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Girly girl girl..
Last Sunday, my mum told me her aloe vera plant has flowered. Waaahhh... She has not seen an aloe vera plant flowered before (neither do I anyway), thus it’s her first time plus it’s HER aloe vera, no less ! She proudly showed me the flower and happily tells me that she thinks it flowers because she will be getting a granddaughter from me. Is this in relation to hubby’s predilection towards watching America’s next top model and Project Runway or anything related to fashion..?
Back to my mum’s story, she told me that prior of me telling her that I got pregnant, she dreamt of receiving a gold locket. So real was her dream that she got disappointed when she realised it was just a dream. So she thinks I might be carrying a girl since gold locket takkan signify a baby boy kan....?
Then, few weeks before she took a glance at me and absentmindedly said my pores oozing with female hormones. At that time, I was convinced that her mindset already fixed on me carrying a baby girl so I chose to ignore je laa..
Then last Sunday, my husband spent his morning tidying up our bedroom cos dia cakap I ni tak de masa depan punya orang sebab tak pandai kemas - everywhere dia tengok, ada barang I. Heheee.. Alaaa, my mess cuma magazines and lots of junk mail jer..not anything gross like unfinished food or unwashed clothes. Again, my mum said perangai husband I jer dah indicate I will be getting a girl. Cannot believe that cos husband memang suka mengemas. Ok, we shall wait and see what’s the gender will be during my next check up in April where I’ll be in my 22 weeks.
Preggos club..
On a lighter note, husband points out that I joined Hollywood’s mummies-to-be this year like Gwen, Angelina Jolie, Jennifer Garner, Katie Holmes. Back in the office, I found out that CL dah pregnant, MAK is pregnant too after just last year she gave birth to a lovely baby girl. Power betul diaorg ni, that was exceptionally fast !! At least I ada la geng bawa perut this year, even k roxy pregnant too. She gave me hope that 40-something woman still can conceive. When I look around me, suddenly I saw many pregnant women walking around. As SAA cheekily remarked, "tahun ni tahun anjing kan ? Anjing memang beranak banyak !!".
I also found out that the most expensive pram in the world is Silver Cross pram worth 9000, tak sure la in USD ke or Pound ke or Ringgit. Kalau pound, memang terjuling la bijik mata. Pram dia tak de la high tech sangat I tengok. It’s an old school punya style, in black and silver. Hollywood celebrities are seen strolling their babies in Silver Cross prams. Hubby pun tau pasal Silver Cross ni, should I ask him how in the world he knows about that ??
This week is my 20th week and that marks 5th month of my pregnancy!! I’m so relieved, 4 months plus plus more to go and out my tummy buddy goes. It will put an end to my toilet angst. I hate to pee and pregnancy makes me pee every hour. I seriously think of wanting to living my life in the toilet. Work, sleep, eat, drink in the loo.. I know it sounds gross but that’s how desperate I am. Whoever say that second trimester is fun makes a misleading statement. Let me rephrase that - whoever say that pregnancy is fun makes a misleading statement !
Because of that, I sekarang malas betul nak jalan-jalan. I dah malas masuk shopping complex unless absolutely necessary. Tengok wayang pun dah malas. I pun dah tak ikut husband grocery shopping. All thanks to my loo-natic behaviour. Anyway we all know how our public toilets’ condition are so it’s nothing surprising I only like those in my house and office. Sekarang duduk rumah tunggu toilet je.
Because of frequent peeing and other inane reasons, I shelf my Bangkok holiday plans. I watch wistfully at my school friends who happily planning their Bali holiday this coming Labour Day while I have to settle for Redang. Kalau tak kerana anniversary, memang tak ingin I nak gi jalan-jalan. Teringat Bali spa, terus *sobs*.. At least I can tell people I’ve been to Redang and Tioman and Perhentian to answer the statement "asyik bali je, pulau lain kat M’sia ni tak pergi ke ?!" ;-)
Mane treatment
Since pregnant, I have no patience waiting for hubby to finish his work at 8 pm so I always go home by lrt and feeder bus. Going home by lrt means I have to catch my train before 6 pm so that I can reach the stop near my house before dusk. So, when I can’t make it for my train due to long afternoon discussion at the office, I decided to check out cheap hair salon nearby just to kill time. I wanted to do hair steaming treatment since the last one I did was last September.
