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Pindah Alamat Baru

2009-12-13T11:45:00.001+02:00

blog MrMrsFaiz kini berpindah ke:

http://blogresipi.com

Terima kasih.

Mama Started To Work Again

2009-12-01T08:39:00.003+02:00

It is 1st December 2009. So my wife have to go back to lab and continue her study and research. Today will be the first day of me taking care Mikael.

I hope he will doing just fine with me or else I have to call my wife and let Mikael listen to her voice on the phone. :)

When Gentlemen Cook

2009-11-23T14:07:00.010+02:00

You can't see scene like this everyday in blogresipi kitchen. This rare scene happened when the guys decided to test their skill of grilling trout.

So it's time for lady to snap pictures while us, I mean guys, took control over the kitchen and start cooking.

Apparently, we succeed making a phenomenal grilled trout and some toasted breads.

Month of Love

2009-11-20T10:11:00.004+02:00

November is the month of love for both of us. We were married in November last year. We will celebrate our first anniversary very soon. How time flies!

A year together, we are blessed with a beautiful son, healthy life and caring friends and family.

We didn't plan anything yet for the anniversary. Perhaps a dinner at home together would be nice.

Hello Winter

2009-11-15T18:57:00.005+02:00

For record, the picture taken a few days ago from our apartment, tenth floor from the ground.

Actually we did not know when exactly the winter starts in Kuopio. But since temperature now is around -7'C, perhaps we can call it winter.

After all, people started shopping for Christmas and the shops also begun to open on Sunday.

So no more falling leaves on the ground but expect much more snows from the sky.

Mikael still adapting with the minus degree temperature. Right now, he always experience clogged nose whenever we went outside the house.

When his nose clogged, the plumber would be me while my wife will be my assistant. A few suctions to his nose will make things much better. But then he will sob for a while because suctions makes him angry.

Still remember my friend words. "Having child is a life changing event,".

Mikael In Superman Costume

2009-11-13T15:53:00.007+02:00

We are having colorful days for past few days. My wife was already beyond her confinement period so we could spend more time outside especially going out for shopping, decorating house and eating fabulous foods.

Before Mikael, we love to shop for our clothes, accessories and so on.

After Mikael, the most meaningful things to do outside the house is shopping for his clothes.

We could say that he has already got a comprehensive wardrobe.

Is it costly to spend money for those fabulous clothes for him? Well, we think that the price is still reasonable. After all, those clothes are not branded label.

Most of you probably already seen this costume at our blogresipi.com,...opps blogresipi.wordpress.com to be exact.

We love it and Mikael looks nice and sharp in that costume. The Superman wannabe just curious about flying. Maybe he would like to be a pilot.

Sauna Not Reduce Your Weight

2009-11-11T07:15:00.004+02:00

Today I went to sauna at our apartment as today it is open free of charge. The weather outside was pretty cold so I think it is just nice to have sometime heating myself there. The sauna room was a little bit packed today and at one time 5 people were there. I think 3-4 people at one time would be just nice so that the place not too campy.

Finnish people usually naked in sauna. So they separated the time of usage for men and women accordingly so that nobody will feel annoying or disturbed by the opposite gender in that sauna. From 5.00 to 7.00 pm is for men and 7.00 to 9.00 pm is strictly for women.

I also audited my weight before and after sauna. Unfortunately my weight was same before and after sauna. So maybe the old saying about people losing weight by sauna is just a myth. :)

Friendship Is In The Air

2009-11-08T19:16:00.004+02:00

Kerisauan H1N1

2009-11-07T01:17:00.002+02:00

Lama tak tengok tv. Semalam waktu dinner ada kesempatan untuk tengok berita Finland. Terkejut sangat bila gelombang kedua H1N1 melanda Finland dan menjangkiti lebih 1,400 orang setakat ini. Terus batalkan rancangan untuk meronda-ronda dan hanya duduk di rumah kawan. Kami dah check out dari Eurohostel petang Khamis dan kini menumpang di rumah kawan di kawasan Puistola, lebih-kurang 20 minit dari Helsinki.

Mujurlah sempat membeli-belah sedikit untuk Mikael. Mr&Mrs Faiz berkenan sangat dengan suit leopard ni. :) Beli juga topi baru untuk Mikael dan beberapa helai baju yang lain. Rupanya banyak jenis baju baby yang dijual di sini contohnya baju baby Timberland, kasut baby Lacoste, Tommy Hilfiger dan Burberry. Paling cantik ialah kasut Lacoste putih yang sangat cute. Maybe sesuai untuk baby umur 1-2 tahun. Masih berpatutan jika dikira dalam matawang Euro. Dulu waktu mula-mula datang ke Finland asyik mendarab saja. Sekarang dah tak mendarab sangat kalau tidak boleh jadi tak beli apa-apa sebab Euro1 dah bersamaan dengan RM5.

Hajat di hati nak beli sedikit buku buat bawa balik ke Kuopio tapi rancangan tersebut terpaksalah ditunda ke masa hadapan memandangkan kerisauan kami terhadap H1N1.

Hari ini kami akan ke Espoo. Bertemu rakan-rakan dari Malaysia yang menetap di sekitar Helsinki. Terima kasih kerana menjemput kami. :)

Urusan Pasport Selesai

2009-11-06T09:42:00.008+02:00

First time Mikael "bertentang mata" dengan PM 1Malaysia

Buffet soup and bread. Vegetable soup kat kedai ni sangatlah sedap.

Giliran mama and Mikael posing

Budget Travellers

2009-11-05T03:21:00.001+02:00

Kami beli something di Stockmann dan balik panaskan di kitchen Eurohostel. Niat di hati nak dinner di luar tapi cuaca agak sejuk dan cepat pula gelap. Mikael agak tak selesa jadi cara mudah ialah balik di dinner di hostel.

Masih mencari cafe yang sesuai di kota Helsinki untuk berehat sambil minum secawan kopi dan sepotong kek.

Tram

2009-11-04T16:18:00.003+02:00

Fortunately our hostel in Helsinki is just 100 meters from the tram station. It is just 5 minutes by tram from our hostel to Malaysian Embassy.

More pictures soon.

Tiba Di Helsinki

2009-11-04T13:59:00.006+02:00

Helsinki just one hour from Kuopio. Selamat tiba. Mikael sangat behave on the flight though it was his first time.

updated on 6 Nov 2009: For those traveling on tight budget please consider Eurohostel Helsinki as it is only 5 minutes to town via tram and just few steps away from harbour where you could go to Helsinki Zoo, Soumellina and even Tallinn (Estonia) via ferry.

