My 180-Days Journey (so far...)

Today, 14 February 2013 remarks Qayraa Fitri's 180 Days..
I do count days since she was born but I dun think I should publish it everyday like some people did (during their confinement period).

Selama 180 hari melihat Qayraa membesar, rasanya semua ibu merasakan perkara yang sama "cepatnya anak saya membesar.please slow down,I'll be missing these moments so much!"

180 hari Qayraa lahir, makanya selama 180 hari lah Qayraa minum susu ibu sepenuhnya.
Alhamdulillah. Ummi x putus2 berdoa semenjak mengandung supaya Allah bantu Ummi & Daddy untuk nyusukan Qayraa selama 2 tahun setengah. Jangan tanya mengapa 2 tahun setengah dan bukannya 2 tahun dan tidak pula 3 tahun...

Setiap ibu bapa ada prinsip sendiri dalam membesarkan anak2 dan aku juga punya prinsip sendiri dalam menyusukan Qayraa.

• Tidak pernah mempunyai stok berbakul2 sampai penuh peti ais.
• Qayraa tidak pernah minum susu yang disimpan lebih sehari.
• Tidak mengamalkan apa2 milk booster.
• Tidak minum bergelen2 air sehari.
• Perah hari ini untuk esok. Dan kadangkala perah jam 4pagi untuk dibawa ke taska jam 7pagi.

Pernah ditanya berapa banyak stok, jawab ku "saya xsimpan stok". Walaupun jawapanku itu dibalas dengan "ei, mengapa xsimpan stok??!!" (and seriously aku rasa annoying giler!), aku hanya mampu tersenyum dan jawab "saya memang xsimpan stok".

Seperti mana aku xpernah pertikai cara ibu lain menjayakan penyusuan susu ibu (PSI) seperti itulah aku harap tidak dipandang serong dengan cara aku.

"Perah hari ini untuk esok" bukan kerana x mampu nk penuhi demand Qayraa tetapi because I choose to. I choose to give the freshest and the most-active-antibody to Qayraa.

Cuma aku patuh pada prinsip demand & supply. Makanya tidak perlu la segala mak nenek vitamin sebagaimana yang dimomokkan orang. Bukan tidak percaya tetapi back to square 1, aku punya prinsip sendiri.

Berkat "kedegilan" itulah Qayraa berjaya minum susu ibu sepenuhnya sampai hari ini.

Bukanlah mahu bercakap besar kerana semua ini rezeki Allah bagi. Kalau Allah takdirkan yang sebaliknya, siapalah aku untuk menidakkannya dan siapalah korang untuk mengata aku di belakang.

Sebagaimana aku x pernah quiry cara ibu menjayakan PSI seperti itulah aku tidak pernah mempertikaikan kenapa seseorang ibu tidak menjayakan PSI.

Masuk kandang kambing mengembek, masuk kandang rimau mengaum...

Kalau bayi itu minum SI aku akan tanya "banyak x baby minum sehari?" dan
Kalau bayi itu minum Formula Milk aku akan tanya "minum Brand apa?"

Pada aku, "my child, my way"...yea,aku memang degil..aku juga keras hati..sangat keras hati..
Tapi jauh di sudut hati, hati aku lembut, sebab itu Allah jadikan aku seorang ibu...

Seorang ibu yang cukup keras untuk membentuk anak dengan acuannya sendiri..cukup keras untuk hantar anak ke taska..cukup keras untuk biar anak bina antibodi sendiri bila berjangkitnya selesema..dan cukup keras untuk ajar anak 'the hard way'...

Namun di sebaliknya seorang ibu yang sangat lembut hatinya...berdoa sepanjang minggu sebelum anak dicucuk sebulan...menitiskan air mata berhari2 sebelum tibanya hari anak dicucuk...menangis sendirian bilamana anak batuk...menitiskan air mata bila mengenangkan saat anak bercerai susu nanti walaupun bertahun lagi lamanya...

Perjalanan PSI kami masih jauh...sebagaimana Mak berjaya nyusukan aku hampir 3tahun seperti itulah aku akan berusaha untuk memberikan Qayraa yang terbaik..

Semoga Allah sentiasa merahmati apa sahaja perkara baik yang aku telah, sedang dan akan lakukan...


~ Schenna Shinkai ~

Land of the Rising Sun Part 2 : First Time in Japan

As mentioned in Part 1, I depart for Narita on 04/11/11..So I safely landed at Terminal 2 on 05/11/11 around 07:30am (GMT +09:00)..

This time, I will stay at my cousin's house since she is studying here. My bad, I forgot to write down my cousin's address therefore I had difficulty in fill in the Disembarkation Card but the address is in my FB Inbox. The staff there insisted for me to fill in that before Q'ing..Thus what I did is straight away Turn On WiFi in my Galaxy Tab and luckily there were WiFi available BUT u have to pay for it! To be used in just Narita, for 24hours, I have to paid ¥500 using my credit card and voila!
(But please dont forget to call upon your Credit Card Provider to open the access first,provided yours is not open yet.As I know, Maybank Ikhwan, RHB Travel Money&Visa already open the access but for Bank Islam MC&Visa,I called them to open the access before take off)

After clearing the customs, I went straight away to SoftBank counter, just outside the Arrival Hall.Since my Nokia N8 is supporting 3g, thus I just rent the 3g sim card for ¥105/day. Mind you,they will pre-charge your credit card ¥40,000 for security which later will be released back. I got back my ¥40,000 nearly after 2weeks.

