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~