Sunday 27 February 2011

The Sharel's


Not easy to get the all of us in a frame especially with "camera-shy" Umayr. Anyway this picture was taken by Wan, UitM. Her setting was ISO3200, tu yang banyak noise sikit. Ah! 'noisy' ke tidak, dah besar rahmat dah dapat ni. Thanks Wan!

Wednesday 23 February 2011

Day 6




My babies on day 6

Tuesday 22 February 2011

D&C

February 22nd, 8:50 am

Anas didakapan sambil mendendangkan nukilan Butterfly dari Jason Mraz. Terbeliak je mata dia!

Good morning world!

No, aku ambil half day hari ni, Sekejap lagi nak kena hantar Anas ke ASC. Semalam jaundice naik to 253. Doc kata boleh balik lagi, teruskan breast feed, and see how it goes. Harap-harap semua ok lah.. Oh reminder to self, level demam kuning adalah seperti berikut:

  • 130 below – cantik!
  • 250 above – kuning (kalau government hospital, kalau cecah 250 je kena terus bagi cahaya ‘keimanan’ (uv Ray).

So far Umayr has been a very very good boy! Bila jumpa Anas je, dengan penuh berhati-hati dan slow-mo dia kiss sang adik. Tak larat dah daddy nak ambil gambar moment tu. Anyway the pic below ni gambar first dia jumpa Anas di rumah. Priceless.. Kekalkan macam ni ye Umayr..



Having 2 children under my belt makes me feel so old. I know I shouldn’t feel like that but man..tak tahu lah..Since the birth of Anas also, I somehow have lost the feel nak “ber-handsome-handsome-an” ni. For example, the other day I clad only in an over-sized tee and a sarong ke warung untuk yamcha. Sungguh tak menarik..Anyway I hope all this are temporary..(*mengenggam erat sambil menunding jari ke langit )Semoga aku kembali menjadi hero remaja!!! (*echo 2X)

Ok..nak pergi hospital dah..semoga kuranglah kuning kau Anas…

p/s: 365 of ANAS Sharel is up & running!! - enjoy the pictures!

http://anassharel.blogspot.com/


Thursday 17 February 2011

Cara saya mencuci uri

Ini adalah cara saya mencuci uri Anas. Atas guidance Encik Rassul, jiran yang baru mendapat anak ketiganya, Ali awal 2 minggu lepas.


1. Air diisi di dalam besen


2. Garam ditaburkan ke dalam besen; secukup rasa


3. Asam keping sepeket dimasukkan untuk nyah bau dan hanyir


4. Bagi yang tidak pernah melihat uri, inilah dia..Fresh from the farm. Alhamdulillah 'adik' Anas ni still intact, kulit halus tak koyak, so taklah bloody sangat. Rendam dan cuci uri secara manja sehingga ia jadi putih bersih. Dalam masa mencuci tu, berselawatlah, kalau nak berdoa, bacalah doa apa yang patut..masa membersikan tu beringatlah betapa hebatnya ciptaan Tuhan.


5. Setelah yakin bersih, balut kan ia bersama kain putih.


6. Sebelum ditanam, kita perlu korekkan lubangnya dahulu yaa..tips di sini, gunakanlah cangkul, seeloknya kalau tengah musim panas macam semalam, carilah sesiapa untuk memayungi pencangkul.

Masa ni berniat dan bacalah apa yang patut. Aku baca al-Fatihah, Selawat dll..masa ni feeling dia macam di liang lahad.


7. Sadaqallahulazim..

Wednesday 16 February 2011

The Arrival 2

15/2/2011
9:06 pm - Izza's back pain worsen, off to Amanjaya Specialist. Detour to Starbucks to get her blendeds and i ran to Tesco to buy air Zam Zam(RM12!!!) - kurma je tak dapat lagi . Sempat curi-curi ambil gambar family last bertiga...

10:00 pm - still 4 cm (since Sunday!)heartbeat ok, contraction every 20-30 min..
- checked in room 11

11:30 pm - mom & dad bawa balik Umayr.

16/2/2011
midnight-ish - layan The Showdown 2010 on 8TV..not bad lah our dancers..

2:30 am - izza tidur

*update
6:20 am - nurses came, checked bp and stuff..

7:10 am - breakfast(milo and bread).. labour room at 8

*update

8:00 am - as planned, Izza entered the labour room. induced.

8:15 am - still ok, gelak-gelak lagi. nurse increased the number on the IV machine..not sure how it works but supposedly to make izza sakit...well in a good way..that is why they call it 'induce'..