Rumah Sukan

2009-11-03T17:30:00.000+02:00

Still remember when teachers ad students from each team were highly anticipated to win Kawad Rumah Sukan Terbaik.

An Evening With Daddy

2009-11-02T20:15:00.000+02:00

An evening with daddy in the kitchen

Rare sunlight during autumn. Great for sun bathing while waiting mama to finish cooking.

Milk please.

What Is CC And BCC?

2009-11-01T02:10:00.000+02:00

When sending email, you have the option of including a copy of the message to more than one recipient. If it doesn't matter if the recipient knows the other addresses that received the message, you would use CC (carbon copy). When the message arrives, it will show a list of all the addresses that received a copy. This could be handy if you're in a group working on a project, and need to notify everyone of a change, and let the others know who has been notified.

BCC, or 'blind' carbon copy, does essentially the same thing (multiple recipients) but hides the additional recipient list from view.

Credit: Woolly Bear

World Largest Smoke Sauna

2009-10-30T12:34:00.000+02:00

Jätkänkämppä Lumber Jack Lodge which just two miles from our apartment is the biggest smoke sauna in the world as they said.

There are different types of saunas, but the smoke sauna is the original and, some say, the best. This, the largest in the world (although few other countries have made an attempt on the record), is a memorable and sociable experience that draws both locals and visitors.

The lakeside Jätkänkämppä sauna is at a former loggers' camp near the Rauhalahti Tourist Centre. The 60-person, mixed sauna (record capacity is 103 people) is heated a full 24 hours in advance with a big wood fire, hence the name 'smoke sauna'. Guests are given towels to wear but bring a swimsuit for a dip in the lake. The technique is to sweat it out for a while, cool off in the lake, then repeat the process several times - devoted sauna-goers do so even when the lake is covered with ice. Then buy a beer from the friendly attendant and relax, looking over the lake in a Nordic peace -dari Lonely Planet

Semasa keluar berjalan-jalan ke kawasan hotel Rauhalahti semalam sempatlah meninjau sauna Jätkänkämppä. Nampak memang tradisional ala-ala rumah kayu balak zaman dahulu kala.

Sauna dengan orang Finland tak dapat dipisahkan. Di sini beristirahat di sauna dijadikan satu gaya hidup lebih-lebih lagi waktu winter yang membeku. Keistimewaan sauna di Jätkänkämppä ialah pengunjung dapat berendam di dalam air tasik berhampiran dengan tempat sauna. Di sini cara bersauna ialah duduk memanaskan badan di dalam sauna selama 30 hingga 40 minit dan kemudian terus terjun dalam tasik yang sangat sejuk itu. Kemudian ulang langkah yang sama dua tiga kali sampai perut lapar. :)

Bagi yang tak segan bolehlah buka baju dan seluar macam orang Finnish yang lain di dalam sauna dan tanpa segan terus terjun dalam tasik lepas sauna dengan tak berpakaian juga. Lapis muda di Finnish dah banyak yang pakai swimsuit di sauna sekarang. :)

Selepas Keluar Jalan-Jalan

2009-10-30T02:29:00.001+02:00

When the temperature is freezing cold, more clothes should be provided to little Mikael.

Arabia Finland

2009-10-29T10:53:00.000+02:00

Blog ni dah menjadi ala-ala Visit Finland blog. :)

Bila lihat teh di atas, berminat nak menceritakan tentang produk-produk pinggan mangkuk yang begitu digemari rakyat Finland. Ada dua jenama utama di sini iaitu Arabia Finland dan Ittala.

Mula-mula bila terpandang set-set Arabia Finland ni tertanya-tanya juga produk ni buatan Finland atau joint venture dengan negara Arab? Rupanya sekadar nama dia begitu. Kami jatuh hati dengan designya yang kotemporari dan buatan yang halus. Cuma harganya agak tidak terjangkau dan terpaksa menunggu waktu jualan murah andai nak membeli.

Setakat ini ada dua tiga pinggan dan cawan seperti di atas. Nak beli banyak-banyak tak terbawa balik ke Malaysia. Berat.

In Action

2009-10-28T01:09:00.000+02:00

Vegetables Are Best Eaten Raw

2009-10-27T01:54:00.000+02:00

Some vegetables are best eaten raw. Tomato and salad are among them. Carrot would be a nice companion too.

Raw vegetables taste good. Try to have some grated carrot, sliced tomatoes and some salad leaves to accompany your dishes. The carrot itself tastes sweet and when it comes with tomatoes and salad, the richness of the taste will make your dish perfect.

Sometimes when we cook the vegetables, we are incline to overcook and this will flush away all the goodness of nutrients from the vegetables. That's why we are recommended to eat just raw vegetables to preserve all the goodness in them.

They are rich in vitamins and minerals too. We may still remember how our mother and teacher keep telling us to eat them as they are good for health. All of these are things that your body needs to function properly and the raw vegetables will help to take care of our body.

Having Good Time

2009-10-26T11:22:00.000+02:00

Young man with his father.

Internet only on weekends okay.

Mum, where's my milk?

Study In Finland

2009-10-25T12:14:00.000+02:00

Dulu saya pernah berjanji untuk menceritakan kebaikan belajar di Finland. Hari ini biar saya tambah sedikit sebanyak kebaikan belajar di sini sebagai panduan kepada anda semua.

Finland tidak mempunyai rakyat yang ramai. Jadi kos pendidikan tinggi di sini adalah percuma. Bagi yang berminat belajar perubatan, farmasi dan kejuruteraan di peringkat Sarjana Muda anda cuma perlu menguasai bahasa Finnish dan kemudian mengambil entrance exam untuk mengikuti kursus-kursus tersebut. Sebagai contoh, seorang rakan dari Pakistan mengambil inisiatif sendiri belajar bahasa Finland dan kemudiannya mengambil peperiksaan kemasukan untuk Sarjana Muda Farmasi.

Bagi yang berminat menyambung pembelajaran di peringkat Masters atau PhD pula, anda digalakkan ke sini kerana yuran pengajian juga tidak dikenakan. Jika bernasib baik, kemungkinan anda ditawarkan kerja di lab dan mendapat elaun bulanan.

Anda juga akan dilindungi oleh skim insurans sosial KELA jika anda memohon (sekiranya anda bekerja). Dengan insurans ala Perkeso ni dapatlah diskaun untuk beli ubat, masuk hospital dan lain-lain.

Kenapa saya ceritakan semua ini? Sebabnya tidak ramai rakyat Malaysia yang memohon untuk belajar di Finland. Yang ramai di sini ialah warga Pakistan, Afrika, China, Korea dan lain-lain. Jika mereka ingin melanjutkan pelajaran ke negara Eropah yang lain seperti United Kingdom misalnya terpaksa membayar yuran pengajian sekurang-kurangnya 10,000 Pound untuk peringkat Masters. Belum dicampur dengan perbelanjaan sara hidup.

