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PM Lee prescribes bitter medicine - again

Saturday, 29 November 2008, 7:53 am 1,798 views

Andrew Loh / Deputy Editor

In February this year, I wrote a piece titled, Bitter medicine prescription - with a little spin thrown in. It was in response to the Parliamentary debate on the budget. Nine months later, we revisit the comments and remarks by some People’s Action Party (PAP) Members of Parliament (MP) made in February and in 2007.

In the earlier article, I asked:

With the cost of living increasing at an alarming rate and inflation breaching record levels, one wonders when Singaporeans will get to “enjoy” the fruits of this so-called “golden era”.

Well, it looks like we will have to wait a little while longer because, just today – 28 November – Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said that “there is still bitter medicine to be taken” (CNA), echoing what he said in 2007 with regards to the GST hike:

“Is it better to take your medicine sooner or stretch it out? Take medicine once or two times? I prefer to take my medicine early…” he said then. (CNA)

Then as now, he did not say how long more Singaporeans will have to swallow such “bitter medicine”, of course. But all projections say that the current downturn will last between two to three years. So, that gives us an idea of how much longer the “doctor” will have to prescribe his everlasting “bitter pills”.

But wait.

Were we not told of all the nice things that will happen to us if we took our “bitter medicine” in 2007? During the debate in Parliament on the Budget (and the GST hike) that year, various PAP MPs defended the Government.

MP for Ang Mo Kio GRC, Lee Bee Wah, was reported by the Straits Times thus:

On Ms Lim’s criticism of the timing of the GST hike, she said it was better to raise the tax now while the economy was doing well, rather then wait till things took a turn for the worse. Using a Hokkien phrase, she warned against ‘looking for a toilet only when one needs to pass motion’, a comment that evoked laughter from the House. (Link)

I think Singaporeans are the ones looking for the toilet now, with the bitter pill seemingly a laxative, rather than any actual relief.

Various PAP MPs all had very high praises for the budget then – calling it ‘comprehensive and forward-thinking’, ‘good-intentioned’, one which was ‘made in heaven’, ‘inclusive and a landmark Budget’, ‘pragmatic, innovative and exemplary’, a ‘viable alternative to welfare’, ‘generous and forward-looking’.

Dr Fatimah Lateef was ecstatic, almost in a trance, one would think, in her praise:

Let me share with her (NCMP Sylvia Lim) that nowhere else in the world can you get a Budget which includes love and compassion in abundance as this one.

Well, as they say, love and compassion won’t fill your stomachs.

And so more “bitter medicine” is needed – even after more than a year.

More “bitter medicine” and “bitter pills” for Singaporeans, of course, in case you’re still wondering. For the ministers, they have not-so-bitter medicine for themselves. In fact, just two months after that Parliamentary debate, ministers had the first of their scheduled 3-step pay hike in April 2007. The second rise came in January this year (2008).

What about Singaporeans?

Well, we saw record inflation – and a whole host of costs increases across the board; everything from rice to petrol, bus fares to milk powder. What Singaporeans experienced was a relentless rising cost of living in Singapore. Have a look at the list here but be careful, it might make you puke out the bitter medicine our white-shirted doctors are prescribing.

But lets be serious.

Dear Prime Minister, Singaporeans have taken bitter medicine for more than a year now – since you yourself prescribed it in Parliament in 2007 and you said that “once we have done it, we can move on.” (CNA)

Well, where are we moving on to now? More bitter pills?

Channel NewsAsia, on November 2008, reported you as having said:

Mr Lee said that while there is still bitter medicine to be taken, the Singapore government has put a bit more sugar coating on the pill. (CNA)

Dear Prime Minister, “sugar coating”?

You asked in 2007:

Is it better to take your medicine sooner or stretch it out? Take medicine once or two times?

Dear Prime Minister, I am beginning to feel that your medicine is not very good – or effective. They only seem to make your “patients” dependent on your prescriptions. You seem to take some morbid pleasure in using the term “bitter medicine” too. You have used it twice in two years.

Prime Minister, the very fact that you keep using the terms “bitter medicine” and “bitter pills” show me the insensitivity which you seem to display towards what Singaporeans are going through.

