Thomas Chan mali chan

Yesterday I dragged along my sister out with me to accompany me to take our grandmother (tok) out shopping with us. Err ayat berbelit eh. Ayat mudah : paksa adik ikut shopping sebab aku susah skit keluar berdua dengan tok sebab tok cakap banyak heheh plus nak bawak Hafiyya sekali.

Destinasi: Empire, Subang.

Agenda : Tok needs to get a pair of good shoe sebab dia nak pergi KK next week. Yeah, tok will be attending a kenduri there and will be flying off KK dengan kawan2 sekampung dia. Jangan main2 ok, nenek aku ni kuat lagi berjalan :)

Kedai dituju : Butik Thomas Chan, Upper Ground, Lot UG-27, Empire Shopping Gallery, Subang Jaya.

There was two SA in the shop, Melayu but she wasn't too knowledgeable about shoe construction especially when I asked how the shoes are constructed. Saje je test power sebab I bought a shoe from here before and SA yang attend aku dulu tu sangat terror and knowledgeable sampai aku terpengaruh and kosong duit dalam wallet.

Tapi memandangkan SA ni pun orang Kedah so tok aku suka je dia kan. Sekampung katanya.

Kasut kat sini agak pricey ye sbab kasut di sini terkenal dengan orthodonthic sole. Ala yang kusyen2 kat kaki tu ikut size dan keperluan kaki. Untuk orang yang ada masalah kaki macam mama memang sesuai. And untuk tok, pun sesuai. Dia dah lama sakit tapi duk tahan pakai kasut biasa.

Harga:

Ready 2 wear (RTW) around RM250 - RM550. Kalau ada orthodontics insoles lagi mahal

Made to Measure (MTM), the price went up by another +/-RM300.

Price vary on what type of leather or material used (??); calf, ostrich etc.

Dulu my wedding shoes pun from Thomas Chan, without the orthodontics insoles of course. Their shoe design is a bit special and unique and the heels are not so high. Korang tau la kan aku ni clumsy skit so heels tinggi tak sesuai ok.

Since mahal aku suruh tok pilih and test betul2, kalau leh test kasut dengan round satu empire baru puas hati hehe.

Design untuk orthodontics soles ni tak banyak tapi acceptable la designnya. Takde la terlalu makcik2. Tok ni jiwa muda skit ok, kasut nak kena ada heels skit.

Turun 1 kilo ok mengangkut Hafiyya ke hulu hilir dalam carrier ni heheh

When a kaki sembang meets a kaki sembang

Hafiyya with her cu and onyang :)

So siapa yang ada angan2 nak design kasut sendri pergi la kat dorang ni sebab shoes can be custom ordered on customers design and needs. Harga belakang kira.

And article pasal Thomas Chan disini. Sekian wassalam.

Tangkap leleh

Korang pernah makan Tako Tao tak? Tako Tao is available in all Jusco shopping malls within the food court area. Dimasak dan disediakan on the spot semasa order.

Yours truly, baju hitam paling belakang (takut korng tak kenal)

Sejak Jusco AU2 dibukak, selalu gak lalu2 kat stall Tako Tao ni, heran tengok kenapa la selalu Q panjang. And selalu baca blog peejburhan, tau dia obses dengan Tako Tao ni kan. Maka pada suatu hari yang indah tu, pergi la try.

LAZAT! Siapa la cipta makanan ni, sedap nak mampus.

Tako Tao ni kan, adalah Japanese snack food. Diperbuat dari tepung pastu di-ball kannya and ada inti didalamnya. The balls are then topped with mayo, soy sauce and slices fish flakes. There are 4 inti available which is octopus, innagi (belut), prawn and chicken ham.

Favourite I adalah octopus. Yang lain tu actually tak pernah try pun heheh.

Sementara tu cari la husbandku mana tah ilang. Rupanya.....

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Tengah skodeng rumah kaca AF9 hehehe. Skodeng belakang2 je ke bang, takut masuk tv ekk.

For clarification, we r not the biggest fan of AF (I like af7 je hehe) but me as an avid follower (yeke?), nak jugak la tau bagaimana rupanya rumah kaca yang diperkatakan itu. Walaupun diari langsung tak layan and konsert selalu miss. Kalau tengok pun memang tak aman sebab Hafiyya time mummy dia nak layan AF sure ada je pe'el nya hehe.

Biar lah, jangan time maharaja lawak piya kacau mummy dah. Heheheh.

Motif perlu penerangan bagai?? Nak tengok, tengok je la. Ada aku kesah? Hehehe.

