Mochi Showered

Cats don't need regular showers bcos they self groom themselves very much. They also don't like showers very much. While Mochi's nails are trimmed regularly, whenever the sofa screamed, showers are another thing bcos showers do not fall under my area of responsibility. We agreed on once a month, so that we can apply the tick medicine on him after his showers but that never happen. 

We bought a pack of 3 tick medicine. That is supposed to be applied monthly but lasted us almost 6 months bcos 有猫没有冲凉. Zzzzz. Mochi's last shower was before Nana fractured her ankle, then Daddy Lim kept procrastinating bcos nobody else wanted to help him. 

It is time. In fact, long overdue. After I cleaned Mochi and Puffy's cage this morning, I dragged the cat to the bathroom. Nana was gamed to help despite being paika. I thought about giving Mochi catnip before the shower but didn't have time to figure out how. Anyway, his shampoo is supposed to contain catnip but seems to do nothing much to sooth him. Lol.  

We didn't take long. Mochi at some point was meowing pitifully. Sorry, not sorry. At least we got done fairly quickly and made sure that he was well washed bcos this is meant to last at least a month. The last time Daddy Lim showered him, Mochi looked that he was barely damp after the shower and Daddy Lim blamed it on his water resistant fur. 

All done!

He didn't look very happy after his shower. 

You know how some cats/ dogs are actually just fluffy and are super slim when they are wet? Mochi is none of that. He is still very chonky, whether wet or dry. Hohoho. Sorry ah, all living things get fat in our household.

Mummy Lim 

School Holidays Have Started!

The kids had been counting down during the last week of school. On Friday, Nana had sports carnival. In the name of inclusion and diversity, she participated, though I duno how. At times, it was rolling around in the wheelchair (no wonder it is breaking down) and others hopping on one foot. She came home happy but complained of muscle ache thereafter. Zaky had class party and came home happy too. What a great way to end school and start the holidays. I also want. 

Popo left for the cruise on Friday for the weekend. That is like double bliss. In the shortest time, Nana arranged for Boo to visit and sleepover. Never mind that it was only an afternoon and night. 

They all squeezed into a room for the night and were happy to do so. 

Boo had to leave super early on Sunday morning so that Popo wouldn't discover. She was looking half awake when she left. Lol. 

We went to Nana's church bcos the kids were meeting Boo for movie after church and logistically made sense for them to be together. Thereafter, they would sleepover at Boo's place. Nana had to take the public transport bcos we needed to stop by JP 1st. Clutches at all, looking very cluttered and busy. Hoho. 

The plans were well. I would feed Zaky while Nana attend some church meeting. Then, I would pack the kids into a Tada and I make my way to some malls in Jurong and wait for Daddy Lim to knock off. 

The execution wasn't as smooth. Zzzzz. While I was in JP, Nana called and said that Zaky had lost his wallet. He thinks that he had lost it in Gek Poh shopping center, at the bench outside Mac. He was munching on his subway when I tabao lunch for Nana. That was the last that he remembered seeing his wallet. The hassle and cost of replacing the bus pass and LV access card... arrggghhh..  Then, the Tada app suddenly decided that payment must be in cash. So, without Zaky's contribution and with the taxi fare gone, the kids were left with $12. 

I was still upset when Daddy Lim joined me. We eventually decided to go to Gek Poh, in hope that Zaky had indeed lost his wallet there and some kind souls had returned it to the Lost and Found counter. 

We are so blessed! Found! 

The kids came back this afternoon when Boo had to go to school for CCA. Then Zaky went out to meet his friends and asked to meet his friends again tomorrow for Seoul Garden buffet. Wah, so busy. Poor Nana is cooped up at home bcos she paika. Hoho. 

Mummy Lim

SST PTM

Zaky's school invited the parents to the school for PTM. It is again my turn bcos I have more flexibility. I took time off and headed to school with Zaky. 

The invitation on Parent Gateway said that it would be a student-led PTM. I have no idea what that means. 

We arrived just on time, for the last slot at 3.45pm. There was a short wait and we got to meet his teachers. So, the SST students were asked to do this goal setting and reflection thing. They were then required to share that with their parents. While waiting, I saw some of the other classes teachers were looking like so bored. Lol. I can imagine, they would have listened to about 20 students shared their reflection by that time. 