Perhaps you and your team should try and taste some of the bitter medicine you dish out so happily to Singaporeans.

Or perhaps Singaporeans should prescribe some bitter pills for you and your team – at the next General Elections.

Perhaps then, we can all be rid of such neverending sugar-coated bitter pills.

After all, under your leadership, all that Singaporeans seem to be doing these past years is swallowing bitter stuff – while at the same time, being told by you and your Government how exceptional a government you are and how Singapore is in a ‘golden period’.

Someone, certainly, is being fooled.

PM Lee prescribes bitter medicine - again : The Online Citizen - a community of singaporeans

Phewww...

Udah selesai semuanyaaaaa... Hehehe.. This is what my helper will say..

It has been really hectic this past couple of months. What with the moving to a new house, Hari Raya, Alsyha's 1st birthday bash, open house, housewarming, Nor's wedding and getting a helper.

All of the above went pretty well.. Alhamdulillah.. Of course there are hiccups along the way, but it was promptly dealt with..

I hope I did not offend anybody while I was out buzzing about. Honestly, I was soooooooooooooooooooo busy that there are days I just feel like hugging my baby all day instead of going to work. I needed 4-5 cups of coffee to keep me vertical all day. And once I hit the bed, nothing can wake me up.

I really miss doing nothing all day. I miss waking up at 11am. I miss going out with my family for fun. I miss watching movie uninterrupted. I miss hanging out with my friends and talk nonsense all day.

Now it's all work work work, chores, cooking, cleaning, laundry.. But sometimes, Alysha help to keep me grounded and keep me sane. She forces me to drop what I am doing and play with her. Or put her to sleep. We sang songs, read books, splash water while bathing even though I have 150 lines report to complete. In my mind, these moments are only going to be here for a while, the report can always be done later while she's asleep. So that explains the amount of coffee I drank per day.

You see, my sweet boss allow me to work from home whenever it is inconvenient to come to the office. The perks will be that I can wake up a little later, no mad peak hour rush, do my work in my pajamas, pray in the comfort of my bedroom.. But with Alysha around, she insists that I focus on her instead. So I get most of my work done while she takes her nap.

Here is the link to the pictures that Along took on Alysha's birthday party ----> http://thenurlibrary.fotopages.com/?entry=1714535&back=http://thenurlibrary.fotopages.com/?page=0

I didn't manage to snap any picture at all since I kept getting distracted throughout the event. I still can't believe that she is already ONE! It seems like only yesterday I brought her home from KKH. **sob** **sob**

The birthday girl..

Thanks for all who attended to Alysha's birthday party cum Hari Raya Open house cum Housewarming bringing cool gifts.. I hope you guys had fun on that day. But it sure can't beat Along's prezies.. She made a 2009 Calendar using Alysha's pictures from the day she was born till recently and a Winnie the Pooh bear bag. With sweet captions on those pictures. It was the sweetest and most thoughtful gift Alysha had ever received.. Thanks kak!! Gonna bring it to the office to use (and showoff) since Alysha is still too young to understand the concept of months.. Heehee..

On to Nor's wedding, it went smoothly.. Alhamdulillah.. She's still in Bali.. Honeymooning.. hehehe..Will be back this Sunday. There are some glitches on those 2 days but it was not so bad. The pictures aren't ready yet.. will share it here with you all once it is ready..

Previously whenever people asked me when I am going for number 2, I just stare at them like as if they are from another planet. Now? I'll just ask them to ask Nor when she's gonna have her numero UNO! Muahahaha.. Now it's her turn to stare at me like I am 1 crazy woman. Bleah~

Ok, I've finally gotten a domestic helper. Ya ya.. I know, I used to be against the idea of getting a maid. Especially after watching the youtube video of a maid abusing a baby. Ish.. scary lah.

But after weighing all the options, pros & cons.. I am left with no choice. It took me & Azmi such a long time, surveying for a suitable agent and maid till at last we found one. Kak Ogy has been really helpful to me. Even her payment terms are very flexible after I've confided in her about my current predicament. So off she went to Malang in East Java and got me a maid who had worked in Saudi Arabia.

