tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17944203253689711432024-03-17T18:31:36.771-07:00Journal for Jo ErnStacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15338478372774666732noreply@blogger.comBlogger1152125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1794420325368971143.post-89032472382502396922024-03-16T08:29:00.000-07:002024-03-16T08:29:40.522-07:00Weight up!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The doc had told us not to keep weighing SE, to leave the monitoring to her. The next appointment was three weeks after the <a href="https://lilporcupine.blogspot.com/2024/01/specialist-2.html">first</a>. Voila, her weight had gone up 2kg! So THIS is what it takes to get her weight up! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For weeks I'd been puzzled. After noticing the problem, we had been watching to make sure she was eating. Yet how come she wasn't putting on weight and in fact was slowly getting worse? Was there something wrong with her body as well? Could she have a deficiency in absorbing nutrients? Was she somehow getting rid of the food she was eating? Should we go to other doctors to check for other problems? All the worries were going round and round my head.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So the secret was to increase her food intake substantially. And if she can put on weight like this, it must mean her body was working fine. At this rate, it wouldn't be too long before she was out of danger zone! The situation was finally improving. After the weeks and months of worry, relief flooded through me. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRzbcpPCuZuwYJWruSdmOV8FQ6HHZXNcQAadsoqIEhMsVLKXGk8FUMQsjYscGore1rzyLh2CAZwMsFRN3lQkJjd8P7faTncenoPomdAF_No629XJw10fT5mj2sNmbrfRJivr6brZ_hz5aRCCGtb0_SrCMz5IWcUb1jsiQuPU6rjyOW_UlVGkl37vSjiw4/s1947/IMG_4145.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1947" data-original-width="1582" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRzbcpPCuZuwYJWruSdmOV8FQ6HHZXNcQAadsoqIEhMsVLKXGk8FUMQsjYscGore1rzyLh2CAZwMsFRN3lQkJjd8P7faTncenoPomdAF_No629XJw10fT5mj2sNmbrfRJivr6brZ_hz5aRCCGtb0_SrCMz5IWcUb1jsiQuPU6rjyOW_UlVGkl37vSjiw4/s320/IMG_4145.jpeg" width="260" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Looking better</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It would all come crashing down.</div><br /><p></p>Stacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15338478372774666732noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1794420325368971143.post-21169999342682500102024-03-15T04:30:00.000-07:002024-03-15T04:30:25.716-07:00Evidence<p>Somehow, even with me or our maid monitoring SE closely at meal times, we regularly find evidence that she had managed to get rid of some food.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivxezPK6BLydtRku_WoXhUKLptnmocoXaQjZyf51Cl31uNkTqXFc-rRKk_KsOeyZu8t1iGdAiYv8-z5o3A1vOsRWojWAoFIrhtromAtqtlYO0gDSxqm-ZtE-6s4WKzXstrJXoIUg_w3mnOiEG9K_0oCoK5Oce5SIcHyTpDE7xOfDd0s2riiVnXiwSJgls/s4032/IMG_4854.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivxezPK6BLydtRku_WoXhUKLptnmocoXaQjZyf51Cl31uNkTqXFc-rRKk_KsOeyZu8t1iGdAiYv8-z5o3A1vOsRWojWAoFIrhtromAtqtlYO0gDSxqm-ZtE-6s4WKzXstrJXoIUg_w3mnOiEG9K_0oCoK5Oce5SIcHyTpDE7xOfDd0s2riiVnXiwSJgls/s320/IMG_4854.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="text-align: left;"> </span>Pieces of cheese</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">These 2 small containers were found in the fridge, tucked in the middle of a packet of preserved nutmeg which I hadn't opened for the longest time. Inside were these pieces of cheese she must have squirreled away from multiple snack times. Cheese is so expensive and she just dumps it like this sigh. I wanted to eat them but saw a bit of mold on one of the pieces. So into the bin went some of my hard-earned money.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Stacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15338478372774666732noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1794420325368971143.post-61916641600595767702024-03-09T19:23:00.000-08:002024-03-11T02:57:41.885-07:00Tough<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Back to the painful topic. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Making sure SE follows the doctor's advice is tough. She has to take 3 meals (breakfast lunch dinner) and 3 snacks a day (mid-morning afternoon and supper) so time and discipline are very important. Delay in one meal will impact the next one. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The quantity of food is more than what she used to take.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-HoIcFvHfHMs_WNl8rxS72UayOv47L4K-RpdaMd0mHCJuf3O5ACmcVsBYAyi9dQGtSlBf9C7fO-iaxRaVwuhCscKYNTBKWiGW4LO1SRDNxDMXkAmB23t53gSoc0ESlVXLjsdoy6S2YbLpzpYnpSBFneXBmN6sLE6yYUG5nBT_zTxuh_-S__E9KPsiV3s/s4032/IMG_4522.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-HoIcFvHfHMs_WNl8rxS72UayOv47L4K-RpdaMd0mHCJuf3O5ACmcVsBYAyi9dQGtSlBf9C7fO-iaxRaVwuhCscKYNTBKWiGW4LO1SRDNxDMXkAmB23t53gSoc0ESlVXLjsdoy6S2YbLpzpYnpSBFneXBmN6sLE6yYUG5nBT_zTxuh_-S__E9KPsiV3s/w300-h400/IMG_4522.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I cannot finish, full already!</i></div><div><br /></div><div>Then, the type of food. Note the paper towel full of sauce which she has rubbed off from her portion of meat. Given the choice she would take food which are low-fat, low-calorie and totally bland. </div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivzZVNhgof9HWWWTHdRcSyVFmyLrvmzfEOpm-SfMQHYXiM4yfBkbb5btj19N23GMWHx9bZOkbBTE60o4eDab9unKd9sNG8RvaTK6p9blCLOsvfF3f7FMqUGfI2oS03YO4xd71a9MEytCGlXXND1gs7KpxXNG_eH1viOGs2m2uNn3bO8iHo8EoE2DxLmSs/s3256/IMG_4527.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3256" data-original-width="2353" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivzZVNhgof9HWWWTHdRcSyVFmyLrvmzfEOpm-SfMQHYXiM4yfBkbb5btj19N23GMWHx9bZOkbBTE60o4eDab9unKd9sNG8RvaTK6p9blCLOsvfF3f7FMqUGfI2oS03YO4xd71a9MEytCGlXXND1gs7KpxXNG_eH1viOGs2m2uNn3bO8iHo8EoE2DxLmSs/w289-h400/IMG_4527.jpeg" width="289" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>No I'm not eating any more</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">At times she gets stubborn and refuses point-blank to eat. Then we sit there for ages as she cannot be left alone either. When she takes so long to finish, she will be too full for the next meal and the drama continues throughout the day. Also... there is a high chance she will get rid of the food by throwing it away or stuffing it somewhere.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiz4_h8yezsyuJuQsFg-2X2FhDIFW3FoK_ajde4tgPcpUSHt70alxKDFH6xm39EzlLTbiji-nEss5DcogI7ndMChVH1qfLK0xkurMjziCIWyXD6Xyw-HB6utwBHsZZ3cTSPHbjvN6c2LH2UwJVMY9GuoS2wCwB3Pw1ircsOXaQtmYl74P28PxGZWccNSc/s3482/IMG_4530.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3482" data-original-width="2529" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiz4_h8yezsyuJuQsFg-2X2FhDIFW3FoK_ajde4tgPcpUSHt70alxKDFH6xm39EzlLTbiji-nEss5DcogI7ndMChVH1qfLK0xkurMjziCIWyXD6Xyw-HB6utwBHsZZ3cTSPHbjvN6c2LH2UwJVMY9GuoS2wCwB3Pw1ircsOXaQtmYl74P28PxGZWccNSc/w290-h400/IMG_4530.jpeg" width="290" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>No I cannotttt</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">While I know it's not easy for her to eat, I have no choice either but to be strict. Her body weight was critically low - only 25kg at a height of 144cm. She'd dropped about 10kg from her pre-anorexia weight.</div><p></p>Stacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15338478372774666732noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1794420325368971143.post-2562271447952930712024-02-28T00:19:00.000-08:002024-02-28T00:19:37.458-08:00Her year<p>Dragon is SE's year, she turns 12 this year. And she is facing such big problems.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKKNtuYbzEqe7QuQfsiRHgYLyw-J37nihM2HgB2DE3CfkbwUW8N0qCU2Yw3rFk2IpHL1VEyw_fcNCoSrQW7PlF-Q8EH2UvAU9xPNEbrPEK4VhIE4tOAHWy8myhast1YpO4igyLW20kBquJNJWHlGah2Fxia3GFnVjt-jQgDk4-YOjqNRuAi_bA2hHo0Lc/s2775/IMG_4838.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2213" data-original-width="2775" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKKNtuYbzEqe7QuQfsiRHgYLyw-J37nihM2HgB2DE3CfkbwUW8N0qCU2Yw3rFk2IpHL1VEyw_fcNCoSrQW7PlF-Q8EH2UvAU9xPNEbrPEK4VhIE4tOAHWy8myhast1YpO4igyLW20kBquJNJWHlGah2Fxia3GFnVjt-jQgDk4-YOjqNRuAi_bA2hHo0Lc/w400-h319/IMG_4838.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Me is a dragon</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Or, could it be the year where the problems are solved?</div><p></p>Stacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15338478372774666732noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1794420325368971143.post-27004241953847943462024-02-23T20:43:00.000-08:002024-02-23T23:30:45.887-08:00Peace <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Since JE insisted on flashing the peace sign even though I kept telling her it doesn't go with traditional CNY outfits... here is a post with some of the unacceptable photos. Hmff.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxdoGJuTFxpOzODKEe6GUp5jsi45iUNfptfVoVIji-YNtjN4wHOo1zTOx15KKYYP-khOEE-JuOUz4oSUCWlc46Cy_7qhi1Ar728IojlaVQPKNrU0XlQpn8bjpx4rytdlsm9NWiUCFWINQovU2CG-xOilwrQ9zpIkv4u1qCtsw2cnWZebOa6QupSQj0AH8/s4032/IMG_4916.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxdoGJuTFxpOzODKEe6GUp5jsi45iUNfptfVoVIji-YNtjN4wHOo1zTOx15KKYYP-khOEE-JuOUz4oSUCWlc46Cy_7qhi1Ar728IojlaVQPKNrU0XlQpn8bjpx4rytdlsm9NWiUCFWINQovU2CG-xOilwrQ9zpIkv4u1qCtsw2cnWZebOa6QupSQj0AH8/w300-h400/IMG_4916.