Happy New Year

It's only 10.45pm here in Oslo so technically we're still on 1st January 2013. To keep the blog's tradition going, (recap on 2011, 2010, 2009) let's do a recap on what it has been for me during 2012.

In January I moved to Oslo, got knocked up, traveled to Spain in May and Germany in June, gave birth to a wonderful baby boy in September and from then on, the journey to motherhood begins.

Sekian.

*bunyi cengkerik*

HAHA

Oklah disebabkan kemalasan melanda and I'm actually lost for words, I'm gonna let the pictures do the talking.

January

Made the biggest decision of my life and moved to Oslo, Norway to be with the love of my life. The first couple of weeks were the hardest because it was a transition period from used to work to unemployed. Went snow sledging for the first time with H and his friends and had so much fun.

View from our apartment's window on the arrival day

Snow sledging at Frognerseteren

February

We found out that I was pregnant! I was already a week late when I did the UPT and was over the moon when I was tested positive. We kept the news from most of our friends, even from our closest not until I reached second trimester but our parents knew it 5 minutes later. Haha.

March

Can't remember what happened in March but nothing much interesting to blog about. Oh, I had my first pregnancy check-up at week 10 and Alhamdulillah had a easy breezy first trimester.

April

Broke the news to blog-sphere that I was pregnant and was overwhelmed with all the warm wishes. You guys are the best! Went for the Company's skiing trip to Norefjell over the weekend. I was almost 13 weeks pregnant and because of that I couldn't join the fun.

My bump was pretty small and wasn't showing much during this time. Gosh, I miss being pregnant.

May

Traveled to the Andalusia region in Spain. Been wanting to travel to Spain for as long as I could remember. I was 18 weeks pregnant and Alhamdulillah, during the travel period, I had so much energy that even I was surprised. (Travelogue on Spain can be read here)

June

Took up knitting to kill boredom. Went to Aalen & Stuttgart, Germany to do some shopping for the baby.

July

Went back to Malaysia, tanah tumpahnya darahku for about a month and had a blast. Asyik makan, makan & makan je kerjanya.

August

Celebrated Eid di perantauan after 5 years. Entered third trimester and thought that I still have about 3 months to go but boy, I was wrong. Haha

September

Gave birth to Aqil Qays on 29.9.12 at mere 35 weeks. Terkejut beruk kau. Haha. The birth itself was a wonderful experience and alhamdulillah I had a fairly easy birth but because he was born early he was treated in NICU for 15 days. It was a nightmare and I was glad that it was over. I was grateful that I have a wonderful husband because if you give me all the money in the world, I won't go back to that 15 days period.

NEVER.

Nasib baik aku ni bukan mudah lemah semangat kalau tak dah lama gila meroyan oi.

October

The day Aqil was discharged from the hospital was the happiest day of my life! The first week was huru-hara & I was so sleep deprived dan maka bermulalah kes pengabaian blog kesayangan. HAHA.

November & December

Jaga anak. HAHA. Dasar pemalas kau Moose. Oh yeah, we celebrated our second anniversary!


Well, to summarize it all, 2012 has been a good year. It was more meaningful with the arrival of our beloved son and I was so surprised that after all the years of doubting myself, I actually had it in me - the maternal instinct. Hehe. Guess Yaya (and everyone else) was right. When the time comes, you'll know.

So goodbye 2012 and thanks for being such a wonderful year. Here's to another wonderful year, 2013!

Judgemental

Stanford: Before I tell you, you have to promise not to judge.
Carrie: Do I judge?
Stanford: We all judge. That's our hobby. Some people do arts and crafts; we judge.

Sex And The City [S05E04: The Cover Girl]

I am ashamed to admit that sometimes, my biggest vice is being judgemental. It's a trait that I tried to avoid, if possible. Humans, I believe despite them not knowing it, have the tendency to do it. It's our nature to compare things to standard, whatever it might be.

We are sometimes quick to pass judgement on others but little did we know, we might not even get the whole picture. One must remember that there is always two sides of a coin. When you flip the tail, there's always the head and vice versa.

So remember, get your stories straight before passing any judgement. What you know might not be the whole story.

And as usual, another brilliant video from Mat Luthfi

Coulda, Shoulda, Woulda

“As we drive along this road called life, occasionally a gal will find herself a little lost. And when that happens, I guess she has to let go of the coulda, shoulda, woulda, buckle up and just keep going.”
Carrie Bradshaw [Sex and the City]

Have your ever sat down and ponder on the mistakes that you have made throughout your life? Well, if you haven't, then I salute you for have been living the life without regrets. Unlike those daredevils, some of us might have and probably has been doing that for quite some time. 

A friend once told me that, the "what ifs" question is very daunting as it lingers with insecurity and doubt and in the long run, will affect decision making process, and I couldn't agree more. 

I have spent few years of my (younger) life thinking few possibilities of how things would turn out differently. I was doing the coulda, shoula and woulda. It took the best of me and for a period of my life I was so high on emotion and armed with rage. But as I grew older, matured and wiser, I am grateful for making bad decisions as these are actually the valuable life experiences that mould me into the person that I am today. Surprised as it may sound, I won't do anything to change it all. Oh well, maybe except for the days when I'm packing on the pounds and ate like there's no tomorrow.

Maybe it's true what they said. Maybe our mistakes are what make our fate.