I spent maybe an hour plus in total over the weekend flipping through Nadya's Math textbook and a P1 assessment book that we got for her last year.
Was trying to get myself acquainted with the number bonds concept and with how things are being taught these days. Also took a peek at the upcoming few chapters...I don't know if I learnt the same stuff at the age of 6 or 7....and they are so fortunate to have such pretty colourful textbooks! Don't recall having such nice textbooks last time! haha....
Math is as much about Math itself...and also about English...
Cos if you can't read for nuts and don't even understand the question, then you won't be able to solve it at all!
Marked out some questions for her to attempt in the assessment book and so far she's pretty ok with things...those were the basic stuff...
Let's see how she fares in the next couple of weeks...:)
Monday, February 24, 2020
Conversation with the 6.5yr old
And so Nadya & I have had this same conversation every evening from Monday to Friday for the last 2 weeks at least lol....
Me: So Nana, what did you have during recess today?
N: Fried noodles.
Me: Oh, thought you wanted to try chicken rice? I checked, chicken rice is at Stall 8.
N: No, I don't want.
Me: Ok....
Last Friday evening, it went slightly differently....
Me: So what did you buy during recess today?
N: Fried noodles.
And to pre-empt me from saying anything more....she went...
N: I will eat fried noodles EVERYDAY.
Me: ........
LOL...
I'll still ask her the same thing today and see what she replies with. ;p
Muahahha....must irritate her :D :D :D
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On a separate note, I'm quite happy that she's at least buying food...:)
She went the entire month of January without buying anything and just eating whatever (not-so-healthy) snacks that I packed, except on 2 occasions. (And those were fried noodles too lol)
She's since ventured from the fried noodle stall (Stall 5) to the neighbouring stall 5 to get jelly....and also went over to the drinks stall at Stall 1 to get a packet of milo.
AND...she's gone to the bookshop on at least a few occasions too...and came home with a new eraser, a new glue stick....and a new pen with a diamond cap and rainbow ink....:)
Good lah, I hope she opens up more and gains more courage :)
Jiayou Nadya!!
Me: So Nana, what did you have during recess today?
N: Fried noodles.
Me: Oh, thought you wanted to try chicken rice? I checked, chicken rice is at Stall 8.
N: No, I don't want.
Me: Ok....
Last Friday evening, it went slightly differently....
Me: So what did you buy during recess today?
N: Fried noodles.
And to pre-empt me from saying anything more....she went...
N: I will eat fried noodles EVERYDAY.
Me: ........
LOL...
I'll still ask her the same thing today and see what she replies with. ;p
Muahahha....must irritate her :D :D :D
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On a separate note, I'm quite happy that she's at least buying food...:)
She went the entire month of January without buying anything and just eating whatever (not-so-healthy) snacks that I packed, except on 2 occasions. (And those were fried noodles too lol)
She's since ventured from the fried noodle stall (Stall 5) to the neighbouring stall 5 to get jelly....and also went over to the drinks stall at Stall 1 to get a packet of milo.
AND...she's gone to the bookshop on at least a few occasions too...and came home with a new eraser, a new glue stick....and a new pen with a diamond cap and rainbow ink....:)
Good lah, I hope she opens up more and gains more courage :)
Jiayou Nadya!!
Dun so emo lah!!
大姨妈要来了吗?
So emo...anything and everything makes me cry.
Read an article about someone who kicked his drug habit of 20 years and went on to start his own recovery centre to help other addicts = Cry
Read another article about a grandmother who had to single-handedly raise her 3 grandchildren after his own daughter abandoned them and ran away = Cry
Piangzzz....
几累一下...LOL....
So emo...anything and everything makes me cry.
Read an article about someone who kicked his drug habit of 20 years and went on to start his own recovery centre to help other addicts = Cry
Read another article about a grandmother who had to single-handedly raise her 3 grandchildren after his own daughter abandoned them and ran away = Cry
Piangzzz....
几累一下...LOL....
Friday, February 21, 2020
Math
Last night, I faced my first dilemma in Nadya's primary school journey...
She had a Math "test" paper in her bag. She was supposed to complete it yesterday and return it to the teacher today. She'd done part of it in school and the rest at her student care centre.
I looked through her answers and there were several wrong ones.
