Sick Again

No, not my son, but myself! After I blog the below entry, I was not feeling well. It must have been the noodle breakfast that I took. At first it was a slight discomfort in my tummy and I took it lightly and went to The Mall (Planete Enfant)with hubby to check out the booster seat for my son. But later it turned nasty and I vomited in the washroom. We went straight home after that as I could no longer walk. I tried to sleep and had some porridge for lunch hoping it would subside, but too bad it was not so simple.

After a nap, I vomited again and this time I am not waiting any longer. Got hubby to drive me to clinic to see a doctor. It was raining that afternoon and moreover the clinic is full of patients. I had to wait for 1 hour before I got to see the doctor. What a long and agony wait. At last the doctor gave me Maxilon and ORS which are the only safe medication that I can take. We then quickly go home and I went straight to bed to get some rest. Hubby was very considerate and distracted my son from disturbing me. He was also able to tuck my son to sleep that night!

I was feeling much better the next morning except that I am weak as I did not take much food yesterday. My son was so glad to see me again in the morning. This is the second time in 3 months that I had food poisoning. I hope it will not disturb my baby that I am carrying. I will be more careful next time.

Sick

My son was down with fever and a bout of vomiting since Wednesday midnight. It started with a slight fever before going to bed and get worsen during midnight. He also vomited during midnight when he was sleeping. We quickly brought him to his pediatrician the next morning. According to his doctor, there are many children who is having the same problem currently. It seems like a bug is spreading.

My son was in no mood these few days. He does not have any appetite at all and did not eat and drink much. He also had loose stools. He clings on to me like a koala bear. I could not do anything at all except carrying him along where I go. Whenever I let him go, he would wail like no body’s business. No chance at all to log on to the net and update my blog.

Today as I blog this, he has gotten better. His fever has subsided but his appetite is still not good. He still have loose stools but I think he has improved a lot. At least he can smile and play compared to few days ago, he was like a zombie with no smile and sulk and cry a lot. I hope he quickly recover as no mother can stand looking at her son sick.

What does those that are close to me want from me

I am inspired by a mommy blogger to write this topic. To me, it is a good reminder to myself of what others that are close to me want from me.

My Hubby
- More relax time
He wants me to play more with my son so that he can relax in front of the tv or read the newspaper
- Less nagging
I should nag less and talk more politely instead of like an old grandmother talking. I know sometimes when I remind of certain things that he had forgotten to do or did wrongly, my intonation is not that cheerful and all men don’t like it.
- Me to be happier and more positive in life
I am a negative person and like to keep thing to myself. My mind is full of negative thoughts that sometimes make me an unhappy person. I should think of the bright side more often and make my life happier so that he can be happy too. He said when I am not happy, he isn’t either.

My Son
- More cuddles, hugs and kisses
He likes to be lavished with cuddles, hugs and kisses. He is the affection type of people who love to give and receive cuddles, hugs and kisses. Frankly speaking, I love to lavish him with these gestures.
- Carry him
He like me to carry him all the time. Luckily I am still able to carry him although I am pregnant, or else, he will scream his lungs out if I am not able to carry him.
- Play with him
He likes to play with me and want me to play with him more often. I should pay more attention to him now before my baby arrives. By then, my attention would have to be divided to two adorable kids.
- Sleep with him
He needs me to accompany him to sleep on his bed and does not want his dad to do it. I should not be unhappy with this as later, I am sure he does not want to let his friend know that he sleeps with his mother. In the middle of the night when he finds me on my own bed, he will climb up the bed and snuggle up to me.

My Parents
- Visit them more often and bring my son along
After having my son, my visiting days and hours have lessened. I should go home more often even though for a short period. They like to see and play with my son and they like to pamper him too. So, I should make it a point to bring my son more often to visit his grandparents.
- Be more independent
My dad always tells me to be more independent and don’t just rely on hubby too much. To him, a woman who relies too much on her husband will suffer if anything happens. I have yet to master this and will try my best.

My Parent In-laws
- Be more lenient to my child
To them, I am too strict on my child but I have my own ways to bring up my child.


Now, after writing these down, I think I should put these words into action. I hope I can do it!

Shopping

The Malaysian Mega Sales is back! Many departmental stores and retail outlets are having the great sale starting 22 July up to September’06 to entice consumers like you and me to spend money!!

