The Journey of a Distort Soul....

Little Caliphs@ Muzium Shah Alam...

Arief is participating in Little Caliphs Ihtifal & Performance Day held at Muzium Shah Alam. We rushed there by 2pm with Eliza's parents and Haziq; went to the wrong museum first before driving to the correct venue (it was just close-by). The hall was already full with proud parents and the children went into the preparation room nearby. We just sat near the stairs and it was so hot (bad air conditioning). Arief performance was the 2nd last and we had to wait until 4.45pm for his performance. Arief was supposed to hold the placards but he wave the small Malaysia flag instead; crying in the process. I guess he got tired of waiting since 2pm for his turn to perform. BTW we are so proud of Arief in his participation in the performance :-)

Arief at Mini Tennis...

I didn't went for my usual tennis session at Bangsar as we will be going for our Holiday in Indonesia on Sunday. I went to see Farid at PJ to pass him the tennis ball for the tennis session and on my way back to Shah Alam, Afwan called me to remind on the Mini Tennis Session at Seksyen 4 Shah Alam. After breakfast I took Arief to the session. Arief immediately pick-up a mini tennis racquet and started to hit the ball in his own distinctive style; combination of golf and tennis. He still prefer that I hit the ball to him and he will try to hit back; most of the time he misses but Arief do have his swings. The best part is that Arief is able to serve. The session ended at around noon and Arief was enjoying the free teh tarik provided by the organizer :-)

Arief in his room...

We finally finished cleaning Arief room; it was previously packed with our bags and boxes. We bought him a DVD player in Taiping and we tested it over his 21" TV; we got this for our wedding gift from Elina. And Arief drink his milk while watching DVD in his room :-)

Arief Birthday at Little Caliphs...

We brought cake for Arief birthday party at Little Caliphs and gave Arief digital camera to his teacher to snap some photos :-)

 

Arief at Hidayah Restoran...

We went for dinner as Eliza is still in the office. BTW Eliza went for a two day business brainstorming at Melaka since Thursday. Arief ate Milo Ice-Cream first before sharing "Sup Campur" with me for dinner and drank iced tea :-)

Giant & Ultraman...

We went for our groceries shopping at GIANT Shah Alam Mall and as with every trip; Arief will drink his vitagen inside GIANT. Usually we will play Daytona with Arief but the arcade had closed down (as per my earlier blogs). We bought him his monthly Ultraman DVD or CD; and as usual Arief will choose on his own. I did managed to convince him to buy Ultraman Max and Arief choose Ultraman the movie. We went to Reject Shop instead to buy Arief new t-shirts (4 in total and he chooses one himself; Thomas motive). BTW the CD that Arief choose shows Ultraman dancing :-)

Arief at DEMC Part 3...

Arief will be discharged from DEMC today with a clean bill of health. He still need to finish his antibiotics before his next follow-up check up next Friday. The check-out is fast; very impressive. This is thing that I like about DEMC; their support staff is excellent and professional. Eliza can't wait to come home as she has been staying in DEMC since Tuesday :-)

Arief at Demc Part 2...

We will be going to Sunway Medical Center for Arief CT Scan today; just as a precaution. We went there with DEMC Estima and the accompanying staff gave Arief his medicine once we arrived for him to go to sleep. But Arief couldn't fall asleep as he was hungry (he need to fast for about 2 hours before the CT Scan). He continue crying until 5pm and we had to rescheduled to tomorrow. BTW Arief went to sleep during the journey back to DEMC.

The doctor gave Arief his medicine at DEMC before we went to Sunway Medical Center. Our appointment is at 10.30am and Arief was already asleep while waiting for the car. Upon arrival at Sunway Medical Center, Arief woke up as it was quite noisy. It took close to one hour for Arief to fall asleep again.Then the staff immediately prepared Arief for his CT Scan and it only took about 10 minutes. Eliza went it with Arief into the room while I waited outside. We went back to DEMC and Arief was sleeping soundly. I went out for my meeting at Mid Valley and on my way back to DEMC, Eliza called and informed that Arief lungs is clear based on the CT Scan and he needs to stay for another two days to finish his antiobiotics.

Arief at DEMC Part 1...