Jadi bagi yang tidak berjaya mendapat tajaan kerajaan atau Biasiswa JPA, peluang anda untuk belajar di luar negara masih terbuka dengan memilih Finland. Cuma minta ibu ayah anda sediakan wang sara hidup sahaja. Bila dah kerja jangan lupa bayar balik ya. :)

Kerajaan Malaysia pun patut menghantar lebih ramai pelajar tajaan Mara atau JPA ke sini kerana dapat menjimatkan kos.

Syukur Atas Nikmat Dan Rezeki

2009-10-24T12:31:00.000+03:00

Betul seperti yang disebut-disebut, keluarga dan anak-anak adalah pintu yang membuka rezeki. Bila kita berkeluarga dan mempunyai anak, rezeki akan bertambah murah dan datang dengan tidak disangka-sangka.

Itu semua adalah nikmat dari Tuhan. Sebagai hamba, kita perlu bersyukur.

Yang Paling Saya Suka Dari Bajet 2010

2009-10-23T13:31:00.000+03:00

Kerajaan akan memperkenalkan skim simpanan persaraan 1Malaysia bagi golongan yang tiada berpencen atau mencarum dalam Kumpulan Wang Simpanan Pekerja (KWSP). Mereka yang terbabit ialah golongan yang bekerja sendiri dan tiada pendapatan tetap.

Perdana menteri berkata, bagi setiap RM100 caruman, kerajaan akan memberi sumbangan sebanyak 5 peratus, tertakluk kepada jumlah maksimum RM60 setahun.

Katanya, sumbangan kerajaan itu hanyalah untuk tempoh lima tahun dan merupakan tambahan kepada dividen sedia ada KWSP.

"Sebagai contoh, sekiranya seorang nelayan berumur 35 tahun membuat carumah RM100 sebulan secara konsisten selama 20 tahun, beliau akan mempunyai simpanan terkumpul RM40,000 pada umur 55 tahun," katanya.

Bagaimanapun, kata perdana menteri, caruman ini tidak boleh dikeluarkan awal, tetapi hanya pada usia 55 tahun.

Tahniah Untuk Ismail Dan Keluarga

2009-10-21T13:03:00.000+03:00

Baby boy yang handsome!

Kami mengambil kesempatan ini untuk mengucapkan tahniah kepada sahabat baik kami saudara Ismail Khairullah & Ikin yang dikurniakan putera kedua pada hari Sabtu 17 Oktober 2009. Tahniah juga kepada Danial Hafizi yang kini telah mempunyai seorang adik. :)

Mikael pun tumpang seronok sebab dapat kawan baru yang sebaya. Dapatlah mengayuh basikal bersama-sama anak Mael nanti.

My Greatest Regret

2009-10-19T03:34:00.000+03:00

My kampung folks. Bergotong-royong to make sure my kenduri kahwin berjaya.

"Awat Faiz tak mai masjid bagitau nak ke Finland. Boleh salam-salam minta maaf dan minta halal lebih-kurang," said Hj Salleh to my father.

My greatest regret so far is not able to mention our journey to Finland to my kampung folks. Things going to fast. I really hope I could see them and explain everything when we are going back for holiday December next year.

Perhaps a kenduri Akikah for Mikael, going to masjid and doing some visits would be nice for the redemption.

Deeply sorry.

An Affair To Be Remembered

2009-10-17T02:21:00.000+03:00

Summer has ended. Autumn looks to end. And now in Kuopio we are looking forward for snowy winter. The affair that bonds us with the summer is no way can be described. It was full with love, fun and excitement. The foods were good. The abundance of fruits is everywhere. And the sensation of sun is unreal.

Because of the plenty of fruits in the summer, the autumn is meant for more creative way to indulge with the different taste of fruits. Here it comes for fruits jelly. And our most favorite fruits jelly is definitely strawberry and cherry jelly.

The taste of the jelly is subtle. A combined hint of sweet and sour from these fruits is again similar to our affair with summer. Full of love, fun and excitement.

IKEA Finland & IKEA Malaysia

2009-10-16T12:07:00.000+03:00

IKEA Malaysia

IKEA Finland

Untuk peminat produk IKEA, katalog terbaru dah dipaparkan secara online di website IKEA lebih-kurang sebulan yang lalu.

Saya uploadkan screen shot harga produk IKEA di Malaysia dan Finland untuk kawan-kawan buat kesimpulan.

Can I say that IKEA products are way cheaper in Malaysia?

Stateless Citizens

2009-10-14T19:26:00.000+03:00

Beratus-ratus rakyat Malaysia yang 'mengoyakkan' pasport mereka dan berlepas ke Britain dengan kepercayaan mereka boleh menuntut hak kerakyatan negara tersebut di bawah undang-undang kolonial yang aneh, mendapati diri mereka sekarang tidak mempunyai negara dan terdesak.

Dee, seorang arkitek terlatih dari Pulau Pinang, Malaysia kini terpaksa bekerja sebagai pencuci pinggan di sebuah restoran Cina di tengah London yang juga seorang mangsa berkata, 'hak kerakyatan di Britain bukanlah sesuatu yang nyata'.

"Saya telah menjadi seorang pendatang haram. Sebenarnya lebih teruk kerana mereka sekurang-kurangnya ada negara untuk mereka pulang, tetapi saya tidak,'' katanya yang berusia 34 tahun kepada AFP.

Satu klausa undang-undang memberikan penduduk Pulau Pinang dan Melaka status Kerakyatan Luar Negara Britain (BOC) apabila Malaysia mencapai kemerdekaan pada tahun 1957.

Etnik Cina di dua negeri itu yang juga sebahagian tanah jajahan Britain di Tanah Melayu atau Malaya, yang sentiasa berhati-hati terhadap diskriminasi di bawah sebuah negara yang didominasi masyarakat Melayu Islam, diberi jaminan mereka boleh mengambil jalan keluar dengan menetap di Britain.

Aktivis imigrasi berkata, ratusan rakyat Malaysia memohon hak kerakyatan Britain, kebanyakannya diberi hak tersebut selepas menetap di Britain lebih lima tahun dalam tahun 1980-an dan 1990-an.

Kesannya, ramai individu dengan status BOC termasuk Dee melepaskan kerakyatan Malaysia satu proses yang sangat sukar untuk diundurkan semula.

