Creative Thinking in PhD

Nak minta pendapat dan nasihat ramai yg tgh study la... Camne ye nak dptkan idea2 kreatif tu utk wat research tu? I mean, sometimes rasa mcm hampeh sbb tiada langsung idea utk buat next step. Most of the time tunggu SV ckp apa, buat. Tu pun kalo bole buat. Sometimes x bole buat jugak or buat tp lmbt giler dpt hasil (kes kurang skill, i.e. programming). But so far, rasa x puas hati ngan diri sendiri sbb ala2 angguk, angguk, geleng, geleng, etc. X ubah mcm paku dgn tukul besi. Patut nya kita yg handle research ni ye dok? And aku rasa SV aku sgt flexible, hanya la kalo aku bole berpikir sendiri... huhu...

Kalo tgk member research lain, fuh... berbuih mulut benda yg nak di diskas ngan SV tuh. Hangat sgt la gamaknya. Jeles aku. Dah la budaya diorg x mcm kita yg terus jd alim2 kucing dpn SV (at least bajet hormat SV la kan). Diorg x, mmg wat mcm colleague betul la. Duduk mcm org sila panggung, tp yg dicakap kan tu mmg ada isi la, x la plak mcm sembang ptg di warung kopi. Camne nak jd cam diorg ni? X nak la sampai SV menyesal amik kita bwh supervision dia kan?

Sungguh la budaya open-minded ni susah nak dipupuk sbb dah tua bangka dah, x jadi apa. Mmg aku salahkan kurikulum sekolah yg byk mengamalkan spoon-feeding kpd murid2 di bangku sekolah. Sudahnya, dah dekat 30 tahun baru nak kikis? Hmm... mimpi la...

Tp, tiada apa yg mustahil, maka nak cuba ubah diri sendiri ke arah kebaikan la ni. So camne ek? Aku tau kena buat LR byk2, tp kdg2 baca, xde kena mengena la plak. Aku ni plak jenis yg x puas ati kalo baca paper x paham, so usually spend quite lama on each paper, but in the end Insya Allah paham la content. Cuma kdg2 x applicable sgt. Pulok doh :(

Pastu kan, korg ada x rasa guilty bila baca paper lama2? Aku kalo lama tinggal coding, or writing, or analysis, semata2 nak baca paper, kdg2 timbul rasa bersalah. Mmg semua tu nak kena wat secara parallel, tp sbg manusia baru belajar ni, kdg2 rasa overwhelmed gak. Ada pointers?

Lab mate aku yg sorg ni tgh mood rajin letak kata2 semangat atas dinding dia (spring cleaning la katakan, meja dia pon dah kemas). Antara yg paling merentap perasaan ialah kata2, "It's better to have a lot of ideas for some of them to be wrong, than to be right all the time because of no ideas". Terkesima jap sbb mmg belum mampu nak come up with idea bernas.

Ada gak terpikir, ke aku ada aje idea tp takut nak suarakan takut x mampu nak carried out idea cerdik, bijak, pandai tu. Kalo ye begitu, itu dah masuk bab sub-conscious la plak,eh? Sendiri sabotage diri supaya x de idea... Is it?

Any advice is deeply appreciated. Aku nak bertolak ke Bristol dah ni. Esok ada Music Technology Symposium kat University of West England. Excited sbb ni first symposium aku sejak wat PhD kat UK. X present apa2 pon, sekadar menimba pengalaman, tp SV bermurah hati byr kan kos pengangkutan. Fuh... lega. Bole la aku tgk research culture kat sini.

Dan bertambah best lg aku ada chance reunited ngan Che Fadh. Bole la merendek and meronggeng like the old times, hihi. Nanti satu mlm aku spend kat umah cousin aku, then the rest kat umah Che Fadh.

Ok la. Gtg. Please tinggal advice eh.

Aisyah's New Hair Do

Cantik x?

Hehe, x kisah la rambut dia hanya 5 urat aje yg bole disepit, yg penting, femininity nya terserlah... :D



Gmbr ni dirakam pada mlm Mother's Day. Masa tu Ayah dia gi laundry jemur kain, kami girly girls kat rumah duduk bersolek. Girls' Night In. Best!

