Our Sunday hillwalking at Bukit Padang with Enchek Kedek.

Many months ago, i read an article on how to lose weight while breastfeeding and one of the point in the article was, NOT TO GET YOUR HUSBAND TO BE YOUR PERSONAL TRAINER.

And it was indeed, very true.

All the way up the hill, asal ada peluang untuk bercakap, dia akan bercakap.

‘Jangan terlampau slow sayang’
‘Bernafas pakai hidung sayang, jangan pakai mulut nanti penat’
‘Sikit lagi mau sampai ni sayang’ (padahal masih jauh.
‘Must lose weight. Must lose weight’
‘Sampai bawah nanti kitak jangan minum dulu k’

Seriously, I dont remember hiring him to be my personal trainer pun.

So yes. Thats how Enchek Kedek is. Bikin panas.

Nevertherless, we managed to finish the short trail. It was fun, except the bikin panas part but I still love you most.

So, Enchek Kedek has always been my motivator cum banker. He motivates me sambil kasi keluar duit so that I do all the excercises..

So for the record, from 87kg to 85kg this week with puasa (twice a week), gym (2-3 a week) and no dinner. 20kgs more to buang..

We, Kedek’s family are now back to KK for good. I was transferred to KK after last November re-organization. Feels good to be back home although I did feel heavy hearted to leave Miri after 9+ years.

Looking on the bright side, we are now closer to home. Closer to my family.

However, Enchek Kedek is still located in Johor. One more month left i think. He was there since Sofea was born.

Currently we are staying at my father’s house. Managed to get a rental house. Our stuffs from Miri arrived 3 weeks ago and I spent my weekend unpacking the 204 boxes, to get the house ready by mid May, when my MIL expected to come and stay with us. Few more boxes to go. Hopefully I have the energy to settle all the bixes this weekend.

I have a friend who made beautiful handmade baby shoes. She is very talented and located in Miri, Sarawak.

As of now, she have 3 designs which are Soft sole, Mary Jane and Toms Inspired.

Soft sole

Mary Jane

Toms Inspired

Haaa.. Imagine your cute baby wearing these cute shoes.. Cute kan? Cute kan? Mau nangis kan? Mau picit-picit ja rasa kan?

Head over to her Instagram acc blue_eyedmonkey and be prepared with overloaded cuteness of baby shoes.

Cuti sekolah yang lepas, my mom came all the way from KK to jaga the cucus while my mom-in-law went back to Sibu. Me, on the other hand, haruslah bekerja kan. Kerja shift tidak mengira Public Holiday.

Then, I planned to go to Johor untuk melawat kawasan but ngam-ngam Enchek Kedek ada course di KL. So off we go to KL. Empat hari ja. Cukup pendek.

This was Sofea’s 3rd trip to KL. 2 hours flight to kira panjang lah for a baby. I choose the noon flight. Ngam-ngam Sofea’s nap time so yeay, she slept for about 1 hour plus lah. The remaining minutes was spent on Hi-5. Alhamdulillah they have Hi-5 up in the air. (insert emoticon ketawa sambil menangis).

Kali ni saya mau share pasal hotel tempat kami tinggal. Good one. Sesuai amat untuk yang berkeluarga.

Aloft Hotel, KL Sentral.

Paling saya minat ialah the location. Kl Sentral. Senang dari airport either pakai cab atau KLIA express. Mau balik pun senang. Mas check in counter ada di KL Sentral. Lepas check in barang, masih boleh shopping-shopping dalam Nu Sentral. Bila masa sudah tiba, naik KLIA express to KLIA. Senang kan? Senang kan? Senang lah untuk orang jenis saya yang tidak biasa dengan jalan-jalan di sana.

Nu Sentral, shopping mall yang agak baru. Bangunan connected to the hotel. Haaaaaa.. Best kan sebab dekat. X payah naik monorail pegi Pavillion. H&M pun ada dalam Nu Sentral. Pegi Pavillion pun bukannya dapat beli barang sebab mim alif ha alif lam. (insert lagi 3 emoticon ketawa sambil menangis). So automatically, kalau sudah dekat dengan shopping mall, makan pun senang cari. Ada mee kari sedap di food court nya. Mangkuk besar RM5 sebab kami sama-sama orang Sabah. Saya rasalah dia kasi murah sebab kami speaking Sabah. hehe

Bagaimana pula dengan hotel? Bilang tadi sesuai untuk family.
Ok. Kami ambil 2 bilik. King size bed & the other room, double bed for my mom & Ariana. Sofea tidur di mana? Sofea tidur di sini.. muahahaha..

