Sepang Gold Coast

Sepang Gold Coast - not really what I am expected but it was a new experience for JC. He is so excited and so happy when we reached. He cannot wait to touch the sand and to feel the water.

It was low tide when we arrived at 10 am. We walked out and saw so many crabs running around and eating. JC saw a pink jelly fish, at first I thought it is plastic can where people throw but when I take a closer look, I was shocked and lucky JC did not touch it.

He built sand castle with his daddy and swin in the sea for the first time. His energy was so much that day.

He had sun burn. JE had sun burn as well. JE was excited too, she did not allow me to sit down. She wanted to be carrying around and walk around.

Sorry no pictures because mommy forgot the camera.

Storm... sunshine???

I have been very busy with work lately till no time to sleep. I got quite a number of projects on hand.

I have been very emotional lately and wonder when will see sunshine again. I do understand that life is not a bed of roses but sometime things came unexpectedly.

I am hoping and praying for extra strength to carry on, to believe sunshine will always be there after the storm and most important is having faith.

Bananas: Ultimate Hunger Buster - Health.com

Lately obsessed about diet and I found something very interesting to share.  Taken from Bananas: Ultimate Hunger Buster - Health.com

The pictures itself are good to eat.

Winnie the Pooh Soundtrack

JC's favourite cartoon soundtrack.  He can sing till Winnie the Pooh, Winnie the Pooh then he will hum.  Very funny & cute.  My little boy!

Winnie the Pooh Soundtrack 

Deep in the hundred acre wood where Christopher Robin plays
You'll find the enchanted neighborhood of Christopher's childhood days
A donkey named Eeyore is his friend and Kanga and little Roo
There's Rabbit and Piglet and there's Owl, but most of all Winnie the Pooh

Winnie the Pooh
Winnie the Pooh
Tubby little cubby all stuffed with fluff
He's Winnie the Pooh
Winnie the Pooh
Willy nilly silly old bear

Be Careful!

Fast Forward Mode

Dear Diary

5-April-2011

Fast forward mode is not good for me and my body as well. I had to complete 4 projects in a day and moreover 2 of the projects without proper infrastructure make me even stress. I was trying very hard to setup the infrastructure so that it can make my life easier but because of setup error/CD error/PC error, it delays the progress. By the end of the business day, I still struggle with the infrastructure. I was totally at stress mode and I cannot think straight.

I still had to rush to pick-up my children and then quickly rushed home and try to setup the same infrastructure at my home PC and prayed so hard that it will work. By the time it really worked, it already 1am in the morning. Oh gosh, I need to pump my milk and by the time I ready to sleep, it was already 2.15am.

By about 5 am, JE was crying for milk. I need to wake-up and warm up the milk and fed her. By the time she finished up the milk, it was already 5.30am – it was the time I usually wake-up.

Pump milk, washed all milk bottles, sterilise them, prepared JC’s lunch box, prepared his shower bag, prepared JE shower bag, packed my breast pump, packed my notebook and get myself ready, it was already 7.45am.

Time to wake JC up, reason with him why he needs to go to school and wait for him to packed things such as his choo-choo train, his yellow car, Pooh, Tigger, Allie, his favourite blanket and a pillow – reach the car at 8.15am.

6-April-2011

I was down with slight fever.  Still go to work because still have unfinished projects on hand.

7-April-2011

Fever never subside instead it keep on rising to 38.7 officially high fever accompany with heavy head and all my body & my bones were aching. Still go to work because got report writing need to be done.

Then received an urgent project and need to be complete by today.

I had a nap during lunch time and after waking up I was feeling half-dead.  I went to see doctor (GP) because I afraid it might be dengue fever.

Waited for 2 hours only managed to see the doctor. Sigh. She told me have to wait till day 4 and if fever still high then only go for platelet test. I was given 3 types of medicine.

Medicine 1 : Amoxycillin Trihydrate

Indication - Penicillin antibiotic.

Fetal Risk - No reports linking it’s use to congenital defects.

