Travelling with EBM (Expressed Breast Milk)

Been meaning to update this blog with other entries before this one but didn't seem to find the time to. I don't even remember when was the last time I cooked dinner. Hmmm....

Okay, back to the main subject. During my 3 months maternity leave, my boss called me to tell me that the company will be sending me for a 4 days course in Indonesia. Told me to bring my little one along. Well, no need to tell me that...of course I will have to bring him. My hubby won't be able to handle him alone.

My little precious is 100% breastfed. Alhamdulillah (thank God) that so far the supply is sufficient and I pray it will continue until he is two years old. :) by the time the travel date to Indonesia comes, he's 3.5 months. Since this is the 1st time travelling with infants, I asked around to get more info about it especially about safety. Apparently there is nothing to worry about. We even went to see a doctor before we flew, and the doctor said since Wildan is 100% breast fed, I don't need to worry too much and he seems to be a healthy baby.

Now, that's settled. The only thing I will have to think about is transporting EBM with me. I will be attending a course and hubby will be taking care of Wildan in the hotel room while I'm gone. Of course I will have to bring EBM with me and not to forget my pump. The EBM will only be for the 2nd & 3rd day usage. Thawed EBM can only be used within 48 hours. At that time, I was thankful that I have just redeemed a cooler bag that is just perfect for this from a loyalty card points.

Our flight was at 9.15am so I booked a taxi to come at 6.30am. Don't want to be late. It's about 1 hour drive to the airport. Since this is the 1st time for me to transport EBM, I decided to put the cooler bag inside my luggage to be checked-in. Although I have read that EBM are allowed to be brought up to the cabin but I don't know for sure. I packed 6 bottles EBM at the very last minute at around 6.15am just to ensure that it stays chilled as the icepack will only last about 8-12 hours. Our flight will arrive at 12.15pm (6 hours later) and I think we should be able to be in our room latest by 2pm. And I was right! So, I quickly took out the EBM and transfer them into my hotel room mini bar. However, to my surprise..the EBM and my ice packs are still frozen. I think as they were packed inside my luggage, my clothing and other thing compressed the cold and keep them in stable temperature so they didn't thaw or melt. It was good because that way, I can just put the ice pack in the small freezer space inside the mini bar that they usually put small ice cubes and continue to freeze it.

I still direct feed on arrival day but hubby started his full time baby sitting job on day 2 and 3 and those were my full day course days. I would go back to our to during tea break to pump. Day 4 am back to direct feed. On departure day, I pack the frozen ice pack & chilled EBM into my cooler bag. This time, I did not pack them inside my luggage but hand carry them instead. Yes, all airport allow EBM to be transported on board. However, you may want to ask the airport staff once you arrive to ensure there is no problem during your departure. This way, you can plan on how to pack your EBM for transportation on the way back.

This is how I pack my EBM

This is my suggestion or tips if you are planning to travel with EBM.

1. Take out/pack your frozen EBM at the very last minute before you depart to your destination. This is to make sure your ice pack can last as long as it can.
2. If possible, put your cooler bag inside your luggage so that you can retain the temperature so that your ice pack will stay frozen (this will depends on how long your journey is, mine was about 9 hours till we reach hotel room). This will help to avoid complication for you to refreeze the ice pack especially if you are staying at a hotel.
3. Once arrive, transfer the EBM and ice pack into the mini bar (if hotel) and make sure the mini bar temperature is at high. Most hotel will set it at low. Most minibar will have small freezer poket inside the mini bar. You can place your ice pack there.
4. You can pump new stock while you are travelling but make sure the EBM age is not more than 72 hours once you reach back home to freeze it.
5. Most airport will allow you to bring EBM aboard the cabin but you might want to check with the airport security the day you arrive to prepare for your departure on your way back. This helps you to plan on how you should pack your stuff. Especially for international flight.

I was also relived that Wildan behaved on flight. Just make sure you nurse your baby during take off and landing to ease off the pressure. If he's full, a pacifier would help.

