10 months old

Weight: 9.48 kg (as at 7th March)

1. Having lots of his baby language. Whenever I talk to him, he will concerntrate listen and look at me talking to him, then when I stop he will response me with his language.

2. Run exrtremely fast in walker, almost follow me where I go in the house. He is using the highest height of the walker. Sometime I almost fell when he block my way and come hit my leg. In walker, like to hit the chairs and doors, then pull the chair and bang it to the glass table. Whenever I saw him doing that, I will hit his hand, now after few times I warn him and hit, he dare not to do that much once I shout "No". He crawl not that fast yet, also follow me where I go.

3. When saw something new to him, he dare not grab it immediatedly. He will look at me first (scared I scold) then he will touch it softly and point point it with finger first. After when I hold his hand to touch it then only he will take it.

4. Lazy to sit, but still can't sit for long and easy to fall aside, not having much balancing yet. Stand not more than 1 minute, can't hold on things and stand.

5. When I say "bye-bye" he will wave his hand (wave like the prosperity cat "jiu choi mao" hand). Do only when sometime he excited and happy he will do more.

6. Call "mum-mum" clearly when want to eat.

7. He can straighten his arm when stomach lie, and stretch his head up to. Hand can hold the bed side, but couldn't stretch up half of his body yet.

8. Day nap 2-3 times, per nap 2-3 hours. Try not to let him have evening nap, as to train him to sleep earlier. After the previous sick his sleeping time is change earlier to 1-2 hours now. Without evening nap, he will sleep between 10.30pm-11.30pm.

9. Like to throw things out from his cot, and keep on looking at the toy he throw out.

10. 6oz milk 3-4 times a day. Water amount almost the same. Sometimes need midnight feed. 2 times solid. Fish porridge as based and 2 types of vege. Seldom have fruits. No fingers food or teething biscuit. Once or twice a week having Barli drink. Whenever he saw us eating he sure want it, once we didn't give he will shouting and make fake crying there. So, I will give him a bit rice, or whatever those he can eat.

11. Seldom sleep in sarong and no bouncing net now. Place him in playpen. Previously we put him down bottom in the playpen, he refuse to stay there. Now, I clip back the bedding top and let him play and sleep there, he is more ok with it. Once I see him tired with walker or crawling, I will place him there, then he will continue play or bite there until he get tired himself and he will sleep. No more to pat him to sleep like in sarong. Most of the time he will sleep by himself now day and night.

12. Wear cloth size for 1 year old now.

So, the above scrapbook, first one, finally done after so long. I'm not so satisfied with this piece of work...will try to improved it when having more elements and backgrounds and get more ideas of placing the elements.

DiGi yellow man everywhere

Dream come true: Rachel waiting to go to school with two DiGi YCFs at her home in Taman Megah on Monday.

Digi ads having the yellow man suit as the brand mascot really caught many attention. Aside from the TV ads having different places and scene where to yellow man means their coverage follow everywhere. YouTube having more ad uploaded. It did caught kids attention too wanting the yellow man. And, today a little girl wish come true to have the yellow man goes on the street. Today's The Star paper report on it.

The last weekend and shopping

Last Sunday, need to go market in the morning, so skip church for the 2nd times of the month. Busy the whole morning with the food bought back, got it wash, cut and freeze it then bath Terry and put him to sleep. At about 11.30am only get myself can sit down to rest for a while. Started to get hungry, but need to dress up to go for lunch with FIL as hub's Singapore aunty back to KL for visiting. I'm not met her before as she seldom back to KL. So this lunch serve the purpose of meeting her too. We had the lunch at Pik Wah Restaurant.

After lunch, went to a staff new house warming. By the time we were there was about 2.30pm. Not much guest in his house already, as they started at 1pm. So since I'm quite full with the lunch, so I just have some drinks and food. His house at Bandar Mahkota Cheras, almost at Sg. Long there. Far away from city. Decorated simple and nice. At around 3.30pm we left and back home. At night my parents take away yong tau foo for me as dinner.

Yesterday night, went to Jusco Cheras Selatan and Econsave. Long time we never brought Terry to shopping, almost 3 months time. So just go for a short while. I got my RM20 Padini Voucher, so bought myself 2 new tops, as I'm not having much tops to rotate, almost old one after give birth can't wear anymore. Then, proceed to Econsave to bought some groceries before heading home. Econsave things really cheap. The price is cheaper than other at least RM 2-3. But mainly they are cater for malay customers, so some item I can't get it there.

Abortion

Yesterday and today's morning I'm tune in to 98.8FM, the topic they currently discussing is about abortion. Listener can call in and talk about their experience about abortion. Ob-gynae doctor and lawyer also being invited to talk about what is right and wrong about abortion.

Throughout the 1 hour topic on abortion have really gain me a lot more knowledge about abortion. Here recap what I listen from the radio.

Abortion is a crime if it is done illegally. Main abortion causes by not practice safe sex and after got pregnant they don’t want the baby. Some may due to the reason the girl not ready to have a baby and build family, some are too young to get pregnant and think that the baby will be a barrier to them, some are having affair with irresponsible man. That’s why the talk keeps on pressing a lot on safe sex and don’t ever go for abortion.

The ob-gynae mention that, inproper abortion can cause danger to life. If the process is not done in clean, means left something in the uterus not fully clear or the tool used for abortion is not clean, after sometimes the womb may get virus infection, and serious case can cause block to ovary tube. The uterus is above intestines, it might get infection too. Some may cause inner bleeding and blood get infection and it carry through the body and that’s why it is dangerous. Too many times going under abortion will cause your uterus neck get weak, and the woman may have difficulty in carry baby again. Can see how serious for a mother choose to go for abortion.

