Yeay Harimau Malaya!!!

I almost cried yesterday.. Drama drama~~~ & today's radio stations were all talking non-stop on our heroic Harimau Malaya.. Suddenly, Khairul Fahmi seemed so handsome yesterday that I almost forgot about Christiano (hehe, being a typical girl here)... And hats off to coach Rajagopal.. Well well, anyway, I only managed to watch first half, then my lil harimau muda ajak tidur pulak.. There I was, in my room while sms-ing my mum for the score.. My mum who doesnt know a thing about football watched the whole game...

p/s: just hoping that one day, some one will do the same to rowing.. =) as our coaches really deserve the reward for the hardwork they had poured in =)

Teddy-hug me-hug lil tiger =)

Kcal or Cal??

I am not sure if we notice, try looking at the nutritional bar on all our food.

KCAL

doesnt they say so?? Then take a look at our heart rate monitor again, or any exercising machine with calorie burnt.. it says,

CAL in unit

Theoretically, 1000 cal = 1kcal.. A simple non-fat yogurts hits at about 98kCal, however a simple 1 hour run only consume approximately 500cal. It simply doesnt make sense in the equation. Then, we will be exercising for ever to burn the calories? Though, I have come across like a plate of rice could be burnt off with an hour of running; which would clearly mean Kcal (unit in food) & Cal (unit in exercise) is the same?

Huhuhu, faham ke?? i pun confuse... Am still in a fat burning mode..

As If I Was Pregnant Yesterday

At a recent wedding, I've got to know that my friend got pregnant & she didnt know it until she after did an adventure race at Hulu Langat.. Then she & hub started asking me stuff about do's N dont's on training while being pregnant.. Smile.. another pregnant athlete in the making =)
It was as if my pregnancy months were just yesterday, it wasnt easy at all, yet; not impossible =) I did not have much reference on doing sports while pregnant, as my gynea did not help much on that either (the traditional type) I would like to thank Dr Zana for her advises as well. Her advise helps alot, btw, she runs under Ian's coaching, & is making alot of progress =) The other reference I had was surfing on the website. Quarrelled with hub plenty atimes, as I only extracted what I wanted to know, while he was the one who thinks much more than I do. I did remember going through all mum's blog etc etc (reita, jaja, aini, kash, haza, to name a few & many more which I forgotten) for whats going on with pregnancy & stuff..

In my opinion; & what I had done.. I do think training without impact is good for the baby..
- Aydeen is a very healthy kid (4kg.. i still think its d supplement's culprit)..
- No jaundice, no other complication (jaundice can be cured by breastfeeding)
- He is now kicking & boxing through his way when we bring him out (i think every child is extremely active in their own way)...
- I had minimal weight gain, 10kg overall (though i have friend who gained 7-8kg only)..
- No morning sickness, no dizziness; yet there is still soreness & every other pregnant symtomps =) N
- I sort of expected my delivery to be abit easier than normal (that did not materialize.. i had friends who do not do sports at all, but had short labour & delivery sounded like a breeze.. faith in Allah is way much more important)

However, from what I read through the net, exercising during pregnancy is definitely a big NO NO if you are not active before pregnant. However, if you have been active all the while, it should be good. Yet, do listen to your body, as the child would be the most important. We can do sports any other time. At times, we might be extremely healthy before pregnant, but being pregnant is another state of health. First three month is the most critical stage, for the zygot to implant into our uterus, hence less impact sports. Then, 2nd semester would be easier as the morning sickness would have gone away then.. 3rd semester is back to square one, as this is the time our stomach keep ballooning =)

Running - 1st trisem - slow & sedentary running. 2nd trisem - more mileage, tu pun last for about 8-10km per session. sometime earlier, hit about 16-18km on weekend. 3rd trisem - no running at all, as groin pain started creeping in.. I have read of pregnant runner running towards the end of their pregnancy, until contraction happens.. it is possible, but do listen to our own body =)

Biking - none at all, after having a bike accident, I decided to forgo all biking activities.. No matter how much precaution we take, sometimes accident does happen.. (actually malas da nak naik bike)

Swimming - 1st trisem - active in swimming as we had joined the kapas marang gang for training =) Had long distance swimming, max at 5km.. pastu pening.. 2nd & 3rd trisem tak swim sgt, takde mood.. hehe, mood swing

ergo/rowing - 1st trisem - inactive sikit.. sibuk buat bende lain. 2nd & 3rd sem, full blast coz its impact free & full body workout.. =)

Trail/cross sports/triathlon - once in a while, kayak & race gak, lepas gian gitu gitu.. races was of course lepas gian, no more competitive (not that i am that competitive pun)

