a cute photo of xun and her classmates as we jauntily took the bus home
Tong's brush with the hospital
Tong had this mysterious gum infection on his left cheek one day. It was so swollen, Mum brought him to the GP at Rail Mall and he had to take a course of antibiotics. Then Aunt Grace came over to examine him and said there seemed to be no major decays. She suggested for tong to take an X-Ray. We went to the dentist at Junction 10 and the covering dentist did not seem too competent...hmmm took an $90 general x ray...did not find anything
the next day, tong woke up early and we managed to secure a slot at Clementi Polyclinic. Mama wanted a referral to National Dental Centre where there were oral surgeons so they could assess why tong always complained about hurting gums...eh...the polyclinic doctor saw tong and insisted for him to go to NUH's A&E as he said the infection might be spreading, if it spread to his brain, that would be disastrous...oh my
a mad rush down to NUH...the PD said to increase the dosage and to come back again on Saturday...
Tong went to see the doctor at NUH at Saturday...luckily, the swelling had subsided...it was worries over nothing...if mama had not been so prompt in wanting a referral letter to the dental centre, we would have avoided all the needless frantic trips to the hospital...a simple case of gum infection and it cost us a couple of hundreds and lots of anxiety...indeed, we thanked God for divine health
Learning to cycle
We paid Uncle Edmund $80 per hour on an weekday to learn how to cycle. Well, papa was the sort who would willingly pay for problems to be solved...he hardly had time to teach the kids...to save him the effort and frustration...here we were. Uncle Edmund lived in the block above his shop, what a convenient arrangement. He was a jovial man and obviously a cycling and teaching enthusiast.
Imagined earning a pretty decent amount doing something you truly delight in. What a cool idea. So, mama always felt the two of you should have a skill instead of merely cramming knowledge and spending endless hours in tuition centers... indeed, jie and tong did seem to have grasped the basics of cycling after an hour of lesson. Boy, were you both filled with fatigue after the lesson! You slept early and soundly that night...
Xun and tong alternated, each would take half an hour of lesson and then rest. Was a great idea, one hour at one go would have been grueling. While jie was on her rounds, tong noticed this flapping shirt and exclaimed that it was a manta ray!
How droll and observant he was. Indeed, he liked to look out for animals in our surroundings. That day, when we drove to MBS for church, he saw towering cranes in the horizon and gushed that they were giraffes.
well, we did not want to spend another $160 on lessons again, so papa took up the task of teaching the kids. heh, ono a Sat when mama was working, papa brought the two of you to the park at Kembangan...and yes, jie jie mastered it.
Tong would need more practice, but hey, he was doing well for someone who just turned 5. cool dude...how nice it would be when we could all cycle down East Coast Park and feel the wind in our hair...that would be such fun
Down memory Lane
Many reminders from the past...jie enthused what an adorable baby this was...hmmm I wondered if she realized it was her...hahaa
Little tong, perhaps barely a month old?
Aunt Shirley and Ben came to visit then, oh my, Ben was a wee primary school going boy but had transformed into a lanky pimply adolescent now.
An amusing video about how jun would shake his head vehemently when asked if he would share his food. Well, this was not the funniest version as we started playing this game while we were walking back from the pool...still, this was a sweet endearing shot of our little sweetheart...who had such favour wherever he went...and we prayed God's favour would always be upon him
Would you believe it? CNY was over. Well...next big thing to look forward to? March holidays!
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