So far so good.. Alhamdulillah.. She's worked with me for the past 1 week. Alysha has yet to bond with her but I can see that it's improving. Her main priority is to take care of Alysha and secondly is to do household chores. Since I am someone who is not so particular in doing chores, I tend to close one eye when it comes to how she does it. As long as it's clean, I am fine. A lot of people seems to be disagreeing with the way I am handling my helper. But come on.. Would you like to be treated that way in a foreign country? Someone mentioned that I shouldn't allow her into my bedroom, but in my house, my bedroom is connected to Alysha's room. So it doesn't make any sense for me to tell her not to come into my room. Moreover, she bathe Alysha in my bathroom, which is convenient since all of the stuffs is in there. She has enough sense in her NOT to come into my bedroom when Azmi is in there. And I do not see the logic that she would not respect me if I let her come into the masterbedroom. How is it that her respect for me will be gone once I let her step into my boudoir? What's the connection?

Sigh..  So I make sure that I treat her with as much kindness, respect and concern as I would like to be treated if I were to be in her shoes. If she betrayed my trust, there will be counseling. If that fails, then it's goodbye..

The reason she came here to work is because her dad is seriously ill. I can empathise with her situation. When she looked at Mak, she said Mak reminds her of her dad. Anyway, I am too soft-hearted to be cruel. Hehehe.. It's probably genetically coded into my DNA.

Ok lah. I don't want to jinx it all by saying too much. This has been a very long post. Hope to start updating it frequently again. Till then, au revoir~

Happiness is being married to your best friend..

I am truly happy.. Alhamdulillah..

You are my super duper BFF.. A place where I am 1000% comfortable and just be myself.. No pressure, stress-free.. And now we are blessed with a lovely daughter..

I love you.. shoooooooo much~

 

Muacks~

Melayu oh melayu..

In the forum, I debated with a lot of forummers pasal Malaysian politics. Tapi disebabkan I sokong the opposition party, naturally, I was almost beaten to death by UMNO supporters over there. Even my intellectual friend, Deviant, has abandoned me there.. he told me that he has given up coz dia dah penat. And he is someone who has a Master Degree in 'some socio-politic thingie'!

Let me set this straight. I took an interest purely as a form of amusing myself while at work. But I was hooked on it as things started getting so complicated and so interesting. I started engaging people on a debate, especially when I know that they are staunch UMNO supporters. Most of the time, I let things slide off because the debate started getting too heated up and too emotional (we are talking about Ayah, Mak, Mak Long -- all of them support UMNO when it was led by Mahathir Mohamed). They don't understand why I keep on promoting Anwar Ibrahim. Hahaha..

But I realised, a lot of Malays are like this. They love to follow.. 'Ikut-ikutan'.. Bila tanya kenapa tak mahu sokong Anwar, they tell me that dia ni ejen yahudi lah, ejen US lah, Anwar gila kuasa, Anwar is the reason why Malaysia tengah huru-hara sekarang. Bleah~

Tapi mereka cuma cakap ajer, takde bukti.. Bila suruh tunjuk bukti, they will melencong to other topics or show examples from other countries that have nothing to do with whatever that is being discussed. Whereas, I, will do my darndest to prove them otherwise with paragraphs from newspaper articles, reputable blogs.

Ketuanan Melayu tu salah. This so-called rights has only benefit people on the top. Yang golongan2 miskin, papa kedana masih juga ketinggalan.

Universiti untuk kaum Bumiputera? This will only churn out graduates (yang dah naik lemak sebab asik kena spoon-fed) who are unable to compete in the real world with bangsa lain.

Cubalah berfikiran terbuka.. think outside the box.. even if that means you have to move out of you comfort zone.. Jangan senang sangat diperbodoh2kan.

Ok.. this brings me to one of my pet peeves.. Bila orang hantar email, baca dan pahamkan kandungannya. Lepas tu, check sahih atau pun tidak sebelum email itu di'forward'kan.

I can't believe that even now, we still have people forwarding emails that have already been proven to be hoax! Why can't you just do a simple search using Google before pressing that 'Forward' button? Do you see Hotmail closing down? Friendster? Or Bill Gate claiming to give thousands of dollars to people who forward emails to their friends?