My dilemma was whether to....
(1) Highlight those wrong answers to her and teach her how to get the correct answers...
or
(2) Leave them be and let her experience some small setbacks...can't be shielding her from wrong answers all the time...
Discussed with K and we ended up with the 2nd approach....
Monitor and see how...hopefully the teacher gets to explain to her how to correctly solve those questions that she got wrong.
She had a Math "test" paper in her bag. She was supposed to complete it yesterday and return it to the teacher today. She'd done part of it in school and the rest at her student care centre.
I looked through her answers and there were several wrong ones.
My dilemma was whether to....
(1) Highlight those wrong answers to her and teach her how to get the correct answers...
or
(2) Leave them be and let her experience some small setbacks...can't be shielding her from wrong answers all the time...
Discussed with K and we ended up with the 2nd approach....
Monitor and see how...hopefully the teacher gets to explain to her how to correctly solve those questions that she got wrong.
Randomness
I never really kept track but this would be my 4,145th post on this blog...
Over a span of almost 15 years...Wonder when my 5,000th post would be?
Prolly in another 3 years?
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I had a good 2-3 weeks of a good tummy. I ate more I think. There were a few occasions where I felt a little bloated but all good all good...
Last night, 2 hrs after dinner, I had a bad tummyache. Had to run to the toilet after trying to tahan for 30mins (I was trying to put the girls to sleep)....
I felt spent after that session in the toilet....:(
Woke this morning with a queasy feeling, and what felt like a fragile tummy...
Felt quite tired and abit lembeh as well....
Fingers crossed that the day will go alright. And that the tummy hold up well enough
I can do this!!
I've got a briefing to a big boss at 12:45pm....
Jiayou! I can do this!!
Over a span of almost 15 years...Wonder when my 5,000th post would be?
Prolly in another 3 years?
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I had a good 2-3 weeks of a good tummy. I ate more I think. There were a few occasions where I felt a little bloated but all good all good...
Last night, 2 hrs after dinner, I had a bad tummyache. Had to run to the toilet after trying to tahan for 30mins (I was trying to put the girls to sleep)....
I felt spent after that session in the toilet....:(
Woke this morning with a queasy feeling, and what felt like a fragile tummy...
Felt quite tired and abit lembeh as well....
Fingers crossed that the day will go alright. And that the tummy hold up well enough
I can do this!!
I've got a briefing to a big boss at 12:45pm....
Jiayou! I can do this!!
Moral support
After a painful and somewhat traumatising time in Sept last year...ST is starting her IVF cycle again...
I truly wish her well and that everything would go according to her wishes.
Stay strong gal!
I truly wish her well and that everything would go according to her wishes.
Stay strong gal!
Thursday, February 20, 2020
Why like that ah?
Why so much vitriol and malice against a certain Kee Chiu minister?
Yes, a segment of his speech at a closed-door event was leaked out. (wonder who did so)
Yes, he did speak in Singlish.
But he also presented facts and insights on how the G had to quickly decide on things and put plans into action. He made sound, reasonable explanations.
He was just code-switching. Most of us code-switch too. And for those who are vilifying him just because of his use of Singlish (which is often ostracised as the lesser, colloquial, marketplace and highly uncouth cousin of English), lighten up. The man's a smart guy, received a President's Scholarship and did his rounds in Cambridge AND MIT as well. How many of you can claim to have done so?
He tweaked his language and delivery in a manner he felt was more suited to his audience. Who are we to criticise him so badly? He got his points across, pretty succinctly too. He was frank and candid. And he did not shy away from mentioning hard truths.
I'm also pretty sure he is more than able to speak in good English.
An oppie leader in the party that wears blue is famous and popular for speaking in dialects and Singlish in his election campaigns. Not sure if he added any of it into his interjections in Parliament though (I don't quite follow politics, yes shallow me...)....but why was he not criticised? He was lauded for speaking the commoner's language. Hmm, wear white cannot speak in Singrish is it?
I'm on his side for this one.
Yes, a segment of his speech at a closed-door event was leaked out. (wonder who did so)
Yes, he did speak in Singlish.
But he also presented facts and insights on how the G had to quickly decide on things and put plans into action. He made sound, reasonable explanations.
