Handmade: Christmas Shoe Candles

When I wrote that I am seriously looking at doing my own thing and not having to report to work - I meant it. 

Apart from dabbling in small time writing, I've started a creative corner.  So far I've been making candles and soaps.

Check out my Christmas Shoe Candles! 

They are adorable and comes in Christmas colors.

Shoe Candle Dimensions:
Height: 12cm
Length: 11cm
Weight: 780gm

Do place orders at the link below should you be keen to own one. It's up on ilovediscounts. And they will make sure it's delivered safely to you. Shipment is only to West Malaysia. 

http://www.ilovediscounts.my/products/megan-ann/megan-ann-handmade-christmas-shoe-candles/

Do support lil' muachi's mum who badly wants to get out of the rat race..

Thank you.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year in advance. Thank you for reading my blog. More blog updates next year.

freezer bags: for breastmilk

Being a first time mum, there was a lot of things I didn't know existed especially when it comes to milk pumping.

For those of you who are as lost as I used to be, after you pump, there must be somewhere or something you can store your breast milk in. 

Introducing the freezer bags.

There are a variety of freezer bags out there. But all the bags follow these simple steps:

LMM baby steps:

1) Pump into a bottle (some bags can be attached to the pump so the milk goes directly into the bag)
2) Pour milk from bottle into bag
3) Lock it so the milk does not spill out
4) Place in freezer

To use milk
1) Defrost bag by soaking it in hot water
2) When milk is fully thawed and warm, transfer to bottle

Things to Note:
1) Always wash your hands before you pump to ensure clean hands while transferring milk
2) Never place freezer bags in microwave for heating
3) Never mix milk from different pump sessions unless milk is already frozen and you are topping up. I recommend to just stick to a new bag
4) The measurements on the bag is to give you a better idea on how much to defrost for bub. Use that. Defrosted milk should never be thrown back into the freezer. Breast milk IS like gold. You do not want to waste it. Mums would understand this. It is NOT a walk in the park when we  wake up in the middle of our sleep just to pump.
5) Always freeze the bags in a compartment of their own OR at the back of the freezer. 
6) I personally won't freeze the milk for longer than 6 months. 3 months was what I went with.

The pic on top shows the type of bag that requires a "strip lock". After you transfer the milk, you will use this clip to push down any milk at the top and remove air. The strip is then placed at the top of the milk. You roll the clip with the bag until the milk, then you fold the strip across the bag to lock it. I assume this type is the older "model".

There are now ziplock bags which makes it super easy. You just need to transfer the milk and zip it up. There are also a place where you can jot down the dates on when it was pumped. Also, these bags has a base at the bottom (it opens up a bit at the bottom). This is good as it helps the bag to stand in the freezer. 

LMM advice: I would go with a bag that is easy to lock and has a base at the bottom. The base help the bag stand proper in the freezer so it's easier to store and organize. The bags are fairly cheap. So go with convenience. The whole process of breast pumping is already exhausting enough to have to juggle freezer bags as well. 

Here's the top three things to look out for when buying a freezer bag: 
1) Base for easy storing
2) Easy locking of bag
3) Space to Jot down dates for monitoring

Hokkien Corner: I read that freezing breast milk will kill some of its antibodies. But it is still heaps better than formula milk. Guess that is why all mothers do it. Not to mention how expensive formulas are these days! I would invest in good freezer bags or even bottles for breast milk storing. I have not used milk bottles for freezing but I know some mothers have.

I know it's tiresome but it's not a permanent chore. So while you can, just try to enjoy it. Part and parcel of being a mum I guess. My breast pumping days are over but it has been an experience I have not forgotten.

Another article! Eatery Review

Yet another article from lil' muachi's mummy...:)

http://parenthots.com/features/Looking-for-baby-friendly-dining-spots-.aspx

Chomps: Nihonkai Restaurant, Taman Desa

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Nihonkai is a great neighborhood Japanese Restaurant. The food is fresh and the price affordable.

It is a rather small set up considering the number of customers that goes there each night.

You can eat indoors or outdoors. But there are cons to each:

Outdoor:
1) It may get hot
2) You will have uninvited buzzing guests  
3) On rare occasions (but it does happen), you will be accompanied by stray dogs nearby

Indoors:
1) There's only limited indoor area on the ground floor. If I remember correctly, there are only four tables.