Kejam nya mommy, tapi comel lah bed tu. Actually, this blow-up mattress comes with…

So mommy is not kejam afterall. Saya pernah servay hotel yang sesuai for family di KL and i found a review from a well known blogger (which saya sebenarnya tidak kenal tapi dia banyak review hotel and selalu kena invite untuk tinggal di hotel supaya boleh di review..fuh..). So, this khemah and tilam are upon request and no extra charges.. Siok lah Sofea main tapuk-tapuk dalam tu time mau kena kasi makan. Nanti mommy pura-pura x nampak, dia jugak menangis ‘mamaaammm mamaaammm..’.

What about Kakak Mai?

Kegembiraan Kakak Mai di hotel ini ialah, selepas bersarapan dengan utensils yang memang khas untuk toddlers, boleh bermain dengan blocks yang memang di sediakan untuk toddlers yang ‘I dont want to eat. Im not hungry. Lets go to other place’ kind of kids, so that the parents can enjoy the breakfast buffet dengan temahak tapi bersopan santun.

Sebenarnya, ini ialah kali kedua kami menginap di hotel ni. but this short trip, saya tidak ambik banyak gambar. haha. Yang first dulu banyak.

Other things yang menarik about this hotel :
1. Food station at the lobby in case lapar tengah malam. Ada fruit, salad, cakes,snacks and Maggie..

2. Lobby bukan lobby biasa. Ada station for you to charge your phone. Ada wii. Wii games tu. Wii kah namanya tu? Games pakai sensor. Ahh x kisah lah. Yang penting ada dan everybody can use it.

3. Free and refillable drinks and snacks mini bar inside the room. Sebelum keluar shopping, saya tapau dulu snacks2 tu dalam bag. So kalau ter-lapar time shopping tu, ada makanan sudah. hehe.

4. Infinity pool!

During our first stay here, I was a bit disappointed lah with the service. Saya tumpang untuk simpan my expressed breast milk (ebm) in their freezer and kept reminding them to put it in the freezer everytime I passed it to them. On the day we were going to check out, I requested for my ‘frozen’ EBM only to found out that they actually placed it in the chiller. EBM rules, chiller for 4 days, then mesti masuk frozen. So all my EBM wasted lah. Sedih lah for a low supply mommy like me. BUT, this 2nd time stay, ada improvement. I managed to bring back my FROZEn EBM safely to Miri (insert smiley emoticon banyak banyak). So yes, its a BF Friendly Hotel in Kl. (<- sengaja ayat macam tu supaya orang senang google dan jumpa post ni :P) So, sekian review hotel ala kampung-kampung dari saya.

After 9+ months + 10 months, I am finally back to my sewing studio. Did some (some?) cleaning and ready to start sewing.

The Bryn Romper by My Little Plum Cake from Etsy.

And this is the most proper picture that i have. Sofea refused to be photographed with her new romper because she was busy watching Hi-5.

I can feel the sewing mojo kicking back in after this simple project and also after endless jealousy of Kak Nin’s sewing project for her girl.

My next project in line are :
1. Ariana’s Gawai themed dress. Bought batik Sarawak from Ronreng. Many designs to choose and cheap!

RM14 for 2 metres. I love the batik-ish ikat-ish design.

2. Hubby’s boxers. Last time I sow for him was 2 years ago and I glad I did because shop-bought boxers could only last him for 2-3 months while Binikedek’s Sewn with Love boxers lasted for 2 years! which reminds me of my final touch for my label. Biasalah si Binikedek ni. Apa-apa yang di jahit semua mau ada label. Im designing one specially for my hubby’s boxer so that he knows mana depan, mana belakang.. hehe..

Isabella Sofea.. She will be 9 months in few days times. Yes. How time flies kan?

Her cheeky smile kan never failed to make my heart melts like kek cheese leleh. She likes to imitates us especially when answering phone calls. Asal jumpa apa2 barang, cepat2 letak di telinga and konon2 nya tengah bercakap on the phone.. Clever girl..

This morning when we woke up, she did the ‘answering phone’ act again and I was suprised because she actually said ‘hewwow’. Alahai anak.. Lucu banget~

Semoga membesar menjadi anak yang solehah. Taat kepada Allah & ibu bapa..

