:: hypptv turns one ::

"Happy Birthday to you... Happy Birthday to you... Happy Birthday to HyppTV... Happy Birthday to you..."

HyppTV - Malaysia's latest pay TV service has turned one year old!

In case you didn't know much about HyppTV, here's a brief on what it is all about and what makes HyppTV more special than others:

• HyppTV is delivered digitally via TM high speed broadband, UniFi no matter rain or shine to your television.
  
• Offers variety of channels either for entertainment or education for both adults and kids, which include latest movies, tv series, documentaries, news, cartoons and many more.
  
• 3 types of channels:
• Video on Demand - say goodbye to fixed program schedule and watch your favourite movies, news or tv series at your own time convenience. Choose from Home Cinema: Hollywood, Kids Favourite, Hollywood Premier Series and a lot more.
  
• Live TV - watch the usual local broadcast channels (TV1, TV2, TV3, etc.) and various international channels (BBC Lifestyle, Fashion TV, STAR Chinese Channel, FOX Crime HD, Travel Channel, etc.) *For Man Utd diehard fans, they also have MUTV running live for you to watch ;-)
  
• Inter@ctive Channels - where you could share your views, comments or dedicate personalised message to your crush or loved ones through variety of channels namely Malaysian Football, Play Games, Cinema Movie Trailers and a lot more.

• Watch out spoilers as you'll be the first to watch latest tv series within 24 hours after they are shown in US.
  
• Say sayonara to "service is currently not available" message because HyppTV allows you to watch your favourite programs in any weather, even during heavy rain, without distruption. Cool huh?

Learn more about HyppTVand its contents through this link: http://www.unifi.my/hypptv/

or follow the Hypp World Facebook page.

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On another note, in conjunction with its first birthday, HyppTV will be throwing an exclusive blogger's party on Friday, 6 May 2011 at Neo Tamarind, Jalan Sultan Ismail and through Nuffnang, they are giving away 30 pair of invites for the most creative blog entries.

I'm very interested to join the celebration especially after knowing about the dress code, which is to dress up as your favourite Hollywood character. I love dressing up for events and I'm such a good sport so that should make me deserve a pair of ticket :-D 

To accentuate this, here's a photo of myself as Mister Potato during Mister Potato Contest which I was the grand prize winner:

 OMG! Was that really me? :-D

Other reasons why I deserve to be invited:

• In spite of being able to learn more about what HyppTV is and spread the news about its benefits to others, I would love to attend the event so I could meet all the lucky bloggers out there. The event would be a great platform to mingle around and know each other as in real life rather than virtually.
  
• I'm looking forward to loosen up and enjoy myself in a celebration after working 24/7 since past few weeks. HyppTV birthday bash would be a great stress reliever!

Since I'm currently pregnant like the pretty Natalie Portman, I would be her as Queen Amidala in the Star Wars trilogy.

 the white faced Amidala

I actually like Anakin Skywalker's strong character so it would be great if I could be his Queen Amidala for a day. Star Wars is one of my hubby's all-time favourite movie too and if I got invited, I will definitely attend the event with him. Better yet, we will both come as the couple; me as Amidala and hubby as Anakin. Ahhh, I've started imagining ourselves in one of these costumes already...

in space suit

sweet but too sexy for my huge belly

lovin' the light sabers!

finally, amidala in a scarf!

........what do you guys think? ;-)

:: one word wednesday ::

.TIRED.
:-(

:: the final stage ::

Entered the third trimester two weeks ago, which means I'm now in the final stage of pregnancy. Already preggie for 7 and a half month, only 2 months (or less) left before entering the labour room. Frankly speaking, until today I never let my mind wandering to what's gonna happen in the labour room later so I'm still cool about it. Sometimes I do think we're among the coolest parents-to-be. We're excited to welcome the lil one but we hardly think much or freak out about what's gonna happen later. We do have our plan so we just go with the flow. Not sure whether that is actually a good sign or not but I believe parenthood will comes naturally when the time arrives. I don't intend to criticize, but being pregnant and expecting doesn't mean you have to talk about pregnancy, motherhood or parenthood all the time. As long as you already have plans for yourself, your partner and the baby, there should be nothing much to worry (and talk) about. 

Preparation for the lil guy is almost done. Previously I did share about our first baby shopping spree when we bought small necessary items like clothings, napkins, changing mat, etc. Around a month ago we did went for the second baby shopping spree though and bought  two major items instead; stroller and baby cot. Although some people said we can buy the stroller later, we still bought it early because the one that we want is always out of stock. After several research done by hubby, we have decided to buy the Quinny Buzz 3 and to be exact, a red coloured Quinny Buzz 3. Red Quinny is among the top seller besides black so they are mostly sold out. When we knew there was only one left in myBBstore, we didn't think further and went to their Kelana Jaya outlet straightaway to secure the stroller in Rebel Red. For your info, myBBstore sells a lot of baby stuff and offered good price for the Quinny Buzz 3 + Maxi Cosi Cabriofix combo. The only one left was the 2011 edition and it was a bit different from what we usually see in other shops before, which was the 2010 edition. 2010 edition comes with a stroller bag and another extra seat cover fabric, whereas the 2011 one doesn't has the extra cover and comes with a stroller basket instead of the bag. Since we already bought the basket way earlier because we never though there will be other different version, we requested the shop to change it with a bag and fortunately they agreed. 

