Anakku vs Pigeon Baby Cloth Napkin Review UPDATED

PRICE

Anakku is RM35.90 for 12pcs in Sogo

Pigeon is RM35.90 for 10pcs in Parkson

QUALITY

Anakku is slightly thicker than Pigeon

I try to capture the difference with camera but it may not show in the photos but definitely with the naked eye, when you try to see a ceiling light with the napkins, you can clearly see that Anakku is thicker.

SOFTNESS

This is not so clear cut because since Pigeon being slightly thinner (really slight), tends to be slightly softer.

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VERDICT

Since both brands are almost same, the only factor would be price for me. So if you can find any of these brands at cheaper price, you can go ahead and buy it.

BUT NOW THAT I have washed them with washing machine, PIGEON is definitely the choice for me as they are easier to fold because they do not crumple as much as Anakku.

GO FOR PIGEON!!

Pregnancy and cough - what do you do?

Many friends told me to be careful during pregnancy not to fall ill as many medicine are a
no-no for me.

Well somehow my boss was having a terrible cold one day and before you know it, I had sore throat the following next day.

Normally with the sore throat it will take like a day or two before it develops to flu, fever and cough but somehow during pregnancy my immune system was lower so I had all these symptoms within the same day.

To make matters worst, every time I cough, I pee..

So there I was changing panties until I ran out of them before it occurred to me that I should have use panty liners. I changed like 6 - 7 panty liners that night because I coughed badly throughout the night until 6am.

Being apprehensive of taking any medication, I decided to let the cough fester and hopefully go off on its own on Day 2.

But by Day 3 since I had yellow sometimes green phlegm, I decided to see my gynecologist because I google on it and some pharmacist mentioned that if you have:-

- no phlegm
It means it's viral infection and will go off on its own.

- if there's phlegm then it depends if it's colour or clear.
Clear is better as colour phlegm means there's bacteria infection.

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After my visit to Dr Tan Ee Ping I was given 3 medicine:-

1) cough syrup - IRIDIN LINCTUS by Axcel
2) antibiotics tabs - CO-AMOXICLAV 625 by Axcel
3) tabs for allergic rhinitis or urticaria - XYCAL TAB 5mg by GSK

The syrup was to be taken if there's cough but I must finish the rest of the tabs within 5 days.

The syrup was supposed to cause drowsiness but it did not have much affect possibly because of the small dosage of 5ml. But I must admit that the syrup is rather nice tasting with no bad after taste like certain syrup.. Yummy!!

Apparently the medicines prescribed was of good quality cos I showed the same medicine to the KKIA nurse because I was due for an anti-tetanus jab on Day 4 and the nurse said that these are good medicines which are pregnancy-safe which will not affect the jab.

So ladies, if you are having cough with colour phlegm, dont wait it out but see your gynecologist or any GP because seriously who knows how long you'll be coughing before it clears.

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More photos of the medicine:-

IRIDIN LINCTUS cough syrup - 5ml each time

Merino Lanolin Cream for dry eczema skin and pregnancy rashes

Fantastic cream from New Zealand!

Being pregnant seems to open up a floodgate of physical disorders in the body such as sudden surge in vaginal discharge, rashes and even pimples. Blame it on hormonal changes :(

Rashes on the foot

So to counter some of these problems, I found it rather useful to:-

1) change my shampoo and conditioner to Ma Cherie's Airy Feel range cos it keeps my scalp less oily and thus less pimples on the head.

2) apply Lanolin Cream on my tummy, breast and back to prevent itchiness - after all my skin being stretched all day.

I find this cream particularly effective because even though when compared with Cetaphil Moisturizing Cream, this lanolin cream leave a more STICKY feeling, it washes off with just plain water and keeps my skin moisturized until my next shower. How cool is that?

It also helps to counter the skin rashes to a certain extent because it does not completely rid me of the rashes but at least keep the itchiness at bay.

So this is a better long term solution for me rather than relying on hydrocortisone cream during my pregnancy.

For more product info on Merino Lanolin Creme, see packaging and product information below:-

Buffet Lunch @ Contango, Hotel Majestic, Kuala Lumpur

Love Love Love this place!!

