Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Found it!!!
I m so happy today!!! I found the new location of my fave Cantonese restaurant!!!!!
It is going to be just opposite Maxwell Food Centre!!!
For the Association of Low Bloggers' Meeting, we might be able to get their prawn paste chicken!!!! I m praying that their renovation is completed by then and opened for business!
The Restaurant name? LOY SUM JUAN!!!
It is going to be just opposite Maxwell Food Centre!!!
For the Association of Low Bloggers' Meeting, we might be able to get their prawn paste chicken!!!! I m praying that their renovation is completed by then and opened for business!
The Restaurant name? LOY SUM JUAN!!!
Monday, June 29, 2009
ATAS BEE!!!!
Yesterday, we went to Dempsey for lunch. On our way back, I was stung by a bee. It stung my left ankle... Such a weird location and Mum thanked god that it stung me and not Claire!
This morning, my ankle was SWOLLEN and PAINFUL. During lunch, I decided to visit the company doctor to get medication for it. My colleagues asked me what happened when i told them, i need to see the doctor. I told them about the bee sting.
Their comment, CLASSIC!
"Atas people (me) go Atas place (Dempsey) and got stung by ATAS BEE!!!" So much for their sympathy! :(
Anyway, Mum laughed when i told her about my colleagues' comment.
This morning, my ankle was SWOLLEN and PAINFUL. During lunch, I decided to visit the company doctor to get medication for it. My colleagues asked me what happened when i told them, i need to see the doctor. I told them about the bee sting.
Their comment, CLASSIC!
"Atas people (me) go Atas place (Dempsey) and got stung by ATAS BEE!!!" So much for their sympathy! :(
Anyway, Mum laughed when i told her about my colleagues' comment.
Friday, June 26, 2009
Moving
I had moved at least 3 times in my 30+ years of life.
My first home was in Jalan Besar, a shophouse owned by my paternal grandparents. Jalan Besar can be considered as town area but it is a messy area too. There is a red light district within walking distance and at the same time, quite polluted as the shophouse faces the main road!
Within 2 months of my birth, we moved to Bedok. Back then, Bedok was a NEW TOWN (like Seng Kang in the early days). Mum recalled fondly that she (with me) has to take a bus to Chai Chee wet market. It was not an easy task for her coz she has to handle me and at the same time doing her marketing. (Hmm, that could explain the strong bond between her & me.)
When I was 10, Dad moved us to Toa Payoh. Toa Payoh was convenient, its within minutes to Orchard. We were happy there but Mum does not like the neighbourhood... Toa Payoh can be quite rough as compared to Bedok coz it is one of the older neighbourhood. A financial crisis hit home and we moved back to Bedok (my parents' current place) when i was 17.
The next move is to Redhill, my current home with Piglet & Pirate King. Redhill is another rough neighbourhood. It is good for its location but I dun like it as its not near to my parents' place (childcare arrangement) and not within walking distance to supermarkets & stuff. Plus, it does not have good schools (for Piglet's education).
Basically, I just wanna move to a place nearer to my parents and this has been on my agenda since Day 1. Pirate King has other ideas and i told him I dunno how long I can endure the travelling for my current childcare arrangement. And i hope that for practical reasons, he will listen to me and not be swayed by my in laws' opinions.
My first home was in Jalan Besar, a shophouse owned by my paternal grandparents. Jalan Besar can be considered as town area but it is a messy area too. There is a red light district within walking distance and at the same time, quite polluted as the shophouse faces the main road!
Within 2 months of my birth, we moved to Bedok. Back then, Bedok was a NEW TOWN (like Seng Kang in the early days). Mum recalled fondly that she (with me) has to take a bus to Chai Chee wet market. It was not an easy task for her coz she has to handle me and at the same time doing her marketing. (Hmm, that could explain the strong bond between her & me.)
When I was 10, Dad moved us to Toa Payoh. Toa Payoh was convenient, its within minutes to Orchard. We were happy there but Mum does not like the neighbourhood... Toa Payoh can be quite rough as compared to Bedok coz it is one of the older neighbourhood. A financial crisis hit home and we moved back to Bedok (my parents' current place) when i was 17.
The next move is to Redhill, my current home with Piglet & Pirate King. Redhill is another rough neighbourhood. It is good for its location but I dun like it as its not near to my parents' place (childcare arrangement) and not within walking distance to supermarkets & stuff. Plus, it does not have good schools (for Piglet's education).
Basically, I just wanna move to a place nearer to my parents and this has been on my agenda since Day 1. Pirate King has other ideas and i told him I dunno how long I can endure the travelling for my current childcare arrangement. And i hope that for practical reasons, he will listen to me and not be swayed by my in laws' opinions.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
A load off my mind....
I was feeling unwell and alot of thoughts came to my mind.