Frankly speaking, since I am expecting another child, there are some essential items that I must buy. First on my list is a booster chair for my son. Since he is currently using a baby car seat, but I think he will outgrow it sooner or later and the seat would be passed down to my baby. Although he does not really like using the baby car seat, but I think it is important for small children to be properly strapped while in a car. But it is seldom that I see parents in Malaysia that emphasis the important of buckling up a child when they outgrow their infant car seat. Many of them just ignore the safety of their child and let them sit behind the driver without buckling up or with a booster seat.

I understand, the price is so expensive when it comes to these equipments. So, parents might be hesitant to buy and rather drive more carefully when on the road. But accidents do happen, right? Sometimes when we drive, we are careful, but do other drivers are as careful are we are? We don’t know. So, I think I rather be safe than sorry, or else, I might regret it for the rest of my life.

So, Saturday and Sunday, we went shopping for a booster seat. With the Mega Sales, I was hopping that these seats will be offered at a good bargain. But to my dismay, the most that they can offer is 20% off the retail price! Some good and sturdy seat that we saw was way beyond our budget. And with just a 20% discount, we still don’t think we can afford it. But we saw one shop in The Curve was having 50% discount on these seats! I think we will go back to the shop and get the seat. I hope they still have them when we go there again maybe this weekend as the salesgirl said it is while stocks last. :)

Buffet Dinner

Yesterday night, my hubby and I went out for a buffet dinner at Hotel Nikko Kuala Lumpur. They are currently running a Malacca Food Promotion and with Citibank Berhad credit card, you will get a 50% discount off your bill.This time, we have decided not to bring my son along as normally with him along, we must eat in a hurry and do not enjoy our meals. It is also can be considered as a treat to enjoy before we get all over again the hectic life of caring for a new baby in 2 months time.

We arrived at the hotel at 7pm and I started to tuck into their starter while hubby went straight to the main menu as he does not fancy starters. The food was good and with a variety of spread. Of course, not everything is Malaccan food as you can still find sushi and fruit fondue on the tables. The service is good and fast. They also had a performance from the hotel staff on Malacca traditional dance while all diners are comfortable tucking in their food.

Both of us agreed that we had a pleasant dinner without having to rush and trying to catch hold of our active toddler. It is such a rare occasion that we decided not to bring him along as usually we include every activity we plan with him. I do treasure these moments together with hubby as we both like to eat and now with kids to take care of, we would hove lesser chance of dating again. But nevertheless, life as a family is another joyous blessing that I received.

Pregnant women gets better treatment

I notice that some people tend to treat pregnant women nicer and better. We get better treatment even from our own hubby! Hubby will be extra nice and gentle compared to when we are not pregnant.

I have personally experience these encounters. Whenever I get on a commuter when its pack with people, there are some kind souls who would offer their sit to me. There was this once, I was offered a sit by a teenager who was traveling with her younger siblings. After she offered her sit to me, her sister asked her why she offered her sit and she politely told her that I am pregnant with a baby and I need the sit more than her. I was so touch that at least there are some teenagers still have some good moral values instilled in them. When it the train stopped at my station, they too wanted to get down. Again, the teenager saw I was getting ready to go down and let me get down first. I can only say thank you to her for her kind gestures. Deep down in my heart, I hope that we have more of these people around so that this world will be a better place to live.

There was this once when I wanted to get my lunch from an Indian Restaurant. I wanted their mix rice as their food was good. After selecting different types of dishes to go with my rice, I need to get their staff to calculate how much I need to pay. Then the staff asked me: ‘cukup kah, makan untuk dua orang!’ then I told him its enough for me. He then proceed to give me 4 pieces of papadam to accompany with my rice. How nice of him. Normally you would only get one or 2 pieces of papadam, but today, I got 4! How happy I am!

Wherever I go, people will sometimes come up to me and asked about my tummy. Mothers will share their pregnancy stories and others will ask what the gender of my baby is. Some will take a guess what is the gender by looking at my tummy and outlook. Many will offer some advise what should I take and should not take during pregnancy. When I go to my regular places, staff that knows me will definitely stop what they are working and chat with me.

Hubby will be willingly do anything that I asked him to without much complain. If I were to request for some certain food, he will definitely get it for me. But luckily for me (and him), I do not have special cravings that I need to bother my hubby to get it for me. Mostly he is more concern if I were to go out alone or with my son without him. But most of the time, he is confident enough to let me go out on my own. I know one friend whose husband is so protective of her, that he chauffeurs her wherever she goes and follows her everywhere. Probably it’s because she is pretty.

