The final countdown

Interesting indeed this final week of 2010... Although we had to cancel a few plans due to hubby's condition, we still managed to slot in a few activities to keep the children happy... ye lah, school hols & all... mama & papa dah takde cuti nak bawa jalan (not to mention agak kering poket la kan)...

After the episode at prince court, it was already Christmas.... pagi tu patutnya kitorang pegi akad nikah Awin, cousin hubby kat Bandar Tun Razak but since sume penat lagi tak dapat ler bangun awal. We did go for event petang tu which was kenduri 100 hari arwah Zuraidee, hubby's late brother who left us 5 days after Aidilfitri.

Next day, pegi wedding reception Awin... sampai sana around 12pm & surprised to see pengantin perempuan masih menunggu make up artist.... hmmm, nasib baik ler sempat kan.... kalau tak meraung pengantin lelaki atas pelamin sorang2 tu....

Awin & Bazrul, di atas pelamin

Alahai, bila boleh nak makan nih???

On that same day happens to be my 2nd daughter Erin's bday... so, kitorang pun beli ler burfday kek untuk ditiup oleh birthday girl... tup2 adik ipar pun belikan 1 biji kek lagi coz ari tuh bday another cousin of hubby's gak & nak celebrate all december babies...

Tu dia, 2 biji kek...

December babies cutting cake

Happy 7th bday adik... mama loves u lots... muaaahhhsss!!

Despite all these, the highlight of the week must be the footie match... Malaysia vs Indonesia for the AFF Suzuki Cup... 1st leg kat Stadium Bukit Jalil dah meriah... hubby sakit2 camtu terpaksa la tengok kat tv dikelilingi anak2 & isteri jer instead of being at the stadium... sambil jaga baby Zara, sempat la jugak I curi2 tengok the match... memang menarik... and memang tak sangka team Harimau Malaya dapat score 3-0!!! Alhamdulillah, now kena tunggu 2nd leg kat Jakarta lak...

2nd leg at Stadium Bung Karno Jakarta memang lah teramat mendebarkan... apatah lagi dgn issue laser yg dihebohkan dek media Indon, sedikit sebanyak boleh mengganggu konsentrasi pemain Malaysia... malam tu, memang dh nekad nak duduk tengok match sampai abis... and anak2 pun ikut sama menyokong... so bila Mohd Safee Sali scored the 1st goal, memang ler bergegar satu kondo nih!!!! Kelakar gak bila baby Zara terus clapped hands tengok papa, mama & kakak2 dia terpekik terlolong...

Go Malaysia... Make us proud!!!

We are the Champions!!!!

What a lovely finale for the year....

Turbulence at take off

It has been such an eventful week, I hardly have time to breath!!!
Last week started off with me getting eye infection... the red eyes, discharge oozing from the eye, itchiness... was forced to take MC for 2 days at my boss' dismay, as work was piling up... then on Friday my no 3, Ayra came down with high fever... cough & flu was part of the package of course... As usual, whenever any of my kids came down with high fever, I don't get to sleep a wink... every hour I'll get up to check on her condition, take temperature, did sponging, etc... My mum went over to my sis' together with Feera & Erin... It was also my maid's day off... So I was practically alone to do cooking, look after sick child, look after baby and to top it off hubby suddenly experienced great pain on his left side of the body. By evening I had no choice but to call mum back so that I could send hubby to hospital....
We did get to Prince Court Medical Centre (PCMC) where hubby was given painkiller jab... He was already seeing a neurologist for his condition and had done x-ray at the same place, so he was admitted to do further tests... and it was confirmed that he's got a slipped disc (herniated disc) on his neck!!! Dr Deepak explained the situation and the options for us to choose. To cut it short, we decided for cervical facet block (steroid injection)... surgery is the ultimate choice which we are still considering but hubby needs time to do more research and get 2nd opinion.

Hubby ready to be brought into OT for cervical facet block

  Alhamdulillah the procedure was done successfully... but hubby is still in pain as the procedure is just for pain management and doesn't correct his condition... Let's just pray that he gets through this and finds the right solution to lead a normal life....
So far, my hectic life is not over yet... after Ayra, Feera developed the fever... and now baby Zara is also having it... So much for our plans this Xmas....

A new beginning, perhaps....

I have been wanting to have a blog for quite some time now but never really put my foot down in doing so. Fortunately, I have wonderful friends out there who have morally supported me and have been very motivational  to me lately. I now have a cause and purpose in having this blog.

I am a happily married mother of 4 beautiful daughters and I have a well paid job with a very well established organization. I am indeed blessed and am embracing motherhood with such pride and dignity. I have been contented with my way of life for a bit too long now that I just did not think much about exploring what else is out there. My 9 to 5 job has given me consistent salary every month and I do get to pay my bills on time. Although I have been managing this so far, it is really sad when I realise that for the past 13 years of slogging at work for at least 9 hours daily, I don't have a descent savings in my bank account. If anything were happen to me, what will become of my children & parents? I don't hate what I'm doing but honestly, I need more time to be with my growing children and the extra income will definitely come in handy. With all the social issues out there, I have serious concerns over my daughters' activities in and outside school. Then there's the increasing cost of everything. Blame it on oil price but seriously, even when oil price was low all other costs still escalate. So, I do need to make more money.

In the next few days, I'm praying for a miracle to happen. I hope Allah will open the path for me to make that big leap and change my way of life. InsyaAllah, I will grab this opportunity and work my way up. Motherhood will only be complete and fulfilling if and when I could provide my family with the comfort and luxury they deserve.