Shopping Ordeal With Aisyah

As a mother, I began to learn that as Aisyah grows, she develops a lot of wants and needs. No longer can I schedule my life, as my schedule currently follows her mood. Tgk aje la, masa bg mkn sat ni, dah pandai merayap, x mo mkn dlm high chair mahu pon walker. Demi nak tgk dia mkn n membesar sihat, Ibu ikutkan jg. Membontoti dia dari segala penjuru rumah,a sal aje dia mkn. Mkn mmg mkn, tp singgah jap dpn TV, kembah2 DVD. Then pegi tepi kotak mainan, kluarkan beberapa toys. Pastu merangkak lg gi tepi meja study, tarik2 wayar laptop. Aiseh, kena alihkan. All the while tu nak abiskan bubur semangkuk aje. Tp tu x pe lg, pe'el dlm umah kan?

Ha, ni citer psl ada budak tu dah pandai wat pe'el dlm supermarkat smlm. Ya Tuhan, sabar je la... Semlm kluar ngan Hubs, tp hubs ada urusan sket, so tinggallah aku ngan Aisyah. Setengah jam pertama molek lg dia duk dlm stroller tu. Lama2 dia merengek2. Masa ni kat post office nak byr bil. Pastu sampai tahap dah sakit telinag dgr dia meraung tu, bawak la dia kluar dari stroller, dukung sebelah tgn, tolak stroller sebelah tgn. Berat! Dah la bwk stroller tunggang langgang mcm org mabuk, nasib x langgar org. Nak shopping? Mimpi la...

Cuba masuk changing room, tgk2 x berak. Bg susu, minum sket aje, sampai habis kuyup baju dia sbb isap main2. Susu tgh byk, mana bole stop2 kan? Dia sengih2 je, pastu menggeliat2 nak turun dari dukung. At this point, tahu dah, budak ni nak main kat lantai.

Cuba utk pegi ke Early Learning Centre sbb kat situ mcm budak2 bebas main je kan. Tp x sempat, dia nangis, nangis, nangis. Masuk balik Primark, letak dia atas lantai. Lantai sah2 la x bersih sgt kan, tp apa bole buat? Hah, merangkak sakan dia. Sengih2 lg. Masa tu org tgk wat x tahu je la. Capek.

Pastu dia mula tarik2 baju dekat display. Takut kena marah ngan salesperson dia lak kang, angkat la budak tu. Apa lagi, meraung la dia. Ingatkan dia lapar, so naik tingkat atas skali gi Food Court, order Jacket Potato. Aisyah suka jacket potato. Order Kids Meal, bubuh cheese. Makan la dia dgn girang nya. 2/3 potato tu dia mkn. Air mineral lak 1/4 botol dia minum (buh dlm cwn kertas). Ingatkan lps ni settle la, perut dah isi kan?

Rupanya tidak. Masuk stroller nangis lagi. Dah x suka diikat. Siap mmg kaki dia menendang2 tu, marah. Hangin betul la aku... Mujur la urusan Hubs dah settle, so dah bole pass baton kat dia and start la shopping. Adoi la.... kena blaja sabar dgn lebih lg aku ni...

Ni gmbr cik adik tu golek2 kan duvet dlm kedai. Masa ni tgh diskas ngan Hubs nak beli duvet cover yg mana. Biar la dia, asalkan bahagia.

Ni plak dia tunjuk kaki tanda x puas ati kena tambat. Tp sbb Ayah dia ada, tu yg x nangis. Tp still x puas ati. Side kick Ibu la tu konon...Amboi2...

Happy Mother's Day!

It's March 22, and here in the UK, it's Mother's Day. Yeah, yeah, in Malaysia and probably the rest of the world, Mother's Day is not until May (read about the diffreneces here), but having lived in the UK now, I couldn't help but feel a little sappy and got sucked into this whole celebration of Motherhood.

Last year I did not get to celebrate Mother's Day. I was already heavily pregnant, but Hubs was adamant that I should only celebrate it when I actual am mothering the baby. So for a whole year (well, less than that actually, coz last year I was still in Malaysia, and so Mother's Day fell in June), I waited and waited. I am giddy with excitement to see what Hubs has in store for me. But maybe he isn't getting me anything, as he already said it thousands of time to my face until i really don't know whether he is being sincere or covering up for something guuuuddd.... which is fine, either way, because just being a mother is the greatest gift of all on this very special day. Not to mention that I have actually spent oh, I don't know, let's say a few pounds on a little personal stuff, like a blouse and some make up stuff, and a Subway sandwich (again!) hahaha.... every mother deserves a little perk on Mother's Day, right? ;)

Truth is, I'm grateful that I am finally entitled to celebrate Mother's Day today not only as a thankful daughter, but as a mother for the first time ever. Alhamdulillah...

