Waiting and waiting and waiting...

It has been more than one week since we started the toilet-training programme for Aisyah. Was not easy for the first few days but I think the situation is getting better. On the other hand, she seemed to have lost her appetite and did not eat much. We are very worried as all her "baby fat" is diminishing bit by bit every day.

My other daughter, Aliyah, is recovering well after the surgery and has always been on the cheerful mode although sometimes we think that she could not distinguish between day and night. We have the feeling that she hardly sleeps in her buai at night coz her eyes would be wide open every time we peeped inside.

After so long.....

Finally...Tai-tai and myself have solved the problem of accessing blogspot from our home PC, thanks to the expertise of my IT savvy and technically sound brother-in-law. Now I can blog from the convenience of my home, although the only thing missing is a portable fan (I am sweating right now...no wonder some people say that blogging is sometimes "hot").

Aliyah was admitted to HUKM for two days observation on 28th April 2009. Her operation took place two days later on 30th April. Tai-tai and myself were not only impressed with the results of the operation, but also on the services provided by the staff particularly the nurses at Ward 4D (Paed 3). Our perception on Government (or quasi Government) hospitals changed totally and I would highly recommend HUKM to anybody seeking medical attention or treatment. She was discharged on 4th May and due for follow-up on 3rd June. The purpose of this operation was to repair her cleft lip only, and we anticipate her next operation (i.e. to repair her cleft palate) would take place before the year end.

Pix above : Before the operation

Pix above : After the operation

Our new maid arrived about two weeks ago, but not the one that we had chosen earlier. The one who was supposed to come and work for us ran away even before she left Indonesia. The agent sent a temporary one, a 22 year old lady with a four year old child currently facing some marital problems at home. We gave her a week of probation period and decided to confirm her as our permanent maid. Another problem solved and closed for at least another two years (provided she has no intention of running away).

Daddy : Al-fatihah to Tai-tai's beloved Nenek and Uchee to my children, Hajah Som Abdullah who passed away peacefully on Thursday evening, 21 May 2009.