Monday, January 31, 2022

Last Aggro Skate Lesson

Zaky had plenty of aggro skating done on Saturday. He was in the Kallang skatepark having a great time with M in the morning and then to Somerset skatepark in the evening for the 4th and last aggro lesson with Caoch Justin.

The park is just as crowded as ever. Coach Justin spent a lot more time with Zaky on grinding this time, which led to the customary stare-at-the-bar ritual. 

Zaky says that the bar is way too scary and moved on to the box. 
After a lot, a lot of tries and many, many falls, Zaky finally achieved a proper front side grind on the box. It was like a high end to his lesson. However, this left Daddy Lim complaining bcos this was what he had been teaching Zaky all these while. Zaky cannot hear unless it is paid advices. 

Daddy Lim was sitting stylo-ly on the ledge watching him. Hohoho.
This marks the end of the 4 aggro skate lessons. Did Zaky improve? He sure did. Coach Justin was able to point out the little details that helped him to correct and nail some techniques.

What's next? We found another coach and hopefully will be able to start lessons with him soon. 

Mummy Lim

Saturday, January 29, 2022

1st RI 2022

Back in 2020, Daddy Lim was crazy about cycling and he wanted to do 1 RI every month. Siao ah?!! That was when work was chilled and he had so much energy. While we didn't do 1 RI per month, we did complete several of them.

KSL absolutely zaps his energy. Bcos he was so reluctant to do any RI last year. I did only 3 and the last one was w/o him. This year, not only was work equally busy, he also has rollerblading to fight for his attention. Cycling has lost favor le. Sometimes, he isn't even keen on the Saturday WWF rides, let alone RI. 

It had been a long while. The last RI was back in July 2021. Trying to ask Daddy Lim to do a RI is plain old fat hope. I tried my luck, threw the idea on the usual chat and tadah, the RI date formed. Hoho. 

We planned to roll at 7pm yday evening. I somehow have forgotten that everybody would suddenly have something to ask/ look for me at 6pm on Friday evenings. It wasn't until about 6.20pm that I was done. My dinner was a few miserable mouthfuls of the just cooked maggi mee; I was rushing too much to be hungry. 

I did manage to meet up with the gang at 7pm and off we rolled. I don't know why but this RI did feel easier than the last one. At least I didn't die upon reaching CV. 

My supper. I thought I better eat something given the miserable dinner, in case I cannot roll home from the lack of food/ energy. 

I spent a large portion of the ride drafting after different pullers, which also means that I see nothing for most of the ride, but somebody's rear wheel. I was told that there is a new 2km stretch at TMCR, I see nothing. Hoho. The most tiring part of the RI had to be the WCHW bcos the young chap pulling us was doing 36 and 38. At one point, there was a slight incline and we were doing 34. The only thing in my head was not to get dropped. My legs threatened so badly to cramp when we were finally done. I was so glad to be so near to home. 

While it was a mad rush to try to roll off at 7pm, it also meant that we could complete the ride earlier. Overall, we did 103km and home at 1am. Woohoo! 1st RI of 2022 completed and I even got a free bike tuning after TMCR.

Sleep wasn't easy. I think it was the adrenaline rush. I kept waking up in the middle of the night and was up when Daddy Lim and Zaky were getting ready to go to the skatepark. 

I ended up tagging along not to skate but to be the cheerleading team. I did earn myself a nice MacD bfast. 


I was totally not needed bcos Auntie M and M were at the skatepark. 


The kids had each other to motivate and accompany. I was happily stoning on the foldable chair. 

I had a good afternoon nap. Hoho. Though still groggy, the RI was worth it. I want to do 1 RI per quarter lah.

Mummy Lim

Wednesday, January 26, 2022

Basic Novice Passed!

It is coming to 8 years since Lil Shauna picked up ice skating, from the little girl who wore Disney print leggings to the young lady today. While there are many more talented skaters, she progresses at her own pace and earned her own achievements. I couldn't be more proud of her and enjoy tremendously watching her on ice. 

Lil Shauna passed her Elementary test in January 21. To compete in Elementary level and above competitions, the skaters have to 1st pass the test. Each level requires a specific element to be mastered and the element gets more and more difficult. It was the camel spin in Elementary. I still remembered how she struggled with it and had to re-do the spin to get her pass. It had been a year. She even had the chance to compete once in the Elementary competition. 

