? Bila pikiaq2, ada hikmah aku mai pindah bankstown ni. Bukan takat kata buleh bawak anak pi masjid, dapat dok saf depan lagi. Sebab masjid tu kecik, lepas khutbah, belakang imam akan berjalan keluaq dan pi dok kat depan sekali. Kiranya aku dok line depan la, walopon jauh dari imam. Satu ja, doa bagi AIman tak keriau sudah.

Tok imam hari ni cerita pasal nisfu Syaaban, pastu ramadan dah dekat. Malam esok ada program lepas solat Isya' sempena nisfu Syaaban. Kalau kat malaysia kebanyakan masjid dan surau buat baca Yasin 3 kali. Kat sini depa tak buat. Malam ni kat MyHall ada ceramah sempena isra' mi'raj. Tak dengaq cerita pulak pasal nisfu Syaaban. Mphh takpa, kita pakat buat sendiri la no. Bukak buku baru ni harap2 berkurangan la catatan dosa, buku hat lama ni tak tau la banyak mana merah.

OKlah, nak pi makan tumpang aiman dok lena. Dia terlena masa on the way back tadi ataih stroller. Wassalam.

~AzD~

HaPPy BiRtHDaY!!

To by beloved wife, I want to wish you a Very Happy Birthday!!

Hi Everybody

It has been quite some time since the last time this blog has been updated. Just sharing some funny toons I received couple of years ago...

~AzD~

End of autumn.....autumn in my heart....hehehehe

salamsss......

what??? Autumn in my heart?? Sapa tgk citer korean tu angkat tangan!! isk..isk..isk...very the tragis.... Haritu balik gi beli CD citer korea tp sampai skrg tak tgk2 lagi. Bila ntah nak tengok.
Hmmm......so what to tell this time. Nothing much. It's towards the end of autumn... sejuk... siang pun pendek. Pukul 4pm kat sini rasa mcm dah maghrib. Boring betul.
Aiman has officially walked. Cute sgt montot dia... hahahahaha... tp time dia boring, dia merangkak je. He started walking right after his birthday...rupanya haritu demam sebab nak berjalan. Hahahahaha........

HaPpY 1st BiRtHdAy To OuR dEaReSt AiMaN.....

Salaaam to all...

Today 5/5/08 marks the first birthday of our dearest son Wan Muhammad Aiman..... Happy Birthday To You!!!!! Mama ngan Babah doakan semoga Aiman menjadi anak yg soleh, panjang umur, murah rezeki, dan diberkati Allah selalu. Hmmm...kejaaaap je dah besar anak mama ni :)

Last Thursday tok mama and tok abah dah selamat sampai from KL (bila cuna ngan angah nk sampai ni??). Tapi dtg sekejap je. Rindu kat Aiman la tu... Pastu last saturday, kami buat mkn2 sket...sempena masuk rumah baru dan sambut birthday aiman sekali. Tercelebrate awal pulak... hehehe. maklum la, mak dia kan excited terlebih2.

Alhamdulillah, all went well. To all our friends, thank you very much for coming and thank you for all the birthday wishes and presents!
Hope you guys have enjoyed the day and the food. Unfortunately during this happy day, Aiman was not feeling very well. Has been down with fever, cough and runny nose since Thursday. So tak ceria sgt, asyik meragam & nak berdukung je. Kesian tok abah ngan tok mama dtg jauh2 nak main ngan aiman, tp aiman buat dek je, tak moh kat org. Hmmm..... get well soon ok bebeh??!