Zaky Sprained His Ankle

On Monday afternoon, Zaky texted that he rolled his ankle in school. It sounded like a mild case. Despite his injury, he was in the school the entire day bcos there was some cheer dance activity that he was leading for his house. Oh yes, End of Year exams (EOY) are done and there are plenty of non academic activities that kept the students entertained now. 

I thought it was a mild case - he said that he rolled his ankle and it sounded mild plus he was able to do so many physical activities after the injury. He finally limped home  at almost 9pm and his ankle was massive swollen! 

The picture doesn’t show but it was really swollen. I was even worried that he had a fracture. If fractured, youth camp is this weekend and he will not be able to participate in their games. He will miss his NSG too. He is going to the USS Halloween night in 2 weeks. I joked that his friends will probably leave him in the wheelchair in the scare zone. Lol. 

I don’t think it is a fracture. By morning, he could at least put weight on it but was limping around. He missed school on Tuesday bcos his ankle was still so swollen and it didn’t make sense for him to limp around. I can tell that he was very happy to skip school. Lol. 

It is almost a week. The swell is still bad. 

Bruises have appeared too. 

Anyhow, he is still off to Youth Camp. 年轻就是本钱. He will survive and will recover very soon. 

Speaking of EOY, he has generally done decent with a couple of As. I asked if he is (a) clever, (b) studied hard for EOY or (c) SST sets easy paper. He said (a). I think it is (c). Lol. 

Nana is done with her promos too. She said that the papers were so tough and she was worried that she would be retained in Y1. I don’t think so. Anyhow, she scraped past her CL and the rest of the papers are coming back next week. The H1 CL papers are taking place on 27 Oct. She only needed to pass the national exam and will be able to drop Chinese subject thereafter. Fighting! 

Mummy Lim

The Last One to the Dark Side

Yes, Zaky has finally got his iPhone. 

It is not that he doesn’t want an iPhone but the phone that he was using was somewhat ok and iPhones are seriously expensive. At the rate that he misplaces and mishandles his phone, it takes a lot to convince myself to buy him a new iPhone. 

Zaky typically doesn’t care too much about phones. He just needed a decent phone that allows him to play his games and scroll his social media. I think the current one is a hand-me-down Samsung from Daddy Lim after his last Oppo went crazy. He had been whinny a little bcos his phone went glitchy recently. It hung from time to time and I promised that I would get him a new iPhone when the 16 is launched, so that I can buy him a 14 at a cheaper price. Hohoho. 

Other than Daddy Lim, we don’t need the newest iPhone model. We bought Nana a 12 in March 2023. I think the newest model was a 14 then. I got my 13 in March 2024 and that was when 15 had been released. Only Daddy Lim needed to have a 15 when 15 was released, telling me that it is an usb C charging port. Ok, Nana and I didn’t feel much pain without an usb C charging port. 

Zaky has an iPhone 15 bcos the store has sold out the 14s… After calculating the price difference, I bought it for him. 

For a while, I contemplated giving the 15 to Nana and then he can have Nana’s 12 but I think that is a little too evil. Hoho. This would be his early birthday present. Is he pleased? Of course! He has been warned to take care of the phone bcos I will not buy him another phone if he loses/ damages this one in the next 2 years (at least). 

We are now all on the Dark side. Hohohoho. 

Mummy Lim

More Post PSLE Fun - Bounce and USS

It is the PSLE marking week and Primary School kids are off school for 4 days while markers sealed the fate of the P6-ers. Obviously the P6-ers didn't care and are only rejoicing over no school. That is exactly how Zaky is reacting. 

I am a very nice mummy. It was prawning on Saturday and Bounce playdate on Monday. I was on leave and while the tigers bounced around on the trampoline, the mummies had a nice catch up over coffee. 

We met at 12pm for lunch and the boys were so excited and kept asking why time was passing so slowly. Their session was at 2pm. 

The tigers had so much fun. 

I have tried the trampoline park once and it is crazily tiring. I am totally unable to appreciate the "fun" in the jumping around. I did have my kind of post PSLE fun though.