If the baby having problem and cause dangerous to the health of the mother, or the doctor advise not to carry the baby due some reasons, then in this case the abortion is legal and it actually need 2 doctor to acknowledge for the abortion. Many of the abortion in Malaysia are done illegally. There are a few listener who has been witness of the illegal abortion and some are accompany to do abortion, they tell their experience here. The illegal abortion fee is around RM500. Once a listener saw the doctor stuck a thing into the womb and keep on scratching until something come out. The whole process is just half an hour. After the abortion, the mother come out half faint, very weak, and some couldn’t walk and it is really weak. Some doctor will show the mother of aborted pieces. Normally around 2-3 months the embryo has form a human shape. You say cruel or not?

For early pregnancy, if want to go for abortion, doctor will give some pills to eat first. After 1 week if the embryo not smoothly flow out from the body, then need to do something to get it clear. Abortion is not end yet after embryo out from your body. As usual need to go for confinement too like after giving birth to get recover.

A listen shared that, once if a 6 months or bigger foetus go for abortion, the doctor need to break up the foetus bones part by part before taking out from the body. Can you feel how hurt is it? cruel? breaking up the spinal bone, tight, hand bone into separate pieces. Foetus is carrying life! and for those smaller foetus like 3 months old or below they feel hurt too being kill!

So these are all the abortion process, do you know after the abortion the inner feel of the mother can bring regrets and hurt. They might not want to get pregnant anymore for the losing in the past. I think the most hurt one is those woman may not get pregnant anymore after the first abortion.

So the program keep on advise on young people today, do not do anything wrong and cause great regret after that. I keep on thinking on those embryo and foetus while listening, really so hurt and sad for people doing that. As after being a mother, I know the feel stronger of how it goes, even now when I heard of pregnancy problem or whoever got pregnant my feel is different from last time.

Update about my church mate Esther. She is still very very weak and having danger high fever. The died twins still haven’t smoothly take out from her body yet after a day. My pastor yesterday sent out an SMS to get more people to pray for her and even encourage us to do fasting prayer and hope that it really shake God’s hand to give Esther mercy. I really feel so sad thinking of her. Hope I don’t get anymore SMS like that and really hope that she can be strong and get recover soon.

5 Wishes for Terry boy

Got this tag from sss1979 aka Nicole. Thank you very much, I just need to write up something in between. 3rd times tag. Here is my 5 wishes to my boy.

1. Grow up healthier and stronger everyday.

2. Continue to be a good boy of mummy.

3. Follow your wish and grow up as who you are under God grace.

4. When you grow up and have your own life, always remember your daddy and mummy.

5. I don't need you to have flying colour in your academy, as long as you have try your best in achieving it and be responsible on what you need to do.

Sad news

Few minutes ago, received Jane's SMS saying that her sis, Esther's 14 weeks pregnant twins baby died in her womb. I really feel so sad the moment I got to know it. Esther is my church member and she is so helpful and caring enough last time encourage me a lot on babies stuff and she even borrow me a lots of her pregnant wears.

I not going to church on 2 continuous Sunday. Everytime I'm asking around my parents how she is. She have been stop working for more than a month. After she got pregnant of the twins, she has not been eating well and vomit badly. And, in between of these period have in and out of hospital frequently. The first time was bleeding, due to the womb having something like ulcer according to them. It got clear off after a small operation. The last admit was due to high fever, and her doc also can't diagnose what is the actual problem. Previously she got pregnant on the 2 month olds baby forced to drop due to no heart beat. Everybody, especially sisters are feel nervous on her. Yesterday, in church, everybody did prayed for her to recover and hope that God uphold her and the twins.

Esther has a 3 years old daughter (a pre-mature baby the time when she delivered) and all these while have been trying hard to get conceived and seek many doc advices. So, these are the unfortunate cases happen to her. I hope she can accept what God's plan on her and may she get well soon. Will keep continue to pray for her.

Annual dinner

Yesterday night, went for my FIL's business annual dinner. Brought Terry alongs too. Met some banker, supplier and my FIL's friends that I used to know during the time I worked there after married.

Everyone very happy to see Terry for the first time, many uncles aunties carry him and play with him. The 8 course dishes are as normal quite ok. I don't feel like eating much with Terry along, don't know why. Too concerntrate of looking after him may be. Last time when he is small, he can sleep in noisy environment. Yesterday night, although I can see his tired face and red eyes, but he just couldn't closed his eye to sleep and lie down on stroller. So, makes me carry him and entertain him. Luckily my SILs sit beside help to play with him once a while.

Everything ends at 11pm. Everybody also tired. Hubby tired of drinking most probably.

Online shopping

Did I just mention that, I want to do my shopping? hehe...yes I am. In fact before the PayPal money come in I already bought something for May's new born baby girl. This time I choose to buy it online. I got this invitation email from a local seller to view on some new arrivals baby wear. This seller selling on imported baby wears. When I browse through her stocks, I love it very much. All are nice piece and good quality. This is the kind of baby clothing I want to find all the time. I browse through many many times, over and over again, to get something nice for May's baby girl.

I got 2 pieces of baby wear from Nicley's store. She also having a store at eBay Malaysia. Since it is local in KL, I feel more comfortable to buy it, as I no need to bare the expensive delivery cost and scare of lost or damage while deliver. Will just treat the Postlaju charge as petrol, parking fee and save my energy walking up and down in the mall. All baby wear are in reasonable price and the quality is far more better than the local Anakku-Disney, Kiko, Pigeon and etc...Most I can see is the price cheaper than local brand.

Yesterday, I placed my order in the morning, afternoon confirm order with her then proceed wire transfer payment then the next morning I got it already. Thats the good of buying from local seller.

Most choices of the baby wear here are for girls, boys quite less. Many selection for baby between NB-12M. So, since Terry boy is almost of out his baby age, I won't get him any baby wear anymore although I found some nice one. For toddler 12-24M are very limited. Better get it from store or if found it online I will think about it too.