He was just code-switching. Most of us code-switch too. And for those who are vilifying him just because of his use of Singlish (which is often ostracised as the lesser, colloquial, marketplace and highly uncouth cousin of English), lighten up. The man's a smart guy, received a President's Scholarship and did his rounds in Cambridge AND MIT as well. How many of you can claim to have done so?
He tweaked his language and delivery in a manner he felt was more suited to his audience. Who are we to criticise him so badly? He got his points across, pretty succinctly too. He was frank and candid. And he did not shy away from mentioning hard truths.
I'm also pretty sure he is more than able to speak in good English.
An oppie leader in the party that wears blue is famous and popular for speaking in dialects and Singlish in his election campaigns. Not sure if he added any of it into his interjections in Parliament though (I don't quite follow politics, yes shallow me...)....but why was he not criticised? He was lauded for speaking the commoner's language. Hmm, wear white cannot speak in Singrish is it?
I'm on his side for this one.
RM
Nah, not Rap Monster from BTS....but...Running Man.
It's one of my favourite K-variety shows (the rest are I Live Alone, 2D1N and Master in the House).
I have a fan theory that popped up in my head yesterday.
In recent months and weeks, Kang Han Na and Heo Kyung Hwan have appeared on the show a couple of times as guests. This is unusual...highly unusual unless there's a specific project that RM is working on...but such projects will always be made known to the viewers....
So perhaps, there will be some members who are leaving the show? Hmm...and this is the production team's way of slowly easing the replacement members (i.e. Kang Han Na and Heo Kyung Hwan) into the picture so that fans won't jump too much or cause an uproar.
In the most recent episode which aired last week I think, there were some jokes that teased Ji Seok Jin for his age and "dispensabiilty" from the RM team...he jokingly went along with it as well and mentioned the possibility of an "early retirement" from RM.
Who knows...part of the show is scripted...it would be the production team's way of seeding such a notion to viewers that he's leaving...when the time is right...i.e. in the next couple of weeks or months, then they'll make a formal announcement?
Lol...this is just Laoniang's theory and conjecture...
Let's see how things pan out....*rubs hands in anticipation*
It's one of my favourite K-variety shows (the rest are I Live Alone, 2D1N and Master in the House).
I have a fan theory that popped up in my head yesterday.
In recent months and weeks, Kang Han Na and Heo Kyung Hwan have appeared on the show a couple of times as guests. This is unusual...highly unusual unless there's a specific project that RM is working on...but such projects will always be made known to the viewers....
So perhaps, there will be some members who are leaving the show? Hmm...and this is the production team's way of slowly easing the replacement members (i.e. Kang Han Na and Heo Kyung Hwan) into the picture so that fans won't jump too much or cause an uproar.
In the most recent episode which aired last week I think, there were some jokes that teased Ji Seok Jin for his age and "dispensabiilty" from the RM team...he jokingly went along with it as well and mentioned the possibility of an "early retirement" from RM.
Who knows...part of the show is scripted...it would be the production team's way of seeding such a notion to viewers that he's leaving...when the time is right...i.e. in the next couple of weeks or months, then they'll make a formal announcement?
Lol...this is just Laoniang's theory and conjecture...
Let's see how things pan out....*rubs hands in anticipation*
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
Reminder to Self, Note to Self
Acceptance
Openness
Without the first time, there will be no next time
Try, and try again
Keep going
Don't be afraid
Don't focus on the effort, focus on the outcome
If things are daunting, start small and see where it takes you
Each time a win is made, celebrate it, even if it's a small win. Small wins make big wins.
No mammoth goals, small goals, bit by bit
Openness
Without the first time, there will be no next time
Try, and try again
Keep going
Don't be afraid
Don't focus on the effort, focus on the outcome
If things are daunting, start small and see where it takes you
Each time a win is made, celebrate it, even if it's a small win. Small wins make big wins.
No mammoth goals, small goals, bit by bit
Friday, February 14, 2020
Songs with a 6.5yr old and a 4.5yr old
Nadya came home the other night and sang this little ditty...
"Copycat, kiss the rat!
Go home let your mother slap!"
She learnt it from a kid in school...lol. I remember hearing this and learning this back in primary school too...
Wah 30 years later, this little ditty is still going strong!