K la, see ya around :) Suka tu but entry hujung2 weekdays time org nak balik dahhhh. Selamat berhujung minggguuuuuu :)

8 month old

Hola! Wah testing update via BB ye sebab tu cam huru hara je sususannya. I think I have problems with laziness, sebab tu suka2 hati mak bapak dia je nak update ke tak. Teringat saiful apek punya ayat:

'Wa punya bapak bikin ini tempat kasi lu orang suka suka hati. Tapi lu suka suka hati bikin ini tempat serupa lu punya bapak punya tempat.'

Heheheh. Ada kaitan ke dengan ayat aku di atas tu?

Btw, since ramai bertanya maka teringin la nak update pasal hafiyya. She's already 8+ month old. 8 month setengah udah. Few update:

Favourite food: bubur blend carrot + ikan bilis + kentang. Sehari boleh 3 kali makan, tapi control2 gak sebab karang kurang minum.

Masih minum enfalac a+ and dah tukar pakai botol avent instead of dr brown.

Duk dalam walker dah pandai kedepan, ketepi n kebelakang. Rempit gak la dalam walker ni.

Akikah hafiyya at KB on 1st May telah berjalan lancar, alhamdulillah.

Hafiyya 1st flight pun berjaya, tiada adengan menangis sebab dia tidur je. Dia pantang naik kereta or benda bergerak, sure amik tiket tido je.

Mulut memang bising la, nyaring plak tu sore. Ikut siapa la ye hehe. Suka sebut ta-ta-ta-ta. Sembur2 air liur.

Takleh leka sebab suka berguling2. Paling payah nak tukar diapers, takleh duk diam woo.

Love making funny faces (muka busuk, pejam2 mata). Tang ni memang tak larat gelak la

But she shows no interest in crawling. Ada tak anak sesiapa belum merangkak and duduk masa ni? Ke anak korang dah berjalan dah masa2 ni? *nanges*

Kalau pun dia merangkak, she did 'army crawl'. Ala yang ngesot tu, tapi dia ngesot reverse je la. Bontot angkat lama.

We enticed her with toys just out reach, she will just berguling2 sambil senget2 kan badan to get the toys.

She sits on her sturdy bumbo chair when she eats, she can seat straight with support on her back.

Cuba nak menlady like Hafiyya dengan memakai hairclip and harband :) Tapi style duduk tetappp maintain.

Hafiyya weighs 7.5kg, 2 weeks ago. Lepas tu dah banyak gerak and demam2 skit, maybe berat pun tak banyak naik. Or silap2 turun.

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Kasut

This is my favourite shoe. I wear them to everywhere. Dah nak rabak dah. Brand? Biarlah rahsia.

I’ve been obsessed with finding the perfect ballet flat over the past few weeks, going so far as to buy a pair in Ampang Park that were half a size too small because I was convinced they were the perfect style and color.

Kasut dimaksudkan adalah disebelah kanan

Note to self: never buy ballet flats a half a size too small. It won’t work out very well.

I love flats. Love them, love them, love them.

I owned few pairs of shoes. Ada la dekat beberapa pairs will remain unworn in the wardrobe waiting the right occasion that never comes. *sigh*

Pic below yang kaler cream tu jenis terompah jugak kot. Charles & keith. I love terompah punya jenis walau apa pun pendapat lain and I prefer the chunkier heel.

I'm not a huge fan of high heels either, i only wear them once in a while on special occasions. I do own many pairs but really is a waste of money for me as I am always in flats. Melainkan waktu kerja dulu memang sentiasa kasut tinggi la.For me women like heels to be more feminine / taller / sexier / prettier / more confident.

Tepuk dada tanya selera

Ni kasut makcik2 tapi I suka je. Kiri tu terompah gak beli kat vietnam hadiah dari MIL.

Info:

• I dont have a certain favourite brand of shoes, hentam je asal menarik pakai.

• suka kasut bling2, berribbon. Comel.

• If I were to pick a favourite brand, definitely would be clarks

• suka shopping kasut di Ampang Park. Neva shoes kot nama dia. Anyone yang sama minat?

• Time pregnant hanya boleh pakai crocs or clarks. Lain takleh, allergic.

• This is auto published entry, org lain ibuk berhari ibu. Happy mother's day :) Nak kasi aku hadiah mother's day kasi la kasut ye :P

• semua kasut di atas belum dipakai

Ta-ta!

More than words wednesday

Hari ni Hafiyya demam untuk hari ke-3. It's her 2nd time being sick (1st one was last month) and already I'm feeling so helpless. So masa hari ke-1 demam we took her to klinik biasa kat area2 situ (lepas ni klinik ini akan di refer sebagai klinik X) sebab masa tu kat rumah MIL. The doctor prescribe few medicine bla bla so fine la balik la rumah bagi Hafiyya makan.