Breast Feeding - Excreted into milk in small amounts. No adverse effects observed, however it can modify the bowel flora and interfere with the interpretation of culture results in exposed infants.

Medicine 2 : Paracetamol (Acetaminophen)

Indication - Analgesic, antipyretic.

Fetal Risk - Crosses the placenta. In therapeutic doses it is safe for short-term use. No well controlled human data, but there has been reports that maternal toxic doses can cause fetal liver toxicity, kidney abnormalities and intrauterine death.

Suggested possible association with congenital dislocation of the hip and club foot if used anytime during pregnancy.

Exposure to large doses of acetaminophen and propoxyphene throughout pregnancy can cause craniofacial and digital anomalies and infant withdrawal symptoms.

Breast Feeding - Excreted into milk in small amounts. Safe in breast feeding but reported single case of maculopapular rash in exposed infants.

Cinnarizine (for giddiness)

Indication - Antihistamine.

Fetal Risk - No adequate human data, but Use of antihistamines in the last two weeks of pregnancy may cause retrolental fibro plasia in premature infants.

Breast Feeding - Not recommended for use in nursing mothers due to the potential adverse effects on infants like unusual excitement or irritability.

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Call me paranoid.  I rather be safe than sorry. I always check my medicine before I consumed them especially when I am breastfeeding.

Can you spot the different?

Can you see the different?

Left milk bottle consists of breast milk expressed on 7 April 2011 - which I was down with high fever, body ache, bone ache and a heavy head.  It looks like only foremilk without hindmilk.

Right milk bottle consists of breast milk expressed on 8 April 2011 - which I feel much better (without medication).  It consists of foremilk (the thinner milk the baby gets first, which has a lower fat content); and hindmilk, the high-fat, creamier milk.

It make a lot of different in breast milk quality when I am well and not well.  I should not work that crazy anymore or else I am putting JE's health in jeopardy.

I am sorry JE.

Some human are NOT HUMAN!

I am very upset.  Upset about how sick the world is getting.  Upset about how manufacturer want to earn more profit to the extend creating fake food that is hazardous to human kind.

You can read more on

• Homemaker shocked over ‘fake eggs’ find
• All agog over fake eggs
• Even worst, grape also can be fake.  Read here

Be a smart consumer and get knowledgeable - How to identify fake chicken eggs?


Taken from Citizen's Blog


Now it is no longer reading the label.  Now is all about how to purchase genuine food without hazardous to our body.  Sooner or later, it is the best to go "STONE AGE" - plant your own vegetables, raise your own chickens, fishes and etc.

The world is getting sick and very unhuman being!

Have you thought of it?

Brilliant idea.

Five Confessions of a Breastfeeding Mother

Interesting Facts! #4 is so true...

Anger

Lately, I get angry a lot, get mad a lot, get frustrated a lot as well.  It is like I am slowly turning into a monster.  I do not like the way I am behaving now because I scare my children a lot especially JC.  I did a google search on anger and I found this interesting article that I would like to share.

I want to change to be a better person and to handle situations differently which will make my life/day with my family member brighter.  Cross my finger!

Article Taken from Anger Management

There is something we can do about Anger. It is called Anger Management.

Anger Management is a set of tools to help us deal with anger that may be getting out of control. 

What Anger does to the body

When we repress anger, we hurt ourselves. Anger raises our cholesterol level, releases cortisol that damages the arteries and suppresses our immune system.

Repeated and uncontrolled expressions of anger have been linked to heart disease, cancer, obesity and strokes.There is evidence linking suppressed rage to breast cancer in men and women.

Research suggests that women with breast cancer have an inability to see themselves supported by others; they are more likely to internalize feelings of anger. There is also evidence linking depression and anger to autoimmune disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, some thyroid diseases and lupus erythematosus.

Over the course of time, Anger can kill!

Executive Functions Control Anger

Angry people are at the mercy of their amygdala, the remnant of our emotional reptilian brain.

