Happy Birthday HM!

Went out with my two besties yesterday.. outing kicked off with lunchat MOD's and then a trip to both Mothercare and finally hi-tea at Secret Recipie.. only took camera out at SR! huhu

I let the Little Missy eat my mud cake and as a result, SUGAR RUSH! haha

Is there something on my face?

Happy

even ate some of my butter cookies!

even her leggings had a taste of the mud cake! huhu

the three ladies and the little missy!

Can't wait for BB's bundle of joy.. hehehe

Last weekend

It was a packed weekend for us..

Saturday afternoon: Rudzaifi's engagement

Yours truly with Dia and Rayyan

Dia prasan jadi baby semula!

Saturday Evening: Zairina's Berbedak

Anjai and I with our bundle of joy

Dia sporting her first baju kurung

Us with the beaming bride!

Sunday: Zairina's wedding day

we LOVE this photo taken by a dear friend

Monday: Out and About

At supa save

At Excapade

little Minnies

Tuesday: Back to work for the adults

Bangun Pagi, liat Barney

Ambil bunga Nini Girl and then breakfast with Mummy and Daddy

Looking forward to the next weekend!

Second trip to Korea

Ola peeps! Happy Tuesday!I am officially back at work altho I did come to the office yesterday pasal there was supposed to be a meeting but it got canceled *grr* anyways here are some photos taken from my camera.. Still waiting to see photos from my colleague's camera.. hehehe

Instead of going via Singapore like last time, this time we went via Hongkong and I have to say that the journey was much much MUCH better! Left BWN at 10.30am and arrived in Busan at 6.50pm, the same day.

Yours truly on the way to Okpo

They gave us a big van this time. Van was so cool, even got a satellite TV in there!

Me in the back seat with my colleague, about to fall asleep i think LOL

There's Azali!! Floating and all! hehehe

This was in the afternoon and we were getting ready to go on-board the ship

And we went in the ship via this hole on the side of the ship.. hehehe

engine room, with all the machines still covered up

Deck for navigation

One of the Propeller

In the evening we went out for dinner with the Bruneians

and this is what i had for dinner.. Yummy lamb!

We went for the keel laying event for 2277 this time and this part I did not get to do last time around cos of the rain

us and the whole Brunei site team

Us with the Bruneians only

more like Bye-bye Okpo Shipyard!

Happy kan balik!!! hehehe so instead of going via land/sea route we went via the helicopter and the ride was amazing! Instaed of 2hrs, it took us 20mins to get to Busan.

Strawberries and Cream *nyumm*

Our hotel in Hongkong..

I made a total of 71oz while I was away and Dia took in 88oz so I made 17oz loss.. Time to eat up more oats and make up for the losses.. I also need to start stocking up in case I need to make emergency trips like this..

On another happy note, Nadia doesn't seem to be much effected as the last time I was away.. I thank god for that! hehehe

Nasi Goreng Fenugreek?

Morning peeps! Its 6.30 BT and 7.30 where I am.. Another full day ahead and it kicks off with a meeting with the suppliers at 10am KT. Then maybe meeting with DSME, then head back to the hotel for lunch + express + final packing + check out. Head back to DSME, n then at 4pm KT, another Keel Laying event for hull 2277. As soon as that's over, head out to Busan via helicopter! I am pretty excited for that so I hope the weather stays clear hehe

I am so excited to head hoome.. hehe

Expressing has been quite challenging so far cause i know i am making a loss. Dia took 12 bottles of 4oz so far which means thats 48oz and I so far made 30oz.. huhu I have been expressing every 4 hrs during the day and expressing for 30mins per session.. huhu and I have been having trouble swallowing my fenugreek pills! GAH!!! gotta keep positive, gotta keep positive!! on a high note Dia has so far taken in 48oz and id she takes the same amount for the next 2 days, my EBM stocks will suffice! yeayyyyyy!!

so one thing I need to keep on doing when I get home is express express express so I can stock up. stock up to make up for my loss and stock up in case Ihave to go on another emergency trip like this. Told my mum to get me the veggies she said that can increase BM.. hehehe n I think I should really consider cooking nasi goreng fenugreek! hahaha

hello Okpo

Morning all. Its 6.30am here in Okpo which means its 5.30am in Brunei. I woke upcause the darn room alarm went off! So decided to wake up and express..
Expressing has so far been kinda frustrating for me.. I first expressed at 6.30am yday at home and managed 2oz. Then I expressed at 11am on my way to HKG and i got 4oz. I then expressed at 5pm and managed to get another 4oz. Last night when I get to the hotel, I expressed another 40z. So in total i only got 14oz! oh how miss the times dulu when everytime I expressed the bottle would be full!