My pregnancy will end in 2 months time. I will sure miss these kind gestures of Malaysian. After pregnancy, then everything will go back to normal. Facing those ‘rude Malaysian’ and not so nice people who shove each other when trying to get on public transport. I sincerely hope everyone will be nice and polite all the time so that everyone will live happily always.

Playgound

Yesterday evening, hubby wanted to look for a client in a nearby housing estate. There is a park (it was a used mining land) with places for jogging, lotus ponds and a playground for kids. So, my son and I have decided to tag along so that while hubby looks for his client, both of us can spend some time in the playground.

When we arrive at the playground, there are many families there enjoying the evening. Some kids brought along their ball and some brought their bicycle. The rest just play with the at the play area. My son was very excited when he saw a cat nearby. He goes up to the cat and kept saying ‘cat come!’ wanting to play with the cat. I urge him to stroke the cat but he was too afraid to do so and kept asking the cat to come. Later, he saw a dog passed by and again, he said ‘dog come, come!’ but the dog was even more shy than my son and ran away when my son run towards it.

The equipment at the play area is clean and looks new. My son enjoyed himself very much going up and down the slides, swing and others. There is this girl who is around 10 years old who is also playing at the play area while her dad is jogging nearby. She was near my son up in the playhouse and wanted to hold my son’s hand to urge him to play along. But my son was too shy and did not want to follow her and allow her to take his hand to guide him. I think my son need more exposure with playing with other kids. Sometimes, he will initiate to play with others but sometimes he is just plain reluctant. He is a very shy boy and by exposing him to more people his age would help him to be more confident (I hope). I will try to bring him more to public places to let him socialize more.

I rather bring my son to such places like this park rather than shopping malls. Many parents nowadays rather bring their kids to shopping mall as it is all air-conditioned and piped with soothing music. But I don’t really think this is a good activity for kids. Kids need exercise and sweat it out in open air more than confining them in dirty air in a confined mall. But sometimes I am also guilty, as the weather is just so hot and humid that makes every normal human being wanted to be in a shopping mall. :)

Train Trip

I have introduced my son to various mode of transport and vehicle since he was small. Now, he can identify car, bus, bicycle, motorbike, truck, garbage truck, train, aeroplane, helicopter, boat and etc. Whenever we go out, he can always point out these vehicles. He can even identify and recognize his daddy and the rest of the family’s car.

Yesterday, I wanted to go back to my mom’s house. Normally hubby would drive me there. But today, I have wanted to travel on Komuter to my mom’s house. Luckily there is a station near my house and a station new my mom’s house. Since he always sees train from afar, I think he would have loved this trip.

When he woke up in the morning, I told him of my plan. He got very excited and looked forward for the trip. All I need to do is just to convince my hubby to let me travel while I am heavily pregnant and have to care for my active toddler while trying to find a seat myself on a crowded train whom mostly made up of young people wanted to go to Mid Valley Mega Mall. After much persuasion, he let me go and made me promise if I could not manage it, I should get out at any station and call him.

Soon after our breakfast, I quickly pack some snack and milk to distract my son in the train. Then, once done, hubby drove us to the station. There, I introduce my son to the ticket counter and bought a one way ticket to Kajang. It cost me RM3.70. Then, we waited for about 5 minutes before the train arrived at the station. In the train, there was hardly a seat left as there are my people. Luckily there is young Malay guy who is kind enough to offer his seat to us.

My son was very quiet and observes his surrounding while I explain to him what was going on and what is happening. Well, to some people, there is not much of an excitement, but to a young toddler, it was a new experience as all along, he was used to traveling in cars only. He did not make a fuss nor asked for drinks or snack throughout the journey. As the journey was quite long (40minutes), he got a bit bored too towards the end of the journey.

At last, the train stopped at Kajang station. We got down and he said bye-bye to the train and I promised that I will bring him to another train trip next time. On the overall, it was a breeze and he likes it very much. My dad came and pick us up and we went back to my mom’s home.

Dating

Yesterday, my hubby and I went to watch the movie ‘Superman Returns’. I guess this will be the last movie I can watch in cinema before my baby arrives. I wonder when will be the next movie I can watch as I think by having two kids is sure a handful unless bringing them along for a movie! But my kids are too small to enter a cinema and they will not stay throughout the movie.

