Who doesn't know this famous line from the cute yellow canary by the name of Tweety, who's constantly in fear of the scary Sylvester Cat? It is common for a bird to be fearful of the furry nemesis, but of a human? That is unless the human's Ms Rianne..
The weirdest dream that I ever had, has Rianne lying inside an infant basket sleeping. Rianne's caregiver, surprisingly not her grandma, placed a bird in the same basket with Rianne. The birdie got covered by a blanket that was used to cover Rianne too.
Somehow that naughty bird tried to fly out from the blanket and basket, and woke Rianne up as a result. I swear I couldn't believe my eyes when Rianne caught hold of the flyaway bird and pushed it right into her tiny mouth! I screamed and pulled the body out from Rianne's mouth instantly! But the terror didn't stop there. Both the bird and Rianne attempted the second time to fly away, and to swallow the bird alive!
It was almost like a nightmare to me, and that little baby didn't feel a single thing committing that act. So, you tell me, shouldn't a bird fear Rianne; the bird-swallowing baby? Hahaha..
Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
OMG!!!!
Just when I thought I am already in the darkest pit with extreme bad luck and health, I had to uncover a misfortune!
My mom, not exactly the most attentive caregiver, actually cooked expired macaroni today for Rianne! That awful packet showed a date of 1-Aug-2010 as its expiry date, and trust me; I could literally feel myself hitting the roof when I saw the date!
The explanation my mom gave was, she remembered she just bought that packet of macaroni not too long ago. Refresh my memory, what year is it now?! It is already 2.5 years from year 2010, and by saying "not too long ago"; you'd probably think it is just last month, or a few months back.
Apart from being a little hysterical (which mother wouldn't?!), I am feeling damn bad. How can a mother not know what food goes into your kid's stomach?! How can you be a 100% sure the caregiver is a 100% careful handling your kid's meals?! Rianne had the macaroni twice today. On each of the 2 times, I was enforcing that she was eating it if she wants me to play with her. Shame on you mommy, for forcing your child to eat food that has gone bad.. :(
Rianne has now gone to bed. I also had my share of the bad macaroni. In fact, if I didn't eat the macaroni; no one would ever discover the expiry date was back when Rianne was just 1 year old!
I hope nothing will be wrong with Rianne. She should never have to suffer because of my negligence, and my trusting so much of Rianne's grandmother. I will not forgive myself for not checking or tasting the macaroni before giving it to my daughter.. Really, I shouldn't.
My mom, not exactly the most attentive caregiver, actually cooked expired macaroni today for Rianne! That awful packet showed a date of 1-Aug-2010 as its expiry date, and trust me; I could literally feel myself hitting the roof when I saw the date!
The explanation my mom gave was, she remembered she just bought that packet of macaroni not too long ago. Refresh my memory, what year is it now?! It is already 2.5 years from year 2010, and by saying "not too long ago"; you'd probably think it is just last month, or a few months back.
Apart from being a little hysterical (which mother wouldn't?!), I am feeling damn bad. How can a mother not know what food goes into your kid's stomach?! How can you be a 100% sure the caregiver is a 100% careful handling your kid's meals?! Rianne had the macaroni twice today. On each of the 2 times, I was enforcing that she was eating it if she wants me to play with her. Shame on you mommy, for forcing your child to eat food that has gone bad.. :(
Rianne has now gone to bed. I also had my share of the bad macaroni. In fact, if I didn't eat the macaroni; no one would ever discover the expiry date was back when Rianne was just 1 year old!
I hope nothing will be wrong with Rianne. She should never have to suffer because of my negligence, and my trusting so much of Rianne's grandmother. I will not forgive myself for not checking or tasting the macaroni before giving it to my daughter.. Really, I shouldn't.
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Deadly weather
I wonder if anyone of you out there feels the same as I am, feeling like you are killed by the horrid weather with a headache that never goes away, an unbearable urge to throw up but just can't gag when you get to the bowl. That's not all, the disgusting diarrhea? Eeeek...