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Other stuff the girls picked up...
"Easy peasy lemon squeezy
Chicken nugget KFC!"
(like what does that mean? Hahahah)
And there was another one about superman, batman and spiderman but I can't remember how it goes already lol....
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Last night....both of them were singing this particular line....
They were on repeat mode and also giggling their heads off....maybe they heard it from the radio or what....
"All the single ladies...!"
Yep, that famous line from Beyonce's song...
lol....
"Copycat, kiss the rat!
Go home let your mother slap!"
She learnt it from a kid in school...lol. I remember hearing this and learning this back in primary school too...
Wah 30 years later, this little ditty is still going strong!
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Other stuff the girls picked up...
"Easy peasy lemon squeezy
Chicken nugget KFC!"
(like what does that mean? Hahahah)
And there was another one about superman, batman and spiderman but I can't remember how it goes already lol....
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Last night....both of them were singing this particular line....
They were on repeat mode and also giggling their heads off....maybe they heard it from the radio or what....
"All the single ladies...!"
Yep, that famous line from Beyonce's song...
lol....
Wednesday, February 12, 2020
Room....work....
I'm thankful that throughout my primary school, secondary school and JC I had my own room and a proper desk set up for doing work. My room was really very conducive for studying...the only distractions were my bed and the huge mirror in front of my desk...lol.
I never understood why some peers lugged their books out of the house and parked themselves at the airport or the library or elsewhere to study or do their work. I was one who did all my studying and work at home, in the safety, comfort and quietness of my room.
Even though I shared a room with my granny when I was young, it so happened that during my Sec 3 & Sec 4 days, my brother shifted to hostel so my granny used his bed instead and moved out of my room. So I had my room all to myself when mugging for my Os and As.
I'm trying to work from home these few days...and realised again that I can't concentrate well...
Maybe it's just me now...not much motivation to work and the engine is also not as as good as before lol.....
I don't have a proper workdesk at home...the external environment can get noisy at times...and my bed is just too.....oh nvm........
Jiayou Michelle!
I never understood why some peers lugged their books out of the house and parked themselves at the airport or the library or elsewhere to study or do their work. I was one who did all my studying and work at home, in the safety, comfort and quietness of my room.
Even though I shared a room with my granny when I was young, it so happened that during my Sec 3 & Sec 4 days, my brother shifted to hostel so my granny used his bed instead and moved out of my room. So I had my room all to myself when mugging for my Os and As.
I'm trying to work from home these few days...and realised again that I can't concentrate well...
Maybe it's just me now...not much motivation to work and the engine is also not as as good as before lol.....
I don't have a proper workdesk at home...the external environment can get noisy at times...and my bed is just too.....oh nvm........
Jiayou Michelle!
Conversations with a 6.5yr old and a 4.5yr old
The other day...Alyssa was in a crabby mood after having been nagged at by K for something that I cannot remember anymore.....
A: If Dada comes in to scold me again I will leave Singapore and go to Hong Kong!
N: But you cannot go to Hong Kong now what. The people are fighting there! (referring to the protests)
N: So if you go there you will get stuck and it is dangerous also.
A: *screams*
Lol....
A: If Dada comes in to scold me again I will leave Singapore and go to Hong Kong!
N: But you cannot go to Hong Kong now what. The people are fighting there! (referring to the protests)
N: So if you go there you will get stuck and it is dangerous also.
A: *screams*
Lol....
Covid-19
Working from home these 3 days till Thursday...possibly 4 if we are going ahead with our own team's Business Continuity Plan exercise on Friday....
And so...the novel coronavirus has a name now....covid-19...
Both girls are also aware of this issue...Alyssa knows it as the Wuhan Virus....Nadya just calls it the virus.
I'm taking the opportunity to remind them to keep clean and wash their hands with soap when they need to...and to get Alyssa to brush her teeth so she can "kill the germs in her mouth"...Seems to be working for now...
I hope the situation tapers off soon...
While I'm trying not to get paranoid...sometimes it is concerning when the people around you are mostly wearing masks....
And so...the novel coronavirus has a name now....covid-19...
Both girls are also aware of this issue...Alyssa knows it as the Wuhan Virus....Nadya just calls it the virus.