Masyallah..

AND pleaseeeeeee... don't forward me any chain letters.. coz I've never forwarded any of these emails before and nothing bad had happened to me because of that. I believe that Allah would never let bad luck to happen to me just because I did not forward that 'sad love story' to 5 people in my mailing list.

I think they've confused it with another religion..

You know, I was referring to the one that is always being portrayed in court TV where a witness will have to say with his/her hands on a Bible and say 'I swear to tell the truth, the whole truth.. blah blah blah..'?

Apa dah jadi dah.. This practice of swearing on the Quran has degraded the Quran into another plaything for Muslims in Malaysia. Allah did not bring down the Quran for such purpose but for mankind to seek guidance and learn from it.

A quote from Malaysia Today -->

'Nevertheless, how valid is this swearing on the Quran, which Saiful conducted in the Federal Territory Mosque? Does such a thing exist in Islam? Apparently not, according to Perlis Mufti Dr. Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin, PAS President Abdul Hadi Awang, PAS Spiritual Leader Nik Aziz Nik Mat, PAS Deputy Spiritual Leader Dr Haron Din, and the host of other Islamic scholars regarded as authorities on Islam by most Malays. Anyway, even before Saiful pulled off his little circus stunt, and even before these scholars commented on the spectacle, I had already said that there is no such thing in Islam and is the act of deviant Muslims.'

In case you are wondering what I am blabbering about, it's about what's going on in Malaysia right now. There is this university dropout, Saiful Bukhari, who has accused Anwar Ibrahim of sodomy and the de facto leader of PKR has been charged in court. In 1998, he was accused of the same thing, get beaten up by a POLICEMAN while being detained, got severe back injury due to that and THEN in the end, the court threw out the sodomy charge because of lack of evidence.

In Saiful's sumpah, he said that he was forcefully sodomised. What I don't understand is how 61-year old man with a bad back who can force himself on a 23-year old man who is bigger and stronger than him? Not once, but a few times.. on days that Anwar Ibrahim was having a meeting with 5 people.. And a report leaked from a private hospital showed that Saiful was checked and the doctor has stated that no penetration has occurred..

It.simply.defy.logic.

Hitler & ERP woes..

This video got me laughing histerically..

9 months, 2 weeks and 6 days old..

How time flies when you are having fun! I still can't believe that she's going to be 1 year old in 2 months time..

Milestone :

- Alysha was tricked into standing on her own when I handed her a toy while she was standing by the bed. At first she hold the toy with one hand, but she got curious and let go of the other hand that was holding onto the bed to hold the toy with 2 hands. Naturally, I was so ecstatic by this and I started clapping my hands and exclaimed,'Woah.. Pandai lah anak ibu diri sendiri!' When she realised what happened, she got excited, laughed and then fall on her butt. Lol~!

- Another time she did that, I called her from a few feet away, she tried to move her feet to walk to me but fall flat on her butt again. ;p~

- One tiny little teeth peeking out below. That explains the crankiness and her excessive droolings which she generously shared it with us by wiping it on our shirts when she was carried.

- Can wave bye-bye, make kissing noises and other baby talk like 'babababa'.. etc etc, pout her lips and wrinkle her nose when I say 'Busyuk ah!'..

- Azmi was so happy when Alysha said 'Ayayayaya' (Ayah means Father in Malay).. Well, that was until she started referring everything and everyone with that.. Hahahaha.. I am still trying to teach her 'Ibu'.. There was once she started with 'I' and ended with a raspberry 'buuuuuuuu'.. Still work in progress..

- Points at stuffs/people that she knows. When we ask 'Alysha, mana bird?', she will look up and point to the bird that my father in law keep in the cage in the living room. When I make cat sound, 'Meow', she will look down and try to find a cat. Same goes for her Ayah, Nenek, Atok and Pak Bucu.. When we ask her, she will try to find and point at the person.

- I always play flashcard with her. Now she can differentiate which one is 'Cat', 'Dog' and 'Ball'.. So clever~!

- Will comfort us when we pretend to cry by lovingly placing her head next to our cheeks. Sometimes she will also use her hands to 'sayang-sayang' our face and babble some baby talks. I can't resist kissing her when she do this.