Journey of money blogging

Again update my journey of money blogging. Recently, my first big money from PayPal of USD200+ has been withdraw. The money is still in pending for PayPal to release it, then Bryan help me to convert it to RM immediatedly and bank in to my Maybank account.

I'm happy enough for this first money and I have plan what I'm gonna to do by giving it a small celebration ma..also the shopping list have started filling up my mind now. I hope by every month end I got at least USD100 to withdraw out then I can buy whatever I want.

Every night, after 2 boys going to their wonderland, I stay up around 2 hours time to check whether there is any good opps to grab, sometime blog hop and lately testing out my new blogger template that going to take over my current template soon. Lately, standard of PPP is getting higher, not having much opps for low rank blogger. They target more for higher PR blogger and those with own domain. Anyway, I still don't let go of any, grab whatever they offer. But this morning, suddently I feel a bit different, as normally I don't have much opps to take, how come they are so many white color instead of red? So, before I take those opps, I check my blog status..to my surprise, my blog suddently gain a PR 2. Very happy already la...thats what I longing for to grab more opps with higher PR.

So now I tell myself, I must work even more harder and gain good responses and more visitors to my blog. Of cause, do as much paid post as possible. **finger cross** for my target.

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Technique of feeding med

My this first time mummy, as mention the first day Terry's sick I feed him 2 medicine after 1 another, which have make him throw out everything. After few days feeding med I got the way. Since he so like to eat and whenever saw foods he will run to us and stick there and open his mouth.

He is clever, those days when he saw the med or the syringe, he will close tight his mouth. So, since he so 'wai sik' I gave him a lil bit food just to make him open his mouth. I offered him raisin, bread, apple, porridge, honey..depends on what I'm having. When the second feed of the lil bit food then I will pump in the med, then he will swallow and follow with water (luckily he don't know how to spit it out yet). Or, when it is milk time, I will let him drink a bit milk first, then loose the teat from his mouth, pump in med and put continue drink. Like that he is more ok to take the med.

My mum told me a tips how to feed us when we were small, and it not make us to spit. Put the med using spoon, then pinch their nose and they will swallow. My mum said the syringe now works easier and measurement is accurate as last time using the spoon also with measurements, but hard to read and the spoon's scoop is deep kind, very hard to feed. That day happen to shared with my friend too about feeding med. Her way was feeding with spoon. Put the med into the mouth and without removing the spoon first from their mouth, let them swallow then only remove it. These 2 ways I haven't try.

You see, when bringing up a kid, many things will encounter for the first time. Sometime no particular fix way to do or we can't learn or get taught somewhere. So, everything we twist, try as it goes along and also listen to experience. This is somehow we are learning as we bring them up and the EXPERIENCE we go through is Priceless.

Protect against Allergy

Here, share with you the leaflets that I found at clinic during my last visit. This is about the "Dietary Guidelines help to Protect against Allergy". This was one of the question I’m facing when the time I’m first wanted to give Terry a start on solid. That time I’m not sure what are the food that good to give in order to have least likely to cause allergic reactions. Therefore, I have been asking around and roughly know what is good what is not and how to check on baby whether they can tolerate on the food intake.

Proper feeding is the utmost importance in preventing allergies.
- Exclusive breast-feeding for the first 6 months provides the ideal protection.
- Weaning foods should not be given too early (Solid foods should be introduces at 6 months)
- Avoid strongly allergenic foods for the first year.
- Add only one new food per week so that food that is not well-tolerated can be recognized and removed.

Foods which are least likely to cause allergic reactions: (to be introduced from 6 month)
Rice, Pear, Prune, Carrot, Apple

Foods which are usually well tolerated, but occasionally cause allergic reactions: (to be introduced from 6 month)
Barley, Oat, Wheat

Plum, Spinach, Apricot, Banana, Peach, Cherry

Cabbage, Broccoli, Turnip, Potato, Corn (and corn oil)

Beef, Chicken, Lamb

Foods which are most likely to cause allergic reactions: (to be introduced from 9 month)
Berries (strawberry and raspberry), Legumes (soyabeans, beans), Egg Yolk (must be fully booked), Fish

Foods which are highly allergenic: (to be introduced from 12 month)
Seafood (eg. prawns, crabs dried and fresh scallops, Egg White, Peanuts)

Coping with Emotions After Birth

You have just had the most beautiful experience one can hope for - having your baby. But your body will not feel the same. Giving birth unsettles the hormones and your state of emotions. Add this to new responsibilities and you have a recipe for high anxiety, mood swings and irritable moments. Moms, you are normal. In fact such feelings should dissapear in a week or less; otherwise seek professional help and advice. In any case, here are some suggestions to comfort you.

1. Become a member of a mom's club and share your anxieties.

2. Have a healthy and balance diet.

3. Record your new experiences - your journal can be your sounding board.

4. Get help woth additional chores that may tire you.

5. Try not to be perfect; don't set yourself unrealistic tasks.

6. Treat yourself to a dinner or a movie with your husband - do something for yourself without baby.

7. Get as much rest as you possibly can - sleep when baby sleeps.

8. Seek help and advice from others - talk to friends, family, even your doctor.

9. Remind yourself there are others like you and you are not alone.

What's in my BAG?

2nd tag this time, comes from Sasha. She must must tag me to get more peeps to visit my blog. Banyak tenkiu oh...What's in a BAG for a SAHM? bet you will know la..what else...

Nah, this is my big gold bag for go kai kai now, a present from Josie in conjunction with Terry's full month. See la, no mummy carry small bag now when go kai kai, unless not tagging along with baby. Come see whats inside..
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Dang, dang...empty one..haha..I will not put Terry in la...the handle will putus later. But he likes to dig and dig things he can play.