2) There are more tables upstairs. But if you are tired and have a kid who isn't exactly walking just yet. You may prefer to wait for a table downstairs

It's not easy getting tables during peak hours and there's not much waiting area. I would suggest calling ahead or go before or after the peak mealtimes.

Nihonkai has the older type of baby chairs. It does not come with its own little table tray. 

It's still one our favorite neighborhood eateries. So I guess it's worth going through the cons to have a meal here. 

Nihonkai Restaurant

No. 4-2, Jalan Telok Gadong

Off Old Klang Road

58100 Kuala Lumpur

Tel: 03-79823668 

hmm: "are you ready to have children?'. A Hilarious Must Read

Gosh whoever wrote this. It's just sooooo funny. It's really worth sharing!

Test 1: Preparation

Women: To prepare for pregnancy

1. Put on a dressing gown and stick a beanbag down the front.

2. Leave it there.

3. After 9 months remove 5% of the beans.

Men: To prepare for children

1. Go to a local chemist, tip the contents of your wallet onto the counter and tell the pharmacist to help himself

2. Go to the supermarket. Arrange to have your salary paid directly to their head office.

3. Go home. Pick up the newspaper and read it for the last time.

 

Test 2: Knowledge

Find a couple who are already parents and berate them about their methods of discipline, lack of patience, appallingly low tolerance levels and how they have allowed their children to run wild. 

Suggest ways in which they might improve their child's sleeping habits, toilet training, table manners and overall behaviour.

Enjoy it. It will be the last time in your life that you will have all the answers.

Test 3: Nights

To discover how the nights will feel:

1. Walk around the living room from 5pm to 10pm carrying a wet bag weighing approximately 4 - 6kg, with a radio turned to static (or some other obnoxious sound) playing loudly.

2.  At 10pm, put the bag down, set the alarm for midnight and go to sleep.

3. Get up at 11pm and walk the bag around the living room until 1am.

4. Set the alarm for 3am.

5. As you can't get back to sleep, get up at 2am and make a cup of tea.

6. Go to bed at 2.45am.

7. Get up again at 3am when the alarm goes off.

8. Sing songs in the dark until 4am.

9. Put the alarm on for 5am. Get up when it goes off.

10. Make breakfast.

Keep this up for 5 years. LOOK CHEERFUL.

Test 4: Dressing Small Children

1. Buy a live octopus and a string bag.

2. Attempt to put the octopus into the string bag so that no arms hangout.

Time Allowed: 5 minutes.

Test 5: Cars

1. Forget the BMW. Buy a practical 5-door wagon.

2. Buy a chocolate ice cream cone and put it in the glove compartment. Leave it there.

3. Get a coin. Insert it into the CD player.

4. Take a box of chocolate biscuits; mash them into the back seat.

5. Run a garden rake along both sides of the car.

Test 6: Going for a walk

 

a. Wait

b. Go out the door

c. Come back in again.

d. Go out.

e. Come back in again.

f. Go out again.

g. Walk down the front path.

h. Walk back up it.

i. Walk down it again.

j. Walk very slowly down the road for five minutes.

k. Stop, inspect minutely and ask at least 6 questions about every piece of used chewing gum, dirty tissue and dead insect along the way.

l. Retrace your steps.

m. Scream that you have had as much as you can stand until the neighbours come out and stare at you.

n. Give up and go back into the house.

You are now just about ready to try taking a small child for a walk.

Test 7: Conversations with children

Repeat everything you say at least 5 times.

Test 8: Grocery Shopping

1. Go to the local supermarket. Take with you the nearest thing you can find to a pre-school child - a fully grown goat is excellent. If you intend to have more than one child, take more than one goat.

2. Buy your weekly groceries without letting the goat(s) out of your sight.

3. Pay for everything the goat eats or destroys.

Until you can easily accomplish this, do not even contemplate having children.

 

Test 9: Feeding a 1 year-old

1. Hollow out a melon

2. Make a small hole in the side

3. Suspend the melon from the ceiling and swing it side to side

4. Now get a bowl of soggy cornflakes and attempt to spoon them into the swaying melon while pretending to be an aeroplane.

5. Continue until half the cornflakes are gone.

6. Tip the rest into your lap, making sure that a lot of it falls on the floor.

Test 10:TV

1. Learn the names of every character from the Wiggles, Barney, Teletubbies and Disney.

2. Watch nothing else on television for at least 5 years.

Test 11:  Mess

Can you stand the mess children make? To find out:

1. Smear peanut butter onto the sofa and jam onto the curtains

2. Hide a fish behind the stereo and leave it there all summer.

3. Stick your fingers in the flowerbeds and then rub them on clean walls. Cover the stains with crayon. How does that look?