Wildan happy in flight. :D

Breast Feeding : Tips, Obstacles & Challenges

Am starting this entry where I left off in my last entry. While I was waiting to be warmed up after the surgery in an isolated room, I can't wait to see my baby again because I didn't see his face clearly in the operation theater. I also hope that hubby has arrived. It is the hospital policy that husband can't be in the OT during the procedure.

So after 30 minutes, finally the nurse push my bed back to my ward. I was anxious! I have waited for this moment for 5 years (7 years if I count the age I actually want a child). Once I am back at my cubicle, I saw hubby walking vastly towards me with a smile. He came and kiss my forehead and said "Yang, baby kita comel mcm muka awak. Mula-mula saya ingat anak cina mana tadi". (Dear, our baby is cute and looks you and at first I thought it was a chinese baby) I can't help to smile hearing that. Did he actually forget that his wife has chinese blood and looks like one? :-P My friend told me that when the nurse called hubby to see the baby he immediately left all his things and followed the nurse. LOL

Few minutes after that, the nurses brought our precious baby to us after they gave him his BCG and Hep B shot. And now, my story on breast feeding starts. Some women are kind of lucky to have milk early as in even when they are pregnant. Well, I am not that some. I am one of those normal women who has no sign of milk during pregnancy. If you are one of these women like me, do not worry. If you are determine to breastfeed, the milk will be there. If you read my previous post, you would know I have gestational diabetic. So, my baby was born with low sugar reading. When he was brought to me, the nurse told me his condition and said they want to give him formula milk to raise the sugar level. That is my first challenge. At that time, I didn't even think whether I have milk or not, I just immediately said "NO!" and I want to breastfeed 100%. They told me to do it every hour and if the sugar level is still low, they might have to feed formula milk.

Right after that, I immediately hold Wildan and breastfeed him. What do you know?! I have milk. Well, colostrum to be exact. Colostrum has the highest amount of nutrition and antibodies you can ever give to your baby which you normally have for the first 3-4 days after giving birth. After 3 hours, they check Wildan's sugar level and it has rose a bit even not to the normal level yet. I was so happy and kept on breastfeeding him. One thing that helps is, Wildan is also a baby that knows how to suck the nipples the right way. hehehehehe....by midnight (I gave birth at 9.50am and met Wildan an hour later) the sugar level has rose to the normal level it should be. yey!! I did it!! NO FORMULA MILK!!

However, here comes my 2nd challenge. Something happened the next day that made me so stressful that I almost didn't produce milk at all. Wildan was crying the whole night because the milk was insufficient. Am not going to reveal what happened here but if you want to know, you can PM me in facebook (that is if you are in my friend list). I called my hubby crying while I told him what happened because I was so frustrated. In fact, I called him a few times that night. Thank God I have composed myself by the next day and milk started to pour back as usual. It is true when people said don't stress yourself because it might effect your breast milk production.

My 3rd challenge was cracked nipples and it hurts like hell! It started on the 5th day. Maybe because Wildan was breastfeeding quite frequent. Thank God I recovered by day 8 but before that, I would shout in pain each time Wildan starts sucking. Seriously, I don't want to experience that anymore. When you go to ante-natal class, they teach you about breastfeeding but didn't actually tells you how to take care of the tool which is your nipples.

Tips on how to PREVENT cracked nipples:
1) Once you are pregnant, wash your nipples with only warm water. Please avoid and make sure you do not use any soap (any kind) and protect your nipples from it. How to do it? Apply some nipple cream to your nipples after you wash and wipe it clean before you bathe. The cream will protect the nipples from any soap water to touch it.
2) Make sure you do No 1 even when you starts and are breastfeeding. Make sure you buy nipple cream that is baby friendly which do not require for you to clean it first before breastfeeding you baby.

Tips on how to HEAL cracked nipples:
1) Press some of your milk and apply to your nipples area and let it air dry. You will need to repeat this a few times. Feed you baby with the less painful side first at least until the other one heals.  OR
2) Wash you nipples with salt water (soak it of possible), wipe dry and then apply some of your milk to the nipples area and let it air dry.

