April 29, 2011

Hoping that May is the month.

I cant help but hope.

Kalau x berjaya buleh cube lagi! kan?
its an enjoyable journey apa. Well i guess only God knows when's the month.
Why make this as stressful as hell? Lovemaking should be pleasurable. i'd try to change my mindset like this so that when we are 'babydancing' we dont only think NAKBABY NAKBABY NAKBABY.
mmgla kite pasang niat mcm tu tapi when love-making is turning out to be like a 'chore'...then  hehe
Kita takboleh nak set date camne pon..sbenanye nak target2 pon takboleh..dulu aku suke target "by June ni nak pregnant, before raya nak pregnant, n branak bulan January..." suke2 aku je...padahal mmg TAKBOLEH. we cant decide n hope that it will come true. sbb bile takjadi, ha mule lah nak sedih!

but what i know is if i dont get pregnant in May, then i will not have child this year. mungkin 2012 or 2013 or....God knows. Yang penting BILA-BILA pon takpe, dapat 1 zuriat pon dah syukor alhamdulillah.zaman skang anak ramai2 pon lom tentu dah besar jadi bagus2. baik jaga yg 1 n give the best utk dia. make sure dia menjadi org yg berkualiti, kalau xjadi dokter pon, jadi apa2 yang membanggakan. Yang soleh/solehah....nak mintak part yg ni kdg2 segan sket..diri sendri pon tak solehah camno? :P ngeeeee

April 27, 2011

Dream Mothers by Wani Ardy

My friend Meli told me about this poem, cepat2 cari kat blog kawan saya wani ardy n jumpa. sgt sgt sedih bile membacanya. sgt terharu. sgt kagom. love love love all the words. This poem was made untuk orang2 yg disahkan tidak boleh mengandung -lansung. Jgn rasa diri anda dibenci Allah. termasuk lah org2 seperti aku yang lambat/susah nak pregnant. (susah lagi org yg hampir 10-15years tu) i have fully redha now that no matter what we do, semuanya dtg drp Dia. kalau kita tak belajar untuk bersyukor..sampai bile2 kite akan benci diri sendri dan org2 keliling kite.

This is taken from her blog http://waniardy.com

You are a Dream Mother.

If you could not conceive a child,
if you will never know how it feels like to have another heart beating inside you for many months,
you are a Dream Mother.

If your body could not afford to cradle another soul,
if you will never experience the priceless agony of giving birth to a little human,
never be a biological mother, never have a daughter of your flesh and blood, never have a son who resembles your husband,
for whatever reason-
you are a Dream Mother.

Your presence is an essence;
you are the savior of orphans.
Without you, Dream Mothers, many orphans would have no special home.
Imagine a world where every single woman could conceive, could get pregnant, could have a child of her own,
yet deaths and abandonment occur as per usual…
What would become of orphans?

Dream Mothers, people such as you must live.
Biological Mothers and Dream Mothers need to coexist.
You balance the earth and its diverse occupants, Dream Mothers.
No one can deny your capacity to love and care for another.
No one can take away your right to dream of your baby’s name,
or what lullaby you would sing when that tiny foot is kicking, or when those pebble eyes are crying,
or how you would look like in the mirror with your blossoming belly, while your nausea is at its peak.

Dear Dream Mother,
You think you’re inadequate but God has made you a rescuer.
You think you’re less of a woman but God has made you an important reminder.
Biological Mothers ponder upon you and they appreciate what they have even better.

God is Just. God is Fair.
Biological Mothers have their pain and gain; so do you.
Only yours are more of a secret.

To be born a Dream Mother, is not a loss.
To be born a Dream Mother means that you are much stronger than you will ever know.
It means that your pain and gain are there, but they may not show.

Dear Dream Mothers,
You are no less significant.
You are here for a cause.
These children are the earth,
Biological Mothers are the sun,
and you-
you are the moon.

Dear Dream Mothers,
you are the chosen ones.