We were at my sister house when Arief started to have high temperature; we immediately give him his medicine and he continue playing with Ilyas. He was still recovering from sore throat previously. We took him to the clinic on Monday morning and the doctor prescribe the usual medicine for him. Arief is feeling a bit better and he even ate "ayam kampung" with us for lunch. Later that night at around 1am, Arief was shivering non-stop and we took him to DEMC. His temperature went up alarmingly and we had to bath him with cold water to cool him down. The doctor advise us to bring him in tomorrow morning for blood test. We went back to DEMC at around 10am for his blood test and the result; his white blood cell is higher than normal. The doctor requested for Arief to do a X-Ray to check his lungs and then we saw a "white flam" blocking his left lung. The doctor advice us to admit Arief for further observations.

We went back home to pack while waiting for DEMC to call when the room is available. We went back to DEMC by 4pm and Arief is placed at Nilam Level 3. The nurses needed to put an insertion into his left hand for antiobiotic; Arief was crying his heart out during the procedures. I request for an extra bed to spend the night there with Eliza & Arief. The room is quite spacious with ASTRO; and we brought along our portable DVD for Arief to watch his favorite cartoons and movies. It was quite taxing for Arief as he need to take his fever medicine every 4 hours as well as the antiobiotics. Plus he is required to breath via the nebulizer every 4 hours. Even with all the medication, Alhamdulilah Arief still have his appetite and he continue eating as normal :-)

Little Caliphs...

Today is Arief first day in his new kindergarten @ taska after two years and a half at his babysitter's in Kelana Jaya. We finally decided to send him to the nearest taska @ Little Caliphs (we reviewed 3 other kindergartens; 2 in Seksyen 7 and 1 in Seksyen 13). Arief was crying this morning when we sent him but he was OK once we leave him to the kindergarten teacher. BTW our neighbour also sent his son to this kindergarten and he cried too this morning :-)

Eliza called the teacher in the afternoon and she said that Arief stop crying a few minutes after we left but he was a little bit clingy to her. They were worried that Arief didn't eat during breakfast; this is not his normal routine during his stay at the babysitter. But Arief did ate lunch and tea-time. By the time we arrived at the kindergarten, it was already 6.55pm and Arief was the only one left. He looks happy and even "salam" and waved goodbye to his teacher. We are so proud of our son; Arief for his achievement today :-)

Pooped on the bedroom floor...

This is the first for Arief; pooped on the bedroom floor. Luckily he was not standing on the bed or carpet (his cousin Ilyas pooped on the carpet and my sisted had to throw it away). At first he was acting as if he was pooping while watching the TV and I asked him whether he pooped and he nodded. As usual, we asked Arief to tell us once he has finished and we bring him inside the bathroom to wash. To our surprise, he did not pooped. As Arief was in the bathroom, he took his bath. I was on the bed watching TV and Eliza was washing away the soap bubbles from Arief bath. Arief was choosing his t-shirt at his wardrobe. Then all of the sudden Eliza shouted; "Alamak... Arief pooped on the floor". And he pooped BIG :-)

Arief at the barber...

We are so proud of Arief this evening. We went to the barber after attending Faris Open House. While I was sitting on the barber chair getting my hair cut, we asked Arief whether he wants to cut his hair as he kept on looking at me while I was having my haircut; and he nodded. Arief went to sit on the chair on his own, assisted by a wooden plank and the barber started to cut his hair. Arief was so composed during the process; the barber used machines, scissors as well as razors. Arief now has "beckham" style hair :-)

Upin & Ipin Open House...

We went to Upin & Ipin Open House at Les' Copaque office in Seksyen 13 Shah Alam from Rennaisance KL. Federal Highway was suprisingly jam and we used the back route within Kelana Jaya to reach Shah Alam (an accident involving a garbage truck was the cause of the jam). We arrived at around 11am and Arief  was sleeping. The event was just about to start and I enroll Arief for their Membership Card; RM20 annually with a free cap. Tn Haji gave his speech on the latest development of Upin & Ipin as well as Geng: The Movie and I am impressed with their achievement. BTW Tn Haji just came back from Cannes this morning and haven't slept yet from the long journey. Arief woke up just in time for the Upin & Ipin appearance on stage. The voice-over talent also strutt their stuff and it was quite hillarious listening to their voices. We went to their merchandize shop but didn't find anything that fancy us. Buffet lunch was served at around noon and we ate bihun goreng with nasi himpit and we sat at Geng's Corner. I managed to catch-up with Nizam and Tn Haji on their latest achievement. We did tried to take pictures with the characters but Arief is afraid at their big head :-)

Arief eating Cendol in Taiping...

We went back to Taiping on 1st May 2008 (Labour Day); and we make our usual stop at Cendol :-)

Arief at Eliza's office...