The first immediate thought is to run away from all these issues and thoughts that I m facing. But heaven has been kind to me, it arranges meet ups with my friends and ex colleagues. Through this meet ups, I have a better grasp of what I need to do.
First, work is not the most important thing in my life. Nothing is more important than my family. If I m unhappy in my work and doing things to sabotage my job, its time for me to move on and think of alternatives.
To have or not to have a second child, dun think too much about it. When the time comes, I will know whether I m destined to have more than 1 child.
Dun let people get to me, their words & actions might affect me but ultimately I can choose to ignore their words and actions. I dun have to follow the crowd, I just gotta do what I think is appropriate and answerable to myself. Ie, I m NOT MS PERFECT, I dun have to GIVE IN to everyone or PLEASE anyone.
I have to learn how to distance myself away from my Mum. As much as I love her, I need to learn to live my own life and let her know that I can't live my life the way she wants me to. That is the distance or rather the personal space away from my Mum.
I m in debt, I overspent in order to make myself feel good. But the result is clear, I need to work in order to earn $$ to pay them and at the same time, fill up my piggy bank. Thank god, I m indebted to my closed one, if not for sure, the banks will come hounding me for payment.
All in all, I just need to tackle the issues one at a time and not to think too much about things that might or might not happen. I felt so much better now!
Okie, for now I need to clear my work before my butt gets burnt... I had been unproductive for 3.5 days.... I should not waste time. Just gotta clear work!
The first immediate thought is to run away from all these issues and thoughts that I m facing. But heaven has been kind to me, it arranges meet ups with my friends and ex colleagues. Through this meet ups, I have a better grasp of what I need to do.
First, work is not the most important thing in my life. Nothing is more important than my family. If I m unhappy in my work and doing things to sabotage my job, its time for me to move on and think of alternatives.
To have or not to have a second child, dun think too much about it. When the time comes, I will know whether I m destined to have more than 1 child.
Dun let people get to me, their words & actions might affect me but ultimately I can choose to ignore their words and actions. I dun have to follow the crowd, I just gotta do what I think is appropriate and answerable to myself. Ie, I m NOT MS PERFECT, I dun have to GIVE IN to everyone or PLEASE anyone.
I have to learn how to distance myself away from my Mum. As much as I love her, I need to learn to live my own life and let her know that I can't live my life the way she wants me to. That is the distance or rather the personal space away from my Mum.
I m in debt, I overspent in order to make myself feel good. But the result is clear, I need to work in order to earn $$ to pay them and at the same time, fill up my piggy bank. Thank god, I m indebted to my closed one, if not for sure, the banks will come hounding me for payment.
All in all, I just need to tackle the issues one at a time and not to think too much about things that might or might not happen. I felt so much better now!
Okie, for now I need to clear my work before my butt gets burnt... I had been unproductive for 3.5 days.... I should not waste time. Just gotta clear work!
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Claire & Kendrick
Both cousins are 20 months apart.
Ms Claire simply loves him. The first time she saw him, she did not show any outburst of emotion like what she does when she sees babies. (Usually, she will keep on shouting, "Baby, baby") The reason for no outburst is there are strangers around (my cousin's Mother in law & Brother in law)
But there are still subtle signs of outburst, she attempted to climb up the baby cot to see Kendrick when we re not carrying her to see him.
Yesterday, Mum bought her up to see him. Mum told me that she is happy to see him and she gets gan cheong when Kendrick cries, she will follow the adults up and down just to check whether Kendrick is ok. Basically, she is not far away from Kendrick. Ms Piggy kept on patting him but we re worried that she might hurt him accidentally. So we stopped her from patting him.
Guess what, she took Mum's hand and asked Mum to pat him on her behalf. She is so cute. Seeing Kendrick really tempts me to have a 2nd child but can I take on the stress? Physical stress is still ok but mental stress? Sigh, i guess it is the result of my thinking too much traits liao.....
Ms Claire simply loves him. The first time she saw him, she did not show any outburst of emotion like what she does when she sees babies. (Usually, she will keep on shouting, "Baby, baby") The reason for no outburst is there are strangers around (my cousin's Mother in law & Brother in law)
But there are still subtle signs of outburst, she attempted to climb up the baby cot to see Kendrick when we re not carrying her to see him.
Yesterday, Mum bought her up to see him. Mum told me that she is happy to see him and she gets gan cheong when Kendrick cries, she will follow the adults up and down just to check whether Kendrick is ok. Basically, she is not far away from Kendrick. Ms Piggy kept on patting him but we re worried that she might hurt him accidentally. So we stopped her from patting him.
Guess what, she took Mum's hand and asked Mum to pat him on her behalf. She is so cute. Seeing Kendrick really tempts me to have a 2nd child but can I take on the stress? Physical stress is still ok but mental stress? Sigh, i guess it is the result of my thinking too much traits liao.....
