Beautiful Sunday Morning

Yesterday,was a busy day.  We had Peking Duck in Asia Grand Hotel.  It is a nice treat!  After lunch, my wife had work to do.  So I pass time at the wholesale center to buy both roasted peanuts and raw peanuts without skin.  I went to the Kuan Yin temple to offer my prayers and get two oracles.  Both did not turn out well.  It is one of my favorite things to do... get my questions answered usually in old language that is quite obsure.  So I only take the status of the "cheem" which is like a traffic light, good = green, medium = amber and bad = red.

In the afternoon, we went to our niece's home for our grandniece's 3rd birthday party.  It is a cosy family get together.  I am very happy to carry all the grand nephews and niece.  The pool is quite relaxing and I had a nap there!  It is very quiet considering it is such a big development.  Lots of angmos were having parties in the different estates.  It is quite confusing as the security guards just allows everyone to go in.  So many party goers came to our party and discover they are in the wrong estate!

I am up early as usual.  It is only quarter moon and the morning star shines bright.  Actually it is on the star visible.  The sun has risen and the birds are chirping.  Soon they will be coming to my garden to feed.  I am glad to have flowering plants.

Peanut Soup Dessert

This morning I went to the market to get youtiao or deep fried dough.  I was cooking my favorite peanut soup dessert.  I like them the traditional style with sliced pieces of deep fried dough.  Since I am making on my own, I can also reheat so that they become crunchy.  I prefer to get the crunch unlike Maxwell Hawker Center.  This time I made both so that my guests have a choice.  They are also bringing food.  It will be like potluck!

Last Day! Hurray!

My boy last exams.  He is going out with his friends.  I have a relaxing day to do whatever I like which isn't much~~~~

Tomorrow no school.  So I have friends over for lunch.  One of them want to see the birds and fishes that I showed them in our chat.  Curiosity and request!  So I make it happened for them:)

I am always happy to host visitors.  Hope they have a wonderful visit.

Common Test

RI has exams after March holidays.  This week is exam week.  B3 is working harder and I hope his results improve.  He has been focusing on his CCA and this year it is important that he catch up.  I worry as he spends lot of time on the phone while studying.  He need frequent breaks.

The queue is long!

Crowd in Chinatown

We decided to lunch in Chinatown.  Close to 1pm...yong tau foo had a short queue even though it is not open yet.  So I decided to join the queue.  Still it is half an hour wait. I get to enjoy a bowl of Hakka yong tau foo.  The food is good.  It is quite humid and after consuming the steaming hot bowl, I am sweating like a pig!   It is a nice warm satisfaction.

Grey Heron?

A baby bird was sitting in the middle of the PCN.  It seems to be unwell.  So I took it and put in near the green and it went inside.

Lucky Morning!

I have been going to Punggol for many years now.  This morning I caught enough baby shrimp to qualify as food.  I am very lucky to be able to gather so much shrimps.  I usually catch small fishes and sometimes the baby shrimps for my arowana.  There are always not enough for cooking.  This time, I managed to catch a lot with the help of right equipment i.e a net with a long pole.  The weight is almost 1kg!

School Holiday Tomorrow

One week of school holiday.  So I do not need to send B3 to school.  He will be having his exams after the short holiday.  J2 exams in RI is immediately after school holiday.  This way the kids have a chance to revise and study on their own.

Sleeping Pattern Change

Now I understand why my Grandmother seems to be up in the middle of the night all the time.  I am now doing the same thing.  My classmate who is an Urologist explains that the bladder becomes smaller and less elastic as we age.  So we need to pee more often.  Also the prostrate swells and block the urine flow making you feel like urinating again after finishing.  That is you have to pee twice unlike before.  Of course prostrate issues does not affect my Grandma.  I see some of my classmates up in the middle of the night.  So it is common to our age group.

We can actually manage this by not drinking or eating too much during dinner.This will not reduce the urine output.  Also my family physican says the kidneys perfused better when lying down.  So the 2 factors add up to waking up to relieve the pressure on the bladder!

Boon Tong Kee AMK

My choice of braised duck is not open.  So we go to Boon Tong Kee for chicken rice instead.  It is was nice with the aircon.  The meal is simple - one blanched chicken, two vegs and two chye poh eggs.  We talk till the resturant was closing at 3pm.  It was a good sharing and boasting time.  So nice and warm to just sit and talk about our war stories...

Regular Gathering with Old Schoolmates

We are trying to do regular lunches and it can be a challenging task!  It is so difficult to gather everyone or at least most.  Even in a small group.  I like to be easy so that those can come come rather than wait for everyone to be available. 

Also we need to go to places that allows us to sit for long time as we will talk until the cow comes home.  It is quite nice to just have "fellowship".  I enjoys it as it is a break from just family and home.

Hot and Dry

I am watering my plants 3 times a day!  Since they are potted, there are always not enough water when the weather is dry.  Even my banana tree which is in a big pot needs to be watered more frequently.  The giant leaves are limp... 

I am afraid my water bill will go up with the price increase effected last year.

Turned to Raisin!

I went out to Punggol Point at about 10am and finished by noon.  I caught a fair number of grey mullets.  So it was quite rewarding however in the afternoon, I feel so tired and have to nap for 2 hours!  I think it is the sun that caused me to be tired as I was dehydrated as well.  I drank lots of fluids e.g. 100plus, coke, ginger tea and iced lemon tea.  Still not enough to clear my need to sleep.

I was all wrinkled up like a raisin!