Yesterday I got a call from Lunz's school principal, Mrs. Chiu. She was basically replying the message that I left for her. In the message, I asked about Lunz's progress in class and whether he was mixing well with the rest of the kids. The comments made by Mrs. Chiu were as below:
1. He likes books a lot, especially when people read out to him, which is true. The boy loves reading his books a lot.
2. Sometimes when the teacher thought he is not paying attention during lessons, she is absolutely wrong because Lunz can answer all the questions imposed on him (I think the reason he is not paying much attention to certain lessons is because he has known them all, like the phonics sounds from A-Z).
3. Hold pencil in a strange way but he is able to write nicely without the teacher holding his hands. But when the teacher corrected him on the appropriate way of holding a pencil, he did not know how to write anymore.
Me: Mrs. Chiu, if he can hold the pencil and write nicely in his own way, why don't we just let him be?
Mrs. Chiu: No. We must train him to hold the pencil correctly because by holding the pencil in the correct way, then only he will be able to apply the right amount of pressure on the pencil for his writing to be noticeable and clear on the paper.
Me: Ohh...I see.
Mrs. Chiu: Let's train him together. You can try getting the triangular pencil and big pieces of paper. Or maybe find him those activity books where he can draw lines, trace the dotted lines or whatever. You must start now because he is still young. It's hard to change later.
4. Very fast-pick up boy (because I guess he already knew most of the lessons). She told me some of the kids are a bit slow. I told her I got teach him lessons at home and he is a Youtube fan as well.
5. Very good in phonics because he can show the teacher which sound belongs to which alphabet where else the rest of the kids can only point out the items instead of the alphabet.
6. Doesn't mix well with other kids. Mrs. Chiu told me this takes time (I mean for the kid to be fully adapted to the new environment and faces) about 6-8 months at least.
7. During PE, if he likes the game, he will join in. If he doesn't, he will stand aside and watch. He won't go into the classroom and sit (not that he can't go back into the classroom). He will just stand there and watch. - Daddy commented: Yau sing kak! -
8. Very independant as most kids will cry their lungs out if they encounter things that they don't like but my boy doesn't.
She told me that assessment day will be in May 2009 and she will inform all parents in advance.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Monday, April 13, 2009
If Only I could Travel Back Time, I Would Have Bought It!
Friday, 10 April
Supposingly, I was to stay over at mum's house that night because daddy had to work at midnight. However, later in the evening, he told me the job was canceled and he will be back home early. I was actually debating on whether to continue with the original plan of staying over at mum's house or head back to accompany daddy. So, I made a choice. I headed back to daddy's house despite the heavy rain that was already pouring by the time I left mum's house. Unable to think of what was for dinner, I went to McD's drive-thru and simply grabbed a value set meal for daddy while I took an apple pie. It was still raining heavily when I reached home.
I don't know about daddy's mood la. All I know was I went and bought dinner for us both despite the heavy downpour and I was just hoping we can sit back and enjoyed the dinner together. But the response I got from him was he wanted to take his portion up to his PC room and have it there. So, I told him, can't you just eat with me at the dining room because at least here we can accompany the little one? He obeyed but was very quiet throughout the dinner despite my efforts of asking and trying to create conversations to him. He was silent unlike our dinner time, we used to babble non-stop. After dinner, he proceeded back to his PC room and stayed there the whole night, exiting the room only for bath and sleeping time. For the first time since I moved in, I felt that my return to the house was a wrong thing to do that night. I understand everybody has their side of mood swing or bad mood but please be considerate to others' feelings as well. That night I did nothing but house chores, i.e., sweeping and mopping the floor and changing the bedsheets. Constantly, cursing myself for why I still need to do all this despite the cold shoulder that I was receiving.
I really wanted to go home when my best friend called and said she wanted to visit my mum. It was still raining that time when I told him, I will be heading back home. He made no attempt to stop me despite the heavy rain, just nodding in acknowledgment only. I felt that my temperature has started to rise again and immediately I went to get Lunz. But the boy was busy watching the TV so much he did not want to leave. Hesitating, I knew I was going to stay because it was late and I don't want to put myself in the danger risks of travelling home alone. I made firm decision to leave only the following morning, but I knew deep down in my heart that I can't walked away from him like this. Not because I am wholly dependable on him, it was because I saw the responsibility and commitment of 2 persons staying under one roof and sharing the same bed. It is how you learnt to be patience and willing to gulp down whatever the unpleasant things that he might have provoked in you. The thing which I had learnt was the ability to control my temper. I just pretended he did not exist for the night leaving me and my boy to entertain ourselves and when the boy had went to sleep, I shifted my attention to the TV alone until almost 12 midnight and then, I called it a day.
