Another year to go..

Alhamdulillah I manage to fully breastfeed Aydin for one year already. My mission is to complete breastfeed him for 2 years..

Before this I have never got the chance of breastfeeding my other kids more than a year. So right now I really thankful to Allah for letting me experience such a wonderful journey. 

It is totally a different experience compared to breastfeeding the other kids. The longest that I have was with Aisha for 10 months. Now with Aydin, he is 1 year and he has 7 big teethes already.

There are times when he bites me and I really scared to directly feed him.

But Alhamdulillah, with strong determination, I managed to over calm the feeling.

On milk production, of course it is getting slower but I dont really worry on that since he still has lots of stocks..besides, I still experessed it according to my usual timetable...

Hopefully, Allah will make my 1 year journey to breastfeed him more smoother..Insyallah...

Mom and son story

Reading this article almost makes me cry...it is just so sweet to have a good relationship
with your kids until they grown up. Hoping that me and the kids stay close until they are married.

The article was taken from Yahoo:-

When Leo Klink stood up to speak at his mother's funeral, just about all of the 700 in attendance knew about the tragedy that took place at the 17 year-old's last high school soccer game. Leo's mom's dying request made news all over Hawaii, and so did the soccer star's inspired performance that day.

Leo Klink and his mother, Hiroyo. (Courtesy of Klink family)The mourners all wanted to know Leo a little better, and know his late mom a little better, too. Leo could have said anything at that funeral, or nothing at all, and been embraced for it. Yet his choice of words was telling and powerful.

Leo decided to tell a story about a little moth.
Leo Klink wasn't destined to be a great high school soccer player, or even a member of a great high school team. "I didn't think we were that good my freshman year," Klink said. His mom, Hiroyo, started him in the sport when he was seven, and she didn't have the World Cup in mind. She wanted most of all for her only child to go to college, and Leo worked hard in the classroom to make that happen.
"She taught me you can't just sit on your butt," Leo said. "You gotta get out there and work hard. Hard work gets you places."
Leo could see that clearly. His father, Paul, couldn't work at a 9-to-5 job because of a heart condition, so it was Hiroyo who spent long hours in Waikiki as an accountant. She still had time to teach her son, though, coaching him on the game, putting together highlights for the team, telling her son to respect his teammates, and insisting that he smile. Always smile.
"She had a great smile," said Michael Ching, Leo's high school coach. "She didn't speak a lot of English. But when I would see her, she would have that great smile."
Leo became known for that smile – his mom's smile.
Then he became known as a terrific soccer player. Klink won Gatorade's high school soccer player of the year for Hawaii in 2012 and took his team to the state finals where they lost 3-0. The honor went to him as a junior not only for his play, but also his academic performance and "exemplary character." He volunteered to help the March of Dimes and those affected by the Japan earthquake and tsunami in 2011. Hiroyo and Paul had raised a good kid.
This season, as a senior, Leo led Kalani back to the championship game with 24 goals. Standing in the way was Punahou, the well-known prep school attended by Barack Obama, Manti Te'o and Michelle Wie. Mom and Dad were, as always, in the stands.
Punahou scored first, 15 minutes in, and then Leo tied it on what Ching called "a perfect ball."
Early in the second half, the game was stopped because someone fell ill in the stands. The players on the field had no idea who it was, but word soon reached the head coach: It was Leo's mom.
"I didn't really know what to do," Ching said. "I kinda thought it would crush him. Our team is close and the relationship with the mom was close. It would devastate him, and we didn't know the condition."
Ching continued to wonder and worry until he was given a message: "Don't tell Leo. Do not tell Leo."
Hiroyo had suffered a stroke. Her husband, Paul, had the presence of mind to ask her to smile as she dealt with dizziness and weakness to her left side. When someone has stroke-like symptoms, asking him or her to smile gives a good read on what's wrong. Hiroyo couldn't smile, and that's when Paul knew it was bad. Paramedics were called and Hiroyo was sent to the hospital, but not before she insisted that her son not be told she was in trouble.
The game went on as Leo's mom fought for her life. Punahou took the lead again in the 50th minute, and then it was Leo again, taking the ball to the 18-yard mark and blasting in the tying goal. The game went to overtime.