To my Mother (Umi),
I Love & Miss You. Thank you so much for raising me to be the person that I am today.... Now that I'm a mother myself, I actually do see (some) things from your view and appreciate more of what you've done for me...

To my Daughter (Aisyah),
I am so proud to be your Mother!

I Love You to the Moon and Back!




God gave the World Stars,
And there was Beauty,

God gave the World the Sun,
And there was Warmth,

God gave the World Rain,
And there was Life,

God gave the World Mothers,
And there was LOVE.....

There's a lot more to being a woman than being a mother, but there's a hell a lot more to being a mother than most people suspect

-Roseanne Barr-

Faces of the NOT-So-Innocent

Sblm ni tgk muka budak yg inosen tu tido kan? Ni bila dia dah bgn, NOT so inosen okeh? First ni masa lps solekkan Aisyah. I imagine these dialogs are what she said in her head:

Oooohhh... saya feeling2 pretty gitu lps Ibu solekkan saya. Ntah apa occasionnya dia letakkan riben kat kepala saya. Pas tu Ibu main matchy2 gitu, dari atas sampai bawah ada tema red colour you... Ni baju Mak Ude saya kasi dari Msia ari tu, kena pakai ngan skirt, tp Ibu saya tukar pki seluar yg sama polka dotnya beli kt Primark ... Matching la pulok... And look at my shoesies... bentuk Ladybird... hehe.. Btw, notice my sleeves? Short sleeves you, bcoz sini dah spring... I loike spring!






Okeh, saya sudah busan duduk diam mcm Tuan Puteri. I'm an explorer at heart! Okies, what do we have here? Ooo... ni rak tempat Ibu simpan botol susu rupanya... Cantek ah... Ops, x sampai... tonjet sket...





Oh you know what? Rak yg rendah sket ni pon x kurg best nya. Letih la tonjet lama2... Ni tempat Ibu simpan ass-wipes saya hihi... Marbeles... Ni kalo bukak and kembah satu persatu ni best ni.... Pastu kalo wat masuk mulut ni, lagi haru... Ibu mesti freak out dgn suara berfrekuensi tinggi dia tuh! Tee hee hee! Kelakar, I tell you!





Hey lookie, we have unopened pampers right at the bottom.... Nice... I wonder if I poke2 dekat plastik dia bole jd berlubang x plastik luar ni? Let's see, shall we?




Eh, what's that flash of light? Where is it coming from? Alamak, Ibu dah kata, smile, you're on candid camera laa...



Okey, okey, jgn panic. Give Ibu my biggest smile and I'll be fine.... (*sambil tgn meletakkan balik brg2 yg disepahkan seolah2 nk cover yg dia tgh mengemas)


(Ni attempt dia nak smile, tp x jadi :P)

Faces of Innocence

Budak2 ni kalo tido mmg innosen habis... Mari tgk Aisyah tido...

Ni gmbr tido dia slps menangis separuh mlm sakit gusi nak tumbuh gigi. Masa ni lps Subuh, tp dia x sedar pon, mungkin ngantuk sgt la tu. Tgk dia tido straight cenggini rasa nak amik pita ukur utk ukur 'kepanjangan' dia, tp sbb dah tau dah x de pon pita ukur tu dalam rumah, maka x menggelabah cari hehe... Ni right before kejutkan dia sbb nak gi Tintagel & Boscastle ...

Ni pula keesokannya paginya setelah balik dari Boscastle. Sungguh pemalas si Ibu biarkan saja anaknya tido x tukar baju. Baju bunga2 halus itu adalah baju gi jln smlm yg x disalin.. Hehehe... bertuah punya Ibu... Baju je x salin, pampers tukar sokmo aaa.... Baik sket....




Ni plak gmbr x ingat bila but more recent than the previous two. Masih suka tido di celah ketiak Ibu...




Dan seperti yg dpt dilihat di gmbr ini, juga enjoy tido di celah ketiak masa Ayah. OK, bagus anak aku nih, x memilih... Hok aloh... tido terlopong ha...