Wani Ardy
Rozelle, Sydney

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so touched :(

Metformin, a must must must


Semalam aku download a full detailed info about penyaket aku Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome ni kat sini www.jarrettfertility.com/PCOS%20patient%20handout.pdf

and baru la aku betol2 paham condition diri aku nih. yg penting METFORMIN (GLUCOPHAGE) tu sbenanye mmg ubat yg tepat utk PCOS. huwaaaa so kene makan jugak jugak jugakkk. ini petikan drp article tu:
Glucophage has several mechanisms of action. It does
increase peripheral insulin sensitivity. In other words, it
decreases the lack of responsivity of the tissues to insulin.
More importantly, it dramatically reduces the production of
sugar by the liver. If sugar levels are decreased, insulin levels
will decrease. With decreased insulin, the production of male
hormone from the ovaries decreases and the PCOS improves.
Glucophage also works very well in thin women without
significant insulin resistance. Almost as a side effect, it
increases the activity of an enzyme call aromatase.
Aromatase increases the conversion of male hormones to
female hormones – less androgens and more estrogens result.

and about the side effect, mmg betul kene ciritbirit tu part of side effect dia tapi ada cara utk elakkan! nape doc tak ckp ponnnnnn...haih! ye la kdg2 kite mmg kene wat research sendri doh kalau nak mintak dr delaila terangkan semua aku rase lg mahal la charges nye nnt :P aku prasan yg charges dia naik ikot brape lame kite consult dgn die. die takde standard rate. kalau ckp biase2, RM60. kalau lameeee je sket RM75..lagi lama..leh sampai RM150 (especially kalau baru 1st time jumpa, sbb die nak collect history kite semue kan. so kite jgn nak dok harap doctor bagi 100% info kat kite, kite kene ade usaha cari sendri gak..

The major side effects of glucophage are diarrhea and abdominal cramping- these can be avoided if one eliminates carbohydrates from the diet. Thin women can slowly add carbohydrates back into their diet as tolerated. Heavier women should not – our goal with them is to lower insulin levels andit doesn’t do much good to decrease the production of glucose by the liver if one keeps eating carbohydrates which are converted to glucose. It takes about three months for glucophage to have maximal effect on the ovaries. Many women conceive with no other intervention than glucophage,and couples should go ahead and try to conceive during those three months.

so, aku takleh makan CARBS. mungkin kene kurangkan la. wah so NASIK camne? waaaaa...xpe2 ini utk kesihatan diri. byk je benda lain leh makan. ape yg aku paham drp artikel tu ialah, org PCOS ni release satu benda ni name dia MIS (Mullerian Inhibiting Substance) drp ovary kite yg buat androgrens ni lebeh drp estrogens..so sbb tu follicles ni semua tak elok.

MIS decreases aromatase activity, which results in an
increase of androgens and a decrease in estrogens. This
perpetuates the PCOS changes.
While glucophage treatment will lower androgens rather quickly (androstenedione in this slide),
MIS really does not
decrease significantly for almost three to four months.

so kene laaa makan ubat nih jugak...then dlm artikel ni ade psl LETROZOLE, yg works utk aku last september. yg resulted in 2 mature good eggs. mmg PCOS dgn CLOMID susah nak work together. even with metformin, kdg2 still gak ade org xberjaya. but with Letrozole, the chances increases.

please note that: It is pretty clear that if pregnancy does not result within the first four cycles of clomiphene use, it
probably is not going to – something else has to be tried. 

I've tried clomid ONCE, last year somewhere in May. 100mg. after 12days period, when we scanned, takde mature eggs lansong. semue polycystic. so it shows that it doesnt work. glad i met dr sudha of klinik umra (the only doc yg best katsitu) yg suggest Letrozole (brand name: Femara). dia mahal sket drp clomid but no side effect n no long term side effect. 3 cycles of CLOMID akan buat kite under the risk of ovarian cyst, which is , kalau kena terok, ovary kena buang teros so selamat tinggal the journey of trying to conceive, it ended with you not able to conceive forever! dr sudha prescribe me with Letrozole 5mg perday. for 5days. mcm clomid gak cara nak makan dia. on 2nd day of period. for 5 days.

on day 12, we found 18.3mm mature follies and 21mm mature follies. mmg perfect utk ovulate. dr sudha inject aku dgn HCG, utk trigger ovulation for the next 36hours. thats what we call 'timed intercourse'.

but, takde rezeki aku mase tuh. aku period heavily the next 2weeks walaupon mase dah nak due period tu, aku dpt positive pregnancy test. it was all chemical pregnancy je sbenanyer. but aku bersyukor sbb aku period, drp aku tak period lansong n tak pregnant.depress gile kot gitu.