Saturday, 11 April
I knew it. I knew I did be soft-hearten and asked him, are you feeling better today? Daddy, I just wanted to tell you if you are having mood swing, tell me directly, everybody has it occasionally. I will respect it and I will not bother you for the rest of the day. I do not deserved any cold treatment from you especially after my effort to bring you dinner despite the rain and I did nothing wrong in requesting you to eat together with me.
We spent the day with a visit to the hair salon where mum, daddy and Lunz got a new haircut. Daddy was finally back to his own cheerful self after the long night. We had conversations as usual. I made a trip down to visit my grandma also. Poor ol' grandma is very old and suffering. My heart ached knowing the fact she couldn't be with us for long. For night, we went to pasar malam and hunted food for our dinner. I bought incense sticks and fruits to be brought to the Ching Ming ritual for daddy's mum on Sunday. Then, we went to mum's house for mahjong. By the time we reached home, it was already 10pm and I had to rushed the little fella to bed.
Sunday, 12 April
We left the house early in the morning. First, I asked daddy to fetch me to the nearby wet market to buy some fresh flowers for the Ching Ming ritual. Daddy's car was hit second time on the back bumper by an Indian lady while waiting for me at the car park. I must admitted the parking area was very messy and congested with cars but that's the only place he could wait for me. Daddy released the lady without asking any payment from her because the damage was just a scratch of paint lost and also considering he will be getting new spray of paint from the insurance claim. Ha...that was an incident earlier on where his car got hit as well on the bumper causing his back sensor and the side bumper a little disorientated. Daddy reported to the police and has just submitted to claim for the other party's insurance.
There I was saying the first time when I bought lucky 4D numbers after the first accident but the number never came out. So, I told daddy that I will buy this time and see if it will come out. I was very determined to buy his car plate but as the day progresses, I actually forgotten about it. Before we hit off to the cemetery, I passed Lunz to mum asking her to look after awhile for me. When we were finished we headed back to fetch him and the little one was very happy to see us. He said, Mimi, darling....hi guys! I mean, hi guys?? Where did he learnt that from? Hmmm....
We spent the afternoon setting up the ancestor's altar at home. It was meant for daddy's mum. We decided to set up this traditional remembrance for her, so we were pretty occupied till late afternoon. I was very satisfied with the setting, at least I fulfilled what I have promised her earlier. And to my surprise, daddy told me he burn incense sticks every morning after switching off the altar's lights. It was just like getting used to the habit and you will not miss it.
When it comes to dinner, each of us have to cook a dish to be brought to mum's house for family gathering. It was her 46th birthday celebration! So, daddy volunteered to cook instead and we all headed back to mum's place by 5 something. On the way back, we dropped by the shops and bought 4D numbers. The only number on my mind was daddy's mum tombstone number after our visit to the cemetery earlier. So, we bought her tombstone's number instead. My earlier determination to buy his car plate number did not cross my mind somehow at that particular moment. All I remembered was the tombstone number. Grrrr.....unlucky as it seems, daddy's car plate number popped up first prize later when we checked the Internet. It was the reversed version. We bought the tombstone number in the direct and reverse version. If we could have thought about the car plate, we would have bought in the similar version as well. Where has my earlier determination gone???!! If not, I would have pocketed RM10 K plus and this Monday's morning would have been more cheerful.
Darn....I'm now back to the ol' grumpy gloomy Monday mood.....*sigh*
Supposingly, I was to stay over at mum's house that night because daddy had to work at midnight. However, later in the evening, he told me the job was canceled and he will be back home early. I was actually debating on whether to continue with the original plan of staying over at mum's house or head back to accompany daddy. So, I made a choice. I headed back to daddy's house despite the heavy rain that was already pouring by the time I left mum's house. Unable to think of what was for dinner, I went to McD's drive-thru and simply grabbed a value set meal for daddy while I took an apple pie. It was still raining heavily when I reached home.
