Friday, July 30, 2010
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Palm Tree Light vs Real Palm Tree
Brazilian Keratin Treatment
Before you jump in wonder whether my down-under has been brazilian-waxed, nope, this is not Brazilian Wax.
This is about Brazilian Keratin Treatment.
A reader left a comment on where can you find this in Malaysia.
You may find it at A Cut Above. They have branches in Midvalley, Pavilion, Sunway Pyramid and a few more.
Winnie Loo is the one who is responsible in introducing this to me. At shoulder length, the cost of the treatment at A Cut Above is RM600. Then you have to plus the stylist' fees. Winnie Loo's charge is RM250, Senior Stylist and Junior styliest fees are slightly cheaper.
Winnie is like no other stylist that I have seen. She explained to me in details about what is the treatment. She did not force this treatment on me, in fact she told me that I might want to consider to do this later when I have the $$$. But I was so sold that I couldn't wait for her to finish talking (gosh she does talk a lot...i guess it's different when you have passion towards something, you can talk non stop for more than 40 mins) and told her, "just do it to me!".
Brazilian Keratin Treatment is basically a corrective treatment. You may google it afterwards to know how it works. YOu may find also that it is not recommended to pregnant and nursing mothers. I'm not gonna write about how it works chemically but let me give you testimonial.
I have concluded, sadly, years ago, that I can never have a natural looking hair. My hair is superfrizzy. I like the waves though. (When I was as The States, somehow, the waves fell down natually. Don't ask me why. humidity level?)
Visited high end salons and every stylist I met never recommend me anything else but rebonding. ("sebab you punya rambut sangat flizzy, sangat tebal woo , sangat susah mau jaga" aghh!) When the rebonding is still fresh (within 2 months), the hair is super straight and shiny and sleek. However, I find it very unnatural. It sticks to my head, and rests down on my shoulders with all the edges sticking out. Its like comparing a palm tree light with a real palm tree, if you get what I meant.
Come the third month, I already had it in ponytails.
On a rebonded-then permed-then colored-then rebonded and colored on the same day-then rebonded again hair, the natural frizzines becomes frizzier. My poor hair went through 10 years of torture.
Until Winnie advised me on BRazilian Keratin Treatment. she said it is a breakthrough. People don't have to depend on rebonding anymore. I hoped and prayed she was right.
Two weeks after the Treatment, and after three washes, surprisingly, she is correct. My hair doesn't stick on my head, it flows down naturally. I got the normal salon next to my place curled them for a wedding function and the girls were surprised to see how soft my hair was. (these are the same girls who have been saying, akak tak boleh selalu blow dry aaa. .nanti rambut akak rosak sebab rambut akak manyaak frizzy woo... somemore rambut akak sangat tebal woo sangat susah mau jaga)
I am yet to say more about it after a few more washes. So far, I'm lovin it! love it! In short, if I may conclude, rebonding = super straight, frizzy-less but brazilian keratin treatment is natural and you will still get the frizzy-less effect.
erm. is there such word of frizzy-less?
This is about Brazilian Keratin Treatment.
A reader left a comment on where can you find this in Malaysia.
You may find it at A Cut Above. They have branches in Midvalley, Pavilion, Sunway Pyramid and a few more.
Winnie Loo is the one who is responsible in introducing this to me. At shoulder length, the cost of the treatment at A Cut Above is RM600. Then you have to plus the stylist' fees. Winnie Loo's charge is RM250, Senior Stylist and Junior styliest fees are slightly cheaper.
Winnie is like no other stylist that I have seen. She explained to me in details about what is the treatment. She did not force this treatment on me, in fact she told me that I might want to consider to do this later when I have the $$$. But I was so sold that I couldn't wait for her to finish talking (gosh she does talk a lot...i guess it's different when you have passion towards something, you can talk non stop for more than 40 mins) and told her, "just do it to me!".
Brazilian Keratin Treatment is basically a corrective treatment. You may google it afterwards to know how it works. YOu may find also that it is not recommended to pregnant and nursing mothers. I'm not gonna write about how it works chemically but let me give you testimonial.
I have concluded, sadly, years ago, that I can never have a natural looking hair. My hair is superfrizzy. I like the waves though. (When I was as The States, somehow, the waves fell down natually. Don't ask me why. humidity level?)
Visited high end salons and every stylist I met never recommend me anything else but rebonding. ("sebab you punya rambut sangat flizzy, sangat tebal woo , sangat susah mau jaga" aghh!) When the rebonding is still fresh (within 2 months), the hair is super straight and shiny and sleek. However, I find it very unnatural. It sticks to my head, and rests down on my shoulders with all the edges sticking out. Its like comparing a palm tree light with a real palm tree, if you get what I meant.
Come the third month, I already had it in ponytails.
On a rebonded-then permed-then colored-then rebonded and colored on the same day-then rebonded again hair, the natural frizzines becomes frizzier. My poor hair went through 10 years of torture.
Until Winnie advised me on BRazilian Keratin Treatment. she said it is a breakthrough. People don't have to depend on rebonding anymore. I hoped and prayed she was right.
Two weeks after the Treatment, and after three washes, surprisingly, she is correct. My hair doesn't stick on my head, it flows down naturally. I got the normal salon next to my place curled them for a wedding function and the girls were surprised to see how soft my hair was. (these are the same girls who have been saying, akak tak boleh selalu blow dry aaa. .nanti rambut akak rosak sebab rambut akak manyaak frizzy woo... somemore rambut akak sangat tebal woo sangat susah mau jaga)
I am yet to say more about it after a few more washes. So far, I'm lovin it! love it! In short, if I may conclude, rebonding = super straight, frizzy-less but brazilian keratin treatment is natural and you will still get the frizzy-less effect.
erm. is there such word of frizzy-less?