So after bertukar doctor, Dr Delaila is aware of me not responding to clomid so die tanye aku nak letrozole tak? aku mmg nak la sbb dulu penah ambik n body aku respon well kat ubat tu. Aku takot kerane aku ni PCOS, walaupon aku dpt telor yg mature pon nnt nextmonth, kalau lekat pon, aku ended up miscarriage lagi sbb PCOS women mmg risiko tinggi utk keguguran. kebanyakan org PCOS akan miscarriage a few times before mengandung betol2...

artikel yg aku paste link atas ni mmg bagos..skang aku dah faham aku mmg kena makan metformin gak. teringat polycystic follicles aku aritu, sgt ngeri. byk drp dulu..kene gak makan ubat. aku nak try to avoid carbs tgk ciritbirit lagi tak. kalau tak, so aku leh continue metformin ni. its good for me. i have have have to!

Daisypath Anniversary tickers

April 26, 2011

Cuba banding diri kita dengan org yg lebih malang.

Kadang2 kite asik nak menci kat diri sendri. kan. takbagos sbenanye. kite yg salah sbb kite suke compare diri sendri dgn org yg lebih bernasib baik, in other words, rezeki semue org taksame, lepastu kite mudah jadi tak bersyukur dgn apa yg Allah sediakan di depan mata kite. kite sebok nak mintak Allah bagi benda yg die belum kate boleh. yg ada depan mata kite ni dah perfect ke?

Anak.

Seseorang yg kite tunggu yg kite tattau katmana dan berapa jumlahnya, sedang berada di alam yg lain. belum ditiupkan rohnya ke muka bumi. belum ditiupkan rohnya ke dalam perot kite utk digelar "anak" kandung kita. Dah tertulis sebenarnye kat Luh Mahfuz, anak itu sekian tarikh akan ditiupkan ke muka bumi ini. jadi layakkah anda utk bertanye "bile nak ade anak ni wei? tak teringin nak ade anak ke?"

serupe korang mempersoalkan kerja tuhan. dalam taksedar, dah buat dose kering je kat situ. 1, dah la buat org saket ati, 2, ko tanye keje tuhan. kenape ko tak tanye bile nak kiamat eh? bile ko nak mati? bile laut nak terbelah dua? tanye lah. tau plak "ehhh mane bleh tanye itu kan keje tuhan"

habeh tu? kenapa anda meletakkan diri anda dikalangan org2 yg BODOH yg suke bertanyekan soalan yg melibatkan kerja Allah? ko sapa? nabi ke?

it is definitely not funny utk mengusik org dgn soalan itu. kononnya Try to be nice or Try nak jadi peramah, dont know what to ask jadi tanye soalan itu. kalau tanya Dah ada ke belum tu exceptable sbb itu soalan biasa. tapi bile anda bertanyakan BILA? Rasulullah pon takleh jawap.

Untuk diri aku sendiri yg sgt stress sebelum ni, aku cepat2 mengingatkan aku tentang K.Ita, kakak kat floor atas ni yg struggle for 13years akhirnye kini baru dikurniakan anak pompuan yg chomel dan sihat. skang tunggu anak no 2 nak lahir plak. she's 37 already. kalau org tua2, mmg suke dok ngate org yg lambat dpt anak ni seperti "eee..dah tua2 baru nak branak"
Ape masalahnya? kenape lambat atau cepat itu menjadi ukuran? adekah kalau anak itu cepat lahir, die akan besar menjadi org yg bergune, jadi dokter ke, kompem akan senangkan keluarga ke,

Jadi kalau begitu kenape kite penah dgr ayat seperti "hish kalau aku tau ko dah besar nak jadi mcm ni, baik aku buang je ko mase kecik2 dulu"

dlm drama pon kite penah dgr ayat mcm ni. jadi salah ke kalau anak itu keluar lambat atau cepat?

kalau sape dpt anak cepat, die menang ke? menang apa? aku penah dgr gak org2 yg memerli org yg lambat pregnant ni kununnya takde skill. atau bodoh di katil.

habis tu org yg 10tahun takdpt anak tu sgt bodoh la takreti nak buat ape lakibini?