Later that day we made our way to Ikea and bought a white baby cot and its accessories such as mattress, quilt, pillow, bedsheet and quilt cover set. From our research through internet and few visits to shops, baby cot and its crib set is quite pricey than expected. I insist of having a white baby cot to match our bedroom set and white ones are a bit more expensive than the biege coloured! The cot that we bought from Ikea priced RM399 but that is considered reasonable than what other shops are selling. Everything is all set for the baby now. Bee has assembled the cot two weeks ago and it is placed in our bedroom. By the way, KiKi tagged along when we did our shopping and she was "busy" too when we were assembling the cot. 

We have also tested the stroller and look who was enjoying herself, strolling lalala...

Everybody is saying that KiKi will be jealous when the baby is here later. No doubt, I'm a bit worried of that too but hopefully she'll be fine. She has cherished our life and been with us all these while, so she will still be our cat no matter what... Insyaallah we'll be one happy family, the four of us - hubby, me, baby and KiKi :-)

As for now, there's nothing much to do except washing the clothes and sheets with baby friendly detergent. I still have to run over the checklist to see what other important things are left to buy and also prepare "the bag" with items that are going to be used and worn in the hospital after labour. Oh, I haven't mention that my last checkup with the panel clinic was held last week, which means I will later have my checkups at the hospital instead. We have decided to have our baby delivered at Putrajaya Hospital, after being recommended by hubby's friend who has his baby delivered there end of last year. Apparently Putrajaya Hospital has a private wing or known as Full Paying Patient program to cater patients who require convenience of a private hospital at a government hospital. Patients are able to choose the specialist, given priority lane during checkups and enjoy other facilities at First Class Ward or Executive Ward. My first appointment due on 3rd May and I shall share my experience later. 


I guess that's it for the time being. Nothing much differs than previous months except gaining another 2kgs. I'm trying to be cool with it though... goosfrabaa goosfrabaa... Clothes are becoming more limited than before and like it or not, I think I still need to buy another one or two maternity tops to be worn in this last few months. Despite the challenges, I'm still thankful to be given the strength. Alhamdulillah I still managed doing house chores and other activities at work as usual although I didn't visit the kitchen much. I'm also thankful for having a husband who understands me and never fail giving his endless support. Thank you Bee and I love you with all my heart... mwahsss!

:: happy earth day ::

Hello peeps. Sorry for the lack of updates but it has been a very hectic week for me. I even left office after 9:00pm for two days in a row due to work and I couldn't wait for the week to over. Really need a good rest *sigh*. Thank God it's already Friday and do you know it's not an ordinary Friday cuz today is the Earth Day! 

In case you didn't know, Earth Day is a day dedicated to inspire awareness and appreciation to the earth. It was first held on this date, 22 April 1970 in US but then became an international event in 1990. I'm not a hardcore environmentalist, but I do support activities that are related to loving and preserving the earth; and I'm lucky working in an organization that supports the same initiatives too. Through out this week various activities have been conducted in Menara TM like writing pledges, bring your own food container day, quizzes and info sharing; just to name a few. Today, in conjunction with the big day we are encouraged to wear green in showing our support to the mother nature apart from other activities like collection of items for reuse and recycle programs.

It's never too late to show your support, so why not join the celebration? Simple activities like printing or writing on recycle paper, plugging off electrical items from the sockets, separate trash according to its types; either aluminium, glass or plastic and throw in recycle bins, going shopping with own grocery bags and many other simple, daily activities still counts. Let us appreciate what's left to be appreciated and let's go green...

;-)

Happy Earth Day

Peace!

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:: speechless sunday ::

Date: 170411
Time: 9:15 pm - 11:10 pm

Venue: Summit USJ

Speechless Moment #01

Him: Do you have this in size 5?

Male S.A: I'll check for you

*gone and came back later*

Male S.A: Sorry, size 6 is the smallest. Is it too big for you?

Him: The size fits me but it's a bit loose

Male S.A: Do you want to have a look at women's sandals? They're a bit smaller

Him: No

*after a while and before we left*

Male S.A: Don't you want to have a look at women's sandals because they are in smaller size

Him: Why should I? Women's sandals are meant for women

Me: (speechless)

Speechless Moment #02

Me: Is this white watch made of...errr...

Female S.A: Ceramic? No, that one does but it's expensive. RM990

Me: Oh, and it's nice... Can I have a look?

Female S.A: It's expensive. RM990. Almost a thousand

Me: It's quite big for me anyway

*left the shop*

Him: She thought we couldn't afford it. That's why she kept mentioning it's expensive

Me: (speechless) ---- grrr...

Speechless Moment #03

*Right after Scream 4 ended*

Me: (speechless)

:: it's back! ::

Haven't had it for a while...

...but today it's back...

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it's my favourite hot jacket potato!

...with butter

...melted cheese

...and baked beans.

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Jacket potato is the easiest scrumptious dish, perfect to fulfill your hunger anytime. You only need a potato and the rest is for you to decide and explore.

STEPS:

1. Wash a Russet potato with its skin and make small holes with a fork all around it.

2. Put it into the microwave for 5 minutes.

3. Cut into halves, spread butter and fill with your favourite toppings. 

My old time favourites are slices of cheddar cheese with baked beans... super duper yummy!

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:: free pretzel day ::

Hey, have you heard?

Auntie Anne's is giving away FREE pretzels - TODAY!

Just beat the queue for Original or Cinnamon Sugar pretzels from 11:00 am till 2:00 pm at these locations:

- Berjaya Times Square

- Alamanda Putrajaya

- AEON Cheras Selatan

Happy "Pretzeling" yaw~! ;-)