Our hearts are filled with happiness,
Our lives are filled with love,
because we have the baby girl,
that we've been dreaming of...

KHAYRA BINTI HAZRI
born on July 1, 2009
at 2:04 pm

The bassinet is ready,

The time has come,

We hope you'll stop and visit,

Our precious little one...!

A Happy Mother-To-Be

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1. Saya amat tidak rajin untuk update laman maya ini (perkataan ‘m@l@s’ dihindarkan di sini, nanti baby dengar, no, no, no. heh).


2. Linda cakap her baby nowadays kicking actively and duduk senget ke sebelah kiri which makes her uncomfortable. Hihi. Mine? Baby behaves and still maintain at the right position dan tidak senget ke sebelah mana-mana. Heh. Jika baby duduk senget sekalipun, baby cepat2 ‘menggeliat’ dan tukar to his/her normal position. Far and Linda assumed these on my baby;

(a) Far : “Baby awak dari dalam perut lagi baik sebab tu dia duduk baik.”
(b) Linda : “Baby ko sopan - sopan macam ko gak kot.”

Heh, rasa happy bila mendengarnya. *smile*


3. It’s coming to my 38 weeks and if this baby really follows my EDD, we will be seeing and welcoming this baby in less than 10 days! *excited*


4. We have already set up the baby cot yesterday and it was fun decorating and made a final touch to it with the Dearie Hubby and my Parents. *enjoyed*


5. I got 2 days of medical leave last week kerana kaki yang bengkak (water retention) and the doctor said : “Baby dah matured, position dah ok and tunggu masa je nk keluar.” We just went like, “Woah, this soon?!” Some of the makcik - makcik said (at least they believe so), “Sesetengah orang, bila kaki dh bengkak, itu tanda tak lama dah baby nk lahir.”


6. I did not have the opportunity to update on my birthday celebration but all in all it was a blast one, surrounded with all people I love the most : my husband, my family, my siblings, my in laws and my Lil niece. My husband even ‘kantoied’ himself with the Big Boss when he went out to buy flowers for me and as usual, I cried when I read birthday card from the beloved Husband. I do not know why, but my Husband always wins my heart through his simple writings. *Love*

7. During this final week (if I could say so) I am quite busy updating the files and cases so that during my confinement, I would not be bothered with the office calls (owh, how I wish it will come true!). And yes, I strongly believe that the Boss has made the best plan for me and chose the right and the most eligible person to take over my place within those 2 months. *Big applause*


*And yes Dear Readers please pray for this mother-to-be and the baby, ok?

Thank you.

Amin!
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“I'm the best there is at what I do. But what I do best isn't very nice”

When I first heard the news that a whole movie on Wolverine was in the making, it sounded very promising, seeing that ‘character-driven’ superhero dramas, such as the Batman (Batman Begins & the Dark Knight) and Spider-Man (Spidey 1 and Spidey 2, not much Spidey 3) franchises were such big hits. The thought of the origin of the most popular member of the X-Men being portrayed in the silver screen was something to look forward to.

Unfortunately the movie, which was supposed to be a solo spin-off, became a movie of ‘unnecessary cameos’. The movie fell prey to the “Venom Syndrome” – a movie syndrome named after Venom's (Spider-Man's greatest rival) role in Spider-Man 3.
Note: Venom Syndrome: Any time a popular character with a large fan base is put in a film, but is not treated in a manner deserving of his/her status among fans

(Source: http://www.urbandictionary.com/)

Famous characters such as Gambit, The Blob, Emma Frost and Cyclops (to name a few) were brought into the picture - characters which were not really related to the origins of Wolverine (at least not to the extent portrayed in the movie). Understandably, these characters were added to ensure that fans (especially those who do not care less about Wolverine) would also pay to see the movie, however these characters did not really add to the plot – they only get to showcase their powers for a couple of time – at the end of the movie, they become what my brother-in-law calls… the forgetfuls (i.e. the forgettables).

The movie also did not stay true to the real origins of Wolverine… there were too many plots that either do not make sense or were entirely made up; too many characters which do not jive into the story line and the timeline do not really tally.
Note: for those who are interested to learn the real origins of Wolverine: Click_here,_Bub!.

