Our domestic help went home for a 4-week break last week.
We have survived 1 week without maid!
In short, very siong!
With Zyan being pretty much hyper, and my parents who can only "LOOK" after him, I need help to take care of things at home.
Mom is injured and fractured her ankle. On cast now, and essentially on wheelchair most of the time until she recover.
Dad is weak on his legs too. Actualy arms also lah.
So with 2 old folks (that needed help from others), and 1 little kid, it's quite a nightmare.
Daily routine is roughly like that:
Wake up 6.15am. Clean-up the dogs area. Dump clothings into washing machine for laundry clearance. Prepare breakfast for parents. Feed the dogs. Wake Zyan up for school, and his milk. Walk him to school.
Clean up breakfast table. Remind old folks for medine. Clear up commote for mom (damn stink! until can vomit). Hang clothes dor drying.
Clean up and go work. (weekend take a little breather)
It's good to at least have my niece or nephew to help look after the 2 old folks while we are out to work. The late morning till late afternoon, usually easier to handle. Just need to get food for the old folks, and occasional instructions from them to do some things.
It's a good time to do some cleaning up of the house as well. Hmmmmm.
Come dinner time, busy again. Need to make sure someone will pick Zyan up from school by 6pm. Need to make sure dinner should be ready by 7pm.
Need to do cooking/dish-washing, cooking usually not done by me though, unless people are very courageous to try. ;)
Feed son. Feed the dogs. Help mom to wash-up. Clear the commote (faint again!)
Bathing son would be Karinna's task lately, the old folks needs would be met by me.
By the time I finish things, probably about 9 to 9.30pm.
Not too bad actually.
Then it's bath time for myself, and if Zyan is not asleep by then, I will take over nanny job, and beat him up if he still doesn't want to sleep.
By the end of it, usually around 1030pm already. By then I am usually quite exhausted.
Has been like that for past many days, but I think getting a little used to it now.
Still, it is no fun.
Tough time for Karinna and me.
Tomorrow hopefully shall be a little better, as we are ordering tingkat food for dinner for next 3 weeks.
Hope it can lightened some load during the evening time. Better be.
3 more weeks to go. 26 Jan, please come ealy! :)
Sunday, January 6, 2013
Sunday, December 16, 2012
New Bed
This weekend was busy.
Yesterday morning, very early in the morning, Zyan's new bed was delivered at 7.45am.
Yes. It is that early.
We decided that it is time for Zyan to start sleeping in his own room and on his own bed, rather than mattress on the floor in our room. :P
So here is his new bed, with angry bird bedsheet.
Thereafter, brought him to his swimming class. Last lesson for the year.
Afternoon, Karinna and myself went out for lunch. She wanted to try this place called Totts. Anyway, food wasn't great, though it was supposedly devised by celebrity chef.
I guess as long as not cooked by the famed chef himself, it is probably like that. :D
Came back home at 2.30pm. OpenNet guys were already at our home. They were supposed to be here at 4pm. Oh well.
So they were here to pull the fibre cable connectivity, and place the terminal point at the location in our home. They had previously laid the cabling till the outside of our home, so yesterday they pulled the connection all the way in.
By the time they ended, it's about 4pm.
In between, there were some rains, that probably slowed down their process as well.
Now it is to wait for SingTel to arrange an appointment for them to bring down the modem etc for the final connection. Not sure when.
Evening time, went to NTUC. Had to get drinks and some other snacks as we have guests coming to our home on Sunday, which is today.
Bought quite a lot of drinks. Like kena drought like that siah.
Then we dropped our things at our home doorstep, and went to a wake.
Friend's mother-in-law passed away.
The only easier time-slot to go pay respect was yesterday evening.
By the time reach home, it was already 8+pm.
Had late dinner, and then it was time to make little Zyan to his bed.
He didn't really sleep well in the afternoon, as he wasn't very used to the bed.
Managed to pat him to sleep before 11pm.