This is the nipple cream I use
'Pigeon' Nipple Care Cream @ RM39
You can find it at any pharmacy

My 4th challenge starts when Wildan was diagnosed with jaundice. Beside the lack of sleep because I need to breastfeed him even more frequent (every one hour to be exact), I have to go to the clinic every two days to check his bilirubin level. And with just after 5 days of surgery, I was quite strong to handle it. Thank you Allah. However, one day, Wildan's reading went high and he had to be admitted for phototheraphy treatment and I was admitted with him. While waiting for the transport ambulance to transport us to the second facility of the hospital, Wildan was put under the blue light. We were waiting what seems like forever and Wildan kept waking up wanting milk. Once he cool down and sleeps, I told the nurse am going to eat for awhile. The nurse said ok and if the baby wakes up, she will "top up". Okay....let me tell you. I am superbly annoyed  and pissed off with the terms 'top up'. Why? Because 'top up' means they are going to feed your baby with formula milk. My 2nd challenge had something to do with it!! I was mad when the nurse said that and immediately said NO! I told hubby to go eat first and then take turn to watch over Wildan. I was so afraid that they are gonna feed him with formula milk. What the hell is this? Aren't government hospitals are all about 100% breast milk? Why are they assuming I want to feed formula milk to my baby? I am okay if the nurse asked me whether she can feed formula milk to Wildan but she simply said she will feed Wildan with formula milk and assume I will be okay with it. So yes, the terms 'top up' pissed me off!!

After one night of phototheraphy treatment, Wildan's bilirubin level has gone down but here it comes again. The doctor told me that his weight has gone down. His birth weight was 3.16kg and now he is 2.81kg. I know for a fact that baby looses their birth weight at first but will start to gain it later but the doctor made it seems like it is a big deal. He said normal for a baby to loose about 10% of their birth weight but Wildan is loosing about 11% and it is advisable to feed him with formula milk. Oh come on!! What the hell is wrong with this hospital? Do they have a conspiracy against breastfeeding or are they just testing me? 10% and 11% is not to far off. Again, I feel like slapping the doctor for even suggesting that. FYI, this is not the same hospital I gave birth in. And as usual, I told him NO and said I will breastfeed and check his weight again for the next two days and see if there is any increase. What do you know?! It did!! So again, NO FORMULA MILK!! Now, the last time we check his weight was when he is 22 days and he weight 3.6kg.

This is my advise especially for first time mothers who want to breastfeed. Be committed and don't simply surrender to any kind of challenges or obstacles. Just believe that you will have the sufficient milk your baby needs. Trust me, now my milk is pouring and if Wildon doesn't feed every half an hour, it will start to leak. Think happy thoughts and believe. 

Before I end my entry for today (which took me almost a week to finish because Wildan kept on waking up wanting milk), I would like to share the best thing I have ever bought to help me ease the tiredness of breastfeeding. I know you will have sore arms after holding your baby for so long, so nursing pillow really helps. This item was recommended by my dear friend Lana and I really thank her for that. I also love Medela milk collection shells that I bought. It helps me to collect the leaked milk and then I can store it.

'Safe N Sound' Nursing Pillow @ RM119 each
You can buy it HERE

'Medela' Milk Collection Shells @ RM69.00
You can read more about it HERE or can buy it HERE

This might have been the longest post ever. Hope if anyone reads it, you will find it useful. :)

Until next time..ciao!

29th May 2012...The Day

Wanted to update my blog for the hundredth times but never got to it. Either am not feeling like writing or I was too busy. Today, 24th June 2012 is supposed to be the day I give birth to my little precious Wildan Zaeem but I guess God had different plan. Instead he was born on 29th May 2012.


My last update was when I am 29 weeks long. Since then, I had to control my diet due to gestational diabetic which was not fun at all!! You are at the stage where you want to eat right about everything and yet, you can't!! uurghhhh Nothing much happened between week 29 to week 22 but come week 33 during my routine check up, I got to know that I have Placenta Preavia Type 3 where my placenta is at the low side and almost close my womb window. So, I was admitted to hospital for observation until I gave birth! (read..."yey!! I don't have to go to work until I give birth!!) I was scheduled for a c-sect on 12th June 2012.