So in the end, the movie failed where Batman Begins / The Dark Knight succeeded… It became only a comic book movie that requires you to leave your brain at home... a good ol' action-pumped popcorn movie.

But the movie was not all bad… I enjoyed the actions and special effects... though for me, the battle between Wolverine and Sabretooth (and Deadpool) could have been ‘more violent’ (Wolverine uses adamantium claws… Sabretooth has nail claws… and yet no drop of blood… at all… uncanny indeed).

Also despite my earlier critique, I actually took pleasure in ‘searching’ for cameos – I even looked for the leaked workprint version of the movie so that I can watch the movie again in slow-motion to seek out the ‘hidden’ superheroes… So after a rigorous and time-wasting search, these are my ‘hunt trophies’…

THE MAIN CHARACTERS

WOLVERINE was decently potrayed by Hugh Jackman. However I thought the character was potrayed as being 'too nice'. Also, a lot of events from his origins were left out

Liev Shcreiber's performance as SABRETOOTH was commendable but similar to Wolverine, the character lacked the element of bestiality, unlike the Sabretooth (played by Tyler Mane) in first X-Men movie.

TEAM-X

WILLIAM STRYKER played by Danny Huston. However in the comics, it is true that Stryker was involved in the Weapon X project but not not to the extent potrayed in the movie

There are a lot of dissatisfactions among DEADPOOL fans on how the character was potrayed in the movie - hopefully there'll be a spin-off movie on Deadpool with Ryan Raynolds reprising the role. But the scene where he sliced the bullet with his sword was awesome

SILVERFOX (known as Kayla in the movie) had a different power in the movie - instead of possessing healing powers and age suppressant (much like Wolverine), she had the powers of persuasion in the movie

AGENT ZERO's (originally known as Maverick) character should have been developed more - the movie only showed him as an extraordinary (and very cool) marksman but did not venture into his mutant abilities (which are kinetic absorption and blasts)

BOLT (known as Bradley in the movie) was actually very close to Maverick in the comics but this was not shown in the movie... Bolt idolises Maverick so much that when the original Maverick (Agent Zero) dissapeared and belived to be dead, he took the Maverick alias for himself

I have no clue why Will.I.Am was casted to play JOHN WRAITH - he's a singer, not an actor. Anyway, Wraith (or known as Kestrel) has a cool mutant ability of teleportation but the character was able to showcase it only on a few occassions... pity...

THE BLOB was never a member of Team-X so I can only assume that the reason he was in the movie was because the character may be included in the upcoming X-Men Origins: Magneto.
(Note: The Blob was one of the earlier member of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, which was founded and led by Magneto)

THE X-MEN

To me, GAMBIT was never suppose to appear in the movie - a classic case of the Venom Syndrome. To make things worse, the character was not potrayed cool & rugged enough... Gambit is not supposed to be clean-shaven people...

There was nothing in the review informing PROFESSOR CHARLES XAVIER making a brief appearance at the end of the movie - so I was pleasently surprised. A digitally 'de-aged' Patrick Stewart reprised the uncredited role. Prof. X's cameo probably intended as a teaser to the upcoming X-Men Origins: First Class

I never expected SCOTT SUMMERS / CYCLOPS to make an appearance in a movie about Wolverine's origins but then again, his cameo is probably to connect this movie to the upcoming X-Men Origins: First Class seeing that Cyclops was the first X-Man

In the movie, EMMA FROST (also known as White Queen) is Kayla's (Silverfox) sister. Another cameo to introduce the character intended to come out in X-Men Origins: First Class. Interesting to note that when Emma Frost joined the X-Men, she instigated an affair with Scott Summers (Cyclops),who was having marital difficulties with Jean Grey - was the movie giving out hints during the scene where Frost and Summers working together to escape from Styker's captivity...?

I'm just assuming that based on the purple streak on their hairs and the face resemblances, that the girls are PSYLOCKE (or Betsy) and REVANCHE (or Kwannon)

A strap over the mouth, the red-hair... a teenage BANSHEE..?

