tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51432542024-03-14T00:53:06.606+08:00Neurotically SpeakingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1226125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143254.post-49209580964198910972017-07-11T10:10:00.000+08:002017-07-11T10:10:10.885+08:00 Neurotic Mommyhood
If you're a reader of Neurotically Speaking, thank you for your loyalty to my silly writings and please know that I have now resumed my daily ramblings at Neurotic Mommyhood, where motherhood & life are raw, whole & unfiltered: http://neuroticmommyhood.blogspot.com -- See you there!
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"Making the decision to have a child -- it's momentous.
It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking outside your body." -- Elizabeth Stone
Obviously A LOT has happened since March 2015. I am now a MOTHER OF THREE! Our beloved little baby Saif said his first hello to the world on the lovely morning of October 1st and our lives have never been the same again. Three boys, three Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143254.post-84518365031294366162015-03-01T16:24:00.001+08:002015-03-01T16:26:52.210+08:00
Every test in our life makes us bitter or better.
Every problem comes to make us or break us.
Choice is ours, whether we become victim or victorious.
There are days when you feel down and starts to questions the things happening in your life; like why are all my friends migrating somewhere awesome and I am still here, 6 years and counting, why is this happening to my career Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143254.post-54058124767597996062014-12-18T16:22:00.001+08:002014-12-18T16:30:53.186+08:00
“There are two classes of travel; first class, and with children.” – Robert Benchley
I’ve been scouring the internet for tips, reviews and suggestions for kids-friendly places and events for our impending trip and I am so thankful to each and every one of you dedicated hardworking bloggers for taking the time out of your busy life to assist other information-hungry mommies in making Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143254.post-64515838453060434922014-11-25T16:28:00.001+08:002014-11-25T16:31:19.796+08:00
“Children are likely to live up to what you believe of them.” - Lady Bird Johnson
I can’t believe Hadi has completed a whole school year! Where did the time go? Did I even properly blog about his first day in preschool? I don’t think I did! Towards the end of 2014 school year, the teacher said she has seen a lot of improvement in him. He’s usually really shy around strangers but hey, Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143254.post-82592556036682594112014-10-31T16:06:00.000+08:002014-11-25T16:16:08.348+08:00
A one-year-old child is so many things --
A tiny discoverer of butterfly wings,
A hugger of Teddies,
A sweet sleepyhead,
And someone to dream for in bright years ahead
My Noah turned one on October 19th and we celebrated with a picnic with our mini family (+ Tok) at our favourite park. I love picnics and it’s a curse that I live in humid, hot Malaysia. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143254.post-29981174584901973862014-10-29T09:30:00.000+08:002014-10-30T12:40:56.274+08:00
"Love can change a person the way a parent can change a baby- awkwardly, and often with a great deal of mess.” - Lemony Snicket, Horseradish
A darling friend Ayuni requested from Ayin and me a checklist of stuffs needed for a newborn. True there are a lot on the net but some are way too extensive, like what do you need an RM189 brush and comb set for? And expensive night light with Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143254.post-28464436108545615832014-09-29T12:48:00.002+08:002014-09-29T12:51:46.640+08:00
“A morning coffee is my favorite way of starting the day,
settling the nerves so that they don't later fray.” ― Marcia Carrington
My mom is an avid fan of tea. She’s a tea-holic, she actually survives on tea, really. She could go days without rice and proper food but could only last a few hours without a cup of steaming hot tea. So naturally I was never raised to be coffee loverUnknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143254.post-55889447631033202462014-09-25T13:42:00.001+08:002014-09-25T13:42:38.051+08:00
"All kids need is a little help, a little hope and someone who believes in them." - Magie Johnson
I saw this Baby Mugging meme on Pinterest this morning and thought that this is too cute and doable too! Apparently it is the current Instagram sensation replacing #sleepingbabyart, which by the way is super hard to be done, phewww. I have some of Noah's #sleepingbabyart and I shall Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143254.post-11044492913883745392014-09-22T13:46:00.000+08:002014-09-25T13:52:34.602+08:00
Monica: "Welcome to the real world. It sucks. You’re gonna love it!"
Twenty years ago, 6 friends came into our lives and set the highest standard for TV show. Twenty years later, no other sitcoms even come close to be as good. I can watch one random episode today for perhaps the fifth time and still laugh as hard as I did the first time I saw it. Happy birthday and thank you, Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143254.post-91879867392198310492014-09-15T15:21:00.001+08:002014-09-15T15:23:22.906+08:00
“There are lives I can imagine without children but none of them have the same laughter and noise.” - Andreas
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"Women are not moody. We simply have days when we are less inclined to put up with crap." - Karen Darby
If women talk gross you out, then stay out of this post. It’s the time of the month again. This is my second red flag after I gave birth to Noah (breastfeeding tends to do that to you – delay your cycle) and I was a few days late. So I was hoping to get a positive result on the PT, Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143254.post-87934490266218328002014-09-07T17:16:00.002+08:002014-09-07T17:20:07.591+08:00
“If you don’t think life is great, try going on without one"– Jim Evans
It’s been too long. Do people still read blogs anymore? I still do, although not on daily basis, but there are a few blogs that I still follow religiously. I just don’t think people still want to read my shit when there are faster mediums like Instagram, Twitter and what not (these days I don’t even tweet or read tweets Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143254.post-84284035262066535162014-05-13T19:00:00.000+08:002014-09-08T19:14:39.399+08:00
"Between the innocence of babyhood and the dignity of manhood, we find the delightful creature of a boy"
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143254.post-81020611742552419092014-05-08T15:54:00.000+08:002014-05-08T15:59:48.322+08:00
Mothers, here's to all of us.