- She's quite sociable. When we were out shopping, she had no qualms at being carried by a friendly salesman who adores her. While waiting to be checked at polyclinic, she will cheekily smile or poke at the bangla sitting in front of us.

One incident that I can never forget, we were sitting in the doctor's office and I was holding her, the doctor was writing stuffs in Alysha's file when my baby used her finger to poke at the doctor. When the doctor turned to look at her, Alysha laughed so happily that the doctor can't help but to also laughed at her playfulness (she was quite stern when we first came in but after that, the doctor can't stop smiling. She said that Alysha is a very friendly baby). Not only that, in that same moment, Alysha turned and plant me a big sloppy kiss on my left cheek. I was floored by her performance on that day. If only I can record it. Since Azmi was waiting outside the doctor's office, he was extremely jealous when I told him what happened inside. Until now, he kept asking Alysha to give him a kiss but she have not given him yet. Bleah~

But she's not always friendly to stranger. I don't know what she looked for, but she will cry if some people try to carry her. E.g., she will cry when Azmi's aunt tried to carry her but she won't cry when it was the uncle's turn. I notice that she is more willing to be with male stranger than with female stranger. But not all the time.

Here are some pictures of my chubby cheeks..

Ok.. Now on to other stuffs. My house is now 40% complete. We will be moving to our new home on 30 Aug 2008.. Just 2 days before the fasting month. And then we will have only 1 month to unpack before Raya comes..

Pressure seh..

I am fat.. but you're ugly.. and I can diet..

I know there's a flaw on the above statement. Coz I can imagine the person will retort back with 'There's such thing as plastic surgery, you know?'... *rofl*

I mean, so what if  you are skinny? Are you putting me down so that you can feel better about yourself?

And whatever happen to being voluptuously sexy? Curves in the right places? Remember black & white movies used to show sex sirens with hourglass silhouettes?  The kind that men used to drool after? Marilyn Monroe, Normadiah, Saloma used to grace our TV sets with their tight-fitting dress, figure hugging kebayas that flaunted their assets. Teenage girls aspired to be like them. What happen to all that?

And look at Salma Hayek, see how NOT skinny she look? (Some folks would probably call her fat.. But I have lots of male friends who adore her..)

Or you can google out Monica Belucci..

Anyway, let me define myself. I am not FAT. I am rubenesque (go check that word out in a dictionary). My BMI index is NORMAL which means I am a healthy and NORMAL woman. You skinny people are the ones who should be ashame of yourself for being abnormal. Hahaha.. Just kidding! Besides, I have big bone. When I starve myself to lose weight, I will look gaunt and unhealthy with bones sticking out of my body. Believe me, I've been there and done that. Just take a look at my wedding pictures. I was at my skinniest. My cheeks were sunken in and pale, feeling tired and faint all the time because of the lack of food and I was always sick. The reason for me to go through all that misery? To ensure that I can fit into my wedding costumes. I was such a silly girl. ;p~

Even Azmi was very unhappy about it at that time. Perhaps that was why he kept putting food into my plate after we are married. Or insisted that we eat heavy meals after 10pm. *chuckles* So at that time when I put on weight and people commented on me, my usual reply was, 'Aku gemok pasal laki aku kasi aku makan banyak2'  LOL! Alhamdulillah! I am blessed to have such a loving husband who doesn't have a skewed perspective of beauty. Whenever I confided in him that so and so called me fat, he laughed out loud and pointed out the flaws in that person's character or physical appearance to cheer me up. For e.g, 'At least your mouth doesn't smell as bad as his!'..

I used to ask myself why I can't look like Kate Moss. You know, waif-like, very fragile-looking little thing. Then I realised, human being comes in all sizes.. Like big bone, broad shoulder, small waisted (aka hourglass), pear shaped, ruler shaped, etc etc.. So due to my big bone structure, if I were work out like crazy, I'll probably end-up looking like the Amazon women. Heh.

I worry for my daughter's self-esteem in the future. Already, there are so many people saying that she's fat or she's going to be fat when she grows up. They poke fun at her and she's only 8 months old. *roll eyes*

Judging from the comments that I've gotten from this website ---> http://www.bfdblog.com/page/3/

'Forty-two percent of girls ages 13-17 and 27 percent of women ages 35-49 answered they would rather be thin and stupid than overweight and smart.'