Then, my life in the hospital gynea ward starts on 10th May 2012. Let me tell you, lots of things happen there. Nothing out of the ordinary though...but just I get to see the different experience of giving birth by the patients in the same ward as me. I am what they called "long stay patient" but the ward also have normal patients that are there just to give birth. So at night, I can hear babies crying and who knew there are many types of baby cry. I even thought that one of the baby cry cute. It almost sounds like a cat. hehehehehe


So, I was ok and enjoying my time being in bed most of the time (and not at work) with the doctors doing their rounds asking the same questions...."Are you okay?", "No bleeding?", "No contractions?". My answer to the questions is the same everyday.."Am ok doctor" until Saturday, 26th May when I told the doctor that I think I had a regular contractions between 2am till 5am, they quickly did a CTG (a process where they check for contractions using a machine). And yes, I did have contractions. Since then, I was under intensive observation and was moved to a different cubicle nearer to the nurse station in case a more rapid contractions occur. Regular contractions can cause for the placenta to bleed and jeopardize the baby. 


Contractions was on and off since that Saturday until I myself got confused whether it is a contraction or not. However, on Tuesday 29th May, the professors made their rounds to see the patients. One of them looked at my file and made a decision that I need to have c-sect that day. What?? Today? but hubby is not here yet!! I called hubby not knowing the time am going to go to the operating theater but the nurse has seemed to prepare me. Suddenly one of the nurse called my name and said I have to go now. What?? NOW??? But hubby is outside renewing his roadtax and insurance!! And I can't call him because he is on his bike. GOSH!! everything is going so fast. All I can do is bbm (blackberry messenger) hubby and tell him am going in. Then, I gave the phone to a friend (who coincidently also admitted in the same ward) and tell her to pick up the phone if hubby called. I was so nervous!!! I have never had any surgery in my life!! SERIOUSLY!!!


The last time I was in a hospital was in 1994 for high fever. Not to mention the operation theater was so cold!! I was half paralyzed for the c-sect and the meds they gave me blocked me from feeling any pain but I can feel the touch. So, I can feel the surgeon pushing my stomach around to push out the baby. Finally, I feel my stomach empty and then a cry of a baby. My first reaction? I cried...uhuk. 5 minutes later, the nurse brought my precious baby to my face and introduce him. :)


This is my little precious baby Wildan Zaeem

I didn't see him again until I was brought back to the ward about 45 minutes later. I will continue my post in my next one...which is more about breast feeding...

Until next time...ciao!

Pregnancy at 29 Weeks

Last two weeks (yes, this is a delayed post) on 6/4/2012 was my routine check up at the hospital for the pregnancy and was going to be 29 weeks that Sunday. This time around, I have to give blood to check my hemoglobin and glucose level. As both my parents have diabetic, I am at risk. But...the thing I hate the most is, I have to drink the awfully sweet glucose drink and I can't eat starting 10pm the night before until 2 hours after my drink the thick concentrated glucose. So, did the test and I just have to wait for them to call for the result.

I also have to scan to check my placenta placement as I have low placenta and this is risky as I might have to go for ceaserian labor as the placenta might close the window for baby to come out. The girl who the scan (not a doctor) told me that I am safe and that the placenta has gone up where it should be. I was happy to hear that and we also took the opportunity to double confirm the baby's gender. For the 3rd time, it's a BOY!! :)

So, we went home after the check up feeling happy that everything is ok. However, somehow I know my blood test will show a not so good result. And I thought right. A nurse called my later that afternoon informing me that my blood glucose level is 8.4 (normal is maximum 6.4), so I have to go again on 18/4/2012 to meet with a nutritionist. That doesn't really stop there. The next day (Saturday), hubward & I went to a private medical centre to do a 4D scan just to see how our baby might look like. To our surprise, the gynea told us that my placenta is still low at stage 2. I was shocked and hubward was upset as he thought I was out of risk. Baby was okay though. He is perfect! :) Alhamdulillah.....

Can you see his face? He is on the left and he is looking to the right (half face) peacefully sleeping.