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Hello..

Macam biasalah..

Tiba-tiba teringat ada blog yg every year di bayar..

Tiba-tiba teringat sudah lama tidak update blog..

..dan ingin mengupdate blog..

InsyAllah akan di update dengan lebih kerap kalau banyak masa lapang..

1. Are you a Stay at Home Mom, or a Working Mom?

I’m a Working Mom

2. Would you have it any other way?

I have always dreamt of being a Stay at Home Mom with Maisara Marie Handmade Bags as my side income.

3. Do you co-sleep?

Yes so that I can breastfeed while sleeping.

4. What is your one must-have item for your baby?

Buds baby organic Calming cream. She tends to get windy easily so this cream does helps a lot.

5. How many kids do you plan on having?

Enchek Kedek wants 6! InsyAllah rezeki from Allah.

6. Date night? How many nights per months?

No date night for this time being. We rather spend our time together at home.

7. Your child’s favourite show?

Entertainment from her Kakak Mai.

8. Name one thing you bought before you had your baby and never ended up using?

Body support pillow for stroller/car seat.

9. Your child’s favourite food?

Nasi & Fish for Ariana and Breastmilk for Sofea.

10. How many cars does your family have?

Two.

11. Weight gain before pregnancy, during and after and now?

I gained 12kg during pregnancy, lost 10kg on the 2nd week after delivery and gained about 2-3kg now.

12. Dream holiday with your kids?

For now, just stick to somewhere in Malaysia.

13. Dream holiday without your kids?

I cant imagine leaving my kids behind!

14. How has your life changed since your baby has been born?

Lets just say that I am still catching up my momentum managing 2 kids. (And that explains the lack of updates in this blog)

15. Finish the sentence: ‘It makes my heart melt to see … ‘

Sofea pulling off Ariana’s hair while Ariana screamed for help..

16. Where do you shop for your kids?

Online, offline.. Anywhere anytime..

17. Favourite makeup and skincare products?

I dont have time to even think of it. Ask me again after 1 year. Maybe I’ll be using expensive skincare by then due to not taking much care on my skin now.

18. Huggies or Pampers?

Drypers

19. Have you always wanted kids?

Yes!

20. Best part about being a mom?

Knowing that there are 2 little girls who will turn to me everytime they need their diapers to be changed, bump to be washed, stomach to be filled & cash machine for their endless needs of new toys. Im a happy mommy!

I am tagging :

Puan Azmah

Dimple Hamidon

Vanessa Arianne

(Modal untuk update blog, ohkay?!)

Lama suda x tengok gambar Ariana kan? Sumandak suda..

Ada cerita..

Suatu hari, ketika mengambil Ariana di sekolah..

Ariana : Mommy.. i love Khalif. He is my boyfriend. I want to marry him.
Mommy : Mai paboleh (tak boleh) marry. Mai is still a little girl.
Ariana : But he smells soo good.
Mommy : huhuhu

Pada hari yang berlainan, ketika mengambil Ariana di sekolah..

Cikgu : Kak.. Tadi Ariana nangis.
Mommy : Kenapa?
Cikgu : Sebab nya terpijak kaki Khalif and Khalif report dengan kamek.

Me, looking at Ariana..

Mommy : So, is Khalif still your boyfriend?
Ariana : Nooo!! I dont like him.
Mommy : hehe

Bila fikir-fikir balik, dari mana lah Ariana dapat tau perkataan ‘marry’ tu. Fikir punya fikir, rupanya itw as from me. Ariana tengok gambar kahwin kami and tanya kenapa berpakaian macam tu? Saya jawab sebab ‘papa marry mommy’. Then, dia tanya lagi kenapa, Enchek Kedek jawab ‘because papa love mommy’. Dari situlah kanvas putih Ariana di calitkan dengan perkataan ‘marry’.

Di sebabkan perkataan ‘marry’ tu jugak timbul kekeliruan..

Papa : What is your name?
Ariana : Ariana Maisara binti Zainuddin
Papa : Papa’s name?
Ariana : Zainuddin.
Papa : Mommy’s name?
Ariana : Sheila
Papa : Mommy’s full name is Nur Sheila Marie Gilbert.
Ariana : Nooo.. Mommy sik ‘marry’ Gilbert. Mommy ‘marry’ papa!