"Saya telah mengisi borang untuk melepaskan kerakyatan Malaysia dan pasport saya telah dipotong. Saya juga telah diberitahu pegawai Kedutaan Besar Malaysia di sini bahawa saya bukan lagi warga negara Malaysia.

"Apa yang membuatkan situasi bertambah buruk, kerajaan Britain masih menganggap kami rakyat Malaysia, sedangkan Malaysia menyatakan kami bukan lagi rakyatnya. Ini tidak masuk akal,'' katanya.

Jemur beras di atas bendang,
Jemur kayu di hujung negeri,
Hujung negeri terinjak duri,
Hujan emas di negeri orang,
Hujan batu di negeri sendiri,
Lebih baik negeri sendiri.

Visiting Lab

2009-10-13T23:34:00.000+03:00

Ramah mesra dengan lab members

Thanks aunty Aga for the doughnut

Candid Raya 2009

2009-10-12T02:45:00.000+03:00

Akhirnya dapat juga pakai baju raya. :)

Baklava

2009-10-10T16:55:00.000+03:00

Baklava is a rich, sweet pastry featured in many cuisines in the area once controlled by the former Ottoman, in Central Asia and in the lands in between. It and its variants are thus popular in Turkey, the Balkans, much of the Arab world, Iran, the Caucasus, Afghanistan and the lands of the Turkic peoples of Central Asia. It is a pastry made of layers of phyllo dough filled with chopped nuts and sweetened with syrup or honey.

Made it once a few months ago. Right now having some thought of making it again. Most of the ingredients are at home. Just need to buy some phyllo dough. Pretty nice to serve for tea time.

Yang dah siap. Boleh beli dari pakcik Morocco.

Should you make dozens of baklava, store it at room temperature in an air tight container. They should last for weeks in relatively fair condition. You'll notice that the pastries will become more chewy or juicy as time goes on. Eventually, they'll begin to dry out which is generally an indication that their nearing shelf-life.

Pak Ngah

2009-10-10T13:17:00.000+03:00

Addicted To Tastespotting And Food Gawker

2009-10-10T11:08:00.000+03:00

Tastespotting

Food Gawker

As mentioned before, we are religiously submitting our food pictures to Tastespotting and Food Gawker almost everyday. To see the foodies featured on both sites is similar to an awesome apricot in honey. Like one dialog in Notting Hill, "surreal but nice".

Chanterelle Mushrooms

2009-10-08T23:56:00.000+03:00

One nice thing to do in Finland is to go out and pick some fresh mushrooms. Chanterelles is one of many mushroom species in Finland It is yellowish to brownish in colour and taste great because the tenderness and meaty structure.

Let see some information about this mushroom from Wikipedia.

It is orange or yellow, meaty and funnel-shaped. On the lower surface, underneath the smooth cap, it has gill-like ridges that run almost all the way down its stipe, which tapers down seamlessly from the cap. It has a fruity smell, reminiscent of apricots and a mildly peppery taste (hence its German name, Pfifferling) and is considered an excellent food mushroom. Up to 6.7% of their tissues is vitamin С; as for carotene, they can be as much as 23.1 %, surpassing all known mushrooms.

Though some people like to have some nice time foraging for this mushroom in the bush, we are just buying it at the city center. After you clean it, stir fry until no more juices and add some eggs along with a pint of salt and white pepper. Enjoy!

Purple In Colour

2009-10-08T18:38:00.000+03:00

Behind the scene for new gravatar in blogresipi. Purple clothes to match with purple header. Unfortunately Mikael stroller is not purple in colour. :)

Quinny Malaysia Fever

2009-10-07T14:41:00.000+03:00

"Eh cantiknya stroller ni," kata saya kepada Ijan waktu kami keluar berjalan-jalan ke town semalam. Ijan pun suka tengok stroller ni. Design egronomik dan buatannya pun halus. Ringan dan mudah dilipat.

Harga boleh tahan juga. Baru dua kedai yang jual stroller jenama Quinny di Kuopio.

Mungkin tahun depan kalau ada rezeki lebih bolehlah beli satu. Sesuai digunakan especially waktu summer dan masa nak balik ke Malaysia bercuti.

Di Waktu Malam

2009-10-06T22:55:00.000+03:00

We Are Usana Independent Distributor

2009-10-06T10:03:00.000+03:00

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Blogresipi Featured On Tastespotting

2009-10-05T21:09:00.000+03:00

Fried Asparagus With Beef

Lobster Thermidor

Today was considered as a big leap to our food blog as two of our food pictures were featured on Tastespotting. It was a great honor to be listed on the website. For your information, Tastespotting is among the leading food blog featuring various amazing dishes from all over the world.

You can have the opportunity to be listed on Tastespotting too. Just submit your food pictures to them and wait for the endorsement. Good luck!

Saya Suka Pergi Town

2009-10-04T15:10:00.000+03:00

Seronoknya saya nak keluar pergi town.

Malulah kena pakai telekung ni. Tak sejuk sangat la mama.

Eating Sushi

2009-10-04T11:30:00.000+03:00

My wife and two of my youngest brothers at Sushi King Juru. Missed them.

Warm Shower And Cold Autumn

2009-10-02T22:40:00.000+03:00

A warm shower with daddy.

Then off to city center.

Teringat Paris

2009-10-02T10:36:00.000+03:00

"Once upon a time three of us went to Paris," mum started the conversation.

"Mum, did I go to Paris too?," asked Mikael.

"Yes indeed my dear. During that time you were in my belly," said mum with smile.

"Look at daddy. He was eating two ice creams. One for him and another one for Mikael," said mum again.

"Oh, I see," Mikael answered.

Teaching

2009-10-01T19:04:00.000+03:00

Januari 2009 hingga Oktober 2009. Genap 10 bulan sejak bercuti mengajar.

With one of the dad at school.

Mikael After Shower

2009-09-28T14:04:00.000+03:00

Lepas mandi Mikael nak sun bath sikit.

Mikael & Tigger

2009-09-26T18:59:00.000+03:00

Mama, Tigger ambil topi Mikael.

Home Sweet Home

2009-09-25T23:24:00.000+03:00

Doktor buat kejutan untuk benarkan Ijan dan Mikael balik ke rumah. Seronok tak terkata. Sebagai ganti doktor suruh datang dua kali sehari untuk Mikael ambil antibiotik sampai hari Isnin minggu depan.

Father And Son

2009-09-25T00:23:00.000+03:00

ASB & Bank Persatuan

2009-09-24T10:29:00.000+03:00

Though I am a very bad saver and more inclined to spend rather than save but luckily I still managed to save some from my paychecks in ASB and Bank Persatuan.