I'm rather ashamed, and very frustrated that the deadly weather has knocked me out time and time again. In fact, thrice in a short 1 month's time. I have been off sick for 3 times now, and honestly, I am quite scared thinking of the consequences for a newcomer who's still in her probation.
Actually, thinking back, I'm even suspecting if it could be the stress I am undergoing that made me sick. Everything started perfect with excitement and of course, anticipation. However, that anticipation kinda built up unnecessary pressure onto me as the most junior person in the whole team.
I guess looking ahead and keeping a positive mindset, coupled with a healthy body, would be the best medicine right now. But actually, the remedy would work better if the weather can be slightly kinder to mankind; or at least kinder to those who are sick now..
I'm rather ashamed, and very frustrated that the deadly weather has knocked me out time and time again. In fact, thrice in a short 1 month's time. I have been off sick for 3 times now, and honestly, I am quite scared thinking of the consequences for a newcomer who's still in her probation.
Actually, thinking back, I'm even suspecting if it could be the stress I am undergoing that made me sick. Everything started perfect with excitement and of course, anticipation. However, that anticipation kinda built up unnecessary pressure onto me as the most junior person in the whole team.
I guess looking ahead and keeping a positive mindset, coupled with a healthy body, would be the best medicine right now. But actually, the remedy would work better if the weather can be slightly kinder to mankind; or at least kinder to those who are sick now..
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
The nightmare 3!
The 'terrible 2' is a terminology that all parents are very familiar with, especially for those with kids who are aged 2 or above.
You know it is the terrible 2 not only when your toddler blows off 2 candles on the birthday cake and keep requesting to blow again, but also when they throw tantrums if they don't get to do it.
I have been there, gone through that, and am now facing a more horrifying experience than the terrible 2.. I'd like to call it the 'nightmare 3'.
Rianne's 3 now, and very active. So much so that my sister suspects she might be hyper-active. Her favourite game/trick at the moment is to hide away. She finds amazing spots in the house and hide there for a long time until we find her. You will find her at the drying rack beside the fridge with her face covered with the hand cloth, on the sofa all buried under cushions, or amidst her toy baskets and even hiding near my fan camouflaging as one of my many bags of stuff.
Another one thing she enjoy doing is spinning herself round and round, gets giddy and then fall to the floor. Worse, she will just knock onto a cupboard as she falls, and end up with a huge bruise on her forehead! She has got more bruises these days, and I am worried as they are often on the head.
The nightmare 3 also includes bad behaviour and extreme tantrums like hurling abuse at people.. and in Rianne's case, the abuse is physical.
It is common to get slapped on the face, or kicked at your legs when Rianne is pissed with you. Annie Mummy always scream at the top of her voice when her face gets scratched or slapped by naughty Rianne, as her facial skin is really thin now; and so the pain is for sure unbearable. I try to refrain from physical punishment and approach this 'dangerous' issue with Rianne in the most child-appropriate manner I can. However, it doesn't seem to register in Rianne's head no matter how many times she's being put on time-out at the naughty chair. The form teacher at Rianne's class once communicated to me that they are practising the time-out punishment at school, so it will be great if the approach can stay consistent at home as well.
I can continue listing down the nightmare 3 experiences (maybe in another post), but I'm pretty sure you daddies & mommies out there are praying hard now that your 3 year old toddler will not be like Ms Rianne, my nightmare!
You know it is the terrible 2 not only when your toddler blows off 2 candles on the birthday cake and keep requesting to blow again, but also when they throw tantrums if they don't get to do it.
I have been there, gone through that, and am now facing a more horrifying experience than the terrible 2.. I'd like to call it the 'nightmare 3'.
Rianne's 3 now, and very active. So much so that my sister suspects she might be hyper-active. Her favourite game/trick at the moment is to hide away. She finds amazing spots in the house and hide there for a long time until we find her. You will find her at the drying rack beside the fridge with her face covered with the hand cloth, on the sofa all buried under cushions, or amidst her toy baskets and even hiding near my fan camouflaging as one of my many bags of stuff.
