Happy 30th, Syaheera.

First Dose Covid-19 Vaccination

 Assalamualaikum!

Alhamdulillah, I got my first dose of Covid-19 vaccine on last 12 July after quite a battle with the other 1million netizens before. I couldn't think straight during the online battle so I randomly chose the same date with my husband. Tanpa memikirkan the post-vaccination effects! I mean, if we both got our shot at the same date, and with all the sharings pasal kesan selepas vaksin ie demam, lemah badan, pening kepala, etc, siapa nak jaga Thaqif nanti? Adeh.

Anyhow, after counting days, 12th July came and my husband had his first shot first in the morning. PPV-nya di Dewan Gemilang, UKM, which is belakang rumah kami sahaja herher. He went at 930 and came back home at 12 with a sore left arm, he said. I was nervous. Lebih kepada post-vac effect more than anything else. Apa pun, my turn was at 230pm. Went there by myself. It was my first time driving after quite some time. Nak drive pergi mana je punnn kan? I arrived the PPV at 215 and the whole process was so smooth, actually. 

Scanned the barcode, showed the appointment date at MySejahtera app, filling out forms which took like 2-3mins, and sit at the allocated chairs waiting for our turn. The waiting game started when we enter the hall for the final screening before getting our shot, actually. Panas jugak bontot gue menunggu sebab tik tok tik tok, tengok-tengok dah pukul 415 when it is actually my turn to get the shot. It happened so fast, I just didn't have time to record everything during the injection. But they showed us the vaccine bottle and tell us how much dose does per person get. One bottle is shared by three persons and I was the last one yang dicucuk. It was so fast that I tak sempat nak rasa sakit pun masa cucuk. Then the staff showed me the invisible needle, explaining that at the moment, I'm finally vaccinated! Alhamdulillah, lega. Lengan terus terasa lenguh tapi misi menunggu diteruskan lagi untuk mendapatkan kad vaksin daku! Dapat kad vaksin, kena spend another 15 minutes for observation. Alhamdulillah, I was cleared and dah boleh balik! Second dose will be another 9 weeks and we got our appointment date the next day on MySejahtera app. Alhamdulillah, can't wait!

Malam tu, Asfar start mengadu rasa panas-sejuk badan dan berat kepala. Lepas makan malam, terus ambil panadol dua biji dan tidur dengan Thaqif. Me, on the other hand, tak rasa apa-apa. I was waiting for anything to start appearing, but, nothing! I had a deadline that night, so I let Asfar slept with Thaqif while I continue working. Went to sleep around 2-ish, feeling normal. And woke up to, nothing! No post-vaccine effect for me. Alhamdulillah. Asfar felt a lot better after 24 hours post-vaccine, so again, Alhamdulillah. Thaqif wasn't neglected after all (things I worried the most). Mom and Mekcit were shaking their head when they know I didn't have any effect after vaccinated. "Antibodi gapodio la hokni sore. Takdok kesan langsung nah." Maybe it's my fats. Who knows lol.

oh wait, maybe I was injected with air kosong, instead? hmmmmmm

Apa pun, thank you for everyone involved at the PPV and also Malaysia, for taking care of us so well. I can't wait for all Malaysians to get vaccinated so we can live like the old days again. In shaa Allah.

#sistaksabarnakjalanjalan

#sisnakbalikkampung

#sisnaksocialized

One picture for the memory!

Midnight Owl

Assalamualaikum.

I am in the middle of working on my subtitle task that is overdued.

I have become a midnight owl for the sake of earning money for myself.

My routine has been,

9pm - tidurkan Thaqif

1am - bangun and start working until Subuh.

I either get to sleep after Subuh or Thaqif woke up first, and there goes my sleep. ;)

My body is aching everywhere and I feel restless all day.

I need a good full body massage and one day of holiday, from everything.

