One Step At A Time..

i have been waiting for this first meeting with my project supervisor since last year, before the christmas break.. 

and finally today I can slightly feel at ease knowing that we kind of agreed on the specific research for the dissertation

i know that i want to do this project with him since the first time i heard his name during the orientation week

he has a big name in PCOS

i find PCOS interesting not because of my own experience living with it..

but i know this is the area that can cover almost every system in human body

..i hope everything will turn out well with this project

so here i am feeling motivated..

but for how long this will last?

this coming module (Breast and Reproductive Cancer) demands my whole weekdays..

plus that it's is not my 'thing'.. not my passion..

oh btw, i learned one interesting trivial fact today

the ratio between your second and fourth fingers can say a lot about your early life as an embryo in the past..

 i'll try to find any paper supporting the theory, and i'll share later okeh!

Footnote:

sistem MSc kat UK generally sama je camni.. untuk yang amik full-time, it'll be one whole year.. September-June akan ade taught classes and/or exams.. then starting June - September, akan sepenuhnya work on a project for dissertation..walaupon project lambat lagi tapi dah knee start apply for ethics approval etc.. and dah patut buat background reading/literature review..

NUR MARYAM...

7 hari yang lalu Nur Maryam hadir dalam hidup kami

masa tu dah lewat malam di sini..

dalam pukul 2-3 pagi la masa tu..

memang tak lena tidur tak tahu kenapa, jadi saya duk menonton drama melayu je la bersilih ganti

terkejut tiba-tibe mendapat berita Nur dah dilahirkan

sangat sangat excited!

rupenya takde entry pasal Nur langsung lagi..

sebab gambar-gambar Nur semua dalam aifon..

semoga Nur akan menjadi seorang gegurl yang ayu..

dan penyayang seperti abang Umar nya itu..

semoga Nur boleh menjadi rakan kepada makcik-maciknya ini

tak sabar nak spoilkan Nur pulak lepas ni..

gegurl lagi best laa nak spoilkan sebab banyak option..

jangan salah faham,saya memang tidak menyokong mendidik anak-anak terlalu mewah atau manja..

tapi tu tugas ibu bapanya la untuk disiplin kan die..

bile die bersama makciknya, ini sahaja peluang untuk naik lemak ok Nur!

ini pula gambar terbaru Luqman yang menjadi favourite saya

macam sangat happy kan Luq!

tu pon masa die tak berapa sihat, muntah-muntah and tengah tunggu nak jumpe dokter kat klinik

ini pula seorang budak yang baru menjadi Abang..

dia sangat menyayangi adiknya..

tak putus-putus duk cium Nur Maryam..

Are there too many caesarean sections?

so we had a 'debate' session earlier this week

i was in the group for 'There are too many Caesarean Sections'

so i think i would share a few points here

so what are our recent rates of C-section ?

huge variation of caesarean section rates depends largely on which setting you are looking at

u may find a relatively higher rate in tertiery setting where they get all the complicated referrals

..but even higher rate is seen in private setting

while preparing for the debate, i tried to look for the prevalence of 'non-medically indicated caesarean section rate'.. but i doubt the figures that i found, it's too low!

in private setting (where most of the non-medically-indicated), u can always justify your indication

and caesarean-on-maternal-request is now becoming more acceptable..

so the statistics may be inaccurate

people argue that why would you be denied the right for a caesarean section if you can afford it?

i might be bias in saying this, but did all of the mother know the exact risk they are dealing with?

yes, women rarely die from childbirth nowadays, but do you know the financial burden and morbidities caused by this increasing rate?

doctors are seeing more rare conditions such as 'placenta accrete/percreta' nowadays

and evidence are saying this is due to the increasing rate of caesarean section

but in some parts of the world, the caesarean section rate is too low

this underuse of c-section is reflected by its high neonatal mortality rate

it's not fair right?

some parts of the world, we are overusing it, 

but somewhere else, people are dying without it...

but it's never going to be fair..

the main point is,

even if we live in a place where you can pay for everything,

think wisely

is the risk taken worth the benefit?

*end-of-module-blues*

#ilikethismodule

Aglio E Olio On Saturday

Believe it or not this is my first time making my own Aglio E Olio.. seriously!

the best i had so far was Enab's.. and i will never forget it..

and why now? 