Buffet Lunch @ *RM68++ ~ RM78.90
Buffet Dinner @ *RM88++ ~ RM102.10 from 6:30pm to 10:30pm

Majestic has since February 2014 revised their buffet lunch and dinner price to RM78++ and RM98++ respectively. (meaning dinner @ ~ RM113.68).

Difference between their lunch and dinner spread - addition of oysters served during dinner.

From the ambience to the food, this place is fantastic. So reservation is a MUST especially for dinner!

Parking at their basement parking is at a flat rate of RM10 per entry but make sure to get the token from the reception.

There are plenty of drinks available (free flow) but at an addition of RM30++ you may enjoy free flow of quality wine and beer.

Here's a list of the drinks available:-

Must try is their ICE CHOCOLATE.. Yum yummmmm...!!

Here are some photos of the food:-

Here are photos of the desserts:-

Buffet Dinner @ The Mill, Grand Millennium, Kuala Lumpur

I'll just sum it in one sentence:-
Nice food but not worth your money.

Why?
While the food taste good, there are not enough variety to justify the price tag of RM102.10 (including tax) for the buffet dinner.

With the same price, I think you will enjoy a more sumptuous buffer dinner at YTL's Hotel Majestic KL.

In Hotel Majestic (HM), there are 2 counters of food and one big dessert counter but in Grand Millennium (GM), just one long counter and one small dessert counter.

See photos below for a comparison between Grand Millennium and Hotel Majestic KL:-

Just one row of food in Grand Millennium

Part of dessert counter in Grand Millennium

Chocolate fountain in Grand Millennium

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One of the two food counters in Hotel Majestic KL

Part of dessert counter in Hotel Majestic KL

Just take the ice cream as an example, in GM there are only 5 basic flavours from Nestle but in HM the ice creams are custom made by the chefs including some pretty unexpected flavours like pistachios and coconut.

Choice of ice creams in Hotel Majestic KL

Besides, if you are going to be in Bukit Bintang area, you'll be spoilt for choices for eateries especially if you are willing to pay more than RM100 per person for a meal.

VERDICT:-

For Grand Millennium to draw the crowd, personally I think they should consider:-

a) lowering their prices if adding more variety is not an option.

b) offering other drinks other than just water, coffee or tea.

c) keeping their desserts refrigerated in display counters as many of kuih or cakes tend to be a tad too dry from being exposed to the elements.

Extra note on PARKING:
Generally parking in GM is RM8 for first hour and RM2 for every subsequent hour but if you dine there, then you will enjoy free parking for the first 3 hours, then RM8 for the 4th hour and RM2 every hour thereafter.

Pre-Seed Fertility Friendly Lubricant - if you are trying to conceive

After trying to conceive to no avail for about 3 - 4 months, I realised that something must have been off somewhere because:-
1) I know exactly how to calculate my ovulation period since I have a very regular cycle of 28 days and
2) I know that it is God's intention for all woman to be fruitful and multiply,

I suspect it's because of my dryness during intercourse so I googled on lubricants and the Durex lubricant which I have can potentially kills the sperm.. Oops!!

NOT GOOD for sperm

So after searching, I found PRE-SEED which claims to be safe for use during intercourse as it acts like kind of a safe conduit for the sperm to swim in and reach the egg.. interesting!

GOOD for sperm

But is it available for sale in Malaysia?

Since my sister will be going to USA in September 2013, I asked them to buy for me but apparently this brand is not available on the shelves in USA... and them being virgins are too shy to inquire for me.. Darn it!!

So after their trip and more googling and I found the local distributor in Malaysia and they supply to none other than my favorite pharmacy, AA Pharmacy!!

You do have to call in advance to check because they sometimes have it in limited stock, which explains why you might not see it on AA Pharmacy's shelves (yes, it's on the shelf and you do not need to ask at the counter).

It retails for RM92.90 and I am very pleased to say that I used it once in October 2013 and was confirmed pregnant by November 2013 =D

You are supposed to use it with the enclosed applicator but for me, my hubby basically used his finger and and applied around my vagina. Works the same.

So if you have been unsuccessfully trying to conceive for some time now, you can consider investing in this lubricant, cos even though it's on a pricier side, you don't need a lot and it can double as a normal lubricant in the future (unless you want to avoid pregnancy) =D

(below are more photos of the insert and box)