Yang arh! Keep your toys!!!
" OK! ... *eh? so kwai arh? * ...NO THANK YOU!"
>>>right!
Sunday, June 17, 2007
Parent-Teacher Meeting
Went to meet your teachers yesterday. Received a progress report.
Symbols:
A = Is Able To
I = Is Beginning To
O = Not Able To
Gross Motor Skills:
You got an "A" for all of them: Sit on the floor with legs crossed; Jump in place; Walk forward to a target on a path; Walk while carrying an object; Throw a bean bag; Roll a ball; Kick a large ball; Imitate a body movement.
Fine Motor Skills:
Another sweep of "A": Thread beads onto a string; Build a tower of five blocks; Turn one page of a book at a time.
Self-Help Skills:
Straight A's : Take care of toilet needs independently; Able to use tissue when needed Put on shoes; Feed himself; Wash and dry hands.
Social-emotional Development:
All "A" except for one: A's for Ready to try new activities; Respond when called by name; Play with other children; Share with others; Make a choice when asked: Carry out simple instructions; Establish eye contact during verbal interactions....and an "I" for ability to focus.
Reading Readiness:
Again, all A's and one "I": Enjoy stories; Enjoy books; Enjoy rhymes and try to repeat them; Identify primary colours ( red, blue, yellow); Name different animals; Name different modes of transportation; Name everyday things (table, chair, bowl, plate); Identify basic geometric shapes ( circle, square, triangle); Identify other children by their names: Express feelings - happy, sad, angry; Recognise common sounds; Identify characters (A-M)... and an "I" for ability to recognise own name in written form.
Number Readiness:
Straight A's : Rote count from 1-10; Count meaningfully from 1-5; Complete simple wooden puzzles; Match colors; Match basic geometric shapes; Know the names of geometric shapes; Draw a line; Draw a circle.
Chinese Language (Mandarin):
Hmmm..... one "A" & 3 "I": A for Listen and enjoy songs and rhymes. I's for Sing and recite songs and rhymes; Respond appropriately to simple sentences and phrases; Recognise pictures.
Understanding Body Parts:
Straight A's: Point to main body parts; Identify the five senses and Draw a Man test
This looks quite grotesque but they were impressed with the details. Your "Man" had eyes, mouth and hair!
Symbols:
A = Is Able To
I = Is Beginning To
O = Not Able To
Gross Motor Skills:
You got an "A" for all of them: Sit on the floor with legs crossed; Jump in place; Walk forward to a target on a path; Walk while carrying an object; Throw a bean bag; Roll a ball; Kick a large ball; Imitate a body movement.
Fine Motor Skills:
Another sweep of "A": Thread beads onto a string; Build a tower of five blocks; Turn one page of a book at a time.
Self-Help Skills:
Straight A's : Take care of toilet needs independently; Able to use tissue when needed Put on shoes; Feed himself; Wash and dry hands.
Social-emotional Development:
All "A" except for one: A's for Ready to try new activities; Respond when called by name; Play with other children; Share with others; Make a choice when asked: Carry out simple instructions; Establish eye contact during verbal interactions....and an "I" for ability to focus.
Reading Readiness:
Again, all A's and one "I": Enjoy stories; Enjoy books; Enjoy rhymes and try to repeat them; Identify primary colours ( red, blue, yellow); Name different animals; Name different modes of transportation; Name everyday things (table, chair, bowl, plate); Identify basic geometric shapes ( circle, square, triangle); Identify other children by their names: Express feelings - happy, sad, angry; Recognise common sounds; Identify characters (A-M)... and an "I" for ability to recognise own name in written form.
Number Readiness:
Straight A's : Rote count from 1-10; Count meaningfully from 1-5; Complete simple wooden puzzles; Match colors; Match basic geometric shapes; Know the names of geometric shapes; Draw a line; Draw a circle.
Chinese Language (Mandarin):
Hmmm..... one "A" & 3 "I": A for Listen and enjoy songs and rhymes. I's for Sing and recite songs and rhymes; Respond appropriately to simple sentences and phrases; Recognise pictures.
Understanding Body Parts:
Straight A's: Point to main body parts; Identify the five senses and Draw a Man test
This looks quite grotesque but they were impressed with the details. Your "Man" had eyes, mouth and hair!Lastly, a note from your teachers: BY is a very cheerful and lively boy who is well-liked by all his teachers. He is a very sociable boy who is capable of getting along well with his peers. In general, it is also observed that he seems to show special interest in all form of creative craft activities and would usually participate very well in it. Well done, BY ! Keep it up!
Friday, June 15, 2007
I stopped breathing...
I have been working and working and working this week. I think I stopped breathing on Wednesday morning. Didn't sleep much that night - working again.
On Thursday, I looked through my employment contract, paying close attention on the clause on notice period. Thursday evening, I had a meeting which ended disastrously in my opinion. 2 people tried to explain to me how I should not do the things that I wanted to do. I frowned, shook my head and told them, "I don't understand what you are saying!" One walked out of the room after trying twice. The other tried explaining it several more times and gave up.
Friday morning 3am, I woke up from a non-sleep. The mind was chattering non-stop. Anyway, I woke up from the non-sleep and drew something like this....
On Thursday, I looked through my employment contract, paying close attention on the clause on notice period. Thursday evening, I had a meeting which ended disastrously in my opinion. 2 people tried to explain to me how I should not do the things that I wanted to do. I frowned, shook my head and told them, "I don't understand what you are saying!" One walked out of the room after trying twice. The other tried explaining it several more times and gave up.
Friday morning 3am, I woke up from a non-sleep. The mind was chattering non-stop. Anyway, I woke up from the non-sleep and drew something like this....
Noon, I presented it to my boss and walked out of the meeting room breathing again.
Strolled to the coffeeshop nearby and bought myself a chicken drumstick from the Nasi Padang store and boy, was it the tastiest thing I ate this week!
Now, I wonder how my lunches will taste like next week.... >>>Better I hope!
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Buses should stay in bus lanes!
After I nearly got killed by (1) the bus filtering out onto our lane and (2) the man behind the wheels in our car who refused to give way to the bus that is filtering out, I screamed "F**K!" at the man in the car. He retorted in almost a split second, "Buses should stay in bus lanes!"
Refused to talk to the man after that. He came with durian puffs from Goodwood Park to pick me up after work. No apologies, just puffs. Well, that's the closest I get to an apology.
Fast forward to this morning:
Buses should stay in bus lanes arh?
>>Yes.
So buses cannot turn right arh?
>> No.
So buses can only go straight?
>> Yes.
Buses can turn left?
>>Can.
Buses cannot turn right?
>> Cannot. Bus lanes are drawn for them. They must stay in the bus lanes. Cars get fined they go into the bus lanes so they should get fined if they come out of bus lanes.
???!???
Refused to talk to the man after that. He came with durian puffs from Goodwood Park to pick me up after work. No apologies, just puffs. Well, that's the closest I get to an apology.
Fast forward to this morning:
Buses should stay in bus lanes arh?
>>Yes.
So buses cannot turn right arh?
>> No.
So buses can only go straight?
>> Yes.
Buses can turn left?
>>Can.
Buses cannot turn right?
>> Cannot. Bus lanes are drawn for them. They must stay in the bus lanes. Cars get fined they go into the bus lanes so they should get fined if they come out of bus lanes.
???!???
Monday, June 11, 2007
eggsnchicks
Quite a few have asked me why eggsnchicks ? Well, goes like this.. when I was pregnant with BY and growing bigger by the day, all I could think of was eggs........ why can't I just lay an egg and sit on it? Plus, an egg should be easier to pass through the 'AHEM' then a baby right? There you go!
Saturday, June 09, 2007
1st week @ work
Haven't been this busy in a while. Was running from one meeting to another the whole day today and missed out on 3 calls from home. Panicked when I saw it. Called back. My dad told me it was my son who called me.
What? He's two and a half and a bit more. He called me? Yah, he did. Apparently he asked Ah Gong for my number and punched them into the phone himself, which means he recognises the numbers and if you know my mobile number, you'd know that that's a lot of numbers to recognise. On the way home with the Big One, I told him I didn't answer my son's calls! He called 3 times and Mummy didn't answer any one of them! Quite horrible. So now I'm hoping that the next time he calls, I'd pick it up and also that he won't start to call me too often because I'm really really busy at work.
Work. There's just so much to pick up and the whole business is entirely a new species to me but everything so far has been interesting, exciting & engaging. I feel adequately challenged and my motivation level remains at a positively high level at this point.
Also, as an added plus, I'm located in a food paradise! Monday, I had Indonesian-Thai. Tuesday was Hock Lam Beef Noodles. Wednesday, Vietnamese with CC. Thursday, Italian with a colleague. Friday was a grab and go but the grabbed egg/mayo Panani I had on the go was really really yummy, nevermind if it was a chock full of cholesterol.
What? He's two and a half and a bit more. He called me? Yah, he did. Apparently he asked Ah Gong for my number and punched them into the phone himself, which means he recognises the numbers and if you know my mobile number, you'd know that that's a lot of numbers to recognise. On the way home with the Big One, I told him I didn't answer my son's calls! He called 3 times and Mummy didn't answer any one of them! Quite horrible. So now I'm hoping that the next time he calls, I'd pick it up and also that he won't start to call me too often because I'm really really busy at work.
Work. There's just so much to pick up and the whole business is entirely a new species to me but everything so far has been interesting, exciting & engaging. I feel adequately challenged and my motivation level remains at a positively high level at this point.
Also, as an added plus, I'm located in a food paradise! Monday, I had Indonesian-Thai. Tuesday was Hock Lam Beef Noodles. Wednesday, Vietnamese with CC. Thursday, Italian with a colleague. Friday was a grab and go but the grabbed egg/mayo Panani I had on the go was really really yummy, nevermind if it was a chock full of cholesterol.
Thursday, June 07, 2007
News
...hasn't been good lately. Which could have explained why I'm "flossing my heels".
Christine's mother has been diagnosed with cancer. She asks us to pray for them. I will most definitely. Stay strong!
SW's mother had a bad fall and now has problems moving around. She will have to fly back to SF to be with her parents and this is not a particularly good time for her to be away from SG. Hugs to you my dear.
The Big One's company is pulling out of this region. He has about a month's worth of employment left.
...and I think the list will grow if I try to find more things that have gone 'wrong'. So will stop that right now.
Christine's mother has been diagnosed with cancer. She asks us to pray for them. I will most definitely. Stay strong!
SW's mother had a bad fall and now has problems moving around. She will have to fly back to SF to be with her parents and this is not a particularly good time for her to be away from SG. Hugs to you my dear.
The Big One's company is pulling out of this region. He has about a month's worth of employment left.
...and I think the list will grow if I try to find more things that have gone 'wrong'. So will stop that right now.
Wednesday, June 06, 2007
Police Story Part III
Here's Part 1 & Part 2
Well, so the Big One's persistence paid off. The police found the woman who took the 2 phones he left at the ATM. She returned one of them. The other one is with her father who is travelling at the moment and will not be back till 2 weeks later. So when he does, she'll bring the other phone back to the station. Then, the police will apply for a court order for the phones to be returned to us.
I have my own opinions about this woman... but you can form your own.
Here's Big One's story... or as I translate it: He was at the ATM machine. There was a ledge. He put his 2 phones on the ledge ( 1 with Thai SIM card and another with Singapore SIM card - just in case you are wondering and no, I don't think he has a wife in Thailand), withdrew some cash and walked away. About 50 metres or about the equivalent of 2 minutes later, he realised he had forgotten the phones and runs back, he thinks, past the woman. Phones are gone! He borrows one from an Indian couple and rings his own number. It rang 5 times and stopped. He tried calling again but the phones are now switched off.
What happened between those 2 minutes? The woman has withdrew money from the ATM. Her transaction data has been captured. She takes the "FREE" phones on the ledge and the CCTV captures her taking them. She walks away. She sees a man running past her back to the ATM. She knows what the man is looking for. She hurries away. She receives a call on one of the phones she has taken. She struggles to find the off switch. After 5 rings, she managed to switch it off. She quickly removes herself from the scene.
Then, she goes home. She throws away the SIM cards in these 2 phones. She deletes all the data in these 2 phones. She rewards herself with one of them and gives the other one to her father. The father is pleased to get a gift from her daughter. Her father doesn't question how she got her hands on the new phones or why she has 'bought' them without a box or whether if she has 'found' them, if she has tried finding its owner. He happily uses it and takes it overseas.
"you qi fu bi you qi zi" or in English, Like Father Like Son.
I hope we will never be that kind of parent to our son.
Well, so the Big One's persistence paid off. The police found the woman who took the 2 phones he left at the ATM. She returned one of them. The other one is with her father who is travelling at the moment and will not be back till 2 weeks later. So when he does, she'll bring the other phone back to the station. Then, the police will apply for a court order for the phones to be returned to us.
I have my own opinions about this woman... but you can form your own.
