Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Jo
It all started yesterday and Jo wanted to do the same thing today. He wanted me to act as a teacher and write something on the whiteboard and go through the stuffs with him. Yesterday topic was on Planet and today was on Rocks and Mineral. I'm secretly glad that he is showing interest in such stuffs but is a little tiring for me after a long day at work. Being a working mother is no easy feat.
Monday, November 11, 2013
Jayden is blogging
My little boy has grown up and is starting his new blog. His blog is linked to mine and he names it "My Life". He does take after me more I think. So Jayden, Mummy will look forward to every of your future postings! Jay got back his report book, not bad. 99 for Maths, 90 for Chinese and 88 for English. I am so proud of him. As long as he has tried his best, I will be proud regardless of the results. Really! Primary 3 will be a different story altogether, with a fourth subject Science and more homework I'm sure, so hang on there young man.
The Arabian Night performance last night was great. We all had a good time and Jay definitely put on a very interesting show. He thought he look ridiculous and the dance ridiculous but I think it was great. He acted as a coffeeshop uncle and his lines were hilarious. He made the audience laugh and that itself was already a success. It's not easy to make people laugh. Good job, Jay!
Link to the clip:
http://www.youtube.com/v/UQllUljZy2c?version=3&autohide=1&showinfo=1&attribution_tag=MPdul7ABU3Wn5o1L88JB6g&autoplay=1&autohide=1&feature=share
Sunday, November 10, 2013
Jay Read My Blog
Showed Jay my blog today, he read it and had a good laugh on some of the posts. The "How to conquer a Tau Sa Bao" never fails to make me laugh. He was already very cheeky at 3yo, must be patient to watch until the last 20 seconds.
Saturday, October 26, 2013
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Jo's surgery
The whole surgery is fast, takes less than an hour. But the registration process took up too much time. Should have started at 8am but someone who is supposed to be behind us somehow got in front of us and we have to wait until 9.30. Jo is starved by the time everything is over. When he was allowed to eat, he finished a bottle of milk and a doughnut.
2 hours later, he is jumping around and enjoying himself at the indoor playground . He was discharged sharply at 2pm.
2 hours later, he is jumping around and enjoying himself at the indoor playground . He was discharged sharply at 2pm.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
A carrot, an egg, and a cup of coffee
...you will never look at a cup of coffee the same way again.
A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up, She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved, a new one arose.
Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came to boil.. In the first she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs, and in the last she placed ground coffee beans. She let them sit and boil; without saying a word.
In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners. She fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. She pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl. Then she ladled the coffee out and placed it in a bowl.
Turning to her daughter, she asked, ' Tell me what you see.'
'Carrots, eggs, and coffee,' she replied.
Her mother brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they were soft. The mother then asked the daughter to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard boiled egg. Finally, the mother asked the daughter to sip the coffee. The daughter smiled as she tasted its rich aroma.
The daughter then asked, 'What does it mean, mother?'
Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced the same adversity: boiling water. Each reacted differently.
The carrot went in strong, hard, and unrelenting. However, after being subjected to the boiling water, it softened and became weak.
The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior, but after sitting through the boiling water, its inside became hardened.
The ground coffee beans were unique, however. After they were in the boiling water, they had changed the water. 'Which are you?' she asked her daughter.
'When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean? Think of this: Which am I? Am I the carrot that seems strong, but with pain and adversity do I wilt and become soft and lose my strength? Am I the egg that starts with a malleable heart, but changes with the heat? Did I have a fluid spirit, but after a death, a breakup, a financial hardship or some other trial, have I become hardened and stiff? Does my shell look the same, but on the inside am I bitter and tough with a stiff spirit and hardened heart?
Or am I like the coffee bean? The bean actually changes the hot water, the very circumstance that brings the pain. When the water gets hot, it releases the fragrance and flavor. If you are like the bean, when things are at their worst, you get better and change the situation around you. When the hour is the darkest and trials are their greatest do you elevate yourself to another level? How do you handle adversity? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean? May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human and enough hope to make you happy. The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way. The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past; you can't go forward in life until you let go of your past failures and heartaches. When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling. Live your life so at the end, you're the one who is smiling and everyone around you is crying.
May we all be COFFEE!!!!!!!
A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up, She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved, a new one arose.
Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came to boil.. In the first she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs, and in the last she placed ground coffee beans. She let them sit and boil; without saying a word.
In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners. She fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. She pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl. Then she ladled the coffee out and placed it in a bowl.
Turning to her daughter, she asked, ' Tell me what you see.'
'Carrots, eggs, and coffee,' she replied.
Her mother brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they were soft. The mother then asked the daughter to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard boiled egg. Finally, the mother asked the daughter to sip the coffee. The daughter smiled as she tasted its rich aroma.
The daughter then asked, 'What does it mean, mother?'
Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced the same adversity: boiling water. Each reacted differently.
The carrot went in strong, hard, and unrelenting. However, after being subjected to the boiling water, it softened and became weak.
The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior, but after sitting through the boiling water, its inside became hardened.
The ground coffee beans were unique, however. After they were in the boiling water, they had changed the water. 'Which are you?' she asked her daughter.
'When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean? Think of this: Which am I? Am I the carrot that seems strong, but with pain and adversity do I wilt and become soft and lose my strength? Am I the egg that starts with a malleable heart, but changes with the heat? Did I have a fluid spirit, but after a death, a breakup, a financial hardship or some other trial, have I become hardened and stiff? Does my shell look the same, but on the inside am I bitter and tough with a stiff spirit and hardened heart?
Or am I like the coffee bean? The bean actually changes the hot water, the very circumstance that brings the pain. When the water gets hot, it releases the fragrance and flavor. If you are like the bean, when things are at their worst, you get better and change the situation around you. When the hour is the darkest and trials are their greatest do you elevate yourself to another level? How do you handle adversity? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean? May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human and enough hope to make you happy. The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way. The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past; you can't go forward in life until you let go of your past failures and heartaches. When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling. Live your life so at the end, you're the one who is smiling and everyone around you is crying.
May we all be COFFEE!!!!!!!
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Jon going for a surgery
Jon is going to have a minor surgery on Friday. The Registrar at KK diagnose it as Hydrocele while the Specialist at Gleneagles diagnose it as a Hernia. Hydrocele is the accumulation of fluids around a testicle while in Hernia, the hole is big enough that tissues and intestines can slipped into the scotum and causes the swell there. I have noticed before that they were slighly uneven in size but never have I thought that this is so serious that surgery is necessary. I even thought this is usual. I am now surprised that his PD has never noticed or even mention about it. I am quited pissed with that PD really....I should have gone to the same PD that Jayden used to go. Why does a trainee at KK can spot something unusal, while a private PD and a very experienced one at a private clinic cannot ??
Luckily, it is not a big surgery. Half an hour is all it takes. But he is going to need anesticia. This scares me off. He is only 2.5 years old plus him being a G6PD Deficient, there is going to be some pain relief medicine that he cannot take. I hope everything goes well and is going to be as simple and easy for the child as what I have read from the internet so far.
Luckily, it is not a big surgery. Half an hour is all it takes. But he is going to need anesticia. This scares me off. He is only 2.5 years old plus him being a G6PD Deficient, there is going to be some pain relief medicine that he cannot take. I hope everything goes well and is going to be as simple and easy for the child as what I have read from the internet so far.
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