Charlotte's Web

Friday, October 30, 2009

Dear Karen...

(Replying to your blog: Help me Aunt Anne, Not that I'm Aunt Anne of coz :p)

Hello...

Out of the 3 solutions u listed out, I think the most feasible one is No. 2 - where you have to talk to Lisa your concerns and state your stand. You don't have to feel embarrassed actually. Because though you want to respect her as an adult, you gotta know that you are the Landlord and has the right to make things clear (the rules & regulations she has to abide as a tenant). It's just like employer and employee, it's perfectly fine (I feel) to have some kind confrontations once in a while.

To add on, Daniel has also stated his stand that he wants to continue renting out the room. You may want to ask Daniel if he wants to speak to Lisa or both Lisa & Alvin on your behalf. But from the experience I have with my hubby, I realised that men don't really like to do these nitty gritty things - especially when it has to do with domestic affairs. So this is the part when wives have to step in and play the role of the one handling the domestic issues. So why don't you find a chance to sit Lisa down (w/o Alvin preferably) and state your stand and your concerns. I believe things will improve. And if you can settle this, I think Daniel will be super proud of you.. And things might not be that difficult to resolve as what you think :)

If there's still no improvement, I suggest that you change the lock and pass 1 key only to Lisa. Haha... no lah (this will be the last resort).

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Georgie Learning to Walk

I love blogging abt. Georgie's development these few days. It's 1 thing that makes me happy every single day.

He's learning to walk now. The time is just right, not too early and not too late. Should be able to walk w/o any aid by 14 mths, haha - at least faster than his daddy, who only started walking at 15 months... Hmm, Georgie resembles me in this area then. My mum said I started walking also at the age of 14 months, if not slightly earlier. But the older folks have this belief that kids shouldn't walk too early - coz it means they will have a more difficult life. Haha, whatever!

Noticed that he has changed gradually. He is a bigger boy now - lesser baby fats. Not as plump and round like when he was a baby. I actually missed the time when he was abt 6 mths. People said he looked a bit ang moh then... guess it's b'coz of his high forehead and fair complexion. Now he looks totally asian.. haha. But it's more fun to play with him now. He understands what is allowed to do and what's not. Of course, he's still a baby. Not saying that he totally can distinguish right from wrong. But, he knows that when he plays with the TV cable, his gonggong will be angry. When he ransacks the DVDs and CDs, his popo will come pointing her finger at him. When he sweaps my cosmetics and perfume into the wastepaper basket, I'll come exclaiming:" Geor.......gie! No no!!!"

Toys aren't really his best friends now. He's always meddling with remote controls, cotton buds, DVDs, CDs, cables, bottles, papers, even ANTS! Yikes! There was 1 time when he was chasing after a baby cockroach, thank God I managed to press it dead with a tissue paper before the cheeky boy gets his fingers on the dirty insect...

(To be continued...)

Monday, October 26, 2009

'Pi Pa Pu Pa!'

Seriously, I don't really know what it means. But our dear 'Dr Javier' concocted a formula that caused Georgie to keep laughing when he came over to Tampines last weekend.

The key word is 'Pi Pa Pu Pa!' You can try using it on Georgie next time when you see him. But then again, Probably only Javier has this special charm on Georgie as the cheeky boy treats his Ja Gor Gor as his Singapore Idol!

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

A Crazy Week

And I really mean crazy....

Tues - Georgie was down with fever, vomitting and diarrhoea last Tues. Received a phone call from my mum that day and I thought it was just a slight fever. On the way to leaders' mtg that evening, received another phone call again - fever was 38.7 deg. Rushed back home asap.

Wed - his fever was still fluctuating. No diarrhoea - thank God - went to work.

Thurs - I woke up in the middle of night - vomitting and it continued till morn when I decided to report sick for work. Georgie was crying as he started having diarrhoea again. My mum and hubby took him to Thomson PD. I was left at home - vomitting. Went to see a doc for myself. Suspected - stomach flu. For George - doc took a blood test - confirmed it's bacteria infection.

That afternoon - my mum started vomitting and running a fever.

That night - my dad started having diarrhoea... My maid was holding the fort herself and also my hubby, who had to take care of me and the boy..