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Peace</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHX5CY752Rrlhy09aCMZ6-BqBWANAkcJ4yW3ZHYq_31PSA5Hne9PB41kQVlcep2RcxojaWVip9v2bQKwqXUh8SvWMYIpVgLKD5zz7-DAIFgh4CqpOpY863Yg7VTl5rkyU7EkpBAuz4c7ZEGkb6RnL90zzO_suQ5pbAfSbphqYtE79ngmN-am4WIiQlh2Y/s4032/IMG_4931.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHX5CY752Rrlhy09aCMZ6-BqBWANAkcJ4yW3ZHYq_31PSA5Hne9PB41kQVlcep2RcxojaWVip9v2bQKwqXUh8SvWMYIpVgLKD5zz7-DAIFgh4CqpOpY863Yg7VTl5rkyU7EkpBAuz4c7ZEGkb6RnL90zzO_suQ5pbAfSbphqYtE79ngmN-am4WIiQlh2Y/w300-h400/IMG_4931.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Peace!!</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOdOoNs_5CscQEkanZJOFyrMmFotxHeNc9ydjeisonqPznOXMWaAFUExS995oonuIRZgbnzfD_eKiqKTtF08ByNyvdMX8M8BgrfXcpGPTPbvqegbxhIyKGt3soS1liIvccs4a9eewmFgGjlv-iGxDm-5XUes0gXmPmMqXA1LUDPOkK8q_jxFpN0TDwKrU/s2430/IMG_4976.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2430" data-original-width="1573" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOdOoNs_5CscQEkanZJOFyrMmFotxHeNc9ydjeisonqPznOXMWaAFUExS995oonuIRZgbnzfD_eKiqKTtF08ByNyvdMX8M8BgrfXcpGPTPbvqegbxhIyKGt3soS1liIvccs4a9eewmFgGjlv-iGxDm-5XUes0gXmPmMqXA1LUDPOkK8q_jxFpN0TDwKrU/w259-h400/IMG_4976.jpeg" width="259" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>PEACE!!!</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Stacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15338478372774666732noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1794420325368971143.post-57565310922677982312024-02-22T20:26:00.000-08:002024-02-22T20:26:36.375-08:00Day 2 CNY<p> Day 2, we headed over to Midvalley to take some photos. I like the persimmon theme!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHpgHg12_Cd30mrKNL_sBojZaY6-hSSVQBtq3uEcXMscQf3gsO-rFU9jU-FtUqHIC17YPlDZfmkG-bVseJPyAKd5PXBVAiFIq4apR1dwECBif4dHJwVidNec_vKbSnHJQ6ZgxA03grz1ZZmX_PFuAI11luLhhw8zOHb3l-Un0AmMFD4kfUYp8a7X-v1hY/s2281/IMG_4943.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1955" data-original-width="2281" height="343" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHpgHg12_Cd30mrKNL_sBojZaY6-hSSVQBtq3uEcXMscQf3gsO-rFU9jU-FtUqHIC17YPlDZfmkG-bVseJPyAKd5PXBVAiFIq4apR1dwECBif4dHJwVidNec_vKbSnHJQ6ZgxA03grz1ZZmX_PFuAI11luLhhw8zOHb3l-Un0AmMFD4kfUYp8a7X-v1hY/w400-h343/IMG_4943.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Here, have a persimmon</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghOSkqsyKtw52j0Em4hxQS0bu_4z2UqizcE2D-C52hxI9fJWrJG10ao65g3D4_um29Db63WMAWmax1TGaKEWtt_xsMcpnaAlEjkDI-T329kqFjYmm0eprThz_ayZuv8IDFBcVC9uEHuYMVInGbmMzRFs5IF6B9Y8C1i3NStFzpz6AX3XiKNgIChsycuqw/s4032/IMG_4968.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghOSkqsyKtw52j0Em4hxQS0bu_4z2UqizcE2D-C52hxI9fJWrJG10ao65g3D4_um29Db63WMAWmax1TGaKEWtt_xsMcpnaAlEjkDI-T329kqFjYmm0eprThz_ayZuv8IDFBcVC9uEHuYMVInGbmMzRFs5IF6B9Y8C1i3NStFzpz6AX3XiKNgIChsycuqw/w300-h400/IMG_4968.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Kakak is selling persimmons hehe</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Gardens section had a retro kind of theme. Thought SE posed well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5qWPii_8piE1xRogHTG3Jpi4L84RLbia7ru2K30z-2Ppca6k7MQsDhGoIZZ4oHonNachCk-GQLGOxBnIWLvSqfCpYMF9kc_k5bZeuBgu3Rlp8kTLpEaOwyvH9rZrXmShOke56Y_NLr3-qx_FT_1jzbNPrELuzDg3lLzxw1Tr-rpz-M1U2mtHRGbuo7Es/s3457/IMG_4913.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3457" data-original-width="2421" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5qWPii_8piE1xRogHTG3Jpi4L84RLbia7ru2K30z-2Ppca6k7MQsDhGoIZZ4oHonNachCk-GQLGOxBnIWLvSqfCpYMF9kc_k5bZeuBgu3Rlp8kTLpEaOwyvH9rZrXmShOke56Y_NLr3-qx_FT_1jzbNPrELuzDg3lLzxw1Tr-rpz-M1U2mtHRGbuo7Es/w280-h400/IMG_4913.jpeg" width="280" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I actually don't know how to cycle</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTuuyJAFSZt_kpB_XckzFHwQ1njJhe1qkRiNY5uXFYmqfWgRh-dhwtqd04PNnGpaK7jgVxgcwtgATpp3B9E3F5mcU9OdFQivAKtLAfz-ttUnTa0bvhaBsYuotAr5czNI1pS3Z-qH0a6miUdBP4wFPj3TJAKOCYHwJXgSyubcc0xKYtIPopawrWcDrL6d8/s4032/IMG_4955.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTuuyJAFSZt_kpB_XckzFHwQ1njJhe1qkRiNY5uXFYmqfWgRh-dhwtqd04PNnGpaK7jgVxgcwtgATpp3B9E3F5mcU9OdFQivAKtLAfz-ttUnTa0bvhaBsYuotAr5czNI1pS3Z-qH0a6miUdBP4wFPj3TJAKOCYHwJXgSyubcc0xKYtIPopawrWcDrL6d8/w300-h400/IMG_4955.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>But I can pose hehe</i></div><br /><p></p><div>Erm yeah the girls don't own footwear match dresses.</div>Stacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15338478372774666732noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1794420325368971143.post-6704929803993657592024-02-22T20:19:00.000-08:002024-02-22T20:19:04.030-08:00Day1 CNY<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Just to record down else next year we will be cracking out heads thinking what we did the previous year. Previously we would meet with hubby's side on CNY eve, then have no events on CNY Day 1. Since this year CNY eve was with my family, Day 1 we went to his sister's place. Small gathering with other members of the family.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hubby got the girls to participate in the gambling session. The girls later reported it was boring and SE said she didn't know what was going on haha.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf-UW-AjdaEkWRZuIXxuRdXiXikaL2JPuK8m5S08twX-DIrtz9cmCQDUJMiT-_UG28VB2erHLl78cse7y0ZnVy9G_LQXIJrH1XTcfeITkqbWh3cU9QSbNjaPNJ4oHJaAQMVPiLeWfyJX4qcTdcVWKmWUa0arrpxhU0F_35i1ct-cDRuoGVOGJZT8rINxQ/s2437/IMG_4895.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1954" data-original-width="2437" height="321" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf-UW-AjdaEkWRZuIXxuRdXiXikaL2JPuK8m5S08twX-DIrtz9cmCQDUJMiT-_UG28VB2erHLl78cse7y0ZnVy9G_LQXIJrH1XTcfeITkqbWh3cU9QSbNjaPNJ4oHJaAQMVPiLeWfyJX4qcTdcVWKmWUa0arrpxhU0F_35i1ct-cDRuoGVOGJZT8rINxQ/w400-h321/IMG_4895.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Sit here and 'gamble'</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Stacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15338478372774666732noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1794420325368971143.post-61679978322282679032024-02-14T22:42:00.000-08:002024-02-14T22:42:44.152-08:00CNY eve<p>Thankful to celebrate CNY eve this year! To recap, our maid (and also my sister's) caught Covid in end January. Maid was parked in our apartment while we stayed over at my parents' place. She recovered in 5 days, but my father then got Covid. This time we stayed at our apartment instead of going back and forth to my parents' place. My father also recovered in 5 days and we looked forward to life back to normal. Unfortunately a few days later he had bad vomiting/diarrhoea and ended up being admitted to hospital for 3 days. Finally got discharged a day before CNY eve, phew! That's how we ended up NOT fully prepared for reunion dinner this year haha. My mother was at the hospital too most of the time.</p><p>Anyway with some last minute buying and work.... dinner was on!</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc4SLUFjN28HqL8XcNcN0E_he2M0Wd-qc6OAeSHyQqFgKl-R4eS9flNgs-iIvfKpjEgh7pvfolW4cHafCadQHxOeSmIZyi2ZkWpPC6H1JIZdqfwHiXifcj3TBgkAVC9wMSixtx4s3LkwU6ov2ij0ScCgfehtSxfbfidJUzQkRw98uyoJVNAbVJ83UR3PI/s4032/IMG_4873.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc4SLUFjN28HqL8XcNcN0E_he2M0Wd-qc6OAeSHyQqFgKl-R4eS9flNgs-iIvfKpjEgh7pvfolW4cHafCadQHxOeSmIZyi2ZkWpPC6H1JIZdqfwHiXifcj3TBgkAVC9wMSixtx4s3LkwU6ov2ij0ScCgfehtSxfbfidJUzQkRw98uyoJVNAbVJ83UR3PI/w300-h400/IMG_4873.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>The food</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://lilporcupine.blogspot.com/2023/02/cny-eve.html">Last year</a> was the first time I'd been at my parents' place for CNY even since getting married. And this year, continue. :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7KhKAFx3nBvDF48YRmF-cVMNT4KbmsvKO4oOfrbpJulfMO0zVBmuDtomkwUAQvi7HeuXMYO_WycRhW-Y-TSsSbq_7QEnWM_rcovQJHeNqVXdfW49T3BBMlkak25WBiI6s6R6GXAAiqtFi_dbl0osIKgzw0i9neN91dr0LfdfAf0PzuErfzALA25_K-rg/s4032/IMG_4878.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7KhKAFx3nBvDF48YRmF-cVMNT4KbmsvKO4oOfrbpJulfMO0zVBmuDtomkwUAQvi7HeuXMYO_WycRhW-Y-TSsSbq_7QEnWM_rcovQJHeNqVXdfW49T3BBMlkak25WBiI6s6R6GXAAiqtFi_dbl0osIKgzw0i9neN91dr0LfdfAf0PzuErfzALA25_K-rg/w300-h400/IMG_4878.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>The girls in their cheongsams</i></div><p>Happy Dragon year to all!</p>Stacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15338478372774666732noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1794420325368971143.post-87288871900093696932024-02-12T03:25:00.000-08:002024-02-12T03:49:16.117-08:00CNY already<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It's CNY! As always, I will wonder why it's arriving already. Sign of age haha. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We made seaweed crackers and peanut cookies. At least make SOMETHING.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I forgot to take pictures until JE was brushing the last tray of cookies with egg wash. And she refused to take photos grr.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqZq_RdsZSAGPeZOhJQw2fX8rC-Gbny9OYOsTdx7uBWF0VtvpxZ7bzti_RPoa4GZrk7mA2OvMqsZuW9HRORBDH8O1wCiXebdhJtVPBsFTmW15Wiy0E_W5TgEpgz7l9npQJrpNuFkhV_N8u2DZoLL9krN0Pl24gQihCbZXFW5HFlzFLAb5yjwk_sRho3Lo/s3212/IMG_4829.