tolong jgn jadi org tua yg tak educated. (kdg2 org educated pon suke pikir mcm tu) aku teringat bulan 12 thn lepas, sepupu bapak aku tanye aku didepan khalayak ramai mase kenduri kazen aku "Hai, TAKKAN BERDUA JE KOT JIHAN TUH????"

kalau ko bukan makcik, aku dah sumbat flash camera aku kat mulot ko. serious ckp. aku baru nak meletop, tapi tibe2 makcik aku dtg selamatkan keadaan. die teros lari dpn aku n bisik kat aku "dia tu dulu 10years baru dpt anakkk! ignore je dia"

WAH! ko sendri pon 10years baru pgnant mcm celake nak sound aku gitu!!!!!!!!!
sepatotnye ko lebeh memahami, ko patot sapot anak2buah ko yg kene penyaket cam ko. hampeh tol. aku harap aku sok tak sound camtu kat org, mgkin anger yg die simpan sejak 10thn before die dpt anak tu die tahankan..kire die puas aa kot dpt sound aku mcm tu, spt mana yg die penah kena?

huh

The Doctor says

smlm ptg gi jumpe dr delaila. jumpe nana katsituh skali. sbb die pon nak jumpe doc gak.ingatkan die dah pgnant 2nd, rupenye nak pi checkup je since eksiden. hehehe

aku gitau la doc, aku stop metformin dah. aku amek 3minggu je aku leh tahan. sbb ciritbirit sgt terok.
die kate maksodnye aku kalah aa dgn metformin

"u tau tak u kena ambik metformin sbb kalau tak clomid takleh absorb? abeh i nak wat mcm mana ni?"

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

doc kate lagi "kalau tak i kena bagi injection tau dkt u, which is i taknak sebenarnye. tak elok sgt la"

aku PCOS so doc kate mmg kena kena kena metformin gak tapi dah takleh? ape nak wat? doc kate kene scan tgk camne dulu. so pi la wat vaginal scan tu. haa ko, doc teros kate

"eeeeee byk nyee telor u nihh.....! ape i nak buat dgn u ni eh?"

alaaa menci la doc kate gituuuu :P aku gelak je la..die siap kire 1-40 lak kat telor2 aku blah kanan. gile ade 40bijik telor yg tak mature. cam geli pon ade nak tgk. itu yg dok dlm perot aku. haish.

astu die pusing blah kanan lak "eeeeeeeyyy lagi banyakk aaaaa..123456789101112..(kire sampai 50) astu doc ckp "tah2 ade 100 telor dah u ni."

gaye dah mcm ayam dah aku ni =)) hahakhhakaa buat telor byk2

sebagai manusia kite patot buat telor dlm 20 je astu yg mature tu 1. aku lak buat semue yg byk2 tapi satu pon takmature. membazir. astu peram lak dlm ovary ni sampai bengkak.

aku terpakse ambik ubat utk induce bagi period. aku sendri takot kalau takperiod nnt ape akan jadi kat ovary aku. kalau bengkak, jadi ovarian cyst, lebeh terok kene buang. baik aku makan ubat ni.

aku gitau psal FertiliTea bawah ni. aku ckp ade vitex. byk org PCOS amek ni as alternatif.

dr delaila senyum and kate "it's not proven"

aaaaaaaa

:-<

haih...die bagi aku Norethisterone  (ubat yg same die bagi dulu) tapi dulu die bagi utk stop bleeding aku yg hampir sebulan tu (sbb so called doctor yg bagi aku injection tuh)
dulu kene makan hampir sebulan. sampai bleeding stop. yg ni die soh aku makan 5hari je. nnt dlm 10days aku akan period. so bile period die tanye "u nak clomid tak? tapi metformin u takmakan, mane jalan"
"takyah aa doc, penah ambik dah dulu telor takbesar pon"
"so, letrozole eh?"
"ok letrozole"
"tapi letrozole kite takde, u kena beli kat klinik lain"

ha takde hal je sbb aku tau klinik umra ade. so doc buat surat n cop, aku kene tunjok kat klinik yg aku nak beli tu. letrozole mmg penah berkesan kat aku. telor aku grow 21mm n 18mm. maksodnye mmg aku respon well dgn ubat tu. cume lom rezki aku arituh, die taklekat plak.

aku terpakse stop fertilitea ni. sbb herbs yg ada dlm tu takleh joint dgn progesterone pills.

the journey starts again..