Ni plak baru snap 5 minit yg lalu. Tido siang... Pkl 2 ptg... Itu psl la I bole blog... ngeh ngeh ngeh...



Cuba org tangkap gmbr kita yg dewasa ni tido... Huh... x de innosen nya, buruks lagi ada.... hehehe....

Guilt-Free Oyis

1st Guilt = Makan X Ingat Dunia

Aku sungguh x malu kerana telah membeli Subway Foot Long (Veggie Delite). Btw, did u know ada Subway yg Halal kat UK? Tp kat Plymouth ni kena amik veggie la, paling dekat pon Swansea je cawangan Halal. Pokoknya, benda alah tu ada lah sepanjang satu kaki, dan masa aku menbondong bawak sandwich itu balik ramai pelajar lelaki yg mengerling (ke arah sandwich la, bkn aku). X padan dgn pendek, nafsu mkn besar hahahah! Mungkin org laki je kot yg mkn sandwich satu kaki nih, org pompuan kalo nak mkn pon cover2... x pon amik aje 6 inch, spt yg slalu aku buat (ye, makna nya sandwich aku 12 inci wo ho ho). Ah, peduli apa kan... aku yg byr. Lg pon aku nak mkn half lg ptg krg. Tapi kan, skang ni dah abis one half, rasa cam nak mkn lg yg lagi sebelah tu huhu... sehingga lah aku ternampak ianya tertulis di internet - foot long subway = 810 kalori. Aiseh... kata nak kurus... cam ne nih... Tp aku baru mkn separuh ye, so baru 405 kalori la hehe...



Mujur la aku masih BFing so guna la excuse tu utk menyedapkan hati hehe... Sebut BFing nih, aku agak tergezut sat ni sbb masa masuk kedai Herbs utk beli ginseng dlm capsule (sbb lately asyik ngantuk ptg2 depan PC, rasa nya sbb x cukup tido mlm kot - baca last entry kenapa). So konon2 nak boost energy la. Dah syok2 borak ngan org kedai tu ttg khasiat ginseng, n dah nak beli dah nih, tau2 dia x rekomen plak kalo BFing. Hok aloh, letak balik la, x jd beli. So skang letih ke, x letih ke, I must survive on my own. Ok la, lps ni harus lebih istiqamah amalkan baca Subhanallah, Alhamdulillah, Allahu Akbar sblm tido utk meningkat kekuatan badan di siang hari. Kdg kita ni laju je nak cari ubat, lupa plak sunnah Rasulullah. Apo la....

Second Guilt: Work Vs Family
Yg best sket nya ialah skang aku ada study regime yg baru. Minggu ini sudah terbukti berjaya n aku harap kekal la, Insya Allah. Plan nya gini, aku lps subuh terus tumpu kat study (kat umah ni), sampai Aisyah bgn around 9-ish a.m. Lps tu salin pampers dia, baju dia, bg mkn breakfast dia, n main2 kejap. Dlm pada itu Hubs bole mandi, mkn breakfast dsb nya. Dlm pkl 10.45 pg tu baru gerak ke lab, Aisyah pon masa tu dah ready utk nap dah.

Then wat keja la sampai ptg, tp balik awal, dlm pkl 7 dah ada kat umah, sbb dah keja dari awal pg, even tho masuk lab lambatkan. Begini la baru aku leh berasa tenang, sbb dari segi keja pon aku x rasa guilty tinggalkan kerana nak stay jap ngan Aisyah, dan dari segi kebajikan keluarga pon aku x rasa bersalah, sbb masa tinggalkan Aisyah ngan Ayah dia, dia dah kenyang, dah dpt nenen, bersih, wangi dan kering... Kalo dulu, nak gi lab awal sgt, kesian tinggal kan Aisyah dlm keadaan comot atau masih tido x dpt tgk muka Ibu sampai ke ptg, jg kesian kat Hubs kena wat semua benda... Nak tunggu Aisyah bgn pkl 9 lebih (selama ni aku tido bersama2 dia hehehe...mmg teruk aku nih), masuk lab plak pkl 11 pg, rasa bersalah, so buat keja sampai pkl 8 mlm, konon nak qadha, pastu balik umah rasa bersalah lg ngan family, sbb masak lewat = mkn dinner lewat, plus tinggal less than 3 hours je main2 ngan Aisyah, pastu masing2 dah krooohh... benar lah, the bird who gets up early gets all the good worms, or something like la, you know what i mean.... Syukur la Allah bg ilham utk urus masa sebegini, and doa kan la aku ni istiqamah melaksanakan pelan strategik aku nih...

