FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION...FREEDOM OF SPEECH...OH WELL!

Tough when you can't express how you feel...and say what you want to say freely. Hmmm! Well, nothing much can be done but to abide. Anyways, on a lighter note...would like to update on d Light of my life; Arissa Sofea.

Arissa's updates as at 23 April 2010 (Friday):

Age: 2 years & 3 weeks old

Height: 80 cm

Weight: 15 kg

Arissa is growing up really fast & is now able to:

- Recognize shapes; triangle, square, circle

- Recognize colours; PINK, purple, blue, yellow, orange, red

- Point out & identify animals especially her fav ones; cat, horse, tiger, squiyel (squirrel),

  yat (rat) & many others

- Sing along ABC right up to Z

- Count 1 till 10!

- Identify 'UPIN & IPIN' when she sees them in magazines/ tv & right away say...'Betul2'!

  (in Upin & Ipin's tone, but less by one 'betul' ;p)

- Arissa is friendly & LOVES to make friends with kids her age whenever she sees

  one...tak  kire in the lift, or at d pool, or at d park, at shopping malls to...Good 

  girl kawan semua orang! 

- Likes to say 'makan' while pushing back Mummy's hand to mummy's mouth if she refuse  

  to eat her food. Her way of saying  - 'I dont wna eat mummy, you eat it'.

- Arissa loves to swim/ play around in the pool at home tapi kesian dia takde geng nak  

  main...she gets bored after a while coz main sorang2 & prefers to look at other kids in

  the pool

- Loves to say...'Ayer, water' (Dua2 sekali when referring to water)

- Obsessed with Barney!!! For now mummy only managed to get for baby, Barney's water tumbler & CDs (Every single minute watch d 3 CDs interchangeably smpai ada yg da stuck2) . Been looking around for d medium sized soft toy but tak jumpe lagi. Only d huge talking one available & cost RM180! Insya'Allah klau mummy ada rezeki lebih, will get for you yer baby...Siann baby mummy!

- Arissa is also very attached to mummy nowadays. Baru ilang kejap pegi dapur dah jerit/ nangis carik mummy. Mummy masuk toilet pun, nangis jgak...nak masuk toilet. Basically kene nmpak 'kelibat' mummy..kalau tak nangis. On top of dat, Arissa loves to hug & kiss mummy every now and then. Best sangat! Terasa diri is very much needed & appreciated...on TOP OF THE WORLD feeling ;)

Will update more later...Mummy's lil gal is growing up really FAST!

HARI INI DALAM SEJARAH!

Finally did it! Been 2 days now dat I successfully workout for 1 full hour @ d gym. 15 minutes of threadmill, 15 mins of cycling, 15 mins of weight-lifting & another 15 mins of various workouts. Big PHEWWW & FUHHHH! Mane taknyer coz been super ages tak exercise...last mase 2008 before knowing dat I was pregnant with Arissa Sofea ;)

Anyways, semangat bangun 6.30am this morning & was @ d gym by  6.50am. Tu pun, all 3 functioning threadmill dah occupied. So, just headed straight for d stationary bike. Planning to go again 2mro Insya'allah kalau tak flat out, coz lil gal oso has been staying up late & mummy pun kene ikut tempo dia. Sib baik am on leave these few days.

Hopefully my new exercise regime would pay off & get to shed d excess inches from d problem areas...Urghhh! Praying real hard...

I'M a BIG2 GIRL in a BIG2 WORLD...

31 March 2010 (Wednesday):-
SPECIAL DEDICATION TO MY DARLING ARISSA SOFEA...HAPPY 2nd BIRTHDAY BABY!
May you grow up to be a wonderful, special person both inner & outer, Insya'Allah and May Allah bless you Always ;)

            Ayah's treat @ TGIF, 28 March 2010


Really need to update on my lil Angel's milestones & development, doin injustice to her coz this blog supposedly acts as a logbook for Arissa. Well, mummy's lil gal is all grown up now...

So many things that she has 'achieved' - seeing from mummy's view memangla nampak banyak sangat wonderful things that she is able to do now & everyday she learns new things/ keletah yg pelbagai. Kadang2 mummy gelak sendiri tengok baby mummy ;p Tak payah nk watch TV, coz watching Arissa herself dah entertaining


- Like yesterday, I sneezed & she said "Mummy sneesh" then got up on her feet & walked around while saying 'tissue2'...Oh joy, anak mummy memang sangat menjaga kesihatan & hygene...Goody! Well, she couldnt find any tissue around, just a 'baju kurung' that was already folded on the table. She took d 'baju kurung' & put it against my nose & mouth and said 'Wipe mummy - tissue'! Haha....cute! Anything goes for d lil one - 'make do with what we have' concept :) Clever gal!