I don't know about daddy's mood la. All I know was I went and bought dinner for us both despite the heavy downpour and I was just hoping we can sit back and enjoyed the dinner together. But the response I got from him was he wanted to take his portion up to his PC room and have it there. So, I told him, can't you just eat with me at the dining room because at least here we can accompany the little one? He obeyed but was very quiet throughout the dinner despite my efforts of asking and trying to create conversations to him. He was silent unlike our dinner time, we used to babble non-stop. After dinner, he proceeded back to his PC room and stayed there the whole night, exiting the room only for bath and sleeping time. For the first time since I moved in, I felt that my return to the house was a wrong thing to do that night. I understand everybody has their side of mood swing or bad mood but please be considerate to others' feelings as well. That night I did nothing but house chores, i.e., sweeping and mopping the floor and changing the bedsheets. Constantly, cursing myself for why I still need to do all this despite the cold shoulder that I was receiving.
I really wanted to go home when my best friend called and said she wanted to visit my mum. It was still raining that time when I told him, I will be heading back home. He made no attempt to stop me despite the heavy rain, just nodding in acknowledgment only. I felt that my temperature has started to rise again and immediately I went to get Lunz. But the boy was busy watching the TV so much he did not want to leave. Hesitating, I knew I was going to stay because it was late and I don't want to put myself in the danger risks of travelling home alone. I made firm decision to leave only the following morning, but I knew deep down in my heart that I can't walked away from him like this. Not because I am wholly dependable on him, it was because I saw the responsibility and commitment of 2 persons staying under one roof and sharing the same bed. It is how you learnt to be patience and willing to gulp down whatever the unpleasant things that he might have provoked in you. The thing which I had learnt was the ability to control my temper. I just pretended he did not exist for the night leaving me and my boy to entertain ourselves and when the boy had went to sleep, I shifted my attention to the TV alone until almost 12 midnight and then, I called it a day.
Saturday, 11 April
I knew it. I knew I did be soft-hearten and asked him, are you feeling better today? Daddy, I just wanted to tell you if you are having mood swing, tell me directly, everybody has it occasionally. I will respect it and I will not bother you for the rest of the day. I do not deserved any cold treatment from you especially after my effort to bring you dinner despite the rain and I did nothing wrong in requesting you to eat together with me.
We spent the day with a visit to the hair salon where mum, daddy and Lunz got a new haircut. Daddy was finally back to his own cheerful self after the long night. We had conversations as usual. I made a trip down to visit my grandma also. Poor ol' grandma is very old and suffering. My heart ached knowing the fact she couldn't be with us for long. For night, we went to pasar malam and hunted food for our dinner. I bought incense sticks and fruits to be brought to the Ching Ming ritual for daddy's mum on Sunday. Then, we went to mum's house for mahjong. By the time we reached home, it was already 10pm and I had to rushed the little fella to bed.
Sunday, 12 April
We left the house early in the morning. First, I asked daddy to fetch me to the nearby wet market to buy some fresh flowers for the Ching Ming ritual. Daddy's car was hit second time on the back bumper by an Indian lady while waiting for me at the car park. I must admitted the parking area was very messy and congested with cars but that's the only place he could wait for me. Daddy released the lady without asking any payment from her because the damage was just a scratch of paint lost and also considering he will be getting new spray of paint from the insurance claim. Ha...that was an incident earlier on where his car got hit as well on the bumper causing his back sensor and the side bumper a little disorientated. Daddy reported to the police and has just submitted to claim for the other party's insurance.
There I was saying the first time when I bought lucky 4D numbers after the first accident but the number never came out. So, I told daddy that I will buy this time and see if it will come out. I was very determined to buy his car plate but as the day progresses, I actually forgotten about it. Before we hit off to the cemetery, I passed Lunz to mum asking her to look after awhile for me. When we were finished we headed back to fetch him and the little one was very happy to see us. He said, Mimi, darling....hi guys! I mean, hi guys?? Where did he learnt that from? Hmmm....
We spent the afternoon setting up the ancestor's altar at home. It was meant for daddy's mum. We decided to set up this traditional remembrance for her, so we were pretty occupied till late afternoon. I was very satisfied with the setting, at least I fulfilled what I have promised her earlier. And to my surprise, daddy told me he burn incense sticks every morning after switching off the altar's lights. It was just like getting used to the habit and you will not miss it.
