Unforgettable Solemnization Ever

Agak bersawang blog ini memandangkan I'm quite busy with my sister's wedding. Alhamdulillah Majlis Pernikahan berjalan dengan sangat meriah diselang selikan dengan situasi panik dek kerana ribut taufan yang melanda Shah Alam pada 21 Disember 2012, tarikh yang kononnya doomsday bagi orang Mayan..Maka agak doomsday juga untuk kami yang bertungkus lumus menyiapkan majlis ini. Ribut yang tidak reda sejak tengah hari lanjut hingga ke Maghrib. Keterujaan ahli keluarga untuk memasak sendiri nasi beriani gam buat tetamu lengkap dengan daging beriani, dalca tulang, ayam goreng, salad telur dan tidak lupa air limau kasturi asam kecut, teh tarik dan kopi..semuanya hasil tangan ahli keluarga besar kami. Memang seronok rewang beramai ramai tapi bila rewang dalam ribut..ramai la yang rasa nak demam. Majlis akad nikah diadakan pada jam 10 malam memandangkan hari tersebut adalah hari Jumaat..hari bekerja.

Menjelang maghrib 4 deep fryers telah di switch on kan at the same time and how silly it was (maybe sebab dah penat sangat..sampai tak perasan and I was there too..apa punya engineer..hahaha), 3 plug deep fryer dipasang pada satu extension cord. So akibatnya overload..n tarrraaa...blackout di tengah ribut. Dan hari makin gelap..hujan makin menggila..kebanyakan dari kami, pasukan rewang masih berT-shirt. Skuad menggoreng ayam dah berpeluh-peluh pindahkan ayam dalam kuali and kami kesuntukan masa..Bila-bila masa sahaja keluarga pihak lelaki akan sampai. Teh tarik dan nasi beriani disediakan dalam gelap. Percubaan menggunakan lilin tidak berjaya memandangkan angin bertiup begitu kencang. Lampu suluh dan lampu handphone terpaksa digunakan untuk meneruskan penyediaan teh tarik, ayam dan nasi beriani.

Dalam masa yang sama, usaha-usaha mengembalikan elektrik giat dijalankan. Surprisingly ada 2 Engineer TNB dalam rumah, 1 student electrical engineering and my hubby yang mempunyai tangan magic tak dapat selesaikan masalah ini. Player import terpaksa dipanggil. Dalam keadaan hujan dan banjir di Shah Alam katanya, siapa yang boleh datang repair dalam masa 1 jam. Luckily ada Clubhouse's electrician yang dah nak balik. So dia berjaya settlekan problem blackout ni..Kalau tak candle light wedding la..Adala dalam 2 jam kami bergelap. By the time letrik ada, semua lauk pauk dah siap..terror kan all my aunties and not to forget my cousins..

Lebih tragis, make up artist tersangkut dalam banjir. Dah pukul 7.30 pun tak sampai sampai lagi. Bayangkan betapa paniknya pengantin..Jadi kena la pergi selamatkan make up artist. Nasib baik sempat make up.

Rumah kami cuma ada 3 bathrooms so bergilir-gilir mandi dalam gelap and bersiap dalam gelap. Tapi by the time majlis berlangsung tak ada yang comot. Semua muka cool je macam tak de pape berlaku..

After that everything went well. Rombongan lelaki sampai, hujan pun dah berhenti. Masa majlis berlangsung, I'm suppose to take care of the PA system..haha loser nya..tak nak buat dah kerja ni. Dah bunyikan kompang 10 minit agaknya pengantin tak masuk masuk..hahah

And dah nak akad nikah pun ada benda lawak jugak.." Sahaja aku nikahkan dikau dengan anakku..Nawal Nadiah....." Hahahhahaha..kawin lagi sekali la nampaknya. Dah tersilap anak ni.Macam la ramai sangat anak perempuannya. Ada 2 je pun. My father accidently sebut my name maybe because everybody in the family panggil my sister angah..so jarang sebut nama dia compared to me..memang panggil nama..hahha

Pelamin nikah dan hantaran dari Pihak Perempuan..

