Wednesday 26 August 2009

What’s in the bag? Guide for Fathers-to-Be..


Izza is now in her 8th month plus. Although the calendar estimated the date of arrival on October 3rd, from the looks of the perut; and backing statements from Mak Liah (the Bidan and Urut extraordinaire) and Dr. Tan, insyaAllah Uhm might get to whiff nanny’s rendang and daddy’s favourite kuah kacang on first Syawal! Teruja nya! Early or late, asal sihat sudah…

When I told friends about Izza’s 8th month, surprisingly, the response were generally similar; 3 questions. These questions were so frequently asked that I’ve memorized the answers. Here are the questions:

1. Nanti bersalin di mana?
2. Nanti pantang di mana?
3. Beg dah siap?

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Question 1: Nanti bersalin di mana?

They’re actually asking; Private or Government? If the answer is Private, these questions will follow:
1. Where?
2. If normal how much?
3. If caesarean how much?

And the stories of cousin, colleague, friends yang complaint pasal government’s midwives and nurses yang kerek, kurang ajar and tak tau jaga mulut. Most popular quotes by the nurses, “ Masa buat tu pandai, sedap, ha Sekarang memekik je!..”something like that..

If the answer is Government hospital:

1. Where?
2. Bini hang dapat class apa?

And tips on the art of “bribing” the midwives and nurses will soon follow. Most famous, belanja nasi lemak to all stuff including pak guard.

If you’re both KL-lites, and plan to deliver your child out of KL, be prepared to answer this question. In our case, the location is Kedah.

“Aik? Hang nak IC anak hang no. 02 ka??” / Hang nak anak hang senang masuk Siam tak payah pakai passport ka?


Question 2: Nanti pantang di mana?

This is related to where your wife will be stationed during her confinement period. There are 3 possible answers here. Your home, parent’s/ in laws or confinement centres.

In our case, so far the wife has chosen ‘home’.

You’re asking who will take care of her?
the Atuks Neneks will take turn jaga her.

You’re asking boleh ke?
I’m crossing my fingers dude…”brace for impact!!!”


Question 3: Beg dah siap?


Ni relates to the “emergency bag”. According to all, now the bag must be kept in the car as safety precaution. What are the items should we have in the bag?

Mother’s Stuff
1. Cloths and undies.
2. Maternity Pad
3. Kain sarong
4. Toiletries
5. Biscuits
6. Tumbler (nak best tumbler aluminum merah tu..)

Baby’s Stuff
1. Baju – nak senang, overall yang tutup kaki tu
2. hooded towel
3. pampers
4. Mittens

Daddy’s Stuff
1. *PSP
2. *Digital Camera
3. *Video Camera
4. *Cell phone (nak sms sedara mara and tunjuk jalan ke hospital)
5. Tripod
6. Business Card (mana tau ada business opportunity masa tunggu tu)
7. Big Mac meal
8. Kopiah/songkok (sopan sikit masa nak azan tu)

*Fully charged batteries.

p/s: If the wife complaints about your items, just put all that under the “Baby’s Stuff” list.

Have I missed anything?

10 comments:

Anonymous said...

Lagi satu soalan..

Apa nama baby ang?..pastu mcm tak puas hati..org tu tanya plak."Awat boh nama tu..pasai pa tak boh nama ni..kan sedap..(kononnyaa)" bunyi2 mcm tu laa (mcm laa yg bersalin tu bini dia kaa..kak dia kaa..mak dia kaa..kan??betoi dak?

HaniWak..

Unknown said...

hahaha..tulah pasai!! tapi nama blum lagi la..ada juga yang bertanya..tapi kita jawab.."biarlah rahsiaaaa...." heheh..gossip liar semua tu..

izza syahida said...

amboi, dady's stuff tu berkesempatan ke nak guna? nnti mumy-nye mintak mcm2 b4 nak b'salin..urut la, mknn la..heheh =D

Unknown said...

tu semua untuk kegunaan kita lah..especially Uhm..PSP tu untuk dia main bila boring tunggu lama kat hospital..

Jay Ismail said...

bukak booth skali sebelah katil izza...and pamplet banyak2..spread satu spital....pasni hang bukak bisnes shoot baby je la mick...hhehehehe

soklan satu gi..anak esok nak kasi masuk VI ka.?

Unknown said...

eh betullah!! Buat ala-ala photographer shoot baby kat shopping complex tu..!

VI? ikut dia lah..Aku "takkan" paksa. Terpulanglah, dia nak sekolah kat sekolah-sekolah hampeh atau pun VI ..

Tapi baju,buku,badge VI, poster, hadiah kahwin gambar e building ngan clock tower tu semua aku akan letak dalam bilik dia.. Aku "tak" memaksa...

izza syahida said...

ay..abis la uhm...

Unknown said...

Let not the Blues fade away...

dhiya said...

pasti cemerlang :D

Unknown said...

..gemilang dan terbilang!!..hampeh punya orang tua..hehe