4. Empty every drawer/cupboard/storage box in your house onto the floor and proceed with step 5.

5. Drag randomly items from one room to another room and leave them there.

Test 12: Long Trips with Toddlers

1. Make a recording of someone shouting 'Mummy' repeatedly. Important Notes: No more than a 4 second delay between each Mummy. Include occasional crescendo to the level of a supersonic jet.

2. Play this tape in your car, everywhere you go for the next 4 years.

You are now ready to take a long trip with a toddler.

Test 13:Conversations

1. Start talking to an adult of your choice.

2. Have someone else continually tug on your shirt hem or shirt sleeve while playing the Mummy tape listed above.

You are now ready to have a conversation with an adult while there is a child in the room.

Test 14: Getting ready for work

1. Pick a day on which you have an important meeting.

2. Put on your finest work attire.

3. Take a cup of cream and put 1 cup of lemon juice in it

4. Stir

5. Dump half of it on your nice silk shirt

6. Saturate a towel with the other half of the mixture

7. Attempt to clean your shirt with the same saturated towel

8. Do not change (you have no time).

9. Go directly to work

You are now ready to have children. ENJOY!!

Mesh Feeder

Mesh Feeders. What are they? 

This interesting invention allows children to munch on fruits safely by eliminating the danger of choking.  

LMM Baby Steps:
1) Have all the items ready

2) Loop the netting (item 1 which keeps the fruit inside) into item 2

3) Twist item 3 onto item 1+2 to lock the fruit in. I believe the gel like substance keeps the fruit cooler for longer. There is also a tiny lock which keeps the handle fastened to the netting.

4) All ready for your kid

LMM Advice: Apart from letting your little one try out new fruits, I read that you can use this little gadget as a teether as well. All you need to do is put ice cubes in it. 

Mess Alert: When your kid uses the mesh feeder, be prepared to clean.

Lil' muachi is beginning to appreciate the mesh feeder a lot more now that she is teething and trying out new flavors. However, she would throw it or place it next to her when done. So any leftover banana or papaya stuck on the mesh will obviously transfer to any surface she has decided to leave it on. Obviously lil' muachi herself will also be messy. 

Hokkien Corner: I don't really know how much this thing costs. I was lucky enough to inherit one from my sis-in-law. Lil' muachi's interest in the mesh is pretty short. She prefers to hold on to the actual papaya fruit and munch on it on her own. Even when she was smaller, she didnt exactly take to the mesh like the other kids in the pictures. I guess it's up to individual parents. If your bub seems to really enjoy munching on fruits and stuff but is still too young, go with the mesh. At least you know s/he will not choke with the netting security.

Formula/Powder Milk Containers

Whoever created this knew there was a genuine need in the market for something like this.

When your bub is wailing in the middle of the night (or whatever time in the day for that matter), you do not want to be fumbling around for the milk powder. 

These little containers are very handy. You can store predetermined scoops of formula ahead of time. 

There are a few variations in the stores but its primary role of course is to store milk. 

I have two different ones with me.

LMM Baby Steps:
The Pink One
1) Lift the lid up slightly (until its above the groove) and twist to selected slot for milk
2) Push it back down
3) Lift the cap 
4) Tilt and shake the milk formula into the milk bottle

The Blue One
1) Twist to selected slot
2) Lift the cap
3) Tilt and shake the milk formula into the milk bottle

They are both pretty fast to work on. Apart from how you move the thing to get the powder, one comes with removable dividers while the other is permanent.

LMM Advice:
The pink one is better for nights. You can just feel the cap going to a slot, pop it open and pour. Less mess. The somewhat protruding head also helps with neat pouring. For the blue one, it's a bit harder when you cant see the dividers as you don't know where it starts and where it ends. 
For travelling, the blue one is definitely less bulky.
Hokkien corner: If you think long term, the blue one will make more sense as you can remove the dividers and use it to store other things.

I would definitely encourage parents to own these containers. It helps fasten the process of milk making and that is always a good thing when your bub is wailing for susu.

Hmm: Life viewed and lived differently

With lil' muachi in our lives, I realized that I'm taking less risk in life. It's not that I'm a crazed adventure seeker or anything, but I have nonetheless taken a notch down when it comes to doing anything remotely "dangerous". I have even started driving just a little bit slower.