Kami tidur pukul 4 pagi berkendara pulak lepas berkenduri..Membersihkan dan mengemas and tidak lupa moreh rokok bagi yang memerlukan..Lauk dan nasi habis licin ngam soi..Terror betul Puan Chef..

Ada banyak lagi tragedi sebenarnya yang tidak dinyatakan di sini and I believe this is an unforgettable memory to all yang involve..Terima kasih yang tidak terhingga untuk semua yang bertungkus lumus..without all of you..kita order mamak je la hari tu..haha..tidak ternilai jasa dan kasih sayang yang ditunjukkan dari anda semua buat keluarga kami.

All about baggage - Air Asia

Bersempena dengan Christmas holiday (25/12/12), New Year Eve (1/1/12), Maulidurrasul (24/1/13), Thaipusam (27/1/13), Hari Wilayah (1/2/13),Chinese New Year (mid Feb 13) maybe ramai antara kita yang dah book ticket AirAsia to spend your holiday abroad or even in Malaysia dengan menggunakan khidmat Syarikat Penerbangan Tambang Murah, AK. We should thank AK as after their existence with the theme everyone can fly, memang sebenarnya semakin ramai yang mampu untuk terbang.. OK I'm not working with AK and non of friends or relatives related to AirAsia. Entry kali ni bukanlah bertujuan untuk promo AirAsia tapi memandangkan saya tersangatla teruja nak pergi holiday lepas tengok travelogue Destinasi Cinta kat Astro Ria, maka terpaksa la cost saving nak pg travel tengok tempat orang..

So about the topic..is just for sharing as I googled few websites on the baggage allowance for AirAsia because I'm thinking of bringing a stroller to China on our next holiday to Guangzhou..So I would love to share those info with readers..mana la tau ada yang memang sedang memikirkan perkara yang sama.

1. Travelling in group..can I combine my checked baggage with kawan kawan seangkatan - Boleh kalau masa kita book tiket, kita book sama sama, so booking number yang sama and kena present your group at the check in counter.

2.Saya ada baby..macammana kalau nak bawak stroller? - stroller is considered as FOC Checked Baggage. Other items which are considered as FOC are manual wheelchair, mobility device and walking frames.

3. I am a musician. Can I bring my instruments onboard - yes provided that it is within the allowable handcarry baggage weight and size.

4. Berapa banyak hand luggage yang dibenarkan per person? - any combination of 2 ( laptop bag/handbag/hand luggage) weigh not more than 7 kg and with dimension of 56 cm x 36 cm x 23 cm for hand luggage. You are allowed to bring maximum of 100 ml liquid onboard.

5. Can I bring my fishing rod inside the plane? - it is considered as checked in baggage. Item such as golf equipment or bicycle will be charged for sports equipment fee while large sports equipment i.e canoe or glider will not be accepted in the carriage.

6. Can I bring my cat along with me in the plane? - a big no...nanti ada orang fobia binatang terpekik pekik dalam flight...

7. Is there any limit of pieces or weight for checked in baggage? - no limit for the quantity but weight is depends on your pre-booked baggage weight and extra charges if it exceed your pre-booked weight. If the weight of your checked in baggage is less than the pre-booked weight, the charges is not refundable and non- transferable. 

8. Should I pre-booked my supersize baggage or just pay the extra charges at the airport rate? -The good thing about pre-booking online is you save 50% compared to countercheck ins with Airport rate. And while backpackers would happily settle for the minimum 15kg limit, shopaholics can happily upsize in the increment of 5kg to reserve for their bargains. But don't think of towing a giant 40kg baggage for the supersize..32 kg is the limit or maximum allowable weight with dimension restriction applies (31.8" H x 46.8" W x 46.8" D) So always distribute wisely. 

Hopefully tips provided membantu perjalanan anda. Happy travelling! Chow..

