Life in The Land of Pharaoh: August 2004

Tuesday, August 31, 2004

Sedikit Cerita Tentang My Lil Youssof

Oke..oke.....dah lama gak update2 yah =p. Biasalaaah...si pemalas ini, hehe. Mo' ngomongin apa ya? Hmmm...tentang my lil Youssof kali ya, since he's the one who mostly keeps me busy with =). Skrg dia udah 7 bln...gak kerasa ternyata, kynya baru kemaren aja gw ngelahirinnya. So far, he's healthy, happy 'n active...alhamdulillah. Yg namanya aktif, bener2 aktif...gak bisa diem bangeeeeet, tidur aja menjajah hehe. Sampei dgn 7 bln ini, dia udah 4 kali jatuh...tp alhamdulillah gak ada yg serius abis dia jatuh2 itu.

Pertama pas dia umur 2.5 bln, jatuh dr cribnya...wkt dia umur2 segitu satu sisi cribnya emang dibuka krn didempetin ke tempat tidur kita, lagian kita mikirnya seberapa sih gerakan bayi umur segitu. Tp ternyata, kita salah...at that age he was already strong enough to use his legs, he kept pushing the matress by his legs 'n finally came to the edge of his crib. Untung pintu cribnya itu enggak bener2 ngelipet...jd dia jatuhnya sliding gitu diatas pintunya, enggak terjun bebas.

Trus yg kedua 'n yg ketiga pas dia umur 6 bln, jatuhnya dr tempat tidur kita...'n jatuhnya beda cuman 4 atow 5 hari gitu. Yg kedua tuh, gw lg ngegantiin bajunya dia...trus gw musti nyari sesuatu di sisi lain dr tempat tidur. Dia gw tinggal dgn bergantung sama satu bantal besar di sebelahnya, spy dia gak minggir2. Ternyataaaa...dia dorong itu bantal pake' kakinya sampe' jatuh, trus dianya roll over paaaas banget dipinggir tempat tidur. Jadiii, terjun bebas lah dia menyusul bantal tsb. Gw 'n hubby sempet liat, tp gak sempet nangkep dianya. Huhuuu...rasanya gimanaaa gitu, cuman bisa liat tanpa bisa ngelakuin apa2 =(. Truuusss, yg ketiga...wkt itu dia tuh udah keliatan ngantuuuuk bgt. Sama hubby dibenerin posisinya di tempat tidur kita, spy dia bisa nyaman buwat tidur. Abis dibenerin posisinya gitu, baru aja hubby ngebalikin badan...bug! hwaaaa, hwaaaaa! Gw yg wkt itu di dapur langsung ngebuka pintu (kamar tidur kita langsung berhubungan sama dapur) 'n...ngeliat dia Udah digendong sama hubby. Kacau gak sih...org dah ngantuk bgt 'n mo' tidur gitu, kok ya masih aja gak bisa diem. Lagian sama hubby tuh di sekeliling tempat tidur dah dikasih bantal2. Taunya dia panjat itu bantal...'n jatuh lah dia. Nangisnya agak lama, krn dia udah ngantuk bgt.

Yg terakhir (Ya Allah...semoga ini bener2 yg terakhir) 2 minggu yg lalu...jatuhnya dr kereta dorong aka stroller. Biasanya kalo' kita lg makan siang, dia emang suka ditaro' di strollernya...soalnya dia suka bete kalo ditinggal sendirian. Trus emang gak pernah dipasang beltnya, krn emang sambil diajak main sama kita...jd bisa dipegangin. Gak tau kenapa, hari itu dia lg pengen nyoba berdiri. Pas kita udah selesei makan, kita ngebelakangin dia buwat ngeberesin piring2 di meja. Tau-tauuuu...bug! (lagi *sigh*). Dia nyoba berdiri sementara badannya udah setengah diluar strollernya...terjun bebas lah dia . Nangis tentu saja, cuman gak lama...gak sampe' 5 menit udah cengengesan lg dianya. Gw jg pas dia jatuh yg kali ini, rasanya dah gak ky sebelum2nya. Entah krn udah yg kesekian kali atow emang krn gw bisa liat kalo' dia gak kenapa2.

