sungkai 2014

this time around i tend to make it simple, 1 protein & 1 fibre meal. sesuai la ngn sampai rumah pukul 6.30. plus, nak elak overeat time sungkai.

knowing me, the enjoy-my-chopping-onion-time, i will be annoyingly slow preparing the ingredient prior cooking. thus, i do the preparation during weekend. so our ramadan weekend was like, grocery shopping-chopchop-wrap in aluminium foil-fridged/freeze, as pictured. during weekdays just take the intended-wash-masuk kuali. weeehu. problem solved!!!

so, below are the 2014 sungkai menu. i keep it simple. nothing extravaganza punnn

29/6: asam pedas kembung, sotong celup tepung, sambal legend

30/6: haywire. asam pedas ayam, sotong celup tepung

1/7: 

- chicken sandwich, kurma

- kembong goreng, kobis goreng, sambal

2/7:

- chicken sandwich, kurma

- spagetti - gravy: minced meat, minced carrot, pasta sauce, paprika, cayenne, garlic powder, sos cili, sos tomato

3/7:

- chicken sandwich

- ayam goreng kunyit, sup cendawan, telur goreng, ikan masin

4/7:

- chicken nugget sandwich

- daging masak kicap, sup kobis

5/7:

- chicken nugget sandwich

- in-laws

6/7:

- in-laws

- in-laws

7/7:

- choc

- ayam masak halia, sup cendawan, (chicken nugget for iman)

8/7:

- choc

- sambal udang harimau, kobis oyster

9/7:

- choc

- singgang kembung, stim air asam kembung

resepi singgang

- bawang merah, bawang putih, lengkuas, kunyit, asam keping, gula melaka

- boil the ingredient, letak protein, boil again. siapp!

10/7:

- danish butter cookie, popia udang kering

- nasi goreng sambal belacan with telur mata & beef strip, sambal tomat (garlic butter pasta for iman)

11/7:

- choc

- gas abes. actifried drummet, toast sandwich-garlic butter & chili tuna

12/7:

- actifried drummet

- in-laws

13/7:

- in-laws

- in-laws

14/7:

- choc

- lrt rosak. sup ketam by ben10, pari kering by ben10, actifried minced meat masak merah

15/7:

- choc

- actifried bbq chicken, sup kobis, pari kering, sambal kicap

16/7:

- choc

- kuew tiaw (by ben10), actifried bbq chicken, actifried kfc inspired chicken (apparently AF hate flour coated chicken), losong rebus

resepi kfc inspired chicken ( from nicko's kitchen youtube channel)

1. seasoned flour - tepung, garam, perasa ayam, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, black pepper

2. egg, milk

sequence: egg-seasoned flour-egg-seasoned flour

keep the skin on, so it will well coated

verdict: almost there. not that crunchy sbb AF hate coating. haha

17/7:

- leave over kuew tiaw & ayam

- actifried ikan, oyster kacang panjang (terlebih likat/tepung), actifried losong

18/7:

- choc, popia udang kering

- daging masak merah resepi mama ben, kimchi, actifried losong

resepi daging masak merah mama ben

1. minyak, sos ikan, gula, sos cili, sos tomato- agak2 likat

2. daging (tips: rebus, hiris siap2 before freeze) - agak2 sebati

3. bawang

19/7:

- burger by ben10

- gulai ikan nasi berlauk kelantan style, actifried kfc inspired chicken, sambal by ben10 (cili padi, cili hidup, belacan, asam limau), akok (bazar), onde2 (bazar)

- krispies choc bar. (beli 1 bar cooking choc je. xsempat nk buat choc topping. sobs)

resepi gulai ikan nasi berlauk kelantan style

1. blend bawang merah, bawang putih, serai, lengkuas, kunyit, cili kering

2. 1 kotak santan, blended ingredient, asam keping, sedikit air to boil

3. ikan, let boil

4. timun, cili hidup, garam, gula (lebih)

20/7:

- burger by ben10

- sambal ketam, sup ketam, actifried chicken, tauhu sumbat, ice watermelon (frozen pre-cut watermelon)

21/7:

- tauhu sumbat leave over

- actifried ayam (kfc inspired & oyster marinated), kobis goreng sup

22/7:

- burger by ben10

- ikan goreng, sup kobis

23/7:

- choc

- royce nama white chocolate, zanmai sushi, daging goreng kunyit, sup kobis

24/7:

- biskut raya

- lauk bazar

25/7:

- biskut raya, dalam kereta, otw to kelantan

- sungkai feast yall

onwards till raya --> sungkai feast by mama. sedap sangat sampai tak hirau phone. hoyeah!!

