Majlis Aqiqah Aisyah Lily

Last Saturday, we hosted an Aqiqah ceremony for Aisyah. It's actually a combined ceremony with my sister since Aisyah and her baby boy were just one month apart from their birth date. Plus, my dad decided to pay for all three kambing golek so there, we saved up a lot. Thank you so much Abah!

The ceremony was  more to families and relatives only and we had fun of course, but.... there was a MAJOR incident, thanks to the caterer which left us feeling all pissed off. And some hiccups here and there too from other vendor. Will blog about it later in another post. Above all, we were glad knowing that all guests left the ceremony with their stomach fully loaded. Wheeeeeee!

Ok, enough babbling now let's jump to the pictures. Just a few only tho since we were too busy to even remember to snap. Official photos from our photographer are still in the process.

Aisyah was somehow fascinated with her cradle and the flower ball.

Mommy and Daddy camwhoring before the ceremony kicks off. The theme for the ceremony is purple  and blue but since most of our attire are still at the laundrette, we decided to wear our Nikah outfit. Surprisingly yes, I can still fit in it! Yeay-ness!

Marhaban group yang paling best everrrrrrrrr sumpah tak tipu! Nak nangis rasa huwaaaaaaaaa!

In the middle of berzanji, we as usual were busy taking pictures. 

I will reveal the contacts and write a review on each vendor involved for this ceremony. No transparency, I will write based on what has happened to us. Hahaha kontroversi sangattttttt so stay tuned!

By the way, Aisyah turned 2 months old today! A healthy baby girl, Mak and Abah love you sooooooooo much! Nanti kita pergi cucuk ye.. kahkahkah!

Post Raya Updates

Everybody's been writing about their Raya story. How was mine? It was okay. Aisyah (and her Mommy) just barely passed the confinement stage so we can't celebrate much because what she did was just sleeping, crying and waking up to feed. And I had engorgement on the first and second day of Raya, so it was no fun at all when visiting our relatives.

This was the first time I spent my Raya with my husband's side and at our own house too. The mood to decorate the house has subsided since I've settled that part much much much earlier. I was quite excited to actually try on new recipes and made my own kuih raya tho. These were made on the day before Raya. Gigih sangat! Hehe.

The dual colored, super soft Biskut Susu.

The favorite Chocolate Chip Cookies. This was gone in 5 days because me and husband kept munching on them. Ohhhh sugar high!

Oh, a  family picture during the first day raya, taken at my FIL's kampung in Sabak Bernam. I didn't have proper kampung or kampung house to relate to so that explains why I was uber excited to balik kampung to a real kampung house. But since I was in pain, (thanks to the engorgement!) the mood for pictures was gone and we managed to briefly pose just for the sake of Raya.

Pardon Aisyah's outfit. Her blue Raya dress was spoiled with spills plus it was hot during half of the day so we decided to change her to something much comfortable.

So how was your Raya?

Confinement, So Far...

Aisyah is sleeping so I have to write this entry as fast as possible before she cracks up. Huhuhu...

As of today, I'm at day 33 of confinement and weighing at 57 kilos. That means I shed off 11 kilos of my pregnancy weight and need to work out more to get rid of this extra 7 kilos to gain my normal weight. Phewwwwwww! Target: 50kg by Hari Raya. Wish me luck!

So, how's everyone doing so far? As for me, life after having a baby is rather hectic. Since Aisyah turned one month old last Thursday, putting her to sleep is like a battle now. And one thing I noticed, being a Mommy, everything must be done in fast pace, from bathing, cooking and doing house chores. You hardly get a good rest as you had before but I love every bits of it when I saw Aisyah grows right in front of my eyes.

Owh, talking about confinement hmmmmm... well nothing much actually. I decided not to go through the 100 days of confinement since it's too much hassle (and BORINGGGGGGGGGG I tell you!). 44 days is more than enough for me. For the first two weeks, I stayed at my mom's house where she took care of me and the baby. Since I had episiotomy and the wounds are still fresh, I need help to get around and doing things.

Pantang food is rather bland and simple. In the early weeks, all I had is just rice, white radish and fish (cooked either in steamed, fried or singgang style). For breakfast, a bowl of cereal or toasts with hot Milo/Horlicks will do. I avoided eggs, chicken, certain fish and cold/iced water at all costs. As for the supplement, I consumed Shaklee products for breastfeding moms. And so far, Shaklee suits me and my milk production has increased a bit. Not much actually but just enough to feed Aisyah and makes her full everyday.

During my second week of confinement, I had my sesi berurut for 3 days straight. And no, I didn't do all the bertangas and bertungku. Rimas! Hahaha.

I stayed at my mom's during the weekdays only and we went back home every weekends, since friends and family wanted to come over to visit Aisyah. By the third week, I decided to berpantang at my house by my own. My wounds are healed by the second week and I feel confident to handle a newborn baby. So there goes my new routine... bath, feed and put my baby to sleep.

On the fourth week of confinement, we decided to bring Aisyah out to the world. Yes, we brought her to OU, kononnya for Raya shopping but ended up with nothing since Aisyah decided to make a scene. Yes, she's still a tiny baby but her Mommy was bored as hell staying inside during confinement and wanted some action. Heheheheh.

Us, with Aisyah at her 30 days of age.

Okay, Aisyah is awake now. Toodles!

Overdue Entry

I'll make this entry short and full of pics because this is actually quite outdated. But who cares..