My only concern now is GOTH; who seems to still live life like a bachelor. I need to constantly remind him to watch his diet and be careful driving at nights if he intends to walk his daughter down the aisle one day.

Although at some level, I should probably give him some credit 

While mine has totally changed because of lil' muachi, the little one has merely assimilated into GOTH's life. Lil' muachi is like an extension of myself, but she is like a pet to GOTH. 

I need to bathe, clothe and feed her; GOTH only plays with her while still watching his TV. 

I am sure they created Mother's Day before Father's Day. They better. 

Marriage does not end your single-hood and social life. Pregnancy does. But somehow in this weird cosmic universe, it all feels just right.

I do miss my younger wilder days but right now, contentment is watching lil' muachi playing and laughing, bathing her, watching her eat and fall asleep. 

You can say that I'm getting older but I guess this is what growing up is all about right? And I suppose guys do take their time to do just that.

Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA)

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We recently took lil' muachi for another overseas trip. This time we flew out of Kuala Lumpur International Airport (as MAS was cheaper than AirAsia!).

Juggling lil' muachi at KLIA is extremely easy. Definitely better than LCCT. This place is meant for serious travelers. So maneuvering a stroller there was a dream. Even going through the sensors were made friendly for parents with babies. We were not required to hoist it up to the scanners. And as all airlines, we could push the stroller up to the entrance of the plane. What convenience.

The space in KLIA is massive. You can run up and down anywhere with the stroller and you wouldn't have an issue. Most planes fly out of the terminal connected by the aerotrain. The aerotrain is great. It is frequent and the speed is just right. Simply push your stroller in, put the brakes on and you are on the other side within a few minutes. The bub will love the ride.

KLIA is like a big (premium) shopping mall. They even have activities within the airport to entertain travelers. 

There is a KLIA Jungle BoardWalk. If it gets a bit too cold for you or you just feel like a bit of nature, take your bub for a short stroll through this place. It's easy with the stroller. Just be careful when exiting, the pathway slopes down towards the exit. 

If your bub is older than lil' muachi (above 2 years I believe), don't forget to check out the kid's play area next to KFC before you go through immigration. 

Before I board any plane, I would always make sure lil' muachi has a clean diaper on. Naturally, I try to do it at a proper baby changing room for privacy.

The baby changing room at KLIA is fairly clean. It has the basic features of a baby changing area. The changing compartments are getting a tad bit old but it's not grotty or anything. There is nothing special about this room, except the loo inside..

Introducing the loo...Ok Maybe I have not been to enough baby rooms. But this is the first time I've ever seen a place where you can actually go with your bub.

Moving on, while journeying to your gate, you can take these wonderful inventions - travelators; no walking required. It's amazing. To save time, you can still use them to accelerate your walking. There is also heaps to see at the sides and on top of these things. So it's like a theme park for your bub while you dash through.

Handling lil' muachi at KLIA was a great way to ease into our holiday. Next time I travel, I would definitely try to catch a flight out of KLIA. 

We are famous!

I am a writer! Ok not quite. But this is a great start!

It all began when the editor of ParenThots (parenting site powered by TheStar; a major newspaper in Malaysia) decided to give me a chance to submit a review on malls around KL/PJ. 

And the rest is history...

*drum roll* 

Introducing my article featured in ParenThots..(lil' muachi is the main picture!)
http://parenthots.com/features/Looking-for-baby-friendly-malls-in-KL-PJ.aspx

Here I am featured in their main site.
http://parenthots.com/home.aspx

Here I am again in TheStar online. I am the "mother" and a "ParenThots contributor"
http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?file=/2012/9/26/lifeliving/12065271&sec=lifeliving

In the article, I reviewed the baby friendliness of KLCC Mall, Midvalley and Citta Mall. Things I would have done in this blog..but in a "proper formal format". 

Do check it out and support by pressing 'like' at the bottom of the article. 

With your support, hopefully this can be a start of a very fulfilling freelancing career....(please get me out of corporate!)

Chomps: MacLaren's Restaurant & Pub

I was at MacLaren's for dinner about a week back. I rarely travel to Damansara Perdana as it is  a wee bit further from where I live. But my sis got some vouchers and so we headed there one fine night (which turned out to be a celebration for my birthday! ~Thanks sis~)

We were getting quite comfortable sitting outside until the mozzies decided to feast on us. Good thing the only smoker sitting indoors left around the same time. 