I'm taking the opportunity to remind them to keep clean and wash their hands with soap when they need to...and to get Alyssa to brush her teeth so she can "kill the germs in her mouth"...Seems to be working for now...
I hope the situation tapers off soon...
While I'm trying not to get paranoid...sometimes it is concerning when the people around you are mostly wearing masks....
Conversations with a 6.5yr old and a 4.5yr old
Nadya is slowly adjusting to primary school. She has more good days than bad days now I think though her mood is still a little more volatile than before.
2 nights ago, on Monday, I was putting the girls to sleep and Nadya got into a paticularly sad and teary mood.
N: I'm sad. When I'm in school I'm sad. When I'm at PlayFacto I'm very sad.
Me: Why sweetie?
N: Because I want Mama. I want to be at home with Mama and Dada. *cries*
Me: You have your friends in school and at PlayFacto right? You can play with them or talk to them too....
N: But I want Mama...*cries*
Me: *hugs her*
Alyssa butted in with a few choice lines...
A: I also don't like to go to school. I also want Mama. BUT I AM BRAVE! I still go to school and I don't fuss!
To which N got more riled up and cried even louder.
A: It's ok jiejie...Mama is in your heart. Mama is in my heart too. And Dada and my family.
My heart. It melted.
I told this to Alyssa last year when she was having a difficult time in school. She shared with me at the time that she cried every afternoon during nap time because she wanted me around. I told her that I was in her heart and she could try to picture me in her mind if she missed me. I didn't expect her to still remember to this day what I told her so many months ago...
As for Nadya....she continued sobbing for awhile more that night before she asked me to pat her to sleep...
I feel conflicted at moments like these...sad and emo that my kid is feeling this way and trying hard to transition to primary school life....I feel frustrated too because the kids don't want to sleep when it's time to...But, it is also at such times, when the room is dark and they are rolling around in their beds...that they share their thoughts with me....and for that I am grateful....
Jiayou Nadya!
Jiayou Alyssa!
Jiayou Me!
2 nights ago, on Monday, I was putting the girls to sleep and Nadya got into a paticularly sad and teary mood.
N: I'm sad. When I'm in school I'm sad. When I'm at PlayFacto I'm very sad.
Me: Why sweetie?
N: Because I want Mama. I want to be at home with Mama and Dada. *cries*
Me: You have your friends in school and at PlayFacto right? You can play with them or talk to them too....
N: But I want Mama...*cries*
Me: *hugs her*
Alyssa butted in with a few choice lines...
A: I also don't like to go to school. I also want Mama. BUT I AM BRAVE! I still go to school and I don't fuss!
To which N got more riled up and cried even louder.
A: It's ok jiejie...Mama is in your heart. Mama is in my heart too. And Dada and my family.
My heart. It melted.
I told this to Alyssa last year when she was having a difficult time in school. She shared with me at the time that she cried every afternoon during nap time because she wanted me around. I told her that I was in her heart and she could try to picture me in her mind if she missed me. I didn't expect her to still remember to this day what I told her so many months ago...
As for Nadya....she continued sobbing for awhile more that night before she asked me to pat her to sleep...
I feel conflicted at moments like these...sad and emo that my kid is feeling this way and trying hard to transition to primary school life....I feel frustrated too because the kids don't want to sleep when it's time to...But, it is also at such times, when the room is dark and they are rolling around in their beds...that they share their thoughts with me....and for that I am grateful....
Jiayou Nadya!
Jiayou Alyssa!
Jiayou Me!
Friday, February 07, 2020
Plant update!
Propagated a 2nd pot of moss rose. Hope this one turns out well too, like the first pot...fingers crossed!
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The attempt to split a small clump of asparagus fern and repot it didn't turn out well. I think I botched the attempt and accidentally chopped off too much roots. The repotted small clump didn't survive and dried up within a week.
The main plant is still doing ok though 1 or 2 stems browned. I removed those and the rest are still a fresh shade of green and pretty ok.
Just wondering if I should attempt to hive off another small clump and repot that clump or not...
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The water plum bonsai, the big sister of my balcony, is doing alright. Same old though she's flowering less in the last 2-3 weeks. The constant strong winds blow the flower buds right off the plant before they've even had a chance to bloom!