After got the sim card I called my husband straight away to inform him that I have safely arrived and we agreed to meet up at Tokyo Station. At that time he was in Shinjuku, all the way from Nagoya using Night Highway bus by Willer Express.

I went to JR Counter to buy Suica and N'EX for me and Suica Card for my husband.N'EX stands for Narita Express, a train that provides access from Narita Airport to Major Urban Stations.If u are from Haneda Airport, then Suica and Monorail will be suitable.

To be eligible for Suica & N'EX, u must hold foreign passport. It is BEST if you bought the Round Pass but since the N'EX is only valid for 2weeks time so I have to choose the one-way pass instead for the price of ¥3,500 and the other Suica for ¥2,000. Dont forget to use the N'EX first from Narita to any JR East station in the Designated Tokyo Train Interval, the yellow area on the map.

The N'EX is as follow (sorry for the blur image)

The colourful Suica is Mine and the 1 with Penguin is for my Dearest Hubby

Since the N'EX is reserved seat, therefore make sure u board on the right train on the right time, as stated in the N'EX Ticket

Every Car has luggage space so I put my

there.. then, please have your seat...

Enjoy the information shown:

Read the Guide:

And feel free to buy any Food & Beverages u like..I only choose coffee (if I am not mistaken for ¥390) since there's no HALAL food..urghhh, I'm so hungry..

Along the way I called my Mom and told her I was safe and ask her to Pray so that Allah grant me to bring my Parents here someday.. InsyaAllah...

And after 53 minutes, I have arrived @ Tokyo Station..Alhamdulillah & Yiehaaaa!!

After having where-are-you;I-am-here-but-I-cant-see-you moments, finally I met my Husband!!

Before heading to the Hotel, we went to JR East Information Center to buy Universal Studio Japan Tickets. Price for 1-Day for 1 Adult is ¥6,200. We bought them early since we will be going on weekends and people know how crowds are on weekends!

I am gonna stop here since it is already too long..I'm tired..

So, for now

Land of the Rising Sun Part 1

I keep mentioning there are 4 (actually there are 2 that I combine as 1) wishes I have in this life..And Allah gives what we want in so many ways..sooner or later..
And now, one of them is fulfilled!! Thus I was left with 1 more ;)

My second wish is 'To visit Korea and Japan before I die'.

I have visited Korea twice, in 2008 and 2010 which are still not enuff!
This time, Allah grant me Rezeki to visit Japan, The Land of The Rising Sun where Korea is the Land of Morning Calm..so soothing right their names?

And the journey to Japan start when my hubby (as usual,the 1 who made my dreams came true) was assigned for training in Japan for nearly 6 months and a half. Before that he already went there for 1 week, just after the Eid Fitr 2011, where Hari Raya is not as happy as it shud be since we are busy preparing everything he needs..no need to say the rushing hours back then.

To cut it short, here I am! JAPAN!!!
I dunno whether it is coincidence or I am that lucky since that in 2010, it was Korea Visiting Year and in 2011,it is Visit Japan Year..so Yokosa Japan!!

I start with the take off story..
I prefer to fly with the Country's Official Airways like I did with Korean Air before but Japanese Airlines (JAL) was so expensive! (even tho it was only RM500 extra from previous flight with Korean Air) thus I opt for MAS.Never offer me Air Asia,be it cheap or what so ever!with previous experience traveling with Air Asia before, I dun think I want to spend my money on them anymore.

I spend months looking for competitive airfare but at last I chose MAS for a fare of RM2100++ including AirInsure.But I was a lil bit regret to be informed that Air Nippon Airways (ANA) just make a promotion slightly after I purchased MAS,just to make me sad by paying extra RM300 ;) But since ANA is transit at Changi Airport, so I think still MAS is better..since I am traveling alone.

And some more, the food served is HALAL...

I depart on 4 November 2011 at 23:35 and I can say that Departure Hall for Narita is better than the others..

I sat at the window with a Japanese man at aisle. He looked very the Japanese, by sitting-sleeping so straight..where as me tersengguk sana sini..luckily they provide blanket..and some more, there are Entertainment!!

I watched some movies during the flight but I didnt finished any since I was bored..I watched comedies and giggles to funny part, where as the Japanese man watched really serious movie! he must be very unpleased to hear my giggles ;)

Owh, there you go,long story..

I woke up around 5am and just right for the Breakfast Time.."Omelette or Nasi Lemak?" ofkosla I chose Nasi Lemak but I regret later..x sedap!! the Japanese man took omelette and I envy him..

However, lets enjoy the picture (all about the Nasi Lemak!)