Monday, June 29, 2009

fine dining of chinese wedding banquet

"The Westin? Is it the one in PJ?", I asked. "No", replied my husband. "That one is Eastin, Westin is in KL", he added.

To our surprise, we took less than 30 mins to reach there from TPM after our work. It is situated right across the new high-end shopping mall, Pavilion. As we were busy looking for 'Parking' signboard, I did not even had the chance to glance at the hotel's design.

We forgot to bring along the invitation card, so, we thought we will go to the lobby to check on the ballroom's location. As I pressed the lift's button, a notice was placed above the buttons, informing us on the floor of the ballroom. Hmm..good. I thought.

The second thing that surprised me is that wet tissue is available in their toilet for us to wipe the toilet seat! Even though it provides illustrations on the dispenser on how to handle used tissue, I am wondering how many people will take notice. I mean, you really have to take effort to see what's in the image, as it's a little bit small. I'm very sure, not many people are educated on how to dispose the wet tissue. I'm confirmed on this, as I was asked before by my FIL whether can he throw it into the toilet bowl after he wiped my baby's buttock? And the next on my mind was, how many times did they called plumber to fix it.


I'm so excited to share what we feast. Ok, the jaw dropping menu as per below:

The Westin Combination Platter

Truffled cauliflower parfait ~ Cold lobster jelly shooters ~ Scrambled egg with dried scallop in puff ~ Coffee marinated salmon

Doubled Boiled Shark Fin-Monkey Mushroom and Scallop Wan Ton

Steamed Seabass Fillet Lobster Emulsion, Baby Nin Pak

Oven Smoke Sesame Duck with Citronella Plum Coulis

Slow Braised Sea Cucumber with Hong Kong Kai Lan

Deep Fried Prawns with Kataifi Seaweed ~ Tobiko Egg Salad
Stewed Giant Beancurd Sheet & Tea Flower Mushroom, Broccoli
Fried Rice with Assorted Seafood in Seaweed Jus
Moist Dark Chocolate and Banana Cake, Soya Bean Ice-Cream
Seasonal Assorted Fruit Platter
While and after read the menu, I thought "Whoa". This is something special. I've never tried this before in other hotels' wedding banquet. I just love it!!!

Thursday, June 25, 2009

When do you know that you should stop breastfeed

I know there are mothers who breastfed their children up to 2 years of age. How did they do that? I mean, I believe, children at 2 years old should already have a full set of milk teeth. My baby at 8 mths old has only 2 teeth. And he bit my nipples few times before! And it was really damn painful though only 2 teeth. And my spontaneous reaction was? My palm laid on his buttock as fast as a fly flies away when I try to kill it! And his reaction was? 'Wa wa wa'..
Should I do something before disaster happens? Initially, I thought I would want to breastfeed him till he's 6 mths old. I've experienced once before when I want to stop breastfeeding. It wasn't a nice one. With engorged breasts, I have to endure the pain for more than a week. To breastfeed and to stop it too needs an iron determination. To relieve the pain, I just need to let my baby suck, that's it! But then, that will send signal to my brain that I still want my body to produce milk. And I know that we can find some medication over the counter to stop milk production immediately. But, it was not advisable to do so, as advised by the hospital's nursery staff when I called up to ask for help. Talking about the nursery staffs. They are very helpful. Any problems with your breastfeeding, breastpump, and baby, you just need to give them a call. And they will answer your questions without hesitation or grumbles. And sometimes, they will give you a long lecture.
Actually, when I told the staff that I want to stop breastfeeding, she was shock. She asked why. There are many reasons to defend myself. That I'm busy with work. That I can't get enough of rest. That I planned to breastfeed him for only 6 months. That my freezer has no more space to keep milk. Bear in mind, not just 1. It's 2 freezers! One in Cheras, and the other one in Subang. My mum complains to me everytime when she can't squeeze in her frozen meat in the freezer. Although my MIL never complained to me about her freezer storage, I still feel that I shouldn't occupied her freezer all by myself. And moreover, frozen milk has lifespan too. It's not like 10 or 20 years! By crook or by hood, I still need to use the frozen milk before it's expiry date. I can't just keep storing it. To search for breastmilk bag isn't that easy too. I have to travel here and there due to shortage. Till to date, I can only find 3 brands that are available here. And you won't be able to find 3 brands at the same place. And it's not cheap either. See? I have so many reasons.
But, I always give-in everytime when my baby starts looking for breast when I'm carrying him.