He woke up in the middle of the night, asking to be carried, then he wanted to sleep on the mattress at 3am!
So I switched with him.
I slept on angry bird bed, with him on the mattress at the floor.
Hmmm. How long to get him used to sleeping on bed? :)
Yesterday morning, very early in the morning, Zyan's new bed was delivered at 7.45am.
Yes. It is that early.
We decided that it is time for Zyan to start sleeping in his own room and on his own bed, rather than mattress on the floor in our room. :P
So here is his new bed, with angry bird bedsheet.
Thereafter, brought him to his swimming class. Last lesson for the year.
Afternoon, Karinna and myself went out for lunch. She wanted to try this place called Totts. Anyway, food wasn't great, though it was supposedly devised by celebrity chef.
I guess as long as not cooked by the famed chef himself, it is probably like that. :D
Came back home at 2.30pm. OpenNet guys were already at our home. They were supposed to be here at 4pm. Oh well.
So they were here to pull the fibre cable connectivity, and place the terminal point at the location in our home. They had previously laid the cabling till the outside of our home, so yesterday they pulled the connection all the way in.
By the time they ended, it's about 4pm.
In between, there were some rains, that probably slowed down their process as well.
Now it is to wait for SingTel to arrange an appointment for them to bring down the modem etc for the final connection. Not sure when.
Evening time, went to NTUC. Had to get drinks and some other snacks as we have guests coming to our home on Sunday, which is today.
Bought quite a lot of drinks. Like kena drought like that siah.
Then we dropped our things at our home doorstep, and went to a wake.
Friend's mother-in-law passed away.
The only easier time-slot to go pay respect was yesterday evening.
By the time reach home, it was already 8+pm.
Had late dinner, and then it was time to make little Zyan to his bed.
He didn't really sleep well in the afternoon, as he wasn't very used to the bed.
Managed to pat him to sleep before 11pm.
He woke up in the middle of the night, asking to be carried, then he wanted to sleep on the mattress at 3am!
So I switched with him.
I slept on angry bird bed, with him on the mattress at the floor.
Hmmm. How long to get him used to sleeping on bed? :)
Sunday, October 7, 2012
Cycle & Scoot
Today has been a busy day.
Early in the morning, mom called me, said she leg pain. Wanted me to bring her to see doctor, as her medicine had just run out 2-3 days ago.
Needed to do our marketing today, so brought Zyan along to wet market, do our stuff, went home, then go pick mom to see the doctor.
The clinic is at Potong Pasir, opened from 8am to 12noon on Sat/Sun.
It was pretty crowded. All in all, it took about 1.5 hrs for travel as well as consultation and getting medication.
Supposed to go acupuncture for my own back problem. Didn't do that. Karinna went ahead to do some acupuncture for her legs though.
When I go back home, changed, and went to meet up with the most beautiful woman in the world, and we went for a baptism celebration of her ex-colleague's son.
It is at Serangoon CC, not too far from the place where I picked Karinna from the acupuncture appointment.
At the end of the celebration, we went to a bicycle shop in Ang Mo Kio.
Karinna had wanted to buy a bicycle, so we had looked a little around. We had been to Simei Eastpoint to check out the bicycle shop there too.
We're both not very into bikes, so we know nuts about bikes. Only recently read up a bit, and it appears that Raleigh might be the one for her as entry level.
She had a try at the shop area there. I tried as well, it feels more sturdy than another of the lady's bike there.
So we sticked to Raleigh.
One of the purpose is to go East Coast to cycle, with Zyan on his scooter (and perhaps his own bike in future).
Therefore, a Saris Bone2 rack is also purchased. :P
With that, of course added a rear light, and a bell and a lock.
That's probably all we need for now.
Got home, changed to a more sporty gear, and off we go to East Coast, for the maiden ride of the new toy.
Unmounted the bike, and kept the rack. took out the scooter, then off we go.
One person on the bike, one person on the scooter, and one person on feet.