In my yesteryears I love to shop and eating out with friends. Mael, Sham, Aie, RM, Farid and Cikgu Zaidi maybe smiling reading this. But now after having family I find that I am more cautious about spending unnecessarily and rather help my wife doing some cooking and indulge ourselves with our home cooking and spending quality time at home.

Back to the story. Setiap tahun dalam bulan Ogos dan Disember saya tak sabar menunggu dividen Bank Persatuan dan ASB yang akan diumumkan. Selalunya Bank Persatuan beri 10% dividen. Dua tahun lepas they are quite generous and giving shareholders around 12.5%. So if you have RM1,000 in Bank Persatuan share, u are entitled to have a handsome dividends of RM125.

But I am a bit concerned about ASB. Nowadays they are giving around 8.00% only. I really hope PNB can do some goodwill this year and hands out 10% of dividens. And I think many are praying same wishes like me. :)

The Lost Symbol, Once In A Life Time & Usana

2009-09-22T23:38:00.000+03:00

Hari terakhir Ramadhan yang lalu saya sempat ke City Center untuk beli novel. At least Ijan dapat baca kalau ada masa terluang di hospital. Lagipun internet mungkin tak ada dalam bilik dan tv tak banyak cerita yang menarik sangat.

The Lost Symbol tu more for me. Once In A Life Time tentunya untuk Ijan. So far saya dah habiskan separuh buku Dan Brown tu. Maybe dua tahun lagi keluarlah filem dia. Pandai betul Dan Brown cari duit. At lest 5 millions copies of this book were printed to meet the demand.

Buku Cathy Kelly pula sesuai sangat untuk peminat love story. Bahasa yang dia guna pun sangat mudah difahami dan sesuai untuk semua. Dia dah menulis 11 buku dan most of them are best sellers.

Saya juga mendaftar sebagai Usana Associate semalam. Ramai yang cakap vitamins dan supplements dari Usana bagus. Jadi saya order Essentials supplements dan within a few weeks adik saya akan tolong poskan ke sini. Nak order produk Usana mudah sebab semuanya secara online dan Usana Malaysia akan poskan sampai ke rumah.

Duit Raya

2009-09-20T22:46:00.000+03:00

Nak duit raya kenalah bersalam dan cium tangan daddy dulu ye.

10 Euro cukup tau.

Terima Kasih Dari Kami Untuk Semua

2009-09-19T17:23:00.000+03:00

Terima kasih kasih kepada keluarga dan kawan-kawan yang mendoakan agar Mikael kembali sihat seperti biasa. Mungkin 4 atau 5 hari lagi kami boleh balik ke rumah selepas Mikael dapat antibiotik yang secukupnya.

Kami juga ingin mengucapkan Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri kepada semua. Maaf Zahir dan Batin.

Kalau nak bagi Mikael duit raya poslah ke sini ya. ;)

Mikael's Stripey Jumpsuit

2009-09-18T23:02:00.000+03:00

Jumpsuit yang bakal digunakan untuk autumn dan winter yang bakal tiba tak lama lagi. Sekarang cuaca dah start sejuk dan bila bernafas dah boleh nampak kabus keluar dari mulut.

Right now this stripey jumpsuit hanged at the ward. Perhaps soon Mikael could wear it again when the time to go home has come.

First Outing

2009-09-18T10:30:00.000+03:00

Semalam sempat jugalah Mikael try baju sejuk dia. Outing pertama kami bertiga. Dapat juga Mikael merasa kesejukan Autumn walaupun outing kami adalah untuk ke hospital.

Terima kasih pada Nurse Helena sebab susah-payah tolong hantar kami ke hospital. Kebetulan dia datang ke rumah hari ini untuk lawatan pemeriksaan oleh Nurse di rumah. Jadi bila dia tengok keadaan ruam Mikael dan suspek ada jangkitan bakteria terus hantar kami untuk dapatkan rawatan di hospital.

Baju sejuk Mikael pun berbelang juga. Stripey sweater. :)

Mikael Baju Belang

2009-09-17T01:40:00.000+03:00

Banyak pula baju Mikael berbelang-belang. Warna pula terang-terang. Kalau dah kenyang bolehlah berposing macam ni. Menangis pun tak. Tapi kalau nak tukar nappy dan baju satu apartment boleh dengar.

My instinct keeps telling me that our baju raya will not arrive on time. Perhaps three of us should wear something berbelang-belang for this raya. And after the parcel arrive we could have a picture of us wearing that baju raya, After all Syawal sebulan kan. :)

Mikael Nak Beraya Tahun Ini

2009-09-15T20:14:00.000+03:00

Insya-allah this year will be the first Aidilfitri for three of us together. Will be at the mosque early to perform Solat Sunat Hari Raya and listen to the sermon. Hopefully they will give a piece of sermon in English so that more people could understand.

Berita Gembira Untuk Pelajar STAM

2009-09-15T11:57:00.000+03:00

Mulai tahun depan pelajar yang mengambil Sijil Tinggi Agama Malaysia (STAM) layak memohon ke IPTA. Sebelum ini semua pelajar STAM hanya dapat menggunakan sijil STAM untuk memohon ke Al-Azhar dan universiti-universiti di Timur Tengah.

Secara purata setiap tahun 4,500 calon menduduki peperiksaan STAM serentak dengan peperiksaan STPM. Jadi selepas ini pelajar STAM mempunyai pilihan lebih meluas iaitu melanjutkan pelajaran ke luar negara atau memohon ke IPTA tempatan.

Kesimpulannya sijil STAM kini setaraf dengan STPM.

Losing Weight During Ramadhan

2009-09-13T16:43:00.000+03:00

Before Ramadhan my weight was at 74 kg. Now it is 69 kg. So far I shed 5 kg. I feel great and lighter. :)

There are seven days to go before Ramadhan flies away. Will measure again soon.

Hopefully can maintain current weight though no more Ramadhan.

Seminggu nak raya tak terasa kemeriahannya sangat seperti di Malaysia. Kalau tak ada aral melintang baju raya sempat sampai. Kalau tidak mungkin berbaju raya selepas hari raya pertama. Tahun ini bolehlah ambil gambar hari raya bertiga. Seronok tak terkata.

Interesting Food Blogs

2009-09-12T10:26:00.000+03:00

Hari ni nak share dua blog makanan yang top juga. Both of them are English blogs. But worth browsing sebab cerita-cerita yang menarik serta makanan-makanan yang nampak sedap dan gambar yang cantik.

Orangette

Cannelle et Vanille

Yang menariknya dua-dua blog guna platform Blogspot je untuk berblog. Bukan ribuan lagi yang berkunjung ke blog-blog ni tapi dah tahap jutaan pelawat.