[why] Nik Noor Iman

i believe in good name. what people called us, is what people pray for us. bak kata ustaz don, nama yang baik tak perlu panjang (nama anak aku panjang tho, jenuh nak isi form. padan muka. haha).

cari nama untuk anak memang exciting, and frustrating. tiba-tiba rasa semua nama best, or semua nama pun tak best.

mula-mula nak continue with the "F" initial legacy la kunun, yela, emak & bapak nye dua-dua initial F, so that macam ada continuation.

then we decided (actually am the one who decide, ben10 follow jerr diva nih), nak 2 syllable je, senang sebut, no more pet name ntah hape-hape yang takde maksud. kata nak mendoakan kan. plus, i recalled my friend (which happen named Iman) emak dia bagi nama pendek2 ke anak supaya senang sebut dalam doa. good point jugak kan.

sebab orang selalu tanya nama sekian-sekian maksud apa, then we decided (again, diva nih jugak guna kuasa veto decide. muahaha), nak nama yang memang dah the literal meaning. (yeah yeah i know, ben10 selalu cakap hidup ai nih banyak sungguh do's and dont's)

tapi, 2 syllable with the name is literal meaning for "F" initial takde. sob sob sob.

so, discussed (kuasa veto ai lagi sekali), takpela tak continue with "F" initial legacy, asal nama 2 syllable with literal meaning. cari punya cari, berkenan ke nama "Iman" and "Ihsan". actually, i have several friends memang nama Iman, lelaki, perempuan, kawan U, kawan office, etc. tapi, good thing meant to be shared kan. hee

kalau ikut hati, nak je bagi nama Iman Bt Ben10. tapi, Iman nih ambiguous, people can mistaken the gender. so, to avoid fitnah, tambah la "Noor" (adopt nama ai, kan diva. haha). Then, permintaan family to keep the suffix "Nik". end up panjang jugak nama anak aku. haha

Apa-apa pun, i try to nurture others to call my baby as Iman (sometimes tersasul jugak panggil chang chang la, cenonet la, manman la. haha), hopefully by that orang mendoakan anak ai sentiasa beriman kepada Allah SWT. amin~




initial name idea :)




i kan mild OCD. haha





gambar Iman muda-muda dulu. now even cheekier. humph



parenthood journey: labor of Iman (delayed post)

now, the labor stage pulak.

AM
initially, it was the 40th week check-up on 19 Sept 2012. everything goes wrong that day. both of us bangun lambat (biasa pukul 8 am da terpacak), missed turn twice. end up we reached an-nur at 9am, the latest we have ever been. luckily, waiting turn kejap je despite number 11 (biasa dapat 2nd turn)

doc scanned and the water is about 11cm2. doc siap bid farewell dengan ucapan, "see you next week, kalau tak beranak juga i have to induce you". when i told her my blood show masa buat urine test tadi. doc pun checked opening and surprised da 3 cm opened. as doc asked, i informed la yang i tak rasa sakit. terus doc do something with my opening, "this for you to feel a "little" pain. and you have to be admitted immediately"
being stubborn me, i replied, "boleh tak i masuk ward later, i nak jalan-jalan dulu. my friend kata lagi senang beranak" (yeah, i menjawab like that). doc bagi dengan syarat kena checked baby heartbeat. the test turned out ok, so i boleh merayau first. yay!!

(oh btw, the GM calling me asked about work around this time. haha)

MIDDAY
merayau tak jauh pun, Alamanda je. tapi melantak semua food yang bakal dirindui. Triple choc dunkin donut, Tutti fruity, SushiKing. pizza tak sempat makan perut da bloated sangat da. this time i da rasa contraction, like every 10-15 minutes. ya Allah, sakit. i literally stopped walking time contraction. tu la, degil kan

balik rumah, packing macam nak balik kampung, 2 bags. yeah, i want to feel like home. end up, tak pakai pun all those things. almost everything provided by an-nur. it is easier that way. i pulak penggeli, tukar baju tak hingat

ASAR
after asar, we went back to an-nur. makan kat mohd chan first, konon2 energy nak meneran. due to contraction, i larat abeskan half of the nasi ayam je.

MAGHRIB
masa nak check-in ward around maghrib, when told contraction every 10 minutes, terus kena masuk labor room. takde nak rest2 lam ward dulu. haha checked, baru (?) 4cm opened. nurse bagi ubat yakyak. sempat la sembahyang maghrib berjemaah dengan ben dalam labor room. At 8pm, when ben is putting our things & washing up in soon-will-be my ward, the midwife suggested me to take epidural. yela, everytime contraction nangis sampai sedu2. hover sangatt.