This is always one of the best times of the year for me. That satisfaction when I can finally collate and throw away the worksheets and workbooks that had accumulated and piled up over the months. It is especially liberating after PSLE year. 

Nana was invited to partake in Zaky's ceremonial worksheets recycling event. 

Throw, throw, throw!

With so much gusto!

Zaky dated 2 of his school mates to go to USS yday. He said that I should pay for him bcos I paid for Jiejie to go to the Halloween night. Sounds fair. Once upon the time, we roamed the grounds of USS on lazy weekends when we had no other programs. Gone were the days (and our season passes) and it had been 2 long covid years since the kids visited USS. I used to love thrilling rides but I think age is disagreeing with me. Hoho. I would gladly pay for the kids to enjoy the park with their friends. 

I was waiting for pictures to complete the post. He said that they were the 1st in Q and didn't leave until the park closed but no pictures... not even a single one. Zzzzzz. 

Mummy Lim

Post PSLE Fun - Prawning

I don't quite remember what Nana did after PSLE. I read back the old posts and saw that she had a full month of activities and was so busy even when we didn't travel. It was her part-time low paying school bookshop work, youth meetings, social outings and then volunteering with the children church camp. 

Zaky is definitely less independent and socially busy than she was. Last week, he was in school and spent the after school hours gaming (of course). He had inherited Daddy Lim old gaming laptop and bugging for a new one. The old one needs to be constantly plugged into power and may still fail occasionally. It is also running out of space and he whined that the laptop is even slower than his phone. Then use your phone lah. Some games unfortunately can only be played on laptop and gives a better feel too on PC. Sorry, not sorry. I asked him to tahan until school reopens. He may be too busy to game then (I hope). 

I didn't like it when he is constantly plugged into gadgets. He gets lethargic after spending too much time on gadgets and also very whinny if he finds no one to play with. Then, there is the constant snacking (food is one thing that we can always find in our home) and not moving, that doesn't do him well. 

We all tried to find plans to fill up his calendar. On Saturday morning, he had aggro class with Daddy Lim and Nana. Then, I have arranged for him to go prawning with the boys from 2pm to 5pm. Uncle YJ enjoys prawning as much and offered to bring the boys. Ya, we definitely need help handling the prawns. 

The venue was set at Orto, which meant a long train ride, followed by a long walk. ER and V had arrived slightly earlier. ER is a pro and taught the boys how to "flick" when the prawn bites. 

There were definitely many more prawns to catch compared to the Jurong prawning place. 

ER also taught the boys how to remove the kiap kiap and unhook the prawns. Zaky took some time before he finally attempted but is still squirmy when the prawns are too big. I also scare. 

My job? It is to sit some distant away and watch the boys. Lol.

The bait, the smelly water, the jumpy prawns... I cannot. 

At most, I helped Zaky to hold the rod while he unhooked the prawn or put on new bait. Very noble le. Ya, that one my hand. Hoho.

The boys had a good haul. The last round, Zaky and B spent 3 hours at the Jurong prawning and got probably 20 prawns altogether. This time, he caught about the same number alone. 

Whenever we go prawning, I would end up gifting our miserable catch to somebody else. Zaky doesn't eat prawn, I don't know how to cook them. Hahahaha. This time, we were heading to Daddy Lim's poly friends bbq gathering and brought the prawns along. 

Daddy Lim had the noble job to clean and bbq the prawns. Zaky was sad that some of them were still alive and attempted to jump out of the bbq. I am not sure how they tasted bcos I didn't try. Daddy Lim said a little bland as they were not seasoned. I think we should continue to gift our prawns to other people the next time. So traumatising. Hoho.

Mummy Lim

A Super Exhausting Sleepover

We talked about a boys-only sleepover. Once upon a time, it was nightmare trying to plan for the girls' sleepover bcos they were so busy socially. This time, it was equally difficult for the boys bcos they are so busy with tuitions during the June holiday. 