When it comes to dinner, each of us have to cook a dish to be brought to mum's house for family gathering. It was her 46th birthday celebration! So, daddy volunteered to cook instead and we all headed back to mum's place by 5 something. On the way back, we dropped by the shops and bought 4D numbers. The only number on my mind was daddy's mum tombstone number after our visit to the cemetery earlier. So, we bought her tombstone's number instead. My earlier determination to buy his car plate number did not cross my mind somehow at that particular moment. All I remembered was the tombstone number. Grrrr.....unlucky as it seems, daddy's car plate number popped up first prize later when we checked the Internet. It was the reversed version. We bought the tombstone number in the direct and reverse version. If we could have thought about the car plate, we would have bought in the similar version as well. Where has my earlier determination gone???!! If not, I would have pocketed RM10 K plus and this Monday's morning would have been more cheerful.
Darn....I'm now back to the ol' grumpy gloomy Monday mood.....*sigh*
Friday, April 10, 2009
Happy Easter
Yesterday, Lunz came back with his first time hand/art craft from school. Because today is Easter Day, so, the teacher taught the kids to make a hand craft that looks like an egg. Too bad I don't have a camera for if not, I will surely post the picture of his craft here. Anyway, I will try my best to describe the details. It was a shape of an egg cut out from manila cardboard measuring 15cm in width. Ribbon was tied around the edges of the egg. In the middle of the egg was written "EASTER" and was colored. The center of the egg was decorated with different kind of beads. Overall I think it was a good art work and was very proud of him because this was his very first hand made craft. I put the precious-to-mummy art on top of the piano and keep it well later so that I can show him back all his work when he grows older.
Last Sunday we had to force him to do his homework. The boy knew how to act lazy when it comes to the homework that he disliked such as coloring and writing. He prefers doing activities that he likes such as matching the items, drawing lines, identifying things, reading and etc. So, there was this page with a circus elephant picture that he has to color as a part of his homework. But he was so reluctant and lazy, he asked his mummy to hold his hands and do the favor for him instead. But daddy said no. Don't helped him, let him do his homework by himself. Daddy told Lunz, OK, you don't want to color...fine...no TV for you. You don't do your homework, you can't watch TV. So, he forbids Lunz from switching on the TV.
Both of us left him alone sitting on the sofa to think by himself. Few times he told me he wanted to see TV but I told him no, unless he finished his coloring. After a few minutes, giving up, he told daddy that he wanted to color the elephant and daddy turned to the relevant page for him. Seems to understand what he has to do, he finished the coloring by himself. Although a bit messy and out of line, but I'm happy he took the initiative to finish it. That is the most important quality. At least, he wasn't that stubborn until he can abort the idea of watching his favorite channel on TV. :)
As promised, we gave him what he wants. The TV!
Recently he enjoys repeating, Good Morning Teacher Aiiiyyyerrr (It's actually Lydia, Teacher Lydia) after when I said, Good Morning Children. I had to repeat many times Good Morning Children because he just wouldn't stop! Hehehe....I guess he likes school very much.
Anyway, Happy Easter everybody and TGIF!
Last Sunday we had to force him to do his homework. The boy knew how to act lazy when it comes to the homework that he disliked such as coloring and writing. He prefers doing activities that he likes such as matching the items, drawing lines, identifying things, reading and etc. So, there was this page with a circus elephant picture that he has to color as a part of his homework. But he was so reluctant and lazy, he asked his mummy to hold his hands and do the favor for him instead. But daddy said no. Don't helped him, let him do his homework by himself. Daddy told Lunz, OK, you don't want to color...fine...no TV for you. You don't do your homework, you can't watch TV. So, he forbids Lunz from switching on the TV.
Both of us left him alone sitting on the sofa to think by himself. Few times he told me he wanted to see TV but I told him no, unless he finished his coloring. After a few minutes, giving up, he told daddy that he wanted to color the elephant and daddy turned to the relevant page for him. Seems to understand what he has to do, he finished the coloring by himself. Although a bit messy and out of line, but I'm happy he took the initiative to finish it. That is the most important quality. At least, he wasn't that stubborn until he can abort the idea of watching his favorite channel on TV. :)
As promised, we gave him what he wants. The TV!
Recently he enjoys repeating, Good Morning Teacher Aiiiyyyerrr (It's actually Lydia, Teacher Lydia) after when I said, Good Morning Children. I had to repeat many times Good Morning Children because he just wouldn't stop! Hehehe....I guess he likes school very much.
Anyway, Happy Easter everybody and TGIF!