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
The bug is strong...
Claire was sick and I caught the bug from her easily due to lack of sleep and my poor diet.
Last Friday, I took 1/2 day MC and I din rest well over the weekend. Over the weekend, Ms Claire gave me problem again and somehow I find that she prefers Mum rather than me. Perhaps, Mum is better in handling her and me only knows how to scold or whack her when she is misbehaving. I even had a major quarrel with Mum over Ms Claire's antics.
Today, I was on MC as last night, my nose & ears are blocked and I cant get to sleep. This morning, on my way to work, I really felt very very uncomfortable and I just went to see the doctor to get the medication and MC to rest.
Frankly speaking, for the past week or so, I m back to my emo days again. I dunno isit due to PMS or what. I had asked myself, what am i so dissatisfied with? Just last night, I even argued with Pirate King over petty matters.
This coming Friday is his birthday. He proposed that we go to Prego for dinner on Friday, just the 3 of us and not asking my Mum along. I know that he intends to celebrate it with us alone but its inappropriate not to ask Mum as Mum usually dun cook on Friday and dun have any dinner kakis. I proposed we go on Saturday, the first thing he said is, "Saturday, we have to go Bt Panjang."
I was miffed for dunno whatever reasons. I asked him why, his explanation is that he has to let Piglet knows his parents. Anyway, I just dislike going to my in laws place. I dunno how long will it take for this dislike to go away.
Last Friday, I took 1/2 day MC and I din rest well over the weekend. Over the weekend, Ms Claire gave me problem again and somehow I find that she prefers Mum rather than me. Perhaps, Mum is better in handling her and me only knows how to scold or whack her when she is misbehaving. I even had a major quarrel with Mum over Ms Claire's antics.
Today, I was on MC as last night, my nose & ears are blocked and I cant get to sleep. This morning, on my way to work, I really felt very very uncomfortable and I just went to see the doctor to get the medication and MC to rest.
Frankly speaking, for the past week or so, I m back to my emo days again. I dunno isit due to PMS or what. I had asked myself, what am i so dissatisfied with? Just last night, I even argued with Pirate King over petty matters.
This coming Friday is his birthday. He proposed that we go to Prego for dinner on Friday, just the 3 of us and not asking my Mum along. I know that he intends to celebrate it with us alone but its inappropriate not to ask Mum as Mum usually dun cook on Friday and dun have any dinner kakis. I proposed we go on Saturday, the first thing he said is, "Saturday, we have to go Bt Panjang."
I was miffed for dunno whatever reasons. I asked him why, his explanation is that he has to let Piglet knows his parents. Anyway, I just dislike going to my in laws place. I dunno how long will it take for this dislike to go away.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Cranky & "Teh" Ms Piggy
Ms Claire caught the flu bug after 4 days in the childcare centre.
It all started with the fever on last Saturday, the fever yoyo from 37.4 degrees to 39.5 degrees. She did not get any better and I bought her to see the PD on Wednesday.
The PD immediately prescribed antibiotics as Piglet has too much phlegm in her lungs and she is worried that her flu might become pneumonia. That got me worried!
Fortunately, the antibiotics worked like a wonder drug. The moment she took it, her condition improved better and now, she still has her blocked nose & cough!
During this period, she is super cranky and I was utterly deprived of sleep. When i m deprived of sleep, I m very short tempered and I can't recall how many times I whacked her or scolded her for being cranky & "teh". Clare can really cry and fuss in order for us to give in to her demands and she was especially upset when i told her to go away and dun call me, "Mama"... I cant help but do this as she was really really getting out of hand.
She is so sticky that I cant get anything done. At night, putting her to bed is another nightmare. She will ask me to go away this moment and the next moment, told me to scratch her head or rub her back. And she will even throw away her IKEA cat (her fave) and her bolster.
Fortunately, she is okie now and I hope that she gets well soon~ Now, i m the one who kena the bug from her.
It all started with the fever on last Saturday, the fever yoyo from 37.4 degrees to 39.5 degrees. She did not get any better and I bought her to see the PD on Wednesday.
The PD immediately prescribed antibiotics as Piglet has too much phlegm in her lungs and she is worried that her flu might become pneumonia. That got me worried!
Fortunately, the antibiotics worked like a wonder drug. The moment she took it, her condition improved better and now, she still has her blocked nose & cough!
During this period, she is super cranky and I was utterly deprived of sleep. When i m deprived of sleep, I m very short tempered and I can't recall how many times I whacked her or scolded her for being cranky & "teh". Clare can really cry and fuss in order for us to give in to her demands and she was especially upset when i told her to go away and dun call me, "Mama"... I cant help but do this as she was really really getting out of hand.
She is so sticky that I cant get anything done. At night, putting her to bed is another nightmare. She will ask me to go away this moment and the next moment, told me to scratch her head or rub her back. And she will even throw away her IKEA cat (her fave) and her bolster.