We went to Cathay Cineplex in Mutiara Damansara as it was new and we have yet to experience the atmosphere there. There are four ticket counters in operations but service is kind of slow. Each ticket caused us RM10. I wanted to try their popcorn, so I bought the regular combo which consists of a Regular Popcorn together with a bottle of mineral water, and I add another bottle of mineral water. This cost me RM8.90, which is the same price as the large combo of one Large Popcorn plus 2 bottles of mineral water. Personally speaking, I still prefer the popcorn by GSC as it tastes better.

Frankly speaking, the seats in the cinema hall are small compared to TGV and GSC. As usual, the movie did not start in time although there were no advertisements. The air-condition is just nice, not too humid nor too cold. There are still many seats empty as I guess most of the people had watch this movie and I do notice that most of the patrons came as families with kids.

On the overall, I do enjoy the movie and I do hope that I won’t need to wait too long for my next movie in cinema. :)

Vocabulary

Out of curiosity, I started to grab a pen that day to start counting my son’s vocabulary or in other words, what he has spoken. The reason why I did this is because I think my son is slow in his speech. I can my nephew who is the same age as my son always so chatty with lots of words coming from her mouth. And she can make a very long sentences but my son could not.

So, there I am sitting on my desk and start to write down all words that I have heard before. Wau! To my surprise, I have counted up to more than 100 individual words! All these words are in English and I have yet to include those in Mandarin! I did not know that he knew that many words! Hmmm….. now I am a bit relieve, at least my son is not that slow I guess. Recently he has manage to combine 2 words such as ‘mummy sleep’, ‘daddy eat’ and ‘boy boy hold’.

Probably before this counting, I was a bit paranoid about my son’s development. But I know each child has its own schedule of development. I just could not help it but sometimes I do compare my son with other kids to see how my son fares. I am not putting a high expectation on him as I know it is not good. I was a stress kid myself, so I understand how my son would feel if I were to push him hard. I do not want him to be as stressful as I was when I was a child. I just hope that he can enjoy his childhood let him be whatever he wants.

Durians

Yippee!!!! Durians are in season now! I like to eat durians and I don’t mind eating any types of durians as long as it is durians. I understand some people just like to eat certain variety of durians. I think I have inherited this liking from my mother who inherited from her mother as well! Now, I have passed down this trait to my son, it seems!

These few days, my house has this new scent, durian scent! My father in-law has bought durians after work. Once he is back, he will feast it first with my mother in-law and my son. They will crouch in the kitchen together and feast before anybody else and dinner. My son will be swallowing his saliva waiting for his grandfather to pry open the durian. Then he will shout ‘hold, hold’ wanting a portion of the big flesh fruit. Normally my mother in-law would feed him instead as it is too dangerous for him to eat a portion by himself.

I have restrained myself from eating durians for the last few days. The reason? I feel very hot and sweaty all the time and if I were to consume durians, I am afraid I could not sleep at night! But yesterday night, the durian was tempting to eat them! There they were, lying in the kitchen floor and kept staring at me! At last, I succumb to my temptation! I told myself that I will just take 1 portion and I will head for a shower. But to my dismay, I took 4 portions before I went for my shower! How weak I am!! But I am satisfied. Burp….. I am now real satisfied……….. hmmmm……. Boy, was it devilish or what….. :)

Pregnancy update

I am currently in my 31st week of pregnancy. Time really flies. In 2 months time, I will be able to carry my bundle of joy. Sometimes, I do think that 9 months is a very long period but as I go along, it’s not that bad at all.

As my belly is getting bigger and bigger, it is getting more difficult to sleep, trim my toe nail, and bend down. I am also getting clumsier but so far I have not trip down before (touch wood). The urge to visit the washroom is getting more frequent as in once in each hour at times especially at night.

My appetite is good now. I eat a lot during the day until night which includes supper as well. That is why my weight has increase to 10kg from my pre-pregnancy weight. I really hope that I can slim down after pregnancy as I really hate to look into the mirror now. I can see cellulite is building up like no body’s business and I really don’t like it.

I feel very hot throughout the day and really look forward to ice cold drinks or ice-cream treats. I know I should not take too much of these, but it’s so unavoidable. I will have a hair cut next month so that I will not have such long hair during my confinement period.

I can feel baby’s kicks the most is at night, just like my first pregnancy. Baby is very active during night and when I wanted to snooze. If I were to wake up for a trip to washroom, I can feel baby’s kick. An owl, I guess. I hope when baby come into this world, the sleeping pattern will change. Or else, I will have no chance to sleep at all!

I think I will miss being pregnant but I think I want to carry my baby on my hands which feels better.