BROTHERHOOD OF EVIL MUTANTS

I'm 99% certain that this white-haired teen, who is restrained by the rubbery chains, is no other than the son of Magneto, QUICKSILVER. Since Quicksilver is one of the original members of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, I'm certain that this character will be featured in X-Men Origins: Magneto

There are some who say Quickilver's twin sister, the SCARLETT WITCH, is also featured in the movie. After all the 'pausing, rewinding and slow-motion', the only indication of Scarlett Witch is a red-haired girl caged next to Quicksilver. Well, it could be her seeing that she's also the original member of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants and Magneto's daughter - quite an important role for X-Men Origins: Magneto

MASTERMIND's (or Jason) mutant ability is illusion casting. He can psionically cause other people to see, hear, touch, smell, and/or taste things that do not actually exist. Mastermind was actually featured in X2 as Stryker's son (there is actually no connection between Mastermind and Stryker in the comics) and the character re-appeared this time around - a young Jason kept in ice by his father, Stryker. Mastermind is also one of the members of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutant, so he may make a re-appearance again in X-Men Origins: Magneto

I enjoyed TOAD, who was played by Ray "Darth Maul" Park in the first X-Men movie. In this movie, his cameo is very brief - a caged teen with a toad-like tounge... but since he's the original member of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, I bet he'll have more limelight in X-Men Origins: Magneto

I'm guessing that the whirlwind teen in the cage next to Quicksilver is RIPTIDE, whose ability is to spin his body at an incredibly fast rate, creating some sort of a mini tornado. Interesting to note that Riptide was recruited by Gambit to join the Marauders, a team of villain formed at the request of Mr. Sinister.

THE HUDSONS

In the comics, when Wolverine was wandering the woods, he was discovered by JAMES and HEATHER HUDSON, a young couple honeymooning in the Rockies, who helped him regain his humanity. James Hudson is a superhero known as the GUARDIAN, the first leader and creator of the Canadian superhero team, ALPHA FLIGHT. When he perished in the midst of battle, his wife Heather Hudson, VINDICATOR, took the reigns of leadership after his death. In the movie, Wolverine, after escaping from The Facility, took refuge at the farm of an elderly couple known as Travis and Heather Hudson. So are these the same Hudsons...?

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Special note: for those who left early, X-Men Origins: Wolverine had two versions of 'after-the-credit' scenes.

The first one featured Wolverine drinking shots of whiskey in a bar in Japan. The bartender asks him if he’s American, to which Wolverine replies “Canadian…I think.” She asks if he’s drinking to forget. “I’m drinking to remember” he says. This is huge indication of an origin sequel.

The second scene features Deadpool’s arm reaching out from the rubble to find his decapitated head. The eyes pop open and with his, now open, mouth he looks at the camera and says “Ssssh...”

“Your birthday is a special time to celebrate the gift of 'you' to the world”

I don't always tell you
How much joy you bring
It means more to me
Than anything

I don't always tell you
That the love you give
Brightens every day
That I live

I don't always tell you
What's in my heart
That you are the most
Important part

I don't always thank you
For the many things you do
Or tell you how much
I really love you

Happy Birthday, Dear!

Looking Forward

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Currently I am looking forward for these ...

(1) To have this person 24/7 by my side soon. Dearest Hubby, welcome home! *The PJJ title would no longer be applicable to us.*

(2) This Lil girl a.k.a my Lil Niece will be coming back this Saturday for a week. Can't wait!

(3) Most of all, can't wait to welcome our bundle of joy soon!

I am currently 35 weeks!

How time flies!

Alhamdulillah!

*Excited & Happy modes are now activated*

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Much Love

You know you are facing new experiences in expecting a bundle of joy from your marriage when…

1. Your beloved Husband talks to your tummy;
   
   
2. Your tummy is getting bigger and you spend on new clothes and pants every trimesters;
   
   
3. You have to go for maternity checkups and can’t wait to ‘see’ your lil one on the screen every month in your 1st and 2nd trimester, twice a month in your 3rd trimester and every week thereafter;
   
   
4. You love to eat, and eat, and eat, making you put on weight by 20+ kilos;
   
   
5. Your beloved Abah says: “Abah mop lantai kat bawah sebab air siram pokok, so be careful sebab lantai bawah licin, kalau boleh jangan turun.”;
   
   
6. When you crave and feel like eating certain food, your beloved Ummi will prepare it especially for you; eventhough you only mentioned it in casual conversations with your mum;
   