Here's Big One's story... or as I translate it: He was at the ATM machine. There was a ledge. He put his 2 phones on the ledge ( 1 with Thai SIM card and another with Singapore SIM card - just in case you are wondering and no, I don't think he has a wife in Thailand), withdrew some cash and walked away. About 50 metres or about the equivalent of 2 minutes later, he realised he had forgotten the phones and runs back, he thinks, past the woman. Phones are gone! He borrows one from an Indian couple and rings his own number. It rang 5 times and stopped. He tried calling again but the phones are now switched off.
What happened between those 2 minutes? The woman has withdrew money from the ATM. Her transaction data has been captured. She takes the "FREE" phones on the ledge and the CCTV captures her taking them. She walks away. She sees a man running past her back to the ATM. She knows what the man is looking for. She hurries away. She receives a call on one of the phones she has taken. She struggles to find the off switch. After 5 rings, she managed to switch it off. She quickly removes herself from the scene.
Then, she goes home. She throws away the SIM cards in these 2 phones. She deletes all the data in these 2 phones. She rewards herself with one of them and gives the other one to her father. The father is pleased to get a gift from her daughter. Her father doesn't question how she got her hands on the new phones or why she has 'bought' them without a box or whether if she has 'found' them, if she has tried finding its owner. He happily uses it and takes it overseas.
"you qi fu bi you qi zi" or in English, Like Father Like Son.
I hope we will never be that kind of parent to our son.
Heels
Just grumpy. First about the floss and now about my shoes. They are killing me!
Wondering what an idiotmatic phrase like "Flossing my heels" will mean. If you have any suggestions, please share. I need to laugh.
Wondering what an idiotmatic phrase like "Flossing my heels" will mean. If you have any suggestions, please share. I need to laugh.
Dental Floss
Just bought another roll of dental floss. I think I beat the Singapore national average on dental floss consumption by 2 miles. If there's a contest for free lifetime supply of floss, I'd put my hand up for it. It'll free up enough cash to pay for the boy's endowment fund.
Tuesday, June 05, 2007
Excursion
The boy is probably getting onto to a bus as I type this. His school is taking them out for an excursion. They are taking a bus to the theatre to watch a play. The whole night yesterday and this morning, I'm telling him to listen to your teachers, don't run around, sit properly on the bus, don't get scared by loud noises or dark places, listen to your teachers, don't run around, sit properly, don't run around, sit properly on the bus, listen to your teachers, don't get scared by loud noises or dark places, listen to your teachers...............and .................oh dear, just realised I forgot to tell him to have fun!!!
He's only 2 and a half and a bit more and he's going on an excursion without me!
God, please watch over him.
He's only 2 and a half and a bit more and he's going on an excursion without me!
God, please watch over him.
Monday, June 04, 2007
First few hours at work
Got
- DELL Latitude D400 + Docking Station
- Season Parking Pass
- Desk & chair
- Phone w/o phone number
Inherited
- Desk Calendar
- Various pieces of used stationery (including a pencil with teethmarks)
Do not have
- Namecard
- Phone number
Moving from excitement into confusion as the day progresses... Wish me luck!
- DELL Latitude D400 + Docking Station
- Season Parking Pass
- Desk & chair
- Phone w/o phone number
Inherited
- Desk Calendar
- Various pieces of used stationery (including a pencil with teethmarks)
Do not have
- Namecard
- Phone number
Moving from excitement into confusion as the day progresses... Wish me luck!
Saturday, June 02, 2007
Staying at home
Was asked again last night, "Do you have to work?"
I immediately start to mutter things like ... "I don't have to (financially) I think but I don't do very well at home as a housewife!"
6 weeks. Been at home 6 weeks since I stopped work. I clean the house up an average 1.3 X a week and wonder why it is not spanking clean. The Big One has found many a strange place to put his smelly socks - the most recent, on the chair in the study. The Small One has just been toilet trained but has yet to jet properly.
Small things aside, I really enjoy my time at home with the both of them. The small one takes up most of it and saps up energy faster than I can produce them but he's such an enjoyable little fellow to be with. I miss him so much whenever he's not around me. The big one, well, in our 6 year marriage, this is the first time we have our own place to call home and we are only just learning to live with each other by ourselves. He declares loudly that he hates housework but still helps out and so I think we can still live under the same roof for a long while more.
Come Monday, I go back to work. What will going back to work cost? My relationship with the boy? My marriage? Or will it teach us all not to take things for granted and bring us more freedom to pursue the things we like?
I'm hoping it will be the latter.
I immediately start to mutter things like ... "I don't have to (financially) I think but I don't do very well at home as a housewife!"
6 weeks. Been at home 6 weeks since I stopped work. I clean the house up an average 1.3 X a week and wonder why it is not spanking clean. The Big One has found many a strange place to put his smelly socks - the most recent, on the chair in the study. The Small One has just been toilet trained but has yet to jet properly.
Small things aside, I really enjoy my time at home with the both of them. The small one takes up most of it and saps up energy faster than I can produce them but he's such an enjoyable little fellow to be with. I miss him so much whenever he's not around me. The big one, well, in our 6 year marriage, this is the first time we have our own place to call home and we are only just learning to live with each other by ourselves. He declares loudly that he hates housework but still helps out and so I think we can still live under the same roof for a long while more.
Come Monday, I go back to work. What will going back to work cost? My relationship with the boy? My marriage? Or will it teach us all not to take things for granted and bring us more freedom to pursue the things we like?
I'm hoping it will be the latter.
Friday, June 01, 2007
Dinner
Son fell off the chair tonight. This seems to be his preferred stunt when we have friends over. The other day, when we had a BBQ, he fell off the bench backwards, hitting his head twice. The first hit, against the edge of the table and the second, when he landed on the floor. Glad to report that once again, the son has survived.
DD popped over for dinner. It was a no frills, no fuss, home cooked meal and I really enjoyed making it. Check out his photos of the food!
DD popped over for dinner. It was a no frills, no fuss, home cooked meal and I really enjoyed making it. Check out his photos of the food!
Vegetables
Prawns with garlic & wine
Pork with Ginger & Spring Onions He also took some very beautiful shots of our family and the son.
Playing with bread
Making sour faceHey, we really enjoyed the evening. Thank you for coming by!
(All photos in this post are taken by Danesh Daryanani)
Thursday, May 31, 2007
East Coast is Alive!
Caught a boy throwing sand at a live crab on the beach this morning. Thankfully, the crab got away from these mini hooligans. They thew enough sand at it to make it go scuttling back to the sea.Another boy managed to catch a jellyfish in a plastic cup. It was still pulsating and this same group gathered around to look, with one suggesting that the crab and the jellyfish should be put together in a bucket so that they can 'fight and see who win'.
Personally, am not very impressed by the kids' respect for other living things but am very pleased to see there's actually some fauna left on our local beaches.
Chilli crab and seasoned jellyfish anyone?
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Rock
Suddenly reminded of an incident which we witnessed before you were born.
Your dad and I were at the beach. A man was there with several kids. One of them was throwing some stones around. The man told him repeatedly to stop. He didn't. So the man picked up a big stone. Big enough to be called a rock, lifted it up meancingly over his head and shouted at the kid, " You throw one more time I throw this at you!"
I remember we both looked at each other and started laughing!
Equivalent retaliation aka tit for tat.
Works!
Your dad and I were at the beach. A man was there with several kids. One of them was throwing some stones around. The man told him repeatedly to stop. He didn't. So the man picked up a big stone. Big enough to be called a rock, lifted it up meancingly over his head and shouted at the kid, " You throw one more time I throw this at you!"
I remember we both looked at each other and started laughing!
Equivalent retaliation aka tit for tat.
Works!
Smacked
The small one got smacked last night. Really hard. The big one smacked him once but that one time was was enough to leave angry finger welts on his arm for the next 10 minutes. The small one screamed for about as long after that.
Small one was uncooperative the whole evening. Didn't want to get in the car, didn't want to get out of the car, didn't want to carry his bottle properly, dragging it around, didn't want to walk properly, didn't want to be carried, didn't want to follow close, didn't want to sit down and the last straw was picking up dirty chopsticks when specifically told not to...SMACK!
The chopsticks went flying out of his hands. Am suddenly aware everyone's looking at us. Judging. Wonder if anyone thought of calling the police?
Much later, made them both apologise to each other. The small one, for being naughty and the big one, for losing his temper and for smacking the small one.
Smacking is just so passe now. I don't smack the little one at all. I just use time-outs. The big one does (evidently), but on very rare occasions.
Am not sure whether it is right or wrong. The little one was an angel after that smack but I strongly believe that because we don't smack (well, only that once in a blue moon) or beat or pinch or slap or kick him, the small one hasn't learnt how to smack or beat or pinch or slap or kick his little friends when he doesn't get what he wants either.
Good or bad?
Is it a sign of maturity or a sign of repression?
Who's to tell?
Really?
Small one was uncooperative the whole evening. Didn't want to get in the car, didn't want to get out of the car, didn't want to carry his bottle properly, dragging it around, didn't want to walk properly, didn't want to be carried, didn't want to follow close, didn't want to sit down and the last straw was picking up dirty chopsticks when specifically told not to...SMACK!
The chopsticks went flying out of his hands. Am suddenly aware everyone's looking at us. Judging. Wonder if anyone thought of calling the police?
Much later, made them both apologise to each other. The small one, for being naughty and the big one, for losing his temper and for smacking the small one.
Smacking is just so passe now. I don't smack the little one at all. I just use time-outs. The big one does (evidently), but on very rare occasions.
Am not sure whether it is right or wrong. The little one was an angel after that smack but I strongly believe that because we don't smack (well, only that once in a blue moon) or beat or pinch or slap or kick him, the small one hasn't learnt how to smack or beat or pinch or slap or kick his little friends when he doesn't get what he wants either.
Good or bad?
Is it a sign of maturity or a sign of repression?
Who's to tell?
Really?
Monday, May 28, 2007
Another call from the police
The story is, my dear husband lost 3 mobile phones in 1 week. He left 2 at the ATM machine and 1 at home. The 1 at home, the maid took. She denied it but who else right? Anyway, the police called about the 2 at the ATM machine. They've retrieved the details of the woman who took it (she made a transaction so her details were captured) and they have the CCTV footages to proof she took them. My dear husband will be asked to review the footages in the next few days. This is getting exciting...
Sunday, May 27, 2007
Dreams in Flight
Watched the Singapore Arts Festival's 2007 opening celebration - Dreams in Flight - at the Padang yesterday. The father-in-law, with a long history of heart attack, bypass & stroke felt his heart go arrhythmic. Swear we weren't trying to kill him with Spanish visions. The boy couldn't take the racket and wanted to leave. Think the one person who enjoyed it the most was the maid.
Saturday, May 26, 2007
Friday, May 25, 2007
Raffles Creamery
Bought 12 tubs of single scoops to go from this place today. These guys are ill-prepared for this kind of order. There are no special containers, no dry ice, no thermal bags and I had to wait and wait and wait for them to sort it out. After 20 minutes, they were "ready" and handed me 12 plastic tubs of ice-cream in 4 cake boxes split into 2 plastic bags.All I could say was, "Are you sure they have not melted yet? Can they last another 20 minutes?" They looked at me, looked at the ice-cream, looked at me, looked at the ice-cream some more and then finally sat me down to wait for another 15 minutes with a complimentary scoop of cookies&cream while they refreeze the ice-cream in their kitchen.
Anyway, I did burn enough rubber to make it to the agency with stuff that still looked like ice-cream and the people I used to work with and care about got a yummy treat. They were happy and so was I.
The ice-cream is good, the range of flavours ( pina colada / singapore sling sorbet / kitkat ) excellent but I suspect the people working behind the counter are not bothered enough to care about maintaining its quality.
They should have turned away my order.
Conclusion: Eat but don't ever consider takeaways...
...unless like me today, you ask the husband, "Eh! how come the car not responding?" and the husband replies, "120 already. How much faster you want it to go???!?"
(doubleclick on the picture to see the full list of flavours)
Thursday, May 24, 2007
$6,518,692.00
Winning Numbers 5 24 29 40 41 43 Additional Number 26
Winning ticket was sold at: Precise Optics - 111 North Bridge Road Peninsula Plaza #02-42 (1 QuickPick Ordinary Entry)
Winning ticket was sold at: Precise Optics - 111 North Bridge Road Peninsula Plaza #02-42 (1 QuickPick Ordinary Entry)
$6,280,000.00
That's the jackpot estimate for today's TOTO. Quick, go buy a ticket before 9pm tonight. GOOD LUCK!
Melting Pots
For as long as I remember, my mother is always burning up things in the kitchen.
She will cook something, then promptly forget it as she goes about her other chores. Sometimes, she'd decide to heat up something, then decide to mop the floor and then a full hour later, return to the kitchen to find nothing but a charred pot.
Today, she decided to sterilize Bingyang's bottle. She told me she reminded herself to remember. But guess what? She forgot, went to the market and ended up melting the bottle into nothingness.....
