Rant #1 - Instagram review

pet peeve? pet hate?

I am pretty sure that every people must have one. Annoyance that can grow into intense hatred (i am exaggerated.i aware of that). My current pet peeve is the Instagram review posted by the seller I followed. Well..well. I know you are paid to do the review for the budding insta-sellers (insta-seller vs interstellar??) I was irritated when I scrolled down the Instagram newsfeed, it was only reviews from this one account.

For example, i followed this Instagram account that sells watch. Suddenly, when i scrolled my newsfeed, there are reviews from this "watch insta-seller". Reviews about makeup, detox drinks, gadget accessories, jeans and other unrelated items. How do you feel when you see these on your insta feed? You don't even follow detox drinks, jeans etc Instagram and suddenly it flooded your screen. In just a split second, I do not hesitate to click UNFOLLOW or even BLOCK the account.

I feel that it is unfair to the ones who pay you to promote their products/accounts because the followers have higher chance to overlook the reviews. Just imagine, 10 post reviews in 2 minutes. I will most probably skipped the post and scrolled down to search the posts that are relevant to me. It's just ME. My pet peeve.

My suggestion to the sellers who are getting PAID for reviewing people's product/account, probably you can have like 3 paid reviews per hour. Have an interval 7-10 minutes per post. Use hashtags.

This is only my honest opinion. Again, probably only me who cannot tolerate that. ME only.

Review: Medela Swing Maxi

As a first time mother, we have a dream to breastfeed our little one until he/she is 2 years old. If you are a stay-at-home mom, it wouldn't be that challenging because you can direct feed your child 24/7. In contrast with full time working mom, it is difficult to direct feed your child during working hours. But, fret not, we have an invention called breast pump, which may help the working moms to fully 'breastfeed' their child.

Sorry for the long introduction. Now, let's focus on purpose of this post. I'd like to review the breast pump that I used. It is MEDELA SWING MAXI. It is a double electric pump. More or less like the premium MEDELA FREESTYLE,  but much cheaper.  I bought it from Aja, from mybreastpumpshop. Price is RM1099 plus milk bottles. There are many packages that you can choose from. Fast delivery and offers good after-sale service. Recommended seller. You might want to check the website or her Facebook later.

I've been using this pump for 17 months. Starting from the 3rd day after I delivered my baby. On average, for the first 6 months, I pumped every 3-4 hours during daytime and direct feed at night. However, after my baby started teething (7 month old), I am officially an EP (exclusive pumping) mom. Sob.sob. She didn't want to direct feed since then. So, I need to pump milk 24/7, every 3-4 hours, 20-30 mins/session. FYI, this pump will automatically stop pumping after 30 minutes. It has 2 phase expression, very cute design and very portable. The suction can also be adjusted according to your preference. For swing maxi, you need to feel which suction level that is suitable for you, unlike FS, which has the indicator that shows the suction level (plus point in FS). The suction is still good until today. I suggest that you change the membrane and connector every 6 months , if you are a heavy user (to maintain good experience and hygiene).

Other good thing about this breast pump, I can use battery or power bank. I am usually on travel, and my breast pump is my loyal companion. If you want to use battery, you need to use 6 AAA batteries. But I you want to connect to power bank , you have to purchase USB power bank cable separately. I bought it from lazada, around rm80++. You can also surf this website www.bbmilkit.com to get this cable. Quite pricey but it is worth it.

Despite all of the goodness, this product has its own downside. For me, the cons would be the sound. The sound is quite irritating after 1 year of usage.  It is LOUD. Feel embarassed, if I were to pump in a quiet place. Probably I need to send it for service,  just in case to see it there is any problem. Another cons is, the yellow colour. It is easy to get dirty plus I dont like yellow. Haha.

In conclusion, I can say that the pros outweighs the cons.  If you have extra money, you might want to invest on this pump. I believe that this pump and MEDELA FS are similar in terms of the suction and function. If you think that you really need to watch the LCD display during your pumping session, go on with FS, but if you are not, swing maxi does the job as good as FS. The choice (and  money) is yours.

Happy pumping!

P/s I do not endorse this product. I am just sharing my experience and hopefully can help readers to make their choices.

Review #1

The journey begins..

Assalamualaikum and good day, It was a hazy day and I want to start a blog! The moment I decided to start writing a blog, was last week, when I couldn't find a satisfactory review about a product (a few products actually).Haha. Lame. YES, I know.

I am writing this blog with a pure intention to help readers to get useful information on something that I used, or something that I experienced. Well,as a woman who talks about 7000 words per day, most of the time,I will ramble about random things - my family,house,schools, work, children,current issues,pet peeves,and the list goes on.

Since this would be my official writing journey in public, any words or phrases that are used in this blog are solely based from my opinion. It does not represent any organisation, religion, ethnicity, 

country etc unless I said so in my writing.

I hope this blog will be a stepping stone for me to improve my writing and expand my vocabulary. Gambateh! Bye.

P/s the post can be either English or Malay language. If possible, I will write in both languages. Tq