First of all, Terry's stuff. The bag full fitted with few hankerchief, extra cloth, bib, diapers, wet tissues, thermos, water, 2 bottles (1 big, 1 small), milk powder dispenser. Thats it. Sometimes more to bring if go out longer hour. The big bag is just ngam and fit till the zip.You see, mummy with babies no priviledge to bring more own things now. Last time my bag have comb, mirror, lotion, lip balm, tissues, pen and paper. There was once my close cousin sis visit me, happen that I dig my house key in front of her. She was like OMG, your bag is fitted with this now. Really can't imagine..She saw toys, bottles, handkerchief and a small pot of porridge that time. Anyway, my own things left 3 important things..can't go without this..

Homework done. Don't feel to tag anyone ;P

Real sick

Yesterday evening was thought of his fever is over. Guess not, after his long hour afternoon nap, wake up the hot is back, 38.2'C. So, after dinner, brought him to his paed. After checked, he got a red throat and cause his body hot and fever. Doc said if the fever can recover after 3 days, he might have "fakes" measles. Took fever and antibiotics medicine. Each med 3ml for 3-4 times a day.

Back home, feed med for the first time in his life, since he had milk before go to the clinic. I used the plastic syringe given to feed in after one another. He almost choke out and can see how hard he swallow it. He even refuse to open his mouth for water. His face goes a bit red then he throw out everything including the milk have it 2 hours ago. Ohh...pity boy. Faster clean him and put him to rest and try again later.

Whole night, I'm running in and out the room to check his temp and give him cold towel. I can see his tired face and no energy, but he just very hard to close his eye to sleep tight. Anyway surprise that he not lau gei at all. The doc just now even praise him so guai during sick *paiseh*.

After 3 hours, give him milk again, hope he can really sleep later. Feed med really a tough job. This time I don't put 2 in together, I feed half fever med first before milk, he is ok with it, he can continue wallop his milk. And think of feed another half during half way of his milk and same goes for antibiotics med. Then suddenly hubby said why not mix inside the milk and no need to get so hard to feed so many times separately.

So, I put the remaining half fever med mix in the milk first. He is still ok with it and continue to drink. Later half way go, I put in 2nd med together and let him continue. Manatau, he cannot liow this time. Push away the bottle. Left 4oz milk with med inside. So in total he only have 2.5 oz milk with half fever med and not taking any antibiotic.

"Boy boy, I know the taste is not as good as porridge and sweet like apple. I know you almost cry to take med. But boy, can't help you still have fever and red throat if you not taking it well, somemore doc said antibiotcs have to go for 5 days. Hope you can co-operate and eat med nicely and I ask Jesus to recover you soon, ok?"

Terry almost sick

Last night, after my boy wake from his evening nap, I feel his body is very hot while I play with him on the bed. Then, went to check his body temperature using ThermoScan. Gosh, his temp is at 38.6'C. Faster I feed him last porridge and gave him 1ml Paracetemol-250 for fever and put him to sleep. He can't finish the bowl of porridge portion that he usually can finish. So, I just give him milk, he drink a bit then push away. So I just let him sleep, since he don't want. Yeah la..he was a bit lau gei, then I hug him a while and he vomit out some porridge just ate.

My this pandai-pandai Mr. said, he must be sweating a lot then you bath him, faster force him finish the milk. Silly kia. I don't want to listen to him. Everytime, when baby having something not right, sure all blame on me, said I don't know how to jaga. Everything is my fault to make him sick. I just keep quiet, actually api sudah naik, just to avoid la and make noise in front of Terry...so yan tak jau yan lorr...and mummy out there, did your husband ever praise you for do a good job in taking good care your kids/baby, keep him strong and active or say a word of thank you? I bet it never, am I right? See, wrong means all wrong. Really fed-up sometime for the effort I paid.

The night, I never sleep tight. Keep on looking at Terry. This morning, I touched his forehead he still having the hot as last night. So, Mr said bring him to doctor later, after his gym. I ter-over slept, wake at 7.30am, Mr. ring me..faster I clean up myself n change his nappy then go. Reach clinic at 8am, supposed it has open. Saw a small notice at the door, said it will be re-open at evening. I plan to bring him again tonight if after few medicine he still not ok.

Back home give him 1.5ml Paracetemol after milk. Put him to sleep and get cold towel to put on his forehead to cool down the hot. So, today no porridge, only give diluted milk and more water. He wake up after 0.5 hour nap. Obviously when I carry him up, can feel his body is not that hot. Take his temp, 36.8'C..hhuu....fever gone. So, I a bit senang hati. Play with him and gave him water. He can sleep long after medicine. No need to visit doctor later.

Kuala Lumpur - Heaven of Foods

Grilled Chicken Wings
Wong Ah Wah Chicken Wings is located at Jalan Alor and has made a really big name for themselves as the best grilled chicken wings in town. The Hong Kong and Taiwanese tourists love this place. They have expanded the operations to cater for seafood enthusiasts by adding deliciously prepared seafood dishes to their list.

Wanton Noodles - Koon Kee Wanton Noodles
This old establishment is a little more than a hole in the wall, on Petaling Street itself. The waiters are a little grumpy and you may have to repeat your order a couple of times but it's worth the hassle. One of those few remaining old coffee shops in the vicinity. Closed in the evenings.

Toong Kwoon Chye
Another great place for wanton noodles with barbequed roast pork. Been around for years and is now run by 3rd generation of the family. Also serves up pretty good Herbal Duck Drumstick Noodle soup and yin yang toast.
Open 7.30am - 7.30pm
Located: At Jalan Bintang, across the road from Century Hotel on Jalan Bukit Bintang.

Pork Ball Noodles(Yoke Yuen Fun), Popiah - Weng Heng Coffee Shop
Serves the best pork ball noodles in town. And not to mention one of the best places to go for a piping hot plate of Penang Kway Teow. If that's not enough, the popiah is superb too! However you'll have to order this dish from the old man who runs his little stall just outside of the shop. It gets really crowded during lunch hour so go early. Located: On Jalan Imbi, opposite the Honda Showroom and round the corner from Sakura Restaurant.