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
The Amway Nutrilite Protein Powder
The Amway Nutrilite Protein Powder, 450gSince Lunz is so frequent in falling sick, I decided to seek alternative supplement to boost up his immune system. No joke but he actually visited the doctor almost every month and I'm sick of giving him the doctor's prescriptions because it will do no good to the body if intake regularly like the antibiotics. So, I ordered a can of the Nutrilite Protein Powder from The Blue Ranger and tried it out. Hopefully this will be the answer I'm seeking for.
I got the product on Monday and I gave him immediately that night. I mixed one scoop of the powder with half glass of orange juice. He took a few sips and put down the glass. Since there was still remaining half of the mixture in the glass, I asked him to finished it. But he ran away reluctantly. The more I chased him, the more he ran. I tried the mixture, it was alright except for the powdery texture that you can obviously taste when you swallowed the liquid. But, anyway, since I already made it, I asked him to finished it and promised to bribe him with a sweet afterwards. The little one shivered after he took the solution. That bad ah?
So, I asked daddy to mix the powder with milk instead and put half a scoop only the next morning. Try mixing it with milk and see what was the response. According to daddy, Lunz's strong passion for milk did not stop him from finishing his bottle although maybe he could have tasted the powdery texture. But, I guess half a scoop would do fine and I will stick with that everyday and see what's the progress. Half a scoop twice a day, morning and night mixing it with milk. Let's monitor for one can and if there is improvement, no harm spending 80++ bucks every month for his good health.
I even tried reading some reviews of the product online and it says the product provides the essential asid amino protein for growth and development. Apart from that, the protein boost the immunity system and form antibody, exactly what he needed. The product are available in 2 flavors, one is original (unflavored and unsweetened) and one with berry flavored complete with vitamin C and calcium (meant for kids). Since he is willing to take the powder with milk, I will opt to get the original one continuously because original is always better. Of course, unless if he was unwilling to take the powder with milk or other juices, then I had no choice but to try out the berry flavored one instead.
Let's wait and see and I'll update the progress. :)
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
I Want To Find The Butterflies
The little one plays by himself most of the time as he is the only child. Sometimes he rides the bike, sometimes he read and at times he play the Play-Doh set that he has. Most of the time he speaks to himself. Recently, he discovered the fun from a torch light. He took the torch light and went underneath the blanket, pretending to catch butterflies. So, to join in the fun, I cut out butterfly figures from papers and stuck them all over the house, i.e., on the railing, doorknob, wall or where ever that was obvious to him.
Then I told him to go and find the butterflies with the torch light. At first he couldn't understand what I meant. So, I showed him one of the butterflies stuck on the cabinet door with the torch light. He got a shock and was confused thinking it was a real one. However, he started to have fun after finding out the paper butterflies were fake. He ran around the house looking for more and when found one after one, he jumped and yell happily.
So, I cut out the figures from colored papers yesterday at work. Just 5 mins before heading back home. At least, the butterflies were colored unlike the Giant newsletter that I used previously. Maybe I should make a trip down to the butterfly park. Hehehehe....
On the other hand, yesterday daddy babysitted Lunz to bed while I took my bath. Once I exited from the bathroom, daddy told me that the boy was a naughty brat. Out of curiosity, I asked him what had happened...
Daddy: Your son very naughty lar.
Me: What happened?
Daddy: Just now he called me darling, I ignored him, kept quiet. Few times. Then you know what he called me?
Me: What?
Daddy: Leong Kai Seng!!
I was laughing and shaking my head. Boys, they can be so mischievous at times. That is the joy of having a boy. A girl, I doubt that she will be this naughty and witty. :)
Anyway, it's daddy's birthday today. Happy Birthday daddy!
Then I told him to go and find the butterflies with the torch light. At first he couldn't understand what I meant. So, I showed him one of the butterflies stuck on the cabinet door with the torch light. He got a shock and was confused thinking it was a real one. However, he started to have fun after finding out the paper butterflies were fake. He ran around the house looking for more and when found one after one, he jumped and yell happily.
So, I cut out the figures from colored papers yesterday at work. Just 5 mins before heading back home. At least, the butterflies were colored unlike the Giant newsletter that I used previously. Maybe I should make a trip down to the butterfly park. Hehehehe....
On the other hand, yesterday daddy babysitted Lunz to bed while I took my bath. Once I exited from the bathroom, daddy told me that the boy was a naughty brat. Out of curiosity, I asked him what had happened...
Daddy: Your son very naughty lar.
Me: What happened?