Fri - The adults were feeling better. However, Georgie was still having diarrhoea. Frequency - 8-9 times that day...

Sat - Georgie having diarrhoea, still 8-9 times. His butt was red and sore. Everything he drank or ate was flushed out, almost half an hr later. He was super exhausted, laid on the mattress the whole day. Couldn't jump up and down, crawl or laugh. He was feeling very 'sian' when we carried him to the toilet to wash him up every few hrs. In fact, it was not just feeling physically strained. I think emotionally, he was feeling embarassed. How do we know? Bcoz the moment he passed out the loose stools, he cried.

Sun - Brought him to an experienced GP. I was quite against at 1st. And bcoz of that, had some disagreements with my mum. The worst and most drama thing happened that night. I was cleaning Georgie, as usual, after he soiled himself in the room, when suddenly I heard my mum cry out 'loud' in her room. She was stressed and worried and angry. Georgie heard the commotion, woke up and cried too. I was vexed, my hubby was shocked, my dad was amused and the maid was at a lost as she did not know who to attend to first.

Anyway, bad reports aside. Thank God that now the nightmare was over. We laid hands on Georgie for several times every night. And the saving grace was actually when we decided to go to a chinese medical shop in the neighbourhood to ask for some advice/tips (out of desperation). The person recommended a medicine powder (cost only $2). I went back to feed Georgie and diarrhoea no more!! Haha... what a mockery to the western medicine which we spent over $100 for all the past clinic consultations.

Thanks for all of you who showed your care and concern thru messages/sms/phone calls. I didn't really reply to your sms as I was very occupied at that moment. :p

Friday, October 9, 2009

2 Years of Married Life....

Wow! It has just been 2 years since I've got hitched... and it seems like yesterday..

We celebrated our 2nd wedding anni. on the 30th Sept. Brought back lots of memories.. Still remember during then, our entourage were still single, though not very available :) Now most of them were all married.

Didn't have any specially thought-out plans on that day, just wanna spend the day with Georgie. Guess that's how you feel when you have kids - you just can't bear to leave the house w/o them. We brought Georgie to the zoo! Have been putting that off for quite some time, felt that we need to expose him to the animals so that he wouldn't just learn about zebras, elephants, lions etc off the TV screen..

Hmm... he didn't really feel an affinity with the animals when we were there, except for some special animals like the dogs, some 'passer-by' birds that weren't inhabitants of the zoo at all and the tiger! Haha, he was even squawked at by a parrot when we first arrived at the entrance and you would have guessed correctly, he started bursting in tears... I have slowly come to terms with Georgie being extra-sensitive with regards to his emotions. But yet, I'm determined to develop him to be a man of stability and guts as he grows up...

After the zoo trip, we went back home and left him to my mum for his evening nap as the 2 of us went for a date out to sentosa - we decided to have something different. Tried Italian food at this restaurant called Illido - where they claimed they were the only authentic Italian cuisine in S'pore.

The ambience was great.... but I still prefered my Sushi Tei or Chinese Fusion fine dining...

The appetizer - Smoked Ham with Peach toppings

Cod fillet for me as the main course

The dessert - best dish of the day (Melted chocolate fudge in brown muffin)

A zoomed-out pic to show the rest. ambience - I feel like I'm in the 'Ratatouille' movie

Brought Georgie to the KidzWorld at the Zoo - 1st experience with the horse

I realised why there are people who loved to rear horses, at a closer look, you'll notice their

skin and mane is very beautiful...

Well, Georgie is still not eligible for a ride on a cow, so we'll have to make

do with this 'Ben & Jerry's' mascot 1st..

His favourite, dogs! - always a man's best friend..

Up close with the goat...

The size of a kangoo's foot - twice the size of my foot!

Do you know how a kangaroo's name comes about? An australian spotted the animal in the early early days

and asked the aboriginal pple what's its name... they replied: 'Kangaroo' - which means 'I don't understand!'

Enjoying the walk along the forest trails

Pulling Daddy's hair - cheeky enough of him to smile after his act..

Looking at what other plush animals he can bring home - Urgh eh.. Georgie, you

only can bring home one....