Prawn Noodle Soup (Mee Yoke)- Lai Fong Coffee Shop
Another one of those old coffee shops with lots of individual stalls selling all sorts of food. One particular one that sells the Prawn Noodle Soup still remains one of the best choices in town, if you're looking for Prawn Noodle Soup. Closed in the evenings.
Located: Jalan Cheng Lock, on the crossroads with Jalan Petaling across from the Jukebox shoe shop.

Pan Mee (Meen Fun Kueh)- Restoran Kin Kin
This family used to operate under a huge tree nearby but due to developments in the area, they have relocated to a shoplot. A very different style of preparation, one can have it in soup or dry. The dry pan mee topped with egg and is absolutely deeeeelicious! Lunchtime is packed and the crowd is generally made up of accountants. (The big accounting firms are within the vicinity). You'll see what we mean when you get there.
Open from 8am to 4pm. Located: Jalan Sultan Salahuddin Lorong 2.

Adik-Beradik Chua
At the end of a row of prewar terrace houses is this coffee shop selling delicious fish ball noodle soup and pan mee. The chicken rice is quite popular there too and they sell the ever popular White Coffee here! Closed evenings
Located: on Tengkat Tong Shin.

Beef Ball Noodle (Ngau Yoke Meen)

Soong Kee Restaurant
Try the beef ball with 'loh shi fun' either dry or with soup. It's the best, nothing like it! Open from Dusk till dawn.
Located: Jalan Tun H.S.Lee, just down the road from Metrojaya at Jalan Silang.

Ngau Kee
This stall sits on a five foot walkway and opens in the evenings till late. The beef ball noodles are good here but hygiene can be improved.(a lot!)
Located: Tengkat Tong Shin, just at the bend opposite Corona Inn.

Hailam Noodle -
Yut Kee Coffee Shop
Great place to go for some hailam noodles(pic). The place has been passed on from one generation to the other so the secret of superb cooking is still very much alive within the family. Closed on Mondays and in the evenings. Also famous for their Lum Meen , Hainanese Chicken Chop(pic) and Roti Babi.
Located: Jalan Dang Wangi, on the corner just opposite the Wilayah Complex.

Hainanese Chicken Rice

Sin Seng Nam Coffee Shop
Noted for its hainanese chicken rice and Chicken Chop. This place has been serving up hainanese dishes for dozens of years and still going strong. If you're in town, try this place. Closed evenings.
Located: just to the side of Bangkok Bank close to the central market in town.

Nam Heong Chicken Rice
Most reputable shop serving hainanese chicken rice is the one in chinatown. There are now franchised shops all over town but we still return to this one for a good meal of chicken rice and beef brisket soup!
Located: Opposite Furama Hotel and down the road from Swiss-Inn Hotel on Jalan Sultan.

Fish Ball Noodle Soup - Adik-Beradik Chua
At the end of a row of prewar terrace houses is this coffee shop selling delicious fish ball noodle soup and pan mee. The chicken rice is quite popular there too and they sell the ever popular White Coffee here! Closed evenings.
Located: on Tengkat Tong Shin.

Cantonese Fried Noodles

The Cantonese Fried Noodles behind the lanes - called Tai Shi Tow
This is the best kept secret in KL. The Cantonese Fried Noodles and Hainanese Chicken rice stall. The sang har meen standard has dropped quite a bit however...not worth the RM79 we paid for a plate for 4!
Location: On Jalan Silang but closer to the Jalan Tun H.S.Lee junction. If turning into Jalan Silang from Jln Tun H.S.Lee, the alleyway will be on your right. The first lane after the turning. Go thru this alleyway which is also cluttered with stalls selling chinese food, carry on until you get to the end of the alleyway and it's smack there. The lane is directly across the street from Restoran Choon Tian and right beside Hon Ming Textile.

Soo Kee Mee Stall
Another place that sells Cantonese Fried Noodles, Paper wrapped chicken, and seafood dishes. A favourite is the fried sliced beef and ginger kway teow dish ( Ngau yoke hor) Gets really crowded during lunch and dinner hours so either go before or after the rush hours. The Japanese and Korean expats simply love this place. Opens till early morning hours every day. Closed Mondays.
Location: Jalan Khoo Teik Ee, just off Jalan Imbi.

Bak Kut Teh

Sem Kim Coffee Shop
This Bak Kut Teh place that's been around for a long,long time and serves great 'yau fan' or fried onion rice with your choice of pork cuts. Opens till the wee hours of the morning from 5.30pm.
Location: Shoplots facing the Tan Chong Motors showroom, on Jalan Ipoh.

The Old Stall Klang
This Bak Kut Teh place has been around for generations and cooks up authentic bak kut teh - the staple diet of the Klang Chinese community. It opens from 5.30am and closes about 11.00am - the early bird catches the worm! This place serves the typical strong chinese tea used to chase down a filling, rich breakfast. My dad's thumbs up anytime.
Location: At Lorong Station 1, Klang. As you enter Klang coming from KL, cross the bridge towards Port Klang. Immediately across the bridge as you get to a traffic light junction, take a left and left again and then a right as this is a one way street. Follow this road which shaped in an ellipitical loop which will more or less take to just about where you started but a little further down the road. From here, left and then right into Lorong Station 1. It's the corner shop of a row of old shoplots, right next to a carpark area.

Laksa Lemak - The stall with a blue tin roof
This place serves the best Hakka Laksa Lemak with cockles in town! Open only at night and closed Wednesdays. The wantan and sui kow with its simple preparations, bring back memories of how purity tastes. The ABC or air batu campur is like what we used to have at the canteens in school years ago. Just lots of shaved ice, syrup, evaporated milk, corn and red beans. That's all we need, right?!
Location: Taman U Lek, Cheras at Lorong Durian.

Yong Tow Foo

Cozy Corner
Right next to the stall with a blue roof top. This place is a really popular place for Yong Tow Foo and is especially busy on weekends. It's open during the day only.
Location: Taman U Lek, Cheras at Lorong Durian.