Is it too much to ask? :D

Ah, but with the MCO situation, holiday only means sitting in front of TV one whole day stuffing food in your belly and never get enough of it. I miss going to the mall or anywhere outside, sitting in restaurants chatting, dating and anything that makes me feel more alive!

Nevertheless, I don't dislike the routine. It keeps me feel useful, in a way.

HAPPY 2ND ANNIVERSARY!

Assalamualaikum!

Alhamdulillah, dah masuk tahun kedua jadi isteri Asfar bin Ahmad, dan juga mommy Thaqif bin Asfar. Tahun lepas tak sempat sambut sama-sama sebab sis dalam pantang kat kampung while Asfar jaga Arwah Mama sakit kat Bangi. Sambut through phonecall je tahun lepas. 

Tahun ni pula, kita masih ber-PKP. Jadi tak keluar ke mana-mana pun. Sis hanya buat kek coklat resipi Arwah Mama dan kami makan-makan di rumah. Asfar buat surprise flower delivery. Walaupun dah boleh agak dia akan buat macam tu, sis masih rasa terharu di dalam hati hewhew. Cantik roses tu. Siap ada extra note, "Dari Your Oppa". 

Amboi dah pandai ber-oppa sejak banyak layan K-drama di Netflix sekarang. :)) Thank you, b. <3

Simple Joy

Assalamualaikum! Hehe

I know I know I always break my promise (to myself). Kononnya nak cuba bercerita banyak kat sini but I always ended up zero posting. Truthfully, memang selalu buka blogger tapi every time tekan New Post, selalu jadi blank! Huh. (hah...dah blank dah tak tahu nak taip apa)

Hari ini 22 Disember dah. Rupanya dah hampir setahun jadi seorang emak. Tapi sampai sekarang rasa macam tak pandai jaga anak. It is not an easy journey but it definitely worth the effort. Letihlah macam mana pun, frustrated lah macam mana pun, it always end up with happiness at the end of the day. AND, I learnt that I am not alone in this journey (sebab sejujurnya, there is a little possessive feeling that I developed after lahirkan Thaqif. Possessive macam "hei, i gave birth to him so i have 100% rights towards his welfare and whatnot", faham tak?). So sometimes I macam tak percaya that my husband can take care of him like I did. Tak senonoh kan perangai?

TAPI, ia memakan diriku sendiri kernanya at the end of the day, I am the one yang exhausted physically and mentally. End up, boleh je nak bermasam muka dengan husband sendiri kononnya nak merajuk sebab dia tak tolong jaga anak. hahaha perangai! But Alhamdulillah, walaupun Asfar nampak macam kaudahkenapatetibanakmarahaku, dia slowly faham caraku dan pandai-pandai sendiri take care of anak when I am in bad mood (read:tired). And I also start to lowered my expectation towards him in taking care of anak (sambil senyap-senyap bagi arahan how to do what).

These days, kalau penat dan muka tak ceria, terus Asfar ajak keluar petang meronda-ronda beli eskrem Family Mart so that bini dia sengih balik macam kerang busuk. Aih, kenapa senang sangat nak gembirakan seorang Syaheera? So unfair. :P

Apapun, doakan Syaheera jadi mommy yang terbaik untuk Thaqif! 

In Shaa Allah

3 BUDAK GEMOK

That's what I call ourselves.

💗

Semoga kami sekeluarga sentiasa diredhai Allah SWT.

Last week, we went to my bandmate's wedding. It was night reception at Bangi Resort Hotel. The event started at 8pm so we were rushing nak solat Maghrib and bersiap lagi. Thaqif was sleeping dari petang so everything was rushed as soon as he got up. I gave him bath and pakaikan baju dengan cepat so he was quite cranky. Being rushed, i guess. Fast forward, sempat keluar rumah 750 macam tu. I don't know why I felt this anxiety of meeting people maybe sebab dah lama tak jumpa kawan-kawan so I wanted to be seated in the hall quickly. 