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3212" data-original-width="2200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqZq_RdsZSAGPeZOhJQw2fX8rC-Gbny9OYOsTdx7uBWF0VtvpxZ7bzti_RPoa4GZrk7mA2OvMqsZuW9HRORBDH8O1wCiXebdhJtVPBsFTmW15Wiy0E_W5TgEpgz7l9npQJrpNuFkhV_N8u2DZoLL9krN0Pl24gQihCbZXFW5HFlzFLAb5yjwk_sRho3Lo/w274-h400/IMG_4829.jpeg" width="274" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">No, no photos</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> <p></p>Stacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15338478372774666732noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1794420325368971143.post-32873081568065464812024-02-06T02:08:00.000-08:002024-02-06T02:08:25.189-08:00Diet plan<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The dietician basically asked SE what food she normally has and what she likes in order to come up with a diet plan for her daily 3 meals and 3 snacks. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For lunch and dinner, the plan given was 90g protein and 100g rice. It varies with other carbs e.g. it would be 130g for pasta, 2 slices of bread, 2 potatoes, one wrap. For me, I understand a fixed weight more than "2 potatoes"! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Weighed out the meat at dinner.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ImVoeuGuU68uUuw9821NrNCuwLD3Z3AAEvBUhjduI2WXUXgDxUmDRa3q-KL_N_Q6CZgpSZXfOp9W84bHP2Qw7c846woI1yFQ7NSgWOXpVWIfkdK0PKuxpz50TUZ5Ot47EaS0k6DuW3C1qPvRinuOlE6HCj31f7t5ASDq2Wv2mOMGKRacfvzxSLVSac4/s4032/IMG_3876.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ImVoeuGuU68uUuw9821NrNCuwLD3Z3AAEvBUhjduI2WXUXgDxUmDRa3q-KL_N_Q6CZgpSZXfOp9W84bHP2Qw7c846woI1yFQ7NSgWOXpVWIfkdK0PKuxpz50TUZ5Ot47EaS0k6DuW3C1qPvRinuOlE6HCj31f7t5ASDq2Wv2mOMGKRacfvzxSLVSac4/w300-h400/IMG_3876.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>This is too much!</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5poJn3AQ6WcwVsZ0LIy5CQJzS40g9J8AWPxoG_YbYIbrw-gF9-4PZxepFruA1VMPgEXWjeNcNhRPTPDo0sDdxv86BY4iPi01L5RlrXp5LwrHXPS4f4p8p3Yb-ajnTYseonx29DvB5QlMwgRAi7O-IxFemxjkG4cMvnWFlIFSzRAW0IfgU5N81dDtqGro/s4032/IMG_3877.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5poJn3AQ6WcwVsZ0LIy5CQJzS40g9J8AWPxoG_YbYIbrw-gF9-4PZxepFruA1VMPgEXWjeNcNhRPTPDo0sDdxv86BY4iPi01L5RlrXp5LwrHXPS4f4p8p3Yb-ajnTYseonx29DvB5QlMwgRAi7O-IxFemxjkG4cMvnWFlIFSzRAW0IfgU5N81dDtqGro/w300-h400/IMG_3877.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I am full. I cannot finish</i></div><div><br /></div><div>I didn't have the heart to make her finish the remaining food. :( Will have to in future as the dietitian said - empathy is empathy, but in her condition we cannot have empathy. She has to bring her weight up and recover her health. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Stacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15338478372774666732noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1794420325368971143.post-74560778653023912132024-02-03T19:37:00.000-08:002024-02-03T19:37:53.327-08:00Hate<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Specialist #2 specified a blood test for SE. Had to check where to take those tests - the clinic near our home could comply and the test would cost over RM400. Oh well, at least it was easy to take her there before breakfast.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">With all the prohibitions and stress... my little daughter told me she wants to run away from home and that she hates me. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDE6ehyfR9f_koHG3TpYlEiV1a3xP78sQnFQl114fXEiWyPiP_OgEEjoTfR8Ir4R3zteD2GWKy3C5NG6P_jDdILrLgvgPaudbr7b-qqmmYz9g5Y2_AQKV7Ars783QPuClmmbqMR2d0rXme3aiwkDUDCI4Z4f_8yJHIMovzoUUPScCOYmitoJGIkBjOnog/s4032/IMG_3880.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDE6ehyfR9f_koHG3TpYlEiV1a3xP78sQnFQl114fXEiWyPiP_OgEEjoTfR8Ir4R3zteD2GWKy3C5NG6P_jDdILrLgvgPaudbr7b-qqmmYz9g5Y2_AQKV7Ars783QPuClmmbqMR2d0rXme3aiwkDUDCI4Z4f_8yJHIMovzoUUPScCOYmitoJGIkBjOnog/w300-h400/IMG_3880.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Waiting</i></div><div><br /></div>This clinic doctor (there is a rotation) was something else... She asked what the problem was and I briefly said SE has an eating problem. She took it upon herself to loudly ask SE questions starting with, GIRL WHY YOU DON'T WANT TO EAT?? TELL ME!<div><br /></div><div>I didn't expect a medically trained doctor to be so insensitive! Eventually I motioned her to just take the blood. </div><div><br /></div><div>At least she managed to take the required sample. Sitting didn't work and she got SE to lie down.<br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzmideefwirbndSoQOiztFCK5tpBug9hQk7R3xgAgTPTtreWyEOQo8f9scxrFW1YcpNxGxCNpIXcIrWWuIhMsKsr02Wt_DEOoyzkW8wemvyuND3Uy0d9-iMRHvqIqnUuBZq2YYcb4q-m8C8pnd8qMeHhYMJOmaSqzjpT9hFHq06phx-nvaJfT7sR1Of6w/s4032/IMG_3881.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzmideefwirbndSoQOiztFCK5tpBug9hQk7R3xgAgTPTtreWyEOQo8f9scxrFW1YcpNxGxCNpIXcIrWWuIhMsKsr02Wt_DEOoyzkW8wemvyuND3Uy0d9-iMRHvqIqnUuBZq2YYcb4q-m8C8pnd8qMeHhYMJOmaSqzjpT9hFHq06phx-nvaJfT7sR1Of6w/w400-h300/IMG_3881.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Blood being take</i>n</div><br /> This journey is difficult. :(<p></p></div></div>Stacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15338478372774666732noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1794420325368971143.post-40768358317549173162024-01-29T02:17:00.000-08:002024-01-30T23:40:29.611-08:00JE<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">JE is a little neglected these days since I'm so preoccupied with SE. She's overall ok but her school (a government SMK school) doesn't seem too good. Teachers often do not come into class. She has friends and doesn't want to leave though. We shall give it one more year and see. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Tam9eEGWH5tpxKPVogVcLokEm7-oBHzGzlUvK75w5fGmOki2bkO8rOLMdb5JOjwrkFL0TWwSBVzhWzLo6yBp8hKk9UVelnortABRWCCaM4GYTayaMH42gib17OirA-TQqxbzGIY2Yr2zWALim_4_AzI2laC0yw3zSYkjKWYUl2Db792bf0F-b-NnGp4/s3698/IMG_4557.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2840" data-original-width="3698" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Tam9eEGWH5tpxKPVogVcLokEm7-oBHzGzlUvK75w5fGmOki2bkO8rOLMdb5JOjwrkFL0TWwSBVzhWzLo6yBp8hKk9UVelnortABRWCCaM4GYTayaMH42gib17OirA-TQqxbzGIY2Yr2zWALim_4_AzI2laC0yw3zSYkjKWYUl2Db792bf0F-b-NnGp4/w400-h308/IMG_4557.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Noodles for me</i></div><br /> <p></p>Stacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15338478372774666732noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1794420325368971143.post-1327901921430198632024-01-22T04:33:00.000-08:002024-01-22T04:33:08.240-08:00DON'TS And DO<p>One more post - really cannot dwell on this topic long, too painful.</p><p>We returned with a list of DON'Ts:</p><p>1. Cannot keep exercising - SE had been obsessively doing jumping jacks, yoga, stretching at every opportunity. As a family, our opinions were divided... of course exercise is normally good and should help give her a healthier appetite. But she was exercising non-stop, even getting up in the middle of the night to exercise in the toilet. It broke my heart to see her already-skeletal leg being lifted up and down on our shared bed when I woke up at night.</p><p>2. Cannot go swimming - I mentioned to the doc SE is very determined and would swim multiple lengths. She was shocked and said swimming shouldn't be allowed in her condition.</p><p>3. Cannot go on the walk to get JE from school - same reason</p><p>4. Cannot help with cooking - SE was starting to like helping with food preparation. Doc says this wasn't advisable as we don't want her to be focused on food. </p><p>SE was miserable that basically ALL the things she liked doing was now prohibited.</p><p>The DO: Follow a diet plan of 3 daily meals and 3 snacks, and send pictures of every meal to the dietitian.</p><p>Lunch/dinner was to be 90g of protein and 100g of rice with vegetables. The first time, we were surprised to find that 90g of meat was considerably more than her usual amount. Since then we have realised some styles of cooking makes the food look more substantial than others. </p><p>SE hated everything.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk7cmzEiJ8sNpJnjxacunqvVxIptZp9cVMQpiS4S3mHwMqpOSvbPsDpm5Y0HhmPp_6-cc1I3gfnYZCo23s4WO4KBp4J2pjspU882xaztATzW3TFuenA14KHfEMKWc7D47gWizwvj5_TS8ukDMzKjc25wkiwMTijQfxfLFqEZwBFzUuR4o1bp9DKZiF21A/s3018/IMG_4367.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2616" data-original-width="3018" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk7cmzEiJ8sNpJnjxacunqvVxIptZp9cVMQpiS4S3mHwMqpOSvbPsDpm5Y0HhmPp_6-cc1I3gfnYZCo23s4WO4KBp4J2pjspU882xaztATzW3TFuenA14KHfEMKWc7D47gWizwvj5_TS8ukDMzKjc25wkiwMTijQfxfLFqEZwBFzUuR4o1bp9DKZiF21A/w400-h346/IMG_4367.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I don't like</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqL4pRoqgTA4ZAqlYFXTadY-9dDj-SoSIwtOn_-TSi8tBOK3ykj6_Mgnw4xIdqJKlYdfwg9bK3vwzA9OQtQONLHIwqchOPcaepYLRQci0bdnKv-9nWpESWjoaUr2pdaxwNUZlfBd9C__Gzf2vsQDKUf-IQ9uuSgGSEK7eHrt9xHbqGS3qnja00n9mTn2Q/s4032/IMG_4355.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqL4pRoqgTA4ZAqlYFXTadY-9dDj-SoSIwtOn_-TSi8tBOK3ykj6_Mgnw4xIdqJKlYdfwg9bK3vwzA9OQtQONLHIwqchOPcaepYLRQci0bdnKv-9nWpESWjoaUr2pdaxwNUZlfBd9C__Gzf2vsQDKUf-IQ9uuSgGSEK7eHrt9xHbqGS3qnja00n9mTn2Q/w300-h400/IMG_4355.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Don't like!