The mobile stalls at Imbi Corner
The car park area here is transformed everynight into an eatery made up of a couple-a-dozen or so mobile(as some will call it: Hawker stalls) stalls. The yong tau foo stall here is one of the best so give it a try. Be sure to turn up early though, the YTF is so popular that it sometimes run out by 8.30pm. However, There are plenty of other things to eat here if you have picky food partners.
Location: At the carpark in front of the Honda Kar Showroom in Jalan Imbi corner, facing the Weng Heng Coffee Shop.

Restoran Orchard View Yong Tow Foo
Good yong tow foo place, Orchard View is now located in a corner shoplot just outside of the congested Ampang viilage area. Try the cheong fun, it's good.
Location: It's moved location to shoplots near the Spectrum Complex/Supermarket in the Ampang village area.

Yau Char Kwai

Stall at the corner
This mobile stall is open during the day and fries some great yau char kwai and all the dough sweets that comes with that. Open late afternoons only.
Location: At Jalan Alor, just in front of the Restoran Dragon View.

Penang Fried Kway Teow

Weng Heng Coffee Shop
Serves the best pork ball noodles in town. And not to mention one of the best places to go for a piping hot plate of Penang Kway Teow. If that's not enough, the popiah is superb too! However you'll have to order this dish from the old man who runs his little stall just outside of the shop (He sets up his stall at around 1pm). It gets really crowded during lunch hour so go early.
Located: On Jalan Imbi, opposite the Honda Showroom and round the corner from Sakura Restaurant.

The shack on Jalan Chan Sow Lin
The fried kway teow here is served on banana leaf laced plate. The flavour of a well heated wok and strong fire is one of the key ingredients here as the chef, a lone lady fries up for her patient customers. Be prepared to wait. Open daily from 1.30pm - 6.00pm except on occasional Mondays.
Location: Jalan Chan Sow Lin facing the junction of Jalan 3.

Congee (Porridge)

Pudu Back Lane
A Pudu back lane is transformed in the evenings into a food street selling all sorts of chinese street food as we call it. The chinese custard is pretty good here and the Congee stall is one of those must haves with locals.
Location: Off Jalan Pudu, at Jalan Sayur.

Fong Wah Teow Chew Porridge
This road is famous for its Teow Chew cuisine, and none more enticing than a bowl of piping hot porridge (this is also known as broth in western countries) and all types of preserved vegetables, curry, briskets and other dishes that you can pick and choose at the counters to your liking. The shops here are open most of the day and right through the early hours of the morning.
Location: Changkat Thambi Dollah.

Chee Cheong Fun

Kim Lian Kee
This is the traditional chee cheong fun without the fuss of fish balls and yong tau foos - just straight forward chee cheong fun with sesame seeds sprinkled sparingly and flavoured with sweet and spicy sauces. Open only in the day. Night time turns into a hokkien mee stall.
Location: At the junction of Petaling Street and Jalan Hang Lekir. If you're unsure, it's the corner stall facing the ever popular Longan drink stall. In the evenings, another batch of chefs take over the premis serving customers the ever popular hokkien noodles at this place called Kim Lian Kee.

Hokkien Fried Noodles

Kim Lian Kee
This is the one of the family's favorite dinner venues. Been around forever and still as good according to my father, who has been a regular customer since the 50's - long before petaling street became a tourists' haunt. Nights only.
Location: At the junction of Petaling Street and Jalan Hang Lekir. If you're unsure, it's the corner stall facing the ever popular Longan drink stall.

Weng Heng Coffee Shop
Another place which serves hokkien noodles and cantonese noodles. The hokkien noodles here is sprinkled with fried pork fat (chu yau char) . Open nights only too!
Located: On Jalan Imbi, opposite the Honda Showroom and round the corner from Sakura Restaurant.

Seafood

Mei Keng Fatt Seafood Restaurant
Everyone's favorite! Well, almost everyone's except those extremely allergic to it. Not cheap but the food is good. Try the pepper crabs or the sweet and sour crabs, and the steamed prawns. Fresh!Fresh!Fresh!! Expatriate haunt¡K
Opens daily: 11.30am-2.30pm; 4.00pm-1.00am
Location:No.1, Lorong Awan 6,Kuala Ampang.(In Ulu Klang area).

Fatty Crab
Of course, this is indeed the most famous seafood place in town. They even have chairs lining the walls for customers to sit while in wait for a table. That's how crowded it can be. The original Fatty Crab restaurant was located at States Theatre in P.J., then moved on to SS2 and finally relocated to Taman Mayang. What's great here? The sweet, sour and spicy sauced crabs that goes well with toy soldiers (toast) or is it the other way round?
Location: Taman Megah. Can't miss it.

Roasted Duck Rice - Siew Ngap Fei
This shop has been passed down to the younger generation but the fine touches of granddad's is still in the taste. If you have a penchant for high fat value¡K.this is it. It's delicious and you'd want more but perhaps conscience may pull you back on getting seconds!.
Location: Jalan Landak off Pasar Road. . It's not difficult to find.

Beef Brisket Noodle Soup (Ngau Lam Meen)

The Beef Brisket noodle stall
This husband and wife team has been selling their delicious beef brisket noodles for quite some time now and has a steady stream of customers every night. Just at the corner of a little lane off Petaling Street, their set up has only a couple of tables or so but well worth the wait.
Location: Petaling Street, close to the Jalan Sultan end of the street , where many beer and food restaurants have emerged.

Lai Fong Coffee Shop
Another one of those old coffee shops with lots of individual stalls selling all sorts of food. One particular one that sells the Beef brisket noodle Soup still remains one of the best choices in town. Closed evenings.
Located: Jalan Cheng Lock, on the crossroads with Jalan Petaling across from the Jukebox shoe shop.