Notice the American Idol David Cook background on Eliza's PC :-)

Arief choose his first t-shirt...

We were having our usual weekend outing & shopping at OU; plan to buy everyday t-shirt for Arief as most of his wardrobe is getting smaller. We went into Reject Shop and as usual scan for the best buys; managed to purchase 3 t-shirts for less than RM30. Arief was walking with Eliza around the children section and he choose a t-shirt for him; light pink with black sleeves adorned with chopper motive. It was so cute, below is the picture in KFC Plaza Shah Alam with his Ultraman :-)

International Passport...

We went to apply for Arief International Passport at Department of Immigration Subang Terminal 3. We were there by 8.30am and it was half-crowded (open at 8am). We went to take Arief passport picture at the counter provided by Immigration (RM8 for 4 pictures). Eliza had to hold Arief while taking the pictures as Arief doesn't want to sit still. As Arief is below 2 years old, we were directed to the special counter. We did have to wait about 20 minutes for our turn but it was efficient. We finished by 9.30am and were instructed to come back in 2 hours time to pick-up the passport. We shared breakfast at the nearby canteen; nasi lemak and Arief do like sipping his "teh ais". We went back to Shah Alam to pick-up Eliza's new IC and my new Maybank cheque book. We arrived back at the Immigration by noon and had to wait for about 20 minutes to pick-up Arief new international passport. We sent Arief to his babysitter and we went for lunch at the Minang Restaurants in Kelana Jaya. We ordered ikan keli goreng, daging masak lemak kuning and varieties of ulam kampung. It was delicious, especially the daging :-)

Playing Time at IKANO...

We went to IKANO to shop at the IKEA Sale but it was too crowded and we ended up playing with Arief at the kids playing area at level 3 (beside FOS). Arief was really enjoying himself bouncing all over the place and playing the slide. We had to take turns to watch over him as other kids was playing close to him. The tiring part is when Arief wanted to climb up the slide; it is not that easy as it looks. I think I make close to about 10 trips going up and down the slide. Arief really enjoy the playing session (RM8 per kid, unlimited hours) and hopefully next time we bring his cousins along, BTW Arief slept soundly after that and we bought Big Apple Donuts for my sis :-)

Arief at IKANO...

IKANO with Arief & Aiman...

We came back from Taiping on Wednesday as Eliza had to work. I've taken my annual leave to spend time with Arief as his babysitter is still in Taiping. We went to IKANO in the morning to shop for Aiman shirt. Arief was enjoying playing with his cousin at IKANO; running around at Padini concept store and playing with the plastic utensils at IKEA Cafe. Suprisingly they did not served meatballs that day. We arrived home at around 2.30pm. Arief did slept for awhile; inside the car while we were travelling home but woke up once we reached home. BTW Aiman played football with Arief in our living room; foam football :-)

Nestum and Dancing...

I went to my sister house with Arief to pick-up things to be given to my mom as I was going back to Taiping this Merdeka weekend. As we were about to leave, Arief doesn't want to sit in his car seat and continue playing with the car audio. Abg D asked us to come back inside and have dinner. My sis prepare nestum for Arief; he finished it in just 10 minutes. By then Ilyas has already awaken and it is time for his dinner. Arief was playing with Ilyas toys; a musical gym. Music is played everytime Arief press the buttons, and Arief will start to dance. It was really cute. And while my sister feeds Ilyas, Arief  went to my sister and gesture for the nestum too. So it was one spoon for Ilyas, one spoon for Arief. The two cousins was enjoying playing with each other; can't wait for Ilyas to start walking. BTW I had nasi dagang for dinner, courtesy of Ilyas babysitter :-)

Stomach Bacteria Infection...