Friday, July 16, 2010
Kids
Next Monday it is. The day i return to work after three months of leave. (okay if you wonder why three: The first month was the time recuperating from the attack of Strep B Virus and avoiding further stress at work and the two-month is the official maternity leave. )
I dropped the workplace a visit today. Short mere visit to see whether my room still has a door. Turned out that they have changed the security door placement. Fortunately, i was lucky to get my card changed today or else i'll be spending alone outside the door on monday morning.
The routine of reaching home at earliest of 6:30, more often than not at 7:30 will start.
The kids go to bed at 9:30.
Thus, i have full two hours to spend with them. These are the activities to be cramped into that two-hour:
1. solat maghrib
2. mommy's shower.
3. mommy's dinner. and the kids'.
4. iqra' reading for azeuchry. introduction of simple arabic letters to anna.
5. some fun thing like fun yoga or fun dance
6. art thingy : either crayon or color pencil.
7. checking azeuchry's homework.
8. math.
9. bahasa book reading.
10. english phonic reading.
11. bed time story of at least one prophet story. (mental note: really need to find more stories on prophet. i'm running out stories right now after azeuchry is bored with Adam and Hawa (Eve) and the forbidden fruit, Musa (Moses) and the Dead Sea, Spider and Lizard with Prophet Mohammed)
and how do i squeeze all these into two hours slot with little adam seeking attention on mom's boobs?
with dad away for almost all the school nights (if he has no classes, he'll have to spend time with his assignments)?
and the kids also require some tv time. i have no heart to take away their tv time. C'mon, they are not yet seven.
sad, isn't it, that we are granted 24 hours a day and i only have two hours with the kids. and sadder it will be if i spend the two hours yelling and screaming at them over unfinished math sheet or unread phonic books or unfinished meal. ("makan cepat le nasi tu nanti sejuk dah tak sedap!! makan habis nasi tu nanti nasi tu nangis!!)
perhaps since Anna is just over two years old, i can just concentrate on Azeuchry's math and reading. but anna would also be requiring attention. the only time i could get both the same attention is during fun yoga or the silly dance, provided little adam is not at my boob suckling.
how are gartblue,zal,and the rest juggling with four kids, that is one of the world's mysteries .
so if i get a work place nearby and can be home before 6:00, i can spend the before-maghrib time doing the fun thing and the more serious activities after maghrib.
if, la kan?
I dropped the workplace a visit today. Short mere visit to see whether my room still has a door. Turned out that they have changed the security door placement. Fortunately, i was lucky to get my card changed today or else i'll be spending alone outside the door on monday morning.
The routine of reaching home at earliest of 6:30, more often than not at 7:30 will start.
The kids go to bed at 9:30.
Thus, i have full two hours to spend with them. These are the activities to be cramped into that two-hour:
1. solat maghrib
2. mommy's shower.
3. mommy's dinner. and the kids'.
4. iqra' reading for azeuchry. introduction of simple arabic letters to anna.
5. some fun thing like fun yoga or fun dance
6. art thingy : either crayon or color pencil.
7. checking azeuchry's homework.
8. math.
9. bahasa book reading.
10. english phonic reading.
11. bed time story of at least one prophet story. (mental note: really need to find more stories on prophet. i'm running out stories right now after azeuchry is bored with Adam and Hawa (Eve) and the forbidden fruit, Musa (Moses) and the Dead Sea, Spider and Lizard with Prophet Mohammed)
and how do i squeeze all these into two hours slot with little adam seeking attention on mom's boobs?
with dad away for almost all the school nights (if he has no classes, he'll have to spend time with his assignments)?
and the kids also require some tv time. i have no heart to take away their tv time. C'mon, they are not yet seven.
sad, isn't it, that we are granted 24 hours a day and i only have two hours with the kids. and sadder it will be if i spend the two hours yelling and screaming at them over unfinished math sheet or unread phonic books or unfinished meal. ("makan cepat le nasi tu nanti sejuk dah tak sedap!! makan habis nasi tu nanti nasi tu nangis!!)
perhaps since Anna is just over two years old, i can just concentrate on Azeuchry's math and reading. but anna would also be requiring attention. the only time i could get both the same attention is during fun yoga or the silly dance, provided little adam is not at my boob suckling.
how are gartblue,zal,and the rest juggling with four kids, that is one of the world's mysteries .
so if i get a work place nearby and can be home before 6:00, i can spend the before-maghrib time doing the fun thing and the more serious activities after maghrib.
if, la kan?
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Tak Ke Pelik
So MyCompany had arranged for a few training based on the competencies score. I am impressed!
Tapi tak ke pelik kalau ada orang dapat panggilan training based on low score in presentation skill cakap macam ni, "Eh saya segan lah nak pergi training yang kena ada presentation ni.. nanti kena cakap english, pastu kena buat presentation.. eh segan la saya nak pergi.. tak mo pergi lah".
Pastu tak ke pelik kalau orang yang cakap macam ni tu dapat naik Manager a few years ago?
Pastu naik pangkat kat tempat yang very technical?
Aku pelik mentaliti macam ni.. pelik.. pelik.. pelik..
Kalau macam ni HR buat la beribu ribu training pun, there shall be no result.