After shifting and accommodating, we planned for Thursday to Friday. Why weekdays right? Bcos it was to proceed or cancel as there was no perfect date. Of course the boys went ahead. 

Zaky had tuition until 7.30pm and it was already 8ish when we arrived at Auntie J's house in the faraway land. I heard Zaky missed supper, that was gobbled up by the other boys. 

Auntie J so kindly suggested that she could cook him delicious maggi mee. Eerrrr... no need. Zaky wasn't hungry and he has plenty of reserves. 

I heard that the boys were playing Nitendo switch until 1am. Very strong.

Despite the late night, they were up at 7am. Auntie J made them delicious cheese omelette. It doesn't matter if one is half asleep, one must eat 1st. 

Zaky said that the boys originally planned for an early morning swim. I wouldn't be keen too with the morning cold pool water. 

They ended up with more gaming before an early movie.

Meanwhile, at the not too far away Orchard, I was on afternoon leave and chatting up with the other 2 aunties. Hoho. We were also very well-entertained and immensely enjoying ourselves. 

The boys completed their sleepover with a swim. 

Their sleepover was indeed action packed and I also feel exhausted just hearing about what they had done. 

The boys left Auntie J's house in the late afternoon as it was time for the various tuitions. Zaky had it best bcos he had none. I got him a grab and met him at Suntec for dinner. The intention was to wait for Daddy Lim and have dinner together. Unfortunately, Zaky was super low batt and needed to eat. Then, he couldn't take the mrt anymore but grab was $50 and I didn't want to pay for it.

We decided to take a rest at a cafe while waiting for the price to come down. I wonder how did the rest of the boys survived their tuitions. 

The moment we got a seat at the cafe, Zaky made himself comfortable and was napping within mins. 

Yes, yours truly laps came in very useful. He napped for a full hour; Daddy Lim kindly came to rescue us. I managed to get some work done too. 

We adjourned to the foodcourt for Daddy Lim to have his dinner and Zaky fell asleep again. 

Then he napped somemore when he moved to the car. 

It was like a deep exhaustion that he couldn't , shake off. Once home, he showered and hopped onto the bed and slept until the next morning. Hohoho.

This sleepover is way too exhausting but all the boys agreed that they wanted to do it again and to do more 2 nights the next time. Wah! They are trying to murder the mummy who would be hosting the sleepover ah? Like Auntie J says, it would be so much easier to plan the sleepover during the December holiday bcos PSLE would be over and no more tuition. Yay!

Mummy Lim

ART

With the number of covid cases increasing and the primary school kids unvaccinated, the Govt has issued ART kits to primary school students for self-testing. 

Zaky received his kits early last week. I didn't follow up on the news but the parents' chat group was buzzing with updates. What I understood was that the parents are to assist the kids to use the ART once by the end of last week so that they would be able to do it themselves (in school?) subsequently. Ok, didn't sound that difficult. 

We procrastinated literally until the end of the week. The instructions were easy to understand. Zaky did his own swab followed by a series of sneezes. Dunk the swab stick into some solution and squeezed the solution onto the test kit. Easy breezy.

You probably heard about it - yes, the ART test kit looks so similar to the preggy test kit. Hohoho. Deja Vu.

Maybe they should create one with the smiley face icon when the test is negative. Hohoho. Anyway, we have a negative result. All good to go. 

Mummy Lim

Wise Words from Zaky

Spotting Mistakes

The kids were recalling how well they had done for Maths last SA2. 

LS to Z: Did you lose all the marks to careless mistakes? You know you have to check and check again to spot the careless mistakes?

Z: I am super bad at spotting careless mistakes; I cannot see them. But I am super good at spotting the vegetables in the food. 

Hahahaha. Exactly, he can spot the single pea or corn that I missed taking out from his fried rice. T.T

Rash Guard

Bcos we were so burnt from Sunway Lagoon, Daddy Lim bought rash guard in prep of the upcoming Phuket trip in March. 

ML to DL: I think you have to lose some weight to wear the rash guard.

DL: This is already the largest size that they have. 

