Eid Mubarak to all!! Hope you are all having a better Syawal than me!!!
It's the second day of Syawal and princess is enjoying the attention from all the visitors. I'd like to think so cos she's been sleeping through it all. After all it's her first Hari Raya and our first as a family, even if it means we can't go around and visit any of our relatives and friends.
As much as I'd like to gripe about all those people who skip fasting during Ramadhan, yet never fail to be decked out in all their brand new Hari Raya clothes and accessories which may only be used this one time, I'll give it a rest this time. While it's quite irritating and frustrating to see their shamelessness, there's only so much we could do. I mean, although we could approach them and advice them nicely, but who's to say they won't reply snidely with a scowl on their face. And that's putting it nicely.
I watched The Pursuit of Happyness on cable over the weekend. I must say that it was a really good movie. Made me wonder why I didn't catch it the first time it came out in the cinema. Something Will Smith said in the movie just resonates within me - maybe happiness is something that we can only pursue and maybe we can actually never have it. Somehow, that line in the movie just struck a chord in me. Is it possible that happiness is just a state of mind that never really exists, that it is created as means of purpose in our lives, to give us something to work towards? Happiness.
Why am I feeling philosphic? Simple, my in-laws are staying with me. Well, my MIL is around to take care of wifey and baby while she is in confinement. It's not anyone's fault really, I made her stay with us, else, we'd have to stay at their place. Not a very interesting prospect.
Honestly, I've never really gotten along with my in-laws. Perhaps, a part of me just refuses to get along. Outwardly, everything may seem OK. I mean, it's not like I don't acknowledge them or act despicably in their presence - I just wasn't brought up that way. It's just I can't stand the way they do things and the way they think. Some things happened over the course of the week, compounded by what transpired this morning that made me blew my top. I'm not going into details for wifey's sake, suffice to say, I've no love nor respect for my in-laws.
Yeah, I know. Who doesn't have problems with the in-laws. This is why I think happyness for me is just that - a concept that I may never be able to truly attain, as long as I'm in conflict with myself on whether or not to confront my anger, dislike and disrespect towards the family I may never be able to love.
Sunday, October 14, 2007
Tuesday, October 09, 2007
Izza down with jaundice
Izza went for her checkup yesterday morning at Bukit Batok Polyclinic.
Got a bit of worrying news - her jaundice was at 279. The attending doc decided that it was best that we sent her to KKH A&E. We preferred it if she was not warded, but it was not to be. She is warded for now. She "checked-in" yesterday at about 2.30pm. After "checking-in", we stayed a while and went home. We were both a bit tired, still getting used to waking up in the middle of the night to take care of her, so we slept the rest of day away.
Spent the night resting at home. Got some pleasant surprises with some of the gifts. I'm sure Izza was ecstatic at the bling she got from Uncle Aiz , Uncle Andy, Auntie Irah and Auntie Nanie -in no particular order - for the beautiful piece. Not forgetting the dozens of clothes she has been getting. We both missed her terribly last night, even if we slept soundly. Both of us kept sniffing at her unwashed clothes....
. Understandably, wifey was a bit distraught at the thought of leaving her in KKH, but it was for the best
Wifey check with the ward earlier but was told that she needed to be held back for a while yet. We'll definitely be visiting her after I finish work today, hopefully, she'll be discharged later today too.
Got a bit of worrying news - her jaundice was at 279. The attending doc decided that it was best that we sent her to KKH A&E. We preferred it if she was not warded, but it was not to be. She is warded for now. She "checked-in" yesterday at about 2.30pm. After "checking-in", we stayed a while and went home. We were both a bit tired, still getting used to waking up in the middle of the night to take care of her, so we slept the rest of day away.
Spent the night resting at home. Got some pleasant surprises with some of the gifts. I'm sure Izza was ecstatic at the bling she got from Uncle Aiz , Uncle Andy, Auntie Irah and Auntie Nanie -in no particular order - for the beautiful piece. Not forgetting the dozens of clothes she has been getting. We both missed her terribly last night, even if we slept soundly. Both of us kept sniffing at her unwashed clothes....
. Understandably, wifey was a bit distraught at the thought of leaving her in KKH, but it was for the bestWifey check with the ward earlier but was told that she needed to be held back for a while yet. We'll definitely be visiting her after I finish work today, hopefully, she'll be discharged later today too.
Wednesday, October 03, 2007
A crazy Saturday
I'd like to think of my days of being jam-packed with activities. After comparing my days with those of my friends whom I have had the privelege to read on their blogs, I realise, my days are relatively sedentary. Then again, wifey is not exactly a big fan of "joining the crowds", and she is not in any condition to do so anytime soon anyway.