I see these tests as a double-edged sword. While passing the test is like an advancement, once a skater passed the test, they are not allowed to compete in the easier level competition. I always think that there are skaters who purposely don't take the test, even if they are ready, so that they can partake in the lower level competition and be really good at it. My wild guesses lah. 

Anyway, Basic Novice is the next level for Lil Shauna. She needed to perform an axle in this level. While she has gotten her axle a long time back, it has to be part of a 2 min 30 sec (+/- 10 sec) program and program takes time to learn and perfect. We didn't rush into it and finally registered for the yday's test. 

Lil Shauna hurt her ankle last week during netball and it didn't seem to fully recover. Ya, I know how injured ankles are extra fragile during the recovery stage. To prep for the test, she has also put in extra self practices and that didn't help the recovery. #lifeofsportspersons

Fortunately, she was able to press on for the test, which took place at 8.30pm last evening. 

The skaters were encouraged to don their costume but Lil Shauna didn't want to and claimed that most wouldn't wear theirs. She was heading to the rink straight from school and her mummy would lug her skates and stuff from home. Mummy knows best and I brought her costumes nevertheless, for just in case. 

The moment she reaches the rink, it was a floor of skaters in their fanciful costumes. Zzzzzz. I tell you, all skaters are looking forward to the rare chances where they can wear their costumes and dance on the whole ice lor. 

Peer pressure and Lil Shauna changed into her costume too, all the while complaining about how uncomfortable they are. She has always hated how the costume clings to her. I had thought that growing into the teenager phase and transiting into mini crop top would help. Apparently not. 

We were all a bunch of nerves and this was the only photo I had of her. 

I don't know the rule but the skaters started entering the ice to warm up at about 8pm. So we followed the crowd, though the test instructions said that the tests would start at 8.30pm with 5 mins of warm up. The ice was so crowded - skaters taking classes and skaters coming for the test.


The tests started on time. The ice was not cleared; classes continued, skaters with their warm up too. However, all were aware to stay clear of the "star skater" taking the test to ensure minimal disruption. 

Lil Shauna was 6th in the queue and had plenty of time to warm up. I was actually worried that she would be too tired to execute her program but she did just fine. All the while, I was just as nervous as she was, hoping that she would execute the elements well. She was ahead of her music for the 1st part of her program. She said that she was too nervous and forgot to pace herself and had to try to pace out in the 2nd part of her program.

The test result was released immediately. Right after the program, the skaters would go to the marker to hear the verdict. I saw Lil Shauma panting through her mask and nodding her head. She passed! Hohoho. 

She limped back after exiting the ice and whined in pain about how she landed awkwardly on her last lutz jump, experienced a shot of excruciating pain and had to grind her teeth to complete the last bit of her program. Ouch! I asked her what did the marker said, something about the lutz jump not executed well and the exit for one of the spins not done properly but she couldn't care more bcos she passed! 

So what is next? There is a competition coming up in March/ April, depending on covid situation. She could use the same program for the competition, adding on more difficult elements to increase the technical scores. I bet Coach already had that in mind. Lil Shauna said that she is not keen, that she would be too stress trying to cope with CCA and CA1. I had asked her to think about it before deciding. 

Mummy Lim

Tuesday, January 25, 2022

Allergies

We found out Zaky's nuts allergy in stupid ways when he was very little. I heard of people who outgrew their nuts allergy and suspect the same for Zaky but never got him tested. What we did was to avoid nuts totally but he had on occasions accidentally ingested them without triggering reactions. 

Other than nuts, Zaky is also allergic to several other things. He used to have really bad baby ezecma that flared angrily when the environment is too dirty/ dusty. Until today, he starts to sniffle, sneeze and tear when it is too dusty or even if there are too many soft toys. He is a soft toy lover but we had to restrict the number of them in his room and on his bed. 

We also suspect that he is allergic to cats. There had been several visits to cat cafes that left him with reactions. Particularly, a visit to a cat cafe in HKG left him sneezing so much that he couldn't walk. His nose was all stuffed up and he was tearing non-stop. Thankfully, it was a time when he was still little and I could carry him. 

The kids have been asking for a dog/ cat for the longest time. I am not prepared for another kid who never grow up but has slowly come to acceptance that maybe we could get  a cat, which in my perspective, requires less maintenance and attention. 

We put intentions into actions and booked ourselves a visit to SPCA, hoping to find one who would call out to us. 