</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Stacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15338478372774666732noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1794420325368971143.post-80343094561075923822024-01-19T01:43:00.000-08:002024-01-22T02:45:34.382-08:00Specialist #2<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: left;">1 December 2023</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div>After the visit to the <a href="https://lilporcupine.blogspot.com/2023/12/specialist-1.html">first specialist</a>, we pretty much decided there wasn't any point continuing. However there wasn't any improvement in the situation. SE was upset at being asked to eat/drink and being monitored to do so. While she agreed gaining some weight would get people off her back, her behaviour was obviously the opposite - exercising a lot, drinking a lot of water, preferring plain and low-fat food. Hubby urged me to take her to another doctor while my parents had the opposite opinion. They thought that doctors wouldn't be helpful, that was better to monitor her at home and not subject her to more medical visits. <div><br /></div><div>After some weeks, there didn't seem much choice as the situation wasn't improving. I made an appointment with a doctor at Sunway Medical - her next available slot was weeks away so we had to wait.<br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx0zRmLlPYUZ-nYESi1vU7kTXr-yr8YrBjKSZ0kNkBcpDndmZUHXtnpopfKgfL-bj_uPROIXZbl8a9jKkWZqUUfRzmXYwYtl9hQYvIYs6-KKWiCjN2-laky8NNDV4O5Ss6Q3sSIAEsvXP-uxfdgDNC2JhIkud5b_J9AZZlWPPOpRxiAuQauQwjZmcgIE8/s4032/IMG_3865.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx0zRmLlPYUZ-nYESi1vU7kTXr-yr8YrBjKSZ0kNkBcpDndmZUHXtnpopfKgfL-bj_uPROIXZbl8a9jKkWZqUUfRzmXYwYtl9hQYvIYs6-KKWiCjN2-laky8NNDV4O5Ss6Q3sSIAEsvXP-uxfdgDNC2JhIkud5b_J9AZZlWPPOpRxiAuQauQwjZmcgIE8/w300-h400/IMG_3865.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Waiting</i></div><div><br /></div><div>Our appointment was at 3pm, we arrived early but only got to see the doc after 4pm. </div><br />Doc chatted with her for some time, asked her what book she was reading, things like that. Quite nice compared to the usual way of asking what the problem was. Eventually she asked SE to go with the nurse to take her weight. And immediately told me SE's condition was not good. She said that overseas, people like SE would be hospitalised already. She advised to stop school, not to have any physical activities. She said she would need to work with a dietitian on this so we later went to consult the dietitian.<p></p></div></div><div>We left at 630pm. It was a long day with a bad diagnosis at the end. I had clung on to a shred of hope that the situation wasn't that bad and this hope was totally dashed. Despite that, my dominant feeling was relief. I had answers to my questions. And I had the feeling that we were in good hands, that we could trust these people and all we had to do was follow their advice.</div>Stacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15338478372774666732noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1794420325368971143.post-64878839169837554852024-01-12T03:44:00.000-08:002024-01-12T04:02:35.176-08:00AC hotel trip<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And on to our next holiday. The 2n hotel stay was courtesy of my brother who wanted some points to round off his hotel membership ranking. With a king bed and a sofa bed, sleeping arrangements were a bit tight as hubby decided to come along at the last minute. He tried to look for another room but apparently they were full. Anyway, nice also to spend time together even though at closer quarters haha.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Day1: Arrival and chilling. Dinner at Hokkaido Seafood across the road.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Day2: AC hotel is right by the Titiwangsa LRT station so off we went.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA_EBEN-GNJHCqQ2ZbO6lrXy_h_JMwsZCMTEv_6bZTvRzHagg8GxrU6l6SBrpKT5DnnTCnjmDYqhxBuMeDma7T3TrZGL799gV1V-EkzGrQoWZU1QUy9Nw8LIOz9lI-MqcXdDIYUWsTN5lQ5LMqsrsvvONRttONnoQKx4iL9k-78P0mRVYe7ItmHJI10PY/s4032/IMG_4403.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA_EBEN-GNJHCqQ2ZbO6lrXy_h_JMwsZCMTEv_6bZTvRzHagg8GxrU6l6SBrpKT5DnnTCnjmDYqhxBuMeDma7T3TrZGL799gV1V-EkzGrQoWZU1QUy9Nw8LIOz9lI-MqcXdDIYUWsTN5lQ5LMqsrsvvONRttONnoQKx4iL9k-78P0mRVYe7ItmHJI10PY/w300-h400/IMG_4403.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>We are travellers!</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJRBlof9xCPWG5wXQcDIaiXMbrBUNtVK3qMckJWhVzS6302o4-TL68Y5qD5OtAw3TXEBLi67XxnBED3xmAsB7ijua1pPxE5UbA4AmZTnPMZvffnPL3KhWE0nS_cqhwMxQRcLgFgDJXIjltGR5RCoRR4ee2GqLRLYqwMK2jAV6xvFMi6KoJ_9n5Hkvo2TM/s3379/IMG_4408.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2643" data-original-width="3379" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJRBlof9xCPWG5wXQcDIaiXMbrBUNtVK3qMckJWhVzS6302o4-TL68Y5qD5OtAw3TXEBLi67XxnBED3xmAsB7ijua1pPxE5UbA4AmZTnPMZvffnPL3KhWE0nS_cqhwMxQRcLgFgDJXIjltGR5RCoRR4ee2GqLRLYqwMK2jAV6xvFMi6KoJ_9n5Hkvo2TM/w400-h313/IMG_4408.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>*Thrilled</i></div><div><br /></div>The LRT was still down between Bandaraya and Masjid Jamek stations so we had to hop onto the free bus. Luckily a kind passenger guided us where to go. <div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrm0l59KwI1pyeTdhFbxmid9MaY_U_dhGwZ0DmqHHp3VDsvFL-nc0Ff4aVSWBAh9acB2acL1zA-bN15A1OPIbw6jsY5FVyuW_qdflAcQ4yeuievIXaVO1HolMIBpTtSD_Q7CdpX5t0XxumwFI19TbIqgyhYRYssLy5VJ5XQB3aWdwgXe0wLiUBuzir5_E/s4032/IMG_4411.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrm0l59KwI1pyeTdhFbxmid9MaY_U_dhGwZ0DmqHHp3VDsvFL-nc0Ff4aVSWBAh9acB2acL1zA-bN15A1OPIbw6jsY5FVyuW_qdflAcQ4yeuievIXaVO1HolMIBpTtSD_Q7CdpX5t0XxumwFI19TbIqgyhYRYssLy5VJ5XQB3aWdwgXe0wLiUBuzir5_E/w300-h400/IMG_4411.jpeg" width="300" /></i></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>*Even more thrilled</i></div><div><br /></div><div>The bus took us one station to Masjid Jamek where we continued onto the Pasar Seni station.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjViWD1jX7wHMgUBQ7BOMdC2TJWb4uPRhgRc-P0lhHR48dOkUqrCcDFY-kysmXptyeLpWjQodHi-LV8-dWwtzOGxxWyC5EgMS81hwXObI77PATP9QEZ-fJFPjRwjONCp5KZ5zakEHFJpyvT1kFXmG_AetKBIIUQjOKUZyUkkcJrQNgEzNk4xdRL3HTSor4/s4032/IMG_4413.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjViWD1jX7wHMgUBQ7BOMdC2TJWb4uPRhgRc-P0lhHR48dOkUqrCcDFY-kysmXptyeLpWjQodHi-LV8-dWwtzOGxxWyC5EgMS81hwXObI77PATP9QEZ-fJFPjRwjONCp5KZ5zakEHFJpyvT1kFXmG_AetKBIIUQjOKUZyUkkcJrQNgEzNk4xdRL3HTSor4/w300-h400/IMG_4413.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>We are here!</i></div><div><br /></div>Took the girls to Central Market since they'd never been here. Hmm it's nice - airconditioned with shops selling interesting things - but prices are really at tourist levels.</div><div> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_rOmdIA2YLQ_1ZEyV3G5ndUyEkqBrlCJ3XGhtyMwZIAQDvTLt4N_jXAw0IrhytYb7vHvyA7bnpvplSVLb1mfC4I90SHeasUuCEKC9e_zGYFav8wFj3S4DFgxmn0c8e7hpxfqP7lfV9XnOnGkF8Wxr0ggbtvQuj2_jo4nx41R1u86vZQg7QuryHQThLn4/s4032/IMG_4419.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_rOmdIA2YLQ_1ZEyV3G5ndUyEkqBrlCJ3XGhtyMwZIAQDvTLt4N_jXAw0IrhytYb7vHvyA7bnpvplSVLb1mfC4I90SHeasUuCEKC9e_zGYFav8wFj3S4DFgxmn0c8e7hpxfqP7lfV9XnOnGkF8Wxr0ggbtvQuj2_jo4nx41R1u86vZQg7QuryHQThLn4/w400-h300/IMG_4419.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Look only</i></div><div><br /></div>We went to try out Mixue...</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTEfYbQjTPEJ6kZSMPgHwSJFs79O_DevokAZuCR3xM4h8ASwgta4hqz5lsWTMSpdQEAAjmcKD8xFewVh37dwM9qVdvWNPQb3eYYnefwtv2dVavqLSTf3X3SZFEWJzRiFaQop9gz1W6QivWhsBbocyy1LPPxisltQnLxutdPPZkKJ3xn9IW47LZu9m0vCA/s2812/IMG_4426.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2072" data-original-width="2812" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTEfYbQjTPEJ6kZSMPgHwSJFs79O_DevokAZuCR3xM4h8ASwgta4hqz5lsWTMSpdQEAAjmcKD8xFewVh37dwM9qVdvWNPQb3eYYnefwtv2dVavqLSTf3X3SZFEWJzRiFaQop9gz1W6QivWhsBbocyy1LPPxisltQnLxutdPPZkKJ3xn9IW47LZu9m0vCA/w400-h295/IMG_4426.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Take photo first</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Then onto the Sin Sze Si Ya temple and museum which chronicles the temple's history. We didn't find it that interesting. Yap Ah Loy features in the story.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgPezN_OyzWqzEa7fMltXHqwp7l5J-YQHmctQItjxo8DjHrRnkFrqPIhw_-ifanz-jkIhLqY82ehvdhK5m3w333ULuvxmnakTf3Oqy6pwWZqcpJB6towqR6NYqxYI6WRpijvn7nM1579MzQ3uvowCuWloDxcO5FkyTmddRBvrsptEZwxAPymDkkznDFsk/s4032/IMG_4436.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgPezN_OyzWqzEa7fMltXHqwp7l5J-YQHmctQItjxo8DjHrRnkFrqPIhw_-ifanz-jkIhLqY82ehvdhK5m3w333ULuvxmnakTf3Oqy6pwWZqcpJB6towqR6NYqxYI6WRpijvn7nM1579MzQ3uvowCuWloDxcO5FkyTmddRBvrsptEZwxAPymDkkznDFsk/w400-h300/IMG_4436.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>JE taking a break (not a dump)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then we walked over to Petaling street.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRDiVkRbM2GU_HtxffuYayx9TfAx4p1xDEUbxhIR4_DqM5yMFrcjkRWeZcLvnuzfoEuQVNEbnaZ87p82VJIWhP2iGcdBybtDmA0VSceNVlvrDbKWJmGqohQI1GrViV5-EhakUpoLO6Ff4x8av9Q3aLlG7TSPc7Bzep5TsufFV3cxYDU_QIlZNM5VqA_8M/s4032/IMG_4441.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRDiVkRbM2GU_HtxffuYayx9TfAx4p1xDEUbxhIR4_DqM5yMFrcjkRWeZcLvnuzfoEuQVNEbnaZ87p82VJIWhP2iGcdBybtDmA0VSceNVlvrDbKWJmGqohQI1GrViV5-EhakUpoLO6Ff4x8av9Q3aLlG7TSPc7Bzep5TsufFV3cxYDU_QIlZNM5VqA_8M/s320/IMG_4441.