Fantastic!
She will cook something, then promptly forget it as she goes about her other chores. Sometimes, she'd decide to heat up something, then decide to mop the floor and then a full hour later, return to the kitchen to find nothing but a charred pot.
Today, she decided to sterilize Bingyang's bottle. She told me she reminded herself to remember. But guess what? She forgot, went to the market and ended up melting the bottle into nothingness.....
Fantastic!
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Siblings
Met up with my niece & nephew earlier today. Really heartwarming to see how these 2 siblings are connecting with each other.
They used to stay over at our place when we were all much younger and I still remember how they will fight with each other. Viciously.
We (yes, I was involved) even dragged the younger one out on the mattress to the balcony, whilst he was napping and locked him out there. Not content to wait for him to wake up, we banged on the glass doors, making such a din that it woked him up in a shock and he started brawling. His utter horror, our cruel delight. Albeit a short-lived one because the banging also brought the adults into the picture and he was swiftly released, much to our disappointment.
Anyway, for all the scratches and bruises they gave each other, the mutual goodwill, respect and lighthearted rapport they have now is unmistakably positive.
Keep looking out for each other guys!
Cheers!!!
They used to stay over at our place when we were all much younger and I still remember how they will fight with each other. Viciously.
We (yes, I was involved) even dragged the younger one out on the mattress to the balcony, whilst he was napping and locked him out there. Not content to wait for him to wake up, we banged on the glass doors, making such a din that it woked him up in a shock and he started brawling. His utter horror, our cruel delight. Albeit a short-lived one because the banging also brought the adults into the picture and he was swiftly released, much to our disappointment.
Anyway, for all the scratches and bruises they gave each other, the mutual goodwill, respect and lighthearted rapport they have now is unmistakably positive.
Keep looking out for each other guys!
Cheers!!!
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Worms & roots
Spent a four-figure sum today on some worms, some roots and some more Hou Ning from Eu Yan Sang. Then, got upset and bought 2 pairs of shoes, 2 dresses, a pair of pants & more makeup. Looks like my credit card is burning up as well!
Here's more information on the worms & roots.
And I'm upset because ... I'm doing all I can, to keep you strong and healthy. If wellness can be forced, I'd force it! if a robust constitution can be bought with gold, I'd buy it! If it means enduring your tears & protests while I feed you bitter concoctions, be it worms, roots or bezoars, I'd bear it.
I have a nagging suspicion that you are here to teach me about responsibility because I've never been responsible for anything or anyone, including myself, my whole life!
So dear God, the lesson has been learnt and I have had enough! You can take it away now. Not the boy!!! Just the illnesses. I'd still be responsible for him alright.
Here's more information on the worms & roots.
And I'm upset because ... I'm doing all I can, to keep you strong and healthy. If wellness can be forced, I'd force it! if a robust constitution can be bought with gold, I'd buy it! If it means enduring your tears & protests while I feed you bitter concoctions, be it worms, roots or bezoars, I'd bear it.
I have a nagging suspicion that you are here to teach me about responsibility because I've never been responsible for anything or anyone, including myself, my whole life!
So dear God, the lesson has been learnt and I have had enough! You can take it away now. Not the boy!!! Just the illnesses. I'd still be responsible for him alright.
Monday, May 21, 2007
What the ****
Went to see the GP this morning.
Doctor: Are you working?
Me: No
Doctor: So you are a housewife.
Me: ?????!?????
****! Must have looked like a housewife! Am so so so so glad I'm going back to work soon.
Right, now back to scrubbing the toilet feverishly.
Doctor: Are you working?
Me: No
Doctor: So you are a housewife.
Me: ?????!?????
****! Must have looked like a housewife! Am so so so so glad I'm going back to work soon.
Right, now back to scrubbing the toilet feverishly.
Random conversations
Me: Mummy going back to work.
BY: Then Ah Gong and Ah Mah come?
Me: Yes.
Me: You are turning 3 in another 3 months!
BY: Then I become bigger than you?
Me: Eh, not yet. Maybe when you are 12 or 13 or 14.
Me: What kind of birthday cake do you want?
BY: Chocolate!
Me: What shape?
BY: Round like a circle!
Me: How about a fruit cake?
BY: No! I want a chocolate cake!
ME: Eh, you getting heavier leh, what if Mummy can't carry you anymore?
BY: Then I carry you!
Papa: Why mummy go back to the room?
BY: Because she forgot something!
BY: Then Ah Gong and Ah Mah come?
Me: Yes.
Me: You are turning 3 in another 3 months!
BY: Then I become bigger than you?
Me: Eh, not yet. Maybe when you are 12 or 13 or 14.
Me: What kind of birthday cake do you want?
BY: Chocolate!
Me: What shape?
BY: Round like a circle!
Me: How about a fruit cake?
BY: No! I want a chocolate cake!
ME: Eh, you getting heavier leh, what if Mummy can't carry you anymore?
BY: Then I carry you!
Papa: Why mummy go back to the room?
BY: Because she forgot something!
Friday, May 18, 2007
39.9 degrees
PAID the PD a visit in the morning.
Realised my panic threshold has been raised to 39.6 degrees. Any fever is bad but it's happening so often that I just go... Oh? Again? Ok.
Just ride it out... ride it out... ride it out... ...
For the record:
Klacid Syrup 125mg/5ml => 6ml / 2 times a day
Polaramine Syrup => 6ml/ 3 times a day
Paracetamol Syrup 250ml/5ml => 6ml / 4-6 hourly
Silomat / Mucosolven => 6 ml / 3 times a day
Voltarene 12.5mg (only when required)
Realised my panic threshold has been raised to 39.6 degrees. Any fever is bad but it's happening so often that I just go... Oh? Again? Ok.
Just ride it out... ride it out... ride it out... ...
For the record:
Klacid Syrup 125mg/5ml => 6ml / 2 times a day
Polaramine Syrup => 6ml/ 3 times a day
Paracetamol Syrup 250ml/5ml => 6ml / 4-6 hourly
Silomat / Mucosolven => 6 ml / 3 times a day
Voltarene 12.5mg (only when required)
Thursday, May 17, 2007
39.4 degrees
How can anyone's temperature just shoot up from normal to 39.4 degrees after a 2 hour nap?
Arcade partners
THE GAME:(1) BY PRESS THE 'SCOOP' BUTTON
(2) MUMMY PRESS THE 'DROP' BUTTON
OBJECTIVE: GET AS MANY GOODIES AS POSSIBLE!
"MUMMY! HAVE!!!"
OUR LOOT FOR THE DAY ... (",)(,")
Sleepwalk worsens.
The previous night, I brought you back in to the room twice. Last night, I think we both brought you back twice. Separately. So, that's 4 times! 4 times you walked out of the room to sleep somewhere else!
0-6 months, we wake up to feed you
6-8 months, we wake up to feed you + flip you back on your back (beacuse you could flip over on to your belly but not the other way round)
8-11 months, we wake up to feed you + help you sit down (because you knew how to pull youself up but not sit back down)
12-15 months, we wake up to feed you + make sure you you haven't fallen off the bed (you do that on a regular basis)
15-24 months, we wake up to feed you.
24-30 months, we all mostly sleep through the night.....
30+ months, we wake up to look for you!
0-6 months, we wake up to feed you
6-8 months, we wake up to feed you + flip you back on your back (beacuse you could flip over on to your belly but not the other way round)
8-11 months, we wake up to feed you + help you sit down (because you knew how to pull youself up but not sit back down)
12-15 months, we wake up to feed you + make sure you you haven't fallen off the bed (you do that on a regular basis)
15-24 months, we wake up to feed you.
24-30 months, we all mostly sleep through the night.....
30+ months, we wake up to look for you!
Monday, May 14, 2007
I received a call from the police today.
... and they told me that my husband is too demanding.
It's so funny and yet not.
Not kidding here.
Every bit is true.
It's so funny and yet not.
Not kidding here.
Every bit is true.
Sunday, May 13, 2007
World's funniest video
... could have been shot at the playground today.
Picture this. Big One on the swing, watching Small One and another toddler kick a ball around. Ball comes towards Big One. Big One instinctively extends one leg out to kick the ball. Only that he wasn't holding on to the chains. Big One loses his balance, makes a startled "Whooopppps!" and falls backwards, off the swing. He lands with butt and head in the sand, legs still dangling on the seat. The 2 toddlers stare at the Big One. They start announcing what they saw to each other. "He fall down!" says one. "Papa fall off! Papa never hold properly!" says the other. I couldn't stop laughing. I laughed so hard the toddlers started laughing, then Big One started laughing followed by the other toddler's Dad. Took a while before we ( the other dad and me ) regained enough composure to ask if the Big One was alright. He was but what an impression he made!
I was laughing too hard to notice but Big One said Small One helped him up by pulling his arm. Awww.....Mummy's terrible.
Picture this. Big One on the swing, watching Small One and another toddler kick a ball around. Ball comes towards Big One. Big One instinctively extends one leg out to kick the ball. Only that he wasn't holding on to the chains. Big One loses his balance, makes a startled "Whooopppps!" and falls backwards, off the swing. He lands with butt and head in the sand, legs still dangling on the seat. The 2 toddlers stare at the Big One. They start announcing what they saw to each other. "He fall down!" says one. "Papa fall off! Papa never hold properly!" says the other. I couldn't stop laughing. I laughed so hard the toddlers started laughing, then Big One started laughing followed by the other toddler's Dad. Took a while before we ( the other dad and me ) regained enough composure to ask if the Big One was alright. He was but what an impression he made!
I was laughing too hard to notice but Big One said Small One helped him up by pulling his arm. Awww.....Mummy's terrible.
Happy Mother's Day!
Received 2 cards, a bag of cookies & a laced macaroni necklace from BY. He made them in school.
They also taught him to sing:
Mummy Mummy I love you,
you know that I really do,
so I sing for you!
Aw...
School Fees >>> $450/month.
They also taught him to sing:
Mummy Mummy I love you,
you know that I really do,
so I sing for you!
Aw...
School Fees >>> $450/month.
Saturday, May 12, 2007
Madam Contractor Part 2
After the unfortunate episode, we never got round to getting a new contractor to put up the woodwork for the bay windows in our rooms as originally intended.
After a couple of Lycheetinis & 3 complimentary fillet mignon's steak sandwiches at Morton's in Oriental yesterday, we walked over to Marina Shopping Centre, intending to buy a rice cooker. (Oh yes, we managed to get our hands on the free sandwiches 3 times! The Big One happened to be seated facing the main door and so, everytime the waiters came in with the laden trays, he would smile so expectantly at them that they couldn't help but offer him one.)
Detoured and ended up in a DIY Home-Fix store. Big One wanted to get some putty to fix the hole in our wall. Good idea! I told him to get some silicon sealant for the kitchen & bath areas as well and wandered off.
Spotted a roll of self-adhesive 'bamboo'. Somewhat beefed-up by the alcohol, yours truly decided to DIY.
*drumroll.......................................*
TA-DA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
~the efficient housewife~ (It's working!!!)
.......................
On second thoughts, oh dearie me! We forgot about the rice cooker!!!
After a couple of Lycheetinis & 3 complimentary fillet mignon's steak sandwiches at Morton's in Oriental yesterday, we walked over to Marina Shopping Centre, intending to buy a rice cooker. (Oh yes, we managed to get our hands on the free sandwiches 3 times! The Big One happened to be seated facing the main door and so, everytime the waiters came in with the laden trays, he would smile so expectantly at them that they couldn't help but offer him one.)
Detoured and ended up in a DIY Home-Fix store. Big One wanted to get some putty to fix the hole in our wall. Good idea! I told him to get some silicon sealant for the kitchen & bath areas as well and wandered off.
Spotted a roll of self-adhesive 'bamboo'. Somewhat beefed-up by the alcohol, yours truly decided to DIY.
*drumroll.......................................*
TA-DA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
~the efficient housewife~ (It's working!!!)
.......................
On second thoughts, oh dearie me! We forgot about the rice cooker!!!
Friday, May 11, 2007
Right. Here comes the answers!
Stress Balls:
Remove 2 balls from the 8.
[1st Try] Weigh 3 balls on each side of the balance scale.
If it is the same, then
[2nd Try] Weigh the 2 balls you have taken aside to find out which is the heavier ball.
Bingo!
If it is not the same, then remove the 3 balls that are lighter. Keep 1 ball from the heavier 3 and
[2nd Try] Weight the remainding 2 balls.
If it is the same, then the ball you've kept aside is the heavier one. If not, the scale will show.
There you have it!
More stress leh:
Mark the balls properly so that you can tell which bag they came from later.
Remove 1 ball from Bag 1, 2 balls from Bag 2, 3 balls from Bag 3 etc... and weigh the 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 9 = 45 balls on the weighing scale. If it is 2 grams more that it should be, then Bag 2 is the one with the heavier balls. If it's 3 grams more, then it would be Bag 3 and so forth.