So course of action are:
1. Continue to take 3-4 fenugreek pills per day;
2. Eat lots n lots;
3. EXPRESS EXPRESS EXPRESS. Walautah sedikit sja, express sajaaaaa.. haha and expressing time to increase to 30mins per session..
4. keep a positive mind.. *yeap yeap*

My colleague is another Bfing mum so its been fun cause we both expressed and we shared cooler box, technice sheets.. so far so good *alhamdulillah*

Oh the trip was much much better than the last time we were here. N when we got to Busan, we were sent a big van with comfy leather seats and satalite TV in there! hehe Will post up pics when i get home lah ah.. hehehe

Missing hubs and lil miss dia terribly tho! huhu See you soo my loves.. 2 more nights! and hubs, post more pics of the little girl for me ok... hehehe love u both lots n lots n lots n lotsn LOTSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!

does it get better?

Just found out that we need to travel.. *GAH* Hubs is currently away and will be back tomorrow afternoon and i will be leaving tomorrow morning..

I am not mentally ready for this but everything else in my brain says that I HAVE to TRAVEL. It is IMPERATIVE and ESSENTIAL for me to travel.. Everytime I think about it I start to tear up.. I wonder at what point does it get OKAY to leave your baby behind.. Does it ever get okay? does it get better everytime we leave them behind? *sigh*

Here is my to do list

EBM stock currently stands at 130oz. Given that my trip is 4 days and assuming that Dia takes 25oz per day, it should be enough to cover her consumption for the whole trip (I should prob have a plan B here! hmmm Fresh milk or shud I just ship my EBM via DHL? huhu). I am planning on up-ping my Fenugreek pills consumption during the journey..

Here are some photos taken over the weekend!

Lakas tah bayar socks Daddy ani

oooh.. that thing looks nice!

So how much is it?

Thanks

Hello Mummy!

Milk done! Water done! time for the snacks!

(mcm sibanar kan si kecil ani)

On the way back home

hmmmmm

Then 2 mins later rupanya tidur! haha

We found this sooo HILARIOUS!

And this was taken yday at our Company's family day! Love the shirt!!! hehe

100

So this would me the 100th post for this year and 381 post since I ever started writing this blog. Thank you to my readers, Friends, Family and others (please do let me know how you happen to stumble on my blog).

So my post to day is dedicated to my biggest passion thus far, Breastfeeding. I have been breastfeeding my darling daughter for I year 3 months, 1 week and 6 days now and I am loving every minute of it. My daily 'produce' is at 11oz per day and my current stock stands at 120oz. Syukur Alhamdulilah.

I am always asking fellow BFing moms on any tips to increase BM production. Sometime I do, sometime I don't follow through with my intent to try their tip out (pemalas kan kami ani! huhu). For those that I forwarded the list of to-do list, saya ucapkan selamat mencuba.. As I have not tried everything on the list, I would appreciate if you guys could let me know what works the best for you.

Two night a male colleague whose wife is pregnant with his first child texted me last night on which type of breastpump is best, etc etc. For that ladies (and gents), I cannot give you a definite answer as it really depends on your needs and what works for you. For me personally, the Medela FS fulfills my need as it is automatic, duo (in the interest of time) and light (as I take them to work daily and for traveling). But somehow for some mothers Medela does not seem to work as well as it did mine. So I guess its all trial and error. I do have to say that Avent comes highly recommended as well. That is in terms of brand but in terms of Automatic vs Mannual, I would not be the right person to say which is best as I have only used automatic.

I have a couple of things that I would like to do differently when I am on my second child (if god is willing and murah rezeki *amin sambil looks at the hubs*LOL) and it is EXPRESS EXPRESS EXPRESS!!
1. Express at much as possible, especially in the 'prime' period i.e. the first 6 months
2. Express at least once daily, even when I am planning to direct feeding the baby the whole day

Happy Friday y'all!

Oh and quick CONGRATS to my colleague, my boss and a good friend, HL who gave birth yesterday afternoon.