The food there is A-MAZING. If you are a fan of oxtail soup, try it. Their specialty is their pies. Super yummy. Their fries are delicious (I'm now their big fan). I was so wrapped up with their food that I totally forgot to take any pictures. But there are already reviews made by others on the net. So just go google. 

LMM Advice: The place is not exactly kid friendly. Outdoor: Mozzies. Indoor: Smokers. 
They have baby chairs which we did not use (as we were not aware of its existence). However, the food is really good and reasonably priced. The waiters were helpful. The owner was really friendly. If I decide to bring lil' muachi there again (which I probably would), I would go for lunch to avoid the pub goers (which hopefully that would help avoid the smokers). 

I told the owner that we would be back and I was not lying. 
MacLaren's Restaurant & Pub
E101 Metropolitan Square, Jalan PJU 8/1 | Jalan PJU 8/1, Damansara Perdana, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
0126106747

chicken pox remedies

Now that everything is back to normal and I'm no longer covered in fugly spots. I will now share what worked wonders for me (but perhaps I got lucky and had a mild case).

First off, how do you identify pox? When you see something that looks like a burn wound (with watery bubble and all), especially if there's a few of them: alarms should be ringing. The sure sign that you have caught the pox is when the pimply looking things start to multiply. The other symptoms are fever and perhaps some dizziness. That was what I had when I decided to go to see a Dr. 

My Dr prescribed an antiviral pill for me which I took 5 times a day for about 8 days. It tasted a bit funky so make sure you swallow it whole immediately and not let it linger which will allow it to melt in your mouth. yuck.  

He also sent me home with some antibiotics. In a form of both cream and pills. And also panadol for my fever.

Once I was safely confined in a room, advice started pouring in. Here's what I learnt and did or did not do.
1) Do not take chicken or eggs or seafood - I avoided this and I was definitely less itchy

2) Mix Bedak Sejuk and neem leaves together. Just blend the neem leaves with some water, put some bedak sejuk, bit of water and mix until it looks like paste. Put it on top of your pox. This is super awesome. It reduces the itch and also speeds up the drying process of the pox.

3) I was also advised to sleep on the neem leaves; which I tried as GOTH's mum plucked a whole bunch for me. It was definitely cooler. 

4) Coconut juice. I drank bucket loads. It's suppose to either cool you off or flush out the toxins. It is suppose to be good for pox regardless.

5) Instead of soap, I used Pinetarsol. It's an Australian product. You just spray it on, wait a few minutes, then wash off. You can also use it on rash, insect bites, sunburn. I suppose it's a medicated gentle wash. Again, it does not smell all too pleasant. 

I'm not too sure whether it's a combination of all of the above or one of the products were really effective; but I was definitely less itchy (than what I think I was supposed to be anyways).

The master of all advice for chicken pox -> do NOT scratch..

Lactating Paddings

It just occurred to me that we are not only first time mothers raising a bub, we are first time mothers who just gave birth and experiencing all things new to us.

I've decided in this blog, I will also write about things useful to new mothers. I was really clueless at the start. I wasn't sure what I needed. I wasn't sure what was out there. I would stare at an item for a long time wondering what it was for and how it worked.

So...along the topic of breastfeeding (re: earlier post on the silicon shield), this post is about "padding". 

When you are lactating, you do tend to leak at times. Especially when you are full and are unable to pump immediately. There are extra padding available that you can purchase and slip into your bras.

There are a variety of padding out there - disposable and non disposable ones. For me, I went with the non-disposable selection. I have tried three different types and brands.

LMM Advice: You need to choose the one with the best absorbent material. I am not too sure what it is made of. But it is not wholly cotton. It is pricier but the advantages are worth it;
1) it comes in its own little bag which is very handy when you throw these little things in the machine. 
2) it does not leak
3) it dries up faster (this is super useful when the weather is not exactly made for laundry)

The cotton ones normally comes in a pack of 3s. They are cheaper but they do not soak as well. What I did however, was to double pad it. You can always remove the "wet" ones and use the second pad if necessary. 

I would avoid getting the real thick ones. You are probably thinking the thicker it is, the more it will be able to absorb. Yes it does hold better than the thinner cotton ones but bear in mind, it is thicker and heavier (also hotter). It also takes ages to dry up after wash. I would still go with the light absorbent ones or double pad the thinner ones.