Hope you guys had fun!
Remove 2 balls from the 8.
[1st Try] Weigh 3 balls on each side of the balance scale.
If it is the same, then
[2nd Try] Weigh the 2 balls you have taken aside to find out which is the heavier ball.
Bingo!
If it is not the same, then remove the 3 balls that are lighter. Keep 1 ball from the heavier 3 and
[2nd Try] Weight the remainding 2 balls.
If it is the same, then the ball you've kept aside is the heavier one. If not, the scale will show.
There you have it!
More stress leh:
Mark the balls properly so that you can tell which bag they came from later.
Remove 1 ball from Bag 1, 2 balls from Bag 2, 3 balls from Bag 3 etc... and weigh the 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 9 = 45 balls on the weighing scale. If it is 2 grams more that it should be, then Bag 2 is the one with the heavier balls. If it's 3 grams more, then it would be Bag 3 and so forth.
Hope you guys had fun!
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Hokkaido Ice-Cream
Went for a walk with the big one last night. Stumbled upon this ice-cream shop at The Central @ Clarke Quay. We tried Black Sesame - tastes a bit raw, Strawberries & Blueberries - top seller, nice but only if you like berry yogurt & Green Tea with Red Bean - we both liked this one.
Big One: If you like Green Tea, it comes with Red Bean and if you like Red Bean, it comes with the Green Tea. So you must like them mixed together.
Me: But they have GREEN BEAN!
Big one: ?
Wednesday, May 09, 2007
More stress leh!
Well, was told "Stress Balls" is a no brainer.
Try figuring this one out:
Use weighing machine. You got 9 bags of marbles...in one bag, each marble is 1 gram heavier than the rest. So, in one weighing...how do u figure out which bag contains the ones with the heavier marbles?
Try figuring this one out:
Use weighing machine. You got 9 bags of marbles...in one bag, each marble is 1 gram heavier than the rest. So, in one weighing...how do u figure out which bag contains the ones with the heavier marbles?
Stress balls
Went for an interview earlier.
I was asked this question:
If you had 8 balls (not that I do) and one of them is heavier than the rest, how would you determine which ball is the heavier one with only 2 tries on the balance scale?
***WHA PIANG!***
Told him I could do it in three tries but he only allowed me 2 so I stared at the 8 balls he drew on the whiteboard.........and then suddenly, EUREKA!!! Yes yes yes! It can be done! Had to explain to him how.
He was pretty impressed.
***PHEW!***
I was pretty impressed with myself too!
***GRIN***
Go figure. Answers in the next couple of days.
I was asked this question:
If you had 8 balls (not that I do) and one of them is heavier than the rest, how would you determine which ball is the heavier one with only 2 tries on the balance scale?
***WHA PIANG!***
Told him I could do it in three tries but he only allowed me 2 so I stared at the 8 balls he drew on the whiteboard.........and then suddenly, EUREKA!!! Yes yes yes! It can be done! Had to explain to him how.
He was pretty impressed.
***PHEW!***
I was pretty impressed with myself too!
***GRIN***
Go figure. Answers in the next couple of days.
Tuesday, May 08, 2007
Voodoo
When was the last time I mopped the floor?
Can't remember.
Picked up enought hair today to make a voodoo doll.
We don't have pets.
~ the efficient housewife ~
(positive affirmations I'm told, will make the chores go away!)
Can't remember.
Picked up enought hair today to make a voodoo doll.
We don't have pets.
~ the efficient housewife ~
(positive affirmations I'm told, will make the chores go away!)
Monday, May 07, 2007
The Bark Cafe
Sparkles! This is near your mom's.
Had dinner with YL and the boy earlier at The Bark Cafe.
Boy ate: two skinless chicken wings (or equivalent) with ketchup / some mushrooms - insisted they must be cheese-free & the top bun - insisted this must be cheese-free as well - from the mushroom burger / half a potato wedge & some 'soup of the day' (mushroom)
We ate: What's above plus Escargot.
The Chicken Wings were lovely - big, nice & juicy. Burger was good only while it was hot. The Escargot came slightly burnt but was still tasty. Soup of the day though was a complete disaster - lumpy and lukewarm. Didn't send it back because I could feed the boy with it straightaway without scalding his tongue. Wonder why he didn't take more than 2 spoonfuls......(".)
Child friendliness
(1) they have booster seats
(2) because it's alfresco, there're no doors to run into & the kid can play safely on the grass patch nearby while you eat and watch.
(3) there's a squattie in the ladies and the kid can take a dump (which he did) without you having to worry about seat cleanliness.
Will I take us there again? Definitely.
Location: 1000 Upper Changi Road North.
Check out other reviews here.
Had dinner with YL and the boy earlier at The Bark Cafe.
Boy ate: two skinless chicken wings (or equivalent) with ketchup / some mushrooms - insisted they must be cheese-free & the top bun - insisted this must be cheese-free as well - from the mushroom burger / half a potato wedge & some 'soup of the day' (mushroom)
We ate: What's above plus Escargot.
The Chicken Wings were lovely - big, nice & juicy. Burger was good only while it was hot. The Escargot came slightly burnt but was still tasty. Soup of the day though was a complete disaster - lumpy and lukewarm. Didn't send it back because I could feed the boy with it straightaway without scalding his tongue. Wonder why he didn't take more than 2 spoonfuls......(".)
Child friendliness
(1) they have booster seats
(2) because it's alfresco, there're no doors to run into & the kid can play safely on the grass patch nearby while you eat and watch.
(3) there's a squattie in the ladies and the kid can take a dump (which he did) without you having to worry about seat cleanliness.
Will I take us there again? Definitely.
Location: 1000 Upper Changi Road North.
Check out other reviews here.
Just now
I guess if you are a little more than two and a half and less than three years old, anything that happened, happened only "Just now".
Anyway, this is a picture I took "just now". Found a cave for you to explore after school today. When we got there, I told you 'we are going on a bear hunt' (just like the book) and you took to your heels!
Told you dad over the phone what happened and he said, " He ran into the cave?" I said, "No! He ran away, away from the cave!"
You were hugging me when I took this shot. Can tell from your eyes you were having fun and that you knew I wasn't serious about the bears.
Love you so much!
Sunday, May 06, 2007
Thomas the Tank Engine Theme Song
They're two they're four they're six they're eight
Shunting trucks and hauling freight
red and green and brown and blue
they're the really useful crew
All with different roles to play
Round tidmouths or far away
Down the hills and round the bends
Thomas and friends
Thomas he's the cheeky one
James is vain but lots of fun
Percy pulls the mail on time
Gordon thunders down the line
Emily really knows her stuff
Henry toots and huffs and puffs
Edward wants to help and share
Toby, well let's say, he's square
They're two they're four they're six they're eight
Shunting trucks and hauling freight
red and green and brown and blue
they're the really useful crew
All with different roles to play
Round tidmouths or far away
Down the hills and round the bends
Thomas and friends
They're two they're four they're six they're eight
Shunting trucks and hauling freight
red and green and brown and blue
they're the really useful crew
All with different roles to play
Round tidmouths or far away
Down the hills and round the bends
Thomas and friends
Shunting trucks and hauling freight
red and green and brown and blue
they're the really useful crew
All with different roles to play
Round tidmouths or far away
Down the hills and round the bends
Thomas and friends
Thomas he's the cheeky one
James is vain but lots of fun
Percy pulls the mail on time
Gordon thunders down the line
Emily really knows her stuff
Henry toots and huffs and puffs
Edward wants to help and share
Toby, well let's say, he's square
They're two they're four they're six they're eight
Shunting trucks and hauling freight
red and green and brown and blue
they're the really useful crew
All with different roles to play
Round tidmouths or far away
Down the hills and round the bends
Thomas and friends
They're two they're four they're six they're eight
Shunting trucks and hauling freight
red and green and brown and blue
they're the really useful crew
All with different roles to play
Round tidmouths or far away
Down the hills and round the bends
Thomas and friends
Saturday, May 05, 2007
Acedia
I did get a cake from HE........and it wasn't a brownie!
So, the little one sang me a birthday song (this was top on my list of happy things for the day), I made a wish, the little one helped me blow out the candles, we cut the cake, put a huge slice on a plate and shared it as a family.
Some many hours later, after HE and the little one have both gone to bed, ME, after reading up all those HR stuff, wanted to get under the covers as well. ME walks past the dining table and sees "A PLATE"!
I stared at the plate for a while. Maybe 5 seconds.
Right, have lost 5 seconds staring at the plate.
Could have used those 5 seconds washing it up.
So......I DID SOMETHING WHICH I SWORE I'VE NEVER DONE BEFORE!
I PUT THE PLATE,
THE EMPTY,
DIRTY ONE,
INSIDE THE FRIDGE,
AND
WENT
TO
BED.
So, the little one sang me a birthday song (this was top on my list of happy things for the day), I made a wish, the little one helped me blow out the candles, we cut the cake, put a huge slice on a plate and shared it as a family.
Some many hours later, after HE and the little one have both gone to bed, ME, after reading up all those HR stuff, wanted to get under the covers as well. ME walks past the dining table and sees "A PLATE"!
I stared at the plate for a while. Maybe 5 seconds.
Right, have lost 5 seconds staring at the plate.
Could have used those 5 seconds washing it up.
So......I DID SOMETHING WHICH I SWORE I'VE NEVER DONE BEFORE!
I PUT THE PLATE,
THE EMPTY,
DIRTY ONE,
INSIDE THE FRIDGE,
AND
WENT
TO
BED.
Friday, May 04, 2007
Laurance of Margaret River Red 2003
Beautiful bottle. Stuff smells wonderful & tastes good. Would have been perfect if I had a slab of beef to go with it.
Description at the back of the bottle:
"This very elegant and smooth red is 50% Cabernet Sauvignon and 50% Merlot. This hand-picked grapes are harvested from our famly-run vineyard in Wilyabrup of Margaret River. Your nose will be seduced by fresh violets and taste buds tantalised by flavours rich in blackcurrant, mulberries and plums. It doesn't get any better. The epitome of Margaret River. ~Dianne Laurance"
Wait! I think I have some Bak Kwa lying around...
Review on Hou Ning
Wow.
WOW.
WOW!!!
"Try them! Try them! And you may. Try them and you may (stop coughing!), I say." Not green eggs and ham, just some odd cud from a goat.
Vic asked if I've tried it to see how it tastes. Well, I went to the extent of scrapping the plastic vial, fit for lilliputians, with a toothpick to get every darn speck out. Taste them? You must be kidding. I rather eat gold. Cheaper!
WOW.
WOW!!!
"Try them! Try them! And you may. Try them and you may (stop coughing!), I say." Not green eggs and ham, just some odd cud from a goat.
Vic asked if I've tried it to see how it tastes. Well, I went to the extent of scrapping the plastic vial, fit for lilliputians, with a toothpick to get every darn speck out. Taste them? You must be kidding. I rather eat gold. Cheaper!
Thursday, May 03, 2007
32 and alive
Yesterday, HE said, " I didn't prepare anything!" to ME.
ME says, " Prepare what?"
and then, it dawns on me... MY BIRTHDAY! HE DIDN'T PREPRARE ANYTHING FOR MY BIRTHDAY!
ME replies, "Aiyah, it's been 10 years and I'd be stupid to expect anything from you on my birthday! "
ME thinks HE simply cannot be taught new tricks!
Friends will ask, " Will HE get you presents?"
Last year, I think I said, "Better not expect anything, else will quarrel."
This year, I think I said, " I didn't marry him because he knows how to get me presents."
Next year, I think I'll say, " If I expect anything, we might as well get a divorce. "(Because that will mean I still don't know him well enough)
HE says, everyday is a day for celebration.
ME thinks, "Hey, I'm not getting presents everyday either!"
Anyway, I had a wonderful lunch with DD at the SSC today while HE tries to pretend HE might have arranged something for me during that time. Hahhaaa! Not taken in!
ME parents are coming over later. ME will have a nice dinner with them together with HE and the boy.
Cheers! Because I'm 32 and still kicking!
P.S. It has rained every year on this day since I was 7. It might have rained the 6 years before that but I'd never know. Anyway, it's raining today and this always brings me back to the day when I turned 7. I remember looking at the raindrops as it fell in our school courtyard, feeling the nice cool breeze on my cheeks and thinking how nice it is to have a birthday.
ME says, " Prepare what?"
and then, it dawns on me... MY BIRTHDAY! HE DIDN'T PREPRARE ANYTHING FOR MY BIRTHDAY!
ME replies, "Aiyah, it's been 10 years and I'd be stupid to expect anything from you on my birthday! "
ME thinks HE simply cannot be taught new tricks!
Friends will ask, " Will HE get you presents?"
Last year, I think I said, "Better not expect anything, else will quarrel."
This year, I think I said, " I didn't marry him because he knows how to get me presents."
Next year, I think I'll say, " If I expect anything, we might as well get a divorce. "(Because that will mean I still don't know him well enough)
HE says, everyday is a day for celebration.