April 25, 2011

FertiliTea

This is what i'm drinking now: FertiliTea by Fairhaven Health.

Before ni dah penah bace kat forum2 TTC matsaleh..tapi aku tau takde jual kat mesia...skang dah ada! leh dptkan kat website ni http://hamilshop.com  RM82 je taksilap, bank in to nama org yg ade katsitu. nnt die poslaju. aku nak stop biodex after trying for almost a year now. sbb Fertilitea ni has all the blend of everything yg ada dkt biodex. the same thing tapi dlm bentuk yg lain, herba yg lain. aku ade paste kat link Herbs & Supplements untuk more info about this product. dah la sedap, rase peppermint. no side effect. mule2 minum tu 3 hari aku cirit mcm ambik metformin tapi tak seterok metformin. mild je la. lepastu dah takde :)

dah la die murah, product oversea lak tu. and yg buat bende ni adalah seorang gynae. so aku trust lebeh sket drp biodex. yg buat biodex ni bukan gynae just some doctors yg byk wat research. yg mana ade rezeki, die mmg leh berjaye dgn biodex. tapi aku takleh, maybe ade something dlm diri aku yg buat aku takleh absorb biodex. susu kambing biodex aku still minum sbb sedap :P but no, im not spending another 300engget sebulan for biodex..let's try something else.

Fertilitea ni ade vitex, raspberry leaf, nettle leaf, ladies mantle, which is common n powerful herb for women hormones. aku bandingkan semua ni dgn produk biodex, rupenye semua benda yg lebih kurang same tugasnye. cume fertilitea ni takde yg Bvitamins je. so aku kene ambik vitamin B complex mcm slalu aku ambik tu. die slow herb n please dont expect miracle happens in a month. tapi utk org PCOS mcm aku, it is recommended utk try benda ni for atleast 3 month to see the difference. ape yg ade kat metformin, ada dlm fertilitea ni. same je kejenye, utk inhibit insulin resistance. untuk balancekan hormon, utk balance kan LH and FSH, untuk detox kotor2 yg ade kat rahim, untuk lancarkan darah, untuk naikkan progesterone which im lacking right now.

Ptg ni or esok insyallah aku nak gi dr delaila. sbenanye aku dok tunggu gaji masok baru leh pegi. sbb kalau takde 300engget jgn pegi. hahaha..nak tgk ape sbenanye yg terjadik kat rahim n ovaries aku after hSG aritu.

aku tak cite pon camne proses hSG tu kan lagi. aritu kan konon nak ilangkan stress. hahaha..nnt  aku cite. nak pi wat teh ni jap.

I'm Back!

Salam, lame dah tak blogging. Ambik mase utk hilangkan stress sket n lupekan yg aku tgh berusaha nak conceive.
sbenanye sbb minggu ni bos takde, and exec2 lain pon takde semua outstation dan aku kene jage opis.

jadi baru la bole nak blogging balik.for the past few months ni mmg busy gile n taksempat nak update, nak FIKIR pon taksempat, nak jumpe dr delaila pon taksempat gak.

so i spend the last few months doing things that i enjoyed. tibe2 ade 2 organizers panggil band aku utk perform. satu tribute to no doubt, satu lagi tribute to The Who. mmg best sbb dah lame sgt tak jamming. aku tipu, kate nak quit main music. bile stress, semua yg kite penah janji taknak buat kite buat balik. nasib baik aku tak isap rokok. kalau aku isap rokok n janji nak quit, mesti aku isap balik. whoh! simpang.

sepanjang aku konon nak enjoy sket last month, aku miss period. mcm post bawah ni. aku tak period2 since aku buat hSG. adekah hSG tu yg buat aku tak period? atau mmg penyaket aku dah dtg balik?

lepas buat hsG tu dr delaila mmg cek ovaries aku skali. katenye "banyaknyeee telur u! tapi semua kecik2..camne?"

eh die tanye aku balik plak. huwaa mane la saye tauuuuuu

kan aku cite die bagi metformin kan. 3minggu jek aku tahan makan metformin tu. sumpah saket perot dan asik nak pegi toilet. astu perot aku bunyi kuat gile kalau aku lapa. kalau tak lapa pon bunyi. bayangkan kalau tgh meeting ke hape ke. tak ke org akan pandang aku? terok gak aa saket perot kalau makan metformin ni.