Ok la, nak sambung keja. Got a schedule to follow, kan? Dah la ari ni nak balik awal sket, nak gi kelas berdansa Salsaaa.... ! Got to burn of that half foot long calories nyeheheh....

Aisyah At 9 Months

Anak gadisku yg dah pon berusia 9 bulan

Ni adalah coretan dalam lab sbb tgh gila ngantuk ah... X ingat nya ngantuk.... Maybe patut makin multivits kot utk mencergaskan badan... Adoi la... Nak buat mcm mana, sejak beberapa mlm kebelakangan ni, Aisyah tido x berapa lena, tiap2 sejam berbunyi2... serius, aku tgk jam tiap2 kali bgn sampaikan dah x larat nak tido bgn tu, duk terdetik dalam hati, bila la nak siang ni... penat la tido bgn, tido bgn...... dulu bunyi je ek ek nangis, bg nenen, tido la balik dia... skang, hamboih, sombong, dah pandai reject tu kalo x nak... dalam tido pon bole reject ke offer yg generous nih... dah la nak tido tu pon mmg susah. Kejap nak ayah tidokan, kejap nak ibu. X tahu la kenapa, nak bertukar bulan agaknya.

Hari ni genap la usia dia 9 bulan. Sekejap je rasanya. Kalo masa peknen kan dia dulu, huh, lama gila la nak sampai 9 bulan tu. Rasa mcm x sabar2 nak deliver kan dia, nak jumpa dia personally. Dah ada di depan mata ni, tau2 aje dah 9 bulan. Dah ada byk keinginan dan kehendak and juga pe'el2 yg colourful jg... Hihi...

Antaranya kan, pandai mintak mainkan iklan feveret dia kat YouTube. Kalo nak tahu mcm mana dia meng'ekspresi'kan diri dia kalo dia nak tgk iklan tu, haa begini: Dlm tgh2 main songsorg dekat tepi kotak mainan dia, dia bole stop n mula merangkak gi dekat Ayah dia yg tgh khusyuk surf apa2 ntah kat laptop atas meja mkn. And then dia panjat kaki ayah dia, x pon panjat kerusi sampai la kepada standing position. Lps tu jengkit2 kaki biar hujung tgn dia sampai dekat hujung meja n dia akan hentak2 la meja tu sambil mulutnya berbunyi2. Lg best, kalo kita dukung dia tu, kalo dia asyik tgk aje dekat skrin laptop tu, maknanya dia nak suruh play kan iklan feveret dia la tuh. Andainya dia pandai menunjukkan dgn jari, aku yakin dia akan tunjuk dekat skrin itu :-P

Ini dia iklan yg best sgt pada pandangan Aisyah tuh. Iklan Cadbury kat UK...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVblWq3tDwY

Kelakarkan? Aku sgt2 bersyukur dgn kehadiran Aisyah dalam hidup aku... Ceria gitu... Walau pon adakala x cukup tido, kira adat la tu... Alhamdulillah Syukur Nikmat.. lebih2 lg lps aku baca blog member yg merakamkan peristiwa tragis di komuniti Melayu di Glasgow yg berlaku baru2 ini (pemergian anak kecil setelah bertarung dgn demam panas kalo x silap -- sayu sgt). Bole baca di sini http://malaysiaglasgow.co.uk/izani/?p=327

Mcm mana la parents dia nak teruskan amanat mencari ilmu itu slps peristiwa ini? Ya Allah, berikanlah kekuatan kepada ibubapa anak kecil tersebut, dan Kau jauhkan lah segala mara bahaya dan mala petaka daripada kami semua.... Sesungguhnya kami ini di sini utk menuntut ilmu, maka Kau permudahkanlah kami menempuh perjuangan ini.... Amiin...

It Feels Like Spring Here..