We're less than 2 weeks away from Aidilfitri and wifey and me have yet to go to the Bazaar at Geylang to do any real shopping. We did stop by once to get the vadei from the Indian stall outside the Teh Tarik Eating House. I swear they must be selling the best vadei there. Not only are they delicious, they are practically fresh from the wok. However, a 10min stop to buy food does not count right? Talking about the vadei, I might just go there tonight for it.
OK, back to the issue of having jam-packed days. Last Saturday must have been my most hectic day to date. For one, we had our aircon installed - yes, finally we bought a System 2 unit. Unfortunately, a System 3 wouldn't work for my house since the other bedroom is acorss the kitchen - stupid HDB architects. So while the air-con guy installed it, I went out to Bukit Panjang Plaza (BPP). Needed the cash to settle the aircon and the one near my home was down.
While I was crossing the road, I heard a car honking furiously. As I turned my head to the right, it happened. The car - a taxi actually - screeched, thought not in time, and slammed into the side of a black MPV, I didn't quite make out the model. And I was barely 5 meters from the accident. The taxi was driving parallel to where I was heading, while the MPV had wanted to make a right turn into the road I was crossing. I noticed the lady driver of the MPV having the kind of blur look, as if she didn't know what she was doing, and the MPV was turning at a very slow speed. Even after the impact, she had the same look on her face and proceeded to drive the car to the side of the road and sat inside her car for a good 5 minutes before she got out and examined the damage. Beats me why she decided to turn when the taxi was approaching and doing so at such a slow speed. Well, in any case, I'm a witness to the accident though the taxi driver haven't called me up yet.
Besides the air-con installation, we had our car polished by a mobile car grooming pro - I'd like to think of him as a pro, anyway. Normally, I'd polish my car on my own, however, I decided to oursource the polishing this time round because the previous time I attempted to polish my car during Ramadhan, I hardly had any energy left to do anything else. After all that work was done, I was left with the arduous task of cleaning up the mess of the aircon installation. Halfway through it, my vacuum went bust. So I did what came naturally - sleep in my air-con bedroom. We did get the vacuum replaced later that night and continued with the cleaning.
Well, that was pretty packed. Eversince that Saturday, we've been sleeping with the aircon on everynight. Now, I'm just bracing myself for next month's utilities bill.
We're less than 2 weeks away from Aidilfitri and wifey and me have yet to go to the Bazaar at Geylang to do any real shopping. We did stop by once to get the vadei from the Indian stall outside the Teh Tarik Eating House. I swear they must be selling the best vadei there. Not only are they delicious, they are practically fresh from the wok. However, a 10min stop to buy food does not count right? Talking about the vadei, I might just go there tonight for it.
OK, back to the issue of having jam-packed days. Last Saturday must have been my most hectic day to date. For one, we had our aircon installed - yes, finally we bought a System 2 unit. Unfortunately, a System 3 wouldn't work for my house since the other bedroom is acorss the kitchen - stupid HDB architects. So while the air-con guy installed it, I went out to Bukit Panjang Plaza (BPP). Needed the cash to settle the aircon and the one near my home was down.
While I was crossing the road, I heard a car honking furiously. As I turned my head to the right, it happened. The car - a taxi actually - screeched, thought not in time, and slammed into the side of a black MPV, I didn't quite make out the model. And I was barely 5 meters from the accident. The taxi was driving parallel to where I was heading, while the MPV had wanted to make a right turn into the road I was crossing. I noticed the lady driver of the MPV having the kind of blur look, as if she didn't know what she was doing, and the MPV was turning at a very slow speed. Even after the impact, she had the same look on her face and proceeded to drive the car to the side of the road and sat inside her car for a good 5 minutes before she got out and examined the damage. Beats me why she decided to turn when the taxi was approaching and doing so at such a slow speed. Well, in any case, I'm a witness to the accident though the taxi driver haven't called me up yet.
Besides the air-con installation, we had our car polished by a mobile car grooming pro - I'd like to think of him as a pro, anyway. Normally, I'd polish my car on my own, however, I decided to oursource the polishing this time round because the previous time I attempted to polish my car during Ramadhan, I hardly had any energy left to do anything else. After all that work was done, I was left with the arduous task of cleaning up the mess of the aircon installation. Halfway through it, my vacuum went bust. So I did what came naturally - sleep in my air-con bedroom. We did get the vacuum replaced later that night and continued with the cleaning.
Well, that was pretty packed. Eversince that Saturday, we've been sleeping with the aircon on everynight. Now, I'm just bracing myself for next month's utilities bill.
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