Hari pertama demam

Hari ke-2 demam I took Hafiyya to DEMC kat Shah Alam jumpa pediatrician yang biasanya Hafiyya checkup every month tu. Pediatrician ni nama dia Dr. Fadzilah memang aku suka gila ia ni, an attentive and caring person.

Sbab apa aku patah balik gi DEMC? Ni sebab Hafiyya had an allergic reaction on her cheeks tambah pulak masih demam. Kami syak the doctor in Klinik X prescribe the wrong antibiotic sebab tu naik merah2. Naya anak aku.

Mula ada merah2 boh sides tapi lama kurang sikit tinggal sebelah.

Dr. Fadzilah says it's viral fever and should subside within 2-3 days. Yeserday nak dekat2 magrib tu felt her eyes and mouth so hot, took the temp and found it to be 38.8! Cepat2 aku bagitau SIL (dia M.O) tapi SIL quite relaxed (perhaps it's just me being overly worried?) Suruh aku lap2 badan Hafiyya je and iku arahan kasi ubat demam every 5-6 hours.


Tambahan pulak Dr. Fazilah kata it's normal for her temperature to be fluctuating. Biarkan dia dalam bilik berkipas kasi haba keluar dan pakai baju nipis2 je and observe her behaviour. She seems ok but finding it hard to feed her. Tamau minum susu minah ni. Tapi makan bubur nasi dia lalu pulak. Any opinions from experienced mommies?

I guess she is now more than 6 months old so having a fever is really normal unless she is below 3 months, sah2 kena admit la kot. Ni info aku baca from internet ye:

• usually fever in babies will go up and down for 3-4 days and it should be stable after that.

• If she is having flu like cough and runny nose, it will take at least a week before she can really sleep well.

• Throwing up in a way is good at least her body is fighting against the viral.

• Do not stop feeding her <-- aku hanya mampu suap air kosong sesekali je sebab susu ia reject. Kasi makan bubur 2-3 hari sekali dia makan je.
  

Also I use a wet towel to rub on her body especially her ampits, forehead bila agak2 panas then rub with a dry towel (macam pic 1st tu aku malas nak ajust turun balik pic ni). I know the feeling memang tak best bila baby sakit coz you will worry and feel helpless, tapi harap bertabah lah.

Hafiyya & daddy. Piya ni time bergumbira cari daddy, time sakit baru la nak kat mummy dia.

Well nak komplen skit. My SIL kata sekarang arahan KKM setiap ubat diberi kena ada label di depan. Kena ada:

• Nama ubat

• Kandungan ubat

• No pendaftaran dan label hologram yang disahkan KKM.
  

Contoh ubat ikut procedure

Sebab semua ubat sekarang standardize dikeluarkan dan wajib diluluskan ahulu oleh KKM even to kinik2 biasa (siapa doctor baca pls correct me if I'm wrong ye). Siapa rajin baca lah kat sini.

Kerajaan tamau la klinik2 ni beli ubat dari India or etc yang style kita dulu2 tu kan, klinik2 beli ubat dalam botol besar lepas tu bila nak bagi patient tuang dalam botol2 kecik kepada patient tanpa labelkan nama ubat tu. Contohnya just labelkan ni ubat demam tapi jenis antibiotik jenis apa (paracetamol/panadol/etc) tak dinyatakan.

Contoh ubat tak ikut procedure

Panjang aku explain ni harap korang paham la ye. Nampak gayanya entri kali ni berilmiah sikit. Harap dapat manfaat dari sini. Sekian.

Kenapa baca blog orang?

Nak tanya kan, are there certain bloggers that:

• you read his/ her blog daily tak kisah la topic pasal apa pun??? Tak semestinya jadi follower or tinggal komen selalu kan, mungkin hanya silent reader kepada mereka?
  

• Atau korang jenis nampak tajuk entry bombastik and interesting baru baca?

I have to say I fall into both category 1 & 2 ; there are a few I read no matter what the title says. Ada orang baca saja nak tau cara kehidupan orang lain someone else's life dan bla2. I read blogs for different reasons such as:

• sometimes to be entertained, sometimes saje nak tau lifestyle orang lain

• read the blogs that I can relate to. The way I look at it, like we are all in the same boat, and we can all learn from each other.

• Ada jugak la yang takde kene mengena tapi suka gak baca. Yang bahasa sempoi and lawak2 skit. I like to learn about how other people think.

Sekadar gambar hiasan, cilok from here.