2 Years of Breastfeeding Part 3 - Milk Booster

In my previous post http://zuldiya.blogspot.com/2012/11/2-years-of-breastfeeding-part-2_8179.html, I did mention about milk booster. To ensure my ebm supply is sufficient enough for my baby, few so called 'supplement' telah dibeli dan di consume. Alhamdulillah consistent +/- 15 oz everyday sampai I stop pump kat office. Reason being anak dah 1thn 6 bulan meaning to say dah 1thn 4 bulan mengepam kat office. So mcm dah boleh discontinue kot but direct feeding harus diteruskan..tak sampai hati.

So during maternity leave..mendengar kata orang2 tua, I took lobak putih, ikan bawal putih and susu soya..sampai muak dah..then dah back to work, I took few nursing tea. Nampak jugak la boosting impact nya. Most of the nursing tea consist of fenugreek seeds, fennel seeds and anise seed. The taste, I would say acceptable untuk tekak ku yang sangat cerewet ni. Among the brand yang affordable are Joy Angel, Autumz and Earth Mama (the best but pricey).

Alfalfa

Lepas dah boring minum nursing tea for about 3 months, I tried other effortless method. Telan pil. Confirm tasteless. So after baca review and blog ibu ibu menyusu, I decided to take Alfalfa, a product of Shaklee. Alhamdulillah my ebm supply increase from 12 oz to +/-15 oz dengan frequency mengepam for only 2 times a day kat office. Segan and serba salah jugak utilize working hours untuk pump. So I just pump dekat workstation though office ada facility mother's room. But after ambik alfalfa my ebm agak kekuningan..so my shaklee consultant kata my water intake yang tak betul..so slowly lepas few weeks, my ebm kembali berwarna putih normal. Kos milk booster yang ni murah sikit compared to nursing tea. My mom kata keja penat dapat gaji pegi beli makanan kuda..I was like 'what...' Maybe sebab bunyi nama ubat tu macam nama rumput..hehe. Alfalfa is actually a small flowering plant and widely grown as forage for cattle. Sebab apa lembu diberi makan alfalfa?haa for similar reason to increase dairy production. Kalau untuk manusia, alfalfa dikeringkan and dijadikan pil utk induce lactation. Other main function of alfalfa is for detoxification. Saya bukan agent shaklee so maklumat lanjut can be obtained from doktorsihat.blogspot.com atau www.sayamahusihat.com

Ada satu lg ubat yang telah saya consume selang dgn alfalfa. Based on advise from my gynae, I took motilium(domperidone). The medicine is not meant for lactation but is actually for stomach bloating and reflux. But somehow it can increase the amount of hormone (prolactin) in your body resulted in incease of breastmilk production. Pengambilan ubat ini tidak begitu digalakkan tapi kalau dah terdesak, ok je..boleh didapati di farmasi i.e watson sepapan RM9 ada 7 biji..so mahal jugak la investment. I just ambik once a week to increase boosting effect :P

So kawan kawan selamat mencuba.. jangan jadikan alasan 'I'm working mother' untuk tidak memberi susu ibu kepada anak anda..dan jangan terpengaruh dengan iklan formulae milk with gangliosida, dha, taurina etc kerana susu ibu adalah yang terbaik!!!

Chow chin chow

Travelogue 2 - Perth, Australia

The best trip ever. Back in April 2012, lepas setahun beli flight tiket nak murah punya pasal, 7 of us including my nenek saudara yang gagah went to Perth. It was a self-arranged vacation by me and abah (normal combination) plus our expert and techno savvy guy, of coz my hubby (GPS setup..make impossible things become possible with extra effort and no cost impact. Nice rite?)

So cut the story short, this was our self arranged transportation, Kia Grand Carnival 3.8 L. As a guideline to those yang interested untuk buat self-arranged vacation, you might want to consider to book your car from website to enjoy a cheaper price. We were so lucky sebab kitorang first user for this car..bau kilang beb. Thanks to Hertz! 