Tapi bila sampai je destinasi, Thaqif pooped! He was already unhappy the whole trip in the car and now pooping! My stress level is increasing. I wanted to change his diaper quickly tapi him being upset as it is, not being cooperative, meraung dalam kereta pusing-pusing tak nak change the diaper. I was about to give up and nak tukar kat tandas je tapi he didn't stop crying. I dukung dia for a while outside the car, bagi tenang. Mommy pun nak tenangkan diri. Tapi the smell of his poop is fuhhh lol. So Mommy had to do what I had to do. I force-changed the diaper in the car and calmed him down afterward. Masa tu honestly, I felt giving up and nak balik rumah je. I thought, maybe I am not fit to be socializing anymore. 

(At night, some more)

Asfar took him and ask me to calm down. I did, and we entered the hall. It was a beautiful set up so the vibe cheered me up a bit. Alhamdulillah I met my bandmates right away, so being Syaheera, I forgot the little incident already. Asfar was taking care of Thaqif all the time, letting me mingle I guess. Thank you b. I do appreciate it. And betullah setiap kejadian ada hikmah-Nya, sebab Thaqif slept half-through the event so Mommy&Daddy could eat peacefully, Alhamdulillah. Masa dessert time tu dia tersedar, and terus Mommy bagi makan so he was in a good mood all night. Alhamdulillah. Alhamdulillah. Alhamdulillah. :) Mommy pun happy dapat jumpa borak dengan bandmate yang dah berzaman tak jumpa. 

So, everyone was happy. 

Hence, the picture we took before going home. Hee

Freelance Translator?

Assalamualaikum wbt.

To be honest, I have never dreamed of becoming one. I have never thought it as a career before. However, after I quit my job as Subtitle Editor at IYUNO back in April 2016, I have become a freelancer since then. But yet, I have never recognized it as my career. I enjoyed working at home, after quitting, but at the same time I wanted that "office life", Although I applied to various kind of job, there was not a single feedback. Which made me decide to further study in UPM for two years (dang, was it?). 

Feb 2017 - Jan 2019 was quite an interesting phase.

First, I became a student of Human Resource Development. Totally different sejauhhh alam daripada diploma&degree. But it was a great two years experience and I got to know a lot of great and inspiring people! UPM-mates, saranghaeyo!

Second, since my classes were like 5 times a week, and all of them started at 3 the earliest, I manage to do freelancing as well! So it's like studying+earning money!

Third, I got to know Asfar. My first love. My now-husband. A lot of dating stuffs going the whole two years. lol Alhamdulillah I am married to my first relationship-man.

Fourth, I passed PTD Online Exam but failed the UKJK. Also got called for SPA interview but apparently failed because I answered the Dewan Rakyat's chairs wrong. So, yeah.

Okey, dah melalut.

So, I got married on Feb 2019 and I was jobless since then. Adalahhhh editing job sekali dalam tahun tu. But I earned no income at all. And I got pregnant two months into the marriage. tehehee. And my husband asked me to postpone work hunting after dapat anak. Aih. Then I bersalin akhir tahun 2019, was so busy adapting sampai sekarang. and then the Covid. Practically, my life revolve around my baby&husband back to back!

Tapi Alhamdulillah, I received a silver lining during Covid when a subtitling company approached me through Linkedin saying that they need an Eng-Malay freelance translator and willing to give training if needed. It was on the early April when everyone was so into MCO etc, so I just grab it and started training. It was a Spanish-based company so my working hours were at night. Which is Alhamdulillah sebab Thaqif dah tidur by that time. I finished the training and Alhamdulillah I started the real task on 20th May. Yes, 3 hari sebelum raya.XD

This time around, I am approaching my job as freelance translator in a different view. Mungkin inilah rezeki kerjaku yang sebenar. It suits me more as a new mom and in the end of the day, I do love translating. :)

Semoga sis berjaya kekalkan momentum as freelance translator for longg longg time. Aminn