final term...

i am sitting for my final exam (read :adlan's final term's exam.. ;p) thus,expect no update till we're done,pfftt!! anak yg exam,mommy yg panic...iskkk...

later skater...

bottle after bottle...

i am now switching this lil' bonbon nana from breastfeeding to bottle feeding,and man,its damn hard to get this girl of ours to latch her precious 'muncung' lips to that silicone tits..haissh!! im thinking of giving up,everyday,but something keep pushing me to get it done,once and for all.it aint easy let me tell u...

the last time with yaya,we had it quite smoothly,if not rough..only the downside was she's on ribena for two weeks before giving in to the formula milk,chocolate flavour only,iskkk,but we switched it to plain eventually...night time wasnt bad either,coz i have ben attending to her instead of myself...basically,we managed to wean her off less than 3 weeks,good eyy??

and here i am,four years later,doing the exact same thing over again,only to find that even if its ur own breed,coming from the same C-sect,no child is alike,unless its twin,i assume...boy,its a whirwind with nana...we're switching from one bottler after another,still she refused! we asked around for tips,tried various type of bottles,not to mention tits,but to no avail...she still refused!! :(

ben and i almost at the dead end,when we agreed to give it a last shot at this one brand,coz we clearly cant afford to have selections of unused bottles (not to mention adlan + adia's previous bottles,iskkk..) cramped inside the upper drawer,such a waste! its definitely irritate ben,more than i do... ;p anyway,im at the same pace with ben to let this particular bottle to be our last attemp..if its failed,we're doomed and im back to be the sole provider of my child's milk..iskk,what a let down...

but,to our surprised,she willingly latched on and i couldnt be more happier!! alhamdulillah,praised to God for the blessing He bestowed upon us,im utterly grateful...

the champ!! tommee tippee at last..and yes,ive to entice her with ribena once in a while juz to keep her drawned to the bottle...and gradually increasing the amount of the formula milk as we go along...good job,baby!! mommy so proud of u,and so as daddy ^_^...

our initial plan was to make used with what ever bottles that we have in storage ...and here's some to it...bought that tupperware's (green+purple) bottles for adlan,but he rejected it straight away,iskk..we switched him to nuby when we stayed at miri,for they has quite a selection over there...one can find nuby anywhere...but when adia's arrived,she turned it down!! in some way,we're quite relieved for its kinda hard to find nuby's range in malacca...so,we opt for something that is easy to find,so,its avent for adia...

anyway,back to nana's story...after she decline the above bottles,we tried her on one of these bottles - its a collections from the gift that our relatives and friends get for the babies,or shall i say,when they're baby...and no,our nana didnt buy it...once again,she refused...iskkk...

so,we came to a conclusion that maybe she wants a new bottle of her own...hence,the bottle hunting begin...first we tried on this glass bottle from babylife,from mothercare but failed...then,my good neighbour suggested us to try on MAM,and so we did...but she hates it...at this point,im ready to give up,it juz a matter of time...and when this one friend asked me to try tommee tippee,i promised ben that it will be the last coz im not doing this bottle hunting anymore...luckily she said yes to it,and we're over the moon!!

not to mention,we even tried a various sets of tits,but its a total flop as well,haishh...

all i can say for now,she's adapting to this new method of feeding...its ok,darling...baby steps ok,slowly but surely...and to my surprise,my boobs showing no signs of engorged-ment,what so ever,even after few days of neglect..hmmm,what that supposed to mean? is it my milk production has deteriorate since? im clueless...

till then...

my sentiment exactly...

after reading this blog of out-spoken wardina safiyah,i couldnt agreed more with her regarding this current trend of owning a designer's bag...i mean,how far one would go juz to be SEEN carrying a designer's bag?? how this designer's bag's justify u as a person?? and how can that bag of urs determined your social life?

actually,this particular issue has been messing with my head for quite sometimes...no,no,not because i dont own one - FIRST; coz clearly i cant afford one ( i can ,eventually,but i choose not to..the closest ive in possession is my braun buffel,from my hantaran that is,which i seldom used.. ) TWO; i dont feel the need to fork out quite sum of money juz for a bag,mind u,juz one...numero uno,isnt it crazeee?? u dont think so,well,shame on me then.... ;p THREE; ive other priorities in life,i.e. making sure my munchkins's college funds,insurances and their ASD is sufficient and stashed out some for holidays,makan2 and etc...in short,i chose to be cash rich.period.

ive this one occassion,where one of my friend (juz a social friend as i like to call it,we're not even close) crack into a giggles once she saw my esprit purse...and to quote her "ini brand budak sekolah laaa.." and she blurted it out with a smirk glued on her face...i was like,seriously babe?? SERIOUSLY?? so shallow laa,u...

i mean,i know kids nowadays can easily afford Guess,esprit,topshop juz to name a few..but that doesnt mean its 'childish' to be seen wearing one,dont u think?? what if thats all i can afford for? whats wrong if one choose to splurge into some middle-range brand as opposed to high-end one?? why being so judgemental??