We eventually found Carol, an one year old female cat and we were very eager to adopt her. Unfortunately, Zaky started sneezing, running nose and teary eyes after we left SPCA. We know that we have to get him tested.

Last Wednesday, we sent him to the clinic to have his blood drawn. It took the doctor a long time to drawn 3ml of blood. The doctor says that kids' blood vessels are thinner and collapsed easier. I wonder if it is bcos he has too much flesh. Hohoho. While the results would take up to 10 working days, the doctors prepped us with his suspicion that Zaky is moderately allergy to cat dander bcos not only his nose is affected but his eyes too. While he would not go into shock or die from the allergies, he could get very uncomfortable from the symptoms. 

I read about people who overcome their pet allergies. There is also this immunology treatment available over the course of a few years but this year is too important a year for Zaky. We decided that if the result shows a moderate allergy, we will delay our adoption. The kids were mega disappointed but understood the implications. 

The doctor rang me yday. The good news is that Zaky is no longer allergic to almonds and hazelnuts and has a mild allergy to peanuts. That is to say that a significant amount of peanuts will likely trigger his reactions but the tolerable amount differs from person to person. The bad news is that he is moderately allergic to cats dander. Sob. It is a disappointment even though we had guessed the outcome. 

We had shared the news to the kids - we have to delay the cat adoption until PSLE is over. While disappointed, the 1st wave was over and they coped much better. For now, we prayed that Carol would get a better family. 

Mummy Lim

More Skating

Zaky finally got back to the Somerset skatepark for his 3rd lesson after an unintended break. It was 1st the park maintenance, then the rain. Aiyo. Zaky had been bugging us to arrange the session. It is so much more fun to skate with somebody, even if it is a coach and in the much bigger Somerset skatepark that is currently only opened for classes. 

Class was arranged at 6pm bcos while the skatepark is opened for classes, the lights were not switched on. It was a mad rush with the peak hours traffic. 

1st up was grinding and least favorite of Zaky's. Coach and him spent so much time like staring at the bar. Lol. 培养感情?


I saw what looked like a lot of theoretical advices on what to do. Zaky must have done all the what not to do bcos I found him lying on the floor after each attempt. Hoho. Coach Justin was trying to hold him but the attempts were futile; I don't see him being much bigger than Zaky. 

The grind was soon aborted and they switched to the ramps. The skatepark was crowded and there was a lot of waiting. I don't know what is the skatepark etiquette and don't understand how skateboarders/ skaters/ scooters from different parts of the skatepark decides who to go 1st. I do know that the ones who dare and don't care get to skate more, just like ice skating. Lil Shauna and Zaky are obviously the same breed, waiting and avoiding others. This other little girl went down and up the ramp a few times and Zaky was still waiting bcos she simply doesn't care. Haha. 

After class ended, Zaky got to skate a little more with Coach, who now donned his own protective gears. We had to drag him away at about 7.30pm as the sky was too dark to provide sufficient lighting for safety. We have 1 more lesson left and then we will decide what is next for Zaky. 

On Saturday afternoon, we were at Kallang skatepark. I was happy to be able to break in my new skates. 
They feel very different from the old pair. For one, trying to wear them is a workout on its own. They are heavier and harder. The wheels are harder too, which makes them more slippery. I had a hard time trying to turn in them. What I did achieve was a 1 sec heel-toe but lost it soon after. 

We were back at the skatepark on Sunday morning for part 2 of breaking in.


They feel so much more comfy now. I am having my next lesson on Saturday and hopefully would be able to maneuver in them. 

Zaky had a harder time at the skatepark. He was trying to attempt something and wouldn't get it and was super frustrated, ending in multiple falls on his same side thigh area. Ouch! I had to come into the park to be the cheerleading team and that usually helps. He fell again at the same area and I saw his lips trembled. He went again, fell again and this time he didn't hold it in. He ended up bawling his eyes out while sitting next to the half pipe. The others were so surprised at his outburst and he looked like he had badly injured himself or something. I highly suspected that it was my presence. Haha. 

It was good for him to release all his frustrations bcos he found renewed energy and managed to get what he wanted after that. Haha. With that, we left the skatepark with a happy boy. 

Mummy Lim

Friday, January 21, 2022

New Toy

I have finally decided that I should get a pair of new skates to replace my duct taped ones. Hohoho. 