Fish Head Noodle Soup - Adai Village Fish Head
This is one of the best places in town for a big, bowl of fish head noodle soup. For about RM7, this must be one of the most satisfying noodle dishes around. Can get pretty busy during lunch so be prepared to wait a bit. Open daily for lunch and dinner.
Location: Jalan Landak off Pasar Road. Round the corner from Pudu Plaza.

My workstation

I was never thought of so fast can get back to online and blog as since last week my old monitor was almost out of service and I'm not dare to touch it. Online and blog is very important to me now, like can't live without it. I just told hubby about it and the next 2 days he brought back the brand new 17" Samsung SyncMaster flat screen monitor + a power regulator. Here show a bit our new baby.

The whole set of desktop consider less than 1 year old. The Dell CPU was in last year July using online order and deliver to doorstep. Since after using many set of own configured CPU, we have been tired of it. So this one is genuine one. And the price is almost beatable with those we having previously. So, getting an original is more valuable. Now, I'm very comfortable doing blog. Thanks, my dearie. I will treat you a meal after I got my first money draw out from PayPal, is very soon ohh....

Birthday gathering

Last Saturday attended Wei Yin's 2nd son, Xiang Xun 1 year old birthday party at her house. Reach a bit late, my other classamate who attended call me to check whether I will be there, as some wanted to see Terry. Party served with buffet, I'm not eating much as too busy to mingle around with LTNC classmate and chit-chatting. We all really are in woman talks and keep those husband who come along with a boring face.

When everyone sitting together, most of us married and with baby or pregnant. Wei Yin really "productive", she is going to have her 3rd one coming in July. All sons man! Salute her. The married couples who having hard time getting pregnant are so envy on her. Put Terry to play with the birthday boy, when he wanted to touched him, he make his face almost going to cry. Really funny looking at his expression. Have short update with Wei Yin and her living now. She married to the family who rules famous egg tarts, big family and staying in a big bungalow.

Since tagging along Terry, means can't stay long. We there for 1.5 hours. At 10pm everyone take a move. I'm still having a lot more to chit-chat with friends, hope we have another chance coming out and stay longer.

Temporary stop blogging

Will stopping blogging for sometimes till my desktop monitor got repair or change. The monitor having problem, it blinked and having electric shock sounds. Think it almost over it life span.

Keep in touch with friends again

This Saturday got an invitation from my sec-classmate, Wei Yin, to attend her 2nd son 1 year old birthday. We have been lost contact since after school. Last time we used to go in a same bus to school and we are also in the same class during Form 5. That time I quite close with her, whereby I used to chop place for her to sit in school bus..hehe of cause sit with me la.

What I don't know is that, she just stay very very near to my apartment and just within walking distance, which almost I can see her roof top from my balcony. Oh my...never tell never know...luckily some my other sec-mate remind her about me and there we get in touch again.

Looking forward very much to go to her house this weekend, of cause also gathering with some other LTNC friends.

Keep motion sickness at Bay!

A car ride can become a problem if your child experiences motion sickness. Here's how you can take preventive measures and plan to enjoy your trip.

Mind Activity
Engage your child in activities that involve looking outside the car. Playing "I Spy" is fun or have him listen to his favourite song while he focuses on a distant objects.

Fresh Air
Make sure the air inside the car is free of smoke or strong smells from food and snacks. If possible, have windows slightly down to let in some fresh air.

Smooth Drive
Proper car maintenance, careful driving and less braking will ensure a smoother ride.

Rest Stops
Stop the car as soon as your child displays motion sickness symptoms. In fact a long car trip should have frequent stops to allow children to enjoy space and fresh air.

Stomach Solution
A light snack of dry crackers will prevent hunger pangs and settle an empty stomach that seems to ass to the symptoms of motion sickness.

Learning to do scrapbook

Have been blog hop into some mummy's blog recently and I found out scrapbook design really caught my attention. Scrapbook is something you can design your photo frame with elements and fancy background around it.

I started downloading many scrapbook freebies and play around with it in PhotoShop. Really got stuck earlier, but with few blogger mummies help, I'm now on my way to get my first scrapbook book done. Still not ready to be post up. Need some idea to do better arrangement on elements, yet to dig it out from my brain. Brain stuck with PPP now. Will enjoy playing it once got time.

This is how scrapbook look like:

Chap Goh Mei

A bit late to blog about this.

That Sunday didn't attend church, as I want to prepared a dish to brought over to FIL house for Chap Goh Mei dinner. This day is also my favourite artist LeeHom having concert at the stadium opposite my apartment. Back in 5 years ago, I did went once to his concert at the same venue. Really love his songs and talent. During the daytime I already started listen to the rehearsal and the sound system technician doing a lot of sound check there.

I've made yong tao fu for dinner. Bought the ready made 600g fish paste and made for total of 37 pieces. It has 'fu chook', 'tao fu bok', lady finger, eggs and bitter gourd. Stand in the kitchen for more than 3 hours to make it and cook it. Luckily Terry boy behave very good that day. Hubby not at home to help anything, went out the whole day till dinner time. Terry just lied in the bouncing net never make any cry or fuss for more than 2 hours before I cook the yong tao fu. The timing is just nice, after I clean up everything he wake up.

Some of my friends who get close and play with him before said that they never saw such a good baby. Even my mum also surprise how come he having such a good behaviour. He have gain a lot of praises since born, everybody around likes him very much. All glories I give to Holy God who really look after me and blessing for giving me a good baby. I can't even ask for more having such a nice son, as I know God always give us the best but it is out of your expectation sometimes.

Gathering

Since Andrew back from UK, we meet up on last Saturday, before he back on Monday. Me and Carole, together with Andrew and Abby (his friend) went to have drink at Capri, Sri Petaling. The food there is sucks! but surprise that, there still quite a lot of ppl. I'm first time eating there.

