Wonderful Morning

The sun is out shining bright.  Cerulan blue sky and white cirrus clouds.  The birds are chirping and I can heard sweeping of leaves. Nice peaceful morning.  It is a beautiful morning.

It was raining yesterday.  Somehow after the downpour, the air has positive vibes lifting up the spirits.  I am looking at the world with rose coloured lens. 

Have a wonderful day ahead!

Running Scared

Everyone is running scared of the Wuhan virus.  China lockdown 16 cities and the number of cases are skyrocketing.  It is a matter of time before the virus is stopped.  Still, the facemask are all sold out.  The facemask is not the most important defence.  It is the handwashing and avoiding crowd.  I guess if you are on the way to work, you feel better with a facemask.

The number of cases in Singapore is still small.  Unfortunately, Singapore is the largest recipent of Wuhan natives who are travelling out of China.

One expert says by May when the weather warms up the virus will die of natural like SARS.  So let's keep our fingers crossed!

Gong Xi Fa Cai

It is Lunar New Year!  This year, it happens on the weekend.  I invited my sisters over as usual.  They came with their grandchildren.  It was a very busy day.  So fun.  I always enjoys the family coming over.

I use my Dutch Oven to cook boneless Chicken Thighs with peppers, cabbage and tomatoes.  They like the food and ate a lot.  Even the grand nephew ate the vegetables.  I am very pleased.

It is so much easier cooking a one pot meal. 

Chills and Feverish

I was feeling bad and mentioned that in the whatsapp chatgroup this morning.  A doctor friend ask me to go to his clinic to see him.  I declined.  Later, in the afternoon a couple of schoolmates kidded me about my condition and poking into my ass, etc.  Then he mentioned I could have feel better if I went to his clinic on Tuesday.  It is due to bacteria infection in the large intestines. And antibiotics will solve my problem right away.  So I said I will go tomorrow but he says he is closed and I can visit this evening.  I went to see him after my CNY groceries shopping. He examine my abdomen and says it is bad and it is cold. He prescribed the antibiotics and something to reduce my tummy spasms.  I think I am feeling the effect. It is working!

Food Poisoning Episode

Reunion dinner was on 18 Jan 2020.  Venue:  Vegetarian Restaurant in Marina Square.  The food is better than most Chinese Vegetarian Restaurant. 

It is funny that when I go to bed that night, I thought I may die in my sleep and my wife will wake up in the morning with a shock!  I did not feel bad when falling asleep, yet this thought come to my mind.  I wonder if this is portend of the event that will be happening.

At about 3am, woke up feeling up comfortable.  I go to toilet thinking I just need to pee.  Suddenly, there is an urge and I vomited!  After vomiting, I had diarrhoea.  I had at least 3 bouts of throwing out and passing out liquid stools.  I went to bed again when the sun has risen and did not get up until past noon.

I has been lethargic and weak in the past few days.  Yesterday, I started taking solid food.  Step by step I am recovering.

Life is becoming normal again.

B3 Unhappy

B3 finished his A levels exams.  We asked him to work to earn.  He is very unhappy last night.  He think he has learned everything in his workplace and since he has no desire to work in admin in the first place, he feel he is just working for money.  He says his friends are all quitting.  He just want free time. 

He is also upset that I am not working and have free time whereas he does not.  He feels trapped working for the rest of his life and will not have free time until he retires.

It seems like his generation has drastically different views of life.  I think it could be his school environment as well.  Most of his schoolmates come from well off families.  I have talked to a few youngsters.  Their views seems conventional i.e. earn a living, contribute to family or give a a portion of their income to their mums. 

My youngest boy's talk to his friends and I wonder if it is selective in what he tells me.  His friends worked as packers or admin.  In a couple of weeks, now they are quitting.  Seems cavalier attitude towards working and the need to earn their own pocket money.

Has the world changed?

Dim Sum Class

I am attending dim sum classes.  It is interesting to learn how to cook dim sum.  Dim sum is quite labour intensive.  Chinese cooking is also a complex business.  It is enrichment knowledge.  We have to practice cooking once in a while.

Chicken Char Siew Bao

Chicken Bao 

and Peach Bao

Deep Cut on my Left Hand

Last night, I suffered a deep cut on my left hand.  I was doing the dishes.  As I was putting the clean bowl to the drying rack, it slipped and fall.  I tries to catch. Unfortunately, it reaches the granite sink top first and break and bounce back.  My hand was still going down fast and the sharp shards cut deep into my palm.  A piece of flesh came out.  I am hoping to save it.

It is still bleeding right now.  So I do not know if I go to the clinic, it can be save.