It was our family holiday to Bandung and Jakarta. I've never fancied Jakarta. So I'm glad when we only spent 2 nights there. The first 4 nights were spent in Bandung. It was raining all evening when we were there, so shopping spree to FOs was not that fun anymore. Rumah Mode has really made me upset this time. The clothings weren't as fancy as before. :(

We were accompanied by two nice young fellas during our trip. It's three, actually. Dani was our guide in Bandung while in Jakarta, Andris and Puspo were our guide. They've become more like our friends than driver. Let me know if you want their service. I'll give you their contacts.

Now, let's move on to the pictures...

At KLIA and in the plane.

Upon checked in at Aston Jl.Braga.

At Ancol.

At Monas.

At Tangkuban Perahu.

While parents went shopping for helmet, we went camwhoring.

Dinner at PVJ.

At Pasar Baru.

Awesome rock show at Rock Cafe Jl.Braga.

Living with In-Laws

Before I go further, let me clarify that all that is written here is purely based on my thoughts. No offense please.

Living with in-laws, some might say NO! Some might say ok (tapi dalam hati sebenarnya tak nak), some would say nak!nak! and some just don't bother. So which category I fall into? I should say, I'm in the second category. I don't say I don't mind living with in-laws. I do mind, a lot actually. When I told my friends that I'm going to stay with Johan's family after we get married, I received various feedbacks. Most of them have doubts of me living around in-laws.

Why? Because I'm kinda lepas balik kerja, duduk dalam bilik diam-diam, mandi, turun makan dan tidur pukul 10. Usually at home during weekends, I wake up at 9am. Kununnya nak balas dendam sebab weekdays asyik bangun awal pukul 5.30 pagi dan pergi kerja pukul 6.20 pagi. So di situ, tak cukup tidur. And at home, I'm a bit pampered. A bit, ok! Not always. Mom's a housewife like FOREVER in her life, so she tends to manage everything in the house. I did help occasionally, lipat baju, bersihkan kandang kucing-kucing saya yang gemok tu, sidai baju, cuci toilet, kemas bilik, only when I have the time. And I hardly cook. Mom prepares everything, I wanted to help sometimes but she just have this habit of prefers not having helpers around her. So that's why she does everything herself and I will only help her when she calls for, which is rare. So that explains, why friends find it a bit impossible for me to live with in-laws.

Kalau duduk bersama dengan in-laws, kena bangun awal. Tak mungkin kau nak tidur exceeding 7am, even on weekends. Kurang sopan nampaknya. Nanti apa pulak in-laws akan kata. Dan kena rajin ke dapur menolong apa yang patut. This should be no problem, I like to cook just malas je. And I guess, I have the same habit like my mom does. I prefer to operate alone, not having helpers. Rasanya akan jadi lagi kucar-kacir bila ade helpers. Bersama in-laws, apa yang kau selalu buat kat rumah kau dengan ibu bapa kau sendiri agak terbatas. Mungkin juga sangat terbatas. Kalau di rumah selalu berseluar pendek ke hulu ke hilir ke atas ke bawah, tapi bila dengan in-laws, takkan kau nak pakai macam tu? Lagi-lagi depan bapa mertua. Tapi saya rasa pakai macam tu depan ibu mertua lagi mengundang maut berbanding bapa mertua. Ye tak? Nak tak nak, kau kena beli stok seluar panjang dan t-shirt loose banyak-banyak. Tak pun pakai je baju kelawar. Jangan mimpi lagi kau nak beli baju dan seluar tidur cantik-cantik kat FOS. Kalau in-laws jenis tak kisah sebab mereka pun lebih kurang takpe, kalau tidak, awas! Tapi semoden-moden mana pun in-laws, mereka pasti tak mahu menantu mereka pakai boxer di rumah.

Lagi satu, takkan kau nak online je dan tengok tv sepanjang hari di rumah dan goyang kaki macam kau selalu buat kat rumah ibu bapa kau? Makan depan tv lagi baring-baring, gelak kuat-kuat tengok Senario. Kurang sopan. Nak tak nak, kau kena jadi perempuan melayu terakhir. Lepas tu bila keluar jalan-jalan tengok wayang dengan suami, in-laws akan pandang je. Kenapa? Sebab dah tiap-tiap minggu asal cuti Sabtu Ahad je korang keluar tak lekat kat rumah asyik makan sedap-sedap kat luar. Dah jadik kes menantu malas lak. Nanti kawan-kawan nak datang melawat atau saudara-mara kau nak menjenguk pengantin baru pun agak kurang selesa sebab in-laws ada. Nak buat party tupperware dengan member kamcing pun susah. Kalau bestfriend kau yang kepoh datang nanti dapat jelingan maut lagi sebab bising sangat bile berborak. Haih. Bila duduk dengan in-laws, terpaksa berlakon banyak. Hipokrit. To tell you the truth, I much prefer to stay alone with my husband after we get married. We are at free to do everything and anything we like, and anywhere too. Mom always tell me, "bila dah kawen nanti, duduk la berdua. Cari la rumah sendiri, sewa la rumah kecik dulu flat pun takpe, lagipun duduk berdua je. Kalau boleh jangan duduk dengan family. Menantu perempuan dengan menantu lelaki tak sama situasinya bila duduk dengan mertua".

Haih...macamana ni?

Meera's Engagement

Last Sunday was my cousin's engagement ceremony. It was held in Semenyih. Theme was dust pink, almost the same like mine. ALMOST. Lucky thing I wore my engagement attire for the ceremony so as to synchronise with the theme (macam I sorang-sorang je yang perasan lebih nak sedondon warna..). Hihihi. Just let the pictures do the talking, shall we?

WARNING: Kebanyakan gambar merupakan gambar syok sendiri.