I kinda miss Indonesian creambath which is equivalent to our hair steaming treatment. While the girl was shampooing and massaging hair creams to my scalp, I couldn’t help sighing. Back in Bali or Jakarta’s salons, they always give me an excellent longish scalp, neck, shoulder and back massage. They are generous with hair creams and those creams always smells oh-so-good !! Creambath RM 15, Special serums RM 10, Massage Priceless... Malaysian salons’ proprietor should learn from their Indonesian counterpart in hair steaming treatment. Actually, I nak massage...
The girl hardly massage my shoulder or back. It’s only a simple knead and rub over my scalp and neck. She managed to get my shirt wet at the back during rinsing sessions that she had to blow dry them for me. Tak pe la for a 50 ringgit, I should not complain much eh.. I wonder how big shot Martha Tilaar salons here doing with their creambath treatment. Creambath for short hair costs 80 ringgit and longer hair is 100. That’s in Khareyana spa. Dunno about those spa in Crown Princess or KL Hilton or even in Hartamas where trueblue and rosey went. Menyesal pulak tak ikut diaorg gi spa masa CL nak kawin.
Anyway, the whole process took about 1 half hours and she reminded me not to shampoo my hair for next 3 days. One thing pergi salon ni, diaorg suka sangat tanya our background laa. Keje kat mana, tinggal kat mana, umur berapa.. Nasib baik I look pregnant so tak tanya soalan dah kawin ke belum. Tapi tanya, kawin umur berapa, anak ke berapa and the usual dah berapa bulan thingy.. I ni malas betul nak melayan soalan peribadi, kalau nak tau demographics, ha gi buat feedback form or questionnaire. Dalam tu, tanya la personal particulars secukup rasa.. Finally masa blow drying tanya pulak I henna my hair ni sendiri ke, kat kedai. Not wanting possible sale soliciting, I pun cakap buat sendiri.
Me no like musicals
Last Friday, I went to Istana Budaya to watch M! The Opera to gain better experience after watching Fame dulu. I got free tickets anyway from my good friend who works with Vincent Tan whose company happens to be one of the main sponsors. I even refrain myself from drinking any water so that I don't have to rush to the loo every hour. Tapi tak berjaya, memang pergi jugak la since the hall is very cold.
Wasting my time only, I wish I went to Club 21’s sale instead. I don’t understand what they are singing cos their voice are drowned by the music. They sang in both English and Malay which is totally confusing. Just when I managed to understand their English singing, tetiba nyanyi dalam Melayu pulak dah !! I pulak tak beli their programme book so memang tak paham pun but after intermission, I got it for free. It was placed on my seat, bila balik rumah baca baru ler faham citer isk isk.. The next day, I learnt that Club 21’s sale is very good. My friend bought 5 armani jeans at 100+ per pair, I waaaaant !!! Rugi betul pregnant sekarang masa tengah sale. Furthermore, most brands tengah keluarkan their spring/summer clothes yang cun-cun.. Buying maternity clothes will be worthless cos I don’t know how large I can be. Therefore, not in the mood too, to buy stroller or baby cot or baby car seats or what nots. So not in shopping mood - frust punya pasal. If I can’t buy things for myself neither can my tummy buddy *evil*
Gossip...
Nak gossip sikit, I read last Sunday’s gossip section about erra and yusry’s crumbling marriage. I tend to agree with the columnist’s comment about them. Apparently erra told the media, their problem does not improve because they don’t have the time to mend their problems. They are telling us that their work is far, far more important than their marriage life ? That’s totally crap !! That’s like being married to your job instead of to each other. I hope the rest of us, fellow young married couples, DO NOT follow their examples in resolving important issues such as this. Whatever it is, of course marriage is first priority and to put your work / career above all is pathetic especially when you’re one half of married couple. Susah-susah aje kawin. I’m not a fan of erra or yusry but their approach to marriage is SO WRONG and as somebody widely known, that is simply not the thing to do or say. I just hope she gave that statement because to shut the media who pester her on the progress of their marriage.