Simply guess who is on what. :P
Can't really do long today. It was already quite late when we were there.
It was about 7pm when we left East Coast, was already getting dark.
Zyan likes to go East Coast, so I think there will be more East Coast trips for the many weeks to come.
But, I need to solve my 'feet' problem soon. :D
Early in the morning, mom called me, said she leg pain. Wanted me to bring her to see doctor, as her medicine had just run out 2-3 days ago.
Needed to do our marketing today, so brought Zyan along to wet market, do our stuff, went home, then go pick mom to see the doctor.
The clinic is at Potong Pasir, opened from 8am to 12noon on Sat/Sun.
It was pretty crowded. All in all, it took about 1.5 hrs for travel as well as consultation and getting medication.
Supposed to go acupuncture for my own back problem. Didn't do that. Karinna went ahead to do some acupuncture for her legs though.
When I go back home, changed, and went to meet up with the most beautiful woman in the world, and we went for a baptism celebration of her ex-colleague's son.
It is at Serangoon CC, not too far from the place where I picked Karinna from the acupuncture appointment.
At the end of the celebration, we went to a bicycle shop in Ang Mo Kio.
Karinna had wanted to buy a bicycle, so we had looked a little around. We had been to Simei Eastpoint to check out the bicycle shop there too.
We're both not very into bikes, so we know nuts about bikes. Only recently read up a bit, and it appears that Raleigh might be the one for her as entry level.
She had a try at the shop area there. I tried as well, it feels more sturdy than another of the lady's bike there.
So we sticked to Raleigh.
One of the purpose is to go East Coast to cycle, with Zyan on his scooter (and perhaps his own bike in future).
Therefore, a Saris Bone2 rack is also purchased. :P
With that, of course added a rear light, and a bell and a lock.
That's probably all we need for now.
Got home, changed to a more sporty gear, and off we go to East Coast, for the maiden ride of the new toy.
The bike on the rack on the car at East Coast
The bike in its own form.
Unmounted the bike, and kept the rack. took out the scooter, then off we go.
One person on the bike, one person on the scooter, and one person on feet.
Simply guess who is on what. :P
Maiden ride on new bike.
Can't really do long today. It was already quite late when we were there.
It was about 7pm when we left East Coast, was already getting dark.
Zyan likes to go East Coast, so I think there will be more East Coast trips for the many weeks to come.
But, I need to solve my 'feet' problem soon. :D
Sunday, September 23, 2012
孩子
九点了 他累了 该睡了
抹凉了 换服了 喝饱了
闭目了 歌唱了 他乐了
亲亲了 关灯了 我笑了
夜深了 人静了 睡着了
他翻了 他滚了 他动了
他梦了 他说了 他哭了
我哄了 我抱了 他睡了
又来了 再来了 几次了
夜深了 人静了 我累了
没事了 熟睡了 幸福了
抹凉了 换服了 喝饱了
闭目了 歌唱了 他乐了
亲亲了 关灯了 我笑了
夜深了 人静了 睡着了
他翻了 他滚了 他动了
他梦了 他说了 他哭了
我哄了 我抱了 他睡了
又来了 再来了 几次了
夜深了 人静了 我累了
没事了 熟睡了 幸福了
Thursday, August 30, 2012
执子之手 与子偕老
谢谢你
让我的生命增添了许多色彩
谢谢你
伴我渡过这半个懵懂人生
谢谢你
让我偷偷进入你年少的心房
谢谢你
与我分享许多的点点滴滴
谢谢你
让我体会温馨的天伦之乐
谢谢你
陪我一起教育那个小可爱
谢谢你
让我继续陪你一起走
谢谢你
愿意陪我一起白了头
让我的生命增添了许多色彩
谢谢你
伴我渡过这半个懵懂人生
谢谢你
让我偷偷进入你年少的心房
谢谢你
与我分享许多的点点滴滴
谢谢你
让我体会温馨的天伦之乐
谢谢你
陪我一起教育那个小可爱
谢谢你
让我继续陪你一起走
谢谢你
愿意陪我一起白了头
Sunday, August 12, 2012
Bus & MRT
This morning, I told Zyan if he wanted to go gai-gai.