Ni lar punca takde modal to blog.. Nevertheless, its just a summary of my pregnancy. N different pregnancy is different. even pregnant without doing any sports is difficult, as coping with pregnancy symtomps itself is harsh. Nothing to compare, masing masing punye cerita. I had come across mums who pandang slack on ceaserean as well.. Or how other deliver compared to herself. Again, no what ever method is the delivery, yang penting mum & the child is safe =)

p/s: do listen to body, & gynea, then evaluate. the child comes first =) N i have my respect to all mum out there, they are sort of my inspiration right now =)

Congrats Kuluq & Nadiah =)

Congrats to Kuluq & Nadiah; the newly wed couples =) Both of them look so cute & adorable couple.. we have been going to weddings whole of December.. Tak sempat amik gambo, sibuk tukar diaper bb =(

Aydeen's Xue Kuan (bad habit)

Owh, missing him from work... pinned pic of him in my cubicle.. I think i need to pin up more =) calling mum constantly to update, asking mum to mms me his daily pic. hehe.. mummy yg lebih2 xue kuan.. freak betol..

He somehow has already develop some of his good/bad habit. And I am still struggling to train more often, when can I bring him for a long jog? or thought of pulling him on a float while rowing sometimes comes across my mind..

He likes to shoo me away, if i kacau him during breastfeeding. His hand will automatically halau mine away =)

If good mood, he would be like a gentleman. Doesnt cry eventhough he is hungry, smile sokmo.. Only sucks ferociously when given milk. If he is in a bad mood, he would still shout a cry or two even with milk in his mouth...

Also, he likes peeing barebuttedly =) wrap him in diaper, & he refuses to do so. Well, still it depends on his mood. At times when mood is good, he even allow us to potty train him..
shhh~ shhh~ & out comes the rain & wash the spider out...

At his manjaest time, he will cry out loud if we put him alone, left long enough, he will start playing by himself. Or it could be vice versa, that he shouts out so loud that we thought it something happened...


- recently at kenduri kawin, my housemate looks the same as she was in 2003. She is a mother already.. The bride is gorgeous =) hehe, kantoi dukung bb senget


There is so called blind spot during our jog.. he could be cooing & baby talking while we jog, & then suddenly falls asleep at certain spot, the blind spot. We still configuring at which part that he falls asleep. Tau2 jer after jog, coach is already felt asleep.

As for his bad habits, need to get ready rotan.. daddy can have the honour to be the bad cop.. I will be the good cop.. hehe..

Owh... i miss him edy.. cepat lar 5.30pm =)

Congrats to Zole & Atie

Congrats to Zole & Atie. Attended their nikah last Saturday, they were so like match from heaven =) yup, still remembered my first conversation with Zole,

En Zul, so, u jadi coach kayak yek (back in UTP)
Yeah yeah, I jadi coach kayak. Do you know, rowing is indescribable.. skali row, swisshhh, skali row, swoosshh.. angin nyer, fuhhh... bla bla bla row, bla bla bla row..
** Then, Atie & geng came join us for training; just for fun.. who knows what happened next few years...

Later I got hooked into ergo competition, then rowing; & there my rowing story started from there.. Owh, schweet.. attended their solemnization last Saturday, Zole N Atie looked so sweet =) Congratulations to them =)

My Running Coach

Jom... My lil coach suh run this weekend.. Jom lar, ramai2 bwak stroller, we go run Bukit Jalil.. hehe.. Run till the lil coaches fall asleep...

I have learnt something from the race

I learnt that, it was more or less Powerbar that saved the day. Combining lack of training & lack of sleep would be a complete disaster. With Aydeen, rest & training seems impossible. I have not found the best solution yet, still looking. Knowing ourselves, we forced ourselves to take Powergel every 30mins. Not much, just a little bit at a time. It was indeed a luxury having gels, but we did not waste any at all. It was just a small sip everytime, but constant feed. We used a total of 20 packs of gel for the whole race, means 6 packs per person, means every half an hour we consumed 1/3 pack per person. It was good enough to keep us out of cramp, leads to lesser injury risk. We had endurance drink as well in our hydration pack. After the race, I had slight DOM as we quickly drink up Recovery drink from Powerbar. I could still go for shopping after race.. hehe.. We had to see the race from a different angle already.. sapa suh gatal nak g race w/o training...

Also, I learnt of the crazy passion I had on sports. Kesian teammates for the last minute race =( .. I did come across this one particular annoying askar.. Tau lar die kuat, he kept complaining that I shouldnt have raced before 100days after delivery. He, like scolded me 4-5 times just because I raced. Also, he said that I cant run anymore as I was out of shape. It hurts ok, tapi I buat derk jer.. I knew that, it was just my passion & I knew I will not push myself. Whats wrong with just enjoying the race?? I might not be fast, but still its the crazy hormone taking over my mind.. hehe.. complaint lar pulak.. last2, team die sesat banyak.. though fast, still sesat.. haha.. tak gune otak time race.. (jahat giler).. Anyway, dont let anyone/anything stop your passion =) even race pun boleh pump milk..hehe..