Tapi tak ke pelik kalau ada orang dapat panggilan training based on low score in presentation skill cakap macam ni, "Eh saya segan lah nak pergi training yang kena ada presentation ni.. nanti kena cakap english, pastu kena buat presentation.. eh segan la saya nak pergi.. tak mo pergi lah".
Pastu tak ke pelik kalau orang yang cakap macam ni tu dapat naik Manager a few years ago?
Pastu naik pangkat kat tempat yang very technical?
Aku pelik mentaliti macam ni.. pelik.. pelik.. pelik..
Kalau macam ni HR buat la beribu ribu training pun, there shall be no result.
Azam Lost Daddy
We took the kids to Berjaya Times Square today (minus little Adam) since Mom will start working next week and thought of savoring all the free time we had.
Anna could only ride on four rides.
Azeuchry could have 8. But he got hooked on the bumper cars.
On his like 5th ride of the bumper car, Dad somehow went up to take a look at another ride and took up some official calls. Azeuchry finished his 7th ride and found out that Dad is gone. He went around the park looking for his Dad.
Dad went back to the bumper car alley and came back to Mom who was sitting with Anna at a bench. "Azeuchry tak ada!" We panicked and searched him all over. Mom carried Anna and walked all over screaming Azeuchry's name while Dad membisu sahaja mencari. Susah nak tengok Dad's face so panick, that was a few of the moments in his lifetime. This lifetime.
Dad asked the security and they found him, budak pakai baju ultraman ni kan, downstairs. He was back in Dad's arm, holding back tears.
*akulah isteri Mithali, laki hilangkan anak pun saya masih cool*
Alhamdllilah.
Anna could only ride on four rides.
Azeuchry could have 8. But he got hooked on the bumper cars.
On his like 5th ride of the bumper car, Dad somehow went up to take a look at another ride and took up some official calls. Azeuchry finished his 7th ride and found out that Dad is gone. He went around the park looking for his Dad.
Dad went back to the bumper car alley and came back to Mom who was sitting with Anna at a bench. "Azeuchry tak ada!" We panicked and searched him all over. Mom carried Anna and walked all over screaming Azeuchry's name while Dad membisu sahaja mencari. Susah nak tengok Dad's face so panick, that was a few of the moments in his lifetime. This lifetime.
Dad asked the security and they found him, budak pakai baju ultraman ni kan, downstairs. He was back in Dad's arm, holding back tears.
*akulah isteri Mithali, laki hilangkan anak pun saya masih cool*
Alhamdllilah.
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Losing the Kilos
Losing the Kilos.
After about 7 weeks of child labor, I have lost a total of 17 kilos. (pelanggan setia dari Bangi, Puan Clipper telah pun memenangi hadiah dari SlimmingZoo. Berat sebelum, 72 kg. Berat selepas, 55kg).
Wah.. that looks like a lot to brag.
Except for the fact that:
1. 10 kgs consist of the baby, the water, the placenta and some tissues were lost during that painful child labor.
2. another 2 kgs was lost within a week after child labor. I read Adele Puhn’s book, it is still the tissues or something which were holding the womb.
However 5 kilos was what I really deserve the credit for. I was back to my pre pregnancy weight. Ehm.. pre third-pregnancy weight, to be exact. My target was to get to 50kg, which is my pre first-pregnancy weight, but figured out 5 kilos is really a big deal thus I need to celebrate.
Let me take this moment bowing to all the credits thrown at me. Even the Man’s mom a.k.a. my mother in law bragged to the whole family on how comel I look now (agh.. malu la saya.. hahaha). Just let me enjoy this moment, before I am back at work and start piling up some more kilos.
Jadi Puan Clipper, bagaimanakah cara Puan Clipper kembali langsing seperti sebelum mengandung dulu? How do you manage to stay back in shape? Apakah petua petua yang boleh dikongsi bersama? Okay pembaca setia blog saya, ini hadiah untuk anda.. (eik nak termuntah pulak aku). See whether these work for you, in fact I wouldn’t really know which one is the real cause of losing weight.
1. Pakai bengkung for 30 days and nights with some slimming lotion. You may get the Halia mustajab or mujarab something. Orang dolu dolu use the kapur and some lime squeezed to it, sekarang ni senang, get the slimming lotion. I got two pairs of bengkung yang ikat cam tali kasut, costs around RM35 each. Di waktu bibik tak ada balik kampong, kekadang satu tu pakai sampai dua malam. The first few days lepas balik hospital, suruh makcik urut tu yang ikat bengkung. Aku sedap pakai bengkung sebab bila nak batuk ke nak jerit ke nak gelak ke, abdomen tak rasa pedih sangat. And bengkung tak sama effect dengan girdle. Ada satu hari tu aku malas nak ikat bengkung and opted for girdle instead. Dua tiga hari lepas tu I felt like the womb is pressing downwards, ngilu siyot..
2. Water. Water. Water. I drank like two glasses of water before each meal and another two after. I drank in between the nursing. Bila dah pakai bengkung tu, you can feel macam penuh gila perut, thus you will eat less.
3. However, jangan makan sulam air. Ini petua Boy, laki si Syima. Don’t know whether that works but aku follow je.
4. If you can get a masseur who knows the lympathic nodes for slimming purpose, you might wanna get one. My makcik urut kononnya boleh urut pecah lemak. So the first two sessions lepas balik spital tu, she urut untuk lembutkan urat yang tegang meneran baby, but the sessions after tu, she bantai kuat kuat untuk pecah lemak. I am not really a believer in the massage for slimming purpose but perhaps that works. I got a total of 9 sessions spread out through the whole 8 weeks. (sebenarnye I booked for 10 tapi makcik tu makin lama makin kuat dia urut, sakit.. wa tak tahan!)