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Walk walk</i></div><div><br /></div>Tried out Bubblebee cafe for 'waffles' (actually what I would call eggettes). Not bad.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt7MyTb-3mE8K-PLNyXql7ZJYUEUcKsXfctR3G8AkrHNfw1lYn1NTJ7aiY1oRu1RfxZIu6szfWyhqM7dVa0658mG9UHpsN85qQ6JoyE4VEr3N7mJw9P4vpa69erF9nBRS5f28oDukJ2Hnz55Q-PZuAPq_YeMLGbuqaORpRQH1W_nzRP2tvETJGht_gZY0/s3479/IMG_4457.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3479" data-original-width="2722" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt7MyTb-3mE8K-PLNyXql7ZJYUEUcKsXfctR3G8AkrHNfw1lYn1NTJ7aiY1oRu1RfxZIu6szfWyhqM7dVa0658mG9UHpsN85qQ6JoyE4VEr3N7mJw9P4vpa69erF9nBRS5f28oDukJ2Hnz55Q-PZuAPq_YeMLGbuqaORpRQH1W_nzRP2tvETJGht_gZY0/w313-h400/IMG_4457.jpeg" width="313" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Waffles with banana and lots of stuff</i></div><div><br /></div>Day 3: The hotel had a buy1free1 promotion on buffet brunch. Which we happily took advantage of.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgab9yLy0Dj9gRphJZnl6rUMnEtHzWM3zIZbE427iI8Wc_Pl9g1Im-knm2vgKxLZbBVf5cTIMJEm7gQwfIz56yiFUNjn_TY9I0xGz7V8i-XZMGYDw_VHnPg5mceK7BLPgSh43QUJeyoYBPrC85j6EB5JX0y3JTP-yJQHk7jue1Sy2xnq2UmD5RfOExmWSA/s4032/IMG_4480.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgab9yLy0Dj9gRphJZnl6rUMnEtHzWM3zIZbE427iI8Wc_Pl9g1Im-knm2vgKxLZbBVf5cTIMJEm7gQwfIz56yiFUNjn_TY9I0xGz7V8i-XZMGYDw_VHnPg5mceK7BLPgSh43QUJeyoYBPrC85j6EB5JX0y3JTP-yJQHk7jue1Sy2xnq2UmD5RfOExmWSA/w400-h300/IMG_4480.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Me at the buffet with the Moomins</i></div><br />We had a good time. Thanks bro! I'm now thinking staycations are actually a very good idea. :) </div><div><p></p></div>Stacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15338478372774666732noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1794420325368971143.post-12681286618543428902024-01-07T05:11:00.000-08:002024-01-07T05:11:44.580-08:00Genting part2<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"> We did find some of the Xmas deco we were after. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgySgOIeZdf66QhhH75S70cOrMy_UWMHjqt44R4n3MxxTZa4IlFkl8LQyMVcVBPN3wJKS4Yssht3DE266ZeZ0sveo6rYX1HrU324GsRrMtW3Q-EE3sdqTNvFFSfy3PIlEtsM1tuc7xzFmTQetpg4dkysqP70A_Zs_GUJs_p_jfzWsQUHfgk_aPDs974dyA/s3098/IMG_4054.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3098" data-original-width="2202" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgySgOIeZdf66QhhH75S70cOrMy_UWMHjqt44R4n3MxxTZa4IlFkl8LQyMVcVBPN3wJKS4Yssht3DE266ZeZ0sveo6rYX1HrU324GsRrMtW3Q-EE3sdqTNvFFSfy3PIlEtsM1tuc7xzFmTQetpg4dkysqP70A_Zs_GUJs_p_jfzWsQUHfgk_aPDs974dyA/w284-h400/IMG_4054.jpeg" width="284" /><br /></a><i>Merry Xmas!</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7_GwVBUfhQz8T8OtyompOomf6blB2-p1qCxofcEUEFQkkWIvzvOYVRBvP_utLN4eQPXU36Vh7KHkVvS5BCVhxg4IrQYc3WSyFab0ShxIIc0ykR2aTFmWy1StzAsxULTLocn2AVwpSUeWvSKYCz4cXGE92SJe-obr1q53uRk7qVOK69_c-5GPYwhotSDQ/s3237/IMG_4063.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3237" data-original-width="2426" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7_GwVBUfhQz8T8OtyompOomf6blB2-p1qCxofcEUEFQkkWIvzvOYVRBvP_utLN4eQPXU36Vh7KHkVvS5BCVhxg4IrQYc3WSyFab0ShxIIc0ykR2aTFmWy1StzAsxULTLocn2AVwpSUeWvSKYCz4cXGE92SJe-obr1q53uRk7qVOK69_c-5GPYwhotSDQ/w300-h400/IMG_4063.jpeg" width="300" /><br /></a><i>Dashing through the snow...</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">What JE was looking forward to, were the arcades and theme park. Which were precisely the reasons I DON'T like going to Genting as it is so tiring following them around. Oh well, if it makes the kiddos happy.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCivR9VsxtVtMJ78k2p6H3Bu4s6smnWTtBzj6DIlaBEX37ciPwCiZ59byKfgFBzXlF95ukhpAazvOlnj4G-kYHuo7ubN16752iKM2GLJNCvb7cCtv3Jt_X2ElNdC_11ZMKgzsYkVcvZhgvuJ1Em30MNfr_9jyRWrUqodn0Sd0-8IZ-aEC-sOJWZbcxRIA/s3089/IMG_4089.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3089" data-original-width="2083" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCivR9VsxtVtMJ78k2p6H3Bu4s6smnWTtBzj6DIlaBEX37ciPwCiZ59byKfgFBzXlF95ukhpAazvOlnj4G-kYHuo7ubN16752iKM2GLJNCvb7cCtv3Jt_X2ElNdC_11ZMKgzsYkVcvZhgvuJ1Em30MNfr_9jyRWrUqodn0Sd0-8IZ-aEC-sOJWZbcxRIA/w270-h400/IMG_4089.jpeg" width="270" /><br /></a><i>Waiting</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;">This ride goes up like so, and spins. Pay me also I won't ride hehe.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhyjy4Djp2lnyM1h18-VUFD9mGB_JGDlpyinx2DZYHJQdEUNtIZYuSRnjbC_y6PBBjtigHq7t7WodHtTBVpXqb5SAkjAGL9epceG7a0ChS5I97D8qgs6aKmm8iC-S1vOPLY8w2bBIF4eN-kwCszJX7l3r6PIkE8fnnZKhlOZFDN4GQeGGddc3EzrlzMhw/s4032/IMG_4097.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhyjy4Djp2lnyM1h18-VUFD9mGB_JGDlpyinx2DZYHJQdEUNtIZYuSRnjbC_y6PBBjtigHq7t7WodHtTBVpXqb5SAkjAGL9epceG7a0ChS5I97D8qgs6aKmm8iC-S1vOPLY8w2bBIF4eN-kwCszJX7l3r6PIkE8fnnZKhlOZFDN4GQeGGddc3EzrlzMhw/w300-h400/IMG_4097.jpeg" width="300" /><br /></a><i>Wheeee!!!</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;">It was very crowded this trip - the queues were long at every ride. The girls had a day pass but due to the queues, they didn't get enough rides in to make the pass worth it. Would have been cheaper to just pay per ride of RM10 each.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Luckily they managed to squeeze in this last ride just before the park closed. It was JE's favourite but the queue had been horrendously long earlier.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxIsmbPjdP43U0631yFE8nBsLOMfw1sgvq5of0IoE4CgQuppzMdcfRAhTlEBG-nM9sp4rWtTg2TKqquiFMv5n3P3wVKLzp2pJ-wL-djv0zRZon00hoZwhGcRukVM8BIjEbz6iVIh6_IwikMJ0UfqRgSf7smtJ3NxgddYWAno0JGA82F-TvIsSwe99NtP8/s3336/IMG_4113.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3336" data-original-width="2388" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxIsmbPjdP43U0631yFE8nBsLOMfw1sgvq5of0IoE4CgQuppzMdcfRAhTlEBG-nM9sp4rWtTg2TKqquiFMv5n3P3wVKLzp2pJ-wL-djv0zRZon00hoZwhGcRukVM8BIjEbz6iVIh6_IwikMJ0UfqRgSf7smtJ3NxgddYWAno0JGA82F-TvIsSwe99NtP8/w286-h400/IMG_4113.jpeg" width="286" /><br /></a><i>Woo hoo, we're in!</i><br /><br /><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;">Ended the night with dessert at this cafe under the escalator.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6fJ7DCDs5Sm2zT1RhHoQx5mZVud2uPtUz53QgudioJYIkgQRGIO31S5umCiWVMgaUSja2E2QLksn7V4iqzCcD_5hnHQvPqj0mRXg7aUo2HFrwbEhX26k1Vhnd7g2PUYGxvccaMk-j0dJRPjiu9S7Sjvw9zl3BI7OsdFwS19JoAoVtmF_1AizOeNxwudU/s2980/IMG_4129.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2980" data-original-width="2126" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6fJ7DCDs5Sm2zT1RhHoQx5mZVud2uPtUz53QgudioJYIkgQRGIO31S5umCiWVMgaUSja2E2QLksn7V4iqzCcD_5hnHQvPqj0mRXg7aUo2HFrwbEhX26k1Vhnd7g2PUYGxvccaMk-j0dJRPjiu9S7Sjvw9zl3BI7OsdFwS19JoAoVtmF_1AizOeNxwudU/w285-h400/IMG_4129.jpeg" width="285" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>This, is a 'matcha pupu'</i></div><p>Weird name, cafe wasn't too bad. </p>Stacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15338478372774666732noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1794420325368971143.post-89337725562526270612024-01-01T02:34:00.000-08:002024-01-01T02:34:32.360-08:00Genting 2023<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We like to go somewhere during the school holidays. It was Genting this round, continuing on with our trend to hunt for Xmas deco. We had lunch halfway up then proceeded to Genting Premium Outlets. I couldn't help recalling it had been exactly 5 years since our initial trip there, when I'd just joined my present company and my boss had called me the moment we reached GPO to ask if I could cancel my leave and go help out at a client. Heh. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The deco wasn't fancy, only the usual Xmas trees and this giant bear.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihm1gx57XRLtvC0nQ5Kr_CvlKicShqVGABeVCb9xO758aap6dz-3wi-BxD4uRxO0duxAGf85ESheEYnPyBaJ95EkQ0BWTxR_O7ReAAk2CiPXbkFaYFPnXoEoj_8gC0iXyZW_1zwgtu9qECEm5BxPRPCh41Z8EL3tJQD8Zn8NwfSGZK5IlU-mBmv6PeUMA/s3005/IMG_4028.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2555" data-original-width="3005" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihm1gx57XRLtvC0nQ5Kr_CvlKicShqVGABeVCb9xO758aap6dz-3wi-BxD4uRxO0duxAGf85ESheEYnPyBaJ95EkQ0BWTxR_O7ReAAk2CiPXbkFaYFPnXoEoj_8gC0iXyZW_1zwgtu9qECEm5BxPRPCh41Z8EL3tJQD8Zn8NwfSGZK5IlU-mBmv6PeUMA/w400-h340/IMG_4028.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Giant bear</i></div><div><br /></div>Spotted big wall paintings. SE was game to pose, JE wasn't.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjxHOE_noMZXM8U7qr-8x3C0XLc5gq29b8n_y0tVM7rjaVVBEq1uhgii3OWRYOZNqlD_mf47YyVsJTymhW21waFsDZJaaNASE9YGB_RxjsfIlt25kVx9qBRLDt1UG1AXSEPp4v-opzacOZOgbpM7hQxEn27RPx6Mj59AQTXQZvIZBaeDFY6xVh26VQdmA/s2016/IMG_4030.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1698" data-original-width="2016" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjxHOE_noMZXM8U7qr-8x3C0XLc5gq29b8n_y0tVM7rjaVVBEq1uhgii3OWRYOZNqlD_mf47YyVsJTymhW21waFsDZJaaNASE9YGB_RxjsfIlt25kVx9qBRLDt1UG1AXSEPp4v-opzacOZOgbpM7hQxEn27RPx6Mj59AQTXQZvIZBaeDFY6xVh26VQdmA/w400-h338/IMG_4030.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>What you looking at?</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOP5V9Pr_oE27OpQcNlHvFatle9emX_MlRKZploG1dvPpK_yZvOKvY5T3CLlqJFhtTG2Ahc9a4_GfZKhiPsKCMga_DS2RG1abmFzjVNNo7MCVlaDYgWNEN2H1dpeobi-NlBnCA7tSVcI2Mplkw_hluxTIIlRngXwzwuYOs9twoDP2c9V4s05dVslpvUoY/s2602/IMG_4031.