8:30 am - increased to 30, and few nurses seems to be amazed that Izza has yet to feel the pain..

9:00 am - Nurse Mega increased the number again and asked me to go and have breakfast. Looking at izza's condition, she said labour time should be around 11 not more than 12.
Reluctant, but she managed to make me leave the room. So i took a quick bath and went downstairs to have nasi lemak and teh tarik.

9:30 am - Izza called.
izza: "where are you?"
me: " tengah makan..time dah ke?"
izza: "uhuh?!.."

"kak, tolong kira kak..cepat sikit ye, orang rumah nak bersalin dah tu...!"

9:40 am - Izza dah sakit. It seems that the contractions started as soon as i left the room tadi..
tangan pun dah mula genggam kuat dah..

9:45 am - air mata aku dah mula berat ..tapi aku tahan jugak.."istighfar yang, istighfar yang.." kesakitan yang Izza alami masa tu hanya dia dan Allah je yang tahu. "yaaang, sakiiit..." again i felt useless..guilty.."Ya Allah..kenapalah aku tak pakai protection??" serious dude..aku dah sampai ke situ dah

9:53 am - " Call in the doctor..!" And the nurses took out all the 'gadgets' from under the bed, in a second katil dah jadi setengah. Doc Tan came in with a syringe, isi syringe tu dengan ubat..aku tengok pun dah seram! so i turned to Izza and whispered " Astagafirullah al azim al lazi lailahailla huwal hayyul qayyummu wa atuh bu ilaik..banyak-banyak kali..

10:03 am - "push!!..puuuuuuuush!.." Izza mengerang kesakitan..berjujuran air mata dia sambil meneran..aku hanya mampu membiarkan tangan kanan digenggam kuat sambil tangan kiri membelai rambut.."sedikit lagi yang..sedikit lagi.."

"Come on girl! Puuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuush!.."

10:09 am, February 16th,2011- Ihm@ Anas Bin Sharel was born.


Monday 14 February 2011

4 CM



1 cm - Why do they measure in CM? We normally use MM for drawings, at times, architects/cabinet makers use Inch/feet..Why CM?

2 cm -How do they measure and ruled out with an exact measurement? How accurate is the reading? Did they stick a ruler in it?

3 cm - Yesterday, We paid a visit to the Doc and he said, “history has repeated itself...4 cm! But you can go home, pick a date..” huh? Yes, the door has opened! 4cm wide! But we’re still at home, taking things at easy breezy mode…

4cm – Realized that I just shared my wife’s VJJ (the 4 cm story) to the whole world! Started yesterday with both our parents ( I assume they must’ve spread the word to the other families), then we shared with our neighbours and today at Maybank while waiting for my number to be called, I shared the news to an unknown kakak.. and she was like “uhuh~..” Come to think about it, the feeling is like a wife telling neighbours the size of her husband’s Coney Dog.. W-e-i-r-d..

Anyway, like today’s FB status, I’m Super Excited!

Friday 11 February 2011

5



Umayr will be 1 year 5 next Thursday. Coincidently, gigi dia pun baru tumbuh 5!

Does anyone have tips on how to get his tooth brushed?

Thursday 10 February 2011

How many hours do we spend on family time?


(gambar hiasan - ini lah salah satu makhluk yang menunggu untuk menjamah mayat kita esok...)

Awal pagi tadi, sedang aku merungut dan bertanyakan diri “kenapa aku kena pergi kerja? ..“,satu lagi persoalan timbul. Dalam hidup ini, adakah kita meluangkan masa yang lebih di tempat kerja berbanding masa bersama keluarga di rumah? Mari kita buat sedikit kira-kira. Aku ambil contoh kehidupan monotonous En. Sharel (bukan nama sebenar)
  • 6:00 am– Bangun pagi (anak tidur lagi)
  • 6:45 am– Ke tempat kerja
  • 7:20 am– Sampai di tempat kerja
  • 5:30 pm– Bunyi siren habis kerja
  • 6:15 pm– Selalunya baru bertolak balik
  • 7:00 pm– Sampai rumah. Bermulanya masa untuk keluarga
  • 10:00-11:00 pm – Masa untuk anak tidur (budak-budak kena tidur awal)
  • 12:00 am – Wife pula tidur (if not on a “let’s get it on” night hehe)
Technically, on a workday, Mr. Sharel can only spend 3-4 hours of ‘family time’! 3,4 jam je!? Sedihkan? So kalau kata dia sibuk buat dissertation pulak, berapa jam je dia dapat layan family?