I can't help but wonder.. Will Alysha be able to take all the ridicules, rude comments and crude fat jokes if she turns out to be overweight in the future. As I've said in my previous post, I love chubby babies. Before I had a Alysha, I was always looking forward to meet Huda (Along's fourth daughter) coz she was such a cute, chubby baby! I love to take a deep sniff on their neck and hair. The smell is simply awesome! Alas~~~ my chubby Alysha had lost some of her chubbiness due to her being so active. Tapi pipi tetap maintain.. Hehehehe.. Oh darling, ibu misses you so much. Can't wait to fly back home..

Judging Ayu..

This is for a certain someone..

Some people thought that they are wise enough to judge me after knowing me for a short period of time. Hah! Even my bestfriends who had known me for almost 15 years, barely scratched the surface.. same goes to my hubby who had known me for almost 10 years.

A few years ago, someone called me an enigma. I am not sure if that counts as a compliment or an insult but I am sure it is true since it came out from the mouth of a very wise old man.

So... Darling, I can only say this to you.. --> There are so many things about me that you don't know. I doubt if you even WANT to know. Therefore you can stop being such a 'know-it-all' and stop spewing things about me coz you do not have a clue of who I am. You are just making a fool of yourself. You are still young, you have lots to learn.. and judging a book just by it's cover can only get you into trouble. Open up your mind.. Go and explore the world. And then you will realise that you are just being childish and silly.

:P~

What does 'Gedegeng' means, Alysha?

Watch the video with the volume on..

Seriously, what does it mean?

And why is it so funny?

Why oh WHY!!! The suspense is killing me..

Precious moments..

 

Yo what's up~

 

Another nice picture of the 3 of us..

So serene.. So peaceful.. This is what you call 'Calm before the storm' moments.. Which means 'a peaceful and quiet period before a period of activity or trouble.' Hahaha.. Get the drift?

Caught in the act~
She gets super excited whenever we set up the laptop on the bed.. or when we were surfing the Internet on the desktop. Check out the video below..

 

Alysha and Pak Bucu aka '5 mins Babysitter'

Probably thinking of something mischievous to do..

Here I am again..

I am in a new working environment.. AGAIN! Hahaha..

There goes my plan to be a SAHM. But Alhamdulillah my new workplace is like a million times much better than my previous one. Nah.. I am not exaggerating at all. It's true! I can list out the comparisons BUT I don't want to be sued by TDS. Bleah~

It was so unplanned. I just submitted my resume after my resignation from TDS and thought that it will be a few months before anyone would call me since everyone around me were having problem looking for a new job.

So you can imagine my surprise when I got a call to attend an interview. Followed by a second interview and negotiating of my current salary. I was quite adamant that my salary cannot fall below the 'Expected' salary range and was quite prepared to walk away empty-handed but *gasp*.. They offered an even HIGHER salary than what I had expected!! After that interview, I walked out of the room, feeling a little shaken.. Hahaha.. I thought I had dreamt it all. Can't believe that I am earning more than my own TL. Hahahahahahaha.. Sweeeeeeeeeeet~!

So here I am.. Finally earning good $$ based on my work qualification and experience. No more working for cheapskate local companies with ridiculous company policies. Yay!

No more rushing through stupid 45 mins lunches! I don't get penalised when I am late for even 1 minute. I don't have to put up with petty office politics, emotional/sensitive colleagues, backstabbers, two-faced bootlickers and malicious gossipers. And there's wider varieties of food for lunch.. On Mon, Wed and Fri, there are a few free shuttle buses that will take us to and fro Bedok Central for lunch. And then on Tues and Thurs, that same shuttle service will take us to Simei Eastpoint. So my lunch is not only limited to Nasi Padang, Mamak food and fast food deliveries. ;p~

The only thing that I miss from TDS are my friends!! Siti, Ramon, Debbie, Naz and Fizah.. These are the people who made my stay there bearable and I miss them all! *sob* *sob* Just hang on there people. Don't hate me for abandoning the TDS ship.. Hehehe..