Yaaah, begitulah...sedikit cerita yg mungkin bisa jd bayangan gimana aktifnya my lil Youssof, hehe. Skrg2 ini, gw dah mulai susah buwat ngapa2in. Ke kamar mandi aja musti buru2, takut dianya kenapa2. Abis, ditaro' di cribnya...dah nyoba2 berdiri dia. Di taro' di tempat tidur kita, gak mungkin lg kalo' kitanya gak nemenin. Di taro' di bawah, di ruang keluarga...udah pasti maunya kemana2. Dia belum jago sih crawling...cuman itu aja dah cepet bgt kalo' mau kemana2. Pernah gw taro' di bawah di ruang keluarga, trus daerah yg kira2 menarik buwat dia tp berbahaya (ky kabel2 gitu)...gue tutupin pake' bantal2. Trus gw tinggal ke dapur sebentar...pas gw balik, dia sedang berusaha nyingkirin itu bantal2 (ngeyel bgt kaaan =D). Jdnya kalo' gw sibuk di dapur...gw musti lari2, bolak balik liatin dia lg apa di ruang keluarga. Soalnya dia itu gak pernah ada suaranya kalo' lg sibuk ngapa2in, hehe.

Hari ini, my lil Youssof lg gak enak badan. He's been a lil bit cranky these 2-3 days. Agak2 pilek, soalnya emang udaranya lg gak enak bgt. Udara transisi gitu...sehari panas, sehari dingin, soalnya emang dah hampir masuk autumn. Ditambah, ada bbrp giginya yg mau numbuh lg. In addition to the previous 2 teeth (he got them on his 6.5 m.o), the other 3 or 4 are about to come out...at least 3 that I can see. Dua yg pertama itu 2 gigi seri yg bawah. Trus yg keliatan mo' keluar tuh 2 taring bawah sama 1 gigi seri atas. Huaaah...byk aja! Pantesan dia males bgt makan bbrp hari ini...solid food susah masuknya, susunya suka gak abis. Padahal biasanya dia bisa banyak kalo' makan. Solid sehari 2-3 kali trus formulanya 6-7 kali @120-150 mL. Segitu beratnya irit bgt naiknya. Kynya krn dia gak bisa diem bgt itu kali ya. Belum lg kalo' pas makannya banyaaak...pupnya jg bisa banyaaak, 2-3 kali sehari, huehehe. Skrg ditambah teething, jd males makan...huhuuu, gimana mau banyak naiknya kalo' gini, hiks =(. Sebenernya gak pa2 jg...soalnya beratnya msh dlm range rata2. Lagian dia jg, alhamdulillah sehat 'n happy. Cuman kadang ngeliat anak2 lain yg montok2 gitu, pengen jg hehe.

Ya sutralah...kok 'sedikit' ceritanya jd panjang bgt =D. Skrg mau nonton film dulu aaahh, sama hubby...nontonnya di kompie tp, bkn di cinema *huh...I miss cinema*. Udah yaaaa...=)

Monday, August 23, 2004

Summer in Cairo

Till now, I've been passing 3 summers in this country. Yeah, I came here in the middle of 2001, which was summer. 'N this is the 3rd summer for me here. The 3rd crowded summer I've been involving into. Why crowded? Because summer in Egypt is always so much different from any other seasons. Specially in Cairo 'n Alexandria -including the whole North Coast. In Cairo itself, the crowdness is coming from the Gulf area people...Saudian, Kuwait people, Emirates people, etc. These people prefer to spend their summer vacation in Cairo instead of on the beach like any other tourists who come to Egypt. They like to spend their time in coffee shops around the Nile River.

The summer crowdness in Cairo isn't only happened in the coffee shops, but also on the streets. Normally, the traffic in Cairo is always crowded...'n so messed up =p. But in summer, it can be tripple the normal. You can find the roads are still crowded till almost dawn time...'n most of the time, JAM. JAM?! Yup, jam till about 2-3 AM...can you believe it?!! My hubby ever told me that if the month of Ramadhan falls on summer, it will make the crowdness waaaay more than this. Most of people will be out of home till the time of fajr praying, about 4-5 AM...huhuuu, asik ajah =D.