Ok..Let’s do more calculations! Let’s stick to family time=4 hours.
  • Monday to Friday (working days) (4 hours family time x 5 days) = 20 hours
  • Saturday (Holiday for both of them –rough calculation of waking hours) = 12 hours
  • Sunday (Workday for wife, Son to baby sitter, Mr. Sharel at home writing dissertation) = 6 hours
  • In a week (168 hours), ‘Family Time’ for Mr. Sharel is only 38 hours!?! ( 1 day + 14 hours!)
  • In a month? 152 hours only ( 6 days + 8 hours).

And they say, ‘Family comes first, Work comes second’..how is that so? Yes, as a provider, one has to work to provide necessities for the family tapi kalau sekadar provide kebendaan, tapi tak boleh nak provide masa untuk family, tak jalan jugak beb. Keluarga mewah, bilik tidur sebesar rumah, road tax kereta sama harga dengan superbike tapi tegur sapa dengan anak, sebulan sekali. Tu pun pakai sms.

Bahagiakah kehidupan begini?

How many hours do you spend on family time?

Monday 7 February 2011

Belaian Jiwa

Tengah thesis sibuk di dalam otak pukul 3 pagi ni, lagu di media player main lagu Belaian Jiwa by Innuendo. Lama sangat tak dengar lagu Boyz II Men wannabes ni. Anyway, wannabes or not, their rendition of Carefree’s Belaian Jiwa memang cun. The song brought me back to 1998 where I attended an Environmental Awareness Camp hosted by Kementrian Alam Sekitar at Fraser’s Hill. Kami berempat digabungkan dengan reps from other KL schools, seingat aku CBN, Agama KL, Cochrane and Kepong (kot). It was a mixed crowd, malay, Chinese and tak silap ada jugaklah awek & amoi yang cute masa tu but as usual lah, you know me..tetap berpegang teguh dengan prinsip ‘masa sekolah bukan masa untuk bercinta’ (uhuk uhuk!..haha) Ok back to Belaian Jiwa, there was this one time, masa rehat, a friend (from Cochrane kot) main guitar, and suddenly one of the Chinese dude from Kepong came to us and asked him to play Belaian Jiwa. Walaupun adalah sedikit pelat buku text BM tapi that dude tarik baik punya ala Sam Innuendo! I was quite amazed that the song managed to reach this Chinese dude from kepong. And as the years go by, I realized that many of my non-malay friends love that song. Big achievement ni because I bet masa tu mesti diaorang target for malay listeners je. Bukan senang nak aim satu tin di fun fair tapi kena tiga sekali!


So if you ask me, lagu apa yang melambangkan lagu 1 Malaysia (kan sekarang ni semua 1..1…1)? Belaian Jiwa specifically by Innuendo.

Jom menyanyi buat suara sexy ala Innuendo!

Seindah tiada lagi kau ku ingatkan
Sayang kau hilang
Menanti biar sampai akhir hayat ku di dunia ini

Kau tahu bertapa ku sayang padamu
Hanya bidadari sebagai ganti
Hanya takdir menentukan ia
Oh belaian jiwa

Oh angin, sampaikan lagu ku padanya
yang sedih pilu
Terimalah lagu ku jadi teman hidup mu
Untuk selamanya

Kau tahu bertapa ku sayang padamu
Hanya bidadari sebagai ganti
Hanya takdir
Menentukan ia
Oh belaian jiwa

Saturday 5 February 2011

Ada apa dengan basin?



Aku masih tak dapat nak bayangkan Umayr akan jadi 'abang'. Lebih tepat, aku masih tak dapat nak bayangkan bagaimana hati ku yang penuh dengan Umayr terpaksa dibelahkan. Kadang-kadang terutama sekali apabila aku mengamati Umayr tengah tidur, terbit rasa kesian. Kasihan kenapa? Tak tahulah. Semasa mengumumkan Izza mengandung lagi dahulu, ramai yang cakap, terutama sekali para nenek dan makcik, "kesian Umayr..".

Yang membuatkan aku lagi terasa, Umayr sekarang tersangatlah manja..aduh..kenapa aku rasa bersalah ni?

Perlukah?

Thursday 3 February 2011

McSharel welcomes the year of the Rabbit



Happy Chinese New Year!! Kung Hei Fatt Choy!!

The 'homies' of Sharel celebrating the year of the Rabbit at home. "Happening"! Wife and Kid asleep in the bedroom while the man of house tengah sibuk finishing up his thesis writing. "Coolness.."..

Talk about the Chinese calendar, it looks like the household of Sharel belongs to a family of farm animals.

  • Mom & Dad - Year of the Dog.
  • Umayr - Year of the Ox.
  • Ihm - Year of the Rabbit.
For fun sake, let's take a look into the meanings of the animals in McSharel's Farm.