Of course, his response is very affirmative.
I had wanted to bring him to East Coast again to let him ride his scooter-glider.
Then realised that yesterday, he peed onto the baby/child car seat, and I had not fixed it back yet after the washing of the cover.
So with a quick change of mind, I decided to bring him out for a bus cum MRT ride.
So off we went, waited for Bus33.
Came after a few minutes of waiting, and up we hopped on to it.
This is his first maiden bus trip I think.
Showing his dimple:
We took to Kembangan, then switched to MRT.
I guess he's excited because of going out, and not because he's taking MRT for the first time.
Waiting at the platform for the train to arrive
Father and son self-portrait:
Arrival at Singpore Expo station:
There was no aim in going Expo. Purely out of impromptu decision. LOL.
He's a greedy boy. Once alighted, and walked towards the exhibition halls, he saw Texas Chicken's banner, and says "hamburger!".
Ok ok. Greedy boy got his wish fulfilled.
Brought him there to have a small bite.
Look at his face!
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| Yeah! Hamburger! |
On the way back to MRT, something caught his attention.
For me, I just took pictures with my mobile phone, and a video. *giggle*
Once home, had his lunch, then his juice, and off for his nap.
Quite an OK Sunday morning for him I guess.
Friday, August 3, 2012
Redang 2012
We went for the cruise again this year. 01 - 03 Aug.
Star Cruise Virgo to Redang.
It's the The Lees again, but this time, he has a lot of relatives going on-board with him.
A whopping 20-people strength in total, including us.
Anyway, he's the leader of the group, after all, he is sort of a regular cruiser now.
This time round, it is a little bit of disaster for us.
Zyan had some stomach flu on Monday. He vomitted after all meals that day.
Worse of all, he had high fever! At some point of time, it was 39.2 degress celsius!
Brought him to see doctor, had some medicine, and Tuesday seemed to be quite well.
Wednesday morning appeared to be fine too. Great!
Like how it was last year, we went on board around 4.30pm on Wednesday, dumped things into our cabin room, and went for the dinner.
Dinner was so so this time. The so-called fillet I had wasn't great.
Can't remember what else I ate.
After dinner, we went for the show on-board.
It's a magic show by, hmmm, some magician.
It's always interesting to watch magic shows when you don't know the secret behind it.
Zyan looked very attentive during the show, and kept asking me "Why no light?", when the theatre was dimmed except for the stage.
I only told him that the light is at the stage. :P
By the time the show ended, he's also quite tired. Didn't really want to sleep until much later.
Anyway, bathed him, and let him had some milk, and then he fell asleep shortly.
He woke up in the middle of night, asking to be carried. And then vomitted a little bit on me.
Woah! Must buy Toto!
Just a little, not so bad. After wiping him clean, and coaxing him a bit, the little fellow went back to his dreamland again.
Come Thursday morning.
Cool. I felt sick.
I knew right from the moment I woke up, I was unwell.
Felt like vomitting, had diarrhea.
No appettite for breakfast, no appettite for lunch, no appettite for dinner.
Still must push myself to go along with Karinna and Zyan so that Zyan can give his mommy more peace during mealtime.
Once they were more or less done, I still have to make an earlier exit back to cabin room to rest.
Sleep until got headache myself.
Still make myself to go to the Redang beach, which is the highlight of the cruise.
This time, Zyan was awake from the cruise to Redang, and he was happily throwing bread to the fishes at the beach.
I only joined them at the waters after rest a while at some hammock.
Shiok.
The boat ride back to the cruise was very bumpy. One of those old bumboats, no aircon, damn stuffy.
After dinner, they went for the night show as well, but Zyan fell asleep halfway through the show.