Her seed pods are still growing though. Hoping for them to mature soon and pop so I can collect some seeds and share with my FIL.....
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The 5.5-yr-old pomegranate is still going strong. I'm surprised actually, it has many many dead branches which don't produce leaves anymore. But recently, it kinda resurrected itself and started producing new branches and leaves again. It bore fruits and flowers several times in the past and I hope it does so again...:)
K attributed the resurrection to his watering skills. I attributed it to my loosening of its soil in the pot and fertilising...lol, whichever it is, I'm glad it helped the plant.
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Stevia is blooming....but...it's also thinning and losing many leaves. I really have no idea how to care for it.....
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And in the office....
The two 1.5yr old terrariums are going strong. One's purely a moss terrarium and the other's a moss + fittonia terrarium.
The 3 airplants are doing ok too, save for one which seems to be getting fried from being exposed to the sun the most (as it's hanging near my window)....I've shifted it to somewhere not by the window already. Hope it's better for the plant....
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The attempt to split a small clump of asparagus fern and repot it didn't turn out well. I think I botched the attempt and accidentally chopped off too much roots. The repotted small clump didn't survive and dried up within a week.
The main plant is still doing ok though 1 or 2 stems browned. I removed those and the rest are still a fresh shade of green and pretty ok.
Just wondering if I should attempt to hive off another small clump and repot that clump or not...
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The water plum bonsai, the big sister of my balcony, is doing alright. Same old though she's flowering less in the last 2-3 weeks. The constant strong winds blow the flower buds right off the plant before they've even had a chance to bloom!
Her seed pods are still growing though. Hoping for them to mature soon and pop so I can collect some seeds and share with my FIL.....
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The 5.5-yr-old pomegranate is still going strong. I'm surprised actually, it has many many dead branches which don't produce leaves anymore. But recently, it kinda resurrected itself and started producing new branches and leaves again. It bore fruits and flowers several times in the past and I hope it does so again...:)
K attributed the resurrection to his watering skills. I attributed it to my loosening of its soil in the pot and fertilising...lol, whichever it is, I'm glad it helped the plant.
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Stevia is blooming....but...it's also thinning and losing many leaves. I really have no idea how to care for it.....
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And in the office....
The two 1.5yr old terrariums are going strong. One's purely a moss terrarium and the other's a moss + fittonia terrarium.
The 3 airplants are doing ok too, save for one which seems to be getting fried from being exposed to the sun the most (as it's hanging near my window)....I've shifted it to somewhere not by the window already. Hope it's better for the plant....
teeth
Aside from my usual dental clinic at CGH, I see another dentist from time to time when I face issues that require fast attention.
Had bad gum pain and jaw discomfort on Monday. In fact, I woke from pain in the middle pf the night that day...Saw a GP on Tues and was given a mouthwash that helped with the discomfort alot.
Anyway, the dentist told me yesterday that....I might be grinding my teeth. :(
There are signs of me doing so. Apparently some of my teeth are wearing down.
And he said the muscles at the side of my jaws are very strong....not just strong...but very strong.
Gosh...
He advised me to check with my usual CGH dentist on getting a mouthguard to protect my teeth....
:( :( :(
But the good thing he shared with me....was that....I have no signs of any decay! Yay!
Had bad gum pain and jaw discomfort on Monday. In fact, I woke from pain in the middle pf the night that day...Saw a GP on Tues and was given a mouthwash that helped with the discomfort alot.
Anyway, the dentist told me yesterday that....I might be grinding my teeth. :(
There are signs of me doing so. Apparently some of my teeth are wearing down.
And he said the muscles at the side of my jaws are very strong....not just strong...but very strong.
Gosh...
He advised me to check with my usual CGH dentist on getting a mouthguard to protect my teeth....
:( :( :(
But the good thing he shared with me....was that....I have no signs of any decay! Yay!
7 February
Happy Birthday Granny!
Mama, I hope you're doing well and everything is ok. I hope your hearing and eyesight are good and clear in Heaven and that you're surrounded with love and happiness all the time. May Milo, nyonya food and nyonya sweet treats be available in abundance over there. I miss your yellow rice, cheng ting, bubur cha cha, steamed corn kueh, potato chips, achar and grago omelette pancakes.....