last2 aku suke2 je stop makan ubat tu. ade belambak lagi. aku taksanggop nak continue. kononnye aku nak gitau dr delaila yg aku taksesuai nak makan metformin dah. nak mintak die bagi ubat lain.

tapi aku takpegi2 sbb bizi sgt dan aku nak gune duit utk jamming n beli gadget2 gitar yg dah rosak. (eh bole tak camtu aku ni, gitar plak yg dilebihkan)

tapi sbenanye aku taknak 100% commit hidup aku ni utk semata2 nak conceive, sampai aku takleh buat benda lain. kdg2 bile pikir balik maybe itulah reason aku tak conceive2 sbb pala otak aku pikir itu je. mcm la hidup ni takde benda lain nak buat. aku samekan nak conceive ni mcm kite nak kawin gak.

mgkin rezeki aku Allah bagi, aku sng dpt boifren, aku sng dpt jodoh. tapi dpt anak yg susah. ade org dpt jodoh bukanmain payah. nak kawin asik xjadi je, dpt boifren asik semue kene tipu je. tapi once dia dpt the ONE, teros dpt anak, dan org pon berkata "haa, berkat lah tu..tuhan teros bagi anak"

salah gak. abeh tu adekah aku dan suami aku ni tak berkat?

ade jugak org itu yg teros mendapat anak setahun satu itu, suami nye yg mule2 jujor tibe2 ade skandel dan menceraikan isterinye yg PERFECT yg cantik yg semua nya bagos, dan meninggalkan anak2 skali. jadi? dimanakah berkat itu hilang?

kdg2 aku pikir mmg semue org taksama perjalanan hidupnya. sbb tu aku kurangkan stress aku utk treatment segala ni. aku mengaku mmg aku yg memakse diri nak cpt mengandung, dan nak cepat tutop mulot org. aku dah tau nak jawap soalan bile nak dpt anak tuh dah.

baru2 ni adik sdara aku tulis kat WALL fb aku

"bile nak ade isi ni???? family kite dah ramai yg dapat baby!"

WAH! gembiranya aku bace msg mcm tu kat WALL aku!

sekurang2nye aku berkahwin dan ade suami. awak tuh tak kawin2, ckp byk. bile aku tanye Bile nak kawin? die tau pon jawap "belom rezeki laaa"

abeh tu same la aku nih? jgn bodo la wei.

sbenanye aku serious dah tak KESAH walaupon aku continue treatment. maksod aku takkesah tu bukan aku nak stop semua tapi aku dah tak kesah dgn ape org kate. maybe aku masih boleh handle hidup berdua lagi. mungkin buat mase ni aku masih leh bercakap sorg2 kalau laki aku badmood atau malas nak layan aku. mgkin sbb aku ade gitar kat umah so kalau aku bosan aku leh main gitar. mcm ade org lain tu die bosan dok berdua, die tattau ape nak buat. mcm aku ni tuhan bagi kelebihan mcm2 utk menghilangkan rase bosan. aku leh ambik gambar, aku leh cari duit dgn skill yg aku ada, aku leh perform dgn band aku, leh maintain a happy life without a child (yet).

mungkin kamu kamu kamu yg dah mengandung dan beranak ni tuhan bagi skang sbb korang tattau nak buat ape kalau hidup berdua. mintak maaf yeh tapi maksod aku, Allah itu Maha Mengetahui, jadi maybe without a child, u'll be worst. so tuhan bagi anak. NAH! anak! so korang suami isteri dah ade tanggungjawap iaitu: ANAK. and hidup berdua korang better with seorang anak (atau lebih). untuk kami yg belom pernah mengandung ini, kami belum LAYAK nak jadi ibu. dan Allah bagi rezeki lain dulu sebelum die bagi rezeki zuriat.

kan org yg kaya, byk duit, berkerjaya, semue anak sikit je. jarang plak dgr org kaya2 yg berjaya anak sampai 5 6 org. mungkin ade tapi sgt sikit. tapi org yg idup susah anak bukan main ramai. (tapi..aku tak kaye pon? hehehe, mgkin lambat je kot)

eh asal panjang beno bebelan ni.ok kang aku sambung lagi.