28 Oct 2017 - Impact of fertilizer

All these while, we did not use any fertilizer for our plants.  Recently we decided to give it a try and what a difference it makes for our plants.  Flowers start to bloom with super bright colours and leaves start to turn much greener.  On the other hand, weeds also start to grow faster, which means we have to do more weeding.  We do not mind more weeding as long as our plants grow healthier.

23 Oct 2017 - Persistent Cough

Javier has been coughing on and off for the past few weeks.  As such, we brought him to the clinic today and below are the medicine prescribed by the doctor.  When the doctor heard his cough, he said it sounded asthmatic.  He prescribed a course of antibiotic and if it still does not help after a week, he suggested to try with the neubilizer.  Hope Javier will get well soon.

22 Oct 2017 - Taekwando Grading (Blue Belt Red Tip)

Once again, Javier went for his Taekwando grading at Toa Payoh Sports Hall this afternoon.  As usual, they did their warm up and practice before entering the hall for the grading.

If Javier passes this grading, he will be promoted to Red Belt.  Let's see how he did during the grading and we shall know the results in a few weeks time.

21 Oct 2017 - More minecraft videos from my boy

Javier created two more minecraft videos and had published onto his own Youtube channel.  Just wanted to give him my support and help him promote his videos.  In fact, his classmates had requested him to create more of such videos.  Glad that he already has some fans......  :-)

15 Oct 2017 - Celebrating Mommy's Birthday at The Boiler Restaurant

We were at The Boiler Restaurant this evening to celebrate mommy's birthday.

First we ordered a rainbow cake as we were a bit hungry while waiting for our main course.

If there is a diner whose birth month falls within the current month, the restaurant will give out 1 Free Boston Lobster with purchase of a Boiler’s Bombdiggity Bag.  Jerlene loves it so much but not for  Javier.

And below is the Bombdiggity Bag, which consists of Dungeness Crab, prawns, mussels, clams, sausages, corns and buns.

Let's take some photos before starting our feast.

It was a wonderful meal and we finished everything that we could find in the bags.

Finally we ordered a Lava cake and sang the birthday song.

Javier gave us a surprise as he secretly created a slideshow using his Nintendo DS while we were enjoying our seafood earlier.  :-)

10 Oct 2017 - "Rosyth Got Talent" Certificate

Recently Jerlene and her friends participated in a school event called "Rosyth Got Talent".  She received a certificate of participation from her teacher today.

I am very curious about what they had performed.  So I asked her to show me one of the stunts that she did during the event.  I was really impressed with what she could do, considering she did not go through any proper training.  In fact, she said that they had trained and practiced all by themselves.  :-)

9 Oct 2017 - Watching Getai (歌台)

After our dinner at a popular porridge stall in Hougang, we walked by a huge stage with lots of audiences sitting right in front of it.  Ironically, we did not come across a single "Getai" throughout the entire hungry ghost month which had just passed.  We stayed there and watched for a while before leaving.  It was the first time Jerlene and Javier experienced such an atmosphere.  Nowadays, Getai comes with such a high tech stage.

7 Oct 2017 - Did a Hurricane visit my place?

In the afternoon, it was raining so heavily that it had caused our MRT tunnel to flood for the very first time.  I was following the crisis of our MRT system the whole time until at night when I went up to our roof terrace.......  OMG, I had a crisis of my own!  Did a hurricane visit my place earlier?!!??

It was such a mess.  The huge metal rack fell over my outdoor furniture.  The chairs and hanging racks were all over the place.  Several of my plant pots toppled over.  We spent the next few hours clearing up the mess.  :-(