.. hence explaining kenapa aku rasa mcm x mo buat keja saja di depan PC. Huhu.. Rasa nak berlari2 anak di bawah sinaran mentari yg memancar cerah, diselangi hembusan angin sepoi2 bahasa, sambil menjamu mata melihat bunga pelbagai warna yang sudah perlahan2 mengembang, dan menikmati keindahan alam semula jadi ciptaan Allah ini...

Oh, tp harus wat keja jg kerana aku kat sini bukan utk bersuka ria, tp ada mission yg jelas lg nyata. Apa bole buat... Oleh itu, aku letak aje la gmbr2 ala2 spring ni di sini, semoga kalian tahu betapa susahnya diri ini utk mendisiplin kan diri dan paksa minda ini berfungsi di hari yg cerah di musim bunga, lebih2 lagi hari Ahad seperti ini .... fokus Oyis, fokus....

Tag dari Emma

Here's a chance to see how well you really know your husband (or wife). Cut, paste and fill in the answers, then forward . . . shoot, you know what to do. The real challenge is to send it to your spouse to see how right you really are.

Notes to my Hubby:
Abg, sila jawab di komen berapa kita teka betul and sila bg jwpan yg tepat ps mana2 yg salah...



1. He's sitting in front of the TV, what is on the screen?
One Tree Hill

2. You're out to eat; what kind of dressing does he get on his salad?
One Thousand Island

3. What's one food he doesn't like?
Dia sgt tidak cerewet, semua makan :)

4. You go out to eat and have a drink. What does he order?
Skang x kluar mkn dah. Tp dulu2 aaa... nasi puteh, sup tulang/ekor, telur dadar, air teh o ais. Wajib...

5. Where did he go to high school?
SM Tengku Mahkota, Muar

6. What size shoe does he wear?
9, I think.

7. If he was to collect anything, what would it be?
Komik ... alamak, x ingat nama apa dah walhal aku yg gi beli every Tuesday kat kedai mamak kat Msia utk dia.... bkn Pedang Setiawan, bukan yg ada Rimba2 tu... Tony Wong nyer... apa ek? ada karektor Wunan Pai, eh ye ke? Jap, Jejak Wira kot.... belasah je la jawab..

8. What is his favorite type of sandwich?
Prawn n Mayo... Yum!

9. What would this person eat every day if he could?
Anything that is the product of my magic hands! Dia sgt2 gemar masakan saya meski pon hangit, masin dsb nya. Kalah mamak any day ok? Hehehe... kembang idungku!

10. What is his favorite cereal?
X suka cereal

11. What would he never wear?
Pink - ini kena setuju ngan Emma... hahah! Next colour dia x kan pakai, apple green. masa kawen itu hari ini je last dia pki apple green sbb aku tergila2kan itu dress (pkai jg masa kat umah Muar). Berkorban la tu utk aku ... Sayang die....

12. What is his favorite sports team?
Football - Chelsea

13. Who did he vote for?
Rahsia la!

14. Who is his best friend?
Aisyah (dia kan full time househusband skang ni so he says he sees more of Aisyah these days than he sees me, so Aisyah dah jd best pren dia, overtaking my place, huhu sedey!)

15. What is something you do that he wishes you wouldn't do?
Malas mengemas :P

Kekasihku... Ewah!

Baby Walker

Aku merasa terpanggil utk tulis psl walker ni psl ada reader yg tanya. Harus diingatkan, ini adalah pandangan aku sahaja mengenai alat ini dan parents lain bebas dgn pandangan masing2, whether they find the advantages overrides the disadvantages, etc, I totally respect your opinion.

Ok. So before I begin, let me just make it clear that I DON'T trust that walkers are safe. Why? You can read it here, or here, or better yet, google la. Mesti ada report pjg lebar punyer.

Eh, bukan kah dalam entry previously ada video Aisyah duduk dalam walker? Hipokrit la Oyis nih. Apa mcm org munafik, ckp x serupa bikin.

