TRAVEL WITH OMAN

OMG... Sorry peeps!!!!!
i've been very occupied lately. VERY THE!!!!
Konon-konon i would update my blog masa kat penang.. ghopenyer, kat penanglah i jadi org paling busy dalam dunia. Hihi.

Right now, i'm in Cyberjaya performing site survey (senyum). Kenapa senyum?? cause boleh ngelat sikit buat keje. Hihihi.. Upss! Mr H and Melin, sila buat-buat x baca ok . :)

I did mention before that i'm gonna share with you my experience travelling with Oman kan?.
OK, Let's do it now.. bismillahirrahmanirrahim :)

When i knew that we're going for a holiday in Bandung, i was pretty worried.
ok ke Oman travel? ape nak bawak ni? macam -macam...

So, with the help from BabyCenter of course, i made some earliest preparation.
There were first few things that i checked and confirmed.

1) Seat arrangement on the plane.
Most of the airlines, they do provide the bassinet on the plane. So during tickets reservation, you have to mention them that you're carrying an infant with you. You can secure the seat which is opposite the bassinet.
However, some airlines (domestic flight/low cost airlines) x provide. Like I went to Bandung with Air Asia, Oman was sit on my lap. Though Air Asia is operating free sitting basis, we paid extra to buy the seat that we preferred. Pegi dan balik. Main concerned was to breastfeed him, so both of us need the comfortableness of our bonding even 'on air' :)

2) The stay
Where you gonna stay ? Hotel? Condotel? Resort? Motel? Hostel? No matter where it is, it's good to properly plan. Actually, to survey if there, providing stove or not? Yeah.. nak masak untuk anak terunaku. :)
But what happened to me, I wasn't check this out, without asking, i assumed all hotel mmg takkan sediakan stove in their rooms. So, i brought along a small rice cooker. I was wrong. Aston's Condotel furnished their suits with complete kitchenette. Naahhhhhsss.. kan dah rugi space dalam baggage untuk sumbat hasil pershoppingan. :p
(Oh.. to be continued...)

(Hello again. 12 Nov 2009)
3) The Baby Mobility
Few weeks before we went to Bandung, i was browsing here and there, researching about lightweight stroller. Stroller Oman mmg dah ade. Tapi yang tu berat and besar. Airlines confirm x bagi hand-carry. Few friends recommended these;

Triumph by Mclaren

Zapp by Quinny

Memang menggiurkan. But then, due to time constrain, and we still couldn't decide which one, finally we bought XXX (bukan model sebenar ;p) Lightweight Stroller from a friend. It was a gift from his friend and he's not using it. Kami pun grabbed. Hihi, the second day at Bandung, 2 screws were loosen. Luckily Oman wasn't ride it that time. Mujurla ada Pak Apip tolong tightenkan all the screws. Fuuhh (moral of the story, belilah barangan yang diyakini kekukuhannya ye. :P)

Selain stroller, we did bring along Oman's carrier. Hihi.. Oman bukan boleh duduk dalam stroller lama-lama. Lama sikit, dia boring. So, the 'carrier' is the savior. :) But.... bukan sepenuhnya :P, if dengan carrier pun dia sula boring ho, maka dadda dengan gagahnyerla pulak yang carried him.

4) Medication
Yes!!!! PCM, ubat batuk/selsema, vicks, mosquitoes bum. All those. Very important tau.

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Ok. Done with those 4s. Yang selebihnya, i prepared & packed mmg last minute!!! Again, i got the help from Babycenter. :). Mommies, check the link out k!! :)

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Well, i'm adding below some more tips;

Food
-Pack some of veges, fruits, rice (Takut-takut kat sana susah nak cari)
-Bring warmer bag to keep the food warm
-knife (hotel biasa x provide yer)

Clothing
- Weather check - raining, cold
- If 1 day trip - bring extra clothes/pants
- Sunny - simple clothing
- long sleeves/pants for night trip
- Bips
- Diapers

Extra Remarks
- Change your baby diaper before boarding
- During Take Off and landing - bfeed your baby, make him sleep. Alternatively, give your baby pacifier or lollipop.
-Baby products such as baby milk, sterilised water, baby juice, baby food in liquid, gel or paste form and wet wipes boleh dibawa bersama di atas plane.
-For more information regarding restriction on carriage of liquids on flight, kindly visit here
:)

Not really needed
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Baby cot and bath tub - x cukup tangan nak bawak. hihi. During our trip, oman slept between us on the bed. Mandi pulak dalam sink je. He enjoyed it so much! :)

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Well, semoga tips2 di atas dapat sedikit sebanyak membantu and membuat preparation travelling with the baby.

Mommies, I'm very sorry if the contents are not comprehensive enough. If anything you feel like asking, i'll give my to answer k, through my experience. hehe.

Ok. Oman dah bangun. Nak play-play with him. Daaaaaaa
(11.21 pm)

QUICK UPDATE

Darlingssss,

I really want to update my blog, sharing with you my experience traveling with Oman,
But this whole week, i've been very busy with couple of things.

Tonight, i'm flying to Penang. Another 5 days meeting trip. This whole working days after Beijing, i was here and there (dalam officela tapi :p) for the arrangement and preparation.