Daddy: Just now he called me darling, I ignored him, kept quiet. Few times. Then you know what he called me?
Me: What?
Daddy: Leong Kai Seng!!
I was laughing and shaking my head. Boys, they can be so mischievous at times. That is the joy of having a boy. A girl, I doubt that she will be this naughty and witty. :)
Anyway, it's daddy's birthday today. Happy Birthday daddy!
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Big and Small ABCs, Numbers and Many More
My little prince already knew how to write the alphabets from A-Z both capital and small letters. Apart from that, he is good with numbers, writing them from 1 until 12 I guessed. Daddy taught him a few times on 3 digit numbers like 100, 200, 300 and so on. Daddy tested him, asking him to tell us how does 600 sounds like. He answered, sixty hundred!
Kakaka....few times and still repeating the same answer. Probably too hard for him to digest 3 digits. Hehehe....Daddy taught him simple maths also like add and subtract. The little one tried to draw pictures that comes with every alphabet. What else? He saw this clip from Youtube lar. It was an A-Z song. Although a 4 year old kid hasn't learn to draw as nicely as an adult yet but one look you will definitely know what item was that. At least the drawings weren't that bad.
I didn't knew what the alphabets were referring to because I didn't followed the video clip. I was just making a wild guess on his drawings while he drew yesterday night for me to see before bedtime.
A is for Ant (He doesn't know how to draw an ant. Passed the pencil to me and asked me to draw)
B is for Banana (Drew a moon shape thingy)
C is for Crab (I drew a cat, he rubbed it off. Asked me to draw again. I thought my cat looks bad but daddy entered the room and told me it's supposed to be a crab! Duh)
D is for Dog (My dog is a PASS)
E is for Egg (He drew an oval shape figure and told me it's an egg)
F is for Fish (My fish is a PASS as well)
G is for Grape (He drew a grape-a circle lar. Considered as a grape lor)
H is for Hand (I drew a hand for him)
I is for Ice-Cream (He drew a circle and an upside down triangle beneath the circle. Not bad for a cone ice-cream)
J is for ??? (He drew something which I don't know what. I will find out later)
K is for Key (He drew a circle and a zig-zag line from the circle)
L is for Ladder (He drew 2 straight vertical lines and some horizontal lines in between the vertical lines)
M is for Monkey (Why do I have to draw animals everytime?)
N is for Numbers (I didn't knew it was numbers until I saw him writing them 1 to 5)
O is for Orange (He drew a circle, a star in the middle and complete it with dots everywhere in the circle)
P is for Pencil (He drew many straight lines-many pencils gua I guessed)
Q is for Question mark (He drew a curve with a tail to the bottom and ended it with a dot)
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And so on, until I had to help him with Y is for Yatch and Z is for Zebra (Animal again!)
Kakaka....few times and still repeating the same answer. Probably too hard for him to digest 3 digits. Hehehe....Daddy taught him simple maths also like add and subtract. The little one tried to draw pictures that comes with every alphabet. What else? He saw this clip from Youtube lar. It was an A-Z song. Although a 4 year old kid hasn't learn to draw as nicely as an adult yet but one look you will definitely know what item was that. At least the drawings weren't that bad.
I didn't knew what the alphabets were referring to because I didn't followed the video clip. I was just making a wild guess on his drawings while he drew yesterday night for me to see before bedtime.
A is for Ant (He doesn't know how to draw an ant. Passed the pencil to me and asked me to draw)
B is for Banana (Drew a moon shape thingy)
C is for Crab (I drew a cat, he rubbed it off. Asked me to draw again. I thought my cat looks bad but daddy entered the room and told me it's supposed to be a crab! Duh)
D is for Dog (My dog is a PASS)
E is for Egg (He drew an oval shape figure and told me it's an egg)
F is for Fish (My fish is a PASS as well)
G is for Grape (He drew a grape-a circle lar. Considered as a grape lor)
H is for Hand (I drew a hand for him)
I is for Ice-Cream (He drew a circle and an upside down triangle beneath the circle. Not bad for a cone ice-cream)
J is for ??? (He drew something which I don't know what. I will find out later)
K is for Key (He drew a circle and a zig-zag line from the circle)
L is for Ladder (He drew 2 straight vertical lines and some horizontal lines in between the vertical lines)
M is for Monkey (Why do I have to draw animals everytime?)