THE DOG —
1922, 1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018
This is the honest, friendly and sincere sign of the zodiac. People born under the Dog always seem to be ready for action and this quality brings respect from others around them. They can be brave and courageous and rarely withdraw from a commitment or betray a confidence. Their inner power and physical vigour makes them good people to have on a team. They are very loyal and reliable and in relationships settle with someone who supports them. They are devoted to the welfare of others and are often wonderful listeners. They can be very faithful to their partners and to others around them. The careers that they approach include teaching, social work, counselling, medicine, research, public campaigning and law.

THE OX —
1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009, 2021
They are steady, honest, gentle and reliable. The Ox builds plans and ideas on firm ground. Patience and hard work bring success to the Ox. They need peace and quiet to work through their ideas and are best left alone to work as they can become hotheaded, inflexible and stubborn when pushed. They are logical and find it hard to forgive if deceived. They prefer a truthful, loyal and committed partner. They work well in careers to do with the earth, visual arts, farming, estate management, cooking, religion and medicine. They are often very skilled with their hands.

THE RABBIT —
1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011
Are usually generous, friendly and tranquil by nature. Rabbits like everything to be low key and even tempered and are anxious if forced to take risks. They enjoy paying attention to detail to create an ambience in their lives. Rabbits most often prefer the easy road. There ideal partner is loving and kind hearted and always fulfills their partner's desires. Rabbits are suited to careers in literature, art, design, public relations, counselling, advisory occupations and law. They also make good secretaries.

Excerpts from here
Miss the 'makan' besar this year.. :(

Wednesday 2 February 2011

Nganga Series



"Pak Hamiiid..tutup mulut tu..nanti masuk lalaaaat.."
Teringat aku kat Pak Hamid dalam Pendekar Bujang Lapok..

Tuesday 1 February 2011

DSLR trend

You know what? I don’t know why, tapi aku agak geli with this new dslr trend. Actually it’s not that new, I’ve been observing this for the past 2 years now.. and aku pun terikut-ikut juga, namun selepas tersedar, aku pun put a full stop and tukar plan.

The trend goes something like this (only applicable to new photographers)

  1. of course one must own a dslr. NIKON or CANON (no problem with this because those are good brands..why buy Sony? Uhuk!..)
  2. Upon owning a DSLR, must learn Photoshop (banyak gambar gelap dan blur)
  3. Lepas belajar Brightness Contrast, Crop, Text, Glow, buat logo. Semua pictures kena letak nama/logo SHAREL PHOTOGRAPHY / LENSA SHAREL ke. (bukan nama sebenar…)yang creative sikit tu letaklah logo bentuk simplified shutter..
  4. Lepas tu buat business card, SHAREL PHOTOGRAPHY, Juru foto perkahwinan anda… perkhidmatan mengambil dan mencuci gambar- RM350.00 sahaja….(syabas)
  5. 5. Gambar edit sampai muka tok wan yang 84 tahun tu lagi licin dari kulit pengantin..brightness contrast sampai muka penuh dengan noise..tak boleh jadi ni, Abang Lan Foto (admin+creator) D’FotoKahwinz forum kata kena beli flash gun. Lalu beli flash gun. Barulah teraaaang sikit dahi tu!
  6. Tengok gambar ShutterBoy87, cun gilaaaa di ambil gambar si Tompok, kucing jiran dia.. dia kata dia pakai 50mm1.2..BELI..
  7. LENSE-KillaPhotography’ ambil gambar wide angle masjid pulak..lepas tu ambil long shot background padi field menghijau….pergh…tak boleh jadi ni..BELI
  8. Dengar pulak Jutawan Gambar Kahwin Ipol Mang buka kedai kat New Zealand, “SHAREL PHOTOGRAPHY, Juru foto perkahwinan anda… perkhidmatan mengambil dan mencuci gambar- RM1500.00 sahaja….(up sikit lah)
  9. Kenapa gambar tak secantik gambar OTAI-FOTO78? Mungkin sebab dia pakai Hasselblad kot? BELI! Baru cantik angle dan colour-colour tu nanti….


  • Rumusannya, trend dia sekarang, kalau beli DSLR je, mesti kena ambil upah ambil gambar kahwin.
  • Gambar tak cantik adalah di atas faktor lens dan camera.

Nothing wrong…tak salah pun depa tu…a paid hobby..cool apa? Tapi la ni banyak sangat dah orang ambil gambar kahwin ni..dan menganggu market. Ntahla?..geli lah mak...