ME thinks, "Hey, I'm not getting presents everyday either!"
Anyway, I had a wonderful lunch with DD at the SSC today while HE tries to pretend HE might have arranged something for me during that time. Hahhaaa! Not taken in!
ME parents are coming over later. ME will have a nice dinner with them together with HE and the boy.
Cheers! Because I'm 32 and still kicking!
P.S. It has rained every year on this day since I was 7. It might have rained the 6 years before that but I'd never know. Anyway, it's raining today and this always brings me back to the day when I turned 7. I remember looking at the raindrops as it fell in our school courtyard, feeling the nice cool breeze on my cheeks and thinking how nice it is to have a birthday.
Wednesday, May 02, 2007
Calcified cud
Gold price SGD$35/gram
Price of Hou Ning: SGD$60/0.37 gram/ box
>>> SGD$162/ gram
This calcified cud costs 462% more than gold, weight for weight!
You asked me what it was. I told you it was "Magic Milo" and cursed silently when some of it went over your upper lip like a moustache. Scrapped them off like an obsessive nut, back into your mouth, every single visible speck!
Price of Hou Ning: SGD$60/0.37 gram/ box
>>> SGD$162/ gram
This calcified cud costs 462% more than gold, weight for weight!
You asked me what it was. I told you it was "Magic Milo" and cursed silently when some of it went over your upper lip like a moustache. Scrapped them off like an obsessive nut, back into your mouth, every single visible speck!
Hou Ning - Ingredients: Capra Hircus L. Bezoar 100%
(Source: WordNet (r) 1.7) Capra hircus n : any of various breeds raised for milk or meat or wool [syn: domestic goat, Capra hircus] / (Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) ) Bezoar n : A calculous concretion found in the intestines of certain ruminant animals (as the wild goat, the gazelle, and the Peruvian llama) formerly regarded as an unfailing antidote for poison, and a certain remedy for eruptive, pestilential, or putrid diseases. Hence: Any antidote or panacea.
Right... going to get these tomorrow. Hope to kill your month old phlegm with these goats!
A latch, milk powder & bottle detergent
Grocery lists
Before marriage:
Instant cup noodles / Chocolate
After marriage:
Instant ramen / Chocolate
Now:
Brown rice
Darn expensive fish
Darn expensive beef
Mushrooms / Broccoli (also known as 'trees')
Fruits
Milk powder
Bottle detergent
Diapers
Latch (from the hardware department)..... son has been sleepwalking recently. 4am: Son is missing from the room! 4:02am: Son is found sleeping in the living room, on the marble flooring with his legs dangling out from the window grills.
Before marriage:
Instant cup noodles / Chocolate
After marriage:
Instant ramen / Chocolate
Now:
Brown rice
Darn expensive fish
Darn expensive beef
Mushrooms / Broccoli (also known as 'trees')
Fruits
Milk powder
Bottle detergent
Diapers
Latch (from the hardware department)..... son has been sleepwalking recently. 4am: Son is missing from the room! 4:02am: Son is found sleeping in the living room, on the marble flooring with his legs dangling out from the window grills.
Monday, April 30, 2007
Biscuit has a name!
Secretly named my handsome newborn nephew "Bing Kang"... meaning 'possession of health'... aka Biscuit. Here's wishing him good health, good fortune and a bright future! Cheers!Welcoming...陳煒翰
Thursday, April 26, 2007
Rumpleous has been murdered! / Pink Muscat
Received a letter from The Book Council in my regular mailbox.
" Thank you for your application to the Media Development Authority (MDA) First Time Writers & Illustrators Publishing Initiative,........after careful review and consideration, we regret to inform you that your submission has not been selected......."
Well well well.... if Laurie Notaro [ I am currently reading her book - I Love Everybody (and Other Atrocious Lies) ] which by the way, is a must read if you are thirtysomething ] took 7 years of trying before she manage to sell to the publishing house, then watch the resurrection of Rumpleous in 2014!
*sob sob*
Celebrated nothing with a Stella Bella Pink Muscat (Margaret River) 2006... First sniff yields a very pleasant mood uplifting muscat / floral aroma. Tastes sweet, clean and crisp without any acidic aftertaste. Absolutely delectable. Makes its appearance in a delightful blushing pink color too. Ooooooooh I like it! ...Berry verry nice!
*hic*
" Thank you for your application to the Media Development Authority (MDA) First Time Writers & Illustrators Publishing Initiative,........after careful review and consideration, we regret to inform you that your submission has not been selected......."
Well well well.... if Laurie Notaro [ I am currently reading her book - I Love Everybody (and Other Atrocious Lies) ] which by the way, is a must read if you are thirtysomething ] took 7 years of trying before she manage to sell to the publishing house, then watch the resurrection of Rumpleous in 2014!
*sob sob*
Celebrated nothing with a Stella Bella Pink Muscat (Margaret River) 2006... First sniff yields a very pleasant mood uplifting muscat / floral aroma. Tastes sweet, clean and crisp without any acidic aftertaste. Absolutely delectable. Makes its appearance in a delightful blushing pink color too. Ooooooooh I like it! ...Berry verry nice!
*hic*
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
The Riverine by the Park
Launching Soon... Project by Wing Tai. District 12. Located next to Kallang MRT / Riverside Park. Freehold. $1,300 - $1,600 psf.
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Trilogy
One
Me: We are eating fried rice
BY: F**K rice?
Me: No, FRIED rice.
BY: F**K RICE?
Me: NOT F**K RICE, FRIED RICE!!!
BY: F**K RICE!
Two
At the Better Toy Store in Takashimaya last friday, I accidentally stepped on your middle finger when you stumbled and fell on the floor.
BY: *concentrating on his hurt finger* Look mummy look! *shows me his middle finger*
Me: Ok ok!! * quickly wraps my hand over his*
BY: *why isn't mummy acknowleging my new discovery?* Look mummy look! *Shouting* I can point with this finger!
From the corner of my eyes, I see other mummies covering their kids' eyes. My god! Where can I hide? Maybe in the bookshop downstairs?
Three
In Kinokuniya - the quiet bookshop downstairs.
The boy wants to run the ramp. The mummy is carrying him. The boy struggles to get down. The mummy tightens her hold. Boy tries to push his mummy off with his hands. Fails. Suddenly boy decides to announce. "MUMMY! I PUSHED YOUR NIPPLES!"
He's not yet three! Where are those pills that I was given after childbirth? I need them now!!!!!!
Me: We are eating fried rice
BY: F**K rice?
Me: No, FRIED rice.
BY: F**K RICE?
Me: NOT F**K RICE, FRIED RICE!!!
BY: F**K RICE!
Two
At the Better Toy Store in Takashimaya last friday, I accidentally stepped on your middle finger when you stumbled and fell on the floor.
BY: *concentrating on his hurt finger* Look mummy look! *shows me his middle finger*
Me: Ok ok!! * quickly wraps my hand over his*
BY: *why isn't mummy acknowleging my new discovery?* Look mummy look! *Shouting* I can point with this finger!
From the corner of my eyes, I see other mummies covering their kids' eyes. My god! Where can I hide? Maybe in the bookshop downstairs?
Three
In Kinokuniya - the quiet bookshop downstairs.
The boy wants to run the ramp. The mummy is carrying him. The boy struggles to get down. The mummy tightens her hold. Boy tries to push his mummy off with his hands. Fails. Suddenly boy decides to announce. "MUMMY! I PUSHED YOUR NIPPLES!"
He's not yet three! Where are those pills that I was given after childbirth? I need them now!!!!!!
I give up!
After you puked 3 more times today, I gave up. Called the cab, popped a panadol (because my head felt like lead) and bundled you off to the PD.
The nurse convinced me to purchase the nebulizer compressor. Reason she gave? I could have bought 2 or 3 machines already, since I've rented it so many times. So, why not save money and get it for good? So...hanging on to the conviction that you do not have to use it again and again and again is a lost cause huh?
The GST alone today would have paid for 1 visit to the neighbourhood GP.
Notes:
Pulmicort 2ml + Berodual 1ml X 3 nebs/day
Silomat/Mucosolvon 6ml X 3/day
Rhiniramine/Prednisolone 1:1 6ml X 3/day
Klacid Syrup [125mg/5ml] 6 ml X 2/day
Singuliar [5m] 1 tab/day
Him came to pick us up from the PD
ME to HIM: So, do you want 1 more baby?
HIM: YES!
BY: YES! I want 1 more!
ME: WTF???
The nurse convinced me to purchase the nebulizer compressor. Reason she gave? I could have bought 2 or 3 machines already, since I've rented it so many times. So, why not save money and get it for good? So...hanging on to the conviction that you do not have to use it again and again and again is a lost cause huh?
The GST alone today would have paid for 1 visit to the neighbourhood GP.
Notes:
Pulmicort 2ml + Berodual 1ml X 3 nebs/day
Silomat/Mucosolvon 6ml X 3/day
Rhiniramine/Prednisolone 1:1 6ml X 3/day
Klacid Syrup [125mg/5ml] 6 ml X 2/day
Singuliar [5m] 1 tab/day
Him came to pick us up from the PD
ME to HIM: So, do you want 1 more baby?
HIM: YES!
BY: YES! I want 1 more!
ME: WTF???
Monday, April 23, 2007
Living in the real world
Was disconnected from the virtual world for a while - the courier man knocked at our door last week and I surrendered our modem, the last piece of hardware belonging to the my old employers, to him.
Felt a tat lost in the real world, without online capabilities, even if it is just being offline for a couple of days...
I couldn't access my emails;
I couldn't read my friends' blogs;
I couldn't send out my resumes;
I couldn't find information I needed with just a few clicks.
It was frustrating...
Same goes with my mobile phone. My new personal plan had no caller ID service. Called the service providers up to make a fuss. Realised that it's a chargeable service. $5/month. Right, I'm putting my ears back in service. Sorry eyes, you don't get the privilege of seeing who's calling anymore.
But hey, I'm back online! YEAH!
And my ears are still serviceable! YEAH YEAH!
Felt a tat lost in the real world, without online capabilities, even if it is just being offline for a couple of days...
I couldn't access my emails;
I couldn't read my friends' blogs;
I couldn't send out my resumes;
I couldn't find information I needed with just a few clicks.
It was frustrating...
Same goes with my mobile phone. My new personal plan had no caller ID service. Called the service providers up to make a fuss. Realised that it's a chargeable service. $5/month. Right, I'm putting my ears back in service. Sorry eyes, you don't get the privilege of seeing who's calling anymore.
But hey, I'm back online! YEAH!
And my ears are still serviceable! YEAH YEAH!
Friday, April 20, 2007
Tai-tai-dom or Die-die-dom?
Let's see... how has my week been thus far? Started pretty well with pancakes on Sunday but went all the way down to the nadir after midnight before slowly creeping up again. Managed to....
- get a free ice-cream from Ben&Jerry during their annual free cone day for myself
- meet C.C for drinks at PS.Cafe @ Harding Road
- see 2 headhunters
- go to the zoo with the cough-syrup (you smell like one anyhow!)
- do laundry
- kill another 4-6 dozen ants getting high on real cough syrup
- visit Christine and her girls with the cough-syrup and watch 'Girl with a Pearl Earring'
Oh, on the way to Christine's, cough-syrup fell asleep and I left him in the car for 2 minutes to grab a cake. 2 minutes! I swear it was not much longer than that! Came out of the shop to see half a dozen people gathered around the car. I PANICKED! Did you wake up? Are you crying hysterically inside? What is happening? RAN to the car to find that you were still asleep and very peacefully at that. Got into the car, which was still cool with the air-conditioning of 2 minutes ago by the way and drove off. Wha piang eh!
- get a free ice-cream from Ben&Jerry during their annual free cone day for myself
- meet C.C for drinks at PS.Cafe @ Harding Road
- see 2 headhunters
- go to the zoo with the cough-syrup (you smell like one anyhow!)
- do laundry
- kill another 4-6 dozen ants getting high on real cough syrup
- visit Christine and her girls with the cough-syrup and watch 'Girl with a Pearl Earring'
Oh, on the way to Christine's, cough-syrup fell asleep and I left him in the car for 2 minutes to grab a cake. 2 minutes! I swear it was not much longer than that! Came out of the shop to see half a dozen people gathered around the car. I PANICKED! Did you wake up? Are you crying hysterically inside? What is happening? RAN to the car to find that you were still asleep and very peacefully at that. Got into the car, which was still cool with the air-conditioning of 2 minutes ago by the way and drove off. Wha piang eh!
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Looking forward....
Booked a cruise for our family in December...The ship is called "Rhapsody of the Seas", part of the Royal Carribean fleet. Looking forward to it. They even have Supper Buffet. Can you believe that?