Z: Ya Pappy, the rash guard will make you look very fat.

Hahahaha. Spot on again.

Mummy Lim

Extreme Skatepark

Zaky always has a love for skatepark though he doesnt own the right gear. He had been asking to go a skatepark and he finally got his chance when jiejie had to go to her classmate's (and neighbour) house for project work. Sidetracked, Lil Shauna spent 5.5 hrs at the project meeting to only complete the project sketch. That is one of the most inefficient meetings that I have seen in my life. Lol.

Daddy Lim googled and showed him the various skatepark options. He chose the faraway East Coast Extreme Skatepark. Yes, we travelled from West to East just to scoot.

Not only was it a long, long car ride, the nearest carpark was full as well and we ended up with a long walk. We were also half worried that the skatepark was closed/ demolished. Heng ah!

I was seriously amazed at the huge skatepark. What 1st greeted us was like looked like a huge concave well. It is meant only for advanced skaters.

"Advanced" must be understated; I think only experts should be allowed. Few skaters were at this part of the park.

We walked further and came to the part that is apt for the normal humans.

The boy was overjoyed. He was apprehensive at 1st, wondering which slide (down) he should attempt. The dear mummy suggested the very gentle ones. Lol.

It wasnt long before he attempted the very steep ones. At times like that, I should just close my eyes, in case I get a heart attack.

There were so many other skateboarders, scoot skaters and stunt bikers sharing the skatepark. Fortunately, there was a lot of space for everyone. Most of the scoot skaters were using stunt scooters. I was impressed by what some of the little ones can do.

We had to leave at about 7pm, after spending more than 1 hour at the park. We were getting hungry and there was no food (not even snack) at that part of ECP.

I cannot help it but think that Zaky should get a stunt scooter too so that he be safe. So, we are getting a stunt scooter as his advance bday present! We tried Decathlone only to find their stunt scooters feeling filmsy; not much difference from the usual scoot. Daddy Lim brought him stunt scooter shopping and they laid their eyes on this one... expensive taste leh. Lol.

The gold colored one is an eye candy but sold out. Anyhow, this would be delivered in the next 2 days. Yeah!

I am sure the boy would wish that jiejie has project work every Saturday. Haha. This time, we will be well prepared with food.

Mummy Lim

Skate Park

After Zaky saw the pump track, he had been asking to go to a skate park. He was so persistent that we just had to bring him so as to earn some peace for our ears.

We had been passing by the skate park in JW. Daddy Lim said that it is lousy but I was convinced that it would be good enough to entertain the boy. I didn't want to travel all the way to town for a skate park.

Lil Shauna wasn't keen and asked to go window shopping at JP instead. Daddy Lim and I were secretly fighting to accompany Lil Shauna. Lol. Eventually, I took the boy to the skate park; I haven't been spending much quality time with him as well.

There was a group of Malay boys with their scooter when we arrived. Zaky tried the mini slope and commented how scary it was.

Zaky only dare to go down the smallest slope. The rest of the time, he was sliding down the slope by sitting on his skateboard.

He did try to go down the bigger slope after that, provided that I hold his hand. Lol. I was worried that my bag would get stolen and ended up carrying my bag around.

Shame on me bcos the boys were totally trustworthy. At one point, I dropped my phone without realising bcos I was too occupied with running with Zaky. One of the boys picked up my brand new phone and returned it to me.

Zaky did get bored after a while and was going backwards sitting on his board. His back knocked onto the ramp and he came crying. That puts an end to the skate park.

I think he still did enjoy himself.

Mummy Lim

Upset Zaky

The boy woke up on the wrong side of the bed today. In fact, he had a hard time waking up. He claimed that he "didn't sleep" at all when we woke him up. When he was given the chance to snooze for another few minutes, he started snoring within seconds! Poor boy. It was strange when he actually went to bed on time last night.

Daddy Lim picked the kids from student care today. I was told that he yelled at Zaky in the car bcos he was squabbling with Lil Shauna and was super whiney. The boy cried of course but he was happily playing with the neighbour kids by the time I was home. I thought it was over until the kids were home.