Okay............

So many things are happening now. We got the key to our very own flat in Thomson. Will be moving there soon, hopefully before the fasting month. We will be living on our own. Yay! Nor will probably be coming along with us. Alysha will have her own room! I have MY VERY OWN KITCHEN!! Can't wait!!!

And.............

I finally passed my driving test and got the coveted driving license. Yay!

About my lil chubby cheeks..

From her last check up, she is already 8 kg. She can crawl forward and from sitting position. Dah macam ulat nangka because she can't sit still.

I can see from her hands and thighs that she had lost some of her baby fats. :( Maybe because she's very active, terrorising our lives with her laughable antics and are more interested in playing than drinking her milk or eating her meals. I've always love chubby babies and I can't thank Allah enough for giving me Alysha. Syukur Alhamdulillah!!

She's a joy to be with and filled my life with so much happiness, fun and laughter. It's been a tiring journey but I am enjoying every minute of being a mother..

Testing!

Testing!

Blah blah blah..

** bang head on table **

Sigh..

There are so many things that I want to talk about.. But my lips are sealed..

Bottling up all my feelings.. One day I might just explode and say things that will hurt the people who I care about..

Sighhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.....................

Let me just shout out something..

YOU OWE US MONEY!!! WHY ISSIT SO DIFFICULT FOR YOU TO PAY US BACK???

WHY??!! WHY??!! WHY??!!

WHY MUST WE KEEP CHASING YOU FOR IT???!!!

ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRGHHHH!!!

It's so F&^*ing frustrating to keep hearing lame excuses from you day after day after day..

This had been a very expensive lesson for me and Azmi.. Be rest assured that we've learnt NOT to lend money to people..

Once bitten., twice shy..

Alysha's 1st trip to the zoo..

We got free tickets to the zoo.. thanks to Abg Ngah..

Well.. It wasn't as exciting as I thought it will be. Alysha slept half the time when we were there.. ;p~ and it started to rain very heavily at 2pm so we decided to pack up and leave.. 

Some pics that we manage to snap before it started pouring..

Awww.. she looked shoooooooo shweeeet..








Curious lil girl..







This is a priceless picture of Pak Busu next to Inuka the polar bear.. Hehehe..






It's waaaaaaaaay past her nap time and she started to get cranky..



When she's back home..

Laughing Fart..

Hehehe..  Wanna know why I call her that? Coz whenever she farts, it is kinda loud (Yeah I know.. So unladylike.. ;p~) and when we tease her about it, she will laugh cheekily..

Here's a video of my lil farting pwincess..



another one..



And here is an embarrassing naked photo of her.. Hehehe..

Ok ok.. enough of that.. 

We went to a relative's wedding last Sunday and met up with so many people that I have not met in almost a decade.. Manage to introduce Azmi to these people although I was having difficulties with their names.. Bleah~

Anyway, we manage to take picture together.. This is one rare moment when it satisfy all these criteria
- I look good
- Azmi look good
- Alysha look good
- We are outside looking good as a family
And someone is there to snap a picture of us..

But Alysha refused to cooperate and looked at everywhere else instead of at the camera..

Look at the camera, darling..



Come on sweetheart.. look at Ayah holding the camera..



And when she finally looked at the camera, her facial expression is priceless..



She looked as if she's gonna dig out your eyes and have it as a pacifier..

Garangnyer anak ibu..

Alysha Nadya @ 3 months 3 weeks and 3 days old..

Ta da~~~.........


Hehehe.. Cute?

She can now roll on her tummy! Yay~ And her laughter! Ya Allah~.. It's the purest sound ever! The first time I heard her laughed out loud, I nearly peed in my pants..

Such joy.. such happiness..

And now Azmi and I can't seem to get enough of it. It's like an addictive drug that we keep asking for more and more.. It's a good thing that Alysha's been dispensing it freely.. 
Hehehehe.. 






It's hard to take a non-blurry picture of her now, unless when she's sleeping.
My lil chubby cheeks is always on the move and she can't keep still for a few seconds. So here are the few rare moments of her posing for the camera..




Some thoughtful pose.. Hmm...