Superb homestay at Lynwood

This picture was taken in front of our home stay located in the City of Canning, Lynwood. We had a great stay there. We cooked like we were in our own house. Super cozy. 2 large bedrooms with 2 queen sized beds and 3 single beds. Fully furnished with washing machine (siap basuh baju macam kat rumah!), basic kitchen but still manage to masak macam2, towel provided and also not to forget the private swimming pool at the back of the house. Kimi sorang je yang masuk pool sejuk-sejuk ni.. I would say the facilities lebih dari cukup for tourists. http://www.stayz.com.au/70573

First Day

After 4 hours in the flight and 1 hour of queue kat Kastam (sebab sampai pukul 5.30 am, 1 counter je bukak), letak beg, breakfast lebih kurang and terus excited nak explore West Australia. So we went to Caversham Wildlife Park konon nak bawak Kimi tengok Kangaroo, tapi sebenarnya yang tua-tua ni yang terlebih excited. Berbekalkan sandwich sardin and telur, we started our journey to North WA. In 45 minutes dah sampai. Thanks to our techno savvy guy. GPS illegal yang di install berjaya!

Normally orang tunjuk gambar Kangaroo, so cliche. Nak tunjuk gambar Possum la. ;) Possums are marsupial with long thick tail. Super cute like a giant squirrel. Kangaroo kat sini berkeliaran macam kat Malaysia kita nampak kucing.  Scarry jugak sebab kangaroo tu follow kita dari belakang. For info, saya fobia dengan semua jenis binatang atas muka bumi Tuhan ini. Semut, nyamuk n lalat je yang berani bunuh. 

Other than Kangaroo, Caversham Wildlife Park which is a family owned park also have Koala, Donkey, Wombat, Wallaby and other native Australian animals and plants. For $24 admission fee, ini adalah tempat wajib for those yang interested  to visit Perth. Next destination, Mondo Nougat Factory. The factory is about 10 minutes drive from Caversham Wildlife Park. Variety of nougat here available for your purchase. Nice souvenir from Down under. Dah petang, we heading back to Lynwood singgah beli groceries and bermacam-macam fruits, Rockmelon (terribly super duper juicy delicious), honeydew, plum, kiwi, pisang kaki etc.Rasa dia perghhhh! Malam takkan disia-siakan. We went to CBD to see scenery at night. Layan photographer nak test skill kat Australia. :D

Day 2

We went to South WA. First destination, Bunbury nak tengok Dolphin at Dolphin Discovery Centre. Nak naik cruise mahal sangat so kita pegi discovery centre je la ye and Cik Ngah takut sangat ada shark dalam air..so dia disagree untuk semua aktiviti yang berdekatan dengan air, di gigi air apatah lagi dalam air. But before we arrived at the discovery centre, we stopped by sebab photographer nampak location cantik untuk ambil gambar. Tengah sibuk setup..nampak dolphin!! Seronoknya..is a wild dolphin. Nasib baik sempat capai videocam. At the discovery centre, we have to wait for the dolphin to passed by. Ikut nasib la..dah 2 jam tunggu dolphin tak nak lalu..maybe sebab hujan. So kitorang dapat tengok 3D film about dolphin and baca je la..tengok rangka dolphin..and ada amazing octopus kat situ..seronok tengok.

Lepas kecewa dengan dolphin yang tak menjelma, we went to Macademia Nut Factory and  Shop. Tempat ni is a must people.. especially to those yang gila makan kacang macam kitorg. Macademia mahal kot kat Malaysia but here they allow us to eat it for free! Actually 300 g je dia tulis but sebab tak ada orang lain kat situ..dia layan kitorang je la. To crack kulit macademia tu, dia ada machine. Ada 2 sahaja cara untuk bukak kulit macademia either pakai machine or burung cackatoo. The macademia farm is very big but according to the salesgirl, the production only can cater Australian market.. Padan la mahal. So our lunch for second day is macademia nut. Kitorang makan sampai kenyang kot!

Next destination, we went to Rockingham. Ada beach and singgah solat at Masjid Ar-Rukun.  Masjid yang bersih and cantik dan besar. And terserempak dengan Rockingham Shopping Centre..so jalan-jalan habiskan masa and duit. Hehe..