I had thought that this pair of skates is like 8
to 10 yo. I checked back my blog, no lah, only 6+ yrs. Hoho. We bought these in end 2014. They are not heavily utilised other than the recent many months. They just looked worn bcos the plastic glued to the boots disintegrated due to prolong non-usage. The boots are securely screwed to the bottom of the skates and shouldn't fall apart. The duct tape is just an added security for just in case. The different duct tape is bcos I ran out. Hoho. 

This pair of skates is so comfortable bcos they are soft boots and well-seasoned. I would have used them much longer, maybe until the wheels are worn out (which will probably take very long) if I have continued to be contented with just rolling round and round the Kallang tracks. Daddy Lim had been bugging me to change them but they are working fine, just less aesthetically. 

I know that the time has come when I started the skating lesson. These are leisure skates and the wheels spaced further apart for comfort but less maneuverability. The soft boots give less support and less control. I also think I saw Coach Jack rolled eyes at my seasoned skates. Hahaha. 

Daddy Lim was super encouraging. We started online skates shopping the same night. He took time to tell me which are the good brands and gave his comments on those that caught my eyes. Through this, I came to a conclusion - the whole Singapore is either cycling or rollerblading bcos so many models are sold out, especially the entry (and cheaper) models. Zzzz. I ended up buying a more expensive pair for $321, gift from Daddy Lim. #赚到

The delivery was quick and sent to the doorsteps within days. I like receiving parcels. Hoho. 
Chio leh.
They are much chunkier and heavier. I had problems releasing the clips and had to ask for help. 
Sorry ah, my old skates are low class velcro kind leh. 

They are so difficult to wear and tighten. Trying to wear them is a workout on its own. 

I can't wait to try them out over the weekend. I think it will take some time to break them in. 

Now, why is Daddy Lim so encouraging? While looking for my new skates, he blurted out that he has already bought another pair of aggro skates!!???!!! One that is $400+. Why? Bcos he wanted to try a different kind of aggro skates. Sob. I is 无语. 
These were delivered last night and he is very excited. Hahahaha.

Mummy Lim




Wednesday, January 19, 2022

Outsourcing Completed

I still find the shelf in the living room too empty. So....not the acai bowl, the lego. 

I have to admit that I am a bit of a Harry Potter fan. The addiction increases with the times that I re-read the books and re-watch the movies. They are so good!

I know I wanted to outsource the lego fixing. I tried Zaky but was rejected flat. Zzzz. He used to be interested. Fortunately, Lil Shauna was very keen when she tagged along for the lego shopping. 

The lego was sitting in the shopping bag for many days. I was half wondering if it would ever get fixed or if the outsourcing had failed and I have to eventually do it myself. Then one fine weekend, Lil Shauna decided to 开工. She must be waiting for some 良辰吉日. 
While she worked on the castle, the champions and their headmasters seem to be in some intense discussions.
I think there were some disagreements; I wouldn't rule out bullying too. 
It was Ron. How come I am not surprised? Lol.

The lego is meant for 9+ and thus it was easy for Lil Shauna. It took her a couple of hours in the afternoon and she completed the set with another hour on another day. Tadah!
The Globlet of Fire! 

The aunties were like - will collect dust leh. Ya, I know. That was the 1st thing that I thought of too when I 1st contemplated buying the lego. All aunties think alike. Haha. Maybe I need one of those acrylic boxes. Hmmm. 

Mummy Lim

Sunday, January 16, 2022

Skating Lesson - Me Too

I was feeling restless and a little depressed towards the end of last and beginning of this year. I figured out that it is that aimless sense of not having much/ anything specific to look forward to in 2022. There is no sight of overseas holiday (maybe that is the real culprit) and covid continues to rage havoc with the new variant. Is this supposed to be the new normal, that is still so abnormal? Sob. #sosad

To overcome the blues, I decided to pick up a new skill to give myself something to look forward to. After much consideration, I narrowed down to a few sports - ice skating, snowboarding, inline skating or tennis. Auntie SL jio to learn stand-up paddling. I wasn't against it but anything to do with water is not my forte and I was looking for something where it is not an one-off lesson but skills progression. 

The decision is the game of elimination. There is no snow in Singapore and the only 2 schools that teach snowboarding (one at snowcity, the one on synthetic slope) seemed to have closed down. Zzzzz. 