5. Portion control. Mak aku, mak lang aku, bibik aku semua bising kalau aku tak makan nasi. Pagi pun kadang kadang kena makan nasi. Kalau tak diorang kata nanti perut masuk angin and baby senang nak kena colic. So makan je la dua senduk gitu pagi, petang and malam. Tapi bila aku rasa nak bantai tu, bantai jugak.
6. Don’t write off the whole week. Maksudnya kalau kau dah bersemangat nak control makan hari isnin, tapi hari tu lauk sedap kau bantai makan banyak, hari selasa pun cam tu gak jadinya, jangan give up and ingat nak start next week Monday je. start je the immediate day, or better still, the immediate meal time. The best time to shed those pounds is really waktu berpantang, the moments you are confined at home dan pandangan tak luas sangat kearah restoran mamak, Tony Romas, buffet buffet hotel, kenduri kendara dan cendul tepi jalan. Nanti bila dah naik kerja, banyak gangguan, stress lah member ajak lunch lah, kenduri lah. So take this golden opportunity real good.
7. After my second child, aku rajin buat sauna kat spa. For 10 mins. Itu memang cepat aku rasa all the water retention menghilang. Pastu aku rajin buat sendiri kat rumah. Air panas (kalau tengah mengada, daun serai wangi) taruk dalam baldi, stand over the baldi with your legs spread, get an old bedsheet and wrap around your body. 10 minutes cukup. Ini aku tiru idea si Fuzet, makcik urut dia buatkan beranggang untuk dia. Hot charcoal with daun semalu and stand over the hot charcoal with the old bedsheet wrapped around your body. Tapi aku malas nak cari charcoal charcoal ni and di samping nak mengelakkan unsur unsur Coal dalam waktu rehat ni, aku invent sendiri lah itu baldi and air panas.
8. Mandi air wangi wangi. Recipies keluarga aku for air mandi is daun serai wangi, daun capor and daun ganda rusa. Kalau tak de, daun serai wangi tu je pun boleh. I don’t think it contributes to the weight loss but after mandi tu memang rasa segar je. So in a way it calms you down during berpantang ni.
9. 40 days without coke, ice lemon tea, the tarik Boleh buat? Mesti boleh punya. Milo pun aku buat milo kosong. Sampai kalau la ni aku minum milo yang taruk gula, mesti rasa manis teramat sangat. the only thing yang aku minum ada gula is kopi-o. itu pun ration nye once in two-day time.
10. Minum air akar kayu. Or in my case, my mom ambik air kulit kayu ada beberapa jenis. air ni rebus pagi and biar je satu periuk tu sepanjang hari. Bila nak minum campur sket dengan air panas so that it’ll be warm. To be frank, I don’t know the medicinal properties of these stuffs but yang aku tahu, setiap kali lepas minum, my body berpeluh peluh. Kalau dah tahan minum tak rasa nak muntah muntah lagi, gulp this down in replacement of water masa nak breastfeeding or meal time. Tapi tengok jugak baby, macam Anna tak berapa tahan perut dia bila aku minum kayu kayu ni, so I stopped at around 10th day. This third baby Nampak okay so sampai 54th day ni aku bantai. Stop if you feel this kayu kayan buat badan panas , you’d know bila tekak sakit and mulut pecah pecah. Or water down. The trick is, kena minum waktu dia suam, baru badan berpeluh Kalau air kat periuk tu dah sejuk, campur air suam waktu kau nak togok. Tak de le kau bagi alasan air dah sejuk la camne nak minum.
11. I took ikan haruan for the first 10 days, nothing else. Ikan haruan, sayur sawi + carrot and nasi. Itu je. Bila dah boring sket, substitute ngan ikan tenggiri. But selagi tak habis ikan haruan dalam freezer tu, selagi tu lah kena makan. I asked them kalau nak tumis pakai sesame or sunflower oil, only for my cooking. For fruit I took apple, oranges and pear. After 10 days boleh dah aku nak makan chicken ke daging ke. Must take all these chicken or daging sebab these are your protein sources. I took calcium and sangobion/obimin as supplement.
12. Bertungku. But I don’t think this contributes to the weight loss. People said it helps to contract the womb. I am a bit skeptical about that but aku suka the feeling of the heavy warm batu on my abdomen. It calms me down. And the smell of daun daun yang diorang balut the batu tu pun is very nice and relaxing. and bila batu panas tu kena perut, mesti angin keluar.. ikut mulut pun ada ikut bawah pun ada..
13. Breakfast. I eat breakfast banyak gila,lunch in moderation and dinner kalau boleh sket. Susah sebab The Man came back only for dinner, so i tend to eat banyak sebab duk berborak time dinner. nak ratah ratah sayur pun cepat benor rasanya aku perabihkan sup sayur tu. So kena control. But breakfast memang bantai banyak. After feeding yang subuh 5:30 tu, i always went down and gulped a glass of Milo with 4 slices of bread. Bread aku try toast without butter. Dalam dua tiga hari rasa dah used to the feeling of empty toast. Then 8 a.m. bantai oat dengan milo taruk nestum, kalau ada nasi goreng ambk la dalam semangkuk. I must make sure that my tummy is really full for breakfast. somehow it boosts the metabolism, i think.