N is for Numbers (I didn't knew it was numbers until I saw him writing them 1 to 5)
O is for Orange (He drew a circle, a star in the middle and complete it with dots everywhere in the circle)
P is for Pencil (He drew many straight lines-many pencils gua I guessed)
Q is for Question mark (He drew a curve with a tail to the bottom and ended it with a dot)
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And so on, until I had to help him with Y is for Yatch and Z is for Zebra (Animal again!)
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Mum's Hospital Admittance and Surgery
Time flies. In a blink of eye, we are now in April. Today is First of April, April Fool's day! With so many things happening around recently and a gloomy economic downturn, April Fool's day is not funny at all. Well, it is supposed to be funny isn't it with silly people messing around making other people thought the matter is for real. But, with the current situation going around, no one is in the mood for joke!
Myself on the other hand had my own problems. Mum was admitted into hospital last Thursday for a major operation to remove the whole reproductive system. She has got 6-7 fibroids of 5-6cm in diameter wide inside her uterus which caused blockage to her bladder. She was unable to pass urine because of these parasites. So, she was admitted into the EU ward in Pantai Cheras to release the urine first using a tube. Then she was referred to a Urinologist who confirmed the problem and advised for immediate surgery.
At first, we decided to have the operation in Pantai Cheras for the following week but somehow my uncle (mum's younger brother) found out about it and insisted my mum to be admitted immediately into Gleneagles Medical Centre. Based on his connection, my uncle was able to arrange for a suitable gynae doctor to consult my mum. My uncle is a regular customer there and I guessed he has donated a bungalow to Gleneagles so far as my grandma always fell sick and need hospital admittance. So, we left it to him to arrange everything. Mum just needed to pack her stuffs and off she goes. Based on the initial consultation, there were 2 ways the surgery can be done. One was to remove those fibroids blocking the bladder only and left the remaining non-disturbance ones. But it will contributes to 20% of cancer risk. The other way was to remove the whole uterus, the reproductive system so that you don't have to worry about second operation in case something bad happens again.
So, mum said since she was so old already, might as well removed the whole thing. She signed for it and had the operation on Friday. By chosing the second method, she has to intake hormone pills as she age to balance out her hormones and aging process. Hopefully the doctor will recommend a good one. I went to see her after work on the day of her surgery and the sight of her made my heart ached. Lying there on the bed looking so pale and yellow, her skin showed no sign of blood flow. You know what I mean, the normal skin color. She was so pale and extremely tired. My uncle was there when I arrived. My other 2 aunties were there as well. Both of them gave my mum some money while my uncle made the largest contribution, 4 digits. My uncle has helped us a lot in the past. Our family really owed him a lot. It's his generosity that counts because dad's side of family has not even helped as much as he did. My mum told my aunt that the fortune teller's prediction has came true. He predicted that my mum will undergo a major operation before she reaches the age of 50. That time she was just 15 years old. Mum is 46 now. Boy...guess the old man has passed away for if not, I'll get him to predict when I will be filthy rich! Hehehe....
On the second night after the surgery I stayed over at night with her. My elder sis-in-law accompanied her on the first night. She looked much better but she didn't sleep at all from 12am till 6am in the morning. She told me she can't sleep and she complaint I slept like a pig. Hell...where got? I still got woke up and attended her many times that night, it's just that during times she didn't need me, for surely I dozed off. The air-cond was freaking cold as well, resulted in me having running nose. And many thanks to our inconsiderate room mate who switched on the TV with loud volume until 12 midnight. Because of them, mum hardly get to rest properly. But she told me she had a nice sleep the following night when the fellas has already checked out. Daddy looked after Lunz while I'm not around. He is really a caring daddy as he attended to Lunz's daily routine well. I mean, he looks after him well.
When morning came, mum tried to sit up and walked. She was doing good so far, slowly recovering. Daddy gave me a morning surprise visit completed with breakfast (egg tarts and other Chinese kuih) delivery together with Lunz. Finally, mum was discharged and she went back home yesterday. I tried to cook for her whenever I can because I'm the earliest person to reach home on working days. We even figured out how to manage the kids because in this situation we don't want her to move to much. She must get plenty of rest. I even asked the driver to send Lunz up as mum couldn't walk down the stairs to get him for some time. My uncle even offered to lend us one of his maid soon. Hopefully the maid can help out on the kids and some house chores.
Seeing such incident, I was scared as well. I haven't done any checkup since Lunz was born. 4 odd years. Gosh, I must go for my checkup already...soon....