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2070" data-original-width="2602" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOP5V9Pr_oE27OpQcNlHvFatle9emX_MlRKZploG1dvPpK_yZvOKvY5T3CLlqJFhtTG2Ahc9a4_GfZKhiPsKCMga_DS2RG1abmFzjVNNo7MCVlaDYgWNEN2H1dpeobi-NlBnCA7tSVcI2Mplkw_hluxTIIlRngXwzwuYOs9twoDP2c9V4s05dVslpvUoY/w400-h319/IMG_4031.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Aww ok I will give you a belly rub</i></div><div><br /></div>There were queues at Coach and some other stores but we left empty-handed... not really our kind of place. At least the kids had a new place to walk around.</div><div><br /></div><div>Arrived at Genting to a slight hiccup. We had adjoining rooms but the existing guests in one room apparently wanted to extend and refused to check out. Hmm rather a nuisance and it took quite some time to sort out. It's our first stay at Resort Hotel - overall good, next time can stay again.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwMust1gKofCuLsYs1rmXLBPLYV2LSEwcwfm5oJobl_BgRxEEdPWatDWGmfoQaeE3s63K52mHRtnvm1b5Z3sECFPQxkKjzy82qDEnHs-3mOBu_xV1qeiSTHGBNBY_zIEL_WBnCf0gukBtzCnNsJYegX1xL1Usg0r_hjJYLhzxWhSUc0Kw3XBILk_4bEYw/s4032/IMG_4085.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwMust1gKofCuLsYs1rmXLBPLYV2LSEwcwfm5oJobl_BgRxEEdPWatDWGmfoQaeE3s63K52mHRtnvm1b5Z3sECFPQxkKjzy82qDEnHs-3mOBu_xV1qeiSTHGBNBY_zIEL_WBnCf0gukBtzCnNsJYegX1xL1Usg0r_hjJYLhzxWhSUc0Kw3XBILk_4bEYw/w300-h400/IMG_4085.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Entrance to our room</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Dinner was at C-Chuan - I declared this as my favourite eatery in Genting! Food was fast, reasonably- priced and I have a soft spot for this type of cooking. <span style="text-align: center;">Sour potato strips will be repeated, chicken with chillies were ok too.</span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvqWcoC1cHyeW82n3tMJqnaChQIQ9ioSnpdVKlbsHbE1od41LK6W3ISdKFpqEv4vlxN0z7Vu4-6Y8WkzOlauOJnE1DwHY4QLZc3HAMhrvcqTHYfq4c3peJxxEHdPbeJIkBbDZENz-34pmHaXObqnX8D3_Y62HpMgMTrsD3QLIcNjHxx7_gUaDsCFBmmlQ/s2695/IMG_4047.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2444" data-original-width="2695" height="363" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvqWcoC1cHyeW82n3tMJqnaChQIQ9ioSnpdVKlbsHbE1od41LK6W3ISdKFpqEv4vlxN0z7Vu4-6Y8WkzOlauOJnE1DwHY4QLZc3HAMhrvcqTHYfq4c3peJxxEHdPbeJIkBbDZENz-34pmHaXObqnX8D3_Y62HpMgMTrsD3QLIcNjHxx7_gUaDsCFBmmlQ/w400-h363/IMG_4047.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Peace!</i></div><p></p></div>Stacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15338478372774666732noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1794420325368971143.post-17961044294809055072024-01-01T02:10:00.000-08:002024-01-01T02:10:04.601-08:00Career day<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">SE's school had a 'career day', where students were to dress up for the career they would like to have. She was thinking of going as a teacher. Finally she settled on being an artist. That's an apron, a paint palette. Not bad at all, I'd not have thought of this!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Posing for a photo before going off to school...<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEoUbRT3uockhO_GcmCAggLOepQ4uXWMiQfg2eyJzZGIeSbQoimROPcMejT42BDRGE7pNuhwA_hlL88SoQA6-zVS-g2Ffly3WMcTjeVBnX2qDg1itAVpRa4hwraAGCYjAEImqfPe9N5VslpF7InMdTkVTs3zdE-ONylblb8QNqJ6c2vsTyaNrSaOmoMRg/s4032/IMG_3886.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEoUbRT3uockhO_GcmCAggLOepQ4uXWMiQfg2eyJzZGIeSbQoimROPcMejT42BDRGE7pNuhwA_hlL88SoQA6-zVS-g2Ffly3WMcTjeVBnX2qDg1itAVpRa4hwraAGCYjAEImqfPe9N5VslpF7InMdTkVTs3zdE-ONylblb8QNqJ6c2vsTyaNrSaOmoMRg/w300-h400/IMG_3886.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>This is me being an artist</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3szNDqUOhW38GA7Y0l27V2mP3fZj0frvfe795CUmrAiucjTP1N7ZX1xm4Xj5SHvaC31GzZYpDd_3J0Pok1eSePKEF-tJQWyMzhyphenhyphenVX7tOXb2y9SKcNyM6UWXuSHf5KUEjBqtGxveM8PlL3sKmhPsyk8m5wAbBYuwBXaDNaF7JFR09ESMNl4KjTG63qTrU/s4032/IMG_3889.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3szNDqUOhW38GA7Y0l27V2mP3fZj0frvfe795CUmrAiucjTP1N7ZX1xm4Xj5SHvaC31GzZYpDd_3J0Pok1eSePKEF-tJQWyMzhyphenhyphenVX7tOXb2y9SKcNyM6UWXuSHf5KUEjBqtGxveM8PlL3sKmhPsyk8m5wAbBYuwBXaDNaF7JFR09ESMNl4KjTG63qTrU/w300-h400/IMG_3889.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Nice?</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The teacher sent photos at the end of the day. So there was another artist too. :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Zr6ZeIB6MGNcKeHSfcPSKQFNDCikQdjY2HEMPe2I-OWTLgtprOz0oFWRZqx9trxAnYFoS6sFJGlfkLZszC5oCIINH37Le41EbNPfn5XFBjx1JTtppI57yiJCm6AOdtHXxX10yBGe8yFpFJkDh5yLo0zZlTllYQh4pHY2OBCIr0yU9aihQZJUMJFI03s/s1080/160a906b-8982-458e-ab31-d50a0a3eb9b2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Zr6ZeIB6MGNcKeHSfcPSKQFNDCikQdjY2HEMPe2I-OWTLgtprOz0oFWRZqx9trxAnYFoS6sFJGlfkLZszC5oCIINH37Le41EbNPfn5XFBjx1JTtppI57yiJCm6AOdtHXxX10yBGe8yFpFJkDh5yLo0zZlTllYQh4pHY2OBCIr0yU9aihQZJUMJFI03s/w400-h300/160a906b-8982-458e-ab31-d50a0a3eb9b2.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Two artists in the class</i></div><br /> <p></p></div>Stacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15338478372774666732noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1794420325368971143.post-6895384083113699752023-12-29T06:52:00.000-08:002023-12-30T07:20:37.110-08:00Beach Xmas at 1U<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Better get on with these posts before December is over! SE was keen to check out Xmas deco at the malls. Deco didn't seem to be up very early this year - think there wasn't any yet a month before. Anyway we checked out 1 Utama first as they are usually creative on the theme.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was apparently 'A Beach Xmas' this time i.e. an Auttralian one. We didn't like this that much.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY8xoMAvQc_m8aeLtzV2Mtu9MTAJACOLKJQfIFUsVfTpKO8op9Y18Go3f4FwWV48rWhsfcpZQ9V6DpEAhin0nPIj4VJe60XouVhIr-P8qR2kDOE18rs8-SDfS8voWJZvV0MieCZmNDY8HnRGMCMh4qtouG82Wao9XzLQNWkMIfYrJpkuwp3-_odRLu3ZE/s3370/IMG_3959.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3370" data-original-width="3022" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY8xoMAvQc_m8aeLtzV2Mtu9MTAJACOLKJQfIFUsVfTpKO8op9Y18Go3f4FwWV48rWhsfcpZQ9V6DpEAhin0nPIj4VJe60XouVhIr-P8qR2kDOE18rs8-SDfS8voWJZvV0MieCZmNDY8HnRGMCMh4qtouG82Wao9XzLQNWkMIfYrJpkuwp3-_odRLu3ZE/w359-h400/IMG_3959.jpeg" width="359" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Beach huts</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMZ1YgwpKO20gxpW6VOspEpN0qXhG52XV1z1qX4o9mDN_5psEar_oflPhzr_YRL8MqSHAPq7TLLqEZPMjm4_LLlM2p6e7J-c_cv4VkZI_q_pun_hs5UWl-2HcC7sfuAwpXDFJYAl_0DMhaGGDdWg_fvlkkqGXEIHe2hdYDCCla0bWl3Qw_h3ew9vn8aLM/s3078/IMG_3954.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2568" data-original-width="3078" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMZ1YgwpKO20gxpW6VOspEpN0qXhG52XV1z1qX4o9mDN_5psEar_oflPhzr_YRL8MqSHAPq7TLLqEZPMjm4_LLlM2p6e7J-c_cv4VkZI_q_pun_hs5UWl-2HcC7sfuAwpXDFJYAl_0DMhaGGDdWg_fvlkkqGXEIHe2hdYDCCla0bWl3Qw_h3ew9vn8aLM/w400-h334/IMG_3954.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>More beach huts</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The new wing area was better. Then again, I always like plants. There was an area with pampas grass...</div></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0E5P9fmhpKukexpTHUmTvda9wrVokzbHgrMdGXN1WbiMCFhfEAZw1-uhELPITBeAbGg7K0toFkzOcDuGfTs5d1oGclmtF2eadJcKzhk9rRQJzJyY4U6skRWDkdSFX0Mme09muFJlEbEpYQ18liva6u0gtCr2YHakBX632sH0FqXMbOC9nFM8MiW6BmvM/s4032/IMG_3969.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0E5P9fmhpKukexpTHUmTvda9wrVokzbHgrMdGXN1WbiMCFhfEAZw1-uhELPITBeAbGg7K0toFkzOcDuGfTs5d1oGclmtF2eadJcKzhk9rRQJzJyY4U6skRWDkdSFX0Mme09muFJlEbEpYQ18liva6u0gtCr2YHakBX632sH0FqXMbOC9nFM8MiW6BmvM/w400-h300/IMG_3969.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Pampas grass behind us</i></div><div><br /></div>Deco on the Xmas trees was a bit unique - I recognise banksia. I don't know what the others are but I guess they are other native Australian plants. <div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicMsyJXiVvcE8EIKGUtERjWmrEIZHhql7233JVmTW4WjKYcu4mdykvkFSrtRhqU4w9WKV0q7A-JBfIRqeJnNA3X5pLQ7zTqbrA9HFvU0XIkuc_nbmk_BGq1c7ZqPhyphenhyphensXtXWYZcSnF9N5b5oxKrIYM-jAjdKJDhf4BpY64AfAK-GcBhxQWegC5WS67zb_g/s3698/IMG_3976.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3698" data-original-width="2568" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicMsyJXiVvcE8EIKGUtERjWmrEIZHhql7233JVmTW4WjKYcu4mdykvkFSrtRhqU4w9WKV0q7A-JBfIRqeJnNA3X5pLQ7zTqbrA9HFvU0XIkuc_nbmk_BGq1c7ZqPhyphenhyphensXtXWYZcSnF9N5b5oxKrIYM-jAjdKJDhf4BpY64AfAK-GcBhxQWegC5WS67zb_g/w278-h400/IMG_3976.jpeg" width="278" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Mummy says this is an Aussie Xmas tree</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I guess this theme is lost on many Malaysians.