On Monday, I called the ultrasound department to inform of my discovery and the nurse who answered the phone told me to wait for my next appointment and tell the doctor. The doctor will do the ultrasound him/herself. How can the girl made that mistake? It may seems small mistake, but I was at risk. Imagine if I was not careful...I have the risk of bleeding.

On 18/4/2012, I went to the hospital as scheduled. My conclusion, diabetic sucks. :P I think this was triggered by my cravings for Krisantimun Tea. Almost everyday I will drink it and it is sweet. I am not a sweet tooth kind of person, but since I reach 4.5 months....I just love sweet things especially drinks. And..it has to be COLD!! So, got my diet and I also have to but the blood glucose reader machine to monitor my glucose level. This is to ensure that my glucose level is at safe level. If not, I might have to take insulin which I pray I won't to reach to that extend.

The glucose reader....

The needle...small yet powerful :P

Am starting my first monitoring tomorrow. Hope am able to control my diet which is so darn hard to do!!! Wish me all the best!!

Until next time..CIAO!!

The Importance of Cord Blood Stem Cells

I wanted to update about this on Friday but I was too tired and then Saturday was kind of a full day and I was tired again. Yeah...being 7 months pregnant can do that to you. I can't imagine how will it feels like when I reach 8 and 9 months. Just hope the time will fly fast.

On Thursday, a friend of mine shared a news on our watsapp group. She said a niece of a friend need blood type A+ for her leukemia treatment. The girl Raja Nur Kamilia bt Raja Syahrul, 12 years old with Leukemia needs white cells from male with blood type A+ donors. Knowing that hubward is blood type A (not sure + or -), I immediately bbm him to tell him about the girl and encouraged him to donate. If he agrees, we will have to be at PPUM by 8pm that nite and he agreed. We can never know when is our turn and if we can help in any way, we help. Actually, male with blood type O+ can also donate. The doctor opt for male because male has bigger vein and the transfusion of the white blood cells will take 3 hours for each person.

What is Leukemia?
It is a type of cancer of the blood or bone marrow characterized by an abnormal increase of immature white blood cells called "blasts". Leukemia is a broad term covering a spectrum of diseases. In turn, it is part of the even broader group of diseases affecting the blood, bone marrow, and lymphoid system, which are all known as hematological neoplasms.

In 2000, approximately 256,000 children and adults around the world developed some form of leukemia, and 209,000 died from it.About 90% of all leukemia are diagnosed in adults.

You can read HERE for more information.


Kamilia was diagnosed December last year (2011) with the cancer and doctor has given her treatment to kill the cancer including chemotherapy. The bad side of chemo is, it will kill all cells without being biased. So, it kill bad and good cells. In Kamilia case, her White Blood Cells were badly damaged which are very important for her to recover back to normal.

What is White Blood Cells?
They are cells of the immune system involved in defending the body against both infectious disease and foreign materials. Five different and diverse types of leukocytes exist, but they are all produced and derived from a multipotent cell in the bone marrow known as a hematopoietic stem cell. They live for about 3 to 4 days in the average human body. Leukocytes are found throughout the body, including the blood and lymphatic system.

You can read HERE for more information.


At first, Kamilia was doing well, but due to superbly low White Blood Cells in her blood, bacteria starts to attack her lungs, later her liver and then her kidney. Now, she is on life support. So, the doctor decides to do an alternative treatment for her. They will need to inject white blood cells received from donors of the same blood type into her blood stream until she can start to generate her own white blood cells. The first time they did it, they used her dad's blood and the reading went higher than they anticipated and that's why they need more donors as the dad can't donate daily to ensure her reading keeps going up.

We are still waiting for my hubward's blood test result to confirm his blood type and also to ensure he is in perfect health to do the procedure.

So, what does this has anything to do with cord blood stem cells? Stem cells are cells found in the human body that have the unique ability to divide continuously, often throughout the life of a human. In fact, they are the “master” cells that will transform into cells that form the brain, nerves, muscles, and other body parts. Current stem cell research is generating strong evidences about how healthy stem cells, when under the right conditions or signals, can give rise to differentiated cells.