Gini, let me explain. Aku n Hubs beli walker bkn utk train Aisyah berjln. Ramai antara kita yg beranggapan kalo pki walker baby akan cpt berjalan. True, they become more mobile and independent quicker, but will probably have gait problems later, and put a delay sket bila time berjalan, ni kata laman web tu la. Ni aku sedar dah lama dah, sblm pregnant kan Aisyah lg. Ntah mcm mana ntah terbaca benda2 nih :P

Then why beli?
Aku beli supaya ada tempat utk letakkan Aisyah masa ayah dia solat or answering the call of nature whilst I am away at work. Aisyah dah pandai merangkak merayap skang, so sgt2 bahaya otherwise. Sblm ni gedebak gedebuk jgk la dia jatuh, hinggakan ayah dia nak smyg pon x khusyuk. Kalo x jatuh pon dia sibuk nak cuit2 soket atau wayar komputer, TV, etc, lagi la bahaya. Skang, Alhamdulillah dah x jatuh mcm nangka busuk dah and bila dlm walker x boleh bongkok nak kutip mcm2 hhehehe...

Tp harus diingatkan, mmg x selamat kalo tinggalkan baby dalam walker begitu sahaja. So biasanya, for added safety, ayah solat dlm bilik yg sama ngan Aisyah duduk dlm walker. X leh dibiarkan main sorg2. Segala benda yg budak2 ni bole capai, kena simpan dah. Rumah ni awal2 dulu ada lacey table cloth, skang, minta mahap la. Togel je table nyer... sbb cik mek tu pandai tarik2. Harus dimention jg, rumah kitaorg ni setingkat je, so Insya Allah isu tergolek kat tangga tu x de la. Otherwise kena take note jg isu tgga tu.

One more thing, kalo harus beli walker jg, invest yg mahal sket, yg properly reserached n designed. Make sure dia punya width tu lebar sampai x akan lps door frame. Kalo x, benda tu akan jd sumber bahaya. Aisyah pakai brand Chicco, besar gabak walker dia sebenarnya, berat plak tu, mmg konfem x lps pintu, setakat ruang tamu je la dia pusing2. Added feature dia lg satu yg best ialah tayar dia hanya bole bergerak ke depan, x bole mengundur, so x de la risiko budak2 ni x nmpk dia nak gi mana, sedap je masuk gear reverse kang, tau2 ntah apa yg dilanggarnya. Sorry la, those yg kenal aku tahu aku ni manusia sempoi aje, bkn jenis yg pki branded2, tp bab baby ni, kena amik extra precaution kot. Kalo yg light weight beli di kedai plastik tu, mmg aku dah pernah tgk benda alah tu terbalik dgn ada baby di dalamnya. Ngeri weh... Tayar mmg hebat bole pusing segala arah, and laju mmg laju la bebudak ni meluncur, tp ....

Satu lg, kalo dah beli / nak beli jg, make sure baby x duduk lama2 dlm walker tu. Takut effect pada posture / blkg dia. Kitaorg letak Aisyah maksimum pon a total of about half hour to an hour la, in a DAY. Aisyah pon x suka sgt duk dlm walker ni, sbb dia x bebas bergerak (mungkin sbb karpet and also sbb berat kot walker ni heheh). Or maybe dia dah associate walker ni as denda/restriction, sbb ada jg time menakal sgt tu, (i.e. korek plaster dinding bila dah berulang kali alihkan/tegur/tinggi suara sket, etc), Ayah dia letak dia dlm tu 2 minit, menangis olok2 minta simpati la si Aisyah. Ni teknik yg diolah daripada cerita 'Supernanny', yg suh ajar budak2 psl time out bila buat salah :) Or maybe Aisyah rasa, 'Eh, merangkak lg laju la nak bergerak from A to B, malas la nak naik walker'. Who knows?

And also try to introduce walker ni bila baby dah bole support blkg dah. We only bought this walker when Aisyah turned 8 months old, and has long since berjaya duduk unsupported. Introducing one at 3 months, for example, is ridiculous.

Ok itu sahaja coretan aku kali ni. Bkn apa, aku x nak org tgk aku beli, n assume that it is safe. I know of the hazards, and hence when we use it, we use it with the knowledge that it isn't 100% safe and took precautions whilst using it. In an ideal world, aku x nak pakai pon walker nih kalo bole, but as of right now, in our situation, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. Oh, one more thing, in an ideal world, aku jg nak stopkan penggunaan dummy / pacifier Aisyah tu. But as of right now, dia suka jilat karpet, kerusi, remote, etc, so terpaksa la sumbat benda tu skali skala.

