Haidan's London Drama

Hoorrraaayyy!!! We survived London with minimal drama.

We started the day a bit off-track than planned... err, OK lah correction: "very" off-track than planned. We were supposed to catch the 9am train to London, but unfortunately we woke up at 9.30am gara-gara overslept tak dengar alarm. By the time we got Haidan ready, board the train and arrive London Victoria (where the HiCom is), we only had 20minutes before the office-amik-nombor closes. So we ran like mad and Alhamdulillah made it as the last ones of the day. Phew!

Haidan was still fast asleep amongst the rushing chaos. Hubby insisted we take this photo to mark Haidan's 1st London visit.


Once in HiCom, we filled in numerous forms for Haidan's official registration and passport application. Haidan woke up and I pulak yang restless takut he would scream any moment... but he kept his cool. So, we waited for our turn...

Haidan (in happy mode): "Mama, is it our turn?"
Me (in relax mode): "Not yet dear, we wait. Now smile at the camera.."


An hour later,
Haidan (in irritated mode): "Mama is it our turn??!!"
Me (in panic mode): "Err.. Still not yet dear. We wait some more, OK... Errr.. Haidan don't mengamuk yek, smile, eheh..."

Another hour later,
Haidan (in sleepy mode): "Mama, will we ever get our turn?.. (yawn)"
Me (also in sleepy mode): "Entah lah naaak... sabor je lah..."

After another hour later, we finally got called and at last, we got ourself registered. Two hours after that, Haidan's passport was ready for collection.. Hooorrraaayyy!!! We laughed out loud when we saw his passport- since Malaysian passport photo MUST have blue background (why ahh???) and here in the UK, all official photos are of white background, the HiCom office put a blue tint over his photo. Thus, his pimply red cheeks on the photo now looks purple!! Hehe, takperlah.. janji passport siap!



On the way back, Haidan was wide awake enjoying his train ride and behaved really well, despite the coach being crowded with Londoners rushing home.


Once we reached home, we were knackered! What a trip- actually the travelling was not too bad la, it was the waiting that was exhausting. And as expected, Haidan terus pengsan- slept like a baby and survived his London drama like a true trooper!

Haiyyooo... stress.

Its 4am in the morning and in a few hours, we will be heading to London to do Haidan's passport. I'm so menggelabah as it will be Haidan's first trip in a train and his first encounter of crazy London amongst the peak-hour Monday crowd. Since last night , I've been packing and repacking stuff to bring... it's like a nightmare- my mom told me to bawak everything under the sun, for "just-in-case" cases... while Hubby warned me to be mobile and not hog unnecessary loads as we will always be moving and cramping with the London-ers. Haiyyyooo... stress.

Speaking of passports, we took Haidan's passport photo last Saturday and (of all the days!), poor Haidan had a rash on his face. His cheeks were all red and siap ada scar on his nose because (of all nights!) he accidentally scratched himself the night before. As soon as we arrived at the photoshop, his pimply cheeks flared. I tried putting on a bit of Avent magic cream last minute... but (with the bright white lights and all) it made it more obvious, so we gave up and took his photo anyways. And like true dramas, 15 minutes later Haidan's face completely cleared- no more red rash!!... (though his scar was still there lah). Haiyyooo... stress.

I better get myself some rest now.. need to wake up again and express milk for later. I kept getting this vision that we're in the tube cramped with people, my milk's leaking, Haidan's crying his lungs out hungry and there's nothing I can do about it! Haiiyyyooo, how ah if like that??? Oh my god, that will be the ultimate drama!!!

OK, don't think Adita.. take a deep breath and try to relax... Fingers crossed hoping this London trip will go down well....

A message from Haidan

Here's Haidan in a happy mood saying his hellos to his Atuk & Nenek in Malaysia:


He seems to love the camera....

... until he got a bit irritated when his Mama & Papa got a bit over playing the paparazzi role.. eheh:

Me Me of Me

I got tagged by Marisa (thanks dear!).

So here goes:

The rules:
- Link to your tagger and post these rules.
- List eight (8) random facts about yourself.
- Tag eight people at the end of this post and list their names.
- Let them know they've been tagged by leaving them a comment on their blogs.

List eight (8) random facts about myself:
1) I am an only child with my single mom, whose a recovered schizophrenic- I'm proud of her and I love her to bits!

2) I HATE, HATE, HATE taugeh! Yes, I will take the effort to pick and throw each taugeh out from my dish. Though, Hubby used to do it for me during the old courting days... sigh!

3) Regardless of what Hubby says and think - I love Spice Girls, I love Posh Spice and I love David Beckham... full stop!

4) I was an aerobics instructor and used to teach part time 4x a week around KL and PJ. During my zaman-zaman kegemilangan, I was more known as an aerobics teacher, than my full time actual job as an engineer...

5) I'm not into sports cars- I'm a 4WD gal. My first (and only) car is my KEMBARA and I hope one day I can afford the BMW X5.

6) I love roller coaster rides- during a summer at uni, I went to work as a roller coaster ride assistant at Minnesota, USA for a month!

7) I'm quite organised and colour code almost EVERYTHING - my work notes, filing, schedules, lists etc- my baju mesti matching-matching with shoes & accessories, OK!

8) I love cats, tigers and all felines. I'm very passionate towards tiger conservation and have been actively donating to Malaysia's tiger reserve project since 2000. I get really upset if I see documentaries or news involving feline poaching.

