books

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I have the latter 4. The first 2 books are Prof Ng's, but I'll pass. I'll get Christensen -after all I'm no physicist.
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Preregistration

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This was part of the list of UM and UKM candidates who went tfor the entrance exam and interview in HUSM last January. Most of us got through.

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Our KKM briefing was held in UKMMC auditorium. It's also a parking nightmare, and I do have classes there (altrnate between UM&UKM).
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MRad

....this blog has witnessed my trial and tribulation of getting into the MRad.

I'm sticking to blogspot for Arianna's journey, so this blog will be used to unload my crappy thoughts, unwanted stress, links to radiology site, study schedule etc etc etc. 

Feel free to ignore this blog (esp if u can't understand head/tail of it) and drop by the blogspot.

That's the dark side... but looking on the positive side, I should be a specialist in 4 years time, God willing. I'd like to reflect back, and smile at my post (I'm already doing that by reading my last post)

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beginning of an end...

... to our breastfeeding journey?


Since she has reverse cycled, BF more at night... I've been grateful as mypumping output isn't great these days. She is made to take few ozs of EBM during the day, but she isn't very enthusiastic about it anyway.

She's reaching 18 months next week. I'm starting at a new place next week too. I was thinking about pumping at work...just can't imagine how my new work would be. So I thought, okay- maybe fresh milk/formula daytime, BF evenings/nights.

Then she fell sick after the holidays. Even when I stayed home, she wasn't BF. Was that one of the reason she took longer to recover? We thought it was blocked nose, she just wasn't BF as much even at night. Okay, I lied.... she didn't BF (at least not like a reverse cycler)! She probably BF once before sleep, once at 6am.

Is she:
  1. Weaning off breastfeeding?
  2. Blocked nose? (still blocked till now with thick, green mucus when she sneezes)
  3. Hating me because I forced medicines into/onto her?
I welcome any advice, stories on forum/FB/blog/email. Hatemails not welcomed yeah?

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Hijab

a useful vocab for me :) Some of new hijabs I got.

"For a vocabulary run through .....

Tudung T - refers to the long tudung (almost up to the tummy) which you can pull on and it has no split.

Tudung T Small - refers to the tudung which reaches your chest.

Tudung T Lining - short tudung meant to be worn inside your see through or soft tudungs.

Selendang T - refers to the tudung which has a split down the front so that you can do all sorta fashions.

Ameera - refers to the tudung which does not have to be folded near the face. The fabric of the front of the tudung is the same as the fabric used for the tudung 

Maisara - refers to the tudung which does not have to be folded near the face. The fabric for the front of the tudung differs - Thai silk, Shangtung Silk, Satin etc.

Lina - refers to the tudung which has to be folded near the cheeks."

Tudung T Small Ameera Lycra - RM60/RM65
Tudung T Ameera Lycra - RM80
Selendang T Ameera Lycra - RM85
With stones - RM70/RM90
Lina Small - RM50
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time for a change

Remember the KB trip in January 2009? 

The results are out!!

I'm accepted for Masters in Radiology program!! I'm happy that I got in... but been getting negative vibes from DH. It's gonna be a hectic year, with his recent job change, me starting on calls.

I wonder how Arianna would be once I start having on calls.
  • Will she eat her dinner?
  • Will she drink any milk- EBM or fresh milk?
  • Can she sleep without me?
  • How she'd cope without her b**b time if I'm not home?

Headache thinking of her...but mom and aunt said babies cope (she's a toddler though). I wonder if she's sensing it already? She's cutting her feeds... 3-5 hourly during the night, rather than 2-3 hourly.

I'll read this one day and wonder what's all the fuss about.. one day when I'm already a radiologist perhaps.

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money or happiness?

I pick happiness anytime.

I work full time, but Alhamdulillah it's Monday to Friday, 8-5 job. Wonder if it'll change in this next couple of months.

I used to despise this one ex colleague - she's do extra hours to get extra money... to the expense of other colleagues. She's take emergency leave, MC, you name it. Whenever her mom/child is sick for the upteenth time of the years, I silently curse in my heart that they are really, really sick.

