Here we go again...................

Whoever said the second time round is easier is WRONG.

Childbearing is always a new experience no matter how many times you have had a kid. In my case, it is just the second time round and no I do not find it any easier or myself more prepared in any way possible (except, by having more infant/toddler clothing in stock). God knows how my grandma (ah por) manage to go through with 13 children (YUP!! 13). My mom herself has five. It is still nerve wrecking and unexpected at different stages of the pregnancy.
My husband was not with me during my pregnancy with my first child but things seemed to be a breeze because I was not plagued with morning sickness. The whole experience was new and perhaps being the first time and the fact that I have four other colleagues who were also pregnant at the same time makes the process less stressful and more fun. It was like a league of pregnant women. We would share our stories and crazy ideas for over-coming our fear of child-birth and our joy when the we experienced the first kick or a slight tickle from inside the tummy.
Who knows that 3 years later today, I will be going through the same process again, except - there are no other pregnant women with me and I have my beloved hubby who would come and help ease the tensed muscles of my legs. Also my soon-to-be three year old would come and put his ear on my tummy and kiss the baby good night. At first, I was playing with the idea of not letting my kid know until later in the pregnancy fearing that he may feel inferior or insecure that someone new is coming to take his spot.
Surprisingly, I AM glad that my little guy has more heart than some kids that I have seen. He has his fears but he did not shy away from my growing tummy. Instead, he embraced the idea and looked forward to "playing chase" with his new brother or sister once he or she is born.
So there you go, another time and more new lessons are learned and to be learned.

Baby born on plane.... HURRAH!!

It has been a while since I have heard about these kind of news. It is great news! BUT... lets not hope that many more pregnant women will attempt this just to get those free flights. (Airlines used to give them to women who gave birth on plane but I don't think it is that common now, but kudos to Air Asia who had done this) :

 

Baby arrives prematurely on AirAsia flight to Kuching

2009/10/22
Regina Lee
PUTRAJAYA: A baby boy arrived unexpectedly during an AirAsia flight to Kuching.
Liew Siaw Hsia, a 31-year-old waitress from Taiping, took the flight from Penang last night when she was just 27 weeks pregnant, a week shy of the recommended travel ban for pregnant mothers.

When she boarded the flight, she said that there was already some discomfort.

But 20 minutes into the journey, she started feeling contractions and the flight crew immediately made an emergency diversion to Kuala Lumpur.

"When I started feeling a lot of pain, I was still too nervous to ask for assistance. It was when I couldn't take it anymore that I asked the passenger beside me for help," said Liew.

She said that the flight attendants tried to calm her down and to hold on from giving birth, but the pain was too unbearable.

"They immediately asked the other passengers sitting around me to move elsewhere, and asked for a doctor on the PA system," she said.

On the flight was Dr Ronald Tang, another passenger, who quickly volunteered his services to the nervous mother while the cabin crew held her hand throughout the entire ordeal.

The baby was safely delivered in mid-air when flight AK 6506 was being re-routed to Kuala Lumpur.

As soon as the aircraft landed, a waiting ambulance and paramedics whisked the baby and mother to the Putrajaya Hospital here.

AirAsia director of operations Moses Devanayagam visited the mother and child yesterday to congratulate them, and to also present them both with free flights for life.

"I would like to congratulate Liew and wish her all the best of luck.

"Delivering a baby at 2,000 feet is indeed a very rare experience, and certainly she will cherish the moment forever," he said.


Flight AK5606 was on its way to Kuching but had to be re-routed to the Low Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT) in Sepang when a pregnant passenger told crew members she was in labour pains.
Liew Siaw Hsia, 31, gave birth through the normal delivery to a premature but healthy boy, who became the first born in an AirAsia aircraft.

Edd Razhe, the personal assistant to the AirAsia chairman, said when the pilot was informed of the emergency, he contacted the control tower requesting a re-route to LCCT.

"The ambulance was already at the airport to take the woman and her baby to Putrajaya Hospital," he said when contacted here, today.

Edd said although it was an emergency, situation in the aircraft was normal and under control.

AirAsia will provide a lifetime of free flights to both Liew and her son to all destinations. - BERNAMA

Malaysian food!! What's ours will be ours|!

Well well well... finally someone has spoken up!! I am tired of telling people that the famous belacan is not from Singapore, and that the coconut rice package that they sell in the stores in Chinatown is not Singaporean either but Malaysian. It's frustrating when we go to some of the Restaurants and they serve Singaporean noodle and laksa but... not MALAYSIAN NOODLE OR LAKSA. Has this ever happen to any Malaysians abroad out there??? Well, Winnipeg is a small city but to find your own hometown products being sold in other country's labels is absurd! I was quite insulted, when I asked the owner of the store near my home if they have Malaysia's belacan instead of Singapore's Belacan.... the answer is "Isn't it the same? Malaysia used to belong to Singapore right?? It's all from the same place" Oh!!! HeloOoo...?? I have tried to be patient with such people because hey, it is a big world, and there are many countries out there with many complicated histories that go waYyy back. I've even been asked 10 years ago when I first came here if we in Malaysia still lives on trees. The answer is yes!! we do it with style! We love to preserve our local ethnic cultures and beauty and the answer is also no not every one of us live on trees and if we do, we will think that that's a cool think to do. Malaysian government has been depending on the locals in Malaysia to educate the tourists about Malaysia over the years. We are not much in the news or limelights besides those pirate news that we occasionally hear on NBC, ABC or CBC. Really...................................... I love my Malaysian food. The first think I've tried to do when I took my in laws for the first time to Kuala Lumpur is to introduce them to the food haven in Malaysia. Oh yes..... have I even mention that the famous Malaysia Satay sauce is even sold under a different country's label here in Canada? It's sad,.. why don't anyone know much about my home? Don't Malaysians who live abroad talk about Malaysia? Mind you there are not many of us around so I think it's about time the Malaysian government do something about promoting MALAYSIA. Even our smaller neighbors are more popular.... Anyway, kudos to our tourism minister for her recent remarks. Here's what Yen Yen said.