my share on breastfeeding

I do not know about others. But, mine? It involves a lot of hard work and strong determination. I want to prove that not only big boobs can produce more milk. I want to prove that what they (the researchers or doctors or nurses) said about supply-and-demand theory is correct.
I insist on fully breastmilk for my newborn regardless how tired I am. I insist on fully breastmilk by defying my confinement lady/nanny's advice to feed him formula. I know she meant well.
I back to work when my baby was 2 months old. During that month, not to mentioned the first 2 months, I was really, really exhausted, tired. Really worn out, thanks to the sleepless nights. He is, he is, he's a night ranger! My sis commented on his eyes. She said his eyes opened wider during the nights.
I know the fact that, baby on breastmilk will go hungry faster than baby with formula. But, I just want to do my best for my children. I want to live my life with no regrets. I want the best for them. I want to protect them with my milk's antibodies. I have to be strong, I have to be stubborn, I just have too.
I can still remember how my head swings back and forth while feeding him. I can still remember how I keep on changing his cotton nappy after nappy while feeding him. I can still remember how he cried 'wa wa wa' refusing to go to bed when I chose to ignore him after long hours of attending him. I can still remember how he 'wa wa wa' and refuse to drink milk when I force him to drink milk when he wanted to go to bed with empty stomach. I can still remember how he cried 'WA WA WA' when I smacked him. By the time he willing to go to bed with full stomach, is the time that I should prepare to work. I'm grateful that my manager is understanding. She allowed me to go home early if I'm really tired. However, I did not abuse this privilege. Instead, I chose to take some short nap on my desk. Or else, there will be either over-or-under-deduct salary credited to my clients' employees.
And yes! They are right! How much your baby sucks will determine it's quantity. The decision is yours.

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

My laundry

I hate to say this, but, I'm really angry with my husband this morning! Imagine, how shock I am when I saw my shirt hanging on the clothesline and wondering is it mine? maybe not, maybe yes...not, yes, not, yes. Then, I remember, I wore that shirt yesterday. So, logically, it should be there. And why is it look different now? I take a closer look. Oh my! Color, yes! Shape, yes! But, not the stitches! I mean, there was one part which is opened now! The neck part! I can see the wrinkled thread hanging there! It's my FAV shirt! Instead of using hand-wash, my husband dumped it into washing machine with other not-so delicate fabric clothes! And of course, I confront him. His reply? Smile. He's smiling to me. *sigh* I do not want to argue more, else I will be late for work. Off I went to take bath.
During my time in the bathroom, I asked myself, do I need to be angry? I mean, do I really want to waste my energy to be angry with him? Deep down in my heart, I know that he did not do it consciously. As we all know, guys are really clumsy and careless. That's where my anger cools down, else I will be #$%&*%$ him early in the morning.
I've learnt! Moving forward, I will separate my clothes from the normal ones so that this mishap will not happen again.

TO work or NOT TO work

"In our life, how many 10 years do we have?" Sounds familiar? To those who watched 'Rosy Business' TVB Drama on Astro OnDemand or internet, this phrase has been uttered again and again by a guy named Chai Kau.
A good friend of mine is in 15/16 on deciding whether should she quit her job now. She might have 1001 reasons for doing so. But, how many decades do we have in our life to work? While it means we should live our life with no regrets in the drama, but, my friend is no longer in her teens. Time is catching up with our age. If she were to quit to start up a business, I will surely give her my support. If she were to quit and hunting for a managerial post, surely I will give her my support. But, if she were to quit to find a job whereby the same post can be filled-in by youngsters, I think it is a bit risky here. What do you think?

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Toilet

'So fast slim already'. That was what I heard from a pretty lady working next door when I bumped into her in the toilet. She was referring to my post-natal body. My baby is 8 mths old now, another few more days will be 9. Actually, I do not know how to reply her as I was embarrased because I occupied the toilet for a very long time..emm..about 20 mins? and she was waiting in a queue...It's not that I want to do 'business' during office hours, it's just that I'm too busy to do it at home.
My usual routine is once step-into home, I will be washing and sterilizing milk bottles. Then, off to a quick bath, but, I will warm-up his milk beforehand. Then, feed him milk, which usually takes about 1 hour? And if he's too tired, he will sleep thereafter. Else, there were times when he threw up right after he finished his milk, and I have to do extra cleaning..And then, re-feed. *sigh*
Once settled the small one, if I have time, I will spend some time with the big one. Read and play with her. Then, once she off to bed, I will do laundry if my husband not done it.
Finally, I can go to bed. zzzzZZZZZ
Anyway, back to the topic. Slim topic. To be honest, I don't think I'm that slim, considering the fact that I can't fit in most of my jeans, my XS and S blouse, or dress. Wanted to give away my jeans..but, I'm just too heavy-heart to be parted from them. They still look nice and new to me..Pls note, they are all Levi's! I'm still trying to cut my food intake.
During confinement and few months after that, I was feeding myself lots of food. Due to breastfeeding, I became hungry quickier. Not only I eat very often, I eat a lot too. So, I gained a lot of weight.
My colleagues' comment? I look rounded. OMG! Then, slowly by slowly I cut down on my food intake. I took lesser rice, try not to have ice-cream after dinner, try to cut down on cakes (if only it's possible).

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