I was busy packing the kids' bag when I heard the boy whinning away. He was so upset, complaining that Popo only praises jiejie and never praise him. I don't know what was the trigger. Anyway, he went on about how he is always the one in the wrong and jiejie is always right. He must be feeling really bad!

Well, Lil Shauna did set an impossible benchmark for Zaky. I hope he would feel better after a good night sleep. I did assure him of how much I love him and gave him a good night kiss before he drifted off to lala land.

Mummy Lim

The Adventure of.... Being Zaky's Mummy

The 1st prerequisite - to have a strong heart. In the span of 1 month, he has 2 complaints from his teacher. I am quite sure that my skin has thickened by a lot over the years. My son put me through solid training.

Other than the misadventures in school, he had been recently complaining about this toothache that bugged him at the top left end. I didn't see any black spots when I inspected the area. I was hoping that it wasn't the same molar that was badly decayed about 6 months back. The dentist warned that the nerves were exposed and there was a risk of infection even though she had patched it up. In the event that an infection sets in, he has to do either a root canal or to extract the tooth. For the latter, he has to put in a retainer to retain the space until such a time that the new molar grows. Bummer.

I was hoping that the pain will go away if i ignore it hard enough. It didnt. In fact, his complaint was quite bad recently and Daddy Lim took leave to send him to the dentist today. Daddy Lim said that it wasnt the same tooth but the one next to it. Whichever the tooth, the point is that the nerves are infected, the gum is swollen and Zaky either has to get a root canal or remove the molar and get a retainer. Arrrggghh. We had originally decided on extraction and wanted to start the procedure today only to be told that the gum swelling has to be brought down 1st. He was given antibiotics and the swelling should go away in a week.

In the end, his teeth were cleaned and another hole filled up. The damaged for today - $300+. Zzzzzzzz. We have like filled thousands of holes ever since he started to have teeth.

The dentist also commented about the last molar being too little and the retainer that would be tied to the moral might end up cutting into his gum. So it might seem that a root canal is a better choice. A root canal will set us back by another $500+. It is not the $$ that hurts me but a root canal will take at least several hours to complete. I cannot imagine the agony to have to accompany him. Sob, I want to cry at the thought. I am also fearful of dentist visits even if I am not the one on the dentist chair. I feel more stressful than the kids whenever I bring them to the dentist.

I was so upset the whole afternoon and evening. It is one of those situations that is so frustrating bcos there is nobody to blame. I really feel like whacking his backside for not brushing his teeth properly. Have you seen somebody who can finish brushing in 3 seconds? You must visit us to witness this amazing feat. I also want to yell at Popo for loading him with tons of sweets and chocolates. Who feed their offspring with sweets, chocolates and treats after every meal and a few times a day in addition? Tickets to tour the Lim weird family are on sales. Arrrggghhh... I can bite off a chicken's head.

Eventually, Daddy Lim thinks that a root canal is a better option. I am "scheduled" to take leave next week to send him for part 1 of the root canal procedure and it will take at least 1 hour. I think I need to pray hard for strength. Hopefully the dentist don't have to attend to a fainting parent.

Daddy Lim bought the kids electric toothbrush after the dentist visit. Will it help the kids to take better care of their pearlies? I really hope so.

God is so merciful to only grant us 1 Zaky and a sweet girl to balance it up. My heart however strong, can only manage 1. This is crazy.

Mummy Lim

Chicken

It was the spot that we go to wait for the school bus every morning.

One day, Zaky exclaimed, "Mummy, a chicken was here!".

Haha.

Mummy Lim

Big Ouchie

On the night that I was back from my business trip, Zaky came home with a big ouchie on his right big toe. Popo said that the kids went to a movie with the Fs. When the movie ended, Felicia and Zaky left the cinema ahead of the rest. When they caught up, they found him in pain and with a lot of blood. Apparently, some door closed on his toe. Ouch!