Horse Dander
SUNDAY: Breakfast at Macs - Pancakes with sausages, hash brown and coffee. Boy eats 1 pancake, 0.5X sausage, some hash brown and BYO water. I eats the rest....(11:30-1pm) Pinic near Gallop stables @ Pasir Ris Park....followed by a bowl of Shrimp dumpling porridge lunch @ White Sands. Boy eats all the dumplings. I eats the rest. 8pm: Boy starts to cough.......and cough. Dinner is I cooked brown rice, tomato salad & stir-fried pork. Boy coughs......but falls asleep at 8:30pm. 10pm...Boy's ate dinner reappears on the bedroom floor. I cleans. Boy asks for milk......burps, and 240ml of milk reappears on the mattress. I drags a sleepy boy to the shower to clean him up. I cleans up mess on mattress and finishes cleaning after midnight. 2am: Boy asks for milk again. 3am, milk re-appears on the pillow. Boy now cannot stop coughing. I starts praying that boy will not have another attack whilst cleaning. TUESDAY: Somehow we both survived.
Was it the maple syrup, horse dander in the air at the park, preservatives in the shrimp or I cooking? For now, I is putting bets on the horse.
Notes:
Prenisolone 3MG/5ML - 5mlX3
Cough-en Lintus - 3mlX3
Salbutamol 2MG/5ML - 2mlX3
Ketotifen - 1MG/5ML - 3mlX2
Was it the maple syrup, horse dander in the air at the park, preservatives in the shrimp or I cooking? For now, I is putting bets on the horse.
Notes:
Prenisolone 3MG/5ML - 5mlX3
Cough-en Lintus - 3mlX3
Salbutamol 2MG/5ML - 2mlX3
Ketotifen - 1MG/5ML - 3mlX2
Sunday, April 15, 2007
Meditation
Today's yoga session special - Heart Chakra Meditation
Sit cross-legged with good posture, spine straight and preferably on a soft pillow else legs will go numb (which mine did). Place palms facing up gently against each knee. Close your eyes and tighten the eyeballs a couple of times for a few seconds to relax them. I was clueless how to do that. Was given a clue: Do the same as what you would do if you saw your enemy. Narrow your eyes and stare!
For 20 minutes, repeat MmmmmmmmmmMMmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm as loudly as you can with each exhalation and feel the vibrations of the sound travelling between your navel and your head.
Then, for the next 10 minutes, keep quiet and visualise your heart as a white light or lotus flower.
Feel the sadness & fear melt away, replace by peace and compassion........or at least until someone starts snoring. (",)
Sit cross-legged with good posture, spine straight and preferably on a soft pillow else legs will go numb (which mine did). Place palms facing up gently against each knee. Close your eyes and tighten the eyeballs a couple of times for a few seconds to relax them. I was clueless how to do that. Was given a clue: Do the same as what you would do if you saw your enemy. Narrow your eyes and stare!
For 20 minutes, repeat MmmmmmmmmmMMmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm as loudly as you can with each exhalation and feel the vibrations of the sound travelling between your navel and your head.
Then, for the next 10 minutes, keep quiet and visualise your heart as a white light or lotus flower.
Feel the sadness & fear melt away, replace by peace and compassion........or at least until someone starts snoring. (",)
Friday, April 13, 2007
Bits here and there
6 years 21 days! That's how long I've been using IBM laptops. Now bravely prodding a HP/Compaq nc6230, kindly loaned to me by the fortunate owner of several laptops.
Have been staring at the www.mytax.iras.gov.sg page with a raised eyebrow, occasionally breaking out of the trance to shake my head and reposition my nicely plucked eyebrows. I don't get the "you surf, we serve" slogan. Maybe, if I wait longer and surf more, they'll serve me? Or maybe they can SEE me? Wow. Hey! Can I have a hot latte please? No? Fat hope? Ok... maybe I should stop procrastinating and start filing my taxes.......*sigh*
Oh, we went for a walk after dinner today and walked into a traffic logjam. The cause? The launch of a new condominium. Went closer to take a look. Couldn't resist the herd instincts. Tried to get my hands on a brochure. The doors were closed, and the sign planted outside it said 'Invited Guests Only' plus there was a looooooooooooooooooooooooong queue and crowds milling around. Someone was announcing 1242, 1245, 1246..... Since I have no chance of getting the brochure myself, I asked a middle-aged couple, who was seated like many years away from the door if I could take a look at theirs. You were on my hips. They looked at me like I was going to take their brochure and make a break for it. Ridiculous!
Am sure glad we have a home. Nice neighbours we'd have though.
Ok ok ok... now back to myTax Portal!
Have been staring at the www.mytax.iras.gov.sg page with a raised eyebrow, occasionally breaking out of the trance to shake my head and reposition my nicely plucked eyebrows. I don't get the "you surf, we serve" slogan. Maybe, if I wait longer and surf more, they'll serve me? Or maybe they can SEE me? Wow. Hey! Can I have a hot latte please? No? Fat hope? Ok... maybe I should stop procrastinating and start filing my taxes.......*sigh*
Oh, we went for a walk after dinner today and walked into a traffic logjam. The cause? The launch of a new condominium. Went closer to take a look. Couldn't resist the herd instincts. Tried to get my hands on a brochure. The doors were closed, and the sign planted outside it said 'Invited Guests Only' plus there was a looooooooooooooooooooooooong queue and crowds milling around. Someone was announcing 1242, 1245, 1246..... Since I have no chance of getting the brochure myself, I asked a middle-aged couple, who was seated like many years away from the door if I could take a look at theirs. You were on my hips. They looked at me like I was going to take their brochure and make a break for it. Ridiculous!
Am sure glad we have a home. Nice neighbours we'd have though.
Ok ok ok... now back to myTax Portal!
Thursday, April 12, 2007
Farethewell
Having a writer's block over at the other window in my laptop - my outlook - trying to compose a farewell email to my colleagues at *****. Am thinking I'd fare much better over here because mostly, these entries in the blog are written from the heart. So, should I keep it short, or go on rambling, or not send one at all? I don't know!
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Dear friends,
My last day at ***** would be this friday the 13th. Have known this was coming for a few months now. Towards the end, I couldn't have begged for it to be quicker, since hanging around, not doing much, is never good for myself as I know it.
I've lasted much much longer than I thought I would with this company, since my track record indicated < than 1 year for all the other places I've worked in. If it boils down to just 1 thing that have kept me going, it would be ... the colleagues, especially those who have become my very dear friends over these years, who have watched me grow, celebrated my triumphs and walked with me when I'm down.
It has been a thrill working here and I have the giddyness of someone who is just about to step off the best roller-coaster ride of her life. I have had it all - the nice and the nots, the highs and the lows, the fun and the angst. It would be interesting now to watch from the sides and you bet I will most definitely be watching!
Last but not least, I take away with me, something which I believe in with all my heart - that of connecting people. So here's wishing you guys nothing but the best and do stay in touch, because friendship crosses both time and space (and we all have that not one thing but many in our pockets to help us).
Best wishes,
Carrie
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Dear friends,
My last day at ***** would be this friday the 13th. Have known this was coming for a few months now. Towards the end, I couldn't have begged for it to be quicker, since hanging around, not doing much, is never good for myself as I know it.
I've lasted much much longer than I thought I would with this company, since my track record indicated < than 1 year for all the other places I've worked in. If it boils down to just 1 thing that have kept me going, it would be ... the colleagues, especially those who have become my very dear friends over these years, who have watched me grow, celebrated my triumphs and walked with me when I'm down.
It has been a thrill working here and I have the giddyness of someone who is just about to step off the best roller-coaster ride of her life. I have had it all - the nice and the nots, the highs and the lows, the fun and the angst. It would be interesting now to watch from the sides and you bet I will most definitely be watching!
Last but not least, I take away with me, something which I believe in with all my heart - that of connecting people. So here's wishing you guys nothing but the best and do stay in touch, because friendship crosses both time and space (and we all have that not one thing but many in our pockets to help us).
Best wishes,
Carrie
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Full-time job($)
Feel I have several full-time jobs now. Just to list a few:
(1) Full time job at N*K*A...(although not for long)
(2) Full time job hunter... ( I have been sending out an average of 3 resumes per week)
(3) Full time mother ... (since Aug 2004)
(4) Full time housekeeper ... (since moving into our new place)
(5) Full time investor ... (since catching the property fever)
(6) Full time wife ... (almost forgot this one! [",] )
Read a funny book called Anthropology by Dan Rhodes last night. Here's an excerpt that cracked me up: "My girlfriend started charging me for sex. She said she had to think of her future, and anyway her friends did it so why shouldn't she? I didn't mind too much because her basic rates were very reasonable, although she always expected tips for extras..."
Sorry for being loopy. I'm just wondering... If I end job (1), get stuck in (2) without much progress, with (3) being self-fulfilling and therefore not quantifiable in terms of dollars and cents, (4) sadly at a remuneration = to nothing and (5) being risky, therefore, following the example from Anthropology, will being a (6) pay?
(1) Full time job at N*K*A...(although not for long)
(2) Full time job hunter... ( I have been sending out an average of 3 resumes per week)
(3) Full time mother ... (since Aug 2004)
(4) Full time housekeeper ... (since moving into our new place)
(5) Full time investor ... (since catching the property fever)
(6) Full time wife ... (almost forgot this one! [",] )
Read a funny book called Anthropology by Dan Rhodes last night. Here's an excerpt that cracked me up: "My girlfriend started charging me for sex. She said she had to think of her future, and anyway her friends did it so why shouldn't she? I didn't mind too much because her basic rates were very reasonable, although she always expected tips for extras..."
Sorry for being loopy. I'm just wondering... If I end job (1), get stuck in (2) without much progress, with (3) being self-fulfilling and therefore not quantifiable in terms of dollars and cents, (4) sadly at a remuneration = to nothing and (5) being risky, therefore, following the example from Anthropology, will being a (6) pay?
Sunday, April 08, 2007
Qing Ming
Snapped - a pau chomping moment amongst 2 cousins - during the annual visit to your paternal grandmother & great-grandmother's resting place to remember and honour them. You guys bantered incessantly and it was amusing to watch and listen to the both of you talk about things from air-con to sprite to somersauts to automatic doors to cold noodles to 'the-computer-that-one' (mouse) to who should sit on the 'baby chair'.
Thank you!
-Thank you all for coming to our Easter Egg Hunt party!--Thank you Aunty V for helping mummy with the ribbons;
---Thank you Aunty K for making the curry chicken;
----Thank you Aunty M for the plasters;
----- Thank you Uncle L for the cake and jellies;
------Thank you Uncle E & Aunty H for the beer! *hic* ;
-------Thank you Aunty C for the books; &
--------Last but not least, (before I get an Oscar) thank you for not falling into the pool or going missing during the hunt. Cheers and we hope to see you all again soon!
(Will post more pictures later)
Wednesday, April 04, 2007
Underwater World Singapore
Went to the Underwater World & the Dolphin Lagoon at Sentosa this morning. It's been more than 6 years since I have been there. At one point in my life, I was visiting this place, an average of two times a week - it was one of my accounts when I was working with the agency.I think we did have quite a bit of fun together today. Mostly, you enjoyed touching the rays at the interactive pool. I was pretty surprised by these animals. They seemed to like being touched and kept swimming close to the edges for you to stroke them. Don't touch their fins though because they can get really tickly there. You did and ended up being sprayed which, added a few notches to your fun quotient.
Tuesday, April 03, 2007
Prenatal Class
Sis-in-law showed me her schedules for her prenatal classes. I took one look and exclaimed "USELESS ONE LARH!" Oh dear oh dear... not being very sensitive here. It's not that her classes are useless. I remember attending mine religiously before. It's just that on hindsight, I find them useless because...
(1) Bathing with a doll is NOT representative of how you would eventually bathe a baby.
(2) The breathing exercise, when not explained properly, causes one to hyperventilate instead.
(3) Watching a groaning naked woman give birth on video is no ideal way to introduce oneself into the terror of giving birth (especially if one has not done it before). Shall digress a little here. Recently read in the papers that they introduced a male Panda to a "Panda Sex" video in an attempt to interest him in the act. Wondering if they have a "Panda Birth" video for the lady in question. I bet you she's sure to keep herself celibate for life after watching it!
(4) It makes you quarrel with the baby care-giver. i.e No one who has looked after babies before will subscribe to leveling the milk powder off the scoop with a knife after each and every scoop.
(5) It does not teach you how to wake up every 2/3 hours round the clock to feed the baby for however many weeks/months it takes. Better still, breast milk is promoted as the best milk on earth for your little one and if you are wired up by nature to give your little one the best, then seriously, you'd find yourself alone in a daze with your lactating mamaries and no one else can really help you in this aspect, definitely not the non-lactating members of the tribe.
Therefore, Prenatal class = Useless
Q.E.D
(1) Bathing with a doll is NOT representative of how you would eventually bathe a baby.
(2) The breathing exercise, when not explained properly, causes one to hyperventilate instead.