A word of advice, if you can't afford monthly premium insurance, at least buy a medical card. Saves you a lot of headache and no need to fork out money for hospital admittance and surgery. Because if without the medical card, I don't know where on earth that me and my brothers should get the money to settle the RM10k ++ hospital fees.
Nevertheless, to mum, hopefully she gets well soon.
Myself on the other hand had my own problems. Mum was admitted into hospital last Thursday for a major operation to remove the whole reproductive system. She has got 6-7 fibroids of 5-6cm in diameter wide inside her uterus which caused blockage to her bladder. She was unable to pass urine because of these parasites. So, she was admitted into the EU ward in Pantai Cheras to release the urine first using a tube. Then she was referred to a Urinologist who confirmed the problem and advised for immediate surgery.
At first, we decided to have the operation in Pantai Cheras for the following week but somehow my uncle (mum's younger brother) found out about it and insisted my mum to be admitted immediately into Gleneagles Medical Centre. Based on his connection, my uncle was able to arrange for a suitable gynae doctor to consult my mum. My uncle is a regular customer there and I guessed he has donated a bungalow to Gleneagles so far as my grandma always fell sick and need hospital admittance. So, we left it to him to arrange everything. Mum just needed to pack her stuffs and off she goes. Based on the initial consultation, there were 2 ways the surgery can be done. One was to remove those fibroids blocking the bladder only and left the remaining non-disturbance ones. But it will contributes to 20% of cancer risk. The other way was to remove the whole uterus, the reproductive system so that you don't have to worry about second operation in case something bad happens again.
So, mum said since she was so old already, might as well removed the whole thing. She signed for it and had the operation on Friday. By chosing the second method, she has to intake hormone pills as she age to balance out her hormones and aging process. Hopefully the doctor will recommend a good one. I went to see her after work on the day of her surgery and the sight of her made my heart ached. Lying there on the bed looking so pale and yellow, her skin showed no sign of blood flow. You know what I mean, the normal skin color. She was so pale and extremely tired. My uncle was there when I arrived. My other 2 aunties were there as well. Both of them gave my mum some money while my uncle made the largest contribution, 4 digits. My uncle has helped us a lot in the past. Our family really owed him a lot. It's his generosity that counts because dad's side of family has not even helped as much as he did. My mum told my aunt that the fortune teller's prediction has came true. He predicted that my mum will undergo a major operation before she reaches the age of 50. That time she was just 15 years old. Mum is 46 now. Boy...guess the old man has passed away for if not, I'll get him to predict when I will be filthy rich! Hehehe....
On the second night after the surgery I stayed over at night with her. My elder sis-in-law accompanied her on the first night. She looked much better but she didn't sleep at all from 12am till 6am in the morning. She told me she can't sleep and she complaint I slept like a pig. Hell...where got? I still got woke up and attended her many times that night, it's just that during times she didn't need me, for surely I dozed off. The air-cond was freaking cold as well, resulted in me having running nose. And many thanks to our inconsiderate room mate who switched on the TV with loud volume until 12 midnight. Because of them, mum hardly get to rest properly. But she told me she had a nice sleep the following night when the fellas has already checked out. Daddy looked after Lunz while I'm not around. He is really a caring daddy as he attended to Lunz's daily routine well. I mean, he looks after him well.
When morning came, mum tried to sit up and walked. She was doing good so far, slowly recovering. Daddy gave me a morning surprise visit completed with breakfast (egg tarts and other Chinese kuih) delivery together with Lunz. Finally, mum was discharged and she went back home yesterday. I tried to cook for her whenever I can because I'm the earliest person to reach home on working days. We even figured out how to manage the kids because in this situation we don't want her to move to much. She must get plenty of rest. I even asked the driver to send Lunz up as mum couldn't walk down the stairs to get him for some time. My uncle even offered to lend us one of his maid soon. Hopefully the maid can help out on the kids and some house chores.
Seeing such incident, I was scared as well. I haven't done any checkup since Lunz was born. 4 odd years. Gosh, I must go for my checkup already...soon....
A word of advice, if you can't afford monthly premium insurance, at least buy a medical card. Saves you a lot of headache and no need to fork out money for hospital admittance and surgery. Because if without the medical card, I don't know where on earth that me and my brothers should get the money to settle the RM10k ++ hospital fees.
Nevertheless, to mum, hopefully she gets well soon.
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