14. Breast feeding. Ini memang aku rasa the main cause of weight loss. I read “How to Lose Weight While Breastfeeding” and she said about 700kcal is lost per day during nursing. Breastfeeding takes up a lot of kcal out from your body but it also increases your metobalism which can make you hungrier. masa my first kid, I reached out for chocolate cookies every single time after nursing. Hence little weight loss.
The trick aku buat kali ni is, masa baby dah uwek uwek nangis nak susu, cecepat gulp down one or two big glasses of water, baru feeding baby. lepas feeding, another two big glasses. Masa feeding pun kalau nak minum, aku galakkan sangat (provided your water refilling fairy ada la mengisi botol air kau). So you won’t feel the hunger sebab perut dah penuh. I have tall big bottles in all rooms.
Itu je lah yang saya buat. 5 kilos within 7 weeks? Boleh punya..
After about 7 weeks of child labor, I have lost a total of 17 kilos. (pelanggan setia dari Bangi, Puan Clipper telah pun memenangi hadiah dari SlimmingZoo. Berat sebelum, 72 kg. Berat selepas, 55kg).
Wah.. that looks like a lot to brag.
Except for the fact that:
1. 10 kgs consist of the baby, the water, the placenta and some tissues were lost during that painful child labor.
2. another 2 kgs was lost within a week after child labor. I read Adele Puhn’s book, it is still the tissues or something which were holding the womb.
However 5 kilos was what I really deserve the credit for. I was back to my pre pregnancy weight. Ehm.. pre third-pregnancy weight, to be exact. My target was to get to 50kg, which is my pre first-pregnancy weight, but figured out 5 kilos is really a big deal thus I need to celebrate.
Let me take this moment bowing to all the credits thrown at me. Even the Man’s mom a.k.a. my mother in law bragged to the whole family on how comel I look now (agh.. malu la saya.. hahaha). Just let me enjoy this moment, before I am back at work and start piling up some more kilos.
Jadi Puan Clipper, bagaimanakah cara Puan Clipper kembali langsing seperti sebelum mengandung dulu? How do you manage to stay back in shape? Apakah petua petua yang boleh dikongsi bersama? Okay pembaca setia blog saya, ini hadiah untuk anda.. (eik nak termuntah pulak aku). See whether these work for you, in fact I wouldn’t really know which one is the real cause of losing weight.
1. Pakai bengkung for 30 days and nights with some slimming lotion. You may get the Halia mustajab or mujarab something. Orang dolu dolu use the kapur and some lime squeezed to it, sekarang ni senang, get the slimming lotion. I got two pairs of bengkung yang ikat cam tali kasut, costs around RM35 each. Di waktu bibik tak ada balik kampong, kekadang satu tu pakai sampai dua malam. The first few days lepas balik hospital, suruh makcik urut tu yang ikat bengkung. Aku sedap pakai bengkung sebab bila nak batuk ke nak jerit ke nak gelak ke, abdomen tak rasa pedih sangat. And bengkung tak sama effect dengan girdle. Ada satu hari tu aku malas nak ikat bengkung and opted for girdle instead. Dua tiga hari lepas tu I felt like the womb is pressing downwards, ngilu siyot..
2. Water. Water. Water. I drank like two glasses of water before each meal and another two after. I drank in between the nursing. Bila dah pakai bengkung tu, you can feel macam penuh gila perut, thus you will eat less.
3. However, jangan makan sulam air. Ini petua Boy, laki si Syima. Don’t know whether that works but aku follow je.
4. If you can get a masseur who knows the lympathic nodes for slimming purpose, you might wanna get one. My makcik urut kononnya boleh urut pecah lemak. So the first two sessions lepas balik spital tu, she urut untuk lembutkan urat yang tegang meneran baby, but the sessions after tu, she bantai kuat kuat untuk pecah lemak. I am not really a believer in the massage for slimming purpose but perhaps that works. I got a total of 9 sessions spread out through the whole 8 weeks. (sebenarnye I booked for 10 tapi makcik tu makin lama makin kuat dia urut, sakit.. wa tak tahan!)
5. Portion control. Mak aku, mak lang aku, bibik aku semua bising kalau aku tak makan nasi. Pagi pun kadang kadang kena makan nasi. Kalau tak diorang kata nanti perut masuk angin and baby senang nak kena colic. So makan je la dua senduk gitu pagi, petang and malam. Tapi bila aku rasa nak bantai tu, bantai jugak.
6. Don’t write off the whole week. Maksudnya kalau kau dah bersemangat nak control makan hari isnin, tapi hari tu lauk sedap kau bantai makan banyak, hari selasa pun cam tu gak jadinya, jangan give up and ingat nak start next week Monday je. start je the immediate day, or better still, the immediate meal time. The best time to shed those pounds is really waktu berpantang, the moments you are confined at home dan pandangan tak luas sangat kearah restoran mamak, Tony Romas, buffet buffet hotel, kenduri kendara dan cendul tepi jalan. Nanti bila dah naik kerja, banyak gangguan, stress lah member ajak lunch lah, kenduri lah. So take this golden opportunity real good.
7. After my second child, aku rajin buat sauna kat spa. For 10 mins. Itu memang cepat aku rasa all the water retention menghilang. Pastu aku rajin buat sendiri kat rumah. Air panas (kalau tengah mengada, daun serai wangi) taruk dalam baldi, stand over the baldi with your legs spread, get an old bedsheet and wrap around your body. 10 minutes cukup. Ini aku tiru idea si Fuzet, makcik urut dia buatkan beranggang untuk dia. Hot charcoal with daun semalu and stand over the hot charcoal with the old bedsheet wrapped around your body. Tapi aku malas nak cari charcoal charcoal ni and di samping nak mengelakkan unsur unsur Coal dalam waktu rehat ni, aku invent sendiri lah itu baldi and air panas.