Fortunately, she is okie now and I hope that she gets well soon~ Now, i m the one who kena the bug from her.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
New addition to the Family!!
Haha, I m not pregnant lah!
Ms Claire has a new cousin! My cousin gave birth to a baby boy this morning and he weighed a whopping 3.75kg! I wonder how much amount of muscle strengthening he is going to give to his parents!
Hope to see him soon!
Ms Claire has a new cousin! My cousin gave birth to a baby boy this morning and he weighed a whopping 3.75kg! I wonder how much amount of muscle strengthening he is going to give to his parents!
Hope to see him soon!
Upset....
I was so upset this morning.
Piglet - Sick and nothing much I can do to help her. She fussed for the whole nite and my sleep got so disturbed that I looked like shit this morning.
On my way to work, i was running late. I drunk water at Bedok MRT Station platform. I was told off by the staff there and her tone was obviously hostile and rude. I was pissed off so i gave her my see only eye white stare. She even better, she tapped on my shoulder and told me that if i m unhappy with her, I can always speak to her supervisor. I got pissed off and asked her whether she is trying to pick a fight with me.
She emphasized no and kept on repeating or rather challenging me to tell her supervisor. As i was running late and too tired to think properly, I did not do anything. But the moment, i stepped into the MRT. I just broke down silently. Felt so uselsess. Anyway, i got it off my chest by emailing SMRT about their attitude!
Piglet - Sick and nothing much I can do to help her. She fussed for the whole nite and my sleep got so disturbed that I looked like shit this morning.
On my way to work, i was running late. I drunk water at Bedok MRT Station platform. I was told off by the staff there and her tone was obviously hostile and rude. I was pissed off so i gave her my see only eye white stare. She even better, she tapped on my shoulder and told me that if i m unhappy with her, I can always speak to her supervisor. I got pissed off and asked her whether she is trying to pick a fight with me.
She emphasized no and kept on repeating or rather challenging me to tell her supervisor. As i was running late and too tired to think properly, I did not do anything. But the moment, i stepped into the MRT. I just broke down silently. Felt so uselsess. Anyway, i got it off my chest by emailing SMRT about their attitude!
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Things that Ms Claire "conned" in Amsterdam
These soft toys are "conned" by Claire in Amsterdam. The 3 bears are given to her from Movenpick hotel from 3 different hotel staff. As for the red cow, she fell down in this store, Hema in Schipol Airport, the service staff gave it to her to pacify her!
Updates
It has been a long time since i posted anything. After my Europe trip, I had been swarmed with work and settling Piglet in childcare centre.
Work has been increasing due to the organisational changes and management changes. I prayed that during this 2 coming months, there will be positive changes and news along on the work front.
For Piglet, she went to childcare on Tuesday and today she is down with a high fever. Hopefully its nothing serious. Mum seeing the bo chap attitude of the childcare centre proposed to me that we withdraw Claire from the childcare centre and enrolled her in the Buddhist childcare centre next Jan. I told her, we monitored and see how it goes at the end of this month. Ms Piggy kena a red line on her face yesterday and we suspected its due to a scratch from sharp fingernails or from something sharp.
PK and me are doing ok so far. I have not really flared up at him for a while and I intend to keep this way. He is getting better with handling Claire alone but Claire still will get hurt in his care. With the in laws, I m keeping it chill... Just open and close one eye to their behaviour unless it intrudes onto my turf if not, just bo chap.
Will update on my Europe trip and stuff later on.
Work has been increasing due to the organisational changes and management changes. I prayed that during this 2 coming months, there will be positive changes and news along on the work front.
For Piglet, she went to childcare on Tuesday and today she is down with a high fever. Hopefully its nothing serious. Mum seeing the bo chap attitude of the childcare centre proposed to me that we withdraw Claire from the childcare centre and enrolled her in the Buddhist childcare centre next Jan. I told her, we monitored and see how it goes at the end of this month. Ms Piggy kena a red line on her face yesterday and we suspected its due to a scratch from sharp fingernails or from something sharp.
PK and me are doing ok so far. I have not really flared up at him for a while and I intend to keep this way. He is getting better with handling Claire alone but Claire still will get hurt in his care. With the in laws, I m keeping it chill... Just open and close one eye to their behaviour unless it intrudes onto my turf if not, just bo chap.
Will update on my Europe trip and stuff later on.
Monday, June 1, 2009
Back in SG!!!
I m back in Singapore!
I HEART SINGAPORE!!! Hahaha....
Okie, will update about my Europe trip with photographs when I m free!
Now gotta get back to work and unpack my stuff when i m back home~
I HEART SINGAPORE!!! Hahaha....
Okie, will update about my Europe trip with photographs when I m free!
Now gotta get back to work and unpack my stuff when i m back home~
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