I am tagging the following people (unless they have done it already):
- Mate
- Vasantha
- Mar
- Devina
- Fina
- Ibdil
- Ghaz
- Dian

Fever Beaver

Dear Haidan,

This week you had your first vaccinations. You had your BCG and your 2-month general vaccines (oh my, anak Mama dah 2 months already???). You were such a good boy in the clinic, tak nangis langsung when the midwives' gave you the jabs. Brave boy!

However, since you got back you developed a fever. You have been very unsettled - crying, sniffling and being moody and cranky. Debbie the midwife said it was normal - your body is trying to develop your immune system and fight the bad bad diseases.

Mama, Papa & Nenek understand its very uncomfy. In the meantime, you are entitled to our unlimited hugs, kisses and dukungs until you recover, OK?.. (though kalau boleh...we do hope your demands are mostly during the day... the past sleepless nights were quite letih-lah...)

Haidan Before - cranky and merengek, not feeling well- all havoc:


Errr.. zoom sikit, eheh:


Haidan After - terkulai, contented after a dose of Calpol and puting- peace at last:


So, hang in there my Fever Beaver... hopefully by end of the week, we'll get to see your lovely smile again.

SPICE UP YOUR LIFE!

Colours of the world (Spice up your life)
Every boy and every girl (Spice up your life)
People of the world (Spice up your life)
Aaaaaahhhhh!

Oh my God, I can still hear the chanting in my head. Date was 11-01-08 at the 02 Arena, London. Weather sucked (as usual!), but it didn't stop me from smiling ear to ear as I was heading to the Spice Girls Concert!!! Met Hubby at London Bridge and arrived there at 6.30pm. Crowd was building up- 80% were female of all ages (Girl Power, y'all!... though queuing up for the toilet was quite a nightmare la). Anyways, the atmosphere was amazing, I was so excited sampai Hubby tak larat nak layan!

Here are the pics:

Yeay dah sampai- Spice Girls here I come!!!


Making our way inside the O2 to the concert hall- the place is so huge!


In the hall dah- have to wear my glasses to make sure I can see them clearly.. hehe.


Our view of the stage from where we were seating


Here they are - Spice Up Your Life!




Sporty, Ginger, Posh, Baby and Scary Spice!


Singing their new single Headlines


Performing "Too Much"


This one's for you, Mate!


"Holler!"


"Viva Forever!"


The Spice Girls together one last time


My Spice Mission accomplished!

It was truly a night to remember, everybody was all up dancing and singing the whole night through- I nearly lost my voice, OK! On the way home, on the tube and bus, people were still singing - a true Girl Power night. If I have the chance (and the money, of course...) I really wanna go again.

Anyways, Haidan behaved well while his Mama & Papa were away- good boy. Here's one for all the Spice Girls fan out there!



OKlah, Hubby is irritated already, nagging me to get ready as we're expecting guests tonight. I better Stop right now (...thank you very much, I need somebody with a human touch.. hey you always on the run, better slow it down baby, gotta have some fun... la la la laa, la la la laaa...)

Holler!

Since my last post, our home's broadband got disconnected- one of the many dramas caused by my very kurap ex-housemate (don't want to talk about him, waste of blog space only!). So, I had to live by with Hubby's office blackberry to hook up to the net, which was such a pain to type & navigate with la... so kecik the keyboard! So, I gave up and abandoned cyberspace altogether. In a way, it was quite good coz I finally had the time (and no more excuses) to start working on my Quarterly Reports and memorising the lyrics and dance moves for my Spice Girls Concert.

Alhamdulillah, yesterday we got a new broadband connection- with AOL pulak. It was so worth the wait- it's so much faster than our old kurap TalkTalk.. plus dapat offer free PS3 (you can imagine Hubby's over-excitement lah kannn! Takper lah, since he had to endure a Spice Girls Concert... kasi chance laaahhh...)

Oh my, so much to post about - from my trip to office, to Haidan's first day out and of course a full review of the Spice Girls Concert! I'm still uploading the pics and will post it as soon as I sort out my emails and 200+ Facebook requests while I was away!

GOODBYE 2007, HELLO 2008

The year 2007 will always be the best year of my life. It is the year when me & Hubby (finally!) settled down in the same place and most importantly, Haidan Arief arrived to complete us as a family. I'm so thankful that my 2007 wish has come true.

The year 2008 will be a new challenge for me as I brave motherhood. My 2008 resolution for my family is to try to be the best mother, wifey and daughter to Haidan, Hubby and Mama respectively. I shall always remember to not take them for granted and love them with all my heart. Also, my wish for 2008 is hopefully to have Boboy with us.

Career wise, I will continue giving all my best and hopefully complete compiling my evidence portfolio for my Charteredship application. Hubby has been nagging me to complete my quarterly reports and start doing my portfolio. I will try my best, OK... though it will be more comfy for me to start work if we have a proper workstation & good office chair at home kann?? (hint, hint hehe)

As for myself, (like every year's resolution.. eheh) I will strive to lose weight and try to stop (errr.. OKlah.. "MINIMISE") eating my daily Nutella supper obsession and start exercising. Hopefully by end of the year I can fit into my old clothes again.

Anyways, here's to a good year ahead everyone. Happy New Year and may all your 2008 wishes come true :)