The wound looked bad but didn't look deep enough to warrant stitches. We left it as it was and he didn't complain much about it. Life went about as usual; he was as active as ever. In fact, he even went for TKD and sparring class on Friday. He said that Master asked him not to kick with the leg with the ouchie toe though.

Last night, he didn't sleep well. In the middle of the night, he complained that his ouchie toe was painful. He whined when I accidently hurt the toe; he whined when he hurt it himself while changing positions and also whined when the toe hurts even when nobody do anything to it.

It made us look at the toe in detail this morning. We were worried that there was an infection. We saw this white spot underneath the nail and couldn't tell if it was pus. He said that his toe was ouchie. To play safe, we decided to send him to the doctor; we didn't want medical emergencies in HKG. The best part? We sent him to the doctor AFTER his TKD make-up class. Muahahahaha. Actually, we didn't think that there was an infection but it is good to play safe.

The GP inspected his toe and said that there was some swelling, which means that there could be an infection. He asked us to come back on Monday. Errrr.... we are in HKG Disneyland on Monday. So the GP wrote us a referral letter to any A&E, just to play safe.

Daddy Lim sent him to NUH Children A&E and sent me this picture.

I was shocked; I thought they were going to cut up his toe or something. Don't worry, photo only. He was just waiting for his turn.

The specialist inspected Zaky's toe and he even got a Xray. The conclusion? No infection lah. However, he was given paracetamol and antibiotics, just in case. We are glad to take those with us to HKG.

While Zaky was at the A&E, Lil Shauna was in Maths class. Zaky was so glad to skip Maths class; he rather wait in A&E. Zzzz.

I am so glad that everything is fine. The question now is whether he can wear his sneakers. We even planned to go hiking leh.

Mummy Lim

Lazy Aspiration

Long, long time ago, Lil Isaac said that he wanted to be a MRT driver when he grows up. That is bcos in his perspective, all the MRT drive has to do is to step on the accelerator and brake. Zzzzz. He gave up the idea shortly when I told him that the MRT drivers usually have to work long hours.

Today, he told me that he wanted to be Policeman! So noble, right? Finally 开巧! Until he explained that it is bcos there aren't many bad people in Singapore, so he didn't have to work that hard to catch bad people... so all his has to do is to train and the police station  is so small, so not much space to train.

What the... my son has lazy aspirations.

Mummy Lim

He who Walks the Night

No, this is not about that Korean drama on vampires. It is about a very tired little boy who lugs his little friend walking from room to room in the middle of the night.

You see, we have children with strange sleeping habits. The elder one hasn't discovered the joy of the slumber and sleeps little. If she pulls in 7 to 9 hours of sleep in the night, she can do without naps. At her age, she definitely needs more sleep but she doesn't agree with such research findings. It doesn't mean that she finds it easy to get out of the bed in the morning, but she will simply reject naps. This is the case even when we are on holiday. When we are all dead tired after night flights or early mornings and are stealing cat nap left and right, she is the sole survivor, pushing herself to stay awake and collapsing into the bed at the end of the day. Sleeping is boring to her. Ha! I remembered saying that when I was in my teenager years – sleeping is a waste of time! Well, she will learn the beauty of sleep as she ages, just like I have. Lol.

The other guy in the family turns up his mummy radar in the night. He needs mummy beside him when he hits the pillow unless mummy is out of town or out late and he would grab some other adults. His radar will be self-activated in the night and he wakes up when it senses that mummy has left his side. Then he walks from his room to our room in search of his target. The next moment he lands himself on our bed, expecting us to make space for him and gives him blanket/ fan as weather requires. Win already. I have tried using bolsters and soft toys as mummy’s substitutes but they don't work. Chey.

The kids needed to adapt to their new sleeping environment. Lil Shauna was hesitant to sleep in her upper bunk bed initially but is now comfortable. She is great so long as somebody tucks her to bed and she sleeps through the night.

The little boy has it harder. Sleeping on his own has always been an ordeal, let alone in a new room and bed. Since we moved in, he had been travelling from his room to ours every night with his little friend. One night, he came over even before I went to bed and I sent him back, only to have him back in the middle of the night. It must be really tiring to have to walk so much in the night. In addition, he has been waking up fairly early, at most 8am. He probably found the big bed lonely after we have all left for work and school.