8. Mandi air wangi wangi. Recipies keluarga aku for air mandi is daun serai wangi, daun capor and daun ganda rusa. Kalau tak de, daun serai wangi tu je pun boleh. I don’t think it contributes to the weight loss but after mandi tu memang rasa segar je. So in a way it calms you down during berpantang ni.
9. 40 days without coke, ice lemon tea, the tarik Boleh buat? Mesti boleh punya. Milo pun aku buat milo kosong. Sampai kalau la ni aku minum milo yang taruk gula, mesti rasa manis teramat sangat. the only thing yang aku minum ada gula is kopi-o. itu pun ration nye once in two-day time.
10. Minum air akar kayu. Or in my case, my mom ambik air kulit kayu ada beberapa jenis. air ni rebus pagi and biar je satu periuk tu sepanjang hari. Bila nak minum campur sket dengan air panas so that it’ll be warm. To be frank, I don’t know the medicinal properties of these stuffs but yang aku tahu, setiap kali lepas minum, my body berpeluh peluh. Kalau dah tahan minum tak rasa nak muntah muntah lagi, gulp this down in replacement of water masa nak breastfeeding or meal time. Tapi tengok jugak baby, macam Anna tak berapa tahan perut dia bila aku minum kayu kayu ni, so I stopped at around 10th day. This third baby Nampak okay so sampai 54th day ni aku bantai. Stop if you feel this kayu kayan buat badan panas , you’d know bila tekak sakit and mulut pecah pecah. Or water down. The trick is, kena minum waktu dia suam, baru badan berpeluh Kalau air kat periuk tu dah sejuk, campur air suam waktu kau nak togok. Tak de le kau bagi alasan air dah sejuk la camne nak minum.
11. I took ikan haruan for the first 10 days, nothing else. Ikan haruan, sayur sawi + carrot and nasi. Itu je. Bila dah boring sket, substitute ngan ikan tenggiri. But selagi tak habis ikan haruan dalam freezer tu, selagi tu lah kena makan. I asked them kalau nak tumis pakai sesame or sunflower oil, only for my cooking. For fruit I took apple, oranges and pear. After 10 days boleh dah aku nak makan chicken ke daging ke. Must take all these chicken or daging sebab these are your protein sources. I took calcium and sangobion/obimin as supplement.
12. Bertungku. But I don’t think this contributes to the weight loss. People said it helps to contract the womb. I am a bit skeptical about that but aku suka the feeling of the heavy warm batu on my abdomen. It calms me down. And the smell of daun daun yang diorang balut the batu tu pun is very nice and relaxing. and bila batu panas tu kena perut, mesti angin keluar.. ikut mulut pun ada ikut bawah pun ada..
13. Breakfast. I eat breakfast banyak gila,lunch in moderation and dinner kalau boleh sket. Susah sebab The Man came back only for dinner, so i tend to eat banyak sebab duk berborak time dinner. nak ratah ratah sayur pun cepat benor rasanya aku perabihkan sup sayur tu. So kena control. But breakfast memang bantai banyak. After feeding yang subuh 5:30 tu, i always went down and gulped a glass of Milo with 4 slices of bread. Bread aku try toast without butter. Dalam dua tiga hari rasa dah used to the feeling of empty toast. Then 8 a.m. bantai oat dengan milo taruk nestum, kalau ada nasi goreng ambk la dalam semangkuk. I must make sure that my tummy is really full for breakfast. somehow it boosts the metabolism, i think.
14. Breast feeding. Ini memang aku rasa the main cause of weight loss. I read “How to Lose Weight While Breastfeeding” and she said about 700kcal is lost per day during nursing. Breastfeeding takes up a lot of kcal out from your body but it also increases your metobalism which can make you hungrier. masa my first kid, I reached out for chocolate cookies every single time after nursing. Hence little weight loss.
The trick aku buat kali ni is, masa baby dah uwek uwek nangis nak susu, cecepat gulp down one or two big glasses of water, baru feeding baby. lepas feeding, another two big glasses. Masa feeding pun kalau nak minum, aku galakkan sangat (provided your water refilling fairy ada la mengisi botol air kau). So you won’t feel the hunger sebab perut dah penuh. I have tall big bottles in all rooms.
Itu je lah yang saya buat. 5 kilos within 7 weeks? Boleh punya..
Knock Me!
Knock Myself
I want to drive a two-tonner coal hauling truck and knock myself over and over!
I know I have been saving some money aside since my second trimester just to splurge after the 40-day-after-labor delivery. Splurging is what I deserve after carrying the ever growing bulky tummy for nine months. Splurging is what I deserve after refraining myself from drinking coffee at the frequency I needed. Splurging is what I deserve after pushing three times to get the 3.6kg human being out from my 10cm dilated vagina (really? it was 10cm?!)
So I did splurge.
Splurge I did. Over splurge, more like it! Aghh.. *knocking head* The thing with shopping frenzy attack is, once you do it, you can never stop. The plastic card is not helping you either. You list out the items you bought and the prices of each. That wasn’t helpful for me. At last, announcing to the world wide web and making yourself look stupid is the last trump card. So here it is, my confession.
I got myself two hair treatments and a hair cut from a hairstylist I have been wanting since 5 or 6 years ago. Why two? Because I never though the Brazilian keratin treatment is finally here in Malaysia and My credit card was offering a 20pct discount on the day I went for the treatment. (okay enough justification. you are writing with the purpose to be ashamed of your own doing, not to justify).
