Kidspot Singapore

So it was the first day of the nation wide PSLE marking day where all primary schools to facilitate and allow teachers to mark scripts of the national examination. The husband decided to take leave to spend time.

Since we missed out on the session to Kidstop on Children's day that was organized by the church, we decided to pay a visit there with the two girls.

Not exactly very big, maybe that is why they organized it in such a way that there's a maximum capacity of people that is to be within the premise in the stipulated time. Two time slots. Morning and afternoon. Being not really morning people plus staying at the other end from where the location was (I can't believe that I actually travelled/spent 3yrs in the building next to science center studying for my diploma), we decided to go for the afternoon slot which was opened from 2pm onwards. Left the home at about 1130am, journeyed to the west and arrived nearly close to noon, bought tickets and headed off to lunch before goin back again to experience science in a simple way.

Tickets cost $14 altogether ($5 for each kid, $2 for each accompanying parent). Considered cheap actually.

So after lunch at BigBox, we headed back and started exploring.

Total time spent there was about 1.5hrs. Mainly to touch and explore and experience. You do not actually learn much about science if the parent does not explain or if the child is just interested in touching and pressing without reading.

Overall experience was fun but I doubt I will be there again. Maybe in the main science centre exhibit area or even omnimax theatre.

When kids fall ill

That heart sinking feeling. I think thats what most mothers will feel when their kids fall ill. Especially much so when ftwm and ptwm collect their kids from their care givers and they be informed that their child fell ill during the day. Or when mothers wake up finding their child with some virus attacking their kids overnight.

Its always like a boulder was planted right into my heart whenever my kids fall ill. When that happens, it will just be an undescribable feeling that runs through my mind and body. The I-rather-be-the-one-to-be-ill mentality comes on and frustration with the bug that is attacking my child.

It sorts of sums up what happened when Natalie started to have some flu like symptoms past few days and the rivers started flowing off from the nose today. Worse, it had to be a day when i needed to put her at my babysitter. That heavy boulder in the heart feeling.

However come to think of it, if i were to be the caregiver for today, i would just be so frustrated cos she is one who is quite anal about mucus in her nose. Every now and then, she would whine about the mucus, wanting to get it out of her nose when there is just a small little droplet. If she cant get it out, she would cry, which will make things worse. Then i would be screaming at her for being so particular and for whining and for crying and the vicious cycle continues.

However, i want to choose to believe that my God will heal her and hopefully within a couple of days, she will be all well. Still yet to decide if i should bring her to the doctor though. I hope i dont have to.

When kids fall ill. That heart sinking feeling.

A fast forward from 2012 to 2015

After many years of hiatus from this page, let me just give you a brief of what has happened....

2011 -- We made a trip to the US of A. Visiting the happiest place in the world as well as sin city aka Vegas. Was quite a trip that is to be remembered for a long time.

2012 -- Netanya started Kindergarten in Living Sanctuary Kindergarten. My 2nd born, Natalie Teo, was born in a fast and furious manner. Details of the birth story will be added in the near future.

2013 -- We sold our Sengkang flat in December and we moved from a four room flat to just one bedroom at my mum's place.

2014 -- We bought a place just opposite my mum. Did some major renovations like hacking of a wall and refurbishing of two toilets and the entire kitchen. We moved into the new place in the beginning of December.

2015 -- Netanya started her primary school life in my alma mater. Its a brand new beginning.

These were some of the major milestones that happened through these years of silence. Plus I started to do some part time work. 3 different kinds of work. Two of which adhoc and one more regular, which actually suits my timing quite well.

Now the year is coming to an end, Natalie is bound to start school next year.

I will try to update as much as possible. Life with two is so much different when was just with one. Only can say God is good is seeing all of us through all this time. :)

The 妹妹's cough.

Since May2015, 妹妹 has started coughing and what seems like a normal flu bug and cough seems to have lasted very much longer than normal. For 3months already. Four rounds of antibiotics, 7 visits to the doctor (4x GP, 1x PD, 2x TCM) and the girl is yet to be well.

What broke my heart was on one Sunday morning that there wasnt a sound of coughing, she as so glad that she as telling everyone in the car that she asnt coughing t all and she was so glad. It was indeed nice Sound of silence for us and for that moment it was pure joy to have what it seem like  healthy child again. But it didnt last long.

I am just so discouraged and sad that on top of the usual coughing, now the mucus is flowing and it seems that the cycle is starting all over again.

Its been 3months. i want my healthy non coughing, non ailment, healthy baby back. A baby that can eat ice cream, eat candy, have pure simple joy without having to cough back. She seem to have lost some weight. Its sad.

God please tell me what i need to do. It hurts to see my baby in such a state.