Another one thing she enjoy doing is spinning herself round and round, gets giddy and then fall to the floor. Worse, she will just knock onto a cupboard as she falls, and end up with a huge bruise on her forehead! She has got more bruises these days, and I am worried as they are often on the head.
The nightmare 3 also includes bad behaviour and extreme tantrums like hurling abuse at people.. and in Rianne's case, the abuse is physical.
It is common to get slapped on the face, or kicked at your legs when Rianne is pissed with you. Annie Mummy always scream at the top of her voice when her face gets scratched or slapped by naughty Rianne, as her facial skin is really thin now; and so the pain is for sure unbearable. I try to refrain from physical punishment and approach this 'dangerous' issue with Rianne in the most child-appropriate manner I can. However, it doesn't seem to register in Rianne's head no matter how many times she's being put on time-out at the naughty chair. The form teacher at Rianne's class once communicated to me that they are practising the time-out punishment at school, so it will be great if the approach can stay consistent at home as well.
I can continue listing down the nightmare 3 experiences (maybe in another post), but I'm pretty sure you daddies & mommies out there are praying hard now that your 3 year old toddler will not be like Ms Rianne, my nightmare!
Saturday, June 16, 2012
Coughing pains
My cough has been going on for 3 months now, and instead of getting better; it actually got complications.
I am having sharp persistent pain on my left waist everytime I cough. It is weird as the waist should be the least affected part of the body when I cough. I was actually more concerned, and very bothered about the incontinence I was facing than anything else.
Although KL has been nudging me to go consult a doctor about this, I was just dragging it day after day. Until this morning, I experienced the pain again in the shower and I was almost unable to stand up afterwards. It hurt so bad when I was coughing, and when I was trying to spit my phlegm. For a split second, I thought my waist was just going to break.
It didn't get better when I have finished my shower. I started to worry if it could be appendicitis. I continued getting ready for work, but it was so unbearable even when I move my body the slightest bit. I decided then I shouldn't be this stubborn coz I am just destroying my own body.
Headed to the clinic which is available at 7am, but ended up waiting until 7.45am before the doctor finally showed up. Preliminary checks indicate that the sharp pain may be a complication from my prolonged cough, as doctor says the ribs get impacted when I cough persistently. He said he can only diagnose my current situation with an X-ray done. Hence, he sent me off to a chest and ribs X-ray which I can pick up the results later and then go back to see him.
On my way to get the X-ray, the pain actually hit me so hard that I couldn't walk and was grabbing onto a pillar to rest. However the X-ray results shows no abnormalities of my chest and lungs, also no deformation on my left ribs. The doctor kinda concluded that it is nothing serious, but probably just a torn muscle. He asked me to complete the new meds he gave me, and my cough should be gone as well as the pain.
Seriously, I don't really have much faith in doctors nowadays. Spent a fortune consulting them, and never recover from old & new ailments. Let's see how the meds from the doctor will help this time..
I am having sharp persistent pain on my left waist everytime I cough. It is weird as the waist should be the least affected part of the body when I cough. I was actually more concerned, and very bothered about the incontinence I was facing than anything else.
Although KL has been nudging me to go consult a doctor about this, I was just dragging it day after day. Until this morning, I experienced the pain again in the shower and I was almost unable to stand up afterwards. It hurt so bad when I was coughing, and when I was trying to spit my phlegm. For a split second, I thought my waist was just going to break.
It didn't get better when I have finished my shower. I started to worry if it could be appendicitis. I continued getting ready for work, but it was so unbearable even when I move my body the slightest bit. I decided then I shouldn't be this stubborn coz I am just destroying my own body.
Headed to the clinic which is available at 7am, but ended up waiting until 7.45am before the doctor finally showed up. Preliminary checks indicate that the sharp pain may be a complication from my prolonged cough, as doctor says the ribs get impacted when I cough persistently. He said he can only diagnose my current situation with an X-ray done. Hence, he sent me off to a chest and ribs X-ray which I can pick up the results later and then go back to see him.