The teams played two scoreless extra sessions, forcing the game to penalty kicks. Shootouts were not Leo's specialty, and Ching worried about what would happen if his star lost the game for the team and then found out his mom was in the hospital. Yet the coach had a feeling about Leo. He slotted him fourth out of five.

Three rounds passed and nobody scored. It was Leo's turn. He punched his shot into the right side of the net. For the first time, Kalani had the lead.
Punahou had one more shot. Kalani's goalie made the save. And that was it. Leo had led his school to its first-ever state soccer title, scoring all three goals. Emotions poured over the team. Many of the boys were crying. And then Leo's club coach, who was there to cheer on the team, heard from the hospital: things were looking bad. There might not be much time. The coach came over to Leo and told him: the ambulance was for your mom.
Leo fell to his knees, dropped his plaque onto the ground, and cried.
"It was one of the worst things in my life," Leo said. "So heartbreaking. Knowing your mom had a stroke and you couldn't do anything about it."
Leo rode to the hospital and squeezed his mom's hand, and telling her over and over again how he loved her. She was already unconscious.
Two days later, Hiroyo passed away. She elected to donate her organs, so five people will live because she lived. One of the last things she heard was her husband telling her Leo's team had won. Her wish to let him play was fulfilled.
She smiled.
"That's what she wanted," Leo says now. "She wanted us to have a state championship title. Giving her that final news, I think that was the best news of her life."

Leo Klink, 16, led Kalani to the state championship with 24 goals this season. (Courtesy of Klink family)It's been two weeks now since Leo lost his mom. He misses everything about her: the advice she gave, the times they spent talking about the game, the way her special salmon dish made the house smell. And of course, her smile.

"I miss her love," he says. "I miss her existence. I miss her food."
A Facebook page has been set up to raise money for Hiroyo's biggest dream for Leo: a college education. Things will be tougher now, since Paul can't work the way Hiroyo did, so there is concern.
"No one can replace my mom," Leo says. "My dad is doing one half; I'm doing the other half."
Leo isn't sure where he wants to go to school next year, but he wants to play soccer. "It's gonna be great when I start again," he says. "She'll be watching over me."
A few days after his mom's passing, Leo went out with some friends who wanted to cheer him up. They went bowling. The group finished around midnight and got into the car. One of Leo's friends noticed a black moth flitting around. He told Leo about an old legend known to many in Hawaii. When a loved one passes, a black moth is sent to watch over those left behind. Leo listened to this and looked at the moth in awe and wonder. It was floating in the car, just over his head.
Leo told the story of the black moth at his mom's funeral. It said everything about her, how she loved him and looked out for him even when she could no longer watch him – especially when she could no longer watch him.
"It flew right above me," Leo says, "and stayed there."

Pallas Shoes

Last Sunday, me and my little family went to Alamanda. I am looking for Aqeel shoe since the ones that he has does not look good. So we went to Clarks but the design the he likes does not has his size.

So when we were strolling my eyes captured adorable shoes collections and somehow it is from Pallas brand.

Its have transformers, Mickey, Minnie, Princess and many more..

So I decided to take a closer look and ask Aqeel to come along..and as expected he likes it even more.

So we grab the Batman design and it only cost me RM50. SO CHEAP!!..compared to Clarks which will cost me RM150 plus...and kids dont wear shoes for long time as they tend to grow up and gets bigger faster..

The shoes really looks comfortable to me and easy to wear...

Sekitar Aydin's Birthday Party

Thank you to Kak Cici for snapping a lot of memorable and sweet pictures..

Happy 1st Birthday Aydin!!!

It is Aydin birthday last Friday and we decided to do some get together with both the families. As usual we make use of our bbq grill and it taste so delicious..

There are 2 cakes, 1 for Aydin and the other one is for my niece, Zia who turns 4 years old.