(3) Watching a groaning naked woman give birth on video is no ideal way to introduce oneself into the terror of giving birth (especially if one has not done it before). Shall digress a little here. Recently read in the papers that they introduced a male Panda to a "Panda Sex" video in an attempt to interest him in the act. Wondering if they have a "Panda Birth" video for the lady in question. I bet you she's sure to keep herself celibate for life after watching it!
(4) It makes you quarrel with the baby care-giver. i.e No one who has looked after babies before will subscribe to leveling the milk powder off the scoop with a knife after each and every scoop.
(5) It does not teach you how to wake up every 2/3 hours round the clock to feed the baby for however many weeks/months it takes. Better still, breast milk is promoted as the best milk on earth for your little one and if you are wired up by nature to give your little one the best, then seriously, you'd find yourself alone in a daze with your lactating mamaries and no one else can really help you in this aspect, definitely not the non-lactating members of the tribe.
Therefore, Prenatal class = Useless
Q.E.D
Sunday, April 01, 2007
Between him and me
Scenario [Me carrying sleeping boy in my arms in the backseat/ Him driving]
Context [Him and Me trying for the past 6 hours to make boy take a nap]
The conversation:
Me > I can't wait until I'm 45!
Him > WHY?
Me > Then he will be 16 and out of my way!
Him > *HehhehheeeeeeeeeeeeeeehhhahaaaheheA!!!!*
Context [Him and Me trying for the past 6 hours to make boy take a nap]
The conversation:
Me > I can't wait until I'm 45!
Him > WHY?
Me > Then he will be 16 and out of my way!
Him > *HehhehheeeeeeeeeeeeeeehhhahaaaheheA!!!!*
Friday, March 30, 2007
Tic Tac Toe
I'm bored... you're bored...and there were some paper and pens lying around... so I decided to teach you how to play Tic-Tac-Toe. You prefer crosses to noughts.
Smsed your Papa in BKK : "Teaching your son how to play tic tac toe. He now knows that 3 in a line is a win but doesn't know how to block yet."
So arh, when can we start playing chinese chess? Hahhaaa!!!
Smsed your Papa in BKK : "Teaching your son how to play tic tac toe. He now knows that 3 in a line is a win but doesn't know how to block yet."
So arh, when can we start playing chinese chess? Hahhaaa!!!
Thursday, March 29, 2007
Swimming - Big Red Ant
Brought you out for a swim before dinner, followed by a stroll around the estate after, last night. The small apartment drives you crazy and that seeps into my rather precarious sanity as well.
The swim went well, although it's sad to notice that you've lost all your natural paddling instincts in the last 6 months. It has been that long since we brought you for swims because we were told specifically not to by your doctor.
Anyway, during out tramp after dinner, we found a badminton court with a gallery and you were climbing those huge terraces all by yourself to the top when suddenly, you held out your left arm, looked at it, shuddered and when "Arhh-Arhhh-Arhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!! followed almost instantly by a torrent of tears. It was a big red ant. I managed to blow it away with just one puff. *Phew*
Had to hold on to you while you cried it out. You had stumbled on a whole line of them but thankfully, only one of them got onto you. Took me a while to reassure you that you are much bigger than the ants and that they won't hurt you if you don't disturb them. When you were done crying, we started to trace their migration path, taking care not to stand in their way and by the time we were finished with that, you had left your fright behind.
The swim went well, although it's sad to notice that you've lost all your natural paddling instincts in the last 6 months. It has been that long since we brought you for swims because we were told specifically not to by your doctor.
Anyway, during out tramp after dinner, we found a badminton court with a gallery and you were climbing those huge terraces all by yourself to the top when suddenly, you held out your left arm, looked at it, shuddered and when "Arhh-Arhhh-Arhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!! followed almost instantly by a torrent of tears. It was a big red ant. I managed to blow it away with just one puff. *Phew*
Had to hold on to you while you cried it out. You had stumbled on a whole line of them but thankfully, only one of them got onto you. Took me a while to reassure you that you are much bigger than the ants and that they won't hurt you if you don't disturb them. When you were done crying, we started to trace their migration path, taking care not to stand in their way and by the time we were finished with that, you had left your fright behind.
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Sunday, March 25, 2007
Sunday Diet
Breakfast
"Want Milk?" "No!"
3 pieces of chwee kueh + 1 small cup of Milo
Snack
3/4 NZ Fuji apple + 1/2 cup of Strawberry Yoplait petit miam yogurt
Lunch
1 bowl of porridge with cod fish + 1/3 corn on the cob with beetroot soup
and "I Want RAISINS!"... so a 15g pack of Del Monte sun dried raisins
Mid Afternoon
7 ounces of milk given but only drank 3 before we got to the beach.
Dinner
Porridge with sweet & sour pork and lap cheong omelette and about half a dozen Glico chocolate pocky sticks.
2am
8 ounces of milk
"Want Milk?" "No!"
3 pieces of chwee kueh + 1 small cup of Milo
Snack
3/4 NZ Fuji apple + 1/2 cup of Strawberry Yoplait petit miam yogurt
Lunch
1 bowl of porridge with cod fish + 1/3 corn on the cob with beetroot soup
and "I Want RAISINS!"... so a 15g pack of Del Monte sun dried raisins
Mid Afternoon
7 ounces of milk given but only drank 3 before we got to the beach.
Dinner
Porridge with sweet & sour pork and lap cheong omelette and about half a dozen Glico chocolate pocky sticks.
2am
8 ounces of milk
Friday, March 23, 2007
Better Decker
Didn't send you to school today and by noon, you were driving us all nuts. Since Braun indicated you are back to normal, I decided to take you out after lunch.
Your first trip on the double decker bus! You were so thrilled!
Took you to 'The Better Toy Store' at Ngee Ann City Tower B Level 4. Have to admit. I have never come across another store with a fuller range of Thomas the tank engine products. Very impressive!
Ate at MOS Burger after that. You wanted rice! So I ordered the kakiage (fresh seafood shrimp fritter) rice burger meal with an additional fresh Meiji milk drink for you.
Your first trip on the double decker bus! You were so thrilled!
Took you to 'The Better Toy Store' at Ngee Ann City Tower B Level 4. Have to admit. I have never come across another store with a fuller range of Thomas the tank engine products. Very impressive!
Ate at MOS Burger after that. You wanted rice! So I ordered the kakiage (fresh seafood shrimp fritter) rice burger meal with an additional fresh Meiji milk drink for you.You urged, "You try! Try a little bit! You (pointing to the french fries) take one and dip (pointing to your ketchup sauce) here. Try! Very nice!" I obliged, then pointed to my own chilli sauce and asked you to try a little bit of it too. Ha! I'm definitely not the better salesman here today.
Records from 2004
Was looking for something else. Found a diary instead.
05 Jan: 1st appointment. 6 weeks pregnant. Baby size 4.6mm & heart already beating!
26 Jan: 2nd checkup. Baby got big head! 22.7mm.
16 Feb: 3rd checkup.
15 Mar: It's a boy!!!
15 Apr: Mummy 61.2 kg. Baby too FAT. 404g. 2 little feet @ 3cm.
08 May: Baby kicked whole night yesterday!
10 May: Baby 720g. Happy baby. Gynae couldn't track the heartbeat because baby moved around a lot. Mummy 63.7 kg.
07 Jun: Baby 1.2 kg & thumb sucking. Mummy + Baby = 67 kg.
01 July: Baby 1.8 kg. Approx 3.97 pounds. 1 kg = 2.20462262 pounds.
12 July: Legs starting to swell
15 July: Baby 2.1 kg. Mummy 68.9 kg
29 July: Baby 2.7 kg. Approx 6 pounds. Mummy 70.4 kg
05 Aug: Baby 2.85 kg. Mummy 70.8 kg. Papa 95 kg.
13 Aug: Baby 3.1 kg. Mummy 71.6 kg
20 Aug: Baby 3.22 kg. Mummy 70.2 kg
26 Aug: ***Baby 3.54 kg / 7.9 pounds. 50cm
Followed by a fury of feeding records....
Sample from 02 Sep:
7:00 - 7:10
8:50 - 9:25
12:45 - 13:30
15:00 - 15:30
16:22 - 16:37
18:50 - 19:20
23:30 - 23:40
00:55 - 01:05
01:20 - 01:46
05:15 - 06:15 (This one looks odd now... did I really feed you for an hour?)
07 Sep: Baby's cord came off today!
30 Sep: Baby 3.715 kg
06 Oct: Ah-woo-woo-woo Ah-woo-ah-woo
12 Oct: Baby 5.17 kg
18 Oct: Mummy 60.6 kg
27 Nov: Baby 6.6kg/ 65cm
14 Dec: Baby learn how to flip over!
05 Jan: 1st appointment. 6 weeks pregnant. Baby size 4.6mm & heart already beating!
26 Jan: 2nd checkup. Baby got big head! 22.7mm.
16 Feb: 3rd checkup.
15 Mar: It's a boy!!!
15 Apr: Mummy 61.2 kg. Baby too FAT. 404g. 2 little feet @ 3cm.
08 May: Baby kicked whole night yesterday!
10 May: Baby 720g. Happy baby. Gynae couldn't track the heartbeat because baby moved around a lot. Mummy 63.7 kg.
07 Jun: Baby 1.2 kg & thumb sucking. Mummy + Baby = 67 kg.
01 July: Baby 1.8 kg. Approx 3.97 pounds. 1 kg = 2.20462262 pounds.
12 July: Legs starting to swell
15 July: Baby 2.1 kg. Mummy 68.9 kg
29 July: Baby 2.7 kg. Approx 6 pounds. Mummy 70.4 kg
05 Aug: Baby 2.85 kg. Mummy 70.8 kg. Papa 95 kg.
13 Aug: Baby 3.1 kg. Mummy 71.6 kg
20 Aug: Baby 3.22 kg. Mummy 70.2 kg
26 Aug: ***Baby 3.54 kg / 7.9 pounds. 50cm
Followed by a fury of feeding records....
Sample from 02 Sep:
7:00 - 7:10
8:50 - 9:25
12:45 - 13:30
15:00 - 15:30
16:22 - 16:37
18:50 - 19:20
23:30 - 23:40
00:55 - 01:05
01:20 - 01:46
05:15 - 06:15 (This one looks odd now... did I really feed you for an hour?)
07 Sep: Baby's cord came off today!
30 Sep: Baby 3.715 kg
06 Oct: Ah-woo-woo-woo Ah-woo-ah-woo
12 Oct: Baby 5.17 kg
18 Oct: Mummy 60.6 kg
27 Nov: Baby 6.6kg/ 65cm
14 Dec: Baby learn how to flip over!
39.2
I'm grumpy. I'm really really grumpy because I really really can't deal with myself when you are sick. I woke up in the middle of last night dreaming that you're having a fever... only that I wasn't really dreaming. You were having a fever.
How?
You went to bed happy and well after we read "Green Light for the Little Red Train".
Can you get a fever from a hair cut? That's the only extraordinary thing we did yesterday.
And oh, it rained yesterday. Can you get a fever from the rain?
What about Charsiew rice? Can you get a fever from eating Charsiew rice?
Or school. Did anyone of your little friends smuggle a fever to school to share?
Tonight, you puked after I made you eat a spoonful of Neurofen. I tried to catch your vomit in my hands, thinking it was just the medication that was going to come out. Mistake. I couldn't move because my hands were full of your vomit so by the time you were done with vomiting, there was vomit on your mattress, vomit of my legs, vomit of my mattress, vomit on your shirt, vomit on the floor, vomit on the pillow. By the time I carried you to the toilet, there was a trail of V from the bed to the toilet, V on the sink, V in the shower, V on the walls.
Am I dreaming? Can all this be real?
Should I stop sending you to school? Or stop feeding you charsiew rice for dinner? Or stop giving you hair cuts? Or stop reading you that book... or just stop the heavens from ever raining again???!???
You know what? I'm just going to take the laundry out of the washing machine, put them in the dryer and go to bed.
Maybe I'm really just only dreaming!!!!
How?
You went to bed happy and well after we read "Green Light for the Little Red Train".
Can you get a fever from a hair cut? That's the only extraordinary thing we did yesterday.
And oh, it rained yesterday. Can you get a fever from the rain?
What about Charsiew rice? Can you get a fever from eating Charsiew rice?
Or school. Did anyone of your little friends smuggle a fever to school to share?
Tonight, you puked after I made you eat a spoonful of Neurofen. I tried to catch your vomit in my hands, thinking it was just the medication that was going to come out. Mistake. I couldn't move because my hands were full of your vomit so by the time you were done with vomiting, there was vomit on your mattress, vomit of my legs, vomit of my mattress, vomit on your shirt, vomit on the floor, vomit on the pillow. By the time I carried you to the toilet, there was a trail of V from the bed to the toilet, V on the sink, V in the shower, V on the walls.
Am I dreaming? Can all this be real?
Should I stop sending you to school? Or stop feeding you charsiew rice for dinner? Or stop giving you hair cuts? Or stop reading you that book... or just stop the heavens from ever raining again???!???
