New Garmin Forerunner 55

I actually like my Garmin Vivoactive Element 3 watch very much. The shape, size, color, aesthetic are all right. The screen is colorful and bright and the touch screen is so easy to use. I like it so much that I even bought the same model for Zaky, when he needed a replacement and the model was on sale. 

This Vivoactive Element is one of the lower ends of the Garmin watches. I didn't need a powerful watch anyway, largely to tell time and record my gym activities. I figured out shortly why the model is so cheap - the battery life sux. It is so bad. 

When I 1st got the watch, I had to set it in the best way possible for battery saving. It served me alright, needing a charge every couple of days. I can live with that. Then, in the last few months, the battery life becomes erratic. A full charge can sometimes only last 1 night and I ended up charging the watch every day or worse, 2x a day. Zzzzz. There is no way to track sleep anymore bcos it was always charging in the night. 

I lived with it, until I cannot anymore. I bought the watch in July 2020. I think it has served its time. The last straw came when it was fully charged and an hour later, the battery dropped to 17%. I read and bcos it is such a cheap watch, there is no point trying to change the battery. Sounds that I am better off with a new watch. Hoho. 

I like Garmin. I had switched from fitbit bcos I found fitbit so boring but so hardy. Lol. Like the typical me, I 不舍得 to spend a lot on a watch and finally got a Garmin Forerunner 55. It is again one of the lower end watches and no touch screen but the battery is supposed to last for days! 

I chose this largely for the round clock face. It definitely takes some getting used to and to remember what all the different buttons are for. The 1st treadmill activity has been recorded and it looks good so far. Hoho. 

I am not the only one with "new" stuff. We have finally switched Mochi's litter fully. He was using this pellet (from SPCA days) that breaks down when wet and it stinks as the days go by. I was recommended this Atas cat litter (seriously ttas is the brand name) by a colleague with many cats. 

We were supposed to switch Mochi slowly and finally after 3 weeks, he is fully on the new litter. 

The sand clumps up when wet and I can easily scoop up and remove the clumps and poo poo. Very easy. No smell. I like. The only problems are how fast the litter is used up and Mochi kicking little sand out when he tries to cover his tracks. Nevertheless, I am sticking to this. 

The only person who didn't have "new" thing is Nana. She lost her phone yday. She thinks she left it in the toilet. We bought the Samsung S20FE in November 2021. Zzzzz. The kids had thought that Singapore is so safe and had been leaving their phone, wallet, belongings anywhere. She had "lost" her phone a few times and was able to find it bcos some kind soul either left it where it was or sent it to the lost and found. She had thought that everybody is so kind. Unfortunately not and she has learnt her lesson this time. 

We went through the trouble to replace her sim card but she has to use one of the old phones and opted for Zaky's old oppo phone. I duno if that phone still functions well; I will hear about it at the end of the day. She will have to live with the phone until her birthday. She has to learn to keep her things properly. 

Mummy Lim