Zaky shared his goals and reflections. We all tried to look very interested. The teachers asked some questions to keep the session engaging. After the session, I asked Zaky how much of it is real and he said half. Lol. 

One thing for sure is that Zaky is enjoying SST, he stayed back often and put in his best for class and school events. Even his teachers noticed and affirmed him for that. Zaky is also very pleased to be in the basketball team. He got some opportunites to play in the NSG and their team has made it into the next round. Yay. 

Mummy Lim

The Fractured Pinky

After Nana, it is Zaky and I was once again back in NUH. 

Zaky is unfortunate; his appointments were all in the aftermoons. While Nana got to skip school, he had to attend school 1st then head for his appointment. 

I took half day's leave and met him at the Dover MRT station. Except for not knowing how to get to NUH, he actually knew the whole drill once we arrived at NUH. He had done this 2x with Daddy Lim. Good ah. I simply followed behind blindly. 

With Nana, I had to help her with registration, figured out where to go, etc., bcos she paika. Zaky automatically went to the counters when his name was called and did the needful. Easy peasy. 

The routine was actually similar - registration, x-ray, consultation. There was also less waiting. 

We finally saw the doctor, who flashed the before and after x-rays. The fractured line had totally healed and not at all visible in the x-ray. Yay! There is no pain and the doctor commented that Zaky has recovered his grip and strength too. 

We were released. Bcos the recovery is so perfect, the originally scheduled physio was cancelled. 

Yay! Zaky and his renewed pinky! All good as new. Hoho. 

Only left 1 paika to go. 

Mummy Lim

Unfortunately still Paika

For April, Daddy Lim had taken on a large part of ferrying the kids, bringing the kids for medical appointments and even attending school events bcos he was clearing leave in anticipation of his new adventure. I have very much appreciated that. Now that his new adventure has started, it had fallen back on me. Not only bcos I am mummy (Happy Mother's Day!) but also bcos my work allows more time flexibility. 

Nana had her medical appointment this morning. It had been 4 weeks since she is in hard cast and we are all hoping that the cast can come off. Seriously, not only she is inconvenient but it has come to the point that she didn't want to bother others anymore and it is super sian to go everywhere with a wheelchair. I felt so liberated when I went to the mall with Daddy Lim without Nana. No more lugging of wheelchair in and out of boot or waiting for the lift that takes forever to come. 

The morning started well with a nice cup of coffee. Things must go well, right? 

Her appointment was at 10am and Daddy Lim said that there isn't much of a point to arrive early. I started rushing when a NUH SMS came in at 9am, informing that we can start registering. Register what? We were still at home. 

We arrived before 10 and the clinic was crowded. We had to get a Q number to register that took a while. The last pictures! We were very hopeful that the cast would be removed. 

Then we weren't sure what we were waiting for. I was staring intently at the screen that went ding dong, ding dong so often. 

Finally, we were called to register at the physical counter and were told that we had to have the cast removed (yay!), take the x-ray and see the doctor to decide the next course of action. 

It was again a good wait to remove the cast. I am amazed at the number of kids and teenagers who have broken some bones. There were all kinds of cast. Lol. We were the last few and I was told to wait outside. Aiya, missed the chance to watch the process. Nana said that it was a little crazy when the cast was sawed in half. The sawing noise that I heard was scary too. 

Nana was obviously very thrilled to have the cast removed and tickled too bcos her casted leg is a shade darker and smaller bcos of muscle loss. The must do thing is to scrrraaatccchhhh... ahhhh... 

We headed up to L2 for the x-ray, which was another wait. While in search of a restroom, I walked past the NICU and the delivery suite. Memories!

Nana was made to stand for the x-ray and she barely dares to put weight on the foot. Once the x-ray was done, it was back at the same clinic to wait to consult the doctor. 

The doctor (the same one who saw her the last time) commented that the fracture has started healing nicely but not completely. She said that it was a bad fracture, borderlining between cast and needing a surgery, which also meant a longer cast/ healing period. However, instead of a hard cast, she can be converted to an air cast but she cannot put any weight on the foot and to come back 2 months later. 