You know what? I'm just going to take the laundry out of the washing machine, put them in the dryer and go to bed.
Maybe I'm really just only dreaming!!!!
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Not crying anymore!
Brought you to school today. You left me with 3 kisses on my left cheek. "One ...and two ... and three!" was what you said. No tears, not even when the girl behind you burst into tears during what they call "separation" time. Brave.
Monday, March 19, 2007
Sawadee-ka!
Last time I was here was in September'06 & not quite alone - the food tasted horrible then and I felt miserable.
This is a very very impromptu trip. I won 2 return tickets on Jetstar last December. Got the "You've won!" sms from HSBC whilst in the car with YL so we decided we would do this trip together and we only really decided when just last week.
Your Papa followed and so, we got to stay FOC in his nice executive suite. YL said we are officially on a "Budget Tai-Tai" holiday, which made me laugh.
I really like to come here when your Papa's here. So many many nice memories of the time spent here. His previous apartment in Riverfront residence was probably what I'd consider our 1st marital home. Sweet.
Some recommendations:
Tailor - Pinky www.pinkytailor.com
Massage - HealthLand Spa www.healthlandspa.com
Food - (1) Baan Ajarn @ Soi Rangnam (2) Baan Khanitha @ 69 South Sathorn Rd
YL said I should record this conversation => The morning before we flew out, I told you mummy's going to the airport, to take the plane to Bangkok for a couple of days. You told me you wanted to take the plane too and when I asked you where you wanted to go, you said, "Go lunch!"
This is a very very impromptu trip. I won 2 return tickets on Jetstar last December. Got the "You've won!" sms from HSBC whilst in the car with YL so we decided we would do this trip together and we only really decided when just last week.
Your Papa followed and so, we got to stay FOC in his nice executive suite. YL said we are officially on a "Budget Tai-Tai" holiday, which made me laugh.
I really like to come here when your Papa's here. So many many nice memories of the time spent here. His previous apartment in Riverfront residence was probably what I'd consider our 1st marital home. Sweet.
Some recommendations:
Tailor - Pinky www.pinkytailor.com
Massage - HealthLand Spa www.healthlandspa.com
Food - (1) Baan Ajarn @ Soi Rangnam (2) Baan Khanitha @ 69 South Sathorn Rd
YL said I should record this conversation => The morning before we flew out, I told you mummy's going to the airport, to take the plane to Bangkok for a couple of days. You told me you wanted to take the plane too and when I asked you where you wanted to go, you said, "Go lunch!"
Saturday, March 17, 2007
15th March
On the way to work last Thursday, I saw
(1) A gay couple ;
(2) Half a cat ; and
(3) An eagle
If these were symbols that parallel my career, I'd like to interprete them like this>>>
Gay couple: The Past. I work with a lot of gay people in my industry.
Half a dead cat: The Present. Dead is not enough. Have to be dismembered as well.
Eagle: The Future. There’s hope!
(1) A gay couple ;
(2) Half a cat ; and
(3) An eagle
If these were symbols that parallel my career, I'd like to interprete them like this>>>
Gay couple: The Past. I work with a lot of gay people in my industry.
Half a dead cat: The Present. Dead is not enough. Have to be dismembered as well.
Eagle: The Future. There’s hope!
Thursday, March 15, 2007
Whose Papa?
>>Mummy, why you wear nice earrings?
Hmmm...because Papa buy for Mummy.
>>Your Papa or my Papa?
Your Papa.
>>My Papa?
Yes. Your Papa.
>>Why not your Papa?
My Papa is your Ah Gong. Your Papa is my Dodo.
>>*smiles* Why you call Papa, Dodo?
*hahhaha* Mummy tell you next time.
>>Hnn.
I think we are getting closer to perfecting your pronouns.
Hmmm...because Papa buy for Mummy.
>>Your Papa or my Papa?
Your Papa.
>>My Papa?
Yes. Your Papa.
>>Why not your Papa?
My Papa is your Ah Gong. Your Papa is my Dodo.
>>*smiles* Why you call Papa, Dodo?
*hahhaha* Mummy tell you next time.
>>Hnn.
I think we are getting closer to perfecting your pronouns.
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Grandmother
You throw yourself on the floor when things don't go your way. I asked Ah Mah what she thinks. Her response was...even if we wanted to squirm on the floor like that, we can't now. Hmm...how should I interprete such a cryptic response?
(a) She's equally frustrated.
(b) It's ok for you to do that.
(c) It's a phase you'd grow out of because no adults are seen sprawled on the floor in shopping centres when they don't get what they want.
I asked her if I did that when I was young. She said, "Of course!" and that I choked on the plum I was eating and ended up in hospital.
Hmm... I vaguely recall this. Not the bit when I was fussing...more of the bit when I choked and all hell broke lose. The neighbours were activated. I was flipped upsidedown. Someone was whacking me. I couldn't breathe. Then, a trip to the hospital. I was asked to lie down on this cold cold cold bed without my dress. Pictures of my insides were taken.
My father tells me he sped through all the red lights from Changi Airport to Marine Parade to get home.
My brother tells me he was in charge of stirring the potty to find out if the pit had come out.
(a) She's equally frustrated.
(b) It's ok for you to do that.
(c) It's a phase you'd grow out of because no adults are seen sprawled on the floor in shopping centres when they don't get what they want.
I asked her if I did that when I was young. She said, "Of course!" and that I choked on the plum I was eating and ended up in hospital.
Hmm... I vaguely recall this. Not the bit when I was fussing...more of the bit when I choked and all hell broke lose. The neighbours were activated. I was flipped upsidedown. Someone was whacking me. I couldn't breathe. Then, a trip to the hospital. I was asked to lie down on this cold cold cold bed without my dress. Pictures of my insides were taken.
My father tells me he sped through all the red lights from Changi Airport to Marine Parade to get home.
My brother tells me he was in charge of stirring the potty to find out if the pit had come out.
Monday, March 12, 2007
Simile
Listening to my tummy...
Mummy! Your stomach like washing machine!
In the car...
BY: Papa's tie...
Mummy: Yes. It's Papa's tie
BY: Like snake!
Mummy! Your stomach like washing machine!
In the car...
BY: Papa's tie...
Mummy: Yes. It's Papa's tie
BY: Like snake!
Sunday, March 11, 2007
Euro Funfair @ Hougang
Went to the fair yesterday. I didn't bring my wallet. Your dad had less than $40 in his.
Entrance Fee for 2 adults (kids under 10 FOC) $4
Ferris Wheel for 3 $22.50
SuperJet for 2 $10
...you pointed to the bumper car right after we got off the SuperJet. Papa looked into his wallet. No more cash! This fair is freaking expensive plus they don't take Nets or Credit!
Fun but not fair.
PS. Dear fellow RadishHeads, the fair near Hougang MRT is on till the 18th of March. The Ferris Wheel is really huge (at least until the one in Marina is ready) and you'd get lifted up to about 10/12 storey high at the top. The kid loved it. Prepare cash. Loads. Regards, Chopped-RadishHead.
Entrance Fee for 2 adults (kids under 10 FOC) $4
Ferris Wheel for 3 $22.50
SuperJet for 2 $10
...you pointed to the bumper car right after we got off the SuperJet. Papa looked into his wallet. No more cash! This fair is freaking expensive plus they don't take Nets or Credit!
Fun but not fair.
PS. Dear fellow RadishHeads, the fair near Hougang MRT is on till the 18th of March. The Ferris Wheel is really huge (at least until the one in Marina is ready) and you'd get lifted up to about 10/12 storey high at the top. The kid loved it. Prepare cash. Loads. Regards, Chopped-RadishHead.
Friday, March 09, 2007
Food chain
YY, what do birds eat?
BREAD!
What do ants eat?
FRUIT!
What do giraffes eat?
CURTAIN!
>>>I blame it on the drugs he's on!
BREAD!
What do ants eat?
FRUIT!
What do giraffes eat?
CURTAIN!
>>>I blame it on the drugs he's on!
In today's newspaper...
You'd get up to $128 off as a couple...
but only $100 off as a "twosome"...
A morally conscientious company you'd think?
Nah! Look closer. They give $200 discounts for "threesomes" and $300 for "foursomes"!!!
but only $100 off as a "twosome"...
A morally conscientious company you'd think?
Nah! Look closer. They give $200 discounts for "threesomes" and $300 for "foursomes"!!!
Thursday, March 08, 2007
For the record
07Mar, 3pm
Phlegm: Phensedyl + Benadyl 2.5ml
Nose: Periactin 2.5ml
Airways: Ventolin + Bisolvon 2.5ml
=> Allergic reaction: Rashes
07Mar, 8pm
Allegry: Rhiniramine/Prednisolone 1:1 5ml
Phlegm: Lysozme 5ml
=> Rashes subsides
07Mar, 10pm
Phlegm: Silomat 5ml
Airways: Bricanyl (1.5mg/5ml) 2.5ml
Nose: Polarine + Chlormine (4mg/5ml) 3ml
08Mar, 9:30am
Phlegm: Silomat 5ml
Airways: Bricanyl (1.5mg/5ml) 2.5ml
Nose: Polarine + Chlormine (4mg/5ml) 3ml
=> Wheezing
++ Nebulizer
++ Flumicil 100MG
*Known Allergy: Mucolexin
**Tolerated cough mixtures: Ventolin, Benadryl, Silomat
***Tolerated flu mixtures: Piriton, Polaramine
Phlegm: Phensedyl + Benadyl 2.5ml
Nose: Periactin 2.5ml
Airways: Ventolin + Bisolvon 2.5ml
=> Allergic reaction: Rashes
07Mar, 8pm
Allegry: Rhiniramine/Prednisolone 1:1 5ml
Phlegm: Lysozme 5ml
=> Rashes subsides
07Mar, 10pm
Phlegm: Silomat 5ml
Airways: Bricanyl (1.5mg/5ml) 2.5ml
Nose: Polarine + Chlormine (4mg/5ml) 3ml
08Mar, 9:30am
Phlegm: Silomat 5ml
Airways: Bricanyl (1.5mg/5ml) 2.5ml
Nose: Polarine + Chlormine (4mg/5ml) 3ml
=> Wheezing
++ Nebulizer
++ Flumicil 100MG
*Known Allergy: Mucolexin
**Tolerated cough mixtures: Ventolin, Benadryl, Silomat
***Tolerated flu mixtures: Piriton, Polaramine
Wednesday, March 07, 2007
Monday, March 05, 2007
Multi-tasking
How can anyone mess up the house by half-finishing housework? Sent you to school this morning, came home and cleared up most of the laundry (accumulated whilst I was away) , putting dirty ones in the washing machine, those cleaned but still damp in the dryer, folding the ones that are clean & dry and ironing the ones that needed ironing.
Then, rush out to pick you up. Went to IKEA for lunch - quite pleasant without the weekend crowds - and came home. Kept some of the ironed clothes, some of the folded ones too, before deciding that you need to nap. So, read you some books, sang you some songs, told you some stories and patted you to sleep.
Then, sat down to see if I have any more emails to clear and guess what? The Big One says, "Why you do everything halfway? (i.e there are still clothes in the washing machine, dryer, couch and window grill) The house is now so messy!"
I'm ready to go for the kill!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Then, rush out to pick you up. Went to IKEA for lunch - quite pleasant without the weekend crowds - and came home. Kept some of the ironed clothes, some of the folded ones too, before deciding that you need to nap. So, read you some books, sang you some songs, told you some stories and patted you to sleep.
Then, sat down to see if I have any more emails to clear and guess what? The Big One says, "Why you do everything halfway? (i.e there are still clothes in the washing machine, dryer, couch and window grill) The house is now so messy!"
I'm ready to go for the kill!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thursday, March 01, 2007
Yummy meals to remember!
Corner of King & Murray Street
*Mussels served steaming in a rustic Belgian pot
*Linderman's Belle-Vue Framboise (raspberry beer)
+
(B) Cicerello's
44 Mews Road,Fremantle
*Garfish & Chips
*Garfish & Chips
*Calamari done just right
+
(C) Little Creatures
40 Mews Road, Fremantle
*Little Creatures Bright Ale
* Fresh Oysters
*Harissa spiced lamb, melenzane & feta Pizza
+
(D) Balthazar
6, The esplanade
*Fresh Oysters with Mango Sauce
*Marron (Freshwater Lobster)
*Cullen Margeret River Cabernet 2003
*Yummylicious dessert plate...with everything on the menu!
+
(E) The King Street Cafe
44, King Street
*Bioche French Toast ( if you have sweet tooth)
*The best 'Flat White' coffee in Perth
Petrified Dinosaur Poo
Anyone? They sell fossilized dinosaur poo here at a place called 'The Gallereum'. AUD$75 for a fist-sized pop. I've seen all kinds of pooO in diapers but the idea of paying for poo from the Mesozoic era just kills me. Just think. 65 million years down the road - provided we have not already killed Earth by then - what kind of species will pay for the fossilized poo found in our children's MamyPoko Pants???
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