jun njan seafood restaurant MOI mall

lunch today was jun njan (pronounced yun-ng-yan) chinese restaurant. their specialty is supposed to be steamed shrimps, but we didnt order it - boo :(. but we did order 3 very indo chinese dishes.

1. squid in jun njan sauce - very yu
my, squid was juicy and tender

2. frogs legs in jun njan sauce- again delicious, i drowned my rice and frogs in that sauce. ive always loved frogs legs since i was little, cooked properly the meat is very sweet soft tender

3. lindung ca fumak, translates to eel stirfried with fumak veges. this was probably the let down dish of the bunch. the eel was fried perfectly and had good crunch and bite but the sauces in the stirfry were bland. so i got my eel pieces and drowned them in jun njan sauce :D

lunch cost rp 255,000 (aud $28) for 3 ppl, inc drinks and rice

xxoo

Holidays with babies

Holidays with babies are not really holidays. So far its more like being at home with a far more crankier and unsettled baby, making everything even harder. Hah... and the so called support and 'nanny' i was suppose to have has not come through - what a load of bs ... . Hubby has also been MIA - sooo not happy with him :( ...not enjoying my holiday at all

packing for travel

OMG!!! we are leaving for jakarta tomorrow night and i'm still half packed! i like travelling but i dont like packing, packing for 1 [which is me, myself and i] is bad enough but holy mother $%^& packing for yourself and a baby is freakin hard! not only do you have to remember all the crap both of you need when you travel but you have to remember to pack 'appropriately' for a plane trip too [so that ur comfortable enough and so is bubs!]

the other thing that makes it hard is that you're moving from cold to humid climate and making sure you are going to be comfortable before during and after the trip - FML! [ coz i have to think of bubs too]

i seriously have no strategy, im going stupid thinking about it - i prolly will lose sleep over it too :( like i have sleep to lose..

i have consulted a number of website on this matter, they are helping - at least it gives me a good reality check of what i need and not to over do it

wish my husband would be more useful then just saying - 'ooo im freaking out - i hope H is going to be good on the plane' - my strategy for that? stick a boob in her mouth until she falls asleep. well thats my plan

its everything else thats worrying me -- argh!!!

even packing clothes is a bloody pain in the ass , still have a bunch of weight to lose before i can fit into my pre baby clothes - they sit there mocking me - my wardrobe is seriously limited to stuff that stretches around my tummy and tops that dont make my already enormous boobs even bigger - bloody hell...

well i hope all goes well..i shall pray to the travelling gods - to have mercy on me and have a happy and safe flight/travels.

i hope this trip is worth it

xx

Hanneli

Everyday i fall more in love with you :) xxoo mummy

my first mothers day

my very thoughtful n wonderful hubby spoilt me rotten today. honestly all i asked for on mothers day was to be allowed to sleep in till 9 and brekkie at some cafe and icecream n waffles from galare. well ... we did some of that and more! i woke up at 8 ( not much of a sleep in) we got brekkie from hjs ( ran out of time) and i got a gorgeous bunch of flowers (love it). BUT the best surprise of all!!! ill let the photos explain...

Tired

The mother in law has gone home and reality is a bitch. Sooo tired and exhausted. I think Hanneli misses her nana

outfit of the day

Hanneli is wearing a peach coloured onesie with bunny motif ... a gift from someone :)

babies

Hanneli holding her dummy in
place


Hanneli and mum taking a nap :)

Redonkulous

My boobs are sooo big because im breastfeeding its redonkulous - think i need new bras :(

Oh F***

Just as i was getting better, im getting sick again :(

Confuzzled

Hrmmm... Just been invited to a wedding at the end of april 2012...in sydney, we really want to go because its one of hubbies good friends and prolly one of the last few weddings we will ever be invited to.. So humph?! Go or no go? Im very reluctant to travel with such a young baby (omg where do i begin to pack?! For all of us?!) plus who is going to baby sit the baby while we r at the wedding? Argh... Seems all too hard, do i even have a dress i can fit into? But i still really want to go, sight see sydney n eat lots n lots of yummy food, wot do u think? xo

Ouch

Just got all the doctors and hospital bills from giving birth- and it aint cheap having a baby. I could have bought a small car with that money! Eeek, looks like im going to be poor for a long time

Tired

Im tired, exhausted and shattered :( it really is HARD WORK ... and i feel so little and pathetic ... Sigh... Where do we go for refunds?

motherhood

about two and half weeks ago i gave birth to my first child
it was the most amazing thing to see and touch and hold my daughter for the first time
i cant believe she was growing in my tummy for 40 weeks [and 3 days]
i dont think she looks much like me - but i dont care

even though she is so young, she has sooo much personality
she doesnt like being 'dirty' and demands her nappy [wet or poopy] be changed immediately
if her nappy leaks - she will scream and tell you so
if she vomits and drools all over her top - she wants to be changed straight away

she has good days - where she is so placid and easy going and eats and sleeps the day away, sometimes staying awake for a while to play with mum and dad - giving us lots of cheeky smiles and funny faces

then she has horrible cranky days - where she is not a happy chappy and cries and cries and cries
demanding to be held all the time and cuddled and carried
frustating her daddy

but oh... its just the beginning of a long and bumpy journey with lots of love, warmth and happiness

welcome hanneli ava tan

love your mummy
xxoo

Big swollen feet

Its my last week of being pregnant and my feet are swelling up like balloons ( much to my brothers amusement) but hubby is being a real champ and massaging my feet to help with circulation Bless Him! Wow wont be long till the 2 of us becomes 3 cant wait to meet bubs xxoo

curry puff!

so i needed a lil cooking project to keep me busy. i have been very bored since my baby shower and i havent been going out much coz its so damn hot here and being 38 wks preggers is not much fun. so curry puffs it is, im trying them first with puff pastry coz its easy, i will also try making my own pastry and try to make the curry puffs the proper malaysian way :)

mmmm breakfast

this is sundays late brunchy breakfast. ham and cheese buns from coles ( 4 pack for $2.50) and i stuffed it with ham, pineapple and cheese then stuffed it in 200 deg oven for abt 10 minutes - yum!

my cookies!

cookies for my baby shower with and without the flower :)

bits n pieces

sugar cookies i made as favours for my baby shower and the pin wheel decorations i made for the back drop, sooo pretty! (even if i do say so myself!)

mmmm cookies

fresh from the oven and they smell amazing!

i love my mixer

gonna be a busy bee today, baking sugar cookies for up coming baby shower. xo