Tennis sounded like a good idea and there is a tennis court right downstairs. The only question is who will play and practice with me after I have learnt the basics? Hmmmm...

That leaves me with 2 very feasible options. I had been wanting to pick up ice skating again after learning the 2x Core 3 lessons with Zaky years apart and years ago. It is a "face" problem that I have to overcome - I have lingered in the rink for too many years, know too many coaches, skaters and parents and I imagined how embarrassing it is to fall. I bet they don't care really but.. just but.. And falling on ice is bloody painful. All the ice skaters are 美美, rarely wearing more than the butt guard and a few adding on the knee guards. I wonder if I should endangered my aging body for aesthetic reasons or wear all the guards possible and look like an auntie on ice. Zzzz. Don't judge me, I also want to be 美美.

I threw my dilemma at the aunties. Surprisingy, Auntie S and T were keen to take up inline skating lessons if I am to embark on one. Yay! But we now have a new problem - we needed a coach who is willing to take us during the weekends, at Kallang, which is sort of the midway between the East and West and a group with differing skill level. We tried asking many skate schools and a couple of private coaches and none were available to do so. Finally I founded somebody on Carousel and booked our 1st lesson yday. Double yay!

The lesson was 1.5hr and it was tiring. Coach Jack was teaching us new skills according to what we know/ don't know and we had to do a lot of self practice. I can stroke very steadily after all the rounds around the kallang tracks. What I lack are the turns, stops, cross overs, molhawks and each of these required so much control and maneuvering. My back! 

While we were in the class, Daddy Lim and Zaky were at the skatepark, occasionally taking a peep at what we were doing. After class, I went for a few more loops before declaring that my legs are no longer mine. 

Oh yes, the same duct taped skates. Hoho. I was waiting for the lesson to decide what kind of new skates I should buy. I inherited Zaky's knee pads too. I got him new ones for better protection and these serve me well. 

I worked hard. I just flipped my front wheel as one side was worn out. Just 1 lesson, I actually rounded the wheel!
Daddy Lim said that it is bcos the wheels are the softer kind. Chey, give me some credits can? 

Daddy Lim then go on to ask me what I had learnt and I went on the list proudly. He replied, "pay me next time, I teach." Double chey. He never mention about teaching me when I told him that I wanted to refine my skills and he never give me much pointers as well. #风凉话 

Anyway, I am happy. The new skates will be another post for another day. Coach Jack mentioned that he usually coach adults on a biweekly basis so that we have time to practice. I don't mind the additional rest bcos old bones. Hoho.

Mummy Lim

Wednesday, January 12, 2022

Sleeping on His Own

Zaky has a secret - he still co-sleeps with his mummy, aka yours truly. Hoho. 

Zaky has always been an affectionate and cuddly boy, with a strong love for soft toys. He still hugs his soft toys to bed and he has a big one in the car for his car ride naps. I remember we used to bring a soft toy for his naps when we were outside. 

For his whole life, Zaky imagines that the monster would come catch him after he falls asleep. Where got so many monster? I used to say that he has a "mummy radar". I would tuck him to bed and not long after I crept away, his radar will sense my physical absence and wakes him up. Many nights, I would find him crawling into our bed. This still works when he was tiny but as he grows, trying to squeeze 3 persons into a queen size bed is plain agony. The person sleeping in the middle has it worse and for some reasons, it is usually me. Pui!

He gets slightly better as he gets older. It doesn't has to be me sleeping with him. He had afterall survived the nights where I was away for business trips and had sleepovers without me. He does have a preference for me when I am around. Must be my smell. Haha. 

Zaky has grown a lot physically. He is literally a small adult size now and sleeping together in a single bed for the entire night is now a challenge. When we shifted to LV, where he gets his own room, we agreed that he would sleep in his own bed. While I didn't have to sleep beside him, we agreed that I would sleep in his room on a mattress on the floor. The idea is that I am still there and if he wakes up in the night, he would be able to see that I am "still with him". 

In the initial days, he would wake up to peep at me, just to make sure that I had kept my promise. It gets much better now where there are nights where he wakes up to use the toilet and go back to bed on his own. We talked about it but he still insists that I must sleep in his room even when there are so many nights where he slept through. 

Last night was so funny. After Zaky felt asleep, I was happily scrolling fb when Daddy Lim opened the door. He had just watched a horror film and was too afraid to go to bed alone! Muahahaha. He asked if I can sleep with him or if he can sleep in Zaky's room instead so that somebody can wake him up if he gets a nightmare. Hohoho. 

