lost my voice

I had gotten the feeling of painful throat on last Thursday already, but didn't really care so much.. n now I've gotten the bad fruit..



Monday when i returned to work, i wasn't in my top form.. i started to lose my voice, but not as bad as today.. my voice was so coarse n bad.. mayb due to lack of rest for the past 11 days.. Hubby n I suffered from the same illness, but mine was worse..



Today, my voice went worse.. luckily for my p2, my co-teacher helped me with the lessons (1.5hr), as last week i've already instructed her to take my p2 class, while i still take my own P1 class.. today when i went into my p1 class, i couldn't speak any louder, coz my voice just couldn't come out.. struggled through the 1.5hr in my p1 class b4 i could come down to the staff room n rest my voice, n also had my lunch.. (3pm)



Went to the doc just now after i knocked off from work.. not the usual doc i visited.. this doc saw my condition n yet gave me only 1 day MC... hmmm.. normally i visit my other doctors, given my condition now, shld b either 2 days or for the rest of this week.. coz i couldn't teach a proper lesson at all..



but watever... if by tmr night i'm still like tat, i have no choice but to get extension of mc... it's not on purpose.. but if u hear my voice, u just think abt it, do u think i can carry out my lesson for the whole day? esp if that day is my heavy day?? my only lighter day is Tues, which is today.. i have plenty of markings to do.. at least i cleared almost all!! so happy with myself!



but no worries.. when i'm fully recovered, i'll b in a better form... just wait n see.. but hoh, i think i may need quite a number of days to b fully recovered. coz my throat is really painful... aaarrrgg

UPA Leave

It's been quite a number of days that i've last updated my blog.. many ppl shld koe that Jaden was hospitalised last Thur nite..


I was on UPA Leave (Urgent Private Affairs Leave) all the way from last Thur to this Sunday.. will report back to work tmr...


Jaden was found v breathless on Thur evening.. when i reached my in laws' house, he was lying on the bed, so sickly.. before i could sit down n have my dinner, i quickly go petrol station to top up my petrol, while hubby n MIL packed Jaden's stuff.. we decided to head down to KK..



By the time we spent 3 hours at A&E, it was decided that Jaden need to be hospitalised.. After some tests n checkups by diff docs, Jaden was diagnosed to have 1st Wheeze Bronchiolitis.. Was warded in the High Dependency Ward for 5 days.. was discharged on monday noon..



Doc said, actually wanted to shift him to the general ward as he's feeling much better, but was afraid he might catch other viruses there, so allowed us to bring him home on Monday noon.. i did ask to get him discharged on tat day too, luckily.. if not, he will need to stay in KK for 2 more days loh..



Jaden is recovering well, dun worry.. Had been at home taking care of him.. though had been at home, but taking care of him isn't easy.. v grouchy n noisy.. I didn't have much rest, complexion becoming worse.



tonight, my pils are coming back from M'sia.. will put Jaden there n we'll rest at home n get ready to start work tmr.. it's been v tiring for us, but no choice.. all i hope was, dun give me another heart attack.. sooner or later i won't b able to take it..



Pls bless my son with good health...

Jaden's MMR Vaccination

Jaden was supposed to go for his 15month's injection, which is the MMR vaccination last month, but just so unlucky that he was sick tat week, n the apptment dates for vaccination were all fully booked, that's why postponed til today.. btw, MMR stands for Measles, Mumps, Rubella

Finally, he can go for his MMR vaccination.. as this injection is part of the full pkg tat we had signed up for, so no need to pay any other $$ liao.. Jaden woke up early, phew... so we were not late.. reached Jurong polyclinic ard 15min earlier to register.. when we went up to the 2nd floor, saw that the next queue number will b ours... so glad.. but bcoz of some reasons, we waited for quite a while too..

Jaden seemed to koe that he needs to see a doctor.. the moment he saw the nurse, his mood changed.. we expected his mood, so brought along his toy car, nursery rhyems.. but still did not improve his mood.. tried to divert his attention, but he was alert.. started crying out loud before the needle came!!