Daripada dua blog ini saya dapat buat satu kesimpulan juga. Bukan platform blog tapi content blog yang menentukan sama ada blog kita ramai orang suka datang ataupun tidak.

Jadi dengan hanya domain free macam blogspot pun kita boleh buat blog yang menarik dan mendapat ramai pengunjung. Dan yang paling penting...percuma. :)

Contoh blog makanan dari Malaysia yang ramai pengunjung pula antaranya,

blog Mat Gebu

blog kak Hana

blog kak Ummi Zaihadi

Hadiah Dari Isteri

2009-09-11T13:11:00.000+03:00

Terima kasih untuk isteri tersayang atas hadiah birthday. Tak mengharapkan apa-apa pun sempena birthday kerana dah dapat hadiah paling "istimewa" iaitu anakanda tersayang Mikael Bin Zul Faizuddin.

Selendang dan vest tersebut bolehlah di pakai untuk menghadapi musim luruh dan salji yang sangat terkenal sejuknya di Finland ni. Sebab itulah Kimi Raikkonen digelar "Ice Man" sebab berasal dari Finland.

Semoga kita bertiga terus bahagia mengharungi liku kehidupan.

Kad Raya Dari Rakan Bloggers

2009-09-10T21:34:00.000+03:00

Terima kasih Kak Mizan. Salam Aidilfitri dari kami buat Akak sekeluarga.

Terima kasih Lyana sekeluarga atas kad di atas. Salam aidilfitri dari kami.

Kad Raya Dari Anna The Journey of Hope. Terima kasih ya.

Terima kasih Kak Maz. Selamat Hari Raya untuk Kak Maz sekeluarga juga ye.

Terima Kasih Kak Ina. Eidulfitri Kareem untuk Kak Ina sekeluarga ya.

About A Handphone

2009-09-09T20:30:00.000+03:00

Di rumah rasa lebih seronok berbanding dengan hospital. Insya-allah akan update some pictures of us at home soon. Hari ini makan ikan salmon bakar, kambing black pepper, sup sayur dan cucur udang.

Cerita cucur udang ni menjadi favourite keluarga especially arwah ayah setiap kali berbuka puasa. Kalau tak ada cucur udang tak sedap katanya. Jadi mak dan mak ngah selalu akan sediakan cucur udang ni sepanjang bulan Ramadhan.

Mikael nampak relaks di rumah. Maybe seronok after 10 days at hospital.

Ijan seronok tengok gambar Mikael. Banyak juga yang kami ambil sama ada guna kamera atau phone. Phone Nokia E71 tu pun sangat bermakna. Terima kasih untuk seseorang yang hadiahkan phone tu waktu saya kahwin hari tu. Semoga terus murah rezeki dan berjaya dalam karier yang semakin mencabar.

Going Home

2009-09-09T13:48:00.000+03:00

Alhamdulillah doktor benarkan kami pulang pada hari ini. Seronok tak terhingga. Mungkin ini posting terakhir dari Kuopio University Hospital.

Balik ke rumah nanti Mikael bolehlah belajar berguling-guling atas katil sendiri pula ye.

This evening probably can cook something for three of us. Some black pepper lamb and roasted salmon with ginger perhaps. Also vegetables soup.

Doa Kami Untuk Raisah & Zul

2009-09-07T18:12:00.000+03:00

Sahabat kami Raisah insya-allah akan bersalin pada hari ini atau pun esok. Jadi kami doakan agar beliau selamat dan dikurniakan seorang baby yang comel.

Untuk Zul, selamat menjadi seorang daddy.

Insya-allah berkat Nuzul Quran semuanya akan berjalan lancar dan selamat. Jangan putus berdoa.

Mikael Again

2009-09-07T07:40:00.000+03:00

Aktiviti Mikael di KUH. Baju Hospital. :)

Iftar Di Hospital

2009-09-07T07:38:00.000+03:00

Nasi Kebab lagi. Ijan ambil gambar. :)

Gambar Hari Merdeka

2009-09-07T07:34:00.000+03:00

Hari Merdeka kami ke hospital untuk appointment dengan doktor. Tak bawa pun beg sebab ingat lepas appointment boleh balik lagi.

Rupanya kena tahan dan esoknya 1 September 2009 Mikael dilahirkan.

Mikael & Mama

2009-09-06T02:35:00.000+03:00

Mikael tengah jeling mama dia. Nak susu agaknya. Tak sabar nak balik rumah. Bila ye?

Still At Hospital

2009-09-05T23:45:00.000+03:00

Start kami ke hospital 31 Ogos 2009 sampai hari ini dah seminggu bermukim. Esok doktor akan bagitau sama ada kena stay untuk 3-4 hari lagi ataupun dah boleh balik ke rumah.

So far antibiotik yang diberikan beri kesan positif. Hanya tunggu lab test untuk pastikan Mikael bebas dari sebarang infections.

Mama dan Baby Mikael Makin Sihat

2009-09-04T10:56:00.000+03:00

Insya-allah sehari dua lagi boleh balik ke rumah. Ijan dan Mikael makin sihat. CRP dah drop down significantly.

Duduk di hospital rasa macam di hotel pula. :)

Tapi di rumah juga yang paling best.

Looking forward to cook some makanan berpantang.

Baby Di Wad Lepas Bersalin

2009-09-01T23:25:00.000+03:00

Gambar Baby

2009-09-01T22:13:00.000+03:00

Selamat Menyambut Kemerdekaan Ke 52

2009-08-30T12:58:00.000+03:00

Our Family

2009-08-30T12:37:00.000+03:00

Some of our family from MrFaiz side. The left is mum. Beside her is our daddy. The thin guy with spec is our brother Ridzuan. From the right is also our brother Farhan. In front of Farhan is Ngah. Miss her and her gulai ikan a lot.

Not in the picture are two of our brother Fadzli and Amin.

While this is from MrsFaiz side. Mum and Dad and the whole family were there. With current grandchildrens. New one will join soon.

About Kela Card

2009-08-27T12:32:00.000+03:00

Kela Card entitles you to Finnish social security. It means that you can use public health care without going bankrupt and you're entitled to the benefits shown on KELA web page in cases of unemployment, sickness, new baby etc. More...families & health

Mujurlah my wife and I already got the cards. Kalau tidak banyak juga bayaran yang dikenakan untuk perubatan di sini. The typical cost of childbirth in Finland would be around 2000-3500 euros if you are not covered by Kela.

Jadi kalau kawan-kawan berminat sambung belajar peringkat Master atau PHD please consider Finland as one of your choices. Lots of benefits and they take much care on you too.