Source: CyroCord

The easiest way to collect stem cells is via cord blood as it has the highest percentage of stem cells. Stem cells can also be collected from an adult blood but an adult will need to take some medication and the quantity might not be that high.

Umbilical cord blood, otherwise known simply as ‘cord blood’ or ‘placental blood’, is the blood that remains in the newborn’s umbilical cord and placenta following birth. In the past, cord blood was considered medical waste and if often discarded, although it is a rich and valuable source of stem cells. It provides a painless, safe and non-controversial means of acquiring stem cells that can be used to treat patients with rare blood disorders.

Cord blood stem cells, which are predominantly Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs), are the key to building blocks of the human blood and immune system. In other words, HSCs have the potential to generate blood cells and cells of the human immune system. These cells are less prone to develop Graft Versus Host Disease (GVHD) because they are more primitive in nature, hence the chance for rejection is less compared to stem cells harvested from adults.

Stem cells that have been isolated from cord blood manually or by using AXP™ AutoXpress Platform are ultimately stored in a cryogenic preservation tank at -190º Celcius in vapour phase.

Why Store Cord Blood Stem Cells?

1. Simple, quick and painless collection protocol that does not interfere nor complicates the delivery process.
2. Generally preferred to adult peripheral blood transplantation due to lower likelihood of complication.
3. No ethical controversies.

Source: CyroCord


Stems cells is the most important cells to cure blood related disease and to boost back immune system after any heavy procedure/surgery such as chemotherapy for cancer. Please note that it is not used to cure the cancer but to help boost the good blood cells count in order for a person to fully recover. Like in Kamilia case for instance, if her parents stored her stem cells, she could have used it after the chemo and lower the risk of organs collapse due to bacteria infections which happens in most cancer patients case. They are free of cancer, but it is the after effect of chemo that kills them. However, Kamilia is not that lucky because such service is only offered in Malaysia (mainly in Klang Valley) only about 5 to 6 years back.

I strongly suggest future parents to store their new born cord blood stem cells because of it's benefit. This stem cells can be used by the child (owner- 100% match), it's siblings (75% match) and the parents (50% match) should anything happen. Close relative can also use it but they will need to check whether they match. It doesn't cost you much. One time processing fee as low as RM1800 with free 1st year storage (depends on which company you register) and yearly storage up to RM250 per year (paid yearly) for another 20 years. Your child will have his/her own option whether to continue to store after they reach 21 years old and pay on their own.

To me the amount is such a small investment if you think about what are the benefits. If you can invest in buying expensive toys, gadget like iPad for your child or splurge money on other things, why not spend on something that might help save your family precious life one day. Of course we pray for it not to happen but we can never know. We can't see the future..so lets prepare for it.

I am definitely getting a package for my baby. We just got to know my hubward's niece was diagnose with Thalassemia and if she is a match to our child, we might donate to her a portion. She is 3 years old and we are not even sure which of the parents is the carrier. See, we can never know when will it strike but at least we try to be prepared.

Fisher-Price, My Baby First Toy

Today, my pregnancy has reached 27 weeks and 2 days. :) 14 more weeks to go. Honestly, I am a bit worried and soon might have panic attack since I still have lots of items in the "baby list" to fulfill. Well, most of them are small items. Hubward? He is not worry at all. I guess that's just the bright side of being a man. :P They worry less. Since this is our first baby, non of the items listed are toys and only important and essentials items are listed. Also thanx to my fren Lana who gave me guideline on the baby list.

My tummy at 27 weeks. I think it looks small. :P

On 20th March, another friend of mine (also like a sister to me) Diyana put up a sticky post on her blog (www.diyanazman.com) for a contest to win Fisher-Price toys. She is also pregnant a few weeks behind me but with her second child and she has bought many toys for the soon to be born baby. Just for fun and to try my luck, I entered the simple contest which ended 22nd March. All I have to do is sent a comment on why I love Go Baby Go: Stride to Ride Lion by Fisher Price from her previous blog entry. Actually, this is the second time I entered such contest from her blog and my luck wasn't there the first time.