Though no much struggle during the injection, but his crying sound was bad enough... arrrggg.. Measured his weight, height, n head circumference... He is 81cm tall, 9.4kg, n head circumference is 46cm.. nurse said he is slightly under average, but still acceptable.. she said for his height, he is considered tall.. hope he is as tall as his dad loh!

We booked the next apptment in May.. for his last injection at 18 months.. n also routine checkup by the doctor.. after which, i will register him to go for Pneumococcal vaccination.. this is an optional vaccination, but i hope to let him have the jab, just to play safe.. it will cost ard $170, but this can use my medisave to deduct..

I was still thinking if to let him take Hep A & chicken pox vaccination too.. as these r optional as well.. will discuss with hubby.. most prob will go for it too.. it's better to go for prevention, isn't it? coz after his last injection at 18 months, the next injection will wait til he's 6 years old.. so still has so many years ahead, will let him go for other vaccinations loh.. dun say i kiasu, coz by the time u have your own kids, u'll b so scared of all those viruses which can actually harm your child.. n who suffers? u n your kid..

When your bb is born, u start to worry about this n that, it is unavoidable.. unless u dun care about your child.. but every injection will come with a bitter crying sound... arrrgg.. n this prince of ours not easy to coax at times... well, it's over, n we shall wait for the next in 2 months' time!

Learnt something new: stacking the donuts

When the previous time i saw Princeton stacking the donuts, i was so envious.. how come Jaden dunno how to??


MIL kept telling me that Jaden is 6mths younger than Princeton, of course cannot compare like that.. btw, it's not that i wana compare.. i'm just afraid Jaden is 'special'.. tats y the worry kept troubling me for the past few weeks.


Finally at 15 months, Jaden managed to learn the skill of stacking!! he learnt that a few days ago.. in the past, whenever i pass him the donuts, wanting him to learn how to stack, or even try to put 1 into the pole.. he just simply ignored me, n bit the donuts.. i dunno wat to do with him.. but i kept trying to teach him whenever i'm with him..



now, he koes how to stack.. but dunno the sequence.. today, he knew the sequence, as in which colour comes 1st, n wat comes after next.. he did it twice correctly today.. but asked him to perform 1 more time, he refused liao...



Til now, he refused to talk.. kept calling papa n mama only, as usual.. sometimes he listens, sometimes he doesn't.. so stubborn... i'm so angry! i'm sure all parents v anxious abt their kids if by certain age, they still haven reach certain milestone.. but of course i understand tat each kid has diff development speed, but sometimes just cannot help but to worry.. i've been trying to convince myself tat everything is ok, i need to be more patient.. n i will try, no worries..



I hope he can learn other things too.. this week will bring him hm to take care on my own til Sun, as mil go HK with the other gugus.. hope he can learn new things at our own house...

10th March - the day when he proposed

Could still remember 10th March 2007, the day when hubby proposed to me...

3 years back, hubby knelt down n proposed to me.. only with the Goldheart ring, n no flowers.. just outside the lift lobby of my parents' place.. that was the eve of Kelly & Roderick's wedding day..

I agreed to his proposal that day.. b4 that he did ask me a few times if i'm willing to wash his clothes everyday.. i told him, if that's the way he wana propose, then no way i am going to nod my head.. so after asking a few times that i shook my head, he finally proposed properly..

I suppose now he won't remember that today was the day tat he proposed to me.. he will only remember our pak toh anniversary, wedding anniversary, my birthday n his son's birthday... haha..

Though a simple proposal, but i was contented.. i dun need luxurious environment, i dun need big diamond ring, i dun need exaggerating proposal. all i need was his promise n sincerity..