So, when i got back home, of course i fully utilized my time with my two men. X sampai seminggu, i have to leave them again. Sedih.

Oh. Nanti kat Penang, i update pasal travelling tu ek.

Encik Oman, since i left him to Beijing last week, he's having frequent and watery bowel movements. We did change his formula to Step 2. It could be due to that. To add kerisauanku, Oman dah start batuk-batuk since 2 days ago.

We brought him to see the his paed yesterday. He gained only 200 g since last month. He's now 7.9kg. Tinggi memang tinggi, he's 75cm tall. Oman is underweight to compare with his height. Ok now momma risau!! Diarrhea's one of the reason. Dr. Mardziah's advising us to top-up the frequency of giving him solids. Perhaps he can reach 9kg ideal weight. Uhuk Uhuk. Oh, and Oman got his pneumococcal immunization too.

Mommies, ade resipi2 hebat for 8 months babies?

I don't want to switch his Formula since he's doing well with it. Lagipun Oman is half formula half breastfeed baby. We're going to give him back his Step 1 and slowly introduce Step 2 to him. Or maybe no need Step 2 (since Step 1 and Step 2 from 0 - 12 months).

Okie dokie, game MU pun dah nak habis. 2-0 tu :D. Oman pulak dah lama lena diulit mimpi. Penangan Promethazine gak kot. Encik suami dah mamai-mamai. :P

Little Man with his Caterpillar Piano.

Have a good weekend everyone!!

SANGAP

Yes! Sungguhla sangap gilerrrrr di sini....

Why?

1) I'm always undergoing sleeping problem when traveling alone. Alone means without my family. Alone in this hotel room. Like just now, i woke up at 4.00am. Meeting gonna start at 9.00am. Aiya, 5 hours more. Nak tido semula dah x bleh. Asyik teringat kat Oman ngan dadda dia pulak tu. Ape nak buat ni????? Ok, blogging.

2) Facebooking, youtubing and blogging not allowed by Government ye Tuan2 dan Puan2 kat sini. . I was surprised when my colleague told me that yesterday. Ha??? Confirmla sangapkan!!. Luckily, with tm securevpn ni, boleh nak berblog. Tapi fb still xleh. Huwaa!!

3) Food poisoning since yesterday evening. Adoii.. now dah better. Last night, dalam sakit-sakit asyik pegi toilet tu, still i sempat webcaming dengan Kidd. Actually my compulsory routine when abroad, everynight akan berwebcam nak pillow2 talk ngan Oman. Last night Oman slept early, so, ngan Dadda dia je la. When i told Kidd that i had diarrhea, dia bleh cakap; "Uish.. sian Bi. Patutla nampak kurus dah". Boley x?? Menci tau!! Hahahaha

Lega sangat when semalam kidd told me that Oman dah x susah sangat nak tido. Dadda sang twinkle twinkle twinkle little star 1000x je. Je?? Hehehe. Good job Dadda! Muahhs!! Owh, miss them badly!! Dadda cakap, when Oman tercari-cari momma dia, he makes himself close to Dadda and hugs Dadda. Poor my Little Man. Sob Sob.

Okay. It's time to pump. Daaaaaaaa.... :)

My sleeping prince


Hehe. Tula, xmo duk diam. Kan dah kene jailed. :)

TO BE CONTINUED...

Hello,

Feel so long x update blog.
Banyak nak share.. nanti k (kalau rajin :p)

bits of sneek peek...

BANDUNG TRIP (16 - 19 October 2009)
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Alhamdulillah, the trip was superb!! Oman was doing very good on the plane. I'll share some tips on the guidelines when u're travelling with little baby.

MOMMAHOLIC ABROAD (Beijing, 20 - 24 October 2009)
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When the plane touched down this morning, Beijing was at 3 degree celcius. Sejuk ok!!! I am now in the Hotel room waiting for the meeting to start at noon. Ngantuk. Jap lagi nak kroh kroh jap :p

That's all actually, eh cop cop.. my last entry was about the pakcik guard yang i kagumi kan?. Here the sambungan. The next day, on the way back from dinner with Kidd and Oman, we were passed by the steel barrier and saw him Solat Isya'. Same place, khusyuk... Just before we reached there, i told my hubby; "kidd, jap lagi teman bi jumpa pakcik guard ek. I want to give him something".. the sejadah was in the house still. When we lalu sebelah Pakcik, i saw that he was performing solat on a blue sejadah. Syukur, maknanya not only me yang berniat mcm tu, dah ada yang lebih pantas. Tapi yang keciwanya, sampai je rumah, terleka dengan Oman, terus kami lupa nak pass the sejadah to him. Huhu. Apela. The next day tu dah off to Bandung. Nanti balik Beijing Nuurill pass yer Pakcik. Niat mesti diteruskan.

eh cop cop lagi...

I want to make this special.
Exclusively dedicated to a friend named Melinda. Today is her birthday.
"Happy Birthday Darling" !! :)

Sila jangan marah i. Gamba-gamba ni ade dalam handphone i. Sapa yang amik??? hahahahahaha.

Dear, may everything u dream, will come true. Moga dipanjangkan umur dan murah rezeki. Aamin.