So there you have it. Things that I wouldn't have thought of either until I had to go through it personally.

hmm: Visa and all that jazz

For the past few days, it has been a crazy rush to renew my domestic helper's visa.

Ok our bad. We were not exactly on top of her visa's expiry. For the first 2 seconds, I did what came naturally - I panicked. Then I googled for any advice I can get from strangers or government sites. I realised, unlike us, everyone seemed to be pretty much on top of expiration dates.

So as my little domestic helper is very much here because of lil' muachi, I will blog about it here.

LMM advice:
1) Recover from your little panic attack after you see the expired date on that visa.
2) Decide whether you want to go with the Agency or do it yourself.
3) For Agency, they will guide you step-by-step but you will obviously pay a premium. Convenient, but you will burn a hole in your wallet. They will sort out all documentation and drive your helper wherever she needs to be.
4) If you have the time and decide to have a go at it yourself. Read on.

First Stop: Immigration
What you need:
- Original passport
- Photocopy of passport with details, visa details and your IC.
- Cash (to pay fine (if you are unable to get away with it) and special pass RM100
- Your Domestic Helper (for them to issue the special pass)

The immigration HQ at Putrajaya is in Precint 2 (according to their website) or 3 (according to GPS). They are side by side. So it doesnt matter. Once you reach putrajaya, there will be signs. Most of the people park outside. You will see this parking area with lots of cars but on rocky 'untreated' ground. It's free. So dont know about you, I parked there as it was bright and I was sure I would be able to locate my car.

What you need to do:
1) Now if you are late like me and MOTH, you will need to go to the 2nd floor to get a letter issued to say that the visa has expired and you will be whacked by "compound" (aka the penalty fee). 
2) Proceed to the 4th floor to make payment.
3) APPEAL for discount or waiver like you are appealing to stay out of prison. Think of the money you will save.

Note: Penalty charges are imposed on a daily basis. The longer it has expired, the higher your compound is. (Dont believe everything your agency tells you). If you give a decent reason for your tardiness and you are lucky to get an officer with a big heart, s/he will waive the fee. All you need to pay will be RM100 for a special pass. This is to allow your helper to stay on legally while you perform the rest of the needful before applying for her working visa.

http://www.imi.gov.my/index.php/ms/

2nd Stop: FOMEMA
What you need:
- Photocopy of passport and visa page.
- Bank draft, money or postal order (RM190 for female)
- Complete the form for renewal (you can get this from their website as below)

What you need to do:
- Go to FOMEMA office. I went to the one in Solaris Dutamas. They are at Block D. You can park at Publika. It's a bit hard to find but you will be able to with some searching.
- Submit all of the above
- Receive a copy of FOMEMA printed form

Note: Before I went to FOMEMA, I dropped by the postal office at Plaza Mt Kiara to buy postal order.
When completing the application form, you will need to choose the clinic you prefer to take your helper to for her medical check-up. There will be a list of clinics available on their website with its corresponding places for x-rays.

They say it'll take 10 days before the results are available online.

http://www.fomema.com.my/

3rd Stop: Hartamas immigration 

What you need:

- Original passport 
- Cash of  RM516 if helper is from Philippines

What you need to do:
- Go to Kompleks KDN in Hartamas
You can get the details from here: http://passport.com.my/Immigration_Offices/Kompleks_KDN_Jalan_Duta.htm
- Go early so you can find parking. There's only limited spaces in the compound
- Go to the 1st Floor - foreign/ domestic helpers office (just take the escalator near the entrance)
- Take a number, pass the passport to the officer. I believe this is where they will verify with Fomema on medical results
- Pay at the "Juruwang" (cashier) counter
- Go back to the first officer with the passport
- After a few minutes, the passport will be returned to you with the newly extended visa

The whole process lasted about maybe 20 minutes for me. It took a bit longer as the cashier was late coming in (I was there around 8+am). 

This step is really fairly simple. The rooms and the building is really quite pleasant. I believe it is new. 

OR Myeg


You can also get the assistance of Myeg to renew the visa. Just log into their website. You will need to wait 7 days for the visa and there will be a premium charged. But the visa is delivered straight to you.
http://www.myeg.com.my/

So there you have it. Bear in mind that the passport must have one year validity for the visa to be issued.

All the above is correct as of date of posting, please do refer to the relevant websites/authorities for updates etc.

I hope this helps!