Cheeky Boy

My son will only turn 2 years this September. Recently I notice something funny with him. He has started to show his “boyish” behavior to his cousin sister who is at the same age as him. He likes to tease her and make her irritated (just like any boys will do to a girl).

There is this one morning when just woke up. Normally he would greet whomever he sees. So, he saw his cousin sister and called out che che (sister in English). So, his cousin sister comes to him and sits besides us. My son who was standing, keep looking at her for no reason. This cousin sister of him does not like to be looked at and make and irritated noise as if she is saying ‘I do not like to be looked at!’ My son keeps looking with bigger eyes and even sits down in front of her and kept looking as if she was an alien! I told my son not to look like that as it is so rude, and guess what, he smile cheekily at me and continue to stare at her cousin sister! This freaks her out and she runs to her grandmother and complain! I find it so funny and wonder why does he do such an act?

This morning, I saw another incident. His cousin sister just came out from her bath while my son was outside playing. When he saw his cousin sister, he quickly put on her shoes and purposely walks in front of her. Of course, this cousin sister was so mad, she runs off naked trying to grab her shoes back. Granny was shouting to get this cousin to put on her clothes first before running off. My son was smart, he runs away quickly without being ‘caught’ red-handed and change to his own shoes.

Where on earth does he know how to tease girls? Are these traits of boys? Wow, they do develop fast! I can’t imagine later in life where he will keep making his ‘che che’ mad everyday and poor granny had to be the mediator! Hahaha…… but currently I can’t help it but laugh with amusement :) .

Bonding

The television in the living room is turn on the whole day and my son’s eyes are often glued to the set. So, every night after dinner, I would ask him if he would like to retreat to our bedroom for our bonding time and he would gladly agree. In our bedroom, there are lots of toys and books that we have bought for him. But he does not like sitting down and listen to me reading to him.

So, sometimes we just lay on the bed doing nothing structured. On the bed, I sometimes tickle him, cuddle him give him lots of hugs and kisses and he returns them too. I will also talk to him to cajole him to speak more to me. He likes this kind of bonding too as he likes to play with me. Sometimes my hubby will join us as sometimes he needs to work or just unwind in front of the television.

Sometimes I get a book for him and he will just flip a few pages and get other toys to play. He has this book with many buttons which will sing songs and funny sounds. He like this book the best. At times he just likes to play with his train set which he can assemble the railway tracks himself. Or I would set up my hubby’s notebook and let him play with some online games of ABC’s and Animal Sounds. If not, he will get the simple puzzle set and dissemble and assemble.

Once a blue moon, I will take out photo albums and show him himself when he was a baby. He does not recognize himself at all and when I ask him who was it, he said “baby”. But he does recognize all his family members by calling their names.

I like such sessions as we get to bond and get closer. I hope I can still bond with him later when my new baby arrives. I am afraid I will neglect him as I need to tend to my new baby. But nevertheless, I will try my best to bond with everyone including my hubby so that we stay closely together as a family.

Happy family

I can proudly say that I have a happy family. I am blessed with a good husband, a cute toddler who likes to give me hugs and kisses and currently being pregnant again. My husband is neither the romantic type nor occasionally spring surprises on me, but he works hard for a living and does not have any bad habits. He is the quite type and likes to stay at home except for some drinks with friends. He does not gamble or smokes either. He likes to play with my son and likes to buy gifts for him. He willingly washes all my breast pump and baby bottles when I was still breastfeeding my son. He does not mind to be my driver whenever I wish to go anywhere as I do not drive. He gives me all the freedom that I need and supports me in all way.

As for my son, he is the cutest toddler I ever see with big eyes and a smile that could melt your heart. His world consist of “Mommy” only as he always prefer me to anybody else when eat, sleep, change diaper, sitting arrangement and others. He has a good heart too, as he shows empathy to babies and animals. He likes to kiss my tummy and put some toys on my tummy to show affection to his new sibling. Although he has his naughty side and stubborn, but which kid is not, right? One thing for sure is he is a shy kid. He is timid in front of adult strangers but quicker to join the crowd if the crowd is kids. His speech department is slow but I understand boys are slower in this area than girls. Everyday I would converse and talk to him so that he can build up his vocabulary. He understands what I say, but he just does not talk much, just like his dad. Nowadays, I have heard him say at least a new word and I am happy with him.