Niweys, so far I enjoy summer in Cairo...coz the city is so much live. 'N I like to spend time sitting in the coffee shops around Nile River. Of course at nigth...if you're here in summer, you won't have willing to go out in the middle of the day. Well, at least I don't =p. It's like the sun in summer shines tripple the normal too, hehe. So guys, will you join me to spend summer in Cairo?

Tuesday, August 17, 2004

Dirgahayu Indonesiaku

Selamat Ulang Tahun yg ke-59, utk Republik Indonesiaku tercinta. Semoga dgn bertambahnya usia, bertambah dewasa dan bijak pula dirimu. Dan semoga dimasa2 yg akan datang, lahir orang2 yg dapat membuatmu menjadi lebih baik daripada engkau yg sekarang.

Ngomong2 soal Indonesia...kalo di Mesir sini, yg paling ngetop dari Indonesia tuh adalah Presiden RI yg pertama, Presiden Soekarno. Bener2 deh...tiap orang yg tau kalo gw orang Indonesia, pasti mereka bakal ngangguk2 sambil bilang,"Hmmm, Indonesia...Soekarno". Mungkin karena Presiden Soekarno sangat bersahabat dengan Presiden Mesir jaman itu, Gamal Abd El-Nasr...dimana beliau ini adalah presiden yg paling dicintai rakyat Mesir. Dan karena persahabatan mereka, jg karena cara pandang politik mereka yg sama...makanya Presiden Soekarno jd sangat terkenal jg disini. Terutama utk orang2 yg melalui masa2 kepemimpinan Presiden Gamal Abd El-Nasr. Soalnya kalo ABG2 disini udah gak terlalu connect sama hal2 yg berhubungan dgn mantan presiden mereka itu. Cuman yg sampe sekarang gw masih suka ngotot2an sama orang2 tuh, termasuk my hubby =p...karena mereka yakin bahwa nama Presiden Soekarno itu adalah Ahmad Soekarno. Sedangkan menurut gw nama beliau itu ya Soekarno aja. Eh, bener gak sih? Jangan2 sebenernya gw aja yg rada2 kurang makan sejarah, hehehe. Abis gw tuh selama sekolah, sebel banget sama yg namanya pelajaran sejarah. Gak tau kenapa. Mungkin karena gak pernah nemu guru yg enak nerangin soal sejarah. Jd aja rada2 gaprah (=gagap sejarah *blushed*). Nah, begitu sekarang gw berada di negeri orang gini...agak malu jg kalo pas ditanya tentang hal2 yg berhubungan dgn sejarah, gwnya cuman mesem2 aja =D.

Ya sudahlah...terlepas dari siapa nama Presiden RI yg pertama itu, sekali lg gw mau ngucapin selamat ulang tahun utk Republik Indonesia tercinta. Semoga tanah air Indonesia akan semakin dicintai rakyatnya, bukan semakin dibenci. Happy Independence Day everybody...DIRGAHAYU INDONESIAKU!

Sunday, August 15, 2004

Just A Little Sharing

See...it's been some days since I started this blog, but still no significant posting coming up. I've told you, girl...I'm the laziest person in this world if it comes to something like blogging =p. My hubby ever tried to encourage me many times to make kinda website. But finally he gave up, hehe..

Niweys, wanna share a little about Youssof...my 6.5 m.o baby. These few days he's been so fussy, which is not usually him. I thought that it was just the effect of the vaccine he got last Wednesday. But then the fussiness continued...even till today. He even couldn't sleep well these days...slept only for short time, awaken till almost dawn time, even crying in the middle of his sleep. My guessing's that his first tooth is about to come up, coz I can feel something sharp in his gum everytime he bites my finger. Well, let's hope that it won't take any longer. Poor babies...it must be so much suffering for them to have such a discomfort without knowing what to do.

Oh...also myself has been so moody these days. You know, the mood when 'the very good friend of all girls' is about to visit in every month...never can be avoided =p. So girls, have any suggestion what can work best to ease this symptom?

Wednesday, August 11, 2004

Why Blogging?

Well...the reason is coz this lady keeps pushing me to make a blog. Maybe she's tired to ask me everytime she wants to know 'bout my news =D. So, here I am...finally landing in the blogging world, hehe. Ok, let's see how consistent I can be to keep updating this blog =p.

Tuesday, August 10, 2004

TEST

Ini cuman testing lho =p