<br /> <p></p></div></div>Stacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15338478372774666732noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1794420325368971143.post-85616433485684985832023-12-10T06:58:00.000-08:002023-12-10T06:58:23.418-08:00Specialist #1<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">2 October 2023</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After considering various doctors together with their working hours, I selected one at UMSC. This doctor has Saturday clinic hours which I thought would be good to avoid missing work/school. UMSC is also the hospital hubby had his <a href="https://lilporcupine.blogspot.com/2021/12/a-major-challenge.html">surgery </a>back in 2021 and has been returning for check-ups. Hubby wasn't keen after checking her credentials. Anyway decided to go for it.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDlr3860J194-tCIh6HDNApMslDjoeKWd_eqjHuYiXRICLNcBOyv4heei-U6kTmiwIoO0f6uGR8nrPEblZ5hjkzhjlqGs802BvP3Sm69wZ2d4vkTgrJvFyhnh9ky9OEjoh4L-oRKu1X_SLV-UGvcset731W5m79tMXT88JGLlRqwgPjwqmsQ_WO7mzE6Y/s4032/IMG_3240.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDlr3860J194-tCIh6HDNApMslDjoeKWd_eqjHuYiXRICLNcBOyv4heei-U6kTmiwIoO0f6uGR8nrPEblZ5hjkzhjlqGs802BvP3Sm69wZ2d4vkTgrJvFyhnh9ky9OEjoh4L-oRKu1X_SLV-UGvcset731W5m79tMXT88JGLlRqwgPjwqmsQ_WO7mzE6Y/s320/IMG_3240.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Waiting</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When we got in, doc asked what the problem was. She then asked various questions about our lifestyle. She requested me to leave the room and asked SE about her school, any problems she was facing. SE replied that everything was fine. I went into the room again and doc said for a first session, she wouldn't go further. We finished in under an hour and doc said to see her again in a month.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hmmm. Nothing much achieved. No urgency either if next visit was only in a month's time. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I thought SE put it quite well: This visit is the most useless.</div><br /> <p></p>Stacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15338478372774666732noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1794420325368971143.post-43072868013858759182023-12-06T02:55:00.000-08:002023-12-06T02:55:42.041-08:00Panic<p>This is a painful topic which I'd been hoping will go away by itself, but it's obvious now that it will not. I will delay the posts to blunt the sensitivity.</p><p>23 September 2023</p><p><a href="https://lilporcupine.blogspot.com/2023/07/skinny.html">Back in June 2023</a>, I took SE to a doctor to check why her weight was so low. She was given an all-clear. However since then, and despite our efforts to push it up, her weight gradually meandered downwards from 28kg in June to 25kg in September. In a panic at a sudden half-kg drop one weekend (weighing takes place on weekends as the scales are at home and not our apartment), I took her to our neighbourhood paediatrician.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh57iDkJjD35cZBvjiOGRUAaxa03E-ckk6O0ufZmHAmcXnH2anhfA_D_pKgN_EEn0hF9VQXSXooPGYldgKr56tLqErok9ZwFvpX3R3HgK8k-sT87F8dw9BQTo9UVDGvI1G-nJ0tdnZTeos40DEGHBPdNu4UP1ckgUcpRizOrwccSM6oxxJkVwS0vv3Jjr0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="320" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh57iDkJjD35cZBvjiOGRUAaxa03E-ckk6O0ufZmHAmcXnH2anhfA_D_pKgN_EEn0hF9VQXSXooPGYldgKr56tLqErok9ZwFvpX3R3HgK8k-sT87F8dw9BQTo9UVDGvI1G-nJ0tdnZTeos40DEGHBPdNu4UP1ckgUcpRizOrwccSM6oxxJkVwS0vv3Jjr0=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Blood being taken from a skinny arm</i></div><br />This doctor is a caring one whom we'd taken the girls to as babies and toddlers. I only didn't go to her this round as hers is a stand-alone clinic and I'd preferred a medical centre with access to more facilities.<p></p><div>Her prognosis: No good. Doc took time to check SE and concluded she was suffering from anorexia. She had the symptoms of malnutrition, was emaciated (this one is obvious to the eye), lacked energy, had 'lanugo hair' on her abdomen which is apparently a sign of an eating disorder.</div><div><br /></div><div>Doc took the trouble to call me that night when the blood test results were out. It was past 11pm and I was about to go to sleep with the girls. We spoke for over 20 minutes. Doc advised to see a specialist urgently and ended by saying that she will be thinking of us.</div><div><br /></div><div>My poor, poor girl. Anorexia is an adult-sized problem and she is just a kid.</div><div><br /></div><div>In case she reads this: This journey will be a tough one, you have to walk it yourself, but Mummy will be beside you every step of the way.</div>Stacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15338478372774666732noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1794420325368971143.post-8797857532579881592023-12-03T23:05:00.000-08:002023-12-03T23:05:19.433-08:00Quick one<p> Just realised I only had 1 blog post in November. Quick catch-up:</p><p>1. End-September, I was officially out of the project I was in. Almost everyone in the team was envious of my escape haha. There were various tasks the bosses insisted I had to finish though. Oh well, that's over now.</p><p>2. I was sad to hear of <a href="https://chingchailah.blogspot.com/2023/11/till-we-meet-again-someday.html">Nancy's</a> passing. I traced back and found we had been commenting on each other's blog since 2015. That's a long 9 years... feeling as though I have lost a friend even though we have never met. My comment on her last blog post has disappeared but she won't disappear from my memory.</p><p>3. I have been going through a very trying period at home. I didn't blog about it because it was (and is) ongoing and sensitive. But I shall as I want to record this. My goal is to be able to look back at it one day and say:</p><p><i><span> </span>Oh that was a terrible time. </i></p><p><i><span> </span>I'm glad we are out of it already. </i></p><p><i><span> </span>And we never want to go back.</i></p>Stacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15338478372774666732noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1794420325368971143.post-42978169010515615152023-11-16T23:16:00.000-08:002023-11-19T05:18:19.181-08:00Silly hats<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">What my girls were up to at <a href="https://lilporcupine.blogspot.com/2023/10/ah-mahs-80th-birthday.html">Ah Mah's birthday</a>...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6njO22SuMN3qxPCI7TL1gFd3ou9UlDpjGBAucRahJj5IkFBFcUCCU9uQ1M6QCTGxRXojlywp0xZAkphLYj__vuUp_aCWajH_O46OXBSqh3U5k6zInhEtOOrxTqVT_ToGkhv0L7cY-6wTY98b5G0jpQWu1D5nCkCbWQ3u2VDm2FzHugCY_ZxFGuGw6Iuo/s4032/IMG_3415.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6njO22SuMN3qxPCI7TL1gFd3ou9UlDpjGBAucRahJj5IkFBFcUCCU9uQ1M6QCTGxRXojlywp0xZAkphLYj__vuUp_aCWajH_O46OXBSqh3U5k6zInhEtOOrxTqVT_ToGkhv0L7cY-6wTY98b5G0jpQWu1D5nCkCbWQ3u2VDm2FzHugCY_ZxFGuGw6Iuo/w400-h300/IMG_3415.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>JE: I have a hat</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_XGnqjLSiW8HOeooL4q3wi5M2bo5x-Mqg8AbSFzf2DAvbWM5sx6M6jBhedkvq9MFLcUu6XIXT1MqvpxgytXD90gKKs1dA1bAoAULpgIM03_gKr5Zu4Yd4OkNy3WhOhTzaR4InQWzFewW07xeo0ijh19CLRNLUqGla6MX7Rvqgs3LMMa3ehRKhcUIPYM4/s4032/IMG_3420.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_XGnqjLSiW8HOeooL4q3wi5M2bo5x-Mqg8AbSFzf2DAvbWM5sx6M6jBhedkvq9MFLcUu6XIXT1MqvpxgytXD90gKKs1dA1bAoAULpgIM03_gKr5Zu4Yd4OkNy3WhOhTzaR4InQWzFewW07xeo0ijh19CLRNLUqGla6MX7Rvqgs3LMMa3ehRKhcUIPYM4/w400-h300/IMG_3420.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>SE: Oh that is really chic</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_BUIIrhR2UfPZQUimdUnAYhDwxAPwDehru5NubEv4a-X4VCoxlLHWKYOydcSAdcz4Z53tWR9U3MMkWnugo8pfLL8sTYc_oj64dWq9_QlzaMWKMMsKLrcT6iqyeKY3rnmzFdyLcqotxc55FNyHgIq50ZLT7poSWjlDJRzec2JxbghvSVTlTpkZBcS2_pw/s4032/IMG_3421.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_BUIIrhR2UfPZQUimdUnAYhDwxAPwDehru5NubEv4a-X4VCoxlLHWKYOydcSAdcz4Z53tWR9U3MMkWnugo8pfLL8sTYc_oj64dWq9_QlzaMWKMMsKLrcT6iqyeKY3rnmzFdyLcqotxc55FNyHgIq50ZLT7poSWjlDJRzec2JxbghvSVTlTpkZBcS2_pw/w400-h300/IMG_3421.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>SE: I want a hat too</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1V1qtBCE7bxbLG2leAitApbyaE8m6mwARdMUpHK-8j8UcZhmf-e_YEJwdJoJThNQfOrjdZhk83IKy1ALWsNBMu2TFv9qFzy6mGhKvlZ8qYUbduPSjwOwFGVI0Jahfra7XrZZGR3p2NNCY0eBXy1zRmjF-cajvPpZthnIvMb-mcr60sYj3o1HZNoaBTpI/s4032/IMG_3419.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1V1qtBCE7bxbLG2leAitApbyaE8m6mwARdMUpHK-8j8UcZhmf-e_YEJwdJoJThNQfOrjdZhk83IKy1ALWsNBMu2TFv9qFzy6mGhKvlZ8qYUbduPSjwOwFGVI0Jahfra7XrZZGR3p2NNCY0eBXy1zRmjF-cajvPpZthnIvMb-mcr60sYj3o1HZNoaBTpI/w400-h300/IMG_3419.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>SE: There! Now I'm fashionable too!</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>JE: Copycat...</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p></p>Stacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15338478372774666732noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1794420325368971143.post-77291307636745137692023-10-31T01:26:00.003-07:002023-10-31T01:26:58.086-07:00Entrepreneurship Carnival <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">SE's school held an 'Entrepreneurship Carnival' (translated loosely to 'Karnival Suka Ria' aka 'Fun Carnival' which has quite a different meaning!) recently. It was supposedly to give students a chance to run their own business. Well maybe so for the more senior students. The ones in primary school basically had a good time haha. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was open to others and JE insisted on going. Oh well, so I took time off work to take her there. SE had gone off earlier at the usual time via the transporter. The place was bustling! There was music, petting zoo, haunted house and all kinds of stalls. First, some shopping... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDShTd7xCifQvXDY3jCaga7TYeSqgKE80fR2rovIP8yymzawQBxbcFre6oA6Q5VyWSndxn7pc-0Io3fDZTk2l7-n44khrBUdcy-Fh45TRKBqXFYBNqSezVqwuYCOXDjiMDEfg_1hwp7QNLrU4ieCbOZJx0ygLdH9Pw_hyphenhyphenhIWniN-hLxuoNXtywpMKVggI/s4032/IMG_3372.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDShTd7xCifQvXDY3jCaga7TYeSqgKE80fR2rovIP8yymzawQBxbcFre6oA6Q5VyWSndxn7pc-0Io3fDZTk2l7-n44khrBUdcy-Fh45TRKBqXFYBNqSezVqwuYCOXDjiMDEfg_1hwp7QNLrU4ieCbOZJx0ygLdH9Pw_hyphenhyphenhIWniN-hLxuoNXtywpMKVggI/w300-h400/IMG_3372.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Let's buy this</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then it was time for SE's shift at her stall.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJok8GZkfmpo6535un4694gwUFPWoJLQv9PNs5fxgkkhgCXEDLRCuD8Q-YHuEE_nGKGVZQX7sf3Rr4CfS9ce2ONgZVSAK6sMGvRFTGBYgaEsmY23FMO1bxT6iLkZX7eEMH-AyRYsVFKWBNKRogQfPwP29qDFZxoOqy9krsab1zC-PkHFaFhLKLQ84yTy8/s3349/IMG_3383.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2416" data-original-width="3349" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJok8GZkfmpo6535un4694gwUFPWoJLQv9PNs5fxgkkhgCXEDLRCuD8Q-YHuEE_nGKGVZQX7sf3Rr4CfS9ce2ONgZVSAK6sMGvRFTGBYgaEsmY23FMO1bxT6iLkZX7eEMH-AyRYsVFKWBNKRogQfPwP29qDFZxoOqy9krsab1zC-PkHFaFhLKLQ84yTy8/w400-h289/IMG_3383.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Yes, that is a good choice</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">JE wanted to paint a bag. I had planned to just wait, but got into it as well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin_JHOlSR1MxKQwsmq9LAuCsZBd5deP7rEEdn3LwgiVF2IKn1RzpdoG53IWp8GKXLXjyKi6UK8aFbIqp2dAoaK2JbLaY4XoIZAz9PIKeenUaUwb2aznQrlXpXvm4xuX7Ha0o5c-E5guX1_b7Q20ACAt2gEZc26_yTQaInHEPodB3fghoehWVcn-WDDKMo/s4032/IMG_3390.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin_JHOlSR1MxKQwsmq9LAuCsZBd5deP7rEEdn3LwgiVF2IKn1RzpdoG53IWp8GKXLXjyKi6UK8aFbIqp2dAoaK2JbLaY4XoIZAz9PIKeenUaUwb2aznQrlXpXvm4xuX7Ha0o5c-E5guX1_b7Q20ACAt2gEZc26_yTQaInHEPodB3fghoehWVcn-WDDKMo/w300-h400/IMG_3390.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Blobby done by me. Frog by Mummy</i></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">It was so fun that we left some for SE to do. We basically did the 'creatures' we play with - Blobby, Monkey, Piglet etc - and whatever else came to mind.</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcH15IlZLM2V4PEwLnvA8hRMvv25tEF3CKo62Km796ydoIM-Zi15mxoNXMIQDRaZb5cq-V1icZLWUrfY-1i3HZlNdUI-qliFWAsqjtT3IBobxS58tzRMPKK-S-TEkfFgaLx9yuFeJWwPPj-QD9r_FL2fnq5vllT0HMv2Ex5JG2N_5n2W84Zb69HvhWXJA/s4032/IMG_3396.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcH15IlZLM2V4PEwLnvA8hRMvv25tEF3CKo62Km796ydoIM-Zi15mxoNXMIQDRaZb5cq-V1icZLWUrfY-1i3HZlNdUI-qliFWAsqjtT3IBobxS58tzRMPKK-S-TEkfFgaLx9yuFeJWwPPj-QD9r_FL2fnq5vllT0HMv2Ex5JG2N_5n2W84Zb69HvhWXJA/w400-h300/IMG_3396.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I shall do Little Yellow Dog</i></div><br /> Overall, totally enjoyed ourselves!<p></p>Stacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15338478372774666732noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1794420325368971143.post-25232493176570540992023-10-27T02:41:00.004-07:002023-10-27T02:41:30.719-07:00Ah Mah's 80th Birthday 2023<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ah Mah is 80! Now same octogenarian rank as Ah Kong who <a href="https://lilporcupine.blogspot.com/2022/08/ah-kongs-birthday-2022.html">turned 80 last year</a>. A special occasion for a special person, so we wanted a memorable event. Booked Copper Mansion for a course dinner. :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ7xYl2FxNlA-EIkOOaOTe1rSP3OsEzrLnzgb590B6wMVByJixLAuDEC1utLU_gerkFR-2rvOjJDDTXJIU9Z2ovUjxWZ3WKRyl2piOkubqbE6zfQhvM63hDsrO97FPOladLFptRXQpUOqs0YBlCvq1VvxoAeSHVn7awJ_6MR0DfDaHmqAf9J38fuiOOq0/s3395/IMG_3459.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3395" data-original-width="2493" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ7xYl2FxNlA-EIkOOaOTe1rSP3OsEzrLnzgb590B6wMVByJixLAuDEC1utLU_gerkFR-2rvOjJDDTXJIU9Z2ovUjxWZ3WKRyl2piOkubqbE6zfQhvM63hDsrO97FPOladLFptRXQpUOqs0YBlCvq1VvxoAeSHVn7awJ_6MR0DfDaHmqAf9J38fuiOOq0/w294-h400/IMG_3459.jpeg" width="294" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Private room</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmFy32D_ZcoKMXc9TM8WokENKOPTsG74wTxbHBQ1-u0ti4iAsFzxLHIK7LkjJxQadlU92k2gkpn3EK20o9AvCFZtYMCyzo6EePaRl3Yl8-ijuceRQEQDS17LKNk4SWjDbIbHmiVC3-YG6fHwZoHjXBoKWmKxkTxEhlx9XaEyukDr5PMXcKnsbPZQlLlbw/s2048/IMG_3521.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmFy32D_ZcoKMXc9TM8WokENKOPTsG74wTxbHBQ1-u0ti4iAsFzxLHIK7LkjJxQadlU92k2gkpn3EK20o9AvCFZtYMCyzo6EePaRl3Yl8-ijuceRQEQDS17LKNk4SWjDbIbHmiVC3-YG6fHwZoHjXBoKWmKxkTxEhlx9XaEyukDr5PMXcKnsbPZQlLlbw/w300-h400/IMG_3521.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Can choose songs and sing</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Some pics of the more photogenic food....</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMho1GV9d_QjgyXlGEaCQmnHGfHBHY_UEcwRM1Bt5shYjbWissfm3PfWe2yp6qKaxfXKvLz0oQwJw_iDkw6jyj89RT9Aru7axgaDZuZRmL7P-V7G7zmLBl0zJmADQMqfJ_Y8XxFqNaQaTeYxLEt25OOvlqwM0kGLBxKtay78_Xgx5jFPGy-f3n8TLRjnc/s2465/IMG_3424.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1726" data-original-width="2465" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMho1GV9d_QjgyXlGEaCQmnHGfHBHY_UEcwRM1Bt5shYjbWissfm3PfWe2yp6qKaxfXKvLz0oQwJw_iDkw6jyj89RT9Aru7axgaDZuZRmL7P-V7G7zmLBl0zJmADQMqfJ_Y8XxFqNaQaTeYxLEt25OOvlqwM0kGLBxKtay78_Xgx5jFPGy-f3n8TLRjnc/s320/IMG_3424.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Thai lemongrass pork skewers</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzRmf-1mhkN6a_8R5eto75ElVnsu3qSYOzMVjYTluha7PdSJ_JO9B6QyuQr5P42zHVdJZqaXwEuP0JCDhX0JxRyd12hfDdUvLOWREWmoxARLrkQS-eXLB-aLKQN2k9rgYPE_ThvscvMPKKnaLO4mk9mOt7RSDeCNYudljlmd7svs8Dq69o9Amni7LGUoQ/s2612/IMG_3427.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1964" data-original-width="2612" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzRmf-1mhkN6a_8R5eto75ElVnsu3qSYOzMVjYTluha7PdSJ_JO9B6QyuQr5P42zHVdJZqaXwEuP0JCDhX0JxRyd12hfDdUvLOWREWmoxARLrkQS-eXLB-aLKQN2k9rgYPE_ThvscvMPKKnaLO4mk9mOt7RSDeCNYudljlmd7svs8Dq69o9Amni7LGUoQ/s320/IMG_3427.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>3-season platter (yes 3 and not 4 haha)</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD6mYzYgwQpLm2old9IxLU-sIf5K6bGVmy5R6cgOfkOTfxqXmxPgg2SGdCLyRkj5XBuWyYrUIJNoxOIIemOa8SSGznfRHJHPm0fTWymgNTehOdTv2Kf-RzEbD2magP3YFT7zqaJ-2TnwEwIL8DZr2ce27Kyn44nRF-jbyLLt7g19uke0VOj4u5vem3kcY/s2994/IMG_3439.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2433" data-original-width="2994" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD6mYzYgwQpLm2old9IxLU-sIf5K6bGVmy5R6cgOfkOTfxqXmxPgg2SGdCLyRkj5XBuWyYrUIJNoxOIIemOa8SSGznfRHJHPm0fTWymgNTehOdTv2Kf-RzEbD2magP3YFT7zqaJ-2TnwEwIL8DZr2ce27Kyn44nRF-jbyLLt7g19uke0VOj4u5vem3kcY/s320/IMG_3439.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Roast duck</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO1FrgIM0iqKj-Y57PuQGfkA5F6sIWLUtDIrLfvq8MkJ_ijw-6NL9uVBcoE4qCXdd8LWqsXJNoBCYE4LTq40pDM4lWu9CNX539IykH8g5Ubu1uvnAoe3iPTp4gjVQARnCnpNACm6T11JVRmZEef-csa-okhcxaIZcnejHmodA1TNkcOWmq_v67Y6Ba1zI/s2647/IMG_3441.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1893" data-original-width="2647" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO1FrgIM0iqKj-Y57PuQGfkA5F6sIWLUtDIrLfvq8MkJ_ijw-6NL9uVBcoE4qCXdd8LWqsXJNoBCYE4LTq40pDM4lWu9CNX539IykH8g5Ubu1uvnAoe3iPTp4gjVQARnCnpNACm6T11JVRmZEef-csa-okhcxaIZcnejHmodA1TNkcOWmq_v67Y6Ba1zI/s320/IMG_3441.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Italian-style prawns</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">While the food was decent, we agreed it didn't justify the 2k bill. The place was nice though.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw5jP5OCa-k8gPafvLnUj4emDzEHKC4yeYyyKCFiOB2GwFytH-S-iZ29okDizfY_L4FglMhq1RCpRdyLySNeod2ayDwxMZfvj9nhUZkozuo0zgOQHXa2WrlgUZ9ROiZYsYvOUyo9SoQIV0XSW0neAhM8hQAuqQrxHS1hJvbLcQ49RZUtVK_QDELavZeaI/s2943/IMG_3469.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2127" data-original-width="2943" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw5jP5OCa-k8gPafvLnUj4emDzEHKC4yeYyyKCFiOB2GwFytH-S-iZ29okDizfY_L4FglMhq1RCpRdyLySNeod2ayDwxMZfvj9nhUZkozuo0zgOQHXa2WrlgUZ9ROiZYsYvOUyo9SoQIV0XSW0neAhM8hQAuqQrxHS1hJvbLcQ49RZUtVK_QDELavZeaI/w400-h289/IMG_3469.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Ah Mah, Ah Kong and the grandkids</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBVDMkzs8_SCS-3krpkcs4XTWMkubrqa2q2zAteB0S2aCjJJRNbw8GS-ZCjjLe9JR54HkyMYqA3LeriXJ9hxLoNFnawE7AfGgGVa-whrOd_SNgHDx-6cKE5OzHHs6eQS4Z8x4mmm23rgUGPbqVRh3O15YJl-yZmT_VoxT35PzJO7n9j-hA9HzTjrPRKaM/s3649/IMG_3477.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2758" data-original-width="3649" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBVDMkzs8_SCS-3krpkcs4XTWMkubrqa2q2zAteB0S2aCjJJRNbw8GS-ZCjjLe9JR54HkyMYqA3LeriXJ9hxLoNFnawE7AfGgGVa-whrOd_SNgHDx-6cKE5OzHHs6eQS4Z8x4mmm23rgUGPbqVRh3O15YJl-yZmT_VoxT35PzJO7n9j-hA9HzTjrPRKaM/w400-h303/IMG_3477.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Whole family</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Happy birthday to my dear mother, and here's to many more to come!</div></div><p></p>Stacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15338478372774666732noreply@blogger.com6