Day 3

Whole day at Fremantle. Located at the mouth of Swan River, 30 minutes drive from Lynwood. We arrived early in the morning..jalan-jalan hirup udara segar. Our main transport, CAT bus. It is a free shuttle with 3 routes. So pilih la blue, red or yellow line depends on where you wanno go. Tempat menarik..maritime Museum, Fremantle prison ( x pergi sebab ada baby), Fremantle Market (Best! Macam Central Market Malaysia) and tempat souvenir best. Ooo..my shoes rosak kat sini.. So kasut yang tengah pakai tu tak tanggal harga lagi, my new shoes bought at Fremantle, Nike @ $49. Super comfortable. Tak sampai Malaysia lagi ni..hahaha..We had our lunch at the restaurant which voted as the best fish and chip restaurant, Kailis Fish Market. Sedap and Scenery yang sangat cantik.

Day 4

Hari ini sangat best sebab hari shopping sedunia!We went to Carboot sale at Canningvale Market. Bought few "Unused" toys for Kimi and earlier in the morning at the same market, abah and hubby went there to buy fresh goods untuk mama masak..Ikan yang tersangat la fresh..nyummm..After that we went shopping at Harbourtown located at CBD Perth and as mentioned in previous post, we met Aaron Aziz tengah shooting Adam & Hawa. I bought few not so expensive stuff i.e hand luggage, sheridan bedspread, few shirts etc Duit pun tukar tak banyak sangat. Nak sampai sini lagi tak tau bila lagi..so tak pela spend sikit sikit apa yang termampu.

Sunset at Scarborough Beach, Perth

Sessi petang yang sangat windy, after solat at Perth Mosque, we went to Scarborough Beach. Kimi like it so much..super sejuk kot..dia je yang pergi dekat air with  his abah's supervision. Orang lain berdiri dari jauh je.. kat sini tempat orang surfing sebab ombak tinggi.

Day 5

Our last day here, picnic at Kings Park. Took so many pictures. Last minute shopping at the shopping centre nearby and our favourite hypermarket in Perth, Supa Iga. Almost everyday kot pegi sini. So sedih meninggalkan bumi Perth and sampai sekarang my hubby tak habis-habis cakap nak migrate. Maybe one day, boleh business Nasi Lemak or Nasi Ayam dekat Perth. What a nice place to be...

Foot note: Thanks to Mama yang sponsor macam-macam..super best vacation ever!

Techno: New iPad (iPad 3) vs iPad 4

We went to Harvey Norman as usual "Jalan Jalan Cari Pasal". Thinking of buying an iPad. New iPad would be nice..hmm..Surprisingly the salesman informed us that the 4th generation iPad has been released to completely replace the 3rd generation, and has now been named "iPad with Retina display." Tak sampai Malaysia lagi..So let see the difference..

Screen : Same

Camera : iPad 3 comes with a 0.3 MP standard definition whilst iPad 4 makes full use of the Retina display for video chatting with a 1.2 MP HD camera.

Processor : iPad 3 comes with a dual core A5X processor + quad core GPU. iPad 4 comes with Apple's latest A6X processor which Apple claim doubles the performance of CPU tasks.

Battery : Same

OS : Apple's latest operating system, iOS 6 which recently launched alongside the iPhone 5 and it's also featured on the iPad 4. iPad 3launched with iOS 5.1 but is upgradeable to iOS 6.

Price : With the announcement of the iPad 4, you'd be forgiven for thinking that the iPad 3 would be made cheaper. Apple has different ideas, with the plan seeming to be to phase out the 3rd gen iPad. The iPad 4 comes in at the same price of the iPad 3, with the Wi-Fi only tablets coming in at $US499 for 16 GB,US$599 for 32 GB and US$699 for 64GB respectively. The aptly named Wi-Fi + Cellular versions cost a bit more, at US$629, US$729, and US$82 for the three storage options.

Connectivity : The big difference between the two iPad generations lies within their connectivity options. The most obvious of these is the new 8-pin Lightning dock, first announced on the iPhone 5. This is 80 percent smaller and more durable than Apple's original 30-pin offering.

Source: Uncle Google

What say you.. To make sure th intention to buy iPad ni bukan hangat-hangat tahi ayam, I already bought the accessories via Groupon.. ;D