There were many memories brought back during our chatting, and I truly miss this kind of feel which I used to go out and chit-chat with friends, it just like my single life again. I don't want to bored them who all still single, so our chat topic have to be out of my 'baby & mother stories'.

After 3 hours chit-chat, eating and drinking, they visit my house and baby Terry since just near by. Baby Terry not cry when strangers hug him now. He even play with them and talking there. Time for milk, so I feed him before going out to meet another friend again. My mum over night at my place, to take care of Terry the whole Saturday, as I have this gathering and at night celebrating wedding anniversary + birthday at Jogoya.

Went to Puchong Perdana meet up Amy, a malay close friend of us. Today they have the chance to give me the wedding presents Carole and her bought 2 years ago. We went to drink at mamak nearby and chit-chat. Around 7pm went home, bath Terry and get ready to Jogoya Buffet.

Jogoya buffet @ Starhill Relish floor

3rd March, is our ROM day 2 years ago. We celebrated our 2nd wedding anniversary plus hubby birthday at Jogoya KL @ Starhill Gallery, Relish floor. We so excited looking forward of the day and the japanese buffet, as this restaurant having many good comments and high recommendation. We took the supper time to dine in, as hub not back work that early. Supper per pax RM78++ (plus 15% on service and gov tax, for 2 person RM179.40), starts at 9.40pm during weekend.

JO - A supreme place.
GO - The place live by the King.
YA - A shop.

The restaurant floor space is big, with many different section for you to go and choose your food. If you go in big group, a separate area and room is available. Book first before you go. There have dim sum area, hand roll area, sushi area, fried area, seafood area, grill area, dessert & cake area and drinks area. A total of 200+ dishes. Dish mainly are in japanese, chinese and a little bit Korean style. All looking good and fresh, especially the fish, crabs and oyster. Each piece of it they do neat arrangement. Sushi are kind of special, almost all use salmon to wrap it. If were to have in Sushi King, won't think can get those standard and you won't find cheap sushi here, like those cucumber, egg, crab stick. All very high class.

For those food need to cook or grill, you just need to drop your table no. tag with them and they will send after done. Each table will have a fire stove to keep your pot hot. The special pot they have is paper pot. A must try of their cakes, it just melt in your mouth. All cakes taste nice. Normally I don't eat much the cake served at buffet, but here I finish all.

We doesn't eat all of it like crabs, oysters and seafoods coz we afraid our stomach not comfortable after taking it. So, may feel a bit not worth for it. Jogoya buffet doesn't serve any local food. You can't find rice or mee here. The pic shows are those we ate. I can claim that this is the best buffet ever and I will go back again if got chance, although is pricy, but worth it.

Some extra info on Jogoya:
Lunch : RM78++
Late Lunch : RM68++
Dinner : RM88++
Supper : RM78++
Kids are charged RM10++ or more depending on their individual height.

Business hour:
Mon - Fri 11.30am-1am /
Weekend & Public holiday 11am - 1am

Tel: 03-2142 1268

Target reach!

Remember before I'm start doing money blogging, I have set a target for myself of getting USD$100 per month? Up to today is a month time passed and I can make it to reach what I target for! infact it is more than that, like almost reach USD$200. This total is from both PPP and Blogitive, which have comfirm to get it. Some posts waiting for approve are yet to add in. So it is actually more than USD200 la.

I really so happy that I can make it anyway. Really as I said it is not easy, staying up late night to grab opps and during daytime check every now and then to get good offers. Now most of the time I wrote for PPP. Blogitive are doing some upgrading, since more than 2 weeks ago they not giving any offers. For others is not much offers to take.

Lately, PPP always giving opps that for high rank bloggers. When I open opps, always see all good opps with good pay of coz, but can see cannot take. As I'm not a good rank blogger yet, I only have very limited opps and low requirement opps always very fast taken. Even I just started with PPP, but my tack rating is doing good, with voting from PPP advertiser, I got 4 tack rates now out of 5 points full.

Wish me luck, I hope I can claim my very first big money draw out from Paypal very soon.

2007 CNY (Part VI)

21/2-22/2 初四-初五 - Stay at home these 2 days, no where to go. Cook porridge properly for Terry, as the past few days not having my own cook porridge. Hubby went out to gym and visit friends. Since my mum not yet start work, she came to play with Terry. I also take time to rest more.

23/2-24/2 初六-初七 - Hubby start work. My routine back to normal. Start cooking days and nights and went to market to get food. Too bad, many vege stall not open for business yet. Not buying much. At night, bungalow across my apartment many are playing firework. Hey, this year can't even see red colour firecracker. Seems like firecracker are out of sight during CNY soon. I brought Terry out to the balcony and watch at the firework.

25/2 初八 - Back to church. Receive and give out lots of ang pao. Lunch time, FIL invited my family and hub uncle and aunty for CNY 8 course lunch at Restaurant Pik Wah at Wisma MABA. 4th time lou sang. Finish, back home sleep.
At night, dinner with hubby's secondary schmate at Restaurant Oversea, Sri Petaling. Only 1 table. We have the room dine in. Terry happy playing with his schmate. Have the 5th time lou sang. Dishes and service quite good. Giving out angpao to all single friends. Only we 2 are couple, all are still single. So, no ang pao received from Terry. That MyFM DJ, Jason (hosting program from 8pm-1am, not in the pic left early) also attend, my cousin sis quite crazy about him..haha... Very hard to see him now, as he is very busy working during all the gathering time we set.

Actually I have a primary school friend gathering this afternoon too, but due to FIL ask for lunch, so I can't attend. It have been years I not attend the CNY gathering. Quite miss my primary class teacher. She going to retired this year Aug. I still waiting Andrew who just back from UK to call for gathering before he fly back to UK again. We not meet for 5 years and another of my best friends also not meet for 2 years plus, even we stay near. Hope we can meet up soon. After married have been lossing a lot of friends. Any gathering on now, I try my best to arrange and turn up.