   
7. Your big brother will say: “Lantai licin, jalan baik-baik.” during a rainy day;
   
   
8. Your staff and colleague do not allow you to carry heavy files and help you to minimize your workload at the office;
   
   
9. You enjoy slow walks and chit-chatting with your beloved Husband at the recreational park near Bank Negara Malaysia (Terengganu branch) as prenatal exercise during the weekend;
   
   
10. Your beloved Husband restricts you from doing any house chores and he himself would do it for you and insists that you to take a good rest;
    
    
11. You actually can ‘touch’ your lil one when he/she is moving and kicking actively inside you;
    
    
12. Your best friends will ask you, “Baby boy or baby girl?”;
    
    
13. Your mother-in-law calls you just to ask, “How are you today?”;
    
    
14. When you had to line up to redeem your S*ogo Voucher, the Sale Promoter comes to you, smile and say, “Pregnant ya? Puan boleh terus ke depan sekali ikut saya.”
    
    
15. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, you are treated as a PRINCESS 24/7. (Teehee!)

Ok, just wanna share photos that were taken during Majlis Tahlil, Solat Hajat, Doa Selamat & Bacaan Yasin which was held at my parents house on 01.05.2009 and at my parents-in-law's on 09.05.2009. Majlis diadakan sempena mendoakan agar saya dan baby (dan juga untuk kakak ipar saya dan baby) selamat dan baik-baik saja nanti. Amin!

* Gambar sekitar majlis doa selamat, tahlil, solat hajat di rumah parents saya. Tengok Dearest Hubby kusyuk berdoa untuk wifey dan baby.

1. My Lil Niece yang adorable.

2. Kami adik-beradik, si kecil Aisyah dan Abah bergambar bersama Tok Arab(s) [duduk yang ke-2 & ke-3 dari kiri] yang datang ketika majlis dan katanya mahu bergambar untuk tatapan keluarga mereka di Mesir nanti.

3. Far dan Asril yang juga turut hadir. Tengokla saya, membesar kan?

1. Aisyah yang bermata bulat. Comelness!

2. Gambar family tersayang.

3. Gambar bersama Suami. Saya ketika ini = 30 minggu.

woah!

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Let’s be random lah today, shall we? ;

1. Although my status at Facebook is as stated, I could not get my mind to concentrate solely on the bundle of works in front of me. Heh. So here I am blogging from my office. *Dan masih kekenyangan lunch dengan Far tadi. heh.

2. Its already coming to my 8-month of pregnancy but it just could not make me stop from being away for a short holiday. I just had my own sweet time by spending 4 days and 3 nights at this lovely place with the Dearie Husband. Seronok lah!

3. Woah, workloads at the office are increasing day by day. Camana saya mahu berpantang dengan aman nanti ya? Yesterday alone the Bank Officer came to my office personally with her Big Boss just only to pass over new instructions to me (mind you the word is plural, huh?) and starting from 9.00 am, I had appointments with Clients, Bankers and Legal Executives which only last until 3.45 pm. Then I resumed works before I went off from the office at 4.45 pm to meet my dear Srikandi friend.

4. Speaking of this person we haven’t meet each other for about 10 years time! However we did contact each other through phone, sms, email and etc. Alhamdulillah, He gave us space and the opportunity to meet and catch things up yesterday. Yes, Ayuni we did enjoy our aiskrim goreng at the same place I brought you last few weeks. Yummies!

5. When Linda told that Zulus, her Husband, has updated on Kip & Adis wedding [Tahniah Kip & Adis!], saya sungguh excited demi melihat gambar-gambar terbaru sahabat-sahabat saya itu yang kini menghitung hari juga untuk bergelar ibu. Ya, kami bersahabat baik, [back then in UiTM] tinggal serumah, tidur sebilik, rakan sekelas, rakan satu firma (hons) dan kini sama-sama expecting for our first baby! Indah sungguh kan percaturan hidup yang Allah tetapkan untuk kami. Alhamdulillah!