Here's to 9 months of nausea, back pain and headache, to mention the least.
Here's to child birth pain; erased forever at the wonderful sound of your breathing, crying babies.
Here’s to saggy baby pouch, uneven lactating boobies, ugly stretch marks and apparent c-section scars.
Here's to the struggle of breastfeeding; the nip Unknownnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143254.post-61004737450486462582014-02-04T14:32:00.002+08:002014-02-04T14:34:45.599+08:00
"There are certain things you learn to do as a parent - using every single part of your body because you're multitasking all the time. You're holding the baby and you're closing the door with your left foot." - Amy Ryan
I like our new stroller so much it deserves an entry. And it’s not even Stokke, Bugaboo Bee or its kind.
With Hadi, we used Quinny Buzz, which, although was very Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143254.post-26456300090499282862013-12-18T19:16:00.001+08:002014-02-04T14:38:53.650+08:00
"A newborn baby has only three demands. They are warmth in the arms of its mother, food from her breasts, and security in the knowledge of her presence. Breastfeeding satisfies all three." - Grantly Dick-Read
I breastfed my firstborn for more than 2 years, and exclusively for over a year. But except in cars and planes, I’ve never ever nursed him in public. So yeah, planes memanglah sangat Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143254.post-44758503720662757122013-12-04T17:10:00.002+08:002013-12-04T17:12:00.595+08:00
“My mother groaned, my father wept,
into the dangerous world I leapt.”
― William Blake
Noah and I, we clicked the first time we saw each other. He, of course looked a bit dazed as to whom I am and why am I shoving my you-know-what to his mouth, teaching him to latch on it. But me, I fell instantly in love. I mean, I have loved him from the moment I knew I was carrying him in me, but Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143254.post-80313118937886620762013-11-29T18:33:00.002+08:002013-11-29T18:33:39.645+08:00
“Through the blur, I wondered if I was alone or if other parents felt the same way I did - that everything involving our children was painful in some way. The emotions, whether they were joy, sorrow, love or pride, were so deep and sharp that in the end they left you raw, exposed and yes, in pain. The human heart was not designed to beat outside the human body and yet, each child represented Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143254.post-67918097328020450172013-10-02T17:14:00.002+08:002013-10-02T17:21:46.607+08:00
"The best learning process of any kind of craft is just to look at the work of others." -
Wole Soyinka
Tell me about it! Betapa banyak benda yang patut aku trash kan tapi kusimpan as a result of Pinterest. I just recently kemas my kitchen cabinet storage and threw away beberapa kitchen rolls that I kept for God-knows-what. Pinterest has the tendency to make things look doableUnknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143254.post-65445311987819793552013-09-24T17:51:00.000+08:002013-09-24T18:05:20.314+08:00
“In their innocence, very young children know themselves to be light and love. If we will allow them, they can teach us to see ourselves the same way. ”
― Michael Jackson
Research has shown... Har har har. You know a piece of writing is going to bore you jika bermula terus dengan research result or statistics and what not. I’m going to bore you anyway and share that research has shown Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143254.post-32078882524226897332013-09-20T15:04:00.000+08:002013-09-20T15:04:03.076+08:00
"There are lives I can imagine without children but none of them have the same laughter and noise.” ― Brian Andreas (American writer, painter, sculptor)
There was a room in our humble home that we have been using as a store room; the longer we treated it like a junk yard, the messier it became and it has been bugging me like crazy. Every time I watch series like Hoarders, I felt a Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143254.post-34777387658875756642013-09-18T16:10:00.001+08:002013-09-18T17:07:05.554+08:00
WORDLESS WEDNESDAY #27
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143254.post-44128137890058114702013-09-13T14:17:00.001+08:002013-09-13T14:38:01.221+08:00
“People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing - that's why we recommend it daily.” - Zig Ziglar, advocate of "If you can dream it, you can change it"
I used to be a huge fan of self-help books. I still am, although these days, what little leisure time I have for myself is usually spent reading fictional novel/chic lit. It does nothing much for my soul, IUnknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143254.post-6014523033653424272013-09-12T14:34:00.000+08:002013-09-13T14:34:29.987+08:00
"People expect all women to react the same to pregnancy. But anyone who's been around pregnant women knows that it's not all cutesy and sweet. You spaz out and you're angry and you have tantrums." - Keri Russell
If you follow me on Instagram, you'd notice that I've been posting quite a number of pregnancy doodles, because doodling makes me happy and during earlier trimester of my pregnancy,Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5