Pada masa-masa akan datang saya akan menulis tentang peluang belajar di Finland.

Berbuka Puasa

2009-08-25T20:31:00.000+03:00

After fasting for at least 19 hours a day, berbuka puasa is such a nice thing to do. Not cooking much just some simple food and not to forget the dates.

When there are no Bazar Ramadhans around, we depend to what we cook to indulge ourselves with delicious food.

Selamat berbuka.

Exercise Is A Must Though It Is Ramadan

2009-08-24T03:11:00.000+03:00

To keep tab on my fitness I jog and walk 4 km everyday etiher in the morning or evening. Not religiously jog but just a casual one. :)

Using Nokia Sports Tracker I can record how long does it take for the exercise, distance and calories burned.

Jadi sama-samalah kita ringan-ringankan badan during this blissful Ramadan. A point lose in weight is a point gain in health.

Ramadhan In Kuopio

2009-08-23T04:06:00.000+03:00

This year Ramadan starts at the end of summer. Sahur is around 2.00 am while Fajr is at 3.00 am. Maghrib is at 9 pm. So we are fasting like 19 hours compare to 13 hours in Malaysia.

For the first time I'm going through this Ramadan away at home but this is the second year for my wife.

Called mum at noon and it was just a few minutes before Maghrib. They were having Ramadan buffet somewhere today.

For friends and family, Mr&MrsFaiz wish all of you Ramadan Kareem. Happy fasting and may Ramadan bring bless to all of you.

Thanks for the Ramadan card from Pena Mata Bulat. God bless you. :)

BBQ Before Ramadhan

2009-08-21T15:35:00.000+03:00

Teringin nak BBQ sekali lagi sebenarnya. Jadi kami ambik keputusan buat semalam sebelum bermulanya Ramadhan esok.

Alhamdulillah cuaca elok. Kali ini tak ada masalah lagi untuk prepare bara sebab dah tahu caranya.

Just simple menu for three of us. :)

Sotong Goreng Tepung Versi Greece

2009-08-19T21:26:00.000+03:00

Gambar-gambar makan di luar ni dah lama ambil tapi baru sempat posting hari ini. Taken at Greece Restaurant at the city center. Among our favourite dining spot in Kuopio town. The foods are great and the manager is a friendly guy too.

Mr Faiz favourite dish is seafood plater while Mrs Faiz and Mikael were more into calamary and potatoes. The pilaf rice featured in blogresipi was first tasted at this restaurant before we decide to try prepare it by ourselves at home. :)

Makanan kat sini so far sedap dan menyelerakan. Rupanya sotong goreng tepung bukan sahaja terkenal di Jepun (Tempura), di Malaysia dan Thai tapi di Greece pun ada juga versi sotong goreng tepung mereka.

The Power of Compound Growth

2009-08-18T16:38:00.000+03:00

These hypothetical calculations are used to illustrate the effects of compound growth. The figures reflected are based on an assumed rate of return about 8%, compounded annually.

Albert Einstein once said that compound growth is the 8th wonders of the world. Well, I think he was right. Just see the table above. If one starts saving RM300 every month, in 5 years he will have a handsome RM22,190.

ASB give us average 8% interest annually. But in order to enjoy the power of compound growth, you have to maintain your saving and not withdrawing a single cent from the saving and the dividend you get.

Good luck!

Happy Birthday Sayang

2009-08-16T12:25:00.000+03:00

Today indeed a special day because it was my wife's birthday. I would like so wish her a happy birthday to her. Hope you will achieve your dreams and I will be always there to support you.

I also would like to dedicate a song for her. "Lelaki Ini" by Anuar Zain. Used to sing this song especially on her birthday.

"Lelaki ini yang selalu mencintaimu,
Selalu tanpa ragu,
Lelaki ini yang selalu memuja,
Hanya dirimu yang bertakhta dalam sanubariku.."

Thanks also to Aga & Miko for lovely birthday present. Thanks to Essi too for the lovely flowers.

Selamat Hari Jadi Sayang.

BBQ At Our Place In Sarkiniemi

2009-08-16T12:08:00.000+03:00

Click picture for closer view

We were hosting a BBQ lunch yesterday. We invited some close friends of us to join the BBQ. Prepared simple dishes like marinated chicken, corns, sausages, banana cake, crayfish and prawns.

Aga and Miko came together. While Marikka, Janne and their two childrens Ukko and Helmi were also here. Essi also was there too.

Seronok rasanya dapat berkumpul dengan kawan-kawan. Masing-masing cuba menunjukkan kepakaran untuk menyalakan api. Akhirnya Miko & Aga menjadi penyelamat dengan meletak kayu-kayu kering bersama bara. Kalau tunggu saya dan Janne mengipas ketulan bara saja mungkin lebih sejam bara tak menyala. :)

Banana cake was among the favourite dish for today. Essi tried to taste the crayfish. Never try this before she told us.

We would like to thank them for attending this BBQ. Hope we can have another one next year. By that time Mikael could join Uko tasting the squid-shaped sausages.

Picking Raspberries

2009-08-13T00:59:00.000+03:00

In Finland there are four types of berries. There are strawberry, blueberry, raspberry and cloud berry.

We are foraging for these berries for a while but unfortunately only raspberries are abundance within our area.

Cloud berries for example are way deep inside the forest.

Not doing anything much in the morning encourage us to do morning walk. Nurse said this help our baby to engage at the right position. Beside that it will help delivery process. While walking why not picking some berries right. Hand picked berries are very fresh and taste very nice. So enjoy the pictures of us picking the raspberries.

Untuk strawberry, blue berry dan cloud berry biasanya kami pick dekat City Center. Satu liter 3.00 Euro sahaja. Black Berry? Kena tunggu balik Malaysia. Lebih murah di sana. :)

About A Boy II

2009-08-10T16:52:00.000+03:00

Yesterday again we went for an ultrasound session at the hospital. This is a complimentary ultrasound session since we already did twice before. We were requested to do this ultrasound to check the baby's weight and some related stuffs pertaining to the delivery.

Doctor confirmed that our baby is a boy. She also measure the baby's weight and as for now our baby is 3.2 kg. From the chart it seems that during the delivery our baby will be nearly 3.8 kg.

We were quite happy about this ultrasound actually. First of all, it just costs us only 26.00 Euro. Thanks for that cheap price compare to private clinic that costs us three folds. Secondly because our baby is a boy. Finally, everything seems to be normal and the baby is healthy.