ISYAK
as i da amek epidural, the nurses helped me for abulation. still sembahyang isyak berjemaah dengan ben, even i kat atas katil. and then i throwed up, trice. o0o, rupanya kalau nak amek epidural tak boleh makan tau kawan2. epidural effect akan kosongkan your stomach

11pm
it's already 5cm opened, then doc Fatimah broke the water. the doc expected the labor will be 5am in the morning

12am
i called my parents, mintak maaf, mengadu sakit (haha, manjerr). texted my closed friends informing the news. ben is always by my side, recite zikir sama-sama (an-nur memang pasang CD zikir/mengaji kat labor room, with zikir printed everywhere). kejap-kejap, bagi i minum air akar fatimah (thanks kak hana!!! really appreciate it). midwife pesan, kalau rasa nak yakyak, it is the cue. then i called the midwife sebab rasa macam da beranak. the midwife muka ketat (sebab i manja & mengada sangat kot. sakit je nangis beriya. haha). check2, da 8cm opened. gelabah midwife suruh call the gynae, prepare apa yang patut. ajar cara meneran (tak sempat pergi antenatal class.rugi.)

12.45am
tiba-tiba ada little creature atas perut i, "eh, baby da keluar aku teran apa ni". hahaha. alhamdulillah, the baby is safe, delivered via  SVD (spontaneus vaginal delivery), with episiotomy. doc ingat awal2t that baby kecik than 3kg as per scanned, turned out, baby i tinggi, thus the weight is spread out - 2.9 kg, 52cm (my-baby-is-the-best syndrome, every proud mommy has it :))

1am
my MIL and SIL arrived an-nur

- 3 signs of labor (either of three) - as quoted by doc Fatimah (my gynae)
1. water breaks
2. blood shows
3. contraction (stomach cramped)

- meneran - as taught by my midwife
1. breath in, panjang2
2. breath out, without sound, without angkat ur buttock (avoid tearing)
3. stop awhile, jangan breath in termengah-mengah as the baby's head will be sucked in
4. repeat until baby keluar

parenthood journey: pregnancy with iman trivial

haha, Iman will be 2 mo next week, and here i am, updating the pregnancy trivial -_-"

pregnant with Iman : overview

UPT test. I was taking precaution measure prior having lasik scheduled on 9 Feb 2012, and it turned out positive. ingat lagi both ben10 & I stared each other clueless. unexpected betul. rezeki Allah :)

pregnancy confirmation. then baru spread the news to the close ones

14 feb 2012: the first check-up, without ben10 (he got adhoc meeting). auw, the heartbeat sound makes me touchy2

tummy growth spurt. yerp, the tummy obvious when am entering 3rd trimester. baru la dapat privilege duduk dalam LRT :)

pregnant body growth spurt

 - mommy's weight shoot from 47 kg to 59 kg.

- no severe sickness, except tak boleh tengok, bau, sebut, makan nasi and tak boleh bau memasak, lauk-pauk, body odor especially otw back dalam LRT. so, sebulan tuh memang makan ntah apa-apa, coklat, strawberry, bakery, etc.

- sangat energetic. angkut laptop, projector, meeting misc ke hulur hilir sampai orang office tak notice pun my pregnancy, yet pukul 9 da selamat beradu da. penat oi

- got atopic eczema in 4th month

- sensed the movement in 4th month. baby paling suka kicking masa meeting, borak2 ngan ben10, nak tidur malam and kejut subuh/sahur. yeah, baby Iman memang banyak mulut now

- 5th month, appetite merudum. so i make sure i had heavy breakfast, and co-ko-yets, my energy booster

- brownish discharge for 2 days during my 7th month and prescribed anti-fungal meds

- gender is confirmed in 7th month. baby pemalu sangat

- mild backpain, swollen leg and cramped led in 9th month

- diarrhea, heartburn, high fever (until suspected dengue) in 9th month

every day i google xxth week pregnancy and read all web available.best tau when you know every development stage of the baby, when it became fetus, develop the vital organ, what the baby can do, etc. rasa macam ada benda comel dalam perut. hee

btw, this  is something for us both. it is a life changing experience, alhamdulillah and inshaAllah both of us do hard to be a better person. we are now have a bigger responsible, and before betulkan orang, betulkan diri sendiri dulu kan :).