Today, I received a call from her to congratulate me for winning 3rd place in the contest. YEY!! I won!! And this will be the first toy for my little baby. Although it may take awhile before he can use it but it is just wonderful!!

This is what I won!!
THIRD PRIZE WINNER -  Doodle Pro Basic Color Asst -RM99.90

This is what I wrote in her comment box and the winners were chosen by Fisher-Price Malaysia not Diyana (so no bias there :P)

Okay, first of all, I am 26 weeks pregnant and haven’t bought a single toy for the baby. Like seriously! Diyana!!! You bought so many toys. uhuhuhu….

Okay, now back to Fisher-Price. I have always loved its toys product and has always been my first choice as toy gift for any of my frens child. Either for newborn or even their birthdays. I think it has so much positive use and not just toys.

This same goes to Fisher-Price Stride-To-Ride Lion. From the pictures, I agree 100% with what Diyana wrote. The features are exactly what I meant when I say Fisher-Price toys are not just toys. They always manage to think what benefits it can give to the child who is going to play with it. For this toy in particular, it helps babies who are just about to learn to be on their feet to walk. And after that, it can ride the toy while having fun with it. with the colors, music and design, the baby can learn so much more. Parents can teach the baby of what animal it is riding, the songs can stimulate the sense of sounds, while the cloth enhance sense of touch and both create awareness to the baby. The colors they use are also a good learning tools for baby.

To me, Fisher-Price toys are always the best choice for any child. That’s why I love Fisher-Price Stride-To-Ride Lion.

Thank you Fisher-Price for choosing me as one of the winners and thank you Diyana for hosting the contest and giving me the opportunity to win the prize.


Until next time! CIAO!

The Hunger Games

The weekend was somewhat kind of slow for me. I didn't go anywhere on Saturday. In fact, I can't really remember what did I do on Saturday. One of the side effects of being pregnant. That nite I told hubward I am bored to death at home and he agreed to go to watch a movie on Sunday. Yay!! So after I did the laundry, painted one part of the baby cot and some other house chores, I waited for him to get back from his Sunday routine. Mountain bike riding. :P

As usual, I booked the tickets online to save time from queuing (I just love online facilities) and I chose 'The Hunger Games'. This time I forgot to ask hubward whether he wants to watch that particular movie or not and just simply book. hahahahahaha...absent minded again. He was like "What? Hunger Games? What movie is that?". :P

I chose 'The Hunger Games' because they say it will be as famous as The Twilight Saga and it is also based on a book series. Plus, they also said that the hero will become a phenomenon like Edward. If you know me, you would know I am the Queen of The Twilight Saga. ahahaha...it is written all over my blog. So, I really wanna see what is the fuss about 'The Hunger Games' and dragged hubward along.

What did I think about the movie? Well, first of all, you will need to read the book to actually understand what it is all about. If not, please put your full attention to the movie. I think it was a good movie and gives 7.5/10 marks for it. It has an interesting storyline but why do they call it 'The Hunger Games' because I don't see any of the contestant or 'tributes' as they call it in hunger. :P In fact, it is a brutal game created for people to kill each other and spectators to enjoy the outcome. Kind of a bit sick, don't you think? But then again, it is almost the same concept as Gladiator. Only one can survive from the arena. However, I just don't see any of the guys (Peeta or Gale) can be at the same level as Edward or Jacob from Twilight Saga. They are too far behind. Okay, I admit, Liam Hemsworth is kind of cute...but that is just it, cute. :P and errr...Josh Hutcherson...I don't know what to say. Well, maybe the girl character is more dominant but not the guys. Then again, that is just me. I just might grab the first book just to understand what is the story all about.

As for hubward, he came out from the cinema feeling frustrated with lots of questions.

1) Why are there 12 districts?
2) Why do they have to play that brutal game?
3) Who are those people who manage the game?
4) Why was the game even held?
5) Why those people from the rich place dress weird? ~ well to me they actually do. LOL

ahahahaha...and so many other 'why' that I can't answer. Pity him. Maybe, after I read the book, which am not sure when and if I read it, I can give him answers. LOL


I guess I will stop now because flu is attacking me. :( Until next time, CIAO!!