Poor mommy had to carry the big boy all the way to cabin room.
Middle of night, Zyan threw out again. This time a lot more, and I was feeling damn giddy with the headaches I had.
Still, he's the one to be served. The parents did all the work. :P
Com Friday morning.
Mommy's turn to be sick.
She had diarrhea. According to her, she went toilet no less than 10 times!
Prawn Dead Me ah!
So we had very very simple breakfast. Both of us also no appettite.
Only Zyan still can eat, although he's still not very well "internally". Greedy boy.
But I guess if your appettite is sill good, it is always a good sign.
By the time it reached Singapore, it's almost 12+pm.
We disembarked around 1pm, and went back home to rest.
Zyan fell asleep on the taxi ride back home.
Sweet little boy.
Next year, Redang 2013?
Star Cruise Virgo to Redang.
It's the The Lees again, but this time, he has a lot of relatives going on-board with him.
A whopping 20-people strength in total, including us.
Anyway, he's the leader of the group, after all, he is sort of a regular cruiser now.
This time round, it is a little bit of disaster for us.
Zyan had some stomach flu on Monday. He vomitted after all meals that day.
Worse of all, he had high fever! At some point of time, it was 39.2 degress celsius!
Brought him to see doctor, had some medicine, and Tuesday seemed to be quite well.
Wednesday morning appeared to be fine too. Great!
Like how it was last year, we went on board around 4.30pm on Wednesday, dumped things into our cabin room, and went for the dinner.
Dinner was so so this time. The so-called fillet I had wasn't great.
Can't remember what else I ate.
After dinner, we went for the show on-board.
It's a magic show by, hmmm, some magician.
It's always interesting to watch magic shows when you don't know the secret behind it.
Zyan looked very attentive during the show, and kept asking me "Why no light?", when the theatre was dimmed except for the stage.
I only told him that the light is at the stage. :P
By the time the show ended, he's also quite tired. Didn't really want to sleep until much later.
Anyway, bathed him, and let him had some milk, and then he fell asleep shortly.
He woke up in the middle of night, asking to be carried. And then vomitted a little bit on me.
Woah! Must buy Toto!
Just a little, not so bad. After wiping him clean, and coaxing him a bit, the little fellow went back to his dreamland again.
Come Thursday morning.
Cool. I felt sick.
I knew right from the moment I woke up, I was unwell.
Felt like vomitting, had diarrhea.
No appettite for breakfast, no appettite for lunch, no appettite for dinner.
Still must push myself to go along with Karinna and Zyan so that Zyan can give his mommy more peace during mealtime.
Once they were more or less done, I still have to make an earlier exit back to cabin room to rest.
Sleep until got headache myself.
Still make myself to go to the Redang beach, which is the highlight of the cruise.
This time, Zyan was awake from the cruise to Redang, and he was happily throwing bread to the fishes at the beach.
I only joined them at the waters after rest a while at some hammock.
Shiok.
The boat ride back to the cruise was very bumpy. One of those old bumboats, no aircon, damn stuffy.
After dinner, they went for the night show as well, but Zyan fell asleep halfway through the show.
Poor mommy had to carry the big boy all the way to cabin room.
Middle of night, Zyan threw out again. This time a lot more, and I was feeling damn giddy with the headaches I had.
Still, he's the one to be served. The parents did all the work. :P
Com Friday morning.
Mommy's turn to be sick.
She had diarrhea. According to her, she went toilet no less than 10 times!
Prawn Dead Me ah!
So we had very very simple breakfast. Both of us also no appettite.
Only Zyan still can eat, although he's still not very well "internally". Greedy boy.
But I guess if your appettite is sill good, it is always a good sign.
By the time it reached Singapore, it's almost 12+pm.
We disembarked around 1pm, and went back home to rest.
Zyan fell asleep on the taxi ride back home.
Sweet little boy.
Next year, Redang 2013?
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