Last night, he was cranky. Lil Shauna was still trying to complete her homework and he had done his. He was allowed iPad time only to find that the iPad was low on battery, which got him very upset. He then asked for the bedroom light to be switched on. He got his little friend and was on the sofa, claiming that he was waiting for the iPad to be charged up. The next moment, he was asleep.

It must be all the hard work in the night and he didn't wake up until this morning. Wait, corrections, he did wake up in the night bcos I found him on our bed (again) this morning. Haha.

Mummy Lim

Lost But Found

Going to showflat is actually quite enjoyable. It is like window shopping and we get to see pretty decor. Quite theraptic if you asked me. Lol.

It must have been at least 1 year back. Lil Shauna was in her phonics class. While waiting, Daddy Lim and I brought the little boy and his toy tiger to the new showflat beside JCube to burn some time. The showflat was crowded and after we left, we realised that tiger was left behind. Oopsy daisy but too bad.

I went back to the showflat with the kids recently. On the way, I was telling the kids the story of the lost tiger. Lil Isaac couldn't remember much about it. 

As I was happily touring the showflat, the kids were happily running around from "room" to "room". Suddenly, they ran back and whispered that they found tiger! Tiger had apparently became part of the showflat decor, along with others probably also lost toys. Haha.

We didn't buy anything of course but we claimed tiger and brought him home. Lil Isaac is super pleased. Hehe.

Mummy Lim

"Lucky" Day

Lucky pennies are a big thing to the kids. Even if it is picking up a 5-cent coin could make their day and those are usually the kind of domination that they picked up.

On Saturday morning, Lil Shauna was so excited when she found her lucky penny - a 20-cent coin. She proudly declared that she had accumulated a total of $1.20 worth of lucky pennies picked. Don't play, play, it takes years to accumulate $1.20 hor.

Then on the shuttle bus from West Coast Plaza to Clementi MRT, Lil Isaac exclaimed excitedly that he too had found a lucky penny. It is quite hard to match up to their excitement given the 5 cents, 10 cents that they usually picked up. He then flashed me this.

Serious! The $5 note must have dropped out of some commuter's pocket.  I was surprised that Lil Isaac even recognised that as money to begin with. Of course he doesn't understand the value of that rectangular piece of paper. He asked me if it is Singapore money and whether it is more than jiejie's 20 cents coin. He wasn't very impress when I told him that he could buy a bowl of noodles with that $5. He looked more interested when I said that it can buy him 1 hotwheel car. Lol.

Daddy Lim said that we should buy 4D with the serial number. Don't ask me if we strike. I didn't buy. Lol. And don't tell me if the number really open hor. I want to remain ignorant.

Mummy Lim

The Ouchie

It has been almost 2 weeks since Lil Isaac fell and hurt his head. I had expected him to tug or mess with the bandage but he was surprising disciplined. 

The tape came out about 3 days since the incident. We had been careful but had also been changing his bandage daily. Each time we do so, the tape gets a little tug. It wasn't sticking the best too bcos the wound was oozy. By the 3rd day, whatever discharged on the tape was somewhat dried up and it wasn't a nice sight. We checked the wound and saw that it was healing nicely and decided to remove the tape. However, we continued with the bandage to keep his fingers away from the wound. The bandage didn't irritate him much during the day. 

The painful part came in the night when we had to change his bandage. The wound is right smacked in his eyebrow. Each time we removed the bandage, along came quite some of his hair and eyebrow. Poor boy. This was taken some days ago after the tape had been removed. 

At the beginning of this week, the wound looked good enough for him to be bandage free. A scab was formed and on the same night, after some violent play, the scab dropped. Now, the wound is slightly visible in a lighter shade of pink.

I supposed it would leave a slight scar at the end of the day. I don't mind actually. I can always use that as a reminder when he gets too violently active. Haha.

Mummy Lim