I got three pairs of Thomas Chan shoes and another pair from Charles & Keith. And oh another pair from Reebok for my running activity (which is when? where?)
One pair legging from Isetan (its denim okay, and it makes my legs looks longer). And one pair of skirt. (in grey eh but I tot I already have grey skirt?). and one over the top cardigan that personalshopping.com says will look nice on people with my body shape. (note: this one has 20 pct discount)
two tops from MNG with the same design (okay, I figured out I was missing the whole 9 months fashion, was already too late for summer stocks and fall is too early for malaysian market, therefore simple spaghetti strap tops with blazer or jacket or cardigan is the safest bet to stay classic)
went to sunway pyramid and got myself another two pair of leggings (of course half the price of Isetan’s), one top in magenta, another top in turquoise (they will look a like in the eyes of my color-blind husband), one in grey and one top in avocado. oh yes another one simple spaghetti strap top that will add on to my line of that classic safe look. and to justify that these are requirement but I was still a smart savvy shopper, the bill of all these equal less than one top at Isetan.
oh yeah how could I forget the calf length black fancy skirt?
and the two bottles of shampoo and conditioner each (that is over RM100 per bottle)? (which has no sodium chloride that is harmful to the keratin treated hair)
and the spanx panty I order from the State? (gulping)
and 9 series of post natal massage.
Are these too much?
See? I didn’t get myself any perfume because I still have two bottles from my birthday present. No make up, since all my crème, and liquid, and stick foundations are still half way used. No eye color, no lippies. See? See? Am I a good girl or what?
Got myself justified. Figured out its my money anyway. Except for the fact that I might have to forget the brazilian wax, the digital perm, the ultimate perfect series of facial cleanser from Elken, the permanent hair removal for the legs and armpits, another Coach bag, a pair of red shiny pumps that are kind to feet and sexy to look at..
ooh the things a girl dreams do not mean the things a girl needs, right?
It harms me not to dream the other stuffs I want, as long as I don’t spend the next four available days roaming another mall!!
(ingatlah, semua ini harta dunia dan hanya sementara…eceh!!)
I want to drive a two-tonner coal hauling truck and knock myself over and over!
I know I have been saving some money aside since my second trimester just to splurge after the 40-day-after-labor delivery. Splurging is what I deserve after carrying the ever growing bulky tummy for nine months. Splurging is what I deserve after refraining myself from drinking coffee at the frequency I needed. Splurging is what I deserve after pushing three times to get the 3.6kg human being out from my 10cm dilated vagina (really? it was 10cm?!)
So I did splurge.
Splurge I did. Over splurge, more like it! Aghh.. *knocking head* The thing with shopping frenzy attack is, once you do it, you can never stop. The plastic card is not helping you either. You list out the items you bought and the prices of each. That wasn’t helpful for me. At last, announcing to the world wide web and making yourself look stupid is the last trump card. So here it is, my confession.
I got myself two hair treatments and a hair cut from a hairstylist I have been wanting since 5 or 6 years ago. Why two? Because I never though the Brazilian keratin treatment is finally here in Malaysia and My credit card was offering a 20pct discount on the day I went for the treatment. (okay enough justification. you are writing with the purpose to be ashamed of your own doing, not to justify).
I got three pairs of Thomas Chan shoes and another pair from Charles & Keith. And oh another pair from Reebok for my running activity (which is when? where?)
One pair legging from Isetan (its denim okay, and it makes my legs looks longer). And one pair of skirt. (in grey eh but I tot I already have grey skirt?). and one over the top cardigan that personalshopping.com says will look nice on people with my body shape. (note: this one has 20 pct discount)
two tops from MNG with the same design (okay, I figured out I was missing the whole 9 months fashion, was already too late for summer stocks and fall is too early for malaysian market, therefore simple spaghetti strap tops with blazer or jacket or cardigan is the safest bet to stay classic)
went to sunway pyramid and got myself another two pair of leggings (of course half the price of Isetan’s), one top in magenta, another top in turquoise (they will look a like in the eyes of my color-blind husband), one in grey and one top in avocado. oh yes another one simple spaghetti strap top that will add on to my line of that classic safe look. and to justify that these are requirement but I was still a smart savvy shopper, the bill of all these equal less than one top at Isetan.
oh yeah how could I forget the calf length black fancy skirt?
and the two bottles of shampoo and conditioner each (that is over RM100 per bottle)? (which has no sodium chloride that is harmful to the keratin treated hair)
and the spanx panty I order from the State? (gulping)
and 9 series of post natal massage.
Are these too much?
See? I didn’t get myself any perfume because I still have two bottles from my birthday present. No make up, since all my crème, and liquid, and stick foundations are still half way used. No eye color, no lippies. See? See? Am I a good girl or what?
Got myself justified. Figured out its my money anyway. Except for the fact that I might have to forget the brazilian wax, the digital perm, the ultimate perfect series of facial cleanser from Elken, the permanent hair removal for the legs and armpits, another Coach bag, a pair of red shiny pumps that are kind to feet and sexy to look at..
ooh the things a girl dreams do not mean the things a girl needs, right?
It harms me not to dream the other stuffs I want, as long as I don’t spend the next four available days roaming another mall!!
(ingatlah, semua ini harta dunia dan hanya sementara…eceh!!)