Paih has been like 'awak...saya rasa terliuur sgt nak olio olio' for quite sometime..

and being me, i could never live without nasi, so his wish were left hanging..

but on my way home yesterday, suddenly it struck me that..

'hmmm ape salahnye tak makan nasi esok kan'

so here we are.. 3 rounds of Aglio E Olio in 1 day!!

(i couldn't find fresh parsley and parmesan @Tesco today)

but mine was quite dry because i haven't got enough olio d'oliva

but it tastes yummy nevertheless!!

but it doesn't look good enough without sprinkles of green fresh parsley

i know it's the simplest italian meal, but i'm still super excited because i don't know why i haven't tried this earlier

the trickiest part is 'garam gula secukup rasa' part

most recipes will say 'a pinch of salt' or 'secubit garam dan gula'

no no no, it's not that simple okay!

 Chef John  mentioned about the key part of the recipe is toasting the garlic..

"No two spaghetti aglio e olio recipes are alike, but this one is pretty true to the classic method. The key is slowly toasting the garlic slices to a perfect golden-brown in the olive oil. If it's too light, you don't get the full flavor and if it's too dark it gets bitter. My advice? Do it perfectly."

So here is the one that i used from Food Network

Happiness is..

Suke tak suke tak? Sukeeee.. 

Italian Lace

During our stay in Italy, we noticed that laces and needleworks are a common part of their life.. The first house that we rented in Chianni, Tuscany were full of these.. All the beddings, napkins and table runners were sooo sweet and mouth-watering (yes!!that's definitely the word i intent to use).. The owner had a hard time trying to think where can we buy them as almost everything in their house are hand-made by their moms and grandmoms.. 

And this little kitty is on the front door of a lace-shop in Lago Maggiore, but unfortunately it was closed on that day. 

In Florence, we went into a shop that sells maybe this kind of thing,towels and   napkins. It was not 'made-in-china' usual thing.. It was said to be pure 'Tuscan Fabrics'.. Omg really drooling! But as it is in the middle of Ponte Vecchio (the main tourist attraction in Florence), the price was ridiculous..so we didnt buy anything from that shop. 

But at least we had our time in La Rosa, a small suburb in the valley in Tuscany.. The owner of the first house suggested that place, Magazzini Mangini. It was a big outlet of home supplies, but there was a big section that suits our taste.

Kak Noni said that Mummy's smile was the most obvious thing in this picture.. 

We were all sooo over the moon! Grabbing whatever we think will look nice  in our house! Aaaa even thinking about it makes me cry out of joy!! 

And then my thoughts were back to my previously mentioned 'intention' to learn knitting or crocheting. I dont have any basic knowledge about either of them, so i Googled. So i guess maybe i'll give crocheting a try (later). Firstly, I have to get myself a 'crochet for beginner kit'.. But the angan-angan can start from now kan.. 

All this crochet images are from Google.. Aisya, i will make you this baby elephant one day.. InsyaAllah.. Because i know your have the loudest laugh at the moment! Hihi. 

Gastronomy

This is some of our daily meals for the past 10 days in Italy. They were the simplest and cheapest way to keep our tummy happy 😘 some of them were prepared with only vegies and onion without any frying..

On good days, we had Tonno (tuna) with our pasta.. For kelantanese tastebuds like mine, Riso is easily available at the supermarceto.. And throughout our long drive, I had my crackers or pancakes with Nutella dip..the best snack ever,!!!

Seventh Anniversary!

Be prepared! my entries will be flooded with our winterbreak pics soon.. Oh i missed the entry for 26th of December and 1st of January, the dates that reminds me how lucky I was to find him *blush-blush* ^_^

So now we are back to London after TWELVE days in Italy! Omg, seriously it was the trip of our lifetime..we have dreamt for this trip for six(maybe) years.. We had so much fun compiling our 'travel-the-world-with-us' wishlist back then.. *soo childish!!* we promised ourselves to update that blog while ticking off the list, but time passed by, we were carried away with 'growing-up' that we forgot about it. 

So Sayang, Happy Anniversary to us! Hope you had a great time, as much as i did, during this winter break with Mummy, Daddy and Balqis. 

You are my Hunny Bunny

You are the Love that can never be replaced. 

You are my perfect imperfection!