On Tuesday night, Arief was not feeling very well. Eliza went to her UiTM night classes as usual and Arief was asleep after two bottles of milk when she came back at around 9.30pm. By then we noticed that Arief temperature is rising. We thought it was just a bout of fever; maybe due to the travelling that we did last weekend to Alor Setar. We duly give Arief his panadol and he went back to sleep. At around midnight, Arief started to vomit and diarrhoea. The next morning we went to Medi-Utama in Seksyen 13 to check-up on Arief. As we arrived at the clinic, Arief vomited inside the car. The Doctor immediately checked on Arief and advise us to take him to the hospital to be warded. We went home, packed Arief things and went to Selangor Medical Centre (SMC); Arief birthplace. We consult with Dr Ling and the symptoms is quite clear; virus infection. Arief is warded in room 525. They had to give him drips to avoid dehydration; and it was clearly an unpleasant experience for Arief as he was crying during the process of applying the drips. My sister, Fadzli and relatives came to visit that evening; Arief was asleep most of the time as he is tired from the vomiting and diarrhoea. His temperature reached 39.5 but it subdued during the night. Eliza slept with Arief in the hospital; we got the single unit so it was very pleasant. And the food served is quite delicious. The next day, Arief was in his jovial mood but his movement is restrict due to the drips. He still experiencing diarrhoea but his vomiting has stopped. By Friday, the drips is taken off and Arief was happily walking all over the room. The Doctor continues checking his stool to determine the infection and it is confirm that it is bacteria infection; not virus (we assume it was rotavirus). They kept Arief warded for one more night to monitor his appetite and diarrhoea. By Saturday afternoon, the Doctor confirmed that Arief can be discharged. The process started from noon and we finally discharge at around 6pm (SMC forgot to give us Arief his pro-biotic, resulting in his diarrhoea that Sunday and we went to SMC on Monday to pick-up his pro-biotic). Alhamdulillah Arief is recovering from the bacteria infection :-)

14 Months...

Arief sleeping with Teddie...

Eliza, Yong and Haziq (they came over the weekend) went to see Harry Potter latest movie at TGV Bukit Raja. I had earlier booked via online for the 11.30am show (it was the only cinema with seats available). I advised Eliza to go early to avoid the Q. They did arrive early but the cinema has not opened yet. It seems that the cinema grille door was stuck. It was only opened at around 11.10am, by then it was already chaotic with people kicking the door. The ticketing counter was a mess and the seats that I booked for Eliza was already taken, still seats are available. They enjoyed the movie tremendously. As for me and Arief, I continued finishing my management paper while Arief fall asleep while hugging Mr Teddie :-)

13 Months...

Arief first hair-cut at the barber...

We plan to bring Arief to have his hair cut today. He had his first hair-cut during the majlis berendoi and the second was by our babysitter. We brought him to my favourite barber at Seksyen 11. Before that we enjoyed a late breakfast at McD Seksyen 3 and Arief drank milo while playing with the ginger bread man (well throwing the toy down and we pick it up for him). By the time we reached the barbershop, it was already occupied with customers and we had to wait for awhile. I have to sit down on the chair and hold Arief while the barber wrap Arief in the standard cloth. Arief looks interested and amused at the new surroundings and just look at the barber while he is happily cutting Arief hairs. It took about 5 minutes to complete. And we are so proud of Arief for having his first hair-cut at the barbershop :-)

Arief cutting his first birthday cake...

12 Months @ 1 year...

Arief attends Birthday Party...

This is the first time that Arief attended a birthday party. It was organize at One Utama Kiz Sports & Gimz and it was for Eliza's friend 2 year old boy. We came dressed in our Arsenal Jerseys. The event starts at 3pm so we have our usual lunch at Peranakan Palace. By the time we arrived there, it was already packed with kids. Arief played in the pool of small balls and I can see that he is enjoying every minute of it. It was quite chaotic in there with kids screaming their lungs out but it was fun (until I saw one boy got scolded by the girl mother for bitting her; or the girl started the teasing first and he bite in retaliation). During the party, the hostess (Gym staff) organize a play-around session with all the kids and to our big suprise, Arief join in on his own. He just crawled into the circle of kids. We were worried that the other kids would accidentally bump into him but it was noticebale that Arief was enjoying the session tremendously. He even went under the big "parachute like cloth" and came our laughing. It was a fun day for all of us :-)

11 Months...

IKEA and Two Blue Sharks...

We arrived at around 10.45am, hungry and went looking for a breakfast snacks. We decided to have toast at Uncle Lims (saving our stomachs for IKEA lunch menu). We went to the Brands and bought Arief his Spiderman T-Shirt. By the time we entered IKEA it is already noon and their eatery is quite full. We did managed to grab a good seat and I ordered Fish & Chips and Spicy Chicken in Mushroom Sauce. We bought Arief two Blue Sharks (we did show him the other stuff toys but he liked the blue shark). Arief really like the Blue Sharks as he won't let it go even when he was sleeping :-)

Arief Peek-A-Boo...

Arief Waving...

10 Months...

Arief in his new toy...

9th Months...

Arief in a shopping cart...

Arief holding his bottle...

Arief standing in his cot while looking at the TV...

Arief standing...

Arief using his baby walker...

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