Berharap sangat agar segalanya berjalan lancar dan dipermudahkan. Untuk Mikael, daddy and mama tak sabar menunggu kehadiranmu mengisi ruang dalam hati kami. :)

Conversation At Neuvola

2009-08-07T12:52:00.000+03:00

A few days ago we also went to Neuvola for maternity check up. Here is the conversation between us and the nurse at Nuevola.

Helena, the nurse at Neuvola is very friendly and helpful. So far we were satisfied with the consultation provided by her and the doctor.

She will be retiring by the end of this year. She was in this line of job for many years and we believed she has taking care thousands of mums and new born babies.

Happy retirement! :)

Friends Moving Out

2009-08-06T09:41:00.000+03:00

This is Aga and her couple Miko. They are a good friends of us. They are living here for a while but now decided to move to another place.

So we help them moving some stuff from the apartment and store. My wife managed to snap some pictures of the process.

Fortunately the weather on that day was great and the moving out process done with ease.

Stock For Berpantang Perhaps?

2009-08-04T17:52:00.000+03:00

A good friend of us finally came by to deliver some groceries from Helsinki. As you can see there are some canned fruits such as longan, lychee and rambutan.

There are also some glutinous rice, glutinous rice flour, sago, tom yam paste and condensed milk. Also some dried food like anchovies, dried chillies and salted fish.

All these things only can be bought from Asian shops at Helsinki. So far no shops in our place selling this kind of foods.

Luckily it only cost us no more than 150 Euro.

The rations definitely can cover supply for Ramadhan, Eidulfitri and confinement (berpantang) period. Perhaps we can have a very nice time during buka puasa and I could prepare some nice dishes for her during confinement period.

HTML Code For Link Exchange

2009-08-03T09:53:00.000+03:00

Hi guys! After some tweaking in the internet we managed to make the HTML code for link exchange. So if you like to put our link to your blog kindly copy paste the provided HTML code to your blog.

The code is at the right of this blog below the Followers Widget. There are two codes exactly, one for MrMrs Faiz blog and the other one for Blog Resipi. It's just a simple banner we made.

Have a very lovely day to all of you.

Picnic At Lake

2009-08-01T18:25:00.000+03:00

About two weeks ago we went for a picnic beside the lake behind of our apartment. This one probably the last picnic before my wife give birth.

We just packed some light refreshments for the picnic. Some bread, kaya, orange juice and ice cream.

For your information, Finland was also known as Country With Thousands Lakes. In fact around our place there are three or four lakes altogether. And that's why many of Finnish people have boat and like to picnic beside the lake since they are more familiar to lake than beach.

Living Hall

2009-07-30T18:21:00.000+03:00

This is our living hall. Not spacious but just nice for both of us. Here will be the playground for the baby this coming winter also. Perhaps he could learn to crawl and learning his first step here too.

This sofa can transform to a bed for comfort of two persons. Maybe some other time I can post a picture or two about it.

This living hall also will be the guest room for our family and friends. We are welcoming everyone to visit us here. See you guys!

Another Ultrasound Perhaps?

2009-07-29T22:21:00.000+03:00

My wife asked me to help her with the MRI this morning. We have to go there a little early this morning. We began MRI scanning at 7.05 am. Everything going according to the plan and we managed to settle the MRI scanning at 9.30 am and then off we go to the city center for a brunch.

For a few days we were discussing about the possibility to do another ultrasound to confirm as two of our friends encounter a mistakenly predetermined baby's sex. Things happen all the time and to be sure why not going for another ultrasound right?

Or perhaps by observing her belly shape could any one with experience in motherhood give us a hint whether our baby is a boy or girl?

In Europe, where the price of health services are sky rocketed, we only afford to do 2D ultrasound and not the 3D. The clinic charges a whooping RM1,400 for the 3D ultrasound. This is way beyond our mean so 2D ultrasound would be better. The 2D ultrasound is only Euro 65 then. Let us see the outcome next week.

Sing A Song

2009-07-27T13:18:00.000+03:00

Going out every Friday or Saturday is a must for us since this is the time for us to buy grocery for the next week.

But last Saturday the weather was not very good.

Having a good time while waiting for the bus listening to some Finnish folks singing at the bus stop.

One of them is KISS wannabe. Enjoy the song.

Parcel From Malaysia

2009-07-25T11:02:00.000+03:00

The parcel has arrived. First of all we would like to thanks Che Sah for helping us with the purchase of Set Bersalin Tropical Herbs. We also thank her for gift of cute baby shirt. It is very lovely Che Sah. :)

We went to Sale to pick the parcel and everything is in a very good condition. Not to forget the requested Assam Jawa also in tip-top condition.

Thanks again.

Doing MRI

2009-07-23T16:29:00.000+03:00

One of best thing to do in Kuopio is helping my wife with her MRI scanning. By this application we can observe and record the development of tumor in rabbit brain. Doing MRI enlightens me about cancer research especially brain cancer. It's not easy but it's not a rocket science anyway. Furthermore, by helping her with MRI I could make her task easily especially doing labor job such as moving the rabbit from Animal Center to MRI room and giving anesthetic shots to the rabbits.

The reward after completing MRI...a nice kebab lunch at Morocco Restaurant. :)

Hamper From Kela

2009-07-21T11:13:00.000+03:00

Last weekend we received a big hamper. The hamper is a gift for little baby. This hamper is a part of social benefits provided by Finnish Social Security (Kela).

The hamper is pretty heavy. It contains lot of baby stuffs and very nice as a starter kit for baby. There are items like snow suit, bibs, socks, comforter and sleeping bag.
Hopefully Mikael will like all the stuffs. :)

Plush Toys & Cute Little Shoe

2009-07-15T22:20:00.000+03:00

Last week we bought some plush toys for little baby. The toys are really cute and we will put it in the baby's cot. They can accompany our baby while he sleeps.

Tigger, Bear and Rabbit will be nice for a start. Thinking of buying more in the future if Mikael like the toys.

The bargain hunting aka shopping spree continues with a very cute soft shoe for Mikael. A moo-moo shoe. Hope the shoe will keep Mikael feets worm during winter.

By the way all baby items are cute, lovely and irresistible. Have to think and really decide what to buy first and what to buy later. Otherwise we may end up buying everything. :)

Baby Need A Good Drinking Device

2009-07-09T10:12:00.000+03:00

Having thought previously that baby only drinks milk using the bottle if mama not around. But nowadays I realized that baby also need the bottle when mama is around especially in the middle of the night.

Thats why we bought the bottle plus the bottle warmer. So we can keep the milk in the bottle and it will stay warm in the bottle warmer. So if baby like having milk at night, the milk is always ready for him.

And when mama not around, the bottle will become handy because daddy can feed little baby with the mama breast milk stored in the bottle. Just warm it for while and feed the baby.