I dont have much pictures as the kids go wild and my hands are full with things to do..

Anyhow, here is my marinate sauce receipe:-

Garlic
Onion
Serai
Honey
Chili sauce
Tomato sauce
Oyster sauce
a bit of salt

I dont have the exact measurement...just put all together and marinate for a day..it will turn awesome..

No left over for the chicken to show you guys...

However, I hope all family members really enjoy the foods and each other company.

and to Aydin,

Happy 1st Birthday to you. Abah, Mama, Abg Aqeel and Kak Aisha loves you very much. Be a good muslim and son, and I hope Allah protects you from any evil harm.

CNY performance-rehearsal

For the past two days it have been really tiring for me. The kids are coming to my office to practice for their Chinese New Year performance. So means that I have to take of them as well as doing my work. 

It getting worse when they are sleepy. Aisha start screaming and crying...I really pity her..Aqeel on the other hand just could not let me of his sight...

So he will just follow me wherever I go...The first 1 hour when we reach office he is so silent..have not warm up his engine yet..but after that he start singing and screaming and it feel so annoying. I afraid that the bosses will start searching where the noise come from...luckily, nobody scold him...

So most of my office hour time is spent on babysit them..

I foresee that they will not perform in front of 100 people...they are still small and have sense of scared to unknown people..i thought that both of them will run back to me...but I am totally wrong...

Here are the pictures of them...Aqeel just refuse to wear the costume..the video will be upload later since it is quite big.

Kungfu Fighting

This is the video showing how they like fighting with each other...even while drinking the milk..but one thing for sure...they like to HUG and KISS each other too..

When cranky boy become happy

My eldest son is always known as a cranky boy. He will cry he lungs out if he did not get things that he wants.

He also very naughty as he likes to bully his sister and nieces.

So for him to humming and looks so relax is very rare..but on our recent quick gateway to Langkawi, I managed to capture this..

I dont know how to rotate the video..so it ended up this way..

Happy Chinese New Year!!

Happy Chinese New Year to all Malaysian..

Aqeel and Aisha are practicing for my Company's CNY performance. Hoping that they will do it..even standing on the stage is ok for me as long as they did not cry and scream in front of people and the chairman..

Will upload the video later...

Deliciously Farm Fresh

Maybe some of you seen it or have already taste it..

It can be seen in almost all big supermarket..

It is super delicious even may almost 4 years old son likes it. He prefer the chocolate version of farm fresh..

He even woke up at 3 in the morning screaming for the chocolate milk instead of his regular intake of formula milk. Of course being a lazy mom, I refuse to go to the kitchen (it is a long journey..hehe..) and comfort him that the milk is already finish and tomorrow i'll buy for him more..

Trust me it is super delicious compared to any other brand..beside, it is made in Malaysia, so support Malaysian products ya...

Big Card

Are u guys a member to Airasia Big Card already? Me no...shame on me because I just found out that they are having promotion for a day today.

If compared to any other miles reward offered by other airlines, I would say that this is the cheapest and affordable.

Now, need to apply one..

Grown Up

Besides throwing tantrum, he also likes to help me. When asking to bring me the phones or things, he will do it right away.

Here is a picture captured him helping me bring a basket full of bottles and milk dispenser to the bedroom. It is quite heavy for a little kid, but he insist of helping me.

Tears almost fell seeing my son has already grown up..and he likes kissing me too!!

Gate

 

We have installed the infants gate last week.  We should in fact installed it way earlier since Aydin really love to show his talent in climbing the stairs.

For toddler, there is no way of stopping them. Aqeel has already find way to climb up. It is either he use the side of the stairs (between the railing and the stairs) or he can just climb through the gate.

The gate is from Carrefour, Sweet Cherry brand (I supposed you can find it in Tesco and Jusco as well) and it cost RM129. The extensions (at both sides) are sold separately and I only find it at Manjaku, Bangi for RM29.90 each.

I prefer this brand compared to the other as the gate opening is the largest. The other brand has small opening and it is quite difficult to get through when you are holding things with you.