On my way to get the X-ray, the pain actually hit me so hard that I couldn't walk and was grabbing onto a pillar to rest. However the X-ray results shows no abnormalities of my chest and lungs, also no deformation on my left ribs. The doctor kinda concluded that it is nothing serious, but probably just a torn muscle. He asked me to complete the new meds he gave me, and my cough should be gone as well as the pain.
Seriously, I don't really have much faith in doctors nowadays. Spent a fortune consulting them, and never recover from old & new ailments. Let's see how the meds from the doctor will help this time..
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Excessive & Expensive
I am on a taxi again.. and totally hating myself for it.
Wish I can blame my new employer for having their office located in the city, and then blame someone or something else for making me such a dilly-dally person. Just so, I feel less guilty for incurring all the expensive taxi fares.
However this will not in any way solve the problem, and the monies in my bank account will continue going into the cab company until I do something.
I learnt from all my years of employment that it is imperative to document down things that people say, so that you will not get in a situation where people say they didn't say what they did. Hence, to practise what I preach, I am now putting down the following :
. Thou shall not hit 'snooze' when the alarm rings every morning
. Thou shall drag my feet up, and away from the bed once thou open my eyes
. Thou shall iron my work attire the night before no matter how tired thou am
. Thou shall spend less than 1 hr in making up and dressing myself
. Thou shall take the MRT at all cost, unless I am still at home at 8.10am
I think I have covered the potential areas for causing my excessive and expensive commute to work. I will be really hopeless if I have not came to my senses with the taxi meter showing a total of $32.65 at Suntec!
Wish I can blame my new employer for having their office located in the city, and then blame someone or something else for making me such a dilly-dally person. Just so, I feel less guilty for incurring all the expensive taxi fares.
However this will not in any way solve the problem, and the monies in my bank account will continue going into the cab company until I do something.
I learnt from all my years of employment that it is imperative to document down things that people say, so that you will not get in a situation where people say they didn't say what they did. Hence, to practise what I preach, I am now putting down the following :
. Thou shall not hit 'snooze' when the alarm rings every morning
. Thou shall drag my feet up, and away from the bed once thou open my eyes
. Thou shall iron my work attire the night before no matter how tired thou am
. Thou shall spend less than 1 hr in making up and dressing myself
. Thou shall take the MRT at all cost, unless I am still at home at 8.10am
I think I have covered the potential areas for causing my excessive and expensive commute to work. I will be really hopeless if I have not came to my senses with the taxi meter showing a total of $32.65 at Suntec!
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Crazy me
I have never heard any girl complain about having too many shoes, handbags or even clothes. However, it may seem a tad too much when the girl buys a total of 4 shoes in 1 spree; and another pair in the same week.. Errrrmmmm, yes, I happen to be that girl.
I have been going to this shoe shop in Northpoint, Yishun for quite some time, and never managed to buy anything from them as shoes of my size are always sold out. Hence, I walked into the shop earlier with just an open mind to see if I may have any luck in getting a pair of flats which I am trying to replace my old filthy pair from KL, Malaysia. Little did I expect they would have my size in every single pair I tried!
You know how the story goes next.
I am now sitting on the bus with 2 bags full of shoes, convincing myself that I have got a great deal with those shoes; really cheap they are! Even to the extent of thinking these shoes kinda make up for my loss of sleep the past few days. I feel better already, hah! ;D
I have been going to this shoe shop in Northpoint, Yishun for quite some time, and never managed to buy anything from them as shoes of my size are always sold out. Hence, I walked into the shop earlier with just an open mind to see if I may have any luck in getting a pair of flats which I am trying to replace my old filthy pair from KL, Malaysia. Little did I expect they would have my size in every single pair I tried!
You know how the story goes next.
I am now sitting on the bus with 2 bags full of shoes, convincing myself that I have got a great deal with those shoes; really cheap they are! Even to the extent of thinking these shoes kinda make up for my loss of sleep the past few days. I feel better already, hah! ;D
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