Send my regards to Ipoh...may the two of you always be happily playing mahjong or chap ji kee and gossiping over kopi...
I've so much to tell you..and I want you to see the girls too and how much they've grown...
You remember Nadya right? You saw her when she was 1.5 months or 2 months old...She's now 6+ already and just started P1! Alyssa knows and recognises you...though she's never met you before...she's doing good and is in K1 now...but getting naughty....please watch over them and keep them safe!
It's been almost 6 years. I still miss you alot...
Mama, I hope you're doing well and everything is ok. I hope your hearing and eyesight are good and clear in Heaven and that you're surrounded with love and happiness all the time. May Milo, nyonya food and nyonya sweet treats be available in abundance over there. I miss your yellow rice, cheng ting, bubur cha cha, steamed corn kueh, potato chips, achar and grago omelette pancakes.....
Send my regards to Ipoh...may the two of you always be happily playing mahjong or chap ji kee and gossiping over kopi...
I've so much to tell you..and I want you to see the girls too and how much they've grown...
You remember Nadya right? You saw her when she was 1.5 months or 2 months old...She's now 6+ already and just started P1! Alyssa knows and recognises you...though she's never met you before...she's doing good and is in K1 now...but getting naughty....please watch over them and keep them safe!
It's been almost 6 years. I still miss you alot...
7
7 first kisses was an interesting K-drama. 7 or 8 episodes, each only 10-15mins long if I remember correctly. It was one of my first K-dramas a couple of years back. Suddenly thought of this drama that day and decided to do up my own list(s) of 7 guys I think would be nice in that drama...in no particular order or ranking....
Actor list
Idol list
Hmm...
Actor list
- Kim Min Kyu
- Ji Chang Wook
- Seo Kang Joon
- Gong Yoo
- Kim Seon Ho
- Kwon Sang Woo
- Lee Sang Yeob
Idol list
- Kim Yo Han - X1
- Cha Eun Woo - Astro
- DO - EXO
- Donghae - Super Junior
- Siwon - Super Junior
- Oh Jong Hyuk - Click B
- Jung Yong Hwa - CNBlue
Hmm...
Thursday, February 06, 2020
niam niam niam....
As always, whenever there's something happening in SG, there'll be a whole bunch of people linking it to the G and commenting (read: complaining) on the inefficacy, incompetence and inadequacy of the government.
Bash Bash Bash. It's always easy to type and air your perceived suffering online. And even easier to criticise and nitpick at actions you perceive as mistakes or lacking. If policy-making was so easy and as straightforward as you think, then don't hide and complain behind your screens lah, step up and out and go do something where you can create policies and make a difference lor.
And there'll always be that one comment "What to do? 70% want them there. Us 30% have to suffer."
Suffer?
Do you not get housing and clean streets? Do your children not get quality education? Do you and your family not get basic quality healthcare? Do you need to fear for your safety when walking out and about at night? Do you not have relatively reliable public transport service and other public essential services? Do you not earn enough keep?....
I think the vast majority are doing ok....not saying all but at least a vast majority of Singaporeans are doing and getting by sufficiently...that's already pretty good I think.
If you're so unhappy and "suffering" so much in SG, then move away lor. Go set up camp in another territory or something and see if life suits you there better.
Haiz. 无奈.....
Bash Bash Bash. It's always easy to type and air your perceived suffering online. And even easier to criticise and nitpick at actions you perceive as mistakes or lacking. If policy-making was so easy and as straightforward as you think, then don't hide and complain behind your screens lah, step up and out and go do something where you can create policies and make a difference lor.
And there'll always be that one comment "What to do? 70% want them there. Us 30% have to suffer."
Suffer?
Do you not get housing and clean streets? Do your children not get quality education? Do you and your family not get basic quality healthcare? Do you need to fear for your safety when walking out and about at night? Do you not have relatively reliable public transport service and other public essential services? Do you not earn enough keep?....
I think the vast majority are doing ok....not saying all but at least a vast majority of Singaporeans are doing and getting by sufficiently...that's already pretty good I think.
If you're so unhappy and "suffering" so much in SG, then move away lor. Go set up camp in another territory or something and see if life suits you there better.
Haiz. 无奈.....
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