but dont get me wrong,im definitely have no problem with people strutting around with designer's bag (be it genuine,or fake,or replicas as some might call it,whateva!!) i dont give a damn,for i believe that one can spend their money as they like...its ur moolah,go ahead...but what bothering me is when one tend to 'bergolok bergadai' juz to be seen carrying one,for me is sick!! some even boasting for having more than one,bangga wehh...hmm,i reserved my comment...

i dont mind if u're fucking rich,u can spend it like nobody business,nobody cares...but what worries me if that person live on end-meets-end basis?? let alone having a saving for rainy days...i dont think people will adore u,or look at u in awe if they know that u are broke...and,if only they knew,they will then argue bout the authencity of the bag...wouldnt it be heart wrecking knowing that u spend a good fortune of money,juz to have people question bout it? because ur life that u live in didnt match ur so called designer's bag...

anyway,its none of my business...and i need u to do the same...and,by all means,please dont judge people only by looking at their bags,or shoes alike...its the overall picture that matters the most...hope u get what i mean...i juz need to get this thing out of my chest,and now that i did,i feel glad...sorry if i hurt any of u in any ways,my intention is pure...

till then...

wordless wednesday...

lets the shoes do the talkin'...

hell yeah!! he's a die hard fan... ;)

gegurl...

my two girls,they're never alike... yaya is more towards barbies and princess,ballet and anything in pink - being the typical 5 years old girl,she likes to dress up,mix and match her own clothes...she's dying to put on make up,but she has to wait till she's 17 coz i said so,haha!! so vain,i knowww..as of now,she'll settle with her collections of lip gloss instead... ;)

whilst nana,on the other hand,is more of a punk princess,whom couldnt care less bout barbies (she'll run miles with fear,hehe...such a scaredy-cat..) and cooking set (not interested,at all!! )....she may be small,but her voice is beyond recognition..when she shout,u wont believe it came from her petite frame,talks about loud!! ;p

morning stroll at kl birdpark...

if last week we took the munchkins on a train ride - took putra lrt from kelana jaya to klcc,and our munchkins were beyond jakun,hehe...adlan once asked me where the driver is,and when i told him that it doesnt have one,u shouldve seen his face,HAHA!! my funny man!! adia get herself occupied hopping from one seat to another,haissshh...luckily the train was not full on that day (we took the morning one,so less crowded,much easy to handle the excited munchkins...yeah,one genius tip there given ;p ) while adriana frozed!! like totally keras what with all the strangers staring at her,as if laaaa kann,haha!! another funny scene for us to keep ourself entertained,ben and i keep looking at each other and smile (awwww...what a magic,we still have that brainwave-connection,hehe...thought we lost our modjo already after having these jakuns munchkins ;) lurves u,ben...always was and forever will be..^_^ )

this weekend we got them let loose at KL Birdpark...and it was a hit! they were quite amazed on seeing all kinds of birds roams freely,like can jalan sebelah sebelah gitewww,kelasss...especially the peacocks,strutting their ways like nobody business,but it is their home aightt?? so why bother...they were all over the places,luckily none of us got pooped,pheww...coz ive seen one of the visitor got himself a 'very nice' souvenir from one of the birds...poor guy...lucky us ;p

the idea of having the birds runs freely was definitely beyond cool,as u can see n sometimes touch the birds...but it was poorly maintain at some spot which leaves a very disturbing smells,especially when u have a kids with rhinitis and cannot 'tahan' the smells (read:adlan)..a bit challenging there...but,we managed to control the situation...

the weather was so kind to us from the moment we arrived there...but 10mins prior to the bird show,its pouring and the show was put to halt,much to our dismay :( ...luckily we managed to seek shelter at one of the hut nearby..at this point,the munchkins all dah meragam...thus,bribe them with nuggets that i cooked fr home to shut them off,hehe..this is when i realized that one of the mat salleh waited with us was matthew,one of the lads from the masterchef australia...so cuteeee la u,matthew...*wink* no offence,ben..i heart u still ;)

since the weather still not giving in for like ages....mind u,standing still with 3 lil' munchkins doing nothing for almost 30mins,sandwiched with a bunch of unknown people,wasnt really did us any good,so we're given up!!...once the munchkins all geared up with their caps and hat,we determined to redah the drizzle and go home...the munchkins of coz a tad sad coz they didnt catch the show but at least we have fun for the first couples of hours...so,there goes another good reason for a revisit,eyy? ;)

so,where are we going next weekend,kiddos? ;p

till then...

Benang by JazFara...

the other things that keeps me busy,other than my three lil' munchkins...its a jv between me and my girlfriend,farah...its already been in the market since last ramadhan,but only now ive the time to reveal it to u readers...its more like an experimental project,but it turn out more than what we've anticipated, alhamdulillah...

we're in no position to compete with the big name from the muslim's fashion,more like to add a few more colors to the world of hijab-wearing people in malaysia...

benang,the soft launch...

cotton printed shawls

plain cotton shawls

2-ways inner,made by good quality cotton...

if u have any enquiries regarding any of this products,u can juz leave a message here...or shoot us an email at benangbyjazfara@gmail.com or facebook : Benang by JazFara...