So far I am in my seventh month of my pregnancy. I can say it is a smooth pregnancy although with some morning sickness in the beginning. But I am lucky as I do not have other complications that could disturb the progress of pregnancy. My gynae said this baby will weigh heavier than my previous one. As long as my baby is healthy, I am happy. I am looking forward for the birth of this bundle of joy so that this family will be much merrier. One thing in common for my son, baby and I is that the three of us share the same birthday month. My hubby is so happy as he said that he will only buy one birthday cake for us to share.

I could not ask for more as this family is happy and I am satisfied. Although we are not rich, but we can do with what we have. I hope we can stay happy and satisfied until as long as possible. I wish everyone out there happiness and healthy.

Porridge

Since my son’s boycott of porridge, he never wanted to touch porridge again. When I ask him if he wants any porridge, he will shake his head or just say no. Sometimes, when we bring him out for a typical Chinese Restaurant for tim sum as breakfast, a bowl of porridge will turn him off. He never really tasted non home cooked porridge as my mother in-law said that home cooked porridge is healthier but a bit bland. If he takes non home cooked porridge, he might not like the bland home cooked porridge anymore. Nevertheless, whenever I see porridge, I would always ask him if he wants some.

I think the reason why he rejects porridge is he got bored of the same thing daily. It was my mother in-law’s idea of giving porridge to toddlers for breakfast. My niece who is being taken cared by my mother in-law is still taking porridge for breakfast. I wonder how long he would boycott porridge as everyday now I have to prepare different types of breakfast for him. I think it would take quite a long time for him to accept porridge again, probably few years. In the mean time, I will happily try to find new types of breakfast to serve to him.

Marche Malaysia

Last Saturday, my son took his nap later than usual as mother in-law brought him out for lunch before hand. So, as expected, he woke up late too. As I was quite bored and long for something different for dinner, I ask hubby if he wants to try something new since our son could stay up later than usual tonight. He said ok and I started to crack my head for suggestions.

Hubby suggested Hotel Nikko buffet dinner since Citibank card member has 50% discount but when we called them, they said they are currently running the International Type of buffet. Hubby wanted to try their Vietnamese Buffet but apparently the promotion has ended. Then he suggested trying Marche at The Curve, since we have never tried it.

So, I quickly bath my son and pack his essential items. Then off we go to The Curve. When we are there, there is already a huge crowd in front of us wanted to go in. As we got our “passport”, we were shown to our table. I first took a bowl of mushroom. It was good! My son loves it! Then I ordered a Chicken Pizza and it was huge! Then hubby ordered Plain Rosti as he dislike Salmon (they have 2 variety- plain or with salmon) and Cheese Sausage. He also ordered Ice –Kacong which comes in a big bowl. Later, I ordered a Tomato and Mushroom Crepe with my son like it too. I wanted to try their Lamb Shank but my mother in-law said pregnant ladies should not take lamb (don’t ask me why, I don’t know). Too bad, it look nice though. Currently they are running a Seafood Promotion and I wanted to try their seafood. But hubby does not like mussels so out go the idea.

But after trying these few food, we felt full. We could not take anymore as their portion is kind of big. If we come in a group, I think we can try more food. Probably I will come back again later with more people to try other types of food. In total our bill comes to RM78.00. Pretty expensive, I can say. Ouch, it could be a while before coming again!

Good year to have babies

It seems that this year is a good year to get pregnant and have babies. Everywhere I go, I can see pregnant ladies. No wonder that I have heard stories from relatives and friends that so many mothers wanted to give birth but was rejected in government hospital due to lack of beds!! My own sister in-law just told me that when she delivered her baby last week. Luckily she waited for a while after she gave birth and a bed was been emptied by a mother. While she was there, she also saw many pregnant mothers being wheel in and out of hospital. This is sure scary. What if it happens to me when I want to deliver? I pray hard now that this will not happen to me.

Having many babies born on the same year also not only create problems for hospitals but also for the babies later in their schooling years. Favourable schools will see a huge number of registrants of new students and have to reject many that are late to register. So, parents have to register their children early.

Among the many ethnics in Malaysia, I think Chinese are more particular in selecting which year they want the children to be born in. They favour children that are born in the Year of Dragon which is the best animal among the 12 animals. So, that is why there is a surge in numbers of babies born in that year. But some other animal signs are also popular and there are also certain years that are not suitable to have babies. Chinese are also very careful about money. They plan very carefully when to have babies as nowadays they do not fancy having many children of their own. They rather have less children but provide the best for them.