So, for the 1st time since we shifted, I got to sleep in my own bed without Zaky and while Zaky is at home. Woohoo! I had thought that I would have a great night bcos our bed is so much more comfortable than the mattress. Surprisingly, it took me a long time to fall asleep when I am the 秒睡 kind. Daddy Lim even fell asleep faster than I did and I heard him snored. I also stirred and woke up multiple times in the night. Daddy Lim didn't have any nightmare but I did! I dreamt that Zaky was very sick and was vomiting so badly. I was jolted awake and was so glad that it was a dream. 

So how did Zaky take the night? He was so tired that he slept through and didn't realise that I was not in his room. I came to the conclusion - it is probably me who find it harder to let go than the kids. I mean, there are less and less times that the kids would need me and I do treasure these moments though I do grumble about the extra work/ efforts/ things to do. Sob, the kids are growing up! 

Mummy Lim

Sunday, January 9, 2022

Activity Filled 1st 2022 Weekend

Finally, it is the weekend; the kids survived the 1st week of school and the parents got the 1st week of work done. WFH after the school holidays felt extremely quiet. 

I got my usual WWF ride done on Saturday morning. It feels refreshing to ride after last week's break (after booster jab). 



I was told that one of these units would cost S$11 mil. Wah, in my lifetime, I wouldn't even be able to afford the carpark porch. The residents are rich enough to bring Ronald Mcdonald to their front porch. 好厉害! I had a good chat with him. Lol. 

I dragged Lil Shauna to Jem/ Westgate in the afternoon bcos the weekend is too precious to spend nuahing at home. We got the acai and a big lego set. 
The shelf in the living room is too empty; I think the lego would make the perfect decoration. I must 1st convinced the kids to fix up the lego. Hoho. #outsource

I met up with the ladies in the evening. We can finally resume the monthly meeting but unfortunately without the kids. Auntie SL recommended Tipsy Flamingo at Raffles City. 
Lil Shauna said that there is also a Tipsy Flamingo in Jem. She was mistaken; we walked past it in the afternoon and it was the Tipsy Bunny. I bet they are neighbours and went drinking together. The whole forest is filled with drunk animals. Tsk, tsk.

The food is decent but the menu is quite limited. Maybe the main objective is to get tipsy at the restaurant and not full. No wonder they stop serving coffee at 5pm when I was hoping to get one with dinner. 



We had round 2 at one of the cafes at MS until closing at 10pm. With the ladies, the topics never run out. 

Early this morning, we crawled out of bed to Kallang skatepark. We finally have dry weather and it was worth the early morning. The 1st stop must be MacD bfast and I scored myself a sesame bun bag. Lol. 

The bag is decently sized but the material is a little filmsy.

The 1st skate of 2022. 
I saw cycling kakis who are also serious joggers, clocking 22km this morning. I should have skate 22km too but I had to take several breaks to be Zaky's cheerleading team. 

He got bored quickly bcos he didn't have any "friends" and the sun was too hot. I had to bring back some "excitement" by allowing him to show off, cheering him on and giving him tons of encouragement. 

Daddy Lim and I were "twinning" with mismatches. 

It was good thing that Zaky got the chance to do the skatepark this morning bcos he struggled his new frame and wheels. Daddy Lim says that he needed to run them in and be better do it quickly before his next aggro skate lesson. Last Wednesday's lesson was canceled bcos of rain. 

We ended skatepark at 10ish, tabaoed, lunch and I exchanged Zaky for Lil Shauna for ice skating lesson. 


So foggy, right? It turned out that it was my camera lens that needed cleaning. Hoho. 

Before long, Daddy Lim picked me up to send Zaky to his 1st chinese group tuition at Bukit Timah shopping center. I know, so busy. We had another acai bowl and Daddy Lim had 2 kopis to burn the 2 hours.
The mall is difficult to go to from our house plus there is nothing much to do in the mall. I dread to think of the times when I have to send Zaky on my own in the future. 我忍, 9 more months only. 

The last activity of the day was dinner at IMM bcos Lil Shauna wanted new Converse black sneakers. She got her wish. This is 什么 present? They had been asking for advance and belated __________ presents that I lost count. Lil Shauna 赚到. 

That's it. An absolutely well-spent 1st 2022 weekend. 

Mummy Lim