We were sent back to the same room where her cast was removed, to be taught how the air cast is to be worn. Viola!

So what is the difference if she still cannot put weight on her fractured foot? The air cast can be removed during shower and during long periods of non-movement (sitting down or sleeping). Most importantly, it can be removed when she needed a scratch. Hohoho. 

We will still need her clutches and her wheelchair. T.T I don't know how she is going to manage Bangkok. We are looking for alternatives in place of the current bulky rented wheelchair. She also had to miss the USS trip that the kids are planning for end June. Poor thing... poor us too. At least, we had an upgrade in "cast". Hoho.

Mummy Lim

Happy 15th Birthday to the Young Lady Part 2

I think she is celebrating her 六十大寿 bcos her bday celebrations continued on. We met my brother's family for Mother's Day dinner at a vegetarian restaurant. 

I was jokingly telling my brother not to order too much, so that we can go to the next door roasted meat stall for round 2. Haha. 

We didn't need round 2 but the kids were pleading to go to my brother's place for some Mario Kart. We also got Nana another bday cake. 

The paika and her favorite cousin.

This cake has several uses. To celebrate Mother's Day 1st. 

Take out the Mother's Day tag and put on a candle and we have a birthday cake! Magic!

Happy birthday again Nana!

The final (I hope it is the final) celebration came in the form of an eight legged creature. 

We are not a crab family. In fact, Zaky stays off all kinds of seafood (except selective fish and chips). It is only rare occasions that we have crabs. Daddy Lim and I eat crabs but we aren't big fan and find eating crabs more of a hassle. The last time we had crabs was a really long time ago. 

Nana had been bugging us for months. Bcos it is her birthday. Lol. I have reminded her to eat alot bcos the next time may be one year later. Lol. 

She is a happy girl. Happy bday baby!

Mummy Lim

Happy 15th Birthday to the Beautiful Young Lady Part 1

On the day of her bday, I asked Nana if she knew what happened on that day 15 years ago. "You went through a lot of pain?" Yes, but more so, she disturbed my mothers' day lunch. Lol. Her birth story was a dramatic one. Cue; read back my blog. 

This year, her bday fell on a Friday. Some of her youth friends wanted to surprise her. They said that she was feeling down bcos she couldn't go out in her cast? Is it? She had HBL and was out for lunch with a netball mate in the afternoon, followed by maths physical tuition in the evening. She wasn't even home lor, the cast cannot stop her.

Anyway, we went to pick her from Maths tuition at 7pm. She was indeed feeling lousy bcos A maths is so hard. Ikr. Just when she was sulking in the car and we were about to drive off, she saw her youth friends. Heng ah, we almost left. 

Her mood lifted instantly. We gave them time for a drink. I was telling Daddy Lim that this is the start of the age where friends will bring more joy and comfort than parents. Her youths are so nice to drop the surprise visit. 

They bought her macarons and balloon too.

Bcos it was the Princess' bday, she made the call on where to have dinner. She said that she wanted good food, which in our family lingo basically means some restaurant. We decided on Hoho, the Korean restaurant that we frequent. 

Then, we went for round 2. What is a bday without a cake? We had a mini one bcos too full. Even the heart was full. Lol. 

We also took a moment to remember who made this day possible by bringing this yoing lady onto earth. Without us, without her leh.

The night ended nicely; the A mtahs woes tentatively forgotten. 

Dear baby, 

Thank you for growing up so fine. I am glad that you are having a great time and are surrounded by great friends, who gave you plenty of love. I am amazed at the number of IG HBD greetings that you have got. God has blessed you abundantly and I prayed that He would continue to do so. 

Don't keep yourself busy to the brim, don't be so hard on yourself sometimes. It is part of growing up. 

Continue to love God, to work hard and do things that you love. Just remember to save some time for your family. Hoho. 

I love you so much. I may sometimes have what look like unrealistically high expectation on you, simply bcos I think you can do it. Thank you for sharing your life and thoughts with me. I really feel very loved in those moments. 

Mummy

Another Biz Trip - JKT Part 2

I had a dream. In my dream, my phone alarm was ringing. I tried to switch it off but simply couldn't. Why? Bcos it was in reality that the phone alarm was ringing. Lol. 

