So true..

Arrival of a baby: A hindrance or a plus to your career?

The biggest adjustment in life has to be the arrival of a baby. Waking up several times in a night is a common affair. And it’s not about time adjustment alone. Expenses suddenly skyrocketed like crazy and you find yourselves digging deep into your hard-earned savings. Even with the best preparations, life is no more the same. And it can never be the same again. But whatever the adjustment or sacrifice it may be, it is worth it all when you see your bundle of joy smiling back to you.

In our current times, both parents usually have to work to put food on the table. Some who are fortunate can have one parent (usually the mothers) to quit her job and stay home to take care of the new born. But, most of us are not. With a new born, it can mean lesser time and perhaps reduced commitment towards our jobs.

So, does the arrival of a baby a hindrance or a plus to your career? How many times did you hear a comment from an interviewer: “As the job requires frequent traveling, we regret to say that the fact you are having a child now may not permit you to be effective. Thus, we are unable to make an offer to you even though your overall experience fits the bill perfectly.”? It is an unfair comment and for a slight moment, the thought of your baby as the hindrance to your career move may just crossed your mind. And other thoughts of what probably the future might be…

• Taking more MCs and emergency leave

• Can’t take up jobs that require night entertainment

• Tired and unproductive at work due to lack of sleep

So, shall we conclude that having a baby means a “career suicide”? Absolutely not. On the contrary, there are many “pluses” if we care to notice them:-

• A “parent” manager is more understanding of staffs’ family problems. You will get the support and good ratings from your staff should there be a bottom-up evaluation carried out.

• Your child can be your best ally in relieving work stress. The fact that you don’t think about work all the time can certainly help to put things in perspective and indirectly provide a more “wholistic” view of things. A healthy organization needs people like that.

It is never easy to juggle between career and children, and to be able to put both at the same priority at the same time. However, you can still have it all but they just have to take turns. Perhaps when the child is young, your career may take a back seat but when he/she is older, your career may take a full swing top priority. Therefore, it is possible to “have it all” at the end of your life – it just doesn’t happen at one snapshot in time unless you are a superwoman.

Mathematical Quiz

Just want to share my son's Mathematical Quiz last Saturday at Staffield Country Resort. He mistakenly spell 61 , sixty nine. I think he misheard since he was playing around while waiting for his turn.

Traditional Remedy To Relief Cough

Each time if I was having a cough to be cured is something so hard for me. Pass few days I have been having less sleep because of my irritated through. I cough until I feel like i'll be vomiting my throat out.
After tired of the cough medicine that did not works, I always finally turn to my motherly love traditional cough relief.
The ingredient is limau nipis + kapur. I spread the kapur using cutted limau nipis to my throat. And it works like wonder. The irritation goes away and the phlegm is dry out. Today, I already feels a lot better from yesterday. All thanks to my beloved mother who introduce me with this wonderful remedy. Alhamdulillah. Now I can enjoy my fast breaking more. Nyum Nyum.
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Me vs Gecko

I can not sleep last night while having a persistent cough. During midnight, after coughing like hell I need to go down to the kitchen to get some lukewarm water to ease the coughing. On the way down the stair there's a gecko running at the wall who seems in shocking mode, a normal reaction of gecko when stomping a human. I also was a bit in shock mode myself, well it is also a normal reaction for me when encountering gecko in a sudden. Well, what the heck I think I stop for a while then continue to go down in a little skippy mode since I will be passing the gecko. To my surprise, the gecko jump at my feet and ewwww I was worried it will crawl up my legs. Stupid gecko I think. So I continue to the kitchen to get my water and I saw the gecko still at the stairs non moving. My next challenge is now up the stairs back to my room. Why is this gecko still there? I don't want to cross him yewwww the thought of it jumping towards me send shiver to my spine. So I took my broom to scoop it away. You know what, the gecko seems to be waiting for me and when I was standing in front of it, to my suprise it was opening it's mouth. Wow this is one grouchy gecko! Anyway, I hold my broom tightly and push it away with all my might! Hahahah...Me vs Gecko. What an encounter and I continue to have gecko nightmare later that night. What a night...

A trip to the dentist

Do you remember the first time you go to the dentist? Mine is vague. However, last Saturday was Adlan's first trip to the dentist.
It started when that evening he showed us his tooth that is already loose and another tooth has reaching out. Upon seeing it, my immediate response is to the dentist we go.
At first, he was still blur with what is going to happen. I explain to him that we have to pluck the tooth out. Either he wants the dentist to do it or I do it myself.
Luckily, he chose the dentist.
So there we go, arriving at the clinic it was pouring heavily. We decided that I will accompany him while my husband is with Shakeel. While waiting, I explain more that they will be blood coming out after the tooth is plucked. At that point of time, I saw adlan's face changes from cool to terrified.
Briefly after that, the nurse call his name. Entering the dentist room, Adlan is a bit confused. I guess it was a new surrounding for him. The dentist called his name and ask him to sit. He went on to sit and immediately open his mouse and close his eyes.
Just about when the dentist touches his loose tooth, adlan's started his wailing..waaa...waaa...waaaa. Hahah..wooo..that was unexpected.
Me and the dentist do our best to make him stop crying but he still continue crying profusely.
However, he manage to residue for a while and that gives the doctor a chance to put one some medication to numb the gums.
Quickly after the medication had given effect, the dentist plucked the tooth and my son continues wailing.
And finally it is over. While I was coaching him, I had to promise to buy him something (toys obviously). That evening, he got his batman action figures and I am so proud that my son has had his experience on the first trip to the dentist.