She's so toxic, that the working environment became bad. Thanks God she's away, polluting other workplace rather than mine.

I guess that's the reason I'd turn down job offers (ie locum slots). Money can't buy happiness... I'm not gonna miss her growing up, her milestones for few extra thousand ringgit. Will make my million bila anak-anak dah besar la ye, Hubby dear.

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shopping

Well it was more of forced shopping. DH for the first time ever took the time to find pants WITH POCKETS for me. Most of my work pants are from M&S, pretty as they are... no pockets. The Classic line has pockets, but ewwww ugly.


So went off... apparently Dockers in OU doens't have the female line.

Went to Dorothy Perkins, got stuck there without even going to TopShop.Oh gosh! Of course they have what I want, whether DH would like it. Brings back memories of med school days. I only bought food form M&S, never clothes (before they revamped their clothing line...so makcik2). DP, Top Shop, Next, River Island, Monsoon, Laura Ashley (for my flowery dresses hehe)... those shops found along Grafton Street and Jervis SC.

Grafton St is just down the road from the college, and Jervis has Tesco, M&S plus lots more for our shopping need when we stayed in the city centre.

Am I missing Dublin? Nah... just recalling my student days. Life moves forward, I was never the type to dwell on the past, remisniscing old times (unless we were talking about karaoke, IRCing in Justine's place hehe).

Oh, DH bought me a DP pants and a blouse *woo hoo*. I added another pants on top of it - it was on sale :p

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LSCS

Lower segment caesarean section / LSCS / Csection


Indication:
Mine is a straight forward case. Breech, LO never ever turned cephalic even since 16 weeks (we had a 4D then).
Elective was planned, but had turned emergency because of type 2 deceleration on the CTG. I think she was distressed being hooked up on CTG, there wasn't anything distressing when the surgeon looked inside.

Healing:
I (unfortunately) had wound infection, 7 days post op: my wound sorta burst. Just 1 cm, not the whole way through. It took antibiotics, dressing to sort it out. My wound healed in 3 weeks.

Pantang:
My pantang was food-wise. Taking food for faster healing (haruan, pati ikan haruan, halia, pegaga) although MIL said... 'macam your normal diet je pun-rebus,tak bergoreng'
Jalan-jalan tersangat banyak, coz in out paeds clinic for jaundice, respiratory prob.
I bathe my child, change her nappies...hubby helps out after work. No help from maid (except household chores).
I started my urut, bengkung (rarely-LO keeps vomiting on the bengkung), tungku after 3 weeks. (BFestablished, no more gaping wound)

Babywearing:
Ini budak sangat manja, takleh tido atas katil.... kena in mommy's arm. 
I bought the RS from The Baby Loft, 3 weeks in pantang. The three of us went, although we came using carrier, LO went back sleeping in the RS (didn't take her out) bad, bad.
I had pizza after such a long time, with her in the sling.

BF:
Due to jaundice, she only mastered BF after 3-4 weeks. We topped up with EBM, fed using a Medela cup and special feeding device (got it from Fabulous Mom).
She didn't like BF while lying down... she wants to be cradled, even at night *sigh*

I rarely get to rest on my own... she's always with me... wished I knew about BW earlier, I think wrap would've been easier at that point. It was a tiring 2 months.

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2

I'm a mom of 2 kids.

2 years since Adam left us.

Past 2 EDDs, I stayed home. I worked today, albeit like a zombie. His EDD was 27/03/07, Arianna was probably conceived in March 07.

2 years of marriage before Arianna graced our life... she was born on December 4th, 2007. Her due date (by scan) was actually 22/12/07, Adam was born 20/12/06.

Other 2s:
I'm no. 2 in the family (2nd child la)
I always buy 2 of each:
2 BBH fitted
2 pashminas
2 shawls
2 Munawwarahs
2 PL (Saffa, Snexy)
2 MP (Saffa)



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