Monday, July 12, 2010
One More Week
One More Week
one more week and I’ll be back at work.
its funny that when you tried so hard not to remember things that happened just over your long holiday, you would drive along the highway and try very hard not to look at the building where you work.
i tried not to think of what is waiting for me at work, and how would I react knowing things that I worked on before my long leave is exactly at where I left them of.
other than that, the Man’s masters program is starting this week, today more exactly. he seemed excited, going over all the subjects that will be his favorite and subjects that he thinks are not relevant to him. I guess when the assignments start pouring in, the excitement shall be gone.. but for now, I enjoy seeing him excited stepping outside his usual limited box. I guess changes are always good for people, it made their brain work extra active and imagine more. Not knowing whether we can pull things through and juggle all the things existing around is exciting huh.
therefore, what is the change I need?
would i be the same ‘ol, same ‘ol?
would I dare stepping out the same usual box that I have been living within the past ten years? or would I be excited to be back to the same box, doing the same things with new challenges?
knowing that things went through the same when I wasn’t around made me think that perhaps, the place can survive without me. no, not perhaps, the place SURVIVE without me. Therefore I allow myself to be given the credit to. what I want to accomplish, has been accomplished.
perjuangan sudah selesai. what more to achieve?
I have one more week to think things through.
one more week and I’ll be back at work.
its funny that when you tried so hard not to remember things that happened just over your long holiday, you would drive along the highway and try very hard not to look at the building where you work.
i tried not to think of what is waiting for me at work, and how would I react knowing things that I worked on before my long leave is exactly at where I left them of.
other than that, the Man’s masters program is starting this week, today more exactly. he seemed excited, going over all the subjects that will be his favorite and subjects that he thinks are not relevant to him. I guess when the assignments start pouring in, the excitement shall be gone.. but for now, I enjoy seeing him excited stepping outside his usual limited box. I guess changes are always good for people, it made their brain work extra active and imagine more. Not knowing whether we can pull things through and juggle all the things existing around is exciting huh.
therefore, what is the change I need?
would i be the same ‘ol, same ‘ol?
would I dare stepping out the same usual box that I have been living within the past ten years? or would I be excited to be back to the same box, doing the same things with new challenges?
knowing that things went through the same when I wasn’t around made me think that perhaps, the place can survive without me. no, not perhaps, the place SURVIVE without me. Therefore I allow myself to be given the credit to. what I want to accomplish, has been accomplished.
perjuangan sudah selesai. what more to achieve?
I have one more week to think things through.
Friday, July 02, 2010
curik curik blogging
bangun pukul 5:00 pagi for Adam's second feeding of the night... then turun bawah pump sebab dia minum sebelah je.. mom's boob macam nak pecah je rasa sebelah kiri ni... naik atas, eh ternampak pulak pink laptop ni yang dah sehari tak terbukak... eh terblog la pulak pagi pagi ni.. rajinnya....
my new king sized bed rasa seperti kecil sahaja... ada tak rasanya double king sized bed? semua nak tido atas bed ni.. abang Azeuchry dahpandai dah, nak dozing off je tido atas ni, pastu daddy angkat tido atas tilam kat atas lantai tak naik naik dah.. si princess Anna ni, dah angkat tido atas junior cot dia, pandai pulak malam malam kerabat (panjat naik) katil ni.. padahal junior cot tu kitorang dah turunkan satu pengadang, rapatkan dengan katil mom and dad...
si Adam memang sepanjang malam tido bawah ketiak mommy.. mommy nak pusing kiri tossing kanan pun susah lah.. alahaiii.... rasa macam nak jadi kucing je, pakai tendang je anak sendiri...
berapa tahun lagi mau ini macam?!
hmm bila anak anak semua nak privacy, i'll miss all these fun ek...
i told Abang Azeuchry that nanti there'll be times where abang dah tak nak kiss mommy, tak nak hug mommy.. a few weeks ago lah aku cakap ni.. tup tup semalam dia cakap, "mommy kenapa mommy kata one day nanti kite tak nak kiss mommy, tak nak hug mommy, kenapa?" aku pun tak tahu nak cakap ape... then i said, "there'll be the time,sayang.. as for now, kiss and hug mommy as much as you want, okay".. then dia tanya lagi soklan tu... hehe.. then mommy pun dah tatau nak cakap ape...
my new king sized bed rasa seperti kecil sahaja... ada tak rasanya double king sized bed? semua nak tido atas bed ni.. abang Azeuchry dahpandai dah, nak dozing off je tido atas ni, pastu daddy angkat tido atas tilam kat atas lantai tak naik naik dah.. si princess Anna ni, dah angkat tido atas junior cot dia, pandai pulak malam malam kerabat (panjat naik) katil ni.. padahal junior cot tu kitorang dah turunkan satu pengadang, rapatkan dengan katil mom and dad...
si Adam memang sepanjang malam tido bawah ketiak mommy.. mommy nak pusing kiri tossing kanan pun susah lah.. alahaiii.... rasa macam nak jadi kucing je, pakai tendang je anak sendiri...
berapa tahun lagi mau ini macam?!
hmm bila anak anak semua nak privacy, i'll miss all these fun ek...
i told Abang Azeuchry that nanti there'll be times where abang dah tak nak kiss mommy, tak nak hug mommy.. a few weeks ago lah aku cakap ni.. tup tup semalam dia cakap, "mommy kenapa mommy kata one day nanti kite tak nak kiss mommy, tak nak hug mommy, kenapa?" aku pun tak tahu nak cakap ape... then i said, "there'll be the time,sayang.. as for now, kiss and hug mommy as much as you want, okay".. then dia tanya lagi soklan tu... hehe.. then mommy pun dah tatau nak cakap ape...
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