Isu ni sama la jg dgn those yg trust formula milk or not, disposable diapers or not, buaian or not, etc. I'm not proud to say that Aisyah uses a walker, dummy, and still wears disposable diapers (my bad!), but I am happy to declare that she is still breastfed, eats home made food, and stays away of the swing. It is really difficult being a parent and trying to give the best to our children, but at the end of the day, we do what we could and hopefully Allah will rewards us la kan dgn segala apa yg kita buat dgn niat ikhlas tu.

So far today, kalo ada salah coretan, terguris rasa, terkasar bahasa, Oyis minta maaf. Yg baik dtg dari Allah, and yg buruk dtg dari Oyis sendiri. I just don't want to see anyone get hurt on their walkers, itu sahaja niat di hati. Those yg berjaya raise their kid without dummy, walker, etc, gua tabik spring sama lu!

Peace!

Tag dari Nabil

1. Do you think you're hot?

What? No. But that doesn't stop me from wanting to be a hot mama hehe... eceh konon la, kena ada motivasi kan nak lose weight? X syok la kan flabby merata2... In order to put things back in order, I've joined the Uni gym, taking aerobics once a week, Salsa on Thursday evenings, and try to do the Gym circuit every Sunday. I tried to squeeze Fitball in, but couldn't find the time and also getting all soary arms afterwards was a real turn off. So cukup la 3 aktiviti itu per week, plus walking back and fro Uni 5 days a week. Eh, ini dah melalut dari soalan asal. Harap Maaf.


2. Upload your favourite picture of you!

Ada byk, but this will have to do kot...

3. Why do you like that picture?

Bcoz ada Hubs and Aisyah, two most important people in my life right now. Plus I've been told I look skinny here muhahaha....



4. When is your last time you ate pizza?

Two days ago. Dekat kafe. Vege pizza dgn chips. Yakin halal. Besar. Sedap. Kenyang, Alhamdulillah. Tak risau langsung psl kalori.



5. The last song you listened to?

Boy Does Nothing - Aleisha Dixon
(Ini lagu guna masa salsa hehehe... and keep dgr again n again dlm kepala, plus not to mention psg juga di rumah masa prektis songsorg. Kdg Aisyah jd partner dlm dukungan... see cardio and weight at the same time... Aisyah 8 kilo tu, so ini bkn main2 nyer weight... efficient, no?)



6. What are you doing right now beside this?

Menahan diri dari pee pee (I desperately need to go, tp just one more minute!)



7. What name do you prefer besides yours?

Pernah satu ketika sgt2 berkenan dgn Jasmine.



8. People i tag :
Bole x, x tag? Coz semua org dah wat a tag ni, except me yg baru nak melunaskan utang... Ya Ampun, Nabil :P

Tintagel & Boscastle, Cornwall

Trip ni berlangsung dua Sabtu lps, tp baru ada masa nak upload gmbr n cerita kat sini. Trip ni anjuran Trips Out Society, UoP. Trip ni pergi dua tempat, Tintagel Castle (tempat legendary King Arthur nya castle) and also ke Boscastle. Dua2 tempat ni dlm 90 km kot dari Plymouth, so not too far lah. Pegi naik coach. Harga tiket adalh GBP10 seorg. Sungguh berbaloi la.

Trip adalah sgt best. Tempatnya mmg cantik skali. Sungguh la saujana mata memandang. Tp lebih best lagi bila ada geng2 Melayu/Indo yg pegi bersama. Ada la sket chance utk aku n Hubs bergambar berdua, sbb bole minta tolong amikkan. Kalo x alamatnya, aku amik utk ko, ko amik utk aku la hehehe....

Tintagel ni tempatnya agak jauh la kena berjalan kaki ke bawah. Dah la mcm dirt road sket, so struggle nak bwk stroller at times. Peh tu bila sampai di kaki bukit batu tu, kena tinggal stroller kat bawah n Hubs bawak Aisyah naik ke atas bukit batu itu dgn carrier shj. Tinggi wooooo....

Serupa jg kat Boscastle. Masa ni siap tinggalkan stroller dgn tuan stroller jap kat bawah (ada AJK tolong jagakan) sbb there was no way utk bawak stroller ke atas. Ni kena guna skill pandai2 sendiri la panjat. Aku, Hubs n Kak Mazni naik takat puncak yg kedua tertinggi. Budak2 muda yg lain naik sampai puncak paling teratas. Wow! tabik sping la!

Ok ni la dia pics outing kami...