- Creative mind working...nowadays if Arissa sees/ comes across tupperware/ basket that is round/oblong - she would put it on her head & say 'Helmet' ;p Sometimes she even asks mummy to put on 'helmet'. When she comes across a skrew yg 'terkeluar a bit' - looks a bit like a pipe on the 'tempat sidai laundry', she would say 'Mummy, wash hand' & act as if she's washing her hands ;)

                          Arissa's 'helmet' ;)


- Says 'Peash' (please) in a kesian tone which you can't say NO to...everytime she requests for something/ do something for her & 'Thanks' everytime we do a favour for her


- Able to form short sentences; 'Arissa fall down', 'Mummy's car same/ Ayah's car same' - when she sees a black MyVI/ wira of d same colour as her Ayah's on the road.


- Loves to dance to d tunes of 'Barney'; esp 'Ring A Ring A Roses' & Elmo/ other Sesame Street characters tunes/ songs. So into her collection of CDs...would play it come rain or shine.

          Current overplayed/overused but precious CD collection

- Current fav food - 'SYUP' (soup) - pelatla anak mummy ni...or any noodle/ kuey toew based dishes. Somehow she has some Chinese blood in her coz she lurvesss 'syup' a lot & can't seem to have enuff of 'mee goreng mamak'...Indian blood too? haha!

  Enjoying her Cantonese kuey teow @ Sakura Kristal,
JJ AU3... 'Mmmm, sadap syup'!


- Knows how 2 put words to use...

• - 'best'...mmmm, 'sadap' (sedap), siap ngn facial expession esp bile mkn 'syup'

• - 'masham' (masam) - when she refuse 2 drink her milk. So, gune alasan susu dah basi/ masam!
• - 'panas'...and 'hot' interchangeably
• - ever fav phrase 'NO NEED' & 'DOWAN' (don't want)
• - 'SHOYIE' (sorry), with hand gesture - pat hand of d person yg she is apologizing to ;p
• - 'Tak per'...Errr, this one am not sure from whom she learned this word. She used it on me just now "Takpe mummy', when I told her to take of her clothes & bathe...hmmm!
• Many others, cant recall for now - 2.00am already & I still cant sleep!

- Oh yes, Arissa also 'pandai mengadu' already. She mentioned to mum in law that day out of d blue..."Ayah 'pokol' (pukul), Mummy 'pon' (pun) pokol!...Ayoyo, susahla mummy & ayah like this. Tapi Arissa yg notty gal...or else sure we dont 'pokol' ;p

- Arissa recognizes Mummy's work place - says 'Mummy office' & points to Menara TM everytime we pass by near Menara TM. Arissa also knows  & able to identify TM's logo when she sees one - 'Mummy TM'...Oh boy, sangat loyal baby mummy ni pada TM. Kalau boss besar tau sure dia proud.

                    'Mummy office'

Nuff for now, mummy pun da start sleepy...Another long day tomorrow. 
Happy Birthday again Sayang Mummy...LOVE YOU VERY MUCH!
(Written in Arissa's fav 'kayer'-colour: PINK)

     Birthday Gal soundly asleep @ 2.08am, 31 March 2010...Baby dah big girl, tak muat lense camera mummy. Sweet Dreams baby!

GUILTY As Charged!

I feel really sorry for my lil gal coz she has been SOOOO deprieved of mummy's attention & affection...all due to WORK! On Monday, 29 March 2010 dropped off Arissa @ ibu's house before leaving for work as always. Suprisingly, when I passed her to ibu...she turned & grabbed me while crying 'Mummy'! She cling on & hugged my legs and requested me to carry her. This has never happen before...I was confused. Nape anak mummy ni?

Then, I figured...she must be missing me a LOT! Been coming home late daily...average of 9pm and working like a DOG on both Saturdays & Sundays till late evening too. I was filled with GUILT to d MAX...Kesian sangat baby mummy. She's also been quite clingy these few weeks.

Hmmm....Mummy will try to make up for all d times lost nanti ye baby ;) Meantime, mummy has no choice but to work like a Bull. Whatever it is, MUMMY LOVES YOU VERY MUCH BABY!

MUACKS...Hugs & Kisses ;*