My way of writting blog is like my ramblings page. A.k.a merapu. Heheh. It's just my thoughts and what I happen to be thinking at that particular time or activity/ event happened that I wish to share. I don't expect everyone to read and agree every single thing I write because everyone have different preference. So do I. Ada jugak some things that aku kurang gemar pasal blog orang lain (no, I'm not naming names here coz I'm not perffect either) such as:

• Bloggers who don't provide any "about me" info on their blog, or pointers to it elsewhere on their site. I like to know more about the people I'm reading.

• When a blog takes forever (and a mean more than 1-2 minutes!) to load.

• Blogger yang suka cerita hal2 dalam rumahtangga yang tak sesuai dicerita untuk 18 tahun ke bawah. Even if it is meant for 18 above, macam tak sesuai je cerita hal dalam kelambu kan?

  

That's all I guess. The rest are fine. Ada orang tak gemar bloggers yang ala2 menunjuk dalam blog etc. Itu tepuk dada tanya selera. I dont have any problem with that. Mungkin mereka2 ni tak berniat menunjuk pun sebab memang itu gaya hidup dia. "You should look for blogs that write about the areas that interest you. You can also read blog that people you know or that you're interested in are writing." source : wikepedia.

Tak suka jangan baca, simple kan? Tak payah tinggal kan komen yang menyakitkan hati. Bersopanlah anda walau di alam maya sekali pun. Syukur takde lalat2 singgah lagi di blog ni :) mungkin sebab tak popular hehehe.

That's all for today. Have a good day.

p/s setengah orang tak suka baca entry panjang kan so I'm trying to make it short?

Pedas boleh kurus?

While having dinner with my mum the other day, tetiba macam mana tah terkeluar topic siapa nak kurus dan awet muda makan pedas2, sambil kami masa tu tengah makan nasi berlaukkan udang galah masak sambal. Memula aku syak mama saje keluar kan topic tu bagi nak lakukan udang masak cilinya nya itu.Tapi kalau tak pasal topic tu pun memang kitorang anak beranak suka je udang galah, memang biasanya licin je.

So apa pendapat korang? Pernah dengar tak orang kata makan pedas (cili) boleh awet muda dan slim? Perasan tak people in Asia are usually slimmer than the Europeans or Americans? Biasanya dalam masakan orang Asia ni contains 3 main ingredients: garlic, chili and ginger. All these ingredients have a lot of anti oxidants and other nutrients that are good for our health.

Oleh kerana ada bahan anti oxidants, so tayah la makan Brand's Innershine Prune Essence kan kan? Sama je fungsinya. Prune is a antioxidant food and it is good for detoxifying, so will be able to flush out your toxins. When u have good digestive system, your skin will be good as well. Kesimpulannya nak cantik makan lah makanan pedas! Sebab aku kalau lepas makan pedas sangat confirm gi bilik air lepas tu. Eh ke semua orang pun macam tu.

Tapi bebaru ni aku consume jugak Prune Innershine ni, mana tau leh cantik cam Adira. Tapi baru 7 botol minum. Nanti dah 700 botol baru aku buat testimonial ye. Ye la dah selang sehari minum kan, asyik lupa je nak minum.

Based on my observation dan experience, bab awet muda tu aku agak setuju tapi bab kurus tu maybe it do apply to certain people including me. Bukan nak cakap besar, aku seumur hidup tak pernah diet, I'm quite a good eater and kadangkala makan dalam quantity sikit tapi sangat kerap. Harap2 selepas usia mencecah 30 +++++ nanti aku maintain slim (slim sangat ke skrg? tipu je) and tahap metabolisme aku masih lagi tinggi seperti sekarang. Oh tapi sekarang badan aku dah agak berisi dari dulu, mungkin sebab aku dah beranak kot (tanak ngaku naik sebab faktor umur tu!).

Bab2 awet muda, kami anak beranak memang nampak muda dari umur sebenar, mungkin faktor genetik kot. Takde la nampak muda 10-20 tahun kan. Cukup la tu muda 4-5 tahun. Tua tetap tua asal jangan orang kata nampak tua dari usia sebenar sudah. Again, thanks to the spicy food, kalau itulah penyebabnya :D

Tapi for sure aku suka makan chili yang lagi satu ni. Awas, chili yang satu ni tak dijamin boleh menguruskan badan. Menambahkan berat badan boleh la!

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Bagi sesiapa yang suka makanan pedas jangan risau, by eating chili (cili merah bukan chili's!) has not been proven to hurt you in the long run. Try not to eat spicy food before going to bed. The heat which raises your metabolic rate will actually keep you from sleeping. (sources: Internet).

Amalkanlah hidup sihat. Jangan malas exercise la! (nasihat untuk diri sendri). Sekian pesanan khidmat masyarakat.