Sarah and Hajar... and Dengue!

Sarah was warded and was forced to eat... dia tak selera makan ...

Mama... and her beads.... while Sarah sleeps ... I buat gelang for Hajar....

Here comes the visitors.... nak roboh katil....

It was Sarah's 11th Birthday on the 26th June 2009. We watched Transformers over the weekend and planning for a makan-kat-luar the coming weekend..

But... unfortunately on the evening of 30th June, she had high fever with 40 degrees. The very next morning we brought her to Seremban Specialist Hosp. for blood test and immediately the paedeatrician confirmed it's dengue. I was so shocked on hearing the bad news and she was immediately warded (above photos). On the third day she was transfered to the ICU (no photo) due the drastic drop of her platelet to the lowest of 16! She was in the ICU for 4 days and today her platelet had increased to 92. Alhamdulillah..

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After this I am going to the hospital... right now Babah is there..

Another bad new is.... Hajar also warded on Sunday night because of high fever and the blood test proved that she also had dengue! Now she and Sarah are both at Angkasa Ward.

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Sama-sama kita doakan kesihatan Sarah and Hajar ya.... and please take care of your children ... beware of Aedes....

Projek manik lagi...

I was 'forced' by a friend to jahit manik for her sister's baju kurung yesterday. Once, I dah pernah jahit manik for a baju kurung for the other sister's of her last year.

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Before that she came over to my workstation and asked whether I be able to jahit manik for a baju kurung batik. I straight away told her "tak boleh la kak sebab I tengah jahit baju orang lain ni". But then I asked her "nak pakai bila?". She replied "hujung bulan ni, ada dinner". I said "Ooo lagi la tak boleh sebab nak kena siapkan baju orang tu by hujung bulan ni". I continue by saying "sorrylah ya kak memang tak dapat, kalau bulan depan bolehlah".

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Actually, I was kind of throwing words by saying that with the hope that she would surrender eventhough I was quite tempted with the offer. I kan suka beading ni. Then looking dissapointed she said "OKlah nanti akak beritahu adik akak". That was the Part I punya conversation.

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Later, in the afternoon, in between my department's meeting, I came out of the meeting room and was on the way to the ladies, I selisih with the kakak again. Surprisingly she said "hah Ain, adik akak kata tak kisahlah lambat pun tak pe lah. Next month pun bolehlah". I was surprised but then I heard myself was saying "ye ke... lambat pun tak pe. Oklah." Then the kakak said "nanti akak bagi baju tu kat Ain ya". I can't believe myself. That was one of my weaknesses, not be able to say NO. Sebenarnya tak sampai hati to dissappoint other people.. That was the end of the Part II conversation.

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I pun teringat, bila celah pulak nak jahit manik lagi ni... Tak pe lah... jahit dulu bag for Suraya lepas tu baru jahit manik... dia kan kata lambat sikit tak pe.......

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Bertambah satu projek next month.... bukan mengeluh tapi ... tu lah tak cukup tangan rasanya...

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And..just now the kakak came over to my workstation and gave me the baju kurung batik for me to jahit manik sekreatif yang boleh... She said sambil ketawa kecil "nah Ain, pandai-pandai lah" I said "Ok lah kak". I smiled.

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Deep inside me, I'm glad that ada jugak orang yang suka dengan hasil kerjatangan I ....

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Beads...

It's been months that I last sewn beads for baju kurung. The most unforgetable beads work are for my arwah mak's, 2 pasang of her baju kurung moden. She asked me to sew beads on both edges of the sleeves. The 2 baju kurung were worn during a wedding in Jitra, Kedah in May 2008, about a year ago. After that, her health started to deteriorated and she passed away on 20th September 2008.

This morning, I went again to the Taman Rekreasi MPS, hantar baju kurung sekolah Nadia. After spending a while there, I singgah at the Kedai alat-alat jahitan in Seremban. I bought 2 different colour of beads and 1 type of sequin for the latest tempahan. I hope I could finish the beads work before end of this month. And...no more beading after this...

What would the next project?.. Well... here's my To Do List;
1. Jahit pouch for Suraya
2. Jahit shopping beg for Suraya also
3. Jahit my baju kurung
4. Jahit baju kurung Nadia
5. Jahit baju kurung Sarah
6. Jahit baju kurung Hajar
7. To start my first ever Ribbon embroidery project
8. To learn smocking (buku dah beli)

Banyaknya nak buat... tapi tangannya cuma sepasang... ada yang nak tolong out there??

My beads organizer ...

I ordered this online... (sebenarnya kat Giant pun ada....)

.. and there goes everything inside... penuh... ada lagi beads tak cukup nak masukkan... nak kena beli lagi satu ni...

..more organised kan? ... ada satu baju my friend belum siap jahit manik lagi... after this, project buat beg for another friend pulak... Suraya...