I was up at 6am bcos I wanted to hit the gym. I have forgotten much about the hotel and the gym impressed me. So big! 

There were plenty of machines to choose from. I ended up doing my weight HIIT. Then I saw the pull up machine and I just had to try. No, I didn't make a fool of myself. I attempted the max weight support 1st before reducing and yet tried looking pro. Lol.

I spent a good 45 mins in the gym then waited for myself to cool down, thinking that the office is so near and I had plenty of time. I had totally forgotten that I had a call at 9.30am SGT, which is one hour ahead of JKT. 

Ended up, I had to miss the hotel bfast, tabaoed bfast to the hotel so that I would be in time for the next F2F meeting. Day 3 passed easily and my last call ended at 6pm. I was told in the late afternoon that there was an earthquake! It was measuring 4.6. I have no idea and didn't feel anything at all.  By the time I had finished my call, all the Indonesian colleagues had left and I ended up switching off the office lights. What an experience. 

Dinner was at a super nice Indonesian restaurant with another group of Singapore colleagues. The food was good and I only remembered to take photo when the tummies were filled. At least I got the dessert. 

It was almost 10pm when I reached back to the hotel and the perfect excuse to snug directly into bed. 

On Day 4, I was up at 6am again to hit the gym. This time, I had time to do the pick and choose bfast. The spread was so good, way too heavy for bfast though. Then I headed to the Shangri-la Hotel to meet one of the colleagues, who was at the Hotel to attend an event. I got some work done at the lobby and ordered myself a latte, in order to have a legitimate reason to stay in the lobby. The coffee was meh.

By the time I finished the meetings, it was already lunch time. I had a couple more meetings and decided to head to the airport with 2 other colleagues who were flying off earlier at 6pm. We were all flying out from T3, the any difference was that they were on SQ but I on Scoot. Zzzzz.

The traffic wasn't too bad, probably bcos it was early. Upon arriving at T3, I couldn't find Scoot on the electronic board, only to be told that Scoot had moved to T2 but not updated yet. Zzzzz. Like that also can ah? Luckily I was early lor. I was told that the easiest way was to use the sky train. 

The ride was easy and quick but I was anxious about not finding the Terminal or still not finding Scoot at T2. 

Obviously T2 is a budget terminal. The signboards were bad, I had no idea where to head to and ended up walking the wrong direction and had to turn back for the Gate 5 for international departures at the other end of the terminal. 

So glad to see the Scoot logo. 

The anxiousness made me want to get through the check-in and immigration ASAP. Ended up, I didn't take out what I needed and checkin my luggage, including my suduku and neck pillow. Zzzzzz. 

I was hungry and found simple dinner bcos it feels so lonely to sit alone in a big restaurant. 

Not enough and not satisfying. I went to the convenient shop for comfort food. 

I wanted a stick of hotdog but ended up with this. 

Then bought a book. I actually saw this book a while back but didn't buy. This was the perfect reason.

I was super early and decided to head to the gate. On the ticket, it was gate 2 but the electronic board indicated gate 1. In all my precvous flights, the electronic board always shows the updated flight and gate. Jakarta is special. Zzzzz. Then the board showed that the gate was opened for a long time. Was it? Of course not. With the airport experience, I do regret taking Scoot instead of SQ. I feel like a 3rd class citizen. T.T

It was nearing the flight time, 7.55pm, that I saw passengers exiting the gate. Ah... it was a turnaround flight. Of course the flight was delayed; the plane had to be clean up 1st before we can board. I had the window seat this time. 

I think I fell asleep for a while. It was definitely not comfortable. Then meals were served. I would have rejected it but it was that delicious glutinous rice! That one I cannot resist. 

Yum yum and the flight was ready for descent soon after. Yes, I am very glad to be home. 

It was already 11pm when I touched down. I got a Grab to go home. I lugged my luggage into the boot bcos the driver didn't move to help. When I got into the car, he commented that I am very strong. Rooaarrr.. bcos you never move what. Angry. Then when I arrived back at LV, the driver got off teh car to OPEN the boot for me and I lugged my luggage out. I want to bite people. Pui. 

It was already past midnight after I unpacked. Finally conqueing another business trip. Yay!

Mummy Lim