We r stepping into our 3rd year of marriage life.. though not wealthy, or better well-off, but i'm happy enough, though i can get so angry that i'm actually doing more of the house chores n care-taking of Jaden.. I dun need him to be earning lots of money, we can also live a normal life. mayb not spending unnecessarily, b prudent in spending.. the sense of security is more impt than monetary terms.. if i'm after monetary satisfaction, he will never be in my list..

normal ppl lead normal life. i just want a down-to-earth life.. i dun blif now u leading good life, in the future u will also be.. i just wish that if u think now u r v fortunate n leading a good life, then u better pray u'll always be so good life til the day u enter the coffin.. i dun blif those ppl who r not so well-off, next time also will b tat poor.. 1 day who knows u'll b the 1 leading a more comfortable life.. nothing is for sure.. tats y i hate proud n show-off ppl... dun come begging me for help next time if u r down..

i koe many ppl may think both hubby n I are earning so little.. may not b so good life.. but dun look down on us.. we may not b tat well-off, but we r down-to-earth.. since i chose this man, any good or bad happens in the future, i'm responsible.. all i want is your blessing.. n i felt fortunate that i received plenty of blessings.. n i will work hard to maintain our marriage, of course maintaining is not just my job.. at least i koe hubby is true to me..

I did not regret accepting his proposal.. though i may complain at times.. but to b true, i thought to myself, no 1 is perfect.. there r men who r much worse than my hubby.. wat else can i expect? yes i know he is much better than some other guys.. tats y i chose to b with him.. he is no 1 else, but my hubby, the father of my precious son..

Saw my gynae on TV

Just now in my in laws' room, i was watching tv with my mil n Jaden, while hubby n fil were at the living room chatting..

mil casually press the SCV buttons, to see wat other programmes are available.. suddenly she just casually switched to an indian channel, n i saw a familiar face.. but b4 i could react, mil switched channel again.. i immediately ask mil to switch to that channel again, as i wana double confirm i didn't see the wrong person..

she managed to turn to the channel, n it proved that i'm right.. i saw my gynae on tv, but dunno wat she was talking abt lah.. as it was a Hindu channel.. should b got to do with preg lah, if not invite her to prog for what.. haha...

I was so excited, i ran out of the room, and ask hubby to come in n watch, see if he could recognise her.. when he saw, he was shocked.. we predict, she must b rather popular among Hindu/Indian preggy women.. coz we flashed back, whenever we went for checkup, her clients were all Indians..

In the past, when i 1st saw her, i was so nervous.. esp her accent was quite strong, n i dun quite catch wat she said at times... Did consider to change a gynae, but after 2 visits with her, i grew comfortable with her though still cannot get wat she said 100% lah.. hehe

decided not to change gynae.. n i was glad i didn't change.. though she always refused to give me more days to rest at home.. kept saying i'm v fit n strong, cannot find a reason to give me long mc..

she has been v encouraging n after i delivered, she will come n visit me (routine as all will do that )... n i did my pap smear there too..

Though i have no complaints against her, but i told myself, if i ever plan for a 2nd bb, i would change gynae, n change the hosp that i'll b delivering in... not bcoz i unhappy with my then gynae or NUH, where Jaden was born..it's just that i wana try out another hosp thats all.. but of course, wait til i'm carrying good news then say abt all this lah..

making bb, deliver bb, which woman dunno? it's the upbringing part which is challenging.. n the 'panda' time... how many times r u willing to re-do again?

Busy week

i've been extremely busy this week, n finally weekend can take a short break b4 the other busy week comes.. CA1 start this week, so will b busy doing last minute revision with the kids n the marking of exam papers..

Jaden hasn't recovered frm his bad cough, which he gotten from MIL... sometimes can turn v grouchy n unreasonable.. his MMR vaccination has been postponed til 3weeks later,i'll see how his condition is, if recovered then will push forward e vaccination date..

I'm lacking of sleep.. n is always thirsty for rest.. but i think all mummies r feeling the same way as i do, esp for those working mums like me, full time working somemore.. n esp if mummies are in e part of taking care of their child will feel the same way too.. tats y i think mummies are always the best.. coz we can forgo n sacrifice ourselves.. unless the men, they aren't the greatest.. haha.

Jaden is behaving better than i expected now.. hope my worry is redundant.. but he can drive us crazy at times too.. esp when we r so busy at work, come back still gotta see his bad behaviour.. feel even worse in mood..

I'm so looking forward to the Mar holidays loh.. hope no need to go back work for many days loh.. let us have a good break.. esp those taking the tail end classes teachers (include me)..