This is the part of us that can be locked in an emotional rut, flooding the body with stress hormones when we fly off the handle.

Resilient people who can manage their anger and remain optimistic despite life's ups and downs usually make rapid recoveries from stress or unfortunate events.

They have learned to use the executive functions of the brain to calm down the amygdala. They have assimilated a set of anger management tips that can help them negotiate a way out of self-sabotaging thoughts and feelings. They understand the power of the brain.

Anger Control Tips

1. Recognize and accept your anger. Some people are unaware of their anger responses; their sense of hostility is so pervasive they cannot see it as anger.

Understanding how you react when angry is the critical first step to anger management.

Ask yourself these questions:

How do you express your anger?
How do you feel physically when you are angry?
What is the cause of your anger?

2. Understand you have a choice with anger.

You can either be angry or not be angry.

You can talk rationally about something that hurts you or you can explode irrationally.

These are all choices.

3. If you cannot talk rationally about the cause of your anger, use these "time-out" tools:

a)count to 10 slowly
b)focus on taking deep, slow breaths

c)move to another room or go for a long walk
d)meditate
e)think of something wonderful--a beautiful beach, blue skies
f)do something you enjoy--a game of tennis, read.

4. Check out our Parenting Help Page for Anger Management Tips for Parents

5. Find someone impartial with whom you can talk. This can be a good friend or a therapist,if you feel you need professional guidance.

6. Consult Self Help Sites that often provide valuable insights into your emotional issues. These are often a safe form of third person engagement. Most are free as well and provide question and answer forums that protect your anonymity. A good place to visit is SelpHelpCollective.com

7.Consult Professional Anger Management Resource for help and guidance.

8.Check out Anger Management Programs like Total Transformation.They provide professional consultation and help for Managing the Meltdown.

9. There are Nutrition and Lifestyle Changesthat can help you deal with anger as well.Professional advice can help you get quickly to the source of your emotional wounds. Often the source of these wounds is in childhood anger.

Persistence and patience will pay off eventually.

Avent, Milk & Me

I wanted to blog about this very long. The delay of this posting not because I am procrastinating; rather I forgot to check for the real price for Enfalac A+. Today I managed to see how much does it really cost. It costs for RM 42 for 1 tin consists of 400gm. One tin of this Enfalac A+ can make 60oz of milk and my daughter finished 20oz or more per day meaning she can finish one tin in 3 days and it will cost RM 420 per month.

I purchased Avent double pump during parenting fair and won 2nd prize for highest spender contest. All the prizes rough cost for RM 800 and I brought the pump at RM 1800.

It took 5 months to break-even without calculating the prize I won. –OR–

It took 3 months to break-even including the prize I won.

Whatever oz I am producing now and in the future is FREE (or priceless).  That make me SUPER HAPPY!

The great thing is I LOVE my Avent Double Pump.

The best is she still on breast milk and she is healthy.

The priceless thing I praise the Lord for giving me an ample of supply. AMEN!!!

How much milk can breast produce?

I am really amazed by the number of oz a mama can pumped – 100 oz per day. I read before about a mom pumped 96 oz per day but could not manage the get hold of the article anymore and now I have another chance to get hold of another page and I am not going to let go this page! LOL.

Just to share and have fun reading and hope you will be amazed and motivated to continue EP (exclusive pumping) or breastfeeding.

Medela Pumps Light Breasts On Fire, FDA Is Mad

Article from theStir

The snippets

"The FDA sent a warning letter to the president of Medela, Carr Lane Quackenbush, saying that an October 2010 visit to their facilities found them not in compliance with certain federal regulations, including but not limited to not taking proper action to correct and prevent issues with their Pump in Style Advanced pumps that are losing suction.

Ahem. Carr Lane Quakenbush. Real name. Serious face here. *deep breath*

Aside from those issues, there's also a problem they're not addressing with the pumps catching fire and hurting moms."

Super Cute

Super Cute!!!

This is the reason why I wish to have a twin.