6. I just realized that pada setiap hari bekerja, saya akan ‘mendaki’ 40 anak tangga untuk menuju ke bilik saya ini. Jadi, untuk setiap hari bekerja, sekurang-kurangnya 80 anak tangga saya naiki (sewaktu datang ke pejabat di awal pagi dan sewaktu mahu pulang). Itu kira minimum lah. Belum campur turun naik tangga untuk keluar lunch, keluar minum petang, bila mana Boss panggil, bila kena berurusan dengan bahagian akaun di Tingkat 1, bila adanya Client di bilik mesyuarat di Tingkat 1, bila kena naik Tingkat 3 and the list goes on. Hubby Dearie, cukup kah ‘exercise’ saya ni? Hahah!

7. Enough for today. Busy mode is activated now. *Sigh*
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Cos You're The Best Mom In The World

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"You were there for me my first day of school, to hold my hand and give me courage to go.
You listened to me when I needed to talk, you talked to me when I needed to listen.
You let me grow and learn from my own mistakes.
You never left my side when I was feeling down, I knew you would be there to pick me up.
I wish there was a way I could repay all the things you have done for me, but there's nothing great enough to repay the greatest mother of all."

Dearest our beloveds Mama and Ummi,
We loved you yesterday, we love you tomorrow and everyday.
Happy Mother's Day!
*10th May 2009*

Which will it be...?

Hazri Jr., or...

... Wahida Jr. ?

Love From the Heart

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Yes Anis, we have already did our shopping for the baby. So here are the things that we have already bought.

1. Some stuffs were bought here. 2. Booties, mittens & newborn socks.
3. Baby box. 4. Baby wipes. 5. Baby bottles.




1. Kiddi wash. 2. Diapers. 3. Baby Bath Towel.





1. More on baby booties, mittens & socks. 2. Baby clothes. 3. Mummy's thingy. heh.

Some of the books that I read during this pregnancy.
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We also already have sponsors (thank you!) for the below items :-

1. Baby Cot;
2. Baby Car Seat(s);
3. Baby Stroller;
4. Baby Cupboard; and
5. Baby Bedding Set.

And other things like Baby Bath Set, Mosquito Set, Baby Binder and other necessary small thingy (yet important) had been purchased.

I must admit in purchasing for our baby stuffs, I went crazy with all the cutey-mutey things. Semua rasa nak beli. Heh. I did my shopping with my favourite persons in my life; my Dearest Husband and my beloved Umi. And for every single cent that I threw on the baby stuffs, I did not compromise at all. Throughout this pregnancy, Allah memberi rezeki yang baik kepada saya where I could give more cash to my parents on monthly basis and also gave some out of it to my parents-in-law when they were leaving for holidays and save some more for the future. Saya kira ini rezeki baby, so I bought the best things for the baby.

Kawan saya pernah cakap, kalau pakai diapers Mamy Poko, lama-lama Papa pokai. Tapi saya beli juga diapers Mamy Poko sebab saya percaya itu yang terbaik. Memang dari segi harga, Mamy Poko is the pricey one compared to Huggies or others. Saya rasa ini rezeki baby, jadi saya tak berkompromi even it is pakai buang concept. Nanti bila-bila saya rasa tak mampu, saya tukarlah jenama lain. Ada juga orang cakap, brand Tollyjoy mahal untuk baby stuffs, tapi saya beli juga jenama itu sebab saya rasa clothes, mittens & booties Tollyjoy sangat comfy dan lembut. Betul kata kawan-kawan saya kalau ada baby, memang banyak berhabis untuk baby tapi tak mengapa lah, ini kan rezeki Allah.

Please don’t get me wrong, we work everything within the budget (insyaAllah) so we will be okay, insyaAllah. Besides this is the first experience for this mother-to-be and a father-to-be, please blame on the excitement and adrenaline that we share to meet and to welcome our bundle of joy. Is that a [good] reason enough? Ngee.

And yes, we already have 3 different doctors who had confirmed on our baby’s gender and all of them were giving the same opinion relating to it. However I choose not to reveal it here (yet, maybe?) until the baby is safely born (Amin!). Surprise la sikit. Hehe. Now both parents-to-be are busy finding out a name for the baby. Bukan mudah rupanya pilih nama ni, but somehow it is very interesting thing to do together. Heh.

Owh, I think I should stop here cos on my table right now a lot of new portfolios (Alhamdulillah, atas rezeki yang diberi) that I have to attend to. Till then peeps!

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